Praying for a bountiful harvest

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The Catholic Light
DIOCESE OF SCRANTON
WWW.DIOCESEOFSCRANTON.ORG
VOLUME 112 NUMBER 6 ISSN-0164-9418
THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012
Praying for a
bountiful harvest
Diocese Celebrates World Day of Prayer for Vocations
The Diocese of Scranton conducted its observance of the
World Day of Prayer for Vocations last Sunday at the 12:15
p.m. Mass in St. Peter’s Cathedral.
The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop
of Scranton, presided at the liturgy, which on this day in
particular encourages the faithful to pray for a bountiful
harvest of vocations to the priesthood, the diaconate and
consecrated life.
All were invited to participate in the Mass, especially
young people who may be discerning a call to a religious
vocation. Special invitations were extended to parishes
and schools.
As he welcomed everyone to the celebration of the
World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Bishop Bambera
expressed thanks “for the calling that God has given to
so many of us to walk as His faithful ones, to live as His
people, and to build up the Church through the spreading of the Gospel. Each one of us – those of us ordained,
those of us in consecrated life, and all of the baptized
who gather around this table of the Lord are invited daily
by the Lord to reflect upon who we are as His followers,
and to embrace that call given to each one of us to serve
and to build up His kingdom.”
In his homily, Father James Rafferty, Diocesan
vocation director, noted that all vocations involve a
call from God.
In particular, he explained, the call to priesthood or
religious life is not a career choice, but rather a surrender
to the kind of love that overtakes a person’s heart. It is an
experience of falling in love, to the point that “you cannot
imagine any other life.”
Following the Mass, a reception was held at the former
Holy Cross High School Scranton campus building across
the street. Representatives from the various religious orders were invited to present informational displays.
In his message for the 49th observance of the World
Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Benedict XVI reflected
on the theme: “Vocations, the Gift of the Love of God.”
“Every specific vocation is in fact born of the initiative of God; it is a gift of the Love of God!” the pope said.
Above: Bishop Bambera accepts offertory gifts from the
mothers of four of the men who
are studying for the priesthood
in the Diocese of Scranton. From
left: Diane Mosley (seminarian
Joseph Mosley), Kathy Lisowski
(seminarian Robert Lisowski),
Barbara Grace (seminarian Lucas
Yavorosky) and Christine Warchal
(seminarian Jeffrey Warchal).
Left: Students from Holy Rosary School in Duryea participated in the Mass.
The Catholic Light Photos/Angelo Rose
“He is the One Who takes the ‘first step,’ … because of
the presence of His own love ‘poured out into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit.’
“Dear brother bishops, dear priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, catechists, pastoral workers and
all of you who are engaged in the field of educating young
people: I fervently exhort you to pay close attention to
those members of parish communities, associations and
ecclesial movements who sense a call to the priesthood or
to a special consecration. It is important for the Church to
create the conditions that will permit many young people
to say ‘yes’ in generous response to God’s loving call.
The task of fostering vocations will be to provide helpful
guidance and direction along the way.”
The Holy Father continued: “It is my hope that the
local Churches … will become places where vocations are
carefully discerned and their authenticity tested, places
where young men and women are offered wise and strong
spiritual direction. … As a response to the demands of the
new commandment of Jesus, this can find eloquent and
particular realization in Christian families, whose love is
an expression of the love of Christ Who gave himself for
His Church. Within the family … young people can have
a wonderful experience of this self-giving love. Indeed,
families are not only the privileged place for human and
Christian formation; they can also be ‘the primary and most
excellent seed-bed of vocations to a life of consecration
to the Kingdom of God.’”
APRIL 26, 2012 • THE CATHOLIC LIGHT
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The Road to Resurrection
During the recent Holy Week and Easter services, faithful throughout
the world and in the Diocese of Scranton were fortified and inspired to
continue their journey to salvation.
For many, the services are sacred traditions which they have observed
throughout their lives. For others, the arrival of Easter also marked their full
initiation into the Catholic Church through the celebration of their Baptism,
Confirmation, and reception of the Eucharist for the first time.
As they gathered in churches around the globe and throughout the 11
counties in northeastern and north central Pennsylvania that comprise the
Diocese of Scranton, all commemorated the passion of the Lord and celebrated the joy of his resurrection and his work of human redemption.
The journey began on Palm Sunday, which included the blessing and distribution of
Palm branches. The palms play a symbolic role on this day since they were first used to
commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into the city of Jerusalem.
The Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton, explained
that the palms “are much, much more than a mere token to affirm our presence at this liturgy.
In many respects, they are a parable of our faith, our belief in Jesus and our embrace of his
gospel. On holy days, at milestone celebrations of the sacraments, at moments of transition
in our lives, our faith can be strong and rich – as beautiful and full of life as these palms
are today. At other times however, when our faith tugs at our conscience, when the gospel
demands of us a course of action that could easily push us out of our zone of comfort, or
when we are simply distracted by other pressing issues of life and our relationship with
God is given a back seat in our list of priorities, our faith can become as brittle and dry as
these palms will become a few weeks from now.
“These palms remind us of just how much we need this Holy Week. You see, the
liturgies of Holy Week make present for us in a very real way the events of the life, death
and resurrection of Jesus. They make present the very mystery of God and his saving plan
for me and for you. As such, the liturgies of Holy Week call us to respond and to bring to
the Lord our ever changing lives – lives characterized by faithfulness and sin … joy and
sorrow … belonging and feeling alienated.”
The following day, priests serving throughout the Diocese assembled at Saint Peter’s
Cathedral for the Solemn Pontifical Mass of the Chrism, at which the Holy Oils used during the conferral of sacraments throughout the Church year were blessed. Bishop Bambera
was the principal celebrant and homilist. Bishop Emeritus James C. Timlin and Auxiliary
EASTER VIGIL – Bishop Bambera lights the candle held by Aaliyah Aldubayan,
who was baptized that night at the Easter Vigil. In keeping with ancient tradition,
worshippers at this Mass kept vigil for the Lord – holding lighted candles like pilgrims
looking for the Lord when he returns, so that at his coming he may find them awake
The Catholic Light Photos/Terry Connors
and have them at his table.
Bishop Emeritus John M. Dougherty concelebrated the Mass along with all the priests.
During this Mass, priests and deacons, along with lay representatives from diocesan
parishes, acknowledged the Bishop’s role as the unifying symbol for Church governance
and pastoral guidance. Priests renewed their ordination promises.
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BISHOP BAMBERA’S SCHEDULE
April 23-26 Convocation of Priests
May 1-2 Pennsylvania Bishops’ Meeting
May 6 St. Thomas More Society Mass, St. Maria Goretti
Church, Laflin, 1:00 PM
May 7 Confirmation, Saint Eulalia’s Church, Elmhurst, 5:00 PM
May 13 Marywood University Commencement, Mohegan Sun
Arena, Wilkes-Barre, 1:00 PM
May 14 Mass at Holy Cross High School, Dunmore, 9:00 AM
May 14 Confirmation, Queen of Angels Parish, Peckville, 5:00 PM
HOLY THURSDAY – Bishop Bambera re-enactS Christ’s washing of the feet of
his apostles at the Last Supper. “My friends, as we gather this night to remember
the Lord Jesus, may his example of loving service and his gift of the Eucharist both
inspire and enable us to become servants for one another. And in embracing Jesus
command of this night – ‘As I have done, so you must do,’ – may we discover both the
reason for our hope and the source of true peace in our lives.”
May 15 Staff Development Day
May 16 Installation of Most Reverend William E. Lori, 16th
Archbishop of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Monsignor Francis J. Callahan
April 10, 2012
Monsignor Francis
J o h n C a l l a h a n , p a stor emeritus of Saint
Therese Church, WilkesBarre, died on April 10
at Wilkes-Barre General
Hospital.
Monsignor Callahan,
son of the late John A.
and Kathryn McNulty
Callahan, was born in
Pittston on April 27,
1944. He was a graduate
of Saint John the Evangelist High School, Pittston,
and attended King’s College, Wilkes-Barre. His
studies for the priesthood
were completed at Christ
the King Seminary, Saint
Bonaventure, N.Y.
Monsignor Callahan
was ordained to the
priesthood on May 13,
1972, in Scranton, by the
Most Reverend J. Carroll
McCormick, D.D., late
Bishop of Scranton.
Following ordination, Monsignor Callahan
served as assistant pastor
at Saint Patrick’s Church
in Milford. From there,
he was appointed assistant pastor at Immaculate
Conception, Scranton, on
Sept. 5, 1972, where he
remained for two years.
He became assistant pastor at Saint Peter’s Cathedral in Scranton, on
Sept. 3, 1974. On May
28, 1976, he was named
as Diocesan director of
Propagation of the Faith
and served in this capacity until 1987, having
visited all 240 parishes
on a regular schedule
promoting the cause of
the missions.
Monsignor Callahan
received his first pastorate
when he was appointed
pastor at the Church of
Saint Therese, Wilkes-
Monsignor Callahan
Barre, on Sept. 1, 1987
and remained as pastor
until the parish was closed
in June 2011. Monsignor
was then appointed pastor
of Holy Name/St. Mary’s
and Holy Trinity Parishes,
Swoyersville.
In addition to Monsignor’s pastoral duties, he
served as assistant to the
Chancellor from Sept. 3,
1974 to May 28, 1976,
and as Procurator/Advocate in the Marriage
Tribunal from Sept. 11,
1974 to Oct. 1, 1976. He
served as the catechist
at Bishop Hannan High
School from Sept. 1972 to
June 1983. He was named
Chaplain of His Holiness
on March 17, 1983 and
then Prelate of Honor on
Aug. 23, 1990, giving
him the title Monsignor.
He served as dean of the
Wilkes-Barre/CentralSouth Deanery from Jan.
1, 1995 through Dec. 31,
1997.
Monsignor Callahan
also served as the moderator of the Diocesan
Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) Northeast
Luzerne District. In 1995,
Monsignor Callahan
was named Irishman of
the Year by the Greater
Pittston Friendly Sons of
Saint Patrick. He was also
an Honorary Life Member
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Father Hugh H. McGroarty
April 16, 2012
Father Hugh H.
McGroarty, of Saint John
the Evangelist Parish,
Pittston, died on April 16
at Little Flower Manor in
Wilkes-Barre.
Father McGroarty,
son of the late Hugh Francis and Bridget Theresa
Hughes McGroarty, was
born in Plains on Dec. 30,
1919. He received his elementary and high school
education at Sacred Heart
in Plains. Father attended
the University of Scranton
and completed his studies for the priesthood
at Mount Saint Mary’s
College and Seminary in
Emmitsburg, Md.
He was ordained to
the priesthood on Dec.
22, 1945, in Saint Peter’s
Cathedral by the Most
Reverend William J.
Hafey, D.D., late Bishop
of Scranton.
Father McGroarty’s
first assignment was assistant pastor at Saint
Charles Borromeo, Sugar
Notch; he then served
as assistant pastor at
Holy Saviour, WilkesBarre; Saint Patrick’s,
Wilkes-Barre; Christ the
King, Dunmore and Saint
Mary of Mount Carmel,
Dunmore.
He was named to his
first pastorate at Saint
Martha’s in Fairmount
Springs on Sept. 14,
1966. Father McGroarty
was also pastor of Our
Lady Queen of Peace,
Brodheadsville; Saint
Elizabeth, Bear Creek;
Saint Francis X. Cabrini,
Carverton and Saint Patrick’s in White Haven.
Father then became assistant pastor of Saint
Cecilia’s in Exeter; Saint
John the Baptist, Wilkes-
Father McGroarty
Barre; administrator of
Saint John the Evangelist,
Wilkes-Barre; assistant
pastor of Saint Rose of
Lima, Carbondale and
as a resident at Saint
Hedwig’s in Kingston
in 1993. He became a
resident and senior priest
at Saint John the Evangelist in Pittston on July 8,
1996, where he remained
until his death at age 92
after serving 66 years as a
priest of the Diocese.
On Oct. 8, 2008, Father McGroarty was the
recipient of the 33rd Annual John Cardinal McCloskey Award from the
National Alumni Association of Mount Saint Mary’s
College. The award was
presented for dedicated
service to the Church.
Father McGroarty was
a past president of the
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Alumni Chapter and past
member of the Priests’
Alumni Reunion Committee of Mount St. Mary’s
Seminary and also a member of the McSweeny Hall
Seminary Renovations
Committee.
At 92 years of age
Father McGroarty continued to serve the Diocese
17 years after the normal retirement age of 75.
He was the oldest active
priest in the Diocese.
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Father John A. Walsh
April 19, 2012
Father John A. Walsh,
a resident of Minneola,
Fla., died on April 19.
Father Walsh, son
of the late Harold E. and
Kathryn Walsh, was born
in Scranton on Jan. 26,
1934. He graduated from
Central High School, attended the University of
Scranton and received a
Bachelor of Arts degree
in philosophy from St.
Mary’s College, Baltimore, Md. in 1958. He
was awarded a licentiate
degree in sacred theology
from St. Mary’s Seminary
and University in Baltimore in 1961 and was
ordained to the priesthood on May 2, 1961,
in Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Scranton, by the
Most Reverend Jerome
D. Hannan, D.D., late
Bishop of Scranton.
Father Walsh also
received his Doctor of
Ministry Degree from
Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Mo. in
1981 and pursued graduate studies in psychological counseling in New
York City in 1984.
Father Walsh’s first
assignment was as assistant pastor at Saint Mary
of the Mount Parish,
Mount Pocono. In September of 1968 he was
appointed as a professor
at Saint Pius X Seminary,
Dalton, and he served
as rector from 1983 to
1985. Father Walsh was
appointed as pastor of
Saint Patrick’s Parish in
Nicholson in 1985.
During his years as a
professor at Saint Pius X
Seminary, Father Walsh
also taught in the University of Scranton’s Department of Theology and
Father Walsh
Religious Studies. Father
Walsh was appointed as
the first occupant of the
Pius X Teaching Chair
of Theology at the University of Scranton. He
also served as director
of campus ministry at
Lackawanna Community
College.
Father Walsh relocated to Florida in 1986
when he was appointed
to full-time ministry at
the International House
of Affirmation in Clearwater. In addition to his
work at the House of
Affirmation, Father also
helped out at parishes in
the area on weekends,
which eventually led to
his additional appointment as assistant pastor of
Saint Michael’s Parish in
Port Richey by the Most
Reverend W. Thomas
Larkin, Bishop of Saint
Petersburg.
In 1988, Father Walsh
moved to the Diocese
of Orlando and was appointed director of the
House of Affirmation in
Maitland, where he also
ministered on weekends
at Saint John Vianney
Parish in Orlando. As
the Orlando area grew,
St. John Vianney Parish
divided into two parishes;
thus Holy Cross Parish
was founded in 1990.
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THE CATHOLIC LIGHT • APRIL 26, 2012
Three Priests of the Diocese Are Laid to Rest
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Statement Regarding Reverend Russell E. Motsay
On Wednesday, April 11, 2012, Diocesan officials
received an accusation of sexual misconduct involving a minor against the Reverend Russell E. Motsay.
The accusation is reported to have occurred when
the accuser, now an adult, was a minor. In response,
Diocesan officials immediately cooperated with the
Wayne County District Attorney’s Office, the county
where the abuse is reported to have taken place, and
the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop R Dunmore,
Honesdale Station. In addition, the Diocese removed
the accused cleric from ministry and suspended his
faculties to exercise priestly ministries within the
Diocese pending an investigation of the accusation.
The Diocese of Scranton will continue to cooperate
fully with all civil authorities in their investigation of
this matter.
Ordained in 1972, the accused cleric has served
as pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Carbondale
since 1996. His prior appointments included serving as pastor at St. Juliana, Rock Lake; pastor at
St. James, Pleasant Mount; assistant pastor at Holy
Name, Swoyersville; assistant pastor at St. John the
Evangelist, Wilkes-Barre; assistant pastor at Our
Lady of Grace, Hazleton; assistant pastor at Sacred
Heart, Peckville; catechist at Bishop Neumann High
School, Williamsport; assistant pastor at St. Aloysius,
Wilkes-Barre; and assistant pastor at Most Precious
Blood, Hazleton.
The Diocese of Scranton encourages anyone who
has been sexually abused by a member of the clergy or
anyone else, to immediately notify local law enforcement authorities, including in this particular case Trooper John Decker, Pennsylvania State Police, Honesdale at
(570) 253-7126; and to contact Joan Holmes, Victim’s
Assistance Coordinator, at (570) 344-5216; or Diocesan
officials, including Reverend Thomas M. Muldowney,
V.E., Episcopal Vicar for Clergy, or Teresa Osborne,
Chancellor, at (570) 207-2216.
The Diocese of Scranton is committed to protecting children and to providing support to victims of
sexual abuse. In expressing his personal sorrow for the
pain suffered by survivors of sexual abuse, the Most
Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of
Scranton, requests the faithful of the Diocese to join
him in praying for the healing of all those affected
while working together to safeguard our children.
Three priests of the Diocese are laid to rest
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Monsignor Callahan
Father McGroarty
of the Wilkes-Barre Council #302 of the Knights of
Columbus and was appointed Council chaplain in
July 2010 and served in that capacity until he was
transferred to Holy Name/St. Mary’s and Holy Trinity
Parishes in Swoyersville.
Monsignor Callahan is survived by a brother, Dr.
