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Spring/Summer 2019

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This year, Fr. Phillip J. Brown, P.S.S. pub-lished two articles: “Prescription and theUsefulness of Time” in A Service Beyond AllRecompense: Studies Offered in Honor of Msgr.Thomas J. Green CUA Press and “The Right ofDefense and Due Process: Fulcrum of Justice,Heart of the Law” Studia Canonica 52/2 (2018).Fr. Brown, an active member of the St. Thomas

More Society and the Canon Law Society of America, participat-ed in several board meetings this year as well as representing St.Mary’s at the National Association of Catholic TheologicalSchools annual meeting in Chicago, IL from September 27-29.St. Mary’s was honored to host the annual St. Thomas MoreSociety Red Mass and Award Dinner in October and St. Mary’shosted its annual breakfast for Bishops at the USCCB meeting inBaltimore in November. Fr. Brown continues to travel to diocesesfor recruitment visits. This year he traveled to Louisville,Memphis and Raleigh. In early February, Fr. Brown attended theConference on the Current Crises in the Church at the FourSeasons Hotel and Conference Center in Georgetown which wassponsored by the Catholic Leadership Roundtable. In March Fr.Brown was a panelist at the University of St. Thomas School ofLaw discussing the topic Revisiting the Death Penalty in Light of

Recent Revisions to the Catechism. Also in March Fr. Brown was inWashington, DC attending the Anniversary Celebration of theElection of Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nunciature. In lateMarch, Fr. Brown attended the annual meeting of the St. ThomasMore Society of Maryland Board of Trustees in which he was re-elected to serve on the Board of Trustees. In April, Fr. Brownattended a conference on the Role of Lawyers in the ClergyAbuse Crisis at Georgetown University Law Center inWashington, DC. At the conclusion of the academic year Fr.Brown attending the Biennial Sulpician Provincial Retreat inSeattle, Washington. On a monthly basis, Fr. Brown continuesto attend meetings as a Chaplain for Teams of Our Lady.

Fr. Thomas J. Burke, O.SS.T., (SMSC’74and SMS’78), gave a retreat to the Diocese ofScranton Permanent Deacon Candidates andtheir wives on the weekend of June 7-9, 2019at St. Gabriel’s Passionist Monastery in SouthAbington Township, PA. The retreat wasentitled “Mary: Model of Discipleship.”

Faculty News

School of Theology Faculty, Graduation 2019

Dr. Michael Gorman’s recent publicationsinclude the book Abide and Go: MissionalTheosis in the Gospel of John and the bookletParticipation: Paul’s Vision of Life in Christ, aswell as the following articles: “Paul: His Lifeand Theology” in The Paulist BiblicalCommentary; “First Corinthians and theMarks of God's Ekklesia: One, Holy, Catholic,

and Apostolic” in One God, One People, One Future: Essays InHonor Of N. T. Wright; “The Spirit, the Prophets, and the End ofthe ‘Johannine Jesus’” in Journal of Theological Interpretation; “TheHoly Spirit and Cruciformity” in Holy Spirit: Spokesperson,Scripture, Sermon, Society; and “Romans from the ParticipationistPerspective” in Preaching Romans. He also wrote the forewords toSuffering as Participation with Christ in the Pauline Corpus, byWesley Thomas Davey, and Suffering in Paul: Perspectives andImplications, edited by Siu Fung Wu. Dr. Gorman delivered apaper entitled “The New Perspective on John: Ethics, Mission,Theosis” at the annual meeting of the British New TestamentSociety, and “Martin Luther King, Jr. as Prophetic Interpreter ofProphetic Paul” at the annual meeting of the Society of BiblicalLiterature. He gave lectures at Lincoln Christian University,Northern Seminary, Harding University, and Boston CollegeSchool of Theology and Ministry. He also delivered St. Mary’scommencement address this year on the topic “Parables ofCommunion.”

On October 27, 2018, Fr. Thomas R. Hurst,P.S.S., participated in a Day of Recollectionfor Volunteer Ministers at Resurrection Parishin Ellicott City. Also in October, he spoke at“Introduction to Spiritual Direction”Workshop at the Center for ContinuingFormation at St. Mary’s Seminary. InNovember, Fr. Hurst spoke on “Spirituality of

the Diocesan Priest” at the New Pastors Workshop at the Centerfor Continuing Formation. Also at St. Mary’s Seminary, onMarch 8, 2019, Fr. Hurst spoke at an Evening of Recollection,“Praying the Scriptures in Lent.” Finally, he spoke at anAfternoon of Recollection for priests for the Diocese ofHarrisburg on April 15, 2019, “Preaching and Praying the EasterGospels.”

Dr. Brent Laytham chaired a ComprehensiveEvaluation Visit to Pope St. John XXIIINational Seminary for the Association ofTheological Schools, and presented “The‘Since’ of an Ending: The Substance of ThingsHoped For in Hebrews 11-12 and the 25

Articles of Religion,” at the annual meeting of the WesleyTheological Society, March 16, 2019, in Washington DC.

In October 2018, Dr. Bill Scalia presented hispaper “Words on Film: Signification andPredication of the Word-Image” at the 2018International Festival of Authors conferencein Toronto, Canada. In April 2019, Dr Scaliapresented his essay “Being Between Word andWorld: Heidegger’s Phenomenology of Poetryand Poesis” at the 2019 Northeast Modern

Language Association conference in Washington, DC. Also, Dr.Scalia’s essay “Alfred Hitchcock’s Lying Flashback: Ethics,Aesthetics, Memory, and Cinema” was published in theProceedings of the 2016 International Festival of Authors (Toronto:Humber University Press). And, his essay “Between Diegesis andMimesis: Voice-Over Narration in Fiction Film” was published inthe online journal Bright Lights (https://brightlightsfilm.com/wp-content/cache/all/between-diegesis-and-mimesis-voice-over-nar-ration-in-fiction-film/).

Dr. Paul Seaton translated two books whichwere recently published: Moderately Modern(St. Augustine Press, 2019), by Rémi Brague,translated with an Introduction by PaulSeaton, and The Kingdom of Man: On theGenesis and Failure of the Modern Project(University of Notre Dame Press, 2018), byRémi Brague, translated with an Introduction

by Paul Seaton. He also had published some review essays andarticles: review essay of Leo Strauss and His Catholic Readers,voegelinview.com, April 15, 2019; review Essay of Daniel J.Mahoney, The Idol of Our Age: How the Religion of HumanitySubverts Christianity, Modern Age, Spring, 2019; review essay ofThomas Hibbs, Wagering on an Ironic God: Pascal on Faith andPhilosophy, The Review of Politics, Special Issue HonoringCatherine H. Zuckert, Spring 2018, Vol. 80, No. 2, pp. 365-369; and “Charlemagne’s European Project – and RémiBrague’s,” Modern Age, Winter 2018, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 45 – 54.

Fr. Gladstone H. Stevens, P.S.S., gave aretreat for the priests of Newark in October.He also gave a retreat to the priests ofScranton beginning on June 24th.

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In our next issue St. Mary’s will welcome and introduce our four new faculty members: Fr. Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R., Fr. William Burton, O.F.M., Fr. Robert Cro, P.S.S. and Dr. Matthew Dugandzic.

As many know, I’ve spent my life as a Sulpician priest inthis seminary as a teacher and educator of future priests.A decade after my ordination in 1968, I was appointedpresident-rector here. Whatever modest dreams I har-bored then about a scholarly life went by the wayside.The longer I remained in office, the more remote theprospect of publishing became. On the other hand, formy nearly three-decades as president-rector, I did morethan seminary administration. That included serving onseveral boards, establishing a tutorial center for elemen-tary school children as well as occasional retreats, lec-tures and weekly liturgies for the Carmelite Sisters andothers. I also taught one or two courses at the seminaryeach year for thirty years. For me, the intellectual life ofa Catholic priest is as important as his spiritual life.Leading a seminary in the cross-currents of the post-con-ciliar period of the Catholic Church was stressful. Torelieve that stress, I read as widely as I could about thefractured experience of the modern age.

I wanted to join the larger philosophical and culturalconversation taking place in certain intellectual circlesabout the nature of modernity. The dean of the School ofTheology at St. Mary’s asked me to prepare a course Ihadn’t taught previously -- the philosophy of humannature. That led to my reading a book by the CanadianCatholic social philosopher, Charles Taylor, calledSources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity.What impressed me most about it was the way Taylorwove together social history, adjustments in the socialimaginary of different periods in European history with a

layered interpretation of selfhood as we now understandit. It was a tour de force. A few years later, I made my waythrough the philosophical sequel to Sources of the Selfentitled, A Secular Age. This was based on Taylor’s 1999Gifford Lectures in Scotland. In it, Taylor continued thephilosophical exegesis of social mentalities he had devel-oped in Sources of the Self but turned his attention to thequestion the birth and development of the secular state,social secularization and especially versions of secularhumanism as alternatives to a Christian humanism.Taylor proposed replacing the default “substitution narra-tive” of post-religious secularization with what he calledhis own “master-reform” narrative of the secular age. Inthe substitution narrative, religious views of humannature are replaced by the natural sciences. As this is taking place, the various processes of modernization,industrialization and urbanization accelerate in the 19thcentury to alter radically the social foundations ofChristianity in Europe. These factors in combinationbring about a new explanatory framework for the declineof religious practice known as secularization.

This really is an outstanding achievement. Fr. Leavitt hasarticulated something that I have felt for years but whicha had difficulty putting into words; namely, that withoutan intelligent social and cultural hermeneutics evangeliza-tion, new or otherwise, will fail. I found particularly inter-esting his treatment of thymos. It corresponds to whatNewman said regarding imagination. This is what weneed today: priests who are joyful and imaginative.

Fr. Gladstone Stevens, P.S.S., Vice Rector and Academic Dean


THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE: The New Evangelization for a Secular Age:

A Study in Development (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2019)By Robert F. Leavitt, P.S.S.

Fr. Leavitt at book signing event, May 2, 2019.

Over 100 guests joined Fr. Leavitt at St. Mary’s for the celebra-tion of his new book.


