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FIVE NOVICES MAKE FIRST PROFESSION IN RANCHI, INDIA

Bro. Ed Violett (center) with newly professed Bros. Peter Paul K., Ismail Sindur, George Hans, Fredric Kujur and Sanjay Rathor. Photos courtesy of Bro. Ed

On May 4, Marianist family members, relatives and friends gathered in Ranchi, India, to witness five men make their first procession into the Society of Mary. Fr. D'Cruz Nicholas (novice director) was the main celebrant at the Eucharist. Fr. Pragasam T. (district superior) received the vows. Bro. Ed Violett, assistant general for temporalities, gave the brothers the Rule of Life. The regional superiors of Japan and Korea (Fr. Kazuo Louis-Ibaragi Shimizu and Fr. Pascal Lee) along with Bros. Beda Ahn (Korea) and Dave Herbold (Japan) welcomed the new brothers with garlands. Congratulations to all!

ABOVE: Celebrating their first profession, Bros. Sanjay, Ismail, George, Fredric and Peter; BELOW: left, : Frs. Pragasam T., Santosh Tudu and D’Cruz Nicholas; right, the new brothers receive a blessing

FIRST VOW CEREMONY TO BE CELEBRATED IN DAYTON

Fr. Mike Lisbeth (center) with Novices Tom Farnsworth and Luis Gamboa, who will take first vows in Dayton this weekend

On May 17, Novices Tom Farnsworth and Luis Gamboa will take first vows in the Society of Mary. The Eucharistic celebration will be at 4 p.m. at Queen of Apostles Chapel at Mount Saint John in Dayton. Assistant Provincial Fr. Jim Fitz will preside at the Eucharist. Receiving the vows will be Provincial Stephen Glodek. Fr. Bill Behringer will give the homily. A reception and dinner will follow at Bergamo Center.

Tom, 42, is from the San Francisco Bay Area. He has a doctorate in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology of Alliant International University. As a contact, he served in the counseling department at Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco. During his aspirancy, he worked as a counselor in Cleveland at Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School and St. Agatha-St. Aloysius grade school and at St. Joseph grade school in Collinwood. He currently teaches undergraduate psychology courses at the University of Dayton, works in the counseling center as a psychology resident, and serves as a consultant/facilitator on the campus Alcohol and Drug Prevention Team.

Luis, 34, was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. He has a master's degree in Spanish literature from Loyola University of Chicago. As an aspirant, Luis taught Spanish language and culture to African-American students in Cleveland. Most recently, he taught Spanish at Chaminade University of Honolulu. Our prayers and best wishes to the novices as they prepare for first vows!

FROM THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

VIA LATINA. Read the May 2008 issue of Via Latina.

EIGHT CELEBRATE JUBILEES AT OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR

Provincial Stephen Glodek (far right) with jubilarians celebrating in St. Louis on May 3, Fr. Quentin Hakenewerth and Bros. Mel Meyer, Al Kuntemeier, Bill O'Leary, Earl Leistikow, Ed Loch, John Laudenbach and Delmar Jorn

More than 300 Marianist family members, relatives and friends attended the jubilee celebration for eight Marianists on May 3 at Our Lady of the Pillar parish in St. Louis. Fr. Quentin Hakenewerth (District of Mexico), who was celebrating 60 years of religious life, was the presider and homilist for the celebration. Also celebrating 60th jubilees were Bros. Al Kuntemeier (Fort Worth, Texas), Mel Meyer (Curé of Ars, St. Louis) and Bill O'Leary (Our Lady of the Pillar, St. Louis). Celebrating 50th jubilees were Bros. Delmar Jorn (District of India), John Laudenbach (East St. Louis, Ill.), Earl Leistikow (Woodlawn, San Antonio) and Ed Loch (Central Catholic, San Antonio). A reception followed at the parish. Congratulations and best wishes to all!

