People of God, April 2013

Apr il 2013 • Volume 31 • Number 4 • www.archdiosf.org

Ser ving The Multicultural People of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe

His Holiness Pope Francis, We humbly send you our prayers and gratitude as you commence your ministry as our shepherd of the Roman Catholic Church.

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

Amen.

May God bless you with wisdom, good health and strength.

The people of God of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe

This is a high-quality artist’s reproduction of the coat of arms of Pope Francis. The insignia borrows much from his former episcopal emblem. On the blue shield is the symbol of the Society of Jesus. Below it is a star and the buds of a spikenard flower , which represent respectively Mary and St. Joseph. The papal motto is the Latin phrase “Miserando atque eligendo,” which means “having mercy, he called him.” The phrase refers to a line in a homily by St. Bede: “Because he saw him through the eyes of mercy and chose him.” (CNS graphic/Tim Meko)

Inside this Issue Season for Ordinations......................2 Archbishop’s Letter Welcome, Pope Francis....................3 NMCCB Statement on Marriage....... 5 NMCCB 2013 Legislative Report...... 7 Vocations.............................................8 Catholic Education.......................... 10 Children & Youth Protection ...........13 Habemus Papam! ............................14

“We should not simply remain in our own secure world, that of the ninetynine sheep who never strayed from the fold, but we should go out, with Christ, in search of the one lost sheep, however far it may have wandered.” —Pope Francis

For Your Marriage.............................18 Social Justice....................................20 CNS photo/Paul Haring

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Deacon Simon Carian

Deacon Daniel Gutierrez

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ne of the great days during the calendar of events for the archdiocese is the ordinations. This May 18th at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan will be ordaining three men to the priesthood and two men to the transitional diaconate.

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Let’s meet these men who have given their live for the sake of Christ and His church.

Those to be ordained priests: Deacon Simon Carian: Deacon Simon was ordained this past October at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. He is from Albuquerque, NM and is 24 years old. He is a graduate of the Al-

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Dominic Pierson

Felipe Valadez

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buquerque Academy and did his undergraduate studies at the University of Notre Dame. Deacon Simon has studied Spanish, Italian, Latin, Greek and Hebrew, and is currently working on a degree on bio-ethics.

His favorite quote: “The priest is not a priest for himself; he does not give himself absolution; he does not ad-

minister the sacraments to himself. He is not for himself, he is for you. After God, the priest is everything. -St. John Vianney Deacon Daniel Gutierrez: Deacon Danny is 27 years old and though he was born in Sierra Vista, AZ, he was See Ordinations on page 28

Reaping the Harvest—An Update on Priestly Vocations

By Fr. Michael DePalma, Director of Vocations

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his is the time of the year when we at the vocations office are processing men who are interested in becoming seminarians. Currently we are working with 12 new men to add to our numbers. What has been very interesting in the past few years is the development of what I think is a very good trend. First of all, though God still calls men to the seminary who are in their 30’s and 40’s, there has been a noticeable shift so that average age of our new seminar-

ians is much younger. It is a national trend, but it is a trend that is definitely present in our archdiocese.

But why this shift? There are many reasons, but three in particular. 1.

The great influence of John Paul II and Benedict XVI on the youth. Our last two popes were great inspirations to many of our young adults in motivating them towards considering a religious life. 2. So many of our younger seminarians have more quickly figured out when compared to other generations, that this world offers very little to them when it comes to fulfillment. As always, young men

Pope holds candle as he celebrates Easter Vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica at Vatican Pope Francis holds a candle as he celebrates the Easter Vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican March 30. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

are looking to do great things, to make a difference, to affect many lives for the better, and many are seeing quite clearly such an opportunity to serve as a future priest and not with what the world is offering. 3. The biggest factor, I believe, in why we are seeing more younger men enter into seminary is because in years past, for various reasons, parishioners did not always see a priest for what he truly is. For some, the priest was placed on a pedestal—not a good place to put him! For others, the priest was this mysterious, distant person. But over recent years the people of the archdio-

cese have come to know their priests exactly as they should be known: spiritual fathers sent by God to bless His children. Spiritual fatherhood has become extremely attractive to many a young man considering what he should do with his life. And knowing that one can bless thousands as a father is not only a confirmation of how much of a difference a young man can make in this world, but it is also a great source of joy. And joy is contagious! And it is joy that is the main “bait” in fishing for men.

Please continue to pray for all of our seminarians.

Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for APRIL 2013 General intention: “That the public, prayerful celebration of faith may give life to the faithful.”

Missionary intention: “That mission churches may be signs and instruments of hope and resurrection.”

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IN THE RISEN LORD

Welcome, Pope Francis!

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Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan

istory was indeed made when Pope Francis was elected by the cardinals to be the successor of St. Peter. He is the first American (Latin American), to become a pope and the first Jesuit, as well as the first one to choose the name Francis.

It just happened by accident that I led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and to Rome in March. We arrived in Rome the very day the conclave began. Most of the group of 37 pilgrims were in St. Peter’s Square when the white smoke went up announcing that a pope had been elected. It was a very exciting time for us as you can imagine.

Pope Francis has impressed me as a man of great compassion and a person who wants to serve the poor and the

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marginalized. He has chosen a simple life style as pope, just as he lived simply as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires. He has made some surprising changes in what we expect of the daily life of the Holy Father. I am delighted that he went to the juvenile detention center in Rome to have Mass on Holy Thursday and wash the feet of the young people. Normally, the pope has the Holy Thursday in St. John Lateran Basilica.

I think the church in our

¡Bienvenido, Papa Francisco!

By Arzobispo Michael J. Sheehan

n verdad se hizo historia cuando el Papa Francisco fue elegido por los cardenales para ser el sucesor de San Pedro. Él es el primer americano (latinoamericano) que se convierte en Papa y el primer jesuita, así como el primero en elegir el nombre de Francisco.

Sucedió por accidente que yo encabecé una peregrinación a la Tierra Santa y a Roma en el mes de marzo. Llegamos a Roma precisamente el mismo día en que inició el cónclave. La mayoría de los integrantes de mi grupo de 37 personas se encontraban en la Plaza de San Pedro cuando surgió el humo blanco anunciando que el nuevo Papa había sido elegido. Como se podrán imaginar, ese fue un momento muy emocionante para mi grupo.

El Papa Francisco me ha dado la impresión de ser un hombre de gran compasión y una persona que quiere servir a los pobres y los marginados. Como Papa, él ha elegido un estilo de vida sencillo, tal como el que vivió siendo el arzobispo de Buenos Aires. Ha hecho algunos cambios sorprendentes en lo que esperamos de la vida diaria del Santo Padre. Estoy encantado de saber que fue al centro de detención de menores en Roma para celebrar la Misa del Jueves Santo y lavar los pies de los jóvenes.

Normalmente, el Papa celebra el Jueves

Santo en la Basílica de San Juan de Letrán. Creo que la Iglesia en nuestro país siente un renovado sentido de unidad, de esperanza y de amor por Jesucristo y por su Iglesia. Los mensajes de misericordia y perdón del Papa nos motivan a continuar con la labor de la nueva evangelización en nuestro país y nuestro mundo.

La inauguración de su ministerio Petrino, que se llevó a cabo en la fiesta de san José, patrono de la Iglesia Universal, nos inspira a reconocer que estamos todos ante Dios y ante el mundo unidos con él como nuestro amado Pastor. El papel del Santo Padre fue establecido por el mismo Jesús cuando eligió a Pedro para ser la roca sobre la cual se edificaría la Iglesia. El papel de Pedro en el plan divino continúa en sus sucesores, quienes deben ser la roca y la fuente de la unidad de la Iglesia.

En verdad hemos sido bendecidos como católicos al tener el papado y al Papa Francisco como el sucesor de Pedro en nuestro tiempo. ¡Oramos por su ministerio en la Iglesia!

Sinceramente suyo en el Señor Resucitado,

Reverendísimo Michael J. Sheehan Arzobispo de Santa Fe

country feels a renewed sense of unity, hope and love of Jesus Christ and His Church. The pope’s messages of mercy and forgiveness spur us on to continue the faithful work of the new evangelization in our country and our world.

The inauguration of his Petrine ministry occurring as it did on the Feast of St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, inspires us with the profound awareness that we stand as one before God and before the world united with Him as our beloved Shepherd.

The role of Holy Father was determined by Jesus Himself when he chose Peter to be the rock upon which he would found the church. Peter’s role in the divine plan was to be continued as successors in future generations would be the rock and the source of unity for the church.

We are indeed blessed as Catholics to have the Papacy and have Pope Francis as the successor of Peter in our time.

We pray for his ministry in the church!

Sincerely yours in the Risen Lord,

Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan Archbishop of Santa Fe

Pope’s election puts new focus on Jesuits’ role within the church

NASHVILLE, Tenn.

(CNS) -- The election of Pope Francis, the first member of the Society of Jesus to rise to the papacy, “has been one long infomercial” for the order, said Jesuit Father Brian Paulson, rector of the Jesuit community at Loyola University Chicago. Not in a bad sense though. Members of the order hope that “the good example and holiness of Pope Francis will inspire young men to consider the Society of Jesus as a way to serve Christ and his church,” Father Paulson said. Certainly, the election of Pope Francis will bring new attention to the order and the work its members carry out as missionaries around the world as well as in education and on behalf of social justice. Members of the order admitted that stereotypes abound about the society, but that critics often fail to consider the broad scale of work carried out by

the world’s largest order of religious men. “Anybody who thinks they can label the Jesuits are fooling themselves,” said Jesuit Father Richard Salmi, president of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala. “That’s the joy of being a Jesuit, you don’t have to be one little thing.” Widely known as missionaries and social justice advocates who are highly educated and

rigorous educators, Jesuits also serve as attorneys, researchers, astronomers and now pope.

“The Jesuits were founded to be less cloistered, more out in the world,” Jesuit Father Mark Lewis, superior of the order’s New Orleans province, told the Tennessee Register, newspaper of the Nashville Diocese. “Our religious life is lived in the midst of activity.”

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Seminary Burse

The following parishes have sent in excess Mass stipends to the Archdiocesan Finance Office for seminarian education. These receipts are for the period February 2013.

Excess Mass stipends are from multiple Mass intentions celebrated at parishes.

The archdiocesan policy is for excess Mass stipends to be used for seminarian education.

Our Lady of the Annunciation (Mass stipends).......................................$2,285.00 St. John the Baptist – Santa Fe (Mass stipends).........................................$350.00 St. Joseph on the Rio Grande (Mass stipends)........................................... $420.00 Our Lady of Guadalupe - Taos (Mass stipends)......................................$2,300.00 St. Anne – Santa Fe (Mass stipends) .......................................................$1,000.00

Office Appointments Confirmation, St. Jude Thaddeus, Albuquerque Office Appointments Confirmation, San Clemente, Los Lunas (joined by Tome) Confirmation, San Diego Mission, Jemez Pueblo at Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe Mass, Knights of Columbus 104th State Convention, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe Confirmation, St. Anne, Santa Fe Office Appointments Office Appointments Confirmation, St. Thomas Aquinas, Rio Rancho Office Appointments Mass & Dinner, Religious Jubilarians, Archbishop’s Residence, Albuquerque Office Appointments Confirmation, Shrine of St. Bernadette, Albuquerque Confirmation, Our Lady of Sorrows, Bernalillo

The 2013 Confirmation schedule is featured in the March issue of People of God on page 5. You can also view it online at www.archdiosf.org.

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Diocese of Las Cruces, Most Rev. Oscar Cantu

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n these most sacred days when our Jewish brothers and sisters celebrate the Feast of Passover, and we Christians recall the saving actions of Jesus Christ, the eyes of our state and nation have been diverted to the halls of government to await authoritative interpretations of the law of the land regarding the age-old institution of marriage. We, the Catholic bishops of New Mexico, wish, in these circumstances, to reiterate our belief in the definition of marriage as a lifelong bond between one man and one woman.

The tradition of marriage between one man and one woman comes to us not only from the Judeo-Christian tradition, but it has been witnessed in cultures throughout the world for many

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n estos días más sagrados cuando nuestros hermanos y hermanas judíos celebran la fiesta de Pascua, y nosotros los cristianos recordamos la acción salvadora de Jesucristo, los ojos de nuestro estado y la nación han sido desviados a las salas de gobierno a la espera de interpretaciones autoritarias de la ley de la tierra con respecto a la institución del matrimonio. Nosotros, los obispos católicos de Nuevo México, deseamos, en estas circunstancias, reiterar nuestra creencia en la definición del matrimonio como un vínculo permanente entre un hombre y una mujer.

La tradición del matrimonio entre un hombre y una mujer nos viene no sólo de la tradición Judea-Cristiana, pero ha sido presenciado en las culturas a

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Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan, STL, JCD

Diocese of Gallup, Most Rev. James S. Wall

Statement on Marriage Wednesday, March 27, 2013

millennia. Protecting the institution of marriage from new definitions we believe guards this institution which is unique and irreplaceable. While there are certainly many examples in which a traditional family has not lived up to its call to protect and educate children and to live in peace, and even while there has been an erosion in the family structure in many parts of the world, we do not believe the answer to these societal ills is to redefine marriage.

If the biblical definition of marriage is changed to include same-sex couples, the effects on our society would be regrettable for many reasons. Jesus teaches that marriage is between a man and a woman. Jesus said, “from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male

and female.’ and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’” (Mt 19: 4-5).

The effort to include samesex unions within the institution of marriage has been presented as a civil right. Indeed, there have been tragic instances of discrimination, hatred, and even violence against people with same-sex attraction. We call for peace, tolerance, and understanding in these cases.

