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REGIS TODAY
New Pope’s
Global Ministry
During February and March, our wired world was captivated
by the dramatic papal transition from His Holiness, Pope
Benedict XVI, to the newly elected Cardinal Jorge M. Bergoglio,
S.J., of Buenos Aires, Argentina. On March 19, having taken
the name “Francis,” His Holiness was installed in the Petrine
ministry with its emblems of the pallium, made from lamb’s
wool and worn on the shoulders to signify the carrying of the
sion
of Christ’s mission of mercy and justice. In his homily
Pope Francis urged everyone to protect children, the family,
the aged, the sick, the poor and “not to be afraid of tenderness.”
Our Archbishop, Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, OFM, Cap.,
whom the city of Rome embraced as the “cappuccino cardinal,”
participated in the general
congregations and
papal conclave electing
Cardinal Bergoglio,
and shares with him a
deeply pastoral impulse
and empathy.
Years ago, in
May 1979, presiding
at a Mass marking
Argentina’s
Independence Day
at the Cathedral
of St. Matthew in
Washington, D.C.,
which included
members of the
Argentine military
junta in the congregation,
Father O’Malley
did something that
Father Bergoglio, then
a Jesuit provincial
in the midst of “the dirty war” in Argentina, could not; in
his homily he bravely condemned the junta’s human rights
violations and “disappearances.”
The outraged military stood up and walked out, mid-homily.
We at Regis College rejoice in the election of His Holiness Pope
Francis to a global ministry in which he is freer to speak to the
issues facing humanity, and we look forward to having Cardinal
Seán back on campus on May 11, when he will deliver the commencement
address and receive an honorary degree.
New and Noted
Shannon Myron O’Neil ’93
is the winner of the AATSP
(American Association of
Teachers of Spanish and
Portuguese) Massachusetts
Embassy Scholarship for
study in Spain in 2013. Shannon is currently
a Spanish teacher at Wellesley High School.
Donato Tramuto, a Regis trustee, received
the H.I.T. Men & Women award at the 2013
Healthcare Information and Management
Systems Society (HIMSS) for his innovative
leadership in helping Physicians Interactive
and Health eVillages advance the use of
healthcare technology.
Josh Tuxbury ’14 was one
of 20 ROTC students recognized
at Boston College
for academic and physical
accomplishments. Josh
received the Dean’s List
Award for his academic achievement of 3.5
to 4.0 GPA and Gold Medal Athlete award
for his physical fitness training test score.
Ann M. Lagasse ’79 of Newburyport and
Meyer J. Chambers of West Roxbury have
been named to the Board of Trustees.
Lagasse was co-founder and principal of
Piper Properties Management Company
and is currently managing Boston’s Seaport
marina projects and developing an inn and
a mega yacht marina in Boston’s North
End. Meyer J. Chambers, MLM, a native
of New Orleans, is the director of liturgical
music at St. Katharine Drexel Roman
Catholic Church in Boston and campus
minister for liturgical arts at Boston
College. He is founder of the Archdiocese
of Boston’s Black Choir.
Rob Riley was a Division 1
head hockey coach at the U.S.
Military Academy for 18 years;
he coached the U.S. hockey
team at the World University
Games in Bulgaria and Japan;
and he was recently head coach of the
American Hockey League’s Spring Falcons.
Now Regis College is delighted to call him
its new athletic director.
photo (left): Agência Brasil