Legatus Magazine September 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020 CATHOLIC EDUCATION ISSUE HE‘NDIEGUWHCEANRTOIORNM’ASL’ M. HASSON: PIVOTAL MOMENT FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS EVANGELIZING COLLEGE YOUTH TOUGHER NOW FR. RIPPERGER: PARENTS’ TASK NHL’S JOHN SCOTT AS PRIMARY FAITH EDUCATORS COMES TO CATHOLICISM KEEPING AMERICAN D. DURAND: WHAT LEADERS CATHOLIC STORY ALIVE MUST KNOW ABOUT BLM

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09•20 INSIDE VOL 33 • NO 9 10 24 INNOVATION KEY TO COLLEGES’ PRESENT SURVIVAL by Gerald Korson Catholic and secular institutions construct workable ‘new normal’ for now 16 AMERICAN CATHOLIC REACHING YOUNG STORY IS ‘SEEKERS’ FOR CHRIST TAKES UNSUNG DELICATE ONDHIGUNMITAYN, APPROACH SOCIAL by Brian Fraga JUSTICE Pressured to embody false ideologies, even Catholic kids need ‘ears’ for Truth 20 by Paul Kengor Our country’s honorable Catholic antiquity must be upheld and re-told NHL ALL-STAR CAME TO Statue of General Andrew CATHOLICISM Jackson upon his bronze horse THROUGH WIFE’S EXAMPLE by Trent Beattie Canadian-born father of six, John Scott (erected 1856) in Jackson Square, in front of Saint Louis a devoted Latin Mass attendee Cathedral in New Orleans – the 5September 2020 | | legatus.org (new website!) oldest cathedral in continual ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/BPPERRY use in the United States.

MORE COVER 08CHAIRMAN’S DESK 39 PHOTO Tom Monaghan: Such a time as this … 39FEEDING THE FOODIE istockphoto.com/4x6 09EDITOR’S DESK Chef Monsignor Gigantiello: Baked Stuffed Chicken Breast PAGE PHOTO Christine V. Owsik: What we need our kids to know 47FIVE MINUTES Chef Monsignor 26ETHICS MATTERS Patrick Reilly: 2021 Summit East speaker Jamie Gigantiello’s Mary R. Hasson: Pivotal time for Catholic schools 50 MEET THE CHAPLAIN Baked Stuffed Chicken Breast is an 28CULTURE OF LIFE Monsignor Frank McGrath: New Naples chaplain irresistible addition Fr. Pacholczyk/S. Hannan: Brain death rightly verified to home-cooked fall meals, with 30GUEST VOICE its moist spinach- pepper-cheese B. Keyes: Recognizing hidden trauma signs center, satisfying the heartiest of appetites 32 FAITH MATTERS on chillier days. Fr. Ripperger: Parents’ role as faith teachers 34ENGAGING THE FAITH D. Durand: Catholic leaders must comprehend BLM 37WHAT TO SEE “Greyhound”: Sailing through seas of uncertainty 38 HEALTH J. Brasfield: Vertebral compression fractures BOARD OF GOVERNORS Thomas S. Monaghan Berni Neal Randall W. Hammond Diana Parent Executive Director Ann Arbor Orange Coast Denver Fort Wayne Stephen M. Henley Legatus Secretary Advent Capital Parke Group International Chaplain Founder, Chairman & CEO Bishop Sam Jacobs Troy L. King S. Craig Henry James P. Sarni Bishop Emeritus of Houma-Thibodaux Christopher S. McMahon Orlando Lafayette-Acadiana Pasadena Ecclesiastical Advisor Pittsburgh Dentistry for Children Bradford Food Group Payden & Rygel Archbishop José H. Gomez McMahon Financial, LLC Treasurer Archbishop of Los Angeles Vice Chairman Sam LaVergne Mark R. Scalise President, United States Conference Sean J. Bellew Houston Jupiter/Palm Beach of Catholic Bishops Philadelphia Hunter Buildings LLC Scalise Industries Corporation Bellew LLP LEGATUS MISSION STATEMENT: To study, live, and spread the Editor Christine Valentine-Owsik Comments, queries and address changes: Legatus magazine is published 12 times per Catholic faith in our business, Design Shawna Kunz, Lime Design Legatus Magazine year by Legatus, a membership organization Staff Writer Judy Roberts PO Box 444 of Catholic presidents and CEOs. professional, and personal lives. Staff Writer Brian Fraga Ann Arbor, MI 48106-0444 © 2020 Legatus Editorial Consultant Gerald Korson [email protected] All rights reserved Contributing Writer Patti Armstrong Phone: 866-534-2887 Copy Editor Nancy Carabio Belanger Advertising Sales Representative Peter Kelly To advertise, contact: [email protected]

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CHAIRMAN’S TOM MONAGHAN ST. PADRE PIO OF DESK PIETRELCINA Such a time as this… (1887-1968) FEAST DAY: SEPTEMBER 23 CANONIZATION: JUNE 16, 2002 PATRON OF PIETRELCINA, CIVIL DEFENSE VOLUNTEERS, AND ADOLESCENTS. “PERHAPS YOU WERE BORN called Catholics in positions of authority who are Padre Pio was a 20th-century for such a time as this.” (Esther causing confusion and dissent in the Church. Italian Franciscan friar and 4:14) This is a powerful verse We have a Speaker of the House who is a pro- priest with mystical gifts that each of us is called to take abortion “Catholic,” and “Catholic” members of including bilocation, ability to to heart, as we ask what Christ the Supreme Court who have seemingly caved in read hearts in the confessional, transverberation (having piercings like Christ’s), and the odor of sanctity. is calling us to do with our lives. to the cultural pressure to redefine fundamental PADRE PIO FOUNDATION OF AMERICA Born Francesco I also believe this verse is true truths such as the sanctity of life, marriage, and Forgione for Legatus as an organization. now gender. And we could have a “Catholic” to peasant president who is pro-abortion if our country does farmers in As our society and Church not come to its senses! Pietrelcina, navigate an ever-changing southern Italy, landscape, many describe All of this is taking place on top of the COVID-19 he reported these as unprecedented times, crisis which has thrown society into disarray. At heavenly and I tend to agree. The game, the time of this writing, many schools still do not visions as a as they say, has changed! And know if students will be able to attend classes in youth. At 15, the rate of change — not only in person, and life is anything but normal. We are COMMUNION OF he entered the terms of things like technology, in the perfect storm. SAINTS novitiate of but the culture the Capuchin itself — seems I believe this is a wakeup friars taking the name Pio. to continue to “Now, more than call for Legatus members Seven years later in 1910, he accelerate. For ever, I hope you see individually and for was ordained a priest. most of us, we us as an organization. were raised the need for Legatus As Catholic business On Sept. 20, 1918, after saying Mass Padre Pio had a vision essentially in a leaders and leaders in our of Christ. When it ended, he Christian society. communities, we need to bore stigmata in his hands, Certainly, be heroic witnesses of the feet and side. Amid suspicions individual beliefs truth. In order to do this, from Church authorities, he and devotions varied, but we need to be spiritually fortified; so I once again was suspended several times society as a whole was largely encourage you to commit to Tres Magna (the big from publicly celebrating shaped by Christian thought three) – daily Mass, daily Rosary, and monthly Mass or hearing Confessions and tradition. It seems that Confession. We need the graces that are available – but he humbly endured changed…almost overnight. to us in order to be the witnesses (Ambassadors of the suspensions, which were Today, our society could aptly Christ) that He is calling us to be. always lifted. be described as post-Christian. Now, more than ever, I hope you see the need If we need examples, we need for Legatus — why we need the fellowship of our Faithful came from everywhere only to look at the current fellow members…why we were created for such to see him at San Giovanni political rhetoric and the a time as this. L Rotondo. He heard Confessions upcoming election. Some of nearly ten hours a day, and our elected officials are saying TOM MONAGHAN many reported cures through his intercessory prayers. At things about the United States is Legatus’ founder, chairman, and CEO. Padre Pio’s urging, a hospital was built near the friary. that I never dreamed would be said by American citizens, much less those in political office. And then we have so- He died Sept. 23, 1968, after making his last Confession and renewing his Franciscan vows. Pope John Paul II beatified Padre Pio in 1999, and canonized him in 2002. L 8September 2020 | — Brian Fraga | legatus.org (new website!)

MARK YOUR EDITOR’S CHRISTINE VALENTINE-OWSIK CALENDARS DESK 2021 SUMMIT EAST What we really need our kids to know JANUARY 14-16, 2021 PALM BEACH, FL A GREAT GIFT OF AUTHENTIC attuned to God’s blueprint. This must be imbued Catholic education is the legacy along with academics, so the foggy intersections EL CAMINO PILGRIMAGE of right-reason. of life can be confidently navigated. Spiritual There are many schools knowledge – which implants as a seedling Gift APRIL 12-20, 2021 offering ‘fine education.’ But at Confirmation – gets perfected over time in the SPAIN as Catholics, in order to live in conscientious Catholic. It gets stronger through harmony with our baptismal a robust Catholic education and shepherding, MEXICO PILGRIMAGE and marital promises, we are and proves more valuable than gold. charged not with sending our JUNE 11-14, 2021 kids to prestigious schools, but Our eldest son wanted to study history, and MEXICO CITY, MEXICO with educating them first in the had high school teachers claiming the finest things of God. colleges would want him; his grades were tops DECANTING THE FAITH & Intelligence is the raw ability and they pushed Ivy League applications. We WINE OF BURGUNDY to grasp something. Not realized his faith could become unsettled in a everyone does so equally, star school that poo-pooed it, and which may AUGUST 31 – SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 which is why some students not impart history accurately anyway. We did FRANCE excel in subjects that others the unpopular thing and ruled out the college don’t. I sensed in 11th grade counselor’s picks, supplanting a few strong 2021 SUMMIT WEST that I might not have a science Catholic colleges with top history programs. calling, based on my daily He got into the toughest one, offering a core SEPTEMBER 16-18, 2021 bewilderment in chemistry curricula based on pursuit of truth in the SANTA BARBARA, CA class, despite countless hours classical Western tradition. He met his future studying. Watching episodes wife there – they’re now raising their young MEDJUGORJE PILGRIMAGE of “Medical Center” didn’t get family solid in the faith. me any closer to becoming a SEPTEMBER 28-OCTOBER 5, 2021 doctor. Switching to visions Our younger son attended a secular university BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINIA of engineering only made it for jazz trumpet – no Catholic colleges offered worse – in physics and calculus it. We narrowed his school choices to those MEN’S ENCLAVE classes. Upon seeing my faulty with a strong Catholic ministry – offering Mass, equations snaking across the sacraments, and spiritual direction – to support OCTOBER 13-16, 2021 blackboard, our math nun kids’ faith. He also did graduate studies there, THE JL BAR RANCH blurted, “and you’ll never be remaining active as an acolyte in the campus SONORA, TEXAS an engineer.” The all-girl class parish. He is now embarking on a military chortled; I was humiliated. trumpet position, while discerning a religious WOMEN’S ENCLAVE But she did me a timely favor. vocation. Such Catholic teachers spoke OCTOBER 24-27, 2021 plain truth without fear, and Unless kids are taught to love and lean on God, CALISTOGA RANCH, NAPA VALLEY spared us later agony. When they’ll likely have tumultuous lives. Unchecked I changed my intended major worldly immersion destroys Catholic purity, 2022 SUMMIT EAST to journalism, Sister Raphael and beckons to a life of habitual serious sin and cheered with an “atta girl!” radical behavior. Not one of us can live in peace JANUARY 27-29, 2022 True spiritual knowledge without God’s protective grace. Today’s kids are AMELIA ISLAND, FLORIDA resides in a faithful Catholic on tough front lines – they must know God as for deciphering difficult their battle-partner. Then they can win. L OBERAMMERGAU crossroads, then taking the PILGRIMAGES correct route using right-reason CHRISTINE VALENTINE-OWSIK is Legatus magazine’s editor. AUGUST 22-30, 2022 BAVARIA & AUSTRIA 2022 SUMMIT WEST SEPTEMBER 1-3, 2022 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO FOR MORE INFORMATION: [email protected] OR CALL 866-534-2887 9September 2020 | | legatus.org (new website!)

