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New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops
Bishops Take the Gospel to the Public Square
By Allen Sánchez, Executive Director, New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops
The sixty-day session of the New Mexico State Legislature began January 15, 2019 and will end March 16, 2019. Throughout the year, the Bishops of New Mexico study the proposed legislation through the lenses of the Gospel. The three Ordinaries of the Dioceses of the State: Most Reverend John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe; Most Reverend James Wall, Bishop of Gallup; and, Most Reverend Gerald Kicanas, Apostolic Administrator of Las Cruces, make up the New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops. They are also advised by Most Reverend Ricardo Ramirez, Bishop Emeritus of Las Cruces and Most Reverend Michael J. Sheehan, Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe. The bishops have spoken in one voice on particular issues this year that they deem as urgent and imperative in seeking the common good for the people of our State. The bishops always look to protect the dignity of the human being from conception to natural death. Thus, the bishops oppose HB90, a proposal to make assisted suicide legal in New Mexico. The teaching of the Church is clear against such taking of life. The HB90 legislation places many people at risk: the proposed legislation would make it legal for a doctor and family members to aid a patient in dying if diagnosed with six months to live. Research has shown that there is only a 20 percent accuracy in predicting death in a six-month window. This then has an 80 percent inaccuracy. In 2009, New Mexico repealed the death penalty based on arguments of the possibility of human error; yet, some of the very legislators who made those arguments now ignore the greater chance of human error in assisted suicide. Another bill the bishops oppose is an attack on life. HB
51 proposes to remove a statute from the law books that bans abortion; requires, in instances of abortion, that a doctor perform the termination of the pregnancy; and, covers medical providers for the right to not participate by a conscience clause. Only one part of this law is suppressed by the U.S. Supreme Court, the other two parts are in effect. The bishops are making it clear that we cannot have a weakening of the protection of life. Unfortunately, both of these bills have been advancing in the legislative process in the House of Representatives. The bishops have once again put their efforts behind early childhood well-being by endorsing HJR1, a constitutional amendment to fund early childhood programs. The children of the State have remained in the worst outcomes of the nation. After nine years of sinking outcomes and news headlines about our children suffering or even dying, it is important that services like home visiting, high quality child care and pre-k be made available. Lifelong human suffering can be prevented with an investment in our youngest children. By going up stream, New Mexico can create a brighter future for all our children. The more we invest in the playpen, the more we save at the State Pen. The bishops have taken the position to oppose the legalization of marijuana for a number of reasons. Recently, pediatricians have voiced objection to the legalization based of the harmful effects on children of marijuana users. Adults should not be parenting while under the influence. The negative effects on society outweigh legalization. There is also much confusion in the debate. Decriminalization is very different than legalization and proponents of the legalization have made the arguments of tax benefits, but a child’s wellbeing can never be measured compared to a financial benefit to the State.
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Archbishop John C. Wester Archbishop Emeritus Michael J. Sheehan
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Allen Sánchez, Executive Director Deacon Steve Rangel, Associate Director
With the high epidemic of addiction in the State, more access to drugs does not seem to be the answer. Rather, there should be a full out effort by the State legislators to support education against drug use and quality drug addiction treatment. The bishops recognize that many hard-working people have not had a raise in a very long time and working families need to be able to provide the essentials for their loved ones. The bishops support an increase in the minimum wage. Pope Francis has been very clear about the Church’s call to welcome the immigrant and refugee. The bishops support legislation that directs local police to focus on the protection of families and making communities safe. Immigrants and all members of our society must feel safe to call the police when there is an emergency. The Church has a duty to take the Gospel to the public square and call for justice for all persons. In the teaching duties of the bishops, we recognize the very work that Jesus began in His institution of the Holy Church. As teachers, the bishops not only have a sacred mission to lead the flock, but must also be very concerned for the common good of all people. The advocacy work of the bishops is instructed by the Gospel and guided by the Holy Spirit. We should all pray for our bishops and for our legislators as well during the days of the legislative session. For more information, call 505.319.3334.
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Inside This Month’s Issue Prayer Intentions FEBRUARY/ FEBRERO Human Trafficking For a generous welcome of the victims of human trafficking, of enforced prostitution, and of violence. Trata de personas Por la acogida generosa de las víctimas de la trata de personas, de la prostitución forzada y de la violencia.
POPE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of United Arab Emirates, Pope Francis and Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of Egypt’s al-Azhar mosque and university, sign documents during an interreligious meeting at the Founder’s Memorial in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 4, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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ather Eugene Konkel, PSS, was a dear friend of mine who was a master of quips and one-line wisdom. One of my favorites was, “The inevitable outcome of all human communication is partial misunderstanding.” These words of Father Gene came back to me when I read about the encounter between a Catholic high school student, Nick Sandman and a Native American gentleman, Nathan Phillips at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. A lot of ink has been spilt trying to translate that encounter and I do not wish to add yet another interpretation. I do believe, however, that there was a lot of partial misunderstanding going on in that situation. Whatever the two meant to communicate did not seem to be getting through to either of them as they were locked in a cloud of apparent misunderstanding. As young seminarians, we quoted a scholastic axiom to describe such situations: “Quidquid recipitur ad modum recipientis recipitur” (whatever is received is received according to the mode of the receiver). The famous Scottish poet, Robert Burns, put it another way, “Oh would some Power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us.”
The complexity of human communication brings home to me the importance of developing an authentic and attentive listening ear. Whether in the newspapers or in social media, we see evidence of constant chatter, but not much listening seems to be going on. Namecalling, stereotyping, pre-judgments, bigotry, cultural differences, jealousy, anger, and selfcenteredness put up huge roadblocks on the road of smooth communication. They make it difficult for us to truly listen to what another is saying. Real listening demands that we break through these obstacles and give another our full and selfless attention, exhibiting a genuine concern for the other and a desire to understand deeply what he or she is saying. This does not mean that we will end up agreeing with what is said, but it does mean that we will be open to learning, growing and deepening in our appreciation of another point of view. This is truly a demanding task. It seems to me that the best way to develop the skill and art of active listening is to observe how Christ listened to others, especially His Father. After all, He is the ultimate Word spoken by God. What better way is there to learn how to listen than to open our ears and hearts to Christ, to the Word that has the power to give us eternal life? Take for example the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well in John’s Gospel (Jn.4:5-22). This conversation is an icon of Christian listening that can lead the prayerful reader to become a better hearer of the word. What strikes me first in this beautiful Gospel passage is that Jesus listened deeply. He went beyond the superficial words of the woman and attended to what was going on within her heart. He listened to her distress, her sadness, the difficulty of her life. He went beyond her words and no doubt saw etched in her face the lines of worry and concern. He gave her time to converse and to say what she had to say. He allowed each new sentence to take Him deeper into an understanding of what she really wanted. When I read this passage, I am often embarrassed as I realize that I am often in so much of a hurry or preoccupied with so many thoughts that I do not
give people the time they need to communicate. Or, I may choose to stay on the surface because I am not in the mood or just too tired to go into any depth. When I ask a person, “How are you?” I am not really looking for a genuine answer but rather a simple, “Fine, thank you,” so I can go about my business. Jesus gave the Samaritan woman time, lots of it, and He gave her His undivided attention. Quite a bit there to think about. It occurs to me that listening in this way involves a real humility, the kind of humility that Jesus exhibited when He engaged the Samaritan woman in a conversation. For one thing, it would be unheard of for a man to talk to an unknown woman in public, much less at the water well where women were not allowed except in the early morning or late afternoon. That is why John specifies that the hour of the conversation was about noon. The disciples, we are told, were greatly surprised to find Jesus talking to a woman in such circumstances. For another thing, Jesus was a rabbi, a respected and revered teacher who would not be expected to take the time to engage this woman in conversation. Furthermore, it would be highly unlikely that a Jewish man would speak to a Samaritan due to the tensions between the two cultures. But Jesus transcended all these mores and in humility He listened attentively to what the Samaritan woman had to say. Humility is a key component to genuine listening. So often I catch myself not really listening to another but rather simply waiting for them to stop talking so I can make my point, defend my position, promote my righteousness or defend my honor. When I am caught up with only my concerns it is rather difficult to really attend to what another is saying on any level. It takes real humility to put myself second and give the spotlight to the person with whom I am speaking. Developing a sense of humility in order to be a more effective listener does not mean that I am not part of the conversation. While Jesus puts the focus on the Samaritan woman, He continues to involve Himself in helping her find what she is looking for. Paying attention to somebody else does not mean that I just hide behind a veneer of active listening and mumble “Uh, huh” and “Yes, I see” every so often. Rather,
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it means that I share myself, my feelings, my desires and my wisdom. In the case of the Gospel, Jesus offers His very life for the Samaritan woman as He lets her know that He is a wellspring of life-giving water. To be a good listener means that we follow Jesus’s example and respond generously to others as we attend to what we have heard. I believe that this gets at what Thomas Merton meant when he said, ““The deepest level of communication is not communication, but communion. It is wordless ... beyond speech ... beyond concept.” I offer these brief reflections in the hope that all of us can seek to be better listeners. There are so many issues that are demanding our attention these days: the sexual abuse crisis in the Church, immigration, abortion, assisted suicide, political rivalries, and so much more. It is essential that we genuinely listen to one another. Such listening does not mean that we are going to compromise our values or abandon our deeply held beliefs. It does mean, however, that we will seek to understand the other’s point of view better and that we will strive for unity in the midst of our diversity. It does mean that by understanding more fully another’s position, it will help me to embrace my own views with greater clarity and that I will be willing to grow and even change some aspects of my thinking if called for. An active and attentive listener never needs to be afraid of the truth. I am reminded of a story I heard about a husband and wife who were having an argument. At one point the husband, in a fit of anger, called his wife an ugly name and began to walk out of the room. Before he reached the door, she asked him, “Did you say that to me because you love me or because you wanted to hurt me?” The husband responded, “What kind of a stupid question is that?” and he left the room. A day later at the breakfast table, the husband said to his wife, “You asked me a question yesterday and I didn’t really answer it. The truth is that I wanted to hurt you and I am sorry. I love you.” It was at that point that they really began to communicate. Jesus never shied away from encountering people and speaking to them heart to heart: cor ad cor loquitur, as Cardinal John Henry Newman’s motto would have it. It may be true that our human communication is given to partial misunderstanding, but by following Christ’s example and praying that He will grace our conversations there are ways for us to seek better outcomes; to understand one another more effectively and to deepen the bonds that unite us. I remember as a child being told that there was a reason God gave me one mouth and two ears. That simple truth may not be very profound but it could go a long way to clearing up all that partial misunderstanding. Sincerely yours in the Lord,
Most Reverend John C Wester Archbishop of Santa Fe
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La comunicación es comunión
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l Padre Eugene Konkel, PSS, era un querido amigo mío que era un maestro de las bromas y de los dichos ingeniosos. Uno de mis favoritos era: “El resultado inevitable de toda comunicación humana es un malentendido parcial”. Recordé estas palabras del Padre Gene cuando leí sobre el enfrentamiento ocurrido entre un estudiante de bachillerato en una escuela católica, Nick Sandman, y un caballero indígena estadounidense, Nathan Phillips, en la Explanada Nacional en Washington, D.C. Se ha escrito en exceso para tratar de explicar el sentido de ese encuentro y no quiero añadir otra interpretación. Sin embargo, me parece que en esa situación hubo muchos malentendidos parciales. Lo que sea que los dos querían comunicar no parecía estar llegando a ninguno de los dos, ya que permanecían encerrados en una nube de aparentes malentendidos. En mi época de joven seminarista, solíamos citar un axioma escolástico para describir tales situaciones: “Quidquid recipitur ad modum recipientis recipitur” (Lo que se recibe se recibe según el modo del receptor). El famoso poeta escocés, Robert Burns, lo expresó de otra manera: “Oh, ¿nos daría algún poder el regalo de vernos como nos ven los demás?”. La complejidad de la comunicación humana me
