Msgr. Cahalane nominated for 2019 Lumen Christi award

He is one of 49 nominees from mission dioceses around the country. The complete list can be found at lumenchristiaward.org/about.
An announcement on the Catholic Extension web site Sept. 10 did not include his name as among the finalists.
The nomination cites his leadership of OMOS’ pursuit of “social justice and charitable work all over the world.” That includes efforts in Haiti, Agua Prieta and numerous sites in Tucson.  
“My ministry is motivated by my trust and faith in the Lord, and it helps me 'put shoes on the Gospel,'” said Msgr. Cahalane.
He follows a series of nominations from the Diocese of Tucson.
Franciscan Brother David Buer, founder of Poverello House in Tucson, was the 2018 nominee. The 2017 nominee, Franciscan Father Ponchie Vazquez from San Solano missions, made the cut as finalist before falling in the last round.
In 2016, Jesuit Father Sean Carroll and the Kino Border Initiative were in the final group. Finalists earn a $10,000 ministry grant for that accomplishment.
The winner’s purse is heftier - $25,000 to support his ministry and $25,000 to support the ministry of the Diocese. Ministers or ministry in the Diocese of Tucson have never won a Lumen Christi.