FAN, Volume IV, Issue 3 May 2013

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1 FAN, Volume IV, Issue 3 May 2013 I. Awards and Honors Eric M. Johnston, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, was awarded a summer stipend by the Seton Hall University Research Council, South Orange, NJ, in March Dr. Johnston will be working on a book on Thomas Aquinas s theology of marriage. Reverend Monsignor Joseph R. Reilly, S.T.L., Ph.D., Rector and Dean, was honored at the Tenth Annual Notes of Distinction benefit concert, sponsored by the College Seminary of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Andrew s Hall, at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, on April 23, Monsignor Reilly is the recipient of the 2013 Saint Andrew s Achievement Award. II. Speaking Engagements Eric M. Johnston, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, presented Preparing Our Children for First Confession. Lecture, for parents of children preparing for First Confession, at Immaculate Conception Parish, Montclair, NJ, on September 23, Deacon Andrew E. Saunders, M.A. 08, Associate Director, Center for Diaconal Formation: o Organized, facilitated and delivered presentations, as a representative of St. Luke Parish, for A Biblical Walk Through the Mass, a five-part CD series exploring the biblical foundations and the rich traditions of the Mass, at St. Luke Parish, Ho-Ho- Kus, NJ, from January 16-February 27, 2013.

2 2 o Presented a Lenten retreat, as a representative of ICSST, using the Celebrate What s Right with the World video, for teachers of grades K-8 at All Saints Academy, Parsippany, NJ, on March 7, Reverend Monsignor Robert J. Wister, Hist.Eccl.D., Professor of Church History, presented the following: o Infallibility. Lecture, at St. Philomena Parish, Livingston, NJ, on January 21, o Vatican II. Lecture, as part of the Year of Faith Series, at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, South Orange, NJ, on February 25, o Pope Benedict XVI. Presentation at the Holy Hour in honor of Pope Benedict XVI, at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, on February 28, o Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and Seton Hall. Keynote address, at the Seton Hall University Charter Day Convocation, at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, on April 17, Stephen B. Kass, M.N.E., M.A. 09, Coordinator of Marketing and Development, Institute for Christian Spirituality; Coordinator of Seminary s Theological Education for Parish Services (STEPS), Institute for Christian Spirituality; Director of the Catholic Center for Family Spirituality, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, presented Beholding the Face of God in the Mirror. Lecture, presented twice, at St. Mary Byzantine Church, Hillsborough, NJ, on February 22, Reverend Pablo T. Gadenz, S.S.L., S.T.D., Associate Professor of Biblical Studies: o As an ordained member of the Princeton University 25 th anniversary Class of 1988, was invited to give the sermon (Memorial Address) at the 2013 Alumni Day Interfaith Service of Remembrance, honoring deceased alumni, faculty and staff, at Princeton University Chapel, Princeton, NJ, on February 23, 2013.

3 3 o Participated in 22 radio, television and newspaper interviews regarding Pope Benedict XVI s resignation, the papal transition and the election of Pope Francis. These interviews, most of which were conducted at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ (with the exception of the interviews for EBRU TV, which were conducted in Somerset, NJ), included the following: WBGO 88.3 FM Newark (aired February 11, 2013) ( KID NewsRadio 590 AM/92.1 FM Neal Larson Show Idaho Falls, ID (February 15, 2013) (podcast: adenz mp3). WOR 710 AM New York (February 16, 2013). WSOU News 89.5 FM Seton Hall (February 16, 2013). EBRU TV Fresh Outlook show panelist (Somerset, NJ; February 16, 2013) ( WCBS News 880 AM New York (February 27, 2013) ( TV My9 10 O Clock News New Jersey (February 27, 2013) ( TV News 12 New Jersey (February 28, 2013). 570 News Jeff Allan Show, Kitchener, Ontario (February 28, 2013).

4 4 Various NJ Radio Stations (WSUS-FM 102.3, WNNJ-FM and WHCY-FM 106.3): Issues & Ideas with Chris DeBello (March 3, 2013) (podcast: WIBX 950 AM Upstate New York (March 4, 2013). TV News 12 New Jersey 5 O Clock News (March 11, 2013). Asbury Park Press (March 12, 2013) ( S=ABS:FT&date=Mar+12%2C+2013&author=Dustin+Racioppi&pub=Asbury +Park+Press&edition=&startpage=1&desc=Papal+conclave+shows+big+red+ shoes+to+fill). USA Radio s Daybreak USA (March 12, 2013). WINS 1010 AM New York, Live Commentary on Election of Pope Francis (March 13, 2013). South Orange Patch (March 13, 2013) ( TV 5/9 10 O Clock News (March 13, 2013). Asbury Park Press (March 13, 2013) ( S=ABS:FT&date=Mar+13%2C+2013&author=Dustin+Racioppi&pub=Asbury +Park+Press&edition=&startpage=n%2Fa&desc=Selection+sends+rush+throu gh+shore+towns).

