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ISSUE# 79
February 2005
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Announcing ...
New website for the Marist Brothers of the United States Province
www.maristbrothersusa.org
or
www.maristbr.com
For information on the Marist Experience
in Sri Lanka during the tsunami click on
www.chamP-agnat.org/en/260800001.asP-?num= 178
click on email address to send email
click on correspondent or topic to go to that item
Correspondents
Maurice Bibeau
('50)
Br. Kevin Bly:th
Br. Gerry: Brereton ('59).
William By:rne ('52).
Alan Doerr ('56).
Jack Dug_gan ('52).
David Kammer ('42).
Pat Keilty_('65).
Br Francis Klug_('45).
JoseP-h Kung_('62).
John Kinch ('54).
Dennis J Murray:
Vin Poisella
Rev JoseP-h A Roth
Suzanne Wilcox
Gene Zirkel ('53).
Charles Zoeller (62).
Topics
Br John Murray_(riP-.).
Br Patrick Magee (riP-.).
Br. Simeon Gerald (riP-.).
Rev William Sears (riP-.).
Brother Leo Richard Morris
0 Brother Where Art Thou AP-r 8-9
Roselle Catholic HS Reunion AP-r 23
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin May: 14
Central Catholic HS Lawrence MA
octagonal chaP-el (again).
tsunami & Marist in Sri Lanka
Marist Family: Institute of SP-irituality:
July: 2005
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(From THE EDITOR: There are several reasons to refer to our
Website (at the above address). First, see this issue and past issues on
the "big screen," and get captivated for hours reading previous
contributions from those dear voices from the past. Secondly, you may
wish to read the eulogy of Br. Patrick Magee and others who have died
recently. Thirdly, peruse some wonderful photos and other
reminiscences of Esopus put together by Rich Foy, our Webmaster (
click
here
). Incidentally, this particular feature needs expansion from those
who spent time at Esopus, remember some of the stories, and are
willing to write them for placement at this site. And finally, for those
who knew Teddy Morris (Leo Richard), read of William Byrne's tribute to
a very colorful character
-
a work too Jong for our current printed issue,
but never too long for cyberspace!)
INVITATION:
ELEVENTH ANNUAL GREATER MARIST FAMILY
SPIRITUALITY WEEKEND
THEME: MARCELLIN'S BEATITUDES AND HIS HAPPY GANG
Marist College
***
July 8 - 10, 2005
We will focus our prayers and talks on themes emphasized by Father
Champagnat: bold confidence in God, awareness of the presence of
God, concern for the poor, concern for youth, simplicity, Mary as our
Ordinary Resource, and our response to the unmet needs of the
contemporary Church. In the evenings we will celebrate our friendship
and camaraderie in memory of the good times Marcellin had while in
the seminary. To date, presenters and panelists include Br. Brice
Byczynski, Martin Lang, Br. Vito Arresto, Richard LaPietra, Anne Lang,
Mary Gallagher, Barney and Anne Sheridan, Pat Zirkel and Valerie
Towsley. Let us know if you too would like to participate.
(The
complete program will be posted on the
Marists All
Website.)
Costs:
For individuals, two nights accommodations (including linens)
with meals, insurance and fees for the weekend will total $195 a person
or $375 per couple. Without accommodations, the cost is $120 per
person.
Reservation
for the weekend: send a $25 deposit to Maurice
Bibeau, 4 Van Wert Place, Hyde Park, NY 12538; 845-229-0879. Make
the check out to the Marist Brothers.
Registration:
Friday, July 8
th
,
at 4 pm in the Rotunda of the Student Center at Marist College. The
program ends Sunday, July 10
th
,
at noon. Participants are invited to
attend the celebration (from noon to 3: 30 pm) for Br. Joseph Belanger's
80
th
birthday.
Information:
John Scileppi, One River Road, Hyde
Park, NY 12538-1323; 845-229-6277;
john.scile12P-i@marist.edu
From
CHARLES ZOELLER ('62):
I have been enjoying
Marists All
since day one, but this is my first time writing. Here is a brief synopsis
of my years since leaving the monks at Christmas, 1968. I have been
blessed with a wonderful marriage of thirty-three years and two great
kids: Jacob, 32, and Maria, 27. We have lived in southern New
Hampshire, forty miles from Boston, since 1986. For the past nine
years I have been in the eldercare field, progressively specializing in
Alzheimer's education and care. I have been an Assisted Living
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Administrator and an Adult Day Center Manager. I work with the
Alzheimer's Association doing community education presentations,
workshops for family caregivers and facility staff, responses to helpline
calls, coordinating of support groups and other related projects. There
is no end to the need for this very satisfying work. Any readers wishing
advice or information on Alzheimer's, just let me know. No charge!
Also, check out our renowned national website:
www.alz.org_
.
Previously, I had served for almost a decade as the national field
program coordinator for the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Service
Committee, an international human rights and development agency. I
joined the UU church in 1976, but I believe I had their spirit for many
years prior. For fifteen years I have been a social justice empowerment
trainer for our denomination, facilitating two or three congregational
weekend workshops every year around the country. While I have never
lost my deep appreciation for my Catholic and Marist years, I am
comfortable and happy in my new religious home.
Other involvements that may be of some interest include my completion
of a master's in education at FSU in Tallahassee, being a conscientious
objector and doing two years alternative service with the Quakers,
specifically the American Friends Service Committee, back in New York
City, my home town! Later, I led Pacem in Terris, an interfaith peace
and justice organization, in Wilmington, Delaware, for fourteen years.
I have maintained a Marist connection with Gene Connors, and to a
lesser extent, with Jack Broderick and Bill Reger. I'd like to connect via
e-mail with any classmates, teachers, colleagues of my Marist years,
including Marcos Longoria, Dave Cooney, John Allen, Woody Duke, Rich
Keenan, Mike Dean, Bob Tripaldi, Bill Kawka, Brian Henry, Philip Robert,
Gus Nolan, Rich Foy, Cyprian Rowe. I've also been thinking lately,
because of the tsunami, of college classmates from Sri Lanka: Remigius
and Cletus and Tom Ng. (33 Windham Road, Derry, NH 03038; 603-
437-1824;
caz3328@aol.com
)
From
ALAN DOERR ('56):
I'm still teaching math at Umass, Lowell.
