May 2015, People of God by Archdiocese of Santa Fe

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Press Conference with Archbishop John C. Wester ......................................... 2 Archbishop Sheehan’s Letter to Albuquerque Journal .................................... 2 Vocations.............................................................................................................. 6 World Communications Day is May 17............................................................... 9 Distinguished Disciples ..................................................................................... 10 Conﬁrmation & First Holy Communion ............................................................ 12 Norbertine Community....................................................................................... 14 Catholic Education: Years of Service .............................................................. 16 Cristo Rey’s 75th Diamond Jubilee................................................................... 22 #FlatFrancis ........................................................................................................ 28

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work in this local church.” Archbishop Wester is succeeding Santa Fe Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan, who has headed the Santa Fe Archdiocese since1993 and turned 75 last year, the age at which a bishop is required under canon law to submit his resignations to the pope. COnTInuEd On PAgE 5

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CNS) -- Archbishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City, newly appointed archbishop of Sante Fe, said in an April 27 news conference in New Mexico that he was humbled by his new assignment and has “complete trust in God’s loving providence and in the Holy Spirt, at

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Pope Francis Appoints Most Rev. John C. Wester, Bishop of Salt Lake City, 12th Archbishop of Santa Fe

Pray for us, Oh Holy Mother of God. San Juan Bautista, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo

Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan and Rev. Stephen Schultz, Pastor of Our Lady of Belen, are pictured here with an energetic group of newly conﬁrmed young Roman Catholics ready to make the world a better place. View more photos of our vibrant parishioners who received the Sacraments of Conﬁrmation and Holy Eucharist on pages 12-13.

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STATEMENT BY MOST REVEREND JOHN C. WESTER ARCHBISHOP-DESIGNATE OF SANTA FE PRESS CONFERENCE MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015

Thank you for that in my prayers. As I kind introduction and come to you today, thank you all for being my weaknesses are here today. my own but my MUCHAS GRAstrengths are the reCIAS POR SU AMsult of the love and ABLE PRESENTAsupport I received CION Y A TODOS from God’s holy POR SU PRESENCIA people in Utah and AQUÍ EN EL DÍA DE from those with HOY. whom I served in I must say that my San Francisco as appointment to succeed auxiliary bishop. Archbishop Sheehan as REALMENTE shepherd of the ArchME SIENTO MUY diocese of Santa Fe is BENDECIDO. most humbling but I I have a real fondness for St. Francis have complete trust in of Assisi and I canGod’s loving providence and in the Holy not help but notice Spirt, at work in this lo- Archbishop John C. Wester speaks during an April a certain Franciscan cal Church. While there 27 press conference in Albuquerque Fe, N.M., after connection as I bebeing named to lead the archdiocese. Archbishop gin my pilgrimage is much in my heart toWester, who is currently serving as bishop of Salt day that I would like to Lake City, succeeds Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan, to the southwest. say, I realize I cannot who turned 75 last year. (CNS photo/Leslie M. Radi- In 1776, the great say everything now. I gan-Yodice, Archdiocese of Santa Fe). Franciscan missionaries, Fathers do want, however, to express the deep-felt gratitude I have in my Escalante and Dominguez, travelled from Sanheart today. I am grateful to God for his lov- ta Fe to Utah, seeking a route to California. I ing providence in our Church and in my life, have travelled from California to Utah and and to my mother, late father and family who am in route to Santa Fe! There are other conhave nourished me in the Catholic faith. I am nections with St. Francis of Assisi as well, too also grateful to our Holy Father, Francis, for his many to mention, but including that I was born care and concern for this local Church of Santa and raised in the city of St. Francis; my ConfirFe and for his trust in me, unworthy as I am. In mation name is Francis; I have been sent to you thanking the pope, I also express my gratitude by Pope Francis and the cathedral basilica, the to Archbishop Viganó, our Apostolic Nuncio mother church of this Archdiocese, is named for in Washington, DC, for his graciousness and St. Francis. Little wonder then, that the prayer support. My gratitude extends quickly to Arch- of St. Francis has been with me these past few bishop Sheehan for his kindness, warmth and days since I received the news about my aphospitality. These gifts from him are not just pointment. In addition, I have always found recent but have been shown to me ever since I Assisi a holy and inspirational place. Indeed, I have known him. Thank you, Archbishop, for would call it enchanting. And now, I have come welcoming me in your name and in the name of to another “enchanted” place called New Mexall in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. I am grateful ico. Actually, years ago, while visiting the Land for your support and I look forward to a deep- of Enchantment with my dear friend, Fr. Gene ening of our fraternal bonds. In addition, I am Konkel, and, a few years back while here for grateful to all those who are working so hard on the 400th anniversary of Catholicism in Santa my upcoming installation. Although I have yet Fe, I got a glimpse of the beauty of this state. to meet you I thank you in advance. The dictionary states that to enchant is to attract LES ESTOY SUMAMENTE AGRADECI- or delight. I was certainly attracted and delightDO A ELLOS Y A LOS MUCHOS OTROS ed by New Mexico with its Sangre de Cristo QUE ESTAN APOYÁNDOME EN ESTOS Mountains, austere mesas, sandstone canyons; MOMENTOS. its art, music and especially its southwest cuiIf you will permit me, I also want to express sine. But even more, I suspect that the real profound gratitude for my sisters and brothers in attraction and delight of this state, and of this the Diocese of Salt Lake City. For the past eight Archdiocese, is the people. With this in mind, I years I have been privileged to be shepherd of am looking forward to many years of enchantthat dynamic, growing and grace-filled comment as I get to know you better. munity of believers. I have been blessed to call ESTE ES UN BELLISIMO PAISAJE QUE Salt Lake City home and the priests, deacons REFLEJA LA BELLEZA DE SU CREADOR and their wives, religious and lay faithful there Y DE SU PUEBLO. will always have a special place in my heart and ARCHBISHOP WESTER Continued on page 5

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Below is a letter published May 3, 2015 in the Albuquerque Journal

April 29, 2015 Dear Editor,

The Tuesday, April 28 issue had a cartoon on the Letters to the Editor page that was quite disturbing. There is an image of Jesus and a line saying that Jesus never spoke against the sin of homosexuality. Let me preface the rest of my comments by stating that the Catholic Church loves and welcomes all people regardless of their ethnicity, race, sexuality or their state in life. However we believe that the sexual act is a gift given in marriage between a man and a woman. It is a sin for anyone to have sex outside of marriage. When I refer to homosexuality I am referring to the sexual act, not the homosexual person. There is no sin in having a homosexual orientation. But homosexual acts are sinful. If you ever said that homosexuality is a sin there is a good chance that someone has tried to correct you by saying, “Jesus never said anything about homosexuality”. Some believe that Jesus’ silence on the matter trumps all other considerations. But there are a number of reasons why this objection doesn’t work. First, it is not certain that Jesus never said anything about homosexuality. Not everything was recorded. It wasn’t considered a significant issue in that society at the time. Jesus did not speak about every immoral behavior. Should we infer that drunkenness, racism, and the death penalty and neglecting the elderly are appropriate since Jesus never said anything about them either? That’s absurd. Jesus addressed moral issues as they arose in conversation with his disciples and opponents. It is clear what Jesus would say about homosexuality if asked. He was a devout Jew and bound by the Mosaic Law. He would have cited the Levitical prohibitions such as Leviticus 18, verse 22 and 20, verse 13. He would have also cited Genesis 19, verses 1-29 which addresses the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah. God inspired all the Bible including the Epistles of St. Paul that clearly say that homosexual activity is sinful. One can see that in Romans 1, verses 24-27; 1 Corinthians 6:10 and 1 Timothy 6 verse 10. These scripture quotes clearly refer to homosexual activity as sinful. I believe that Jesus’ scriptural silence on homosexuality is not relevant to the moral question. It seems that people are unwilling to accept what the Bible teaches when it conflicts with their own opinions. Moral values in our very secular culture have dropped dramatically in these recent years. Our Church teaches clearly that homosexual activity is indeed sinful. At the same time we teach that we accept gay people with respect, compassion and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided (Catechism of the Catholic Church #2358). I hope that these comments are helpful to many people. Sincerely yours, Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan Archbishop of Santa Fe

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IN THE RISEN LORD

THE SCENT OF HOLY CHRISM IS PERMEATING THE AIR! arCHBisHop miCHael J. sHeeHan

We are in the middle of the confirmation season (April 11 – May 24) and although it is quite demanding personally, it gives me great joy to be out in the parishes meeting the young people and confirming them. This year we will have about 71 confirmations this Spring. I personally do about half of them and delegate several others to assist since I can’t do them all myself. I’m grateful to Most Rev. Arthur Tafoya, Bishop Emeritus of Pueblo; our Chancellor/Moderator of the Curia Very Rev. John Cannon; and our Vicar General Msgr. Lambert Joseph Luna for their assistance. For the vast majority of the confirmations I have a seminarian candidate or seminarian who serves as my driver and also serves the Mass. On Tuesday, April 14, I confirmed 102 at San Clemente Parish in Los Lunas which included many from its mission

church of Meadowlake. By the time we finish with all the confirmations, we will have confirmed about 3,500 mostly teenagers. It is very uplifting for me personally to see the goodness of the teenagers and to experience the joy in the parish having confirmation. There is never anything gloomy or negative at a confirmation. I ask that each teenager being confirmed send me a letter asking for confirmation and answering two questions – Which saint did they chose for their confirmation name and why; and secondly What do they like about being Catholic? I receive some very interesting responses and I quote from about half dozen of the letters during my homily at their confirmation Mass. In some other dioceses, confirmation takes place in the third grade along with first Holy Communion, but I think

this is a terrible idea. It strips away the opportunity for teenagers to have a deeply pastoral experience during their high school years. They are able to be renewed in their knowledge of the Catholic faith through their classes, they see a love and devotion for the church by their fellow teenagers and they are recognized as older members of the faith rather than just third graders. I tried doing confirmation for the third graders in Lubbock one time and they were to receive both confirmation and first Holy Communion. In the homily, they had vacant looks on their faces and they were more interested in a roach that was running down the main aisle of the cathedral than they were in either Jesus in Holy Communion or the Holy Spirit in confirmation! I think pastorally it is absolutely the best thing to have confirmation in the high school years. The

will be impacted a lot more by the sacrament when they are older than when they are in the third grade. When the new archbishop comes, I will be happy to continue to assist with confirmation if he so desires. In the meantime, let us all draw upon the strength of the Holy Spirit that we received in confirmation to make good judgments and proper decisions with the help of the Holy Spirit in order to have a level of happiness in this life and eternal happiness in the life to come. The air is permeated with the scent of the holy chrism as I place the oil on the foreheads of those being confirmed. Let us pray for them that they will continue to be strong in their Catholic faith and not consider confirmation a “graduation time” from the church. On Saturday, May 23, at 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral Ba-

silica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, I will again use the holy chrism during the priesthood ordination of seven men – Valentine Phu Ngoc Au; Michael Garcia; Joseph Van Tao Nguyen; Edgar Sanchez; Benoit Treu Van Vu; William Woytavich; and Rob Yaksich. Annual adult confirmations are scheduled for Monday, November 30 and Tuesday, December 1 – both at 6:00 p.m. One will be in the Albuquerque area and the other one of the Santa Fe parishes. Once the locations are determined the Office of Worship will notify all the parishes with the details. Sincerely yours in the Risen Lord, Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan Archbishop of Santa Fe

