October 2019 Vol. 37, No. 9
Serving the multicultural people of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe www.archdiosf.org
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This month we celebrate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, our patron saint of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. We invite you to share his special prayer with all.
Peace Prayer of Saint Francis
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy.
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Prayer Intentions OCTOBER/ OCTUBRE A Missionary “Spring” in the Church That the breath of the Holy Spirit engender a new missionary “spring” in the church. Primavera misionera en la Iglesia Para que el soplo del Espíritu Santo suscite una nueva primavera misionera en la Iglesia.
Pope Celebration St. Francis Gardens Pope Francis greets members of an indigenous community of the Amazon during a celebration marking the feast of St. Francis in the Vatican Gardens Oct. 4, 2019. (CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)
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St. Francis of Assisi, Our Patron Saint
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Archbishop’s Letter: Life is the Most Fundamental Wonderment of All
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Very Rev. Glennon Jones: Au Revoir, Little Dove
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Very Rev. Michael Demkovich, O.P.: … and the Word Was God
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Live Your Baptismal Call: Defend & Protect Life
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12th Annual Blue Mass
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Catholic Education
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Catholic Charities
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World News
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Catholic Extension: Missionaries
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Bioethics: Palliative Sedation While Approaching Death
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All Saints’ Day
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Safe Environment
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Archbishop Wester’s Calendar
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Power In My Hands: A Movie for All
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Healing Pilgrimages: Tomé & Chimayó
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Life is the Most Fundamental Wonderment of All planets. Given the billions of galaxies, this quest for life beyond our solar system has surfaced numerous earth-like planets with names like 1140b, GJ1132b, GJ1214b. But the one that stands out is in the constellation Aquarius, 39 light years from Earth, called TRAPPIST-1, so named because the Belgian scientist toasted its discovery drinking beer brewed by Trappist monks. This wonderful curiosity n last month’s issue, about the possibility of I told you about my life on planets light years plan for these several away underscores the issues: “The Mystery uniqueness of life as we of the Moral Life”. It know it here on our planet. strikes me that the gift But there is something of religious wonder is a unique facet of life and that more this tells us, that our religious language, the life as we know it here on Earth is something rare and language of faith, plays a sacred and holy. This is a critical role in pondering life’s mysteries. In this issue, core truth to women and men of faith, to those who I would like to share with in serving the needs of “the you some thoughts on a least of these brothers and profound reality that is critical to us all: the sanctity sisters” come to discover of human life. Some people they serve the God who made them (Matthew may decide to read no 25:40). The encyclical “The further, others will assume to know what to expect and Gospel of Life” powerfully tells us, “Therefore every simply ignore the issues; but to do so misses the real threat to human dignity and life must necessarily be felt point of why we are here – life is the most fundamental in the Church’s very heart; it cannot but affect her at wonderment of all. the core of her faith in the Scientist are searching Redemptive Incarnation into remote galaxies to of the Son of God, and see if life exists on other
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engage her in her mission of proclaiming the Gospel of life in all the world and to every creature” (St. John Paul II, Evangelium vitae, no. 3). This is why the Church is so pronounced in preaching the message of human dignity, of the holiness of human life, and the interconnectedness of all creation. We cannot ignore the lesson of life that only faith can tell, that only religious language has words to explore. The conditions for life on remote planets demands a delicate balance of numerous factors and it is no less true here at home. We cannot compartmentalize and cut into segments the miracle of life. Every sign of life, every mysterious moment from conception to birth to falling in love to our building community and ultimately to death itself is a rarefied atmosphere that women and men of faith are called to preserve, to cherish and nurture. So many people, I fear, fail to appreciate this truth: When we fail to acknowledge as part of reality the worth of a poor person, a human embryo, a person with disabilities – to offer just a few examples – it becomes difficult to hear the cry of nature itself; everything
is connected. These are not new words. Genesis 1:26-31, from the start shows that human life is fashioned in the image of God; One who fashioned us from our inmost being (Psalms 139:13-16); it is God who loves the widow, the orphan and the stranger (Deuteronomy 10:17-19); St. Paul exhorts us to look after the needs of one another (Romans 12: 9-18); and James tells us to honor the poor (James 2:1-8); or John, who tells us to love one another “because God is love” (1 John 4:7-12). So when Pope Francis tells us in Laudato si, When we fail to acknowledge as part of reality the worth of a poor person, a human embryo, a person with disabilities – to offer just a few examples – it becomes difficult to hear the cry of nature itself; everything is connected (#117) he is more clearly asserting the delicate environment that is needed for human flourishing, for genuine human dignity. Our reverence for creation must be constant and manifested in every moment of human life, but especially in the most vulnerable, those who cannot defend themselves – from the unborn child in the womb to the abandoned teen in
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our streets, from the person with special needs to the sick and those nearing death, life is too precious, too unique, to be discarded. In May of this year, Pope Francis spoke to an international gathering of women and men on the theme: “Yes to Life! — To Take Care of the Precious Gift of Life in Fragility”. In his comments he stated: “However, no human being can ever be incompatible with life, not due to his age, his health conditions, or the quality of his existence. Every child that enters a woman’s womb is a gift, which changes the story of a family: of a father and a mother, of grandparents and siblings. And this baby is in need of being received, loved and taken care of” (Yes to Life!) [link for document http://w2.vatican.va/ content/francesco/ en/speeches/2019/ may/documents/papafrancesco_20190525_yesto-life.html]. Imagine our scientist in the future who realize that staring back at them in wonder is a life not unlike our own. Would they not want to care? Would they not see the dignity of their shared existence? I know that I am not alone in asking if we as a society have begun to forget the rare and precious life form that exists here on earth, in our brothers and sisters? This is why we all must, each in our own way, proclaim
PEOPLE of GOD the dignity of human life. We are blessed here in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe with many organizations and individuals who care for the fragile dignity of humanity. For example, Catholic Charities with its outreach to so many in need; parish food drives and their care for the destitute; CHI St. Joseph’s Children with their work for the poor, the alienated, and the underserving; the healing of peoples’ lives done by Samaritan Counseling Center; those who advocate for the unborn in prayer, dialogue and witness to the gift of life; St. Felix Pantry; Villa Teresa Clinic, and Casa Angelica who show special care for children and young adults with disabilities. One cannot look into the faces of these, our brothers and sisters, and not discover the precious, unique sacred dignity of human life. I invite each of us this month to foster the dignity and sanctity of human life. Through the intercession of Mary, Mother of the Poor and our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, may we discover the full dignity of human life, here, in the hearts of one another. Sincerely yours in the Risen Lord,
Most Rev. John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe
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La vida es la más fundamental de todas las maravillas
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n el número del mes pasado mencioné que en varias de las ediciones siguientes planeaba seguir abordando el tema: “El misterio de la vida moral”. Me sorprende que el don del asombro religioso sea una faceta exclusiva de la vida y que nuestro lenguaje religioso —el lenguaje de la fe— desempeñe una función primordial al reflexionar sobre los misterios de la vida. En esta ocasión me gustaría compartir con ustedes algunas reflexiones sobre una realidad profunda que es esencial para todos nosotros: la santidad de la vida humana. A algunas personas tal vez no les interese seguir leyendo, otras darán por sentado que ya saben de qué se trata y simplemente harán caso omiso a estos asuntos. Pero si actuáramos de ese modo, se nos escaparía el verdadero motivo por el que estamos
abordando el tema: la vida es la más fundamental de todas las maravillas. Los científicos han estado investigando si acaso hay vida en otros planetas de galaxias remotas. Como existen miles de millones de galaxias, en esa búsqueda de vida más allá de nuestro sistema solar han ido apareciendo numerosos planetas similares a la Tierra, los cuales han sido denominados con nombres como 1140b, GJ1132b, GJ1214b. Pero entre los descubrimientos se destaca el de la constelación Acuario —a 39 años luz de la Tierra—, la cual ha sido llamada TRAPPIST-1 [Trapense 1]. Debe su nombre a que un científico belga brindó, por haberla descubierto, con cerveza elaborada por monjes trapenses. La admirable curiosidad acerca de la posibilidad de que haya vida en planetas a años luz de distancia de la Tierra, subraya la singularidad de la vida tal como la conocemos aquí en nuestro planeta. Pero esto nos indica algo más: que la vida, tal como la conocemos aquí en la Tierra, es algo extraordinario, sagrado y santo. Esta es una verdad fundamental para las personas de fe, quienes al dedicarse a atender las necesidades de “los más pequeños de estos hermanos y hermanas” llegan a descubrir que le están sirviendo al Dios que los hizo (Mateo 25, 40). En la encíclica “El Evangelio de la vida” se expresa
