People of God January 2014 by Archdiocese of Santa Fe

January 2014 • Volume 32 • Number 1 • www.archdiosf.org

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Living the Eucharist........................................................................... 2 Archbishop’s Letter: Happy New Year!............................................ 3 Ecumenism: An Interview With Rev. Msgr. J. Voorhies.................. 7 Dominican Vocation Opportunity...................................................... 9 Catholic Schools Week is January 26-February 1......................... 10 Sanctity of Life.................................................................................. 22

Serving The Multicultural People of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe

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Wednesday, 12:00 Noon, January 22, 2014 Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Santa Fe, NM

January is Poverty Awareness Month 46.5 Million People in the USA are living in poverty. See pp. 2, 21

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Sanctity of Life Awareness & Unity Day Mass/March/Rally

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Loving God, you called us each by name and gave your only Son to redeem us. In your faithfulness, you sent the Holy Spirit to complete the mission of Jesus among us. Open our hearts to Jesus. Give us the courage to speak his name to those who are close to us and the generosity to share his love with those who are far away. We pray that every person throughout the world be invited to know and love Jesus the Savior and Redeemer. May they come to know his all-surpassing love. May that love transform every element of society. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen

Are you ready to Grow Closer to God? Join us this Lent in Living the Eucharist!

ollowing the Archdiocesan Eucharistic Congress in September 2013, Archbishop Sheehan received numerous requests to continue with a year devoted to the Eucharist. In response Archbishop has now direct all parishes to make the necessary preparations to participate in Living the Eucharist during the six weeks of Lent, a program produced by the Paulist Fathers, who are leaders in the efforts of the New Evangelization. This program is a wonderful opportunity to enhance the Liturgical celebration of the Sunday Mass, calling all of the assembly (Families, Youth and Individuals) to greater participation in the Sunday liturgy. It consists primarily of small groups who gather once a week during Lent to pray and

Raise Your Awareness About Poverty This Month! January is poverty in America awareness month. There are over 46million Americans living below the poverty line and of those 46 million, 1 in 5 children are affected! As Catholics, we are called to respond to this immense human suffering! Catholic Campaign for Human Development helps people move themselves out of Poverty USA. You can help break the cycle of poverty by learning and visiting www.povertyusa.org and www.usccb.org. Discuss with others about the impact of poverty on individuals and communities. To raise awareness in the Archdiocese the Office of Social Justice and Respect Life in partnership with the Catholic Campaign of Human Development is offering free presentations to all youth and adults. Presentations are designed to build awareness of the root causes of poverty and to help us realize what our call is as Catholics to help. If you would like to help raise awareness about the issues of poverty in your school or parish please contact Francine Hernandez at justice2@archdiosf. org or at 505.831.8235.

reflect on the Sunday readings. This program contains components for teen sharing, individual devotion time and family prayer. In addition, the Paulist Fathers have included special materials for Liturgical Ministers, Presiders and Homilists that can also help to make the Sunday Liturgy more vibrant and prayerful. Log on to www.livingtheeucharist.org for more information. To help with the training and implementation of this program for parishes, Fr. Frank DeSiano, president of the Paulist Fathers, will be offering an in-service on how to implement Living the Eucharist to Pastors and their Parish Teams on: • Friday, January 24, 2014 9am1pm (with lunch included) at the Catholic Center in Albuquerque • Friday evening, January 24,

2014 7-9pm Spanish In-Service at the Catholic Center in Albuquerque • Saturday January 25, 2014 9am-1pm (with lunch included) English In-Service in Santa Fe at St. John the Baptist Parish Pastors are encouraged to sign up ahead of time to reserve space for themselves and their teams. Parish Teams should consist of a parish staff member and one other volunteer with good organizational skills. Materials will be shipped to parishes by the first week of January; please bring these materials with you on the training day. Please contact Michelle Montez, Executive Director of Pastoral Ministries, who is overseeing this effort, to indicate which session you and your team will be attending. Call 505-831-8165 to sign up today!

Pope drinks mate during break at Vatican meeting with superiors of men’s religious orders

Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions FOR Janury 2014 Universal: That all may promote authentic economic development that respects the dignity of all peoples. For Evangelization: That Christians of diverse denominations may walk toward the unity desired by Christ.

Pope Francis drinks mate, the traditional Argentine herbal tea, during a break at a meeting with the superiors of men’s religious orders at the Vatican Nov. 29. During the meeting, the pope ordered the revision of norms on the relations between religious orders and local bishops. At right is Father Adolfo Nicolas, superior general of the Society of Jesus. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano)

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IN THE RISEN LORD Happy New Year!

n the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, we are all pretty familiar with the traditions of the Hispanic cultures and the Native American cultures throughout the year. However, I wanted to spend some time talking about a Vietnamese culture tradition which I have been involved with over several years – and that is the Vietnamese New Year. This year, I will be celebrating the Vietnamese New Year’s Mass at Our Lady of La Vang in Albuquerque on Sunday, January 26 starting with the 8:30 a.m. procession. If you have never attended a Vietnamese Catholic Mass, you are missing a beautiful, prayerful and faith-filled experience. The choir is exquisite, the reverence very visible and the participation by the people is all encompassing. Tết, or Vietnamese New Year, is the most important

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n la Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe estamos bastante familiarizados con los eventos tradicionales de las culturas hispanas y nativo-americanas que se llevan a cabo lo largo del año. Sin embargo, quiero hoy hablar de una tradición de la cultura vietnamita en la que he estado involucrado a lo largo de varios años - y esta es el Año Nuevo vietnamita. Este año estaré celebrando la Misa del Año Nuevo vietnamita en la parroquia de Nuestra Señora de La Vang en Albuquerque el domingo 26 de enero, comenzando a las 8:30 am con una procesión. Si ustedes nunca han asistido a una misa católica vietnamita, se han perdido de una hermosa experiencia llena de fe y oración. El coro es fabuloso, la reverencia muy visible y la participación de la gente es plena.

Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan

celebration of Vietnamese culture. The word is a shortened form of Tết Nguyên Đán, which is Sino-Vietnamese for “Feast of the First Morning of the First Day”. Vietnamese people usually return to their families during Tết. Some return to worship at the family altar or visit the graves of their ancestors in their homeland. They also clean the graves of their family as a sign of respect. Although Tết is a national holiday among all Vietnamese, each region and religion has its own customs. Vietnamese families usually have a family altar, to show respect to their ancestors. During Tết, the altar is thoroughly

cleaned and new offerings are placed there. This includes a tray of five different fruits on the altar called Mâm Ngũ Quả (literally, five fruits type). In the days leading up to Tết, each family cooks special holiday foods such as Bánh chưng (rectangular to represent Earth) and bánh dầy (circular to represent Sky) are symbolically connected with Tết and are essential in any Tết celebration. It is tightly packed sticky rice with meat or bean fillings wrapped in leaves. Mứt which are dried candied fruits, are rarely eaten at any time besides Tết. This is all enjoyed in a meal following the Mass. Children receive a red envelope containing money from their elders. This tradition is incorporated at the end of our Mass when I distribute red en-

velopes to the children (provided by the parish). Since the Vietnamese believe that the first visitor a family receives in the year determines their fortune for the entire year, people never enter any house on the first day without being invited first. The act of being the first person to enter a house is one of the most important rituals during Tết. According to Vietnamese tradition, if good things come to the family on the first day of the lunar New Year, the entire following year will also be full of blessings. Usually, a person of good temper, morality and success will be the lucky sign for the host family and be invited first into the house. During subsequent days, people visit relatives and friends. Traditionally but not strictly, the second day of Tết is usually reserved for friends, while the third day is for teachers, who command respect in

Vietnam. Prosperous families can pay for dragon dancers to perform at their house. There are also public performances for everyone to watch. This too is incorporated at the celebration at Our Lady of La Vang in that the procession prior to the Mass is led by dragons. The dragons dance in front of the parish leadership to the front of the church through two lines of people. At the end of the dragon dance, firecrackers (a lot of firecrackers) are set off prior to people entering the church for Mass. A great tradition for a wonderful culture! So - “chúc mừng năm mới” (Happy New Year) and “cung chúc tân xuân” (gracious wishes of the new spring)! Sincerely yours in the Risen Lord, Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan Archbishop of Santa Fe

Feliz Año Nuevo! Arzobispo Michael J. Sheehan

El Tết o Año Nuevo vietnamita es la celebración más importante de esta cultura. La palabra es una forma abreviada de Tết Nguyên Đán, que es el término vietnamita para «Fiesta de la primera mañana del primer día». Los vietnamitas suelen volver a sus familias durante el Tết. Algunos regresan para rezar en el altar de la familia o visitar las tumbas de sus antepasados en su tierra natal. También limpian las tumbas de sus familiares como un signo de respeto. Aunque Tết es una fiesta nacional entre todos los vietnamitas, cada región y cada religión tiene sus propias costumbres. Las Familias vietnamitas suelen tener un altar familiar para mostrar respeto a sus antepasados. Durante el Tết ese altar se limpia bien y se colocan nuevas ofrendas. Esto incluye una bandeja de cinco

frutas diferentes en el altar llamado «Mâm Ngũ Quả» (literalmente, cinco tipos de frutas). En los días anteriores al Tết, cada familia prepara comidas especiales como el Báhn Chung (rectangular representando a la Tierra) y el bánh dầy (representando el Cielo), simbólicamente relacionados con Tết y esenciales en esta celebración, estos platillos son preparados con arroz compactado y relleno de carne o frijoles y envuelto en hojas, además de Mứt que son frutas secas y confitadas, las cuales raramente se comen en otro tiempo fuera del Tết. Todo esto se disfruta en una comida después de la misa. Los niños reciben un sobre rojo con dinero de parte de sus mayores. Esta tradición se incorpora al final de nuestra misa cuando distribuyo sobres rojos a los niños ( proporcionadas por la

parroquia). Ya que los vietnamitas creen que el primer visitante que recibe una familia en el año determina su fortuna para todo el año, la gente no entra en cualquier casa en el primer día sin ser primero invitado. El acto de ser la primera persona en entrar en una casa es uno de los rituales más importantes durante el Tết. Según la tradición vietnamita, si llega lo bueno a la familia en el primer día del Año Nuevo lunar, todo el año también estará lleno de bendiciones. Por lo general, una persona de buen carácter, moral y éxito será señal de suerte para la familia anfitriona y será invitado primero a la casa. Durante los días siguientes, la gente visita a familiares y amigos. Tradicionalmente, pero no en sentido estricto, el segundo día del Tết es generalmente reservado para

los amigos, mientras que el tercer día es para los profesores, quienes inspiran respeto en Vietnam. Las familias prósperas pueden pagar por bailarines dragón para que hagan una presentación en su casa. También hay actuaciones públicas a las que todos pueden asistir. Esto también se incorpora en la celebración de Nuestra Señora de La Vang, en la que la procesión antes de la misa es guiada por estos dragones. Los dragones bailan a través de dos filas de personas hasta llegar frente al liderazgo de la parroquia en la parte del frente de la iglesia. Al final del baile del dragón, se encienden petardos (muchos petardos) antes de que las personas entren en la iglesia para la misa. ¡Esta es una gran tradición para una cultura maravillosa! Continued on page 21

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Archbishop’s Schedule January 11 Sat 11:00 a.m. 13 Mon ======== 14 Tue 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 15 Wed 10:00 a.m. 17 Fri ======== 18 Sat 11:00 a.m. 20 Mon ======== 21 Tue ======== 5:00 p.m. 22 Wed 7:30 a.m. 12:00 Noon 24 Fri ======== 25 Sat 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 26 Sun 8:30 a.m. 27 Mon ======== 6:00 p.m. 28 Tue 8:00 a.m. ======== 12:15 p.m. 29 Wed ======== 31 Fri ========

ACA Kickoff, Northwest & Santa Fe Deaneries, St. Anne, Santa Fe Office Appointments Presbyteral Council, Madonna Retreat Center, Alb. Deans, Madonna Retreat Center, Albuquerque Archdiocesan Evangelization Commission, Catholic Center College of Consultors, Catholic Center Office Appointments ACA Kickoff, A B C and Southwest Deaneries, Catholic Center Office Closed, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Office Appointments Bishops of New Mexico, IHM Retreat Center Legislative Breakfast, Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Santa Fe Pro-Life Mass & Procession, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Living the Eucharist Workshop for Priests, Catholic Center ACA Kickoff, Southeast Deanery, Santa Rosa Annual Young Adult Appreciation Mass & Banquet, Catholic Center Mass & Confirmation, Our Lady of La Vang, Alb. Office Appointments Catholic Charities Board Blessing Mass, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Albuquerque Archdiocesan Finance Council, Catholic Center Office Appointments Committee on Comprehensive Model, Catholic Center Installation of Bishop-Elect Michael Olson, Fort Worth Diocese Vocations Discernment Weekend, IHM Retreat Center, Santa Fe

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Vocations Discernment Weekend, IHM Retreat Center, Santa Fe Office Appointments Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, Catholic Center Pastor/Principal Catholic Schools Workshop, Catholic Center UNM Chair of Catholic Studies Public Lecture, Catholic Center Tape TV Masses, Catholic Center Office Appointments

Archbishop Sheehan has made the following assignments:

• Effective Friday, November 8, 2013 – Rev. Peter Daniel Muller, O.Praem, will be in residence at Santa Maria de La Vid Abbey under the direction of Abbot Joel Garner, O.Praem. He will be assisting at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary in Albuquerque under the direction of the pastor, Rev. Robert Campbell, O.Praem. • Effective Friday, November 15, 2013 – Rev. Joseph Gonsalves, OFM will in residence at San Juan Diego Friary in Albuquerque under the direction of Very Rev. Gino Correa, OFM. Rev. Gonsalves enjoys the faculties of the Diocese of Gallup and will continue to minister at Laguna Pueblo where Bishop James S. Wall is the Ordinary. • Effective Sunday, December 1, 2013 – Rev. Thomas Pulickal, O.Praem, has been assigned to full-time Hospital Ministry under the direction of Rev. Baaju Izuchi, CSSp, Director of Hospital Chaplaincy Services for the Archdiocese. • Effective Friday, December 20, 2013 – Rev. Anthony Akabogu currently assigned as Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Sorrows in Las Vegas has been assigned as parochial vicar at St. Thomas Aquinas in Rio Rancho, under the direction of the pastor, Rev. Msgr. Douglas A. Raun. • Effective Friday, December 20, 2013 – Very Rev. Hyginus Chuks Anuta, a priest of the Diocese of Awka, Nigeria has been incardinated into the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. • Effective Friday, December 20, 2013 – Rev. Robert Peccatiello currently assigned as parochial vicar at St. Thomas Aquinas in Rio Rancho has been assigned as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Sorrows in Las Vegas, under the direction of the pastor, Rev. Douglas Mitchell. • Effective Saturday, December 28, 2013 – Rev. Warren J. Broussard, SJ has been assigned as pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Albuquerque. The current pastor, Rev. Rafael Garcia, SJ has been reassigned to Kansas City by his religious order. • Effective Friday, November 8, 2013 – Dcn. Felix Barela previously assigned to diaconal ministry at Our Lady of Belen Parish in Belen has been reassigned to diaconal ministry at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in La Joya, under the direction of the pastor, Rev. Denis Kaggwa. • Effective Wednesday, November 20, 2013 – Dcn. Rudolph F. Baca previously assigned to diaconal ministry at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Albuquerque has been reassigned to diaconal ministry at Our Lady of the Annunciation in Albuquerque, under the direction of the pastor, Rev. Msgr. Bennett J. Voorhies. • Effective Wednesday, November 20, 2013- Deacon Keith Davis, has been incardinated into the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. He is currently assigned at Our Lady of Fatima in Albuquerque under the direction of the pastor, Rev. Msgr. Francis X. Eggert.

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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 September and October 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. Parish Name/City

Amount Received

Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe – Pojoaque......................................................................................................$460.00 Immaculate Conception – ABQ........................................................................................................................$555.00 St. John the Baptist – Santa Fe.....................................................................................................................$1,000.00 Our Lady of Guadalupe – Taos......................................................................................................................$1,000.00 Our Lady of Sorrows – Bernalillo........................................................................................................................$50.00 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary...................................................................................................................$390.00 St. Anne – Santa Fe......................................................................................................................................$1,500.00 Our Lady of the Annunciation........................................................................................................................$2,827.00 Teresa Gies....................................................................................................................................................... $25.00 Felician Sisters...................................................................................................................................................$50.00 St. Joseph on the Rio Grande - Abq..............................................................................................................$1,140.00 St. John the Baptist – Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo..............................................................................................$5,000.00

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Have You Ever Considered Becoming a Catholic Priest?

Without obligation or commitment, single men (from high school to age 50) are invited to attend a weekend retreat to learn more about a priestly vocation. This is a weekend to explore and learn about a life serving God and His church as a priest. It will be conducted by the Vocation Office of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. The retreat will cover: • Personal testimonies describing vocations • The challenge of the Gospel (values worth living and sacrificing for) • Life as a seminarian • Possible assignments after ordination • Concerns about the image of the priest This weekend retreat will start on Friday, January 31, 2014 at 6 PM with registration and will

end on Sunday, February 2 at 1 PM. Learn more about the vocational alternatives to the secular pressures of business and professional life. Come and consider dedicating your life to God in the service of His people. Come consider bring Christ to the world! Questions? Call Fr. Michael DePalma or Cory Woodcox at the Vocations Office 505.831.8143. If you are interested, please cut and mail registration form before January 21st to: Vocations Office 4000 Saint Joseph’s Place NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 The retreat will be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Retreat and Conference Center 50 Mount Carmel Road, Santa Fe, NM. Private rooms and meals will be provided.

Registration for Diocesan Priesthood Discernment Retreat January 31, 2014 – February 2, 2014 Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Home Phone: Work Phone: Cell Phone: Email:

Installation of the Acolyte

By Deacon Steve Rangel, Director of Deacons/Diaconate Formation On November 16, 2013 at San Felipe de Neri Catholic Church, Albuquerque, ten men were installed as Acolytes by the Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan. The church was filled with family and friends for this joyous occasion. During the Homily, Archbishop Sheehan shared how proud he was of the ten men as they continue their journey in formation and toward their ordination as deacons. Archbishop Sheehan also expressed his gratitude to the wives and family of the candidates for their continued support. The Formation Team was also thanked for their part in supporting the men in formation. Let us continue to pray and support the 2014 Diaconate Formation as they continue their journey. Kevin Barkocy-Prince of Peace, Albuquerque Theodore Branch-Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, Santa Fe Mark Buie-Church of the Incarnation, Rio Rancho Harold Gallegos-St. Patrick, Chama-San Jose, Los Ojos Stephen Garcia-Our Lady of Guadalupe, Clovis Christopher Gilbert-Sacred Heart, Española Salvador Mercado-St. Jude Thaddeus, Albuquerque Maurice Rodriguez-Holy Child, Tijeras Joseph Valdez-San Jose, Los Ojos

Pray for Christian Unity P E O P L E

By Jennifer Murphy-Dye, Community Outreach Director, Ecumenical Institute for Ministry

At least once a year, many Christians become aware of the great diversity of ways of adoring God. Hearts are touched, and people realize that their neighbors’ ways are not so strange. The event that touches off this special experience is something called the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Traditionally celebrated between January 18-25, between the feasts of St. Peter and the Conversion of St. Paul, the Week of Prayer enters into congregations and parishes all over the world. Pulpits are exchanged, and special ec-

umenical celebrations and prayer services are arranged. The theme for 2014 is from 1 Cor 1:1-17: Has Christ been divided? We are often so comfortable in our parishes and dioceses that we don’t pay much attention to other Christian communities, nor do we understand the significance of the existence of these communities. The numerous, assorted denominations and congregations, from evangelical churches to mainline churches, are a witness to DIS-UNITY! This is scandalous, that Christ’s Church should be split, that we are unable to truly celebrate our shared faith as ONE. The Week of Prayer for Christian

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Unity gives us the opportunity to approach God in humility and ask for help in bringing about visible unity. Why is this important? Because only together can we effectively witness to the Gospel message and fulfill the Great Commission: to go and make disciples of all the world. Until then, we dialogue with other Christians; we work with them for social change; and we PRAY, participating in spiritual ecumenism with our brothers and sisters in faith. There are two opportunities to come together that week to pray and share fellowship: • Monday, January 20, 2014 at 7:00 PM at Our Lady of the Most Holy Ro-

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Save the Dates Tuesday, March 11: Jewish-Christian Dialogue Interfaith Colloquium at B’nai Israel April 28-May 1: National Workshop on Christian Unity at Hyatt Regency Downtown Albuquerque Saturday, May 3: New Mexico Conference of Churches’ Congregational Vitality Series at Bosque Center sary, 5415 Fortuna NW, Albuquerque, with the Rev. Dr. Donna McNiel, homilist, , Executive Director of the NM Conference of Churches. • Friday, January 24, 2014 at 7:00 PM at Our Lady of the Annunciation NE, Vermont NE, Albuquerque

Pope Francis walks with Orthodox Patriarch John X of Antioch during meeting at Vatican Pope Francis walks with Greek Orthodox Patriarch John X of Antioch during a private meeting at the Vatican. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters)

Master of Theological Studies

TMIY Men’s Ministry Returns to Prince of Peace Saturday, January18, 2014 TMIY (That Man is You) Men’s ministry resumes January 18 at Prince of Peace. This exciting movement is hosted jointly by Prince of Peace along with Annunciation and Risen Savior parishes. TMIY is a Catholic Men’s ministry transforming men into “Christian leaders after God’s own heart”. It has expanded exponentially into 400+

parishes in over 40 states. About 40 men attend our sessions. Our Saturday sessions begin with a gathering breakfast from 7-7:30 am followed by a half hour video presentation and table discussions ending promptly at 8:30am to free up the rest of the day. FREE! Contact John Desautels at 856-7657 or see www.thatmanisyou.org

It’s a new year - are you ready to begin working on your master’s degree? The Ecumenical Institute for Ministry (EIM) and St. Norbert College began a partnership over a decade ago to bring to New Mexico the only Master of Theo-

logical Studies. Whether you are employed by the church or work as a volunteer, the MTS program will give you the foundation you need to effectively and confidently minister to the people of God here in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.

Class schedules are designed to fit your busy schedule, and full and partial scholarships are available. For more information, contact Becky Candelaria, program coordinator, at rebecca.candelaria@snc. edu or 505-873-4399 ext. 229.

Grab Your Valentine and Let’s Dance!

St. Francis Xavier Parish is having their first Annual Valentine’s Dinner and Dance, on Saturday, February 15, 2014 from 6 p.m. – 11 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Donation is $10 per person or $60 per table(a table seats six). This is an adults-only and non-alcohol event. It is semi-formal and there will be a silent auction. St. Francis is

located at 820 Broadway SE. For more information or to purchase tickets contact 505.243.5201. History: Sacramental records of the parish begin on September 20, 1928. The first pastor was Rev. Gregory Goni, SJ. The parish was served by the Jesuits until 1960 when Msgr. Sipio Salas was the first diocesan

priest appointed as pastor. Originally, frame buildings from the old Santa Fe Hospital were used by the parish for its church, rectory and school. The present church was dedicated in September 1949. A school was started by the Sisters of Charity in 1929; it closed in May 1983. The Parish Feast Day is December 3.

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An Interview with Rev. Msgr. Bennett J. Voorhies Director, Archdiocesan Office of Ecumenical & Interreligious Affairs

Vatican II’s Decree Unitatis Redintegratio, the Decree of Ecumenism, called us to work for the restoration of unity among all Christians. It declared this unity to be “one of the chief concerns of the Second Sacred Ecumenical Synod of the Vatican.” Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan states that here in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, we have worked to foster the Ecumenical teachings of Vatican II, but this work belongs to all of us. On March 1, 2013, Archbishop Sheehan appointed Rev. Msgr. Bennett J. Voorhies as Director of the Archdiocesan Office of Ecumenical & Interreligious Affairs (EIA). Recently, I had the good fortune to meet with Rev. Msgr. Voorhies current pastor of Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish, Albuquerque and former chancellor of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Those who know Rev. Msgr. Voorhies are well aware of his quick wit and delightful humor. When asked about his experience in this vast arena of ecumenical and interreligious affairs, he chuckled saying “Archbishop Sheehan thought

I might be a fairly good candidate for this ministry because of my family roots…all tracing back to Abraham.” Rev. Msgr. Voorhies’ heritage epitomizes our ecumenical and interreligious community. He said his experience began early in his childhood as he grew up in a home where his father had Catholic roots, though his family had a Dutch-reformed name. He said the Dutch-reformed, which are of the Calvanist tradition like the Presbyterians, came over to America in the 1600’s to New Amsterdam. They then “…were thrown out because the British arrived in 1666 and they decided to move on.” Part of the diaspora of the Voorhies family was a group that traveled through Kentucky during the Revolutionary War in the 1700’s and then by 1800 settled in Louisiana and married Catholic girls for the last 200 years. Thus the paternal branch of his family was Protestant then became Catholic. Rev. Msgr Voorhies’ maternal side is comprised of Episcopalians and Orthodox Jews. Around the 1900’s, his grandmother’s family immigrated from the Russian/Lithuanian/Baltic states border area and settled in New York. His rich, colorful heritage along with ongoing dialogues with his brother-in-law about his Muslim faith and many other Christian denominations has prepared Rev. Msgr. Voorhies for the task at hand. In Pope John Paul II’s Encyclical on Ecumenism, Ut Unum Sint, he made ecumenism an imperative for Catholics

stating “ecumenism, the movement promoting Christian unity, is not just some sort of appendix which is added to the Church’s traditional activity. Rather, ecumenism is an organic part of her life and work, and consequently must pervade all that she is and does; it must be like the fruit borne by a healthy and flourishing tree which grows to its full stature… “[ecumenism] must be

Msgr. Voorhies says, “Genuine ecumenism is not about convincing non-Catholics to become Catholics--or to pretend that we are not Catholic. Ecumenism is an attempt for mutual respect and understanding, a quest for members of different traditions and denominations to honor everything that unites them, even as they discuss respectfully the things that divide them. True ecumenism

“we, as Christians have more that unites us than divides us; and that as we are facing the onslaught of secularism from every direction, we Christians have more reason to be united in our stance publicly for the good of the world.” central to the work of the whole Catholic Church. Prayer and work for Christian unity is a basic duty of being a Catholic Christian.” Its roots can be found in John 17:11 where Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane during his final moments of life. “And now I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, while I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name that You have given me, so that they may be one just as we are. Rev. Msgr. Voorhies says, “When you are praying in your last moments of your life you are praying for the most important things. Here Jesus is praying that all will be one—for the unity of His people, the unity of Christians.” In that spirit, he believes Pope Francis will continue to reemphasize the importance to Christ Himself, that His body be united as members of the body of Christ. So how do we learn to practice true ecumenism here in the archdiocese? Rev.

