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ow we care for an unexpected child, a parent suffering from cognitive impairment, or an infant with a disability does not reflect the degree of their humanity, but our own. We are as dependent on them as they are on us. There can be no compromise with the standard Jesus set and continually calls us to: The measure of love is to love without measure! ~ Flyer, Respect Life Program (2010)

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Jubiliarians......................................................................................................................2 Archbishops Letter: Who are those men in White Caps & Women Dress in Black?................................................................................................3 Loretto Sisters Channel Pakistan Flood Relief Funds...............................................5 Liturgy as Communical Prayer.................................................................................... 8 Story of a Century: Maestre Pie Filippini . ................................................................10 St. Pius X Hall of Honor............................................................................................... 11 For Your Marriage.........................................................................................................12 Rosary Rally..................................................................................................................14 Manhattan Declaration................................................................................................ 17 Respect for Life........................................................................................................... 20 Fair Trade......................................................................................................................21

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Reading is great, pope tells children CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) Being able to read and write is a really great thing, Pope Benedict XVI told about 400 elementary school children. Learning those skills, “we can know what others think, read newspapers and books; we can know what was written 2,000 years ago or even longer ago,” but even better, we can read the Bible, he told the children Sept.

23. During the special evening audience in the courtyard of the papal summer villa, the pope met the students from the Paul VI Pontifical School, an elementary school in Castel Gandolfo staffed by sisters on Vatican property, but funded by the Italian government. The 83-year-old Pope Benedict told the kids, “I started going to school 77 years ago.” “It was in a tiny town of 300 souls, a bit ‘beyond the moon,’” he said, translating into Italian the German saying for a town in the middle of

nowhere. Despite the school’s remote location, “we learned the essentials. We especially learned to read and write, and I think it’s a great thing to be able to read and write,” he said. “Here’s something extraordinary: God wrote a book, that is, he spoke to us humans and found people who wrote the book with the word of God,” the pope explained.

“Reading it, we, too, can read what God has to say to us.”

2010 Jubilarians We have been blessed!

25 Years

Rev. Thomas Pesaresi, MM

20 Years

Rev. Robert Coughlan Rev. Timothy A. Martinez Rev. William Young

10 Years

Rev. Andrew Pavlak Rev. Lawrence Brito Very Rev. Dennis Garcia Rev. Julio González, SF Rev. Scott Mansfield Rev. Leo Ortiz

(CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Catholic Press Photo)

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Five Priority Initiatives for the USCCB

• promotion of marriage;

• faith formation with an emphasis on sacramental practice;

• promotion of vocations to the priesthood and religious life; • life and dignity of the human person; and

• cultural diversity, with a particular emphasis on Hispanics

Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for October 2010 Catholic Universities General: That Catholic Universities may more and more be places where, in the light of the Gospel, it is possible to experience the harmonious unity existing between faith and reason.

World Mission Day Missionary: That the World Mission Day may afford an occasion for understanding that the task of proclaiming Christ is an absolutely necessary service to which the Church is called for the benefit of humanity.

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IN THE RISEN LORD Who Are Those Men in White Capes and Women Dressed in Black?

Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan

They are the Knights and Ladies of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem! This year the Southwest Lieutenancy of this Order is holding its Annual Conference in our Archdiocese.

Around 800 members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre will be here from Friday, October 22, through Monday, October 25. There will be a Travelers Mass celebrated at San Felipe de Neri on Friday, October 22, at 5:30 p.m.

The Memorial Mass for Deceased Members of the Order will be celebrated on Saturday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. in our Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe. The Mass of Investiture will be celebrated on Sunday, October 24, at 2:00 p.m. at Immaculate Conception in Albuquerque. It is during this Mass that the new members will be installed.

Among these will be Most Rev. James Wall who is the Bishop of Gallup; our Vicar General Msgr. Lambert Joseph Luna; our Chancellor/Moderator of the Curia Fr. John Cannon; our Judicial Vicar Fr. Dennis Garcia; and my Executive Assistant Dolores K. Cordova to name a few. The Masses are open to the public but space will be limited.

We currently have 92 members of the Holy Sepulchre in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Of which there are two deacons, seven priests, myself and the rest are lay people.

This is a Roman Catholic chivalric Order of Knighthood that some claim can trace it roots to the First Crusade. However, the first official foundation of the Order can be found in a brief dated July 23, 1847 by Pius IX. The ranks of Grand Cross, Commander and Knight were instituted in 1868. By the brief of August 3, 1888, Pope Leo XIII authorized the concession of the cross in the same three ranks to ladies who have served the Church with particular merit – this became the first Order under direct Papal supervision which could be conceded to ladies. The first female member was the Contessa Maria Francesa di Tomas, who received the rank of Grand Cross in 1871, predating the “official” welcome of female members by 17 years! Today the highest class of rank is that of Knight of the Collar of which there may be a maximum of 12 world-wide. Depending on local customs, female members are ad-

dressed as either Lady or Dame. Unlike some chivalric orders whose membership is open to non-Catholics and even papal orders of knighthood that admit non-Catholics, and in some cases non-Christians alike, the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre is reserved solely for practicing Catholics in a state of Grace and in communion with Rome.

In a communication published in the Osservatore Romano on March 14, 1906 the Holy Sepulcher was included as the fifth Papal Order. The new constitution of the Order was promulgated by Pope Paul VI in 1977, and the Order now enjoys protection under Canon Law. This constitution clearly states the continued existence of the Order: “The Order relives in a modern manner the spirit and ideal of the Crusades, with the arms of faith, of the apostolate, and of Christian charity. To this end the Order (a) fosters in its members the practice of the Christian Life; (b) is zealous for the preservation and spread of the faith in Palestine; (c) champions the defense of the rights of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, the cradle of the Order.”

To become a member a person must be nominated by either a member of the Order; their pastor; or myself as Archbishop; all nominations for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe come through my office.

This process takes place annually. Those nominated must be practicing Catholics in good standing who are registered at one of our parishes and contribute their time, talent and treasure to further the teachings of the Catholic Church. Not all who are nominated are accepted.

This is a life-long commitment to assist the Holy Father meet the needs in the Holy Land – from funding schools to maintaining the Holy Sites. The Knights and Ladies are also of great assistance to me as they are often the first ones I turn See Who on page 21

¿Quiénes son esos hombres en capas blancas y esas mujeres vestidas de negro?

Arzobispo Michael J. Sheehan

¡Ellos son los Caballeros y las Damas de la Orden de la Caballería del Santo Sepulcro de Jerusalén! Este año la Lugartenencia del Suroeste de esta Orden estará llevando a cabo su Conferencia Anual en nuestra Arquidiócesis. Alrededor de 800 miembros de la Orden de la Caballería del Santo Sepulcro estarán aquí a partir del viernes 22 y hasta el lunes 25 de octubre.

Habrá una misa de los Viajeros que se celebrará en la parroquia de San Felipe de Neri el viernes 22 de octubre a las 5:30 p.m. La misa en memoria de los miembros difuntos de la orden se celebrará el sábado 23 de octubre a las 2:00 p.m. en nuestra Catedral Basílica de San Francisco de Asís en Santa Fe. La misa de investidura se celebrará el domingo 24 de octubre a las 2:00 p.m. en la parroquia de la Inmaculada Concepción en Albuquerque. Es durante esta misa que los nuevos miembros serán instalados. Entre estos nuevos miembros estarán el Señor Obispo James Wall, quien es el Obispo de Gallup; nuestro Vicario General, el Monseñor Lambert Joseph Luna; nuestro Canciller/ Moderador de la Curia, el Padre John Cannon; nuestro Vicario Judicial, el Padre Dennis García y mi Asistente Ejecutiva, Dolores K. Cordova, por nombrar a algunos. Las misas estarán abiertas al público, pero el espacio será limitado.

Actualmente contamos con 92 miembros del Santo Sepulcro en la Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe. De ellos, dos son Diáconos, siete Sacerdotes, yo mismo como su Arzobispo y el resto de los miembros son personas seglares.

Esta Orden es una orden de

Caballería Católica Romana de la cual algunos afirman puede rastrear sus raíces hasta las primeras cruzadas. Sin embargo, la primera fundación oficial de la Orden puede encontrarse en un comunicado breve emitido por el Papa Pio IX fechado el 23 de julio de 1847. Los rangos de Gran Cruz, Comandante y Caballero fueron instituidos en 1868. El comunicado del Papa León XIII del 3 de agosto de 1888 autoriza la concesión de la cruz en los mismos tres rangos a las damas que habían servido a la Iglesia con particular mérito - esta se convirtió en la primer orden bajo la supervisión Papal directa que pudiera ser otorgada a damas.

La primer dama integrante de esta orden fue la Condesa María Fancesa di Tomás, quien recibiera el rango de la Gran Cruz en 1871, precediendo la bienvenida “oficial” de miembros femeninos por 17 años! Hoy en día, la clase más alta de rango es la de Caballero del Collar, de los cuales puede solamente haber un máximo de 12 en todo el mundo. A diferencia de algunas órdenes de caballería, cuya membrecía está abierta a no-católicos, y hasta de algunas órdenes papales de caballería que admiten a no-católicos, y en algunos casos también a nocristianos por igual, la Orden de la Caballería del Santo Sepulcro está reservada exclusivamente para católicos practicantes en estado de gracia y en comunión con Roma.

En un comunicado publicado en el Osservatore Romano el 14 de marzo de 1906, la Orden del Santo Sepulcro fue incluida como la quinta Orden Papal. La nueva constitución de la Orden fue promulgada por el Papa Pablo VI en el año 1977, y la Orden ahora goza de protección en virtud del derecho canónico. Esta constitución establece claramente la existencia continua de la Orden: See Quiénes on page 21

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Archbishop’s Schedule

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Annual Mass & Banquet, St. Vincent de Paul, Immaculate Conception, Tome Mass & Parish Hall Dedication, Our Lady of the Assumption, Jemez Springs DEI Board Meeting, Aquinas Newman Center, Albuquerque Priest Convocation, Ranchos de Taos Annual Red Mass, Immaculate Conception, Albuquerque Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, Catholic Center St. Joseph Health Care Foundation Baby Event, Museum of Natural History, Albuquerque Office Appointments UNM Catholic Chair Dinner, Albuquerque Office Appointments Office Appointments Ordination of Episcopal Bishop, Albuquerque Travelers Mass, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, San Felipe de Neri, Albuquerque Memorial Mass, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe Investiture Mass, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Immaculate Conception, Albuquerque Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Albuquerque APRF Lunch and Meeting, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Albuquerque Mass & Ground Breaking, St. Jude Thaddeus, Albuquerque Office Appointments Catholic Mission Bishops Dinner, Albuquerque Mass, Mission Congress, Albuquerque Archdiocesan Finance Council, Catholic Center Mission Congress Banquet, Albuquerque Mass, Mission Congress, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Leave to Nigeria with Catholic Relief Services

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Nigeria with Catholic Relief Services Catholic Foundation, Catholic Center Presbyteral Council, IHM Retreat Center, Santa Fe Deans, IHM Retreat Center, Santa Fe College of Consultors, Catholic Center Adult Confirmation, Our Lady of the Assumption, Albuquerque Office Closed for Veteran’s Day Catholic Extension Board Meeting, Chicago USCCB Bishops Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland

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SEMINARY BURSE

The following donations have been made to the Saint John Vianney Burse for the education of our future priests: Immaculate Heart of Mary – Los Alamos (private donation).................... $150.00 Kenneth and Elisabeth Edlund - donation...................................................... $50.00 We pray, Lord, that You will continue to bless and enrich Your Church with the gift of vocations. We pray that many may welcome Your call and, with generous and faithful response, continuously bring joy to the Church. Amen.

We ask your prayers for the benefactors of the Seminary Burse. Their contribution to the education of our future priests is a sign of their faith and generosity.

We continually keep these benefactors in our prayers.

