May 6, 2013 - Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown

The Catholic 

Register 

Official Publication Of 

The Diocese of Altoona - Johnstown 

Volume LXXXVII, No. 26 Published Bi - Weekly (USPS 094 - 280) www.dioceseaj.org May 6, 2013 

2013 Recipients Of Gallitzin Cross Award Named 

By Msgr. Timothy P. Stein 

Eleven men and women 

from throughout the Diocese of 

Altoona - Johnstown, who embody 

the “evangelizing spirit” 

of the Servant of God Demetrius 

Augustine Gallitzin, have been 

named the 2013 recipients of the 

Prince Gallitzin Cross Award. 

Bishop Mark L. Bartchak 

will present the honor to the 

awardees during a Saturday, 

June 1 dinner to be held at the 

Cosgrave Center at Mount Aloysius 

College, Cresson. 

Being honored this year are: 

- - John Conte of Our Lady 

of Mount Carmel Parish, Altoona. 

John has proven to be a 

role model of Christian beliefs 

as a God Parent and Confirmation 

sponsor to family and 

friends from his own parish and 

other parishes. John is the “go 

to guy” for the parish’s Italian 

Festival, an extraordinary minister 

of the Eucharist, and funeral 

Mass altar server. 

- - Dr. Rodolfo L. Furigay 

of Saint Anthony of Padua Parish, 

Windber. Dr. Furigay is an 

extraordinary minister of the Eucharist, 

a lector, and has served 

as a catechist. Dr. Furigay began 

his medical practice, specializing 

in surgery, in Windber 

in 1970. In September he will 

make his fifth trip to the Sanctuary 

of Our Lady of Lourdes in 

THE SERVANT OF GOD DEMETRIUS AUGUSTINE GALLITZIN AND THE PRINCE GALLITZIN CROSS AWARD 

France, as a medical volunteer. 

- - Valerie A. Kahley of 

Saint Mark Parish, Altoona. 

Valerie has served for many 

years as the volunteer coordinator 

of religious education in the 

parish, and in that capacity has 

coordinated not only the program 

for all grade levels, but has 

also directed and helped train 

catechists for First Penance and 

First Eucharist preparation. She 

also serves as a lector and cantor. 

- - Marty Klanchar has 

been the director and coordinator 

of Christian Initiation for 

fifteen years for the Catholic 

Campus Ministry at Penn State 

University at University Park. 

He has served under the leadership 

of three Campus Ministry 

Directors, and also serves as the 

liaison for Christian Initiation 

for the Korean Catholic Community 

which has been formed 

on the Penn State campus. 

- - Sister Mary Lee Przybylski 

is a Felician Sister, and for 

over twelve years has served as 

principal of Northern Cambria 

Catholic School in Nicktown. 

She has served Saint Nicholas 

Parish as sacristan, extraordinary 

minister of the Eucharist 

and lector. 

- - Father Paul Robine is 

a senior priest of the Diocese of 

Altoona - Johnstown. Ordained 

on May 23, 1959, Father Robine 

has served at parishes throughout 

the Diocese, and in retirement 

continues to be of service 

by providing assistance to his 

brother priests. 

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TRANSFIGURATION: Celebrating First Holy Communion at 

Transfiguration Parish, Conemaugh, were (left to right) First row: 

Nolan Wyrwas, Megan Rosenbaum, Dylan Urban. Second row: Diane 

Rosenbaum, Father Robert Hall (pastor) and Louise Brezovic 

(director of religious education). 

Higher Education 

Jamaica Initiative 

 

 

 

 

 

Loretto: Saint Francis University 

students recently traveled 

to the impoverished town of 

Maggotty, Jamaica for a mission 

trip. Kilee Bomgardner of Hershey, 

Dustien Garman of Gallitzin, 

and Leah Kessler of Johnstown, 

along with their advisor 

Ed Huttenhower, director of the 

Small Business Development 

Center, met with residents about 

economic development and provided 

business assistance and 

micro-loans to interested people 

in the town. 

While in Jamaica, the students 

met with more than 100 

applicants and were able to give 

four start-up businesses loans 

ranging from 10,000-35,000 Jamaican 

dollars. The loan recipients 

were not charged interest 

and have 12-18 months to repay 

the loan. The team is hoping the 

businesses will be successful 

and will create sustaining jobs in 

Maggoty. 

“Every person we met in 

Jamaica was trusting, hopeful 

and appreciative,” said Kessler. 

“I felt privileged that the people 

looked up to me as a business 

woman, an educator and a 

friend.” 

The Jamaica Micro-loan 

Initiative (JIMI) is a joint effort 

between the University’s 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JARED BOXES: In an assembly on Friday, March 22, the students of Our Lady of Victory Catholic 

School, State College, presented The Jared Box Project with 200 Jared Boxes. These boxes were assembled 

by OLVCS students as a Lenten community service project. Jared Boxes are delivered to critically 

ill children in hospitals across the nation. The Jared Box project was started in 2001 by the children 

of Our Lady of Victory Catholic School to honor their classmate and friend, Jared. He was a brave little 

boy who battled cancer with courage and faith. Since 2001, over 60,000 Jared Boxes have been made by 

various organizations across the country and delivered in 39 states and multiple countries. Pictured are 

current high school seniors who were Jared’s OLVCS classmates. 

SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST, BELLEFONTE: Pictured with Father Neil Dadey, pastor; Father 

Val Bradley, parochial vicar; and Deacon Thomas Boldin, are the members of the Confirmation 

class at Saint John the Evangelist Parish, Bellefonte: Carmen Barkley, Carly Chambers, Nathaniel 

Cleaver, Keri Ford, Stephen Forstmeier, Christian Hopple, Patrick Irwin, Quin Koleno, Crew Miller, 

Peter Muto, Katelyn Nocket, Megan O’Leary, Haley Sinclair, Taylor Sinclair, Madison Stewart, Jeremy 

Trump, Ryan Vanauken, Samuel VanCise, Kaitlyn Vogel, Shelby Watson and Aleah Wolfe. 

Enactus team and Hugs United 

program. Students will begin 

fundraising this year so they 

have money to offer more loans 

to the people of Jamaica during 

next year’s spring break mission 

trip. For more information, 

please contact: Ed Huttenhower 

at: ehuttenhower@francis.edu 

or (814) 472 - 3201. 

Professor Honored 

Loretto: Dr. Randy Frye, 

dean of the School of Business 

at Saint Francis University, was 

presented with The John L. 

Green Award for Excellence in 

Business Education at the Annual 

International Assembly of 

Collegiate Business Education’s 

(IACBE) Conference in Orlando, 

Florida on April 18. The 

John L. Green Award for Excellence 

in Business Education is 

named for Dr. John L. Green, Jr., 

president emeritus and founder 

of the IACBE, and an early pioneer 

in the educational outcomes 

process and founder of two of 

the three agencies approved by 

the Council for Higher Education 

Accreditation (CHEA) to 

accredit business schools in the 

United States. 

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In The Alleghenies 

QUEEN OF ARCHANGELS: Celebrating Confirmation at Queen of Archangels Parish, Clarence/ 

Snow Shoe were Luke Besong, Hunter Brooks, Ellie Chambers, Michelle Kachik, Jordan Kobularcik, 

Tyler Schall, Cheyenne Smolko, Loranna Swabick and Jordan Wozniak. Father Mark Reid is pastor. 

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on an accreditation review site 

teams for approximately a dozen 

colleges across seven states. He 

currently trains business program 

accreditation self-study/ 

site reviewers for the IACBE. 

Prayer 

Holy Spirit Novena 

Altoona: Saint John the 

Evangelist Parish in Lakemont 

is observing its annual Novena 

to the Holy Spirit, beginning 

on the Feast of the Ascension, 

Thursday, May 9, and continuing 

until the Feast of Pentecost, 

Sunday, May 19. 

There will be Mass each 

weekday at 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 

p.m. , with weekend Masses at 

4:00 p.m. on Saturday and 8:00 

and 11:00 a.m. on Sundays. 

A Mass of Anointing of the 

Sick will be celebrated on Pentecost 

Sunday at 2:00 p.m. 

The Novena to the Holy 

Spirit is firmly rooted in Sacred 

Scripture, as the Church awaits 

the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. 

Festival Of Praise 

Altoona: A Festival of 

Praise will be held Saturday, 

May 18, the Vigil of Pentecost, 

at 7:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of 

the Blessed Sacrament. 

The evening of prayer will 

include Spirit - filled praise and 

worship music, Eucharistic Adoration, 

a teaching from Monsignor 

Rober Mazur, and intercessory 

prayer. A social will follow. 

The public is welcome to 

attend. The event is being sponsored 

by the Cathedral Charismatic 

Prayer Group. 

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OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS: Our Mother of Sorrows Parish in Westmont, Johnstown, celebrated 

Confirmation on Thursday, April 18. Pictured are (left to right) First row: Maria DeLisa, Mary Clark, 

Nollaig Noll, Ashlyn Bulas, Hannah Dorian, Maura Glennon, Sydney Ruis, Abby Panek, Brittany Irwin, 

Alexandra Mostoller. Second row: Deacon Scott Little, MacKenzie Barbin, Hannah Pastorek, 

Tara Wallace, Carrie Post, Madison Milligan, Katlyn Walters, Tori Lehmen, Abbigail Smajda, Nicole 

Barnhart, Lacey Krouse, Father Mark Begly (pastor). Third row: Rex Cosgrove, Ronald Gritzer, Gavin 

Eash, Liam Moran, Daniel Formica, Kistyn Vitovich. Fourth row: Alexaner Wherthey, Luke DiFrancesco, 

Drake Leech, Samuel Pesto, Patrick Petrell, Josh Livingston and Karen Fink (director of religious 

education). Not pictured are Lily Bradley, William Hipp, Stephen Ingram and Shannon Schneeberger. 

