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WELLNESS WORKSHOP PROMOTES HEALTH, CONFIDENCE, GROWTH

At the workshop, seated, Chas Lohrenz, Jim McCaffrey, Don Neff, Ed Jach, Tim Dwyer, Richard Johnson (workshop director), Mike Murphy; standing, Phil Aaron, Les Kaehler, Richard Olsen, Gerry Haby, Bob Wiethorn, Marty Solma, José Ramirez, Duwayne Brisendine, Joe Scheible, Tom French, Francisco González, Jim Droste, Rudy Vela, John Manahan, Earl Leistikow, Jack Dempsey, Kevin Whalen, Rich Villa, Bill Bolts, Ralph Siefert, George Cerniglia, Tom Suda and John Campbell

More than 30 brothers gathered Feb. 5 - 7 at the Oblate Renewal Center in San Antonio for a workshop entitled “Remaining Well, Wise and Whole.” Led by Dr. Richard P. Johnson, Ph.D., PCSG, a nationally recognized speaker on aging and spirituality, the workshop focused on planning for a life of health, confidence and personal growth. Bro. Les Kaehler coordinated the event, which was the second workshop of its type held by the Province “Aging with Grace” committee.

At a workshop session, left, Bro. Bob Wiethorn; right, Bros. Bob Moriarty and Dick Olsen. Photos courtesy of Fr. Ed Jach

A LIVE CHAT WITH THE PROVINCE ASPIRANTS

Bro. Ray Fitz (center) recently met with Aspirants Hugo Bastida, Nhan Nguyen and Brandon Paluch. Courtesy of Bro. Charlie Wanda

NEWS FROM VOCATIONS

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION VISITS AROUND THE PROVINCE

In Hawai’i

Members of the General Administration visited the Marianist Family in Hawai’i earlier this month. LEFT: At a gathering in Maui, Bro. José María Alvira (general assistant for education), Lay Marianists Rowena Enemoto and Tehani Shimabuku and Fr. André Fétis (general assistant for religious life); RIGHT: Fr. André and Bro. José check out the Maui surf. Courtesy of Fr. Roland Bunda

In Texas

The General Administration visited Texas Feb. 8 - 15. Shown are GA members Fr. Manuel Cortés (general superior, standing), Fr. André Fétis and Bros. José Alvira and Ed Violett giving a presentation to the brothers in San Antonio. Photos courtesy of Fr. Richard Wosman

Clockwise from top, Aspirant Norman Capinpin with Fr. Cortés; Fr. Cortés and Bro. José Alvira speak with St. Mary’s University President Charles Cotrell; Bro. Ed Violett with Fr. Richard O’Shaughnessy; and Fr. André Fétis takes a walk at Tecaboca in Mountain Home, Texas

FROM THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

FAUSTINO GROUP RETREAT HELD IN LUSAKA, ZAMBIA

The annual “Faustino Group Retreat” was held in January, coordinated by Linda Mukutu. The theme was “Maybe God Will Speak to Me.” Bros. Soko and Wangombe gave talks; the retreat also included a group prayer reflection, guided meditation, confessions by Fr. Mike Nartker and a Thanksgiving Mass. The group meets at St. Joseph Chapel at Matero Boys Secondary School in Lusaka, Zambia. Read a report on the retreat.

ON THE SNOW SCHEDULE

Winter at Mount Saint John in Dayton by Bro. John Lemker

Clockwise, from top, Fr. Paul Marshall and Bros. Dan Klco and Lucian Tigga begin shoveling out at the Stonemill-Kiefaber community in Dayton; Fr. Ted Cassidy and his snowmobile at The Marianist Family Retreat Center in Cape May, N.J., where a total of 49 inches of snow fell over 10 days; Bro. Tom Redmond, who is serving at Cape May, contemplates why he ever left California; Baltimore is blanketed with 30 inches of snow! Photos courtesy of Bros. Brandon Alana and Jerry Sullivan and Anthony Fucci

A view of the Nolan Catholic High School campus in Fort Worth, Texas, where they received a record snowfall of over 10 inches in 24 hours. View more photos courtesy of Bro. Louis Ernst.

