2014 November People of God

November 2014 • Volume 32 • Number 10 • www.archdiosf.org

Serving The Multicultural People of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe

Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan Signs Decree of Promulgation of the Native American Ministry Guidelines for Visiting Pueblo Villages of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Members of the Inaugural Native American Ministry Advisory Board and Archdiocesan staff gathered with Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan in October 2014 for a special Mass and the official signing. See page 13.

Greetings from Most Rev. Joseph E. Kurtz D.D.

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t is with great joy that I join with my friend, Archbishop Michael Sheehan in thanking all of you the faithful of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for the wonderful way in which you live your faith.

It’s a privilege for me now to serve as the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and to be here to speak with the Chief Administrators of Catholic Educators (CACE).

What a great blessing it is also to convey to you my prayers and blessings that you might continue to deepen and live the faith that is yours. May God’s blessings be upon you, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. (View greeting at www.archdiosf.org) More on CACE on Pages 14-15)

Most Rev. Joseph E. Kurtz D.D., President of the U. S. Conference of Bishops, served as the keynote speaker at CACE’s Annual Meeting held in October 1014. He was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as the fourth archbishop and ninth bishop of the Archdiocese of Louisville.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Extraordinary Synod of Bishops....................................2 Archbishop’s Letter: Internet Pornography....................3 The Privilege of Stewardship.........................................6 San Miguel Continues 400th Celebration......................7 We Love Our Teachers!.................................................8 Promulgation of Historic Document.............................13 Welcoming CACE........................................................14

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Cardinal Wuerl Says Family Synod Came To ‘Real Consensus’

By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington said the Oct. 5-19 Synod of Bishops on the family came to a “real consensus” after two weeks of animated debate, and that its final report will serve as a solid basis for the world synod on the

Pope Francis attends morning session on final day of extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at Vatican

Pope Francis attends the morning session on the final day of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 18. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions FOR November 2014 Lonely people. That all who suffer loneliness may experience the closeness of God and the support of others.

Mentors of seminarians and religious. That young seminarians and religious may have wise and well-formed mentors.

family in 2015.

“What we saw and what we ended up with was the result of a free and open process. The pope at the very beginning said speak with clarity and charity and listen with humility and that’s what happened,” Cardinal Wuerl told Catholic News Service Oct. 20.

The cardinal said the only “glitch” in the process came with the synod’s Oct. 13 midterm report, which made headlines with its strikingly conciliatory language toward people with ways of life contrary to Catholic teaching, including divorced and remarried Catholics, cohabitating couples and people in same-sex unions.

The midterm report was “seen by many as not being as balanced as it should have been.

At least from their perspective, it wasn’t as reflective of the balance in the discussions,” the cardinal said.

As a result, he said, “it was really important that that final (report) be a consensus document.”

Cardinal Wuerl, who served on the 11-member team that drafted the final report, said “there were a number of things that you see in this final document that were only lightly touched upon (in the midterm report), and then there were things you see in that (midterm report) that aren’t in here at all.”

He said the synod’s working groups commonly objected to the theological concept of “graduality,” which the midterm report used, among other ways, to suggest the positive value of “irregular” relationships such as cohabitation.

“You don’t see that in the final document because the small language groups said, ‘Yes, it was said, but it didn’t garner support,’” the cardinal said.

Synod fathers voted on each of the final report’s 62 paragraphs. All received a simple

majority, but three -- on especially controversial questions of homosexuality and Communion for the divorced and civilly remarried -- failed to gain the two-thirds supermajority required for approval of synodal documents.

The final report was a “consensus document, to the best of the ability of everybody working on it,” Cardinal Wuerl said. “And you know what verifies that for me? Every single one of those paragraphs received a majority and only a handful didn’t receive the two-thirds.”

“What I think Pope Francis succeeded in doing was letting the synod fathers, letting the synod participants, actually come to a real consensus even though it’s a weak consensus in some areas,” the cardinal said.

The final report will serve as the working paper for the October 2015 world synod on the “vocation and mission of the family in the church and the modern world.”

