THE LYCEUM LETTER

Newsletter Vol. VI No. 1 ~ Verum Bonum Pulchrum ~ Winter 2008/2009

Puer Natus in Bethlehem Commencement Speech 2008 Articles Alleluia! The Lyceum was honored to have Professor Andrew st Page One: Trew as Commencement Speaker last May 31 2008. Letter from Dear Friends, As a professor of Bioethics at St. Mary Seminary & The Headmaster Graduate School of Theology and at John Carroll Mark Langley– May we at the Lyceum wish you University. Professor Trew’s commencement speech dealt “Puer Natus” a joy filled Christmas and may head-on with the significance of a Catholic classical Page One: the Christ Child born in education for today's student, who will be confronted with Andrew Trew Bethlehem shed abundant blessings on you in increasingly complex life and death questions. His speech Commencement the new year. Speech demonstrates the critical need for all students to prepare themselves through the wisdom of the church, the writings Page Four Looking back over the last month at The of St. Thomas Aquinas and the philosophy and Ethics News and Notes Lyceum, I must tell you that the season of of Aristotle so that they might become effective guardians Advent is a favorite Page Five and champions of the culture PSAT around the school. of life. We have reprinted it Outstanding Scores Despite the threat of in whole below. looming exams Page Eleven Introducing The (appropriate to the As you graduate today Trustees joyfully penitential nature from the Lyceum, allow of the season!), Lyceum me a few minutes to students, and indeed encourage you on your every student who is the way to the next stage of beneficiary of Western your life. Always be Christian civilization, joyful in your Catholic Faculty knows that the Joy of the faith. Be thankful for The Class of 2008 Mr. Vincent Benander Christmas Holidays are the strength and for the Mrs. Jeanette Flood imminent. inspiration that your education here at the Mrs. Jean Henderson Lyceum will provide you in your journey Mr. Mark Langley Every morning, Lyceum students and faculty Miss Caitlyn Murphy through life. Carry with you the strength of Mr. Edward Smith gather in the central hall, the “Giovanni” as Truth. Particularly value integration of Dr. William Waters we call it, and pray together for about 15 Knowledge. You have studied the ‘best that minutes. The leader chants in Latin Deus in has been thought adiutorium meum intende (O God, come to my Board of Trustees or said’ from assistance!) to which the students respond classical times to Michael Dosen Domine ad adiuvandum me festina (O Lord, make Mark Langley our present Todd Montazzoli haste to help me!) Then two Psalms are century. You Henry Peyrebrune recited, alternating between girls and boys, Dennis Rowinski know how to Mark Tripodi one Psalm in Latin and one in English. Fr. John Wessel think about Students grow accustomed to the rhythm of issues, how to the psalms and to the changes of the liturgical reason and year. Every Friday, Psalm 50 is recited Miserere evaluate an

