Fall 2014 - Mount St. Mary`s University
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Fall 2014 - Mount St. Mary`s University
In this Issue: • Introduction to the New Men • Departing Faculty • New Director of Seminary Development • Diocese of Arlington Celebrates 40 Years • New Faculty • In Memoriam • Upcoming Events The DuBois Fall 2014, Volume XIX, No. 1 www.msmary.edu/seminary 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road Emmitsburg, MD 21727 A Newsletter for Seminary Alumni & Friends Departing Faculty Tyler Kline, First Theology, Archdiocese of Baltimore Introduction to the New Men As things got underway at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary this fall, the community celebrated new additions as well as a number of improvements to the physical plant. Many, however, could not help but notice another change: the absence of several familiar faces around the seminary. This year after more than a century of collective service, four members of the seminary community departed for other work or well-deserved retirement. 37 new men, representing 19 dioceses. Nathan Davis, Pre-Theology, Archdiocese of Baltimore This year’s group of new seminarians arrived at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary on August 17, and was warmly welcomed by the orientation team led by Deacon Kyle Metzger of the Diocese of Fargo. The orientation week included introductory talks from the rector, vice rectors, and dean of men, in addition to tours of the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes and the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Basilica, lunch at the house of Mount St. Mary’s University President Thomas H. Powell, and social gatherings that created opportunities for the new men to get acquainted with one another and their new home. Classes began on August 25. 37 new seminarians attended orientation: 14 first pre-theologians, 3 second pre-theologians, 19 first theologians, and 1 fourth theologian. In all, they represent 19 dioceses. Dr. Powell greeting new Seminarians: (L) Bennett Smith (Harrisburg) and (R) Kyle Bartek (Lincoln) Seminary Opening Mass on August 21, 2014-Archbishop William E. Lori, S’77 (Baltimore) with Deacon Kyle Metzger (L) and Deacon Carl McIntosh (R) New Director of Seminary Development and Alumni Relations In August, Luke Reetz started as the new director of Seminary Development and Alumni Relations. He is a graduate of Benedictine College, C’06, with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing. In 2007, he became a missionary with FOCUS (The Fellowship of Catholic University Students). He served at universities in Amhert, MA, Pittsburgh, PA, Greeley, CO, and lastly, at Mount St. Mary’s University. He was the FOCUS Team Director at the Mount from 2011-14. During his time with FOCUS, he successfully raised annual funds for the focus program at the Mount and focus conferences. He is originally from Denver, CO, and has been married five years to his wife, Megan. They have three children, Hailey, Casey and Owen. He loves indie music, every kind of hot sauce, and hates traveling alone. You can contact Luke at [email protected] or 301-447-5902. “ I am privileged to continue to be a part of the Mount community, after three years as a FOCUS missionary, now at the Seminary, helping to advance the mission of the Church. I look forward to meeting the amazing Seminary alumni and engaging new lay supporters.” Rosemary Mick served as secretary to the rector for many years before she semi-retired to manage the seminary archives. This past year Rosemary finally decided to go into full retirement after more than four decades of service to our seminary community. This pillar of the community has been described on several occasions by Rector Msgr. Rohlfs as our “institutional memory.” Whenever a question arose as to how a situation was handled in the past, Rosemary was the one to call. Not to worry, even in retirement Rosemary has given the Rector her assurance that she is little more than a phone call away. This September, Phil McGlade, C’70, completed his lengthy tenure at Mount St. Mary’s. Phil, a graduate of the Mount, served the seminary and university community for 39 years as the Director of Seminary Development and various University Alumni Relations positions. His last day at the Mount was marked by a steady flow of seminarians dropping in to thank him for his many years of service and to wish him the best in his much-deserved retirement. Timothy Bennett, who served the Mount community as a counselor for more than 20 years, retired last spring. Mr. Bennett now has time to enjoy his favorite pastime, golf. Ever a part of our Mount community, Mr. Bennett returned to Mary’s Mountain this fall to take part in the Alumni Reunion celebrations. Luke with his wife Megan and their 3 children, Hailey, Casey and Owen. Fr. Fred Miller has returned to the Archdiocese of Newark after many years of service to the seminary community as a professor of systematic theology. He is currently serving as a spiritual father to the young men in the college seminary program of St. Andrew Hall at Seton Hall University. Fr. Miller has continued his work giving retreats to priests and has kept in contact with many of his former students, who remember him for his great devotion to Our Lady, and his lively sense of humor. We wish them all well in their new endeavors. Our community has certainly been enriched by their generous service. Seminary Open House: December 7, 2014 Upcoming Seminary Events Diocese of Arlington Celebrates 40 Years 2-4 p.m., tours every 20 minutes, light refreshments, Seminary 4 p.m., Holy Hour; 5 p.m., Advent Lessons and Carols Immaculate Conception Chapel February 6-8, 2015, Mount 2015 For more information contact Paula Smaldone, [email protected], 301-447-5780 Keep up-to-date with happenings at the Seminary facebook.com/MSMSeminary msmary.edu/SeminaryBlog New Faculty Deacon Kevin J. Dansereau, Fourth Theology, Diocese of Arlington The Diocese of Arlington recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of its founding on August 13, 1974. Below are a few notes about the diocese: Howard Jankowski, First Theology, Diocese of Fort Wayne– South Bend Mount St. Mary’s Seminary welcomes three new faculty members this fall: • Roots of Catholic faith in Virginia began in 1570 with the blood of Jesuit missionaries, Fr. John Baptist Sequia and his companions, who were martyred near Williamsburg. After earning his doctorate from Regina Apostolorum in Rome, Dr. John Mark Miravalle, spent nine years working for the entrepreneurial theology group, School of Faith, teaching college students at the University of Kansas Catholic campus center. In addition to heading the pre-theology program, he will teach courses in Mariology, Moral Theology, and the Formation Seminar for pre-theologians. “I thought as a teacher I couldn’t have a bigger impact than teaching seminarians,” Miravalle said. • Arlington was established in 1974 under Pope Paul VI. • Current bishop: Bishop Paul S. Loverde (installed as third bishop of Arlington in 1999). • Patron saints: St. Thomas More and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. • Catholic Population: 440,000 registered Catholics in a population of approximately 3 million (15.3%). • Includes 21 counties, 68 parishes, 6 mission churches, and 2 mission parishes in the Dominican Republic served by 229 priests. • Presently has 40 seminarians preparing for ordination. • The cause of Virginia-born seminarian Frank J. Parater (1897-1920), who died during his seminary formation in Rome, officially began in 2001. • Keating Hall is named after the Diocese of Arlington’s second bishop, Bishop John R. Keating, who died on March 22, 1998. Under his 15 years of leadership as diocesan bishop, Bishop Keating ordained 82 priests. Above, Dr. John-Mark Miravalle’s class enjoys his lecture; Below, Fr. Pietro Rossotti and Dr. Miravalle taking the Oath of Fidelity and Profession of Faith. Fr. John Trigilio joins the Mount community this year as a part-time formation advisor and spiritual director. Fr. Trigilio is well-known for his television series “Web of Faith” on EWTN and is the author of several books co-written with the seminary’s Vice Rector Fr. Ken Brighenti. A priest of the Diocese of Harrisburg, PA, Fr. Trigilio is presently pastor of two parishes, Our Lady of Good Counsel and St. Burnadette, and frequently conducts talks and conferences at parishes throughout the country. Seminary’s Annual Priest Retreat The Seminary’s Annual Priest Retreat was held from June 1620, 2014. Msgr. Aloysius Callaghan, S.T.L., J.C.D., Rector, St. Paul Seminary, Minneapolis was the Retreat Master. A total of 53 priests attended the Retreat with 31 years represented and 21 Dioceses represented. IN MEMORIAM Fr. James J. Murphy Seminary Class of 1945 Archdiocese of Philadelphia March 7, 2011 Fr. Thomas J. Kerestus Seminary Class of 1969 Diocese of Allentown September 17, 2014 Fr. Howard T. Clark Seminary Class of 1957 Diocese of Wilmington September 8, 2014 Fr. Richard J. Dair Seminary Class of 1980 Diocese of Arlington May 21, 2014 Fr. Peter Herhenreader Seminary Class of 1957 Diocese of Scranton May 15, 2014 Fr. John Markell Seminary Class of 1984 Diocese of Pittsburgh March 31, 2014 Father Joseph V. Messer Seminary Class of 1961 Archdiocese of Baltimore July 16, 2014 Msgr. John R. Pennington III Seminary Class of 1979 Archdiocese of Washington October 7, 2014 May they rest in peace. Fr. Pietro Rossotti, a priest of the Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo, comes to the Mount after finishing his doctoral studies in fundamental theology at the John Paul II Institute at Catholic University of America. Fr. Rossotti will teach courses in Cosmology, Ecclesiology, and the Sacraments of Healing this year. His initial impression of the Mount, he says, is that it is “a very good place” where the evangelical phrase “everything is lived as an attempt to live for Christ and towards Christ,” is put into practice. ASSOCIATION OF THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS (ATS) RE-ACCREDITATION Mount St. Mary’s Seminary is receiving an evaluation committee from the Association of Theological Schools from March 23 – 26, 2015. Msgr. Aloysius Callaghan, S.T.L., J.C.D.; (L) Fr. Charles Cummings, C’64 and Fr. John Hamm, S’13 enjoying the retreat. Correction In the Spring 2014 issue, an error was made in identifying Frances A. Bittle as the first woman to receive a master’s degree from the Seminary. The first woman to receive an M.A. degree was in fact, Ms. Sigh Buchanan, S’74. We apologize for this error. Anyone wishing to comment regarding the seminary’s qualifications for accreditation by the ATS is invited to submit comments in writing to: The Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools 10 Summit Park Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1110
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