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The Brook Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Newsletter • Fall 2009 • Volume 32, No www.scs.edu The Brook Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Newsletter • Fall 2009 • Volume 32, No. 2 Celebrating The Year of The Priest 4 Cross-Country Summer Spirituality Trip 5 Jubilarians Come Home to Celebrate 6 Ordination 2009 Rector’s Corner Table of Contents: Beginning Anew – Dear Brother Priests and Friends of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary: Opening Day 2009 1 It is my sincere hope that you are experiencing the abundant blessings of Our Lord Jesus Encountering Jesus Christ in this year full of hope and promise, as we celebrate “The Year of the Priest.” Christ in Mexico 2 Pilgrimage to Each day I am privileged to witness our seminarians on their journey of faith as they discern Washington D.C. 3 the call of the High Priest, Our Lord, Jesus Christ. In them I find a great sense of renewal and renewed hope for the future. They seek, through every means afforded them, to grow in Summer Spirituality holiness so that they may truly proclaim the Good News, as the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Program 4 These men are a great gift to the Church, and the faithful support that you show for them 2009 Jubilarians Mass 5 is truly appreciated by all members of our community. This year, Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary has been blessed with fifty new men who have generously responded to the Lord’s Class of 2009 6 call. Please pray for our new men and all of the seminarians as they are being formed to Baccalaureate Mass the Priesthood. and Concursus 6 New this year at Saint Charles Seminary is The Rector’s Blog (www.rectorsblog.us). I In Memoriam: announced the site to the Seminary community in late September, 2009. The blog offers our Reverend Mr. Adam seminarians, faculty, staff and friends a chance to learn about Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Scott Crowe 7 and its history, while staying current with campus news and events. Annual Priest Alumni Appeal 8 Thanks to the participation of many, the Saint Charles Seminary Open House has enjoyed the public response over the past fifty-five years. However, current economic conditions have led Religious Studies us to explore other options this year to redirect the efforts of our staff and resources to several Graduation 8 new initiatives, which will continue to maintain the Seminary’s fundamental mission of priestly Annual Seminary formation. We look forward to opening our doors to everyone again in Fall, 2010. Please be Appeal 9 sure to watch for further details. Twelve Angry Men 9 We are continually grateful for the unyielding support of our donors, especially during Hooping It Up these difficult economic times. The benefactors of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary are Against the Hawks 10 remembered in the daily prayers that are so much a part of the life of these young men in formation. I kindly ask that you continue to remember the Seminary and our seminarians in ATLAS Access for Alumni 10 your prayers as we continue to move toward the 2010 Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Appeal. I am confident that, with our Savior as a guiding light, Saint Charles Borromeo Dr. Alfred Hanley Seminary will continue to prosper in the fulfillment of its mission. May the Lord bless you for Retirement Tribute 11 your goodness to Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. Welcomes 12 Sincerely in Christ, Upcoming Events 13 Faculty and Administrative Updates 13 Reverend Monsignor Joseph G. Prior Rector The BRook • FALL 2009 Beginning Anew – opening Day 2009 By Philip List, Pre-Theology I, Diocese of Raleigh Matthew Woodruff, I College, Archdiocese of Philadelphia, with belongings in hand, was one of 50 new men who took the next step in discerning their vocation on Opening Day. eeks after I applied for the Diocese of Raleigh, manner as Christ for the salvation of souls. As the Holy Pope Benedict XVI announced that June, 2009 Father has stated we should reflect “with heartfelt gratitude Wto June, 2010 would be the Year of the Priest. on the immense gift which priests represent, not only for the I was excited that I would be discerning my vocation at Church, but also for humanity itself.” Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary as the Vatican encourages The following Monday, Philadelphia’s Archbishop, priests toward interior renewal. On Tuesday, August 25, Cardinal Justin Rigali celebrated Mass in Saint Martin of 2009, I took the next step in my formation as I made my new Tours Chapel and declared Saint John Vianney as a secondary home in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, where I was ready for the patron of the Seminary, joining Saint Joseph, Saint Patrick, many Seminary-related activities to come throughout the year. and Saint Thomas Aquinas. As one looks at these secondary At the Opening Day Mass Seminary Rector, Reverend patrons, different aspects of the priesthood are present: caring Monsignor Joseph Prior announced the theme for the for Jesus and His Blessed Mother, working with missionary 2009-2010 academic year. It is an aphorism from the patron zeal and charity, educating the Church, and shepherding saint of priests, Saint John Vianney: “Priesthood is the love souls. May we seminarians grow to embody all of these of the Heart of Jesus.” This simple statement reveals the saintly qualities as we prepare for the priesthood, the love of great sacrifice that is required of priests, reminding us that the heart of Jesus. the vocation to the priesthood is death to self in the same Saint John Vianney, ora pro nobis! FALL 2009 • The BRook 1 encountering Jesus Christ In Mexico By Sean A. Loomis, I Theology, Archdiocese of Philadelphia Over the past few years, a small group of seminarians from Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary have had the opportunity to study in Mexico during the Summer. This past year was my turn to embrace this new experience: a shared opportunity with six other seminarians from the Seminary. Our mission was not only to improve our Spanish language skills, but also, to better appreciate Hispanic culture through our faith in Jesus Christ. The churches and cathedrals reflect the deep faith of the Mexican people. whole new world greeted us program fully. We reviewed vocabulary facades and throughout the interiors when we arrived in Puebla, cards, completed various homework of the churches are statues of those AMexico. A distant smoldering assignments and communicated in suffering in purgatory, challenging one volcano was visible from the window Spanish as often as possible. Between to stop and pray for the eternal rest of of the convent, which served as the daily classes, we headed into the city the departed. Realistic details in the home for the Philadelphia seminarians for cultural excursions to various portrayal of the suffering Christ and who embarked on a six-week mission museums, temples, shrines, churches, His mother are typical of Hispanic in response to the ever-growing need prisons, pyramids and street markets. religious art style. There remains no for Hispanic ministry. Conscious These experiences helped to foster not doubt that the Mexican people have of the recent international health only our appreciation of the language, hearts dedicated and eyes fixed upon concerns regarding Swine Flu, the but also the history and culture of the rich inheritance promised by outbreak of lawlessness and civil unrest Mexico. Christ, who suffered for them. in the northern Mexican states and We discovered that two distinct After five weeks of absorbing our the reality of living in a developing socio-economic classes of wealth experiences, we departed for Mexico foreign country, we chose to approach and poverty divide life in Mexico. City and spent our final week in a this radical new experience with a Despite the vast majority of those in convent adjacent to the Shrine of Our missionary spirit, ready and excited to poverty, the people find peace and Lady of Guadalupe. The miracle of engage in whatever the Lord willed. true wealth in their family and faith. Our Lady of Guadalupe stands as Reverend Joseph Gentili, the former Limited finances or resources have not arguably the greatest act of God in Director of Apostolic Formation, deterred the faithful, who have built the last 500 years. Through God’s employed the word, “obedience” in magnificent churches, both rich in goodness, and a few well-placed phone his discussion to us about our mission detail and expressive of their beliefs. calls, we learned about the account of to learn the language and culture of Many of the churches feature walls Our Lady of Guadalupe and the life of the Mexican people. In response filled with paintings and statues of Saint Juan Diego by Reverend Eduardo to this call we sought to engage the the Communion of Saints. On the (Continued on page 5) 2 The BRook • FALL 2009 Pilgrimmage To Washington D.C. By David Waters, IV College, Archdiocese of Philadelphia aint Charles Borromeo helped facilitate the seminarians joined the faithful many devotional Sfrom across the Archdiocese practices. Included of Philadelphia on a pilgrimage to in these devotions Washington, D.C. to honor and were: a grand Marian manifest public devotion to Mary, the procession, public Mother of Jesus and the Mother of the rosary, confessions, Church in May, 2009. In addition Holy Mass and various Saint Charles Borromeo seminarians led the procession carrying a statue of the Blessed Mother into the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. to the Seminary community a group other prayers. consisting of priests, archdiocesan As the event devotional materials. The faithful high school students, parishioners, and touched upon the life of the local were deeply edified by the prayer various civic representatives filled the church of Philadelphia, there were and friendliness of the seminarians great Basilica of the National Shrine of many prayers and votives to the Blessed who were seated among them.
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