5 5 EBRU TV Fresh Outlook show panelist (Somerset, NJ; March 16, 2013) ( WSOU 89.5 FM Seton Hall: Radio Show with host Reverend Lawrence Frizzell (8:30-9 a.m., March 17, 2013). Monitor, Diocese of Trenton Newspaper (March 18, 2013) ( nid=4&subsectionid=151&s=1). The Setonian (April 4, 2013) ( Justin M. Anderson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics, presented What does it mean to believe? Lecture, as part of a series of Lenten presentations during the Year of Faith, at St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Stirling, NJ, on February 27, Jeffrey L. Morrow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology: o Was interviewed by FOX 5 News on the topic of Pope Benedict XVI s resignation and the papal conclave, at Immaculate Conception Seminary, South Orange, NJ, on February 27, o Presented The Eucharist. Lecture for parents of students in CCD, at Assumption Parish, Roselle Park, NJ, on March 17, o Facilitated a retreat before Holy Week, for the RCIA program at St. Mary Parish, Pompton Lakes, NJ, on March 24, The retreat was comprised of three lectures delivered by Dr. Morrow: The Passover Seder. The Last Supper: From Passover to Mass.

6 6 Triduum. o Presented three lectures for the New Energies Easter seminars in the Year of Faith, at Assumption Parish, Roselle Park, NJ: Too Busy to Pray? On Turning a Hectic Life into a Holy Life. On April 2, Sacraments Make a Happy Family: How the Church s Sacramental Life Transforms Busy Family and Work Lives into Happy, Fulfilled Lives and Empowers Evangelization Rooted in Prayer, Good Example and Courage. On April 9, Living with Purpose: How and Why God Is Counting on You, and What You Can Do About it. On April 16, Dianne M. Traflet, J.D. 88, S.T.D., Associate Dean; Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology; and Founder and Co-Director, Institute for Christian Spirituality, presented the following: o Spiritual Lessons for Ministry from Dorothy Day. Lecture, at Presentation Church, Saddle River, NJ, on February 28, o Lord help me : Praying with Dorothy Day this Lenten Season. Two-day Parish Mission, at St. Mary Parish, Pompton Lakes, NJ, from March 4-5, Dr. Traflet delivered the following presentations: Searching for Love in all the Wrong Places. On March 4, Finding Love in all the Mysterious Places. On March 5, o While We Were Talking: Conversion, Conversation and Camaraderie in the Spiritual Journey of Dorothy Day. Lecture, at St. Teresa Church, Dublin, Ireland, on March 11, 2013.

7 7 o Way of the Cross with Dorothy Day. Lecture, at St. Mary Parish, Pompton Lakes, NJ, on March 27, Diane M. Carr, M.A. 07, Coordinator of Graduate and International Services; Coordinator, Center for Prayerfully Speaking, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, presented the following: o Seven Last Words of Christ. Three-day Parish Mission, at St. Mary Parish, Nutley, NJ, from March 4-6, o Praying with Mary in Lent. Lecture, at the Marian Lenten Evening of Spiritual Talk, sponsored by the Multi-Cultural Ministry of Sacred Heart Parish, Bloomfield, NJ, on March 13, o Talk for 200 parents of children enrolled in the monthly Family Faith Formation Program at St. Francis Cathedral, Metuchen, NJ, on April 14, o Speaking About Faith. Talk, for Certificate in Catholic Evangelization students, at St. Paul Inside the Walls: The Catholic Center for Evangelization at Bayley-Ellard, Madison, NJ, on April 16, o Lessons from My Mother: Mary, Star of the New Evangelization. Talk, at the annual Rosary Society Communion breakfast, at Our Lady of Victories Parish, Harrington Park, NJ, on April 21, Zeni V. Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Pastoral Theology, presented the following: o Full and Active Participation: Catholic Laity Today. Lecture, sponsored by five parishes under the rubric Faith Quest, at St. Aloysius Parish, Caldwell, NJ, on March 13, o Ministry in the 21 st Century. Lecture for the Founder s Day Celebration, at Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ, on March 20, 2013.