John, Plains. In addition to his brother are his nephew
John and nieces Eileen, Elizabeth and Catherine,and
several great nieces and nephews.
A Vigil Mass was celebrated on April 13 at Saint
John the Evangelist Church, Pittston, with Monsignor
John J. Bendik, dean, presiding.
A Pontifical Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in the church the following day by the Most
Scranton. Interment was in Saint John the Evangelist
Cemetery, Pittston.
As senior priest at Saint John the Evangelist
Church in Pittston, Father McGroarty continued to
celebrate Mass, hear confessions and visit the sick
in the hospital, nursing facilities or their homes. He
endeared himself to the people he met in the course of
his day, whether parishioners or people he encountered
on his walks around Pittston.
He is survived by nieces Patsy Filipowicz, WilkesBarre and Kathleen Arnett, Kansas; nephews Joseph
McGroarty, Plains and Thomas McGroarty, Dodge
City, Kansas. He also has several great nieces and
nephews and many great, great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Joseph
McGroarty and Edward McGroarty, and sister, Mary
McGroarty.
A Vigil Mass was celebrated at Saint John the
Evangelist Church, Pittston, on April 19, with Monsignor John J. Bendik, dean, presiding. A Pontifical Mass
of Christian Burial was celebrated in the church the
next day by the Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera,
D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton. Interment was in
Sacred Heart Cemetery, Plains.
Father McGroarty requested that any memorial
donations be made to the Care and Concern Ministries
of Saint John the Evangelist Parish Community, 35 William Street, Pittston, PA 18640. The Care and Concern
Ministries provides a Free Health Clinic, Food Pantry,
Kids Clothes Closet and Free Pediatric Health Clinic in
the former Seton Catholic High School building.
Father Walsh
Father Walsh continued his ministry in the new
parish and was named its senior priest. Father continued his ministry there until his recent illness.
Father Walsh is survived by a sister, Margaret
(Peggy) Bullock, Winston-Salem, N.C.; a brother,
Edward Walsh and his wife Marymargaret, Winston-Salem, N.C.; and a sister-in-law, Adrienne
Walsh, Scranton. He is also survived by six nephews and four nieces and several grandnephews and
grandnieces, and several great-grand nephews and
great-grand nieces.
CLERGY APPOINTMENTS
His Excellency, Bishop Joseph C. Bambera
announces the following appointments, effective
as indicated:
RETIREMENT
Reverend Thomas A. Cappelloni, from Pastor,
Queen of Heaven Parish, Hazleton, to early retirement for reasons of health, effective April 9, 2012.
ADMINISTRATOR
Reverend Monsignor David L. Tressler, to
Administrator, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish,
Carbondale, effective April 13, 2012. Monsignor
Tressler will continue to serve as Pastor of St. Rose
of Lima Parish, Carbondale, and Administrator of
Holy Cross High School, Dunmore.
Reverend Daniel J. Yenkevich, to Administrator, Queen of Heaven Parish, Hazleton, effective March 26, 2012.
SENIOR PRIEST
Reverend Joseph P. Kutch, from Leave of
Absence for reasons of health, to Senior Priest,
St. Rose of Lima Parish, Carbondale, effective
May 1, 2012.
ASSISTANT PASTOR
Reverend Peter A. Tomczak, from parochial
ministry in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, to
Assistant Pastor, Our Lady of the Snows Parish,
Clarks Summit, effective May 7, 2012.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Reverend Russell E. Motsay, from Pastor,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Carbondale,
to Leave of Absence pending investigation of an
accusation of sexual misconduct with a minor,
effective April 13, 2012.
PERMANENT DEACON
Deacon Carmine Mendicino, from diaconal ministry, SS. Anthony and Rocco Parish,
Dunmore, to diaconal ministry, St. Lucy Parish,
Scranton, effective April 22, 2012.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Francis.
The Funeral Mass was held on April 24 at Holy
Cross Catholic Church in Orlando, with the Most Reverend Bishop John Noonan of the Diocese of Orlando
officiating. Interment was at the San Pedro Center in
Winter Park, Florida.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at Saint
Peter’s Cathedral, Scranton by the Most Reverend
Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton,
at a date to be announced.
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After the Mass, the priests received the holy Chrism,
Oil of the Sick, and the Oil of Catechumens, which are used
in the celebration of Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Orders,
the Anointing of the Sick, and the rites of the Catechumenate. The deacons of the Diocese assisted in the blessing
of the holy oils.
“While this liturgy is so much about extending the
work of Jesus through the roles of service given to all of
the baptized, it is also about the gift of priestly ministry,”
Bishop Bambera said in his homily. “Because of its special
connection with the paschal mystery, the Chrism Mass, by
tradition, has unique meaning for our priests, who act in the
person of Christ at every Eucharist and in the celebration
of the sacraments.
“Above everything else, priesthood – rooted in Jesus’
example of servant leadership – is about love. Priesthood,
more than anything else, requires the ability to love. While the
word ‘love’ is often misunderstood especially in this day and
age, we can never forget that authentic love for the Christian
– and especially for the priest – is revealed in Jesus’ selfless
expression of love from the cross. We cannot serve Jesus
without loving the people we serve and sacrificing ourselves
for the truth of the gospel. As preachers and teachers, we can
never cut ourselves off from the truth of what the Church
teaches. And as servant leaders, we must always look beyond
ourselves to the needs of the people entrusted to our care.”
Throughout the season of Lent, the Bishop spent four
afternoons of prayer and reflection with the priests of our
Diocese. As a stimulus for conversation and prayer, he asked
them to reflect primarily on two questions. “What has been
most affirming to you in ministry in the last year? And what
has been most challenging to you in the last year?”
Bishop Bambera reminded his brother priests that
“most everything you said reflected a concern for others.
Whether you realized it or not, in your very words you revealed that you have long desired to live as servant leaders
of the faithful entrusted to your care. And you have.”
The three most sacred days of the Church’s liturgical
year, known as the Sacred Paschal Triduum, began on Holy
Thursday, the day on which Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist and the priestly Order and gave us the commandment
concerning fraternal charity. During the Pontifical Evening
Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Cathedral, Bishop Bambera
re-enacted Christ’s washing of the feet of his apostles at
the Last Supper.
“We are called to repeat the action of Jesus at the Last
Supper and so be nourished by the life of Jesus – his body
and blood. But we are reminded that we most authentically
live as Jesus’ followers when our lives pattern his life – when
we are willing to allow our bodies, our spirits, our hearts – to
be poured out in service and selfless love for our brothers
and sisters,” Bishop Bambera said.
“My friends, as we gather this night to remember the
Lord Jesus, may his example of loving service and his gift
of the Eucharist both inspire and enable us to become servants for one another. And in embracing Jesus command
of this night – ‘As I have done, so you must do,’ – may we
discover both the reason for our hope and the source of true
peace in our lives.”
In his homily on Good Friday, Bishop Bambera noted
Road to
Resurrection
CHRISM MASS – Priests of the Diocese concelebrate the Chrism Mass which, Bishop Bambera said, “has
unique meaning for our priests, who act in the person of Christ at every Eucharist and in the celebration of the
sacraments. Above everything else, priesthood – rooted in Jesus’ example of servant leadership – is about love.
We cannot serve Jesus without loving the people we serve and sacrificing ourselves for the truth of the gospel. As
preachers and teachers, we can never cut ourselves off from the truth of what the Church teaches. And as servant
leaders, we must always look beyond ourselves to the needs of the people entrusted to our care.”
Left: Bishop Bambera baptizes Aaliyah Aldubayan
at the Easter Vigil. Below: The Bishop confirms Ruth
Esther Perez Melenciano, who along with Thomas
Hendrian and Jeffrey Tudgay, Sr.– each of them already
baptized – received the sacraments of Holy Eucharist
and Confirmation and entered full communion with
the Catholic Church. They were among 190 people in
the Diocese – and tens of thousands of other individuals
throughout the world ¬– who participated in the Rite of
Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and became fully
initiated Catholics at various Easter Vigil Masses.
that Jesus’ cross didn’t spare him from physical pain or the
pain that came from wondering why his Father remained
so silent in his moment of need. It did, however, carry him
to the resurrection and eternal life. The cross carried Jesus
to life because in spite of his suffering and in spite of the
silence, he clung to a relationship with his Father and proclaimed that relationship – even to the very end.
“Therein, is the meaning and the lesson of Good Friday
for me and for you,” the Bishop said. “Even in the midst
of desperate pain and suffering – in the face of loneliness
and what seems like abandonment, the promise of God,
manifested definitively in the death and resurrection of
Jesus, is that he will not let go of us but will carry us to
life and peace. For our part, we have only to cling to our
relationship with the Lord and echo those words of Jesus
as he hung from the cross, ‘Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.’”
Worshippers gathered at the Cathedral on Holy Saturday night for the Easter Vigil. In keeping with ancient tradition, they kept vigil for the Lord – holding lighted candles
like pilgrims looking for the Lord when he returns, so that
at his coming he may find them awake and have them at his
table. This Mass of the Vigil, although celebrated at night,
is the first Mass of the Sunday of the Resurrection, and it
is the center of the Sacred Paschal Triduum.
On this Holy Night of Easter, 190 people who participated in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
became fully initiated Catholics by the celebration of their
Baptism, Confirmation, and reception of the Eucharist for
the first time.
Continued on page 17
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Pilgrimage to martyrs’ shrines inspires seminarian
Seminarian Kyle Gruber went on an 11-day pilgrimage to the shrines of the 20th Century Mexican martyrs
and the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.
He is pictured here alongside a statue of St. Philip of
Jesus (San Felípe de Jésus). He also visited the church
of St. David Galvan, which contain the saint’s burial
crypt (below).
Kyle Gruber, a parishioner of Saint Faustina
Kowalska Parish in Nanticoke, is in his third year of
studies for priestly formation in the Diocese of Scranton.
He lives at Cathedral Seminary Residence of the Immaculate Conception in Queens, N.Y., and is on track to
complete philosophical studies at St. John’s University
in the spring of 2013. He recently went on a pilgrimage
to Mexico and offers these reflections:
When most college students think of Spring Break
they speak of perhaps going to the beaches of Florida, a
Caribbean Island, Disney World, or maybe even Cancun.
Well, I decided to take a chance and go against the grain of
what most of my peers were doing at St. John’s University
in New York City – I went on an 11-day pilgrimage to the
shrines of the 20th Century Mexican martyrs and the Basilica
of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.
All of my friends were apprehensive about my decision to go to Mexico because of the recent violence in the
country. I felt, however, that God was calling me to go on
this trip; and, if He wanted me to do this, He would guide
and protect me and my brother seminarians and priests on
our pilgrimage.
My love for Mexico and the Hispanic people started
when I was 16 years old and a junior at Holy Redeemer
High School in Wilkes-Barre. I had the great opportunity
to go on the annual mission trip sponsored by the Diocesan
Pontifical Mission Societies Office, led by Deacon Ed
Kelly. While on that trip, I was humbled by the faith of the
Mexican people whom I worked with and strengthened by
their zeal for Christ.
I really was not sure what I was getting myself into on
this pilgrimage organized by one of the seminary spiritual
directors, but I knew that this would be a great opportunity
for me to grow spiritually and to see the universality of
the Catholic Church once again. Many people thought that
this trip would never work because it would be impossible
to raise the money for us to go. Well, by the grace of God
and the generosity of so many benefactors, 26 seminarians
and 6 priests from the Dioceses of Scranton, Syracuse,
Brooklyn, and Rockville Center, and the Archdiocese of
New York embarked on a journey, which, I believe, changed
our lives forever!
In 1917, a new constitution was enacted in Mexico,
hostile to Church and religion, which promulgated a draconian anti-clericalism of the sort seen in France during
the revolution. The new constitution outlawed Church
schools, gave control over Church matters to the state, put
all Church property at the disposal of the state, outlawed
religious orders, outlawed foreign-born priests, gave states
the power to limit or eliminate priests in their territory,
deprived priests of the right to vote or hold office, prohibited Catholic organizations that advocated public policy,
prohibited religious publications from commenting on
public policy, prohibited clergy from religious celebrations and from wearing clerical garb outside of a church,
and deprived citizens of the right to a trial for violations
of these provisions.
Despite all of these unjust laws that were inflicted upon
the Church in Mexico, young men still answered God’s call
to be priests and some were even called to martyrdom. Saint
David Galvan was one of these heroic priests and martyrs
whom I admire and for whom I have a deep affection.
He entered a seminary in 1895 at the age of 14, but after
a few years he left and fell prey to a life of carousing. Yet,
during these tumultuous years David never stopped praying
to Our Lady for certainty in his life’s vocation, and he would
frequent Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.
His prayers led to a profound conversion; he was
readmitted to the seminary and ordained a priest on May
20, 1909. During the persecution of the Church in Mexico,
Father David was appointed rector of an underground
seminary in Guadalajara. And he became engaged in a
dangerous ministry – assisting those wounded in the gunfights that frequently erupted between troops of the dictator, Venustiano Carranza, and the men following the rebel
bandit Pancho Villa.
On one such occasion, Father David asked a brother
priest to help him minister to the soldiers in the street, but the
priest refused, saying it wasn’t their obligation or their job
to get involved and he was not interested in getting killed.
Father David replied: “No por obligacion, sino por amor.”
(Not because of obligation, but because of love.)
After Father David convinced another brother priest to
go and minister to the dying, they were both arrested and
sentenced to death by firing squad the following morning.
On their way to the execution, Father David’s companion
nervously complained that they hadn’t eaten breakfast yet,
to which Father David replied, “Don’t worry! Today we
are going to eat with God!” Then Father David forgave his
executioners.
Blessed Pope John Paul II canonized Saint David
Galvan on May 21, 2000 during the jubilee for Mexico.
Saint David was the first of many diocesan priests to
be martyred in Mexico in the 20th century and is honored and remembered liturgically each year on May
21, along with Saint Christopher Magallanes and his
Companions.
While in Guadalajara we had the opportunity to visit the
Church of Saint David Galvan, where his relics are located.
After praying there, we walked to the site of his martyrdom.
We prayed the rosary and Viva Cristo Rey! (Long lives
Christ the King!). This song was the anthem of the Mexican
martyrs and everyone in Mexico knows it. I was humbled
when a group of people walking in the streets joined us to
pray the rosary and sing.
For me, this pilgrimage to Mexico was one of many
graces and blessings. I am especially grateful that I was
introduced to these wonderful new saints at Cathedral
Seminary Residence of the Immaculate Conception. All of
these martyrs were just ordinary men who were called by
God to give extraordinary witness. While we all do not have
the vocation of a martyr, we are all called to live virtuous
and extraordinary lives.
I was also very moved by the certainty that all of these
martyrs had that they would be going to heaven to see God.
They had total trust and confidence in God, which is sometimes hard for us to achieve today.
Saint David Galvan was just a normal guy growing
up. He liked to party, he liked to have fun, and he even got
himself in trouble from time to time. Through his example,
I have been able to see that I am just as unworthy as the
next person to think that I am being called to be a priest;
however, if it is God’s will, He will provide the grace to
each one of us to persevere in our life’s vocation – the
vocation to holiness.
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The Catholic Light Photo/Terry Connors
Misericordia President Michael MacDowell
Announces His Plans to Retire in 2013
DALLAS — Michael A.
MacDowell, the 12th president of
Misericordia University, has informed the University community
that he will retire June 30, 2013 after
helping Luzerne County’s oldest college and newest university become
regionally acclaimed and nationally
recognized for providing the challenging academics and opportunities
students need to succeed.
President MacDowell has led
the University into the top tier of
the Best Regional Universities
North category of U.S. News and
World’s Report’s annual edition of
Best Colleges, and successfully
managed its evolution from a college to a university on Aug. 24,
2007 featuring master’s and clinical doctorate degree programs.
Misericordia also has been recognized regularly by the Princeton
Review as one of the top universities in the northeastern United
States; by Washington Monthly
magazine for community service
and social mobility; and has been
named to the President’s Higher
Education Community Service
Honor Roll with Distinction by
the Corporation for National and
Community Service. MU’s own
students routinely give the institution high marks in the National
Survey of Student Engagement.
In a statement, the Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D.,
J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton, said:
“For the past 14 years, Misericordia
University has been served well
by its 12 th president, Michael
MacDowell. President MacDowell
Michael A. MacDowell
has guided this Religious Sisters
of Mercy-sponsored University
through a period of growth despite
a challenging economy. Because of
his leadership and extreme dedication to this institution, the University has achieved national recognition for academics, enhanced its
campus, developed its facilities
and expanded its programs while
gathering a tremendous amount of
local and regional support. President MacDowell can take pride in
an impressive list of achievements.
I thank him for his years of exemplary service to our community and
wish him God’s blessings in the
next phase of his journey.”
“Mike MacDowell’s contributions to Misericordia have been
nothing short of extraordinary,’’
said John Metz, chairman of the
Misericordia University Board
of Trustees. “He has provided
unparalleled leadership to the University and challenged the Board
of Trustees to do the same. It will
be hard to imagine Misericordia
without him.’’
Since his arrival in July 1998
from Hartwick College in Oneonta,
N.Y., President MacDowell has
overseen a remarkable and continuous rise in traditional and
non-traditional student enrollment,
student quality and the transformation of Misericordia’s upper and
lower campuses. Misericordia has
established a true “town and gown’’
relationship with Back Mountain
communities as the University has
repurposed vacant buildings and
transformed them into the Rasmussen House and the Pauly House for
the Women with Children program,
the Art Studios, multiple student
residences, including the Machell
Avenue Residence Hall, and John
J. Passan Hall — home of the
University’s high-tech College
of Health Sciences, the SpeechLanguage and Hearing Center, the
Erwine Nursing Lab and Classroom
and the Physical Therapy Center.