trae a la mente la importancia de desarrollar un oído atento y auténtico. Ya sea en los periódicos o en las redes sociales, vemos evidencia de una constante charla, pero no parece que se esté escuchando mucho. Los insultos, los estereotipos, los prejuicios, la intolerancia, las diferencias culturales, los celos, la ira y el egocentrismo ponen enormes obstáculos en el camino de la comunicación fluida. Nos dificultan que escuchemos realmente lo que la otra persona está diciendo. Escuchar realmente exige que salvemos esos obstáculos y le prestemos a la otra persona nuestra atención plena y desinteresada, mostrándole un interés genuino y un deseo de comprender profundamente lo que está diciendo. Esto no significa que al fin y al cabo estaremos de acuerdo con lo que se esté diciendo, pero sí que estaremos dispuestos a aprender, a crecer y a profundizar en la apreciación de otro punto de vista. Esta es una tarea realmente exigente. Me parece que la mejor manera de desarrollar la habilidad y el arte de escuchar activamente es observar cómo Cristo escuchó a los demás, especialmente a su Padre. Después de todo, Él es la última Palabra hablada por Dios. ¿Qué mejor manera de aprender a escuchar que abrirle nuestros oídos y nuestro corazón a Cristo, a la Palabra que tiene el poder de darnos vida eterna? Tomemos por ejemplo el encuentro entre Jesús y la mujer samaritana en el pozo que se relata en el Evangelio de Juan (Jn 4, 5-22). Esta conversación ilustra la manera en que debe escuchar el cristiano, la cual puede llevar al lector orante a prestarle la debida atención a la Palabra. Lo que me impresiona primero en este hermoso pasaje del Evangelio es que Jesús escuchó profundamente. Fue más allá de las palabras superficiales de la mujer y se ocupó de lo que estaba pasando dentro de su corazón. Él escuchó su angustia, su tristeza, la dificultad de su vida. Fue más allá de sus palabras y sin duda vio grabadas en su cara las líneas de preocupación y preocupación. Le dio tiempo para que conversara y expresara lo que ella tenía que decir. Permitió que cada nueva oración le llevara a un entendimiento más profundo de lo que ella realmente quería. Cuando leo este pasaje, a menudo me siento avergonzado al darme cuenta de que muchas veces tengo tanta prisa o estoy tan absorto en mis múltiples pensamientos que no les doy a los demás el tiempo que necesitan para comunicarse. O bien, puedo optar por permanecer
en un plano superficial porque no estoy de humor o simplemente estoy demasiado cansado para adentrarme en algo profundo. Cuando le pregunto a una persona: “¿Cómo estás?” En realidad no estoy buscando una respuesta genuina, sino más bien una simple: “Bien, gracias”, para que pueda yo seguir con mis asuntos. Jesús le dio tiempo a la mujer samaritana, mucho tiempo, y le prestó su total atención. Allí hay mucho en qué pensar. Se me ocurre que escuchar de esta manera implica una verdadera humildad, el tipo de humildad que Jesús mostró cuando entabló una conversación con la mujer samaritana. Por un lado, sería inaudito que un hombre hablara con una mujer desconocida en público, y mucho menos en el pozo de agua, donde no se permitía que las mujeres estuviesen presentes, excepto a primera hora de la mañana o a última hora de la tarde. Es por eso que Juan especifica que la hora de la conversación era alrededor del mediodía. Se nos dice que los discípulos se sorprendieron mucho al encontrar a Jesús hablando con una mujer en tales circunstancias. Por otra parte, Jesús era un rabino, un maestro respetado y venerado que no se esperaba que dedicara el tiempo necesario para entablar conversación con esta mujer. Además, sería muy poco probable que un hombre judío hablara con un samaritano debido a las tensiones entre las dos culturas. Pero Jesús trascendió todas estas costumbres y con humildad escuchó atentamente lo que la mujer samaritana tenía que decir. La humildad es un componente clave para escuchar con la debida atención. Muchas veces me he dado cuenta de que no he estado escuchando a la otra persona, sino simplemente esperando a que deje de hablar para poder plantear mi punto de vista, defender mi posición, promover mi rectitud o defender mi honor. Cuando nos enfocamos solamente en las propias preocupaciones, es bastante difícil prestarle la debida atención a lo que dice otra persona, en cualquier nivel. Es necesario hacer acopio de verdadera humildad para ponerse en segundo lugar y centrar la atención en la persona con la que se está hablando. Desarrollar un sentido de humildad para escuchar con mayor eficacia no significa quedarse fuera de la conversación. Mientras Jesús concentra su atención en la mujer samaritana, Él continúa tratando de ayudarla a encontrar lo que ella está buscando. Prestar atención a otra persona no significa aparentar que se está escuchando activamente y murmurar “¡Ajá!” y “Sí, ya veo”
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de vez en cuando. Más bien, significa compartir los sentimientos, los deseos y la sabiduría. En el caso del Evangelio, Jesús ofrece su propia vida por la mujer samaritana al comunicarle que Él es un manantial de agua que da vida. Escuchar debidamente significa seguir el ejemplo de Jesús y reaccionar generosamente hacia los demás mientras le prestamos atención a lo que hemos escuchado. Pienso que esto apunta a lo que Thomas Merton quiso decir cuando indicó: “El nivel más profundo de comunicación no es la comunicación en sí, sino la comunión. No tiene palabras... más allá del habla... más allá del concepto.” Ofrezco estas breves reflexiones con la esperanza de que todos nosotros podamos tratar de prestarle más atención a lo que oímos. Hay tantos temas que acaparan nuestra atención en estos días: la crisis del abuso sexual en la Iglesia, la inmigración, el aborto, el suicidio asistido, las rivalidades políticas, y muchos más. Es esencial que nos escuchemos realmente unos a otros. Escucharnos mutuamente no significa que comprometamos nuestros valores o abandonemos nuestras creencias más profundas. Significa, más bien, que trataremos de comprender mejor el punto de vista de la otra persona y que nos esforzaremos por lograr la unidad en medio de nuestra diversidad. Significa que al comprender más plenamente la postura de otra persona, se nos facilitará abrazar nuestros propios puntos de vista con mayor claridad y estaremos más dispuestos a crecer e incluso a modificar algunos aspectos de nuestra manera de pensar si así nos lo pidiesen. Quien escuche activamente y con atención nunca tendría que temerle a la verdad. Me acuerdo de la historia de un matrimonio que estaba teniendo una discusión. En un momento dado, el marido, en un ataque de ira, se refirió a su esposa empleando un término nada grato y procedió a salir de la habitación. Antes de que llegara a la puerta, ella le preguntó: “¿Me has dicho eso porque me quieres o porque querías hacerme daño?”. El marido respondió: “¿Qué clase de pregunta estúpida es ésa?”. Un día después, en la mesa del desayuno, el marido le dijo a su mujer: “Ayer me hiciste una pregunta y no te la contesté. La verdad es que quería hacerte daño y lo siento. Te amo.” Fue en ese momento cuando realmente comenzaron a comunicarse. Jesús nunca evitó el trato con la gente ni hablarles de corazón a corazón: Cor ad cor loquitur [El corazón habla al corazón], como dice el lema del cardenal John Henry Newman. Tal vez sea cierto que nuestra comunicación humana se presta a malentendidos parciales, pero al seguir el ejemplo de Cristo y rogarle que bendiga nuestras conversaciones, hay maneras de buscar mejores resultados, de entendernos mejor los unos a los otros y de profundizar los lazos que nos unen. Recuerdo que cuando era niño me dijeron que había una razón por la cual Dios me dio una boca y dos oídos. Esa simple verdad quizás no sea muy profunda, pero podría ayudar mucho a aclarar todo ese malentendido parcial. Sinceramento suyo en el Señor,
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Who Has Been the Most Influential Person in Your Life and Why?
Robert Lopez: The most influential person in my life has been Fr. Jam Klak, a priest and professor who has shown me the joy that comes from a life conformed to Christ.Â
Jordan Sanchez: The person who had the greatest influence on my vocation was Fr. Patrick Hough, S.J. It was through his example that I began to fall deeply in love with God, especially as He comes to us so gently in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.Â
Jacob Romero: Fr. John Carney has been a great influence in my life since I was eight years old. His commitment to priesthood has always been a great inspiration to me.
Michael Villavicencio: My mom has been a great influence in my life. She is a dedicated homeschooling mom who takes the time to be sure that my family receives a proper Catholic education. Her faith in God and family is one of the reasons I received the calling to be a priest.
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Franciscans of New Mexico, Part of a Coast-to-Coast Effort
By Fr. Jack Clark Robinson, O.F.M., Provincial Curia Since 2012, members of the Order of Friars Minor (the Franciscans) have engaged in an on-going effort to revitalize their religious life and restructure their fraternal governance across the United States. Our Lady of Guadalupe Province, the Franciscans in New Mexico and on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, is the youngest and smallest province of the six involved in these efforts, but their “youth” and size have not kept them from being a vital part of these nation-wide efforts. Recently, the Ministers Provincial of the six U.S. Provinces engaged in this process met here in Albuquerque, the headquarter city of Our Lady of Guadalupe Province. Last May, the six provinces each voted in an Extraordinary Provincial Chapter to petition their Minister General in Rome, the head of the world-wide Franciscan Order to restructure them. Currently there are six provinces, or regional groups, with six different provincial administrations. Those administrations are headquartered in New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, California and here in Albuquerque. With restructuring there will be only one administration, at an as yet unknown location. The process to get to one administration will probably take at least four more years, involving lots and lots of preparatory work on the part of the friars. Their efforts are not simply to change administrative structures, but even more importantly, to renew their spiritual and ministerial life. The Franciscans in 21st century America long to be the same sort of blessing to this time and place as St. Francis of Assisi was to 13th century Italy. The current six provinces: Holy Name of Jesus, St. John the Baptist, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sacred Heart of Jesus,
Saint Barbara and Our Lady of Guadalupe, have among them over 800 Franciscan brothers and priests doing ministries of every sort done by any priest or religious brother in the Church. Here in the archdiocese, the Franciscans staff Holy Family Parish in Albuquerque and Jemez Pueblo and its missions. Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM, one of the friars, is the founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation, located in the South Valley, but with worldwide connections. They also have a fraternity of retired brothers and priests in the South Valley whose nine friars have between them more than 400 years of combined ministerial experience here in the Southwest. In years gone by, the Franciscans also staffed the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis in Santa Fe and numerous other parishes. They still work extensively in both the Diocese of Gallup and the Diocese of Las Cruces. The Franciscan friars work with Secular Franciscans, dozens of women and men across the state who are
committed to living lives “in the world” inspired by the spirituality and example of St. Francis. The coordination of the efforts necessary to bring the friars together in their efforts and revitalization and restructuring from New York to California falls to their six Ministers Provincial, who are pictured here at their recent meeting in Albuquerque. They are from left to right: James Gannon, O.F.M. (Wisconsin); David Gaa, O.F.M. (California); Thomas Nairn, O.F.M. (Missouri); Jack Clark Robinson, O.F.M. (Albuquerque); Kevin Mullen, O.F.M. (New York), and Mark Soehner, O.F.M. (Ohio). Since the vote of their six Provinces to request restructuring of their fraternal governance, these six men, along with numerous other friars helping them in various ways, have begun to meet on a regular basis. Their January meeting here in Albuquerque marked the third time that they have meet here since 2015. As Fr. Kevin from New York said, “We love the people, the sunshine, and the chile of New Mexico!”
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Awareness & Unity Day Mass | March | Rally
By Deacon Steve Rangel, Associate Director, New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops
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he three dioceses of New Mexico prayerfully marked the 46th anniversary of the Supreme Court Roe V. Wade decision, which legalized abortion, with a Sanctity of Life Awareness and Unity Day in Santa Fe on January 16, 2019. The day included a noon Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe with the four bishops of New Mexico, Archbishop John C. Wester and Archbishop Emeritus Michael J. Sheehan, both of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Bishop Gerald Kicanas, Apostolic Administrator, Diocese of Las Cruces, and Bishop James S. Wall, Diocese of Gallup. Immediately following the Mass, 1100 Catholics and other brothers and sisters in Christ joined together to March for Life in a prayerful procession to the State Capitol for a rally in the rotunda encouraging all to stand up for life and to inform and educate
the faithful concerning serious life legislation facing our state. Speaking at the rally, Bishop James Wall voiced his concern for the two legislative bills being discussed this session; the decriminalization of abortion in our state and the “Death with Dignity Act.” It is Bishop Wall’s belief that these measures, along with the fact that we are one of the few states that has late term abortion, would move our state even further into the culture of death. He encourages people of God to have a good strong voice and to spread the Gospel of Life, which is that life is sacred from conception to natural death. Legislation for abortion and physician-assisted suicide is bad legislation. It makes us a less caring society, a less loving society. Life is not something to be thrown away, but to be cherished. Choice is good when the right choice is made, and to take someone else’s life is not the right choice. We are encouraged to pray for the conversion of those who would promote the culture of death, especially those who are in a position to bring about change.