We recall the words of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: homosexual persons “must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided” (2358). Indeed, civ-

il rights in these instances are transgressed, namely, the right to live in peace and tranquility, without fearing violence.

However, the redefinition of marriage to include same-sex couples cannot be classified as a civil right as it would infringe upon other important rights such as the right of children to a mother and father as well as the right to religious freedom. The millions of persons who believe that marriage must be between one man and one woman will be compelled to accept the redefinition.

The change in society to accept the marriage of interracial couples is qualitatively different from the present effort. Racial difference or sameness was never an essential factor for marriage; on the other hand,

sexual difference is an essential component of marriage.

This is spoken to not only by religion, but by nature – for only does the sexual union of a man and a woman bring forth children.

In our Catholic Christian faith, we believe it was this institution of marriage between one man and one woman that Jesus elevated to the status of a sacrament – a vehicle of grace and an opportunity for growth in holiness.

Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan Archbishop of Santa Fe Most Rev. James S. Wall Bishop of Gallup Most Rev. Oscar Cantu Bishop of Las Cruces

Declaración Sobre el Matrimonio Miércoles, 27 de marzo del 2013

través del mundo durante miles de años. El proteger la institución del matrimonio de nuevas definiciones creemos guarda esta institución que es única e irreemplazable. Mientras hay ciertamente muchos ejemplos en los que una familia tradicional no ha vivido de acuerdo a su llamado para proteger y educar a los niños y a vivir en paz, e incluso mientras ha habido una erosión en la estructura familiar en muchas partes del mundo, no creemos que la respuesta a estos males sociales sea redefinir el matrimonio.

Si se modifica la definición bíblica del matrimonio para incluir a parejas del mismo sexo, los efectos en nuestra sociedad serían lamentables por muchas razones. Jesús enseña que el matrimonio es entre un hombre y una mujer. Jesús dijo, “el que

los creó en el principio “hombre y mujer los creó” y dijo, “por eso, el hombre dejará a su padre y a su madre y se unirá a su esposa, y los dos serán como una sola persona” (Mt 19: 4-5).

El esfuerzo de incluir las uniones de parejas del mismo sexo dentro de la institución del matrimonio ha sido presentado como un derecho civil. De hecho, ha habido casos trágicos de discriminación, de odio e incluso de violencia contra las personas con atracción al mismo sexo. Pedimos la paz, la tolerancia y la comprensión en estos casos. Recordamos las palabras del Catecismo de la iglesia católica: las personas homosexuales “deben ser acogidos con respeto, compasión y delicadeza. Se evitará, respecto a ellos, todo signo de discriminación injusta” (2358).

De hecho, los derechos civiles en estos casos son traspasados, específicamente, el derecho de vivir en paz y tranquilidad, sin miedo a la violencia. Sin embargo, la redefinición del matrimonio a parejas del mismo sexo no puede clasificarse como un derecho civil puesto que puede infringir contra otros derechos importantes como el derecho de niños a una madre y un padre, así como el derecho a la libertad religiosa. Los millones de personas que creen que el matrimonio debe ser entre un hombre y una mujer se verán obligados a aceptar la redefinición.

El cambio en la sociedad a aceptar el matrimonio de parejas interraciales es cualitativamente diferente del esfuerzo actual. La diferencia o igualdad racial nunca fue un factor esencial para el matrimonio; por

otro lado, la diferencia sexual es un componente esencial del matrimonio. Esto se habla no sólo por la religión, sino por la naturaleza – porque sólo la unión sexual entre un hombre y una mujer lleva a los hijos.

En nuestra fe católica cristiana, creemos que fue esta institución del matrimonio entre un hombre y una mujer que Jesús elevó a estado de un sacramento – un vehículo de gracia y una oportunidad para el crecimiento en la santidad.

Reverendísimo Michael J. Sheehan Arzobispo de Santa Fe

Reverendísimo James S. Wall Obispo de Gallup Reverendísimo Oscar Cantú Obispo de Las Cruces

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Jesus is our Passover in the Eucharist This is the sixth column in a 14-part series.

By Clifford M. Yeary, Associate Director, Little Rock Scripture Study All four Gospels associate the Last Supper with the Jewish feast of the Passover in one way or another (Mark 14:12-14; Matthew 26:17; Luke 22:8-15; John 13:14). Viewing the Last Supper as a meal in celebration of the Jewish Passover tells us that Jesus and his disciples regarded themselves as practicing Jews.

Jesus was both celebrating God’s fidelity to the Jewish people and giving himself as the source and sign of a new covenant between God and humanity. The new covenant broadens and deepens the older one, making it possible for God’s covenantal love to extend far beyond Israel.

From a Jewish perspective, those who eat the Passover meal are not only celebrating the historical significance of the first Passover, they are participating in the saving events of Passover itself. The Passover events are those that led to the liberation of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt.

Passover marks their deliverance from oppression and the flight from Egypt that would take them to a land of freedom and prosperity. Because of the Passover they are now free to be a people uniquely dedicated to the God who liberates them. (See Exodus 12:1-17.)

Eating the Passover is itself an act of liberation. The freedom to worship God as part of a people specifically called into a covenant relationship with God was at the very heart of what it meant to be a Jew in Jesus’ day and also today.

Jesus, however, added several distinctive notes to the Last Supper that distinguish it from Passover. Jesus likened meals shared in his presence to a magnificent banquet, an ultimate banquet that was to be held in the kingdom of God (Luke 5:30-35). Jesus frequently spoke of this kingdom in a way that suggested that it was already present in a special way for those who accepted his message.

In Matthew’s account of the Last Supper, Jesus informs his disciples that, “from now on I shall not drink this fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father.” (Matthew 26:29.) Only in Matthew do we find the additional emphasis of Jesus drinking the fruit of the vine “with you,” that is, with his disciples. This strong note of fellowship is characteristic of Matthew. In Matthew, Jesus assures his followers that “where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:20).

This statement dramatically reflects the experience of Matthew’s community at Eucharist. They were acutely sensitive to the presence of the risen Christ joining with them in their celebrations of Eucharist. Eucharist is a real experience of dining

with Christ in the kingdom of his Father.

At the heart of the Passover meal is a roasted lamb that was to have been ritually sacrificed in the Jerusalem Temple before being eaten in the home. This sacrifice is essential to the Passover story of the liberation of God’s people. While the Passover means liberation for Israel, it had grave consequences for Egypt and thus is understood the reason for the name, “Passover.”

God’s judgment fell on the Egyptian slave masters, but it passed over the Hebrews who, on the night of their liberation, sacrificed a spotless lamb to their God. In the judgment that falls on their oppressors, Israel emerges as a people. On this note of tension between God’s mercy and God’s justice, Jesus’ actions during the Last Supper both echo and yet distinguish themselves from the themes of the Passover.

In Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus clearly identifies himself with bread and wine that he gives to his disciples at the Last Supper. Jesus’ words and actions were meant to convey the message that Jesus was giving himself in the bread and through the cup.

“This is myself,” he was saying, according to Abbot Jerome Kodell, OSB. “By sharing this meal with you I am bringing you into an intimate relationship with myself.” Jesus tells the disciples that what they drink is his blood that is for the forgiveness of sins “for the many” (Matthew 26:28). According to Abbot Jerome “for the many” is a Semitic way of saying “for everyone but myself.”

As depicted in Matthew, the Last Supper presents a renewed Passover, our Eucharist and the death and resurrection of our Lord. In this Passover, all nations, all peoples are now offered forgiveness and invited to eat and drink in the kingdom of God. Study Questions • What is the significance of the celebration of Passover for the Jewish people?

• What is the relationship between Jesus’ Last Supper and the Jewish Passover?

• How are some themes of a Passover celebration recast in Matthew’s account of the Last Supper? How does the Last Supper differ from a Passover celebration?

• Matthew’s Gospel emphasizes the presence of the risen Christ in their eucharistic celebrations. How does this emphasis affect your own understanding of Eucharist?

This article was originally published in Arkansas Catholic March 9, 2013.

Copyright Diocese of Little Rock. All rights reserved. This article may be copied or redistributed with acknowledgement and permission of the publisher.

Jesús Nos Alimenta en el Reino de Dios Este es el 6º artículo de una serie de catorce.

Por Clifford M. Yeary, Director Asociado, Estudio Bíblico de Little Rock Los cuatro evangelios asocian de uno u otro modo la Última Cena a la fiesta judía de la Pascua (Marcos 14,12-14; Mateo 26,17; Lucas 22,8-15; Juan 13,1-4). El ver la Última Cena como comida de celebración de la Pascua judía nos dice que Jesús y sus discípulos se consideraban judíos practicantes.

Jesús celebraba la fidelidad de Dios al pueblo judío así como su propia entrega como fuente y signo de una nueva alianza entre Dios y la humanidad. La nueva alianza amplía y profundiza la antigua, haciendo así posible que el amor de alianza de Dios se extienda más allá de Israel.

Desde la perspectiva judía, quienes comen la cena pascual no sólo están celebrando el significado histórico de la primera Pascua sino que también están participando en los propios acontecimientos salvíficos de la Pascua. Los acontecimientos de la Pascua son los que condujeron a los esclavos hebreos a la liberación desde Egipto.

La Pascua marca la liberación de la opresión y la salida de Egipto que los llevaría a una tierra de libertad y prosperidad. Por la Pascua, ahora son libres para ser un pueblo enteramente dedicado al Dios que los libera (ver Éxodo 12,1-17).

El comer la Pascua es en sí mismo un acto de liberación. La libertad de dar culto a Dios como parte de un pueblo llamado a una relación de alianza con Dios estaba en el mismo núcleo de lo que significaba ser judío en el tiempo de Jesús y también hoy día.

Sin embargo Jesús añadió varios rasgos distintivos a la Última Cena que la distinguen de la Pascua. Jesús comparaba las comidas con él a un banquete magnífico, el banquete definitivo a celebrarse en el reino de Dios (Lucas 5:30-35). A menudo Jesús hablaba de este reino de una manera que sugería que ya estaba presente de un modo especial para quienes aceptaban su mensaje.

En el relato de Mateo de la Última Cena, Jesús comunica a los discípulos que, “de ahora en adelante, no tomaré del fruto de la vida hasta el día en que lo tome con ustedes en el reino de mi Padre” (Mateo 26 – 29. Solamente en Mateo encontramos el énfasis añadido de Jesús de tomar el fruto de la vid “con ustedes,” es decir, con sus discípulos. La fuerte nota de convivencia es característica de Mateo. En Mateo Jesús asegura a sus seguidores que, “donde dos o más están reunidos en mi nombre, allí estoy yo en medio de ellos” (Mateo 18,20).

Esta declaración refleja dramáticamente la experiencia de la comunidad de Mateo en la Eucaristía. Estaban muy sensibles a la presencia del Cristo resucitado que se les unía para su celebración de la Eucaristía. La Eucaristía es la experiencia real de cenar con Cristo en el reino del Padre.

En el centro de la comida de Pascua es un cordero asado que habría sido sacrificado ritualmente en el Templo de Jerusalén antes de ser consumido en el hogar.

Este sacrificio es esencial para la historia de la Pascua de la liberación del Pueblo de Dios. Mientras que la Pascua significa liberación para Israel, tuvo graves consecuencias para Egipto, y así se entiende la razón de su nombre, Pascua (Paso al otro

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New Mexico Conference of Bishops 2013 Legislative Report

By Allen Sánchez, Executive Director, New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops

The Gospel of Jesus Christ calls us to protect the orphaned, widowed and the stranger. Pope Francis has raised this awareness to a new level. In New Mexico, the Catholic bishops of our state have raised the issue and have advocated for those without a voice at the 2013 State Legislature. The work of the bishops was able to preserve a ban on embryonic stem cell research. Had the ban been repealed, the University of New Mexico would have been eligible for funding from the State. This year, the repeal of the ban made it out of the State Senate but never made it to a House vote of the full body of Representatives. Life was also defended by the introduction of a bill to require providers of abortions to notify parents before performing an abortion on a minor. The proposal was tabled in the first committee hearing and therefore failed. The State of New Mexico does not have any laws requiring abortion providers to notify parents or require consent from parents before performing abortions on minors. All US States bordering New Mexico have at least one of the two laws.

An attempt was made to repeal the law that permits qualifying undocumented immigrants to get driver’s licenses. The bishops have been calling for a compromise bill that would strengthen the law to prevent fraud and yet allow qualifying immigrants to get a license. No compromise was reached in the session.

There were also same-sex marriage bills introduced. The New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops supported a definition of marriage between one man and one woman. This bill was tabled and therefore failed. Legislation to create same-sex marriage was introduced and the bishops opposed the bill which was tabled and therefore failed.

One of the most discussed issues of the 60-day session was a constitutional amendment proposing the State expand the definition of education to include early childhood programs. This would have been done by placing it on the ballot for voters to decide the distribution formula of the Permanent Land Grant Fund, educational portion to fund 1% annually to early childhood programs. This constitutional amendment known as Invest In Kids Now was supported by the bishops. Invest In Kids Now passed all three of its committee assignments in the House of Representatives and achieved passage of the full House of Representatives. In the Senate the proposal passed the Senate Rules Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. Invest In Kids Now sat on the desk of the Senate Finance Committee Chair for two weeks of the 60 day session.

The chairman of the committee publicly said that he would not give the proposed legislation a hearing and therefore the legislation was killed by the clock with the termination of the legislative session. Much debate took place about the future of our children. New Mexico now ranks at the bottom of the list in children’s well-being. Representative

James Madalena of Jemez Pueblo described it best.