At the jubilee celebration, clockwise from top, Fr. Bill Wightman and Fr. Steve Tutas; Bro. Art Cherrier and Fr. Joe Lackner share a laugh with a guest; Fr. Richard Wosman and Bro. Stephen Glodek; and Bro. Norb Karpfinger congratulates Bro. Mel Meyer

MARIANIST LAY AFFILIATE TASK FORCE MEETS IN ST. LOUIS

At the meeting, Fr. Bert Buby, Denise O'Connor, Fr. Al McMenamy, Bro. Jack Ventura, Fr. Pat Tonry and Carol Weiss

The Marianist Lay Affiliate task force met May 2 at the Provincial Office in St. Louis. The Task Force is led by Bro. Jack Ventura, Office of Religious Life. Members of the team include Frs. Bert Buby, Al McMenamy and Pat Tonry and Lay Marianist Affiliates Denise O’Connor and Carol Weiss. Affiliates Joe and Juanita Rangel were unable to attend. The group discussed ideas for print and online materials for Lay Marianist Affiliate formation, issues relating to initial and ongoing formation and the creation of an affiliate database. They also celebrated Fr. Pat Tonry's birthday. Happy Birthday Fr. Pat!

MARIANISTS IN EASTERN AFRICA COMPLETE ANNUAL RETREAT

At the retreat, front, Bros. Daniel Odero and Julius Nandi; middle, Bros. Bernard Ombima, Hanson Sitali and Godfrey Ssenyomo; Fr. George Cerniglia, Bro. Carmine Annunziata and Fr. Tom Cardone; back, Bros. John Woo, Timothy Mazundah, Fred Silbereis and Erick Otiende; Fr. Richard Loehrlein, Bro. Bill Schlosser and Fr. Mike Nartker

Bros. Daniel Odero, Julius Nandi, Hanson Sitali and John Woo. Photos courtesy of Bro. Fred Silbereis

Fr. George Cerniglia, assistant in the Office of Religious Life, and Fr. Tom Cardone, provincial of the Province of Meribah, recently led one of the annual retreats for Marianists in Eastern Africa. The retreat was held at a diocesan facility in Chipata, Zambia, about halfway between Karonga, Malawi, and Lusaka, Zambia. A highlight of the retreat was the renewal of temporary vows on May 3 of Bros. Daniel Odero, Julius Nandi and Hanson Sitali. The group also celebrated the Silver Jubilee of Bro. John Woo (District of Korea). Best wishes to all!

IT'S A WASH ... AT THE MARIANIST RESIDENCE IN SAN ANTONIO

LEFT: Bros. Richard Dix, Jim Jaeckle and Tom Suda hard at work on renovations to the laundry room at the Marianist Residence in San Antonio; RIGHT: The finished product. Photos courtesy of Bro. Tom Payne

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF . . .

Bro. Hermann Huber (Region of Switzerland), 90, who died May 10, 2008, in Fribourg, Switzerland. May he rest in peace. Bro. Hermann's obituary will appear in the next issue of FamilyOnline.

Bro. Gregorio Olmo (Province of Madrid), 84, who died April 27, 2008, in Madrid, Spain. May he rest in peace. Bro. Gregorio's obituary will appear in the next issue of FamilyOnline.

Please pray also for Frances Gawarzeski, Carol Russi and Howard Sobocinski. Read more.

WINDOW IN ZURICH

Photo courtesy of Bro. Bob Resing, S.M. Bro. Bob's images are available for sale as note cards or prints. To order, visit www.resingart.com

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALING OF . . .

Fr. Ed Jach (DeSales Crossings, Cincinnati)

Bro. Stanley Mathews (Mercy Siena, Dayton )

Bro. William McCall (Cupertino, Calif.)

Bro. Mel Meyer (Curé of Ars, St. Louis)

Bro. Urban Naal (presently in Cupertino, Calif.)

Bro. Frank Spaeth (presently in Cupertino, Calif.)

