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The The Christendom Christendom College College Update Update Instaurare (vt. to restore, strengthen, renew)
March 2003 Volume XI, Number I
INSIDE THIS ISSUE...
Life and Death Choices page 3
The Gift that Keeps on Giving page 6
Graduate School Growing page 7
The Year of the Rosary – page 2 Turning Arts into Crafts – page 4 Capital Campaign Contributors – page 5 Defending Human Rights at the UN – page 6 Christendom Grads Take on the Law – page 8
The Campaign for Christendom Declared a Victory College concludes first-ever capital campaign, reaching projected target of $12 million
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After years of planning and three years of hard work, Christendom College has officially reached its $12 million goal and ended its first-ever capital campaign, The Campaign for Christendom: Advancing Catholic Higher Education.
“On behalf of President Timothy O’Donnell, Madame Chairman of the Board of Directors Mrs. Donna Bethell, the volunteers and campaign organizers, and the students who will benefit from the fruits of this capital campaign, I offer the college’s sincere thanks to the hundreds of friends and benefactors who made this important dream a reality. Praised be Jesus Christ,” says John F. Ciskanik, Vice President for Planning, Development, and College Relations.
The flagship of The Campaign for Christendom: St. John the Evangelist Library.
Looking back, the path to success has not come without cost. Beginning in the summer of 2000, The Campaign for Christendom had achieved the 75% mark. But then the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., changed everything. The resulting uncertainty in the financial markets compounded the
difficulty of maneuvering with a “planned” operational shortfall. In other words, as Christendom College highlighted its capital campaign needs, a “planned” weakness in operational fund raising had become more acute as a result of the unstable financial markets. In fact, as of mid-February, the College has only reached about 65% of its operational goal! Still, the successful conclusion of The Campaign for Christendom comes during the College’s 25th anniversary year and shows a widespread recognition of the vital need for Catholic colleges that work to “restore all things in Christ.” For the past twenty five years, Christendom College has contributed to the pursuit of Christian unity called for by Pope John Paul II through its work in Catholic Higher Education. Today the College enrolls approximately 500 students at its undergraduate campus in Front Royal, VA, and its Notre Dame Graduate School campus in see CAMPAIGN, page 3
John Stuart Dies of Cancer O’Donnell Appointed Consultor to Pontifical Council John Stuart, Christendom graduate class of 1987, died of cancer on Thursday, February 6, 2003, in Arlington, VA. John, 37, was the devoted husband of Hieu P. Stuart; son of former Christendom Board member Walter J. Stuart and the late Kathleen C. Stuart; and brother of Mary H. Stuart, Ann M. Corkery, Sheila Zeisemer, and Joseph W. Stuart, all of whom are alumni of the College. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Timothy Catholic Church in Chantilly, VA, on February 10 by Fr. Matthew Zuberbueler (Class of ‘91) and concelebrated by Fr. Tom VanderWoude (Class of ‘88) and Fr. Kenneth Rodger Hunter-Hall (NDGS lecturer in Theology and Spirituality).
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2003: The Year of the Rosary
Our Holy Father has proclaimed 2003 to be “the year of the Rosary.” As we begin this new semester in a new year I ask you to pour yourself into three things: first, your studies; second, your prayer life; and third, a sincere effort to strengthen the ties of the friendships you have formed here. Let’s begin with your studies. This, of course, is the principal reason why you are here. The purpose of our education is to assist you in your efforts to grow in wisdom and knowledge before God and man. What a tremendous opportunity our Lord has placed before you in bringing you to Christendom College. Pope John Paul II, in Veritatis Splendor, Fides et Ratio, and numerous talks, e Timothy T. O’Donnell, STD, KC HS has shown us that the fundamental error and weakness of our modern era is the denial of the existence of objective truth. How blessed all of us are to be part of an institution that is committed to the study and acquisition of truth. I urge you during this semester to work hard. Seek to grasp as fully as you can the truth your minds and hearts were made for, remembering that for all believers, ultimately, truth is a Person: Jesus Christ. You have been given an outstanding faculty to guide and mentor you, and I urge you to take full advantage of this precious opportunity. Grasp the truth, submit to it, and share it with others. This is especially true given the state of our troubled world and its desperate needs. If you hold the truth and seek to live it, incorporating it in your lives, others will see very clearly that there is a hope within you, a hope which the other members of our despairing world desperately need. With the grace of God, you will be able to bear witness, and “give a reason for the hope that is within you.” In order to assist you in your effort to live the truth through your studies, I ask you to pour yourself into prayer. John Paul II, in Novo Millennio Inuente, gives us a challenging cry, the same cry which our Lord gave to His apostles, Duc in altum, “put out into the deep.” Our Holy Father continues: “These words ring out for us today and they invite us to remember the past with gratitude, to live the present with enthusiasm, and to look forward to the future with confidence.” The reason why we recall the past with gratitude and live in the present time with enthusiasm, always looking forward with confidence to our future, is because, “Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today, and forever!” That wonderful word: forever. Because of our deep attachment and loyalty to the See of Peter, this Year of the Rosary should be lived in a special way by our community. All of you have received copies of Rosarium Virginis Mariae. I urge you to read it carefully and prayerfully. As our Holy Father instructs us in it: “To recite the rosary is nothing other than to contemplate with Mary the face of Christ. As a way of highlighting this invitation, I desire that during the course of this year the rosary should be specially emphasized and promoted in the various Christian communities.” Let us all take these words to heart. How important it is for all of us, in this time of difficulty for the Church, to continue to manifest a deep love for the Church, the beloved bride of Christ, for whom He died. How important it is that we reflect her beauty in our own lives and do not allow it to be obscured. I plead with you to avoid any spirit of bitterness. Despite the trials and scandals which are currently afflicting her in this country, she is still mankind’s only hope.
I recall a story in which a woman was complaining bitterly to Mother Teresa about the state of the Church. After listening patiently to her, Mother finally stopped her and said, “You know what’s wrong with the Church... you and me!” You and me– and she is right. The answer to the problems that are currently affecting our Church is the universal call to holiness. Is it any wonder that John Paul II has proclaimed this the Year of the Rosary? Why is our Holy Father emphasizing the rosary at this time? He tells us, “but the most important reason for strongly encouraging the practice of the rosary, is that it represents a most effective means of fostering among the faithful that commitment to the contemplation of the Christian mystery which I have proposed in the apostolic letter Novo Millennio Inuente as a genuine training in holiness: What is needed is a Christian life distinguished above all in the art of prayer... In as much as contemporary culture, even amid so many indications to the contrary, has witnessed the flowering of a new call for spirituality, due also to the influence of other religions, it is more urgent than ever that our Christian communities should become genuine schools of prayers.” “Our Christian communities should become genuine schools of prayers.” This is a challenge to us at Christendom, that we too, as a community and as an institution, become a genuine school of prayer. Despite current difficulties let us all as a community strive to increase our reverence and adoration for the most Blessed Sacrament. Let us seek to attend daily Mass whenever possible, and invite others within our community to join us during Eucharistic adoration five days a week. Our Lord asked for one hour, and if you can just give one half hour, especially in light of the needs of our College, our Church, and the troubled situation in our world, great graces are sure to flow. How important it is for all of us to pray for peace. Numerous groups on campus can help you to deepen your prayer life: Disciples of the Sacred Heart, Legion of Mary, Shield of Roses. Please remember that our priests lead the Divine Office for morning and evening prayer, and books of the Divine Office are available for any student who would like one. The evening rosary is recited in our Chapel, championed by Director of Admissions Paul Heisler. I also hope to be able to work closely with the students to begin to strengthen an old practice here at Christendom College, that of reciting the rosary in the dormitories at night, prior to retiring. Whenever possible, seek to unite and strengthen both your studies and prayer.