“Between now and next October, I think there is going to be so much fruitful discussion in the church,” Cardinal Wuerl said.

Following the often-contentious discussion of sexual ethics and how to reach out to people in “irregular” unions during the synod, preparation for the next assembly, the cardinal explained, would give more attention to the challenges and virtues of traditional families.

“We’ve had such an airing, such as expression of the problematic,” Cardinal Wuerl said.

“I think we are going to be hearing more and more the positive side ... the wonder of what the church has experienced and presented from the beginning.”

He added, “We are going to be able to celebrate that and find there are a lot people living it, struggling to live it, and I think they’re going to be witnesses to the next synod. They’re going to be the ones in the next synod who will be bearing witness to what’s ahead of us and what we can be.”

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe Prayer for the Election of a Bishop O God, eternal Shepherd, Who governs Your flock with unfailing care, grant in Your boundless Fatherly love a pastor for Your Church who will please You by His holiness and to us show watchful care.

Gladden us with the gift of a shepherd who will instruct Your people by His virtues and imbue the minds of the faithful With the truth of the Gospel Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Amen.

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Internet Pornography – the New Crack Cocaine

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Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan

ver 100 priests participated in the Annual Priest Convocation held in Taos from October 6 to October 9, 2014. It was wonderful to be with all of the priests and to pray together and to hear a very interesting series of talks

by Dr. Peter Kleponis on the subject of pornography addiction. Dr. Kleponis is a leading Catholic expert in the effort to help people who are addicted to pornography.

Pornography is the depiction of erotic behavior intended to cause sexual excitement. It is using others for one’s own sexual pleasure. Those depicted in pornography are indeed unhappy people and Dr. Kleponis said that porn stars are usually dead by the age of 37.

They get caught up in drugs and alcohol and lose their jobs.

Pornography is a significant problem for a large number of men. The priests hearing confession often have to deal with this problem trying to help men become free of the difficulty. Internet porn is the new crack cocaine in terms of the addictive power of it. Dr. Kle-

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ponis said it has become so popular because of the availability, affordability and can be anonymous.

Pornography plays a big role in over half of all divorces according to the experts. It is not harmless adult entertainment. It is degrading and sinful. It hurts young men’s ability to communicate with women in a healthy way. It often hurts husbands in their relationships with their wives.

It is indeed an addictive substance, similar to drugs and alcohol, and should be avoided. It fosters selfishness and narcissism. It leads men to use women. It is disrespectful to everyone involved and can harm future relationships. It is a grave sin that affects one’s relationship with God. There is a physical side to the addiction as well as an emotional side to the addiction. With regard to the physical side, it has an effect on brain. With regard to the emotional side of pornography, it produces selfishness and loneliness; also shame and despair.

In order to become free of the addiction, certainly confession and ad-

mission of the sin is important. It is also important to pray for God’s help in overcoming this problem. For those who are seriously addicted it may be necessary to take advantage of counseling programs that are available.

Just as there are programs for alcoholics, such as Alcoholics Anonymous with its twelve steps for recovery, there are also support groups to help men and women who are caught up in pornography.

I think it is important for fathers to talk frankly to their sons about the dangers of pornography. The average age boys become exposed to pornography is 11 or 12 years old. This, of course, is the problem of the Internet and the availability of these sinful images on the computer.

The convocation was valuable for the priests in helping them to understand better the causes of pornography and how the priests can help people who are addicted to it. It is very important for priests and deacons to address the issue of pornography with couples preparing for marriage.

Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan

The Convocation of Priests is a great opportunity to grow spiritually and to connect with brother priests from around the archdiocese. We thank God for our priests and ask the Lord to help us be effective in promoting virtue and decent living.

Sincerely yours in the Risen Lord,

Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan Archbishop of Santa Fe

Pornografía en Internet – La Nueva Cocaína

ás de 100 sacerdotes participamos en la Convocación Sacerdotal Anual que tuvo lugar en Taos del 6 al 9 de Octubre del 2014.