Bro. Joseph Wasy (Cupertino, Calif.)

Please pray also for Lynn Fritz and Sr. Bernadette Glodek, SND. Read more.

MARIANISTS CHEER ON THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS

Several brothers joined St. Mary's University Alumnus Bill Greehey (center), chairman of the board of NuStart Energy, in April at the AT&T Center for the San Antonio Spurs basketball game. Shown with Mr. Greehey are Bros. Dennis Bautista, Paul Metzger, Paul Novosal, Joe Barrett, and Les Kaehler, Fr. John Leies, Bro. Herb Janson and Bro. Bill Chewning. Photo by Derek Smolik, St. Mary's University

WHO'S DOING WHAT. . .

Bro. Jesse O'Neill (Eldersburg, Md.) and students from his public speaking class at Mother Seton Academy in Baltimore were featured in the April 27 issue of the Baltimore Sun. Columnist Dan Rodricks covered the 8th grade boys' speech presentations at the school. The theme was "The power of one word." Read the story.

Bro. Tom Wendorf (novitiate, Dayton) is featured in a video profile on the University of Dayton Web site. Bro. Tom discusses two of his passions: gardening and literature. View the video.

Bro. Jim Wisecaver (West Hills, Calif.) offers this beautiful collection of photos from the West Hills community. View Bro. Jim's photos.

Bro. Don Geiger (novitiate, Dayton) is featured in a University of Dayton story about his retirement from teaching. Bro. Don, who retires from UD on May 15, has taught biology at UD since 1964. He also developed the school's doctoral degree program in biology. "My greatest legacy is knowing I've helped somebody find their way in something worthwhile for them," said Bro. Don. Read the article.

Bro. Bob Moriarty (Vernon, Conn.) reports that there have been positive responses to the first edition of Quest in Spanish, a translated version of Quest in English, which offers reflections for small faith communities. The Pastoral Department for Small Christian Communities (Archdiocese of Hartford) received a grant of $10,000 to support the continued development and promotion of Quest in Spanish.

Fr. Joe Lynch (Hewlett, N.Y.) has published "Reaching Out, How to Communicate Gospel Hope and Love to 21st Century Catholics." In the book, Fr. Joe presents the current theological and sociological framework of Catholic faith life and offers suggestions to meet today's challenges. Bro. Stephen Glodek wrote the introduction to the book. Read more about the book.

Fr. Ken Templin (Hale Malia, Honolulu) began the Easter Vigil at Chaminade University of Honolulu with the blessing of the fire. The vigil included the initiation of a CUH student into the Church. Six other students also were confirmed.   Fr. Ken is shown with altar server Dan Mannell. Bros. Frank Damm and John Campbell are to the right. Photo courtesy of Kay Stone

Congratulations to Fr. Dan Doyle (Hollywood, Fla.), who received a certificate of appreciation by the city of Hollywood for his volunteer efforts and commitment to the city.

Fr. Chris Wittmann (Trinity Ave., Dayton) gave the homily May 3 at the University of Dayton baccalaureate Mass. His message was one of hope and challenge for the graduates. Read Fr. Chris' homily.

Bro. John Samaha (Cupertino, Calif.) offers this piece on the attraction of the Virgin Mary in the lives of five prominent converts to Catholicism. Read the article

Congratulations to Kathy Fleming, who recently graduated from the University of Dayton. Kathy is a Lay Marianist and the grandniece of the Bro. John Lucier, who died in 2006. The Alumni Hall community, which Kathy is very close to, hosted a celebration for her, including a gourmet meal by Fr. Joe Tedesco.

Kathy and Fr. Joe

Bro. John Lucier

Fr. Jim Orsini, principal of St. Anthony Jr./Sr. High School in Wailuku, Maui, Hawai'i, was interviewed in the May 2 issue of the Hawai'i Catholic Herald. Read the interview.