St. Mary’s Seminary & University established the Heritage Society in 1990 to honor alumni and friends who value our past and arecommitted to our present and future. By including St. Mary’s in their gift and estate plans, this special group will enable the Seminaryto continue the strong tradition of human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral excellence which began in 1791.

Please consider joining the alumni members of the Heritage Society:

Anonymous (9)Rev. Msgr. Lloyd E. AikenRev. Frank D. AlmadeMr. John F. AndrulewiczRev. David J. ArseneaultRev. W. Pierre BakerRev. David J. BaranowskiRev. Msgr. James M. BarkerMr. Lawton Blandford, Jr.Rev. Msgr. Richard J. BozzelliRev. Msgr. John J. BrackenRev. William E. BreslinRev. Donald BriceRev. Robert J. BurbankRev. John L. CairnsCh. Capt. Steven V. CarlsonRev. Anthony M. CarotenutoRev. Frederick J. Cwiekowski, P.S.S.Rev. Gary G. DavisMr. and Mrs. Robert A. del RussoRev. Martin H. DemekRev. Robert J. DonnellyRev. Msgr. Andrew DuboisRev. Msgr. Donald S. EssexRev. John W. FlemingRev. William P. FoleyRev. Kevin J. ForsythRev. Stephen J. GleesonDeacon James J. GormanMr. and Mrs. Joseph M. GuiffreRev. James G. GuttingRev. C. Robert Haberman

Rev. Raymond L. Harris, Jr.Rev. Donald J. HawesRev. Msgr. Cletus J. HawesRev. Thomas J. Hayes, D.Min.Mr. James E. HayesRev. Robert W. HerrmannRev. W. Paul HillRev. Msgr. John P. HopkinsRev. Thomas R. Hurst, P.S.S.Rev. Scott W. JaboRev. Archpriest Michael D. KirklandMr. Gerald L. KlarsfeldRev. Msgr. Daniel J. KnepperRev. David J. KochRev. Msgr. Henry A. KriegelRev. Norman J. KrutzikRev. Alphonse S. LabieniecRev. John R. LaneseRev. Leo J. Larrivee, P.S.S.Rev. Robert F. Leavitt, P.S.S.Rev. Msgr. Gerald L. LewisRev. George A. LimmerRev. Msgr. Joseph S. Lizor, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. M. Kevin LynchMr. E. Sherwood MacDonaldMr. Richard E. MandevilleRev. Ronald P. MayRev. Thomas J. McDermottRev. John F. McKayMr. Richard F. MeehanMr. and Mrs. Anthony R. MigniniRev. Msgr. Chester M. Moczydlowski

Rev. Msgr. George B. MoellerRev. Christopher P. MooreRev. James M. MoranRev. Bernard J. MullaneDeacon Philip J. NewtonHon. Raymond A. NovakRev. Mark A. NowakRev. Msgr. Joseph W. PekarVery Rev. Thomas J. Peterman, VFRev. Joseph H. PettitRev. Thomas J. PeytonRev. Justin P. PinoRev. Msgr. Daniel J. PlocharczykDr. Paul P. PurtaRev. Brian M. RaffertyRev. Msgr. Peter R. RianiThe Rev. Jane Richardson-BeardenMr. Robert J. RuthRev. J. Patrick RyanDr. James R. SchaeferRev. Laurence Schlegel, O.S.B.Very Rev. John F. ScottRev. James L. SecoraRev. Msgr. Michael P. ShugrueRev. A. Leo SpodnikMr. and Mrs. Frederick R. SwallowRev. Michael L. TaukeRev. Msgr. Edward J. TheinRev. Pike ThomasRev. Paul K. ThomasRev. Msgr. Michael J. TierneyRev. Msgr. Ronald A. Tosti, Ret.

Mr. Michael A. TothRev. Msgr. F. Charles TroncaleMr. Stanley TuchalskiRev. Thomas R. Ulshafer, P.S.S.Very Rev. Leonard E. Voytek, V.F.Rev. Theodore R. WeitzelRev. John S. WintermyerRev. Sean G. WintersRev. John J. Zec

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SPIRITUAL DIRECTION 101SEPTEMBER 10-13, 2019

A conference addressing basic tools for spiritual direction.

TRANSITIONING INTO THE THIRD ACT:PREPARING FOR AND ENTERING RETIREMENT

OCTOBER 2-3, 2019A two-day conference on the financial, physical,

psychological and spiritual issues to be confronted, as well as on discovering the ways that God has written

with crooked lines in the narratives of our lives.

BECOMING A PASTOR

NOV. 3-8, 2019A conference for newly minted pastors or for priests

who will soon be appointed to the pastorate.

SENIOR PRIEST RETREAT“VETERANS OF THE CAMPAIGN”

MAY 2020A Long Look at the Long Haul.

Spiritual retreat for priests 65 years old or older.Director: Fr. Timothy Brown, SJ

GATHERING OF THE APOSTLES

2020 DATES TBAMen ordained in 2019 and 2020 have been invited to

St. Mary’s to renew friendships and share pastoral experiences, and to respond to three questions:

(a) What has given you joy in ministry? (b) What has blindsided you?

(c) How does St. Mary’s share in the responsibility for the joy or for your being blindsided?

SABBATICALSSabbaticals continue to be important, even necessary, for the contin-uing formation of priests. St. Mary’s Center provides a place for sab-baticals to allow for time and space for relaxing from the humdrum,reflecting on life and ministry, and for reorienting oneself within the

intellectual, personal and spiritual life of Christian communion.

From November 4-9, 2018, St. Mary’s alumni, Fr. Jason Hage (SMS’14), Fr. Zach Miller (SMS’15), Fr. Brian Lewis(SMS’13), Fr. Juan Escudero (SMS’15), Fr. Daniel Moreno (SMS’15), and Fr. Carlos Ruiz (SMS’15), were joined by 24new or soon-to-be named pastors at St. Mary’s Center for Continuing Formation for a workshop addressing this transi-tion in their priestly life and ministry.

NEW PASTORS’ PROGRAM

Center Highlights

May 28-31, 2019, seven retired, semi-retired, orordained forty years or more priests gathered at St.Mary’s Center for Continuing Formation for aretreat. For more than 15 years, Senior Priests,Veterans of the Campaign, have made an annualretreat at St. Mary’s, including Fr. Gene Nickol(SCC’67), Fr. Gregory Rapisarda (SCC’67 andSMS’10), Fr. John McKay (SCC’67 and SMS’73),and Fr. Thomas Kalita (SMS’73).

SENIOR PRIESTS - VETERANS OF THE CAMPAIGN



Rev. Nathan W. BrooksDiocese of SyracuseOrdained June 1, 2019

Rev. Thiago M. DaSilvaDiocese of WorcesterOrdained June 22, 2019

Rev. Matthew J. DeFuscoArchdiocese of BaltimoreOrdained June 22, 2019

Rev. Matthew T. HimesArchdiocese of BaltimoreOrdained June 22, 2019

Rev. Joseph S. IllesDiocese of MetuchenOrdained June 22, 2019

Rev. Daniel R. MolochkoDiocese of RichmondOrdained June 1, 2019

Class of 2019 Newly Ordained Priests

The ordination class of the School of Theology, May 9, 2019.

Assignments and addresses for Newly Ordained Priests will appear in our next issue of Class Notes.

Worcester seminarians Thiago Ibiapina and Cleber de Paula congratulate Thiago DaSilva after graduation.


Rev. Mr. Matt Himes, Archdiocese ofBaltimore, celebrates his graduation withChristy Cabaniss, Coordinator ofSacramental Formation for theArchdiocese of Baltimore.

Recent alumnus, Fr. John Streifel,Archdiocese of Baltimore, congrat-

ulates graduate Rev. Mr. NateBrooks (Diocese of Syracuse) and

is joined by seminarians (l-r)Michael Boris (Scranton), Brian

Norris (Altoona-Johnstown),Jonathan Kuhar (Scranton), and

Kyle Gorenski (Albany).

Rev. Mr. DanielMolochko (Richmond)

and Rev. Mr. Joseph Illes(Metuchen) process intothe graduation ceremony.

Dr. Michael Gorman, RaymondBrown Professor and former Deanof the Ecumenical Institute, delivered the commencementaddress at graduation, May 9th,2019. (See cover photo.) Dr.Gorman was awarded The Dean’sMedal in Teaching Excellence bySt. Mary’s Ecumenical Instituteduring the Jubilee Celebration inMay. He was congratulated byhis wife Nancy, and his sons, EI student, Brian Gorman, andEI faculty member Rev. Dr.Mark Gorman, after the commencement ceremony.

Community HighlightsFall 2018/Spring 2019


Members of the First Theology classat their retreat. Msgr. Becker wasthe retreat director.

Fr. Griswold, Michael Boris (Scranton) andJose Carvajal (Worcester) cheered on theSeminary soccer team, September 2018.

Seminarians at Outward Bound, October, 2018. Thisunique human formation opportunity was generously

funded by donors for the entire seminarian community.

A visit to the historic Paca StreetChapel is an integral part of orientation, September 2018.


Mark Donohue (Wilmington) andMark Watrucki (Syracuse) enjoyhard shell crabs at the crab feast

during orientation, August 2018.

ST. CHARLES COLLEGEAND

ST. MARY’SSEMINARY COLLEGE

1940s

v Paul P. Purta, SCC’46 and SMS’52,has moved from Laurel, MD and is nowliving at 3124 Gracefield Rd., Apt. KC-213, Silver Spring, MD 20904.

v Fr. Hilarion V. Cann, SCC’47 andSMS’53, (Wheeling-Charleston), cele-brated his 65th anniversary of ordination.He was ordained to the priesthood onFeb. 28, 1953 by Archbishop FrancisBeretti at the Church of the TwelveApostles in Rome. He earned his doctorof canon law in 1956. He served in thechancery and the diocesan tribunal from

1956 to 1967 and served as assistantchancellor, officialis, vice chancellor andassociate judicial vicar for the diocesantribunal during that time. He was alsodean of the Charleston Deanery from1972 to 1978. Fr. Cann previously servedas director of the Newman Apostolate aswell as chairman of the Religious UnityCommission. He also served as a memberof the Diocesan Seminary Board. Fr.Cann was Pastor for many years of AllSaints Parish in Bridgeport from 1980until his retirement in 1996. He servedat Blessed Sacrament Parish in SouthCharleston and Immaculate ConceptionParish in Fairmont. Fr. Cann served onthe Presbyteral Council for the diocesefrom 2005 to 2008.

