JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY at BERKELEY

Volume 25, Fall 2006

P R E S I D E N T ’ S ME S S A G ER E V . J O S E P H P . D A O U S T , S . J .

O LORD our God,all this wealth that we have brought togetherto build you a house in honor of your holyname comes from you and is entirely yours(I Chronicles 29: 16).

Prayer of David dedicating the temple in Jerusalem

The entire Jesuit School of Theologycommunity recently celebrated the blessing our new home. After two years of renovating our buildings down to the studs, we finally have an appropriateAcademic Center for the School. The twoworn-down fraternity and studentresidence buildings the School moved intothree decades ago were a bit like sows’ears, rough and unsuitable for academicuse. Now we have united them into a single facility appropriately designed foracademic use, a real “silk purse” in spite ofthe adage about porcine ears.

Included in the redesign is a chapelnamed after the chief Jesuit church in Rome, the Gesù Chapel. It is the first dedicated worship space for the Schoolsince we moved to Berkeley in 1969. It is a simple but beautiful space designed forour daily Masses and private prayer, as well as for teaching how to celebrate liturgies. Like the Israelite pilgrims to the Jerusalem temple 25 centuries ago, we feel “the sparrow has found its home at last, the swallow a nest for its young, your altars, O Lord of Hosts” (Psalm 84:3). The thorough reconstruction also provided seismic retrofitting and handicap access, along with new “smart” classrooms and meeting rooms. Faculty offices are nolonger shoe-horned into old dormitorybedrooms, and the whole exterior is newlylandscaped with biblical plantings. As awhole, the “new” Academic Center is functioning very well to symbolize and support our important mission for the

The new Gesù Chapel (left) with the bell tower (right) and Academic Center (rear, center and right)in October 2006.

future of the Church: preparing leaders in ministries of faith and justice. None of this would have been possible without the generous support of many friends. The $7 million cost of the project will be covered by donations to ourcurrent capital campaign, Partners for Tomorrow’s Church. That campaign is in its finalphase as we are 96% of the way to reaching our goal of $20 million. Along with therenovations, the campaign will fund student scholarships, faculty chairs, and formation programs. We are most grateful to all who have partnered with us tomake all of these wonderful developments possible. If you are ever in the area, please come visit us in our new home.

“ T O D A Y S A L VA T I O N HA S CO M E T O T H I SH O U S E ! ” D E D I C A T I N G T H E G E S Ù CH A P E LA N D A C A D E M I C CE N T E R

On Friday, September 29, 2006, Most Reverend John Cummins, BishopEmeritus, Diocese of Oakland, presided at the Dedication of the Gesù Chapel andthe renovated Academic Center at the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, California.

Rev. Joseph P. Daoust, S.J., President of the School, welcomed trustees,donors, faculty, staff, and students to this celebration of the first on-campus chapelin the school’s history in Berkeley and the completion of $7 million in renovations.

Rev. Thomas Smolich, S.J., President of the Jesuit Conference-USA, preachedthe homily, proclaiming, “Today salvation has come to this house!” (Luke 19:9)Father Smolich reflected on how the Gospel story of Zaccheus echoes three important movements that should occur in any chapel, especially a Jesuit chapel:conversion, challenge and celebration. “The chapel is a place to experience God inword, sacrament and community … a place to truly find God in all things asSt. Ignatius invited us to do.” Continued on page 7.

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I was delighted to interview Kevin Burke, S.J., the new Academic Dean at the Jesuit School of Theology who has nine years experience teachingsystematic theology.

What strikes you most about the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley?

Burke: I see many new things at the Jesuit School, including a renovated Academic Center and,above all, a new chapel. In a waythe renewal of our building andthe dedication of the new chapelsymbolize the energy one feelsat the school. We stand at a crossroads in our history as we come to the end of a capitalcampaign to move the school forward financially. One feelsenergy in the student body, thefaculty and the administration.People here are engaged inthings they really care about, butwith the added element of this new sense of energy.

What do you think are somegrowing edges for the JesuitSchool?

Burke: One of our growingedges appears with the need tocontinue fine-tuning the Masterof Divinity program so that it meets the needs of students andof the churches they are going to serve when they leave. I aminterested in addressing theactual reality of what our students experience as theystudy.

Another growing edge concernsthe need to sharpen thelicentiate program to meet theconcrete needs of students whocome from all over the world:

from Africa,Asia, Australia, Eastern and WesternEurope, andLatin America.What will help our students help their churches? This is especiallyinterestingwhen we aretalking about “newchurches,”relatively new churches in Africa, for example, whereso much of theoverall growth of the church has takenplace during the last centuryor so. The students we teach will be real leaders in these churches. So our growing edge is to do evenbetter what we are doing in service of those churchesthrough these individualswith whom we are privileged to teach andwork.

What are your hopes for theSchool in the upcoming years?

