Joining with the United States Confer-ence of Catholic Bishops, The Society ofJesus in the United States has urged theDepartment of Homeland Security toreconsider the use of immigration enforce-ment raids at worksites. The Jesuits haveasked that the raids be abandoned and havecalled for comprehensive immigrationreform that respects human dignity andpreserves family unity.

“Our government has a responsibilityto protect the basic rights, freedoms andsecurity of everyone in America regardlessof legal status – not generate fear and inse-curity in them,” said Fr. Thomas Smolich(CFN), president of the Jesuit Conference.

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ViolenceContinuesinOrissa State

A recent explosion of hatred and vio-lence, mostly against Christians, has con-tinued since August in the Indian state ofOrissa. While such tensions have existedfor decades, the latest violence is theworst the area has ever seen. With manyAmerican and Indian Jesuits in the regionministering to the people of Orissa, thereare concerns for the brothers’ safety and

the safety of the people they serve. Theviolence has occurred in other statesthroughout India, only increasing theneed for greater protection by the gov-ernment.

“As soon as we received the urgentplea from our Jesuits in the area, we werecalled into action and joined them in sol-idarity against these attacks,” said Fr.James Stormes (MAR), secretary forsocial and international ministries of theJesuit Conference of the United States.“The Jesuits have consistently worked forpeace and reconciliation in the area and

are horrified by the sufferings of the ordi-nary people who always pay the price forthese kinds of conflicts.”

Jesuits in the U.S. have been in touchwith the Department of State and the Indi-an Embassy to raise awareness about theviolence and to call for protection of Chris-tians and minorities. Since August, 500Christians and minorities have been killed,120 churches and convents have beendestroyed and more than 4500 homes ofChristians in villages in the Kandhamal dis-trict have been burned. The distinguished

U.S.Jesuits Join India’sChristians andMinorities in Solidarity

Jesuits Call forHomelandSecurity toAbandonRaids

A man leans on a sign during an immigrationrally and march in Denver Aug. 28 calling forcomprehensive immigration reform. (CNS

photo/James Baca, Denver Catholic Register)see Orissa on page 2

Tent shelters are set up for displaced people in Raikia village in the Indian state of Orissa. Thousands of people sought shelter in makeshift govern-ment camps in eastern India after being driven from their homes by mobs that attacked Christian communities. (CNS photo/Parth Sanyal, Reuters)

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Jesuit-run Xavier Institute of Managementwas threatened when mobs passed throughthe city of Bhubaneswar in the JamshedpurProvince.

The violence was sparked by the Aug. 23murder of Hindu leader Swami Lax-manananda Saraswathi, a Hindu leader ofthe Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).Although the Indian government hasblamed Maoist rebels for the killing, a back-lash has been carried out against Christiansand other minorities.

In response, 50,000 villagers have fledinto the forests and relief camps have beenset up for over 20,000 villagers who arefrightened to return to their homes. JesuitBrother Paul Marla, who lives in the areawhere the swami was murdered, is report-ed to have gone into hiding as have an

unknown number of priests, nuns and laycatechists. “The relief camps in Kandhamaldistrict of Orissa are filled with hungry andsick people,” said Fr. Michael T. Raj (JAM),provincial head of the Jamshedpur provinceof the Society of Jesus. “Almost all of themhave no homes to return to.”

Protection for the minority populationof Christians, who account for only 2.3% ofthe 1 billion residents of India, remains anupmost concern. “I was really shocked anddisturbed by the inhuman atrocities beingheaped upon the Christians in Orissa,” saidFr. Sebastian Puthenpura (JAM), a Jamshed-pur Jesuit studying in New York. “Sadderstill is the fact that the attacks on Christiansare being carried out in other parts of Indiatoo.”

The violence has been condemned byPope Benedict XVI who said he was “pro-foundly saddened” and called for commu-nities to try to restore “peacefulcoexistence”.

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“These raids disproportionately punishthe most vulnerable in our communitiesand fail to pass the policy test of pro-tecting families.” While we respect theright of the U.S. government to enforcethe law, the Jesuits argue that dividingfamilies, one of the consequences of theraids, is inherently inhumane.

Over the last year, DHS has increasedits enforcement raids across the nationby using force to enter places of employ-ment and homes to arrest immigrantworkers. Most recently, in the nation'slargest immigration raid at a single work-site, federal agents arrested nearly 600undocumented workers at a manufac-turing plant in rural Mississippi. The

raids often separate U.S. citizen familymembers from their loved ones, createdistrust between communities and lawenforcement and tear at the social fabricof the local communities.

“The use of worksite raids by U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) should cease not only becausemore humane methods of immigrationlaw enforcement exist, but also becausethe collateral damage to affected com-munities far outweighs any benefitsgained by the raids,” Fr. Thomas Greene(NOR), lawyer and research fellow at theJesuit Social Research Institute, said. “Irecently spent an afternoon gatheringinformation on families affected by theraids in Mississippi and the damage wasquite evident. One woman related thatone of her children now cries and hidesunder the bed when the doorbell rings.A woman who is a U.S. citizen and long-time resident of the community talked

about feeling ostracized and getting hos-tile stares from others simply for beingHispanic. ” Another Jesuit who experi-enced recent raids in Asheville, N.C., Fr.William Ameche (CFN) said, “There is asense of deep sadness, confusion, vul-nerability, fear to the degree of panic andhopelessness. These families are left inlimbo.”

The Jesuit Conference joins theUSCCB in calling for legislation thatwould allow undocumented immigrantswho are in good standing to pay a fine,as employers do now, and lets them getin line for the opportunity to become cit-izens. As part of a broader reform of ourimmigration system, these measureswould help resolve immigration concernsat their root while also keeping immi-grant families together.

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GenerationJesuitsset forNextSummer

If you are a Jesuit between the agesof 40 and 60 and in the Society for tenyears, please save dates from June 24– 27, 2009 for an important “Keepersof the Fire” meeting at Santa ClaraUniversity. Details and formal invita-tions will come out later as well asinformation on the cost. Jesuits whoare younger than 40 and older than 60are also welcome at this meeting. Formore information, please contact PaulMacke (CHG) at the Jesuit Conference.pmacke@jesuit.org.

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PerchedontheEasternCoastofAustralia,thepopulationof thecityof Sydney temporarilybal-loonedby160,000asWorldYouthDay2008tookover the city for five days, from July 15-20,2008.Mostpilgrims,hailing frommorethan150coun-tries, began each morning in varying venuesacross the cityof fivemillionwithMass followedby a period of catechesis led by one of themanybishops inattendance. AfterMass,pilgrimstrav-eled into various places in the city for Youth Fes-tivalEventsrangingfromtalks toculturaldances.

Themajor events ofWYD08were the open-ing Mass near Darling Harbor with CardinalGeorge Pell, the archbishop of Sydney; the papalarrival inSydneyviaboat toBarangaroonear theharbor; a very realistic reenactment of the Sta-tions of the Cross in Sydney; a seven mile pil-grimage walk from North Sydney across thehistoricSydneyHarborBridgetotheRoyalRand-wickRacetrackwherepilgrimscampedovernightinavigilwithPopeBenedictXVIand finally theclosingMassonSundaywith thePope.

Formany young adults coming from Jesuitministries around the world,WYD08was pre-cededby an IgnatianprogramentitledMagis08.Theseyoungadults,Jesuits,religious,andlay lead-ers participated in various weeklong culturalimmersionexperiences inCambodia,PhilippinesandinmanyurbanandruralsettingsofAustralia.

Agroupof approximatelythirtystudentsfromboth GeorgetownUniversity and Fairfield Uni-versityworkedwith localpeople inthePhilippineswhowere livingonagarbagedump. InternationalIgnatiangroupsengaged indialoguewithmem-

bers of other faiths in Cambodia. There weremany immersion experiences throughout Aus-tralia. Pilgrimsworked in the vineyards of Sev-enhill ,theJesuitwineryinSouthAustralia,aswellas in homeless shelters near Melbourne andwalked pilgrimages in the hills of New SouthWales,Victoria,SouthAustraliaandQueensland.Therewereover 1,200 Ignatianpilgrims fromatleast 45 countries thatparticipated inMagis08.

After the various immersion experiences,Magis08pilgrimsgatheredattheJesuitsecondary

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Cocoon,which explores the ramifications of an unexpected pregnancy,won2ndplace,while Blind,inwhich Jesus becomes the protective friendof asmall boyashe runsahostile gauntlet to school eachday,wasplaced3rd.TheAudience Awardwent to Judas' Pane,a film in which Judas tries to redeemhimself.TheBurundianfilmLeTournantd'uneVie,whichconfronts the issuesof rape andAIDS,won the Fidel Goetz Emerging Film-MakerAward.

The panel of judges included the festival director, Fr. Christof Wolf(GER) and Fr. Richard Leonard (ASL). The films – all based on thetheme “City of God”– were a creative and visual contribution to spiri-tual enquiry. “These awards reward young people who grapple withspiritual issues, “ Leonard said.The aim of the festival, saidWolf,was to“encourage young filmmakers reflecting on spirituality and faith intheir own way.”Wolf thanked the festival's funding partners and com-mitted sponsors, saying that the festival's comprehensive program,com-prising 19 short films,would not have been possiblewithout their support.

The Jesuit Conference of the United States was one of the sponsorsfor this year's festival.

The Japanese filmMujo No Kaze won first place at the second IñigoFilm Festival,which was held alongside the MAGiS08WYD Youth Fes-tival at Loreto Kirribilli in Australia. The film's Japanese-Americandirector,Dean Yamada, travelled to Sydney,Australia to accept his award,and spoke of the importance of telling spiritual stories.Mujo No Kazedeals with depression and the futility of life, telling the story of a youngman who, following the murder of his friend in the US, encounters thelure of Japan's notorious suicide clubs.The movie reflects on his wres-tle with God, and the spiritual journey this life-changing experiencetakes him on. “We want to tell stories that will cause people to thinkand promote dialogue,” explained Dean. He expressed gratitude to“everyone who came here to support film and promote spirituality infilm. It's from Jesus that all our blessings flow.”

AUnitedNations oftheCatholic FaithWorld YouthDay andMagis08in Sydney,Australia

Pilgrims head toward the Royal Randwick Race-track to camp overnight for a vigil with PopeBenedict XVI. (Photo by Paul Macke SJ)

A view of Sydney overlooking the harbor. (Photo by Paul Macke SJ)

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JESUIT LIFE

By Paul Deutsch SJ

This August, the New Orleans Provinceput into action the emergency proceduresenacted by the office over the past three yearsafter the experiences of Hurricane Katrinaas Hurricane Gustav born down upon theGulf Coast. The Province evacuated to St.Charles College in Grand Couteau, La. inpreparation for Hurricane Gustav’s landfall.While critical matters such as transporta-tion, reception sites for members of theprovince and the Jesuit infirmary, utilitiesand backup systems, communications, andthe technology needed to re-establish theprovince office so that it could conduct busi-ness were all addressed, Fr. Paul Deutsch’sexperience resurfaced, for him, the spiritualchallenges of emergency preparedness andrecovery after a disaster. Following is hisaccount of the storm.

In the beginning, when God created theheavens and the earth, the earth was aformless wasteland, and darkness cov-ered the abyss, while a mighty windswept over the waters.

Genesis 1: 1-2

So much of my life has been devoted toholding things together, anticipatingmoments of danger – such seemed to be myrole. Truly I believed that if I worked harder,

worked longer, or worked faster, I could tack-le any problem in front of me. As I maturedand entered the Jesuits, this belief that lifecould be anticipated and solved remaineddeep in my bones unchallenged. Even hav-ingmade the FirstWeek of the Spiritual Exer-cises, there still reigned within me the beliefthat “I can fix it.” Year after year, as I mademy annual retreat,with great sincerity I wouldthank God for his forgiving love and then setout again to fix things on my own.

It was against this foundation that Kat-rina crashed. Through the breach rusheddoubt and anxiety – spiritual damage dueto the storm. Often, and long, have I pon-dered, staring into the empty space, feelingmyself adrift: “Where is my identity if I can-not fix things? Upon what do I stand firm?”When I wake in the dark of night, I wander,restless and unable to sleep – haunted byprimordial images of chaos: suffocatingdarkness, frantic flight, rising waters. Theseare images found in the Bible’s presentationof creation – images that show the powerand compassion of God. And yet, in my lifeI had learned to trust in myself.

As a member of the New OrleansProvince who fled the city before the impactof Hurricane Katrina and as the actingprovincial when Hurricane Katrina madelandfall, I personally testify that my experi-ence of Hurricane Katrina changed my life.When I make reference in my homilies to my

struggles at times to sleep at night, to mysense of horror as the radio accounts firstbegan to report the surge of water into thecity of New Orleans – I see in the congrega-tion heads nodding and eyes tearing, as aremine.The experience of Katrina struck deep,shaking my foundational understanding ofGod and what role I have in this world. AsHurricane Gustav neared the coast ofLouisiana earlier this month, I began to walkthe halls of St. Charles College, haunted bymemories of three years ago.

As impressive are the pictures fromHurricane Katrina showing the 30 foot waveof water being driven in front of the stormas it made landfall, I found more dauntingthe wave that crashed against the founda-tions of my own life. Night after night inthe aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, while

serving as acting provincial, I sat in thedark of night staring into my own internaldarkness – some of my Jesuit brothers werestill in New Orleans and the waters wererising. As news broke of the levee breach-es and as pictures showed the flood watersfilling the bowl that is the city of NewOrleans, constantly echoed in me the chal-lenge, “What am I to do?”

Some might say that such memories ofHurricane Katrina are three years old, thattime has passed, and that it is time tomove on. Yet, this recent experience ofHurricane Gustav has shown me how freshand potent are my memories of HurricaneKatrina. As the winds of Gustav whinedthrough the windows, the waves of Katri-na again crashed and swirled in my mem-ories.

After several days of anticipation, Hur-ricane Gustav struck at mid-day. By themiddle of the afternoon, a high-pitchedwhine shrilled from the windows as thestorm increased in strength. The sensa-tion was that of being in a carwash, forseveral hours, as the wind and rain buf-feted the building. Several times that after-noon the windows seemed ready to blowin. Like birds on the wing, the wind-blownrain swooped in and about the corners ofour hundred-year-old building.

Then came a text message from a con-cerned friend of mine that the radar forsouthern Louisiana showed the eye of thehurricane approaching from the southeast.I had heard about the eye of a hurricane,even seen pictures, but I had never expe-rienced such a moment, not even withHurricanes Katrina and Rita. Just beforesupper, the onslaught of the storm flut-tered and stopped. In less than a minute,the storm force winds were still, the whinethrough the windows silent. Instead, softrain fell. A gentle breeze greeted us whenwe stepped out on to the porch – so won-derfully refreshing after hours of enduringthe storm.

While savoring the breeze and gentlerain, we were shocked to see the impact ofthe storm. Roofing shingles were scatteredon the grass, close to the building. Further

After the StormTheSpiritualRecovery

Trees destroyed by Hurricane Gustav at St. Charles College in Grand Coteau, La. (Photo by Steven Crimaldi nSJ) see Recovery on page 8

Second year novice, Jason LaLonde (NOR) rakes up storm debris on the grounds of St. Charles Col-lege in Grand Coteau, La. after Hurricane Gustav. (Photo by Steven Crimaldi nSJ)

By Tricia Steadman Jump

Almost three years to the day, onceagain in late August, yet another hurricanethreatened the city of New Orleans. Insteadof Hurricane Katrina, this monster wasnamed Gustav and left many people won-dering if this storm would be ‘The One.’The one that could take a city still strug-gling to recover and rebuild and push itback to the brink or even, perhaps, wipe itoff the map? With memories of Katrina andthe post-Katrina aftermath, questions likethese are never too far out of mind for Fr.Kevin Wildes (MAR).

