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Dear Friends,

From our ownbeginnings asa “missionary province”—ounded with justour Friars back in 1805—in the

barely-settled wilds o Kentucky tominister to the needs o Catholicpioneers, to the oreign missionsentrusted to the Province atvarious times: whether in China,Pakistan, and Peru in the past, orpresently in Eastern Arica (Kenya,

Tanzania, Uganda, and Sudan), theDominican Friars o the Province o St. Joseph have preached the Gospel“to the ends o the earth” and havehelped establish the Church and theOrder among peoples hungry orthe Word o God.

That hunger or the Word o Godis just as powerul today as whenthe Province rst began missionary work, and our desire to preach theGospel remains just as strong. You,our riends and beneactors, have

made the missionary eorts o theProvince o St. Joseph possiblethrough your generosity and thesupport o your prayers. In thesepages, you will see just how youhave helped spread the Good News!

Sincerely in Christ,

Very Rev. Brian M. Mulcahy, O.P.Prior Provincial

Spotlight: Missions

A Dominican Moment in Eastern Africa

Fr. Martin Martiny, O.P. (62) is Vicar Provincial o our Provincial Vicariate o Eastern Arica, the oreign mission territory administered by the DominicanProvince o St. Joseph, serving Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Southern Sudan.He was ordained a priest as a Dominican Friar in 1998, at age 49, ollowing a 20-year career in the US Navy, including 9 years at sea and a term as the ChieSta o the US Ambassador to the United Nations. Currently staed by 14 Friathe Vicariate, where Fr. Martiny has served since 2000, administers the parish oSt. Catherine o Siena and St. Dominic’s House o Studies in Nairobi, as well as

the St. Martin de Porres Priory, Postulancy and Novitiate in Kisumu, Kenya. There currently are15 Student Brothers in ormation and 4 Novices.

What are the biggest challenges and obstacles for

the work of the Friars in Eastern Africa?

Just as in the US: preaching Christ to a people who worship creation (people and things) while losing sight o the Creator. I cannot think o a single problem that doesn’t relate to outurning towards the world and away rom God. With the centriugal orces o an excessiveindividualism, the amily is crumbling in the developing world, as in the West.

In Eastern Arica the Western evils o divorce, adultery, living together without bond orcommitment, abandonment o wie/partner and child, and homosexual ‘marriage,’ join withpolygamy, wie inheritance, and inormal “marriages” to urther undermine the very ideao delity and lie-long commitment. Family, clan, and tribe all tremble in the ace o theseinfuences. Many who yearn to beloved all too oten mistake sex or

true, unselsh love. Abandoned women and their children—i they carry a child to term—can suerloneliness, poverty, disease, and amyriad o insecurities. Those whoabort oten agonize in bitternessand guilt, convinced they havecommitted the unorgiveable sin.Dominicans preach God’s love,mercy, healing, and peace. This is aDominican moment.

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‘Deeply rooted inChrist and His WordBy Most Rev. Christopher Cardone, O.P

In Spring 2011, Bishop Christopher Cardone, O.P. (53), aFriar o the Province o St. Joseph, celebrated his Silver Jubias a priest. In 1988, ater a brie assignment at our parisho St. Gertrude in Cincinnati, then-Father Cardone went tserve a mission o the Australian Dominican Province in thSolomon Islands. Bishop Cardone is now the Ordinary o thDiocese o Auki, in the Solomon Islands, where he has spentthe past 23 years.

From 1956 onward, the Friars have always aimed or a single objective: the evangelization o thepeople o the Solomon Islands. The primary task o the missionary venture o the Church is topreach the Gospel. We go about our work in every way possible.

In the very beginning, this meant that Friars were paddled in small boats by catechists rom islan

to island. The Friars would tell the Bible stories to people who, until 1920, were still headhunterand cannibals. Beore they would celebrate Mass, the Friars would simply tell the story o Jesus.

In the case o an individual who came rom a pagan amily, engaged in animal sacrice, it wouldtake up to three years o catechism beore Baptism. Today it is a one-year catechumen programthat culminates with the catechumens’ reception into the Church at Easter. But their journey stilbegins with the stories o Scripture.

