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The Christendom College Quarterly Magazine Vol. XV, No. IVWinter 2007

O’Donnell Celebrates 15th Anniversary - pg 5

Inside this issue...

Men Seek Deliverance from Rapids of WV - pg 6

Monks Abound at Medieval Fest - pg 13

Christendom CrusaderSports Roundup - pg 16

30th Anniversary Reflections

From the President

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Dear Friends:

I am pleased to share with you this newly-formatted 30th Anniversary edition of Instaurare. It is our hope that by redesigning this magazine it will be more readable and will offer new opportunities for us to share with you even more information about the

great things that are happening here at Christendom College. Instaurare remains our primary means of communicating to you the great news in higher education that is Christendom College.

We have planned a whole series of wonderful events throughout our 30th Anniversary Celebration. One of the principal highlights has been a series of talks given by the Founders of the College. These talks will continue throughout the academic year and as you will see in this issue, we have already had three of our Founders – Dr. William Marshner, Dr. Kris Burns, and our beloved Founding President, Dr. Warren Carroll – address our students this semester.

This will be a significant year for all of us as we continue the authentic renewal of Catholic higher education in our country through our liberal arts apostolate. When students come to Christendom College, they are exposed to the seminal works of the greatest thinkers of our Western Christian Civilization as the precious patrimony of Catholic learning is being passed on to a new generation of leaders.

The academic year began with our Opening Mass, celebrated by Bishop Paul Loverde. This Mass is always one of the high points of every aca-demic year, but this year, on our 30th Anniversary, there seemed to be a particular poignancy as the entire faculty knelt in the presence of Bishop Loverde and once again professed our loyalty to the Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church, showing again to all of our students, especially the freshmen, that there is no real conflict between Faith and reason, and demonstrating that Christendom is devoted to embracing the Catholic Faith and authentic academic freedom.

The 30th Anniversary of the Founding of Christendom College was celebrated on September 14. This momentous anniversary was marked with a special Academic Convocation. During the event, we honored Dr. Ronald McArthur, the Founding President of Thomas Aquinas Col-lege, Father Michael Scanlan, of Franciscan University of Steubenville, and Dr. Warren Carroll with the College’s Pro Deo et Patria medals for distinguished service to Christ, His Church, and our beloved nation through their tremendous contributions to Catholic higher education in the United States. We also honored Archbishop Raymond Burke, of St. Louis, with an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. The Archbishop was the celebrant and homilist at the Solemn Mass that followed the Aca-demic Convocation. A reception and concert rounded out the festivities and it certainly was a day to remember with joy.

As we look forward to upcoming events during this 30th Anniversary year, I think one of the highlights will be a special pilgrimage to Rome in early March (February 28th through March 9th) to include the Board of Directors and other friends and benefactors of the College. We have

Timothy T. O’Donnell, STD, KGCHS

selected as our base of operation in the Eternal City the beautiful and his-toric Hotel Columbus, the headquarters of the Knights of the Holy Sep-ulchre, which is located on the Via della Conciliazione, directly in front of St. Peter’s Basilica. There could not be a more glorious location for us to celebrate this anniversary! The trip will include a tour of the Eternal City, with an overnight in Assisi, as well as visits to the Catacombs, the Coliseum, etc. A special celebratory reception with the College’s fac-ulty and students who are studying in Rome, along with many of the College’s Roman friends, including Francis Cardinal Arinze, Dr. Joaquin Navarro-Valls, Mr. Sean Lovett, and others will also be included. Since space will be limited, if you are interested in participating in this College celebratory pilgrimage with a number of Vatican dignitaries, please con-tact us so that we can provide you with more information.

As many of you now know, Pope Benedict will be visiting the United States in April 2008. How fitting it is that our 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner will take place during his visit here. Our celebration at the Wash-ington-Dulles Hilton Hotel will truly be a glorious one! Our Chairmen of this dinner will be Dr. Joaquin Navarro-Valls and Francis Cardinal Arinze, who both expressed their delight that they would be able to cel-ebrate the anniversary of the Pope’s election with us at this special dinner, while the Pope himself will be in America celebrating Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Mark your calendar for April 19, 2008, as we celebrate 30 years of Christendom College and 30 years of fidelity to the Pope and the Magisterium on behalf of our academic apostolate.

I am happy to let you know that this summer we will be having our tradi-tional Summer Institute. For our 30th Anniversary, we will focus upon the Apostolate of the Laity. We hope to have a great variety of speakers who are active in lay apostolates – everything from the entertainment industry in Hollywood to medicine, business, and Catholic education. More details on this event, which will take place in mid-July, will be forthcoming.

How wonderful it is that in our 30th year, we stand on the threshold of four hundred undergraduate students and have a graduate enrollment in Alexandria of 125, bringing the total college enrollment to a record 525. It is a great grace to be a part of this lay educational movement to restore and renew Catholic higher education in this country. Christendom Col-lege is once again uniting the two orders of Faith and reason and has created an environment for learning which allows the students to grow intellectually and spiritually, and to pursue wisdom and a life of virtue, all within a campus atmosphere which rejoices in the Catholic way of life. Have no doubt that we are forming the future leaders for our Church, who will take their positions in society and seek throughout their lives to achieve the dream of Christendom College, which is to restore all things in Christ. None of this, of course, would be possible without you, and with all my heart, I thank you for your gracious support and urge you to join in, to the full extent that you can, this wonderful year of celebration and grace.

A Blessed Christmas to you all,

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College Founders Give Reflections on 30th Anniversary of Christendom

Dr. Carroll was presented the Queen Isabel Catholic Vision of History Award for one who through his life and teachings has helped to promote, defend, and articulate a Catholic vision of history and culture.

A number of Christendom College founding members recently gave a series of lectures to the College community in honor of its 30th An-niversary celebratory year. College Founder and First President Dr. Warren H. Carroll and Founding Philosophy Professor Dr. Kristin Burns reflected on the early days of the College as part of the Major Speakers Program, and Founding Theology Professor Dr. William Marshner delivered a lecture to the faculty and senior class at the an-nual Senior Dinner.

Dr. Kristin Burns, who now serves as the Dean of Christendom’s Notre Dame Graduate School, gave an insightful view of the years leading up to the founding of Christendom, as well as reflections on the first three years of the College’s existence. She illustrated her talk with a slideshow of pictures from the early days of the College so that the current students and faculty could better appreciate her remarks, which she made on October 29.

“I remember waiting in the foyer of our building on arrival day,” she recounted, “wondering, with Mr. O’Herron [another Founding Fac-ulty member], if any students would actually come, and if they did, would they be normal?

“Although, I believe, Dr. Carroll had actually met most of the stu-dents as part of the application process, we hadn’t met any of them and we were wondering how weird somebody would have to be to come to a college started by us,” she quipped.

Burns, who has been teaching philosophy at Christendom since its founding, also spoke about the important role of the Christian Com-monwealth Institute (CCI) summer program, which was sponsored by

Triumph magazine—a monthly Catholic magazine published from the mid-60’s to the mid-70’s.

“The CCI got every-one thinking about a truly Catholic educa-tion, what it would be like, what courses would be included in the curriculum, and what the community life would be like. Ev-ery summer, someone would mention how

great it would be if we could have a whole college instead of just a summer program,” she recalled. “We didn’t know it at the time, but the CCI was a practice for Christendom College, and the experi-ence we gained in those summers was useful then when we actually started. The summer program also helped to form us academically. We learned from each other.”

The College opened its doors to 26 students in 1977, led by the five founding faculty members (Dr. Warren Carroll, Dr. William Marsh-ner, Dr. Jeffrey Mirus, Mr. Raymund O’Herron, and Dr. Kristin Burns) who also served as the administration, along with a cook and librarian.

Prior to Burns’ talk, O’Donnell awarded her the Christendom Col-lege Saint Catherine of Siena Award, which was created to honor women who have shown heroic dedication and sacrifice in service to Christendom College and the Roman Catholic Church. Dr. Burns is the first recipient of this award.

College Founder Dr. Warren Carroll addressed students with a talk entitled Thirtieth Anniversary Reflections from the Founder on Novem-ber 12.

Dr. Burns received Christendom’s St. Catherine of Siena Award from President O’Donnell.

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“I regard myself as immensely privileged to have been able to devote so many of my 75 years to the creation, guidance, and mainte-nance of this college,” Carroll began, “and I know that, under my splendid successor, Timothy O’Donnell, this College will re-main unchanged throughout the next thirty years, halfway through the twenty-first cen-tury. Please join me in praying that our es-sence will never change.”

