Volume 5, Number
7
Tuesday, April 4, 2006
www.marianist.com
CAMPUS MINISTERS ATTEND VOCATION WORKSHOP
Vocation
workshop participants, front row, Ernie Mendoza, Errol Christian,
Christine Firestone, Adam Beccera, Bro. Brian Halderman, Bro. John Habjan;
middle row, Bro. Len Rudy, Bro. Leo Willett, Mary Kay Fitzpatrick,
Greg Evans, Bro. Kevin Whelan, Carol Lamont; back row,
Bro. Charles Johnson, Bro. Sean Downing, Jessica Horne, Sr. Rosemary
Stanton, Bros. Reinaldo Berrios, Roy McLaughlin, Rich Thompson
and Jim Dods; Jose Matos and Fr. Edwin Johnson
Campus ministers and professed Marianists who teach at Marianist schools visited St. Louis March 25-26 to discuss, share and learn more about vocations and the resources available to them.
Bro. Charles Johnson, national vocation director, coordinated the workshop at the Marianist Retreat & Conference Center in Eureka, Mo. Several Marianists, including Bro. Mike O'Grady, assistant for religious life, Fr. Joe Kozar, Bro. Leo Willett and Bro. John Habjan, spoke on topics ranging from "why choose a Marianist vocation" to "how to develop a vocation plan." Bro. Brian Halderman presented an overview of the vocation Web site.
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 At the campus ministers' workshop, Errol Christian (Saint Louis School, Honolulu), Ernest Mendoza (St. Anthony Jr./Sr. High School, Maui) and Bro. Jim Dods (Saint Louis School) |
STUDY UNDERWAY FOR RELOCATING MISSION
The Marianist Center at Mount St. John in Dayton houses the NACMS office
and the MSJ office. It previously housed the Province office for the
former Province of Cincinnati. A study is underway to determine the
feasibility of remodeling the building to house the staff of the Marianist
Mission.
The
Provincial Council has approved a detailed study of moving the Marianist
Mission from Franklin Street in downtown Dayton to the Marianist Center
at Mount St. John, which once housed the offices of the former Province
of Cincinnati. Mount St. John is in suburban Dayton. Preliminary architectural
designs and cost estimates for the move were submitted recently to the
Provincial Council by Lisa Gooding, Province director
of development, and shared with the Provincial Chapter and the Mount
St. John Council, which includes a representative from each of the entities
on the property. Renovation plans include the offices of the North America
Center for Marianist Studies, which would share space at the Marianist
Center with the Marianist Mission. The cost of upgrading the Franklin
Street building also is being studied before the decision to relocate
is made. According to Fr. Jim Fitz, the project's timeline
will be determined after final plans and cost estimates have been approved.
View a map
of MSJ.
SAN ANTONIO CELEBRATES SEVEN JUBILEES
 Congratulations to the 2006 jubilarians from San Antonio: standing, Fr. Richard Wosman (25 years), Bro. Joseph Grieshaber (50 years), Fr. John Leies (50th sacerdotal) and Fr. Charles Stander (25th sacerdotal); seated, Bro. Eugene Feld (70 years), Fr. Norbert Moellering (60th sacerdotal) and Bro. Victor Naegele (70 years) |
Seven Jubilarians were honored at a special Mass and reception at the Marianist Residence Chapel in San Antonio on March 25. Fr. John Leies presided at the Mass and Fr. Richard Wosman gave the homily. Representing the Province, Bro. Mike O'Grady, assistant for religious life, witnessed the renewal of vows. Approximately 100 brothers, sisters, friends and relatives attended the event. Read Fr. Richard's homily.
Clockwise
from top left: Fr. John Leies, Fr. Richard Wosman, Fr. Norbert
Moellering and Bro. Joseph Grieshaber
BLESSED CHAMINADE ICON BEING DISTRIBUTED
Prints
of the Blessed Chaminade icon are now being shipped to all communities,
parishes, retreat centers and other Marianist ministries in the U.S.