While President of Loyola UniversityNew Orleans in 2005,Wildes stayed behindat the school while sending a majority ofthe staff and all of the 5,600 students out ofthe city. Only three days after incomingfreshman had been welcomed to campusfor the fall semester, all students wereordered to heed evacuation orders as Kat-rina bore down on the coast.

The university itself was spared fromthe destruction of floodwaters, with the ris-ing water literally stopping at its backdoor.Conveniences like electricity and cleandrinking water left Loyola empty and unin-habitable for the rest of the fall semester.

After the disaster than befell LoyolaUniversity New Orleans in 2005, everyemergency plan that had been in place pre-Katrina was studied and evaluated. “Themodel we had in place prior to Katrina was,‘the storm comes, the storm goes and wecome back to work.’ What we never count-ed on were the levees breaking. One of thethings that we did after Katrina was westudied everything,we evaluated every pro-cedure that we had in place prior to Katri-na,” said Wildes.

Now, the Uni-versity requiresevery student toprepare an evacua-tion plan and file itwith the University.Loyola has created avirtual campusonline whichenables professorsto post assignmentsand helps studentskeep up with theirclasses, allowing

them turn in assignments, even if they arehundreds of miles away from the NewOrleans campus. Similarly, a mobile officehas been created for critical administrativestaff, which allows them to all remain inconstant contact, and provides flexibility indetermining the best place to evacuate basedon the trajectory of the oncoming storm.

“One the lessons we learned from Kat-rina was that if you have to evacuate, andyou have to be out of the city for a length

of time, you need to have a way to conveneand communicate on a staff level. I hadstaff scattered all over the country and Ihad no way to track all of them down andlet them know what was going on,” saidWildes.

Fortunately for both the school and thecity, hurricane Gustav gave New Orleansonly a glancing blow. New Orleans officialsbegan allowing residents back into the cityfour days after the storm, even while powerand other services were still being restored.For the University, the virtual campus avail-able to students and staff during the evac-uation allowed classes to resume after aweek’s closure. According to Wildes, courseschedules should resume as if there was nobreak whatsoever.

Wildes jokingly admits that not all stu-dents would agree that the virtual class-room is a good one. “I got an email from astudent complaining that he couldn’t believehis professor still expected him to turn inhis assignment on time,”Wildes said. “But,that’s now the expectation for our studentsfrom our teachers.”

Post-Katrina, all the schools in NewOrleans suffered a drop in admissions. ForLoyola,Wildes said that of the students whoevacuated during the Fall 2005 semester, 95percent returned to campus the followingJanuary at the start of spring semester.

For Loyola University’s current seniors,their undergraduate experience will be

bookended by evacuations for two hurri-canes. The class of 2009 were the incomingfreshman who had their first year of collegeinterrupted by Katrina. Wildes remarkedthat admissions to the school has rebound-ed and notes that the city is now experi-encing a “brain gain” with an influx of 20-to 30-year-olds drawn by the opportunitiesto serve and help rebuild the city. “They aremaking their college selection based notonly on the academic programs but alsobecause of opportunities that the city pro-vides to serve,” said Wildes.

When asked about New Orleans’ evac-uation effort for Hurricane Gustav, espe-cially compared to Katrina,Wildes gave theundertaking high marks. He said that peo-ple took this storm very seriously and manyvoluntarily left days before the mandatoryevacuation orders went into effect. Andunlike Katrina, the state of Louisianastepped in to evacuate those who did nothave the means to do so, including C-130cargo planes at the ready to fly people toareas out of the hurricane’s path.

Even with a much more coordinatedemergency preparedness plan in place fromthe state and city, Wildes knows that Loy-ola University must be vigilant and take his

extra precautions to be prepared. “At leastwith a hurricane, unlike, say an earthquake,I know when the thing is coming and canget ready for it,” said Wildes. Loyola has pri-vately partnered with a weather service pri-marily used by gas and oil companies,which need critical data in order to knowwhen to evacuate their offshore oil rigs andcrew.The university has found this data reli-able, and gives the school an additionalthree-day window on the accuracy of thehurricane’s path. “You can’t always run fromrisk, you just have to determine the best wayto handle the risk,” said Wildes.

When Wildes took the position as Loy-ola University’s president in 2004, he hadno way of knowing that in his second yearinto his role, he would be tasked with guid-ing the University and its Jesuit communi-ty through one of the worst naturaldisasters the nation has ever experienced.But, he knows that the lessons learned fromthat experience make him and the schoolbetter prepared for any future emergencies.“Who knew that when I took this position,that I’d basically be getting my Ph.D. in dis-aster and emergency preparedness?” saidWildes. “But, that’s effectively what I’ve gotnow, after having gone through Katrina.”

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University President uses Lessons LearnedFromKatrinawhile Preparing forGustav

“You can’t always run from risk, you just have todetermine the best way to handle the risk”

Students of Loyola’s centennial graduating class. (Photos courtesy of Loyola University New Orleans)

Kevin Wildes SJ

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Ministries

By Luke Hansen SJ

In our socialministries,we often approachdiscernment with these questions: “What arethe problems and what is the Lord asking ofus?” explained Fr. Peter Bisson (CDA). “Nowconsider your affective response to a differentset of questions,”Bisson invited the socialmin-isters. “What is the spirit of the Crucified andRisen Lord doing in our ministry? And howare we called to be participants in this divineactivity?”

Following a moment of prayerful silence,the participants looked at each other andsmiled—a new insight gained, an under-standing deepened. What the Catholic Churchand the Society of Jesus have been talkingabout for decades—“the inseparable linkbetween faith and the promotion of justice ofthe Kingdom” (GC 34)—had become more

profoundly real and practical for those in atten-dance.

Bisson, a professor of religious studies atCampionCollege inRegina,Saskatchewan,anddirector of the Jesuit Forum for Social Faithand Justice in Toronto,uses this exercise withhis students to encourage their faith and theircommitment to justice. In Denver, Bissonserved as a theological reflector for a NorthAmerican gathering of Ignatian social minis-ters from June 18-22 at Regis University, titled,“Solidarity in Christ’s Mission: Reflecting,Renewing & Responding.”

More than 200 men and women, includ-ing Jesuits and partners in ministry, partici-pated in the historic gathering, which wassponsored by the Jesuit Commission for Socialand International Ministries. In Denver, par-ticipants represented Jesuit-sponsored socialcenters, high schools, universities, parishes,

retreat houses,and volunteer agencies. Sever-al U.S. Jesuit Provincials were also in atten-dance, along with the Assistancy Secretariesfor Social and International Ministries ofAfrica, Eastern Europe,Latin America, SouthAsia andWestern Europe.

The gathering served two primary pur-poses: to build familiarity,collegiality,and net-working among Ignatian socialministers froma variety of ministries,contexts and locations;and to engage in Ignatian discernment aboutour experiences,howGod is active in ourmin-istries and how God is leading us into thefuture. With the assistance of plenary sessions,affinity groups, regional gatherings, and the-ological reflection, these tasks were accom-plished. Participants were exposed to variousforms of social ministry (e.g., direct service,justice education, and social research andanalysis),and the importance of “social apos-

tolate vocations”deservedly received attention.Countless participants approached me,

excited about the presence of a young Jesuit atsuch a gathering,and invariably asked,“whereare the others?” Several speakers looked overthe crowd, tactfully commented on our aver-age age, and wondered aloud, “Where is thenext generation of Jesuit socialministers?” Twoother scholastics were present: Peter Zagone(NOR) and Mauricio Palacio (CDA). JoeO’Keefe (CFN), who professed First Vows inAugust, served on the Conference Coordina-tion Team.

In response to their inquiry, I offered sev-eral explanations, including that scholasticswanted to attend but couldn’t. During the sum-mer, many scholastics study Spanish in Cen-tral or South America, or they commit toshort-term ministry experiments within theUnited States—making it impossible to attend

a five-day conference. I also reminded every-one that it’s rare for scholastics to work full-time in social ministries, since they are eitherfull-time graduate students or regents in Jesuithigh schools.

But the question lingered, “where is thenext generation?” Are young Jesuits,comparedto previous generations, less interested in thesocial apostolate? In some ways, I think thisreflects reality. Based on anecdotal evidence,it seems that most young Jesuits are interest-ed in working within our educational institu-tions, either as teachers or campusministers.Also,a perception exists,among some Jesuits,that too many resources have been investedinto the social apostolate, thus “weakening ourcommitments to education and intellectualresearch,” to quote retired Fr. General Peter-Hans Kolvenbach in his 2005 De statu Soci-etatis address. Kolvenbach counters thisargument,however,reminding us that only 3.7percent of all Jesuits work full-time or part-time in Jesuit-sponsored socialministries. Fur-thermore, in the same address, Kolvenbachemphasizes the necessary involvement ofJesuits in civic movements,which adds to the“credibility of our witness to the Gospel andacceptance of its teaching” (ComplementaryNorms,249).

Fr.General Adolfo Nicolás commented onthese concerns in his pre-recorded videoaddress to the Ignatian socialministers inDen-ver. He expressed his desire to “elicit voca-tions” for the social apostolate,and he offeredtwo practical suggestions to facilitate this invi-tation. First, he identified immersion experi-ences as particularly valuable. “Even whenentered into for superficial reasons,”Nicolásexplained,“people are often changed and theybegin ‘to feel’ with the people” that they haveaccompanied. Second,Nicolás challenged theparticipants to improve their communicationskills, so they canmore effectively share theirministry experiences with younger Jesuits. Iwould add that an “effective sharing of expe-rience,” from a young Jesuit’s perspective,veryoften includes an explicit sharing of faith. Wewant to knowwhatmotivates socialministers,gives them strength,and bringsmeaning theirwork.

This is exactlywhat I found inspiring aboutthe Social Ministries Gathering in Denver. Ihad the privilege of listening to Ignatian socialministers share their work—andhow it relatesto their faith. Fr. Jacques Haers (BSE), thekeynote speaker, shared a favorite story from

scripture, Jesus and the Samaritan woman atthe well, and invited the participants to “livelike Jesus…imitating the Incarnation andgoing into theworld.” Fr.General Nicolás invit-ed the participants to consider how we praywhen we “work at the edge of humanity,”andhe quotedDominican theologian Yves Congar,who said, “Unless we bring our life to theEucharist, the Eucharist will not feed our lives.”

Fr.Scott Santarosa (CFN),reflecting on hisexperience with the DoloresMission commu-nity in East Los Angeles, shared,“We [Jesuits]are good with documents, but what it comesdown to is walking,dying,and rising with thepoor.” Ray Kemp, a priest of the Archdioceseof Washington and a Senior Research Fellowat the Woodstock Theological Center, reflect-ed on the importance of empowering peoplein our ministries. “We must bring our ideasand imagination to life,” he said. And then,looking at the crucifix that overhangs the altarin Regis University’s new chapel,Kemp invit-ed all social ministers to “rediscover ourcourage through the witness of Jesus on thecross.”

Marianne Karsh and Fr. James Profit(CDA),whoworkwith the Jesuit Collaborativefor Ecology,Agriculture,and Forestry (JCEAF)in Guelph,Ontario,made explicit the connec-tion between ecological responsibility and thedemands of faith. Citing unprecedentedextinction rates, they shared, “When we losespecies,we lose part of our knowledge of God.”They also referenced Pope John Paul II, and a2003 Canadian Bishops’ Pastoral, which said,“The cry of the earth and the cry of the poorare one.” Fr.Peter Henriot (ZAM) assisted par-ticipants in revisiting the Pastoral Circle—insertion, analysis, reflection, andresponse—and also shared Jon Sobrino’s the-ological framework for pastoral action: Incar-nation, prophetic analysis, ethical reflection,and graced action.

Such expressions of faith will likely attractmore young Jesuits to the social apostolate.This sharing of faith, done so beautifully inDenver,clarifies our identity as “loved sinners”andhelps us to better understand how the spir-it of the Crucified and Risen Lord is workingin our social ministries, and how we called tobe participants in this divine activity. This iswhat attractsmany of us to Jesuit life,andwhatfills our hearts with gratitude for this vocation.

Luke Hansen (WIS), a scholastic, is in FirstStudies at Loyola University Chicago.

Ignatian SocialMinistersGather inDenver,DiscernFutureTogether

Peter Bisson (CDA) provides a theological reflection on our experience of doing social ministry.(Photo courtesy of Jim Stormes SJ)

Theologian Sr. LaReine-Marie Moseley, SND talks with Mike Schloss, Program Coordinator for ISN dur-ing a break. (Photo courtesy of Jim Stormes SJ)

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By John Borelli

Interreligious dialogue is integral to Jesuitservice of Christ’s mission.The General Con-gregation 35’s unambiguous reiteration of thiscoremessageof GeneralCongregation34 shouldbewrit large in the hearts andminds of Jesuitsand those privileged to serve as their collabo-rators.

On thematter of interreligiousdialogue,GC34hadbeen eloquent: “no service of faithwith-out promotion of justice, entry into cultures,openness to other religious experiences;nopro-motionof justicewithout communicating faith,transformingcultures,collaboration with othertraditions; no inculturation without com-municating faith with others, dialogue withother traditions, commitment to justice; nodialogue without sharing faith with others,evaluating cultures, concern for justice.” (GC34, d. 2)

Thirteen years later, GC 35 rejoiced that“in a decisive manner Benedict XVI con-firmed what our previous General Congre-gations have said of our specific mission ofservice to the Church.”(Decree 1, 5) Express-ly, Decree 1 recalls the papal address to theGeneral Congregation on February 21, 2008,when he reaffirmed how the church counts onJesuits “to reach the geographical and spiritualplaces where others do not reach or find it dif-ficult to reach.”The pope mentioned particu-larly the heroic examples of Matteo Ricci inChina, Roberto de Nobili in India and the“Reductions” in Latin America—individualsand communities truly on the far frontiers ofinterreligious andinterculturalexchange for theirtimes.PopeBenedict stronglyencouragedJesuitsand their collaborators to recognize the signs ofthepresenceandworkofGod ineverypartof theworld, even beyond the confines of the visibleChurch, to build bridges of understanding anddialogue with those who do not belong to theChurchorwhohavedifficulty accepting itsposi-tion andmessage and to adhere to the word ofGodand teachingsof the churchwhile doing so.

With passion borne of prayer and dis-cernment, Decree 2 on Jesuit identity and theIgnatian charism declares new frontiersbeckoning us to “plunge ourselvesmore deeply into that dialoguewith religions that may showus that the Holy Spirit is atwork all over the world thatGod loves.”(24) In our con-temporary globalizedworld,where technologyand environmental andother concerns chal-lenge traditionalboundaries, theSociety’s missionof faith and jus-tice and of dia-logue ofreligions andculturesgives newmeaningto thefrontiersofknowledgeand humanencounter. (20) “All men andwomen are our concern for dialogueand for proclamation . . . to discover JesusChrist where we have not noticed him beforeand to reveal himwhere he has not been seenbefore.” (24)

This all-embracing mission directs us toreach out “to persons who differ from us inculture and religion, aware that dialogue withthem is integral also to our service of Christ’smission.” (15) Scripture serves as our guideto enter dialogue in places where others didnot look or even avoided,as Jesus did with theSamaritan woman,Zacchaeus,a Syro-Phoeni-cian woman, Roman centurions and repen-tant thieves and sinners. (12)

Even in collaboration itself,Decree 6 rec-ognizes a frontier with new challenges: “We

are enriched by members of our own faith,but also by people from other religious tradi-tions, thosewomen andmen of goodwill fromall nations and cultures,with whomwe laborin seeking amore just world.”(3) If the heart

of an Ignatian work is the Spiri-tual Exercises, which

many of us

Catholicand otherChristiancollabora-tors have hadthe privilegeto follow andlive,how can thedialogue of reli-gious experiencebe genuinely mutu-al, adapting the Exer-cises to other religioustraditions and spiritu-alities and allowing thesetraditions and spirituali-ties to enrich our practice

of the Exercises? (9) Formany Christians andnon-Christians, interreligious dialogue hasbecome a spiritual practice. How can suchspiritual companionship influence formationfor Ignatian work? (15)

Decree 3 on the challenges to missiontoday reviews how the Jesuit history ofinterreligious encounters and dialogue pre-dates Vatican II by 400 years. (15-17) Onlywith the documents of Vatican II did theCatholic Church formally adopt dialogue asa primary outreach to other Christians, toJews, to followers of other religions and to

all people; yet, forty-three years after its close,dialogue, even ecumenical dialogue withother Christians, remains on the margins ofministry, theological study, and spiritual for-mation in the church.Thesemargins are fron-tiers for Jesuits and their collaborators.

