Santa Clara University Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries Update from the Director
Connections
by Gary Macy
March 2014
“Today, when the networks and means of human communication have made unprecedented advances, we sense the challenge of finding and sharing a “mystique” of living together, of mingling and encounter, of embracing and supporting one another, of stepping into this flood tide which, while chaotic, can become a genuine experience of fraternity, a caravan of solidarity, a sacred pilgrimage. Greater possibilities for communication thus turn into greater possibilities for encounter and solidarity for everyone. If we were able to take this route, it would be so good, so soothing, so liberating and hope-filled! To go out of ourselves and to join others is healthy for us.” Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium Taking the words of the Pope to heart, GPPM is creating new relationships throughout California. Starting this Spring, we will be offering courses in the Dioceses of Fresno, Monterey and San Bernardino, as well as, of course, at Santa Clara. Students in all four sites will be able to take courses at the other sites, if they wish, through teleconferencing on their home computers. Next Fall, we will be joined by the Diocese of Sacramento. Having theses five dioceses as part of the GPPM offers a wonderful opportunity to begin a dialogue among the ministers in the five dioceses. What problems do we share? What solutions have we found? Where are we different? Where are we the same? How can we pray and celebrate and sometimes mourn together? How can we support each other, spiritually, but also financially and physically? Please take this opportunity to meet your sisters and brothers in ministry, as Pope Francis said, “We must never forget that we are pilgrims journeying alongside one another.” As an example of how this collaboration might work, our long time colleague and friend of GPPM, Bob Hurd, will be offering Liturgical Spirituality this Fall in San Bernardino since his new home in Claremont is close by. Students in Fresno, in Monterey and at Santa Clara would probably very much like to take a course with this famous composer and musician. They can do so by joining the San Bernardino class by video conferencing. They can join in the discussion, see the other class members and hand in their assignments online. The same will be true when another famous composer, Ricky Manalo, teaches Christian Liturgy in the same quarter at Santa Clara. One could even take both classes from, say, Fresno, and never leave home. The new delivery system for classes keeps Santa Clara’s commitment to face-to- face teaching in every diocese where we teach, but also allows a wider variety of courses and, most importantly, the opportunity to form new friendships with your colleagues around California.
Why Vinnies?
An Interview with Danyelle Kelly
Danyelle Kelly is a Resident Minister, Teaching Assitant and GPPM student at SCU. But over and above all of these activities she is responsible for bring Vinnies to SCU. Here is her story in her own words. The beginning of my academic career started at Australian Catholic University (ACU). I entered into a Bachelors degree for Teaching and Arts. Through this degree I was encouraged to partake in a course on Community Engagement and volunteered as a big sister on an Edmund Rice camp. At this point in my studies I had a yearning to travel. The idea of studying abroad is not as popular in Australia as it is in the USA so it came as somewhat of a shock to my friends and family. I finally came to Santa Clara University [where] I got the opportunity to eat In ‘n’ Out burgers, go to a Shark’s ice hockey game, and ride across the golden gate bridge. However, study abroad isn’t only about sight-seeing and I got the opportunity to learn from some amazing professors.
Calling themselves the "Knight Riders" Dany and the Vinnies take to the streets in downtown San Jose on monthly trips to feed the homeless. Pictured below: Danyelle Kelly
I arrived back to Australia and finalised my degree cross-institutionally at Charles Darwin University. When I finished my degree MacKillop Catholic College invited me to teach Drama, English and Religious Studies. Whilst in Darwin I was invited to be the Youth Representative for the Northern Territory St. Vincent De Paul Society. In this role I reported to the other states and attended meetings as the voice of the youth in the NT.
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Through all of the experiences that I gained at ACU, studying abroad, creating foundational relationships, volunteering with Edmund Rice and SVDP, and teaching at MacKillop Catholic College, I realised that to make a difference in the passion that I have for incorporating spirituality within the curricula I would need the advice, education and networking from none other than the Jesuits – so I packed my bags and headed back to America.
