Fall 2010 - Mount St. Mary`s University

Seminary News
New Men
Mount Math
by Tim S. Hickey, Archdiocese of Hartford, Second Theology
God’s call to the priesthood
is being heard worldwide in
every country and from every
culture. According to the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops,
in 2010 nearly 450 men were
ordained for dioceses and
religious institutes serving the
faithful in the United States.
While that number is nowhere
near what is needed to serve
the estimated 70 million U.S.
Catholics, it is a hopeful sign
that men are still answering
God’s call to priesthood.
Among those answering this
year are the 162 men studying
at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary.
According to Msgr. Steven P.
Rohlfs, Rector, the seminary
is as full as it has been in
recent memory. While rumors
circulated among seminarians
this past summer that some of
the new men would be housed
in trailers on Echo Field or
forced to share quarters in
McSweeny Hall, like in years
past, neither of those scenarios
came to pass.
“Nearly every room, with
the exception of a couple of
guest rooms, is being used by a
seminarian this year,” said Msgr.
Rohlfs. “I had lots of, shall we
say, ‘helpful’ suggestions from
the men that I give up my
room or the Cardinal’s Suite
to accommodate them,” he
said jokingly.
That is not to say that the
seminary, and especially St.
Bernard’s Chapel, do not feel
a bit crowded at times, with
men sitting five to a pew and
pouring out of the chapel into
the hall at vespers.
“It’s definitely a blessing
for the Church and for the
Mount,” said Father Brett A.
Brannen, Vice Rector. “To
have so many men willing to
spend time in discernment is
a really hopeful sign that God
is at work renewing his church
and people.”
One of those men is Thomas
Scheibelhut, 25, a seminarian
for the Diocese of Fort WayneSouth Bend, Ind. He graduated
from The Franciscan University
of Steubenville, Ohio, in
2008 with a bachelor’s degree
in Theology, and entered
the Mount as a Second PreTheology student on account
of his previous academic
work. “The Mount Seminary
community is a dynamic one,”
Scheibelhut said. “It offers
great opportunities for spiritual
• Average age is 27; the youngest
man in the house is 20 and the
oldest is 55.
• Seminarians hail from 12 different
countries, including El Salvador,
Vietnam, Cameroon and Sri
Lanka.
• The Diocese of Peoria, Ill., has
the most men enrolled (20),
followed by the Archdiocese
of Washington, D.C. (14) and
Arlington, Va. and Lafayette-inIndiana (11 each).
• Two religious orders are
represented: the Missionaries
of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus
and Mary and the Franciscan
Missionaries of the Eternal Word.
growth, to grow closer to Our
Lord. Msgr. Rohlfs and Father
Brannen are two wonderful
spiritual fathers for us men,
especially for us new men. I’ve
felt very welcomed here by
them. … I am meant to be here,
now.”
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“New Men” continued from cover.
Scheibelhut knew little about
the Mount before coming this
fall at the request of his bishop,
Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of
Fort Wayne-South Bend, who
served as Seminary Rector
from 1997 to 2004. “The only
knowledge that I really had
about the Mount before coming
here was what my bishop shared
with us. He described the place
as beautiful, and so it is. He
said this would be a good place
for us to pray, especially near
Our Lady on the Mount, and
so it is. It has been a beautiful
and prayerful place for me
to be so far, and it has been
great because of that. I am
thankful that Our Lord and Our
Lady have brought me here,”
Scheibelhut said.
this, and now I feel like we are
beginning to form relationships.
Some of the priests back home
who I respect the most are
Mount graduates,” he said.
Matt Capadano came to
the Mount this fall from
the Archdiocese of Omaha,
Neb. The 23-year-old is in
First Theology. He, too, has
found the seminary a prayerful
and welcoming place. “The
men at the Mount take their
formation seriously. I get the
sense that all of us really want
to become priests and serve
God’s people. This prayerful
attitude permeates the entire
day, whether it’s a receptivity
in class, a seriousness about
the material being learned, or
graciousness in relationships,”
Capadano said.
Mosley, who is in First PreTheology, said he especially
appreciates the Mount’s
emphasis on liturgy and Marian
devotion.