Decree 3 identifies fresh challenges onthese borders: globalization, a wide-spreadthirst for spiritual experience often soughtoutside institutional religion, “religious fun-damentalism,” the growing gap between richand poor due to social, economic, and polit-ical forces, and transnational and other formsof exploitation fomenting conflict and vio-lence. The wisdom of those in Jesuit min-istries on these and other frontiers, for thelast 40 years, even for the past 400 years,should be a resource for Jesuits and their col-laborators and for the universal church.

Fr. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, when askedto define “catholic”by the Board of Trusteesof Georgetown University visiting Rome inMay 2007, replied in this way: “I have alwaysunderstood ‘catholic’ to mean bringing theexperience of those at the frontiers of thechurch’s mission back to renew the center.”

Fr.General Adolfo Nicholás, in his homi-ly at the closure of GC 35, recalled how theyhave spoken and written about frontiers dur-ing their deliberations. “We have indeedgone,” he said, “and we have encounteredmany problems andmade manymistakes atthe frontiers.”He admitted he could tell of hismistakes. “Going,” he said, means “enteringinto the culture.” “Going,” he continued,“means study, research, entering into the lifeof the people, solidarity, empathy, incultura-tion and respect for others. Going to thewholeworld turns out to bemore difficult thanwe had thought.We feel like children.Perhapswe have discovered the Kingdom of God.”

John Borelli, National Coordinator forInterreligious Dialogue and Mission for theJesuit Conference, is Special Assistant for Inter-religious Initiative to President John J.DeGioiaof Georgetown University.

educational institution St. Ignatius College inRiverview,slightly north of Sydney in abeautifularea overlooking the city of Lane Cove, to reflectandprayabout these immersionexperiencesandtheir impact on the pilgrims. TherewereMagisCirclegroupsfor faithsharingthatweredonebothin country andexperiment groups. What struckthisobserverwere thestrongbonds formedwithyoung adults of various cultures, languages andnations whowere united in the experiments. IattendedoneMagisCirclesharinginvolvingyoungadults fromCharisMinistries in Chicago alongwith Ignatian pilgrims fromNorthern Ireland,India,Italy and Indonesia. Therewasarticulatedfriendshipbetweentheseyoungpeopleof various

nationsandthat ledperhapstothegreatestbless-ings forMagis08participants.

All was not heavy duringMagis08—therewas plenty of time for dancing, exploring andAustralian pubs during this twoweekmodifiedcamping trip. Onegroupof Americans succeed-ed in finding a restaurant in theDarlingHarborareaof Sydney that servedKangaroo steaks. Justtheprovidingof foodtofeedall thepilgrimsinthecitywasamassiveoperationthatcameoff smooth-lybecauseof thecooperationofmanybusinessesand volunteers. Public transportation via ferry,train andbuswas free for all registeredpilgrims.

Iestimatedthattherewereabout200Magis08participants fromtheU.S.,mostly fromJesuitUni-versities likeFairfield,Fordham,Regis,SantaClara,Universityof SanFrancisco,GeorgetownandLoy-olaMarymount University among others. Alsospottedwerea fewhighschool students fromtheJesuitCollegePreparatorySchool inDallas,Texas.

Therewere non-university Jesuitministries rep-resentedsuchas theCharisyoungadultministrybasedinChicagoandparishioners fromIowaandSouth Dakota. In fact, two Native Americanwoman froma Jesuit parish in SouthDakota setupa sweat lodge forpilgrimsduringMagis08.

Eighty or so Jesuits from around the worldpresentatMagis08werehostedbyaverygraciousJesuit community of Australia. A receptionwasheldforJesuits,religious,andMagis08grouplead-ersearly in theprogrambytheJesuit communityatRiverview. Personally,Iwasmostgrateful tobeincluded by a group of students, alumni and aJesuit fromLMUinLosAngeleswhoweremost-lymembersof CLC. Withmembersof thisgroup,Ihelpedgiveasessiononpersonalvocationat theJesuit St.Aloysius parish in North Sydney. Wethoughtperhaps twoor threepeoplemightcometothisWYD08YouthFestivalevent. Infact thoughwe were shocked when over 80 young people

crowded into a small room twice to hear a pre-sentationaboutpersonal vocationandaskques-tions on Ignatian discernment. These youngpeople exhibited a strong sense of baptismal callandinterest inrespondingtoGod’svocationalcall.

At thefinal JesuitEucharistatSt.MaryChurchinNorthSydneyonJuly19,itwasannouncedthatNairobi,KenyawouldhostanotherMagisexperi-ence in August 2009. The pilgrims thenwalkedinpilgrimageacrosstheSydneyHarborBridgeforapproximatelysevenmilestoRandwickRacetracksouth of the city for an overnight vigil with PopeBenedict XVI which concludedwith aMass onSundaymorning July 20. At thisMass the Popeannounced that thenextWorldYouthDaywouldoccur inSpain in2011.

PaulMacke(CHG)is theSecretary forPastoralMinistry and Jesuit Life basedat the Jesuit Confer-ence in Washington, DC. He can be reached atpmacke@jesuit.org.

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Frontiers of Dialogue forDiscovery andRenewal

Governance

8 National Jesuit News � November 2008

Partnerships

Joseph Rutchik SJ

The Apostleship of Prayer is experiencingan amazing revival in the United States. Fr.James Kubicki (WIS), national director,reports doublingmembership within the pastyear alone. “People all over the country arerealizing that the ‘simple,profoundway of life’we promote is based on a Eucharistic spiritu-ality of self-offering to God,” said Kubicki.“This is not your grandma’s pious society.”

Kubicki attributes the growth to numer-ous changes intended to emphasize the con-temporary relevance of its message to today’sCatholics. In 2005, the Apostleship of Prayeradopted amembershipmodel instead of func-tioning as a prayer card wholesaler. Instead ofinvoicing customers, it relies on members’gifts. The new model has created an atmos-phere ideal for expansion and people areresponding enthusiastically.

Expanded Outreach via ManyMedia

Kubicki said that the U.S. Apostleship ofPrayer distributed almost 400,000 annualleaflets last year,compared to 300,000 the yearbefore and 240,000 the year before that. Theorganization has created or re-invented tennew leaflets in English and eight in Spanish.The past two years have seen the number ofsubscribers to its monthly newsletter triple.Volunteers in the Milwaukee office have alsotripled, providing necessary assistance dur-ing the mailings.

The web site of the Apostleship of Prayer,www.apostleshipofprayer.org, is now able totake orders, enrollments and credit card gifts.Visitors also find numerous new videos andaudio files on the site, including daily reflec-tions. The audio reflections can also beaccessed as podcasts on iTunes,where listen-ers can download them individually or sub-scribe to the series.

The Apostleship now offers an audio CDamong itsmaterials,The Evening ReviewwithFather James Kubicki SJ,and expects to releaseanother on theMorningOffering in the spring.

Kubicki currently appears on six Catholic radiostations or networks, including daily medita-tions 365 days a year.He also speaks at retreatsand conferences on the various aspects of theApostleship of Prayer – including theEucharist, the Daily Offering, the Pope’smonthly intentions and the Sacred Heart ofJesus. The Apostleship has traditionally pro-moted the Heart of Christ, since that imagepowerfully symbolizes the Savior’s ownEucharistic work of love.

Emphasis on Social Concerns

Kubicki expressed a desire to collaboratewith various Jesuit social ministries in orderto best live out themission of the Society. Thissummer he attended the Jesuit Social Min-istries conference at Regis University in Den-ver, Colorado. Kubicki said, “Some weresurprised to see the Apostleship of Prayer rep-resented there, but I see a necessary connec-tion. Those who share the desires of the Heartof Christ have a concern for all the peopleserved by our social ministries. And peopledirectly involved in social ministries need adeep personal Eucharistic spirituality for thelong haul.”Kubicki also pointed out that thePope’s monthly intentions typically addressinternational social concerns like poverty,dis-ease, war and refugees.

Continued Growth Dependenton Jesuits

Kubicki acknowledged that the continuedgrowth of the Apostleship of Prayer will

depend on the involvement of Jesuits,who for164 years have preached and promoted thisprayerful way of life among Catholics.

Kubicki said that a new priority for thisministry is youth outreach.The effort to intro-duce young Catholics to the Apostleship willreceive amajor boost from the hiring of newlyordained Fr. Phil Hurley (MAR) in July 2009.As the new assistant director,Hurley will trav-el and speak on the Apostleship of Prayer toyouth around the country.

Many younger Jesuits besides Hurley havecommitted themselves to promoting thismin-istry. During the summer 17 young Jesuitsmet at the Colombiere Center in Clarkston,Mich. to discuss how they and other Jesuitsmight help the Apostleship of Prayer becomea growing force for the new evangelization inthe United States.They talked about preachingteams, parish missions, youth retreats anddays of recollection targeting young people.

Seeking to continue revitalizing the orga-nization, the board of directors of the Apos-tleship of Prayer recently added a bishop andtwo lay people to its previously all-Jesuitmem-bership. The board reported that the Apos-tleship tripled its number of major gifts andgrants, while total donations doubled twoyears ago and almost doubled again last year.

International Coordination

Father General’s delegate to the Apostle-ship of Prayer,Fr.Claudio Barriga (CHL) jour-neyed from the international offices in Rometo attend the June board meeting in Milwau-kee, as well as themeeting of young Jesuits in

Clarkston,Mich. Afterward, Barriga praisedKubicki’s work in the U.S.“You aremaking theApostleship available tomany people in whatis our best service: putting spirituality intopeople’s lives,”he told Kubicki.“In a few years’hard work, you really turned the corner.”

Although membership fell off markedlyin the U.S. from 1970 to 2000, Barriga notesthat internationally the Apostleship of Prayerhas continued to grow.He estimates that todaythere are between 40 and 60millionmembersof the Apostleship of Prayer worldwide.

Invitation to Jesuits

How might Jesuits help promote theEucharistic spirituality of the Apostleship ofPrayer? Kubicki suggested the following:

1. Make the Eucharistic spiritualityof theMorning Offering part of yourday.2. Grow in the spirituality of theHeart of Christ.3. Promote the Pope’s monthlyprayer intentions and the Apostle-ship’s leaflets reflecting on them.4. Speak of the Apostleship of Prayerto other Jesuits.5. Weave the Apostleship of Prayerinto homilies, talks and classes.6. Encourage students and others touse the Apostleship of Prayer web-site.7. Use the videos on the website toget ideas for classes and talks.8. Keep the national office informedso it can share new ideas and activ-ities with other Jesuits.

Kubicki expressed deep gratitude for thosewho have already stepped forward to supportthe Apostleship of Prayer.

Apostleship SeeksContinuedGrowth

out into the yard, we could see numerousbranches down. Absorbing these images,we realized that whole trees were down. Notjust branches, but huge trees. 25 trees! Ourconversation became questions of amaze-ment. Only the next day was the full extentof the damage seen as we ventured furtherfrom the building.

The first day after the storm,work crewsformed spontaneously as there was plentyto be done. Many wandered across thelawns, stomping through pools and rivuletsas branches were dragged to common piles.

It is questionable how much help ourunskilled labor actually provided, but thetime of gathering limbs allowed for con-versation as we processed our experiencesof the storm. As I think back on the storm,I am grateful for that time of shared labor.

Such a range of emotions flood backthroughme as I think of Hurricane Gustav,from the early anticipation as it becameclear that the storm was heading towardsus, to the frenzy of preparing the buildingto receive the Jesuits and our companionsas they evacuated fromNew Orleans, to thenervousness of what would really happenwhen the storm hit, to the quick responseof the novices to the reports of leaks, to thecommunal work crews clearing debris. Atthe end, I was emotionally weary. National

news trumpets pictures and video of thephysical damage of the storm. For me, thegreater impact of the storm,althoughmost-ly invisible, is spiritual.

And yet, something is different this timewith Hurricane Gustav. In place of my inter-nal trust in my own ability to fix things,there has come a deeper awareness andgratitude that God labors for us. Ratherthan trying to hold things together, Godcalls me to ride out the storms of my life inpatient trust, relying on God, whose spiritmoved over the waters of chaos and broughtforth light and life. In the darkness thatswirls through the breach in the foundationof my identity -- the same darkness thatawakens me years after Hurricane Katrina-- God is present.An even greater challenge

tomy own resourcefulness is to let go of mybelief that I need to be ready. In the after-math of Katrina and Gustav, the insight callsto me that I need to pray for the grace to letgo, to accept, to stand only on God’s foun-dation; for the grace to let things go, even ifthey blow away.

And now we follow you with our wholeheart, we fear you and we pray to you.Do not let us be put to shame,But deal with us in your kindness andgreat mercy.Deliver us by your wonders,And bring glory to your name,O Lord.

Dn 3: 41-43

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Paul Janowiak SJ with collaboration from

Dennis Smolarski SJ and Charles Pottie SJ

The International Jungmann Society forJesuits and Liturgy met for its biennialmeeting in Montserrat, Spain from June 23-28, 2008, to discuss sacramental priesthoodin the Society of Jesus. Welcomed by AbbotJosep Soler OSB., 55 Jesuits and three col-laborators began the five days of study andprayer together by hearing of the historicalroots of the liturgical movement at thebasilica and monastery, as well as Ignatius’own sojourn to the Madonna centuries ear-lier. This is the first time that a formal gath-ering of the Society has met at themountaintop in Catalonia since St. Ignatiusleft his sword at the foot of the BlackMadonna in 1521. The local Bishop AgustinCortes Soriano then invited the assembledJesuits to join the surrounding communityfor prayer, a bonfire, fireworks and Catalandancing in the plaza of the basilica in cele-bration of the Feast of St. John the Baptist.

The Jungmann Society grew out of aninitial invitation in 2002 by then FatherGeneral Peter-Hans Kolvenbach for Jesuitswith academic training and expertise in theliturgy and its allied arts to consider litur-gical and sacramental life in the Society asboth a wellspring of our religious life andan instrument of ecclesial ministry. Majoraddresses of that Rome conference result-ed in the publication of Liturgy in A Post-modern World, edited by Fr. Keith Pecklers(NYK), which includes presentations byGodfried Cardinal Daneels, Timothy Rad-cliffe OP, Peter Phan,Mark Francis CSV, Fr.Robert Taft (NEN) and other major liturgi-cal figures.