Announcing the Good News comes rst. The Holy Father made this clear when, in an address to thPontical Missions Society General Assembly this spring, he said: “Only deeply rooted in Christ anHis Word are we able to resist the temptation to reduce evangelization to a purely human or socialproject, hiding or silencing the transcendent dimension o salvation oered by God in Christ.”

That is the heart o missionary work. Earlier this year, Cardinal Robert Sarah, President o thePontical Council Cor Unum, the Church’s charitable arm, well captured the papal perspective istressing that “The most urgent need o every woman and man today is not bread, nor medicineor healing, nor clothing—but God. Without God, man remains in darkness without any directior lie, without knowing where the Truth lies. For us, Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Lie!”

However, missionaries also care or the physical and material well-being o the people. Early on, westablished schools and clinics. In act, the evangelization process worked through the schools. ThGospel was preached along with the works o charity, which are an important part o the missionPeople were drawn to our work by both the spiritual and practical benets.

In the Solomon Islands, we were also able to build on the good that we ound here—the strongcommunity lie, or example. We added the Christian dimension. The message o the Gospelbrought peace and reconciliation, which was a new concept. Forgiveness was simply not part o the native culture.

The Order’s charism o preaching is a perect t or this missionary environment. This is an oralculture that relies but little on reading and writing. We teach through preaching and the peopleare grateul or our git. The Friars preach in 7 tribal languages—there are as many as 70—but thcommon language is Pidgin English, which is a simplied orm o English that, or one thing, is

in present tense. It is used in the lectionary as well as in the Bible translation.

The object o missionary work is to putourselves out o a job by building up the localChurch. It is my hope to hand over my positito a native bishop, well beore my retirement.Consider this: in 1988, when I arrived here,there were 6 native Friars—today, there are 47

Did You Know? The Dominican Friars in collabor-ation with the laity established therst parish in honor o St. Catherineo Siena in the Archdiocese o Nairobi. Seeking to give itsel tothe New Evangelization, God hasblessed the parish with growth andvarious apostolic outreach to youth,

university students, amilies, and thepoor in the area.

Now, the parishioners are workingtogether to raise unds to build aChurch that will be a home or their

worship and service to neighbor. Thesmall thatched-roo structure is nolonger sucient. The parishionerscome early each Sunday to movethe altar, ambo, chairs, musicalinstruments, and all that is neededor Mass rom a nearby container.They need a secure Church buildingor regular adoration, Mass, with thebasics that we take or granted such aselectricity, microphones, seating, and

inspirational Christian art.

In an economy that is ar worsethan ours, the parishioners press on,trusting in Divine Providence and theintercession o St. Catherine o Siena,condent that the new church willbecome a reality.

Why is this so important? Theparish is the center o the Christianlie. It is not a building but acommunity growing in aith. TheCatechism reminds us, “Family catechesis precedes, accompanies,and enriches other orms o instruction in the aith... The parishis the Eucharistic community andthe heart o the liturgical lie o Christian amilies; it is a privilegedplace or the catechesis o childrenand parents” (CCC 2226).

Let us support and encourage ourbrothers and sisters who are buildingmore than a church. Together,

with God’s abundant grace, we arebuilding the Kingdom o God.

I you would like to support thebuilding o our Church o St.Catherine o Siena in Nairobi,Kenya, contact us at [email protected]

or 212-535-3664 .

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VocationsOur Lord has blessed the Province o St. Joseph with 13 new Novices in the U.S. and 4in our Eastern Arican Vicariate. We give thanks and rejoice. Also cause or gratitude andcelebration are the proessions o many o our brethren. These are proound milestonesthat mark the journey o their religious vocation as Dominican Friars. Please keep these

48 Friars in your prayers, that the Lord may prosper them in their religious lie.

Novices - On August 8th, 2011, the Feast o St. Dominic, 13 young men werereceived into our Novitiate at St. Gertrude in Cincinnati, OH. During the liturgy

in the Priory Chapel, in what is known as the “Rite o Vestition,” they received theDominican habit and began their year as Dominican Novices. To read their vocationstories, visit our website: www.DominicanFriars.org. Men considering a vocation to thDominican Province o St. Joseph should contact the Vocation Director, Fr. BenedictCroell, O.P., at [email protected].