The University’s new Alden Trust
Physician Assistant Assessment
Lab will be located in an adjacent
building to complement Passan
Hall’s amenities.
The blueprint of the main
campus also has changed dramatically. President MacDowell’s first
undertaking was to complete the
fundraising for the Mary Kintz
Bevevino Library which was
opened in 1999. The next project
was the partial remodeling of the
Mother’s Day Adoption Mass Set for May 13
Two members of the Adoption: A Choice for Life Committee meet
with Bishop Emeritus James C. Timlin to discuss plans for the Mother’s
Day Adoption Mass that will be celebrated on Sunday, May 13, at 10 a.m.
in St. Peter’s Cathedral. The public is invited to attend. Catholic Television: CTV will broadcast the Mass live. Bishop Timlin, who celebrated
the first Mother’s Day Adoption Mass, will be principal celebrant for
this year’s liturgy. Pictured with him are Rosemary Gallagher, founder
and chairperson of the Adoption: A Choice for Life Committee; and
Neil Oberto, executive director of Catholic Social Services’ Greater
Hazleton Area Office.
Planning is being coordinated by the Adoption: A Choice for Life
Committee, which for many years has been promoting adoption as an
alternative to abortion and a means to prevent child abuse. The Mass
is co-sponsored by Catholic Social Services, which provides a wide
range of adoption and foster care services. Participants in the liturgy
will include adoptees, adoptive parents and professionals who facilitate
the adoption process.
historic Administration Building,
which was built in 1924. It was rededicated as Mercy Hall, in honor
of the founders and sponsors of
Misericordia, in 2002. The upper
campus’ physical environment has
been complemented with Sandy
and Marlene Insalaco Hall, a new
academic building which houses
classrooms, faculty offices, the
Pauly Friedman Art Gallery, and
music ensemble and practice
rooms. The University’s theater
was remodeled and named Lemmond Theater in Walsh Hall in
honor of Sen. Charles Lemmond
and his family. Two new residence
halls — one named for longtime Trustee Monsignor Andrew
McGowan and a 118-bed facility
that will open this fall — have also
been added to campus.
Extensive renovation in athletic facilities, including a new
fitness center, Mangelsdorf Field,
a new field house and tennis
courts, also were undertaken during President MacDowell’s tenure.
All together, nine new or renovated buildings have been added
to Misericordia’s campus during
his time at MU.
“It is unfortunate in many ways
that the president of an institution
receives many of the accolades for
its progress,’’ President MacDowell
said. “Clearly this credit is hardly
ours (President MacDowell and
Mrs. Tina MacDowell) alone. The
trustees, the faculty, the staff, the
alumni and friends of the University have made the difference
here. Misericordia is a very special
place because people care deeply
about it and because they have
internalized its mission. These are
institutional attributes that will
serve Misericordia’s new president
exceedingly well.’’
The accomplishments of the
University would not have been
possible without the president’s
tremendous fundraising skills.
The endowment and annual fund
— vital sources of revenue for
capital improvements, scholarships and financial aid — have
grown exponentially under President MacDowell’s leadership.
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May – Month
of Mary
The statue of Our Lady of
Fatima is seen in the Chapel
of Apparitions at Fatima,
Portugal. This year, the
Feast of Our Lady of Fatima
–– May 13 –– falls on the
Sixth Sunday of Easter,
which is also Mother’s Day.
The month of May is
devoted to Mary and is
traditionally celebrated
with crownings of statues
of the Blessed Mother
and the praying of the
Rosary in her honor.
Monsignor Francis J. Callahan
fice. A sacrifice that is placed in its truest
context –– the Sacrifice of the Mass, the
celebration of Our Lord’s passion, death
and resurrection.
In this homily, I wish to speak of four
loves. The four loves in Monsignor’s life.
First, he loved the Church. For him, the
Church was a loving mother; a mother who
gives life in baptism; a mother who loves
and nourishes in the Eucharist. A mother
that forms conscience; gives people a moral
compass; shows us how to live life; and
also how to face death with faith and cour-
One widely-encountered idea today
is that there is no black and white when
it comes to morality, only a kind of “gray
area.” This is often taken to mean that we
really can’t know with certainty what is right
and wrong, allowing us to “push into the
gray” as we make certain moral decisions
that at first glance appear to be immoral.
The behavior of the semi-legendary figure of Robin Hood is sometimes mentioned
as an example of this “gray area” phenomenon, since he was a character who would
steal money (morally bad) for the purposes
of helping the poor (morally good).
By focusing on the good intentions
motivating our choices, and by arguing that
morality is ambiguous and mostly “gray”
anyway, a person can more easily justify
and provide cover for morally problematic
actions. When we begin to scrutinize the
claim that morality is “gray,” however, we
encounter significant problems and contradictions.
The romanticized exploits of Robin
Hood, for example, end up providing little
more than a “veil of gray” that quickly dissolves when we place ourselves in the firstperson situation of being the victim of his
thievery, having our own windows broken
and our own goods plundered. Those who
have been robbed of their possessions will
often describe afterwards, in vivid detail, the
awful awareness of personal violation, the
crushing of their feeling of security, etc. In
these circumstances, we see the moral problem with Robin Hood’s depraved actions,
and appreciate the direct, black and white
character of the universal moral injunction
against stealing.
Universal moral prohibitions are
clearly at the heart of any discussion about
the “grayness” of morality. Many human
actions, when freely chosen, will always
be unacceptable. These actions, referred
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Father Hugh H. McGroarty
This morning we are all gathered here
in this beautiful Church of St. John the
Evangelist, still surrounded by Easter Joy
in Christ’s Resurrection to praise and thank
God for the gift of the life and priesthood of
Father Hugh McGroarty. He served here in
this parish along with Monsignor Bendik for
sixteen years — right up until the last two
months. The joy of celebrating this funeral
liturgy during the Easter Season of Christ’s
suffering, death and resurrection gives the
fullest meaning of priestly life and service
lived out by Father Hugh for 66 years.
A priest is a minister of the Resurrection. Everything a priest does is about the
Resurrection. We perhaps don’t always think
Black & White,
or Gray?
By Father Tad Pacholczyk, Ph.D.
CNS photo by Paul Haring
This morning we are all gathered here
at St. John the Evangelist Church to praise
God in word and sacrament for the life of
Monsignor Callahan. How fitting it is that
we are gathered here at this church. St.
John’s was very close to his heart. He received his Baptism, First Holy Communion,
and Confirmation (here). He even graduated
high school in this church. At that altar, we
received our diplomas from Father Edmund
Langan. Monsignor celebrated his first Mass
in this church.
This Mass is an act of love for Monsignor. It is also an act of giving. We are
giving him back to God. This is a sacri-
Making Sense Out of Bioethics
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about it in that way, but it is profoundly true.
We are taught and know of course that the
priest stands before us in “persona Christi”
— in the person of Christ or in the place of
Christ. And, of course, it is the Risen Christ
who the priest presents to us. Whenever he
celebrates the Sacraments, the grace which
comes from his anointed hands is the grace
of the Resurrection.
In the Sacrament of Reconciliation,
he gives absolution “through the death and
resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.” In
the Sacrament of the Sick, the healing power
of Christ’s Resurrection soothes, heals and
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The Tudor family is a favorite
for TV and Hollywood producers
and their publics. However, for
Catholics and their ecumenical colleagues, healing of memories calls
for a more faith-filled approach
to this fascinating and tragic era
in the Christian pilgrimage. The
epitaph on the Westminster Abbey
common tomb of sisters Mary and
Elizabeth Tudor better captures the
spiritual attitude of Christians approaching this bygone era in their
quest for unity and healing:
“Remember before God, All
those who, Divided at the Reformation,
“By different convictions,
Laid down their lives for Christ
and conscience’ sake.”
However, in addition to the
new spiritual attitude of Christians
together, and a sustained approach
to dialogue, we also need solid research on this divisive era, devoid
of the polemics of earlier studies
and based on the best documentation available. Mary I, a new biography of the first woman and last
Mary I:
England’s Catholic Queen
By John Edwards
Yale University Press (New Haven, Conn., 2011). 336 pp., $35
Reviewed by Brother Jeffrey Gros, FSC
Catholic News Service
Catholic monarch of England by
John Edwards of Oxford University, is just such a contribution. It
will be a challenging, but rewarding read for those with the interest
in biography, church or history.
It mines the best of the European archives, especially Spain
and the rest of the continent, to
document both the successes and
failures of this queen: her short
five-year reign; her marriage to
Philip of Hapsburg, heir to the
Spanish throne; her relationship
with her cousins Reginald Pole,
last Catholic archbishop of Canterbury, and Emperor Charles V
of Rome; and her connections
with her own people and clergy,
and with the authorities in Rome
to whom she was attempting to
reconcile her people.
It is a fascinating tale of a
complex woman, deep in her religious conviction to the point of
unpopular violence against some
of her subjects. She had to pioneer
a woman’s way in a very male
world, ironically opening some
doors for her sister Elizabeth, who
The Catholic Difference
Cardinal Dolan and
The New Evangelization
By George Weigel
Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center
in Washington, D.C.
The irrepressibly effervescent personality of Cardinal
Timothy Dolan may tempt some
to think of the archbishop of
New York and president of the
U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops as the latest in a line of
glad-handing Irish-American
prelates, long on blarney and
short on depth. Succumbing to
that temptation would be a very
serious mistake. For Cardinal
Dolan is a man of formidable
intelligence, a historian trained
in the school of the late John
Tracy Ellis, dean of the classic
historians of Catholicism in the
United States.
That historian’s-eye view
of the contemporary scene and
its antecedents in the immediate
past, linked to a deep insight into
the meaning of Vatican II and
the pontificates of John Paul II
and Benedict XVI, produced a
remarkable speech to the College
of Cardinals on Feb. 17, the day
before Dolan received his red
hat. Like everything else Cardinal
Dolan does, his speech that day
was delivered with brio, and it was
that bubbling energy that got most
of the press attention. Yet Dolan’s
key proposal — that the Church is
entering a new phase of its history
— was a bold one, and may set the
terms of discussion for the Church
of the future:
“As John Paul II taught in
Redemptoris Missio, the Church
does not ‘have a mission,’ as if
‘mission’ were one of many things
the Church does.
“No, the Church is a mission,
and each us of who names Jesus as
Lord and Savior should measure
ourselves by our mission-effectiveness. Over the 50 years since
the convocation of the Council,
we have seen the Church pass
through the last stages of the Counter-Reformation and rediscover
itself as a missionary enterprise.
In some venues, this has meant
a new discovery of the Gospel.
In once-catechized lands, it has
meant a re-evangelization that sets
out from the shallow waters of
institutional maintenance, and as
John Paul II instructed us in Novo
had a longer time to build on her
strengths and avoid some of her
sister’s mistakes.
Mary brought unique gifts to
the throne, having been marginalized during the reigns of her father
and brother. As granddaughter of
Isabella the Catholic (1451-1504),
the queen who presided over the
reconquest of Spain from the
Moors, the conquest and evangelization of the New World, the
Spanish Inquisition and the expulsion of Spanish Jews, she was not
unfamiliar with the idea of women
Millennio Ineunte, puts
out ‘into the deep for a
catch. In many of the
countries represented in
this college, the ambient public culture once
transmitted the Gospel,
but does so no more. In
those circumstances,
the proclamation of the
Gospel — the deliberate
invitation to enter into friendship
with the Lord Jesus — must be
at the very center of the Catholic
life of all of our people. But in all
circumstances, the Second Vatican
Council and the two great popes
who have given it an authoritative
interpretation are calling us to call
our people to think of themselves
as missionaries and evangelists.”
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the convocation of
Vatican II, which will be marked on
Oct. 11, the Church should remember that Blessed John XXIII wanted
the Second Vatican Council to be a
new Pentecost: a moment to re-experience the freshness of the Gospel and the burning desire to share
the Good News that animated the
first Christians. Blessed John Paul
II, a man of the Council, called the
Church to a similar encounter with
the fire of the Holy Spirit: he led
as heads of state. In fact, as this
study documents, she not only
survived in a divided kingdom,
with an unpopular marriage, but
among other achievements she
also augmented the English navy
which allowed her sister’s victory
of her widower’s fabled Spanish
Armada.
Religious reforms are not
documented in detail here. This
volume is well complemented
by reading Eamon Duffy’s recent
Fires of Faith, devoted to the
five-year reign and its influence
on the Counter-Reformation and
the Council of Trent, an influence
that did not continue in England
under her sister and successor.
However, her work with Cardinal
Pole and with the various popes of
the period is detailed.
Ironically, one of the most
difficult episodes arose when the
newly elected culture warrior of
the era, Pope Paul IV, revoked
Cardinal Pole’s credentials as leg-
the Church through
the Pentecostal experience of the Great
Jubilee of 2000 so
that we might come
to know ourselves
again as a Church in
mission, a Church
for mission. By inviting us into friendship
with Jesus Christ,
who is always our contemporary,
Benedict XVI, another man of
the Council, has given that mission a personal and holy face: the
face of the Lord, who reveals to
us both the countenance of the
Merciful Father and the truth
about our humanity.
The Second Vatican Council, John Paul II, and Benedict
XVI have invited us to Galilee,
that we might go out from there
to the ends of the earth, bringing
the Gospel of God’s passionate
love for humanity to a world
yearning for truth. Cardinal
Dolan’s address to the college
of cardinals was an extended and
moving reminder that everyone
in the Church must ask for the
grace and strength to accept that
invitation to Galilee: to be the
witnesses to Christ that all of us
were baptized to be.
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Editorial Eulogy for Monsignor Francis J. Callahan
Continued from Page 8
age. The Church is a mother who is with
her children at every step of life’s journey,
holding in her heart the hopes and dreams,
fears and disappointments, sorrows and joys
of the human family.
This image of the Church shaped and
gave form to Monsignor’s priesthood. He was
a priest for almost 40 years, in fact it would
be 40 years this coming May 15, and pastor
of St. Theresa’s Church for 24 years.
Most of us knew Monsignor for years
and years. I have known him for 54 years.
The older I get, the more I realize that there
are no accidents in life. God has a plan. We
were all meant to have Monsignor in our
lives. Personally, Monsignor was a dear
friend and brother priest to me. I always went
to him for advice. Should I say this or that in
a sermon? Should I do this program or that
program? He never gave me bad advice.
As I mentioned, there are no accidents
in life. Dr. Callahan, thank God he had you
as his brother. You were always very loving
and caring to Frank all his life. You were
always there for him.
William James, the American psychologist and philosopher, wrote a letter
to his nephew. In that letter he said a man
must be three things. First, he must be kind.
Second, he must be kind. Third, he must
be kind. Monsignor was the incarnation
of kindness. He was a people person. He
just loved people and treated them with a
gentle kindness.
Kindness is a quiet virtue. It’s inconspicuous. Kindness is a lot more than
being good natured. A kind person is
well-disposed to life. A kind person’s first
reaction to a human being is one of respect,
not mistrust. Not criticism. It’s respect.
That’s why Monsignor was such a pro-life
human being. He loved and respected the
human person.
Another thing about kindness. It’s very
patient. People are not perfect. They let you
down. They disappoint. They hurt your
feelings. Kindness requires much strength
because the failings of others can be very
burdensome. Monsignor never saw it that
way. Frank never gave up on people.
The third love of Monsignor’s was
the Blessed Mother. Monsignor had such
a great love and devotion to Mary. Maybe
because he, as a baby, lost his mother and
because of this, needed the Blessed Mother
more that ever. I believe Pope John Paul
II felt the same way. He lost his mother,
too, at an early age. Monsignor knew what
Mother Teresa knew. Often, Mother Teresa
would say, “Do you want to love Jesus?
Then be very close to His mother; she will
teach you how to love her Son.”
The fourth love of Monsignor’s — the
priesthood. He loved being a priest. If he
had ten lives to live, he would come back
again and again and again as a priest. No
one lives the priestly life perfectly. Only
Jesus did that. There is no such thing as the
perfect priest, but there are good priests,
dedicated priests, faithful priests, loving
priests, compassionate priests. Monsignor
Callahan was one of them.
Funerals are not only for the dead; they
are for the living. What can we learn from
Monsignor’s life? It’s this: glorification
through suffering. Monsignor had a great
deal of physical suffering in his life. He
carried the cross of infirmity with such faith
and courage. Don’t we read in the Passion
narrative, “The hour has come for the Son
of Man to be glorified”?
Years ago, Monsignor Walter Burkhart,
the noted homilist, spoke to us on just this
reality: glorification through suffering.
In the Passion, Christ was going to allow
Himself to be completely helpless and at the
mercy of anyone who wanted to do anything
to or for Him. The authorities were going to
strip Him, beat Him, and make Him carry a
cross in full view of everyone, including His
mother. Not only was that extremely painful
physically, but there was the destruction of
His dignity from it all – His own helplessness and loss of stateliness and cleanliness.
He was going to be in a position of not being
able to do anything for Himself.
Is not this similar to what Monsignor
Callahan went through? Not only did his
sickness strike him down, but it took away
all his strength and dignity until he had to
rely on others for anything and everything.