Mei Deus– and so Fridays always begin on a argument The Lyceum: penitential note. But lest things get too “To Form Liberally effectively. Most Educated Catholic melancholic after reciting a long penitential of all, you have Ladies and Gentlemen.” Psalm, our “Liturgy of the Hours” text always come to know the gives us the option to recite Psalm Teresa Shumay ‘09 as Luciana (Continued on page 2) and Clare Hogan ‘08 as (Continued on page 4) Adrianna in A Comedy of Errors 100 Jubilate Deo, (more popularly Somehow, although recited every sung under the title “Holy God we day of the school year, Morning praise thy Name”). Afterwards we Prayer with the students never listen to a reading from the gospel grows old. I always trust that for the day or some other reading God is delighted by the prayers especially from St. Paul. Then The of His students, and I always Lord’s Prayer is chanted according imagine that many blessings to the ancient mode (Pater Noster, come through these prayers. Qui Es in Coelis...) A Catholic school ought to At last we pray for everyone in our begin each day with prayer– and community that needs our prayers I know that the students all sense or for whom we are thankful. We that even if there are difficult pray for the Pope and our Bishop. classes or unfinished homework We pray for priests and assignments or other difficulties, religious. We pray for our country, at least we can enjoy a time of that God will shed grace on all peace by praying together as a three branches of government and school. Peace, or the “tranquility bless us with leaders who of order” as Saint Augustine understand the sanctity of human defines it, is clearly a natural life-and will therefore promote result of the formulaic nature of Professor Andrew Trew legislation protecting especially the these beautifully written prayers. pray with us for our needs– and will, unborn but also for all who cannot There is a sense that not only the in turn, pray for us when we ourselves defend themselves. We pray for prayers in the liturgy of the hours are are in need. It is also a great our parents and grandparents. We beautifully written but are also consolation to those of us who would pray that God will bless our arranged in a fitting order. like to help others who are sick or benefactors and anyone who has Quite often this communal school suffering but don’t know what we can asked us for our prayers. We do do– and so we pray for them. not finish without including a prayer provides an opportunity for prayer for the holy souls in someone who has a special intention A Catholic School, naturally, purgatory especially any soul that to invite the whole school celebrates the liturgical year of the might have been forgotten. community to pray for that intention. church, celebrating Advent, It is uplifting to know that others will Christmas, Lent and Easter and the weeks of Pentecost, and of course all major feast days—even making as much as possible of each particular saint whose day the church celebrates. Thus, we help to inculcate in the students a Catholic sense of time. Our prayer reflects the changing liturgical seasons. We sing Rorate Coeli in Advent, Puer Natus at Christmastide, Parce and Attende Domine in Lent, Regina Coeli in Easter, Veni Sancte Spiritus in Pentecost and Alleluia in ordinary time. We do our best to live in accordance with the calendar of the church. Because Holy Days are school holidays, students might become a little annoyed when a Holy day of obligation happens to fall on a Sunday. The Class of 2008: Megan Dougherty, Michael Stack, Elizabeth McFadden, Clare Hogan 2 (Continued on page 3) Each day the Church celebrates the life into learning Latin even while they of some particular saint, and so we, at are praying! Well, we should deny The Lyceum, try to acknowledge that by this suspicion if it ever be voiced. a short reading about his life. There is Nonetheless, one might suspect something very compelling in these daily that praying in Latin regularly has readings. Perhaps it finally occurs to one helped more than one student to hearing these stories to ask himself “if all answer a tricky test question or these diverse men and women, young two— not to mention the power it and old, rich and poor, became saints– has of solidifying a student’s then… why not me?” In any case, if we vocabulary—or it might even aid are meant to build a relationship with the him to remember certain tricky members of the “Church Triumphant,” forms. (e.g. in the famous prayer to it makes sense that we ought, at least, try Our Lady, Memorare is really the to find out something about each one. imperative singular of a deponent And when a particular feast day returns verb as opposed to the present the following year, we can greet the saint active infinitive- which it might whose day it is as an old friend. appear to be to a non-praying student!) Philip Tarr ‘10 as Antipholus The regular recitation of prayers in Latin, especially the Psalms, but also the regular Then, of course, there is the hearing of the short readings from continual question of whether to scripture in Latin help students to pronounce the Latin in the pagan At The Lyceum, we always end our participate in the Life of the Church in classical manner of Cicero, or the Morning Prayer with an invocation an even deeper way. Fortunately our Ecclesiastical fashion of the to “Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom.” texts provide a side by side translation of Church. To us the answer is What more appropriate prayer for the texts, but it does not take long for a obvious. A Catholic school ought intercession can there be for diligent Latin student to be able to piece to prefer the pronunciation of students than to call upon the together a great deal without the Vicissim as “Vi- CHI-sim” and not Mother of God daily, through the translations. When a student asks us why “We KISS him,” as Mr. Chips obedience of whom, Wisdom itself we say the prayers in Latin, we may explained to the headmaster of entered the world and became reply, “So that Our Lord does not need Brookfield Academy. (incidentally, man? And so we conclude, Mary to have our prayers translated.” But even we highly recommend the original Mother of God and Seat of if English is not Our Lord’s first 1939 “Goodbye Mr. Chips” with Wisdom, Pray for us! language, I am quite certain that He can Greer Garson and Robert Donat) understand it with ease. All humor aside, there is a great deal of truth in the fact that a Catholic school ought to teach Latin and strive to inculcate a certain level of comfort with this language. After all, the Church is our mother, and she does speak Latin. Would it be polite to refuse to speak the language of one’s own mother? Unfortunately, Lyceum students seem to have picked up a clear sense that we are a little covetous of the medals and awards that The National Latin Exam organization bestows annually. They might confuse our desire to help them develop a level of comfort with the Sophia Ciaravino ‘11, Michelle Martukovich ‘10, Clare Hogan ‘08, Teresa language of the Church with what they Shumay ‘09, and Michael Stack ‘08 The Comedy of Errors suspect is really a desire to trick them 3 qualities have obviously made an News and Notes impression on the universities where you have been accepted as On September 2nd The Lyceum students starting this Fall. All of opened its doors to 41 students in us here today offer you our grades seven through 12. We were personal congratulations on your thrilled to see the school increase success! in size for the sixth straight year. This academic year will mark the As we cheer you on today, in the first year in which students will familiar setting of the Lyceum, we graduate who have gone to the do indeed welcome your success. Lyceum all six years! Yet, beyond the doors of the Sophia Ciaravino ‘11 Margaret Langley ‘11 Lyceum lies a rather less September 19th Parents gathered and Michelle Martukovich ‘10 welcoming world. You will find for the annual parent faculty