Likewise, on August 7th, 2011, at Evening Prayer or the Feast o St. Dominic, 4 younmen were received as Novices for our Eastern African Vicariate during a liturgy at o

parish o St. Dominic in Nairobi, Kenya. During the Vestition Ceremony, the Novicesreceived the Dominican habit rom the Very Rev. Martin Martiny, O.P., Vicar Provincio the Vicariate, and began their Novice year. The Novitiate is located at our St. Martinde Porres Priory in Kisumu, Kenya.

Simple Professions - On August 15th, 2011, the Solemnity o the Assumption o the Blessed Mother, Fr. John AlbertLanglois, O.P., Socius and Vicar Provincial, received the Simple Profession of 16 Friars to the Order of Preachers, having completedtheir Novice year. The liturgy was held at our Church of St. Gertrude in Cincinnati. They are:

n Br. Adam Bonaventure Chapman, O.P.n Br. Philip Humbert Kilanowski, O.P.n Br. Michael Thomas Davenport, O.P.n Br. Frank-Paul Peter Benedict Sampino, O.P.n Br. Curtis Dominic Mary Verner, O.P.n Br. Jesse Joachim Kenney, O.P.n Br. Britton Raymund Snyder, O.P.n Br. Matthew Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, O.P.

n Br. Ryan Joseph-Anthony Kress, O.P.n Br. Michael Mary Weibley, O.P.n Br. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P.n Br. Adam Louis Bertrand Mary Lemoine, O.P.n Br. Robert John Sica, O.P.n Br. Gregory Maria Pine, O.P.n Br. Robert Athanasius Murphy, O.P.n Br. Santiago Tomás Martín Rosado, O.P.

Solemn Professions - On August 13th, 2011 at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., Fr. John AlbeLanglois, O.P., Socius and Vicar Provincial, received the Solemn Profession to the Order of Preachers of 9 Student Brothers. These Friahave now proessed their vows o obedience usque ad mortem—obedience until death—in the Dominican tradition. They are:

n Br. Peter Totleben, O.P.n Br. Paul Martin Kennedy, O.P.n Br. Joseph-Mary Hertzog, O.P.n Br. Mario Aquinas Calabrese, O.P.n Br. Albert Duggan, O.P.

n Br. Reginald Mary Lynch, O.P.n Br. Leo Checkai, O.P.n Br. Peter Martyr Joseph Yungwirth, O.P.n Br. Ambrose Mary Little, O.P.

On August 8th, 2011 at the Church of St. Dominic in Nairobi, Kenya, a liturgy was celebrated which included, for 6 of our Friars making vows, both the Rite ofSimple Profession and the Rite of Solemn Profession. Very Rev. Martin Martiny,O.P., Vicar Provincial o our Eastern Arican Vicariate, was the main celebrant o theMass who received the vows o our Friars. Those who made Solemn Proession are: BrMarc Anthony Agenga, O.P., Br. Leo Mwenda, O.P., Br. John Baptist Ssemugabi, O.Pand Br. Thomas Odhiambo, O.P. Those Friars who made Simple Proessions are: Br.Francis Muongi Ngugi, O.P. and Br. Gilbert Andama, O.P.

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How does the faith contribute to theimprovement of the status of women?

Faith in Christ does not necessarily improve the status o anyone in society. Becoming a Christian in some amilies canactually result in persecution and public humiliation. In aundamentalist Muslim village, it can mean death. But it isaith that enables the woman to be in union with Christ, andto know she is loved. Thus she can be condent in her dignity and bear the crosses o the day with joy while keeping an eyeon the eternal.

I have met many women living in polygamous relationships.None ever criticizes the arrangement in ront o her husband.But i she trusts you, she’ll tell you quietly that it is hell onearth. No human being wants to be one o a pride o emalelions supporting one lion king. Men and women are madeto give o themselves completely and exclusively in a lielongloving relationship o selfess generosity through sel-donation.That is simply impossible in polygamy and polyandry.