starts with mutual love and respect.” It happens in a variety of ways. Local dialogues, going to music concerts at various churches, and praying for Christian unity in which we exchange pulpits. Rev. Msgr. Voorhies was invited by members of the Paradise Hills Methodist Church in Al-

buquerque to discuss Ecumenism and Pope Francis with a Saturday morning breakfast group and was delightfully surprised to see about 50 people gathered. He was personally inspired by one of their members who gave witness about how God was working in his life. He then was asked to address the group whom he said was “so open, so welcoming, so attentive” to his presentation in which he traced the history of the unity and disunity of the church and the desire to be reunited. His premise was validated as the group agreed that “we, as Christians have more that unites us than divides us; and that as we are facing the onslaught of secularism from every direction, we Christians have more reason to be united in our stance publicly for the good of the world.” He said there are some local ways in which we can keep the door open for the Holy Spirit to

move. Students and staff from Our Lady of the Annunciation School work closely with Catholic Charities who serve people of all faiths and of no faith. At the international level, Pope Francis continues to show his strong support of Ecumenism and Inter-Religious Relations seeking ways where we can be one. Rev. Msgr. Voorhies also has worked extensively with the New Mexico Conference of Churches, a community of Christians responding to those in need—the poorest of the poor. He asks for prayer by all denominations for the free exercise of religion, not only here in America, but most especially, in the Middle East where they are suffering so greatly from persecution by various forces. He prays for the time when all God’s people will be gathered around His table in complete unity and love. By Celine Baca Radigan, Editor

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The Psalms are a school of prayer for us By Cackie Upchurch, Director of Little Rock Scripture Study “Most of the Bible speaks to us but the Psalms speak for us.” These words from Athanasius, the fourth-century bishop of Alexandria, offer us an insight that might be helpful as we draw near to the close of the Church’s Year of Faith. Part of our faith life is the content of our beliefs and doctrines, the celebration of sacraments and the teachings of our biblical tradition. We need God’s word to speak to us, to inform and shape us. However, the foundation of all expressions of faith is the relationship God shares with us, the relationship that invites us to speak to God as both an intimate friend and the divine master of the universe. There is no better place to be shaped in the art of prayerful conversation than the school of prayer we find in the Psalms. Lesson one: The Psalms were the prayer book of ancient Israel and of Jesus and his earliest followers. They

This is the 13th column in a 14-part series. remain a prayer book for the Church of the language can be shockingly raw, throughout the centuries and across the there is no doubt that God welcomes cultures of the globe. There is some- our true self to the conversation. And thing that rings true about the human only God can work the transformation condition and the nature of God that from complaint to thanksgiving, from confession to forgiveness. makes them timeless and relevant. Lesson four: The Psalms teach us not Lesson two: The Psalms remind us of the necessity of praise and wor- only how to talk with God but how to ship, just for the sheer joy of being in listen. On the surface, we hear the voicthe presence of God who creates and es of generations of people of prayer sustains the universe, and at the same who help us to ponder God’s very natime bothers to care for each of us. We ture. God is depicted as a generous need not ask for anything, or explain creator (as in Psalm 8), a responsible ourselves or our concerns, but simply care giver (as in Psalm 23), a victorious marvel at God’s goodness and that is conqueror (as in Psalm 68), a forgiver (as in Psalm 106), a compassionate prayer. Lesson three: Prayer requires honesty creator (as in Psalm 40), as well as an and vulnerability. For any of us fearful aloof ruler (as in Psalms 10 and 88) to of revealing our darker emotions, from name a few. More importantly, when we listen anxiety to vengefulness, rest assured that there is nothing new under the sun. deeply, stilling ourselves enough to If the Psalms are any indicator, God truly enjoy God’s presence, we begin has heard the very worst humans have to hear the voice of God, responding to to offer. Some scholars estimate that our need or setting us straight or givat least 40 percent of psalms are coming us a mission. As part of the inspired plaint, with additional percentages giv- word of God, we can rely on God’s en to cursing and lament. While some very presence in the time we take to sit

with the Psalms and ask God to speak to us through them. Lesson five: Just as there are all manner of ways to speak of our experience of God, there are a wide variety of expressions of the spiritual journey each of us travels. Some of the psalms are obviously anchored in the events of liberation at the time of Exodus, while others are more centered around the wonders of creation or the experience of forgiveness. Still others are dominated by themes of good versus evil. God’s people are shaped in every generation by the real events of their lives and their experience of God in these events. These values and experiences shape the prayer of the Psalms and our own prayer. Lesson six: If the “mood” of a given psalm does not suit your own frame of mind and heart, pray that psalm in the place of those whose life circumstances are different from your own. Take on the voice of the oppressed who may feel their lives threatened by violence

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Los Salmos Son Una Escuela de Oración Para Nosotros Por Cackie Upchurch, Directora Estudio Bíblico de Little Rock

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“La mayor parte de la Biblia nos habla, pero los salmos hablan por nosotros.” Estas palabras de Atanasio, el obispo de Alejandría en el siglo IV, nos ofrecen una intuición que podría ser útil ahora que ya nos vamos acercando al final del Año de la Fe. Parte de nuestra vida de fe es el contenido de nuestras creencias y doctrinas, la celebración de los sacramentos y las enseñanzas de nuestra tradición bíblica. Necesitamos que la Palabra de Dios nos hable, nos forme y nos modele. Sin embargo, el fundamento de toda expresión de fe es la relación que Dios comparte con nosotros, la relación que nos invita a hablarle a Dios tanto como amigo íntimo como como señor divino del universo. No hay mejor lugar para ser formados en el arte de una conversación orante que la escuela de oración que encontramos en los sal-

Este es el 13º artículo de una serie de catorce mos. la ansiedad o el sentido de venganza, Primera lección: Los salmos eran el nos podemos quedar tranquilos de que libro de oración del antiguo Israel y de no hay nada nuevo bajo el sol. Si los Jesús y sus seguidores más cercanos. salmos sirven de muestra, Dios ha esSiguen siendo un libro de oración para cuchado lo peor que los seres humanos la iglesia a lo largo de los siglos y por pueden ofrecer. Algunos expertos caltodas las culturas del mundo. Hay algo culan que por lo menos cuarenta por que suena a verdad sobre la condición ciento de los salmos con quejas, con humana y la naturaleza de Dios que los otros porcentajes entregados a maldecir y lamentar. Aunque partes del lenguahace intemporales y relevantes. Segunda lección: Los salmos nos je puedan resultar sorprendentemente recuerdan la necesidad de alabanza y duras, no hay duda de que Dios acoge adoración, simplemente por la alegría a nuestro verdadero ser a la converde estar en la presencia de Dios que sación. Y solamente Dios puede obrar crea y sostiene el universo, y al mismo la transformación de queja a acción de tiempo se toma la molestia de cuidar de gracias, de confesión a perdón. Cuarta lección: Los salmos nos encada uno de nosotros. No tenemos que pedir nada, o explicarnos a nosotros señan no sólo a hablarle a Dios, sino mismos o nuestras preocupaciones, a escuchar. En la superficie, escuchen sino simplemente admirarnos de la las voces de generaciones de orantes que nos ayudan a meditar la propia nabondad de Dios y eso es orar. Tercera lección: La oración nos exige turaleza de Dios. Dios se refleja como honradez y vulnerabilidad. Aquéllos de creador generoso (como en el Salmo nosotros que tenemos miedo de revelar 8), cuidador responsable (como en el nuestras emociones más oscuras, como Salmo 23), conquistador victorioso

(como en el Salmo 106) perdonador (como en el Salmo 106), creador compasivo (como en el Salmo 40), así como gobernante aislado (como en los Salmos 10 y 88), por nombrar algunos. Lo que es más importante, cuando escuchamos profundamente, serenándonos lo suficiente como para de verdad gozar de la presencia de Dios, empezamos a oír la voz de Dios que responde a nuestra necesidad, o que nos corrige o nos envía a la misión. Como parte de la Palabra inspirada de Dios, podemos descansar en la misma presencia de Dios cuando nos sentamos con los salmos y le pedimos a Dios que nos hable a través de ellos. Quinta lección: Así como hay muchos modos de hablar de nuestra experiencia de Dios, hay también una amplia variedad de expresiones del camino spiritual que recorre cada uno de nosotros. Algunos de los salmos

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Pope Orders New Rules on Relations Between Bishops, Religious Orders By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis said he has ordered a revision of what he called outdated Vatican norms on the relations between religious orders and local bishops, in order to promote greater appreciation of the orders’ distinctive missions. The pope’s words were published Jan. 3 in the Italian Jesuit magazine La Civilta Cattolica. He made the comments Nov. 29 at a closed-door meeting with 120 superiors general of religious orders from around the world. Pope Francis referred to “Mutuae Relationes,” a set of directives issued jointly by the Congregation for Bishops and the Congregation for Religious in 1978. The document said that religious orders are part of the local church, though with their own internal organization, and that their “right to autonomy” should never be considered as independence from the local church. “That document was useful at the time but is now outdated,” the pope said. “The charisms of the various institutes need to be respected and fostered because they are needed in dioceses.” The pope, who until his

election in March 2013 served as archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and formerly served as a Jesuit provincial, said he knew “by experience the problems that can arise between a bishop and religious communities.” For example, he said, “If the religious decide one day to withdraw from one of their works due to a lack of manpower the bishop often finds himself suddenly left with a hot potato in his hand. “I also know that the bishops are not always acquainted with the charisms and works of religious,” he said. “We bishops need to understand that consecrated persons are not functionaries but gifts that enrich dioceses. “The involvement of religious communities in dioceses is important,” the pope said. “Dialogue between the bishop and religious must be rescued so that, due to a lack of understanding of their charisms, bishops do not view religious simply as useful instruments.” During his three-hour meeting with the religious superiors, as quoted in the 15-page La Civilta Cattolica article, the pope also discussed a variety of other topics, including sex abuse and the challenges of evangelization in different cultures.

Dominican Vocation Opportunity in Albuquerque By Sr. Geneal Kramer, OP, Vocations Outreach Five Dominican congregations will join together to present “Come and See in Albuquerque”, Saturday, February 1 from 9 am to 8 pm at Villa Mathias, 901 Brother

Mathias Place, Albuquerque, 87102. Women between the ages of 18 and 35 are invited to spend the day learning about Dominican life for women as it is lived in these communities emphasizing prayer, community, study and ministry.

“We will pray together, engage in conversation and input on prayer, questions about religious life, share our gifts with the homeless, spend time in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, join the Dominican community at Newman Center for Mass, create a

meal together and end with night prayer” says Sr. Dusty Farnam from Adrian, MI. Sisters from Dominican communities who are presently ministering in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe including Adrian Dominicans, Dominicans of Peace, Grand

Rapids Dominicans, Racine Dominicans, and Sinsinawa Dominicans will participate in the day. Women interested in coming to the day can contact these sisters in their parishes or Sr. Geneal Kramer OP at catherinehse@msn.com or 505.615.3637.

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Queen of Heaven Parish and School Celebrate Their History and Look to the Future

This year, the Queen of Heaven Catholic Parish (congregation and school community) will commemorate 60 years of ministry and education of children in the Northeast Heights and surrounding areas of Albuquerque. The church and school, which is located one block east of San Mateo and a block north of Menaul NE, has been the spiritual nucleus for this highly Catholic neighborhood for six decades. The main 60th celebration is scheduled to take place on May 9 and 10 with a number of events including a dinner/ dance at the Albuquerque Marriott main ballroom that includes an auction and raffle. The dance will be headlined by the popular Franc Chewiwie band, Picasso. The following day, Saturday, begins with a golf tournament, followed at 4:30 p.m. by a special Sunday Vigil Mass and culminates with a parish barbecue and entertainment, in the gymnasium. “The parish and school families are enthusiastically preparing for this singular event,” said Fr. William Young, Jr., pastor. The school family as well, is gearing up for the celebration, according to Ms. Mary Catherine Keating, principal. Queen of Heaven Catholic School is going forward in 2014 and the entire parish is solidly behind the effort, mobilizing to celebrate the more than 60 years of the school’s service to the church and community. Preparations are in process for a prosperous

and dynamic 2014-2015 school year. Registration begins January 6, 2014. Families are welcome to meet with the principal at any time. Tours are always available and registration is ongoing. Call 505.881.2484 to schedule a visit or come to our Catholic Schools Week Open House following the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, January 26, 2014. As a lead-up to the May festivities, an extensive Admission Fair/Open House is scheduled for Saturday, March 1. Everyone is invited to come and see the excellent facility and meet the team members who are strongly committed to its continued progress and development….teachers, staff and parents of the current student enrollment. The street address of the school is 5303 Phoenix NE. The fair will be held from 9:30 a.m. until noon. At the opening session, visitors will be greeted and given an explanation of the program for the day and teachers will provide guided tours of the schoolrooms so that prospective parents may ask questions and interact with faculty. Following registration, there will be presentations on the school’s attributes: • Academic Curriculum and Programs, • Academic Achievements, • Teacher Qualifications/Credentials and Professional Development, • Financial Advisement {What you need to know to finance your child’s education},

• Parent/Teacher Organization activities, • Parish Community Involvement • Extracurricular Activities. Refreshments will be served during the event. The emphasis at Queen of Heaven Catholic School is always on the 3 R’s: Reverence, Respect and Responsibility. The standard-based curriculum includes Religion, Computer Science, Art, Music, Spanish, and Physical Education. The spiritual element is comprised of Daily Prayer and Weekly Mass (Wednesdays at 8:15 a.m.). Queen of Heaven School’s teacher/ student ratio is low. Pre-kinder classes, which include three and four-year-olds, have one fulltime teacher and an educational assistant. A little history: The parish was first

established under the title of Regina Coeli on June 1, 1952, with Fr. Gerald McArdle as its first pastor. The parish name was changed from its original Latin name to Queen of Heaven in 1959. The new church building was dedicated on June 22, 1968. The school opened in the fall of 1952 with the Sisters of St. Dominic from Adrian, MI, as its faculty. In 1983, the Felician Sisters of Rio Rancho took over the administration of the school. The school continues to this day. The parish feast day is August 22 , The Feast of the Queenship of Mary. For the 60th anniversary celebration in May, tickets may be purchased at the church office at 5311 Phoenix NE or by calling 505.881.1772 or at the school office, 505.881.2484.