¡EL AROMA DEL SANTO CRISMA ESTÁ IMPREGNANDO EL AIRE! arzoBispo miCHael J. sHeeHan

Nos encontramos a mediados de la temporada de confirmaciones de este año (abril 11 a mayo 24) y a pesar de que para mí este es un tiempo muy ocupado, me da gran alegría ir por las parroquias conociendo a los jóvenes y confirmándolos. Este año tendremos cerca de 71 confirmaciones durante la primavera. Yo personalmente llevo a cabo la mitad y delego a otros para que me ayuden con la otra mitad, ya que no puedo hacerlas todas yo solo. Agradezco al Obispo Emérito de Pueblo, CO, Arthur Tafoya, a nuestro Canciller / Moderador de la Curia, Padre John Cannon y a nuestro Vicario General Mons. Lambert Joseph Luna por su ayuda. Para la gran mayoría de las confirmaciones cuento con un candidato al seminario o un seminarista que me ayuda siendo mi conductor y también asistiéndome durante la misa. El martes 14 de abril confirmé a 102 jóvenes en la Parroquia de San Clemente en Los

Lunas, donde se incluyeron a muchos de su iglesia misión de Meadow Lake. Una vez que se hayan llevado a cabo todas las confirmaciones de este año, habremos confirmado a unos 3,500 jóvenes, en su mayoría adolescentes. Es algo muy edificante para mí personalmente el ver la bondad de los adolescentes y experimentar la alegría de las parroquias al tener sus confirmaciones. Nunca hay algo sombrío o negativo en una confirmación. Yo pido que cada adolescente que se va a confirmar me envíe una carta pidiendo la confirmación y respondiendo a dos preguntas: ¿Cuál santo/a escogío para su nombre de confirmación y por qué? y en segundo lugar: ¿Qué es lo que más le gusta de ser católico/a? Recibo algunas respuestas muy interesantes y menciono una media docena de ellas durante la homilía de la Misa de confirmación. En algunas otras diócesis, la

confirmación tiene lugar en el 3er grado, junto con la primera Comunión, pero creo que esta es una idea terrible. Hacerlo así quita la oportunidad para que los adolescentes tengan una experiencia profundamente pastoral durante sus años de escuela preparatoria. Ellos pueden renovar su conocimiento de la fe católica a través de sus clases, y pueden ver un amor y devoción por la Iglesia por parte de sus compañeros adolescentes y se les reconoce como miembros de más edad de la fe y no sólo como estudiantes de 3er grado. Yo traté una vez de llevar a cabo las confirmaciones para los estudiantes de 3er grado en Lubbock, TX. Los niños recibieron tanto la confirmación como la primera Comunión. En la homilía ellos tenían miradas vacías y ¡estaban más interesados en una cucaracha que estaba corriendo en el pasillo principal de la catedral que en Jesús en la Sagrada Comunión o el Espíritu Santo en la con-

firmación! Pastoralmente, yo creo que es absolutamente la mejor opción llevar a cabo la confirmación en los años de escuela preparatoria. Los jóvenes serán impactadas mucho más por el sacramento cuando son mayores que cuando están en el 3er grado. Cuando llegue el nuevo arzobispo me dará gusto seguir prestando mi ayuda con las confirmaciones, si él así lo desea. Mientras tanto, tomemos de la fortaleza del Espíritu Santo que recibimos en la confirmación para hacer buenos juicios y tomar decisiones con la ayuda del Espíritu Santo, a fin de tener un buen nivel de felicidad en esta vida y una felicidad eterna en la vida por venir. El aire se impregna con el aroma del santo crisma cuando pongo el aceite en la frente de los que están siendo confirmados. Oremos por ellos para que sigan siendo fuertes en su fe católica y no consideren a la confirmación como un “tiempo

de graduación” de la Iglesia. El sábado 23 de mayo, a las 10:00 am en la Catedral Basílica de San Francisco de Asís en Santa Fe, utilizaré de nuevo el santo crisma en la ordenación al sacerdocio de siete hombres - Valentine Phu Ngoc Au; Michael García; Joseph Van Tao Nguyen; Edgar Sánchez; Benoit Treu Van Vu; William Woytavich; y Rob Yaksich. Las confirmaciones anuales para adultos han sido ya programadas para el lunes 30 de noviembre y el martes 1 de diciembre, ambas a las 6:00 pm. Una será en el área de Albuquerque y la otra en una de las parroquias de Santa Fe. Una vez determinados los sitios, la Oficina de Culto notificará a todas las parroquias los detalles. Sinceramente suyo en el Señor Resucitado, Reverendísimo Michael J. Sheehan Arzobispo de Santa Fe

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All inquiries regarding the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of Sr. Blandina Segale, SC (aka Maria Rosa Segale) should be sent to the Postulator of the Cause, Most Rev. Ricardo Ramirez, Bishop Emeritus of Las Cruces c/o the Petitioner of the Cause, Mr. Allen Sánchez, 1516 5th St. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 505.319.3334 or allensanchez@catholichealth.net. For more information, go to www.sisterblandinasegale.com. Sister Blandina Segale photo courtesy of Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (NMHM/DCA) Negative #67735

Seminary Burse The following parishes have sent in excess Mass stipends to the Archdiocesan The following parishes have sent in excess Mass stipends to the Archdiocesan Finance Ofﬁce for seminarian education. These receipts are for March 2015. 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

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Immaculate Conception - Albuquerque ............................................................. 750.00 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Albuquerque ............................................ 480.00 Our Lady of Belen - Belen .............................................................................. 2,000.00 Our Lady of Sorrows Church – Las Vegas ..................................................... 5,000.00 Our Lady of the Annunciation - Albuquerque ................................................... 1090.00 San Juan Bautista, Ohkay Owingeh ............................................................... 1,260.00 San Francisco de Asis, Ranchos de Taos ......................................................... 600.00 St. Anne - Santa Fe ........................................................................................... 500.00 St. John the Baptist - Santa Fe.......................................................................... 500.00 St. Joseph on the Rio Grande - Albuquerque .................................................... 700.00 St. Jude Thaddeus – Albuquerque ................................................................. 3,000.00 Total $15,880.00

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POPE FRANCIS APPOINTS Continued from p1 The changes were announced in Washington April 27 by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the United States. Archbishop Wester said that as he approaches his new role his weaknesses are his own but his strengths are “the result of the love and support I received from God’s holy people in Utah and from those with whom I served in San Francisco as auxiliary bishop.” A San Francisco native, Archbishop Wester, 64, has headed the Salt Lake City Diocese, which encompasses the entire state of Utah, since 2007. Bishops who are named to head archdioceses immediately assume the title of archbishop. He is a member of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples and chairs the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Communications. Archbishop Wester will be installed in his new post June 4, at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe. During the news conference at the archdiocesan pastoral center in Albuquerque, the archbishop said he has been impressed by the state’s mountains, mesas, sandstone canyons, art, music and southwest cuisine. “But even more, I suspect that the real attraction and delight of this state, and of this archdiocese, is the people,” he said, noting the rich diversity of the archdiocese with the Navajo, Apache and Ute tribe members and a large number of Latinos. He asked for prayers during this time of transition and in the years ahead. Archbishop Sheehan was appointed to the Santa Fe Archdiocese initially as its apostolic administrator, when former Archbishop Robert F. Sanchez resigned amid allegations of improper conduct with several young women. Archbishop Sheehan was named successor to Archbishop Sanchez three months later. He later simultaneously served for six months in his archdiocesan role and as temporary apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Phoenix, which falls under the church province of Santa Fe. That assignment also was necessitated by a scandal involving the previous head of the diocese, Bishop Thomas J. O’Brien, who resigned after being charged in a fatal hit-and-run car accident. He later was convicted of leaving the scene of a fatal accident. As a consultant to the USCCB’s Committee on Migration and with his role in the pontifical council for migrants, Archbishop Wester has been active in seeking comprehensive immigration reform, making him a familiar face in dioceses of the southwest. For example, he was among the dozen bishops concelebrating Mass last April along the Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona. Archbishop Wester was born Nov. 5, 1950, the eldest of four children of Charles and Helen Wester. He earned degrees from St. Joseph College, the former seminary of the San Francisco Archdiocese, as well as St. Patrick College and St. Patrick Seminary, the University of San Francisco and Holy Names

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College, all in the San Francisco Bay area. After his ordination May 15, 1976 for the San Francisco Archdiocese, he served as a parish priest, as teacher, campus ministry director and then president of Marin Catholic High School and as assistant superintendent for archdiocesan high schools before becoming administrative assistant to Archbishop John R. Quinn. Then-Father Wester was pastor of St. Stephen Parish in San Francisco for four years before becoming vicar for clergy. In 1998, he was made an auxiliary bishop and became vicar general of the archdiocese. Then-Bishop Wester served as apostolic administrator of the San Francisco Archdiocese for six months after then-Archbishop William J. Levada was named in 2005 by Pope Benedict to be prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He was named bishop of Salt Lake City in January 2007. In Utah, Archbishop Wester was vocal in opposing the state’s reinstatement in March of the firing squad as an option for executions. He has been a member of organizations in the state including the Alliance for Unity and the president’s advisory board for United Way of Salt Lake City. His move to the Santa Fe Archdiocese will bring him to a slightly larger Catholic population, with about 323,000 over Utah’s 250,000, but who represent a much greater proportion of the population. About 9 percent of Utah’s population is Catholic, while in the Santa Fe Archdiocese, about 25 percent of the population is Catholic. Archbishop Sheehan is a native of Wichita, Kansas, born July 9, 1939. He was largely raised in Texas and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth on July 12, 1964. He was first made a bishop March 29, 1993, when he was named to head the Diocese of Lubbock, Texas. Among some of Archbishop Sheehan’s more recent notable activities in the archdiocese were his appointment of its first full-time coordinator of Native American activities, a deacon who is from the Acoma Pueblo, and launching the canonization cause of Sister of Charity Blandina Segale. Sister Blandina was an Italian missionary who worked among the poor and migrants in the late 19th century. As secretary of the USCCB in 2006, Archbishop Sheehan shepherded restructuring of the bishops’ conference. Under the reorganization, the conference’s 36 standing committees were reduced to 16, among other changes.