This is my 38th year at this institution where the name transition has
gone from Lowell Tech to the University of Lowell, to Umass Lowell. I
taught two years at Our Lady of Lourdes and four at Hayes. This brings
my total teaching career to 44 years. My wife Donna and I are
experiencing the joys of two grandchildren. We all enjoy snowmobiling
from our "camp" in Effingham, New Hampshire, just south of Ossipee
and Camp Marist. (108 Cross Street, West Andover, MA 01810-3258;
978-685-1972;
adorer@comcast.net
)
From
BR. GERRY BRERETON ('59):
I have had a five-month break
from my work of translating documents for the Marist Generalate.
During that time I very much enjoyed a nine-week renewal program in
Manziana, Italy. I am now back from a very enjoyable three-week
vacation over the Christmas holidays with friends at the Chicago
community. Today I finished and e-mailed my first translation back to
the General House, three pages. I have another one of eight pages
waiting to be done. In addition, I'm writing translations for the
Secretariat of the International Union of (women) Superiors General in
Rome. All that and living at the Mount, too! John Klein is breathing
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new life into Champagnat Hall here. Gus Landry, Larry Lavallee, and
Larry Gordon are here now. (4300 Murdock Avenue, Bronx, NY 10466;
gbrereton2004@v.ahoo.com
)
From
JOSEPH KUNG ('63)
When I came to Hong Kong in early 1969,
I taught physics and math but filled in teaching chemistry when Dr.
Judith Pauley arrived from the U.S. two months late. In conversation I
found that Dr. Pauley had been a classmate of Richard La Pietra's at
Catholic University in Washington. I am 61 years of age and plan to
retire in the fall of 2005 when the summer replacement work is done
and the school gets restarted smoothly. In my retirement I plan to
teach English to less fortunate immigrant children from China.
Living in our one-thousand square foot flat with its four small rooms are
six persons: our son Louis and his wife Dorothy and their baby
Nicholas, my wife Grace and myself, and Joy, our Philippine maid. Joy
is 26, married, and has two kids. It is a common practice here in Hong
Kong for middle class people to hire live-in domestic help. There are
about 24,000 maids in Hong Kong. Most are from the Philippines and
Indonesia, some from Sri Lanka and Nepal. The wage is about USD 450
per month. Our daughter Patricia and her husband Felix Tin live about
fifteen minutes driving time from our flat. In Hong Kong housing is
expensive. Pat's 600 foot flat costs about USD 200,000. Our flat costs
about USD 700,000. Patricia, 31, got her B.S. degree in computer
science and business management from Livingston University in
Alabama, graduating
cum laude
in 1994. She had a good education
and got to know the American life and spirit. Grace and I attended
Pat's graduation, then traveled around the U.S. for four weeks. . .. I
have not had contact with Thomas Ng for many years. He is in
Singapore, quite a distance; it is not cheap to get there. However, I do
have yearly contact with William Cheng and a few former Marists who
were trained in the Philippines and in Australia (Flat 4B, Tai Hang Road,
Hong Kong; 852-257-70094;
jkung.@hkis.edu.hk
)
From
PAT KEILTY ('65):
From snowy Wicklesgreuth, Germany, I send
warmest regards to the
Marists All
Family. Anne and I continue to own
a house in Sarasota which is currently rented out while we work for the
Department of Defense Dependents Schools at Ansbach High School.
We do love our life here in Germany, coupled with our summer returns
to Florida. We will probably stay here until social security kicks in at 62,
another three years ahead. (CMR 454, Box 1906; APO, AE 09250;
0ll-49-980-295-3318;
P-atrick.keilty_@eu.dodea.edu
)
From
WILLIAM BYRNE ('52): A Smile or Two for Ted:
I only
knew him as "Ted." It would have been inconceivable for me to call him
Brother Leo Richard, just as it would have been unthinkable for him to
call me by any other name than "Willy." In the '50's and '60's, we
shared a communal life, euphemistically referring to ourselves as
"monks." Being called a "Little Brother of Mary" didn't have the same
ring as "monk." That sounded more medieval, more substantive. So,
among ourselves, we were "monks."
We both entered the "monkery" the same year. Ted was several years
older than most of us who were the product of the Brotherhood prep
school, called appropriately enough, the Juniorate. It was in the
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Novitiate, the first serious commitment step in the Brotherhood, in
Tyngsboro, Massachusetts - later the Wang Center and now a Boston
College Conference Center - when I first came to know Ted. He grew
up in the then struggling mill town of Lawrence, Massachusetts, the son
of a sign painter. I grew up on the streets of Manhattan, West Side,
164th Street and Broadway.
Ted was a hulk of a would-be monk then, 5'10", solid, bear-like. Picture
him as an undersized professional football linebacker. ...
(For the rest of
the story, with the author's approval, log onto the
Marists All
Website.
click here
for those reading the electronic page. Editor)
From
DENNIS J. MURRAY, President, Marist College:
Members of
the Marist Community were directly impacted by the tragedy of the
Tsunami and are now reaching out to us for help. Holy Cross College in
Kalutara, Sri Lanka, operated by the Marist Brothers, was demolished
on December 26th. Approximately 1600 students, between the ages of
six and nineteen, have now been displaced, and many of them have lost
their family members and homes. Br . Michael de Wass, a graduate of
Marist College and the provincial in Sri Lanka, has asked for assistance
to help rebuild the school. The students, faculty and staff at Marist
College have recently begun raising money toward these efforts.
