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FLORIDAWWW.THEFLORIDACATHOLIC.ORG | September 2013 Catholic YOUR FAITH. YOUR LIFE. YOUR COMMUNITY. OF MIAMI TWO PARISHES CELEBRATE MILESTONE ANNIVERSARIES Above, priests who serve now or have served at St. Louis Parish celebrate a Mass Aug. 24 to kick off the parish’s 50th anniversary celebrations. From left are Father Biju Vells and Father Fredy Yara, parochial vicars; Father Paul Vuturo, pastor; Msgr. James Fetscher, former pastor; and Father Michael Kish, longtime parochial vicar who is now retired. See story, Page 6. Right, Blessed Trinity School children light the path for the 60th anniversary procession that led from Blessed Trinity Church to the newly dedicated Father Joseph T. Carney Enrichment Center. From left are first-grade students Karina Martinez, Leah McGregor and Giovanna Khoury. See story, Page 7. (MARLENE QUARONI AND JONATHAN MARTINEZ | FC) Going back — really back — to school ation in 1966 and his completion of SPECIAL SECTION — Go to Ranches. Gloria Ramos is assistant BY THE NUMBERS Meet some a bachelor’s degree at the University Pages 9-18, to read more sto- principal for academics at her alma of Notre Dame. ries about archdiocesan schools mater, Our Lady of Lourdes. Here is some statistical informa- archdiocesan When he returned from Indiana, That list does not include local tion on the Catholic high school he settled in as an English literature Thomas the Apostle School in Mi- graduates who teach or serve as graduating class of 2013 in the educators who now teacher at Gibbons, and in 2003 be- ami; Ana Garcia of Msgr. Edward principals at other archdiocesan Archdiocese of Miami. came principal of his alma mater. Pace High School in Miami Gar- schools, such as Lourdes Academy t HSBEVBUFT work at the schools “When I came back one of my dens; Doug Romanik of Archbishop graduate Luisa Serratore, who is t BWFSBHFBOOVBMIJHI brothers was a senior and my sister Curley Notre Dame High School now assistant principal at Immacu- school tuition GSPNXIJDIUIFZ was a sophomore,” said Ott, recall- in Miami; and Teresita Wardlow of lata-La Salle High School in Miami. t BQQSPYJNBUF UPUBM ing his first year, and how it took him Chaminade-Madonna College Pre- It is unclear whether this brand TDIPMBSTIJQNPOFZSFQPSUFE graduated some time to establish himself as a paratory in Hollywood. loyalty is unique to the Archdio- t BWFSBHFTDIPMBSTIJQ ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO teacher and define his classroom Garcia’s husband, Edward, un- cese of Miami. A call to CARA, the based on number of graduates; that Florida Catholic staff management style. til last year was principal of his — Center for Applied Research in the JT QFSZFBSBUGPVSZFBS “Some of the kids that I was and his wife’s — grade school alma Apostolate, revealed that they have institution teaching were guests in my father’s mater, Immaculate Conception in no statistics on the number of Cath- t.PSFUIBO TFSWJDF MIAMI | When Paul Ott goes home,” he said. It took them a while Hialeah. This year, he became prin- olic school graduates who return IPVSTSFQPSUFE back to school every August, he lit- to stop calling him Paul when they cipal of St. Louis Covenant School in to their schools to teach or serve as erally is going back to school. were in class. Pinecrest. principals. Neither does the Nation- Ott has only spent four years of his Ott is not the only archdiocesan Another Curley Notre Dame al Catholic Educational Association. that 27 of the 61 Catholic elementary adult life away from Cardinal Gib- principal who has returned to lead alumnus, Richard Jean, is now prin- But a voluntary survey conducted and secondary schools in the Arch- bons High School in Fort Lauderdale the school where he studied. The cipal of Archbishop Edward Mc- by the Florida Catholic with the help — the four years between his gradu- others are: Lisa Figueredo of St. Carthy High School in Southwest of the Department of Schools found PLEASE SEE SCHOOLS, 20 2 YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY Florida Catholic September 2013 Cubans honor their mother nos” (Mambisa Virgin … may we Annual celebration all be brothers and sisters.) “I’ve always admired, though for Our Lady of am not surprised, at the extraor- dinary ability of Mary to unite the Charity gathers Cuban people under her mantle of love,” said Bishop Fernando Isern, thousands around emeritus of Pueblo, Colo., in his homily. He is now pastor of St. Kier- patroness of Cuba an Church, which occupies a tract of land adjacent to the National ANA RODRIGUEZ- SOTO Shrine of Our Lady of Charity. Florida Catholic staff Bishop Isern was born in Cuba and returned there last year dur- CORAL GABLES | Faithful as ing the visit of Pope Benedict XVI ever to their mother, Cubans in to