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The award honors individuals 

who make significant contributions 

that advance the cause 

of academic quality in business 

education in a manner consistent 

with the IACBE’s “Characteristics 

of Excellence in Business 

Education.” The recipient of the 

award must be a member of the 

IACBE community and is chosen 

based on his/her contributions 

to excellence in business 

education. This is the most prestigious 

annual award given by 

the Association and it can only 

be earned once. 

Dr. Frye is only the eighth 

IACBE member to receive this 

award. It reflects both his work 

at Saint Francis University in 

furthering collegiate business 

education as well as with the 

IACBE as a member of the 

board of directors, a frequent 

presenter at annual conferences, 

and a chair of numerous selfstudy/site 

review teams reviewing 

collegiate business programs 

for accreditation. 

Dr. Randy Frye has been 

a member of the IACBE board 

of directors for six years during 

two different periods of service. 

He has made numerous professional 

presentations at its conferences 

and training institutes, 

and either chaired or served 

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Point Of View 

Are you dreading Mother’s 

and Father’s Day? Couples who 

long to conceive but can’t or desire 

to carry a child to term but 

haven’t, find their loss especially 

painful at this time of year. 

If you are dealing with infertility, 

know that you are not 

forgotten. This article is for 

you and for those who haven’t 

known this heartache, but want 

to understand so as to be a loving 

support. 

Speaking of support, a new 

website, CatholicandInfertile. 

com, offers an array of physical, 

spiritual, and emotional support 

to Catholic couples who yearn 

for the blessing of a child. It includes 

opportunities to dialogue 

with other couples in the same 

situation. 

A retreat for infertile couples, 

“The Lord Humbles and 

Exalts” is scheduled for June 

7 – 9, 2013 in Kearneysville, 

West Virginia. Bill Donaghy, a 

philosopher and theologian, and 

his wife Rebecca will be presenters, 

sharing their personal 

experience with infertility and 

adoption in an intellectually and 

emotionally accessible manner. 

Visit www.dwc.org/marriage or 

contact Rebecca Royse at (304) 

233-0880 x333. 

Two recent books offer 

personal stories and insight 

Let’s be sensitive to the 

pain of infertile couples. 

In our prayers, perhaps we 

might include those “parents” 

waiting to adopt, for 

even though their cribs 

are empty, their hearts are 

already loving their yet unseen 

children. 

into the experience of infertility. 

In Longing To Love, Tim 

Muldoon, a former professor 

at Mount Aloysius College in 

Cresson, recounts the years he 

and his wife tried to conceive, 

her eagerness to adopt a baby 

from China and his initial lack 

of readiness to adopt. 

In their story one witnesses 

the long slow grieving that 

comes with the dawning realization 

that it is impossible that 

they will be birth parents. Tim is 

honest about the different ways 

he and Suzanne dealt with accepting 

this unwelcome change 

in the script they had expected 

for their lives. 

After adopting, Tim says, 

“People have asked me in recent 

months whether adopting feels 

like a second-best option. I answer 

them honestly: at first, it 

did... Now, though, I’ve come to 

see things differently… For me, 

letting go of the script has given 

me the chance to question what 

it is that I’ve really wanted all 

along… What I want is not primarily 

to pass along our genes 

(what’s so great about them anyway?), 

but rather to share with 

her the experience of raising a 

child.” 

The second book, While 

We Wait, offers spiritual and 

practical advice for those trying 

Publisher: 

Most Reverend Bishop 

Mark L. Bartchak 

Editor: 

Rev. Msgr. Timothy P. Stein 

Manager: 

Bruce A. Tomaselli 

Secretary: 

Frances M. Logrando 

The 

Bureau Drawer 

By Susan Stith 

Longing To Be Parents 

to adopt. Through her own experience 

of adopting a son from 

Vietnam, Heidi Schlumpf takes 

us through the long wait she and 

her husband endured. 

“Initially, the paperwork 

seemed unbearable and unfair 

to me,” Heidi says. “Biological 

parents don’t have to go through 

all this scrutiny and work. For 

many of them, children seem 

to come so easily. For months, I 

felt like I had a second job.” 

She describes the pain of 

spouses who watch the other 

hurting during the waiting time. 

“Every once in awhile I catch 

Edmund staring longingly at a 

dad with a baby, and I feel the 

depth of his sadness so profoundly 

that I want to just hold 

him and make the pain go away.” 

Heidi also shares experiences 

of the “unknown due 

date” that kept getting pushed 

back, advice on how spouses 

can take turns being the one to 

encourage the other, and how to 

deal with the unintentional rude 

comments of others. 

As we focus on parenthood, 

let’s be sensitive to the pain of 

infertile couples. In our prayers, 

perhaps we might include those 

“parents” waiting to adopt, for 

even though their cribs are empty, 

their hearts are already loving 

their yet unseen children. 

Another 

Perspective 

By Monsignor Timothy P. Stein 

No More Hurting People 

In the days following the bomb attacks at the Boston 

Marathon, several photos were released of eight – year – old 

Martin Richard, who was one of three people killed that day. 

One showed him in a white suit, holding a banner emblazoned 

with his name; a picture taken on the day of his First 

Holy Communion. The children at our parish make banners 

with their names for their First Communion day, too. That picture 

most certainly moved me. 

Another photo was chilling. It showed Martin standing 

near the Marathon’s finish line, watching the runners pass by. 

Standing directly behind him was the younger of the two men 

alleged to have planted the bombs. Innocence and evil stood 

together that day, as they do in our world, everyday. But seeing 

them pictured together was enough to send chills down 

my spine. 

The third picture of Martin that has been seen around the 

world shows the little boy holding a poster, decorated with the 

peace sign, and bearing the simple message “No more hurting 

people.” Martin finished his poster off with two hearts, a 

universal symbol of love. Reports said that Martin made his 

poster after learning of the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in 

Florida. In mourning that young man’s untimely death, Martin 

wrote his own epitaph, a loving message of hope, a recipe for 

peace: No more hurting people. 

I am guessing that Martin must have learned the words of 

the Golden Rule - - “Do unto others as you would have them 

do unto you” - - and translated them into words that made 

sense to him: No more hurting people. Out of the mouths 

of babes . . . what a difference it would make if more people 

thought like Martin, and made the Golden Rule their own rule 

of conduct. 

No more hurting people. It doesn’t get any simpler than 

that, nor does it get any more profound. If you don’t want 

to be hurt by others, then don’t hurt other people, yourself. 

Show some respect for the common humanity that unites us 

all, no matter what differences there might be in the way we 

live, think, worship, or what have you. What makes us one is 

so much more important than what divides us. Do unto others 

as you would have them do unto you. Treat everyone as you 

would want them to treat you. Be mindful of what you say and 

what you do. In thought, in word, in deed, give other people 

their due. 

When we hear of an act of terrorism, we usually are quick 

to distance ourselves from the thought that we could ever act 

that way, or do something so heinous. But every time we hurt 

another person in any fashion, we are violating our Lord’s own 

rule for peace on earth and harmony among all people. Martin 

Richard knew that. He left us a poignant reminder of how we 

are to live - - especially if we dare to call ourselves followers 

of Jesus: No more hurting people. Not now - - not ever - - no 

more.

Spirituality 

For Today 


FATHER LOUIS J. 

MULVEHILL 

FATHER CLARENCE S. 

BRIDGES 

Two Priests Are 

Jubilarians 

Two priests of the Diocese 

of Altoona - Johnstown 

are celebrating jubilees this 

year. 

Father Louis J. Mulvehill, 

a senior priest, will celebrate 

his diamond jubilee on May 

16. He was ordained 60 

years ago on May 16, 1953 at 

the Cathedral of the Blessed 

Sacrament in Altoona, by the 

late Bishop Richard T. Guilfoyle. 

Father Clarence S. 

“Chuck” Bridges, parochial 

vicar at Saint John Gualbert 

Cathedral in Johnstown since 

1995, will mark his silver jubilee 

on May 14. He was 

ordained at the Altoona Cathedral 

25 years ago, on May 

14, 1988, by Bishop Joseph 

V. Adamec. 

Both jubilarians are 

Johnstown natives. Father 

Mulvehill, the son of the late 

Walter J. and Adelaide (Ager) 

Mulvehill of Our Mother of 

Sorrows Parish was born 

November 22, 1958. Father 

Bridges, the son of the late 

Bernetta Bridges of Saint 

Francis of Assisi Parish, was 

born March 13, 1941. 

Father Mulvehill is a 

graduate of Johnstown 

Catholic High School (now 

Bishop McCort Catholic High 

School), of Saint Francis University, 

Loretto, and of Saint 

Mary Seminary in Baltimore, 

where he received both the 

bachelor of sacred theology 

and licentiate of sacred theology 

degrees. 

