Competition on Spiritan Mission Today

As part of the final phase of its Animation Plan, the general council asked the Center for Spiritan Studies, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh (CSS) to organize an essay competition on Spiritan Mission Today among professed Spiritans in formation worldwide.

The four judges appointed were Paul Coulon, C.S.Sp (Paris), Pedro Iwashita, C.S.Sp. (São Paulo), Raymond Jung, C.S.Sp. (Paris), and Marc Whelan, C.S.Sp. (Dublin).

Entries were received from Spiritan candidates all over the world. In a first round, each judge chose a first, second, and third among the essays. CSS tabulated the results and sent back the top three to the judges. In a second round, each judge chose a first and second that resulted in a tie. In a third round, the scores came down to a tie again.

Sharing first prize

Maturin Jean Mougheney

Nationality: Gabon
Formation House: Langata, Nairobi
Circumscription: Gabon

Phung Manh Tien

Nationality: Vietnam
Formation House: Manila, Philippines
Circumscription: Taiwan-Vietnam-India

Each receives a tablet or cache of theology books and an award certificate signed by the Superior General and the Dean, McAnulty College of Liberal Arts, Duquesne University. Their essays will be published in a forthcoming issue of Spiritan Horizons and on the CSS website.