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Saint Vincent Archabbey, College and Seminary and the Diocese of G r e e n s b u r g hosted the annual Red Mass, held this year at Saint Vincent A r c h a b b e y Basilica. The H o n o r a b l e Maureen E. La l ly-Green was the keynote speaker. Judge Lally-Green, of Pittsburgh, is a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Saint Vincent Seminary Board of Regents. Appointed by Gov-ernor Tom Ridge and confirmed by the Senate in 1998, she was elected to a ten-year term in January of 2000.

Judge Lally-Green holds a juris doctor degree from Duquesne University School of Law and a bachelor of science degree in secondary education from Duquesne. She began her career at Duquense Uni-versity School of Law in 1983, moving from adjunct professor of law to visiting professor, assistant professor, associate

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Ordination in SlovakiaSaint Vincent Seminarian Martin

Celuch, third from left, was ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, June 14, 2003, by Most Reverend Alojz Tkac, Archbishop of Kosice, second from left, in the Cathedral of Saint Elizabeth, Kosice, Slovakia. Seminary Rector Father Kurt Belsole, O.S.B., right, and Dean of Students Father Kevin Dominik, not pictured, attended the event, as well as Kevin Poecking of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, a classmate of Father Celuch. Seventeen priests were ordained at the Mass, and Father Celuch and one of his classmates will serve in the United States. Martin has been named associate

pastor of St. Nicholas Parish, Struthers, in the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio. In the Cathedral, there was standing room only and many people were forced to stand outside. Pictured at left, is Msgr. Robert J. Siffin, Vicar General of the Diocese of Youngstown. Saint Martin Church in the village of Sverzov was the site of Father Martin’s Mass of Thanksgiving. The entire village processed up to the church from Father Martin’s home, where Father Martin’s brother Father Peter vested him. Father Peter gave the homily. Below is Father Martin’s Mass of Thanksgiving at Saint Martin Church in the village of Sverzov. See page 12 for more ordination pictures.

Pastoral Stewardship Program Begins October 4


“Defining the Vision of Pastoral Stewardship” was the topic of the first Seminary Pastoral Stewardship Program, held Saturday, October 4. The purpose of the program is to enhance the pastoral preparation of seminarians by fostering leadership and management skills through providing a structure forum for the presen-tation and discussion of:

• Practical realities in light of the social teachings of the Church;

• Critical topics in managing human, physical, and financial resources;

• Ways of maximizing the opportunities

of the ecclesial, civil and communal, and cor-porate contexts in which the priest ministers.

Mr. John C. Marous, Jr., Chairman of the Seminary Board of Regents, provided an introductory presentation of the program. Mr. Marous was chairman and chief execu-tive officer of Westinghouse Electric Corp. from 1988 to 1990. In addition to serving on the boards of a variety of professional and philanthropic organizations, Mr. Marous has been instrumental in the success of the Extra Mile Education Foundation, which provides educational opportunities and services for underprivileged children.

Most Rev. Bernard W. Schmitt presented “The Mission of Pastoral Stewardship.” Bishop Schmitt is the Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia. He has served on the Bishops’ Committee on Priestly Life and Ministry (1988-1991); the National Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Marriage and Family (1990-1996); the Campaign for Human Development Com-mittee (1996-1999) and the Saint Vincent Seminary Board of Regents since 1999.

Rev. Robert Sirico spoke on “The Anthro-

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is published by Saint Vincent Seminary, 300 Fraser Purchase Road

Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650-2690724-537-4592, Fax: 724-532-5052

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PublisherArchabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B.

RectorVery Rev. Kurt Belsole, O.S.B.

Vice Rector — Dean of Human Formation

Rev. Justin M. Matro, O.S.B.

Academic DeanSr. Cecilia Murphy, R.S.M.

Dean of Students — AssociateDean of Human Formation

Rev. Kevin J. Dominik

Director of Spiritual FormationRev. Charles A. Byrd, Jr.

Interim Director of Pastoral FormationMrs. Ellen P. Cavanaugh

Director of DevelopmentWilliam P. Malloy

Writer/EditorKimberley A. Metzgar

Alumni DirectorRev. Gilbert J. Burke, O.S.B.

Contributors:Drew Suelzer

Mark Van Alstine

Seminary Board of RegentsVery Rev. Kurt Belsole, O.S.B.Most Rev. Anthony G. BoscoRev. Msgr. Lawrence Brandt

Mr. David L. BrennanMr. Frank V. Cahouet

Most Rev. R. Daniel ConlonRev. Msgr. George R. CoyneMost Rev. Nicholas C. DattiloRev. Msgr. Raymond G. East

Most Rev. Roger J. FoysHon. Maureen E. Lally-GreenSr. M. Gabriel Kane, I.H.M.

Rev. Thomas J. KramRev. Msgr. Paul A. LenzDr. James V. Maher, Jr.Dr. John C. Marous, Jr.

Mr. Harry F. MurrayRt. Rev. Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B.

Most Rev. Bernard W. SchmittMost Rev. Donald W. Wuerl

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Very Rev. Kurt Belsole, O.S.B.

Dear Friends,We are now three weeks into the fall

semester, and everyone seems to have set-tled into the regularity of seminary life. Our returning seminarians have had good pasto-ral experiences this past summer, from both their own accounts and from the evaluations that have begun arriving in my office from the various dioceses that we serve. We wel-comed eighteen new seminarians at the end of August, and the Orientation Committee did a fine job of introducing them to seminary life. In addition, three new lay students were accepted in the Master of Arts and Master of Divinity programs.

In addition, the seminary was blessed to have three new members join the administra-tive team: Fr. Justin Matro, O.S.B. as Vice Rector and Dean of Human Formation, Fr. Charles Byrd, a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, as Director of Spiritual Formation, and Mrs. Ellen Cavanaugh as Interim Direc-tor of Pastoral Formation. Fr. William Fay who served so faithfully as Vice Rector from 1994 until this past summer has now moved to full-time teaching. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to him publicly for the many ways that he has contributed to the life of the Seminary as Vice Rector and for the contributions that he continues to make as a master teacher.

Fr. Kevin Dominik, Dean of Students and Associate Dean of Human Formation, spent much of the summer involved in upgrading the facilities in Leander Hall, the main semi-nary residence. Due to his hard work, always keeping an eye on deadlines, we were able to install new carpeting, ceiling fans, and new lighting in the seminarians’ rooms in Leander Hall. Other improvements are scheduled as well in the course of the fall semester.

The series of days of recollection began just this past weekend. The first Day of Recollec-tion took place with Fr. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. giving a number of conferences on celibate chastity. Bishop Donald Trautman, Bishop of Erie, will be giving the Day of Recollection in November, and Bishop Roger Foys, Bishop of Covington, will give the semi-nary retreat in January 2004.

All of this is made possible by your gen-erous support of Saint Vincent Seminary. In particular, the various improvements in Leander Hall are a direct result of your contributions to the “Expanding the Vision” capital campaign. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support in the past and to encourage you to continue to be mindful of our needs as we move confi-dently into the future.

Please know that you remain in our prayers. May God reward you.

Submissions ..................................11Recent Ordinations .................12, 13Supreme Knight Honored.............14Commencement Talk............... 14-1620 Receive Degrees................. 16-17Father Barron.................................17Development Corner .....................18Tribute Gifts ...................................19Seminary 2003-2004 ......................20Seminary Picnic.............................21Seminary News & Notes ......... 22-28Opening Day Mass ........................23In Memoriam ..................................24Leander Changes ..........................25Rev. Kevin Dominik .......................26Alumni Day.....................................28

In This Issue . . . Pastoral Stewardship..................1, 12Ordination in Slovakia.................1, 12Jubilee Mass ......................................1Red Mass Speaker.......................1, 19Rector’s Column................................2Faculty Publications..........................3Chicago Politician .............................4Bishops’ Breakfast ............................4Priest’s Anniversary ..........................5Chaplain In Iraq..................................5New Students................................. 6-7Philip Jenkins ....................................7Forgiveness And Reconciliation...8-9Recent Appointments ................10-11Pilgrimage ........................................11

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Faculty Publications Article By Brother Benedict Janecko Wins First Place Award

Father Demetrius R. Dumm, O.S.B., P’40, C’45, S’48, will have his fourth book pub-lished this fall by Liturgical Press. Praying the Scriptures is scheduled to be released in November of 2003.

The book sets a number of biblical prayers in the context of biblical revelation so that they are seen as celebrations of God’s great saving deeds of the Exodus and the Resurrec-tion. Thus they bring us into the very heart of the experience of salvation in that ultimate prayer-event that is the Eucharist. In this context prayers of petition become acts of trust in the goodness of the God who entered

Brother Benedict F. Janecko, O.S.B., P’56, C’61, S65, received first place for Best Feature Article on Prayer and Spiritual-ity at the 2003 Catholic Press Association Awards, which were announced at the CPA convention in Atlanta on May 30.

Brother Benedict’s article, “Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Genesis,” was published in the January/February 2002 issue of The Bible Today, a magazine that offers com-mentary on particular themes in the Bible, and which is published by The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota.

The January/February issue focused on reconciliation, a theme, Brother Benedict notes, that was determined well before Sep-tember 11, 2001. His article was also written before that date, and made more timely fol-lowing the tragedy. Brother Benedict wrote about both missed and seized opportunities in the book of Genesis, especially those that highlight the tensions and strife among family members. These stories illustrate that alienation and hatred have a long legacy, but so, too, does the God-given impulse for reconciliation and forgiveness.

In the book of Genesis Adam blames Eve, Eve blames the serpent and they are cast out of paradise. Cain blames Abel, slays him and is cast out of his land. Sarah envies Hagar’s fertility and casts her out of the family of Abraham. Jacob cheats his brother Esau and flees. Joseph’s brothers envy his gifts and cast him down a well and sell him to passing traders. All these stories call for forgiveness and reconciliation, but each involves unique circumstances.

Eve does not seek forgiveness any more than Cain or Sarah. Abraham’s fidelity is the basis for Sarah’s ensuing fertility. Esau and Jacob embrace later in life, while Joseph saves his starving father and brothers. Brother Benedict urges readers to weigh the particulars of each tale so as to locate their own story line.

Commenting on the award, the judges noted: “What’s a family to do? Our role models are Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Sarah and Hagar, Jacob and Esau, and if we really want to grasp for help, we have the tender story of brothers selling off one of their own. But fortunately, the author pulls all of this together into a reminder that Joseph forgave his brothers through God’s power, and we must forgive as we look to our true

Father Demetrius Dumm Has New Book Due Out This Fall

role model.”The Bible Today is edited by Dr. Mary

Ann Getty-Sullivan, Associate Professor in Sacred Scripture at Saint Vincent College, who also teaches courses at the Seminary.

The Catholic Press Association serves members throughout the United States and Canada. It represents 626 newspapers, magazines, newsletters and foreign-language publications. The combined circulation of those publications is 27 million. There are 215 member newspapers, which include national and diocesan publications, with a combined circulation of 6,673,207. Winners among the newspapers alone were selected from more than 2,000 entries.

See pages 8 and 9 to read Brother Benedict’s award-winning article.

our world definitively in the person of Jesus Christ, while prayers of gratitude convert the lives of believers from fear and guilt to cour-age and joy.

A professor of New Testament at Saint Vincent Seminary for nearly 50 years, Father Demetrius is also the author of A Mystical Portrait of Jesus, Flowers in the Desert and Cherish Christ Above All. He is an editor and contributor to the Col-legeville Pastoral Dictionary of Biblical Theology.

Father Demetrius’ four books are all avail-able from Archabbey Publications, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA 15650-2690, http://www.stvincentstore.com.

Rev. Demetrius R. Dumm, O.S.B.

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Chicago Political Career Preceded Call To Priesthood(Editor’s Note: Father John M. Mate-

jek was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Atlanta by Arch-bishop John F. Donoghue on June 7. He worked for 21 years in Chicago politics as a member of the state legislature, administrative assistant to the Speaker of the House, deputy clerk for the Cook County Board of Commissioners, and chief administrative officer of Thornton, then the largest township in the United States. From 1996 to 1998 he was a marketing manager for a tax assess-ment group in Roswell, before entering the seminary. He is now parochial vicar at the Cathedral of Christ the King.)

By Priscilla GreearThe Georgia Bulletin

At an age when many are dreaming of retirement, former politician Father John Matejek, 55, is beginning a demanding new vocation of public service. He now serves parishioners instead of constituents, the spiri-tual instead of the civic.

After working for over 20 years in Chi-cago politics, including as a state legislator, Matejek moved to Atlanta in 1993 to be near his sister, involved in the city’s vibrant church and living in a warmer climate. He began looking for a job and spending two hours a week in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

While he had considered the priesthood

ministries throughout parishes.”In seminary, he feels that one of the most

useful disciplines he gained for ministry was a prayer foundation in adoration.

“In seminary they always told you to make sure you do an hour of adoration a day. I tried to do that and still do that and I feel it’s a very importatn part of the life of a priest. I think that is one of the most helpful things as a priest. If you’re going to be a leader of your worship community, you should very well know how to pray or how are you going to lead the faithful to prayer.”

He also finds landscaping relaxing, and he gets good practice keeping his sister’s yard in Acworth trim, most recently adding flower bulbs on both sides of the yard to make it like “a little forest.” He gets “great ideas” from Home and Garden Television.

While God may have been calling him to the priesthood earlier in life, he said he was then not as open to hear it and was more interested in politics where he enjoyed helping others and working with people. He sees priesthood and its focus on service as a natural continuation of his political career. He recalls advice his father gave him years ago. “One of the things that always stood out in my mind was my father telling me, ‘Always do what the church teaches and you’ll never go wrong.’”

One area of service he particularly enjoys is visiting the homebound and hospitalized. He recalled the experiences he had while doing a pastoral assignment in Latrobe, during his fourth year of seminary.

“Many times when you visit persons in the hospital they become so overjoyed when a priest visits them. Many haven’t seen any-body but doctors or nurses in days. It gives you a good feeling that you can bring Christ to them at their bedside,” he said. “I really enjoy that because so many are lonely, some have no families. It gives me a lot of joy to bring that to people.”

He also recalled what one priest told him about meeting Mother Teresa privately shortly after he was ordained. “He said ‘Mother Teresa, what do I do to be a good priest?’ She said visiting the sick and hospital-ized, and that always stuck in my mind.”

As he begins to live his new vocation as a parochial vicar at the Cathedral, he is aware of the gift and the mystery of the Eucharist.