Included are his words From the House floor debate: When this becomes a reality, the first programs initiated should be targeted for children on the reservations, after all, it was the sale of our homelands that created this Permanent Fund. Yet the greatest inequities remain for those children on the reservation.

Education has been called the great equalizer.

But this great equalizer is still not available to many children.

Almost 44 years ago, Congress held the most extensive oversight hearings on record all across Indian Country. They asked the question: “Has the federal government lived up to its responsibility?

The extensive record of this sub-committee, seven volumes of hearings, five committee prints and this report, I quote, ‘…constitutes a major indictment of our failure.’

Achievement levels of Indian children are 2 to 3 years below those of white students; and the Indian child falls progressively further behind the longer he stays in school.

Only 1% of the children in elementary school have Indian teachers or principals.

One fourth of elementary and secondary school teachers, by their own admission, would prefer not to teach Indian children. Indian children more than any other minority group believe themselves to be below average in intelligence.

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cation was a national tragedy and a failure of major proportions.

In spite of some encouraging progress, if we changed the date of this report from 1969 to 2013, all indicators reflect under performance and American Indians continue to suffer serious educational benefits.

This effort holds great promise given the opportunity for our children, our children might start school not behind but with a chance to reach their potential and contribute to rebuilding our Indian nations.

This effort is consistent with that teaching to utilize what we have in the way of resources to invest and nurture the minds of our children. In the end, they will become our caretakers for our well being.

Someone stated we don’t have the right to access this money. Tell that to our parents on the reservations that they don’t have a right to those resources to try to create a pathway to success. If this is a rainy day fund, we are in a tsunami.

I stand in strong support of this measure and encourage the body to give the people the opportunity to decide how they want to utilize their money. How we use the resources today will dictate what kind of future our children will inherit from us. What kind of future will our grandchildren and great grandchildren and their children inherit from us if we do not break the vicious cycle that creates a bleak future if we do not change the outcome. This holds great promise that we can with the right investment.”

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D+E+I Announces 2013 Lumen Awardees

Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan Honored with D+E+I Lumen Ecclesiae Award

By Kristine J. Coffey, Chair, D+E+I Board of Trustees Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan has been named the 2013 Lumen Ecclesiae (“Light of the Church”) Awardee by the Dominican Ecclesial Institute (D+E+I) for his leadership and support of outstanding adult faith formation in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe which has grown during his 20 years ministering with us.

Congratulate and honor the archbishop at the 17th Annual D+E+I Afternoon Tea and Lumen Awards Sunday, April 28, 2013 at the Sheraton Uptown, 3:00 – 5:00 pm. Contact D+E+I for tickets ($50 per ticket or buy a table of 10 for $475), sponsorships, program ads and silent auction contributions 505.243.0525 or kyle@DEIabq.org Provincial Rev. Charles

Bouchard, OP of Chicago will give the annual Dominican Charism preaching. The wellknown Fr. James Marchionda, OP will direct the honorary archdiocesan choir.

A “Gathering of Founders” is invited as they began D+E+I together: Fr. Edward Ruane, OP, then provincial, now a Denver pastor; Fr. Robert Keller, OP, past Aquinas Newman Center pastor, now Dominican Novice Master, and Fr. Michael Demkovich, OP, D+E+I founding executive director, now International Dominican Foundation President and on the Oxford Blackfriars faculty.

Lumen Gentium Awards to Outstanding Laity Inspired by the call of Vatican II, the Lumen Gentium (“Light to the Nations”) Award furthers the call of the laity in the church to minister to adult believers.

CALL FOR MEN INTERESTED IN THE PERMANENT DIACONATE Formation classes for the Permanent Diaconate will begin January, 2014. A series of informational meetings will be held throughout the Archdiocese during April. Any man interested in obtaining information or an application is asked to attend one of these meetings. For more information, contact San Clemente Parish 505.865.7385 or e-mail Jim. Snell@scpll.org.

Dates and times for upcoming informational meetings are: • Deanery A: Church of the Incarnation Friday, April 19, 7:00 pm • Deanery B: Risen Savior Catholic Community Friday, April 26, 7:00 pm • Deanery C: San Felipe de Neri Friday, April 5, 7:00 pm • NW Deanery: Sacred Heart of Jesus, Espanola Friday, April 5, 7:00 pm • NW Deanery: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Taos Friday, April 19, 7:00 pm • NE Deanery: Our Lady of Sorrows, Las Vegas Monday, April 15, 7:00 pm • SW Deanery: San Clemente Church, Los Lunas Saturday, April 27, 7:00 pm • SE Deanery: Lady of Guadalupe, Clovis, Friday, May 17, at 7:00 pm • Santa Fe Deanery: Santa Maria de la Paz, Santa Fe, Monday, April 8, 7:00 pm

The 2013 awardees include: Gloria Anderson; RCIA; St. Anne’s, Tucumcari Deacon Ruben Barela; RCIA; Queen of Heaven, Albuquerque John Scott Buchanan, Adult Confirmation; St. Anthony Parish; Questa David Deis; RCIA; Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Albuquerque Ann Doyle & Dianne Chavez; Family Faith Program; Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Albuquerque Jeanine Fried; Liturgy, Bible Study, Adult Formation; St. Joseph on the Rio Grande; Albuquerque Vanessa Guerin, Educational Media; Center for Action & Contemplation; Albuquerque Raymond Jones; RCIA; Aquinas Newman Center; Albuquerque Noelle Maestas; RCIA; Holy Cross Parish, Santa Cruz Deacon Eloy Martinez; Adult Religious & Parochial Formation; Spiritual Care; St. John the Baptist; San Juan Pueblo Veronica Nunez; Sacramental Formation; Our Lady of Fatima, Albuquerque Tom Quinn; RCIA, Bible Studies; Immaculate Conception Church; Cimarron Connie C. Smith; Adult Religious Formation/Sacramental Formation; Our Lady of Sorrows; Bernalillo Rev. John Trambley; Adult Religious Formation; St. Patrick’s – St. Joseph’s, Raton Alberta Urrea; Bible Study; Our Lady of the Annunciation; Albuquerque The Frontier Restaurant and Golden Pride are the proud underwriters of the 2013 Lumen Awards.

Come and See! Answer Jesus’ call to be His bride and disciple…with the support of a Religious Community in service of the People of God/Pueblo de Dios!

The Felician Franciscan Sisters invite young women interested in the Consecrated Life for a “Come and See” weekend experience from Friday, April 19 to Sunday, April 21 at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Convent, 4210 Meadowlark Lane SE, Rio Rancho, NM. To reserve your place, contact Sr. Mary Dorothy at 505.508.8319 or at srdyoung@feliciansisters.org. ¡Te esperamos!

For more information email Sr. Mary Beth at navocations@feliciansisters.org. Visit the sisters’ website at www.feliciansistersna.org.

Groundbreaking at Norbertine Abbey

Our Lady of Guadalupe Commons is scheduled to be completed by August 2013; it will be available for groups who are in need of space for their retreats and other gatherings, and will also be used by the Norbertine Community of Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey for community events and dinners. The building will include a large conference room for retreats, workshops, classes and conferences for approximately 100 people, two offices, a small conference room, and a kitchen.

(Left to right): Br. James Owens, O. Praem.; Fr. Nicholas Nirschl, O. Praem.; Robert Garber, on-site superintendent for Klinger Constructors; Robert Habiger of Dekker-Perich-Sabatini, project architect; Alan White, Klinger project manager; and Abbot Joel Garner, O. Praem.

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By Sr. Marilú Ibarra, FdCC, Vocation Committee Co-chair

The Norbertine Community with Archbishop Sheehan at Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey.”

By Meg Ashcroft, O. Praem. Obl., Director, Norbertine Hermitage Retreat & Library, Albuquerque In 1985, the Norbertine Community of Santa Maria de la Vid (Our Lady of the Vine) was founded in New Mexico. Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey is a religious community of Norbertine priests and brothers living in Albuquerque.

The roots of our Order extend back to Prémontré, France, where a small group of men gathered together in 1121. Led by Norbert of Xanten, Germany, they committed themselves to God, to one another, and to the apostolic way of life. Today communities of Norbertine priests and brothers can be found throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and North and South America.

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I am slowly discovering with time, my life on earth is not enough to praise and thank God for the many gifts and blessings He gives me.

One of the ways I can thank Him and give Him glory is by living my daily life consciously and prayerfully. The choices I have made in my life and continue to make have helped me to reflect on God’s infinite wisdom and plan in my journey Canossian sisters outside of the Basilica of St. Zeno of faith. During this Year of Faith, I in Verona, Italy. have been blessed with a wonderful life-changing experience that God has had in store for me in Rome.

The richness of not only belonging to the Universal Church, but to the Canossian family has brought me greater joy, gratitude and hope. It has also challenged me to refocus and recommit my life as a Daughter of Charity. It was great to meet many different sisters living St. Magdalene’s dream of “Making Jesus known and loved.” Even though we spoke many languages, each sister made an effort to communicate Canossian sisters gathered in prayer with St. BakhSee CANOSSIAN on page 22 ita in Schio, Italy.

World Day of Prayer for Vocations Sunday, April 21, 2012

By Sr. Geneal M. Kramer, OP “On the occasion of the 50th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, 21 April 2013, the fourth Sunday of Easter, I want to invite you to reflect on the theme: “Vocations as sign of hope founded in faith”, which happily occurs during the year of faith, the year marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.

While the Council was in session, the Servant of God, Paul VI, instituted this day of worldwide prayer to God, asking for workers for the Church.” Thus wrote Pope Benedict XVI before his resignation continuing the tradition of this day of prayer calling upon Catholics throughout the world to join in praying for fidelity to our vocation as a Catholic people and for others to join us in dedicating their lives to God through the vocation of marriage, priesthood, diaconate, religious sisterhood or brotherhood and the single

To mark this day of celebration, the Archdiocesan Religious Vocation Committee urges all vowed religious: priests, sisters and brothers, to gather at Villa Mathias, the home of the Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd, (Mountain and 14th St.) on Sunday, April 21, 2012 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm for prayer, social activities and a pot luck supper. Reservations may be made by calling Brother Charles Schreiner at 235-9845.

life. We pray this day to the Good Shepherd that all Catholics will respond to the call to remain

faithful to their chosen vocation and that those discerning their vocation listen to the grace of God to guide them.

To mark this day of celebration, the Archdiocesan Religious Vocation Committee urges all vowed religious: priests, sisters and brothers, to gather at Villa Mathias, the home of the Little Brothers of the Good Shepherd, (Mountain and 14th St.) on Sunday, April 21, 2012 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm for prayer, social activities and a pot luck supper. Reservations may be made by calling Brother Charles Schreiner at 235-9845.

The Committee further requests that parishes use this day as a way of recalling for young people the choices that are theirs to serve God’s kingdom in a variety of ways. Suggestions for the Sunday Liturgical celebration, home activities, prayer cards, Prayer of the Faithful, and bulletin announcements are available on the web at www.worlddayofprayerforvocations.com

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CATHOLIC EDUCATION

Santo Niño’s 14th Annual Mardi Gras Black & White Ball

By Lisa S. Vakharia, Director of Advancement, Santo Niño Regional Catholic School

Black & White was the theme for the 14th Annual Mardi Gras “Black & White Ball” dinner with the archbishop held in February for Santo Niño Regional Catholic School at the Historic Hilton of Santa Fe. This soldout $60,000 (net) event was attended by 250 guests who adorned themselves in black & white gala attire to benefit Santo Niño. The Hilton was decorated with decor based on Truman Capote’s ball in 1966 at the Plaza Hotel. All of the tables were named after all the original “famous guest list”.

Everyone from Frank Sinatra, Mia Farrow, Andy Warhol, Elizabeth Taylor, to the Rockefeller’s attended this famous, or “infamous”, event.

The evening kicked off with a silent auction that ranged

from gorgeous baskets filled with themes of garden packages, art, jewelry, trips and games packages. While the guests strolled through the silent auction, they heard the wonderful sounds of Los Alamos Jazz Band. Fr. Adam Lee Ortega y Ortiz (Cathedral Basilica St. Francis of Assisi) gave our introductions to start the evening.

The guest of honor, Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan, led the guests in prayer before we broke bread and listened to the Santo Niño Children’s Choir sing the tunes of Frank Sinatra. Guests enjoyed a Cajun meal of mixed greens with a Creole mustard dressing, chicken roulade, accompanied

by Truman Capote’s Chicken Hash and steamed asparagus tips and ending with a pound cake of French toast with a bourbon crème sauce.

The evening would not be complete without the help of our many corporate sponsors;

this year our grand marshall was John G. Rehders General Contractors Inc. (Santa Maria de la Paz). The mask mystique was Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Capitol Plumbing & Heating (St. Anne’s Parish), Santa Maria de la Paz, Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, beads and throws; First National Bank of Santa Fe and Quick Lane Tire & Auto.

The live auction was called out by Santo Niño’s Director of Advancement, Lisa S. Vakharia. The bidders had many choices to choose from on the live auction block. The most anticipated was dinner for six at the private residence of Archbishop Sheehan which was purchased by Don Gorman, of Gorman Electric. If you wanted a trip to Africa, France, or travel in a luxury motorhome like a rock star or a fabulous private plane ride for a “date night”, it was here! A record

$20,000 was raised in the live auction.

A huge thanks to the awesome committee: Ray and Helen Quintana (Santa Maria de la Paz), Lee and Lucia Garcia (Santa Maria de la Paz), Brad & Julia Furry (Cathedral

to repair costumes and make new costumes for an increase of girls or boys in given years.