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I commenced my Master’s in Pastoral Ministries at Santa Clara in January of 2013 and have grown immensely through the first 3 quarters of my education. I am creating the contacts and developing a solid understanding of how I can become a leader for the Spirituality in Education field. I want to develop a scholarly understanding so that I can influence others to create a positive future for the youth of tomorrow. I am working in a Resident Ministry role on campus, which is a wonderful platform to workshop what I am studying. I have also started the St Vincent De Paul Society called Vinnies (which links back to my role as the representative in NT Aust). We feed the homeless monthly, attend training seminars, organise the Xmas giving tree, fundraise and we are now in the process of organising an immersion for the SCU Vinnies participants to attend Australia in the Spring or Summer break of 2015. Additionally, I have been working as a teaching assistant in the undergraduate course the Christian Tradition and Ignatian Spirtuality. My plan is to be able to lead teachers and students to incorporate Spirituality into the classroom. To do this successfully I need the knowledge and contacts from pioneers in Universities that are currently practicing these methods. Building this knowledge will help me bridge the gap of Spirituality in Education that I have seen in Australia.
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Bannan Institute Spring Quarter, 2014 - April/May Religion in Higher Education
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pril 30, 2014 12 to 1:15 p.m. Williman Room Benson Memorial Center What Good is God Outside of Religious Studies? Interdisciplinary Reflections on the God Question
Phyllis Brown,
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pril 15, 2014 4 to 5:15 p.m. St. Clare Room Library and Learning Commons
Michael C. McCarthy, S.J. SCU The Fragility of Faith: How Can a Thinking Person Still Believe in God?
facilitator associate provost, Undergraduate Studies; professor, English Department, SCU
Brian Buckley,
panelist lecturer, Philosophy Department; director, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, SCU
Kristin Kusanovich, panelist senior lecturer, Theatre and Dance Department, SCU
Leilani Miller,
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pril 22, 2014 4 to 5:30 p.m. St. Clare Room Library and Learning Commons Containment or Engagement? The Shifting Role of Religion in Higher Education
panelist associate professor, Biology Department; director, University Honors Program, LEAD Scholars Program, Office of Fellowships, SCU
Tom Plante,
panelist Augsutin Cardinal Bea, S.J. University Professor, Psychology Department, SCU
Julie Reuben Harvard Graduate School of Education Author of Making of the Modern University: Intellectual Transformation and the Marginalization of Morality.
Douglas “Jake� Jacobsen & Rhonda Hustedt Jacobsen Messiah College Co-authors of No Longer Invisible: Religion in University Education
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Bannan Institute Research Report What Good Is God for Grief and Loss? Psychology Meets Philosophy: An Interdisciplinary Research Study
David Feldman, associate professor, Counseling Psychology Department, SCU
Robert Gressis. assistant professor, Philosophy Department, California State University, Northridge
Spirituality of Clean Water by Arlene Goetze, MA in GPPM, '94 Just how sacred is water? Thirteen years ago as editor of Catholic Women's Network, I wrote about the Spirituality of Water. Spiritual writing, based on many of my GPPM classes, was my ministry from 1979-2005. March 22 is international water day and the ongoing drought pushes us to respect the sacredness of water as we are pushed to conserve this precious commodity. An African family uses one gallon of water per person per day but in Los Angeles, it is 30 gallons each. Some ancient cities will simply dry up by 2030. Today we hear of 'living water' which heals the sick, rejuvenates the old, and restores sight, but much water today is polluted with chemicals that cause unknown sickness in our bodies. Is “Clean Water� a misleading campaign by water companies since our water has fluoride, chlorine, ammonia, nitrites and more added to it? The Santa Clara Valley Water Board voted two years ago to put this toxic waste in drinking water for 845,000 in this county. Fluoride in the form of hydrofluosilicic acid, a toxic waste of fertilizer, now fills 2/3 of U.S. water. This type leeches lead out of old water pipes, which like sodium fluoride in toothpaste, is a poison with much of it Clean Water advocates now coming from China. will have a Fluoride was essential in processing uranium in the Abomb in World War II. It March for was classified as National Security so workClean Water ers like my father, who was badly injured in Niagara Falls, were not allowed to sue. in San Francisco An ALCOA test found that rats didn't get on Saturday, March 22, cavities with fluoride, and with other weak followed by a program evidence, the government put it in drinking from 11 am to 3 pm. water. For some 70 years only one side of fluoride was publicized, but in 2011 the Details at info@cleanwatercalifornia.org. National Institute of Health published its Iowa studies that fluoride in water has no relationship with cavities in children since it goes through the mouth too fast. It does,
