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April 2019 Vol. 37, No. 4

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New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops

2019 NMCCB Legislative Report

By Allen Sánchez, Executive Director New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops The Catholic Bishops of New Mexico advocate on a number of issues to the State Legislature and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. Thanks to the efforts of many organizations and individuals, bills that attacked the dignity of the human being did not pass. The bishops congratulate all who worked so hard to bring the Gospel to the public square. In partnership, we were able to stop the legalization of assisted suicide. For now, this issue has failed but proponents have signaled they will try in the future, therefore advocacy and education must continue year round to defeat this movement that takes life and places ill and elderly persons at risk.

The proposed legislation would have made it legal for a person diagnosed with a terminal illness and death predicted within six months to be assisted in suicide. Research indicates that 80 percent of the time the prediction is inaccurate and human error could cause taking someone’s life. The effort to remove a state statute from the law books which a) banned abortion, b) protected religious conscious and c) required a doctor to perform the procedure was defeated. Again,

this took the collaboration of many persons to succeed. The first part of this law is suppressed (for now) by the US Supreme Court, but not the second two parts. As Catholics, we believe in the consistent ethic of life, that all life is sacred and should be protected.

The bishops were also successful on other issues of their advocacy agenda. The bishops opposed the legalization of marijuana and this legislation failed to pass. The bishops believe the answer to the epidemic of illegal drug use in New Mexico should be addressed with education, prevention, and treatment, rather than legalization. The bishops supported an increase of the minimum wage and gun safety which were successful with passage into law.

The two gun safety bills passed into law require sale background checks and prevent persons with domestic violence restraining orders from possessing guns. Along with other private schools, the bishops were able to keep state-issued textbooks for students who attend private schools.

Once again, the important effort to fund needed early childhood programs failed to pass the Senate but there has been an acceptance now by a majority of Senators of the importance of these programs that create better health and school readiness

Archdiocese of Santa Fe

Archbishop John C. Wester Archbishop Emeritus Michael J. Sheehan

Diocese of Las Cruces

Bishop Emeritus of Tucson Gerald Kicanas Apostolic Administrator Bishop Emeritus Ricardo Ramirez

Diocese of Gallup

Bishop James S. Wall, Bishop

New Mexico Conference of Bishops

Allen Sánchez, Executive Director Deacon Steve Rangel, Associate Director

making a systemic change for a lifetime of good outcomes. Included in early childhood are important home-visiting programs that help parents be the best they can be. Tragically, we recently read of another death of a young girl at the hands of a parent. New Mexico’s children suffer the highest rate of adverse childhood experiences in the nation, and home visiting has the greatest possibility of preventing these from happening.

The bishops had numerous conversations with legislators in person and in phone calls on the issues of their advocacy agenda. Their teaching of the Gospel was made possible by the legislative breakfast hosted by them.

They were represented to the legislators this year by the Associate Director of the NMCCB, Deacon Steve Rangel, new addition to the team NMCCB Advocate Rebecca Lucero and myself Allen Sanchez, Executive Director.

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Prayer Intentions APRIL/ABRIL Doctors and their Collaborators in War Zones For doctors and their humanitarian collaborators in war zones, who risk their lives to save the lives of others.

Médicos y sus colaboradores en zonas de guerra Por los médicos y el personal humanitario presentes en zonas de guerra, que arriesgan su propia vida para salvar la de los otros.

Pope Francis greets Consolata Missionary Sister Eugenia Bonetti in this Dec. 2, 2014, file photo. Pope Francis has asked Sister Bonetti, a long-time activist in the fight against human trafficking, to write the meditations for his celebration of the Good Friday Way of the Cross prayer service at Rome’s Colosseum April 19, 2019. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

From the Office of the Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe

By Very Reverend Oscar Coelho, J.C.L., Judicial Vicar Case Name: LOVATO-ROMERO Prot. Num.: 2019-0055M Notice of Annulment Proceeding. David L. Romero [aka: Louis David Romero] is hereby notified that Lenora Evelyn Romero 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 May 31, 2019 at: Office of the Tribunal, 4000 St Joseph Pl NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120, 505.831.8177 Anyone who knows the whereabouts of David L. Romero is to inform the Office of the Tribunal as soon as possible.

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In an effort to practice the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy, the Pastoral Outreach Office works with many ministries to provide services for those in need.

The following are just a few - Befrienders Ministry, Blessings of Age Seniors, Detention Ministry, Nursing Home Ministry, People Living with Disabilities, Substance Abuse Ministry, Thresholds, Veterans Ministry, and others.

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Donations to the ACA Foundation remain a major funding source to our ministries and services during and beyond the Archdiocesan Chapter 11 Reorganization. ACA is not part of the bankruptcy filing. All donations remain confidential and do not fund legal claims.

Las donaciones a la Fundación ACA siguen siendo una fuente importante de financiamiento para nuestros ministerios y servicios durante este tiempo y más allá de la reorganización del Capítulo 11 de la Arquidiócesis. ACA no es parte de la declaración de bancarrota. Las donaciones recibidas por ACA son confidenciales y no financian demandas legales.

Inside This Month’s Issue 2 2019 NMCCB Legislative Report 4 Archbishop’s Letter: Embrace the Cross 8 Vocations 10 Last Founding Sister of Carmel, Sr. Therese Odell, OCD 11 A Lenten Reflection 12 Companions on the Journey 17 World News 18 A Retreat for Lay Ministers 21 Stewardship Corner: Rocío González,

Director, Hispanic Ministry 24 Catholic Education 31 St. Edwin’s St. Isidore Spring Festival 33 Archbishop Wester’s Schedule 34 Safe Environment 34 Publication of Bar Date Notice

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n 1978, M. Scott Peck published what became a blockbuster of a book, The Road Less Traveled. I will never forget the first sentence, which was only three words long: “Life is difficult.”

His book went on to explain the various neuroses we develop to avoid this basic truth instead of accepting our suffering as a necessary part of growth. Looking at life’s difficulties in this way is not easy since our society and the omnipresent commercials that bombard us each day do their best to convince us that suffering and pain are the enemy, conditions that should be avoided and eradicated at all costs. Billions of dollars are spent each year by persons wishing to alleviate pain through pharmaceuticals and through self-medication that usually takes the form of alcohol and illicit drugs. Despite this messaging and our response to it, Dr. Peck advocates that pain is not the enemy.

Indeed, pain and suffering are neither good or bad but rather are simply a part of our existence. There are times when pain is not good for us and should rightly be attenuated and if possible, alleviated. There are other

times when pain and suffering are part of the growth process and can be seen as very beneficial. Indeed, as Christians we believe in redemptive suffering which comes from surrendering ourselves to the call of Christ.

The tricky part is having the prudence to know the difference between beneficial suffering that leads to new life and needless suffering that has no redeeming value.

This Lent found most of us engaging in some form of penance as a way to remind us that through our Baptisms, we have been made one with Christ in His suffering, death and Resurrection. United to Christ, we have an opportunity to give of ourselves to God and others in order to embrace new life.

Joined with Christ’s cross, the individual crosses we bear lead us to a deeper union with our Lord as he becomes more and more the center of our existence, bringing us new life as only He can. It is not easy to “suffer” this loss of self for the sake of the other, but it is a path worth taking. It is counterintuitive but true: the more I give of myself, the richer and more fully alive I become. As Jesus promised, “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” (Matthew 10:29) How does all this play out in my day to day life? Although there are many ways of looking at this mystery, I look at it this way: suffering has the potential to bring me faceto-face with the reality that I need God in my life. When things are going well and I am enjoying great success, it is very easy for me to think that I am the master of my ship.

Filled with my own ego, it is difficult for me to accept Christ into my life. Suffering, on the other hand, clears a space within me so that Christ can get to me. Leonard Cohen, in his famous song, Anthem, refers to this as the crack that lets the light in. His refrain puts it this way: Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in (that’s how the light gets in, that’s how the light gets in)

As we realize our dependence on God and our helplessness to avoid suffering, we grow in humility and in our ability to clear a space for the Lord. Our next step is to surrender to Christ’s grace and love, allowing Him to lead us to new life. Our faith teaches us that the cross always leads to the resurrection for the person of faith. This implies a deep trust in Jesus who is the giver of all good gifts and who will always lead us to new life if we embrace Him and allow Him to show us the way. Not even death can frustrate Christ’s power in our lives because Jesus conquered death once and for all in His Resurrection. It is not easy to take up our cross and perhaps the heaviest cross of all is to allow our egos to diminish, or as St. John the Baptist put it, for us to decrease and Christ to increase.

When we refuse to take up our crosses and follow Christ, that is, when we seek to avoid or alleviate suffering, then we inevitably fail to grow and miss an opportunity for new life. So often, our attempts to avoid suffering diminish life and in some cases destroy it. As a practical example, suppose I wake up with a headache. I could take a few pills and be rid of the pain. Or, I can “take up my cross” and embrace the suffering, the pain, of my headache and see where it is leading me.

Listening to my body might bring me to conclude that I should drink less or eat less or avoid stress in my life, thus bringing me to a better state of health in the long run.

This “new life” only comes when I embrace the cross of suffering and not when I anesthetize myself to it. I was thinking along these lines in our latest legislative session in Santa Fe. In the case of the assisted suicide bill (HB 90), Mr. Allen Sánchez, Executive Director of the New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops, rightly commented that the law proposed to eliminate suffering by eliminating the sufferer. Another bill (HB51) sought to eliminate difficulties brought on by an unwanted pregnancy by eliminating the life within the womb. In other words, very often in our society, our failure to embrace

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a certain cross leads to death whereas by taking up our crosses we can find new life. The dying process is not easy, but the terminally ill patient can actually encourage life and deepen hope as he or she seeks forgiveness for past sins, strives to heal broken relationships and draws closer to Christ by remaining open to God’s grace during this sacred process. In the case of the abortion bill, new life is obviously embraced by the birth of a newborn. At the same time, new life is fostered within the woman and her partner as they take responsibility by bringing a new life into the world, becoming better persons as they sacrifice their own convenience for the sake of another human being.

There is no question that these are very complex and difficult issues among so many others we must face in life. That was Dr. Peck’s point: life is difficult. But Christ’s point is that if we take up our cross, He will be with us throughout the process and His grace, love and mercy will assist us and bring us new life. Eventually, our final cross will bring us to eternal life where we will be one with Him forever in heaven. An ancient poet, and a nonChristian one at that, put it this way: “Even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, until in our despair and against our will, comes wisdom by the awful grace of God” (Aeschylus). According to Scripture, that “wisdom” personified is Jesus Christ.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a courageous Lutheran pastor whose prophetic voice led to his death at the hands of the Nazis, famously wrote that there is no such thing as cheap grace. He wrote that “cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.” He contrasted this with costly grace which above all, “…is grace because God did not reckon his Son too dear a price to pay for our life, but delivered him up for us. Costly grace is the Incarnation of God.” Indeed, even grace is difficult but it is worth the price, especially when one considers that we have here no lasting city; our destiny belongs to the fullness of the Kingdom where we will be one with Christ forever.

As we celebrate Easter this year, I pray that life’s difficulties will lead us all to new life and that our celebration of Christ’s Resurrection from the dead will make life’s crosses easier to bear, difficult as they may be. May God bless you all this Easter and always.

Sincerely yours in the Risen Lord

Most Rev. John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe

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Carguemos nuestra cruz

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n 1978, el Dr. M. Scott Peck publicó un libro que llegó a tener un resonado éxito: The Road Less Traveled [El camino menos transitado]. Nunca olvidaré la primera frase, que constaba de sólo tres palabras: “La vida es difícil”. En su obra, él continúa explicando las diversas neurosis que desarrollamos para evitar esa verdad básica, en lugar de aceptar que nuestro sufrimiento es una parte necesaria de nuestro crecimiento. No es fácil contemplar las dificultades de la vida de esta manera. Nuestra sociedad y los omnipresentes anuncios publicitarios nos bombardean a diario con el firme propósito de convencernos de que el sufrimiento y el dolor son el enemigo y que son condiciones que debemos evitar y erradicar a toda costa. Hay personas que cada año gastan miles de millones de dólares en productos farmacéuticos para aliviar el dolor y optan por medicarse a sí mismas, generalmente mediante bebidas alcohólicas y drogas ilícitas. A pesar de este mensaje y de nuestra reacción hacia él, el Dr. Peck sostiene que el dolor no es el enemigo. De hecho, el dolor y el sufrimiento no son ni buenos ni malos, sino que simplemente son parte de nuestra existencia. Hay momentos en que el dolor no es bueno para nosotros y debemos procurar atenuarlo y, si fuese posible, aliviarlo. Hay otras veces en que

el dolor y el sufrimiento forman parte del proceso de crecimiento y podemos considerarlos como algo muy beneficioso. De hecho, como cristianos creemos en el sufrimiento redentor que procede de nuestra rendición al llamado de Cristo. Lo difícil es tener la prudencia para determinar la diferencia entre el sufrimiento beneficioso que conduce a una nueva vida y el sufrimiento innecesario que carece de valor redentor.