all the means we have, and be moved by it to praise and thanks. To do as we say in the Gloria in Excelsis: laudamus te, benedicamus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te, gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam – we praise you, we call you holy, we worship you, we proclaim your glory, we thank you for the greatness of your splendor.” In other words, it is not enough just to know the Faith, we must live it! Lastly, I urge you to cultivate and strengthen friendships here. The friendship which we all need is based on a mutual love for the good. The Devil hates many things and one of the things he has a special hatred for is true friendship, because friendship, when it is true and strong, has a tremendous ability and potential to fight evil. Is it any wonder that our Lord said that “where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am in the midst of them!” The books and the recent movies The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers communicate the value and importance of friendship in a very clear and effective way. At the opening of The Fellowship, when Frodo is setting out on his journey and is not sure who he can trust, Merry cries out, “You cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone; we are your friends, Frodo.” We can learn a great deal from great literature and also from good movies. During this semester I urge you to love one another and support one another with true and generous friendship. At Christendom you are being given a vision, a vision of Christian realities and fully human realities. The world desperately needs your witness and vision. Remember you are in training as an athleta Christi. Study hard! Pray hard! Strengthen the bond of friendship among yourselves. And as Tolkien would say, despite the darkness rising in the East which casts a long frigid shadow over the lands of men, don’t use the ring; use the beads, and let your light shine before men. Let’s have a great semester together.
How important it is for all of us, in this time of difficulty for the Church, to continue to manifest a deep love for the Church, the beloved bride of Christ, for whom He died.
J.R.R. Tolkien once observed: “...[I]t may be said that the chief purpose of life for any one of us is to increase according to our capacity our knowledge of God by
This address was delivered to Christendom’s students on their return from Christmas Break on January 20, 2003.
Planning for the Future Gifts made as part of your overall financial plan that benefit you now and Christendom later are known as planned gifts. Through planned giving, you can plan future support for those areas and programs at Christendom that are of the most interest to you–and often make a larger gift than you might have thought possible–while also benefitting yourself. Explore how you can help Christendom while making sound financial plans for yourself. The benefits to you: -Provide life-time income for you and, if you wish, another beneficiary -Receive a substantial federal income tax charitable deduction -Turn low-yielding assets into a higher income stream -Reduce or eliminate taxes on capital gains -Eliminate or reduce federal estate taxes -Ultimately provide a meaningful gift to Christendom. For further information please contact John Ciskanik, Vice President for Development, Planning & College Relations, at (800) 877-5456 or ciskanik@ christendom.edu.
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Prof. Cuddeback Cultivates The Battle of Choice - Life or Death Taking part in the March for Life each year is not a pleasall of pro-death, pro-abortion America,” says Coleman, Contemplation ant experience. But it is a necessary one. On January “needs to take a look at the numbers and realize that Professor John Cuddeback, Associate Professor of Philosophy, gave a Day of Recollection for men at St. Boniface parish in Lafayette, IN, on March 1. The theme of the day was “Living the Contemplative Life in the Culture of Death: Tools for the Catholic Layman.” Cuddeback outlined the Christian understanding of the human person as created for the loving contemplation of God in this life and the next. He also gave practical suggestions for cultivating habits of contemplation in an anti-contemplative culture.
Prof. Thomas Lloyd Reviews Literature Dr. Thomas Lloyd, Associate Professor of English, has a written a book review for the current issue of Christianity and Literature. Lloyd reviews The Symbolic Imagination: Coleridge and the Romantic Tradition by J. Robert Barth, S.J. This is the second edition of a book that was first published in 1977 and subsequently became important in the field of Romantic criticism.
Prof. Thomas Ricks Joins College Faculty Mr. Thomas Ricks, a 2002 graduate of Christendom’s Notre Dame Graduate School who is a Ph.D candidate at The Catholic University of America, has joined the Christendom faculty this semester. As an adjunct professor, Ricks currently teaches two sections of Theology 102: The Fundamentals of Catholic Doctrine II to Christendom freshmen. Ricks and his family are converts to Catholicism and were receceived into the Catholic Church in 1994.
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22, the thirtieth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision of Roe v Wade in 1973, tens of thousands of Americans marched down Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC, with Christendom College’s entire student body among them. Miss Nellie Gray, the organizer of the annual March for Life, wanted to do something different this year to commemorate the loss of the 40,000,000+ babies who have been killed through legalized abortion in America since 1973. She wanted to add something to the usual program of events held both prior to and during the March, so she arranged to have small baby-sized coffins made to carry throughout the March for Life. In fact, she had 31 coffins and 31 signs signifying the years 1973 through 2003, and she selected Christendom students to carry these signs and coffins in the March. According to Jennifer Coleman, a Junior from Wisconsin, it was an unusual experience walking through the Nation’s Capital carrying a coffin representing the 1,300,000 babies murdered during 2002. “I think that
This past Fall, the Estate of Ambassador Vernon Walters donated hundreds of beautifully-bound, hard-cover books to the Library. The collection reflects the career of this extraordinary diplomat. Included in it are books by some of the politicians and statesmen of his day. Dr. Henry Kissinger autographed his Years of Renewal (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999), and Yael Dayan, daughter of Israeli commander Moshe Dayan, signed a copy of her biography of her father, My Father, His Daughter (New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1985). Howard Baker also penned a note in
CAMPAIGN... The $12 million in cash and pledges from The Campaign for Christendom effort will enable Christendom College to grow in a number of ways. First, due in a large part to the generosity of The Cowan Foundation and Judge and Mrs. Robert Potter of North Carolina, Christendom has constructed a $1 million+ women’s dormitory. St. Catherine of Siena Hall currently houses 85 young women.
2002-03 Crusaders: Back (l to r) Mike Hilleary, Mike Blum, Ben McMahon, Kevin Fox, John O’Herron, Dan Fier; Front (l to r) Joseph Kucharski, Andy Day, Pat VanderWoude, Chris Lancaster, Victor Alcantara, and Tim Storey.
has named it, I think that it is my duty to show people that being pro-life does not demean my femininity or womanhood, rather, it enhances it.”