convincentemente: Por eso, toda amenaza a la dignidad y a la vida del hombre repercute en el corazón mismo de la Iglesia, afecta al núcleo de su fe en la encarnación redentora del Hijo de Dios, la compromete en su misión de anunciar el Evangelio de la vida por todo el mundo y a cada criatura (San Juan Pablo II, Evangelium vitae, n. 3). Por eso la Iglesia es tan intensa al predicar el mensaje de la dignidad humana, de la santidad de la vida humana y de la interconexión que existe en toda la Creación. No podemos pasar por alto la lección de vida que sólo la fe puede impartir, que sólo el lenguaje religioso tiene las palabras necesarias para explorar. Las condiciones para que haya vida en planetas remotos exigen un delicado equilibrio de numerosos factores y no es menos cierto aquí en este mundo. No podemos aislarlos en categorías ni dividir en segmentos el milagro de la vida. Cada indicación de vida, cada momento misterioso desde la concepción hasta el nacimiento, desde el enamoramiento hasta la formación de comunidades y, en última instancia, hasta la muerte misma, es una atmósfera enrarecida que las personas de fe están llamadas a preservar, apreciar y cultivar. Me temo que muchas personas no perciben la siguiente verdad: Cuando no se reconoce en la realidad
misma el valor de un pobre, de un embrión humano, de una persona con discapacidad –por poner sólo algunos ejemplos–, difícilmente se escucharán los gritos de la misma naturaleza. Todo está conectado. Las anteriores no son palabras nuevas. Veamos algunos ejemplos: Génesis 1, 26-31, donde desde el principio nos muestra que la vida humana está modelada a la imagen de Dios; Uno que nos moldeó desde lo más profundo de nuestro ser (Salmos 139, 1316); es Dios quien da un trato igual a la viuda, al huérfano y al extranjero (Deuteronomio 10, 17-19); San Pablo nos exhorta a cuidarnos los unos a los otros (Romanos 12, 9-18); y Santiago nos dice que honremos a los pobres (Santiago 2, 1-8); o Juan, quien nos dice que nos amemos los unos a los otros “porque Dios es amor” (1 Juan 4, 7-12). Así que cuando el Papa Francisco manifiesta en Laudato si: Cuando no se reconoce en la realidad misma el valor de un pobre, de un embrión humano, de una persona con discapacidad –por poner sólo algunos ejemplos–, difícilmente se escucharán los gritos de la misma naturaleza. Todo está conectado. (#117), él está afirmando más claramente el delicado ambiente que es necesario para que el ser humano florezca y para que germine la genuina dignidad humana. Nuestra reverencia por la Creación debe ser constante y debe manifestarse en cada
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instante de la vida humana, pero especialmente en los más vulnerables, aquellos que no pueden defenderse —desde el niño nonato todavía en el vientre hasta el adolescente desamparado presente en nuestras calles, desde la persona con necesidades especiales hasta el enfermo y los moribundos, la vida es demasiado preciosa, demasiado extraordinaria, para ser descartada. En mayo de este año, el Papa Francisco habló en un encuentro internacional de personas de ambos sexos sobre el tema: “¡Sí a la vida! - Para cuidar el precioso don de la vida en su fragilidad”. En sus comentarios él afirmó: “Pero ningún ser humano puede ser incompatible con la vida, ni por su edad, ni por su salud, ni por la calidad de su existencia. Todo niño que se anuncia en el seno de una mujer es un don que cambia la historia de una familia: de un padre y una madre, de los abuelos y de los hermanos. Y este niño necesita ser acogido, amado y cuidado. ¡Siempre! (¡Sí a la vida!) [enlace para leer el documento: http:// w2.vatican.va/content/ francesco/en/speeches/2019/ may/documents/papafrancesco_20190525_yes-tolife.html ]. Imaginemos que en el futuro nuestros científicos se dan cuenta de que una vida que no es muy diferente a la nuestra está devolviéndoles la mirada con asombro. ¿No querrían preocuparse por ellos? ¿No verían la dignidad de la existencia que comparten? Sé que no soy el único que se pregunta: ¿nosotros, como sociedad, hemos empezado a olvidar la singular y preciosa forma de vida que existe aquí en la Tierra y en nuestros semejantes? Por
PEOPLE of GOD eso todos debemos, cada uno a su manera, proclamar la dignidad de la vida humana. En la Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe podemos considerarnos bendecidos porque contamos con muchas organizaciones y con muchos individuos que se preocupan por la frágil dignidad de la vida humana. Por ejemplo: Caridades Católicas cuyos servicios alcanzan a tantos necesitados; la recaudación de alimentos que se hace en las parroquias con fines de brindarles ayuda a los indigentes; CHI St. Joseph’s Children, que trabaja para favorecer a los pobres, a los extraños y los marginados; la labor reparadora que ofrece el Centro Samaritano de Consejería para sanar la vida de las personas; aquellos que interceden por los nonatos mediante la oración, el diálogo y el testimonio del don de la vida; la Despensa de San Félix; la Clínica de Villa Teresa; y la Casa Angélica que presta servicios de atención especial para niños y adultos jóvenes con discapacidades. No es posible mirar el rostro de estas personas, nuestros hermanos y hermanas, sin descubrir la preciosa y singular dignidad sagrada de la vida humana. Invito a cada uno de nosotros a fomentar en este mes la dignidad y la santidad de la vida humana. Por la intercesión de María, Madre de los Pobres y la de Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario, descubramos aquí, en el corazón de cada uno, la plena dignidad de la vida humana. Traducción realizada en colaboración de Anelle Lobos y Rocío González
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Sinceramento suyo en el Señor,
Arzobispo John C. Wester
Traducción por Rocío González
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Au Revoir, Little Dove
Guard—kudos to him for his concern for his troops, calling on behalf of one of his enlisted men and his wife. The patient: a four-month-old baby girl … not expected to live much longer. Some sort of heart valve problem. Now … a stroke. Could you please go baptize her? Roger that, General.
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By Very Reverend Glennon Jones, Vicar General, Vicar for Clergy, Vicar for Religious
hat is it about babies? To see them in distress strikes to the very core … the very fiber of the core … of the heart. To see them in distress sounds the instinctive primal tocsin: “Save! Protect!!” One of the saddest (and most difficult) duties of priests and ministers is to try (most often vainly) to comfort parents with a little one in medical distress. Such was the case the other day when called to Pediatric ICU at Presbyterian Hospital. Of all persons to request a presence, there was none other than the commanding general of the New Mexico Army National
A man asked God: “Why don’t you do something to alleviate all the suffering in this world?!!” And God replied: “I did; I made YOU.” Presbyterian, being close, took little time to reach. Walking toward the entrance in these situations, one can’t help but wonder about what awaits: what is the condition of the baby … OR of the parents undergoing one of the greatest of sorrows imaginable? Enter the lobby … the elevator … exit onto the floor. The ominous red phone for entry to the PICU … the watchful nurse at her station. The door to the room. Within lay—upon a full-size hospital bed crowded close by monitors and alien contraptions of metal and circuitry—a tiny, helpless, precious little form, clothed only in diaper … minute
stitching—blood-clotted—from throat to navel … tubes and wires attached like something from “The Matrix”. And yet … peacefully sleeping … her breathing almost imperceptible. Sleep, little one.
Daddy is there … with forced mask of hopeful courage, clouded by frustrated helplessness, preparing for another all-night vigil. Momma— forced unwillingly away to care for their toddler—will return first thing tomorrow, every thought from now ‘til then in that hospital room with her precious one … her very heart. Baptism delayed ‘til morning so Momma and big brother can be there. There’s little that one can do to comfort in such situations. Inevitably there is the unanswerable question: Why? In the secular realm, the answer might be callous: a defective gene, some external agent during pregnancy, etc. Cold logic. But, admittedly, neither is there in the theologically a perfect answer … certainly not a sure answer. “Well, Padre, if your God is so peachy keen and loving, why does He allow such suffering?” Well … can’t answer that definitely, and certainly not caseby-case. And yet … we know that there IS an answer, even if not readily discernible in our limitations. But, with mysteries in the scientific realm, the scientist knows that there must
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the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of working, but it is the same God who inspires them all in every one. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” (1 Corinthians 12:4-7) Whatever our “talents”, we are called even by our secular society to use them for the greater good, which is to alleviate suffering in some form. How much more so called by God to do so? be a logical answer—cause and effect. Likewise in the spiritual realm, though we may be illequipped to discern it, there IS an answer; we need look no further than the cross of Christ to discern that truth. But, what the cause … what the effect? We can speculate only, but we witness how suffering elicits our sympathy, and thereby our charity. Yes, the suffering of a child strikes us most deeply, but are we stricken by the sufferings of others around us? One could posit that the evil of suffering is allowed in order to cultivate the even greater fruit of care and charity. We might muse: If there were no suffering, would there BE charity? ... would there even BE self-sacrificial love? Suffering is for the most part involuntary … simply endured; however, self-sacrificial charity is an act of the will … the purposeful and voluntary giving of oneself for the good of the other. It is an act of virtue. It is, in its essence … love. Even Jesus tells us that suffering will always be with us: “…you always have the
We are all given talents, not of gold, but of abilities, be it intellect, wealth, limitless energies, or whatever. poor with you, and whenever you will, you can do good to them…” (Mark 14:7) We might, in that statement, just as easily read “suffering”. We might then remember the rather overused but pertinent parable: A man asked God: “Why don’t you do something to alleviate all the suffering in this world?!!” And God replied: “I did; I made YOU.” And thus we can point to Jesus’ parable of the talents of gold given to servants to invest (Matthew 25:14-29). We are all given talents, not of gold but of abilities, be it intellect, wealth, limitless energies, or whatever. As St. Paul writes: “… there are varieties of gifts, but
Scanning the PICU, I couldn’t help but admire very much the doctors and nurses who work in such units, suppressing instinctive horror at slicing into an infant for the goal of maintaining her life, like firemen suppress fear to rush into a fire. We can surmise that such medical personnel likely have infinite gratification when things go right, but perhaps tortured self-searching—perhaps even great self-doubt—when they do not. And yet … they endure. [Later]: Well…our little one spread her wings and flew back to God. In love, fellowship and camaraderie in suffering we continue to pray for comfort for her family, and for all those in such straits. But, dear healers, we are grateful beyond words for your valiant sacrifice and sense of duty; our prayers go with you … as they go with all who serve in healing and service professions, exercising that incomparable virtue of charity. Reprinted with permission, LA Daily Post, August 4, 2019
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Have you ever considered becoming a Catholic Priest?
Without obligation or commitment, you are invited to attend a Discernment Retreat to learn more about a priestly vocation. This weekend retreat will start on Friday, January 31st at 5 PM with registration and will end on Sunday, February 2nd at 1 PM.
