CNY by Matthew Schiller

CATHOLIC AMERICA’S LARGEST CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER

MARCH 22, 2012 Vol. XXXI, No. 14

$1.00

NEW YORK

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

BioBus Fuels Science Learning Page 8

SEMINARY SCENE—Father Brian Graebe, a newly ordained priest who serves as parochial vicar at Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha parish in LaGrangeville, views Bibles in the library of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie along with young men from his parish and from the neighboring parish of St. Martin de Porres in Poughkeepsie. The boys were there for the annual Mass and Dinner for Vocations on the Solemnity of St. Joseph on March 19. Story on Page 27. Chris Sheridan

150 Years of Fidelity at Staten Island Parish Page 9

Catholics Join Voices in Albany Page 2 Cardinal’s Column �� Page 5 Editorial �� Page 10 Letters �� Page 10 Editor’s Report �� Page 21 Paginas en Español ��Pages 34-35 Out & About ��Pages 32-33

Visit us online at

www.cny.org

Renewing St. Patrick’s By CLAUDIA McDONNELL

efore celebrating the St. Patrick’s Day Mass March 17, Cardinal Dolan announced the start of an extensive project to “repair, restore and renew” St. Patrick’s Cathedral, which is showing the effects of time and wear. Standing on the cathedral steps, joined by Church and civic dignitaries, Cardinal Dolan spoke of the cathedral’s spiritual and cultural importance to New York, the United States and the world. He briefly outlined the project, which will be carried out in three phases at a total cost estimated at about $170 million. The archdiocese already has the $45 million needed for phase one, he said, but an additional $125 million must be raised for phases two and three. “For 14 decades, this historical landmark has been a spiritual, cultural, artistic and cherished center for New York, the nation and indeed the world,” Cardinal Dolan said. He called it “a supernatural home” for Catholics but also for those of other faiths or no faith; all of them, he said, come to the cathedral “for a hint of the divine, and assurance of help.” But the cathedral “is beginning to show her age,” and the restoration is a necessity, not an option. Nor will it be “a cosmetic

Cardinal Dolan announces $170 million restoration of cathedral

facelift,” he said. “We’re talking about the very survival of our beloved cathedral,” Cardinal Dolan said. “This cathedral, simply put, is cracking. The bricks are crumbling and falling; the renowned windows are rattling and splitting…the outside is crusted with grit and the roof is leaking. We have no choice but to repair.” In the first phase, he said, the cathedral exterior will be repaired, restored and cleaned, and so will the windows, inside and outside. In phases two and three, the interior will be repaired and restored, the grounds will be restored and enhanced, and the cathedral will be placed “on a solid fiscal foundation,” Cardinal (Continued on Page 4)

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

Cardinal Addresses Issues With Government Leaders By JULIANN DosSANTOS

FAMILY FIRST—Colleen Boland Toder, a parishioner of St. Augustine’s in New Paltz, picks up nametags with her six children at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany March 13. They joined many Catholics from New York state at the annual Nate Whitchurch “Catholics at the Capitol” Public Policy Day.

Catholics Voice Public Policy Agenda in Albany By JULIANN DosSANTOS

ore than 1,000 Catholics from across the eight dioceses of New York state, including a large contingent from the archdiocese, gathered in Albany last week for the annual “Catholics at the Capitol” Public Policy Day. Some 180 people from the archdiocese traveled to the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany March 13 to meet with their legislators, attend workshops to learn more about public policy issues, participate in Mass and pray the Rosary with the Knights of Columbus. “Everyone who is a participant comes to realize that the exercise of faithful citizenship is not just something that we

do at a public policy forum day or right before an election, but it’s something we are called to every day as faithful Catholics,” said Tom Dobbins, archdiocesan public policy coordinator. Cardinal Dolan, who was chairing a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Administrative Committee in Washington, D.C., was not able to attend. At a press conference in Albany the day before, he told reporters of the importance of Catholic “vigilance” and said a “robust attitude in the political arena…is one of the demands of our faith.” Issues on the agenda included: opposing the “Reproductive Health Act,” which expands abortion, and supporting the Maternity and Early Child(Continued on Page 6)

CATHOLIC NEW YORK Editor in Chief John Woods

Vol. XXXI, No. 14 March 22, 2012

Advertising/Business Manager Matthew E. Schiller

Catholic New York (ISSN 0278-1174) is published biweekly, 26 issues for $26.00 per year, by Ecclesiastical Communications Corp., 1011 First Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022. Periodical postage paid at New York, N.Y. and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send address changes to Catholic New York, 1011 First Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022.

On the eve of the annual “Catholics at the Capitol” public policy day in Albany, Cardinal Dolan met with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other state legislative leaders to discuss issues of importance to the Church. In a press briefing at the state Capitol after his 45-minute meeting with Gov. Cuomo took place March 12, Cardinal Dolan said he and two other bishops who accompanied him had told the governor that they “believe politics is a noble vocation that’s part of our Catholic tradition, civic duty and responsibility.” Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn and Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany, who were also present for the press conference, joined the Cardinal at the meeting with Gov. Cuomo. That gathering, and a subsequent meeting with Dean G. Skelos, state Senate majority leader, and Sheldon Silver, state Assembly speaker, was held one day before more than 1,000 Catholics traveled to Albany for their annual Public Policy Day with legislators (Story at left). The Cardinal, speaking to the large contingent of media representatives, said, “Sometimes we worry that we’re caricatured as always being against things, and that we’re coming up here just filled with negatives and warnings…But in general, we come up here to affirm, and to encourage.” The Cardinal told the reporters present that he and his fellow bishops thanked the governor for fostering a sense of trust and confidence in state government. He

HOW TO REACH US 1011 First Avenue, Ste. 1721 New York, N.Y. 10022 Phone (212) 688-2399 Fax (212) 688-2642 Email cny@cny.org On the web www.cny.org

noted that there were issues in which the bishops and the governor were aligned, naming in particular the nods given by the governor to Catholic education. Cardinal Dolan said he and the other bishops expressed concern over issues including the Reproductive Health Act, which would establish a fundamental and untouchable right to abortion in New York state, and cutbacks and new rules affecting prison ministry. “We bishops always feel that we have a role in justice to speak up for those who have no voice,” the Cardinal said. “So we always want to make sure that budget cuts don’t disproportionately affect those who are most hurting, whether that be homelessness or hunger, or our elders and sick.” “Those are all issues that came up,” he added. During the media conference, questions for the prelates focused on the much-debated Reproductive Health Act. “Whenever we see the abortion license being strengthened…or expanded, we get more and more worried,” Cardinal Dolan said. He said the state’s bishops, joined by a legion of Catholics across the state, are concerned about “an intrusion on the rights of the Church.” If this law passes, Church health facilities and hospitals may be coerced to perform abortions, the Cardinal explained. “We feel a high responsibility to speak up for the baby in the womb,” he said. The Cardinal noted that with regard to the Reproductive Health Act the Church’s best chance seems to be in the courts.

DEADLINES

Editorial copy must be received in CNY’s offices at least one week before the publication date.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS Please clip old label and mail with new address to the Circulation Dept. 1011 First Avenue, Ste. 1721, New York, N.Y. 10022 Delivery problems: (212) 688-2399 ext. 3140

March 22, 2012

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

‘Faith and Memories’ St. Patrick’s Day Mass and parade bring out Irish pride, set to music By CLAUDIA McDONNELL

t. Patrick’s Day in New York began, as always, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, where Cardinal Dolan celebrated Mass and greeted the capacity congregation in Irish with “Failte! Welcome, everybody!” He added, “There’s no better place to start this feast day than here, with the holy sacrifice of the Mass in our beloved St. Patrick’s Cathedral.” Minutes earlier, on the cathedral steps, he had announced the start of a campaign to repair and restore the cathedral, which was completed more than 130 years ago. Though in need of work, it wore the glow it always does on St. Patrick’s Day as it filled with worshippers arriving to pray and celebrate the faith and heritage of Ireland. Among the Irish who came to New York in the 19th century was Archbishop John Hughes, who conceived the idea for the cathedral and launched its construction, and whose pectoral cross Cardinal Dolan wore on St. Patrick’s Day. Concelebrants included Cardinal Edward Egan, Archbishop Emeritus of New York and Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien, grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem. Cardinal O’Brien, the homilist, noted that Archbishop Hughes had undertaken construction of the cathedral in a time of financial depression, when “bank closures and unemployment were rampant.” The archbishop perse-

vered, he said, “with prophetic vision and typically Irish determination— what others might call stubbornness.” The cathedral was dedicated in 1879 by Cardinal John McCloskey. “What a symbolic triumph it was for all Catholics of New York, largely immigrants, highly suspect and openly rejected by the New York elite of the day,” Cardinal O’Brien said. “For the Irish of New York it was especially meaningful. Transplanted from a small spot in the north Atlantic where they were forced to smuggle bread and wine and priests into hidden forests for hushed celebrations of the Eucharist on ‘Mass rocks,’ they now had complete freedom to build their churches openly.” For the cathedral to continue to flourish, he added, “sacrifice no less than that of the poverty-stricken Catholics of the 1850s and ’60s will be called for.” “We will be challenged to make those sacrifices in thanksgiving for the freedom of religion which this holy temple proclaims day in and day out, a freedom of religion in startling peril at recent first signs of not-so-subtle government (Continued on Page 4) PATRON’S PRIDE—A large painting of St. Patrick, patron of the archdiocese, stands before green votive candles in cathedral on St. Patrick’s Day. Cardinal Dolan, chats with Francis X. Comerford, grand marshal of the 251st annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Bottom row, from left, members of the New York Army National Guard march in the parade, which was dedicated to all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces; band members perform at cathedral Mass, at which Cardinal Edwin O’Brien, grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher, was homilist. Chris Sheridan

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

Restoration... (Continued from Page 1) Dolan said. He noted that Cardinal Edward Egan began planning for the restoration project six years ago. Cardinal Egan, now Archbishop Emeritus, joined Cardinal Dolan on the cathedral steps, together with Cardinal Edwin O’Brien, a native New Yorker who is now grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem; Msgr. Robert T. Ritchie, cathedral rector; auxiliary bishops and priests of the archdiocese, Helen Lowe, archdiocan director of development who is director of the fund-raising campaign for the project; and other dignitaries. Civic officials who participated included Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano; members of the city’s Landmark Commission; and cathedral trustees. Cardinal Dolan named each of New York’s archbishops beginning with Archbishop John Hughes, who built the cathedral, and said that they and the people who worked with them “have kept this America’s parish church—St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the soul of what Blessed John Paul II called ‘the capital of the world.’ ” He asked for support so that he can “do the same.” He remarked that he was wearing the pectoral cross of Archbishop Hughes, who launched the

St. Patrick’s Day... (Continued from Page 3) strangulation.” The reference drew applause. So did his comment praising Cardinal Dolan for being “so effective in proclaiming and defending the faith and values for which this cathedral has stood for these many years.” Among the dignitaries who attended the Mass was the grand marshal of the 251st St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Francis X. Comerford. Also attending were Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and past Mayor Edward Koch, and Noel Kilkenny, consul general of Ireland. Members of the 69th Regiment of New York—the famed Fighting 69th—marched in formation into the cathedral with their color guard. This year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade was dedicated to the veterans of the U.S. armed forces: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. John T. Dunleavy, chairman of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, told CNY, “Without their sacrifices, we probably wouldn’t be here today, so we owe them a lot of gratitude.” Representatives of the Irish Army and Navy marched in the parade. All through the day, as bagpipe bands filled Fifth Avenue with music, as young Irish dancers twirled and the societies of Ireland’s 32 counties marched proudly, visitors stopped in front of a large painting of St. Patrick placed near the cathedral’s side entrance on 51st Street to light candles in green glass holders and offer a prayer. On his first St. Patrick’s Day as a cardinal, with bright sunshine and unusually warm temperatures, Cardinal Dolan told CNY that the parade looked no

building of the cathedral; he laid its cornerstone in 1858. The cathedral was completed in 1879. Hanging on the cathedral wall behind Cardinal Dolan was a square of red velvet. To illustrate the need for the restoration, he pulled the cloth away to reveal a small section that has been cleaned. The restored stone, cleaned almost to pure white, contrasted sharply with the grimy surface around it. Some of those who stood on the steps wore green

HISTORIC UPGRADE—Cardinal Dolan announces restoration plan for St. Patrick’s Cathedral from its front steps March 17. He is flanked by two other cardinals with New York ties, Cardinal Egan, Archbishop Emeritus, and Cardinal Edwin O’Brien, a native of the Bronx. Chris Sheridan hardhats. At the end of his remarks, Cardinal Dolan donned a red one and quipped, “This hat’s going to cost me a lot more than the one in Rome did.”

different from under a red hat, “but under a great sky it does!” He added that he was thinking about “faith and memories and parents and grandparents, and being raised in a parish where the faith was so important, taught by Irish nuns, Irish priests there as our pastors.” “It just brings back those warm and happy memories, everything that’s noble and uplifting and decent and honorable and good. In my mind that seems to be the legacy of Ireland,” he said. It’s a legacy that belongs to all, not just the Irish, he added, “but it has a special poignancy today.” Watching the parade was Sister Jane Finnerty,

O.S.U., who is on the Ursuline Sisters’ leadership council. She said she was particularly inspired by the schools, Irish county societies and service groups that marched because they represent “the Irish tradition of service and love of education...and the sacrifices made for children to get an education.” Today’s immigrants, she said, are continuing that tradition. Ellen Cusack Creagh, of Whitestone, originally from Manhattan’s Inwood neighborhood, told CNY that her father instilled his pride in the Irish heritage in his family, and she is doing the same. “I have 15 grandchildren,” she said. “I’m passing down the green.”

In New York But Thinking of French Tragedy Archbishop Robert Le Gall, O.S.B., of Toulouse, France, woke up in New York City Monday morning to news that a gunman had killed four people, including three young children, at a Jewish school in his home city earlier that morning. The archbishop had just arrived in New York as part of a delegation of French clerics here to discuss Jewish-Christian relations. He immediately called his home diocese. “I heard the news when I was just getting up,” Archbishop Le Gall told CNY during an interview in a vestibule outside Cardinal Dolan’s Manhattan office Tuesday. “Of course, I was horrified by this tragedy against these young people. I very quickly telephoned (Chief) Rabbi (Avraham) Weill of Toulouse to express our profound sympathy to the families affected by this horror and to ensure him of our prayers. I called him again this morning and he was at the airport waiting for the plane to take the fami-

lies back to Israel.” The families had asked that the bodies be flown to Israel for burial. While Archbishop Le Gall said it was unfortunate to be out of his traumatized city at a particularly painful time, he said that his presence in the United States was an opportunity to reach out in solidarity with the grieving Jewish population of both countries. “It is a pity for me not to be there, but at the same time it gives us an opportunity to get closer with the Jewish community,” he said. “We wanted to make these links and this horrible fact re-enforces us to go on in these dialogues.” In a letter sent to the heads of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and B’nai Brith in New York, Cardinal Dolan expressed the sympathies of the Archdiocese of New York. (Continued on Page 37)

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

,      Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan

Violence Against Christians on the Rise

he headline on CNN was depressing and all too familiar: “Six dead in car bomb attack at Nigeria Church.” This assault, which occurred at Saint Finbar’s Catholic Church, followed a similar attack two weeks before at the Church of Christ compound, which killed three people and wounded 38 others, and the Christmas Day attacks that saw more than 32 martyred for their faith at Catholic churches as they gathered to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace. I guess I was especially saddened by this report because the Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria, Ignatius Kaigama, who is also president of the Nigerian Bishops’ Conference, is a cherished friend of mine. He is one of the gentlest, wisest, most conciliatory men I know, and has been a bold leader in calling for calm, non-violence, and religious freedom for all. In our calls and communications, I can sense his deep anxiety as he daily watches his Catholic flock under attack, and as his own life is in peril. Abraham Foxman, national director of the AntiDefamation League, responded to the Christmas Day attacks, saying, “We join with Pope Benedict XVI, and other religious and civic leaders of good will, in condemning this vile and heinous terrorist attack on worshippers during this holy day. Once again we must repeat loudly: No circumstances ever justify acts of terrorism, and we must all continue to stand together to oppose it with all our strength and resources.” It’s not just happening in Nigeria, of course. Christians are being persecuted and killed at an alarming rate in what Somali-Dutch dissident Ayaan Hirsi Ali calls “Christophobia” spreading throughout Muslim-majority nations. In a recent article in Newsweek magazine, she writes, “In recent years, the violent oppression of Christian minorities has become the norm in Muslim-majority nations stretching from West Africa and the Middle East to South Asia and Oceania. In some countries it is governments and their agents that have burned churches and imprisoned parishioners. In others, rebel groups and vigilantes have taken matters into their own hands, murdering Christians and driving them from regions where their roots go back centuries.” A frightening number of examples can be found, and Hirsi Ali cites many of them in her article. In Egypt, 24 are killed and 300 more injured when security forces drive their trucks into and fire upon a crowd of Christians protesting Islamic attacks on the Coptic Christian minority; World Vision,

deprived of fundamental rights and sidelined from an ecumenical Christian aid group, in Pakistan to public life; in other countries they endure violent help the victims of an earthquake, is attacked by 10 attacks against their churches and their homes. At gunmen armed with grenades, leaving six dead and times they are forced to leave the countries they four wounded; a minister in the government of Pakhave helped to build because of persistent tensions istan—a Catholic—responsible for the rights of miand policies that frequently relegate them to being norities, is assassinated for defending the rights of second-class spectators of national life. In other parts Christians; Christian converts are regularly arrested of the world, we see policies aimed in Iran for practicing their faith; two priests and more than 50 faithWhy are churches under at marginalizing the role of religion in the life of society, as if it were a ful killed as they gathered for Mass such attack? My friend, cause of intolerance rather than a in Baghdad. The list soberly goes on and on, and seems to be grow- Archbishop Kaigama, has valued contribution to education in respect for human dignity, jusing every day. Archbishop Silvano said that these attacks tice and peace. In the past year reTomasi, the Vatican representative are motivated, at least in ligiously motivated terrorism has to the United Nations offices in Gepart, by the desire of the also reaped numerous victims, esneva, reported that between 2003 and 2010 there was a 309 percent terrorists to gain publicity. pecially in Asia and in Africa; for this reason, as I stated in Assisi, increase in attacks on Christians in religious leaders need to repeat Africa, the Middle East and Asia. firmly and forcefully that ‘this is not the true nature Why are churches under such attack? My friend, of religion. It is the antithesis of religion and contribArchbishop Kaigama, has said that these attacks are utes to its destruction.’ Religion cannot be employed motivated, at least in part, by the desire of the teras a pretext for setting aside the rules of justice and rorists to gain publicity. “An assault on a police staof law for the sake of the intended ‘good.’” tion is not news, but a church massacre goes around The horrifying shooting earlier this week at a Jewthe world and creates a reputation,” he said. It is ish school in Toulouse, France, which left four dead, also clear that for some extremists, the eradication including three children, reminds us that Christians of Christianity from Islamic countries is the ultiare not the only ones under attack. Our Jewish brothmate goal. And, this violence and persecution is, in ers and sisters know all too well the effects of antifact, resulting in the massive exodus of Christians Semitism, and we stand in solidarity with them. All from the Middle East. Thousands upon thousands forms of hatred and violence must be condemned, are leaving—or are being forced out—of countries especially when it is motivated by another’s race, where Christianity has not only flourished, but in nationality, or religious beliefs. many cases where it first took root 2000 years ago. Certainly governments in the West must become Why hasn’t there been more of an outcry over the more active in supporting and defending the rights violence, the murders, the Christian diaspora from of Christians in predominantly Muslim countries. the Holy Land? Nina Shea, of the Hudson Institute’s Hirsi Ali again: “As for what the West can do to help Center for Religious Freedom, notes that internareligious minorities in Muslim-majority societies, tional media may report on random acts of Islamic my answer is that it needs to begin using the billions terrorism, but rarely do they examine the global of dollars in aid it gives to the offending countries pattern of attacks on Christians. Do the media inas leverage. Then there is trade and investment. tentionally ignore these stories? It is hard to say for Besides diplomatic pressure, these aid and trade sure—but it is just as hard to imagine the ongoing relationships can and should be made conditional and systematic killing and persecution of any other on the protection of the freedom of conscience and religious group provoking so little outcry. There worship for all citizens.” Makes sense to me. does seem to be a deliberate double standard at play, And, as Catholics, Christians, Jews, and Musand far less sensitivity to anti-Christian activity. lims, people of all faiths who rejoice in the religious Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, with characfreedom we are blessed to have here in the United teristic clarity, got right to the heart of the matter in States—we can unite ourselves in prayer with those his recent annual address to diplomats, sounding a who are suffering because of their faith elsewhere theme that has become a staple of his papacy. The around the world. Holy Father said, “In many countries Christians are

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

It’s Our Mission. Quality Health Coverage

Fidelis Care can be a blessing.

Fidelis Care can be an opportunity.

Fidelis Care is faithful.

Msgr. Graham Named Vicar Of East Bronx Msgr. John Graham, pastor of St. Raymond’s parish in the Bronx, has been named regional vicar of the East Bronx, the Cardinal’s Office has announced. The appointment will become effective April 1. Two priests have also been appointed as temporary administrators of parishes. The new administrators are Father Robert Henry, who will serve at St. Mary’s parish, Kingston, and Father Dennis Dinan, who will serve at St. Joseph’s, New Windsor. Father Henry’s appointment took effect on Feb. 11 and Father Dinan’s on Feb. 25. Msgr. Graham has served as pastor of St. Raymond’s since 2004 and will continue in that position. From 1989 to 2004 he was principal of Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, where he also served on the faculty, 1980-1989. He served as parochial vicar at St. Martin of Tours parish, the Bronx, 1974-1980. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1974 and named a monsignor in 1995. Father Henry most recently served as parochial vicar at Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scarsdale, since 2008. He was pastor of St. Ann’s, Nyack, 1997-2008,

Policy... (Continued from Page 2)

Fidelis Care can be the answer. Fidelis Care is The New York State Catholic Health Plan, partnering with more than 48,000 providers to serve members of diverse backgrounds and faiths with the highest levels of dignity and respect.

Quality health coverage. It’s always been our mission. Fidelis Care is sponsored by the Diocesan Bishops of New York State To find out if you are eligible for one of our government-sponsored health insurance programs, call Fidelis Care at:

1-888-FIDELIS (1-888-343-3547)

(TTY: 1-800-421-1220)

fideliscare.org

H3328 FC 10147 File and Use 10052010

March 22, 2012

hood Foundation; preserving Catholic schools; supporting emergency food programs, affordable housing and increased employment opportunities for low-income families and individuals; supporting programs that prepare incarcerated individuals to successful return to the community; and supporting English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction, direct legal services and assistance to recent immigrants. Throughout the Capitol, Catholics made their presence known—from the red buttons worn by participants to the members of religious orders and organizations who attended. Represented in large numbers were the Knights of Columbus, who for the first time sponsored a Rosary prayer rally. The Sisters of Life, staunch pro-life advocates, also attended in large numbers to fight against the Reproductive Health Act. Joy Dechiario, a parishioner at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Pelham, learned about the “Catholics at the Capitol” day from the Sisters of

and was administrator there for a year before that. He was pastor of Immaculate Conception, Woodbourne, 1991-1996, and also was administrator there Msgr. John for a year. He was Graham parochial vicar at the following parishes: St. Mary’s, Fishkill, 1987-1990; St. Aedan’s, Pearl River, 1986-1987; and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Shrub Oak, 1979-1986. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1979. Father Dinan served as parochial vicar of St. Thomas of Canterbury parish, Cornwall-on-Hudson, since July 2010. Before that he was parochial vicar of Holy Family, Staten Island, 2007-2010. He served as pastor of Immaculate Conception, Port Jervis, 1999-2007, and was administrator there for a year previously. He also was administrator of Most Sacred Heart, Port Jervis, 20042007. He was parochial vicar of St. Sylvester’s, Staten Island, 1996-1998; St. Catharine’s, Blauvelt, 1995-1996; and St. Francis of Assisi, Newburgh. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1992. Life. She said she attended “to give a witness with the many others who were there in Albany united as Catholics.” She said she “really wanted to give our pro-life message.” “We just keep praying that they hear our message,” she said. Richard Espinal traveled with a group of some 40 people with the social justice organization Centro Altagracia de Fey Y Justica in Northern Manhattan. “We’ve been organizing these trips for Catholic public policy day for the last few years,” he said. He said that it is important that the Latino and Spanish-speaking community be represented and share their voice with the legislators. Issues of particular concern to the group included housing and the protection of tenants; reentry programs for people coming out of incarceration; and services for immigrants and the protection of immigrant workers. “We are not going to change things with one visit,” he said. “But we are hopefully planting seeds that might one day lead to certain changes in policies or laws that are enacted.”

March 22, 2012

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ.â&#x20AC;? Romans 8

The Sacrament of Reconciliation Come experience this great reality! Confessions will be heard at all parishes in the Archdiocese of New York, The Diocese of Brooklyn and The Diocese of Rockville Centre

Monday, April 2nd, 3 to 9 p.m.

Visit i-confess.com to find a parish near you.

