Volume 4, Number 4
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005

SHARING FUND MAKES MANY DREAMS POSSIBLE

This group of students at St. Mary's University is delighted with the check from the Province Sharing Fund, which will help them participate in an immersion experience in the Uxpanapa Valley in Mexico this summer with Bro. Roberto Rapp. Bro. Mike O'Grady from the Province Office of Religious Life presented the check. Front row, from left: Bro. Mike, Melissa Moreno, Allison McCarthy and Jackie Gonzalez; back row, from left: Luis Guerra, Dorothy Alvarado, Steve Hemphill, Greg Pardo, Matt Jones and Bro. Mike Sullivan, regional director of the vocation office at St. Mary's.

KOREA TO BECOME INDEPENDENT REGION IN MAY

MARIANIST CENTER TO OPEN AS RETIREMENT FACILITY

The Provincial Council announces that the Marianist Center in Cupertino, Calif., is being renovated as a retirement center and healthcare facility for Marianist brothers and priests. The center will have accommodations for active retired, as well as those needing assisted living and nursing care. Bro. John Haster is the local project coordinator. The center was closed to public retreats in August 2003; the retirement facility will open sometime in 2006. Plans for the San Juan and Villa St. Joseph residences in Cupertino have not been finalized.

ASPIRANCY MEETING IN CUPERTINO

From left, Bro. Ed Longbottom (San Antonio aspirancy director), Fr. John McEnhill (national director of aspirancy), and Fr. Mike Lisbeth (Cleveland aspirancy director) met Feb. 3-4 at the San Juan residence in Cupertino, Calif., to evaluate practices and resources at each aspirancy community. After the meeting, they visited the Santa Cruz, Calif., community, where they chatted with Bro. David Betz and Fr. Roland Bunda.

PROVINCE PARTNERS IN PUBLISHING MINISTRY

Grupo Editorial SM, a Marianist publishing ministry of the Madrid and Zaragossa Provinces, is opening a branch in Puerto Rico. The Marianist Province of the United States is partnering in the venture. Bro. Francisco Gonzalez will serve on the board of the publishing house in Puerto Rico.

VOCATION RETREAT IN OHIO

The Spiritual Center of Maria Stein in Ohio, north of Dayton, was the site of a Vocation Retreat weekend held Jan. 28-30. Pictured at the retreat, front row, from left, Novice Dennis Bautista, Sr. Laura Leming, Bro. Sean Downing, Liz DeVito (University of Dayton student) and Bro. Tom Pieper. Back row, from left: Adaly Rosado (Bronx, N.Y.), Ben Smith (UD student), Ken Barrett (UD student) and Paul Teiber (Purdue University student).

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

Former Marianist religious Fr. Eugene Janson, 86, who died Feb. 17, 2005, in San Antonio. May he rest in peace. Eugene was a cousin of Bro. Herbert Janson (Marianist Residence, San Antonio) and an uncle to Fr. Cris Janson (Casa Maria, San Antonio).

Charles Weik, who died Feb. 13, 2005, of cancer. May he rest in peace. Charles was the brother of Fr. Terry Weik (Woodlawn Community, San Antonio).

John Pistone who died Feb. 13, 2005, in Chicago. May he rest in peace. John was the uncle of Bro. Tony Pistone (Chaminade-Waldron, St. Louis).

John Mascarello, 88, who died Feb. 7, 2005, after a long illness. May he rest in peace. John was a Lay Marianist Affiliate in Omaha, Neb.

Dominic Vitro, 95, who died Feb. 6, 2005. May he rest in peace. Dominic was a generous benefactor to Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory in Hollywood, Fla.

Sr. Dorothy Stang, SND, 73, who was shot to death Feb. 12, 2005, in Brazil's Amazon rain forest, where she worked defending peasant farmers from illegal ranchers and loggers. May she rest in peace. Sr. Dorothy was born in Dayton and was a graduate of Julienne High School (now Chaminade-Julienne High School).

PORCH, NEW HARMONY, INDIANA

Photo courtesy of Bro. Bob Resing, S.M. Bro. Bob's images are available for sale as note cards or prints. To order, contact Bro. Bob at rresing@sm-usa.org.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALING OF . . .