But when his hour came, it seemed anything
but glorious, and it lasted for years.
Monsignor endured sickness for a long
time. For someone who was so much in control of himself and helpful to others, he must
have suffered more in dignity than physically. And God knows he suffered physically
to an extreme. To put it simply, what can we
all learn from Monsignor’s suffering? It can
be for our good that God allows sickness to
place us fully in His arms.
Back in 1961 when I entered the seminary at St. Meinrad, Indiana, I met a fellow
student, Miles Smith. Miles, just a few
months before entering the seminary, lost
his mother to cancer. He told me that she
knew she was dying. And he knew she was
dying. But the two never talked about it. One
day as he passed his mother’s bedroom, she
said, “Miles, we have to talk. Miles, I am
dying and I don’t have much time. Miles,
I don’t want to die because I love you
very much and I don’t want to leave you.”
(Miles was an only child and his father had
already passed away.) “But, Miles, with
all this said, I’m not really afraid to die. I
have faith in Jesus. He will never abandon
me. Remember how many times we would
say the rosary together? Look at the rosary.
Every rosary has a cross. One side is filled
the Body of Christ. The other is empty. That
side is for me.”
Monsignor Callahan had that same kind
of spirituality. He believed that Jesus is with
us in our suffering to help us through it all
and bring us out as saints.
How fitting for Monsignor to die during
the octave of Easter. Easter makes it clear
that the Cross is not the last reality — Resurrection is. For St. Paul, everything, everything, everything hinged on the Resurrection
of Christ. If there is not a resurrection, we are
the deadest of the dead. Ours is a resurrection
faith. What a precious gift faith is.
I remember 40 years ago, I was just a
young priest and I buried a wonderful man.
He had one son, a good kid, but he had no
faith. As the coffin was going down into the
grave, he said, “Goodbye, Dad.” He meant
it. It was goodbye for him! For us, it’s not
“Goodbye, Monsignor Callahan.” It’s “Until
we meet again.”
What a precious gift faith is! It turns
death from an ugly, hideous, mocking,
gaping hole into a doorway. A door that we
move through to everlasting life. In heaven,
there is no more pain, no more sorrow, no
more heartache, no more tears, and no more
death. We have God’s word for that.
Excerpted from the homily by
Father Louis A. Grippi at the Mass of
Christian Burial for Monsignor Francis
J. Callahan on April 14 at St. John the
Evangelist Church in Pittston.
Making Sense Out of Bioethics: Black & White, or Gray?
to as “intrinsic evils,” are immoral regardless of circumstance. Adultery would be an
example of an intrinsic evil. Regardless of
how much a married man may desire to be
with a new romantic flame, and regardless
of how terrible his current marriage and sex
life may appear to be, the decision to have
sexual relations with someone who is not
his spouse will invariably constitute an act
of moral depravity on his part. Every wife
who has suffered infidelity on the part of
her husband, and every child who has seen
the betrayal of their mother by their father
can attest that there is no such thing as a
“gray zone” for adultery. Many people who
recognize that an action may be black may
still be tempted to think that because their
intentions are white, the “gray” action may
be done. But good intentions cannot bleach
the blackness of a deed.
Acknowledging the existence of intrinsic evils and recognizing the binding
character of absolute moral prohibitions is
an important part of our own moral growth
and awakening. Indeed, morality itself, as
an inner determinant of man’s character, is
not fundamentally “gray” at all, but is, by
its very nature, a code of black and white.
In the final analysis, the cult of moral grayness is too easily a revolt against fixed and
essential moral values.
Although fixed moral values must always
guide our decisions, correctly applying a general moral principle to a particular situation
will often require specific knowledge of the
circumstances and details of that situation.
For example, I might have to grapple
with the question of whether I have a moral
duty to get out of bed and go to work in
the morning. Whenever a particular set of
circumstances prevail (I am healthy; today
is a workday; my employer expects me to
be present at the workplace; my vehicle
is functioning normally), then I would
reasonably conclude that I have a moral
duty to go to work because of the objective
moral commitments I have as a company
employee — and, likely, the other employees who would “take up the slack” would
resent my absence. Meanwhile, if I am very
sick, I might reasonably conclude that I do
not have a moral duty to go to work. Of
course, deciding to stay in bed all day out
of mere laziness would constitute an objective failure in terms of my moral duty. The
question of my moral duty to go to work,
then, is not a “gray area” at all, nor a matter
of relative morals, but rather a question of
careful discernment, weighing of variables,
seeking to do the good, and so on.
In sum, the objective lines of our moral
obligation may sometimes be difficult to
discern, and may even appear gray at first
glance, but when we sort out the relevant
details and seek to purify our own motives,
and become willing to submit to the binding
character of absolute moral prohibitions,
that gray haze can dissipate, enabling us
to see the real moral lines that were there
all along.
Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D.,
earned his doctorate in neuroscience from
Yale and did post-doctoral work at Harvard.
He is a priest of the Diocese of Fall River,
Mass., and serves as the Director of Education at The National Catholic Bioethics
Center in Philadelphia.
PCC Perspective
Death Penalty: Perpetuating
Violence in Society
By A.B. Hill
Communications Director, Pennsylvania Catholic Conference
Justice calls for punishment
for crimes, but in America’s modern penal system, there are alternatives to killing –– like life
imprisonment –– that would break
the cycle of violence created by
the death penalty. The United
States is the only country in the
Western Hemisphere and the only
G8 member country to carry out
an execution in 2011.
Crimes that result in the death
penalty are so horrific that they
leave us outraged and vengeful.
But revenge is not ours to take; the
ultimate judgment on a person’s
soul is God’s alone. By abolishing
the death penalty, Pennsylvania
can recognize that every human
–– no matter how unimaginable
the crime they’ve committed
–– has inherent dignity.
Pope John Paul II’s Evangelium Vitae reiterates this teaching
in The Catechism of the Catholic
Church, “If non-lethal means are
sufficient to defend and protect
people’s safety from the aggressor,
authority will limit itself to such
means, as these are more in keeping with the concrete conditions
of the common good and more in
conformity with the dignity of the
human person. Today, in fact, as
a consequence of the possibilities
which the state has for effectively
preventing crime, by rendering
one who has committed an offense
incapable of doing harm — without definitively taking away from
him the possibility of redeeming
himself –– the cases in which the
execution of the offender is an
absolute necessity ‘are very rare,
if not practically non-existent’”
(Catechism, no. 2267; Evangelium
Vitae, 56).
This bi-partisan commission
will be made up of 30 members
representing various groups including “representatives of the
judiciary, prosecution, defense,
law enforcement, corrections, victim assistance organizations, and
also representatives of academia,
the faith community, private and
public organizations involved in
criminal justice issues and other
criminal justice experts.”
The commission will study
several areas, including: cost, bias
and unfairness, impact on and services for family members, mental
retardation and illness, juries,
appeals, clemency and more. The
findings and recommendations of
the research –– undertaken in conjunction with the Justice Center for
Research of Penn State University
and the Joint State Government
Commission –– will be presented
in December 2013.
Editorial Eulogy for Father Hugh H. McGroarty
comforts. In Baptism, he enables
us to die with Christ so that we
may share his Risen Life. Most
of all, when the priest lifts the
chalice and paten, we behold and
adore the living bread, the food of
eternal life.
In his pastoral care, his daily
work, the priest carries the Risen
Christ to his people. Sometimes
in deed, in taking Communion to
the sick and nursing homes and
those confined to their homes,
which Father Hugh loved to do by
ministering at Wesley Village and
visiting and caring for those who
were homebound.
In his pastoral care, the priest
carries the Risen Christ through
his preaching and teaching the
Word of God. Father Hugh always
prepared his homilies and always
wanted to be sure that a message
was received. He took very seriously being a preacher of the Word
and hoped that he would give a
good message for the people.
Now the priest — this priest,
Father Hugh McGroarty — meets
the reality of what he has always
lived for 66 years as a priest and
92 years of life: The grace of the
Resurrection, so abundant in his
life, now becomes his reality and
his reward in death.
The Scriptures we just heard
proclaimed speak to us of how
Father Hugh lived his priesthood.
The Acts of the Apostles reminds
us that God shows no partiality,
that all who act uprightly is acceptable to Him. Father Hugh showed
no partiality to those he served.
Everyone was treated the same
— with the gentle, kind, warm,
humorous, loving spirit he had.
From the young children to the
elderly person, all were treated
the same.
In the Gospel, Jesus said,
“Let the children come to me, do
not hinder them, for it is to such
as these that the Kingdom of God
belongs.” Father Hugh love little
children. They gave him so much
joy. He would light up when he
encountered a child. Right away
he would begin his magic tricks;
the kids would be captivated by his
humor. Some of these kids today
are adults and they still remember
his jokes and tricks.
Father Hugh touched so many
lives. We are all here today and
many more out there that couldn’t
be here. His ministry was an un-
conditional giving of himself to all
those he encountered throughout
this Diocese. His greatest joy was
in service to his people.
He always wanted to be involved in parish life. Never did he
want to miss meetings, activities,
parish functions. He always felt
he should make himself part of
everything that went on in the life
of the parish. That he did right
up to the end of his life. He was
afraid he would be judged on how
well he did or not. He would say,
“What would Jesus think of me if
I did not do was I was obligated to
do?” — especially if the doorbell
would ring and someone in need
was looking for something.
Father Hugh was truly a model
of genuine priestly service — a man
of deep faith and prayer. Spending
countless hours reading his breviary, saying the Stations of the Cross,
devotions, Rosary, meditations, he
wanted to grow closer to God.
Father McGroarty considered
his long life of priestly service a
true blessing. He often said and
felt, “how blessed I am to be able
to minister and serve in a parish
this long.” He was always grateful
to God. “Thank you, thank you,
thank you,” he would say often.
Friends, now it is time for all
of us to utter those same words to
him…for all that he has given to
us through his beautiful life as a
priest among us.
Two months ago when Father
Hugh was diagnosed with cancer,
he made a “commitment to life.”
He wanted to live as long as the
good Lord would allow, and when
the time would come he would
have the hope of knowing and
remembering: “That neither death
nor life shall separate us from the
love of God in Christ Jesus.”
He loved life, lived life and
now he enjoys the fullness of Life
Eternal.
Father Hugh, as often as you
fed us with the Risen Christ, as
often as you allowed us to touch
the Risen Christ and feel the Risen
Christ through your priestly life,
our hope and prayer is that we
will be able to live out in our lives
all that you gave us through your
ministry.
Excerpted from the homily
by Father Richard J. Cirba at
the Mass of Christian Burial for
Father Hugh H. McGroarty on
April 20 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Pittston.
Book Reviews
ate of the Holy See and called him
back to Rome on heresy changes.
In 1550 the great English cardinal
had been one vote away from being elected pope himself, and in
1558 at his death he was one channel away from the Inquisition jail,
such the volatility of the era.
Yet, when they both died on
the same day –– Nov. 17, 1558
–– Canterbury and papal courts
were still operating because of
Mary’s action, even without Roman authorization. When Elizabeth moved back toward a more
Protestant England, only 5 percent
of Mary’s Catholic clergy felt the
need to resign their posts, but, of
course, all the bishops had to go.
Yes, the reconciliation of
memories and the burying of
stereotypes of one another is a
challenging discipline for serious
Christians.
Two hundred and five Pennsylvanians currently sit on death
row.
In Pennsylvania, even though
hundreds of people have been sentenced to death, only three people
–– those who waived their right
to appeal –– have been executed
since 1978 (the year the General
Assembly reinstated the death penalty). Further, the PA Supreme
Court Committee on Racial and
Gender bias found that racial, ethnic and gender bias “significantly
affect the way parties, witnesses,
litigants, lawyers, court employees
and potential jurors are treated.”
Today, 201 of the 205 people
on death row are male, and 137
are Asian, African-American or
Hispanic.
The Pennsylvania Senate, recognizing this disparity in convicts,
commissioned a bipartisan task
force and advisory committee to
conduct a study of Pennsylvania’s
death penalty.
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More Than 400 Students Receive 2012 Bishop’s Youth Award
Bishop Joseph C. Bambera conferred the Bishop’s
Youth Award to 425 eighth- and 12th-grade students
throughout the Diocese of Scranton during Masses at St.
Peter’s Cathedral on Tuesday, April 17, and Thursday,
April 19.
The award recognizes young people for their exemplary
practice of faith and their genuine commitment to service
in parishes and schools. Nominated by their pastors and/or
principals, these young people have served as lectors, altar
servers, and catechists. Many of them have been faithful in
organizing youth adoration and devotion schedules, as well
as providing assistance at parish or school events.
During his homily at both Masses, Father Gregory
Kelly, pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Milford, addressed
the relationship of Jesus and his disciples on the Road to
Emmaus. In his message to the youth award-winners and
their families in attendance, Father Kelly spoke about the
difficulties the disciples had in not being able to recognize
Jesus as the “stranger” walking along the road with them,
and challenged the congregation to truly consider how often
Meghan McGowan, a senior student and youth
award recipient from Divine Mercy Parish in
Scranton, presents one of the offertory gifts to Bishop Bambera during the first Bishop’s Youth Awards
Mass held last week in St. Peter’s Cathedral.
“we struggle to see Christ in our lives.”
“The stresses and pressures of life way down upon
us, they cloud our vision and dim our experience of Jesus’
presence,” he said.
Father Kelly continued, “When the disciples finally let
the experience of the Risen One seep into their hearts, we
see the results. Their fears are blown away and their hearts
begin to reflect the love and mercy of God.”
In challenging the young people to open their hearts
to Jesus in the way the disciples did, the homilist reminded
them, “When we let God into our lives, the same thing happens to us. We cannot keep the love of God to ourselves, but
we are compelled to spread it and to live lives of service.”
The Bishop’s Youth Award was developed by the Offices for Youth and Young Adults and Religious Education in
the Office for Parish Life and Evangelization, and the Office
for Diocesan Catholic Schools. This award is the highest
recognition offered to Catholic youth of the Diocese.
Following are the recipients of the 2012 Bishop’s
Youth Award:
BISHOP’S YOUTH AWARDS –– 8TH GRADE
Zachary Acosta, St. John Parish, East Stroudsburg; Julia
Adonizio, Good Shepherd Academy, Kingston; Dominic Anastasi, Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Duryea; Sean Patrick
Andres, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish,
Tunkhannock; Mallory Avery, St. Mary of the Lake Parish,
Lake Winola; Maxwell Babinec, Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Parish, Dunmore; Caroline Babinski, St. Clare/St. Paul School,
Scranton; Brendan Balara, St. Therese Parish, Shavertown;
Taylor Baloga, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Pittston; Leland
Barclay, St. Ann Parish, Williamsport; Jacob Baron, Visitation
of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Dickson City; Micah Beiter, St. Ann Parish, Williamsport; Brendan Betti, St. Eulalia
Parish, Elmhurst; Jeffrey Bevacqua, Our Lady of Peace School,
Clarks Green; Morgan Bissol, Queen of Heaven Parish,
Hazleton; Alexandria Borgia, Holy Rosary School, Duryea;
Anah Bozentka, Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Wilkes-Barre;
Christina Brannon, Prince of Peace Parish, Old Forge; Megan
Brosnan, Monsignor McHugh School, Cresco; Kathleen
Brown, St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, Kingston; Elizabeth Bubb,
St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Williamsport; Joelle Buenaventura, Notre Dame High School, East Stroudsburg; Juliana
Buonsante, Wyoming Area Catholic School, Exeter; Jack
Burke, St. Clare/St. Paul School, Scranton; Roisin Burke, St.
Benedict Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Chrislyn Cabonilas, Our Lady
of Fatima Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Cassandra Caparo, St. Eulalia
Parish, Elmhurst; Brandon Caputo, All Saints Academy,
Scranton; Nicole Carone, St. Patrick Parish, Scranton; Andrew
Casper, Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Pittston; Augustin
J. Cavalier, Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Brodheadsville;
Molly Cerep, Mary, Mother of God Parish, Scranton; Felicia
Cicco, St. Lucy Parish, Scranton; Emma Cigna, La Salle
Academy, Jessup; Katrina Conte, St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish,
Pocono Pines; Megan Coolican, All Saints Academy, Scranton;
Meghan Corridoni, Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Pittston;
David Crossen, St. Luke Parish, Jersey Shore; Sara D’Andrea,
St. Ignatius Loyola Parish, Kingston; Patrick Michael Darrough, SS. Cyril & Methodius Parish, Hazleton; Alivia Davis,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Dunmore; Kimberly Davis,
St. Ann Parish, Shohola; Kristen Davis, St. Gregory Parish,
Clarks Green; Alexis Davison, St. Nicholas Parish, WilkesBarre; Thomas Day, Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Pittston;
Adeline DeBella, Holy Cross Parish, Olyphant; Alison DeBoer,
St. Therese Parish, Shavertown; Anthony DeCesaris, Gate of
Heaven Parish, Dallas; Tia DeLeo, All Saints Academy,
Scranton; Michelle Devaney, St. Nicholas/St. Mary School,
Wilkes-Barre; Jeff Dowd, St. John the Evangelist Parish,
Pittston; Megan Dowd, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Pittston;
Brian Driscoll, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Weston; Johnathon Durling, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Pittston; Blaise
Erzar, St. Monica Parish, West Wyoming; Emily Faith, All
Saints Academy, Scranton; Nicholas Fedele, St. Luke Parish,
Jersey Shore; Joshua Flaherty, St. Mary of the Lake Parish,
Lake Winola; Diana Franceschelli, St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Moscow; Liam Frederick, Gate of Heaven Parish, Dallas;
Jarrett Gabriel, Good Shepherd Academy, Kingston; Michael
Gallagher, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Peckville; Kyle Garavaglia, St. Ann Parish, Shohola; Peter Genovas, St. Joseph
Parish, Matamoras; Seamus Gerrity, Our Lady of Mount
Carmel Parish, Dunmore; Emily Goodwin, Epiphany Parish,
Sayre; Mackenzie Greenfield, All Saints Academy, Scranton;
Edward Gregorowicz, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Peckville;
Zoe Haggerty, Our Lady of Peace School, Clarks Green; Celia
Hartshorn, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Dunmore;
Megan Hartshorn, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish,
Dunmore; Conner Healey, Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish,
Pittston; Kallie Healey, Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish,
Pittston; Katrina Heil, Epiphany Parish, Sayre; Abigail Hein,
St. John Neumann Parish, Scranton; Megan Helminiak, St.