We thank these contributors for their donation. Those wishing to contribute to this fund may send their check to: The Saint John Vianney Burse c/o Rev. Michael DePalma, Director , Robert D. Martinez, Office Manager Archdiocese of Santa Fe 4000 St. Joseph Place NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120

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American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreted

Date October 10, 2010 28th Sunday OT Rev. Anthony Maes, O.Praem

Readings (Cycle C) 2 Kgs 5:14-17 2 Tm 2:8-13 Luke 17:11-19

October 17, 2010 29th Sunday OT Rev. Anthony Maes, O.Praem

Ex 17:8-13 2 Tm 3:14-4:2 Luke 18:1-8

October 24, 2010 30th Sunday OT Rev. Ronald Bowers

Sir 35:12-14; 16-18 2 Tm 4:6-8; 16-18 Luke 18:9-14

October 31, 2010 31st Sunday OT Rev. Ronald Bowers

Wis 11:22-12:2 2 Thes 1:11-2:2 Luke 19:1-10

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From the Office of the Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Case Name: CANDELARIA-ARAGON; Prot. Num.: 2010-0294M Notice of Annulment Proceeding. VERONICA ARAGON is hereby notified that ROBERT CANDELARIA has filed a petition for a declaration of ecclesiastical nullity of the marriage contracted by both of you. Please contact the Office of the Tribunal before November 15, 2010. Anyone who knows the whereabouts of VERONICA ARAGON is to inform the Office of the Tribunal as soon as possible.

Case Name: HERRERA-AGUILAR; Prot. Num.: 2010-0311M Notice of Annulment Proceeding. YOLANDA AGUILAR is hereby notified that MIGUEL R. HERRERA has filed a petition for a declaration of ecclesiastical nullity of the marriage contracted by both of you. Please contact the Office of the Tribunal before November 15, 2010. Anyone who knows the whereabouts of YOLANDA HERRERA (NEE AGUILAR) is to inform the Office of the Tribunal as soon as possible.

Case Name: MOORE-KLINGER; Prot. Num.: 2010-0313M Notice of Annulment Proceeding. CHIKI MOORE, nee KLINGER is hereby notified that ROBERT C. MOORE has filed a petition for a declaration of ecclesiastical nullity of the marriage contracted by both of you. Please contact the Office of the Tribunal before November 15, 2010. Anyone who knows the whereabouts of CHIKI MOORE, nee KLINGER is to inform the Office of the Tribunal as soon as possible.

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Initially a weaver like his father, Anthony became a secular priest in 1835 but hoped to join a religious order. He became a Jesuit novice in Rome, but failing health prompted his return to Spain.

For 10 years he conducted missions in his native Catalonia, before founding the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, or Claretians, in 1849. Even when he was archbishop of Santiago, Cuba, and chaplain to Spain’s Queen Isabella II, Anthony was committed to the Claretians’ mission of evangelization, especially through publishing.

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Loretto Sisters Continuing Channel Pakistan Education for Flood Relief Funds Catholics

to the flood victims living in nearby refu gee camps. The sisters have also opened their convent to some refugees whose The Sisters of Loretto are serving as a homes have been destroyed. All conchannel for contributions to the flood vic- tributions for the Pakistan Flood Relief tims in Pakistan. The order last year be- are tax-deductible and will be acknowlgan a foundation in that country, where edged by the Development Office at the four Sisters of Loretto are now serving. order’s national office in Denver, accordThrough the bishop of their diocese, ing to Sister Denise Ann Clifford, develBishop Joseph Coutts of the Diocese of opment director.

Faisalabad, money donations will be put Here’s a bit about Loretto in NM: The to immediate use. Even though several Sisters of Loretto came to the New Mexinternational aid organizations are work- ico territory in 1852 in response to the ing in the country, “the damage is so ex- request of Bishop Lamy for teachers in tensive that many people living in iso- his diocese. The sisters opened Loretto lated areas are being overlooked,” said Academy in Santa Fe for the children in Bishop Coutts. “These are the people the area, and over the following decades, who need our help.” Checks made out their teaching missions spread from to the Sisters of Loretto and earmarked Taos in the north to Las Cruces in the for Pakistan Flood Relief, may be sent to south. More recently, Loretto’s misthe Loretto Development Office, 4000 S. sions have expanded beyond classrooms Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton, CO 80123. to meet other needs of New Mexicans: a The money will then be transferred to shelter was established for women and the bishop for use in his diocese’s out- children suffering from domestic abuse, reach to the suffering people. Sr. Cathy women’s spiritual guidance, and advoMueller, president of the Sisters of Loret- cacy for a nuclear-free world. In 2012, to, said, “We wanted to ensure that fund- the Loretto Community will celebrate ing would reach those in need and not 200 years of dedicated service to the peobe tied up in government red tape.” In ple of God and most recently, to the furthe aftermath of the flood, the Loretto ther neighbor across the world, namely Sisters in Pakistan have been ministering Pakistan.

By Sr. Sue Charmley, SL

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR D+E+I • Monday, October 18, 7 - 8:30pm D+E+I P&D’s: Religious Poetry * Hosted at: Aquinas Newman Center, 1815 Las Lomas, NE • Tuesday, October 19, 9:30 – 11am D+E+I P&D’s: Lumen Gentium The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church + * Hosted at: John XXIII Catholic Community (4831 Tramway Ridge Dr. NE) • Wednesday, October 20, 7 - 8:30pm D+E+I P&D’s: Church of the Modern World * Hosted at: St. Joseph on the Rio Grande, 5901 St. Joseph Dr. NW • Thursday, October 28, 6:30 – 8pm D+E+I P&D’s: Church of the Apostles * Hosted at: St. Francis Xavier, 820 Broadway SE • Thursday, November 4, 6:30 – 8pm D+E+I P&D’s: Church of Reformation and Counterreformation * Hosted at: St. Francis Xavier, 820 Broadway SE

• Monday, November 8, 7 - 8:30pm D+E+I P&D’s: The Short Story as Theological Reflection * Hosted at: Aquinas Newman Center, 1815 Las Lomas, NE • Tuesday, November 9, 11:30a - 1:10pm D+E+I Catholic Business Forum Embassy Suites 1000 Woodward Place NE Registration, please call 505.243.0525.

Cost: Non-members $35 • Thursday, November 11, 6:30 – 8pm D+E+I P&D’s: Church of the Modern World * Hosted at: St. Francis Xavier, 820 Broadway SE • Monday, November 15, 7 - 8:30pm D+E+I P&D’s: Church of Reformation and Counterreformation * Hosted at: Aquinas Newman Center, 1815 Las Lomas NE *Advance registration please call 505.243.0525.

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By Rev. Matthew Strabala, OP, Dominican Ecclesial Institute

Do you know there is a Catholic organization in the Archdiocese whose sole purpose is to provide adult Catholics with ongoing education and support for their day-to-day living of their faith? There is! The Dominican Ecclesial Institute (D+E+I) has been active in the Archdiocese since 1996 with the evangelical mission of “meeting people where they are, and helping them get to where they want to be.” D+E+I offers adult Catholics the opportunity not only to learn about their faith, but also to present their own questions about the Church, the Christian Life, and contemporary issues to solidly educated Catholic clergy, religious and lay people. The Institute fosters learning and sharing about both the fundamentals of Catholic practice and the challenges raised by living the faith in the challenges of the contemporary world. D+E+I is for any adult Catholic, from college student to retiree, from parent to professional, interested in expanding his or her knowledge of Catholicism. No previous theological study beyond your own lived experience of the Faith is required.

D+E+I is currently operative in two major venues: Presentation & Discussion Sessions (P&D’s), and the Catholic Business Forum (CBF). CBF brings professional men and women of the Albuquerque area and beyond together for lively monthly gatherings featuring prime networking opportunities, great food and presentations from prominent members of the local business community about the support and challenges with which their faith presents them in their career. CBF offers vari-

ous sponsorship and membership levels, with admission to a single meeting starting at $35.00. P&D’s are smaller more conversational, parish hosted presentations on various topics of interest: Church History, the Sacraments, the Second Vatican Council, the Scriptures, the relationship between faith and reason, etc. A $9.00 donation is asked for participation in each P&D, less than one would usually pay for a movie ticket.

Another ministry of D+E+I is “Theological Office Hours” with D+E+I’s Executive Director fr. Matthew Strabala, OP. While Fr. Matthew is always happy to take calls from those with questions about the Faith, the Church and its teachings and practices, he blocks out Wednesday mornings from 9am to noon to be available to take calls and answer questions. So, go ahead and “ask the Padre” at 505-243-0525.

The major funding for D+E+I comes from its annual Lumen Ecclesiae (Light of the Church) awards event, honoring an individual from the Archdiocese for their outstanding work in Adult Catholic Education. A number of Lumen Gentium (Light of the Peoples) awards recognizing excellence in Adult Catholic Education are also presented. Candidates for Lumen Gentium awards are nominated by their pastors or co-ministers. Help sustain D+E+I’s unique ministry. The 2011 awards event will be held on Sunday, April 11th, at the Sandia Casino and Resort from 2-5pm. Further details are coming soon!

Find out more about D+E+I by visiting its web site at www.de-i.org. The site includes free audio downloads of previous presentations and a detailed calendar of current offerings.

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Josephinum Welcomes New Faculty & Seminarians

By Carolyn A. Dinovo Communications Office, Pontifical College Josephinum

Columbus, OH – In August 2010, the Pontifical College Josephinum began its 123rd year of formation with more priests on its faculty than it has had in more than a decade. The faculty of 14 includes a Jesuit, a Father of Mercy, two Dominicans, a Franciscan, and priests from dioceses across the country – from Wilmington to St. Louis, Savannah to Kalamazoo, Covington to Arlington.

The Josephinum begins its 123rd year of formation with more than 130 seminarians – including natives of Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Myanmar, Columbia, Haiti and Vietnam – from 25 dioceses in the United States. The national and cultural representation among faculty and seminarians brings a richness to the seminary community, where the Catholic faith is lived with joy and enthusiasm by those aspiring to ordination, and by the faculty who teach them.

“The People of God deserve only the best in their priests,” said Father Wehner. “The faculty and seminarians at the Pontifical College Josephinum have, and will continue, to fulfill this expectation.”

New seminarians from Santa Fe who are new to the Pontifical College Josephinum community this fall. Pictured left to right: Dylan Talley, David Gallegos, Fr. James Wehner, Rector, Ronald Mims, Paul Chavez

Congress to gather October 28-31 in Albuquerque WASHINGTON (October 1, 2010)—God’s Mission, Many Faces: A Portrait of U.S. Catholics in Mission is the theme of Mission Congress 2010, which will meet October 28-31, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Using the image of a portrait, Father Michael Montoya, executive director of the United States Catholic Mission Association (USCMA), said the 2010 Mission Congress “will bring together dedicated men and women from across the nation and around the world into a faithfilled environment to discern the movement of the spirit within the U.S. Church in mission; discover the varied colors and brushstrokes of U.S. Catholics in mission; invigorate mission identity and leadership in the U.S. Church, and celebrate the faces and creativity of U.S. Catholics in mission.”

The congress will include panel discussions, group dialogue and workshops on topics ranging from mission work in the U.S. to global trends, mission in other traditions, ecumenical perspectives on mission, international missionaries serving in the United States and other issues.

This year’s congress will feature keynote addresses by Father Gary Riebe-Estrella, SVD, associated professor of practical theology and Hispanic ministry at the Catholic Theological Union and president of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians (ACHTUS); Sister Janice

McLaughlin, MM, president of the Maryknoll Sisters; and Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, president of Caritas International and past president of CELAM (Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences).

In line with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) pastoral priorities, the Mission Congress will stress the cultural diversity of today’s Church and how Catholic missionaries can best fulfill their mission of evangelization.

“The 2010 Mission Congress comes at a time when world-wide mission is the focus of many Catholic initiatives in the recent years,” Father Montoya said. “The Bishop’s Synod on the Word in the Life and Mission of the Church emphasized the need for mission ad gentes; Pope Benedict in his 2008 visit to the United States stressed the need for global solidarity; the bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean proclaimed at their meeting in Aparecida, Brazil, the great “continental mission” which was launched during the Congreso Americano Misionero in Quito, Ecuador. This great continental mission challenges all of us to put our Church in a constant state of mission.”

Cardinal Rodriguez will speak on the continental mission in light of the Aparecida document. A take-home,

bilingual manual will be distributed to participants “as a charge to go forth and continue promoting mission and global solidarity,” Father Montoya said. The manual was written by Sister Madge Karecki, SSJ-TOSF, mission director of the Archdiocese of Chicago, and translated into Spanish

by UDECA (Union Dominicana de Emisoras Católicas) At least 16 U.S. bishops are scheduled to attend the meeting.

Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, USCCB vice-president will open the 2010 Congress with a liturgy. He, along with Bishop Michel J. Warfel, of Great Falls-Billings will also lead a workshop on Catholic Home Missions (mission dioceses in the

USA).

The Mission Congress meets every five years and this is its third edition.

It is sponsored by the Catholic Mission Forum, an umbrella organization of leading national Catholic mission organizations.