1950s

v Msgr. P. Edward Sadie, P.A., S.T.L.,SCC’51, PS’53, and SMS’57, (Wheeling-Charleston), was presented with thenewly established Msgr. P. Edward SadieLifetime Achievement Award by theSerra Club of Charleston during theirluncheon at the St. John XXIII PastoralCenter on February 1. The Msgr. SadieLifetime Achievement Award will be pre-sented annually by the Serra Club ofCharleston to an individual (clergy or layperson) who exemplifies outstandingleadership, pastoral sensitivity, evangeli-cal zeal, assistance to the poor and needy,and service to the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. It is awarded to someonewho not only proclaims the word, butwho also lives the Gospel in their dailylife.

Alumni News


Alumni Day Evening Prayer, October 2018.


v Peter P. Camacci, SCC’52, is now liv-ing at 459 Sand Hill Road, Apt. 605,Hershey, PA 17033.

v John C. Hoyle, SCC’52 and SMS’58,has moved to the Village at Rockville,9701 Veirs Drive, Apt. 1119, Rockville,MD 20850.

v Bishop Victor B. Galeone, SCC’55,(St. Augustine), has moved to MercyRidge, 2525 Pot Spring Road, Timonium,MD 21093.

v Msgr. Casimir Ladzinski, SCC’56,PS’58, and SMS’62, (Trenton), was pre-sented the Interfaith VisionaryLeadership Award by the CaregiverVolunteers of Central Jersey. The non-profit assists the elderly and homeboundin two counties in NJ with everyday tasksat no cost. Its volunteers, which comefrom a coalition of faith communities,assist in areas such as transporting peopleto medical appointments, grocery shop-ping, and friendly visits and telephonecalls, among others. More than 2,000seniors are currently served each monthin the two counties, a legacy made possi-ble, in part, with help from Msgr.Ladzinski, who made it a mission to helpthe organization get its start.

v Fr. Walter J. McGovern, SCC’58 andSMS’64, (Baltimore), has a new address.He can be reached at Mercy Ridge, S-734, 2525 Pot Spring Road, Timonium,MD 21093.

v Fr. William C. Warman, SCC’58 andSMS’64, (Metuchen), is now living atMercy Ridge/St. Stephen’s Green, 2525Pot Spring Road, Timonium, MD 21093.

1960s

v Msgr. Ronald P. Lengwin, VE, SCC’60,(Pittsburgh), maintains his responsibilitiesas Episcopal Vicar for Church Relations,Director of Public Affairs and CommunityRelations, and Chief Spokesperson for theDiocese of Pittsburgh, while at the sametime, has been relieved of his responsibili-ties as Director of the Society for thePropagation of the Faith/Missions/Pilgrimages, and Director for HolyChildhood Association/Catholic ReliefServices. Msgr. Lengwin maintains his resi-dence at St. Mary of Mercy Parish, ThePoint/Gateway Center.

v Msgr. Michael J. Corona, SCC’62 andSMS’68, (Metuchen), Administrator of St.Luke Parish in North Plainfield, has retiredas Executive Director of the Department ofEducation.

v William A. Abbot, Jr., SCC’63, is nowliving at 806 Ivydale Avenue, Reisterstown,MD 21136.

v Msgr. William J. English, SCC’63,PS’65, and SMS’69, (Washington, DC), isnow at St. Elizabeth’s Church, 917Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852.

v Msgr. John W. Jordan, SCC’63,(Scranton), is now at St. Eulalia Parish

The anniversary class of 1978. Front row (l-r): Ted Olson, Rick Vessels, Fr. Pierre Baker, Fr.Paul Tedesco, Msgr. John Hopkins. Back row, (l-r): Frank Krenek, Fr. Keith Boisvert, Fr. MikeLombardo, Fr. Craig Collison, Fr. Paul Montminy, Fr. Frank Almade, Fr. Tim Taugher, and CliffKroski.

Members of St. Mary’s Sulpician Local Council at the Sulpician Retreat at the Archbishop BrunettRetreat Center at the Palisades in Federal Way, Washington, May 2019. Left to right: Fr. PhillipBrown, Fr. Paul Maillet, Fr. Shawn Gould, Fr. Larry Terrien, Fr. Gladstone Stevens, and Fr. Dan Moore.


Community, 214 Blue Shutters Road,Roaring Brook Twp, PA 18444-7615.

v William J. Murray, SCC’63, is nowliving at 7224 Greenbank Road, OliverBeach, MD 21220.

v Lee M. Quick, SCC’63, is now livingat 1244 Perimeter Pkwy, Virginia Beach,VA 23454-5699.

v Fr. Pierre Sodini, SCC’63,(Pittsburgh), is now at St. Maria GorettiParish, 4712 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA15224.

v John J. Giusti, SCC’64 and SMS’70,is now living at 11495 Emmanuel Way#518, Solomons, MD 20688.

v Fr. Anthony J. Shonis, SCC’64,(Owensboro), retired in June, 2019, afterwhich he will travel to Mexico for a while and then return to live inHenderson, KY. He hopes to continuedoing adult education in parishes as wellas substitute for priests when they areaway.

v Fr. Thomas R. Ulshafer, P.S.S.,SCC’64 and SMS’70, (Washington,DC), had an article published titled“Slaver and the Early SulpicianCommunity in Maryland” in the U.S.

Catholic Historian, Vol. 37, no. 2 (Spring2019), 1-21.

v Fr. Thomas R. Collins, SCC’66 andSMS’72, (Richmond), previouslyParochial Vicar at Sacred Heart,Covington; St. Joseph, Clifton Forge; andShrine of the Sacred Heart, Hot Springs,is now retired , living in residence andhelping Sacred Heart, Covington; St.Joseph, Clifton Forge; and Shrine of theSacred Heart, Hot Springs.

v Fr. William J. Lawler, SCC’66 andSMS’72, (Wilmington), retired from thepastorate at St. Mary Refuge of Sinners,Cambridge, MD in June 2017, and is liv-ing at St. Luke-St. Andrew Parish inOcean City, MD. He spent five monthsin France, including visits to St. SulpiceChurch in Paris, and the seminary in Issy,and three weeks in Ireland connectingwith family. He continues to assist localparishes when he can.

v Paul H. Werner, SCC’68, became ahigh school teacher in both Catholic andpublic schools for 41 years before retiring.He can be reached at 1510 Dufossat St.,New Orleans, LA 70115.

v Msgr. Gerald R. Belanger, SCC’69,SMSC’71, and SMS’75, (Manchester), is

now living at 8 Ridge Road, Meredith,NH 03253.

v We are sad to report that Michael A.Walter, SCC’69 and SMSC’71, lost hiswife, Clara, on November 14, 2017. Afuneral Mass was celebrated at St. Jamesthe Greater Catholic Church inConcord, NC.

1970s

v Msgr. Mark R. Lane, SMSC’70 andSMS’74, (Richmond), previously VicarGeneral and Moderator of the Curia forthe Diocese of Richmond, has retired.

v Fr. Charles J.T. Talar, SMSC’70 andSMS’74, (Bridgeport), can now bereached at St. Mary’s Seminary, 9845Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77024.

v Very Rev. Leonard E. Voytek, V.F.,SMSC’70 and SMS’74, (Altoona-Johnstown), has been appointed Dean ofthe Prince Gallitzin Deanery, whichincludes close to two dozen parisheslocated throughout the central andnorthern parts of Cambria County, PA.

v Fr. Joseph Farias, SMSC’71 andSMS’75, (Paterson), previously Pastor atSt. Thomas More Parish, Convent

Seminarian Mark DeCelles (Scranton) welcomed alumni Fr. Richard Kunzman (SMS’63) and Msgr. Arthur Kaschenbach (SCC’45 andSMS’51) on Alumni Day, October 2018.

Station, has been assigned to serve the faculty, staff, and students at Sacred HeartUniversity, Suite HC-109, 5151 ParkAvenue, Fairfield, CT 06825.

v Fr. Mark Nowak, SMSC’71 andSMS’75, (Erie), has been appointed Pastorof St. Anthony of Padua Parish inCambridge Springs, and its mission of St.Bernadette in Saegertown and ChaplainSCI Cambridge Springs, while continuingas Director of the Permanent DiaconateFormation Program.

v Fr. Christopher P. Moore, SMSC’73 andSMS’77, (Baltimore), previously AssociatePastor of the Catholic Churches of GlenBurnie, has retired, but is still supplyingsacramental assistance and working in theTribunal. He is now living at 8406 WillowOak Road, Parkville, MD 21234.

v Deacon Philip J. Newton, SMSC’73,(Rockville Centre), is now living at 4020Galt Ocean Drive #1006, Fort Lauderdale,FL 33308.

v Fr. W. Pierre Baker, SMSC’74 andSMS’78, (Manchester), can now bereached at PO Box 4743, Manchester, NH03108.

v Archpriest Michael D. Kirkland,SMSC’74, in 2017 published his new bookon the reunion of the Roman Catholic andEastern Orthodox Churches: "BEINGCATHOLIC...that All May Be One! WhatPope & Patriarch Must Do to Heal theChurch of Christ." We mistakenly listed theincorrect website to find the book. Detailscan be found at Amazon.com, their websiteat www.beingcatholicthebook.com or bywriting to him at Father Michael, St.Nicholas Press, PO Box 687, New Albany,Ohio 43054.

v Fr. John F. Brinsmade, SMSC’77 andSMS’81, (Hartford), has been appointedPastor of St. Raphael Parish, Milford.

v Very Rev. Paul J. Wharton, V.F.,SMSC’78, (Wheeling-Charleston), hasbeen appointed to the College ofConsultors in addition to his current assign-ment as Pastor of St. Francis de Sales Parishin Beckley and Vicar Forane of the BeckleyVicariate.