Lt. Gen. Vernon Walters Leaves Legacy to Library
Alexandria, VA.
2002-03 Lady Crusaders: Back (l to r) Coach Nancy Lee, Julie Abernethy, Jill Menke, Heather Tansey, Allison Miller, Angela Ferri, Asst. Coach David Kelly; Front (l to r) Margaret Ginski, Nikki Calio, Cathy Angelo, Beth Ross, and Eryka Bukowski.
we’re legally killing off the future of this country. Every year, a million and a half human beings, created by God to be saints in His Kingdom of Heaven, are slaughtered. And for what? Selfishness, greed, pride. As a young woman in today’s culture of death, as the Holy Father
Second, the College is proud to welcome the following new endowed scholarships to its $6 million endowment fund: Father James A. Cowan Memorial Scholarship Fund, George B. and Mary C. Creed Memorial Scholarship, The Kline Endowment Scholarship, Harvey V. Noel Memorial Scholarship, and the David T. Ricks Memorial Scholarship. Construction of the College flagship Campaign project, the St. John the Evangelist Library, is well underway, due in a large part to several substantial anonymous donors. This 40,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility will replace the existing Sean O’Reilly Memorial Library, which if buildings can be said to do so, has performed a yeoman’s service since the founding of the College. A formal dedication service for the St. John the Evangelist Library is scheduled for August 2004.
his Howard Baker’s Washington (New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1982). Each of these luminaries inscribed his or her book and expressed gratitude for Walters’ service to America and the world. The library staff is proud that the new library will house such a fine and interesting collection. The self-sacrificing discipline and courage of this career diplomat have been an encouragment to the library staff in its efforts to plan and design the new facility.
Continued from Page 1 Fourth, The Campaign for Christendom has doubled the amount of Charitable Gift Annuity contracts administered by the College. The Gift Annuity Program helps support the College’s Financial Aid program. Finally, The Campaign for Christendom has proven to be a watershed event in the advancement of Christendom College and its mission and has provided a significant morale boost to the College community in these times of financial and political uncertainty. “We must never forget the honored place of Christendom’s benefactors,” says President Timothy O’Donnell, “especially those who responded so favorably to our campaign appeal. Without the substantial financial support and the persistent prayers of our many friends and benefactors over the years, founding president Dr. Warren Carroll, along with the men and women who gathered in 1977, could not have gotten Christendom College off the ground. And without the continued support of these good people, Christendom College would not have been able to provide a home for one of the best graduate schools of theology in the country.”
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Christendom College Graduates Turn Arts into Crafts
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According to a report published in The Wall Street Journal a number of years ago, there are more top business executives who have degrees in the liberal arts than in any other field. Business and science degrees came in second. Business and science fill vital and important functions in society, but for new ideas, communication skills, and analytical thinking, companies turn to liberal arts graduates like the ones profiled below.
were training me to be a computer programmer, but in fact they were.” Swatting Away the Myths But the myths persist. Liberal Arts students continue to hear: “You’ll never find a job. The degree is worthless;” “You won’t earn any money;” and “All you can do with a liberal arts degree is teach.”
“With any education there are both benefits and drawbacks; the liberal arts are no different. The liberal arts teach you to think and understand on a much broader level. Its drawback is that it does not focus you into actual fields of work. But of course that is not the intent of the liberal arts education. It is up to you to decide what you want to do with it,” says Captain John Bowes, USMC, and 1997 Christendom graduate.
“My liberal arts education has given me the opportunity “Having simply a technical degree without the to do what I only dreamed of as a child: flying military Following graduation from Christendom in critical mind provided by a liberal arts educaaircraft. It has given me the ability to think clearly and 1997, Sean Kay enrolled in Northtion is like having a car but no arms to quickly. It allows me to expediently assess situations eastern University’s Graduate steer,” says Sean Garvey, a Christendom and decide what is the best and most appropriSchool of Professional AccountClass of ‘93 Political Science major ate action to take. Most educations don’t ing in Boston, MA, where he and President of Novus Consulting form the mind; they just teach it how to found that 90% of the students Group. NovusCG focuses primarily do a particular task. In doing so, many there have liberal arts, nonon Enterprise Storage Consulting people are limited and do not know how business backgrounds. In less and providing IT services in the Audit and Assurance Associate Sean Kay to operate outside the box,” Bowes says. than two years, he was able to infrastructure space. “Not to menobtain his MS Accounting/MBA degrees, and he began tion the fact that a well-rounded person is a lot more According to David Denby, author working at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the largest enjoyable than a lopsided one.” and film critic of New York professional services firm in the world. Now a Senior magazine: “It’s interesting and Associate in the Audit and Assurance practice, Kay has There are actually more jobs available to encouraging to me that when earned his CPA license and continues to enjoy a great liberal arts majors than to technical majors; I talk to younger people working environment. “I credit my current situation and in the long-run, liberal arts grads are about corporate careers, to the academic discipline provided at Christendom,” more employable than graduates of any I am getting the sense remarks Kay. “A liberal arts degree from Christendom other discipline. that corporations want does not prohibit entry into such a field. On the conpeople of character. It’s trary, it facilitates success.” Matthew O’Herron, an Associate at the not just that you have law firm of Johnston & Turbitt, PLLC, to have certain techniIn today’s ever changing world, both the private and and a 1993 graduate of Christendom Attorney Matt O’Herron cal skills. Much of that public sectors need people who can think and adapt with with a BA in History, discovered that is job-specific, and can be learned very quickly if you very little training. As new problems arise in the workhis Christendom education prepared him well for have the readiness and the learning skills. But they want place, the need for creative probhis position. “My liberal arts education at people of character, who can present themselves, make lem-solvers continues to grow. Christendom proved important decisions, manage and be managed. Anyone can punch In fact, a report by researchers in both law school and in my numbers into a computer. But to run any kind of large at Michigan State University, current position,” says O’Herron. organization, you need a much broader perspective. So for instance, found that “There is one part of that education when we speak about the training of an elite, and what the labor market for that I cannot stress enough: writemployers are looking for in candidates for positions of 2001 college graduing. Writing papers in Theology, responsibility, the tradition of the educated person is as ates would grow Philosophy and English forced essential as it ever was.” 6% to 10%, me to think in a disciplined and with especially controlled manner. This heated demand in turn enhanced my for liberal arts ability to communicate graduates. clearly. When informing a client, analyzing Computer Programmer Matt Herter Matt Herter, a caselaw, negotiating a computer programmer and part-owner of a multimedia case, or putting on a trial, disciplined thinkcompany in the Dulles Corridor, believes that the BA in ing and clear communication are absolutely Theology that he received from Christendom in 1995 necessary.” has actually given him the skills needed to succeed in the ever-changing world of information technology and The Sky’s the Limit computer programming. Many people are apt to think of going to college as a matter of job preparation. In “I was hired because I had a liberal arts education some sense it is. College graduates earn and could presumably think and learn,” says Herter. substantially more over their lifetimes than “These are the essential qualities needed for a worker people who have completed only a high in today’s high-tech world. Computer programming school degree. But this is not because college National Aviator John Bowes, USMC is nothing more than linguistics and logic: learning prepares you for some specific high-paying to speak a language in a perfectly structured format. I job. If that were its purpose, it would be much never would have guessed that philosophy and Latin less valuable than it is.