ARCHBISHOP WESTER Continued from p2 In particular, I am attracted to the rich diversity of people in this Archdiocese, starting with the Navajo, Apache and Ute cultures. Since the earliest days, there have been countless settlers from Spain particularly, but from all over Europe and other parts of the world. I also note the large number of Latino cultures that enrich the Archdiocese with their diverse traditions. TODOS NOSOTROS, AL IGUAL QUE NUESTRAS HERMANAS Y HERMANOS, SOMOS CREADOS A IMAGEN Y SEMEJANZA DE DIOS. REFLEJAMOS ESA IMAGEN HERMOSAMENTE CUANDO NOS REUNIMOS TODOS COMO UNA FAMILIA Y, DAÑAMOS ESA IMAGEN CUANDO PERMITIMOS QUE EL PREJUICIO Y EL EGOÍSMO NOS DIVIDA. I am encouraged by what I have already heard on numerous occasions about the dedication and selflessness of our priests and deacons, along with the significant presence of religious men and women in consecrated life. Coupled with our Lay Ecclesial Leaders, I know that I will be strongly supported in my ministry and that you will help me to fulfill my call to holiness as I journey with you toward the Kingdom of Christ, living the first installments of that Kingdom even now. I also look forward to collaborating with leaders of other faiths as well as those in the civic and business communities as we work together to strengthen the common good. Again, I thank you for your warm, kind and generous welcome and I humbly ask for your prayers during this time of transition and in the years ahead. During the celebration of the Cuarto Centennial, Archbishop Sheehan called for a “quiet time of thanksgiving to God who has prospered the work of our hands.” The Archbishop reminded us that we are comforted by “knowing that a loving God, who has guided us safely this far, is not about to abandon us as we face the future.” That is certainly my prayer now as I prepare to take up this new ministry in your midst. I love Mexican sayings and one of my favorites is, “Tell me who you run with and I’ll tell you who you are.” I give thanks to God and to his loving providence that I soon will be running with you, and in the running, we will know one another, abiding together in the heart of Christ. May God bless all of you and the people of this great Archdiocese. ME GUSTAN MUCHO LOS DICHOS MEXICANOS Y UNO DE MIS FAVORITOS ES: “DIME CON QUIÉN ANDAS Y TE DIRÉ QUIÉN ERES”. LE DOY GRACIAS A DIOS Y A SU DIVINA PROVIDENCIA QUE MUY PRONTO “ANDARÉ” CON USTEDES, Y EN ESE “ANDAR” JUNTOS NOS IREMOS CONOCIENDO, COMPROMETIDOS Y FIELES BAJO EL CORAZÓN DE CRISTO. DIOS LOS BENDIGA A TODOS USTEDES Y A TODA LA GENTE DE ESTA GRAN ARCHIDIÓCESIS.

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Vocation Definitions & Terms Apostolate: The type of work or mission of the order through which their particular charism is lived out. Brother: Brothers live in religious communities. They take vows and promise to use their talents to serve God wherever the community decides they are needed. Brothers are not ordained Charism: Each religious community has a charism - a unique way of returning God’s love to Him and His people which manifests a particular attribute of God’s being. Consecrated Life: A permanent state of life recognized by the Church, entered freely in response to the call of Christ to perfection, and characterized by the making of public vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Deacon (Permanent): A third degree of the Sacrament of Holy Orders, after bishop and priest. The permanent deacon is ordained for ministry and service, but not to the priesthood. He assists and preaches at Mass, baptizes and presides at weddings and funerals. They have jobs outside the Church to make a living. Men at least 35 years of age, married or single, may be ordained permanent deacons. Deacon (Transitional): Men who are called to the priesthood who are in the final stage of formation before being ordained as priests. They receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders and usually serve as deacons for one year before ordination to the priesthood. During their year as a deacon they continue their studies and serve in parish assignments.

They live in cloistered communities and do not leave their convents for any outside apostolates. Priest: A man is ordained to priesthood through the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Together each man and the Church discern (discover) whether or not he is called to become a priest. Diocesan priests a called to serve the people of a particular diocese. Men called to be priests in religious orders belong to communities and in addition to receiving the Sacrament of Holy Orders they also take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience (the three evangelical counsels)

Religious Community: The founder of a religious community brings together a group of men or women who share the same charism and are dedicated to the same mission in the Church. These are religious communities of priests and brothers and communities of sisters. The apostolates of the communities vary according to their mission. Those dedicated primarily to prayer are contemplative communities; those who combine prayer with apostolic ministries are called active communities. Religious Life: Priests, brothers or sisters in communities that embrace the spirituality, charism and teachings of the community’s founder call their way of life religious life. Members of these communities follow Jesus through taking vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Secular Institute: Single lay men and women, and also some priests, belong to secular institutes. They make a commitment to live the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience. Members do not necessarily live together as a community. Their goal is to be a transforming presence in society.

Discernment: When talking about discovering your vocation, discernment means the process of that discovery through prayer, reflection and discussion as to how God calls each person to love Him, whether as a priest, a consecrated religious man or woman, a married person or a consecrated single person.

Sister: Sisters belong to religious communities and are brides of Christ who are chosen by Him to love Him and serve His Church like His Mother Mary as virgins and spiritual mothers. They serve the Church in whatever ways their superiors decide is best given their talents and inclinations.

Holy Orders: The Sacrament by which the mission entrusted by Christ to His Apostles continues to be exercised in the Church through the laying on of hands. By receiving Holy Orders men become members of the ordained clergy - deacons, priests and bishops. All three confer a permanent, sacramental character to the man ordained.

Vocation: Vocation means a call. It is God’s invitation –His callto each person to love and serve Him and His Church in a particular state or way of life.

Novice: A man or woman in the second formal stage of becoming a consecrated religious is called a novice. This stage of the novitiate usually takes one to two years.

Vows: Formal commitments made to God to follow Jesus in His poverty, chastity and obedience as members of religious communities. The vow of poverty means that members hold all things in common. The community takes care of each other’s needs through the providence of God and their our charity. The vow of chastity means that the member gives up the goods of marriage and marital relations for the sake of God’s kingdom. The vow of obedience allows the member of the community to imitate and share in Jesus’ obedience to His Father in order to accomplish His will. (Diocesan priests promise to live in celibate chastity, obedience to their bishop and a simple life).

Nun: Nuns are sisters and brides of Christ who are called by Him to pray and serve the needs of the Church in a more hidden way.

Courtesy of Fr. J.D. Jaffe, Director of the Office of Vocations, Catholic Diocese of Arlington

Laity: People within the Church including religious brothers and sisters as well as all other single and married person who are not ordained as bishop, priests or deacons are known as the laity or the lay faithful.

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Communicating the Family: A Privileged Place of Encounter with the Gift of Love May 17, 2015

Communicating the Family: A Privileged Place of Encounter with the Gift of Love is the theme chosen by Pope Francis for the 2015 World Communications Day to be celebrated on May 17, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord.

The Summer Institute is Back!

By Deacon Keith Davis, Director, Ministry Resource Center

Want to explore the relationship between science and faith? Or learn new approaches to sharing our faith? How about rubbing elbows with world class theologians and experts in pastoral ministry? You can do just that for one week this summer! The Institute of Formation for Christian Service (Summer Institute) is being held on June 1-5 at Lourdes Hall on the St. Pius X campus. Three sessions of classes will be offered each day with 38 courses available for catechists, teachers, pastoral ministers and any adult who wish to enrich their minds, hearts and sharpen their skills to serve in ministry. All adults are welcome to attend the classes offered at both basic and advanced levels. For those who are seeking certification as catechists, youth ministers, pastoral ministers, and liturgical ministers, credits will be earned. The Summer Institute was developed to provide an intense week of formation, offering standard

courses as well as opportunities to explore unique topics that are not available any other time of the year. Classes will be offered in both English and Spanish. Tuition is $50 for as many courses as a person would like to take. Some courses have additional fees for books. A day-long workshop for youth ministers will be held on Friday, June 5, 2015. There is a $15 dollar additional fee for this workshop. Partial scholarships for the Institute are available. Instructors for the Institute include Pastoral Ministries Division Directors and staff: Beth Lukes, Fabian YaĂąez, Maria Cruz-Cordoba, Sandra Arpero, Leslie Farias, Bernadette Jaramillo, Deacon Anthony Trujillo, Taylor Kingston, and Deacon Keith Davis. Also teaching will be: Fr. Tim Martinez, Fr. Tom Noesen, OP, Fr. Peter Muller, O.Praem., Dr. Jason Rodarte, Joel Hopko, Jennifer Murphy-Dye, Connie Smith, Deacon Mike Wesley, Megan McKenna, Deacon Tom Baca, and Abram Muenzberger. For a complete catalog of

courses for the Summer Institute go to: http://www. santafe.parishesonline.com/ scripts/HostedSites/org.asp?p=20&ID=21641 To register on-line, go to https://secure.jotform.us/ form/50835100775149. Class space is limited, so register early! A $5.00 surcharge will be collected for those registering at the door. For more information or to register contact Kathy Garcia at 505-8318129 or e-mail questions to kgarcia@archdiosf.org

I learned a LOT! Enjoyed each day and would like to attend more classes. Thank you! (Summer Institute â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14 participant)

Ministry Resource Center Used Book Sale

Looking for some new reading material? The Archdiocese of Santa Fe Ministry Resource Center is holding a book sale on Saturday, May 23 from 9am to 2pm in the Sandia Room at the Catholic Center (4000 St. Joseph Place NW, Albuquerque). Every year the Ministry Resource Center receives donations from priests, deacons and laity. Some of these donations are not usable in our library for many reasons including, duplication and age. In other words, they are still looking for a new home. Last year, the Ministry Resource Center received a very large donation (over 4,000 volumes)

from the former College of Santa Fe. The books mostly deal with theological topics. Our current space cannot possibly accommodate this number of books. Proceeds from the sale will be used to expand the current shelf capacity of the Ministry Resource Center and to purchase eBooks for the library. The terms of the sale are cash only (no credit cards or checks). To access the Ministry Resource Center On-Line Catalog, go to: http://archdiosf.booksys.net/opac/archdiosf. For questions regarding the book sale, contact Dcn. Keith Davis at 505.831.8187 or kdavis@archdiosf.org.