ST. MARY’S SEMINARY

1950s

v Fr. Harold Drexler, SMS’55,(Dubuque), has moved to Stonehill CareCenter, 3485 Windsor Avenue, Dubuque,IA 52001. Fr. Drexler is the oldest priestof the Archdiocese of Dubuque.

v Msgr. Joseph W. Pekar, SMS’57,(Bridgeport), has retired and is now liv-ing at Queen of Clergy Retirement Homefor Priests, 274 Strawberry Hill Ave.,Stamford, CT 06902.

1960s

v Fr. Francis P. Johnson, SMS’60,(Hartford), has moved to 21 Elm Drive,West Hartford, CT 06110-1008.

v Fr. Bernard M. Harcarik, SMS’63,(Pittsburgh), previously Pastor of Princeof Peace Parish, South Side, has retired,while maintaining residence at Prince ofPeace Parish.

v Fr. Richard T. Kunzman, SMS’63,(Camden), is now living at 1401 N

Street, NW, #204, Washington, DC20005.

v Fr. Thomas M. Shea, SMS’66,(Springfield, MA), has moved to 8Pleasant St. Apt. D, Westfield, MA01085.

v Fr. John P. Gallagher, SMS’68,(Pittsburgh), previously Pastor of St.Ferdinand Parish, Cranberry Township,has been appointed Administrator of theparishes within the Cranberry/EllwoodCity/Zelienople grouping, namely: St.Ferdinand Parish, Cranberry Township;St. Gregory Parish, EvansCity/Zelienople; and Holy RedeemerParish, Elwood City/Koppel/Wampum.

v John J. Quinn, SMS’69, has a newaddress. He is now living at 1200Midland Ave., Apt. 8B, Bronxville, NY10708.

1970s

v Fr. John D. Brennan, SMS’70,(Pittsburgh), previously Pastor of St. Judethe Apostle Parish, Wilmerding, and St.Robert Bellarmine Parish, East


The anniversary class of 2003, Fr. Brian Sullivan, Fr. Brian Romanowski, Rev. Ricardo Bailey, Fr.Steven Hurley, Fr. Thomas Muldowney, and Fr. James Lentini, celebrate their 15th anniversary atAlumni Day.

McKeesport, has been appointed ParishChaplain of the parishes within theUpper Allegheny Valley grouping, name-ly: St. Alphonsus Springdale; HolyFamily Parish, Creighton; Holy MartyrsParish, Tarentum; St. Joseph Parish,Natrona; Our Lady of the Most BlessedSacrament Parish, Natrona Heights; andOur Lady of Victory Parish, Harwick,with residence at St. Alphonsus, 750Pittsburgh St., Springdale, PA 15144.

v Fr. James E. Kunkel, SMS’73,(Pittsburgh), previously Pastor of St.Colman Parish, Turtle Creek, has retiredand is now living at St. John VianneyManor, 2600 Morange Road, Pittsburgh,PA 15205-4241.

v Fr. Francis P. Morin, SMS’73,(Portland, ME), previously Pastor of St.Michael Parish, has retired. He will con-tinue to assist in parishes as needed, aswell as offering Masses and the sacra-ments in Spanish for the Hispanic com-munity.

v Fr. John A. Cavagnaro, SMS’74,(Camden), who has been serving at OurLady of the Lake, Collings Lakes, since

2004, has retired and is now living at1811 N. West Avenue, Vineland, NJ08360.

v Michael A. Toth, SMS’74, was recent-ly named a partner in Counseling andPsychotherapy Services of Washington,DC. He returned to school at CatholicUniversity of America, School of SocialWork. He is delighted to minister andassist people now as a Licensed ClinicalSocial Worker – LCSW-C.

v Fr. Charles W. Speicher, SMS’75,(Pittsburgh), previously Pastor of St.Victor Parish, Bairdford, has beenassigned to Team Ministry of the parisheswithin the North Side grouping, namely:St. Aloysius Parish, Reserve Township;St. Cyril of Alexandria Parish, BrightonHeights; Holy Wisdom Parish, NorthSide/Spring Hill; Most Holy Name ofJesus Parish, Troy Hill; St. Peter Parish,North Side; and Risen Lord Parish,Marshall/Shadeland.

v Fr. John F. Walsh, SMS’76,(Pittsburgh), previously Chaplain ofMarian Manor, has been appointedParish Chaplain of the parishes within

the Carnegie/Green Tree/Scott grouping,namely: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish,Carnegie; St. Margaret of ScotlandParish, Green Tree; and SS. Simon andJude Parish, Scott Township.

v Fr. Frank D. Almade, SMS’78,(Pittsburgh), previously Pastor of St.Joseph the Worker Parish; Mary, Motherof Hope Parish; St. Vincent de PaulParish; and St. Vitus Parish, all in NewCastle; and sacramental minister ofChrist the King Parish, Bessemer;Hillsville and St. James the ApostleParish, Pulaski, has been appointedAdministrator of the parishes within theChurchill/Turtle Creek/Wilmerdinggrouping, namely: St. Colman Parish,Turtle Creek; St. John Fisher Parish,Churchill; and St. Jude the ApostleParish, Wilmerding, with residence at St.John Fisher, 33 Lewin Lane, Pittsburgh,PA 15235-5099.

v Fr. Joseph A. Tedesco, SMS’79,(Trenton), has been elected the newleader of Our Lady of Mepkin Abbey. Fr.Tedesco entered Mepkin in March 2008and made his solemn profession as a


The St. Charles College anniversary class of 1958 joined by spouses at the reception on Thursday, October 18, 2018. Seated (l-r) Eileen Walsh, EunicePryor, Joan Troyano. Back row (l-r) Bob Quigley, Fr. Paul Thomas, Rt. Rev. Kenneth Walsh, Dick Pryor, Tom Troyano, Fr. George Limmer.


monk on June 28, 2014. He has workedon the farm, cooked and supervised inthe kitchen, managed the abbey storeand reception center, and served as direc-tor of monks in temporary vows. He willassume spiritual leadership of the commu-nity, serving as it’s superior.

1980s

v Fr. Robert J. Zajdel, SMS’80,(Pittsburgh), previously Parochial Vicarof St. Catherine of Siena Parish,Crescent, and St. John of God Parish,McKees Rocks, has been appointedParochial Vicar of the parishes within the Kennedy/McKees Rocks/Robinsongrouping, namely: Holy Trinity Parish,Robinson Township; St. John of GodParish, McKees Rocks; and St. MalachyParish, Kennedy Township.

v Fr. George Couturier, SMS’81,(Hartford), is now Pastor at St. JosephineBakhita Parish, 767 Elm St., Rocky Hill,CT 06067.

v Fr. Roger DiBuo, SMS’89,(Wilmington), has been appointedLiaison for Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Groups for the Diocese ofWilmington. In this role, he will assistBishop Malooly in relationships betweenthe Diocese of Wilmington and otherChristian and non-Christian religiouscongregations in the community.

v Fr. Samuel V. Young, SMS’89,(Baltimore), previously Associate Pastorof St. Joseph, Cockeysville, is nowAssociate Pastor of ImmaculateConception, 200 Ware Ave., Towson,MD 21204, and Chaplain at GreaterBaltimore Medical Center and GilchristHospice.

1990s

v Fr. Phillip G. Gibbs, SMS’94,(Dubuque), is now stationed at Church ofthe Resurrection, 4300 Asbury Rd.,Dubuque, IA 52002.

v Fr. Stuart H. Pinette, SMS’94,(Hartford), has been appointed Pastor ofSt. Marianne Cope Parish, East Windsor.

v Fr. Thomas J. McDermott, SMS’97,(Dubuque), is now living at VianneyHouse, 1235 Mt. Loretta Ave., Dubuque,IA 52003.

v Fr. T. Kevin Corcoran, SMS’99,(Paterson), was installed as the 3rd Pastorin the 50-year history of Corpus ChristiChurch in Chatham Township, NJ. BishopArthur J. Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson,presided at the Rite of Installation. Fr.Corcoran came directly to Corpus Christifrom the Office of the Bishop where heserved as priest-secretary to BishopSerratelli. In addition to being priest-secre-tary to the Bishop, Fr. Corcoran was ViceChancellor and Master of Ceremonies forEpiscopal Liturgical events in the Diocese.

2000s

v Fr. Christopher J. Looby, SMS’01,(Ogdensburg), is now Pastor at St.Anthony’s and St. Patrick’s inWatertown, NY.

v Fr. Stephen M. Gemme, SMS’02,(Worcester), has been named as full-timeChaplain at St. Vincent’s Hospital inWorcester, MA with ministry residenceat St. Paul’s Cathedral, Worcester, MA.

v Fr. Edward J. Burch, SMS’03,(Raleigh), has retired and is now living at538 Rockwood Drive, Graham, NC27253-4337.

v Fr. Nils de Jesus Hernandez, SMS’04,(Dubuque), has successfully completed aDoctor of Ministry degree (D.Min.) fromthe University of St. Mary of the Lake inMundelein, IL. His address is 405 S. EastSt., PO Box 1521, Monona, IA 52159.

v Fr. Miguel A. Pagan, SMS’04,(Worcester), previously Chaplain St.Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester, is nowAssociate Pastor at St. Cecilia Parish,170 Mechanic St., Leominster, MA01453.

v Fr. David R. Whitman, SMS’05,(Charleston), has been assigned asDirector of the Diocesan Office ofContinuing Education for Priests.

2010s

v Fr. Matthew Wetsel, SMS’10,(Albany), has been appointed Pastor ofHoly Spirit Parish in Gloversville, andHoly Trinity Parish in Johnstown.