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Prospective and returning college students faced niggling questions as they weighed their options ahead of the fall semester with the COVID-19 pandemic in play. Is it too risky to live on campus? Will I be able to attend classes? And if it’s mostly online, is it worth the cost? For college and university administrators, parallel concerns prevailed as they pondered how to attract students while providing a safe campus environment with flexible hybrid learning structures in a down economy — all while keeping their schools financially solvent. Last spring, the pandemic forced many colleges to send students home early and to move courses to online instruction. This fall, with a summer to prepare, online classes are in the mix once again right alongside meticulous safety measures — assuming students return to campus at all. 11September 2020 | | legatus.org (new website!)

gap year might be the best way to outwit coronavirus.” College and university administrators had their hands full trying to outwit coronavirus themselves. ON THE BUBBLE? ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/RIDOFRANZ The financial woes of higher education precede the DEALING WITH be online anyway, but every class could wind up online if some pandemic. Back in 2013, A 'NEW NORMAL' students catch coronavirus. business trends analyst “I’d rather just stay home and take my classes and not have to pay Thomas Frey predicted the One incoming freshman who is for housing,” she added. “That’s pretty much where most of the collapse of more than half of all preparing to move into campus money is going.” colleges by 2030. Last February, housing at a Midwestern It’s not just about the virus or missing the traditional campus in The College Stress Test, university indicated she is less experience. Many middle-class families, having suffered University of Pennsylvania than thrilled with the safety furloughs and income loss, find their pockets aren’t as deep education professor Robert restrictions and economics of anymore. It doesn’t make sense to send kids away to college so Zemsky and his co-authors it all. they can take classes online while sitting in their dormitories. said 10 percent of colleges “At the online orientation, they In May, a National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) survey faced “severe market risk”; by pretty much stated we’ll be found that 33 percent of prospective and present college students March, with the pandemic in in prison, with zero visitors, were not interested in attending online-only classes and just 53 full swing, they revised that and not allowed to leave percent of students who preferred in-person classes were willing figure to 20 percent. campus until Thanksgiving. I to adjust to virtual learning. Meanwhile, taking a year away from Indeed, in recent years many have to wear a mask literally school became a touted option. As late as mid-July, a Los Angeles smaller colleges have struggled everywhere,” she said. “Half Times feature headline screamed, “For college students, taking a to collect enough money from of my classes are going to students to meet rising costs. For some, the financial crisis created by the pandemic might become the tipping point. Some have tipped already. MacMurray College (Ill.), Urbana University (Ohio), and Holy Family College (Wis.) each closed their doors this year. “COVID-19 ramifications sealed the concerns about the college’s long-term future,” ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/RICH VINTAGE '' Some colleges have actually dropped tuition in order to entice THE students back on to campus 12September 2020 | | legatus.org (new website!)

'' LaSALLE ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/MIXETTO university in Philadelphia, while exceeding … target fall enrollment, … laid OFf 53 employees, cut pay or hours for 48 oTHErs, and eliminated 51 vacant positions. said Franciscan Sister Natalie LOSING THEIR FACULTIES viability,” said a university Binversie, Holy Family’s statement. community director, in a May With any university, the largest single expense is the employee Athletic programs and planned letter. payroll. In July, the University of Akron — which already had capital improvements have felt “It’s a perfect storm,” said eliminated some 80 programs in 2018 amid a major restructuring the ax at a number of colleges. Rolf Wegenke, president of – cut 97 full-time professors and 60 staff positions in the face of Better-endowed schools the Wisconsin Association budget and enrollment woes. La Salle University in Philadelphia, also feel the pain through of Independent Colleges and while exceeding its target fall enrollment, nevertheless laid off lost revenues from Division Universities, describing the 53 employees, cut pay or hours for 48 others, and eliminated 51 I sports programs, summer challenges of smaller private vacant positions. sessions, research grants, and colleges to Wisconsin State “While difficult, these decisions comprise a necessary fewer international students Journal. “Across the board, restructuring in order to best position La Salle for continued willing to risk the virus. Their they’re struggling to adapt and [find] that fine line between ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/JOSH BLAKE being affordable and paying the bills.” A college’s stability derives largely from its endowment. At less-endowed small private colleges, tuition and housing are lifelines. One school on the bubble is Notre Dame de Namur University (Calif.). The college has suspended new admissions and has entered partnerships with three regional colleges to keep some of its graduate programs alive. A spring 2021 shutdown is probable. 13September 2020 | | legatus.org (new website!)

endowments’ investmentISTOCKPHOTO.COM/JORGEANTONIOFranciscan University enrollment surges, something portfolios also took a hit. They’ll ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/SELECTSTOCKof Steubenville isthat ordinarily happens survive, but at considerable covering tuition during economic downturns. fallout: the University of for all incoming Percentages will vary, but by Michigan, for example, undergraduate August things weren’t looking anticipates pandemic-related students for the as dire as the 20 percent across- losses upward of $1 billion. fall 2020 semester. the-board enrollment drop that Southern New some experts had predicted IT’S THE ECONOMICS, Hampshire last spring. STUPID University, which Still, higher education can and serves a large online must adapt to new realities But families are hurting audience, offered free ushered in by the wider too. According to a survey first-year tuition for problem of COVID-19, said conducted by exam- resident freshmen Michael S. Roth, president of preparation company and tuition cuts of Wesleyan University (Conn.). OneClass, 56 percent of 61 percent for all on- “[I]t’s likely the pandemic collegians say they can no campus students by really will shake something longer afford college due to the 2021. Other schools up about our higher-education pandemic, and nearly all said have discounted establishment. There will be they had to find new ways to tuition by 10 percent changes. There will be schools pay for school. or nixed planned that go bankrupt,” Roth said in increases. an essay for Politico. Colleges have responded to these realities, according CRISIS BRINGS CHANGE to Kevin J. Matthews, chief executive officer of The Most colleges set phased reopening plans and adjusted learning Registry, an executive structures, cautiously anticipating in-person classes but with search firm for colleges and contingencies for online instruction. By late July, several – universities. including the University of California at Berkeley – had already changed course, electing not to return students to campus and “Many state institutions and instead to conduct classes online this fall. Princeton went with a systems of higher education split system to reduce student density, with freshmen and juniors have frozen tuition. Some on campus in the fall while sophomores and seniors take courses colleges have actually dropped online at home, then swapping places next spring. tuition in order to entice the Despite the spread of COVID-19 in California this summer, students back on to campus,” enrollment figures at state universities looked good heading into said Matthews, who is vice August, even with an expected larger “summer melt” of students president of Legatus’ Boston who accepted admission but later back out. That’s because schools Chapter. “There is a need to like UC Riverside “overbooked,” accepting many students who do so because of the great might otherwise have been waitlisted. importance to room and board Others public institutions, such as the University of Florida, revenue in the overall revenue reported “stable” enrollment numbers as fall approached. equation.” Technical schools and community colleges saw significant ''… abundantly It’s a learning experience for clear that colleges too, he indicated. critical parts OF THE “The pandemic has experience demonstrated that faculty can are lost when deliver their courses online and students can grasp the THE learning material,” he said, “but it’s also community is abundantly clear that critical parts of the experience are lost dispersed. when the learning community is dispersed.” L GERALD KORSON is a Legatus magazine editorial consultant. September 2020 | 14 | legatus.org (new website!)

A brief interview on the present crisis with Kevin J. Matthews, vice president of the Boston Chapter and CEO of The Registry executive search firm for colleges and universities: Survival What general hiring trends are you seeing at THE OF THE college level attributable to THE financial impact fittest OF THE pandemic? There are many hiring freezes going on, and most low-to-mid-level vacancies are being filled internally. Many institutions have been furloughing employees or even letting employees go. However, we are seeing that many high-level vacancies are being filled with interim administrators because of reluctance by boards and presidents to hire executives using only Zoom technology to “meet” their candidates. It feels less risky utilizing an outside interim during this period of uncertainty. How big a role will tuition costs play in THE survival OF colleges in coming years? Public institutions will enjoy an advantage over the small private liberal arts college that have middle-of-the-road reputations. The price differential will be a significant factor in the closing of the privates over the next few years. They will not enjoy enough distinctiveness to convince the consumers to pay the higher tuition. And many of these smaller privates do not have large endowments or strong balance sheets sufficient enough to weather these hard times. What, if any, lasting change will this pandemic bring to higher education? The COVID-19 experience for colleges and universities has finally provided proof that they need to develop rigorous and attractive on-line learning capacity. For many institutions this proof has flown in the face of what has been historic reluctance of the faculty to embrace this “new” methodology of teaching and learning. The absolute need for this has provided the impetus to drive the acceptance of this new way of teaching. The worry will be that it comes too late to save these institutions. ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/SDI PRODUCTIONS 15September 2020 | | legatus.org (new website!)

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Father Bryce Sibley used to pick a spot on campus where he would sit behind a table with a sign welcoming passersby to “Ask a Priest a Question.” For years, students of all religious backgrounds would stop at Father Sibley’s table at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and ask him something related to the Catholic faith. The conversations were usually respectful and edifying. That no longer really happens. by Brian Fraga 17September 2020 | | legatus.org (new website!)