“When you’re up on the altar saying Mass, it’s an exciting, peaceful feeling that comes over you,” he said. “Maybe the fact that I can’t explain it means it is so genuine, that God doesn’t want me to explain it at this time.”

Rev. John M. Matejek, S’02

decades ago in college, before deciding to serve others in government, and he felt a call-ing to the single life, Matejek, then 46, was surprised when he sensed God speak while he was in the adoration chapel.

“One day I was just there and it crossed my mind about priesthood. I said, ‘Why would God be calling me to be a priest?’ If somebody told me 10 years ago ‘You’re going to be a priest,’ I’d say, ‘You’ve got to be out of your mind,’” he said. “I kind of felt like maybe this was God up on his throne looking at me and shaking his head and think-ing, ‘John, John, how could you think I’d be calling you to priesthood?’ ... I didn’t know what to make of it.”

He went on to take a job as a marketing manager, ready for a change from politics, but he responded to what seemed like a mes-sage. He began attending vocation discern-ment groups and God put other people in his path who further encouraged him to consider the seminary. The sales manager at his com-pany, now Deacon Richard Conti, enrolled in the archdiocesan diaconate formation pro-gram after he met John, and Father Bryan Horn, who had been his lay small group leader at a “Life in the Spirit Seminar,” went on to enter the seminary. Father Matejek now sees those events as “an ironic situation of how God works.”

While he wondered whether he would fit in going back to study with recent college graduates, when he enrolled at Saint Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, things went well. “To a certain extent, I became a father figure to some of them. I had the experience of the world.”

He’s glad now to work to build up the church of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. “I see it as a very strong faith community and the love of Christ (is present) through the differ-ent ministries. Atlanta as a whole has good

On November 12, 2003, Saint Vincent Seminary will once again play breakfast host to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops during the annual meet-ing in Washington, D.C.

The Board of Regents and the constituent bishops join Fr. Kurt Belsole, O.S.B., Rector, in wel-coming all of the bishops from across the country to a breakfast hosted by Saint Vincent Seminary. The breakfast allows bishops to acquaint themselves with the priestly formation program at Saint Vincent.

The USCCB’s fall meeting will be held from November 10-13.

Seminary to Host Annual Bishops’ Breakfast in

Washington D.C.

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The Summer/Fall 2002 editon of the Leaven noted that a recent seminary graduate, Father Michael Heninger, was serving as a military chaplain. The April 24 edition of The Georgia Bulletin provided an update of his service, noting he had been sent to the Middle East.

“It was a long and hard road to Baghdad, but we’ve made it,” he wrote in an e-mail sent to members of the parish where he served his first assignment as a priest, St. Pius X in Cony-ers, Archdiocese of Atlanta. “You would be so proud of the men and women giving so much of themselves to ultimately make this world a better place. Great sacrifices continue to be made by the coalition forces to provide organized justice for all. Local folks are celebrating in the streets as they experience a newfound freedom. We just celebrated Palm Sunday at the airport. No problem finding palms — as they flourish in this area. We look forward to the Easter celebrations after these difficult past weeks of Lent in the desert. We have much to thank God for each day.”

Father Heninger took two months of training in California’s Mojave Desert before going in late January to Kuwait. His battalion left Kuwait for the desert of Iraq in mid-March. He was stationed at a mobile hospital outside of Baghdad where he offered spiritual support to both Iraqi and American wounded. He also made trips to remote areas to serve 1st Brigade soldiers on maneuver units at their work sites.

He’s had to go as long as 36 hours without sleep, wrote Patricia Greear in The Georgia Bulletin.

“My favorite spot (to sleep),” Greear reported Heninger as writing, “is on the Humvees’ hoods. It’s quite comfortable with a good view of the stars. The rosary is a great way to pray

on the go. Other soldiers think so, too, as I’ve given out hundreds. The meditation and spiritual connection bring great peace to all of us.”He related to his parents, the article said, that at the first Mass he celebrated in Kuwait, 15 people came forward to be confirmed. The

Kuwaiti archbishop celebrated the sacrament.

Rev. Michael B. Heninger, S’99

Military Chaplain Sends Word From Iraq

(Editor’s Note: Rev. Thomas Burke is the son of William Burke and Mar-garet Dvorsky Burke of Pittsburgh. He is a 1988 graduate of Carrick High School. He received a bachelor of sci-ence degree in communications from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from Duquesne University. He earned a master of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary in 2000. He is now a priest and co-vocations director in the Diocese of Pittsburgh.)

By Father Thomas J. Burke

The everyday duties of being a priest con-tinue to inspire and surprise me. The saying, “Expect the unexpected,” truly holds to the priesthood.

I will never forget how I celebrated my second anniversary of ordination recently.

I was preparing dinner for my classmates in honor of our celebration. I was helping the rectory cook decorate the dining room and set up the table when the phone rang and it was UPMC Passavant Hospital.

A parishioner had just passed away, and the family was requesting that I be present. It was only a few weeks ago, on Holy Sat-urday, that he approached me before the

Growth Marks Priest’s Anniversary

blessing of Easter baskets and asked if I could anoint him as he was going into the hospital for cancer surgery.

I prayed over him and anointed him and he smiled and said “Happy Easter, Father Tom.” It was an encounter that was very fresh in my memory.

I rushed to the hospital, walked down the hall to the Intensive Care Unit and met his

daughter. We walked into the room to find him “home with the Lord.”

I said some prayers and stayed there until the other family members arrived. They were in a state of shock over this very unexpected death. I knew I was there with the family to bring peace and comfort and offer support. I thought to myself, “Thanks, God. Happy Anniversary.”

There was something special about this day. I was in a hospital with a grieving family and then I would drive back to the rectory to celebrate with my brother priests. I knew that God meant me to be present for the family and then to switch roles to be there with my classmates.

The evening was a time when we laughed at the fun times we had at St. Paul and St. Vincent seminaries, and talked about our various parish assignments and how much we have grown in two years. Looking back. I have surely grown through the weddings, funerals and baptisms, teaching, visiting the hospital and nursing homes and especially the surprise phone calls.

I thank God every day that He called me to be a priest.

Though I’m not considered newly ordained or a rookie anymore, two years has been good to me, and many, many more. Expect the unexpected.

Rev. Thomas J. Burke, S’00

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Saint Vincent Seminary welcomed 17 new ordination students in its degree programs for the 2003-2004 school year and three lay students into the Master of Arts degree program.. The new ordination students are from nine archdioceses and dioceses and four religious communities. Total enrollment is 90 for the fall semester, including 14 lay men and women

New ordination students, depending on their previous fields of study, will take up to two years of pre-theology course work, or enter into the four-year theology program before ordination. Saint Vincent Seminary offers the Master of Divinity, Master of Arts and Bachelor in Sacred Theology degrees. The Seminary community now includes students from 14 dioceses and archdioceses, 9 Benedictine monasteries and 5 other religious communities.

ST. ANDREW SVORAD ABBEY,CLEVELAND, OHIO

Br. John W. Rusin, O.S.B., is the son of Catherine V. Rusin of Lorain, Ohio, and the late Conrad T. Rusin. He graduated from Lorain Catholic High School in 1974 and earned a bach-elor of science degree in biology from the University of Notre Dame in 1978. He earned a master of environmental science degree from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1980.

ST. ANDREW ABBEYVALYERMO, CALIFORNIA

Br. Lazarus Tumath, O.S.B., is the son of the late John E. and Helen M. Tumath. He is a gradu-ate of Ygnacio Valley High School, Concord, California. He has studied accounting at Diablo Valley Junior College, Pleasant Hill,

Calif. and Golden Gate University, San Francisco; and culinary arts at Long Beach City College, Long Beach, Calif. He has also studied at St. Patrick’s College, Mt. View, Calif.

New Ordination Students for 2003-2004 Academic Year

ST. BERNARD ABBEYCULLMAN, ALABAMA

Br. Patrick Egan, O.S.B., is the son of Mary I. Egan of Chat-tanooga, Tennessee and the late Edward P. Egan, Jr. He is a 1967 graduate of Coffee High School, Florence, Alabama. He earned a bachelor of science degree in history and

political science from the University of North Alabama, Florence, and a master of science degree in counselor education in 1981 from Long Island University.

SAINT VINCENT ARCHABBEY

Brother Michael J. Gabler, O.S.B., is the son of Michael F. and Margaret A. Gabler of St. Marys. He attended St. Marys parochial school and is a 1985 graduate of Elk County Catholic High School. He earned a bachelor of science degree in M.I.S. from Penn State University in 1989. He has two sisters, Lori A. Lingen-felter of Ridgway, Melanie A. Meyer of St. Marys, and a brother, Sean, of St. Marys. He entered the Saint Vincent monastic community in 2002 and made first profes-sion of vows on July 10, 2003.

Br. Fernando P. Lanas, O.S.B., is the son of Fernando and Guadalupe Lanas of Quito, Ecuador. He attended Colegio Fran-ces elementary school in Quito and is a 1989 graduate of Colegio Benalcazar in Quito. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in finance

and management from Universidad San Francisco de Quito in 1997. His sisters are Elisa and Vanessa Lanas of Quito.

ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA

Justin D. Howell is the son of Gary W. and Phyllis G. Howell of Summer-ville, Georgia. He is a 1993 graduate of Chattooga High School, Summerville. He attended Floyd College in Rome, Georgia, studying secondary educa-tion, and received the associate of arts and

bachelor of arts degrees from Franciscan University of Steubenville, majoring in philosophy.

DIOCESE OF COVINGTONJoshua L. Lange is the son of Rich-

ard L. and Donna M. Lange of Alexandria, Kentucky. He is a 1999 graduate of Bishop Brossart High School, Alexandria. He earned a bach-elor of arts degree in history from Thomas More College, Crest-view Hills, Kentucky, in 2003.

Martin J. Pitstick is the son of Paul M. and Mary F. Pitstick of Fairborn, Ohio. He is a 1977 graduate of Carroll High School, Dayton, Ohio. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Franciscan University of Steubenville in

French and theology in 1981, and also studied at the University of Dayton.

DIOCESE OF ERIE

William R. Barron is the son of Patrick and Michelle Barron of Erie. He is a 1999 graduate of Cathedral Prepara-tory School, Erie. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Gannon University in 2003.

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Author Philip Jenkins

Speaks At Seminary

Philip Jenkins, author of The New Anti-Catholicism, The Last Accept-able Preju-dice, spoke S e p t e m b e r 11 at a talk sponsored by Saint Vincent Seminary and the Saint Vin-cent College Department of Religious Studies. Dr. Jenkins is a Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies at Penn State University.

The author of 18 books, approximately 100 book chapters and refereed articles, he received Penn State’s Alumni Teach-ing Fellow Award in 2002. His book, The Next Christendom (2002), won

the 2002 T h e o l o g o s Award of the Association of T h e o l o g i c a l B o o k s e l l e r s for the year’s Best Academic Book. It also won the 2003 Christ ianity Today Book Award for the best book

in the category of “Christianity and Culture.”

College, Chesapeake, Va., from 1996 to 1998. He also studied liberal arts at Macon State University, Georgia.

DIOCESE OF STEUBENVILLE

Matthew K. McTeague is the son of Michael and Patricia McTeague of St. Clairsville, Ohio. He is a 1997 graduate of St. Clairsville High School. He earned a bachelor of music degree from Ohio University, Athens, in 2001 and has done graduate studies in music history at Ohio University.

Seth T. Wymer is the son of Thomas P. Wymer of Wheeling, W.V., and Linda J. Wymer of Tiltonsville, Ohio. He is a 1999 graduate of St. Johns Catholic Central, Bel-laire, Ohio. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from Pontifical College

Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio, in 2003.

DIOCESE OF WHEELING-CHARLESTON

Stephen P. McGinnis is the son of Dr. Lloyd P. and Mrs. Shirley A. McGinnis of Rockport, Indiana. He is a 1988 graduate of Papillion-La Vista High School, Papil-lion, Nebraska. He earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineer-ing in 1992 from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, and a master of science degree and doctorate in electrical engineering from West Virginia University.

DIOCESE OF YOUNGSTOWNMatthew J. Albright is the son of

George J. and Margaret E. Albright of Alliance, Ohio. He is a 1999 graduate

of Marlington High School, Alliance. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in philoso-phy from Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, in 2003.

DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGH

William E. Dorner is the son of Adri-anne Frollini of Pittsburgh. He is a 1991 graduate of Shaler Area High School. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Clarion Univer-sity of Pennsylvania in 1995 and a master of arts degree in sec-ondary social studies from the University of Pittsburgh in 1997. He received a master of arts degree in philoso-phy from Duquesne University in 2003.

Barry P. O’Leary of Pittsburgh gradu-ated from St. Anselm High School, Swissvale,

in 1967. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in English literature from the University of Pittsburgh in 1978 and a master of science degree in education from Duquesne Univer-sity in 1985. He earned a master of education degree from Carlow Collge in 1993, major-

ing in educational leadership.

DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH

Luis A. Fonseca is the son of Hector and Ana Fonseca of Bogota, Colombia. He is a 1994 graduate of Salesian School, Duitauia, Boyaca, Colombia. He earned degrees in the philoso-phy of education from St. Thomas Aquinas University, Bogota, in 1999, and from La Salle University in 2000.

Timothy P. Tarkenton is the son of Thomas R. and Gennie B. Tarkenton. He is a 1996 graduate of Oscar Smith High School, Chesapeake, Va. He studied edu-cation and history at Tidewater Community

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Benedict Janecko, O.S.B.

When I was growing up, we had a family custom or ritual before frequenting the sacra-ment of reconciliation. We were to approach each member of the household, starting with our grandparents, work our way through our parents, down to our siblings, and ask each one for forgiveness. The formula went like this: “Forgive me if I have offended you.” The response came back: “I forgive you; may God forgive you.” At the end of the forgiving line stood my younger brother with his impish smile who eagerly waited to field my question and wield his power of giving or withholding his pardon.

As I look back and reflect on this custom that I sheepishly followed, I now better understand the social dimension of reconcili-ation that Vatican Council II helped inculcate and which is very biblical. Our sins affect other people; so does our forgiveness. Human forgiveness and divine forgiveness are related. When we forgive others, they are already forgiven, and the priest’s bless-ing and absolution in the celebration of the sacrament only help seal and confirm what already has been accomplished.