Diocesan Priesthood Do you have what it takes? Archbishop John C. Wester has made the following assignments: Effective Wednesday, September 4, 2019 – Reverend Thomas Noesen, O.P. has been incardinated into the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Effective Thursday, September 19, 2019 – Reverend John J. O’Hare has been granted retirement after serving over 32 years at Our Lady of Belen in Belen, at San Clemente in Los Lunas, and for the Diocese of Pueblo. Effective Friday, October 11, 2019 – Reverend June Ramos, currently parochial vicar at Our Lady of the Annunciation in Albuquerque, has been appointed as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Sorrows in Bernalillo, serving with Very Reverend Clarence Maes.
The retreat will cover: Personal testimonies describing vocations ·
The challenge of the Gospel (values worth living and sacrificing for) · ·
Life as a seminarian
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Possible assignments after ordination
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Concerns about the image of the priest
REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTENDANCE: Single Catholic Men From High School Seniors to Age 50
Effective Friday, October 11, 2019 – Reverend Michael Niemczak, currently parochial vicar at Our Lady of Sorrows in Bernalillo, has been appointed as pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Clovis and its mission.
Effective Friday, October 11, 2019 – Reverend Eulalio Arteaga y Piñón, Fd.C.C., currently parish administrator at Sacred Heart in Clovis, has been appointed as parish administrator of San Jose Parish in Albuquerque. Reverend Gabriel Paredes is on a leave of absence.
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 September 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
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Anonymous..............................................................................................................................60.00 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Albuquerque......................................... 500.00 Our Lady of the Annunciation – Albuquerque................................................. 1,955.00 Our Lady of Sorrows – Bernalillo............................................................................ 1,000.00 Our Lady of Sorrows – Las Vegas..........................................................................5,000.00 St. Anthony of Padua – Fort Sumner....................................................................... 242.00 St. Joseph on the Rio Grande – Albuquerque......................................................370.00 Total $ 9,127.00
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Sr. Patrick Marie Dempsey, SBS Celebrates 65th Jubilee
Sr. Patrick Marie Dempsey joined the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament on September 8, 1954. September 2019 marked her 65th anniversary. Over the years, she has served as a teacher in Gary, Indiana; Port Arthur, Texas; New Orleans, Louisiana; St. Michaels, Arizona on the Navajo Reservation as a teacher, dorm moderator and principal; at St. Catherine Indian School in Santa Fe, New Mexico as a dorm moderator, administrator, teacher, and principal; and she was also a teacher at Santa Fe Indian School, Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has also worked for the Tewa Missions in Northern New Mexico as a teacher for sacramental preparations. Sister Patrick Marie continues to visit the Pueblos on their feast days. She has been very blessed in all her missionary work. Sister traveled to Rome, Italy for the canonization of St. Katherine Drexel, the foundress of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and had a wonderful time visiting all the basilicas and holy sites in Florence, Assisi and Rome. Sister had a wonderful seat at the canonization with Pope John Paul II!
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Thanks to our Premier Sponsor:
Tanoan Country Club Monday, October 21, 2019 Scramble Format. 10:30 am Registration Begins. 12:00 Shotgun Start. Lunch Provided.
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Young Adults Serve the Community Through Monthly Prayer By Celina Chavez, Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey, Office of Christian Discipleship & Religious Vocation In September 2017 at Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey, the Office of Christian Discipleship and Religious Vocation along with Carlo Roman dela Cruz, one of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s young adult music ministers, sponsored Return to Christ: A Night of Praise, Worship, and Adoration, an evening of prayer to help college students give their stress and academics to the holy and real presence of Christ. Beginning in January 2018, this team decided to sponsor the event on a monthly basis at various parishes in the archdiocese. Now called Come to Christ, a group of music ministers, host parishes, volunteers who give their time and resources to help organize, and others who come to share in the service, provide an atmosphere of praise and worship every first Thursday of the month. At each event, everyone listens as a young adult shares his or her journey of faith. Of Come to Christ, Roman dela Cruz says, “[It] teaches me how to pray and how to listen to God. And that moment with Christ in the Eucharist during Adoration with either songs playing or in silence can give me a sense of peace. As the saying goes: ‘Where you find peace is where you find God.’” Churches and organizations that support Come to Christ include Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey, Our Lady of Guadalupe,
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, St. Joseph on the Rio Grande, and the Catholic Center in Albuquerque; and St. Augustine Church in Isleta Pueblo, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Peralta, and St. John Vianney in Rio Rancho. Another monthly gathering of prayer, sponsored by the Office of Christian Discipleship and Religious Vocation and held on the third Friday of every month at Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey, is Taizé in the Desert, an ecumenical prayer service focusing on communal prayer in spoken, sung, visual, and tangible forms. In June, both Catholic and Protestant young adults served and celebrated the seventh anniversary of Taizé in the Desert in the archdiocese—a grace-filled testament to the spirit of unity that Taizé has striven to further. Taylor Kingston Gonzalez, who served the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for 10 years, helped bring Taizé in the Desert to Albuquerque in May 2012 after she was unable to make a planned pilgrimage to Chicago, because of the unexpected death of her uncle. “A long road trip like that was too soon and emotional for me, so I decided not to go,” she said. “But starting Taizé in June was wonderful healing for me in my grieving process.” This team of young adult lay ministers and volunteers, who value the grace of shared faith and service, thank God for blessing Come to Christ and remain hopeful in His will for it, as well as for Taizé in the Desert.
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overheard two people talking at each other, neither really hearing or listening to what the other was saying. They passed me by without any notice, stopped a short distance away and parted from one another saying, “Well it was nice visiting with you.” Two thoughts came to me. Either they were just being polite, or there really was a kind of “visit” found in their just by being together. I preferred the second understanding because the first would have made them liars and hypocrites, while the second gave me hope. Sometimes just being with another is comfort enough. As I went on, it occurred to me that this was a perfect parable for our age. It often seems to me that with all our arguing, name-calling, gossiping and cruelty, we have stopped listening to one another. We fail even to hear one another’s voices, until we must part and perhaps, too late, we realize that at least we were together. As I see couples out to dinner, each on their own cell phone, hardly even noticing the other; as I see Facebook posts of people so desperate to be noticed that they fail to see the people around them; as I talk with individuals who no longer practice their faith but are left with a hollow feeling inside, living unhappy lives in a world of loneliness, I wonder when will we realize, we all belong together. John’s gospel begins so powerfully: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Throughout the Christian tradition, the Word of God has guided and called us into being. Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh, in His preaching, His teaching, His healing, and in His passion, death, and resurrection, we encounter the reality of God. In the treasury of great spiritual writers, the saints, mystics, theologians, we hear God’s word whispered in our world. It has long been held that a person’s word was their worth. By our word we give oaths, by our word we profess vows, by our word we express our love, and by our word we confess our faith.
So our human speech, our ability to name reality, is a gift bestowed by God, enabling us to enter into relationships and move beyond our loneliness. God saw Adam’s loneliness and called forth all kinds of creatures. They were named by Adam, but the loneliness remained (Genesis 2:18-20). It was only with the creation of Eve, another human like Adam that a personal name was found for completion and oneness. This is critical because we learn that only given this difference in humanity, the otherness of Eve and Adam, can life come forth. The gift of speech is a divine gift, as is procreation, but as we see, words can be distorted, twisted, and falsely name reality. We can lie. Genesis 3 begins with very ominous words: “Now the serpent was craftier than any other creatures that the Lord God had made.” We all know the story that follows, but it illustrates just how our speech can be misused and in fact become a destructive thing, a de-humanizing thing that alienates us and divides us. Every politician, every lawyer, every journalist, every teacher, every preacher should read Genesis 3 to understand what is noble in their craft, and how easily it can be ruined. Deception is nothing new, but in our information age of instant global communication and mass marketing, it has become more acceptable, making it even permissible to lie. We have come to that lonely place where our words no longer have meaning, we no longer name reality. In Matthew, Jesus strongly condemns our falsehoods, “let your yes mean yes, and your no mean no” (Matthew 5:33), and Revelation exhorts us to be honest in who we are, “either hot or cold,” not deceptive, but to repent (Revelation 3:1422). However, it is James (3:1-12), who gives us the most urgent command to honor the gift of speech. He writes: Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For all of us make many mistakes. Anyone who makes no mistakes in speaking is perfect,
able to keep the whole body in check with a bridle. In his plain spoken way, he illustrates how powerful our words can be and how important it is that we speak with integrity: If we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we guide their whole bodies. Or look at ships: though they are so large that it takes strong winds to drive them, yet they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great exploits. James knew our human weakness to misuse the gift of human speech, to selfishly use it for fame, fortune and power. His words are so timely. He warns: For every species of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed
However, what we have undergone, almost without realizing it, has been an information explosion with toxic fallout. and has been tamed by the human species, but no one can tame the tongue—a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it, we bless the Lord and Father, and with it, we curse those who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this ought not to be so. In past times, the faith was shared by people we knew, by our family, by our neighbors, by our relatives, people we trusted, whose words were true. Just being with those we loved and who loved God, taught us so much. However, what we have undergone, almost without realizing it, has been an information explosion with toxic fallout. We are all bombarded by non-stop information, from pop-ups on the computer, to our cell phone apps, even to radio and cable broadcasting 24/7, masking the boredom of our lives. In spite of the “no-call” list, we get countless robo-calls, new scams are launched every minute, and solicitation on our phones or computers
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is in steady succession. The phrase “information overload” and TMI (too much information), describe where most people today find themselves. We have become those two people I mentioned earlier, walking along not hearing one another because our words have lost their meaning. We have too much information and we think that all our information -- the clever quotes, the impressive but meaningless statistics, the polls taken ad nauseam, the echoed soundbites played over and over again until the next breaking news flash hits – has this really become our reality? Is reality nothing more than our ideologies? Are our personal opinions really more real than the real? Sadly, I think this is why people are so easily confused, conflicted and alienated. We want quick easy zingers to fire back when we are confronted with reality. Our massive failure is that we don’t test our words in attempting to name reality. Instead we think that the story, the narrative, is reality and so we stay locked in our ideologies. Politicians are masters at this spin. Truth is what I can get you to believe to be true. The lie told often enough is more believable than the truth. Because of this, we have stripped our words of actual meaning, they fail to tell us something real, our words mean nothing. No longer are we able to “take someone at their word” as once we did. Now reality is reduced to words, and since our words are not really real, we become threatened when they are challenged. To hold a contrary opinion or to question a person’s position is intolerable. We can see an escalation of rhetoric, and a war of words, but sadly our words have nothing to do with reality. A Democrat and a Republican were trapped in a room. Both died because they argued so elegantly, blaming each other for their plight, that neither person bothered to look around at their real situation. Both failed to notice an open window that was just above their heads. Neither person bothered to enter their shared reality and engage the other. Had they done so, they could have escaped, they would have been able to lift each other up and that would have allowed them to get out by working together. Archbishop Wester’s pastoral letter Hope and Healing Among Peoples has made me realize that pilgrimages are about being with one another, a journey to people and places that name holiness
PEOPLE of GOD in our lives. Good conversations, like the travelers to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35), who met a stranger on the road, open us to find words of worth and real meaning. We must be receptive to the Word of God whispered in our broken lives, in our flawed families, in our wounded Church, in our contentious society, and in our clumsy attempts to understand one another. According to Mark’s gospel, Jesus began to preach after John baptized Him in the Jordan, after Jesus had spent time in the wilderness tempted by the devil, after John the Baptist was arrested, and after He called the first disciples. So many things that could have made Him not preach, not begin to proclaim the Kingdom of God. But He did, and He did so amid the uncertainty of Roman occupation, amid the conflicts of religious sects, and the unrest of political factions. We too must hear His word and proclaim His gospel. The people who heard Jesus were amazed, for they were opened to a new awareness. Mark tells us, “They were astounded at His teaching, for He taught them as one having
Imagine if we were all a bit more open to hearing God’s Word in the bustle of our days, amid the rustle of our lives. Imagine the change in our world if hearts would hear God’s gentle nearness. Imagine if we could hear, in the core of our being, that on this journey, in this life, we belong together. authority” (Mark 1: 22). Jesus knew the reality of God’s reign, the reality of God’s kingdom being at hand. His word was quite simple, “repent and believe in the Good News” (1:15). We live in an age of selfies, earbuds and egos. No wonder it is hard to hear God’s word, no wonder the young drift away. Imagine if we were all a bit more open to hearing God’s Word in the bustle of our days, amid the rustle of our lives. Imagine the change in our world if hearts would hear God’s gentle nearness. Imagine if we could hear, in the core of our being, that on this journey, in this life, we belong together. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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By Very Reverend Michael Demkovich, OP, Episcopal Vicar for Doctrine & Life
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Live your baptismal call: Defend and Protect Life!
