Vol. XXVI
ISSUE
IV
Equestrian Order
of the
Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
North-Central Lieutenancy
Summer
ThePage
2011
adies,
Highlights
in this issue
Lieutenancy Member
Participates in
Rome Conference . . . . . . . P.2
Not Ellementary: A
Knight’s New Book on
Sherlock Holmes. . . . . . . . . P.3
5th Annual Holy Family
Conference in Kokomo, IN . P.3
The Spirituality of the
Order of the
Holy Sepulchre . . . . . . . . P.4
Letter from Frederick A.
Muth, Jr., KGCHS . . . . . P.5
Members Attend Ordination. P.6
Lieutenants in Houston . . P.6
2011 Investiture & Annual
Meeting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . P.7
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North-Central
Lieutenancy of
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Grand Prior
Francis Cardinal George, OMI,
KGCHS
Lieutenant
Sir Charles Foos, KGCHS
[email protected]
Chancellor
Sir Gerald J. Zobrist, KGCHS
Lieutenancy Member
Participates
In Rome Conference
Lieutenancy member Thomas McKiernan of
Cincinnati was a participant in the May 27 conference
highlighting the educational and societal benefits of
the ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD [OLPC] project,
headquartered at MIT in Boston, Massachusetts. The
Order of the Holy Sepulchre sponsored the conference
and is also investigating a pilot project to bring the
XO computer to the students of the schools of the
Latin Patriarchate. Over two million of these
multi functional computers are now
in place in some of the most
distressed locations in the world.
McKiernan, the project coordinator, said
the OLPC mission is to empower the worlds
underprivileged children through education by means of
this rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop. Children will become connected
to each other, to the world and to a brighter future. More information about the
OLPC initiative can be found at LAPTOP.ORG.
Secretary
Pilgrim Master
Sir Kevin McGuirk, KGCHS
Treasurer
Sir Thomas Mulligan, KC*HS
[email protected]
Editorial Staff of The Page
Editor-in-Chief
Rev. David Turner, OSB, KHS
[email protected]
Webmaster
Sir Peter R. Fletcher, KHS
[email protected]
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L-R Thomas McKiernan, Project coordinator, Agostino Borromeo, Governor General; Rodrigo Arboleda;
Chairman & CEO of OLPC; Antonio Battro; MD, Ph.D., Chief Education Officer, OLPC.
Not Elementary: A Knight’s New Book On Sherlock Holmes
North Central Lieutenancy member Sir Dan Andriacco, KHS,
author of the books Screen Saved: Peril and Promise of Media in
Ministry, and Taming the Media Monster: The Family Guide to
Television, Internet and All the Rest, has a new book on completely
different subject.
It’s Baker Street Beat: An Eclectic Collection of Sherlockian
Scribblings, published recently by MX Publishing of London,
England.
“Although he was almost certainly not Catholic, Sherlock Holmes
worked for Pope Leo XIII on at least two occasions – the sudden
death of Cardinal Tosca and the theft of the Vatican cameos,”
Andriacco said. “These are adventures that are mentioned in
passing by Dr. Watson, with no details given.
“I’m surprised that Holmes wasn’t granted a papal knighthood for
this service to the Holy See. Or perhaps he was Dr. Watson just
didn’t mention it!”
Andriacco’s book is a collection of essays, short stories and radio
plays written over several decades. Two of the four essays are new
– a nostalgic look at the author’s nearly 50 years of reading the
Sherlock Holmes stories, and an account of a pilgrimage to the
Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland, where Holmes was reported to
have perished in a fight with Professor Moriarty.
One of the radio plays, “The Wrong Cab,” was produced in
Cincinnati and broadcast nationally by National Public Radio some
years ago. It is both a fantasy and a traditional murder mystery
solved by Sherlock Holmes through rational means.
Why the fascination with Sherlock Holmes?
“I think there are a lot of
reasons why Holmes has
remained popular for 125
years while most of his
contemporaries have been
long forgotten,” Andriacco
said. “Of course they are great
stories with clever plots and
sometimes exciting action set
in a time period that we look
back on with nostalgia. They’re
also very well written. But it
is the memorable characters
– especially the commanding,
reassuring figure of Holmes
himself and the loyal Dr.