He served as parochial 

vicar at Sacred Heart Parish, 

Altoona and Saint Columba 

Parish, Johnstown, and from 

1958 to 1987 was successively 

parochial vicar, administrator 

and pastor of Saint 

Mark Parish, Altoona. In 

1987 he was named pastor 

of Saint James Parish, South 

Fork, and two years later also 

became pastor of Saint Anthony 

Parish. In 1995 the two 

South Fork parishes merged 

to form Most Holy Trinity Parish. 

Father Mulvehill served 

as pastor until 2004. 

Now retired from active 

ministry, Father Mulvehill resides 

at John Paul II Manor, 

Cresson. 

Father Bridges is a 1958 

graduate of Johnstown Senior 

High School. He holds 

a bachelor of arts degree in 

philosophy from Saint Francis 

University, and a master 

of divinity degree from Saint 

Vincent Seminary, Latrobe. 

Father Bridges has 

served as parochial vicar at 

Saint Benedict Parish, Johnstown, 

and was in residence 

at Saint Mary Parish, Altoona, 

while serving as chaplain at 

Bon Secours Hospital and Altoona 

Hospital. 

He currently serves as 

the operations manager of 

the Diocese’s television ministry, 

broadcasting Sunday 

Mass from Saint John Gualbert 

Cathedral, and producing 

the weekly news program 

“Proclaim!” 

By Father John Catoir 

The Election 

Of Pope Francis 

In April, The Wall Street Journal featured an article written 

by Stacy Meichtry and Alessandra Galloni entitled “Fifteen 

Days in Rome: How The Pope Was Picked.” 

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio arrived in Rome on Feb. 

27, after a 13-hour flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was 

a “beloved figure” back home, known especially for his work 

in the city’s slums, the article said. But in Rome, he was only 

one of 115 cardinals converging on Vatican City who would 

elect a new pope. 

Pope Benedict XVI officially stepped down Feb. 28. He 

was the first pope to do so willingly since Pope Celestine V left 

the papacy on Dec. 13, 1294. 

Now that the Catholic Church was in need of a new leader, 

there was a great deal of speculation about who the next 

pope would be. A news service article from Vatican City listed 

twelve “papabili,” (or likely prospects) to keep an eye on during 

the voting process. Cardinal Bergoglio was not on that list. 

Most insiders never seriously considered him to be a contender. 

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was already 76 and the cardinals 

were said to be looking for a younger candidate. 

How did this unknown cardinal from South America break 

through the ranks to gain the endorsement of such a sharply 

divided College of Cardinals? 

According to the article, the tide began to turn in his favor 

March 7, the day he delivered a speech to the assembled cardinals. 

Each cardinal is allowed to speak to the entire college 

before the voting session. Many cardinals focused on specific 

issues such as evangelization and church finances. 

“Cardinal Bergoglio, however, wanted to talk about the elephant 

in the room: the long-term future of the church and its 

recent history of failure,” the The Wall Street Journal said. 

“The leaders of the Catholic Church, our very selves, Cardinal 

Bergoglio warned, had become too focused on its inner 

life,” Meichtry and Galloni wrote. “’When the church is selfreferential,’ 

he said, ‘inadvertently, she believes she has her 

own light; she ceases to be the “mysterium lunae” and gives 

way to that very serious evil, spiritual worldliness.’” 

Wow. Think about that sentence. He went on to say, according 

to the article, that the church needed to “shift its focus 

outward, to the world beyond Vatican City walls, to the outside.” 

More than 50 years ago, Cardinal Leo Jozef Suenens was 

chosen by Pope John XIII to help him design the agenda of 

the Second Vatican Council. Together they wrote the council 

agenda amid flurries of controversy and concluded that the 

council had two goals, namely, to reform the church “at the 

interior” and “at the exterior.” 

The writers wrote that when he became Pope Francis, 

the former Cardinal Bergoglio said, “The core mission of the 

church is not self-examination, rather it is getting in touch with 

the everyday problems of a global flock most of whom were 

battling poverty, and the indignities of socio-economic injustice.” 

Before the start of the conclave, a new narrative was beginning 

to take hold among the cardinals and Cardinal Bergoglio 

now was a contender. The rest is history. 

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Cresson Native New President 

Of Franciscan University 

SAINT KATERI TEKAKWITHA: Celebrating First Holy Communion 

at Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Spring Mill, were (left to 

right) First row: Logan Conrad, Noelle Webb, Cedar Kimler, Miles 

Brooks. Second row: Vickie Hazel (teacher), Morgan Shaffer, Adrian 

Gover and Father Valentine Bradley (parochial vicar). 

St. Peregrine Shrine 

At the Church of 

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

1127 McKinley Avenue, Johnstown PA 15905-4323 

Saint Peregrine is the Patron Saint 

of Cancer Sufferers. 

He is a powerful intercessor with 

God for all those who are seeking 

good health. 

Saint Peregrine (1260-1345) was 

a Servite Friar canonized in 1726. 

His feast is May 1. 

Father Barry Baroni and the faith community at Visitation 

of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Invite you to send your 

prayer intentions to the new Shrine of Saint Peregrine at 

their parish church. The suggested donation for a candle to 

burn at the Shrine is $3.00; a novena booklet may be obtained 

for $1.00. All intentions will be remembered at every 

Mass celebrated at the parish for a period of 30 days. 

Please remember my intentions at the Shrine: 

Name: _____________________________________ 

Address: ___________________________________ 

Intention: __________________________________ 

___________________________________________ 

On Friday, April 19, the 

Board of Trustees of Franciscan 

University of Steubenville (OH) 

announced the appointment of 

Third Order Regular Franciscan 

Father Sean Sheridan, as 

the school’s sixth president. He 

succeeds Third Order Regular 

Franciscan Father Terence Henry, 

who has served as president 

since 2000. 

“Father Sean brings an 

excellent blend of academic, 

pastoral, legal, and business experience 

to Franciscan University. 

He has also demonstrated a 

strong care and concern for the 

good of the University’s educational 

and spiritual mission. Together, 

these qualifications will 

uniquely equip him to lead Franciscan 

University according to 

the ‘heart of the Church,’” said 

Third Order Regular Franciscan 

Father Nicholas Polichnowski, 

chairman of the Board of Trustees 

and minister provincial of 

the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 

Province of the Third Order 

Regular of Saint Francis of Penance. 

Father Sheridan served as 

assistant professor in the School 

of Canon Law at The Catholic 

University of America from 

2009 until he joined Franciscan 

University’s Theology Department 

as a professor in fall 2012, 

teaching graduate and undergraduate 

courses. A member of 

the Board of Trustees of Saint 

Francis University in Loretto, 

since 2010, he also held a position 

on the Franciscan University 

Board of Trustees from 2007- 

2012, working on the Student 

Life Committee and the Academic 

Affairs Committee, which 

he chaired from 2011-2012. 

Before he entered the Franciscan 

Third Order Regular, he 

graduated in 1985 with a bachelor 

of science in pharmacy from 

the University of Pittsburgh 

School of Pharmacy, working 

as a pharmacy training manager 

from 1984-1990. In 1990, he 

earned his juris doctor from the 

University of Pittsburgh School 

of Law and spent the next 10 

years as a practicing attorney in 

FATHER SEAN SHERIDAN 

T.O.R. 

Sacramento and Pittsburgh, focusing 

on healthcare litigation, 

primarily with the representation 

of hospitals and physicians. 

The Cresson native entered 

the Franciscan Third Order Regular 

in 2000 and made his solemn 

profession of vows in 2005. 

He was ordained to the priesthood 

in December 2006. 

In 2007, Father Sheridan 

graduated from Washington 

Theological Union with his 

master of divinity. He obtained a 

doctorate in canon law from The 

Catholic University of America 

School of Canon Law in 2009. 

His dissertation, “Ex corde Ecclesiae: 

A Canonical Commentary 

on Catholic Universities 

‘From the Heart of the Church’ 

to Catholic Universities,” addresses 

seven challenges to the 

implementation of Pope John 

Paul II’s Apostolic Constitution 

on Catholic Universities and 

suggests solutions to those issues. 

“I am honored to serve as 

the next president of Franciscan 

University. It is inspiring and 

truly humbling for me to be here 

at Franciscan University with 

the students who are pouring 

their hearts into their education 

and their prayer life, falling in 

love with God and the Church, 

and striving to become saints,” 

Father Sheridan said. 

“The University has grown 

in every area under Father Terence’s 

leadership and increased 

its reputation for excellent academics 

and faithful Catholicism. 

I will build on that strong 

foundation, always with a view 

to serving the Church and the 

new evangelization,” Father 

Sheridan said. “I look forward 

to working with Father Terence, 

the Board of Trustees, and the 

entire faculty and staff as we 

continue to seek God’s will in 

advancing Franciscan University’s 

educational and spiritual 

mission.” 

Since 2009, Father Sheridan 

has served on the Editorial 

Board and since 2011, as book 

review editor for The Jurist 

(CUA Press), the only canon 

law journal published in the 

United States. His scholarly articles 

have been published in 

The Jurist, Journal of Catholic 

Higher Education, and other 

academic journals. He has given 

presentations at The Catholic 

University of America School of 

Canon Law, and in June 2012, 

he addressed Catholic bishops at 

a symposium offered by a committee 

of the U.S. Conference of 

Catholic Bishops. He advises religious 

communities and Catholic 

universities as a canonical 

consultant and began serving 

as judge of the Diocesan Tribunal 

for the Diocese of Altoona- 

Johnstown in 2012. 