The Great Gatsby at St. Pius X High School By Melissa W. Sais, St. Pius X High School, Albuquerque

Celebrate Catholic education at The Great Gatsby Gala - St. Pius X High School’s annual Mardi Gras celebration Becky Montoya-Ballou, St. Pius X High School Assistant Direc- - from 6 p.m. to midnight on tor of Advancement, and Archbishop Michael Sheehan enjoy the March 1, 2014 at Hotel Albu2013 St. Pius Mardi Gras celebration. querque.

“This event is a great opportunity for friends of Catholic education to enjoy an evening together and support financial aid at Albuquerque’s outstanding Catholic high school,” says Ed Larranaga, president of the SPX Board of Consultors. “It’s a night for St. Pius alumni, current and past parents, grandparents and families, and all the community to have a great time and support worthy students seeking a Catholic college-prep education.” Tickets for the event are $100 per person. The eve-

ning includes dinner, dancing and competitive-yet-always-friendly silent and live auctions for landscaping and home improvement features, exercise equipment, beautiful jewelry, local and national overnight stays, art and much more. Sponsorship opportunities beginning at $200 are available and donations of items or services for the silent and live auctions are accepted. For tickets and sponsorship information, contact Becky Montoya-Ballou at 505.831.8406 or visit the school’s web site at saintpiusx.com.

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St. Pius X’s Fine Arts Honored By Denise Poage, Secretary, SPX Fine Arts Boosters

Christmas came early for the St. Pius X Fine Arts Students. In November, several of the St. Pius band and orchestra performers were chosen to attend the District VII New Mexico Music Educators Association (NMMEA) honor festivals. Students were chosen from High Schools Statewide. These all day events were held at Cibola and West Mesa high schools respectively. All day rehearsals were followed by evening concerts. To a full house most of the performing arts departments participated in the Christmas concert on Friday, December 13. The campus was aglow with hundreds of luminarias lighting the way to St. Cecilia Hall. The art department filled the lobby with students’ creations. Stage 2, festively decorated, came alive with Christmas favorites old and new. The culmination of the evening was the band, orchestra and choirs performing “White Christmas”, with which the entire audience joined in singing! Early the next morning the Fine Arts Boosters set up for

All State Symphony and Small school band: Devon Poage, Mateo Gutierrez and Tim Tran. the 2nd annual Christmas Craft Fair on the St. Pius campus. Over 140 venders participated in this all day craft show. Proceeds from this event support Fine Arts at St. Pius X. Sunday, December 15, St. Pius Students Julia Gallegos, Elias Limon and Devon Poage performed at Popejoy with the Albuquerque Symphony Chorus in their “Festival Of Voices”. These students are a part of the highly selective Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program. The first performance in the New Year for 11 St. Pius X Fine Arts Students is the three day NMMEA All-State Festival at Popejoy Hall on the UNM Campus. These partic-

ipants are chosen through a highly competitive audition among students state-wide. Those selected for choir are: Bianca Baca, Veronica Baca, Isabella Bruzzese, Kailynn Castisso, Julia Gallegos, JD Garcia, Elias Limon and Xavier Robinson. Mateo Gutieerez is selected for Small School Band at All State, and Devon Poage and Tim Tran are in the All State Symphony. Tim Tran, as freshman at St. Pius X, has been designated the top oboist in the entire state. Now that the Christmas season is over, we look forward to these exciting events with our St. Pius X students. Friday, January 31, at 7pm is “coffee house” in St. Cecilia

District VII Honor Band and Orchestra: Areyan Gonzales-Stocks, Robert (Angelo) Collins, Gabriella Harrod, Danea Maes and Tim Tran.

All State Choir Members: JD Garcia, Elias Limon, Xavier Robinson, Isabella Bruzzese, Bianca Baca, Kailynn Castillo and Veronica Baca. Not pictured: Julia Gallegos. Hall. This fun event is available through audition to any student who wishes to perform in an open mic setting. This event is free and open to the public. The drama department has begun rehearsals for the

spring play, Alice in Wonderland, scheduled for March 7-9. We look forward to seeing many of you at these upcoming events featuring our very talented St. Pius X Fine Arts Students.

to venerate Our Lady of Guadalupe. Much symbolism is seen in these dances, with the most basic symbol being good vs. evil, with good prevailing. In his homily, Fr. Schultz talked about Our Lady of Guadalupe as the Mother of us all. That regardless of whatever language we speak, whatever race we claim, whatever place we call home, she is our Mother. Fr. Schultz also addressed the “universality” of the church. The students that “Catholic” means

universal. To celebrate this reality, the Eucharist prayers were said in Spanish. The Holy Ghost School choir led everyone in traditional feast day songs including Mañanitas and La Guadalupana. Adding to the special day, Fr. Schultz wore a beautiful new chasuble with the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on front and back. The chasuble was presented to Fr. Mark by the parents and students of the Hispanic religious education classes. “This gift shows the love that our people have for Our Lady of Guadalupe,” said Fr. Schultz. Then with a smile of appreciation added, “and also for their pastor.”

Holy Ghost Catholic School Celebrates Our Lady of Guadalupe

By L-A Gabrielle Salas, Liturgical/Pastoral Ministries Coordinator, Holy Ghost Parish

Holy Ghost Catholic School students and teachers were treated to a special surprise from their pastor, Rev. Mark A. Schultz, on the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Under the direction of Gabriel and Rosy Jurado, the Grupo De Danza Holy Ghost Matachine Dancers made a guest appearance at the school Mass. The Matachine dance is an ancient tradition in the Southwest. Its roots can be traced back to the Middle Ages in Europe where the Spanish first influenced The New World and

Grupo De Danza Holy Ghost Matachine Dancers dance in the courtyard on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe for Holy Ghost Catholic school students and teachers to experience the rich ancient form of honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe. introduced Christianity to the ditional ceremonial dress and native peoples. Dressed in tra- clothing, the Matachines dance learned

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Santo Niño Regional Catholic School Announces Open Enrollment

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beginning of the open enrollment period for new students at Santo Niño Regional Catholic School in Santa Fe. Open enrollment includes new students in all grades from

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Try this for a family photo! The student body of Santo Niño Regional Catholic School, assembled here with students from Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade, welcomes new students of all grades for the upcoming open enrollment starting 19 February, 2014. Pre-Kindergarten (3 years old) through 6th grade. The enrollment process begins with scheduling an interview with the principal, the parent and the child. The enrollment fee for new students is $350. February 3rd begins priority enrollment for returning students in a new, streamlined process designed to re-enroll students automatically. Parents will have the option to determine when and how to pay the $250 priority enrollment

fee by June 1, 2014. With a current enrollment of 315 students, there is room to grow at Santo Niño. The emphasis on academic content in the Santo Niño Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten programs promotes exceptional growth in 1st through 6th grade. The value of the programs transcends the academic to favor the family finances and faith for each student. The current $4,980 Pre-Kindergarten tuition cost is well below the av-

(Photo left to right) Santo Niño Principal Theresa L. Vaisa; Learning Center teacher, Anna Cordova; and librarian, Cathy Martinez set up the school entry at the Catholic Charities Festival of Trees.

erage full-time care (8 AM to 3 PM) costs in the Santa Fe area. Current extended care costs (7 AM to 6 PM) can be up to $166 per month per Santo Niño student. With a current annual tuition for Kindergarten through 6th grade at $4,460, the value of the education at Santo Niño compares extremely well with the cost of private schools in the Santa Fe area. The Santo Niño experience includes weekly children’s Masses which are celebrated as a student body with older students guiding the younger students through the invaluable expression of their faith.

St. Therese Catholic School Fostering Faith, Service and Learning since 1947 By Donna Illerbrun, principal, St. Therese, Albuquerque

• Faith -Faith is believing without seeing. It is believing and trusting in something or someone. In our Catholic faith it is believing in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. It is trusting that there is a greater purpose, a true meaning as to why we are here and the knowledge that each and every one of us is a gift from God. In our school we value the gift of every child. We share in the belief that Jesus walked among us to teach us how to love, honor and respect all life. It is through that love that we are Christians-followers of Christ.

It is our faith that tells us that we will be re-united in eternal life through our love of Christ. • Service -As Christians we are called to a life of service. Whether it is in service to our family, service to our church, or service to our community; we are all called to use our God given gifts to serve those around us and to make this a better world. Our middle school students volunteer in our St. Vincent de Paul Society monthly food distribution, which feeds about 150 families each month. The students learn about sacrificial giving to give from the heart to those who have no resources. They learn about compassion for others and how even

the smallest gift can mean so much to someone in need. In November they collected and donated over 2000 food items to The Store House; a local food and clothing bank. And for this Christmas season they are decorating our Giving Tree with hats, gloves, scarves, socks and blankets for our local homeless shelters. • Learning -Each day is a learning opportunity. Our students are learning academically, socially and morally how they can make a difference in our ever changing world. They use the gifts that God has given them to further their purpose. They are learning that it is better to act out of compassion than to act out of anger.

They understand how the life that Jesus lived is a mirror of the life that they can lead-if they make the right choices. Understanding the value of life and the precious gift that each of us has been given is an integral part of each day. While our students leave our school for higher education, and are academically prepared to meet the many challenges ahead of them, they leave with a strong moral compass that will lead them to make right and just choices in the future. Today’s Catholic schools are leading the way for academic success, preparing strong Catholic leaders, and providing sound faith formation that will carry our students through

good times and bad times. Research shows that students that attend Catholic schools are more likely to finish high school, go on to college and become civic minded adults and leaders in their community. We walk in faith, touching lives and serving others along the way. Visit a Catholic school in your neighborhood this January during Catholic Schools Week to see if a Catholic school is the place for your child. St. Therese Catholic School is hosting an Open House for school year 2014-2015 on January 30th at 10:00 am. Call 505.344.4479 for more details. We still have limited seating for great students for this semester.

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Getting It All Done at Holy Ghost Catholic School

HGCS students stuffing Merry Bags So much to do and so little time. This is a problem for which Holy Ghost Catholic School in Albuquerque has found a solution. HGCS, founded in 1953, has been serving the community for 60 years. The school provides students in PreKindergarten through eighth grade opportunities for academic, physical, and spiritual success, and opportunities to demonstrate Catholic values through

service to others. Students are challenged through an enriched curriculum, including language arts, math, science, social studies, religion, physical education, library skills, computer technology, art, music, and Spanish. By graduation, they are well prepared: 99% of our students graduate from high school, the majority from St Pius X. All students also participate in a comprehensive

service-learning program, in which students provide service as individuals at home or in their community or in teams during school sponsored service opportunities. Last year, HGCS students contributed over 8,800 hours of service. Students are also encouraged to participate in many extracurricular activities such as sports, Math Counts, Spirit and Service Clubs, Band, Guitar, Orchestra, Faith Bowl, Lego club, among others. Their spiritual life is also developed through sacrament preparation, weekly Mass, daily religion class and prayer, and special Advent and Lent activities. With all this, when does anyone have time to breathe? The answer at HGCS is by actively finding interdisciplinary teaching opportunities. For example, the sixth grade students are immersed in learning about ancient civilizations as the religion, social studies, music, and language arts teachers worked together to present their lessons, including a literature selection about Egypt,

Combination of Traditional and New is Hard to Beat

By Jim Grogan, principal, Holy Child Catholic School, Tijeras

Holy Child Catholic School in Tijeras is only in its sixth year, but the jury has already been in for many years now on the wisdom of the “classical” education model. Combine that with the spirit of a “new evangelization” espoused by the soon to be St. John Paul II and you get a combination of old and new that is hard to beat. So what could preschool and kindergarten parents expect out of a school designed to create scholars and form saints? First and foremost, they should expect a reverent and prayerful environment where the passions of students and teachers alike are, “Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam” (or as our motto states, “For the Greater Glory of God). Secondly, they should expect a curriculum centered on the Classical Trivuum, or a division into the three natural stages through which students progress: Grammar, Logic, and Rhetorical. For the purposes of this article, I will focus only on the Grammar stage. In short, the Grammar stage of the classical curriculum relies on the “sponge-like” propensity of the primary student to be able to take in vast amounts of information. But this information is not arbitrarily directed. A classically trained student amasses a “tool belt” of phonemic, numeric, historical-perspective, scientific, and linguistic capabilities (especially Latin and great books) that provide a basis from which they can look at the world intelligently.