Crucifix, Holy Cross Parish, Nesconset Gregory A. Shemitz, Photographer

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

Holy Cross Students Get Science Lesson Aboard BioBus By ALISON MARTIN

tudents and faculty at Holy Cross School on Manhattan’s West Side last week enthusiastically welcomed the BioBus. This is a mobile research-grade microscope laboratory dedicated to providing students an interactive science education experience. The vehicle, a converted 1974 transit bus, also offers lessons about the environment. It is 100 percent carbon neutral, operating on waste vegetable oil from restaurants, with solar panels and a wind turbine. A “green” roof cools the bus during the summer and a pellet stove provides winter heating. The BioBus, founded in 2008, has traveled to some 150 schools in New York City, offering students of different grades a visual and hands-on education in science. Operated by the nonprofit Cell Motion Laboratories Inc., the bus and its staff are supported by corporate and foundation grants and individual donations. The March 8 visit to Holy Cross, which came at the school’s invitation, was the first by the BioBus to the Times Square area. The bus was parked outside the West 43rd Street school, with students from different grades climbing aboard throughout the school day. “There are two main ways the bus helps kids: one is that they use $70,000 microscopes and can see things (ordinarily) unable to be seen,” observed Ben DubinThaler, founder and chief scientist of the BioBus. “The second thing is that they get to meet scientists,” he said. Another scientist on board, Sarah Weisberg, showed Holy Cross fifth-graders how to use a microscope to get an extremely close-up view of a tiny creature known as a “daphnia” that operates on its arms rather than legs. Eva Leclercq, a parent with two children, Dylan, 7, and Liliane, 4, enrolled at Holy Cross, said the BioBus brings “an actual science lab” to students. “This is not something you’re reading about,” she said. “They’re meeting real scientists, and are able to ask questions.” Sister Mary Theresa Dixon, O.P., principal of Holy Cross School, said, “The response so far has been really positive, they’re really excited about it. The organization did a wonderful thing in giving them materials ahead of time.” “You can see the students are asking questions but it’s because they’ve had some background,” she said. When asked what she thought students liked best, she responded, “We don’t have these kinds of microscopes in school and the fact that they can see something at different angles, different levels and understand how really minute and small a microorganism is when you have the equipment...I think that is one of the biggest joys for them.” She noted that the parent of a third-grader who owns a restaurant donated waste vegetable oil to fuel the bus. A fifth-grade student shared her thoughts about what she had learned. “The BioBus teaches us a lot of new things about animals that we really don’t know about,” said Barinken Mitchell. “It’s very exciting when you look at the animal and its intestines and learn how it’s similar but also different from us.”

Eileen Miller

MAGIC BUS—BioBus staff scientist Sarah Weisberg teaches Holy Cross students about the micro organism, daphnia, which is projected from the microscope to a screen so all the students could view the lesson. The BioBus, a converted 1974 public transit bus, is a mobile research-grade microscope laboratory that provides students with an interactive science education experience. The bus is 100 percent carbon neutral, running on waste vegetable oil donated by restaurants. It has visited some 150 schools in New York City.

Imagine Living Your Entire Life Looking Like This Because You Could Never Afford $250 For Surgery. Free cleft surgery which takes as little as 45 minutes and costs as little as $250, can give desperate children not just a new smile – but a new life. “...one of the most productive charities—dollar for deed— in the world.” — The New York Times

N12031F05NTNN88

Join our mobile community today!

Receive mobile updates about our programs, success stories and ways to help by texting OPTIN to 27722.

Donate online: www.smiletrain.org or call: 1-800-932-9541

Message and Data Rates May Apply. Full terms at www.mGive.com/E. Smile Train is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit recognized by the IRS, and all donations to Smile Train are tax-deductible in accordance with IRS regulations. © 2012 Smile Train.

March 22, 2012

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

At 150th Anniversary, Staten Island Parish Looks Ahead With Fidelity

By RON LAJOIE

nlaid on the brick walkway that leads up to the main doors of historic St. Patrick’s Church in the Richmondtown section of Staten Island is a large green shamrock. The shamrock, of course, is entirely appropriate given the name of the church. But much of the church’s congregation is Italian-American. The construction of the Verrazano Bridge brought waves of them here from Brooklyn in the 1960s. The tiny jewel box of a church in the “heart of Staten Island” is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year and on March 10 the parish hosted Cardinal Dolan, who celebrated Mass for an enthusiastic congregation that easily filled the 262-seat capacity nave. Some 400 parishioners jammed into the church auditorium next door watching on closed circuit TV. “It was electric,” said Msgr. John McCarthy, who has been St. Patrick’s pastor for 26 years, describing the festive atmosphere. “He really has a special charism, people gravitate to him. It was beautiful to see a shepherd at work.” At a reception following Mass in St. Patrick’s School gymnasium, the Cardinal worked the room, greeting as many parishioners as he could, addressing some by name. The visit was just one highlight of an anniversary year chock-full of

Mary DiBiase Blaich

them. On St. Patrick’s Day another Mass of thanksgiving officially closed anniversary festivities with Msgr. McCarthy delivering a kind of State of the Parish address. On March 3 a gala 150th anniversary dinner-dance took place at Staten Island’s Hilton Garden Inn, during which parishioner Sadie Maraldo, a member of the parish since 1923, was honored. The parish also produced a glossy anniversary journal that traces Catholicism’s presence on Staten Island back to the arrival in America of Catholic colonist Thomas Dongan following his appointment as governor of the island in 1682. St. Patrick’s traces its own history to 1862, when Archbishop John Hughes laid the cornerstone and named the new parish after the more grandiose cathedral under construction across New York Harbor on Manhattan Island. Built during the height of the Civil War, legend holds that Confed-

BIG DAY—Cardinal Dolan, upper left, greets parishioners, including Sisters of St. Dorothy, at a reception following Mass March 10 marking the 150th anniversary of St. Patrick’s Church, on Staten Island. The Sisters of St. Dorothy have long been associated with the church, with the first nine principals of the parish school members of the congregation. Lower left, Cardinal Dolan chats with St. Patrick’s pastor, Msgr. John McCarthy. Right, the little church was packed to overflowing for the celebratory Mass. erate prisoners of war, being paid 50 has made it a priority during his pascents a day for their labors, helped torate to restore the interior of the with the construction. It was Staten church to its original appearance as Island’s fifth Roman Catholic Church much as possible. and the first to be built inland. The He returned the pews, which had early Romanesque revival-style buildbeen removed and replaced by indiing was declared a New York City vidual chairs. He returned the great landmark in 1968. cross, removed from the church in the Except for the later addition of a 1980s, to a prominent location sussteeple, the exterior of the church repended over the altar. A new bronze mains very much as it appeared in the tabernacle was installed. late 1800s. During the 1960s, in a mis“I’ve tried to return it to what it was, guided attempt to give the building make it more clearly Catholic,” Msgr. an ersatz “colonial” appearance, the McCarthy explained. “It is a very church was painted white for a time. warm place to be now, homey. People The interior had also been modified over the years, but Msgr. McCarthy (Continued on Page 16)

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

Editorial

March 22, 2012

Awaiting the Pope Nearby

ew York Catholics traveling to Cuba next week on a pilgrimage for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI have something special to pray for—that the pope will advance the sainthood cause of a Cuban-born New Yorker, Servant of God Father Felix Varela. Exiled from his native country for promoting human rights, freedom for slaves and Cuba’s independence from Spain, the young priest escaped in the 1820s to the United States, where he was to give nearly 30 years of distinguished service to the archdiocese. He served as vicar general, was the founding pastor of two lower Manhattan parishes— Transfiguration and St. James—and ministered to impoverished Irish immigrants. The Vatican’s Congregation for Saints’ Causes has recommended that Pope Benedict formally recognize the heroic virtues of Father Varela, giving him the title of Venerable, as the first official recognition in a sainthood cause. Such an announcement is not on the papal schedule, but “if the pope wants to say he’s approving it, he’ll say it,” said Jesuit Fa-

ther Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman. If that announcement does come, Cuba will be celebrating indeed. Although Catholic practice in the island nation is growing, it is still miniscule, with only 2.5 percent of the population actively engaged in the faith. Father Varela, however, is widely revered. Even Fidel Castro’s communist government has recognized him, creating an award titled the “Orden Felix Varela,” which has been given to more than 140 people deemed to have contributed to Cuban and worldwide culture. In 1911, Father Varela’s remains were transferred from St. Augustine, Fla., where he died in 1853, and were returned to Cuba to be laid to rest. If he’s eventually canonized, he will be the first Cubanborn saint. We urge those New York pilgrims to pray for his cause – whether or not it’s formally advanced on the papal trip – just as we urge those back home to join in those prayers. It would be a tribute to the people of Cuba and to the New York Archdio-

cese as well. Of course, the pope’s March 23-28 trip to Mexico and Cuba, his first visit to Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America, also has an important larger agenda. In Mexico, where the pope will visit the central city of León, he will find a strongly Catholic population in a country with a history of official antagonism toward the Church. He will also be there at a time when Mexico is struggling under severe challenges from drug wars and violence. We know that many in New York City’s burgeoning Mexican immigrant population will be watching with interest and pride as papal events unfold in their native land. In Cuba, the pope’s visit will mark the 400th anniversary of the miraculous appearance of the statue of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, the patroness of Cuba, in the basilica near Santiago. It’s an ambitious trip for the 84-year-old pope, but it’s one that we’re sure he’ll carry out with his usual dignity and grace. Our prayers are with him, too, as he reaches these countries so close to our own.

Letters Anti-Catholic Bigotry

Saying It Again

To the Editor: I feel a sense of outrage toward The New York Times, regarding a full-page advertisement it ran March 9 with the intolerant headline, “It’s Time To Consider Quitting The Catholic Church!” Having been an educator for 32 years before retiring, I believe the ad in question is replete with bigotry directed against my own religious faith, as a Roman Catholic. Shame on the Times. Would the Times accept a bigoted advertisement that promoted such hatred against any other religious or racial group? I certainly hope not. I believe it would be useful for the Times writers to reflect on the insight of Cardinal Dolan regarding its apparent obsession with what many believe to be a profound hatred toward the Roman Catholic faith. Cardinal Dolan stated his critical view of the Times with the following quote, “While we are not asking the Times, or for that matter any media of communication, to give special treatment to the Church, we are asking that it be treated equally. Anti-Catholicism seems to be the only acceptable bigotry in our nation, and we as Catholics need to do all we can to call those who engage in it to task.” Thomas E. Dennelly Sayville

To the Editor: I was reading the March issue of the Knights of Columbus magazine, Columbia. I think the cover message merits repeating: “It is imperative that the entire Catholic community in the United States comes to realize the grave threat to the Church’s public moral witness.” —Pope Benedict XVI Maura McGee McMahon Manhattan

Patrick’s Reception To the Editor: Mr. Paul Stolz (Letters, March 8) tries to cast a pall over the St. Patrick’s Day Parade by lecturing the Irish on the origins (foreign) and ordeals of St. Patrick (how badly he was treated by the barbarous Irish pagans), and so recommends the elimination of Irish pride from the parade. However, Patrick’s own writings show no animosity toward his captors, and when free, the saint only wished to return to the people he came to love. And unique to the Christianization of the Irish is that there are no recorded Christian martyrdoms associated with that mass conversion, which shows that the majority of Irish Celts were highly advanced and receptive to the message of the Gospel at the time

of Patrick and subsequent missions. James Pius Sweeney Bronx

‘Remarkable Gift’ To the Editor: I write to express my thanks for the fine story (CNY, March 8) by Juliann DosSantos about my recent heart transplant operation at New YorkPresbyterian Hospital. I hope this story offers consolation to the downhearted on organ donation waiting lists. Although I was blessed with a heart transplant after almost three months on artificial life support, there is a serious shortage today of organs for life saving transplants. I encourage your readers to prayerfully consider becoming an organ or eye donor by signing the donor box on a driver license or by enrolling at www. nyhealth.gov/donate life or by calling 1-866-NYDONOR. A person who donates organs (heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas) can save up to eight lives. Editor’s Note: After undergoing a heart transplant eight weeks ago, Father Aloysius Thumma will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at the parish where he serves, Our Lady of the Assumption Church, the Bronx, on Saturday, March 24, at 5:30 p.m.; a reception will follow in the school gym.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us: “Organ donation is a noble and meritorious act and is encouraged as an expression of generous solidarity” (2296). I pray for my heart donor and the family every day. This remarkable gift to me was a wonderful gesture of lifegiving love. Through the kindness of an organ donor, just seven weeks ago, near death, I was given a new heart and a new lease on life. Father Aloysius Thumma Our Lady of the Assumption Church Bronx

Martha Campbell

March 22, 2012

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

In Mexico and Cuba, Papal Trip to Highlight Local Issues By FRANCIS X. ROCCA

ope Benedict’s trip to Mexico and Cuba March 23-28 will be a relatively brief one, consisting of a little more than two days in each country. Yet his visit is bound to highlight a wide range of prominent issues affecting an entire continent of crucial importance to the Catholic Church. The pope arrives in Leon, in central Mexico, late afternoon local time March 23. His first full day’s schedule will be light, no doubt reflecting concerns for the health of the pope, who turns 85 April 16. Pope Benedict’s flight will have taken him across eight time zones, to a city 6,000 feet above sea level. On the evening of March 24, the pope will meet with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who has served as head of state since December 2006. His administration has been marked by a violent struggle between the military and the country’s drug cartels, a topic that will presumably arise in discussions between the two men. The next day, Pope Benedict will address bishops from Mexico and across Latin America at a vespers service in Leon’s Cathedral of Our Most Holy Mother of Light. Here he is likely to touch on some of the issues that he raised on his only other Latin American trip, in 2007, when he spoke to the Fifth General Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean in Aparecida, Brazil.

At that time, the pope urged Church leaders to struggle against poverty and oppression but to shun direct involvement in partisan politics—an echo of his long-standing critique of the liberation theology movement, which grew from Latin American roots. Pope Benedict also warned then against the danger of syncretism, or the blending of religions, by those who adopt elements of indigenous traditions in their Catholic devotions—a practice that the pope also denounced on his trip in November to the West African country of Benin. The context and timing of this year’s speech will likely affect the content of Pope Benedict’s message to the Latin American bishops. Mexico is historically a highly polarized country on religious questions. The country’s 1910 revolution was heavily anticlerical, and the 1917 constitution forbade religious education and even the public display of clerical garb. Such measures sparked the Cristero Rebellion in the late 1920s, when conflict between Catholic rebels and government forces left as many as 90,000 dead. The country remains a mix of highly assertive secular and religious traditions, making it potentially fertile ground for the new evangelization that Pope Benedict has made a priority, and which will be the theme of a Vatican synod of bishops this October. Cuba, where the pope goes March 26, is in a sense the mirror image of Mexico. It’s a country where the Catholic Church has enjoyed relatively tranquil deal-

ings with the civil authorities; diplomatic relations with the Holy See have never been interrupted, even by the institution of a communist government in the 1960s, but religious practice has traditionally been as feeble as anywhere in Latin America. Church officials estimate that only about 2.5 percent of Cuba’s population of 11 million can be considered practicing Catholics today, a fraction of the proportion prior to the revolution, though it represents a significant rise since the visit of Pope John Paul in 1998. The Church in Cuba continues to operate under severe restrictions, unable to build new churches or legally operate schools. However, the role of Cardinal Jaime Ortega of Havana and other Cuban bishops in successfully negotiating for the release of more than 100 political prisoners in 2010 reflects the government’s growing respect for Church authority. Pope Benedict will no doubt raise issues of religious and political freedom with President Raul Castro when they meet on March 27. The pope is also widely expected to meet with the president’s brother, former President Fidel Castro, although no such encounter yet appears on his official schedule. The main reason for Pope Benedict’s trip is a pilgrimage to the shrine of the Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, the country’s patron saint, in the southeastern city of Santiago. This year marks the 400th anniversary of the miraculous appearance of the statue venerated at the basilica there. —CNS

WAY OF THE CROSS

OVER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE Good Friday 2012

April 6, 2012, 10:00 am We announce with joy that Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn, will be joining us at St. James Cathedral to begin the procession The procession will begin at St. James Cathedral-Basilica 250 Cathedral Place (corner of Jay & Tillary Sts.) Borough Hall Stop for A, C & F trains Downtown Brooklyn The procession will stop at Ground Zero and will arrive at its final destination: St. Peter's Church, 16 Barclay St., Lower Manhattan The event will end at 1:30pm Sponsored by: Communion & Liberation (212) 337-3580 www.wocbrooklynbridge.com

March 22, 2012

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

Bishop Lori Named to Baltimore; New Bishops in Illinois, Florida

ope Benedict XVI has appointed Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport, Conn., to be the new archbishop of Baltimore, and he also named new bishops for the dioceses of Rockford, Ill., and Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla. The pope also named Montreal Auxiliary Bishop Christian Lepine, 60, to be the new archbishop of Montreal, Canada. He succeeds the retiring Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, who had led the archdiocese since 1990. The U.S. appointments and the Bishop William E. Lori resignation of 76-year-old Bishop Thomas G. Doran of Rockford were announced in Washington March 20 by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the United States. Msgr. David J. Malloy, 56, who was general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops from 2006 to 2011, has been named bishop of Rockford. He is currently pastor of St. Francis de Sales parish in Lake Geneva, Wis. Father Gregory L. Parkes, vicar general of the Diocese of Orlando, Fla., and pastor of Corpus Christi parish in Celebration, Fla., was named bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee. He will turn 48 April 2. Archbishop Lori, 60, has been the bishop of Bridgeport since March 2001, succeeding Cardinal Egan who became Archbishop of New York. A native of Louisville, Ky., he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington in 1977 and was named an auxiliary bishop there in 1995. He is chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty. Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien, named grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem Aug. 29, will remain as apostolic administrator of the Baltimore Archdiocese until Archbishop

Lori’s installation May 16. “This archdiocese has been blessed with many outstanding leaders through the years and our Holy Father has continued this tradition with the naming of Bishop Lori as the 16th archbishop of the premier see,” said Cardinal O’Brien, a Bronx native and former New York priest and auxiliary bishop. “I look forward to watching as his God-given talents and gentle nature bear much fruit for the glory of God and the benefit of his people in this holy Church of Baltimore.”

Bishop-designate Malloy, a native of Milwaukee, served in the Vatican diplomatic corps before his 2001 appointment to the USCCB as associate general secretary; in 2006 he began a five-year term as general secretary. Bishop-designate Parkes was born in Mineola and attended college in Florida. A canon lawyer, he worked in banking before being ordained a priest of the Orlando Diocese in 1999. His brother, Father Stephen Parkes, is also a priest of the Orlando Diocese. —CNS

STEPPING DOWN—Pope Benedict XVI shakes hands with Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury, leader of the Anglican Communion, during a private audience at the Vatican March 10. Archbishop Williams announced March 16 he will step down from his post at the end of the year. He has been archbishop of Canterbury for 10 years. CNS photo/ L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters

Despite Past Shortcomings, Irish Church Is Fighting Abuse, Vatican Says A Vatican-appointed investigation of the Church in Ireland recognized serious shortcomings in the handling of accusations of the sexual abuse of minors, yet found that bishops, clergy and lay faithful are doing an “excellent” job in creating safe environments for children today. The investigators found that Irish bishops need to update their child protection guidelines, establish “more consistent admission criteria” for seminarians, and formulate policies on how best to deal with clergy and religious accused of abuse. In a summary of findings from the probe, formally known as an apostolic visitation, the investigators also warned of a “fairly widespread” tendency among priests, religious and laity to hold unspecified unorthodox views. “This serious situation requires particular attention, directed principally toward improved theological formation,” the visitors found, stressing that dissent from the Church’s teaching authority would only hinder its renewal. On March 20, the Vatican released an eight-page summary of the findings and recommendations of the visitation to four archdioceses, religious insti-

tutes and seminaries in Ireland. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said that “there is no large, more extensive document” giving details of the visitation. Rather, he said, “the summary is a synthesis of all the reports, materials,” observations and recommendations made by the visitors as well as further observations made by the Holy See and Vatican offices involved in the investigation. Through their many face-to-face meetings with members of the Church, including victims of abuse, the visitors saw “just how much the shortcomings of the past gave rise to an inadequate understanding of and reaction to the terrible phenomenon of the abuse of minors, not least on the part of various bishops and religious superiors,” the summary said. But investigators said they were able “to verify that, beginning in the 1990s, progressive steps have been taken toward a greater awareness of how serious is the problem of abuse” and how urgent it is to respond adequately and prevent abuse in the future. The summary report said the Church’s current norms—“Safeguarding Children: Standards and

Guidance Document for the Catholic Church in Ireland”—were being followed and implemented with “excellent results.” Irish archbishops assured the visitors that new cases of abuse are quickly brought to the attention of civil authorities and the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Yet the report said the guidelines must be amended and updated in accordance with the doctrinal congregation’s churchwide 2011 mandate; regular audits should be carried out promptly; and the guidelines should be re-examined periodically to make sure they stay effective. Pope Benedict XVI ordered the visitation of Ireland’s archdioceses, religious congregations and seminaries in response to an abuse crisis, which Irish government reports said had gone on for decades within a “culture of secrecy.” Cardinal Dolan led the visitation to seminaries. The visitation’s conclusions have been communicated to Ireland’s archbishops, Church leaders and superiors of religious life. The summary report was to be sent to the country’s bishops via the apostolic nuncio to Ireland, U.S. Archbishop Charles Brown. —CNS

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

Bishops Set March 30 as Day of Prayer for Religious Liberty

he U.S. bishops have urged Catholics and “all people of faith” across the nation to observe March 30 as a day of prayer and fasting for religious freedom and conscience protection. The bishops announced the daylong observance in a statement titled “United for Religious Freedom” that was approved March 14 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Administrative Committee. They asked Catholics and others to join them in “prayer and penance for our leaders and for the

complete protection of our first freedom— religious liberty—which is not only protected in the laws and customs of our great nation, but rooted in the teachings of our great tradition.” The bishops said that among current threats to religious liberty is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services mandate that forces employers, including religious ones, to provide coverage of contraception/sterilization in their health plans. Prayer resources have been posted on the USC-

HHS Makes New Proposal on Contraceptive Coverage The U.S. Department for Health and Human Services March 16 proposed new ways for religious organizations that have moral objections to providing free contraceptives to their employees to comply with the requirement. Among the suggestions proposed are having the costs covered by a “third-party administrator” of a health plan or “independent agency” that receive funds from other sources, such as drugmaker rebates. The Obama administration also announced that most college student health insurance plans will have to include free contraceptive coverage. Although the policy will apply to all colleges and universities, religiously affiliated institutions will be given an additional year to comply. It also said colleges that have self-insured student health coverage plans will not be required to offer free contraceptive coverage. Media representatives of the U.S bishops and Catholic health care and college organizations told Catholic News Service March 19 that they were still reviewing the proposals. On Jan. 20 HHS announced that the federal government would require all employers, including religious employers, to provide no-cost coverage of all contraceptives approved by Food and Drug Administration

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULES Church of the Holy Name of Jesus

207 West 96th Street at Amsterdam Ave. 212-749-0276 www.holynamenyc.org Holy Thursday 7:30pm Tri-Lingual Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Eucharistic Adoration.

Good Friday 10:30am Chemin de la Croix; 12:00pm Stations of the Cross; 3:00pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion; 4:30pm La Passion en Français; 5:30pm Procesión del Via Crucis; 7:00pm La Pasión en Español Holy Saturday 8:00pm Tri-Lingual Easter Vigil Easter Sunday 9:00am Mass in English; 10:30am Misa

en Español; 12:00pm Mass in English; 1:30pm Messe en Français

as part of preventive health services for women. Only houses of worship are exempt. In a revision announced Feb. 10, President Obama said religious employers could decline to cover contraceptives if they were morally opposed to them, but the health insurers that provide their health plans would be required to offer contraceptives free of charge to women who requested such coverage. His announcement did not answer how the mandate applied to self-insured religious employers. —CNS

CB website, www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/religious-liberty. Also, “Prayer for Religious Liberty” prayer cards are available as a downloadable PDF file. The cards are available in English and Spanish, and feature three different images: Mary as the Immaculate Conception, patroness of the U.S.; Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas and the unborn; and St. Thomas More, the patron saint of the legal profession who was martyred for standing up for his religious beliefs. In a letter about the March 30 day of prayer addressed to Catholics in their state, Pennsylvania’s bishops said the observance was planned in response “to the assault by the federal government on constitutionally guaranteed religious liberty.” They, too, cited the federal contraceptive mandate, saying it “punished the Church for its firmly held beliefs and consistent teaching.” Meanwhile, the Pro-Life Action League, based in Chicago, and Citizens for a Pro-Life Society, based in Michigan, have organized a Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom for March 23 that will take place outside federal buildings and historical sites. —CNS

CHURCH OF ST. IGNATIUS LOYOLA

2012 Holy Week Schedule

980 Park Avenue, NY, NY 10028 212-288-3588 www.stignatiusloyola.org

April 7th HOLY SATURDAY 11 AM Morning Prayer 7:30 PM The Great Vigil Mass of Easter 11 PM Post-Theatre Easter Mass April 8th EASTER SUNDAY Masses: 9 AM, 11 AM(Choir) 12:30 PM, 6 PM

PASSION SUNDAY, APRIL 1 Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil: 5:30 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM (Solemn), 11:00 AM (Wallace Hall Family Mass), 7:30 PM HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 5: Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 PM GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 6: Three Hours Devotion: Noon to 3:00 PM Celebration of the Lord’s Passion: Liturgy at 7:00 PM HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 7: Easter Vigil Mass at 8:00 PM EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 8: 7:30 AM - Organ/Cantor 9:00 AM - Organ/Cantor 10:30 AM - Organ/Cantor/Choirs/Brass 11:00 AM (Wallace Hall Family Mass) Piano/Choirs NOON (Solemn) - Organ/Cantor/Choirs/Brass 7:30 PM - Organ/Cantor

The Church of Notre Dame

239 West 49th St. New York NY, 10019 Ph. 212-489-1340

The Church of the Holy Innocents 128 W 37th Street New York, New York 10018 Fr. Thomas Kallumady, Pastor www.innocents.com (212) 279-5861

405 West 114 St.

(1 block east of Amsterdam Ave.)