College Consecrates Itself to Hearts of Jesus and Mary On the Feast of Christ the King, the Christendom College community together renewed its annual Act of Consecration to the Heart of Jesus and Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and made a solemn act of reparation to the Sacred Heart. The Feast of Christ the King is the College’s patronal feast day, and according to College President Timothy T. O’Donnell, “We make this dedication and consecration each year on our feast day to show our allegiance to Christ the King and His most Blessed Mother.” The Act of Consecration and dedication to the Sacred Heart was written and promulgated by Pope Leo XIII on May 25, 1899, in the encyclical Annum Sacrum. In fact, according to Pope Leo, the encyclical and
the consecration constituted “the greatest act of [his] pontificate.” What Pope Leo XIII began was brought to completion by Pope Pius XI twenty-five years later when, in the encyclical Quas Primas of December 11, 1925, he established the feast of Christ the King and made it a feast of consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Pius XI decreed that a revision of Pope Leo’s Act of Consecration be used on the feast of Christ the King. Additionally, Pius XI brought before the Catholic world, in his encyclical Miserentissimus Redemptor of May 9, 1928, that other essential act of the spirituality of the Sacred Heart, namely, reparation.
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The Campaign for Christendom Honor Roll of Donors $50,000 and above Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Thomas I. Baldwin Cowan Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gorman Mrs. Frances Hardart Dr. Eleanor A. Kelly Mrs. Rayner J. Kline Mr. Robert J. Monahan Mr. and Mrs. Paul Perez St. John’s Catholic Church, McLean Mr. Martin R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Owen T. Smith Mrs. Elizabeth N. Sullivan Mr. David P. Walkey Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Walsh Estate Of Vernon A. Walters Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wurster
$5,000 to $49,999 AMDG Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Andres Mr. Lester Bellafiore Mr. Frank Berberich Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Bergan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bethell Mr. and Mrs. Peter Buckley Charles M. Bauervic Foundation Mr. Martin J. Ciskanik Class of 2003 Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Cochran Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crnkovich Dr. Philip T. Crotty Mr. and Mrs. Chris N. Cuddeback Miss Ann B. Cvaniga Mr. and Mrs. John Delmare Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Dietrich Mr. and Mrs. Marie H. Eckstein Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Furr Mr. and Mrs. Gerrald A. Giblin Mrs. Helen D. Homan Estate of Mary T. Johnson Miss Joan Maschmann Mr. and Mrs. J. Laurence McCarty,Esq. Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Mirus Rev. Robert E. Morey Mr. and Mrs. Roger F. Naill Mr. and Mrs. James M. Nolan Dr. and Mrs. Timothy T. O’Donnell Rev. William A. Richardson, SSJ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ricks Mrs. Anne S. Scrivener Msgr. Jerome Sommer Mrs. Daviette Stansbury Mr. and Mrs. James Vargas, S.F.O. Col. William C. Vinet Rev. J. Carl Vogel Estate of Vernon A. Walters
$1,000 to $4,999 Rev. John Allen Mr. Andrew Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Barone Mr. and Mrs. Scott H. Bednarchik Benchmark Management SVCS,LTD Mr. and Mrs. James P. Bick Mr. Edward J. Bochniak Mr. and Mrs. James J. Brake Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Briggs Mr. and Mrs. John M. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Michael Burns Dr. and Mrs. Paul G. Byers The Caritas Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Warren H. Carroll Mr. and Mrs. John F. Ciskanik Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Ciskanik Mr. Charles Coble Miss Maria Coll Mr. and Mrs. Mario D. Corsi Mr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Cridge Dr. and Mrs. John A. Cuddeback Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cuny Mr. and Mrs. John Curran Mr. and Mrs. John Donovan Mr. and Mrs. John Erwin Dr. and Mrs. Paul W. Esposito Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Flippen Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Foeckler Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Fonseca Capt. and Mrs. Thomas A. Francis Mr. John Francis Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Gallagher, Jr. Mr. John F. Glennon Rev. James R. Gould Mr. and Mrs. Norman A. Goyette, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Gray Mr. Joseph M. Guiffre
Mr. Jerome Guld Miss Norene A. Halvonik Mr. and Mrs. John F. Hartmann Mr. John M. Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Heim Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Heisler Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Heisler Dr. and Mrs. James Heisler Rev. Msgr. Richard A. Hughes IBM Corporation Mr. Walter Janaro, III Mr. Eric Jenislawski Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kaul Dr. Patrick Keats Mr. Keith C. Koch, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Kosten, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kosten Miss Karla K. Kuykendall Miss Nancy A. Lee Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Lloyd Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Lopez Dr. and Mrs. William R. Luckey Ms. Mary C. Maier Mrs. Lois F. McEnrue Mr. and Mrs. William F. McGraw Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. McShurley Merck Company Foundation Mrs. Alice Minarik Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Minneman Mobil Foundation, Inc, Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Luther Niehoff Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. O’Keefe Mr. and Mrs. Francis D. O’Reilly Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peer Pfizer Inc. Dr. Kurt Poterack Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan J. Reyes Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Rice Mrs. Patricia Rodgers Mr. Frank Rohlena Rev. Robert Ruskamp Rev. William P. Saunders Mr. Francis J. Scavitto Mr. and Mrs. Robert Seale Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Sirotek Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Small Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Stumpf Mr. Edward R. Thielk Miss Susan D. Toscani Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Townsend Mrs. Susan D. Turner Wachovia Bank Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Wallacavage Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Waterbury Dr. and Mrs. James R. Watson Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Wavering Mr. William P. Webster Mr. and Mrs. Moody D. Wharam Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Youngblood
