NCR: No Unfulfilled Dreams for Oblate Fr. Hank Lemoncelli
Originally Published by the National Catholic Reporter (Used with permission)
By Sr. Camille D’ Arienzo
Fr. Hank Lemoncelli, OMI claps for Sr. Janet Mock during the banquet and awards ceremony of the assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Houston, TX. on August 14, 2015 NCR photo / Dave Rossman
Oblate Fr. Hank Lemoncelli
Who is he: Study assistant at the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (CICLSAL)
Lives in: Rome, Italy
Sr. Camille: What brought you to the LCWR assembly in Houston?
Lemoncelli: For years Sr. Sharon Holland, who worked in this congregation [CICLSAL], represented it at the annual assembly. The year of her departure Sr. May Wright from Australia was sent as a representative from the congregation. At the moment there are no native English speaking sisters working at the dicastery, so I have been sent as the representative for the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
How would you describe the LCWR assembly?
I found the gathering very fruitful. The presentations were truly inspiring as was the manner in which the leadership and facilitators guided us through each day. There was a good spirit of communion manifested throughout the entire assembly. The Eucharistic celebrations and moments of prayer truly enhanced our time together.
What are you doing in Rome?
I am presently a ‘study assistant’ for the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.