MARIAN LIBRARY/IMRI OFFERS SYMPOSIUM

Fr. François Rossier will be the keynote speaker at “Mary in the Consecrated Life,” a symposium offered by the Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute July 27 - 29 at the University of Dayton. Frs. Thomas Thompson, Johann Roten and Bert Buby also will present. Find out more.

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

Bro. Piero Natale Trisoglio (Province of Italy), 92, who died Feb. 24, 2010, in Rome. May he rest in peace. Bro. Piero’s obituary will appear in the next issue of FamilyOnline.

Bro. Tomás Ortiz de Zárate (Province of Zaragoza), 82, who died Feb. 8, 2010, in Vitoria, Spain. May he rest in peace. Read Bro. Tomás’ obituary.

Fr. Juan María Artadi (Province of Zaragoza), 82, who died Jan. 27, 2010, in Fribourg, Switzerland. May he rest in peace. Read Fr. Juan María’s obituary.

Fr. Charles Martz (Province of France), 82, who died Dec. 29, 2009, in Saint Hippolyte, France. May he rest in peace. Read Fr. Charles’ obituary.

Fr. Aloyse Welter (Province of France), 96, who died Dec. 23, 2009, in Saint Hippolyte, France. May he rest in peace. Read Fr. Aloyse’s obituary.

Please pray also for Raymond Abregano, Sr., Don Knueven, Peter Marshall, Ken McIntyre and Mr. Nicolas. Read more.

WINTER SUNRISE, GOVERNOR’S ISLAND, OHIO

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALING OF . . .

Fr. Mike Barber (Marianist Residence, San Antonio)

Bro. Tom Payne (Hale Malia, Honolulu)

The people of Haiti as they continue to deal with the devastating effects from the earthquake.

Please pray also for Anne Athmer, Helen Gross, Roberta Morris, James Sovine, Ray Vuylsteke and Clarence “Bucky” Walters. Read more.

LENT: A PARADIGM FOR CHRISTIAN LIVING

Bro. John Samaha writes that “to see Lent only as a period of spiritual practices, penances and self-imposed deprivations would be distorted and limited. Some understand Lent solely as a time of painful spiritual exercises accepted more or less willingly. But with reflection and by following attentively the Church’s Lenten celebrations, we recognize that Lent is a paradigm of Christian life. We recognize the wisdom of St. Benedict’s admonition that the lives of Christians ‘ought to be a continuous Lent.’” Read more from Bro. John.

MARDI GRAS MADNESS

In Philadephia

On Feb. 16, The Marianist Center in Philadelphia hosted a Mardi Gras social for members of local lay communities. Special thanks to Pati Krasensky for initiating and organizing the event. Shown, kneeling, Linda Zappacosta; standing, Laura and Vince Mirigliani, Pati Krasensky, Phil and Ann Lohr and Dave Scheid; not shown, Christine Pluta and Brian Reavey. Courtesy of Brian

In St. Louis

LEFT: On Fat Tuesday, Fr. Dave Paul (left) and Bro. Joe Grieshaber dig in to the Cajun feast prepared by the West Pine staff; RIGHT: Diane Guerra motivates Bro. Charles Johnson to roll out the dough for the beignets.

In San Antonio

LEFT: Bro. Mike Sullivan with the King Cake that will be served to the brothers, sisters and students who attended the Casa Maria community celebration; RIGHT: Aspirant Norman Capinpin (right) watches as Bro. Ralph Neumann pulls the baby from his piece of King Cake.

WHO'S DOING WHAT. . .

CHECKING IN WITH THE MVPS IN MALAWI 

Marianist volunteers in Malawi Matt Meyers, Allyson Youngpeter, Molly Heineman and Chris Tavares. Photos courtesy of Dan Richter

Dan Richter, coordinator of the Marianist Volunteer Program, traveled to Eastern Africa earlier this month to visit with the volunteers serving in Karonga, Malawi. Dan led a weekend retreat for the volunteers and visited their ministries and the Marianist communities.