$999 and below Mr. John A. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Almeter Rev. Raymond M. Amiro Mr. Duncan M. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Anderson Rev. Msgr. Tullio Andreatta, KHS Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Andreoli Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Dan F. Arnold Dr. Samuel H. Aronhime Mr. and Mrs. Gary Artz Mr. Ronald Avery Mr. and Mrs. William M. Banick, III Mr. Francis R. Barila Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Baron Rev. Robert J. Batule Mr. Frank J. Bauer Mr. and Mrs. John Beary Rev. Dan Becker Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Beckman Mrs. Barbara A. Beer Ms. Pam Bell William J. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Beno, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Benz Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Berger Miss Maria M. Berger Mr. and Mrs. William P. Berry Mr. and Mrs. George Blow Dr. and Mrs. Christopher O. Blum Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Blume Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bodoh Miss Elisabeth S. Boever Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Bouffard Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Boyce Mrs. Karen H. Boyne Rev. Louis P. Bracket Ms. Carol J. Brandimarte Mr. Richard L. Breault Rev. Dermot R. Brennan
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin James Brophy Rev. Frederick J. Brost Miss Beverly A. Brown Mr. Edward F. Burns Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Burns Dr. Paul A. Busam, M.D. Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Bush Mr. and Mrs. Gaetano T. Butera Rev. Peter J. Byrne Mrs. Susan Cairns Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Caldwell Mr. Leo Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Campo Mr. and Mrs. David Capan Mr. and Mrs. Phillip A. Capani Mr. and Mrs. John Carbaugh Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan T. Carlson Mr. Phillip A. Carnaggio Mrs. Michelle Castellan Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Cavanaugh Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Charba Miss Helen F. Chetner Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore J. Ciresi Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Ciskanik Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Clark Mrs. Caroline Colclough Mr. and Mrs. David E. Coleman Mrs. Patrice Connolly Mr. Francis J. Corey Mrs. Emily Costello Mrs. Judy Costello Mr. Peter Crisman Mr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Cuddy Rev. Maurice Current Mr. Ernest S. Dailey Mr. John A. Dailey Mr. and Mrs. John Dailey Ms. Virginia Dant Mr. and Mrs. William A. Dateno Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. Davidson Rev. Francis R. Davis Ms. Patti Davis Mr.and Mrs. Donald A. DeFauw Mr. Joseph G. DeFauw Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Demers Mr. and Mrs. Albert F. Diem Mrs. Marie J. Dilley Mr. Ronald J. DiPrinzio, CPA Mrs. Mary L. Dix Mr. Robert T. Dombrowski Mr. and Mrs. Francis Donahue Mr. and Mrs. John Donahue Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Doncaster Miss Betty Drazenovich Mrs. Claudia Drew Mrs. Julie Drouhard Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Duffy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Duffy Mr. Richard W. Dufresne Mr. Timothy R. Dugan Mrs. Mary E. Dunckel Mr. R. Michael Dunnigan Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A. Duplessis Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Durel Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Durle Mrs. Patricia A. Early Mr. and Mrs. John W. Elder Reverend Mr. Billy J. Ellis Mr. and Mrs. George Emilio Mr. and Mrs. John Estabrook Mr. and Mrs. William Etchemendy Dr. and Mrs. William Fahey Mr. Paul Faucher Mr. and Mrs. Damian B. Fedoryka Mr. and Mrs. John Feeney Mr. and Mrs. John Fer Mr. and Mrs. George T. Finnegan Mrs. Edmund Fitzgerald Miss Mary K. Foeckler Mr. Daniel R. Fogarty Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Follett Mr. and Mrs. Fred Folsom Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ford Mr. and Mrs. R. Thomas Forr, Jr. Ms. Ruth Foster Mr. and Mrs. Clarence D. Foushee Miss Janet Foushee Miss Marie Franchitti Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Francis, Jr. Mr. Vincent Frattaruolo Mr. and Mrs. Jan E. Fredericks Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Frisbie Rev. Casper J. Furnari Mr. and Mrs. David Gaetano Mrs. Diane Galebach Mr. Theodore Galkowski Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Gallagher, Sr. Mrs. Theresa Gallagher Mr. and Mrs. William Gallagher Mr. and Mrs. John A. Galligan Mrs. John T. Geldermann Miss Isabella Geppert Mr. and Mrs. Anthony L. Gerring
Miss Margaret Glynn Mr. and Mrs. Donald Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Gossin Dr. John R. Griffin Mr. and Mrs. William J. Gross IV Mrs. Laura Guerrero Miss Catherine Guettler Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hain III Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hain IV Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hambleton Deacon Ihsan I. Handal Rev. James E. Haran Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Harris Miss Melanie Theresa Hartley Mr. Lawrence P. Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Jerome W. Hedler Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Heidgen Mr. and Mrs. Mark Helminiak Mr. and Mrs. William Henderson Mr. Russell Henry Miss M. Eileen Hilleary Mr. and Mrs. John F. Hofbauer Mr. and Mrs. Michael Holian Mr. Charles W. Holman Mr. Thomas Holman Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hopkins Mrs. Janice L. Horschak Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius E. Hubner Ingersoll-Rand Mr. and Mrs. Ned Ingberman Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Isaacs Mr. Michael Ivers Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Jakel Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jalsevac Mrs. Mary A. James Mr. and Mrs. John M. Janaro Dr. and Mrs. Donald Jansen Mrs. Leslie E. Jeffries Mr. Peter Damian Jensen Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. John Mrs. Elizabeth M. Johnson Mrs. Hope Chesanek Johnson Ms. Yvonne Jones Mr. and Mrs. James J. Judge Mr. and Mrs. George J. Kasper Mr. Charles Kelleher Mr. Loleati A. Kelleher Mr. Charles G. Kelley Mrs. Agnes W. Kelly Mrs. Genevieve M. Kendall Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Kerin Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kerin Mr. Eric J. Kingsepp Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kling Mr. Stephen J. Kofron Rev. Joseph C. Kolb Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kolb Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Kowalski Mr. and Mrs. Tom Krebs Mrs. Margaret Kreischer Mrs. Anne M. Krug Miss Rose E. Kruszyna Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ksycewski Mr. Thomas T. Kubista Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Kuhn Mrs. Miriam Ann Lademan Mr. D. J. Lanahan Mr. and Mrs. Rick LaTurner Mrs. Linda K. Laudiero Mrs. Carolyn J. Leake Mr. Nathaniel Lloyd Rev. John J. Lombardi Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lucas Miss Christina M. Lundberg Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Lutz Mr. and Mrs. Dana Maanum Mr. and Mrs. Michael Marciano Mr. Zephyrin A. Marsh Mr. James C. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Martino Miss Catherine Mastellone Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. May Mr. David E. McBee Mr. and Mrs. Francis McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. Robin McConnell Miss Anne Marie McDonnell Mr. Michael McFadden Mrs. Olivia McFadden Mr. and Mrs. Tom McFadden, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. McGraw Dr. and Mrs. Philip McNeely Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Meenagh Mr. and Mrs. John W. Meng Mr. Daniel Miller Mrs. Laura Mire Mr. and Mrs. Henry Monroe Mr. Jose I. Moreno Mrs. Nancy C. Mosser Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Murphy Rev. Edward W. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas P. Murphy Mrs. Maggie Murray Mr. and Mrs. John Naughton