Need for ForgivenessViolence and conflict mark our times; for-

giveness is in order. From the very beginning forgiveness is necessary, and the context of this reconciliation is family life. Genesis deals with “all the families of the earth.” A probing of Genesis has ramifications on the personal, familial, tribal, and national levels. It also has implications for our spiritual families, especially those of the Middle East, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It is no wonder that Pope John Paul II has made it a point of his pontificate to seek forgiveness first from the Jews, our separated brethren, in Jerusalem, and more recently from the Greek Orthodox during his visit to Greece, where he tried to patch up a 1000-year discord. In Damascus, Syria, the Pope con-tinued to plead for tolerance, healing, and peace between Catholics and Muslims. “All the families of the earth” need healing as well as the religious families (Jews, Christians, and Muslims) stemming from our common father, Abraham.

Shortly after the beautiful creation accounts and original blessing that begin the Bible, the man and the woman sin, and there is need for forgiveness and reconciliation. They try to hide from God since it is hard to face the one we offend. “Where are

you?” (Gen 3:8) asks God of the man and the woman. This separation from God led to a need for forgiveness. Forgiveness and reconciliation are never easy, whether in Old Testament times or today. Genesis consists of stories of opportunities and lost opportunities at reconciliation as Adam blames Eve, and Eve blames the serpent instead of seeking for-giveness. Cain kills Abel rather than come to terms with his offering. Abraham is reconciled with Lot by offering him his choice of land; Lot chooses “fertile valley” while Abraham settles for “dry gulch.” Sarah is envious of Hagar, her handmaid, who is more fertile than she. Rather than be reconciled, Sarah runs Hagar out of town. Jacob cheats his brother Esau and runs for his life instead of talking things out. Joseph’s brothers betray him and sell him into slavery. Sibling and spousal rivalry thrived then as today.

Cain and AbelSibling rivalry was even more volatile than

spousal rivalry in biblical times and governs the plot of many of our stories. Sin began to snowball with the Fall story but intensified with the Cain and Abel feud, which is more lethal than the former since sibling solidarity (blood brothers) was the closest family tie and of very high value inasmuch as one’s family honor or shame was at stake. With Cain’s murder of Abel, sibling rivalry, treachery, and violence are now on the loose and strike closer to home. It is more shocking when brothers fight. When brothers’ blood begins to boil, when a blood brother spills the blood of his brother, we are in for trouble.

From the very beginning, there was conflict

within the community of faith, tension among brothers and sisters. As early as chapter 4 of Genesis we already have a “family feud” as Cain envies his brother’s offering, which leads to murder and fratricide. It’s interesting that the first murder or fratricide recorded in the Bible is over a matter of religion, about sacrifice. Just as Adam and Eve hid, Cain went into hiding when he offended God by killing his brother. Again God questions the perpetrator, “Where is your brother?” (Gen 4:9). Read chapter 4 aloud and note how many times the endearing term “brother” as well as the vengeful term “blood” is used. Dysfunctional families, murder, and fratricide scar and tarnish the opening pages of Holy Writ. There is need of forgiveness and rec-onciliation. After the murder, God will put his protective mark on Cain’s forehead to ward off blood vengeance. Might we learn some-thing from this merciful act of God?

Jacob and EsauTwin brothers Jacob and Esau wrestle for

supremacy from the very beginning, from the womb (25: 19-26). Jacob’s very name and character, nicknamed “usurper, swindler, cheater, deceiver, rogue, and wrestler with God,” all suggest a need for forgiveness and reconciliation. Does Jacob have that capacity within himself? In retrospect we know that at times Jacob can be as pious as a parson. Jacob, who stole his brother’s birth-right and blessing, deceived his father Isaac, and swindled his uncle Laban, finally comes to his senses and attempts to be reconciled with Esau. After Jacob wrestles with God (angel, demon, or man) “face to face” (32:23-31), he meets up “face to face” with Esau whom he has not seen for many years. Jacob must wrestle God or an angel before he can encounter his brother Esau. There is a link between encountering the face of God and the face of one’s brother.

Both of these brothers have changed over the years. We usually note the transforma-tion in Jacob, but Esau has also undergone some radical changes in order to receive his brother back the way he did. Forgiveness must have played some part in this recon-ciliation. Their meeting and reconciliation is reminiscent of the “Prodigal Son” story found in the New Testament. Esau runs to meet his brother, kisses him, and weeps tears of joy as they embrace after many years’ absence (Gen 33:4; see Luke 15:20). Perhaps one has to wrestle with God before being forgiven by one’s brother. The brothers are reconciled but go their separate ways. They are toler-

Brother Benedict Janecko, O.S.B.

Who is my (our) brother and sister?

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ant and loving of the other but see no need to live together in the same camp or town. They need to respect the other.

These individual figures, Jacob and Esau, also represent peoples or nations, named “Israel,” Jacob’s new name, and the Edomites, often depicted as harsh enemies of Israel in the Bible (see Amos 1:11; Ps 137:7). So there is a social and “national” dimension attached to this reconciliation. Archenemies kiss and make up. This incident shows how important one person’s action can be for group peace and harmony.

Joseph Forgives His Brothers

The Joseph story (Genesis 37-50) is another story of “fratricide” — murder, family style. Joseph’s brothers, out of hate, envy, or jealousy, want to get rid of their young boasting brother who is on an ego trip. They wanted to kill him but instead settled for selling him into slavery. After a series of tricks and ruses by Joseph, who had come to power in Egypt, the time comes for a face-to-face meeting with his brothers who worry about his still holding a grudge against them (Gen. 50:15-21). They begged for forgiveness, but Joseph wept when they spoke to him. Then they too broke out into tears of joy and fell down before their brother Joseph just as he “foretold” they would do someday. Joseph said to them, “Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today” (50:20). Maybe God is doing something similar in our own day and age. There is a lot of weeping in these last two stories (Jacob’s and Joseph’s); brothers cannot hold back their tears, but neither can God who weeps when brothers cannot get along. We might conclude that forgiveness runs in this family, in the genes and DNA of the Jacob and Joseph families as well as in the family of God.

These stories can be read on several levels such as the individual, familial, national, and religious. Individual choices and decisions have further ramifications. The Jacob story can be read on several levels as he relates to Esau and to the Edomites. The Joseph story can be read on an individual and familial level.

Social Dimensions of Sin and Forgiveness

Sin has a rippling as well as a crippling effect on others. To this day we claim that the sin of our first human parents Adam and Eve still has an effect on us. The same could be said of the sins of Abraham and Sarah, our first parents in the faith. Just as Genesis 3-11 demonstrates the rippling effect of sin from Adam and Eve through Cain and Abel, through Noah to Babel, so too does Genesis

12-50 from Abraham and Sarah through Jacob and Esau to Joseph and his brothers. The difference is that Genesis 12-50 ends on a note of reconciliation while Genesis 1-11 ends with Babel, the scattering of peoples and nations, chaos and confusion, a symbol of sin.

May I suggest that the book of Genesis is a movement from lost opportunities for forgive-ness (in the case of Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel) to two great stories that culminate in reconciliation (Jacob and Joseph, Jacob’s son). In the case of our first parents and of Cain and Abel, there is no reconciliation. In the later two examples, the brothers are reconciled. What is the difference? Some of the brothers chose to be reconciled. Instead of coming to terms with God’s acceptance of Abel’s offering and being reconciled with his brother, Cain opted to murder him. The opportunity for reconciliation slipped away and ended in tragedy. In the case of Jacob and Esau as well as Joseph and his brothers, the face of god and the face of one’s brother meet. “For truly to see your face is like seeing the face of God — since you have received me with such favor” (33:10).

Today’s ApplicationThe family of Abraham (all of us) needs

to be mended and healed. Jews, Christians, and Muslims need to be reconciled rather than fight over holy sites in the Holy Land and need to be tolerant rather than engage in disputes. Palestinian Arabs and Jews have a similar opportunity for forgiveness and rec-onciliation. As we enter the third millennium, may these ancient biblical stories of recon-ciliation of individuals, families, nations, and religions serve as a model for world religions and for world peace. It is no wonder that Pope John XXIII chose a text from the Joseph story when he met with his Jewish brothers in a Roman synagogue in an ecumenical setting years ago. He simply quoted Genesis 45:4, “I am your brother Joseph” (Joseph was the Pope’s baptismal name).

Cain killed his brother Abel. Esau wanted to kill his brother Jacob until his mother Rebekah intervened. Joseph’s brothers wanted to kill Joseph until Judah intervened. Last June the United States federal government executed Timothy McVeigh. Did enough people inter-vene? Are we our brothers’ keepers? Was this another lost opportunity for Christianity for forgiveness and reconciliation?

The AIDS epidemic is killing millions in Africa. Are we in the First World concerned with our brothers and sisters in the Third World? Many other African lives are in danger due to smuggling in the diamond-mining profession. A recent AIM (Alliance Internationale Monastique) newsletter has brought to our attention the large numbers of

Third World people who work hard, sweat, and are bowed over from picking cocoa and tea leaves in the hot sun, enabling certain chocolate and tea companies to become rich without proper recompense for their work-ers’ labors. Does anyone care? Are we our brothers’ keepers?

At the end of this study we are asked to turn a phrase as well as turn the other cheek by rephrasing our original question, “Who is my (our) brother and sister?” to a more challenging one, “To whom am I (are we) brother and sister?” It is time for us as individuals, families, nations, and religions to seek forgiveness for our past sins and, in some cases, to offer back pay for work done but not compensated (see the Jacob and Laban story [Genesis 30-31]). “Forgive us, if we have offended you,” brother or sister. Hopefully the response will come back, “We forgive you; may God forgive you.”

The pilgrim songs (Psalms 120-134) may help us pilgrim people to locate forgiveness in God when we pray and sing, “If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered” (Ps 130:3-4). They also help locate reconciliation in us, “How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!” (Ps 133:1). Wouldn’t it be great someday to realize the psalmist’s prayer and dream!

Brother Benedict F. Janecko, O.S.B., teaches Old Testament and Hebrew at Saint Vincent Seminary.

New Bulletin AvailableCopies of the new Saint Vincent

Seminary Catalogue for 2003-2005 are now available for persons interested in enrolling in the Seminary’s degree or continuing education programs. Contact the Office of the Academic Dean, Saint Vincent Seminary, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, Pa., 15650-2690, to request a copy, 724-532-6600.

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Rev. Charles A. Byrd, Jr. Ellen P. CavanaughRev. Kevin J. DominikRev. Justin M. Matro, O.S.B.

Mrs. Ellen P. Cavanaugh has been named Interim Director of Pastoral Formation. She will direct field education, the placement and supervision of seminarians in a variety of com-munity and parish work, and teach Pastoral Theology during the next academic year.

The Pastoral Formation Pro-gram at the Seminary engages students actively in parish and other ministries under the supervision of qualified priests, religious, and lay professionals. The practicum experiences build upon the pastoral foundation inherent in the entire curriculum. Weekly theological reflection is integral to individual ministry experiences. The Director of Pastoral Formation works closely with parish clergy and laity in developing the ministry of semi-narians.

Cavanaugh is a graduate of Duquesne University in Religious Education and is currently a candidate for the Ph.D. degree in systematic theology. She has served as an author and lecturer for the last three years. Recent publications include Living the Works of Mercy: Daring Teens to Change the World (St. Mary’s Press) and The Call to A Deeper Faith: Lenten Reflections based on Pope John Paul II’s Letters to Youth

Rev. Charles A. Byrd, Jr., a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, has been named Direc-tor of Spiritual Formation. He is a 1982 graduate of Newman High School, Georgia, and received a diploma in advertising from the Portfolio Center, Atlanta, in 1985. He had an eleven-year career in advertising in Louisville, Kentucky, and Atlanta, before

Seminary Faculty, Administrative Appointments Announced

Interim Director ofPastoral Formation

Director ofSpiritual Formation

Associate Dean ofHuman Formation

Vice Rector, Dean of Human Formation

During the Opening Day Mass of the Seminary on August 25, members of the faculty and administration receiving new appointments made the Profession of Faith and took the Oath of Fidelity. Seminarians assist those taking the Oath of Fidelity. From left are Alan Polczynski, seminarian from the Diocese of Greensburg; Rev. Justin M. Matro, O.S.B., Vice Rector; Joseph Carr, seminarian, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Rev. Kevin J. Dominik, Associate Dean of Human Formation; Timothy Kruthaupt, seminarian, Diocese of Greensburg; Mrs. Ellen P. Cavanaugh, Interim Director of Pastoral Foramtion; Steven Neff, seminarian, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Rev. Charles A. Byrd, Jr., Director of Spiritual Formation.


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Very Rev. Kurt Belsole, O.S.B., Rector, has announced the appointment of Rev. Kevin J. Dominik, of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, as Associate Dean of Human Formation.

Father Dominik will continue to serve as Dean of Students of the Seminary. Prior to his arrival at Saint Vincent, he served three years at Saint Paul Seminary,

Father Justin M. Matro, O.S.B., has been named Vice Rector and Dean of Human Formation of the Seminary. He has been an instructor at the Seminary from 1990 to 1999, when he was named to the regular faculty. He previously served in the seminary adminis-tration as Director of Spiritual Life, and from 2000 to 2003 he

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The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston will hold its Eighth Annual Pilgrimage and Day of Prayer for Vocations on October 18 at Saint Vincent Seminary.

In an article in The Catholic Spirit promoting the pilgrimage, Father Neil Buchlein, who has been serving at Ascension Parish in Hurricane for the last five years, said, “I applaud the Benedictine commu-nity for their many talents, their special vocation of teaching future priests and their ability to celebrate the Eucharist. The Lord has something special for all of us to do in helping spread the good news.”

Seminarian John Mulcahy described seminary life as “college the way it ought to be. Unlike college where you can only get to know a handful of people, everyone knows everyone here at Saint Vincent. We share the same classes, we pray together, we eat together.”

Another seminarian, Arthur Bufogle, thought the orientation program at Saint Vincent was among the best he has experienced.

“They have a great mentoring program for all new seminarians,” he said. “In addition to the campus tour, there is even a tour of the local community.”

During the visit pilgrims will tour the seminary, have the opportunity to celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation and attend Mass at the Archabbey Basilica. A new feature is a gathering for evening prayer. The Mass will feature the music of the Vocations Choir, which is made up of liturgical musicians from parishes throughout West Virginia.

Five the the diocese’s twelve seminarians attend Saint Vincent Seminary.

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beginning studies for the priest-hood.

He earned a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from Saint

was Vocation Director for Saint Vincent Archabbey.

He attended Highland Avenue Grade School, Midland Park, New Jersey, and is a 1976 graduate of Midland Park High School. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Seton Hall University in 1981, a master of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary in 1988, a master of arts degree in sys-tematic theology from Saint Vin-cent Seminary in 1989, a master of arts degree in formative spiri-tuality from Duquesne University in 1991, and the S.T.D. from the Gregorian Pontifical University, Rome in January of 2000.