Being one of only two
seminarians from Omaha has
made Capadano appreciate
the Mount’s unique fraternal
atmosphere all the more. As
a team leader for the weekly
homemade pizza night sale
organized by his classmates,
Capadano has learned firsthand
how to live and cooperate with
those around him. “My first
experience of cooking pizza
with some of my classmates
really allowed me to see their
personalities and their sense of
humor; this was a major blessing
because I didn’t feel connected
with these men before we did
Joe Mosley, 28, entered the
Mount with a bachelor’s degree
in biology and a master’s degree
in physician’s assistant studies.
He is one of three men studying
at the Mount for the Diocese
of Scranton, PA, which had
not been sending men to the
school in recent years. “I had
only received positive feedback
from anyone who attended here.
I have found the Mount to be
very positive thus far. It seems
to be a place that fosters great
spiritual, intellectual, pastoral
and human growth,” he said.
That is echoed by Tyler Cronin,
22, a seminarian for the Diocese
of Lincoln, Neb. “The Mount is
blessed by the presence of our
Blessed Mother. This should be
no surprise since we are living
on her mountain. As guests on
her holy mountain, she invites
us to stay with her under her
heavenly mantle,” he said.
Cronin has fully embraced
seminary life, getting involved in
a variety of activities including
the schola, soccer team and
several prayer-support groups.
“I love it here at the Mount.
Msgr. Rohlfs and all the
formators really stress prayer,
devotion to Our Lady, study,
fellowship and recreation. The
administration and faculty want
each and every one of the men
here to be a much better man
when they leave than when they
arrived. I could not imagine
myself going anywhere else for
my theological studies,” said
Cronin.
National Shrine
Grotto of Lourdes
Visitors to the National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes are noticing
several wonderful additions. At the Grotto cave, the statue of
Saint Bernadette has been newly painted with such detail that her
eyelashes are now visible. A stone from the Grotto of Lourdes in
France, a gift from the Bishop of Lourdes, has been placed in the
Grotto wall and will be identified with a plaque.
Corpus Christi Chapel has been refurbished with a redesigned
kneeling area with new carpets and chairs. The wooden panels
and marble altar have been cleaned and the chapel is now climate
controlled.
The Grotto Spring area has been
expanded with three new water
outlets. New gardens, benches
and outdoor kneelers focus
attention onto the statue of Our
Lady of Lourdes now standing on
a stone column with water gently
trickling into the circular pool
surrounding her.
On Rosary Lane, a new garden
has been prepared to honor Pope John Paul, II. A Carrara marble
statue is being sculptured in Italy and should arrive in December.
Lastly, ground studies are underway in preparation for the
groundbreaking of a new Visitors Center next autumn (rendering
above). When completed, the two- story Center will house a gift
shop, offices, a visitor’s gallery and cloister walkway, a conference
room and overlook with view of St. Joseph’s Valley. The existing
stone building housing restrooms will become a new sacristy for
St. Mary’s on the Hill Chapel.
These additions will be lasting symbols of faith and love for the
thousands who visit our two hundred year old Shrine.
Visit www.msmary.edu/grotto.
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How Mount Faculty Serve the
Universal Church
By Joe Baker, Diocese of Peoria, Second Pre-Theology
Fr. Kenneth Brighenti of the
Diocese of Metuchen arrived
at Mount St. Mary’s in the fall
of 2009. After his ordination
in 1988, he served as a U.S.
Naval Reserve Chaplain for ten
years, received a doctorate in
Sacred Theology in 2000, and
was pastor of St. Ann Church
in Raritan, NJ from 2000 to
2009. Now in his second year at
Mount St. Mary’s, Fr. Brighenti
serves as the full-time Director
of Pastoral Field Education, but
he has been well known both
nationally and internationally
long before his arrival in
Emmitsburg.
Join Fathers Ken Brighenti & John
Trigilo, authors of “Catholicism for
Dummies” and hosts of EWTN’s
“Crash Course in Catholicism.”
He and his
seminary
classmate, Fr.
John Trigilio
of the Diocese
of Harrisburg,
first thought
of writing a
book to serve as a catechism
for RCIA classes in the early
2000s. The result turned out to
be their first book, Catholicism
for Dummies, published in
2003. Less than ten years
later, seven more books have
been released with an eighth
currently in the works. While
most of them, such as Saints
for Dummies and John Paul II
for Dummies have been a part
of the recognizable Dummies
Series, a few of the books, such
as The Catholicism Answer Book
have been published separately.