(Continued from page 1) potluck dinner. On this night The Lyceum always distinguishes itself value of what is the True, the as one of the top places to eat on a Good and the Beautiful. Friday night in Little Italy.

Much of this is due to the quality September also provided beautiful of teaching provided by weather for several field trips! Headmaster Langley and all of Students were able to walk and your teachers, and to the enjoy nineteen re-opened galleries continuing support of the at the newly renovated Cleveland Trustees. You, your parents and Museum of Art. We love to family, indeed all of us here borrow the foldable stools from today, owe them a special ‘thank the museum and make a sketch of you.’ The Giovanni one of our favorite masterpieces.

But this is your day. It is your, many people who will challenge (Continued on page 9) personal academic achievements we both your Catholic faith and the celebrate today as you ‘commence’ excellent academic standards you your journey to university. These have encountered at the Lyceum. personal achievements and academic There will be challenges both to

Men carrying on the traditions of Western Civilization – singing! 4 only many equally valid belief systems, which deserve to be equally respected. It is a philosophy that appeals to our natural tolerance, the idea of live and let live, plurality of viewpoints. What relativism does is to destroy any argument based on absolute values. It is a version of the philosophy of Deconstruction that has so dominated the universities and the media in the last seventy-five years. For a relativist, Truth, Goodness and Morality are what we find within our selves. So each person

Mens sana in corpore sano!

10th Grade PSAT results your belief in the Truth, and to the We continue to see the power of unity of Knowledge, and to the classical education reflected in the complimentary relationship of Faith excellent results that our students and Reason, which is so important achieve on respected National exams such as the PSAT. in our Catholic faith and our understanding of reality. Of the eight sophomores that chose to participate in this exam this year the I want to talk a little about these results taken as an average were challenges and how you might excellent. respond. Two specific challenges Miss Murphy teaching “Greek Beta”

Compared to sophomores nationally, in particular seem to me really the average score of Lyceum important to think about. The or group makes up a different sophomores was better than: first is the impact of Relativism in concept of Truth. This feeds into a 94% of sophomores in reading our culture today, and how 83%of sophomores in math fragmentation of society, where Relativism undermines Truth. The endless groups make what they 95% of sophomores in writing second challenge, Scientism, is a assert are equally acceptable and On average, our Sophomores scored belief system based on Materialism better than 88% of “College-Bound and Atheism concerning modern Juniors” nationally. science. I want to show you how Scientism divorces science from faith and sets up a view of reality that destroys the idea of unity of knowledge.. These are both issues of real concern to me as a Catholic Bioethicist, because they both impact the dignity and value of the human person and challenge the Catholic belief that we are created in the image of God.