They include the Bureau of Black and Indian Missions; the Catholic Church Extension Society; the Catholic Volunteer Network; USCCB Offices of Cultural Diversity in the Church, Home Missions, Evangelization and Catechesis, and Latin America; the Leadership Conference of Women Religious; the Conference of Major Superiors of Men; the Pontifical Mission Society; and United States Catholic Mission Association.

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Strong, Vibrant, Wardrobe of well-loved, and well-dressed, statue Humble Faith on display in museum and Stewardship “‘Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?’ Then he said to him, ‘Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.’”

(Luke 17: 18-19)

By Bill Mader Archdiocesan Stewardship Committee

“Go back and tell Mrs. Garcia ‘thank you’ for the cookies.” Many of us heard this growing up as a child.

And most often, we did it. However, we did not always make the connection between the time, talent and treasure Mrs. Garcia put into cookie-making and the thanks she deserved for freely sharing her gifts with us.

The Gospel story of the ten lepers illustrates how stewardship is practiced in the lives of some Catholics.

Unfortunately, some of us ignore the source of our many blessings and fail to express gratitude for what God has given us. In the Gospel, the one leper who returned to thank Jesus did so based on faith that it was through Jesus that he was healed. It was the leper’s faith that caused him act differently from the others and give thanks.

We too need a strong, vibrant, humble faith to be good stewards. Last month we heard St. Paul tell us “Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1) There is nothing concrete or scientific that tells us we derive our time, talent, and treasure from God. Only our faith tells us this. We can read about this truth in numerous scripture passages, but our belief in this truth comes from the strength of our faith.

If our faith is vibrant, it is a living faith. We live and act upon the faith that we profess each Sunday in the Creed. Stewardship, giving back to God a portion of his many gifts in gratitude, is the means by which we live that faith. Without stewardship, we are disciples who have yet to fully answer our baptismal call to “put on Christ”.

A humble faith places God and service to God’s people first in our lives. Many forms of media and especially modern advertising focus our attention on ourselves through both overt and subtle messages. Putting ourselves first pushes Christian faith and practice out of our active lives and limits it to an hour each week at Mass. When this happens, we lose the grace of gratitude, a primary force behind a disciple’s stewardship response to God’s blessings.

So as disciples of Christ, we believe, and from that belief we live according to the Gospel. We know in our heart and soul that all we have, and all we are, comes from the gracious hand of God. As strong, vibrant, and humble followers of Jesus Christ, we pray that God will strengthen our faith. May we be strong, vibrant, humble stewards expressing gratitude to God and living lives of thankfulness and sharing so that we may truly “put on Christ”.

By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service

SANTA FE, N.M. (CNS) -- A 384-year-old local tradition of reverence and devotion to a 30-inch wooden statue of Mary has crossed over into New Mexico’s museum culture with the opening of “Threads of Devotion: The Wardrobe of La Conquistadora,” displaying a sample of the hundreds of garments in the statue’s wardrobe.

The exhibit at the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art will run through Dec. 31, offering a rare chance to see costumes, jewelry and crowns bestowed upon the statue. The image has been revered by the people of Santa Fe since it arrived in 1626, on a wagon train from Mexico with Franciscan friar Alonso de Benavides, the new custodian of the region’s Spanish missions.

The extensive collection of gowns, capes and other garments has been forming since soon after the statue came to Santa Fe. Church records from 1686 reflect an inventory of dresses made of silk and satin, some with trim of gold coins, as well as strings of pearls, gold and silver earrings and a filigree cross, noted the program from the Sept. 10 opening of the exhibit.

While the use of clothing on statues is unusual in the United States, it was traditional in parts of in Europe in the past and is common in Latin America today.

The care of the costumes and how they are used is managed by Terry Garcia, a member of the Cofriada of La Conquistadora, a confraternity devoted to the care of the statue, among other roles supporting the local church. Garcia has been sacristan for the statue and the collection for five years.

Two walls of a section of the well-secured sacristy at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi are lined with cabinets used to hold the dresses and capes, divided by color: blues, golds, whites, reds, greens, etc. A safe secures gold and silver crowns, turquoise necklaces, scepters and other valuable accessories.

The day after the museum opening, Garcia was locking away a cross encrusted with diamonds, sapphires and pearls, which would be used the next day for the procession of the statue around the historic center of town during Santa Fe’s annual fiesta. The cross would be returned to the museum exhibit after the fiesta.

“It’s hard for some people to understand it,” Garcia acknowledged. “But the devotion and love for the mother of God is what has captured my heart.”

Her job as sacristan includes periodically changing how the statue is dressed, caring for the garments and accessories and working with people who wish to donate an item to help in its creation and ensure it’s appropriate. The museum exhibit includes an example of the standard dress pattern.

“There is always a devotion attached to the gift,” she said, “whether it’s a plea for intervention with an illness or with discerning a vocation, or to keep someone safe.”

The fabrics and styles used vary widely. Those on display at the museum include elaborately brocaded silks, Navajo woven wool and ermine, made from the skins from animals captured by villagers of Holy Cross, Alaska. One blue gown donated by a Santa Fe parish was constructed of fabrics from a deacon’s stole and an altar cloth.

Another garment was fashioned from a ceremonial cape worn by Santa Fe’s first bishop and archbishop, Jean Baptiste Lamy, in the mid-19th century. Yet another in simple khaki was made from a military uniform donated

by Franciscan Father Angelico Chavez, who served as a chaplain during World War II and the Korean War. Father Chavez later became archivist for the Santa Fe Archdiocese and wrote a book telling the statue’s history as an autobiography.

One of the more elaborate gowns and an ornate crown made of three types of gold with more than 70 precious stones festooned the statue for its papal coronation in 1960, when La Conquistadora was named queen and patroness of “the ancient kingdom of New Mexico and its villa of Santa Fe” by a representative of Pope John XXIII. Many are the offering of individuals or a family, like the first gown that Garcia helped see to completion.

That outfit in royal blue was contributed by a family whose son was suffering from colon cancer. After helping the family pick out the fabric with an eye toward something suitable for Advent, Garcia invited them when the day came for La Conquistadora to wear it.

“We always pray before we start,” she explained. “The son stood in front of the statue and prayed quietly at first and then out loud, asking for peace.”

Garcia said she thought the young man immediately seemed more relaxed. “He passed away about a year later, but I’m convinced he was at peace because he trusted Our Lady.”

Originally carved and painted as an image of Our Lady of the Assumption, the statue’s exact origins are unknown. Tree-ring dating has put the age of the European olive or wilSee STATUE on page 16

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LITURGICAL Formation

The Liturgy as Communal Prayer Office of Worship

Many of us who remember the Mass prior to the Second Vatican Council remember it fondly.

We came to Mass, not only out of sense of obligation, but because it was the time each week that was set aside for “God and me.”

While we came to the Church in large numbers, we came and left as individuals. We did not speak or interact with one another during the liturgy. Each one was left to his/her own prayer.

Some prayed the rosary or other special devotional prayers. Some read from religious books. Some tried to follow the Mass which was being said in Latin, by following along in a “people’s missal.” Some prayed silently from their heart. The Mass celebrated prior to Vatican II was one that Catholics attended, but one in which they seldom prayed together.

This was not the Eucharistic liturgy of the early church. From liturgical and scriptural scholarship of the early 20th century, we learn that the early church celebrated the liturgy as a community, as a people of God, devoted to God and one another in the Lord Jesus Christ. They fully, consciously, and actively participated in the sacrifice of the Mass as the right and duty of their baptism into Christ.

Over the centuries for a number of reasons, the Mass became less and less the celebration of all God’s people under the leadership of the bishop or priest. The Mass instead became the prayer of the clergy. Since its language continued to be in Latin far after Latin ceased to be the tongue of the people, Mass became more and more unintelligible to the average person. It is no wonder that people developed their own prayers and devotions at Mass since their participation was no

longer needed or desired.

Aware of these historical shifts, the Council Fathers wished to restore parts of the liturgy as it had been celebrated in the early church. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy. “And so the church devotes careful efforts to prevent Christian believers from attending this mystery of faith as though they were outsiders or silent onlookers: rather, having a good understanding of this mystery, though the ritual and the prayers, they should share in the worshipping event, aware of what is happening and devoutly involved” (CSL #48).

So when we come to Mass, whether on Sunday or weekdays, the Church calls us to actively participate as a community of baptized believers. This active participation takes many forms – common song and silence, common gestures and postures, common listening and responding.

Above all, the Church calls us to “pay attention” to what God is doing within us and among us as we celebrate the sacred liturgy.

In fact, the Council Fathers remind us that participation is never successful unless it is prepared for “with the disposition of a suitable heart and mind. What [worshippers] think and feel must be at one with what they say; they must do their part in the working of grace that comes from above if they are not to have received it in vain” (CSL, #11).

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La Liturgia como Oración Comunitaria Oficina del adoración

Muchos de nosotros recordamos la Misa anterior al Concilio Vaticano Segundo en forma cariñosa.

Asistíamos a Misa no solo por el sentido de obligación, sino porque era el tiempo de cada semana que estaba reservado para “Dios y para mí.”

M i e n t r a s asistíamos a la Iglesia en grandes números, asistíamos también como individuos. No hablábamos o interactuábamos uno con el otro durante la liturgia.

Cada uno se concentraba en su propia plegaria.

Algunos rezaban el rosario o alguna otra oración devocional.

Algunos leían libros religiosos. Algunos trataban de seguir la Misa que se decía en Latín, siguiendo el “misal para el pueblo.”

Algunos oraban silenciosamente desde el fondo de su corazón. La Misa que se celebraba anterior al Vaticano II era a la que los católicos asistían, pero también era en la que raramente unían sus plegarias.

Esta no fue la liturgia Eucarística de la Iglesia temprana. De la enseñanza de la escritura y la liturgia en el inicio del siglo XX, aprendimos que la iglesia primitiva celebraba la liturgia en comunidad, como el pueblo de Dios, devoto a Dios y uno al otro en el Señor Jesucristo. Ellos de una manera completa, consciente y activa, participaban en el sacrificio de la Misa como el derecho y la obligación de su bautismo en Cristo.

A través de los siglos, por un gran número de razones, la Misa se convirtió cada vez menos en la celebración del pueblo de Dios bajo

la dirección del obispo o el sacerdote.

La Misa en cambio se convirtió en la plegaria del clérigo. Puesto que su lenguaje continuaba siendo el Latín, mucho después que el Latín dejo de ser el lenguaje del pueblo, la Misa se convirtió en algo cada vez más y más intangible para las personas comunes.

Es por eso que el pueblo desarrolló sus propias plegarias y devociones en la Misa, puesto que su participación no era necesaria o deseada.

Conscientes de este desarrollo histórico, el Consejo de Padres deseaba restaurar partes de la liturgia, para celebrarlas como había sido en los inicios de la iglesia. En ninguna parte fue más evidente que en La Constitución de la Sagrada Liturgia.

“Y así la iglesia dedicó cuidadosos esfuerzos para evitar que los devotos Cristianos asistieran a este misterio de fe como si fueran extraños o silenciosos espectadores; en su lugar, teniendo un buen entendimiento de este misterio, pensaron que el ritual y las oraciones, debían ser compartidas en un evento de adoración, conscientes de lo que estaba pasando y devotamente involucrados” (CSL #48) Así que cuando asistimos a Misa, sea Domingo o día de la semana, la iglesia nos llama a participar activamente como una comunidad de creyentes bautizados. Esta participación activa puede tomar muchas formas – cantos comunes y silencio, acciones y posturas comunes, escuchar y responder en forma común. Pero sobre todo, la Iglesia nos llama a “prestar atención” a lo que Dios está haciendo alrededor de nosotros y entre nosotros, mientras celebramos la sagrada liturgia.

De hecho, el Consejo de Padres nos recuerda que la participación nunca es exitosa a menos que sea preparada para “celebrarse con la disposición apropiada tanto de corazón como de mente. Lo que (devotos) piensan y sienten deberá estar de acuerdo con lo que dicen; deberán hacer su parte en el trabajo de gracia que viene desde arriba si es que no lo han recibido en vano” (CSL, #11).

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CATHOLIC EDUCATION A R C H D I O C E S A N P R I N C I PA L S

Sr. Marianella Domenici, S.C. St. Mary’s Catholic School, Albuquerque

Sr. Marianella Domenici, S.C. is presently serving as principal of St. Mary’s Catholic School in Albuquerque.

Since entering the Sisters of Charity in 1949, she has spent 62 years in what she calls the “the glorious ministry of Catholic Education.”

For 19 years she taught elementary grades in the two states of Colorado and Ohio.