Burke: I hope that the JesuitSchool of Theologycontinues to deepen its sense of mission. The school serves the church in a way that is quite extraordinary and extremely important.Part of the challenge andpart of my hope for the future is that we continue torespond to our call, the mission given us by the church and by the Society ofJesus to prepare people for

ministry and forengagement with the world. Therefore, we mustcontinue to engage ethicalquestions and seriousreligious questions at the level of pastoral formation, the level of intellectualformation (through our own scholarship), and the level ofthe formation of newchurches through the leaders of those churches. This school – the faculty and the student body – togetherwith similar theological centers, serves as the “thinking heart of the church” called to be Christand to give light to the world. As such, we arecalled to do ministry that is theologically sensitive andtheologically honest. This enables the church to bewhat it is called to be: the thinking heart of a broken world.

C A L L E D T O B E T H E T H I N K I N G H E A R T O F T H E C H U R C H :A N I N T E R V I E W W I T H A C A D E M I C D E A N , K E V I N B U R K E , S . J .C A T H E R I N E M . K E L L Y ( M . DI V . 2 0 0 6 )

Academic Dean, Kevin Burke, S.J.

The Bridge is the tri-annualnewsletter of the Jesuit Schoolof Theology at Berkeley.

The Jesuit School is a theologicalschool faithful to the intellectualtradition and the apostolicpriority of the Society of Jesus:reverent and critical service ofthe faith that does justice. TheJesuit School achieves itsmission through the academic,pastoral and personal formationof Jesuits and other candidatesfor ministry, ordained and lay, inthe Roman Catholic Church.

The Development Departmentproduces the Bridge.

Editor: Catherine M. Kelly

Associate Editor: MeredithMacDonald

Photography: Students & Staff

Board of Trustees

Joseph P. Daoust, S.J., President

John E. Kerrigan, Jr., Chair

William J. Barkett

Thomas E. Bertelsen, Jr.

Betsy Bliss

Donald J. Bruzzone

James J. Burshek, S.J.

Louis M. Castruccio

Bishop John S. Cummins

Cecilia M. Delury

Rev. Virgilio P. Elizondo

Thomas H. Feely, S.J.

John D. Feerick

Salvador O. Gutierrez

Paul L. Locatelli, S.J.

John P. McGarry, S.J.

Stanley Raggio

D. Paul Regan

John D. Schubert

Tony Sholander, S.J.

Thomas Smolich, S.J.

John D. Whitney, S.J.

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This past June, I had the opportunity to accompanyseven students and oneteacher from St. Ignatius College Prep (SI) in San Francisco on an immersiontrip to a city very close to my heart, New Orleans.After college, I taught theology and worked in campus ministry atArchbishop Hannon High School in St. Bernard Parish, 15 miles outside of New Orleans. Katrina completely destroyed the school and the parish.

When I began planningthe trip after Katrina, I had no idea what it would looklike. I just knew that the trip had to happen. After SI approved the service trip, our Dean of Students, JillMarshall (M.Div. 1985),connected me with a recent Jesuit School of Theologygraduate, Jocelyn Sideco(MTS 2003), who is also analumna of SI. These connections boded well forthe trip from the beginning. The city that had

captured my heart so deeplyhad clearly touched Jocelyn aswell. Several months after Katrina, Jocelyn left her position as a University Minister at MarquetteUniversity to become the Pastoral Associate for Relief Ministries for the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus.

In what could have beenits darkest hour, the NewOrleans Province forgedcritical connections amongvisiting and local relief organizations, creating links between them and the manyU.S. Jesuit schools that have sent volunteers to New Orleans. To date, more than6 Jesuit high schools (with an additional 8 commitments),16 Jesuit colleges anduniversities, and 8 Jesuit parishes have sent close to1,000 volunteers to New Orleans. They have done thedirty work of gutting homesand salvaging whatever personal effects can be savedto return to their rightfulowners, most of whom were

left with only the clothes on their backs. Volunteers continue to come to gut some of the more than 200,000 homes lost to the floodwaters. Rooted in prayer and knowing that everything isdependent on God'sgoodness and providence,Jocelyn believes that "theaftermath of Katrina inspires people to make better communitieswherever they are." She hasexperienced this time andagain in the last year. During our time in the city, we volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. But our days did not end whenthe physical labor was done. An important part of the Jesuit service experiencewas evening prayer andreflection, including Mass with other Jesuit groups at Loyola University andSunday Mass at St. Augustine, the firstintegrated Catholic churchin the U.S. Through our work, we met and visited with many locals and hadthe privilege of hearing their stories. We also met withsome of my former studentsand their families to offer them a ministry of presence. We were one of the first groups to enjoy the accommodations offered bythe new nonprofit ministry Contemplatives In Action (www.contemplativesinaction.org),an intentional communitythat offers hospitality andrelief to those affected byHurricane Katrina. Jocelynstarted the group with two other hosts, Meg Griffiths

L I V I N G A F A I T H T H AT D O E S JU S T I C E I N NE W OR L E A N SK A T H E R I N E C . HE N N E S S E Y ( M . A . I I )

St. Ignatius students with their banner,“Menand women with and for others.”