At Chaminade Secondary School in Karonga, left, Chris Tavares teaches a science class; right, Allyson Youngpeter helps students with their computer skills.

ON THE PIER IN INDIA

Staff and trainees of the REDS Skill Training Centre – Deepahalli enjoy a day of relaxation at the Shrine at Velangani in Tamil Nadu, India. Courtesy of Bro. Arul Raj, program director

THE CLASSIFIEDS

HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School in Cleveland is seeking a principal. Read the requirements and job description. Applications are due by March 30, 2010.

GOOD TO KNOW March 4-8 Provincial Chapter meeting, Eureka, Mo. March 9-10 GA visit to St. Louis March 10-15 GA visit to Cleveland and Cincinnati MORE BLOGGERS Read Malianika, a blog about Hawaiian Marianist spirituality, by Bros. Brandon Alana and Dennis Bautista. Read Scriptural Reflections from Fr. Bert Buby (Stonemill-Kiefaber, Dayton). Read News and Views, the blog of the International Organization of Marianist Lay Communities by Isabella Moyer, president. Read “Letting Go of Stuff – for Lent and Forever” by Susan Vogt. If you blog on Marianist topics, please send us a link to your blog. Contact Joan Suda. MARCH FEAST DAYS. Fr. George Cerniglia, assistant for religious life, writes about important feast days in March. Read Fr. George's letter. Read the  list of March feast days.

CAKE TIME IN CUPERTINO

LEFT: Bros. John Haster and Pat McMahon at a birthday party held in their honor earlier this month at the Cupertino community in California; RIGHT: At the party, Bro. John with his sister Betty Martin and brother-in-law Cliff Martin. Courtesy of Bros. Jim Leahy and John Samaha

FROM THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION

Read the February 2010 issue of Notes from the Office of Education by Bro. Ed Brink, director of the Office of Education.