5 Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Nelson Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Neves Rev. Fred J. Nietfeld Miss Marianne Colette Niksa Rev. Edward Nowakowski Mr. John J. O’Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Raymund O’Herron Dr. Marguerite O’Keefe Mr. Patrick Page Mr. and Mrs. Raymond M. Palladino Rev. Paul W. Pecchie Mrs. Deirdre P. Pennefather Mr. and Mrs. Philip Scott Peters Mr. Joshua P. Petersen Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. Petrulis Ms. Caroline A. Petrulis Mr. Peter A. Petrulis Mrs. Margaret H. Pickard Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Pilon Sir John C. Piunno Miss Elizabeth E. Poel Mrs. Jill A. Pogue Mrs. Alisa Polk Mr. and Mrs. Robert Polley Mr. and Mrs. John Pollock Mrs. Kathryn Anne Price Miss Rita M. Price Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pritzl Sister M. Timothy Prokes, F.S.E. Mr. Francois L. Quinson Rev. John L. Reinsfelder Miss Mary Lee Riley Rev. Michael J. Roach Miss Ann Marie Rohan Mr. Roland P. Rossi Mr. Francis Rothenhoefer Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Ruedy Thomas F. Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Sanctis Mrs. Rita Sargis Mrs. Abigail V. Sasscer Mr. Ronald J. Savage Mrs. Maria Sawick Rev. Roman J. Schaefer Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schafer Miss Marianne T. Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Scholl Dr. and Mrs. Adam Schwartz Mrs. Sharon Seal Mr. David Seaton Mrs. Rose-Blanche Shields Miss Marianne Siegmund Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Siffrin Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Sinaguglia Miss Diana Marie-Terese Smith Miss Mary Carole Smith Dr. and Mrs. Steven Snyder Mr. and Mrs. John Sower Mr. Gregory L. Spinney Miss Shalon Spring Mrs. Theresa Squire Mr. and Mrs. Albert Starkus, Sr. Mr. Ronald Steckman Mrs. Alberta Stephens Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Storck Mr. Steven M. Storey Mr. and Mrs. Ralph R. Stormes Mr. Wilcam B. Stroble Rev. David K. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Terry O. Tedrow Ms. Carolyn Tharpe Mr. Edward B. Timko Mr. Arthur H. Trowbridge, KCHS Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Trudel Mr. Tom Trykowski Ms. Cecilia Tsao Mr. Chris VanderWoude Mr. and Mrs. Thomas VanderWoude Mrs. Melanie Van Sant Dr. and Mrs. John W. Vincent Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Vrchlavsky Mrs. Betty Joan Walker Miss Colette Wallace Dr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Walz Miss Margaret Grace Waters Dr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Way Mr. and Mrs. Philip Weber Mrs. Gloria D. Wiggins Miss Bonnie Williams Mr. and Mrs. Larry Williams Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Wilson Mrs. Thomas Wilson Mrs. Jessie D. Wines Mrs. Joanne Wolfrey Mrs. Kathryn Yoder Mr. Camillo A. Zarroli Mr. and Mrs. Bryon E. Zawaski Mrs. Mary E. Zuberbueler All efforts were made to ensure that proper gift acknowledgements were listed. We apologize in advance for any mistakes or typographical errors found in the above listing.
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Lecture Defends Human Rights and Human Persons Throughout the World
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“In 1948 world leaders signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It would serve as the ideological charter to the work of the United Nations, and provide the basis for the development of human rights language, law, and politics over the coming 50 years. For the first time, world leaders agreed that the human person has intrinsic and inalienable dignity, that this dignity is the basis for the enjoyment of human rights, and that some human rights are universal. In practical terms, it established clear directions for the state. The state acts
for its citizens, and the citizens therefore have prior rights irrespective of the desires or wishes of the state.” Thus began Miss Anna Halpine, the 24 year old President of World Youth Alliance, in her lecture entitled “Human Rights and the Human Person: Building a Culture of Life at the United Nations” at Christendom College on February 3.
Dr. Timothy O’Donnell presents Miss Halpine with an official Christendom College sweatshirt.
The World Youth Alliance was founded at Cairo in 1999. Recognizing that millions of young people were being misrepresented and that the priorities in their lives were not being addressed at all, the World Youth Alliance began as an authentic voice of youth for a real constituency. “We have engaged UN conferences, delegations and states, and have participated in every major UN conference since then that addresses the question of the human person and the definition of human rights,” said Halpine. Looking back on various world conferences held over the past decade, Halpine explained that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is not always properly interpreted or implemented. In many of these conferences, the rights of the human person were in jeopardy, as the 1992 Rio
Senior Class of 2003 Raises Gift-Giving Bar Senior Class President Johnny Sower and Student Body President Paul Jalsevac were tossing around ideas for the annual senior gift during the opening days of their last year at Christendom. How were they going to outdo the Class of 2002, which had managed to raise $5,000 to purchase two beautiful angel statues for the altar in the chapel of Christ the King. The two considered building a deck overlooking the river, or having certain areas on campus paved. But they really wanted to do something different to make their mark on the future of Christendom College. Under their impressive leadership, the Class of 2003 has raised a record high $26,000 for its senior gift. The money will fund an endowed scholarship to benefit returning students. The gift is comprised at this point of pledges from the seniors themselves and matched pledges by their parents. The merit-based scholarship will benefit sophomores, juniors, and seniors, who sometimes lose scholarship money after their freshman year. “The students who shaped the specifications of
ment. “After one hour of talking with Johnny and Paul, I could see how confident they were that they would be able to make their goal of $25,000,” continued McGraw. “If this is any indication of what they are capable of, I’m looking forward to seeing what these two do after they graduate,” McGraw concluded. Both young men have interesting histories. Johnny Sower comes from a long line of elected officials; his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all served as mayors of Kentucky’s capital city of Frankfort. And Paul Jalsevac, the Wonderboy himself, miraculously came back to Christendom after being at death’s door from injuries in a horrible car accident.