The Jungmann Society was formallyconstituted at a follow-up meeting inBangkok, Thailand in 2004, in response toFather General’s desire to bring such dis-cussions out of Rome and into specific litur-gical-cultural contexts. The formation ofJesuits took particular concern at the 2006meeting in Fortaleza, Brazil, which includ-ed an address by the General Assistant forFormation, Fr. Orlando Torres (ANT).Because of the international nature of theJungmann Society and its venues, particu-lar scholarly and pastoral concern has beenpaid to the relationship between the richliturgical tradition of the Universal Churchand the necessary inculturation of the riteswhich happen, officially or otherwise, in var-ious world contexts. The Fortaleza Meetingresulted in the drafting of a Postulatum for the35th General Congregation,with an accompa-nying document on “Liturgical Life and For-mation in the Society of Jesus.” (Thesedocuments can be found on the JungmannSocietywebsite,http://jungmann-society.org/).

Following the work of the previousgatherings, the Montserrat conference

began with a consideration of sacramentaland presbyteral identity in the Society. Thekeynote address on this theme was deliv-ered by the vice president of the JungmannSociety, Fr. John Baldovin (NYK) of theWeston Jesuit School of Theology. In hispaper, entitled “Jesuits, Priesthood andSacramental Ministry: History and Theol-ogy,” Baldovin noted that “. . . in reality,sacramental activity of priests has neverbeen divorced from other aspects of themin-istry (preaching,pastoral care),”so thatmere-ly cultic functions never offer the fullness ofpresbyteral and sacramental identity.

Baldovin offered images of the priest-hood from Vatican documents, Decree 6 ofG.C. 34, and the Ordination Rite, offeringthe suggestion that the “power to conse-crate” cannot encompass the mystery whichthe rite and life invite the Jesuit priest.Rather, the words of the liturgy which sum-mon the ordinand to “model your life onthe mystery of the Lord’s cross”and the richpossibilities of the imitation of Christ inour tradition suggest that, as the model,Christ’s priesthood finds its deepest mean-ing when “understood as his self-gift by thepower of the Spirit in returning the love ofthe Father.” It is the priest’s focal role togather the baptized assembly to expresstheir vocation to return the world to theFather in Christ. This imitation of Christ’sself-emptying gives meaning and shape tothe Trinitarian and sacramental characterof ordination. Sacramental priesthood, Bal-dovin noted, “. . . is empowered by Godthrough the Church in order to help God’speople to be priestly, i.e. to participate in

Christ’s life-giving (self-emptying) activi-ty” (cf.Catechism #1547, #1551). “Self-gift”in union with Christ is a sacrificial imageand a vocation in which Jesuits find par-ticular resonance.

Responses by a distinguished Jesuitpanel and input from small groups empha-sized the diverse cultural understandingsof this role within the Church and the pas-sion and creativity Jesuits around the worldare attempting in order to serve thoseentrusted to them. Fr. Javier Melloni (TAR),who works at Manresa and teaches theolo-gy in Barcelona, attempted to situate thetension such ministerial roles place the con-temporary Jesuit in our time. The varietyof Jesuit works and ministries, especially tothose “for whom no one else is concerned”(Nadal) and “in the most difficult andextreme fields” (Paul VI and re-emphasizedby Benedict XVI at GC 35) were cited byMelloni as examples of the inevitable ten-sion between the prophetic and priestly tra-ditions in the Scriptures and in currentinterpretations of that dual ministry inwhich many Jesuits find themselves in anincreasingly secular and mobile culture.

Fr. James Conn (MAR), professor ofCanon Law at the Gregorian and BostonCollege, provided a clear and provocativeforay into the canonical norms around“Jesuits and Eucharistic Concelebration.”All liturgical and canonical norms permitand encourage concelebration when pas-toral needs are not compromised. Parishcommunities and religious houses face dif-ferent challenges. According to Conn,“Unity in religious community would be

better served by at least permitting liturgi-cal discipline to be observed. Violationsthen become free and personal rather thanimposed on everyone.”

Goffredo Boselli , a monk of Bose,Switzerland, responded that the complexityaround concelebration is rooted in differentunderstandings of the history of the prac-tice, from the early Church to the present day.Current practice in various parts of the worldstruggles with the tension between the foun-dational primacy of the baptized assemblyand the unique vocation of priestly life. Allthis suggests that much scholarly and pas-toral reflection remains to be done.

Despite the hard work of papers and dis-cussion, Jesuits at Montserrat found time toexperience the wealth of artistic talentamong the participants. Prayer and liturgy,with the monks and as a Society, deepenedthe bond of fraternal commitment to thisimportant work. The highlight was anevening vigil in the basilica and the originalsite of Ignatius’ vigil. Jesuits heard again thestory in Ignatius’ autobiography of handingover the sword and putting on his pilgrim’scloak as an offering to God. A procession tothe top of the sanctuary where the BlackMadonna is enthroned was accompanied bychanting, prayers and silent prayer in thedarkness of the Chapel. “Amor y Servir”echoed in the caverns of that famous pil-grimage site. Shared silence, song and prayerwas a confirmation of the power of worshipto place us both at the center of the Churchand deep within the lives of the diverse peo-ple to whom we are sent as “Companions inChrist’s Mission.”

JungmannSocietyMeets inMontserrat,SpainPriesthood in the Society of JesusDiscussed

Monastery at Montserrat. (Photo by Joe Castleman)

Ministries

10 National Jesuit News � November 2008

MINISTRIES

The Board of Directors of the Jesuit Vol-unteer Corps, the nation’s largest full-timeCatholic volunteer organization, hasappointed Kevin J. O’Brien as the first Pres-ident of the organization. Each year, the JVC

places close to 300full-time volun-teers in agenciesand schools serv-ing poor and mar-ginalized people inlocations through-out the UnitedStates and in sevenother countries.

Since 1956,more than 12,000Jesuit Volunteershave worked for and

with the homeless, unemployed, refugees,people with AIDS, the elderly, street youth,abused women and children, the mentallyill and the developmentally disabled.

O’Brien will lead the new organization,which consolidates and builds on the pro-

grams of four domestic Jesuit VolunteerCorps regions and the Jesuit VolunteersInternational. The new organization willcontinue to promote the JVC mission: “TheJesuit Volunteer Corps offers women andmen an opportunity to work full-time forjustice and peace. Jesuit Volunteers arecalled to the mission of serving the poordirectly, working for structural change inthe United States, and accompanying peo-ple in developing countries.”

Joe Walker, Chair of the Board of Direc-tors, announced O’Brien’s appointmentafter conducting a national search. “Kevinbrings an extensive Jesuit backgroundtogether with intimate knowledge of theJVC experience to our consolidation. Welook forward to tapping into Kevin’s pas-sion and energy for what we want toaccomplish.”Walker said.

O’Brien is a native of Omaha, Nebras-ka, and a graduate of Creighton Universi-ty. He served for the past 10 years as theDirector of Ignatian Partnerships for theMaryland Province Jesuits, where he devel-

oped programs in Ignatian formation forlay people and partnership and serviceopportunities for lay and Jesuit colleagues.Previously, he was director of the Jesuit Vol-unteer Corps South, headquartered inHouston, where he also served as a Jesuitvolunteer. In addition, he spent eight yearsas a high school teacher.

O’Brien holds a masters degree fromthe University of Houston in educationalpsychology and a certificate from the JohnsHopkins University in skilled facilitation.

“I look forward to helping the JVC, anorganization that I've been involved withfor over 25 years, increase opportunitiesfor college graduates to serve those in need,and to do so in a reflective, Ignatian way,”hesaid. “This new structure also gives us theopportunity to be more efficient in utilizingresources and more effective in respond-ing to emerging needs, both domestic andinternational.”

The Jesuit Volunteer Corps offices are locat-ed at 801 St.Paul St.,Baltimore,21202 (phone410-244-1733 ,www.jesuitvolunteers.org).

New Jesuit Volunteers CorpsOrganizationNames First President

Job Announcements

Director of Campus MinistryLoyola CollegeBaltimore, Maryland

Loyola College in Maryland seeks anenergetic and student-oriented individualto serve as Director of Campus Ministry.The new Director will report to the Presi-dent and lead and supervise a highly suc-cessful team of five campus ministers alongwith staff and students who plan and con-duct a vibrant campus-wide program ofreligious and spiritual programs. CampusMinistry at Loyola includes programs rang-ing from liturgies,music ministry, and ser-vices for individuals of others faiths, togeneral and special retreats, immersionexperiences, faith sharing communities andclubs, and individual and group spiritualdirection. Of particular note, over 200 Loy-ola students participate each year in thesewide-ranging religious and spiritual pro-grams, and the College’s state-of-the-artRetreat House is available year-round tosupport an expanding retreat program.

Candidates must have a minimum of aMaster's degree in theology, liturgy, divin-ity, pastoral ministry, or counseling. Can-didates also must have the ability andexperience to work effectively within theframework of a Catholic Jesuit institutionof higher education, with a particular com-mitment to sharing and advancing theCatholic Jesuit mission and values, espe-cially as they relate to issues of faith, jus-tice, and spirituality. Progressively

responsible experience in Catholic CampusMinistry at a college or university settingis preferred. In recognition of the distinc-tive mission of the College, particular atten-tion is being given to recruiting a RomanCatholic priest, preferably a member of theSociety of Jesus (the Jesuits), to serve asDirector of Campus Ministry; however, laycandidates also will be given careful con-sideration in the search.

Loyola College in Maryland offers acompetitive total compensation package.For more information, and to apply, go tohttps://careers.loyola.edu to complete theonline application. Electronic submissionof a cover letter and resume is required andmay be attached at the appropriate prompton the application. Paper applicants will notbe accepted.

Loyola is anEqualOpportunityEmployer.

Director of School of Social WorkSaint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University, a Catholic, Jesuitinstitution dedicated to student learning,research, health care, and service, is seek-ing applicants for the position of Directorin the School of Social Work. This is anexciting opportunity to head a dynamicsocial work program with a long and suc-cessful history. The School, located withinthe College of Education and Public Service

(CEPS), is noted for its strong practice ori-entation and is guided by a vision of socialjustice. It is an integral component of aCatholic University in the Jesuit traditionof justice and service to the community. TheSchool has two fully accredited degreegranting social work programs at the Bach-elor’s and Master’s levels, recently rankedby U.S. News & World Report in the top 50.The current combined student populationis 250 with 17 full time faculties.

Candidates must possess an MSW anda Ph.D. in social work or related field, andshould have administrative experience aswell as a record of scholarship that wouldmerit appointment at the Associate or Pro-fessor rank. Experience in fund raising ispreferred. Candidates should have a com-mitment to diversity and to social justice,and should possess an open and progres-sive leadership style.

The Director is an academic leader andadministrative head of the School of SocialWork.Working with the Dean of CEPS, theDirector provides leadership, planning, andadministration of the School to fulfill itsmission. The Director is responsible for theprofessional excellence of the School, pro-motion and support of faculty research andgrant activities, innovative development andpresentation of curriculum, and has theobligation to consult with faculty and staffon all major matters of policy as well as toinform them of decisions made. The Direc-tor is responsible for appointing the direc-tors of the MSW program, BSSW program,

admissions program, and the Center forSocial Justice, as well as the chairpersonsof the School’s standing committees. TheDirector, together with the Dean of CEPSwhen appropriate, represents the School indevelopment, public relations, and alumniactivities and is responsible for the prepa-ration and administration of the budget ofthe School.

Applications will be accepted until theposition is filled with special considerationfor applications received by November 30th.Interested candidates must apply online athttp://jobs.slu.edu. Please submit online aletter of application, current vita, a writingsample and list of three references toinclude name, title, phone and email con-tact. Should you have questions regardingapplication materials, please contact JeanRiley at 314-977-2532 or riley@slu.edu.Questions regarding the position qualifica-tions and procedures may be referred toRobert Cropf, Ph.D., Chair, Search Com-mittee at cropfra@slu.edu or 314-977-3936.

Saint Louis University is an AffirmativeAction, Equal Opportunity Employer, andstrongly encourages nominations of appli-cations from women and minorities.

To see all the current jobpostings, please visitwww.Jesuit.org

Kevin J. O’Brien

Ignatian14-dayPilgrimage toSpain&Portugal

Experience firsthand our Jesuitand Catholic heritage and spirituali-ty. Join Fr. Michael Cooper, SJ, STD.,on “The Spanish Mystical Road,” fromMay 13-27, 2009. Visit Montserrat,Manresa, Javier, Loyola, Valladolid,Avila, Toledo, Sevilla, Fatima, plusother Jesuit cities. Newark departurewith connections from other cities byarrangement. Early deposit will guar-antee airline prices. Jesuits, colleagues,family, and friends welcome. Contact:Michael Cooper, S.J, parabletrav-el@verizon.net , call 727-644-5544 orvisit the website:

http://mysite.verizon.net/mwcooper.

National Jesuit News � November 2008 11

A national conference on Ignatianspirituality was held at Saint Louis Uni-versity from July 24-27, 2008. The con-ference, with the theme “IgnatianPassion: The Challenge of the Cross inthe 21st Century,” drew more than 450participants from 39 states, Puerto Ricoand nine foreign countries. In additionto presentations by Fr. David Fleming(MIS), Sr. Marie Schwan CSJ, Fr. KevinBurke (MIS) and Creighton Universityassistant professor of Theology EileenBurke-Sullivan,more than 30 workshopswere offered by those who practice Igna-tian spirituality and are involved in Igna-tian works.

IgnatianPassionThemeof ThisYear’sNationalConference on Ignatian Spirituality

Clockwise from right: The Sparough broth-ers, Tom and Michael (CHG), dramatize thelife of Ignatius during the opening prayer ser-vice. Icon of St. Ignatius displayed during theservice. Thomas Smolich (CFN), president ofthe Jesuit Conference, presents the gifts dur-ing the offertory of the Eucharist.

(Photos Courtesy of Jesuits of the Missouri Province)

Ministries

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Jesuit Life

� FFrr.. TThhoommaass MMiicchheell who belongs to the Indonesian JesuitProvince and is Secretary of Interreligious Dialogue for theSociety of Jesus in Rome presented a talk to students at LLooyy--oollaa MMaarryymmoouunntt UUnniivveerrssiittyy titled Muslim-ChristianEncounters. Michel, who regularly teaches in Turkey,Indonesia and the Phillipines also gave the Martin D’ArcyLectures at Oxford University on Muslim-Christian Encoun-ters in history.

� BBrr.. JJiimm SSiiwwiicckkii, Director of Vocations for the CaliforniaProvince reports that seven men entered the Jesuit Novitiatein Culver City, California last month.

� FFrr.. EEddddiiee RReeeessee, president of BBrroopphhyy CCoolllleeggee PPrreeppaarraa--ttoorryy in Phoenix, Arizona gave the opening invocation at theRepublican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul,Minn. The family of Senator John McCain, the RepublicanPresidential Candidate, has a close association with BrophyCollege Prep having two sons attend the desert prep school.

� FFrr.. BBoooomm MMaarrttiinneezz was recently installed as the newpresident of SStt.. JJoohhnn’’ss JJeessuuiitt HHiigghh SScchhooooll aanndd AAccaaddeemmyy inToledo, Ohio. Fr. Martinez took the helm of the all-boys prepschool on July 1st after spending part of his tertianship yearin Amman, Jordan.

� Among the many Jesuits in Sydney Australia this pastsummer for World Youth Day, FFrr.. DDoonnaall GGooddffrreeyy(HIB) andMMrr.. RRaaddmmaarr JJaaoo led a group of pilgrims from the UUnniivveerrssiittyyooff SSaann FFrraanncciissccoo for prayerful reflection and outreach.Blogs with photos from both men can be found by Googlingeither of their names in the search engine.

� FFrr.. JJooee SSppeeiilleerr returned to East Los Angeles after fillingin at OOuurr LLaaddyy ooff SSoorrrroowwss PPaarriisshh in Santa Barbara as asso-ciate pastor for several months. Joe has been active atDDoolloorreess MMiissssiioonn most of the summer getting reacquaintedwith many friends after serving the parish in previous years.