Her career as administrator started in 1968 when she was assigned as principal of Pauline Memorial School in Colorado Springs, CO. She served in this position for 21

years.

Presently she is serving her 22nd year as principal of St. Mary’s where she has ministered since 1989.

To summarize all these years of Catholic Education, she has spent a total of 19 years as a classroom teacher and 43 years as a Catholic School Administrator. Sister believes that “Catholic Education is at the Heart of Everything.”

Jennifer Mason St. Mary’s School, Belen

Jennifer Mason is the principal at St. Mary’s School in Belen, NM. She most recently comes to us from St. Paul’s School for Girls in Maryland, and prior to that was interim Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction at St. Pius X High School in Albuquerque.

Jennifer grew up in London, Jerusalem, Paris, and New York, as her father worked for the United Nations. She brings with her 30 years of educational experience, mostly in Catholic

schools.

A lover of animals, Jennifer lives in Albuquerque with her husband Robert and their three dogs. Their son, Derek, lives in Northern Virginia and is a computer analyst.

Jennifer believes that every child deserves a chance for an education with the possibility of reaching their full potential. It is the goal of St. Mary’s Catholic School to help students grow spiritually, morally, intellectually, emotionally, and physically by providing an atmosphere of Christian community that focuses on Christ as its model.

Barbara Rothweiler St. Pius X High School, Albuquerque

Barbara Rothweiler earned her B.A. in Biology at the University of Missouri St. Louis in 1973 and her M.A. in Education and Counseling at the University of Texas San Antonio in 1984. She then went on to receive her Ed.S. in Educational Administration at the University of New Mexico in 1998.

Her experience includes one year at Seven Holy Founders School in St. Louis, MO, two years at Koen Girls School in Tokyo, Japan, two years at Stevenson Middle School in San Antonio, TX, three years in the Maine School Administrative District, (three schools K-8) and 18 years at St. Pius X High School.

She won the Most Valuable Teacher at Stevenson Middle School and her counseling credentials include: Licensed State of New Mexico, New Mexico Therapy and Practice Board--Licensed Professional Counselor, National Board Certified Counselor, Licensed administrator by the State of New Mexico, Level 3a and 3b Memberships: American Psychotherapy Association, American School Counselor Association, National Association of Secondary School Principals, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Catholic Educational Association, Member National Educational Catholic Association Secondary Schools Department Executive Board.

Barbara has been married for 37 years to Bill, a retired Air Force Officer of 24 years. They have lived in and traveled to many places in the United States and Far East. Her three sons graduated from SPX: Mike, ’00, is married to Rima and they live in Las Vegas, NV. He has a degree in Hotel Administration from UNLV; Jon, ’02, lives in Albuquerque and has a degree in Accounting and Finance from UNM, where he is also working on his CPA; and Steve, ’05, who has a degree in Real Estate and Construction Management from the University of Denver, and is currently in graduate school in the same program at the same school.

Barbara says, “I have great love for SPX and am honored to be the principal of such a great school.”

Paul Salcido

St. Mary’s Catholic School, Albuquerque Paul Salcido is currently serving as assistant principal at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Albuquerque.

Mr. Salcido has been in the field of education for over 33 years. During this period of time he has served as a school principal, assistant principal, head teacher, school counselor, and as an adjunct instructor at UNM-Gallup Branch.

The Deming native received both his bachelor and master’s degree from Western New Mexico University. He has also completed some post-graduate work at the University of New Mexico. Mr. Salcido has also served as Elementary vice president for the New Mexico School Counselors’ Association and as president of the Southwestern New Mexico School Council for Youth. In addition, Mr. Salcido actively serves as a Quality Assurance Review Team Chair for AdvancED School Accreditation Team visits.

Mr. Paul Salcido and his wife Maria, have three children and a grandson.

Eight Archdiocesan principals were highlighted in the September issue of People of God.

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CATHOLIC EDUCATION

Queen of Heaven Students Remember 9-11 Victims

By Jamie Burford, Teacher, Queen of Heaven Catholic School

If you walked onto the Queen of Heaven campus on Friday, September 10, you would have seen a strange site. The Twin Towers? The Pentagon? What were these icons doing in New Mexico? Well.....Mrs. Bee’s 5th grade students were learning about the tragedies that occurred nine years ago on September 11. As part of their quest to eliminate bullying and other violent behaviors in our classroom, school, community and world, a community service project was planned.

Fliers were made to inform the

school community about this project.

All community members were asked to donated clean, non-crushed soda cans. These cans were counted, sorted by color and used to design three sculptures honoring the victims of 9-11. After weeks of planning, the students took several hours to construct a model of the Twin Towers, an American Flag, and of the Pentagon.

Students used their Math skills to count, sort and graph these cans.

Their Social Studies and Religion classes buzzed with historical data and information on this event. Science curriculum had the students learning ways to help the Earth with recycling plans for these cans. Stu-

dent journals chronicled the planning and implementation of this project and included how hate and violence could have been avoided through mediation and tolerance.

“Overall, students learned that mediation training is not just for the playground,” Mrs. Bee explained to her class, “It’s about how to solve conflicts peacefully not only at school, but in our world today.”

Later that evening, the models were deconstructed and all cans were recycled. The money from these cans were donated in the name of Queen of Heaven School to the non-profit organization, September 11 Victim Family Fund. “We are helping

the school and community by recycling,” said Amber Chavez as she showed off the model of the Pentagon she helped construct. Zachary Clark, another 5th grade student, was excited that the money would help others in need. “It’s great that we can help others outside our community,” he stated.

This powerful lesson is one that Mrs. Bee hopes the children will not forget. “If it helps make our world a more peaceful place, then I consider myself lucky to have taught these children that lesson.” The entire community of Queen of Heaven agrees: This was a project worth constructing!

The Story of a Century Holy Ghost Salutes Our Flag and Our Veterans

“When a work is from God, God himself will maintain it.” The centennial of the Maestre Pie Filippini in the United States bears out these words of their foundress, St. Lucy Filippini (1672-1732). She and Cardinal Mark Anthony Barbarigo (1640-1706) founded schools to promote the Christian education of youth, dignity of womanhood, and a healthy family life. The institute they founded in Corneto-Tarquinia, Italy, in 1692 continues that mission.

The religious teachers filippini came to America in 1910 to educate Italian-American children at St. Joachim School in Trenton. Sisters Concetta Loreti, Maria De Renzi, Maria Figliamonti, Ninetta Ionata, and Florinda Martella received a warm welcome but endured poverty and hostility. By 1918, the young

Photo by L-A Gabriella Salas

By Sr. Julianna Francis Marie Vagnozzi, MPF

Sr. Ninetta Ionata was their superior. Sr. Ninetta proved to be zealous, creative, astute, and utterly dediSee CENTURY on page 26

A brief ceremony to bless and raise the American Flag on a newly installed flag pole at Holy Ghost Parish was held in September in the Blessed Mother circle. Rev. Mark A. Schultz blessed the flag expressing that “the flag is a reminder to our parish community to thank God for calling courageous men and women to serve in the armed forces. They make the ultimate sacrifice so that we are free to live, love and worship as we desire.”

The flag pole and flag were donated by anonymous members of the parish. It was installed by the Knights of Columbus under the guidance of Knight Anthony Salazar.

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CATHOLIC EDUCATION

Spreading the Word of the Cristo Rey Network After the completion of an initial study in 2009, Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan formally requested permission from the Cristo Rey Network to conduct an investigation to determine the feasibility of establishing a Cristo Rey model school in the Albuquerque area.

A special event to introduce the Cristo Rey model was held in early October at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. Cristo Rey founder Fr. John Foley, SJ was the special guest. He was accompanied by students of San Miguel, the Cristo Ray school

in Tucson, AZ. Each student explained how Cristo Ray has changed, and will continue to change, their lives. Each of their stories was uplifting and hopeful. Among the four students, there was an aspiring criminal profiler, an orthopedic therapist, and a Naval officer. There is nothing these students cannot achieve, and given the right amount of time and education, that can be true for all of our students.

The Feasibility Study began in 2009 under the direction of the Marist Brothers. Brothers Jim Ad-

ams and Albert Phillipp are the full-time coordinators of the study, and Dr. Noreen Copeland, Principal of Holy Ghost Catholic School, is chair of the Study Advisory Committee. Task force chairs are Charles Reynolds (Development), Gerard R. Brown (Site),Thomas Macken (Governance), and Donna Illerbrun (Curriculum).

For more information on Cristo Rey in Albuquerque, please visit www.cristoreyalbuquerque. org or contact Br. Jim Adams or Br. Albert Philipp at 505.243.6950 or cristoreyabq@aol.com.

St. Pius X 2010 Hall of Honor Inductees

Students of past and present and other supporters of St. Pius X High School gathered at the Circle of Honor in late September for the Circle Dedication and Blessing led

by Fr. Anthony Maes, O. Praem, and Edward Larrañaga, ’84.

The crowd processed to the St. Cecilia Center for the Fine and Performing Arts for the awards and induction ceremony. The 2010 Hall of Honor Inductees were Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan, Rubén G. Rumbaut, ’65, John, ’70, & Muffin Menicucci, and John M. Cordova, ‘76. Other awards presented that evening were: The Principal’s Award, awarded to Jay Weingardt, class of ’81, presented by Barbara Rothweiler, principal, St. Pius X High School; and the Julio Vincioni Award, awarded to Mike Menicucci, class of ’72, presented by Allison Pieroni, SPX

Foundation Board President, Mary Rose Paloni and Becky MontoyaBallou of the SPX Advancement and Alumni Office.

Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan Catholic scholar and leader, model of generosity, builder of bridges Ordained as a priest on July 12, 1964 in the Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth. Served in parishes as associate pastor and pastor, as rector of Holy Trinity Seminary in Dallas, and as the first bishop of the Diocese of Lubbock. Installed as Archbishop of Santa Fe on September 21, 1993.

Rescued Archdiocese from thr verge of bankruptcy and reached out to build bridges in the community.

Established a financial aid endowment for SPX students in honor of his parents as a shining example of generosity.

Rubén G. Rumbaut, Class of ’65 Expert on immigration, internationally recognized scholar An internationally recognized scholar and leading expert on immigration. Professor of Sociology at the University of California Irvine.

A prolific author of award-winning books, essays and articles. Director of the Landmark Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study, as well as other major studies over the past three decades. Appeared before the U.S. Congress at hearings on comprehensive immigration reform and lectured widely throughout the U.S. and Europe. A member of the 1964 state championship baseball team, the first SPX tem to win a state title.

John (class of ’70) & Muffin Menicucci Faithful supporters, selfless volunteers, dedicated SPX parents Caring, dedicated, and compassionate, they are products of and lifelong supporters of Catholic education. An alumnus of the class of 1970, John served on the Foundation Board and was instrumental in planning and developing the award-winning baseball field and renovating the softball field. Muffin helped support students with scholarships

and sponsorships ensuring that financial hardship was not a barrier to education. SPX parents of John ’94, Janae ’96, Joseph ’98, and Jason ’00, they continue their involvement with St. Pius.

John M. Cordova, Class of ‘76 Leader, friend and mentor Class of 1976 alumnus and loyal teammate on several of St. Pius’ powerhouse athletic teams of the mid-1970s. Earned a football scholarship to New Mexico State University, played and coached for the Aggies, ultimately completing his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Business. A career sports business executive, with experience in Major League Baseball, the Miller Brewing Company, the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team and the Coca-Cola Company. Long time supporter of the SPX mission and the Coach Ray Giannini Scholarship Endowment.

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Anniversaries Armijo - Barela

Garcia – Tarin

Mr. Joe Armijo and Miss Dolores Barela were joined in Holy Matrimony on August 6, 1960 at Our Lady of Fatima in Albuquerque, NM. They renewed their vows at Our Lady of the Assumption Church.

The pastor, Rev. Edward Domme, one of Joe’s former students, and Msgr. Francis Eggert, Joe’s former principal at St. Pius X High School, celebrated the Mass. Grandchildren Brian and Megan Armijo served as lectors, and Felina and Vincent Romero offered the gifts. They have been members of OLA since 1960 where their children received the sacraments and attended school.

Dolores serves as lector minister and is a member of the parish council.

Joe began his teaching/coaching career in 1959 at St. Pius X High School.

In 1965, he moved to Albuquerque Academy and was promoted to Athletic Director in 1970. He was instrumental in establishing a strong program for student athletes, especially when the school became co-educational in 1974.

Since their retirement, they enjoy spending time with family (especially the grandchildren), playing golf, and traveling.

They believe that husbands and wives should help each other become the people God created them to be.