Fue maravilloso estar con todos los sacerdotes, orar juntos y escuchar una serie de charlas muy interesantes por parte del Dr. Peter Kleponis acerca de la adicción a la pornografía. El Dr. Kleponis es un prominente experto católico en esfuerzos para ayudar a personas que son adictas a la pornografía.

La pornografía es la representación de un comportamiento erótico que tiene como propósito provocar la excitación sexual. Es utilizar a otros para el placer sexual propio. Las personas que se prestan a la pornografía son de hecho gente infeliz. Dr. Kleponis señaló que las estrellas porno suelen morir antes de llegar a la edad de 37 años. Quedan atrapados en adicciones a drogas y alcohol y pierden sus trabajos.

La pornografía es un gran problema para muchos hombres. Al escuchar

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confesiones, los sacerdotes a menudo tienen que lidiar con este problema al tratar de ayudar a hombres a liberarse de esta contrariedad. En términos de su poder adictivo, la pornografía en Internet es la nueva cocaína. Dr. Kleponis dijo que esta se ha vuelto tan popular porque es fácil de encontrar, es costeable y puede ser anónima.

Según los expertos, la pornografía juega un papel importante en más de la mitad de los divorcios. No es una diversión inofensiva para adultos, es algo degradante y pecaminoso. Daña la capacidad de los jóvenes para comunicarse con las mujeres en una manera sana. A menudo perjudica a los esposos en las relaciones con sus esposas.

De hecho, es una sustancia adictiva, similar a las drogas y al alcohol y debe ser evitada. Fomenta el egoísmo y el narcisismo. Orilla a los hombres a utilizar las mujeres. Es una falta de respeto a todos los involucrados y puede dañar las relaciones futuras. Es un pecado grave que afecta nuestra relación con Dios.

Las adicciones tienen un lado físico y uno emocional. Con respecto al lado físico, afectan al cerebro. En cuanto al lado emocional, provocan egoísmo y soledad, además de vergüenza y desolación.

Para liberarse de la adición, sin duda la confesión y la admisión del pecado son importantes. También es importante rezar a Dios por la ayuda para superar este problema. Para quienes tienen una adicción grave, puede ser necesario utilizar los programas de consejería disponibles.

Así como hay programas para alcohólicos, como Alcohólicos Anónimos, con sus doce pasos para la recuperación, también hay grupos de apoyo para ayudar a hombres y mujeres que se encuentran atrapados en la pornografía.

Yo creo que es importante que los padres de familia hablen con franqueza a sus hijos acerca de los peligros de la pornografía. La edad promedio en la que los niños son expuestos a la pornografía es de 11 a 12 años. Esto, por

supuesto, es un problema de la Internet y la disponibilidad de estas imágenes pecaminosas en las computadoras.

La Convocación (sacerdotal) fue de gran beneficio para los sacerdotes al ayudarles a comprender mejor las causas de la pornografía y la forma en que pueden ayudar a las personas que son adictas a ella. Es muy importante que sacerdotes y diáconos aborden el tema de la pornografía con las parejas que se preparan para el matrimonio.

La Convocación Sacerdotal es una gran oportunidad para crecer espiritualmente y para tener un encuentro entre hermanos sacerdotes de toda la Arquidiócesis. Agradecemos a Dios por nuestros sacerdotes y pedimos al Señor que nos ayude a ser eficaces al promover la virtud y la vida digna.

Sinceramente suyo en el Señor Resucitado, Reverendísimo Michael J. Sheehan Arzobispo de Santa Fe

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November 8-13 === ======== USCCB General Meeting, Baltimore, MD 17 Mon ======== Office Appointments 18 Tue ======== Office Appointments 19 Wed ======== Office Appointments 5:00 p.m.

Blessing of University of St. Francis, Albuquerque Campus 21 Fri 8:00 a.m.

Archdiocesan Finance Council, Catholic Center ======== Office Appointments 22 Sat 6:00 p.m.

Catholic Charities Festival of Trees, Tamaya, Santa Ana Pueblo 23 Sun 1:00 p.m.

ACA Donor Event, Catholic Center 24 Mon 4:30 p.m.

