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In this issue A Tribute to the Sisters of St. Joseph Jean Vanier: The Heart of God

Preparing. Presidents St. Michael’s Record in Producing University Leaders Revitalizing the Alumni Board

In my first term the University of St. Michael’s College Alumni Association Alumni Association has been busy.We had a retreat for the Board of Directors in September, which focused on Board of Directors revitalizing the board and developing the committee structures it needs to increase avenues for all alumni and friends of the College to become involved. In October, the first Friends of the Library Book Sale Executive Members raised more than $22,000! The alumni committee did a great job. Karen A. Chambers ’88 Terri A. Farkas ’73 The Annual Faith, Hope and Charity campaign has PRESIDENT Michael Doyle ’96 a goal of $1.2 million this year! I want to thank all Ania Kordiuk ’86 contributors for their generous support of the College. John O’Brien ’94 Marianna Korman ’48 A sincere welcome to new members of the Alumni VICE-PRESIDENT Stanley Makuch ’67 Association Board of Directors– Marianna Korman ’48 Michael McCarthy ’94 and Stanley Makuch ’67. Michael T. Mazza ’95 David Montgomery ’77 I hope to see you all at Spring Reunion 2005. TREASURER Bradley N. Morrison ’95 David M. Scandiffio ’94 Gloria Chisholm Buckley ’48 Ann L. Sullivan ’77 KAREN CHAMBERS ’88 SECRETARY Steven A.Williams ’94 President USMC Alumni Association *David Collins ’97 James B. Milway ’73 (on sabbatical) PAST PRESIDENT Student Representatives Brian R. O’Malley Reza Ketabi EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, (SMCSU President) ALUMNI AFFAIRS & David Cramer DEVELOPMENT (SMCSU Vice-President)

Kathleen M. Ancker, CFRE DIRECTOR, ALUMNI AFFAIRS St. Michael’s continues to count on its graduates and friends

The view from Elmsley Place By RICHARD ALWAY ’62 President, University of St. Michael’s College

Recently released, the final report of the Rae Review of postsecondary education in Ontario holds out real promise of positive change for a system of university funding in desperate need of an overhaul.

Authored by a respected former Premier, Leaving specific numbers aside, it responsibility to come into the office its major recommendations were pre- seems likely that more money will be during the break to receive the cheque. tested on the provincial government, injected into the post-secondary system, Toronto developer Marco Muzzo will giving this report a better chance than including the University of Toronto, in bring his gift to a total of $5 million most of actually being implemented. coming years.While St. Michael’s does within the next two years, a level What can we expect in coming months, not receive direct provincial funding, our of generosity that places him in the and what effect will this have on students will benefit from any initiatives senior ranks of donors to Canadian universities and colleges in Ontario, taken by the U of T to improve the including St. Michael’s? quality of education, by, for instance,

The short answer is likely to be more hiring more faculty and decreasing class PHOTO money for a cash-strapped system, start- sizes. Constantly improving the quality : ing as early as this spring’s provincial of the undergraduate student experience GAFFNEY PETE budget.This is long overdue. For more is a priority for St. Michael’s, and changes than a decade, Ontario has ranked last flowing from the Rae Report should among the provinces in per student help us achieve this objective. support of higher education.The Rae In this column, I would also like to Report calls for $1.5 billion in additional provide you with a quick update on funding over the next three years in a number of other good news items order to bring Ontario’s spending to mentioned in the last issue of St. the national average.While per capita Michael’s.Appropriately enough, the spending on health care in Ontario has College received the first $3 million increased by more than 30 per cent in real instalment of what will eventually be terms since 1987, higher education spend- our largest ever gift over the Christmas ing has actually declined by 18 per cent. holidays. Needless to say, it was a happy universities.The gift is unrestricted in requirements that apply to PIMS as terms of the use to which it can be an ecclesiastical faculty, and will have applied, and is unconditional on the little practical effect on the day to day land sale currently being transacted working relationship between the between St. Michael’s and Mr. Muzzo. two institutions. The College will express its official As part of an ongoing renewal of its ATr appreciation in an appropriate fashion teaching staff, the Faculty of Theology at a future date, but at this time I is currently conducting searches to fill would again like to convey our sin- two vacant positions, the Patrick cere thanks for this unprecedented Keenan Chair in religious education, measure of support of St. Michael’s. and the Basilian Fathers Chair in pas- On the Bay Street land front, I am toral theology.The former opened up pleased to report that a sale document with the happy news last summer of the has now been signed between St. Michael’s appointment of Rev. Mario D’Souza, and the Muzzo group of companies. CSB, Associate Professor of Religious The agreement is conditional upon Education, as the twentieth President of receiving planning approval from the Assumption University in Windsor.The City of Toronto which we are advised St. Michael’s community congratulates could take as long as two to three years. Father D’Souza on his new appoint- In the interim, the College will continue ment, and wishes him every success. to collect revenue from its parking Finally, alumni and friends who have operation on the site. Initial cash not already heard the news will read flow projections indicate that if the elsewhere in this issue of the decision sale proceeds as expected on this of the Sisters of St. Joseph to close St. kind of timeline, our annual operat- Joseph’s College in May of 2006.This ing deficit can be eliminated within will mark a significant change for St. five to six years. Having the College Michael’s, which, with its students, has operate on a break-even basis for benefited so much from the contribution As some the first time in living memory will of the Sisters.Their generous service of you have already learned, establish a sound foundation for over the course of nearly a century St. Joseph’s College will soon close. continued positive performance, has literally changed the lives of The Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto, both financially and academically, countless young women, and allowed after much consideration, reflection as we move into the second decade many to receive a university educa- and consultation, have decided they of a new century. tion who otherwise would not have must close St. Joseph’s College in May Careful readers of the Globe and been able to do so. As most of you 2006. Sister Margaret Myatt, General Mail might have noticed the recent will know, St. Joseph’s is an independ- Superior of the Sisters of St. Joseph, in publication of St. Michael’s application ent institution owned and operated by announcing the closure stated, “The to the Ontario Legislature for new the Sisters, and the reasons for its clo- Sisters have been reviewing all of legislation to reform the governance sure are particular to the Congregation their ministries and making decisions structure of USMC.A private member, itself.This is part of a broader trend and choices for the future of the Mike Colle, MPP for Eglinton-Lawrence, where religious congregations across Congregation, moving away from their has agreed to sponsor the bill, and we North America, faced with declining institutions into new ministries.” expect that passage will occur during personnel, are having to reduce their Alumni, administration, the spring session.At the same time, the commitments and make the difficult faculty, students and staff of St. Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies decision to close some institutions. Michael’s share the sentiment (PIMS) will also be receiving its own This, of course, makes it all the more expressed in Sister Margaret’s words, act, and will become an autonomous important that alumni/ae come for- “It is not without considerable institution affiliated with the University ward to support Catholic colleges sadness that the Sisters have made of St. Michael’s College, rather than and universities. In this spirit, St. this decision.” one of its four divisions.This change is Michael’s continues to count on its For over ninety-five years the being carried out to fulfil canon law graduates and friends. Sisters of St. Joseph have made a major

2 Spring 2005 St. Michael’s to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto ibuteRICHARD ALWAY ’62 President, University of St. Michael’s College

Left 1918 graduates of St. Joseph College with Sister Perpetua Whalen, CSJ and Sister St. John O’Malley CSJ Middle Sister Geraldine Thompson, CSJ Right Sr. St. John O’Malley and students of St. Joseph College, 1918 Courtesy of Archive of Sisters of St. Joseph College

contribution to the history and life of St. Michael’s understands and accepts St. Michael’s owes a great debt to the St. Michael’s.They have been influential, this decision and is committed to Sisters of St. Joseph. It is a debt for scholarly, talented teachers, and have continue the residential spirit and atmos- which we are all profoundly grateful created a strong residential community phere created in St. Joseph’s College by and which we can never adequately spirit, providing to generations of women the Sisters for almost a century. repay.Along with our deep gratitude, students a supportive atmosphere that Our College’s undergraduate enrol- the tribute we offer the Sisters is our fostered life-long friendships, and an ment is currently 60% women, and to commitment to continue the tradition environment conducive to personal ensure equity in campus accommoda- of a caring, supportive residential development and scholastic achievement tion to women requesting it, we are community at St. Michael’s. within the context of a Catholic planning new residential arrangements. University. As is the situation at Notre Dame During the course of next year, Many other factors have influenced University in Indiana and at other uni- there will be celebrations of our this decision, such as personnel needs, versities, certain distinct portions of history, beginning with this and the competitive nature of residence existing men’s residences will be desig- year’s Spring Reunion in June, recruitment resulting from the addition nated as residences for women students. 2005.We hope that you will be within the University of Toronto of As a way in which the tradition of the able to join us in some aspect of several more modernly equipped St. Joseph Sisters will be honoured, I the celebration of our rich history, residential facilities. Sister Margaret will be asking the Collegium of St. with some indulgence in nostalgia and won- Myatt has pointed out that the residen- Michael’s to name one of these areas derful memories, and in thanking God and tial needs and preferences of today’s Fontbonne House, preserving the mem- St. Joseph for 95 years of care and blessings! students have changed, and the retrofitting ory of St. Joseph’s College and creating needed to meet their expectations “is a continuing recognition of the role of SR. MARGARET MYATT, CSJ not an option due to the cost, structure, the St. Joseph Sisters in the history and General Superior and the age of our buildings.” tradition of St. Michael’s College. Sisters of Saint Joseph,Toronto

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Bruce Meyer is an instructor at St. Michael’s College in the Continuing Education Program. He is also a professor of English at Laurentian University in Barrie. He is author of 23 books including The Golden Thread. Can a university prepare people for leadership? While the debate continues, the University of St. Michael’s College seems to have established an impressive record for producing leaders in higher education.Preparing Presidents St. Michael’s Record in Producing University Leaders By BRUCE MEYER