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nnually, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe hosts the Distinguished Disciple Dinner at the Hotel Albuquerque. This year’s awards took place on May

1, 2015. Known in previous years as Character Counts, students, teachers and volunteers alike were nominated by their school communities as examples of Christ-like character. The archdiocese recognized 32 individuals from 16 schools who emanate genuinely distinguished disciple-hood. Awardees regularly reach out to those who are less fortunate, volunteer for projects to help the school and larger community, are compassionate and caring to all, and live out Catholic faith on a daily basis.

According to this definition, Distinguished Disciples: 1) Make a conscious choice to be followers of Christ. 2) Live that choice through actions regardless of the cost to themselves. 3) Treat all they have - both talents and possessions - as blessings to be shared with others. 4) Build the kingdom of God though their example of joyful generosity and sacrifice. Thank you, Distinguished Disciples, for bringing the kingdom of God nearer through your role model in our communities. Congratulations on your awards!

Andrew Sanchez St. Mary’s - Abq

Annette Quintana St. Therese

Arianna Matthews St. Thomas

Calvin Noedel St. Michael

Christine Gabaldon St. Michael

Christine Gaudette St. Charles

D’Kota Potter Santo Niño

Dennis Romero San Felipe

Elizabeth Freisinger Annunciation

Evelyn Olguin St. Pius

Holly Filener Holy Ghost

Isaac Romero Holy Cross

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Jonah Chavez Our Lady of Fatima

Jose & Marie Lourdes Vernier St. Therese

Julie Romero St. Thomas

Julie Will Our Lady of the Assumption

Kaitlyn Cid Our Lady of the Assumption

Kamryn Duenas St. Mary’s - Belen

Kari Hess St. Mary’s - Abq

Martha Cleveland Queen of Heaven

Mary Bachechi Our Lady of Fatima

Matt Sluder St. Pius

Matthias Bowie Holy Cross

Michael Freisinger Annunciation

Mr. and Mrs. Mendoza St. Mary’s - Belen

Nicholas Ortley Holy Child

Pat McDaniel Holy Child

Rita Montoya Santo Niño

Roman Chavez San Felipe

Ryen Schoenholzer Queen of Heaven

Shannon Killian Holy Ghost

Tristan Chavez St. Charles

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IHM Hosts First Holy Communion Ceremony

Children of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church made their First Holy Communion this weekend during special ceremonies attended by the congregation, family and friends. First Holy Communion is considered one of the holiest and most im-

portant occasions in a Roman Catholic person’s life. It is the first time that a person receives the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, which is the eating of consecrated bread and drinking of consecrated wine. Most Catholic children receive their First Holy Communion when they are 7 or 8 years old as this is considered the age of reason.

St. Alice, Mountainair Conﬁrmation

Along with the Sacrament of Baptism and Confirmation, First Holy Communion is one of the three sacraments of initiation. It is through these sacraments of initiation that people become full members of the Church. They receive the Holy Eucharist for the first time during the First Holy Communion. The Holy Eucharist re-

fers to Christ’s body, blood, soul, and divinity that are truly present in the consecrated host and wine (now called the Body and Blood of Christ) on the altar. For Catholics, there is nothing greater than to receive Jesus, truly present in the Eucharist at Mass. (Reprinted with permission.)

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Taos Conﬁrmation Class

Holy Trinity, Arroyo Seco Conﬁrmation Class

Photo by Leonard Morrow

By Carol a. ClarK, ladailypost.Com

Photo by Leonard Morrow

The confirmation class from Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Taos was comprised of 20 students. Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan was the celebrant and Fr. Malachy Obiejesi is the parish pastor. Fr. Clement Niggel and Fr. Dennis Garcia were also present at the celebration, assisted by Deacons Romolo Arellano, Larry Torres, and Jerry Quintana.

The confirmation class from Holy Trinity Parish in Arroyo Seco. Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan was the celebrant and Fr. Malachy Obiejesi is the parish pastor. Fr. Clement Niggel and Fr. Dennis Garcia were also present at the celebration, assisted by Deacons Romolo Arellano, Larry Torres, and Jerry Quintana.

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Holy Ghost, Albuquerque First Holy Communion

Flanked by pastor Rev. Mark A. Schultz (R) and former pastor Fr. Tom Mayefske (L), 34 Holy Ghost Parish children pose for their First Holy Communion photo.

Our Lady of Belen First Holy Communion

Church bells rang as Our Lady of Belen was filled with our children receiving their First Holy Communion throughout the day.

Fr. Stephen Schultz, pastor, and Fr. Felix Valadez celebrated with them.

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n the quiet of early morning, whiterobed priests and brothers make their way to the Church of Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey to begin their day in communal prayer, chanting the ancient psalms and remembering the needs of the contemporary church and world. It is one reflection of the Rule of St. Augustine which they follow and which begins, “The first purpose for which you have come together is to live in unity in the house and to be of one mind and one heart on the way to God”. Since 1985, when the Norbertines first arrived in New Mexico at the invitation of Archbishop Robert Sanchez, they have prayed daily with each other and with the communities of lay people they serve in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. This balance of communal prayer and ministry is integral to the Norbertine way of life. As the Mission Statement of the New Mexico Norbertines expresses it: “The Risen Christ sends us as apostles to witness the reality and power of a Christian faith community by living a simple, communal life according to the Rule of Augustine and the ancient traditions of the Order of Prémontré, and by loving service to the Church of Santa Fe, especially to its poor and needy.” At the conclusion of morning prayer and Eucharist, the members of the Norbertine Community go their separate ways to minister at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Community on Albuquerque’s west mesa, St. Augustine Parish at Isleta Pueblo, at hospitals in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho, and at a nearby convent of religious women.

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t the center of our crest is a Celtic or resurrection cross which, in heraldry, represents the unity of heaven and Earth; it is also similar to the cross in the Abbey cemetery. The crescent moon in the upper left of the shield symbolizes the Blessed Virgin Mary as well as referencing our founding from St. Norbert Abbey in DePere, WI. The vine points to the patron of our Abbey, Santa Maria de la Vid (Our Lady of the Vine) and is rooted in the cross from which it goes forth and to which it returns. The grapes reference the original 13 members of the Norbertine or Premonstratensian Order/community which was founded at Prémontré, France, in 1121, by Norbert of Xanten.

Other community members serve at the Abbey itself, directing and teaching in the Master of Theological Studies program, an ecumenical program which enables area residents to earn an advanced theological degree in their “backyard.” Still other Norbertines guide retreats and offer spiritual direction to groups and individuals who come to the Abbey for spiritual renewal and time away from their busy lives.

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All the Norbertines serving in New Mexico live toge Maria de la Vid (“Our Lady of the Vine”) Abbey. The ty’s Mission Statement describes what this life looks l munal life is life together in a place. The core of our c life is the Word of God, the Eucharist, the Liturgy of shared table and mutual love. The simplicity to which called demands a total acceptance of Gospel values: u living; responsible stewardship; challenging the patte sumer society; action for social justice and respect fo environment.” While many of the original members of the Abbey C came from St. Norbert Abbey in DePere, Wisconsin,

Visiting Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey Hundreds of Catholics, members of many other Christian denominations, and other

OPEN HOUSE SANTA MARIA DE LA VID ABBEY SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2-4 P.M. 5825 COORS BLVD. SW, ABQ. 505-873-4399

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Abbot Joel Garner, O.Praem, with Graham Golden and Stephen Gaertner on the day of their solemn vows.

religious groups and individuals have been welcomed to the Abbey Retreat Center, have found space for quiet prayer and meditation, and have been renewed in their spiritual journeys. Visitors to the Abbey frequently comment on the peace they experience and the hospitality of the Community. As one retreat-

ant wro “Than peace f feel cal the Lor templa quiet a munity The de ing view mount come to God’s g treatan “I than

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ford Abbey outside Philadelphia, PA, the New Mexico Norbertines are also international in their makeup. In 2006, the Abbey entered into a covenant with their Norbertine brothers in Kerala, India. Since that time, four Norbertines from St. Norbert Priory there have come to share their life with their U.S. brothers. Their ministry in the Archdiocese has been deeply appreciated by all who have come to know them. In addition to making vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, men who join the New Mexico Norbertines commit to serving in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for the rest of their lives. There are currently thirteen members in the Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey Community, the youngest Norbertine Abbey in the Order. Norbertines serve in 21 other countries throughout the world.

ote: nk you for providing this oasis of for those who, from time to time, lled to withdraw to the desert with rd alone as companion. Your conative liturgies are life-giving, as is the atmosphere surrounding the comy and retreatants alike.” esert environment, with its sweepws of the Sandia and Manzano tains, also speaks to the people who to the Abbey, reminding them of goodness and creativity. One rent shared this reflection: nk you for the solitude of the chapel,

where the Spirit wafts through on the desert breeze…. for this refuge, and a chance to remember how easily the Divine can be seen in this beloved landscape. I thank you for the opportunity to pray with the community that safeguards all this.” The Norbertine Community celebrates 30 years of its presence in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe this summer. Out of their life in common, they continue to serve the culturally rich and diverse people of the church of New Mexico and animate the abbey environment in which they live—a place to which all are welcome.

Sinking Roots in New Mexico

n 1995, the Norbertine Community moved to 70 acres of land in Albuquerque’s south valley which had been the Dominican Retreat House property (since the 1950s). When they first arrived in Albuquerque ten years earlier, the Norbertines lived in several houses in the neighborhood of Holy Rosary Parish, but the move enabled them to live more fully their life together. Within a few years, the beautiful Church of Santa Maria de la Vid was added, as well as a new residence for the community members. The Norbertine Library, an interfaith theological and spiritual resource of 18,000+ volumes that is open to the public, was dedicated in 2008. Most recently, in 2014, Our Lady of Guadalupe Commons was built to serve as a place for retreats, conferences and workshops. Since the beginning of the Order of Prémontré in 1121 in France, laypeople have been associated with the life and ministry of Norbertine communities. So it was very fitting that, in 2001, a Norbertine Associates program was initiated for those who were drawn to the Community’s spirituality. The Associates meet monthly as a small Christian community at the Abbey, sharing in Norbertine prayer and fellowship. In 2006, an Oblate pro-

gram was established whereby persons could enter into an individual covenant with the Norbertine Community. Oblates participate in a formal formation program, make temporary and then permanent promises, and share in the life and ministry of the Norbertines of New Mexico. All are welcome to join the Norbertine Community for daily Morning and Evening Prayer and Eucharist (Mass). Morning Prayer 7 a.m., Monday-Friday, followed by Eucharist Saturday Morning Prayer: 8 a.m., followed by Eucharist Evening Prayer: 6 p.m. every evening Sunday Eucharist: 9 a.m. The Abbey Church of Santa Maria de la Vid is open during the day for those who wish to pray here. The Desert Chapel of the Baptist is open 24/7. For more information on the Norbertines of New Mexico, please call us at 505-873-4399 or visit our website at www.norbertinecommunity.org. If you are interested in exploring a vocation as a Norbertine priest or brother, please contact our Vocation Director, Graham Golden, O.Praem., at 505-321-2052, or Abbot Joel Garner, O.Praem., 505873-4399, Ext. 201.