Before founding Christendom, Carroll dreamed for years of a college or university that would change the world, he said.

“Here at Christendom College, we have two watchwords. The first is Truth Exists, today widely denied in mainstream colleges and universities. Thanks be to God and to my mother, I have always believed that Truth ex-ists. Then when I became a Catholic, due to the prayers of my dear wife and the sterling example of the man I worked for, Catho-lic hero John Schmitz, I added the second watchword: The Incarnation Happened. These five words sum up all that Christen-dom College teaches.

“I wanted to create a training ground for the apostles of the future. That is what Christen-dom College has been, is, and God willing, will always be. One of the finest compliments ever paid to our College was by one of our early students when she said, ‘this is a place where it is easy to be good.’ We send forth not only our graduates, but also their chil-dren, who more and more are attending this College. Good marriages are made in Heaven, and Christendom College has become a place where God makes them,” he said.

Carroll, who retired in 2002, concluded with his opinion that the graduates of Christen-dom College will help to sanctify the twen-ty-first century. “Men and women make history. You will help to bring Christ back into a world which now has almost forgotten Him. What we launched thirty years ago will change our country and the world, thanks to all of you who are here today who have been a part of the history, triumph, and glory of this College. It is your duty to keep it as it is, as far into the future as you can carry it, in your time and your children’s time.”

Founding faculty member Dr. William Marshner addressed faculty and students at the annual Senior Dinner held October 1. His talk, The Recrudescence of Modernism and Christendom, delved into the roots of mod-ernism and the importance of Pius X’s encyc-lical Pascendi Dominici Gregis.

“The word modernism can be taken in two senses,” Marshner said. “It can be taken to refer to a historical movement promoted by a relatively small group of people who held modernism in the second sense, namely modernism as theory, or, if you will, as a her-esy. Those who held modernism as a heresy were vastly more numerous than those who ever participated in modernism as a move-ment. As a matter of fact, many of those who at the turn of the century held modernism as a heresy believed that the movement was fu-tile. They refused to have anything to do with it on the ground that the Roman Catholic Church was incorrigible.”

Marshner explained that the modernist heresy is a metalinguistic heresy. “Metalan-

guage is the language you use to talk about language. When you talk about prop-ositions—when you say for example that they are true or immutable—that’s meta-language. But when you talk about things—to say for ex-ample that Christ was virgin-ally conceived—that’s object language. Every other heresy in the history of Christianity had denied something in our object language.

“Modernism has the unique proposal to deny nothing in the object language of Christianity. Leave every

dogmatic statement standing just as it is, but somehow change the meaning of it all. Every item in the Creed stands letter for letter the same, the only difference is that the Creed is no longer about facts—it’s a symbol. It’s a symbol of togetherness or something.

“So modernism is the first purely metalin-guistic heresy. That’s why at the beginning of the twentieth century it touched every-thing at once. Pius X noticed that it was the amalgam of all the heresies. It was as if every-thing had gone haywire at once. On every question, everyone had all of a sudden gone mad.

“It’s very simple: the point of error centers on the very meaning of what we do,” he remarked.

Marshner concluded by saying that “modern-ists claim that the dogmas of the Church can acquire a different meaning than the one the Church has always held. That’s why, on the close of Vatican II, everything again seemed to go haywire all at once. It was in that mael-strom of doubt about what on earth to cling to that this College was founded and its The-ology department was set up. The Theology department, along with all the other depart-ments in the College, would be some kind of remedy—some kind of answer—some kind of immunization—of the mind against the seduction of this meta-linguistic heresy.”

The talks by Dr. Carroll and Dr. Marshner can be heard at Christendom’s website via iTunes U, Christendom’s new portal for digi-tal audio and video content.

Dr. William Marshner.

Dr. Warren Carroll with fellow founding faculty member, and current professor, Raymund O’Herron.

TProcession Marks Feast of Our Lady and O’Donnell’s AnniversaryThe entire College community gathered for a Eucharistic Procession in honor of the Feast of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Vir-gin Mary and in recognition of and grati-tude for Dr. Timothy O’Donnell’s 15th Anniversary as President of Christendom College.

The College community prayed the Rosary and sang Marian hymns as the group tra-versed the campus on an unusually warm autumn day October 7.

“This is Christendom at its best,” Chaplain Fr. John Heisler said. “We’re following the call of Pope Benedict XVI, John Paul II, and all their predecessors to adore and venerate the Eucharist. Long live Dr. O’Donnell and long live Christendom!”

Following the Eucharistic Procession, O’Donnell was honored at a special brunch celebrating his service as College president.

During the brunch, which also honored O’Donnell’s wife, Cathy, Executive Vice President Mark McShurley gave a short re-view of a number of the major differences at Christendom since O’Donnell became presi-dent in 1992.

“During Dr. O’Donnell’s tenure, the stu-dent enrollment has increased 264% (144 to 524 including the graduate school), total financial assets have increased 440%, and total plant costs increased 397%. Many of

Dr. and Mrs. O’Donnell were honored on October 7 for their many years of dedication and service to Christendom College.

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Bruce Sullivan signs a copy of his book for fellow convert and student Thomas Polak.

Students Receive Christ in His FullnessOn Monday, October 29, author and for-mer Protestant minister Bruce Sullivan stopped by Christendom to spend time with the students and to give away copies of his most recent book, Christ in His Fullness. His book addresses the question, “What did you find in Catholicism that you did not find in Protestantism?”

Anyone interested in having Sullivan speak in their parish, please contact him by either telephone (270.428.4280) or e-mail ([email protected]).

the buildings which have become hallmarks of campus life have been built since his in-stallment, including the Chapel of Christ the King, the St. John the Evangelist Library, the St. Lawrence Commons, St. Louis the Cru-sader Gymnasium, and the John Paul II Stu-dent Center,” said McShurley.

The O’Donnells received a standing ovation from all those in attendance and received gifts of appreciation to acknowledge their hard work and dedication to the College.

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Fr. Pollard and his raftmates paddle hard through class V rapids in West Virginia during Convocation Weekend.

Thirty-three students participated in the annual Men’s Convocation Weekend on September 28 and 29. The men were led by Philosophy professors Dr. John Cuddeback and Dr. Douglas Flippen; Dean of Student Life Joe Wurtz; College Chaplain Fr. John Heisler; and Paro-chial Vicar Fr. Christopher Pollard of Front Royal’s St. John the Baptist Church. This year’s weekend expedition involved camping, white water rafting down West Virginia’s Gauley River in West Virginia (considered some of the most challenging white water in the country and tenth in the world), and plenty of male bonding and camaraderie.

The men began the weekend at base camp on Friday night with a talk given by Fr. Pollard about Servant of God and Seminarian Frank Parater. Crowded around a bonfire, the group listened to Fr. Pollard speak about how Frank Parater was at peace knowing he was going to die at a young age. This got the group thinking about their day ahead on the treacherous white water and, according to Wurtz, “made us realize that the only life we have is the one we have at this moment so we should strive to live each day as if it were our last. But we really hoped and prayed that we’d all make it through the following day’s perilous journey!”

The next morning, the men rose with the sun and attended Mass out-side in the middle of the campground, surrounded by 40-50 tents. After Mass, they watched a video dubbed “How not to die on the river,” which gave those attending even more to ponder. They then boarded an old yellow school bus and proceeded to drive down the side of a mountain on what West Virginians call “no fault roads” (no fault because the roads are so bad and accidents occur so often, it would be a legal nightmare to enforce responsibility).

Having been presented with the prospect of death several times by now, the men of Christendom College did what any respectable men would do in such situations…they began to sing. “Red is the Rose,” “The Mermaid,” and other Irish ballads highly impressed the river company staff. Cuddeback led rounds of “Jubilate Deo” and “Non Nobis Domine.” At one point while singing “Jesus I adore You,” one of the river company staff members even joined in!

When they finally arrived at the water’s edge, they could hear the roar of the white water. Their trip was to be 12 miles long, which in-cluded 45 rapids of class III-V rating (V being the most challenging), with fearful names in-cluding Upper and Lower Mash, Heaven Help You, and Pure Screaming Hell.

“Looking back on the trip, I struggle to pin-point the best memories,” said Wurtz. “Per-haps it was watching Thomas Francis and John Jalsevac debate with our river guide the im-portance of Thomistic philosophy today (our guide was a Kantian). Or maybe it was watch-ing an entire raft of our group being catapulted into the river. One thing for sure is that I was incredibly proud of our young men. They were

White Water Rafting Trip Has Men Praying for Deliverancerespectful, joyful, and courageous.”