Father Sheridan’s pastoral 

experience includes Franciscan 

University summer conferences, 

parish ministerial duties, RCIA, 

pastoral care at hospitals, campus 

ministry, and residence hall 

chaplaincy. He also serves within 

the Sacred Heart Province in 

many other capacities. 

Father Sheridan will assume 

the duties of president 

June 1, the start of the new fiscal 

year for Franciscan University. 

He will be formally installed as 

the president during the inauguration 

ceremony on October 10, 

2013. 

Franciscan University of 

Steubenville was founded in 

1946 by friars of the Most Sacred 

Heart of Jesus Province of 

the Third Order Regular of Saint 

Francis of Penance.

Prayer For 

Father Gallitzin’s Intercession 

O God, light of the faithful and shepherd of souls, who sent 

Servant of God Demetrius Gallitzin to serve God’s people in 

the Allegheny Mountains, feeding your sheep by his words 

and forming them by his example, pour out your Spirit to sow 

seeds of truth in people’s hearts and to awaken in them obedience 

to the faith. 

May the Gospel continue to be preached and the Sacraments 

bring power and grace to the faithful. By the example of this 

man of faith, Demetrius Gallitzin, may your people advance in 

the path of salvation and love. 

Confident of your faithfulness to us, we humbly ask you, our 

God, to grant us the favor of (name your intention). 

May Christ’s saving work continue to the end of the ages, and 

may we feel a more urgent call to work for the salvation of 

every creature. We pray this, as did your priest Demetrius 

Gallitzin, through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son, who lives 

and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for 

ever and ever. Amen. 

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Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin 

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Prince’s Relative Is Orthodox 

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The Servant of God Demetrius 

Augustine Gallitzin was the 

second Roman Catholic Priest 

ordained in the United States, 

but he turned down the opportunity 

to become one of this 

country’s first Roman Catholic 

Bishops. 

Last year, a relative of the 

Prince became a Bishop of the 

Orthodox Church in America. 

Bishop Alexander Golitzin 

is Bishop of Toledo and the Bulgarian 

Diocese in the Orthodox 

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Church’s Diocese of the Midwest. 

Bishop Alexander is a descendant 

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BISHOP ALEXANDER 

GOLITZIN 

Hollywood. His father, Prince 

George Golitzin, served as associate 

producer of two popular 

Walt Disney films: “Pollyanna” 

and “The Parent Trap.” Prince 

George’s brother, Alexander, 

was the art director for hundreds 

of motion pictures, and received 

Academy Awards for his work 

on “Phantom Of The Opera” 

(1943), “Spartacus” (1960) 

and “To Kill A Mockingbird” 

(1962). He was nominated 10 

other times for an Oscar, and 

was a long - serving member 

of the board of directors of the 

Academy Awards. 

Prince George and Prince 

Alexander’s family escaped 

from Russia via Siberia and 

China, following the Russian 

Revolution, and settled first in 

Seattle WA. 

Bishop Alexander was born 

in 1948 in California, one of four 


children. His late brother, John, 

was an opera singer, and another 

brother, George, is a noted mathematician. 

Bishop Alexander studied at 

University of California Berkeley, 

receiving a BA in English, 

before earning his M.Div. at 

Saint Vladimir’s Seminary in 

Crestwood NY. 

He later went on to earn the 

D.Phil. in Theology at England’s 

Oxford University in 1980, writing 

his dissertation on Dionysius 

the Areopagite under the direction 

of Bishop Kallistos (Ware) 

of Diokleia. In the final years 

of his doctoral studies, he spent 

time on Mount Athos, in Greece, 

at Simonos Petras monastery, 

where he became a disciple of 

Elder Aimilianos, and eventually 

a monk. 

Bishop Alexander Golitzin 

is a noted scholar. He contributed, 

together with Father Michael 

Prokurat, to the establishment 

of an Orthodox scholarly presence 

in Berkeley CA (now the 

Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox 

Institute). From 1989 until 2012 

he taught Patristics at Marquette 

University in Milwaukee WI, as 

Assistant Professor, Associate 

Professor, and eventually full 

Professor. 

His research concerns the 

beginnings of Christian mystical 

and ascetical traditions, and their 

subsequent developments in the 

Greek- and Syriac-speaking 

East, with a particular interest in 

continuities and parallels with, 

respectively, Second Temple Judaism 

and Rabbinic Judaism. 

His work on the Christian 

ascetical and mystical tradition 

attracted a number of doctoral 

students from Russia, Romania, 

and Serbia, with whom he began 

the scholarly project known as 

the Theophaneia School. 

While in California, Father 

Alexander was active in missionary 

work. In Milwaukee, 

he assisted the Orthodox Christian 

Fellowship at Marquette 

University, and was attached to 

Saints Cyril and Methodius Orthodox 

Church. He preached, 

taught, heard confessions, and 

assisted in the liturgical and pastoral 

work. For several years he 

also served major services at the 

Saint John Chrysostom monastery 

in Kenosha WI. 

On October 4, 2011, the 

members of the Holy Synod of 

Bishops of the Orthodox Church 

in America elected Archimandrite 

Alexander to the vacant 

See of Toledo and the Bulgarian 

Diocese. Archimandrite Alexander 

was nominated for the 

vacant see at the Diocese’s Fifth 

Congress-Sobor held in Toledo 

OH on Saturday, June 9, 2011. 

On Saturday, May 5, 2012 he 

was consecrated Bishop of Toledo 

and the Bulgarian Diocese 

during a Hierarchical Divine 

Liturgy at Saint George Orthodox 

Cathedral in Rossford OH. 

On April 15 the Holy Synod 

of the Orthodox Church in 

America named Bishop Alexander 

as the Bishop locum tenens 

of the Diocese of the Midwest. 

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Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, 

North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, 

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ord of Life 

The 

Pope Teaches 

By Pope Francis 

One Cannot Follow Jesus, 

Or Love Jesus, 

Without The Church 

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Following Jesus means belonging 

to the church, the community that gives Christians their 

identity, Pope Francis said. 

“It is not possible to find Jesus outside the church,” he 

said in his Mass homily April 23. “The great Paul VI said it is 

‘an absurd dichotomy’ to want to live with Jesus without the 

church, to follow Jesus outside the church, to love Jesus without 

the church.” 

Dozens of cardinals living in Rome or visiting the Vatican 

joined the pope in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace 

for the Mass on the feast of St. George, the martyr. The feast 

is the pope’s name day; he was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio. 

In his homily, Pope Francis spoke about the persecution 

of the first Christian communities and how opposition did not 

stop them from sharing their faith in Christ, but went hand in 

hand with even greater missionary activity. 

“Precisely at the moment persecution erupted, the missionary 

activity of the church erupted as well,” the pope said. 

When the first Christians began sharing the Gospel with 

“the Greeks,” and not just other Jews, it was something completely 

new and made some of the Apostles “a bit nervous,” 

the pope said. They sent Barnabas to Antioch to check on the 

situation, a kind of “apostolic visitation,” he said. “With a bit of 

a sense of humor, we can say this was the theological beginning 

of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.” 

Barnabas saw that the church was growing, he said. The 

church was becoming “the mother of more and more children,” 

a mother that not only generates sons and daughters, 

but gives them faith and an identity. 

Christian identity is not a bureaucratic status, it is “belonging 

to the church ... the mother church, because it is not possible 

to find Jesus outside the church,” Pope Francis said. “It 

is the mother church who gives us Jesus, gives us identity.” 

Pope Francis said that when Barnabas witnessed the 

crowds of new believers he rejoiced with “the joy of an evangelizer.” 

The growth of the church, the pope said, “begins with persecution 

-- a great sadness -- and ends with joy. This is how 

the church moves forward -- as I saint, I don’t recall which 

right now, said -- between the persecution of the world and 

the consolation of the Lord. The life of the church is this way.” 

“If we want to take the path of the mundane, negotiating 

with the world,” the pope said, “we will never have the 

consolation of the Lord. If we seek only consolation, it will be 

superficial.” 

The life of the church is a path that always alternates 

between “persecution and consolation, between the Cross 

and the Resurrection,” he said. 

ONE MORE TIME: Bishop Carroll High School, Ebensburg, celebrated graduation on June 3, 1963, 

with Mass at Holy Name Church. The new school had been dedicated on June 10, 1962. Bishop J. Carroll 

McCormick presented diplomas to the graduates, who were presented to the Bishop by Father Faber 

J. Malloy, principal. Monsignor Francis A. McNelis, diocesan superintendent of schools, addressed the 

graduating class. 

What power does a word 

have? To a writer, words are 

vastly important. This morning, 

listening to the radio, I heard the 

word “anodyne” and knew that, 

first, I didn’t know what it meant 

and second, I would find out before 

morning’s end. 

“Anodyne,” I discovered, 

means “serving to alleviate 

pain” or “not likely to offend.” 

How apt a definition, I 

thought, as I mulled over how 

words can so easily inspire or 

cause offense, and yet, how often 

we fling them about without 

appreciating their effect. 

The Associated Press announced 

that they would no 

longer use the term “illegal immigrant.” 

Immediately, folks lined 

up on either side of this word 

debate. “Political correctness,” 

shouted those who throw that label 

at any innovation with which 

they disagree. Others, saw wisdom 

in the decision. “Illegal immigrant” 

so quickly descends to 

merely “illegal” as if that singular, 

ugly word sums up a fellow 

human being whose hopes and 

aspirations are akin to our own. 