He made simple profession of vows on July 10, 1984, and solemn profession of vows on July 11, 1987. He served his diaconate internship at Sacred Heart Parish, Jeannette (1988-1989). He was ordained a priest on May 27, 1989, by Bishop Anthony G. Bosco of Greens-burg.

At Saint Vincent, he served as assistant at the Archabbey

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Gristmill (1984-1985); Archab-bey guestmaster (1984-1985); socius of novices (1985-1986, 2001-2003); assistant, Devel-opment Club (1986-1989); assistant, College Development Office (1986-1987); assistant, Seminary Development Office (1987-1991); member of the staff of Saint Vincent Retreat Programs (1986-1988); assistant guestmaster of Leander Hall (1995-1998); director of the Retreat Program (1988-1990);

In 2001 he was appointed as food service liaison for monastery food services; and, in 2003, associate director of vocations for the Archabbey.

He is a son of Nicholas P. Matro of Latrobe and the late Marguerite (Monnich) Matro.

Michigan, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in reli-gious education. He received a master of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary in 1988.

Following his May 21, 1988, ordination to the priesthood, Father Dominik served as Direc-tor of Religious Education and parochial vicar for Saint Joseph Parish, Verona (1988-1992); parochial vicar at Saint John the Baptist Parish, Churchill (1992-1997); Deanery Director of Religious Education for the Pittsburgh Diocese (1994-1997); parochial vicar for Saint Valen-tine Parish, Bethel Park (1997-1998) and as Master Cathechist for the Diocese of Pittsburgh (1990-2000).

He is the son of John and Helen Dominik of McKeesport, where he attended Saint Mary Czestochowa Parish, Saint Mary’s Parish grade school and Serra Catholic High School.

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Pittsburgh, where he was Vice Rector, Academic Dean and Director of Spiritual Formation. During that same time period he also served as Director of Clergy and Ministerial Formation for the Pittsburgh Diocese.

He is a 1984 graduate of Saint Mary’s College, Orchard Lake,

(Creative Communications). Her articles have appeared in Reli-gion Teacher’s Journal, Cat-echist, and Youthworker.

Cavanaugh has served as a guest lecturer in various under-graduate and graduate courses for Duquesne University and Carlow College. She also serves as a Master Catechist for the Diocese of Pittsburgh and a Confirmation retreat facilitator for Gilmary Retreat Center. She is currently a member of the Cat-echetical Technology Committee for the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Prior experience in youth ministry, religious education and spiritual formation was in diverse parish demographics, including Good Shepherd in Braddock, Saint Ferdinand in Cranberry, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Carnegie, and Saint Athanasius in West View.

She lives with her husband and two children in Beaver County where they are members of Saint John Neumann Parish.

Vincent College, Latrobe, in 1997; the S.T.B. from Gregorian University, Rome in 1999; and the S.T.L. from Angelicum Uni-versity, Rome in 2001.

Prior to his appointment at the Seminary, he had served as parochial vicar at Saint Andrew Parish, Roswell, Georgia, from 2001-2003.

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By Rev. Matthew KujawinskiThe Lake Shore Visitor

It is a warm, sunny, Sunday afternoon, early in summer, midway through the 1980s. There is something different about this day. The streets are clean. The grass is cut. The bushes are trimmed. The flow-ers planted and fertilized. There are no cars in the streets. Instead, there are many people milling about.

It’s a day so unlike any other day of the year that even the curbs of the street are sparkling white. At the appointed time the bells in the church tower begin to ring in triumph and welcome. They do not welcome the Second Coming. Instead, they welcome the presence of the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament on the occa-sion of the annual Corpus Christi procession at Saint Stanislaus Church, Erie. I am blessed to have grown up in an ethnic neighbor-hood where everyone knew everyone else and church was involved in every single aspect of life from birth until death. On the opportunity to look back, it’s as if my whole life has been forming me for this moment and beyond. I began serving Mass at an early age. I was constantly in church for one reason or another. I had excellent examples from the late Father Joseph Radziszewski, Msgr. Joseph Reskowski, Father James McCormick and Father Casimir Wozniak. The “ladies of the parish” constantly told me that they were praying for me and for my vocation. In school I was the “religious” one amongst my friends and classmates.

In high school, Father James Bird was a profound influence in my life as well as my pastor, Msgr. Bernard Urbaniak, and

Ordination in SlovakiaA few more photos from the ordination of Father Martin

Celuch to the priesthood, on Saturday, June 14, 2003. In the top photo, Father Celuch, second from left, processes outside the Cathedral of Saint Elizabeth, Kosice, Slovakia, with the seventeen other priests who were ordained that day by Most Reverend Alojz Tkac, Archbishop of Kosice.

The family photo, bottom, includes (back, from left) Father Martin, brothers, Marion, Cyril and Father Peter, (front, from left) his grandmother, sister Agnesa, mother and grandmother.

(Photos courtesy of Msgr. Robert J. Siffrin, Vicar General of the Diocese of Youngstown and Rev. Kevin Dominik)

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Msgr. Mark Bartchak, the resi-dent priest. As the time came to enter the St. Mark’s Seminary Formation Program, I was not

quite sure that this was the path for me. I began to think of other opportunities in life. But, I admitted to myself that I should look into seminary. Seven years later and here I am.

My parents have been very supportive and were not very

surprised by this decision but met it with quiet approval. They have been very active in my seminary formation chiefly through the Saint Mark’s Seminary Auxiliary as well as being present at the significant events of my forma-tion. They also have been sup-portive in their advice concerning cars and finances and insurance. It is neither easy nor profitable in the eyes of the world being a seminarian, but the support of family makes it easier. My friends were not surprised either. My close friends supported me by being my friends and keeping my mind very much aware of life outside of church framework. Classmates from grade school and high school continually check on my “progress.” At times they are as surprised that ordination is here as much as I am.

Why enter the priesthood in this era of declining vocations and increasing demands on priests? Why not? Every priest that I have come in contact with has told me that they find it so rewarding and cannot imagine having a happier life. This is true coming from priests in Ridgway; Erie; Bradford; Sharon; Mead-ville; Pittsburgh; Harrisburg; Philadelphia; Altoona; Wheel-ing, W.Va.; Atlanta, Ga.; Tulsa, Okla.; Youngstown, Ohio;


Pastoral Stewardship Program Held On October 4

pological and Christian Foundation for Freedome and Responsi-bility.” Rev. Sirico is a noted lecturer and founder of the Action Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, which is dedicated to helping religious groups learn about economic issues. His writ-ings have appeared in several renowned publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, National Review, The London Financial Times and Crisis.

Rev. John Haney presented “Pastoral Examples of Stewardship.” Rev. Haney was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1961 and is currently pastor of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin Parish. He presently serves on the Priest Council of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Diocesan Personnel Board and as a Diocesan Consultor. He is a member of the Saint Vincent Seminary Pastoral Stewardship Committee.

Other presentations in the cycle of the Pastoral Stewardship Program will be “Leadership of the Church in the Modern World,” “Stewardship: Theology and Practice,” “Sound Financial Adminis-tration of Parishes,” “Management of Employment Related Mat-ters,” “Management of Parish Reconfiguration,” and “Parish Vision and Long Range Planning.”

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parochial vicar at Saint Vincent Basilica Parish.

Father Cajetan is continu-ing studies in Rome, where he received a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree, magna cum laude, from the Pontifical Ateneo di Sant’ Anselmo, Rome, Italy, in 2002. He is pursu-ing graduate studies in canon law at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. While in Rome he served as a deacon at the U.S. Naval Base in Gaeta, Italy, during the 2002-2003 academic year.

* * * * *Rev. John M. Matejek was

ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Atlanta on June 7. After working for over 20 years in Chicago politics, includ-ing as a state legislator, Matejek moved to Atlanta in 1993 to be near his sister, to be involved in the city’s vibrant church and to live in a warmer climate. His story appears on page 4 of this edition of Leaven.

vicar at St. Joan of Arc Parish, Hershey. Father Fauser has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Joseph Parish, Hanover.

* * * * *Three Benedictines from

Saint Vincent Archabbey were ordained to the priesthood in 2003.

Rev. Brian D. Boosel, O.S.B., and Rev. Thomas P. Curry, O.S.B. were ordained to the priesthood on May 17, 2003, by Bishop Anthony G. Bosco of Greensburg. Rev. Cajetan P. Homick, O.S.B., was ordained by Bishop Bosco on July 12.

Father Brian, who is assistant archivist of the Saint Vincent Archabbey Archives, assistant master of ceremonies and sacris-tan. and director of Archabbey Publications, was named campus minister of Saint Vincent College in August.

Father Thomas, who served as assistant director of vocations (1998-2000) and as an assistant in the summer retreat program for the Archabbey, was named

Rev. James A. Caldwell, an Erie native, was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Tulsa on July 26. The oldest of seven children, he attended Saint John the Baptist School and Mercyhurst Preparatory School, both in Erie. He earned degrees in psychology and theology at

Saint Bonaventure University, New York. After graduation he drove semi-trailer trucks across the United States for five years.

He became associated with the Diocese of Tulsa in 1995 at the invitation of Father Tim Davison, who was then vocation director. He worked at diocesan parishes for a year and entered Saint Vincent Seminary in 1996.

* * * * *G. David Weikart of the

Diocese of Youngstown was ordained to the priesthood on May 31 by Bishop Thomas Tobin at Saint Columba Cathedral. He began his first assignment as associate pastor of Saint Chris-tine Parish on July 1.

* * * * *More than 700 people filled

the Saint Patrick Cathedral, Har-risburg, for the June 7 ordinations of Fathers Paul M. Clark and Steven W. Fauser by Aux-iliary Bishop David A. Zubik of the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Father Clark will serve as parochial

and Columbus, Ohio. They all say that it is not easy, but it is rewarding.

In the words of Archbishop Timothy Dolan, the goal of my life is to be a saint. The Second Vatican Council teaches that the priest is sanctified through minis-try. I want to be a holy priest and I look to ministry to be my sanc-tification and the most satisfying aspect of the priesthood.

Advice for someone thinking about the priesthood: Try it, you don’t know if it is for you unless you give the seminary a try.

Matthew Kujawinski was ordained a priest June 27 for the Diocese of Erie. He earned a master of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary, a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Gannon University, Erie, and is an alumnus of Cathedral Preparatory School and the former St. Stanislaus School, Erie. He was born in Erie in 1977, the son of Arthur and Nancy Kujawinski of Erie. His interests are reading, trav-eling, computers and collect-ing Fontanini nativity pieces.

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Knights, Saint Vincent Founders

Had Impact On Church History

I am immensely grateful to you as I receive this honorary degree.

Saint Vincent Archabbey and Saint Vin-cent Seminary have had such a magnificent history — indeed, it is hardly possible to appreciate the history of the Catholic Church in the United States without acknowledg-ing the role of Benedictine educators in the formation of generations of Catholics and of Catholic priests, especially here in Latrobe.

Both Saint Vincent Archabbey and the Knights of Columbus form part of the narra-tive of Catholicism on our continent. Both our founders, Archabbot Wimmer and Father McGivney died in the same decade and both forever changed the history of the Catholic Church in this country. Both also helped bring to reality the prediction of Archabbot Wimmer in 1845, that, “If every Religious Order develops a healthy activity within its sphere, the result will be doubly sure and great. North America will no longer depend upon Europe for its spiritual welfare, and the day may come when America will repay us just as England, converted by the Benedic-tines, repaid the continent of Europe.”[1]

Some years ago, I had the privilege of joining several friends from Italy on a pilgrim-age to pray at the cave of Saint Benedict at Subiaco, and so on this occasion I would like to also express gratitude to this great saint.

But most especially I would like to express gratitude to our graduates — men who have answered the call of our Lord and who have persevered. Our hope for you this day as you graduate and as you move toward priestly ordination is the same as that of our Holy Father who, on the fiftieth anniversary of his own ordination, addressed his brother priests with this hope: “Learn to see in your priesthood the Gospel treasure for which it is worth giving up everything.”[2]

Certainly, all of us here — and especially the Knights of Columbus — ”treasure” your coming priesthood and seek solidarity with you in this great mystery through both spiri-tual and practical means.

It is a privilege to be given the opportunity to offer some observations to you at your commencement, as you look forward to the day of your ordination.

You, graduates, might be called the gen-eration of the “New Millennium” and of the “New Springtime of the Gospel.”

Yet, if we are in the beginning of a spring-

time of the Gospel, and I believe with the Holy Father that we are, then it is a spring-time that follows what has been a very hard winter — perhaps one of the hardest in all human history.

Our “winter” of the twentieth century was a season of ideological conflict, world war and of an AIDS pandemic, which may yet decimate one or more continents.

The winter that we have come through has caused not only suffering, it has caused a radical change of thinking — most evident in Europe but also to a large extent in America.

In his book, The Passion of the Western Mind, Richard Tarnas has traced this intel-lectual journey. He writes, “Western man enacted an extraordinary dialectic in the course of the modern era — moving from a near boundless confidence in his own powers, his spiritual potential, his capacity for a certain knowledge, his mastery over nature, and his progressive destiny, to what often appeared to be a sharply opposite condi-tion: a debilitating sense of metaphysical insignificance and personal futility, spiritual loss of faith, uncertainty in knowledge, a mutually destructive relationship with nature, and an intense insecurity concerning the human future.”[3]

What Tarnas has described might be termed more simply as the post-modern con-dition of the West. Nonetheless, it is real and it will be with us for a very long time.

It may be that this collapse of Western confidence may mark a decline not dissimilar from the demise of Greek power and culture after the fall of the Athenian empire at the end of the Peloponnesian War. If so, then

the emergence of the new world order we are now witnessing has just as much to do with a shift in intellectual and moral confi-dence between Europe and America as it does with a shift in the balance of economic and military power.

There has been another change. Writing in the 1960s, Joseph, now Cardinal, Ratzinger observed that the West had changed the way in which it viewed the world. It abandoned a fundamentally historical outlook exemplified by thinkers such as Hegel, Marx and Darwin, and instead substituted what he called a “turn towards technical thinking.”[4]

Cardinal Ratzinger suggested that what is now most important is what man can make, that is, technology. Technology has become so important that even man himself has become the subject of his own technology.

Consider how rapidly the acceptance of abortion, in vitro fertilization, genetic engi-neering and cloning has redefined what it means to be human. Consider as well what changes are occurring in human identity and community as a result of the virtual reality of the Internet.

