Rome, Italy
January 13, 2010
FROM THE EDITOR:
Earthquake in Haiti
New General Council arrives in Rome and begins meeting
Renewed hope in ordinands/novices from around the world
Two American Redemptorists recognized for pastoral contributions
Province of Warsaw celebrates 100th Anniversary
150th anniversary of St. John Neumann’s death
ALPHONSIAN ACADEMY:
Academic Year 2009-2010
FEATURED MEDIA:
Father General is interviewed by TV Trwam/Radio Maryja
TRANSITIONS:
Professions, Ordinations, Anniversaries, Deaths
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FROM THE EDITOR
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As we send out SCALA this month, another tragedy has struck the island nation of Haiti. This country, which has suffered greatly from political and economic distress for so many years and after suffering four hurricanes in 2008, was struch by an earthquake Tuesday evening, January 12, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, causing massive damage in the capitol city of Port-au-Prince.
Most communications are down and we have not heard from our Redemptorist confreres in Haiti yet. Some news reports say that most churches in Port-au-Prince have been destroyed. We will keep you informed and let you know what is happening as soon as information can be obtained from Haiti.
Father General and the new members of the General Council have arrived in Rome. Along with the returning General Council members they will begin their sexenniel duties with a retreat and their first extraordinary meeting during the last half of January. As a result of his election as Superior General, Michael Brehl’s position as Provincial Superior of the Edmonton-Toronto Province has passed to the Vicar General of the Province, Father Mark Miller.
Our sexennial theme of renewed hope, renewed hearts and renewed structures is personified in some recent Redemptorist activities.
Pictured here are the three newly ordained priests of the Dublin province: Fathers Tony Rice, Sean Duggan and Brian Nolan. Cardinal Seán Brady, Primate of All Ireland, officiated at the ordination ceremony. Their ordinations came at a very difficult moment in the Irish Church in the aftermath of official State and Church reports on past sex abuse by Irish clergy and malfeasance in the Irish hierarchy in dealing with it. But these Redemptorist ordinations have been held up to the Irish people
as a sign of hope for the future.
Our mission in Kenya recently ordained two confreres. In this growing but fragile area of the Redemptorist apostolate, this too is a great sign of hope.
Remember that each month we list the confreres who have made first profession, perpetual profession, and have been ordained in our Transitions section. Please pray for them as you read their names!
Our restructuring looks towards a more internationlized Redemptorist effort and in one of our international novitiates, in Glenview, IL, USA, four novices received the Redemptorist habit in another sign of hope for the future. The four novices who received the habit, pictured here with Superior General Emeritus Joseph Tobin, are: Marco Limberger (Cologne, Germany); Jacky Merilan (English-speaking region of the Caribbean in the Baltimore Province); Aaron Meszaros (Denver Province); and Larry
Lynch (Quebec, Canada). The investiture ceremony marked the halfway point in their novitiate.
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Father James Wallace of the Baltimore Province was
the 2009 recipient of the Georgetown Center for Liturgy’s award
for “Outstanding Contributions to the Liturgical Life of the American
Church.” “Father Wallace gets high marks for his ability to bring
his wealth of theological knowledge to his presentations in a
very accessible form without dumbing down the material,” said
Jesuit Father Lawrence J. Madden, the Center’s founder and director.
"He has been one of the pioneers as he has dedicated his
whole career to the ministry of the Word of God.” The award was
presented Dec. 8 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C..
Father Wallace has been a professor of homiletics at the Washington
Theological Union since 1986. From 1973-85, he taught homiletics
and communications to the majority of present day American Redemptorists
at the Redemptorist seminary at Mount St. Alphonsus in Esopus,
NY. He is the past president of the Academy of Homiletics, the
Catholic Association of Teachers of Homiletics, and the Religious
Speech Association. He has served as co-editor of the New Theology
Review and as a member of the Editorial Council of the Liturgical
Press. He is an author, teacher, and popular presenter. He also
is a regular preacher of daily audio homilies featured on www.redemptorists.net. |
| Father Anthony Russo, C.Ss.R., also of the Baltimore province, but known worldwide for his work among deaf people, was recently twice honored. He was honored with the Lynch Award at the annual Stand Up For Life Dinner sponsored by the Pro-Life Union of Southeastern Pennsylvania. The award is given to a person who has devoted a large part of his or her life to the support and protection of handicapped people. Father Russo has ministered to the deaf community in the Archdiocese
of Philadelphia for 42 years. He was also recognized for his years of dedicated ministry and friendship toward the deaf community in Wilmington, DE. Wilmington Bishop W. Francis Malooly celebrated Mass, along with several of Fr. Russo's Redemptorist confreres, at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Greenville, DE. |
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The Province of Warsaw, Poland recently celebrated their 100th anniversary amidst the anniversary year of the canonization of St. Clement. Father General, Michael Brehl, and General Consultor Jacek Dembek joined the Warsaw province for the festivities. A 20 minute video of an interview with Father Brehl conducted by TV Trwam/Radio Marija is in the media feature of this bulletin below in which Father General shares many of his impressions of the celebration and of the contribution of the Province
of Warsaw to the work of the Congregation.