New York City

212-866-1500

Palm Sunday, aPril 1

Vigil Mass – Saturday, March 31, at 5:30pm 8:30am,11:30am (Principal Mass), 5:30pm St. Paul’s Chapel Columbia University - Mass 5:00pm

Reconciliation Monday, April 2 Confessions available in the church 3:00pm to 9:00pm

EASTER TRIDUUM

Holy THurSday, aPril 5 - 10:00am Tenebrae; 7:30pm

Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament to midnight Good Friday, aPril 6 - 10:00am Tenebrae; 3:00pm Solemn Liturgy of the Passion and Death of Our Lord, Jesus Christ ; 7:00pm Stations of the Cross Holy SaTurday, aPril 7 - 10:00am Tenebrae; 8:00pm Solemn Easter Vigil (Hors d’oeuvre reception will follow)

EaSTEr Sunday, aPril 8

MASS - 8:30am and 11:30am (No evening Mass)

________

St. Paul’s Chapel-No Mass during the Triduum and Easter Sunday

4/1 4/2 4/4 4/5 4/6 4/7 4/8

Holy Week (English) Palm Sunday Holy Mass Noon Monday Confession 3 PM to 9 PM Wednesday Tenebrae (English) 7:00 PM Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper 5:15 PM* Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion 1:15 PM Easter Vigil Vigil of Lord’s Resurrection 4:00 PM Easter Sunday Mass of Lord’s Resurrection Noon

Holy Week (Latin, Extraordinary Form) 4/1 Palm Sunday Solemn Mass/Vespers 10 AM/3 PM 4/4 Wednesday Missa Cantata 6:00 PM 4/5 Holy Thursday Solemn Mass 7:30 PM All Night Vigil 9 PM to 5 AM* Tenebrae (Latin) Midnight 4/6 Good Friday Solemn Liturgy 3:00 PM 4/7 Easter Vigil Solemn Mass 9:30 PM 4/8 Easter Sunday Missa Cantata/Vespers 10 AM/3 PM *The Church of the Holy Innocents will remain open for an All Night Vigil after the last Mass on Holy Thursday to “keep watch” with Our Lord.

March 22, 2012

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

‘Sober St. Patrick’s’ Day Soiree at Regis a Rousing Success STEPPING OUT—The Doyle Academy of Irish Dance of Oxford, England, perform for party-goers at the “Sober St. Patrick’s Day” soiree in the auditorium of Regis High School in Manhattan.

By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE

he merriment of a four-hour, family-friendly, alcohol-free Manhattan St. Patrick’s Day soiree is a memory event organizers envision the 400-plus party-goers will keep forever. Timed to coincide with the mid-afternoon conclusion of the city’s 251st renowned parade that celebrates the day devoted to the archdiocese’s patron, the first “Sober St. Patrick’s Day” gathering kicked into high gear. It featured the talents of Irish dancers, authors, actors, accordion players, fiddlers and more beginning at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, at Regis High School on the Upper East Side. The celebration for those who chose an alcohol-free party was presented in cooperation with the Consulate General of Ireland and a cross section of treatment centers and national recovery organizations. Noel Kilkenny, Irish Consul General in New York, was among the honorary committee members in attendance. William Spencer Reilly, a New York Catholic who founded the event, said the sold-out Sober St. Patrick’s Day party far exceeded his expectations. His interest in the cause came as a result of a relative in recovery who has been clean and sober for seven years. A television executive and special events producer who served as executive producer of an award-winning film about St. Patrick, Reilly is an alumnus of Immaculate Conception School in Manhattan, and Fordham Preparatory School and Fordham University, both in the Bronx. “This was not just for people in recovery,” he said of the party. “For people not in recovery, we’re not against people drinking on St. Patrick’s Day, but we want it to be more about the beauty of the culture of Irish people.” Nicole Gracco, 32, a member of St. Michael Parish in Atlantic City, N.J., attended the event with a community from Seabrook House, a private, inpatient addiction rehabilitation and alcoholism detox treatment center in South Jersey and one of the event’s sponsors. As she and other members of the group traveled to the Sober St. Patrick’s Day party, they passed a number of bars where they witnessed some patrons “getting out of control,” Ms. Gracco said. She said she was glad she wasn’t one of them. “I’d rather be up

James Higgins

and about, enjoying and learning the history of St. Patrick’s Day.” Gracco said she is an alcohol addict. “At first, I was just like, wow, this is the first St. Paddy’s Day that I won’t be partying. But I don’t miss it because I enjoy feeling the way I do right now. It’s like a natural, normal high. It’s amazing.” The family-friendly environment was also a big draw for many not battling addictions. “Happy St. Patrick’s Day,” said 5-year-old Colleen Murphy just before she left the party with her parents, Sean and Jeannie, and baby brother, 1-year-old Brendan. The lass was so inspired by the Irish dancers that she took to the stage and did a jig of her own, on her own. “It was fun to dance,” said the cheerful Colleen. Lemonade and chocolate “coins” wrapped in gold foil were among her favorite fare at the party, she said. The candy coating on her fair little face proved her point. The Murphys are members of St. Stephen of Hungary parish in Manhattan. When Jeannie Murphy, 46, watched her happy-go-lucky daughter spontaneously dance on stage next to an accordion player, she was amused. “That’s my girl—she’s enjoying her Irish culture,” she said. Before the big day, the Murphys were mapping out a place they could

take their children after the parade to continue the St. Patrick festivities

when they learned about Sober St. Patrick’s Day. “St. Patrick’s Day is an Irish holiday,” said Sean Murphy, 47. “Holidays are always big for Irish families. This is an Irish family holiday. “I’m proud that we’re keeping the tradition alive. Just having a familysafe environment is a perfect way to celebrate the holiday. My children had a ball.” The most significant aspect of March 17, Sean Murphy said, is “that it’s a saint’s day.” For more information, including links to treatment centers and recovery organizations, visit the Web site SoberStPatricksDay.org.

HOLY WEEK AT ST. THOMAS MORE CHURCH 65 East 89th Street (between Madison & Park Avenues), Manhattan (212) 876-7718 • www.thomasmorechurch.org St. Thomas More welcomes the Rev. Patrick J. Ryan, S.J., Ph.D. (Harvard) Laurence J. McGinley Professor of Religion and Society at Fordham University Author of “The Coming of Our God” (Paulist Press, 1999) and “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” (Paulist Press, 2004) Father Ryan will deliver the homily on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday and preach at the Service of “The Seven Last Words” on Good Friday HOLY THURSDAY April 5, Concelebrated Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 6 p.m. GOOD FRIDAY April 6, Service of “The Seven Last Words” at 1 p.m. Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion and Death at 3 p.m. Stations of the Cross and Veneration of the Cross at 6 p.m. HOLY SATURDAY April 7, Solemn Liturgy of the Easter Vigil at 7:30 p.m. EASTER SUNDAY April 8, Masses at 8:30, 9:45, 11:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. No Evening Mass on Easter Sunday Choral music with the St. Thomas More Choir at each service.

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

150th Anniversary... (Continued from Page 9) who leave here and come back have told me how much they miss it.” While keeping the little church the focal point, the parish initiated a major $2.3 million building program in the late 1980s to accommodate St. Patrick’s then burgeoning population, which had grown from 600 families in the 1960s to almost 3,000. The parish built a new gymnasium, cafeteria and school office complex, and the old gym was converted into an auditorium with a seating capacity of 450. That was the space used to accommodate the overflow crowd from the March 11 Mass. Construction costs were paid off in short order and the parish remains debt-free to this day, even with further improvements and repairs as recently as December. Today, Msgr. McCarthy estimates parish membership at about 2,100 families, a number that has decreased in recent years. The number of children in the school has also declined from some 600 a decade ago to about 480 now. Kindergarten enrollment for next year is estimated at about 30. Those numbers have Msgr. McCarthy worried about the future viability of the school, which under current principal Deborah Brochin, continues to maintain high academic standards. “I’m very proud of the school,” Msgr. McCarthy said. “It is academically superior. But I am concerned.” The spiritual life of the parish remains vibrant.

Mary DiBiase Blaich

BALL SIGNING—It wasn’t Matt Holliday, but it was a real Cardinal! 11-year-old Daniel Fusaro, a student at St. Patrick’s school, gets a baseball autographed by Cardinal Dolan during 150th anniversary celebrations at St. Patrick’s parish on Staten Island March 10. St. Patrick’s boasts two choirs, an adult choir and a youth choir, both under the direction of Glenn Kaiser. There are active seniors and teen programs. There are currently 290 children enrolled in the parish’s religious education program under Father Joseph Victor Arenas. CYO athletics continues to be

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Models for the Future:

Educational Ministry in the Church of the 21st Century Presenter:

Kieran Scott, Ed.D. Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Education

Friday, 4 May 2012 | 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fordham University in Westchester Professor Scott is the author of Human Sexuality in the Catholic Tradition (co-edited with Harold Daly Horell) and Perspectives on Marriage, Third Edition (co-edited with Michael Warren).

RSVP to William Madden, Assistant Dean at wmadden@fordham.edu Fordham University in Westchester 400 Westchester Ave. | West Harrison, New York 10604

March 22, 2012 an important facet of parish community life, with basketball, soccer, cheerleading and baseball teams. The church is also engaged with the surrounding community, with parishioners collecting and distributing food for local pantries. They have also joined other community activists in a long battle to keep the city from running a major arterial road right through the front yard of the church. A major concern was that construction and subsequent road vibration and congestion of the proposed Richmondtown Loop would destroy the relatively bucolic character of the community and undermine the foundations of the now 150-year-old building. While that issue is now on the backburner, church and community activists remain vigilant. “It was the bridge that brought mostly Italian people here, very family-oriented people. They love the parish and have been very active and very supportive,” Msgr. McCarthy explained. “We have no debt and I’m very proud of that. But as a parish we are getting older. I’m looking for young families to move into the area, but real estate is very costly.” Msgr. McCarthy sees his mission as pastor as basic: “Bring the people closer to God through the sacraments and prayer,” he said. As to his parish’s future, the pastor’s concern about declining numbers is tempered by the fidelity with which St. Patrick’s upholds its mission. “If we entrust ourselves to Him in all things,” he wrote in the parish’s anniversary journal, “St. Patrick’s parish will continue as His instrument for those who come after us.”

March 22, 2012

CATHOLIC NEW YORK • Religious Jubilarians

CELEBRATING OUR Jubilarians “You will lead a life worthy of the Lord and pleasing to Him in every way. You will multiply good works of every sort and grow in the knowledge of God.”

(Colossians 1:10)

SERVICE IN CHARITY—Mount St. Vincent, the longtime motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of New York, remains a focal point on the campus of the College of Mount St. Vincent in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The chapel there is the place where many of today’s Sisters of Charity jubilarians professed vows as women religious and went forward to serve others in charity. Elena Miranda

Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Tarrytown 70 Years Sister Filipa Cardoso, R.S.H.M., served on the support staff at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City and at Marymount Convent, Tarrytown. She entered the congregation in Portugal, where she was born, making her final vows in Tarrytown. Now retired, she resides at Marymount Convent in Tarrytown. 60 YEARS Sister Edna O’Connor, R.S.H.M., resides in Africa, where she ministers in Lusaka, Zambia. She previously taught at schools run by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary in the Bronx and Sag Harbor, as well as Arlington, Va. She also did community outreach in Speedwell, Va., and Ahoskie, N.C., before going to Africa. Born in Ireland, she entered the congregation in Tarrytown. Sister Bernadette Crook, R.S.H.M., is an iconographer who since 2003 has been the coordinator of the “Ibillin Project—An Iconostasis for Peace.” The enormous project involved designing and painting an entire iconostasis for a Melkite Catholic Church in Galilee, Israel, which was dedicated in November. An iconostasis is a screen on which icons are mounted. They are used primarily in

Eastern Orthodox churches. She is also the author of two books, “Rooted in Galilee” and “The Ibillin Beatitude Icons: Meditations and Icons.” Born in England, she has lived and taught in New York, Virginia, Rome, Zimbabwe and England. Sister Patrick Cunningham, R.S.H.M., a native New Yorker, began her career as a science teacher and high school administrator at Sacred Heart of Mary-run schools in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Sag Harbor. She then earned her nursing degree and worked at Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital and New York Hospital in the cardiac and intensive care units. She has also served as a registered nurse for the television program “All My Children,” a position required when children are in the cast. Sister Angela Maloney, R.S.H.M., assists at Cormaria Retreat House in Sag Harbor. Born in Ireland, she entered the congregation in Tarrytown and taught in R.S.H.M. schools in Long Island City, Rosedale and Garden City. She also taught for nine years at Marymount School in Cuernevaca, Mexico. Sister Susan Murphy, R.S.H.M., has served both as a teacher and principal at schools in Manhattan, Long Island City, Sag Harbor and Garden City. After retiring from teaching, she did pastoral work

at St. Benedict Joseph Labre parish in Richmond Hill. Born in New York City, she resides in retirement at Marymount Convent in Tarrytown. Sister Elizabeth Tuohy, R.S.H.M., taught at Mother Butler Memorial High School in the Bronx and at Marymount schools in Tarrytown; Santa Barbara, Calif.; and Kingston, England, where she still serves. Born in Ireland, she entered the congregation in Tarrytown. She holds a master’s degree in history. Sister Anne Walsh, R.S.H.M., mentors student-athletes at Fordham University in the Bronx. A life-long educator, holding degrees in English, French, history and religious education, she taught at schools in Manhattan and Brooklyn; Arlington and Richmond, Va.; and Rolling Meadows, Ill. She also worked in religious education in Lansing, Mich., and Raleigh, N.C. She was born in Ireland. 50 YEARS Sister Virginia Dorgan, R.S.H.M., is executive director of the Network for Peace through Dialogue in New York City. During a long career in education she taught mathematics in Marymount Schools in Tarrytown and New York City as well as in Rome, Italy, and at schools in Virginia. She served as campus min-

ister at Marymount Manhattan College and also worked for Educators for Social Responsibility. Born in Washington, D.C., she entered the congregation in Tarrytown. She holds a master’s degree in urban affairs. Sister Kathleen Kanet, R.S.H.M., is director of Youth Programs of the Network for Peace through Dialogue in New York City. She also directed the Education Program of the Intercommunity Center for Justice and Peace in New York City. She was a teacher and administrator in R.S.H.M schools in Virginia and worked for the Edwin Gould Services for Children and Incarcerated Mothers. She was born in Chicago. Sister Maureen Kelleher, R.S.H.M., currently an attorney specializing in immigration law at Legal Aid Service of Collier County, Fla., holds degrees in English, religious education and law. After teaching in Garden City and the Bronx, she worked for Network, the national Catholic social justice lobby in Washington, D.C. She is a native of New Rochelle. Sister Georgette Lawton, R.S.H.M., serves as eligibility coordinator for Columba Kavanagh House Inc. in New York City, which provides permanent

(Continued on next page)

CATHOLIC NEW YORK • Religious Jubilarians

Religious ... (Continued from previous page) housing and social services to homeless single adults with a history of substance abuse or mental illness. She was a founder of Columba Kavanagh House. Born in Honolulu, she entered the congregation in Tarrytown and worked in business and finance offices for the R.S.H.M. Eastern American Province, Marymount School of New York and the Partnership for the Homeless. Sister Anna Maria Lionetti, R.S.H.M., co-director of vocation promotion for the R.S.H.M. Eastern American Province in Tarrytown, is a native New Yorker who spent many years in Rome, where she taught at Istituto Marymount and was principal of Sant’Agnese Scuola. Returning to the United States, she worked at the R.S.H.M. LIFE Center in Sleepy Hollow. She then went to Mexico, where she lived and served in an

interprovincial community. Sister Mary Alice Young, R.S.H.M., director of advancement for the R.S.H.M. Eastern American Province, began her professional career as a science teacher and principal at R.S.H.M. schools in Ferguson, Mo.; Rolling Meadows, Ill.; Richmond, Va.; Tarrytown and New York City. She served as general secretary of the Institute of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Rome for 10 years. Born in Brooklyn, she holds a degree in administration for nonprofit corporations. 25 Years Sister Nicoletta Scotti, R.S.H.M., a native of Italy, transferred to the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary from an Italian congregation. She studied at Fordham University in the Bronx and then returned to Italy. She resides in Rome and teaches at Scuola Media Statale.

Ursuline Nuns, New Rochelle 75 Years Sister Monica Ste. Marie, O.S.U., taught in the Bronx at Our Lady of Mercy School, 1938-1939; St. Philip Neri, 1939-1940; St. Angela Merici, 1942-1947; and St. Jerome’s, 1950-1957. She taught at St. Joseph’s School in Middletown, 1947-1949. She also served in schools in Malone; Washington, D.C.; and in Maryland and Delaware. She served in prison ministry at Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill, 1980-1982, and for one year at a prison in Delaware. She did administrative work at Marian Residence in New Rochelle and at Convent of St. Joseph in Malone, 1983-2002. She retired in 2002. 60 Years Sister Anne Bunting, O.S.U., lives with her community at St. Teresa’s in New Rochelle. From 1959 to 1994 she was a member of the history faculty at the College of New Rochelle, and served as dean of students, 1969-1970. She holds

a master’s degree and doctorate from Fordham University in medieval history. She taught at Blessed Sacrament School in New Rochelle, 1955-1959. She was a representative to the United Nations for the International Catholic Child Bureau, 1988-1997. She was formerly known as Sister Marie de Chantal. Sister Maria Rosa Deiso, O.S.U., taught Spanish at Mount St. Ursula for 40 years, beginning in 1968. She earlier taught at St. Jerome’s School, the Bronx, 1956-1964. Following a one-year tertianship in Rome, she taught at St. Angela Merici School in the Bronx. She also taught at the Ursuline Academy in Boston for one year. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from the College of New Rochelle and a master’s in Spanish from Fordham University. She resides with her community in New Rochelle. 70 Years Sister Adelaide Thomason, O.S.U. Sister Teresa Weed, O.S.U.

Dominican Sisters of Sparkill 75 Years Sister Alberta Blase, O.P., was born in Maplewood, Mo. She served at St. Agnes Home, Sparkill, 1938-1942; St. Ignatius Nursery, Manhattan, 1942-1952; and Cardinal McCloskey Home, White Plains, 1952-1957. She served at Dominican Convent, Sparkill, 1967-2004. She was also a staff member for one year at the Dominican House of Studies in Rome, Italy. Now retired, she is the oldest member in the congregation at 96. 60 Years Sister Mary Hourigan, O.P., is working in parish ministry in Wolf Point, Mont. She taught at St. Brendan’s School, the Bronx, 1954-1960, and St. Vito, Mamaroneck, 1967-1970. She also taught in Albany and Easton, Md. In 1979, Sister Mary went to serve the Native American community in Montana. She served as a teacher at St. Paul’s Mission and at two parishes in Montana. She was formerly known as Sister William Marie. Sister Annette Marie Carney, O.P., resides at Siena Hall Infirmary in Sparkill. She also taught at St. Teresa’s, Woodside. From 1982 to 2001, she was director of religious education at St. Paul’s in Valley Cottage. She taught at St. Paul’s School, Valley Cottage, 1954-1960, 19701982 and 2001-2005; and St. Pius X, Scarsdale, 1960-1966. Sister Marie O’Donnell, O.P., is the president of Msgr. Scanlan High School in the Bronx. She also was principal there, 1993-2008, and teacher, 19781993. She was principal of Sacred Heart School, Monroe, 1967-1978, and taught at St. Martin of Tours School, the Bronx, 1962-1967. She also taught at St. Paul’s School in Norwich. She was formerly known as Sister Ellen Edward. Sister Margaret Carey, O.P., resides at Dominican Convent in Sparkill. She was a teacher, pastoral minister and outreach worker. She served at St. Brendan’s, the Bronx, 1972-1976 and 1987-1988; St. John’s, the Bronx, 1988-1991; St. Elizabeth’s, Manhattan, 1983-1985; Jerusalem House of Prayer, Sparkill, 1976-1978; Fran-

Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 60 Years Sister Claudia DeMarco, M.S.C., a native of Conshohocken, Pa., taught in elementary schools in Brooklyn; Philadelphia and Scranton, Pa.; and New Orleans, La. She retired in 2005. 50 Years Sister Marjorie Connelly, M.S.C., a native of Dumbarton, Scotland, is a registered nurse, who served at Columbus Hospital and Stuyvesant Polyclinic, both in Manhattan. She served the home-

less at an Episcopal Church outreach in Manhattan. She served as a massage therapist at Cabrini Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Manhattan. She assisted senior sisters at the St. Philip Mission in Swaziland. She now assists her congregation’s senior sisters. Sister Lucille Souza, M.S.C., a native of Fall River, Mass., spent the early part of her religious life as a teacher in Brooklyn; Philadelphia and Scranton, Pa.; and in New Jersey. She served at Mother Cabrini High School, Manhat-

March 22, 2012

tan, 1978-1986. She was instrumental in the founding of Cabrini Mission Corps and Cabrini Mission Foundation. She served her community as provincial and provincial councilor. 65 Years Sister Antonia Lanzone, M.S.C. Sister Barbara Leonardo, M.S.C. Sister Marie Therese Petersen, M.S.C. 70 Years Sister Rita Iavarone, M.S.C.

ces Shervier Home, the Bronx, 1978-1982; STAR Senior Center, the Bronx, 19851987; and Catholic Home Bureau, Manhattan, 1992-2003. Sister Margaret also taught at schools in Queens, Hicksville and Fulton. She was formerly known as Sister Margaret Bernard. Sister Theresa Mary McPartland, O.P., is a volunteer at St. John Chrysostom School in the Bronx. She also served as a teacher at St. John Chrysostom, 19541959; assistant principal, 1976-1978; and director of development, 2000-2006. She taught at St. Helena’s, the Bronx, 19661967, and was principal there, 1978-1984. She taught at Thorpe Secretarial, Manhattan, 1967-1971, and was principal of St. Anthony’s, the Bronx, 1971-1976. From 1984 to 1994 she was administrator of the motherhouse at Dominican Convent in Sparkill. She served on the sisters’ executive team, 1996-2000. She also taught at schools in Fulton, and in Easton, Md. Sister Anne Foley, O.P., is program director at Thorpe Village in Sparkill. She taught at St. Brendan’s, the Bronx, 1954-1960. For 13 years beginning in 1961, she served as teacher, principal and in catechetical ministry in the Multan Diocese in Pakistan. She served as pastoral minister of Our Lady of the Scapular parish in Manhattan, 1976-1989. She also taught in Hicksville. She was formerly known as Sister Anne Gerard. Sister Nora Healey, O.P., resides at Dominican Convent in Sparkill. She volunteers at Thorpe Senior Center and The Dominican Learning Center, both at the motherhouse. She taught at St. John Chrysostom School, the Bronx, 1954-1962; Sacred Heart, Suffern, 1966-1969; and St. Matthew’s, Hastings, 1992-1997. She also taught in Brooklyn and Binghamton. She served as a nurse at NYU Medical Center, New York Hospital, Siena Hall Infirmary, as well as Pascack Valley Hospital in New Jersey. Sister Nora served as a school nurse and a parish health care worker. From 1997 to 2007 she was an assistant in the congregational development office. She was formerly known as Sister Rita Maureen. Sister Joan Beairsto, O.P., who is a professor and coordinator of the Master’s of Teaching Program at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, has been involved in full-time ministry there for 37 years. She earlier taught there, 1968-1972. She taught at St. Theresa’s, the Bronx, 1954-1955; St. Helena’s, the Bronx, 19551958; St. Catherine of Siena, Manhattan, 1964-1965; St. Rose of Lima, Manhattan, 1965-1967; Our Lady of Mt Carmel, Middletown, 1967-1968, and St. Paul’s, Valley Cottage, 1968-1972. She held a teaching fellowship at Boston University, 19721974, and was an adjunct professor at Brooklyn College, 1974-1975. She was formerly known as Sister Joseph Mary.

March 22, 2012

CATHOLIC NEW YORK • Religious Jubilarians

Dominican Sisters of Hope Sister Mary Louise Twomey, O.P., is project manager at Thorpe Village in Sparkill. She taught at St. John Chrysostom, the Bronx, 1954-1959, and St. Rose of Lima, Manhattan, 1959-1961. For 25 years, beginning in 1961, she served as a teacher, supervisor and pastoral worker in the Multan Diocese of Pakistan. She was a pastoral minister at St. John’s parish in the Bronx, 1988-1998. Sister Ursula Joyce, O.P., is executive director of Thorpe Village Inc. in Sparkill. She founded Thorpe Village, a residence for senior citizens, in 1981. She taught at St. Theresa’s, the Bronx, 19541956; Our Lady of Grace, the Bronx, 19561959; Cathedral High School, Manhattan, 1962-1965; and St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, 1965-1972. She served on the executive board of the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, 1972-1976. She served as a psychologist at St. Agnes Home, Sparkill, 1976-1977, and at Catholic Home Bureau, Manhattan, 1977-1981. She was formerly known as Sister Agnes Richard. Sister Mary Brinn, O.P., is a remedial teacher and does secretarial work at St. Benedict’s School, the Bronx. For 30 years, beginning in 1974, she taught at her alma mater, Aquinas High School, the Bronx. She taught at St. Agnes, Sparkill, 1955-1956; St. Catherine of Siena, Manhattan, 1957-1958; St. Rita’s, the Bronx, 1958-1962, and at Albertus Magnus High School in Bardonia, 1967-1974. She also taught in Springfield Gardens. She was formerly known as Sister Anne Michael. Sister Joan Bartin, O.P., who is retired, offers local community service in Crestwood, Mo. She taught in the St. Louis area. She was a religious education

teacher and coordinator and served as campus minister at Washington University in St. Louis. Beginning in 1980, she ministered to Native Americans on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. For 29 years, she served as pastoral minister at St. Ignatius and Sacred Heart Missions in Arlee, Mont. She was formerly known as Sister John Louise. Sister Diane Kane, O.P., works for CSJ Care, ministering to the elderly in their homes. A native of St. Louis, Mo., she has spent most of her religious life serving in the Archdiocese of St. Louis as a teacher, pastoral care worker and hospital chaplain. From 1972 to 1975, she was formation director in Sparkill, and served as regional director of the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill in St. Louis. She was formerly known as Sister Mary Ellen. Sister Rose Mary Bira, O.P., is currently retired and living in Crestwood, Mo. She served as a teacher, librarian and religious education coordinator at schools and parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. She also taught at a school in Fulton for four years. She was formerly known as Sister Loretto Rose. 70 Years Sister Catherine Florence O’Connor, O.P. Sister Margaret Thomas Morahan, O.P. Sister Loretta Butler, O.P. Sister Ann Paul Mollman, O.P.