Some people are born leaders but for others, it is a learned behavior.The University of St. Michael’s Dr. Robert Birgeneau ’63, former President of the College has helped to produce more than its fair share of University of Toronto and now Chancellor of the presti- leaders, from politicians, through captains of industry, to gious University of California, Berkeley, knows the demands legions of bishops and religious leaders. Less well known of the job.“Being a university president is not a job, it’s a is the fact that among more than 5,000 St. Michael’s life. It is literally a twenty-four hour a day thing.” Between graduates involved in education, an unusually high courses of his American Thanksgiving Day dinner, Birgeneau number of alumni have gone on to become presidents explains in our telephone interview,“You are the C.E.O. of universities and colleges. For an institution whose of a major enterprise. One hour you are dealing with enrollment never exceeded 1,000 students until the mid- financial issues.The next, you are talking to a football coach 1960’s, the College has educated an impressively large who is worried his team isn’t going to make the Rose number of North America’s leaders in higher education. Bowl. It is a test of one’s humanity.” He sums up the Some experts maintain that modern universities are impact that St. Michael’s College had in preparing him among the most challenging institutions to lead. Presidents for his current role,“The most successful university presi- require the management skills of a C.E.O., and many can dents are those who have an essential humanity which identify with Henry Kissinger’s quip that “university poli- they are able to communicate.That sense of humanity tics make me long for the simplicity of the Middle East!” was something that they stressed at St. Michael’s.” Chronic underfunding of higher education has made Just how does a liberal arts or science education help to fund-raising a central component of the job. Heads of form those who will eventually take the helm of higher Catholic universities bear the added responsibility of a education institutions? Dr. Peggy Williams ’68, formerly prominent public profile in Church affairs. However, a President of Lyndon State College in Vermont, now President passion for education remains the essential requirement of of Ithaca College in upstate New York,and also a teacher any university or college president. Perhaps this explains of rookie university presidents in a special summer Harvard why so many St. Michael’s graduates, including at least University program, suggests there is no clear answer. She eleven at the present time, have been chosen to take on believes the process of learning how to lead is acquired this role. by osmosis, by being part of a distinct community that

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has a well-articulated vision of the kind of student it wants to other human beings. St. Mike’s opened the door to to create. “St. Michael’s had the focus on small classes, a complex set of intellectually meaningful delights.” personal and individual attention, intellectual development The link between secular and sacred is something that has and teaching excellence.” had a significant impact on Basilian Father George Smith, Williams remembers fondly her time in the ‘Western MDiv ’88. First appointed President of St. Joseph’s College at Year’, the program for out-of-province students who lacked the University of Alberta at the age of thirty-three, Father the prerequisite Grade Thirteen courses needed for admission Smith has been President of St.Thomas More College at to the University of Toronto.“There were only eighty of us. the University of Saskatchewan since 2000. In Smith’s view, We were a tight group. I probably have forty close friends from St. Michael’s has the unique advantage of being active in that class. In that first year, Fr. John Kelly taught us theology; both the spiritual and secular worlds, encouraging individuals Fr. Bob Madden taught us English and eventually performed to learn to live and think in two worlds at once. “At St. the marriages of most of us.” Michael’s we have this community of men and women For Williams, who received her Doctorate in Education who hold a particular faith tradition, who, while united from Harvard, there was no single event or person that set through their faith, are also engaged in an ongoing dialogue her on a course to become a university administrator.“St. with a secular university.That, in a nutshell, is the mission of Michael’s was clearly the place where I grew up. I loved Catholic education – it is a dialogue between faith and going to school. I love the life of the mind.When I was at learning.”World-class physicist Robert Birgeneau concurs. St. Mike’s I didn’t expect I would someday be working in “At St. Michael’s we had outstanding people in the humani- higher education.You don’t know what leads to what, but ties, but then if you went across campus you met outstanding if I look back, it all makes sense. I think the St. Mike’s people in the sciences. People like myself were very environment fostered intellectual, emotional and social fortunate to be able to go back and forth between the development. It was the right place at the right time for me.” worlds of the sciences and the humanities.” One of Dr.Williams’ classmates at St. Michael’s, Dr. Father Smith is one in a long line of Basilians educated at Emöke Szathmáry ’68, has served as President of the St. Michael’s who have gone on to head Catholic 24,000 student University of Manitoba in Winnipeg since 1996. colleges and universities across North America. Like most She returned to the College last November to receive an religious congregations in Canada and the United States, honorary Doctorate of Sacred Letters in recognition of her the Basilians have seen their numbers decline in recent contributions to higher education administration and her decades, and yet at least six of their members currently distinguished record of teaching and research as an anthro- lead Catholic post-secondary institutions. One other, pologist. Dr. Szathmáry recalled her own undergraduate Archbishop Michael Miller, CSB, BA ’69, MDiv’74 was experience as a profound blend of the secular and President of the University of St.Thomas in Houston the sacred. “It included thinking about the notion before being appointed by Pope John Paul II to the position of God, one’s relationship to God, and one’s relationship of Secretary of the Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic

6 Spring 2005 St. Michael’s dership is not the product of any one program. It starts with the ability to marshal facts, offer analysis, exercise judgement, and inspire others.”

Education in 2003. In this role he has a special responsibility culturally diverse in the world.” It comes as no surprise for more than 1,200 Catholic universities and colleges world- to Alway that such an environment fosters leadership. wide, thousands of secondary and primary schools, and the “Leadership,” he stresses “is not the product of any one Church’s seminaries. program. It starts with the ability to marshal facts, offer In the Basilian motto,‘Teach me goodness, discipline and analysis, exercise judgement, and inspire others. It depends knowledge’, Peggy Williams sees what should be the purpose on general skills and the development of native intelligence of any university education, be it from a Catholic or a secular which can take place in any program. And, if there is a institution.“The work of us as educators is to help develop diversity of programs, students have a greater chance of the hearts, minds and souls of the leaders of tomorrow, and to finding their niche as individuals.The key is to continue make the world a better place. I’m very conscious that is the to provide both community and culture where individuals kind of work I’m doing; that students are expected to share can grow into themselves.” their knowledge and give service to the global community. Although reluctant to discuss it,Alway’s own curriculum I believe the notion of discipline is necessary to foster goodness.” vitae exemplifies the kind of leadership that St. Michael’s Dr. Szathmáry agrees.“I remain convinced to this day that encourages in its students.Warden of Hart House before one role played by a Catholic college is what Cardinal becoming President of St. Michael’s in 1990, he has also held Newman said about the purpose of a university education. Such a variety of high level public service appointments including education helps bring a young person to intellectual maturity being Interim Director of the National Gallery of Canada, so they can learn to judge for themselves rather than accept Chair of the Ontario Heritage Foundation, and of the other people’s judgement, and simultaneously, it develops Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. He one’s character. St. Mike’s legacy of rationality provided leans back his chair and muses,“I don’t know whether any legitimacy to faith, and made me value reflection as a vehicle institution can consciously prepare people for leadership, that brings about resolution. After that, the door is open to but the best institutions try.” St. Michael’s impressive record new horizons and new possibilities.” in producing university and college leaders would seem to Dr. Richard Alway ’62, President of the University of indicate it’s on the right track. Behind him, through spacious St. Michael’s College, believes that the College offers a windows facing onto St. Joseph Street, undergraduate students unique mixture of opportunities that serve the growth of an can be seen hurrying in and out of the Kelly Library with individual. “The strength of St. Michael’s has always been armloads of books and notes. Perhaps one of them will one that it combines education in a relatively small liberal day occupy his chair, or one like it in some other university arts college which maintains a Catholic tradition that president’s office. reaches back to Medieval Western Europe, with membership

in Canada’s greatest research institution, the University Can you identify these academic caps? Who do they belong to? of Toronto. And all this is within the context of a city ’62 Alway H. M. Richard Dr. Cover: Front Toporski Richard Dr. 4. Locklin Reid

that has been declared by the United Nations the most Dr. 3. ’32 CSB Kelly, M. John Fr. 2. ’52 CSB Madden, J. Robert Fr. 1. R) to (L

St. Michael’s Spring 2005 7 Chaplaincy The Multiplication of the Loavesand

Fishes By MARILYN ELPHICK ’02 Director of Chaplaincy Services

On the dusty, parched ground of Mt.Tabgha in support the university community by offering the Galilee, the disciples said to Jesus, “Send the opportunities for spiritual growth and development, crowd away so that they may go into the villages and buy leadership and liturgical training. food.” Jesus told them, “You give them something to Throughout the term, Chaplaincy is busy with: eat.” The disciples replied, “We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish” (Matthew 14:15–18).The Bible Study, providing weekly animated discussions miracle of feeding the crowd of hungry people and opportunities to seek deeper meaning and appears in all four gospels, demonstrating the application of the Word in daily life; importance of compassion and giving with abun- the Out of the Cold student team, serving a hot dance to meet both spiritual and material needs. lunch to the poor and marginalized members of I can’t help but think of Chaplaincy’s monthly society, (November to March); “Dinner and a Movie”. Students choose the menu, Liturgy Committee, providing weekly scripture shop for groceries, prepare the meal and serve reflection and overseeing all ministerial aspects of dinner to the USMC community.We never know the University Weekly Mass. how many guests will arrive, so there is always the Through your generosity, prayers and support, we concern that we will run out of food.Yet,we always are able to ‘feed the five thousand’ with the kind manage to feed those assembled and there are always of abundance that we find in the gospel story. May leftovers. (Guests scurry to their dorms for contain- God bestow abundant blessings upon you today ers to enjoy them later!) and always. Chaplaincy tries to embody a ministry of presence. Our priority is to evangelize, teach and

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The University of St. Michael’s Make a difference that will live on College is the one institution that after your life is over! Give to support unequivocally has had the greatest a great college and a great university! impact on my life. St. Mike’s gave me For bequest wording or questions about more than just a great education—it taxation, contact Christina Attard, gave me a set of positive values that our Charitable Gift Planning Officer at Photo Courtesy of have served me well. (416) 926 2077 or toll-free at 1 (866) 239-3339 or [email protected] Marianne Sciolino ’73 Student levy Upcoming renovates Events BrennanHall Spring Reunion 2005 Dates and Honoured Years 2005 Spring Reunion June 3, 4, 5 Honoured Years 1930, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000