Johnny and Paul formed a simple plan to ask each of the 70 seniors to pledge $5 per month for the next three years. If every senior made this pledge, and obtained a matching pledge from a parent, sibling, or friend, they would meet their goal. “It didn’t work out exactly according to our plan,” said Sower, with a slightly sardonic smile. “After all, some of our seniors are going to be taking a vow of poverty pretty soon, and we couldn’t expect them to make a three-year pledge.” All in all, if you take out those seniors who are likely to enter the seminary or the convent, the class had over 90% participation, along with outstanding support from their parents, who matched the gifts of their graduating children. “We are going to be a pretty hard act to follow for future Senior Classes,” said Jalsevac. “But then again, that’s the idea. We want to challenge future classes to raise money for this scholDevelopment Officer Tom McGraw (left) speaks with Senior Class President Johnny arship, and try to surpass what we’ve Sower about the new Senior Gift Endowment. accomplished.” this scholarship had a very specific goal,” said John Ciskanik, the College’s VP of Development. “When For more information on the Senior Gift Endowment, they approached me about the scholarship, they wanted e-mail Johnny Sower at johnnysower28@hotmail.com, to help those students who sometimes had to leave the or Paul Jalsevac at pjalsevac@yahoo.com, or call Tom school after their freshman year because their scholarMcGraw at (800) 877-5456 ext. 253. ships did not provide a continuous level of aid during their subsequent years.” “Somehow it didn’t seem likely that a senior class gift organized by these two would be ordinary,” said College Development Officer Tom McGraw, who advised the pair during their quest to raise $25,000 for an endow-
Conference on the Environment. At this conference, the United States, under the new leadership of the Clinton administration, attempted to recommend the elimination of huge numbers of existing and future populations through abortion and population control in order to protect the environment. “The underlying philosophy of their position was that people polluted, and people were the problem. Reducing the number of people seemed the obvious solution,” said Halpine. And again, at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, a document was released “which had many problematic passages within it,” said Halpine, “but it did not grant abortion to be a human right.” At the International Conference on Women in Beijing, the US tried to promote abortion. In fact, Hillary Clinton wrote a large part of the document, which “promoted new rights for every conceivable reproductive and sexual urge women might have, but which saw the choice for motherhood as degrading and oppressive to women,” Halpine said. According to Halpine, at the 2000 conference for women, the Clinton delegation suggested a reversal in the human rights language. They proposed stating that human rights grant human dignity; a direct reversal of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that the dignity of the person grants human rights. Clinton’s suggestion, made and rejected quietly, indicates the underlying philosophy of the conferences of the 90’s and touches on the power of what transpires at the UN. The definition of the human person is the primary focus of an institution that gathers the leaders of the world together to establish how and upon what basis their societies will be run. Ensuring the proper definition of the person which cannot be changed by any of the 188 member states has ramifications in the national and foreign policies of every country in the world. “Without establishing a solid basis for how we, as a global community view the human person, all other activities and projects will falter. The evidence for this is now clear, and extremely bleak. The view that the person is an object that can be used and discarded at will is not new. It is perhaps the single most tragic idea that each generation will embrace. The list of dictators and tyrants who have selectively eliminated members of the population is long. The ways that they have achieved their goals are many. Today we continue to struggle with these ideas. Cloning, abortion, euthanasia and bio-manipulation all point to a flawed vision of a person; one which allows us to experiment and use another person as a product or means to an end,” concluded Halpine.
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Christendom Alumnus Finds the Culture of Life on Wall Street
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In 1996, Christendom alumnus John Clark (‘92) saw a problem with investing. He wanted to do something about the fact that so many people were investing money in products or businesses that support abortion. He decided to form his own brokerage firm in which Catholics could invest their money and be confident that not one dollar would go to support abortion. Paladin Financial Group, that firm, specializes in pro-life investment strategies for individuals and corporations.
Skeptics scoffed. Even many Catholic organizations who were sympathetic to the cause refused to invest with them because they were worried about their investment profits. Over the years, Paladin has responded positively to these concerns and no longer encounters much skepticism.
“The consultants at Paladin,” says Clark, President and CEO of Paladin Financial Group, “share a strong commitment not to invest in companies that manufacture contraceptives; companies that directly perform abortions or provide insurance for them; companies that contribute to Planned Parenthood; and companies that profit from pornography and anti-family entertainment.”
“But I’ll always remember those who believed in us from Day One,” says Clark. “Without those early investors, there might not be anything known as ‘pro-life investing’ today.”
As a political science major, Clark says he remembers Christendom’s Political Science Chairman Dr. William Luckey reminding him of Plato’s advice: We might never actually have the perfect Republic, but at least we can live according to its ideals. “We might never live in a country that respects life as it should, but at least I can live my life according to a pro-life philosophy,” contends Clark. Clark began work as a stockbroker after graduation from Christendom (his six brothers attended the College as well). When some of his Catholic clients asked him how he justified buying stock in companies that support the abortion industry, the idea of starting a brokerage firm with high moral investing standards came to him.
John Clark with his wife, Lisa, and their five children.
Two years after they opened their doors, Business Week magazine called them for an interview. When that happened, Clark says he realized that they might have something pretty big going on.
Since 1996, there have been a number of other financial groups and investment companies who have mimicked the investment strategies of Paladin. In fact, when Clark and his partner, Jim Kelly, started Paladin Financial Group, Clark remembers telling Kelly that he wanted so many people to copy what they did that the competition would put them out of business! And for Clark, that sentiment has not changed. “If so many people copy our way of doing business that we are just a blip on the pro-life investment radar screen, I will have achieved my goal,” says Clark. “I have five children (and one on the way), ranging from 2 to 9
NDGS Enrolls Record Number and Continues to Grow Before one even enters the doors of Christendom’s Notre Dame Graduate School, change and improvement are apparent. A brand-new sign, approximately 4 times the size of the old one and clearly visible from the street, proclaims its presence to the passer-by. The outer doors are topped by another sign, giving a finished and established look to the entrance. This semester the Graduate School has broken a spring enrollment record: 79 matriculating students. Fall semester enrollment has been as high as 84, and summer as high as 80 (both in ’99), but spring enrollment has never before been over 68. Additionally, there are 56 audit students this semester, for a total of 135.
Renovation construction is almost complete in the new wing of the Graduate School, which will add three more rooms to the facility. The new wing contains two new classrooms, to be named after St. Thomas Aquinas and Pope John Paul II, and a long-awaited common room to be named after St. Francesca Romana. One of the present classrooms is to be converted to the Reference and Periodicals Room of the St. Paul Library so that the Graduate School gains by these changes one classroom, a lounge, and a library/study room (donations of couches, chairs, etc. are welcome).
Christendom Concludes First “Semester in Rome” The College’s first “semester in Rome” is over, with the second group of juniors now settled in to their residence at the Domus Mariae, located just minutes from Vatican City. From all accounts given, the first semester abroad was a life-changing experience for the majority of the Rome students.
Christendom in Rome: Fall Semester 2002
“Last semester was the culmination of all the previous classes that I have taken at Christendom. Not only did it reaffirm everything that I have learned in class, it strengthened my beliefs as a Roman Catholic,” says Mary-Rose Lombard, a junior from Savannah, GA. “The beauty and glory of the Faith were written on every stone and with so much beauty, it would be hard to return to daily life without taking it with you. One night’s experiences sum up the whole semester for me and I think for others as well. Late at night, our last day in Rome, I stood in the middle of St. Peter’s Square and I tried to fix every detail in my mind. Starting with the gleaming cobble stones, then the Colonnade, then the ornate facade of the church itself, and then the noise of the city. As I looked around for the last time I noticed the Pope’s light was on. I felt his overwhelming selfless love and in turn I felt a sense of thankfulness for the wonderful gift of the Catholic Church.”
years old. I always challenge them with the question: ‘Is what you are doing right now glorifying God?’ Of course, the answer should always be ‘yes.’ Whether they are doing their home school assignments, playing violin, or helping their dad paint a room. This is also a question we must ask ourselves. The popes have taught us that all work has equal dignity, but that only tells half the story. Not all work glorifies God, but all work should glorify God.” While attending Christendom, Clark says that he remembers being told that Christendom graduates would stand out in the world. However, he says, Christendom grads cannot be content to think they are standing out in the world just by simply being in it. “We must engage in activities that force us to stand out. We must Catholicize whatever business endeavor in which we find ourselves. Christendom’s motto, ‘To restore all things in Christ’, includes our profession. Instead of being known as a financial executive who is Catholic, I want to be known as a Catholic financial executive. I believe all fields should look at business this way. Instead of being known as a software programmer who is Catholic, seek to be known as a Catholic software programmer—or a Catholic chef, a Catholic baseball player, a Catholic teacher, a Catholic librarian, a Catholic film maker. “Whatever field we are in, we should seek to answer that question: ‘how can I Catholicize this field?’ Or, more specifically, ‘How can I restore this thing in Christ?’ Without saying it exactly this way, I think that is what Dr. Luckey and the rest of the professors at Christendom were trying to teach us all those years.” For more information, Paladin’s web site is www.investprolife.com; or call (888) 764-2423.