With each former class anticipating which kindergarten student will play their former character from the previous year, the elementary students attend and sing along in prayer with great respect and excitement. After each station, all of the students, both actors and audience, prayerfully sing refrains from several Lenten songs.

This year, Jesus was por-

trayed by Jacob Madrid, Mary was played by Adrianna Salas, Mary of Magdala was played by Maggie Lyle, and John was played by Joshua Arzola. The soldiers were portrayed by Silas Cerami and Andres Martinez and Pontius Pilate was played by Jacob Gonzales. Elijah Davis and Derek Dao played the parts of Nicodemus and Joseph of Aremethea. Noah Marquez was strong Simon of Cyrene and Marika Mittas was the fearless Veronica. The men

Lisa S. Vakharia, Director of Advancement, Santo Niño Regional Catholic School & Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan Basilica), Lisa Morrison (St. Anne’s), Carol and John Gravel (Santa Maria de la Paz), Dolores & Alan Overton (Cathedral Basilica), and Doreen and Eric Padilla (Santa Maria de La Paz), Anna Soirno, and Laura & Ned Webber.

Our Lady of the Assumption Kindergarten Stations of the Cross

By Patricia Pecos, Kindergarten Teacher, Our Lady of the Assumption, Albuquerque The kindergarten class of Our Lady of the Assumption prayed the Pantomime of the Stations of the Cross for their families and grades Pre-K through fourth grade on Wednesday of Holy Week.

This class follows a 16-year tradition of the kindergarten class praying the Stations of the Cross in pantomime form. The first year, 1997, the

kindergarten students gave a simple presentation in a small classroom. Many parents were present for the reenactment of the Stations, so the school decided to move the performance to the OLA Hall/gym the following year.

With each new kindergarten class, parents became more involved with costumes, sharing videos and pictures. Our most recent seamstress has been our current art teacher and parent, Mrs. Clarissa Contreras. She has been able

and women of Jerusalem were played by Amanda Fierro, Blaise Smith, Jazmyn Montoya, Juliana Dixon, Paige Vasquez and Simon Hall. The two angels at the tomb were Christopher Nevarez and Madison Jobe The ending of the children’s Stations of the Cross depicts Station number 15: The Resurrection. Two angels dress Jesus in white behind a “stone” before they announce, “He is not dead; He’s alive!”

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Kids Against Hunger, Feeding the World “…for it is in giving that we receive.” St. Francis of Assisi

For the past few years, Catholic school students from across the Archdiocese of Santa Fe have gathered in both gyms at St. Pius X High School to band together and feed the hungry.

Kids Against Hunger (KAH) is a national organization dedicated to reducing the number of starving children across the globe.

Children, teens and adults gather together in assemblyline fashion preparing highly nutritious meals consisting of easily digestible proteins, carbohydrates and vitamins.

These meals have been formulated for malnourished children and also take into consideration different food palettes and religious beliefs. All of the meals are made from dry ingredients and only require boiling water to prepare them. This enables the meals to be stored for long periods of time without spoiling or losing any of the nutritional value.

As the boxes are filled with

Photos by Leslie M. Radigan

By Leslie M. Radigan, Office of Communications/Media

the individually prepared meals, SPX students haul the boxes to the semi-truck where the meals will be shipped to over 60 countries. Besides bringing our community together, sharing talents and feeding starving children overseas, 20% of the meals the students prepare stay local. These amazing students are literally feeding the world!

While walking through the gyms, one can’t help but smile as the constant buzz of laughter and chatter fill the air. Teachers are right next to their students, measuring, packaging and carrying the heavy bags of rice and boxes to and fro. Kindergarteners through seniors at

SPX work side-by-side sharing in this wonderful act of kindness and stewardship.

Mrs. Ashley Powledge, second grade teacher at San Felipe de Neri Catholic School, her assistant Ms. Anita Marquez and their second graders took a lunch break in the cafeteria of SPX. When asked why they were participating in KAH, a

look of disbelief crossed a lot of their faces, as if to say, how can you even ask that? “To help the hungry and the lonely. I mean, wouldn’t you be so sad and disappointed to not ever have any food? And it’s not just like you don’t have food for snack, or even dinner, you like, have no food for days. They probably don’t even have toys

to play with. No food. No toys.

The children need our help… and our prayers.” Imagine if we all thought like this. Children are so very wise.

On a lighter note, while eating in the SPX cafeteria, a young gentleman exclaimed, “I am totally going to tell my parents to send me here! They have two coke vending machines…

TWO! They have a snack bar, you can eat outside. And look at that VIEW. (pause…) It certainly is beautiful. Man, I really hope I can come here.” Yes, SPX is certainly a beautiful campus, but what rivals that external beauty is the inner light, hope, strength and yes, beauty these students have.

students in fourth through sixth grades, organized an oatmeal recipe contest and taste test in which the entire school participated. Each class submitted a recipe for students, faculty and staff to taste and vote on their favorite. Mom’s Oatmeal Pie submitted by kindergarten student, Molly Knowlton, was the winner!

“The school was 100% involved with the challenge. All the classes participated and submitted more than 20 recipes; enough for everyone in the school to sample. The students made a video of the taste test and then uploaded it to the Fuel Up to Play 60 Contest website,” said Lisa Vakharia, director of development at Santo Niño. “This was our first submittal and it was really a

surprise to win. It was difficult to get everybody on board at first, but now everyone is so excited that we won.” ”Being a part of the Oatmeal Challenge made me realize that oatmeal can taste really good and is a healthy choice for breakfast,” said sixth grader, Kennedy Vakharia, a member of the Wellness Team.

Recently, the school was awarded another $4,000 from the same organization to purchase pickleball equipment for the physical education department thanks to the grant-writing efforts of Vakharia. “We’ll be having a pickleball tournament. It’s a fun game that is played with a plastic baseball (similar to a whiffle ball) and paddles,” explained Vakharia.

Part of the grant money will

also be used to purchase supplies for the school’s vegetable garden. Santo Niño has a Farm to Table program in which local farmers bring their food to the school’s cafeteria tables.

“The kids will be eating vegetables from local farms as well as from our own garden, and we’ll incorporate that fresh organic produce into the school lunches. All of this is part of our effort to encourage students to adopt a healthy lifestyle with their eating habits and physical activity,” said Vakharia.

“We could not be more impressed by the challenge submissions sent in by schools across New Mexico,” said Sara Robbins, Dairy Max representative. “Santo Niño is truly inspiring. Fueling up

with healthy foods like whole grains and milk can be part of a daily breakfast. And allowing the kids to be exposed to new ways to eat these healthy foods is what Fuel Up to Play 60 is all about. ” A series of nationwide challenges are held throughout the year, providing an opportunity for students to collaborate with their peers to showcase what they have learned about “fueling up” with nutrient-rich foods (low-fat and fat-free dairy, fruits, vegetables and whole grains) and getting at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Students and teachers can view other schools’ challenge submissions and get involved with the program by visiting www.

FuelUpToPlay60.com.

Students Learn that Healthy Food Can Taste Great

By Kathleen Mariel, parent volunteer at Santo Niño Regional Catholic School, Santa Fe Santo Niño Regional Catholic School was New Mexico’s winner of Fuel Up to Play 60’s Super Bowl Breakfast Challenge and was awarded a $5,000 Best Buy gift card for their technology needs. Fuel Up to Play 60 is an in-school nutrition and physical activity program created in partnership with Dairy Max and the National Football League that encourages students to eat healthy, be active and implement positive, healthy changes at school.

The Super Bowl Breakfast Challenge was how to make oatmeal tastier. The Santo Niño Wellness Team, comprised of

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7th & 8th graders win 3rd place from Our Lady of Guadalupe

7th & 8th graders win 4th place from St. Charles Borromeo - Albuquerque

7th & 8th graders win 1st place from Our Lady of Guadalupe - Peralta (Team Two)

6th graders win 1st place from St. Anne’s - Santa Fe

6th graders win 2nd place from Our Lady of Guadalupe - Peralta

7th & 8th graders win 2nd place from Mt. Carmel-Estancia Valley

Safeguarding creation expected to be major theme at WYD in Rio VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When hundreds of thousands of young Catholics gather with Pope Francis in Rio de Janeiro in the summer, reflections on safeguarding the environment will be part of the program. Like earlier editions of World Youth Day, the July celebration in Rio de Janeiro will include morning catechetical sessions and afternoon cultural events. “From the beginning of planning -- under Pope Benedict XVI -we thought that a major theme in Brazil, known as ‘the lungs of the world,’ would have to be the environment,” said Marcello Bedeschi, president of the John Paul II Foundation for Youth, a Rome-based organization that assists with World Youth Day planning. “We did not

know that there would be a new pope and that in his first three major addresses, he would speak about safeguarding creation, not in political or ideological terms, but as a Christian obligation,” Bedeschi said.

Corrado Clini, Italy’s environment minister, has been working with the foundation, the Pontifical Council for the Laity, the Brazilian government and the Rio church’s World Youth Day organizing team to promote the reflection of young people on the importance of biodiversity and protecting the environment. He also is working to encourage cooperation between several Italian and Brazilian companies to reduce the energy and water used at WYD and to recycle as much of the refuse they produce as possible.

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Take it to the Hoop!

By Bernadette Jaramillo, Director, Youth & Young Adult Ministry

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe Youth and Young Adult Office held their Second Annual 3-on-3 Middle School Basketball tournaments in March at St. Charles in Albuquerque. This year, they had two 6th grade teams and four 7th-8th grade teams!

In the 6th grade division, Our Lady of Guadalupe-Peralta took 2nd place and St. AnneSanta Fe took 1st place. In the 7th-8th grade division St. Charles-Albuquerque took 4th place, Our Lady of Guadalupe-Peralta (Team 1) took 3rd place, Mt. CarmelEstancia Valley took 2nd and Our Lady of Guadalupe-Peralta took 1st place. In the end, Our Lady of Guadalupe-Peralta (Team 2) took on St. Anne’s 6th grade team for the overall champions. With a final score of 1514 Our Lady of Guadalupe-Peralta(Team 2) were named the 2013 overall champions. Congratulations and thank you to all of those who participated! Check our website for more pictures and information about next year’s tournament! www.asfym.org

Welcome to UNM, Dr. Kathleen Holscher, Chair of Roman Catholic Studies!

In March, at Aquinas Newman Center, members of the UNM Faculty, the Dominican Ecclesial Institute (D+E+I), the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, the Catholic Chair Search Committee, and generous donors of the chair, officially welcomed Dr. Kathleen Holscher, the first professor to hold the endowed chair of Roman Catholic Studies at the University of New Mexico.

Dr. Holscher holds a joint appointment at UNM in the Religious Studies Program and in the Department of American Studies. She comes to UNM from Villanova University where she taught “Catholicism in the US”, “Catholics and American Freedom”, “Latino Religion in the US”, and “Religion Along the American Frontier”. Dr. Holscher holds her PhD in Religion from Princeton University.

Research for her doctoral dissertation was done in New Mexico.

In Fall 2013, Dr. Holscher will teach the following courses at UNM: RELIGION 347.010 Growing Up Catholic in America Tues and Thurs 9:30am – 10:45am AMER STUDIES Religion in New Mexico 360.001 Tues and Thurs 12:30pm – 1:45pm If you know someone who will be attending UNM this Fall, encourage them to sign up for these classes. Fall semester begins August 19, 2013.

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By Annette Klimka Victim’s Assistance Coordinator Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan, along with Bishops from across the country, have acknowledged a sad reality of modern life: protecting children from sexual predators cannot be taken for granted.

To address this issue the Archdiocese of Santa Fe has a Victims Assistance and Safe Environment Coordinator who oversees programs for children and adults to make everyone aware of how serious we are in protecting our children.

The Children and Youth Protection classes are healthy child protection programs that are age appropriate and ongoing. The programs are designed to empower children to say “no” to those who would

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take advantage of them. These classes are a helping tool for parents who teach their children on a regular basis about dangers, lures, and protecting themselves. All of the programs are appropriate for grades ranging from pre-K through high school. For the younger children the education focuses on suitable physical touching. The program also lets children know that most of the time people are good, and do not want to harm them. For the middle school children the program is about encouraging children to come forward if they have questions about the kind of touches that make them feel uncomfortable, and different types of dangers and lures around their age group that they need to watch for. For the teenagers

there is an emphasis on internet safety along with how to protect themselves at their age level. These programs are offered every year to every child in Catholic Schools as well as all of the religious education classes throughout the Archdiocese. Every year to every child may seem to be excessive; however, children and youth need to be taught skills for their own safety and protection, and to get the message that any kind of abuse is not their fault. Parents are also given the option of not having their child participate by signing a release form letter.

In the 2012-2013 school year there are over 23,000 children registered in either a Catholic School or a religious education class throughout the Archdiocese. The child protection pre-

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sentations are effective, and children are getting the message. An example of how effective the classes are is told by a third grade child who had attended a class and one day was playing at the park with some other children when she noticed a man staring at them.

She told her mother about the man who reported him to the police. That man was on the FBI most wanted list of sexual predators. The Archdiocese of Santa Fe is committed to keeping all 23,000 plus children in an environment that is safe.

The Sexual Misconduct Prevention that is for the adults has several components. One part of the presentation is all about information and the importance of having well established boundaries regarding adult-child behaviors in any

setting. Another part focuses on what to do if a child discloses an abuse.

Often times someone will ask, “Why do I have to attend? I’m never around children.” My response is usually the same, that the Archdiocese is committed to creating a safe environment for all people, but especially for the children and youth of our community, and you never know who you may help.