Ariana Nava of St. John Vianney Church in Rio Rancho, a senior at Rio Rancho High School who founded the pro-life group at the school, spoke from a youth perspective. Ariana told those gathered in the rotunda, “I’m up here because I want to see a change and I can’t just stand idly by and watch as nothing happens. If a young woman like myself finds herself in an unplanned pregnancy, she needs to know that she is loved. Part of the problem is that these young women feel alone, unloved, scared, and confused. We need to be telling her that she’s not alone and that her and her baby are both loved. Most of us here know the development of a child in the womb, but some of these young girls don’t, and they aren’t being informed enough about their options other than abortion. Our society likes to disguise abortion as the only option for a woman facing this life-altering event. These young women deserve to know all of their options and we must work together as a State to make sure they know the truth and that through it all, they are safe. It is our parents’ job
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Archbishop John C. Wester celebrates Mass with Bishop Gerald Kicanas, Apostolic Administrator, Diocese of Las Cruces, Bishop James Wall, Diocese of Gallup, Archbishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of Santa Fe and several other priests throughout the archdiocese.
These young women need to be surrounded by trusted adults guiding them through this. Our society must protect our young women, and that means us, to keep these young girls facing unplanned pregnancies both safe and informed.”
It was encouraging to see all the people gathered for the day willing to stand up for life. We are the voice for those who cannot speak for themselves. We are all called to be ambassadors for life by sharing the message to respect life, to protect life and to love life.
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as we grow up to make sure that we are safe, but it gets harder for them to do so as we get older. In reality, we still need our parents as teenagers. There’s a reason why we can’t join the military, get tattoos, or even take an aspirin at school without their permission.
Bishop James Wall, Diocese of Gallup, Ariana Nava, president, Rio Rancho Students for Life.
Deacon Steve Rangel, Associate Director, NMCCB, Allen Sánchez, Executive Director, NMCCB, and Archbishop John C. Wester gather in the State Capitol.
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Tragedy in Taos Ends in Four Lives Saved UNM Hospital’s First Organ Donor Walk of Honor By Bobbie Jo Borg, Corey Borg-Massanari’s Mother
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orey Borg-Massanari was 19 years old when he was baptized in the Catholic faith. He was 22 years old when he was caught up in the avalanche at Taos Ski Valley on January 17, 2019 that ultimately claimed two lives. Corey was born in Pueblo, CO and raised in Brainerd, MN where he graduated high school in 2015. He moved to Vail, CO where he attended Colorado Mountain College. While attending college he worked at Patagonia in Vail Village where he would often go skiing on his lunch break. Corey was known for his smile, his quirky sense of humor and his unique sense of style. He loved spending time with family and friends, and especially his fuzzy dog, Abu. Corey was an experienced and avid skier and loved the outdoors. He enjoyed camping, fishing, zip-lining, snowmobiling, dirt biking and so much more. He liked working on his Jeep with his dad and learned the love of cooking from his mom. On January 21, Corey lived a life of thoughtful service. 2019, Corey and his In addition to being Catholic, Corey was a family were honored registered organ and tissue donor. In the by University of New Mexico Hospital tragedy of his untimely death, Corey donated (UNMH) employees five organs, giving new life to four transplant for his final act on patients, and 50 more will benefit from this earth – to give his gift of tissue donation. life as an organ and tissue donor. Hundreds of medical and support staff, as well as UNMH’s Chaplain, Fr. Benjamin Onwumelu, lined the hallway in silent and at times tearfilled attention for UNM Hospital’s first Organ Donor Walk of Honor as the ICU bed carrying Corey was wheeled to the operating room for the recovery of life-saving organs. Corey lived a life of thoughtful service. In addition to being Catholic, Corey was a registered organ and tissue donor. In the tragedy of his untimely death, Corey donated five organs giving new life to four transplant patients, and 50 more will benefit from his gift of tissue donation. Corey signed up to be an organ donor and his family wishes to encourage everyone to register in honor of Corey at www.BeTheGiftToday.com. Editor’s Note: Corey Borg-Massanari was born on September 15, 1996 in Pueblo, CO to Mark Massanari and Bobbie Jo Borg. Mass of Christian Burial was held February 2, 2019 at Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Crosslake. MN. The family invites you to view their video of Corey on the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Facebook page. (ArchdioceseSantaFeOfficial).
Corey Borg-Massanari September 15, 1996 - January 21, 2019
About New Mexico Donor Services (NMDS): New Mexico Donor Services, a Donate Life organization, is a private, not-for-profit agency committed to saving and enhancing lives by facilitating the donation of organs and tissue in New Mexico since 1984. More than 3,000 life-saving organ transplants have been coordinated by NMDS making it possible for donors and their families to give the gift of life to patients in need. NMDS educates New Mexicans about the importance of being a registered donor. For more information, visit: DonateLifeNM.org
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Catholic Charities Welcomes New Board Members and Recognizes Departing Members
Catholic Charities Brings Hope to Families Like Gabriel’s
Growing up, Gabriel’s only expectation for his future was a life of incarceration. All he knew was a downward spiral of addiction, homelessness and loss of family. After becoming a single father to seven children, Gabriel found the drive to make a change for himself and his family. He became clean and sought help to find a stable home for his children. That was when he was connected with Catholic Charities Center for Self-Sufficiency and Housing Assistance. In less than a year, Gabriel graduated our Proyecto La Luz program, which provides up to 24 months of housing assistance and case management to families with dependent children in Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties. He and his family now have a house to call home. We invite you to learn more about his journey by watching the video created by videographer Alden Bruce at www.ccasfnm.org/videos
Above and Beyond The heart of Catholic Charities is our staff who are dedicated to honoring human dignity and putting faith in action to improve the lives of those in need. Even over the holidays, our staff remain dedicated to helping the community. During the agency’s Christmas closure, Very Rev. John Daniel was working with a Swahili-speaking family who had experienced a loss, so he reached out to Catholic Charities for help with translation. Peace Izabayo, Case Manager/Student Advocate (and newly elected to the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs with the City of ABQ Steering Committee Board) in our Center for Refugee Support, and Kathy Freeze, Director of our Center for Community Involvement, stepped up during their breaks to assist him and this family. In Fr. John’s words, “It was a blessing to see all of you at Catholic Charities respond the way you did.”
On January 8, Catholic Charities held the annual Board Blessing at San Felipe de Neri Church with Mass celebrated by Fr. Andy Pavlak and a reception held at High Noon. It was a beautiful evening of welcoming new board members and saying farewell to board members who are stepping down. Catholic Charities would like to welcome the following individuals to our board this year: Guy Berger, Jack Conrad, Don Kawal, Philip Menicucci, Bessy Narvaez, James Ortiz, and Mary Rose Twohig. We would also like to thank the following departing board members for their years of incredible service to Catholic Charities: Pamela Alexanderson, Bob Casey, Eddie Gallegos, Susan Keil Smith, Lori Muller, and Virginia Schroder. Finally, we would like to thank the following for continuing to serve on our board and providing invaluable support and guidance: Lanell Anderson, Eddie Fernandez, Cindy Frame, Thomas Keleher, Chuck Metzler, Loan Phan, Carmel Rippberger, Jerry Sais, Pat Schroeder, Fr. Michael Shea, Lisa Trujillo, and Giulia Urquhart. Eddie Fernandez did a wonderful job as chairperson of our board through 2018. We expect to have another amazing year with our new board chairperson, Tom Keleher.
Congratulations Juana Salazar We are pleased to announce that Catholic Charities’ Center for Immigration and Citizenship Legal Assistance (CICLA) now has four Department of Justice (DOJ) Accredited Representatives! Juana Salazar, a program assistant in CICLA, received her accreditation last month. Congratulations Juana! Accredited Representatives are authorized through the DOJ Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) to represent immigrants in applications to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office. This helps increase the availability of immigration legal representation for low-income individuals. Catholic Charities’ Center for Immigration and Citizenship Legal Assistance is a DOJ recognized provider of low-cost immigration services in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Our services include family based petitions, adjustment of status, consular processing, waiver for unlawful presence, naturalization, DACA assistance, and U Visas and VAWA petitions for domestic violence, sexual assault, and/ or crime. In 2018, CICLA assisted over 9,000 individuals and families.
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You are invited!
I Thirst: A Day of Refreshment for Lay Ministers Retreat Master: Archbishop John C. Wester Archbishop of Santa Fe Saturday February 23, 2019 Cristo Rey Catholic Church Santa Fe, NM Evangelization calls all of the baptized to work toward the transformation of the world. Some do this by working in the Church. The laity have an important role to play in the life of the Church through the exercise of different ministries according to the grace and charisms given to them by God (Co-Workers, 8-9). This retreat day is an invitation to Lay Ministers and Lay Ecclesial Ministers in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe to “come away” for a while and be refreshed with new insights and possibilities in their service to the People of God in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Our retreat Master will be Archbishop John C. Wester. Our day will begin at 9:30am and will culminate with the celebration of the Sunday Anticipatory Mass at Cristo Rey at 4:30pm. Cost is $10 and includes lunch. Space is limited so register online today at https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=1b5cec
WHAT IS LAY MINISTRY?
All lay men and women are called to participate in the mission of the church, to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ by their actions and words, and to work toward the transformation of the world. Most respond to this call in ‘secular’ arenas - in family life, in their workplace, and in the civic community. Some also work within the church, to build up the Christian community through various forms of “ministry.” Some do this on a limited, voluntary, or temporary basis as catechists, liturgical ministers, parish council members, visitors to the sick, youth workers, advocates for the poor, and so on. Some serve on a more stable basis and may
even be employed in the church. “Lay ministry” is a broad term that encompasses all these forms of service within or on behalf of the church community.
WHAT IS LAY ECCLESIAL MINISTRY?
Within the broader group of lay ministers is a smaller group of men and women whose service is characterized by:
§ Authorization of the hierarchy to serve publicly in the local church § Leadership in a particular area of ministry § Close mutual collaboration with the pastoral ministry of bishops, priests, and deacons § Preparation and formation appropriate to the level of responsibilities assigned to them The US Bishops have referred to these women and men as “lay ecclesial ministers.” The term is generic. It includes people serving in a variety of roles. In a parish, for example, it might include the pastoral associate, director of religious education, youth minister, pastoral musician, or school principal. Lay ecclesial ministry also encompasses service beyond the parish, including the ministry of health care chaplains, campus ministers, ministers to the incarcerated and diocesan leaders. http://www.johnpaul2center.org/Lay-Formation/LayMinistry.htm Whether you serve your Church as a Lay Minister or Lay Ecclesial Minister, this day is for you! Register today to reserve your spot! Go to https://secure.acceptiva. com/?cst=1b5cec
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Archdiocese of Santa Fe Office of Pastoral Outreach Blessing of Age Spring Retreat for Full Life
Grounded, Grateful, Gracious
March 26, 2019 at John XXIII Parish, 8 AM – 1:30 PM SCHEDULE 8:00 AM Registration 9:00 AM Mass 9:30 AM Coffee & Fellowship 10:00 AM Opening Prayer: In Gathering Retreat Centering: Time, Attitudes, Spirituality for Maturity I. Grounded Personal Prayer Time II. Grateful Personal Prayer Time III. Gracious: Restoring Civility Faith Sharing IV. Hope Chest Closing Prayer Luncheon 12:30 PM
Sister Paula Gallagher IHM is a member of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart from Scranton PA. She has served as a music educator, spirituality presenter, spiritual director, liturgist and liturgical musician, RCIA director, family care giver, and adult faith formation specialist in the Diocese of Brooklyn NY, Pittsburgh PA, Scranton/Willkes Barre PA, Newark NJ, Nelson, British Columbia Canada, and in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Sister Paula has served as a presenter for Sabbatical programs at Sangre de Cristo Center and Canossian Center, retreat facilitator at the Dominican Retreat Center, Canossian Center, Madonna Center, for various communities of religious women, Archdiocesan and parish groups. She has facilitated several bereavement support programs for Hospice and faith communities. Currently she is an Adult Faith Formation presenter for the Pastoral Ministries Division of the Archdiocese, teaching basic theology courses, advanced level scripture, leadership courses for the schools of ministry, and programs for the formation of catechists. She offers individual spiritual direction, and serves as RCIA Director for San Isidro Parish in Santa Fe, NM She is a 2015 recipient of the Dominican Ecclesial Institute’s Lumen Gentium award for excellence in adult faith formation. The Archdiocese of Santa Fe entered into Chapter 11 Reorganization during the first week of December, 2018. The utmost concern is for the victims of abuse. Our prayers are with them. The Annual Catholic Appeal Foundation is NOT part of the Chapter 11 filing. ACA is separately Incorporated and funding is not available for legal claims. ACA remains a significant source of funding for the ministries and services of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe throughout this process and beyond. Christ’s loving work must endure through this. Thank you for continuing to support these efforts.