Joseph the Worker Parish, Williamsport; Sierra Hembury, Holy
Rosary School, Duryea; Courtney Higgins, Our Lady of Mount
Carmel Parish, Dunmore; Jacob Hiller, St. Paul of the Cross
Parish, Scranton; Cassandra Holbrook, St. Jude Parish, Mountain Top; Matthew Howard, All Saints Parish, Plymouth; Elda
Hricko, Our Lady of Peace School, Clarks Green; Richard
Huey, St. John the Baptist Parish, Larksville; Sarah Ingerick,
St. Peter Parish, Wellsboro; Nicholas James, St. Robert
Bellarmine Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Kay Jeffries, Good Shepherd
Academy, Kingston; Christopher William Jones, Good Shepherd Parish, Drums; Matthew Richard Jones, Good Shepherd
Parish, Drums; Lauren Kamor, Holy Rosary School, Duryea;
Jonathan Kaschak, Holy Name of Jesus Parish, West Hazleton;
Kyle Kaschak, Holy Name of Jesus Parish, West Hazleton;
Morgan Kaschak, Holy Name of Jesus Parish, West Hazleton;
Rebecca Kaschak, Holy Name of Jesus Parish, West Hazleton;
Mia Kashuba, St. Patrick Parish, Scranton; Joseph Kaskel, St.
Jude Parish, Mountain Top; John Keenan, St. Patrick Parish,
Scranton; Benjamin Andrew Keiser, Nativity of the Blessed
Virgin Mary Parish, Tunkhannock; Nicholas Klimchok, All
Saints Parish, Plymouth; Rachel Kon, St. Therese Parish,
Shavertown; Joseph Koniszewski, Sacred Heart of Jesus Par-
ish, Peckville; Nicholas Kopko, Good Shepherd Academy,
Kingston; Deaynna Koskulitz, Holy Family Academy,
Hazleton; Kayle Kowalsky, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish,
Weston; Courtney Krechel, Notre Dame High School, East
Stroudsburg; Nicholas Kubishin, Holy Family Academy,
Hazleton; Dana Lynn Kuffa, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
Mary Parish, Tunkhannock; Austin Kulsa, Holy Name of Jesus
Parish, West Hazleton; Christopher LaRosa, St. Catherine of
Siena Parish, Moscow; Angela LaRose, Most Precious Blood
Parish, Hazleton; William Legg, Mary, Mother of God Parish,
Scranton; Michelle Leonard, Gate of Heaven Parish, Dallas;
Noah Leopard, All Saints Academy, Scranton; Karl Lewis,
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Dickson City;
Maren Lindenmuth, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish,
Dunmore; Meghan Lizbinski, Most Precious Blood Parish,
Hazleton; David Lutchko, St. Ann Basilica, Scranton; Nicolo
Manzo, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Peckville; Cierra Marino, Mary, Mother of God Parish, Scranton; Matthew Marsh,
Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Duryea; Brian Martin, St. Patrick
Parish, Scranton; Adam Mattern, St. Thomas More Parish,
Lake Ariel; Caitlin McCafferty, Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Parish, Dunmore; Andrew McCarroll, St. Robert Bellarmine
Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Courtney McDonnell, St. Mary of Mount
Carmel School, Dunmore; Meghan McGraw, St. Nicholas
Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Riley McNally, Our Lady of Mount
Carmel Parish, Dunmore; Tyler McNulty, St. Ignatius Loyola
Parish, Kingston; Joshua Megliola, Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Duryea; Sabrina Ellen Meli, Our Lady Queen of Peace
Parish, Brodheadsville; Robert Mericle, Our Lady of Fatima
Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Alexandra Mertes, St. Joseph the
Worker Parish, Williamsport; Joshua Mesaris, Nativity of Our
Lord Parish, Duryea; Dylan Michalek, La Salle Academy,
Jessup; Matthew Mickowski, Our Lady Help of Christians
Parish, Dorrance; Shannon Monahan, St. Patrick Parish, White
Haven; Gary Moorehead, Epiphany School, Sayre; Nina Mucciolo, Holy Rosary School, Duryea; Marley Mullery, St.
Nicholas/St. Mary School, Wilkes-Barre; Dominic Mussoline,
Holy Family Academy, Hazleton; Kate Musto, Our Lady of
the Eucharist Parish, Pittston; Abby Muth, St. Nicholas/St.
Mary School, Wilkes-Barre; Conor Naughton, Notre Dame
High School, East Stroudsburg; Margaret Nealon, St. Clare/St.
Paul School, Scranton; Haley Norwillo, Nativity of Our Lord
Parish, Duryea; Angelina Noto, La Salle Academy, Jessup;
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PARISHES IN TRANSITION
As the implementation of Called to Holiness and Mission
continues, parishes are making the transition to new
structures as they continue on the journey to renewal.
James P. Dougher, pastor, presides at the dedication and blessing of a Heritage Foundation Memorial established at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Throop. Right: Parishioners
Photos/Joe Butash
at the ceremony held last Saturday.
Blessed Sacrament Parish, Throop
Blessed Sacrament Parish in Throop recently established a Heritage Foundation Memorial. It was dedicated following the 4 p.m. Mass last Saturday, April 21.
Father James P. Dougher, pastor, presided and Father Raj A. Nalazala, parochial vicar, and parishioners and friends participated. The memorial celebrates the heritage
of the parishes that consolidated in December 2009 to form Blessed Sacrament Parish: St. Mary (Hungarian Magyar) 1895-1997, St. John the Baptist (Slovak) 19052009, St. Anthony of Padua (Polish) 1909-2009 and St. Bridget 1916-2009. The memorial includes a statue of St. Mary (Our Lady of Grace), a cornerstone from St.
John’s Church, and a restored bell from St. Bridget’s Parish, all placed in the courtyard of St. Anthony of Padua Church, the worship site of Blessed Sacrament Parish. Some of the parishioners and friends of Blessed Sacrament who made the development of this memorial possible are John Miller, Vince Lorent, Al Muto, Rob
Swartz, Mark and Todd Monahan, Jim Liesiefsky, Dennis Pabis and Neil Intoccia.
Catholic Home Missions Appeal Collection This Weekend in Parishes
The Diocese of Scranton will take up the annual
collection for the Catholic Home Missions Appeal
in parishes this weekend, April 28-29.
The struggle to receive basic pastoral care and
catechesis is faced by thousands of faithful living in
the 87 home mission dioceses in the United States.
The Catholic Home Missions Appeal helps ease that
struggle through grants that support priestly and
religious vocations, faith formation, and education
for leaders to attend to the unique needs of their
faith communities.
Many of the parishes in these mission dioceses
are unable to support their core ministries. Many
parishes are also separated by long distances or
rough terrain and face the realities of poverty and
priest shortages.
“Through the Catholic Home Missions Appeal,
we can ensure that our brothers and sisters in mission dioceses here in our country can worship
well in vibrant faith communities,” said the Most
Scranton. “Your support will provide essential pastoral outreach in these dioceses, and thus you will
help to strengthen the Church at home.”
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The Diocese of Scranton is committed to educating our students
in an environment that is academically excellent and facilitates the
development of moral judgment and Christian decision-making. We
are proud to share the following successes of our students in the
classroom and in their service to others. Each day, our schools are
fulfilling their mission of preparing today’s youth and young adults
to become tomorrow’s faith-filled leaders.
Students Excel in Science
Numerous Awards Won at Pennsylvania
Junior Academy of Science Competition
The Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science held
a Regional Competition on March 3 at King’s College in
Wilkes-Barre. We would like to share with our readers the
success of the Diocese of Scranton Catholic Schools in this
competition.
Students in Grades 7 – 12 are invited yearly to participate in one of the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
Regional Competitions. To compete in a PJAS Regional
Competition, students conduct a scientific research project
in one of 12 categories and then orally present that research
to a team of judges at one of the regional competitions.
Students who receive first-place awards at the regional level
are eligible to attend the state competitions, where 3,000
students from 13 regions will compete.
Students in the state competition will again present their
projects, but they may continue to improve their work by collecting more data, deepening their analysis, etc. State competitions will be held at Penn State University on the weekend of
May 13-15. Good Luck to all of our Diocesan finalists!
Holy Redeemer High School in Wilkes-Barre was
awarded the “Large School Percentage Award” at the
regional meeting. The award is presented to the school
with the highest percentage of students earning first place
in competition. Of the 20 Holy Redeemer students who
participated, 15 received first-place awards.
Holy Redeemer students who earned first-place awards
are Emily Becker, Shickshinny, first place and perfect score
in mathematics; Amanda Halchak, West Nanticoke; Maria
Khoudary, Dallas; Hailey Noss, Plains; Bryce Partlow,
Nanticoke; and Sarah Williams, Mountaintop, in mathematics. Also, Arvind Murali, Kingston, microbiology; Michael
Gatusky, Harvey’s Lake, biology; Caitlin Croke, Mountaintop, physics; John Kane, Shavertown, and David Tomaszewski, Trucksville, chemistry; Theodosia Seasock, Kingston,
and Stacey Warga, Mountaintop, botany. Stacey also received
a Perseverance Award for six years of PJAS participation.
Olivia Gregorio, Kingston, was awarded the Junior
High Excellence Award in General Biology, a first-place
award and a perfect score. Gaetano Buonsante, Exeter, was
awarded the Junior High Excellence Award in Mathematics,
a first-place award and a perfect score.
Matthew Sipsky, Hunlock Creek, was awarded an
$8,000 scholarship to King’s College, a Perseverance Award
for three years of PJAS participation, and a second place
in mathematics.
Second-place winners were Brianna Scorey, WilkesBarre, and Christina Springer, Nanticoke, mathematics; Ann
Cosgrove, White Haven, and Ian Dysinger, Mountaintop,
chemistry.
Faculty sponsors who guided students during their research were Joni Clarke, Mary Humiston, Diane Jones, Linda
Rakauskas, Steven Wise, Joseph Suchocki and Keith Zielen.
Holy Redeemer High School’s PJAS participants are pictured, seated from left: Christina Springer, Brianna Scorey,
Gaetano Buonsante, Amanda Halchak, Hailey Noss, David Tomaszewski, Michael Gatusky, Ian Dysinger, Arvind
Murali, Maria Khoudary, Ann Cosgrove, Caitlin Croke, and Sarah Williams. Standing: teacher Joseph Suchocki,
Matthew Sipsky, Olivia Gregorio, Emily Becker, Stacey Warga, Theodosia Seasock, Bryce Partlow, John Kane,
teachers Keith Zielen, Mary Humiston, Diane Jones, Joni Clarke, Linda Rakauskas, Steven Wise.
Forty-two students from Holy Cross High School, Dunmore, participated in the Regional
Competition and 26 received first-place awards. Nicole Pesota was awarded the Junior High
Excellence Award in zoology and a first-place award. Maura Chiumento, Kaitlyn McDonnell
and Victoria Zawacki were all awarded first-place awards and awards for perfect scores on their
projects. Students who participated in the regional competition are pictured with faculty and administrators. First row, from left: teachers Kimberly Mecir and Jennifer Leone, Victoria Ditchykus,
Third; Alexandra Antonio, First; Sydney Read, First; Mary Brennan, Second; teacher Jillian Rojek.
Row 2: Jessica Pigga, First; Brittany Cole, Second; India Marrazzo, First; Maura Chiumento, First;
teacher Cathy Chiumento. Row 3: Caethe Fajardo, Second; Kaitlyn McDonnell, First; Stephanie
Knorr, Second; Jordan Marsh, First. Row 4: Kailee Farrell, Third; Rachel Mackrell, First; Selena
Cerra, First; Emma Holmes, First; Erin McHale, Second. Row 5: Amanda Tomlinson, Second;
Christine Weibrecht, Second; Sarah Wheeler, First; Elizabeth Polishan, Second; teacher Colleen
Gatrone. Row 7: Victoria Zawacki, First; Brianna Zawacki, First; Carrie Kobrynich, Second;
Devan McElroy, Second; Kenneth Czyzyk, First. Row 8: John Derenick, Second; Brian Martines,
Second; Acting Principal Ben Talerico; Josh Wombacker, First; Christian Anderson, First; Nick
Bennie, First; Tyler Walsh, First; James Basting, First; Drew Magda, First. Not pictured: First-place
winners Ryan Brannon, Elizabeth Legg, Nicole Pesota, Nicole Tanana, Kristen Waznak, Kelsey
Widdick; Second-place winner Duncan Coolican; Third-place winner Connor Moffit.
LaSalle Academy recently
held a Science Fair. Displaying
their projects are students Mia
Maiolatesi (above photo) and
Jacob Baron, who also won
first place at the regional fair at
Keystone College.
7th-grade students at Wyoming Area Catholic, Exeter
dissected mushrooms, then
drew and documented the parts
of the fungus in their science
journals. Pictured are Allison
Burge and Brenna Satkowski.
Continued from previous page
Collin Gatrone, a 7th-grade student at St. Nicholas/St. Mary’s School in Wilkes-Barre,
received an Excellence in Zoology Award for his research project. Collin tested the response
of earthworms to light stimuli and trained them to go through a maze, which he constructed.
Sixteen students from the school participated in the Regional Competition and 11 received
first-place awards. From left, row 1: Cameron Brennan, First; Collin Gatrone, First; Liam
Vender and Nicholas Brown, First. Row 2: Janice Szczechowicz, faculty advisor, Shelby
Smith, First; Meghan McGraw, First; Nicole Cavanaugh, First; Julia Randazzo, First; Jenna
Jachimiak, Madison White and Sister Mary Catherine Slattery, principal. Row 3: Brynn
Kukosky, First; Alexis Davison, First; Alyssa Christian, Gabby Tomasura, First; Monica
Morrison, First; and Courtney Scovish.
Twenty-one 7th- and 8th-grade students from St. Jude School in Mountaintop represented the school at the Regional Competition. Entries were submitted in the areas of
biology, chemistry, botany and physics.
Pictured from left, row 1: Sarah Thomas, First; Rachel Rinehimer, First; Julia Foust;
Rachel Jones, First; Gigi Alberti; Bridget Dugan, First; and Lauren Higgs, First. Row 2:
Randie Kuhar; John Gentilesco, First; Adam Abad, First; Alex Abad, First; Charles Nudo;
Vincent Gentilesco. Row 3: Christian Koshinski; Joseph Kaskel, First; Tom Williams,
First; Chris Nudo, First; Jordyn Pavelitz, First; Amanda Bohn, First; Erica Stuccio, First;
and Madison Shideler.
Left: Students from
Our Lady of Peace School
in Clarks Green who participated at the Regional
Competition are, first row
from left: Dan Banicky,
moderator; Gabrielle Horchos and Megan Siebecker,
first place; Cara Kopicki,
second place. Second row:
First-place winners Abby
Rothwell, Kristen Davis,
Kyle Brier, who also earned
a perfect score award, and
Ajna Prahalad.
Nine students from All Saints Academy in Scranton received first-place awards
at the Regional Competition. Christina
Brannon was awarded the distinction of
receiving a perfect score.
First row from left: Mackenzie Greenfield, Meghan Healey, Megan Coolican,
Nora Backus. Second row: Joseph Arbie,
Molly Cerep, Christina Brannon, William
Legg. Third row: faculty sponsors Christine
Hopkins, Michael Rescigno, Barbara Polster, Kathleen Rejrat. Patrick Belardi was
not present for photo.
Good Shepherd Academy, Kingston, students who presented at the regional competition are, first row from left: John Seasock, First Award and Perfect Score in Botany;
Anthony Molitoris, First Award in Math; and Anthony Khoudary, First Award in Biology.
Row 2; Joyce Elston, moderator; Kristin Kalish, Second Award in Biochemistry; Julia
Adonizio, First Award in chemistry; and Janice Ambrulavage, moderator.
Nine Holy Rosary of Duryea students received awards at the regional competition. Pictured at the awards ceremony are, first row from left: Elana Clancy, First; Jessica Smith, First
; Amelia Desiderio, Second; Nina Mucciolo, First Denise Pinto, First; Collin Halagarda, First;
Lisa Casey, faculty moderator; Jonathan Smith, First; and Matthew Walsh, First. Second row:
Edward Sankus, Second; Matthew Marsh, First; and Victoria McNulty, First.