1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 Mark your 1960 calendars today 1965 1970 for USMC 1975 Spring 1980 1985 by Reza Ketabi, President and Reunion 2005 David Cramer, Vice-President, St. 1990 “A few years June 3rd, 4th Michael’s College Student Union, 1995 ago, St. Michael’s shown in the reinvigorated COOP & 5th! 2000 College Student Union { [SMCSU] created a voluntary student levy to support student with fully integrated wire- projects at USMC,” Reza less internet service–and Join us for a very special celebration of the Ketabi, president of the newly designed COOP SMCSU explains. “In the Café, which includes an on Sisters of St. Joseph summer of 2004, SMCSU campus convenience store. at the University of St. Michael’s College! decided to use $95,000 to These renovations could not renovate Brennan Hall and have been completed with- With sadness, the Sisters of St. Joseph have announced the once infamous student out the collaboration and the closing of the St. Joseph’s College Residence in May 2006. hang-out,The COOP. Once determination of SMCSU and again, Brennan has become the College Administration, On Saturday, June 4, 2005, join us at the Christie Mansion the center of student activity, in particular, Principal or “29” located at 90 Wellesley Street West between the hours fostering new life in student Mark McGowan.Vice- of 1 and 4 p.m. organizations and student President, David Cramer, services.” wants alumni to visit the The current administration and many retired Sisters of St. Joe’s Renovations include five new Brennan Hall,“to will be there. new student offices for witness the continued passion SMCSU,The Mike news- that we, the students, have At 2 p.m., Sr. Mechtilde O’Mara, CSJ ’56 will present, paper, UTICA and two for this great college of ‘The History of the Sisters of St. Joseph.’ shared clubs offices–all ours.” Don’t miss this special opportunity! St. Michael’s Spring 2005 9 “Anyone who welcomes one of these little children in my name, welcomes me.” THE HEART AND SOUL OF JOHN DREXEL ’57 By MICHAEL SPILLANE ’60

During the In 1958, John Drexel entered the course of life, Congregation of the Missionary Oblates very special people appear of Mary Immaculate Theological College periodically and leave an indelible imprint in Washington, D.C. It was his plan to on both the heart and soul, and in spirit prepare for missionary service in Japan remain with us forever. John Drexel ’57 (Our Lord, however, had a different plan). from Rochester, New York is such A few months after his ordination on a person. 31 May,1962, John learned that he was As a young St. Mike’s student, a recent going to Brazil, where he would serve veteran from the U.S. Army where he the poorest of the poor, the innumerable served as a parachute instructor during abandoned street children of São Paulo. the Korean War, John represented fully It would be here in São Paulo, the everything that is wonderfully remark- third largest city in the world, that Padre able about St. Michael’s College: he João would live the Gospel message in embraced his academics in anticipation loving, defending and educating these of what he thought would be a career forgotten children, rejected by a society in medicine (Our Lord, however, had a rich in material goods. It would be here different plan); he pursued the spiritual that John Drexel would dedicate his through his daily participation in the time, talent and energy to create a more Mass and garnered many warm friend- just and human future for many of the ships by his sincerity. world’s discarded children. It would be Father John Drexel, O.M.I. among his My most vivid memory of John is here that he would continue growing in many kids from the favela (slums) of São of a person who was in love with love knowledge and love of God in welcom- Paulo. and enamoured of life.Truly, he was a ing and helping those who have known

Padre João Drexel, O.M.I. & street children. campus personality; full of fun, he drove little more than fear, hunger, rejection a spanking new Pontiac convertible and early death. Padre João offers a Memorial Mass for children killed on the streets of São Paulo. (very few students in residence owned a There are over 600,000 street children car in the 50’s), was stylishly attired in living in deplorable conditions well Photos courtesy of Michael Spillane the latest fashions, and attracted the under the poverty line in Brazil. Many interest of the many lovely girls on are targets of death squads hired by campus. Did we envy him! storekeepers to systematically ‘clean up’

10 Spring 2005 St. Michael’s and rid their areas of this ‘nuisance’ to Association, named after his mother by earlier recipient) as well as the Father their business and tourist trade. In founding board members, to care for and Baker Service to Youth Award, and has Father John (a distant relative of Saint educate poor and abandoned children in been nominated for the Kellog’s Hannah Katherine Drexel of Philadelphia), the foster homes.Today there are eight Drexel Neil World of Children Award. More vulnerable children of Brazil have a Association homes, whose goal is to recently he was honoured for his service strong advocate.To this end,he uses his prepare the children with the skills to youth with the Citizen of São many skills in photography, writing, necessary to live productive and Paulo Award. publishing, and radio/ television independent adult lives.To date, over broadcasting. three hundred infants, children and John can be reached at: John has been described by some as adolescents have received care from Associação Maria Helen Drexel, a ‘rebel priest’.To this charge he has John’s foster homes, and another one Rua Miguel Sútil, 590, Brooklin responded,‘I’m not a rebel priest, but a thousand in the slums have received CEP 04583-050, Sao Paulo, SP human being that has been profoundly day schooling. www.helendrexel.org.br overwhelmed and shocked by the fact In 1993, John opened a refuge for 500,000 children die each year on this street children of São Paulo in a former planet! A person cannot live the Word coffin warehouse, where children can of God and be silent, face to face with spend the night and receive a free meal. children’s inhuman and almost diabolical He and a staff of volunteers, including situation of injustice. I believe in man’s medical doctors, counselors, psychologists, transcendental dimension and that and religious sisters care for the chil- the Kingdom of God should begin dren and stay with them overnight. here and now.This is our daily struggle For his work, Father John received and challenge.’ the Good Samaritan Award from In 1973, with a group from São Paulo, the National Catholic Development John founded the Maria Helen Drexel Conference (Mother Theresa was an

Witness to hope: GeorgeWeigel ’75

The Religious Commisson of the St. Michael’s College Student Union and the Office of Alumni Affairs and Development are pleased to invite you to a lecture by George Weigel

Twenty-Six Years with John Paul II Monday,April 11, 2005, 7 p.m. in Sam Sorbara Auditorium, Brennan Hall COURTESY OF CATHOLIC REGISTER ’75 ’75 George Weigel MTh’75 is a Catholic theologian and an internationally celebrated writer, whose works include Witness to Hope:The

GEORGE WEIGEL Biography of Pope John Paul II, a major study of the life and thought of our current pontiff.

*Please call (416) 926-7260 or 1 (866) 239-3339 or email [email protected] to reserve your seat. In the Fall of 2004, the University of St. Michael’s College Presidents’ Circle was invited to attend some very special lectures and events The Presidents’ Circle2004

3rd Annual Frederick Furlong Lecture Reception and Preview of the 2004 Art Show 2004 Soulerin Memorial Lecture A Special Evening with Jean Vanier The Treasures of the Kelly Library Book Sale 22nd Annual Kelly Lecture

Top Left Art Show L to R: Michael McCarthy '94, Alumni Board member; Karen Chambers '88, Alumni Association President with Kathleen Ancker, Director of Alumni Affairs

Top Right Art Show Fr. Charles Principe, CSB '52 with Joann Rositter '78 and John Minardi '71

Middle Left Soulerin Memorial Lecture Speaker Msgr. Roderick Strange, Rector of Beda College in Rome, Italy with Brian O’Malley, Executive Director of Alumni Affairs and Development.

Middle Right Jean Vanier

Bottom Left Going Through the Treasures of the Friends of the Kelly Library Book Sale

Bottom Right Dr. Donna Markham with student Andrew Hume at the Kelly Lecture

If you would like to inquire about becoming a member of the University of St. Michael’s College Presidents’ Circle contact us at (416) 926-7180 or 1(866) 238-3339 or [email protected]

12 Spring 2005 St. Michael’s Homecoming 15 to 17 October Art Show All Alumni Reception Classes Without Quizzes “The Christian Imagination of J.R.R.Tolkien” father guy trudel c.s.b. Campus Tours Boozer Brown Touch Football Game and2004 Kids’ Kraft Korner

Plan to bring the family to enjoy Homecoming 2005!

Top Left United Again at 2004 Homecoming Reception! L to R: Mickey Spillane '60, Valiant Mah '59, Dave McIntyre '57, John McGrail '57, Curt Russell '57, Joe Geotz ’57, Frank Kielty '58 with Brian O'Malley, Executive Director of Alumni Affairs & Development Top Middle Wendy Hulton '85 with daughter Kassidy Hulton-Meade busy at the Kraft Table at the Homecoming Kids’ Korner Top Right St. Michael’s Homecoming “Class Without Quizzes” lecturer Fr. Guy Trudel, CSB ’70 (left), with Fr. James McConica, CSB Praeses, PIMS and Kathleen Ancker, Director, Alumni Affairs Bottom Left A work of art! Sabrina Almeida at Kids’ Kraft Korner Bottom Middle The annual Boozer Brown Football Game. The alumni squeaked a 7 to 6 victory over the students Bottom Right Alumni celebrated their victory! Back row, L to R: Philip Giroday '77 ‘our leader’, John Novack '79, Tony Quinns, Mike Steiner '94 , Zee Power and Bill Balfe '95 with son Thomas Front row, L to R: Bryan Kaye '95, Derek Duffy '95, Mike Mezei '93

St. Michael’s Spring 2005 13 Bulletin Board publishes information (updates and bravos) received about developments in the lives of St. Michael’s alumni.

Thank you for the contributions you have made and, please, keep the ‘newsbits’ coming. PETE GAFFNEY : FR. ROBERT MADDEN,CSB PHOTO