St. Ignatius College Prep students at the Habitat for Humanity work site in NewOrleans, Louisiana. Katherine Hennessey (center).

and Stacey Jonas.For me, one of the

most beautiful gifts of the tripwas witnessing the way Jocelyn and others working inministry in New Orleans are propelled by the movement ofGod in their lives and in the world. Through their example,we should not be afraid to ask: "What does a faith that does justice mean for faculty, staff, parents and donors? How canwe support that?" That beautiful witness was intimately connected withanother, the Jesuit network inaction. It is truly powerful to see what can be accomplishedthrough the efforts of men and women educated in a faiththat does justice.

We need everyone to assistin the recovery and rebuildingof this world and God’s kingdom. If New Orleans is calling you, please considerparticipating in the IgnatianFamily Teach-in, “Rebuildingour Communities: Challenging Racism and Poverty,” fromMarch 9-12, 2007 at LoyolaNew Orleans. To find out how you or your organizationcan participate in the conference or help in NewOrleans, contact Jocelyn atjesuitkatrinarelief@norprov.org.

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have a different idea of God,and my path to the Lord has been broadened. Beforenow, my concept of Godwas abstract, but now God is accessible. This newunderstanding of God willpositively influence mypreaching. I will speak to mybrothers and sisters about a more human Christ. I am grateful that I have met this loving and uncomplicatedChrist.”

Blanca Jimenez(Fremont, CA). “These courses are a tremendousgift. Personally, I have been strengthened in my desire and determination to allowGod to mold me with all this new knowledge. I feelGod is filling me in eachthing I am learning. What I am learning about the Blessed Trinity is so deep that it expands me.”

Sr. Nalleli Pérez, SSS(Los Angeles, CA). “Thesecourses are a medium through which we continue to deepen and grow in ourfaith, hope and charity to serve every person we

meet in our life’s journey.”

Araceli Nava (South SanFrancisco, CA). “For me,these two weeks have been a time for deepening myfaith in the Church, its rootsand values.…I have discovered a living God wholives and journeys with hispilgrim church of sinfulhuman beings, and in which God manifests His grace to the world in full knowledgethat what God gives us we are to share with the wholeworld.

Sr. Juana Gutierrez,Coordinator of HispanicMinistry, St. Anthony Parish.(Beaverton, OR). “TheHispanic Institute has made me a different person…. I needed help being theleader God was calling me to be [and] I found that help in the HispanicInstitute….My vision,openness, understanding,and more than anything else, my love for God has grown.”

Susana Alatorre(Oakland, CA). “This level

of experiencing God invitesme to be open, to understand others, and to welcome them with a new attitude, beginningwith my own person…. I have begun to discern the processof accompanying my community through Christ’s invitation.”

Arturo López (LosAngeles, CA). “I have grown inknowledge, which is helpful in my ministry. Spiritually, it hashelped me find adeptness inmy life that has led me to bemore open in committingmyself to serve others.”

One professor, Rev.Eduardo Fernández, S.J.,states, “To teach in the Hispanic Institute gives me hope. It is obvious that the students sacrifice much to behere. The enthusiasm of thestudents and their love for thepeople of God are inspiring. I am moved by the depth oftheir spirituality. I am sure that they are going to share manytools that they learned in the Institute with the people in their ministries.”

Our vocation of service calls us to “live theologically” within the life of God, which is our gift to share.

Paulina Espinosa, Director, HispanicInstitute, translated this article fromSpanish into English.

DI S C OV E R I N G A L I V I N G G O D I N HI S PA N I C MI N I S T RYR O B E R T O B A R R I G A ( H I S P A N I C I N S T I T U T E I )

Roberto Barriga (Hispanic Institute,I)

This past summer the Instituto Hispanico (HispanicInstitute) students had theopportunity to share their lives during intense studies of contextualized theologyoffered at the Jesuit Schoolof Theology at Berkeley. The Hispanic Institute is atwo-week, three-yearcertificate program offeringcourses in several theological disciplines to layand ordained ministersworking with Hispaniccommunities in the U.S.The collaboration ofPaulina Espinosa, Director of the Hispanic Institute, and the professors and students confirmed that during the Institute, Godbrought us together to be for him and in him, theBody of Christ, invited to serve the Church. The students’ trustinginteractive participationhinted at God’s presenceand grace guiding the heartsand minds of the professors. The flexibility, experienceand dedication of theprofessors as well as arts and simplicity transmitted the pedagogy andmethodology for teaching and learning contextualizedtheology. God is revealedin simple ways and we receive the gift ofknowledge and of his presence in a simple way. Students shared the following reflections on the experience of the HispanicInstitute 2006 for their lives and respective ministries.

Francisco Herrera(Calimesa, CA). “Now I

Students from the 2006 Hispanic Institute who shared their reflections herein.

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“The impetus behind

this movement is

solidarity with thepeople who struggle in

our urban

neighborhoods...”

Matt Walsh, S.J.

“To live poverty as a grace in an egotistic world lacking a sense of responsibility for others will place us joyfullywith the Son and with those among whom the Son wants to be, the poor and neglected of the earth.” GeneralCongregation 34, D 9,nn. 291.