First, Relativism. Pope Benedict XVI frequently highlights the problems of Tutor Miss Caitlyn Murphy Relativism. This is a philosophy that advocates that there is no Truth, but The Aquinas—but don’t be fooled, that’s George Washington in the corner 5 domination of the silent majority by on embryos up to fourteen days old is minorities who acceptable, after shout the loudest. which the embryo Relativism magically acquires supports a culture moral status as based on human life. Imagine whatever each research scientists in individual or the lab working on group wants or day thirteen late at can lobby loudest night believing it is for in the political only 11:45 p.m. They arena, whether at discover the clock national, state or Guerric Samples ‘12 has stopped . It is a local level. quarter past midnight and the ‘clump of cells’ they were For example, consider abortion working on has become a human being arguments and Relativism. Today they have just killed! “In keeping with the wisdom of Plato and there is no consensus about whether Aristotle, we at the Lyceum have striven to ‘life’ begins at conception, or that Yet compare this with the accepted hate all that is evil, false, and ugly, and love abortion is inherently contrary to the legal limits to abortion in the decision all that is good, true, and beautiful.” right to life of the unborn. Biology Roe v Wade, which permits abortions Clare Hogan ‘08 shows us the physical status of the many weeks after conception. British early embryo: everything needed to politicians have recently approved a valid claims. In this setting, the ‘build a human’ is contained within law allowing abortion up until 24 ‘Dictatorship of Relativism’ the embryo from day one. Yet the weeks after conception. Such an emerges. Every position is moral status of this ‘tiny human’ is acceptable except taking a position. debated by politicians and, sadly, by This is a truly dangerous so called pro-choice Catholics (an philosophy. Relativism also leads us oxymoron indeed!) in terms of it to have no basis for objective being merely a ‘potential life.’ On the criticism. It leads ultimately to the basis of this type of argument, many countries have allowed destructive research on embryos to take place until 14 days after conception. Why? Because we have seen relativism creeping in. Thus we hear arguments from critics of our Catholic position: “You are entitled to your Catholic Pro-Life views, but I am also equally entitled to my Pro- Choice view.” Since there is no ‘Truth’, the argument goes on unresolved.

