FEATURES
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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. John M. Quinn
Bishop of Winona
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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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Denise Bertin-Epp
Chief Executive Officer
Crossroads Centre Antigua
John P. Cullen
Retired President/CEO
St. Joseph Mercy Community Health
Care System
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
F orever Grateful for Mercy
Mercy is totally unmerited but
must lead to repentance and
change of life.
Dr. Ralph Martin
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How to Become a Merciful Parish
What questions should I ask
to ensure that my parish is a place
of reverence and welcome?
Msgr. John P. Zenz
DEPARTMENTS
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Harry A. Kemp
Vice President and Divisional Counsel
Electrical Power Management Systems
Lear Corporation
Jerree F. Martin
Retired Public Affairs Executive
Ford Motor Company
Psalms of Mercy
King David—and Pope Francis—
teach us how to acquire “wisdom
in my secret heart.”
Dr. Peter Williamson
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Pope Francis’s insights on mercy
answer the difficult question:
How can God be both full of
mercy yet fully just?
Dr. Eduardo Echeverria
Richard K. Austin
Director of Finance and Administration
Archdiocese of Detroit
Sharon D. Blackmon
Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel
City of Detroit Law Department
Wellsprings of Divine Mercy
Each celebration of a sacrament
is an encounter with the mercy that
all persons desperately need.
Fr. Pierre Ingram