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ARCHBISHOP’S DESK A new shepherd for the flock pg. 4

TRIBUTE Roberta Tuttle honored after 17 years as editor and webmaster of the Catholic Transcript pg. 10

REPORTE ESPECIAL Los delegados regresan del Quinto Encuentro Nacional con energía y entusiasmo pg. 24

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As part of its annual Christmas exhibit, the Knights of Columbus Museum is currently showcasing “Christmas in Poland,” now through 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3. The exhibit features more than 100 Archbishop Blair wishes items, including szopki (Polish Nativity scenes), all the people of with many on loan from private collectors and from museums as far away as New Mexico and Rome. The the Archdiocese of Hartford museum is open 10-5 daily; admission and parking a blessed Christmas are free. The museum is located at 1 State St. in New Haven. For more information, call 203.865.0400 or and a New Year filled with visit www.kofcmuseum.org. faith and happiness. A Mass in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be held on the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 12 at Most Holy Trinity Parish, 68 N. Colony St., in Wallingford. The rosary will be recited at 5:15 PROMISE TO PROTECT p.m., Mass will begin at 6 p.m. and a reception will follow in the parish hall. The reception will include Catholic Transcript magazine, like many other color food and a cultural program. Traditional Mexican magazines, is in production for months, written dancers, Danza Azteca, and other dance troupes will long before it is printed. To find up-to-the-minute participate in the celebration. All are welcome. For information on the Catholic Church’s response to the more information, call 203.269.8791. recent clergy abuse scandal, visit:

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4 ARCHBISHOP’S DESK A new shepherd for the flock

6 REFLECTION From John Wayne to Dorothy Day: All in good company

7 FAMILY LIFE 4 10 19 easy steps for raising great kids: Just kidding There’s nothing easy 16 about it

9 CATHOLIC LIFE Maintaining Christmas cheer throughout the year

10 TRIBUTE Roberta Tuttle honored after 17 years as editor and webmaster of the Catholic Transcript

16 COVER STORY Bishop Betancourt ordained as the ninth auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford

22 SPECIAL REPORT Delegates return from Fifth National Encuentro with energy and enthusiasm

24 REPORTE ESPECIAL Los delegados regresan del Quinto Encuentro Nacional PHOTO BY DAVID ELLIOTT con energía y entusiasmo

26 ANNIVERSARY Archbishop Cronin celebrates his golden jubilee among fellow bishops, priests 22 26 29 IN YOUR COMMUNITY

30 AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE

COVER PHOTOGRAPHY BY AARON JOSEPH

3 EDITOR’S NOTE: This month’s column is the homily that Archbishop Blair delivered at the ordination of Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt. PHOTO BY AARON JOSEPH

A new shepherd for the flock

ear brothers and sisters, in just a few minutes I will offer the solemn prayer of epis- copal ordination over our brother, Juan Miguel Betancourt. The prayer includes a D phrase already found in an ancient text known as the Apostolic Tradition: “Grant, O Father, knower of all hearts, that this your servant, whom you have chosen for the Office of Bishop, may shepherd your holy flock. Serving you night and day, may he fulfill before you without reproach the ministry of the high priesthood.”

To serve God night and day by shepherding the it is more urgent than ever that a bishop be “a servant flock without reproach and with a heart that lies open of the Gospel for the hope of the world.” before God this is the call of service that our For this to happen, Pope St. John Paul says that, brother Juan Miguel assumes today. first, a bishop must be a vigilant sentinel, and keep We are grateful for the grace offered by God and watch over the flock, as symbolized by the pastoral ARCHBISHOP freely and generously accepted by him as you embrace staff, the crosier. As the New Testament bears LEONARD P. the call to be a bishop. The words and symbols of the witness, beginning with our Lord’s own warning in BLAIR rite of ordination that we will hear and see provide a the Gospel we have just heard from Luke, whose feast is the 13th catechesis about the high calling that he has received day it is, the wolf is very real, ready to snatch the bishop of and what is expected of him as a result. sheep at every opportunity. the Catholic Archdiocese Queridos, hermanos y hermanas, en unos pocos At the end of the sixth century, Pope St. Gregory of Hartford. minutos ofreceré la solemne oración de ordenación the Great posed a question that every bishop must ask episcopal sobre nuestro hermano Juan Miguel himself: What kind of sentinel am I, positioned on the Betancourt. Las palabras y los símbolos del rito de heights, to take a wide view so that Christ’s sheep may ordenación que vamos observar y ver proporciona safely graze and be brought safely home, keeping the una catequesis sobre el alto llamado que ha recibido wolf at bay? y lo que se espera de él como resultado. Many are the charismatic figures that God In the apostolic exhortation Pastores Gregis, raises up at crucial moments in Church history Pope St. John Paul writes: “Relying on the word of to effect some much-needed reform, to open up God and holding firmly to hope, which is like a sure a new path in spiritual and devotional life or to and steadfast anchor reaching to the heavens, the reinvigorate consecrated life. This includes many bishop stands in the midst of the Church as a vigilant sainted bishops. But as the Second Vatican Council sentinel, a courageous prophet, a credible witness and reaffirmed, the mission that is proper to bishops a faithful servant of Christ.” The theological virtue consists in reverently safeguarding and courageously of hope was very much on the mind of the late great proclaiming the Catholic faith “with patience and pontiff at the turn of the millennium, and in our time sound teaching.” That is why in just a few moments,

4 Catholic Transcript | DECEMBER 2018 | WWW.ARCHDIOCESEOFHARTFORD.ORG ARCHBISHOP’S DESK our brother Juan Miguel will be asked if he is resolved Betancourt’s finger carries with it the admonition to to guard the deposit of faith, entire and incorrupt, as preserve unblemished the bride of Christ, the Holy handed down by the Apostles and preserved in the Church. And the miter is placed on his head with the Church everywhere and at all times. expectation that the splendor of holiness will shine En unos pocos momentos, se le pedirá a nuestro forth in him. hermano Juan Miguel si está resuelto a guardar el In a sermon preached in the year 412, St. Augustine depósito de la fe, entero e incorrupto, como pasado asks: “Are there bad bishops?” “No, there are not,” por los apóstoles y preservada en la iglesia en he answers. “I venture to say with absolute certainty, cualquier lugar y en todo momento. there are no bad bishops; because if they are bad, Then there is the challenge of being a courageous they are bishops in name only but not in fact; theirs prophet. In the Scriptures, a prophet is not princi- is an empty title.” “Whatever we bishops are like,” St. pally one who tells the future, but one appointed and Augustine tells his congregation, “your hope must not strengthened by God to summon the people to con- be in us; your hope must not be in our humanity version and fidelity when they have forgotten, or have all your hope must be in Christ.” strayed from, their divine calling as the people of God. On this joyful day for our archdiocese and for the In our day, an essential aspect of a bishop’s whole Church, we have every confidence that our prophetic office is that of modeling what Pope Francis brother Juan Miguel stands before us as a man of calls “missionary discipleship.” It is the mission each virtue, integrity and honor, who will truly be, and not of us has to know, live and bear witness to the faith, just seem to be, a holy bishop with the heart and mind so that, echoing the words of St. Paul in our first of Jesus Christ. reading, through us “the proclamation of the Gospel En este día alegre para nuestra Arquidiócesis y may be completed” in the world. This prophetic para toda la iglesia, tenemos toda confianza que mission and witness also include the promotion of nuestro hermano Juan Miguel se encuentra ante justice and peace in the civil, socio-economic and nosotros como hombre de virtud, integridad y honor, ecological spheres, and concern for the poor, the sick, quien sera verdaderamente, y no solo parecer, un the immigrant and the stranger. Our new bishop is obispo santo con el corazón y la mente de Jesucristo. being asked today whether he is resolved not only to Finally, the bishop is a faithful servant of Christ. seek out the stray and to admonish, but also to preach As the ordination ritual tells us: “The title of bishop the Gospel of Christ with constancy and fidelity. is one of service, not of honor, and therefore a bishop Nuestro nuevo obispo se le está pidiendo hoy si should strive to benefit others rather than lord it está resuelto no solo a buscar los extraviados y over them. Such is the precept of the master: the amonestar, pero también para predicar el evangelio greater should behave as the least and the ruler as the de cristo con constancia y fidelidad. servant.” In that spirit, our brother resolves today, What can we say about the next requirement of a for the sake of the Lord’s name, to be a servant of all, bishop, that he be a credible witness? My brothers and welcoming and merciful to great and small alike, and sisters, I do not need to tell you about the grievous especially to the least among us. wounds that afflict the Church’s bishops at the present And so, Bishop-elect Juan Miguel Betancourt, we moment. Credibility is a precious thing, and once lost pray that God will bless you with many happy and by betrayal and scandal, it is recovered only through healthy years: In the name of the Father whose image heartfelt contrition and penance, and with time, you will represent in the Church; in the name of the patience, perseverance and the grace of God. Son, Jesus Christ, whose office of teacher, priest and We who are bishops need to heed the words of the shepherd you will discharge; and in the name of the renowned French writer Georges Bernanos: “The only Holy Spirit who gives life to the Church of Christ way of reforming the Church is to suffer for her. … The and by his power strengthens us to overcome our only way of reforming the vices of the Church is to lavish weaknesses and to meet every challenge for the glory on her the example of one’s own most heroic virtues.” of God and the salvation of souls. In Pastores Gregis, Pope St. John Paul says that a Y entonces Obispo electo Juan Miguel Betancourt, bishop will only be pastorally effective if he possesses oramos que Dios lo bendiga con muchos años a moral authority bestowed by a life of holiness. “By felices y sanos; en el nombre del Padre cuya imagen his words and example,” the pope writes, “and in his representará en la iglesia; en el nombre del hijo, vigilance and paternal intervention, the bishop fulfills Jesucristo, cuyo oficio de maestro, sacerdote y his duty to offer the world the reality of a Church pastor descargará; y en el nombre del Espíritu Santo which is holy and chaste, in her ministers and in her que da vida a la Iglesia de Cristo y por su poder faithful holy and chaste, in her ministers and in nos fortalezca a superar nuestras debilidades y her faithful.” enfrentar todos los desafios para la gloria de Dios y The episcopal ring to be placed on Bishop-elect la salvación de almas.