On January 5, the Church celebrated the feast of our own St. John Neumann,
a Redemptorist and the fourth bishop of Philadelphia. He is the first
male American saint and was responsible, among many other things, for
founding the Catholic school system. Philadelphia Cardinal Justin Rigali
celebrated a special Mass in the lower church at St. Peter's. The lower
church is home to the National Shrine of St. John Neumann. Neumann's
feast day in 2010 marks the 150th anniversary of his death. In 2011,
Redemptorists will celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth.
Below is a report on the Accademia Alfonsiana, which is late coming to you in SCALA this year due to preparations for the start of the General Chapter that began around the same time as the start of the Academy Year.
Some units of the Congregaton are very active and regular in sending us news about their activities. We are always interested in hearing from ALL the units about activities they wish to share with the entire Congregation through SCALA. Please send your written, recorded or video contributions to GaryZ@cssr.com .
Grace and Redemption for All!
Gary Ziuraitis, C.Ss.R.
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ALPHONSIAN ACADEMY:
Rome
Alphonsian Academy
Academic Year 2009-2010
Due to the General Chapter we have not been able to report to you on the opening of the academic year of the Alphonsianum, which occurred just as the General Chapter was being opened. Here now is the report.
On Friday, October 9, 2009 the solemn opening of the Academic Year 2009-2010 took place with a Eucharist. The main celebrant was then Vicar General Serafino Fiore, C.Ss.R.. The Eucharist took place in the Church of Sant’Alfonso.
After the Eucharist the staff and students gathered in the Aula Magna for the traditional report from the president of the Alphonsianum, Father Martin McKeever. This was followed by a moral presentation by Father Sean Cannon, professor of the Academy, entitled "This is the time to act. The priority of the Church in the protection of minors". |
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The Academy is actively searching for and enlisting new professors
among Redemptorists for the Academy. Three will be added during the
2009-2010 academic year: Nestor Basunga of the Vice Province of Matadi,
Alberto De Mingo of the Province of Madrid and Antonio Fidalgo of
the Province of Buenos Aires.
First semester exams will be held January 25th to February 5th. The second semester begins on February 10th.
Below is a table of student statistics of the past eight years. A full picture of the activities of the Alphonsianum can be obtained by going to their website at http://www.alfonsiana.edu/
1. The students: statistics for the last 8 years
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2002–2003 |
2003–2004 |
2004–2005 |
2005–2006 |
2006–2007 |
2007–2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 1st Sem. |
Total |
311 |
309 |
334 |
325 |
319 |
328 |
317 |
288 |
License |
143 |
120 |
132 |
136 |
126 |
130 |
119 |
106 |
Doctorate |
142 |
156 |
167 |
162 |
166 |
174 |
169 |
165 |
Diploma |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
1 |
--- |
--- |
Guest |
9 |
11 |
11 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
6 |
Extraordinary |
17 |
22 |
24 |
22 |
24 |
13 |
24 |
11 |
Status of students
|
2002–2003 |
2003–2004 |
2004–2005 |
2005–2006 |
2006–2007 |
2007–2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010
1st Sem. |
Total |
311 |
309 |
334 |
325 |
319 |
328 |
317 |
288 |
Diocesan |
187 |
187 |
203 |
177 |
179 |
172 |
168 |
168 |
Religious* |
108 |
102 |
108 |
116 |
112 |
125 |
107 |
105 |
Laity |
16 |
20 |
23 |
32 |
28 |
31 |
25 |
15 |
* men and women
Continent of origin
|
2002–2003 |
2003–2004 |
2004–2005 |
2005–2006 |
2006–2007 |
2007–2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
Total |
311 |
309 |
334 |
325 |
319 |
328 |
317 |
288 |
Africa |
53 |
53 |
59 |