It can be worse or the children. I a child o wie # 1 sayssomething about his mother to the child o wie # 2 andthe second child repeats it to his mother, wie # 2 can use it

against wie # 1 with the husband. The child o wie # 1 hasthus betrayed his own mother. Consequently, children learnto be silent andto trust no one,even, or especially,in their ownamily compound.The role o theDominicanFriar in thisenvironment is notto condemn the

wives, or even the husbands; but to bring Christ to all personinvolved, to teach them how to love with purity o heart. Thiis not an easy task.

You also care for orphans and the poor

overall – but how is your work distinct fromthat of the humanitarian agencies that are s

plentiful in the developing world?

We are called to be preachers o Christ; not developers o programs. God’s will is our grand design. We are not againstplans or programs; but we begin with Christ. We go to one anall, rich and poor, sick and healthy, believers and non-believethe elderly, those in prison.

Those who work in “development” do good and important work. They have tangible measurements o eectivenessand accomplishment. They bring running water, electricity,roads, sanitation, medical acilities, and so on to rural areas where there is great need. But they can also bring abortion,contraception, sterilization, euthanasia—all in the name o development and progress.

Our measurement o success must always begin with Christ,not cement, stones, wood, and glass. The Friars stress virtue,good moral habits, as the gateway to morality and morality as the pathway to daily holiness. “Sow a Character, Reap aDestiny” is Our Lady o Grace School’s motto. It expresses thDominican approach to making good choices in a world lle with temptation. Temptation is as much an opportunity tochoose the good as it is to choose evil.

What are your most pressing needs?

First and oremost, we need prayers. Without prayer, wecannot expect to ollow Christ and lead others to Him. Wedo, nonetheless, need material support: to educate our StudenBrothers, to orm our newest Dominicans and Novitiate inPostulancy, to build a permanent church at St. Catherine’s ana Priory (residence) or our community in Kisumu. We needto build a boys’ dormitory and a permanent primary school. We need childrens’ sponsors and spiritual and material help tassist others to know the love and loyalty o Christ Jesus.

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A Day in the Lie

A Father FigureSharing the

Greatest TruthBy Fr. Stephen Lumala, O.P.

Fr. Stephen Lumala, O.P. (50) is the frst Prior o St. Martin de Porres Priory in Kisumu, Kenya’s third-largest city, which sits on the shore o Lake Victoria in the west o the country. He was ordained in 2001.

A big part o my apostolic responsibilitiesinvolves campus ministry at Maseno University

in Kisumu, where I also teach courses in the Department o Religion, Philosophy and Theology. There are some 6,000students at this state-run school, and up to two-thirds o themare Catholic, at least nominally. Judging by Sunday Mass

attendance, there are 1,000 practicing Catholics among them.

Meetings with the students are ruitul opportunities orministry. The students come to us with all kinds o issues.They have questions about relationships, riendship andromantic connections, growing up and discovering themselvesas young adults. Many come rom very broken backgrounds.Some o them have never had a ather in their lives. They arelooking or a ather gure. Many students have experienced apolygamous environment in which they, their siblings and theirmothers have grown up with grave neglect in extremely toughcircumstances. The Church has much work to do in this regardto help people appreciate regular amily lie.

As a chaplain, I am in a position to give themguidance through both spiritual and practicalcounseling. I urge them to seek God’s helpand to learn to rely and call upon the Catholiccommunity at school and at large, as well.

Many students struggle with a lack o money and educational resources. We cannot alwayshelp in a concrete, monetary sense, but it iscrucial that they come and tell me o theirconcern. I try to ocus on something thatcomes up during the discussion and try to

shed some light on a particular issue. It is very gratiying to discover that the very act thatsomeone is listening to them, that somebody cares, can make a big dierence. The studentsnd lie in these encounters.

We also help them embrace the joys o riendships with other students. And they discover that they have talents and particularintellectual gits. They are learning ways totake advantage o their education. I have seenstudents who were very crushed and burdened

by lie. In subsequent years I have then seen them blossom athey learn to live with dignity, even i they are poor.