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CATHOLIC EDUCATION 2014 - 2015 YEARS OF SERVICE Thank you for your dedication!

5 Years 30 Years St. Pius Barbara Ducaj

Holy Child Jim Grogan Colette McCleave Our Lady of Fatima Reyna Gallegos Our Lady of the Annunciation Marisa Rothrock Nydia Tanuz Nancy Kern

30 Years St. Pius X Jorge Tristani

Saint Charles Maria Poore St. Mary’s - ABQ Ashley Powledge Carla Romero St. Mary’s - Belen Arleen Sanchez St. Pius Jennifer Gonzales St. Therese Mary Giglio Christina Murtagh

30 Years Our Lady of the Assumption Patricia Pecos

Santo Niño Josh Cantrell Mary Garcia Corrine Rivera Yvette Varela

10 Years Holy Cross Carmen Borrego Delores Medina

30 Years Holy Cross Terry Lopez

Holy Ghost Elizabeth Wojtowicz Our Lady of Fatima Elizabeth Gray Paula Dehaas Our Lady of the Annunciation Amy McCarty Our Lady of the Assumption Judy Kettleborough St. Mary’s - ABQ Anne Claspell

25 Years Our Lady of the Assumption Mary Wentworth

St. Pius Alex Cutter Robyn Dow Frances Torres St. Therese Diana Montoya St. Thomas Christina Vigil Eric Vigil Wendy Rakes

25 Years St. Charles Pamela Wheeldon

Santo Niño Cheryl Roybal

15 Years St. Mary’s - ABQ Dora Montoya St. Pius Charla Smith

20 Years St. Pius Scott Howard

St. Thomas Sr. Anne Louise Abascal Sr. Dolores Jensen Patricia Lawton Mercedes Madrid JoAnne Rickard Heidi Mullikin

20 Years St. Charles Deana Hernandez

20 Years St. Pius Juan de Dios Baca

St. Mary’s - ABQ Jeanean Mader St. Pius Juan de Dios Baca Scott Howard

25 Years Our Lady of the Assumption Mary Wentworth St. Charles Pamela Wheeldon

20 Years St. Mary - ABQ Jeanean Mader

30 Years Holy Cross Terry Lopez Our Lady of the Assumption Patricia Pecos St. Pius Jorge Tristani Barbara Ducaj

20 Years St. Charles Deana Hernandez

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St. Therese Catholic School’s Science Fair Winners

By CHristina murtagH, middle sCHool matH and sCienCe teaCHer, st. tHerese CatHoliC sCHool, alBuQuerQue

Middle School students at St. Therese Catholic School always participate in the school’s yearly Science Fair. Students start preparing for the Science Fair over the summer break by researching topics of interest for future experimentation. When the school year begins, the students are asked to choose one topic to research and experiment. Once this is done, the classes go through the steps of the scientific process for experimentation; how to create a hypothesis, write a procedure, gather results and write conclusions and abstracts. The students work on this process for two months. They are given deadlines for these sections to be completed. Students also write a research paper on the topic they chose under the supervision of the literature teacher. The students then conduct their experiments at home for the next five to six weeks and gather results and data to support their hypotheses. Once experimentation has been completed and all written sections are complete, each student constructs a Science Fair board where they display each section of the scientific process as well as pictures, graphs and charts. Each child does an awesome job on these boards. They are so colorful, neat, and thorough. The Science Fair is held at St. Therese the week before Thanksgiving. Here the students display their boards and are interviewed by judges on their projects. Our judges are engineers who work for Sandia Labs and volunteer their time to meet with each student to discuss their projects and ask students questions about their projects. After the judges meet with each student they score them on their projects.

It is a great opportunity for the students to show the judges what they learned and discovered during their experiments. It is a long process but it is very rewarding because each student receives such great feedback from the judges. Later that same day we have a pot luck dinner to celebrate the accomplishments of all the students. Parents, students and faculty are invited to attend. All the great Science Fair boards are displayed throughout the parish hall for all to see. This is where all the winners are announced. The winners are the top nine scorers from the judges’ interviews. These nine top scorers then go on to compete at the regional Science Fair competition held during the middle of March on the campus of the University of New Mexico. Our nine top scorers competed at the regional Science Fair in March. They competed against students from all schools in the Albuquerque area. They were interviewed by more judges on their projects. They all did very well. Two of our students won awards during regionals. Sierra Quintana won first place for the Society of Women Engineers. Lainey Robbins was awarded the Heisenberg Award for Forensic Science. All the students did a great job and I am very proud of all my students for their participation in the Science Fair. They all work so hard and I look forward to all the great projects to come next year.

Holy Ghost Catholic School Student Receives Silver Medallion

By l-a gaBrielle salas, liturgiCal/pastoral ministries Coordinator

Holy Ghost Catholic School eighth-grader, Justin Allen, 14, (one of four students from the state of New Mexico) has been awarded the Prudential Spirit of Community Award. With this recognition comes an engraved silver medallion, $1,000 and an all-expensepaid trip to Washington, D.C. for several days of national recognition events. In addition, two to ten runners-up in each state will be named Distinguished Finalists and receive a bronze medallion. The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program is the United States’ largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer community service. Over the past 19 years, more than 370,000 young Americans have participated in the program, and more than 100,000 of them have been officially recognized for their volunteer efforts. (Information taken from the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards website.) Recognized for his volunteerism at his former day camp on Kirkland Air Force Base last summer where he had attended as a youth, Justin came to admire the teen volunteers (including his older sibling, who assisted the staff). “All of the volunteers seemed to look happy even when they were working, so I felt this was something that I wanted to do”, Justin said. “I felt that it was important to be a good role model for children.” Justin worked at the camp from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. every day performing a sundry of various tasks including: cleaning up after break-

As Pastor Rev. Mark A. Schultz looks on, a representative of Prudential Financial, Howard Friedman, presents Holy Ghost Catholic School student Justin Allen with the “well-deserved” honor of the engraved Prudential Spirit of Community silver medallion, earned for outstanding community service from all middle level students in the state of New Mexico. fast, lunch and snack time; cleaning camp buses and the playground; feeding the camp’s bunnies and fish; and cleaning the cages and tanks that house the animals. Justin especially loved helping young campers in need. After giving a little boy ice to soothe a bumped head, Justin said he was surprised when the boy later ran up to him and gave him a big hug. “It felt so great to have a young kid adore you just for helping in their time of need,” Justin said. Principal Dr. Noreen Copeland said about Justin’s award: “Justin’s award signifies his commitment to serving others as Jesus did, a bedrock of our school’s service learning program.”

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St. Therese Catholic School Teacher, Ms. Margarita Martinez is Awarded the National Board Certiﬁcation for Teachers

By donna illerBrun, prinCipal, st. tHerese CatHoliC sCHool, alBuQuerQue

St. Therese Catholic School is proud to announce earlier this year Ms. Margarita Martinez was presented with the New Mexico Network of National Board Certified Teachers her National Board Certification. This is considered the highest qualification that a teacher can earn in the teaching profession. According to the NBPTS (National Board for Professional Teaching Standards), “Recognized as the gold standard in teacher certification, the National Board believes higher standards for teachers means better learning for students.” This certification is a process in which data from one class is followed throughout the school year. The teacher is continually assessing the data and using self-reflection to guide and improve instruction and student learning. The focus in how the teaching affects student learning. This process involves a series of essays from teachers, evaluation of student progress, and videotaping lessons being taught. The board wants to see how the teacher is going above and beyond the set expectations. This is determined by parent and student surveys, as well as letters from parents and peers. It is based on concrete proof; based on hours spent in professional development, time spent with students and student progress. St. Therese Catholic School has been using data to drive instruction for many

years now. The collection of this data enables teachers to focus on student strengths and to differentiate instruction based on each student’s needs. This allows students to grow at their own pace and to meet the high expectations set by each classroom teacher. The dedication and genuine caring atmosphere from the teachers and staff members truly creates a positive learning experience for all students and results in significant gains. We are all very proud of Ms. Martinez’ achievement. Ms. Martinez has been at St. Therese Catholic School for six years as the middle school Social Studies and Literature teacher. She encourages her students to do their very best and to never give up trying. She is often found spending her lunch breaks in her classroom giving one on one instruction to help students with their studies. She is definitely an asset to St. Therese Catholic School and to the students attending.

Archdiocese Catholic Committee on Scouting

2015 Chimayo Pilgrimage Project

ASF Faith Bowl 1st place Winners: St. Thomas Aquinas, Rio Rancho Three Years in a Row!

First place middle school winners of the Faith Bowl from St. Thomas Aquinas in Rio Rancho. From left to right: Zachary Neel, Amanda Stone and Gabriel Neel.

First place elementary winners of the Faith Bowl from St. Thomas Aquinas in Rio Rancho. From left to right: Onyinye Anozie, Meghan Stone, Sr. Anne Louise Abascal, MPF (principal), Angelina Blackledge, and Anthony Wilimitis (teacher).

By Bridget o’rourKe, CommuniCations Committee, CatHoliC Committee on sCouting Volunteers from Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and American Heritage Girls handed out more than 4,100 crucifixes blessed by Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan to pilgrims as they made their way to El Santuario de Chimayo. Forty-five volunteers, including Scout leaders and parents, began arriving at 2:30 in the afternoon on Holy Thursday handing out crosses throughout the night until 11:00 AM Good Friday morning on Highway 503, just north of Nambe. The Chimayo Pilgrimage Project began five years ago as a way to provide encouragement to the pilgrims on their journey and to hold high our Catholic faith. The goal is to provide encouragement and give religious

items to pilgrims as they mount the last hill on their physical and spiritual journey into Chimayo. For those who have traveled a great distance, this hill can be agonizing and we want to be their Simon of Cyrene. Many pilgrims said they look forward to seeing the Scouts each year, noting that we provide a spiritual boost for the last part of their journey. For more information on how you can participate in our activities please visit the Catholic Committee on Scouting website by visiting www.catholicscoutsnm.org. Our next event will be the Conferral Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi for youth who have earned Catholic religious emblems while participating in Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Trail Life, Campfire, Girl Scouts, or American Heritage Girls.