60 YEARS Sister Patricia Catlett, O.P., a registered nurse, ministered with the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor in Ossining, 1958-1960. She ministered with the Sisters of the Sick Poor in Colorado and Ohio. She served in Ohio and Colorado. She worked with the Archdiocesan Housing Committee of Denver, where she continues to live. She earned her nursing degree from Bronx Community College and a bachelor’s degree from Ohio Dominican College. Sister Marie DiCamillo, O.P., taught elementary school in Newburgh at St. Mary School, Newburgh, 1967-1970, and Sacred Heart School, 1954-1961, and in Yonkers at Christ the King School, 19611967. She taught in New Jersey and served with the Office of Education there. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall and a master’s degree from Glassboro State College. Sister Mary Groves, O.P., was business teacher and department chair at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie for many years. She served there, 1963-1992. She was a part-time secretary to the Marist Brothers in Poughkeepsie, 1972-1987. She taught at Our Lady of Vic-

(Continued on next page)

65 Years Sister Marion Rita Kennelly, O.P. Sister Patricia Connolly, O.P. Sister Joan Stellern, O.P. Sister Mary Elizabeth Dunne, O.P. Sister Margaret John Dunne, O.P.

Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Springs, Bridgeport, Conn. 60 Years Sister Padraic Mary McGuinness, O.P., is currently a chaplain at Kateri Residence in Manhattan. She taught at

75 YEARS Sister Ann Mildred Brown, O.P., served her community in congregation administration and as archivist in Fall River, Mass. In Massachusetts, she ministered in pastoral care at Morton Hospital, as a library assistant at Bristol Community College, and taught at schools there. She also taught in Plattsburgh and Chateauguay. She resides in Mount Vernon. Sister Rosanne O’Rourke, O.P., taught at SS. John and Paul School in Larchmont and at Holy Family School in New Rochelle. She was principal at Annunciation School in Tuckahoe, 1959-1965. She taught in New Jersey. She taught religious education classes; spent several summers at a developmental reading center, and volunteered in the Dominican Sisters infirmary. She resides in Mount Vernon. Sister Julie Pintal, O.P., taught at schools in Massachusetts. She served as novice mistress for the Dominican Sisters of Fall River. She was religious education coordinator in Massachusetts. She served on the council of the Dominican Sisters of Fall River; and served as a tutor. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Providence College and a master’s degree from Rhode Island College. She resides in Mount Vernon.

St. Augustine’s School, Ossining, and served as director of the Ferrer Leisure Club at St. Vincent Ferrer parish in Manhattan.

Congregation of Notre Dame, Wilton, Conn. 75 Years Sister Marguerite Chiasson, C.N.D., a native of Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada, served as a teacher in Canada and in Illinois and Vermont from 1932 to 1969. She was bursar of Notre Dame Academy in Staten Island, 1969-1981. Sister Marguerite, who turned 99 on March 1, is retired and residing at Lourdes Health Care Center in Wilton, Conn.

served as president of Notre Dame Academy on Staten Island since 2008. She also serves as a councilor of her religious congregation. In 1964, she began teaching science and math at St. Mary’s Academy in Providence, R.I., where she later served as principal. She then spent 25 years as a therapist and administrator of several social service agencies, and eventually taught at Rhode Island College.

50 Years Sister Patricia Corley, C.N.D., has

70 Years Sister Anne Scappini, C.N.D.

Hebrews 6:19

A world-wide community serving on four continents; born 221 years ago in France amidst chaos, transition and revolution. That same spirit of hope which stirred our founders’ hearts continues to impassion our hearts today amidst chaos, transition and revolution in the 21st century. This is our story. We are Marian women for Christ courageous in faith and daring in hope. We are ONE with the world.

CATHOLIC NEW YORK • Religious Jubilarians

March 22, 2012

Dominican... (Continued from previous page) tory School, Mount Vernon, 1955-1958, and Christ the King School, Yonkers, 1958-1960. She taught in New Jersey and ministered in Pennsylvania. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University. She lives in Mount Vernon. Sister Patricia Lally, O.P., taught at Our Lady of Fatima School in Scarsdale and at Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Poughkeepsie. She served on retreat teams in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. She taught in Connecticut and served at parishes in New Jersey. She was vocation director and formation coordinator for the congregation, and was on staff at Cardinal Spellman Retreat House. From 1979-1990, she served at the Archdiocesan Center for Spiritual Development. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University and master’s degrees from Villanova University and Iona College. Sister Eileen McCabe, O.P., taught in Newburgh at St. Patrick School, 19551960, and Mount St. Mary Academy, Newburgh, 1973-1974. She taught at Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Poughkeepsie, 1974-1982, Cardinal Hayes High School, the Bronx, 1983-1995; and at St. Michael Academy, Manhattan. She taught in Puerto Rico and in New Jersey. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University and a master’s degree from Catholic University. She lives in Mount Vernon. Sister Frances Whelan, O.P., serves in Harlem with the Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service and Residential Care at the Newburgh Center of Hope. She served at St. Clare’s Hospital in Manhattan; and Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, 1982-1990. She served at an AIDS resource center and with Dominican Sisters Family Health Service, the Bronx. She served at Family Learning Circle, the Bronx, at Mariandale Retreat and Conference Center, Ossining, and at Thorpe Family Residence, the Bronx. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from College of Mt. St. Vincent, a master’s degree

from Fordham University, and a master’s degree from Manhattanville College. She lives in Manhattan. 50 YEARS Sister Margaret Anderson, O.P., is director of guidance at the Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel in White Plains, a position she has held since 2005. She taught at Our Lady of Victory School, Mount Vernon, 1966-1970; St. Patrick School, Newburgh, 1970-1972, and Guardian Angel School, Manhattan, 1972-1978. She was a principal at St. Barnabas School, the Bronx, 1986-1989, and at Ascension School, Manhattan, 1989-1990. She was a principal in New Jersey. She was a social worker with ADAPP in Manhattan, 19911999. She served on her congregation’s leadership team. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Mount St. Mary College, a master’s degree from Jersey City State, and a master’s from Fordham University. She lives in the Bronx. Sister Ann Daniel Belmonte, O.P., taught at Bishop Dunn Memorial School in Newburgh, 1965-1968, 1972-1973; St. Augustine School, Larchmont, 1968-1972, St. Ursula School, Mount Vernon, 1973-1977, and St. Mary School, Poughkeepsie, 19771979. She ministered in West Virginia and Virginia. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Mount St. Mary College, a master’s degree from Hunter College, and a master’s from Loyola University. Sister Anne Marie Bucher, O.P., serves at Mary Manning Walsh Home and, since 2005, has served the congregation as health care consultant. She served as coordinator for the combined formation program of the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor and Newburgh Dominicans. She ministered with the Dominican Sisters Family Health Service in Ossining; and with the Dominican Sisters Home Health Agency and the Little Sisters of the Assumption. She served in various capacities with the Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor. She worked in H.I.V. advocacy. She ministered at Calvary Hospital, 1999-2005. She holds an associates degree from Mary Rodgers College, a degree in nursing from Cornell

Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate 60 Years Sister Bernardine Symionow, S.S.M.I., was administrator of the St. Joseph Adult Care Home in Sloatsburg, 2001-2011. She spent five years as a general councilor in Rome and served for many years as a nurse. Sister Clare Holak, S.S.M.I., serves in the payroll department at Summit Park Hospital and Nursing Care Center, Pomona. She was a teacher at St. Mary’s Academy, Sloatsburg, and at elementary

schools in Buffalo and Rochester; and in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. She also worked in religious education in the archdiocese; as a director of religious education in New Jersey; and in Catholic Family and Community Services in Paterson, N.J. 70 Years Sister Thomas Hrynewich, S.S.M.I. Sister Longine Gawrylow, S.S.M.I. Sister Juliette Chicorli, S.S.M.I.

New York Hospital School of Nursing, and a master’s degree from Maryknoll School of Theology. Sister Mary Ann Cirillo, O.P., taught at Bishop Dunn Memorial School in Newburgh, 1967-1968, and at SS. John and Paul School, Larchmont, 1968-1969. She taught in schools and served as a pastoral minister at parishes in New Jersey. She served in Oklahoma, where she now lives. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Mount St. Mary College, and a master’s degree in pastoral ministry. Sister Nancy Erts, O.P., has been a program specialist on the staff of Mariandale Retreat and Conference Center in Ossining since 2004. She taught at St. Thomas School, Cornwall, 19661967; and at St. Ursula School in Mount Vernon, 1973-1976. She was formation director for the Dominican Sisters of Newburgh, 1983-1987. She ministered in North Carolina and New Jersey. She served as co-director of the Dominican Novitiate in Manchester, Mo. She did retreat work at Linwood Spiritual Center, Rhinebeck, and Siena Spirituality Center, Water Mill. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Mount St. Mary College, a master’s degree from Manhattan College, and a master’s degree from the New York Theological Seminary. She lives in Croton-on-Hudson. Sister Margaret Foster, O.P., taught in the archdiocese at St. Mary School, Poughkeepsie, 1967-1970. She taught, served as a director of religious education and was a pastoral associate in New Jersey, where she now lives. She holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Fordham University. Sister Dorothy Ann Gensur, O.P., taught at Bishop Dunn Memorial School, Newburgh, 1962-1963, 1973-1974), St. Mary School, Newburgh, 1964-1967, St. Thomas School, Cornwall, 1967-1972, and St. Augustine School, Larchmont, 19721973. She taught in New Jersey and Connecticut and in Puerto Rico. She served as principal in Connecticut. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Southern Connecticut State College, and a master’s from Providence College. Sister Mary Ella Morrison, O.P., taught at Sacred Heart School, Newburgh, 1966-1969, Mount St. Mary Academy, Newburgh, 1972-1976, St. Ursula School, Mount Vernon, 1977, and at Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Poughkeepsie, 1978-1985. She taught in New Jersey and Connecticut. She ministered in various capacities in West Virginia. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Mount St. Mary College and a master’s degree from Providence College. Sister Mary Cecilia Murray, O.P., teaches religion at Mount St. Mary College. She has taught religion there since 1998. Earlier, she taught music at the col-

lege, 1990-1991, and tutored in the HEOP program, 1994-2000. She taught at Bishop Dunn Memorial School, Newburgh, 1962-1963, 1964-1965, and at Holy Rosary School, Hawthorne, 1965-1966. She taught music and religion at Mount Saint Mary High School, Newburgh, 1966-79. She was a teacher in Connecticut. She was historian for the Dominican Sisters of Newburgh. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Manhattanville College, a master’s degree from Catholic University and from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a doctorate from Drew University. Sister Marianne Watts, O.P., was regional coordinator of DARE, the Office of Substance Abuse in the Archdiocese of New York, 1983-1987, training program administrator for the National Council on Alcoholism in White Plains, 1987-1993, and founder and administrator of Maxtrain at The Maxwell Institute, Tuckahoe. She taught elementary school at Bishop Dunn Memorial School, Newburgh, 1962-1963, 1964-1966, and taught English at Mount St. Mary Academy, Newburgh, 1969-1972. She taught in North Carolina, Connecticut and New Jersey. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the College of New Rochelle, a master’s degree from Catholic University, and a master’s degree from Middlebury College. 70 YEARS Sister Mary Lorraine Beckes, O.P. Sister Catherine Mary O’Brien, O.P

Sisters of St. John the Baptist, The Bronx 75 years Sister Placid Zinicola, C.S.JB., was a member of the first graduating class of St. John Villa Academy on Staten Island, where she would go on to teach for 61 years after entering the Sisters of St. John the Baptist. She also held positions of leadership in her religious community. She taught at another high school in New Jersey and at Alphonsus College in Woodcliff Lake, N.J. She holds a master’s in education from Seton Hall University. Last August, she retired to Mount St. John Convent in Purchase. Sister Helen Guerrieri, C.S.JB., was also a member of the first graduating class of St. John Villa Academy on Staten Island and joined the faculty there soon after entering the Sisters of St. John the Baptist. In 1944, Sister Helen was missioned to Chile, where she served as a teacher and principal of an elementary school and a vocational high school. When she returned to New York, she was

March 22, 2012

CATHOLIC NEW YORK • Religious Jubilarians

Collaboration Is Key for New ACWR Executive Secretary

ister Mary Ellen O’Boyle’s first event as executive secretary of the Archdiocesan Council of Women Religious (ACWR) certainly holds a lot of promise. More than 100 religious sisters have signed up to attend “Planning for the Future: Alternatives to Reconfiguration,” a daylong conference being offered March 22 at Dominican Convent in Sparkill by Father Dan Ward, O.S.B., and attorney Donna Miller, who serve on the staff of the Resource Center for Religious Institutes in Washington, D.C. Conference planning was already under way when Sister Mary Ellen began in her new part-time position

Feb. 1. She succeeded Sister Rose Vermette, R.C.D., who left the post so she could fully devote herself to her responsibilities as president of the Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine. It’s no secret that the needs being faced by religious congregations today are far different than when their foundresses were playing a major role in establishing the systems of Catholic education, health care and social service for which the women religious of this country became famous. Many religious congregations are getting smaller in number, with few younger women entering religious life. “Each congregation is looking at and planning for its future...You choose a road for the future,” said Sister Mary Ellen, a member of the Sisters of Charity of New York for 55 years. There are more than 60 religious congregations whose leaders belong to ACWR. Sister Mary Ellen said she is looking forward to coordinating member-

ship activities, corresponding with members and advertising and advocating for the efforts of ACWR and its member congregations. “That’s a powerful group of women to have stand behind an issue, offer support and to share skills and resources,” she said. The conference’s eight-member executive council, along with the vicars for religious, met with Cardinal Dolan March 6. Sister Mary Ellen said the sisters shared their ideas with the Cardinal and expressed a willingness to be of service to the archdiocese. Most recently, Sister Mary Ellen served as secretary to the president of the Sisters of Charity of New York, under Sister Dorothy Metz, S.C., from 2003 until last year. That position gave her a close-up view of the many demanding projects with which the congregation’s leadership becomes involved. (Continued on Page 37)

Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines) 50 Years Sister Angela Marie Verdi, C.S.A.C., has taught in New York and New Jersey, where she also was a vice principal. From 1985 to 1988, she taught at Immaculate Conception School, the Bronx. She then returned to New Jersey, where she has since taught. She served as secretary of the second and fifth provincial chapters. Sister Grace Gabrielle O’Brien, C.S.A.C., taught from 1963 until 1970, when she became financial administrator at Harriman College. From 1978 to 1984 she was assistant academic dean at Iona College. She was assistant director of Diocesan Ministerial Development

Center in the Archdiocese of Newark, N.J., and then was a parish administrator in Cranford, N.J. From 1991 to 1993 she was part of the sisters’ formation and adult education team. From 1995 to 1999 she was circulation manager of Catholic New York. She was a general councilor, serving in Italy, 2001-2007. She recently has been instrumental in creating a province Web page. Sister Michele Ruggiero, C.S.A.C., served as a teacher and principal from 1963 until 1975, when she began serving as vocation director and postulant director until 1982. She was moderator of Holy Rosary Academy in Union City, N.J., for five years. She then went

to Rome, Italy, to study the charism of St. Vincent Pallotti. She was the formation coordinator of the Cenacle, 19911995. She then was a director of religious education before serving as provincial, 1996-2005. In 2006, she began her apostolate in Hispanic outreach.

stationed at St. James School in Manhattan; and then at the community’s school in Gladstone, N.J., where she was principal of the elementary school and held leadership positions in the community. She then returned to teach at St. John Villa Academy High School until her retirement, completing a total of 46 years there. In August, she moved to Mount St. John Convent in Purchase.

dence Rest Nursing Home in the Bronx for 57 years until her retirement in 2010. As a floor supervisor, she was known for the rapport she developed with administrators and staff, fellow sisters and residents alike. Many nursing home residents remember her for her untiring care and concern.

began teaching at the community’s school in Gladstone, N.J., in 1964. She also taught elementary school in Plainfield, N.J., for five years and at St. Dominic’s School in the Bronx, 1970-1972. Returning to New Jersey in 1974, Sister Regina has served as a director of religious education since 1976. She now serves as DRE at St. Joseph’s parish in Newton, N.J.

60 years Sister Marie Antoinette Cafero, C.S.JB., was missioned to Zambia, Africa, after her first profession. She returned to New York to serve the elderly at Providence Rest Nursing Home, 1956-1961. She also did parish service in Brooklyn, Long Island and Cairo, N.Y. She taught kindergarten for many years at Our Lady of Loreto School in Manhattan and St. Lucy’s School in Newark, N.J., before retirement. Sister Philomena Marie De Martino, C.S.JB., assisted the aged at Provi-

50 years Sister Josefa Marie Curcio, C.S.JB., now assistant principal for the primary grades at St. Raymond’s School in the Bronx, began teaching at St. Dominic’s Convent, the Bronx in 1964. She taught in the community’s elementary school in New Jersey before she became principal of St. James School in Manhattan, 19801995. She was principal of St. Dominic’s School in the Bronx, 1995-2011. In addition, she has served as local superior, a member of the sisters’ leadership team and director of junior professed sisters. Sister Regina McTiernan, C.S.JB.,

60 Years Sister Carmel Therese Favazzo, C.S.A.C., has served as postulant director, provincial moderator and as regional councilor. She was president of Harriman College, 1972-1979. She served later as a teacher and principal for 13 years. She was co-coordinator of mission integration for two years and then served

25 years Sister Teresita Mission, C.S.JB., is now serving in the Pastoral Care Department at Providence Rest Nursing Home in the Bronx. In 1989, she assisted with residents in the care of the religious community at its convent at Alphonsus Manor in Cairo, N.Y. She then was sent to the Philippines to minister to children there until she returned in 2007. Sister Gracy Puramadathil, C.S.JB., began teaching in Bangalore, India, in 1989. In 2007, she came to New York to teach in the child day care program at

as moderator of Holy Rosary Villa. She continued to do vocations and mission integration work and has been director of UAC since 1998. Sister Clement Pagliari, C.S.A.C., has served as a teacher in several elementary and high schools. In 1976 she started a 10-year tenure at Harriman College. She was moderator of St. Patrick’s Villa, 1976-1978. She also served as a delegate to the provincial chapter. Sister Gema Possebon, C.S.A.C., arrived from Brazil in 1956 and has served as a hospital volunteer. Before retiring to Queen of Apostles Convent in 1980, she served the other sisters and guests of St. Patrick’s Villa in Harriman as a driver. Mount St. John Convent in Purchase. Sister Virgincita Seville, C.S.JB., received her novitiate training in Italy and served as an educator in the Philippines. She then was transferred to Mexico, where she worked with parishioners and children. In l999, she came to America and began assisting at Providence Rest Child Day Care in the Bronx and at St. Dominic’s School there. She served as the lead teacher at Mount St. John Convent in Purchase, 2001-2006. She was then sent to teach at St. Fortunata’s Convent in Brooklyn for two years. Since 2008, Sister Virgincita has been responsible for the daily operations of Providence Rest Child Day Care in the Bronx. 65 Years Sister Damian Marie Cameola, C.S.JB. Sister Placid Baglino, C.S.JB. 55 Years Sister Loretta Marie Florio, C.S.JB.

CATHOLIC NEW YORK • Religious Jubilarians

March 22, 2012

Maryknoll Sisters, Ossining 75 Years Sister Mary Elizabeth Keyser, M.M., resides in retirement at the Maryknoll Center in Ossining. Born in Philadelphia, she was initially assigned to catechetical work at the historic San Juan Bautista Mission in California. She later served at Maryknoll’s Bethany Convent in Ossining, followed by nearly 10 years as a school principal in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and 33 years as a religious education instructor and pastoral care worker in Chile. Sister Joan Marie Peltier, M.M., retired at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining, served in Bolivia for more than 30 years, providing pastoral care and religious instruction, as well as teaching in various mission schools. She was a pastoral associate at several Catholic communities in Breckenridge, Tex., 1975-1995, and worked with the handicapped in St. Louis, Mo., 1986-1990. She was born in Milwaukee, Wis. Sister Marie Corinne Rost, M.M., born in Jefferson City, Mo., served for nearly 50 years as a music teacher and administrator at Maryknoll Convent School in Kownloontong, Hong Kong. She holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Manhattanville College. She is retired and resides at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining. 60 Years Sister Katherine Byrne, M.M., from Baton Rouge, La., began her long missionary ministry in Hong Kong, working in medical clinics and the Maryknoll

Hospital in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, from 1957 to 1971. She then served for three years as director of health services at the Maryknoll Center, Ossining, followed by five years at Bethlehem University in Israel. She returned to Hong Kong in 1976, serving as director of nursing for Caritas Medical Center until 1979. She is now retired and living at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining. Sister Janet Catherine Carroll, M.M., serves on the board of directors of the American Society of Missiology, of which she was president, 1984-1985. She also sits on the advisory committee for Orbis Books Inc. She spent her first 16 years in pastoral and administrative work in Taiwan. She then worked as the adviser to the Holy See, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, (ASEAN) States and China Observer at the United Nations, 1979-1985. She was then appointed executive director of the U.S. Catholic China Bureau, a position she held until 2003. Sister Joan Frances Delaney, M.M., born in Yonkers, is a well-known missiologist and ecumenist. She served with Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong for more than 20 years as a college professor, teaching education and sociology at colleges and universities. She later served seven years as executive secretary for SEDOS, an organization dedicated to research and increased understanding of global mission, in Rome, followed by three years as representative of the Vatican Congregation for Christian Unity to the World Council of Churches, Geneva, Switzerland. She now lives at the Mary-

knoll Sisters Retirement Residence in Monrovia, Calif. Sister Virginia Fabella, M.M., is a well-respected theologian, writer and editor of various publications. Born in Manila, Philippines, she is a graduate of San Francisco Theological Seminary with a doctorate in ministry and women’s studies. She was initially assigned to her home city as a high school religion, math and English teacher. She later taught in Bolivia, Peru and the Philippines. In 1988 she was appointed dean of the Institute of Formation and Religious Studies in Quezon City, Philippines. Sister Virginia served as director of Maryknoll Sisters’ Mission Institute in Ossining and secretary of the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians in the Philippines. She lives at the Maryknoll Sisters Residence at Jala Jala, Rizal, Philippines. Sister Jeanne Houlihan, M.M., serves in the Development Department at Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining. She was first assigned to Hong Kong in 1955, where she taught at Maryknoll Convent School. She later served as principal of the secondary section of Maryknoll Convent School, 1974-1985. She also served as supervisor of the Maryknoll Convent School’s elementary school section, and as chairperson of the Maryknoll Convent School Foundation. Born in St. Louis, Mo., she holds a master’s degree in education administration from St. Louis University. Sister Eleanor Killion, M.M., works in pastoral ministry and religious education at parishes in Honolulu, and Kailua,

Sisters of Charity of New York 75 Years Sister Mary Ellis S.C., formerly Sister Mary Bernadette, retired as librarian/ media coordinator of Mount St. Vincent Convent, the Bronx. She began her service as a primary school teacher at Visitation School, the Bronx. Other ministries included: St. Lawrence Academy, Holy Trinity and Our Lady of Good Counsel, Manhattan; St. Agatha Home and St. Patrick Villa, Nanuet; and St. Francis of Assisi, Mount Kisco. She served in several positions at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Harrison, before joining the library staff at St. Elizabeth Seton Academy, the Bronx. 60 Years Sister Wilda Asfour, S.C., formerly Sister Michael Regina, retired in 2007. She began her career as a teacher in 1954 at St. Gabriel’s School, and then taught at SS. Peter and Paul, both in the Bronx; St. John the Baptist, Brooklyn, and St. Mary’s, Wappingers Falls. After earning her master’s in education in guidance, she devoted the rest of her ministry to

counseling, starting a primary drug prevention program at York Catholic High School, York, Pa., 1969-1978, and a parenting program at St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, 1979–2003. Sister Margaret C. Kelly, S.C., formerly Sister Mary Rita, began her education ministry at St. Gregory the Great, Harrison, then taught at St. Peter’s, Staten Island; Cardinal Spellman High School, the Bronx; and Iona Prep, New Rochelle. From 1991 to 1999 she served on the congregation’s leadership council. After receiving her certificate in Clinical Pastoral Experience, she served as chaplain at St. Joseph Medical Center, Yonkers, until her retirement in 2008. Sister Miriam Jude Trank, S.C., is director of student activities at St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School, Staten Island. A lifelong educator, she began her ministry at Visitation School, the Bronx, in 1954. She also taught at St. Joseph’s, Yonkers; Ascension, Manhattan; St. Barnabas, the Bronx; and Blessed Sacrament and St. Mary’s, both on Staten Island, as well at

St. Joseph by-the-Sea. She was assistant principal at St. Barnabas for nearly a decade and has held numerous administrative positions at St. Joseph’s. Sister Anne Marie Walsh, S.C., formerly Sister Mary Immaculata, began her ministry as a nurse at Holy Family Hospital, Brooklyn, in 1954. She then worked at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Manhattan, and, beginning in 1960, served as a nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Yonkers, for almost 25 years. She then worked in hospital’s public relations department for two decades before retiring in 2004. 70 Years Sister Anna T. Golden, S.C. 65 Years Sister Claire Marian Barton, S.C. Sister Margaret Beaudette, S.C. Sister Jane Maria Hoehn, S.C. Sister Anna Marian Lascell, S.C. Sister Rita Elizabeth Moon, S.C. Sister Clare Regan, S.C. Sister Helen Scoltock, S.C.