Building safety barriers around children is an effective wall of protection from harm. We, as members of the Church, should celebrate in what we have achieved even as we are mindful that is not an accomplishment that leads to a lessening of our efforts.

Our efforts will always continue and grow

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Pope Francis Jorge Mario Bergoglio Is the first pope…

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• From the Americas • From Jesuit order • To take name Francis

Is known to…

• Take the bus and subway • Cook his meals • Have strong devotion to Mary • Visit the poor • Be very spiritual • Have low-key style • Love soccer and tangos

Speaks

• Spanish, Italian, English, French and German

“Now let's begin this journey, bishop and people… a journey of brotherhood, love and trust among us.”

Then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio poses with young soccer players from the San Lorenzo soccer club, of which he is known to be a fan.

Dec. 17, 1936

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Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Italian immigrant parents

Takes first vows as Jesuit

1964-1965

Teaches high school literature and psychology at Jesuit secondary school in Santa Fe

At age 21, falls gravely ill; eventually severe pneumonia is diagnosed, right lung partially removed

Studies humanities in Padre Hurtado, Chile

Enters novitiate of the Society of Jesus

Studies philosophy at San Miguel Seminary, Buenos Aires

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Teaches at prestigious Colegio del Salvador secondary school in Buenos Aires

Studies theology at San Miguel seminary

Dec. 13, 1969

1970-1971

Is ordained priest

Spends “tertianship,” or Third Probation period of Jesuit formation in Spain

1971-1973

Serves as master of novices and vice chancellor, San Miguel seminary

1973

Takes perpetual profession as Jesuit

1973-1979

1979-1985

1986

June 27, 1992

June 3, 1997

Feb. 28, 1998

2001

Feb. 21, 2001

Serves as superior of Jesuit province of Argentina and Uruguay

Is ordained auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires

Co-presides over Synod of Bishops

2005-2011

Serves as president, Argentine Bishops Conference

Serves as rector of Colegio Maximo and theology teacher

Is named coadjutor archbishop

Is elevated to cardinal

Cardinals attend Pope Francis’ inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 19. (CN

Goes to Germany to finish doctoral thesis

Is installed as archbishop of Buenos Aires

2005

Receives second-highest number of votes in conclave that elected Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as pope

March 13, 2013 Is elected pope by conclave of 115 cardinals

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Pope Francis celebrates his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 19. (CNS photo/Paul Hanna, Reuters)

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Papa Francisco Jorge Mario Bergoglio Es el primer papa…

• De las Américas • De la Compañía de Jesús, Orden Jesuita • Tomar el nombre Francisco

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Se conoce por…

• Tomar el autobús y el metro • Cocinar sus propios alimentos • Tener fuerte devoción a la Virgen María • Visitar a los pobres • Ser muy espiritual • Tener un estilo de bajo perfil • Ama el fútbol y los tangos

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“Comencemos este camino: el obispo y su pueblo…un camino de fraternidad, de amor, de confianza entre nosotros.”

• Español, Italiano, Inglés, Francés y Alemán

Cardenal Bergoglio, aficionado del club de fútbol de San Lorenzo, se toma una foto con el equipo.

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12 Marzo 1960

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1964-1965

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1967-1970

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Nace en Buenos Aires, Argentina, a padres inmigrantes italianos

Entra en el noviciado de la Compañía de Jesús

Estudia filosofía en el Seminario de San Miguel, Buenos Aires

A los 21 años, cae gravemente enfermo; eventualmente se le diagnostica neumonía y el pulmón derecho es parcialmente eliminado.

Hace primeros votos como jesuita

Enseña literatura secundaria y psicología en la escuela secundaria jesuita en Santa Fe

Estudia teología en el seminario de San Miguel

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Es ordenado sacerdote

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Pope Francis waves to people in St. Peter’s Square as he arrives for his inaugural Mass at the Vatican March 19.

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Maestro de novicios y vicecanciller en en Seminario de San Miguel

Estudia humanidades en Padre Hurtado, Chile

Enseña en la prestigiosa escuela secundaria Colegio del Salvador en Buenos Aires

Pasa por la Tercera Probación, un tipo de segundo noviciado de la formación de los jesuitas, en España.

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Hace sus votos perpetuos como jesuita

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28 Feb. 1998

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Elegido superior de los jesuitas de la provincia de Argentina y Uruguay

Ordenado obispo auxiliar de Buenos Aires

Preside con otros sobre el Sínodo de Obispos

2005-2011

Electo Presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Argentinos

Fue rector del Colegio Máximo y profesor de teología

Va a Alemania para terminar su tesis doctoral

Nombrado arzobispo coadjutor

Elevado a cardenal

Instalado como arzobispo de Buenos Aires

2005

Recibe el segundo mayor número de votos en el cónclave que eligió al cardenal Joseph Ratzinger como papa

13 Marzo 2013 Elegido papa en cónclave de 115 cardenales

Sources: Catholic News Service, Vatican Radio, Jesuit Conference of Argentina and Uruguay, Archdiocese of Buenos Aires.

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Rally for the Pope!

By Suzanne Uberuaga-Fowles, parishioner, Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Santa Fe While the world was watching the cardinals enter the conclave to select the next pope, Seth DeMoor of Denver, CO, was calling on Catholics around the world to organize and prepare to “Rally for the Pope!” His plan was to have cities around the world serve as predetermined rally sites where, once the white smoke was seen, Catholics could quickly gather in support of our new pope and our Holy Mother Church. While joyously celebrating, we could also tell our story, as Catholics, who support the teachings and practices of our church to the media eager to cover the top story.

The worldwide organization quickly drew cities around the world, from Krakow to Dublin,

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to Sydney to New York. Santa Fe soon joined in the planning and The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe became one of the many rally sites on the worldwide webpage, rallyforthepope. com. Organizers of the Santa Fe rally site began spreading the word and asking everyone to rally at 4:30pm on the day the new pope was announced. They decorated with papal colors, yellow and white, and prepared signs that could be quickly finished once the name of the new pope was announced!

As planned, once the bells were ringing and white smoke appeared, Catholics around the world gathered to celebrate the cardinal’s selection, Pope Francis! At the Santa Fe site, The Legion of Our Lady of Guadalupe led a rosary and Mariachis played in praise of the historical selection of our new Vicar of Christ! A Mass followed and was offered for our new Holy Father. The media was there asking opinions and couldn’t help but capture the true joy and solidarity the rally expressed, love of our faith, our church, and our new pope, Francis!

In the days that followed, Catholics and non-catholics visited the rally site at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Santa Fe, taking pictures of the Vatican colors and signs welcoming Pope Francis. The webpage that fostered all of the worldwide celebrations, rallyforthepope.com, continues to be updated with pictures of Catholics around the world that participated in “Rally for the Pope!”

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Distinguished Musician Visits Holy Ghost Catholic Parish to Celebrate 60th Anniversary Holy Ghost Catholic School By L-A Gabrielle Salas, Liturgical/ in a clock located in the sacristy of the Pastoral Ministries Coordinator

Rev. Mark A. Schultz, pastor; Mary Frances Reza; Dr. Noreen Copeland, principal; Hannah Lind Albers, choir director; Samuel Valenzuela and Esperanza Biggs, 5th grade cantors.

By L-A Gabrielle Salas, Liturgical/ Pastoral Ministries Coordinator, Holy Ghost, Albuquerque Holy Ghost Catholic School students were honored to have distinguished musician Mary Frances Reza and her husband Henry at their school Mass in March. Amongst her many accomplishments, Reza is a noted pastoral musician, liturgist, teacher, composer, clinician and composer of Misa de Santa Fe. Choir Director, Hannah Lind Albers extended the invitation to Mrs. Reza after the students expressed a keen interest in meeting the compos-

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“What an honor it is to be here to worship with all of you,” exclaimed a visibly pleased Mrs. Reza, “the entire parish family and Fr. Mark (Schultz) radiate such joy and love for each other.” Before the start of Mass, Mrs. Reza shared words of inspiration with the HGS choir, encouraging them to pursue with “all their heart” their love of sacred music.

The students were honored to sing from the Misa de Santa Fe in Mrs. Reza’s presence. Following Mass, Mrs. Reza was presented with a beautiful bouquet of flowers as well as a special gift of appreciation.

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by Archbishop Edwin Vincent Byrne, Holy Ghost Catholic Church and school will commemorate 60 years as a parish community with food and entertainment the weekend of Pentecost Sunday, May 18-19, 2013.

How fitting that this momentous occasion should fall on the “Year of Faith.”

It has been said that each parish is like a family; and, that like a family, its faith roots run deep. Holy Ghost Parish’s legacy is one of faith and determination -- the kind of faith and determination that builds churches and schools from the ground up against all odds and finds religious sisters to staff those schools when told there were none to be found.

The parish has had its share of trials, to be sure; but none more devastating than the fire of 1974 that caused irreparable damage to both church and school. Originally thought to be arson, it was later determined that the fire was caused by a short circuited cord

church. The parish’s faith-filled pioneer spirit was not to be deterred -- the community rallied, and up went a new church and school.

The 60 year celebration will include a good old-fashioned spaghetti and meatball dinner on Saturday, May 18, from 5:00-7:30 p.m. and, on Sunday, May 19, breakfast burritos, baked goods, hot dogs and hamburgers will be served from 7:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. in Fr. Bulman Hall. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Entertainment will be provided by well-known singer/songwriter, storyteller and humorist, Julie Hoy. Activities for children will be available.

Holy Ghost Parish’s 60th anniversary commemorative t-shirts and polo shirts ($10 and $20) can be purchased by calling the parish office at 505.265.5957. Raffle tickets for a hot air balloon ride for two during the Albuquerque International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta with two passes to the balloon park will go on sale fiesta weekend and continue through midSeptember. Tickets are $5 each. Raffle prize donated by Wells Fargo Bank.

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Anniversaries Garcia, Hall Mr. Tracy Hall and Miss Ernestine Garcia were united in holy matrimony on March 16, 1963 at La Mesa Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque and again on December 23, 1964 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Albuquerque. Tracy has lived in Albuquerque since 1948 and Ernestine, a Native American from Cochiti/Santo Domingo pueblos, has lived in New Mexico all her life. They have five children, eight grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. The Halls attended the canonization of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha at the Vatican in October 2012 by then Pope Benedict XVI and included an 11 day tour of Italy as an early celebration of their 50th anniversary.

Tracy is a retired electrician and Ernestine a retired nurse. They were members of Queen of Angels Indian Chapel before it closed and now attend Our Lady of Guadalupe in Albuquerque. They renewed their vows at the Im-

maculate Conception Parish in Tome by Fr. Jose Hernandez with their children and grandchildren.

Cisneros, Santistevan Mr. Erminio Santistevan and Miss Sobeida Cisneros will be celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary on April 27, 2013.

Erminio and former Sobeida were married April 27, 1963 at St. Francis Jerome Catholic Church in Center, CO. They are currently parishioners of Holy Family Catholic Church where Erminio has worked for 16 years after retiring from Bank of America after 26 years.

Sobeida is a homemaker. Both are participants with the Knights of Columbus.

Their children are Margaret, fiancé Richard, Michael and wife Darlene, Tim and wife Brenda. Their grandchildren are Veronica and

St. Jude Thaddeus parish in Albuquerque welcomes all married and engaged couples to a Marriage Enrichment Experience weekend beginning Friday, April 26 from 7:00pm to 9:30pm continuing on Saturday,

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husband Evan, Gabriel, Jonathan, Alex and Mikaela. Their great-grandchildren are Sadie and Owen.

Marriage Enrichment Experience “But at the beginning of creation God made them male and female, for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and the two will become one flesh.” Mark 10:6-9

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April 27 8:00am to 8:30pm. This Marriage Enrichment Experience is one that may bring a special grace to your marriage or impending marriage. The weekend features testimonies by married couples on topics universal to marriage. The speakers explain how their Catholic faith enriched their love for one another. The weekend also satisfies the Pre Cana requirement for engaged couples. Childcare will be provided. For more information please call Jill or David at 505.918.1625.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Women have a privileged role in the church because of their ability to pass on the faith through love, Pope Francis said. “Women have had and still have a special role in opening doors to the Lord, in following him and communicating his face, because the eyes of faith always need the simple and profound look of love,” the pope told an estimated 50,000 people in St. Peter’s Square April 3. “This is the mission of women, of mothers and women, to give witness to their children and grandchildren that Christ is risen,” he said. “Faith is professed with the mouth and heart, with the word and love.”

In the second weekly public audience of his pontificate, Pope Francis resumed a series

of catechetical talks on the creed begun by Pope Benedict XVI in January. Commenting on the words, “rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,” the pope noted that the New Testament gives women a “primary, fundamental role” as witnesses of Jesus’ resurrection. He cited the passage in Mark Chapter 16 in which women find an empty tomb and an angel who tells them that Jesus is alive.

“Here we can see an argument in favor of the historical truth of the resurrection,” Pope Francis said. “If it had been an invention, in the context of that time it would not have been linked to the testimony of women,” since the Jewish law of period did not consider women or children as “reliable, credible witnesses

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Theology Online: Changing Minds and Hearts

By David Rohrer Budiash, Director, Religious Education, Santa Maria de la Paz and Marie Morrison, volunteer, Santa Maria de la Paz , Santa Fe Bishop Anthony Bosco had doubts about online learning. Italian by temperament, he loved the pastoral and personal way church ministry and learning was conducted. So when the Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF) showed up at his office pitching him the idea to offer online classes in his diocese, he didn’t think the format could result in a real community of learners. But despite his doubts, he agreed to take a class himself and at least give the format a try.