Bustamante – Sisneros Abenicio “Bennie” Sisneros and Rosie Bustamante were married at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Barstow, CA on October 1, 1960. They are very active members of Our Lady of Belen Parish.

They are the parents of five children: Martin Sisneros and wife Sandra, Alex Sisneros and wife Debbie, Phillip Sisneros and wife Antoinette, Adela Romero and husband Pablo, Joaquin Sisneros and wife Rachael. They are the proud grandparents of 16 grandsons and two granddaughters. They also have 13 great-grandchildren.

Along with their children, they are the owners of Sisneros Mfg. Company in Belen. They have worked hard to establish this company which fabricates and produces sheet metal products. They also own a flagstone quarry in Old Abo (near Mountainair). As members of the parish, the Sisneros family has made great contributions of their products to the parish as well as to the community.

Rosie keeps busy helping run the company’s business. Bennie, the craftsperson that he is, keeps himself very busy with his stone art and maintaining his pride garden where he grows different varieties of vegetables and beautiful flowers.

Joe Issac Tarin and Prescilla Garcia were married at Our Lady of Belen Church on November 26, 1960. They have been members of OLOB Spanish choir for many years and continue to be active in parish life.

Joe and Prescilla are the proud parents of four children: Randy Tarin and wife Connie, Patrick Tarin and wife Roberta, Robert Tarin and wife Marian, and Carolyn Pinkard and husband Mitch. This circle of love has grown to include eight grandchildren: Mariah, Megan, Jessica, Katherine, Jason, Andrew, Abigail, and Samuel. Their oldest grandson Andrew is serving our country in Pakistan.

Joe and Prescilla are both retired and enjoy traveling, especially out of state, to attend their grandchildren’s college and sports activities.

They will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a Mass in their honor at Our Lady of Belen on Thanksgiving Day.

Lovato – Chavez Gilbert Chavez and Rosie Mae Lovato were married on September 24, 1960 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in La Joya, NM. They are very active members of Our Lady of Belen Church in Belen, NM. They are involved in various ministries.

They are both Ministers of the Eucharist and are members of the Spanish choir. Gilbert serves as a Sacristan while Rosie serves as Regent for the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court #1359 and is the coordinator for the St. Padre Pio Prayer Group. For the past several years, they have been involved with the Gran Pastorela group and were recipients of the St. Francis of Assisi Award in 2009.

They have been blessed with six children: Kathy Holland and husband Gary, Kristine Estrada and husband Mike, Kimberly Buie and husband Wayne, Karla Lee Chavez, Gil Chavez, Daniel Chavez and wife Kassie. They have 12 grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Gilbert is retired from Kirtland Air Force Base and the Air National Guard and Rosie from the Child Food Program and Director of Confirmation at Our Lady of Belen.

Gilbert and Rosie have both been participants in the Men’s and Women’s Senior Olympic Basketball teams. They have competed in district, state and national tournaments. They have also led many wedding marches for friends and family weddings. They love to dance and enjoy going to movies.

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How Do You Make a Lifetime of Difference?

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magine making an investment of $1 that resulted in a savings to you of $16.

Imagine a service for families that would impact the health of their child for that child’s lifetime.

Imagine a way to ensure that every child in our community reaches kindergarten healthy and ready to learn, increasing their

chance of graduating from high school.

At St. Joseph Community Health, we don’t imagine – we are creating this reality.

Walking in the footsteps of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati who came to New Mexico in the 1800s, St. Joseph is responding to the most urgent need of our time – to give all

of our children a healthy start in life. New Mexico ranks 46th in children’s well-being; 29% of New Mexico children under age six are living at or below 100% of the Federal poverty level. Sixty-eight per cent of births do not meet national standards for a healthy birth.

We offer a free home-based educational and support program for anyone parenting for the first time. Our program model, St. Joseph First Born®, utilizes an established curriculum that follows the stages of development of the baby from conception to age three.

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in their environment – where it is most comfortable for them – and helps develop and support parenting skills. Research has shown that the foundation of a child’s development is the child’s relationship with parents – we are helping to build that solid foundation. Our staff can answer questions, offer resources and help parents realize their dreams for their baby. We provide families with referral services to address life challenges such as housing, food, income support, employment and education. We have secured housing for homeless mothers, re-entry to school for teen moms, jobs for out-of-work dads, and access to food for hungry moms.

St. Joseph advocacy efforts are centered on issues related to the development and health of children during pregnancy through age five. To learn more about our work and how you can participate in our mission, visit www.stjosephnm. org. Hope to see you at our free event on October 16th!

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he 41st Annual Rosary Rally was held on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, NM. Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan, main presider and homilist, extended his appreciation to the over 6,500 faithful in attendance and to the committee members who made the event a success. Deacon Manuel Montoya, Spiritual Director of the Rosary Rally and his lovely wife, Eileen, work year around with their dedicated committee members to coordinate the prayerful event.

They said, “This fine group are composed of the finest and hardest working people ever. It is a blessing, a real blessing to be part of it. This rally was the largest ever!”

Youth groups from various parishes from throughout the Archdiocese of Santa Fe were at the entrance to welcome people and hand out rosaries and scapulars and participate in the living rosary. The Vietnamese Dance Group from St. Charles Borromeo filled the Sportplex with a beautiful, colorful liturgical dance. The Knights of Columbus participated in the procession and the crowning of the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Mass followed the annual consecration of families to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the recitation of the Most Holy Rosary.

The mysteries of the rosary below can be jumped as filler throughout the paper, if they don’t fit in the center spread. Please keep each group intact.

Mysteries of the Rosary Joyful Mysteries: (traditionally said on Mondays and Saturdays) 1. The Annunciation 2. The Visitation 3. The Nativity 4. The Presentation in the Temple 5. The Finding of the Child Jesus after Three Days in the Temple Luminous Mysteries: (traditionally said on Thursdays) 1. The Baptism at the Jordan 2. The Miracle at Cana 3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom and the Call to Conversion 4. The Transfiguration 5. The Institution of the Eucharist Sorrowful Mysteries: (traditionally said on Tuesdays and Fridays) 1. The Agony in the Garden 2. The Scourging at the Pillar 3. The Crowning with Thorns 4. The Carrying of the Cross 5. The Crucifixion and Death Glorious Mysteries: (traditionally said on Sundays and Wednesdays) 1. The Resurrection 2. The Ascension 3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost 4. The Assumption of Mary 5. The Crowning of the Blessed Virgin as Queen of Heaven and Earth

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Prayers of the Rosary Apostles Creed: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth And in Jesus Christ His only Son, Our Lord Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit Born of the Virgin Mary Suffered under Pontius Pilate Was crucified, died and was buried.

On the third day, he rose again He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty.

He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.

Amen.

Our Father: Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed by Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.

Amen Hail Mary: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee.

Blessed art Thou among women And Blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

Amen

Photos by Leslie Radigan

Glory Be: Glory be to the Father and to the Son

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When’s God Gonna Call Me Back?

By Marge Fenelon Published by Liguori Publications (September 1, 2010) Too many people who claim to be Catholic are simply going through the motions. They brush up against the Church in what might be described as episodic ways, best symbolized by attendance that is limited to Christmas, Easter, weddings, or funerals.

What can be done to encourage such part-timers to reestablish the lines of communication with their parish, thereby becoming more fully alive in the faith without adding to the guilt they may already be feeling?

This inspirational book features over 30 real life stories, reflections, scripture passages, and discussion questions. They combine to establish a channel that will enable lapsed Catholics return to rich, active religious participation.

Now those who let their Catholicism cool can realize that they are not alone, and that reigniting the embers of their faith and their love for the Church is possible.

STATUE from page 7 low wood at between 552 and 462 years old. Over the years, it has been altered by its caretakers, for instance by having its arms cut off to facilitate putting clothes on the statue and to make it possible to put an image of the baby Jesus or a scepter in its arms. A major restoration in 1930 repaired some of the damage.

A replica was made in 1933. That version, called La Peregrina, or The Pilgrim, is now used in most of the annual processions and displays of the statue in other churches or the museum. The original Conquistadora only comes down from its perch in a side altar of the cathedral for an annual novena and the procession during the late summer Fiesta.

The statue was adopted as the patroness of the local Confraternity of Our Lady of the Rosary in the mid-1650s. By then it was popularly known as La Conquistadora, or the conqueror, a term also used to mean “win over one’s affections.”

The name solidified after Gen. Don Diego de Vargas led an expedition in 1693 to retake Santa Fe after the native Pueblo Indians forced

the Spanish settlers to leave 13 years earlier. They took the statue when they left and kept it at their side during a weeks-long battle to recapture the settlement.

Since then, the devotion of the people of Santa Fe to La Conquistadora has remained steady, Garcia said.

She talks of the statue as “she,” describing what she believes is Mary’s resistance to certain ideas for clothing the image, or of Mary’s guidance in deciding how to dress the statue.

“She directs me,” Garcia said, explaining that as she goes about her routines before changing the statue’s attire she keeps up a sense of prayer, asking for insight. Someone will inevitably come forward with a special need whenever Garcia is conflicted about what La Conquistadora will wear.

There’s one peach-colored gown that Garcia said she has planned repeatedly to put on the statue, “but every time someone intervenes, asking, ‘Could you put this on her?’”

She’s beginning to think Mary dislikes the dress.

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Keep talking: Daily Conversation Starters for the Family Meal

By Maureen Treacy Lahr and Julie Pfitzinge Published by Ligouri Publications Many families today seldom take time to eat together. When they do, they often have difficulty starting a conversation or may even discover that they have little in common to talk about.

Here are 288 discussion points for mealtime with your family.

Written by mothers of school age kids, the book stands on your supper table like a flip chart with its own built in easel. Some of the points are religiously oriented; all are based on important values for modern family living.

A wonderful gift for any family you know who would like to get to know one another better but just need a little help getting started.

Blessings of the Rosary

By Dennis Billy Published by Liguori Publications (July 15, 2010) Deepen your knowledge of the rosary!

Since the publication of Rosarium Virginis Mariae (2002), the Church has experienced a tremendous resurgence of interest in praying the rosary and, in the words of Pope John Paul II, [discovering] the Biblical foundations, the spiritual riches and the pastoral value of this traditional prayer.

This helpful book offers prayerful reflections on each of the twenty mysteries of the rosary along with thoughtful questions that will inspire a richer awareness of God’s presence. Newcomers to the rosary, as well as people long familiar with this venerable prayer form, will benefit from Father Billy’s meditations.

The reflections in Blessings of the Rosary will encourage readers to make the rosary an integral part of their daily devotions. These reflections will be of immeasurable spiritual benefit to individuals and groups engaged in the crucial work of prayer.

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Victory Noll Pilgrimage in New Mexico

By Palmira Perea Hay and Steve Hay, Victory Noll Associates and Pilgrimage organizers

During a three day pilgrimage in June, 30 pilgrims from Illinois, Indiana, Colorado and New Mexico followed in the footsteps of the Victory Noll Sisters who provided religious formation to northern New Mexico missions beginning in the 1920’s.

The pilgrims participated in a symposium at the Cathedral Basilica celebrating the 400 year anniversary of Santa Fe. On the following day, pilgrims went in autos to Villanueva, Anton Chico, Las Vegas, and Watrous. At each parish, the pilgrims were met by parishioners who spoke about the many years of missionary work the Sisters did from the 1920’s to the present day.

In Villanueva, a plaque with the names of the present Parish Life Coordinator, Sr. Elena Carney, and the three other Victory Sisters who served the parish in that capacity was presented to her. In Anton Chico, Fr. Antonio Mondragon, a native of Anton Chico and present sacramental minister, resides there and gave a short history of the parish and his experience with the Victory

Noll Sisters who served there many years. Continuing the pilgrimage to the Our Lady of Sorrow Parish Hall in Las Vegas, 20 parishioners provided the pilgrims with drinks and snacks while sharing their heart-moving experiences with the Sisters. The final stop on Saturday was in Watrous 20 miles north of Las Vegas. Mr. Jose Lopez, a long-time parishioner, spoke about the Sisters who claimed Watrous as one of the first parishes served by the Victory Noll Sisters. The tired but inspired group of pilgrims returned to Santa Fe to rest and prepare for the last day of the pilgrimage.

Early Sunday morning, the 30 pilgrims drove to Chimayo to participate in the Mass at the Santuario.

The pilgrims feasted at El Rancho de Chimayo and proceeded to Rosario Cemetery in Santa Fe to pay their respect for the Victory Noll Sisters and Lay Associate who are buried there.

