FEATURES
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Most Rev. Allen H. Vigneron
Archbishop of Detroit
Chairman
The Most Rev. Paul J. Bradley
Bishop of Kalamazoo
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The Most Rev. John M. Quinn
Bishop of Winona
Rev. Msgr. Todd J. Lajiness
Rector/President
Sacred Heart Major Seminary
Rev. Msgr. Robert J. McClory
Moderator of the Curia
Archdiocese of Detroit
Rev. Msgr. John P. Zenz
Pastor
Holy Name Parish
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Richard K. Austin
Director of Finance and Administration
Archdiocese of Detroit
12 As the Parish Goes,
so Goes the Family
The family is in crisis. Is it time to
look to parishes for greater support?
Dr. Michael McCallion
DEPARTMENTS
14 Your Seminarians
20 Advancing the Mission
22 Alumni Update
26 Academic News
30 Here at the Heart
Sharon D. Blackmon
Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel
City of Detroit Law Department
John P. Cullen
Retired President/CEO
St. Joseph Mercy Community Health
Care System
Harry A. Kemp
Vice President and Divisional Counsel
Electrical Power Management Systems
Lear Corporation
Dr. Ernest I. Nolan
Provost/Vice President for Academic
Administration
Madonna University
Kenneth J. Svoboda
Investment Advisor and Co-Founder
Svoboda McDaniel Group
Hon. Michael J. Talbot
Chief Judge
Michigan Court of Appeals
Make Your Family a
“School of Prayer”
Perseverance and prayer formula
help parents nurture a home where
“God is first” for a lifetime.
Paco Gavrilides
8 A Sacrament “From the
Beginning”
Marriage has its origins before
the Fall and its fulfillment in the
sanctification of self-giving.
Fr. John McDermott, SJ
Denise Bertin-Epp
Chief Executive Officer
Crossroads Centre Antigua
Jerree F. Martin
Retired Public Affairs Executive
Ford Motor Company
Cornerstones of the Culture
Catholic teachings on marriage
and family life are divinely
revealed and intimately
connected—and are ordered
toward society’s greater good.
Dr. Robert Fastiggi
COLUMNS
25 Advancing the New
Evangelization
Dr. Ralph Martin
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29 Living In The Light
Dr. Patricia Cooney Hathaway
36 The Living Word
Dr. Mary Healy
Our Cover
The Holy Family in Joseph’s Workshop,
by the Dutch painter Tethart Philipp
Christian Haag (1747-1812). The
artist captures in naturalistic s [B