While the overarching theme that ties the curriculum and instruction together is the classical trivuum, individual curricular decisions are important in terms of efficacy. Michelle Fogarty, Holy Child Kindergarten teacher, perhaps puts it best in saying, “A curriculum that incorporates Riggs reading and writing and Singapore math is superior because these programs have been proven winners by decades of research. These programs are not the next fad in education. They are solid and work well for all types of learners.” First Grade teacher, Diana Teeters, who gave up an 11 year career with APS to join her own children at our school, stated that “With the daily practice, the students become masters and slowly they apply those practices to the more rigorous practices that they learn. With the small class sizes your child will receive one-on-one instruction, help, and feedback DAILY. The teachers are invested in the children and WANT them to excel and succeed.” Even our preschool students, through immersion in a curriculum heavy on phonemic awareness, stand out above and beyond the norm. Their teacher, Mrs. Colette McCleave, is able to do that due to our small class sizes (9 for Preschool and every other grade in the school). Finally, our greatest focus is on our mission to evangelize the world. As Mrs. McCleave puts it, “For the children to know God, we teach them about God. For the children to love God, we show them our adoration for God. For the children to serve God, we give students opportunities in our church family and community to help and give to others”.

vocabulary common to religion and social studies, and a live performance by the students from the opera Aida! Secondly, the entire school participates in a service project called Merry Bags, in which the students create gift bags for the homeless at St. Martin’s Hospitality Center. This service project is incorporated with Art class in decorating the bags, with language arts class in creating the cards, and with religion and Earth Science classes in lessons related to our Catholic teachings of stewardship, care for creation, and consumerism. Lastly, all students participate in the annual Science Fair, for which the science, language arts, computer technology, and library teachers work with the students throughout their projects. Although this cooperation between teachers requires effort, the students find the learning more relevant, the teachers are able to meet their teaching goals, and everyone has some time to breathe!

Project Give at Our Lady of Annunciation, Albuquerque

Project Give has become a tradition for Annunciation 7th grade students. For five years, the Annunciation 7th grade class has chosen ways in which to raise funds to benefit a youth sponsored by Catholic Charities. This year, students raised money in various ways including a HUGE bake sale. Collectively, they brought in $1,478.76. Children who attend Catholic Charities’ Children’s Learn-

ing Center each received a new winter coat, a hat and a pair of mittens. The 7th graders had a great time shopping and preparing the gifts for the preschool children. However, the best part was delivering the early Christmas presents to the Children’s Learning Center. The smiles on the faces of the preschoolers and the hugs shared warmed the hearts of our Annunciation students.

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Gifts and Fruits

January 2014

By Eliza Clancy, Coordinator of Confirmation, Holy Ghost Parish, Albuquerque

Christ said, “By their fruits you will know them.” (Mt 7:16a) At confirmation, we received a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and an indelible spiritual mark was imprinted on our souls. (CCC 1302, 1304) So, why is it some parishioners are filled with joy, while others are full of doom and gloom? Why do some priests’ homilies set our hearts on fire, while others have us contemplating our “to-do” lists? The Sacrament of Confirmation is not magic. As with all the sacraments we must approach God with open hearts and open minds. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Mt 7:7) Even if it has been decades since you were confirmed, it’s never too late to ask God for the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Ask boldly. The Blessed Trinity delights in our eagerness to better know, love and serve Him. Once we receive the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, we have an obligation to practice them. They are ours to embrace for all eternity, to be used for our personal sanctification, for the instruction and encouragement of our neighbors, and for the Glory of God. “For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.” (Rom 11:29) God, in His generosity, blesses us further as we strive to practice His gifts by filling our souls with His Fruits. “I have come that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” (Jn 10:10b) These fruits are a big part of the abundant life Christ promised us; they are worth more than anything this world has to offer us. May thanksgiving and praise to God be ever present in our minds, on our lips and in our hearts for these wondrous gifts and fruits. “For this reason, I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my

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Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord. (Is 11:2) Fruits of the Holy Spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithful-

ness, Gentleness, Self-Control, Long Suffering, Truthfulness and Chastity. (Gal 5:22-23) “Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Thy

love.” A Novena to the Holy Spirit invoking the Gifts and Fruits can be found at: www.ewtn. com/devotionals/pentecost/ seven_tx.htm

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Anniversaries

Ruiz, Perea

Mr. Tony Perea and Miss Bertha Ruiz were married at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Alameda, NM on December 28, 1963. They are blessed with six children, 27 grand-children and one great grand-child. In 1964, they moved to Los Angeles for approximately seven years, and returned to Alameda in 1971. They were registered at Nativity until 2006, when they moved to Bosque near Belen, New Mexico. They are now members of Our Lady of Belen. Although they were always devoted to Our Blessed Mother. They went on pilgrimages to Medugorje, the first in 1998, and trips to Marian Shrines at Fatima, Lourdes, Assisi, Rome, Lisieux, Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City, and Nevers France to view the Incorruptible Body of Saint Bernadette, and this convinced them to consecrate

their lives to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Journey to Our Heavenly Father with whose desires to bring us to her Devine Son in the State of Grace. Church ministries include choir members at Nativity approximately 19 years, Saint Therese approximately five years and currently at Our Lady of Belen, approximately 3 years. They are also Charter Members of NTBVM Knights of Columbus Council #9928 in Alameda, NM.

Trione, Pennington

Mr. Joe Pennington, A/3RD Class, and Miss Marie Trione exchanged vows of Holy Matrimony at Holy Angels Catholic Church in East St. Louis, Illinois on December 26, 1953 at the 9:30 high mass. Family and relatives joined them at a Bridal Brunch at the Croation Hall immediately following the Mass, and later in the evening to a reception at the Croation Hall with dinner and dancing. They are presently members of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Rio Rancho, NM. Joe was in the military for 20 years, and they traveled all over the world. They are the proud parents of six children, Joe Jr. who is deceased, Jan Williams and husband Kurt, Jeff and wife Lamar, James and wife Suzie, Jon and wife Liann, daughter Julie and husband Michael. They have ten grandchildren: Michelle, Jennifer, Melanie, Jeremy, Jami, Drew, Chad, Amber, Emily and Jonathan. They have 21 great-grand children. Joe belonged to the Knights of Columbus in Fairfield, CA, but due to poor health he is no longer active. Marie is an active member of the St. Thomas Altar and Rosary Society. They were both on the parish council of St.

Jeromeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mission Church in Gallup. Joe retired from the Air Force in 1953, and became a Regional Director for the Ramada Inn Corporation in Phoenix. Marie received her BS in Education and became a professional Girl Scout, working on the Navajo Indian Reservation retiring in 1997. They enjoy traveling and spending time with their large family, as well as participating in parish activities.

Quintana, Roybal

Mr. Eliseo Quintana and Miss Connie Roybal were united in Holy Matrimony on January 2, 1954 at St. Anthonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parish in Pecos, NM. They are members of Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church. They are the proud parents of Ron Quintana, Debbie and husband John Harris, Evelyn and husband Richard Orona, Elizabeth Trujillo, and the late Patricia Quintana. Grandchildren John and Jennifer Harris, Renee Harris, Christy Harris, Phillip Trujillo, Monique and Mathew Trujillo, Richardo and Andres Orona. Great grandchildren Samantha and Clerissa Harris. Great-great grandchildren, Tristyn Orona and twins Gabriel and Jeremiah Trujillo. Eliseo served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He retired from the New Mexico Correctional department after 30 years. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, American Legion and the Woodman of the World. Connie is a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas. She is a retired nurse who served the people of New Mexico for many years. She is the recipient of the 2005 New Mexico Nursing Excellence Award. Eliseo and Connie enjoy traveling and have gone on several cruises and pilgrimages to the Holy Land, Spain, Italy and Portugal. In celebration of their 60th Wedding Anniversary they are planning a Mediterranean cruise.

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Sharing Christ at Christmas

Peace Light from Bethlehem Brought to New Mexico by Scouts By Matthew Unsworth, Communications Committee, Archdiocese of Santa Fe Catholic Committee on Scouting

By Deacon Steve Rangel, Director of Deacons/Diaconate Formation This year, at St. John Vianney Parish in Rio Rancho, we wanted to share Christ during the city’s yearly Winterfest. Our pastor, Fr. Scott Mansfield, asked a few parishioners if they would be interested in building a float for the December 14th parade. It was agreed that we would build a float to remind our community why we celebrate this time of year. We created a trailer covered in lights carrying a live nativity scene depicting the greatest wonderment that happened over 200 years ago, the birth of Jesus Christ. Spelled out in lights on the back of the float were the words, “Have a blessed Christmas.”

To me it’s sad to only see and hear “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” at the mall, businesses, and in schools, as if Christ has been removed from the celebration of His birth. It’s easy to get caught up in the secular celebration and commercialism of Christmas with the lights, decorations, Christmas trees, and parties and forget the real reason for this Advent season. All those things are wonderful, and we should enjoy them, as long as we don’t forget that the reason we are celebrating at this time of year is to give thanks for the birth of Christ and His love for us. So next year, remember to tell people “Merry Christmas” instead of “Happy Holidays” and let’s keep Jesus Christ the center of our celebrations.

Since 1986, the Peace Light has been lit from lamps in the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem and distributed throughout Europe with the help of Scouts and Guides. Since 2001, it has been brought to the United States with the help of the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. David Ruiz, a Scout leader from California received the light from the Virginia courier in Denver and is bringing it back to his unit in California. Boy Scout Troop 395’s Peace Light Ceremony Team hosted a Scouts Own ceremony at The Shrine of St. Bernadette Church that was attended by over 75 people. The ceremony brought

together scouts from 12 units of various organizations including the Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the USA, and American Heritage Girls along with many members of the local parish community to share in the light. These scouts lit candles and oil lamps from the Peace Light and will help distribute the Light to the community through local ceremonies held during their unit meetings. The Catholic Committee on Scouting would like to say thank you to Mr. Ruiz in taking the time in his journey back home to bring the Peace Light to Albuquerque. More information on the Peace Light can be found at www.peacelight.org. More information on opportunities for scouts in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe can be found at www. catholicscoutsnm.org.

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Operation Hope

By Deacon Steve Rangel, Director of Deacons/ Diaconate Formation Most people know that police officers protect and serve the community. What you may not know is that there are also many community outreach programs in which the Albuquerque Police Department participates throughout

the year. Operation Hope is one of them. It is organized through the APD Chaplains’ Unit working with the APD officers and other organizations. According to Brian Demision, APD Head Chaplain, in December, APD officers and other community volunteers delivered 426 food baskets to families in need. They also delivered toys, clothing,

snacks, and candy to 850 children. This year for the first time the Northwest Substation, under the leadership of Commander Joe Christman, organized an Operation Hope directly for the people they serve in their own community. The officers for this substation alone delivered to 58 families and collected toys

and gift cards for 170 children. I would like to personally thank those who helped at our location: Commander Joe Christman, APD officers and their family members, Walmart, Costco, the Ladies Sodality and the Knights of Columbus Council from San Ysidro Parish in Corrales, the Knights of Columbus Council from St. Jude Thaddeus

Parish in Paradise Hills, the Westside Coalition Neighborhood Association, the Rancho Sereno Neighborhood Association, Sam’s Club, Smith’s Food Stores, Staples Office Supplies, students from St. Pius X, and the ASF Deacon Office. They all came together to work on this worthy project that blessed so many this Christmas.

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January 21 Marks the Beginning of Our New Mexico Legislative Session Allen Sánchez, Director of the New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops, presents the concerns of the three Catholic dioceses of New Mexico at our New Mexico legislature in Santa Fe. The purpose of the conference is to promote the greater good of humankind by addressing issues of moral concern and social justice as seen through the eyes of the Catholic faith. The conference informs and educates its members and the public about those issues and encourages all to advocate for those issues and the betterment of humanity. This year is the 30-day session, beginning January 21 and ending February 20. The 2014 legislative agenda of the New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops is as follows: Life, being the greatest gift from God,

is top priority, as is concern for the poor. The bishops are asking the governor to put on the “call” a bill for “parental notification” for a minor to have an abortion, preserve drivers’ licenses for undocumented people, and support for the “Invest in Kids Now” campaign to have a constitutional amendment to use a portion of the interest on the permanent fund for early childhood education without increasing taxes. The bishops will oppose bills that cut funding to children’s programs and the poor and bills that reinstate the food tax. Sign up to receive the latest information from the NM Conference of Catholic Bishops and the 2014 legislative session by calling the Office of Social Justice and Respect Life 505.831.8167.

Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan with the Blessed Sacrament led a procession to pray for an end to the killing of innocent pre-born children (6,000 babies are killed by abortion every year in New Mexico). This annual event was held on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, Dec. 28, 2013. The archbishop first said Mass in the chapel at Project Defending Life and then led over 70 people to pray at the abortion mill right across the street. SALMOS Pagina 8 están evidentemente anclados en los acontecimientos de liberación en el tiempo del Éxodo, mientras que otros están más centrados en las maravillas de la creación o la experiencia del perdón. Y otros están dominados por temas del bien frente al mal. El pueblo de Dios está moldeado en cada generación por los acontecimientos reales de sus vidas y su experiencia de Dios en esos acontecimientos. Estos valores y experiencias moldean la oración de los salmos y nuestra propia oración. Sexta lección: Si el “humor” de un salmo concreto no encaja en tu propia situación de mente y corazón, ora ese salmo por aquellos cuyas circunstancias de vida son distintas de las tuyas. Toma la voz de los oprimidos que puede que sientan sus vidas amenazadas por la violencia o el hambre. Toma la voz de los que no tienen esperanza y tienen necesidad de afirmación. Este recordatorio de nuestro compromiso con la familia humana nos sacará de nosotros mismos y nos conectará con los deseos de Dios.