8 8 Reverend John J. Chadwick, S.T.D., Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology, presented What You Believe: Sacrosanctum Concilium and the Year of Faith. Lecture, as part of the Year of Faith Lecture Series, at St. Bartholomew the Apostle Parish, Scotch Plains, NJ, on March 18, Reverend Thomas G. Guarino, K.H.S., S.T.D., Professor of Systematic Theology, was interviewed for the WSOU (89.5 FM) radio program The Kinship of Catholics and Jews, at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, on the topic of Theological Highlights of the Papacy of Benedict XVI. The radio program aired on March 24, III. Special Events In celebration of the Year of Faith, Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology sponsored a series of events including the following: o Lead Us Not Into Temptation: Three Spiritual Disciplines that Can Help Us Draw Closer to Christ this Lent. Lecture by Steven C. Smith, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies, followed by recitation of the Rosary, at Immaculate Conception Seminary, South Orange, NJ, on February 23, o Going Up the Mountain to Pray. Lecture, by Diane M. Carr, M.A. 07, Coordinator of Graduate and International Services; Coordinator, Center for Prayerfully Speaking, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, co-sponsored by and held at Immaculate Conception Parish, Montclair, NJ, on February 24, o Come and Be Refreshed: A Retreat About Work, facilitated by Julie V. Burkey, M.A.P.M. 04, D.Min., Coordinator, Center for Workplace Spirituality, Institute for Christian Spirituality, and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, and Brother Gregory Cellini, O.S.F., Host of Thank God For Monday (WSOU 89.5 FM Seton Hall Pirate Radio). Guest speakers,

9 9 Stephen B. Kass, M.N.E., M.A. 09, Coordinator of Marketing and Development, Institute for Christian Spirituality; Coordinator of Seminary s Theological Education for Parish Services (STEPS), Institute for Christian Spirituality; Director of the Catholic Center for Family Spirituality, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, and Terrence Seamon of St. Matthias Parish, Somerset, NJ, shared their stories of coming through work difficulties to find hope and peace, even amid the daily struggles. The retreat, which also offered some spiritual helps, such as meditation, journaling and other spiritual practices, for participants journeys, was held at Immaculate Conception Seminary, South Orange, NJ, on March 2, o Lenten Reflections in the Year of Faith: On the Road to Personal Conversion. Morning of Reflection for ICSST students and alumni, facilitated by Julie V. Burkey, M.A.P.M. 04, D.Min., Coordinator, Center for Workplace Spirituality, Institute for Christian Spirituality, and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, at Immaculate Conception Seminary, South Orange, NJ, on March 9, This event included the following talks: Practice Gratitude and Know the Love of God. By Julie V. Burkey, M.A.P.M. 04, D.Min., Coordinator, Center for Workplace Spirituality, Institute for Christian Spirituality, and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology. Praying Like You Mean It. By Diane M. Carr, M.A. 07, Coordinator of Graduate and International Services; Coordinator, Center for Prayerfully Speaking, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology. o The Mystery of Love. Lecture on the gift of communion with the Holy Trinity, by Reverend Monsignor Gerard H. McCarren, S.T.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Spiritual Director for the Seminary, co-sponsored by and held at Immaculate Conception Parish, Montclair, NJ, on March 10, 2013.

10 10 Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology sponsored a colloquium: The Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI, in the Seminary s Chapel of the Good Shepherd, South Orange, NJ, on February 27, Dianne M. Traflet, J.D. 88, S.T.D., Associate Dean; Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology; and Founder and Co-Director, Institute for Christian Spirituality, served as master of ceremonies. Presentations included the following: o Pope Benedict XVI: A Theological Appreciation. By Reverend Thomas G. Guarino, K.H.S., S.T.D., Professor of Systematic Theology. o Pope Benedict and the Interior Life. By Jeffrey L. Morrow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology. o Pope Benedict: Leading Us to Jesus. By Reverend Pablo T. Gadenz, S.S.L., S.T.D., Associate Professor of Biblical Studies. The Institute for Christian Spirituality presented a Beholding the Face of God workshop for the Diocese of Camden s Office of Lifelong Faith Formation Lay Ministry Formation, at St. Pius X Spiritual Life Center, Blackwood, NJ, on April 27, Among the featured speakers was Stephen B. Kass, M.N.E., M.A. 09, Coordinator of Marketing and Development, Institute for Christian Spirituality; Coordinator of Seminary s Theological Education for Parish Services (STEPS), Institute for Christian Spirituality; Director of the Catholic Center for Family Spirituality, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, whose presentation was titled Beholding the Face of God in the Mirror.