Durante esta Cuaresma muchos de nosotros hemos estado haciendo alguna forma de penitencia para recordarnos a nosotros mismos que, a través de nuestro bautismo, hemos sido hechos uno con Cristo en Su sufrimiento, muerte y resurrección. Unidos a Cristo, tenemos la oportunidad de darnos a Dios y a los demás a fin de abrazar una nueva vida. Unida a la cruz de Cristo, la cruz individual que cada uno carga conduce a una unión más profunda con nuestro Señor a medida que Él se va convirtiendo, cada vez más, en el centro de nuestra existencia, trayéndonos nueva vida como sólo Él puede hacerlo. No es fácil “sufrir” esta pérdida de sí mismo por el bien del otro, pero es un camino que vale la pena seguir. Es contrario a la intuición, pero cierto: cuanto más damos de nosotros mismos, más ricos nos volvemos y más plenamente vivos nos sentimos. Como Jesús prometió: “El que procure salvar su vida, la perderá, y el que sacrifique su vida por mí, la hallará”. (Mateo 10, 39) ¿Cómo se manifiesta todo esto en la vida cotidiana? Aunque hay muchas maneras de ver este misterio, yo lo analizo así: el sufrimiento tiene el potencial de enfrentarnos cara a cara con la realidad de que necesitamos a Dios en nuestra vida. Cuando las cosas van bien y estoy disfrutando de un gran éxito, es muy fácil para mí pensar que soy dueño de la situación. Invadido por mi propio ego, se me dificulta aceptar a Cristo en mi vida. El sufrimiento, por otro lado, despeja un espacio en mi interior para que Cristo pueda llegar a mí. Leonard Cohen, en su famosa canción, Anthem [Himno], se refiere a esto como la grieta que deja entrar la luz. Su estribillo lo dice así: Toca las campanas que aún puedan sonar Olvídate de tu perfecta ofrenda En todas las cosas hay una grieta

Una grieta que le da paso a la luz (que le da paso a la luz, que le da paso a la luz) A medida que nos percatamos de que dependemos de Dios y de que no podemos evitar el sufrimiento, van creciendo nuestra humildad y nuestra capacidad de despejar en nuestro interior un espacio para el Señor. Nuestro siguiente paso es rendirnos a la gracia y al amor de Cristo, permitiéndole que nos guíe hacia una nueva vida.

Nuestra fe nos enseña que la cruz siempre lleva a la persona de fe hacia la resurrección. Esto implica confiar profundamente en Jesús, quien es el dador de todos los dones que recibimos y quien siempre nos conducirá a una nueva vida si lo acogemos en nuestro interior y le permitimos que nos muestre el camino. Ni siquiera la muerte puede frustrar el poder que Cristo tiene en nuestra vida porque Jesús conquistó la muerte de una vez por todas en su resurrección. No es fácil cargar con nuestra cruz. Quizás la cruz más pesada de todas sea lograr que disminuya nuestro ego, o como lo dijo san Juan Bautista: de modo que nosotros disminuyamos y que Cristo crezca en nosotros.

Cuando nos negamos a cargar nuestra cruz y seguir a Cristo, es decir, cuando buscamos evitar o aliviar el sufrimiento, entonces inevitablemente dejamos de crecer y perdemos la oportunidad de emprender una nueva vida.

Con frecuencia, nuestros intentos de evitar el sufrimiento empequeñecen la vida y, en algunos casos, la destruyen. Como ejemplo práctico, supongamos que me despierto con dolor de cabeza. Podría tomar unas pastillas y librarme del dolor. O bien, puedo “cargar mi cruz” y abrazar el sufrimiento, o sea, el dolor que siento en la cabeza y precisar hacia dónde me está conduciendo. Si le presto atención a mi cuerpo tal vez llegue a la conclusión de que debo beber menos o comer menos o evitar el estrés en mi vida, logrando así un mejor estado de salud a largo plazo. Esta “nueva vida” sólo llega cuando he cargado la cruz del sufrimiento y no cuando me he insensibilizado ante ella. Me he puesto a pensar sobre el tema con relación a la más reciente sesión legislativa que tuvo lugar en Santa Fe. En el caso del proyecto de ley de suicidio asistido (HB 90), el Sr. Allen Sánchez, Director Ejecutivo de la Conferencia

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de Obispos Católicos de Nuevo México, comentó acertadamente que mediante la citada ley se proponía suprimir el sufrimiento eliminando a quien lo estuviese padeciendo. En otro proyecto de ley (HB51) se buscaba eliminar las dificultades causadas por un embarazo no deseado deshaciéndose de la vida dentro del útero.

En otras palabras, muy a menudo en nuestra sociedad, no cargar una cruz determinada nos lleva a la muerte, mientras que si cargamos nuestra cruz encontraremos una nueva vida. El proceso de la muerte no es fácil. No obstante, el paciente desahuciado realmente puede intensificar el deseo de vivir y profundizar la esperanza internamente mientras busca el perdón de los pecados cometidos en el pasado, se esfuerza por sanar las relaciones rotas y se acerca más a Cristo al permanecer abierto a la gracia de Dios durante este proceso sagrado. En el caso del proyecto de ley sobre el aborto, el nacimiento de una criatura obviamente encierra una nueva vida. Asimismo, propicia una nueva vida en el interior de la mujer y de su pareja cuando asumen la responsabilidad de traer una nueva vida al mundo. De ese modo se convierten en mejores personas al sacrificar su propia conveniencia por el bien de otro ser humano.

No hay duda de que se trata de cuestiones muy complejas y difíciles entre tantas otras a las que debemos enfrentarnos en la vida. Ese era el punto del Dr. Peck: la vida es difícil. Pero el punto de Cristo es que si cargamos nuestra cruz, Él estará apoyándonos durante todo el proceso y su gracia, su amor y su misericordia nos respaldarán y nos traerán nueva vida. A la larga, nuestra cruz finalmente nos llevará a la vida eterna donde seremos uno con Él por siempre en el cielo. Un poeta de la antigüedad, que por cierto no era cristiano, lo expresó de la siguiente manera: “Incluso en el sueño, el dolor que no puede olvidar cae gota a gota sobre el corazón, hasta que, en nuestra desesperación y contra nuestra voluntad, viene la sabiduría por la imponente gracia de Dios” (Esquilo). Según la Sagrada Escritura, Jesucristo es esa “sabiduría” personificada.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, un valiente pastor luterano cuya voz profética lo llevó a su muerte a manos de los nazis, escribió que no existe tal cosa como la gracia a bajo costo. Escribió que “la gracia a bajo costo es gracia sin discipulado, gracia sin cruz, gracia sin Jesucristo, vivo y encarnado”. Hizo un contraste entre esto y la gracia costosa que, sobre todo, “... es gracia porque Dios no consideró a su Hijo como un precio demasiado caro para pagar por nuestra vida, sino que lo entregó por nosotros. La gracia costosa es la Encarnación de Dios”. En efecto, incluso la gracia es difícil, pero el precio vale la pena, sobre todo cuando se considera que aquí no tenemos un asentamiento duradero.

Nuestro destino pertenece a la plenitud del Reino donde seremos uno con Cristo para siempre.

Al celebrar la Pascua de Resurrección de Cristo este año, ruego que las dificultades de la vida nos lleven a todos a una vida nueva y que nuestra celebración de la Resurrección de Cristo de entre los muertos haga que las cruces de la vida sean más fáciles de soportar, por muy difíciles que sean. ¡Que Dios los bendiga a todos en esta Pascua y siempre!

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In February, Archbishop Emeritus Michael J. Sheehan and Fr. Christopher Bernabe, pastor of St. Rose of Lima in Santa Rosa, visited Fr. Simon Carian in Rome, Italy. Archbishop Sheehan said, “We had a wonderful time with Mass and prayer each day.

On Wednesday, February 13, I went to the pope’s audience at St. Peter’s Basilica. I had the special cassock on and I was seated just a few yards from our Holy Father, Pope Pictured with Archbishop EmerFrancis. After the audience, itus Michael J. Sheehan are Fr. he greeted each of the five Simon Carian and Fr. Christopher bishops present, and I had Bernabe. Archbishop Sheehan an opportunity to personally extended greetings from the people of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe meet him, kiss his ring and to Fr. Carian. This photo was takexchange a few words of en while Archbishop Sheehan was encouragement and thanks in Rome on vacation, for which he to him for his ministry as our personally paid.

Holy Father. We were there for about a week, and I had an opportunity to go to the Church of Santi Apostoli in Rome, where I was ordained a priest 55 years ago. It was a wonderful trip and Fr. Simon is doing very well in his studies as he continues his work on a doctorate in Sacred Theology. It was wonderful to be in Rome again and to speak with the Holy Father.”

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When You Are Here a Long Time – Things Happen: Franciscans in New Mexico

By Very Rev. Jack Clark Robinson, O.F.M., Franciscan Provincial Minister Franciscans first came to New Mexico as missionaries in the 1500s.

They stayed that time until the middle of the nineteenth century. Then political changes, including the independence of Mexico from Spain in 1821 and the Mexican-American War in the 1840s put an end to the presence of Franciscan friars.

But they came back.

In 1900, Archbishop Peter Bourgade of Santa Fe invited the Franciscan friars from Cincinnati, whom he had known in Arizona while Bishop of Tucson, to come to the Archdiocese. The first assignment that they took on in New Mexico was Our Lady of Guadalupe parish in Peña Blanca with its three Indian Pueblo missions of Cochiti, Santo Domingo and San Felipe all along the Rio Grande between Santa Fe and Bernalillo. Six years later, Brother Placidus Buerger, one of the first three friars from Cincinnati to become a missionary in Arizona was gravely ill and taken to Albuquerque for medical attention. While Bro. Placidus was in Albuquerque, the young FranSee FRANCISCANS on page 29

Praying at the Abbey

By Dr. Christina Spahn, O. Praem. Obl. The eastern sky is just starting to lighten as the bell, calling the community to prayer, rings at Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey in Albuquerque’s South Valley. Within a few minutes, white-habited Norbertines, retreatants and others are assembled in the church.

The cantor, who leads the chanting of the psalms, announces the page numbers for morning prayer. Then the presider reads a brief reflection on the saint of the day and the lives of deceased Norbertines who have ministered in this country.

The presider walks to the ambo and chants “Lord, open my lips,” to which the community responds “And my mouth will proclaim your praise.” With that exchange, the Abbey community joins the continual, worldwide prayer of praise known as the Divine Office or Liturgy of the Hours.

The Liturgy of the Hours, also referred to as the Opus Dei (Work of God), is of ancient origin, tracing its beginning to around 1280 BC when, according to Exodus 29, God commanded the Aaronic priests to offer morning and evening sacrifice. Much later, Judaism developed synagogue services of scriptural readings, psalms and hymns which were

prayed at different times of each day. This practice was adopted by the Desert Mothers and Fathers and early monastics and eventually, along with the Eucharistic Liturgy and the celebration of Sacraments, came to be seen as the public prayer of the Church.

Since Vatican II, the Church has recognized five hours of the Divine Office: the Office of Readings, Morning Prayer, Daytime Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Night Prayer.

At the Abbey, Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer are done communally each day. Reflective of the liturgical season, both consist of a hymn, psalms and canticles, a reading from Scripture, prayers, and a final blessing offered by the presider.