Although many of you have already contributed to Tsunami relief
efforts, I appeal to you for assistance to help the Marist Brothers in
their critical time of need. If you would like to make a donation, please
make your check payable to the "Marist Brothers - Tsunami Relief" and
mail directly to me at the College. I will ensure that all contributions go
to the Brothers. Thank you for your continuing support of the Marist
community. (Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601; 845-575-3600;
dennis.murra
y
_@marist.edu
)
(An article from Marist Bulletin 178 on
Kalutara's Marist School appears in full on our Website. click here for
those reading the electronic page. Editor)
From
BR. KEVIN BLYTH:
Here in sunny Sydney it looks as though we
will be having beautiful warm weather, great for surfing, picnics and
barbecues. I'm off to our holiday house on the Gold Coast for a couple
of weeks this afternoon. Looking forward to the break just south of
Brisbane at a town called Tugun. It's about 200 metres from the beach
and, although old, is a very comfortable place. Hope the snow and cold
aren't too depressing for you all. I must say I really loved my
Christmases in the northern hemisphere - England and USA - a few
years ago. The snow seems to make it, really!(P.O. Box 775, Randwick
NSW Australia 2031;
.blY-thkfb@bigRond.com
)
From
BR. FRANCIS KLUG ('45):
Our community moved from
Brownsville to Los Fresnos, TX on February 25th of last year. We had to
make room for the new middle school department of St. Joseph
Academy. Although we had a pleasant, rather isolated, location on a
resaca (pond) in Brownsville, here we are very much in the country. As
one who was reared on a farm, this location is even more to my liking
than was Brownsville, even though it requires a fifteen mile drive to get
to Brownsville nearly every day for most of the seven of us.
It looks like my time here has come to an end, for the bookkeeping has
been turned over to an accounting firm. I have no doubt that they will
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be able to do a more professional job than I did, and I am happy that I
was able to be there for three years to help get the school up and
running. Besides, I found myself correcting too many of my own
mistakes and judged that it was time to acknowledge the fact that old
age is taking its toll. Well, it is now time to ask the Lord to let me know
what He has in mind for the future. (32995 Henderson Road, Los
Fresnos, TX 78566-4668;
fmsaug
.@
rgv.rr.com
)
Coming Events!
Saturday, April 9: Third Annual "Gathering"
of the Oh,
Brother/brother Where Art Thou? (OBbWAT) at Holy Rosary in Esopus,
with overnight accommodations available for the 8th and/or 9th. This
date is a change from the Good Friday date of the past two years to
accommodate those with congregation and/or ceremonial
commitments. We hope that this date precedes the shad flies arrival.
This gathering was originally planned for the Esopus classes of 1956-
1959 or theTyngsboro groups of 1957-1960. Also welcome, regardless
of age, are any of those who were in community with any of us. (John
O'Connell, 15 High St., Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538;
OBbWAT@aol.com
)
Saturday, April 23: A Roselle Catholic High School Class
Reunion
will be held for the graduating classes of the mid-1960s. A
dinner dance will be held at the school, beginning at 6: 30 with a
cocktail reception, followed by dinner at 8:00 All former faculty
members of those years and their guests are invited free of charge.
There will be a golf outing the day before (Friday, April 22nd). The golf
package with lunch, dinner and late night sandwiches is $160 a
person. Prorated cost for part of the day is listed in the program
packet .
.(Bwischusen@enrinc.com
)
Saturday, May 14: "Pierre Teilhard de Chard in, SJ, and
Evolution"
at Marist College will be held to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the death of Teilhard de Chardin at a day-long
symposium on his evolutionary thought. The conference and luncheon
are free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. To
receive a printed invitation to the event, e-mail your name and address
to:
valerie.hall@marist.edu
or call (845)575-3359. Inquiries may also
be directed to
joseP-h,belangfil@marist.edu
.
In Memoriam
BR. JOHN MURRAY ('68):
Br. John died at the age of 55 on
December 12. He was in the first graduating class from Marist High
School in Chicago, one of the first graduates to enter the Brothers. He
taught at Central Catholic in Lawrence, St. Agnes, and at Marist High in
Chicago. He had also served the congregation as provincial
treasurer.
(
click here
for eulogy by Brother John Klein.)
BR. PATRICK EUGENE MAGEE ('43):
Br. Patrick died January 7th at
80 years of age after 62 years of religious life. He was a leader in the
American provinces, having been teacher, principal, and director in
several communities and schools. For many years he was a member of
the Provincial Council. At the funeral Mass at St. Benedict's Church in
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the Bronx on January 10th, Br. Richard Carey ('82), president of Marist
High School, Chicago, reflected on Brother Patrick's life.
(
click here
for
obituary)
From
REV. JOSEPH R. ROTH P.A. (PATRICK KIERAN '56}:
What a
shock to hear of the death of Br. Patrick Eugene Magee. What a fine
and holy man! Please give my condolences to the Brothers and let
them know that I will offer Holy Mass for him this coming week here in
the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, in Charleston, SC .
.(jrr@catholic
doc.org
)
BR. SIMEON GERALD ('33}
died on February 9th. Br. Simeon had
been a Marist for more than 71 years. He taught for many years in
Tyngsboro from the days when it was a juniorate. Since 1991 he had
been in semi-retirement at Mount St. Michael. There, while doing what
he could for the school and community, he gathered funds for the
missions by collecting and selling discarded aluminum cans. Known to
many for his piety, we recall that even at last September's GMC picnic,
he quietly distributed prayer cards.
(
click here
for obituary)
REV. WILLIAM J. SEARS ('52}:
Father Sears died January 8 at
Englewood Hospital, Englewood, FL. He was 71. Born in Manhattan,
he attended St. Ann's Academy, went on to join the Marist Brothers,
receiving the name of William Mary in 1952. He was graduated from
Marist College and taught as a Marist before entering St. Mary's
Seminary in Baltimore. He was ordained June 2, 1962, at St. James
Pro-Cathedral in Brooklyn. He served in Brooklyn until 1964. He
served in Florida, the military, and taught at Cardinal Mooney High
School. Most recently, he had been living in retirement in the diocese
of Venice, FL. Burial was at St. Raymond's Cemetery in the Bronx.
