Father Michael Magiera Blends Experience on Opera Stage with Priestly Ministry
Inside Food for the soul Lenten meals give parents a chance to teach the faith, page 9. Serving the ChurchCriterion in Central and Souther n Indiana Since 1960 CriterionOnline.com Febraury 27, 2009 Vol. XLIX, No. 20 75¢ New leader meets archdiocese he calls ‘snapshot’ of universal Church Photo by Sean Gallagher NEW YORK (CNS)—Calling the diverse New York Archdiocese “a real icon, a snapshot of the Church universal, of the Church in the United States,” Arch - bishop Timothy M. Dolan pledged his life, his heart and his soul to the people of the archdiocese on Feb. 23. Archbishop Pope Benedict XVI Timothy M. Dolan named Archbishop Dolan, head of the Milwaukee Archdiocese since 2002, to succeed the retiring Cardinal Edward M. Egan. He is to be installed as New York archbishop on April 15. At a press Cardinal conference in the Edward M. Egan New York Catholic Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Father Michael Magiera, associate pastor of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Indianapolis, celebrates the Center, traditional Latin Mass on Feb. 18 at the parish’s church. Altar server Simon Sheridan, a student at Lumen Christi Sc hool, kneels at left. Archbishop Dolan said, “I can tell you already that I love you. I need so much your prayers and support. I am so honored, humbled and Father Michael Magiera blends experience happy at the prospect of serving as your pastor.” As pastor, he said he has “a sacred mandate on opera stage with priestly ministr y to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and ho w the Church transmits his mystery, his ministry By Sean Gallagher he was an international opera singer.
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