In Norbertine practice, the psalms and canticles of the Liturgy of the Hours are chanted to nine slightly different melodies.

Together, words and melodies evoke the sentiments and concerns of these Scriptural poems and of each human life: praise, trust, sorrow and repentance, joy, anticipation, petition, desire for God, love and thanksgiving. All end with a solemn bow as the assembly chants the concluding refrain, “Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.”

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What Is Your Favorite Easter Tradition You and Your Family Celebrate?

Agustin Henderson For a while when I was growing up, my family would throw a small Easter party at our house and invite our neighbors. It was a wonderful time of working together to prepare the Easter egg hunt and homemade piñata with my other siblings, and was a great way to help bring together the other families on our block into a community.

Mark McDaniel I looked forward to seeing my friends at Mass, sitting with them, and probably getting in trouble by one of the catechism teachers telling us to be quiet. My family would always participate in the church Easter egg hunts with the other parishioners, usually at a friend’s house, and then afterwards we would go to the grandma’s to eat, God rest her soul, I miss her and her cooking.

Darrell Segura Our favorite family tradition to celebrate Easter is attending the Easter Vigil Mass. My family and I converted to Catholicism from the Baptist faith and were received into full communion on Easter Vigil, so we are able to remember that special moment as a family and recommit ourselves every year during this beautiful Mass, which the Church calls the “Feast of Feasts”, the “Solemnity of Solemnities”.

Adrian Sisneros My favorite Easter family tradition includes the celebration of the Sacred Triduum which commemorates the most central events of our faith, including Christ’s institution of the Eucharist and the Holy Priesthood in the Upper Room on Holy Thursday, His passion and death on Good Friday and His glorious and triumphant resurrection at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday. I remember looking forward to attending the Triduum and Easter Sunday services with my family at Immaculate Conception in Las Vegas, NM, my home parish, and recall being in awe and wonder of the mysteries of Christ’s life that we celebrated and participated in. I still have similar sentiments today.

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Sr. Therese Odell, OCD November 24, 1925 – February 10, 2019

The Founding Sisters of Carmel. Sister Therese Odell, OCD is pictured, first on the left. She received the Carmelite habit at the age of 19 years old, only days before leaving for the new Foundation to be established in Santa Fe, NM. The small group of sisters arrived in Santa Fe on October 30, 1945.

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ean Kuney Odell was born on November 24, 1925 and grew up during the Great Depression. Her father Jack was an engineer who would move wherever he could find work, always taking his family along with him. Her mother Martha (Kuney) was a stayat-home mom who saw to it that her daughter was schooled in the arts. Whenever Jean’s mother would tell her that her father had found employment elsewhere, Jean would hurry back to the school house to gather her books and say her farewells (they moved 11 times!).

Having graduated from high school at 16 years of age, special permission was obtained for Jean to enter St. Joseph’s Training School for Nurses, in Fort Worth TX, run by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.

It was here that the world of Catholicism opened up for her and she was received into the Church, taking as her confirmation name that of the newly canonized St. Therese of the Child Jesus. She recognized a call to enter Carmel, but because her conversion was a blow to her dear mother, the superiors in the Carmelite Monastery of Dallas directed Jean to first finish the nursing program and take her boards. Having completed these, Jean entered the Dallas Carmel on April 9, 1945 where she was given the name Sr. Therese of the Child Jesus.

It wasn’t long before Sr. Therese learned that she was to go on a new Foundation soon to be made in Santa Fe, NM. Her pioneer spirit was ready as she pitched in serving as secretary, sewing habits and packing boxes

for the move. She was 19 years old and had received the Carmelite habit only days before leaving for the new Foundation. The small group of sisters arrived in Santa Fe on the evening of October 30, 1945, making their temporary home near the cathedral in the current archives building for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Jean Kuney Odell These were hard years wandering off on her of much sacrifice, first adventure. (Photos but Sr. Therese had courtesy of Carmelite lots of training in Monastery) “making do”. She used her gifts and talents using old Seeing the community so small in these last crates and scraps of wood to make needed years, she contributed all she could, until pieces of furnishing for the monastery. She it was time to begin another journey – this designed patterns for the sisters to sew on time in the infirmary where she took up her the Infant Jesus dresses which they made for “office” of “being”. In her last months and income and in order to pay the monastery weeks, she often referred to a quote by de debt, and she wrote and cast plays, as well Ponlevey which she loved and lived: “Give to as fiesta days to lighten the ascetical life and God all that He asks and refuse nothing that the poverty of those early days. She taught He gives.” herself how to do book binding and became With the death of our last Founding Sister, our “jack of all trades”. Over the years, we closed the first volume of the history she also served as sacristan, seamstress, of our Carmel. Please join us in prayer as bookkeeper, and in offices of governance. we open the next volume - it promises to Sr. Therese was quiet and retiring, using be a good read because with her tidbits her gifts for the good of the community of wisdom, her indomitable spirit and her without making a show of herself. For many encouragement to carry on, Sr. Therese had years, debilitating osteoporosis would cause already begun to write the first chapters and her terrible suffering, but she continued on, bind the book with her adept fingers. Her telling us, “I just need to learn to work with signature twinkle already marks the cover! it,” which she did with a twinkle in her eye. www.carmelofsantafe.org

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A Lenten Reflection

The seven corporal works of mercy and seven spiritual works of mercy, also known as acts of mercy, are actions and practices to be fulfilled by faithful Catholics. Though the lists of the works or acts were formalized later (at least by the time St. Thomas Aquinas wrote the Summa Theologiae), the importance of performing these duties was urged from the earliest days of the Church.

They do, in fact, stem from living according

By Very Reverend to Christ’s declaration of the two highest Michael Demkovich, O.P., commandments: And he said to him, “You shall Episcopal Vicar for Doctrine and Life love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it; You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets. (Matthew 22:37-40). Fulfilling both the spiritual and corporal works of mercy fit hand in hand with loving God and loving our neighbor. The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy are: To feed the hungry; To give drink to the thirsty; To clothe the naked; To Shelter the Homeless; To visit the sick; To visit the imprisoned; and, To bury the dead. This talk is more a mediation or reflection on the seven corporal works of mercy.

To feed the hungry.

In our society, few of us know the painful hunger of starvation, we may only briefly suffer hunger pangs from missing a meal. Food, healthy and nutritious food, is what contributes to making a living being healthy, the daily diet is what sustains us, nourishes us. If we see a person in ·need, in hunger we share in their want. Our natural inclination is to share what we have, to invite them to sit at table. This becomes difficult when we do not trust, when we cannot see the unfed brother or sister because we see only the panhandler, the undisciplined drifter asking not for food but money. We’ve stopped trusting the genuine hungers in life because we see the scam exposed by some television expose. Mother Teresa of Calcutta once said: There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread, and she goes on, Being unwanted , unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that this is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat. To feed the hungry.

Give drink to the thirsty.

Thirst is a different kind of want, the most essential need the human has is for life giving water. Without water we become parched, prolonged dehydration disorients us and ultimately the body shuts down. The thirsty person reminds us of how essential “fluids” are to our well-being. The most powerful moment of thirst is found on the cross, when a dying man uttered, I thirst. These words have been counted as part of the Seven Last Words uttered by Christ upon the cross, and traditionally it has been seen as the last request Jesus made of his fellow men. This petition was not met with the cool, refreshing waters, but with the bitterness and acidity of wine vinegar given on a sponge. How unlike the episode, found earlier in John’s gospel (4:4-24), where he asked the Samaritan woman for a drink? Her response is a human encounter, first of ethnic division (how is it you a Jew ask me a Samaritan?), then of deeper understanding, she moves from just the water in the well to the life giving waters of the Holy Spirit.

This happens because of one important fact -- her coming to know Christ, in the truest reality of who she is. This is such a contrast to the scene at Golgotha. We can choose to respond to the thirst of our world in just these same ways. In one, we do so with bitterness and sourness, with the other, we discover our true self, or rather Christ leads us to the deeper waters of our life. Give drink to the thirsty.

To clothe the naked.

To shelter the homeless.

These two corporal works of mercy I see as sharing a common aspect.

Throughout history the act of stripping a person was done to humiliate the person, strip from them anything that connects them with the community, they are exposed, from the Latin exponere ‘to be put out’. Even the porn industry makes the naked body an object, a thing without a soul, used to exploit our genuine longing for true human intimacy. In being naked the person ceases to be a person, he or she is made an object, somehow reduced. In April of 2012 Naomi Wolf, writer for the British newspaper, The Guardian put it well, she wrote “The political use of forced nudity by antidemocratic regimes is long established. Forcing people to undress is the first step in breaking down their sense of individuality and dignity and reinforcing their powerlessness.” More to the present, reports of human trafficking, of violence against human life, of stripping away the human dignity of a person from conception to natural death, are globally in the news. When we clothe the naked, we restore a sense of their self-worth. We all know that our clothes are an extension of who we are. That favorite pair of jeans, that comfy sweatshirt, bestow on the wearer a sense of self. It also connects us with the community, so even now T-shirts and caps tell a political story. The phrase “appropriate attire” is simply a social courtesy we show to one another that confers a sense of belonging, our right relationship to and with one another. A kind of manifestation of justice. Fashion, our clothes, do make a statement about who we are, but more importantly, how we see ourselves relating to one another. If I might share a brief story. Years ago when I worked and lived in a town’s university area, I heard the students talk about a store that would take old clothes and give you money for them. The place was called the “Something or Other Exchange” I think, so I bundled up my used clothes thinking I would get a little something from them. I soon realized that even my old clothes cast a judgment on me as the fashionable college student looked them over and said, “You don’t have anything we want, I suggest you go to Good Will.” My ego was shattered, my sense of self as being now old hit home, and I realized that my fashion sense was not Armani, Versace, or even Prada but more Target and Walmart. Yes, my impeccable fashion sense is off the rack. There is another way to appreciate our “clothing the naked” as well. We see in Matthew 5 the great sermon on the Mount followed by a number of moral exhortations. It is however in verses 38-42 that Jesus challenged the accepted moral code of the times, namely Hammurabi’s Code. No longer is it an eye for an eye, but the Church must live differently. Here there is a different kind of nakedness that we see even in the evil person. Yes, he or she may go after your shirt, but for us to then go after theirs, leaves you both stripped and cold. Rather, Jesus exhorts us to give them our coat as well. Why on earth would he do this?

I believe it is because the evil person is in fact naked in another sense, they have been stripped of something. Here there is a different kind of nakedness, a person stripped of love -- and this can only be won over by charity. Jesus says, If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. This is extraordinary! It is the nakedness of people we consider evil, whose nakedness See REFLECTION on page 30

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Companions on the Journey: Providing Hospitality to Asylum-Seekers Journeying Through Albuquerque

At the beginning of the 2019 President’s Day weekend, Archbishop John C. Wester received a call from Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso seeking help.

Asylees, who had been vetted by U. S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be legally assisted, were in dire need of help for the next step of their journey towards security and self-sufficiency in the United States.

Archbishop Wester replied, “Of course. Yes!” Archbishop Wester immediately called Catholic Charities’ CEO, Jim Gannon. Within 24 hours, a number of Catholic Charities staff and numerous volunteers, with support from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, gathered to welcome asylum-seeking families. This became Catholic Charities’ latest initiative, Companions on the Journey.

The families of asylum seekers arriving on the bus had only the clothes on their backs and a small bag of paperwork. Many were hungry, dehydrated and exhausted. Infants were in desperate need of clean diapers and everyone needed showers. Catholic Charities’ volunteers and staff were able to provide them with a temporary place to stay, food, clothing, hygiene items, cellphone access, and assistance in contacting their sponsors and families.

On March 13, 2019 during a City of Albuquerque press conference held at Catholic Charities, Mayor Tim Keller said, “These asylum seekers are not staying here permanently…This is one stop on their long, long journey.”

Background The initial call for help to Bishop Seitz originated from Annunciation House in El Paso, TX which has been serving refugees from Central America since 1976. During the past year, they have seen a large influx of Central American families fleeing violence, experiencing lack of food, oppression, human trafficking, poverty, and extortion of families. The migrants arriving are families with children who have legally requested asylum at a port of entry according to U.S. federal law. They then passed the initial screening while in ICE custody and have been granted permission to remain in the United States with relatives or friends already living in the U.S. who have agreed to “sponsor” them until their asylum court hearing. Resources and shelter capacity in El Paso have been overwhelmed. Annunciation House Executive Director, Ruben Garcia, reached out to faith communities in El Paso and Las Cruces, and eventually to Albuquerque for assistance.