Like all o society, the students pose a pastoral challenge asthey are so eager to become modern—that is, better o, andliving lives enhanced by technology and all the trappings o Western-style lives broadcast incessantly by the media, on talkshows, on game shows, and the radio. O course, it is good toovercome poverty. But there are still higher goals. The Orderhas something absolutely beautiul to oer people: the savingGospel, the Good News that Christ has saved them. The

Gospel has a richness and sheen that outshine all the gits o modern lie. The Order’s preaching charism is an enormousand vital git to all people. There are so many ‘truths,’ i you will, in lie, but there is no greater Truth than the one preacheby St. Dominic!

The Priory is a house o ormation. We welcome those who areconsidering a call, and give them an opportunity to discoverthe Friars’ way o lie and to engage in a process o discernmentThey must be sure about their deepest motivation and ndcertainty that they are choosing the Order or the right reasons We accompany them on this path o discovery.

The Friars also regularly oer retreats and days o recollectionin the area, oten inviting guests o other religiouscommunities. We work with youth and minister to the sick.The Friars must be deeply contemplative and share with othethe ruit o our contemplation and study, as our Constitutionspells out. Only this way can we give students, or others weencounter, something truly real and valuable.

None o this would be possible without the Province o St. Joseph and its donors. American Catholics have had ourinterests at heart or a long time. Many good men came here preach and sometimes stayed to the very end o their lives. Th Arican people are deeply grateul or their sacrices.




Maureen Brenda Atieno is a ourth- year law student in Nairobi, Kenya. Anorphan, she has been supported by the Friars since she was 12.

What impact has your

relationship withthe Dominican Friars had

on your life?

I’ve grown spiritually, and have cometo understand things that initially Ididn’t understand, such as the Rosary. When I was growing up I was toldthat ‘worship’ o Mary was idolatry.

But thanks to the explanationso the Friars, I gradually came tounderstand.

My connection with the DominicanFriars is a really big actor in my lie:it gave me the opportunity to get aneducation—spurred on by the Friars’insistence on the importance o study—and to embrace the

Catholic aith. I’m very grateul that Idiscovered the Dominicans.

What does it mean

to be a Catholic Christian in

Kenya? Does being a Catholicset you apart?

Being a Catholic is a challenge in theace o all kinds o problems besettingKenya—abortion, divorce, all mannero scandals. Many o those around meare Protestants and it is not always easy to explain the Catholic position on key issues, which includes Conession. Iam very proud, however, that there areno constant criticisms o Protestantismduring our homilies—which is not

always the case the other way around.

Do Christians have a

particular contribution tomake to Kenyan society?

Their aith allows Kenyan Christians toget through the many diculties they ace without despairing or giving uphope. Our trust in God is a blessing—

we can rely on Him when humansolutions seem out o reach. Our aithgives us hope.

What are your hopes for th

future, what profession ar you pursuing in your studie

I’m studying law right now, and I woulove to do a Masters. My initial though was to enter a legal practice right awaybut then I realized that such a job hashuge demands and makes it hard onamily lie. Eventually, I would like toteach law as a way o contributing tosociety and to have a work schedule th would not interere with having a ami

I’m studying criminal law, butsometimes that can lead a lawyer intochoices that go against one’s integrity,such as representing your client to thepoint o withholding inormation thatmight serve the cause o justice, and thcan lead to corruption.

What do you love most

about the Church, and the Dominican Friars

I like their way o lie. More so than is tcase in other religious communities, the

have a degree o reedom, and a maturitthat is very attractive. They live the waythey live out o conviction, which is verclear, not out o some sense that someonis watching and that they eel obligated Another thing that has really impressedme is the education and the love o studthat I see in the Friars. That is an exampand incentive or me as I pursue my owstudies and proessional ormation.

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Asante Sana!Thank you!... (in Swahili)

…rom the Dominican Friars, on behal o the childrenand amilies we serve. We are grateul to our generous

riends and supporters in America, or your many prayers and nancial assistance. With God’s grace, we

have been able to do great things or and with the goodpeople o Eastern Arica. Your continuous prayers aregreatly appreciated. We pray or you all daily at Mass.