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my spirits sink, hide my future From John Wayne to Dorothy Day: from me. Still, He knows what He is about.” All in good company Whenever the celebrated nov- An estimated 6.8 million Amer- elist Walker Percy was asked why icans have converted to Catholi- ave you ever met someone who he decided to become a Roman cism. The list of converts is a long practiced the Catholic faith the way Catholic, he’d promptly respond, one that includes John Wayne, H you wish you could? Someone with “What else is there?” Thomas Merton, Buffalo Bill Cody, a deep reverence for the Eucharist. Some- Percy believed there was nothing Norma McCorvey (“Jane Roe” in else. His path to Catholicism had the U.S. Supreme Court case Roe one who was devout in prayer. Someone been a long and hard one, marked v. Wade), St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, who took the beatitudes seriously. by crises, tragedies and disbelief. Gov. Jeb Bush, jazz musician Dave His family had a history of suicide Brubeck, actress Patricia Neal, Over the years, I’ve met many that went back generations. His Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne, people like that. They were pow- grandfather, his father and possi- Newt Gingrich, Father Richard ers of example, and many were bly his mother died by their own John Neuhaus, theologians Scott converts to Catholicism who could hands. At 16, Percy and his broth- and Kimberly Hahn, novelist Dean teach cradle Catholics a thing or ers, who had been raised agnostic, Koontz, G.K. Chesterton, Graham two about their faith. were sent to live with their uncle, Greene, Evelyn Waugh, Doro- They were Southern Baptists, JOE PISANI who was a lawyer, a poet, an intel- thy Day and many others. Their Congregationalists, Presbyterians, of Orange lectual ... and a Catholic. The man stories are dynamic testimonies to Hindus, Jews, Episcopalians ... and is a writer would have a powerful influence on the Catholic faith and an inspira- atheists. They were lay men and whose work his young nephews. tion for those of us who take our has appeared women, they were deacons, they Walker Percy eventually grad- faith for granted. in Catholic were priests, they were theologians, uated from Columbia University So the next time, you think that publications School of Medicine and briefly being a cradle Catholic entitles you and they all shared an intense love nationwide. He practiced in New York City before to sleep on the job, think again. for the Roman Catholic faith. They and his wife didn’t take it for granted, because Sandy have four he contracted tuberculosis and was Be inspired by the example of they believed the Holy Spirit had daughters. sent away for treatment. At that those who found a better way as led them to the Church. time, he had a spiritual crisis and Catholics. began to question the meaning of When Servant of God Dorothy life. His search, like that of Augus- Day, co-founder of the Catholic tine and Francis of Assisi, inevita- Worker Movement, died in 1980, bly led to the realization that the historian David O’Brien called her answers he was looking for could “the most significant, interest- only be found in the eternal truths ing and influential person in the of the Catholic Church. history of American Catholicism.” What else is there? This was a woman who grew up For Blessed John Henry New- with anarchists, Communists and man, there was nothing else. At atheists, and who lived a bohemi- 23, he was ordained an Anglican an life that included drinking and priest and lived in a society that smoking, illicit love affairs, abor- considered the Catholic Church tion and arrests for her political evil. However, his searching mind activities. Back then, it was a scan- led him to Rome. At 44, he became dalous life, but the worse scandal a Catholic. to her friends was her decision to Because of his conversion, he become a Roman Catholic. lost a comfortable position, and Dorothy Day believed God was many friends and family members pursuing her ... long before she deserted him. However, he firmly was even aware of his presence. believed God had brought him Isn’t that the way it is for all of us, to the Catholic Church. In The convert and cradle Catholic alike? Mission of My Life, he wrote: “God Like Walker Percy, if we cherish may take away my friends. He may our faith, we’re compelled to say, throw me among strangers. He “What else is there?” The answer may make me feel desolate, make is: “Nothing.”

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19 EASY STEPS himself. He’ll gradually learn “Raise up a happening in their lives. that tantrums don’t work. for raising great kids child in the 14. Beware what images 6. Go to Mass together as way he should go into your child’s head; a family every weekend. go, and when once there, they cannot be Just kidding — Enroll your children in erased. And remember, just religious education, and in- he is old, he because Hollywood says There’s nothing tegrate your faith into your will not depart a movie is appropriate for family’s everyday life. from it.” 13-year-olds doesn’t mean easy about it the movie is appropriate 7. Distinguish between (Prv 22:6) for 13-year-olds. hen my kids were childishness and defiance. young, people often When a kid spills milk, that’s 15. The best way to teach childishness. He should generosity to a child is with W commented on how help mop it up, but there’s no need to food. The best way to teach generosity well-behaved they were. “What’s punish something that wasn’t deliberate. to a teen is with car keys. your secret?” they’d ask. Unfor- Defiance, on the other hand, is intention- al disobedience that must be shaped into 16. Allow your kids to take reasonable tunately, there’s no secret the virtue of perseverance. risks. Let them go to the mall with just consistency, unconditional friends, checking in with them periodical- 8. Catch your child doing something ly. They can’t learn responsibility if they love, clear boundaries and, most good. It’s easy to fall into negative par- aren’t given some freedom. of all, a relationship with Jesus. enting. Positive parenting is better. 17. A good teen youth group is essential Here are a few thoughts. 9. Always be honest. One mom used to for reinforcing their faith. If your parish tell her children they were going for ice doesn’t have one, find one. I don’t care if 1. Contrary to popular opinion, the most cream, when they were actually going to you have to drive to Poughkeepsie every important work of parenting does not the pediatrician for shots. Terrible idea. week. Do it. Investing in our kids’ faith is occur during the teen years. It happens a parent’s most important job. during ages 1-6, as you teach obedience 10. Don’t over-schedule your child. Noth- and respect. ing beats sending your kids outside to 18. Sign up for every carpool during play with rocks, balls, sticks and chalk. your kids’ teen years, especially the 2. If you give an instruction, enforce it nighttime ones when teens are likely to and don’t negotiate. If you don’t plan to 11. Limit electronics and cell phone use. If be chatty. If you’re quiet, they may for- enforce it, don’t say it. Sophia always has a tablet for entertain- get you’re there. ment, she won’t learn to entertain herself. 3. Teach your children to pray at a young The next time you have a meeting or 19. Make your home age, and join them in prayer every night. dentist appointment, bring books, puz- a gathering place for zles, writing paper and games. A fertile teens. Keep a lot of 4. Parents often ask their child if she imagination is a lifetime gift. food on hand and make wants to leave the playground or pick your kids’ friends feel up toys or take a nap. Of course Emma 12. Spend one-on-one time with each welcome. Extra credit doesn’t want to, but you’re the parent. child, even if it’s just stopping for ice for warm chocolate Don’t be afraid to lead. cream after errands. That time together chip cookies. can be magical, especially for a child M. REGINA CRAM 5. Never reward a temper tantrum. If who feels overshadowed by siblings. Liam is pitching a fit, don’t give him a is a writer, speaker and author. She and lollipop to get him to stop. Instead, sepa- 13. Eat together as a family every night. her husband live in Glastonbury and have rate him to a boring place until he settles It’s your best opportunity to hear what’s four children and seven grandchildren.