But while this interaction between post-modernism and technology may be the inter-nal crisis of the West, clearly the most serious external crisis is that posed by militant Muslim fundamentalism.

Graham Greene once said that he was “convinced that the drop in [priestly] voca-tions has to do with the fact that we don’t put across clearly enough the attraction to be found in a difficult and dangerous calling.”[5]

The Honorable Carl A. Ander-son, J.D., Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, received an honorary doctorate and gave the commencement address on May 9.

Dr. Anderson is the chief execu-tive officer and chairman of the board of the world’s largest Catho-lic family fraternal service organi-zation, which has more than 1.6 million members.

His commencement address appears at left.

Honorary Degree AwardedTo The Supreme Knight


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Well, in that case vocation directors should have plenty to talk about.

But it would be better to talk about what John Paul II reminds us — that the priest’s “vocation is a mystery of divine election.”[6] And I would add, it is a mystery, which today comes at a time of renewal within the Church unequaled at any time since the Counter-Reformation.

In my office in New Haven, I keep a large seventeenth century painting of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. I do this because of the many similarities between Saint Ignatius’s time and our own.

Counter-Reformation studies have suf-fered, I think, because of the unfortunate use by nineteenth century German historians of the phrase, “Gegenreformationen.”[7]

However accurate the term may be to describe political events up to the Treaty of Westphalia, it does not do justice to ecclesial and theological realities.

During this time, spiritual renewal in the Church was primary; political and military reaction was secondary.

Indeed, I think it is hard to argue, for exam-ple, that Saint Ignatius’s mystical experiences at Manresa during 1522 were a reaction to the Reformation or to anything else.

Saint Ignatius’s experience was in a way “typical” of authentic renewal within the Church. There was no grand strategy or blueprint; instead, the work of the Spirit began out of public sight, within the heart and in secret.

A call is heard and answered. A vocation is born, sometimes immediately, at other times only gradually.

We have in our own day the examples of a young Albanian nun traveling by train through India and a young Polish student in Krakow who joined a “Living Rosary” under the spiritual direction of a local tailor named Jan Tyranowski.

What marked the “spirit” of the Coun-ter-Reformation was “the revival of the sacramental life” and especially a “new fervor for the sacraments of Confession and Communion.”[8] And this emphasis on the devout life brought with it greater respect for and attention to conscience and personal reformation.

Throughout this time of controversy, war and renewal within Europe, Catholics also looked outward: missionaries followed Columbus to the New World where they converted millions of Native Americans through devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe. At the same time they sustained a military

engagement with the Turkish Empire, marked notably by the Siege of Rhodes in 1522, of Vienna in 1529, of Malta in 1565 and the Battle of Lepanto in 1571.

In our own time do we not see something similar?

The Church now embraces a universal call to holiness promoted throughout a pontificate marked by Marian and Eucharistic devotion and the proclamation of Divine mercy.

In the midst of an evolving culture of death and its diminishing of the value of human life, the Church advances a new personalism to defend human dignity rooted “in the mystery of the Word made flesh.”[9]

Not content simply to oppose abortion and other threats to life, the Church calls her people to become “the people of life and the people for life.”[10] We are called to lead a new effort to renew society and to transform it through a new culture of life, which will give rise to a new civilization of love.

Only this society, this culture, this civiliza-tion is worthy of the great dignity of the human person, once that dignity is perceived by means of the mystery of the Incarnation.

In building this new culture — or, if you will, in evangelizing this culture — we cannot expect to rely upon the so-called elites. Instead, in a democratic society, evangeliza-tion of culture is accomplished through the work of many small cultures of evangeliza-tion, which is to say, of families, of parishes and of associations.

Indeed, in the new evangelization, fami-lies, parishes and associations become both the object and the subject of evangelizing activity.

But building the culture of life can advance only where the universal call to holiness is taken seriously and only where an uncompro-mised commitment to the sanctity of human life is respected.

And that can only occur through the leadership of dedicated and holy priests. As John Paul II has written, “A priest can be a

guide and teacher only to the extent that he becomes an authentic witness!”[11]

And this can only be accomplished through daily effort to make Christ present to the world.

The Holy Father continues, “For every priest, in every age, the greatest task is each day to discover his own priestly “today” in the “today” of Christ.”[12]

Perhaps in an earlier day, one would have spoken instead of the desire for God or the pursuit of holiness. And yet as we look back over the last century we see many who revealed to us this “today” of Jesus Christ — Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Maximilian Kolbe, Edith Stein, Josemaria Escriva, Sister Faustina Kowalska, Teresa of the Andes, John XXIII.

Historians will one day assess whether these names will in time resonate with the same force and shine with the same bright-ness as Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier and Philip Neri. What is certain, however, is that in the example of these lives there is no fading of the light, but the dawn of a new brilliance — the dawn of a new springtime.

Several years before his death, the French Catholic poet Charles Péguy completed his epic spiritual poem, The Portal of the Mystery of Hope. Toward the end of it he wrote this,

My son’s incredible descent among men.

Into their midst.When you think of what they made

of him.Those thirty years that he was a car-

penter among men.Those three years that he was a sort

of preacher among men.A priest.Those three days when he fell victim

to men.Among men.Those three nights when he was dead


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The Honorable Carl A. Anderson, J.D., Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, received an honorary doctorate and gave the commencement address on May 9. Presenting the degree are Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B., Seminary Chancellor, and Sr. Cecilia Murphy, R.S.M., Academic Dean.

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in the midst of men.Dead among the dead.Through the centuries of centuries

that he’s been a host among men.This incredible adventure was fin-

ished.The adventure that has tied my hands,

God, for all eternity.The adventure by which my Son has

tied my hands.Tying the hands of my justice for eter-

nity, untying the hands of my mercy for eternity.

And against my justice, inventing a new justice.

A justice of love. A justice of hope.[13]Those of you who graduate today have

now drawn so much closer to entering into this “adventure” — the adventure of a “today” which each of you can live only in a unique way, but which to all of us is a very great hope and a very great joy.

Thank you.

References:[1] Boniface Wimmer, “Concerning the

Missions,” Augsburger Postzeitung, Novem-ber 8, 1845, reprinted in Jerome Oetgen, Mission to America (Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2000), p. 497.

[2] John Paul II, Gift and Mystery (New York: Doubleday, 1996), p. 96.

[3] (New York: Harmony Books, 1991), pp. 393-94.

[4] Joseph Ratzinger, Introduction to Christianity (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1990), p.34.

[5] Quoted in Joseph Pearce, Literary Converts: Spiritual Inspiration in an Age of Unbelief (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2000), p. 418.

[6] Gift and Mystery, op.cit., p. 3.[7] H. Outram Evennett, The Spirit of the

Counter-Reformation (Notre Dame: Uni-versity of Notre Dame Press, 1970), p. 5.

[8] The Spirit of the Counter-Reforma-tion, op.cit., p. 40.

[9] Vatican Council II, The Pastoral Con-stitution on the Church in the Modern World, Gaudium et spes Dec. 7, 1965, no. 22.

[10] John Paul II, Encyclical Letter, Evan-gelium vitae (1995), no. 78.

[11] Gift and Mystery, op.cit., p. 89.[12] Ibid., p. 84.[13] Charles Péguy, The Portal of the

Mystery of Hope (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1986), p. 136.

Twenty seminary students received degrees at Saint Vincent Seminary’s annual commencement held on Friday, May 9. Eleven students received the Master of Divin-ity degree, eight the Master of Arts degree and one the Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree.

ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA Cyril Chae is the son of Sun-ik Chae and

Cho-Young Noh of Seoul, Korea. He com-pleted high school in 1976 in Seoul, Korea and studied for two years at Saint Vincent College Seminary in Quezon City, Philip-pines. He earned a diploma of philosophy and theology from Saint Vincent School of Theology in the Philippines. He received the master of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary in 2003.

DIOCESE OF ARUA, UGANDAAlex Andrua is from the Diocese of

Arua, Uganda. He is a 1996 graduate of Dokea Seminary, Arua, Uganda. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy in 1999 from Alokolum National Major Semi-nary, Gulu-Uganda. In 2003 he earned the master of arts degree from Saint Vincent Seminary, with honors.

DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTELeo B. Fowler is the son of the late

Deena J. Fowler of Mullins, South Carolina. He is a 1965 graduate of Holy Savior in Lockport, Louisiana. He graduated from Francis Marion University, Florence, South Carolina in 1989 with a degree in history and studied philosophy at Belmont Abbey from 1991 to 1993. He received a master’s degree in library science from the University of South Carolina in 1996. He earned the master of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary in 2003.

DIOCESE OF COLUMBUSDavid J. Young is the son of Richard

E. and Jeanne M. Young of Columbus, Ohio. He is a 1996 graduate of St. Francis DeSales High School. He attended Ohio State University and the Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, where he received a degree in philosophy in 2000. He earned a master of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary in 2003, with honors, and also received the Diakonia Award, given by the faculty for academic performance, service to the community by upbuilding student morale and spirit, leadership, and creative outreach.

DIOCESE OF HARRISBURGPaul Michael Clark is the son of Charles

J. and Josephine G. Clark of Hanover. He is a 1993 graduate of New Oxford Senior High

School. In 1997 he earned a bachelor of arts degree in Spanish and religious studies from Western Maryland College, Westminster, Maryland. He earned the master of divin-ity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary in 2003, with high honors. In 2002 he earned a master of arts degree from the seminary, with high honors.

Steven W. Fauser is the son of Ger-aldine and William D. Fauser of Harrisburg. He is a 1994 graduate of Warrior Run High School, Turbotville. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in French and German from Millersville University in 1998. He earned the master of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary in 2003, with highest honors. In 2002, he earned the master of arts degree, with high honors.

Michael W. Rothan of the Diocese of Harrisburg is the son of Richard and Mary Anna Rothan of Strasburg, Pennsylvania. He is a 1991 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School and earned a bachelor of sci-ence degree in biology from Shippensburg University in 1995. He also earned a teacher certification from Millersville University in 1996. In 2003, he received the master of arts degree from Saint Vincent Seminary, with high honors. He also received the Honor-able Judge Bernard F. Scherer Award, given to the student who demonstrates a breadth of learning, knowledge which allows one to integrate theology and the life of the People of God with academic areas, wisdom and the ability to see the interconnectedness of all life, the practice of corporal works of mercy, wit-ness to faith and a hope-filled attitude.

DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGHSean M. Francis is the son of Paul and

Ann Francis of Allison Park. He is a 1990 graduate of North Allegheny High School, Wexford. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy from Duquesne Uni-versity in 2000. He earned the master of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary in 2003.

DIOCESE OF STEUBENVILLEH. Christopher Foxhoven is the son

of Henry F. and Arlene M. Foxhoven of Bloomingdale, Ohio. He attended Harlan Community High School in Harlan, Iowa, and graduated in 1994 from Our Lady of the Rosary Home-School. He received a bach-elor of arts degree in theology from Francis-can University of Steubenville in 1999. He earned the master of divinity degree from

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Saint Vincent Seminary in 2003.Timothy J. Kozak is the son of Mike

and Rose Marie Kozak of Barberton, Ohio. He is a 1975 graduate of Barberton High School, Barberton, Ohio. He earned a bach-elor of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Akron, Ohio, in 1980. He earned the master of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary in 2003, with honors.DIOCESE OF WHEELING-CHARLESTON

John A. Rice is the son of Donald R. and the late Carol A. Rice of Vienna, West Virginia. He is a 1980 graduate of St. Joseph Prep Seminary, Vienna, West Virginia. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychol-ogy from Wheeling Jesuit University in 1984. He also attended St. Mary’s Seminary and University. He earned the master of divin-ity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary in 2003, with honors. In 2002 he earned a master of arts degree from the seminary, with honors. He was ordained to the priesthood on January 5, 2003.

DIOCESE OF SAVANNAHEric R. Filmer of the Diocese of Savan-

nah, Georgia, is the son of Charles H. Filmer of Savannah, Georgia, and the late Robin L. Harrison. He is a 1984 graduate of Hershel V. Jenkins High School, Savannah. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology in 1997 from Armstrong Atlantic State University. He also attended Savannah College of Art and Design. In 2003 he earned the master of arts degree from Saint Vincent Seminary, with highest honors. He also received the Sacred Scripture Award, given to the graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in the study of Sacred Scripture.

DIOCESE OF YOUNGSTOWNMartin Celuch of the Diocese of

Youngstown is the son of Agnesa Celuchova

of Slovakia and the late Cyril Celuch. He is a 1994 graduate of Jiraskova Street 12 High School of Slovakia. He studied theology from 1994-1999 at Knazsky Seminár, Hlavná, Kosice, Slovakia. In 2003, he received the bachelor of sacred theology degree from Saint Vincent Seminary, with high honors. He also received the Omer U. Kline, O.S.B. Homiletics Award given to the fourth-year student who has most clearly demonstrated excellence in preaching during his fourth year of study. In 2002, he earned a master of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary with high honors.

THE PITTSBURGH ORATORYRev. Michael J. Darcy is the son of

Thomas J. and Kathleen M. Darcy of Middle-town, New York. He is a 1991 graduate of Minisink Valley Central School, Slate Hill, New York. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in history in 1995 from the State University of New York at Binghampton. He earned the Master of Divinity degree in 2003, with honors, from Saint Vincent Semi-nary. In 2002 he earned the Master of Arts degree, with high honors.

MARY MOTHER OF THE CHURCH ABBEY

Br. James M. Glass, O.S.B., is the son of John W. and Dolores L. Glass of Richmond, Virginia. He is a 1979 graduate of Midlothian High School, Richmond. He earned a bachelor of science degree in engi-neering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, in 1984. He also attended Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary. In 2003, he earned a master of arts degree from Saint Vincent Seminary, with honors.

SAINT ANDREW ABBEYBr. Mario A. Parisi, O.S.B., of Saint

Andrew Abbey, Cleveland, Ohio, is the son of Charles Parisi of Brandon, Florida, and Rose Marie Parisi of Akron, Ohio. He is a 1989 graduate of Lake High School in Uniontown, Ohio. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy, cum laude,

from John Carroll University in 1993. He studied theology at Saint Mary Seminary from 1993 to 1998. He earned the master of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary in 2003.

SAINT BENEDICT ABBEYATCHISON, KANSAS

Br. Gabriel A. Landis, O.S.B., is the son of Sam and Shirley Landis of Wichita, Kansas, and the late Carole Landis. He is a 1981 graduate of Wichita East High School. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in finance from Wichita State University in 1986 and a master of arts degree in man-agement from Webster University in 1994. In 2003 he received the master of arts degree from Saint Vincent Seminary, with high honors.