-Fr. Dominic Izzo, O.P.

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The Dominican Friars: “a really big actor in my lie.” Your Generosity Bearing Fruit

Students rom the University o Nairobi gathered or a student-led post-communion refection at the

temporary Church o St. Catherine o Siena



“My family and I really get theblessings out of this.”

Based in the Denver area, Richard Kraus—whose company develops commercial real estate

projects—and his wie Shelli have two children, Clay (22) and Olivia (19). Last Christmas,they welcomed a unique visitor to their home: Maureen Brenda Atieno, a young law student inNairobi, Kenya, to whose well-being the amily has been contributing with a quarterly stipend through a program called “Fr. Tom’s Kids.” The initiative, which pairs sponsors in the US withorphans and needy students, is named ater Fr. Thomas Richard Health, O.P., the frst Vicar Provincial o the Vicariate o Eastern Arica who was killed in a violent robbery in 2005.

We learned about the program when Fr. Benedict Croell, O.P. [then based in Kenya andcurrently the Province’s Director o Vocations] spoke at our parish about the Friars’ work in Arica, and the needs o the very poorest children there. We had begun sponsoringa couple o girls when we learned about an opportunity to connect with a student or whom Fr. Martin Martiny, O.P. was seeking a special connection in the US. That’s how we rst got in touch with Maureen, who came highly recommended by the Friar as a

hard-working, big-hearted, condent and aith-lled young woman.Maureen is all that and more. We discovered this last Christmas when she joined ouramily and met many o our riends. She enjoyed very much our mountains, which shesaw or the rst time. Maaureen t right in. Given the suering she experienced in a very harsh childhood—she lost her parents early—the whole amily was touched by Maureen’sremarkable resilience and bright outlook on lie. Fr. Martiny has worked with Maureensince her preteen adjustments and continues to play the paramount role as mentor andspiritual coach in her lie. He came into her lie at a very critical time—when she was just 12 or so. This graced meeting gave her the strength to choose a better lie. She cameto understand what good men are like, thanks to Fr. Martiny and his demonstration o atherly love. He is her primary connection to Christ or Whom he truly acts as a vicar.

Surely, i it had not been or the Friars inKenya, she would have remained in despair,eeling worthless and lacking a sense o dignity.Thanks to them, Maureen has a real sense o purpose. She is very condent and committedto her aith, her law studies, and her lovedones. We cannot spend as much time as we would like to with Maureen, but I am thrilledto have the opportunity to participate in whatFr. Martiny is doing in her lie. And I muststress this point—my amily and I really getthe blessings out o this. It is a very rich andrewarding experience or us.

Gifts of Stock

There are many ways tosupport the work o theDominican Friars, Provinceo St. Joseph, which includesthe missionary work o ourFriars abroad. Gits o cash

are perhaps the most commonand simplest way to give,but many donors contributenancially in other ways thatcreate additional benetsor both them and theDominican Friars.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert andDorothy Patton, or example,support our Vicariate o Eastern Arica and our mission work in Kisumu, Kenya,through gits o marketable

securities – specically, they donate stock.

“Dorothy and I have alwaysdone what we could over theyears, and eel it’s importantto share our good ortune,”Mr. Patton told us at theDominican Foundation. “Wechoose to give stock becauseo the available tax benet. I we buy the stock or one dollarper share, and donate it whenit’s worth two dollars per share,

we can write o the donationin the amount o two dollarsper share, even though it only cost us one dollar. We get to write o twice as much as i wehad just donated the cash.”

Gits o stock also oer benetsto the Dominican Friars,in that the stocks have thepotential to grow even largerater the asset is transerred. Weencourage you to reach out toour oce at (212) 535-3664 or email us at [email protected] to learn more.

Thank you or your ongoingsupport, and may God Blessyou or your generosity!




Dear Friends,

God’s blessingsand peace be with you.