(
click here
for obituary)
(Full eulogies may be found in the obituary section of the Marists All
Web site. Editor)
From
JACK DUGGAN ('52}:
I would like to share a few memories of
my friendship with Father Bill Sears. Bill and I attended St. Ann's
Academy for a year. We had fond memories of our early teachers: Br.
Paul Octavius for Latin, Br. Thomas Aquinas for civics, Br. Michael
Kieran for religion and general science. Br. David Ottmar taught us
English and algebra. Br. Mike, our homeroom teacher, was our coach
for intramurals, our guidance counselor, our grade advisor, and
mentor. These teachers were an inspiration to our class. That year, Bill
and I joined the Sociality under Br. Godfrey. Bill and I entered the
juniorate at Esopus after our freshman year and then continued on to
Tyngsboro and to Marist in Poughkeepsie. Bill, who demonstrated a
terrific talent for construction, created an ongoing "dialogue"with Br.
Nilus as they blessed our beloved chapel with many an expletive. I
believe they were only expressing their deepest respect for each
other's gifts. In 1956 when we graduated from the College with
degrees in English, I was assigned to teach at St. Ann's and Bill was
assigned to culinary endeavors at the college. It was later, as we were
about to head for Esopus to make our required 30-day retreat, Br. Bill
made his decision to leave the Marists and follow his calling to the
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priesthood. (Box 758, Westbury, NY 11590; 516-997-6547;
GLINJAD7@aol.com
)
From
JOHN KINCH ('59): {Addendum to last issue's "octagon
controversy")
My vote goes for the practical. The choice of the
octagon shape may have been serendipitous. A round, silo-shaped
chapel would have posed problems like curved pews and kneelers. And
so I think Nilus would have opted for the relative simplicity and
economy of the octagon. In retrospect, and I don't mean to overwork
the theoretical, Nilus's buildings were geometric at a time when
function was supposed to determine form in architecture. His dining
hall was a polygon, his dormitory a cube. The building where he put
his apartment was a cantilevered rectangle, but he did build a massive
circle of a building for classrooms!
.(JPKINCH@aol.com
)
Other
addenda follow:
I went to Mass this morning at our local parish. I sat where I usually
sit, four rows behind the baptismal font. Guess what! The base has
eight sides! I had never noticed it before. You've got me seeing things
and counting sides to things: Stop signs! The Pentagon! etc. - Vin
Poisella
The Camaldolese Monastery in Big Sur CA where I go for retreats has
an octagonal church. See
www.contemRlation.com
- Suzanne Wilcox
From
DAVID KAMMER ('42):
You never know the repercussions of
your actions. Some will remember that I sent a Christmas greeting in
the name of
Marists All
to those in our e-mail address book. Here is
how the greeting read:
"At Christmas and at Eucharist we remember
that God has
come
and is helping us at every moment to grow to the
fullness of life and happiness. We pray that you may share abundantly
in His blessings."
Apparently, the greeting was appreciated by a
specific person who sent it on to a friend. The friend in turn sent the
greeting along to another friend, who replied with these words:
"Doris, thank you
-
the Christmas sentiment is very nice. It hits the
right spot after a weekend of reading verses on supposed Christmas
cards that in no way refer to Christmas or its real meaning
-
everything is now 'holiday.' Even the Rockefeller Center tree is a
'holiday tree.' Carmel"
This e-mail message returned to us "blindly"
with no accompanying message. We do see that Carmel works as a
secretary for a company on West 45th Street in New York City. We
know neither Doris nor Carmel.
From
GENE ZIRKEL('53):
Upon reflection on Br. Sean Sammon's
Christmas remarks to the Marists throughout the world, I was struck by
his comment, "And thus the story began to unfold." From the unfolding
of the Christmas story, I reflected on the unfolding of my own life. The
"unfolding" took place in this way: my youngest brother Vic went to a
Marist School. And as a result, I too developed a relationship with
Marist Brothers. This led me to spend fifteen years as a Brother and a
lifetime as a Marist layman. My eldest brother Don became involved
with the Cursillo retreat movement. It was through one of their
retreats that I met my wife Pat, the greatest gift I have received. A
high school choice, an invitation to make a cursillo, seemingly
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unimportant events, were in actuality God-incidents in the unfolding of
God
1
s plan for my life. How blessed I have been!
From
MAURICE BIBEAU('SO): (The following extract, part of an
editorial that appeared in the
Boston Globe
on January 3rd, was sent
by Mo Bibeau for our readers. Editor) Commitment to service:
There is no reason to limit the search for success to public school
systems. Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, operated by the
Marist Brothers, is located in one of the poorest neighborhoods of the
second-poorest city in Massachusetts. The highly regarded school still
draws about half its students from middle-class suburbs, but the core
mission remains "service to the least favored,
11
according to Central
Catholic
1
s principal, David DeFillippo.
Some freshmen from poor communities arrive at the 1200-student
school as many as three academic years behind their suburban
counterparts, says De Fillippo. But the gap dissolves over time in
terms of grades, SAT scores, and self-reported confidence levels.
Similar to Tech Boston Academy, staffers often arrive well before
starting time or stay late into the afternoon to tutor students. Many
teachers carry keys to the building. lt
1
s that level of staff commitment,
says DeFillippo, "that unlocks the kids
1
beliefs in themselves.
11
Struggling freshmen at Central Catholic are bombarded with extra help,
including double periods of language arts. Classes generally consist of
twenty-six students but can be reduced temporarily to just eighteen for
those needing extra attention. It is understood that upperclassmen will
mentor and encourage younger students. About one-third of the
faculty, says DeFillippo, are themselves former students at Central
Catholic.
lt
1
s not possible for judges to mandate the levels of commitment and
flexibility seen in schools that close the achievement gap. But the
court should be thinking carefully about mandating more spending in
schools where such commitment doesn
1
t already exist. ( 4 Van Wert
Place, Hyde Park, NY 12538-1770)
(Thanks to all for sending your "news and views" for publication in this
latest issue of Marists All. Thanks also to those sending monetary
contributions, especially most recently Tom Moore, Jim Gargan, and
Charles Zoeller. Editor)
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Announcing ...