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A Plea for More Help On April 2, 2019, the City of Albuquerque hosted a meeting with faith community leaders at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Albuquerque. The featured speaker was Ruben Garcia. Other speakers included Michelle Mendez, City of Albuquerque Director of Equity and Inclusion and Celia Yapita, Catholic Charities Chief Program Officer and Volunteer Coordinator.

Garcia stressed the primary purpose of his visit to Albuquerque was to beg for more assistance from the faith communities. He asked them to open up their facilities one or more days a week to receive 50 refugees and guide them in the process to move on to their destinations. El Paso is now ranked between the top two largest arrival points for refugees, rivaling South Texas. Presently, Annunciation House is receiving the fourth wave of refugees (a wave is defined as more than 1,000 refugees per week). Today, over 4,500 refugees are arriving each week at the El Paso border; processed, and released due to lack of detention facilities. As of April 2, 2019, 834 asylees have been processed through Albuquerque.

Garcia explained the history, process, logistics, and parameters that need to be met for hospitality sites. Refugees, primarily from Central America, continue to arrive daily at the border and legally request asylum. After they are detained and screened (including digital fingerprint scanning), they are released by ICE and Customs and Border Protection with instructions for when and where to appear in court to pursue their asylum cases. Due to the overwhelming numbers, ICE asked Annunciation House to assist them so the asylees would not have to be released into the streets. ICE owns 50,000 beds for single adults only, and only has 3,500 beds to accommodate family units for the entire border. Presently, due to lack of detention space, ICE is now releasing them.

Garcia said a monumental discovery impacting their commitment to assist was the fact that since the first wave arrived, 99.9% of all families released have a friend or family member in the U.S. to receive them. Thus, the El Paso facility was a temporary location.

Ninety-seven to 98% of U.S. sponsors have the ability to pay for asylee’s transportation to their respective locations.

A Coordinated Process Michelle Mendez, City of ABQ, said since the arrival of the first bus, the City and community have had to learn together. Witnessing the self-organizing power of community to organize structures and troubleshoot has assured her of the strong network available to assist in every step. The City stands ready to serve as a liaison. Over 200 volunteers have been categorized by skill set.

Celia Yapita, Catholic Charities, detailed the in-depth infrastructure developed since March 17, when they received the first bus. These resources are available online at www.ccasfm.org. They include information about the joint-communal donation center, Amazon Wish List and the importance of setting up a backup system. Groups who are seriously considering assisting in this effort can place their names to be placed on Catholic Center contact list for further information. Both she and Indivisible Nob Hill (another local organization assisting with asylum seekers) are available to do site trainings as time permits. It is important to note volunteering requires serious time commitments, approximately 20-40 hours per week. Catholic Charities and the City may be able to offer a site in Rio Rancho after Easter to trained volunteer groups who need a site to assist the asylees.

After a month in operation, the Companions on the Journey project has processed about 350 asylum seekers.

On average, the arrivals only stay for 48-72 hours before traveling to sponsoring families elsewhere in the U.S. With each bus of asylees, Catholic Charities has continued to streamline the process. As one staff member said, “there is no perfect way to do this. We’re all just doing the best we can.”

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My Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

As you know from the news reports, we have seen many asylum seekers pass through Albuquerque in these past few weeks as they connect with family and friends all throughout the United States awaiting their court hearing. These immigrants are fleeing violence, repression and unspeakable crimes at the hands of organized crime, gangs and drug cartels as they seek to protect their children and live in peace. I wish to emphasize that those we are assisting here in Albuquerque have been processed by the United States Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and released on their own recognizance. They have exercised their legal rights according to our US laws and are seeking asylum.

If you are able to assist in this humanitarian effort by volunteering your time or giving financial support, please refer to the information on the next page and contact Catholic Charities. Jesus gave us an example of welcoming the stranger in our midst. I am deeply grateful to all who have been helping us to do just that here in the city of Albuquerque. God bless you.

Archbishop John C. Wester

EXTRAORDINARY RESPONSE

Thanks to generous donations from individuals and organizations, Catholic Charities has hired two coordinators to lead this effort. These staff members were volunteers who from day one stood out with their ability to lead and guide. Other than these two hires and the oversight from a few members of the Catholic Charities management team, this has been primarily a volunteer-driven effort with collaboration from many local organizations and places of worship from all faiths.

These supporters have offered much needed funding to take care of these weary travelers, lead a group of supporting agencies and individuals, and develop a sustainable process to help these families.

Numerous volunteers from all walks of faith have committed to many hours almost every week; some even giving up their nights to stay overnight with the asylees. Some answered the call on the first day.

Many then encouraged their friends and family to join the effort. One woman who was involved from the beginning now proudly watches her daughter lead their volunteer team. As news began to surface about the great need, many others reached out to offer help, such as a husband and wife who offered their Spanish translation skills. A volunteer recalls one asylee asking her, “Why did you come out of your house and get out of your bed to help me?”

Her response was simply, “Because I love you.”

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THE PROCESS When refugee guests arrive, intake volunteers greet them, help them feel safe, explain where they are and what will happen next, and help them contact their sponsoring family.

The arrivals are next taken to the medical team of volunteers with medical backgrounds for triage.

Part of their initial screening with ICE included checks for serious diseases and vaccinations, so that concerns are attended to immediately. The primary symptoms the medical team treats are from dehydration, malnutrition and exhaustion. If someone does appear contagious, the medical team assess whether they need to be taken to the University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) for further treatment.

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The asylees then are given a “dignity bag” of hygiene items including a toothbrush, soap and deodorant. Once rooms are assigned, volunteers escort families to their rooms and they are briefed about particulars (for example, the water from the sink is safe to drink, and other sanitary guidelines).

Next, they are taken to the donations area where many clothes have been sorted by type and size so the arrivals can “shop” for a clean set before finally showering. “It is a joy to watch people find treasures in our shopping area,” said one donations team volunteer. “And the shoppers always say thank you. It feels so good to be a small part of this project.”

Meanwhile, volunteers on the travel team review the information provided by the sponsoring families to help complete the next step of their journey. A chart on the main wall helps transport volunteers to learn when and how each asylee is to depart to the bus station or airport.

In-kind donations have been pouring in since the first bus arrived. Thanks to the generosity of so many throughout the community, volunteers and staff have had to work quickly finding an efficient way to process the many donations and increase storage capacity. St. Francis Xavier Parish on Southeast Broadway was able to provide space to serve as the current donation center.

Become a Companion on the Journey to Asylum-Seekers Today “We need to continue the donations; give your time, talent or treasures, or all three – whatever you can do - to help our brothers and sisters,” said Archbishop Wester. Here is how you can help:

Give Funding There are two ways you can donate monetarily: Go to www.ccasfnm.org/companions to make a donation online Send a check or money order to Catholic Charities Attn: Companions on the Journey 2010 Bridge Blvd. SW Albuquerque, NM 87105

Give Items & Food

Please visit www.ccasfnm.org/ companions for the most up-todate current needs.

You can also order from the Amazon Wish List at https:// amzn.to/2Jw5fHY to have items dropped off directly at the site.

Would you like to work with your parish to provide a ready-to-serve and easily digestible meal to our guests? Visit www.ccasfnm.org/ companions to send an email to the volunteer food coordinator

Give Time & Talent If you have time and skill to volunteer to help when the asylum seekers arrive or to prepare for their arrival, please visit www. ccasfnm.org/companions to fill out the volunteer interest form. A volunteer coordinator will then get back to you.

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“THIS IS AMERICA AT ITS BEST!” Volunteer comment after experiencing how our community was able to come together to make a difference in one day.

“Jesus gave us an example of welcoming the stranger in our midst. I am deeply grateful to all who have been helping us to do just that here in the City of Albuquerque. These brothers and sisters of ours have inalienable rights given by God Himself. We believe they are created in the image and likeness of God, as we all are, and so we reach out to them, and in any way that we can.…This is part of the sanctity of life.” Most Reverend John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa .

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Catholic Charities and the Archdiocese of Santa Fe are among many organizations who answered the call.

Each organization involved in this assistance works with Annunciation House to ensure they are able to properly process and care for each group of refugee arrivals.

Jim Gannon, CEO/Executive Director, Catholic Charities of New Mexico, Archbishop John C. Wester and Mayor Tim Keller meet during a press conference in March joined with the office of Congresswoman Deb Haaland in an effort to assist asylum seekers as they pass through Albuquerque.

“In the next months, it’s truly going to take our community to come together as One Albuquerque to do what we know is right in helping these [asylees] as they pass through.” Mayor of Albuqerque,Tim Keller

Other organizations involved in this effort include Casa de las Comunidades Catholic Worker House; Norbertine Community of Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey; Our Lady of Guadalupe Province, Order of Friars Minor, New Mexico; Faith Coalition for Immigrant Justice; Albuquerque Interfaith; New Mexico Dream Team; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice; El Centro de Igualdad; New Life Presbyterian Church; One Spiritual Center; Albuquerque Mennonite Church; Congregation Albert Social Justice Committee; First Unitarian Church; UNM Health Sciences Center; Students of Encuentro; Bosque Center for Spiritual Living; Indivisible Nob Hill; New Mexico Immigrant Law Center; Derechos; and, Central United Methodist Church.

More from volunteers: “You never leave your home if you don’t have to leave your home,” remarks a volunteer. “You leave your home either because you are forced to leave your home or you just can’t live like you are living especially with your children. These parents are giving them a chance to live and to grow.”

“You see on television - you see the immigrants coming and you make opinions about them,” says another volunteer, “and then you meet them coming off the bus and all that goes away.”

The 1980 U.S. Refugee Act established two paths to obtain refugee status—either from abroad as a resettled refugee or in the United States as an asylum-seeker. Asylum is a form of protection granted to those who meet the definition of a refugee, as outlined by the United Nations 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol, and are either already present in the U.S. or are seeking admission at a port of entry. Any foreign national may apply for asylum in the U.S. regardless of country of origin or current immigration status.

This story was a collaborative effort by the Communication Offices of both the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and Catholic Charities.

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WORLD NEWS Papal document addresses challenges of evangelizing in the digital age VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While digital communications and social media can be used as a tool of evangelization and a place of dialogue with others, they also can be lonely environments where young people fall prey to humanity’s worst vices, Pope Francis wrote. In his new apostolic exhortation to young people, “Christus Vivit” (“Christ Lives”), the pope warned that as the digital environment continues to become the norm, it has had a “profound impact” on young people’s ability to communicate and develop relations with others. “The fresh and exuberant lives of young people who want to affirm their personality today confront a new challenge: that of interacting with a real and virtual world that they enter alone, as if setting foot on an undiscovered global continent,” he said. Calling young people to be missionary disciples and to set out to areas their elders have left largely untouched, Pope Francis said young people should be encouraged to fill social networks with “God, fraternity and commitment.” The document, released April 2, includes the pope’s reflections on various issues discussed during the 2018 Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment.

Church, world need the gifts, enthusiasm of young people, pope says VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The life of a young person and the vocation to which God calls each one is “holy ground” that pastors and parents must respect, nurture and encourage, Pope Francis wrote in a new apostolic exhortation. “Christus Vivit” (“Christ Lives”), the pope’s reflections on the 2018 Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment, is a combination letter to young people about their place in the church and a plea to older members of the church not to stifle the enthusiasm of the young, but to offer gentle guidance when needed. In the document, released April 2, Pope Francis talked about how the sex abuse crisis, a history of sexism and an overly narrow focus on just a handful of moral issues can keep young people away from the church. But he also said many young people want to know and understand the teachings of the church and, despite what many people think, they long for and need times of silent reflection and opportunities to serve their communities. “A church always on the defensive, which loses her humility and stops listening to others, which leaves no room for questions, loses her youth and turns into a museum,” Pope Francis wrote. “How, then, will she be able to respond to the dreams of young people?” Young people have a natural desire to improve the life of the church and the world around them, the pope said. If older people in the church will let the young people try, it will keep the church youthful, too.