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Christmas Carol” also make the Maintaining Christmas cheer same important point: that the lessons of Christmas, the very THROUGHOUT THE YEAR feelings that are central to our experience of Christmas, should ometimes even in July, I find myself singing the lyrics from the not be packed away with the snappy tune “It Feels Like Christmas,” written by songwriter Paul stockings on the second day of S Williams and featured in the movie “The Muppet Christmas Carol.” the new year. Our Christian sense The song calls Christmas “the season of the spirit,” and urges us to of love and charity do not hit the “make it last all year.” If you’re not familiar, feel free to take a quick curb with the Christmas tree. Make Christmas last all year. Be YouTube break here before continuing. the Christmas spirit for someone in need of it. Accept the Christmas “The Muppet Christmas Carol” ourselves and about our relation- spirit when you’re in need, without was released in 1992 and stars ship to each other and to God. regard for the month or season. Michael Caine as Ebenezer My job, like yours, has hard In fact, put a reminder in your Scrooge. My wife and her sisters days. As you might expect, not calendar right as you finish reading grew up watching this epic film every day in court goes the way this article. Set the reminder for of Christmas cheer each holiday I would like. Not every witness six months from now, for June season. I only came to discover testifies how I would expect (or CODY 25, 2019. Remind yourself to the film as an adult, but I admit would reasonably anticipate), and GUARNIERI listen to your favorite Christmas that I have adopted its repeated not every other attorney, judge, is a criminal carol on that day, watch some of viewing in December as mediator or arbitrator defense lawyer your favorite Christmas movie, or with a Hartford an important part of our views and values my simply contemplate the mystery law firm and own family traditions of client’s case the same of the Christ child being born into LISTEN ON is a member of the season now that we YOUTUBE way I do. Some days I’m St. Patrick– this world. have young children. “IT FEELS LIKE just late dropping Danny St. Anthony Please accept my own hope for “The Muppet CHRISTMAS” BY off at preschool, split a Parish in you and your family’s comfort and Christmas Carol,” based PAUL WILLIAMS hole in my pants or spill Hartford. joy this blessed Christmas season, on the well-known coffee on my tie. as well as every other day to come. story of A Christmas Carol by At the end (or sometimes in the Charles Dickens, is essentially a middle) of a trying day, I need a tale of the redemptive power of reminder that I have the love of love. That love transforms Mr. my family, the love of my friends Scrooge through the course of his and the unceasing unconditional being haunted by three spirits, love of God. Whether it is the the ghosts of Christmas past, fall, winter, spring or summer, present and future. And while the sometimes I need it to feel like story entails important Christian Christmas. Sometimes, regardless - Energy & Telecommunications Solutions - themes that are theologically and of whether the leaves are falling culturally tied to Christmas, it or the flowers are blooming, I means even more to our family need to feel the hope and promise because of the feelings it evokes. that comes when we celebrate Think about your favorite the birth of our Savior. I need to Thank you to the 100+ Catholic Christmas carols (for me, “Hark! remember that, even on my worst Churches, Schools & Organizations The Herald Angels Sing”), your day, I can celebrate the unlimited that we’ve worked with. other favorite Christmas films, and unbounded love and joy that the smell of freshly cut pine in the Christ has for us. Contact Dave Pestillo today house, the taste of cousin Barbara It is for this reason that, on for a complimentary consultation! Ann’s Christmas cookies (you’ll occasion, my wife comes home [email protected] have to take my word on this one). on a July day, in the middle of a 860-426-1755 These trappings of the Christmas heatwave, with the kids splashing season do more than remind us of about in their tiny pool, and finds MERRY CHRISTMAS! Christ’s birth or certain Christian that I have my Christmas Classics principles of love and charity; they station playing on Pandora. www.EmendeeTech.com make us feel a certain way about The lyrics from “The Muppet’s

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10 Catholic Transcript | DECEMBER 2018 | WWW.ARCHDIOCESEOFHARTFORD.ORG uring the Respect Life Mass on Oct. 7 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph, Archbishop Leonard D P. Blair honored Roberta Tuttle, editor of the Catholic Transcript, with the St. Gianna Beretta Mol- la Award for her sustained, dedicated commitment to protecting all human life.

A budding journalist Sister Suzanne Gross, FSE, program coordi- nator for the Pro-Life Ministry for the Arch- diocese of Hartford, and the person who Roberta Wilson grew up as a Roman Catholic in nominated Roberta for the award, says, Pittsburgh, Pa., and was the youngest of three sisters. “Through the years, Roberta Tuttle has All three went into some form of ministry as adults. been so supportive of the work of the Roberta’s eldest sister Mary Virginia, now Sister Pro-Life Ministry and has provided Paul Mary of Jesus, LSP, is currently administrator of [news] coverage for our key events.” the Jeanne Jugan Center in Kansas City, Mo., a home That news coverage, Sister Suzanne for the elderly poor run by the Little Sisters of the explains, has encompassed the annual Poor. Roberta’s middle sister, Catherine (“Kate”) Wil- Respect Life Mass in Hartford, the March son, is retired from a career in educational publishing for Life in Washington, D.C., and the Mass and is an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church, of Remembrance, which moves to a different par- living in Indianapolis. ish each year. And that’s not to mention Roberta’s Though Roberta started out in Pittsburgh, her eagerness to spread the word about the little-known family moved to Connecticut, where she and her two pregnancy centers in the state that help young women sisters attended Sacred Heart Academy in Hamden. with unplanned pregnancies to keep their babies. She later attended what is now Southern Connecti- This latest accolade was just one of many for the cut State University in New Haven, initially intent long-time editor of the Catholic Transcript newspa- on pre-med. In time, she decided to forgo a medical per, magazine and website, though it may be the most career to help her widowed mother, switching to Fair- meaningful because it comes at the end of a long and field University in Fairfield and graduating in 1976 successful career. with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. YEARBOOK On Sept. 30, Roberta Tuttle retired as editor of the After a series of summer jobs at the New Haven MEMORIES: state’s largest Catholic publication, after 17 years of Register, she was encouraged to apply in 1976 for a dedicated service as a Catholic reporter, editor and full-time reporting position for the “Society,” “Life- Roberta is shown, consummate journalist for the archdiocese. style” and “Women’s” sections of the newspaper. She top right, in her 1969 high school She leaves behind a record of numerous journalism loved the work and loved its focus on people. yearbook photo awards; many admiring writers, photographers and with her older designers who worked for her over the years; a maga- sisters, Mary zine that serves 180,000 Catholics; and a website that Virginia and offers Catholic news to 20,000 readers each month. Catherine, who graduated in Though she took her service in stride, some see 1965 and 1966, Roberta as a true disciple of Jesus. respectively. All Father James A. Shanley, executive director of three Wilson girls communications and public relations, says, “She has attended Sacred shepherded a publication that brings others to the Heart Academy in Hamden and faith in Jesus through her dedication to the parishes, went into various her high standards of journalism, her insight into forms of ministry. using various methods of communication and her willingness to adapt to changes in leadership, strategy and financial concerns. “She also has assisted in making the Transcript available, free of charge,” he stresses, “to every regis- tered household in the Archdiocese of Hartford.”

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Two years later, on the recommendation of a friend who later became her husband, Bill Tuttle she applied for a reporting job at The Day, a daily newspaper in New London. From 1978 to 1986, she covered the courts, local politics, education and mar- itime news. As a daily reporter, Roberta was always up for an adventure. Even toward the end of her pregnancy, she climbed down a submarine ladder to report one story. To cover another story while pregnant, as she tells it, she jumped from a Coast Guard cutter into the waiting arms of a terrified guardsman standing on a rocky shore. Catholic Transcript columnist Joe Pisani says, “Roberta and this is the highest compliment I can pay is a true newspaperwoman. She understands the business and she can spot a story. … She has what was known back in the era of the dinosaurs as ‘a nose for news.’ “She’s also an exacting editor who knows grammar Sink or swim and appreciates good writing and reporting,” he adds. “She did some fine reporting at two of the state’s best papers when daily newspapers were a way of life for Roberta’s interest in writing and all things Catholic us, and an exciting way of life.” led her to the Catholic Transcript, which operated Communica- Roberta took several years off to raise her son, Will. out of St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield. The build- tions Director Maria Zone and During that time, she moved to Maryland for her hus- ing has since been renamed the Pastoral Center for Roberta check band’s job and then back to New London again. the Archdiocese of Hartford. the roster By 1993, she began work as an advertising repre- She began at the Transcript newspaper as a of pilgrims sentative for The New Haven Register, and by 1998, freelance reporter in August of 2000, covering boarding a bus she had returned to writing as a freelance writer for events in the southern half of the archdiocese. She for Philadelphia to see Pope Soundings boating newspaper in Essex and for the was hired full time as associate editor in July of Francis during Catholic Faith & Family magazine. 2001 by then Executive Editor Father Christopher his September M. Tiano, and she immediately became the de facto 2015 visit to the managing editor. United States. Leslie DiVenere, a graphic designer for the Tran- script, was on the scene when Roberta got her start. “Roberta’s first day was like most first days, in- troductions and orientation,” Leslie recalls. “She sat down with Elisa Krochmalnyckj, the outgoing editor, to learn the basics: where physical and digital files were stored, how to name files, who to contact for various types of assignments.” Training was to continue for about two weeks, when Elisa would go on maternity leave, awaiting the birth of her first child. “However, that one day of training turned out to be the only day,” Leslie stresses, Roberta worked long hours and weekends “because Elisa went into labor quite to stay on top of the unexpectedly that night.” Catholic news in the Roberta simply had to jump in archdiocese. She is and figure it out, using her sharp in- seen here in 2009 on tellect and creative problem-solving the floor of her office doing research, and skills. She impressed the staff right in 2016 at her desk away with her intelligence, work editing. ethic and wit.

