Jubilee 2011

2011 Sixty-Five, Sixty, Fifty, Twenty-Five Years Sixty-Fifth Anniversary of Ordination Rev. William J. Brinker, C.S.C. Rev. Howard A. Kuhns, C.S.C. Sixty-Fifth Anniversary of Religious Profession Bro. Edward C. Luther, C.S.C. Sixtieth Anniversary of Ordination Rev. Lawrence A. LeVasseur, C.S.C. Most Rev. Charles A. Schleck, C.S.C. Rev. Thomas C. Tallarida, C.S.C. Rev. John V. VandenBossche, C.S.C. Sixtieth Anniversary of Religious Profession Bro. Herman F. Zaccarelli, C.S.C. Fiftieth Anniversary of Ordination Rev. Maurice E. Amen, C.S.C. Rev. Ernest J. Bartell, C.S.C. Rev. Thomas E. Blantz, C.S.C. Rev. Thomas E. Chambers, C.S.C. Rev. William G. Condon, C.S.C. Rev. Donald F. Guertin, C.S.C. Rev. Thomas F. McNally, C.S.C. Rev. Richard J. Segreve, C.S.C. Rev. Robert G. Simon, C.S.C. Rev. Joseph L. Walter, C.S.C. Rev. Joseph S. Peixotto, C.S.C. -Sacred Heart of Jesus Province Fiftieth Anniversary of Religious Profession Bro. James H. Miller, C.S.C. Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Ordination Rev. Francis J. Murphy, C.S.C. Rev. Thomas G. Streit, C.S.C. Rev. Mark B. Thesing, C.S.C. Rev. Robi Hubert Gomes, C.S.C. Most Rev. Ponen Paul Kubi, C.S.C. (Biography Not Submitted) Rev. Eilas Palma, C.S.C. Rev. Bakul Stanislaus Rozario, C.S.C. -Sacred Heart of Jesus Province Sixty-Fifth Anniversary of Ordination Rev. William J. Brinker, C.S.C. Fr. William Brinker was 1964 he was assigned to teach born in Covington, Ky., on and perform other duties at May 8, 1919. He attended St. Notre Dame High School in Aloysius Elementary School Niles, Ill. In 1964 he returned there and St. Xavier High to Holy Cross Seminary, and School Cincinnati before in 1967 he was assigned to enrolling at the University of be the college and Career Notre Dame as a freshman in Counselor back at Notre Dame 1937. He entered St. Joseph’s High School until he retired in Novitiate in Rolling Prairie, 1992. After 1992, he stayed on Ind., in August 1939. He made there as Counselor Emeritus his First Profession of Vows until 2007. He lived at Fatima in 1940. After two years at House for one year in 2007 and Moreau Seminary he graduated then he moved to Holy Cross from Notre Dame in 1942. He House, Notre Dame in 2008. studied Theology for four years at Holy Cross Fr. Brinker assisted in parishes for weekends in College in Washington D.C., and was ordained the South Bend area and in parishes near Notre a priest on June 24, 1946 at Sacred Heart at Dame High School. Notre Dame. After Ordination he was assigned to teach at Holy Cross Seminary on the campus of Notre Dame from 1946-1955. From 1955 to 7 Rev. Howard A. Kuhns, C.S.C. Fr. Howard Kuhns born in in residence halls and serving Canton, Ohio, March 11, 1918, in several administrative posts. attended St. Peter’s Parish From 1969 to 1974, Fr. School and then went to St. Kuhns was Chaplain for the John’s High School where he Holy Cross brothers at James graduated in 1936. After a year Hall, Holy Cross Brothers at Holy Cross Seminary as a Center at Notre Dame. In 1974, freshman at Notre Dame, he he was assigned as Assistant went to St. Joseph’s Novitiate, Pastor at St. Casimir’s Parish Rolling Prairie, Ind., and made in South Bend, Ind. In 1978, he First Vows there on Aug. 16, was made Pastor and remained 1938. He completed his Notre there until September 1987 Dame education at Moreau when he moved to Casa Seminary and graduated from Santa Cruz, Phoenix. He has the University in 1942, then assisted at St. Luke’s Parish began studies in Theology at Holy Cross College, almost continuously except for a time when he Washington, D.C. He was ordained a priest June served as Administrator of St. Michael’s Parish 24, 1946, at Notre Dame. in Gila Bend, Ariz. After Ordination, Fr. Kuhns worked in “Gus” enjoys listening to classical music and residence halls and studied history at Notre doing crossword puzzles. He asserts that he has Dame, where he earned a master’s degree in never had the fl u and that the only time he got 1948. After further studies at the University of a fl u shot it made him sick. His advice to his Minnesota, in 1951 he was assigned to teach fellow residents is “Don’t get old.” Liturgy and Church History at Holy Cross College in Washington, while continuing advance studies at Georgetown University, where he received a doctorate in 1959. In 1962, he returned to Notre Dame where he taught history while prefecting 9 Sixty-Fifth Anniversary of Religious