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fall 2014
catholic
community
Brown–RISD
Catholic Chaplaincy
Box 1931, Brown University
Providence, RI 02912-1931
phone
(401) 863-2344
fax
(401) 863-9359
[email protected]
website www.brown.edu/catholic/
mass schedule
Sunday 10:30 am and 8:30 pm
Call (401) 863-2344 to confirm
Brown–RISD Catholic Ministry
Mission & Purpose
The Brown–RISD Catholic
Chaplaincy provides opportunities
for the students, staff, faculty and
alumni/ae of Brown University and
the Rhode Island School of Design
to celebrate their faith. Our goal
is to help others deepen their
spiritual lives within the context
of community. Through worship,
education and community
outreach, we hope to enable the
members of this community to
bring their faith to bear on their
pursuits within the Brown and
RISD communities and beyond.
How to give to BRCC
The Brown-RISD Catholic
Community (BRCC) encourages
major gifts to Brown University.
Did you know that all or part of
these can be earmarked for the
Roman Catholic endowment?
While this does not aid the Becket
Association’s fundraising to
provide a campus minister, we do
depend on the interest from this
endowment to fund more than
half of the student programming
in the Brown-RISD Catholic
Community.
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ur spring and summer were busy ones in the BrownRISD Catholic Community and they were full of transitions
with many bittersweet endings and exciting new beginnings
for many members of our campuses.
We welcomed eight new members
through the RCIA process culminating
at the Easter Vigil, including three baptisms into the life of Christ. We also said
goodbye to an impressive group of seniors,
whose dedication to this community and
example of faith will not be quickly forgotten.
In addition, we said farewell to our
long-time and much-beloved chaplain, Fr.
Henry Bodah, as he prepared to become
pastor at St. Francis of Assisi in Wakefield.
While we were all excited for his new and
well-earned position, we were certainly
sad to say goodbye to him and spent much
of the end of the year in celebration of his
long and fruitful ministry here at Brown
and RISD.
Fr. Henry Bodah on retreat earlier this year.
Although there is much to be said
about Fr. Bodah’s service here, his impact is best seen in the token the students decided
on for a parting gift. Eschewing traditional trinkets and clutter, several students, most
notably Alex Blum ’16, spearheaded an effort to collect reflections from alumni from every
year that Fr. Bodah served in campus ministry. So they reached out to alumni, using those
connections to reach more and more alumni until they had received letters from each
year, then compiling those into a hardbound book designed by Ryan Murphy, RISD ’15
specially created for our dear priest.
We wish you well, Fr. Bodah and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for bringing so many students closer to God and into the fold of the Church here at Brown and
RISD!
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The following text was taken from the presentation speech in which
Alex Blum ’16 presented Fr. Bodah with the book of reflections written by
alumni from each year he served at Brown & RISD.
As you have hopefully heard by now, the members of the
Class of 2014 are not the only folks who will be graduating this
year. Our very own Father Bodah is moving on to serve as pastor
at St. Francis of Assisi, and though we are thrilled for him, he will
be sorely missed.
We wish you well, Fr. Bodah and thank
you from the bottom of our
hearts for bringing so many students
closer to God and into the fold of the
Church here at Brown and RISD!
When we heard the news of Fr. Bodah’s departure, we knew
we had to do something for him… to get him some sort of gift by
which he could remember his time with this community. Now as
you may know, Fr. Bodah passionately spurns worldly possessions
— around Christmas time, he fondly refers to Secret Santa gift
exchanges as “those Secret Satan things.”
And so the question was: what could we get for our dearest
chaplain, who at times seems as though he belongs to a religious
order, and has professed vows of poverty? Side note: I’ve always
thought you’d be a great fit for the Jesuits, Father! Well we decided
on a book… it would be simple, low-key, but potentially profound
— an appropriate gift for a man who is humble, low-key, and often
profound. But what book would best suit our purposes? Well we
Fr. Bodah baptizes Jerome Colby ‘17 at the Easter Vigil while his sponsor
Maria del Mar Fletcher looks on.
knew immediately that it had
to be nonfiction — for some
reason, we didn’t think Father
Bodah would be a huge fan of
the Twilight series.