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Pope Francis: Environment, Integral Ecology and the Horizon of Hope

By Nancy C. Sanchez, CRS Intern

Pope Francis intends to publish an encyclical letter later this year on the theme of human ecology. It will explore the relationship between care for creation, integral human development and concern for the poor. The timing of the encyclical is significant: 2015 is a critical year for humanity. In July, nations will gather for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa. In September, the U.N. General Assembly should agree on a new set of sustainable development goals running until 2030. In December, the Climate Change Conference in Paris will receive the plans and commitments of each Government to slow or reduce global warming. The coming 10 months are crucial, then, for decisions about international development, human flourishing and care for the common home

we call planet Earth. Pope Francis is promoting integral ecology as the key to addressing the inter-related issues of human ecology, development and the natural environment. The Holy Father has echoed the sense of crisis that many in the scientific and development communities convey about the precarious state of our planet and of the poor. What he adds to the conversation about future approaches is the particular perspective of Catholic Social thought, rooted in the Sacred Scriptures and natural reason. This offers something unique and vital to the efforts of the international community. Ultimately, of course, what Pope Francis seeks to bring to this sense of crisis is the “warmth of hope”. A fundamental aim of his ministry has been to point us to the “horizon of hope” in the midst of those he has called the “Herods”, the “omens of destruction and death” that so

often “accompany the advance of this world.” The core elements of integral ecology reflected in the ministry and teaching of Pope Francis are: (1) the call to be protectors is integral and all-embracing (2) care for creation is a virtue in its own right (3) necessity to care for what we cherish and revere and, (4) call to dialogue and a new global solidarity based on the fundamental pillars that govern a nation, its nonmaterial goods: life, family, integral education, health including the spiritual dimension of well-being, and security. CRS Catholic Social Teaching Focus: Care for God’s Creation God created every plant, every mountaintop, every animal—everything. And God said that these things are good. We find God in these good things he made, and so we must take care of creation— both for ourselves and for all of our human family.

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: A Tour and Hope By Sandra Arpero, CCHD Intern Right now in America 46.5 million people are living in poverty. That’s the largest number in more than 50 years. 9.1 million families, 14.7 million children are living in poverty. What’s life like for a family at the poverty line? The USCCB site, www. povertyusa.org explores this reality. According to the US Government, a family of four is living in poverty if it makes less than $23,550 a year. That’s $1,962 a month, which doesn’t stretch far. Take housing. You’ll pay about $565 a month for basic shelter (=$1,397). How about keeping the lights on and the kids warm? That’s $250 a month for utilities (=$1,147). You’ll need to get to work, to child care, to the store. But public transportation isn’t always available. A used care, gas and maintenance will cost you about $345 a month (=$802). What about food? You’ll pay an average of $356 a month (=$446). But maybe you can qualify for assistance, like food stamps or subsidized school lunches (=$562). While you’re at work, your younger children will need child care. Even with subsidies, you’ll spend $220 month (=$342). Now, health care. Even with government assistance it will cost you, on average, $220 a month for insurance, out-of-pocket expenses, co-pays and prescriptions (=$122). A surprise illness can be devastating. Many low wage jobs don’t provide sick leave. If you miss work, you’ll lose those day’s wages, or worse, your job (= -$52). At the end of the month you’ve run out of money. But expenses keep coming: clothing and shoes for your growing children, school supplies… never mind saving for college. What will you let go? Can you hang on until the next pay day or fall deeper into poverty? There is hope! As an intern for Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), I’ve learned that there is hope for families to lift themselves out of poverty, but it requires our cooperation. This is especially true for us who live in the second poorest state in the nation with a minimum wage of $7.50 ($15,600 a year). We are called as Christians to advocate for a change of policies that oppress vulnerable people, and to be on the side of the poor. Families are the foundation of our society and POVERTY continued on page 20

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Urban Way of the Cross, Good Friday, 2015 By Joy dinaro, direCtor of soCial ministries, immaCulate ConCeption CHurCH, alBuQuerQue

The Urban Way of the Cross, a prayerful ecumenical experience that has become a local Christian tradition, took place on Good Friday, April 3, 2015. The Way of the Cross began and ended at Immaculate Conception Church in downtown Albuquerque. Fr. Warren Broussard, S.J., the pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, welcomed participants of diverse Christian traditions, including Roman Catholics, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, United Methodists, Mennonites, Lutherans and others, who came to pray and to accompany those who suffer in Albuquerque today. Fr. Warren expresses gratitude that the Immaculate Conception community was so well represented that morning. Fr. Eric Ramirez, SJ, the associate pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, offers these reflections on

the Good Friday morning pilgrimage through downtown Albuquerque: “I was deeply moved by the silence that walkers shared as we moved from station to station. Being new to Albuquerque, I am still learning so much about the faces of the people here. I was touched hearing the various stories retold as we visited sites that touched the harsh realities of immigration, women’s issues, and the homeless. Truly our walk was visiting and anointing the body of the crucified Christ.” A hymn was sung, Scripture read, and stories of the most vulnerable among us shared at each of the seven stations. The contemplative, moving experience of the Urban Way of the Cross ended with prayers for healing in the courtyard, followed by a simple reception in the parish hall. Thank you to all those who joined us, whether they live in the neighborhood, in another part of Albuquerque, or as far away as Los Lunas and Las Cruces.

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Tourists Tave Teloye and his children Alan and Juliet prepare lentil packets for earthquake victims May 1 at Assumption Catholic Church in Lalitpur, Nepal. (CNS photo/Anto Akkara)

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To support our families, we currently we are in need of adult bikes, sofas, dressers, end tables, pots and pans, and blankets/comforters (all sizes). For smaller items, we ask that you bring them to our donation center at 3301 Candelaria NE, Suite B. The In-

Kind Donation Center is open Monday – Friday from 8 am to 5pm (closed for lunch 12 to 1). For larger items that need our truck, please call the donation center at 505.724.4678 to make arrangements. To help coordinate all that we do through the In-Kind

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With faith in Jesus Christ, Miss Sadie Lucero and Mr. Manuel Padilla celebrated 60 years of marriage. They were married on Mardch 19, 1955 at Our Lady of Sorrow Church in Bernalillo, NM. They are now parishioners at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. They were blessed with three children, Michael, Priscilla and Ron (wife, Becky), six grandchildren Chris, Sarah, Noel, Joseph, Ray, and Jesse and three great-grandchildren Julian, Julie and Isabella. Manuel retired as chief of police of the Albuquerque International Airport in 1988. Sadie retired from Spartan Technology in 2003. They would like to thank family and friends who have helped along the journey.

The Catholic Difference

J OHN P AUL II

By george Weigel

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In the years preceding the Great Jubilee of 2000, John Paul II held a series of continental synods to help the Church in different locales reflect on its distinctive situation at the end of the second millennium, and to plan for a future of evangelical vigor in the third. These Special Assemblies were easily named in the case of the Synods for Africa, Asia, and Europe. But when it came to the Synod for the western hemisphere, John Paul threw a linguistic curveball that made an important point. It was expected to be called the Synod for the Americas. But at John Paul II’s insistence, it became the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for America. As in America, singular. Why? Several reasons. The pope believed that the western hemisphere had experienced a single, great “first evangelization,” when the Europeans crossed the Atlantic and planted the Cross from Quebec to Tierra del Fuego. Moreover, he thought that this first evangelization had a particularly powerful symbol and patroness in Our Lady of Guadalupe, whom John Paul often cited as the example of a “perfect inculturation” of the Gospel. And then there was the future: John Paul hoped that, were the Church in the two halves of the Americas to think of itself as one, single “subject” of that first evangelization, it might be better prepared,

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spiritually and imaginatively, to undertake the new evangelization as a common enterprise. All of this, and more, is beautifully captured in a new documentary from the Knights of Columbus—“John Paul II in America: Uniting a Continent.” Those under 30, whose living memories of John Paul are of an old, enfeebled man, should watch this moving film to be reminded what an extraordinarily handsome, dynamic and compelling figure the Polish pope was in the first two decades of his pontificate, before the Parkinson’s began to erode his immense physical strength. Here is John Paul kissing and dandling babies, whooping it up with young people in Madison Square Garden, reaching out and embracing the halt, the lame, and the elderly—all of which helped make possible the new papal model that Pope Francis has lived to such effect. And then there is John Paul II speaking truth to power: to visibly nervous representatives of communist governments at the United Nations in 1979; to Pinochet, Stroessner, the Argentinian junta, and other authoritarian abusers of human rights in Latin America; to the adolescent Sandinistas in Nicaragua when they tried to drown out his sermon in Managua with idiotic chants. The younger John Paul II was an exceptionally charismatic man. But unlike so many other leaders of his era, he never played the demagogue; the style was always in service to the substance he preached, which was Jesus Christ.

And then there is John Paul II, the mystic, celebrating Mass before crowds in the hundreds of thousands, even millions, yet withdrawing at moments inside himself, into that special place where he conducted his ongoing and intense dialogue with the Lord—only to re-emerge, magnetic as ever, to summon all of us to be the missionary disciples and saints we were baptized to be. The World Youth Days John Paul celebrated in “America”—including his last one, in Toronto in 2002—get well-deserved attention in the film, for here was the pope demonstrating to the world (and to skeptical bishops) that young people want to be challenged to lead lives of heroic virtue, just as they want to know that the Church will be with them, offering reconciliation and mercy, when they fail to reach the mark—as we all do. The effects of those electric days are still being felt, decades later, among the liveliest parts of the Church in this hemisphere. “John Paul II in America: Uniting a Continent” has already been shown on several local television stations. It would be well worth contacting your local programming director and asking him or her to consider airing this visually compelling, thought-provoking film, in preparation for Pope Francis’s visit to the U.S. in September. George Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

Armijo, Martinez

Miss Frances Armijo and Mr. Pedro (Pete) Martinez were joined in Holy Matrimony on February 3, 1965 at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Albuquerque where they currently belong. With faith, love and patience, Pete and Frances are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They’ve raised one son Richard (Rick) Martinez and wife Monica, their children Isaiah, Marissa, Krista and Felix and one daughter Eva Graff, son-inlaw Terry Lee Graff and their two sons Justine Lee and Christian Lee. They are truly blessed with their family who lives for God. Pete retired from General Electric Company in Albuquerque and Frances worked for Albuquerque Public Schools. In celebration, they are going on a cruise to the Caribbean with compadres Pat and Frank Armijo.

