BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FEATURES
The Most Rev. Allen H. Vigneron
Archbishop of Detroit
Chairman
2 The Location Is the Grace
Cultivating a Servant’s Heart
Through the Gift of
“Accompaniment”
Fr. Clint McDonell
The Most Rev. Paul J. Bradley
Bishop of Kalamazoo
6 “The Lord Hears the Cry
of the Poor”
Did the “gears of prayer” and
encounter with Father Solanus
lead to healing of vice rector’s
family member?
Fr. Stephen Burr
The Most Rev. Francis Y. Kalabat
Bishop of Chaldean Eparchy
of St. Thomas the Apostle
The Most Rev. John M. Quinn
Bishop of Winona
Rev. Msgr. Todd J. Lajiness
Rector/President
Sacred Heart Major Seminary
Rev. Jeffrey Day
Deputy Moderator of the Curia
Archdiocese of Detroit
Rev. J.J. Mech
Rector
Cathedral of the Most
Blessed Sacrament
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Richard K. Austin
Director of Finance and Administration
Archdiocese of Detroit
Denise Bertin-Epp
Chief Executive Officer
Charism LLC
Sharon D. Blackmon
Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel
City of Detroit Law Department
Jerree F. Martin
Retired Public Affairs Executive
Ford Motor Company
What Does Faithfulness
Look Like?
Living the Beatitudes in everyday
life is a disciple’s “identity card”
of Christian commitment.
Dr. Patricia Cooney Hathaway
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An Enduring Icon
“Black Jesus” statue has evolved
into a sign of unity and peace for
the city of Detroit and beyond.
Daniel Gallio
DEPARTMENTS
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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
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14 Your Seminarians
18 Advancing the Mission
22 Alumni Update
26 Academic News
32 Here at the Heart
COLUMNS
25 Advancing the New Evangelization
Fr. Stephen Pullis
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31 Living In The Light
Michael King
41 The Living Word
Dr. Mary Healy
Patrick M. O’Brien
Chief Executive Officer
FAITH Catholic
Kenneth J. Svoboda
Investment Advisor and Co-Founder
Svoboda McDaniel Group
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Our Cover
Sacred Heart’s neo-Gothic bell
tower is an iconic landmark in north
central Detroit. “We are here for
the long haul,” rector Msgr. Todd
Lajiness affirmed at the property
expansion blessing, page 34.
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