SUMMER 2007 A LOOK AT THE PAST AND THE FUTURE BARTHOLOMEW LANDRY In this issue you will read about the celebration ORDAINED of the Paulists’ 50th anniversary of ministry at AT ST. PAUL The Ohio State University. However, one THE APOSTLE Silently, using might say that an ancient ritual gesture, Bishop our Paulist ties Houck lays his to the Diocese of Columbus go back to hands on the its very beginning. Why do I say that? candidate for A bit of history… ordination. General William Rosecrans was a professor at the United States Military Academy before his service in the Union Army. In the 1840s, he became a Catholic, and wrote to his brother Sylvester, a student at Kenyon College, encouraging him to explore Catholicism. He did so and entered the church. Sylvester Rosecrans studied for the priesthood and was ordained in 1852. A decade later, he was consecrated auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. In 1868, he was named the founding bishop of The newly ordained Father Landry faces his fellow priests. the Diocese of Columbus. Father Duffy, FatherPaulist Landry, President Bishop Father Houck, John Father Duffy, D esiderio?,C.S.P., Father Father Landry, Bishop Houck, Father Gil Martinez, C.S.P., pastorBoadt? of St. ......Paul the Like any good “Paulist,” General Apostle, and Father Steve Bossi, C.S.P., Director of Formation. Father Landry greets the Rosecrans, one might say, evangelized assembly at his first Mass. his brother. But there is more to the Paulist story and the General. His son P aulist Father anointed Landry’s hands in East Troy, Wisconsin, charism of evangelization, “I have looked Adrian entered our community and Bartholomew Landry was with chrism. before studying with the reconciliation and unity.” was ordained in 1872, a gifted speaker forward to ordained May 19 at St. Benedictines in Indiana In his first assignment and articulate writer. Unfortunately he ordination day for contracted malaria; though he battled Paul the Apostle Church in The road to priesthood and Louisiana. He was as a Paulist priest, Father the disease for two years he died in New York City, surrounded began for Father Landry discerning his vocation Landry, 36, is associate some time, and now 1876. The histories of the Rosecrans by his Paulist brothers, growing up in a large as a Benedictine when pastor at Old St. Mary that it has arrived, family, the Paulists and the Diocese of Columbus are indeed intertwined. his family and friends. In family in Church Point, his spiritual director in Chicago, where he I eagerly await the ancient rites of the church, Louisiana. “My family introduced him to the served his pastoral year future with hopeful While we were not involved in the Bishop William R. Houck, Paulists. “I had never heard as a Paulist student. “I am has been critical to my expectations of founding of the Diocese of Grand followed by the priests formation,” he said. He of the Paulists,” he recalled, excited to be a part of what Rapids, we have been present to present, laid his hands on “but I was attracted the Paulists are all about,” working in the that local church for 60 years. The attended Divine Word Catholic Information Center has been Father Landry’s head and High School Seminary to their mission and Father Landry said. kingdom of God.” instrumental in sharing our faith with countless people during these past six decades. As you can also see in this issue PAULISTS TO STAFF NEW PARISH IN MICHIGAN of Paulist Today, we are expanding our presence in that diocese and strengthening their presence in in 2000 and has served the parish, with an Internet presence in West Michigan. At our Summit in Albuquerque in November 2004, this burgeoning area coincide in St. community of St. Paul the Apostle accessible to all who want to follow we reached a consensus that we Luke. Father Schoeberle, the new in Los Angeles since then. “All the its progress. want to have more regional impact pastor, and Father Andrie, whose various ministries I’ve had a chance wherever we are located. Opening St. ministry will focus on the Grand to experience at St. Paul the Apostle Father Andrie, 49, has been a Luke University Parish and assuming campus minister since two years responsibility for campus ministry Valley State University community, will help me in my new ministry at at Grand Valley State University bring the number of Paulists in St. Luke,” he said. before his ordination in 1992, will enhance our presence there. the Grand Rapids area to six. The except for a brief interlude in Furthermore, Bishop Hurley very Father Schoeberle envisions St. Portland last year. “I’m excited to much wants us to spearhead efforts R ight now, it’s just a white sign Paulist Catholic Information Center in three areas that have been