SAINT VINCENT ARCHABBEYBr. Boniface P. Hicks, O.S.B., is the

son of William and Mary Hicks of Burke, Vir-ginia. His home diocese is Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He is a 1993 graduate of Lake Braddock Secondary School. He earned a bachelor of science degree in computer science from Penn State University in 1998 and a master of science degree in computer science from Penn State in 1998. In 2003 he received the master of arts degree from Saint Vincent Seminary with highest honors.

VIA CHRISTI SOCIETYJohn-Paul A. Otanwa is the son of Boni-

face and Patricia Otanwa of Makurdi, Nige-ria. He is a 1996 graduate of Mount Saint Gabriel Secondary School, Makurdi. He has a B. Phil. from St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in Makurdi, major seminary of the Pontifical Urbanian University in Rome. In 2003 he received the master of arts degree from Saint Vincent Seminary with highest honors.

MASTER OF ARTSDominick D. Hankle of Greensburg

received a bachelor of science degree in Busi-ness Management from Robert Morris Col-lege in 1988 and the master of arts degree from Saint Vincent Seminary in 2003, with high honors.


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Beyond Polarities

Father Robert Barron, third from left, of Mundelein Seminary in the Archdiocese of Chicago, spoke to members of the Seminary faculty and to seminarians on Friday, Sept. 5, on moving beyond the theological polarities of conservative and liberal. Among those attending the talk were, left, Father Charles A. Byrd, Seminary Director of Spiritual Formation; Joshua Lange, seminarian from the Diocese of Covington and Very Rev. Kurt Belsole, O.S.B., Seminary Rector.

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as many as five subsequent years.REAL ESTATE

Your residence, vacation home, farm or acreage may have appreciated in value through the years such that its sale would mean a sizeable capital gains tax. By making a year-end gift of this prop-erty instead, you would avoid the capital gains tax, and, at the same time, receive a charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the property.

It is also possible to make a gift of your home, farm, or vacation home so that you and your spouse can continue to use it for your lifetimes — while you receive a cur-rent year tax deduction. Please give us a call for details.

LIFE INCOME GIFTSIf you own stock which is fluctuating

with the stock market and paying you little in dividends, a “life-income” gift may

be an appropriate year-end gift.You could transfer the stock to us and establish a charita-

ble gift annuity that would provide you with a greater annual return — often between 6 and 9 percent. This income would be paid to you and/or a loved one for life, after which the assets would be distributed outright to the Seminary. Through such an arrangement, you may be able to increase your income and make a meaningful (and tax-deductible) contribution to us at the same time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONPlease call or write Director of Development Bill Malloy, if

you have questions on how to make your gift. You should contact your own professional tax advisor to

learn how this general information relates to your circum-stances. On behalf of the Saint Vincent Seminary commu-nity, thank you for your interest and support.

Mr. William P. MalloyDirector of DevelopmentSaint Vincent Seminary

300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, PA 15650-2690, Phone: 724-532-6740

E-mail: [email protected]

Development Corner: A Message from the Director

William MalloyDirector of Development

YEAR-END GIVINGAs hard as it is to believe, another year

has almost passed. It won’t be long before each of us is laboring over form 1040 or entering our information into TurboTax.

As you finalize your year-end tax plan-ning, we hope you will consider making good use of the income tax charitable deduction. Your year-end gift can sig-nificantly reduce your income taxes, while providing meaningful support for Saint Vincent Seminary. Regardless of your income, if you itemize you can almost always lower the taxes you pay through charitable giving. The amount of the income tax savings will depend on your tax bracket.

Giving, as you know, is about much more than tax savings. Your charitable gifts make an important difference in our ability to prepare future priests to serve the people of God.

Here are some of the best year-end gift ideas. We would be pleased to provide you with further information.

CASHIf you itemize, you can lower your income taxes simply by

writing us a check by December 31. There is no easier way to garner a year-end charitable deduction. Make sure your envelope is postmarked by December 31; if it is, your gift will qualify as a current year gift even if it is not received by us until the first week of next year.

Some employers will match your charitable gifts, meaning your gifts are worth even more. If your company or firm has a matching gift program, simply enclose the form along with your check.

Gifts of cash are fully deductible — up to a maximum of 50% of your adjusted gross income. For example, if your adjusted gross income is $50,000, up to $25,000 of chari-table gifts may be deducted in this year. Any excess can generally be carried forward and deducted over as many as five subsequent years.

STOCKIf you own stock, it is almost always more beneficial to

contribute stock than cash.This is because a gift of appreciated stock generally offers

a two-fold tax savings. First, you avoid paying any capital gains tax on the increase in value of the stock. Second, you receive an income tax charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the stock at the time of the gift.

Make sure you have owned the stock for more than one year to qualify for these significant tax advantages. Your gift of stock should be postmarked by December 31. Your stock broker can arrange for a year-end gift of stock from your account.

Gifts of appreciated stock are fully deductible — up to a maximum of 30% of your adjusted gross income. For example, if your adjusted gross income is $50,000, up to $15,000 of long-term appreciated stock and other property gifts may generally be deducted this year. As with cash, any excess can generally be carried forward and deducted over

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To give a tribute or memorial gift, please make a donation to Saint Vincent Seminary in honor of or in memory of a friend, colleague or family member. Donations should be mailed to Mr. William P. Malloy in the Seminary Development Office, 300 Fraser Purchase Road, Latrobe, Pa., 15650-2690, telephone 724-532-6740.

Donors f rom Apr i l 1, 2003, to August 31, 2003, include:

IN HONOR OF:

VERY REV. KURT J. BELSOLE, O.S.B.

AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Ulmar FritzMr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Wagner

SR. CECILIA MURPHY, R.S.M.The Saint Vincent Seminary 2003 Graduates

MR. AND MRS. EUGENE F. MURPHYSr. Cecilia Murphy, R.S.M.

REV. JAMES R. O’BRIENMrs. Margaret Fortier

MRS. BERNADETTE PEVARNIKSr. Cecilia Murphy, R.S.M.Mr. Joseph C. Pevarnik

MR. JOSEPH C. PEVARNIKSr. Cecilia Murphy, R.S.M.Mark and Shannon, Taylor and Chloe Pevarnik

DANA AND MIKE THIMONSRev. James R. Gretz

Memorial, Tribute Gifts Red Mass Speaker(Continued from Page 1)

professor and then professor of law, until her appointment as judge when she became an adjunct professor of law.

She has served as a consultant to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1985 to 1998), had her own law practice (1986 to 1998), was counsel to Westinghouse Electric Corp. (1978 to 1983) and was counsel for the Com-modity Futures Trading Commission (1975 to 1978). Prior to that she was an instructor in business law at Robert Morris University.

Her present professional member-ships include the Allegheny County Bar Association, where she has served on its Board of Directors and as board secretary, as well as on a number of committees; the Pennsylvania Bar Association, where she is on the Com-mission on Women in the Profession, the Executive Committee and co-chair of the Governance Committee; Qual-ity of Work Life Committee Chair; and the Professional Ethics Committee. Other current memberships include the American Bar Association, Saint Thomas More Society board member, International Bar Association, Interna-tional Women’s Judges Association and the Brehon Society. She also participated in “Race and Gender in the Judicial System,” a committee established by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 2000 to 2002.

She is married to Stephen Ross Green, Esq. The couple has three children: Katherine, William Ross, and Bridget.

IN MEMORY OF:

+MARTHA BAZYLAKMs. Helen Rymarowicz

+MARY JOY BENKOMr. John F. Benko

+REV. BONIFACE T. BUERKLE, O.S.B.Mr. Robert F. Seiler

+REV. ANTHONY J. BURLAS, O.S.B.Mr. Wendel B. Kleehammer

+EDWARD CHOLOCKMr. Vince T. Cholock

+FRANK A. CUDNIKMrs. Stella M. Cudnik

+REV. COLUMBAN GROSS, O.S.B.Ms. Agnes M. Nachman

+FRANK L. KUSSMr. Thomas J. Kuss

+JANET M. LOSTENMrs. Jennie D. Losten

+STEVEN W. LOSTENMrs. Jennie D. Losten

ALL LUCCI FAMILY MEMBERSMr. Oswald Lucci

+RITA M. MCCALLENGeorge and Mary Ann Smith

+DR. MICHAEL L. MCCARTHYMr. and Mrs. William B. Knoll

+JANET C. PETRARCAMr. John A. Petrarca

+JOSEPH RIZZOMrs. Mary Rizzo

+FRED ROGERSMargie Kraft and Family

+JOHN AND VICTORIA SEREMETMrs. Helen S. Kontor

+REV. ULRICH THANERMr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Baric

+REV. HUGH J. WILT, O.S.B.Ms. Agnes M. Nachman

Day of Recollection

Fr. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R., noted spiritual author, led the seminary community’s “Day of Recollection,” September 19-20. The Day of Recollection, which consists of Mass, three conferences, and time for private conferences and confessions, was dedicated to the topic of priestly celibacy.

(Photo by Mark Van Alstine.)

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Saint Vincent Seminary 2003-2004In the front row are, from left, Seth Wymer, Diocese of Steubenville; Fredy Angel, Diocese of Savannah; Br. Peter Rayappan, O.S.B., Asir-

vanam Monastery, India; Rev. Charles Byrd, Director of Spiritual Formation; Rev. Justin M. Matro, O.S.B., Vice Rector and Dean of Human Formation; Very Rev. Kurt Belsole, O.S.B., Rector; Sr. Cecilia Murphy, R.S.M., Academic Dean; Rev. Kevin Dominik, Dean of Students and Associate Dean of Human Formation; Br. Gabriel Rapisarda, C.M.M.I., Our Lady of Mount Carmel Monastery.

Row 2, Luis Fonseca, Diocese of Savannah; Matthew McTeague, Diocese of Steubenville; Christopher Foxhoven, Diocese of Steubenville; Alejandro Ayala, Diocese of Charlotte; Steven Neff, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Justin Howell, Archdiocese of Atlanta; Joshua Lange, Diocese of Covington; Christopher Turner, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston; Aron Magsoudi, Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown; Mark Van Alstine, Diocese of Savannah; Br. Anthony Pham, O. Cist., Phuoc Son Abbey; Br. Lazarus Tumath, O.S.B., St. Andrew Abbey, Valyermo, Calif.; Br. Bruno Heisey, O.S.B., Saint Vincent Archabbey.

Row 3, Br. Boniface Hicks, O.S.B., Saint Vincent Archabbey; Br. Stephen Patrizio, O.S.B., Saint Vincent Archabbey; Br. Gabriel Landis, O.S.B., Saint Benedict’s Abbey, Atchison, Kansas; Arthur Bufogle, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston; Br. Michael Gabler, O.S.B., Saint Vincent Archabbey; Mark Gallipeau, Order of Sacred and Immaculate Hearts.

Row 4, Br. Marcel Longe, O.S.B., Saint Andrew Abbey, Cleveland, Ohio; Br. Shawn Anderson, O.S.B., Saint Vincent Archabbey; Samuel Odeh, Via Christi Society, Diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria; Br. Marion Charboneau, O.S.B., Saint Benedict’s Abbey, Atchison, Kansas; Stephen Pontzer, Diocese of Savannah; John Mulcahy, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston; Shawn McGinnis, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston; Steven Kresak, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Charles McGinnis, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston; Bill Barron, Diocese of Erie; Br. John Rusin, O.S.B., Saint Andrew Abbey, Cleveland.

Row 5, Br. Vincent Ng, O.S.B., Saint Andrew Abbey, Valyermo, Calif.; Chidi Osondu, Diocese of Savannah; Matthew Albright, Diocese of Youngstown; Douglas Ondeck, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston; Alex Andrua, Diocese of Arua, Uganda; Br. Patrick Egan, St. Bernard Abbey, Cullman, Ala.; Br. Paul Paproski, O.S.B., Saint Peter’s Abbey, Saskatchewan; Michael Zimcosky, Diocese of Greensburg; Charles Ugo, Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown; Michael Rothan, Diocese of Harrisburg; Barry O’Leary, Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Row 6, Mark Tobin, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Joseph Carr, Diocese of Pittsburgh; James Campbell, Diocese of Erie; Kevin Poecking, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Bill Dorner, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Tim Kruthaupt, Diocese of Greensburg; David Young, Diocese of Columbus; Keith Heise, Diocese of Columbus; Timothy Kozak, Diocese of Steubenville; Marty Pitstick, Diocese of Covington; Eric Filmer, Diocese of Savannah; Br. Mark Purcell, O.S.B., Mary Mother of the Church Abbey, Richmond, Va.; Tim Tarkenton, Diocese of Savannah; Alan Polczynski, Diocese of Greensburg; Timothy Marcoe, Diocese of Harrisburg; Mark Weiss, Diocese of Harrisburg; Neil Herlihy, Archdiocese of Atlanta; Drew Suelzer, Diocese of Charlotte; Br. Juan Ortiz, C.O., The Pharr Oratory, Pharr, Texas; Sean Francis, Diocese of Pittsburgh; Joseph Daugherty, Diocese of Erie.

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Seminary PicnicSeminarians, faculty and staff members gathered over Labor Day weekend for the Seminary’s annual picnic on Chestnut Ridge. Pictured are, top, left, Stephen Pontzer, Diocese of Savan-nah; top right, John-Paul Otanwa, Via Christi Society; Br. Stephen Patrizio and Br. Benoit Allogia, Saint Vincent Archabbey; Keith Heise, Diocese of Columbus; and Fredy Angel, Dio-cese of Savannah; middle, left, Br. Vincent Ng, St. Andrew Abbey, Valyermo, Calif. and Rev. Charles Byrd, Director of Spiritual Formation; center, Joshua Lange, Diocese of Covington; middle, right, Fredy Angel; bottom, left, Charles Ugo, Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown; bottom, middle, James Campbell of the Diocese of Erie and faculty member Father Thomas Acklin, O.S.B.; and Joseph Dougherty, Dioese of Erie.

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Father Demetrius R. Dumm, O.S.B., P’40, C’45, S’48, Seminary faculty member, was among the presenters at the Eucharistic Congress held June 21-22 by the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. Father Demetrius spoke on “The Eucharist in John’s Gospel.”

* * * * *Clergy assignments announced by Bishop

Edward J. Slattery of the Diocese of Tulsa included:

Father Carl A. Kerkemeyer, S’01, associate pastor of St. Benedict Church, Broken Arrow, was named pastor of St. Thomas More, effective May 26.