“Tommy, can ya ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/OLASER In a college town like Boston, hear me?” often described as the Athens “…[today] the number- Father Villareal, who of America, young adults “Over the course of the past one social sin is is also the chaplain of at Harvard, Boston College, three to four years, people offending someone Legatus’ Lake Charles Northeastern University, MIT, would have their earbuds Chapter, recalled a heated and elsewhere all feel the in. They’d walk past and classroom discussion on a pressure to conform to modern wouldn’t even want to make controversial topic last year social ideologies, said Father eye contact,” said Father where a student became Eric Cadin. Sibley, who has given up on emotional upon hearing “Certainly on major cultural that form of campus sidewalk different opinions expressed topics, whether having to do with evangelization. on the subject. sexuality and gender identity, “I tried last year to rekindle it, where a myopic ideological and it really wasn’t successful,” “Among many of my students, and they’re very perceptive of this,” perspective is the only one Father Sibley said. “Maybe Father Villareal said, “the number-one social sin is offending tolerated, students feel that I need more gimmicks or someone. The last thing you want to do is say something that pressure, and that’s becoming something. But a lot of times, might be perceived as homophobic, as racist, as sexist. It would more and more a challenge,” I just find that the students hurt their little hearts if they offended someone even by telling said Father Cadin, the director are not as willing to engage as them the truth.” of university ministry for the maybe they were 10 years ago.” Archdiocese of Boston. Evangelizing on college Father Cadin, who also serves campuses – whether at as chaplain for Legatus’ Boston Catholic universities or Chapter, said those cultural secular institutions – has long factors make it difficult for been a challenging task for ministries and for college Catholic chaplains, ministry students who feel that their leaders, campus missionaries embrace of traditional judeo- and others because of the Christian values are barely intense intellectual, personal- tolerated, if at all, on campus. emotional, and social period of “As the culture at large, and the formation and transition that culture on college campuses, the college years are for most becomes more and more young adults. hostile to genuine sacrifice, But over the last decade, priests mortification, and virtue, it who work with young people does become harder (for college and college-aged adults have students) to choose those on a noted a cultural shift that has natural level,” Father Cadin said. complicated their efforts to accompany budding scholars Forming real and lead them to an encounter friendships with Jesus Christ. They describe indifference and apathy The chaplains said to eternal truths gaining a evangelizing college students stronger foothold in higher in this era will hinge less on education settings. They also crafting effective philosophical see a deep skepticism, if not arguments and more on outright hostility in some cases, cultivating real friendships and to dialogue and debate. authentic relationships with young people while modeling Hearing out both sides for them a joyful, integrated Christian life. “A lot of kids today are ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/FLUXFACTORY “Today, if you’re going to win scandalized by disagreements. a student over, there has to They wonder if we can really be a relationship,” said Father arrive at the truth,” said Father Sibley, the chaplain of Legatus’ Ruben Villareal, a priest of Lafayette-Acadiana Chapter. the Diocese of Lakes Charles, “A relationship has to be Louisiana who teaches college- formed,” Father Sibley said. level philosophy in a local “There has to be someone who Catholic high school. September 2020 | 18 | legatus.org (new website!)

disciples or accompanies them, ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/MARCOMARTINEZSANCHEZ It’s also just as important and they have to feel seen, for campus ministers and known, and loved. That is what chaplains to be mindful of the enables the students to really be relativistic cultural milieu that able to accept the Word and for today’s college students have fertile ground to be created. If grown up in. it’s just from preaching or from a talk they hear, a podcast they with some ingenuity and creativity. He described one philosophy “The issues are so pervasive in listen to, the seed is usually exercise where he hid Oreo cookies in the classroom to illustrate the culture,” Father Villareal going to fall on rocky ground.” that truth could be found through dialogue and reason in a similar said. “They’re eating, drinking, way that the cookies could be discovered with a little bit of effort. sleeping, and breathing With that kind of relational “There was a way to verify the proposition that there were Oreos (relativism) all day long. That approach in mind, Father in the classroom,” Father Villareal said. “The point was there was one reason why John Paul Sibley said the campus was some way to have a dialogue or discussion, some form of II said you need to use the same ministry team at the University examination of things to come to the point where they can say that media culture to evangelize of Louisiana at Lafayette is some opinions are better, more sound than others.” it, because that’s what they’re employing a strategy where taking in everyday.” young lay missionaries will look to spend time and form While acknowledging the friendships with students in challenges, Father Sibley their own elements, whether noted that there are also many in a dormitory for engineering Catholic students who arrive students or the Greek fraternity on university campuses every houses. year and almost immediately get involved in campus “It’s a matter of evangelizing ministry and the life of the and being present in those local Church. More often than specific affinity groups, so that not, they were active back (the missionaries) become home in their own parishes or part of the scenes there, where high school ministries. they can bring others to Christ and to the sacraments of the “Those are the ones who come Church,” Father Sibley said. here and they’re leaders. They pray. They’re deep in their Seeing a life faith,” Father Sibley said. “While well-lived maybe families, generally speaking, are not doing all Father Cadin, who works with what they should be doing, an advisory group – which ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/AARONAMAT there are a lot of parishes and includes Legatus members Catholic high schools that are – which evangelizes some really out there evangelizing 339,000 college students in and catechizing, teaching their the Archdiocese of Boston, students to love Jesus and to emphasized his belief that a lead others to Him.” L vibrant orthodox Catholicism lived well is compelling. BRIAN FRAGA is a Legatus magazine staff writer. “Authentic Catholicism is ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/URBAZON … there are many always attractive,” Father Catholic students Cadin said. “Yes, you have who arrive on … to find creative ways to be campuses … and seen and heard, so students almost immediately know you exist. But then you get involved in campus must welcome them into ministry and the life the treasures of the Church. of the local Church … Those are what students want because they’re true and they’re leaders they’re sources of grace.” Even if more college students today are resistant to dialogue or debating uncomfortable subjects, Father Villareal said breakthroughs can still happen September 2020 | 19 | legatus.org (new website!)

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NHL ALL-STAR MVP NOW HAPPILY theTwhoisrlldar2g,e00st0ayineeadrsgalagsosS; wHcoeintwtdiaonsw2a0dl1se7opwibchotsernnthiSnectobotirttthwheaossfoCbuhal ropifstitJzoienhdtn.o CATHOLIC Canadian-born John Scott shares cool conversion journey By Trent Beattie When John Scott went off to college in the fall of 2002, hockey and partying were his top interests. Today his top interests are faith and family. What made the difference? The acceptance of God’s grace—especially as Scott found it operating through his wife, Danielle. When he visited her parents on weekends from Michigan Technical University, he got a sense of the obligation to worship God—something he was not raised with. Danielle also made it clear that, if they got married, it would be in the Catholic Church and that their children would be raised Catholic. However, despite this firmness in faith—and her desire for Scott himself to be Catholic—she did not pressure him to enter the Church. 21September 2020 | | legatus.org (new website!)

This combination of principled year. While the production and release of that film are anticipated, pray the morning offering and devotion and respectful the “release” of Scott’s newest “family production” has already taken Angelus in their home, which openness influenced Scott place, with the birth of their sixth daughter this past July. was enthroned to the Sacred throughout his NHL career, Heart of Jesus and Immaculate which culminated in a 2016 ALL TOGETHER NOW Heart of Mary. NHL All-Star Game appearance “I love how the Latin Mass in which he was named the While the defenseman/winger from Edmonton, Alberta agreed draws you into a totally MVP. This was a highly unusual to be married in the Church and raise his children Catholic, it different world through the situation, since, Scott said, “NHL took a while to find the time for his own entry into the Church. He language, the chanting, the administrators did not even intended to become Catholic in his playing days, but his schedule precision, the priest and people want me to be in the game. would not permit that. all facing God, and so on,” They thought my size—6 feet, 8 Over the course of a decade, Scott played for seven different he said, adding: “That’s how inches—and my reputation as a NHL teams: the Minnesota Wild, Chicago Blackhawks, New York worship should be—with God rough enforcer would prevent Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, San Jose Sharks, Arizona Coyotes, and at the center. It should be a me from keeping up with the Montreal Canadiens. “I would sign up for an RCIA course in one transformative experience, fast-paced, ‘clean’ appearance city and then we’d find ourselves moving to another city before the not just from a correct doctrine of the All-Star Game they course could be completed,” Scott lamented. “Once I retired from standpoint, but from an wanted to present.” hockey in 2017, I was finally able to follow through, get baptized, aesthetic-liturgical one in Scott’s unlikely success at the and become a regularly practicing Catholic,” he explained. which we worship as the saints 2016 NHL All-Star Game has Not only does Scott gladly attend the traditional Latin Mass every of the past have. Really, in the even become the subject of a Sunday in northern Michigan, he also attends weekday Masses Latin Mass it is clearer that movie. With the working title whenever he can, commits to a Eucharistic holy hour every week, we are worshipping with the of Great Scott, the movie’s script and prays the rosary with his family every day. The Scotts also saints.” was written by Mitch Albom and filming might take place this ''Scott’s unlikely success at the 2016 NHL All-Star Game has even become the subject of a movie WIKIPEDIA September 2020 | 22 | legatus.org (new website!)