12 Catholic Transcript | DECEMBER 2018 | WWW.ARCHDIOCESEOFHARTFORD.ORG The show must go on

Roberta was promoted to managing editor and later Others remarked on the depth of her Catholic faith. to executive editor. Current and former staffers say Maria Johnson, a former proofreader, says, “She they took their lead from her. is a genius but doesn’t seem to realize it, she is so “Roberta is the consummate journalist soft- humble. … She is an excellent administrator, editor, spoken, but completely dedicated to her craft, always writer, boss and a treasured friend. She is also devout, going the extra mile,” says Mary Chalupsky, a reporter without being showoffy about it.” who joined the newspaper at about the same time as Not surprisingly, many appreciate the humor she Roberta and who now covers the southern half of the brought to everything, even to the most stressful archdiocese. “If you were working hard, she worked deadline situations. triple to get the job done. And always with a sense of Jack Sheedy, a reporter who retired from the calm, control, professionalism and humor.” newspaper and who has served as a freelance writer Other staff reporters say they found Roberta to be for the magazine, says he will never forget the driving the “sharpest” managing editor they directions Roberta gave him when he have ever worked for. They found it applied for the job back in 2004. helpful to bat around story ideas with “Her decency “She said to take Route 44 to PHOTO BY BOB MULLEN her to better focus them before going as a person Bloomfield Avenue,” Jack recalls. “She out into the field to cover live events or said St. Thomas Seminary was just a to conduct feature story interviews. stands out few miles past a church building on the right ‘that looks like Battlestar All say they appreciate her for her above all integrity as a journalist and her high Galactica.’ That’s when I knew my professional standards. the rest.” future editor and great friend had an “Some of her best work has been unbeatable sense of humor.” behind the scenes,” Leslie says, “han- JOE PISANI Columnist Joe Pisani appreciates dling all sorts of things with wisdom Roberta’s fun side, too. and grace, all while managing work “I cherish her sense of humor,” Joe flow and story ideas, and writing and editing. She set says. “It is right out of the newsrooms of yesteryear. I the bar high from the moment she was hired and has suppose I should also mention her compassion, but I been a rock ever since.” wouldn’t want to tarnish her steely image as the Kath- Roberta was also known for being able to catch a arine Graham of Catholic journalism. However, when curve ball. I weigh them all,” he says thoughtfully, “her decency According to Mary, “She continued to produce the as a person stands out above all the rest.” newspaper despite needing to move the office twice, suffering through water damage, installing computers, hiring at least three if not four printing Adapting to the digital age companies, living through power failures, coping with downed computers and working through three archbishops!” The Catholic Transcript was first published in 1829 as The Catholic Press to combat anti-Catholic senti- ment. It was the second Catholic newspaper estab- lished in the country. Over the years, Roberta led her team of reporters, designers, photographers and support staff at the Catholic Transcript in achieving a raft of journalism awards. Too many to count, most were for “general excellence, first place” in its circulation class, from the Catholic Press Association, New England Newspaper and Press Association and the Connecticut Chapter of

The newspaper staff, including then Executive Editor Msgr. David Q. Liptak, temporarily set up shop in October 2011 in the rectory basement of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hart- ford. An early snowstorm knocked out the power to much of

FILE PHOTO the state for more than a week, but the team kept working.

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The 2013 newspaper team poses with their award for “first place, general excellence for specialty newspapers” from the New England Newspaper & Press Association. From left are, Jack Sheedy, reporter; Jeff Guerrette, advertising sales representative; Roberta Tuttle, managing editor; Joe Brown, graphic designer; and Leslie DiVenere, graphic designer.

PHOTO BY JACK SHEEDY (ON A TIMER)

the Society of Professional Journalists. In addition to producing a consistently top-notch print product, Roberta also took the publication Roberta is seen below in September 2018 at a beach in into new territory in 2005 by creating a website, New London. She loves tugboats and took this photo of the “John Paul” on the Thames River. catholictranscript.org, which draws 20,000 readers monthly. It offers local, national and international news as viewed through a Catholic lens. In 2016, Roberta was promoted to executive editor following the retirement of Monsignor David Q. Liptak, who served as the executive editor of the newspaper and editorial page editor for many years. In January 2017, she oversaw the transformation of the award-winning newspaper into a four-color, highly designed, photo-driven magazine with a digital version. Aimed at evangelizing the faith, the magazine is mailed to 180,000 registered Catholics in the Archdiocese of Hartford, a circulation that surpasses the Sunday edi- tion of the Hartford Courant. In her personal time, Roberta has enjoyed living close to the sea in her home in New London. “I still remember sitting on one of her favorite beach- es with her in New London,” Mary recalls. “She loves the beach and the sun, and watching the boats and Coast Guard ships go along the Thames River and into the Long Island Sound.” “May all of us Aided through the years by many skilled and dedicated who are called staff and correspondents, Roberta Tuttle made the Cath- olic Transcript the respected publication that it is today. to continue her “It is her monument and legacy,” says Jack. work be worthy Father Shanley adds, “May all of us who are called to continue her work be worthy of the legacy she of the legacy she leaves behind.” leaves behind.”

Editor’s note: Roberta Tuttle passed away on FATHER JAMES SHANLEY Nov. 13, just two days before this issue was printed. May God bless her for her faithful service. PHOTO BY MARIA JOHNSON

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BISHOP BETANCOURT ORDAINED

Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt displays the letter from Pope Francis that names him “Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford and Titular Bishop of Curzola.”

16 Catholic Transcript | DECEMBER 2018 | WWW.ARCHDIOCESEOFHARTFORD.ORG as the ninth auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford

STORY BY MARY CHALUPSKY

PHOTOGRAPHY BY AARON JOSEPH

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EDITOR’S NOTE: On Oct. 18, just one month after his appointment by Pope Francis, Bishop-elect Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, SEMV, was ordained as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Hartford. He will assist Archbishop Blair in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the archdiocese. In part two of this two- part series, the Catholic Transcript s a jubilant gathering of friends, family and the faithful looked on, follows the bishop-elect Bishop-elect Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, SEMV, was ordained on his joyful auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford during a joyful journey A from priest to Mass of his episcopal ordination held Oct. 18 on the feast of St. Luke at the bishop. Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford.

Born in Puerto Rico, Bishop Betancourt most officiated as presiding and principal consecrator. recently served as a pastor, seminary professor In his homily delivered in both Spanish and En- and vice rector for formation in St. Paul, Minn. glish, the archbishop emphasized the “prophetic” Among well-wishers were those from his 16-member mission and high office of bishop. contemplative religious community Servants of “On this joyful day for our archdiocese and for the the Holy Eucharist and of the Blessed Virgin Mary whole Church,” Archbishop Blair said, “we have every founded in Puerto Rico in 1981, with houses in confidence that our brother, Juan Miguel, stands Minnesota and Spain. before us as a man of virtue, integrity and honor, who The religious community members, along with will truly be … a holy bishop with the heart and mind a contingent of family and friends who flew in of Jesus Christ.” from Puerto Rico, waved flags of Puerto Rico and The archbishop was joined on the altar by co-conse- of the international Schoenstatt movement, upon crators Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdio- which his religious community cese for the Military Services USA and Auxiliary Bish- was founded. op Andrew H. Cozzens of St. Paul and Minneapolis, “It’s a great joy for me to who was in the same class with the newly-ordained welcome our new auxiliary bishop when the two studied in Rome. bishop-elect” and “all who have During the rite of ordination, Archbishop Christo- journeyed to Hartford for the phe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, episcopal ordination,” said read a Sept. 18 letter from Pope Francis calling the Hartford Archbishop Leonard bishop-elect to the episcopal ministry and naming P. Blair, in opening comments him “Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford and Titular Bishop for the ceremony, over which he of Curzola.”

18 Catholic Transcript | DECEMBER 2018 | WWW.ARCHDIOCESEOFHARTFORD.ORG In his remarks, Archbishop Pierre drew laughter when he quoted Monsignor Aloysius Callaghan, re- tired rector of St. Paul Seminary and Divinity School, about his admiration for Bishop-elect Betancourt. “It’s a big loss for the seminary; it’s like losing an arm,” said Archbishop Pierre, quoting Msgr. Cal- laghan. “I think he’s a wonderful priest. He’s dynamic the Energizer bunny would lose a job [trying to keep up] with him.” As is the custom, Bishop Betancourt then held up the letter from Pope Francis to those in attendance, Archbishop Christophe and proudly processed it through the cathedral. Pierre, apostolic nuncio The rite of ordination continued with the bish- to the United States, op-elect giving his assent to nine promises to uphold delivers the pope’s letter to Bishop Betancourt. the faith and discharge his duty; the litany of the saints, during which he prostrated himself on the floor of the sanctuary while the congregation prayed for him; the laying on of hands by Archbishop Blair and other bishops in attendance; and the solemn prayer of ordination, during which the Book of the Gospels was placed upon his head to illustrate that preaching the word of God is the pre-eminent obliga- tion of the office of the bishop. After anointing his head with holy chrism [oil] and presenting him with the Book of Gospels, Archbishop Blair then presented Bishop Betancourt with the following:

• The episcopal insignia, a ring as a reminder to preserve the “bride of God, the holy Church”; • The miter, a cap symbolizing the dignity and jurisdiction of his office; and • The crosier, a staff shaped like a shepherd’s crook, as a sign of his pastoral authority and need to keep watch over his whole flock.