Seven Jesuits answered this call by establishing a new community residencein West Oakland. Casa Loyola is home to MattWalsh, S.J., Phil Cooke,S.J., Tom Greene, S.J.,Mike Conley, S.J., RickRalphson, S.J., Rev.Joseph P. Daoust, S.J.,and Rev. Greg Chisholm,S.J. Last year, Rev. Greg

Carlson, S.J., the then rector for the Jesuit Community at the Jesuit School of Theology,suggested that consideringthe General Congregation’s renewal of the Jesuit call tolive in solidarity with the poor, and due to the needfor new housing, the Jesuits consider re-establishing a home in a materially poorneighborhood like WestOakland. Through the 1980s, 1990s, and early2000s, Jesuits at the Jesuit School had maintained acommunity house in this type of a location. Matt Walsh, S.J., offers, “The impetus behind this movement is solidarity with the people who struggle in our urban neighborhoods, and the purpose is to livewhere we can betransformed by our contact with the poor by allowingthe struggles of the people around us to have animpact.” For Matt, whosebike ride to campus takes him through many streets with people in need, themove provided an exciting

opportunity to gain perspective and closercontact with those in his ministry. Matt works withretreat direction for men in transitional housing in Oakland, and with the St. Patrick’s parish community, only a few blocks from Casa Loyola. Phil Cooke, S.J., and Matt shared some of the challenges of their new living situation: getting accustomed to a newneighborhood that hasconsiderable activity at allhours of the night, which isa very differentenvironment from the quietof Holy Hill, the longer commute, and getting toknow their neighbors who may not have had previous experience with Catholicreligious. Phil comments on an unexpected benefit to their new home, “We have to depend on each other morebecause when you live in aplace with violence youhave to look out for each other. It has made us less individualistic as Jesuits.”

CA S A L OYO L A :N E W J E S U I T CO M M U N I T Y I N WE S T O A K L A N DM E R E D I T H M A C D O N A L D ( M . DI V . I I )

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Phil Cooke, S.J., Matt Walsh, S.J., MikeConley, S.J. and Rick Ralphson, S.J. sharea meal together.

This renewed sense offraternity will hopefullyextend into developing asense of community with their new neighbors. Futureevents include a possibleblock party and more

beyond a parish setting,inviting people may not feelcompletely welcome orcomfortable in a church toattend. Many Jesuit School professors and students participate in these workshops. Ralph Rivera,S.J. (M.Div. III) opened theFall 2006 series with a

Theology on Tap is a series of presentations on current world issues by communitymembers, lay and ordained,to young adults. The series shares the richness of Christian teachings in an easily accessible, moderncontext. This outreachprogram is often held in bars or in other locations

presentation on “Catholic Social Teaching and the LaborMovement: Reflections & Interpretations.” LisaFullam, Th.D., led aconversation called, “WhoseLife is it Anyways? A Discussion on Assisted Suicide.” Rev. Tom Scirghi,S.J. will discuss “Of Cathedrals and Casinos: HowBuildings Shape Us.” Fr. Scirghi commented that in the several years that he has

been involved with the EastBay Theology on Tapprogram, it has been a greatexperience of “bringingpeople back to the church with the Christianmessage.” He encouragesstudents and facultymembers who would like to get some honest, immediate feedback on their thoughts to consider attending andpresenting material.

outreach efforts through theSt. Martin de Porres School, parish, and community organizing coalitions. With the hope of the Jesuits becoming “a fixtureand strong presence in theneighborhood,” Matt feels very much at home in Casa Loyola. The opportunity tolearn about true solidarity andfriendship energizes Phil, and he looks forward to the chance to “live out our faith in Jesus for the sake of justice.”

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The Jesuit School ofTheology at Berkeleyexcitedly introduces AnnieSelak, Brent Anderson,and Jessica Mueller as three new students who received the Fund forTheological Education (FTE) Ministry Fellowships. TheFTE program awards a one-time stipend of $5,000 tofirst-year Master of Divinitystudents to support them in a summer ministry projectof their creation. Fellows also participate in a summer conference before their programs begin. Annie, Brent and Jessica traveled toAustin, Texas for five days of education and ecumenicalfellowship with other FTE scholars. Jessica notes, “It was an incredible chance tolearn communal worship and to experience otherfaith traditions. The communal worship was anopportunity to see firsthand the power of liturgy.” They attended many insightful seminars on topics such as consumerism andChristianity, non-violenceand activism, and prayer andpraxis.