Pondering the Implications of Three-Parent Embryos

An ethical Rubicon was crossed when the first in vitro fertilization (IVF)-conceived baby came into the world in 1978. With human reproduction no longer limited to the embrace of a man and a woman, people felt empowered to take their own sperm and eggs, or those of others, and create their much desired children bit-by-cellular-bit. As they mixed and matched these cells, they soon were drawn into other twists and turns of the advancing technology, including screening the genes of their test-tube offspring and eugenically

weeding out any undesired embryonic children by freezing them in liquid nitrogen or simply discarding them as laboratory refuse. Recent developments have exacerbated this situation by offering additional options and choices for generating children, recasting human embryos as modular constructs to be assembled through cloning or through the creation of three-parent embryos. While cloning involves swapping out the nucleus of a woman’s egg with a replacement nucleus to create an embryo, three-parent embryos are made by swapping out additional cellular

parts known as mitochondria through the recombination of eggs from two different women. Even more baroque approaches to making three parent embryos rely on destroying one embryo (instead of an egg) and cannibalizing its parts so as to build another embryo by nuclear transfer. We risk trivializing our human procreative faculties and diminishing our offspring by sanctioning these kinds of “eggs-as-Lego-pieces” or “embryos-as-Lego-pieces” approaches. Ultimately there is a steep price to be paid for the ever-expanding project BIOETHICS COnTInuEd On PAgE 26

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Cristo Rey Catholic Church 75th Diamond Jubilee A Celebration of History and Community Building

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Holy Ghost Parish Day of Reflection “Holy Spirit, Third Person of the Trinity,” will be held at Holy Ghost Catholic Church on Saturday, August 8, from 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with registration from 8-9 a.m. Sponsored by the Altar Rosary Society, the day will include two presentations by Rev. Mark A. Schultz, pastor of Holy Ghost parish, with praise and worship music by Ben Maes, Mass, confession and the sacrament of anointing with the oil of the infirmed. Cost: $10 per person includes refreshments and lunch. For more information please call the Holy Ghost parish office at 505.265.5958.

Nativity Renovations are Complete

By Kitty Wood, parishioner, Cristo Rey Very Rev. Adam Lee Ortega Y Ortiz, pastor, invites all to share in the 75th Diamond Jubilee Mass of Cristo Rey Church scheduled for Sunday June 28, 2015. Erected to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Spanish entry into New Mexico and to serve the needs of the rapidly growing young Catholic families on Santa Fe’s East Side, Cristo Rey Church is said to be the largest single adobe construction in the United States. The church nave is 125 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 33 feet high - dimensions chosen to provide the perfect setting for the impressive stone altarpiece. The morning sun, shining through the clerestory windows, illuminates the east facing 225-ton retablo with maximum effect. Cristo Rey reflects its times as it was in 1940 when 90% of the roads in Santa Fe were made of dirt. The area around the proposed church consisted of agricultural fields and orchards, watered by the same acequias still flowing today; thus the use of local straw, water and dirt. The massive timbers used for the corbels, vigas and latillas were hauled by devoted Catholic families from nearby forests. The building effort took only 14 months from conception to dedication – thanks to the invaluable efforts of parishioners who were reported to make or lay as many as 1000 adobes per day! Many children and

grandchildren of these devoted, determined families continue to attend Mass and participate in parish life activities today. Add together: a famous retablo (stone altar screen) carved in 1760, the celebrated Spanish-Pueblo revival style architect John Gaw Meem, 180,000 site-built adobe bricks, and a group of pious, determined Catholic families and what is the result? The quiet elegance and beauty of Santa Fe’s Cristo Rey Catholic Church! Cristo Rey Catholic Parish continues to be a vibrant center of Christian life in Santa Fe. The history of the Catholic faith in Santa Fe continues as this unique parish hosts a vibrant blend of active parishioners and frequent international visitors. Few places leave a visitor so touched by its peaceful serenity and quiet charisma as does Cristo Rey. To celebrate its 75th diamond jubilee anniversary in June, Cristo Rey Parish has brought back a long out-of-print book Cristo Rey: A Symphony in Mud written by Rev. Daniel W. Krahe who supervised the church construction. A new cover and preface has been added by Fr. Adam Lee Ortega Y Ortiz. All are invited to attend the 75th Diamond Jubilee Mass at 10 am at a place of history and holiness –Cristo Rey Church. Please contact the parish office at 505.983.8528, 1120 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501 to purchase the book, Cristo Rey: A Symphony in Mud.

By Deacon Michael Illerbrun, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary parish recently undertook a major renovation to our church building, beginning on Easter Sunday afternoon. After all of the Masses and all of the baptisms were complete, many parishioner volunteers showed up to help us move all of our pews out of the church. This began a two-week renovation of our church that included removal of the old pews and the old floor. After tearing out the old carpet and putting down a plywood subfloor, C and C Carpets, owned by one of our parishioners, Amador Crespin, installed brand new oak flooring throughout the church. This beautiful new flooring returns us to the original type of flooring installed over one hundred years ago. After five long days of work the floor was complete. Rather than hold our Sunday Mass in the parish hall, we chose to have Mass in the church,

despite the lack of pews. Our parishioners were troopers, standing throughout all of the Masses last Saturday and Sunday. Beginning the following Tuesday, a giant 18 wheel truck pulled up to the church, loaded with beautiful new pews for our parish. It took most of the rest of the day to unload all of the pieces. The driver and his helpers then took the rest of the week to assemble, install and finish the pews. The Marshal Company from Idaho provided all of the wonderful new pews and did a magnificent job with the installation. These latest renovations are just the most recent of our efforts to create a beautiful, holy environment for our parishioners to come to and worship our God. We invite everyone to come see one of the most beautiful churches in the entire state! Our church is open every weekday for adoration and prayer. Come join us for our daily Mass at 9 am or drop in any time until 5 pm. All are welcome here!

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San Miguel Socorro Continues 400 Years of Faith, Culture and History

By rev. andreW J. pavlaK, pastor, san miguel and its missions

The Easter Alleluias continue to ring out all through Socorro County in the ten churches of San Miguel & Missions in this 400th anniversary year. We have now celebrated the 400th anniversary gala with a completely packed church AND 250 people attending the semi-formal dinner dance at the Fidel Center on the Campus of New Mexico Tech. Truly, the excitement of this anniversary continues to be appreciated AND celebrated exceedingly well. The months of May and June at San Miguel & Missions probably look just like all the other churches throughout the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. We will be celebrating Mother’s Day May 10th, First Communion with Mass at 10 am on May 16th, Confirmation on Tuesday May 19th at 7 pm and the

Feast of Pentecost on May 24th and Trinity Sunday on May 31st. One thing we might do differently includes the Santa Rita fiesta in Riley, NM (Do you know where Riley, NM is?) on Saturday May 23 with 10 am Mass in the old church (one of the few structures in ALL of Riley, NM) and fellowship following. Another special Socorro reality is the Memorial Day celebration Monday May 25, 2015. At 9 am we start with a Mass in the San Miguel Cemetery and blessing of the graves of the loved ones at rest there. Then I, deacons Mike Ybarra and Nick Keller and other ministers travel to many of the other 21- plus cemeteries all throughout Socorro County to pray at these holy places and bless the graves of these brothers and sisters of our past. A highlight is getting to go to San Marcial area (which was lost in a flood in the last Century) in the Southern portion of Socorro County to hike through the brush, visit the

graves there, pray and bless these many who are at rest there. Into the early part of June, fiestas continue for San Antonio in Alamillo, NM on June 6, 2015 with Mass at 5 pm and BBQ following. June 7, 2014 after the 10 am Mass we will resurrect a long-standing but not often practiced celebration of Corpus Christi with a procession through the streets of Socorro. We will visit no less than six houses where altars will be set up to receive the Blessed Sacrament and share in adoration. This will hopefully become a regular practice at the end of Easter and the beginning of the ordinary time of our church year. June 12th is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus followed by the June 13th celebration of San Antonio (yes again as we have two San Antonio Churches in our community) but this time we will be celebrating the church (which is still closed) in San Antonio, NM with a Mass at 5 pm in their temporary location at the San Jose Church in Luis Lopez just seven miles South of Socorro. Of

course, June 13, 2015 will also be the day that 29 pilgrims leave to the major pilgrimage during the 400th anniversary year. As you have been reading in the months past, this pilgrimage will take these faithful followers to Barcelona, Spain; Lourdes, France; Assisi, Italy and Rome, Italy. Please keep these pilgrims in your prayers and be assured these pilgrims will be taking your prayers to these holy places all throughout Europe. Certainly, the joy of the resurrection will continue to inspire this church community just as it did back when the very first Christians shared their faith and began the preaching of, “The Good News,” in the early days of the resurrection and establishment of our holy church. If you are passing through Socorro County and would like to stop in to the San Miguel Church in Socorro, La Sagrada Familia Church in Lemitar or any of the other churches they all are opened daily by the mayordomos and can be visited. Come and join us in the on-going pilgrimage of our faith life.

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LA CONQUISTADORA AT OUR LADY OF BELEN

The Legion of Mary Acies 2015, Our Lady, La Conquistadora Curia re-consecrated themselves after a Mass celebrated by Fr. Stephen Schultz with Deacon Robert Sanchez attending at Our Lady of Belen Church in March. The statue of La Conquistadora was brought from Santa Fe by the Cofradia de La Conquistadora.

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More than 20 members of the former Queen of Angels Cahpel, the Queen of Angels Kateri Circle and the Fransiscan Friars’ House located in the South Valley, surprised Fr. Emeric Nordmeyer with a birthday celebration for his 88th birthday. Pictured here are members from the Queen of Angels Chapel and Kateri Circle. Fr. Emeric was presented with a birthday cake and gifts.

Catholic Daughters of the Americas’ New State Officers Newly elected New Mexico State Catholic Daughters of the Americas officers for 2015 – 2017 are (left to right): Catherine Collins, State Secretary; Angelina Romero, 1st Vice State Regent; Delfinia R. Schmitt, State Regent; Angela Herrera, 2nd Vice State Regent; Yvette Griego, State Treasurer. The State Conference from courts all over New Mexico was held April 17 -19 at the Nativity of Our Lady in Alameda and Embassy Suites in Albuquerque. Two hundred and thirty six members registered for the conference.