On 22 April ’04 Anne Charles Rev.T. Barrett as director, teacher, and com- a prestigious organization that ’67, the Canadian Consul Armstrong, poser by Vatican and the recognizes leading scientists General, USA, Chicago, hosted LCG//LCSC ’50 retired in Toronto Catholic School for their achievements in origi- a reception for Chicago area ’04 from St. Michael’s Choir Board, and in 2002 was award- nal research. For his work in UofT alumni. SMC was well School after sixty-two years ed the Queen’s Jubilee Medal high-temperature conductors, represented by Bob ’63 of involvement in the school. for his contribution to music in liquid crystals, and ferroelec- and Mary Catherine Ware Msgr. Armstrong, justly referred Canada. To further recognize tronics, Bob has also been Birgeneau ’62, Jack Callahan to as “an institution” at the his significant contribution to honoured with the O. E. Buckley ’56, Frank McLaren ’70, Tom Choir School, was honoured the Choir School, a fund has Prize, the J. E. Lilienfeld Prize and Kathy Brummel O'Regan for his years of service at a been established in his honour from the American Physical ’64, Margaret Sinclair ’65 Mass and reception in St. to support students in the Society, and has been appoint- with her husband George Michael’s Cathedral on 22 school’s music program. Msgr. ed Fellow of the Royal Society Periclese, and Bill Walsh ’56. November ’04, the feast of St. Armstrong celebrated his 75th of Canada and Fellow of the Mary Catherine reported, Cecilia, the Church’s patroness birthday 29 November ’04, and Royal Society of London. “We had a great time…” of music. In 1962 he succeeded ’05 marks the 50th anniversary the late Msgr. John Edward of his ordination to the Priest- Shannon Smith Dr. David Ager ’89 Ronan as Director of Music of hood. AD MULTOS ANNOS, Blanchfield ’00 successfully has accepted a position in St. Michael’s Cathedral and BARRETT! wrote the Canadian Registered the Sociology Department at became Head of the Choral Nurses Licensing Exam in ’04. Harvard University, where he is Music Dept. at the Choir School. Bob ’63 and Mary She reports that with her “RN teaching courses in Leadership Over the years he has Catherine Ware license in hand, the Blanchfield and Organization. David received been honoured for his work Birgeneau ’62, after a Family has relocated even his PhD in Organizational series of late summer farewell further north than Kirkland Behaviour from Harvard in events, departed from Toronto Lake to Thompson, Manitoba. June ’04 at its 353rd com- to take up residence in Berkley, [Shannon] has accepted a full mencement ceremony. His CA, where Bob is the new time position with the Thompson mother, Catherine (Katie) Chancellor of the University General Hospital in Psychiatry; Mutch Ager ’58, with other of California at Berkley. Mary husband Ian is an electrician members of his family, attended Catherine reports that they are with INCO Ltd. Children, Robert, the ceremony. Katie is retired settling in and have received a 9, “Jack” John Shannon, 5, and from teaching high school and warm welcome from faculty Owen Michael, 4, are adapting lives in Ottawa with her hus- and students. Bob’s inaugura- well to their new home. David band, Barry. David writes, “I am tion as Chancellor is scheduled and Jack say that the three air really enjoying the challenges for 15 April ’05. Shortly before flights involved in getting to of my new position, although I his departure from UofT, Bob Thompson ‘rocked’, and Owen PHOTO: COURTESY OF ST. MICHAEL’S am still getting used to being CHOIR SCHOOL was one of two Canadian is sad to report that junior called ‘Professor’. scientists elected in 2004 as kindergarten does not exist in Foreign Associates of the Manitoba!” [Owen, your day National Academy of Science, will come! Ed.] BULLETIN BOARD

Anthony Blasi ’86 Margo previously had a med- “I graduated from one ‘USMC’ said the “students will benefit (MA Theol.), with J. F. ical practice in Trail, B.C. after in 1995 and I’m enrolled in a from Dugan's professional Zimmerman, has recently pub- she completed her medical very different ‘USMC’ now!” knowledge, and the community lished Transition from Vowed training at the University of will be better served.” Mike and to Lay Ministry in American British Columbia. Michael Didonato ’94 his family live in Hickory, NC. Catholicism through the Edwin and Grace Desantis (UC ’94) Mellen Press. The book, based Michael Burtniak ’51, now live in San Diego, CA, Alexandra Dunsmuir ’92 on a survey and interviews retired from teaching Philosophy where they welcomed their and her husband, Peter Kukovica with current and former mem- at Canisius College, Buffalo, first child, Anthony Michael (’99 MBA Rotman School of bers of a number of religious NY, has sponsored the building Desantis DiDonato, 20 June Management, UofT) welcomed communities, focuses on aspects of seven chapels in areas min- ’04. Anthony was baptized 26 their first child, Madelaine Grace of religious formation that carry istered to by the Divine Word December ’04 in St. Basil’s Duval Kukovica. Madelaine over into lay life as an indica- Missionaries. One of the most Church (where his parents was baptized 14 Nov. ’04 in St. tion of what should go into the recently completed chapels, were married) while Michael Basil's Church, Toronto (where formation of lay ministers. erected in Tagbac, Philippines, and Grace were visiting their her parents were married) by bears on its dedicatory plaque, families for the Christmas holi- Fr. Robert Madden, CSB ’52. Sr. Mary Alban Bouchard “In Gratitude to the Basilian days. Fr. Robert Madden, CSB Madelaine, Peter, and Alexandra CSJ (Toronto) ’62 writes: Fathers (CSB) of Toronto, ’52 officiated at the ceremony. live in Toronto. “You will be surprised to hear Canada. Gift of Michael Burtniak. from this old grad. I thought 2003-2004.” Mike wished in Michael Dugan ’62 Peggy Gosling ’70 was folks might like to know that I this way to recognize his debt retired from his position of awarded her PhD in the field have not disappeared entirely to the Basilians for the role they Chairman and CEO of Henredon of Behaviour Support by the from the face of the earth. I played in his high school and Furniture Industries, Inc. in London University Institute of have been nearly 16 years college/university education. Morgantown, North Carolina, Education, London, England, working in Haiti…. Since the and has accepted the Alex Lee in February '02. She has been Jubilee Year I have undertaken Dana Cushing ’95, Professorship of Business in living in the UK since 1971 and the UN initiative of Building enlisted in the United States Lenoir-Rhyne College. This heads a large multi-professional a Culture of Peace, writing a Marine Corps in 2001 and was professorship is held by a sea- social inclusion team in London’s series in Haitian Kreòl, called promoted to Lance Corporal 1 soned management professional East End. Lapè Gaye, spreading peace. July 2003. Now in her second with a record of community [The series] is for animators of tour of duty in Iraq, she was involvement. The Lee professor John Jacquemain ’67 and youth groups and has been dis- interviewed by “McLean's acts as a resource to the busi- his wife Nancy welcomed tributed in all dioceses through Magazine” 12 July ’04 for an ness community and serves as their first grandchild, Samuel the Religious Conference of article dealing with Canadians a liaison between the college John, born to their son Mark Haiti. To date 13 booklets have serving in the US military in and business. Mike also serves Jacquemain and Cathy Wood. been published here in Haiti Iraq. Dana is stationed at al on the Boards of Directors From 10 September to 10 with the help of Haitian collab- Asad airfare base, 200 km of the American Furniture October the McLaren Georgian orators. I am very happy to west of Baghdad. As one of Manufacturers, the Furniture College Gallery in Barrie, receive the Alumni Magazines the three people looking after Foundation, the Hickory Museum ON featured an exhibition of from UofT, St. Michael’s and St. the day-to-day operations of of Art, and the Frye Regional John’s photographs entitled Paul's to update me on people the base, she often deals directly Center. Of his appointment “Passing Through: Close and happenings. Thank you.” with Iraqi citizens; she has also the new Lee Professor stated, Encounters with Urban Art”. been involved in an outreach “Becoming part of the Lenoir- Margo Bourassa program for women in the Rhyne organization represents Michael Henry ’91 and Barclay ’90 and Steve local village, as well as other the fulfillment of a lifelong Gerel Lopenen were married 12 Barclay were married 8 May projects related to the civilian dream. I have always admired June ’04 in Blessed Sacrament ’04 in St. Michael’s Cathedral, population. Dana spoke of the the teachers and professors Church, Toronto. Michael and Kelowna, B.C. Margot and benefit her Toronto/Canadian who shaped my education and Gerel live in Toronto, where Steve live in Rossland, B.C., background is to her work, look forward to having the Michael practices law with the where Margot is an obstetrician/ pointing out that she was used opportunity to share some of firm Hauser, Henry and Syron. gynecologist and Steve works to interfacing with peoples of my experience with students.” Gerel is the first daughter-in-law as a metallurgical engineer. other cultures. Dana commented, The President of the College of Bob ’52 and Beverley Henry. BULLETIN BOARD

Patrick (D.Litt.S. ’03) the planting of a tree on the Sister Donna received the articling with the Justices of and Barbara Keenan campus to honour her on her Doctor of Sacred Letters the Superior Court of Ontario. received the 2004 Outstanding retirement after many years of degree, honoris causa, from St. Adam ’02 entered graduate Philanthropists Award presented service in St. Michael’s Faculty Michael’s on 1 November ’03 school at the University of at the Association of Fundraising of Theology and to recognize and was the 2004 Kelly Lecturer Waterloo. He received a Master’s Professionals Toronto Chapter’s the granting of the Anne O’Hara on 18 November, speaking to degree in Mathematics (Financial 10th Annual Awards Luncheon Graff Award to her at the recent an appreciative audience in Statistics) in ’04 and is enrolled on 30 November ’04 in the Catholic Theological Society Sorbara Auditorium on ‘The in the University of Waterloo Metro Toronto Convention of America's annual meeting Leader’s Mantle: Creating PhD program in Mathematics Centre. Barbara and Patrick for her scholarly work. Connection, Community, and (Statistics). Needless to say, have given generous financial Continuity in the Midst of Susan and Kurt admit to a assistance to St. Michael’s Sister Donna Markham, Chaotic Times”. certain amount of pride in Hospital, the Yonge Street OP (Cl ’68) was elected their two offspring. Mission, The Kidney Foundation Prioress of the Adrian Dominican Bishop Robert of Canada, the Chinese Renal Sisters in February ’04; the McManus, DD Mark O’Coin ’94 reports Association, and to the installation ceremony for Sister (MDiv ’77), ordained that after living in Tokyo for University of St. Michael’s Donna and her four General Bishop 22 February ’99 and a few years, he is on the heels College, where their benefac- appointed Auxiliary Bishop of entrepreneurial successes tion has resulted in launching of Providence, RI, was since 1998 with his web design a major graduate teaching recently appointed Bishop of company, and has settled into initiative in religious education. Worcester, MA. marriage and home ownership They have also supported with his wife, Sayuri Hayashi, McGill University, the David Metzler News: Susan in Toronto. Suzuki Foundation, and St. Adam Metzler ’74 , Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, and her husband, Kurt Metzler, Mike Pelino ’83 has been BC. It has been said of them, hosted a BBQ mini reunion of named Assistant Coach of the “Not only are [they] generous, former SMCers who had been New York Rangers of the altruistic and committed associated in the late ’60’s and National Hockey League. Mike philanthropists, they strive to Dr. Donna Markham with Kathleen early ’70’s with the “Western served several years as men's ensure that their philanthropic Ancker, Director of Alumni Affairs (later Freshman) Course” hockey coach on the interna- leadership encourages and established at SMC to enable tional stage and has been part inspires others to act Councilors took place 27 June students from out of Ontario of eleven Canadian Gold Medal accordingly.” ’04 in Adrian, Michigan. Sister to obtain the equivalent Teams, including Assistant Donna had served on the Adrian admission requirement of Coach positions on the Sister Ellen Leonard, Dominican General Council Grade 13 (“Upper School”). Canadian gold-medal team of CSJ ’78 (PhD Theol), 1986–1992, was President of It was held on campus and over the 2002 Winter Olympics in was joined by members of her the U.S. Leadership Conference 50 attended from Canada, Salt Lake City, and the world community and other friends of Women Religious ’90–’93, USA, and beyond. Susan, a championship teams of 2003 and colleagues to witness then served as the President member of the law firm Miller and 2004. He was Head Coach of the Southdown ON treat- Thomson in Toronto, was pre- of teams that won the 2002 ment centre for religious for vailed upon to give your Editor Spengler Cup, the 2000 Father several years, and most recently some recent information on Bauer Cup, and the 1996 under- was Special Assistant to the the two Metzler heirs: Erin ’98, 18 Pacific Cup. While at St. President for leadership initia- after a few years traveling, Michael’s, Mike lived in residence tives at Georgetown University. teaching high school math, and was a Hockey First Level The Adrian Dominicans num- and serving as assistant to the T-Holder. ber some fifteen hundred and Dean of the UofT’s Faculty of have served in nine countries. Law, entered Law School at Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, graduating in ’04. She has moved back to Toronto and is