Zac Inman, a se-nior from NY, recognized how well the group conducted them-selves. “I was im-pressed by how our group af-fected the rafting company staff by doing simple things, like our positive attitude throughout the day, respect for their authority as our guides, and even the fact that we weren’t swearing like sailors.”

“I remember our raft hitting a wall of white water and I couldn’t see anything,” recalled Junior Thomas Francis, “but we eventually got through it. I think that has an application to life. Some things you just can’t see through, but there are clear cool waters on the other side. You just need to paddle through.”

Cuddeback thoroughly enjoyed his exhilarating weekend with the students and found it to be a great learning experience for himself as well.

“White water rafting was an outstanding experience for the men. To say that we learned about ‘teamwork’ only begins to express the power of the experience. I refer to it now in class as an example of many truths, especially the importance of authority and obedience, and how unity of vision and purpose in a community is essential to its success.”

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Dr. Cuddeback and his team try to stay afloat.

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Christendom is pleased to announce that the following undergraduate students have been awarded the following scholarships:Fall 2007 Scholarships

William & Clara Roedig & Family Memorial Scholarship

Rebekah Skiba

Patrick J. Duffy ScholarshipMicah Willard

Sacred Heart ScholarshipJohn Jalsevac

Palestrina ScholarshipMary Elizabeth Baker, Meghan Beller,

Paul English, Draper Warren

Kline Endowment FundSteven Curtin, Christopher Genn

Padre Pio Memorial ScholarshipDaniel Gutschke, William Waller,

Brady Wilson, Paul Wilson

Francis A. & Lilian B. Mekus ScholarshipBenjamin Allen, Joseph Ruhl

Valary & Howard Morrison ScholarshipLisa Irwin, Janie Wells

Harvey Noel Memorial ScholarshipDavid Klosterman, Mary Catherine Wright

Benjamin F. Homan Memorial Scholarship

Jennifer O’Neil

William Casey Memorial ScholarshipPeter Donohue, Ryan Mitchell,

Dominick Severance

St. Bernard Classics ScholarshipMeredith Wise

Harold V. Welch Memorial SchlarshipElise Anderson, Amanda Dean

George B. & Mary C. Creed Memorial Scholarship

David Wilson

Byron & Mary Doyle ScholarshipAbigail Hill

David T. Ricks Memorial ScholarshipMichael Inzeo

Fr. James Cowan Memorial ScholarshipTeresa Boak, James Hannon, Miriam

Rauschert, Marc Solitario, James Wynn

Marie O’Donohue Monahan Memorial Scholarship

Brittany Buckner

Alumni ScholarshipTherese Fetsko, Elizabeth Francis,

Thomas Francis, John Hambleton, Mary Harrington, Bernadette Horiuchi, Monica Horiuchi, Katie Lademan, Virginia Norris,

Anna Scheetz, Rosemary Scheetz, Emily Scrivener, Nathan Scrivener, Richard Scrivener, Mary Kate VanderWoude, Joseph Vicinanzo, Thomas Vicinanzo

Christendom College is one of a mere 21 in-stitutions included in the first publication of the Cardinal Newman Society’s The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College: What to Look for and Where to Find It guidebook on higher education.

“While some colleges in this Guide may match its Catholic commit-ment, it is unlikely that any exceeds it,” the publication states of Christendom. The purpose of the Guide is to show students where they can expect to find a faithful Catholic edu-cation and “a campus culture that upholds the values taught in their homes and parishes.”

“It is a great joy to be included in this presti-gious guide,” College President Dr. Timothy O’Donnell said. “As the College celebrates its 30th anniversary, it is an honor received with enthusiasm. This is a testament to our

New Guide Ranks Christendom as Joyfully Catholic and Proud of Itstrong academic program and our fidelity to Christ’s Church, as well as our dynamic cam-pus life. The Guide takes the Faith as serious-ly as Christendom does, and I have no doubt

that Catholic families across the nation will find it useful.”

The Guide divides the 21 colleges into three major catego-ries: Joyfully Catholic, Born from the Cri-sis, and Fighting the Tide. Christendom College was listed first in the Joyfully Catholic category be-cause, as the Guide states, Christendom is among those “that we find to be the most thoroughly orthodox

institutions, those whose Catholic identity informs most of what they do as an institu-tion and how they present their programs to prospective students and donors… their commitment to fidelity above all else ensures that secularizing influences are not likely to

have much impact here.”

The Guide states that Christendom is “a stellar example of a small, orthodox Catholic liberal arts college. For more than a generation, Christen-dom has been preparing graduates to live their faith within families, careers and vocations.”

The Guide quotes one faculty member say-ing, “The college exemplifies in small what ‘Christendom’ means: a society ordered to Christ, our God and King.”

“You can see it, you can feel it on the cam-pus,” the Guide continues, “They are justifi-ably proud of presenting Catholicism as ‘the air that we breathe.’”

Concluding, the Guide asserts: “For 30 years Christendom College has made a vital con-tribution to American Catholic life through its solid spiritual formation and its liberal arts curriculum.”

For more information about this college guide, please contact the Cardinal New-man Society by going to their book website at www.thenewmanguide.com or calling 703.367.0333.

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DDavid Peter Walkey, 92, resident of King-sport, TN, for 61 years, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, October 14, 2007.

Walkey, a long-time, generous supporter of the College and a close friend of several Christendom families, knew College found-ers Warren and Anne Carroll, as well as the Mirus family even before Christendom ex-isted. Since 1983, Walkey contributed over $500,000 to the College, and his generosity will never be forgotten.

When Dr. Carroll sought patrons in the early Christendom years, Walkey enthusiastically sponsored at least one student – Mrs. Hope (Chesanek) Johnson of Jackson, MS – with whom he remained in contact throughout his life.

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College Mourns the Loss of Friend and Benefactor David WalkeyWalkey was generally an unannounced, but always welcome, visitor to Christendom College. His great big Cadillac, frequent-ly perched in various “No Parking” spots around campus, would be a sure sign that the ‘big man’ was in town.

A veteran of both World War II and the Ko-rean War, he cheerfully dispensed sage advice and goodwill to faculty, staff, and students alike. Phone Bank student workers fondly remember the evening telephone-manner training sessions that Walkey gave each Feb-ruary for students who participated in the annual Student Thank-You Phone Bank.

Other students and alumni who worked at the Christendom switchboard recall also the familiar, gravelly voice at the other end demanding to speak with the President or a Vice President immediately “… and no, you may not ask who is speaking!”

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Marie Kaeder Walkey and by his two sons, Timothy Phillip and James Michael Walkey.

The next time you walk by the Christen-dom boardroom in the beautiful St. John the Evangelist Library and observe the plaque mounted on the wall by Walkey in memory

of his loved ones, please take a moment to of-fer a prayer of thanksgiving for the gift of this great man and for the repose of his immortal soul and those of his family members.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.

Young Joe Ciskanik wishes David Walkey a Happy 91st Birthday in July 2006.

Jan Cardinal Schotte and David Walkey were at Christendom’s 25th Anniversary Gala to-gether. Hopefully, now, they are both enjoying the Great Banquet in Heaven! May they rest in peace. Amen.

The St. John the Evangelist Library once again welcomed high caliber artistic works selected by the Foundation for Sacred Arts in its new traveling exhibit, entitled Redeeming Beauty: Religious works of contemporary artists. The show was open to the public at the Col-lege library beginning at the end of October and continuing throughout the fall semester.

Redeeming Beauty provided a splendid op-portunity for the students – and the local community – to behold the quality of works in the fine arts produced by faith-filled men and women nationally and throughout the world. The students bore witness to incred-ible examples of artists giving glory to God through their work even in this modern age.

The art exhibit allowed Christendom College to put into practice its motto, “To restore all things in Christ,” noted Andrew Armstrong, Director of Christendom’s Library. Arm-strong hopes that “the exhibit will go a long way to inspire many of the young and tal-

ented men and women at the College to use their talents to the service of Christ and his Church.” Even for those who are not artisti-cally inclined, the exhibit was an important contribution to their education at Chris-tendom, as many of the works build upon the long-standing tradition of the Catholic Church in the arts.

The collection of artistic works com-plemented the students’ rigorous stud-ies in the Theology, History, and Phi-losophy that formed the patrimony of Western Civilization. In addition, it gave one hope that the same patri-mony is still alive and well, not only at Christendom, but in the various com-munities where the artists reside. The Foundation for Sacred Arts insisted that a series of events be promulgated on campus to stimulate discussion about where this beauty might lead. In November, the library staff, work-ing closely with Christendom Col-

lege’s Beato Fra Angelico Fine Arts Program, hosted a forum that brought together a num-ber of local artists who shared their thoughts on the creative process with the students. In addition, Christendom’s Choir Director Dr. Kurt Poterack lectured on and performed some contemporary Choral music in the ro-tunda of the library.