SHARING SALVATION physical altercations are not, John and his wife, Danielle, at recent baptism of WITH THE WORLD generally speaking, endorsed their new baby Eleanor. Father Donald Libby is by the Church, self-defense can Shortly before the COVID-19 be warranted. There is also the pastor of Holy Rosary Church (Cedar, MI). shutdowns, Scott became consideration of fighting in the a member of the Catholic context of a rough sport that Athletes for Christ speakers’ players freely chose to be a part bureau. He has not yet had the of. Even then, throwing punches opportunity to address many became less and less appealing groups, but is hopeful for the as Scott’s career advanced, future, which might include and, now in retirement, his events with Legatus chapters. “punchiness” is restricted to Ray McKenna, founder and straightforward talk on matters president of Catholic Athletes of faith. for Christ, said, “Most of our work at CAC revolves around “I’m so grateful for experiencing it even worse is when outright MLB and NFL ministries. Our the joy of becoming a member demonic activity fills the void NBA and NHL presence is less of the body of Christ. Hockey is that religion would have filled.” developed, so it is great now to not a sport with lots of religion, have two remarkable NHL men so the contrast between my While things can look bleak, in our speaker’s bureau. The earlier hockey life and my life Scott has hope that they can be first is record-setting referee now is quite sharp. That makes improved—if action is taken. Kerry Fraser and the second is me want to share the good things of the Church all the more— He said, “It’s not enough to have All-Star Game MVP John Scott.” especially with other men.” the right things in your head; While waiting for in-person you have to do the right things speaking opportunities, Scott TIME TO TAKE A STAND with your hands. Voting well— has used his podcast, called that is, with faith and reason, “The Fight That Matters,” to At a time when some people in positions of authority thought rather than faith and emotion— share his faith. “The title of liquor stores, marijuana shops, and abortion clinics were is absolutely necessary for all the show comes from the important enough to keep open during COVID-19 shutdowns, but Christians.” fact that, in the last analysis, churches were not, Scott, who was born in Canada and is now an the only meaningful fight is American citizen, sees the need to be clear about a Christian’s civic Knowing that certain issues the one for salvation. If you responsibilities. take precedence over others, lose everything else but gain “When it comes to voting soon,” he said, “one choice is not as good Scott sees a potential return to heaven, you’ve truly won; yet if as another. The leaders who respect human life, families, religious tradition that is inextricably you’re won everything else but liberty, private property, and freedom of association should be linked to the dignity of each lose heaven, you’ve truly lost.” supported by our votes. We need to make it perfectly clear that human person. For that to Wins and losses on the ice our humanity-respecting Judeo-Christian traditions are not happen, the “silent majority” once held great importance for expendable; they are what made this country great and they are needs to be awakened once Scott, but he now has a clearer still deeply valued.” again. L view of competition—including When the Ten Commandments are not respected as they once when it becomes violent. While were, things get worse and worse. Scott saw this in Jesse Romero’s book, The Devil in the City of Angels. He said of the book: “People without a religious foundation see less reason to restrain their TRENT BEATTIE is a Legatus magazine contributing writer. impulses for their own good or the good of their neighbor. What makes WIKIPEDIA John Scott as Chicago Blackhawks defenseman, prior to a National ''Hockey is not a sport with lots of Hockey League game against the Calgary Flames in 2012. religion, so the contrast between my earlier hockey life and my life now is quite sharp. [It] makes me want to share the good things of the Church all the more… September 2020 | 23 | legatus.org (new website!)

Columbus’ Landing in America, c. 1862, oil painting by Dioscoro WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Puebla (1831-1901), Prado Museum (Madrid, Spain). Keeping the American and Catholic story alive By Paul Kengor I recently wrote a As I noted in that article, now is the time for Catholics to seize Our Church has a beautiful ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/CAMPWILLOWLAKE lengthy piece for a upon that history as a teachable moment. Their Church has fought history of boldly proclaiming Catholic publication. human enslavement since at least 1435, over a half century before timeless truth. If we don’t keep Titled, “Roman Columbus set sail. In January 1435, Pope Eugene IV issued the that history alive, then that past Catholics: The Original encyclical Sicut Dudum, “Against the Enslaving of Black Natives will die, and our very enlivened Abolitionists,” the 2,500- from the Canary Islands.” The pope there “rebuked each sinner” faith will suffer. word article laid out guilty of slavery, warned of “their souls in danger,” and exhorted Look at the case of Junipero six centuries of Church them to “desist” and “restrain” from such activities. He threatened Serra. Serra was a founder of teaching condemning a “sentence of excommunication be incurred by one and all who California, an unappreciated slavery and racism. It’s attempt to capture, sell, or subject to slavery.” pioneer of this nation. The 18th- a remarkable history— I gave such examples throughout the article, all the way through century Spanish Franciscan built something to admire powerful statements directed at the Americas in the 19th century the famous mission churches and be proud of. If one and still through Pope Francis today warning about human throughout the state. California is genuinely seeking trafficking. cities have saint names because an impressive track I wrote the piece in response to the current movement ripping record in support of down statues of everyone with a past connection to slavery and Antique illustration of St. Patrick’s Cathedral human dignity and true racism, from Confederate generals and George Washington and on 5th Avenue in New York City (c. 1881). social justice, then Thomas Jefferson to (quite confusingly) Union general Ulysses look at the Roman S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, and even Frederick Douglass, the Catholic Church. black abolitionist. Yes, none of the latter three make any sense as targets. But such are the results of the bad history that plagues us. Indeed, bad history has led to Catholic statues being targeted, from Columbus to Saint Louis to Saint Junipero Serra. Honorable Catholic antiquity Now is the time to remind Catholics of this history and to urge them to share it, to voice the record that speaks so well of our faith. Catholics need to go on offense today to keep the true story alive— to keep the American Catholic story alive. September 2020 | 24 | legatus.org (new website!)

WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Gomez, who noted that Serra displayed a “deep love for the native peoples” and preached MOTHERCABRINI.ORG “some truly remarkable things about human dignity, human rights.” Persecutors ignorant of history Sadly, Serra’s modern persecutors don’t know that WIKIPEDIA history and seize upon a false narrative. Thus, very soon there Father Serra Celebrates Mass at Monterey (c. 1877 - oil on canvas) by Léon Trousset likely will not be a Serra statue As the first immigrant-citizen of the U.S. (1838 - 1917). Depiction of Saint Junípero Serra celebrating Mass in Monterey, California to be canonized (1946), Francesca Xavier on June 3, 1770. Father Serra is at the altar surrounded by the members of the Gaspar de left standing in California. As Cabrini (1850-1917) founded the Missionary Portolà expedition. The altar is placed beneath the Vizcaíno-Serra Oak. The original painting I write, Serra in the last four Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus – and is held in the Carmel Mission museum. weeks has been ripped down went on to found some 67 institutions in San Francisco, Los Angeles, in the U.S. for helping the poor and sick, of Serra’s missionaries: San Sacramento, and is coming down in Ventura. His San Gabriel including schools, hospitals, orphanages, Francisco, Santa Clara, Santa Mission recently went up in flames and is being investigated for and novitiates – spanning such cities as Barbara, Ventura (named for possible arson. He was beheaded and spray-painted outside the Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Los Saint Bonaventure). Santa Barbara Mission. Angeles, Seattle, Denver, and New York. Serra’s critics accuse him of I submit that what is happening nothing short of genocidal to Saint Serra is what happens racism. Says one activist when we don’t go on offense. The quoted by CNN: “We’ve been real history of Serra has been ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/KEITHLANCE gor seeing around the country and forgotten, if never taught. And the world statues of racist and now, Catholics defending Serra’s genocidal people being taken statue in places like Ventura are down and we think it’s time literally on defense. Online you that happens.” can see at Ventura City Hall that Thomas Aquinas College students That is nonsense. Pope Francis stoically defended Serra’s statue canonized Junipero Serra from raging mobs. Vintage illustration features the Philadelphia Riots of 1844 — known as the Philadelphia in September 2015 while in They were on defense. And guess Prayer Riots, the Bible Riots, and the Native American Riots. These violent clashes resulted Washington, D.C. He rightly what? They lost. The city voted from rising anti-Catholic sentiment at the growing population of Irish Catholic immigrants, said that Serra not only did not provoked by Protestants and native-born Americans. mistreat Native Americans but 6-0 to warehouse the statue. Tell the stories of inspiring “sought to defend the dignity natives or immigrants like Saints of the native community, to Go online and watch the brave young girls saying the rosary while Kateri, Elizabeth Ann Seton, protect it from those who had protecting a statue of Saint Louis in St. Louis. They’re on defense. Frances Cabrini, or ex-slaves mistreated and abused it.” like Ven. Pierre Toussaint and Our faithful have gone on defense because those who should be Fr. Augustus Tolton, or point to Francis’ words were echoed by on offense dropped the ball. Forget about throwing deep. They’re the hospitals built by Catholics, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose not even seeking a first down. the orphanages, the schools, or the heroic stories of wartime ‘‘That history is American Catholic story Catholic chaplains, or the godly there, but the needs re-telling lives of men like Solanus Casey and Fulton Sheen. Alas, one need not be a writer That history is there, but the or priest or bishop to go on stories must be told. It’s time to stories must offense. These battles can be go on offense. We owe it to our ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/POWEROFFOREVER be told. waged on social media. Go Church and its faithful. It’s our there with informed articles American Catholic story. L and statements, share them, persuade, convince, change PAUL KENGOR is professor of political hearts and minds, enlighten. science at Grove City College in Grove City, Pa. President Abraham Lincoln on the South Portico of the White House Light a candle rather than curse He is author of over a dozen books, including the in Washington, D.C., USA. (Vintage etching c. late 19th century). the darkness. Use technology soon-to-be-released The Devil and Karl Marx to your advantage, rather than letting the other side win. (TAN Books), A Pope and a President: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Extraordinary Untold Story of the 20th Century. September 2020 | 25 | legatus.org (new website!)

ETHICS MARY RICE HASSON, J.D. MATTERS Pandemic spawns pivotal moment for Catholic schools IT’S BEEN CHALLENGING. The three more closed elsewhere. That’s pandemic drained the budgets the market economy, right? News of of Catholic schools and left Catholic school closures provoked school administrators reeling, Twitter comments such as, “Do we whiplashed by state mandates actually need Catholic schools?” to close the schools, go virtual, offer hybrid options, and ramp Here’s my answer: we need Catholic up to re-open (maybe). education now more than ever, ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/FATCAMERA for reasons both practical and Unpredictability has profound. This is a breakthrough consequences. Unlike opportunity for Catholic education government schools, tuition- if we have the will to pursue it. driven Catholic schools have no government funding The practical reason is simple: stream. Thomas Carroll, if we fail to pass the faith on to superintendent of education our children, our churches will for the Archdiocese of Boston, soon be empty. Nine out of 10 Catholic children conform our lives to the truth, bear witness, and warned this summer of “a attend public schools, and they overwhelmingly to assist “the Christian formation of the world.” direct cause and effect between stop practicing their faith by adulthood (five the shutdown and the looming percent of millennials who never attended When Catholic schools close, the losses are not collapse of some Catholic Catholic schools attend weekly Mass as adults measured primarily on accountants’ balance schools serving those most versus 39 percent of millennials who attended sheets but in children’s lives. Catholic families in need.” Now Catholic secondary are deprived of what Vatican II calls a “sacred more than 100 schools, found a right” for their children: “a true education [that] Catholic schools “Without Catholic major 2015 survey). aims at the formation of the human person in nationwide education, Catholic kids Today’s government the pursuit of his ultimate end” and the good of have closed for schools have shifted society. In today’s post-Christian culture, families good, unable are less likely to become radically toward need more than ever the human, spiritual, and to survive the Catholic adults gender ideology, a intellectual formation Catholic schools provide. pandemic- vision of the human weakened person incompatible The pandemic opened an educational economy. More with Christian window and created a market opportunity. It will surely anthropology. They demonstrated the resilience and creativity of follow. have become God- Catholic educators as they shifted to virtual free zones, habituating our children in practical learning with remarkable ease; it sparked Some might argue the atheism, where God is as irrelevant to personal innovation as more flexible options emerged pandemic merely hastened morality as to life’s big questions. Surveys show to meet families’ needs; and it got parents’ the inevitable demise of the that young Catholics’ views on moral issues are attention, providing a chance to market the Catholic school system, that virtually indistinguishable from their peers. “Catholic advantage” anew. This is a pivotal the only viable market for Numbers don’t lie: without Catholic education, time, an invitation to those with entrepreneurial Catholic schools is a niche Catholic kids are less likely to become Catholic vision and evangelistic hearts to step up and for pricey prep schools plus a adults. make this a breakthrough moment for Catholic few philanthropy-supported education, for the glory of God. L schools in impoverished areas. On a deeper level, Catholic education is essential Catholic schools enrollment to our life of faith and evangelization. Vatican MARY RICE HASSON, J.D., is the Kate has fallen dramatically, II’s Gravissimum Educationis teaches we have O’Beirne Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy from 5.2 million in the ’60s “a right to a Christian education.” We cannot to 1.7 million today. Even be who we are called to be without a Christian Center in Washington, D.C. She co-authored, with pre-pandemic, for every new (Catholic) education. It helps us mature, Theresa Farnan, Ph.D, Get Out Now: Why You Catholic school that opened, cultivates our faith, teaches us to worship, Should Pull Your Child From Public School Before It’s Too Late, among several books she has written. September 2020 | 26 | legatus.org (new website!)