Watson – that bring us back to the stories again and again long
after we know how the mystery is solved.”
Andriacco also has a new blog, Bakerstreetbeat.blogspot.com, in
which he takes a light-hearted look two or three times a week at
fun topics related to the world’s best-known detective.
“I haven’t written about Holmes and the Vatican yet in the book
or the blog, although some day I might,” Andriacco said. “I might
also explore the subject of knighthood. Holmes refused a British
knighthood, but his creator – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – accepted
the honor. His tombstone reads, in part, “Steel True, Blade Straight,
Arthur Conan Doyle, Knight.”
Baker Street Beat is available from Amazon.com or from
www.mxpublishing.com.
5th Annual Holy Family
Conference in Kokomo, Indiana
Knights and Ladies of the Equestrian order of the Holy
Sepulchre (Indiana Section) were invited to join Bishop
Timothy Doherty of the the Diocese of Lafayette, in
the celebration of Mass at the 5th Annual Holy Family
Conference in Kokomo, Indiana, on Sunday May 22,
2011. The Holy Family Conference focuses on building
up the Domestic Church - the Catholic Family. Bishop
Doherty is completing his 1st year as Bishop and warmly
greeted the Knights and Ladies following the Mass.
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More News and
Info on the Web …
Grand Magisterium
of the Order
www.vatican.va/roman_
curia/Institutions_
connected/oessh/
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Latin Patriarchate
www.lpj.org
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EOHS of J in the USA
www.holysepulchre.net
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Catholic Near East
Welfare Association
www.cnewa.org/
home-us.aspx
New Manager
of Lieutenancy’s
Website
Dr. Peter Fletcher has accepted
the task of managing the website
for the North Central Lieutenancy.
The site has been restructured
and will provide a wide range of
news and features. The website
address remains the same: www.
holysepulchre.net We all express
our gratitude to Dr. Fletcher for
his exceptional work.
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The Spirituality of the
Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Sir William J. Bobowicz, Jr., PsyD, KC*HS
Over the years I have heard it discussed that we
– the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of
Jerusalem – have a spirituality and our spiritual
lives are the primary work of our order. Yet, do we
know to what spirituality is being referred? Many
religious orders have a spirituality that flows from
their charisms (gifts of grace). Franciscan charism
and spirituality focus on poverty so to live out the
Gospel more faithfully, Dominican charism and
spirituality center on spreading the Word of God
through dynamic preaching, and Jesuit charism
and spirituality emanates from their motto of “Ad
Maiorem Dei Gloriam” (For the Greater Glory of
God) whereas the pursuit of knowledge is an end
in itself as it leads to greater understanding of God.
So what is the EOHSJ charism that pilots our
spirituality? Before I go further I must make
a caveat that I am neither a theologian, nor an
expert at really anything. I am simply positing my
observations to begin a dialogue as to who we are.
I hope it does not end here, but generates further
discussions.
When asked what the purpose of our order is,
most knights and ladies can state it is to protect
the Christians in the Holy Land. However, as I
began this article, it is really the development of
our spiritual lives because without that, our work
to protect the Holy Land Christians would quickly
fizzle. We would become depressed and hopeless
that there is no end to this centuries old struggle.
While not a vowed professed religious order, we
are still a Catholic order with a charism. Our
charism is pilgrimage to the empty tomb. It is the
empty tomb that gives us meaning. With a body
in the tomb, it would be a nice place to visit, but it
would have never moved empires. The empty tomb
is what motivated the first official pilgrim, Saint
Helena, to make the perilous journey to Jerusalem
and it continues to move thousands of others year
after year. It is the empty tomb that led Godfrey
to establish religious and knights to protect it from
destruction. And why all of this struggle for an
empty tomb? Because it is a guidepost to heaven.