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Marisa Scigliano ’80 and ization was launched on Fr. Rocco Volpe ’52 was different dates. The reception her husband, Mak Arvin 1 January '05. Georgina’s inducted by the Administration was arranged by daughter, (Queen’s, PhD ’86) welcomed speech discussed the obstacles of St. Michael’s College School, Debora ’83, with the help of their second child, Gemma faced today in building more Toronto, into The Order of St. her husband, Leslie Borbas Stella, 14 March ’04, a sister vibrant communities and out- Michael 10 November ’04 in a ’83, other family members, for big brother Luciano. lined how her new organization awards dinner ceremony in and friends. Many happy will challenge Canadians and Toronto. The citation noted returns, Claudette and Al! Shady Business: Ray ’71 others to rediscover individual that his dedicated service to reports that he and Sue (Flavin) commitment, leadership and Catholic education as priest, Paul Yocom ’65 appeared ’70 took a September trip to cooperation in order to build teacher, counselor, and coach in the 1 August ’04 edition of California to visit their daughter a better society. (especially at St. Michael’s The Calgary Sunday Sun column Anna ’01 and son Ray (Villanova College School), and his active “Ties that Bind” by Paul Jackson. U. grad). Anna lives in Santa Emöke Szathmáry ’68, ministry in parishes have been Mr. Jackson’s column dealt with Monica and works for a President of the University significant characteristics of Prince Charles and recounted company that offers training of Manitoba, received the his Basilian life. Fr. Volpe lives some of Paul’s stories of the programs for Real Estate University of St. Michael’s in the Basilian residence in Prince’s pleasant character. agencies. Ray jr. is a Bio-Medical College Doctor of Sacred the Cardinal Flahiff Basilian During his service in the Royal Engineer at St. Jude Medical Letters degree honoris causa Centre, Toronto. Canadian Navy, Paul had Center in San Francisco, involved at the 6 November Theology encountered His Royal Highness, in implanting pacemakers. Ray Convocation held in St. Basil’s Elizabeth Henry who was serving in the Royal sr. reports that Sue has taken Walford ’89 and her husband Navy, several times during naval leave from her Catholic Robert welcomed their second operations and after. Paul lives chaplaincy work at Monroe child, Patrick, born in St. in Calgary and is President of Community Hospital in the Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, 10 Paul Yocom and Associates, a Rochester, NY area to devote September ’04, 9 lbs, 23”, a company that raises corporate the year to more clinical training baby brother for Matthew, 3. funds for private placements. at Strong Memorial Hospital in The Walfords live in Toronto. Rochester. Ray also writes, Patrick is grandchild #2 for Henrick ’91 and Sarah “Along with trying to keep our Bob ’52 and Beverley Henry. Isherwood Zbogar ’91 software company afloat, I am and their four children, Andreas, content to apply my leisure hours PHOTO: COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF Keira Wetherup ’95 8, Katja, 6, Nadia, 4, and Maja, 2, MANITOBA to beating Fr. Tim Horan (’71) finished graduate work at the continue to reside in Brampton. on the golf course!” [Ed.’s note: Ontario Institute for Studies in Henrik reports, “We’re all doing Fr. Horan, please note.] church and presided over by Education, UofT in '02 and is fine… I have recently taken on his Eminence Cardinal Aloysius now with the Toronto Metro a new position with the City of Georgina Steinsky- Ambrozic, Chancellor of School Board teaching Grade Brampton to oversee Travel Schwartz ’68 addressed the the University. Dr. Szathmáry, 5 at George Webster Public Demand Management initia- Empire Club of Canada lunch- noted as an outstanding teacher, School in East York; the school tives and the implementation eon in the Empire Room of the academic administrator, her mother attended. Keira of a Rapid Transit program. Fairmont Royal York Hotel, researcher, published scholar, lives in Scarborough, ON. Sarah will eventually go back Toronto, on 16 November ’04. and advocate of universities’ to teaching high school English, Georgina, formerly Chief playing a significant role in Al and Claudette Picard Music, and Religion; she Human Resources Officer for their local communities, was Wingell ’56 were happily currently keeps herself busy Bell Canada in Ottawa, has presented for the degree by taken aback on 5 August ’04 with our four future St. Mike’s been named President of a Fr. James McConica, CSB, when, expecting to have a students…!” new national charitable organi- Praeses of the Pontifical quiet family dinner at the UofT [Ed.’s note: Sarah and Henrick, zation formed by the merger Institute of Mediaeval Studies. Faculty Club, they found we have every intention of of the Canadian Centre themselves the centre of a being here for them!] for Philanthropy and the large grand surprise reception Coalition of National Voluntary to mark their respective “sig- Organizations. The new organ- nificant” birthday—same year, INQUIRE WITHIN Notes from the Kelly Library Cardinal Newman Project The Internet Archive Major digital library projects By JONATHAN BENGSTON, Chief Librarian

The John M. Kelly Library is involved in two major Courtesy of Alexandra Zhang Jonathan Bengston digital library projects to expand access for our students and our alumni to the world’s written heritage. Cardinal Newman Project The Internet Archive The Kelly Library has a unique collec- The library is hosting a digitization tion of Cardinal Newman’s works. project by the Internet Archive, a Consequently, the library has become California-based non-profit organiza- the centre of operations for a major tion, founded to build an ‘Internet microfilming and digitization project of library.’The Internet library will offer the entire corpus of nineteenth century permanent (and free!) access for works by and about Cardinal Newman. researchers, historians, scholars and the Funding for the project is being general public to historical collections provided by the Fathers of the that exist in digital, audio, visual and Pittsburgh Oratory. printed formats, using a machine that can digitize books at a rate of hundreds *For more information on the Newman of pages per hour. Collection see http://www.utoronto.ca/ stmikes/ library/rare.htm *For more information about the Internet Library see http://archive.org.

“To maintain its distinctive Catholic Mission” Gifts of Publicly Listed Securities to USMC John McGrath ’63 has supported the What’s new? University of St. Michael’s College for • When publicly listed securities are donated to a over 20 years:“I believe in the values of registered charity only 25% of the capital gains a Catholic liberal arts education and I must be claimed as income in the year of the gift. am concerned about the need for fund- • When combined with the donation receipt, issued ing to allow St. Michael’s to maintain its for 100% of the value of the gifted securities on distinctive Catholic mission.” the date of transfer, a donor will not have to pay anything out of pocket for capital gains. McGrath has chosen to give gifts of publicly listed

securities, explaining that:“Changes to the income To find out more about donating appreciated assets, tax act have given donors significant tax relief from contact Christina Attard, our Charitable Gift Planning capital gains, with the result that it is possible to Officer at (416) 926 2077 or toll-free at 1 (866) 239-3339 increase the size of my gift.” or [email protected]

18 Spring 2005 St. Michael’s Kelly Lecture The Leader’s Mantle: Creating Connection in Chaotic Times By DR. DONNA J. MARKHAM, OP PhD/ABPP

In the midst be grounded in the capacity to stand in our commitment to promote an of the relationship, to foster connections across awareness of interdependence is at the deepening awareness differences, to engage in dialogue in core of healthy adult relationships.This is of the interconnectedness of human service of building global communion. at the heart of what effective leadership beings, we are being brought face to face Leaders who squander resources, use behaviour must entail if we are to surface with our sin, the reality of the extravagant bully tactics, refuse dialogue, devalue the from our current, frightening geopolitical ruptures in which we collude. We shat- vulnerable, and bask in narcissistic self- momentum toward disaster. ter connection and do violence to aggrandizement are not only dangerous; wonder when we devalue or dismiss or, they are acting in reckless violation of *Editor’s note: On November 18, 2004, worse yet, destroy another human being. an emergent global ethic, to relate with Dr. Donna J. Markham, OP, PhD/ABPP We thumb our noses at the Creator when others as you would wish them to relate was the guest speaker for our 22nd we withhold respect from the less pow- to you. Simply put, people who cannot Annual Kelly Lecture at the University erful-from poor people, or gay persons, relate should not be in leadership today. of St. Michael’s College.This is just a taste! or women, or refugees.We shatter the It is too dangerous to our survival. To view the complete document, go to connectedness of creation when we Our ability to engage and connect with www.utoronto.ca/stmikes/about/ stand in silence in the face of injustice others; our capacity to exhibit and features/kelly.html in our governments, or in our church. It is precisely in these places of rupture Gerry ’55 and Irene Devlin with Dr. Donna Markham that the responsible leader stands. I believe this emerging consciousness of our intrinsic relatedness, and our honest assessment of the ways in which we are complicit in destroying relation- ships, directs the work of leadership-in business, politics, society, church, or family. None of us is exonerated from the process of serious self-examination of our manner of exercising both formal and informal leadership. Healthy leadership is central to global healing and survival. It is central to the process of restoring ruptured connec- tions. Such leadership, of necessity, must solicit compassion and reverence; and The Heart of

God Jean Vanier By ANTHONY J. PALMA ’94

The day-long and meaning.The whole reality of Dr.Vanier acknowledged that it is visit of L’Arche is to help people to discover not easy to be truly human in our Dr. John Vanier to Saint that they are precious, that they are present culture, to find inner peace, Michael’s College on October 26th beautiful, that they have value.” rest, and happiness.“We’re caught up will long be remembered by those How do we reveal to people that in a culture of money and success. who met him and listened to his they are precious? “We must love The big rejected one, I think, is God. words. people to freedom,” affirmed Vanier. Everybody is too busy. But God One of Canada’s most respected “We must love people to be themselves. needs us.We must open the door for Catholic thinkers returned to the We need to call forth the person, Him.We need a higher power to College 40 years after his arrival in in all their brokenness and their change our hearts of stone into 1964 as a professor of philosophy. pain, but more importantly, in their hearts of flesh.” Over 400 people came to hear Dr. capacity to give life.” Vanier speak on Finding Peace.“There can be no peace unless we have that conviction that every person is important, that every person matters, that every person flows from and to the heart of God.” “Peace is not the absence of war. Peace is not living in the same city under the rule of law.There can be no peace unless we meet and relate to people who are different from us.” “If there are injustices, if there are inequalities, we must face them. If somebody is hungry, if somebody is suffering, don’t imagine that a loaf of bread will suddenly appear. It’s up to you and me.We must be prepared to work for peace.We ourselves are responsible.” Dr.Vanier linked his conception of peace to our relationships with the Cathie Massel Brayley ’79 presents daughter, Katie 11 and son, David 13, to Jean Vanier. Cathie disabled. “There can be no peace commented, “I was a Grade 9 student at St. Joseph’s High School in Ottawa the first time I heard Jean Vanier’s message of peace, hope and love. I remember being both moved and unless we are convinced that every inspired. I am grateful that David and Katie had the opportunity to meet him and to hear him person is precious.We are all very speak about his path of becoming human and how important it is that each one of us works for vulnerable people, crying out for love peace.”