Though all of the books have
experienced success in the
stores, his first book, Catholicism
for Dummies, remains the most
popular and has now been
published in a variety of foreign
languages, including Spanish.
According to Fr. Brighenti, it is
the right fit for RCIA or adult
catechesis settings because
it is neither too easy nor too
technical for the average
reader. It also follows the
Catechism of the Catholic Church
sequentially, thus affording
readers the option of a more
detailed study of the Catechism
while simultaneously reading
Catholicism for Dummies. Fr.
Brighenti explains, “It’s a
great evangelization tool as
a part of John Paul II’s ‘new
evangelization’. It hits the lay
people right where they’re at.”
Shortly after the publishing of
Fr. Brighenti’s first book, he
was contacted by EWTN about
hosting a television series. The
popular show Crash Course
in Catholicism, which aired in
the 2005-2006 season, was the
result, and shortly thereafter,
a subsequent program, Crash
Course in Pope John Paul II,
followed. This upcoming
December, Fr. Brighenti will
begin filming his third EWTN
program, Crash Course in the
Saints which is set to air in
2011.
Scores of priests and bishops
have lauded Fr. Brighenti’s
work. However, no praise
was more notable than that
given by the Holy Father,
Pope Benedict himself, during
a Wednesday audience in
September of 2007 when
Fathers Brighenti and Trigilio
gave a copy of one of their
books to the Roman Pontiff.
Speaking with them for a short
time, the Pope thanked them
for their work and assured them
that he was already aware of
the books.
The Mount community is
privileged to have a priest
with a unique and diverse
background such as Fr.
Brighenti’s. His experience is a
fine example of how to utilize
one’s skills to serve a large
portion of the Kingdom of God,
even beyond the boundaries
of one’s specific pastoral
assignment.
Alumni News
Fr. Harry Lewis, C’46, S’50, recently
celebrated 60 years of service to the
Church and the Diocese of Scranton.
Ordained to the Holy Priesthood on
June 3, 1950 by Mountaineer Bishop
William Hafey, Lewis was featured in
an August issue of the Times Leader.
At age 99, he is the oldest priest in
the diocese and pastor emeritus of St.
Therese Church. Fr. Lewis served in the
U.S. Army during World War II with
the Sixth Armored Division, which won
five battle stars as part of Gen. George
Patton’s Third Army. He is a resident of
Villa St. Joseph in Scranton.
Fr. Milton Hipsley, S’70, is living at
St. Stephen’s Green on the campus of
Mercy Ridge Retirement Community
in Timonium, MD. Fr. Hipsley was
diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease
in 2008 and now devotes his days
writing spiritual letters to family and
friends. He also writes frequently to The
Catholic Review. Fr. Hipsley served the
Archdiocese of Baltimore as pastor of
St. Mary Church in Cumberland, MD
and spent sixteen years visiting and
ministering to inmates in the Allegany
County Prision. Please pray for him.
Fr. Edward Arsenault, S’90, was given
the title Reverend Monsignor by His
Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on August
6, 2010. Msgr. Arsenault is presently
serving as President and CEO of Saint
Luke Institute in Silver Spring, MD
Fr. W. Curtis Mallet, J.C.L., S’92,
has been appointed Vicar General of
the Diocese of Lafayette, LA. He will
continue in his duties as pastor of St.
Genevieve Parish in Lafayette.
Fr. Eric Arnout, S’96, has been
appointed as pastor of Most Blessed
Trinity Parish in Tremont, Pa. He serves
in the Diocese of Allentown.
Fr. John Lavorgna, S’06, Archdiocese
of Hartford, has been named as
administrator of Our Lady of Pompeii
Parish in East Haven, CT
In Memoriam
Guy A. Baker, Jr.
College Class of 1953
Registrar: 1955-1998
September 29, 2010
Fr. George J. Buettner, Jr.
Seminary Class of 1952
Archdiocese of Baltimore
September 4, 2010
Msgr. Francis J. Castellano
Seminary Class of 1960
Diocese of Scranton
June 30, 2010
Fr. Joseph T. Kofchock
College Class of 1951
Seminary Class of 1955
Diocese of Harrisburg
August 20, 2010
May they rest in peace.