AACC Mass Sunday, Oct 27, 12 noon Please join the Archdiocese of Santa Fe African American Catholic Community for Mass on Sunday, Oct 27, 12 noon at St. Joseph on the Rio Grande Catholic Church, 5901 St. Joseph’s Dr. NW, Albuquerque. For more information, please call 505.836.3627 or the office 505.831.8205.
Every October, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) reminds us that life is sacred from conception to natural death, because every human life (no matter of its condition) is a gift from God. Every month, the Holy Father asks for our prayers for a specific intention. For October we are invited to join with many people worldwide in praying for Pope Francis’s intention for every Christian to rediscover our baptismal calling! How do we do this? Pope Francis calls the Church to celebrate our baptismal vocation by rediscovering the essence of our baptism. Many are taught that when we are baptized we become a child of the one true God, called to follow Christ’s footsteps and teachings. In essence, this papal message calls
Catholics to avoid excluding anyone from Christ’s love when celebrating the sacraments, proclaiming the Word of God, and exercising charity. The celebration of the sacraments and walking in the path of love inspires individuals to respond to the deeper and stronger calling to seek their baptismal mission as a member in the Community of Christ’s Body. Please contact Cynthia Roberson (CCHD intern) if you are interested in learning more about how Catholics can respond to their baptismal call to become a Disciple of Christ and live the Gospel. She can provide an interactive presentation (in English and Spanish) to your religious groups, catechists, adult formation groups and young adults. For information, call 505.831.8205.
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Plan ahead: 3rd World Day of the Poor November 17, 2019
“The hope of the poor shall not perish forever.” Pope Francis has released his message for the 2019 World Day of the Poor, which is observed throughout the world on the 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time, this year, November 17, 2019. The message affirms the work of CCHD to empower and stand in solidarity with those living in poverty. USCCB has developed a pastoral aid with homily helps and prayers of the faithful for observance of World Day of the Poor, which can be found here: http:// www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/ human-life-and-dignity/poverty/ and read the Pope’s message here: https://w2.vatican.va/content/ francesco/en/messages/poveri. index.html
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The 12th Annual Blue Mass
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he Blue Mass was originally started at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Washington, DC in 1934 by a Catholic priest named Fr. Thomas Dade from the Baltimore, Maryland Archdiocese. He initiated the Catholic Police and Firemen’s Society and invited hundreds of officers to process into the Mass in their blue uniforms, thus calling it the Blue Mass. The Archdiocese of Santa Fe held their first Blue Mass in 2008 at Immaculate Conception Parish in downtown Albuquerque as a celebration of faith honoring the dedication of law enforcement and fire-rescue personnel in our community. This year, the 12th Annual Blue Mass was held on Tuesday, September 24, at. St Jude Thaddeus Parish in Albuquerque. We are grateful to Fr. Tien-Tri Nguyen and the parishioners of St. Jude for having the Blue Mass at their parish. We also thank the Office of Worship of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Knights of Columbus, Blue Mass Committee, French Mortuary, and all the volunteers who worked to make this Blue Mass possible. The Blue Mass is very special to Archbishop John C. Wester, who wants to let the first responders know that we, as a community, owe them a debt of gratitude for their willingness to serve and protect us. They put themselves in harm’s way each time they put on their uniforms and step out their doors in the performance of their duties. That is why the Archbishop makes it a point to have a special Blue Mass each year for these first responders and their families, so that we never forget to honor the men and women who have served and continue to serve our communities throughout New Mexico and our nation. Tim Keller, Mayor of Albuquerque, also expressed his gratitude and great appreciation to all first responders. As mayor, he has had a unique opportunity to hear and experience what these fine men and women go through and what they face day in and day out.
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First responders live this gospel every day they put on their uniform and leave their homes. Let’s remember to take time to give thanks to all first responders for their willingness to serve and protect us and our communities.
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“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13
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ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHERS OF THE YEAR
Each year, each of our schools honor one teacher who has exemplified the traits of an excellent Catholic school educator. Teachers from across the Archdiocese of Santa Fe work diligently to prepare their students for career and academic advancement by continuously innovating classrooms, curriculum, and the way they approach teaching as a whole. The 2019-2020 Teachers of the Year were recognized during the Archbishop's School Fund Dinner by Archbishop Wester and Superintendent Murphy.
Chris Spurlin Annunciation
Michelle Fogarty Holy Child
Science Athletic Director
Third Grade Fourth Grade
Deanna Bradford Math
Carrie Grajeda Holy Ghost Language Arts History
St. Mary Belen
Holy Cross Science
Kimberly DePrest Our Lady of Fatima Third Grade
Kristy Cordova
Fifth Grade
Ariel Ortega St. Charles Borromeo Mathematics Science
Catherine Rice St. Mary Albuquerque Kindergarten
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ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
TEACHERS OF THE YEAR David Sauter Health
Peter Drake St. Michael
Our Lady of the Assumption Physical Education
Frances Torres St. Pius X
Spanish Italian French
Math
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Christina Vigil St. Thomas Aquinas Pre-Kindergarten
Cheryl Roybal Third Grade
Diana Montoya Pre-Kindergarten
Isena Llera-Diaz San Felipe de Neri First Grade
Santo NiĂąo Regional
Our teachers truly strive to foster the unique gifts of each child, and to prepare leaders in school, church, and global community. They do this while offering a Christ-centered approach to academically-rigorous, Catholic education. Superintendent Susan Murphy would like to thank all the awardees for their continued commitment to Catholic education.
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Preparing Leaders
Keynote Speaker, Mike Murphy
BY: AJ SANCHEZ, OFFICE OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS On Friday, September 27, 2019, the Office of Catholic Schools celebrated the 36th Annual Archbishop's School Fund Dinner. The night included a private reception for major donors, a live and silent auction, dinner, a raffle, and speeches from keynote speaker Mike Murphy and student speaker, Daniel Marsh. Murphy, a St. Pius X alumnus, promoted a fearless and faithful approach to life's challenges while Marsh expressed the value of Tuition Assistance in his academic career. The evening highlighted the efforts and generosity of the archdiocesan community in bringing support to families in need. The Office of Catholic Schools thanks all sponsors, donors, and volunteers for continuing to bring stability and optimism to our students.
Archbishop Wester and Student Speaker, Daniel Marsh
ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING 5K BY: AJ SANCHEZ, OFFICE OF CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Students, staff, parents, volunteers, and community members from the Archdiocese gathered at St. Pius X High School on Sunday, September 29, for what turned out to be the largest Promise For Our Future 5K Run/Walk yet. The vibrant event was kicked off with a Mass by St. Pius X President, Fr. John Trambley. Runners/Walkers then headed to the starting line where they ran to raise funds for Tuition Assistance. Volunteers from the SPX Native American Club provided tasty Navajo Tacos after the run while Southwest Ice Cream gave out free ice cream to all participants. In its third year, this event continues to grow and provide our Catholic schools an opportunity to celebrate community!