Brent, Jessica and Annieall reached the Jesuit Schoolthrough different paths. A visit to the Schoolconvinced Brent that thiswas the right place for him.His previous experienceincludes working with a diocese service corps inUganda in the field of publichealth, and an opportunityto make a 30-day Ignatianretreat. Annie and Jessicaboth applied to only one

seminary, the Jesuit School. A desire to learn more about the “intense andintentional” way one studies theology drew Jessica to ourschool. She looks forwardto learning “an integration of social analysis andtheological reflectionbecause holistic educationleads to committedchange.” As a Jesuit Volunteer, Annieparticipated in a FTE volunteer conference,which acquainted her with the funding available, which was a huge factor in her decision to come here.Currently, both Annie andJessica work as resident ministers at the University of San Francisco where they live in dorms with the students, plan retreats and connect students with resources for their spiritual needs. All three students cameto the Jesuit School to discover where their skills in

ministry may lie and todevelop a summer project torefine their abilities even further. Annie is consideringseveral options, which include travel, peace studies, andworking with women. Brent might return to Uganda or some other form of international relief work. Jessica is interested in South American studies andexploring Franciscan and Ignatian spirituality. In addition, the FTE offers congregational fellowshipsand opportunities for funding for undergraduates and doctoral students. The fellowship seems to be an unknown resource for Catholic seminarians, as the majority of those applying for and receiving FTE grants arenot Catholic. We hope that the examples of Brent, Annieand Jessica will encourageincoming students to apply for the fellowship.

I N T R O D U C I N G O U R F U N D F O R TH E O L O G I C A LE D U C A T I O N F E L L O W SM E R E D I T H M A C D O N A L D ( M . DI V . I I )

“The communal

worship was an

opportunity to see

firsthand the power

of liturgy.”

Jessica Mueller

Fund for Theological Education 2006 Ministry Fellows: Brent Anderson, JessicaMueller, and Annie Selak.

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prayers of the people,ascend to God. The lighting of the altar candles andcandles in the chapelreminded us that Christ “isa light to enlighten the nations,” shining in the Church and the wholehuman family (The Rites ofthe Catholic Church). Bishop Cumminsremarked on the fruitfulcontributions that the Jesuit School has made to the Oakland Diocese, includingthe ongoing commitment topastoral ministry to the parishes in the WestOakland Deanery andfaculty-led educationalopportunities at the diocesan level. Thankingthe faculty for the aid they provide to the U.S. Bishops Conference, the bishopconcluded by praising theschool’s ecumenical andinter-religious dialogueefforts. The Dedicationconcluded with a blessing ofthe Academic Center, andthe triumphant ringing of a Second Vatican Council bellin the new bell tower onthe plaza. Our bell is one ofthe bells created to

commemorate the end ofthe Second Vatican Council.A frieze of Pope Paul VI and several bishops of the Council circumscribe it.The bell symbolizes the great period in the church that saw this school reborn in a new place, in Berkeleyand as part of the GraduateTheological Union, and in anew form, admitting lay students alongside Jesuits for preparation in ministry. The celebrationcontinued with a cateredreception in the AcademicCenter.

Dedication continued

The Dedication involvedfour rites: anointing the altar, anointing the chapel, burning incense, and lighting candles. The anointing ofthe altar reminded us that Christ is “The AnointedOne.” Bishop Cumminspoured consecrated oil ontothe altar and gently rubbedthe oil into the entire altar surface. The anointing ofthe four walls of the chapelsignified that this space willbe devoted to Christianworship. Rev. Daoust, S.J. anointed the 1934 hand-carved wooden crucifixwhich originally hung in the chapel at Alma College andwhich now hangs on the north wall in Gesu Chapel,and the stained glass windows in the entrancedoors on the south wall.Rev. Smolich, S.J. anointedthe stained glass windows on the west wall and the handmade wooden cross,composed of the woodsused for the grid work andthe bell tower, on the east wall. The burning of incensesignified that Christ’s sacrifice, along with the

Rev. Joseph P. Daoust, S.J. anointing the front door to the Gesù Chapel.

Paul Kircher (M.A. 1994) and cantor Janet Sullivan Whitaker (M.T.S.I) led the choir of faculty and students from around the world, providing uplifting, multi-lingual music for the occasion.

Most Reverend Cummins (center) with concelebrants Rev. ThomasSmolich, S.J. (left) and Rev. Joseph P. Daoust, S.J. (right).

Second Vatican Council bell in belltower on the newly renovated AcademicCenter plaza.

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We welcome to the JesuitCommunity a new rector, Tony Sholander, S.J. Hebrings with him experience as aformation director for theCalifornia Province of theSociety of Jesus and as anassistant dean of students for Santa Clara University. Tony’straining is in the field of socialwork, including experience atprisons and mental health centers. “Listening is a major functionof my job,” Tony comments. Asrector, he meets with Jesuits, helping them to “adapt their current mission to their needs, sort out where God is inviting them, and help formalize and integrate that invitation to therest of their lives.” Tony feels that it is “quite a

privilege” to be here and have this opportunity to form a community, the Jesuit Schoolof Theology Jesuit Community. He is learningmuch about the different cultural backgrounds of the members of the community.He hopes that he is helping Jesuits “to honor their previous lives and bring the experiences to this learningand growing” period at the Jesuit School. The international students bring with them “an inherited culture of the Society of Jesus,and find it’s a universal culturehere.” He likely will be here for six years, and we look forward to getting to know him better.

New Jesuit Community rector, Tony Sholander, S.J.