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Vianney Cup 2010
Building Fraternity in a “School of Virtue”
By Brian Fink, Diocese of Peoria, First Theology
On Saturday, September 25th,
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary
hosted the inaugural Vianney
Cup soccer tournament. The
annual tournament is an interseminary event created to
promote and expand fraternity
among four major seminaries
on the east coast – Mount
St. Mary’s Seminary, St.
Charles Borromeo Seminary,
Philadelphia, St. Mary’s
Seminary, Baltimore, and
Theological College at Catholic
University, Washington DC.
The day-long event began at
9:00 AM with Mass, followed
at 10:30 by the first round
of soccer matches which
featured The Mount vs. St.
Chapel
Restoration
Continues
Progress continues on the $2.5
million restoration of the Chapel
of the Immaculate Conception.
Completion is expected during
the summer months in 2011.
The current plan will preserve
and enhance the beauty and
functionality of the Chapel and
celebrate its history.
The cornerstone of the Chapel was
laid in 1908, during the Mount’s
Centennial celebration and solemnly
dedicated on October 12, 1910. The
last renovations were completed
in 1978 to bring the Chapel into
conformity with the norms of the
Second Vatican Council. With the
exception of air conditioning and
Mary’s and St. Charles vs.
Theological College. The
Mount defeated St. Mary’s by
a score of 5-3 and St. Charles
defeated Theological College
3-0. A barbeque-style lunch
was provided between the
first and second matches. The
consolation match between St.
Mary’s and Theological College
ended in a 3-1 St. Mary’s
victory. In the championship
match – which took place in
Waldron Family Stadium –
The Mount came away with a
decisive 4-1 victory. Christian
Reyes, a first Theologian from
the Diocese of Fort Wayne –
South Bend netted five total
goals during his play in both
matches, which secured for him
the MVP award for this year’s
tournament.
external illumination, there has
been no restoration for more than
thirty years.
Over the next nine months
the restoration will focus on
the sanctuary, floors, pews,
confessionals and pulpit.
Work completed to date includes:
• Roof – to prevent water and ice
damage
• Painting – interior, Chapel
dome, side altar niches,
Crucifixion scene and Stations of
the Cross.
• Stained glass windows –
cleaned and re-leaded
• Installation – energy efficient
recessed lighting and a new
sound system
• Cleaning – High and side altars,
candle holders and chandeliers
• Exterior doors – repaired,
refinished and automatic door
opening plates installed
• Organ – replaced with a new
electronic digital organ.
The event concluded with
Solemn Vespers followed
by a traditional outdoor pig
roast. During the evening’s
events, Msgr. Rohlfs awarded
the Vianney Cup trophy to
the Mount players. While
accepting the trophy on behalf
of the team and the entire
seminary community, Chase
Hilgenbrinck – the Mount’s
honorary captain and event
organizer – offered a word of
gratitude to the members of the
other soccer teams and all those
guests in attendance. He also
commented on the wisdom of
John Paul II, who was himself
an athlete and who often
remarked on the great spiritual
benefits present in sports,
saying that healthy, charitable
competition can become for
athletes a “school of virtue.”
Nearly 300 seminarians,
priests, and guests were in
attendance, which made the
event a tremendous success.
Fr. Thomas Hurst, President
Rector of St. Mary’s Seminary
in Baltimore, graciously
volunteered to host the event
next year. Congratulations
Mount St. Mary’s!
The re-dedication will be held
September 8, 2011. Archbishop
Edwin O’Brien will preside.
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Seminary Welcomes Father
Connor to the Faculty
By Mark Cusick, Archdiocese of Washington, Second Theology
he will receive a S.T.L. His
dissertation is entitled The
Contribution of John Cardinal
O’Connor to the Culture of
Life in the U.S. He relates that
Cardinal O’Connor, and the
superior of the religious order
of the Sisters of Life, were
his personal associates and
provided inspiration to him for
his research.
In August, the Mount
community welcomed Fr.
Charles Connor, Ph.D. to the
Seminary. Fr. Connor comes
to the faculty from the Diocese
of Scranton; he was ordained
to the Holy Priesthood on
June 30, 1990. He expressed
enthusiasm in his new position
and stated that he expects “to
contribute to the building up
of the love of the priesthood –
and a love for the fidelity of the
Church.”
Fr. Connor brings a wide
breadth of experience to the
Mount. He attended seminary
in Louvain, Belgium, earning
a Ph.D. in philosophy. Later,
he studied at the Angelicum
in Rome, and was awarded a
Master’s degree in theology.