Then think of stem cell research. The reason why embryo research goes on is that we do not all agree that meaningful human life begins at conception. Life is seen as a relative commodity by the research scientists. Stem cell researchers have Michael Cadigan ‘12 recently agreed that experimenting Vinny DeMio ‘11 6 abortion would not be a killing even Thus relativism undermines the though the baby is viable and could sanctity and inherent dignity of be born alive. If the same baby was human life. Because there is no delivered alive rather than aborted agreement about the existence of and it were allowed to die that would God, Human Life, instead of being be murder! Sadly the use of embryos a gift from God, can be defined in in stem cell research has achieved no whatever way you want. In this way cures or therapies to date. By Peter Singer, the animal rights contrast, use of adult stem cells and activist, (who also holds a Chair in umbilical cord blood has been highly Bioethics at Princeton University) successful in developing therapies is an unashamed relativist. He advocates assisted suicide for Alzheimer’s patients, severely disabled infants and coma patients. Tutor Mrs. Jeanette Flood in According to Singer, these deep discussion people lack ‘personhood’, that is they lack the ability zoo within the definition of humans to think rationally, make under guardianship laws. Singer’s choices or interact with the sliding scale, Relativist view of outside world. Without human value is also an extreme personhood they have version of Utilitarianism, and much less value than you displays all the hallmarks of a or I. In a world of scarce totalitarian regime. It brings us back Tutor Mr. Smith finding humor in the principle resources, these people’s to the ‘dictatorship’ aspect of parts of a Greek verb? organs ought to be taken to Relativism. help relieve the suffering of with good potential .We need to ask: others. Moreover, Singer advocates Once you destroy the concept of Why won’t scientists promote more that an intelligent chimpanzee has the Truth, as Relativism does, then extensive research using adult stem more value than a severely disabled social pressures make it increasingly cells obtained harmlessly from you or infant. He would doubtless difficult to uphold absolute systems me? A further extreme has now been approve of a recent move by the of belief such as Catholicism. So reached, also in Britain last week, courts in Austria to treat a monkey your challenge as graduates in a when Parliament voted in a law abandoned after the closure of a secular world is to stand up for the permitting hybrid animal-human Truth of our faith. As Pope John embryos to be created for Paul II said:‘Be not research using cow’s eggs and afraid!’ Rather be human cells. evangelists for your Faith, especially in Ironically in an age when this year of St Paul. human rights are highly Show by your valued, the rights to life of example to others the unborn are trampled what a Christian life upon. As Pope Benedict XVI looks like. Participate has said of the destruction of in the Catholic life of embryos by abortion, “there your chosen are no small murders… when universities. Witness the state accepts that the to the fact that God rights of the weakest may be is Love, and that as violated, it also accepts that you deepen your the law of the jungle prevails encounter with over the rule of law.” Christ, through the 7 Eucharist and in the life of the Church, science (reason). For Catholics the known as Scientism. you can ‘launch out into the deep,’ to Truth about reality includes both a love and serve your neighbors no physical (scientific) aspect and a Scientism is a belief in the power of matter who they are, or wherever you metaphysical (spiritual) aspect. science to solve any question about encounter them. Matter- ‘physics’ and metaphysics are humans, animals or plants as well as like two sides of the same coin of all aspects of the universe from the What about the challenge to Truth and reality. John Paul II in his ‘Faith & smallest particles to the most distant the integration of Faith & Reason that Reason’ (Fides et Ratio 1997) gave us galaxies. God is excluded from the comes from Science and Scientism? a powerful metaphor. He wrote: equations. Advocates of scientism “Faith and reason are like We live in an age of science. This two wings on which the century has been labeled by many ‘The human sprit rises to the Biotech Century”. Science plays a contemplation of the dominant role in society today. We all truth”. Here he seems to benefit from the products of scientific be thinking of the stained research. We live longer and healthier glass window of a dove in lives than our grandparents because of flight behind the high scientific discoveries. Catholics are altar of St Peter’s in clearly pro-science despite what the Rome. Without the wing media wants us to believe. Many of faith the bird will fall; leading scientist in history have