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BLESSINGS OF AGE Spring Retreat Registration Form MAIL REGISTRATION FORM ALONG WITH A $15.00 CHECK TO: Archdiocese of Santa Fe Pastoral Outreach Office 505-831-8174 4000 ST. Joseph PL. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS MONDAY MARCH 18, 2019 NAME:_____________________________________PHONE:_______________________ ADDRESS:_________________________________CITY:_____________________ZIP______________ PARISH:___________________________________SPECIAL NEEDS:____________________________
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For Our Hearts to be Open, We Must Love Unconditionally: Reflection on the Pastoral Letter Against Racism By Rachel Baca, CCHD Intern Racism is a destructive and persistent form of evil, as stated by the bishops of the Catholic Church of the United States. Christ calls us to love our neighbors (Mt 22:39), and, at times, we fail to acknowledge the human dignity of the people wounded by racist slurs, terms, gestures, abuse, or any act of discrimination against one’s ethnicity or race. The bishops urge us not allow silence and failure to act in our communities, churches, and as individuals as these racial injustices occur (p. 4). Here are some places in which racism is present: Racism can be found in our hearts … placed there
unwillingly or unknowingly by our upbringing and culture Racism can be institutional – when practices or traditions are upheld that treat certain groups of people unjustly Systemic racism – working in how resources are allocated to communities that remain de facto segregated (i.e. Flint, MI’s water crisis) … the instances of discrimination, prejudice, and racism, sadly, are too many” (p. 5-6). The US Bishops are calling us to “a genuine conversion of heart, a conversion that will compel change and the reform of our institutions and society” (p. 7). “We are meant to love God with our whole being, which then overflows into love for our neighbor” (p. 9). The bishops highlight experiences of Native Americans, African Americans and Hispanics in hoping that the reader will better understand how these groups have been negatively treated and dehumanized in the past and how our response to racism has lacked at times. Racism is a difficult subject. Perhaps we might identify personal prejudices, however most people would not identify as “racist”. Loving others is a part of Christianity, but sometimes we ignore hateful and sinful acts against others. We may experience unjust actions towards us and justify our condemnation of them, yet, “love is at the heart of the Christian life” (p. 17). Every act, word and thought should be done with love, for there is no place for racism in the hearts of anyone. What can we do? We can open our hearts and ears and listen to the pleas of our brothers and sisters struggling in a world that has bullied and disrespected them. We must promote justice and use empathy in our words and actions. We must walk humbly with God, and with each step, there will be change, love and care for all our fellow humans. The US Bishops have provided educational and parish resources for reflection on racism. Go to http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/racism/index.cfm to find the pastoral itself in English and Spanish, educational resources for grades K-12, college, and adults. There are also bulletin inserts, pastoral aids, prayer resources, and backgrounders on systemic racism.
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Love and Life
By Carol Feeney, Project Rachel Coordinator He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18: 2-3 February is the month for celebrating love and romance, but for Catholics, celebrating love is a way of life. Catholics love life, and we believe in the sanctity of all human life. Babies are especially easy to love. They are innocent and beautiful. Parents naturally love their babies. Babies respond to this, and they learn to return love to their parents. As they grow, they learn to love their friends and extended family. Children who are raised in the Judeo-Christian tradition learn about God’s love for them. They learn to exercise the virtue of charity, which is the love of God and the love of others for God’s sake. To be charitable is to want what is best for others, and charitable people take joy in seeing joy in others. It is easy to love babies, friends, family, and others who are lovable. But to love those who seem unlovable is a difficult task, and it may require a trusting, childlike faith. If it seems like a “superpower” to be capable of loving those who offend us or who offend God, it is because it takes God’s grace to choose to love like this. But God has equipped each of us to love like Him. Some people may believe at some point in their lives that the best thing for themselves or someone they know is to end an unexpected pregnancy through abortion. Perhaps it is because they have not yet developed an understanding of an unborn human life as something that is sacred and celebrated. To be uncharitable is to deny God’s invitation to love. At times, we may find ourselves judging others who seem to actively undermine our values, especially by ending innocent lives through abortion. However, by praying and asking for God’s help to love those who seem “against us”, God’s grace removes our bitterness and allows us to love our enemies and seek their conversion toward charity. “The most common opposite to love of God, to the compassion of God, is indifference,” the Pope said January 8, 2019 during morning Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae where he lives. “Think about this: God takes the first step, He has compassion and mercy, but many times our attitude is indifference...Learning to love like Jesus did is a process (http:// w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2019).” In this month of February, may we seek to love and pray for those who seem to us to be unlovable. This kind of mature loving is difficult, but God calls each of us to love like Him, with mercy and compassion. For help after abortion, please call the confidential Project Rachel message line: 505.831.8238.
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Davalos, Pettis
Mr. Quentin Edward Pettis of Boston, MA and Ms. Ella Louise Davalos of Albuquerque were married on February 15, 1969 at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Albuquerque. Quentin served in the US Air Force and then became an agent for John Hancock and Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Companies. Ella worked for Mountain Bell and US West. In 1994, they became owners of Video Tape It! Production company in Albuquerque. They enjoy traveling on pilgrimages with their parish community and are active in many ministries in their parish of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Alameda, NM. They have two children, Darren E. Pettis of Albuquerque, Corri I. Apodaca, husband Ryan now living in Norway, ME, five grandchildren, Amanda Pettis Gonzales of Albuquerque, Ava Apodaca, Charlize Apodaca, Jacobi Apodaca, and Josiah Apodaca. In celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary they ask for prayers from their family, friends and their parish family.
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Flaherty, Griffin Mr. Matthew James Griffin, Sr. of Manhattan, NY and Miss Mary Ann Thèrése Flaherty of Brooklyn, NY were joined in Holy Matrimony on February 7, 1959 at St. Lukes Roman Catholic Church in Whitestone, New York. They met while working at Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in Long Island, NY. Later they coowned a Carvel Ice Cream Store in Medford, NY. They moved to Albuquerque, NM in March 1973 with their 4 children (1 son and 3 daughters), and their German Shepherd dog. Their children attended Our Lady of Annunciation in Albuquerque, NM. Matthew and Mary are currently parishioners at St. John XXIII. Matthew served in the US Army - Medical Corp. in NJ, TX, Mexico and Germany, he also worked for American Airlines in NY, he later became a realtor and a heavy equipment salesman in NM. He retired in 1985. Mary worked for Mobile Press-Register in AL, she later became a realtor and worked as a medical insurance representative for various medical doctors and a physical therapy agency. She retired in 1999. They enjoy traveling in their RV, spending time with their German Shepard, visiting with family and friends, and keeping up with their children and grandchildren. They will be celebrating their 60th diamond anniversary with their family. May God, who has given you sixty years together, of his infinite goodness and mercy continue to bless each of you and your union.
Sanchez, Valencia 70th Wedding Anniversary of Leopoldo Valencia and Crucita (Sanchez) Valencia Wedding Date and Place: 19 February 1949 at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Taos, NM Parish in which the couple currently resides: La Santísima Trinidad in Arroyo Seco, NM Mr. Leopoldo Valencia and Miss Crucita Sanchez were joined in holy matrimony at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Taos, NM on February 19, 1949. From this union came the blessing of 10 children: Rosie (Pat), Mary, Gloria (Vergil), Carmen, Laura, Jane, Leo Jr. (Kristy), Sam (Cathy), MaryEllen (Steve), and Bernice. Three of their daughters are deceased: Mary, Bernice and Jane. The couple also lost two grandsons: Julian and Juanito Montoya. Leo and Crucita are also blessed with 17 (living) grandchildren and 22 great-grand-
children. Leo and Crucita have been members of the parish of La Santísima Trinidad in Arroyo Seco, NM, where they raised their family and have been involved with the local church and the community. Leo had his own farm and sawmill and worked dawn to dusk. The family remembers him going for logs early in the morning, cutting the logs in the sawmill during the day and delivering the lumber in the evenings. Later he worked for the US Forest Service where he retired. In 1963, the couple opened a gas station which was run by the family—Crucita was a housewife, but also helped with the gas station. The station was kept in operation until 2005 when Leo retired from the Forest Service. Together, they also own a trailer park. With God’s blessing, they have gone through rough as well as good times. The family gives thanks to God that they are still blessed with Leopoldo and Crucita both, and will all celebrate this 70th anniversary of marriage. The maid of honor, Ofelia Abeyta (94), who is Leo’s sister, will also be present for this momentous occasion.
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By Celina Chavez, Program & Communication Coordinator, Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey
Somos de la Vid. We are of the Vine. It was in the spirit of John 15:5 that Fr. Graham Golden, O. Praem. of the Norbertine Community’s Office of Christian Discipleship and Religious Vocation and Fr. Michael Niemczak of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Vocations Office brought a group of 27 New Mexican young adults to Indianapolis, IN for SEEK 2019, a conference gathering over 17,000 young adults, college students, campus ministers, and religious from across the United States and Europe. These young adults represented various places and parishes within the Archdiocese of Santa Fe: Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey, Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Community, St. Joseph on the Rio Grande, Prince of Peace Catholic Church, and St. Jude Thaddeus in Albuquerque; New Mexico Highlands University Newman Center and Immaculate Conception in Las Vegas; and Santa Maria de la Paz and the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe. While there, their group participated in daily Mass and Eucharistic Adoration; hear inspiring and challenging talks by well-known Catholic speakers, Fr. Mike Schmitz (Archdiocese of Duluth, Ascension Press), Lila Rose (Live Action Founder & President), and Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, among them; and bond together in deeper relationship with each other as well as with other New Mexicans who met them there, including a college group from Eastern New Mexico University and Fr. Angelo Marquez who currently serves the Archdiocese of Santa Fe at Holy Trinity Church in Arroyo Seco, NM. About his experience, Br. Patricio Chacón, O. Praem. states, “What I enjoyed most about SEEK was getting to encounter so many different people at different points in their own journeys. I was also really excited and proud to represent New Mexico.” Br. Lorenzo Romero-Ramos, O. Praem. came up with the group’s name and trending hashtag #SomosdelaVid and enjoyed the opportunity to participate in the truth of this through attending the Latin Mass at Holy Rosary Church in Indianapolis. His experience at SEEK 2019 made him appreciate all the more how we practice our faith here in New Mexico. In addition to their experience as attendees, the Norbertine Community had a booth at the conference, hoping to draw young adults to learn about the Norbertine Order and consider opportunities for discernment, service, and retreat in New Mexico. Throughout the conference, many young people, young men and women alike, stopped by their booth to speak to their Norbertines in habits, Fr. Graham Golden, O. Praem., Br. Patricio Chacón, O. Praem, and Br. Lorenzo Romero-Ramos, O. Praem, their Postulant, Andres Myers, and their Office of Christian Discipleship and Religious Vocation
The New Mexico Somos de la Vid group on the last day of SEEK 2019, Indianapolis, IN Program and Communications Coordinator, Celina Chavez. As he nears the profession of his Simple Vows later this year, Br. Patricio appreciated the grace of meeting many people who had not heard of the Norbertine Order: “It was a reinforcing experience, getting to talk about the community, the dynamics of our life as Norbertines, and what a Norbertine is, especially because three-quarters of the people we encountered didn’t know what a Norbertine was.”