Bro. Joe Wasy (Cupertino Community, Calif.), who underwent gall bladder surgery on Feb. 21.

Bro. Charles Boglitz (Villa St. Joseph, Cupertino, Calif.), who broke his arm in a fall.

Bro. Jim Vorndran (Stonemill, Dayton), who is scheduled for knee replacement surgery on March 1.

Former Marianist religious Jim O'Neill, who will undergo surgery for tongue cancer.

Alex Pico, who was seriously injured in a snowboarding accident. Alex is a student at the University of Dayton and son of Suzette Pico, a UD employee.

PRAYER INTENTIONS FROM THE GA

To read "Causes Marianistes" (No. 2-05, Feb. 9, 2005) from Fr. Antonio Soldà (Procurator General, Postulator), please click here:

ARCHBISHOP MOELLER CELEBRATES FOUNDERS DAY

Current and former staff members of Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati gathered with Moeller students on Feb. 2 to celebrate the school's Founders Day Award and Catholic Schools Week Mass. From left, Bros. Charles Wanda, Bob Kraft, Roy McLoughlin, Bob Flaherty, Howard Lohrey, Ralph Mravintz, Dan Stupka, Don Fahrig, and Frs. Dick Knuge and Ken Sommer.

PEACE & JUSTICE UPDATE: FEDERAL BUDGET; IRAQ WAR Myles McCabe Province Director of Peace & Justice mmccabe@sm-usa.org Action requested. President Bush has released his proposed 2006 federal budget. In addition to record deficits and increases in military spending, the budget proposes major cuts to domestic programs that benefit the poor. Please urge your members of Congress to consider the effect on our nation’s poor before taking a vote. To take action, please click here: Great article: "Post-Election Buzzkill: Why Iraq is Still a Debacle” (Recommended by Bro. Jerry Sullivan) Read it here: Have an article or website you'd like to share in this space? E-mail me at mmccabe@sm-usa.org Regional discussions on social justice. Join me as I visit communities —"Advancing Justice— Challenges and Opportunities" Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Novitiate, Dayton Mercy Siena, Dayton March 9-10 Fort Worth (Nolan) March 11-12 Hollywood, Fla. March 28- April 4 Hawai'i, Los Angeles, and New Orleans (tentative) Late April Cleveland, Dayton, Cincinnati (tentative)

SHARING FUND ANNOUNCES GRANT RECIPIENTS

Representatives of the St. Louis-area ministries that received grants from the Sharing Fund are pictured Feb. 15 at the Province office. Also shown: Myles McCabe (standing, far left), Sr. Mary Beth Hefti (standing, far right); and Bro. John Laudenbach (standing, middle). St. John Vianney High School in St. Louis (Mexico immersion project) and the East St. Louis day care received grants. Also receiving funds were ministries serving social justice, farming, housing, and school children from low-income households.

The Sharing Fund Allocations Committee allocated more than $200,000 to 93 qualifying projects in the United States and abroad. Sixty of the projects are directly connected to the Marianists. To review a list of Category I allocations — grants awarded to social justice projects connected to Marianists and/or Marianist institutions — please click here: To review a list of Category II allocations — grants awarded to service and education projects that are not necessarily Marianist related — please click here:

LEARNING ENGLISH IN PUEBLA

Bro. Paul Bredestege spent most of January teaching English to Marianist brothers in Puebla, Mexico. He reports that they "worked hard and made significant progress." Shown from left, Bros. Esteban Reyes, Servando Méndez, Paul Bredestege and Raymundo Domínguez

HONOLULU'S SAINT LOUIS SCHOOL HONORS BROTHERS

Saint Louis School in Honolulu celebrates a Blessed Chaminade Mass every January. In addition to presenting the Chaminade Award to two seniors and two faculty members, the school honored Marianists for lifelong dedication to Marianist education. Among those honored, from left, Bros. Clarence Chew, Dave Herbold, Elmer Dunsky, Bernie Ploeger, Tom Spring, Frank Spaeth, Frank Damm, Bob Hoppe, Bob Maruyama, Jim Dods, Dennis Schmitz and John Campbell (partially hidden). Photo courtesy of Kekoa Phillips.