He also received a doctorate
in History from Fordham
University in New York and
an S.T.B. from the Gregorian
University in Rome.
Fr. Conner is continuing his
education at the John Paul
II Institute for Marriage and
Family at Catholic University
in Washington, DC., where
Fr. Connor has authored
several books which have
contributed to Catholic
literature in the United States.
His books include: Classic
Catholic Converts and Defenders
of the Faith in Word and Deed
(Ignatius Press) and Meditations
on Catholic Priesthood, The
Saint for the Third Millennium:
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, and The
Spiritual Legacy of Archbishop
Fulton J. Sheen (Alba House).
Some of these works have been
produced as television series on
the Eternal Word Television
Network.
Mount St. Mary’s is known
for orthodox faith and fidelity
to the Holy Father. Asking
Fr. Connor about this Mount
tradition, he replied that he has
“a deep appreciation of what
the seminary has been for 200
years” especially the “orthodox
theology that has been part
and parcel of the formation
here at Mount St. Mary’s.” As
a history professor, he intends
to continue this proud Mount
tradition by teaching his
students that fidelity to Church
magisterium in Theology will
help us to better understand
and appreciate the treasure of
the Catholic faith.
Recognized as both a noted
history and theology scholar,
Fr. Connor will continue in
two positions in the Diocese of
Scranton. He is the diocesan
historian and also the Sensor
Librorum, which reviews any
work for its theological content.
In the Seminary, Fr. Connor
will teach History, Moral
Theology and Spirituality and
in the future he plans to offer
an elective on the servant of
God, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen.
In his spare time, Fr. Connor
enjoys taking walks around
our beautiful campus. He
encourages any fellow priest to
come to the Mount to renew
their priestly enthusiasm. We
welcome Fr. Charles Connor
to the Mount and pray that
God will bless his teaching and
his projects.
Silence
By John Baldino
Diocese of Scranton
First Pre-Theology
It can mean so many things to
so many people: Peace, quiet,
nothingness. To a seminarian in
August, it meant getting closer
to God.
Mount St. Mary’s Seminary
conducted the Forty Hours
silent retreat August 27-29. This
weekend was rich in prayer and
education and led by Archabbot
Lambert W. Reilly, O.S.B, the
featured speaker for the weekend.
Yes, he was allowed to speak.
Archabbot Lambert is a retired
Archabbot of Saint Meinrad
Archabbey. He entered Saint
Meinrad as a seminarian studying
for his home diocese of Pittsburgh,
PA Then, Archabbot Lambert
entered the monastery and made
his first profession of vows as
a Benedictine in 1956 and was
ordained a priest in 1959. For
over 40 years he led hundreds of
retreats, parish missions and days
of recollection all over the United
States and in several foreign
countries.
Archabbot Lambert’s talks were
at the center of the retreat and
were something most seminarians
could relate to. We’ve all been to
conferences and lectures before
and everyone enjoyed what the
Archabbot had to say.
Happy 90th
Birthday
Fr.Shaum
•
October 21, 1920
What was new for many
seminarians (including this one)
was the silence. Forty hours
of silence is not as easy as it
might sound. Rooted in prayer
and meditation, the men of the
seminary spoke to no one and
used no technology for 40 hours in
an effort to get closer to Jesus and
be in constant communion with
God. That takes concentration
and work. This seminarian found
himself going through a bit of
withdrawal without his iPhone, but
technology withdrawal aside, the
retreat was a spiritually enriching
experience for seminarians and
priests alike!
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Mount Clebrates Legacy of
Blessed John Henry Newman
Correction!
by Kevin J. Dansereau, Diocese of Arlington, Second Pre-Theology
On September 19, 2010,
Pope Benedict XVI beatified
Cardinal John Henry Newman
in Birmingham, England.
The pope recognized Blessed
John Henry Newman for his
heroic virtue in his priestly
ministry and acknowledged his
dedicated efforts in teaching,
preaching and writing. On
October 2, 2010, the Mount
community hosted its own
symposium to recognize the
intellectual and spiritual legacy
of Blessed Cardinal Newman.
The symposium highlighted
Newman’s journey to the
Catholic Church during the
19th century in England.