The Somos de la Vid group returned to New Mexico encouraged and inspired to share the love of Christ in their communities, work, school, and daily living. Their time at SEEK 2019, much of it together, has moved them to embrace more fully the Somos de la Vid spirit they set off with and given them a glimpse of what they hope for where they are—a oneness as branches of Jesus the Vine, a people of a truly universal Catholic faith with a mission to know and spread the joy of the Gospel.
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Catholic Schools Week
ALL SCHOOLS MASS The Archdioces e of San ta Fe Cath ol i c S ch oo l s j o i ned Catho li c sc ho o l s acr o ss the nation to celebr ate Cat holic S cho o l ’ s W eek , Jan uary 27 – Febr uar y 2 , 20 19 . Dur ing this week of c ele brati o n , n earl y 1 ,00 0 s tud ent s, teac hers, par ents and alu mni a ttend ed t he ann ual A l l Scho ol s M as s cel ebrat ed b y A rc h bi sho p John C. Wes ter a t St . Jos eph ’s o n th e Ri o Gran d e. In h is ho mily, Ar chbish op W es ter chal l en g ed al l to h ear t he c all o f Jesu s a t a d eep er l eve l - to be on e with eac h o th er, t o r esp ect o ne an o th er, t o f or gi ve o ne an o th er , to love one another , an d t o be m erc if ul to o n e ano th er. A t th e c o nclu sion of Mas s, Ms . S us an Mur ph y , Sup eri nt end ent , rea d the pro cl am ation from G overnor Mi ch el le Lujan Gri s ham d ecl ari ng th e w ee k of Jan uary 27 - F ebru ar y, 2, 201 9 as Ca tho l i c S cho o l s Week in t he S tat e of New M ex i co.
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Faith-Filled Education
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Experts Help SPX Engineering Thrive By Melissa W. Sais, St. Pius X Advancement Office The engineering program at St. Pius X High School thrives on its engineering lab modeled on a sister lab at Stanford University. Key to its success is parent volunteer Max Barela, an equipment technician at Intel. “This lab is important to me because it teaches our kids skills that reinforce what is being taught in the classroom,” Barela says. “It’s the application to the theory and I believe it completes the learning process.” Barela has secured the lab various pieces of equipment from Intel, including the vertical mill used everyday. “However the best thing he has done for us is volunteer his time,” says SPX engineering teacher Larry Sanchez. “He has given well over 100 hours since the lab came on line, helping the kids run the equipment and with their SolidWorks programming. I remember when we had consultants come in to help us in business, that service cost hundreds of dollars per hour. His volunteer help has been invaluable to me and the lab in making the lab a success.” Students flocking to the engineering class use hands-on designand-build assignments to learn welding, plasma cutting, and smelting and to operate mini lathes, a laser cutter, a vertical milling machine and 3D printers, both filament and resin. Sanchez and Barela also met in January to set up the SolidWorks Certification process, which will give students basic certification in the computer-aided engineering design software used by universities and professional engineers.
“I also feel that our kids don’t have enough exposure to the trades anymore,” Barela says. “Our kids don’t know how to use a hammer, a saw or even a screwdriver! This lab gives them the opportunity to get their hands a little dirty and learn some of these humble skills and much more. Again, I believe having the engineering lab helps complete the learning process and will makes our future engineers, doctors and designers better prepared.” Barela is the father of St. Pius X senior Levi Barela, sophomore Katrina Barela and freshman Elijah Barela.
Open Enrollment - St. Mary’s School, Albuquerque By Jackie Terrazas, principal, and Carol Johansen, teacher, St. Mary’s School St. Mary’s is now accepting applications for the school year 2019 -2020 PreK3 -8th grade St. Mary’s is located in the heart of Albuquerque and continues the legacy of the Sisters of Charity, the founders our school in 1893. With a history of over 100 years of excellence, St. Mary’s continues their legacy by developing Christ-Centered Catholics, Life-Long Learners and Responsible Citizens. At St. Mary’s School, our faith is at the heart of everything we do. We invite you to visit our faith community and see what our school has to offer, including an outstanding sports programs, music, art, 5th grade community garden, cheerleading,
community outreach, school events and an outstanding afterschool program. At St. Mary’s School, we are proud of each and every one of our students. They all offer something unique and different which forms our school family. Additionally, the faculty feels privileged to be God’s co-workers. Our Student Learning Expectations are joyfully infused into the Gospel message, the cornerstone of our school. Each day our faculty and staff inspire students to be Christ-centered Catholics; we prepare our students to proclaim the Good News and challenge our students to witness their faith daily. Our students learn the meaning of community by experiencing it. We serve with love. We encourage our students to be LifeLong Learners; we believe that through
the grace of God anything is possible and that education is a tool to make the world a better place. We expect that our students are and always will be responsible citizens who will cherish the dignity of all life and care for God’s creation. At St. Mary’s School, we strive to be the best that God created us to be. Expectations motivate, inspire and build self-esteem. Our faculty continues their journey as life-long learners by participating in ongoing professional development bringing the most up-to- date teaching strategies to their students, many of our faculty hold graduate degrees and National Board Certification. Visit our campus at 224 7th Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 505.242.6271.
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We Celebrate the Family at St. Therese Catholic School By Donna Illerbrun, principal, St. Therese Catholic School The month of February is dedicated to the Holy Family. Here at St. Therese Catholic School we celebrate the family all year long! Family is more than the biological family. It’s also classmates, teachers, staff, parish members and members of our community. Being family means being engaged in your community and caring about those around you. The mission statement of St. Therese Catholic school is; To provide faith, service and learning experiences in a Christ-like environment. Our faith is shared during our morning prayers and special intentions for community members, weekly school Masses, Adoration, daily religion classes and engaging with our community; often through our service-learning projects. Our faith is more than what we do in church, it is how we treat others outside of the church. Each month our middle school students participate in the St. Vincent de Paul food distribution in our gym. Students help to provide food to those most in need. They serve with respect and dignity to our community. On Veterans Day, the students donate non-perishable items for care packages for our homeless veterans through the Veterans Integration Center. This year the entire school worked together to fill over 400 care packages! At Christmas time, our giving tree is decorated with hats, gloves, socks, scarves, jackets and more! These are all donated to our local homeless shelters. The students hosted a jeans day and sent $500 help to the displaced families from the Paradise fire in California. Our third and fourth grade students took the city bus and went to the local senior center to sing Christmas carols to the seniors in our community. The people there were so happy to see the children and to listen to them sing. The children brought Christmas cards that they made to pass out to the seniors. These are just a few examples of how we are present in our community. St. Therese students also know how important learning is to forming the whole child. We provide many opportunities to broaden their learning experiences. Our middle school has participated with La Luz Labs and AFRL (Air Force Research Laboratory) for many years. They provide STEM based lessons and activities for our students throughout the school year. The students work in groups to learn about aerodynamics, trajectory
and physics as they design and build their own rockets. Launch day is always an exciting day! Tracking and retrieving the rockets is often a challenge, but well worth it! Mr. Gilbert’s 5th grade class spends much of the year preparing for their Mission to Mars! This is a comprehensive program that entails students learning about habitat, environment, life support, and so much more. This is another STEM project that culminates in the students meeting at the Convention Center in the spring to “link up” with other schools and create a huge enclosed habitat. Link Up Day is a major event that involves using all of their knowledge to create an enclosed habitat that could, theoretically, support life on Mars. Students have a very active year with the greenhouse and the garden plots. Students in several classes participate with Mr. O’Meara in growing seeds under grow lights, starting plants in the green house, and transferring them into one of our raised garden beds or garden plots. Students are learning how plants grow, where our food comes from, and how to be good stewards of our environment. There’s always something going on to engage students! Between our liturgical celebrations and social activities, we are working to build a true sense of family here at St. Therese Catholic School. The little ways of our patron saint permeates our halls and our classrooms. To learn more about our school or to see if this is the right place for your family, call 505.344.4479. Open registration is now taking place for the 2019-2020 school year.
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BROTHER MATHIAS CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE DINNER Sunday, March 17, 2019 • 3:00-6:00pm
St. Pius X High School, 5301 St. Joseph’s Dr., Albuquerque, NM 87120 TICKETS: $15 ADULTS, $5 CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER Purchase at the door or online at www.gscnm.org Tickets also available in advance at these locations: Garson’s: 2415 San Pedro NE, ABQ Good Shepherd Center: 218 Iron SW, ABQ Faith Works: 3301 Menaul NE #31, ABQ Immaculate Conception Church: 224 7th St NW, ABQ Holy Family Religious Supplies: 9469 Coors Blvd NW #1, ABQ San Felipe de Neri Church: 2005 North Plaza St Pius X High School: 5301 St Joseph’s Dr. Dinner sponsored by the Good Shepherd Center Proceeds benefit the Good Shepherd Center, a St. John of God sponsored ministry
Wildflowers and the Call to the Altar, Mission and History of an Altar Society By Skya Abbate, Foreword by Archbishop John C. Wester. Publisher Resource Publications, December 2018, $24.00. It appears that a lesser-known ministry, the worthy story of Altar Societies, has been neglected in their important historical role in the Roman Catholic Church. Thus, their legacy, needs, and effects, which have endured to this day, are heralded in this little work. Altar Societies played, and continue to play, a vital role in the Catholic Church both by the physical care of the altar and through the cultivation of the spiritual growth of its members and the parish. Historically, the primary mission of such societies was seen as an appropriate function to be carried out by women through their tending of the altar, linens, sanctuary, vestments, candles, and the provision of flowers or shared with sacristans. Yet, an important distinction about the work of these members is that it is more than housekeeping, albeit in the house of the Lord, but a veritable vocation that extends beyond the sanctuary into the divine milieu of community and creation. Wildflowers and the Call to the Altar, Mission and History of an Altar Society is a fascinating story of the history of the St. Francis Altar Society embedded within the tri-cultural nexus of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Stemming from 1921 to the present the society responded to the call by Fr. Eligius Kunkel that the church, built in 1610, required a formal Altar Society to care for the sanctuary needs yet one that would also address the personal sanctification of the members. Fifty-five women
responded to that call and it is one that that is still heard today. Under the mantle of humility, and the commitment to mission, the women of the St. Francis Altar Society have persisted like the women at the foot of the cross. They have embraced the call to ministry and discipleship offered to all in the gospels and one that requires a response. Such service to the altar extends beyond the church, into the world, where the reality of the love of Christ intersects with everyday life. The members meet this call through acts of social justice such as caring for the homeless, feeding the poor on a monthly basis through food collections for the St. Vincent DePaul store, their prayer ministry, and monetary responses to national and international disasters to name a few of their activities in addition to Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament, cleaning, decorating and hostessing innumerable parish and archdiocese events. While this is a corporate history book, most of all this is a story of a model of service that illumines what faith in action means. It serves as an organizational and spiritual model for Altar Societies, other parish ministries, and personal devotional faith. The story of the St. Francis Altar Society of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and their 100 years of faith in the desert to be celebrated in 2021 is very much a story we are all called to live — the call to the altar —the call to the service of the house of Lord where we all dwell. Available from Amazon, Resource Publications, the St. Francis Altar Society
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Community in Action in Times of Crisis
By Very Reverend Oscar W. Coelho, JCL, Archdiocese of Santa Fe Judicial Vicar | Pastor, San Martin de Porres, Albuquerque