Province. Each will receive a 20" x 24" print and a 4"
x 6" print. Holy cards also are in process and will ship to Province
members upon availability. The Province encourages all communities to
celebrate the birthday of Blessed Chaminade, April 8, with a blessing
of the icon. (PLEASE NOTE: Up to three holy cards are available
free of charge by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Chaminade
Icon, 4425 West Pine Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108. For larger quantities
(4-25), a donation is appreciated. For bulk quantities or more information,
please e-mail us at marianist@marianist.com.
Large prints mounted on gator board are available for $50 (20"
x 24") and $8 (4" x 6"). Please make checks payable to:
The Marianists, Province of the United States.
NECROLOGY UPDATES
Updates to the Necrology book were mailed last week. If you did not receive your copies or require any additional information, please e-mail Bro. Bob Resing.
FROM THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Read the April 2006
issue of Via
Latina.
LEARNING CALVARY
Read a poem written by Fr. Gus Biehl (East St. Louis, Ill.) called “Learning Calvary.” It’s included in his book of poems, essays and reflections called “Walking, Waiting, Loving.” |
"EVERY STORY IS A SACRED STORY"
Ray
McCracken, assistant director for programs at the North American
Center for Marianist Studies (NACMS), is doing the research project
of a lifetime—in fact, many lifetimes.
"Lest We Forget" is the title of a series of interviews McCracken and others, including the late Bro. Walt Oberster, have conducted with 120 Marianist brothers and sisters, primarily at the heathcare centers, as part of a NACMS-sponsored research project. The aim of the project is to record the life stories of Marianists and use the information to examine trends and other findings. Ray says that 99 percent of brothers were positive about their vocation and life choice. Read more.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF . . .
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Fr. Lawrence
Jordan
(Marianist Residence, San Antonio), 98, oldest Marianist in the
U.S. Province, who died March 16, 2006. May he rest in peace. A
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated March 20. Read
Fr. Lawrence's obituary. |
Bro. Millán
Ortega
(Province of Zaragoza), 67, who died March 18, 2006, in Zaragoza, Spain.
May he rest in peace. Read
Bro. Millán's obituary.
Bro. Benigno
Villardi
(Province of Italy), 76, who died March 28, 2006, in Rome. May he rest
in peace. Bro. Benigno's obituary will appear in the next issue of FamilyOnline.
Please pray also for
Norbert "Buddy" Alberts, Fr. Dennis Andrews, Frankie
Cox, Ruth Hoffman, Emigdia Lara, Viola McCabe, Clarence Neumann, Paul
Oguda and Julio Trimboli. Read
more.
PANSIES, MARYLAND AVENUE, ST. LOUIS
 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. Gus Biehl (East St. Louis, Ill.), who is recovering
from a minor stroke.
Bro. Joseph Meierdirks (Mercy Siena, Dayton), who had
a heart attack and is in Miami Valley Hospital.
Bro. William McCall (Villa St. Joseph Residence, Cupertino),
who has been diagnosed with rectal cancer and will be starting treatment.
Fr. Charles Oyabu (Marianist Residence, San Antonio),
who suffers from cancer.
Please pray also for Richard Csarny, Jane Cox, Maura Finn, David
Fitz, Lisa Koppin, Sr. John Marie Samaha, Angeline Stratman, Mrs. Verbesey
and Theresa Ventura. Read
more.
LATINO FAMILY RETREAT HELD AT CAPE MAY
Bro.
Ralph Neumann (standing, second from left) and Fr.
Ted Cassidy (kneeling, center, second from right) visited several
Latino parishes in South Jersey to promote the Latino Family Retreat
which was held at the Cape May Retreat Center March 17-19. The weekend
was a complete sell-out! A $1,000 grant from the Marianist Sharing Fund
helped make the event possible.
WHO'S DOING WHAT
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Bro.
Tom Wendorf (novitiate,
Dayton) was recently promoted to associate professor of English
at the University of Dayton. Bro. Tom and other faculty members
were honored at a luncheon at UD March 20. Congratulations Bro.
