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Papa Joe Horning

Father Joseph Horning, S.S. was born 100 years ago today on March 12, 1907. He was a Sulpician priest who, in the mid-sixties, was my confessor and one of my Latin professors at St. Charles College, Catonsville, Maryland. St. Charles was a Catholic seminary. Papa Joe was not a happy man there, and, as Vatican II swept away many cobwebs, I think he must have felt swept away too. He was not my friend; he made life difficult for me and the other seminarians; yet I long ago forgave him for those things and I hope he is in heaven now. Happy Birthday, Papa Joe; requiescat in pace.
Requiescat in Pace, Papa Joe
Requiescat in Pace, Papa Joe

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Ken Hallahan 18-May-2023 00:27
Thanks for sharing this memory, Joe. You are a good man to forgive Papa Joe Horning. I attended St. Charles College 1965-67. I had few interactions with Papa Joe, because he taught in the high school, as I recall.
Joe Sullivan09-Nov-2016 19:31
I had nightmares about Horning for 8 years after I left the seminary until one night when I finally realized that I really hated him. I forgave him, asked God to forgive me for hating Horning and the nightmares stopped. Forgiveness is something you actually do for yourself, not for the person you might hate. Even today I see a few priests coming along who share a lot of his values and I don't let myself get to the polnt of hating them - nor being impacted by them If I can help it.
Guest 04-Nov-2016 14:34
Joe Phibbs I entered St. Charles in fall, 1963, after a year at School of St. Philip Neri, Boston. I'd had intensive Latin schooling, as I'd had no foreign language in h.s. It took me weeks to convince admin to allow me to enter as freshman. Entrance exam put me in lowest group (earning no college credit). Joe Hornung resented the newbie in third week of his class. He took it out on me, kicking my desk, calling me 'dopey' or studiously ignoring me. I left in November but never forgot that evil man. I spent 40 years in education ensuring that his ilk would not work with me or for me.
Tom Nally 16-May-2007 20:55
I remember Joe Horning. He was one tough Sulpician. I wonder how many seminarians he caught breaking the rules. I feel that he was responsible for a lot of seminarians leaving St. Charles. I remember that he was always in charge of the May Games and the firing of the starter pistol. I was at St. Charles from 1951-1957.
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