Bishop Wuerl appointed Archbishop Of Washington

Pope Accepts Cardinal McCarrick’s Resignation, Appoints Bishop Wuerl As Archbishop Of Washington; Resignation Of Bishop Imesch Of Joliet Accepted, Bishop Sartain Of Little Rock Is Named As Successor

WASHINGTON (May 16, 2006)—Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick of Washington and appointed Bishop Donald W. Wuerl of Pittsburgh as his successor.

The Pope accepted the resignation of Bishop Joseph L. Imesch of Joliet, Illinois and named Bishop J. Peter Sartain of Little Rock, Arkansas as Bishop of Joliet.
Read the story here.

Fr. Gallagher's PowerPoint

The PowerPoint from Michael Paul Gallagher, SJ afternoon presentation at the Chicago Conference
“Culture: Faith’s Friend or Foe” is available on NCCL's web site. Access the PowerPoint here.

"God's Call Comes by Cellphone"

The latimes.com reports, "Bible verses on a BlackBerry, sermons on an MP3 -- an explosion in digitalized spirituality is making true believers of online e-vangelists. " This article about the use of digital technology in religious formation is an interesting read. Catechists relying on old technology may find themselves left out in the cold so to speak. Read the article here.

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DON KURRE RECEIVES NCCL TECHNOLOGY AWARD

Don Kurre, former president of NCCL and most ardent supporter of the use of technology in catechesis received the 2006 Technology Award at the banquet Wednesday, May 3 in Chicago during the annual meeting and conference. Congratulations Don, and thank you!

Catholic Education and the New Apologetics

The May 4, 2006 issue of Origins (Vol. 35 No. 46) contains an address Bishop Braxton gave at a recent conference in Atlanta. Bishop Braxton makes the point, "An essential component of the new apologietic must be the aggressive, up-to-date, sophisticated, attrative and interactive ways in which we announce, explain and defend the good news of Jesus Christ on the Internet." Braxton's text begins on page 763.

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Was your In Box full after Chicago?

Dealing with E-mail is a continuing challenge for catechetical leaders. David Tebbutt offers some positive suggestions for dealing with that flood of E-mail you faced when you arrived in your office after attending the Annual Conference in Chicago. Read David's comments here.

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Mancini and Roat Elected

Maribeth Mancini and Anne Roat were elected to serve as Animators for the Diocesan Director's Forum duing the Forum meeting in Chicago. We want to thank Jim Kemna and Mary Kay Cullinan for their work as Animators. We do appreciate the time and effort you gave to the forum. Thank you. (Animators pictured Maribeth Mancini, Sharon Horgan, Anne Roat and Sr. Pat McGinley L to R)

Officers Elected

New Officers were elected during NCCL's 2006 Annual Meeting in Chicago. The Officers are
Mary Ann Ronan - President
Rev. David Loftus - Vice President
Janet Schaeffler, OP - Secretary
Lorraine S DeLuca - Treasurer
Congratulations to our new officers.

The election provided more excitement than we expected. After a historic three ballots produced no elected slate the Board gathered and determined the outcome. Joe Swiss, Chair of the Discernment Committee, announced the institutional vote was tied on the third ballot. Remember, if a third round of voting is necessary and neither slate carries a majority of both the institutional votes and the individual votes, the slate that carries the institution vote is declared the winner. The slate of Ronan, Loftus, Schaeffler and DeLuca received a significant majority of votes from the Individual Ballots. The Board's action brought a lively campaign season to a close.

We also offer a special word of thanks to our outgoing officers for their service. So, Anne Comeaux, Rev. Tony Salim, Mary Ann Ronan and DJ Florian --- Thank you! We do appreciate all you gave to NCCL.

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