Five weeks later, the result was, as he put it, “edification.” He was amazed the online process could result in such strong personal connections between the members of the class. He relished the insights he received from learners in other parts of the United States.

He saw a genuine increase in knowledge in the participants of the class. He was so impressed with the success of the program he decided

to become a teacher for the VLCFF. This online learning experience can be yours as well!

The VLCFF offers a wide variety of topics to match your interests. Whether you are a catechist seeking certification, parishioner looking to deepen your faith, or a retiree who just wants to learn more, the VLCFF is your answer.

Through a three or five week course offered through the University of Dayton, you can gain knowledge in areas such as prayer, morality, the Blessed Mother, church history, Biblical studies, catechesis, the Mass, and much more. All courses are taken online with a trained facilitator and other Catholics from around the world.

Courses include weekly online discussions, readings, and short assignments.

Courses are not graded, but focus instead on you gaining knowledge and growing in your faith. There are no prerequisites to take a course in the VLCFF, only your interest! All courses are designed for faith formation and take into account that it may be the first time you’ve taken a class in years.

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and you can work on them on your schedule. There is no specific time where you need to be online to learn!

You simply need to complete assignments by the end of each week and participate in the online discussion boards. Special computer skills are not needed to take a VLCFF course. All you need is a computer with Internet access, the ability to use the Internet and some time each week to complete the online work. Continuing education credits and a certificate are awarded upon the completion of each class!

Certificate programs are available for those who are interested in pursuing a certificate in catechesis, youth ministry, adult faith formation, or social justice. All classes are offered at an affordable, discounted rate for students in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. If you are interested in learning more, please visit https://vlc.udayton.edu/ or visit the archdiocesan page http://www.archdiocesesantafe.org/Offices/ChristianService/InternetClass.html for more information.

Take a class and watch your faith growth through the VLCFF!

The Santa Clara Pueblo Catholic Church sends its congratulations to Merle Wallace, Steven Black and Virgil Vigil. These men of faith, received the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil Liturgy, March 30, 2013. Please keep them in your prayers.

We would like to give special thank yous to Rev. Larry Brito, Chris Baca and choir, Sr. Patrick Marie, Ruby Singer, Lee Moquino, and the Fiscales, lectors, servers, sponsors (Lupe Lucero, Julia Dominguez, Adam and Rebecca Ortega) and everyone who assisted in the liturgy.

AACC Anniversary Mass With Msgr. Ray East, April 28 – save the date!

The African American Catholic Community of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe invites you to join them for a Mass and Celebration of their 21st Anniversary on Sunday, April 28, noon at St. Joseph on the Rio Grande Catholic Church, 5901 St. Joseph Dr., NW in Albuquerque. Msgr. Ray East of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in Washington, DC will be the homilist. For more information, call Brenda Dabney at 505.836.3627.

Lloyd and Nancy Greenhaw Workshops on Healing

By Bro. Sebastian Dybowski, Santa Fe Spirituality Institute

The Santa Fe Spirituality Institute presents this dynamic duo of healing speakers Saturday, May 18, in Santa Fe, and Sunday, May 19, in Chimayo. This husband and wife team help us heal our heart’s wounds by accepting God’s Love. Lloyd and Nancy Greenhaw offer words and actions to refresh and rebuild our souls. Many of you fondly remember their several presentations in years past. Their ever-important message from Jesus the Healer, helps us recover from wounds of any size, small to great. Their tapes and CDs are popular aids in our daily struggles. They will bring new DVDs, many from their ministry in foreign lands.

At Santa Fe’s St. Michael’s High School, May 18, they present a full-day workshop.

Starting at 9:30am, they will teach us to cooperate with Christ curing our wounds. In four lecture-discussions, enlivened by their dramatic skits, they will interact with us, showing us how to recover.

Sunday, May 19, at Holy Family parish in Chimayo they will lead an afternoon healing session, open to the public. Their presentations invite participation. As individual persons request, the Greenhaws pray with them.

Many of you remember Nancy’s prayer gifts, and some remarkable healings.

We invite everyone to profit from their fine presentations. For the four talks at St. Michael’s High, pre-registration, before May 11, is $15. Registration at the door is $20. Refreshments will be served throughout the day, and a box-lunch is available for $10.

Scholarships, by special request, enable those who qualify to attend. For more information, and to register on line, go to www.sfis.org. For the Chimayo presentation, we accept free will offerings.

Lloyd and Nancy Greenhaw, in 1991, responded to Pope John Paul’s encyclical Mission of the Redeemer. They decided to leave successful careers to serve the church in full-time ministry.

Lloyd left a Fortune 500 Company, and Nancy left an award-winning artist and teacher career. They learned the profound benefits of family by raising two daughters. Now, they help with 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

In the USA, Lloyd and Nancy minister through parish missions, conferences and retreats for adults and youth, prison ministry, and helping the homeless. With Renewal Ministries, they teach Evangelization across the country. They lead healing workshops in several African countries, Turkey, Haiti, Samoa, and Papua New Guinea.

They teach catechesis, apologetics, and the New Evangelization for our church.

Join us for these life-changing presentations.

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Abortion and Jesuit Social Justice

By Dr. Christopher Kaczor, Acting Chair and Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and the author of The Ethics of Abortion

Ten years ago this month, the Jesuits issued a statement entitled, Standing for the Unborn: A Statement of the Society of Jesus in the United States on Abortion. This is a wonderful document with profound insights. Perhaps you have not yet had a chance to read it. Or perhaps you have read it but don’t recall what it says. In either case, it is worthwhile highlighting a number of the insights the document expresses.

The Jesuits wrote, “in this statement we wish to underscore the correctness of Catholic Church teaching regarding abortion, joining with many other people of conscience who are working to protect life in the womb, and who are seeking an end to abortion so as to restore our country’s respect for the core human value of

the right to life.” The reasons for supporting human rights in utero expressed by the Jesuits were both theological and philosophical. “‘Human life, a gift of God, has to be respected from its beginning to its natural end’ (n. 57). The most fundamental building block of a just social order is respect for human life. Until men and women individually and collectively make a profound commitment to the value and dignity of all human life, we will never find the true peace, justice and reconciliation God desires for us.”

Social justice is built on a foundation of respect for every single human being. Without respect for every single human being, including those who are dependent, immature, and vulnerable in the womb, there can be no true peace and no true justice. It is inconsistent therefore to say that you support “social justice,” but also deny equal protection under the law to human beings who are waiting to be born.

In Standing for the Unborn,

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Pope John XXIII signs his encyclical “Peace on Earth” (“Pacem in Terris”) at the Vatican in this 1963 file photo. Considered a highlight in Catholic social teaching, the encyclical addresses universal rights and relations between states. The document mar ks its 50th anniversary April 11, the date of its issue. (CNS photo)

the Jesuits underscored their support for Catholic social teaching: “The social teachings of the Catholic Church place the dignity of the human person at the center of all concerns for justice. Every human being, no matter how small or young or dependent on others, possesses infinite value.” This emphasis on the dignity of each and every human being excludes justifications of abortion that rest on a denial of the humanity or the dignity of the unborn. It also excludes rationalizations that appeal to Catholic social teaching on some issues, but then ignore this same social teaching about life issues.

The mission statements of many Jesuit schools, including Loyola Marymount University where I work, speaks of the promotion of justice and the service of faith as fundamental elements of the identity of the school. Jesuit institutions claim a distinctive mission and identity, and the distinctiveness of the mission and identity of a Jesuit school arises from and

reflects the promotion of justice and the service of faith.

According to Standing for the Unborn, these central mission goals are tied to opposition to abortion. “The close linking of the service of faith and the promotion of justice has been a hallmark of Jesuit ministries from the very beginning. There can be no service of faith without the promotion of justice.

Jesuits, therefore, must seek an end to the injustice of abortion.” These last words are significant: the injustice of abortion. Abortion is a justice issue because it involves taking what is due to another, not mere property, but another human being’s own life.

Standing up in solidarity with every single human being is also a matter of faith. Revelation teaches us that every single human being is made in God’s own image and likeness and so is entitled to respect, care, and social protection against injustice. In following the witness and teaching of Jesus, Christians are obligated to love and

serve “the least of these” brothers or sisters, especially when they are young, dependent, and vulnerable.

The Jesuit statement on abortion states, “It is our desire that Jesuits, along with their colleagues, will continue to offer a consistent message of respect for life, especially for unborn children. All of God’s daughters and sons, particularly the most vulnerable and those yet to be born, must be treated with respect and protected by the laws of our nation.” This is important insofar as this call to promote and protect human beings prior to birth is not just a matter for Jesuits alone, but includes their colleagues in mission at Jesuit institutions.

It would not be consistent for an institution that claims the name Jesuit to fail to uphold in a clear, convincing, and public way the basic equality of all human beings, before birth and after birth. Institutions calling themselves “Jesuit” have committed themselves to a high and noble calling indeed.

“A federal district judge in New York has ordered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lift all age limits on over-the-counter access to the so-called “emergency contraceptive” drug Plan B and its generic versions.

“Plan B is a large dose of a powerful hormonal drug (le-

vonorgestrel) that is available only by prescription when used in smaller doses for contraception. The court has acted irresponsibly by making this powerful drug available without a prescription to minor children.

“Plan B does not prevent or treat any disease, but makes young adolescent girls more

available to sexual predators.

The court’s action undermines parents’ ability to protect their daughters from such exploitation and from the adverse effects of the drug itself.

“Many studies have shown that wider access to “emergency contraception” among young people does not reduce pregnancy or abortion rates, but can contribute to higher rates of sexually transmitted disease. No public health consideration justifies the unregulated distribution of such drugs to children. This ruling should be appealed and overturned.”

Deirdre McQuade, spokeswoman for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat for Pro Life Activities regarding decision to lift age limits on purchase of over-the-counter emergency contraceptives.

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A Prolife Journey

By Carol Langsfeld, parishioner, Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, Albuquerque

Surrounded by exuberant youth this past January at the Sanctity of Life Awareness & Unity Day in Santa Fe, I looked up at the yellow life balloons against our brilliant blue New Mexican sky and reflected on what had brought me to this moment. I always considered myself pro-life, but frankly, I never embraced the subject with much concern. Some friends challenged me to take another look at abortion in our society, so I began to examine abortion statistics with mild interest. However, when I saw the magnitude of abortion in our society, it seemed as though a veil was torn apart before me. There have been 55 million surgical abortions in the United States since abortion was legalized in 1973; this number is staggering, reaching almost three times the population of New York City. In New Mexico, alone there were 4478 abortions in 2009. This is the same number as the total student populations of Eldorado High school, Del Norte High School and Atrisco Heritage Academy High school combined. Since many individuals who were aborted would have had children themselves, the numbers are amassing, revealing an incalculable generational loss. The truth of abortion was exposed to me as I absorbed the sheer greatness of humanity’s loss.

Understanding statistics would do nothing to change the abortion situation around me, so I resolved to change. Although I had prayed the Rosary occasionally, I now decided to pray a Rosary for Life, every day, each day, always. Now, my sons and daughters not only understand the Catholic social teaching about the great dignity of the human person throughout her/his entire life, but they know their own inestimable worth as individuals. I began to volunteer at Birthright where I journeyed into the hearts of many suffering women. I saw that most women chose abortion because they feel that they have no other option, so I put my arms around these women to offer real hope and encouragement. I now serve on our Respect Life Committee helping to plan activities throughout the year. Last year, I had the opportunity to attend the March for Life in our nation’s capital, along with 500,000 people, most of them under 25, who believe in the hope of life.

This year at the Sanctity of Life day in Santa Fe, 2000 people and many youth groups marched joyously for life. They understand that we, as a society are too creative, too hopeful and too strong to solve a problem by taking the life of another.

Change happens from within.

Will you too, have the courage and strength to help change our society into a society of life and hope?

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Hospital Chaplains, Ministry of Presence

By Deacon Fabian Gagnon, Director of Chaplains, Office of Pastoral Outreach Lovelace Hospitals has embraced a new pastoral care outreach program for Catholic patients. The “Ministry of Presence” was started in 2009 under the direction of Deacon Fabian Gagnon, Director of Chaplains. “I felt God calling me to be a positive support to patients in the hospital setting”, said Chaplain Betty Esquibel of St. Anne’s Parish, Albuquerque. “Being called to be a eucharistic minister was not my vocation”.

Ms. Esquibel is one of many throughout the United States being called to be present at the bedside providing prayer and support.

Eucharistic ministers provide Holy Communion on a daily basis but many patients feel the need to dialogue about concerns and their faith. Often eucharistic ministers are engaged in their ministry but don’t have the time to spend with each patient due to time restraints. The Ministry of Presence allows the minister time to sit, listen and pray with the Catholic patient. Patients are afraid and lonely. However, a kind word, a warm presence, a caring prayer is a wonderful ingredient towards comfort, healing.

“This is a unique opportunity for Catholic

Chaplain Betty Esquibel she has been with Lovelace Hospital since 2009. ministers to be an evangelist, sharing the Sunday readings, listening to the journey of faith and offering prayer in conjunction to inner healing”, said Deacon Fabian. “Catholic patients need to know their church is with them at a time when a health crisis is about to occur.” If you have time on your hands, are able to provide a one hour a week, have a positive spirit, are able bodied, and believe in the blessings of prayer, please contact 505.727.2700. Training will be provided.

JustFaith is not Just Faith: Loving Your Neighbor as Yourself

By Lori Ortiz Gallegos, CCHD Intern

Last Fall, as I began my JustFaith group, I was not sure what to expect. I knew we had to meet once a week and had to complete several readings. What I did not expect was to make new friends, have my world view widened, or expect for a class called JustFaith to reach my innermost being and challenge me to not only change how I live my life, but how I see others.