I hope you have

enjoyed this issueo the Trumpet .Its ocus on

the joy o spreading the Truth o Jesus Christ through encounterand service is indeed inspiring. Ina dramatic way, I hope you wereable to see the powerul way ourcollaboration intersects at momentso grace according to God’s plan orus. These moments o intersectionare not only crosses that we haveto share as we “carry one another’sburdens.” They are also moments

where we glimpse resurrectionand witness the transguration o minds, hearts, and lives that willnever be the same because someonehas brought Christ to them.

The sacricial nancial supportand generous service brought alivein this newsletter only touches thesurace o the many people whohave made it possible or us to betrue to our heritage as a missionary province. We have not orgottenall the blessings we receive asDominican Friars: God’s grace

given through our charism andyour riendship. Thereore, we sharethese great gits with others whoare much less ortunate than us. Wepreach the abundant lie and peaceound only in Christ. We remindthem that you care or them andare concerned or their well-being.Indeed, together we are blessed tobe instruments o God’s Providenceand His love or all peoples.

Once again, thank you orsupporting our Dominican lie andall our apostolic endeavors or thesake o Jesus Christ. You are in ourdaily prayers.

Sincerely in Christ,

Fr. Dominic Izzo, O.P.,DirectorDominican Foundation

A MESSAGEFrom Our Director Dominicans Yesterday and Today: Mission in China

By Fr. John Vidmar, O.P.

Shortly ater World War I, the Province o St. Joseph embarked on itsrst oreign mission. In 1923, Fr. Paul Curran, O.P. and Bro. JamesMurphy, O.P. were sent to southeastern China, an area originally evangelized by Philippine Dominicans. Six more Friars joined themthe ollowing year. Despite the obstacles o language and travel, the

mission was a great success.Records indicate a steady increase in the number o mission stations and conversions,as well as a steady rise in school enrollment. In time, both male and emale nativevocations were ostered. Fr. Dominic Chang, O.P. was the rst native-born Chinese tobe ordained by the Dominican Province o St. Joseph and his lie was one o heroism.

Working in China was not the saest o assignments. Two sisters died o illness, andnot everyone was up to the rigors o lie abroad. The missionaries had to cope withthe upheaval and violence o the Nationalist Revolution in 1926 and the invasiono the Japanese in 1937. The Communist take-over ater World War II essentially brought missionary work to a halt.

Communist authorities executed Fr. Luke Devine, O.P. in 1947 and imprisoned threeother Friars or two years in extremely harsh circumstances. Fr. Chang continued

ministering to Catholics in secret until his arrest in 1962. He died in prison in 1967,a martyr to the aith.

Fr. John Vidmar, O.P. is

an Associate Proessor o Theology at Providence College and the Archivist or the Province o St. Joseph.

T HE T RUMPET is a quarterly printed newsletter of the Dominican Foundation: Dominican Friars, Province of St. Joseph.

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Dear Friends,

From the very beginning o theOrder o Preachers there hasbeen a “creative tension” betwe“maintenance” and “mission.”The ormer emphasizes thegoal o strengthening what exis

the latter establishes something new. Both “maintenance” and “mission” serve the Church. Both requiresacrice. Both require the personnel and nancial resources to be successul. Dominicans fourish when we answer the “call” o the Church rst and oremost, while also meeting the legitimate needs o theOrder, whether international or domestic: This “creative tension” will always be with us.

We must orm the “rising generation” in a tradition which recognizes the priority o the Church’s demandupon us; this ecclesial perspective lits us above the horizon o the Province o Saint Joseph to recognize thathere are places where the Gospel still needs to be preached. I have had the benet o living with Friars o

our Province who were missionaries in China, Lebanon, Lithuania, Pakistan, Peru, Russia and Kenya. Themission transormed them and us; their witness keeps us rom being complacent. Forthese reasons, the PFIC has sent Friars in initial ormation to Peru, Mexico and Kenya.Otherwise, “how can they preach unless they are sent?” (Rom 10:15)

Sincerely yours in Saint Dominic,

Very Rev. Steven C. Boguslawski, O.P.President, Pontical Faculty o the Immaculate Conception

Mission School in Fukien, China with Fr. Ferrer Cassidy, O.P.

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