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Youth Honored for Practicing Faith, Service to Parishes and Schools
BISHOP’S YOUTH AWARDS
–– 12TH GRADE
Christopher Nudo, St. Jude Parish, Mountain Top; Juliana
Elizabeth Oberto, Holy Rosary Parish, Hazleton; Christopher
O’Brien, Our Lady of Peace School, Clarks Green; M. Thomas
O’Malley, Notre Dame High School, East Stroudsburg; Katey
Pacific, St. Peter Parish, Wellsboro; August Lane Palchanis,
All Saints Parish, Plymouth; Molly Palmer, St. Mary of the
Lake Parish, Lake Winola; Serina Pane, Our Lady of Mount
Carmel Parish, Dunmore; Connor Pardoe, St. Joseph the
Worker Parish, Williamsport; Jack Patterson, Wyoming Area
Catholic School, Exeter; Lauren Perry, St. Barbara Parish,
Exeter; Cody Petcavage, St. Paul of the Cross Parish, Scranton;
Kristen Petrasko, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Peckville;
Robert Pfleckl, All Saints Academy, Scranton; Abbey Phillips, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Dunmore; Christina
Phillips, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Dunmore; Olivia
Pierce, St. John Neumann Regional Academy, Williamsport;
Maria Pirolli, St. Jude Parish, Mountaintop; Angelica Plappert,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Dunmore; Seth Platukis,
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Weston; Michael Pope, III,
Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Duryea; Alexander Posly, Holy
Cross Parish, Olyphant; Caitlin Marie Prebish, All Saints Parish, Plymouth; Brianna Price, All Saints Academy, Scranton;
Abby Ptasinski, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Dunmore;
Robert Rade, All Saints Academy, Scranton; Rosemarie Reed,
St. John Neumann Parish, Scranton; Bridget Regan, St. Maria
Goretti Parish, Laflin; Hannah Reid, Epiphany School, Sayre;
Margaret Rennekamp, St. Thomas More Parish, Lake Ariel;
Amanda Rimosites, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Throop; Rachel
Rinehimer, St. Jude School, Mountain Top; Brooks Rinish, St.
John the Evangelist Parish, Pittston; Logan Rock, St. Ignatius
Loyola Parish, Kingston; Marissa Rogers, St. Nicholas/St.
Mary School, Wilkes-Barre; Andrew Roman, St. John Neumann Regional Academy, Williamsport; Isabella Romani,
St. Monica Parish, West Wyoming; Billy Ruddy, Our Lady
of Mount Carmel Parish, Dunmore; Kaitlin Saake, St. Jude
Parish, Mountain Top; Nico Sacchetti, La Salle Academy,
Jessup; Mollie Salitsky, La Salle Academy, Jessup; Noel Sama,
St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, Pocono Pines; Edward Sankus,
Holy Rosary School, Duryea; Luke Savage, St. Joseph the
Worker Parish, Williamsport; Domenico Scarano, Our Lady
of Fatima Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Lauren Schuster, La Salle
Academy, Jessup; Courtney Scovish, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Parish, Lake Silkworth; Abbie Sebastianelli, St. John Neumann
Parish, Scranton; Sophia Severino, Immaculate Conception of
the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Bastress; Dominique Sgobba,
Kristopher Griffin, of St. Matthew Parish, East
Stroudsburg, receives his 2012 Youth Award from
Bishop Bambera in St. Peter’s Cathedral.
Aaron Aciukewicz, St. Therese Parish, Shavertown; Mario
Adajar, IV, Holy Redeemer High School, Wilkes- Barre; Michael
Ambrulavage, St. Jude Parish, Mountain Top; Joseph Amendola, Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Pittston; Samantha
Antosh, St. Eulalia Parish, Elmhurst; Nicholas Arnold, Visitation
of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Dickson City; Sarah Babinski, Mary, Mother of God Parish, Scranton; Jeffrey Bantell, St.
John the Evangelist Parish, Pittston; Leeca Nicole Baran, SS.
Cyril & Methodius Parish, Hazleton; Daniel Barland, St. Rita
Parish, Gouldsboro; Samantha Bekanich, All Saints Parish,
Plymouth; Daniel Belsky, St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, WilkesBarre; Paul Brasavage, Most Precious Blood Parish, Hazleton;
Beth Brody, St. John the Baptist Parish, Larksville; Michael
Brown, Holy Redeemer High School, Wilkes-Barre; Zachary
Buchheit, St. Ann Parish, Williamsport; Emily Burger, St. John
Bosco Parish, Conyngham; Thomas Burke, Divine Mercy Parish, Scranton; Lindsay Buzzelli, St. Joseph Parish, Matamoras;
Serving as lectors for the Tuesday evening Bishop’s
Youth Awards Mass celebrated at St. Peter’s Cathedral were award recipients Emily Szczeblewski
from Notre Dame High School in East Stroudsburg,
and Ryan McGoff, a senior representing St. John
Neumann Parish, Scranton.
St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Moscow; Alyssa Shamany, Most
Precious Blood Parish, Hazleton; John Shebby, St. Mary of
the Lake Parish, Lake Winola; Desiree Shields, St. Paul of
the Cross Parish, Scranton; Elizabeth Shoemaker, St. Ignatius
Loyola Parish, Kingston; Alexa Singer, St. Peter Parish,
Wellsboro; Nathan Skrutski, Christ the King Parish, Archbald;
Lauren Slavoski, St. Therese Parish, Shavertown; Timothy
Sokolowski, St. Thomas More Parish, Lake Ariel; Daniel
Stefani, St. Patrick Parish, Scranton; Jude Stefanik, Most Precious Blood Parish, Hazleton; Brianna Stilp, Good Shepherd
Academy, Kingston; Connor Stone, Good Shepherd Academy,
Kingston; Benjamin Q. Strickland, St. John Neumann Parish,
Scranton; Joshua Strony, Holy Cross Parish, Olyphant; Erica
Stuccio, St. Jude School, Mountain Top; Bertin Marc Stuckart,
St. Mary of Mount Carmel School, Dunmore; Michael Sullin,
St. Patrick Parish, White Haven; Lindsey Summa, Our Lady
of Mount Carmel Parish, Dunmore; Katie Supey, Gate of
Heaven Parish, Dallas; Dylan Swithers, Our Lady of Fatima
Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Connor Thole, St. Maria Goretti Parish, Laflin; Sarah Thomas, St. Jude School, Mountain Top;
Gabrielle Tomasura, Our Lady of Hope Parish, Wilkes-Barre;
Michela Torbik, St. Nicholas Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Erin
Tortora, Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Brodheadsville;
Eliza Treese, Resurrection Parish, Muncy; Patrick Tully, Our
Lady of the Snows Parish, Clarks Summit; Kayleigh Valeski,
St. John the Evangelist Parish, Pittston; James Walker, Christ
the King Parish, Archbald; Emma Walsh, St. Gregory Parish,
Clarks Green; Katilyn Walsh, Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Parish, Dunmore; Emily Walton, St. Ignatius Loyola Parish,
Kingston; Michael Ware, St. Clare/St. Paul School, Scranton;
Corey Michael Weaver, St. John the Baptist Parish, Larksville;
Olivia Wetherhold, Resurrection Parish, Muncy; Thomas Williams, St. Brigid Parish, Friendsville; Sarah Witte, Blessed
Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace Parish, Hawley; Leo Woelkers,
St. Mary of Mount Carmel School, Dunmore; Bryce Yanni,
St. Patrick Parish, Scranton; Gabriella Youshock, Holy Cross
Parish, Olyphant; Abigail Elizabeth Yurksza, Nativity of the
Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Tunkhannock.
St. Mary of Mount Carmel School, Dunmore,
eighth-grader Courtney McDonnell is all smiles
as Bishop Bambera presents her with the 2012
Bishop’s Youth Award.
Zachary Watters, of Holy Cross High School,
Dunmore, who served as one of the acolytes for the
Mass, gets his Bishop’s Youth Award.
This took place at various
Easter Vigil Masses celebrated in
parishes throughout the Diocese.
They joined tens of thousands of
other individuals throughout the
world who became members of
the Church that night.
By entering into full communion in the Catholic Church,
Bishop Bambera said, these individuals have publically professed
their faith in Jesus Christ and
assumed their place in his body,
the Church. “In so doing, they offer a powerful witness to a world
fraught with secular ideologies
and godless traditions. Their very
presence in our midst affirms that
for many, it is not enough to simply
place trust in the passing things of
this life. Rather, for them and us,
life only makes sense when we
hand ourselves over to the power
of God manifested in the resurrection of Jesus and the gospel for
which he gave his life.”
In his homily for Easter, the
Bishop said “the victory of Jesus
over the power of death is not
something that is his alone – some
individual possession of which we
have no part. Quite the contrary.
We’re all given a share in his life
through Baptism. Our life is with
Christ – and when Christ our life
appears at the end of time, then we
too will rise with him in glory.
“The resurrection of Jesus
– the heart of Easter – reminds us
right from the very beginning that
we exist for a purpose: to proclaim
the risen one. We exist to gather
those who are scattered and alien-
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ated from one another, themselves
and God. We exist to proclaim
justice and respect for creation – especially that part of creation made
in the image and likeness of God.
We exist to feed and clothe and heal
the wounded and broken. We exist
to extend mercy and forgiveness.
We – the Church – exist to love and
labor for peace. We exist to do the
work of God.”
Bishop Bambera’s reflections for Lent, his homilies for
Holy Week and videos of the
Holy Week services can be found
at: www.dioceseofscranton.org.
See the link “Bishop Bambera’s
Message for Easter.” The videos,
as well as photos of the Holy
Week services and other events,
can also be found at the menu
tab “News, Videos, Photos.”
Misericordia president announces his retirement
Today, the endowment is more
than $23 million, up from $4 million in 1998, and the annual fund
exceeds $1 million. In total, almost
$39 million has been raised from
private sources and $21 million
has been granted in government
resources since MacDowell assumed the presidency at MU. The
University is currently working
to raise $6.5 million as part of its
Pursuit of Acclamation campaign
which began in 2011 and will be
used to upgrade the University’s
athletic facilities.
The University has maintained
its momentum in student recruitment as well. When the MacDowells arrived in 1998, Misericordia
enrolled 1,050 full-time students.
By this fall, total full-time enrollment will exceed 1,800. Full-time
enrollment this year reached 1,720,
while 1,000 additional students
were enrolled part time or in graduate studies. Overall, Misericordia’s
enrollment is 2,762 for the 2011-12
academic year.
This year MU has attracted
another record number of applicants for the 2012-13 freshman
class. The record-setting application pool of 2,013 freshman set in
2011 was surpassed by more than
18 percent as 2,481 students have
applied for enrollment as of April
10. The University also has enrolled increasingly more selective
classes — as measured by GPA,
SAT scores and other measures
of quality. The average GPA and
median SAT score for members
of the 2011-12 freshman class was
3.33 and 1070, respectively.
The Executive Committee of
the Board of Trustees has begun to
develop the process the University
will use to select a new president.
The University has chosen AGB
Search of Washington, D.C., to
conduct a national search. A search
committee, chaired by Trustee
Chris Borton of Borton-Lawson
Engineering, will include trustees,
faculty, staff, students and alumni.
The new president will begin serving the MU community on July
1, 2013.
“Tina (MacDowell) and I
have decided to retire,’’ President
MacDowell announced to the
University community. “This is
hardly an easy decision to make.
Our time here has been the most
enjoyable of our lives. The friends
we have made, the work we have
undertaken together and the success the University has enjoyed are
accomplishments about which we
all should be proud.’’
Remaining true to the
charisms of Misericordia, President MacDowell has been very
active by offering his time and
talent to the greater NEPA community and to the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. He is the past vice
chair of the Greater Wilkes-Barre
Chamber of Business and Industry,
where he remains on the board. He
is the past chair of the Northeast-
ern Pennsylvania Consortium of
Colleges and Universities and is a
past vice president of the Northeast
Pennsylvania Boy Scout Council.
President MacDowell works
in support of thoughtful was instrumental in establishing the Back
Mountain Chamber of Commerce,
the Back Mountain Community
Partnership and Back Mountain
Historical Association. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett recently
appointed him to the Higher Education Advisory Panel to study
and to report to the governor by
November 2012 ways to make
higher education accessible and
affordable to the students and taxpayers of the commonwealth.
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APRIL 26 — Weekly Bible
Study, hosted by St. Monica Parish
at Our Lady of Sorrows Church,
363 W. 8th St., West Wyoming;
held every Thursday following
the 7 p.m. Mass. Led by Father
Leo McKernan, host pastor; closes
with compline prayers at 9 p.m. All
faithful are welcome.
APRIL 26 — University of
Scranton Lecture: Bret Stephens,
foreign affairs columnist and
deputy editor of The Wall Street
Journal; hosted by the university’s
Weinberg Judaic Studies Institute. Presentation begins at 7:30
p.m. in the Pearn Auditorium at
Brennan Hall on campus; topic:
“Israel: Dangers and Opportunities in the Days Ahead.” Lecture
is free and open to the public. For
more information, contact Marc
Shapiro, Ph.D., professor of theology/religious studies at the U of S
(941-7956).
APRIL 26 & 27 — Weekly
Pro-Life Prayer Vigil, sponsored
by the Catholics Defending Life
Prayer Team; held every Thursday
at 5:30 p.m. and Friday at 1 p.m.
in front of the offices of Planned
Parenthood, located at 316 Penn
Ave., Scranton. All faithful are
welcome to participate.
APRIL 27 — Friday Eucharistic Adoration, hosted by
Immaculate Conception Church,
Scranton (Hill section); exposition of the Blessed Sacrament held
every Friday from 8:30 a.m. to
5:15 p.m. in the church’s adoration
chapel. All faithful are welcome
throughout the day.
APRIL 27 — Weekly Divine
Mercy Novena, hosted at the National Shrine of the Basilica of St.
Ann in west Scranton; held every
Friday at 6:30 p.m., prior to the 7
p.m. Mass at St. Ann’s Basilica,
1239 St. Ann St. All faithful are
welcome to participate.
APRIL 27 — Weekly Holy
Hour for Vocations, hosted by the
Little Sisters of the Poor at Holy
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Epiphany, 304 S. Elmer St., Sayre. Guest presenter:
Monsignor John Esseff, who will lead participants in
understanding more fully the baptismal call to holiness –– a calling to become saints. Through prayer
and reflection, insights will be offered into how, by
following the example of the saints, the faithful can
be authentic witnesses of the Gospel. The day includes celebration of Mass and the Sacrament of
Reconciliation. Fee: $25 (includes lunch). For more
information and to register, contact Sister Madonna
at (731-4963) or Tressa Wells at (882-9332).
Day of Reflection: “Rediscovering the Journey of
Faith,” April 28 –– 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Fatima
Renewal Center, Dalton. Guest presenter: St. Joseph
Oblate Father Paul A. McDonnell, who will lead participants in a program of preparation for the “Year
of Faith,” proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI, that will
begin in October. The day will address how faithcentered persons can deepen their own faith before sharing it with others. Those involved in parish
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said those words. For the last seven years, however, I can say them
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have come to know people both
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In February of 2011, I spent
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Sisters have helped some 700
children. Each year, many ask to
be baptized and become part of
the Catholic Church.
Recently, with your gifts to
the Holy Childhood Association
(HCA), the Sisters of Mary Immaculate received $6,000 for the
Center — to buy books, food and
malaria medicine for the children.
Please continue to pray for these
children and the Sisters!
On Saturday morning, Feb.
19, 2011, I attended the Holy
Childhood Association Mass
at the St. Mary Primary School
in Kenya. There were 33,000
African kids in attendance, and
the Mass lasted four hours. The
Offertory alone took 30 minutes,
as the young girls and boys processed to the altar sharing out of
their poverty.
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the smallest and the most necessary things, but they show their
gratitude by freely giving the little
they have.
Last year, HCA kids in
Kenya contributed $18,000 to
the Holy Childhood Association
to help young people around the
world learn about Jesus. The
same gift of faith that they have
received is the very gift they are
giving back.
Since mid-July, a severe
drought and famine has affected
all of East Africa, including Kenya. Reaching out with God’s
love during this crisis are HCA
Coordinators, along with local
priests and Sisters. All of them
offer help and hope “on the
ground” — supported by your
gifts to HCA!
To create awareness of this
drought and related famine in
East Africa, our National Office
of the Holy Childhood Association featured stories and activities
in the Advent/Christmas issue of
HCA’s “It’s Our World” newsletter, which is given to all children
in our Catholic Schools and Parish RE/CCD programs through
the Membership Program.
In that issue of “It’s Our
World,” children were invited
to design a flyer to teach people
about what is going on in East
Africa. They were encouraged to
display their drawing in school or
in their parish church, and also to
send a copy to the National Office
in New York.
One of the children who
took advantage of this opportunity to display her talent was Tara
Lynott, a fifth-grade student at St.
Paul-St. Clare School in Scranton.
Tara is the daughter of Karl and
Sarellen Lynott of Scranton.
Tara’s drawing (which accompanies this column) was one
of four selected from around the
country by the National Office and
featured on their web site (www.
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and HCA is the same gift she is
now sharing with the world.
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faith that inspired Pauline Jaricot,
founder of the Propagation of the
Faith, who in turn inspired Bishop
Charles de Forbin-Janson, founder
of the Holy Childhood Association. Faith is a gift given and received and given again.
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in our Diocese for 68 years, he
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Family Residence, 2500 Adams
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at 4:15 p.m. in the residence chapel. Holy Hour includes recitation
of the Rosary, evening prayer (vespers), and benediction. All faithful
are welcome.