however, cause half of U.S. teens to have fluorosis, stained and pitted teeth. Harvard also now agrees with 27 world studies that fluoride, even low amounts, can lower IQs in children. Health associations for cancer, heart, kidney, allergies, diabetics and more do not endorse the use of fluoride in water today. Sunnyvale was perhaps the 4th city in the U.S. to print in its 2013 Annual Water Report that fluoridated water should not be put in baby formula since it causes fluorosis. The SCVWD has that notice on its website and San Francisco Public Utility Commission will put it on a future water bill. In my last visit to the water board, I reminded them of the ethics of putting a drug in water when they cannot determine how much customers get in a glass. The amount all depends on the weather, not a consumer's need! The FDA has never found fluoride as safe for humans. Fluoridated cities now process our food which gives us far more fluoride than we get in water. USDA evaluated 405 foods in 2006 which prove one cup of instant black tea is 20 times the amount in one glass of water, and a normal diet has 3 to 7 times more that the 4 ppm recommended by the USDA for men. The U.S. drinks more than half of the artificially-fluoridated water in the world since 95% of the world will not use it. The difference in children's cavities is negligible. After 50 years of fluoridation, San Francisco reported 2/3 of grade-school children had cavities. It rates 5th of 27 cities in overdosing babies on a national CDC survey. The struggle to keep water pure and clean is a survival issue. How can we call it spiritual when we continue to poison it for an unethical goal? Arlene Goetze, writer/researcher on health for 40 years, former Dir. Of Communication for the Diocese of San Jose. For weekly fluoride press releases, contact photowrite67@yahoo.com
Have You Considered Chaplaincy as a Ministry?
Opportunities are available for graduate students to apply to be Resident Ministers for the 2014-15 academic yeat through SCU Campus Ministry. Resident Ministers (RMs) are graduate students living in the residence halls and provide valuable reflection, resourcing, mentoring, and modeling tools for undergraduate students. Positions are 10 month commitments and are 10-15 hours a week.
What will be your ministry for the Church? Have you considered pastoral/ spiritual care ministry as a board certified chaplain? Please do. Over half of the members of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC) are lay women and men, endorsed as lay ecclesial health care ministers serving in hospitals, hospices, long term care, and a variety of other settings. Position information availFor nearly a half century (founded able online at: scu.edu/cm/ in 1965) our NACC members have con- residentministry/hiring.cfm tinued the healing ministry of Jesus in the name of the Church. Would you consider Applications are due this profession? April 4th! Go to http://www.nacc.org/about/ default.aspx to find answers to many questions, a video on the chaplaincy ministry, as Applicants must be in a dewell as testimonies by many serving in this gree seeking SCU graduate spiritual care field. Also visit the NACC program to apply. website homepage for a brief video on chaplaincy http://www.nacc.org. Frances Cook Visit www.nacc.org to learn more Director, Resident Ministry about NACC, and please consider becomBenson Center 105 ing a student member, by filling out an 500 El Camino Real application form at http://www.nacc.org/ Santa Clara, CA 95053 membership/application.asp. Being a memPhone: (408) 554-2797 ber will help your discernment by connectFax: 408-554-4373 ing you with other members who are working in or preparing for the spiritual care fcook@scu.edu ministry. For more information, please con- http://scu.edu/cm/residenttact our NACC office at 414-483-4898, ministry/ info@nacc.org, or me, David Lichter, dlichter@nacc.org directly. Blessings on your studies and your ministry discernment! David A. Lichter, D.Min. Executive Director, NACC
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