Archdiocese Catholic Committee on Scouting 2019 Chimayo Pilgrimage Project

By Bridget O’Rourke, Public Relations, Archdiocese of Santa Fe Catholic Committee on Scouting Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Campfire, Girl Scouts, and American Heritage Girls with their leaders are invited to join us for the 2019 Archdiocese Catholic Committee on Scouting –Chimayo Pilgrimage Project on April 18 and 19. Starting at 4:00 PM on Holy Thursday, we will be handing out blessed crucifixes to pilgrimages as they make their journey to Chimayo.

The Chimayo Pilgrimage Project began seven years ago as a way to provide encouragement to the pilgrims on their journey and to hold high our

Catholic faith. The goal is to provide encouragement and give religious items to pilgrims as they mount the last hill on their physical and spiritual journey into Chimayo. For those who have traveled a great distance, this hill can be agonizing and we want to be their Simon of Cyrene.

Many pilgrims said they look forward to seeing the Scouts each year, noting that we provide a spiritual boost for the last part of their journey. We provide the pilgrims with a crucifix that has been blessed by Archbishop John C. Wester.

Scouts and Scouters who have helped in the past found it to be an amazing experience. It is a time where we put the “outing” in Scouting and put our Catholic

faith in action. We plan to distribute about 4,000 crucifixes over the two-day event.

For more information on how you can participate in our activities please visit the Catholic Committee on Scouting website by visiting www.catholicscoutsnm.org.

For more information, please contact Felipe Rael at frael@outlook.com.

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I Thirst . . . A Retreat for Lay Ministers

By Sr. Mary Edna Pearl Esquibel, CSSF, Director, Religious Education In January 2019, an invitation was sent inviting all ministers of the church to attend a retreat “I Thirst…a Retreat for Ecclesial Ministers” to be held at Cristo Rey in Santa Fe in February 23, 2019.

Friday, February 22, brought on the challenge of six inches of heavy wet snow to Santa Fe. In spite of this challenge, 240 dedicated ministers of the Church came to Cristo Rey Parish for the day of retreat with Archbishop John C. Wester.

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Archbishop Wester reminded the lay ministers that our baptism is the foundational sacrament. Baptism comes first and all else follows. Baptism is what makes us who we are in Christ.

When we say “yes” to the call to lay ministry, “we give our whole self; mind, body and soul as an offering” to the people of God. Lay ministers live in the world and are part of the fabric of the ordinary. Lay ministers are in fact ordinary ministers who are called to be leaven in the world because they have the opportunities and the ability to reach people that the

ordained, by virtue of their being “set apart,” do not have.

It is for this reason that lay ministry calls for both integrity and authenticity.

Lay ministers are called to intentionally pray to be especially sensitive to hearing the Word of God. We must be willing to be detached and live in simplicity to allow Christ to live within and through our lives. That includes letting go of those things such as material possession, influence, prestige, power, etc. so that we can serve others in God’s name. It is also so that we can receive God and see who we really are in His eyes.

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Birthright’s Mother’s Day Carnation Fundraiser – May 11-12

By Joyce Zamora, Birthright Volunteer Birthright of Albuquerque will be holding its annual Mother’s Day Carnation fundraiser May 11-12, 2019. This is the only fundraiser held by Birthright. Your support is very much appreciated. Birthright’s mission is to save the lives of the unborn.

Birthright offers free pregnancy tests, compassionate support, practical aid, and hope to women experiencing an untimely or unplanned pregnancy. Everyone is welcome regardless of age, ethnicity, creed, or social economic status. All our services are free, non-judgmental and confidential.

We are staffed solely by volunteers. Our mission is completely dependent on donations. We receive no government funding, but are a United Way donor option organization. Birthright is a 501c organization and donations are tax deductible.

The Albuquerque chapter of Birthright was established December 1, 1972 and has provided uninterrupted service to our community for 46 years. For more information call 505.262.2235. The address is 3228 Candelaria NE, Albuquerque.

Some facts about Birthright this past year: Phone calls received 945 Clients seen 889 Pregnancy Test given 705 Positive 514 Negative 191 Maternity clothes 453 Disposable diapers 308 doz.

Layettes 171 Extra clothes given 111 Formula 26 cans We assisted our clients with financial help including rent, food vouchers, utilities, and transportation totaling $1,150.80.

Birthright volunteers donated over 3,000 hours in the office offering care and loving support to the women who come to us in need. They also give many hours speaking in schools and to organizations that are interested in our mission, and they help at our annual Mother’s Day Carnation Fundraiser. Birthright has no salaried personnel. All our services are donated.

45th Southwest Catholic Charismatic Conference

By Sister Anthony Birdsall, DLJC, Director of the Catholic Charismatic Center July 26 – 28, 2019 “Thus says the Lord: “The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool.” Isaiah 66:1 Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1901 University Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM Early Bird Registration: now until June 21 Adults: $65 Couples: $110 Late Registration: June 22 & at the conference Adults: $70 Couples: $120 Children/Youth ages 6 - 17 $10. College Students who present a valid at the registration desk: $25.

To register with debit/credit cards, call the Catholic Charismatic Center at 505.247.0397.

Mail checks to SWCCC, 1412 – 5th St. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102. Make checks payable to: SWCCC Registrations offered for the entire weekend only, one day registrations are not available.

Deadline for cancellations and refunds is July 12, 2019. A cancellation fee of $10 per person will apply. After July 12th, there will be no refunds.

To reserve a room at the Crowne Plaza Hotel please call 505.884.2500. Tell the registration person you will be attending the Southwest Catholic Charismatic Conference to receive the special room rate. Registrations must be made by Friday, July 12 in order to receive the special rate.

The speakers are: Maria Vadia Maria was baptized in the Holy Spirit in 1987 and consecrated her life to the Lord Jesus Christ and to the preaching of the Gospel. She is founder of the “Jesus is Lord” chapter of Magnificat in Miami, and a member of the Advisory Board of Magnificat International, a ministry for Catholic Women. She is also the founder of “The Glory of God Foundation.” Maria has traveled around the world bringing a message of faith, salvation and healing. Maria has four children and four grandchildren. thegloryofgodfoundation.org.

Barbara Heil Barbara grew up on the West Coast and as a student, had a life changing encounter with the love of Christ. She has ministered in 55 nations, has been a missionary, and evangelist and pastor. She didn’t know until recently that she had been baptized as a child in the Catholic Church, and after much prayer and deliberation, she received the Rite of Confirmation in St. Paul, MN in April 2013. A widow for eight years, Barbara has recently married. Barbara and her husband Jeff live in Iowa. She is the joyful mother of four and grandmother of two.

Together, she and Jeff have eight children and 10 grandkids. fromhisheart.com Rev. Daniel Balizan Fr. Daniel was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in 1989. He is a native of Springer, NM. It was while serving as spiritual director for the San Miguel Prayer Group that he became actively involved in the Charismatic Renewal. He is a popular speaker at conferences, retreats and other spiritual enrichment gatherings. Fr. Daniel also served for many years as the liaison for the Renewal in Albuquerque. He is currently the pastor of Santa Maria de la Paz Catholic Church in Santa Fe, NM. www.smdlp.org.

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Junior Catholic Daughters of the Americas – Court Our Lady of Belen #1359

The first JCDA Court in New Mexico was chartered March 10, 2019 under Court Our Lady of Belen #1359 at Our Lady of Belen Church with Fr. Clement Niggel and spiritual director Deacon Michael Montoya. Present from the New Mexico State Court were State Regent Angelina Romero, 2nd Vice State Regent Yvette Griego, State Secretary Dr. Catherine Collins and sponsoring local CDA officers, Regent Mary Rita Esquibel, Vice Regent Sandra Jaquez, Financial Secretary Lucille Zamora, Secretary Elena Martin and other members. JCDA court officers are in front of Fr. Clement.

By Connie Baca, Catholic Daughters of the Americas Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Our Lady of Belen #1359 instituted the first Junior CDA (JCDA) Court in New Mexico on March 10, 2019 with Our Lady of Belen Church pastor Fr. Clement Niggel, New Mexico State Regent Angelina Romero and State JCDA Chair Yvette Griego. The first official meeting was held in the parish hall with 20 young ladies as charter members and over 100 persons in attendance. The officers are: President - Natalia Leon 1st Vice President - Katrina Vigil 2nd Vice President - Angelique Dominguez Secretary - Ella Zamora Reporter - Jozlynn Diaz Spiritual Advisor - Deacon Michael Montoya CDA Regent Mary Rita Esquibel, Circle of Love Youth chair, and members

had many meetings with parish youth leaders and parents throughout the summer of 2018, who expressed interest in a Junior CDA. Sandra Jaquez and Elena Martin, co-chairs, offered to spearhead the endeavor and after much publicity shared on Facebook, Instagram, the parish bulletin, and printed flyers to parish catechism students and students of St. Mary’s School, two recruitment lunches were sponsored by CDA Court Our Lady of Belen. One lunch included a dress up tea party in December, and a second, more formal meeting was held in January, where JCDA information was shared, questions were answered and meeting time, dues, and a slate of officers were voted on to assume duties. Fifteen young ladies signed up to be charter members, three more asked to be included and two young ladies came up in Mass who wanted to join. Thanks to New Mexico State Regent Angelina Romero and 2nd Vice State Regent Yvette Griego were instrumental in aiding Our Lady of Belen CDA’s which also sparked interest in starting a second JCDA court in Santa Rosa, NM.

“Christus Vivit” (“Christ Lives”)

USCCB leaders say apostolic exhortation a call to invest in young people WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation “Christus Vivit” (“Christ Lives”) is a “wonderful summons to the church to more vigorously invest in youth and young adults, especially those on the peripheries and those disconnected from the church,” said a trio of leaders within the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. “We encourage all Catholic leaders to read and study this exhortation and the pertinent documents of the synod. They provide for us the framework from which we can build upon in our dioceses, parishes and communities,” the leaders said in a statement April 2 following the release of the exhortation at the Vatican. The leaders included Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, USCCB president; Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations; and Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia, chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth. The apostolic exhortation emerged from the 2018 Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment. The exhortation is a combination letter to young people about their place in the church and a plea to older members of the church not to stifle the enthusiasm of the young, but to offer gentle guidance when needed.

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What Does Stewardship Mean to You? Rocío González Director, Hispanic Ministry

By Deacon Steve Rangel On March 17, the 68th Annual Brother Mathias Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner was held at St. Pius X High School. It was a beautiful New Mexico day for this family, fun-filled celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. There were over 800 people in attendance for the dinner with entertainment, games for the children, a drawing, and bake

sale. The money raised this year will benefit the Good Shepherd Center, the oldest homeless center in Albuquerque, and will go toward replacing their leaking roof. At the dinner, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Brother Mathias Barrett Bernalillo Division #1, presented Archbishop Emeritus Michael J. Sheehan with his sash as a member of the order.

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To me, Stewardship is a daily conscious decision to recognize that everything I have has come from God, who is truly generous. God has given us many gifts to take care of, but Stewardship is more than simply caring for the gifts we receive. In gratitude, we must share them with others. This will not only include offering money or material possessions, but also having the willingness to leave our comfort zone and truly respond and be present to those who need our time or attention. Stewardship reminds me that I have received everything from God. I am then invited to generously share all the gifts I have received, simply because I am deeply grateful for all His blessings.

Para mí, Stewardship, concepto comúnmente traducido al español como “Mayordomía” o “Corresponsabilidad” es una decisión diaria de reconocer que todo lo que tengo lo he recibido de Dios, quien es verdaderamente generoso.

Dios nos ha colmado de bendiciones y nos pide cuidar de ellas, pero la Mayordomía no se trata solamente de cuidar las bendiciones que hemos recibido. En agradecimiento, debemos compartirlas con otros. Esto no solamente incluye ofrecer contribuciones o bienes materiales, sino también dejar nuestra zona de confort para salir al encuentro de quienes necesitan de nuestro tiempo y atención.

Practicar la Mayordomía en mi vida me recuerda que todo lo he recibido de Dios y por ello me siento invitada a compartir generosamente los dones que he recibido, simplemente porque estoy profundamente agradecida por todas Sus bendiciones.

