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 Fr.
Paul Edward Scanlon, OP
I was born in Detroit but raised in a
small town in Southern California, the only child of very devout parents. Their faith graced me
with a friendship with the Lord Jesus from earliest days. As a high school student I loved the
outdoors as well as carpentry and so had a romantic dream of one day being a foreign missionary.
Ordained in 1959 I discovered the joy of working with teen-agers in parish ministry. Ten years
later I served as provincial in the vibrant ‘70’s when both social life and church life were in
great transition. However they were blessed days for the province as we reached a high water mark
in vocations at a time when many other groups were experiencing an out-going tide. Our province
was able to expand its boundaries and move enthusiastically into new ministries, such as campus
ministry. My dream of being a
foreign missionary was partly realized when as provincial I had the great experience of visiting
our brothers working in Chiapas, Mexico. After my time as provincial, with great help from a
number of other Friars, I worked in Mexicali, Mexico for nine years, where I learned so much from
the humble poor and acquired a heightened interest in social justice issues. God works in
mysterious but beautiful ways, for as I write these lines I am ministering to the Hispanic people
up in Alaska. Nearing my 50th anniversary of ordination I give thanks to the Lord for
his faithful friendship despite my own frailties, the joy of preaching, and the gift of having
ministered with marvelous Dominican Brothers and Sisters.
"Alaska, Latino Style" (no link)
America: The National Catholic Weekly, (October 17, 2005)
Vol. 193 No. 11.
"A Two-sided Coin"
Missionaries In Action, (October 2005) Vol. 41, No. 10.
"God's Work of Art"
Missionaries In Action, (July 2004) Vol. 41, No. 7.
"Not a Sparrow Falls"
Missionaries In Action, (June 2003) Vol. 30, No. 6.
Fr. Paul Scanlon’s article "Not a Sparrow Falls,"
published in the November 2002 issue of Liguorian, placed second in the Best Essay-General
Interest Category of the 2003 Press Awards presented by the Catholic Press Association.
[August 12, 2003]
Kudos to Paul Scanlon! His article, "Not a Sparrow
Falls" will be published in September 2004 by Loyola Press in the first Anthology of Best
Catholic Literature.
[December 2, 2003]
Congratulations to Paul
Scanlon whose article originally printed in Liguouri Magazine, and entitled "Not a Sparrow
Falls", is included in the book, The Best Catholic Writing of 2004, edited by Brian Doyle.
Loyola Books
[November 15, 2004]
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