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ST. THERESE INTRODUCES ROBOTICS AND 3D PRINTING By Mario Ruiz, Computer Science Teacher St. Therese Catholic School St. Therese Catholic School in Albuquerque is thrilled to announce the start of a new computer science program. Students from grades Pre-K through eighth will now have the opportunity to learn computer programing. Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, suggested that everyone should learn to program a computer because it teaches you to think. Following that logic, 4th and 5th graders will learn Robotics using MakeBlock mBots, while 6th and 8th graders learn 3D printing. Middle school students will develop an understanding of production workflow by managing concepts from idea to design and into 3D-printed prototypes. The new computer science program is taking its inaugural steps with students showing strong interest in these classes; they have already built and tested their first robot! To further pique student interest, St. Therese had speakers from Sandia National Laboratories inform students of potential careers in this field. St. Therese believes self-reliance and the ability to independently problem-solve are invaluable skills that will serve students in their future education and careers. With this in mind, the new computer science program looks to push student ingenuity and innovation. St. Therese students and Mr. Ruiz working on the computer program's first robot.
To learn more about this program or schedule a tour with Principal Donna Illerbrun, visit: stthereseschoolabq.org or call 344-4479
A CLASSICAL VISION OF EDUCATION By Janice Martinez, Principal Holy Child Catholic School A "classical vision" of education aims to teach children in the truest sense of the word. Holy Child does this by fostering wonder and love for all that is genuinely true, good and beautiful. The Holy Child curriculum rests on two presumptions. The first is that truth is good for its own sake and we are created to seek and know the truth. The second is that truth is good, not for what it does, but for what it is. All pedagogical methods and choices of text are constantly assessed with this twofold in mind. Holy Child seeks to inculcate students in the wisdom of 2,000 years of Catholic thought, history, culture, and art, allowing students to see themselves and the world around them in light of this vision. Depth of wisdom goes beyond classrooms and is more than the acquisition of skills. Wisdom is the authentic foundation forming one's whole life. We instill this through a historically based curriculum where all academic subjects are grounded and informed by a recognition of humans as creatures, created in the image and likeness of God. Our curriculum presents history as an integral and coherent story driven by the longing of God and fulfilling that desire in Christ. Students will twice cycle through the history of the world. In grades K-5, they devote one year of study to Egypt, Ancient Near East, Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, the Modern Age and America respectively. In grades, 6-8, students will recapitulate this history with the same trajectory. By Completing these cycles, students reinforce their previous knowledge and attain a deeper meaning of our history. It is delightful watching second graders eagerly learn about the history of Rome. Holy Child reorients students to the beauty of an ordered and harmonious world, gifted to us by God, to enjoy for it to draw us closer to Him. As a result, our students love to learn! To learn more about Holy Child's classical education curriculum, please visit: holychildcatholicschool.org
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Together with God: Suicide Bereavement Support By Kay Hockey, Risen Savior Catholic Community Parishioner “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; He saves those who spirit is crushed.” Psalm 34:19 In 2017, over 47,100 people in the United States died by suicide leaving an estimated 350,000 loved ones behind. That same year, New Mexico ranked 4th in the country for suicide deaths. Those bereaved of suicide experience both trauma and grief. Nightmares, flashbacks, a relentless search for “why,” and profound guilt can permeate a survivor’s life for months, even years. Because those around them often feel awkward as they try to be of support, the bereaved can feel alone and isolated. Stigma can foster a sense of shame, embarrassment and even fear. For a person of faith, a suicide
death can and often does trigger a deep faith crisis. The Church’s stance 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 by a suicide death are encouraged to have a Catholic funeral and burial for their loved one and be consoled themselves. It is widely known that suicide loss support groups are one of the most beneficial ways to console by eliminating the profound sense of isolation experienced by the bereaved. So last year, in response to repeated requests for a faith-infused support group, Beth Lukes, director of the Family Life Office, asked me to develop this ministry. Being a Catholic
Christian mental health counselor who has lost a family member to suicide, I jumped at the opportunity. Now, after much preparation we are ready to launch the eight-week support group program. Monthly meetings for ongoing support are also being planned. A healing faith community for those bereaved by suicide is now possible. Beginning October 19, 2019, those who have already volunteered to be facilitators and those who are still discerning whether or not to volunteer will begin the series. Those committed to be facilitators will be trained after participating in the series. In the Spring, the support group will be based at parishes and available to all. If you have additional questions or are thinking about joining our volunteer facilitator team, call Kay Hockey 505.353.2466.
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Where: Catholic Center, 4000 Saint Joseph’s Place NW, Albuquerque Pre-Register: contact Yvette yduran@archdiosf.org 505 831 8117 Price: entire program, only $30.00 per couple Recommended Book: The Couple Checkup Buy online at CoupleCheckup.com Facilitator: Mary Pepper, M.A., Relationship Skills Educator, Marriage Mentor, Parent Educator, Public Speaker, Certified Program Leader for Mastering the Mysteries of Love,; Facilitate Open, Caring Communication, Understanding and Study (FOCCUS): Prevention & Relationship Enhancement (PREP); Nurturing Parenting Program (www.HealthyRelationships101.com)
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Mr. James P. Garcia and Miss Rita Estrada were united in marriage on October 11, 1969 in Las Vegas, New Mexico at Immaculate Conception Parish. After living in California for 34 years, they rerouted to their home parish in Las Vegas after James retired from the Department of Defense. Rita worked for the University of California, Santa Barbara. The have four daughters, a son-in-law and four grandchildren. Jim and Rita serve as Eucharistic ministers at church and to the homebound, as well as lector.
Mr. Charles Griego and Miss Lucy Griego were joined in holy matrimony on October 10, 1959 at St. Anne’s Church. They met at Sacred Heart Catholic School and married ten years later. The anniversary celebration will begin with a Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Rio Rancho, offered by Rev. Michael Niemczak and followed with a family meal. Their children are Danny and Cyndi, their now angel Gabriel, Vincent and Terri, Monica, Billy and Amanda and will be accompanied by their seven grandchildren 11 great-grandchildren, as well as many friends. They are very grateful for all the graces and blessings they have received from Our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ, throughout their lives.
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Mr. Lino (Phil) Lucero and Miss Linda Darlene Duran were joined in holy matrimony on October 4, 1969 at Holy Trinity Parish in Arroyo Seco, New Mexico. Fr. Frank Prieto was the celebrant. They were blessed with two children, Christina Lucero Montez and Cheryl Lucero Lee. Christina is married to Ronald Montez and they have one daughter Michelle Montez. Cheryl and Jimmy Lee have one daughter Brandy Lee. Their granddaughters attend Taos High School and are their hearts of love. Lino retired from the mining field as a maintenance technician and Linda had the more challenging job of raising the girls and being a housewife. As a family, they have been active at their parish, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Taos. They have been active in teaching CCD, RCIA, mayordomos, pastoral council, and marriage program coordinators as well as serving in DRE. Christ has always been the center of their lives; With Him All Things are Possible!
Mr. Jose Tafoya and Miss Gregoria Herrera were joined in holy matrimony on September 17, 1944 at Our Lady of Talpa Church in Los Angeles, California and are now parishioners at Our Lady of Annunciation Church in Albuquerque. They have three children: Peter and wife Lynn, Karen and husband John, and Nina. They also have six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Before coming to Albuquerque, they were parishioners at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nambe, New Mexico. Jose has been a member of the Sacred Heart Society for 41 years. Jose retired from Los Alamos Lab and Gregoria retired from Smith’s in Los Alamos. They maintain a strong Catholic faith and give thanks to God for their many blessings all their lives.
Cortez, Brazil Mr. Johnny J. Brazil and Miss Cecilia J. Cortez were united in holy matrimony on October 10, 1959, at the Immaculate Conception Church in Cimarron, New Mexico. They will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. Johnny was born in Springer, New Mexico in 1935, and Cecilia was born in Ranchos de Taos in 1938. Johnny served in the U.S. Navy. They eventually settled in Albuquerque where Johnny retired from The Albuquerque Journal after working there for 30 years. Cecilia retired from APS after 30 years of working as head cook at Garfield Middle School. Mr. & Mrs. Brazil have six children Frances Gallegos, Steve Cortez, Emilio Brazil, John Brazil, Joe Brazil, and Michelle Brazil. They have 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grand-children and one great-great grandson. Their family is extremely thankful to have been blessed with two amazing parents. And they are thankful and blessed to be able to celebrate their 60th anniversary with them. Mr. & Mrs. Brazil are parishioners at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Albuquerque.
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Catholic Charities thanks all who put their faith in action to improve the lives of those in need by supporting and continuing to give to the Annual Collection Second to benefit our programs and services in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Your donation allowed us to increase the number of children we can care for and set the stage for life-long learning. We now have openings for all age groups. Please see our website for enrollment opportunities. Speaking of lifelong learning, over 400 adult learners
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have enrolled in Catholic Charities’ English as a Second Language, High School Equivalency, Civics and Workforce Training classes for the Fall semester, and the numbers are growing. Every edition of People of God, we will share how your contributions influence the lives of your brothers and sisters. There is still time to give to the Annual Second Collection by making a donation online. Please visit our website http://www.ccasfnm.org to learn more.
Generations at West Mesa Affordable Housing Nearing Completion
Construction is nearly complete on Generations at West Mesa, an affordable housing multi-family complex on 57th and Central developed by Catholic Charities and Gorman and Company with support from the City of Albuquerque, MFA and various investors. A grand opening is scheduled for this month. The complex will house 54 low-income families, with a focus on grandparents raising grandchildren. Catholic Charities will assist residents with parenting/grand parenting classes, after school programs, computer trainings, senior transportation, support groups, financial counseling/education and youth/family/elderly
services. We would like to thank Rio Grande Credit Union for making us the primary recipient of the proceeds of their 7th Annual Golf Classic, benefitting the programs and services of Catholic Charities! Archbishop Wester, Catholic Charities board members and many other golfers enjoyed an afternoon of golf at Sandia Golf Course. Rio Grande Credit Union also sponsored the Community Corner at the NM United soccer game in September and were so kind to give us 30 tickets to that game for our clients. Their amazing support of Catholic Charities is much appreciated.
Celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season with dinner, silent and live actions, entertainment, and dancing! Proceeds will benefit Catholic Charities programs including self-sufficiency and housing assistance, early childhood education, adult basic education, immigration and citizenship legal assistance, refugee support, and senior transportation and affordable housing. Complimentary valet parking /special discounted room rates are available.
Call to reserve and mention the Saint Nicholas Ball Entertainment by the Black Pearl
Last year’s event raised over $150,000 Call 505.724.4637 or check out our website http://www. ccasfnm.org/snb.html
The 2019 Saint Nicholas Ball will be held on November 23th at Sandia Resort 30 Rainbow Road NE Albuquerque, NM 87113
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Annual Spanish Market Archbishop’s Award
By Bernadette Lucero, Director/Curator Archivist, Office of Historic Artistic Patrimony & Archives
Archbishop John C. Wester awarded Santero Joseph Ascensión López the 2019 Archbishop’s Award for the 68th Annual Traditional Spanish Market. Mr. Lopez received the award for his painted relief titled Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe made of pine, aspen, homemade gesso, natural pigments, and gold leaf. Inspiration for the design is attributed to the work of 19th century santero José Rafael Aragón. Mr. López expressed that the image of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe speaks for the marginalized in our society and is a Marian image loved by many. He also said the faithful seek guidance from the Marian image, similar to a son or daughter seeking guidance from their mother. Mothers provide a strong backbone for the family and Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is our mother. Her image is comforting to many people providing strength and reassurance during difficult times. As a child, Mr. Lopez began participating in the youth market with his sister Krissa María and now participates in the adult market with his sister and father, Master Santero Felix López. Mr. Lopez stated his passion for his artwork is influenced by his faith and also is a way to connect with others and become closer to God. He is always willing to help others and enjoys the camaraderie of the many Spanish Market artists because they are supportive of one another. Rev. Timothy Martinez, rector of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, celebrated the annual Spanish Market Mass followed by a procession to the Santa Fe plaza bandstand. Fr. Martinez presented the Archbishop’s Award to Mr. López on behalf of Archbishop John C. Wester who was unable to attend the Spanish Market festivities due to another obligation.
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What does Stewardship Mean to You? Very Reverend Monsignor Lambert Luna Episcopal Vicar and Pastor, St. Joseph on the Rio Grande
Although I use the term "stewardship" now with familiarity that was not always the case. As a child I learned about tithing and using the children's envelope for
the Sunday collection, but I did not learn this was an aspect of stewardship-making a grateful return to the Lord for all God gave me. I heard the term being used by my father who was elected by his union members to be the shop steward of the machinist shop where he worked. Somehow, being a steward meant taking care of his coworkers. That, too, is part of stewardship-the care of one's self, of others and of creation. As a newly ordained priest with a regular salary, I put into practice the concept of tithing I learned as a child. I learned that the Lord could not be outdone in generosity. All my needs were met and I had the joy of offering my sacrificial gift-another aspect of stewardship. I also learned that stewardship is a way of life, of loving and of serving God and others like the service done by "mayordomos" of a parish or its missions. Although they hold the keys, they are not the owners but the caretakers of the church or chapel. After 41 years as a priest, I have learned that stewardship means much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more. (Lk 12:48). Office of Stewardship 505-831-8173 www.stewardshiparchdiosf.org
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WORLD NEWS Synod is a time to listen, discern, not despise, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is a time of reflection, dialogue and listening to the needs and sufferings of indigenous people, Pope Francis said. “The Holy Spirit is the primary actor in the synod. Please, do not kick him out of the room,” the pope said, opening the gathering’s first working session Oct. 7. Speaking off-the-cuff, the pope said he was saddened to hear a “sarcastic” remark from a synod participant about an indigenous man wearing a feathered headdress who presented the offertory gifts at the synod’s opening Mass Oct. 6. “Tell me: What difference is there between having feathers on your head and the three-cornered hat worn by some officials of our dicasteries?” he asked, eliciting applause from synod participants. Instead of becoming a series of reductive discussions that only undermine “the poetry” of indigenous people and their cultures, he said, the synod is a way for the church to walk with them “under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.”
POPE OPENING MASS SYNOD AMAZON Pope Francis gives the homily as he celebrates the opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 6, 2019. (CNS photo/Cristian Gennari, pool)
Cardinal Baldisseri explains who’s at Amazon synod, how it works VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is focused on one small, but important geographical area, the issues involved impact the universal Catholic Church, said Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops. As a “special assembly” rather than an “ordinary general assembly” of the Synod of Bishops, the members of the synod for the Amazon are mainly the bishops of the Amazon region of nine South American countries, and the discussions will focus on evangelization and safeguarding creation in that region, he said at the opening session Oct. 7. But, “while regarding a specific geographic area, it is still a synod that interests the universal church,” Cardinal Baldisseri said, so the heads of Vatican offices and representative bishops from around the world also are voting members. Presenting some nuts-and-bolts information about the synod members and the meeting’s functioning, the cardinal was greeted with applause when he announced that, beginning with the afternoon session Oct. 7, synod members were free to wear clerical suits rather than cassocks to the meetings. He listed the 185 voting members as: 137 participating because of the office they hold, including 113 from church jurisdictions in the Amazon, 13 heads of Roman Curia offices and 11 bishops and priests from the council that prepared the synod; 14 religious priests and one religious brother elected by the Union of Superiors General; and 33 members named by the pope.
COUNTING CARDINALS CNS graphic/Caroline Lindsey, The Catholic Miscellany After the Oct. 5 consistory, the College of Cardinals will have 128 electors. (CNS graphic/Caroline Lindsey, The Catholic Miscellany)
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WORLD NEWS they want their donations to church institutions to be ethically invested and a majority of those responding voiced particular opposition to investments in companies that produce pornography, tobacco products and e-cigarettes, according to a new survey. The survey for Boston-based Catholic Investment Services found that about 87% of respondents would be more likely to donate to Catholic institutions if they knew the money would be invested in ways consistent with church teaching and values. In contrast, about 14% of respondents said ethical investing was not a consideration when donating to Catholic institutions. The results parallel those of a CIS survey released in April. Peter Jeton, the firm’s outgoing CEO, said the new study sought to more specifically identify what investments motivates or deters Catholics to give to church entities. People want their donations to go “where it’s good and avoid evil,” Jeton said. “Ethical investing can be a motivating factor in how much people give,” he told Catholic News Service. “And if I am the CFO (chief financial officer) of a diocese or if I’m the bishop of a diocese, then I should be explaining very clearly and with frequency what the policy is regarding how people’s money is being invested.”
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN BRAZIL CNS graphic/Caroline Lindsey, The Catholic Miscellany Reported suicides of indigenous population in Brazil. (CNS graphic/Caroline Lindsey, The Catholic Miscellany) Founder of Project Rachel named recipient of 2020 Evangelium Vitae Medal NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) -- The University of Notre Dame’s de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture will award its 2020 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal to Vicki Thorn, founder of the post-abortion healing ministry Project Rachel. Thorn, who also is executive director of the National Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing, will receive the honor at a Mass and banquet April 25. “Vicki Thorn has dedicated her life to caring for women and men who have been wounded by abortion,” said O. Carter Snead, the William P. and Hazel B. White director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. “Her work is a living witness to the unconditional love and mercy that lies at the heart of the Culture of Life. We are pleased to honor her with the Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal,” he said in a statement Oct. 6. The honor is announced annually on Respect Life Sunday, the first Sunday of October, which this year was Oct. 6. The Evangelium Vitae award consists of a specially commissioned medal and $10,000 prize. “Vicki Thorn’s work has been a source of healing for women and men whose lives have been touched by abortion,” said Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, Notre Dame’s president. “I’m grateful to the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture for recognizing Ms. Thorn for her service to the Church and to the work of mercy on behalf of a Culture of Life.” Catholics more motivated to donate if ethical investing is assured WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Nearly nine in 10 Catholics surveyed said
Supreme Court agrees to take up Louisiana abortion case this term WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Supreme Court announced Oct. 4, just three days before it begins its new term, that it will add an abortion case to its docket. The justices have agreed to weigh in on a Louisiana law that requires doctors at abortion clinics to obtain admitting privileges from a nearby hospital. It is the first abortion case the court is taking up since Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch joined the bench and also without the swing vote of Justice Anthony Kennedy, who retired in 2018. The Louisiana case is almost identical to a Texas case the court struck down in 2016 that required abortion clinic doctors to have admitting privileges at local hospitals and state abortion clinics to comply with standards of ambulatory surgical centers. In the Texas case, the court said both requirements imposed “a substantial burden” on women seeking an abortion and were not necessary to protect women’s health. Louisiana officials have conceded that its law is practically identical to the Texas law, the only difference now is the makeup of the current court. Abortion providers in Louisiana have said that if the law goes into effect, it would leave only one doctor performing abortions in the state during the early stages of pregnancy, and none after 17 weeks of pregnancy. Vatican publishes initial schedule for papal trip to Thailand, Japan VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Peace, interreligious dialogue and respectful missionary outreach will be the top themes when Pope Francis visits Thailand and Japan in late November. The pope’s visit to the Asian countries will begin Nov. 20 in Bangkok, where the local Catholic community is marking the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the “Apostolic Vicariate of Siam Mission.” In Japan, the pope will visit peace memorials at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where the U.S. military dropped atomic bombs in early August 1945. But Pope Francis also will spend time with survivors of Japan’s March 11, 2011, “triple disaster” when a strong earthquake set off a devastating tsunami that flooded a nuclear power plant and led to its meltdown.