Profession Bro. Edward C. Luther, C.S.C. I entered the Junorate in seminarians. The Provincial Watertown, Wis., in January gave me the obedience to cook 1945. During the spring for them. Father Duffy was semester my studies began; Novice Master and he was my obedience was to assist very understood of my limited with the milking because my experience in the kitchen. Fr. background was working on Duffy was there two years. Fr. a farm. In the spring when the Craddick replaced him in the Superior, Brother Bonaventure, summer of 1949. On October interviewed me, he asked me if I 21, 1949, Fr. Craddick received wanted to be a teaching brother my Final Vows. or a working brother. My choice In November of 1949 was to be a working brother (at Brother DeSales, who was the that time the word “coadjutor” cook at Moreau Seminary, and was used). The House Council I exchanged positions. I began said that I would be a candidate for the Novitiate to learn about cooking and baking from Brother in August 1945. Andrew Corsini. After two years, Brother Andrew On August 4, 1945, 13 brother candidates went to the Novitiate which had moved to Jordan, entered St. Joseph’s Novitiate at Rolling Prairie, Minn. Plans were beginning to be made for a new Ind. A seven-day retreat began August 5. On seminary building. In the spring of 1956, ground August 6, the Retreat Master announced that was broken for the seminary. My new assignment World War II in Europe had ended—which was to cook at Jordan, Minn., and cooking at was good news to hear. On the Feast of the Moreau was taken over by a food company. Assumption, August 15, we received the habit of During the Provincial Visit at Jordan, Minn. the Brothers of Holy Cross. This began a year Provincial Fr. Mehling, asked me to go to of learning about the religious life, becoming the new seminary to supervise the lay people familiar with prayers, and learning the vows in the kitchen. My response was that I had no of poverty, chastity, and obedience. It was my experience with working, and hiring kitchen obedience to work with Brother Polycarp in the help. As a result of his visit, I spent that summer kitchen. Working with Brother got me interested and two more summers taking a course in Food in cooking which became a lifetime interest. On Service Management in St. Louis. From the fall October 21, 1946, I made my First Profession of of 1959 until the summer of 1964, I served at Temporary Vows. Moreau Seminary. From the summer of 1964 In October of 1946, Sacred Heart Novitiate until 1968 my obedience was at the Foreign opened up on Miami Road in South Bend, Ind., for Mission Seminary at Washington, D.C. I 13 returned to Moreau Seminary to be assigned as “F.” House Manager, which included supervising the Twelve years assisting in Old College began kitchen. in the fall of 1999: Fr. Charles Gordon for fi ve In the summer of 1979, there was an years; Fr. Kevin Russeau for six years; and Fr. unforeseen change in my life. Fr. John Van Stephen Lacroix for one year. It is a very grat- Wolvlear called and asked me to be a Rector at ifying period in my life. Being involved in the the University of Notre Dame. He had spoken formation of young men who are the future of to the Provincial and wanted to talk to me about Holy Cross gives me hope for its many minis- the position. I contacted Fr. David Porterfi eld, tries. There is a feeling of respect for seminarians Sorin Hall Rector, and Fr. Dan Jenky, Dillon Hall when they take First Vows, the day of their Final Rector (now Bishop of Peoria, Ill.) to get their Vows, and most of all great satisfaction on their advice. After lengthy conversations, and with Ordination to the priesthood. their encouragement, I accepted the appointment. The 65 years as a brother in the Priest Society Eight years at Morrissey Hall gave new insights of Holy Cross has been short. The enjoyments on how to develop guidelines for students to help that I have gotten from the ministries that have them take responsibility for their lives. My years been active in my life have taught me that Blessed at Morrissey Hall gave me much respect for the Basil Anthony Moreau had great foresight in roll of a rector. the Congregation. I thank God, Our Sorrowful In the spring of 1986, Fr. Tyson assigned Mother and St. Joseph for their grace in my life. me to Fisher Hall. The challenges were much greater at Fisher than Morrissey.

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