been without the other wing, devout Catholics. reason or science, it will also fall to the ground. Just to take two examples: there was Helen Peyrebrune ‘13 plays cello while Margaret Father Mendel, working in a monastery This concept of the unity Langley ‘12 plays violin during choir practice in Europe breeding pea plants. of knowledge and of Mendel is the ‘father’ of genetics. Then reality was the basis of good reject God and thus look at ethics there is Le Maitre, originator of the education for Cardinal Newman who and morality as totally divorced from Big Bang theory about the origins of stressed the need in education for a scientific enquiry. So, Religion and the Universe. principle of order and unity. He too Science (or faith and reason) must be saw reality as a single undivided kept in totally separate boxes, Catholics, in other words, see no whole where reason, faith and according to Stephen Jay Gould the contradiction between faith and science are united by the study of celebrated paleontologist (fossil philosophy. expert). For Richard Dawkins the biologist, human beings are purely In the past, as you know, a scientist material stuff, their behavior being would see nothing wrong with being determined by their genes. For both a devout Catholic and a good Dawkins we save people from fires scientist too. However, opinion polls and other tragedies not out of love show that top scientists today and concern, but because we are overwhelmingly reject religious belief genetically programmed to ensure the and any concept of a personal God. survival of the species. In other 80% of them are Atheists. They words he says ‘we dance to the music adopt a view of life that is largely of DNA.’ This is, of course, a based on materialism. This view philosophical not a scientific asserts that we are no more than the statement! As an atheist, Dawkins sum of our genes. Indeed, humans sees God as pure delusion. Dawkins are just complex chemical and says that just like belief in the Easter biological assemblies of physical Bunny, we should leave ideas of God material. This combination of behind us after childhood. Again this Materialism and Atheism leads many is hardly a scientific refutation of the scientists into what has become existence of God ! Elizabeth Flood ‘11 8 philosophy of pure October 8th Lyceum students and pleasure and selfishness? faculty enjoy hearing the lunch time What meaning do such concert series by the Trinity Cathedral scientists give to their Chamber Orchestra as much as lives? possible– but especially when piano virtuoso, and Cleveland Institute of Both Gould and Dawkins Music faculty member, and Lyceum typify scientists who are parent Elizabeth DeMio is the tempted to blur the featured soloist. We were delighted distinction between hearing her interpretation of science and religion, Mendelssohn’s D minor piano trio insisting at the same time and appreciated the “Kol Nidrei” by that religion is without Bruch. merit. It is typical of this type of scientist to October 15th Lyceum students in publish popular science the ninth, tenth, and eleventh grade books with religious style took the Preliminary Scholastic Lyceum girls pretending to be chilly! titles. Dawkins offers Aptitude Test (PSAT) for the first “River out of Eden”, time at The Lyceum. Results were For these and other contemporary whilst Gould published a book excellent—especially for the eight scientists, evolution and genetic called “Rocks of Ages.” Dawkin’s sophomores that participated. (See determinism are central to the article on page 5) explanation of the human person. Biology today is dominated by October 17th Lyceum students, Darwin’s theory of evolution. parents, family, friends, and alumni Indeed Darwinism, as a belief system, gathered for our first contradance is a dominant factor in biology. In of the year. As usual the dancers this view the universe is the result and standers by were delighted by of a chance event. The initial the music from Cleveland’s best live conditions of the universe provide a contradance music band “Mud in beginning to evolutionary processes, Y’er Eye.” which lead also by chance, to humans. There is no purpose or recent bestseller: “The God (Continued on page 10) design in such a chance universe, Delusion” is not so much science as and therefore human beings have a philosophical text advocating destroy your faith! As Pope no meaning or purpose either. It is a atheism and scientism. You need to Benedict states in Spe Salvi (2007): seemingly depressing view of our be very alert when in the local ”it is not science that redeems man; world. If life and the world are bookshops to spot what is science man is redeemed by love”. Science pointless, why not just adopt a and what is philosophy. What is is not just in the business of facts, listed under popular science is often a cover for an atheistic or philosophical attack on religion and a support for the new ‘faith’ in science, the ‘religion’ of scientism.