20 Spring 2005 St. Michael’s Campus Notes The First of Many!Friends of the John M. Kelly Library Book Sale

In October books to pick up.” assessment of the book sale 2004, a small What makes the St. Mike’s success:“I think our pricing group of dedicated sale different from the others? structure made our books volunteers, the Friends of Marley Carroll ’70 says,“It’s a better deal than some the John M. Kelly Library, the books, and it’s the peo- of the other sales.” held a book sale–the first of ple. On opening night, we If you would like to many, according to Caroline had a special reception and learn more about the Di Giovanni ’70, the preview of the ‘treasures’ we Friends of the Kelly Library, President of the Friends. had found, including a first please contact Ann Sullivan “We raised more than edition of the Lord of the ’77 at 416-601-3967 or $22,000.We want this to Rings, signed by Tolkien at usmc.booksale@ become an annual event like himself! utoronto.ca the other College sales.It David Hagelaar, the was a great success!” Associate Chief Librarian The Chief Librarian, was more practical in his Jonathan Bengtson, agreed: “Not only did the Friends raise much needed funds for the library, but we were able to add 2,000 books to our permanent collection.” “It was work, but it was fun too” commented Rick Ficek ’70. “We had a lot of fun working together in the sorting room this past summer. Peter Rogers ’68 is in charge of “pick ups.” Peter and his volunteers travel about the Greater Toronto Area in their cars, to pick up boxes of donated books. When asked how other Volunteer Caroline Morgan Di Giovanni ’70 with Jonathan alumni could get involved, Bengston, Chief Librarian; and Philip Marchand ’69, Toronto Star Columnist, Lecturer before the Treasures Peter’s face is transformed by of the Kelly Library Book Sale a grin:“There are already

St. Michael’s Spring 2005 21 Father Francis Celtic Studies Mallon, CSB ’29 Doing a lot Celebrating with a little By DAVID WILSON 70years of Professor Co-ordinator, Celtic Arts Program Priestly Life The Celtic Studies Program has been a major part of the intellectual life of St. Michael’s College since the mid 1970s. If we were to choose a motto, it would probably be “doing a lot with a little.” Back Row: David Wilson, M. NicDhiarmada; Celtic Studies has three full-time faculty Front Row: Ann Dooley, Jean Talman members: Mairin Nic Dhiarmada, whose teaching focuses on the Irish language; Ann Dooley, who specializes in Medieval Irish Literature and modern Irish and Scottish Literature; and David Wilson, whose background is in modern Irish history. Fr. Mallon, we give Holding everything together is the College Programs Assistant, Jean Talman, thanks for whose contributions to Celtic Studies are incalculable. God’s gift to you of 98 years and Our aim is to provide a wide variety of intellectually stimulating courses 10 months of vibrant life.We give thanks for in a personal, student-friendly learning environment.We consistently get among your 70 years of exemplary priestly life, for the best student evaluations in the University of Toronto! your concern for us shown in so many ways. You keep us not only in your mind, but also in your heart, and in your prayers-prayers to which you continue to be faithful.When we Friends of the University of St. Michael’s College gather in joy or in sorrow you are present to us as a priest, not just because of what you Norwegian Fjords Cruise wear but because of the concern you have for 20 June to 2 July 2005 our spiritual welfare, for our salvation.You remind us of our baptismal call and power; Experience luxury cruising to the Land you encourage and help us to answer that of the Midnight Sun aboard a five-star call to be children of God, builders of God’s ship of Holland America, the MS Kingdom, heirs of Heaven, sharers in Christ’s Rotterdam, with your hosts, Brian Priesthood, instruments of God’s love wher- and Anneliese O’Malley. ever we are. Fr. Mallon, we thank you, we pray for you, and ask that you continue to pray Visit the fabled fjords of the west coast of for us that we may be a priestly people.* Norway, including Sognefjord, Geirangerfjord,Trondheimsfjord and *Homily preached at the Mass of Lysefjord. Shore excursions will include the famous Flam Railway, the steepest Thanksgiving offered 16 December in the world, with a drop of 2900 feet, passing over roaring streams and endless 2004 in St. Basil’s Church, Toronto, waterfalls. Wonder at the beauty of God’s natural creations, while taking the by Fr. Robert Madden, CSB ’52 time to enjoy being in the company of good friends! to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the ordination of Fr. Frank For more information, call Brian at (416) 926-7261 or toll-free at 1 (866)238- Mallon, CSB. 3339 or visit the Cruise Professionals at www.cruiseprofessionals.com

22 Spring 2005 St. Michael’s Faculty of Theology 2004 Convocation

By MICHAEL ATTRIDGE, PhD ’04 Winner of the 2004 Governor-General’s Award Assistant Professor of Theology Director of Basic Degree Programs Faculty of Theology, USMC A Responsibility to our Abilities

On in 1992. I wanted to study at the same and now we have two beautiful little November 6, 2004, Basilian school Father Culliton had daughters.With the support I received I received my Doctor of Philosophy attended in order to model myself after from my family and the USMC commu- degree in Theology from the University him. I discovered that the Faculty of nity I persevered, and was able to complete of St. Michael’s College.This brought to Theology was an ideal place.After two my doctoral degree, being honoured by completion a dream that had begun years, I knew I wanted to teach theology the Governor General’s Gold Medal more than fifteen years before. at the university level and decided to at convocation. The dream began in the late 1980s stay at St. Michael’s for doctoral studies. I crossed a threshold on November while I was completing my undergraduate The College community,its faculty,staff 6, 2004.At the convocation ceremony, degree at the University of Windsor. I and students and the Basilian Fathers honourary doctoral degree recipient happened to take a Theology course had become a family for me. retired Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire from a Basilian priest named Joseph Doctoral studies are not easy.One spoke to graduates about our responsi- Culliton, who taught that we had “a needs not only the intellectual capacity bility as future leaders. He questioned responsibility to respond to our abilities.” for this work, but also fortitude, resiliency us. How would we use our knowledge? I began my Master of Arts in theology and perseverance. During the first year What kind of leaders would we become? at the University of St. Michael’s College of my program, I married my wife Isilda I was reminded again of Father Culliton. I realized that this liminal moment was not an end at all, but merely a transition to new and greater responsi- bilities. I trust in God for assistance in responding to them appropriately.

Dr. Anne Anderson, CSJ, Dean, Faculty of Theology; Prof. Safwat Zaky, Vice-Provost, UofT; Dr. Kenneth L. Schmitz; His Eminence Cardinal Ambrozic, Chancellor, USMC; Dr. Emöke J.E. Szathmáry ’68, President, University of Manitoba; Dr. Richard M. Alway ’52 , OC, O Ont., President, USMC; Lt. Gen. Roméo Â. Dallaire (retired); Sheila Campbell Junior Fellow, PIMS, and Dr. James McConica, CSB, Praeses PIMS. Photo: Steve Frost

St. Michael’s Spring 2005 23 The Arbor Awards honour alumni and friends for outstanding volunteer service to the University of St. Michael’s College!

PHILIP ARMSTRONG KENNETH LALONDE ’80 BRIAN O’RIORDAN ’80 An interest in Irish, Scottish and Welsh As a member of the Ontario Institute A diligent volunteer even as a student, traditions led Philip to volunteer to be for Studies in Education of the University Brian served as a member of the a Director of St. Michael’s College’s of Toronto Campaign board, Kenneth Governing Council Academic board Campaign for Celtic Studies, and the secured a $300,000 gift to help create an (1978 to 1979), the University of major supporter of the Visiting Professor education technology lab. His commit- Toronto Alumni Association (1984), Program in Celtic Studies. (not shown) ment to the Institute’s Advisory Board, the co-chair of the campaign for the led to his appointment as chair in 2003. School of Continuing Studies and is ANN P. DELUCE ’70 (not shown) currently on the St. Michael’s For more than seven years, Ann has College Council. chaired and served on various award ANN C. MARSHALL ’54 selection committees, including the Ann has been a member of the USMC CONNIE I. ROVETO ’71 Joan E. Foley Award, the John H. Moss Senate for many years, a board member Connie has enthusiastically served as Scholarship, and the National Scholarship of the Alumni Association for 12 years, a Class Representative since 1971,a Selection. and has been extremely active in helping volunteer on the USMC Senate since with class reunions. 1994, and as an assessor member on JOHN A. KEEFE ’71 the USMC Collegium since 1998. Both For twelve years, John has taken time RODNEY D. MCEWAN ’95 the Senate and the Collegium have out of his busy law practice to preside Rodney was a don at St. Michael’s benefited from her financial wisdom. over discipline hearings at the University Residence, and now volunteers on our Tribunal, where he is co-chair. Men’s Residence Dons Selection MICHAEL SPILLANE ’60 Committee. Ron also assists our students Mickey has served on the USMC by employing them part-time in his Continuing Education Division business, MCOR Logistics. (not shown) Council and helped organize its 10th anniversary Ethics Conference. Micky and his wife Annette ’63 have established a residential bursary to assist St. Mike’s students.