Christ left it to us to say, “I did it. Heaven does
exist and you can do it, too.” This, ultimately, is
our life-goal: to reach heaven. This should be
the goal for all humanity and even more so for a
Knight or Lady of the Holy Sepulchre.
Like all pilgrimages, we have to make sacrifices to
complete the journey, we have to be dedicated, and
we have to stay focused on the target destination.
Even when we choose the wrong path, by being
continuously vigilant we can evaluate our path to
make sure it is taking us to the pilgrimage goal
and quickly return to the right path when we have
veered off. Finally, we must have strength for the
journey. To do so, we keep our minds, bodies, and
spirits strong, yet flexible.
As our EOHSJ charism is the motivation to make
and support pilgrimages to the Holy Sepulchre,
our spirituality that flows from that charism is to
be who we are…knights and ladies…warriors,
protectors, guardians…noblemen. Noblemen are
called to have strength so to be able to defend and
protect. Noblemen are called to exercise mind,
body, and spirit to our full capacities to carry out
the mission and charism. Noblemen are called to
sacrifice comfort and resources for the journey
and those on the journey. Finally, noblemen
stay committed and directed towards the goal of
the pilgrimage so that not only they will reach
that destination, but they will assist others in
reaching the destination. Remember in the Gospel
according to Matthew (25:14-30), we are given
talents – gifts or charisms – from the Lord. We
must not hide or bury them but invest them well to
grow and be shared with others.
As Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre, we
begin our spirituality and charism from the goal of
wanting to reach the Holy Sepulchre, the empty
tomb, only to find it is a marker to our final goal
to heaven and assurance of eternal life. In turn,
➥
2011 Investiture
EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM
North Central Lieutenancy of the United States
Frederick A. Muth, Jr., KGCHS, Milwaukee Archdiocesan Representative
630 Park Circle, Elm Grove, WI 58122-2555
(262) 827-4117
April 15, 2011
Sir Charles H. Foos, KC*HS
Lieutenant, North Central Lieutenancy
Order ofthe Holy Sepulchre
Re: Peter Jahnke, KCHS and Yvonne Camilla Jahnke, LCHS
Dear Charlie:
St. Nicholas Cathedral in Chicago
The Jahnkes will be assuming the responsibility of the Milwaukee Section
Representatives effective immediately.
Their home address is 728 Royal Troon Court, Oconomowoc, WI 53066. Their
telephone numbers are 262-370-4739 or 262-567-8400. Their respective e-mail addresses are:
(Peter): [email protected]; and (Yvonne): [email protected].
The Jahnkes have been members of the Order since 2003 and are totally current with
respect to their requested annual contributions. They were last promoted at the 2006 General
Meeting of the North Central Lieutenancy.
Peter is a very respected dentist in the Oconomowoc, Wisconsin area and his wife,
Yvonne, assists him with office work related to the dental practice. Both Peter and Yvonne have
been regularly active in the activities of the Milwaukee Section and assisted us at the time of the
Milwaukee Annual Meeting in 2008. Yvonne is from the Green Bay, Wisconsin area and her
parents served many years as the Section Representatives in Green Bay.
I am sure the Jahnkes will be very fine Section Representatives and can furnish you
with any additional information you desire.
Sincerely,
Frederick A. Muth, Jr., KGCHS
The Memorial and Promotions
Mass on Saturday, September
17 will take place in the
beautiful St. Nicholas Ukrainian
Catholic Cathedral, on the near
west side of Chicago with its
onion domes and stunning
interior adorned with paintains
and mosaics. It is a magnificent
example of Byzantine-Slavonic
achitecture.
The building is 155 feet long
and 85 feet wide and is raised
up from street level due to the
bedrock below. It has 13 domes
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reaching 112 feet into the
heavens which represent Christ
The Spirituality of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
(continued from previous page)
having been given a glimpse of paradise we are compelled to protect those guideposts (the tomb
and the Christians of the Holy Land) and in turn to act as guideposts to others desiring to make the
journey. Finally, as noblemen we are driven to bring as many people as we can on the pilgrimage
so that they, too, can enjoy paradise. Our charism is making pilgrimage, our spirituality is that of
chivalry. As Catholics, we are a pilgrim people and as Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre, we
are the noblemen, the warriors, the protectors, and the guideposts for helping those pilgrim people
complete their pilgrimages.
and his 12 apostles. Above the
entrance on Oakley is a mosaic
of Our Lady of Pochaiv and
above her is the icon of their
patron, St. Nicholas the Wonder
-Worker.