A term that used to be freely 

used, is “mental retardation.” It 

was not invented or intended to 

be pejorative, but to define a certain 

level of intellectual ability. 

But one need only occasionally 

visit a school playground to realize 

why there’s a movement to 

“eliminate the R-word.” 

For The Journey 

By Effie Caldarola 

Words Can Lift Us Up, 

Or Weigh Us Down 

Words fall from favor, and 

rightly so. But one word that 

always lifts the heart and never 

falls from grace is the word 

“hope.” 

The season leading up to 

and including Lent and the triduum 

saw momentous things happen 

in our Catholic Church, and 

if you weren’t left speechless 

-- wordless, as it were -- by the 

events of this spring, you may 

have been like so many with 

whom I spoke and consistently 

defined this period by one word: 

hope. 

First, we saw Pope Benedict 

XVI make a gracious and spiritfilled 

decision to step down from 

his weighty burdens. The ordinary 

Catholics I meet -- the ones 

who reside in pews on Sunday 

and not in the sometimes nasty 

alternative universe of constant 

blogging -- thought this move 

very practical and timely. Bishops 

resign at a certain age, why 

can’t a pope pass his duties to 

another, younger person? They 

saw it as a sign of, yep, hope. 

Then, everyone used the 

word “hope” as the selection 

process began, and hope translated, 

as it so often does, into 

millions of silent prayers. Pope 

Francis responded by asking for 

our blessing, and then making 

the significant gesture of visiting 

a youth prison and washing 

the feet of young prisoners -- 

male, female, Catholic, Muslim. 

People I knew were absolutely 

thrilled by this. 

But sadly, there are some 

who are harshly criticizing Pope 

Francis already, even his beautiful 

trip to the prison. Fortunately, 

for my adult life, I’ve remained 

with Catholics who, despite difficulty, 

live in a sense of hope. 

Can we criticize a pope? 

Of course. We don’t belong to 

a cult. We belong to an ancient 

community that’s lived through 

contentious times but professes 

a faith in conversation with reason. 

We discuss, we debate. 

But I want to be like the 

American nun interviewed on 

television after the pope’s selection. 

Why, she was asked, do 

you have such hope? She smiled 

broadly and said, “I live in 

hope.” That’s why I’m a Catholic. 

That’s where I want to live, 

too.

Q. Recently, a local priest 

refused to bury a resident of his 

town because the person did not 

go to church. The priest was told 

that the deceased had confessed 

and received Communion on his 

deathbed, but that did not seem 

to matter. Fortunately, a neighboring 

priest was willing to celebrate 

the funeral Mass. What 

should we do with regard to the 

first priest, except to pray for 

him (which I am doing)? (Wisconsin) 

Question Corner 

By Father Kenneth Doyle 

The Right 

To Church Burial 

John of Avila 

1500-1569 

May 10 

A. Sometimes in cases 

like this, the story contains elements 

of hearsay and the facts 

become clouded. But if it really 

happened as you describe, then 

I would disagree with the first 

priest’s determination. 

According to the Code of 

Canon Law (No. 1176), Catholics 

have the right to a church 

funeral, and this is generally 

true even if the deceased was 

not regularly practicing his faith 

at the time of death. In certain 

situations, Catholic funeral rites 

may be refused, but only by exception 

-- notably (in No. 1184) 

for “manifest sinners who cannot 

be granted ecclesiastical 

funerals without public scandal 

of the faithful.” Notorious members 

of crime syndicates would 

be an example of this. 

No matter how openly sinful 

a person’s life has been, a 

Catholic funeral is never to be 

denied if the person has manifested 

repentance before dying. 

In the case you mention, 

if the pastor had any doubt as 

to the proper course of action, 

Canon No. 1184 states that he 

should have sought the advice 

of his bishop. In such situations, 

I believe that the presumption 

should normally favor the deceased 

-- a presumption only to 

be overridden in extreme situations. 

Simply being a sinner does 

not render one unworthy of a 

Catholic burial -- in fact, it’s 

precisely because we are sinners 

that we need the funeral Mass. 

Born near Toledo, Spain, John was sent by his wealthy parents 

to study law in Salamanca. But, renouncing such a career, 

he instead lived as a hermit for three years, and was ordained in 

1525, after his parents had died. Though he hoped to be a missionary 

in Mexico, his archbishop sent him to Andalusia, where 

he preached successfully for nine years. He was imprisoned 

briefly by the Inquisition for rigoristic preaching, then continued 

evangelizing for the rest of his life. Many of his letters survive. 

A holy priest and mystic, he was a friend of St. Ignatius Loyola 

and an adviser of St. Teresa of Avila and several other Spanish 

saints. He is a patron saint of Spain. 

Copyright 2013, Cathoic News Service 

Q. In Matthew 18:21-22, we 

are given a standard of forgiveness 

which I interpret to mean 

that we are to forgive always 

(“not seven times, but seventy 

seven”). I’m at a loss, though, 

as to how to apply that in my 

case. For a long time, I’ve had 

a terrible relationship with my 

mother, who lost custody of two 

of her three children (including 

myself) for continually putting 

us in unsafe and inappropriate 

situations. 

I’ve never had a problem 

feeling compassion for my 

mother and I often pray for her. 

But I decided a long time ago 

that when I had children of my 

own, I would love my mother 

from a distance and not give her 

the chance to hurt or influence 

my children. A few times since 

then, I’ve tried giving her opportunities 

to redeem herself only to 

find out that I was wrong -- to 

the detriment of my children’s 

well-being. 

Despite this, I am forever 

being asked by friends and 

family to give my mother another 

chance by allowing her 

some controlled interaction so 

that she’ll know the blessing of 

grandchildren. What I’m struggling 

with is this: Is it enough 

that God knows I’ve forgiven 

my mother, or must I show it by 

giving her another chance with 

my children? (Rochester, N.Y.) 

A. You are correct in thinking 

that the mandate for a Christian 

is to strive to forgive always. 

From the facts as you’ve 

explained them, I believe that 

you’ve done that. (Bringing the 

person before the Lord in prayer 

is a good first step to forgiveness, 

because it reminds us that 

all of us are flawed and in need 

of God’s help.) 

I hope that your mother 

knows you’ve forgiven her, and 

I imagine you’ve been able to 

communicate that to her. 

Forgiveness, though, does 

not demand that you put your 

children in peril, and you, as 

their parent, are in the best position 

to know what would cause 

them harm. 

In situations like this, you 

are probably best advised to 

have a face-to-face discussion 

with a priest or other trusted 

counselor where all of the circumstances 

can be reviewed. 


Sunday, May 5, 2013 

The Sixth Sunday Of Easter 

Jesus’ Promise of the Advocate 

By Father John J. Slovikovski 

“The Holy Spirit, whom Christ the Head pours out on his members, 

builds, animates, and sanctifies the Church” (CCC, 747). This 

is done in a number of ways. First, the Holy Spirit sanctified through 

the Holy Scriptures, having provided divine inspiration to the human 

authors. Second, in the sacramental life of the Church, the Spirit is 

uniquely present, especially in the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, 

and Eucharist. Third, and deserving some special attention, 

the Spirit builds the moral life of the Church through the parceling 

out of His gifts. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom (seeking 

the spiritual in and above the material), counsel (right judgment), 

fortitude (courage), knowledge (engagement of the mystery of God), 

piety (reverence) and fear of the Lord (wonder and awe). Saint 

Thomas Aquinas says that four of these gifts (wisdom, understanding, 

knowledge, and counsel) direct the intellect, while the other three 

gifts (fortitude, piety, and fear of the Lord) direct the will toward God. 

In any event, “they belong in their fullness to Christ…They complete 

and perfect the virtues of those who receive them. They make the 

faithful docile in readily obeying divine aspirations” (CCC, 1831). The 

Holy Spirit is alive and well in the life of the Church. 

To learn more about the Holy Spirit, consult the Catechism of the 

Catholic Church (687-747) and YouCat(113-120). 

Sunday, May 12, 2013 

The Seventh Sunday Of Easter 

The Unity Of Believers 

“Father…I pray that they may be one as we are one.” Jesus’ 

prayer for unity of the faithful engenders an opportunity for reflection 

on the unity of the Church including ecumenism. To begin the unity 

of the Church rests in her source, that is the unity of the Trinity of 

Divine Persons, one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Although the 

Church is one, this does not discount the diversity of its membership. 

In the Church there are many persons, male and female, of different 

cultures and traditions, holding different positions, exercising different 

ministries, and aspiring to different vocations. Accordingly, there 

must be bonds of unity that exist that allow the membership to exist 

peacefully together in harmony. These bonds are as follows. The 

virtue of charity, i.e., mutual love and interdependence “binds everything 

together in perfect harmony” (CCC,815). More concretely, the 

profession of faith is proclaimed by all the faithful to express unity in 

belief. Not only in the proclamation of fundamental beliefs, but also 

in the common celebration of divine worship, especially the sacraments, 

one experiences visible unity in the church (CCC, 815). For 

this reason, it is essential that particular churches follow the rubric of 

the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church in its regular and public 

celebrations of worship. In this case, familiarity breads acceptance 

of the common purpose and goals of the ecclesial community. Finally, 

apostolic succession with regard to the sacrament of Holy Orders 

maintains unity in terms of shepherding of the one flock of the 

Lord (cf. CCC, 815). The Church maintains that this unity subsists in 

its fullness in the Roman Catholic Communion, but that elements of 

goodness and truth remain in other Christian faith communities that 

must be acknowledged and celebrated 

For further reading see, the Catechism of the Catholic Church 

(811-822) and YouCat(129).

age 10 The Catholic Register, May 6, 2013 

Gallitzin Cross Awards To Be 

Presented At June 1 Dinner 


- - Betty Schraff of Our 

Lady of Lourdes Parish, Altoona, 

is a lifelong member 

of the parish, and has been the 

dedicated parish secretary for 

over 50 years. The coordinator 

of various fund-raising events, 

the current chair of the picnic 

committee and a member of the 

Christian Mothers, Betty served 

as the secretary for the Diocesan 

Athletic Council for 35 years. 

