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2009 Touchstone Award
Rev. Eugene Hemrick
 The Touchstone Award is presented to the priest who, in the view of the Board of Directors and president of the National Federation of Priest’s Councils, is one whose service in the Gospel of Jesus Christ exemplifies the purpose and goals of the Federation.
In particular, his leadership enhances the ministry of others and his words and deeds support the life and ministry of priests; thus he is, as it were, a touchstone for genuine, quality priesthood.
Father Eugene Hemrick, a priest of the diocese of Joliet, Illinois, is director of the National Institute for the Renewal of the Priesthood. He has been director of research at the Washington Theological Union since 1998 and research associate at Lifecycle Institute at The Catholic University of America since 1979. He was ordained in 1963. Father Hemrick earned a Masters degree in Religious Education from Loyola University Chicago and a PhD. in Education from the University of Notre Dame.
In 1991 Father Hemrick together with Dr. Dean Hoge authored A Survey of Priests Ordained Five to Nine Years published by the Seminary Department of the National Catholic Educational Association. In 1995 he coauthored Grace Under Pressure: What Gives Life to American Priests (NCEA, 1995). He was on the research team that produced Experiences of Priests Ordained Five to Nine Years: A Survey of Recently Ordained Catholic Priests, by Dr. Hoge (NCEA, 2006). He has published approximately 75 articles on various aspects of church ministry, the priesthood, seminaries, social justice, multiculturalism and immigration. Father Hemrick has received a number of awards including the Bishop Loras Lane Award from the Seminary Department of the National Catholic Educational Association.
His latest book, Habits of the Priestly Heart is due to be published by J.S. Paluch, Co., Inc. this spring. He writes a widely distributed weekly column titled “Human Side” for the Catholic News Service. He conducts retreats for priests throughout the United States.
The 2009 Mandatum Award
Sr. Katarina Schuth, OSF
 Established in 2008 by NFPC president Fr. Richard Vega and the Board of Directors to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Federation, the Mandatum Award is presented to an individual or organization whose service in the Gospel of Jesus Christ exemplifies the purpose and goals of the Federation.
In particular, the leadership of this individual or organization enhances the ministry of presbyteral councils, seeks to expound on the issues and concerns of priests, and contributes to the work and champions NFPC’s mission and goals in the public square.
The symbol of the award is an image of Christ washing the feet of his disciples with the inscription: “ I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do” (John 13:15).
Sister Katarina Schuth, OSF holds the Endowed Professorship for the Social Scientific Study of Religion at The St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is recognized internationally as an expert on seminary education, and has written numerous articles and several books on Catholic seminaries, including Reason for the Hope: The Futures of Roman Catholic Theologates (Liturgical Press, 1989), Seminaries, Theologates, and the Future of Church Ministry: An Analysis of Trends and Transitions (Liturgical Press, 1999). In 2005 she co-authored a book on Educating Leaders for Ministry, also published by the Liturgical Press. Her latest book is, Priestly Ministry in Multiple Parishes, (Liturgical Press, 2006). She has written numerous book reviews and articles on formation and related issues pertinent to the Catholic Church.
Sister Schuth is chair of the Leadership Roundtable Education and Formation Committee of the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management, advisor to the John Jay College Causes and Context Study, charter member of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin’s Catholic Common Ground Initiative, and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, Ill. and Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, Mass.
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