New website for the Marist Brothers of the United States Province
www.maristbrothersusa.org
or
www.maristbr.com
For information on the Marist Experience
in Sri Lanka during the tsunami click on
www.chamP-agnat.org/en/260800001.asP-?num= 178
click on email address to send email
click on correspondent or topic to go to that item
Correspondents
Maurice Bibeau
('50)
Br. Kevin Bly:th
Br. Gerry: Brereton ('59).
William By:rne ('52).
Alan Doerr ('56).
Jack Dug_gan ('52).
David Kammer ('42).
Pat Keilty_('65).
Br Francis Klug_('45).
JoseP-h Kung_('62).
John Kinch ('54).
Dennis J Murray:
Vin Poisella
Rev JoseP-h A Roth
Suzanne Wilcox
Gene Zirkel ('53).
Charles Zoeller (62).
Topics
Br John Murray_(riP-.).
Br Patrick Magee (riP-.).
Br. Simeon Gerald (riP-.).
Rev William Sears (riP-.).
Brother Leo Richard Morris
0 Brother Where Art Thou AP-r 8-9
Roselle Catholic HS Reunion AP-r 23
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin May: 14
Central Catholic HS Lawrence MA
octagonal chaP-el (again).
tsunami & Marist in Sri Lanka
Marist Family: Institute of SP-irituality:
July: 2005
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(From THE EDITOR: There are several reasons to refer to our
Website (at the above address). First, see this issue and past issues on
the "big screen," and get captivated for hours reading previous
contributions from those dear voices from the past. Secondly, you may
wish to read the eulogy of Br. Patrick Magee and others who have died
recently. Thirdly, peruse some wonderful photos and other
reminiscences of Esopus put together by Rich Foy, our Webmaster (
click
here
). Incidentally, this particular feature needs expansion from those
who spent time at Esopus, remember some of the stories, and are
willing to write them for placement at this site. And finally, for those
who knew Teddy Morris (Leo Richard), read of William Byrne's tribute to
a very colorful character
-
a work too Jong for our current printed issue,
but never too long for cyberspace!)
INVITATION:
ELEVENTH ANNUAL GREATER MARIST FAMILY
SPIRITUALITY WEEKEND
THEME: MARCELLIN'S BEATITUDES AND HIS HAPPY GANG
Marist College
***
July 8 - 10, 2005
We will focus our prayers and talks on themes emphasized by Father
Champagnat: bold confidence in God, awareness of the presence of
God, concern for the poor, concern for youth, simplicity, Mary as our
Ordinary Resource, and our response to the unmet needs of the
contemporary Church. In the evenings we will celebrate our friendship
and camaraderie in memory of the good times Marcellin had while in
the seminary. To date, presenters and panelists include Br. Brice
Byczynski, Martin Lang, Br. Vito Arresto, Richard LaPietra, Anne Lang,
Mary Gallagher, Barney and Anne Sheridan, Pat Zirkel and Valerie
Towsley. Let us know if you too would like to participate.
(The
complete program will be posted on the
Marists All
Website.)
Costs:
For individuals, two nights accommodations (including linens)
with meals, insurance and fees for the weekend will total $195 a person
or $375 per couple. Without accommodations, the cost is $120 per
person.
Reservation
for the weekend: send a $25 deposit to Maurice
Bibeau, 4 Van Wert Place, Hyde Park, NY 12538; 845-229-0879. Make
the check out to the Marist Brothers.
Registration:
Friday, July 8
th
,
at 4 pm in the Rotunda of the Student Center at Marist College. The
program ends Sunday, July 10
th
,
at noon. Participants are invited to
attend the celebration (from noon to 3: 30 pm) for Br. Joseph Belanger's
80
th
birthday.
Information:
John Scileppi, One River Road, Hyde
Park, NY 12538-1323; 845-229-6277;
john.scile12P-i@marist.edu
From
CHARLES ZOELLER ('62):
I have been enjoying
Marists All
since day one, but this is my first time writing. Here is a brief synopsis
of my years since leaving the monks at Christmas, 1968. I have been
blessed with a wonderful marriage of thirty-three years and two great
kids: Jacob, 32, and Maria, 27. We have lived in southern New
Hampshire, forty miles from Boston, since 1986. For the past nine
years I have been in the eldercare field, progressively specializing in
Alzheimer's education and care. I have been an Assisted Living
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Administrator and an Adult Day Center Manager. I work with the
Alzheimer's Association doing community education presentations,
workshops for family caregivers and facility staff, responses to helpline
calls, coordinating of support groups and other related projects. There
is no end to the need for this very satisfying work. Any readers wishing
advice or information on Alzheimer's, just let me know. No charge!
Also, check out our renowned national website:
www.alz.org_
.
Previously, I had served for almost a decade as the national field
program coordinator for the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Service
Committee, an international human rights and development agency. I
joined the UU church in 1976, but I believe I had their spirit for many
years prior. For fifteen years I have been a social justice empowerment
trainer for our denomination, facilitating two or three congregational
weekend workshops every year around the country. While I have never
lost my deep appreciation for my Catholic and Marist years, I am
comfortable and happy in my new religious home.
Other involvements that may be of some interest include my completion
of a master's in education at FSU in Tallahassee, being a conscientious
objector and doing two years alternative service with the Quakers,
specifically the American Friends Service Committee, back in New York
City, my home town! Later, I led Pacem in Terris, an interfaith peace
and justice organization, in Wilmington, Delaware, for fourteen years.
I have maintained a Marist connection with Gene Connors, and to a
lesser extent, with Jack Broderick and Bill Reger. I'd like to connect via
e-mail with any classmates, teachers, colleagues of my Marist years,
including Marcos Longoria, Dave Cooney, John Allen, Woody Duke, Rich
Keenan, Mike Dean, Bob Tripaldi, Bill Kawka, Brian Henry, Philip Robert,
Gus Nolan, Rich Foy, Cyprian Rowe. I've also been thinking lately,
because of the tsunami, of college classmates from Sri Lanka: Remigius
and Cletus and Tom Ng. (33 Windham Road, Derry, NH 03038; 603-
437-1824;
caz3328@aol.com
)
From
ALAN DOERR ('56):
I'm still teaching math at Umass, Lowell.