- - Oscar L. Speicher of 

Saint John the Baptist Parish, 

New Baltimore, is a Fourth 

Degree Knight of Columbus, 

an usher, and a member of the 

hall, cemetery and maintenance 

committees. He volunteers at 

the fish fry and Fourth of July 

picnic, works at many social 

events, and for all his adult life 

has been a pillar of the parish 

community. 

- - Sister Daniel Weinzierl 

is a Sister of Saint Agnes, and 

a member of Saint Mary Parish 

Nanty Glo, where she ministered 

as a teacher for over 24 years, 

and as principal for two years. 

She is active in the parish’s religious 

education program and 

Vigil of Pentecost 

Festival of Praise 

Saturday 

May 18 th 

7:00 PM 

Cathedral of the 

Blessed Sacrament 

Come and celebrate 

the Solemnity of 

Pentecost and the 

Birthday of the Church! 

Eucharistic Adoration 

Praise & Worship Music 

Inspired Teaching 

Prayer Ministry 

with a reception and refreshments to 

follow! 

Acts2:1-3: "When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, 

they were all in one place together. And suddenly there 

came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind..." 

Presented By: Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament 

Charismatic Prayer Group 

coordinates music with children. 

She has served as the parish’s 

liturgy coordinator and continues 

to serve on the liturgy committee. 

A former choir director, 

Sister Daniel volunteers at Holy 

Name School, Ebensburg, and in 

the diocesan Education Office. 

- - Robert and Mary Ann 

Zakrzwski have been members 

of Saint Aloysius Parish, Cresson, 

for over 45 years. Through 

the years they have been promoting 

Catholic faith by helping 

with pre - Cana conferences, 

devoting time to parish festivals 

and stewardship projects, hosting 

and attending a prayer group 

for Cresson area Catholics at 

their home for over 20 years, 

and coordinating participation 

in Eucharistic Adoration at the 

parish. 

The Prince Gallitzin Cross 

Awards were initiated and first 

presented by Bishop Joseph V. 

Adamec in 1990, the 150th anniversary 

of the death of the 

Servant of God Demetrius Augustine 

Gallitzin. The award 

consists of an enameled cross 

based upon a symbol found on 

the Gallitzin family coat of arms, 

worn about the neck on a yellow 

ribbon. It is accompanied by a 

COAT OF ARMS: The distinctive cross upon which the Prince 

Gallitzin Cross Award is based is shown in the lower right hand corner 

of the shield on the Gallitzin family’s coat of arms. 

certificate signed by the diocesan 

Bishop. The cross is worn 

at all parish and diocesan events, 

particularly those at which the 

Bishop is present. 

The Prince Gallitzin Cross 

Award is presented annually to 

fully initiated, practicing Catholics 

who belong to a faith community 

within the Diocese of 

Altoona - Johnstown. Recipients 

may be ordained, professed 

religious, or members of the la- 

Your Gift Brings Hope Throughout the Year 

Grace 

2013 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL 

Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown 

Personal Witness 

Evangelization 

Charity 

To support your parish and diocesan ministries, place your ACA gift 

in the offertory basket, give online at www.dioceseaj.org, or 

mail it to Annual Catholic Appeal, P. O. Box 409, 

Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. Thank you! 

ity, who presently, or who have 

previously been active through 

some form or ministry or service 

to God’s people either on a parish 

or a diocesan level. 

Their ministry or service 

is to have contributed to the 

growth of the diocesan Church 

as judged on the basis of the 

gospel of Jesus Christ, the evangelizing 

spirit of the Servant 

of God Demetrius Augustine 

Gallitzin, the teachings of the 

Church, and the guidance of 

the Holy See and this particular 

Church as given through various 

decrees and letters. 

Tickets for this year’s dinner 

are $30.00, and may be obtained 

by calling Jenny Guzic 

at the Diocesan Administration 

Center at (814) 695 - 5579, prior 

to Friday, May 17. The program 

begins with a social at 5:00 p.m., 

preceding dinner at 6:00 p.m. 

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Somerset, PA 15501 

(1 block east of 

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CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS STATE OFFICERS: The State officers of the Catholic Daughters of the 

Americas posed with Bishop Mark L. Bartchak following the Mass opening their 50th Biennial State 

Convention in State College on Friday, April 26. Pictured are (left to right) Peg Rafferty (2nd Vice State 

Regent), Margaret P. Novak (State Regent), Bishop Mark, Peggy Guckin (1st Vice State Regent), Shirley 

Hall (State secretary) and Margaret Giordano (State treasurer). 

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“Our Holy Father often 

speaks of the poor, the homeless 

and the unemployed, those 

who do not have the means to 

help themselves,” Bishop Mark 

said. But, he added “in simple 

but profound ways,” Pope Francis 

practices what he preaches. 

“On Holy Thursday, he celebrated 

Mass at a youth prison, 

and washed the feet of 12 young 

people. He invites the blue collar 

workers at the Vatican to 

come and celebrate daily Mass 

with him, instead of limiting that 

privilege to the elite. When he 

visited Pope - Emeritus Benedict, 

he acted just as you or I 

would act when visiting an elderly 

relative or friend,” Bishop 

Mark pointed out. 

In all of this, Bishop Mark 

said “Pope Francis states that 

the cross of Jesus Christ is the 

essential reference point for all 

that we say or do as His followers.” 

As merciful people “we are 

called to embrace our own cross 

and embrace the cross of others,” 

Bishop Mark said. 

Bishop Mark said “Pope Francis states 

that the cross of Jesus Christ is the essential 

reference point for all that we 

say or do as His followers.” As merciful 

people “we are called to embrace 

our own cross and embrace the cross 

of others,” Bishop Mark said. 

“Through the cross,” Bishop 

Mark continued “we become 

capable of being merciful to others 

whose hearts are in distress.” 

The way to follow Jesus is 

to walk the way of His cross, 

Bishop Mark stated. The way 

of the cross doesn’t deny misery, 

but confronts sadness by being 

“a way of truth, a way of love.” 

Through the cross of Jesus 

Christ, the Bishop explained 

“God loves us into being a people 

of love and mercy.” 

Following Bishop Mark’s 

homily, State Regent Margaret 

P. Novak greeted the convention 

delegates, and presided over the 

induction of new members. 

Novak, of Breezewood, is a 

member of Saint John the Evan- 

gelist Parish in Everett. She said 

“It is a pleasure to welcome you. 

As Catholic Daughters of the 

Americas, we witness to show 

our faith in Christ and in the 

Church. 

“We seek, as Americans, to 

uphold all in our country that is 

of God and of Christian values.” 

Novak’s message was followed 

by a message from national 

Catholic Daughters chaplain 

Father Stephen D. Gosnell, 

read by State Chaplain Father 

D. Timothy Grimme, pastor of 

Saint Therese Parish in Altoona. 

The convention was held at 

the Penn Stater Conference Center, 

and concluded on Monday, 

April 29. 


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May 9th - May 19th 

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Celebrated from Ascension Thursday to Pentecost Sunday for 

an outpouring of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit 

Ascension Thursday Masses 

Vigil (May 8) 6:30 PM 

Holy Day 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM 

Weekdays- Morning Prayer & Novena - 8:30 AM 

Evening Mass & Novena at 6:30 PM 

Weekend Masses 

Saturday, Vigil Mass & Novena at 4:00 PM 

Sunday, Mass & Novena at 8:00 and 11:00 AM 

Novena Mass with Anointing of the Sick 

Pentecost Sunday, May 19th, 2:00 PM 

Sacrament of Reconciliation 

After all morning Masses, before all evening Masses 

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O’Brien Headlines 

Open House At 

Saint Joseph’s Catholic 

Academy 

Photo And Text 

By Tony DeGol 

When you think of Bill 

O’Brien, his solid work-ethic 

and healthy spirit of competition 

undoubtedly come to mind. 

What you might not realize is 

that he credits Catholic education 

for instilling those qualities 

in him. 

The popular Penn State 

football coach and his wife, 

Colleen, headlined a “Meet our 

Staff and Students” open house 

at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy 

in Boalsburg on Sunday, 

April 28. 

Both graduates of Catholic 

schools, the O’Briens each explained 

to a packed SJCA auditorium 

how their educational 

experiences shaped who they 

are today. 

Bill O’Brien attended 

public school for kindergarten 

through eighth grade. Although 

his two older brothers attended 

public high school, O’Brien’s 

parents decided to send him to 

Saint John’s Preparatory School 

in Danvers, MA – an all-boys 

Catholic school – for his secondary 

education. O’Brien said his 

parents felt he was associating 

with students who were heading 

in the wrong path. 

“It wasn’t a democracy in 

our house,” O’Brien joked. “I 

had no say. My parents told me 

I was going to the Catholic prep 

school.” 