Bishop Betancourt then took the first place among the concelebrating bishops. The rite of ordination ended with the kiss of peace from Archbishop Blair and the other bishops present sealing his admittance into the College of Bishops.

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to give glory to God.” His father, Miguel, was equally reflective. “I still don’t know what is going on,” he said with a laugh, “but I’m impressed” by the occasion. “It’s a gift we don’t deserve. But God has given us this and we have to accept it. It’s all about God. He will advise him to keep doing what he’s asking [my son] to do. Now he’s going to create an even greater impact for the glory of God.” Bishop Betancourt’s sister Glorimar added, “He’s an example, a role model. It’s a blessing for us that the Holy Father has chosen someone from Puerto Rico, and we are proud of his election as bishop.”

Joy in Connecticut and Minnesota

The faithful displayed their approval of the new From island son to bishop bishop throughout the ceremony with applause and cheers, along with selfies, iPad video recordings, flags Bishop Betancourt, 48, was born in Ponce, Puerto and especially prayers. Rico, and was ordained a priest on April 21, 2001. For those in Connecticut and Minnesota who could He has served since 2007 in St. Paul, Minn. on the not attend, the archdiocesan Office of Radio and faculty of the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity as Television broadcast the 2 p.m. Mass of episcopal or- Scripture professor and formator of seminarians. He dination live on WCCT-TV and streamed it live on the was also pastor of the Parish of St. Francis de Sales of Internet to viewers, including to a gathering of staff St. Paul. He is fluent in Spanish, English and Italian, and seminarians at the St. Paul Seminary and School among others, and holds a licentiate in sacred Scrip- of Divinity in St. Paul. ture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. “It’s a special blessing for “It’s a great gift Among those who flew in from Puerto Rico to share Hartford and the Spanish from the Holy in the celebration were bishops and family. community that our new “It’s a real pleasure to be here for this joyful auxiliary bishop is from Spirit. All of the occasion,” said Bishop Daniel Fernandez of Areci- the Latino community,” way he lived his Above, family bo, Puerto Rico, who traveled to the liturgy with his said Father Diego Jimenez, life was to serve and friends from brother bishop, Archbishop Roberto O. González, pastor of All Saints Parish in Puerto Rico God and the OFM, of San Juan, Puerto Rico. “It’s a real source of Waterbury, who was present gather with the Virgin Mary. The new bishop. pride that one of our island’s sons has been called to at the ordination. “As part Below, Bishop this service.” of our pastoral planning, he most important Betancourt poses Also making the trip from Puerto Rico for the ordi- will be able to support the thing now is for with his parents, nation were Bishop Betancourt’s parents, Miguel and work of evangelizing our Miguel and Gloria him to continue to Gloria Betancourt, and his two younger sisters, Gloria community. I’m very excit- Betancourt, give glory to God.” and Archbishop and Glorimar, who sat in the cathedral pews during ed, very happy.” Leonard P. Blair. the ordination with tears rolling down their faces. Griselle Hernandez, a GLORIA “It’s a great gift from the parishioner at St. Augustine BETANCOURT Holy Spirit,” said Bish- Parish in Hartford, said, “I op Betancourt’s mother, feel so thrilled because God has chosen to give us this Gloria, who was raised by bishop to pastor us. I know we will grow together now grandparents in Bridge- with both Archbishop Blair and Bishop Betancourt.” port before she returned A contingent of seminarians, staff and parishioners to Puerto Rico. Speaking also flew in from Minnesota to mark the occasion with through an interpreter a flood of words of praise for the new bishop. about his ordination, she “He’s so amazing, so funny and charming,” said said, “All of the way he Jean Murtaugh, parishioner at St. Francis de Sales lived his life was to serve Parish of St. Paul. God and the Virgin Mary. “Witty, a lot of puns,” added her young daughters, The most important thing Jena and Maggie. “And he’s so smart. We will miss him.” now is for him to continue Reflecting on Bishop Betancourt’s collaborative

20 Catholic Transcript | DECEMBER 2018 | WWW.ARCHDIOCESEOFHARTFORD.ORG work style, parish trustee Jeff Marcolina, noted, “He’s the type of person who will sit back and listen before Bishop Betancourt’s interjecting with his thoughts. He doesn’t dominate motto and coat of arms a situation; he let’s the parish leadership try to work things out first.” Bishop Betancourt chose the phrase Ecce Agnus Dei or “Behold the Lamb of God” for his motto. He holds up St. It’s all about service John the Baptist as his patron saint. For his episcopal coat of arms, he Pageantry added to the special occasion. chose the following symbols: Honor guards for the ceremony included: the Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Honor Guard; • The Lamb, giving his life for the Church Knights and Ladies of the Equestrian Order of the • A red and white banner to represent Hartford, his Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem; Knights and Dames new local Church of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta; Knights of • The star and blue background, signifying the strong Peter Claver, Inc., and Ladies Auxiliary; and presence of the Blessed Mother in his life Knights of St. Gregory. • The Cross of the Apostles with red stones as a re- They processed in with seminarians and clergy, minder of the wounds of Christ including nearly 40 deacons and 150 priests. • The Schoenstatt Shrine carved into the altar, ac- Nearly a dozen bishops and archbishops were also knowledging the spirituality of the contemplative re- present, including Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of ligious community that formed him the Servants St. Paul and Minneapolis. Catholic school children of the Holy Eucharist and of the Blessed Virgin Mary witnessed the event, too. Under the direction of Dr. Ezequiel Menéndez, music director for the cathedral, attendees were treated to transcendent music from the Cathedral Schola Cantorum, combined choirs and the Cathedral Brass Quintet. After the ordination, guests attended a reception at the nearby Aetna building to meet Bishop Betancourt and to receive his blessing. At the conclusion of the Mass, Bishop Betancourt thanked the many people who supported him over the years as well as the faithful in attendance. He also quipped that he would be hard at work in the Archdi- ocese of Hartford the next day officiating at two confirmations. “There’s a lot of joy and gratitude today … a lot of hope and emotion,” Bishop Betancourt told the Cath- olic Transcript after his ordination. “I received a lot of support today not only from my family, the bishops, and my seminarians but from everybody. The theme that is constant here is that I’m going to serve this Church.”

Left: Members of the bishop’s religious community kneel for a blessing. A reporter from Fox 61 interviews the new bishop. Attendees bow for a blessing during the reception at Aetna.

21 SPECIAL REPORT

Delegates return from Fifth National Encuentro with energy and enthusiasm

ore than 3,000 Hispanic delegates from Catholic dioceses around the United States returned from the Fifth National Encuentro, or M V Encuentro, in Grapevine, Texas, energized by their participation and ready to share their experiences with those they represented.

Inspired by the call to become “Mission- Delegates are charged with returning aries Disciples, Witnesses of God’s Love,” to their parishes and dioceses and invit- the delegates gathered Sept. 20-23 to dis- ing their communities to discern ways the cern ways in which the U.S. Catholic Church goals can be achieved locally. They are also can help Hispanic Catholics strengthen their preparing pastoral plans guided by the con- ‘Enthusiasm’ Christian identity and their response as cluding document from the conference. comes from missionary disciples for the entire Church. The effects of V Encuentro are already Greek and Representing 163 dioceses, the delegates rippling through the U.S. Church. According means, ‘God presented the concerns and suggestions to Bishop Nelson Perez, bishop of Cleveland within.’ voiced by more than 250,000 Catholic His- and chairman of the U.S. Conference of As I have panics who participated in parish, diocesan Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee experienced in and regional sessions in the two years lead- on Hispanic Affairs, 288 parishes have the past four ing up to the national conference. started a Hispanic ministry as a direct result encuentros, In four breakout conversations, dele- of the local preparation for the national I know we gates discussed and prioritized the ways event. He reported that more than 50 dio- will all be hit the U.S. Church can strengthen its pastoral ceses have added staff dedicated to Hispanic with a blast of response to Hispanic Catholics. In the final ministry, including 35 that have added enthusiasm session, delegates identified best practices additional pastoral staff. when we in 28 ministerial areas. The goals discerned Following the close of the conference, arrive, and through the V Encuentro process reveal the Archbishop Garcia-Siller stated, “The V hopefully importance placed on addressing the needs Encuentro process, and especially the when we of Hispanic youths and young adults, now national gathering, will go down in history depart. May 60 percent of Catholics in their age group. as a special moment of grace for the Church the Lord Jesus In the final session, delegates identified in the United States in these turbulent and give each Leadership Development, Family Ministry difficult times.” delegate the and Youth and Young Adult Ministry as the As Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of strength and highest priorities. the USCCB, aptly put it in his welcoming re- wisdom to be A key experience for many participants marks: “Amidst this darkness, the Encuen- a missionary was the dinner for young adults with the tro is a light that shines and illuminates the disciple over more than 100 bishops who attended V En- way forward. The enthusiasm, the passion, the long haul. cuentro. The 700 young adults participat- the love, and the joy of the Encuentro pro- ing had an opportunity to converse directly cess is a means of grace, a gift to us as we with the bishops and express their interest rebuild the Church.” in being involved and included in leadership The Archdiocese of Hartford sent nine Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus in the Church. The bishops, in the words delegates from parishes in Waterbury, Peter A. Rosazza, of Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller of San Torrington, Hartford and New Britain to the archdiocesan Antonio, are encouraged by “the enthusiasm national encuentro as well as seven dele- delegate and courage, witness of faith and commit- gates from its archdiocesan offices. Here, ment to the Church” expressed by the young two parish delegates share their personal delegates during this session. experience of attending the national event.