So nonfiction. But at the
same time, it needed to tell a
story… to capture a journey.
And it couldn’t be just any
story… it needed to be a story
that was worth being told. It
also needed to feature a main
Place settings at the Volunteer
character from whose experiAppreciation Dinner called on
time-honored “Bodah-isms”
ences, triumphs, and failures,
oft-quoted by students and staff.
Fr. Bodah could gain some sort
of insight. As we all know, that is no easy task, for Fr. Bodah is
quite the scholar, he is a master of languages, and he is certainly
wise beyond his years.
So what book would best meet these requirements? If you’re
drawing a blank, you’re in good company — I couldn’t think of
one either. And so we decided not to… rather, we would write our
own, or more accurately, we would let a story tell itself.
We realized that while we may not be able to give Fr. Bodah
a gift that would teach him some sort of lesson, we could bring a
shepherd his flock… we could show a gardener the fruits of his
labor. And so we did. This “book” is a compilation of reflections
from more than 40 alumni spanning each and every year that Fr.
Bodah has served this community.
Now it’s been an absolute joy to work on this project, but
for better or for worse, our work is not yet done — there’s room
for a little more. Though we gathered reflections to cover the
past 16 years, it is up to us to complete the 17th year. And so, as a
single church bound by the essential unity of the body of Christ,
each and every member of this community — freshman or senior,
hardly involved or very involved, at this dinner or not at this dinner — is invited to contribute a reflection, which will be added to
what we already have, and the final product given to Fr. Bodah as
a parting gift.
Now if there is one thing I have taken away from working
on this project, it is that for the past 17 years, College Hill has
truly been blessed by the presence of a man who has done — in
an exemplary fashion — what the Gospel challenges us all to do…
he has fought the good fight… he has kept the faith. Thank you
Father — we’re gonna miss you.
With Fr. Bodah’s departure, we embark upon a transition year of
sorts. The Order of Preachers (Dominican brothers) has agreed to undertake our campus ministry as an apostolate beginning with a full-time
priest in the fall of 2015. In the interim year, we are blessed with two
brother priests who are also full-time professors at Providence College: Fr.
Nicanor Austriaco and Fr. Augustine Reisenauer. See following page…
welcome to the brown-risd
catholic community
fr. nicanor pier giorgio austriaco, o.p.
fr. augustine reisenauer, o.p.
W
hen my students at Providence College ask me if I am first a
scientist or a theologian, I tell them that I am first a Dominican
priest, who in God’s providence also happens to do both
science and theology. Not surprisingly, this response is often followed by
my students asking me about my vocation to the priesthood. I am a priest
because I met the Risen Lord while I was completing my Ph.D. at M.I.T.
Before that encounter, I had been a Catholic all of my life, but my
Catholic faith was something that was not really important to me. I was too
busy doing my experiments and publishing research papers on cell aging
and death. I was too busy trying to
make myself happy. But I did not really
know what would make me happy. But
God is merciful. And He sent me to the
Catholic Fellowship at M.I.T., a group
of thirty or so graduate and undergraduate students who would meet every
Friday evening in a classroom on campus to talk about our faith, to pray for
each other, and to enjoy each other’s
company. We also debated everything
from faith to miracles, to apostolic
succession, to angels and demons, to
heaven and hell.
But most importantly, these
Catholic friends of mine had something which I did not have at the time. They had joy! And when I asked
them about that joy, they told me that they were joyful because they had
met Christ. I did not know what that meant. But the Catholic Fellowship
challenged me to pray. They challenged me to ask God questions I had never
even thought to ask Him: Who are you? Who am I? Why did you make me?
What do you want me to do? Prayer, especially prayer before our Eucharistic
Lord, introduced me into the adventure that is the Christian life. And it prepared me to meet the Lord, which I did on May 7, 1996. It was an encounter
that forever changed my life. It was an encounter that made me realize that
I was looking for happiness in all the wrong places. It was an encounter that
called me to joy and to love. And it was an encounter that propelled me to the
Dominican life, to the priesthood, to Providence College, and now to Brown
University. I am excited that God has asked me to serve here. God is good.
Fr. Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, O.P.
Dear Friends,
I
am quite thrilled to serve the BrownRISD community as one of the Catholic
chaplains beginning this fall semester.