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WORLD NEWS Dr. Tim Muldoon
Every Catholic—you, me, and even the newly baptized baby—is called to be a missionary. Jesus’ final words to his disciples were to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19), sharing with them the joy of living the gospel. Pope Francis has called all of us to “missionary discipleship,” by which he means people who “go out to others, seek those who have fallen away, stand at the crossroads and welcome the outcast.” Whether at home or across the world, all of us can show the love that God shows us first. During this month that the pope has designated as Extraordinary Mission Month, we at Catholic Extension have the great privilege of celebrating stories of missionaries recognized by their dioceses as reflecting the light of Christ. They are all finalists for our annual Lumen Christi Award, whose stories inspire us to imagine the kind of world that Christ is building through the work of the Holy Spirit. A good pastor accompanies 17 families grieving the shooting deaths of family members in El Paso, and strives to live out his priestly vocation ministering to a poor, wounded congregation.
Panama City, Florida galvanizes outreach efforts to serve people losing hope in the aftermath of a hurricane, preaching and living the gospel all along the way. A group of Glenmary priests and brothers plant new churches in a region of eastern Tennessee where very few Catholics have lived until now, building community and transforming lives. A Protestant pastor in Shreveport turns to the Catholic Church to start an innovative program of community renewal, and later becomes Catholic himself. His program has now spread to other cities and countries. A young priest in Puerto Rico arrives at a parish a month after a devastating hurricane, and begins to rebuild his community. A group of mothers and grandmothers in the Diocese of Laredo begin a hospitality ministry when they realize their religious education students are arriving hungry. Their small community recognizes them as “angels.”
A generous nun drives along lonely roads on a Lakota reservation in South Dakota, dedicating her life to service of this ancient and storied community.
A deacon-physician leaves his medical practice in order to begin a mobile healing ministry to poor families in the Diocese of Kalamazoo, Michigan, finding new freedom and joy in his profession.
A deacon leads a team of volunteers reaching out to mariners, away at sea for months, to provide pastoral and practical care while in port in Mobile, Alabama.
A “cowboy priest” takes a stand for religious liberty, protecting an historic chapel where generations of his predecessors have ministered to families living along a border.
A couple of self-described “bald guys” begin a compassionate ministry to single moms in Jefferson City, Missouri, providing hope and a stepping stone to a new life.
The stories that each of these missionaries can tell begins with listening to the needs of the people around them. In the case of the “Santa Monica Angels” from the Diocese of Laredo, it was the voice of hungry children. One of them, Maria Jaime,
A tireless former Army officer in
reflects on what her desire to reach out to them has mean to her: “When you decide to be at the service of the Lord, you want to be a little more like Him every day, and everything changes.” Andy Cornett of Panama City echoes a similar sentiment: ““When this storm happened, it’s as if it was like the Pentecost for me. My fire just came alive. I saw a need and I saw a chance to help people and to show people the Holy spirit.” For missionaries, the opportunity to serve someone in need is the opportunity to practice the works of mercy in imitation of Christ. What these stories hold in common is that need gives rise to service, which gives rise to hope and transformation. A priest friend in the Diocese of Ponce, Puerto Rico, described Father Omar Soto Torres’ impact: “Father Omar was able to bring hope to that bereaved community, working with this team, delivering humanitarian aid for almost a year.” Steve Smith, who along with Mike Hentges began the home for single moms, observed “It is amazing what God can do with a little ‘yes’ from us.” Father Tom Charters, one of the Glenmary Missioners in Tennessee, reflects on the call to be a missionary. His first message to the group that first responded to an invitation to form a new Catholic parish was simple: everyone must be on mission. “Unless you take what you’ve heard by the Word of God,” he told them, “unless you take Jesus who you’ve received in the Eucharist and go forth and carry it to others, it’s not worth it.” These women and men have discovered the joy of the gospel through an awakening to service. Sister Barbara Bogenschutz, OP, serving on the Pine Ridge reservation, puts it simply and well: “Where I am, is where I am supposed to be.”
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Palliative Sedation While Approaching Death Because suffering almost always imposes itself on us during life, and especially at the end of life, it can be helpful to reflect on the need to accept some personal suffering as we die, even as we recognize the importance of palliative steps and other comfort measures. In the last week of life, more than 90 percent of patients require medical management of symptoms such as pain, nausea, delirium, spasmodic contractions of muscles, vomiting, hallucinations, or generalized agitation. Many of these symptoms can be addressed with medication, and serious pain can often be managed with powerful opioids like morphine or fentanyl. These remarkable drugs, however, call for discernment in their use because at higher dosages, they can limit mental clarity and induce an extended semidreamland state as death approaches. The U.S. Catholic bishops offer an important observation about participating in our own dying process in their Ethical and Religious Directives. “Since a person has the right to prepare for his or her death while fully conscious,” it says, “he or she should not be deprived of consciousness without a compelling reason.” In some cases, the harsh symptoms associated with dying may prove refractory to treatments, prompting physicians to consider, during a patient’s final stretch of days, the possibility of a globalized form of sedation known as “palliative sedation.” This approach, which relies on the monitored use of sedatives, barbiturates, neuroleptics, benzodiazepines or other anesthetic medications, entirely deprives the patient of consciousness as he or she enters into a deep comatose state until death. One concern is that the reception of the sacraments, whether confession, the anointing of the sick or the Eucharist/Viaticum becomes problematic for an unconscious person. This purposeful and complete shutting down of consciousness also raises broader ethical and spiritual concerns about categorically precluding participation in one’s death, as well as the last days of life. While for some dying patients, severe pain can almost entirely preclude their ability to think, once the intensity of their pain has been moderated, the possibility of reflection returns, as the mind no longer focuses on mere survival. Medications can thus be helpful to dying patients by keeping the harmful effects of pain within narrower limits. The decision, however, definitively to shut down, through palliative sedation, that very faculty by which we exercise the conscious “parenting of our actions” surely requires the gravest of motives.
St. John Paul II once remarked that the meaning of suffering has been revealed to man in the cross of Jesus Christ. The Church has indeed ascribed a certain primacy to the way he endured and sanctified the sorrowful and painful events surrounding his crucifixion, even before his preaching and teaching, or his healing and forgiving. Through those final sufferings, Jesus brought about the redemption of humanity and the entirety of creation. Paradoxically, his redemptive activity upon the gibbet of the Cross was pre-eminently an inward, internalized movement of his will. Since he could not so much as budge a limb, his chief action and motion upon the Cross was the surrender of his innermost being, embracing and assenting fully to God the Father’s designs. His example reminds us how the movement from external activity to the acceptance of God’s will, from outward action in the world to inward activity of the soul, is one the most important movements during our life’s journey. When Christians speak of “the value of redemptive suffering,” they are hinting at how, even in the midst of great personal suffering, human activity can be reoriented from that corporal, outward-looking glance to an inward, spirituallydirected transcendence. The inward movement of our being in our final days and hours can involve a kind of transformation or conversion, sometimes quite dramatic, as in the case of the good thief. It can involve a contemplative internalization of the mysteries of human existence, a stripping away of everything, and a period of “rending naked” the soul. That’s why it is so important for us not to be entirely deprived of our consciousness except for the most extreme reasons. That’s why it’s so important for us to be prepared to learn how to endure some pain so that we can more fully cooperate with the redemptive meaning of suffering. Our concluding time on earth may thus serve an important role in our own eschatological fulfillment. Our last days and hours can also powerfully affect the course of that fulfillment in others around us, as occurred in the lives of various bystanders on that historic day on Calvary. When we find ourselves nailed to our hospital bed, it can become an important personal moment for us to engage the possibility of a spiritual transformation opening before us, as we pass through the pains of childbirth to the joy of new life (Jn 16:21). Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. earned his doctorate in neuroscience from Yale and did post-doctoral work at Harvard. He is a priest of the diocese of Fall River, MA, and serves as the Director of Education at The National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia. See www.ncbcenter.org
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We celebrate All Saints’ Day on Friday, November 1
Ten Saints Who Were Great Evangelizers
Jeannine Marino, program specialist for the Secretariat of Evangelization and Catechesis of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) offers “10 Saints Who Were Great Evangelizers”which the Church celebrates on November 1. Marino is a canon lawyer who has served as a postulator and advisor to several canonization causes. A postulator conducts research into the life of a proposed saint. Marino offers: 1. Sts. Peter and Paul –Peter and Paul laid the foundations of the early Church and are among the most venerated saints. Peter was the first to profess that Jesus is the Son of God, and the papacy is built on his witness. Paul›s mission trips expanded the reach of the young Church, and his writings articulate our faith. Both men were willing to bear witness to the point of death, and both were martyred in Rome. 2. St. Jerome – A Fourth Century Doctor of the Church, Jerome made the Bible more accessible to everyday people when he translated it into Latin from its original Hebrew and Greek. St. Jerome is famous for saying, «Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.» We can follow in Jerome›s evangelizing footsteps by loving the Word of God. 3. St. Augustine – Bishop of Hippo, a contemporary of Jerome, and another Doctor of the Church, Augustine was notorious for his life of sinful indulgence prior to his conversion. He continues to inspire people, not only because of his conversion, but also with the brilliance of his writings—most famously his Confessions—which have had a profound impact on Christian thought down to the present day. 4. St. Patrick – As the Fifth Century Apostle of Ireland, Patrick exemplifies how Christian witness can have a pervasive, lasting impact on a culture. Following the example of Jesus, who taught with imagery, St. Patrick is known for using the image of the shamrock to illustrate the Trinity, making a great mystery of God accessible to all people. 5. St. Francis of Assisi – One of the most beloved saints, Francis of Assisi lived the Gospel by identifying himself with the poor, embracing outcasts and
enemies, andcelebrating the goodness of God present in all creation. His witness revitalized a Church that had “fallen into ruin,” and his influence today goes beyond the order he founded and even beyond the Catholic Church. When the last two popes held interreligious gatherings to pray for peace, they met not in Rome, but in Assisi. 6. St. Ignatius of Loyola – Founder of the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, Ignatius of Loyola was a former soldier from Spain. He founded the Jesuits in 1540 as an effort to counter the effects of the Protestant Reformation by the promotion and defense of the teachings and authority of theChurch across Europe. Ignatius also developed his Spiritual Exercises, a model of prayer still used today. 7. St. Francis Xavier – A close friend of St. Ignatius and one of the first Jesuits, Francis Xavier was a great missionary to Asia, visiting India, Indonesia, Japan and other countries. He was named the patron of Catholic missions by Pope Pius XI. 8. San Juan Diego – The peasant to whom Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared Juan Diego is essentially the evangelizer of an entire hemisphere. Blessed Pope John Paul II named Our Lady of Guadalupe the patroness of the Americas in 1999 and canonized Juan Diego in 2002. He is the first indigenous Mexican saint. 9. St. Daniel Comboni – Another great missionary in the history of the Church, Daniel Comboni traveled from his native Italy to Central Africa and founded the Comboni Missionaries and the Comboni Missionary Sisters in 1867 and 1872, respectively. He spent nearly all of his priesthood in Africa and was named a bishop and apostolic vicar to Africa in 1877. He died in 1881 and was canonized in 2003. 10. St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus – Also known as St. Thérèse of Lisieux and the Little Flower, Thérèse was a French Carmelite in the late 1800s. She is best known for pursuing the “little way” to holiness, serving God in every little action of daily life, before dying of tuberculosis at the age of 24 in 1897. She was named the patroness of Catholic missions by Pope Pius XI because of her devotion of praying for missionaries. She was named a Doctor of the Church (the third woman and youngest person ever to receive this honor) by St. Pope John Paul II in 1997.