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Noriega , Alvarado Mr. Rosil Alvarado and Miss Juanita Noriega were joined in holy matrimony on April 19, 1959 at San Jose Parish in Carlsbad, NM. They are now parishioners at Estancia Valley Parish in Moriarty, NM. They were high school sweethearts and graduated from Carlsbad High School after attending all 12 years together.

They have four children: Art, Kim and husband Dominic; Mark and wife Nora; and Rod and wife Selina. They also have 12 grandchildren and 23 greatgrandchildren (their grandson, Corporal Manny Alvarado, US Marine Corp. deceased at age 23 while a US Marine).

Rosil and Juanita lived in Saudi Arabia and Korea and traveled many places such as Germany, Austria, Spain, and Amman, Jordan. One most interesting places they lived was Petra in Amman, Jordan. They now live on the Alvarado ranch/farm in McIntosh, NM. Both retired from Civil Service. After retirement, Rosil worked for the city of Moriarty, and Juanita served as Youth Director at Estancia Valley Catholic Parish.

Mascarena, Gallegos Mr. Lorenzo Gallegos and Miss Gertrude Mascarena of Belen, will be celebrating 50 years of holy matrimony on April 19, 2019. They were united in marriage at Our Lady of Belen Parish in 1969. Their padrinos were Tino and Betty Mascarena.

They were blessed with two daughters. Brenda and her husband Deacon Michael Montoya, and Josephine Gallegos. They have three grandchildren: Loren and Anthony DeAnda, and Abigail Montoya.

Lorenzo worked for several years with the Valencia County Road Department and retired from the City of Belen in 2010. Gertrude worked many years at Blake’s Lotaburger, and retired from Adelino Headstart program in 2007. Gertrude is a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas.

Lorenzo and Gertrude have made their home in Belen and remain members of Our Lady of Belen Parish. They enjoy spending time together and with their grandchildren.

The couple will receive an anniversary blessing by their son in law Deacon Michael Montoya on Sunday, April 28, 2019 during the 8:00 am Mass at Our Lady of Belen. An intimate dinner will be held with close family and friends.

Sanchez , Maestas Mr. Don Maestas and Miss Maria Louisa Sanchez were united in marriage at Immaculate Conception Church in Albuquerque on March 22, 1969. Don and Maria Louisa attend two wonderful churches: San Felipe de Neri, and Our Lady of Guadalupe in Albuquerque.

Don served in the US Marine Corps and is a Vietnam Veteran. He retired from the freight industry after 28 years of service. Maria Louisa has been employed with Albuquerque Public Schools for 30 years.

They have three amazing children: Anthony and his wife Theresa; Celina Tomori and her husband Dr. Oladapo Tomori; and Dr. Gabriel Maestas and his wife Dr. Korey Maestas. Don and Maria Louisa are also blessed with five wonderful grandchildren: Mason, Reya and Ariana Louisa Maestas, and Cruz and Ilaria Tomori.

They will be celebrating their 50th anniversary with their family in Madrid and Valencia, Spain.

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A Couples’ Getaway of a Lifetime Awaits You at Marriage Encounter

By Beth Lukes, Director, Family Life Ministry Marriage Encounter of New Mexico invites married couples to relive the romance stage of their marriage, leave the world of dissolutionment behind and rediscover the joy of love this June 7-9, 2019 weekend in a beautiful resort hideaway in Pecos, NM at the Manzanares Creek Lodge.

Thousands of New Mexicans have benefited from Marriage Encounter for over 40 years. Most all have said the weekend helped them achieve a deeper appreciation for each other. Many say their experience at Marriage Encounter truly enriched their marriages.

Couples who attend the weekend are encouraged to disconnect from the outside world and reconnect with their spouse and God on a deeper level. The weekend will provide new insights and perspectives on marriage that last the duration of the marriage.

During the weekend, a series of presentations will be shared by a team of couples who once participated in a Marriage Encounter weekend. Time is allowed throughout the weekend for you to talk to your spouse about important topics relevant to all married couples’ lives. All discussions with spouses take place in the privacy of their own room, and they will not share with other couples.

The cost for the weekend is $275/per couple.

All meals, lodging and communication tools will be provided. Plus, expect a few memorable surprises during the weekend.

Make time to leave the hustle and bustle of life behind. Register for the June 7-9 Marriage Encounter Weekend today. Deeper togetherness on the most important aspects of your relationship awaits you there.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ABQSFMarriageEncounter.

To receive a brochure contact Vivian Austin at 505.363.0363, Michael Austin at 505.315.1970, vivnava@yahoo.com, or call the Family Life Office at 505.831.8117.

24th Annual Young Adult Appreciation Banquet 2019

By Jessica Rios, Young Adult & Campus Ministries Coordinator

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The 24th Annual Young Adult Appreciation Banquet took place in February 2019.

The Youth, Young Adult and Campus Ministries Office is pleased to recognize these young adults who have answered “yes” to the call of the Lord to serve in their parish communities and the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. And a big thank you to Very Reverend Michael Demkovich, O.P., Episcopal Vicar for Doctrine & Life, and Very Reverend Glennon Jones, Vicar General, for supporting our young people.

Northwest Deanery: Francisco and Miquela Vigil- Holy Cross in Santa Cruz Alexandria Ferrell- Santo Nino in Tierra Amarilla Aaron Rendon- St. Patrick in Chama John Ramon Vigil and Nichole Leyba- Sacred Heart in Española

Albuquerque Deanery A: Valerie West and Therese Baca- Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Jessica Baca- Our Lady of Guadalupe Alexandra and Audrey Blanco- St. Thomas Aquinas in Rio Rancho Lynda Carter and Alex Jurado- St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Albuquerque Deanery B: Sam and Cheryl Ochoa- Our Lady of the Annunciation Lauren Atencio and Gary Le- St. Charles Borromeo Berenise Rivera- Holy Ghost Joe Filener and Jacob Dakofsky- St. John XXIII Catholic Community Albuquerque Deanery C: Myles Wade- St. Augustine in Isleta Pueblo Jose Valdez and Cynthia Perez- St. Francis Xavier Vanessa Hairston and Jerry Thorn- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary

Santa Fe Deanery: Gissel Castro Meraz and Mayra Daniela Meraz Palacio- San Isidro-San Jose in Santa Fe Alexandria Chavez and Jonah Baca- St. Anthony of Padua in Pecos Southeast Deanery: Adriana Chavez- Our Lady of Guadalupe in Clovis Leticia Chavez- St. Rose of Lima in Santa Rosa Southwest Deanery: Jose Velazquez and Maria Velazquez- Misión San Juan Diego in Meadowlake Kristen Eads- Our Lady of Belen in Belen Nico Davids and Jill Tibbetts- San Clemente in Los Lunas Sofia Ibarra and Rachael Baca- Our Lady of Guadalupe in Peralta Stay posted for next year’s appreciation banquet January 25, 2020.

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Our Lady of the Annunciation School Winners National Future City Competition Annunciation eighth grade boys won a prestigious award at the National Future City Competition in Washington, D.C. this year. The boy’s Future City model, named Citta Forte, received the Professional Engineering Award from the National Society of Professional Engineers.

This is the third year the boys have won the honor to travel to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Future City Competition.

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Our new program for grades 1st to 5th is reaching all skill levels at St. Charles. The benefits of this program allow the children to reach understanding of abstract mathematical algorithms with the use of hands-on materials. By clearly identifying the student’s level in each area of mathematics, we can match material that helps them achieve mastery for each skill. For those children who are beyond grade proficiency, we give above grade level proficiency work which excites them and ignites their curiosity to engage in learning advanced concepts. This does not replace the traditional classroom

or create new curriculum; it enhances what is required in a way that the children fall in love with mathematics and want to know more.

In addition, we have a science lab set up where children can explore and observe scientific laws. Children at an early age begin to experience science instead of memorizing it. Observation, experimentation and exploration are key to developing the scientific mind. We are not inhibited by time because they will be progressing in this room over several years.

Each year they go deeper into the concepts and mastery of skills. We are able to gather data and develop portfolios to identify their levels which coincides with proficiency based learning and objectives.

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Developing this deep knowledge and these science, math and literacy skills prepares students to be successful in our middle school program.

These are just two areas of enrichment we offer. Children experience extensive work in geography, geometry and history with matching materials. The benefits of the enrichment room provide a natural learning pace which helps develop concentration, good work ethic and responsibility.

The St. Charles Enrichment Room also helps students develop into confident, educated people with a strong academic foundation in the core content areas of math, science, reading, and history. Our primary goal is for the children to identify their strengths in this world to serve

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The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers is a US Catholic community of priests and brothers who are dedicated to missionary work overseas in 22 countries. Each year they sponsor a national essay contest for middle and high school students. We are thrilled to announce that Harmony Jenkins, 8th grade, was selected as the national winner in the middle school division.

The theme for this year’s essay was “Love in Action”.

In his most recent letter, “Rejoice and be Glad”, Pope Francis reminds us, “We are all called to be holy by living our lives with love. That does not require extraordinary deeds but everyday acts of kindness.”

Students were asked to tell a true story of when they saw someone sharing God’s love through an act of kindness and how that inspired them to act in a similar way.

Our very own 8th grade student, Harmony Jenkins, won first place in Division I (grades 6-8). She was awarded the Bishop Francis X. Ford Award in honor of the Maryknoll missionary along with $1,000.

Harmony’s essay will be featured in the May/June 2019 issue of Maryknoll Magazine. Her essay will also be published online at https://MaryknollSociety. org/winners. Way to go Harmony!

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Caring for God’s Beautiful and Gracious Gift to Us

By Rachel Baca, CCHD intern As Earth day approaches, it reminds us of one of our very first lessons as Catholics when we read the Bible, “The LORD God then took the man and settled him in the Garden of Eden, to cultivate and care for it” (Genesis 2:15). God created humans to protect people and the planet, and by doing this, we are being true examples of Christ and living our faith in relationship with all of God’s creation.

Because our lives are constantly on the go, we forget about what is sustaining us as we live on this Earth that God created for us. The food that we eat comes from the land that is nourished and tended to by our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. The water we drink comes directly from the ground. Men and women ensure that it is clean and we consume it. The clothes and shoes we wear can come from plants that are grown and maintained by people who are experts in what they do. Though we should not overindulge ourselves with material belongings, the people and the land are working hard to provide these items to us, and we can show gratitude by praying and treating these items with care as if they are the land itself.

Life is so precious, and in a large part of our lives, the Earth plays a role in giving us life. The air we breathe, the beautiful oceans, forests, and mountains we see, the food we eat, the water we drink, and the ground we walk on are all thanks to our Creator. In thanks for these gifts, we need to cultivate and care for our Earth. Without clean air and water, children, women, men, animals, and any living thing could not thrive in this beautiful world that God so graciously made for us.

How can we be stewards for our Earth? Reduce the amount of plastic waste by no longer buying plastic cups and containers and reusing bowls and cups that you may already have. Reduce water and energy usage, by taking shorter showers and installing solar panels on the roof of your home or parish. Promote clean air and water quality so our lives can be fulfilling and healthy. For more information and resources on how you can cultivate and care for God’s creation, you can visit https:// catholicclimatecovenant.org/, a partner with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). CRS and USCCB have produced a short video on YouTube about caring for God’s creation, just search for “CST 101, Care for God’s Creation.”

Contact me at the Social Justice and Respect Life Office, 505-831-8232, for an interactive presentation on care for creation, Catholic social teaching or poverty awareness.

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Archdiocese of Santa Fe African American Catholic Community 27th Anniversary Mass Sunday, April 28, 2019 – 12 noon

Please join the Archdiocese of Santa Fe African American Catholic Community for Mass on Sunday, April 28, 2019, 12 noon at St. Joseph on the Rio Grande Catholic Church, 5901 St. Joseph’s Dr. NW, Albuquerque. For more information, please call 505.836.3627 or 505.831.8167.

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How to Pray Well This Lent: Consult the Poor Dr. Tim Muldoon

As we move through the final weeks of Lent towards the new light of Easter, the liturgy draws us into the very heart of the Christian story. In this annual pilgrimage, we meditate on the ancient penitential psalms, which have expressed the yearnings of the human heart for three millenia.

