2010 Lumen Christi Award Nominees

For 33 years, Catholic Church Extension Society has presented the Lumen Christi Award, Latin for "Light of Christ", to an individual working to help strengthen communities located in the poorest, most isolated regions of America. We are proud to announce the nominees for the 2010 Lumen Christi Award. 

 1. Msgr. Louis Antonelli -- Diocese of Chalan Kanoa (Northern Mariana Islands)
Pastor of San Isidro Mission Parish 

2. Kathleen Bredimus -- Diocese of Richmond (Virginia)
Active volunteer with Migrant Farm Worker Ministry at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church -- Onley, VA

3. Mark Bristol, USNR -- Archdiocese for the Military Services
Pre-theology student at Franciscan University of Steubenville and active faith leader in the U.S. Naval Reserves

4. Fr. Carlos Gonzalez -- Diocese of Mayaguez (Puerto Rico)
Parish administrator of Ntra. Sra. Del Carmen and Santa Teresita and co-founder of Estancia Corazon.

5. Una Mae Hargrave -- Diocese of Lafayette (Louisiana)
Retired Director of the Office of Justice & Peace for the Diocese of Lafayette

6. Fr. Maurus Hauer -- Diocese of Las Cruces (New Mexico)
Priest for the missions of Loving and Malaga, New Mexico

7. Msgr. Philip J. Heslin, PhD -- Diocese of Superior (Wisconsin)
Retired Moderator of the Curia for the Diocese of Superior and supervising pastor of three parishes

 


8. Deacon Patrick Jones -- Diocese of Colorado Springs (Colorado)
Ministers to those who suffer with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) through two websites

 



9. Richard Karam -- Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon
Director of Maronite Research Institute and active volunteer for the eparchy

10. Fr. Ed Kohler -- Diocese of Helena (Montana)
Responsible for the spiritual formation and sacramental life of the Blackfeet people at three mission sites in Babb, East Glacier and Browning, Montana

11. Sr. Carolyn Kosub, ICM -- Diocese of Brownsville (Texas)
Co-founder of Proyecto Desarrollo Humano (PDH), a community-based outreach program that ministers to the spiritual, physical, educational and material needs of the poor in Pueblo de Palmas colonia

12. Ivona Mauga -- Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago (American Samoa)
Chancellor of the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago

 



13. Nancy Lee Madden, MSW -- Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao (Puerto Rico)
Founder and Mission Development Director of Project PECES (Program for Community Education through Commitment and Service), a community organization dedicated to education, social and economic development of the residents of southeastern Puerto Rico

14. Bishop John McRaith -- Diocese of Owensboro (Kentucky)
Retired bishop of the Diocese of Owensboro

 



15. Sr. Lucy Meissen, CPPS -- Diocese of Las Cruces (New Mexico)
Director of the Office of Liturgical Education for the Diocese of Las Cruces

16. Fr. Andres Mendoza -- Diocese of Lubbock (Texas)
Pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Lubbock, TX and spiritual director of the diocesan Cursillo Movement

17. Sr. Marie Rose Messingschlager, CDP -- Diocese of Duluth (Minnesota)
Diocesan Director of Pastoral Ministry

 



18. Sherry Miller -- Diocese of Belleville (Illinois)
Director of Daystar Community Program which provides a food pantry, mobile food pantry, soup kitchen, crisis intervention/emergency client assistance of all types, home health and advocacy services to the community of Cairo

 

19. Sr. Sarah (Sally) Neale, SSND (left), and Sr. Maritia Smith, SSND (right) -- Diocese of Lexington (Kentucky)
Founders of Sarah's Place to address the needs of families in Elliott County, Kentucky

20. Marina Estrada Ocampo -- Diocese of Monterey (California)
Coordinator of the Migrant Ministry Program through the Diocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry

 


21. Msgr. William O'Connell -- Diocese of Rapid City (South Dakota)
Co-chair of the We Walk by Faith Special Appeal to raise money for special building projects in the diocese. Also associate editor and monthly columnist for West River Catholic diocesan newspaper.

22. William J. O'Connell -- Diocese of Venice (Florida)
Full-time volunteer with Guadalupe Social Services which provides a variety of assistance for the disadvantaged and isolated migrant farm workers

 


23. James Romer -- Diocese of Knoxville (Tennessee)
Attorney and dedicated volunteer who supervised the construction of St. Christopher Church, the first Catholic church in Fentress County

 


24. Sr. Theresa Sarich, OSU -- Diocese of Laredo (Texas)
Religious education coordinator and youth ministry leader at Santa Monica Mission

 



25. Very Reverend Daniel Andre Torres, VG -- Diocese of Lake Charles (Louisiana)
Vicar General for the Diocese of Lake Charles and pastor of St. Henry Catholic Church