Mass for Fr. Roca, Santuario de Chimayo 25 Tue 10:00 a.m. Mass, St. Michael’s High School, Santa Fe 6:00 p.m.

Adult Confirmation, Church of the Incarnation, Rio Rancho 26-29 === ======== Thanksgiving Family Reunion, Kansas City 30 Sun 10:00 a.m. Mass, 1st Sunday of Advent, Cathedral Basilica of

St. Francis of Assisi December 1 Mon 9:00-3:00 New Mexico Conference of Churches Ecumenical Retreat, Albuquerque 2 Tue ======== Office Appointments 6:00 p.m.

Adult Confirmation, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi 3 Wed 9:30 a.m.

Confessions, St. Pius X High School 6:00 p.m.

Annual Serra/100 Club Christmas Dinner, Season’s, Albuquerque 5 Fri ======== Office Appointments 6:00 p.m.

Annual Archdiocesan Finance Council Dinner, Albuquerque 8 Mon ======== Office Appointments 9 Tue 10:00 a.m. Executive Presbyteral Council Meeting, Catholic Center

11:30 a.m. Deans, Archbishop’s Residence, Albuquerque 7:00 p.m.

Archdiocesan Evangelization Commission, Catholic Center 10 Wed ======== Office Appointments 12 Fri ======== Office Appointments 13 Sat 10:00 A.M. Norbertine Transitional Deacon Ordinations, Santa Maria de

La Vid Abbey, Albuquerque 14-16 === ======== North American College Reunion, San Francisco, CA

Case Name: ARAGON-CHAVEZ Prot. Num.: 2013-0226M From the Office of the Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Case Name: ARAGON-CHAVEZ; Prot. Num.: 2013-0226M Notice of Annulment Proceeding. Velda J. Chavez is hereby notified that Robert I. Aragon has filed a petition for a declaration of ecclesiastical nullity of the marriage contracted by both of you.

Please contact the Office of the Tribunal before December 3, 2014 at: Office of the Tribunal 4000 St Josephs Pl NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 (505) 831-8177 Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Velda J. Chavez is to inform the Office of the Tribunal as soon as possible.

By: Reverend Dennis M. García, J.C.L., Judicial Vicar

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Seminary Burse

The following parishes have sent in excess Mass stipends to the Archdiocesan Fi-

nance Office for seminarian education. These receipts are for August and September 2014. 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.

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Anonymous...................................................................................................... 1,150.00 Estancia Valley Catholic Parish – Moriarty......................................................... 700.00 Holy Ghost – Albuquerque.................................................................................. 750.00 Immaculate Conception Parish – Albuquerque.................................................. 465.00 John XXIII Catholic Community – Albuquerque.................................................... 66.88 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Albuquerque............................................. 770.00 Our Lady of Annunciation – Albuquerque........................................................ 3,712.50 Sacred Heart Parish – Clovis ........................................................................ 4,000.00 St. Anne Parish – Albuquerque........................................................................ 4,000.00 St. Anne Parish – Santa Fe............................................................................. 1,500.00 St. John the Baptist – Santa Fe....................................................................... 1,218.00 St. Joseph on the Rio Grande Parish – Albuquerque...................................... 1,200.00 St. Patrick – St. Joseph – Raton...................................................................... 1,240.00 St. Therese Little Flower Parish – Albuquerque................................................... 65.00 Total $19,479.38

Special Collection November 23, 2014

Next week’s Collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) needs your help. CCHD was founded to end the cycle of poverty in the United States by funding organizations that help people help themselves. With the tradition of improving education, housing situations, and economic development, CCHD continues to make a positive impact in communities nationwide. Your contribution will defend human dignity and help those living on the margins of our society. Please give to the CCHD Collection.

La Colecta de la próxima semana para la Campaña Católica para el Desarrollo Humano (CCHD) necesita su ayuda. CCHD fue fundada para erradicar el ciclo de pobreza en los Estados Unidos otorgando fondos a aquellas organizaciones que ayudan a las personas a ayudarse a sí mismas.