Students marvel at the works of art on display in the library as part of the Redeeming Beauty art exhibit.

Redeeming Beauty Art Exhibit at the St. John the Evangelist Library

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The following combine annual and capital gifts given to the College during Christen-dom’s fiscal year: May 2006–June 2007

Founder’s Circle Member$10,000 or more

Rev. Joseph P. Abele† ê8Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Founda-tion ê13Dr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Cavazos ê3Mr. and Mrs. John A. Cecconi ê4W. G. Christianson Foundation ê11Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crnkovich ê3Dr. Philip T. Crotty ê23Rev. Jerome R. Daly ê8The Dan Murphy FoundationMr. John B. Dooley ê12Mr. Richard S. Flahavan ê11Rev. Richard Gilsdorf†Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Gorman ê9Mrs. Frances HardartMrs. Helen D. Homan ê23Miss Claire HuangMrs. Juan B. Lacson†Mr. and Mrs. William S. Martin, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. John McNeice, Jr. ê12Mr. and Mrs. John F. Murphy ê4Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Mylod ê9Miss Mary C. NeugentMr. and Mrs. James M. Nolan ê22Mr. John J. O’Brien ê23Mrs. Elizabeth O’Keefe ê4Theresa and Edward O’Toole FoundationPlain Sight Foundation ê3Mr. and Mrs. Kevin RocheRev. Robert L. Roedig ê8Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schuberg ê3Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shannonê3Mr. and Mrs. John J. Shaughnessy, Sr.ê3Mrs. Rose-Blanche Shields†Mr. Stan F. SkowronskiMr. and Mrs. Owen T. Smith ê5Southern Cross, Inc. ê3Mr. and Mrs. Joseph SquarziniMr. and Mrs. Mark Swartzberg ê3Mrs. Anne E. VicinanzoMr. and Mrs. David A. VicinanzoMr. David P. Walkey† ê5Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Walsh ê6Dr. John F. Ward ê3Mr. Harry Warfield†Mrs. W.H. WelchMr. and Mrs. Eugene Wurster ê12Mr. and Mrs. Andrew V. YoungbloodMr. and Mrs. Eugene Zurlo ê4

Board Associate Member$5,000 to $9,999

Mrs. Caroline C. Ball ê4Mr. and Mrs. James P. Bick ê4Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. ChristiansonThe G. L. Connolly FoundationDi Loreto Foundation ê23Ernst & Young ê5Mr. Edward R. Ettner ê20Rev. Thomas C. Fahey ê14Mr. and Mrs. Edvin V. Farinholt III ê5Mr. and Mrs. Norman A. Goyette, Jr.Mrs. Mary C. GrahamMr. and Mrs. David A. Hickin ê14Mrs. Virginia K. HigginsMr. and Mrs. William A. Higgins ê8Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Kelly ê4Dr. Brian KenneyDr. and Mrs. Rafael F. MadanMiss Jeanette M. Maschmann ê23Rev. Lawrence B. McInernyMr. Robert J. MonahanMr. and Mrs. Edward J. Moore ê23The Moran Foundation ê4Miss Alice J. Neugent ê15Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. O’Donnell ê5The Rafael Madan and Lilian Casas FoundationMr. and Mrs. Philip Rauschert ê14Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Steven J. Redmann ê3Mr. Martin R. Smith ê7Mrs. Mary F. Stanton†Strake FoundationMiss Ann T. Sullivan ê22Mrs. Elizabeth N. Sullivan ê23Mr. Edward R. ThielkMr. and Mrs. R. S. Turicchi ê3Captain Patrick C. Weinert, USMC ê5Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. West, Jr. ê8Mr. Thomas L. YoungMs. Julianne A. Zelov ê13

Sustaining Member$2,500 to $4,999

Mr. and Mrs. Marion BickfordMr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Bodoh ê3Dr. James B. Chu ê22The Honorable and Mrs. Wayne Cobb ê3Combined Federal Campaign ê4Mr. and Mrs. Chris N. Cuddeback ê12Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. De Rosa ê3Mr. and Mrs. Douglas D. DeweyMrs. Lucie Dilger ê6Mr. and Mrs. Leon W. Doty ê3DOW Matching Gift OfficeMr. and Mrs. William J. Downey ê11Mr. and Mrs. George T. Elliott III ê3

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Esposito ê5Mrs. Theresa M. Flay ê7Mr. and Mrs. William H. Fletcher, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Armando Flocchini ê9Dr. Elizabeth Frauenhoffer ê5Mrs. Edwin G. Gemrich ê12Mrs. Margaret E. Hagans ê15Mr. Mark D. HarberMr. and Mrs. C. T. Hickin ê17Dr. and Mrs. Donald J. Higby ê21Holy Cross AbbeyMs. Marion A. Horn ê3Intercollegiate Studies InstituteK & B Underwriters, L.L.C.Mr. and Mrs. William K. MahonMiss Joan Maschmann ê3Mr. Robert F. McDermott ê19Miss Elizabeth A. McGuire ê14Rev. Robert A. Meng ê8NovusCGDr. and Mrs. Timothy O’Donnell ê13Rev. Joseph O’Meara ê9Mr. and Mrs. Craig Pascoe ê8Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Riordan ê6Mr. and Mrs. John J. Shaughnessy, Sr. ê3Sisemen Development, LLCWachovia BankMr. and Mrs. Albert J. Wavering ê14Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. WolteringMiss Rose Zukas ê8

Member$1,000 to $2,499

Accenture Foundation, Inc. ê4Miss Audrey Amerski ê15Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Mgmt. Services, Inc.Miss Mary S. Aylward ê7Mr. and Mrs. Bryan BairdMr. and Mrs. Henry T. Baker ê7Mr. Joseph BauernfeindMr. Michael J. Becker†Mrs. H. C. Beekley ê11Mr. Thomas BellMr. and Mrs. Lester Bellafiore ê3Mr. and Mrs. Patrick F. Beno, Sr. ê5Mr. Edward J. Bochniak ê16Mr. William H. Borghesani, Jr. ê3Mr. Francis J. Briscoe ê9Mr. and Mrs. Brian Brodfuehrer ê3Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael Brown ê8Mr. David G. Budinger, Jr. ê13Mr. Edward F. Burns ê5Mr. and Mrs. John R. CadyMr. and Mrs. James R. Canvin ê5Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan T. CarlsonDr. and Mrs. William S. CarnazzoMr. and Mrs. Theodore Chapman

2006-07 Honor Roll of Annual Giving

President’s Council

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Ms. Mary H. Counselman ê3Mr. and Mrs. George C. Creel ê8Mr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Cridge ê3Mr. John F. Croddick ê3Mr. Leslie Cronau ê5Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. CurtinMiss Ann B. Cvaniga ê20Mr. and Mrs. Timothy DalyMr. and Mrs. John DeMatteoMr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Dietrich ê16Mr. Robert J. Dietrich ê15Mrs. Mary L. DixDominican Sisters of HawthorneDr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Donahue ê9Mrs. Patricia DowningMr. and Mrs. James Eckstein ê10Miss Theresa A. Egan ê4Mrs. Dolores Falatyn ê15Dr. and Mrs. Paul Fallon ê6Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. FeldFire One, Inc.Mr. Paul J. Ford ê5Ms. Charlotte FoulkCapt. and Mrs. Thomas A. Francis ê6Mrs. John B. Friedrich ê8Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Fritz ê5Mr. and Mrs. John F. Gaburick ê4Miss Lorraine GentileMr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Ghering ê6Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Gossin ê22Mr. and Mrs. James Grundl ê6Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Guiffre ê4Mr. Michael HallMiss Norene A. Halvonik ê5Miss Patricia M. Hann ê12Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Harrigan ê9Mr. Kenneth M. HaughtMr. and Mrs. William T. Hayes ê3Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert G. Hegener ê10Mr. and Mrs. Leo B. Heitker ê14Mr. and Mrs. Paul HenkelsRev. Edward R. Horkan ê3Rev. Richard A. Hughes ê5Miss Carmen Iacobelli ê9J. Duggan and Associates, P.C.Mr. and Mrs. George JacksonMr. Walter Janaro III ê17Knights of Columbus (Mount Vernon, 5998) ê4Mr. George A. Kendall ê18Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Kimmich, Sr. ê15Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. LaVelle ê22Dr. Vincent LinMr. and Mrs. James LippertDr. Alice H. MaierDr. and Mrs. Alexander A. Manning ê13Dr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Marcolin ê15Dr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Marks IIIMr. and Mrs. David J. Marra ê10Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. MartinoMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Matey ê5Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. McCaffrey ê11Mr. and Mrs. John P. McDonald ê5