46 |
41 |
34 |
37 |
36 |
Asia |
56 |
50 |
57 |
62 |
58 |
61 |
55 |
51 |
Australia Oceania |
2 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Europe |
135 |
148 |
147 |
141 |
132 |
142 |
143 |
123 |
North America |
36 |
35 |
35 |
31 |
31 |
30 |
30 |
29 |
South America |
29 |
23 |
36 |
45 |
57 |
59 |
49 |
48 |
Redemptorist students
|
2002–2003 |
2003–2004 |
2004–2005 |
2005–2006 |
2006–2007 |
2007–2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
Total |
15 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
License |
7 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
Doctorate |
7 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
Guests |
1 |
--- |
--- |
1 |
--- |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2. The Staff
In the period 2003 to 2009 the situation has been as follows:
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2003–2004 |
2004–2005 |
2005–2006 |
2006–2007 |
2007–2008 |
2008-2009 |
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Ordinary prof. |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
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Extraordinary |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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Associate pr. |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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Invited prof. |
18 |
19 |
21 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
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Assistant to p. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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FEATURED MEDIA:
Poland
100th Anniversary of the Province of Warsaw
Interview with Father General
Here is an interview conducted by TV Trwan/Radio Maryja with Father General during the course of the 100th anniversary celebration. It is provided here in the original english and in Polish voiceover.
Index
TRANSITIONS:
Recent noteworthy events in the Redemptorist Family. For a complete record of Transitions visit the Officialia site
Profession of Perpetual Vows:
Valdir Benedito da Luz, Province of São Paulo, November 15, 2009
Ordination to the Priesthood:
Bohdan Heleta, Province of Lviv, November 25, 2009
Apolinariy Nikolayev, Province of Lviv, November 25, 2009
Ihor Pavliy, Province of Lviv, Nov ember 25, 2009
Natalino Martins Ribeiro, Province of Goiás, November 28, 2009
João Paulo Santos de Souza, Province of Goiás, November 28, 2009
Massimo Gimigliano, Province of Rome, December 5, 2009
Boniface Wainaina Kimani, Region of Kenya, December 5, 2009
John (Seán) Duggan, Province of Dublin, December 6, 2009
Brian Paul Nolan, Province of Dublin, December 6, 2009
Anthony Rice, Province of Dublin, December 6, 2009
Joseph Mathew Ouma Oindo, Region of Kenya, December 12, 2009
Roberto Claudiano da Silva Filho, Province of Campo Grande, December 19, 2009
Deaths:
Rev. Humphrey OLeary, 84, Region of Aotearoa, November 15, 2009
Rev. Ján Tomaskovic, 85, Vice Province of Bratislava, December 3, 2009
Br. William (Lian) McCabe, 63, Province of London, December 4, 2009
Br. Johann (Othmar) Kaufmann, 76, Province of St. Clement/Region of Helvetica, December 9, 2009.
Rev. Abdon Josol, 72, Province of Cebu, December 20, 2009
Rev. Frederick Anthony Dunne, 89, Province of Dublin, December 24, 2009
Rev. Douglas Arthur Oxley Pankhurst, 94, Province of Edmonton-Toronto, December 27, 2009
Rev. Dennis Joseph Demko, 57, Province of Baltimore, December 30, 2009
70th Jubilee of Profession
Louis Hansberry, Vice Province of Manila, February 2, 2010
Michel Demant, Province of Strasbourg, February 21, 2010
Aloyse Maurer, Province of Strasbourg, February 21, 2010
60th Jubilee of Profession:
Kevin Crock, Province of Canberra, February 2, 2010
Silvio Domingo Bisi Staffolani, Province of Buenos Aires, February 2, 2010
Damián Borda Insaurralde, Province of Buenos Aires, February 2, 2010
Hilton Furlani, Province of Buenos Aires, February 2, 2010