22 Catholic Transcript | DECEMBER 2018 | WWW.ARCHDIOCESEOFHARTFORD.ORG My experience during the culmination of the V Encuentro was both enlightening and empowering. I am impressed by the amount of jóvenes (young adults) who share the passion and love of God in our nation. The I’m not alone, I know conference was filled with committed and talented youth eager to be part of la Iglesia that I am connected to en Salida (the Church on the go). more than 700 young Unlike what is perceived of us, our youth adults from around the Romer is one of action, and our dones (gifts and entire country who are Santana talents) are not being used due to the ready to take action and disproportionate balance of leadership in be pillars of our faith.” Age: 28 the Catholic Church of the United States. Parish: All Saints The numbers don’t lie; we are today’s Todos los Santos Parish, Church and the hope amid the tribulation Waterbury the Church faces today. I take home from this process the culture walls between the parishes in our Occupation: Student at excitement of bringing the shared Archdiocese of Hartford and build bridges University of Bridgeport, experiences from youth around the that strengthen us as one Church of Christ. Bridgeport; in master’s program country; the eagerness to accompany the I’m not alone, I know that I am connected for molecular biology marginalized communities in our city and to more than 700 young adults from around implement the model of encounter in my the entire country who are ready to take parish. We can break the language, age and action and be pillars of our faith.

The “fifth encounter” was a wonderful archdiocesan and regional encuentros experience. I learned a lot, but what I liked (encounters), but never thought that I the most was the experience we were able would have the privilege to attend such an to have with the bishops of the Church. It important encounter. was a true honor and experience to be able This encounter gave me the necessary to have dinner with them. push and energy I needed to continue At this dinner, we were able to talk about to pursue the youths and young adults our experiences and struggles of being in my parish. This encounter was also an involved with the youth at our parishes. The eye-opening experience. There were a lot bishops were attentive and professional. of adults present and this normally intim- One of the most important questions idates me. However, the adults present at discussed at the dinner was, “What can this encounter were also eager to learn and Milagros the Catholic Church do for the youth?” were very welcoming. They were aware Castillo Everyone at the table agreed that formation that having the participation of the youth is and funding are essential to have a fruitful really important. Age: 21 youth group and to bring in more teens and I cannot stress enough the fact of how Parish: All Saints young adults. grateful I am to have participated at this Todos los Santos Parish, In addition to the dinner, the fifth encoun- event. I am so thankful to my parish and to Waterbury ter also had various talks. Each talk was the archdiocese for allowing me to go on Occupation: Student at Albertus well-developed and engaging. The Masses this encounter and bond with various young Magnus College, New Haven; in were outstanding. I have never seen that adults from different parts of the United bachelor’s program for biology many priests and bishops present to cele- States of America. brate each and every Mass. The volunteers After this fifth encounter, I hope to see a were beyond helpful and made the experi- change in the management of the youths ence much more enjoyable. and young adults. I would love to see the As for my personal experience, I would support from the bishops and dioceses. like to start by saying that I am eternally With this help, I am confident that the grateful. I was surprised and honored when Catholic Church can prosper and have an I found out that I would be attending the influx of youths. V Encuentro. I was present for the parish,

23 REPORTE ESPECIAL

Los delegados regresan del Quinto Encuentro Nacional con energía y entusiasmo

ás de 3,000 delegados hispanos de las participar y ser incluidos en el liderazgo de la Iglesia. Los diversas diócesis católicas de los Esta- obispos, en palabras del Arzobispo Gustavo García-Siller dos Unidos regresaron del Quinto En- de San Antonio, se sienten alentados por “el entusiasmo y M el valor, el testimonio de fe y el compromiso con la Iglesia”, cuentro Nacional, o V Encuentro, en Grapevine, expresado por los jóvenes delegados durante esta sesión. Texas, energizados por su participación y listos Los delegados están encargados de regresar a sus para compartir sus experiencias con aquellos a parroquias y diócesis e invitar a sus comunidades a discernir quienes representaron. las maneras en que se pueden alcanzar los objetivos a nivel local y preparar planes pastorales guiados por el documento Inspirados por el llamado a convertirse en “Discípulos final de la conferencia. Misioneros, Testigos del Amor de Dios”, los delegados Los efectos del V Encuentro ya se están observando a se reunieron del 20 al 23 de septiembre para discernir través de la Iglesia de los Estados Unidos. Según el Obispo las formas en que la Iglesia Católica Nelson Pérez, obispo de Cleveland y de los Estados Unidos puede ayudar presidente de la Subcomisión de Asuntos a los católicos hispanos a fortalecer Hispanos de la Conferencia de Obispos su identidad cristiana y su respuesta Católicos de los Estados Unidos (USCCB), [La palabra] ‘entusiasmo’ como discípulos misioneros para 288 parroquias han iniciado el Ministerio viene del griego y significa, toda la Iglesia. Representando a 163 Hispano como resultado directo de la ‘Dios dentro’. Como he diócesis, los delegados presentaron las preparación local para el evento nacional. experimentado en los inquietudes y sugerencias expresadas por Informó que más de 50 diócesis han últimos cuatro Encuentros, más de 250,000 hispanos católicos que agregado personal dedicado al ministerio sé que todos nos veremos participaron en sesiones parroquiales, hispano, incluyendo 35 que han agregado renovados con entusiasmo diocesanas y regionales en los dos años personal pastoral adicional. cuando lleguemos, y previos a la conferencia nacional. Tras el cierre de la conferencia, el con suerte cuando nos En cuatro sesiones de trabajo, los Arzobispo García-Siller declaró: “El vayamos. Que el Señor delegados dialogaron y priorizaron las proceso del V Encuentro, y especialmente Jesús le dé a cada delegado formas en que la Iglesia de los Estados la reunión nacional, pasará a la historia la fuerza y la sabiduría Unidos puede fortalecer su respuesta como un momento especial de gracia para para ser un discípulo pastoral a los católicos hispanos. En la la Iglesia en los Estados Unidos en estos misionero a largo plazo. sesión final, los delegados identificaron las tiempos difíciles y turbulentos”. mejores prácticas en 28 áreas ministeriales. Como el Cardenal Daniel DiNardo, Las metas discernidas a través del proceso presidente de la USCCB lo expresó V Encuentro revelan la importancia que El Obispo Auxiliar Emérito acertadamente en sus comentarios de se da a las necesidades de los jóvenes y Peter A. Rosazza, delegado de bienvenida: “En medio de esta oscuridad, la arquidiócesis adultos jóvenes hispanos, que ahora son el el Encuentro es una luz que brilla e ilumina 60 por ciento de los católicos en su grupo el camino hacia adelante. El entusiasmo, la de edad. pasión, el amor y la alegría del proceso del En la sesión final, los delegados identificaron el Desarrollo Encuentro es un medio de gracia, un regalo para nosotros del Liderazgo, el Ministerio Familiar y el Ministerio de mientras reconstruimos la Iglesia”. Jóvenes y Adultos Jóvenes como las prioridades más altas. La Arquidiócesis de Hartford envió nueve delegados de Una experiencia clave para muchos participantes fue las parroquias de Waterbury, Torrington, Hartford y New la cena para jóvenes adultos con más de 100 obispos Britain al encuentro nacional, así como a siete delegados que asistieron al V Encuentro. Los 700 adultos jóvenes de sus oficinas arquidiocesanas. Aquí, dos delegados de la participantes tuvieron la oportunidad de conversar parroquia comparten su experiencia personal de asistir al directamente con los obispos y expresar su interés en evento nacional.