A VISIT TO NAGASAKI, JAPAN

Superior General Fr. Manuel Cortés and Bro. Ed Violett, general assistant for temporalities, in front of the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan. The original cathedral, built in 1914, was once the largest Catholic church in East Asia. It was destroyed when the atomic bomb detonated over the district of Urakami in 1945. The remains of the original cathedral are on display at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum. Photo courtesy of Bro. Ed.

MARIANISTS ENJOY A NIGHT OF INDONESIAN CULTURE

On April 26, the Catholic Indonesians of Greater Los Angeles held "Spring Harmony - an Enchanted Evening of Choral, Multimedia, and Dance Performance." Attendees included Contacts Michael Chiuri (far left) and Heribertus Denny (kneeling, right) and Bros. Jim Wisecaver and LeRoy Viera (right). Heribertus is from Indonesia. Photo courtesy of Bro. Jim Wisecaver

GOOD TO KNOW     May 17 First profession, Dayton May 17 Jubilee celebration, San Antonio May 25 Memorial of Mary MORE HAVE YOU VISITED THE FAMILY ONLINE ARCHIVE? Did you know that FamilyOnline is archived online? Just go to www.marianist.com/fol to search any issue since November 2002. Type in the word(s) you're searching for and then click on the issue(s) that appear. Once you open an issue, go to "edit" and then "find on this page." CALENDAR. If you have a meeting date or event you would like posted on the Province calendar, please contact Pat Stephens. NACMS announces the latest publication in its “Things Marianist” series called “How Do Marianists Do Social Justice?” Find out more. BLOGS. Read the latest from our Marianist bloggers. Bro. Eugene Frank (Cupertino, Calif.), Marianist Resources Fr. Bert Buby (Stonemill-Kiefaber, Dayton), Scriptural Reflections A WEB SITE FOR SENIORS. NIH Senior Health is a Web site with of health information for seniors.

BROTHERS HONORED AT TEACHER APRECIATION EVENT

Bro. Terry O'Connor (second from left), Fr. Rudy Vela (next to Terry) and Bro. Dennis Bautista (far right) were honored at the "Apple Polishing Ceremony 2008," a faculty appreciation event sponsored by the Delta Zeta sorority at St. Mary's University. The Marianists are shown with several of their students. Photo courtesy of Delta Zeta sorority, St. Mary's University

FROM THE SCHOOLS . . . CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU was featured in the May 2 issue of the Hawai'i Catholic Herald for the April 25 dedication of its new 30,000 square foot Sullivan Family Library. Read the story. CUH President Sue Wesselkamper at the dedication ceremony. Photo courtesy of Patrick Downes, HCH CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREPARATORY IN ST. LOUIS. Symphonic Band, Jazz Band and Combo Band members performed in April at Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School in Dayton and the University of Dayton. The band students took a break from competing in regional and national competitions to try a different performance experience. "The students and teachers were extremely hospitable and welcoming to us," said John Hahn, CCP band teacher. Chaminade College Preparatory band members in front of their school in St. Louis UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON has a new online video of the campus' master plan. View the video. CHAMINADE JULIENNE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL senior Rachel Chandler won Ohio's third annual "Poetry Out Loud" competition. View a video from the Dayton Daily News Web site of Rachel reciting "Alabanza: In Praise of Local 100" by Martín Espada. CJ STUDENTS ATTEND LIFE RETREAT. The Chaminade Julienne LIFE leaders spent the weekend of May 2 at Governor's Island in Huntsville, Ohio, for a year end retreat. The group also helped train new leaders for next year. Front, Emily Thornberry, Liz Belt, and Elise Kaminski; back, Brianna Leddy, Alicia Gomez, Tiffany Thompson, Rachel Byrd, Adam Walusis, Amy Bush and moderators Greg Mueller and Katie Lemaire. Photo courtesy of Bro. Sean Downing ST. JOHN VIANNEY HIGH SCHOOL. St. John Vianney students assist with events at the Special Olympics hosted at the school in April. Over 200 members of the Vianney community volunteered at the event. ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY in San Antonio is offering up to 10 full scholarships a year for qualified candidates to the Catholic School Leadership Program. The program offers a master's degree tailored for Catholic school administrators. In exchange for the full scholarship, students commit to working in local Catholic schools for at least four years after graduation. Read more. COLEGIO SAN JOSÉ in Puerto Rico was the site of a recent movie shoot for a Disney Channel movie called "Princess Protection Program." Some of the CSJ students and faculty are extras in the movie. The movie is scheduled to premiere in September. CSJ senior Luis Feliciano with actresses Selena Gomez and Demi Lovatto. Photo courtesy of Marilú Vicens NOLAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Alum Ralph McCloud '73 gave the keynote speech at NCHS's Junior Leadership Day. Ralph is the director of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development in Washington, D.C.   Ralph McCloud (center) with NCHS students and a faculty member