Members of the 5th anniversary class, Class of 2013, Fr. Andrew Nelson, Fr. Jorge Bedoya, andFr. Kevin Mohan at Alumni Day.


v Fr. Jason Feigh, SMS’11, (Erie), hasbeen appointed Administrator of St.Francis Xavier Parish, McKean, whilecontinuing on the faculty of CathedralPreparatory School.

v Fr. Christopher M. Hess, SMS’12,(Richmond), previously Pastor of SacredHeart, Prince George County; St. JohnNepomucene, Dinwiddie; and St. Jamesthe Greater, Hopewell, is nowAdministrator of St. Anne, Bristol; St.Bernard, Gate City; and St. Patrick,Dungannon.

v Fr. Andres Baquero, SMS’13,(Paterson), previously Parochial Vicar atSt. Therese Parish in Succasunna, hasbeen appointed Administrator at OurLady of Mount Carmel Parish, 10 St.Francis Way, Passaic, NJ 07055.

v Fr. Brian Lewis, SMS’13,(Wilmington), is now stationed at St.Joseph on the Brandywine, 10 OldChurch Road, Wilmington, DE 19807.

v Fr. Kevin Mohan, SMS’13, (Camden),previously Director of Catholic Identity,Gloucester Catholic High School, hasbeen appointed Parochial Vicar, St. Mary,426 Monmouth St., Gloucester City, NJ08030.

v Fr. K. Peter Wierzbicki, SMS’13,(Paterson), previously Parochial Vicar atOur Lady of Good Counsel Parish inPompton Plains, has been appointedAdministrator at St. Jude Parish, 40Maxim Drive, Hopatcong, NJ 07843.

v Fr. Jack E. Demnyan, SMS’15,(Pittsburgh), previously administrator(pro-tem) of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish,Burgettstown, has been appointedParochial Vicar of the parishes within theMcKeesport/Versailles/White Oak group-ing, namely: St. Angela Merici Parish,White Oak; Corpus Christi Parish,McKeesport; St. Patrick Parish,McKeesport/Versailles; and St. RobertBellarmine Parish, East McKeesport.

v Fr. Eric J. Dinga, SMS’15,(Greensburg), has been appointedAdministrator of St. John the EvangelistParish, Latrobe, and Administrator of St.Rose Parish, Latrobe, with residence in

St. John the Evangelist Parish Rectory,Latrobe.

v Fr. Juan D. Escudero, SMS’15,(Worcester), previously Associate Pastorof St. Mary Parish in Shrewsbury, hasbeen appointed Administrator of St.Denis Parish in East Douglas.

v Fr. Christopher J. Mannerino,SMS’15, (Pittsburgh), previouslyParochial Vicar of St. Teresa of AvilaParish, Perrysville, and part-timeChaplain to Vincentian Academy, hasbeen appointed Parochial Vicar of theparishes within the Hampton/Richlandgrouping, namely: St. Catherine ofSweden Parish, Hampton Township/Wildwood, and St. Richard Parish,Richland Township.

v Fr. Daniel E. Moreno, SMS’15,(Worcester), previously Associate Pastorof St. Augustine Parish in Millville andGood Shepherd Parish in Linwood, hasbeen appointed Administrator of St.Anthony of Padua Parish in Dudley.

v Fr. Francis M. Ouma, SMS’15,(Baltimore), previously Associate Pastorof Immaculate Conception in Towson,has been appointed Associate Pastor ofSt. Joseph, 8420 Belair Road, Baltimore,MD 21236.

v Fr. Joseph J. Mosely, SMS’16,(Scranton), is now stationed at St.Ignatius Church, 339 N. Maple Avenue,Kingston, PA 18704.

v The Catholic Diocese of Wilmingtonpresented a four-part multimedia Lentenseries distributed via digital video, radiobroadcasts, and podcasts. Written andhosted by Fr. Richard J. Jasper, SMS’17,(Wilmington), Associate Pastor of St.Ann Church in Wilmington, the series isdesigned to help people get the most outof the season of Lent and prepare spiritu-ally for the coming of the celebration ofChrist’s resurrection at Easter. Fr. Jasperpresented a similar series for Advent lastDecember. Titled, “Holy Boldness: AJourney Through Lent with FourAmerican Saints,” each presentationfocused on the life of an American Saint,or religious leader: St. Elizabeth AnnSeton, St. John Neumann, St. KatharineDrexel, and Bishop Alfred Curtis.

Former Faculty member and alumnus Fr. Chuck Talar (SMSC’70 and SMS’74) joins fellow alum-nus and former Rector Fr. Fred Cweikowski, P.S.S. (PS’58 and SMS’62), and Fr. Paul Jennings(SCC’68, PS’70 and SMS’74) on Alumni Day.

9 Fr. John J. McElroy, SMS’45,(Providence), died on February 16, 2019,at the age of 99. Pastor Emeritus of theformer St. Joseph Parish in Pawtucket, hewas the oldest living priest in the Dioceseof Providence. He was ordained to thepriesthood on February 24, 1945 byBishop Francis P. Keough at theCathedral of SS. Peter and Paul inProvidence. Fr. McElroy served asAssistant Pastor at St. Joseph Parish inPawtucket, St. Lawrence Parish inCentredale, and at Blessed SacramentParish in Providence. He was appointedPastor of St. Anthony Parish inProvidence, and in 1976, Fr. McElroy wastransferred to St. Joseph Parish where heserved until his retirement as PastorEmeritus in 1991. A Mass of ChristianBurial was celebrated at St. JosephChurch in Pawtucket, with BishopThomas J. Tobin as the main celebrant.

9 Fr. Joseph T. Murphy, SCC’43,(Philadelphia), died on November 19,2018, at the age of 94. Fr. Murphy wasthe third oldest living priest in theArchdiocese of Philadelphia. He wasordained to the priesthood in 1947. Hewas a former teacher at St. Thomas MoreH.S., Cardinal Dougherty H.S., RomanCatholic H.S. and former Parochial Vicarat St. Luke the Evangelist Church,Glenside. A funeral Mass was celebratedat St. Luke the Evangelist, Glenside, PA.

9 Bishop Frank J. Rodimer, SCC’45 andSMS’51, (Paterson), died on December 6,2018, at the age of 91. He was ordainedto the priesthood on May 19, 1951, in St.John’s Cathedral in Paterson. WhenBishop Rodimer became the sixth bishopof the diocese on February 28, 1978, hehad the unique distinction of beinginstalled as the only priest of the Dioceseof Paterson to have ever been raised tothe episcopacy. During his years as apriest before becoming bishop, he servedas Parochial Vicar of St. Brendan Parishin Clifton, temporary administrator ofOur Lady of Lake in Sparta, and St. PaulParish in Clifton, until his appointmentas bishop. On a diocesan level as a priest,

IN MEMORIAM



Bishop Rodimer served as assistant chan-cellor of the diocese and secretary of thetribunal. He served as the first diocesandirector of Sacred Liturgy and he was amember of the editorial board of “TheAdvocate,” the Newark Archdiocese’snewspaper which then served the PatersonDiocese. He served Bishop James Navaghas secretary and attended the SecondVatican Council with him in June 1963.He was appointed diocesan chancellor inDecember 1964 and in April 1966 he wasappointed secretary of the diocesan boardof consultors. He also served as chairmanof buildings and sites. He was ordainedand installed as the Bishop of Paterson inSt. John Cathedral, Paterson, on February28, 1978. As bishop, he served as leader ofthe diocese for 26 years until his retire-ment in May 2004. During his ministry,he established 12 new parishes, ordained91 priests and 179 permanent deacons andconfirmed more than 100,000 Catholics.A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. JohnCathedral, Paterson, with Bishop ArthurJ. Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson, presiding.

9 Fr. Gerard A. Boucher, PS’49 andSMS’53, (Manchester), died on December28, 2018, at the age of 92. He wasordained to the priesthood on May 30,1953, by Bishop Matthew F. Brady, at St.Joseph Cathedral in Manchester. Duringhis 65 years in the Diocese of Manchester,Fr. Boucher served in eleven parishes, andcontinued to assist in parishes after retir-ing in 1994. Fr. Boucher also served in anumber of diocesan positions throughouthis ministry. A Mass of Christian Burialwas celebrated at Holy Rosary Church inRochester, with Bishop Francis J.Christian, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofManchester, presiding.

9 Msgr. Thomas M. Duffy, SCC’48,PS’50, and SMS’54, (Washington, DC),died on October 15, 2018, at the age of 92.He served with the Merchant Marinesduring WWII; after the war, he worked ona shipping line that went to South andEast Africa. He then decided to enter theseminary and was ordained a priest for theArchdiocese of Washington, DC in 1953.Upon his return to the Archdiocese ofWashington in 1954, his first assignment

as Parochial Vicar was at Saint ThomasApostle Parish, Washington, D.C. and in1962 to Saint Stephen Parish,Washington, D.C. while also serving asChaplain of the Newman Center atGeorge Washington University. In 1966he was named founding Pastor of St.Raphael Parish, Rockville, Maryland. In1975-76 he served as Pastor-in-Residenceat the North American College, Rome. In1977 he was named to the newly estab-lished position of Secretary, PriestPersonnel and in 1978 Director,Continuing Education for Priests. In 1981he was named Pastor of the Shrine of theMost Blessed Sacrament where he serveduntil his retirement in 2005. Msgr. Duffywas named a Monsignor in 1971. Heserved on the Council of Priests, theArchdiocesan Board of Education, thePriest Retirement Board, as well as a Dean,an Archdiocesan Consultor and a liaisonto the Maryland Catholic Conference. Afuneral Mass was celebrated at the Shrineof the Most Blessed Sacrament.

9 Fr. Joseph A. LaPlante, SMS’54,(Winona), died on January 20, 2019, atthe age of 90. He was ordained to thepriesthood for the Diocese of Winona in1954 at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heartin Winona. He served the Diocese ofWinona, the Cathedral of the SacredHeart, and the Winona State University

Newman Center before serving in the USAir Force from 1964-1984. After his timein the USAF, he served at St. Mary’s,Winona; SS. Peter and Paul, Mazeppa; St.Patrick, West Albany and Hammond.After retiring in 1994, he served as a spir-itual director at Immaculate Heart of MarySeminary and celebrated Masses at VillaMaria and St. Elizabeth Hospital andNursing Home. A Mass of ChristianBurial was celebrated at St. Mary Churchin Chatfield, with Bishop John M. Quinn,Bishop of Winona-Rochester, as principalcelebrant.