According to O’Brien, it 

turned out to be the right move. 

Catholic education, he said, 

impacted his life in three major 

ways. He noted spirituality first, 

citing the importance of daily 

prayer and regular Mass as part 

of his educational experience. 

Camaraderie was also key, 

he added, remembering fondly 

the people he met during those 

years. 

“These are guys who are 

friends for life, guys who are 

now very successful,” he said. 

Not surprisingly, the avid 

athlete also noted that his extracurricular 

activities taught him 

the meaning of discipline, competition 

and sportsmanship. 

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OPEN HOUSE: Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy in Boalsburg hosted a “Meet our Staff and Students” 

open house on Sunday, April 28. Among the highlights were speeches from Penn State head football 

coach Bill O’Brien and his wife, Colleen, about the value of Catholic education and the introduction of 

the school’s new principal. Pictured outside the school are (left to right) Christopher Chirieleison, new 

SJCA principal; Bill O’Brien; Colleen O’Brien; and Sister of Charity Donna Marie Leiden, Diocesan 

Director of Education. 

“Going to Catholic school 

is about hard work and learning 

how to budget your time,” said 

O’Brien, who led the Nittany Lions 

to an 8-4 record in his first 

season and earned the 2012 Big 

Ten Coach of the Year award and 

ESPN’s National Coach of the 

Year award. “I owe a lot to that 

Catholic school,” he added. “Today, 

(Colleen and I) wouldn’t be 

where we are without that experience.” 

Unlike her husband, Colleen 

O’Brien attended Catholic 

school from kindergarten 

through grade 12. 

An attorney who has put 

her law career on hold while she 

raises her family, Mrs. O’Brien 

enjoyed a recent tour of Saint 

Joseph’s Catholic Academy. She 

said it reminded her of the feeling 

of family she experienced 

from her Catholic education. 

“I always felt safe and appreciated,” 

she said. “The teachers 

knew every student’s name.” 

The O’Briens are the parents 

of two young sons, and are 

members of Good Shepherd 

Parish in State College. 

With a large crowd on hand 

“Going to Catholic school 

is about hard work and 

learning how to budget 

your time,” said O’Brien, 

who led the Nittany Lions 

to an 8-4 record in his 

first season. 

to hear the O’Briens’ speeches, 

Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy 

officials took advantage 

of the setting to introduce the 

school’s new principal. The 

Board of Trustees hired Christopher 

Chirieleison to fill the 

position effective July 1. Chirieleison 

has served as a teacher, 

varsity coach, dean of students, 

director of admissions, assistant 

headmaster, and headmaster 

for three college preparatory 

schools. 

He will join SJCA from 

Christ School in Arden, NC, 

where he has been assistant 

headmaster since 2009. Prior to 

that, Chirieleison worked at The 

Phelps School in Malvern, PA, 

ultimately as headmaster. Before 

that, he served as an administrator 

and teacher at The Hill 

School in Pottstown, PA. 

Originally from Reading, 

PA, Chirieleison earned a Bachelor’s 

Degree in Economics 

from Johns Hopkins University 

in Baltimore, and a Master’s Degree 

in Instructional Leadership 

from Penn State University. 

“Mr. Chirieleison’s calling 

to serve in a Catholic faith-based 

educational community, combined 

with his years of experience 

as a high school teacher and 

administrator at highly-regarded 

independent schools, make him 

a great fit for our school,” said 

Robert Thomas, president of the 

SJCA Board of Trustees. 

Chirieleison said he was 

impressed with the school from 

the start. 

“From the moment I inquired 

about the position, I 

knew this was a special place,” 

he said. “This is a place where 

the value of Catholic education 

is evident.” 

Now in its second year, 

Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy 

boasts 68 students, up from 

38 in 2011-2012. Officials are 

hoping to increase enrollment to 

about 108 students next school 

year.

By Cindy Wooden 

Catholic News Service 


Pope Tells Young To ‘Swim Against The Tide; 

It’s Good For The Heart’ 

VATICAN CITY (CNS) 

-- Administering the sacrament 

of confirmation to 44 people, including 

two teenagers from the 

United States, Pope Francis encouraged 

them to “swim against 

the tide; it’s good for the heart.” 

In a partially improvised 

homily at Mass April 28 in St. 

Peter’s Square, Pope Francis encouraged 

young people to hang 

on to their ideals and pursue 

them. “We Christians weren’t 

chosen by the Lord to do little 

things,” he said. 

After making the sign of the 

cross with chrism oil on the foreheads 

of those being confirmed, 

Pope Francis rubbed the oil all 

over their foreheads, sealing 

them with the Holy Spirit. After 

wishing them peace, he gave 

each a quick kiss on the cheek. 

The two U.S. teens confirmed 

were Brigid Miniter, 14, 

and Anthony Merejo, 17, from 

Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish 

in Ridgewood, N.J. 

An estimated 70,000 young 

people who have been confirmed 

or will be confirmed this year 

also were present for the Mass 

in St. Peter’s Square, one of the 

major events scheduled months 

ago for the Year of Faith. The 

Vatican said more than 100,000 

people gathered in and outside 

the square, and in neighboring 

streets for the Mass and the 

recitation of the “Regina Coeli” 

prayer afterward. 

The 44 people receiving 

confirmation came from 

22 countries and ranged in age 

from 11 -- two Italians and a Romanian 

-- to 55-year-old Maria 

Silva Libania from Cape Verde. 

The usual age for receiving confirmation 

is set by local bishops, 

not the Vatican. Malia Petulisa 

Malani, 18, traveled the greatest 

distance for the Mass; she is 

from Tonga in the South Pacific. 

Malani and several other 

confirmation candidates wore 

their native dress, while most 

wore crisp suits and new dresses. 

Their peers watching from 

the square, however, mostly 

wore T-shirts and jeans on the 

warm, sunny spring day. 

After the Mass, each of 

those confirmed received a silver-framed 

photograph of the 

pope, personally signed by Pope 

Francis. 

In his homily, Pope Francis 

said the Holy Spirit brings “the 

new things of God. He comes to 

us and makes all things new; he 

changes us.” 

If Christians allow it and 

are open to it, he said, the Holy 

Spirit starts making things new 

now, in this life, in preparation 

for “the ultimate newness which 

awaits us and all reality: the 

happy day when we will see the 

Lord’s face -- his beautiful face 

-- and be with him forever in his 

love.” 

Pope Francis told the young 

people that the new things the 

Holy Spirit brings are not like 

the new trends and fads of modern 

life; the newness of the Holy 

Spirit lasts forever. “The Holy 

Spirit is truly transforming us 

and through us, he also wants to 

transform the world in which we 

live.” 

“How beautiful it would 

be,” he said, if each person allowed 

himself or herself to 

be guided by the Holy Spirit. 

Each night he or she would be 

able to review the day and say, 

“Today at school, at home, at 

work, guided by God, I showed 

a sign of love toward one of my 

friends, my parents, an older 

person.” 

Pope Francis said he wanted 

to be realistic; “the journey of 

the church and our own personal 

journeys as Christians are not 

always easy; they meet with difficulties 

and trials.” 

But the Holy Spirit gives 

believers the strength and cour- 

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age to overcome trials, Pope 

Francis said. “Let us trust in 

God’s work. With him we can 

do great things; he will give us 

the joy of being his disciples, his 

witnesses.” 

“Let’s not get discouraged,” 

he said. “We have the strength of 

the Holy Spirit to conquer these 

tribulations.” 

“Remain steadfast in the 

journey of faith,” the pope said. 

“Listen carefully, young people, 

swim against the tide; it’s good 

for the heart, but it takes courage.” 

The Holy Spirit is the 

source of the necessary courage, 

he said. “There are no difficulties, 

none, no trials or misunderstandings 

to fear if we remain 

united to God.” 

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Wrestling With Belief: 

Roger Ebert’s Closing 

Credits 

By Kurt Jensen 

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NEW YORK (CNS) -- In 

the end, Roger Ebert’s doubts 

about his Catholic faith may not 

have been what really mattered. 

Chicago’s Holy Name Cathedral 

was, after all, the chosen venue 

for his April 8 funeral Mass, and 

it was packed to the rafters. 

Arguably the nation’s bestknown 

film critic, Ebert, 70 

-- who had written for the Chicago 

Sun-Times since 1967 

and had hosted TV programs for 

decades -- died April 4 of the 

salivary gland and thyroid cancer 

that cost him his lower jaw 

and his ability to speak in 2006. 

He continued to write until April 

2, when he announced that he 

would take a “leave of presence” 

and write fewer movie 

reviews because the disease had 

recurred. 

When he knew he was dying, 

Ebert wrote about his religious 

upbringing in the same 

unsparingly frank style that had 

endeared him to the many fans 

of his reviews. He made it clear 

that, all along, his readers had 

been encountering a specifically 

Catholic outlook. Yet he was just 

as straightforward in expressing 

his uncertainties. 

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“I consider myself Catholic, 

lock, stock and barrel, with 

this technical loophole: I cannot 

believe in God,” he wrote in a 

March 1 blog post entitled “How 

I Am Catholic.” He added, “I 

refuse to call myself an atheist, 

however, because that indicates 

too great a certainty about the 

unknowable.” 

In a 2009 blog post, “How 

I Believe in God,” he said he 

hated easy labels: “I am not a 

believer, not an atheist, not an 

agnostic. ... I am more content 

with the question than I would 

be with an answer.” 