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. McFaddenMr. John W. McLemore ê4Mr. and Mrs. Melvin MenkeMrs. Terri S. MersereauMr. and Mrs. Michael J. Metzger ê5Mr. Dale Meyn ê6Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. MolineauxMr. Samuel L. Morell ê14Rev. Robert E. MoreyMrs. Kathleen T. Murphy†Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Murray ê3National Title Insurance CorporationMr. and Mrs. Guillermo A. NavasMr. and Mrs. Anthony Neglia ê3Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nelson ê3Northrop Grumman FoundationDr. and Mrs. Thomas A. O’Connor ê10Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. O’Keefe ê7Mr. and Mrs. Francis D. O’Reilly ê4Mr. and Mrs. James PattonVery Rev. Kevin T. M. Peek ê3Mr. Bernard PilonMr. and Mrs. James A. Poinsatte ê5Mrs. R. J. PoranskiRev. Joseph Portzer ê4Mr. Lozelle L. Pratt ê9Mr. Raymond J. Preski ê22Mr. and Mrs. William J. Quinn ê15Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Rabot ê5Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Ryan ê6Mr. and Mrs. John SaemanSaint Anthony Post #1791Saint Joseph’s Roofing, Inc.Saint Mary’s Catholic Church ê3Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. ScanlonMr. Francis J. Scavitto ê12Mrs. John G. SchmitzMrs. Anne S. Scrivener ê15Dr. J. B. Sheedy ê22Shell Oil Company Foundation ê3Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Silva ê14Col. Walter B. Simmons, Jr. ê5Miss Lois M. Skinner ê13Mrs. Kathryn S. Sperrazzo ê8Mr. and Mrs. Kelly SpieringMrs. Daviette Stansbury ê7Pauline A. Stolteben Foundation ê10Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle M. Strening, Jr. ê22Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Stumpf ê23Mr. and Mrs. Roderic Thomas ê15Mr. Charles P. Tymon ê22Mr. and Mrs. James Vargas ê4Mr. and Mrs. M.J. Velasco ê4Mr. Thomas A. VicinanzoCol. and Mrs. William Vinet ê23Dr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Walz ê5Dr. and Mrs. Frederick G. Walz, Jr. ê14Col. and Mrs. Robert E. Ward, III ê14Mr. Edward F. Waterbury ê4Mr. Leonard N. Weydert, Jr. ê23Dr. and Mrs. Moody D. Wharam ê5Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick M. White ê17

Wiley Rein & Fielding, LLPMr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Wilson ê5Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wise ê4Dr. and Mrs. Paul W. WolpertMr. Harold Ziegler, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Lyle L. Zitzman ê22

Dr. John P. AllenMr. and Mrs. Duane BanderobMrs. Beatrys M. BeekwilderMr. Patrick J. Bender† ê10Mrs. Patrick J. Bender ê10Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Benz ê19Mr. Frank Berberich ê4Rev. Kevin J. Beres ê3Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Bergan ê9Mr. Gregory J. Bevelock ê7Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bohan ê9Miss Dolores J. Bormann ê22Dr. and Mrs. Philip L. Brach ê5Mrs. Mary M. Brand ê3Mrs. Ann BrienMr. Hugh J. Brien†Mr. and Mrs. John C. BronsMr. and Mrs. Edwin J. ByrnesMr. Robert Cahill ê7Mr. David S. Cammack ê3Mr. and Mrs. Thomas CammackMiss Patsy Y. CannonMr. Phillip A. Carnaggio ê8Mr. George S. Case, Jr. ê6Mr. Eugene D. CasserlyCavalier Maintenance Services, Inc.Col. and Mrs. Kevin P. Clearkin ê21Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. CluneMr. and Mrs. John W. Corbett ê8Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cuny ê22Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. DateMiss Amanda J. DennehyDr. J. Frederick Doepker, Jr. ê6Rev. Denis DonahueMr. John F. DuquaineMr. and Mrs. Edward F. EganCol. James F. Egbert ê14Estate of Edgar DebanyDr. and Mrs. William E. Fahey ê3Ms. Jennifer N. Fakult ê5Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Fanning ê4Mr. Francis E. FeingoldMr. and Mrs. Anthony R. FergusonDr. Anita FigueredoMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Finnegan, Jr. ê5Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Follett ê6Mr. James A. FrostMr. and Mrs. Francis FuscoMr. and Mrs. Robert M. GallagherMr. John F. GecikMrs. John T. Geldermann ê6Mr. and Mrs. Michel Gemond

Gold Benefactor Club$500 to $999

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Miss Kathleen R. GilbertMr. Lukas HalimMr. and Mrs. Timothy R. HaliskyMr. and Mrs. Richard A. HarberMr. John Harrer ê9Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy J. Haugh ê7Mr. Lawrence P. Hayes ê6Mr. John B. Heenan ê10Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Heim ê6Mr. and Mrs. Clinton W. Hepler ê4Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hofbauer ê7Mr. and Mrs. Ernest P. Hogan III ê5IBM Corporation ê9Mr. and Mrs. John M. JanaroMr. and Mrs. Walter A. Janaro ê23Mrs. Patricia Jennett ê10Mr. and Mrs. Ryan M. JonesMr. Edward F. Jurgielewicz ê12Mr. Bert KalischMs. Barbara KargMr. and Mrs. John KazyakMr. Francis J. Kelsey ê3Rev. Patrick W. Kemp ê4Mr. Arthur R. Kernen† ê14Mrs. Elizabeth S. Kernen ê14Mr. Stephen J. Kofron ê15Rev. Joseph C. Kolb ê5Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Kunath ê5Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Lambert ê11Capt. and Mrs. Richard M. Lindenauer ê5Rev. John J. Lombardi ê5Ms. Patricia LowneyCol. and Mrs. M. J. Lundberg ê14Mr. Frank A. Marciniak ê5Rev. Roger L. Marot ê8Mr. John McDermott ê10Mrs. Lois F. McEnrue ê19Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. McFadden, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael McGinley ê3Rev. Stephen F. McGraw ê4Miss Patricia McGuire ê5Dr. Ralph McInernyMr. and Mrs. Christopher McMahonMr. and Mrs. Robert McQuieMr.and Mrs. David S. Miller ê5Mr. Jonathan P. MinickMr. and Mrs. W. J. Minneman ê3Miss Sarah E. MirandaMr. and Mrs. Patrick MooneyMr. Donald V. Murray ê9Rev. Fred J. Nietfeld ê14Mr. Charles R. NollMr. and Mrs. Joseph NortonMr. and Mrs. Gregg OberlinMr. Patrick O’Neill ê4Mr. Joseph H. OrthMr. and Mrs. Raymond M. Palladino ê12Mr. Steven PetulloMiss Angela M. Pfister ê3Mr. Frank J. Pollnow, Jr. ê13Mr. Daniel L. Pratt ê16Rev. John J. Purtell

Col. and Mrs. John E. Quigley Mr. John Regan ê13Mr. Glenn Rice ê7Mr. John RittueRivendell Club, L.L.C.Rev. Joseph Roach ê6Dr. Stephen D. Rycyna, Jr. ê7Mr. and Mrs. James M. Saboe ê17Mr. and Mrs. Dirgham R. SalahiMr. and Mrs. Bradley P. Salmon ê7Mr. Michael SantelliMrs. Shirley Sassani ê5Miss Marie T. Scanlan ê15Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. SchaefferMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Schoenster ê6Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. SchulzMr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Schweninger, Jr. ê15Mr. and Mrs. Phillip D. Slagel ê14Dr. and Mrs. Gary C. Smith ê8Mr. and Mrs. Thomas SullivanDr. and Mrs. Al Szews ê6Mr. and Mrs. James O. TallmanMr. Richard F. Thompson ê4Mr. Edward B. Timko ê23Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. TrudelMr. Thomas Trykowski ê22Rev. Charles R. Valentine ê13Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Van Norden ê8Mrs. Alice Vandenberg ê6Dr. and Mrs. Matthew D. WalzMr. and Mrs. Ernest M. Wickstrand ê5Mr. Edward H. Wiles ê10Mrs. Linda W. WilsonMr. and Mrs. Irving Wisneski ê22