JustFaith is a 24 week in-depth small group formation program that explores Catholic social teaching as it relates to poverty in our world. We meet together, pray, explore Scriptures, attend retreats, read books and view DVDs and discuss together how the social teachings of the church move our faith. We do several “immersion” experiences where we meet and talk with people who are struggling with the reality of poverty. Finally, we take time to discern where God calls us to serve His people in the needs of the most poor among us.

Walking along my JustFaith journey I realized the eyes with which I see the world around me have changed focus. JustFaith has showed me what it means to live out my Catholic faith not only for myself but for the good of others. I wear many hats in my life, a mother, a wife, a student, an educator to name a few. However, I realized my Catholic hat should never come off and recognize that it should influence every other hat I wear. As a mother, I see the importance of teaching my children how to live their faith. As an educator, I see how opening the eyes of my students to issues relating to poverty, race, power and privileged can and should encompass justice. As a confirmation teacher, I can now point out almost weekly how Catholic social teaching is so intertwined in what they learn, something my eyes never saw before. Even as a Catholic in the pew I can hear the message of Catholic social teaching and justice almost daily in the readings that now jump out to me but which I never heard before.

I would like to think before JustFaith I was living a “good” Catholic life. Nevertheless, JustFaith called me to look deeper into my faith and to live it accordingly which then spill over to those around me.

Gaining this new consciousness, I now See JustFaith continued on page 22

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Ecumenism 101

Isn’t the Catholic Church the one true Church?

Ecumenism affirms the Catholic Church is the church founded by Christ after His resurrection. Vatican Council II writes, “This is the unique Church of Christ which in the creed we avow as one, holy, catholic, and apostolic.” “This church,” it continues, “subsists in the Catholic Church, which is governed by the successor of Peter and by the bishops in union with that successor” (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, [LG] no.

8).“Subsistence” means perduring, historical continuity and permanence of all elements instituted by Christ in the Catholic Church, in which the Church of Christ is concretely found on this earth. The Decree on Ecumenism affirms that the Catholic Church holds the promise of the unity we seek, stating that “this unity subsists in the Catholic Church as something she can never lose, and we hope that it will continue to increase until the end of time” (UR, no. 4). The Decree also affirms the Church of Christ is present and operative in the churches and ecclesial communities not yet in full communion with the Catholic Church, on account of the elements of sanctification and truth that are present in them. Nevertheless, the word “subsists” can only be attributed to the Catholic Church precisely because it refers to the mark of unity that we profess in the Creed (I believe in one…church); and this one church subsists in the Catholic Church.

This unity does not imply absolute uniformity in local expressions of the same faith. Scripture shows there has always been pluralism in the church. In the New Testament, the term “church” is applied to one or another of the individual local congregations that manifested the faith shared by the whole Christian community.

When the local first century churches of Corinth, Ephesus, Rome, Philippi, Jerusalem, for example, worked to live in harmony and visible communion (communio), we see manifested the unity of the one Church of Christ, subsisting in these various churches. Only when all the elements of faith are manifested in a given church can that church be declared in union with the fullness of Christ’s Church. However, to say that the Catholic Church is the church established by Christ does not mean that Catholics have always manifested the truth revealed by God in every instance in history. The council admits that “although the Catholic Church has been endowed with all divinely revealed truth and willed all means of grace, its members fail to live by them with all fervor” (UR, no.

4). The Sacred Council calls the church to bear in her own body the humility and dying of Jesus necessary to admit when it is or has been unfaithful to that truth. As Scripture reminds us, “If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us” (1 Jn. 1:10) (The Archdiocesan Handbook for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, 11).

The Ecumenical and Inter-religious Commission of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe is dedicated to enabling Catholics throughout the Archdiocese to respond faithfully to Christ’s call for unity. This article represents the seventh in an on-going column on frequently asked questions related to ecumenism and inter-religious relations.

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lado, o por encima).

El juicio de Dios cayó sobre los

dueños de esclavos, pero pasó sobre los hebreos quienes, en la noche de su liberación, sacrificaron un cordero inmaculado a su Dios. En el juicio que cae sobre sus opresores, Israel emerge como pueblo. En esta nota de tensión entre la misericordia y la justicia de Dios, las acciones de Jesús en la Última Cena hacen eco, pero también se distinguen de los temas de la Pascua.

En Mateo, Marcos y Lucas, Jesús se identifica claramente con el pan y el vino que entrega a sus discípulos en la Última Cena. Las palabras y obras de Jesús estaban dirigidas a transmitir el mensaje de que Jesús se entregaba a sí mismo en el pan y en el cáliz.

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“Esto soy yo,” decía, según Jerome Kodell, OSB. “Al compartir esta comida con ustedes, los estoy trayendo a una relación íntima conmigo.” Jesús dice a sus discípulos que lo que beben es su sangre para el perdón de los pecados “de muchos” (Mateo 26:,8).

Según Kodell, “de muchos” es un modo semita de decir de todos menos yo mismo.

Como se transmite en Mateo, la Última Cena presenta una Pascua renovada, nuestra Eucaristía y la muerte y resurrección de nuestro Señor. En esta Pascua, se ofrece el perdón a todas las naciones y todos los pueblos y se les invita a comer y beber en el reino de Dios.

Preguntas para la reflexión y discusión • ¿Cuál es el significado de la celebración de la Pascua para

los judíos?

• ¿Cuál es la relación entre la Última Cena de Jesús y la Pascua judía?

• ¿Cómo se retoman algunos temas de la celebración de la Pascua en el relato de la Última Cena que hace Mateo? ¿En qué se diferencia la Última Cena de la celebración de la Pascua?

• El evangelio de Mateo enfatiza la presencia del Cristo resucitado en las celebraciones eucarísticas. ¿Cómo afecta este énfasis a tu propia comprensión de lo que es la Eucaristía?

Este artículo fue originalmente publicado en el Arkansas Catholic el 9 de marzo de 2013.

Derechos de autor Diócesis de Little Rock. Todos los derechos son reservados. Este artículo podrá ser copiado o redistribuido con reconocimiento y permi-

Canossian continued from 9 God’s message of love in their the more your own entry into lives and their experience of the church to be confirmed in continuing Magdalene’s mis- faith and renewed in the ofsion of love. fering of yourselves to God.” Each one of us is making (Pope Benedict XVI). Being history in the world and in the in St. Peter’s with many other life of the church by the way consecrated women and men we live our lives, being hope- was a powerful experience. It ful and peaceful witnesses of is truly a blessing to journey the risen Christ. Nourishing together in Christ, carrying His our lives with the Word of God light to the world. and the sacraments helps us to The invitation of Sr. Markeep our eyes fixed on our final garet Peter, FdCC (Canossian destiny; eternal life with God, Congregational Leader) to reMary our mother, and the many flect on the many gifts, talents, saints who have gone before and possibilities we have to us. The privilege of attending change the world came also in Mass (February 2, 2013) with an appropriate time in preparathe Holy Father Pope Benedict tion for our upcoming General XVI for the Feast of the Pre- Chapter, which reminds us to sentation of the Lord (World refocus on Christ Crucified.

Day for Consecrated Life) was She reminded us that every gift a good reminder of the respon- comes with a responsibility and sibility that we have to be light a challenge. We are enjoying for others. We would have the fruit of St. Magdalene’s never imagined that a few days “yes” to God and are responlater, the world would hear sible for spreading the fire of about his resignation. Now God’s love. St. Magdalene we can reflect on the words of and St. Bakhita were women of wisdom he shared with us, the faith and prayer. They trusted many consecrated women and and believed that the Spirit was men who have answered God’s guiding their lives. We heard, call to reflect the light of Christ. shared, and exchanged a lot of “You are all represented in that wisdom, insights, and informasymbolic pilgrimage, which in tion which has made us richer the Year of Faith expresses all and will help us to ponder on

the theme of the next General Chapter: “Inspice et Fac” (“Look and do Likewise”)…

“That the World may believe.”called to be joyful and prophetic witnesses.

Visiting Rome and the many places where holy men and women walked and lived proclaiming God’s message of love helped me to go back to my first encounter with God, after 13 years of religious life.

Being able to be in the place where St. Magdalene was born, the house where she lived, the chapel where she prayed, and the room where she died was an experience that cannot be put into words. The stories I heard about St. Bakhita in Schio, seeing the beauty and peace in Assisi where St. Francis and St. Clare lived and died brought me a lot of hope and joy. These saints pray for me and reassure me it is worth giving and living my life for God by serving those “most in need.” Having breathed the spirituality of St. Francis, I rejoice even more in the election of our new Pope Francis. Let us remain united in prayer with him that God will continue to guide our journey of faith, hope, and love.

Faith, I have begun to realize it is not just about having faith, but putting our faith into action and promoting a “JustFaith” for all.

Several parishes in are plan-

ning to host JustFaith groups beginning in the Fall. For more information, call Anne Avellone in the Office of Social Justice and Respect Life, 505.831.8167.

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Thavis takes readers from a bell tower high above St. Peter’s to the depths of the basilica and the saint’s burial place, from the politicking surrounding the election of a new pope and the ever-growing sexual abuse scandals around the world to controversies about the Vatican’s stand on contraception, and more.

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Pope Francis

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Emails from Heaven

By Keith B. Merritt Publisher: The Cathedral Foundation (March 30, 2012) This manuscript started out as a booklet titled “EMails from Heaven” that chronicled Gayle Merritt’s journey from a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in February 2007 until her death on December 6, 2007. Real-time e-mails, all of which are included in this book, helped us keep our local parish informed about the challenges we were facing. At some point, the e-mails took on a life of their own, as people sent them to family and friends all over the world. I had no concept of this widespread appeal until Gayle passed away.

When Gayle died, I received dozens of e-mails from people around the world telling me how Gayle’s courage, faith and strength gave them the strength to face their own battles. I also received dozens of e-mails and calls urging me to write this book about our life together, how we grew as a couple and family, and how the suffering and pain of dying to the Cross of Christ enriched our faith.

In reading this book, you can expect to delve deeper into your own faith. Why? Because, as Christians, we believe that God could have performed a miracle and saved Gayle’s life up to the moment of death. Instead, God chose to allow Gayle’s life to come to its natural end. By doing so, God showed His true power and love by teaching us all how to experience Gayle’s journey and thereby learn how to live the rest of our lives.

Gayle was only fifty-four years old when she died. She was slender and beautiful, and she had a smile that would melt the hearts of all who met her. Gayle had dark brown hair with a touch of auburn that would flash in the sunlight, big chocolate-colored eyes, and pale skin. For more than thirty years, she was the healthiest person in our household. How she got this cancer, we’ll never know.

She had none of the risk factors. Gayle was quiet, never drew attention to herself, and loved being a wife and mother. In the end, these qualities drew hundreds and hundreds of people to her visitation and funeral. She lived her life as a reflection of Christ. Will you and I do as well?

“Francis, rebuild my Church!” That is how St. Francis of Assisi heard the call of Christ. It is also how Jorge Mario Bergoglio, at the age of 76, and a Jesuit, seems to have accepted his election to the papacy with the choice of a name that no other pope has ever chosen.

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The Growing Phenomenon of Venerable Sor María de Jésus de Ágreda

By Marc A. LeFrançois St. Alice Catholic Community Parishioner, Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus Mountainair Council 3138, Chief of Resources and Facility Management at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument New Mexico is legendary for its strong Catholic faith dating back to the entrance of Spanish Franciscan Missionaries at the dawn of the 17th century. As the Word of Christ spread across the northern frontier, mission architecture began to appear within the Pueblos, and the drama between the Native people, the Spanish authorities, and the Franciscans began to unfold. Most historians are familiar with this story, but few people know of another chapter that had a tremendous impact on the Christian evangelization that spread across the land. This story began in the year 1620 when reports began to circulate of a “Lady in Blue” who was visiting the Native people, teaching them the tenets of Christianity.

In 1629, the story of the Lady in Blue came to the attention of the Father

Custodian of the Department of New Mexico – Fray Alonso de Benevides – when a group of Jumano Indians visited the Pueblo of Isleta to ask for missionary priests to accompany them back to their homeland. These are believed to have been the Jumanos of the plains,

nun that never left the confines of her Ágreda convent.