Hawaii. Initially assigned to Bolivia, she served as a teacher, principal and pastoral ministry leader there for nearly 20 years. From 1982 to 1987, she worked in the Secretariat office at Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining, followed by three years in pastoral ministry in Panama. In 1998, Sister Eleanor was assigned to Hawaii. She was born in Easton, Minn. Sister Dorothy McGowan, M.M., is assigned to East Timor, where she is engaging in pastoral ministry and community health education. Born in New York City, she served from 1955 to 1957 in the offices of Maryknoll’s Field Afar magazine and in the Maryknoll Treasury Department. She was then assigned to the Philippines, where she worked for 17 years, first as a high school teacher, then as department chair and dean of students at Maryknoll College, Quezon City. She returned to Ossining in 1974, serving on the Sisters’ central governing board. In 1979, she was assigned to Indonesia, where for 11 years, she worked with a community health program. Sister Maria Rosa Nakayama, M.M., born in Tokyo, Japan, served with Maryknoll Sisters in her native land for nearly all of her religious life. Her first seven years were spent in pastoral ministry in Kyoto and Isa Sai-in. In 1963, she moved to Yokkaichi, where she was an educator, teaching religion and then serving as assistant principal and administrator of Maryknoll Girls School until 2003. She retired to the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining in 2008. Sister Dolores Ritter, M.M., from Dresden, Kan., began her service in 1955, providing nursing care to patients at the Maryknoll Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Monrovia, Calif. In 1972, she was assigned to the Marshall Islands, where she worked in public health for 11 years. After a year serving in the Development Department at Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining, and six years in family ministry in Kansas, she was assigned to Hawaii, where she did pastoral ministry and social services from 1989 until her retirement in 2008 to the Maryknoll Sisters’ residence in Monrovia, Calif. Sister Gloria Maria Ruiz, M.M., began her ministry in 1960 at Chang Hua Hospital in Taiwan, and shortly after at Maryknoll Hospital in Hong Kong. In 1972 she was appointed community health planner-coordinator at a health center in Kowloontsai, Hong Kong, where she served for 13 years. In 1975, she was assigned to Indonesia, where she worked at a hospital laboratory in Bandung. She returned to the Maryknoll Sisters Center in 1982, returning to Hong Kong in 1987 to work in pastoral counseling at Queen Elizabeth Hospital until 1994. She then worked four years at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, followed by three years in El

CATHOLIC NEW YORK • Religious Jubilarians

March 22, 2012

Salvador. Born in New York City, she is retired at the Maryknoll Sisters’ residence in Monrovia, Calif.

Sister Mary Ann Smith, M.M., works in the Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns and with End Child Prostitution,

Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, Wis. 75 Years Sister Madelyn Kortendick, O.P., a native of Milwaukee, served at two schools in the archdiocese. She was a teacher at Corpus Christi School, Manhattan, 1969-1974, and at Our Lady of Refuge, the Bronx, 1957-1960, where she was principal, 1978-1981. She also taught in Chicago, and served in Milwaukee and in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. She now resides at St. Dominic’s Villa in Hazel Green, Wis. 60 Years Sister Joan Crampton, O.P., a native of Omaha, Neb., taught at two Bronx schools: Our Lady of Mercy, 1986-1997, and Our Lady of Refuge, 19831984. She was formerly known as Sister Mary Jacques. She also taught in the District of Columbia and in New Jersey, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Florida, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Colorado. She is residing at St. Dominic’s Villa in Hazel Green, Wis.

50 Years Sister Mary Ann Carroll, O.P., a native of Chicago, has served as prioress of St. Dominic’s Villa in Hazel Green, Wis., since 2010. In the archdiocese, she was principal of Our Lady of Refuge School, the Bronx, 1988-1991, and taught at St. Elizabeth’s in Manhattan, 1991-1992. She taught in Minnesota, Wyoming and Wisconsin, where she also did pastoral ministry and held community leadership positions. She was formerly known as Sister Marie Richarde. Sister Carolyn Wildrick, O.P., a native of Monona, Wis., taught at two schools in the Bronx: Our Lady of Mercy, 1990-1993, and Our Lady of Refuge, 1985-1990. Sister Carolyn taught and served as a principal at schools in Wisconsin, where she also served as a hospital chaplain. Formerly known as Sister Theodora, she is currently ministering in family care. 70 Years Sister Leopold Kaufmann, O.P.

Pornography and Trafficking USA (ECPAT), an international children’s advocacy network. Born in Archibald, Pa., she began her missionary career in the Philippines in 1960, serving as a teacher in Baguio and Quezon City, and as a maintenance supervisor in Santo Tomas. From 1973 to 1976, she served at the Diocesan Adult Training Center in Baguio, fostering adult education and community development. Sister Joan Toomey, M.M., is a special projects assistant in the Treasury Department at the Maryknoll Sisters Center. She had been director of congregational services at the center, 1995-2003. Born in New Orleans, La., she first served at the Maryknoll Society in Ossining while earning her bachelor’s degree at Maryknoll Teachers College. She taught high school math and science in Los Angeles, 1960-1962, and Oahu, Hawaii, 1962-1969, followed by 17 years in Maryknoll’s Development Department in Ossining. In 1987, she was missioned to Hong Kong. Sister Agnes Christine Welscher, M.M., who retired in 1998, continues to do outreach work in several local parishes. She lives at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining. A native of Brooklyn, she served locally as religious education coordinator of St. Columbanus parish in

Cortlandt Manor and religious education director at St. Patrick’s parish, Armonk, 1977-1984, before providing support services at Maryknoll Sisters Center. She spent her first five years with Maryknoll teaching at a school in Chicago’s Chinatown, and was assigned to Hong Kong in 1965, where she served as assistant principal and then principal in Maryknoll schools in Kowloontong and Chai Wan. Sister Marcelline Yurkovic, M.M., spent most of her religious life serving Bolivia. She was the executive secretary of the Department of Family for the Bolivian Conference of Bishops in La Paz, 1987-2005. She also served as coordinator of the Archdiocesan Family Life Center, 1979-1982, and as co-secretary of the Bolivian Bishops Conference, from 19741979, both in La Paz. She was also part of the pastoral team for a parish in La Paz in 1973, and served in Cochabamba, Riberalta and Santa Ana, Bolivia, 1961-1972. She was born in Pottsville, Pa. 70 Years Sister Mary Powers, M.M. Sister Edith Rietz, M.M. Sister Pauline Sticka, M.M. Sister Edith Rietz, M.M. Sister Joan Uhlen, M.M. Sister Margaret Rose Winkelman, M.M.

!"#$%A'(LA'*"#+

VICARIATE OF THE SOUTH BRONX

Most Rev. Bishop Josu Iriondo, Vicar

-*+ .M*#.#!.

Its Parishes, Priests, Deacons, Religious and Faithful Offer Prayers and Congratulations to

'*M"'-0 !A%1*#AL 1"LA#

His Eminence Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan

W. A%. P%"(1 '" !"#'*#(. "(% +.%4*!. '" '-. A%!-1*"!.+. A#1 %.L*$*"(+ !"MM(#*'*.+

SullivanArchitecture White Plains, New York

Abraham House Christ the King Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Victory Our Savior Sacred Heart St. Angela Medici St. Anselm St. Anthony of Padua St. Athanasius St. Augustine St. Crispin’s Friary

St. Francis of Assisi St. Jerome St. John Chrysostom St. Joseph St. Luke St. Margaret St. Pius V St. Rita of Cascia St. Roch St. Simon Stock St. Thomas Aquinas SS. Peter and Paul

CATHOLIC NEW YORK • Religious Jubilarians

March 22, 2012

Marist Brothers 60 Years Brother Leo Shea, F.M.S., a native of Lawrence, Mass., teaches in the Focus Program at Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx and resides at the Marist Brothers community in Pelham. He was provincial and vice provincial of the Brothers’ former Esopus Province. He was president and director of guidance at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie and a guidance counselor at John A. Coleman Catholic High School in Hurley. In 1986, he was one of the founding brothers of St. Francis Elementary School in Pleebo, Liberia, and served as its principal. He was also the first president of Guadalupe Regional Middle School in Brownsville, Tex. He

holds two master’s degrees: in English from Seton Hall University and in counseling from Manhattan College. 50 Years Brother David Cooney, F.M.S., a native of Flushing, is director of pastoral care at the Brothers’ retirement residence at Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx, where he resides in the Brothers’ Champagnat Hall Community. He previously taught special education to the developmentally disabled in the Diocese of Brooklyn. He also taught at Sacred Heart School in the Bronx. He was one of the founding brothers of St. Francis Elementary School in Pleebo, Liberia, where he also served as principal.

Brothers of the Christian Schools 75 Years Brother Christopher Dardis, F.S.C., a native New Yorker, served as director of the department of education at Manhattan College in Riverdale, 1986-2000, and chairman of the department of education there, 1970-1986. He served as superintendent of schools in the Archdiocese of New York, 1966-1970, and director of curriculum for the archdiocese, 1963-1966. He taught in the Bronx at Cardinal Spellman High School, 19611963. He was principal at St. Nicholas of Tolentine, the Bronx, 1953-1958. He also served in Albany, Brooklyn and in New Jersey. He retired in 2000. 60 Years Brother Dominic Gisondo, F.S.C., has been a teacher at St. Peter’s High School on Staten Island since 2003. He taught at St. Bernard Day School, Manhattan, 1964-1965; St. Raymond’s High School for Boys, the Bronx, 1962-1964; and Sacred Heart School in Manhattan, 1956-1962. He also served in Buffalo and in New Jersey. He was born in Ozone Park. Brother John Muller, F.S.C., was a longtime assistant professor at Manhattan College in the Bronx, where he taught government and politics, 19682003. He taught in the Bronx at Cardinal Spellman High School, 1966-1968; and in Manhattan at Good Shepherd School, 1959-1961 and Ascension, 1956-1959. He served as part-time assistant principal at Resurrection School, the Bronx, 2003-2006. The Queens native retired in 2006. Brother David Van Hollebeke, F.S.C., a native of Detroit, Mich., was a professor at Manhattan College, 19992005, and worked in admissions there, 1971-1999. He taught at Holy Name School in Manhattan, 1960-1961, and

Sacred Heart School, Manhattan, 19561960. He also served in Brooklyn and Lincolndale, and in New Jersey and New Mexico. He retired in 2005. 50 Years Brother Brian Carty, F.S.C., is principal and founder of De La Salle Academy in Manhattan. He has served there since 1984. He also served as principal at Msgr. William R. Kelly School in Manhattan, 1969-1972, and taught there, 1966-1969. He served in Lincolndale and in New Mexico. Brother Robert Deary, F.S.C., has taught at St. Raymond’s High School for Boys in the Bronx since 2002. He also served at Sacred Heart Elementary School in the Bronx, 1968-1970, and St. Mary’s in Yonkers, 1966-1968. He served in Michigan and on St. Vincent’s Island. Brother Thomas Egan, F.S.C., is a programmer at the Data Systems Center at the New York Catholic Center in Manhattan, a position he has held since 1995. He earlier served as a computer programmer at the Data Systems Center in Yonkers, 1986-1995 and 1979-1985. He also served in Rhode Island, Illinois and in Ethiopia. He was born in Providence, R.I. Brother Raymond Meagher, F.S.C., a Manhattan native, has served on the faculty at Manhattan College since 1993. He was principal at St. Raymond’s High School in the Bronx, 1988-1993, and taught there, 1981-1988. He also served at St. Peter’s Boys High School on Staten Island, 1966-1969. He served in Lincolndale. 70 Years Brother John Perry, F.S.C. 40 Years Brother Les Luker, F.S.C.

He was a pastoral associate and worked with the homeless in Wheeling, W. Va. He holds a master’s degree in rehabilitation and counseling for the disabled from Columbia University. Brother Gerald Doherty, F.M.S., a native of the Bronx, is a guidance counselor at Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx and resides at a Marist Brothers community in Manhattan. He also served as a guidance counselor at St. Agnes Boys’ High School in Manhattan. He served as vocation director of the Brothers’ former Poughkeepsie Province. He taught at high schools in Lawrence, Mass., and Chicago. He holds a master’s degree in history from Manhattan College. Brother Anthony Iazzetti, F.M.S., a native of the Bronx, resides at the Brothers’ Champagnat Hall Community in the Bronx. He served as president and principal of Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx. He was principal of Marist High School in Eugene, Ore.; Marist High School in Chicago; and Msgr. Pace High School in Miami, Fla. He also taught at a high school in Trumbull, Conn. He received a master’s in administration from the University of Notre Dame. Brother Michael Laratonda, F.M.S., a native of Lawrence, Mass., does retreat ministry in Queensbury, where he resides. He was a teacher and assistant

principal at Union Catholic High School in Scotch Plains, N.J. He holds master’s degrees in communication arts from the University of Notre Dame and in individual counseling from Seton Hall University. 25 Years Brother Benjamin Consigli, F.M.S., a native of Queens, is serving as provincial of the Brothers’ U.S. Province in Bayonne, N.J. He has also served as vice provincial of the Brothers’ former Esopus Province and director of education of the U.S. Province. He was a teacher and assistant principal of Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, and principal of St. Joseph’s Academy in Brownsville, Tex. He received a master’s degree in history from Rutgers University and a professional diploma in education administration from St. John’s University. Brother Stephen Milan, F.M.S., a native of Bayonne, N.J., is director of the Marist Brothers’ Holy Rosary Young Adult Community in Esopus, where he resides in the Brothers’ Community. He has served as vocation director for the Marist Brothers’ Province. He was principal, assistant principal and guidance counselor at Sacred Heart School in the Bronx. He served as a guidance counselor at Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Newark, N.J.

Society of the Holy Child Jesus, American Province 60 Years Sister Elizabeth Loomis, S.H.C.J., formerly known as Mother Christopher Mary, was a teacher at St. Elizabeth’s, Manhattan; Holy Child Academy, Suffern, and in Old Westbury. She spent 30 years in formation work and spiritual ministries in Louisiana, Nigeria and Rome. She now serves at the San Diego Spiritual Center in California. 50 Years Sister Marlene Brownett, S.H.C.J., formerly known as Mother Mary Magdalen, was a teacher at Holy Child Academy, Suffern, for nine years and principal for two years. After ministries in Summit, N.J., and in Rome, she lived in New York City, caring for her sister who had been secretary to Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. She now lives at Marian Woods, Hartsdale, and works for the cause for Archbishop Sheen’s canonization. Sister Margaret Crowley, S.H.C.J., formerly known as Mother Mary Mark,

is a native New Yorker who served on the boards of several Holy Child schools in the New York City area. Her ministries were in Massachusetts, Illinois and Washington, D.C. She was provincial superior, 1989-1993, and is now on the staff of St. Luke’s Institute, Silver Spring, Md. Sister Barbara Linen, S.H.C.J., formerly known as Mother Mary St. Kevin, taught at St. Elizabeth’s, Manhattan, and in Old Westbury. She served in Louisiana, Nigeria and in Rome, where she was a member of the Society’s leadership team. She teaches theology at Iona College and Felician College, in Lodi, N.J. Sister Ann Murray, S.H.C.J., formerly known as Mother Mary Ann, taught for nine years at St. Elizabeth’s, Manhattan. She served as a counselor for New York Catholic Charities and the Riverdale Mental Health Clinic. She now counsels in Port Chester and lives in Rye.

March 22, 2012

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

Staten Island School Welcomes Cardinal Dolan

SCHOOL VISIT—Cardinal Dolan admires gift from students of St. Peter-St. Paul School on Staten Island, right, as Margaret Annunziata, principal, and Father Michael Cichon, pastor of Assumption-St. Paul’s parish, and Msgr. James Dorney, co-vicar of Staten Island and pastor of St. Peter’s parish, look on. Each class at the school presented the Cardinal with a gift, which included handmade items created by the students. The school opened in September under its new name. During his visit March 8, the Cardinal blessed modular classrooms at the school. He also celebrated Mass at St. Peter’s Church and interacted with students during his homily, below right. Fourth-graders Tosin Johnson and Angie Figueroa, above, hand out programs before Mass. Concelebrants of the Mass were Msgr. Dorney and Msgr. Peter Finn, co-vicar of Staten Island, and Father Cichon.

Mary DiBiase Blaich

‘Charity in the City’ Program Seeks Women Volunteers The Sisters of Charity of New York are seeking female volunteers, ages 18 to 25, for their Charity in the City program, which offers an opportunity for them to live and work with the Sisters in their ministries to the poor. There also will be chances to visit New York City’s tourist sites as well. Applications must be made by May 15. Online application can be found at www.scny. org. Information: Sister Mary Lou McGrath, S.C., (718) 549-9200, ext. 244, or mlmcgrath@scny.org.

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

Disney Science Lab Honoring Jesuit Educator Opens at Manhattan School A gift from The Walt Disney Company to a Corpus Christi School alumnus is enriching science education at the parish school on W. 121st St., thanks to a brand new lab. Father Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J., president emeritus of Georgetown University and a graduate of Corpus Christi, served on the Disney Board of Directors for 11 years. When he retired from board service in 2007, Father O’Donovan was handed a check for $125,000 to be given to a charity of his choice. “It never occurred to me to give it to anybody but Corpus Christi,” Father O’Donovan said. “I attended Corpus Christi Grammar School from 1940 to 1948 and, since then, have never attended or even heard of a more perfectly planned and executed educational program.” Now the fully equipped room, with eight lab tables and a teaching station, is in full use, under the direction of lab facilitator Ed Moran. He works with teachers of grades 4 through 8, helping them prepare science lessons and gather equipment needed for lab work. He also assists students as they use the lab. Father Raymond M. Rafferty, pastor of Corpus Christi, blessed the Disney Science Lab, dedicated to Father O’Donovan, at a ceremony Jan. 31 attended by school advisory board members, faculty and students. Eighth-grade students Brittany Nunes and Luis

Tejeda were enthusiastic as they showed a visitor around—from a fifth-grade plant project on a sunny windowsill to the SMART Board available to the students in a rear alcove to the closet shelves filled with scientific glassware and other equipment. Brittany described the transition from science lessons in pre-lab days to students’ new experiences. “Now we do hands-on experiments,” she said. “We can actually use scientific inquiry and test hypotheses.” Luis explained the use of microscopes in studying plant and animal cells, experiments with density, mass and volume, as well as flower dissections. All this work is enriched, he said, by using the SMART Board. For some time, a science lab was on the wish list of the Corpus Christi Advisory Board, of which Father O’Donovan was chairman for six years. “We talked about it, put the money away, and then went ahead and decided to make it happen,” he said. “The school has had the reputation for almost 75 years of creative education, and in these years the role of science in society has become increasingly important,” Father O’Donovan said. “Therefore, we believed that a lab where experimentation seriously enhances education in science is an obvious priority.” For Father Rafferty, the lab is an invaluable contribution to teaching the new science curriculum instituted by the Archdiocesan Office of the Superinten-

The Difference is Love

Courtesy of Corpus Christi School

TOKEN OF GRATITUDE—Seventh grader Frank Guillen presents Father Leo O’Donovan, S.J., with a plaque in honor of his contribution to Corpus Christi’s new science lab. Looking on are Eleanor Cavanaugh McGee, Class of 1957, and contractor John Mitacek, seated at desk. dent of Schools. “Science education at the school has now gone way beyond the pages of a textbook to students being able to engage fully in scientific methodology,” he said. Principal Dorothy Valla oversaw the design and construction, aided by architect and Corpus Christi parishioner Brendan Kelly, who donated his services.

A reverse mortgage could help you maintain your independence

MetLife Bank, N.A.

• Independent and Assisted Living • Served by The Carmelite Sisters • A Not-For-Profit Catholic Health Care Facility • Daily Mass in our on-site Chapel • 24-hour Skilled, Intermediate and End-of-Life Nursing Care, Long Term and Respite Care • Short Term Rehabilitation & Long Term Residential Care • Celebrating 50 years in Palm Beach county!

I can help you get the facts about how this important financial option can help you increase your cash flow and possibly enjoy a more comfortable lifestyle. And as a reverse mortgage consultant with MetLife Bank, a MetLife company, I stand ready to help you throughout the entire process. Call me with questions or to get started.

Lourdes-NOREEN McKeen RESIDENCE

646-229-1691 hmcmanus@metlife.com

Hank McManus

MetLife Bank Reverse Mortgage Consultant

315 South Flagler Drive West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

561-655-8544 Assisted Living Facility #9213

Visit www.lourdesmckeen.org for more information.

All loans are subject to property approval. Certain conditions and fees apply. Mortgage financing provided by MetLife Bank, N.A., Equal Housing Lender. © 2010 METLIFE, INC. L0810126663[exp0811][All States][DC]

13635

March 22, 2012

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

‘Don’t Be Afraid to Dream’

Cardinal tells teens at annual Mass for vocations to consider priesthood By JULIANN DosSANTOS

n the Solemnity of St. Joseph, male teenagers from around the archdiocese gathered at St. Joseph’s Seminary for the annual Mass and dinner for vocations. Cardinal Dolan, in his homily, told the eighththrough 12th-grade boys attending the Mass, “I really feel in my heart and soul that he’s calling some of you to the priesthood.” The boys were at the seminary with their parish and school priests, parents and teachers. More than 400 people, including some 80 seminarians, were present. Concelebrants included Auxiliary Bishop Gerald T. Walsh, rector of St. Joseph’s, and some 50 priests from the archdiocese. “I want to dream,” the Cardinal said. “St. Joseph, whose feast we celebrate, was a dreamer.” The Cardinal said that he dreams of “excitement about the Church,” and for young men to “recover the dare of vocation.” Looking out at the boys assembled in the seminary chapel, he said, “You might have a lot of questions, a lot of worries, a lot of doubts.” He added that they might be asking themselves, “What does God want me to do with my life?” Of the vocation to the priesthood, the Cardinal said, “Don’t be afraid to dream.” Before Mass, boys had toured seminary grounds, including classrooms, the cloisters, the library and

the chapel. A presentation given by a seminarian was held in the chapel before Mass, which was followed by a buffet dinner in the gymnasium. The event was organized by the Office of Vocations, staffed by Father Luke Sweeney, director of vocations; Father Luis Saldana, assistant vocations director for Hispanics; and Roenice Gonzalez, administrator. Father Sweeney told CNY that he hopes “that in seeing our seminary and seeing our priests, that the inspiration they are getting at their parish and their schools may help those thinking about the priesthood grow in their vocation.” According to first-year seminarian Sean Connolly, the Mass was a success. “The first time I ever set foot on the grounds, set foot in the building and prayed in the chapel all took place at this event,” said Connolly, who first attended the Mass while he was a senior at Fordham Preparatory School in 2006. “It was my first real exposure to any seminary. I met seminarians and a large number of priests. I got a good sense of their spirituality and their zeal for the priestly mission, which was a source of great inspiration to me.” A group of eight boys traveled to the seminary from Blessed Kateri parish in LaGrangeville. Father Brian Graebe, who was ordained a priest for the archdiocese last year, led the group. He said he brought the boys because of his love for the seminary. He said he wanted to “give them a sense of what we offer,” and let them know that the priest-

New Regional Education Boards Begin Training Sessions The 21 newly appointed lay board members of the archdiocese’s three Catholic School Pilot Regions joined the already announced clergy members at the first board training session March 12 at the New York Catholic Center. Dr. Timothy McNiff, superintendent of schools, in his overview of the regionalization plan for schools in the archdiocese, said that the new board members “bring the authority to run these schools.” Dr. McNiff explained that the students would be the “beneficiaries” of a school system that is “getting great adults to take ownership of the schools.” “This plan has to ensure the right people are in place on these boards,” he told an audience that included a large majority of the 47 clergy and lay board members in the three Catholic School Pilot Regions in Northwest and South Bronx, Staten Island and Rockland County. Each pilot region will become a separate, nonprofit educational corporation chartered by the New York State Department of Education, beginning in September. (The remaining seven regions in the archdiocese will be chartered by the New York State Department of Education in September 2013.) Father Joseph LaMorte, pastor of St. Gregory Barbarigo parish in Garnerville, told CNY that he is looking forward to working with his fellow board members as part of the Rockland County pilot region.

“Maybe people will be able to learn from us,” he said. The lay members of three Catholic School Pilot Regions were appointed by Cardinal Dolan, who welcomed all the board members in a video opening the meeting. Additional training sessions will take place in the months ahead to prepare board members for implementation of the pilot regions in September.   Each Catholic School Region Corporation will be governed by a two-tiered membership corporation with the Archbishop, Vicar General and Chancellor at the top tier, or member level. The next tier of the Catholic School Region Corporation will be the board of trustees. Each volunteer board will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of its respective Catholic School Region Corporation beginning in September. Some schools in the archdiocese have opted to remain parish-based under the supervision of the pastor.    A regional office, through the Office of the Superintendent and Office of Parish Finance, will provide services to the schools within each pilot region. The business manager/corporate secretary, a paid employee of the region, will work with the regional office to ensure the effective day-to-day business operations of the region under board oversight.

hood “is something to think about.” The group traveled along with nine boys from St. Martin de Porres parish in Poughkeepsie, along with Father Douglas Crawford. Joe Whitton, an eighth-grader who attends Blessed Kateri, told CNY he wanted to attend “because it’s a chance to take a look at the seminary and have Mass with the Cardinal.” He said he noticed immediately that the seminary is a beautiful building and said his favorite part was “the chapel, because the altar is magnificent.”

Think you’re Too busy for graduaTe school? Keep Reading.