Tom! |
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Bro. John Samaha
(Villa St. Joseph, Cupertino), Province liaison to the Procurator General,
reports that Fr. José María Salaverri
(Valencia, Spain) and Fr. Enrique Torres (Madrid) are
working on biographies of the four martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
killed in Madrid: Fr. Miguel Leibar and Bros.
Florencio Arnaiz, Joaquín Ochoa and Sabino Ayastuy.
According to Bro. John, a meeting of the bishops and cardinals to approve
their martyrdom could happen as soon as fall 2006.
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Bro. Bob
Donovan
is a finalist for the Cincinnati Jefferson Awards, given for public
service. He will join other nominees in June as finalists for five
national Jefferson Awards given by the American Institute for Public
Service. Bro. Bob, a doctor, provides medical care to the poor and
homeless. Kudos to Bro. Bob. Read
more. |
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Fr. Charles
Miller
(Chaminade Community, San Antonio), director of the "Roamin' Rattlers"
travel service at St. Mary's University, guided 17 pilgrims from the
Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, and bishop, Most Rev. John Yanta,
on a Lenten pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Italy March 3-9. In Rome
the group attended a papal audience.
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Limited free copies of "A Short History of the Marianists in
India" are available by contacting Ann
Mueller. The book was created by Bro. Delmar
Jorn in collaboration with Frs. David Fleming,
Florian Royer-Chabot and Bill Christensen,
Bros. Ed Violett and James Perikala,
and Mr. Jim O'Hara. |
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Sr.
Laura Leming, assistant professor of sociology at the University
of Dayton, spoke at the 2006 Miryam Award presentation March 22.
Amy Lopez, director of conference services and
Kennedy Union at UD, was named the 2006 Miryam Award winner. She
was recognized for her work to enhance the lives of women on campus.
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Fr. Bob
Hogan (Casa San Juan, San Antonio) recently moderated parish
programs on parent and community outreach at St. Mary Magdalen Church
in San Antonio, where he is pastor. |
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 Myron Achbach |
Common Bond President
John O'Connor and Reunion Committee Chair Myron
Achbach invite all to attend the Third National Common
Bond Reunion July 28-30 at the University of Dayton. For more information,
e-mail Myron.
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What is a Marianist?
What year were the Marianists founded?
Wally Rodier reports that 16 boys at St. John’s
Residence in Rockaway, N.Y., answered questions like these at a Marianist
“quiz show” coordinated by the Marianist community at St.
John’s. Fr. Paul Landolfi and Bros. Tom
Trager, John Collins, Steve O’Neil and Ray Miklich
gave presentations about the founders, directed questions to the contestants,
kept score and called time. St. John’s has been operated by the
Marianists since 1938.
KOREAN MARIANISTS HOLD CONSECRATION CEREMONY
The
Korean Marianist National Board celebrated the consecration of 12 new
candidates Feb. 5 in Seoul. In preparation for this ceremony, Bro.
John Ko (Region of Korea) has spent the last several months
mentoring the candidates on the characteristics of lay Marianists.
| PEACE & JUSTICE UPDATE:
Bro. Galvin Attends Immigration Rally in D.C.
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Call
For Action on Immigration
The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 was passed
by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee March 27. The next few
weeks are critical in passing comprehensive reforms that protect
U.S. security and create fair and just immigration legislation.
Take action and 
MARIANIST SHARING FUND AWARDS GRANTS
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FROM THE SCHOOLS . . .
VILLA ANGELA-ST. JOSEPH honored its 20 Marianist Urban Student Program participants at a special Founder's Day Awards ceremony in January. The students are from St. Joseph Collinwood and St. Aloysius/St. Agatha schools (both Marianist-sponsored) in Cleveland. Their MUSP scholarships provide them with financial aid, tutoring, mentoring and community building opportunities.
Villa Angela-St. Joseph MUSP participants.
VASJ PARTNERS WITH UD ON ENGINEERING PROGRAM
| Villa Angela-St. Joseph was selected as the pilot school for a collaboration with the University of Dayton on a new pre-engineering program. The program, aimed at introducing high school students to the engineering field, will help position VASJ as one of the top pre-engineering high schools in Northeast Ohio. |  VASJ Seniors Robert Boos, Nick Horner and Morris Williams explore the Chemical Engineering Laboratory at UD. |
ST.
