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2022 Chaplains
& Seminars

Our Catholic Seminars are held on Thursday and Friday

afternoons from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.

in the Methodist House Chapel

14 Pratt Avenue on the Brick Walk between Waugh and Bowman Avenues

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We thank our distinguished priests who served our Catholic Community as Chaplains of the Week during the 2023 season.  Chaplains for 2024 will be announced soon. 

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Week 1:  June 24 - June 30, 2023

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 29 at 12:45

 

Ut Unum Sint

Pope St. John Paul II’s Encyclical on Ecumenism

 

Rev. James Kane

Ecumenical/Interfaith Director/retired Pastor,

Diocese of Albany, NY

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 30 at 12:45

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Thomas Merton on Wisdom

 

Rev. Paul Milanowski

Retired priest, Diocese of Grand Rapids, MI

 

Week 2:  July 1 - July 7, 2023

 

THURSDAY, JULY 6 at 12:45

 

 

 

The Emotional Jesus According to

Brené Brown’s “Atlas of the Heart.”

 

Rev. Anthony Randazzo 

  

Pastor of Holy Trinity Church, Westfield, NJ

 

 

FRIDAY, JULY 7 at 12:45

 

Surprised by Hope: Reflections on How

To Live Simply in a Complex World!  

 

Rev. Anthony Ciorra, PhD

 

Vice President for Mission Integration,

Ministry and Multicultural Affairs, and

Professor of Theology and Catholic Studies,

Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT

 

Week 3:  July 8 - July 14, 2023

 

THURSDAY, JULY 13 at 12:45

  

 If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On

 

Rev. Raymond Guaio, S.J. 

 

President of St. Ignatius Loyola High School, Cleveland, OH

 

FRIDAY, JULY 14 at 12:45

 

Lord, Teach Us to Pray

 

Rev. Chris Lowe

Pastor, St. Michael Parish, Lowell, MA

 

Week 4: July 15 - July 21, 2023

 

THURSDAY, JULY 20 at 12:45

 

Belief Expanded by Beauty

 

Rev. James Daprile, PhD

Pastor Emeritus, Our Lady of Perpetual Help,

Aurora, OH

 

FRIDAY, JULY 21 at 12:45, 2023

 

The Impact of Pope Francis on Church and World

 

Rev. Bob Bonnot, PhD

 

Retired Pastor, Christ Our Savior Parish, Struthers, OH

 

Week 5: July 22 - July 28, 2023

 

THURSDAY, JULY 27 at 12:45

 

The Infrastructure of the Byzantine Cross

  

Rev. James Daprile, PhD

 

Pastor Emeritus, Our Lady of Perpetual Help,

Aurora, OH

 

FRIDAY, JULY 28 at 12:45

 

Exploring Internal Infrastructure with the Enneagram

 

Rev. Scott Vanderveer

 

Pastor, St. Mary’s Church, Glens Falls, NY and

St. Mary’s/St. Alphonsus Regional Catholic School,

Diocese of Albany, NY

 

Week 6: July 29 - August 4, 2023

 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 at 12:45

 

Will the Parish Perish?  How Catholic Communities Can Thrive

In a Time of Change and Uncertainty

  

Rev. Justin Miller

 

Parochial Vicar, Our Mother of Sorrows

and Holy Cross Parishes, Rochester, NY

 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 at 12:45

 

Storytelling and Faith – Connecting Our Past, Present, and Future

 

Rev. Dan Schlegel

 

Secretary and Vicar for Clergy and Religious,

Diocese of Cleveland, OH

 

Week 7: August 5 - August 11, 2023

 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 at 12:45

 

Grieving as a Human Experience

 

Rev. Francis Gargani CSsR

Redemptorist Evangelization Team,

Washington, DC

 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 11 at 12:45

 

Grieving as a Spiritual Experience

 

Rev. James Wallace CSsR 

 

Redemptorist Evangelization Team,

Washington, DC

 

Week 8: August 12 - 18, 2023

 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 17 at 12:45

 

The Liturgical Work of All the Baptized

( The Ars Celebrandi )

 

Rev. Michael Driscoll, PhD

 

Priest, Diocese of Helena, MT and

Retired Professor, University of Notre Dame

 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 at 12:45

 

Encountering God Through Music

 

Rev. Jacob Ledwon, PhD

Pastor, St. Joseph University Parish, Buffalo, NY

 

Week 9: August 19 - 25, 2023

 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 at 12:45

Eucharist: Dress Rehearsal for the Reign of God

 

Rev. Robert Kennedy

 

Senior Priest, Diocese of Rochester, NY

 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 at 12:45

 

Blessed are the Losers:  Beatitude Living

 

Rev. Hugh Burns, O.P.

 

Pastor, St. Theresa Church,

South Ozone Park, NY

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