Preguntas para la reflexión y discusión • ¿Qué salmos tienden a ser tus favoritos? ¿Tratas normalmente de orar los salmos que son menos familiares o cómodos? • ¿En qué momento un sentimiento de lamentó o venganza o maldición te ha llevado a Dios y has descubierto que esa experiencia se ha transformado lentamente en la presencia de Dios? • Lee en oración varios salmos (por ejemplo 7, 16, 27, 130) y describe lo siguiente: el tono del salmo, el sentimiento que has experimentado al orarlo, la imagen de Dios que surgió de ahí. • ¿Te imagines por qué la iglesia ha seguido usando los salmos en nuestras celebraciones de la Eucaristía y en la Liturgia de las Horas?

PSALMS from page 8 or hunger. Take on the voice of the hopeless who are in need of affirmation. This reminder of our commitment to the human family will draw us out of ourselves and connect us with the desires of God. Study Questions • Which of the Psalms tend to be your favorites? Do you regularly try to pray the Psalms that are less familiar or comfortable to you? • When has a feeling of lament, revenge or cursing led you to God only to find that experience slowly transformed in God’s presence? • Prayerfully read several psalms (for

example 7, 16, 27, 130) and describe the following: the tone of the psalm, the feeling that you experienced in praying it, the image of God that emerged from it. • Why do you suppose the Church has continued to employ the Psalms in our celebrations of the Eucharist and in the Liturgy of the Hours?

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The Catholic Difference

By George Weigel

The Poorest of the Poor

Pope Francis has ignited a useful and necessary conversation about our responsibilities to the poorest of the poor–those who some may be tempted to write out of the script of history as hopeless cases. That conversation would be enhanced if participants in it took a close look at Paul Collier’s suggestive book, The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It (Oxford University Press). Collier shares the Holy Father’s passion for the well-being of the poorest of the poor. As he wrote, “I have a little boy who is six. I do not want him to grow up in a world with a vast running sore–a billion people stuck in desperate conditions alongside unprecedented prosperity.” The poorest of the poor–the “bottom billion,” in Collier’s trenchant phrase– should be a challenge to everyone’s conscience. Meeting that challenge means getting the facts straight, both about our current circumstances and the best means of fostering prosperity. As for our current circumstances, Collier’s book was published in 2007, before financial dislocations shook the world economy, but the basic picture he drew remains valid: Continued from page 3 Por lo tanto - «chúc mừng năm mới» (Feliz Año Nuevo) y «cung chúc tân xuân» (deseos de gracia de la nueva primavera)! Sinceramente suyo en el

there are some 7 billion people on Planet Earth; 1 billion or more of us enjoy unprecedented material prosperity; another 5 billion or so are en route to prosperity, although at different rates and to different degrees; and then there are Pope Francis’s “peripheries,” the “bottom billion,” who live in the 21st century as a matter of chronology but whose reality, Collier wrote, is “the 14th century: civil war, plague, ignorance.” On Collier’s reading of the data, most of the world’s poor are in fact getting not-poor (think of China and India), but the poorest of the poor (think large swaths of Africa) are sliding down a slippery slope to whatever lies beyond destitution. The question, as ever, is: why? The poor who are getting notpoor have, in the main, been incorporated into global systems of production and exchange: sometimes roughly, to be sure, and often unevenly, but where economic growth lifts large numbers of people out of poverty, that growth comes from being part of a global market, not from any other source. By contrast, the poorest of the poor, the outliers of the “bottom billion,” are disconnected: disconnected from the global economy and disconnected from the skills and habits necessary to participate in what has

ment aid and make it impossible for investment to flourish (given what amounts to endemic lawlessness). And there is the curse of geography, by which landlocked countries in a bad neighborhood find their commerce and communications strangled. All of which suggests that John Paul II was right when he proposed that the poorest of the poor suffered most from marginalization: from being trapped outside the networks where human economic creativity flourishes, wealth is created, and the poor become not-poor. Providing effective assistance to the “bottom billion” is neither simple nor easy, but it is morally imperative. If getting

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Sanctity of Life Awareness and Unity Day Mass/March/Rally Wednesday, Jan. 22 in Santa Fe

Join us as the three dioceses of New Mexico prayerfully mark the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade legalizing abortion with a Sanctity of Life Awareness and Unity Day on January 22, 2014. The day includes a noon Mass with the three bishops of New Mexico, Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan (Archdiocese of Santa Fe), Bishop

Oscar Cantú (Diocese of Las Cruces) and Bishop James S. Wall (Diocese of Gallup) at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis in Santa Fe, a prayer procession and rally with Allen Sanchez at the Roundhouse. Participants are asked to bring baby items like diapers, blankets, bottles, etc. and/or socks and toiletries for the elderly to be collected at the

Mass and distributed to organizations that provide support to expectant mothers in need or nursing homes. Sponsored by the NM Conference of Catholic Bishops. For more information, call the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Office of Social Justice and Respect Life, 505.831.8167. Note: Other groups are hosting events surrounding the Mass, march and rally.

Poverty Awareness Month and New Year’s Resolutions

By Francine Hernandez, CCHD Intern

A new year offers time for reflection and resolutions. Including poverty awareness in our reflection and resolutions is a great way to begin the New Year. While many of us are enjoying our Christmas gifts and thinking of ways to improve ourselves, according to the latest US census information, there are 46.5 million Americans living in poverty. In addition, there are 21.8% of children in American living in poverty. Our Catholic faith calls us to respond to this suffering and to include acts of charity and justice in our resolutions. Charitable works are the “right foot” of the “Two Feet of Love in Action” from Catholic social teaching. Charity responds to others’ immediate needs. There are many ways to reach out in charity to others, such as donating clothes and food. In New Mexico when

temperatures plunge, it is an easy resolution to donate coats, blankets, socks, scarves, hats, and gloves to those in need. Local food banks need food items right now to provide to the hungry. While making resolutions, remember the second “foot of love in action,” social justice, which calls us to reflect on the causes of poverty and what we can do to change it. As Pope Benedict XVI stated in his encyclical, Caritas in Veritate, “If we love others with charity, then first of all we are just towards them. Not only is justice not extraneous to charity, not only is it not an alternative or parallel path to charity: justice is inseparable from charity, and intrinsic to it.” By understanding root causes of poverty we put our faith into action and create a more just world. Simple acts of charity are the “first step,” and in the “second step” we can learn about and act to change the structures that keep people poor. Asking why people

are homeless and hungry and advocating for affordable housing and food is a start. January is poverty awareness month, a perfect opportunity to take action. This month, learn about Poverty USA in our country and around the world by visiting www.povertyusa.org During the upcoming NM legislative session is a great time to join a legislative advocacy group to urge our elected officials to respond to poverty and make a difference. Find community organizers to work on a project within your own community. Check out www. usccb.org and the poverty awareness month calendar to get other great ideas this month. Now’s the time to schedule a presentation for your youth or young adults to learn about Catholic social teaching, poverty, and other social justice issues. Please contact Francine Hernandez to schedule a presentation at justice2@archdiosf. org.

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Pope Launches Campaign to End Hunger, ASF Parishes Participate By Anne Avellone, Director, Office of Social Justice and Respect Life

On December 10, Pope Francis launched a worldwide movement, sponsored by Caritas Internationalis, to end hunger through prayer and action. Caritas is a global network of 165 Catholic organizations in 200 countries working on international relief and development. For the U.S. Catholic Church, Catholic Charities addresses domestic relief and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) responds to global needs. At noon local time, a global wave of prayer began on the island of Samoa and swept around the world until it reached the same island 24 hours and more than 164 countries later. In solidarity with the Pope’s call to end hunger, parishes throughout the Archdiocese as well as Catholic Center staff hosted prayer services and recited the campaign prayer to kick off the One Human Family, Food For All campaign. Food is both a basic need and also a right, which is trampled on every day for the 842 million children and adults who are hungry in the world. Pope Francis states, there is “a global scandal of around one billion ... people who still suffer from hunger today. We cannot look the other way and pretend this does not exist. The food available in the world is enough to feed everyone.” The implementation of the “right to food” in countries where it doesn’t exist is a fun-

St. Felix Pantry Builds Fellowship

By Sr. M. Clare Millea, ASCJ, Superior General of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Rome, Italy

My parents, John and Florence Millea, had a long and happy relationship with the Felician Sisters in Rio Rancho, NM. When Dad began working as a volunteer at the St. Felix Pantry many years ago, he would collect donated items from the local grocery stores for distribution to the needy. In his later years, he would go to the pantry after 9 a.m. Mass at St.

Thomas Aquinas, Monday through Friday. After a cup of coffee and a donut, he would spend the next two hours happily folding endless stacks of banana boxes. Each time I came home to visit, he would bring me to the pantry to meet the volunteers. Inevitably, Sr. Genevieve would pull me aside and remind me: “You told me to keep Dad busy, and I am.” The love and attention Dad received from her and his enjoyment of fellowship with the staff kept him active and happy to help in his senior years. Mom was a member of the Felician Auxiliary and,

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damental step to eliminating global hunger. “I invite you to make space in your heart for this emergency of respecting the God-given rights of everyone to have access to adequate food. We share what we have in Christian charity with those who face numerous obstacles to satisfy such a basic need,” said the Holy Father. Pope Francis also urges people to look at their own lives to see what changes they can make: “This campaign is also an invitation to all of us to become more conscious in our food choices, which often lead to waste and a poor use of the resources available to us. It is also a reminder to stop thinking that our daily actions do not have an impact on the lives of those who suffer from hunger first-hand.” How can you be involved? The united voices of Catholics around the globe launched a movement that will not rest until there are no more hungry children. If you participated, we thank you. If you missed it, you can still participate: • Take the Hunger Pledge http://crs.org/hunger-pledge/ • Participate in CRS Rice Bowl during Lent http://www. crsricebowl.org/ • Advocate for Policies that End Hunger, at Home and Abroad: http://www.confrontglobalpoverty.org/current-issues/hunger-nutrition/ • Participate in CRS Food Fast: http://www.foodfast.org/ • Host a Helping Hands event: http://helpinghands.crs.org/

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together with her dear friend Frances Lombardo, loved to make crafts with the other women to benefit the sisters and the needy. Dad passed away six years ago. When Mom died this past October, my brother and I agreed immediately to donate all of her clothing and personal items to the St. Felix Pantry, knowing she would want to support the fine work you do. Pope Francis would certainly be pleased that you are touching the lives of so many through your generous efforts. May God bless you all!

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Our Lady of Annunciation Parish Blesses Catholic Charities

Our end of the year blessings from Our Lady of Annunciation Parish came in many forms. Catholic Charities received a truckload of needed food, warm jackets for every child in preschool, a special Christmas present for children in our programs, and enough warm hats, gloves and socks to go around. When we say a truckload of food, we mean a full truckload of food! Over $3,000 in food was donated for our Refugee and Housing programs. The Annunciation Social Concerns Ministry did their homework first and their attention to detail was amazing. What food do your refugees eat? What about children and babies? Nutrition? Costco was the

connection and thanks to all the workers who helped us load tons and tons of food! The 7th graders at Our Lady of Annunciation School reached out to the Catholic Charities preschool through a program they call “Project Give.” The mid school students raised money, shopped for coats, gloves, and hats, and hand delivered them to the bilingual preschool on Bridge SW. What a blessing to have a warm coat and gloves to help our students get through the cold New Mexico winter. Through the Giving Tree, children in our housing program received Christmas presents from the students in the 8th grade class at Annunciation. Catholic Charities housing program supports single homeless parents through an amazing self-sufficiency program. Going from homelessness to life as an active citizen

takes courage, prayers and lots of support. Our participants want to thank all of you for the wonderful and thoughtful Christmas presents. Lastly, a Father-Daughter dance was held and the fee for the dance was a “warm fuzzy something” that was donated to Catholic Charities. Brightly colored, striped, polkadot, fringy, animal-like socks, hats, mittens, gloves, scarves were the perfect additions to our Christmas Giving Tree. Taking care of our brothers and sisters in need – that is Christ in action. We are so blessed to have the ongoing support of Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish and are deeply grateful for their generous donations. To learn more about our programs and how you can help Catholic Charities, please contact Kathy Freeze, the parish liaison, at 505.724.4694.

Have you ever heard of a Mobile Food Pantry? It is an anti-hunger program offered through the Roadrunner Food Bank. When St. Francis Xavier Parish saw the need for food in their community, they connected with Catholic Char-

ities, and in partnership, the first two Mobile Food Pantries were offered. What a success! Over 250 families have been served and our goal is to continue offering the mobile food pantry once a month through 2014. The number of families

we serve can grow as long as we have volunteers and funding. To learn more about volunteering or helping to sponsor a mobile food pantry, please call Kathy Freeze with Catholic Charities at 505.724.4694.

By Kathy Freeze, Parish & Faith Community Outreach Liaison, Catholic Charities

Help Us Feed the Hungry in Our Community!

Catholic Charities Giving Tree – Thank You Thank you to the following parishes and schools for their generous donations of Christmas presents for the Catholic Charities Giving Tree: Aquinas Newman Center Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Annunciation School St. John Vianney St. Pius X High School We collected over 300 presents for the children participating in our housing,

refugee, and preschool programs. A constant need in our in-kind donation center is for blankets, sheets, dishes, cooking items, trash cans, and new alarm clocks. Two parishes stepped up to help replenish our barren shelves during Advent and Christmas: John XXIII Catholic Community and the Shrine of St. Bernadette parishes donated these needed items that are used every day by our families. We are so grateful to our faith community for helping us in our mission of service to others.