MARY'S UNIVERSITY
The St. Mary's School of Law has reached its $1.6 million goal to renovate
its moot courtroom, a setting where students receive hands-on courtroom
training. The SBC Foundation made an initial $300,000 challenge grant
to kick off the fundraising effort. St. Mary´s University contributed
more than $700,000 to the initiative with the remainder coming from
individual alumni contributors, corporations and law firms, the Law
Alumni Association and faculty and staff of the law school.
| UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON "Beads that feed" are the latest trend on the UD campus. Many UD employees are sporting handmade beaded necklaces made by UD records auditor Chris McCann. The proceeds from these necklaces, which sell for $7 to $20, benefit Our Lady of Nazareth, a school of 1,500 children in Nairobi, Kenya, run by Fr. Marty Solma. McCann has raised nearly $1,500 already—enough to feed, clothe and educate 12 children for a year. Learn more about Our Lady of Nazareth. Watch our videocast interview with Fr. Marty. |  Chris McCann, right, and coworker Rosie Terzian, bead sales manager, show off the many colorful strands. |
UD PRESENTS 2006 MARIANIST STUDENT AWARD
| University of Dayton Senior David Prier has been awarded the 2006 Maureen O'Rourke Marianist Student Award. The award is given to a graduating senior who exemplifies the Marianist charism on campus. Congratulations David! Read David's acceptance speech. |  |
BRO. RALPH VISITS CCHS GUARDIAN ANGELS
Bro. Ralph Neumann (first row, second from right) poses
with the Central Catholic High School Guardian Angels, a group of students
who perform campus service projects. Bro. Ralph made a presentation
to CCHS on Marianist ministries in Mexico. The Guardian Angels collected
over $400 for the Mexican mission.
OUT AND ABOUT
Read the upcoming travel schedule of members of the Provincial staff in St. Louis.
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Read updated changes to the personnel. For more copies of the new personnel, e-mail amueller@sm-usa.org. Remember that personnel information on the PORTAL is updated on a regular basis at www.marianist.com/portal |
THE CLASSIFIEDS
| PRINCIPAL. Nolan Catholic High School in Fort Worth, Texas, is seeking a principal for the 2006-2007 school year. The position will be effective July 1, 2006. Read the job description. |  |
| ADMISSIONS COORDINATOR. Central Catholic High School in San Antonio seeks an admissions coordinator. This is a 12-month, full-time position reporting directly to the principal. Read the job description. |  |
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DISTRIBUTION VOLUNTEER. Bro. Mike O'Grady (Assistant for Religious Life) is looking for a volunteer person or group to act as the distribution center for the Province's Chaminade literature and other Chaminade materials. Storage space and the ability to fulfill requests and process returns are required. Postage costs will be paid by the Province. For more information, contact Bro. Mike at 314.533.1207 or mogrady@sm-usa.org. |
| NEWSLETTER
CENTRAL |
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CMSC.
Read the April 2006 issue of Centerpoint.com,
the newsletter from the Center for Marianist Spirituality & Communities.
MSJC.
Read the March 2006 issue of Justice
Jottings.
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TOPSAIL.
Read the March/April 2006 issue of High
Tidings, the e-newsletter from the CFL Family Retreat
Center in N. Topsail Beach, N.C. Featured in this issue is new director
Marilynn Shackelford. Marilynn's new e-mail address
is: cfldirector@charterinternet.com |
 Marilynn Shackelford |
MLNNA.
Two newsletters are available from the Marianist Lay Network of North
American: Friday
Magnificat
(a joint publication of MLLNA and MSJC) and MLNNA-Enews.
To sign up for these newsletters e-mail
Dan Jordan.
MAUI.
Read Fr. Steve Tutas' April 2006 Maui
newsletter.