9 Joseph W. Parks, SCC’54, died onMarch 30, 2018, at the age of 86. Belovedhusband of Elizabeth “Betty” Parks for 40years; devoted father of Jane Maccubbinand her husband Scott, Kathy Yelshin andher husband Lee, and Mike Morris and hiswife Julia; cherished grandfather of AlexYelshin, Trent, Brady and CooperMaccubbin; loving brother of the lateMsgr. Richard Parks (SCC’53 andSMS’59, Baltimore), and devoted son ofthe late Charles and Margaret Parks. Afuneral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady ofthe Chesapeake Church in Pasadena, MD.

9 Fr. Francis D. Dunbar, PS’51 andSMS’55, (Albany), died on July 16, 2018,at the age of 90. He was ordained to thepriesthood for the Diocese of Albany in


1955. He served at St. Francis DeSalesChurch in Herkimer, St. Mary’s Church inHudson Falls, The Cathedral in Albany,and Immaculate Conception Church inHaines Falls. In 1981, Fr. Dunbar becamePastor of St. Anthony’s Church inJohnstown, NY, where he served until heretired in 1998. A Mass of ChristianBurial was celebrated at Our Lady of HopeChurch in Whitehall, with Bishop EdwardB. Scharfenberger as principal celebrant.

9 Fr. Frederick A. Farace, SMS’55,(Harrisburg), died on July 17, 2018, at theage of 89, after a long illness. He wasordained to the priesthood on May 28,1955, by Bishop George L. Leech. Fr.Farace was appointed Parochial Vicar ofSt. Peter Parish in Mount Carmel. He alsoserved as Chaplain of Lancaster CatholicHigh School, and was the founding Pastorof Mary, Gate of Heaven Parish inMyerstown. Fr. Farace was Pastor of St.Joseph Parish in Berwick, and of St. JosephParish in York. He was appointed Dean ofthe Northern region of the HarrisburgDiocese and Dean of the York Deanery. In1991, Fr. Farace retired, at which time hewas asked to teach in the StigmatineSeminary of Thailand. After two years inthe missions, Fr. Farace went to Brazil todo research for his book on the life of St.PaulineVisintainer. He later becameChaplain of the Sisters of SS. Cyril andMethodius in Danville. A Mass ofChristian Burial was celebrated at St.Joseph Church in Berwick.

9 Fr. Cornelius F. O’Leary, SMS’56,(Worcester), died on February 7, 2019, atthe age of 89. He was ordained to thepriesthood on May 10, 1956, by BishopJohn J. Wright in St. Paul Cathedral. Hewas a Third-Degree member of theKnights of Columbus in Baltimore. Fr.O’Leary served as Associate Pastor inmany parishes before being named Pastorof St. Martin Parish in Uxbridge;Ascension Parish, Worcester; St. JosephParish, Auburn; Our Lady of the RosaryParish, Worcester, and as Administrator atSt. Anne Parish, Southborough. He wasnamed Pastor of St. Martin Parish in 1979,where he served until 2004, when heretired from active ministry. A Mass ofChristian Burial was celebrated in theNotre Dame du Lac Chapel with BishopMcManus presiding.

9 Fr. Robert E. Friedel, SCC’51,(Cleveland), died on November 8, 2018,at the age of 87. He was ordained to thepriesthood on May 18, 1957. He served asParochial Vicar at St. Agnes/Our Lady ofFatima, St. Francis de Sales in Akron, St.Mary in Painesville, St. Bridget of Kildare,and Holy Family in Parma, and was PastorEmeritus of SS. Cosmas & DamianCatholic Church where he was Pastorfrom 1978-2002. A funeral Mass was cel-ebrated at SS. Cosmas & DamianCatholic Church in Twinsburg, OH, withAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus Robert Gries asthe main celebrant.

9 Fr. Alex J. Hazzouri, SCC’51,(Scranton), died on November 15, 2018,at the age of 87. He was ordained to thepriesthood by Bishop Jerome D. Hannan,late Bishop of Scranton, on June 15, 1957,in the Cathedral of St. Peter, Scranton.After receiving his licentiate degree in1960, he was appointed Assistant Pastor ofOur Lady of the Snows, Clarks Summit; hewas on the first faculty of St. Pius XSeminary, Dalton, as a professor of SacredScripture; Assistant Pastor of St. Vincentde Paul, Plymouth and St. ThomasAquinas, Archibald. During his priestlyministry, Fr. Hazzouri also served as chap-lain of Mercy Heights Hospital, Scranton;St. Joseph’s Children and MaternityHospital (now St. Joseph’s Center),Scranton; St. Mary’s Villa, Elmhurst; andSt. Joseph’s Hospital, Carbondale. He alsodid pastoral work while in residence at St.Mary of the Immaculate Conception,Wilkes-Barre, and St. Mary of MountCarmel and St. Casmir, Dunmore. Fr.Hazzouri was fluent in everyday Arabic,which he learned at home and from thepriests and founding members of his homeparish, all of whom emigrated fromLebanon to the U.S. in the early 1900’s.A Mass of Christian Burial was celebratedat St. Ann Maronite Catholic Church inWest Scranton.

9 Msgr. A. Thomas Baumgartner,SMS’58, (Baltimore), died on March 4,2019, at the age of 88. He was ordained tothe priesthood on May 24, 1958 by

Archbishop Francis Keough at the Basilicaof the Assumption. Msgr. Baumgartnerserved at St. Bernard in Baltimore from1958-1967, Church of the BlessedSacrament in Baltimore from 1967-1975,St. Pius X from 1975-1988, and St. Ursulafrom 1988 until his retirement in 2006.Among his other duties, he was the 1965director of the Cana Conferences and wasan assistant to the Archdiocese’s UrbanCommission’s northeast area. He was apast chair of the Baltimore ClergyBrotherhood. He also served as chair ofthe Priest Personnel Committee onAlcoholism. He was elected vice chair ofthe Priest Personnel Board in 1971. Afuneral Mass was celebrated at St. Ursulain Parkville.

9 Fr. Kevin J. Brassil, SMS’58,(Providence), died on June 5, 2018, at theage of 86. He was ordained to the priest-hood on May 31, 1958, at the Cathedral ofSS. Peter and Paul in Providence byBishop Russell J. McVinney. During his60 years of service to the Diocese ofProvidence, Fr. Brassil served at eightparishes, as well as serving as Dean of theProvidence Deanery I. He retired in 2004,and moved to his family home inProvidence, while continuing to assist inparishes. A Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated at St. Barnabas Church inPortsmouth.

9 Richard E. Cross, SCC’52, died onOctober 18, 2018, at the age of 86.Richard served in parish ministry and as aprofessor at St. Paul Seminary in Saginaw,MI. While teaching French, he led teamsof students to do volunteer work on theisland of Martinique. He also studiedpiano, theory, and Gregorian chant. Helater worked as a learning specialist in theNew York public schools and as a hospicevolunteer for fifteen years. Richard and hiswife, Kathleen, spent their years togetheras a pastoral music team in their homeparish of the Transfiguration in Tarrytown,NY. He was also a published composer,essayist, and translator. As a member ofthe American Liszt Society, he researchedand wrote about the 19th century musicalworld of Franz Liszt. A Mass of

Resurrection was celebrated atTransfiguration Church in Tarrytown.

9 Fr. Donald J. Bouressa, SMS’61,(Providence), died on October 15, 2018,at the age of 87. He was ordained to thepriesthood on May 27, 1961 at theCathedral of SS. Peter and Paul inProvidence by Bishop Russell J.McVinney. After earning a doctorate incanon law and returning to the Diocese ofProvidence, Fr. Bouressa was appointedDirector of Our Lady of Peace RetreatHouse, Narragansett, and Promoter ofJustice and Advocate for the MarriageTribunal of the Diocese of Providence. Fr.Bouressa served many assignments withinthe Diocese of Providence, as well as serv-ing several parishes in his 57 years in thediocese. During retirement, he continuedto assist at various parishes throughout thediocese and at the Tribunal. In his finalyears, Fr. Bouressa provided sacramentalministry at the De LaSalle ChristianBrothers Center in Narragansett. A Massof Christian Burial was celebrated at St.Mary, Star of the Sea Church,Narragansett, with Bishop Thomas J.Tobin serving as the main celebrant.

9 James M. Hodrick, SMS’61, died onApril 13, 2018, at the age of 82 after anextended illness. Jim was husband toRosemarie (Bukics) Hodrick, and they cel-ebrated their 56th wedding anniversaryshortly before his death. Jim began histeaching career at Notre Dame HighSchool, Green Pond in 1960. He taughtEnglish and Latin, coached football andtrack, and became Athletic Director in1965. During this time, he earned hisMaster’s Degree in Secondary SchoolAdministration. In December 1969, Jimwas appointed vice principal of AllentownCentral Catholic High School and inOctober 1976 became principal. He ledthe way for the school to receive threeNational Blue Ribbon of ExcellenceAwards. During his tenure, CCHS wonseven State Championships. Jim spent 48years working in Catholic Education, andwas active in his parish serving as a songleader, member of the parish council, andadvisor to several pastors. A Mass of

Christian Burial was celebrated at NotreDame of Bethlehem Church.

9 Fr. David M. Carey, SMS’62,(Baltimore), died on November 2, 2018,at the age of 83. He was ordained to thepriesthood at the Cathedral of Mary OurQueen for the Archdiocese of Baltimorein 1962 by Archbishop Lawrence J.Shehan. Fr. Carey served as AssociatePastor of St. Luke in Edgemere, St.Thomas More in Baltimore, and St.William of York in Baltimore. Fr. Careywas assigned to the Clinical PastoralEducation Program at Spring GroveHospital, and Chaplain for Villa Maria inTowson. He was then appointedAssociate Pastor of Sacred Heart inGlyndon. In 1987, Fr. Carey was grantedpermission to study alcohol counseling atRutgers University. He returned to thearchdiocese in 1988 as Chaplain of theSchool Sisters of Notre Dame and to workwith recovering addicts at the FatherMartin-Ashley Addiction Center, wherehe worked until his retirement in 2003. Afuneral Mass was celebrated at the Chapelof Villa Assumpta in Baltimore.