So what would our response be to the challenge of scientism? Do not let science Liz Knab ‘12 and Hannah Meier ‘14 chat during John Lann ‘12—nice kick! 9 lunch break need to respond loudly and reminded us that we ought to clearly that without God perform good deeds before death. there is no meaning to life. Without God, life becomes December 7th The Lyceum Choir just another commodity. As sang its sixth annual performance of Pope Benedict XVI has Advent Lessons and Carols at the stressed: “ We are not some beautiful Saint Stanislaus Catholic casual and meaningless church in Cleveland’s “Slavic product of evolution. Each Village.” Despite the cold weather, of us is the result of a this event was blessed with a thought of God. Each of us wonderful turnout of guests, who is willed; each of us is loved; count on The Lyceum Choir every each of us is necessary.” year to set the proper tone for Advent. As usual students sang May you be inspired by these selections from Gregorian chant words of Our Holy Father as and sacred polyphony from the you graduate from the treasury of sacred music appropriate Lyceum and enter a new to the season. stage of your life’s wonderful journey. Never forget that November 28th Headmaster Mark Megan Dougherty ‘08 as Dromio you heard the Truth in this Langley and his wife Stephanie were Vinny DeMio ‘11 as Antipholus place. proud to announce the birth of their son Peter Joseph Langley. evidence and proofs. We should May God guide you and bless you realize that many ‘big picture’ always, all along the path of life that December 17th Students and theories about evolution, quantum lies ahead! Faculty took a break from exams to physics or the behavior of black attend the annual “Messiah Sing” holes and distant galaxies could at Trinity cathedral. Directed by never be verified factually or (Continued from page 9) Lyceum friend Dr. Horst Bucholz, absolutely. Evolution lacks a November 7th, 8th and 9th Many this event attended by hundreds was complete fossil record. We cannot thanks to Lyceum parents who thrilling to all of us who love to touch a particle and no one has ever under the able direction of Mrs. sing. Although some of the seen one. Far from being based on Anne Waters organized our first choruses were a little challenging certainty and repeatable experiments, Ignatius Press Book Fair. With (“And He Shall Purify”) nonetheless the behavior of particles is uncertain, 30% of sales benefitting The the bass section came through loud as Heisenberg discovered in the early Lyceum (total sales exceeded and strong on the “Halleluiah th 20 century. Moreover we can never $3000) we are very pleased not Chorus” travel to the far reaches of our only at the success of this small universe to discover whether it has fundraiser but also because of the On that same evening (December an edge or is infinite or to validate help that it provided our 17), though facing tough exams the the physics of an imploding star. In community in finding suitable gifts next day, students and faculty other words we need to expose the for Christmas. walked over to “Abington Arms,” an emperor’s new clothes for what they assisted living center, to sing are. Most major theoretical November 21st Miss Murphy Christmas Carols for the annual knowledge in science is not therefore directed Lyceum actors in grades dinner. based on absolutes or truths or seven through nine in a the Fall proofs, but on a form of belief. What Drama performance of December 19th Having finished is truth today may not be so in the “Everyman.” This Medieval the first semester and another future. morality play, (performed at The exhilarating week of exams, Lyceum Lyceum for the second time!) not only students and faculty returned home Finally, to the twin challenges of pleased everyone but also for a well earned Christmas relativism and scientism, Catholics vacation. 10 of parishes and Federal Credit Union and on the positions in the board of the Broadway School for Diocese of Cleveland. Music and the Arts. He taught 20 years at Notre Dame College, DENNIS ROWINSKI South Euclid and at St. Secretary Vincent Charity Dennis Rowinski has been Hospital, Cleveland. involved with The Lyceum since its He was Diocesan founding in 2003, including serving Director of on the Board of Directors since Interreligious Affairs, a 2004. Dennis and his wife, Mary, judge on the Diocesan are the parents of six children, Tribunal, including a Lyceum graduate and a representative from current student. They belong to St. Teresa Shumay ‘09 and Megan Dougherty ‘08 Michigan and Ohio to Albert the Great parish. Dennis the National Board of has spent his career in management Ecumenical Officers. He also wrote a information services, including his The Lyceum Board of weekly column for the Universe current position as Director of Trustees Bulletin and had a weekly radio Administrative Computing Systems program on WKYC. He has a degree for John Carroll University. In six years we haven’t yet from Western Reserve Univ. Father introduced the people behind the currently is retired and lives at St. MARK TRIPODI scenes that are at the service of Ladislas Parish, Westlake. Mark Tripodi joined the Lyceum parents and students in their Board in 2008. He and his wife, capacity as members of the MICHAEL DOSEN Christi, are the parents of seven Lyceum Board of Trustees. So, Treasurer children; their oldest Taylor is without further adieux, please Michael Dosen joined the Lyceum currently a Freshman at the allow us to introduce those brave Board in 2008. He and his wife, Lyceum. They belong to St. souls who dare to meet at The Deborah, are the parents of six Michael’s Parish in Lyceum regularly during those off- children. They belong to Assumption Independence. Mark is the school hours when the furnace has Parish in Broadview Heights. Mike is Executive Director of Cornerstone long since died down. a partner in the CPA firm of of Hope, a non-profit center for McManus, Dosen & Co. grieving children, teens and TODD MONTAZZOLI adults. Mark also serves on the President HENRY PEYREBRUNE board of Cleveland Catholic Todd joined the Lyceum Board in Vice President Forum and Hands of Hope 2008. He and his wife, Liz, have Henry Peyrebrune joined The network. five children and live in Auburn, Lyceum Board in 2008. He and his OH. They have lived in Ohio for wife, Tracy Rowell, have five the last 18 months, having children ages 3 – 13. Their relocated from Atlanta, GA. Todd eldest daughter, Helen, is in the is employed with Nestle USA at eighth grade at The Lyceum. their Solon-based They have been parishioners at Customer Innovation Center and is St. Ann Parish in Cleveland responsible for marketing/product Heights since moving to the development. Todd has graciously Cleveland area in 1997. Henry agreed to serve as our 2nd is a member of The Cleveland President of the Board. Orchestra, an adjunct faculty member of the Baldwin- REV. JOHN WESSEL Wallace College Conservatory During his 51 years as a priest, Fr. of Music and also serves as John Wessel has served in a variety President of NoteWorthy

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Mary Clare Kastelic ‘14 Clare Hogan ‘08 as Adriana, Sophia Ciaravino 12 ‘11 as a Courtesan — A Comedy of Errors