WHO'S DOING WHAT

Fr. Richard Wosman (Woodlawn, San Antonio) gave the homily at the Marianist Heritage Mass at St. Mary’s University on Jan. 20. He talks about ghostly visits from Fr. Chaminade, with a nod to Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. To read the homily, please click here:

Bro. Bob Wiethorn reports that Mary Cabrini Durkin, former Provincial of the Sisters of St. Ursula in Cincinnati and member of the DeSales Crossings Board, wrote about a retreat preached by the late Fr. John Mulligan in the 1960s: "As a novice, I was inspired by his challenge to what he called 'response-ability' though I didn't yet realize what a breath of fresh (pre) Vatican II breeze he was blowing into our chapel. But Mother Antonia must have. Well up in her 80s, nearly blind, much revered, she said she was grateful to God that she had lived long enough to hear this young priest."

Fr. Jim Heft, University of Dayton chancellor and university professor, will receive an honorary degree on May 8 from Regis University in Denver. (Story thanks to UD's Campus News Digest.)

Fr. Bert Buby's (Stonemill Rd., Dayton) book, "With a Listening Heart: Biblical and Spiritual Reflections on the Psalms," has been published by Alba House Books. To order, visit www.alba-house.com or call 800.343.2522.

Fr. Jack Rielly (San Juan Residence, Cupertino, Calif.) reports on the annual reunions of lay Marianists from Hawai'i. On Jan. 23, Maui affiliates attended Mass celebrated by Fr. Jack, the group's spiritual advisor, at St. Anthony's church followed by breakfast and a meeting. On Jan. 30, Oahu affiliates gathered at Center Marianist Community's Hale Malia for Eucharistic Liturgy celebrated by Fr. Jack, a meeting, and a social.

Dick Ferguson and Una M. Cadegan have been awarded the University of Dayton's 2005 Lackner Award. The award is named for Bro. Elmer Lackner, who held many positions during his long career at UD, and honors faculty and staff who have made significant contributions to UD's Catholic and Marianist character. Dick is executive director of UD's Fitz Center for Leadership and Community.

Bro. John Schlund is interim healthcare coordinator for the Marianists at Mercy Siena in Dayton, and Fr. Bob Backherms is acting director of the Mercy Siena community. Bro. Jim Vorndran will undergo knee surgery on March 1.

Jeff Warren has withdrawn from the novitiate program. We wish Jeff every success and happiness in his life journey.

BRO. RALPH CELEBRATES 50TH JUBILEE

Congratulations to Bro. Ralph Neumann on his 50th anniversary of vows! About 100 parishioners in Querétaro helped Bro. Ralph celebrate on Jan. 22 with a massive cake. Novice Gobi Torres (photo right) happily pitched in for kitchen clean-up after dinner at the novitiate.

PERFECT PLACE FOR A PRIVATE RETREAT

Prefer a private retreat? Consider Governor's Island in Ohio, north of Dayton, on beautiful Indian Lake. Bro. Paul Bredestege says the best time is from April to October. The retreat space provides a natural setting, home cooking, watercraft, space for reflection, and private room with bath. Contact Bro. Paul at 937.842.4902 or retreatsm@yahoo.com

STUDENT AWARDS PRESENTED AT ST. MARY'S U.

Photo left: Dr. Charles Cotrell, president of St. Mary's University, presents the Carl Fitzgerald Memorial Scholarship Award to students Meagan Brorman and Henry Van de Putte III during the university's Marianist Heritage Week Jan. 19-25. Photo right: Winners of the Marianist Student Leadership Award at St. Mary's University are Steve Hemphill (left) and Luis Guerra. The award is given to seniors who express their faith through actions and attract others to community service.

SOCIAL JUSTICE DIALOGUE WITH CORPORATE LEADERS

TOOLMAN COMETH TO TECABOCA

Bro. Tom Suda (photo) is working his magic again as project director of the renovation of the chapel at TECABOCA in Mountain Home, Texas. Helping with the renovation are Bro. Bill McCarthy, Sonny Kaufhold, Richard McCabe, Paul Garro, Erin McGinnis and Denis Link, TECABOCA executive director. The chapel should be completed in about a month.