ACE USA Foundation ê6Ancient Order of HiberniansMr. and Mrs. Hamilton R. Armstrong ê13Mr. Edward W. Atkinson ê3Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas E. Barreca ê5Mr. Louis C. Bauer ê22Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. BodohThe Hon. & Mrs. Robert Bork ê4Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. BradyMr. and Mrs. James Brake ê7Mr. Richard L. Breault ê13Rev. Frederick J. Brost ê7Rev. Victor Brown ê4Mrs. L. Brent Buckley-Bozell ê3Cardinal Investment Services, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. Carlsson ê7Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. CavanaughMr. Joseph F. Chismar ê3Mr. Martin J. Ciskanik ê17Mr. and Mrs. James L. ClarkMr. and Mrs. Jeff E. ColemanMiss Diane Collins ê6Dr. Eileen Conway

Fr. Francis J. Culkin ê14Mr. John A. Dailey ê22Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Dalton ê9Mr. Stephen D’Antoni ê3Mr. and Mrs. Logan Morris DaytonMr. Paul DeClevaMr. and Mrs. Michael Deighan ê6Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Diamond ê4Mrs. Julia DicksonMr. John J. Donovan, Jr. ê9Mrs. Lisa M. DowMr. Thomas Doyle ê3Mrs. Alice C. Drennan ê6Mr. Richard W. Dufresne ê20The Duke Power Company FoundationMr. Robert Eastman ê5Mr. and Mrs. John F. Echaniz ê6Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elder ê11Mr. and Mrs. George Emilio ê10Dr. and Mrs. Paul W. Esposito ê3Mr. Albert T. Farese ê5Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Farley ê13Capt. and Mrs. William A. FinnMr. and Mrs. George T. FinneganMrs. Edmund Fitzgerald ê6Mr. Kevin Flaherty ê4Mr. Roland Flemming ê5Dr. and Mrs. James H. FordMr. and Mrs. Joseph Francis ê5Mrs. Barbara FroioMr. Charles FurrMr. and Mrs. Richard F. Gabriel ê22Mrs. Michelle Zak GaciochMr. Daniel B. GallagherMrs. Theresa Gallagher ê22Mr. John F. GlennonMr. John J. GoebelMr. Gerald J. Goldee ê23Rev. Lee W. Gross ê8Mrs. Maureen GrzeslakMr. Edward W. Habert ê14Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Hain IV ê5Rev. James E. Haran ê5Mr. and Mrs. William HarrisMr. David HasserMr. and Mrs. Joseph H. HeislerRt. Reverend Frank J. Hendrick ê23Mr. and Mrs. Julian Heron, Jr. ê3Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howard ê10Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. John ê14Mrs. Elizabeth M. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Mark JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Dick KefferDr. Eleanor A. KellyMr. Thomas J. Kelly ê8Ms. Margaret KempRev. Herman H. Kenning ê5Mr. John E. Keogh ê8Mr. John Kettelkamp ê5Mr. John KleinhenzRev. Dennis Kleinmann ê14Rev. S. M. Kleinschmidt ê5

Silver Benefactor Club$250 to $499

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Knights of Columbus (Virginia)Mr. Keith C. Koch, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Dale KocurekMr. and Mrs. George KovachMiss Patricia A. Kozloski ê8Mrs. Margaret Kreischer ê22Dr. and Mrs. James Kromhout ê4Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. KuhnMr. and Mrs. Alfred A. LaganMiss Therese Lawrence ê22Mr. Paul A. Leehan ê5Rev. Francis G. Lendacky ê11Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Lesperance ê22Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Littlefield ê3Mr. Jim LoughranMr. and Mrs. Jack A. Lowney ê15Mrs. Thomas C. MadiganMr. and Mrs. John E. MaloyDr. Buenaventura G. Manalo, Jr. ê5Mrs. Caroline Marchuck ê21Mr. and Mrs. Fred Martin ê4Mr. David MatualDr. and Mrs. William MaxtedMrs. Arthur J. McAvoyMr. and Mrs. Ronald McClain ê7Mr. Gregory McCoy ê4Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDonald ê12Rev. Walter McGovern ê8Mrs. Doreen B. McGuckinMs. Mary T. McKayMr. and Mrs. M. R. McKone ê15Mr. and Mrs. James McNally ê9Mr. and Mrs. John W. Meng ê5Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Merle ê8

Mr. Don Meyer ê4Dr. Marcella V. Meyer ê10Mr. and Mrs. Farrell E. Miller ê3Mrs. Alice M. Minarik ê18Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle N. Montanye, Jr. ê12Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. MoriartyMr. and Mrs. Eric Mott ê4Mr. David NajvarMr. Terence J. Nolan ê6Miss Siobhan M. O’ConnorMr. and Mrs. Matthew J. O’Herron ê4Mr. and Mrs. Raymund O’Herron ê6Mrs. Marjorie PayneMiss Jean M. PennefatherMr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Petullo ê15Pharmacia Foundation ê6Mrs. Joan L. Philbin ê8Mrs. Margaret H. PickardMr. and Mrs. Allan J. Potts ê3Rev. Thomas W. Prior, C.M. ê14Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Quagan ê12Mr. Michael Raible ê5Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Redlinger ê10Miss Maizie A. RednerDr. and Mrs. Robert C. Rice ê10Mr. and Mrs. Warren L. Rose ê3Deacon and Mrs. John E. SadowskiSaint Thomas Aquinas ChurchMr. James Schluender ê10Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Schmidt ê8Mr. Nathaniel R. SchuetzMrs. Albert M. Scruton ê22Miss Rachel L. ShraderMr. Joseph Silek ê3

Mr. Andrew J. Siwko ê5Mr. Thomas F. Skehan ê6Mrs. Madgel M. Skinner ê7Mr. and Mrs. Roger SlakeyMr. Brigham P. SlocumMr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Small ê3Mr. and Mrs. Robert SmithMr. and Mrs. Albert Stecklein III ê7Mr. Alan J. StegmayerMr. and Mrs. Charles R. Stephan ê17Mr. William G. Stoops, Jr. ê3Dr. and Mrs. Edward Strickland ê3Mr. David F. Sullivan ê13Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Sullivan, Jr. ê6Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sweeney ê11Mrs. Agnes Thissen ê22Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Turecek ê14Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Turner ê22Valley Drilling Corp of VirginiaMr. Pallas L. Van SchaickMr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Wacker ê4Mr. William F. Walker ê4Mr. Joseph P. Wall ê3Mr. Philip C. Wehle ê4Mr. David J. WorthCapt. and Mrs. Edward B. Young ê15

Key:† - deceasedê - three years consecutive givingNumber after name – total years consecutive giving

Accommodations at the historic Hotel Columbus on Via Concialiazione, located 100 yards from St. Peter’s Square. Includes a special Anniversary

Reception with College Friends in Rome.All inclusive cost of $2850.00 is due by January 18, 2008

Christendom College Pilgrimage to rome

Meet Francis Cardinal Arinze at a private reception.

Join Members of Christendom’s Board of Directorsas they celebrate

Christendom College’s 30th Anniversary

with a pilgrimage to the Eternal CityFebruary 28 – March 9, 2008

Directed by Dr. and Mrs. Timothy O’Donnell, and accom-panied by Chaplain Fr. John Heisler.

For more information, please con-tact Miss Siobhan O’Connor by

phone at 800.877.5456, ext. 1211 or by email

[email protected].

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Associate Chaplain Fr. Seamus O’Kielty, in accordance with the Pope’s recent Motu Pro-prio allowing for a more generous celebration of the Mass of Blessed John XXIII (Triden-tine or 1962 Latin Mass), offered the extraor-dinary form of the Mass on November 2 in the College’s Chapel of Christ the King, a first in College history.

Fr. O’Kielty was ordained prior to the Vatican II changes in the Mass, and as such, spent his beginning years as a priest celebrating the Tri-dentine Mass. During the first two months of school this semester, he worked with the altar servers and reviewed the extraordinary form of the rite so that he could properly offer this great gift to the College family. The Mass of Blessed John XXIII continues to be offered each Friday morning.

The College currently offers two Masses a day for its students, with the majority of them ac-cording to the ordinary form of the Mass and in English. Additionally, three of the Col-lege’s weekly Masses of the ordinary form are said in Latin, including a solemn Latin lit-

Extraordinary Form of the Mass Celebrated

urgy each Sunday with chant and polyphony. Having this new option (the extraordinary form of the Latin rite) available will enhance the liturgical life of the College according to the mind of Pope Benedict XVI.

Fr. O’Kielty offers the weekly Friday morning Mass according to the extraordinary form.

Parents’ Weekend at the College provided the setting for more than 50 parents to travel to the campus and visit with their children and meet their children’s teachers October 26-28.

