Fr. Jacques DePaul Daley, OSB, a monk of St. Vincent Archabbey, died Oct. 25. Born in Detroit on Jan. 8, 1936, he was the son of the late Roy Scarpace and Marjorie Daley Sherman, and stepson of the late Robert Sherman.

He is survived by his sister, Lynn Sherman Blaszkiewicz and her husband, Dennis, of Au Gres, Mich.

Fr. Daley attended Guest Grade School and Coley High School, Detroit. After earning degrees from St. Vincent College, St. Vincent Seminary, Middlebury College, La Sorbonne in Paris and the Pontifical Angelicum University in Rome, he entered the monastic community of St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pa., in 1964. He made solemn profession of vows July 11, 1968, and was ordained a priest May 22, 1971.

Fr. Daley was well known for his work with Mother Angelica of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) from 1995 to 2006. He was a regular guest on Mother Angelica’s EWTN, where he served as host and commentator for three mini-series on St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Faustina. Fr. Daley also filmed a series on the Mysteries of the Rosary.

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Oct. 28 in the Archabbey Basilica, followed by the Rite of Committal at the Mary, Mother of Mercy Mausoleum Chapel at St. Vincent Cemetery.