2006 fall magazine - Seton Hall University

HALLMARKS
CAMPUS REMEMBERS 9/11
A simple Celtic cross, forged out of the rubble of the World Trade Center, stands in front
ership that You place on our shoulders in this
of Boland Hall. Below that ragged steel cross, on a base of unfinished stone, 14 names
our generation. Let wisdom, goodness and gen-
are etched on a plaque — names of the Seton Hall family members who died in the
erosity grow and take deeper root in our people
9/11 terror attacks.
and in this chosen body of representatives.
Under a beautiful blue sky, dozens of people gathered around that monument to
This day, Lord,You have given to us as our day.
remember those victims and the tragic day when they died, five years earlier. In a brief
These hours before us are ours, set before us to do
service, University President Monsignor Robert Sheeran ’67, S.T.D., offered prayers for
good as You show us the good, and to avoid evil
justice and hope — for those 14 victims, for the others who died and for the entire world
as You show us the way. May our work, in some
community. Monsignor Sheeran also blessed a memorial wreath made of red, white and
small way, be part of Your work, never in vain
blue chrysanthemums. As the noon bells tolled, the group processed in silence to the
and always to the glory of Your Holy Name.
Chapel of the Immaculate Conception.
In his homily, Father Anthony J. Figueiredo, S.T.D., executive
Amen.
director, Office of Mission and Ministry, stressed the triumphant
hope of the cross of Jesus.
In memory of Seton Hall
family members who died on 9/11
“Today, I invite you to raise your eyes and look at the cross
that dominates this Chapel, that you wear around your neck,
that you see in your classroom or living room,” Father Figueiredo
said. “This is the ultimate ‘Ground Zero,’ which silently gives
meaning to all suffering and evil. Jesus suffered willingly for us
in His life. He has a right to share our sufferings now. He is the
God who is with us in our sufferings here.”
John Bocchi ’85
Dean Eberling, M.B.A. ’85
Craig Lilore ’95
William J. Martin Jr. ’93
Daniel McGinley ’83
Angel Pena, J.D. ’83
John Pocher ’88
Kenneth Tarantino ’83
Anthony Infante Jr., M.A.E. ’98
Fred V. Morrone
James Nelson
Alfonse Joseph Niedermeyer III,
M.A.E. ’00
James Romito, M.A.E. ’98
Mark Whitford ’93
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Photo by Bill Blanchard
A PRAYER FOR CONGRESS
University President Monsignor Robert Sheeran
’67, S.T.D., got the chance to speak directly to the
nation’s lawmakers when he served as guest
chaplain of the House of Representatives.
“It was an honor to be selected to serve as
guest chaplain, and this is something that I shall
never forget,” he said.
He offered this invocation to open the day’s
House proceedings on July 19:
Lord God, bless America, our land and our
people. Bless America, among the greatest of all
human endeavors. Lord God, make America worthy
of the dreams of our Founders. Worthy of the
sacrifices of those who have gone before us and
who have given their lives for us.
Make America worthy of the calling and lead