Fr. Bernard McGarty, S.T.D.

Father McGarty currently serves as Viterbo’s Visiting Scholar of Ecumenical Studies, presenting lectures intended to promote a better understanding of world religions. Within the Diocese of La Crosse, Fr. McGarty has served as Vocation Director, Director of Communications, “Times Review” Editor, Director of Ecumenism, and co-founder of LARC (Lutherans, Anglicans, and Roman Catholics) in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. He has been pastor of several parishes within the Diocese and has also served as chaplain for St. Rose Convent in La Crosse.