MOTHER SETON ACADEMY ON RETREAT AT CAPE MAY

At the retreat, Sr. Charmaine Krohe (first row, far left), Anthony Fucci (next to Sr. Charmaine), Jessica Sherwen, (front, striped shirt) and Bro. Jesse O'Neill (third row, second from left). Photos courtesy of Anthony Fucci

Mother Seton Academy in Baltimore made its annual eighth grade retreat to The Marianist Family Retreat Center in Cape May Point, N.J. The retreat theme was "Go Make a Difference in God's World" and was led by Marianist Contact Ben Pollicino, Jessica Sherwen, program director, and Anthony Fucci, retreat center director. Activities included presentations, team building, special rituals, prayer services and time for fun. The group made field trips to the Cape May County Zoo and the Cape May Whale Watcher. Also attending the retreat were several Mother Seton faculty members, including Bro. Jesse O’Neill and Sr. Charmaine Krohe, SSND, school president. “The retreat was extremely moving, and the students were just wonderful,” said Anthony Fucci.

Bro. Jesse tries to find his way during a team building exercise

CELEBRATING FR. BOB'S BIRTHDAY IN HAWAI'I

The brothers of Marianist Hall in Honolulu celebrated Fr. Bob Hackel's birthday on April 24. Shown, with visitors: Bro. DuWayne Brisendine, Fr. Bill Marshall, visiting guest; Bro. Stephen Glodek, Frs. Bob Hackel and Dave Schuyler, Bro. Jerry Bommer, Frs. Jim Heft, Jim Bartlett and Joe Priestley, Bros. Jim Facette, Bob Metzger and Frank Damm, Fr. Bob Hertweck and Bro. Bernie Ploeger; not shown, Bro. Frank Spaeth. Happy Birthday Fr. Bob!

FR. AL MAKES MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL AT CFL

Fr. Al, far left, with attendees of the Mother's Day Weekend on Topsail Island

Fr. Al McMenamy (Curé of Ars, St. Louis) celebrated Mass on Pentecost with the families who attended the Mother's Day Weekend at the Christian Family Living Retreat Center on Topsail Island, N.C. Marianist Affiliate Carol Weiss served as director for a weekend of family activities and affirming presentations. The attendees were a mix of families, including nuclear, multi-generational, ethnically-diverse, single-parent and military families. One of the guests commented, "I loved the center, such a strong presence of Jesus."

NEWSLETTER CENTRAL

MSJC. Read the May 2008 issue of Justice Jottings, the newsletter of the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative.

JUST ONE MORE...

Bro. Lester Kaehler, the "driving force" behind "Aging with Grace" at the Marianist Residence in San Antonio. Photo courtesy of Bro. Tom Payne

JUST ANOTHER ONE MORE...

Fr. Ken Templin, pastoral campus minister at Chaminade University of Honolulu, poses with student members of the university's Samoan Club. The group danced at Chaminade's "Extravaganza" in April, which showcases the talent of student groups.

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