This is my 38th year at this institution where the name transition has
gone from Lowell Tech to the University of Lowell, to Umass Lowell. I
taught two years at Our Lady of Lourdes and four at Hayes. This brings
my total teaching career to 44 years. My wife Donna and I are
experiencing the joys of two grandchildren. We all enjoy snowmobiling
from our "camp" in Effingham, New Hampshire, just south of Ossipee
and Camp Marist. (108 Cross Street, West Andover, MA 01810-3258;
978-685-1972;
adorer@comcast.net
)
From
BR. GERRY BRERETON ('59):
I have had a five-month break
from my work of translating documents for the Marist Generalate.
During that time I very much enjoyed a nine-week renewal program in
Manziana, Italy. I am now back from a very enjoyable three-week
vacation over the Christmas holidays with friends at the Chicago
community. Today I finished and e-mailed my first translation back to
the General House, three pages. I have another one of eight pages
waiting to be done. In addition, I'm writing translations for the
Secretariat of the International Union of (women) Superiors General in
Rome. All that and living at the Mount, too! John Klein is breathing
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new life into Champagnat Hall here. Gus Landry, Larry Lavallee, and
Larry Gordon are here now. (4300 Murdock Avenue, Bronx, NY 10466;
gbrereton2004@v.ahoo.com
)
From
JOSEPH KUNG ('63)
When I came to Hong Kong in early 1969,
I taught physics and math but filled in teaching chemistry when Dr.
Judith Pauley arrived from the U.S. two months late. In conversation I
found that Dr. Pauley had been a classmate of Richard La Pietra's at
Catholic University in Washington. I am 61 years of age and plan to
retire in the fall of 2005 when the summer replacement work is done
and the school gets restarted smoothly. In my retirement I plan to
teach English to less fortunate immigrant children from China.
Living in our one-thousand square foot flat with its four small rooms are
six persons: our son Louis and his wife Dorothy and their baby
Nicholas, my wife Grace and myself, and Joy, our Philippine maid. Joy
is 26, married, and has two kids. It is a common practice here in Hong
Kong for middle class people to hire live-in domestic help. There are
about 24,000 maids in Hong Kong. Most are from the Philippines and
Indonesia, some from Sri Lanka and Nepal. The wage is about USD 450
per month. Our daughter Patricia and her husband Felix Tin live about
fifteen minutes driving time from our flat. In Hong Kong housing is
expensive. Pat's 600 foot flat costs about USD 200,000. Our flat costs
about USD 700,000. Patricia, 31, got her B.S. degree in computer
science and business management from Livingston University in
Alabama, graduating
cum laude
in 1994. She had a good education
and got to know the American life and spirit. Grace and I attended
Pat's graduation, then traveled around the U.S. for four weeks. . .. I
have not had contact with Thomas Ng for many years. He is in
Singapore, quite a distance; it is not cheap to get there. However, I do
have yearly contact with William Cheng and a few former Marists who
were trained in the Philippines and in Australia (Flat 4B, Tai Hang Road,
Hong Kong; 852-257-70094;
jkung.@hkis.edu.hk
)
From
PAT KEILTY ('65):
From snowy Wicklesgreuth, Germany, I send
warmest regards to the
Marists All
Family. Anne and I continue to own
a house in Sarasota which is currently rented out while we work for the
Department of Defense Dependents Schools at Ansbach High School.
We do love our life here in Germany, coupled with our summer returns
to Florida. We will probably stay here until social security kicks in at 62,
another three years ahead. (CMR 454, Box 1906; APO, AE 09250;
0ll-49-980-295-3318;
P-atrick.keilty_@eu.dodea.edu
)
From
WILLIAM BYRNE ('52): A Smile or Two for Ted:
I only
knew him as "Ted." It would have been inconceivable for me to call him
Brother Leo Richard, just as it would have been unthinkable for him to
call me by any other name than "Willy." In the '50's and '60's, we
shared a communal life, euphemistically referring to ourselves as
"monks." Being called a "Little Brother of Mary" didn't have the same
ring as "monk." That sounded more medieval, more substantive. So,
among ourselves, we were "monks."
We both entered the "monkery" the same year. Ted was several years
older than most of us who were the product of the Brotherhood prep
school, called appropriately enough, the Juniorate. It was in the
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Novitiate, the first serious commitment step in the Brotherhood, in
Tyngsboro, Massachusetts - later the Wang Center and now a Boston
College Conference Center - when I first came to know Ted. He grew
up in the then struggling mill town of Lawrence, Massachusetts, the son
of a sign painter. I grew up on the streets of Manhattan, West Side,
164th Street and Broadway.
Ted was a hulk of a would-be monk then, 5'10", solid, bear-like. Picture
him as an undersized professional football linebacker. ...
(For the rest of
the story, with the author's approval, log onto the
Marists All
Website.
click here
for those reading the electronic page. Editor)
From
DENNIS J. MURRAY, President, Marist College:
Members of
the Marist Community were directly impacted by the tragedy of the
Tsunami and are now reaching out to us for help. Holy Cross College in
Kalutara, Sri Lanka, operated by the Marist Brothers, was demolished
on December 26th. Approximately 1600 students, between the ages of
six and nineteen, have now been displaced, and many of them have lost
their family members and homes. Br . Michael de Wass, a graduate of
Marist College and the provincial in Sri Lanka, has asked for assistance
to help rebuild the school. The students, faculty and staff at Marist
College have recently begun raising money toward these efforts.