APRIL 28 — Night at the
Races, sponsored by the Holy
Name Society of SS. Anthony and
Rocco Parish, Dunmore; held at
Holy Cross High School auditorium, East Drinker St., Dunmore.
Doors open at 6 p.m.; races begin
at 7. Admission fee: $10, includes
hot & cold buffet, desserts and
beverages. Call (342-5496) for
more information.
APRIL 28 — Spring Rummage Sale, sponsored by the
Confraternity of Catholic Women
of Holy Trinity Parish, 116 Hughes
St., Swoyersville; held in the
church hall. Sale hours: Saturday,
9 a.m. to 12 noon. Items include
clothing, jewelry, toys, household
items/small appliances and more;
bake sale and light lunch menu
items available each day. Call
rectory office (287-6624) for more
information.
APRIL 28 — Night at the
Races, sponsored by the Holy
Name Society of SS. Peter & Paul
Parish, Plains; held in the school
auditorium (rear Hudson Road).
Doors open at 6 p.m.; races start
at 7. Admission cost: $5 per person, includes buffet foods, snacks
and some beverages. Tickets at
the door.
APRIL 29 — Taste of the
Parish 2012, afternoon sampling
of culinary favorites, sponsored
by St. Ignatius Loyola Church,
Kingston; held from 1:15 to 4 p.m.
in Conlan Hall, 339 N. Maple Ave.,
Kingston. Featuring more than 40
food items prepared by 70 “chefs
for the day”; including appetizers,
soups, fruits/vegetables, meats,
casseroles, pastas, desserts and
beverages. Also includes raffle of
24 theme baskets featuring foodrelated items, entertainment tickets, gift certificates and other assortments. Admission fee: adults,
$10; youth, $5. Tickets available at
the parish rectory (288-4664).
APRIL 29 — Monthly Meeting of the St. Joseph Secular
Franciscan Fraternity; hosted
at St. Joseph’s Oblates Seminary,
Route 315, Laflin. Liturgy of the
Hours recited at 1:30 p.m. in the
seminary chapel. All professed
members of the Secular Franciscans
and interested men and women are
welcome.
APRIL 29 — Pasta & Meatball Dinner, sponsored by Prince
of Peace Parish, Old Forge; take-
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The Scranton Diocesan Chapter of National Pastoral Musicians
(NPM) will celebrate 25 years of
existence with a gala event on
Tuesday, May 15, hosted by Our
Lady of Fatima Parish at St. Mary
of the Immaculate Conception
Church, South Washington St.,
Wilkes-Barre.
The evening will begin with
a Pontifical Mass at 6 p.m. in St.
Mary’s Church, celebrated by
Bishop Emeritus James C. Timlin,
who as bishop of Scranton granted
permission to establish the Diocesan NPM chapter 25 years ago.
Monsignor Thomas Banick, host
pastor and one of the founding
members of the national association, will serve as homilist.
In addition to the members in
attendance, the general public is
invited to participate in the Mass.
Any choir members who wish
to bring octavo copies of Hillert’s
“This Is the Feast,” “We Give You
Thanks,” “The Supper of the Lord”
and Walker’s “Laudate, Laudate,
Dominum” may do so to augment
the harmonies of the liturgy. A special program will be printed.
Following the anniversary
Mass, a dinner will be held in the
parish center. Cost for the dinner
will include a special rate for NPM
members and a nominal fee for
non-members.
Since its inception, the NPM
has served as a source of liturgical
knowledge within the Diocese by
presenting numerous workshops
and sponsoring music festivals
and feast days; sponsoring national
speakers and building a community of pastoral church musicians.
Therefore, the association
hopes this 25th anniversary gathering will be viewed as a reunion
of past and present members, and
a special effort is being made to
contact those who have moved out
of the area.
During the liturgy, all deceased members of the Diocesan
NPM will also be remembered.
For a complete list of the
music for the Mass or more information about the dinner/event,
contact Rob Yenkowski, chapter
director, at (208-6044).
Deadline for reservations is
April 30.
out orders only, from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. at the Felittese picnic grounds,
Third St., Old Forge. Cost: $8 per
person; tickets at the door. For more
information, call the rectory office
(457-5900).
MAY 1 — Weekly Eucharistic Adoration/Cenacle of Mary,
hosted at Gate of Heaven Parish,
Dallas; devotions held every Tuesday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
in the church. Cenacle of Mary
(recitation of all sacred mysteries
of the Holy Rosary) is prayed at
6:45 p.m.; all faithful are welcome.
Call the parish office (675-2121) for
more information.
MAY 1 — Holy Hour Adoration, hosted at SS. Peter & Paul
Church, 1309 W. Locust St., west
Scranton; weekly devotion held
every Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. Eucharistic adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament includes prayers for
priests and recitation of the Rosary
and Divine Mercy Chaplet. All
MAY 1 — Weekly Eucharistic
Adoration, hosted by Queen of the
Apostles Parish, Avoca; adoration
held every Tuesday from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m. at St. Mary Church, 715
Hawthorne St., Avoca. All faithful are welcome to spend time in
prayerful reflection/meditation
with the Blessed Sacrament. For
more information, call the parish
rectory (457-3412).
MAY 1 — Devotions to the
Holy Face of Our Lord, hosted at
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church,
Bear Creek; weekly devotions held
every Tuesday following the 8:30
a.m. Mass at St. Elizabeth’s. All
MAY 1-JUNE 12 — Weekly
Novena to St. Anthony of Padua,
hosted by Our Lady of Hope Parish, 40 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre;
Novena continues on Tuesday
evenings, beginning each week
at 5:30 p.m. in the parish church.
Novena theme: “The Art and Heart
of the Spiritual Life — The Beatitudes.” All faithful are welcome to
attend; for more information, call
(824-7832).
MAY 2 — St. Padre Pio
Prayer Group Gathering, hosted
by St. Faustina Parish, Nanticoke;
prayer group meets following the
6 p.m. Mass at the parish’s main
worship site on South Hanover
St. Group meetings are held on the
first Wednesday of each month; all
MAY 2 — Monthly Pro-Life
Rosary Gathering, led by Father
John McHale; held on the first
Wednesday of every month at 1
p.m. on the corner of Chestnut &
South Wyoming streets in Hazleton.
Public recitation of the Rosary is
offered for an end to abortion. For
more information, call Annette at
(636-1353).
MAY 2 & 16 — Bi-Weekly
Bingo Night, sponsored by Sacred
Hearts of Jesus & Mary Parish,
Jermyn; games held on the first and
third Wednesdays of the month in
Sacred Heart of Jesus Hall, Hudson St., Mayfield. Doors open at 5
p.m.; early-bird games start 6 p.m.
Featuring cash prizes and jackpot;
all are welcome.
MAY 4 — First Friday ProLife Rosary Vigil, held outside the
offices of Planned Parenthood, 63
N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre; held
on first Friday of every month at
9 a.m. Rosary prayers are offered
to end abortion. All faithful are
invited to participate.
MAY 4 — First Friday Eucharistic Adoration, hosted by
St. Monica Parish at Our Lady of
Sorrows Church, West 8th St., West
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and continues until midnight. Benediction and dismissal follow. All
MAY 4 — First Friday Eucharistic Adoration, sponsored by
the Men of the Sacred Heart; held
each month at Queen of Heaven
Parish at Our Lady of Grace
Church, Hazleton. Begins with
Mass at 12:05 p.m. and concludes
at 4 p.m. with the Rosary, Litany
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service and benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament. All faithful
are welcome.
MAY 4 — First Friday Healing Mass, hosted by Queen of the
Apostles Parish, Avoca; celebrated
at 7 p.m. in St. Mary Church, 715
Hawthorne St. All faithful are
welcome to participate. For more
information, call the parish rectory
(457-3412).
MAY 4 — First Friday Mass
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Heart; held on the first Friday
of every month at Holy Saviour
Church, Hillard St., Wilkes-Barre.
Confessions are heard beginning
at 6 p.m., followed by recitation
of the Rosary and Litany of the
Sacred Heart at 6:30 p.m. Mass in
honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
is celebrated at 7 p.m. All faithful
are welcome to participate in the
monthly devotions.
MAY 4 — Monthly Meeting
of Scranton Chapter, Men of the
Sacred Heart, open to all Catholic men in the greater Scranton
area; every First Friday at Sacred
Hearts of Jesus & Mary Church,
south Scranton. Members gather
for Mass and communal prayer;
spiritual adviser: Father Scott
Sterowski, host pastor. Benediction precedes 7 p.m. Mass in
Sacred Hearts Church; meeting
follows in the parish hall. For more
information, call Frank Germain
(346-3128).
MAY 4 — First Friday Eucharistic Adoration, offered for
the special intention of vocations
to the priesthood; hosted by St.
Ann Basilica Parish, St. Ann’s
St., west Scranton. Adoration held
every First Friday of the month
at St. Ann’s, beginning with 8:30
a.m. Mass and concluding with
benediction at 4:45 p.m.
MAY 4 — First Friday Rosary & Mass, hosted by St. Lucy
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Scranton; begins with recitation of
the Rosary at 6:30 p.m., followed
by celebration of Mass at 7 p.m. All
faithful are welcome to attend.
MAY 5 — First Saturday
Pro-Life Rosary Vigil, sponsored
by the Knights of Columbus; held
outside the offices of Planned
Parenthood, located at 316 Penn
Ave., Scranton. Rosary offered to
end abortion is recited on the first
Saturday of every month, beginning
at 10 a.m. All faithful are invited to
participate.
MAY 5 — First Saturday
Pro-Life Prayer Vigil, sponsored
by the Catholics Defending Life
Prayer Team; beginning at 11:30
a.m. in front of the pro-life monument to the unborn (next to St.
Peter’s Cathedral) in the 300
block of Wyoming Ave., Scranton.
Rosary will be recited, along
with pro-life meditations, Divine
Mercy Chaplet and other prayers
offered for an end to abortion and
for the respect of all human life
from conception to natural death.
Prayer vigil will continue to be
held on the first Saturday of every
month; all faithful are welcome to
participate.
MAY 6 — Bingo Games
Party, sponsored by St. Faustina
Parish in Nanticoke; held at the
parish’s alternate site of St. Mary’s
Hall, South Hanover St., Nanticoke.
Doors open at 1 p.m.; early-bird
games begin at 1:45 p.m. Public is
welcome.
MAY 6 — Family & Faith
Concert: “Cat.Chat Live!”, musical/variety show featuring the Cat.
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St. Gabriel’s Hosting Men’s Retreat
CLARKS SUMMIT — St.
Gabriel’s Passionist Retreat Center, 631 Griffin Pond Road, will
host a preached weekend retreat
for men during the weekend of
May 18-20.
Retreat theme
is: “The Truth
Will Set You
Free.”
Directed
by Passionist
Father Vincent Boney,
Fr. Vincent
a member of
Boney, CP
the Passionist
community at the Basilica of the
National Shrine of St. Ann in
west Scranton, the men’s retreat
weekend will consist of a series
of conferences and religious devotions, time for personal prayer/reflection, Eucharistic liturgy, and
opportunity for the Sacrament of
Reconciliation.
The weekend retreat begins
on Friday, May 18, at 7 p.m. and
concludes following the noon meal
on Sunday, May 20.
Father Vincent is a Greek
and Latin scholar, having earned
master’s degree in both languages
from The Catholic University of
America, Washington, D.C. He
also holds a master’s in pastoral
psychology and is former member of the retreat staff serving
the Passionists’ Eastern Province
Retreat Houses.
He most recently served as
chair of the Province Preaching
Advisory Board and for the past
25 years has conducted preached,
directed and guided retreats for
both men and women Religious
and the laity.
A registration deposit is required for anyone planning on
attending the men’s weekend
retreat. For more information or
to register, contact St. Gabriel’s at
(586-4957) or [email protected].
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at Honesdale High School, 459
Terrace St., Honesdale. Live performance blends Catholic faith and
fun for the entire family; includes
faith-filled songs, crowd interaction, stage acts and prizes. Open to
the public free of charge; good-will
offering accepted at the door. For
more information, contact MaryAnn Cavanaugh at (228-8624).
MAY 7 & 21 — “Guardian
of the Redeemer” Men’s Fellowship Gathering, sponsored by the
St. Thomas More Society of St.
Paul Parish, Scranton; begins at
5 p.m. at St. Clare Church, 2301
N. Washington Ave., Scranton.
Catholic men’s group meets on the
first and third Mondays of each
month to engage in adult discussion of the Catholic faith. All men
are welcome; for more information,
call (343-0634).
MAY 8 — Scripture Study:
“James, Peter and Jude: The
Catholic Letters,” start of sevenweek series examining four New
Testament letters, hosted by Our
Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Main
St., Pittston; weekly sessions include two programs, held from 8:30
to 10 a.m. and again from 7 to 8:30
p.m., in the parish hall. Series director: Father Thomas Maloney, host
pastor. All are welcome; pre-registration requested by contacting the
Rosa Mystica Trip
Slated for May 5
EDMESTON, N.Y. — The
St. Raphael Society Prayer Group
is sponsoring a pilgrimage/bus
excursion to the Rosa Mystica
House of Prayer in Edmeston on
Saturday, May 5.
Principal celebrant for the
day’s Mass will be Father Gode
Iwele, a member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
who serves as chaplain at Rosa
Mystica.
The visit will include a complementary lunch for the pilgrims
in attendance. A free-will offering
will be accepted.
Bus transportation is being
provided from Wilkes-Barre and
Scranton at a cost of $30 per person ($50/ married couple).
For more information and reservations, contact Trudy Stroney at
(587-3449).
parish office (654-0263) or email:
[email protected].
MAY 8 — Gathering of
Theresians International,
Scranton Chapter; at Immaculate
Conception Church, Hill section of
Scranton. Begins with recitation
of the Rosary at 11:30 a.m. in the
church’s adoration chapel; followed by Mass celebrated at 12:10
p.m. Following the Eucharistic
liturgy, the Theresians will gather
for a luncheon at 12:45 p.m. at
Cooper’s Restaurant, North Washington Ave. Guest speaker: Bishop
Emeritus James C. Timlin.
MAY 9 — Evening Prayer
with the IHM Sisters, sponsored
by the Congregation of the Sisters,
Servants of the Immaculate Heart
of Mary; monthly prayer service
held every second Wednesday at
6:30 p.m. in the IHM Center Chapel, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton
(top of University Ave., beyond
Marywood University). All are
welcome
MAY 12 — Gathering of
“Helpers of God’s Precious Infants,” pro-life Rosary apostolate;
meets from 9 to 10 a.m. to pray for
an end to abortion on the second
Saturday of every month at the
Allentown Women’s Center, 31
S. Commerce Way, Bethlehem.
Local transportation provided;
rides available at 7 a.m. from St.
Ann’s Basilica, west Scranton,
led by Passionist Father Ed Buchheit. For more information, call
(347-5691).
MAY 14-16 — Novena to St.
Therese the Little Flower, hosted
at St. George Chapel, 79 Loomis
St., Wilkes-Barre; novena prayers
offered on Monday at 4 p.m.; and
Tuesday and Wednesday at 6 p.m.
All faithful are invited to participate in the novena devotion.
MAY 15 — Health Fair,
hosted by Little Flower Manor,
200 S. Meade St., Wilkes-Barre;
guest vendors will offer services
from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Health
care screenings will also be available; all are welcome. For more
information, contact Tracey Olson
at (823-6131 ext. 202).
MAY 15 — Pro-Life Meeting,
hosted at Gate of Heaven Church,
Dallas; begins at 6:30 p.m. Held on
the third Tuesday of every month
at the alternating sites of Gate of
Heaven Church and Our Lady of
Victory Church, Harveys Lake. All
faithful are invited. For more information, contact Donna Baloga at
(239-9404) or chuggle24@hotmail.
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Born Nov. 22, 1931, in Plymouth, daughter of the late Joseph
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from St. Vincent High School,
Plymouth, and earned her degree
in elementary education from
Misericordia.
After receiving both her master’s degree and doctorate from
The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., she pursued post-doctoral work in Spain
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Sister Ann Miriam entered
the Sisters of Mercy at Dallas on
Sept. 8, 1954, and professed her
vows on Aug. 16, 1957. During her
early career in Catholic education,
she taught in Scranton Diocesan
elementary and secondary schools
and in Montgomery County public
schools in Maryland.
She also served on the faculty
of the University of Scranton, Catholic University and Misericordia,
where she eventually was appointed college president.
For more than 25 years Sister
served on the seminary faculty of
Mount St. Mary’s in Emmitsburg,
Md., as professor of Church History and director of Seminary
Research and Planning
An accomplished scholar and
teacher, she published extensively
on the role of women religious in
Latin America. In recent years her
scholarship and writing focused on
Catherine Seton, the daughter of
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first
native-born citizen of the United
States to be canonized a saint.
Her daughter Catherine became
the first New York-born Sister of
Mercy in 1846.
Sister Ann Miriam is survived
by two brothers, Dr. Edward
Gallagher and wife, Joanne, Frederick, Md.; and Joseph Gallagher
and wife, Julie, Lancaster; and
several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she
was preceded in death by a sister,
Rosaire.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was celebrated for Sister Ann
Miriam on April 13 at Mercy Center. Interment was at Mount Olivet
Cemetery, Carverton.
Living the Legacy: The Gifts of Faith
served as Superintendent of
Schools for 15 years (1963-1978).
