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Holy Cross Province NewsFebruary 2015
February Birthdays
3 Francis Cusack28 Enno Dango
Professions27 Chris Gibson Tu-Jin Paul Kim
Updates...• The Inter-Council Meeting will be held at Our Lady of Florida Retreat
Center, North Palm Beach, February 23-27.
• Frank Keenan continues his rehabilitation at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital where he has served as chaplain for almost 40 years.
• Richard Parks moved to Louisville on January 14. He was accompanied by Blaise Czaja. Welcome back to Louisville Richard!
• Alfred Pooler passed away on January 15. A Memorial Mass was held at St. Agnes Church in Louisville on January 24. Alfred’s Funeral Mass and Burial will be held Tuesday, February 17, at Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center in Sierra Madre, California.
• Don Senior led a pilgrimage for Catholic Charity employees through Greece and Turkey that followed the journey of St. Paul the Apostle.
• Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich met on January 27 with clergy and laity of Vicariate 6. St. Vincent Strambi Community belongs to Vicariate 6.
• The Passionist Earth and Spirit Center is again preparing for their Lent 4.5 program: “Lent 4.5 is a seven-week faith formation program which inspires and informs Christian communities on how to use the traditional Lenten disciplines of prayer, fasting and almsgiving to protect God’s creation, embrace Gospel justice and nurture spiritual fulfillment. It offers practical opportunities for people of faith to apply the values of Christian Simplicity to their everyday lives.”
St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
LOOKING FORWARD...
February 13 Solemn Commemoration of the Passion
February 14 Happy Valentine’s Day
February 16 Presidents’ Day (USA)
February 18 Ash Wednesday
February 27 Feast of St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
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Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School...
“A $500,000 gift has made it possible for Samford University to fully endow a fund that will enhance its involvement with Birmingham’s Holy Family Cristo Rey High School (HFCR).
The interest that spins off the endowed fund will allow about five students from the Catholic high school to be interns at Samford each year, according to Samford advancement officer Stacy Gay. “This is a wonderful gift and will be a great investment for the Samford community,” Gay said. The gift’s donors wish to remain anonymous.” Read the full article here.
Welcome...
Holy Cross Province welcomes two Passionists from the Province of the Sacred Side of Jesus in Italy who will minister in Houston and Birmingham.
Fr. Antonio Curto, C.P., was ordained on October 6, 1977. Antonio has been involved in a variety of ministries, worked in our Generalate as personal secretary to two General Superiors, and as General Secretary for our overseas Passionist Missions. He served as Provincial Superior, 2003-2011. Additionally, Antonio has assisted at different parishes in the United States and Canada. Last year during Lent and Holy Week, he helped Guillermo Castillo at St. Joseph Parish in Birmingham, Alabama. An-tonio will work with Joe Castro on the Instituto Pasionista de Espiritualidad program.
Fr. Patricio Manosalvas, C.P., was ordained a priest on November 20, 2004. Since his ordination, he has served as associate pastor of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin Parish in Bari, Italy, and later as a vice-director of students at Ss. John and Paul in Rome. He served as Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) coordinator for his Province and liaison to the Passionist JPIC International. Patricio will take over pastoral leadership at St. Joseph Parish in Birmingham, where he helped during summer 2014.
Photo Ops
Immaculate Conception Community was not spared during the recent storm that
dumped more than 19 inches of snow on Chicago.
While in Louisville, Blaise Czaja had the chance to visit with some
of his former students from his time as Student Director.
(l-r): John Schork, Steve Thim, Jim Aalen and Terry McDevitt.
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An Exciting New Future...
Old meets new. Windows from the monsatery were bricked up to
accommodate an emergency stairwell in the new section of the building.
Senior Suites of Norwood Park, the former Immaculate Conception Monastery, celebrated a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, January 22. Don Webber was invited to offer the invocation. Robert Gawronski, |representing the developer, Senior Lifestyles, and who worked with the Passionists to reach a sale agreement, was the Master of Ceremonies. State, county, city and business officials offered words of congratulations. Mary O’Connor, Alderman for the 41st Ward, was one of the speakers. There are 84 apartments in the complex, and 54 are already occupied. Some of the residents were the greeters at the front door and others gave tours after the ceremony. It was a wonderful ceremony prepared by Senior Lifestyles. Many thanks to all who made us feel welcome. Congratulations!
Alderman Mary O’Connor, Don Webber and Robert Gawronski.
The former chapel of the monastery has been designated as a quiet area
for residents.
State and local government representatives were on hand to help with
the ribbon cutting.
A view from the back of the former chapel. The new rectory for
Immaculate Conception Parish is under construction.
John Schork, Barbara Ayers, Loretta Ciesielski, Joe Moons
and Don Webber.
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Charism Conversation...Nashville, Tennessee
Board Members from the Office of Mission Effectiveness (OME), continue to conduct Charism Conversations with our Passionist family across the Province. These conversations are an opportunity to engage in dialogue with those who love and are deeply committed to the vision of St. Paul of the Cross.
Mr. Ken Schmitt, director of the Nashville Community of Passionist Partners (CPP), warmly welcomed about forty participants to the Cathedral of the Incarnation in downtown Nashville on Friday evening, January 9, and Saturday morning, January 10, for a stimulating and most enjoyable time. OME Board Members Capper Rademaker, MD, and Arthur Carrillo joined OME Director, Jack Conley in leading the sessions.
Jack said that the Nashville gathering offered particularly helpful insights, as they were able to listen to people from a place where we do not have a permanent Passionist presence.
Rachel Hughes and Elizabeth Earthman.
Participants engage in one of the activities during a session.
Jack Conley talks to the group about St. Paul of the Cross and the
Passionist charism.
Capper Rademaker, Rachel Hughes and Ken Schmitt.
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The Configuration of Jesus Crucified...
Last day of our stay in India.Lay Passionists in Palliport with our pilgrim group.
Joe Mitchell greets the minor seminarians
in Kochi, Kerala.
(l-r) seated: Carlos Saracini, Argentina; Augusto Canali, 1st General Consultor; Robert Joerger, United States;
Francisco Rodriguez, Argentina.; standing: Jose Roberto, Bolivia; Franciso Murray, Argentia; Arthur Carrillo, United States; Marcelo Perez, Argentina;
Raphael Vivanco, Mexico; Moises Rios, Puerto Rico; Jose Ramon Montanez, Puerto Rico; and Amilton Manoel DaSilva, Brazil.
India Pilgrimage...
The Configuration of Jesus Crucified met January 25-28, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the provincial headquarters of Immaculate Conception Province, a member of the Configuration. The Configuration meets annually, supplemented by meetings of the three constitutive committees of the Configuration: the Committees for Solidarity in Formation, Finance and Personnel. Bob Joerger wrote a brief summary of the meeting, available here.
Joe Mitchell and Justin Nelson led a group on their annual pilgrimage to India. The trip is an opportunity to experience and participate in the rich and diverse cultures and traditions of south India.