� FFrr.. PPaauull LL.. MMaarriiaannii, who received his Ph.D. in ModernChinese History from the University of Chicago last year, iscurrently a post-doc fellow in residence at LLooyyoollaaMMaarryymmoouunntt UUnniivveerrssiittyy while putting the finishing toucheson his brilliant dissertation.

� MMssssrrss.. QQuueennttiinn DDuuppoonntt and VViinncceenntt DDuuoonngg have joinedthe BBeellllaarrmmiinnee JJeessuuiitt CCoommmmuunniittyy of San Jose to begin theirRegency Assignments in the school. In addition, MMrr.. JJaassoonnBBeeyyeerr returned from his studies in Germany to begin hisregency at SStt.. IIggnnaattiiuuss CCoolllleeggee PPrreepp in San Francisco.

� FFrr.. MMaarrkk CCiiccccoonnee has been appointed to an interim postas Director of Pastoral Care at Providence/St. Joseph’s Hospi-tal in Burbank.

-- J. Thomas Hayes SJ

California

� FFrr.. MMiicchhaaeell TTyyrrrreellll is the Province's new treasurer, replac-ing FFrr.. JJ..KK.. AAddaammss who was appointed Superior of the JJeessuuiittHHiigghh SScchhooooll CCoommmmuunniittyy in Portland. This is a returnengagement for Tyrrell, who served as Treasurer when FFrr.. BBoobbGGrriimmmm was Provincial.

� FFrraanncciiss NNgguuyyeenn, JJaassoonn WWeellllee,, MMaatttthheeww PPyyrrcc,, RRyyaann RRaall--llaannkkaa and DDaanniieell SSppoottsswwoooodd professed first vows at SStt..IIggnnaattiiuuss CChhuurrcchh in Portland. The next morning FFrr.. PPrroovviinn--cciiaall PPaatt LLeeee missioned the men to first studies programs inChicago, St. Louis, New York, Toronto and Berkeley.

� Scholastics GGeeoorrggee TTeeooddoorroo,, CChhrriiss HHaaddlleeyy,, MMaattttHHoollllaanndd,, MMiicchhaaeell LLaavveessoonn,, AAaarroonn EEnnggeebbrreettssoonn,, RRiicchh MMaagg--nneerr,, CChhaarrlleess BBaarrnneess,, JJaacckk BBeennttzz,, DDoouugg PPiieerrccee,, MMaatttthheewwKKuunnkkeell, and WWeess LLiivvaauuddaaiiss combined their talents as musi-cians and choir members to provide the music during VowWeekend.

� FFrr.. LLoouuiiss RReennnneerr's autobiography: "A Kindly Providence:An Alaskan Missionary's Story" was recently published byIIggnnaattiiuuss PPrreessss. Renner spent 40 years in Alaska and is alsothe author of "Alaskana Catholica," a comprehensive history ofthe Catholic Church in Alaska.

� FFrr.. TToonnyy HHaarrrriiss and a team of volunteers organizedProvince Days at SSeeaattttllee UUnniivveerrssiittyy in June. A new twist tothis year's discussions, prayer and social activities was that forthe first time lay collaborators participated in some activities.

� FFrr.. DDaann MMaaii professed Final Vows at SStt.. IIggnnaattiiuuss CChhaappeellaatt SSeeaattttllee UUnniivveerrssiittyy during Province Days and one day afterhis 38th birthday. He recently graduated from the LondonSchools of Economics and will resume studies at Oxford Uni-versity in England.

� FFrr.. WWiilllliiaamm HHaayyeess, 50-years a priest, gave the homily dur-ing the Jubilee Mass at SStt.. IIggnnaattiiuuss CChhaappeell at SSeeaattttllee UUnniivveerr--ssiittyy in June. The Province's 23 jubilarians represented almost1300 years of life and service in the Society of Jesus.

� FFrrss.. LLeeoonn KKaappffeerr and PPhhiilliipp LLuucciidd are praying for theSociety at RReeggiiss CCoommmmuunniittyy in Spokane. Previously, Kapferwas priest in-residence at SStt.. JJoosseepphh PPaarriisshh in Seattle andLucid was praying for the Society at AArrrruuppee JJeessuuiitt RReessiiddeenncceein Seattle.

� FFrr.. JJoohhnn WWhhiittnneeyy was honored by JJeessuuiitt HHiigghh SScchhooooll inPortland with the Arrupe Award. Initiated in 1998 recognizingindividuals whose service is an example to all of us, it is onlyfifth time the school has presented the award.

� FFrr.. TToomm WWiilllliiaammss has returned from an assignment at SStt..PPeetteerr CCllaavveerr CChhuurrcchh aanndd SScchhooooll in Punta Gorda, Belize and isnow at RReeggiiss CCoommmmuunniittyy in Spokane. FFrr.. GGaarryy SSmmiitthh willreturn to Africa to work with JJeessuuiitt RReeffuuggeeee SSeerrvviicceess in Africa

-- Pat Walsh

Oregon

Jesuit Missions, Inc. Taking Fundsfrom U.S. to Help in Recovery

After being pounded by a series of three hur-ricanes and a tropical storm in less than a monthduring this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, Haitiand its people are still struggling to cope with thedisaster. In an effort to help families recover fromthe devastation left in wake of Hurricanes Fay, Gus-tav and Ike andTropical Storm Hanna, the Societyof Jesus in Haiti is appealing for $1 Million indonations to assist with hurricane recovery. JesuitMissions, Inc. is acting as a conduit to take in theseurgently needed donations from the U.S.

Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemi-sphere, has been devastated by the recent flood-ing caused by the storms. Hundreds of lives havebeen claimed, 50,000 families have been left withnothing and the country’s agricultural infrastruc-ture has been decimated. According to the Haitiangovernment, the cost of the destruction of the agri-cultural sector, the livelihood of the majority ofHaitians, stands at $190 Million.

Working with local partners, the Jesuits in Haitiwill establish a storm response team to identify500 of the neediest families in four areas of Haiti.They will oversee the work, facilitate implemen-tation and evaluate the projects. Immediate, shortterm needs are bringing emergency financial assis-tant to help victims obtain shelter and essentialitems like beds, clothing, kitchen utensils and otheritems washed away by the floods. Eighty percentof the funds will go to more medium-range goalsof reconstruction of homes and agriculturalrebuilding over the next year.

Haitian JesuitsAppeal forDonations toHelp HaitianSurvivors ofHurricanes

A Haitian child sits next to an improvised kitchen whichwas set up after weeks of hurricanes in the town ofCabaret, 37 miles from Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haiti hasbeen blasted by storms since mid-August, killing hundredsand destroying homes and crops. (CNS photo/Eduardo Munoz,

Reuters)

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� FFrr.. PPrroovviinncciiaall EEddwwaarrdd SScchhmmiiddtt and FFrr.. CChhrriissttoopphheerrDDeevvrroonn (NYK) shared the stage with Francis CardinalGeorge and Mayor Richard M. Daley at the June 26 ground-breaking for the new CChhrriisstt tthhee KKiinngg JJeessuuiitt CCoolllleeggeePPrreeppaarraattoorryy SScchhooooll. The event received wide media cover-age locally. On August 25, CTK opened its doors in its tempo-rary location at the former St. Martin de Porres School whilethe permanent building, which will share a campus withCChhiiccaaggoo JJeessuuiitt AAccaaddeemmyy, is constructed for fall 2009.

� FFrr.. EErriicc KKnnaapppp, pastor of SStt.. XXaavviieerr CChhuurrcchh in Cincin-nati, has been named one of the "Forty under 40" for 2008 bythe Cincinnati Business Courier. The Forty Under 40program was started in 1995 to identify and recognize theTri-State's up-and-coming business, community andeconomic leaders. Since then, over 400 local individuals havebecome a Forty under 40 alumnus and have been recognizedfor their business accomplishments and their contributionsto the community.

� FFrr.. MMyylleess SShheeeehhaann, MD, is participating in a new servicefrom the Catholic Health Association that brings health careissues to life in the context of Gospel and church teachings.The initiative provides free homily assistance for parishpriests and ministry leaders to coincide with the liturgy forfive selected Sundays and feast days through November2008.

� FFrr.. JJiimm HHaassssee, an artist and founding member of theCCllaavveerr JJeessuuiitt CCoommmmuunniittyy, received the 2008 Keep theDream Alive Award for his work with the African-Americancommunity in Cincinnati. For more than 40 years he hasministered in African-American parishes in Chicago, Detroit,Columbus and Cincinnati. His paintings have been featuredlocal and national exhibits and have been the focus of articlesin the Xavier University Magazine and the ColumbusDispatch.

� FFrrss.. MMaarrkk AAnnddrreewwss,, RRaayy BBaauummhhaarrtt,, JJooee BBrreennnnaann,,MMiicchhaaeell CCoonnlleeyy,, BBiillll CCrreeeedd,, PPaauull FFaauullssttiicchh (DEL),, BBoobbFFllaacckk,, RRiicchhaarrdd JJaarraaiinn (KHM),, RRiicckk MMccGGuurrnn,, SSeeaannOO’’SSuulllliivvaann and BBoobb SSeeaarrss are serving as spiritual reflectorsfor the 45 members of the Chicago chapter of the IIggnnaattiiaannVVoolluunntteeeerr CCoorrppss, directed by George Sullivan.

� FFrrss.. RRiicchhaarrdd BBoollllmmaann,, JJiimm HHaassssee,, LLoouuiiss LLiippppss,, MMiicchhaaeellBBrroopphhyy, and JJooee FFoollzzeennllooggeenn are serving as spiritual reflec-tors for the dozen members of the Cincinnati chapter of theIIggnnaattiiaann VVoolluunntteeeerr CCoorrppss, directed by Sam Schloemer.

� FFrrss.. JJoohhnn SSiimmaa (PER) and LLeeoo CCaacchhaatt (NEP) presided atMission Appeal Weekends at parishes in the Archdiocese ofChicago and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati this summer.They drew good crowds and enjoyed sharing theirexperiences in Peru and Nepal.

-- Jeremy Langford

� FFrrss.. DDoonn PPeettkkaasshh,, DDaavvee MMaassttrraannggeelloo,, BBrriiaann LLeehhaannee,,LLaarrrryy OObbeerr, and BBiillll OOuullvveeyy (MIS) went on pilgrimage tothe Ignatian sites in Spain and Rome this summer with 35teachers, spouses, administrators and office personnelfrom Detroit province high schools. Larry Ober providedexcellent background information for the group aboutIgnatius and the various sites the group visited. The groupmet Fr. General Adolfo Nicolás and was able to have theirphoto taken with him.

� Thirteen Chicago and Detroit province Jesuits workedfor a week at VViillllaa MMaarrqquueettttee in Omena, Michigan, clean-ing, repairing, and painting various parts of the villa. Theintrepid work crew included: RRiicchhaarrdd BBeeeebbee,, JJiimm CCoolllliinnss,,MMaatttt DDuunncchh,, AAnnddii HHllaabbssee,, RRiicckk MMiillllbboouurrnn (CHG),, JJoohhnnMMoorriiccoonnii,, BBiillll MMuurrpphhyy,, HHuunngg NNgguuyyeenn (CHG), CCyyrriill PPiinn--cchhaakk,, JJiimm RRiioorrddaann,, EErriicc SSuunnddrruupp,, CChhrriiss WWaaggnneerr, andDDeenniiss WWeebbeerr. BBrreett SSttoocckkddaallee, a New England provinceJesuit, not only worked with us, but made an ambo for thechapel.

� MMaatttt DDuunncchh (CHG), HHuunngg NNgguuyyeenn (CHG), CCyyrriill PPiinn--cchhaakk and CChhrriiss WWaaggnneerr (CHG) pronounced their firstvows on August 16, 2008 in the student chapel at the UUnnii--vveerrssiittyy ooff DDeettrrooiitt JJeessuuiitt HHiigghh SScchhooooll. Matt, Hung, andCyril are now in the First Studies program at Loyola inChicago, and Chris is at Fordham.

� RRoobbeerrtt CCaarrllttoonn (CHG), SSeeaann MMaaccLLeennnnaann, RRyyaann MMaass--tteerrssoonn (CHG), BBrryyaann NNoorrttoonn (DET), JJaammeess SSaanndd (CHG),JJoohhnn SSiimmmmoonnss,, and MMaatttthheeww SSppoottttss (CHG) entered LLooyy--oollaa HHoouussee (the Chicago and Detroit Provinces novitiate) onAugust 23, 2008. All of the entrants attended at least oneJesuit school: four attended both a Jesuit high school and aJesuit university; two attended a Jesuit high school and anon-Jesuit university; and one attended only a Jesuit Uni-versity.

� Chicago and Detroit now are “sharing” two provincialassistants. FFrr.. RRaayy GGuuiiaaoo is now the bi-province formationassistant and FFrr.. JJiimm SSeerrrriicckk is the bi-province pastoraland retreat ministries assistant.

� The provincials of the Chicago, Detroit, and Wisconsinprovinces have created a commission to explore the issuesneeded to be addressed regarding the creation of a tri-province novitiate. The commission includes the followingJesuits: FFrraanncciiss DDaallyy (CHG), RRoobbeerrtt FFiittzzggeerraalldd (WIS),HHoowwaarrdd GGrraayy,, PPaauull HHaarrmmaann (NEN), BBrriiaann LLeehhaannee,,TThheeooddoorree MMuunnzz (CHG), and MMiicchhaaeell WWiillmmoott (WIS).Their initial meeting was September 5, 2008, at LLooyyoollaaAAccaaddeemmyy, Wilmette, IL.

-- John Moriconi SJ

� LLooyyoollaa VViillllaa in central Wisconsin hosted 75 Jesuits forits St. Ignatius Day celebrations. Many of the cheerfulabundance lingered in WWaauuppaaccaa leisure for, days later, theannual Chief Waupaca paddle-boat tour of the Chain-of-Lakes just below the villa’s prominent lakeside bluff.

� From that bluff, FFrr.. RRoobb KKrroollll of the DDeemmoonnttrreevviilllleeJJeessuuiitt RReettrreeaatt staff of the Twin Cities dethroned MMrr.. LLuukkeeHHaannsseenn of the LLooyyoollaa UUnniivveerrssiittyy CChhiiccaaggoo philosophateand, in doctoral studies at Notre Dame, FFrr.. JJoohhnn TThhiieeddee oftheir previous victories in the St. Ignatius Day golf long-shot competition over Rainbow Lake. The novices werealso victorious. Not only were MMeessssrrss.. JJaaccoobb BBooddddiicckkeerr,,RR..JJ.. FFiicchhttiinnggeerr,, BBrraadd HHeelldd,, TToonnyy LLuussvvaarrddii,, JJooee SSiimmmmoonnss,,BBrriiaann TTaabbeerr, and SStteepphheenn WWoollffee excited about professingvows days later, they and their other novice classmates wonthe always anticipated Novices vs. The World baseball game.Chicago for Fichtinger, Lusvardi, and Simmons, St. Louis forBoddicker and Taber, and New York for Held and Wolfe, theygo to first studies confidently.