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CULTURE OF REV. TADEUSZ PACHOLCZYK, PH.D. LIFE AND STEPHEN HANNAN, M.D. Brain death is verifiable with proper testing A RECENT ARTICLE IN LEGATUS is called global ischemic retain functional brain regions and are not magazine raises the question penumbra (GIP) and can last deceased, while those who fulfill all the criteria of “whether a person declared up to two days. It is important for brain death represent individuals who have ‘brain dead’ is, in fact, dead.” to note that during the period perished due to the irreversible nature of their The M.D.-author does not of GIP a person will meet all catastrophic cerebral injuries. appear to dispute the claim that the criteria for brain death the complete and irreversible as defined by the American In a culture that is becoming ever less attentive cessation of all brain function Association of Neurology.” to protecting human life and dignity, concerns constitutes death, but instead The problem with this claim arise when some clinicians may not be fastidious suggests that clinical testing as is that individuals who fulfill about applying the testing criteria and may a means of determining brain all the criteria for brain death end up “cutting corners” during brain death death may be unreliable. as defined by the American assessments. Accounts of patients continuing In our recent on a ventilator for many months or years after analysis of these Academy of being declared brain dead, or cases in which same questions in Neurology do patients are declared brain dead, wake up, and the National Catholic not, in fact, then leave the hospital to return to a largely Bioethics Quarterly, manifest reduced normal existence, typically indicate a grave however, we reached functionality of failure to apply the required tests with proper a very different the brain and attentiveness and rigor. conclusion — namely, hence their that no compelling situation does Clinicians have a solemn duty to achieve moral grounds exist for not parallel certitude when it comes to making clinical doubting that patients the safe mode assessments of death. Such determinations who have suffered of computers. require a specialized skill set that includes a devastating Instead, their knowledge of the pathophysiology of brain brain injury have, situation involves death, knowledge of the 25 different assessments in fact, died when a complete and and verifications that the guidelines require, careful and detailed A technetium-99 brain scan photo irreversible as well as experience in making these neurological testing loss of function, determinations. reveals that the irreversible and the bedside clinical tests cessation of all brain function carried out by physicians are As long as thorough and accurate medical has occurred. designed precisely to assess testing is performed, the Church recognizes “The doctor-author’s core this absence of all coordinated the validity of determining death based on argument involves the brain activity. neurological criteria. The American Academy observation that “when a Confirmatory brain-imaging of Neurology guidelines, when followed computer crashes, it initially technologies, especially the assiduously, remain a broadly reliable approach boots up into safe mode. technetium-99 brain scan in these difficult situations. L Safe mode has reduced or the four-vessel cerebral functionality. Once the angiogram, can reliably detect FR. TADEUSZ PACHOLCZYK, PH.D., operating system is repaired the reduced levels of blood flow earned his doctorate in neuroscience from Yale and in safe mode, the computer associated with global ischemic can return to full function. penumbra, and distinguish did post-doctoral work at Harvard. He is a priest Similarly, when the brain is such a situation from brain of the diocese of Fall River, Mass., and serves as injured, it may initially enter death with its oft-seen absence the director of education at The National Catholic a ‘safe mode’ during which of blood flow to the brain, loss functionality is substantially of all integrated activities, Bioethics Center in Philadelphia. decreased, but brain viability and the death of the entire is preserved. This condition organ. Patients experiencing STEPHEN HANNAN, M.D., is a global ischemic penumbra pulmonary and critical care medicine physician practicing at Health Park Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla. He is the president of the Southwest Florida Guild of the Catholic Medical Association and is on the speakers bureau of the National Catholic Bioethics Center. September 2020 | 28 | legatus.org (new website!)

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GUEST BENJAMIN B. KEYES VOICE Learn to recognize and respond to the signs of trauma AS A TRAUMATOLOGIST, I’M I was amazed by her insights into the lives of ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/AZIMAGES amazed at the commonality those who had survived early childhood sexual with which trauma affects trauma and domestic violence. I later learned survivors across cultures. her insights came from life experience. Horrible things happen Mary Anne’s parents divorced when she was to people all around the very young, and her mother then settled for a world. Symptoms range man who, unbeknown to her, had an affinity for from minor adjustments to underage girls. He began grooming seven-year- lifestyle, difficult feelings, and old Mary Anne over a period of months as tickle coping patterns to psychotic games progressed to touching games. At the age breaks, suicidal ideation, of 10, she became his “surrogate wife.” When this hallucinations, and catatonia was discovered, Mary Anne’s mom divorced the — along with deep emotional, man and moved out of state, but soon married physical, and sexual pain that another man who repeated the cycle. can last a lifetime. Mass is often where hurting My colleague managed to escape through people seek solace and hope in education and the help of a kind, safe, and the resurrected Christ and the supportive teacher who encouraged her to love of the Blessed Mother, and overcome her fears and succeed in school. perhaps a way out of a life they Through therapy and solid mentors, she became did not ask for. Although the an impressive advocate for sexual trauma These are two examples of hidden trauma. Mass brings people together survivors. I worked with Mary Anne for four-and- How many of you attend Mass with people in worship, a-half years from Puerto Rico who suffered the ravages of many who “Trauma is easy to hide, yet before I saw hurricanes, earthquakes, and poor resource come remain [it] can disrupt personalities, what was management? How many are there from invisible in behind those California who fled the fires, perhaps having lost their pain and wise eyes, homes and families? How many have escaped trauma. end relationships, and affect that inspiring sexual trafficking? Or refugees who experienced individuals throughout their lives smile, and war and starvation only to come here and struggle to survive? The list is endless. Trauma is that amazing easy to hide, heart. yet its effects What can you do? It starts with awareness. Look can disrupt One day I was around you. Listen to God’s voice when you feel a personalities, end approached by a crying and shriveled woman tug to engage in conversation when you see pain relationships, and affect who had a violent and controlling husband, and hurt in someone’s eyes. Become attuned to individuals throughout their four children under 10 at home, and no way to empathic responses regarding those around you. lives without intervention. As a extricate herself. She had periodically left for Open your heart to Jesus’ words: “as you did it to mental health specialist, I have her parents but always returned due to a lack one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to seen trauma enter people’s of funds and the hardship of single parenting. me” (Matt. 25:40). L lives in many ways. Trauma is I referred her to the local shelter for abused never wanted, certainly never women, connected her to resources within BENJAMIN B. KEYES, PH.D., ED.D., invited, stays too long, and the church, and found her a trauma-informed L.P.C., C.M.T., is the executive director of doesn’t have the decency to go therapist so she could heal from this damaging Green Cross Academy of Traumatology and a away. relationship. She was ready to escape; sadly, domestic violence survivors return to their professor, director of the Center for Trauma and When I first entered the abusers an average of seven times before they Resiliency Studies, and a director for training and counseling field, I worked with leave permanently. another therapist 20 years internship at Divine Mercy University in Sterling, my senior named Mary Anne. Va. Legatus and Divine Mercy University have partnered to bring DMU programs to Legatus employees, members, and their families. DMU is a graduate-level institution providing online and on- campus degrees in Psychology and Counseling. September 2020 | 30 | legatus.org (new website!)

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FAITH FR. CHAD RIPPERGER MATTERS What parents must do as primary educators of kids CHURCH TRADITION TELLS US on matters pertaining to the Sixth and Ninth in the fact that our intellects are designed to that parents are the primary Commandments, the distinction between mortal make associations based upon what we see educators of their children and venial sin, and the necessity of grace in and experience. It is implicit because these even in matters of religion. It order to be pleasing to God. associations are often made without us being pertains to the parents to do aware of it. For example, if in a particular set the day-to-day job of forming Children are rational creatures and have an of circumstances a parent becomes angry, the minds of their children intellect, so there must be an appeal to their a child learns that is the proper emotional regarding those things which intellect in teaching the truths of the Catholic response in those circumstances. Similarly, they are to believe regarding faith. Leaving out key elements of the faith or not children learn religious behavior based upon the Catholic faith. The goal of presenting them in an intellectually compelling what they see their parents doing. If a child parenting is for the child to way leaves the child disposed toward leaving the hears about the Catholic faith but never sees his reach the age of majority with Catholic faith for something that appeals to his parents attending Mass, going to Confession, an adequate knowledge of his emotions. It is said that Protestant intellectuals or praying on a regular basis, intellectually he Catholic faith and the sufficient are joining the will not associate virtues to lead a Catholic life. Catholic faith while those activities as Proper intellectual formation the Catholics who “ The goal of parenting is for the important. is one of the primary means are ignorant of their child to reach the age of majority to achieve that end. In order to faith are leaving While women also arrive at a state in which he can the Church. Parents with … knowledge of his Catholic have the great lead a good and holy Catholic can never presume faith and … sufficient virtues to lead privilege of forming life, a child must acquire the that the program at the minds of their requisite knowledge to do the local parish is a Catholic life. children according so. Unfortunately, in the last 50 years, the catechetical doing its job. They to the teaching of the instruction of children, often must ensure that Church, the Fathers done by parish programs, their children are of the Church teach specifically leaves out key receiving the proper us that it pertains areas of the Catholic faith that catechetical background. to the father to confirm the religious practices are necessary in order to gain and beliefs of the family. If the mother teaches that integral understanding While sufficient knowledge of the Catholic the Catholic faith but the father does not live — key elements such as the faith is key, there is a psychological side to how it, consistent experience has shown that the Church’s moral teaching children learn, especially in light of the virtue children will not take their faith seriously. If the of religion. There is a form of learning called father tries to promote the Catholic faith but the implicit knowledge which essentially consists mother does not teach it, the children end up ignorant of the Catholic faith. Therefore, two key elements in raising children who will live their Catholic faith after they reach the age of majority are an adequate intellectual formation regarding the tenets of the Catholic faith and a consistent living of that faith by the parents, who then also habituate the child in the virtue of religion throughout the course of his life. L ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/FATCAMERA FR. CHAD RIPPERGER is a member of the Society of the Most Sorrowful Mother, a semi-contemplative society of priests whose sole apostolate, other than prayer, is exorcism and deliverance. He has published numerous articles and books and runs Sensus Traditionis Press. September 2020 | 32 | legatus.org (new website!)