Dominican College makes getting a graduate degree convenient. EvENINg PrOgramS: master of Business administration: accounting, human resources, or Management

mS – Nursing: family nurse Practitioner

mS – Education: Teacher of students with disabilities, Teacher of the blind and Visually impaired, or childhood education for career changers

WEEkENd PrOgramS: dPT – Physical Therapy BS/mS – Occupational Therapy

ONLINE PrOgramS: tdPT – Physical Therapy To schedule an evaluation of your transcript or to hear more about how a degree program can fit into your busy schedule, call 1-845-943-4582, or visit: www.dc.edu/graduate_programs.aspx

INFO SESSION Wednesday, March 28, 2012 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm hennessy center 470 Western highway orangeburg, ny 10962 1-845-943-4582 admissions@dc.edu

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

St. Raymond Boys Found Winning Formula at the Right Time By SOCRATES PALMER Jr.

ack in midseason, the boys’ basketball team at St. Raymond High School in the Bronx was mired in mediocrity. The bumpy road didn’t deter the Ravens from accomplishing their ultimate goal. St. Raymond’s went on a 10-game winning streak that culminated in a 66-58 victory over Holy Cross in the CHSAA Class AA intersectional championship final at Fordham University March 11. The intersectional crown was the third for head coach Oliver Antigua, a St. Raymond alumnus, class of 1993. This year’s title run could be his most impressive to date. “I know that people counted us out because we hit bumps in the road. We happened to regroup and we made our run in the playoffs,” said senior Nkereuwem Okoro. “Coach told us all year that the season is practice. When the playoffs come, that’s when you do your winning. That’s when it matters.” The 6-foot-5-inch senior, who will be taking his game to Iowa State University, was named the CHSAA tournament MVP. Okoro finished the title game with 21 points, seven rebounds and seven blocks. Okoro was aided by Daniel Dingle, who grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and added 11 points. Dingle,

Sports

a 6-foot-7-inch senior forward, has committed to attend Temple University in the fall. As he celebrated on the court with his teammates, Dingle told CNY that he could not have written a better ending to his Ravens career than winning the hard-earned championship. “It’s great to be a part of a winning legacy,” he said. “We earned this title. Me and the rest of my senior teammates knew this was our last chance. We lost two straight years in the semifinals and being here today is how we wanted to go out celebrating on this court, in front of our crowd in the Bronx.” Holy Cross finished the season with a stellar 24-5 record. The Knights played a disciplined and me-

thodical game, and used timely outside shooting to keep the game close. Their leading scorer was Gemall Davis, who finished with 21 points. With 27 seconds the Ravens led by only 3 points until junior guard Shane Rector sealed the game with two clutch free throws. Rector, who also made the all-tournament team, finished with 16 points. Also named to the CHSAA Class AA All-tournament team: Anthony Libroia, Holy Cross; Malik Gill, Mount St. Michael Academy; Justin Jenkins, Cardinal Hayes High School; Mairega Clarke Holy Cross. Next up for St. Raymond is a trip to the New York State Federation Class AA semifinals in Albany March 23.

Iona Prep Wins Class A State Crown The Iona Prep Gaels won their second CHSAA Class A state basketball championship in four years March 10 with a 64-51 victory over St. John the Baptist, of West Islip, Long Island, at Fordham University. Tim McCarthy, a 6-foot-5-inch senior, paced the Iona offense with 17 points, 13 in the first half, and added seven rebounds. Two other Iona players also reached double figures. Senior Felix Abongo chipped in 14 and six rebounds, and junior Brandon Williams added 10.

But St. John’s freshman Tavon Ginyard was the standout player in a losing cause, scoring more than half his team’s total with 32 points. The Gaels held a 30-24 lead at the half after leading by as much as 10 in the opening quarter. In the second half, Iona opened a 23-point lead at one point. Iona Prep, 24-3, now advances to the semifinals of the state Federation Class A tournament and will play public school champion Harborfields High School of Greenlawn, Long Island, on Friday, March 23, at the Times Union Center in Albany.

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Washington, D.C.

Be Nominated for a $3,000 Parish Scholarship CUA offers competitive academic scholarships and financial aid packages. Visit the website to learn more. Pick from more than 70 majors to prepare for your future. • Architecture and Planning • Arts and Sciences • Engineering • Music • Nursing • Philosophy • Social Work •

Cardinal Visit Days Tuesdays and Wednesdays in April 2012 This is your chance to experience Catholic University’s strong, values-based education and get the answers you need on important topics such as academic programs, alumni grants and parish scholarships, and studying in Washington, D.C. Let us know you’re coming! Register online at http://admissions.cua.edu/visit. Interviews must be pre-scheduled by calling 1-800-673-2772.

Celebrating 125 Years

www.cua.edu

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

God Save the Queen

n Feb. 6, Queen Elizabeth II marked her diamond jubilee, an achievement that Great Britain will celebrate throughout 2012. I am not a monarchist, but I’ll happily join in saluting the Queen, who embodies several qualities that are in short supply among 21st-century public figures. In one of a slew of diamond jubilee books, author Robert Hardman reports that Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is awed by the Queen’s “gravitas.” One hopes it’s catching, even as one hopes that people understand why, as one of Her Majesty’s friends puts it, GEORGE WEIGEL “she is never, you know, not the Queen.” It’s not a matter The Catholic of Victorian formality and still less of arrogance. RathDifference er, it’s that the Queen thinks of her unique position as a vocation—a responsibility for which she was consecrated at her coronation on June 2, 1953. The character of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was forged in the fires of World War II, when she learned the meaning of duty from her father, King George VI, and her mother, later the Queen Mother Elizabeth, whose name she bears. (Something of the

steel in the former Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon may be grasped in her response to the suggestion that the two princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret, be evacuated to Canada to escape the Nazi Blitz and a possible German invasion: “The children won’t go without me. I won’t go without the King. And the King will never leave.”) The teenage Princess Elizabeth played her part in Britain’s finest hour, doing the occasional radio broadcast and joining the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service, where she was trained as a driver and mechanic. The quiet stoicism and sense of composure she learned in those days have been powerful assets these past 60 years, even if they weren’t appreciated by the media lynch mob in the immediate aftermath of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Whatever one’s theological opinion of the “sacring” of British monarchs, it’s quite clear from the pictures of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation that this was a young woman—by then a wife and mother— who thought of herself as being anointed, blessed and crowned for a task to which she must sacrifice her own life, for the sake of her people. Yes, Queen Elizabeth II is enormously wealthy and yes, she has lived a life in which she has been spared much of the drudgery that afflicts other mortals. But anyone who does not think that Elizabeth II has made sacrifices in living out her monarchical vocation doesn’t know much about how public life works these days.

Plan your future.

Queen Elizabeth’s sense of duty is not generic; it is specifically Christian. That is clear from her annual Christmas broadcasts, the one time each year she speaks to her people in something resembling her own voice. The 2011 Christmas address was particularly memorable. In it, the Queen talked simply, movingly and profoundly about the meaning of the birth of Jesus for humanity, and about the Christian virtues of forgiveness, compassion and magnanimity. I watched the address and thought, perhaps uncharitably, that there had been few better Christmas homilies preached that day between Land’s End and the Pentland Firth. And it “worked” because it came from the heart—a heart formed by Christian conviction. Elizabeth II is said to be “low Church” in her Anglican sensibility, but that is of considerably less importance than the fact that she is a genuine Christian who is not afraid to bear witness to the truth of Christ as she has been given to understand it. The future is never certain, but on the present form sheet it seems unlikely that this admirable facet of Queen Elizabeth’s way of exercising her role as sovereign will be replicated in successor generations. Britain, and the world, will be poorer for that. Still, we may wish for many more years of her company. So on this diamond jubilee, I say, with heartfelt respect, “God Save the Queen.”

Open House on March 29 at Westchester Community College

A WITH SE O R SAINT ATE U GRAD EE DEGR

www.strose.edu/grad

Take the next step in planning your future with a master’s degree from The College of Saint Rose. Located in the heart of Albany, Saint Rose offers 45 graduate degrees and 15 advanced certificates with scholarships to help you finance your graduate education.

To learn more, contact us today at 1-800-637-8556 ext. 2 or grad@strose.edu.

With small classes and internship placements that provide valuable hands-on knowledge, Saint Rose will launch or advance your career. VIEW OUR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Tour our beautiful 218-acre Valhalla campus. Walk the grounds, view our new cutting edge classrooms, and meet faculty members at the county’s largest and most affordable college. Call or register online to attend our Open House (4-6 pm) for high school juniors and seniors. Visit www.sunywcc.edu/openhouse or call 914-606-6929.

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

Parading Through Homes, Tracking the Joneses

pring is almost here and the sweet homeshow season is upon us! Time to inspect the Joneses’ mansion and discover just how far behind we’ve fallen. This month we’ll be allowed to try on bigger homes for size, drooling over the amenities on our wish lists and finding new ones to add. And you can linger a little—pull open the jewelry drawer, step inside the master-bathroom shower —because the Joneses haven’t moved in yet. Last fall my husband and I joined his parents for Minnesota’s Parade of Homes. We seized one of those magical October afternoons when the slanted sun makes everything glow, piled into their Lincoln and pointed it west, toward Lake Minnetonka and Minneapolis’ richest suburbs. It was time to see how the other half lives. We started at a suburban community called Locust Hills, where an empty lot had been reduced from $650,000 to $480,000. My father-in-law, a farmer, crinkled his face at the price. We ended our excursion with the most expensive: an 8,000-square-foot classical home in Edina that cost $2.4 million. I read the description from the magazine as we pulled up to the corner lot: “This spectacular custom Dream Home will melt your heart and stir your soul.” Dream Home, an official Parade of Homes term that necessitates capitalization, is code for costs-$5a-person-to-enter. That wasn’t the only pretension awaiting us: Unlike other Parade homes, where you leave your shoes outside the front door, we were instructed to carry our shoes in a plastic bag while we toured the home. My husband refused to be undignified by the mandate, so he stashed his sneakers in a bush. He had the right idea. It’s hard to be swept away by the make-believe Parade of Homes world and pretend this fortress is your own when you’re carrying your shoes in a grocery sack. I don’t know that our souls were stirred, but we did get lost. About two-thirds of the way through it was hard to determine where we had come from, where we were headed and where my father-in-law had gone. (He was checking out the garage.) The home was impressive, but not quite my style. A little cold. Deep down, that’s the response I was hoping for. You parade through the Joneses’ home with the secret goal of spotting something, anything to critique. You look for something that costs too much or not enough, something that would be hard to clean. So much Brazilian cherry you’d live in fear of scratching it, you’d long for a little carpet to warm your feet. So many amenities—wet bar, indoor gym— you’d never leave home, you’d become antisocial. But parading through the Joneses’ home can be risky business, at odds with the first command-

ment—making gods of granite—and the 10th, the prohibition against coveting a neighbor’s goods. (That includes the kitchen and closet, pantry and porch.) I want to be like my husband’s aunt, who indulged neighbors in an in-depth tour of their big new home, then smiled and offered the heartfelt remark: “We’re really happy for you!”

Life is a collaboration, not a competition, and Lent is the perfect time to fast from comparisons and focus on the many blessings we do have: good friends, warm homes and a reason to step outside every now and then. Christina Capecchi is a freelance writer from Inver Grove Heights, Minn. She can be reached at www. ReadChristina.com.

SPRING EDUCATION

The College of Saint Elizabeth

Center for Theological and Spiritual Development Presents SEE, I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW!

Twentieth Annual Spirituality Convocation

Morning Keynote:

April 21, 2012

From Healing to Wholeness: Practicing a Spirituality of Flourishing with Rev. John J. Cecero, S.J.

John J. Cecero, S.J., is Director of the Center for Spirituality and Mental Health at Fordham University. He presents widely on the role of spirituality in mental health. He is the author of “Praying Through Lifetraps: A Psycho-Spiritual Approach to Freedom.”

“Heart Flowers Surrounding the Earth Globe”

Afternoon Keynote:

Living an Authentic Spiritual Life: Lessons Learned from the Dying

by Susan Cohen Thompson Courtesy of www.MinistryOf The Arts.org

Featuring 18 workshops on prayer, worship, ministry, and spirituality... and a choice of workshops will also be offered for our Spanish-speaking guests.

with Rev. Dr. Kathleen J. Rusnak, Ph.D.

Rev. Rusnak is an ordained Lutheran pastor with a doctorate in Psychology and Religion. She is author of several books, most recently, “Because You’ve Never Died Before: Spiritual Issues at the End of Life.” Morning Keynote for Spanish-speaking Community:

“Pongámonos las Pilas! Que el Espíritu Santo Nos Impulsa” (“Let’s Get on the Ball (Recharge Our Batteries), as it is the Spirit Who Impels Us!”)

with Rev. Eduardo C. Fernández, S.J.

Fr. Fernández teaches pastoral theology & missiology at the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University in Berkeley & the Graduate Theological Union. He is past president of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States. His two latest books are Mexican American Catholics (Paulist Press, 2007), awarded a 2008 Catholic Press Association Book Award, and Culture-Sensitive Ministry: Helpful Strategies for Pastoral Ministers (Paulist Press, 2010) with Kenneth McGuire, CSP and Anne Hansen.

Music & Liturgy For Our Conference Experience:

For registration information, call (973) 290-4302 or visit our website at www.cse.edu/convocation

with Bob Hurd

Bob Hurd currently teaches in the Graduate Pastoral Ministries Program of Santa Clara University, California. His widely used liturgical music is published by OCP and is featured in numerous hymnals worldwide.

College of Saint Elizabeth

Center for Theological and Spiritual Development 2 Convent Road, Morristown, N.J. 07960-6989 Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, N.J.

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

Hard Drive Crashes Aren’t All Bad

y old computer is on its last legs. It made an awful whining sound when I turned it on a few days ago, and I went into panic mode. All I could think was, It’s going to crash and I’m going to lose everything. My documents, my stories, my notes on things that happened—they’re all going to disappear. My life in words, so many things I want to remember, lost and gone forever. And then, because we’re in the season of Lent, I began to think about other kinds of remembering and forgetting. This is the season for taking stock of ourselves spiritually, for being honest about our sins and failings, for making amends and growing in virtue. I find it hard. I struggle in Lent all the time. Look at my sins, face my own guilt? I’d rather not. Cultivate virtue, try to become holy? I’m comfortable the way I am, living in my own familiar way. This year, more than before, I’m aware of how much easier it is just to give up chocolate for six weeks than to embark on real change in my life. Lately, though, I’ve been thinking about some

Daily Mass Aboard Ship

ass Daiilly M p Sdhi AbAobarodar Ship

15 Days

Scripture passages that bring me comfort and inspire me. From Isaiah: “I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.” From Jeremiah: “…I will be their God, and they shall be my people…I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” That echoes in my mind: “I will remember their sin no more.” God not only forgives sin, he removes it from his mind. It’s as though some kind of divine hard drive crashes, and all the sins I’m worried about dissolve into nothingness. But that forgiving and forgetting come at a price, which God himself paid. The passion and death of Christ were the cost of removing my sins, and everyone else’s, from God’s memory. That’s the heart of the message of Lent: Christ suffered and died so that all of our sins could be wiped out, so that we could experience new life here on earth and everlasting life in eternity. Because Christ loves us, we are forgiven, and God has forgotten our sins. Forgiveness, of course, requires repentance and penance, but we know that we are forgiven. Now comes the hard part, for me at least. It’s contained in the prayer that Christ himself taught us: “Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those

Alaska Cruise & Canadian Rockies Departs August 9 & Sept. 6, 2012

from

$1898*

Visit the last of the wilderness-like areas in North America all from the comfort of your deluxe motor coach and 5-STAR cruise ship! Start in Calgary for your scenic six-day motor coach tour to Vancouver, B.C. You’ll visit Calgary, Banff National Park, fabulous Lake Louise, take a “SnoCoach” ride over the Columbia Ice Fields, visit Jasper National Park and Jasper. Next travel over the continental divide onto the western slope of the Canadian Rockies following scenic route 5 on the Yellowhead South Highway to Kamloops, BC. Travel to Vancouver, B.C., where you’ll board your 5-STAR cruise ship for your 7-day Holland America Line cruise. Travel through a wondrous maze of forested-island and glacier-carved fjords, past charming coastal villages, migrating whales and calving glaciers to Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay National Park, and Ketchikan. Debark, travel to Seattle for a tour and night, and then fly home. *Price based on inside stateroom, price per person based on double occupancy. Outside and balcony cabins available at additional cost. Add $300 for August 9 departure.

For details, itinerary, reservations & letter from YMT’s chaplain with his phone number call 7 days a week:

1-800-736-7300

who trespass against us.” God calls us to forgive the ones who have hurt us. It’s hard to forgive hurts, and the closer and more loved the person is who does the hurting, the harder it is to forgive. It’s easy to say that we must imitate God in forgiving, but it’s difficult to do. I confess to feeling a certain sympathy with the older brother in the parable of the Prodigal Son: When I feel wronged I’m angry, and I don’t want to come to the party. But if I don’t, I’m the loser, because forgiveness brings double healing. It heals the one who has committed the wrong and the one who forgives. It is balm for the spirit. It brings freedom. God says in Isaiah, “I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake.” It is as though God, who lacks nothing, somehow benefits from forgiving. We stand to benefit so much more. Forgiveness brings freedom from bitterness and anger that eat away at the soul. It brings peace. It brings us mercy: Jesus taught that only those who forgive will be forgiven themselves. I’m working on this for the rest of Lent. I’m working on my other hard drive, the one in my heart. I figure if I can make it crash, I’m going to have a really, really happy Easter. I wish the same to you.

With praise and thanks to Almighty God, the source of every blessing

The Dominican Friars of The Dominican Friars Health Care Ministry of New York and The Pontiﬁcal Faculty of Theology of the Immaculate Conception cordially request the honor of your presence for the

Sixth Annual Mass Honoring All Men and Women of the Health Professions Who Bring Healing and Hope to the Sick and the Dying

the Solemnity of Saint Catherine of Siena ~30 April 2012 at Noon The Church of Saint Catherine of Siena, 411 East 68th Street, New York City Presentation of the Saint Catherine of Siena Award to

His Eminence Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C. and Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sister Elaine Goodell, Chaplain at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center And

Announcing the establishment of the Saint Catherine of Siena Chair in Catholic Health Care Ethics at the Pontiﬁcal Faculty of Theology of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C.

k k

Deemed one of the primary frontier centers in the world by the Dominican Order, the mission of the Dominican Friars Health Care Ministry of New York, under the protection of St. Catherine of Siena, O.P., is to promote the dignity of the human person and the healing ministry of Jesus Christ among parishioners, health care professionals, patients, and their families through pastoral care, education, research, and ethics consultations in the Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, and Rockefeller University Hospital. The Mission is fulfilled through four inter-related ministries: the Parish Community of St. Catherine of Siena; the Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus; pastoral care of patients and their families, health care professionals, students, support staff; and health care ethics programs and consultations.

Out

About Alumni & School Notices Cathedral High School, Manhattan, reunion for classes ending in 2 and 7 will be Saturday, April 28. $55, reservations required. (212) 688-1545 ext. 225. St. Michael High School, Brooklyn, all-school reunion will be Sunday, April 29. Information and to update class information, (347) 434-6277. Bishop Reilly High School, Queens, now St. Francis Prep, is holding a 41st anniversary reunion for the class of 1971 on June 2. Information and to update class information, (973) 857-3492. St. Theresa School, the Bronx, will host an alumni reunion for all classes 2002 and earlier, on Saturday, April 28, beginning with Mass at 5 p.m. $50. malynch@sttheresaschoolbronx.org.

Support Groups Orange County Separated & Divorced at Sacred Heart, 319 Broadway, Newburgh, meets two Wednesdays a month. The next date is March 28. (845) 325-0719. St. Teresa’s Separated & Divorced, 115 Windsor Rd., Staten

DEADLINES ‘‘Out & About’’ items must be received by mail, fax, or e-mail: outandabout@cny.org, one week before it is intended to appear in the issue. Out & About listings are also online at www.cny.org under “HAPPENINGS.”

Island, meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, 7:30 p.m. (718) 8167724. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Separated & Divorced, 11 Mt. Carmel Pl., Poughkeepsie, meets every other Wednesday, 7:30-9 p.m. (845) 546-0268. Putnam County Separated & Divorced at St. James, Gleneida Ave., Carmel, meets 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. (845) 563-0604. St. Christopher’s Separated & Divorced, 130 Midland Ave., Staten Island, meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 7:30 p.m. (718) 351-2452. Our Lady Star of the Sea Separated & Divorced, 5371 Amboy Rd., Staten Island, meets 1st and 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.m. (718) 9840593. Courage, the Catholic Apostolate for same sex-attracted men and women who want to live chastely, meets Tuesdays and Thursdays in Manhattan. Call for times and locations. (212) 307-1808 or (212) 753-8418. Cancer Support Group at St. Catherine of Siena, 411 E. 68 St., Manhattan, meets Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m. (212) 988-8300.

Lent Reflection Series with the Sisters of St. Dominic, 496 Western Hwy., Blauvelt, will be Wednesdays during Lent, Feb. 22-April 4, 12:15 p.m. (845) 359-5600. Cathedral of St. Patrick’s Young Adults Stations of the Cross, Fifth Ave. at 51 St., Manhattan, will be Wednesday, March 30, beginning with 5:30 p.m. Mass, followed by the Stations, then a meatless dinner at a nearby restaurant. (212) 7532261, ext. 295. Vespers at Holy Name, Amster-

TV LISTINGS The Sunday Mass celebrated by the Passionist Fathers is on Ch. 5, WNYW at 5:30 a.m.; WLNY Ch. 10 or 55 at 9 a.m.; and nationally on ABC Family at 6 a.m. It is also broadcast on Time Warner Ch. 97 and Cablevision Ch. 30 at 6 p.m. on Saturdays. Upcoming celebrants are Fr. Robin Ryan on March 25, and Fr. Edward Beck on Palm Sunday, April 1. Daily Mass from St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Monday-Friday at 1 p.m. and repeated at 9 p.m., is on ITV: Bronx Ch. 30, Staten Island Ch. 56, Yonkers Ch. 76, and Manhattan Ch. 35 and 67 (1 p.m. only). Misa Del Domingo (Spanish Sunday Mass) filmed at St. Joseph’s Seminary airs Sundays at 6:30 a.m. on Time Warner Ch. 19 and 41, Dish Network Ch. 402, Cablevision/Optimum Ch. 6, and Verizon Fios Ch. 41 and 541. Sunday Mass in Spanish from St. Jude’s Church, Inwood, airs at 7 a.m. on Time Warner Ch. 35, and at 9:30 a.m. (every other Sunday) on Manhattan Neighborhood Network Ch. 57.

CATHOLIC NEW YORK dam Ave. at 96 St., Manhattan, will be held Tuesdays of Lent beginning Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m. Simple supper and discussion follow, “Lent: Where Is That in the Bible?” (212) 724-1885. Morning and Evening Prayer at Blessed Sacrament, 152 W. 71 St., Manhattan, will be Saturdays, through March 31, at 11:50 a.m. and 5 p.m. (212) 877-3111. Life in the Spirit Seminar at St. Paul the Apostle, 602 McLean Ave., Yonkers, will be Tuesdays, through April 10, 7:45 p.m. (914) 965-9333. Vespers at St. John the Baptist, 210 W. 31 St., Manhattan, will be Sundays during Lent at 4 p.m. Fr. James Gavin, O.F.M. Cap., will present “What Wondrous Love,” which specifically addresses the needs of the working poor in today’s low economy. (212) 564-9070. Lectio Divina for Lent and Easter at Pauline Books & Media, 64 W. 38 St., Manhattan, Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m., Feb. 22-May 23. (347) 556-0275. Easter Fair at Our Lady of Grace Church, 430 Avenue W, Brooklyn, on Saturday, March 24, 1-7 p.m., and Sunday, March 25, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (718) 627-2020.

Divine Mercy Sunday Divine Mercy Sunday bus trip to National Shrine of Divine Mercy, Stockbridge, Mass., Sunday, April 15, will leave from Visitation Church, the Bronx, at 7 a.m. and near St. Barnabas Church, the Bronx, at 7:30 a.m. $40 by March 25. (718) 5496946. Holy Rosary Church, Hawthorne, will host a Divine Mercy Celebration, Sunday, April 15, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. including confession, Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Divine Mercy Reflection, Holy Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Benediction. (914) 7694067. St. Peter’s, Staten Island, bus pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Divine Mercy, on April 15, departing at 7 a.m. $26. (718) 720-6425. SS. Philip and James Church, the Bronx, 10th annual pilgrimage to the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy, Sunday, April 15, departing at 5:30 a.m. $45. (718) 231-1442. St. John the Evangelist Church Holy Hour, 148 Hamilton Ave., White Plains, will Sunday, April 15, at 3 p.m., with a blessing with a relic of St. Faustina. (914) 949-0439.