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Rest in Peace Sr. Charlene Cote, OP Sr. Charlene Cote, OP, formerly known as Sr. Mary Leonette Cote, died at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian, Michigan. She was 83 years of age and in the 61st year of her religious profession in the Adrian Dominican Congregation. Sr. Charlene was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Napoleon J. and Harriet (Martineau) Cote. She graduated from Aquinas High School in Chicago, and received a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in Fine Arts from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian and a Master of Science degree in Art Education and Administration from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Sister was an elementary teacher for four years at St George in Roy, New Mexico from 1959-1963. Sr. Charlene is preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Harriet Cote. Sister is survived by her Adrian Dominican Sisters.
Successful “Raise the Roof” Campaign Repairs Good Shepherd Center
By Heather Mattax, Good Shepherd Center
Following the Good Shepherd Center’s 68th Annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner (titled “Raise the Roof”) on March 17, 2019, enough funds were raised to repair the seven holes in the roof of Brother Mathias Center. It took a while, but overwhelming generosity from our benefactors and determination from the staff and brothers at Good Shepherd Center sure paid off. The work took a group of men five days to complete. Brother Mathias Center is an important building for Good Shepherd’s mission of hospitality and direct services to our most vulnerable members of society. It provides
space for our counseling services and other necessary resources for our Fresh Start Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Program (available to 40 men for six months). As well, the Brother Mathias Center is our clothing distribution location for hundreds of men and serves as a food and supply warehouse for our hot meal program. Our main concern was repairing the roof as soon as possible to lessen the effects of monsoon season, where strong torrential rains hit Albuquerque at any given time and with little notice. Water would leak through the roof, so we had to spot the leaks and place buckets underneath to prevent further damage. Now that problem is solved, thanks to the kindness of our donors.
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2019 Abuse Awareness Training for Adults Creating a Safe Environment for Our Children - Sponsored by the ASF Attendance at the workshop is MANDATORY for all clergy, employees, and volunteers in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Pre-registration is necessary - contact: Annette, Victim Assistance Coordinator or Rose Garcia at 505.831.8144 for trainings that are hosted at the Catholic Center or contact the parish that is hosting the training (see below schedule). Note: Please do not bring children - no one under the age of 18 is allowed in the training. If you are late you will not be allowed to enter and interrupt the training. Please contact Annette, Victim Assistance Coordinator 505.831.8144 to report any abuse that has occurred by Clergy, Employee or Volunteer in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.IN THE EVENT OF BAD WEATHER – CALL 505.831.8144 FOR A RECORDING ADVISING IF THE TRAINING IS CANCELLED. October 17, 2019 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Risen Savior 7701 Wyoming Blvd., NE Albuquerque, 87109 – call to register 821.1571 November 14, 2019 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Catholic Center 4000 St. Joseph’s Pl. NW Albuquerque, 87120
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A PRAYER FOR HEALING VICTIMS OF ABUSE
God of endless love, ever caring, ever strong, always present, always just: You gave your only Son to save us by his blood on the cross. Gentle Jesus, shepherd of peace, join to your own suffering the pain of all who have been hurt in body, mind, and spirit by those who betrayed the trust placed in them. Hear the cries of our brothers and sisters who have been gravely harmed, and the cries of those who love them. Soothe their restless hearts with hope, steady their shaken spirits with faith. Grant them justice for their cause, enlightened by your truth. Holy Spirit, comforter of hearts, heal your people’s wounds and transform brokenness into wholeness. Grant us the courage and wisdom, humility and grace, to act with justice. Breathe wisdom into our prayers and labors. Grant that all harmed by abuse may find peace in justice.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Copyright © 2014, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. All rights reserved. To order publication no. 7-495, visit usccbpublishing.org or call 877-978-0757.
Archdiocese of Santa Fe Chapter 11 Update Please know that while externally things seem quiet concerning the Chapter 11 proceedings, much work is being done behind the scenes by attorneys for both the claimants and the Archdiocese. The mediation to come to agreement on a monetary settlement is scheduled to begin in mid-November. As reported, there are 374 claims of December 5, 2019 sexual malfeasance—some of those with adults—by Archdiocesan personnel, spanning 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. several decades. Catholic Center It’s important to note the number of claims is not the number of alleged perpetrators; there are many claims naming the same persons as offenders. The Archdiocese seeks to 4000 St. Joseph’s Pl. NW facilitate healing of both the abused and our beloved Catholic Church. Albuquerque, 87120 – Please pray for the healing of those abused and for the Church throughout the world, call to register 831.8144 that all will henceforth be faithful to their calling to be faithful to Christ.
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Event October is “Respect for Life” and “Domestic Violence Awareness” Month Feast Day of St. John XXIII St. Edwin Feast Day, Est. 1965 Special Collection: Mission Sunday World Mission Sunday Feast Day of St. John Paul II th 39 Annual Roman Catholic Youth Conference: Living our Catholic Faith African American Catholic Community Mass St. Jude Thaddeus Feast Day, Est. 1977
Fri, Nov 1 Sat, Nov 2 Sun, Nov 3 Mon, Nov 4 Nov 3-9 Nov 8
November is “Black History Month” All Saints Day All Souls Day Santuario de San Martin de Porres Feast Day, Est. 1972 St. Charles Borromeo Feast Day Est. 1934 National Vocation Awareness Week Veterans Day
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SEARCH for Christian Maturity Retreat for High School Youth Special Collection: Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS), USA Veterans Day World Day of the Poor
Nov 9-10 Mon, Nov. 11 Sun, Nov 17
TV Mass Schedule The Catholic Center St. Joseph/St. Francis ChapelOver the air television Sunday at 6:30 a.m. on KRQE TV-13-2, KBIM TV-10-2, KREZ TV-6-2 and KASY-My50TVCable or satellite providers on KRQE TV-13, KBIM TV-10, KREZ TV-6, FOX 2 American Sign Language (ASL) InterpretedTV Mass donations may be sent online to www.archdiosf.org or mailed to: Vicar General’s Office/TV Mass, 4000 St. Joseph’s Pl. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120Check out Sunday and daily readings at www.usccb.org
Archbishop’s Schedule
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USCCB General Meeting, Baltimore, MD
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Our Lady of Guadalupe, ABQ
505.831.8142
St. Joseph on the Rio Grande St. Jude Thaddeus, Abq
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San Martin de Porres, Abq St. Charles Borromeo, Abq
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Immaculate Conception Retreat Center th 811 6 Street, Las Vegas, NM 87701
2019 Fall Course Schedule Basic Theology Course Schedule Introduction to Scripture: Saturdays, October 12 & 19. Time: 10:00 am to Noon Instructor: Mary Reinhardt Location: Lourdes Hall, ABQ. Note that this course will be video streamed to Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Clovis with Dcn. Bob Pullings facilitating discussion. Advanced Theology Course Mary, Woman of Light: Mondays, October 14, 21 & 28 Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Instructor: Sr. Paula Gallagher Location: San Isidro Parish, Santa Fe Matthew – Scribe of Things Old and New: Mondays, January 23 & 30, February 6 Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Instructor: Sr. Paula Gallagher Location: San Isidro Parish, Santa Fe
2019
Gabriel Award Winner
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Healing Pilgrimage September 14, 2019 - April 10, 2020 El Cerro de Tomé
El Santuario de Chimayó It is a time for us to reach out to one another in our homes, families and communities to heal the divisions that keep us apart from one another. To read Archbishop Wester’s Pastoral Letter visit www.archdiosf.org or pick up the September issue of People of God at your parish.
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Pilgrimages are a special time of journey for personal prayer, reflection and sacrifice to implore God’s graces with each step taken. The designated destinations for pilgrims are either Tomé Hill, between Los Lunas and Belen, and El Santuario de Chimayó, north of Santa Fe. Archbishop Wester invites all people, as individuals or groups, “to pray for healing among people, for greater love for one another and for reconciliation among those who are alienated from one another.”
Archbishop John C. Wester calls for a Healing Among Peoples and cautions about a crisis of compassion in his recent pastoral letter promulgated September 7-8, 2019 in all archdiocesan parishes. Acknowledging the “crisis of compassion”, he invites all people of faith to live the Lord’s command to “love one another”. He has designated the period between September 14, 2019 (Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross) to April 10, 2020 (Good Friday) as a time for all people “to undertake this pilgrimage of conversion.”