the island. “It was a memorable South Florida once again gathered trip,” he said, and “to meet face to with their beloved “cachita” to cel- face that blessed image of Our Lady ebrate her birthday — Sept. 8 — of Charity (in the Sanctuary of El The image of Our Lady of Charity is carried into the Bank United and beg her to continue to protect Dressed in a white guayabera Cobre) was a dream come true.” Center Sept. 8 by members of the Hispanic apostolate to young all the Cuban people. and a peasant’s straw hat, James He noted that since “the poorest adults. (PHOTOS BY ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO | FC) “I ask that she gives us whatever Gonzalez, 5, of St. Agatha Parish of the land ... three simple peas- is good for us,” said Juan Rodri- holds up the Cuban flag along ants” found the image floating in guez, a parishioner at St. John Bos- with other children. the Bay of Nipe in 1612, the Virgin co in Little Havana who has been of Charity has become a source attending the celebration for the group’s youth movement, who died of “support, encouragement and patron saint of Cuba since coming together in a car accident on July comfort in all storms, not only of to this country in 1974. 22, 2012 — an accident that many Cuban history, but in the life expe- “I am a believer,” said Rodri- have described as suspicious. rience of each of her children.” guez, who was educated at the Co- Paya’s daughter and son — Rosa The image carries not only the legio Belén in Havana. “The Virgin Maria and Reinaldo — also partici- baby Jesus in her arms, but also a is the mother of Jesus Christ.” pated in the Mass. She proclaimed cross, said Bishop Isern. “Not as a Students from Belen Jesuit Prep the first reading, he read one of beautiful ornament, but as a strong in Miami — a continuation in ex- the prayers of the faithful after the invitation to the beholder. Because ile of the school that was forced to homily. to follow Jesus we must embrace close in Havana — took part in the At the end of the entrance pro- the mystery of pain and suffering celebration. Their “drum line” led cession came the image of the — harsh realities well known by the traditional procession of local Virgin — radiant in her golden the Cuban people.” schools, alumni, apostolic move- dress adorned with white pearls. But in turn, he said, “that cross ments, and Cuban municipalities Members of the Hispanic young challenges us to make it a sign of in exile with which the Mass be- adults group carried her on their victory and freedom: overcoming gan. shoulders. As she made her way evil with good, despair with the ar- Among the groups represent- through the arena, the thousands dor of faith.” ed was the Christian Liberation who filled the University of Mi- “She has never abandoned us, Movement founded by the late ami’s Bank United Center waved she will never leave us alone: she Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya. Its white and yellow handkerchiefs did not do so inside our country members carried a picture of Paya and Cuban flags, and sang “Virgen and Harold Cepero, director of the Mambisa … que seamos herma- PLEASE SEE CHARITY, 5 Open House ~ 9.21.13 27860-0919 239.280.2556ÓΰÓnä°ÓxxÈÊUÊÜÜÜ°Ûi>À>°i`Õ www.AveMaria.edu Archbishop Thomas Wenski censes the altar and the image of Our Lady of Charity at the start of Mass. September 2013 www.thefloridacatholic.org YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY 3 COMMENTARY No summer vacation for the Synod and asked to convert the work of are responsible for these ministries. Summer work the larger group into three SMART r5IFTZOPEDMPTJOHBTTFNCMZ goals. These drafting teams met Finally, plans have been underway culminates with two times each, but also put it in a since early this summer for the of- lot of extra work between meetings, ficial conclusion of this historic new pastoral plan in order to fully and clearly convey process. The synod closing assem- the thoughts and desires of the fo- bly will be held at the Miami Hilton to be issued at DVTUFBN*OBEEJUJPO FBDIESBGUJOH Downtown on Saturday, Oct. 26, team prepared an executive sum- from 9 a.m. until noon. The assem- closing assembly mary of their focus team’s work, bly will begin with Mass celebrated which will be included in the final by Archbishop Thomas Wenski Oct. 26 synod documents. Throughout the and concelebrated by many of our ROSEMARIE BANICH summer these documents have QSJFTUT*UXJMMCFGPMMPXFECZBO Special to the Florida Catholic been shared with the focus team assembly with presentations from members, and the final pieces of the various focus teams, the official feedback and editing suggestions presentation of the work of the syn- MIAMI | Greetings from the are currently being woven into the od and the new pastoral plan, and Office of the Synod.