Although many of you have already contributed to Tsunami relief
efforts, I appeal to you for assistance to help the Marist Brothers in
their critical time of need. If you would like to make a donation, please
make your check payable to the "Marist Brothers - Tsunami Relief" and
mail directly to me at the College. I will ensure that all contributions go
to the Brothers. Thank you for your continuing support of the Marist
community. (Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601; 845-575-3600;
dennis.murra
y
_@marist.edu
)
(An article from Marist Bulletin 178 on
Kalutara's Marist School appears in full on our Website. click here for
those reading the electronic page. Editor)
From
BR. KEVIN BLYTH:
Here in sunny Sydney it looks as though we
will be having beautiful warm weather, great for surfing, picnics and
barbecues. I'm off to our holiday house on the Gold Coast for a couple
of weeks this afternoon. Looking forward to the break just south of
Brisbane at a town called Tugun. It's about 200 metres from the beach
and, although old, is a very comfortable place. Hope the snow and cold
aren't too depressing for you all. I must say I really loved my
Christmases in the northern hemisphere - England and USA - a few
years ago. The snow seems to make it, really!(P.O. Box 775, Randwick
NSW Australia 2031;
.blY-thkfb@bigRond.com
)
From
BR. FRANCIS KLUG ('45):
Our community moved from
Brownsville to Los Fresnos, TX on February 25th of last year. We had to
make room for the new middle school department of St. Joseph
Academy. Although we had a pleasant, rather isolated, location on a
resaca (pond) in Brownsville, here we are very much in the country. As
one who was reared on a farm, this location is even more to my liking
than was Brownsville, even though it requires a fifteen mile drive to get
to Brownsville nearly every day for most of the seven of us.
It looks like my time here has come to an end, for the bookkeeping has
been turned over to an accounting firm. I have no doubt that they will
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be able to do a more professional job than I did, and I am happy that I
was able to be there for three years to help get the school up and
running. Besides, I found myself correcting too many of my own
mistakes and judged that it was time to acknowledge the fact that old
age is taking its toll. Well, it is now time to ask the Lord to let me know
what He has in mind for the future. (32995 Henderson Road, Los
Fresnos, TX 78566-4668;
fmsaug
.@
rgv.rr.com
)
Coming Events!
Saturday, April 9: Third Annual "Gathering"
of the Oh,
Brother/brother Where Art Thou? (OBbWAT) at Holy Rosary in Esopus,
with overnight accommodations available for the 8th and/or 9th. This
date is a change from the Good Friday date of the past two years to
accommodate those with congregation and/or ceremonial
commitments. We hope that this date precedes the shad flies arrival.
This gathering was originally planned for the Esopus classes of 1956-
1959 or theTyngsboro groups of 1957-1960. Also welcome, regardless
of age, are any of those who were in community with any of us. (John
O'Connell, 15 High St., Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538;
OBbWAT@aol.com
)
Saturday, April 23: A Roselle Catholic High School Class
Reunion
will be held for the graduating classes of the mid-1960s. A
dinner dance will be held at the school, beginning at 6: 30 with a
cocktail reception, followed by dinner at 8:00 All former faculty
members of those years and their guests are invited free of charge.
There will be a golf outing the day before (Friday, April 22nd). The golf
package with lunch, dinner and late night sandwiches is $160 a
person. Prorated cost for part of the day is listed in the program
packet .
.(Bwischusen@enrinc.com
)
Saturday, May 14: "Pierre Teilhard de Chard in, SJ, and
Evolution"
at Marist College will be held to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the death of Teilhard de Chardin at a day-long
symposium on his evolutionary thought. The conference and luncheon
are free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. To
receive a printed invitation to the event, e-mail your name and address
to:
valerie.hall@marist.edu
or call (845)575-3359. Inquiries may also
be directed to
joseP-h,belangfil@marist.edu
.
In Memoriam
BR. JOHN MURRAY ('68):
Br. John died at the age of 55 on
December 12. He was in the first graduating class from Marist High
School in Chicago, one of the first graduates to enter the Brothers. He
taught at Central Catholic in Lawrence, St. Agnes, and at Marist High in
Chicago. He had also served the congregation as provincial
treasurer.
(
click here
for eulogy by Brother John Klein.)
BR. PATRICK EUGENE MAGEE ('43):
Br. Patrick died January 7th at
80 years of age after 62 years of religious life. He was a leader in the
American provinces, having been teacher, principal, and director in
several communities and schools. For many years he was a member of
the Provincial Council. At the funeral Mass at St. Benedict's Church in
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the Bronx on January 10th, Br. Richard Carey ('82), president of Marist
High School, Chicago, reflected on Brother Patrick's life.
(
click here
for
obituary)
From
REV. JOSEPH R. ROTH P.A. (PATRICK KIERAN '56}:
What a
shock to hear of the death of Br. Patrick Eugene Magee. What a fine
and holy man! Please give my condolences to the Brothers and let
them know that I will offer Holy Mass for him this coming week here in
the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, in Charleston, SC .
.(jrr@catholic
doc.org
)
BR. SIMEON GERALD ('33}
died on February 9th. Br. Simeon had
been a Marist for more than 71 years. He taught for many years in
Tyngsboro from the days when it was a juniorate. Since 1991 he had
been in semi-retirement at Mount St. Michael. There, while doing what
he could for the school and community, he gathered funds for the
missions by collecting and selling discarded aluminum cans. Known to
many for his piety, we recall that even at last September's GMC picnic,
he quietly distributed prayer cards.
(
click here
for obituary)
REV. WILLIAM J. SEARS ('52}:
Father Sears died January 8 at
Englewood Hospital, Englewood, FL. He was 71. Born in Manhattan,
he attended St. Ann's Academy, went on to join the Marist Brothers,
receiving the name of William Mary in 1952. He was graduated from
Marist College and taught as a Marist before entering St. Mary's
Seminary in Baltimore. He was ordained June 2, 1962, at St. James
Pro-Cathedral in Brooklyn. He served in Brooklyn until 1964. He
served in Florida, the military, and taught at Cardinal Mooney High
School. Most recently, he had been living in retirement in the diocese
of Venice, FL. Burial was at St. Raymond's Cemetery in the Bronx.
