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Faith in the Future VOLUME 2, NUMBER 3, FALL 2010 A PUBLICAPUBLICATION OF THE REDEMPREDEMPTORISTRIST OFFICE FORFOR MISSION ADVANCEMENTANCEMENT REDEMPTION P lentifulPage 9 Page 7 Page 6 Page 11 IN THIS EDITION: Provincial’s Preface page 2 MissionMission schedule page 3 Faith in the future Neumann Year page 5 This summer, we celebrated (clockwise from top left) glimpses of hope in Haiti, the profession of new Redemptorists, partnerships in Vietnam, and the bright In lieu of flowers page 8 promise of young adults in the Church. ROMA; Fr. Alfred Bradley & Fr. Vang Cong Tran/Courtesy PROVINCIAL’S PREFACE and neighbors who were fighting in the Now, we are seeking to educate some war, and I was swept up in the powerful Vietnamese Redemptorist seminarians feelings of the day. Vietnam was a far- in our formation program in Boston to away place where the enemy was. prepare them for the priesthood. Doing Today, more than 40 years later, the this will lighten the financial burden on Redemptorists are growing rapidly in the Vietnam Province. I am also sure this Vietnam, and have one of the largest initiative will bring many blessings to provinces in the Congregation. Despite our Province. some outside harassment, we have many Two of our confreres who will be young men in that country who want to responsible for the formation of these be Redemptorist priests and brothers. candidates, Fathers Denis Sweeney and The Vietnam Province is very strong Raymond Collins, recently spent some in faith and personnel, but very poor time in Vietnam and came back over- financially. Their provincial told me that whelmed with the welcome they received he has a hard time even feeding all of his and with the deep faith of the people. (Ed- students, and might have to turn away itor’s note: Read more about their visit on In 1966, I was a junior at St. Mary’s good vocations. page 7.) I am so very proud that the Balti- High School in North East, PA, and our Over the past 10 years or so, the Bal- more Province has begun this program of civics teacher, Father John McGowan timore Province has formed a special solidarity with our confreres in Vietnam. (now my mission preaching partner who bond with the Vietnam Province. One of God has a way of surprising us in life. tells people that I taught him!) organized their men whom we sponsored to come The people of Vietnam were once an a class debate on the war in Vietnam. He to the U.S. to study, Father Paul, just enemy in a faraway land. Now, I see had a hard time finding volunteers who obtained a doctorate in theology from them as my confreres and brothers with would argue against the war. Catholic University. whom we share a love of Jesus Christ As I went on to college and graduate We are also assisting other Vietnam- and the Congregation of the Most Holy school, the war in Vietnam continued and ese Redemptorists in their education Redeemer. became one of the most divisive issues so that they can go back and teach in in American history. I would suspect the seminary. A young priest from Viet- that many of us in that class in 1966 may nam is in our parish in Brooklyn where have had different feelings as the years he says Masses in English, Chinese, and went on. Vietnamese. I tease him that he will soon Very Rev. Patrick Woods, C.Ss.R. In some ways, I came of age during the learn Spanish. He left his home and fam- Vietnam War. I had a high lottery number ily in Vietnam to become a missionary in and a seminary deferment so the war did Brooklyn. not touch me directly. Yet, I had friends Congratulations to A day to celebrate On August 1, Plentiful Redemption © 2010 Fr. Joseph Tobin, C.Ss.R. Father Joseph Tobin, whose term Redemptorists in Paraguay Redemptorist Office for as Redemptorist superior general celebrated the Mission Advancement ended in November 2009, was establishment 107 Duke of Gloucester St. named in of their own Annapolis, MD 21401-2526 August as secretary independent province within [email protected] of the Congregation the worldwide Congregation. 410-288-8755 toll free: 877-876-7662 for Institutes of More than Consecrated 80 years ago, Editorial Board: Redemptorists/CourtesyDenver Life and Redemptorists Fr. Patrick Woods/Courtesy Fr. Rev. Matthew Allman, C.Ss.R. Patrick Woods/Courtesy Fr. from the Rev. Andrew Costello, C.Ss.R. Apostolic Life. He will be ordained Baltimore Province founded missions Rev. Daniel Francis, C.Ss.R. a bishop, and hold the rank of in Paraguay to preach to the poor. It Elizabeth Góral-Makowski archbishop. Father Tobin is a member was a blessing to celebrate with our Stephanie Tracy of the Denver Province of the brothers as they begin this new chapter in Kathy Wagner Redemptorists. Please join us in praying for him as he begins this new Redemptorist history. redemptorists.net ministry. 