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ast summer, I planted some watermelon seeds. As the vines of the watermelon began to sprout, I realized they were heading toward the fence and that once they reached the fence, the buds would die. Another vine began to shoot in the same direction toward the fence and was met with the same fate. Dead buds upon reaching the fence! So the next time when the vines started to grow again, I gently picked them up and directed them in the opposite direction, one that had open space and exposure to lots of sun. The result? In a few days, those vines I had redirected stopped producing buds and the plants shot another vine in the direction of the fence! I did this several times, and the result was the same! The Gospels give us examples of the tax collectors. God, through the preaching of John the Baptist, exhorted the people to turn away from sin and follow the ways of Jesus Christ. Just like John the Baptist, many other prophets in the Old and New Testament preached the same message: one that directed the people toward holiness and eternal life. We have many examples of the opposite direction we have chosen: one like my watermelon plants—death and fruitlessness. We as human beings have failed, time and again, yet God has NEVER failed us. Through the sacraments and the Words of Jesus, God continues to work within us and our broken world. The grave crisis in the Church in recent times and the several crises in the history of the Church and our world has proven that, despite our failures and sinfulness, God continues to act in this world. There is a story of a young man, who lived in 15th century Spain that proves this point. The 15th century was a time when many of the popes seized papacy just because they belonged to the powerful Medici, Borghese or Farnese families; as until the Council of Trent, there were no regulations that the one to be elected pope should be ordained as a priest, then a bishop and then a cardinal. Many of these popes from the Medici, Borghese and Farnese families sought wealth and power instead of spirituality and holiness, and were a cause of many scandals. During this
time a young man went to the parish priest and told him, “I want to be baptized as a Catholic, but before I am baptized a Catholic, I want to live in Rome for a couple of years.” The priest, knowing what was happening in Rome, worriedly said to the young man, “Why do you want to visit Rome? You will see the scandals of the popes and cardinals from these powerful families, and you won’t want to be a Catholic.” The young man went to Rome, and witnessed the scandals of the 15th century popes and cardinals, came back to Spain and told the priest, “Please baptize me a Catholic.” The priest was surprised and said, “What? Despite of all the scandals you have seen, you still want to be a Catholic?” The young man firmly said, “Yes, I want to be baptized a Catholic. Because after seeing what I have seen in Rome, I have realized that only Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit govern this Holy Church, because if it was governed by human beings, it would have been destroyed long time ago!” During this time of crisis within the Church, we might have similar doubts and challenges to our faith: how am I going to bring up my children and grandchildren in the practice of our faith? What is going to happen in the future? When the archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in November 2018, I was sad and distressed. That week, I was at San Felipe Church in Albuquerque’s Old Town helping with confessions. On the left side of the altar I saw the statue of Jesus lying dead in His tomb. His face and hands were full of dried blood, as He lay there lifeless, or as I thought at that point, “completely bankrupt” after giving everything He had…totally humble, totally meek. For me, it was a symbol that He was calling the church leaders to be poor, humble, self-giving, and above all, to empty ourselves of all the pride and arrogance; to be repentant of the hurt caused to the little innocents. I realized that Jesus and His mother, our Blessed Virgin Mary, will definitely take care of our Church that we all love. There have been 16 bankruptcies, so far, and in all those cases, Jesus has guided the Church and brought healing and given voice to those little innocents who have been abused by the clergy, as well as those in their homes, schools, and gymnasiums. It is Jesus who governs this Church. And Jesus never fails! No, Jesus never fails. COMMUNITY IN ACTION continued on page 29
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2019 Abuse Awareness Training for Adults Creating a Safe Environment for Our Children Sponsored by the ASF
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Revised 01/22/2019 Attendance at the workshop is MANDATORY for all clergy, employees, and volunteers in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Pre-registration is necessary - contact: train 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 isWe hosting the everyone training (see schedule below).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 enterto prevent and interrupt the training. Please contact Annette, Victim Assistance Coordinator 505.831.8144 to report any abuse that has occurred by Clergy, Employee or Volun-and report abuse. teer in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. 195 U.S. dioceses/ IN THE EVENT OF BAD WEATHER – CALL 505.831.8144 FOR A RECORDING ADVISING IF THE TRAINING IS CANCELLED. February 16, 2019 9:00 a.m. – Noon St. Thomas Aquinas Saturday 1502 Sara Road, SE Rio Rancho, 87124 call to register 8921511 ext. 107 March 21, 2019 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Thursday 9502 4th Street, NW Albuquerque, 87114 call Francesca to register 340-0421 April 4, 2019 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Thursday 309 Stover SW Albuquerque, 87201 call to register 242-0561 May 9, 2019 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Catholic Center Thursday 4000 St. Joseph’s Pl. NW Albuquerque, 87120 call to register 831-8144 June 22, 2019 9:00 a.m. - Noon Our Lady of Fatima Saturday 4020 Lomas Blvd., NE Albuquerque, 87110 call to register 265-5868
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Prayer for Healing
Loving and Merciful God, look upon us with compassion as we cry out to you in our time of contrition. Your Church is brought low by the sins committed against our innocent children in whose eyes we see the image of your crucified Son. Just as Jesus gathered the children into his loving arms, so gather us now into your healing embrace, especially those who have been crushed by the scourge of abuse. Fashion us, your sons and daughters, into instruments of your healing presence so that your humble Church may itself be healed
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as we seek to comfort all who have been devastated by the actions of those who betrayed our trust. You, who know all mysteries and whose wisdom is beyond compare, guide us through these turbulent days. Assist us in our efforts to bring justice to those who have been offended, give us the grace to restore our suffering communion and imbue us with new life in our efforts to heal and to protect, especially those who are most vulnerable. We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, who is with us now and forever. Amen.
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WORLD NEWS Prayer keeps awardwinning nun centered amid all the hoopla WASHINGTON (CNS) -- You might have seen Sister Norma Pimentel around: hoping to talk with President Donald Trump when he
made his Texas-Mexico border visit in January; speaking at the United Nations; testifying before Congress; being part of an international satellite broadcast in 2015 with Pope Francis just before the pope’s U.S. visit. But that’s not all. She has won a number of awards,
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including the University of Notre Dame’s prestigious Laetare Medal, Catholic Charities USA’s “Keep the Dream Alive” award and the Sister Margaret Cafferty Development of Peoples Award from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, presented Feb. 2 during the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington. How does she do it? In one word, prayer. “My prayer life, it’s key for who I am today and what I do,” Sister Pimentel, a member of the Missionaries of Jesus, told Catholic News Service in a Feb. 2 interview following the award ceremony. “If I didn’t make the time to wake up early in the morning to go to Mass and do my prayers and end with my prayers at night, I think I would get lost in all of this. It would be all about me and all the sensational attention that is given to me.” Pointing skyward, she added, “It’s always Jesus Christ himself. He is guiding us to care for his people. And so we must continue to ask to pass that message to everyone who needs to hear it. We are defending life.”
Update: Supreme Court asked to put Louisiana abortion law on hold WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily put on hold a state law restricting Louisiana abortion providers. The law, which was set to take effect Feb. 4, requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles radius of their clinic. Late Feb. 1, the court announced it would temporarily keep the state’s law on hold until Feb. 7. In a brief order, Justice Samuel Alito said the justices needed more time to review the documentation on arguments for and against the law, Louisiana’s Unsafe Abortion Protection Act, which requires doctors at abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Three years ago the Supreme Court struck down similar legislation in Texas, saying the
admitting-privileges requirement and other standards put on abortion clinics “provides few, if any, health benefits for women, poses a substantial obstacle to women seeking abortions, and constitutes an ‘undue burden’ on their constitutional right to do so.” After the Supreme Court’s 2016 ruling that struck down required hospital admitting privileges, similar policies have been struck down or unenforced in Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Currently Missouri, North Dakota and Utah have such a law. In the Texas case, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and other religious groups submitted a joint friend-of-the-court brief in the case supporting the law.
Following Jesus is a daily choice, pope tells religious at Vatican VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The choice to follow God in life is not just a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity but a decision that is made every day, Pope Francis said. Christians truly encounter Jesus through concrete events in life that occur “every day; not every now and then,” the pope said in his homily for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the World Day for Consecrated Life. “When we welcome (Jesus) as the Lord of life, the center of everything, the beating heart of everything, then he lives and relives in us,” the pope said at the Mass Feb. 2 in St. Peter’s Basilica. The feast commemorates the 40th day after the birth of Jesus, when Mary and Joseph presented him to the Lord in the temple. Thousands of consecrated men and women belonging to religious orders attended the Mass, which began with the traditional blessing of candles. Beginning the celebration in the vestibule of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis blessed the candles and prayed that the Lord may guide all men and women “on the path of good” toward his son, “the light that has no end.”
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COMMUNITY IN ACTION continued from page 27 Archbishop Avery Cardinal Dulles, S. J., Archbishop of New York, wrote in his 1974 book, The Models of the Church, about the six elements that make the Catholic Church: • institution; • community; • sacraments, evangelization and call to personal holiness through the Gospel; • stewardship; and lastly, • discipleship. History has shown the Church, as an institution and community, has failed time and again because of our human weakness; but the elements of our Church, in which Jesus solely dwells where there is no room for human weakness, has never failed this world. At this time when the Church as an institution is in crisis, I have witnessed firsthand in my community of San Martin de Porres how the sacraments element strongly brings life to the Church. • Through the commitment of parents, grandparents and young couples, we have had more than 230 children receive Jesus in the sacrament of Eucharist, almost 100 youth received the sacrament of Confirmation and more than 30 couples received the sacrament of Matrimony in 2018. • We have witnessed the element of evangelization and personal holiness through various committed ministries within our parish that continue to flourish. • The element of stewardship and discipleship is witnessed within our community of San Martin through the works of St. Vincent de Paul and the leap of generosity that was showered through the Christmas Giving Tree by parishioners fulfilling more than 50 requests from children asking for Christmas gifts, mainly new clothes. The generosity of my parishioners did not stop with fulfilling the necessities of the little children, but as of December 2018, the community of San Martin was able to payoff $130,000 on the loan for our new parish; leaving a balance of only $48,970. The community effectively has paid off $410,000 of the loan in just under two years. Above all, in 2018 we not only completed our ACA Goal but surpassed it! I am confident that the generosity of my parishioners will enable us as a community to take on the two million dollar project of renovating the parish hall for the future of our young people. There are many parish communities such as San Martin de Porres that make me proud to be a Catholic, to be a Catholic priest. When the Church as an institution is in crisis, such strong and devoted communities, through their immense faith, have brought Jesus alive in the sacraments, through evangelization, stewardship, and discipleship. The greatest saints were born in a period of grave crisis. St. Charles Borromeo, during the crisis of Protestantism and corruption within the 15th century church that led to the Council of Trent; St. Therese of the Child Jesus after the crisis of the French Revolution; St. Pope John Paul II during the atrocities of communism, St. Toribio and Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio, who was only 14 years of age, during the Mexican revolution, are just a few examples. We, in these times of crisis, have the same opportunity. In these times, the path to holiness and the path to being a saint, is not an option. As Catholics, it is our fundamental responsibility!
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What Does Stewardship Mean to You? Sr. Mary Edna Pearl Esquibel, CSSF Director, Religious Education
Stewardship is a distinct way of cooperating with Christ in the spiritual renewal of the world. The Evangelical Counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience, to which all Christians are called, hold an element of the responsibility for stewardship. Chastity refers to how one loves and why one loves. God loved me first. In response to that unconditional gift of love, I must share God’s divine love with others by giving of myself and sharing what I have received for the good of all God’s people. Poverty is about recognizing that nothing is mine (time, treasure or talent). All belongs to God! Mine is only the responsibility to oversee the gifts and talents given me for God’s purpose. Obedience is listening to and following God’s will. It is also the recognition that as a baptized member of the human race I am witnessing God’s unconditional love and generosity. Stewardship is, therefore, a visible expression of loving God and loving my neighbor as I love myself.
