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Monica
Breda (1994-1997)
Catholic
child
...Belief seemed unanimous throughout the [San Diego] Militia
Immaculata group that this year they had a special patron saint
praying for them: Monica Breda, who died last July at age three of a
brain tumor. Massimo and Mary Breda, now pregnant again with their
fourth child, are Militia Immaculata members; in addition, Mary served
this year as group leader for the five-year-olds. "As a result of Monica's death last year, the people involved in MI
were deeply moved," Janet McCarthy said. "So many of us were praying for her.
As a consequence of her death we noticed a tremendous increase in
commitment this year."
"Monica was supposed to die in early June [last year]," Sue O'Donnell
said. "But she hung on. The first day of camp, July 7, was her third
birthday. Three days after camp she died. I remember Mary Breda said,
'Oh, how Our Lady works!'" While acknowledging the human tragedy of
Monica's death, O'Donnell marveled at having a personal patroness
sitting at the foot of Jesus: "It's an awesome gift God has given the Bredas, and Monica."... From
San Diego News Notes.
Dr.
George Forsyth (1949-1999)
Husband,
Father, Scholar,
Catholic Activist
Jean
Marie Gottfried (d. 1979)
College student
and Pro-Lifer
Jeannette Grisez (d. 2005)
Wife, Mother, Research Assistant
Charlie
Harvey (d. 2003)
Catholic man and friend
Thomas
Kuttenkuler (d. 2004)
Catholic
man and mental health worker
John F. Lulves, Jr. (1941-2005)
Catholic man, Educator
Ann
O'Donnell,
R.N. (d. 1987)
Wife,
Mother, Pro-Life Activist
Rev.
Paul M. Quay, S. J. (1924-1994)
Priest,
Teacher, Pro-Life Scholar
Paul Michael Quay was born in
Arkansas on August 24, 1924.
After military service he entered the
Chicago Province of the Society of
Jesus on September 1, 1946, and was
ordained to the priesthood on June 11,
1961. He died in Chicago at
Loyola University on
October 10, 1994, at the age of
70. His doctorate in theoretical
physics was from
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
where he studied under Professor Alfred Shatkin—a convinced atheist who
forced Quay to answer hard questions about why Catholics are no better
and often worse than atheists. Quay did a year of postdoctoral research
in physics at the Case Institute
of Technology and then taught
physics and theology at St. Louis
University for fourteen years, returning to
Chicago in 1981. He wrote over seventy-five scholarly articles
and the book,
The Christian Meaning
of Human Sexuality (1988) which has been translated into several
languages. At the time of his death he held the position of Research
Professor of Philosophy at Loyola
University in Chicago.
Quay’s outstanding contribution to Roman
Catholic studies in the United States is his posthumous book, edited by
Joseph Koterski,
S.J., in 438 pages:
The Mystery Hidden for Ages in God. After the initial
input from Shatkin during the years of Quay’s doctoral studies, the book
was first conceived as a project in 1964 through conversation in
France with Winoc De Broucker, S.J.,
and then again gained momentum in 1969 as a result of further
investigation at Fourvière, the Jesuit theologate in
Lyon, with Henri de Lubac, S.J.
It explores the thought of de Lubac on the patristic theme of
recapitulation, and was distilled into its present form
after being presented first as a university course, then as symposium
lectures, then as essays. The
Mystery Hidden for Ages in God (1995) is thus the result of thirty
years of meditation upon
recapitulation, that is, how the individual Christian goes through
“biblical stages” of gradual transformation into the likeness of Christ.
From Rev. Brian Van Hove, S.J.,
FCS Quarterly, 27:4, p. 8 (Winter 2004) PDF.
See also this
1991 Touchstone interview.
Also:
Toward and Understanding of Academic Freedom (1994).
Vincent Whelan, Esq. (1934-2005)
Lawyer, Scholar, Mentor,
Friend
Vincent Whelan, 71; 'Renaissance man' sought after for advice
By Jack Williams
SD U-T STAFF WRITER,
October 12, 2005
Given a choice, Vincent E.
Whelan would pick reading over driving any day – especially if it
meant avoiding traffic delays on his daily commute. Mr. Whelan, a Chula Vista resident who worked for the downtown
San Diego law firm of Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, would pore over legal
briefs or bone up on philosophy, world affairs and politics while
riding the trolley.
For Mr. Whelan, who considered time too valuable to waste, the
extra reading helped reinforce his stature as a worldly scholar. "Vince was very much a Renaissance man," Emerson said. "He was
well known for his successful federal estate tax audits. He read and
debated 16th century philosophy. He traveled with his wife, Barbara,
and enjoyed all life had to offer."
Mr. Whelan, an expert in family law and estate planning who
retired in 1999 as general counsel of the Catholic Diocese of San
Diego, died Oct. 4 at San Diego Hospice. He was 71. The cause of death was complications from prostate cancer, which
was diagnosed in 1997, said his son, William.
"During the '60s and '70s, Vince was the go-to guy for many
current and aspiring office holders who sought his counsel and
endorsement," said retired Superior Court Judge Victor E. Bianchini.
"As such, he was one of the most respected and admired individuals
in San Diego – an icon, really."
Born and raised in San Diego, Mr. Whelan graduated from St.
Augustine High School. He attended the University of Notre Dame and
Georgetown University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1959
in foreign service.
"He studied for a year at the University of Madrid and wanted to
go into foreign service," his son said. "At the last minute, he
changed his mind and went into law. He didn't want to be posted from
place to place."
After graduating from Stanford University Law School, Mr. Whelan
passed the California State Bar in 1959. He went into practice with
his father until September of that year, when his father was
appointed to the county Superior Court bench; then joined Higgs,
Fletcher & Mack.
In the button-down legal world, Mr. Whelan often defied
convention by dressing casually, Emerson said. "On the back of his door, he always had a dress shirt, tie and
blue blazer ready when he needed to see a client," she said. "He was
always very human and approachable." .
"I learned a lot from Vince," said Wertz, who worked with him as
a secretary and later a paralegal for three decades. "I found him to
be an excellent teacher and mentor and a very good friend." Mr. Whelan's affiliation with the Diocese of San Diego began in
1990 as a general counsel. He also served as finance officer from
1991 to 1995.
Mr. Whelan's interest in all things English extended to
G. K.
Chesterton, the oft-quoted writer and master of the mystery novel.
He was a member of the
American Chesterton Society, which is based
in Minneapolis. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Whelan; daughters, Alexandra Dunietz of Evanston, Ill., and Anna Farrow of Baie d'Urfe, Quebec;
sons, William Whelan of San Diego and Hugh Whelan of West Hartford,
Conn.; brother, Thomas Whelan of San Francisco; and 12
grandchildren.
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Jean
Klocker (d. 1982)
Pro-Life
Activist, P.E.A.C.E.
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Mrs.
Effie (Eugene)
Quay
Wife,
Mother, Pro-Life Writer
Tribute
to Effie Quay
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Rev.
Paul
Quay, SJ
Quay on Indissoluble
Religious Vows
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John F. Lulves, Jr.
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