CAPE MAY RETREAT EXPLORES MARIANIST SPIRIT
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Sixteen high school and college students participated in a retreat at the Marianist Family Retreat Center at Cape May Point to explore the Marianist spirit. Moderators were Fr. Ted Cassidy, Jessica Sherwin and Fr. Terry Weik from Cape May and Chris and Ann Van Dame, Sr. Grace Walle and Maureen O’Rourke. Bros. Ed Unferdorfer and Al Koch also participated. The Marianist Vocation Office and the Marianist Volunteer Program helped sponsor the retreat, which included presentations on the process of discernment, ways to pray and a service project with inner-city children.
ET CETERA
TECABOCA Family Retreat: Anyone interested in attending or volunteering for the TECABOCA Marianist Family Retreat June 1-4, should e-mail Pati Krasensky. Read more about the retreat.
St. Louis area
priests:
The Archdiocese of St. Louis needs confessors on Mercy Sunday, April
23, at the Cathedral Basilica. If you can hear confessions that day
from 1 – 2 p.m. or 2 – 3 p.m., call the Office of Worship
at 314.792.7230 by
April 5.
FamilyOnline: The next issue of FamilyOnline is Tuesday, April 25. The deadline for stories is Tuesday, April 18.
A THOUGHT
The spiritual quest is not for interesting "spiritual experiences" but for the expansion of our capacity for mercy, the opening of our hearts wide enough to embrace the world, and not just the fragments of it, here and there, which at present we manage to feel with and care about. Martin L. Smith |
CELEBRATING THE 99TH IN STYLE
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JUST ONE MORE...
 All smiles at the campus ministers workshop, Kristin Firestone (Chaminade College Preparatory High School, West Hills, Calif.), Adam Beccera (Chaminade Middle School, Chatsworth, Calif.), Fr. Edwin Johnson (chaplain, Chaminade, West Hills), Greg Evans (North Catholic High School, Pittsburgh) and Jessica Horne (Villa Angela-St. Joseph, Cleveland) |
| PROVINCE
BIRTHDAYS |
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April
| 4 | Richard Kuhn. | papasmurfsm@yahoo.com |
| Ronald Luksic | Rluksic@moeller.org | |
| Robert Wiethorn | Brobobwiethorn@fuse.net | |
| 6 | Kathy Cooper | kcooper@sm-usa.org |
| 7 | Louis Mason | louis.t.mason@lycos.com |
| David Quigley | ||
| 9 | Jack Ventura | jventura@sm-usa.org |
| 10 | Ralph Siefert | rsief@aol.com |
| 11 | Joseph Okoth | maboys@zamnet.zm |
| 12 | Mary Ellen Garcia | megarcia@sm-usa.org |
| Thomas Heinle | tomheinle@aol.com | |
| 13 | Raymond Kacirk | kacirkdrb@aol.com |
| 14 | David Fleming | gensup@smcuria.it |
| 15 | Jorge da Silva | jorge_da@msn.com |
| 16 | Eugene Feld | |
| Sylverius Kerketta | frsylsm@yahoo.com | |
| Martin McMurtrey | ||
| 17 | Robert Backherms | frbobsm@yahoo.com |
| 18 | William Fackovec | william.fackovec@udayton.edu |
| 19 | Donald Neff | dneff4@yahoo.com.au |
| 20 | Francis Matthews | francis05skip@yahoo.com |
| 21 | Mariandu Belevendiran A. | |
| Lawrence Corbin | lcorbin@fuse.net | |
| 22 | Sean Downing | seandowning@yahoo.com |
| 23 | Joseph Barla | barlajoseph@hotmail.com |
| Allen DeLong | adelong@saintlouishawaii.org | |
| Thomas Oldenski | toldenski@hotmail.com | |
| 24 | Robert Hackel | rehackel@aol.com |
| John Leies | jleies@stmarytx.edu | |
| Angelo Mugo Nyaga | ||
| Roberto Rivera | roberto_rivera2003@yahoo.com | |
| 25 | Stephen Wanyoike | |
| 27 | Alexius Toppo | toppoa@rediffmail.com |
| 28 | A. Joseph Barrish | joseph.barrish@notes.udayton.edu |
| Daniel Dhanaraj N | ndany@rediffmail.com |
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