Originally from Wenatchee, Washington,
I completed my undergraduate (B.S., 2003)
and graduate (M.T.S., 2006) degrees at the
University of Notre Dame before entering
the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) and continuing my studies and formation at our seminary in Washington, DC. Since my ordination
to the priesthood in 2012, I have very much
enjoyed teaching theology and the development of western civilization at Providence
College. My professional interests focus primarily on patristic theology and my personal
interests on such outdoor adventure activities
as backpacking, boating, skiing, etc.; various
athletics, whether as a competitor or spectator; and such pursuits of leisure as conversing
and contemplating, reading and recreating. I
thank God for this upcoming year and eagerly
look forward to contributing to our Catholic
community at Brown-RISD.
Blessings,
Fr. Augustine Reisenauer, O.P.
annual catholic lecture
friday, october 17, 2014, 5 p.m.
rejecting the throw-away culture:
pope francis and solidarity
delivered by professor meghan j. clark, ph.d.
rhode island hall, room 108
W
e are thrilled to welcome Prof. Meghan J. Clark as she delivers the 2014
Annual Catholic Lecture. Professor Clark is an Assistant Professor of
Theology and Religious Studies at St. John’s University in Queens, New
York. She is the author of The Vision of Catholic Social Thought: The Virtue of Solidarity
and the Praxis of Human Rights (Fortress, 2014).
Dr. Clark’s research has been published in Political Theology, Heythrop Journal, New
Blackfriars, and The Journal of Catholic Social Thought. From 2010 to 2013, she served as a
consultant to the Domestic Justice and Human Development Committee of the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Her public theology writings can be
Photo courtesy of Meghan Clark
found in America, U.S. Catholic, and the Catholic Moral Theology and Millennial blogs. She
earned her Ph.D. from Boston College in 2009 and her B.A. from Fordham University.
Dr. Clark’s lecture is entitled “Rejecting the Throw-Away Culture: Pope Francis & Solidarity.” She writes: “The launch
of a new iPhone gets a bigger headline than homelessness and hunger. Pope Francis cautions us against this seduction by the
new and trendy in which everything else seems to become disposable — even people.” Her lecture will focus on the pontiff’s
challenge to us to reject the throwaway culture and instead, to embrace solidarity with one another.
The lecture is Friday, October 17, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. in Rhode Island Hall, room 108 (please note the location change
from previous years) on the Main Green of Brown University. This is a free event and open to the public. This annual lecture
is generously funded by the contributions of alumni, parents, and friends of Thomas Becket Association.
Becket Association
Annual Meeting:
sunday, october 19
Please mark your calendars for the
Annual Meeting of the Thomas Becket
Association on Sunday, October 19, 2014
at 12:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in
the Chaplains’ Meeting Room, #411 in
the J. Walter Wilson building on the
corner of Waterman and Brown Streets.
This meeting is open to all members of the
Thomas Becket Association, which includes
all donors and recipients of this newsletter.
Please call us at (401) 863-3314 or email
[email protected] if you plan to attend.
graduation: Angie and Fr. Bodah after Baccalaureate with the two coordinators
of the Pastoral Council, Kimberly Takahata ’14 and James Blum ’14. Both students
were honored with awards from the Office of the Chaplains & Religious Life.
catholic
community
the thomas becket
association
is a private corporation made up
of Catholic alumni/ae and other
supporters whose mission is to
provide funding for the Catholic
ministry at Brown and RISD.
Contributions to the annual fund
are crucial as they are the only
source of support for important
ministry resources including:
the campus minister’s position;
a series of lectures by Catholic
intellectuals; Becket operational
costs; and material needs not
covered by the chaplaincy’s
programming budget.
Board Members
Officers
Glenn Creamer ’84
President
Christopher J. Creed ’00
vice president
Kathleen Cote Bowling ’77,
P’07, ’08
secretary
Daniel Harrop ‘76 ‘79 MD
treasurer
Robert Dillmeier ‘62
Shanth and Lauren Enjeti
(RISD Alumni)
Nancy Gilbane
William Gilbane ‘70
Neil Kiely ‘74
Prof. Kenneth R. Miller ’70
William Reed ‘74 MD
Mary Hutchings Reed ‘73
James Ruggieri, Esq. ‘79
Marianne Tracy, Esq. ‘79
thanks to donors
Many, many thanks to all who
donate to the Thomas Becket
Association. You make it possible
for us to continue the Catholic
presence at Brown and RISD.
