27th Annual Benefit
Celebrating 48 years of fostering healthy ministers for a vibrant Church | October 2024
Contributions accepted through December 31, 2024.
Right: Chair of the Saint Luke Institute Board of Directors, Christine M. Gill, Esq., presents the Saint Luke Award to our host and honoree Christophe Cardinal Pierre at our 2024 Annual Benefit.
Thank you to our sponsors
We are grateful to our donors and 2024 Annual Benefit sponsors and guests for supporting our ministry and for entrusting us with this essential mission.
Disciples in Faith ($20,000+)
Knights of Columbus Supreme Council
Hon. and Mrs. Terrence and Margaret O’Donnell
Servants of Light ($10,000+)
Diocese of Forth Worth
Bill and Mary Noel Page
Prophets of Mercy ($5,000+)
Archdiocese of Washington
Daniels Fund, Jim Nicholson
Daughters of Charity, Province of St. Louise
Felician Sisters of North America
Hospital Sisters of St. Francis-USA
Kazor-Christovich Family, in honor of Rev. Msgr. Bill English
Sr. Ellen M. LaCapria, DC
Mrs. Charles T. Lindsay, Jr.
Mary and Daniel Loughran Foundation
Alice B. Middleton
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Norton
Order of Carmelites, Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary
The RCM&D Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rossetti
Deacon Mark and Kim Rougeux
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Congregation of Saints ($2,500+)
Church of the Little Flower
G. Patrick and Mary Anne Clancy
Jane and Henry Goetzman
RADM and Mrs. James B. Hinkle
John and Elizabeth Lane Foundation, Elizabeth Lane Brown
Vista CPAs
Waldorf Risk Solutions
Patrons of Compassion ($1,000+)
Archdiocese of Newark
Mr. and Mrs. David Bates
Jane and Kevin Belford
Most Rev. Timothy J. Broglio
Clerics of St. Viator
Colton Group, Inc.
Clare and Charles Conlon and James Lucey
Rev. Quinn Conners, O.Carm., Ph.D.
Diocese of Austin
Diocese of Jefferson City
Diocese of Salt Lake City
Rev. Msgr. William J. English
Rev. Msgr. John Enzler
Audrey and Martin Gruss Foundation
The Hickey Family
Marty and Julie Hughes, in honor of Rev. Quinn Conners
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
Most Rev. Paul S. Loverde
Mrs. Rita Meyer
Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Milone
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church
Rev. Robert E. Ray
Rev. Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti, Ph.D., D.Min.
St. Anselm’s Abbey
St. Francis Xavier Foreign Mission Society
St. Mary’s Seminary and University
Dr. and Mrs. Fritz Scheuren
Rev. Msgr. G. Michael Schleupner
Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Smith, Esq.
Society of St. Sulpice
Nino R. Vaghi Foundation
Philip Ward and Claire Cunningham
The Wine Institute
2024 Saint Luke Award Honoree
His Eminence Christophe Cardinal Pierre
Cardinal Christophe Pierre was born on January 30, 1946, in Rennes, France. He completed his primary education in Antisirabé, Madagascar, and his secondary schooling in Saint-Malo, France, and in Marrakech, Morocco. He attended the Major Seminary of the Archdiocese of Rennes (1963-1969) and the Catholic Institute of Paris (1969-1971). He did Military Service from July 1965, to October 1966. He was ordained a priest on April 5, 1970, in Saint-Malo, France, and incardinated in the Archdiocese of Rennes. He was Parochial Vicar of the St. Peter and St. Paul Parish in Colombes, Diocese of Nanterre, France (1970-1973).
He has a Masters in Sacred Theology (Paris, 1971) and a Doctorate in Canon Law from the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome (1973-1977). He completed his studies at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, in Rome (1973-1977), and joined the Diplomatic Service of the Holy See on March 5, 1977. He was appointed first to the Pontifical Representation in New Zealand and the Islands of the Pacific Ocean (1977-1981). Subsequently he served in Mozambique (1981); in Zimbabwe (1982-1986); in Cuba (1986-1989); in Brazil (1989-1991); at the Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland (1991-1995). He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio and elected Titular Archbishop of Gunela on July 12, 1995, receiving Episcopal Consecration on September 24, 1995, in Saint-Malo, France.
Cardinal Pierre served as Apostolic Nuncio in Haiti from 1995 until 1999. He was then appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda (1999-2007) and subsequently to Mexico (2007-2016). On April 12th, 2016, Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to the United
States of America.
On July 9th, 2023, Pope Francis announced his intention to elevate him to the College of Cardinals. At the Public Consistory of September 30th, 2023, he was created Cardinal Deacon of San Benedetto fuori Porta S. Paolo. Cardinal Pierre speaks French, English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
The Saint Luke Award is given annually to someone whose professional life or charitable works embody the ideals of the Institute: the rebuilding of the spiritual, physical, emotional, and intellectual life of those in need. In undertaking these tasks, the honoree is motivated by the gospel ideals of compassion, charity and a belief that all persons are brothers and sisters in Christ. The award is bestowed each year on or around the October 18 Feast of St. Luke.
Save the Date for our 2025 Benefit!
Monday, October 20, 2025
6:30-8:30 pm
Apostolic Nunciature
3339 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008-3610
Rev. Quinn Conners, O.Carm., Ph.D., Saint Luke Institute Interim President & CEO, addresses those gathered for the 2024 Annual Benefit.
Emily Cash, Psy.D., Director of Saint Luke Center in Louisville, addresses those gathered at the 2024 Annual Benefit.
Contact
For more information, contact benefit@sli.org