NE W F AC E S O N CA M P U SM E R E D I T H M A C D O N A L D ( M . DI V . I I )

This fall, the Jesuit Schoolwelcomed Thomas Cattoi,Ph.D. as an Assistant Professor of Christology and Interreligious Dialogue. Originally from a small town in northern Italy, Thomas has also lived in Lithuaniaand London, but this is hisfirst time living in California. He recently earned a Ph.D.in Systematic Theology at Boston College, and studiedat Oxford University for hisundergraduate degree.Thomas holds two masters degrees: a M.S.C. from theLondon School ofEconomics and an M.Phil. from University College London. His interests lie in

the interface betweencontemporary philosophyand tradition, interreligious dialogue, “keeping theology relevant,” and countering the trend of hazy terms in theology. Thomas enjoys teaching those who will go on tobecome ordained and layministers in the church. Hecomments, “By teaching, I can make a smallcontribution to the church, and the classroom has an impact on the outsideworld.” He is excited about the diversity of our student body and staff, the variety of the resources availablethrough the Graduate

TheologicalUnion, andthe strongCatholicidentity ofthe school. The facultyhas been “amazinglysupportive”to him, and he looks forward to exploringthe Berkeley areaand getting to know the students.

New Jesuit School Assistant Professor, Thomas Cattoi, Ph.D.

Thomas Cattoi, Ph.D.

Rev. Tony Sholander, S.J.

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“ K I N D L E A N E W ” R E U N I O NB R U C E L E S C H E R , D I R E C T O R , N E W D I R E C T I O N S S A B B A T I C A L P R O G R A M

Cornie Hubbuch, JakeEmpereur, SandraSchneiders, and Don Arelblessed us with their presence.

The reunion offered abalance of presentations,prayer, social activities, andmeals. On Friday morning, Sandra Schneiders presented “Mission to the World in the Twenty-FirstCentury,” focusing on the implications of Jesus’ resurrection for mission

today. In the afternoon, Jake Empereur spoke on“Liturgy and Globalization,”addressing several aspects of globalization and their implications for liturgy.Question and answer sessions followed both presentations. Jake celebrated Mass for the group and John Lee, CP(ISW 1993) hosted the social that evening. On Saturday morning, Cornie Hubbuch gave a presentation on “Wellnessand PassionateCommitment to Mission,” covering several aspects ofself-care to strengthen our commitment to mission.Later, Bruce Lescher spoke on recent developments atthe Jesuit School and answered questions. ThenJulie Benbow led a tour ofthe stunning art exhibition entitled, “Encounters of Faith: Art and Devotion in Vice-Regal Latin America,”featuring works by indigenous artists in Vice-Regal Latin America. The pieces show the cross-

Over 30 alumni of the Institute for Spirituality and Worship (ISW) and NewDirections (ND) gathered in Berkeley, June 8-11, 2006,for our “Kindle Anew” reunion. “Senior” statusgoes to Kevin Bates (ISW1973-74) from Australia, while “junior” status goes to Brian Shea (ND 2003)from Canada. Alumni came from Ireland, Australia, Canada, and the UnitedStates. Past ISW staff members Clare Ronzani,

fertilization of Europeanand indigenous cultures.The DevelopmentDepartment sponsored a cook-out to conclude theday. On Sunday morning, Clare Ronzani and BruceLescher led the group in areflection/evaluation oftheir experience of the reunion. The final liturgy followed at which GodricTimney, OSB (ISW1995) presided. Liturgicaldancers, led by CarolynKrantz (ISW 1979),enriched our celebrationof Pentecost Sunday. Several alumni remarked on how well the participants shared the experience of the reunioneven though they were inBerkeley at different times; the bond oftransformative renewalwas something everyoneheld in common. TheSpirit is very much aliveand kindled anew afterthis weekend!

Jake Emperuer leads Friday liturgy in the new Gesù Chapel. The entire group in front of the Jesuit School.

Past ISW staff members Jake Empereur, Clare Ronzani, Sandra Schneidersand Cornie Hubbach.

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Ted Arroyo, S.J. traveledto South America inSeptember and Asia in October to nurture theJesuit School of Theology’s international connections. InAsunción, Paraguay, 60 representatives of Jesuit ministries gathered tocreate educational programsto advance democraticcitizenship in Latin Americaand the Caribbean. He presented his book, TheEthics of Lobbying, as anexample of an inductiveapproach to developingethical principles in theformation of public policy. In Beijing, China, he participated in the ChinaStudy Week, which the Jesuit Conference – USAand the China Province ofthe Society of Jesus organized, to learn more about how the Jesuit School can make connections withChina. He also conferredwith Jesuit leaders in Manila to develop further theological links betweenthe School and the Philippines.

Thomas Buckley, S.J.,Professor of American Religious History, presented two lectures in October on "Church and State in aRevolutionary Era" at the invitation of the history department of Peking University in Beijing. They dealt with the impact of the American Revolution andthe French Revolution onreligious freedom andsubsequent church-state relations in each country.

Greg Chisholm, S.J. is presenting the Bishop CarlFisher Awards Lecture on

Black Catholics in LosAngeles on November 18 and is offering the Theologyin the City lecture,“Pastoring at the Margins,” in San Jose on November28.