Paid Faith and Justice Internship available in Albuquerque, New Mexico Catholic? Interested in fighting poverty? Be an Intern with the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD)!

Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is the domestic anti-poverty social justice program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops. Through annual collections in parishes throughout the U.S., CCHD is able to provide local Archdiocesan grants to promote and support community-based efforts and education for justice that work to end the root causes of poverty. The internship is a great opportunity to learn more about social justice education, poverty relief, community development, economic development and Catholic social teaching. Contact Person/Information: Anne Avellone, Director, Office of Social Justice and Respect Life 4000 St. Joseph’s Pl. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-831-8167 e-mail: justice@archdiosf.org Job Description: Assist office in implementing a public education campaign to promote poverty education and Catholic Social Teaching in parishes and schools of the Archdiocese, develop a presentation to be used with youth and adults Assist with outreach to parishes with educational materials and information on the CCHD collection, grant process and funded groups Assist with grant reviews and site visits to CCHD funded projects, including Community Development and Economic Development awarded sites Write articles for submission to Archdiocesan and local papers featuring funded projects, catholic social teaching and poverty awareness Areas of Interest Encouraged to Apply: Relevant areas of interest/study include theology, communication, public service, sociology, social work, education, liberal arts, political science, and religious studies and more. Requirements, Qualifications, and Skills: The applicant must be Catholic, have leadership experience, community service experience, and effective writing, communication and computer skills. Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) candidates preferred. An openness to the CCHD values of solidarity building, participation of the poor, and Catholic social teaching is essential. CCHD has a particular interest in helping low-income Catholics to participate in a practical learning experience that ordinarily would be out of their reach due to financial limitations. Salary/ Time Commitment: $12/hour, 18-20 hours/week for 12 weeks in Fall 2014 and 12 weeks in Spring 2015. The exact days and hours are flexible and are arranged around the intern’s schedule. Application Process: Applications can be downloaded from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe web site, www.archdiosf.org Go to Social Justice page, scroll down to 2014 Application for CCHD Internship Position under Education, requested by e-mail: justice@archdiosf. org or requested by phone: (505) 831-8167. Applications must be received by March 3, 2014.

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In remembrance of our brothers and sisters interred in our Catholic Cemeteries during 2013 Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 505.821.0800 7999 Wyoming Blvd. Albuquerque, NM 87109 Adams, Dennis Swartz Aguirre, Luis Andazola, Adolfo Avent, Clarence Baird, Mary E. Ballog, James P. Banner, Lucille P. Blaisuis, Michael F. Boniello, Angelina Brenner, Jean N. Brito, Adelina J. Brewer, Willie H. Bridges, Bessie Mae Brito, Carol M. Brown, Angelle L. Burk, Jerry R. Casados, Antonia M. Castro, Peter F. Chavez, Gary L. Chavez, Patricio Chavez, Phoebe Q. Chavez, Deacon Ubaldo G. Cherubini, Elena Chiu, Chin-Yuan Christensen, Marvin D. Cilkie, Howard J. Consla, Mary Louise Cordova, Anastacio Cormier, Bernadette N. Cortinas, Frank J. Cox, Roger S. DeCarlo, Beatrice E. Deems Sr., Richard E. Deimling, Ralph G. Devoti, Ruth L. Dobbins, Anna Marie Dominguez, Lawrence A. Dominguez, Leo Benito Doyle, Thomas J. Dragoo, Frances E. Dulabone, Carl N. Duran-Chavez, Crystal Maria Elliott, Anna Joan Rose Entzian, Mary Elizabeth Escobedo, Joseph D. Esquibel, Lucille H. Farrar, Arthur F. Faucet, Virginia R. Fenske, Marie L. Fernandez, Joe A. Ferrales-Chavez, Sandra Flores, Lucy G. Gallegos, Andrew P. Gallegos, Rita Garcia, Joe A. Garcia, Margaret S. Garcia, Olita P. Garcia, Tina S. Gebman, Allen Leroy Giles Sr., Robert Leo Gonzales, Adolfo Frank Gonzales, Harold Gonzales II, Maurice Gonzales, Paul Gonzales, Paul Gonzales, Phillip C. Gowens, Norma J. Griego, Tarsila M. Grohs, Robert D. Guest, Sophie Gulley, Eutimia A. Hassan, Samuel A. Hearrell, Laura E. Heath, Mary L. Hendred, Kendall R. Herr, Wayne E. Herrera, Manuel S. Holguin, Julia Howell, Gloria R. Izzi, Theresa I. Jennings, Barbara J. Jones, Thomas C. Jordan, Jean Joyce, John J. Kane-Pickle, Joanne E. Kassicieh, Khalil Keene, Christopher E. Klecan, Jane F. Kracke Jr., George H. Lari, Joseph Rasheed Laumbach, Andreas D. Layton, Virginia Ledwith, Muriel C. Liberatore, Theresa

Longoria, Ida R. Lopez, Debra R. Lopez, Paul F. Lovato, John N. Lovato, Phillip R. Lujan, Augustina A. Lujan, William R. Lukaszewicz, Sister Mary Mercedia Malesich, Vincent Jim Marianetti, Dorothy E. Marshall, Anita J. Martinez, Angelic Rose Martinez, Ascension S. Martinez, Martin L. Martinez, Roberto Martinez, Rosalie Q. Mason, Michal L. Matte, Edith M. McClintic, James R. McCollom, Donna L. McDonald, Brian McKinney, Barbara S. Mercado, Isauro Martin Metzgar, Robert James Mikus Sr., Kenneth R. Miller, Adelina V. Mitchell, Jay N. l Montoya, Donald E. Montoya, Leo Montoya, Marguerite H. Montoya, Mary Alice Montoya, Sally T. Mora, Roberto Murtagh, Robert Anthony Navarette, Ascension Neofotistos, Veatriky Neumann, Cherrie L. Nguyen, Khiem Nguyen, Tien Van Nieves, Alejandro R. Osborne, Kenneth L. Pacheco Jr., Jesse A. Padilla, Dylan J. Padilla, Jerry Page, Orlina Pare, Esther G. Perea, Maria P. Pierce, Stephen E. J. Pittisi, C. Barbara Pixley, Betsy E. Plouff, Marie A. Podvin, Reverend Albert J. Potenziani, Martha M. Pruss, Sister Alyce Mary Quinones, Ron D. Reyes, Robert Rigney, Michael Rivas, Giselle T. Roach, Grace (Jerry, Jr.) Romero, Cayetana Romero, Eutimio Romero, Jose R. Romero, Mary C. Rosenthal Eames, Mima Louise Ross, Anna Mae Roth, Mary L. Rowe, Edna M. Roybal, Estella Marie Roybal, Adeline R. Rutledge, Juanita G. Ryan, Duanne D. Ryan, Felicity L. Sabay, Ethan F. Sanchez, Derek F. Sanchez, Stephanie Sandoval, Lucy P. Sauve, Jessie L. Schmidt, Clemente L. Schoepfer, Frank P. Schoenfeld, Elise Schossow, Helen A. Schwed, Steven Sena, Aurelia C. Slater, Elia Fresquez Smith, Grace G. Smith, Marie Ethel Sondergaard, Reverend George South, Ernest Bryan Storz, Leonard J. Summey, Drucilla G. Sweeney, Joseph “Monty” Teixeira, Cristina A. Tenorio, Audilio Torres, Orlando Tran, Anton Son Van Tran, Benny Trudo, Adrienne L. Trujillo, Ben

Trujillo, Frutoso Velasquez, Hope Helen Walker, Harley E. Walton Key, Helen Waruszewski, Harry L. Wayne, Richard S. Weirauch, Donald E. Wiesen, Helen Williams, Virginia E. Wolf (Day), T. Gertrude Yoder, Lea A. Zagar, Tony Zmarzly, Margaret Mt.Calvary Cemetery, 505.243.0218 1900 Edith Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87102 Abrahams, Anna Mary Acosta, Pete Agats, Helen Ahmadi, Shafiqa Alarid, Peter Alderette, Eloy Allie, Raymond Anaya, Rebecca C. Anaya, Joseph (Joe) Anaya, Debra A. Anaya-Rehberg, Magdalena Anderson, Margret Andrade, Fabricio Andrade, Flora Sanchez Andrade, Prudence Anzures, Ida Mae Apodaca, David J. Apodaca, Isaiah E. Apodaca, Richard L. Apodaca, Joe Richard Apodaca, Anthony Aragon, Aurelia Aragon, Berna B. Archuleta.Virginia L. Archunde-Garcia, Euphemia Arellano, Nadine Arencon, Jose Arguello, Pete Jesus Armijo, John V. Armijo, Monica Armijo, Luis Arnot, Mary Lou Ashcroft, Rex Oley Atencio, Gloria Baca, Michael A. Baca Sr., Willie Baca, Epafrodito Tito Baca, Ralph T. Baca, Emma Baca, David Baca, Rudolph L. Baca, Father Paul M. Baca, Steven Baca, James Paul Baca, Gloria Baker, Eric John Baker, MaryAnn Barboa, Eloisa Barela, Frances Barela, Joseph J. Barfield, Suzanna Barreras, Charlotte Bass, William Benavidez, Chonita Bencomo, Dorothy Boger, Erlinda G. Bollinger, Doyle Bradley, Connie U. Bustillos, Samuel Bustillos, Maria M. C DeBaca, Alderia C DeBaca, Robert Calderon, Antonia L. Caldwell, Bertha B. Caldwell, James Campos, Sabrina Candelaria, Larry Candelaria, Delfinio Candelaria, Adam Candelaria, Gil Canoe, Isabel A. Casaus, Charles Casaus, Gilbert Casaus, Derrick Leroy Castillo, Flora M. Castillo, Richard B. Cervantes, Joe Edwin Chavez, Gracie Ann Chavez, Conception Chavez, Aurora Elizabeth

Chavez, Carmen Chavez, Bailey E. Chavez, Anselmo Chavez, Ramona Chavez, Doreen Chavez, Susan Chavez, Louise Chavez, Carmen Chavez, Viola Chavez, Nick Chavez, Rose Chavez, Santino L. Chavez, Raymond Chavez, Valentino Chavez, Diana M. Chene, Adelina T. Clark, Rachael Connolly, Barbara Contreras, Anita L. Cordero, Michelle Cordova, Celia Cordova, Roberto L. Cordova, Rebecca Cordova, Valerie A. Corral, Soledad Cotinola, Carmen Cotinola Jr., Henry Crespin, Lorenzo T. Cuessy , Alberto Davis, Richard A. Delgado, Luz B. Doherty, John E. Dorato, Madeleine Drinkhouse, Juanita Duran, Angelina Duran, Salvador Duran, Alejandra Duran, Kevin Duran, Arthur Lee Dziurzynski, James Robert Elliott, Reggie Encinias, Julian Erlinda, Sedillo Escarsega, Saul Espinosa, Frank Eyres, David Fernandez, John R. Ferrell, Andrew Fierro, Odelia Fisher, George Leon Flanagan, Deborah Flores, Rena Flores, Juanita G. Fuentes, Lupe Fulcher, Rose Ortiz Gabaldon, Benjamin Gallegos, Johnny Gallegos, Inez Gallegos, Maria C. Gallegos, Patricia A. Gallegos, Josie Gallegos, Tony R. Gamboa, Cesar Gonzalo Garcia, James A. Garcia, Virginia Garcia, Gloria R. Garcia, Isaac A. Garcia, Jose T. Garcia, Michael S. Garcia, Jose Ellerd Garcia, Isabella Garcia, Josie Q. Giddings, James R. Gomez, Richard T. Gomez, Andrellita Gonzales, Katie O. Gonzales, Mary Helen Gonzales, Jose “Joe” Gonzales, Josephine Gradi, Maria Graston, Maria Annie Griego, Mary E. Griego, Gregory Griego, Sarah M. Griego, Zephaniah A. Griego, Jael J. Griego, Angelina S. Griego, Ramon M.J. Griego, Elias R. Griego, Robert R. Griego, Alice T. Griego, Sister John F. Griesbacher, Elizabeth Groleau, Jeanne M. Grube, Eileen Grzelachowski, Christopher F. Gurule, Joe A. Gurule, Julia Gurule, Richard