The pilgrimage ended after the pilgrims then drove to the San Isidro Parish in west Santa Fe where Melindo Romero Pike spoke with them about the Victory Noll Sisters who taught her and many others at that

Fr. Roca, Palmira Perea-Hay and former parishioners of Fr. Roca from Colorado.

parish.

Throughout the three day pilgrimage, the 30 men and women shared their thoughts and feelings about the influence that the Victory Noll Sisters

had on their lives. They were grateful to have the opportunity to retrace the Sisters’ steps as they spread and are still spreading the Good News to so many northern New Mexico people.

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he Manhattan Declaration was issued a year ago. Catholic and evangelical leaders declared their commitment to these basic values.

Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan and Reverend and former Congressman Bill Redmond, an Evangelical leader in our State, worked together to organize the Evangelical/Catholic Conference on the Manhattan Declaration held in August 2010.

Keynote Speakers were: Dr. Michael Novak, a prominent Catholic thinker; Joseph Bottum, Editor of First Things; Chuck Colson who began a special prison ministry in the U.S.; and Os Guinness were the two Evangelical leaders.

The three areas that we stand strongly in favor of are: 1. Human life from conception to natural death 2. Dignity of traditional marriage as a conjugal union of man and woman 3. The rights of conscience and of religious liberty. “We know that these values are being threatened and under assault from powerful cultural forces in our country and we are compelled to speak and act in a united way and cogently in their defense.”

- Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan

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October 2010

A History of the Catholic Church in the World Part VII

St. Mary Rest Home

Medieval Saints—Francis of Assisi, Thomas of Aquinas, Julian of Norwich, Joan of Arc

By Michael J. Gallegos and Patrick Newell

By Daniel McGill, Executive Director, Pastoral Ministries Division

What is the mission of the Catholic Church in the world?

Consider this question for yourself.

To be a Christian, to be a Catholic is to become a disciple of Jesus Christ, and the disciples of Christ have been sent out on a mission to proclaim the good news that Jesus himself preached to all creatures, in the words of our oldest gospel, Saint Mark’s.

Nothing more characterizes the Middle Ages—that is, the period from roughly the ninth through the early fifteenth century in Western Europe—than the pervasive presence of the Catholic Church.

Yet this vast period that still greatly captures our imagination is often remembered most, to judge by the many movies that portray it, for things like knights in armor, kings, princesses, castles, violent crusades, the Black Death, magic, superstition, serfdom and romantic love. Where do we find the mission of Christ in all of this? In a word, the saints.

Consider Francis of Assisi (11821226) who as a young man, born into a wealthy merchant family, aspired to be a knight and a romantic troubadour. He failed in these and returned to Assisi a broken young man. But there he received a vision in which Christ called him “to rebuild my church which has fallen into ruin.” He began with a local church, San Damiano, that was in ruins, but ended up calling tens of thousands to join him in one of the greatest renewals of the church ever—a renewal that continues

to this day, even in New Mexico where the cathedral in Santa Fe bears his name. In the midst of the horror of the crusades his holiness even won the respect of the sultan in Egypt, who allowed him to preach to his subjects who were at war with the Christian crusaders.

Consider also Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), who in his short life of less than fifty years compiled some of the greatest theological works ever written, who reconciled the teaching of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle with Christianity, and perhaps most importantly laid the foundation for an expanded worldview that permitted Christianity to embrace both faith and reason, that made much of our modern world possible.

Holy women also emerged into new roles and leadership in the Middle Ages as well. An anonymous woman, today known as Julian of Norwich (1342-1416), probably after the church of Saint Julian where she ministered as an anchoress, counseled troubled souls in the very troubled time when bubonic plague swept Europe, slaying as much as a third of the population. As a young woman she received visions of Christ while near death that she wrote down after being healed—the first English writing by a woman.

Rediscovered in the twentieth century, her positive view has helped thousands oppressed by a fear of God to discover God as the love that conquers all fears.

Please consider joining me on The Archbishop’s Hour on Catholic Radio on October 28 for an examination of the Middle Ages through the lives of these three saints and one more—Joan of Arc—burned as a heretic by English church authorities at age 19, vindicated later by the popes, declared a saint, and credited as an adolescent woman with ending the Hundred Years War. You will hear her as she speaks boldly to our age from the trial of her condemnation—a voice that echoes Jesus at his own trial and a life that changed history by following the mission of Christ in the world.

St. Mary Rest Home is a hidden jewel tucked away in a quiet neighborhood bordering downtown Albuquerque. The long term care facility is a unique part of the Immaculate Conception Church and St. Mary’s School family, both located across the street from the rest home. A distinctive place, St. Mary’s shapes a gospel community where caring and competent people provide needed services in the name of Jesus.

Built in 1954, the house was first a convent for The Sisters of Charity who taught at St. Mary’s School. Considered state of the art in its time, the hacienda style building drew national attention.

In 1974, The Sisters of Charity moved out; the convent building was then leased to private entity as an elderly assisted living center.

Then, in 1978 Sr. Marie Amadea, a Sister of Charity herself, took over the management of the house and named it St. Mary Rest Home.

Today, a grand statue of St. Mary sits out in front of a landscaped courtyard and welcomes visitors and residents into the home. Complete with glass stained windows and a hand carved crucifix, the pristine chapel seats over 30. Residents and guests celebrate weekly Mass, pray the rosary, and at-

tend special events in the chapel with Fr. Joseph Vanderholt, S.J., Sr. Rose Urban C.S.J., Pita Sanchez, and Ken and Gloria Balaskovits among other volunteers and parishioners. The chapel also houses statues of The Blessed Mother and St. Joseph.

The historic building has undergone numerous upgrades recently, including a new elevator, energy efficient windows, and a xeriscaped backyard complete with a redwood gazebo, benches, and patio furniture, all largely funded by The Catholic Foundation.

St. Mary’s qualified and bilingual staff provides 24-hour care and three nutritious meals a day.

Laundry and housekeeping services are provided. Residents stay active and socialize with friends and family. Fun and creative social events are hosted by an on-site activities director with support from dozens of community volunteers.

Events consist of ice cream socials, games, movies, arts and crafts, gardening, exercise classes, and outings around downtown Albuquerque.

With moderate rates and a loving and comforting atmosphere, St. Mary Rest Home remains the only Catholic elderly long term care facility within the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. It truly is a jewel in Albuquerque .

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Catholic Charities’ Festival of Trees

Charities head marks 100 years with call for ‘21st-century solutions’

By Diane Kay, Catholic Charities

By Nancy Frazier O’Brien Catholic Charities

Catholic Charities will be holding its annual Festival of Trees fundraising event on November 20, 2010 at the Tamaya Resort. This event is always a joyous kickoff to the Holiday Season. If you have never attended, you are missing the display of beautifully decorated Christmas trees viewed from the soft glow of a candlelit dinner.

You are also missing the chance to get all dressed up and peruse table after table of gifts available in the silent auction. But even more important than all that, you have missed out on the opportunity to assist Catholic Charities in providFr. Voorhees admires a tree. ing services to needy members of ride in Msgr. Olona’s airplane? our community.

Since this is the agency’s only Or a year’s supply of hamburgers fundraising event of the year, ev- at Fuddruckers’? What about 400 ery employee and volunteer tries square feet of concrete driveway? to make it as special as possible. That might come in handy. You Last year’s Festival of Trees fea- never know.

Tickets can be obtained at Cathtured approximately 20 decorated olic Charities for $150 per person. trees that were up for bid. Each tree had a different theme. Some WHOA, before you have a heart were adorned with hand painted attack about the price, consider icons, some had toys on them, and how much good you will be doone was even made of wine bottles! ing. You will be supporting CathBut the most amazing tree of 2009 olic Charities’ programs to help was one that was decorated with stop homelessness, provide transcarefully carved wooden orna- portation for senior citizens, help ments made from Jerusalem Olive adults to get their GED, provide trees. At the base of the tree was a quality Head Start and childcare stunning matching nativity scene. programs for low income famiThere were many eager bidders vy- lies, assist refugees to make a new start, provide legal help for abused ing for that tree!

There were other great items to women trying to become U.S. citbid on such as original paintings, izens, and much more. This is a a diamond ring, and weekend get- chance to make an important conaways. And then there were the tribution to our community, while odd but wonderful things like a also giving yourself a marvelous side of beef (picture that under evening. For ticket information, your tree). Or how about a joy- please call 505.724.4670.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- One hundred years and a day after the founding of the national organization that became Catholic Charities USA, its president called for “21st-century solutions to 21st-century problems” and said keeping track of how many people are fed or given shelter for a night is no longer enough.

“We need to track not only money and services, but how many people have escaped the need for such services,” said Father Larry Snyder, a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis who has been president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA since 2005.

Father Snyder spoke Sept. 26 at his organization’s centennial gathering in Washington, where it was founded by about 400 Catholic leaders in 1910.

The conference opened the day before with a Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and a group photo on the campus of The Catholic University of America, mimicking a photo of the founding members 100 years ago.

Father Snyder acknowledged that “there will always be those who need the safety net” of services such as food, shelter or financial assistance, but said that for many, “the safety net is broken.”

“It can trap families into a lifetime of need,” he said. “Our efforts must be transformative” and must help place individuals and families on “the pathway to self-sufficiency,” he added.

Outlining the history of the organization founded as the National Conference of Catholic Charities, Father

A Prayer for Catholic Charities Oh Lord, our God, source of all love, we come in the name of Your son, Jesus Christ, to ask your blessing on Catholic Charities. Open wide our hearts to those who urgently need a helping hand and tender care.

Send Your Holy Spirit to guide and direct our efforts to respond to those in need, work to improve social conditions for all Your people, and call others to do the same.

Help us become fully Catholic through sha-

ring our gifts with each other and with all who are hindered by poverty or isolation.

May we do Your work with charity, Your gift of healing love, which reaches beyond daily needs to touch our hearts.

We praise You and bless You Lord, for Your many gifts to us, and for the blessings we receive. May we share them generously with our brothers and sisters. Hear our prayer in the name of Jesus Who is Christ the Lord.

Amen.

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Snyder said it was established “at a time of great social transformation,” when the United States was moving from an agrarian to an industrial economy.

“But the progress came at a cost,” he added, including “a loss of recognition of the importance of human beings and a national sense of community.” The church brought its “rich tradition of social teachings” to the U.S. culture and left its “fingerprint on some of the great social solutions of our day,” such as Social Security and various programs to fight poverty, he said.

“The conditions facing those we serve today are strikingly similar to those of 1910,” Father Snyder said, noting that the number of Americans living in poverty increased by more than 4 million in the past two years.

He criticized current attitudes of “intolerance, division and a lack of compassion for the ‘undeserving poor,’” and said they are based on “a refusal to see in the faces of the poor the image and likeness of God. No matter how well disguised, we must still see the beauty of the image and likeness of God in each person,” he added.

Father Snyder said those involved in the work of Catholic Charities must be “immersed in the messiness of life” and said now is “not the time for us to be timid about our faith.”

Like 100 years ago, “the age of visionaries and giants is still upon us,” he said.

Three panelists representing the corporate world, the academic world and politics then responded to Father Snyder’s talk.

Janet Lawson, director of Ford Volunteer Corps, part of the philanSee SOLUTIONS on page 22

This is the season for the annual United Way campaign.

Please think of us at Catholic Charities as you sign up for payroll contributions through your employer.

Please call 505.724.4670 if you would like additional information.

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October is Respect Life Month

“The Measure of Love is Love without Measure.”

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ow we care for an unexpected child, a parent suffering from cognitive impairment or an infant with a disability does not reflect the degree of their humanity, but our own. We are as dependent on them as they are on us. There can be no compromise with the standard Jesus set and continually calls

us. The measure of love is to love without measure!

Flyer, Respect Life Program (2010). Mark Respect Life Month by praying for and acting on the Life and Dignity of the Human Person, from natural conception to natural death! Download the USCCB Respect Life Program at www.usccb.org/prolife

Abortion is not the Solution: Reflections for Respect Life Month

By Br. Graham Golden, O. Praem CCHD Intern

“You can’t improve the present by killing the future. Sterilizing the poor is fighting economic poverty with moral bankruptcy,”1 said Dr. Alveda King, pro-life advocate and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior. She expresses a fundamental tenant of Catholic Social Teaching: Respect for the sanctity of life and human dignity. We do not possess the right to destroy human life in any form. All life comes from God and all life returns to God. The ends do not justify the means.

Our Christian vocation is to champion life, the life of the unborn and the dignity of every person at every stage of life.