central in an empty field about 12 miles in Grand Rapids opened 60 years Luke as a place where people go back,” to our Paulist mission in recent years: from Lake Michigan, but with the ago and now serves thousands of come to be church. “We’re ready he said. evangelization, reconciliation and arrival this summer of Fathers Brad downtown workers, visitors and to do something like this,” he said, Grand young adult ministry. Schoeberle, C.S.P., and Don Andrie, parishioners. As a measure of his “founding a parish where mission Valley and stewardship are core values and State So the implementation of our strategic C.S.P., St. Luke University Parish will support for the Paulist mission, plan continues to unfold. We ask your take root in Allendale in the Diocese Bishop Hurley has offered the where people come not to watch enrolls prayerful support as we begin these of Grand Rapids. cathedral residence to the Grand but to participate, where people more than new endeavors in the service from community and campus will 23,000 of the church in Grand Rapids and Rapids Paulists, allowing them to The vision of Grand Rapids Bishop come together.” Thanks to the students; West Michigan. maintain their tradition of living in Walter Hurley for a new territorial community. generosity of the Grand Rapids among parish, the first in 30 years, and Catholic Information Center, Grand Valley State Father John Duffy, C.S.P. con’t.on University Carillon President the vision of the Paulist Fathers for Father Schoeberle, 51, was ordained St. Luke will first be a “virtual” pg. 4 Tower at the heart of campus. PAULIST MISSIONARIES ALL ROADS LEAD TO FIELD NEW APPOINTMENTS ROME! Center Parish in Minneapolis. San Francisco. Father Rick The Paulist 150th Anniversary Office Father Marcos Zamora, Walsh, C.S.P., will develop is proud to offer two pilgrimages to C.S.P., is associate pastor programming and outreach Rome in the Footsteps of St. Paul and at Immaculate Conception at the Catholic Information Father Isaac Hecker. in Knoxville, and Father Centre in Toronto. Joe Scott, C.S.P., is now February 29-March 6, 2008 an associate at St. Paul the In appointments earlier this and November 7-14, 2008. Apostle in Los Angeles. year, Father John Ardis, Highlights include a papal audience and Mass at St. Peter’s Father Charlie Brunick, C.S.P., became pastor Basilica; worship and fellowship at Santa Susanna, the C.S.P., leaves Chicago of St. Paul the Apostle in Paulist-run American church in Rome; tours of St. Paul’s to become the director Los Angeles, and Father Outside the Walls, St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major and the P aulist President Father focus on campus ministry at of the Paulist Northwest Bernie Campbell, C.S.P., Redemptorist House visited by Father John Duffy announced the Grand Valley State University. Evangelization and became pastor of Holy Spirit Hecker and more. following new appointments Reconciliation Center in Parish/Newman Hall at the Plus time to explore at the pre-ordination dinner Newly ordained Father Bart Portland. Father Bob University of California Rome on your own. in New York on May 18. Landry, C.S.P., is associate Cary, C.S.P., will take on Berkeley. Father Dick Join us for this pastor at Old St. Mary’s in Regional Evangelization and Sparks, C.S.P., moved once-in-a-lifetime Chicago. Father Jamie Reconciliation Outreach out across country to become experience. Father Brad Schoeberle, Baca, C.S.P., moves from of Old St. Mary’s in Chicago. director of the Boston C.S.P., is the founding pastor Knoxville to be associate at St. Paulist Center. Father of St. Luke Parish in Allendale, Paul the Apostle in New York Father Terry Ryan, C.S.P., Charlie Martin, C.S.P., Michigan. Father Don City. Father Jim Brucz, is engaged in the preaching is coordinator of the Paulist For more information, log on to www.paulist.org and click on “150th Andrie, C.S.P., will join him C.S.P., is the new associate apostolate and retreat work Fathers’ house in Anniversary” to download a brochure and registration packet, or contact as associate pastor with a at St. Lawrence Newman based out of Old St. Mary’s in Vero Beach, Florida. Stefani Manowski at [email protected] or 202-269-2521. PAULISTS AT OSU CELEBRATE 50 YEARS By Father Larry Rice, C.S.P., Director, St. Thomas More Newman Center. “ S easons of Love” opens the came to OSU, the faith of the the Center has served, the many Elizabeth Rockwell, have been appointments, reception tent and second act of the Broadway show university students and the hundreds of inquirers who have members of the Newman Center caterer were all shared with the “Rent” with a musical question: Center’s resident community has joined the Catholic Church over for every one of those 50 years.