BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FEATURES
The Most Rev. Allen H. Vigneron
Archbishop of Detroit
Chairman
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The Most Rev. Paul J. Bradley
Bishop of Kalamazoo
The Most Rev. Francis Y. Kalabat
Bishop of Chaldean Eparchy
of St. Thomas the Apostle
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Elements for Nurturing a
Culture of Vocations and
Discernment Among All
Every Disciple’s Mission and
Vocation is Divinely Inspired
Fr. Joseph Horn
The Most Rev. John M. Quinn
Bishop of Winona-Rochester
Rev. Msgr. Todd J. Lajiness
Rector/President
Sacred Heart Major Seminary
Rev. Jeffrey D. Day
Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia
Archdiocese of Detroit
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12 Your Seminarians
Richard K. Austin
Director of Finance and Administration
Archdiocese of Detroit
20 Advancing the Mission
24 Alumni Spotlight
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26 Academic News
34 Here at the Heart
Sharon D. Blackmon
Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel
City of Detroit Law Department
COLUMNS
Carol Ann Fausone
Brigadier General (ret)
Jerree F. Martin
Retired Public Affairs Executive
Ford Motor Company
Patrick M. O’Brien
President/CEO
FAITH Catholic
hallenges and Opportunities
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for Youth in the Church Today
Dr. Michael J. McCallion
DEPARTMENTS
Rev. J.J. Mech
Rector
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
Denise Bertin-Epp
Chief Executive Officer
Charism, LLC
F acilitating Vocational
Discernment at Sacred Heart
Helping Men Discern a Call to
the Priesthood and Celibacy
Msgr. Daniel Trapp
29 Advancing the New Evangelization
Gordy DeMarais
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33 Living In The Light
Dr. Patricia Cooney Hathaway
36 The Living Word
Dr. Daniel Keating
Michael T. Ritchie
President
Comerica Bank-Michigan Market
Kenneth J. Svoboda
Investment Advisor and Co-Founder
Svoboda McDaniel Group
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We are each called to discern God’s
will for us through prayer and the
Holy Spirit’s guidance. This was true
of the first disciples, and it is true in
today’s modern world. Who is the
Lord asking us to become? God is
always calling… are we listening?
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