Brother Paul was born in Donaldsonville, LA, in 1937. He attended St. Vincent’s Elementary, staffed by the Daughters of Charity, from first through fifth grade, then he transferred to Catholic High School (now Ascension Catholic High). At CHS, he came under the influence of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, who became not only teachers but mentors and friends. After graduation in 1956, Brother Paul entered the formation house of the Brothers in Metuchen, New Jersey, and in 1958, he pronounced his first vows as a Brother, taking the
name Brother Paulus, which he kept until 1965.

After earning a B.S. in Secondary Education from Spring Hill College in Mobile in 1961, Brother Paul began an eight-year assignment at St. Aloysius in New Orleans. He taught religion, English, and Spanish for four years, and in 1965, while pursuing part-time graduate studies at Loyola, he began the first formal guidance program at St. Aloysius. In 1968, he earned an M.A. in Counseling and Guidance from the University of Alabama. During the 1968-69 school year, the final year of St. Aloysius, Brother Paul served as Assistant Principal and coordinated all activities and events during the school’s
centennial celebrations.

Brother Paul then served as Principal of E. D. White Catholic High in Thibodaux (1969-1976 and 1982-1986), Principal of St. Stanislaus (1976-77 and 1986-1991), and President of St. Stanislaus (1986 – 1994). In addition, he served as Novice Director, Vocation Director, and Provincial (1994-2000). From 2000 until 2012, he was a General Councilor for six years each with Superiors General Brother Bernard Couvillion and Jose Ignacio Carmona.

Returning to the States, with Brother Bill Cawley, Brother Paul established New Hope Learning Center to assist young adults to earn a G.E.D. Currently, Brother Paul volunteers as a school counselor at Catholic High School in Baton Rouge while serving as local director at the Province’s Discernment Community.