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This Pontifical Council, established by Pope John Paul II in 1981, also promotes and coordinates pastoral efforts related to the issue of responsible procreation, and encourages, sustains, and coordinates initiatives in defense of human life in all stages of its existence from conception to natural death. Additionally, the topics of theology and catechesis of the family; the rights of the family and the child; formation of the laity for the family apostolate; and marriage preparation courses fall under the purview of the council. In a letter of December 6, Cardinal Lopez Trujillo extended to O’Donnell his sincere congratulations on the pontifical appointment and expressed his “deep satisfaction for the possibility to profit from [his] competent and esteemed collaboration in the activities of this Dicastery.”
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NDGS T h e o l o g y Christendom Grads Take Law into Their Own Hands Twelve Christendom College graduProfessors Keep Active ates currently attend Ave Maria Christendom’s Notre Dame Graduate School faculty have been as busy outside the classroom as within. Sister Timothy Prokes, FSE, is traveling widely this year. In October she was invited to Wyoming by the Council of Catholic Women to their statewide convention on the theology of the body. Sister Timothy, Professor of Theology, gave two major addresses and was the featured banquet speaker. In December she traveled to Shaw Island, Washington, for more talks on the theology of the body, and this summer she will spend five weeks in Cameroon, helping in the education and formation of young Cameroon sisters. Both Sr. Timothy and Fr. Paul deLadurantaye have articles appearing in the upcoming issue of the National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly. The whole issue is dedicated to the topic of Theology of the Body. Sister Timothy’s article is “The Body: Precious Sacramental or Processed Artifact?” and Father deLadurantaye’s is titled “Contraception and the Person: Speaking at Cross Purposes.” Fr. deLadurantaye, Assistant Professor of Theology and Spirituality, has also been asked by the Society of Catholic Social Scientists to write an article on Proportionalism for their encyclopedia project, Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy: An Encyclopedia. Professor Sal Ciresi, lecturer in catechetics and regular contributor to the Arlington Catholic Herald, has been asked by the editor to write a series of articles on Apologetics. He is also teaching an Apologetics course for Christendom’s undergraduates in addition to his course at NDGS. The faculty at NDGS is also growing. Dr. William May, a noted moral theologian and author, will teach one course in Moral Theology per semester, starting in Fall ’03. Professor Timothy Gray, who has been sorely missed by his students since his move to Denver last year, is returning to teach a course this summer at the Front Royal campus. Fr. Bertrand de Margerie will also return from France for his third summer at NDGS, teaching a course on St. Augustine. The newly organized “Theological Happy Hour” has proved to be a popular social and educational event. The first one, in December, featured Dr. William Marshner from the Christendom College Theology Department, speaking on “Preaching, Prophesy, and Social Criticism.” A social hour attended by students and alumni from both the undergraduate and graduate schools preceded the talk, and the discussions continued late into the evening. More Theological Happy Hours will take place during the spring semester.
CHRISTENDOM CALENDAR April 7
Major Speaker: Kate O’Beirne
17-21 Easter Recess May 16-18 Graduation Weekend: Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ, and Senator Rick Santorum June 22-7/4 High School Summer College I 23-8/1 NDGS Summer Session July 13-25 High School Summer College II
School of Law (www.avemarialaw. edu) in Ann Arbor, MI, which was founded by Domino’s Pizza founder Thomas Monaghan and opened in the fall of 2000.
Greg Aul, Neva (Howes) Hernandez, and Mark Rohlena - all Christendom class of 2000 - were the first Christendom grads to enroll in the school. Andrea Hale (‘01), Angela Pfister (‘98), Gabriel Young (‘01), Kevin Gerrity (‘99), and Christopher Young (‘97) were in the second entering class. And Phil Menke (‘01), Anthony Starkus (‘02), Chris Bukowski (‘00), and Christendom grads now attending Ave Maria School of Law: Back (l to r) Kevin Gerrity, Guy Amisano, Angela Pfister, Chris Bukowski, Greg Aul, Christopher Young, Guy Amisano (‘02) are all now in Gabriel Young with Dr. Charles Rice (Professor Emeritus of Law, University of their first year of law school. Notre Dame, Visiting Professor of Law at Ave Maria School of Law, and member of Christendom’s Advisory Board); Front (l to r) Neva (Howes) Hernandez, Phil Menke, Anthony Starkus, and Mark Rohlena (missing - Andrea Hale).
Alumni Give Back to the College Through Mentorship In an effort to help the current Christendom students with their career choices, the Career Development Office, in conjunction with the Alumni Affairs Office, held its first-ever Alumni Career Network Mentoring Reception on February 8. The purpose of the evening was to introduce to the Juniors and Seniors the varied career paths which Christendom alumni have taken. Over 30 alumni representatives, from such diverse fields as law, education, computer technology, administration, business management, finance, health care, building trades, insurance, sales, communications, government, and law enforcement were present. The setting for the evening was informal, with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres (prepared by College Chef Ron Steckman), and short introductions by the visiting alumni. Throughout the remainder of the evening, the students and alumni mingled together to get to know each other a little better.
see them and talk with them about how they got into their specific fields.” Tom VanderWoude, the Career Development Officer, hopes to continue this event in the future. “For the first year, to have over 30 area alumni give up their Saturday nights and offer to help our students with their career choices is a pretty good start,” said VanderWoude. “The efforts and sacrifice on their part are most appreciated and we look forward to an even better attended event next year.”
Student reaction to the evening was most positive. “I find it to be a great comfort to know that Christendom grads can do pretty much whatever they want when they graduate with their liberal arts degree from Christendom,” commented Senior Mike McSheffrey. “I’ve Christendom Seniors Caroline Pollock and Dominic Luckey (left) always known that the alumni are involved in a speaking with alumni Monica and John Curran at the Alumni Career wide variety of careers, but it was nice to actually Network Mentoring Reception on Feb. 8.