Without your help there would
be no Catholic campus minister
here for our young people.
the thomas becket
association
Fall 2014
Dear Friends of the Brown–RISD Catholic Community,
Dear Friends,
By the time you get this, I’ll have been ensconced for two months in my new parish.
Seventeen years with the Brown-RISD Catholic Community (BRCC) passed quickly and
I consider it a great blessing to have worked for so long with and for such a vibrant community of young people. One of the key elements in maintaining such an endeavor is
the position of the campus minister who worked in partnership with the priest-chaplain, and we have been blessed over
the years with a series of wonderful and generous women (and
one man!) who have labored tirelessly on behalf of the community. I always maintained that the chaplaincy of the BRCC was
only as good as the campus minister, a position which depends
entirely on your generosity. There is no financial contribution
either from the university or from the Diocese of Providence.
While it would be true to point out that it would take nearly
$150 today to equal a $100 donation in 1997, when I first became chaplain, I should like to
emphasize something different from that. I›d like to make a plea to increase the number
of donors, especially from the alumni of the 1990s and early years of this century. While
they may not be able to give as much as the older and more established alums, it is of
crucial importance that they support this ministry to the extent that they are able if the
campus ministry at Brown and RISD is to continue into the future. There are several thousand alumni from those years who I know had a good experience
with the Catholic community on campus and appreciated the w ork of the various campus
ministers.
Parents, if you have children from that era, I hope you will consider passing this request
along to them. Many times, they have simply forgotten to update Brown›s data base, from
which the BRCC gets their mailing list, with their present addresses.
Now, as the BRCC enters a new era and prepares to welcome the Dominican Fathers to
campus, Angie›s position as campus minister is more necessary than ever. Please consider
doing your part to ensure the continuation of this irreplaceable ministry.
Sincerely yours,
Fr. Henry Bodah
Chaplain 1997–2014
Pastor, St Francis of Assisi Parish, Wakefield, Rhode Island
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The Thomas Becket Association
is a private corporation made up of Catholic alumni/ae and other supporters whose mission is to provide funding for
the Catholic ministry at Brown and RISD. Contributions to the annual fund are crucial as they are the only source of
support for important ministry resources including: the campus minister’s position; a series of lectures by Catholic
intellectuals; Becket operational costs; and material needs not covered by the chaplaincy’s programming budget.
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stations of the cross: An Instagram photo invited students to participate in praying
the Stations of the Cross during Lent. These stations were created by RISD students and
are used by our community each year.
This list includes donations received from August 2013 through July 2014. We apologize for any omissions. Please contact us with any corrections.
events in the brcc community…
spring retreat: To coincide with Lent, the theme
of our spring retreat was “Forgiveness.” Michael Petro
’17 gave a talk to the group, citing his own experiences
and struggles, and students reflected on our need
to be forgiven and extending the same to others by
nailing those burdens to a cross beam.
volunteer appreciation dinner 2014: Each year, our
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner honors all of those who serve the
BRCC and especially our senior class, pictured above.
easter vigil 2014: Kyle Laracey ’17, Erick Munoz ’17 and Sarah Van
Cleave ’17 are among those confirmed into the fullness of the Catholic
Church at the Easter Vigil in April.
student outreach: This spring, students spent time working for a number
of charitable and justice-seeking causes including cleaning up a local park for
Earth Day in the pouring rain (above left), exploring issues of immigration and
migration following our Borderlinks trip, advocating on behalf of the homeless
at the Rhode Island State House, and fundraising for cancer research in the Relay
for Life on campus (above right).
“why i do what i do”: A panel of Catholics from a
variety of occupations and vocations explored what it
means to be called by God to their work. Here, Dr. Dan
Harrop III, ’76 MD ’79, Fr. Ryan Conners of the Diocese
of Providence, and Bro. Gregory of Portsmouth Abbey
listen as Mary Grace Almandrez, Ph.D. describes work
at the Third World Center and her Catholic identity.