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Free Throw

By Curtis CHamBellan, state CHurCH direCtor, KnigHts of ColumBus

In March, 83 contestants from across the state descended on Albuquerque to compete in the Knights of Columbus annual youth Free Throw Championship. Since 1972, the Knights of Columbus have sponsored an International Free Throw Championship for boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 14. The championship is set up to have the contestants compete within their own gender and age group.

A contestant makes a perfect free throw. All competition starts at the local Knights of Columbus council level. Winners then move on to the district, and state levels. From there, some make it to the international level for championship

competition in their age group. The competition is open to all boys and girls that meet the age requirements. Trophies were given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each age group and gender.

It’s Tee Time!

Saturday, May 23 - Our Lady of the Annunciation Knights of Columbus Council 14920 is hosting its Inaugural Golf Tournament on May 23, 2015, 8:00am Shotgun Start at Arroyo del Oso Golf Course in Albuquerque. Cost is $100 per player, or $400 per team – Includes one round of golf, cart, driving range, lunch, and awards ceremony. Your player fee will go to support Knights of Columbus charities. Contact Jason Bogue: 505.934.9991, or Pat Schroeder: 505.980.8792, or Tony Leos: 505.206.0611.

This year’s winners with their trophies. Pictured are Chris Madird, State Coordinator, Richard Espinosa, State Deputy, and Fransico Gomez, State District Marshal.

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Sister Mary Ann Walsh, Woman of Faith, Writer, Spokeswoman, Dies at 68

Fr. Samuel Dennis OSB oliv passed away at the age of 91, on Holy Thursday, April 2, 2015, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Abbey in Pecos. Fr. Dennis received a BA in Cannon Law and joined the US. Navy in 1941where he served honorably until 1946. Fr. Dennis was ordained April 23, 1957 at New Meleray Abbey in Iowa by Archbishop Leo Binz. He served at multiple assignments in Iowa, Canada, Rome, Missouri, and Mississippi before being assigned to the Abbey of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Pecos in 1982. Fr. Dennis celebrated his golden jubilee as a Benedictine Monk in Jan. 2007. As a monk, he held the positions of prior, sub-prior, novice master, director of the School for Spiritual Direction and other duties. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Rev. Dennis, and for his family and friends.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CNS) -- Mercy Sister Mary Ann Walsh, who went from hometown schoolteacher to Vatican correspondent, lived out her drive to be a writer even in her last days. She died April 28 in her hometown of Albany, New York, after a battle with cancer. Sister Mary Ann, 68, had stepped down last summer from her role of 21 years in media relations for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the last six years as director. Just as she began a transition to a new job she quickly came to love -- writing for

Communications Committee, Chair, USCCB Archbishop John C. Wester’s Statement on the Death of Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, RSM: “I am very sorry to hear of the death of Sr. Mary Ann Walsh. I have the deepest respect for her integrity and her love for the church. She was a clear thinker who could write persuasively and in a captivating manner. She had a clever wit and could read people’s hearts with ease. I appreciate the firm yet gentle way she led our press conferences. I always felt secure with her moderating them. She was a true daughter of Mother McCauley and a great Sister of Mercy. May she rest in peace.”

America Magazine as the Jesuit publication’s U.S. church correspondent -- she learned that she had fast-growing metastatic cancer and moved home to the motherhouse in Albany where she had entered the Sisters of Mercy 50 years earlier. Over the next nine months as her health declined, Sister Mary Ann wrote obliquely about her own impending death, such as in a piece about the “underutilized sacrament of anointing of the sick,” shortly after she hosted a gathering of friends as she received the sacrament herself. Her articles included observations about journalism, politics, civility in society, the effects of youth sports schedules on families that attend church and many other topics. In her last blog, published March 25, Sister Mary Ann tackled the topic of the need for mercy, as Pope Francis declared a jubilee year of mercy beginning in December.

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May 15 St. Isidore the Farmer 16 St. Peregrine Laziosi 17 St. Paschal Baylon 18 St. John I 19 St. Theophilus of Corte 20 St. Bernardine of Siena 21 St. Eugene de Mazenod 22 Blessed Joachima 25 St. Gregory VII 26 St. Philip Neri 27 St. Augustine of Canterbury 28 St. Mary Ann of Jesus of Paredes 30 St. Joan of Arc 31 Visitation

2 Sts. Marcellinus and Peter 3 Sts. Charles Lwanga and Companions 4 Blessed Angeline of Marsciano 5 St. Boniface 6 St. Norbert 7 Servant of God Joseph Perez 8 St. William of York 9 St. Ephrem 10 Blessed Joachima 11 St. Barnabas 12 Blessed Jolenta (Yolanda) of Poland 13 St. Anthony of Padua 14 St. Albert Chmielowski

June 1 St. Justin

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Rev. Ricardo Russo OFM 6/20 Rev. John Carney 6/25 Rt. Rev. Dom Philip Lawrence OSB 6/25 Rev. June N. Ramos 6/26 Rev. Jonas Romea 6/27

May 2015

BIOETHICS COnTInuEd fROm PAgE 21 of upending our own beginnings and rupturing the origins of our children. Part of that price includes the significant health problems that have come to light in children born from IVF and other assisted reproduction techniques. Researchers have found an overall doubling in the risk of birth defects for children born by these technologies when compared with rates for children conceived in the normal fashion. For retinoblastoma, a childhood eye cancer, a six-fold elevated risk has been reported. Assisted reproduction techniques are also associated with heightened risks for a number of rare and serious genetic disorders, including Beckwith-Wiedmann syndrome, Angelman’s syndrome, and various developmental disorders like atrial septal and ventricular septal defects of the heart, cleft lip with or without cleft palate, esophageal atresia and anorectal atresia. Considering the various harsh and unnatural steps involved in moving human reproduction from the marital embrace into the petri dish, it should perhaps come as little surprise that elevated rates of birth defects have been observed, even when certain genetic defects may have been previously screened out. As children born by assisted reproductive techniques become adults, they are starting to be tracked and studied for various psychiatric issues as well. A growing number of young adults are vocalizing their strong personal concerns about the way they were brought into the world through techniques like anonymous sperm donations, because they find themselves feeling psychologically adrift and deprived of any connection to their biological father. It should be obvious how any approach that weakens or casts into question the integral connection between parents and their offspring will raise grave ethical concerns. Whether it be three-parent embryos, anonymous sperm donations, or surrogacy, we need to protect children from the harmful psychological stressors that arise when they are subjected to uncertainties about their own origins. As one fertility specialist bluntly commented, “As a nation, we need to get a conscience about what we are doing here. Yes, it’s nice when an infertile couple is able to build a family, but what about the children? Shouldn’t their needs be in the mix from the very beginning too? I think it is ridiculous that a donor-conceived child would need to ‘research’ to find out their genetic origins. Give me a break. What if you had to do that? Is it fair?” Beyond these immediate concerns about the wellbeing and health of our progeny, we face further serious concerns about our human future in the face of these burgeoning technologies. As procreation becomes reduced to just another commercial transaction, and our children become projects to be assembled piecemeal in the pursuit of parental desires, we invariably set the stage to cross another significant ethical line. That bright ethical line involves the creation of humans that have heritable genetic modifications (changes that are passed on to future generations). When the first three-parent baby is born, which will likely take place in the next year or two, we will have stepped right into the middle of that hubris-filled brave new world of manipulating the genetic traits of future children. We will have transitioned to a paradigm where biomedical experimentation on future generations is seen as acceptable and justifiable. Now is the time to ponder carefully the implications of our rushed reproductive choices, and to stand firm against the preventable injustices that inexorably flow from assisted reproductive technologies. Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. earned his doctorate in neuroscience from Yale and did post-doctoral work at Harvard. He is a priest of the diocese of Fall River, MA, and serves as the Director of Education at The National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia. See www.ncbcenter.org

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Help us welcome Pope Francis! People of God invites you to join our friends at Catholic Extension in welcoming Pope Francis to the USA in September 2015 and showing the Holy Father what the Catholic Church looks like in America. Show the Holy Father what New Mexico’s 400 Years of Faith looks like! Pope Francis is coming to America for the first time in September. Since Catholic Extension has been supporting the Catholic Church in America for 110 years, we want you to help us show him the face of American Catholicism. Take a photo with this cutout of Pope Francis and post it on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtags #FlatFrancis and #ASFOfficial. Not on social media? No problem! Send your photo to socialmedia@catholicextension.org and lradigan@ archdiosf.org. Anyone can participate! We want to see selfies, families, youth groups, campus ministries, church ministries, choirs, service projects—just share your experience of the Catholic Church! We will post the photos on our website and social media channels and we will also send a collage of all the photos to Pope Francis. Be creative and share #FlatFrancis with your church and on your own social networks. Let’s show Pope Francis how

Archbishop-elect John C. Wester joins the staff of the ASF Ofﬁce of Communications/Media and People of God in welcoming Pope Francis to the USA. (Photo by Russell Contreras/Associated Press)

¡Ayúdanos a dar la bienvenida al Papa Francisco! El periódico People of God te invita a unirte a nuestros amigos de Catholic Extension para dar la bienvenida al Papa Francisco a los EE.UU. en septiembre de 2015 y a mostrarle al Santo Padre cómo se ve la Iglesia Católica en América. ¡Muestra al Santo Padre cómo se ven los 400 años de Fe de Nuevo México! El Papa Francisco vendrá a los Estados Unidos por primera vez en el mes de septiembre. Ya que Catholic Extension ha estado apoyando a la Iglesia Católica en los Estados Unidos durante 110 años, queremos que nos ayudes a mostrarle el rostro del catolicismo estadounidense. Tómate una foto con este recorte del Papa Francisco y súbela en Twitter o Instagram con los hashtags #FlatFrancis y #ASFOfficial. ¿No participas en los medios de comunicación social? ¡No hay problema! Envía tu foto a: socialmedia@catholicextension.org y a lradigan@archdiosf.org. ¡Todos pueden participar! Queremos ver selfies, familias, grupos juveniles, ministerios universitarios, ministerios de la iglesia, coros, proyectos de servicio, ¡simplemente comparte tu experiencia de la Iglesia Católica! Publicaremos las fotos en nuestro sitio web y en los canales de medios sociales y también enviaremos un collage de todas las fotos al Papa Francisco. Se creativo y comparte #FlatFrancis con tu iglesia y en tus propias redes sociales. ¡Mostremos al Papa Francisco lo emocionados que estamos de su llegada a los Estados Unidos! www.flatfrancis. org, www.catholicextension.org, www.archdiosf.org.