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2011 Investiture
Members Attend Ordination of Auxiliary Bishop for Cincinnati.
Rev. Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General
and Chancellor of the Archdiocese
of Cincinnati was ordained to the
episcopacy on June 9th in the Cathedral
of St. Peter in Chains in the Archdiocese
of Cincinnati. The Ordaining prelate
was Cincinnati Archbishop Dennis M.
Schnurr, KC*HS, assisted by Archbishop
Emeritus Daniel E.. Pilarczyk, KC*HS
and Bishop R.Daniel Conlon, KC*HS.
Archdiocesan members of the Order of
the Holy Sepulchre were invited to join
the entrance procession and ordination
Mass.
The Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago
This year’s Investiture Mass
will take place at Holy
Name Cathedral on Sunday,
September 18 and will be
celebrated by our Grand Prior,
Francis
Cardinal
George,
KGCHS. Holy Name is a worldfamous cathedral which has
recently undergone extensive
renovation. It is located in one
of Chicago’s most vibrant and
busy neighborhoods.
Holy Name Cathedral was
built in the Gothic revival
architectural style while at the
same time integrating motifs
symbolic of the message of the
modern Church. The church
building is 233 feet (71 m) long,
126 feet (38 m) wide and can
seat 2000 people. The ceiling
is 150 feet (46 m) high and has
a spire that reaches 210 feet
(64 m) into the sky. Overall,
the cathedral features motifs
meant to instill an ambience
of physically dwelling in the
biblical “Tree of Life.”
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Photographed on the step of the cathedral after the ordination are
members, L-R, Sir Daniel Andriacco,KHS, Lady Jean Austria,LCHS,
Lady Patricia Mach, LHS and Sir Thomas McKiernan, KSG, KGCHS.
Lieutenants of North and South America Meet in Houston
Our Lieutenant H.E. Charles Foos and his wife Patricia represented the North Central Lieutenancy at
the meeting of the Lieutenants from North and South America, including six members of the Grand
Magisterium, in Houston, TX on May 16-18 to take up topics of the finances of the Order, investiture
protocols, membership recruitment and retention and Holy Land projects The meeting was chaired by
H.E. Vice Governor General Patrick Powers and was organized by H.E. Dennis Malloy and Lady Ginny
Malloy of the Southwestern Lieutenancy. Additional presentations were made by the Governor General,
H.E. Professor Conté Agostino Borromeo who gave a detailed history of the modern Order of the Holy
Sepulchre including insights on the more traditional accounts of the origins of the Order in the period of
the crusades. Another special presentation was made by Monsignor Archimandrite Robert Stern, who
presented his review of the implications of the “New Spring” now occurring in the Middle East.
The evening before the meeting, the visiting Lieutenants were the guests at the annual dinner hosted
by the membership of the Archdiocese of Galveston- Houston honoring the Grand Prior His Eminence
Daniel Cardinal DiNardo who presented the diplomas to new and promoted members.
The 2011 Investiture and Annual Meeting of the North Central Lieutenancy
The 2011 Investiture and Annual Meeting of the North Central
Lieutenancy will be held in Chicago, Illinois on September 1619, 2011 at the Chicago InterContinental Hotel O’Hare. The
meeting will feature three interesting and knowledgeable speakers.
Rev. Msgr. Hans Brouwers who has served
as the Chancellor of the Equestrian Order of
the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem will speak
on the subject of “The Grand Magesterium.”
Rev. John Mulvihill will speak on “The
Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary.” Rev.