Newman was ordained as a
priest in the Anglican Church
in 1825 but 20 years later was
received into the Catholic
Church and two years later
in 1847 was ordained to
the Catholic priesthood.
His powerful sermons and
influential writings continued
to guide the people of his
time until his death in 1890.
More than a century later,
Newman is still recognized for
his tremendous contributions to
the intellectual and spiritual life
of the Church.
The symposium began on
Saturday morning with the
celebration of the Eucharist at
the Chapel of the Immaculate
In the last newsletter, we ran an
article on the history of the Mount St.
Mary’s Seminary spiritual directors. We
inadvertently omitted Fr. Fred Gaffney,
O.P., who was Director of Spiritual
Formation from 1992-1998 and
Assistant from 1989-1992. Our sincere
apologies to Fr. Gaffney!
Conception. Following
Mass, Fr. Ian T. Ker, Senior
Research Fellow in Theology
at St. Benet’s Hall, Oxford led
the first keynote address on
“Blessed John Henry Newman
and Pope Benedict XVI’s
Hermeneutic of Continuity.”
Fr. Ker published a book on
Cardinal Newman in 2009 and
is widely renowned as one of
the foremost Newman scholars
in the world.
The Very Reverend Charles
Morerod, OP, the current
Rector of the Pontifical
University of St. Thomas
Aquinas in Rome and the Chair
of the Vatican’s International
Theological Commission,
delivered the second keynote
address entitled “Conscience as
a Path to God and the Church
in the Thought of Blessed John
Henry Newman.” In addition,
Fr. Morerod arrived a few days
before his presentation and
visited seminary classes and met
with seminarians studying for
degrees in Systematic Theology.
Following a break for lunch in
the Cardinal Keeler Seminary
Dining Room, the Newman
symposium continued with
afternoon presentations by
Mount faculty members. The
first afternoon session included
Fr. Lawrence Donohoo on
Newman’s development of
Christian doctrine, Fr. Lee
Gross on Newman’s treatment
of the priestly office of Christ
and the Church in scriptures,
and Dr. Christopher Anadale
on the uneasy alliance of Lord
Acton with Cardinal Newman.
The symposium concluded with
a final series of talks featuring
the following speakers and
their respective topics: Msgr.
Stuart Swetland on the idea
of a Catholic university today;
Dr. John Love on personal
testimony as a method of
evangelization and apologetics
in Newman’s Apologia Pro Vita
Sua; and Dr. Paige Hochschild
on Newman’s Mariology and
anti-modern epistemology.
Left: Fr. Charles Morerod, O.P., Rector
of the Pontifical University of St.
Thomas Aquinas in Rome, gave a
keynote address; Top: Seminary Schola
performed
Father Carl J.
Fives Alumni
Scholarship
Deacon Dawid
Kwiatkowski,
Seminary Class of
2011, received a
Father Carl Fives
Alumni Scholarship
at the Reunion
Dinner on Oct. 5,
2010. The scholarship named by,
the National Alumni Association,
honors the legacy of the late Fr.
Fives, C’38, S’42, who taught in
the college and Seminary and also
served the Mount as Executive Vice
President, Dean of Studies and
National Alumni Chaplain.
Deacon Dawid, a native of Kielce,
Poland, will be ordained in the
spring for the Diocese of Savannah.
In pastoral field education, he has:
ministered at Hagerstown Prison,
led a Campus Ministry Kairos retreat
for university women and men,
initiated the “Praise and Worship
Holy Hour” for seminarians and
students and also served as a
member of the Mount 2000 and
Beyond retreat team.
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Seminary
Alumni
Retreat Held
in June
The Annual Seminary Alumni
Retreat was held at the Mount,
June 21-25, 2010.
Archabbot Lambert Reilly, O.S.B.,
internationally respected author
and educator, served as the Retreat
Master. Archabbot Lambert is the
retired Archabbot of St. Meinreid in
Indiana. The participants included
65 alumni from 31 seminary classes
and 16 dioceses.
Msgr. Steven P. Rohlfs, S.T.D., S’76,
Rector, has announced that the
next retreat will be held June 20-24,
2011. Most Rev. John W. Flesey,
S.T.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Newark
will be the Retreat Master.
For more information, please
contact Phil McGlade, Director
of Seminary Development and
Alumni Relations, (301-447-5902 or
[email protected].