“All men are called to the same end: God himself…Love of neighbor is inseparable from love for God.”2 Jesus taught us this in his commandment, “Love one another as I have loved you.” Genesis teaches us human dignity and our capacity for love and virtue comes from our existence as a reflection of God: “…in the divine image [God] created him; male and female he created them.”3 Jesus echoes this when he proclaims, “whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”4 Sadly our society has reduced human life to an economic equation that prizes resources over people. It claims if an individual cannot contribute materially to society, or worse, place economic strain no it, they have no value. Secular society

teaches that if a mother has a child for whom she cannot provide, that child is a burden and in turn the mother burdens society. Given these values of the culture of death the relationship between poverty and abortion is obvious.

One in six women in this country live below the poverty line however almost 50% of all abortions are had by poor women. We are called to help the mother and family claim their own dignity. We must teach that no human life is a burden and create a society that reflects that. The Catechism states: “Charity is the greatest social commandment. It respects others and their rights. It requires the practice of justice, and it alone makes us capable of it.”5 To fight for the rights of a child is to fight for the rights of its family. To secure the dignity of the family is to secure the dignity of the child.

There is a clear connection between a society with a growing population living in poverty (nearly 40 million Americans currently) and a society that deems it appropriate to rid itself of the burdensome and unwanted. Pope Benedict XVI states, “While the poor of the world continue knocking on the doors of the rich, the world of affluence runs the risk of no longer hearing those knocks, on account of a conscience that can no longer distinguish what is human.”6 If we do not love the poor whom we can see, how can we love the unborn we cannot see and vice-versa?

Fr. Frank Pavone, Director of Priests for Life, notes, “no person or group is free to be unconcerned about all the attacks on

human dignity, nor are we free to ignore the interdependence of all the efforts on behalf of human life.”7 Our Church raises a prophetic voice proclaiming an unwavering respect for the life of those in the womb, for the life of the elderly and disabled, for the life of those on death row, for the life of civilians in war, for the life of the immigrant and refugee, for the life of those living in poverty, for all human life. A society that can see one member as expendable can see any member as expendable.

To protect one human life is to

uphold all human life.

Br. Graham Golden, O. Praem; Intern for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development in the Office of Social Justice and Respect Life of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, is available to give presentations to groups in your parish. ggolden@archdiosf.org, 505.831.8235

http://www.priestsforlife.org/ pressreleases/08-10-06-alveda.htm Catechism of the Catholic Church # 1878 John 15:12 Genesis 1:27 Matthew 25:40 Catechism of the Catholic Church # 1889 Caritas in Veritate # 75 http://www.priestsforlife.org/ magisterium/consethcommentary.html

Holy Ghost Parish Respect Life Committee members (L-R) Melissa De Marco, Ruth Hughes and Margaret Kneafsey pose with Pastor Rev. Mark A. Schultz in front of the newly blessed headstone “Dedicated in Loving Memory of the Unborn.” The headstone was donated by the DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory, Española, NM.

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The headquarters of the Order are housed in what is today known as Hotel Columbus, once a palace, fronting the Via Della Concilizaone on the left as one prepares to enter St. Peter’s Square.

The Equestrian Order is governed by a formalized hierarchal structure.

At its head is the Sovereign Pontiff represented by a Cardinal who serves until death from the date of his appointment as Grand Master. The current Grand Master is His Eminence John P. Cardinal Foley.

Next is the Grand Prior that is always the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem who is currently Archbishop Fouad Twal Then the Governor-General who is nominated by the Grand Master from among the lay knights and this is presently the Pier Luigi Parola The other members are the Vice-Governor-Generals also chosen from the lay

knights Then the Chancellor who may be chosen from either lay or ecclesiastical members; Master of Ceremonies who must be chosen from the ecclesiastical members The Order is divided into Lieutenancies throughout the world. The Archdiocese of Santa Fe is part of the Southwestern Lieutenancy in the United States. Each Lieutenancy has a Local Grand Prior who for us is His Eminence Daniel Cardinal D inardo; our Lieutenant is Sir Dennis Malloy; and our Section Representatives are Sir Jim Magovern and Lady Kay Magovern.

Those of you who attended the 400th Anniversary Mass at the Cathedral Basilica on August 15 saw most of our current members in attendance. Yes, the men were wearing white capes and the women were dressed in black! Please keep the Knights and Ladies in your prayers so that they can persevere in their lifelong commitment.

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representado por un Cardenal, quien sirve desde la fecha de su nombramiento hasta su muerte como el Gran Maestre.

El Gran Maestre actual es su Eminencia John P. Cardenal Foley.

En seguida está el Gran Prior, que es siempre el Patriarca Latino de Jerusalén, y quien actualmente es el Arzobispo Fouad Twal Luego está el Gobernador General, quien es nominado de entre los caballeros seglares por el Gran Maestre y a la presente es el Señor Pier Luigi Parola Los otros miembros son los Vice-Gobernadores Generales, elegidos también de entre los caballeros seglares.

Enseguida está el Canciller, quien puede ser elegido ya sea de entre los miembros laicos o eclesiásticos; El Maestro de Ceremonias, quien deberá ser elegido de entre los miembros eclesiásticos La Orden está dividida en Lugartenencias en todo el mundo. La Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe es parte de la Lugartenencia del Suroeste en los Estados Unidos.

Cada Lugartenencia tiene un Gran Prior Local quien para nosotros es Su Eminencia Daniel Cardenal Dinardo; nuestro Lugarteniente es el Señor Dennis Malloy, y nuestros Representantes de Sección son el Señor Jim Magovern y la Dama Kay Magovern.

Quienes asistieron a la Misa del 400 Aniversario en la Catedral Basílica el día 15 de agosto pasado, pudieron ver a la mayoría de nuestros miembros actuales en asistencia. Si, ¡los hombres llevaban capas blancas y las mujeres estaban vestidas en negro! Por favor, mantengan a estos Caballeros y Damas en sus oraciones para que puedan perseverar en su compromiso de toda la vida.

“La Orden revive en una manera moderna el espíritu y el ideal de las cruzadas, con las armas de la fe, del apostolado y de la caridad cristiana. Con este fin la Orden (a) fomenta en sus miembros la práctica de la vida cristiana; (b) el celo por la preservación y propagación de la fe en Palestina; (c) la defensa de los derechos de la Iglesia Católica en la Tierra Santa, la cuna de la Orden.”

Para convertirse en un miembro, la persona deberá ser nominada ya sea por un miembro de la Orden, su Párroco, o por mí mismo como su Arzobispo; todas las nominaciones para la Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe pasan por mi oficina. Este proceso se lleva a cabo anualmente. Las personas nominadas deberán ser católicos de buena reputación, estar inscritos en una de nuestras parroquias y contribuir su tiempo, talentos y recursos para propagar las enseñanzas de la Iglesia Católica. No todas las personas que son nominadas son aceptadas en la Orden. Este es un compromiso permanente para ayudar al Santo Padre a cubrir las necesidades en la Tierra Santa - desde la financiación de escuelas hasta la manutención de los sitios Santos. Los Caballeros y las Damas son además de gran ayuda para mí ya que a menudo son los primeros a quien acudo para solicitar su ayuda para los esfuerzos del todo el arzobispado.

La sede de la orden se localiza en lo que hoy se conoce como el Hotel Columbus, que alguna vez fuera un palacio, al frente de la Via Della Concilizaone a la izquierda de uno cuando se prepara para entrar a la Plaza de San Pedro.

La Orden Ecuestre se rige por una estructura formalmente jerarquizada.

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Fair Trade in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe

By Leigh Major San Ysidro, Corrales

Ahhh, fall in New Mexico! This weekend the arrival of my favorite time of year arrived with a cool morning and a hot air balloon landing in my neighbor’s front yard. And this season, along with the smell of green chiles roasting in the air, there’s a wonderful new aroma in my kitchen…the smell of Fair Trade coffee.

If you’re like some, you may have heard of Fair Trade but aren’t exactly sure what it is. Fair Trade products are produced by farmers and artisans in underdeveloped countries that adhere to Fair Trade principles. These principals include paying a fair wage, providing safe working conditions and engaging in environmentally sustainable practices (so my wonderful cup of coffee is organic, too).

My Fair Trade coffee is only slightly higher in cost than the grocery store brand but it easily incorporates the Catholic principles of stewardship, human dignity and having an option for the poor into my morning routine – and all before my eyes are even open.

This past August, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and Catholic Relief Services launched its commitment to Fair Trade with a free workshop for parishoners interested in learning more about using and promoting Fair Trade items at their parish. While some parishes are already in full swing with their promotions, most are just getting started and there a lot of great ideas for implementing using Fair Trade items and education about Fair Trade around the Archdiocese.

Some of them include: • Serving Fair Trade coffee at Coffee-and-Doughnuts Sundays and at church meetings.

• Selling Fair Trade coffee and chocolate after Mass and providing educational materials about Fair Trade.

• Selling Fair Trade chocolate at Halloween, Valentine’s Day and Easter.

• Using Fair Trade chocolate for fund-raisers.

• Giving Fair Trade handcrafts as parish gifts, volunteer or personnel recognitions or door prizes.

• Hosting Fair Trade Fairs during the fall for Christmas shopping.

• Distributing catalogs from Work of Human Hands (for really fabulous jewelry, crafts, chocolates, coffee, tea and home décor on par with Gumps and Pottery Barn).

Small groups are now forming in various parishes to brainstorm about ideas they’d like to implement so be on the lookout for Fair Trade items in your church.

Or you may want to consider starting your own Fair Trade core team. Not only will you be getting great quality products, you’ll feel good knowing you’re helping others provide a good life for themselves. It is Jesus himself that reminds us how the decisions we make reflect our values: “Remember, where your treasure is, there your heart is also.” (Mark 6:21).

So as I sip my hot coffee on this glorious cool fall morning, I’m not only looking forward to the cottonwoods turning and a snow covered mountain, I feel that somehow I’m in solidarity with these small-scale producers and their families and that makes my morning ritual even better. Learn more about CRS Fair Trade at www.crsfairtrade. org or contact Anne Avellone in the Office of Social Justice and Respect Life, 505.831.8167. To order a catalog, visit www.serrv. org.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In a message marking Respect Life Month in October, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities called on U.S. Catholics to join Pope Benedict XVI in a worldwide vigil “for all nascent human life” on the Saturday evening of Thanksgiving weekend. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston also encouraged Catholics to demonstrate their commitment to life “through a loving concern for the good of others” and to work to ensure that health care reform, in its implementation, “is not misused to promote abortion or to trample on rights of conscience. With each passing year, the need for personal and public witness grounded in God’s boundless love for each and every human being grows more urgent,” he said in a statement for Respect Life Month released Sept. 28. The cardinal cited three particular risks in today’s society -- abortion, embryonic stem-cell research and “a renewed campaign for legalizing physician-assisted suicide. Instead of addressing (seriously ill) patients’ real problems by providing love, support and relief of suffering, this agenda urgSOLUTIONS from page 19 thropic arm of Ford Motor Co., said the organization, funded from Ford profits, has had to make do with a diminished budget to meet increasing needs, especially in the Detroit area. Among the organization’s priorities have been mobile food pantries that can go quickly to where there is the most need and “economic stability” programs that provide financial basics and job training in “alternatives to the manufacturing jobs that have gone overseas.”

Father J. Bryan Hehir, professor of religion and public life at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, said that although pundits disagree about how to end the current economic crisis, “there is general agreement that it will not end quickly.”

He said Catholic Charities’ “commitment to professional excellence, combined with hope and faith, give us the capacity to be the long-distance runner.”

Father Hehir, who is also secretary for social concerns and president of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Boston, said the organization is “uniquely placed to contribute” to discussions

es us to eliminate the patient as though he or she is the problem,” Cardinal DiNardo said. “While critics want to portray the church’s witness as a narrow and negative ideology, it is just the opposite: a positive vision of the dignity of each and every human being without exception, each loved equally by God and so equally deserving of our love and our nation’s respect.” He urged every Catholic to become “a voice for the child in the womb, and for the embryonic human being at risk of becoming a mere object of research, and for the neglected sick and elderly.”

Patients at Catholic hospital supply placentas for stem-cell research

CLEARWATER, Fla. (CNS) -- Women giving birth by cesarean section at a Catholic hospital in Florida can contribute to cutting-edge research that could benefit burn victims, diabetics and wounded soldiers. With the permission of the new mothers, St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital in Tampa has been collecting placentas for use in stem-cell research by the regenerative medicine company Stemnion. The Pittsburghbased Stemnion recently opened a reSee NEWS on page 23 about how the government distributes public resources.