Cumpliendo con su tradición de mejorar la educación, la situación de la vivienda y el desarrollo económico, CCHD sigue teniendo un impacto positivo en las comunidades en toda la nación. Su contribución defenderá la dignidad humana y ayudará a aquellos que viven al margen de nuestra sociedad. Por favor, contribuya a la Colecta de CCHD.

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All inquiries regarding the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of Sr. Blandina Segale, SC (aka Maria Rosa Segale) should be sent to the Postulator of the Cause, Most Rev. Ricardo Ramirez, Bishop Emeritus of Las Cruces c/o the Petitioner of the Cause, Mr. Allen Sánchez, 1516 5th St. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 505.319.3334 or allensanchez@catholichealth. net.

Sister Blandina Segale photo courtesy of Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (NMHM/DCA) Negative #67735

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Exceptional Seminarians of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Receive Scholarship Awards

By Briana Frantz, Catholic Life Insurance

James DeOreo of Rio Rancho and Michael Niemczak of Albuquerque, seminarians studying for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe were selected as recipients of the 2014 Rev. Msgr. Albert George Henkes Seminarian Scholarship. This non-profit fund awards two scholarships worth $2,000 each to deserving seminarians.

DeOreo graduated as valedictorian of his class from St. Pius X Catholic High School in Albuquerque. He continued his education at the University of Notre Dame, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy. DeOreo is currently in his second year of theology at Mount St. Mary’s James DeOreo Seminary.

Niemczak graduated from the Pontifical College Josephinum with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Classics.

He is currently in his third year of theology at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy.

The Rev. Msgr. Albert George Henkes Seminarian Scholarship Fund was established in 1986 and is administered by Catholic Life Insurance, one of the nation’s top ten largest fraternal life insurers. Scholarships in the total amount of $190,000 have been awarded through this non-profit fund since its estabMichael Niemczak lishment. Any seminarian studying for a diocese in Texas, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico or Mississippi may apply.

Catholic Life Insurance also administers the Rev. Msgr. Lawrence J. Stuebben Scholarship Fund for students attending Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, Texas. Scholarships totaling $165,000 have been awarded through this non-profit fund since its establishment 20 years ago.

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What about Ecumenical Sharing of Other Sacraments and Worship?

The Ecumenical and Inter-religious commission of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe is dedicated to enabling Catholics throughout the Archdiocese to respond faithfully to Christ’s call for unity. This article represents an on-going series of frequently asked questions related to ecumenism and inter-religious relations. (Taken from the 2009 Archdiocese of Santa Fe Handbook for Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Affairs.)

Sharing sacraments together is a sign of unity in faith.

When unity is not present, therefore, sacramental sharing and indiscriminate liturgical participation is to be avoided. Priests and parishioners are encouraged to explain this principle to those who do not belong to the Catholic communion. They are advised also to observe the guidelines offered in handbook sections cited above concerning the degree and extent of the sharing that may occur between Catholics of the Eastern and Roman Churches and between Catholics and Christians of the Orthodox, Reformed, or Protestant traditions.

Since Roman and Eastern Catholics are fully united in faith, they may share the sacraments together. However, Catholics should be aware that distinctions exist between how several sacraments are understood and celebrated in each church. The faithful of both the Eastern and Roman Churches are advised to respect the differences when celebrating the sacraments together. Guidelines for sacramental sharing between Eastern and Roman Catholics can be found in #16 of the handbook.

With respect to sacramental sharing with Christians of the Orthodox, Protestant and reformed communions, the sacraments of reconciliation and anointing of the sick, like that of Holy communion, remain exclusive to the Catholic faithful. Matrimony between a Catholic and an Orthodox, Protestant, or Reformed Christian may be administered by a Catholic priest, provided appropriate catechesis and permissions are given.