11 11 IV. Mission and Service Diane M. Carr, M.A. 07, Coordinator of Graduate and International Services; Coordinator, Center for Prayerfully Speaking, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, represented Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology on the Seton Hall University committee to select the winners of the 2013 Student Servant Leader Awards, from January-March Reverend John J. Chadwick, S.T.D., Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology: o As Director of RCIA for the Archdiocese of Newark, offered RCIA Rites and Records: The Practical Stuff. Presentation to all parish-level RCIA coordinators, reviewing and demonstrating the rituals of the RCIA process. In addition, Father Chadwick provided an information session on keeping sacramental records. This presentation was held at the Archdiocesan Center, Newark, NJ, on January 24, o Offered a presentation on the Eucharist to parents of children about to receive the Sacrament for the first time. Father Chadwick discussed basic tenets of the faith regarding the Eucharist, including True Presence and Sacrifice, as well as the spirituality of encountering Christ in His Body and Blood. This presentation was held at Immaculate Conception Parish, Montclair, NJ, on February 3, Reverend Lawrence B. Porter, K.H.S., Ph.D., Professor of Systematic Theology and Director of the Seminary Library: o Delivered the invocation at Seton Hall University s Annual Research Day Luncheon honoring faculty who have made significant contributions in scholarly research and publication, at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, on February 11, o Delivered the homily at Mass of thanksgiving for the ministry of Pope Benedict XVI, at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark, NJ, on March 3, 2013.

12 12 Joseph P. Rice, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophical Theology, delivered a Saturday pastoral formation presentation based on Pope John Paul II s book Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body for deacon candidates and their wives in the Diocese of Paterson, at St. Paul Inside the Walls: The Catholic Center for Evangelization at Bayley- Ellard, Madison, NJ, on March 2, Justin M. Anderson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics, presented the following lectures to the contemplative branch of the Missionaries of Charity, Plainfield, NJ: o The Theological Virtue of Faith. On March 12, o The Theological Virtue of Hope. On April 23, Reverend Monsignor Joseph R. Reilly, S.T.L., Ph.D., Rector and Dean, celebrated a Mass in honor of the Feast of St. Patrick, at Seton Hall University s Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, South Orange, NJ, on March 16, Participants in the Mass included members of the Seton Hall University contingent preparing for the University s inaugural march in the New York City St. Patrick s Day Parade that afternoon. The Mass and parade contingent were organized by Seton Hall University s Irish cultural society, Pirates of Irish Persuasion & Extraction (PIPE), in collaboration with Seton Hall University s departments of Public Relations and Marketing, University Events and Alumni Relations. Julie V. Burkey, M.A.P.M. 04, D.Min., Coordinator, Center for Workplace Spirituality, Institute for Christian Spirituality, and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, provided guidance, both spiritual and practical, on identifying gifts and talents, making career choices and serving the common good through one s work, at the Servant Leader Scholar Meeting on The Principles and Values of Servant Leadership, at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, on March 20, 2013.

13 13 Jeffrey L. Morrow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, presented Continuing Conversion. Talk on the need for continual conversion post-baptism, for the RCIA group at St. Teresa of Avila Parish, Summit, NJ, on April 7, Ellen R. Scully, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, presented the following: o Moving Beyond the Culture of Death. Lecture, as part of the continuing education program for the permanent deacons of the Archdiocese of Newark, at the Archdiocesan Center, Newark, NJ, on April 11, o Moving Beyond the Culture of Death. Saturday pastoral formation presentation for deacon candidates and their wives in the Diocese of Paterson, at St. Paul Inside the Walls: The Catholic Center for Evangelization at Bayley-Ellard, Madison, NJ, on April 13, Reverend Monsignor Gerard H. McCarren, S.T.D., Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Spiritual Director for the Seminary, presented Cardinal Newman and the Fathers. Saturday pastoral formation presentation for deacon candidates and their wives in the Diocese of Metuchen, at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology, South Orange, NJ, on April 13, Dianne M. Traflet, J.D. 88, S.T.D., Associate Dean; Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology; and Founder and Co-Director, Institute for Christian Spirituality, presented The Role of the Catholic Family: Reflecting on Life and Love with St. Gianna Beretta Molla. Saturday pastoral formation presentation for deacon candidates and their wives in the Diocese of Paterson, at St. Paul Inside the Walls: The Catholic Center for Evangelization at Bayley- Ellard, Madison, NJ, on May 4, 2013.