Gutierrez, Felipe Gutierrez, Edward H. Gutierrez, Shirley Gutierrez, Mary J. Gutierrez, Rafael Gutierrez, Jesus J. Gutierrez, Lisa Guzman, Henry Harrison, Margaret Hernandez, Frances Hernandez, Joe A. Hernandez, Stephanie Herrera, Joseph “Bibo” Herrera, Marc Hickler, Patrick Holguin, Anthony F. Hubble-Tafoya, Jane C. Huchmala, Evangeline M. Humphrey, Arthur Humphrey, Abrelia Jamie, Roberto Jaramillo, Manuel Jaramillo, Lorenzo Jaramillo, Bailey R. Karler, Phyllis Kitzinger, Joshua M. Kleber, Father Cecil Leatherwood, A. J. Lee l. Lopez Leute, Edward Lewis, Dan Llamas, Ramon D. Lopez, David Lopez, Elias Lopez, Clara Lopez, Helen Lovato, Amalia Lovato Sr., Leonardo Lozoya, Maria Paz Lucero, Avelino J. Lucero, Frances Lucero, Roselie Lucero, Mary Ophelia Lucero, Josefita Lucero, Raymond Lucero, Frank Lujan, Melcor Lujan, Amy Lujan, Teodoro Lujan, Betty Lujan, Socorro Luna, Mary M. Luna, Rosemary Luna, Lawrence Luna, Gloria Madrid, Raymond Maestas, Charlotte Maestas, Gloria M. Maestas, Rudy M. Maldonado Jr., Pablo Mares, Corine Mares, Matthew Mares, Ezekiel Marquez, Herman C. Marquez, Arthur E. Martin, Joseph A. Martinez, Erlinda Martinez, Joe L. Martinez, Benny Martinez, Jessie Martinez, Roman Martinez, Adam Charles Martinez, William C. Martinez, Loretta P. Martinez, Leonard L. Martinez, Berlinda Martinez, Baltazar Martinez, Lucy Mascarenas, Stephen McDonald, Marie McIntosh, Elizabeth Mendez, Saul C. Mendoza, Sofia Miller II, Luther W. Mirabal, Alfred Alex Miranda, Frank Mireles, Charles E. Mireles, Lazaro S. Molina, Horacio Momen, Majzoobeh Montano, Eusebio Montano, Lawrence T. Montoya, Raisa Montoya, Father Juan Montoya, Don Montoya, Gina Y. Montoya, Epifania Montoya, Benerito Montoya, Helen

Montoya, Benito Montoya, David Montoya, Joshua A. Montoya, Adam J. Moore, Reverend James Moore, Patricia Moya, Aurora Moya, Ernest Moya, Jose Moya, Joseph Brian Muniz, Juan Munoz, Andrew A. Munoz, Claudia Murillo, Maria E. Nieri, James Nuanes, Ernest Nunez, Margaret Ortega, Jennie O. Ortega, June Ortega, Arturo Otero, Frank Otero, Edgar Pace, Amanda Pacheco, Anthonia Padilla, Esperanza Parraz, Joe V. Patterson, Jason J. Pena, Mary Helen Peralta, Florindo E. Peralta, Jerry Perry, Jerry G. Pino, Ronald Pino, Emily Pohl-Zamora, Beverly Portillo, Ramiro Raimondi, Joseph N. Ramirez, Sergio Sebastian Ranagan, Anne Marie Reed, Della Reis, Brother Thomas Reyes, Felicia Reyes, Jose Genaro Reyes Aguilar, Jose J. Riboni, Pasqual J. Rivera, Emma Rivera, Rito Roach Jr., John J. Rodriguez, Tina Rodriguez, Louise Rodriguez, Mary Rodriguez, Augustina Rogers, Lorraine Romero, Micaela Romero Jr., Charles Romero, Josefita Romero, Jose O. Romero, Robert Romero, Antonio Romero, Joseph Romo, Lucy Rosales, Maria Socorro Roybal, Margaret Garcia Roybal, Lillian V. Rubalcava, Richard C. Saiz, Margaret M. Saiz, Beatrice M. Saiz, Gillie Benito Saiz, Albert L. Salazar, Edward Salazar, Rebecca Salazar, Ella Sanchez, Julia Sanchez, Nicolasa M. Sanchez, Isabel C. Sanchez, Juanita Sanchez, Helen M. Sanchez, Gregorita Sanchez, Michael Sanchez, John M. Sanchez, Velia Sanchez, Onesima Sanchez, Thelma M. Sanchez, Nicolas Sanchez, Solomon Jose Sanchez, Prescilla Sanchez, Ricarda J. Sanchez, Steven R. Sanchez, Juan Sanchez, Robert Sandoval, Dominic Santistevan, Armando Satches, Juanita A. Scarton, Placida (Peggy) Schoellerman, Marlene A. Sedillo, Thomas S. Sedillo, Priscilla Renee Segura, Adele Sena, Tony R. Silva, James

Silva, Robert G. Simms, Rose M. Sisneros, Beatrice Smith, Estela Gloria Smith, Luiz Smyth, Dorothy L. Spernelli, Ninfia Stanley II, Sylvester Stewart, Patrick Stumm, Darlene N. Sturtcman, Lupe Suazo, Mela M. Tafoya, David R. Tafoya, Onofre Tapia, Climaco Gilbert Tapia, George A. Tapia, Esther R. Tapia, Henry Taquena, Alicia Terrazas, Catalina Terrazas, Refugio Thomison, Jessie S. Thruston, Georgiana Torres, Jose I. Torres, Theresa L. Torres, Dina Socorro Torres, Anastacio B. Torres, Patsy Torres, Evangelina H. Trujillo, Ethel Turrietta, Oracio Ulibarri, Carlota Ulibarri, Vera Valdez, Angie Valencia, Anna Valencia, Mary Celestina Valente, Christine E. Valenzuela, Serenity Vallejos, Jose A. Vallejos, Adrian R.R. VanDamme, Betty Vargas, Raul Velarde, Sarah M. Ventura-Arencon, Nikolas Vergara, Maria Vigil, Mary Theresa Vigil, Frances Villa, Rosella Atencio Villegas, Irineo Villescas, Maria Viselli, Joe Anthony Wafer, Rita Walsh, Lillian Wickens, Richard L. Zamora Jr., Fidel Zamora, Mary E. “Betty” Zamora, Perfecto Zavela, Christopher A. Rosario Cemetery 505.983.2322 499 N. Guadalupe St. Santa Fe, NM 8750l Alderete, Narciso Amador, Monique Anaya, Frank Armenta, Br. Steve Armijo, John Baca, Erlinda Baca, Julie Baca, Kenneth Baca, Louise D. Bachicha, George Barela, Joe Benavidez, Amelia Blea, Laurence Bonal, Teresa Boschert, Geraldine Brady, Vincent Bustos, Isabel C De Baca, Norma Calles, Diane Carrillo, Lawrence Casados, Marcella Cawley, Barbara Cebada, Gila Chavez, Florence Chavez, Mary Jo Cisneros, Julio Cordova, Dolores Coriz, Annie Cunningham, Charlotte Delora, Isabel Dominguez, Nicholas Eichelmann, John Escudero, Roberta Forte, Nycole Fox, Teresa

Gage, Paula Gallegos, Luis Gallegos, Walter Gandara, Janeth Garcia, Corrine Garcia, Emilia Garcia, Mary Garcia, Nora Garcia, Olivia Garcia, Sheila Gonzales, Pedro Griego, Marie Griego, Ruby Herrera, Betty Howland, Josina Hurtado, Anthony Jiron, Mannie Korish, Marie Korzak, Carrie LaVoie, Fr. Joseph Loftis, Dolores Lovato, James Ludi, Mary Lujan, Anthony Lujan, Joseph Madrid, Inez Maes, Consuelo Maes, Margarito Marchi, Maria Mares, Jose Martinez, Annamarie Martinez, Angelina Martinez, Gael Martinez, Mary Martinez, Melvin Martinez, Patricia Martinez, Socorro Mirabal, Mary Montoya, Ida Montoya, Patricia Montoya, Phiilip Montoya, Stella Nevares, Michael Nuanes, Steve Olivas, Manuel Olson, Mark Ortega, Ernesto Ortega, Maria Ortega, Michelle Ortega, Sebastian Othmer, Craig Parrot, Marguerite Pert, George Peters, Kenneth Pineda, Geraldine Pineda, Robert Porter, John Prada, Delmy Quintana, Olinda Rael, Angelina Rael, Fred Rivera, Matias & Rose Rodriguez, Delfino Rodriguez, Victoria Romero, Alex Romero, Amarante Romero, Jerome Romero, Joe Romero, Martin Romero, Melinda Romero, Patricia Romero, Sophie Romero, Thomas Ronquillo, Donald Roybal, Bertha Roybal, Mary Jane Salazar, Eric Salazar, Kenny Salgado, Herbert Salvidrez, Rafaela Sanders, Elaine Sena, Anthony Sena, Joe Sleboda, Angela Swearingen, Carolyn Sweeney, Richard Tapia, Gerald Tapia, Joseph Tellez, Juan Thompson, Brother Vincent Thorp, Mary Trujillo, Andrea Urioste, James Vela, Joe Vigil, Joe Wickham, Corrinne Wilding, Landon Wollman, Rainer

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Sr. Carlota Baca, OLVM Sr. Carlota Baca, OLVM, 104, a resident of Victory Noll, passed away on December 12, 2013, at Holy Family Health Care Center at Victory Noll, Huntington, IN. Sr. Carlota was born in Pe単a Blanca, NM on January 5, 1909 to Esquipula Baca and Isabelita Romero Baca. She is preceded in death by three brothers, Celestino Baca, Delfin Baca and Esquipula Baca, Jr. and by five sisters, Piedad, Chonita, Margarita, Manuelita, and Rebecca Baca. She is survived by her nieces and nephews and her Victory Noll sisters with whom she shared life and community for 85 years. Sr. Carlota entered the Congregation of Our Lady of Victory Mission Sisters on October 28, 1928 and made first vows on April 4, 1932. She served in the missions in New Mexico, Texas, California, Utah, and Colorado. She retired from ministry in Santa Fe in 2003 and returned to Victory Noll.

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Mark Your Calendar

Roman Catholic Saints Calendar January, 2014 15 St. Paul the Hermit 16 St. Berard and Companions 17 St. Anthony of Egypt 18 St. Charles of Sezze 19 St. Fabian 20 St. Sebastian 21 St. Agnes 22 St. Vincent 23 Saint Marianne Cope 24 St. Francis de Sales 25 Conversion of St. Paul 26 Sts. Timothy and Titus 27 St. Angela Merici 28 St. Thomas Aquinas 29 Servant of God Brother Juniper 30 St. Hyacintha of Mariscotti

“May the Dear Lord bless you...” January 15 Rev. Samuel Dennis, OSB oliv. 18 Rev. Rafael Garcia, SJ 19 Rev. Abel Olivas, OFM 20 Rev. Fernando Rubio-Boitel 22 Rev. Albert Mutebi Ssekabembe 26 Rev. Johnny Lee Chavez 27 Rev. Berard Doerger, OFM

31 St. John Bosco February, 2014 1 St. Ansgar 2 Presentation of the Lord 3 St. Blaise 4 St. Joseph of Leonissa 5 St. Agatha 6 St. Paul Miki and Companions 7 St. Colette 8 St. Josephine Bakhita 9 St. Jerome Emiliani 10 St. Scholastica 11 Our Lady of Lourdes 12 St. Apollonia 13 St. Giles Mary of St. Joseph 14 Sts. Cyril and Methodius 27 29 31

Very Rev. Franklin D. Pretto-Ferro Rev. Thomas Pesaresi, MM Rev. Oren Key, SJ

February 2 Rev. Larry Bernard, OFM 5 Rev. Bruce Hausfeld, OFM 7 Rev. Donald Starkey 8 Rev. Lucian Hendren 8 Rev. Tein-Tri Nguyen 9 Rev. Jose A. Hernandez 12 Very Rev. Dennis Garcia 12 Rev. William Sanchez 13 Very Rev. Hyginus Anuta 13 Rev. Gabriel Bakkar, CFR

TV Mass Schedule The Catholic Center St. Joseph/St. Francis Chapel Sunday at 6:30 a.m. on KRQE TV-13, KBIM TV-10, KREZ TV-6 and FOX 2 American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreted TV Mass Donations may be sent online to www.archdiosf.org or mailed to: Chancellor’s Office/ TV Mass, 4000 St. Joseph’s Pl. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120

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St. Therese Catholic School

Open House

January 24, 2014

March 7, 2014

Principal:

January 31, 2014

April 25, 2014

Mrs. Donna Illerbrun

February 21, 2014

May 9, 2014

Tuesday

Thursday,

January 29, 2013

January 30, 2014 10am 10:00 am

Pastor:

311 Shropshire Place NW

Reverend Vincent Chavez

Albuquerque, NM 87107

Call 505-344-4479

Located one block south of Candeleria. Convenient to I-40 and I-25 Fully accredited by the North Central Association and the State of New Mexico. CYFD licensed Preschool and Extended Care Programs Elementary and Middle School Computer Labs

for more details.

Come see how a rigorous curriculum and dedicated teachers can make a difference! Small classes and high expectations allow students to grow academically, physically and spiritually. Students actively participate in core academics as well as attend Music, Physical Education, Spanish, Computers and Library. Visit our website: www.stthereseschoolabq.org

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St. Thomas Aquinas School Established in 2000 - Celebrating 13 Years of Catholic Education

For additional information: St. Thomas Aquinas School 1100 Hood Rd SE Rio Rancho, NM 87124

(505) 892-3221 www.stasnm.org

Sr. Anne Louise Abascal, Principal

• Solid, Traditional Catholic Education • NCA and State Accredited • High Academic Standards of Excellence • Tuition Assistance Available • Joyful, Family Learning Environment • Before and After School Care Program

OPEN HOUSE:

Thursday, February 6th 2014 at 10:00am Now accepting students K-8 Our wonderful program for K- 3 is growing! Come and Join Us!

• ART • COMPUTER • MUSIC • PHYSICAL EDUCATION • LIBRARY • HONOR SOCIETY • STUDENT COUNCIL • LATIN • SCOUTING • REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL www.santoninoregional.org 23 College Ave. • Santa Fe, NM 87508 505.424.1766 Call us TODAY

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• A value in education in Santa Fe • A Catholic education in values • A safe haven for optimal growth

Upcoming

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Open House Thursday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM January 30, 2014

Fostering the gifts of the whole child Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade: academics, faith, arts, physical fitness. •Enrolling now grades 2-6. •Tuition assistance available. •Extended care available. •Private bus from downtown.