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Celebrating Black Catholics Dr. Tim Muldoon
Sacred Heart Church, Camden, MS
African American Youth Congress, Diocese of Lafayette
The story of black Catholics in the United States is about communities tenaciously clinging to faith amidst great hardship. Much of their history is centered in the South, which to this day has the largest concentrations of blacks in the United States, and includes over two dozen of the dioceses served by Catholic Extension. Even among many blacks that live in the urban areas of the North, though, there are many whose families have roots in the South. During the Great Migration, some 6 million blacks traveled to northern cities like New York, Chicago, and Detroit, leaving rural jobs to find work in the new industrial centers. There are many causes for celebrating the gifts of black Catholics today. One is simply the numbers that populate parishes across the country: the US Conference of Catholic Bishops estimates that there are 3 million black Catholics in the U.S., and 798 predominantly African American parishes. While many blacks are Baptist, the second largest religious group in the U.S. is Catholic. There are 250 African American priests, 437 deacons, 75 men of African descent in seminary formation, 400 African American religious sisters, and 50 religious brothers. These numbers do not include missionaries from Africa who now serve in various ministries throughout the United States. Another cause for celebration is the inspiring list of black men and women whose causes for canonization are being advanced. In 2018, the historically black Xavier University of Louisiana (founded by Saint Katharine Drexel) announced that its Institute of Black Catholic Studies (IBCS) would support efforts toward the canonization of five black Catholics: Venerable Pierre Toussaint (1766-1853), the former slave and philanthropist who is buried in New York’s Saint Patrick’s Cathedral; Venerable Henriette Delille (1813-1862), from New Orleans, a descendant of slaves who founded the Sisters of the Holy Family; Servant of God Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange (ca. 1794-1882), the Haitian refugee who had a passion for educating children and who founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence; Servant of God Father Augustus Tolton (1854-1897), who was born in slavery and eventually attended seminary in Rome because no American seminary would accept him, and who was a pastor in Chicago; Servant of God Julia Greeley (c. 1833-1918), the former slave who was Denver’s “Angel of Mercy,” now buried in Denver’s cathedral.
More recently, the Diocese of Jackson announced the beginning of formal efforts to advance the cause for canonization of Sister Thea Bowman, one of the founding members of the IBCS. There is reason for great hope that these figures will inspire generations of Catholics regardless of race. Recent years have also seen the rise of black Catholic leadership in the Church. Joseph Howze, the founding bishop of the Diocese of Biloxi, died on January 9 at the age of 95. He was only the second black bishop to lead a diocese in the United States, after James Augustine Healy was named the ordinary of Portland, Maine, in 1875. Today, though, there are eight active, six retired, and twelve deceased black bishops. Many of them have roots in mission dioceses, such as those members of the Society of the Divine Word who were trained at the United States’ first black seminary, Saint Augustine in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The history of black Catholics in the United States is deeply enmeshed in the country’s ugly history of racism. To address this history, the U.S. bishops released their first pastoral letter on racism, “Open Wide Our Hearts,” in nearly 40 years. In addition to naming the personal sins of those who discriminate or act with prejudice towards others on the basis of race, the document highlights the structures in society which perpetuate injustices. The bishops lament that there has been no formal acknowledgement of the harm of racism in U.S. society, and that “many of our institutions still harbor, and too many of our laws still sanction, practices that deny justice and equal access to certain groups of people (p.10).” School segregation and even segregation within churches are historical examples of the social sins that have perpetuated racism. Still, black Catholics have fostered a culture of holiness and beauty which nourishes the whole Church. One need go no further than parishes such as Sacred Heart in Camden, Mississippi. One can visit the women who run the St. Gabriel Mercy Center in Mound Bayou, MS or the food pantry run by Sister Mary Princess Dawson in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. One can visit the many ministries in the Virgin Islands, learn about the bus that takes people to visit their loved ones in Angola State Penitentiary, or share the joy of the residents of Kingstree, South Carolina. In just the last decade, Catholic Extension has sent nearly $5 million to support ministries that serve black Catholics throughout the United States. We thank God for the gifts that these communities bring to the entire Church.
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Spirituality and Spiritualities What is Spirituality and What Makes for Different Spiritualities?
By Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D.
By Rev. Ron Rolheiser, OMI
During the course of pregnancy, receiving an adverse prenatal diagnosis can be a tremendously jolting experience for parents. In severe cases, physicians may tell them that their unborn child has a condition that is “incompatible with life.” While some children with this diagnosis may still receive helpful treatments and manage to live or even thrive for years, in other cases, no realistic treatment options exist and they may live only a matter of minutes or hours following their birth, particularly when they are born with severely damaged or missing vital organs. Sometimes it can be preferable to refer to the situation as one in which the unborn child is “affected by a lethal condition.” Prior to the development of prenatal screening technologies and genetic testing, doctors who delivered stillborn or terminally ill babies would often shuttle them away from their mothers to die, leaving the parents and family without a sense of closure or resolution. These losses were basically viewed and treated as “non-events” and the emotions and grief experienced by the family received little attention or notice. In recent years, there has fortunately been a growing awareness of the grief associated with all forms of perinatal loss, whether from miscarriage, stillbirth, newborn death, or direct abortion. The prenatal diagnosis of a lethal anomaly creates a challenging and unusual situation for many families when they are informed of their baby’s terminal condition weeks, or even months before their child’s death. What was once a surprise miscarriage or a surprise loss after birth becomes an anticipated and foreseen event. In the wake of the diagnosis, medical professionals will sometimes recommend and pressure parents to abort their unborn child. This unsatisfactory choice often relegates them to never reaching meaningful closure with respect to the difficult pregnancy they have traversed. It also tempts them to act contrary to every protective parental instinct they have, and deny the reality of their newest family member, as if he or she can simply disappear through the termination. Many hospitals and obstetrics programs, however, are now offering an improved alternative known as “perinatal hospice.” This approach seeks to set up a particular supportive environment within the hospital or another setting in which all the members of the family can receive the child following delivery, hold and name the newborn, and fully acknowledge his or her brief but meaningful life. Perinatal hospice support staff will typically inquire as to what the parents and family would like to see happen, and try to tailor the experience accordingly. Families can invite a religious leader into the room. They can make arrangements for baptism. They can take a mold of their infant’s footprints in clay. They can take photos of the child in the arms of other family members. If their baby will be born with a significant physical defect, like a tiny skull from microcephaly, the staff can arrange for a small winter’s cap to cover the child’s head if the family prefers. They can sing lullabies and pray together. Perinatal hospice staff remain nearby and available to provide emotional support or pain medication for a baby who appears uncomfortable, even as the child may shortly yield the breath of life and pass on.
The word spirituality is relatively new within the English-speaking world, at least in terms of how it is being used today. Prior to the 1960s you would have found very few books in English with the word “spirituality” in their title, though that wasn’t true for the Frenchspeaking world. A half-century ago spiritual writers within Roman Catholicism wrote about spirituality but mostly under titles such as “The Spiritual Life” and “Ascetical Theology”, or under the guise of devotional treatises. Protestants and Evangelicals, for the most part, identified spirituality with Roman Catholic devotions and steered clear of the word. What is spirituality, as generally understood within church circles today? Definitions abound within spiritual writings of every sort, each of which defines spirituality with a particular end-goal in mind. Many of these definitions are helpful within academic discussions but are less so outside those circles. So, let me risk simplifying things with a definition that’s wide, interreligious, ecumenical, and hopefully simple enough to be helpful. Spirituality is the attempt by an individual or a group to meet and undergo the presence of God, other persons, and the cosmic world so as to come into a community of life and celebration with them. The generic and specific disciplines and habits that develop from this become the basis for various spiritualities. Stripped to its root, spirituality can be spoken of as a “discipline” to which someone submits. For example, in Christianity we call ourselves “disciples” of Jesus Christ. The word “discipleship” takes it root in the word “discipline”. A disciple is someone who puts herself under a discipline. Hinduism and Buddhism call this a “yoga”. To be a practicing Hindu or Buddhist you need be practicing a certain spiritual “discipline”, which they term a yoga. And that’s what constitutes any religious practice. All religious practice is a question of putting oneself under a certain “discipline” (which makes you a “disciple”). But we can distinguish among various religious “disciplines”. Aristotle gave us a distinction which can be helpful here. He distinguished between a “genus” and a “species”; e.g., bird is a genus, robin is a species. Thus looking at various spiritualities we can distinguish between “generic” disciplines and “specific” disciplines: Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, and various Native Religions are “generic” spiritualities. But within each of these you will then find a wide range of “specific” spiritualities. For example within the wide category of Christianity you will find Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Episcopalians, Protestants, Evangelicals, Mormons, and Congregationalists. Each of these is a species. Then we can distinguish still further: Within each of those you will find a wide range of “sub-species”, that is, particular Christian “disciplines”. For instance, within Roman Catholicism, we can speak of persons who have Charismatic spirituality or a Jesuit, Franciscan, Carmelite, or Salesian spirituality, to offer just a few examples. Notice the pattern here – from genus to species to sub-species. As a spirituality, Christianity is a genus, Roman Catholicism is a species, and being a Jesuit or a Franciscan (or, in my case, being an Oblate of Mary Immaculate) is a sub-species. I apologize if this seems a bit irreverent, that is, to speak so clinically of genus, species, and sub-species in reference to
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Rest in Peace Sister Francis Clare Pavioni, S.C Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Francis Clare Pavioni died January 10, 2019, at the age of 94 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility of the Sisters of Charity. Sr. Francis Clare was born on January 24, 1924, to Peter A. and Frances (Villa) Pavioni in Gallup, NM. She was a Sister of Charity for 65 years. Sr. Francis Clare attended Gallup public schools and graduated from St. Mary High School in Albuquerque in 1941. With the death of her mother, she went to live with her sister and family in Albuquerque for the last two years of high school where the Sisters of Charity taught. She felt the need to contribute to her own livelihood at that time; she went to work for the Robertson and Drummond accounting firm for nine years with a break during World War II when she served in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services). There she was an instructor and trainer in the Link Instrument School (LITIS), United States Navy in the Bronx, NY, and Atlanta, GA. Their services included maintaining the complicated and technical
instruments the pilots and trainers used before the days of radar; they trained Marines and Coast Guard in addition to Navy pilots. Sr. Francis Clare’s years of ministry included service in SC hospital business offices in the West, as a manager, accountant and supervisor. In the East she served as accountant, computer programmer and director of computer services for the Congregation. She began as an assistant in the Treasurer’s Office at the Community’s Motherhouse (1954-’60), working under the direction of Sr. Elise Halloran. Sister served as manager at St. Joseph Hospital in Albuquerque from 1961-’66. Sister returned to Cincinnati in 1966 when she joined Good Samaritan Hospital as a cost accountant. She then became a computer programmer for the accounting systems at Good Samaritan Hospital. Sr. Francis Clare is survived by nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three sisters: Ann Pavioni (at infancy), Ann Chavez and Mary Waas, and two brothers Peter and Reno.
The three traditional pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting and almsgiving. In the Latin-rite church, Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, March 6 this year. (CNS graphic/Nancy Wiechec)
Mother Rose Teresa, O.C.D. By Sister Marie Anthony Anderson, O.C.D.
Our beloved Prioress for nearly 50 years, Mother Rose Teresa of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, entered into eternal life on the feast of the Epiphany, January 6, 2019 - another gift for the King! She was 89 years of age and in the 67th year of religious profession. Frank and Margaret Prem gave birth to their first child on March 18, 1929 in Evanston, IL. They named their daughter Marilyn Lois Prem. She attended Catholic schools in Chicago, including Loyola University, and graduated from St. Francis School of Nursing only a short time before entering the Carmelite Monastery in Santa Fe in October 1950. She recently shared how much she liked helping her father, who was a tree expert; milking the cows on the small family farm; and cooling summer trips to the Lake. She came to Santa Fe from Chicago by train, and never wanted to leave the Sangre de Cristo foothills and the beauty of New Mexico. Likewise, she never doubted for a moment that she was to be anything but a Carmelite Nun in Santa Fe. Archbishop Byrne appointed her Vicaress in 1960 when several sisters were
invited to found a new monastery in Missouri. Because she was too young, permission was needed from Rome for her to become Prioress. Later that year, permission arrived and she began her legacy as Mother Rose Teresa. As a Carmelite, she was thoroughly devoted and faithful to praying the Divine Office, to the beauty of the hidden life of monastic enclosure, and to the company of the sisters. That bit of farmer expressed itself as a hardworking gardener of flowers, and her favorite Swiss chard and tomatoes. And yes, she milked the cow when we had one. Mother Rose will be most remembered as a kind and gentle woman, a great listener who always made one feel like the most important person in the world. A more loyal friend will not be found. The letter of recommendation from her confessor sent in 1950 rings true for all who have shared her life: “she is the most docile, generous and unaffected soul I have had the grace to meet.” Mother Rose Teresa is survived by her natural sisters Joan and Nancy and their extended families; and by her brother Larry. And of course, by her Carmelite daughters in Santa Fe who have loved her with a supernatural love.