14 14 V. Off-Campus Course Diane M. Carr, M.A. 07, Coordinator of Graduate and International Services; Coordinator, Center for Prayerfully Speaking, Institute for Christian Spirituality; and Adjunct Professor of Pastoral Theology, taught How to Grow in the Spiritual Life. Four-week course, for the Growing in Faith and Theology (GIFT) program, at St. Mary Parish, Pompton Lakes, NJ, on April 11, 18 and 25 and May 2, VI. Publications Reverend Thomas G. Guarino, K.H.S., S.T.D., Professor of Systematic Theology, published the following: o A magazine article: The Dogmatic Constitution Dei Verbum: Hearing the Word of God and Proclaiming It with Faith. Word on Worship (a Newsletter of the Office of Divine Worship, Archdiocese of Newark) 30, no. 1 (2013): 2-4. o An article on the website of the journal First Things: Pope Francis and the Papacy. (March 14, 2013). Online at: o A book: Vincent of Lérins and the Development of Christian Doctrine. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic Press, o A magazine article: In Memoriam: Monsignor Kevin Hanbury: Seton Hall Magazine (Winter/Spring 2013): 43. o A foreword to a book: The Theological and Ecumenical Importance of Berkouwer and Catholicism. Foreword to Berkouwer and Catholicism, by Eduardo Echeverria, xixiii. Leiden: Brill, 2013.

15 15 Reverend Pablo T. Gadenz, S.S.L., S.T.D., Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, published a journal article: Jesus the New Temple in the Thought of Pope Benedict XVI. Nova et Vetera 11, no. 1 (Winter 2013): The table of contents of this issue of the journal is available online at: id=90. Jeffrey L. Morrow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, published a book review of Pope Alexander III ( ): The Art of Survival, by Peter D. Clarke, co-edited by Peter D. Clarke and Anne J. Duggan. Catholic Books Review (2013): 1-3. Online at: Reverend W. Jerome Bracken, C.P., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Moral Theology, published a newspaper article: Dignity bill: a slippery slope to suicide. The Catholic Advocate (the community newspaper of the Archdiocese of Newark) 62, no. 5 (March 6, 2013): 4. Online at: Reverend Lawrence B. Porter, K.H.S., Ph.D., Professor of Systematic Theology and Director of the Seminary Library, was interviewed by National Catholic Register staff on the topic of his new book, The Assault on Priesthood: A Biblical and Theological Rejoinder. An interview report, Cultivating Priestly Identity, by John M. Grondelski appears in the March 23, 2013 online edition and March 24, 2013 print edition of the National Catholic Register. Online at:

16 16 VII. Conferences, Meetings and Symposia Eric M. Johnston, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Undergraduate Theology, participated in the following: o Thriving Churches, Flourishing Communities: Developing Economic Leadership in Urban Ministry. Conference, sponsored by The Acton Institute, and held in Weehawken, NJ, from September 6-8, o Jesus Christ, True God and True Man: The Promise of Chalcedonian Christology. Conference, sponsored by the Thomistic Circle of The Thomistic Institute, and held at the Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC, from October 5-6, o New Challenges, Perennial Purposes: A Summit. Sponsored by Intercollegiate Studies Institute (Wilmington, DE), and held in Providence, RI, on October 13, o Advancing a Culture of Life: Veritatis Splendor Twenty Years Later. Conference, sponsored by the Thomistic Circle of The Thomistic Institute, and held at the Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC, from February 22-23, o Advancing a Culture of Life: Pro-Life Argument in the Coming Generation. Conference, sponsored by The Catholic Center of New York University and the Thomistic Circle of The Thomistic Institute, Washington, DC, and held at The Catholic Center, New York University, NYC, from April 5-6, VIII. Other Scholarly and Professional Activity Reverend Thomas G. Guarino, K.H.S., S.T.D., Professor of Systematic Theology, peer-reviewed an article for the journal Modern Theology, during winter 2013.