Mulvihill has a doctorate in theology
(S.T.D.) from Gregorian University, Rome,
a doctorate in ministry (D.Min) from
San Francisco Theological Seminary and
a doctorate in philosophy (Ph.D.) from
Oxford, England.
Rev. Donald Senior, C.P., who is president
of Catholic Theological Union in Chicago,
will speak on “Living Together in the 21st
Century: A Catholic Perspective.” Rev.
Senior received his doctorate in New
Testament studies from the University of
Louvain in Belgium. He is past president
of the Catholic Biblical Association of
America and was appointed in 2003 by
Pope John Paul II to the Pontifical Biblical
Commission. He is the general editor of
The Bible Today and the author of numerous
publications.
The Grand Prior of the North
Central
Lieutenancy,
Francis
Cardinal George, will join the
knights and ladies of the North
Central Lieutenancy in celebrating
the Investiture Mass at Holy Name
Cathedral and attending the gala
banquet at the hotel after the Mass.
Reservations at the InterContinental Hotel O’Hare may be made
through the link provided on the North Central Lieutenancy website at
http://www.eohsnc-Chicago2011.org or by calling InterContinental
Hotels at 800-341-7949. A special rate of $129.00 including parking
is available.
Any questions concerning registration for the event should be directed
to Sir Max Douglas Brown, Host Chair, via email to Dr.Tort@
comcast.net or by phone to 708-771-6886.
In Memoriam - Requiescat in Pace
Lady Emmaline Jansing, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, died April 22nd, following her husband,
Deacon Richard Jansing, who died in February this year. A small contingent of EOHSJ members
were present at her funeral, and the Sections pall was draped over her casket.
Lady Kathleen Beazley, of Chicago, Illinois, died December 23, 2010.
Sir John P. (Jack) Goedert of River Forest, Illinois, died in March at the age of 97. He was preceded in
death by his wife, Lady Rose K. Goedert. Among his eleven siblings is his brother, Bishop Raymond
E. Goedert. Sir John was a Cetified Public Accoountant and practicing attorney.
Lady Marjorie Reinhart, of La Crosse, Wisconsin, died on March 30, 2011. She was one of the great
ladies of the La Crosse Diocese as well as the Order, About 15 members of the La Crosse section of
the Order served as a honor guard for her funeral.
The Columbus, Ohio section reported the deaths of Sir James Foley and Lady Lind Vessels.
Lady Flora E. Kohnen died on May 26, 2011. She was a resident of Kettering and Marco Island,
Florida, at the time of her death. Flora was a teacher, Cub Scout Leader, Girl Scout Leader, member
of the Bishop Fenwick Society of the Athenaeum of Ohio, and an active parishioner of St. Albert the
Great Church, in addition to her membership in the Order.
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Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher
Rev. David Turner OSB, KHS
5601 College Road
Lisle, IL 60532
Email: [email protected]
http://www.holysepulcher.net
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Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Palestine
The icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Palestine, was created
by Joseph Malham as a unique expression of the charism and mission
of the North Central Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy
Sepulchre. The Blessed Virgin, Mother of the Church and Patroness of
the order, is shown in the white mantle of the order emblazoned with
the Cross of Jerusalem. In the sphere, a circle representing the PreExistent Word without beginning or end, the Christ Child gazes at the
viewer with one hand raised in benediction and the other holding the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre. This image, a devotional work that will
foster prayer and contemplation in home, office or chapel, is available
as the following:
LIMITED EDITION 16”x 20” SIGNED PRINT ($150.00)*
UNSIGNED 8”X 10” MATTED PRINT ($25.00)*
BURNISHED 11”X 14” METAL ICON ON WALNUT PLAQUE ($125.00)*
BURNISHED 9”X 12” METAL ICON ON WALNUT PLAQUE ($75.00)*
BURNISHED 6”X 8”METAL ICON ON WALNUT PLAQUE ($40.00)*
* shipping & handling extra
A portion of all proceeds from the sale of each Queen of Palestine reproduction will be donated to
the EOHS to support the charitable works in the Holy Land.
For more information please call TRINITY ICONS at (312) 388-4566 or email us at [email protected]
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