Father Stuart Crevcoure will continue as administrator of Sacred Heart Church in Sapulpa and serve as chaplain to the St. Philip Neri Newman Center at the University of Tulsa effective June 30.

Father Jim Caldwell, S’02, will serve as associate pastor of Christ the King and chaplain at Bishop Kelley, effective Aug. 1.

* * * * *Archbishop John F. Donoghue of the

Archdiocese of Atlanta, has announced a number of new assignments:

Father Fernando Molina-Restrepo has been given his first assignment as pastor. He had been serving as parochial vicar at St. Joseph Church, Marietta. He is now pastor of Christ Our King and Savior Parish, Greensboro.

Father Theodore Book, who com-pleted his studies for the priesthood in Rome after beginning them at Saint Vincent Semi-nary, has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Kennesaw.

Father Thony Jean, S’99, a parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta, has been given an additional assignment as a

part-time chaplain at Georgia State Uni-versity.

Father Guyma Noel, S’97, a parochial vicar at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Atlanta, has been given the additional assign-ment of serving as a part-time parochial

vicar at Our Lady of the Americas Mission, Doraville.

Father Roberto A. Orellana, S’00, a parochial vicar at Holy Cross Church, Atlanta, has been assigned as a parochial vicar at the Church of the Transfiguration, Marietta.

* * * * * Seminarians Michael W. Rothan, S’02,

and Mark E. Weiss, S’00, were ordained to the transitional diacoante by Bishop Nich-olas C. Dattilo on May 17 at Good Shepherd Church, Camp Hill. Deacon Rothan was assigned to Seven Sorrows Parish, Middle-town; while Deacon Weiss was assigned to Immaculate Conception, York.

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Father Peter J. Kuligowski, S’95, will be the parochial administrator of Saint Mary Parish in Snow Shoe and Saint Michael Parish in Clarence, both in the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese. He has been serving as parochial vicar at Prince of Peace Parish in Northern Cambria.

A native of Poland, where he completed high school and college seminary, Father Kuligowski was ordained a priest by Bishop Joseph V. Adamec on May 24, 1997, after completing theology studies at Saint Vincent Seminary. He has been parochial vicar at Saint Rose of Lima Parish in Altoona and Saint Benedict Parish in Geistown.

* * * * *The following assignments were announced

by Bishop Joseph V. Adamec in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown:

Rev. Frantisek A. Halka, S’97, was released from parochial responsibilities as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Victory Parish in State College for service to the Archdiocese for Military Services, effective June 1, 2003.

Rev. John K. Nesbella, C’88, S’00, was transferred from parochial vicar at Saint Mary Parish in Altoona to parochial vicar at Prince of Peace Parish in Northern Cambria, effective July 16, 2003.

Rev. Matthew A. Reese, S’01, trans-ferred from parochial vicar at Our Mother of Sorrows in Johnstown to parochial vicar at Holy Name Parish in Ebensburg, effective July 16, 2003.

Rev. Francis P. Balestino, C’56, S’60, was released from pastoral responsi-bilities for Saint Michael Parish in Johnstown, remaining as pastor of Immaculate Concep-tion Parish in Johnstown, effective July 16.

* * * * *Rev. Matthew LaChance was

ordained to the priesthood on July 26 by Bishop Edward J. Slattery of the Diocese of Tulsa. He began his studies at Saint Vincent Seminary before being selected to continue his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sacred theology in 2002. He was ordained to the transitional diaconate in October 2002 at St. Peter’s Basilica. He will return to Rome to obtain a license of sacred theology in patristic theology and the history of theology from the Gregorian University.

* * * * *Priests marking their jubilees from the Dio-

cese of Pittsburgh this year included Msgr. Leon Darkowski, S’43; Rev. Aloysius Kuenzig, S’43; Rev. Raymond McCol-ligan, S’43; Rev. Anthony G. DeLuca, S’53; Rev. Eugene J. Dougherty, C’50, S’53; Rev. Msgr. Robert P. Garland,


On September 8, Very Rev. Kurt Belsole, O.S.B., Seminary Rector, celebrated a Mass marking the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Following the Mass, at a dinner in Father Kurt’s honor, Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B., and Seminarian Timothy Kruthaupt, right, President of the Student Association, presented Father Kurt with a plaque commemorating his jubilee. (Drew Suelzer photo)

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S’53; Rev. John D. Petrarulo, S’53; and Rev. William G. Rutledge, S’53.

* * * * *In the Diocese of Savannah:Rev. Mr. Eric Filmer, S’03, was

assigned for summer diaconal ministry at Saint Joseph Church, Waycross, and Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Columbus.

Rev. Christian G. LeFrois, O.S.B., P’38, C’43, S’46, retired from active minis-try in the Diocese of Savannah to St. Vincent Archabbey, effective June 30.

* * * * *Michael Zimcosky of Uniontown was

admitted to candidacy for the priesthood for the Diocese of Greensburg on April 22 by Bishop Anthony G. Bosco in Zimcosky’s home parish, St. Therese, Little Flower of Jesus, Uniontown.

A 1986 graduate of Uniontown High School, he received a bachelor’s degree in finance from California University of Penn-sylvania in 1995. While working with Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh, Zimcosky attended daily Mass and enjoyed daily breakfasts with Father Joseph E. Bonafed, parochial vicar at St. Therese Parish at the time. He told Elisa A. Kent of The Catholic Accent that he recalled seeing other priests, admiring what they were doing and gaining a father figure in Father Edward C. Tajc, a priest in the Diocese of Greensburg from 1969 until his death in 1999. Michael earned a Master of Divinity degree in 2001 from the Seminary.

* * * * *“Those of us who discerned a priestly or

religious vocation often don’t know anybody else who is considering becoming a priest, brother or sister. It’s easy to start feeling like

you’re strange or different. But spending time with other people who are praying about their vocation — and with people who have chosen to serve God as a priest, sister or brother — helps you know that you’re not alone. It’s comforting to know that you’re not the only one thinking about these issues.

“Most people who participate don’t get an immediate answer about whether they have a priestly or religious vocation, or whether God is calling them to serve the Church as a layperson. Discernment is not a ‘right away’ kind of thing. You may get an affirmation that religious life is right for you, but not which order you’re called to serve. ... You have to know what kind of questions to ask before you can get any answers.”

Those were the words of Father John A. Rice, S’02, in discussing a forthcoming vocations awareness retreat in the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in the diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Spirit. The words apply not only to that particular retreat, but to anyone considering a vocation.

* * * * * Rev. Msgr. Daniel H. Brennan, P’35,

C’39, S’43, celebrated the 60th anniver-sary of his ordination to the priesthood with a. Mass on Sunday, June 22, 2003, at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Hopewell Township. He is a priest of the Diocese of Orange, California.

* * * * * Rev. Thomas M. Lukac, C’59, S’63,

pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish, Latrobe, observed his 40th anniversary in the priesthood.

* * * * * Rev. Joseph J. Kleppner, S.T.L.,

Ph.D., S’68, was named one of Beaver County’s Deanery Men of the Year. The awards banquet was held April 27, 2003.

* * * * * Rev. James C. Griffin, C’77, S 82, is

pastor of St. Mark Parish in Virginia Beach, an assignment he began in June of 2002.

* * * * * Rev. Mark F. Gruber, O.S.B., C’78,

S’83, authored a new book, Sacrifice in the Desert: A Study of an Egyptian Minority Through the Prism of Coptic Monasticism.

* * * * * In the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston:Rev. Benedict E. Kapa was appointed

pastor of Saint Charles Borromeo Parish in White Sulphur Springs, effective February 19, 2003.

Rev. William J. Kuchinsky, S’96, was appointed pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Romney, effective July 2, 2003.

Rev. Thomas W. Dagle, S’01, was appointed associate pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Clarksburg, effective July 2, 2003.

* * * * *Rev. John-Michael Lavelle of the

Diocese of Youngstown, was named pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Ravenna, effective April 28, 2003. He has previously served as associate pastor of St. Christine Parish, Youngstown, and, prior to that, as associate pastor of St. Mary Parish, Mas-sillon.

* * * * *Bishop Nicholas C. Dattilo, C’54,

S58, of the Diocese of Harrisburg has announced the following clergy appoint-ments:

Father David M. Hereshko, S’99, from parochial vicar, St. John Neumann Parish, Lancaster, to parochial vicar, St.



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Opening Day MassVery Rev. Kurt Belsole, O.S.B., Rector, gives the homily at the Seminary’s Opening Day Mass on August 25 above, left. At right, Father Kurt

during the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Deacons during the Mass were, at the altar, Rev. Mr. David J. Young, Diocese of Columbus, and kneeling, Br. Gabriel A. Landis, O.S.B., Saint Benedict’s Abbey, Atchison, Kansas.

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Patrick, Carlisle, and campus minister, Dick-inson College and Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle.

Father Michael E. Messner, S’97, from studies at The Catholic University, to canonical consultant for the Diocesan Sec-retariat for Canonical Services. He is also Director of Seminary Formation for the Diocese.

Father Darius G.C. Moss, S’96, from parochial vicar, St. Patrick, Carlisle, to pastor, Queen of Peace Parish, Millersburg.

Father Daniel F.X. Powell, S’92, from campus minister, Millersville University and Franklin and Marshall College, to pastor, St. Margaret Mary, Harrisburg.

* * * * *Six recently-ordained priests were fea-

tured in the June 19 edition of The Catholic Accent in a series of articles on their first few years of priesthood. Two are recent gradu-ates of Saint Vincent Seminary.

The seminary doesn’t prepare you for



News and Notes everything, like parish life. But the pastoral internship proved to be beneficial for Father William G. Berkey, S’00. You have to live it, says the parochial vicar at Mount St. Peter Parish in New Kensington and St. Margaret Mary Parish in Lower Burrell. Ordained June 1, 2002, Father Berkey, a former maitre d’, says his management skills actually prepared him for parish life. His former career, he says, is actually reflective of the priesthood.

“You’re always dealing with people and have to be up and smiling,” said Berkey, a Bradenville native, whose home parish is St. Rose in Latrobe. He says his prayer life has been strengthened during the past year.

The only regret he has, he told Melissa Williams Schofield of The Catholic Accent, is the challenge of “being able to spend qual-ity time with those who want to talk. There’s a lot to do between both parishes and finding the quality time to listen is difficult sometimes. The challenge is to balance both well.”

He is also spiritual director at Mary Queen of Apostles School in New Kensington and has been instrumental in the youth groups at both parishes.

Father Douglas E. Dorula, S’00, notes that his pastoral internship at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Parish in Greensburg helped him overcome some of the challenges he anticipated when he became a priest, such as “how will I respond to the people’s needs at any given time?”

“With God’s help and great people to help me, I’ve been able to tackle any prob-lem. The results have been very good.” He was ordained June 1, 2002. He is currently parochial vicar at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Parish, Indiana. He told Melissa Williams Schofield of The Accent that “the chance to minister at St. Bernard Parish has been wonderful. The people here are very faith-ful, prayerful and supportive of their priest. They’ve made it a joy to begin my priestly ministry with them.”

He has worked with the youth ministry group, and the financial and pastoral councils of the parish.

“I’m getting a good grounding so I’ll be able to tackle those difficulties in a healthy and fruitful way,” he said. “Making calls to the homebound and the hospital has allowed me to see what it would be like to be pastor.”

He’s also promoting vocations at the parish and the parish school.

* * * * *Seminarians from the Diocese of Wheel-

ing-Charleston had the following summer placements:

Arthur Bufogle, Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Huntingdon; Chuck McGinnis, Annunciation of Our Lord Parish, Fort Ashby; John Mulcahy, St. Francis DeSales

Parish, Beckley; Douglas Ondeck, St. Mary Parish, Star City; Chris Turner, St. James Parish, Charles Town.

* * * * *Priests from the Diocese of Harrisburg

marking jubilees this year included Msgr. Francis M. Kumontis, C’72, S’73, Secretary for Catholic Charities, Harrisburg; Rev. Lawrence J. McNeil, C’69, S’73, pastor, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago, Rev. Bernardo Pistone, S’73, pastor, St. Francis Xavier, Gettysburg; Rev. Thomas A. Scala, S’72, S’73, pastor, St. Joseph, Milton.

* * * * *Summer assignments for seminarians from

the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown included Charles Ugo, St. Stephen Parish, John-stown, under the direction of Father Andrew Stanko, pastor; Aron Maghsoudi, St. Joan of Arc Parish, Frugality, and St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Ashville, under the direction of Father George Gulash, pastor.

* * * * *Father Joseph B. Codori, S’99, from

St. Thomas More Parish in Bethel Park, was pictured in the July 18 edition of Pittsburgh Catholic, with Father Dennis Buranosky, pastor of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Beautiful River in Bellevue. They concelebrated a liturgy marking the centen-nial of the Bellevue parish this year.

* * * * *Clergy appointments in the Diocese of

Pittsburgh announced recently by Bishop Donald W. Wuerl, include:

Rev. Kenneth A. Sparks, S’93, from parochial vicar, St. Patrick Parish, Canons-burg, to parochial vicar, Our Lady of Grace Parish, Scott Township, effective July 7.

Rev. F. Raymond Trance, S’93, from parochial vicar, St. Martin de Porres Parish, McKeesport, to parochial vicar, St. Paul Parish, Butler, effective July 7.

Rev. Richard J. Wesoloski, C’69, S’72, from part-time parochial vicar, St. Columbkille Parish, Imperial, to part-time parochial vicar, St. Martin de Porres Parish, McKeesport, effective July 7.

Rev. Clinton P. Zadroga from master of ceremonies to the diocesan bishop and assis-tant director of the Department for Worship in the Secretariat for Pastoral and Social Concerns, to parochial vicar, St. Sebastian Parish, Ross Township, effective July 7.

Rev. Kenneth E. Kezmarsky, S’86, from parochial vicar, St. Sebastian Parish, Ross Township, to chaplain to the Catholic patients and staff at West Penn Allegheny Health System/Canonsburg General Hospi-tal and designated nursing homes in the Can-

Richard A. Holdorf, 51, of Weirton, West Virginia, died June 28, 2003 at West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh. In 1998 Richard entered the priestly formation program for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, studying to be a priest for four years at Saint Vincent Seminary.

A funeral Mass was celebrated July 2 at St. Paul Parish in Weirton. A Mass was held July 3 at St. Leo Parish, Inwood, fol-lowed by burial in St. Leo Cemetery.