2 Redemptorist preaching near you! For updated mission Advancing the Mission and retreat information, visit redemptorists.net Among others, three major events have marked my summer: preaching the Solemn Novena in honor of Our September to November 2010 Mother of Perpetual Help in Limerick, Ireland in June; Sept 12-16 attending my high school seminary reunion for gradu- St. John the Evangelist ates from St. Mary’s in North East, PA in July; and ex- New York, NY Fr. Kevin MacDonald periencing Dialogue 2010, a gathering of Redemptor- ists and young adults at Notre Dame Retreat House in Sept. 17-26 St. John the Evangelist/ Canandaigua, NY in August. Bl. Kateri As some of you may have read on my blog, “Irish Rockview Prison (bilingual) Impressions,” (go to redemptorists.net and search for Bellefonte, PA “Irish Impressions”) I was quite heartened by how Frs. Gerard Brinkmann many young people are still attending church in Ire- & Sean McGillicuddy land — at least for the nine days I preached in St. Al- Sept. 18-30 phonsus Church in Limerick. I’m told the same no- St. Joseph vena Redemptorists preach in Belfast attracts even Cockeysville, MD Fr. Alex Ortiz younger crowds. During my time there, I interviewed en Español one young couple who shared that their faith is strong Sept. 26-30 despite the true but troubling reports about the sexual abuse crises in Ireland. This is good Sacred Heart news in difficult times. Altoona, PA At my high school reunion, I met a graduate from the class of 1940 who had never been Fr. Kevin MacDonald back until this year — 70 years later! Tom was going on about the place that has meant so much to so many of us. I was happy to see my old classmate, Hugh, after 28 years. Two Sacred Heart Masses, Marian devotions in the grotto, a softball game, and a walk to Lake Erie brought it Yankton, SD Fr. John Murray all back. Though we are older and grayer, the crowd (and some wives) that attended were full of gratitude and nostalgia. Oct. 3-6 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Finally, the trinity of summer events culminated in a gathering of 65 Redemptorists and Whiting, NJ young adults from Canada, the United States, and beyond (specifically from our units called Fr. Bill Gaffney the Provinces of Baltimore, Denver, Edmonton-Toronto, Ste.-Anne-de-Beaupré; the Vice Oct. 3-7 Province of Richmond and the English-speaking Region of the Caribbean). It was a week St. Thomas More spent discovering the gifts God has given all of us, and listening to how he’s calling us to use (University of New Hampshire) them — whether that meant helping our team win the “Amazing Grace Race,” singing for Durham, NH Mass, or weeding gardens for low-income families. By now, you should have seen pictures Fr. Kevin MacDonald from this event on our Web site. (If not, go to our archives at redemptorists.net.) Sacred Heart These three experiences highlight my pride in the Redemptorists. We are strong, interna- Bloomfield, NJ tional, innovative, energetic and obviously relevant enough to still attract young people to Fr. Paul Bryan & minister with us. Sr. Mary Sninsky, OSF I hope you enjoy this edition of Plentiful Redemption that spotlights some of the things my fellow Redemptorists and I have done this summer. Support from people like you helps St. Jude Erie, PA us reach everyone with the good news of Frs. Patrick Woods & John McGowan God’s love. If you’d like to join us in these adventures, I invite you to use the enclosed Oct. 10-14 You’re invited… St. Francis of Assisi If you’re in the Baltimore/Annapo- envelope. Binghamton, NY lis/Washington, D.C. area Nov. 7, May St. Gerard Majella, a young Redempto- Fr. Kevin MacDonald I’d like to invite you to visit us in our rist brother who is one of our best-loved saints new home. The Redemptorist Office and whose feast is October 16, assist us to al- for Mission Advancement (ROMA) Oct. 16-20 ways stay youthful at heart, and pray that more has moved from our Baltimore loca- St. Aloysius young people will join us in our mission. tion to the historic Charles Carroll Littlestown, PA House in Annapolis, MD. Fr. Sean McGillicuddy In the love of Our Redeemer, Meet members of our staff that day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call us toll- free at 877-876-7662 or write to us at [email protected]. I hope to Continued on page 11 see you there.
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