9 Msgr. Thomas J. Driscoll, PS’58 andSMS’62, (Bridgeport), died on December20, 2018, at the age of 81. He wasordained to the priesthood for the Dioceseof Bridgeport by Bishop Martin J.O’Connor in St. Peter’s Basilica inVatican City on December 20, 1961. Hefirst served as Parochial Vicar of St. JamesParish in Stratford, and later as SpiritualDirector of the former Cathedral GirlsHigh School in Bridgeport, before return-ing to Rome for studies in moral theologyat the Accademia Alfonsiana. Upon hisreturn to the diocese, he served as PriestSecretary to Bishop Walter W. Curtis andas Vice Chancellor and Notary to theTribunal. In 1974, then-Father Driscollwas appointed Pastor of St. Luke Parish inWestport, where he served until 1990, atwhich time he was appointed Chancellorby Bishop Edward M. Egan. In 1997, hewas appointed Vicar General, and servedBishop Egan and Bishop Lori in thiscapacity until 2012. His last assignmentwas as Pastor of Notre Dame of EastonParish, where he served from 1999 until


his retirement from active ministry in2014. He also served on various boards,committees, and councils during the yearsof his long and varied service to Christ andthe Church. He was appointed a Prelateof Honor of His Holiness, with the title ofMonsignor, by Pope St. John Paul II onAugust 31, 1991, and a ProtonotaryApostolic Supernumerary by PopeBenedict XVI on November 22, 2007. Afuneral Mass was celebrated at St. LukeChurch in Westport.

9 Fr. Thomas I. Mannion, SCC’56,(Harrisburg), died on November 25, 2018,at the age of 83. He was ordained to thepriesthood on May 15, 1965, at St. PatrickCathedral in Harrisburg by Bishop GeorgeL. Leech. Throughout the course of hispriesthood in the Diocese of Harrisburg,he served as Assistant Pastor at St.Margaret Mary Church in Harrisburg, St.Mary's Church in Lancaster and St.Patrick's Cathedral in Harrisburg. Heserved as Pastor at Immaculate Heart ofMary Church, Abbottstown, and at OurLady of Mercy Church, Roaring Creek,since July 1989, until his retirement inJune 2017. Over the years, he also servedas the Catholic chaplain of Holy SpiritHospital in Camp Hill, Lancaster GeneralHospital, Harrisburg General Hospital andDanville State Hospital. While stationedin Lancaster in 1968, together with his

close friend, Nikitas Zervanos of LancasterGeneral Hospital, he helped to create adrug prevention program for Lancasterand a treatment and rehabilitation centerknown as "Manos," which was named afterboth of them. "Man" being the first sylla-ble of Father Mannion's last name and"Os" the last syllable of Dr. Zervanos lastname - a Spanish name meaning "helpinghands," which still continues to this day.A Mass of Christian Burial was celebratedat Our Lady of Mercy Church inSlabtown, with Bishop Ronald W. Gainerpresiding.

9 Fr. Arnold W. DePorter, SCC’57 andSMS’63, (Washington, DC), died on June10, 2018, at the age of 80. Fr. DePorterwas ordained to the priesthood on May 18,1963, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew theApostle in Washington, DC and went onto have many different assignments withinthe Archdiocese of Washington, DC dur-ing his 55 years of service. Throughout hisyears as a priest of the archdiocese, Fr.DePorter also served on the Priest Senate,as the deanery moderator for the BoyScouts, as the director of the Junior Legionof Mary, as the CYO deanery moderator,and as Army National Guard Chaplain. Afuneral Mass was celebrated at St. PatrickParish in Rockville.

9 Fr. Augustine Kasagi, SMS’63, (Osaka,Japan), died on August 8, 2018, ag the ageof 89. He was ordained to the priesthoodfor the Archdiocese of Osaka, Japan onMay 25, 1963. He served as AssociatePastor of the Assembly Church, he taughtat St. Thomas University in Hyogo, Japan,was Pastor at Kitahama Catholic Church,Shukugawa Catholic Church, TakarazukaCatholic Church, and Toyonaka CatholicChurch. Fr. Kasagi enjoyed walking, read-ing and listening to classical music.

9 Fr. Lionel G. Chouinard, SCC’59 andSMS’65, (Portland, ME), died on February23, 2019, at the age of 79. He wasordained to the priesthood on May 22,1965, by Bishop Daniel J. Feeney, theEighth Bishop of Portland at theCathedral of the Immaculate Conceptionin Portland. During his 53 years of serviceto the Diocese of Portland, ME, Fr.Chouinard served in eleven parishes.Although he reached retirement age in2009, he continued to serve asAdministrator of the parish communitiesin Lisbon Falls, Sabattus, and Green until2017. Fr. Chouinard also served his dio-cese, fellow priests, and the lay parish-ioners in many capacities. A Mass ofChristian Burial was celebrated at HolyCross Church of Prince of Peach Parish inLewiston.


9 Joseph W. “Jody” DeBias, SCC’59 andSMS’65, died on September 6, 2018, atthe age of 78. He was ordained to thepriesthood in 1965, and served many yearsin the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.After leaving the priesthood and earninghis Master’s Degree in ClinicalPsychology, he established his own compa-ny, DeBias Interactions, which specializedin professional employee/team evaluationand organizational development. Jody wasan active member of the Board ofDirectors of Big Brother Big Sisters of theGreater Kanawha-Putnam Area, servingas President and later as part timeExecutive Director of the organization.He also served on the Board of KanawhaPastoral Counseling. A Mass of ChristianBurial was celebrated at BlessedSacrament Church in South Charleston,WV.

9 Fr. Francis Graff, SMS’65,(Pittsburgh), died on October 12, 2018, atthe age of 88. He was ordained to thepriesthood on May 1, 1965, at St. PaulCathedral in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neigh-borhood by Bishop John Wright. He wasParochial Vicar at St. Charles and St.Dominic in Donora, St. Peter onPittsburgh’s North Side, St. Mary Help ofChristians in McKees Rocks and St. Peterin Butler, before being named Pastor of St.Anthony in Bessemer in 1983. In 1986,he was named Chaplain to geriatric facili-

ties in the New Castle area, as well as aconfessor for the Sisters of the Humility ofMary. He retired in 2009 and worked onhis Christmas tree farm in Grafton. Afuneral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady ofthe Assumption in Homer City, withBishop David Zubik as principal celebrant.

9 Fr. Thomas A. Gude, SCC’59,(Washington, DC), died on January 2,2019, at the age of 79. He was the son ofthe late Francis D. and Mary L. Gude;brother of Gerald F. (Kathleen A.) Gude;uncle of Jennifer Dillon, ElizabethKanouff, and Frances Gude; great uncle ofGrace Dillon, Timothy and KimberlyKanouff. A Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated at St. Jerome’s Church inHyattsville, MD.

9 Fr. James E. Parke, SMS’65,(Richmond), died on April 22, 2019, atthe age of 79. He was ordained to thepriesthood on May 1, 1965 in Pittsburgh,and released to work with the SulpicianFathers in seminary work. He served asteacher and academic principal at St.Joseph Seminary High School inMountain View, CA, and as director of apastoral training program at St. Mary’sSeminary College in Catonsville, MD. In1975, he moved to the Diocese ofRichmond to work with college studentsinterested in ministry and priesthood. Heserved as Pastor in several parishes inRichmond. In addition, he served as an

associate with the Ministry to Priests pro-gram working in 40 dioceses throughoutthe world, chair of the retirement commit-tee for Richmond for 12 years, vice-presi-dent of the Virginia Council of Churches.In Virginia Beach, he served on theHuman Rights Commission and wasVolunteer Director for the Office ofVolunteer Resources. A memorial Masswas celebrated at the Church of theAscension, Virginia Beach, with Fr.Thomas A Ianucci (CDR, CHC, USN),(SMS’93, Richmond), as presider andhomilist.

9 Joseph H. Rychlec, SCC’59 andSMS’65, died on January 5, 2019, at theage of 80. Husband of Lynne Rychlec,proud father of Alexis (Jerry) Gerard,beloved “Popeye Joe” to grandchildrenKatie, Emily and Peter Gerard, brother ofthe late Betty (Frank) Ressa and DarrylChristoffelsz, and loving uncle ofAdrianne Ressa. A funeral Mass was cele-brated at St. Rose of Lima CatholicChurch in Gaithersburg, MD.

9 Charles “Butch” Winschel, SMS’65,died on August 26, 2017, at the age of 78after a brief illness. He worked as anEnglish and Latin teacher at QuakerValley High School. He also worked atUS Steel, and worked in computer tech-nology at Westinghouse, Wheeling JesuitUniversity, and LaRoche College. Heserved on numerous boards including the


Apple business advisory council and as atechnical representative to the UnitedNations in China. He is survived by hiswife of 53 years, Carolyn (Grzandziel), hisson, daughter, three grandchildren, andmany other family members. A Mass ofChristian Burial was celebrated at St.Mary of the Assumption Church inGlenshaw.

9 Fr. John J. Dorgan, SCC’60 andSMS’66, (Richmond), died on October24, 2018, at the age of 78. He wasordained to the priesthood on December18, 1965, at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome,the first priest of the Diocese of Richmondto be ordained in Rome. Upon his returnto the diocese, Fr. Dorgan taught atNorfolk Catholic High School, serving asprincipal of the school from 1972-1975.In the Tidewater area, he served at BlessedSacrament, St. Vincent de Paul, SacredHeart, and the Basilica of St. Mary of theImmaculate Conception. At St. Vincentde Paul, following the lead of the house-keeper who prepared sandwiches for hun-gry people who came to the back door, hesupported what still exists as the parish’sBack Door Ministry. He built a shelter forclients and encouraged parishioners toserve them. A Mass of Christian Burialwas celebrated at the Basilica of St. Mary,Norfolk.