 Mountaineer priests from the
Diocese of Pittsburgh attending
the Seminary Alumni Retreat
in June 2010 included: Fr.
Donald Fix, S’80, Fr. Benedetto
Vaghetto, S’78, Fr. James Dolan,
S’75, Fr. Thomas Miller, S’77, Fr.
John Hissrich, S’86, Fr. Steven
Palsa, S’79, Archaboot Lambert
Reilly, O.S.B., Retreat Master, Fr.
Michael Maranowski, S’87 and
Fr. Robert Cedolia, S’78
 Veteran priests attending
the retreat visit the Mount’s
Veterans’ Walkway: (L-R):
Fr. Donald Fix, S’80, Navy
(Pittsburgh), Fr. Brian O’Neill,
Marines (Camden), Fr. Peter
McLaughlin, S’78, Army and
Navy (Camden) and Msgr. James
Farmer, S’80, Army (Baltimore)
 Priests from the Diocese of
Trenton attending the 2010
June Retreat include (L-R); Fr.
Edward Blanchett, S’04, Msgr.
Hugh O’Donnell (Newark), Fr.
Eugene Roberts, S’75, Fr. Daniel
Gowen, S’89, and Msgr. Thomas
Gervasio, S’82
Seminary Reunion, October 5-6, 2010
Cardinal McCloskey Award Photo
Lafayette Alumni
Class of 1960
Seminary Class of 1985
Msgr. John A. Bergamo, C’61,
S’65, Diocese of Scranton, received
the 35th John Cardinal McCloskey
Award at the Seminary Alumni
Reunion Dinner on Tuesday,
October 5, 2010. David Conaghan,
C’81, National Alumni President,
and Msgr. Steven Rohlfs, S’76,
Rector, made the presentation to
Msgr. Bergamo.
Diocese of Lafayette, LA alumni,
Fr. Chester Arceneaux, S’92, Fr.
T. Jason Mouton, S’92, and Fr.
Gregory Simien, S’99, celebrate
with Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, S’66
on his Golden Jubilee of ordination
at the Seminary Alumni Reunion
Dinner on October 5. Archbishop
Flynn served as Coadjutor and
Bishop of Lafayette from 19861994.
Members of the Class of 1960
returning to the Mount to celebrate
their Golden Jubilee of ordination to
the Holy Priesthood included (L-R):
Fr. Richard Altenbaugh (Pensacola),
Archbishop Harry Flynn (Saint Paul
and Minneapolis) and Msgr. Philip
Gray (Scranton). The priests received
a framed copy of the Annunciation
stained glass window in the Chapel
of the Immaculate Conception at
the Reunion Dinner.
Members of the Silver Jubilee
Class of 1985 attending the
Reunion Banquet on Oct. 5, 2010
included (L-R): Msgr. Thomas
Ginty (Hartford), Fr. Daniel
O’Brien (Harrisburg), Fr. Thomas
Federline (Greensburg), Fr. Michael
Kavanaugh (Savannah) and Fr.
Richard Roberge (Manchester)
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Upcoming
Seminary
Events
November 19, 2010
Mass for Candidacy
Presiding - Most Reverend Kevin C.
Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South
Bend
(pictured right)
December 5, 2010
Rector’s Open House
Advent Lessons and Carols
April 29, 2011
Lector Mass
Presiding - Most Rev. Peter J. Jugis,
Bishop of Charlotte (pictured right)
April 30, 2011
Acolyte Mass
Presiding - Most Rev. Peter J. Jugis,
Bishop of Charlotte (pictured right)
May 6, 2011
Deacon Night and Graduation
June 20 -24, 2011
Seminary Alumni Retreat
Retreat Master - Most Rev. John W.
Flesey, Auxiliary Bishop of Newark
For more information, contact Phil McGlade,
Director of Seminary Development
and Alumni Relations (301-447-5017 or
[email protected])
Top to bottom: Most Reverend
Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of
Fort Wayne-South Bend; Most
Rev. Peter J. Jugis, Bishop of
Charlotte
The Seminary website is slowly adding new features: vocation stories of seminarians
and audio podcasts of recent symposia. Coming soon: virtual 3D tours of the
renovated Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, Fr. Michael Roach’s “History of
the Mount” talk, “A Day in the Life of a Seminarian” and much more! Bookmark
www.msmary.edu/seminary and come back often. Also check out the Seminary’s
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