Richard A. Holdorf

In Memoriam

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onsburg area, effective July 7, with residence at St. Patrick Parish, Canonsburg.

Rev. John J. Keane, C’58, S’62, from administrator to pastor of St. Pius V Parish, McKeesport, effective August 1.

Rev. Michael L. Yaksick, S’94, from parochial vicar, St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Glenshaw, to parochial vicar, Holy Redeemer Parish, Ellwood City, effective July 28.

* * * * *Bishop Donald W. Trautman recently

announced the following clergy appoint-ments in the Diocese of Erie:

Rev. Michael P. Ferrick, S’97, S’98, parochial vicar, St. Jude the Apostle Parish, Erie, effective July 23.

Rev. James A. Reardon, parochial vicar, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Erie, effective July 23.

Rev. Paul S. Siebert, S’85, reap-pointed pastor, St. Mark Parish, Emporium.

Rev. Mark A. Hoffman, S’89, regional vocation coordinator for Crawford County.

Rev. David E. Prenatt, S’94, regional vocation coordinator for the Franklin area. He also received his first pastorate, at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish, Smethport, and St. Joseph Parish, Mount Jewett, effective August 19.

Rev. Matthew T. Laffey, O.S.B., S’97, pastor, Queen of the World Parish, St. Marys, effective August 19.

Rev. Jeremy J. Bolha, O.S.B., P’50, C’55, S’59, senior associate of Sacred Heart Parish, St. Marys, effective August 19.

Rev. Daniel C. Wolfel, O.S.B., P’46, C’50, S’54, senior associate, Queen of the World Parish, St. Marys, effective August 19.

* * * * *In the Diocese of Greensburg:Rev. Gilbert J. Burke, O.S.B., P’53,

C’58, S’62, has been named administrator, pro tem, of Saint Vincent Basilica Parish, effective August 5, while continuing as Semi-nary Alumni Director and Assistant to the President of Saint Vincent College.

Rev. Thomas P. Curry, has been appointed parochial vicar at Saint Vincent Basilica Parish, effective August 12.

Rev. William A. Beaver, O.S.B., S’85, is now senior priest at Sacred Heart Parish, Youngstown, and St. Cecilia Parish, Whitney, effective August 19.

Rev. Richard Ulam, O.S.B., S’80, has been named pastor of St. Bartholomew Parish, Crabtree, effective August 19.

Rev. Claude W. Pollak, O.S.B., P’48,

C’53, S’57, has been named pastor of St. Mary Parish, Forbes Road, and administrator of St. Bede Parish, Bovard, effective August 19.

Rev. Joachim R. Fatora, O.S.B., P’46, C’51, S’54, has been appointed pastor of Forty Martyrs Parish, Trauger, effective August 26.

Rev. Aaron N. Buzzelli, O.S.B., S’76, is now pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Youngstown, and administrator of St. Cecilia Parish, Whitney, effective August 26.

* * * * *Seminarians from the Diocese of Greens-

burg had some interesting summer assign-ments, as indicated by profiles of each in the August 7 edition of The Catholic Accent.

Timothy Kruthaupt, 51, in his second year at the Seminary, completed his first summer pastoral assignment at St. Pius X Parish and Visitation Parish in Mt. Pleasant.

He graduated from Western State Col-lege in Gunnison, Colorado, with a degree in economics. He received a law degree from Salmon P. Chase College of Law in Coving-ton, Kentucky. A week before he started law school, he got married. In his last year of law school, his wife, Jane, who was eight months pregnant, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease. Their son, Alex, was 16 months old when she died.

After finishing law school he worked for the federal government’s Postal Inspection Service in Cincinnati, Ohio, his hometown, then transferred to Chicago and then to Annapolis, Maryland. He helped enforce all laws related to the mail, more than 200 federal statutes, and worked wtih the staffs of 40,000 post offices. All this time he con-tinued to raise his son, now 23 and living in Annapolis.

He began getting involved in parish activities and parish ministry development programs in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, when he began to feel he had a calling to serve in ministry.

Michael Zimcosky, S’01, has been interested in the priesthood from the time he was an altar server. He finished his summer assignment at Our Lady of Grace Parish in Greensburg, where he will continue to serve on weekends during the school year.

He called his assignment wonderful, noting that Rev. Raymond E. Riffle, S’79, pastor, “made my stay here educational and enjoyable. ... This has far exceeded any expectation I had. He’s nurtured me in the priesthood, and my own spirituality and self-confidence. ... He’s taught me a great balance between the administrative and pastoral ends of the priesthood. He has a nice mix between the two.”

Alan Polczynski earned a bachelor of arts degree in theater arts from Point Park College in Pittsburgh. One of his jobs was as stage manager for the Saint Vincent Summer Theatre.

“It was God’s way of saying, ‘I got you used to the campus, now I’m going to change your room’,” he told Melissa Williams Schofield of The Accent. He completed his summer assignment at St. Regis Parish, Trafford.

Now in his second year of theology at the Seminary, he said his summer assignment this year was a “pleasant surprise.” He was involved in Vacation Bible School, planning and executing the Liturgy of Rededication at St. Regis Parish in July, and he helped with the festival. His previous summer assignments


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Leander Hall Improvements

Prior to the start of this school year, the seminary residence hall rooms in Leander Hall received ceiling fans, new lighting, and new carpeting, as part of the ongoing facility renovation taking place during the Expanding the Vision Capital Campaign. Additionally, all of the woodwork was refinished on the third floor and all of the rooms were repainted.

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Thomas Ondrey PhotoSeminary Dean of Students Was AmongBishop Wuerl’s First Ordination Class

(Editor’s Note: The Friday, September 12, edition of Pittsburgh Catholic included a feature on the first class ordained by Bishop Donald Wuerl, 15 years ago. Two members of the Saint Vincent Seminary Class of 1988 were among the ordination class, and were interviewed for the article by staff writer John Franko, who wrote:

“As Father Kevin Dominik, S’88, walked into St. Paul Cathedral for his ordination, he looked up at the windows of the great edifice.“‘Here I am Pittsburgh,’ he said. ‘Are you ready for me?’“On that day in May 1988, Father Dominik joined five others as the first class to be ordained by Bishop Donald Wuerl. Another classmate

would be ordained two months later.“Bishop Wuerl said his first ordination was a celebration and a time of joy.“‘What we do today brings to realization so many years of preparation and formation, of dreams and prayers,’ he said at the time. ‘It

also holds out promise and hope for the future.’“In the 15 years that have followed, the seven have realized the joys — and sorrows — that are part of priestly ministry.“‘Every time I’ve begun a different assignment it’s been something I’ve never asked for, but I’ve always found a blessing,’ Father Dominik

said. Following his ordination, he served at St. Joseph in Verona, St. John the Baptist in Plum and St. Valentine in Bethel Park. He was then named director of Clergy Continuing Education for the diocese and served as vice rector of St. Paul Seminary in Crafton.

“Father Dominik’s present assignment is dean of students at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, where he is beginning his third academic year. ... He said there is great joy in celebrating the sacraments and being present to people. He said the mark of a strong vocation is trusting that God knows what he’s doing in directing our lives.

“I’m still asking, ‘Pittsburgh, are you ready for me?’” he said.“Father Francis Murhammer, S’88, said he was happy that Bishop Wuerl could ordain his class. The bishop had been rector of St. Paul

Seminary when a number of them were students at the minor seminary.“‘His faith and perseverance has made a great impression on me,’ he said. He said he had preconceived notions about the priesthood, but

he has been able to adapt to situations he thought he would struggle with.“‘The mystery of the priesthood has taken effect in my life,’ he said. Father Murhammer served at St. Philip in Crafton and Sacred Heart

in Shady Side, before being named pastor of North American Martyrs in Monroeville five years ago.“He said he has found grace in ‘quiet’ moments such as counseling people and visiting children at the parish school.“He said he was glad he made the decision to leave his job as an insurance salesman and enter the seminary.“‘I could never imagine me going back to that,’ he said. ‘What I’ve experienced — even on its worst days — has been the best vocation

for me.’”

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To Whom Willthe Next

Generation Belong?

In 1846 Saint Vincent founder Boniface Wimmer asked, “To whom will the next generation belong?” Since that time Saint Vincent Seminary has been working to ensure that the next generation belongs to Jesus Christ.

For more than 150 years, the formation of future priests has been our mission at Saint Vincent Seminary. In that time we have been blessed to prepare over 2,400 men as priests to serve the people of God.

As our seminarians exhibit the courage and faith to accept the call to priesthood, we must educate and prepare them. As Our Holy Father tells us, the formation of future priests is “one of the most demanding and important tasks for the future of the evangelization of humanity.”

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* * * * * William F. Bergman, 78, died December

17, 2002. Memorial Mass was held on December 20 from St. Gregory Catholic Church. William was the brother of Rev. Charles B. Bergman, C’54, S’58, pastor of St. Gregory in Zelienople.

Father Bergman celebrated the 45th anni-versary of his ordination with an open house and reception following weekend Masses May 31 and June 1. He is a native of Nativity Parish on Pittsburgh’s North Side, and studied at St. Vincent College and Seminary. He was ordained May 31, 1958, in St. Paul Cathe-dral, Oakland, with Bishop John Dearden officiating.

He served as parochial vicar at St. Anne in Castle Shannon from 1958 to 1963 and at St. Mary in New Castle from 1963 to 1974, when he was named pastor of St. Gregory.

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DeathsThe following deaths were reported:Rev. Peter M. Schirra, S’37, on May

20, 2003.Rt. Rev. Martin J. Burne, O.S.B.,

C’37, S 40, on July 25, 2003.Rev. Otto B. Pisoni, C’37, S’41, on

May 17, 2003.Rev. Andrew J. Charnoki, P’35,

C’39, S’43, on August 5, 2003.Rev. Joseph C. Girdis, S’44, on Janu-

ary 29, 2003.Rev. Andrew J. Turlik, C’43, S’46, on

May 18, 2003.James G. Jones, P’50, C’54, S’58, on

September 11, 2003.Rev. William M. Miller, S’56, on

August 22, 2003.Clarence B. Johnson, S’61, on March

30, 2003.Michael L. McCarthy, Ph.D., C’62,

S’66, on July 31, 2003.Rev. Anthony St. Pierre, S’77, on

September 14, 2003.Rev. Marion J. Emling, O.S.B., on

February 21, 2003.* * * * *

CondolencesCondolences are offered to:Rev. John J. Charnoki, C’42, S’45,

and Rev. Msgr. William B. Charnoki, C’61, S’65, on the death of their brother and uncle, respectively, Rev. Andrew J. (Continued on Page 28)

Charnoki, P’35, C’39, S’43, on August 5, 2003.

Rev. Joseph P. Newell, C’42, S’45, on the death of his brother Francis Newell on May 26, 2003.

Rev. Joachim R. Fatora, O.S.B., P’46, C’51, S’54, on the death of his brother John A. Fatora on June 17, 2003.

Rev. Daniel C. Wolfel, O.S.B., P’46, C’50, S’54, on the death of his sister Martha Wold on July 22, 2003.

Very Rev. Jerome A. Dixon, J.C.L., C’54, S 57 on the death of his brother Charles P. Dixon on August 23, 2003.

Rev. Paul J. Savage, S.T.L., C’54, S 57, on the death of his sister Mary Loretta Savage on February 26, 2003.

Rev. Simon J. Toth, O.S.B., C’55, S’59, on the death of his sister Anna Davis on July 25, 2003.

Rev. Msgr. Thomas K. Mabon, S’57, on the death of his sister, Sister Kathleen Mabon, C.S.J., on September 22, 2003.

Rev. Hugh J. McCormley, C’58, S’62, on the death of his sister Mary Ann Miller on January 22, 2003.

Rev. Harold E. Baily, P’60, S’69, on the death of his father Harold E. Bailey on June 26, 2003.

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Most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon, Bishop of Steubenville, was the principal celebrant and homilist at the Annual Alumni Day Mass and Banquet, held Wednesday, October 8.

Bishop Conlon completed a Master of Divin-ity degree in 1975 at the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mt. St. Mary Seminary of the West in Cincin-nati. After serving as a deacon at St. Agnes Church, Cincinnati, he was ordained a priest on January 15, 1977. He served as associate pastor at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Anderson Township, Cincinnati, from Febru-ary 1977 until July 1982. From August 1981 until August 1983, he served as Director of the Office of Planning and Research and Assistant Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

For the next three and a half years he studied canon law at St. Paul University in

Ottawa, Ontario, earning the degrees of Doctor of Canon Law and Doctor of Philosophy in January, 1987. He returned to Cincinnati to become the Chancellor and Director of the Department of Executive Services of the Archdiocese, serving in those capacities until he was named pastor of Holy Redeemer Parish, New Bremen, Ohio, on August 6, 1996, where he served until his appointment as Bishop of Steubenville. He was ordained Bishop of Steubenville on August 6, 2002.

Bishop Conlon has served on many committees and boards within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, including The Catholic Telegraph Board, Board of Mediation, Catholic Com-mittee on Scouting, Futures Committee, Archdiocesan Pastoral Council and Presbyteral Council. He has been active in leadership roles in the St. Mary Deanery. He has also served as an officer and committee member in the Canon Law Society of America. He is a gradu-ate and member of Leadership Cincinnati, a former member of the Cincinnatus Association and a member of the Dan Beard Council President’s Council.

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News and NotesSteubenville Bishop Speaker At Alumni Day Banquet (Continued from Page 27)

Rev. Stephen R. Honeygosky, O.S.B., C’71, S’75, on the death of his mother Magdalene Honeygosky on July 14, 2003.

Joseph J. Peluso, S 75, on the death of his brother Fred C. Peluso on March 28, 2003.

Rev. Dominic J. Petroy, O.S.B., C’79, S’82, on the death of his mother, and Br. Placid D. Cremonese, O.S.B., on the death of his sister Mary E. Petroy on May 20, 2003.

Rev. Edward M. Lohse, S’88, on the death of his father Edward L. Lohse on June 26, 2003.

Rev. Kevin Dominik, S’88, Dean of Students of Saint Vincent Seminary, on the death of his maternal aunt, Mrs. Stella A. Switalski of Uniontown, on June 16, 2003.

Rev. Justin Matro, O.S.B., S’89, on the death of his aunt, Sister Mary Nicholas Matro, S.C., of Greensburg, on May 1, 2003.

Rev. Joseph P. Reigel, S’95, on the death of his father Harry Reigel on August 6, 2003.

Rev. James A. Reardon, S’00, on the death of his father, Leo W. Reardon, on September 8, 2003.

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