These seven psalms, which have been used in the Church’s liturgy since at least the seventh century, give voice to our desires for right relationship with God even in the face of our sinfulness: “My Lord, my deepest yearning is before you; my groaning is not hidden from you” (Ps 38:10). We pray for the Lord to turn our hearts away from sin and towards goodness and generosity: “A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit” (Ps 51:12). And we call upon the Lord, who in his mercy is constantly “Heeding the plea of the lowly, not scorning their prayer” (Ps 102:18).

These psalms capture in miniature the whole of the Christian mystery: that in his compassion, God becomes one with us in order that we might not be left alone in our sin, but rather follow him in his death and resurrection to know salvation.

When we read the psalms through the lens of the people whom Jesus reached out to often in his public ministry—namely, the poor, the disenfranchised, the people left out of the mainstream society of his day, we

see the way that Jesus himself sought to embody God’s mercy. Those on the margins know well the feeling of the psalmist who pleads that God will not scorn their prayer. The same is no less true today.

Often in my travels I have encountered men and women who, conscious of the way the world moves well beyond the borders of their small towns, are grateful for the chance to tell their story and relish, in some small way, the feeling that God hears their prayer.

I recall a man named Roosevelt in Lake Providence, Louisiana, who recounted his memories growing up black in a very segregated and racially divided community. As he described his childhood, I could see him knitting his brow, recalling viscerally the pain of the indignities that he and his family had suffered.

There was an intensity in his narration which made me mindful of how important it was to tell his story. All I could do was listen and receive what he was sharing. He was grateful for the ministry of Sr. Bernie Barrett, who had lived and worked in the community, gathering people from different churches to address pressing social issues. It consoled me to know that Catholic Extension had supported Sr. Bernie’s ministry, which he described as a sign of hope.

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As her eldest daughter brought out sandwiches and lemonade, the mother described the pains she took to see to the developmental needs of her younger daughter, and the difficulties they had encountered in securing legal immigration status for all members of the family—some of whom were citizens and others not. She spoke of her faith and the importance of the Sisters, whose generosity led them to build a community where once there were only people living in isolation from one another. Like Roosevelt, this woman wanted to tell their story, to

give voice to the yearnings of their hearts.

The Lord is constantly hearing the plea of the lowly, not scorning their prayer. Praying the Penitential Psalms during these last days of Lent can be a way of walking with them, and of entering more deeply into communion with Jesus. Lent recalls the forty days Jesus spent in the desert before he began his public ministry with the words “The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor” (Luke 4:18). Our mission at Catholic Extension is to support the many ways that the Church seeks to carry out Jesus’ ministry to the poor.

We make the words of the psalms our own, identifying the place in our hearts where our deepest yearning is for the Lord; where we ask God to renew in us steadfast spirits; and where we, like Jesus, heed the plea of the lowly.

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But Where Are the Others?

By Rev. Ron Rolheiser, OMI Most of us have been raised to believe that we have right to possess whatever comes to us honestly, either through our own work or through legitimate inheritance. No matter how large that wealth might be, it’s ours, as long as we didn’t cheat anyone along the way. By and large, this belief has been enshrined in the laws of our democratic countries and we generally believe that it is morally sanctioned by Christianity. That’s partially true, but a lot needs to be nuanced here.

This is not really the view of our Christian scriptures, nor of the social teachings of the Catholic Church. Not everything we acquire honestly through our own hard work is simply ours to have. We’re not islands and we don’t walk through life alone, as if being solicitous for the welfare of others is something that’s morally optional. The French poet and essayist, Charles Peguy, once suggested that when we come to the gates of heaven we will all be asked: “Mais ou sont les autres?” (“But where are the others?”) That question issues forth both from our humanity and our faith. But what about the others? It’s an illusion and a fault in our discipleship to think that everything we can possess by our own hard work is ours by right. To think this way is to live the partially examined life.

Bill Gates Sr., writing in Sojourners some fifteen years ago, challenges not only his famous son but the rest of us too with these words: “Society has an enormous claim upon the fortunes of the wealthy.

This is rooted not only in most religious traditions, but also in an honest accounting of society’s substantial investment in creating fertile ground for

wealth-creation. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all affirm the right of individual ownership and private property, but there are moral limits imposed on absolute private ownership of wealth and property. Each tradition affirms that we are not individuals alone but exist in community – a community that makes claims on us. The notion that ‘it is all mine’ is a violation of these teachings and traditions.”

Society’s claim on individual accumulated wealth “is rooted in the recognition of society’s direct and indirect investment in the individual’s success. In other words, we didn’t get there on our own.” (Sojourners, Jan-Feb., 2003) Nobody gets there on his own and so, once there, he needs to recognize that what he has accumulated is the result not just of his own work but also of the infrastructure of the whole society within which he lives. Accordingly, what he has accumulated is not fully his, as if his own hard work alone had brought this about.

Beyond that, there’s something else which Benjamin Hales calls “the veil of opulence” which lets us naively believe that each of us deserves everything we get. No so, says Hales. A lot of blind luck in involved in determining who gets to possess what: “The veil of opulence”, he says, “insists that people imagine that resources and opportunities and talents are freely available to all, that such goods are widely abundant, that there is no element of randomness or chance that may negatively impact those who struggle to succeed but sadly fail through no fault of their own. … It turns a blind eye to the adversity that some people, let’s face it, are born into. By insisting that we consider public policy from the perspective of

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ciscan pastor at Peña Blanca made the eighty-mile round trip, probably on horseback, to come, anoint, and attend to his dying brother. When Brother Placidus did die, his body was taken to the closest possible Franciscan place, Peña Blanca, and buried there.

Twenty-two years after Brother Placidus died a baby was born in the Aragon family in Peña Blanca and christened Salvador. As infant Confirmation was the common practice in those days, Salvador was still a baby when the Archbishop of Santa Fe, Albert Daeger, O.F.M. came to Peña Blanca to confirm all of the young children.

Archbishop Albert was quite familiar with the village and Church, as he had been the Franciscan pastor who had gone from there in 1906 to anoint Brother Placidus. At age fourteen, young Salvador Aragon heard and responded yes to God‘s call him to become a Franciscan, too. Father Salvador celebrated his first Mass after ordination in Peña Blanca, worked in nine New Mexico parishes, and eventually became the last Franciscan to serve the most-advantaged, the veil of opulence obscures the vagaries of brute luck. But wait, you may be thinking, what of merit? What of all those who have labored and toiled and pulled themselves up by their bootstraps to make their lives better for themselves and their families? This is an important question indeed.

Many people work hard for their money and deserve to keep what they earn. An answer is offered by both doctrines of fairness. The veil of opulence assumes that the playing field is level, that all gains are fairly gotten, that there is no cosmic adversity. In doing so, it is partial to the fortunate. … It is an illusion of prosperity to believe that each of us deserves everything we get.” (New York Times, August 12, 2012) Scripture and the Catholic

as rector of St. Francis Cathedral in Santa Fe. When the Franciscan friars returned the administration of the Cathedral to the Archdiocese in 2000, an administration first taken on by the Franciscans when Albert Daeger was Archbishop, Fr. Salvador continued to work in other assignments, all the way up to his death in 2016. In keeping with Fr. Salvador’s wish, and that of his family, he was buried in the clergy plot in the cemetery in Peña Blanca, about ten feet away from Brother Placidus Buerger.

There is one Franciscan friar buried between these two men there, but in reality, one Franciscan friar also unites Brother Placidus and Father Salvador, though they died 110 years apart, Archbishop Albert Daeger, O.F.M., who had administered a sacrament of the Church to both of them!

Monuments of Bro. Placidus and Fr. Salvador in Peña Blanca with Archbishop Daeger in a mural at the Franciscan Curia in Albuquerque between them. (jcr, ofm photos)

social teaching would summarize it this way: God intended the earth and everything in it for the sake of all human beings. Thus, in justice, created goods should flow fairly to all. All other rights are subordinated to this principle. We do have a right to private ownership and no one may ever deny us of this right but that right is subordinated to the common good, to the fact that goods are intended for everyone. Wealth and possessions must be understood as ours to steward rather than to possess absolutely. Finally, perhaps most challenging of all, no person may have surplus if others do not have the basic necessities. In any accumulation of wealth and possessions we have to perennially face the question: “Mais ou sont les autres?”

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is the leprosy of evil, of hearts grown hard, of people the world and life have stripped away the good. Jesus commands us to see not their evilness, but the lack of love that has made them so. We must clothe them in our own garment that gives warmth, that gives love.

We also do this same thing when we shelter the homeless, when we welcome another into our homes. The widow, the orphan, the stranger, all are bestowed a new dignity by sharing with them our own places of safety. A person who is homeless has lost their haven in life from the world’s meanness, its harsh weather and even harsher realities. I want to say something that is truly sad, there are many, many homeless people who have houses but no homes. The physical building is there but with no life, with no love. No meals are shared, no moments that make shared memories, no time to simply be with one another, to talk, but more importantly to listen to one another, really hear the other person, Homelessness can be in that lovely house down the street where people are seen coming and going but they are never home. We all know the saying, “It takes a lot of living to make a house a home.” Well that is from a poem Home by Edgar Albert Guest, an American humorist and journalist who died in 1959. One part of the poem says this: Ye’ve got t’ weep t’ make it home, ye’ve got t’ sit an’ sigh An’ watch beside a loved one’s bed, an’ know that Death is nigh; An’ in the stillness o’ the night t’ see Death’s angel come, An’ close the eyes o’ her that smiled, an’ leave her sweet voice dumb.

Fer these are scenes that grip the heart, an’ when yer tears are dried, Ye find the home is dearer than it was, an’ sanctified;…

Sheltering the homeless may be closer than you think, no further than the spouse with whom you share a bed, or that teenage son or daughter you no longer know how to talk with, or the parents you hide your true self from because you think that they do not understand, or that person at school or work who smiles holding in the grief of illness or loss, pretending to be somebody they are not, because they think that to share such sorrow would scare everyone away. To clothe the naked. To shelter the homeless.

To visit the sick. To visit the imprisoned.

I see the next two works of mercy as related and it has to do with the act of visiting, of going to where another is. It means our leaving our homes, our places of safety, of comfort and arriving in places of illness and imprisonment.

As with all the previous works of mercy these two bestow upon someone the blessings of human dignity. In both cases we meet the isolation of illness and imprisonment. Just as the person who is sick is no less human, so too the criminal, no matter the crime, is no less human, still a child of God. These two works of mercy are twice blessed to borrow from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice and Portia’s defense of mercy: The quality of mercy is not strained.

It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. More often than not, when it comes to mercy we are the ones blessed by the very action we do. There is something remarkably profound about being with another human being in their brokenness, their sense of desperation, which literally means the loss of hope.

We glimpse the nearness of God in such moments. Amid the scraps of what was once a person’s life, before cancer, before aids, before paralysis, we begin to see something truly holy take shape. Recall Pope John-Paul II’s visit to Mehmet Ali Agca, the Pope’s would be assassin, or Pope Francis’ Holy Thursday visit to the Casal del Marmo Detention Center where he washed the feet of these young criminals. In these corporal works of mercy, we can see that God is more present, more real in the gaps of life, those spaces beyond our control, those openings that shed the precious drops of blood, the wounds by which we have been healed. This deep human abyss of the ill or imprisoned has nothing in us to give or can we make it go away. We do not come with answers or miracle drugs

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or escape plans. We can only offer the wondrous gift of being present to another, the consolation of not being alone, this is the work of mercy. We cannot find in ourselves the solution to their needs, no bit of bread, no cup of water, no piece of clothing, no room where they can rest, all we can give them is our own poverty, our simply being with them, seeing them as God sees them, as beloved. It is the miraculous gift of being present to another, the comfort of not being alone, the consolation of suffering that is shared. To visit the sick. To visit the imprisoned

To bury the dead.