JUST ON BREAK . . .

Bro. Bill McCarthy (Central Catholic, San Antonio) decided to take a tubin' break from his work on the chapel renovation at TECABOCA.

PUBLICATION SCHEDULE, DEADLINES FOR FAMILYONLINE

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DESALES CROSSINGS CELEBRATES CHAMINADE DAY

Bro. Dan Stupka reports that the Marianists at DeSales Crossings in Cincinnati celebrated Blessed Chaminade day with two events. On Jan. 16, Fr. Dave McGuigan (photo) gave the homily at Mass at St. Francis de Sales parish, followed by a celebratory meal at Purcell Marian High School with more than 150 friends, lay and religious Marianists. On Jan. 20, Novice Luke Hoenigman spoke to the parish school students, who also received a piece of "Chaminade cake" at lunch.

MYSTERY MARIANIST

2004-2005 PERSONNEL

ONLY ONE CHANGE THIS WEEK: On page 78, change Fr. Patrick Philbin’s e-mail address to: pphilbin@sbcglobal.net NEED MORE COPIES OF THE PERSONNEL? Just e-mail Ann Mueller at amueller@sm-usa.org

DRESSED FOR SUCCESS

In December at the National Youth Ministers Conference in Pittsburgh, Bro. Brian Halderman (left) and National LIFE Coordinator Brian Reavey presented a workshop entitled "Trading Sacred Spaces: A Healthy Balance in Personal and Professional Community." The pair dressed in T-shirts from the popular home-improvement program Trading Spaces.

RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES

In 1968, Fr. Louis Reile, director of the film department at St. Mary's University, screened a movie of silent screen star Pola Negri at a San Antonio theatre. He invited Ms. Negri, who was 73 and had retired to San Antonio. She not only attended the event, but became a longtime friend of Fr. Reile's. When she died in August 1987 at 92, she donated original reels of six of her silent films as well as scrapbooks and papers to Fr. Louis. The collection is now housed at St. Mary's in the Blume Library. In an article in the Feb. 17 issue of the San Antonio Current, Archivist Bro. Bob Wood said, "As a Marianist, (Fr. Louis) had no interest in keeping all these things locked up in his room." Fr. Louis died in June 2003 at 78.

Bro. Isaak Keyman-Ige (Novitiate, Dayton) was profiled in the Feb. 4 issue of The Catholic Telegraph, the newspaper of the Cincinnati archdiocese. The article describes his role in the movement to introduce democracy to Somalia. Bro. Isaak will profess first vows in May. To read the article, please click here:

Fr. Jerry Chinchar (Stonemill Road, Dayton) was featured in the Feb. 9 issue of the Dayton Daily News for his Lenten Web page, an outreach of the University of Dayton's campus ministry that he created six years ago and updates every year. To visit Fr. Jerry's Web site, please click here:

Bro. Steve O'Neil (Rockaway Park, N.Y.) was quoted in a Feb. 8 article in Cleveland's The Plain Dealer about a successful effort to get FirstEnergy Corp. to tell its shareholders the impact of environmental upgrades that might be required to cut carbon dioxide and other emissions at its coal-fired power plants. Bro. Steve said: "Our aim . . . is to use the leverage we have in our investments to dialogue with companies on various issues of social responsibility." (See article above.)

Bro. Mel Meyer (Curé of Ars, St. Louis) was profiled in a lengthy article in the Jan. 14 issue of The Messenger, the newspaper of the Belleville, Ill., diocese.

HONORING BROTHER TONY YOUNG

Bro. Tony Young (left) is serenaded by Fr. Roland Bunda (right) at the 8th annual fundraising dinner in January for the Newman Center at the University of California at Santa Cruz, where Bro. Tony spent 16 years. Bro. Tony was a special honoree at the dinner.