Professor Robert Rice gave a brief history of the Col-lege during a Friday after-noon gathering, followed by Career Development Director Tom McGraw, who spoke about the career paths and chosen vocations of Christendom alumni af-ter graduation. Parents were also given the opportunity to learn more about Chris-tendom’s Rome Program and Missionary Trips.

The traditional Friday evening pig-roast was rained out, but a few proud men braved the elements and roughed it for a night, keeping watch on the two smoking pigs. Others took advantage of the “Open Gym” and played racquet ball and shot hoops in the home of the Christendom Crusaders.

Saturday morning saw the rain fade away and brilliant blue skies come to life – just in time for Medieval Fest. Monks, knights, ladies, peasants, and fishmongers came from all corners of Christendom’s silvan campus to the Square in front of the grand St. John the Evangelist Library. There, parents, students, faculty, staff, and their families enjoyed a truly festive afternoon.

Librarian Stephen Pilon juggled balls, pins, machetes, and flaming torches; a live mad-rigal band played ancient dulcet tones; and History Professor Chris Shannon and Clas-sics Professor Dr. Mark Clark argued the now famous “Disputed Question,” a comical philosophical debate.

Many booths were available for the enjoy-ment of all: caramel apples, create-your-own-candy-castle, paint-a-pumpkin, medieval hair dress crafts, cookie decorating, face-painting, apple cider, baked goods, and pie throwing.

The pigs were removed from the flames in the late afternoon and a procession formed to usher the main course into the St. Lawrence Commons. There the King’s Banquet began.

Community Relives Medieval Times During Parents’ WeekendIt was a sumptuous feast of roasted chicken, potatoes, veggies, and of course the tastiest pork in the kingdom.

The evening brought a Faculty, Staff, and Par-ent Reception, held in St. Kilian’s Café. The cozy café’s ambience was enhanced with many candles, fall decorations, and choice beverages. Parents enjoyed casual conversations with their children’s professors throughout the evening.

A grand Medieval Dance was held at the end of the beautiful day in the St. Lawrence

Commons, which had been recreated into a magnificent medieval hall. Students and their families enjoyed learning traditional contra dances.

The weekend came to a close the next day with Sunday Mass and “Brunch with the President,” Timothy O’Donnell.

Literature Professor Sharon Hickson (right) speaks with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Newcomb.

The Medieval Band played delightful songs.

The fairest maidens in the land.

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Stephen Pilon juggled for the crowds.

Christendom College Pilgrimage to rome

CStudents Animate Corporal Works of Mercy in Local CommunityChristendom students have always been ea-ger to put their faith into action, whether by involvement in the pro-life movement or venturing to foreign lands on mission trips. They have also acted locally and, for the first time this year, there is an official organization, dubbed Outreach, supporting their efforts to help those in need in the local community of Front Royal. The new organization has its roots in a student club started by Alumna Dani Lussier (’07).

“When I helped found this group, there was no official program for students to get in-volved in the community,” Lussier recalled. “I’ve always had a love for charitable works and I knew other people on campus would be interested. So I talked with Meghan Wurtz [wife of Dean of Student Life Joe Wurtz] and she suggested that we get involved at the lo-cal parish’s soup kitchen.”

Lussier started the Corporal Works of Mercy Club and soon, not only did students work in the soup kitchen, but as part of an estab-lished program called Meals on Wheels they also took meals on the go every Wednesday to members of the community confined to their homes. Before Lussier graduated, the group was also making weekly visits to a lo-cal nursing home.

Junior Cynthia Gilday, a transfer student from Georgetown, is the current president of the club, now called Outreach, which receives funding from the Student Activities Council.

“I went with Dani [Lussier] to a soup kitch-en and that’s when I started to get involved,” Gilday said. “It inspired me. I loved it.

“I don’t think you really understand what giv-ing of yourself is until you’re at the nursing home and someone just sits there or some-times yells at you or whines about how they can’t get out or even explains that the FBI is keeping them there as part of a conspiracy. You’re not going to get anything back—they can’t give anything back,” she said.

“I’m not sure how it works. Maybe it’s that Divine spark in us, but when you give of your-self like that—giving knowing that there is no reward—it’s a reward in itself,” she said.

Gilday believes that a great deal of self-knowl-edge could be gained through Outreach. “It

helps you see where your weaknesses are,” she said. “You learn to work with people who aren’t any-thing like you. It can be humbling at times.

“Part of growing in hu-mility and charity hap-pens through connecting with people who don’t have the morals or values that you do, and often don’t even want them. To work with these people is what we are called to do as Catholics. What good is it being Catholic if you’re going to put the light of your faith under the bed?”

This semester, female students have begun volunteering at the local Crisis Pregnancy Center. The students go through a five-hour orientation on how to counsel the women who come. They administer the pregnancy test and then remain with them for the results.

Outreach also does prison ministry. They are

unable to visit the prisoners themselves, but they can write to them. Students write greet-ing cards to the prisoners in the local juvenile detention center in anticipation of all the major holidays.

“While most of us will be going home for Thanksgiving to big family gatherings with pumpkin pie and turkey, these young men will be in prison cells,” Senior Agnes King said. “The holidays can be rough, so we hope to lift the prisoners’ spirits with these greetings.”

Christendom students and friends work at the local soup kitchen.

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Latin Immersion Program at Christendom.

Have you ever wished that you could speak Latin? understand spoken Latin? read Latin at the same speed you read English?

It used to be (before the advent of the twentieth century) that all students going to college had to be able to understand spoken Latin, speak it well, and write it well, for all teaching and learning was conducted in Latin. For this reason, Latin was taught for more than a thousand years so that non-native speakers of Latin could attain native or near-native fluency. Obviously, anyone attaining such “active” mastery of Latin would be able to read and understand Latin authors much better than those who today have only a passive understanding of Latin.

Beginning in the summer of 2008, Christendom College will offer a one-week, intensive, active-Latin immersion course for high school aged students designed

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to introduce aspiring Latinists to the beauty and power of the ancient language of the Church.

All classes will be conducted wholly in Latin, and students should expect to make substantial progress in active Latin, even in one week. Cost of the program, including room and board, is $600.00. Dr. Mark Clark, Christendom’s Associate Professor of Classical and Early Christian Studies, and Dr. David Morgan of Furman University, whose Morgan Lexicon is well known to all those wishing to achieve fluency in Latin, will be the magistri.

Because no more than fifteen students can be accepted, those wishing to attend should register early by contacting Christendom’s Admissions Office at 800.877.5456 or [email protected].

Prior knowledge of Latin is preferred, although not required. The dates of the program will be set in the near future.

UMega-Shield Brings Over 125 Students to Their Knees at the Abortuary

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Ali Schuberg and Micah Willard partici-pated in Mega-Shield on November 17.

John Killackey kneels holding an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe as the escorts look on.

Under the title “Shield of Roses,” a group of Christendom students travels to Washington, DC, to peacefully protest abortion by pray-ing outside an abortion mill each Saturday, after attending 7am Mass on campus. This tra-dition was established at Christendom from the very beginning and continues up to this day.

According to Sophomore Paul Wilson, the current president of Shield of Roses, nor-mally about 25-50 students give up their Saturday mornings each week to defend life through their witness and prayer at the abor-tion mill, operated by Planned Parenthood, located centrally in Washington, DC, on 16th St. and L.

More than 125 Christendom students par-ticipated in the prayerful efforts of the Shield of Roses on November 17. Extra effort and high attendance for the event, dubbed the Mega-Shield, generally takes place once a se-mester, although the last time this many stu-dents took part was in 2004.

“Not everyone can give up their Saturday morning each week to protest the horror of abortion,” Wilson says. “We are students, after all, that’s our vocation at the moment,

and that means we have papers, tests, and lots of homework – and Saturday mornings are primetime for these types of activities. But encouraging a large portion of our student body to attend a miniature ‘March for Life’ once a semester is good for everyone because it helps us see the ‘real’ faces of abortion – the pro-choice escorts, the women entering the building, and even the people on the street who yell things from their cars as they drive by – and this helps us to pray harder for the babies, the women, the doctors, and the na-tion. And I think that’s a good thing.”

“Christendom students never cease to amaze me,” says Admissions Director and Shield of Roses Moderator Tom McFadden, who took part in Mega-Shield with the students.

“I spend my days informing interested stu-dents and their parents of the merits of Chris-tendom College,” says McFadden. “When the students get excited about saving the lives of the unborn and encourage almost 35% of the Front Royal campus students to travel the hour and a half to DC to pray many Rosaries and the Divine Mercy Chaplet in front of an abortuary, my job gets easier. These actions speak for themselves.”