Special Masses & Services Knights of Columbus, Msgr. Henry O’Carroll Council 444, annual Communion breakfast, will be Sunday, March 25, beginning with Mass at Sacred Heart Church, Newburgh, at 10 a.m., followed by breakfast in the school cafeteria at 11 a.m. $8-12.50. (845) 561-7384. Ancient Order of Hibernians annual Communion breakfast will be

March 22, 2012

Adoration

Hudson Valley

First Fridays St. Peter, Rosendale, 10:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m., with Benediction. St. Augustine, Highland, noon-midnight, Mass at 7:30 p.m. Mount Alvernia Retreat House, Wappingers Falls, 8 a.m.-noon. St. Thomas of Canterbury, Cornwall-on-Hudson, 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. St. Mary, Wappingers Falls, 12:30-4:30 p.m. St. Joachim-St. John the Evangelist, Beacon, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. at St. John’s. St. Peter, Liberty, 4-7 p.m., with Benediction. St. Denis, Hopewell Junction, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., with Benediction. Blessed Kateri, LaGrangeville, 3-9 p.m., with Benediction. St. Charles Borromeo, Dover Plains, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Immaculate Conception, Stony Point, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., with Benediction. Non-First Fridays St. Peter, Haverstraw, Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.-8:45 p.m., with Benediction. Divine Mercy Adoration Chapel, Kingston, Perpetual Adoration. St. Paul, Congers, Wednesdays 12-6:45 p.m., with Benediction. Our Lady of the Snow, Saugerties, noon Sunday-noon Monday. St. Joseph, Middletown, Perpetual Adoration. St. John the Evangelist, Goshen, Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m., with Benediction. Immaculate Conception-St. Mary, Port Jervis, Perpetual Adoration. St. Joseph, New Paltz, Fridays, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., with Benediction. Regina Coeli, Hyde Park, Monday at 7 a.m. through Saturday at 9 a.m. St. Martin de Porres, Poughkeepsie, Fridays, 7:30 a.m. until noon. St. Gregory Barbarigo, Garnerville, Perpetual Adoration. St. John the Evangelist, Pawling, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. St. Mary, Fishkill, Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. St. Joan of Arc, Sloatsburg, Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-midnight. Immaculate Conception, Kingston, Perpetual Adoration. St. Joseph, Poughkeepsie, 3rd Fridays 12:45-7 p.m., with Benediction. St. Lawrence O’Toole, Brewster, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Holy Hours First Fridays Holy Rosary, Greenwood Lake, 8 p.m. St. Francis of Assisi, Newburgh, 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. St. Stephen, Warwick, 8-9 p.m. St. Joachim-St. John Evangelist, Beacon, Divine Mercy Chaplet 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. St. Thomas of Canterbury, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Holy Hour for Life, 7:30 p.m. Non-First Fridays Marian Shrine, Filors Lane, Stony Point, Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. St. Thomas of Canterbury, Cornwall-on-Hudson, 3rd Friday, 7:30 p.m. Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse, Blauvelt, Thursdays and 1st Friday, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

All-night Vigils Before the Blessed Sacrament, First Fridays St. John the Evangelist, Goshen, 7 p.m. until Saturday 9 a.m. St. Thomas Aquinas, Forestburgh, 9 p.m. until Saturday 9 a.m. St. Augustine, Highland, Mass 7:30 p.m. until Saturday 8 a.m. St. James, Milton, 9 p.m. until Saturday 9 a.m. St. Stephen, Warwick, 8 p.m. until Saturday 8:30 a.m.

at St. Barnabas, the Bronx, at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 25. $20, Reservations required. (718) 430-9347. Healing Mass at Holy Rosary Church, Bradhurst Ave., Hawthorne, is Monday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. Healing prayers for children immediately follow. Celebrant is Father John Fraser. (914) 769-4067. Healing Masses dedicated to the Sacred Heart at St. Elizabeth of Hungary, 211 E. 83 St., Manhattan, are First Fridays at 7:45 p.m. The next date is April 6, with reflections on the Last Seven Words. (718) 289-5954.

Healing Services by the Hope Healing Ministry at St. Mary’s, 23 S. High St., Mt. Vernon are the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 12:30 p.m. (914) 964-9695.

Family & Respect Life Rockland County Vicariate ProLife Masses at St. Aedan’s, 23 Reld Dr., Pearl River, are 1st Mondays, 7:30 p.m. (845) 735-7405. Legion of Mary at St. Peter’s, 30 Vesey St., Manhattan, has meetings for new members who would like to

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012 learn about and participate in the group’s pro-life counseling services on Mondays at 5 p.m. (347) 5437535. Respect Life Committee of St. Ann’s, 854 Midland Ave., Yonkers, meets 3rd Saturday of the month, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Holy Hour for Life on the feasts of Our Lady. Cenacles of Life Saturdays after the 8:30 a.m. Mass. (914) 375-3746. Respect Life Ministry of Holy Rosary holds a life chain event every 3rd Sunday, 2-3:30 p.m., at Kohl’s Plaza, Boston Post Rd., Port Chester. The next date is April 15. (914) 939-0547. Respect Life Society of St. Eugene’s, 31 Massitoa Rd., Yonkers, meets the 2nd Thursday of every month, 7:30 p.m. Cenacles of Life are held every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. (914) 395-1818. Pro-Life Committee of Christ the King, 740 N. Broadway, Yonkers, holds a Cenacle of Life Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet every Monday at 7 p.m. (914) 473-5937.

Parish & Community “Catholicism” series to be shown at Our Lady of Good Counsel, 230 E. 90 St., Manhattan, with refreshments and discussions, will be 10 Tuesdays this winter. The next dates are March 27 and April 10, both at 7 p.m. (212) 734-9758. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Bronx, 3rd annual St. Joseph pasta night will be Saturday, March 24. (718) 295-3770. Mount St. Michael Academy, 4300 Murdock Ave., the Bronx, is

hosting a casino night fund-raiser, Saturday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. $20. (646) 295-6183. The Father John LaFarge Columbiettes are hosting a brunch buffet at The Cove, 5 John Walsh Blvd., Peekskill, on Sunday, April 15, at 11 a.m. $32. (914) 2456714. A spring spectacular will be held at Most Holy Trinity Church, 320 E. Boston Post Rd., Mamaroneck, on Saturday, March 31, 4-6:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 1, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. with children’s activities, chocolates and flowers and Palm Crosses. The Yorkville Christian-Jewish Council will host its annual Model Seder at St. Thomas More Church, 65 E. 89th St., Manhattan, on Wednesday, March 28, at 7 p.m. Reservations required. (212) 472-1823. Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse, 496 Western Hwy., Blauvelt, “Ladies Irish Tea and Celtic Spirituality,” on Sunday, March 25, at 2 p.m., $10; and a morning reflection for women, on Saturday, March 31, at 9 a.m. $25. www.opblauvelt.org. Astor Services for Children and Families, will host a fund-raising cabaret with Magee Hickey, television news reporter, on Saturday, April 14, at One E. 91st St., and 5th Ave., Manhattan, at 1 p.m. $50-500. (845) 871-1171.

Retreats Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius men’s silent directed retreat by the Legionaries of Christ will be the weekend of March 23-25

Father Barron to Preach at Cathedral Father Robert Barron, the popular preacher and host of “Catholicism” on PBS, will preach the “Seven Last Words” during Good Friday services, April 6, beginning at noon, in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Cardinal Dolan will preside at the services. Father Barron, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, a media apostolate. He was the creator and host of “Catholicism,” the groundbreaking, 10-part documentary series that aired on public televisions stations across the country last fall.

at Our Lady of Thornwood. (914) 244-3685. Also at Our Lady of Thornwood will be a weekend couples retreat, “Three to Get Married,” which fulfills the pre-cana requirement, March 30-April 1. (914) 244-3685. “Beginning Experience Weekend” at Mt. Alvernia Retreat Center, Wappingers Falls, for those who are grieving the loss of a marriage through death, separation or divorce, Friday-Sunday, March 30-April 1. (845) 639-3189. Marianist Family Retreat Center, Cape May Point, N..J., “Gift of Days” weekday retreat on spirituality and aging for those 55 years and older, Tuesday-Thursday, April 17-19. $110…A Young Married Couples retreat will be held Friday-Sunday, March 30-April 1 for couples under 40. (609) 884-3829. Dominican Retreat and Conference Center, Niskayuna, “…Seize the hope which is set before you,” with Father Lou Sogliuzzo, S.J., Friday-Sunday, March 30-April 1, for those 65 and older, $180. (518) 393-4169.

Singles & Young Adults Young Catholic New Yorker Bible study with the Cathedral of St. Patrick’s Young Adult Group, meets at the Cathedral parish house, 14 E. 51 St., Manhattan, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Saturdays of the month, 6:30 p.m. Monthly Mass and fellowship on 3rd Sundays, 5:30 p.m. (212) 753-2261, ext. 295. Catholic Underground North at St. Columba, Rte. 82, Hopewell Junction, takes place 3rd Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. (212) 807-8876. Frassati Fellowship at St. Vincent Ferrer, Lexington at 66 St., Manhattan, monthly potluck dinner for young adults is every 2nd Sunday beginning with 5:30 p.m. Mass. (212) 744-2080. IGNITE Young Adults for those aged 18-35 meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., at Mt. Alvernia, Wappingers Falls for Adoration, discussion and outings. (845) 297-5706. St. Charles Singles group for those aged 30 and up, get-togethers

MOVING?

let us know! Send us your current label (from front page) along with your new address to: Catholic New York Circulation 1011 First Avenue, New York, NY 10022 .

Questions, call: (212) 688-2399 x3140 Please allow 2 weeks for the change

You may also email your change of address information to subscribe@cny.org.

33 are the 1st Wednesday of the month, 7:30 p.m., at the St. Charles Auditorium, 200 Penn Ave., Staten Island. $5. (718) 351-8873. Live 2 Worship at Our Lady of Good Counsel, 230 E. 90 St., Manhattan, meets 3rd Saturdays, 7-10 p.m. Adoration and music for lay and religious. (212) 289-1742. Theology on Tap of Manhattan at Connolly’s-Klub 45 Room, 121

W. 45 St., Mondays beginning at 7 p.m. The next meeting is March 26, featuring Cardinal Egan, who will discuss “The Challenge of Being a Bishop Today.” (917) 597-3456. Catholic Alumni Club, will meet at O’Casey’s, 22 E. 41 St., on Friday, March 23, at 6 p.m. Guest speaker will be Father Richard Terga, who will speak on Lebanon and the surrounding area. (914) 636-6093.

Arts Concerts St. Patrick’s Cathedral, 460 Madison Ave., Manhattan, an organ recital will be performed on Sunday, March 25, featuring Nicole Keller of Ohio, at 4:45 p.m. (212) 753-2261. St. Francis Xavier Church, 46 W. 16th St., Manhattan, will host organist Gail Archer, who will perform “An American Idyll,” on Friday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. (212) 627-2100.

Exhibits Maryknoll Sisters Center, 10 Pinesbridge Rd., Ossining, will present “Mother’s Garden,” an exhibit in honor of the centennial anniversary of Maryknoll, with works created by Sister Yoo Soo Kim, M.M., through May 17. (914) 941-7575. The College of New Rochelle, Mooney Center, New Rochelle, will present “Kamoinge: Revealing the Face of Katrina,” with photographs of Hurricane Katrina, through May 6. (914) 654-5280.

Lenten Events Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, 55 Ryder Rd., Ossining, will

present “The Seven Last Words From the Cross,” featuring the All Seasons Quartet, on Palm Sunday, April 1, at 3 p.m. (914) 941-7590. St. Peter’s Parish, Haverstraw, will present its 32nd annual Passion Play at the school, 21 Ridge St., Haverstraw, on Fridays, March 23 and 30, at 8 p.m., and Saturdays, March 24 and 31, at 7:30 p.m. (845) 429-2196. Carnegie Hall, Manhattan, will present “St. John Passion,” performed under the direction of Bernard Labadie, on Sunday, March 25, at 3 p.m. $15.50-93. (212) 2477800.

Performances John A. Coleman Catholic High School, 430 Hurley Ave., Hurley, will present “Once Upon a Mattress: The Story of the Princess and the Pea,” on Fridays and Saturdays, March 23, 24, 30 and 31, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 25, at 3 p.m., and Saturday, March 31, at 2 p.m. $10-15. (845) 338-2750. St. Mary’s School, 2 Convent Ave., Wappingers Falls, will present “The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree,” on Friday, March 23, and Saturday, March 24, 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 25, 2 p.m. $6. (845) 297-7500.

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

Purificar El Corazón Del Hombre

a Cuaresma, como sabemos, es un tiempo especial de preparación para la celebración de la Pascua. El mensaje de la Cuaresma nos hace reflexionar que la vida humana es un proceso permanente de maduración para, con la gracia de Dios, lograr hacernos merecedores de las promesas divinas. La Cuaresma hace desfilar ante nosotros una serie de símbolos: el éxodo, el desierto, las pruebas de la fe, la promesa de la Nueva Tierra, la esperanza, la necesidad de la purificación o conversión del corazón, la Alianza, el encuentro del pueblo con su Dios. La Cuaresma es un tiempo especial de conversión, convertirse, como bien señala el Papa Benedicto XVI, es “entrar en la profunda intimidad con Dios”, esa conversión tiene que expresarse en gestos concretos, en signos visibles, “la conversión conlleva a un nuevo descubrimiento de Dios.” La conversión supone una verdadera renovación del hombre y se traduce finalmente en una mayor fidelidad a Dios y un mayor amor a los hermanos, especialmente a los más pobres y excluidos de la sociedad. En evangelio del Tercer Domingo de Cuaresma (Ciclo B) la liturgia nos presenta el episodio de la expulsión de los mercaderes del templo. Algunos denominan el suceso como la “purificación del templo”; pero, en realidad, el verdadero sentido del signo de Jesús es interpelarnos para purificar nuestro corazón y vivir el verdadero espíritu de la religión. ¿Mercaderes del templo o “mercaderes de la

Biblia Latinoamericana La Biblia adaptada a nuestro lenguaje y contexto latinoamericano. Trae introducciones, citas paralelas y comentarios pastorales que relaciona el texto bíblico con las circunstancias de hoy.

Letra Grande y Tapa Dura Con Señaladores

Bolsillo y Tapa Dura

Letra Bolsillo Nacar y Grande y Tapa Dura Tapa Dura

Letra Grande y Tapa Suave

Ofrecemos otras 4 presentaciones. SAN PABLO

2187 Victory Blvd. Staten Island, NY 10314 PEDIDOS teléfono gratis 1-800-343-2522

w w w.stpauls.us

1204

religión”? Toda religión, de una u otra forma, supone un dogma (conjunto de verdades que deben ser aceptadas por la fe), un culto (ritos y prácticas en las que se expresa y celebra la fe) y una moral (principios y normas de carácter ético). Generalmente, las religiones históricas, como exigencia de rendir culto a sus dioses requieren de templos y ministros consagrados; pero, esencialmente, no es exigible para una religión la existencia de un templo. Para los judíos el templo era el símbolo religioso por excelencia que garantizaba la presencia y protección de Dios, que les brindaba una ‘seguridad’. Obviamente, Dios no les garantizó una indestructibilidad del templo material, sino la fidelidad a sus promesas. Por otra parte, Dios exige a su pueblo el cumplimiento de sus mandatos, la congruencia de la vida con la fe. El episodio de la expulsión de los mercaderes del templo es recogido por los cuatro evangelios (Cf., Mc 11, 15-19; Mt 21, 12-13; Lc 19, 45-46; Jn 2, 1322) lo cual es ya un indicativo de la relevancia que se pretende dar a ese acontecimiento cargado de contenido simbólico. La escena se desarrolla en la gran explanada exterior del templo de Jerusalén. Durante las festividades religiosas esa explanada se convertía en un gran mercado donde se podía comprar todo lo necesario para las ofrendas religiosas de los peregrinos y, por supuesto, no podían faltar los cambistas de dinero. No es difícil imaginar ese escenario, muy similar a lo que se sucede en la actualidad al exterior de los grandes santuarios y templos cristianos y de otras religiones, donde abundan los vendedores formales e informales de todo tipo de objetos religiosos. Los comerciantes de artículos religiosos, obviamente, no están muy interesados en cultivar el espíritu religioso de la gente, sino en su negocio. Una lectura superficial del episodio llevaría a fijarse en lo anecdótico y espectacular, en donde los afectados son los vendedores de la explanada del templo, reduciendo el gesto de Jesús a un arrebato de ira, una justificada indignación al contemplar el espectáculo de los vendedores que profanan el templo sagrado. Las palabras de Jesús: “No hagan de la casa de mi Padre un mercado (casa de bandidos)” (Jn 2, 16), aluden a un pasaje del profeta Jeremías (Cf., Jer 7,

1-11), en el que se acusa a las autoridades religiosas de haber convertido el Templo de Dios en cueva de bandidos: “¿En cueva de bandoleros se ha convertido a vuestros ojos esta Casa que se llama por mi Nombre?” (Jer 7, 11). El profeta Jeremías se refiere al verdadero culto que debemos rendir a Dios; cuestiona al pueblo sus falsas seguridades, haber corrompido el verdadero espíritu de la religión y el culto a Dios; pretender agradar a Dios cometiendo injusticias contra el pobre, en definitiva: la total incoherencia entre fe y vida, religión y ética. Lo que Dios quiere es que el pueblo cumpla los mandatos del Señor, que practique la justicia, la solidaridad. El profeta señala que de nada sirve poner la confianza en un símbolo religioso, como es el templo, como garantía de la protección de Dios; de nada sirve presentar al Señor ofrendas y holocaustos sin una auténtica conversión del corazón; con Dios no se puede negociar. Dios no puede aceptar las ofrendas y ritos religiosos de quienes pisotean la justicia y el derecho. ¿Quiénes son los interpelados en el episodio de la expulsión de los mercaderes del Templo? Por lo que hemos señalado anteriormente, no son los ocasionales vendedores de mercancías en los exteriores del templo, tampoco directamente los comerciantes que se apostan a las afueras de nuestros templos y santuarios, a veces con la anuencia de las autoridades religiosas que son retribuidas con un porcentaje o arancel por otorgar esos permisos. La purificación (limpieza) del templo se refiere a la purificación del corazón del hombre de la falsa religiosidad; y, en ese sentido, todos nosotros resultamos cuestionados, interpelados por la palabra de Jesús. Todos nosotros, de algún modo, podemos caer en la tentación de pretender negociar con lo religioso, negociar incluso con Dios. ¿Cuántas veces, quizá, hemos pretendido obtener de Dios favores a cambio de ofrecerle penitencias, limosnas u ofrendas de todo tipo, sin que nos sintamos obligados a convertirnos de corazón? La tentación, a la que todos estamos expuestos, es a convertirnos en “mercaderes de lo religioso”. No reduzcamos el episodio de la expulsión de los mercaderes del templo, a un asunto meramente de comerciantes, al orden o respeto de los lugares sagrados. El tema de fondo, como hemos señalado, es la perversión de lo religioso, la desvirtuación de lo sagrado, el vivir una falsa religiosidad, el pretender engañarnos a nosotros mismos con falsas seguridades, el usar la religión con un refugio ante el temor a lo desconocido; el creer equivocadamente que Dios se sentirá obligado a atender nuestras súplicas por las ofrendas que le hacemos. Dios no estará con nosotros si nosotros no queremos estar con Él; Dios no estará con nosotros si nosotros no queremos estar con el hermano, es decir: practicar la justicia, la caridad. Purificación del templo es, en definitiva, la purificación del corazón del hombre, la conversión para vivir auténticamente el verdadero espíritu de la religión. La verdadera religión nos lleva necesariamente a la vivencia de las exigencias éticas como mandatos del Señor, al compromiso con la justicia, a la práctica de la solidaridad.

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

En México y Cuba, el Viaje Papal va a Resaltar Temas Locales Por FRANCIS X. ROCCA

l viaje del papa Benedicto a México y Cuba en marzo del 23 al 28 va a ser relativamente corto, consistiendo en un poco mas de dos días en cada país. Sin embargo su visita esta destinada a resaltar un amplio rango de destacados temas que afectan al continente entero y que son de importancia crucial para la Iglesia Católica. El Papa arriba a León, en el centro de México, en la tarde (hora local de México) el 23 de marzo. El calendario completo de su primer día va a ser mas bien ligero, sin duda alguna debido al cuidado que se debe tener con la salud del papa, quien cumple 85 años el 16 de abril. El vuelo del Papa Benedicto le va a llevar a través de ocho zonas climaticas, a una ciudad que esta a 6.000 pies de altura sobre el nivel del mar (comparado con los 70 de Roma). Durante la noche del 24 de marzo, el papa se reunirá con el presidente mexicano Felipe Calderón, quien ha servido como jefe de estado desde diciembre de 2006. Su administración ha sido marcada por una violenta lucha entre el ejercito y los carteles de la droga en ese país, un tema que presumiblemente se va a tocar en las discusiones entre las dos personalidades. Al siguiente día, el Papa Benedicto se dirigirá a los obispos de México y de Latinoamérica en una misa vespertina en la Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Luz en León. En ese lugar, lo mas probable es que el aborde algunos de los temas que el había tocado en su único otro viaje a Latinoamérica en el 2007, cuando el habló a la Quinta Asamblea General de Obispos de Latinoamérica y el Caribe en la ciudad de Aparecida, Brasil.

Maria R. Bastone

SU PATRONO—El Obispo Auxiliar Josu Iriondo, vicario de Asuntos Hispanos y vicario del sur del Bronx, fue el celebrante principal de una misa bilingüe en honor al patrono de la parroquia de la Iglesia de San José en la avenida Bathgate en el Bronx el 18 de marzo, el día antes de la fiesta de San José. Arriba, el Obispo Iriondo da incienso a la estatua. El Padre Salvatore Sportino, administrador de la parroquia, observa. Después de la misa, los feligreses llevan la estatua de San José en una procesión a través de las calles del vecindario (lado derecha).

En ese entonces, el papa urgió a los lideres de la Iglesia a luchar en contra de la pobreza y la opresión pero al mismo tiempo evitar su participación directa en políticas partidistas – como eco a su critica de hace ya bastante tiempo del movimiento de Teología de la Liberación, el cual creció a partir de sus raíces latinoamericanas. El Papa Benedicto también advirtió en aquel entonces acerca del peligro del sincretismo, o de la mezcla de religiones, por parte de aquellos quienes adoptan elementos de tradiciones indígenas en sus devociones católicas –una practica que el papa también ha denunciado en su viaje en noviembre al país africano occidental de Benin. El contexto y el tiempo para el discurso de este año va muy seguramente a afectar el contenido del mensaje del Papa Benedicto a los obispos latinoamericanos. México es históricamente un país altamente polarizado en cuestiones religiosas. La revolución del país en 1910 fue demasiado anticlerical, y la constitución de 1917 prohibió la educación religiosa e incluso el despliegue publico de indumentaria eclesiástica. Tales medidas provocaron la Rebelión Cristero a finales de los años 20, cuando el conflicto entre los católicos rebeldes y las fuerzas del gobierno dejo casi 90.000 muertos. El país continúa siendo una mezcla de muy enérgicas tradiciones religiosas y seculares, haciendo de este un terreno potencialmente fértil para la nueva evangelización, de la cual el Papa Benedicto ha hecho una prioridad durante su pontificado; y la cual será el tema del sínodo vaticano de obispos el próximo octubre. Cuba, a donde el papa va el 26 de marzo, es de alguna manera una imagen de México. Es un país donde la Iglesia Católica ha disfrutado de relaciones tranquilas

(relativamente hablando) con las autoridades civiles; las relaciones diplomáticas con la Santa Sede nunca han sido interrumpidas, incluso cuando se estableció un gobierno comunista en los años 60, pero la practica religiosa ha sido tradicionalmente tan débil como en cualquier otro lugar en Latinoamérica. Los oficiales eclesiásticos estiman que solamente un 2.5 por ciento de la población de Cuba (11 millones) puede ser considerada hoy en día como católicos practicantes, una fracción de la proporción antes de la revolución; aunque al mismo tiempo ésta represente a un significativo incremento desde la visita del Papa Juan Pablo en 1998. La Iglesia en Cuba continua operando bajo severas restricciones, incapaz de construir nuevas iglesias y de operar escuelas legalmente. Sin embargo, el papel del Cardenal Jaime Ortega de la Habana y otros obispos cubanos Han negociado de manera exitosa la liberación de mas de 100 prisioneros políticos en el 2010, refleja el creciente respeto del gobierno por la autoridad de la Iglesia. El Papa Benedicto sin duda alguna planteará temas de libertad política y religiosa con el Presidente Raúl Castro cuando ellos se reúnan el 27 de marzo. También se espera mucho de parte del papa que se reúna con el hermano del presidente, el ex presidente Fidel Castro, aunque este encuentro no aparece en la agenda oficial de su visita. La principal razón para el viaje del Papa Benedicto es un peregrinaje al santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, la santa patrona del país, en la ciudad de Santiago al sur oriente del país. Este año marca el cuadringentésimo aniversario de la milagrosa aparición de la estatua venerada en la basílica del lugar. —CNS

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

Harlem Lenten Revival

HIGH SPIRITS— Banners representing parishes and religious congregations serving the Central Harlem Vicariate are displayed at the vicariate’s annual Lenten Revival at St. Joseph of the Holy Family Church, far right. The three-day event, March 18-20, was led by Msgr. Paul W. Jervis, pastor of St. Martin de Porres parish in Brooklyn, seated with his hand on his face. The revival included inspirational talks, music and dance, as seen at right.

Chris Sheridan

SUMMER CAMP GUIDE

Iona Preparatory School Scholar/Athlete Camp (students entering the 6th, 7th and 8th grades)

The Marist Brothers founded some of the best Catholic Schools throughout the world. Along with an experienced staff they have also established

A GREAT SUMMER CAMP for boys and girls on Ossipee Lake in Effingham, New Hampshire.

“For The Best Summer Of Your Life!”

Monday, July 9 through Friday, July 27, 2012 8:30 am-3:00 pm Classes and activities are taught by Iona Prep faculty. All sports coached by Iona Prep coaching staff. 8th Grade: TACHS Prep in the morning, sports in the afternoon 6th/7th Grade: Activities in the morning (rocketry, science labs, creative writing, art and more), sports in the afternoon

Go to www.ionaprep.org — “summer” to register or call 914-600-6154.