24 Catholic Transcript | DECEMBER 2018 | WWW.ARCHDIOCESEOFHARTFORD.ORG Mi experiencia durante la la Iglesia de hoy y la esperanza culminación del V Encuentro en medio de la tribulación que la fue a la vez esclarecedora Iglesia enfrenta hoy. y empoderadora. Estoy Me llevo a casa de este impresionado por la cantidad de proceso la emoción de llevar las jóvenes que comparten la pasión experiencias compartidas de los y el amor de Dios en nuestra jóvenes de todo el país; el afán nación. La conferencia estuvo de acompañar a las comunidades llena de jóvenes comprometidos marginadas en nuestra ciudad Romer Santana y talentosos deseosos de formar e implementar el modelo de parte de la Iglesia en Salida. encuentro en mi parroquia. Y Edad: 28 años A diferencia de lo que se así, podamos romper los muros Parroquia: All Saints percibe de nosotros, nuestra del idioma, la edad y la cultura Todos los Santos, Waterbury juventud es una de acción, y entre las parroquias en nuestra nuestros dones no se utilizan Arquidiócesis de Hartford y Ocupación: Estudiante en la debido al desproporcionado construir puentes que nos Universidad de Bridgeport, equilibrio de liderazgo en la Iglesia fortalezcan como una Iglesia Bridgeport, en el programa de Católica de los Estados Unidos. de Cristo. maestría en biología molecular Los números no mienten; somos

Los obispos se mostraron Este encuentro me dio el atentos y profesionales. Una de empuje y la energía necesarios las preguntas más importantes para continuar apoyando a los discutidas en la cena fue: “¿Qué adolescentes y adultos jóvenes puede hacer la Iglesia Católica por de mi parroquia. Este encuentro los jóvenes?” Todos en la mesa fue también una experiencia acordaron que la formación y el reveladora. Había muchos adultos financiamiento son esenciales presentes y esto normalmente me para tener un grupo de jóvenes intimida. Sin embargo, los adultos fructíferos y para atraer a más presentes en este encuentro adolescentes y adultos jóvenes. también estaban ansiosos Además de la cena, el V por aprender y fueron muy Milagros Castillo Encuentro también tuvo varias acogedores. Estaban conscientes Edad: 21 años charlas. Cada charla fue bien de que contar con la participación desarrollada y atractiva. Las misas de los jóvenes es realmente Parroquia: All Saints fueron sobresalientes. Nunca importante. Todos los Santos, Waterbury he visto a tantos sacerdotes y No puedo enfatizar lo suficiente Ocupación: Estudiante en obispos presentes para celebrar el hecho de lo agradecido que Albertus Magnus College, cada misa. Los voluntarios fueron estoy de haber participado en este New Haven, en el programa más que útiles e hicieron que la evento. Estoy muy agradecido a de licenciatura en biología. experiencia fuera mucho más mi parroquia y a la arquidiócesis agradable. por permitirme ir a este encuentro El “quinto encuentro” fue una En cuanto a mi experiencia y vincularme con varios jóvenes experiencia maravillosa. Aprendí personal, me gustaría comenzar adultos de diferentes partes de los mucho, pero lo que más me gustó diciendo que estoy eternamente Estados Unidos de América. fue la experiencia que pudimos agradecido. Me sorprendí y me Después de este V Encuentro, tener con los obispos de la sentí honrado cuando supe que espero ver un cambio en la gestión Iglesia. Fue un verdadero honor y asistiría al V Encuentro Nacional. de los jóvenes y adultos jóvenes. experiencia poder cenar con ellos. Estuve presente en los Encuentros Me encantaría ver el apoyo de los En esta cena pudimos hablar parroquiales, arquidiocesanos y obispos y las diócesis. Con esta sobre nuestras experiencias y regionales, pero nunca pensé que ayuda, confío en que la Iglesia luchas de estar involucrados con tendría el privilegio de asistir a un Católica puede prosperar y tener los jóvenes en nuestras parroquias. encuentro tan importante. una multitud de jóvenes.

25 ANNIVERSARY

Archbishop Cronin celebrates his golden jubilee among fellow bishops, priests

rchbishop Emeritus Daniel A. Cronin has served the Catholic Church as a bishop for 50 years, a rare occurrence among his peers. A On Oct. 3, more than 80 priests, 15 bishops, and one cardinal gath- ered at St. Thomas Chapel at the Pastoral Center in Bloomfield to celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving and the 50th anniversary of the episcopal ordina- Archbishop Daniel A. Cronin is seen here tion of Archbishop Cronin. He was ordained a bishop on Sept. 12, 1968. posing for photos outside St. Thomas Chapel at the Pastoral Friends and family members ideals of a bishop as enumerated STORY BY Center in Bloomfield, were also in attendance at the 2 by Pope St. John Paul the Great, SHELLEY WOLF following the Mass of p.m. Mass, and shared in a lun- including the ability to develop Thanksgiving for his PHOTOGRAPHY 50 years as a bishop. cheon hours prior to the Mass and “constructive relationships” and BY AARON He is wearing the gold in a reception later in the day. an “innate sense of goodness.” JOSEPH embellished miter that Timothy Cardinal Dolan, arch- Archbishop Cronin embodies was placed on his head bishop of New York, was also in these virtues and many others, by Cardinal Richard attendance. Archbishop Cronin Archbishop Blair said, adding, Cushing at his episcopal ordination in Boston on was the principal celebrant of the “We thank you for your integrity Sept. 12, 1968. Mass. Archbishop Leonard P. Blair and your faithful service to God’s was the principal concelebrant. people. May God continue to bless Throughout the special service, you with good health.” Church leaders reflected on the Archbishop Cronin turned 91 many facets of leadership. on Nov. 14. In his remarks at the golden ju- Archbishop Cronin himself bilee, Archbishop Blair shared the charmed the attendees during the

26 Catholic Transcript | DECEMBER 2018 | WWW.ARCHDIOCESEOFHARTFORD.ORG homily, detailing numerous high- Cronin, during the 50 years since of the Holy Spirit in the lives of lights from his long and fascinat- his ordination as a bishop, one of young Christians as he conferred ing career, which took him from his most important duties “was to the sacrament of confirmation. “It Boston to Rome to Ethiopia in the lead the people of God to adjust is so true that with the Holy Spir- 1950s and ’60s, when he served to the changes in the Church, it’s influence,” he said, “our oth- as an attaché in the Vatican’s while never losing faith in the erwise stony hearts will become diplomatic corps. He later became I’ve tried inspiration and guidance of the inflamed with the love of God.” auxiliary bishop of Boston and the my best Holy Spirit.” Archbishop Cronin summed up bishop of Fall River, before being over these The privilege of being the chief his ministry as a bishop in a heart- named the third archbishop of 50 years shepherd in two dioceses, he said, felt conclusion. Hartford in 1991. brought him “joy and happiness.” “Well, I’ve tried my best over to become During his homily, Archbishop However, he also acknowledged these 50 years to become a good Cronin recalled the two men who a good that “the awesome responsibility” shepherd but, really, it is Christ influenced him the most: Pope shepherd of leading the people in their lives who is the good shepherd,” he St. Paul VI, who was canonized but, really, it of faith and spiritual growth did said. “There have been times when on Oct. 14, and Cardinal Richard is Christ who present “moments of anxiety I have fallen short and he has Cushing, who was archbishop of is the good and concern.” picked up where I was lacking, so Boston when Archbishop Cronin “It has not always been an easy that God’s people would always be shepherd. was a young seminarian and priest ministry,” he admitted. “It has not properly nourished and cared for in that diocese. There have lacked its moments of loneliness in good times and in bad times. Archbishop Cronin said he was been times and the feeling of being misunder- “In the midst of challenges and fortunate to have the opportunity when I have stood or misinterpreted. But there changes, in the face of loyalty and to work with Pope St. Paul VI at fallen short are good times and bad times, and disloyalty, in times of faith or the the Vatican, describing him as “a and he has for me the good times far out- lack of it, I thank God for these model,” “a strong and farsighted weighed the bad times. For that, 50 years as a bishop. I hope I’ve picked up leader” and as “gentle,” “humble” I give thanks to God and to the done all right. I tried my best. So and “holy.” where I was clergy, religious and laity of the pray for me as I pray for you. And “I cherished the experiences,” he lacking. Archdiocese of Hartford and the may God love and bless you all,” said, “and I pray in gratitude for Diocese of Fall River. he said, as the audience erupted in his personal kindness and encour- “Their cooperation and my loud and sustained applause. agement.” Archbishop intense desire to bring about a Cardinal Dolan shared a few Of Cardinal Cushing, the prelate Emeritus Daniel living out of the Catholic faith, I final thoughts on leadership at the who ordained him as a bishop, he A. Cronin pray, have resulted in the growth end of the Mass. said, “Everything he did was about in holiness in the people of God He said, “Winston Churchill furthering the knowledge of Jesus entrusted to my care,” he said. said, ‘The essence of leadership Christ, his person and his message.” Over the 50 years, he noted, he is to provide memories and According to Archbishop tried to emphasize the importance dreams.’” Both of these are neces- sary, Cardinal Dolan added, point- ing out that Archbishop Cronin just shared many fond memories of two great Church leaders, thereby inspiring others. He was also filled with dreams as a young man and, as a bishop, fostered the Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop dreams of others. of New York, According to Cardinal Dolan, addresses the one Hartford priest told him that, attendees after even in tough times, Archbishop the Mass, saying Cronin always had a smile and a Archbishop Cronin was a leader “who word of encouragement. inspired both “He never seemed to lose hope,” memories and Cardinal Dolan said, “and that’s dreams.” what dreams are about. We have a man here with us who inspired both memories and dreams. Thanks be to God.”