Francisco de Paula Mendes Peixoto, Province of Buenos Aires, February 2, 2010
Victor Hugo Silveira Lapenta, Province of Buenos Aires, February 2, 2010
Archimedes Zulian, Province of Buenos Aires, February 2, 2010
André Tran Van Vu, Province of Vietnam, February 2, 2010
Valentim Lorenzatto Sobrinho, Province of Goiás, February 2, 2010
Henrique Jacoby Strehl, Province of Goiás, February 2, 2010
Nicholas Healy, Province of Dublin, February 11, 2010
60th Jubilee of Ordination:
Cipriano Chaverri Remírez, Province of Madrid, February 2, 2010
Tomás Tirapu Beortegui, Province of Madrid, February 2, 2010
Lorenzo Varona Gordo, Province of Madrid, February 2, 2010
Evaristo Martínez López, Vice Province of San Salvador, February 2, 2010
Laureano Salgado Estévez, Vice Province of San Salvador, February 2, 2010
José Ramón Maneiro Bermúdez, Province of Lisbon, February 2, 2010
Jacinto Labalde San Martín, Province of México, February 2, 2010
Alberto Ayerbe Chaux, Province of Bogotá, February 26, 2010
50th Jubilee of Profession:
Ramón Celestino Ortiz Parades, Vice Province of Asunción, February 2, 2010
Vitaliano Porras Badilla, Vice Province of San Salvador, February 2, 2010
Francis Flynn, Province of Canberra, February 2, 2010
Matías Hergenreder Haberkorn, Province of Buenos Aires, February 2, 2010
Ricardo Margariti Baraut, Province of Buenos Aires, February 2, 2010
Carlos Wiszniowski Zioloc, Province of Buenos Aires, February 2, 2010
José Bertanha, Province of São Paulo, February 2, 2010
Peter de Sousa, Region of Mumbai, February 2, 2010
Álvaro Josué Urrego Rodríguez, Province of Bogotá, February 15, 2010
Michael Gilleece, Province of Dublin, February 22, 2010
John Geoffrey Martin, Province of Canberra, February 25, 2010
Maurice Ward, Province of Canberra, February 25, 2010
Colin Bruce McGill, Region of Aotearoa, February 25, 2010
Lawrence Chai Khanthahom, Vice Province of Bangkok, February 25, 2010
25th Jubilee of Profession:
Fulvio Mariano López Ortiz, Vice Province of Asunción, February 2, 2010
José Franciso Rodriquez Cantero, Vice Province of Asunción, February 2, 2010
Ramón Rafael Valdez Cazeneuve, Vice Province of Asunción, February 2, 2010
Jacek Aniszewski, Province of Warsaw, February 2, 2010
Jerzy Chaim, Province of Warsaw, February 2, 2010
Stanislaw Demski, Province of Warsaw, February 2, 2010
Grzegorz Jaroszewski, Province of Warsaw, February 2, 2010
Piotr Kozlak, Province of Warsaw, February 2, 2010
Ryszard Stanislaw Kubiszyn, Province of Warsaw, February 2, 2010
Andrzej Mikuc, Province of Warsaw, February 2, 2010
Tomasz Sadowski, Province of Warsaw, February 2, 2010
Marek Urban, Province of Warsaw, February 2, 2010
Jacek Zdrzalek, Province of Warsaw, February 2, 2010
Jakub Jacek Zielinski, Province of Warsaw, February 2, 2010
Józef Grzywacz, Vice Province of Bahia, February 2, 2010
Krzysztof Mamala, Vice Province of Bahia, February 2, 2010
Antoni Niemiec, Vice Province of Bahia, February 2, 2010
Dariusz Swida, Region of Saint Gerard, February 2, 2010
Alberto Rolando Ardiles Tello, Province of Buenos Aires, February 2, 2010
Justo Ramon Correa, Province of Buenos Aires, February 2, 2010
Antonio Gerardo Fidalgo, Province of Buenos Aires, February 2, 2010
Jorge Gabriel Martínez Quiroga, Mission of Moçambique, February 2, 2010
Mário André de Oliveira, Province of São Paulo, February 2, 2010
Ronaldo Divino de Oliveira, Province of Rio de Janeiro, February 2, 2010
Vicente Gomes de Melo Filho, Province of Campo Grande, February 2, 2010
Eridian Gonçalves de Lima, Vice Province of Fortaleza, February 6, 2010
Walmir Garcia dos Santos, Province of Goiás, February 6, 2010
Jacob Ong Siong Teck, Vice Province of Ipoh, February 10, 2010
25th Jubilee of Ordination:
Anthony Albert Padua, Province of South Africa, February 2, 2010
Geraldo Magela Ribeiro, Province of Goiás, February 2, 2010
Alcides Lima Júnior, Province of Goiás, February 16, 2010
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