It was in our Diocesan Schools
where Monsignor Donovan
showed his love for the missions
by fostering and nurturing the
growth of HCA in the elementary
schools and Propagation of the
Faith in the high schools.
He taught the values of
prayer, sacrifice and material
aid. He knew that the only thing
we take with us in the end is that
which we give away.
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“At the end of one’s life here
on earth, one can say with all finality: This is what I gave to God;
This is what I spent on others;
This is what I kept for myself.
“May God bless all your
generous hearts and continue
His special care over you. May
you never want for anything. Be
generous with God and you never
will.”
Remember it was said,
“Seek ye first the Kingdom of
Heaven and all these things will
be added unto you.”
Thank you, Monsignor Donovan, for accepting the gift of
faith and for generously passing
on that gift of faith to so many
others. “Enter the Kingdom of
Heaven, my good and faithful
servant.”
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MAY 20 — May “High Tea”
Luncheon, hosted by the Altar &
Rosary Society of St. Lucy Church,
949 Scranton St., west Scranton;
begins 2 p.m. in the church auditorium. Cost: $20 per person; hats
are encouraged but not required.
Anyone interested in attending is
asked to call Jay at (342-5981).
MAY 20 — Monthly Gathering of the Secular Discalced Carmelites, a canonically established
group of the Diocese of Scranton;
group meets on the third Sunday of
every month at Holy Annunciation
Monastery in Sugarloaf, Luzerne
County. All are welcome, especially
those who feel called to a deeper
consecration in life and wish to experience Carmelite spirituality and
community. Call Carol Wojewodski
(342-7448) for more information.
MAY 20 — Sunday Buffet
Breakfast, hosted by St. Eulalia
Church, 214 Blue Shutters Road,
Elmhurst (Roaring Brook Twp.);
serving from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in
the parish hall. Featuring full breakfast menu. Cost: adults (age 12 to
64), $6; seniors (age 65 & older),
$5; children (age 6-11), $3; children
age 5 & under admitted free. Public
is invited; tickets at the door.
MAY 20 — Bereavement
Support Group Meeting, hosted at
Our Lady of the Snows Church, 301
S. State St., Clarks Summit; group
gathers on third Sunday of every
month at 2 p.m. in the parish center.
Catholic Choral Spring Concerts
SCRANTON — The annual
spring concert performances of
the Catholic Choral Society of
Scranton will open on Friday, May
18, at 7:30 p.m. in Immaculate
Conception Church, 801 Taylor
Ave., in Scranton’s Hill section.
Guest performers for the first
spring concert will be the Valley
View Junior Chorus, under the
direction of Stacy Whitaker.
The second concert performance of the season will follow
on Sunday, May 20, at 7 p.m. in
St. Ignatius Church, 339 N. Maple
St., Kingston, where the Catholic
Choral will host the St. Jude Junior
Choir of Mountaintop as guest
performers.
The St. Jude choral ensemble
will be directed by Ann Manganiello of Exeter, who serves as
director of the Catholic Choral
Society.
Admission to each concert is
$10 for adults; $8 for senior citizens and students. Children under
age 12 are admitted free.
Tickets are available by calling (587-2753).
Enthronement Mass Set for May 22
MONTDALE — A Sacred
Heart Enthronement Mass will be
celebrated on Tuesday, May 22, in
Corpus Christi Church at St. John
Vianney Parish in Montdale.
The celebration will begin
with a prelude of musical selections by the Sacred Heart Singers
at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Eucharistic liturgy at 7 p.m.
Father Daniel Toomey, spiritual moderator of the Sacred
Heart Enthronement Guild, will
serve as principal celebrant of
the Enthronement Mass. All individuals and families who desire
to enthrone the Sacred Heart of
Jesus and the Immaculate Heart
of Mary in their homes will have
the opportunity to do so during
the liturgy.
Coordinators for the evening
event are Kim Lastauskas and
Michelle Ryman, assisted by
fellow board members of the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart in
the Diocese. Following the Mass,
refreshments will be served in the
parish center by members of St.
John Vianney Parish.
The Enthronement of the
Sacred Heart Apostolate provides
awareness to Catholics regarding
the enthronement of homes to
the Sacred Heart, which enables
families to offer devotion and seek
the protection of Jesus and Mary
within their homes.
All are invited to attend this
special celebration.
For more information or to
register for the Enthronement
Mass, contact Kim Lastauskas at
(563-2662) or Immaculate Heart
of Mary Sister Celesta Sinisi, religious moderator, at (330-0248).
All are welcome; no registration
required. For more information, call
Nettie at (586-1741).
MAY 25 — Parish Cooking
Demonstration/Social, hosted
by Corpus Christi Parish in West
Pittston; held from 6 to 8 p.m.
Featuring Cheryl Sempa Radkiewicz, well-known area newspaper
social/food editor and culinary
expert, who will prepare a complete
entrée dinner, including desserts;
guests may provide their favorite beverages. Sauces, dips and
other items available for purchase;
basket raffle will be held. Ticket
cost: $25 per person (adults only)
and includes dinner, cooking tips
and door prizes. For reservations,
contact Jacqueline (760-7082) or
Teresa (357-3985).
JUNE 2 & 3 — Giant Flea
Market & Craft Fair, hosted by
Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish,
Brodheadsville; indoor/outdoor
market & fair held Saturday, 9
a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m., on the church grounds,
Route 209-South. Featuring more
than 50 outdoor vendors and
12 indoor rooms of sale items.
Event also includes food, raffle
drawings and bake sale. For more
information, call (610-681-6137)
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Our Lady of Fatima, Queen of the Rosary!
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Our Lady of Fatima, Queen of the Rosary,
will be held at
Our Lady of Victory Church, Harveys Lake,
Sunday, May 13 at 7:00 p.m.
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13th of each month through October.
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Arisa Gereda, St. Nicholas Parish,
Wilkes-Barre; Louis Gianacopoulos,
St. Patrick Parish, Scranton; Matt
Gorski, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Lake Silkworth; Katie Gower, St.
Bishop Bambera applauds as Rebecca Kaschak is the last
of the Kaschak quadruplets from Holy Name of Jesus
Parish, Hazleton, to receive this year’s Bishop’s Youth Award.
Rebecca was preceded by brothers Jonathan and Kyle, and
The Catholic Light Photo/Terry Connors
sister Morgan.
Jude Parish, Mountain Top; Kristopher Griffin, St. Matthew Parish, East
Stroudsburg; Molly Grogan, St. Paul
Parish, Scranton; Matthew Gromelski, Nativity of Our Lord Parish,
Duryea; Brett Gubitosi, Notre Dame
High School, East Stroudsburg; Antonio Hastie, Mary, Mother of God
Parish, Scranton; Jacob Hiserman,
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish,
Montoursville; Frank Hoffman,
Queen of Heaven Parish, Hazleton;
Jessica Hoffman, Queen of Heaven
Parish, Hazleton; Tonya Hoffman,
Queen of Heaven Parish, Hazleton;
Angelina Hoidra, St. Ignatius Loyola
Parish, Kingston; Sarah Holland,
Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Duryea;
Theresa Hornick, All Saints Parish,
Plymouth; Joseph Ingaglio, St.
Thomas More Parish, Lake Ariel;
Lisa Ann Jackowitz, St. Paul of the
Cross Parish, Scranton; Christopher
Jespersen, Good Shepherd Parish,
Drums; Christopher Kabacinski,
Kristen Kabacinski, Nativity of Our
Lord Parish, Duryea; Hannah Kelly,
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Parish, Tunkhannock; Christine Kennedy, St. Peter Parish, Wellsboro;
Kelsie M. Kiehart, St. Lucy Parish,
Scranton; Angelica King, Epiphany
Parish, Sayre; Kathryn King, Holy
Child Parish, Mansfield; Eddie Klein,
Elizabeth Knaub, Holy Trinity Parish, Swoyersville; Catherine LaBuz,
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$189,000 288-1077. RENT $800
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Enc. wooden back yard fence. W/D hk-up. 1
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attic storage, G-E heat, dishwasher, 3/4 &1/2
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St. John Bosco Parish, Conyngham; Meredith M. Lambert, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Dushore; Julie Langan, Our Lady
of the Eucharist Parish, Pittston; Samantha Lavelle, St. Ignatius
Loyola Parish, Kingston; John R. Lawless, Our Lady of Mount
Carmel Parish, Dunmore; Brianna Rose Ligotski, Our Lady of
Fatima Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Tyler Loftus, Nativity of Our Lord
Parish, Duryea; Ryan Lozier, Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish,
Brodheadsville; Kelly Lynn, Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish,
Pittston; Dominik Maida, St. Lawrence Parish, Great Bend; Rebecca Makar, Holy Redeemer High School, Wilkes-Barre; Carly
Manganello, Gate of Heaven Parish, Dallas; Kayla Maselkevich,
Good Shepherd Parish, Drums; Galen Mayorowski, St. John
the Evangelist Parish, Pittston; Megan McDade, St. Robert
Bellarmine Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Mitchell McDonnell, Divine
Mercy Parish, Scranton; Ryan McGoff, St. John Neumann
Parish, Scranton; Meghan McGowan, Divine Mercy Parish,
Scranton; James McLean, St. Jude Parish, Mountain Top; Joe
Merli, Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Duryea; Cassidy Merrifield,
Resurrection Parish, Muncy; Thomas Mickowski, Our Lady Help
of Christians Parish, Dorrance; Samuel Mitchell, St. Peter Parish,
Wellsboro; Alexander Moliski, Epiphany Parish, Sayre; Mark
A. Monacelli, St. John Neumann Parish, Scranton; Gwynneth
Montis, St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Williamsport; Anthony
Mordente, Holy Cross High School, Dunmore; Robert Morgan,
St. Nicholas Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Travis Murray, St. John the
Evangelist Parish, Honesdale; Ryan Musso, Divine Mercy Parish, Scranton; Christopher Musto, Our Lady of the Eucharist
Parish, Pittston; Daniel Newhart, St. John the Evangelist Parish,
Pittston; Jordan Nicholoff, Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Duryea;
Bailey Novak, St. Benedict Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Bailey Olson,
Holy Child Parish, Mansfield; Patrick O’Malley, Mary, Mother
of God Parish, Scranton; Brianna O’Rourke, St. John the Baptist
Parish, Larksville; Elliot Packer, Immaculate Conception of the
Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Bastress; Christopher Pahoski,
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Dickson City;
Frank Pallien, Mary, Mother of God Parish, Scranton; Brandon
Pernot, Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Duryea; Jessica Peters,
Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace Parish, Hawley; Amelia
Pietraccini, Gate of Heaven Parish, Dallas; Alex Pirolli, St. Jude
Parish, Mountain Top; Sarah Pomfret, Gate of Heaven Parish,
Dallas; John Rafferty, Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Duryea;
Jonathan Reed, St. Thomas More Parish, Lake Ariel; Amanda
Reesey, St. Patrick Parish, Scranton; Elizabeth Reinecke, Our
Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Dunmore; Patrick Roman, St.
Ann Parish, Williamsport; Danielle Rose, St. Nicholas Parish,
Wilkes-Barre; James Allan Rose, Jr., Corpus Christi Parish, West
Pittston; John J. Ruby, IV, Holy Cross High School, Dunmore;
Ryan Rudalavage, Holy Cross Parish, Olyphant; Anthony
Sauter, St. Eulalia Parish, Elmhurst; Joshua Schamberg, Our
Lady of Lourdes Parish, Montoursville; Samantha Scialpi, Our
Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Pittston; Vera Sedlak, St. Ignatius
Loyola Parish, Kingston; Celina Seyler, St. Joseph the Worker
Parish, Williamsport; Alexander Simrell, St. John Neumann
Parish, Scranton; Corey Sisock, Our Lady of the Immaculate
Conception Parish, Freeland; Hannah Snyder, Our Lady of
Lourdes Parish, Montoursville; Jarred Stagen, St. Vincent de
Paul Parish, Milford; Marianna Stahl, Holy Cross High School,
Dunmore; Lindsey Stamer, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Parish, Tunkhannock; Jacqueline Stash, St. Monica Parish, West
Wyoming; Michelle Stefanelli, St. Catherine of Siena Parish,
Moscow; Victor Steffen, Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Peace
Parish, Hawley; Natalie Stella, Scranton Preparatory School,
Scranton; Danielle Sterner, St. Brigid Parish, Friendsville;
Stephanie Sullin, St. Patrick Parish, White Haven; Michelle
Sulzinski, St. Paul of the Cross Parish, Scranton; Cole Surridge,
Divine Mercy Parish, Scranton; Trisha Synoracki, St. Joseph
the Worker Parish, Williamsport; Emily Szczeblewski, Notre
Dame High School, East Stroudsburg; Taryn Talacka, Our Lady
of Hope Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Christopher Thoma, St. Robert
Bellarmine Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Alexander Thomas, St. John
Neumann Parish, Scranton; Emily Thomas, St. Luke Parish,
Jersey Shore; Sean J. Thomas, Our Lady of Fatima Parish,
Wilkes-Barre; Cody Tsevdos, Holy Spirit Parish, Mocanaqua;
Stephen Valente, St. John Bosco Parish, Conyngham; Michael
Apostleship of Prayer
Intentions for May 2012
GENERAL INTENTION
The Family
MISSION INTENTION
Mary, Guide of Missionaries
Prayer Requests for Priests
MONTROSE — The Daily
Prayer Request for Priests schedule for the next three weeks is as
follows:
April 26, St. Joseph Oblate
Father Daniel Schwebs; April 27,
Father Edward Scott; April 28,
Father Kenneth Seegar; April 29,
Monsignor John Sempa; April
30, Father Gerald Shantillo; May
1, Pope Benedict XVI; May 2,
Bishop Joseph C. Bambera; May
3, religious vocations; May 4,
St. Joseph Oblate Father Joseph
Sibilano; May 5, Father Joseph
Sica; May 6, Monsignor Con-
stantine Siconolfi; May 7, Father
Robert Simon; May 8, Father
Andrew Sinnott; May 9, Father
Joseph Sitko; May 10, Father
Walter Skiba; May 11, Father
Francis Skitzki; May 12, Father
Phillip Sladicka; May 13, Father
Thomas Sokolowski; May 14,
Father Casimir Stanis; May 15,
Father Stephen Stavoy; May 16,
Father Scott Sterowski.
For more information on the
Prayer Request for Priests project
or to obtain a two-month schedule,
write to HESED/MPRP, Box 35,
Montrose, PA 18801.
Desiree Shields, St. Paul of the Cross Parish,
Scranton, is bestowed the 2012 Bishop’s Youth
Award from Bishop Bambera.
Vamos, St. Jude Parish, Mountain Top; Lynn Marie Viercinski,
All Saints Parish, Plymouth; Olivia Vitali, St. Maria Goretti Parish, Laflin; Nicholas Vough, Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish,
Pittston; Lindsee Waldron, Our Lady of Fatima Parish, WilkesBarre; Marissa Walker, All Saints Parish, Plymouth; Matthew
Walsh, Scranton Preparatory School, Scranton; Natalie Walsh,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Dunmore; Olivia Warnero,
St. John Neumann Parish, Scranton; Brielle Warren, St. Maria Goretti Parish, Laflin; Zachary Watters, Holy Cross High
School, Dunmore; Jackson Henry Welch, Our Lady of Fatima
Parish, Wilkes-Barre; Ashley T. Wilder, St. Matthew Parish, East
Stroudsburg; Victoria D. Williams, St. Mary of the Lake, Lake
Winola; Edward Winn, Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Duryea; Rebecca Zamonas, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Weston; Frankie
Zupancic, St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, Wilkes-Barre.
God is calling
Are you listening?
Finding the time to slow down, listen for, and consider God’s call can be difficult
but what could be more important? The Congregation of Holy Cross has multiple
retreat programs for high school, college, and post graduate men designed to
guide you along the way as you seek to hear and answer God’s call. Contact our
office to find out more, 574.631.6385 or email at [email protected].
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Parish to Host John Michael Talbot
BRODHEADSVILLE — Our
Lady Queen of Peace Church,
Route 209, Brodheadsville, will
host popular Christian music
pioneer John Michael Talbot in
concert on Saturday, April 28.
The special evening of sacred music, inspired teaching and
prayer will begin at 7 p.m. at the
church.
Referred to as the “Troubadour for the Lord,” Talbot is rec-
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compositions
published
in hymnals
throughout the
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The conJohn Michael
cert event is
Talbot
open to the
public free of charge; no tickets
will be sold. A free-will offering
will be requested.
For more information, contact
Our Lady Queen of Peace office at
(610-681-6137).
If you experience difficulty hearing,
now is the time to stop in for a
complimentary Hearing Screening
by the hearing experts.
Drs. David A.Wadas
& Denise T. Prislupski
FOR PEOPLE WITH
HEARING LOSS
Family Concert in Honesdale Features EWTN Performers
HONESDALE –– St. John
the Evangelist Church will host a
free “Cat.Chat” concert for children and their families on Sunday,
May 6, beginning at 3 p.m. at the
Honesdale High School, Terrace
St.
The fun- and faith-filled live
performance of Catholic entertainers stars the cast of Cat.Chat,
a new children’s television show
currently airing on EWTN on
Mondays at 4:30 p.m.
Featuring inspirational music
and talented stage acts, the event
will also include refreshments and
fellowship with the show’s cast.
A free-will offering will be accepted and all proceeds will benefit
St. Dominic’s Academy pre-school
program in Honesdale.
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