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ENGAGING THE DAVE DURAND FAITH What Catholic leaders must know about Black Lives Matter WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN A Every major news outlet ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/ANIMAFLORA “The equality CATECHISM CEO says, “we support Black has parroted BLM’s battle of men rests Lives Matter?” On the surface, it cry to encourage anarchy essentially 101 appears the company affirms and to defund the police. the dignity and equality of Where police have been on their Black people. If it were that defunded, crime is dignity as persons and the simple, all Catholics would be rapidly growing. Creating rights that flow from it: obligated to support such anarchy in the streets is a a movement. However, the Marxist approach to gain ‘Every form of social or cultural motives and beliefs of BLM are control. It is backed by discrimination in fundamental not that simple. In fact, BLM is the attack on American personal rights on the grounds an overtly anti-American, pro history, witnessed in the tearing down of statues. of sex, race, color, social Marxist, anti-family, pro-LGBTQ conditions, language, or anarchist movement, aimed at One can see the correlation between the racially religion must be curbed and deconstructing the United States. motivated frustrations and tearing down eradicated as incompatible Therefore, when a company Confederate statues, but the anarchists have with God’s design.’” expresses formal support of the gone way beyond that, making their motives Black Lives Matter movement, confusing. They have torn down the likes of Catechism of the they are, at a minimum, passively Ulysses S. Grant and other abolitionists; saints Catholic Church, #1869 endorsing all those motives. such as Junipero Serra; and desecrated statues If the motives on BLM sound too of Jesus and the Blessed Mother. Simply put, this hard to believe, a simple perusal has nothing to do with racism and everything to of blacklivesmatter.com plus do with reinventing the United States. interviews from their founders will clear up any confusion. The cunning strategies implemented by SCRIPTURE There is On Marxism: BLM co-founder BLM include stonewalling, gas-lighting, and 101 neither Jew Patrice Cullors boldly promotes intimidation. They have redefined racism by nor Greek, their plan stating, “We spent declaring it not a personal decision or action but there is the year reading, anything from a systemic, collective action. To be a racist has neither slave Marx, to Lenin, to Mao, learning meant individually believing that a given race nor free man, there is neither all types of global critical theory is superior to another and acting out on that male nor female; for you are all and about different campaigns belief. The new definition of systemic racism one in Christ Jesus. across the world, as a way to leaves no white person free of the label of “racist.” learn how to bring people in, how BLM leaders nationwide flatly demand all white Galatians 3:28 to keep them in an organization... people admit they are racist. There’s an entire skillset to this.” On traditional family and So, why would any CEO support the movement? LGBTQ issues: Blacklivesmatter. There are two reasons. First, CEOs don’t want to org’s “What we believe” section be labeled racist – so they cave in. Second, BLM states, “We disrupt the Western- supporters threaten boycotts of business. That’s prescribed nuclear family why organizations like Racialfairness.org have structure”...“We foster a queer- risen up. The Racial Fairness banner allows for affirming network...“We make organizations to support the fight against racism, space for transgender brothers while also loving their country, supporting the and sisters to participate and police, and building great families. L lead. We are self-reflexive and do the work required to DAVE DURAND is CEO of Best Version dismantle cisgender privilege.” Media and of Decided Excellence Catholic Media. He is a weekly contributor to Relevant Radio, and a three-time award winner of Glassdoor’s Top CEO Award. September 2020 | 34 | legatus.org (new website!)

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WHAT TO READ Primal Screams: How the groups or tribes, on the right Daniel Lacalle. Socialism These two Sexual Revolution Created as well as the left, as their isn’t the solution, nor volumes Identity Politics self-defining cause in what is “Modern Monetary together Mary Eberstadt Eberstadt calls “The Great Theory,” protectionism, or provide 49 Templeton Press, 192 pages Scattering.” Their outrage at redistributionism. Instead, essays from the perceived flaws of society Lacalle advocates social Esolen’s The sexual represents a cry for help as capitalism, a model that regular revolution, they mourn the loss of real calls for a smaller and more column in the decline family and community. efficient government, rewards the monthly of the family, hard work and success, and Magnificat, each telling a and the rise Freedom or Equality: The Key incentivizes savings and colorful story to illustrate of identity to Prosperity Through Social prudent investing. He writes the impact of Catholicism politics are Capitalism that social capitalism is “an in our world today. His interrelated, Daniel Lacalle extension of capitalism in anecdotes relate the witness says Mary Eberstadt, astute Post Hill Press, 205 pages which we apply free-market of clergy, religious, and senior research fellow thinking to problems and lay people — scientists, with the Faith and Reason The rise of socialist ideas in sectors that have long been missionaries, revolutionaries, Institute. In Primal Screams, American politics is feeding considered the government’s artists, writers, architects, she connects these dots. a palpable disenchantment purview,” such a health care, politicians, and more — whose Sexual freedom undermines education, and the social achievements and influence family values, leading to the with safety net. His arguments are have brought abundant breakdown of marriages capitalism well worth pondering. blessings to humanity and families; lacking among the even beyond the sphere of this foundation where middle class, How the Church Has Changed spreading the gospel message. we traditionally find our and that’s got the World (Vol. I and Vol. II) You may meet a number of identity, young people seek to stop, says Anthony Esolen important historical figures their “identity” elsewhere economist Magnificat, 189 pages (Vol. I), 184 that lead you to say, “I didn’t by latching onto ideological and fund pages (Vol. II) realize he was Catholic!” L manager September 2020 | 36 | legatus.org (new website!)

WHAT TO SEE Sailing through the seas of the shadow of death LOCKDOWNS, SOCIAL- mid-Atlantic’s “Black Pit,” out When the enemy Greyhound of range of air cover, frantically appears as a Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham, Rob distancing measures, defending a convoy of merchant distant target or and stay-at-home orders ships from German U-boats a blip on a radar Morgan, Elisabeth Shue likely left many feeling a during World War II. Greyhound screen, one might 91 min. • Rated PG-13 bit claustrophobic as they might not salve your cabin forget there are hunkered down at home fever, but the tense wartime human lives at Greyhound. But as we all must during the worst of the drama will hold your attention. risk on both sides. with life’s struggles, Krause COVID-19 pandemic. They Commander Ernest Krause is Krause does seeks and finds his strength in also disrupted the cycle a prayerful man on his first not. When one God so that he might rise to do of new cinematic releases wartime command and a man sailor celebrates battle another day. L to public theaters. Among of conscience, too. He proves a U-boat sinking these was Greyhound, a himself an excellent strategist by stating there are “fifty GERALD KORSON $50.3-million war film at evading and sinking fewer Krauts,” Krause gently is a Legatus magazine staff writer. starring box-office magnet U-boats, but viewers sense corrects him: “Fifty souls.” Tom Hanks; originally his pain at having to choose It’s a reminder that war, in scheduled for a June 2020 between rushing to defend a nutshell, involves young release by Sony Pictures, an attack at the convoy’s rear men killing other young its distribution rights were or picking up survivors from men in order to settle a purchased by AppleTV+, a burning oil tanker, and the conflict among nations where which offered it digitally to casualties that result from diplomacy fails. subscribers in mid-July. his orders. Such are decisions In war, every victory comes Nearly the entire film takes military leaders must make — at a price. Krause’s demeanor place on a crowded U.S. Navy and live with — in wartime. reflects that reality throughout destroyer as it crosses the September 2020 | 37 | legatus.org (new website!)

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FEEDING THE CHEF MONSIGNOR JAMIE GIGANTIELLO FOODIE Educational choice for families, and a chicken in every pot WHILE POLITICIANS SPEAK OF While society is constantly redefining social Catholic school norms, the foundational message of love of graduation rates in change, one thing is consistent: neighbor and love of God continues to be a communities of all for more than 200 years, foundational element of Catholic education. It is economic and racial Catholic schools have been Jesus’ teaching that all are created in the image backgrounds surpass champions of social justice in and likeness of God — and that we therefore have those of New York providing quality education the ability to call each other brothers and sisters City’s public schools to all, especially those in and to call God our Father — that compels us as a and demonstrate immigrant and underserved Church to treat and teach all equally. how, for an average of communities. $7,000 per child plus the love of Christ, we It is my belief that education If the pandemic has taught us anything, it is how are providing children is the basic and lasting way truly essential are the simple things we once took with the tools they need to be successful. New to break the cycle of poverty. for granted. A chicken in every pot, attending York’s spending on public elementary and Built on the Gospel message, school in a classroom, participating in sporting secondary education hit a new all-time high of Catholic schools create events, and so many other aspects of life may not $24,040 per pupil during the 2017-18 school year, student-centered learning have seemed so essential before, yet now we are topping all states in the latest U.S. Census data. environments that affirm longing for them. I am grateful that quarantine cultural identities; foster and unrest have allowed me to rediscover positive academic outcomes; the basics and to see value in the simple and Why should any child be denied an education develop students’ abilities essential. grounded in the love of Christ and motivated by to connect empowerment and divine wisdom if they want it? across lines As vicar for development of difference; “If the pandemic has of the Brooklyn diocese, Imagine if all parents had true educational choice elevate taught us anything, it where our diverse when deciding what school their children should historically student body is 60 attend — not based on what they could afford, marginalized is how truly essential percent minorities, but based on what school is best for their child to voices; empower are the simple things I oversee Futures in succeed. If this were the case, our Catholic schools students as Education, a scholarship would be full, many more would have been able agents of social fund that seeks to to remain open in our inner cities, and the means change; and provide a Catholic to providing the opportunity to break the cycle of contribute education regardless of poverty and make a systemic difference ending in to individual student a family’s ability to pay. Each year the challenge equality would be established. L engagement, learning, growth, of providing needs-based tuition assistance to and achievement through the families making under $30,000 a year is much MSGR. JAMIE GIGANTIELLO is vicar for development of the cultivation of critical thinking. greater than our ability to fundraise. Brooklyn diocese and host of the NET-TV cooking show Breaking Bread. He is pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel-Annunciation Parish in Brooklyn, N.Y. BASIC STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST • This chicken breast recipe comes out moist, cheesy, and delicious. It’s a perfect fit for any everyday meal. Ingredients: Directions: Now roll up the chicken breast; Flattened chicken breast Brush a little olive oil on top of the secure with tied string if needed; place in oblong baking dish. Brush Olive oil flattened chicken breast; sprinkle some a little olive oil on the outside of the chicken breast; pour warmed 3 oz. spinach all-purpose seasoning on the chicken. sauce over meat. 3 oz. roasted peppers Sprinkle on a little parsley and 2 slices Monterey jack cheese Place a few leaves of spinach, roasted paprika, then place in the oven at peppers, and Monterey jack cheese on 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. ½ c. milk flattened chicken piece. Serve with a side of string beans ½ stick butter (4 oz.) and seasoned rice. Enjoy. 1 tablespoon vanilla Preheat oven to 350 degrees. All-purpose seasoning Parsley In a small saucepan over low heat, Paprika warm milk, butter, and vanilla. September 2020 | 39 | legatus.org (new website!)