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FATHER ROBERT L. BELOIN, the seventh minated in the construction of the Thomas E. He entered the Passionist novitiate, chaplain of St. Thomas More, the Catholic Golden, Jr. Center, as well as in the renovation professed vows and was ordained to the Chapel and Center at Yale University, died of the chapel and residence. The new Golden priesthood Feb. 27, 1951, at St. Michael’s Mon- Sept. 23. He was 71. Center was dedicated on Dec. 1, 2006. At its astery, Union City, N.J. He was stationed at St. Born Feb. 13, 1947, in Springfield, Mass., close, the construction and endowment effort Joseph Monastery, Baltimore, Md., St. Paul of his family moved to Madison, Conn., in raised $75 million. the Cross Monastery, Pittsburgh, Pa., and St. 1962. He attended St. Thomas Seminary In addition, he worked in the soup kitchen, Michael’s Monastery. in Bloomfield, and received his bachelor’s directed programs for spiritual development An eloquent speaker, Father Pesce conduct- degree and master’s in divinity from Our and participated in interreligious activities. ed parish missions and retreats while living at Lady of Angels Seminary in Albany, N.Y., and In recognition of his many accomplishments St. Mary’s Monastery, Dunkirk, N.Y., and then completed his master’s degree in moral and on campus, the Association of Yale Alumni served at Sts. John and Paul, the Passionist religious science at the University of Louvain presented him with the Yale Medal, its highest Generalate in Rome, Italy, for one year. in Belgium. He was ordained to the priest- award, in 2011. Returning in 1966, Father Pesce was the hood on Aug. 25, 1973. Father Beloin also contributed through- rector of Calvary Retreat Center, Shrewsbury, After his ordination, he served as assistant out the archdiocese, sitting on many boards, Mass., and was involved in the Passionist pastor at St. Ann Church in New Britain and including the Board of Directors for the Con- second novitiate program. He also assisted returned to Europe as the director of pastoral necticut Catholic Conference and the Board in the preaching apostolate at Holy Family formation at the American College of Louvain. of Trustees for St. Raphael’s Hospital. He was Monastery, West Hartford, and at Immaculate While there, he earned his Ph.D. in religious a founding council member of Leadership Conception Monastery, Jamaica, N.Y. studies. Roundtable. From 1970 to the present, Father Pesce In 1983, he became an associate direc- He was also a strong advocate for those lived at Holy Family and preached at retreats tor of the Center for Human Development facing deportation. for laity, clergy and religious. An independent in Washington, D.C., and gave retreats for A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated scholar and an advocate for social justice, priests. In 1991, he joined the advisory board on Sept. 28 at St. Thomas More Chapel. he received the Most Rev. Joseph F. Donnel- for the National Alliance of Parishes Restruc- ly Memorial Award from the Archdiocese of turing into Communities and gave workshops DEACON JOHN J. CONTE, JR. died on Aug. Hartford’s Office of Catholic Social Justice on restructuring throughout the country. He 18. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at Our Ministry on Oct. 26, 2010. He continued a life was co-pastor at St. Barnabas Church in North Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Hamden. of study, prayer and service in local parishes Haven for 10 years before being appointed in the Hartford area, and was noted for his chaplain at St. Thomas More at Yale in 1994. FATHER JOHN BAPTIST PESCE, a Passionist spiritual guidance at Holy Family Monastery While at Yale, he directed major initiatives priest, died on Sept. 26 after a brief illness. He until his death. that expanded Catholic campus ministry, was 95 years old. The funeral liturgy for Father Pesce including the adaptation of the “Small Church Father Pesce was born on Nov. 2, 1923. was at Holy Family Monastery Chapel on Community” model for students, and man- He attended high school in Union City, N.J., Oct. 1, and he was interred at Holy Family aged a capital campaign to advance Catholic and college at Seton Hall College in South Cemetery on the grounds of the monastery intellectual life on campus. The campaign cul- Orange, N.J. in West Hartford.

Appointments

The Most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, S.T.D., Rev. Philip R. Schulze: appointed dean of Rev. Lee W. Hellwig: from chaplain, has made the following appointments: Deanery One, and to Presbyteral Council. St. Mary Hospital, Waterbury to parochial vicar, Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish, Rev. Gerald H. Dziedzic: appointed to Rev. Christopher M. Tiano: appointed to Meriden, effective Oct. 30, 2018. Presbyteral Council. Presbyteral Council. Rev. Alphonso R. Fontana: completed term Deacon Nicholas J. Diorio, Jr.: senior status, completed term on on Presbyteral Council. Rev. Michael G. Whyte: effective Nov. 16, 2018. Will continue to serve Presbyteral Council. at St. Louis de Montfort Parish, Litchfield and Rev. John S. Golas: appointed to Presbyteral Blessed Sacrament Parish, Waterbury. Council. Rev. Carlos M. Zapata: appointed to Presbyteral Council. Rev. Dariusz Gosciniak: appointed dean Deacon Kenneth Bangs: from St. Matthew of Deanery Four. Parish, Forestville to St. Patrick Parish, Rev. Brendan W. Bartlett: priestly faculties Collinsville, effective Oct. 20, 2018. Rev. Monsignor Vittorio Guerrera: for the calendar year 2018, residing with the completed term on Presbyteral Council. Franciscan Brothers of the Eucharist, Meriden, REV. RYAN M. LERNER, CHANCELLOR, priest of the Diocese of Arlington. Rev. Thomas W. Hickey: completed term OCT. 26, 2018 on Presbyteral Council. Rev. Thomas J. Barry: reappointed as * Clergy who are not incardinated in the Archdiocese Rev. Joseph F. Keough: appointed to administrator of St. Patrick Parish, Farmington of Hartford must request permission from the Presbyteral Council. for an additional year. archbishop to minister here; that is, they request Rev. John L. Lavorgna: appointed to faculties. Rev. Eduar Gutiérrez: from parochial vicar, Presbyteral Council. ** Because deacons and priests have received the Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish, Meriden, sacrament of holy orders and therefore never retire Rev. Andres Mendoza: completed term to parochial vicar, Most Holy Trinity Parish, in the canonical sense, the term “senior“ priest or on Presbyteral Council. Wallingford, effective Oct. 30, 2018. deacon describes their status.

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Leslie DiVenere On Oct. 5, Archbishop Leonard P. Blair raises the power on a new HD Radio digital transmitter and GRAPHICS EDITOR relocated antenna in Farmington for WJMJ. The upgrades will improve reception in the Hartford area for its traditional FM signal at 88.9 FM as well as for three digital HD Radio channels. WJMJ features Mary Chalupsky STAFF REPORTER “music that you can’t hear anywhere else,” along with inspirational messages, local news, weather and sports, including Catholic high school football games. Milagros Castillo M. Regina Cram David Elliott Cody Guarnieri Men of all ages pour into Maria Johnson the registration area of St. Aaron Joseph Bob Mullen Paul’s Catholic High School in Joe Pisani Bristol on Oct. 20 for the 2018 Romer Santana Connecticut Catholic Men’s Jack Sheedy Conference. The 500 Lenora Sumsky Maria Zone attendees listened to inspiring CONTRIBUTORS speakers and participated in the Mass. Ken Santopietro, CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH director of the conference, JESUS AND HIS CHURCH WWW.FAITHCATHOLIC.COM said the event provided “the spiritual booster shot that Patrick M. O’Brien PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER men need.” Catholics Elizabeth Martin Solsburg VICE PRESIDENT/EDITORIAL DIRECTOR participate in an All Saints Vigil Cynthia Vandecar on Oct. 31 in DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION celebration of All AND CUSTOMER SERVICE Saints Day at St.

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30 Catholic Transcript | DECEMBER 2018 | WWW.ARCHDIOCESEOFHARTFORD.ORG PHOTOGRAPHY BY AARON JOSEPH “ The best thing I did in ministry was to teach children the Gospel through plays,” says Sister Clare Vandecoevering, 88. “Oh, they were just delighted!” A member of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, she PHOTO BY TOM DZIMIAN More than spent over 50 years in 100 married the classroom. couples renewed their wedding vows on Sunday, Oct. 14 at the Wedding Anniversary Mass. The special Mass is held each year at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford for all Catholics in the archdiocese celebrating Retirement Fund Caroline Buckley leads 60 people in prayer in significant front of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in West anniversaries. Hartford on Oct. 28 at the start of an inter-faith After the Mass, “Share the Journey Pilgrimage” walk. Parishioners couples also for Religious from local churches walked a mile to St. James pose for formal Episcopal Church to raise support for migrants portraits with and refugees. Archbishop Blair. Please give to those who have given a lifetime. On Oct. 2 at the Seven Angels Theatre in Waterbury, Archbishop Blair blesses a DOT sign renaming a nearby memorial bridge on I-84 after Najla G. Noujaim, a matriarch of the Lebanese-American community. She volunteered in the arts, theater, and at SS. Peter and Paul Church in Sister Clare (top) is one of 31,000 senior Catholic sisters, Waterbury and at St. Ann Melkite Greek Catholic brothers, and religious order priests who benefits from Church in Danbury. (Photo the Retirement Fund for Religious. Your gift helps religious submitted) communities care for aging members and plan for future needs. Please be generous.

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