“There is no substitute for the moral vision of leaders” in helping to ensure “the quality of life of all its citizens,” he said.

Joshua DuBois, executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, said the government can “learn a lot from Catholic Charities offices around the country,” especially their emphasis on “integral human development, as well as emotional and spiritual support” for their clients.

Asked in a question-and-answer period about how to promote civility in the national dialogue, DuBois noted a “connection between civility and poverty.”

“If the public debate has deteriorated to the point that we can’t see ourselves in another person,” there is little way to solve national problems together, he said.

Other speakers at the Sept. 25-28 Catholic Charities convention included Cardinal Paul J. Cordes, president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum; Dr. Regina Benjamin, U.S. surgeon general; and Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York.

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search facility in Clearwater, so that cells can be extracted from the afterbirth tissue within a few hours of delivery. Since January, 77 women with prescheduled cesarean deliveries at St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital have consented to the placental donations, and 63 placentas have been successfully donated. Stemnion officials gathered Sept. 23 at the Clearwater facility with church leaders, including Bishop Robert N. Lynch of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Sister Carol Keehan, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association, to celebrate the collaboration, which started when Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, then bishop of Pittsburgh, first heard about the fledgling company six years ago. Sister Carol, a Daughter of Charity, said she and the bishops “wanted to see morally upright, good stem-cell research being done in our many Catholic hospitals.” St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital was a good candidate for the program because about 7,000 babies are born there each year, nearly 3,000 of them by C-section, although many of those are not preplanned.

Archbishop Wuerl to guide Anglican groups joining US Catholic Church

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has named Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington to guide the incorporation of Anglican groups into the Catholic Church in the United States. His appointment was announced Sept. 23 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington. In this position, the archbishop is a delegate of the congregation and heads the U.S. bishops’ ad hoc committee charged with assisting the Vatican congregation in implementing the apostolic constitution “Anglicanorum Coetibus” (“Groups of Anglicans”), which provides for creating personal ordinariates for Anglicans who want to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church. A personal ordinariate is a canonical structure similar to a diocese that covers the area of a bishops’ conference. It allows Anglicans to join the church while retaining their distinctive patrimony and liturgical practices. The constitution was issued

by Pope Benedict XVI last November.

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lished anywhere yet, according to Vatican officials. The announcement about Archbishop Wuerl said that the ad hoc committee’s duties are to facilitate implementation of the apostolic constitution in the United States and “assess the level of interest in such an ordinariate” in the United States.

Haitian bishops agree on program to oversee church reconstruction

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Haitian bishops agreed Sept. 24 to the creation of a broad-based reconstruction program involving church partners from around the world that will guide how parishes and Catholic schools destroyed in the January earthquake are rebuilt. They met in Miami Sept.

22-26 with Catholic officials from the United States, Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guadeloupe and Mexico and the InterAmerican Development Bank. The bishops were considering the proposal developed over several months primarily by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Relief Services. The four-day gathering came on the heels of meetings Sept.

20-21 the Haitian bishops had in Portau-Prince, the Haitian capital, to discuss reconstruction needs and other church programs. Called the Program for the Reconstruction of the Church in Haiti, the plan would establish a commission with both Haitian and international members that will review and approve parish projects and ensure that building plans meet construction standards based on appropriate building codes. “As Haitians continue to struggle to recover from this unprecedented natural disaster, the church walks with them, bearing the cross of Christ, in hope that suffering will give way to new life and to a new Haiti,” the Haiti bishops’ conference said in a statement released Sept. 24 in Miami. The church aims to “build up every Haitian man and woman in his or her totality: physically, intellectually, emotionally and spiritually,” it said.

Despite defeat, Catholic official sees progress on DREAM Act

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Although the U.S. Senate failed to pass legislation that would have helped children of undocumented immigrants work toward legal status and get a college

education, an official of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops expressed confidence Sept. 24 that the idea “is gaining more support on the merits.

These issues take some time to pass, even if the American public is ahead of their elected officials,” said Kevin Appleby, director of migration policy and public affairs for the USCCB Office of Migration and Refugee Services. He was commenting on the Senate’s 56-43 vote Sept. 21 against a defense authorization bill that included the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors, or DREAM, Act as an amendment. The measure would have regularized the legal status of those who came to the United States before age 16, lived here at least five years, graduated from a U.S. high school and were pursuing higher education or military service. According to the Migration Policy Institute, approximately 114,000 young people who have already obtained at least an associate’s degree would be immediately eligible for conditional lawful permanent resident status under the legislation. Another 612,000 high school graduates could be eligible if they graduated from college or completed two years of military service.

The DREAM Act, introduced in Congress in various forms since 2003, has been supported by Catholic leaders and those in Catholic higher education.

Ending birth citizenship could create an underclass generations later

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In this heated election season, one issue keeping debate simmering has been the suggestion from some members of Congress that the United States do away with birthright citizenship as it is defined under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. While the issue comes loaded with sound-bite furor over “anchor babies,” and the theory that denying citizenship to all newborns will somehow reduce the number of people in the country who are without legal status, a new study shows the opposite effect would result from changing the law. “It’s a discussion driven as much by emotion as anything else,” said Michael Fix, senior vice president and director of studies at the Migration Policy Institute, co-author of the analysis.

Much of the debate about birthright citizenship has involved the second

clause of the 14th Amendment. Many legal scholars argue that it would take amending the Constitution to reverse what has been the status quo since 1868, when the 14th Amendment was passed, primarily to ensure full rights to former slaves. But the current efforts take aim at the amendment’s phrasing that citizenship is granted to anyone born in the country who is “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States.

They argue that the clause could be reinterpreted by an act of Congress to exclude the offspring of people who are here illegally. Three bills introduced in the House this session would attempt to do just that. Proponents of ending birthright citizenship claim that it is a lure to people to enter the country illegally to have children here, so those “anchor babies” can provide their parents and extended family legal residency and U.S. citizenship. Doing away with birthright citizenship would discourage illegal immigration, they argue, and maybe even make some people who are here already go back to their home countries.

Promote peaceful use of nuclear energy, urges Vatican official VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As nations are called to create a world free of atomic weapons, the international community must promote peaceful uses of nuclear energy, especially for development and cancer treatment in developing countries, a top Vatican official said. The Vatican has long supported the nuclear nonproliferation treaty “as the basis to pursue nuclear disarmament and as an important element for further development of nuclear energy applications for peaceful purposes,” said Msgr.

Ettore Balestrero, the Vatican undersecretary for relations with states.

Encouraging all nations, especially states with nuclear weapons, to ratify the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty is a major priority, as well as creating areas free from nuclear arms, especially in the Middle East, he said Sept. 21. “Nuclear-weaponfree zones are the best example of trust, confidence and affirmation that peace and security are possible without possessing nuclear weapons,” he said. The Vatican diplomat was speaking during the 54th general conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna Sept. 20-24. The Vatican released a copy of his speech Sept. 22.

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Golden Autumn Ball As part of its fundraising activities for the Building Fund for the Church of the Incarnation in Rio Rancho, the parish is holding its fifth annual Golden Autumn Ball on November 6, at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort . Tickets are available by calling the parish office at 505.771.8331.

Construction on the church began in April, with about a month spent clearing and preparing the ground for actual construction. The church is Romanesque with a cruciform shape and apse.

The building stands 41 feet in height, with a total length of 207 feet. The transepts form the widest part of the building at a width of 177 feet. Estimated completion date is late Spring 2011. Log on to the Parish website (www.ccincarnation.org) to track the construction progress.

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Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Sr. Sarita Cordova died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, at the age of 96 at the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati nursing facility, Mother Margaret Hall, in Mount St. Joseph, OH. She was born Marìa Sara Còrdoba on Dec. 26, 1913, in Alameda, N.M., the daughter of Bibiàn and Dulcinea (Padilla) Còrdoba.

Sr. Sarita Cordova was a Sister of Charity for 79 years serving in secondary education. She taught Latin and Spanish to high school students for over 40 years. Sister earned the Master of Arts in Spanish from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M. in 1948.

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Many of us are uncomfortable discussing death and funeral arrangements. Most of us find ourselves unprepared to deal with the decisions and costs that we are faced with when a loved one dies. Planning ahead protects families from having to make hasty, difficult and costly funeral arrangements.

Pre-planning funeral arrangements is just as important as planning for other phases in life. Here are just a few reasons to consider pre-planning.

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The Archdiocese of Santa Fe Office of Social Justice is sponsoring the

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NOVEMBER 1 Feast of All Saints 2 Feast of All Souls 3 St. Martin de Porres 4 St. Charles Borromeo 5 Venerable Solanus Casey 6 St. Nicholas Tavelic and Companions 7 St. Didacus 8 Blessed John Duns Scotus 9 Dedication of St. John Lateran 10 St. Leo the Great 11 St. Martin of Tours 12 St. Josaphat 13 St. Frances Xavier Cabrini 14 St. Gertrude 15 St. Albert the Great

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cated to the educational mission, but the foundation was in crisis.

That year, Bishop Thomas J. Walsh became Trenton’s bishop. Mother Ninetta knew of his concern for immigrant youth and managed to meet him. Immediately they forged a partnership to form parishes and schools in immigrant communities.

Bishop Walsh found an ideal site for the Sisters’ development and professional preparation, the Harvey Fiske estate. He asked financier James Cox Brady for a contribution toward the purchase. He amazed the bishop by assuming the entire cost.

In 1921, the Fiske mansion became the Filippini motherhouse, named Villa Victoria in honor of Mr. Brady’s deceased wife. It would house a novitiate, teacher-training center, and, eventually, Villa Victoria Academy.

Assisted by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia and the Sisters of Mercy, new members were trained in Christian doctrine, educational methods, domestic arts, languages, and music.

Bishop Walsh had a fatherly interest in the Sisters. Shortly after his ap-

pointment in 1928 to the Diocese of Newark, he acquired Tower Hill, the Louis Charles Gillespie estate near Morristown. The provincial headquarters were transferred from Villa Victoria to Villa Lucia in 1930. It was later renamed Villa Walsh to honor Archbishop Walsh on his 40th anniversary of priesthood.

St. Thomas Aquinas School originated from requests for a Catholic school in the city of Rio Rancho by parishioners of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish. The parish, under the direction of Msgr. Douglas Raun, established a school feasibility committee.

The committee surveyed the parish and sought to obtain a site for the school. Msgr. Raun obtained permission and support for this project from Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan, Archbishop of Santa Fe. Both were granted.

The sisters arrived in June. Sr. Alma was appointed the local superior and Director of Religious Education, thus responsible for the CCD program.

Sr. Mary was appointed the principal of the school. Sr. Dolores was appointed the 5th grade teacher. Sr. Anne Louise was appointed the first

grade teacher.

Only June 30, 2000, the parish was able to finalize the purchase of Puesta Del Sol Elementary School in Rio Rancho. The site was four miles away from the parish, a pre-established elementary school set on ten acres of land. The school came furnished with student and teacher desks and chairs. The facility held 24 classroom size rooms, a cafeteria, a gym, a library and two fully equipped playgrounds.

Presently, there are two classrooms per grade with a total of 412 students and a staff of 48. They celebrated their 10th anniversary on August 22 with a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Thomas Aquinas Church and a reception immediately after in Fr. D’Arco Hall.

A century of spiritual fruitfulness has grown from the roots struck deep in each religious teacher’s relationship with Christ. Faith has provided the courage and strength to face meager beginnings and the demands of a new century. The Sisters overflow with thankfulness for the mission they embrace and for the spirit of their foundress, St. Lucy Filippini.

Archdiocese of Santa Fe - 2010 Abuse Awareness Training for Adults: Creating a Safe Environment for Our Children (formally known as the Sexual Abuse Misconduct Prevention Workshop)

Attendance at the workshop is encouraged for all Catholic adults and is required of the following persons: a. All priests and deacons incardinated in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe; b. All religious employed by or volunteering for the Archdiocese or any of its entities; c. All employees of the Archdiocese, Catholic schools, parishes and affiliated entities; d. All volunteers serving in Archdiocesan and affiliated Catholic schools; e. All volunteers in Archdiocesan parishes whose services place them in regular contact with or close proximity to children and youth; and f. All persons who supervise those who work with children and youth in any capacity.

Pre-registration is necessary. These workshops are sponsored by the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Contact: Annette in the Victims Assistance Coordinator’s Office 505.831.8144.

Note: Do not bring children. No one under age 18 is allowed in the Workshop.

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