� As the novices returned to St. Paul and their new superi-or, FFrr.. CChhrriiss MMaannaahhaann, for the vow retreat and ceremony,villa, per usual, closed. Kind of. FFrr.. JJoohhnn PPaauull, formationdirector, and men ordained to the priesthood in the pastthree years, FFrrss.. CCaasseeyy BBeeaauummiieerr,, MMaarrkk CCaarrrr,, CChhrriissCCoolllliinnss,, DDaanniieell HHeennddrriicckkssoonn, and TTiimm MMaannaatttt, gatheredon its veranda for a series of morning and afternoon con-versations. FFrrss.. KKeenntt BBeeaauussoolleeiill (CHG), JJiimm CCoolllliinnss(CHG), MMiikkee CCoonnlleeyy (CHG), and MMiikkee RRoossiinnsskkii (CDA)joined them in discussing the various joys and challenges oftheir diverse apostolates in parishes, high schools, and doc-toral programs as young Jesuit priests. Three were readyfor new assignments. Carr and Jim Collins looked forwardto tertianship in, respectively, the Dublin and Weston-in-the-Woods programs. Chris Collins was on his way to theBBoossttoonn CCoolllleeggee theologate to begin a doctorate. Afternoonand evening pontoon rides filled free-time, including a pro-longed docking at Wheel House pizza.

� At Wheel House, the Wisconsin men wondered aboutnew regency assignments. MMeessssrrss.. BBeenn BBoocchheerr,, PP..JJ.. SShheell--ttoonn, and NNaatthhaann WWeennddtt were missioned two to Milwaukeeand one to Minneapolis. On Miwaukee’s southside, Bocherwill work at NNaattiivviittyy JJeessuuiitt MMiiddddllee SScchhooooll while, twentyblocks up, Shelton is to labor for MMaarrqquueettttee UUnniivveerrssiittyyHHiigghh SScchhooooll.. Wendt becomes the first regent of the newlyestablished CCrriissttoo RReeyy HHiigghh SScchhooooll in Minneapolis.

-- Daniel Hendrickson SJ

Chicago WisconsinDetroit

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Jesuit Life

� The Maryland Province moved its offices in Augustfrom the SStt.. CCllaauuddee LLaaCCoolloommbbiieerree RReessiiddeennccee inBaltimore to offices a little farther north in Towson. Thenew address is 8600 LaSalle Road, Suite 620, Towson, MD21286. The main phone number is 443-921-1310.

� Six men from the Maryland Province entered the JesuitNovitiate of St. Andrew Hall, Syracuse, N.Y., in August.The novices are KKiirrkk DD.. BBooyyllee, of Dallas Texas; KKeevviinn CC..HHuugghheess, a St. Joseph’s Prep grad from Cherry Hill, N.J.;BBrriiaann GG.. KKoonnzzmmaann, a graduate of SSccrraannttoonn PPrreepp andSSccrraannttoonn UUnniivveerrssiittyy from Carbondale, Pa., VViinncceenntt JJ..MMaarrcchhiioonnnnii IIIIII, a graduate of SStt.. JJoosseepphh’’ss PPrreepp andSSaaiinntt JJoosseepphh’’ss UUnniivveerrssiittyy from Rosemont, Pa.; RRiicchhaarrddHH.. NNiicchhoollss IIIIII, a graduate of LLooyyoollaa BBllaakkeeffiieelldd and theCCooll lleeggee ooff HHoollyy CCrroossss in Worcester, Mass.; and TTiimmootthhyyWW.. OO’’BBrriieenn, a graduate of the CCoolllleeggee ooff tthhee HHoollyy CCrroossssfrom King of Prussia, Pa., and a parishioner at HHoollyy TTrriinnii--ttyy PPaarriisshh in Washington, D.C.

� FFrr.. MMiicchhaaeell LLyynncchh has received an assignment to jointhe staff of the Hong Kong Workers’ Health Center, a Chi-nese NGO based in Hong Kong. Fr. Lynch has recentlycompleted his MSW. His work will involve the mentalhealth care of injured laborers in Hong Kong, training ofsocial workers and counselors in Guangdong Province andassisting in efforts to help victims of the Sichuanearthquake.

� SSccrraannttoonn PPrreepp honored FFrr.. WWiilllliiaamm JJ.. MMccGGrraatthh andBBrr.. JJaammeess CC.. LLeemmoonn during commencement in June. Fr.McGrath received the Ignatian Award, the school’s highesthonor. He completed 50 years in the classroom, makinghim the longest-serving Jesuit faculty member in theschool’s history. Br. Lemon received the Ad Altiora medal,recognizing his 20 years of service.

� FFrr.. JJoohhnn CCoonnlleeyy has seen several of his own plays cometo life recently on stages in Illinois, Texas and Leeds, Eng-land. In addition of the plays, “Five,” was named SecondBest Play at a play competition sponsored by Irish Fest atthe Irish-American National Center in Chicago in July.

� FFrr.. JJaammeess SScchhaallll received the Dorothy Brown Awardfor teaching excellence at GGeeoorrggeettoowwnn UUnniivveerrssiittyy.Students elect the honoree each year. Fr. Schall has been amember of the Department of Government since 1978.

� FFrr.. EErriicc ZZiimmmmeerr has gone to Rome from GGeeoorrggeettoowwnnUUnniivveerrssiittyy to take a position with the Congregation onCatholic Education that handles issues involving Catholicuniversities of the English-speaking world.

-- Mary Tilghman

� FFrr.. KKeevviinn OO’’CCoonnnneellll has been sighted on TV in differentcountries over the past few months. In April, he was on Jor-danian Arabic evening news celebrating Easter Mass for hisparish and on Philippine TV celebrating a Lenten Mass forFilipinos and being interviewed during an investigativereport on the difficult situation of Filipina workers in Jor-dan. In May, O’Connell appeared on the Filipino ANC chan-nel celebrating Mass in Tagalog for a group of Filipinas in ahostel operated by the Philippine Overseas Labor Organiza-tion under embassy protection.

� In June, FFrr.. BBiillll BBaarrrryy gave two talks as part of the daysof preparation for those who would make the annual 30-dayretreat at the JJeessuuiitt RReettrreeaatt CCeenntteerr (formerly known as ElRetiro San Iñigo) in Los Altos, CA. From California he trav-eled to the MMaannrreessaa CCeenntteerr ooff SSppiirriittuuaalliittyy in Changhua,Taiwan, to give a workshop on training spiritual directors,and then led the China province retreat. From Taiwan, hetraveled to Hong Kong to spend a day with spiritual direc-tors and give a workshop entitled “God Wants Your Friend-ship” at the Canossian Spirituality Centre.

� On May 23, FFrr.. PPhhiilliipp PPuussaatteerrii, pastor of SSttss.. PPeetteerraanndd PPaauull CChhuurrcchh, attended the opening of the new HospiceSoutheastern Connecticut in Norwich, Conn. The hospicesits on land donated by the parish and is the result of twoyears of planning and collaborating between the parish, thediocese and the city.

� In June, FFrr.. JJaacckk HHaannwweellll, President of FFaaiirrffiieelldd PPrreepp,brought the Prep Glee Club and Orchestra to China for aweek to perform at a number of venues prior to the start ofthe 2008 Olympics.

� FFrr.. JJeeffff vvoonn AArrxx (NYK), President of FFaaiirrffiieelldd UUnniivveerr--ssiittyy and FFrrss.. JJiimm MMaayyzziikk and MMaarrkk SSccaalleessee joinedFairfield University students at World Youth Day inSydney, Australia. Prior to traveling to Australia, most ofthe Fairfield group spent a week in Manila, the Philippines,working in service projects arranged by the AustralianProvince of Jesuits.

� The media program at FFaaiirrffiieelldd UUnniivveerrssiittyy, under theleadership of FFrr.. JJiimm MMaayyzziikk won five VideographerAwards for “Escort, Escort,” a short film about the powerfuljourney of the human soul, and “St. Ignatius Rap," a musicvideo in which the main character is St. Ignatius of Loyola.

� For the twelfth summer in a row, FFrr.. BBoobb LLeevveennss ofFFaaiirrffiieelldd PPrreepp, assisted by FFrr.. JJoohhnn MMuurrrraayy gave a seven-day directed retreat to New England bishops at the MarieJoseph Spiritual Center in Biddeford Pool, ME. Levens thenhelped to give the Arrupe Experience Retreat for Jesuitscholastics at the SSaaccrreedd HHeeaarrtt JJeessuuiitt RReettrreeaatt HHoouussee inSedalia, CO.

-- Alice Poltorick

� FFrr.. JJoosseepphh PPaarrkkeess has been appointed chairman of theNew York City Campaign Finance Board by Mayor MichaelBloomberg. The board’s mission is to reduce corruption inNew York City elections by, among other initiatives,matching candidates’ fund-raising monies with publicfunds and by providing voter education. Joe, a former NewYork provincial and president of SStt.. PPeetteerr’’ss PPrreepp andFFoorrddhhaamm PPrreepp, is currently serving as president of CCrriissttooRReeyy HHiigghh SScchhooooll in East Harlem.

� AAvveerryy CCaarrddiinnaall DDuull lleess celebrated his ninetieth birth-day at a Mass and outdoor reception at FFoorrddhhaamm UUnniivveerr--ssiittyy. EEddwwaarrdd CCaarrddiinnaall EEggaann, the archbishop of New York,was among the hundreds present honoring CardinalDulles.

� FFrr.. HHeennrryy ZZeennoorriinnii , now in his 88th year, continues toastonish everyone at XXaavviieerr, many of whom are severaldecades younger, with his energy and spirit. He continuesto work each day as Treasurer, managing many complicat-ed tasks. He has a number of commitments to celebrateliturgy, and is well known to all of us as a superb preacherat Community masses.

� FFrr.. RRiicchhaarrdd ZZaannoonnii, at the end of his over twenty yearsof teaching at CCaanniissiiuuss HHiigghh SScchhooooll was given the JamesRuddick, S.J. Renaissance Award for Excellence by theNativity/Miguel Middle School of Buffalo. The award rec-ognizes Fr. Zanoni for his outstanding contribution as apriest and teacher to several generations of CHS studentsand as a dedicated supporter of the mission of the MiddleSchool. Rich has moved to Ciszek, Hall as assistant to therector.

� FFrr.. DDaanniieell GGaattttii was about ready to leave his positionas president of XXaavviieerr HHiigghh SScchhooooll when the Board ofTrustees learned that his successor, Mr. Frank Morrisonwas unable to take office because of health reasons. Dangenerously agreed to stay on until the Board could appointa successor. His well-earned sabbatical still awaits him!

� One reviewer had this to say about FFrr.. JJoohhnn GGeerrhhaarrdd’sbook The Miraculous Parallelisms of John: “What does anonagenarian have to say about the Fourth Gospel thathasn’t been said before? Quite a bit actually. ... The book isfully in line with the spirit of Plato’s remark in the Phae-drus that ‘Every discourse must be organized like a livingbeing, with a body of its own, as it were, so as not to beheadless or footless’. It’s a great learning workbook forbeginning readers ready to sharpen their lenses.” What awonderful tribute to a Jesuit who means so much to somany!

-- Louis T. Garaventa SJ

-- Kenneth J. Boller SJ

Maryland New YorkNew England

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� In a carefully orchestrated three-way switch, FFrr.. RRiicchhBBuuhhlleerr was installed as pastor of SStt.. FFrraanncciiss XXaavviieerr ((CCooll--lleeggee)) CChhuurrcchh in St. Louis on August 17. FFrr.. JJiimm BBuurrsshheekkwas then called upon to fill the role of director of WWhhiitteeHHoouussee RReettrreeaatt, and FFrr.. DDaavvee SSuuwwaallsskkyy is now discoveringthe duties, rights and privileges attached to being provincetreasurer.

� TTiimmootthhyy KKiieerraass,, SStteepphheenn KKrraammeerr and WWiinnssttoonn MMiinnaawere among the thirteen men who pronounced their fistvows in St. Paul, Minnesota, on August 16. Each headed offto a different city to begin his studies. Kieras begins hisFirst Studies at FFoorrddhhaamm, Kramer at SSaaiinntt LLoouuiiss UUnniivveerr--ssiittyy and Mina at LLooyyoollaa ooff CChhiiccaaggoo.

� A life-size, bronze statue of Pedro Arrupe was commis-sioned by FFrr.. SStteevvee PPllaannnniinngg to adorn the entrance of theCCrriissttoo RReeyy SScchhooooll in Denver named for Fr. Arrupe. Thestatue, sculpted by New Jersey artist Brian P. Hanlon, wasblessed by FFrr.. LLeeoo WWeebbeer when it was unveiled at theschool’s graduation ceremony.

� FFrr.. MMaarrccoo TTuulliioo GGoommeezz, a newly ordained priest, andMMrr.. JJoossee AAnnttoonniioo RRuubbiioo, a first-year regent, have joinedthe faculty at AArrrruuppee JJeessuuiitt HHiigghh SScchhooooll iinn DDeennvveerr. Bothare from the Central America province and have come toteach as part of the twinning agreement between the twoprovinces. CChhrriiss SScchhrrooeeddeerr joins them as he, too, beginshis regency at the school. Across town, MMrr.. DDoonngg VVoo hasbegun his regency teaching in the Girls Division at RegisHigh School.

� Ten members of the 2008 Class from the RReeggiiss HHiigghhSScchhooooll BBooyyss DDiivviissiioonn in Denver worked throughout thesummer to complete a contemporary rendering of DaVin-ci’s Last Supper. In the mural, which adorns a wall outsidethe school chapel, the students replaced DaVinci’s depic-tion of the apostles with literary and historical figures whohad influenced their educational experience. FFrr.. TToomm VVaallii--qquueettttee, who died unexpectedly in July, is included in thepainting as tribute to his work at the school over the lastnine years

� BBeellllaarrmmiinnee HHoouussee welcomed seven new scholastics toits community as a new academic year began. Twenty-seven scholastics in First Studies make up the majority ofthe community and come from eight of the ten USprovinces. To accommodate the larger numbers, theprovince has purchased two houses next to three of thebuildings currently used by the formation community. Thehouses are being renovated and will be available for occu-pancy in the fall of 2009.

-- Mike Harter SJ

� In his work at the JJeessuuiitt SSoocciiaall RReesseeaarrcchh IInnssttiittuuttee,, FFrr..TToomm GGrreeeennee initiated two immigration projects for LLooyyoollaaUUnniivveerrssiittyy. In July, Fr. Greene and two attorneys from theimmigration law clinic provided workshops on U.S. immi-gration law and policy for the Universidad Rafael Landivarin Guatemala. In August he partnered with Tulane Univer-sity by leading a migration experience for graduatestudents in Latin American Studies. The three-week triptraced the route of Central American immigrants fromGuatemala to El Paso. The students will be presenting theirresearch at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Sci-ence Association, to be held in New Orleans in January, 2009.

� FFrr.. BBiillll FFaarrggee of LLooyyoollaa UUnniivveerrssiittyy presented a papertitled “Satire as Political Dissent in Earl Modern Japan” atthe annual conference of the Association for Japanese Liter-ary Studies, held at the University of British Columbia inVancouver.

� FFrr.. JJeerrrryy FFaaggiinn of the LLooyyoollaa IInnssttiittuuttee ffoorr MMiinniissttrryy leda pilgrimage to the “Home and Heart of Ignatius” to cele-brate the fortieth anniversary of the institute. Twenty-onepilgrims relived the early years of Ignatius’ conversion andthe birth of the Spiritual Exercises.

� At the Grand Coteau, Louisiana, novitiate, on the Solem-nity of the Assumption, FFrr.. PPrroovviinncciiaall MMaarrkk LLeewwiissreceived the final vows of FFrr.. MMaarrkk TThhiibbooddeeaauuxx, newlyappointed novice director, and the vows of scholastics PPaauullFFrreeddeerriicckk, who will next year be at LLooyyoollaa ooff CChhiiccaaggoo, alongwith SStteepphheenn PPiittttss; MMaarrccuuss FFrryyeerr, who will be at SStt.. LLoouuiissUUnniivveerrssiittyy; and JJoohhnn HHoouugghh, who will be at FFoorrddhhaamm.

� As for former provincial FFrr.. FFrreedd KKaammmmeerr, he began hissabbatical at one of his favorite places, the province villa atPerdido Bay, Alabama.