Christendom’s motto, “To restore all things in Christ,” is more than just a saying for the students. It is their mission and their way of life. Through the rigorous moral and aca-demic education that they receive at Chris-tendom, the students are well prepared to enter society and the workforce as “Soldiers for Christ,” dedicated to the restoration of all of Christendom.

The student-led group, Shield of Roses, organized Mega-Shield on November 17, which attracted over 125 students who traveled to Washington, DC, to pray in front of a Planned Parenthood abortuary.

Crusader Sports Roundup Fall 2007

Senior Greg Monroe drives the lane against Maryland Bible College in a narrow loss.

Pate Quest slips by the opposition to make a crucial layup for the Crusaders.

Mary Kate VanderWoude shoots a free throw as her family watches in anticipation.

Becca Harris works her magic leading her team to a 65-60 overtime victory over NoVa.

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Senior quarterback Pate Quest sacrifices his body by throwing for a touchdown to bring the West to a final score of 18-14 over the East in the annual East vs West flag football game.

Ladies Volleyball Team: Back (l to r) Rachel Wil-liams, Amanda Dean, Rebecca Loth, Elise Hol-land, Sarah Miranda, Coach Mehic; Front (l to r) Bethany Brower, Becca Harris, Ali Schuberg.

Freshman Johnny Ciskanik added much speed, stamina, and skill to the soccer team this year.

Junior Courtney Nelson does some fancy foot-work to get by the defender.

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The last play of the game resulted in a jump ball situation with the West getting an interception.

The East’s Bobby Lancaster rushes through a tough defense to get to the endzone.

At the end of September, students and fac-ulty gathered together to celebrate the great Bavarian Feast of Oktoberfest. The festivi-ties started with vespers and a procession to the St. Lawrence Commons, where College Chaplain Fr. John Heisler blessed the beer: Spaten and Sam Adams Oktoberfest.

Professor Dr. Robert Rice then led the crowd in a German prayer, followed by a toast and traditional song sung in the Hofbrauhaus of Munich.

Chef Don Higby prepared a German feast of sauerbraten, weisswurst, sauerkraut, fried potatoes, German potato salad, black forest cherry cake, and sumptuous strudels.

After the meal, students took part in and wit-nessed the “Strongman Competition,” which included barrel rolling, farmer’s carry, keg toss, barrel toss, and axe throwing.

Later that evening students enjoyed a special Contra dance, featuring several folk dance styles in which couples danced in two fac-ing lines. And as would be expected of a tra-ditional German celebration, students took part in a polka dancing competition.

Oktoberfest started in 1810 when Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, who was later crowned King Ludwig I, wanted his people to share in the celebration of his marriage to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen.

Dr. Robert Rice toasts fellow Bavarian, Pope Benedict XVI, during Oktoberfest.

Students dance many of the traditional Ger-man dances, such as the Laendler.

East Quarterback Thomas Francis jukes and jives behind the cover of his offensive line.

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A Student Reflects on the Junior Semester in Rome ProgramEditor’s Note: Christendom publishes a weekly online update of the happenings at the College called The Chronicler Online. Each issue in-cludes a section entitled, Rome Report, written by a selected student each semester. Junior Matt Anderson was the Rome correspondent this past semester and I thought that Instaurare readers may be interested in reading his reflections on the importance of his semester in Rome. It is re-printed here in its entirety – TLM.

Once again and for the last time this semes-ter, welcome to the Rome Report!

In the past, I have tried to use the Rome Re-port to give everyone a taste of what we are doing here in Rome. And indeed, it would be very easy to continue the trend this week. I could describe in detail the visit of Dr. and Mrs. O’Donnell, Fr. Heisler, and Miss Spitz to the Rome campus. I could go on and on about the fun-filled sessions of Irish songs at the Bridge of Angels and Trevi Fountain. I might even be able to focus on the procession and veneration of St. Therese of Lisieux’s rel-ics that many of us attended. But I won’t.

No, rather, I would like to use this last edi-tion of the Rome Report to focus on the true meanings and lessons of the Christendom Semester in Rome. Though we have been learning much in the classroom, our primary education this semester has been more on the spiritual level.

To live in Rome, at the heart of the Church, for nearly three months teaches one what it means to be truly Roman Catholic. It has taught us that being Roman Catholic is to be rooted in the very Mystery of the Incar-nation. Because God became man, earthly things take on a more supernatural meaning. Rome has taught us that Catholicism must infiltrate every aspect of our lives, not just our prayer lives, but also the very material and ordinary aspects of our lives as well.

From the architecture of churches to the statues of the saints—found on nearly every corner—Rome testifies that God must be the ultimate end for every single one of our actions, and if He is not, then the action is meaningless.

Catholicism is not something to be kept in the Churches; no, it is something that should pervade our culture as if it were in the very air we breathe. As Dr. O’Donnell reminded us during his November visit, our Faith is a historical one, and because it is historical the whole of creation is affected.

Perhaps the best manner in which Rome teaches this lesson of the unity of the Divine with the material is through the witness of the martyrs. In fact, I was speaking with my fellow classmate Hilary Schafer and she said something very striking. She told me that the Rome semester has given her a much greater appreciation for martyrdom and for

its importance in society. Indeed, the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church, and nowhere is this more evident than in Rome. Simply walking down a street takes on a whole new meaning when that street has been soaked with the blood of those who gave their lives for Christ.

Rome has taught us that at the very heart of devotion to the Incarnation lies the practice of martyrdom. There is no greater expression of love for Jesus than to give our lives for Him Who gave His life to save ours. This lies at the heart of Rome: that the normal blood of a man, when he gives that up to Christ, becomes a means through which thousands and millions of other men come to serve and love the same Christ and His Church.

And even though we leave Rome now, in some sense we will always carry it with us. Rome must become a part of our very lives. We must live its lessons of devotion to the Incarnate God and eager self-sacrifice for Him and His Church in our daily lives. In doing so, we will never leave Rome, for we will carry Rome to all those who have never been there physically and also to those who have never been there spiritually.

This is the central lesson of the Christendom Semester in Rome. On behalf of all the stu-dents here, thank you for all your prayers, and may God bless you!

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Small College. Big Name Appeal.All these “Big Names” (and many more) know about Christendom and have been to the College’s campus. Maybe it’s time you should, too!

Christendom College, celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year, is an accredited 4-year co-educational Roman Catholic Liberal Arts College, located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

It offers an 84-credit hour integrated core curriculum, with majors in History, Philosophy, Theology, Political Science, English, and Classics.

A Junior Semester in Rome is one of the highlights of the educational experience, as are the small classes, personalized attention, and vibrant Catholic culture which permeates the entire program.

Ranked by Young America’s Foundation as one of America’s Most Conservative Colleges and by the Cardinal Newman Society as one of the country’s Most Joyfully Catholic Colleges, it’s the perfect college for anyone interested in an education integrating Faith and Reason.

Apply online today or call the Admissions Office to schedule a visit!

And Speaking of Big Names....Three of the “Biggest Names” in the Catholic Church will be coming to the Washington, DC, area in April, so mark your calendars: Pope Bene-dict XVI, Francis Cardinal Arinze, and Dr. Joaquin Navarro-Valls.

Come to the Washington, DC, area, go to Mass with the Pope on April 17

at the Washington Nationals’ Sta-dium, then attend Christendom College’s 30th Anniversary Gala Benefit Dinner on April 19 at the Washington-Dulles Hilton Hotel where you will have the opportu-nity to mingle with many of today’s greatest Catholic luminaries while celebrating Christendom’s 30 year anniversary.

Sounds like a wonderful couple of days, don’t you think?

For more information, please contact the Development Of-fice at 800.877.5456 or email [email protected].

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Christendom College’s High School Summer Program

Join Us!June 22-June 29, 2008 (Session I - one week)

$425.00 – Only 50 spaces available .Application deadline is May 26

July 6- 19, 2008 (Session II - two week)$850.00 – Only 50 spaces available

Application deadline is June 16

Limited financial assistance available.

Apply online at www.christendom.edu or

contact the Admissions Office at 800.877.5456

ExperienceHigh school students currently in their Junior year are invited to take part in Christendom’s High School Summer Program to experience for themselves one of the most rigorous academic, spiritually uplifting, and culturally sound Catholic colleges in the nation.

During the program, participants will be given a taste of what life is like to be a student at an authentic Catholic college, being fully immersed into a truly Catholic atmosphere where fun, friendship, culture, and academics are seamlessly woven together.

Activities will include classes, daily Mass and Benediction, canoe trips on the Shenandoah River, hikes through the Blue Ridge Mountains, day-trips to Washington, DC, and much more.