NEWS BRIEFS BISHOPS AND FAITHFUL LAUNCH Built in 537, Hagia Sophia was ROSARY CRUSADE ON TODAY’S the cathedral of the Patriarch of EVILS Constantinople. In 1453, Turkish MADISON, WI – In August, bishops armies sacked Constantinople and Catholics in several U.S. and the church was turned into dioceses prepared for intensifying a mosque. In 1934, the Turkish spiritual battle with massive government converted it into a rosary rallies on August 15, with public museum. the crusade continuing for over a month (as part of a 54-day rosary “These two tax policies are proven In July, a Turkish court ruled that novena) to appeal to heaven and the to be the most effective programs the conversion to a museum was Blessed Mother’s much-needed help at lifting Americans out of poverty unlawful. Turkish President Recep for America. and expanding them now would Tayyip Erdoğan then announced it provide much-needed aid to would be reconverted to a mosque. Archbishop Samuel Aquila led America’s working families,” read the crusade in the Archdiocese the July letter signed by 16 scholars BOSNIAN PRIEST SAYS TRUTH of Denver, telling faithful … and leaders. REGARDING 1995 MASSACRE IN “the coronavirus epidemic [and] The letter called for a second SREBRENICA MUST BE TOLD civil unrest that has broken out EITC in the fall to be based on OXFORD, England — A Bosnian [across] our nation … have made 2019 earnings but with a higher church spokesman said the need for Mary’s intercession threshold for married workers, and commemorations of the Srebrenica abundantly clear.” A huge street an additional, fully refundable CTC massacre, Europe’s worst since march of thousands also launched of $2,000 to all families, with any World War II, are still marred by in Madison, WI as part of “Unite income threshold set to minimize denials, impeding reconciliation 25 Wisconsin”(spearheaded by Men any “marriage penalty” in the credit. years after the Balkan war. of Christ), visibly endorsed by Madison’s Bishop Donald Hying RECONVERSION OF HAGIA SOPHIA leading a patriotic rosary rally and AS MOSQUE IS AN ASSAULT ON Eucharistic procession there on RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: EXPERTS August 15, joined by Archbishop Jerome Listecki of the Archdiocese ISTANBUL, Turkey — As Christians Father Drazen Kustura, spokesman of Milwaukee; a crusade also kicked and world leaders lament Turkey’s for the Sarajevo archdiocese, said off in Wichita on August 1 under reconversion of Hagia Sophia into it was “essential the general public Bishop Carl Kemme. a mosque, some experts warn that knows the truth about events at CONSERVATIVE LEADERS CALL ON the act could signify a religious Srebrenica, as well as about the CONGRESS TO EXPAND FAMILY resurgence as much as a nationalist many other places where terrible TAX CREDITS DUE TO COVID-19 action. crimes took place.” He called “the WASHINGTON — A group of “This is as much a religious horrific crime of Srebrenica” an “act conservative intellectuals have statement as it is a geopolitical of genocide.” called on Congress to expand the statement, and I think it needs to Child Tax Credit and the Earned be read as such,” said Elizabeth More than 8,100 men and boys Income Tax Credit to ease the Prodromou, director of the Initiative — mostly Muslims — were shot consequences of the COVID-19 on Religion, Law, and Diplomacy and thrown into pits during a pandemic for families. at the Fletcher School of Law and 10-day killing spree in July 1995, Diplomacy at Tufts University. after Bosnian Serb forces seized Srebrenica, a United Nations- declared safe zone, from Dutch L peacekeepers. September 2020 | 40 SOURCES: Catholic News Agency, Catholic News Service, Angelus News, Crux | legatus.org (new website!)

CHAPTER NEWS DENVER The Denver Chapter commemorated its 20th anniversary on August 6 with 80 in attendence, beginning with a special outdoor Mass celebrated by Denver’s Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila at St. John Vianney Seminary. Members then enjoyed cocktails and a delicious meal. Highlights included: the Chapter awards; comments from John Saeman (read by Craig Saeman); the archbishop DENVER. Some 80 members attended the grand outdoor event of the Denver Chapter’s 20th anniversary on August 6. calling Chris Stefanick on FaceTime video during the award presentation to jokingly reprimand him for not attending with his fellow recipients; and the unexpected presentation to president Rob Attai of the “Golden COVID” trophy by Mike Sullivan for Rob’s hard work in getting the Chapter together through this tough time. The supply of margaritas (three different kinds) was gone, and the DENVER. 2019 Chapter Ambassador of the Year Award recipients, DENVER. To commemorate the Denver Chapter’s 20th entire cupcake tower was Mark and Nancy Bauman, received their award personally at the Denver anniversary on August 6, Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila consumed alarmingly fast Chapter’s 20th anniversary event on August 6. The award is presented to those who have represented Legatus’ mission – “to study, live, and spread during the after-party. the Catholic Faith in our business, professional, and personal lives.” celebrated a special outdoor Mass at St. John Vianney Seminary. DENVER. Also at the August 6 anniversary event, the Chapter gave Legatus Awards to the producers of “The Search” – a new evangelization DENVER. At the Denver Chapter’s series from the Augustine Institute which discusses how Catholics spend time learning about sacraments and Scripture (which are 20th anniversary event on August 6, important), but perhaps neglect pondering life’s basic questions on why we are here, what life’s purpose is, and what happens upon death. member Craig Saeman read a message As more people exhibit a non-religious outlook , evangelization – for Catholics and others alike – must begin with the questions on every from his father, John Saeman, one of human heart. Pictured (l. to r.) are: co-director Kevin Mallory, executive producer Steve Flanigan, host Chris Stefanick, and co-director Justin the Chapter’s founding members. Leddick. September 2020 | 41 | legatus.org (new website!)

CHAPTER NEWS ATLANTA HARRISBURG. The Harrisburg Chapter held its July 28 Chapter HARRISBURG. The Harrisburg Chapter’s August 11 meeting featured The Atlanta Chapter’s July meeting at the historic Wyndridge Farm south of York, presentation of the 2019 Legatus AMBY/National President of the Year 15 meeting was held as a Pennsylvania. Here, new members Kevin and Lauren Brobson award to Hank Christ, past president of the Chapter, shown here (center) virtual event, and featured are inducted by Chapter chaplain and Harrisburg Bishop Ronald along with bishop of Harrisburg and chapter chaplain Most Reverend Ronald guest speaker Stephen Gainer and Chapter president Camille Kostelac-Cherry. W. Gainer (left), and Northeast Region director John Knowles (right). Auth, chief investment officer of Federated Global Equities, executive vice president of Federated Investors, and author of The Missionary of Wall Street. He shared his insights on the “Twelve Paths to the Heart of Missionary” which he has learned over the years from leading missions on the streets of New York City. ATLANTA. HARRISBURG. Also at the Harrisburg Chapter’s July 28 meeting at the historic Wyndridge Farm (pictured here), Chapter members gather outdoors on a dramatic and spectacular hillside for the rosary, led by Chapter chaplain and Harrisburg Bishop Ronald Gainer. THOUGHT ABOUT A FORUM? Joining a Legatus Forum has been among my And we’ve grown as leaders. Each of us don’t want to. But everyone knows they best decisions in recent years for deepening at some point has brought issues to the can, and that it won’t be discussed away my faith and friendships. It’s put me in the table we needed to act on. We didn’t want from that table, even among the men who middle of a small group of men I admire and “advice,” just the chance to hear ourselves sit there. Confidentiality is sacred. enjoy, rock-solid Catholic business leaders think out loud without being judged. who call me to higher ground. Personally, it’s helped me see things more Our forum caught fire early on and one I’ve known about the forum concept in clearly, so I know what to do. I recall a time guy kept saying, “Our wives need to do this.” business for years. So, when I heard that when I shared something that was keeping So, they did! Today their Women’s Forum Legatus had forums, I became interested. me up at night. After hearing my own is three years old and also on fire. Like the But when I heard Tom Monaghan talk soliloquy, I changed my mind from what I theme from the 2020 Summit East—”Iron about them, and how they could strengthen said earlier in the meeting. Then one of my sharpens iron.” Legatus at all levels, then I became active; guys, said, “Mike, do you hear what you’re we started one in our chapter right away. saying? I think you know what to do.” And Forums are growing in number nationally. We began with a small group who wanted he was right. I looked around and saw their If you’d like to make the most of your to learn more. We came from different smiles and nods and knew right there— Legatus experience, consider starting businesses, had different personalities, these guys have my back. And every one of one. It just might be one of your best and were from different generations. But them will say the same. We don’t miss a decisions for strenthening your faith and we all wanted to go deeper. We’re coming meeting unless it’s absolutely necessary; friendships. up on four years now, and are more on we show up, all-in. I count on them, and I fire today than when we started! Why? We know they count on me. MIKE MCCARTNEY was previously learn from each other, encourage each The unbending confidentiality we pledge at other, and straight-out enjoy each other. each meeting makes it safe to talk openly. on the Legatus National Board of Governors, There’s never pressure to say anything you and is a director for The Genesis Chapter. He has spoken on leadership to Legatus chapters coast-to-coast. June 2020 | 42 | legatus.org (new website!)