� The day before the eight novices (four in each year) werescheduled to travel to New Orleans for the annual LaborDay picnic at IIggnnaattiiuuss RReessiiddeennccee, the picnic came to them.Almost all the Jesuits of the Crescent City, including theretirement community of Ignatius Residence, evacuated toGrand Coteau. Following the New Orleans Jesuits cameHurricane Gustav itself, which passed over the enlargedJesuit community without doing too much damage, exceptfor decapitating the outdoor statue of the Little Flower.Back in New Orleans, Holy Name of Jesus Church sustainedslight damage to its bell tower.

� The superintendent of schools of the Archdiocese ofGalveston-Houston and FFrr.. TT..JJ.. MMaarrttiinneezz, president ofJJeessuuiitt CCrriissttoo RReeyy HHiigghh SScchhooooll ooff HHoouussttoonn, jointlyannounced an agreement that the Cristo Rey School willpurchase from the archdiocese a property occupied by aCatholic high school. Cristo Rey is set to open in the sum-mer of 2009.

-- Donald Hawkins SJ

Missouri New OrleansNew England Province of the Society of Jesus

http://www.sjnen.org

In designing the new online presence, the New EnglandProvince of the Society of Jesus sought to capture theessence of Ignatian spirituality and to build a NetCom-munity for friends and benefactors who want to stay con-nected with and support the Jesuit mission. The new siteprovides easy-to-use navigation to access informationabout the Jesuit mission and the many ministries of theJesuits in the Province learn ways to become involved,and register for province communications, for programsand events.

Web Resources

Praying with Refugees

http://www.jrsusa.org/support_praying_refugees.php

A new monthly feature of the JRS/USA website, Prayingwith Refugees invites people to join in prayer and reflec-tion on the plight of refugees in our world. The vision ofthe Jesuit Refugee Service is based on the gospel and onthe priorities for service enunciated by St. Ignatius Loy-ola, the founder of the Jesuits: attend to the greater needs,seek the more universal good and go where there is lackof other for service. This gospel vision is strengthened byprayer with and for refugees.

Apostleship of Prayer

http://apostleshipofprayer.org/

The mission of the Apostleship of Prayer is to encourageChristians to make a daily offering of themselves to theLord for the coming of God’s Kingdom and for the HolyFather’s monthly intentions. This habit of prayer devel-ops a Eucharistic spirituality of solidarity with the Bodyof Christ and loving service to others. Nourishing this loveis the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Jesuit Life

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Br. Manual ‘Manny’ F. Cabral SJ(NOR), 75, died on July 22, 2008 inEl Paso, Texas. He was a Jesuit for55 years. Born in El Paso, Texas, heentered the Society at St. CharlesCollege in Grand Coteau, La. in 1952and took his final vows in 1965.

Fr. Lucius F. Cervantes SJ (MIS), 94,died on July 3, 2008 at the FuszPavillion in St. Louis, Mo. He was aJesuit for 75 years and a priest for64 years. Born in St. Louis, Mo., heentered the Society at St. StanislausSeminary in Flourissant, Mo. in1933, was ordained in 1946 andtook his final vows in 1951.

Fr. Herbert “Bert” K. Conner SJ(NOR), 78, died on August 30, 2008at St. Mary Magdalene Parish inSimpsonville, S.C. He was a Jesuitfor 75 years and a priest for 62years. Born in Augusta, Ga., heentered the Society of Jesus at St.Charles College in Grand Coteau,La. in 1948, was ordained in 1961and took his final vows in 1965.

Fr. John C. Futrell SJ (MIS), 81, diedon September 6, 2008 at the FuszPavillion in St. Louis, Mo. He was aJesuit for 65 years and a priest for50 years. Born in Oklahoma City,Okla., he entered the Society atFlorissant, Mo. in 1945, wasordained in 1958 and took his finalvows in 1962.

Br. James A. Horan SJ (MAR), 76,died on Aug. 29, 2008 at the Uni-versity of Maryland Medical Cen-ter in Baltimore, Md. He was aJesuit for 53 years. Born inPhiladelphia, Pa., he entered theSociety in 1955 and took his finalvows in 1965.

Fr. Robert J. Kelly SJ (KOR), 87, diedAugust 16, 2008 at the St. CamillusJesuit Community in Wauwatosa,Wis. He was a Jesuit for 67 yearsand a priest for 56 years. Born inValle City, N.D., he entered theSociety at St. Stanislaus Seminaryin Flourissant, Mo. in 1941, wasordained in 1952, took his finalvows in 1956 and was transcribedto the Korean Region in 1986.

Br. Lee A. McNamee SJ (WIS), 82,died on July 23, 2008 inWauwatosa, WI. He was a Jesuit for64 years. Born in Fort Crook, Neb.,he entered the Society at St. Stanis-laus Seminary in Flourissant, Mo.in 1944 and took his final vows in1956.

Fr. John J. Mullen SJ (NEN), 77,died on July 4, 2008 at the Campi-on Center in Weston, Mass. He wasa Jesuit for 59 years and a priest for46 years. Born in Providence, R.I.,he entered the Society at Shadow-brook in 1949 and took his finalvows in 1962.

Fr. Leo Quinlan SJ (NEN), 92,died on July 10, 2008 at the Cam-pion Center in Weston, Mass. Hewas a Jesuit for 75 years and apriest for 63 years. He entered theSociety at Shadowbrook inLenox, Mass. in 1933, wasordained in 1945 and took hisfinal vows in 1977.

Fr. Thomas M. Valiquette SJ(MIS), 75, died on July 20, 2008at Regis Jesuit High School Com-munity in Denver, Colo. He was aJesuit for 57 years and a priest for44 years. Born in Rock Island, Ill.,he entered the Society at Floris-sant, Mo. in 1952 and took hisfinal vows in 1974.

Fr. Francis K. “Jerry” Wallace SJ(MIS), 92, died July 26, 2008 at theMetropolitan Hospital in Man-agua, Nicaragua. He was a Jesuitfor 75 years and a priest for 62years. Born in Bartlesville, Okla.,he entered the Society at St.Stanislaus Seminary in Flouris-sant, Mo. 1933, was ordained in1946 and took his final vows in1949.

We invite you to celebrate the lives ofthese recently departed Jesuits. Toread their complete obituaries, pleasevisit http://www.jesuit.org/obits.

I am the resurrectionSaints of God, come to their aid!Hasten to meet them, angels of the Lord!Receive their souls and present them to God the Most High.May Christ, who called you, take you to himself;may angels lead you to the bosom of Abraham.

--Rite of Christian Funerals

National Jesuit News � November 2008 17

The Jesuit Secondary Education Associ-ation mourns the deaths of two great vision-aries who helped guide and shape theassociation from its initial formation into avibrant, fully functioning organization ofJesuit high schools. Fr. Vincent Duminuco(NYK), the second president of JSEA, diedon Saturday, Sept. 6 and Fr. Joseph O’Connell

(MAR), who led theassociation for nineyears from 1995 to2004, passed awayon Thursday, Sept.25 after battlingpancreatic cancer.During each of theirrespective years aspresidents of JSEA,both Jesuits workedtirelessly to helpschools gain a deep-er understanding of

their Ignatian roots through numerous pub-lications, projects and workshops.

During Duminuco’s tenure as presidentfrom 1977 to 1986, JSEA advanced theschools’ understanding of the ministry ofJesuit secondary education by developing theColloquium on the Ministry of Teaching. Inconjunction with the Commission on

Research and Development, JSEA began andcompleted its Curriculum ImprovementProcess (CIP) with its Profile of the Gradu-ate at Graduation, now a seminal documentfor Jesuit secondary education. As a mem-ber of the International Commission on theApostolate of Jesuit Education, Duminucoplayed an important role in creation of theCharacteristics of Jesuit Education. Dumin-uco also promoted the ministry of Catholiceducation through his many years of dedi-cated service to the National Catholic Edu-cation Association.

After his leadership of JSEA, Duminucobecame the Secretary for Education for theSociety of Jesus in Rome from 1986 to 1996.During his secretariat, he oversaw the cre-ation and publication of Ignatian Pedagogy:A Practical Approach. Duminuco also inau-gurated the International Jesuit EducationLeadership Project to train lay men andwomen to become administrators in Jesuitschools throughout the world. Serving as theeyes and ears of Father General, he wasinstrumental in helping new Jesuit schoolsbegin and grow particularly in EasternEurope.

“Vin was first and foremost an expertJesuit educator who contributed significant-ly to the renewed and revitalized mission of

Jesuit secondary education not only here inthe United States but also worldwide, whilealways being a strong proponent of theimportance of Catholic education as a sig-nificant ministry of the Church,” said Fr.Charlie Beirne (NYK), visiting professor inthe Graduate School of Education at Ford-ham and consultant to the Jesuits of Africaon higher education.

Before serving as president of JSEA from1995 to 2004, O’Connell had worked manyyears as an organizational and managerialconsultant to many religious orders. Duringhis nine years of distinguished presidentialleadership of JSEA, O’Connell researched andwrote extensively about Jesuit education.Some of his more significant contributionsincluded Ignatian Leadership in JesuitSchools, the Administrative Leadership Pro-file Survey (ALPS), Profile of the IgnatianEducator, Companions in the Ministry ofTeaching and the Ignatian Educator’s Prayer.

O’Connell orchestrated a think tank inAugust 2000 – 2020 Vision: An Ignatian Exa-men of Jesuit Education for the 21st Century– which led to a practical workbook for Jesuitschools to address educational and forma-tional challenges in an ever-changing soci-ety and world. Under O’Connell’s leadership,JSEA began the Seminars in Ignatian Lead-

ership, expanded the number of JSEA Con-ferences, revised the Student Profile Survey,created the Ignatian School Identity Surveyand expanded school consultation services.

“Joe was truly a visionary leader, whocontinually asked and answered the ques-tion of “What would it be like if…?” said Fr.Ralph Metts (MAR), current president of theassociation. “JSEA would not be the strongassociation of Jesuit schools today if it werenot for the always future visioning of JoeO’Connell.”

After serving as president of JSEA,O’Connell became the Secretary for Sec-ondary and Pre-Secondary Education for theJesuit Conference of the Society of Jesus inthe United States. In this role, he continuedworking with Jesuit schools and was a promi-nent contributor at JSEA national meetings.O’Connell served as mentor, guide, support-er and friend to many colleagues in Jesuiteducation whom he brought together to sharea passion for educating and forming youngpeople of competence, compassion and con-science.

JSEA salutes its visionary Ignatian lead-ers Duminuco and O’Connell - compassion-ate priests, dutiful friends and alwayscompanions of Jesus.

Two Leaders in Jesuit Secondary Education Leave anEnduring Legacy

Joseph O’Connell SJ

The Jesuit Conference of the UnitedStates joins the School of Theology and Min-istry at Boston College in mourning the lossof Fr. Robert E. Manning (NEN), a respect-

ed Jesuit adminis-trator and theformer president ofthe Weston JesuitSchool of Theologyand provincial of theNew EnglandProvince of the Soci-ety of Jesus. Man-ning died October 6,2008 of prostatecancer at CampionCenter in Weston,Mass. at the age of

71.Manning entered the Society of Jesus at

Shadowbrook, the Jesuit novitiate in Lennox,Mass., at the age of 16. He volunteered for theJesuit missions and was assigned to Iraq,where American Jesuits had been operatingBaghdad College and Al Hikma University

in Baghdad since 1932. While there, helearned Arabic, studied the Koran and didhis master’s thesis on the philosopher Avi-cenna. In 1964, he participated in Pope PaulVI’s historic visit to Jerusalem where, fellowJesuits say, he was touched by the sight ofMuslims, Christians and Jews living togeth-er in peace. He remained in Baghdad afterthe Baathist coup of 1963, returning to theUnited States in 1964 to study and work atWeston College.

In 1968, Manning enrolled in the NewTestament doctoral program at PrincetonTheological Seminary - the first Catholic, thefirst priest and the first Jesuit to do so.According to his friend and successor atWeston Jesuit, Fr. Richard Clifford (NEN), hisincreasing involvement in the anti-war move-ment and interest in the ministry of highereducation let him to accept the invitation ofFr. John Brooks (NEN), the new president ofthe College of the Holy Cross in Worcester,Mass., to become chaplain and teach theol-ogy.

In 1985, Manning was named provincial

of the New England Province of the Societyof Jesus, which at that time numbered 720men. After six years as provincial, he wasnamed rector of the Jesuit School of Theol-ogy in Berkeley, Calif., where he served from1991 to 1996, before being named Presidentof Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cam-bridge, Mass. Recently, his work with theSeminary Division of the National CatholicEducation Association as part of the com-mittee for the United States Conference ofCatholic Bishops that revised the Programof Priestly Formation in 2005 made a sig-nificant contribution to the wider Church.

“During his tenure as president of theWeston Jesuit School of Theology, Bob wasinstrumental in the re-affiliation of Westonwith Boston College,” said Fr. ThomasSmolich (CFN), president of the Jesuit Con-ference of the United States. “It was Bob’svision that allowed the re-affiliation to beundertaken and his visionary spirit is evi-dent in the new School of Theology and Min-istry at Boston College.” The re-affiliation ofWeston with Boston College combined WJST,

Boston College’s Institute of Religious Edu-cation and Pastoral Ministry and the onlineprograms of the Church in the 21st Centuryinitiative into the new School of Theologyand Ministry at Boston College. The schoolopened on the Brighton Campus of BostonCollege this summer.

In February 2007, Manning was diag-nosed with prostate cancer, which forced himto resign as president in August of that year.

“A warm hearted and deeply affection-ate man, Bob knew how to encourage peo-ple and let them know how special theywere,” said Clifford. “Though in great painduring the 18 months of his illness, he spentmuch of the day phoning and emailing hisfriends and former students, and there wasplenty of laughter in the exchange.”

Fr. Bradley Schaeffer (CHG), rector of theWeston Jesuit Community, said, “From thebeginning of his illness, Bob told me that hewanted to die as a good Jesuit should, withhis eyes set on the Lord. He has done that;he has completed his journey of faith withincredible grace and fidelity.”

Jesuits Remember President of Weston Jesuit School ofTheology

Robert E. Manning SJ

18 National Jesuit News � November 2008

By Raymond Bucko SJ

As a fourth year theologian, I told myprovincial that I wanted to study overseas.

He was graciousenough to let mecross Lake Erie fromNew York to Canada.While that was notthe sea I had intend-ed to cross, I didwant to attend RegisCollege, specificallyto study with Fr. CarlStarkloff (MIS). Iarrived in Torontoduring the summerbefore my last year of

theology to work with urban Natives at St.Anne’s Parish and to begin studies with Carlin the fall. This was the beginning of a life-long scholarly and personal friendship that Icherish to this day.

Carl was an intellectual giant, thinkingdeeply and writing profoundly about the his-tory of missions, the role of the Native Chris-tians in the Church and their relationship tothe Church, inculturation and syncretismand the importance of a respectful, well-

defined and theologically and culturallysound, contemporary mission practice. Hebrought to theology a deep relationship withGod, with the Church and with many Nativepeople. He drew from a long relationship withthe people of Wind River to inform his the-ology and his way of proceeding. He was asuperb teacher because he was always a will-ing learner. An anthropologist colleague whoalso worked with the Arapaho spoke of theirhigh regard for Carl on the Wind River reser-vation. Then there was his work at the Nativeretreat house and training center at Ander-son Lake, in Canada, while he was also teach-ing at Regis. He related to Native people indirect and unassuming ways, despite hisscholarly expertise.

