Salute 25th Anniversary Edition

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And now Archbishop O’Brien is the Archbishop of Baltimore (the Archdiocese where I saw my first bishop). I remember his weekly staff meetings and how he always reminded us to never tell someone “no” for any reasonable request. “No” was to be the last resort. He always tried his best to fulfill all requests without rank or title considered and wanted us to do the same. Father Halligan returned to New York and his Dominican Priory where he passed away in 1997. His brother, Father Raymond Halligan, O.P., is still there. In the year 2000 the AMS received another bishop-the Most Reverend John J. Kaising, US Army. I could never be sure if he was the most happy with the Army or Cincinnati. He dearly loved them both along with his wonderful sister, Marilyn. He had an Uncle, Father John J. Jennings, who was also an Army chaplain, – he grew up wanting to be just like him—and he did! He joined his uncle in Heaven in 2007. Bishop Glynn used to introduce me to visitors saying that I made his job easier. Bishop Kaising used those very same words to visitors. What a compliment! But isn’t that what everyone should learn to do in their work—make other people’s job easier? ✞

Many many thanks to some special chaplains that I had the privilege to work with for 20 years. From the Army: Father Pat Ratigan; Monsignor Phil Hill; Bishop F. Richard Spencer; Father Gary Studniewski; Father John Longbucco. From the Air Force: Father Jim Barlow; Father John Kinney; Monsignor Bill Charbonneau; Father John Kurzak; Father Zenon Bochnak; Father Chad Zielinski; Father Dennis Hanly; Monsignor Gerry MacManus. From the Navy: First and foremost Father Louis Iasiello, OFM, who rescued me from many, many blind spots and dead ends; Father Leo Brogan; Father Mike Klarer; Monsignor Pat Fryer; Father Mike Dory; Father Aidan Logan, o.c.s.o.; Monsignor Frank Pugliesi; Father Dan Mode. All of the wonderful chaplains made me love the Endorsement Office. And the Tribunal. And the Archbishop’s office.

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the Most Reverend John J. Glynn also a former Navy chaplain. He greeted me with the story of his tour at the Naval Academy. He followed CAPT John J. O’Connor who was not easy to replace. But he certainly did. Bishop Glynn was a most wonderful gentleman and officer (or was it An Officer & A Gentleman with a little bit of Richard Gere thrown in?) He also had a very loving and caring family. Monsignor Bill, brother Jim and sister Mary who mothered them all. Boston can be very proud of the Glynn family. Every summer they could, they were “at the Shore” together. When Archbishop Dimino retired in 1997, the Most Reverend Edwin F. O’Brien was named the third Archbishop for the Military Services. He was the third Archbishop from New York state. Archbishop O’Brien had served in the US Army as a chaplain. I remember Cardinal O’Connor saying at the installation Mass at the Shrine that he was “not only giving us an Archbishop from New York, he was giving us his right arm”. What higher praise! The AMS now had Monsignor Aloysius R. Callaghan as the Vicar General. All of us remember the Memorial Day Mass when Archbishop O’Brien announced that Monsignor Callaghan would be leaving us to go to St Paul’s Seminary in Minnesota. What a perfect job for him after all that snow shoveling in Allentown!


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