(
click here
for obituary)
(Full eulogies may be found in the obituary section of the Marists All
Web site. Editor)
From
JACK DUGGAN ('52}:
I would like to share a few memories of
my friendship with Father Bill Sears. Bill and I attended St. Ann's
Academy for a year. We had fond memories of our early teachers: Br.
Paul Octavius for Latin, Br. Thomas Aquinas for civics, Br. Michael
Kieran for religion and general science. Br. David Ottmar taught us
English and algebra. Br. Mike, our homeroom teacher, was our coach
for intramurals, our guidance counselor, our grade advisor, and
mentor. These teachers were an inspiration to our class. That year, Bill
and I joined the Sociality under Br. Godfrey. Bill and I entered the
juniorate at Esopus after our freshman year and then continued on to
Tyngsboro and to Marist in Poughkeepsie. Bill, who demonstrated a
terrific talent for construction, created an ongoing "dialogue"with Br.
Nilus as they blessed our beloved chapel with many an expletive. I
believe they were only expressing their deepest respect for each
other's gifts. In 1956 when we graduated from the College with
degrees in English, I was assigned to teach at St. Ann's and Bill was
assigned to culinary endeavors at the college. It was later, as we were
about to head for Esopus to make our required 30-day retreat, Br. Bill
made his decision to leave the Marists and follow his calling to the
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priesthood. (Box 758, Westbury, NY 11590; 516-997-6547;
GLINJAD7@aol.com
)
From
JOHN KINCH ('59): {Addendum to last issue's "octagon
controversy")
My vote goes for the practical. The choice of the
octagon shape may have been serendipitous. A round, silo-shaped
chapel would have posed problems like curved pews and kneelers. And
so I think Nilus would have opted for the relative simplicity and
economy of the octagon. In retrospect, and I don't mean to overwork
the theoretical, Nilus's buildings were geometric at a time when
function was supposed to determine form in architecture. His dining
hall was a polygon, his dormitory a cube. The building where he put
his apartment was a cantilevered rectangle, but he did build a massive
circle of a building for classrooms!
.(JPKINCH@aol.com
)
Other
addenda follow:
I went to Mass this morning at our local parish. I sat where I usually
sit, four rows behind the baptismal font. Guess what! The base has
eight sides! I had never noticed it before. You've got me seeing things
and counting sides to things: Stop signs! The Pentagon! etc. - Vin
Poisella
The Camaldolese Monastery in Big Sur CA where I go for retreats has
an octagonal church. See
www.contemRlation.com
- Suzanne Wilcox
From
DAVID KAMMER ('42):
You never know the repercussions of
your actions. Some will remember that I sent a Christmas greeting in
the name of
Marists All
to those in our e-mail address book. Here is
how the greeting read:
"At Christmas and at Eucharist we remember
that God has
come
and is helping us at every moment to grow to the
fullness of life and happiness. We pray that you may share abundantly
in His blessings."
Apparently, the greeting was appreciated by a
specific person who sent it on to a friend. The friend in turn sent the
greeting along to another friend, who replied with these words:
"Doris, thank you
-
the Christmas sentiment is very nice. It hits the
right spot after a weekend of reading verses on supposed Christmas
cards that in no way refer to Christmas or its real meaning
-
everything is now 'holiday.' Even the Rockefeller Center tree is a
'holiday tree.' Carmel"
This e-mail message returned to us "blindly"
with no accompanying message. We do see that Carmel works as a
secretary for a company on West 45th Street in New York City. We
know neither Doris nor Carmel.
From
GENE ZIRKEL('53):
Upon reflection on Br. Sean Sammon's
Christmas remarks to the Marists throughout the world, I was struck by
his comment, "And thus the story began to unfold." From the unfolding
of the Christmas story, I reflected on the unfolding of my own life. The
"unfolding" took place in this way: my youngest brother Vic went to a
Marist School. And as a result, I too developed a relationship with
Marist Brothers. This led me to spend fifteen years as a Brother and a
lifetime as a Marist layman. My eldest brother Don became involved
with the Cursillo retreat movement. It was through one of their
retreats that I met my wife Pat, the greatest gift I have received. A
high school choice, an invitation to make a cursillo, seemingly
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unimportant events, were in actuality God-incidents in the unfolding of
God
1
s plan for my life. How blessed I have been!
From
MAURICE BIBEAU('SO): (The following extract, part of an
editorial that appeared in the
Boston Globe
on January 3rd, was sent
by Mo Bibeau for our readers. Editor) Commitment to service:
There is no reason to limit the search for success to public school
systems. Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, operated by the
Marist Brothers, is located in one of the poorest neighborhoods of the
second-poorest city in Massachusetts. The highly regarded school still
draws about half its students from middle-class suburbs, but the core
mission remains "service to the least favored,
11
according to Central
Catholic
1
s principal, David DeFillippo.
Some freshmen from poor communities arrive at the 1200-student
school as many as three academic years behind their suburban
counterparts, says De Fillippo. But the gap dissolves over time in
terms of grades, SAT scores, and self-reported confidence levels.
Similar to Tech Boston Academy, staffers often arrive well before
starting time or stay late into the afternoon to tutor students. Many
teachers carry keys to the building. lt
1
s that level of staff commitment,
says DeFillippo, "that unlocks the kids
1
beliefs in themselves.
11
Struggling freshmen at Central Catholic are bombarded with extra help,
including double periods of language arts. Classes generally consist of
twenty-six students but can be reduced temporarily to just eighteen for
those needing extra attention. It is understood that upperclassmen will
mentor and encourage younger students. About one-third of the
faculty, says DeFillippo, are themselves former students at Central
Catholic.
lt
1
s not possible for judges to mandate the levels of commitment and
flexibility seen in schools that close the achievement gap. But the
court should be thinking carefully about mandating more spending in
schools where such commitment doesn
1
t already exist. ( 4 Van Wert
Place, Hyde Park, NY 12538-1770)
(Thanks to all for sending your "news and views" for publication in this
latest issue of Marists All. Thanks also to those sending monetary
contributions, especially most recently Tom Moore, Jim Gargan, and
Charles Zoeller. Editor)
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