FROM THE SCHOOLS . . . SAINT LOUIS SCHOOL AND CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS TO EXPAND. Saint Louis School and Chaminade University are planning a $60-$80 million renovation and expansion of their campuses, including a new parking structure, replacement of the Gerber Field House and new dorms. The schools and the Marianist Center of Hawai’i, which owns the campus, have submitted a Plan Review Use permit application to the city for approval of a new master plan for the site. Read more from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. SAINT LOUIS SCHOOL in Honolulu announced that Patricia Hamamoto, recently retired superintendent of Hawai’i public schools, joined SLS as principal, effective Feb. 22. She is the first female principal of the all-male school. Our best wishes to Patricia! Read more from the Feb. 13 and Feb. 23 Honolulu Star-Bulletin. NORTH CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL. The Diocese of Pittsburgh announced that it has completed the purchase of land in the suburb of Cranberry Township to move North Catholic High School from its city location. Read more.   CHAMINADE JULIENNE HIGH SCHOOL is expanding its campus for the first time in 25 years with a $1.1 million renovation project that will include a new student conditioning center. Read more from The Catholic Telegraph. CJ president Dan Meixner on campus CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREPARATORY, ST. LOUIS, students, parents and alumni raised more than $15,000 for Haitian relief, and a neighboring business -- MPM Missouri Professionals Mutual — matched the first $10,000 contributed for a total donation of $25,000 to the CRUDEM Foundation, which supports care for disaster victims. Read more from the St. Louis Review. CCP students collect donations for Haiti ST. JOHN VIANNEY HIGH SCHOOL recently welcomed three-time cancer survivor Rachel Lozano to its campus. Rachel, a parishioner of Our Lady of the Pillar parish in St. Louis, spoke to the students about her unprecedented recovery from a rare form of cancer, which she attributes to the intercession of Blessed Chaminade. Rachel’s case may be used to help advance the cause of Chaminade’s canonization. ARCHBISHOP MOELLER HIGH SCHOOL students collected more than $3,100 to buy packets of Pur, a product that purifies water, for Haiti earthquake victims. Read more from the Cincinnati Enquirer. Moeller students watch how Pur cleans up muddy water. Courtesy of the Cincinnati Enquirer ST. ANTHONY JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL in Maui launched a $10 million capital and endowment campaign on Jan. 28. Bishop Larry Silva was the keynote speaker for the event. Read more. In addition, St. Anthony senior Ryan MacLeod was the co-chair of the Maui Youth Relay for Life. Record numbers attended the event, which raised more than $37,000 for the American Cancer Society (ACS). Read more. Bishop Silva helps St. Anthony launch a $10 million campaign NOLAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL. The school’s “Students Making Other Students Smile” (SMOSS) club spearheaded a donation campaign to benefit Marianists in Haiti. SMOSS collected extra change at lunches and coordinated a Fat Tuesday drive. The students collected more than $1,400. At the Fat Tuesday drive, seated, Levi Clark, Alex Morano, Meeri Kangas, Molly Brockenbush; standing, Cary Meiners, Fr. Rich Villa (Nolan Catholic president), Shannon Speak, Margaret Jow, Makenna Arca and Cathy Buckingham (Nolan Catholic principal) VILLA ANGELA-ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL. Our best wishes to Janice Roccosalva, principal of Villa Angela–St. Joseph High School, who will retire at the end of the 2009–2010 academic year. The Province thanks Janice for her dedication and tireless efforts on behalf of Villa Angela–St. Joseph High School. UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON. The Chronicle of Higher Education is featuring a podcast interview with UD President Daniel J. Curran on the university's campus-wide rebranding campaign. Read more and listen to the podcast. UD PROGRAMS CACREP-ACCREDITED. The University of Dayton community counseling and school counseling programs are now accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). Read more. CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL alum Henry Van de Putte III ’02 said his Marianist education at Central Catholic High School and St. Mary’s University taught him to be a complete person. Read how he learned to translate faith into action from the Jan. 29 issue of Today’s Catholic. Henry Van de Putte III (second from right) with his father and sisters ARCHBISHOP MOELLER HIGH SCHOOL is celebrating its 50th anniversary. As part of the celebration, two legendary leaders of Moeller have been named honorary chairs: former Head Football Coach Gerry Faust and Guidance Department Chair Bro. Bob Flaherty. Read more. ST. ANTHONY STUDENT NAMED MISS MAUI. Congratulations to Michela Moe, a senior at St. Anthony Jr./Sr. High School, who was crowned “Miss Maui 2010.” Michela’s platform was “Lend a Hand.” She will compete for “Miss Hawai’i” in June in Honolulu.

MARIANIST HERITAGE AWARDS PRESENTED AT ST. JOHN VIANNEY 

St. John Vianney High School faculty and staff members Matt Dailey, Bob Dilg, Fr. Tim Kenney and Terry Cochran received the school’s 2010 Marianist Heritage award for their commitment to the Marianist charism and education in the Marianist tradition. The awards are given annually. The honorees are selected by a committee of former Marianist Heritage award winners.

NEWSLETTER CENTRAL

MLNNA. Read the February 2010 issue of E-NEWS, the newsletter of the Marianist Lay Network of North America.

MSJC. Read the February 2010 issue of Justice Jottings, the newsletter of the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative.

A MISSION EMPLOYEE ON A MISSION

LEFT: Sandy O’Neill prepares to depart Machu Picchu; RIGHT: The mountains of Machu Picchu

In January, Marianist Mission employee Sandy O’Neill was touring Machu Picchu, Peru’s sacred Inca citadel, when heavy rains and flooding caused her group to be evacuated to higher ground. Eventually the tourists were taken to the city of Cusco, where they came upon the village that was most affected by the flood. The group pooled money to buy food and supplies for the village people whose livelihoods were devastated by the flood. Read Sandy’s account of the trip.

JUST ONE MORE . . .

SNOW IS EVERYWHERE!

A view of the El Popocatépetl volcano from the rooftop of the Marianist community house in Puebla, Mexico. Read more about the volcano courtesy of Bro. Ed Longbottom.

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