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

Father Hammer

Longtime hospital chaplain was 78

ather Jefferson J. Hammer, who during a long career in hospital chaplaincy served in the trauma unit at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001, died March 6 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern. He was 78. St. Vincent’s, which was the only Level 1 trauma center in Lower Manhattan, received some 800 casualties the morning of 9/11. But the incoming wounded slowed to a trickle that afternoon, after the collapse of the second tower, with the emergency unit descending into an eerie quiet. Father Hammer subsequently wrote a first-person account of his experience, “There Was Silence—And Nothing to Do,” which was published nationwide. He recalled telling people who came to Mass in the chapel that day to pray, not just for the victims, the doctors, the staff, the police and the firefighters, but also for “the people who caused this damage, because they are in as much need of prayer as anyone.” “I truly believe that they have done something quite evil, and somewhere along the line they will be severely punished,” he told them. “He was totally dedicated to the patients,” said Sister Miriam Kevin Phillips, S.C., who was St. Vincent’s senior vice president of mission, before the hospital closed. “There was never a question in his mind who he was there for.”

Father Hammer established the Department of Pastoral Care at St. Vincent’s in 1973, and headed the department until 2003. He had previously served at Jacobi Hospital, 1965-1971, while in residence at Father Jefferson J. Hammer St. Francis Xavier parish in the Bronx, and Montefiore Hospital, 1971-1973, while in residence at St. Ann’s parish, also in the Bronx. He had been associated with the hospital apostolate virtually since his ordination in 1960, serving at St. Francis Hospital in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, 1960-1965, as part of his ministry at St. Margaret Mary parish. In 1975 he received the Cardinal Cooke Hospital Chaplain of the Year Award. An avid student of history, particularly of the Civil War, he held a bachelor’s degree in history from Manhattan College and a master’s in pastoral counseling from Iona College. Cardinal Dolan offered the Funeral Mass March 10 at St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village. Msgr. Patrick McNamara, pastor of St. Gabriel’s parish in New Rochelle and a classmate of Father Hammer’s at St. Joseph Seminary, delivered the homily. Burial was at Mount Sinai Cemetery, Stony Brook.

Bread of Life Drive Kicks Off Now in its 21st year, the Notre Dame Club of Staten Island’s annual “Bread of Life” food drive kicked off with added urgency March 18 as drive director Joe Delaney cited a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report that 50 million American residents “lacked consistent access to adequate food.” “This government study said (it) was the highest number recorded since the government has been tracking food insecurity over 17 years,” Delaney said. “The Bread of Life food drive addresses this issue and works to alleviate (hunger) within our community.” Once again, local students will collect the food from March 19 to 31, and take direct control of planning and implementing the drives within their schools to support 24 Staten Island organizations that provide food to the community’s neediest. The drive welcomes individual contributions

Tragedy... (Continued from Page 4) “I extend my personal sympathy and the condolences of the Archdiocese of New York in mourning for the four lives that were lost, especially those of the three children,” he wrote. “They and their loved ones will have a place in our prayers.” The Cardinal called the attacks “a terrible reminder that the evils of an-

Father Geissler

Collaboration...

Earlier, she had spent 28 years with Grace Institute, first as teacherdirector of its outreach program in the Bronx and then as job training program director and administrator of Grace Institute in Manhattan. She also taught at St. Barnabas High School in the Bronx and at two elementary schools in Manhattan. Her experiences as a religious sister have profoundly influenced her perception of life and society, she said. “I’ve been exposed to wonderful people, events and causes that have made me aware of the poor and marginalized in society,” she said. “It’s been a privilege. I have great gratitude for the experiences and opportunities I’ve had educationally and spiritually.” Since her official retirement last

Pastor emeritus of Montgomery parish was 91

ather Robert J. Geissler, pastor emeritus of Holy Name of Mary parish in Montgomery, died March 17 at Our Lady of Consolation Residence in the Bronx. He was 91. Cardinal Dolan was to celebrate the Funeral Mass on March 22 at St. Margaret of Cortona Church in the Bronx. Father Joseph F. Bisignano, pastor of St. Patrick’s parish in Yorktown Heights, delivered the homily. Father Geissler served at Holy Name from 1988 until 1995, when he retired. Before that he served as pastor of St. Sylvia’s in Tivoli from 1976 to 1988. He had previously served for 22 years at St. Joachim’s parish in Beacon, 1954-1976. He also taught at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx,

1948-1954. He was ordained by Cardinal Spellman in 1947 and following his ordination he served briefly at St. Christopher’s, Montrose, and Our Lady of Mercy in the Bronx. Born in Man- Father Robert J. Geissler hattan, he was a graduate of St. Ann’s Academy. He held a bachelor’s degree in English from Fordham University. He studied for the priesthood at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie. Burial was at St. John’s Cemetery in Middle Village, Queens.

(Continued from Page 21)

of canned goods and non-perishable boxed foods. Other collection points include the offices of Councilwoman Debi Rose, 130 Stuyvesant Place; City Councilman Vincent Ignizio, 3944 Richmond Ave.; State Assembly member Michael Cusick, 1911 Richmond Ave.; Assembly member Lou Tobacco, 4062 Amboy Rd.; Assembly member Nicole Malliotakis, 11 Maplewood Pl., State Senator Diane Savino, 36 Richmond Terrace, State Senator Andrew Lanza, 3845 Richmond Ave. Suite 2A. The drive concludes March 31, when all of the food collected at schools and other sites on Staten Island will be brought to Msgr. Farrell High School, 2900 Amboy Rd., in Oakwood, for sorting, packing and loading for delivery by Farrell students and labor union volunteers. Individuals can also bring items to the lobby of Msgr. Farrell that day between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m.

ti-Semitism and religious bigotry are still present in our world,” and said that he stood “in solidarity with you in denouncing all acts of terrorism and hatred, wherever they occur.” The gunman opened fire at the Ozar Hatorah school killing a religious instructor, his two children and another child. The same suspect has also been implicated in the earlier murders of three unarmed French soldiers, all black or Arabic minority members, within the last week. year, Sister Mary Ellen has served as her congregation’s representative to a coalition of more than 30 local religious congregations working together to combat human trafficking. A core team of sisters, working with other organization and professionals, has set up a “safe house” recently opened to provide refuge and many levels of support to women rescued from trafficking. The collaborative effort by women religious of many congregations in the anti-trafficking work offers a good model for future cooperation. The prospect of such collaboration was one of the things that attracted Sister Mary Ellen to her new position with ACWR. “We can no longer work in isolation,” she said. “We have to collaborate among ourselves and with many, many organizations that are out there doing the same kind of good work.”

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

Sister Patricia, 82, Teacher in Bronx

Father Laszewski, Missioner to Peru

Sister Patricia Coatsworth, R.S.H.M, who taught science at Sacred Heart of Mary Academy and Mother Butler Memorial High School, both in the Bronx, 1958-1965, died at Marymount Convent, Tarrytown. She was 82. Formerly known as Sister St. Mark, she was a teacher at the Academy of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Sag Harbor, 1949-1958, before being named principal there. She also taught in Virginia, Illinois and in Zimbabwe. She later did medical research at Virginia Commonwealth University. She served as

Father Richard G. Laszewski, M.M., who was a missioner to South America, died Feb. 12 at the Maryknoll Residence in Los Altos, Calif. He was 90. Following his ordination as a Maryknoll Father in 1951, he was assigned to the Pando region of Bolivia where he worked among isolated communities in the tropical rain forests. Traveling by horseback and boat, he visited remote settlements. He returned to the United States in 1959 to work in Maryknoll’s Development Department in Chicago. He returned to South America in 1960 and ministered in Peru until 2004. As assistant pastor in the Juli Prelature, he traveled to parishes in the Altiplano to administer the sacraments to the Aymara people. He established two institutes for rural education. He considered the institutes, which provide courses in agriculture, animal husbandry, leadership and the social teachings of the Church, his proudest accomplishments. Born in Steven’s Point, Wis., he studied for the priesthood at Maryknoll Seminary in Ossining. His brothers, Henry, Stanley, Tony and Jim, and his sisters, Velma and

a hospital medical technologist and did home nursing in Virginia. Born in Brooklyn, she joined the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Tarrytown in 1947 and professed her final vows in 1954. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English and mathematics from Marymount College, and a master’s in biology from Fordham University. Her Funeral Mass was offered March 6 at Marymount Convent, Tarrytown, followed by burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery, White Plains.

Sister Mary Alix, 83, Served in Parishes Sister Mary Alix Barbato, R.C.D., who was program director at Marydell Faith and Life Center, 1994-2004, died March 6 at Marydell Convent in Upper Nyack. She was 83. While she spent many years as a coordinator of religious education, she also served as retreat director, teacher trainer for catechists, volunteer counselor and youth leader. She served at Sacred Heart parish, Suffern, 1981-1994; St. Ursula’s, Mount Vernon, 1963-1970; St. Vito’s, Mamaroneck, 1954-1959. She

was also a member of her community’s leadership team, a local superior and formation directress. Born in Freeport, she entered the Sisters of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine in Nyack in 1950 and professed her final vows in 1956. She is survived by her sister, Helen Rullman, and by her brothers Vincent, Joseph and Al. A Funeral Mass was offered March 10 at Marydell Convent, Nyack, followed by burial at Ascension Cemetery, Monsey.

OMMUNITY

LASSIFIEDS

212.688.2399 class@cny.org

ATHOLIC NEW YORK ADULT COMMUNITIES

Theresa Morrison, survive him. A Funeral Mass was offered Feb. 17 at the Maryknoll Chapel in Los Altos. Burial was in Maryknoll Cemetery there.

Sister Lucille, Religious Education Coordinator Sister Lucille Menard, S.A., who was the regional religious education coordinator for Orange County, 1986-1991, died on Feb. 15 at St. Francis Convent, Graymoor, in Garrison. She was 87. She was religious education coordinator for the Sisters of the Atonement at Graymoor, 1982-1986; and she also served in catechetical and pastoral ministry in New York, California, and throughout New England, Born in Schnectady, she joined the Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement at Graymoor in 1941 and professed her final vows in 1948. She received a master’s in religious education from Boston College. She is survived by her sister, Margaret Hogan-O’Rourke. Her Funeral Mass was offered Feb. 21 at the motherhouse chapel at Graymoor, followed by burial in the sisters’ cemetery.

SEEKING EMPLOYMENT - SITUATIONS WANTED

HELP WANTED

CERT HOME HEALTH AIDE

Manager of Office of Maternal Child Care. We are a 30 year prolife community in Bergen County, NJ which provides shelter, a 24 hour hotline & counseling to pregnant women up to one year after their babies are born. Do you have 5+ yrs supervisory experience in a residential program, good written & verbal communications skills & a compassionate heart for the preborn & their mothers + a valid driver’s license.

Cert Home Health Aide w/5 yrs exp to take care of the elderly. Live-in or out, refs avail. Call Mike 347-524-0305

COMPANIONS TO THE ELDERLY IRISH AIDES/COMPANIONS - EXCLNT REFS/ EXPERIENCED & DRIVER LICENSES. CALL JOAN 914-803-1122 “PRIVATE DUTY”

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION / ACCOUNTING College Graduate 20+ years experience in finance including tax preparation. Aggresive, mature, reliable individual seeks administrative financial position. Steve 914-330-9176.

FINANCIAL SERVICES / TRADING Knowledgeable and skillful securities professional with management and supervisory leadership in customer sales, operations and execution services in the fixed income, equity and options markets, as well as portfolio management. FINRA Registered: Series 4,7,8,24,55,63 Call Michael 718-442-5273

HOUSEKEEPER / HOUSE CLEANER Honest, Responsible and Friendly Cleaning Lady. I will love to take care of your house, leave it nice and clean. Refs avail. Flavia 347-266-1544 or flavia123br@yahoo.com.br

PT Administrator Mobile Crisis Pregnancy Sonogram Project If you have excellent administrative skills, supervisory experience in a health care facility, are filled with the Love of Christ and His Holy Word, are committed to helping pregnant women to choose life for their pre-born babies, and would like to help establish the first Mobile Crisis Pregnancy Sonogram Project in Northern New Jersey, we are interested in hearing from you. You must also be well organized, knowledgeable and capable of managing day-to-day operations of a small medical facility in compliance with governing laws and have a Bachelor’s Degree plus two years’ experience in a health care facility. PT Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Mobile Crisis Pregnancy Sonogram Project We are seeking a Medical Sonographer who is a Diagnostic Ultrasound professional qualified by professional credentialing and academic and clinical experience to provide diagnostic patient care services using ultrasound and related diagnostic procedures. The scope of practice of the Diagnostic Medical Sonographer includes those procedures, acts and processes permitted by law, for which the individual has received education and clinical experience, has demonstrated competency, and has completed the appropriate ARDMS certifications(s) which is the standard of practice in ultrasound. SEVERAL SOURCES SHELTERS E-mail resume to: Kathy DiFiore at kathyd@severalsources.org

LOCAL TV / VIDEO PRODUCTION EXPERT 132,680 Catholic Households - A.B.C. Audited See Your Ad Every Issue In Our Community Classifieds

Most diverse & unique exp. in Westchester-Can help your station or produce web video for any business or church. Leonardo AAS BA. Contact 914-288-5369 or Leonardo@ValverdeStudios.com

132,680 A.B.C. Catholic Households A.B.C. Audited

HELP WANTED MID-HUDSON MANAGED HOME CARE, INC.

Licensed home care agency in the Hudson Valley needs livein PCA’s and HHA’s. $105-120/ day+ travel expenses. Uniforms, paid vacation, more. Immed work available. Call 800-505-6165

HELP WANTED PRO-LIFE OPENINGS - Several Sources Shelters, Inc, our nonprofit, non-sectarian shelters for pregnant women are in need of kind, compassionate individuals to fill the following opening: LIVE-IN ASSISTANT HOUSEMOTHER, $13,500-$16,500/yr w/3 wks vacation/yr. Driver’s lic req’d. To receive a specific job description, Call Jasmine Quinones @ 201818-9033.

SEEKING EMPLOYMENT - SITUATIONS WANTED Alzheimer’s/Hospice/Palliative Care - Expd Nurse Asst w/reliable transp & exclnt personal assistant skills sks pos w/the elderly/young adult. Alicia 646-245-2908 Babysitter, 13 yrs experience, sks FT/PT pos, good refs. good w/pets. Reliable, honest, hardworking. Sandra 347-731-1952 Cert Home Health Aide - Resp Personal Assistant/Companion meeting your needs. MANH, BRKLYN. Richard 718-629-8912 Cert Home Health Aide - 15 yrs exp sks Companion job or taking care of the Elderly. Refs avail. Call Jean 347-737-4846 or Miriam 646-600-4434 Cert HHA sks FT/PT Elderly Care, Companion, Babysitting pos. Exp in various medical cases, familiar w/medical equip. Refs av. Brooklyn, Queens, Manh, LI. Gwen 347-551-8546 Cert Caregiver, loving, caring, compassionate can take care of your loved ones, 12 yrs exp. Call Paulette 718-612-0912 Cert Nursing Aide sks job for the Elderly Live-in/out, days or weekends. Call Angela 347-2041857 Cheerful, kind & gentle Caregiver experienced working w/Elderly is avail to assist you running errands, taking you to appointments etc, Westchester woman has refs, flexible schedule, drives. Laura 914-304-6183 Energetic & competent Caregiver/ Companion sks FT employment. 37 years of age and has a wealth of experience working in this field, refs avail. 347-553-8930 European woman, experienced NURSE Assistant, seeks position to take care of the Elderly. Call Irena 347-828-3688 Exp’d CNA - 13 yrs (Elderly Care) & 3 yrs (Babysitting) sks live-in/ out, exclnt refs. Call Carol 917627-4093 or 347-575-9934 Experienced Home Health Aide sks Companion/Caregiver pos. Refs avail. Call Nerriman 718881-7515 or 646-316-4278 Exp’d Cert Home Health Aide sks pos to take care of the Elderly, refs avail. Call Helena 718-2660488, cell 347-742-4943

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

Experienced compassionate lady, sks Live-in or out Elderly Care pos, refs avail. Call Marcia 347-546-6952 or 718-469-6642 Exp’d Irish woman avail to care for your elderly loved one. PT/ FT, drivers lic, refs avail. Call Geraldine 718-824-6420 HHA - Strong male sks Companion/Home attendant pos to take care of the elderly, resp, caring. Refs avail. 914-282-3403 Home Health Aide sks Elderly Care pos, FT, exclnt refs, 20 yrs experience. Bridget 914-9639803 Home Health Care Aide sks job. 25 yrs exp, reliable, honest & trustworthy willing to work night/ day, will assist in every area if needed. Call Ruby 718-825-7359 I will take good care of the Sick/Elderly. HHA/CNA, 17 yrs experience and refs. Please Call Margo 347-420-7622 Loving, caring Home Care Attendant sks for Live-in/out pos. 5-7 days. Refs avail. Call Heather 917-995-7555 Loving, caring Home Care Attendant w/10 yr experience sks Live-in/out pos. 5-7 days. Refs avail. Denise 646-755-4247

SERVICES OFFERED

ROOM & BOARD

Senior Care at Home

PRIVATE & SEMI-PRIVATE RMS - Try our family boarding homes where you can enjoy fresh air in the Catskills. SS, VA, SSI accepted. Call 845-292-6384

Senior Care at Home is the lower cost alternative to nursing homes or assisted living. Family Care Employment Agency provides live-in caregiver allowing the comfort of their own house. We specialize in placing FILIPINO caregivers, nannies and housekeepers. All candidates are fluent in English with excellent references. For our personalized placement services, call Dell at 212-961-6993 or 908-416-7976

SEEKING EMPLOYMENT - SITUATIONS WANTED CERT HOME HEALTH AIDE / CERT NURSES AIDE CERT HOME HEALTH AIDE - CHHA CERT NURSES AIDE - CNA Caring, kind & good professional w/18+ yrs experience. Expert on all kinds of illnesses, exclnt refs. Gertrude 347444-0960

Looking for someone dependable & caring, experienced taking care of the Elderly? Call Modica 347664-0085, 347-240-4560 refs av. Loving Christian Lady sks Elderly Care pos, experienced, Live-in/ out, refs avail. Call Hazel 347600-0546 Mature Lady sks pos to take care of the Elderly and Child Care. Good refs. Call Norma 347-8601656 or 347-413-7369 Seeking Homecare pos Full Time/Part Time, weekends. 10 yrs experience. Refs avail. Call 347-563-2380

Cape Cod - 2 BR, 2 bth Cape Cod resort Condo. $1200/wk. Call or Email Tom 415-235-5456 TomInBrewster@gmail.com Lavallette, NJ - 2 BR condo, slps 4 comfortably - A/C. TV on Ocean blk. Av for summer 2012 - Call 718-3516889. Lv name/no for return call.

CERT HOME HEALTH AIDE / COMPANION

ADULT & HOME CARE

HOUSE FOR SALE

Available English Speaking Filipino home companion as baby sitter, housekeeper & adult care. Experience Filipino sincerity & hospitality. Maria 908-723-9555, Veronica 917-607-0739

CO-OPS FOR RENT Wakefield - Spacious 1 BR w/ renov kitch, on site pvt lndry rm, cls to transp, hwys, prks & schls. Refs & credit check. 347-637-0745

CO-OPS FOR SALE

Tuckahoe - Sunny 1 BR 1 bth co-op in pristine building. LGE LR, DA, LGE BR. Closets galore, washer/dryer, secure bldg. Walk to cafes, shops & train. $155K. 917-327-8766

RETREAT HOUSE

Mt. Manresa Jesuit Retreat House The Place for Growing Closer To God. www.mountmanresa.org 718-727-3844

FAMILY/VACATION RENTAL

HOME INSPECTIONS BUYING OR SELLING A HOME, CONDO, CO-OP, TOWNHOUSE? A Professional Home Inspections For the Buyer, Seller or Owner. Call: 718-815-1570 www.rcprohomeinspection.com Lic # 16000005108

Catholic Households 132,680 A.B.C. Audited See Your Ad Every Issue In Our Community Classifieds

Long Beach Isl Holgate, NJ - 5 BR, 2.5 bths, 1 blk to beach, slps 10, A/C, deck, spring/fall $800/wk. June/Sept $1,200, July/Aug $2,300, off season, $150/night. 914-5527628 or djmref43@yahoo.com

GOLD & ITEMS WANTED HURLEY - 2.2 acre wooded lot 1040 sq Ft living space 2784 sq Ft barn & shop, A-frame Living Rm Potential bus. Use-asking $295K. Leo 845-338-8938

MARTY PAYS TOP CASH WANTED - Books • Gold & Silver Coins • Paintings & Prints Baseball Items • Stamps • Costume Jewelry • Comics • DVD/CDs Any Condition • Retired Police Officer 914-262-4494

LAY VOCATION BROTHER & SISTERHOOD of Catholic Laity. People who wish to live religious lives w/out leaving home. Married or Single. Members P.O. Box 170 Middletown, NY 10940. 718-356-0605

ITEMS FOR SALE 1 Recliner chair $45. Elect coffee pot $8 each. Yankee Legends poster $4. Black boot over ankle $4. China $5. 2 sets of lamps $20 a pair. Books, cassettes, tapes, records 3 for $1. Cassette holder $2. Dolls $3. Custom jewelry $1. Box of telephones $25. Chamber stove highback porcelain & chrome. 718-966-1375 or 9843336

MOVING SERVICES Clean LBI 3 BR 2.5 bths wlk 2 beach/shps/restaurants, 20% off May/June Jul/Aug $2700. 917335-1059 pics on lbigetaway.com

MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE PORT ST LUCIE, FL - 2 BR, 2 bths Fully Furnished Mobile. Must see $18,500. Call Bill 407-3995270

ATTORNEYS

EDWIN I. GORSKI ATTORNEY AT LAW 750 Third Ave., NY, NY 10017 212-499-0768

RICHARD G. FONTANA, ESQ. WILLS • CLOSINGS • INJURY Yonkers/Scarsdale Office 914-233-5150

PIANO TUNING

PSYCHOTHERAPY

EXPERT PIANO TUNING REPAIRS Prof ’l musician. Prompt service on all makes & models. 718-358-8882 mpianotex@aol.com

DOMENICA MONDO, ACSW-R Licensed PSYCHOTHERAPIST: Catholic female helps individuals, couples, families. Manhattan & Westchester 212-947-7111 or 914-725-3726

Visit us at: www.cny.org or Contact us at: class@cny.org

JOHN SCROOPE ACSW PSYCHOTHERAPIST Individual - Marital 22 W. 21st St.,10th Flr, NYC (212) 242-4887 - By App’t W ’chester Office - Dobbs Ferry

Private Owners... In The Market To Sell?

Need Home Care for a loved one? Certified Health Aide/ Companion for hire Experienced, Live In/Out Please Call 914-879-2342

Middle age woman w/references, seeks job to take care of the Elderly. Live-In/Out. Call 718506-2497 Home Health Aide sks job to take care of elderly, overnight, PT-daytime M-F, refs av. Manh/ Brooklyn. Ms Brown 917-500-9843

VACATION RENTAL

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

DEPENDABLE MOVING & STORAGE, LOCAL, LONG DISTANCE. FREE ESTIMATES. Eddie, 718-461-1935 We also sell furniture.

OLD PAINTINGS AAALLL OLD PAINTINGS: Any condition. Old frames, oils, watercolors. Cash paid. 914-664-0805

Give CNY Classifieds Your Best Shot! Send in Your House Photo and We ’ll Run It FREE OF CHARGE With Your Paid Classified Ad Scheduled for 2 or more issues! Catholic New York’s Real Estate Classified section offers you a true photo opportunity to sell your home to 132,680 households in the Archdiocese of New York. Simply send us a recent photograph of your house and we’ll run it FREE OF CHARGE with your paid classified ad scheduled for 1 or more issues. PHOTO TIPS: Please send only color or black & white prints. Ideally, your house should fill approximately 3/4ths of the frame. To enhance the reproduction of your photo, try to avoid including trees, telephone poles or cars; do not shoot into direct sunlight; if possible, photograph on overcast or partly cloudy days. Take Advantage of A Picture-Perfect Combination: Your House + CNY’s Real Estate Classifieds!

COUNT ON US

CNY.ORG

WWW.

CNY Wants To Help You. Call 212-688-2399 ext: 3142 or email us at: class@cny.org to take advantage of this offer.

We are very aware that many of our readers have faced job loss and reduced income due to the economic downturn. We believe that we can offer some help to the members of Catholic New York’s family of readers. We are offering readers of Catholic New York the opportunity to advertise their availability under the Situation Wanted section on our Classified Page. The Classified Page is very well read and reaches many potential employers and small business owners through the 10 county area of the Archdiocese. If you place your listing under our Situation Wanted category for 1 issue, we will repeat the ad FREE in the next 5 issues of Catholic New York. Your 1 paid Situation Wanted ad will give you 3 months of visibility in a total of 6 issues. We ask that the first ad, be paid at our regular low classified advertising rates to avoid placement of bogus listings.

CATHOLIC NEW YORK

March 22, 2012

Pre-Need Planning Why Choose Now?

At some point all of us will face death, either our own or that of a person we love. We have no control over this. But we can control how we respond to its inevitability by pre-planning burial arrangments. It is in this spirit that we recommend care and consideration be given to making preparations ahead of time.

Remember... Pre-Planning Means Peace of Mind

• Relieves a burden on your loved ones at a difﬁcult time • Allows thoughtful discussion and ensures your wishes are fulﬁlled • Saves money as burial costs increase yearly • Avoids large cash outlays in a hurried situation

For traditional Catholic burial in a beautifully maintained setting Ascension Cemetery 650 Saddle River Rd., Airmont NY 10952 (845) 352-7220 Gate of Heaven Cemetery 10 W. Stevens Ave., Hawthorne NY 10532 (914) 769-3672 Resurrection Cemetery 361 Sharrott Ave., Staten Island NY 10309 (718) 356-7738 Calvary Cemetery 49-02 Laurel Hill Blvd., Woodside NY 11377 (718) 786-8000

Catholic Cemeteries reﬂect the belief that even in death the human body, made a temple of the Holy Spirit in Baptism and nourished with the Holy Eucharist, deserves the utmost respect.