L to R: Back Row John A. Keefe ’71; Dr. Richard Alway ’62, USMC President; Michael Spillane ’60 Front Row: Connie Revoto ’71; Anne C. DeLuce '70; Anne Marshall ’54 and Brian O'Riordan ’80, with Fr. Frank Mallon, CSB ’29 in the front

24 Spring 2005 St. Michael’s Courtesy of Catholic Register Fr. Timothy Radcliffe OP, Does Does truth still matter? still

matter?By ANTHONY J. PALMA ’94

To determine crisis of suspicion. “People “This is a wonderful and goodness of people, and to the truth of do not trust that they are fertile tradition that has given weigh them down with the the matter, the Social being told the truth.We are us modern science and much burden of their sins.”We must Justice Centre at USMC drowning in information but freedom”, maintains Radcliffe, view humanity and the world and the Dominican Family we do not know whom or “but if it becomes the primary mercifully, accepting that of Toronto sponsored a lec- what to believe.” way of seeking the truth, then good people do bad things. ture in November 2004 by The present climate of we shall inevitably create a “To look at a human being Father Timothy Radcliffe, mistrust is rooted in the society which is mistrustful is to see someone who is OP,on ‘The Crisis of Truth Enlightenment tradition of and suspicious, and whose destined for God.” Telling:A Christian Response the West. social bonds crumble.” Only through prayer can to the Loss of Trust in the The Enlightenment The Enlightenment has we sustain another way of Truthfulness of Media and rejected tradition, including inspired a crisis of confidence, seeing the world. For this we Public Leadership’. the dogmas of the Catholic but Christianity offers “a need to learn to cherish truth “For most of the history Church. It maintained that spirituality of truthful- again, for its own sake, as some- of the West, telling the truth truth could only be deter- ness…[and] a way of living thing beautiful and intrinsic has been seen valuable in mined by a detached scientific that helps us to see things as to our human dignity.” itself, belonging to our observer, who observed coldly they are.” Radcliffe explains human dignity, and required and rationally, questioning that “a spirituality of truth- *Father Timothy Radcliffe, by honour,” explained the inherited assumptions fulness” allows us to see each O.P., is former Master of Radcliffe. “Such a cherish- and prejudices of the crowd. other’s goodness, which is the Dominican Order, a best- ing of truth for its own sake The mind, in its search for the deepest truth of our being. selling author, chaplain, and has largely been lost.” certainty, must doubt and “For Christians, the great Professor of Theology at Oxford The crisis of truth is a mistrust everything. lie is to shut our eyes to the University.

St. Michael’s Spring 2005 25 Fr. David Burrell, CSC, Furlong Memorial Lecturer Courtesy of Bryce Richter, Notre Dame Media Group lecture by Dr.lecture by David Burrell, CSC at: http://www.utoronto.ca/stmikes/about/ features/burrell.html. which strongly the warmth and cordiality ran through the colloquium, which followed the after the Furlong Lecture,day at: http://www.utoronto.ca/stmikes/about/ features/furlong.html Go to our website to read the complete Go to our website to read a description of * * The Furlong Lectures ago,A few years gave O’Hara Dr.William St. a gift to endow a lecture series Michael’s in memory of alumnus Fred Furlong ’51. sister and Through the generosity of Fred’s Bonnah,brother-in-law,Anne and Ray we the endowment. continue to build

iod has Peace ve work. ve Sake 9 5 in the three Abrahamic in the three freedom” us towards moving

The Furlong Committee asked Creation’s God. the history He cruised through of philosophy, pointing out that you “eras”, it into can divide depending each per on the approach taken, to the concept of a free Creator. was Hellenic philosophy “seamless garment”a without any Creator. conceptual recourse to a free As Jewish, then Christian, then Islamic philosophy engaged Greek thinkers traditions, in the light of their own the each had the task of re-thinking that make heritageGreek in ways for God as the deliberate, room of what exists. unconstrained Source done with was That intellectual work great monotheistic each of the three faiths influencing each other, an which Burrell interfaith achievement seeks to understand and to recreate in our time. Dr. Burrell took an exhilarating approach, on the issue of centered in creation, freedom God’s and on the human response,“a which is that of servant’s traditions-a topic on which he has comparati done much David Burrell to speak on the theme David of creation , By ’ SOMERVILLE JANET inter- 2004 for confronta- persistent October challenges shaking 3 , the third was s most St. Michael’s St. CSC has joined the intense among Jews, Christians been drawn heart and soul been drawn

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Three faithsThree practicing students of the intertwined history of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Dr. Burrel, David conversation conversation and Muslims, of the cul- one layer tural and political today’s world.today’s On one of the world’ gles of the world as a whole.gles of the world St. has no intention of wither- Michael’s ing.Through the Furlong Lecture series,

26 aloof wither if they stay wither if they Universities Universities track record at developing the at developing track record Dame is awesome. education at Notre tion between those two peoples. those two tion between His faith dimension of theological Jerusalem, of the epicentre Muslim and Jewish leaders who live in leaders who live Muslim and Jewish allows him to meet face to faceallows with Burrell has Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem lor as well as a Yale-trained scholar, Yale-trained as a lor as well Tantur the Dame at for Notre work 1964 for peace.into a search His academic career at Notre Dame University in Dame University at Notre career annual Furlong Lecturer. annual 1951 1951 1951 1951 1931 1957 1937 1957 1958 1956 1957 1941 1941 1950 1954 1952 1954 1939 1930 1932 1965 1945 1977 1964 1979 1948 1946 1948 1946 1948 1949 1962 1944 1949 1949 1999 1966 , Robert ,William A , Danuta , Santo A J , E M Peter ,AH (Wintermeyer) Gretchen , C I Julian , Eileen (O’Hara) ,Angela , Raymond , Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Fitzgerald , Donald H , D John , Henry A , Mary J (Allore) ,Audrey A (Hart-Smith) , PM John , Mary (McNeill) , Cmdr. Edward , Sr. CSJ Mary (Dorothy) Jane , FJ John Reverend ,William D , Martin A , Patricia (Wiley) , Eileen (Lee) , Mary Lenore ,Anita (Meyer) , Barbara Ann (Kauth) , Frances M (Obrien) ,Anne Marie (Stevens) , Cecylia J (Lewandowski) , Patrick , Michael G Reverend 1951 , Ralph ,Agnes (Costello) ,Annabel (Macklin) , Mary R (Flynn) Rest in in Rest Peace ,Vincent A ISAAC MILLAN QUILLAN C C C NEWLAND PHOENIX REAUME RIPLEY SEWALL SHAUNESSY TRIMBLE WALSH DENNIS DOYLE FAVA FITZGERALD FITZGIBBONS GRACE HOLLYER KEAST KELLY LENJOSEK MACKIE MAHONEY MARCK MAREK M M M MICHALSKI MOLONEY MULLIGAN AZZARELLO BEATTIE BERNARDI BRADY CANNAN CLANCY COCOMILE CROTHERS CULHANE CZERWINSKI

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Dr. Kerpneck,Associate Harvey

. tribute of all, the most moving Perhaps Harvey 2004 by a formerby student in praise of Professor with wit and humanity

Professor Kerpneck will be greatly missed by his family, Kerpneck will be greatly missed by Professor “Opposed to mediocrity of the evil therein, and aware Harvey

1990 Kerpneck teacher, is a devoted single-minded in his aim of trans- forming hesitant, grade-gathering students into clear-thinking, percipient, writers and intelligible … Committed to the romantic ideal of individualism, democratic yet he reassures his students that it is acceptable, delightful, even per- for them to express themselves to never he warns them prudently and yet and honestly sonally whichabandon the control and constraint underlie real freedom. colleagues, and friends. Kerpneck, the man and his work:

A commemoration for the late College, of Saint Michael’s of English and Fellow Professor Dr. by read was Kuhn, Joaquin the English Department Discipline Representative,St. at College Council Michael’s in September conclusion with a quotation written Kuhn’s Professor was in Dr. Kerpneck After all these years I completed my double major in Italian Back at and French at St. Mike’s in 1977, having spent my third year studying in Florence, Italy as the recipient of the Chandler Scholarship. I graduated from the Faculty of Education at U of T in 1978, realizing Loretto my dream of being a teacher.That September, I was hired to teach French, Italian, Spanish and Religion at Loretto Sometimes I Abbey, in all grades from nine to thirteen. find it hard to I went on to complete my Master’s believe that I am back at Loretto degree in Education, and my Supervisory College. It seems like yesterday that a Officer’s Qualifications.The past twenty- bright-eyed, straight-haired teenager one years have been spent in administrative landed on the steps. positions as Vice-principal and Principal I was born and raised in Niagara in the Toronto Catholic District Falls, and educated at Loretto Academy School Board [TCDSB]. High School I was delighted to have The TCDSB approved a secondment been accepted at the University of St. requested by the Sisters of Loretto, and Michael’s College, to major in Modern so it is that I am Dean of Loretto College. Languages. I would never have imagined it while I I moved into Loretto College was living here! Residence, missed my mother’s Italian I have a long history with the Loretto cooking, but was delighted about the Sisters, and I am delighted to serve in Angela Convertini ’77, Dean of Loretto College fact that I had no curfew! I was actively this new role. I am thrilled to be reunited involved in residence life, as the Social with the Saint Michael’s community. I Rep on the House Council, and later as look forward to good work, good people, the Don of fifth floor. and good times!

Scholarship: Opens A Window

“From a very young age, I have been aware that a university Your support of degree is costly, but I also knew that to achieve some measure the University of of success in life, I had to obtain one. St. Michael’s College assists students to The University of St. Michael’s College opened a window for achieve their full me when it granted me my scholarship. potential as students and as ethical human I am truly grateful.” beings.