9 John B. Pelletier, SMS’68, died onSeptember 15, 2018, at the age of 76. Hewas ordained to the priesthood in 1968,and served in many parishes in theArchdiocese of Hartford. After he left thepriesthood, he opened a family therapypractice in North Branford. He laterbecame a UCC minister and served at theNorth Madison Congregational Church astheir pastor. After 15 years, he retired andmoved to Watertown. John was anaccomplished artist, with a portfolio thatincludes many paintings and photographs.He was on the Board of Directors of theWatertown Old Farms Condo Associationand a member of the UCC. A funeralservice was celebrated at the FirstCongregational Church of Watertown.

9 Msgr. Robert T. McDermott, PS’65and SMS’69, (Camden), died on February17, 2019, at the age of 76. He was

ordained to the priesthood on May 31,1969 at St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral in EastCamden. He taught and coached basket-ball at both Paul VI High School andCamden Catholic. In 1985, he becamePastor of St. Joseph's Pro-Cathedral parishin Camden, where he remained until hisretirement in 2014. At St. Joseph's, hecreated the Joseph Fund, an umbrellaorganization that supports several pro-grams that provide a range of communityservices, including the St. Joseph'sCarpenter Society (a non-profit housingproject that to date has created nearly1,000 homes), LUCY (Lifting UpCamden’s Youth) Outreach, Joseph'sHouse of Camden (a shelter that providesfood and individualized social services forup to 80 individuals a night), The ChildDevelopment Center, The RomeroCenter (dedicated to Catholic teachingand retreat experiences), and St. Joseph'sPro-Cathedral School. A Mass ofChristian Burial was celebrated at St.Joseph Pro-Cathedral.

9 Thomas J. Cassleman, SMS’70, diedon August 16, 2018, at the age of 73.Serving in the U.S. Navy, Tom worked inmilitary intelligence aboard the U.S.S.Shangri-La and did cruises in theMediterranean and western Pacific duringthe Vietnam Era. He worked for theDepartment of Veterans Affairs, workingas a claims adjudicator at the regionaloffice in Detroit. Tom spent his careerserving veterans, and retired as a veteran’sservice representative with the VA in2010. During retirement, Tom beganworking with the Society of St. Vincent dePaul at St. Paul on the Lake. He was thepresident of the parish’s St. Vincent dePaul Society when he died, and he earnedthe distinction of a ‘Top Hat Award’ fromthe organization in southeast Michigan in2018. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St.Paul on the Lake Catholic Church inGrosse Pointe Farms, MI.

9 James W. Neiderer, SCC’66, died onFebruary 13, 2019, at the age of 73. Jimserved in the U.S. Army during theVietnam War, and was a member of theAmerican Legion, McSherrystown HomeAssociation and the V.F.W. Jim is survived

by his wife, Karen, his children Julie(Leon) Hess, Heath (Christine) Neiderer,Tessa (Kyle) Reading, and Laura Neiderer,eight grandchildren, seven sisters. Funeralservices were private.

9 Fr. Thomas A. Scala, SCC’67,(Harrisburg), died on October 15, 2018, atthe age of 71. He was ordained to thepriesthood on May 19, 1973, in St.Patrick’s Cathedral in Harrisburg, byBishop Joseph T. Daley. Fr. Scala servedthe Diocese of Harrisburg in the followingassignments: St. Joseph in York; Chaplainat St. Joseph Hospital in Lancaster; Christthe King in Benton; Pastor of St.Columbia in Bloomsburg; and Pastor of St.Joseph’s Church in Milton. He is survivedby one brother and many nieces andnephews. Funeral services were private.

9 Fr. Philip J. Kreilein, SMS’74,(Evansville), died on October 23, 2018, atthe age of 70. He was ordained to thepriesthood for the Diocese of Evansvilleon June 2, 1974, by Bishop Francis R.Shea. During his 44 years serving theDiocese of Evansville, Fr. Kreilein servedin nine parishes, as well as teaching at var-ious high schools. Some of Fr. Kreilein’sother responsibilities included service asDirector of Continuing Education:Ministry to Priests; Dean, Evansville WestDeanery; and Dean, Evansville SouthDeanery. A Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated at Resurrection Church inJasper, IN.

9 Fr. Lawrence J. Gesy, SMS’75,(Baltimore), died on June 3, 2017, at theage of 68. He was ordained to the priest-hood for the Archdiocese of Baltimore onOctober 11, 1975. He was an AssociatePastor at St. Lawrence Church, St.Anthony’s Church, and Our Lady ofVictory Church, all in Baltimore. He wasalso Pastoral Administrator at St. Joseph’sChurch in Taneytown, and Pastor of St.Francis of Assisi in Brunswick, MD. AMass of Christian Burial was celebrated atSt. James the Greater Catholic Church inCharles Town, WV.

9 Fr. John Moore, SMS’78, (Baltimore),died on June 25, 2018, at the age of 83.Two weeks after graduating high school in



1952, he entered the De La Salle Brothersof the Christian Schools (ChristianBrothers). He matriculated from La SalleCollege and taught Religion and Englishin Pittsburgh, Washington, DC, andTowson. He was a class advisor and mod-erator of school newspapers and year-books, and worked in multiple administra-tive positions. He served as the vice-prin-cipal of Calvert Hall College High Schoolin Towson, MD from 1966 to 1974. In1975, after 23 years of ministry as aChristian Brother, Brother John answeredthe call to the priesthood. He wasordained a priest at St. Thomas MoreChurch in Northeast Baltimore in 1978,and served as an Associate Pastor at St.Rose of Lima, and at St. Thomas More. In1986, he was asked by Archbishop

William Borders to move to Middletownto establish a parish and build a church.Fr. Moore retired as Pastor of Holy Familyin 2004. A Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated by Bishop Adam Parker at HolyFamily Catholic Community inMiddletown, MD.

9 Fr. Kenneth E. Taylor, SMS’78,(Indianapolis), died on December 19,2018, at the age of 67. He was ordained tothe priesthood on May 20, 1978. In his 40years of ministry in the Archdiocese ofIndianapolis, Fr. Taylor served at St.Monica, St. Thomas Aquinas, as Chaplainfor the Newman Centers at both ButlerUniversity and IUPUI. He was the cur-rent Pastor of Holy Angels and St. Rita’sparishes. He also served as Pastor of the

parish communities of Holy Trinity, St.Bridget, and St. Michael the Archangel.He served as founding Director of theOffice of Multicultural Ministry for theArchdiocese of Indianapolis and served inthat capacity for almost 20 years. Fr.Taylor was the longest serving president ofthe National Black Catholic ClergyCaucus and was an indispensable contrib-utor to the National Black CatholicCongress in the United States. A funeralMass was celebrated at SS. Peter and PaulCathedral in Indianapolis.

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9 Nellie M. Semans, long-time bene-factor of St. Mary’s died on December29, 2018. Mrs. Semans and her hus-band Truman, a former Trustee of St.Mary’s Seminary, lived inBrooklandville, MD. She and her hus-band were very philanthropic andgreatly devoted to St. Mary’s Seminaryover many years. Mrs. Semans was acousin of Nan Merrick Pinkard, long-time benefactor of St. Mary’s who diedin 2007. Mrs. Semans was an activecommunicant of the Roman CatholicShrine of the Sacred Heart where herfuneral Mass was offered by their veryclose family friend, Fr. Robert F.Leavitt, P.S.S., President Rector 1980-2007 and currently the France MerrickUniversity Professor.

9 Margaret K. Riehl, former trusteeand long-time benefactor of St. Mary’sdied November 23, 2018 after a seriesof strokes. Mrs. Riehl, daughter of well-known Baltimore philanthropistsHenry J. and Marion I. Knott served onSt. Mary’s board for over a decade. Shewas instrumental in several fund-raisingefforts at St. Mary’s and continued herclose connection to St. Mary’s longafter stepping down as a trustee.

Dedicated to the Catholic Church andcommitted to her Catholic faith shestrongly believed that to serve the Lordstarted with serving others. Mrs. Riehlwas a Dame of Malta who traveled toLourdes 11 times, often with her daugh-ter, Lindsey Riehl Gallagher, to assist incare for the maladies there. In additionto St. Mary’s, Mrs. Riehl was instru-mental in successful campaigns for theArchdiocese of Baltimore and CatholicCharities. St. Mary’s was honored thatthe Riehl and Knott families asked thather funeral be held at St. Mary’sSeminary and Fr. Leavitt presided andpreached at the Mass.

9 Patricia K. Smyth, philanthropistand long-time benefactor of St. Mary’sdied of complications of leukemia onJanuary 14, 2019. Mrs. Smyth andMargaret Riehl were sisters, and Mrs.Smyth died just a few weeks after hersister. Mrs. Smyth was the chair of theboard of Good Samaritan Hospital andwas the driving force in the creation ofthe Helix Health System as well as thecreation of MedStar. With several ofher siblings, Mrs. Smyth was instru-mental in the establishment of TheMarion I. and Henry J. Knott Chair in

Homiletics at St. Mary’s Seminary in2003.

9 Richard B. Fisher, FederatedInvestors, Inc. Founder and long-timeSt. Mary’s Seminary benefactor, died atthe age of 95 on October 23, 2018. Mr.Fisher’s expertise in marketing and ded-ication to excellence in products andservices helped build Federated’s repu-tation and global reach – the companyhe founded now employs over 1800people in the United States and aroundthe world. Mr. Fisher was a devoutCatholic and very strong supporter ofhis home diocese of Pittsburgh, PA.Introduced to St. Mary’s by his dearfriend and former St. Mary’s trustee,Jim Cavanaugh, Mr. Fisher was a mostgenerous supporter of the Seminary,the Center for Continuing Formationand St. Mary’s Ecumenical Institute.Mr. Fisher and his wife Barbara estab-lished the Richard and Barbara FisherChair in Moral Theology in 2003 andwas here at St. Mary’s to join Fr. Leavittand the other generous benefactors atthe announcement of St. Mary’sEndowment Initiative which estab-lished five endowed chairs.


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