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Celebrating Redemptorist Priest, Rev. Joseph Tobin
Today we celebrate one of Detroit’s own, Rev. Joseph Tobin, CSsR, a Redemptorist priest, who will become Archbishop Tobin tomorrow at a ceremony in Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. I am delighted for Father Tobin and for the Redemptorist community for whom we IHM Sisters have great affection as we were co-founded by a Redemptorist priest and carry the spirit of Saint Alphonsus (founder of the Redemptorists) with us always.
Father Tobin will become the secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic.
The Detroit Free Press has a nice article on our dear Redemptorist brother, Former Detroit pastor set to become archbishop by Patricia Montemurri (October 7, 2010). Here are a few quotes:
The papal appointment makes Tobin, 58, the second-ranking official in a Vatican department overseeing 750,000 religious sisters and 150,000 religious order priests. Tobin will manage a department that has come under recent criticism for an investigation into the lives of American nuns. Tobin has said the controversial inquiry, known as an Apostolic Visitation, has been poorly handled by the church.
“All I can say is that I’m the product of American women religious, not only as my educators in schools, but also as partners in ministry. I can’t betray what I know,” said Tobin, during a recent Free Press interview. “What I have is a very positive experience of working with women religious in Detroit and other parts of the country.”
Montemurri notes that Father Tobin was the leader of the 5,500-member Redemptorist order worldwide from 1997-2009, and hen traveled the globe to visit Redemptorists working in 77 countries.
When asked about the appointment of her sibling to the Vatican, Therese Tobin says, ““No matter what position he has, he treats people very well…. He’s very respectful. He doesn’t do a rush to judgment. I think it’s a great opportunity for him, and I think it’s great for the Vatican to put him in that position.”
Be sure to read the full article which includes the story of the phone call from the Vatican announcing the good news to Tobin and his family!
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The nuns had a wildly fantastic time with our guest Dr. Margaret Susan Thompson on last night’s In Good Faith program. Dr. Thompson, a historian, talked about the history of Catholic sisters and nuns in the U.S. She’s a great storyteller and left us all wanting to hear more! Thanks to our sponsors, you can listen to and download the recording for free! Be sure to join us next week for Digital Ministry, another free and valuable offering from A Nun’s Life Ministry.
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One of our IHM theologians, Sister Theresa Koernke sent this out to us:
Vatican Television will live stream Saturday’s episcopal ordination of Archbishop-elect Joseph Tobin, CSsR, on Saturday, Oct. 9. The streaming begins at 4 p.m., Rome time, 10 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time. To view the ceremony (which may be in Italian), go to http://www.redemptorist.info and click on the post–it note in Vatican colors. You may also go to http://www.cssr.tv or directly to the streaming site of Centro Televisivo Vaticano (CTV) at http://mediastream.vatican.va/mpeg4lan.sdp.