“All my life,” wrote Ebert, 

who won the Pulitzer Prize for 

his criticism in 1975, “I have 

deplored those who interpret 

something only on its most simplistic 

level.” 

He received what he called 

his “core moral and political 

principles” from the Dominican 

nuns who taught at the nowclosed 

St. Mary’s Grade School 

in Westville, Ill. “Many of them 

involved a social contract between 

God and man, which 

represented classical liberalism 

based on empathy and economic 

fairness. We heard much 

of (Pope) Leo XIII’s encyclical 

‘Rerum Novarum’ (‘On Capital 

and Labor’).” 

In March, he wrote of 

his early education during the 

era before the Second Vatican 

Council: “The morning hour 

in religion was my favorite 

class. As we advanced through 

the grades, it began simply, in 

memorizing chapters from the 

Baltimore Catechism, and concluded 

in eighth grade with the 

four lives of Christ as told in the 

New Testament.” 

A study of the Book of Genesis 

“led us toward the theory of 

evolution, which in its elegance 

and blinding obviousness became 

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ROGER EBERT: Film critic Roger Ebert is seen during the 2006 

premiere of “The Night Listener” at the Sundance Film Festival in 

Park City, Utah. The Pulitzer Prize-winning critic, who was raised 

Catholic, died April 4 at age 70 in Chicago. Ebert had been dealing 

with a series of health struggles since being diagnosed with papillary 

thyroid cancer in 2002. 

reasoning, explaining so many 

things in so many ways. It was 

an introduction not only to logic 

but to symbolism, thus opening 

a window into poetry, literature 

and the arts in general.” 

In 2010, Ebert wrote about 

being an altar boy at St. Patrick 

Church in Urbana, Ill. “I believe 

I could serve Mass to this day. 

There was something satisfying 

about the sound of Latin.” 

He once observed, in response 

to a blog comment, “The words 

‘Miserere nobis’ (‘Have mercy 

on us’) really strike a chord 

within me.” 

Ebert’s father, Walter, was 

an inactive Lutheran until a 

deathbed conversion to Catholicism. 

His mother, Annabel, 

about whom he often wrote, 

nourished a profound Catholic 

faith. She “believed in the faith 

until the hour of her death. In 

her final days, she lapsed into 

a comatose state. ... Under her 

breath, barely audible, she repeated 

the ‘Hail, Mary’ over and 

over.” 

Ebert began co-hosting 

“Sneak Previews” with Gene 

Siskel, film critic of the Chicago 

Tribune, in 1975 on public 

television. It was on this program 

that the pair introduced 

the simple, but highly effective, 

“thumbs up” or “thumbs down” 

for movies -- assessments that 

became their copyrighted trademark. 

Retitled “Siskel and Ebert 

at the Movies,” the half-hour 

program went into national syndication 

in 1982. 

Coming Up On ‘Proclaim!’ 

Upcoming guests on “Keeping The Faith,” Bishop 

Mark L. Bartchak’s segment of “Proclaim!” 

will include: 

May 12 - - On this Mother’s Day, Cindy Boslet 

and her daughters, members of Saint Rose of 

Lima Parish in Altoona, join Bishop Mark to discuss 

their special mother-daughter relationship. 

May 19 - - Tom Deskevich, an organizer of the 

upcoming Catholic Men’s Conference at Saint 

Francis University, previews the annual gathering.

May 

They Rest 

In Peace 

Father Kevin R. Seasoltz 

O.S.B. 

Benedictine Father Kevin 

Robert Seasoltz, 82, died Saturday, 

April 27 at Saint John Abbey 

Retirement Center, Collegeville 

MN. 

Robert Joseph Seasoltz was 

born in Johnstown, December 

29, 1930, to Walter and Alice 

(Hackett) Seasoltz. 

He earned a B.A. in 1952 

and his Masters in Sacred Theology 

in 1956 at The Catholic 

University of America, Washington, 

DC. That same year, he 

was ordained a priest of the Diocese 

of Altoona - Johnstown. 

He earned a Licentiate in 

Canon Law in 1958 at the Lateran 

University, Rome, Italy. Taking 

the monastic name of Kevin, 

Father Robert made his final 

profession in 1963 as a Benedictine 

monk at Saint Anselm Abbey 

in Washington, DC. In 1962 

he earned a Doctorate in Canon 

Law (liturgical law) at The 

Catholic University of America 

and did postdoctoral studies at 

the University of Notre Dame. 

In 1962, Father Kevin 

joined the faculty of the School 

of Religious Studies at The 

Catholic University of America, 

where in 1969 he was awarded 

tenure and taught until 1987. 

During this same era, beginning 

in early 1974, Father Kevin was 

a Fellow at the Institute for Ecumenical 

and Cultural Research, 

adjacent to the campus of Saint 

John’s University, Collegeville, 

MN. Two years later, and until 

1988, he was invited to teach in 

the Saint John’s Summer School 

of Theology as adjunct. 

In 1987 he transferred his 

monastic stability to Saint John 

Abbey, joined the faculty of the 

School of Theology and was later 

named the editor of Worship 

magazine, a premier publication 

of Saint John Abbey. 

From 1988 until 1992 he 

served as rector of Saint John’s 

Seminary and at the same time 

he became a tenured professor 

in Saint John’s School of Theology. 

He retired in 2008 and was 

named professor emeritus of 

theology. 

Father Kevin’s distinguished 

career was marked by 

visiting professorships at La- 

Salle University, Philadelphia; 

Santa Clara University, Santa 

Clara, California; and Mount 

Angel Seminary, Mount Angel, 

Oregon. 

Liturgy, aesthetics, church 

architecture, ministry, the sacraments, 

spirituality, religious 

life, and Canon Law were all areas 

of his research and writing. 

Some recent book titles reveal 

the breadth of his theological 

scholarship: A Sense Of The 

Sacred: Theological Foundations 

Of Christian Architecture 

And Art (Continuum, 

2005); God’s Gift Giving: In 

Christ And Through the Spirit 

(Continuum, 2007); A Virtuous 

Church: Catholic Theology, 

Ethics, And Liturgy For The 

21st Century (Orbis, 2012). 

His awards included the 

Michael Mathis Award in 2001 

from the Notre Dame Center 

for Pastoral Liturgy, the Baraka 

Award in 2005 from the North 

American Academy of Liturgy, 

and the Frederick R. McManus 

Award in 2009 from the Federation 

of Diocesan Liturgical 

Commissions. 

Father Kevin is survived 

by a brother, Dr. John Seasoltz 

of Hollidaysburg, and nieces 

Sue Seasoltz and Rebecca 

Bakanowski, and the community 

at Saint John Abbey, Collegeville. 

The funeral Mass for Father 

Kevin R. Seasoltz O.S.B. was 

celebrated Thursday, May 2 in 

Saint John Abbey Church with 

committal in the abbey cemetery. 


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Catholic Daughters Urged To Foster Unity, Charity, 

By Being Women With ‘Merciful Hearts’ 

Photos And Text 

By Msgr. Timothy P. Stein 

Behind a banner bearing the 

words “Unity” and “Charity,” 

several hundred members of the 

Catholic Daughters of the Americas 

processed into Our Lady of 

Victory Church in State College 

on Friday, April 26, to mark the 

opening of their 50th Biennial 

State Convention. 

Bishop Mark L. Bartchak 

thanked the women “for the unity 

and charity you share with one 

another and with the Church,” 

and urged them to foster those 

virtues by being women with 

merciful hearts. 

“Never, never be tired of 

being mercy, by sharing mercy,” 

he told them. “Never tire of 

seeking mercy for yourself or 

for others.” 

Bishop Mark began his 

homily to the convention delegates 

by noting that the national 

Catholic Daughters of the Americas 

website says the group “is 

one of the oldest and largest organizations 

of Catholic women 

in the Americas. 

“They donate to charities, 

administer scholarship programs 

and strive ‘to be helping hands 

where there is pain, poverty, sorrow 

or sickness.’” 

And, Bishop Mark noted, 

the website goes on to say that 

Catholic Daughters “enjoy each 

other’s company at meetings 

and work hard for their parishes 

and communities.” 

In welcoming the women to 

State College and the Diocese 

of Altoona - Johnstown, Bishop 

Mark said “I truly do hope this 

will be a time of rest and enjoyment 

for you.” 

Bishop Mark developed 

the theme that “Charity,” one of 

the twin pillars of the Catholic 

Daughters motto, can also be 

expressed by the word “mercy.” 

He told them that the Latin word 

for mercy, “misericordia,” literally 

means “to have a miserable 

PROCESSION: The procession of the opening Mass of the 50th 

Biennial State Convention of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, 

held Friday, April 26 at Our Lady of Victory Church in State 

College was led (left) by a color guard with a banner proclaiming 

“Unity, Charity,” the motto of the organization. Preceding the clergy 

in the procession was State Regent Margaret P. Novak of Breezewood 

(above) a member of Saint John the Evangelist Parish in Everett. 

heart,” which speaks of an ability 

to appreciate the misery of 

others. 

“Does our appreciation of 

another’s misery extend only 

to when we are made aware of 

that misery, or do we make a 

conscious effort to find out who 

needs our mercy,” Bishop Mark 

challenged the women. 

He went on to say that 

mercy is an important theme for 

Pope Francis. 

(Continued On Page 11.) 

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