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28 Spring 2005 St. Michael’s ‘Bound’ By ANTHONY J. PALMA ’94 Book and Media Studies at USMC to Stay

Professor Dorothy Speirs Co-ordinator, Book and Media Studies Program

The program has grown beyond The co-ordinator of the Book and Intellectual trends all expectation. “We can only admit Media Studies program is Professor come and go, but the latest so many students to the rare book Dorothy Speirs. “We like to start academic fashion, ‘Book and Media collections at a time, so we have to small,” she explains. “Book and Media Studies’, is ‘bound’ to stay. Now in limit class sizes,” explains McGowan. Studies is a 2nd year entry level its second year, the Book and Media “If we didn’t, we estimate enrolments minor undergraduate program.We Studies Program continues to attract could easily reach 200.There is a hope to offer the program as a major a host of undergraduates interested in great hunger for what this program is at some point in the near future.” an interdisciplinary and historical striving to offer– the study of print Professor Yannick Portebois teaches investigation of the role of printing, history and the development of media the core course for the Program, which books, and reading in cultures past and in a serious academic manner.”Though includes visits to rare book collections present. a financial endowment for Book and as an integral part of the curriculum. “What we have here is the first Media Studies at USMC has yet to be “The students realise how privileged undergraduate book history and print established, a sizable donation has they are to be in a place like the U of T culture program in North America,” recently been made by Marilyn where they have access to all these notes Dr. Mark McGowan, Principal Buckley Sutton ’65 and Tom extraordinary resources that make the of Saint Michael’s, and one of the co- Sutton ’65 from California. program a unique experience for them,” founders of the program, which now A total of 38 course offerings were adds Portebois. joins Christianity and Culture, Celtic listed in the 2004–2005 Book and This new arrangement makes the Studies, and Mediaeval Studies as one of Media Studies program guide. The University of Toronto the first academic four official College programs at USMC. program’s curriculum is supervised by institution in North America to offer both “We wanted to take full advantage an advisory committee, including four undergraduate and graduate degrees in the of the vast resources of the University specialists in Book and Media Studies based study of the book, media, and print cultures. of Toronto, unite the college disciplines at Saint Michael’s: Professor Dorothy It’s a truly outstanding achievement. in a collaborative academic program, Speirs and Professor Yannick Portebois, and expand our course offerings in both of the Department of French *To read a recent article from the Canadian the process” explains McGowan. “The Studies; Professor Francesco Guardiani, Printer on Book and Media Studies see McLuhan scholarly legacy also had of the Department of Italian Studies; http://www.utoronto.ca/stmikes/about/ a hand in establishing the program at and Principal McGowan, a Canadian features/bookmedia.html Saint Michael’s.” Church historian.

St. Michael’s Spring 2005 29 Continuing Education Convocation 2004

A Step on the Journey to By BLAINE MACDOUGALL Catholic Leadership

Catholic leaders in our organizations. Key questions At our graduation ceremony in St. from education and emerged, including “How do I nurture Basil’s Church, retired Lt. General Roméo health professions took another step Dallaire challenged us, as leaders of on their journey of faith when they Catholic organizations, to walk in the gathered to participate in the Catholic footsteps of Our Lord and to stand Leadership Program at the University firm in our convictions to ensure jus- of St. Michael’s College.We shared the tice. anticipation of connecting with Catholic The exchange of ideas, and the leaders from across Canada, the exchange recognition and appreciation of our of ideas and concerns about the future Catholic heritage, were elements that of our organizations, and the challenge made this journey a fantastic one; one Director of Continuing Education, of opening our minds to different points Mimi Marrocco ’69 (centre) with Catholic that I would recommend to all Catholic of view.We were embarking on a journey Leadership recipients: Janete Polowayfter, leaders. that involved our faith and it was a Mark Edmonds and Blaine MacDougall after fantastic voyage. Convocation on 6 November 2004 As health care professionals and educators, we grappled with the issue of in our organizations. Key questions what makes our Catholic organizations emerged, including “How do I nurture distinct from other organizations that myself, others and the soul of my organi- deliver the same service–or do they? As zation?” Much discussion centered upon leaders, we struggled to define our role leadership demonstrating Catholic values. Monthly Giving Plan

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30 Spring 2005 St. Michael’s 4149 Wrk 4/1/05 10:59 AM Page 31

Charitable Gift Poetry and the Annuities at the University of St. Divine: Michael’s College

Through a Charitable Gift Annuity you can make an immediate a priest as donation to assist the University of St. Michael’s College and receive: poet speaks • Guaranteed income for life with rates that never fluctuate By JENNIFER HARRIS • A charitable donation receipt and Assistant Professor tax-free income Co-ordinator, Christianity and Culture Program • The satisfaction of supporting USMC Fr. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco is a As an example at Saint familiar face An alumna of 75 years of age will Michael’s College. Having taken receive investment income of 7.27% classes at St. Mike’s as an under- with 84% of her annuity income graduate student, he graduated from tax-free. the University of Toronto in 1973 with a degree in English. In the midst An alumnus of 85 years of age will of a flourishing career as a poet, Pier receive investment income of 10.97% with 100% of his annuity income decided to pursue a monastic vocation, tax-free! returning to the University of St. Michael’s College to take classes in theology in the 1990s. He was For a personalized quote, call Christina Attard, ordained a priest in 1998 for the our Charitable Gift Planning Officer at (416) Pier Giorgio Di Cicco 926 2077 or toll-free at 1 (866) 239-3339 Archdiocese of Toronto. Courtesy of City of Toronto website Father Di Cicco says: “Poetry or [email protected] led me to prayer, thence to priest- of Saint Michael’s College community hood.” in the 3rd Annual Christianity and the * A minimum gift of $10,000, and a minimum age of 65 Since 2001, Fr. Di Cicco has Arts Lecture, speaking of “Poetry and years is required to establish a charitable gift annuity. published four poetry collections, the Divine.” Everyone is welcome to Rates of income and tax-free income are determined by age, gender, and date of birth. Quotes are valid for including the Trillium Award-nomi- the lecture and the reception that will 30 days from the date of issue. nated, Dark Time of Angels (2003). In follow.
2004, he was named the second Poet Laureate of Toronto. He will hold 3rd Annual Christianity and this position for three years, while the Arts Lecture continuing to serve as a priest at (Poetry and the Divine) St.Ambrose Parish, Etobicoke, in the Archdiocese of Toronto, thus Fr. Pier Giorgio Di Cicco combining his two great loves. Thursday,April 14, 2005 7:30 p.m. It is as a priest and a poet that Fr. Alumni Hall, Room 400 Di Cicco will address the University 121 St. Joseph Street 4149 Wrk 4/1/05 10:59 AM Page 32 Mark McGowanMid-term Update

At the mid-point of a five-year term as Principal of St Michael’s College, Dr Mark McGowan seems to have been energised by his role as an academic administrator, and remains optimistic about the challenges that lie ahead.

The Principal’s Office has had a hand with additional student club space and In all this activity, what is the highlight in a whole series of initiatives over the a renovated Coop Café. St Michael’s of McGowan’s term as Principal? “The course of the last twelve months. In is also working to increase student day I spent with Jean Vanier.”And from academic matters, McGowan took part involvement with the broader commu- another perspective? The enrolment of in a review of the Faculty of Arts and nity through programs like Intercordia his eldest daughter Erin as a first-year Science as part of the U of T’s current and the Regent Park Learning Exchange, undergraduate major in Celtic Studies.“ academic planning exercise. He has ini- which links university student tutors I was amazed when she told me she tiated discussions between the Ontario with youth living in Toronto’s Regent was planning to attend St Michael’s,” Institute for Studies in Education and Park neighbourhood. he beams
the Christianity and Culture program to create a joint five-year Concurrent Teacher Education Program (CTEP) to prepare religion teachers for Ontario’s Catholic secondary schools. Concerning student life issues, the Principal has been chairing a Residence and Recruitment Committee which is developing strategies to attract more high school graduates, particularly from Catholic schools, to apply to the College. To this end, entrance scholarships of greater value were offered this past year, and, with the cooperation and involvement of St Joseph’s and Loretto Colleges, the introduction of limited co-educational residence is being considered for next year. In close cooperation with student leaders, Brennan Hall is being converted Mark McGowan and his daughter Erin into a multi-purpose student centre

32 Spring 2005 St. Michael’s A Family Affair By SUSAN A. METZLER ’74 The Western Contingent A diverse group *Susan Adam Metzler ’74 and her husband, of people were brought together Kurt Metzler, hosted a BBQ mini reunion of over many years for their “Western the Western contingent on September 5th, 2004. Year” at St. Michael’s College.The Western Course began in the 1930s, as *Go to our website to view additional a result of the introduction of matricu- photographs at http://www.utoronto.ca/ lation (Grade 13 or its equivalent) as an stmikes/about/features/western.html entrance requirement for the University of Toronto. Susan Adam Metzler ’74,a Top Westerners who stayed at St. Joseph ‘Westerner’ explains,“Only Ontario had College. L to R: Emily Figueiredo ’06, JoAnn Tierney Figueiredo ’75, Nicole Mascarenhas ‘01, Grade 13, so students from outside the Elain Adam ’72, Sr. Mechtilde O’Mara, CSJ ’56, province had to attend the Western Marianne Sciolino ’73, Kathy O’Hagan Richardson course. It was a fabulous group of ’74, Phoebe Foley and Sheila Tierney Milway ’74. people! We lived together in St. Joe’s, Bottom Westerners who stayed at Loretto College. Loretto, and Elmsley, and had all our Front Row, L to R: Sheila Burke Crummey, Barbara courses together.We developed close Burke, Patty Wood ’75, Susan Murray ’72, Caroline Tallmadge ’78 Back Row: Trich Harper, Erin Metzler, relationships with one another that Carol Adam Harper ’80, Meg Droney ’76 and Susan continue to this day.” Adam Metzler ’74. Photos courtesy of Susan Metzler

A Guide to our Gifts Fr. Henri Nouwen:

and our Losses By SEAN MULROONEY ’82 On a surprisingly warm and sunny to leave his tenured position at professor from St. Augustine’s morning in November, a group of Harvard to live with mentally handi- Seminary and by Donna Little ’56, a twenty-one adults met in Brennan capped adults at the L’Arche Daybreak certified therapist and trainer for the Hall to take part in a workshop called community in Richmond Hill. He Toronto Centre for Psychodrama. “Henri Nouwen as a Guide to our lived the last 10 years of his life there Gifts and Losses”. Father Henri until he died in 1996. The workshop *For more information on the library’s Nouwen was a Dutch Roman used passages from the writings of Fr. Nouwen Collection, see: http://www. Catholic priest, who taught theology Nouwen to help participants become utoronto.ca/stmikes/library/rare.htm at Notre Dame,Yale, and Harvard. He aware of the gifts and losses in their was also a best-selling author of over lives and to help them explore their *For more information on courses with 40 books on the spiritual life. While spiritual significance Continuing Education, see http://www. others would have been content with This workshop was offered through utoronto.ca/stmikes or phone a career as a professor and successful the Division of Continuing Education, (416) 926-7254 author, Henri’s restless spirit led him by Dr. Sean Mulrooney, a philosophy Contents St.St. MichaeMichael’s The University of St. Michael’s College Alumni Newsletter was formerly known as DOUBLEBLUE 1

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