The Pontifical SUMMER 2 0 0 8 North American College M A G A Z I N E CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2008 EDITORIAL STAFF The Pontifical North American College M A G A Z I N E Editorial Director C O N T E N T S Nicholas Vaskov ’09 RECTOR’S CORNER Rev. Msgr. James Checchio 3 Diocese of Pittsburgh EASTER RETREAT AT ARS Paul Kolker ’11 4 Editorial Assistant Matthew Wiering ’10 IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SAINT IGNATIUS Vincent Arong ’10 5 Diocese of New Ulm ONE YEAR LATER Nicholas Vaskov ’09 6 Layout and Design John Sheridan ’10 CLERICUS CUP Peter Finney III ’10 and E. Theodore Martin ’11 8 Diocese of Youngstown HISTORY OF THE CASA O’TOOLE 10 Design Assistant David Carrano ’ 10 LIFE AT THE COLLEGE 14 Diocese of Madison A FULL HOUSE Ryan Erlenbusch ’09 15 Photographers LICENTIATE IN SEMINARY FORMATION Rev. David Ruchinski ’07 16 Daniel O’Mullane ’10 Diocese of Paterson LEGION OF MARY APOSTOLATE Sean Danda ’09 18 & Brian Soliven ’10 FOUNDERS’ AWARD 19 Diocese of Sacramento FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS 20 CHOIR RECORDING Matthew Kuhn ’10 22 For more information about the SENT TO PREACH THE GOSPEL: THE CLASS OF ’08 23 North American College, or to learn about opportunities INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT UPDATE Mary DiDonato 24 for memorial gifts, contact ECONOMO’S CORNER Rev. Msgr. Daniel Mueggenborg 25 Mary DiDonato at our Washington, D.C. Office of Institutional SAVE THE DATE: UMILTÀ AWARDS BACK COVER Advancement: Tel: (202) 541-5411 Fax: (202) 722-8804 Email:
[email protected] or visit our website at www.pnac.org FRONT COVER The Class of 2008 poses for their class photo on the lawn in front of the College.