OUT AND ABOUT

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SUPER BOWL SUNDAY IN SAN ANTONIO

Bro. Jim Burkholder reports that more than 25 Marianist brothers and sisters from the San Antonio area gathered on Feb. 6 at the Central Catholic community for a Super Bowl chili party. From left, Bros. Tom Suda, Ed Loch, and Bill McCarthy gather around the party's culinary centerpiece, Bro. Ed's Texas chili.

Enjoying the Super Bowl Sunday festivities, front row, from left: Bros. Mike Sullivan, Cletus Behlmann and Jim McCaffrey; and Frs. Ade Windisch and Joe Rasky. Back row, from left: Fr. George Montague; Bros. Greg DeMoor, Herb Janson, Martin McMurtrey, Al Gillis and Peter Loehr; and Fr. Cris Janson

NEW ALTAR AT ST. LAURENCE COLLEGE

Bro. Gerry McAuley (Dublin, Ireland) reports that Ted Doherty, woodwork teacher at St. Laurence College in Dublin, designed and created this beautiful altar made of spalted beech wood. St. Laurence is adding a prayer room designed and constructed by the school staff. Pictured at the altar are school staff with Provincial Stephen Glodek, who was visiting the school. Shown, from left, Alan Kelly, Bro. Gerry, Ted Doherty, Bernie Norris, Bro. Stephen, Angela Joyce and Bro. Fred Rech

NEWSLETTER CENTRAL

VOCATION NEWS. To read the Feb. 15, 2005, newsletter from Bro. Charles Johnson, national vocation director, please click here:

MLNNA E-NEWS. To read the February 2005 issue of the MLNNA E-news, the e-newsletter of the Marianist Lay Network of North America, please click here:

CAPE MAY. To read the February 2005 issue of Beacon.com, the e-newsletter of the Marianist Family Retreat Center in Cape May, N.J., please click here:

CFL CENTER. To read the February 2005 issue of High Tidings, the e-newsletter of the CFL Family Retreat Center in N. Topsail Beach, N.C., please click here:

MARIANIST VOLUNTEERS. To read the January 2005 issue of the newsletter of the Marianist International Volunteers from José Luis Pérez, MIV coordinator, please click here:

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ANNUAL RETREAT OF ANAWIM COMMUNITY

The Anawim Community, a lay Marianist community in Cincinnati, gathered recently in Villa Hills, Ky., for its annual retreat, "Faith, Culture and Justice." At the retreat, front row, from left, Glenn Miller, Mary Repaske, Jim Vogt (director, Marianist Social Justice Collaborative) and Frances Wolfe-Bertling; middle row, from left, Lita Sharone, Mark Wittrock, Ken Palisin, Gail Miller, Susan Vogt, Judy Gerwe and Debbie Young; back row, from left, Bro. Giancarlo Bonutti, Aaron Wolfe-Bertling and Mark Schmeider

A THOUGHT

ROCKAWAY PARK HOSTS LENTEN REFLECTION

Bro. Walt Oberster (Rockaway Park, N.Y.) reports that the Long Island Advisory Committee of the Center for Marianist Spirituality and Communities (CMSC) hosted an afternoon of reflection on the first Sunday of Lent at St. John's residence in Rockaway. Pati Krasenski and Wally Rodier presented; Bro. Walt Oberster was coordinator. Shown back row, from left, Daisey Krasensky, Marcella LoRe, Harry O'Brien, Pati Krasensky, Debbie Durand and Bob Kinpoitner. Front row, from left, Rosemary Wildeman, Kay O'Brien, Jane Rodier, Wally Rodier, and Bro. Walt Oberster. Photo courtesy of Fr. Paul Landolfi

ARE YOUR DATES POSTED ON THE CALENDAR?

A calendar that lists events involving Marianist brothers, Marianist sisters and lay Marianists is now available at www.marianist.com/calendar. The calendar also is available on the PORTAL at www.marianist.com/portal. If you'd like an event included, send the event, date, location and contact information to Pat Stephens at pstephens@sm-usa.org.

MYSTERY MARIANIST UNVEILED . . .

It's Fr. Norb Moellering, who lives at the Marianist Residence in San Antonio. He's shown here in April 2004.

PROVINCE BIRTHDAYS

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