Carl lived through many changes in theChurch and in Indian country. He embracedand encouraged us to dialogue and to learnfrom the people to whom we were sent toserve. He encouraged Native leadership inthe Church and the recognition of Nativeleaders, particularly spiritual leaders, in theirown communities. He was careful to raise indialogue important social and theologicalissues and to listen respectfully. He encour-aged Native people who brought their lan-guages into the Church and struggled with

them over the complex theological and cul-tural issues of translation, always treatingNative peoples as equal partners. So too inthe classroom, he had a deep respect for allhis students, listened to us carefully andencouraged us to excel. Carl Starkloff embod-ied in contemporary times the spiritual andpersonal graces of our centuries old missionto the Native peoples of North America.

The Lakota people, with whom I workand with whom Carl was also familiar, havea term for an ideal person – “ikceya wicasa”– an ordinary man. This expression refersto those who are great leaders, thinkers orspiritual people but who live simply andunassumingly. That was Carl. He loved justto visit people – a social duty that holds greatvalue in Indian communities. Active atTekakwitha Conferences and on the JesuitAdvisory Board on Interreligious and Rela-tions, he would listen carefully and share hisideas when he thought appropriate.

Carl Starkloff worked to bring consis-tency to the Jesuit apostolate to Native peo-ples. He also thought and wrote broadlyabout the history of missions and of missi-ological practice and theology. He was re-reading the Jesuit Relations, preparing towrite on the theology of these early Jesuits,

when God called him home. He was deeplyinterested in the work of Joseph-FrançoisLafitau SJ, one of the first comparative the-ologians and, some would say, the firstanthropologist. Carl was indeed similar tothis profound thinker. While Carl was nevertrained in anthropology he was an adeptobserver and, more importantly, a goodfriend and relative. While he skillfully crossedover into anthropology, I would usually beblundering past him, as an anthropologist,attempting to cross over, not always suc-cessfully, into theology. He was a good fam-ily member to the people on the Wind Riverreservation and they commemorated hispassing beautifully. He was a good colleagueto many in the fields of interreligious dia-logue and inculturation. He was a goodfriend and mentor to me. He remains amodel of what we should be about in ourministry; strong believers, deep thinkers andgood relatives to one another.

Raymond A. Bucko (NYK) teaches atCreighton University, where he is involved ina program for Native students and is a mem-ber of the Advisory Board on InterreligiousDialogue and Mission.

Carl Starkloff: A Remembrance of Modern Day Jesuit amongNative Peoples

Carl Starkloff SJ

“Well, I knew it was going to happen sooner or later...I had a communicant whochose to receive on the tongue, but didn't give me much to work with! So, I did mybest to try to get it in there, and the next thing I knew, it was flying through the air!

Well, as you can imagine, what followed was flying vestments in a panic!”

Mark Mossa (NOR) FFRRMMAARRKKMMOOSSSSAASSJJ ..BBLLOOGGSSPPOOTT..CCOOMM discusses one of his first Com-munion experiences as a new priest in his blog “Diary of a Rookie Priest”, adding “themoral of the story, I guess: these things happen, and you do what you have to do.”

“Although it's less dramatic than lining up for the Sorting Hat at Hogwart's, [RegencyAssignment] is still an exciting time. Many of us daydream about where we'll do our regen-cies; indeed, many of us were directly influenced by young regents when we were in highschool. So now the time approaches when we'll have the excitement of discerning justwhere it is that we will spend the next 2-3 years of our Jesuit lives.”

Ryan Duns (DET) RRYYAANNDDUUNNSSSSJJ..BBLLOOGGSSPPOOTT..CCOOMM prepares for his third year at Fordham Uni-versity and journals about his upcoming Regency assignment in his blog “A Jesuit’s Journey.”

“I do not have to shake the world, topple systems, or set anything on fire unless thatis what the call to live the goodness of God would have we do. I am not servingChrist if I am trying to leave my mark, market my talents, or make a name formyself. These things might happen, of course, but they are intended to be a relative-ly neutral means to more magnanimous end. Whatever I am, if it is not through,with and in Christ, I can hardly be said to be a Companion of Jesus.”

Paul Lickteig (WIS) IIGGNNAATTIIAANNLLIIFFEE..OORRGGshares the reasons why he is a writer and an artist inthe blog “This Ignatian Life”.

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The Enigma of Gunpowder Plot, 1605: The ThirdSolution Francis Edwards SJFour Courts Press, Dublin, Ireland, 2008Paper; 528 pp; $85.00; ISBN 978-184682-092-2

This is the third volume writ-ten by Francis Edwards SJ onthe various plots againstQueen Elizabeth and KingJames in the sixteenth and sev-enteenth centuries. The thirdsolution of this strangest andmost enigmatic of events – ornon-events – in British historyis outlined. The author hastried to make his approachnon-confrontational and non-polemical, so that, even if read-ers remain unconvinced by the

array of evidence and its interpretation, they will recog-nize that this third solution is neither extreme nor absurd.

An Ignatian Spirituality ReaderGeorge Traub SJ, Ed. Loyola Press, Chicago, Ill., 2008Paper; 384 pp; $18.98; ISBN 978-0-8294-2723-3

A collection of the finest shortessays on Ignatian spiritualityand its founder, Ignatius Loy-ola, the 18 essays on Ignatianspirituality are convenientlyorganized by theme. EditorGeorge W. Traub SJ provides anintroduction, suggested fur-ther readings and a short glos-sary of key terms and conceptsfor each section. The essays onIgnatian spirituality compiledhere are written by a veritable“Who’s Who” of Ignatian spir-

ituality experts (including Howard Gray SJ, William A.Barry SJ, Dennis Hamm SJ, Ron Hansen and many others).These essays on Ignatian spirituality will be of particularinterest to those involved in all forms of Jesuit ministry,but also to lay individuals seeking to broaden their under-standing of Ignatian practices and principles.

A Kindly Providence: An Alaskan Missionary’s StoryLouis L. Renner SJIgnatius Press, Ft. Collins, Colo., 2008Paper; 583 pp; $24.95; ISBN 978-1-5861-7236-7

In this comprehensive andrichly illustrated autobiogra-phy, Louis L. Renner SJ, a ded-icated missionary in Alaska for40 years, tells a compellingstory of a full and fascinatinglife of service to the people andthe Church in northern Alas-ka, a great land of naturalbeauties, challenging elements,and vast wilderness regions.Renner interweaves the every-day lives of the people and theChurch as he experienced

them first hand as a scholar, a teacher, a “bush mission-ary” and ever the Jesuit priest.

On The LineHope Media Productions, Los Angeles, Calif., 2008www.onthelinefilm.comDVD; 55 min; $19.99

From Jesuit producer RonSchmidt SJ, this film is aninside look at the peoplebehind one of the largest non-violent movements in Ameri-ca today: the movement toclose the School of the Amer-icas/WHINSEC, a U.S. Armyschool that trains Latin Amer-ican soldiers. It is an up-to-date look at the protestmovement that came aboutafter the massacre of six Jesuitpriests, their co-worker and

her daughter in El Salvador, on November 16, 1989. Thefilm uses dynamic interviews and images from the protestand Latin America to look at issues of dissent, torture andAmerican foreign policy.

A Living Faith: Themes from the Catechism of theCatholic ChurchCramer, Norwood, Mass., 2008www.catechismthemes.comDVD; 8 hours; $39.95

Produced by the Weston JesuitSchool of Theology to helppeople better understand thedoctrine and beliefs of theCatholic faith, this video seriesprovides understandable the-ological insights into thesacraments, ethics, morality,prayer and other major teach-ings and themes of theCatholic Church. The seriesfocuses on eight major Cate-chism themes, presented ineasy-to-understand language

with professional visual support. Each topic is enhancedthrough a roundtable conversation with the speakers anda diverse student panel.

A Persistent Peace: One Man's Struggle for a Nonviolent WorldJohn Dear SJLoyola Press, Chicago, Ill., 2008Paper; 440 pp; $22.95; ISBN 978-0-8294-2720-2

The autobiography of JohnDear SJ invites readers to fol-low the decades-long journeyand spiritual growth of thisnationally known peaceactivist, and to witness hisbold, decisive and oftenunpopular actions before gov-ernment officials and militaryhigher-ups. With heroes suchas Martin Luther King, Jr.,Mahatma Gandhi and NelsonMandela, it should come asno surprise that Dear’s

activism has taken him to many places—including warzones—all over the world.

Sharing the Spiritual Exercises of St. IgnatiusDavid L. Fleming SJ, Ed. Review for Religious, St. Louis, Mo., 2008Paper; 285 pp; $12.95; ISBN 978-0-924768-16-9

This book is the third collec-tion of 30 articles dealingwith the Spiritual Exercises.They are not so much instruc-tions as the eager sharing ofdiscoveries that people havemade. The title is fromIgnatius’s Fourth Weekreminder that love impelspersons to share with eachother everything they have.

Sundays with Jesus: Reflections for the Year of MarkJames DiGiacomo SJPaulist Press, New York, N.Y., 2008Paper; 100 pp; $7.95: ISBN 978-0-8091-4503-4

These homilies, written for theSundays and major feasts ofthe church year, offer food forprayerful thought and providedirection for the following ofChrist.

Theology Brewed in an African Pot Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJOrbis Books, Maryknoll, N.Y., 2008Paper: 176 pp; $20.00; ISBN 978-1-57075-795-2

Using a framework of excerptsfrom Chinua Achebe’s well-known novel, Things FallApart, Orobator, a Jesuit priestfrom Nigeria, introduces themajor themes of Christiandoctrine: God, Trinity, cre-ation, grace and sin, JesusChrist, church, Mary, thesaints, inculturation and spir-ituality. While explainingbasic Christian beliefs, thebook also clarifies the differ-ences between an Africanview of religion and a more

Eurocentric understanding of religion. Very accessible andengaging, each of the 11 short chapters ends with threediscussion questions followed by one or two Africanprayers.

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Members of the Congress of the InternationalJungmann Society for Jesuits and Liturgy heldtheir biennial meeting this year in Montser-rat, Spain. Founded by the Society of Jesus asa response to the Church’s urgent call for a newevangelization of the world’s many differentcultures through worship, scholarship and dia-logue, the Jungmann Society is an interna-tional professional association of Jesuits withacademic training and expertise in liturgy andits allied arts. Fr. Charles Pottie (CDA) kept ajournal during his visit to Spain while attend-ing the gathering. An edited version of his trav-elogue appears below:

Tuesday, June 24

Yesterday, I had to take a mountain train up awindy road to the monastery in Montserrat.

What a glorious view of the mountains!How the Benedictines built a monastery nearthe top of this 4000-foot mountain in the 11thcentury is beyond me. The original monasteryand church, where St. Ignatius placed hissword at the foot of the famous Black Madon-na, were razed by Napoleon in 1811 but wererebuilt in the Renaissance style. The BlackMadonna statue is still preserved. The churchis impressive and the view of the surround-ing valleys and mountains is breathtaking.

We are 57 attendees, 54 Jesuits and threeinvited non-Jesuit guests who have workedwith Jesuits in liturgy. People have come fromsix continents - Asia, North America, Europe,Oceania, Africa, Latin America and from sev-eral countries in each of those continents.

This meeting is the first time the Jesuitshave gathered in this monastery since St.Ignatius left his sword at the foot of the BlackMadonna in 1522. Since it was the vigil of St.John the Baptist, one of Catalonia’s patronsaints, the evening ended with a celebrationthat included a bonfire and fireworks on thesquare in front of the Basilica.

The following morning, we began withlauds - morning prayer with the monks - inthe Basilica Shrine of our Lady of Montser-rat. This was followed by a plenary addressentitled “Reflections, Questions, and Provoca-tions Concerning Priesthood in the Society ofJesus,” by FXavier Melloni (TAR), who worksat Manresa and also teaches theology inBarcelona. He stressed the prophetic aspectof Christ’s ministry and therefore of our Jesuitexercise of ministry.

At 5:00 p.m. we had various “short com-munication” sessions on areas individualJesuits were working on. One session was onthe arts in the Society of Jesus. We had a verygood musician from Chile who has composedsome wonderful music for the liturgy; as wellas three professional dancers who are Jesuits- an American, a Portuguese and one Indian.In the evening we had vespers. After vespers,I went up the steps to see the Black Madonnaup-close. I prayed for our Province membersthere.

Wednesday, June 25

Our day began with morning prayer out-side. There are a number of younger Jesuits

from various countries here. I was with aChilean, a Slovak and an American thismorning during breakfast.

Our main talk was on the subject: “Jesuitsand Eucharistic Concelebration”, by JamesConn (MAR) This is part of the question andissues arising around the meaning of priest-ly/ordained ministry in the Society. It is asensitive point in many parts of the Societyand has many different responses. The Jesuitwho presented gave us the current legislationon it and some of the observations he hadnoticed, particularly in the U.S.

We celebrated the Eucharist with themonks and the people once again in theBasilica. The monks have been very hos-pitable to us and we are happy to be part ofthis larger group. After the Eucharist, we hadour small group discussions and plenary ses-sion to respond to the morning’s talk.

Later, I attended one group discussing anew book to come out by Fr. John Baldovin(NYK) entitled “Reforming the Liturgy:Response to the Critics.” This is an importantbook because it tries to respond to those inthe Church who seem to want to turn backfrom the reforms of Vatican II.

After dinner, we enjoyed the highlight ofthe trip. The sub-prior of the monasteryshowed the Jesuits where St. Ignatius camethrough the night of March 24 – 25, 1522 andprayed before the altar of Our Lady ofMontserrat - the Black Madonna statue alsoknown as La Moreneta (the Dark One). Eachone of us went to the same statue beforewhich St. Ignatius made his self-offering fora quiet moment of personal prayer.

Thursday, June 26

In the morning, we boarded buses forBarcelona - about 30 miles away. After thecelebration of the Eucharist, we took a walk-ing tour of the places where Ignatius walkedand lived while he was inBarcelona for two years. Thestreets of the old city havechanged, but one still getssome sense of how the areamight have been during St.Ignatius’ time. We saw thechurch of Our Lady of the Waywhere pilgrims, including St.Ignatius, would have visited.We saw the location of thehouse Ignatius stayed in whilestudying Latin here as well asthe gothic church of Our Ladyof the Sea, where St. Ignatiusbegged alms.

Friday, June 27

We began our day withlauds at the Basilica with themonks. Our plenary address,“Eucharistic concelebrationand Presbyteral ministry,” wasgiven by an Italian Benedic-tine, Goffredo Boselli. It wasan excellent and much appre-ciated presentation. After

lunch and free time, we had our businessmeeting – including the election of a newcouncil, reports from the secretary, treasur-er and the outgoing president of the council.As the Jungmann Society for Jesuits andLiturgy, we received letters from formerFather General, Fr. Kolvenbach and the cur-rent one, Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, encouraging usin our work for the Church and the Societyin our reflections on the importance of litur-gy for the mission of the Church. We con-cluded the evening with a festive banquet.

Saturday, June 28

Today, we travelled to Manresa, where St.Ignatius spent 11 months in prayer and con-templation, seeking where God was callinghim more deeply in service of Christ and theChurch. The rector of the House of the Exer-

cises welcomed us and we visited the cavewhere Ignatius spent many hours in prayer.This was a wonderful and moving experi-ence. Then we went upstairs to the housechapel and celebrated our final Eucharisttogether. The acoustics in the chapel madethe singing sound full and alive. If you couldhave heard those men singing with fullhearts, you would have been as moved as Iwas.

We left Montserrat with a sense that we,as a group of liturgical scholars, have some-thing to offer the Church and the Society ofJesus through our reflections on the ongoingformation of liturgical life for the sake of themission of the Church.

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Our Lady of Montserrat (Photo by Charles Pottie SJ)

Jungmann Society Travelogue