Suicide Bereaved Support Group By Kay Hockey, LISW Each year over 44,000 people in the United States die by suicide and are survived by over 350,000 loved ones. The bereaved experience trauma, a relentless search for “why,” and profound guilt. Because those around them are often awkward as they try to be of support, those grieving can feel isolated. Stigma also affects the suicide bereaved and can foster a sense of shame, embarrassment, and even fear. For a person of faith, suicide death can and often does trigger a deep faith crisis. Some Catholics are still unaware that the Church’s stance toward suicide death is one of hope. The Church maintains that only God knows a person’s deepest heart, that place beyond illness, confusion, and pain. Only He can rightly judge each of us at our death. Hence unlike in years past, Catholics bereaved of suicide are
encouraged to have a Catholic funeral and burial for their loved one and be consoled themselves. Due to the unique experiences of suicide bereavement and requests for a support group, I’ve been asked by Beth Lukes, director of the Family Life Office to develop this ministry. As a Catholic counselor with a longstanding passion for preventing depression and suicide and one who has experienced suicide loss, I am pleased to have the opportunity. In order to launch such a group, I need 2 - 4 committed volunteers who have experienced suicide loss (two years post loss is recommended) and are willing to help co-facilitate. We will meet for a few weeks before the group begins. Training, materials, opportunity to give input, and support will be provided. I am also starting a list of those who wish to participate in such a group. For either of these things, call me, Kay Hockey 353-2466.
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In some cases, infants will have conditions that are not immediately fatal and they may be able to go home to be with family for a few days or weeks before passing on. Hospice care continues during this time, with ongoing input and support from the neonatal team. Drs. Hoeldtke and Calhoun, two pioneers in the field of perinatal hospice, sum up this supportive and consoling form of care this way: Perinatal hospice differs in emphasis, though not necessarily in kind, from other modes of perinatal health care. It focuses on the persons involved, rather than on the fetal pathology, and places the family in the central arena of care. It provides a continuum of support for the family from the time of diagnosis until death and beyond. It is marked by a cognizance that “dying involves real people, even unborn fetuses; [and that] significant relationships are disrupted and familiar bonds are severed.” Hospice allows time — time for bonding, loving, and losing; time so that the entire course of living and dying is a gradual process that is not jarringly interrupted… We believe that a structured and compassionate approach, such as that embodied in perinatal hospice, can be woven into the mainstream of pregnancy care to best facilitate the challenging, yet rewarding, task of helping these families cope with the death of their youngest member, in comfort and with dignity. Perinatal hospice offers an invaluable model of medical and interpersonal outreach, one that hopefully will continue to expand in the context of modern neonatal care. Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. earned his doctorate in neuroscience from Yale and did post-doctoral work at Harvard. He is a priest of the diocese of Fall River, MA, and serves as the Director of Education at The National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia. See www.ncbcenter.org
cherished faith traditions wherein martyrs blood has been shed. But the hope is that this can help us understand more clearly a complex issue and its roots. No one serves one’s God fully, just as no one lives out one’s Godgiven dignity fully. We need guidance. We need trusted, God-blessed patterns of behavior and disciplines that ultimately come from divine revelation itself. We call these religions. Then, inside of these religions, we can be further helped by models of behavior lived out by certain saints and wisdom figures. Thus, inside of Christianity, we have the time-tested example and wisdom of 2000 years of faithful women and men who have carved out various “disciplines” which can be helpful for us to better live out our own discipleship. Jesuit, Franciscan, Carmelite, Salesian, Mazenodian, Charismatic, Opus Dei, Focolare, Catholic Worker, Sant’Egidio, Cursillo, Acts-Missions, and Catholic Christian Outreach, among others, are spiritualities, and just as the exercise and diet regiments of health experts can help us keep our bodies more healthy, so too can the discipleship practices of particular saints, spiritual giants, and wisdom figures help make our following of Jesus more faithful and generative. Which one of these spiritualities is best for you? That depends upon your individual temperament, your particular vocation and call, and your circumstance within life. One size doesn’t fit all. Just as each snowflake is different from every other snowflake, so too with us. God gives us different gifts and different callings and life puts us in different situations. They say the book you need to read finds you and finds you at the exact time that you need to read it. That’s true too for spiritualities. The one you need will find you, and will find you at the exact time when you need it.
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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 January 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
World Youth Day 2019 in Panama January 21-27, 2019 ASF Youth & Young Adult
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Anonymous 1,500.00 Immaculate Heart of Mary – Los Alamos 1,213.00 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Albuquerque 500.00 Our Lady of the Annunciation – Albuquerque 1,900.00 Our Lady of Sorrows – Bernalillo 1,000.00 Sacred Heart of Jesus – Española 2,400.00 St. Joseph on the Rio Grande – Albuquerque 820.00
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Pictured (left to right): Manessa Medina, Jessica Rios, Daniel Medina, Seth Rodgers, Joshua Ortiz & Panamanian youth A detailed article describing these young people’s World Youth Day experience will be in March’s edition.
Archbishop’s Schedule FEBRUARY 16-18 ====== Knights of Columbus Family Conference, Albuquerque 19-23 ====== Mount Angel Seminary Evaluation 23 Sat 9:30am Lay Ecclesial Ministry Celebration (Year of Mercy), Cristo Rey, Santa Fe 23 Sat 4:30am Mass, Cristo Rey, Santa Fe 24 Sun 10:00am Installation Mass for Fr. Tim Martinez as Rector, Cathedral Basilica, Santa Fe 26 Tue 9:00am APC Executive, Catholic Center, Albuquerque 27 Wed 6:00pm Catholic Charities Board Meeting, Catholic Center, Albuquerque MARCH 1 Fri 12:00pm 2 Sat 9:00am 2 Sat 5:00pm 11-12 ====== 15 Fri 1:00pm
Catholic Foundation Legacy League Mass and Lunch, San Isidro, Santa Fe APC Meeting, Catholic Center, Albuquerque St. Pius X High School Mardi Gras, Hotel Albuquerque, Albuquerque Migration Committee Meeting, Washington DC Executive Finance Committee, TBD
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List of Schismatic Churches | Religious Communities/Organizations These Are Not Affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church Attention Roman Catholics: If you, or any of your Roman Catholic family members or friends, have been attending services or receiving sacraments in the following churches, please know they are NOT recognized by the Roman Catholic Church. It is not licit for Catholics to attend Mass or to receive sacraments at these churches, for the Roman Catholic Church does not recognize them as valid. In order to be Roman Catholic, a church must be in union with the Holy Father, the successor of St. Peter, and the local bishop of the diocese. The following churches do not accept the Holy Father or meet this criteria. Most Reverend John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe, has not appointed any pastors or priests to the churches, communities or organizations listed below: Apostolic Catholic Church of the Holy Grail Belen, NM Blessed Oscar Romero Catholic Community 211 10th St. SW, Albuquerque, NM Bread of Life Catholic Charismatic Church of Canada 5 Falcon Lane, Tijeras, NM Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch 207 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM Catholics for Choice Organization Christ the King Independent Catholic Church 2801 Lomas NE, Albuquerque, NM Contemporary Catholic Church Mesquite, NM Evangelical Catholic Church National Office PO Box 20744, Albuquerque, NM Guardian Angels Mission Old Catholic Church of Antioch Corrales, NM Holy Spirit Catholic Charismatic Cathedral 919 Goff SW, Albuquerque, NM Holy Trinity Orthodox Catholic Church Albuquerque, NM Mission San Jose de Guadalupe Traditional Roman Catholic Church PO Box 45526, Rio Rancho, NM New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Organization Our Lady Queen of Angels Liberal Catholic Church / Traditional Catholic 1701 Tulip NE, Rio Rancho, NM Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Charismatic Church of Canada Old Town Albuquerque, NM St. Catherine Catholic Orthodox Mission Albuquerque, NM St. Michael the Protector Liberal Catholic Church Mountainair, NM St. Peter’s Holy Catholic Church – Anglican Rite 8100 Hamilton St NE, Albuquerque, NM Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church (Society of St. Pius X) 5800 Ouray NW, Albuquerque, NM
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HOME VISITING Babies DO Come with Instructions! What a privilege and honor it is to be part of an organization that delivers evidence-based practices and community support for first time parents and their babies. In the long health care tradition of what was St. Joseph’s Hospital, the mission still lives as we implement a strategy for health through a magnificent program of home visiting. Pregnancy and the birth of a child are wonderful, special times but there are many factors that affect a new mother’s wellbeing. No one should ever feel alone during pregnancy or while raising a child. Home visiting brings relationship, education and support into the home. The term Home Visiting may be new, but in the last ten years this phenomenal practice has engaged many New Mexico families in a profound way. Our Home Visiting program brings a curriculum of health, wellbeing and school readiness, enabling parents to provide the primary care and education for their child. A prepared and knowledgeable professional home visitor journeys with the family once a week for three years beginning in the prenatal phase. Through this cooperative relationship, a foundation for health and wellbeing is laid for the whole family. Upon graduation from our program, one young mother commented that the home visitor, “helped me know my baby.” “You supported me Home visiting is a systematic, planned delivery of evidence-based practices written for each week of the baby’s life. It’s as a new mom.” delivered in a weekly visit with interactive and written texts, including evaluations for each age and stage of the baby’s development and leaves sufficient time for questions and answers. A home visit is scheduled at the convenience of the parents and lasts approximately one hour. The home visit is not an inspection or judgment of the family, but an opportunity to meet the family where they are and propose best practices. For those families who do not want to meet in their home, they are welcomed into a comfortable space, dedicated for one-to-one visits in our office. Using the curriculums of First Born and Partners for a Healthy Baby, home visitors guide parents through pregnancy with education on diet, exercise and what to expect during delivery. There is preparation for breastfeeding and support on how to respond to the challenges following the baby’s birth. Equally essential is guidance on the importance of bonding between the parents and their child. The challenges and stressors that families face can be mitigated by the rela-tionship built between home visitor and parents, and then between parents and child. It is in these early years that the foundation of a child’s health and brain development occurs, particularly in synapses growth that serves as the basis for the cognitive and non-cognitive skills that develop before the child is three years old. This development determines a lifelong path to health and wellbeing. Our Home Visiting program also delivers an Enhanced Referral System, con-necting new families to a whole range of community resources. This ensures they are connected to a medical provider for pre-natal care. Our Referral Specialists support parents as they build capacity to advocate for their child. Parents develop the responsibility they need as the primary caregiver of their child. This in turn fosters an environment in which their child develops personal responsibility, self-awareness, self-control and delayed gratification. Home visiting is not about putting children in the classroom earlier but rather about bringing skills to parents to ensure their success as their child’s first teacher. The early years of brain development are critical in preparing a child for school, and this interaction enables children to arrive at pre-school ready to learn. They will go on prepared to take advantage of “I know my boy is smarter New Mexico’s investment in K-12, setting them up for success throughout their life. because of home visiting.” We are part of Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the largest health care providers in the nation. In New Mexico, as CHI St. Joseph’s Children, we fulfill our national mission to create healthy communities by operating the largest home visiting program in the state. Our program serves families in seven counties: Bernalillo, Chavez, Cibola, Doña Ana, Luna, Sandoval and Valencia. Participation in the program is voluntary and is brought to the family at no cost. Our goal is that children reach kindergarten with the health and family capacity necessary to support learning. Our legacy has deep roots, starting with the Servant of God Sister Blandina Segale SC’s work in the territory of New Mexico, building and opening schools and hospitals. That same zeal for the wellbeing of children drives our organization to provide these free services, funded from our own trust. We provide services without state or federal government funds. Our fundraising efforts are focused outside the state, so we do not compete with local nonprofits. Our Home Visiting program delivers a curriculum that is secular and non-religious, built on best evidence-based practices. There are no income requirements and eligibility is open for anyone preparing to deliver or adopt their first child. We have been part of New Mexico for over 100 years; this service we offer is an expression of our dedication to creating healthy communities. We invite you to take advantage of this wonderful program. “This program has been a Sister Peggy Deneweth, SC, Chairperson CHI St. Joseph’s Children Board of Directors blessing to us and has Allen Sánchez, President, CHI, St. Joseph’s Children brought peace and confidence to our family.”
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