CHAPTER U.S. flag mask. Everyone enjoyed St. Thomas More.” His talk was NEWS being together on the veranda at Zoomed to members who could not Ballantyne Country Club (Charlotte, attend. CHARLOTTE NC). Guest speaker Dr. Paul J. Voss The Charlotte Chapter’s first discussed “A Catholic Perspective in-person event since March on the Pandemic: took place August 6. With a red, Lessons from white, and blue theme, members proudly “wore” the theme – like Dave Anderson (pictured) in his CHARLOTTE. CHARLOTTE. CHARLOTTE. PASADENA. The Pasadena Chapter’s January 15 meeting at the Valley Hunt Club featured guest speaker Fr. Dennis Maher, SJ, who spoke on “Forgiveness.” Fr. Maher, born in Ireland, is currently associate pastor at Holy Family Church in South Pasadena. PASADENA. At its March 11 meeting, the Pasadena Chapter hosted special guest speaker Sr. Regina Marie Gorman, OCD, who spoke on “Fostering a Spiritual Life.” She is known for her tireless commitment to bringing Jesus Christ to those with whom she works and serves — as vicar general for the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart, superior general, directress of novices, junior high teacher, and friend. September 2020 | 43 | legatus.org (new website!)

CHAPTER NEWS ORANGE COAST ORANGE COAST. Mario Bica and wife Janet, BUCKS COUNTY. Bucks County Chapter Chaplain PITTSBURGH. On August 21, Fr. Tom Kunz On July 14, surrounded by fellow Legates, at the July 14 Monsignor Joseph Gentili hears a confession (Pittsburgh Chapter chaplain) celebrated Mass Orange Coast chapter meeting. outdoors during the July 16 chapter meeting in for a group of Legatus members and friends returned to The ORANGE COAST. Finally accepting his award Washington Crossing, PA, along the banks of the in Pittsburgh at the home of Chris and Molly Pacific Club in person, Fr. Patrick Moses (seen here with Delaware River. McMahon (Chris is Vice Chairman on the Legatus (in Newport chapter president Gary Crisp) was given the 2019 Board of Governors). Chris started the inaugural Beach, CA) for an Western Region Chaplain of the Year award on July St. Laurel Cup which hosted 20+ Catholic men outdoor chapter 14, at the Chapter’s meeting at The Pacific Club from the Pittsburgh area playing golf and event — marked (Newport Beach, CA). enjoying fellowship at two prestigious clubs: by several special Laurel Valley and St. Clair Club. celebrations. First, the Chapter BUCKS COUNTY. Catholic University of America president John Garvey speaks at the July 16 Bucks welcomed eight County Chapter meeting in Washington Crossing, PA on the banks of the Delaware River. This was the new Legates! chapter’s first live, in-person meeting since March due to COVID-19 restrictions. Chaplain Fr. Patrick Moses and president Gary Crisp invested Pat & Rosemary Burcher, Mark & Joanne Hulme, Mark & Mary Prather, and Mark & Jody Zuvich. Next, a delayed but much-anticipated presentation of the 2019 Western Region Chaplain of the Year award was made to Father Patrick. Finally, to the delight of fellow Legates, Mario Bica, along with wife Janet, were able to attend. ORANGE COAST. At the Orange Coast Chapter’s July 14 investiture ceremony, pictured (l. to r.) are: Chapter president Gary Crisp, Mark Hulme, Joanne Hulme, Pat Burcher, Rosemary Burcher, Mary Prather, Mark Prather, Jody Zuvich, Mark Zuvich, Fr. Patrick Moses. September 2020 | 44 | legatus.org (new website!)

CHAPTER NEWS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN Bill Raaths, founder and former president of the Northeast Wisconsin Chapter, took home the prize for “Most Patriotic” at the Chapter’s July 9 event, which was held at Butte des Morts Country Club in Appleton, WI. Guest speaker Fr. Adam Bradley, assistant vocations director for the diocese of Green Bay, spoke on the “Pre- Seminary Discipleship Year” – newly designed for men seeking to enter the diocesan priesthood, to prepare them for what GREENVILLE. Also at the Greenville Chapter’s August 4 meeting, lies ahead. L GREENVILLE. New Greenville Chapter members Mark and Rita Southeast Region director Ed Trifone presented founding president O’Rourke, inducted at the Chapter’s August 4 meeting held at Poinsett Linda Cowart and current Chapter president Don Reichert with the Club (Greenville) – pictured here with Chapter president Don Reichert. Amby awards (which were originally announced at the Summit in January 2020). NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. RALEIGH. The developing Raleigh Chapter held its first in-person event on July 23 at the Umstead Hotel and Spa. Some 20 people attended, and enjoyed guest speaker Dr. Paul Voss’ (pictured, left) presentation on Catholic business ethics. PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia Chapter president Deacon Matt Coyne and his wife, Lisa, visit with Andreas Widmer and his wife, Shelli, at the August 11 Chapter meeting at Overbrook Country Club (Villanova, PA). Andreas was the speaker for the chapter event. September 2020 | 45 | legatus.org (new website!)

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2021 SUMMIT EAST SPEAKER 5 MINUTES BRIAN FRAGA WITH A faithful Catholic education is the real solution CARDINAL NEWMAN SOCIETY FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT TO SPEAK ON RENEWAL OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION PATRICK REILLY HAS BEEN Is it ominous that cases like these are education having strong fidelity to Catholic coming before the court? teaching and ensuring that the truth pervades promoting and defending the curriculum. But more broadly, St. Newman faithful Catholic education On the one hand, we are winning a number of is an enormously influential and important since founding the Cardinal exemptions that provide some protection from saint for our time. He describes his life’s work as Newman Society in 1993. fighting liberalism in religion and this idea that the law. Meanwhile, the our faith is a private matter and not something Reilly, 50, president courts and Congress are that pervades everything that we do in our lives. of the Cardinal generally moving things Newman Society, will in a way that is contrary How would you characterize the state be a featured speaker to our faith. We’re facing of Catholic identity in Catholic higher at Legatus’ 2021 significant devastation education? Summit East. He will of our culture. The fact speak on how recent that Catholic education There is a very hopeful and exciting renewal U.S. Supreme Court is being provided some of faithful Catholic education happening at decisions will impact protection is welcome, all levels. However, there is a lot of work to Catholic schools but certainly not be done. Much of Catholic education became and why Catholic enough to prevent the highly secular over the last 50 years, and we’ve education must be devastation. lost two-thirds of our Catholic schools in that faithful to its religious time. Catholic education has become not only identity and mission. What got you interested in the field of less impactful in forming saints, but it also has He spoke recently with Legatus Catholic education? become, at least for a long while, a lower priority magazine. both for Catholic families and for dioceses. So I attended a Catholic high school and college that we’ve been strongly encouraging the Church What will you talk about were disappointing in terms of their Catholic to recognize that Catholic education is the key at the Summit? identity. While I was in college, Pope St. John solution to so much of what we’re facing today. Paul II issued Ex Corde Ecclesiae on Catholic I will speak about the latest higher education. I was a journalism student What does a renewal of faithful Supreme Court cases that and focused a lot of my writing on the concerns Catholic education look like? focused heavily on Catholic of Catholic education. So I went on to work for education. The Bostock ruling the U.S. Education Department and the bishops’ It means ensuring an integral education, that [which declares sexual conference, and later started the Cardinal the education is focused on not only the mind orientation and gender Newman Society in 1993. but also the soul and the body across the entire identity to be protected classes curriculum. There is no such thing as religion in federal civil rights law] Why did you choose Cardinal Newman separate from other subject matter. The insights is devastating for Catholic as the patron? of our Faith enter into every science, every education if schools and humanities course. Every teacher needs to be colleges are held to it. Although I’ve always been very devoted to Newman. faithfully Catholic and witnessing to the Faith in the ministerial exception He authored his Idea of a University, which both word and action. L provides some relief and the articulates clearly the importance of higher school choice ruling is helpful to Catholic schools, we’re still facing a very difficult time going forward. September 2020 | 47 | legatus.org (new website!)

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MEET THE BRIAN FRAGA CHAPLAIN Monsignor McGrath ‘Zooms’ into role as new chaplain of Naples Chapter CONNECTICUT NATIVE, NOW 50 YEARS A PRIEST, ALSO CONTINUES AS CHAPLAIN AT AVE MARIA LAW SCHOOL AS THE NEW CHAPLAIN OF How are things going for a difference, to serve the Church, to serve the Legatus’ Naples (Fla.) Chapter, you six years into your Faith. The majority of students want to use their Monsignor Frank C. McGrath assignment at the Ave career to benefit society. There is a Christian recently attended his first Maria School of Law? culture here of service, and that is encouraging chapter meeting. to see. The students are very friendly, very It’s a great assignment. respectful, and there is a lot of kindness, a lot of “And that was a Basically, Tom joy here. They’re a remarkable group. Zoom meeting,” said [Monaghan] said he Monsignor McGrath, wanted a priest on Had you had prior experiences with 76, a priest of the campus to manifest attorneys and people in the legal Diocese of Bridgeport, the Church’s presence, profession? Conn., who has been celebrate two Masses on assignment for a day, and be available In high school, I had several friends whose dads six years in Naples as for Confessions. The were lawyers. In my first couple of assignments chaplain for the Ave job description has as a priest, there were a lot of lawyers in the Maria School of Law. evolved a bit. I help parishes. I was also involved in Cursillo and with public relations. the Charismatic Renewal, and there were a Monsignor McGrath The development office number of lawyers, men and women, in those celebrated the 50th invites me to different events movements. I respected their intelligence and anniversary of his so I can meet visitors, friends, their ability to think logically and clearly, which ordination this summer and is and benefactors. I say prayers is something the law school works to create in still going strong in his priestly before and after various events the students. ministry. He recently spoke around school. I visit classes with Legatus magazine. and try to be very present to the When did you first feel called to the students and actively engage priesthood? What are your early with them. The school is about impressions as a Legatus 60 percent Catholics, so I work I was about 10 years old, in the fifth grade at St. chaplain? and relate with people from James School in Stratford, Conn. I started getting other faiths as well. attracted to the life of the priests, and decided An organization like Legatus to go to Notre Dame High School in Fairfield to that works to unite peers for How would you describe be near priests. After high school, I went into the the cause of Christ and His the caliber of students seminary, so I had an early call to the priesthood. Church is very valuable, very there? worthwhile. The bishops Do you enjoy any hobbies? recognized that rather early on, They’re highly committed to and that’s why they got behind becoming lawyers. They’re I like to play a little golf when I can. When I first it right away. The members find very involved in their studies. came here, I was doing a lot of bicycling. I’ve a great support system that There are a number of students given that up. I enjoy occasional swimming in helps them to be the faithful who are highly committed a local pool and at the beach. I also read a lot. I Catholics they want to be, but Catholics, and they want to have more free time than I had as a pastor, so I also active and intelligent use their profession to make use it for prayer and spiritual reading. L Catholics. September 2020 | 50 | legatus.org (new website!)