This, the last of the corporal works of mercy, teaches us a reverence for the memory of a person. The long honored tradition of remembering the dead pays respect to the earthly remains of a person and our belief in what lies beyond the grave. Christian burial and the Rites of the Church celebrates both the life of a person with us and his or her life in Christ. Catholic tradition, with its regard for the earthly remains of our loved ones, shows us the importance of this life, in light of the life to come. A common tradition in religious communities is to pray for their deceased members each day by reciting the De profundis which is Psalm 130. It is a lovely prayer so I am going to recite it now for all of our dearly departed: Out of the depths I cry to You, 0 Lord; Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive to my voice in supplication: If you, 0 Lord, mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand? But with You is forgiveness, that You may be revered. I trust in the Lord; my soul trusts in His word. My soul waits for the Lord more than sentinels wait for the dawn. More than sentinels wait for the dawn, let Israel wait for the Lord. For with the Lord is kindness, and with Him is plenteous redemption; And He will redeem Israel from all their iniquities. Normally, in my community, at this point the names of the brethren who died on this particular day from the four US Dominican provinces are read. Well I was in for a surprise when I was living with the English Dominicans in Oxford to hear the names of brothers from the 1300s. But I was touched when one day I heard the name of a Dominican sister and asked how she was included. The friar told me that when the last cloister of Dominican nuns closed in England the brothers decided to include them in their customary. It is a lovely practice of remembering our dear departed. Burying the dead and our remembering the dead draws us into the very cycle of human existence -- birth, death, new life. Allow be to end this corporal work of mercy with the prayer of commendation from the Rites, spoken when the body reaches its place of final rest.

Into your hands, Father of mercies, we commend our brother/sister N. in the sure and certain hope that, together with all who have died in Christ, he/she will rise with him on the last day. We give you thanks for the blessings which you bestowed upon N. in this life: they are signs to us of your goodness and of our fellowship with the saints in Christ. Merciful Lord, turn toward us and listen to our prayers: open the gates of paradise to your servant and help us who remain to comfort one another with assurances of faith, until we all meet in Christ and are with you and with our brother/sister forever. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

R. Amen. To bury the dead.

These seven corporal works of mercy are really about vulnerability, our willingness to risk. It is a radical willingness to trust God in the moment. Henri Nouwen, in his 1995 work The Path of Waiting captures something of this attitude of openness, of vulnerability. He writes: To wait open-endedly is an enormously radical attitude toward life. It is trusting that something will happen to us that is far beyond our own imaginings. It is giving up control over our future and letting God define our life. It is living with the conviction that God molds us according to God’s love and not according to our fear. The spiritual life is a life in which we wait, actively present to the moment, expecting that new things will happen to us, new things that are far beyond our own imagination or prediction. That, indeed, is a very radical stance in a world preoccupied with control. Lent is a time of letting go and in these corporal works of mercy we let go in order to receive. It is the mystery of these forty days, God finds an opening in our hearts and enters in.

Editor’s note: Fr. Mike led the Catholic Center staff in a Lenten Retreat on March 28, 2019. This was part of the reflection during the retreat.

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By Rev. Peter Muller, O.Praem., Pastor, St. Edwin St. Edwin will be serving lamb chicharones and a gourmet “lamburger” (featuring a buttered, toasted bun and caramelized onions) at its second annual St. Isidore Spring Festival. The event will take place Saturday, May 18, from 12:00pm to 3:00pm. Over the last two and a half years, the parish has been utilizing its land and acequia water rights, thus striking a cord with South Valley residents. St. Edwin now has two fields with a permanent pasture and a third field newly seeded with alfalfa.

The cultivated land has allowed them to sustain four Navajo Churro sheep-ewes, a ram named Copper, their nine lambs, and a number of nanny-goats. St. Edwin has partnered with a federally licensed, USDA-certified meat processing

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plant by which they will offer lamb in compliance with Bernalillo County Health Department requirements. All natural, grass-fed packaged lamb cuts will be available as well to take home. Other food items include hamburgers and discada, tacos typical of our neighboring state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Entertainment includes St. Edwin’s newly formed Folklore Family Dance Troupe. While you are there, pick up some of their handcrafted beeswax lip-balm thanks to the church’s bees.

While the parish maintains that its efforts are all hope and promise, visitors will enjoy witnessing the land coming alive as the years roll on. Stop by and see why St. Edwin calls itself “A friendly rural parish where lambs and kid goats are the lawnmowers.” Visitors are welcome to stay around for the 4:00pm vigil Mass when the glories of St. Isidore will be recounted.

More information about the parish can be found at www.stedwinabq.com.

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Rest in Peace Rev. Emeric W. Nordmeyer, O.F.M.

Most Reverend Bishop Arthur Nicolas Tafoya

Fr. Emeric W. Nordmeyer, O.F.M., age 91, died peacefully surrounded by his Franciscan brothers and friends on March 15, 2019 at San Juan Diego Friary in Albuquerque.

He was born April 12, 1927 in Batesville, IN. After high school graduation and a short time in the U.S. Navy, Fr. Emeric entered the Province of St. John the Baptist of the Order of Friars Minor. He made his solemn (lifetime) profession of religious vows in Detroit, MI in 1951, and was ordained a priest in Oldenburg, IN in 1956. Emeric is survived by his Franciscan brothers of Our Lady of Guadalupe Province and one natural brother, Don Nordmeyer and wife, Tillie of Cincinnati, OH.

It is with great sadness that the family of Most Reverend Bishop Arthur Nicolas Tafoya announce his passing on March 24, 2018, at the age of 85.

Bishop Tafoya was born in 1933 in Alameda, NM. He attended Alameda Elementary School, St. Mary Catholic School, Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Santa Fe and Conception Seminary in Missouri. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 12, 1962, at the St. Francis Cathedral in Santa Fe. He served in the parishes of Holy Rosary and San Jose Catholic Churches in Albuquerque and St. Anthony in Dixon, NM and was rector of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Santa Fe as well as vicar general to the late Archbishop Robert Sanchez.

On September 10, 1980, he was ordained to Episcopacy of Bishop of the Diocese of Pueblo, CO after being bestowed the honor by St. John Paul II. Bishop Tafoya faithfully served the Diocese of Pueblo for 29 years. Upon his retirement, he returned to his roots in Alameda/Albuquerque where he assisted numerous Catholic parishes of the archdiocese, especially his home parish of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Bishop Tafoya was preceded in death by his parents, Nicolas and Rosita Tafoya; step-mother, Alice Tafoya; brothers, Herman and Leonard; niece, Diana Anaya; and great-nephew, Thomas Wessgar; grandparents, Manuel and Francisquita Tafoya, Frank and Juanita Armijo; step-sister, Lorraine Herrera.

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During the months of April and May, The Catholic Cemetery Association is offering a 10% discount on all Pre-need purchases This offer cannot be combined with any other discounts and does not apply to previous purchases.

Purchases of new burial spaces or mausoleum spaces may be limited to certain areas and some restrictions apply.

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Seminary Burse The following parishes have sent in excess Mass stipends and other contributions collected at the Archdiocesan Finance Office for seminarian education. These receipts are for the month of March 2019.

Excess Mass stipends are from multiple Mass intentions celebrated at parishes. The archdiocesan policy is for excess Mass stipends to be used for seminarian education.

Parish Name/City

Amount Received

Anonymous 50.00 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Albuquerque 500.00 Our Lady of Sorrows – Bernalillo 2,000.00 Our Lady of the Annunciation – Albuquerque 1,860.00 Sacred Heart of Jesus – Española 2,400.00 Sangre de Cristo – Albuquerque 4,500.00 St. Joseph on the Rio Grande – Albuquerque 770.00 St. Patrick – St. Joseph – Raton 340.00

Total $ 12,420.00

TV Mass Schedule The Catholic Center St. Joseph/St. Francis Chapel Over the air television Sunday at 6:30 a.m. on KRQE TV-13-2, KBIM TV-10-2, KREZ TV-6-2 and KASY-My50TVCable or satellite providers on KRQE TV-13, KBIM TV-10, KREZ TV-6, FOX 2 American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreted TV Mass donations may be sent online to www.archdiosf.org or mailed to: Vicar General’s Office/TV Mass, 4000 St. Joseph’s Pl. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 Check out Sunday and daily readings at www.usccb.org

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Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Cathedral Basilica, Santa Fe Good Friday Services, Cathedral Basilica, Santa Fe Easter Vigil Mass, Cathedral Basilica, Santa Fe Easter Sunday Mass, Cathedral Basilica, Santa Fe Confirmation, Church of the Incarnation, Rio Rancho Confirmation, Our Lady of Lavang, Albuquerque Confirmation, San Miguel, Socorro Listening Session and Confirmation, St. John Vianney, Rio Rancho National Day of Prayer, Albuquerque Civic Plaza APC Executive, Catholic Center, Albuquerque Confirmation, Santa Maria de La Paz, Santa Fe PPIC Listening Session, Our Lady of Sorrows, Las Vegas Confirmation, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Peralta Confirmation, Holy Ghost, Albuquerque Children’s Catechesis, Youth Ministry and Adult Faith Formation Luncheon, TBD

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2019 Abuse Awareness Training for Adults Creating a Safe Environment for Our Children Sponsored by the ASF Rev. 2/12/19

Attendance at the workshop is MANDATORY for all clergy, employees, and volunteers in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Preregistration is necessary - contact: Annette, Victim Assistance Coordinator or Rose Garcia at 505.831.8144 for trainings that are hosted at the Catholic Center or contact the parish that is hosting the training (see below schedule). Note: Please do not bring children - no one under the age of 18 is allowed in the training. If you are late you will not be allowed to enter and interrupt the training. Please contact Annette, Victim Assistance Coordinator 505.831.8144 to report any abuse that has occurred by Clergy, Employee or Volunteer in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. IN THE EVENT OF BAD WEATHER – CALL 505-831-8144 FOR A RECORDING ADVISING IF THE TRAINING IS CANCELLED.

April 13, 2019 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm St. Anne’s Saturday 511 Alicia St.

Santa Fe, 87501

October 17, 2019 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Thursday

Risen Savior 7701 Wyoming Blvd., NE Albuquerque, 87109 call to register 821.1571

May 9, 2019 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Thursday

Catholic Center 4000 St. Joseph’s Pl. NW Albuquerque, 87120 call to register 831.8144

November 14, 2019

Thursday

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Catholic Center 4000 St. Joseph’s Pl. NW Albuquerque, 87120

June 22, 2019 9:00 a.m. - Noon Saturday

Our Lady of Fatima 4020 Lomas Blvd., NE Albuquerque, 87110 call to register 265.5868

December 5, 2019 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Thursday

Catholic Center 4000 St. Joseph’s Pl. NW Albuquerque, 87120 call to register 831.8144

July 20, 2019 9:00 a.m. - Noon Saturday 1

Shrine of St. Bernadette 1401 Indian School Road, NE Albuquerque, 87112 call to register 298.7557

July 27, 2019 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 pm Our Lady of Belen Saturday 101-A North 10th St

Belen, 87002

call 864-8043 to register August 24, 2019 9:00 a.m. - Noon Saturday

St. John Vianney 1001 Meteor Ave., NE Rio Rancho, 87114 call Liz to register 892.4449

September 14, 2019 9:00 a.m. – Noon. Our Lady of the Annunciation Saturday 2621 Vermont Street, NE

Albuquerque, 87110

call Melanie to register

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BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO In re: The Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, a New Mexico Corporation Sole (Archdiocese of Santa Fe) Case No. 18-13027-t11 YOU MAY HAVE A SEXUAL ABUSE CLAIM OR GENERAL CLAIM AGAINST THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE On December 3, 2018, The Roman Catholic Church of The Archdiocese of Santa Fe, (“Debtor”) filed for protection under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code.

THE LAST DAY TO FILE A SEXUAL ABUSE CLAIM OR GENERAL CLAIM AGAINST THE DEBTOR IS June 17, 2019 AT 5:00 P.M. (PREVAILING MOUNTAIN TIME).

IF YOU WERE SEXUALLY ABUSED BY ANY PERSON CONNECTED WITH THE DEBTOR OR HAVE A UNSECURED CLAIM AGAINST THE DEBTOR, YOU MUST FILE A CLAIM BY June 17, 2019 AT 5:00 P.M. (PREVAILING MOUNTAIN TIME).

For more information on how to obtain and file a proof of claim for and associated documents please (a) visit the Debtor’s website at https://archdiosf.org/; (b) call the Debtor’s hotline at 1-505-831-8144; or (c) call the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors appointed in this case at 1-888-570-5586.

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