October 21, 2025
With great sadness, we announce that our brother, Rev. Bradford C. Schoeberle, C.S.P., has entered eternal life.
He died unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Horseshoe Bay, TX, of which he had served as pastor since January.
He was 69 years old.
Fr. Brad had been a member of the Paulist community for 30 years and a priest for 25 years.
“We have lost a gentle pastor and faithful community brother,” said our president, Fr. René Constanza, C.S.P.
Bradford Charles Schoeberle was born June 14, 1956, in Janesville, WI, the oldest of the seven children of Henry Schoeberle and Carol Bahr Schoeberle.
He studied with the Diocese of Madison, WI, and earned a bachelor of arts in theology from St. Francis de Sales College Seminary. He later earned a master of arts degree in religious studies from Edgewood College and a master of arts in pastoral studies from Washington Theological Union in Washington, D.C.
After working as a parish director of religious education, he entered the Paulist novitiate on August 28, 1995.
He made his First Promises on August 18, 1996; made his Final Promises on August 28, 1999; and was ordained a deacon on October 17, 1999.
He was ordained a priest on May 27, 2000, with classmates Fr. Dave Dwyer, C.S.P., and Fr. Ricky Manalo, C.S.P.
In the early years of his ministry, he served at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Community in Los Angeles, first as a deacon and then as associate pastor and administrator.
In 2007, Fr. Brad became founding pastor of St. Luke University Parish in Allendale, MI, where he led the construction of the parish’s church building.
From 2018 to 2024, he served as pastor of Old St. Mary’s Church in Chicago.
In January, he began his assignment at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Horseshoe Bay, TX. In recent weeks, he had been managing the parish’s building expansion project.
Fr. Brad also was a seasoned pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago in Spain.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers, Peter and Matt Schoeberle.
In addition to his brother Paulists, he is survived by his sisters, Pam Hinz, Jeanne Butcher, and Marisa Schoeberle; his brother, Gary Schoeberle; his nieces and nephews; and all of his parishioners and friends.
Our prayer for our brother, Brad:
May the angels lead you into paradise,
may the martyrs come to welcome you,
and take you to the holy city,
the new and eternal Jerusalem.
ARRANGEMENTS
A vigil service for Rev. Bradford C. Schoeberle, C.S.P., was held at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Horseshoe Bay, TX on Thursday, October 30, 2025. The service was presided by Rev. Ruben Patino, C.S.P., and the homily preached by Rev. Don Andre, C.S.P.
A Mass of Resurrection, also at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Horseshoe Bay, followed the next day, Friday, October 31. The principal celebrant of the Mass was Very Rev. René Constanza, C.S.P., president of the Paulist Fathers. The homily was preached by Rev. Ricky Manalo, C.S.P.
In Chicago, Old. St. Mary’s Church held a memorial Mass on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Fr. Brad’s cremated remains were be placed in the Paulist section of St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery in Oak Ridge, NJ, on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 11 a.m.
This video shares the Mass of Christian Burial for Rev. Bradford C. Schoeberle, C.S.P. (1956 – 2025). It was celebrated on October 31, 2025, at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Horseshoe Bay, TX.
This homily was preached at the Mass of Christian Burial for Paulist Fr. Brad Schoeberle (1956 – 2025) on October 31, 2025, at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Horseshoe Bay, TX. The homilist, Paulist Fr. Ricky Manalo, was one of Fr. Brad’s Ordination classmates.