Although the story is commonly associated with the now abandoned pueblomission sites of the Salinas province, particular those of Quarai and Las Humanas (Gran Quivira), …the story re-

Fray de la Llana is known to have worn the blue habit in honor of Sor María and is also believed to be associated with miraculous events. Fray de la Llana’s remains can now be found in the west wall of the Chapel of La Conquistadora of Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe. One modern Venerable, Fr. Solanus Casey, is also known “...but few people know of another chapter that had a to have been inspired by Sor María’s tremendous impact on the Christian evangelization that spread best known work, La Mystica, Ciudad across the land. This story began in the year 1620 when reports de Dios1 (The Mystical City of God), an began to circulate of a ‘Lady in Blue’ who was visiting the extensive biography of Mary, Mother Native people, teaching them the tenets of Christianity.” of God. Fr. Solanus was known to have “prayed” this work of Sor María on his knees for many hours, and his devotion but there were other Jumanos that lived mained widely-known among the Juma- to her writings have become of interest in Pueblos, such as that of Las Huma- no descendants of Texas, the Tiwa, Piro to many of the many Knights of Columnas, popularly known as the Gran Qui- and other native people of New Mexico bus Councils who bear his name, parvira Unit of Salinas Pueblo Missions and Texas. However, the story remained ticularly Council 11276 of Fort Wayne, National Monument, 26 miles south of fragmented among Spanish descen- IN, who is currently working on the Mountainair along SR55. Intrigued by dents. Recent events however, have restoration of a short 1959 biography on the story related by the Jumanos of a raised new interest in the story of Sôr Sor María by a close friend of Fr. So“Lady in Blue”, Fray Benevides even- María and her impact on the Catholic lanus’ – Mr. James Carrico. Interest in tually made the connection to one Sor history of New Mexico. Many requests Sor María is steadily growing among María de Jésus de Ágreda as the Lady in from a variety of interested groups – to the council’s of New Mexico as well. In Blue – a Franciscan Conceptionist nun include the Knights of Columbus, Saint addition, a Sor María one-day pilgrimcloistered in Ágreda, Spain – and the Vincent de Paul Society, parishes, and age is presently scheduled for Saturday, miracles associated with this humble others, are steadily requesting presenta- April 20 which includes a visit to Isleta tions and information concerning this Pueblo and the pueblo-mission ruins enigmatic Venerable. of Quarai at Salinas Pueblo Missions Highlighting this interest is the re- National Monument of the National cent election of our new Holy Father, Parks Service. For more information Pope Francis, whose chosen name has on the pilgrimage, please contact Dr. already increased interest in the Fran- Henry Casso at 505.294.4157; for inciscan activities of the Americas, which formation on Salinas Pueblo Missions includes the story of Sor María de Jésus National Monument, please visit http:// de Ágreda. Indeed, many Franciscan www.nps.gov/sapu/index.htm or call missionaries are known to have been in- 505.847.2585. spired by the writings and miracles as(Footnotes) 1 CITY OF GOD, The sociated with Sôr María, including Ven- Divine History and Life of the Virgin erable Fray Antonio Margil, Blessed Mother of God. It is interesting to note Fray Junipero Serra, and also one Jesuit three of the four volumes: The Incarna– Fray Eusebio Kino. In New Mexico, tion, The Conception, and The Transit is believed by some that Fray Geron- fíxíon received the following Impriimo de la Llana of the pueblo mission matur. IMPRIMATUR--Santa Fe, New of La Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Mexico, February 9, 1949. I gladly give Concepcíon de Cuarac – now know as my “Imprimatur” as of today, to the new Quarai – was among these followers. edition of the work, “The City of God”

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Sr. Angela Marie Chiado Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Angela Marie Chiado died Friday, March 29, 2013, at the age of 94 at Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. She was born Anna A. Chiado to parents Thomas J. and Marguerite Chiado in San Antonio, Texas, on Sept. 18, 1918. Sr. Angela Marie was a Sister of Charity for 75 years.

Sr. Angela Marie was born in San Antonio, but moved to Albuquerque at age 11 due to her father’s poor health. She states in her autobiography that the move was hard for her, but a relationship she formed with her Sister of Charity teacher changed that. She immediately knew she wanted to become a Sister, after meeting her new Sister/teacher, a Sister of Charity.

Sister Angela Marie entered the Sisters of Charity in 1937. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the College of Mount St. Joseph in 1946 and a Master of Arts in home economics from Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1953. She ministered in education in Ohio, New Mexico, and Colorado, beginning in junior high at Holy Family, Price Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1939.

Sister moved to high school teaching in the field of home economics at St. Vincent, Albuquerque, (1953–’54). She returned to her beloved West as a pastoral associate at St. Joseph Hospital, Albuquerque, N.M., (1978–’94).

In an article she wrote in Intercom in 1992, Sister Angela Marie spoke of her love for the pastoral care ministry and what the patients have taught her. She said, “Experiencing the patients’ openness I am more trusting; because of their suffering I am more gentle; because of their need for help I am more ready to accept help. I feel they have done far more for me.”

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NORBERTINE from page 9 Our core identity is expressed at the very beginning of the rule of St. Augustine which we follow. “The first purpose for which we have come together is to live in unity… to be of one mind and one heart on the way to God.” Communio – community, contemplation and compassionate service -- proclaims who we are.

Every day, the members of the community participate in the Liturgy of the Hours. Chanted Morning and Evening Prayer and daily Eucharist are cornerstones of Norbertine liturgical life.

Prayer makes us more sensitive to God’s activity in the people and the events of daily life.

Our work as Norbertines has always been determined by the needs of the faith communities we serve. Our primary ministry is to be a community. When we live together as a loving, compassionate community in a world that fosters individualism, those whom we encounter experience a pattern that they, too, can model as Christ models for us.

We minister to the multi-cultural people of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe by serving in parishes, among the sick and dying in Albuquerque’s hospitals and nursing homes, through faith formation and graduate education, and to immigrant families in a variety of settings.

The novitiate, a period of spiritual orientation for the young men who join us, is in Albuquerque. Further studies are done at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago where novices live at Holy Spirit House of Studies with fellow Norbertines from all over the country. Anyone interested in more information about our life of prayer and service may contact Fr. Robert Campbell, O. Praem., Vocation Director at 505.873.4399 ext. 214. More information is also available at our website: www.norbertinecommunity.org

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Roman Catholic Saints Calendar

April 2013 15 Blessed Caesar de Bus 16 St. Bernadette Soubirous 17 St. Benedict Joseph Labre 18 Blessed James Oldo 19 Blessed Luchesio and Buonadonna 20 St. Conrad of Parzham 21 St. Anselm 22 St. Adalbert of Prague 23 St. George 24 St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen 25 St. Mark 26 St. Pedro de San José Betancur 27 St. Louis Mary de Montfort 28 St. Peter Chanel 29 St. Catherine of Siena 30 St. Pius V

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2013 St. Joseph the Worker St. Athanasius Sts. Philip and James Blessed Michael Giedroyc St. Hilary of Arles Sts. Marian and James St. Rose Venerini St. Peter of Tarentaise St. Catharine of Bologna St. Damien Joseph de Veuster of Moloka’i St. Ignatius of Laconi Sts. Nereus and Achilleus Our Lady of Fatima St. Matthias

Parish History Training Days

As part of the celebration of the Year of Faith, all parishes in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe have been asked to organize and present a Parish History Day, where the story of the parish, its pastors and its people can be celebrated, shared and remembered. Bilingual trainings Date Readings (Cycle C) for parish teams are being organized by the Pastoral Ministries office and will be presented by the Office of Archives and Historic Patrimony, with the help of deanery representatives April 14, 2013 Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council. The deanery wide trainings will be held on Saturdays 3rd Sunday Easter Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 from 9am-4pm, with Marina Ochoa, Director of the Office of Archives and Historic Patrimony Rev. Adam Ortega y Ortiz Rev 5:11-14 / Jn 21:1-19 and John Taylor a local historian as presenters. Cost is $10 to cover lunch. The trainings are

Jn 21:1-14 scheduled for the following locations: April 21, 2013 Acts 13:14, 43-52 Sat. April 27, 2013 Immaculate Conception, Las Vegas for parishes of 4th Sunday Easter Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5

Northeast Deanery Rev. Adam Ortega y Ortiz Rev 7:9, 14b-17 / Jn 10:27-30 Sat, May 18, 2013 St. Anthony’s Fort Sumner for parishes of the April 28, 2013 Acts 14:21-27

Southeast Deanery 5th Sunday Easter Ps 145:8-9, 10-11, 12-13 In addition, there will be one make-up session scheduled for August 24, 2013 at the Catholic Rev. Mark Schultz Rev 21:1-5a / Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35 Center 9am-4pm for parish teams who may not be able to make the scheduled date and times May 5, 2013 Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 for their deanery.

To sign up you parish team contact Rita from the Pastoral Ministries Division 6th Sunday Easter Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 at 505.831.8126.

Rev. Mark Schultz Rev 21:10-14, 22-23 / Jn 14:23-29

April 2013

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The Law Enforcement Torch Run Benefitting the Special Olympics of New Mexico

“I was always afraid to say something wrong because people would make fun of me. Special Olympics helped me find my voice and now everyone else is speechless.” Our actions and words are so powerful. To think a Special Olympian had these fears throughout her life is so saddening, and she’s not the only one. Thanks to Special Olympics and its volunteers, she, along with thousands of other athletes, have been able to “find their voice.”

The Law Enforcement Torch Run is an opportunity for local law enforcement to become a part of the Special Olympics. The Knights of Columbus are also incredibly involved in Special Olympics by donating and volunteering their time.

The Flame of Hope® will be carried from the opening ceremony (April 20, UNM Track Field) all throughout New Mexico until the closing ceremony (May 31, UNM Track Field).

At the kick-off ceremony, Chuck Franco, First Gentleman, ORDINATION from page 2 raised in Albuquerque. He is a graduate of Del Norte High School and majored in philosophy while at UNM. Deacon Danny did his college theology at the Pontifical College Josephinum, and will be graduating this May from Mount Angel Seminary. Deacon Danny has been an outstanding student and is known in his parish assignments as a very effective preacher. He greatly looks forward to serving full-time back here in New Mexico.

His favorite quote: “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” II Cor. 4, 7 Deacon Bob Peccatiello: Deacon Bob is 34 years old and was born in Hinsdale, IL but moved to Maryland, then Texas, then Louisiana.

While in Louisiana, he starting working in politics and was a campaign manager. He also had experience in being both a special-education teacher and a security guard. He is a graduate of the Josephinum and will be graduating from Mount Angel Seminary this May. Deacon Bob enjoys fishing, horses and hiking, so he will fit in quite well here in the archdiocese.

His favorite quote: “Walk the way of the Lord in simplicity. Do not torment your spirit. Say the truth, always the truth.” -Padre Pio Those who are to be ordained deacons: Dominic Pierson: Dominic is 33 years old

commented, “I spent 32 years in law enforcement and to see so many uniforms here brings such joy to our hearts.” He continues, “This is more than just a run, it’s an opportunity to provide hope and encouragement to the Special Olympians of New Mexico.” Special Olympians have taught many people what sports is supposed to be about. For example, at a run from years past, one could not identify the “winner” because all the Olympians who crossed the finish line remained at there to congratulate all the other “winners”.

By changing our words, we can change the world.

For more information on the Law Enforcement Torch Run, please contact 505.856.0342

Photo by Leslie M. Radigan

By Leslie M. Radigan, Office of Communications/Media

and is from Albuquerque. He is a graduate of Valley High School. He spent some time at UNM studying engineering and then went to CNM where he took some courses in geology and computers. But perhaps Dominic is best known as someone who worked for several years at Garson and Sons Catholic Supply Store in Albuquerque. Dominic is an example of perseverance as he did not let poor grades at first get him discouraged as he is now a very accomplished student of theology.

His favorite quote: “God doesn’t require us to succeed; He only requires that you try.”

-Bl. Teresa of Calcutta Felipe Valadez: Felipe is 45 years old, was born in Mexico and was raised in Monterey.

Soon after high school he joined the religious community of St. John which is located in France. During his time as a religious brother with the community, he did extensive work in parishes and in hospital settings. He started reflecting on the idea of becoming a priest and spent a year of reflection at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert in Abiquiu. He then spent six months working at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Clovis which convinced him that an active life as a priest was where God was calling him to be.

His favorite quote: “God does not chose those who are worthy, but those that He wants” -St. Therese of Lisieux

April 2013

Pope, U.N. Head meet, Discuss Crises in Syria, Korean Peninsula

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Recognizing the important role each other plays on the global stage, Pope Francis and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met at the Vatican April 9, discussing common efforts to promote peace and protect human dignity.

“The United Nations and the Holy See share common goals and ideals,” the U.N. secretary-general told the pope as the two sat across from each other at a desk in the papal library. Reporters were ushered out of the room at that point.

With translation assistance from a monsignor in the Vatican Secretariat of State, the pope and Ban spent about 20 minutes speaking privately.

The two spoke specifically about “situations of conflict and serious humanitarian emergencies, especially in Syria,” but also about the ongoing tensions on the Korean peninsula and in several African countries “where peace and stability are threatened,” said a statement from the Vatican press office.

Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, who spoke with the pope after Ban left, said the pope and the U.N. leader also talked about the problem of human trafficking, especially of women -- a global problem of particular concern to Pope Francis and one that he denounced in his Easter message as “the most extensive form of slavery in this 21st century.”

Pope Francis spoke about the ways the Catholic Church, as a religious institution, promotes many of the same goals as the United Nations, particularly on behalf of a holistic protection of human dignity and in the promotion of a “culture of encounter,” the Vatican statement said.

Father Lombardi said the phrase is one the pope used often as archbishop of Buenos Aires to describe his approach to the promotion of dialogue, understanding and respect among people and among religions, recognizing differences, but not allowing them to prevent meetings and discussions.

After their private meeting, Ban introduced to the pope members of his entourage, which included his wife, his Argentine chief of staff and the U.N. undersecretary for disarmament.

Pope Francis went around the room giving each guest a small boxed rosary, which still carries the coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI; a papal aide said they are awaiting the arrival of rosaries with Pope Francis’ emblem.

Pope Francis spoke a few words of English during the meeting. Presenting a mosaic to Ban, the pope said, “This is for you.” Then he immediately switched to Italian to describe it as a view of Rome.

Ban gave the pope a blue-bound tome containing the text of the United Nations Charter in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. He told the pope the charter reflects “the goals and objectives of human beings, which you also promote.”

The U.N. secretary-general went from the papal library to a meeting with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, then spoke briefly with reporters. He said he invited the pope to visit the United Nations -- an invitation the Vatican acknowledged, but without making a commitment to attend -- and said he was particularly pleased the new pope chose the name Francis, because it has come to signify a commitment to peacemaking.