Retreat Forward 2019-20

Our Retreat Team
Fr. David Cinquegrani, C.P., is retreat director at
Holy Family, overseeing the center’s operations,
programs, and renowned music ministry. Since
entering the Passionist Community in 1989, he
has served as a chaplain, music educator and
choir director. He currently teaches music at
St. Thomas the Apostle and St. Timothy schools
in West Hartford. He previously taught music for 20 years at the
University of Saint Joseph. He holds Master of Divinity and Master
of Liturgical Theology degrees from Catholic Theological Union and
B.A. and M.A. degrees in music from Marywood University.
Liza Peters is the director of youth and young
adult ministry at Holy Family and a retreat team
member. Prior to joining Holy Family in 2011,
she served as director of religious education at a
parish outside Dayton, OH, and worked and lived
in community at the St. Peter Claver Catholic
Worker House in South Bend, IN. She holds a
B.A. in psychology and a Master of Divinity from the University of
Notre Dame.
Colin Petramale is a retreat team member at
Holy Family and member of the youth and young
adult ministry team. He has a passion for making
faith real and accessible to people of all ages. He
believes that ministry invites us to be present to
the unique story of each individual. He previously
worked at Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly
in Chicago and served as a campus minister at the University of
Dayton. He holds a B.A. in Spanish from SUNY Oswego and an
M.A. in theological studies from the University of Dayton.
Sr. Maryann Cantlon is a Sister of St. Joseph
of Chambery and retreat team member at Holy
Family. She was Associate Director of Restorative
Justice for the diocese of San Jose, CA, for nine
years. She previously taught high school music
and served for many years as a teacher and
chaplain in state and federal prison systems. She
also helped begin an educational mission among
the indigenous Maya Indians in Quintana Roo, Mexico. She holds a
Master’s degree in music from University of Hartford’s Hartt College
of Music and a Master’s degree in theological studies from the
Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, CA.
Deb Brown-Norko is a retreat team member at
Holy Family and a student at Yale Divinity School.
A retired pediatrician, she specialized in child
abuse and neglect and spent much of her career
caring for children hospitalized with psychiatric
illness. She has spent the last year leading retreats
with the Mercy Sisters at Mercy by the Sea. She
holds an M.D. degree from SUNY Upstate.
Bill Heiden is a retreat team member at
Holy Family, a historian and a social justice
entrepreneur. He teaches history at the University
of Hartford and is president of Levo International,
a non-profit dedicated to advancing food security
and economic progress where it is needed most.
He conducts research relating to technology,
religion, economic development, and power. He
has written for the History News Network, the Hartford Courant
and The Activist History Review.
Tanya Rybarczyk is a retreat team member at
Holy Family and a Catholic writer and speaker,
specializing in adult faith formation and
contemplative prayer practices. Tanya currently
serves as the Director of Pastoral Care at Elizabeth
Seton Residence in Wellesley, MA. She uses her
joyful humor and deep spirituality to support
those nearing the end of life or journeying with
dementia, and their caregivers and loved ones. Tanya holds an
M.A. in pastoral ministry from the University of Portland, OR, and
an M.A. in English from Binghamton University.
The Passionists at Holy Family
Holy Family continues to be blessed by the presence of
a dynamic community of Passionist priests and brothers
who support retreatants and make this ministry possible.
Fr. Terry Kristofak, who celebrated fifty years of
priesthood this year, assists with hospitality for all programs.
Other Passionists in residence include Bro. Michael Moran
and Bro. Terence Skorka. Fr. Gregory Paul lives nearby at
McLean, a senior living community in Simsbury, and is doing
very well.
Fr. Terry Celebrates Five Decades of Priesthood!
We are happy to celebrate with Fr. Terry the 50th anniversary of his ordination. During this time, he has
touched the hearts of many people. He has served in the dioceses of Philadelphia, Scranton and Hartford
as well as eight years as Provincial Superior of the St. Paul of the Cross Province. Recently in Jamaica, NY,
he celebrated his jubilee with his five Passionist classmates. It was a great joy for him. Fr. Terry calls Holy
Family Retreat Center ‘home’ and we are blessed by his presence. He assists with hospitality at Holy Family
for all our programs and guests.
In sharing what he has learned over his 50 years as a Passionist, Fr. Terry often reminds us—“you never
know what is in the heart of the person next to you.” Simple words, with much wisdom. Fr. Terry can be
reached at Terry@cpprov.org.
Fr. Terry and Fr. Gregory
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