Joseph Daoust, S.J.celebrated the Red Mass forJudges and Lawyers in the Archdiocese of Detroit at SS Peter and Paul Church. Hepreached about the call tospread justice for the marginalized of society.

Mary Ann Donovan, S.C.was elected commissioner,Association of TheologicalSchools, class of 2012. For the Northern CaliforniaChan/Zen Buddhist-Catholic Dialogue, she continues as a member andas part of the planningcommittee for newquadrennium. Her recent publications include “FruitfulApostolicity,” in William Madges and Michael J. Daley, eds. The Many Marksof the Church, (NewLondon, CT: Twenty-Third, 2006), 53-57; and a reviewof Albrecht Koschorke, TheHoly Family and Its Legacy inTheological Studies, (June 2006), 461.

John C. Endres, S.J.delivered the PresidentialAddress at the 69th International Meeting of the Catholic Biblical Associationof America, held at LoyolaUniversity Chicago. The topic was “The Spiritual Vision of Chronicles:Whole-hearted, Joy-filledWorship of God.” He presided and preached atthe Sunday Eucharist, substituting for Cardinal Francis George, who was

F AC U LT Y NE W Sunable to attend. In commenting on his colleagues at the Jesuit School, a friend wrote,“Along with Gina [Hens-Piazza]'s very interestingpaper for our task force, and Sandra [Schneiders]'swonderful presentation onJohn, it says a lot about the vitality of life at yourseminary.”

Donald Gelpi, S.J. recentlypublished his autobiography Closer Walk: Confessions of a U.S. Jesuit Yat, and he has projected a short book entitled, The Importance of the Charisms. He will participate in the “Teachingthe Spirit” conferencehonoring the work of Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM, on November 11. Finally, he continues to sponsor hikes to beautiful Bay Arealocations on Saturdays.

Gina Hens-Piazza, Ph.D.presented “Many Voices,One Text – Reading theBible as an Act of Justice” atan OaklandDiocese conference onSocial Justice. For the Catholic Biblical Association,she presented a paper“Supporting Cast or Supporting Caste – Reading Minor Characters in the Bible.” Her meetingschedule included theExecutive Board Meeting ofthe Catholic BiblicalAssociation and the editorialboard meeting for the Catholic Biblical Quarterly.Her publications includetwo articles for the NewCambridge Dictionary of theBible, two articles for the New Abingdon Dictionary of the Bible, and wrote,

reviewed and correctedproofs for seven essays forthcoming in the St. Mary’s Study Bible for CollegeStudents.

Paul Kircher presented“Culture and Spirituality: Addressing the Spiritual Needs of InternationalStudents,” at the National Association of ForeignStudent Advisors (NAFSA)Region XII Conference inLas Vegas in November.Advisors from California,Nevada, and Hawaiiattended this conference.

Bruce H. Lescher, Ph.D.co-edited Exploring ChristianSpirituality: Essays in Honorof Sandra M. Schneiders,IHM, published this year by Paulist Press. Additionally, Clare Ronzani and hefacilitated a retreat for the pastoral staff of St. Perpetua Parish in Lafayette, CA in August.

George Murphy, S.J. will lead a day of prayer for theBellarmine, San Jose Jesuit community.

Jean-Francois Racine,Ph.D. recently published“La construction dupersonnage de Jésus dansl’évangile selon Luc: unecréation collective,” in Etvous, qui dites-vous que jesuis? La gestion despersonnages dans les récitsbibliques. Eds. PierreLétourneau and MichelTalbo, (Montréal:Médiaspaul, 2006), 127-141.

Sandra M. Schneiders,I.H.M. has several speaking engagements this fall: “Religious Life as Mystical-Prophetic Lifeform:

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in Dublin, and then time with friends from ISW….Iwent to Sangre de Cristo…New Mexico for a 3 ½ month sabbaticalprogramme.”

Claire Noonan (M.Div. 2000) “My husband,Anthony Schmitz, and I welcomed Mary SienaSchmitz to the world on Oct. 4, 2006.”

Cindy Preston-Pile(M.Div. 1990) co-authoredwith Irene WoodwardTraveling with the Turtle: A Small Group Process in Women’s Spirituality and Peacemaking published byPace e Bene Press,www.paceebene.org

Rev. George R. Sullivan,S.J. (M.Div. 1973) was appointed Assistant to the President of Creighton Prepin September. Father Sullivan served as President of Creighton Prep from1982-1988. Please send your news (e.g., new ministry,publication, promotion,celebration of marriage orsignificant anniversary of ordination or entering religious life, birth of child, travels, etc.) for publication in the Bridge to Catherine M. Kelly, Associate Director of Development, Jesuit School of Theology, 1735 LeRoy Avenue, Berkeley,CA 94709 or by email tockelly@jstb.edu.

A LU MN I UP DAT E S

Erik Anderson (M.Div.2006) is the CampusMinister at Palma HighSchool in Salinas, CA.

Rosie Chinea (M.Div.2006): “Things here inAlbuquerque are goinggreat. I love my work/ministry. I am director of campus ministry at theUniversity of New Mexicoand am getting adjusted to living in desert climate. I've got to admit I miss thebeautiful California coast.But by trusting God and the 'mysterious ways' that God moves in my life I am always showered with bountifulgraces! I am training to walk the Leukemia & Lymphoma Societymarathon in January. This weekend I will walk 10 miles!”

Rev. Chuck Frederico,S.J. (M.Div. 2006) serves as a resident minister at Loyola College in Baltimore. In hisministry of presence, Chuck is learning from the students what they need from their recently ordained priest.

Rev. Daniel Hendrickson,S.J. (M.Div. 2006): “I am teaching philosophy in a college-seminary program in Morogora, Tanzania. Five preps each week keep my

head spinning. Of them,my favorite is one I'm constructing for the firsttime, Liberation Philosophy. My students are many and beautiful. I do spiritual direction for ahandful of seminarians anddays of ‘recollection’ forstudents in thevarious religious congregations. I've beenable to explore a good

portion of the environsalready, including[classmate] Ryan Brewer's former home, ZanzibarArchipelago. Helping construct an Africanimmersion experience, Irecently hosted delightfulrepresentatives from St.Joseph's University in Philadelphia.”

Julia Claire Landry(M.Div. 2006) plans retreats for the campus ministryteam and serves as aresident minister at Santa Clara University.

Natalie Murphy (ISW1988) “Last year I [set] off for a time of sabbatical, and what a rich and blessed time it was for me. I spent a week in Turkey – in Istanbul, Gallipoli…andEphesus, five days on the island of Iona off the west coast of Scotland, a week atMercy International Centre

Evangelical Poverty” and “Religious Life as Mystical-Prophetic Lifeform: PropheticObedience” at the Sisters of Saint Joseph Congregational Enrichment Day, Chestnut Hill College, Chestnut Hill,MA; “Religious Poverty: A Prophetic Challenge to First World Economics,” keynoteaddress for the National Association for Treasurers of Religious Institutions Conference in Anaheim, CA;“The Bible As the Word ofGod,” in the Hanley MemorialLecture Series at St. Paul’sCollege, Winnipeg, Manitoba;“Religion vs. Spirituality: A Contemporary Conundrum,” as a Shannon Lecture atNazareth College, Rochester, NY; “Christian Mission to theWorld: What are We Calledto and Why?” as a public lecture at College of the HolyCross, Worcester, MA. Finally, she will respond toseveral panel presentations at“Teaching the Spirit:Approaches to Teaching andLearning in the Discipline ofChristian Spirituality, a Conference Honoring theContributions of Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM,” Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley,CA.

Faculty Updates continued

Erik Anderson (M.Div. 2006) proudlydisplays his M.Div. license plate.

“But by trusting God and

the 'mysterious ways'that God moves in my life

I am always showered

with bountiful graces!”

Rosie Chinea

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The Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley created the Theology in the City public theological lecture series in 2000 toenrich public discourse on Catholic theology and issues ofcontemporary religious and social concern. Jesuit Schoolfaculty give the lectures in the fall and the spring of each year.Area host committees promote the lectures in Chicago,Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, Sacramento, SanDiego, San Francisco and Santa Clara/San Jose. Spring lectures in Honolulu, New York, Phoenix and San Diego will be announced soon. If you would like to attend a Theology in theCity lecture or would like more information, please contactMyra Belfiore at (510) 549-5047 or mbelfiore@jstb.edu.

November 16, 2006 Chicago, IL. Stem Cell: Hope & Hesitation Lisa Fullam, Ph.D.

November 28, 2006 Santa Clara, CA Pastoring at the MarginsGreg Chisolm, S.J.

February 2007 Sacramento, CA Ethics in LobbyingEdward Arroyo, S.J.

Spring 2007 San Francisco, CAFilling the Holes: the Bible & the Reader’s ResponseJean-Francois Racine, Ph.D.

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SAVE THE DATE!Friday, April 20, 2007

Dan Schutte (M.Div. 1983) and

Janet Whitaker (M.T.S. 1)in Concert at Newman Hall

Save the Date: Friday, April 20, 2007 for an evening concert with two noted liturgical musicians: alumnus, DanSchutte (M.Div. 1983), and current MTS student, JanetWhitaker, at Newman Hall, 2700 Dwight Way, Berkeley,CA. Proceeds from the concert and sale of their CDs thatevening will go to the Chapel Fund. If you are interested inplanning and marketing the concert, please contactCatherine Kelly at ckelly@jstb.edu and (510) 549-5051.

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President’s Message ….....………………...1Dedication………………………………..1,7Kevin Burke, S.J. Interview………...……….2

Justice in New Orleans……………………..3Hispanic Institute………………...…………4West Oakland Jesuits …………...………….5Theology on Tap …...………...……………5

FTE Fellows………………...……………....6New Faces on Campus…………………….8Kindle Anew Reunion…...…………………9Faculty News .…………...……………10-11Alumni Updates…………......…………....11

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