Baptism should be administered in the community to which the parents belong. Catholics may serve as a godparent for a person being baptized in another community, but only if the other godparent is a member of the community to which the child or person will belong. To be valid in the eyes of the church, the baptism must be performed in the Trinitarian formula. Pastors must keep in mind that baptism may only be conferred once; therefore, baptized Christians seeking full communion in the Catholic Church through the Rite of Christian Initiation should not be re-baptized. They should also be aware that baptism in the Mormon community and The Church of the Latter Day Saints is rarely, if ever, given in the Trinitarian form. Guidelines for sacramental sharing and worship with Christians of other communions can be found in Part II of the handbook; for Eastern Catholics, #16; for Orthodox, #20; for Protestants/Reformed, #24; Pentecostal/Evangelical, #28.

All Catholics should avail themselves of the theological distinctions between the various Christian Churches and ecclesial communions to better understand the level of sharing permitted in ecumenical Christian worship.

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Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Confirmation Trip to the Byzantine Church

By Deacon Michael A. Illerbrun

In October, the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary High School Confirmation Class traveled to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Byzantine Catholic Church at 1837 Alvarado Dr. NE. This trip was a part of our Saturday service events which we do throughout the school year to provide our candidates with a broad spectrum of activities to help our kids find their niche within the church. Besides the Byzantine Church, we serve at our fiesta, we helped the City of Rio Rancho with a bicycle race and we will be serving the elderly at the Casa de Rosa and serving the homeless at the Good Shepherd Center. In the spring, we will be providing a mini pilgrimage to the Santuario in Chimayo and also serving the poor at the St. Felix Pantry. We try to do one event per month.

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OLO Perpetual Help, Fr. Brian Escobedo as our host. He had just returned from retreat and he still took the time to talk to our group about his faith. Fr. Brian is the pastor of the only Byzantine Catholic Church between Tucson and Denver. Their parish falls under the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy in Phoenix.

The reason we take our kids to this little church just north of Lomas Blvd. is to educate them to the reality of the worldwide Catholic Church, which incorporates 23 different rites, or ways to celebrate our faith. All 23 rites are in full communion with Pope Francis.

The Latin rite is by far the largest of the rites and incorporates a majority of the faithful, but every one of the rites is just as valid of the Latin rite in the eyes of the church.

Fr. Brian did a great job of explaining his rite to us from the vestments he wears, to the people who serve the Mass, to the people he serves in the

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community, to the icons on the walls, to how they do communion and celebrate the other sacraments. Everything about the church environment at OLO Perpetual Help was different from what we were used to, yet it was also strangely familiar. Fr. Brian is very knowledgeable about the Roman rite and was able to draw great parallels between the two rites to help the kids better understand our faith.

The Byzantine Rite is a rich and welcoming way to celebrate our Catholic faith. The liturgy is reminiscent of a Greek Orthodox liturgy that I once at-

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goal. Simply contributing whatever is convenient to Church support, no matter what the amount or percentage, is not tithing.

This decision is Soon we will be hearing again Archbishop Sheehan has designated between you and God. how to live a life of gratitude expressed in stewardship.

November 8/9 as stewardship of treasure Is it a sin not to tithe?

No. Will God still Stewardship is actually a part renewal weekend. bless you if you do not of the life of an active disciple of tithe? Yes. But like Christ. Discipleship is faithfully following the example of Christ and his teachings in all praying or fasting or any other act of unselfish love we offer to God, we make ourselves more ready to receive “more” of things.

I am utterly convinced that stewardship, with its component His gifts.

Tithing should be an act of sacrificial giving. Through our of tithing time, treasure and talent, is primarily a spiritual work. It is a true expression of love of God and neighbor, sacrifice, we become more open to the transforming action of God’s grace. and a privilege.

When I receive the offertory gifts at Mass, I pray over Many people hear the word stewardship and think of giving money. But stewardship is all encompassing. It is the return them. I say, “Almighty God, bless our people according to their generosity.” Some people have said that they thought I to God of the first fruits of all he has given to us.

Stewardship is a spiritual way of life, it involves finances, was asking God not to bless them if they were not generous in the collection. First, I am not in the business of trying to tell time and talent, but it is not a financial program.

Archbishop Sheehan has designated November 8/9 as God who to bless, or how, or for what. Second, my prayer is stewardship of treasure renewal weekend. We will renew that any true sacrifice be rewarded by commensurate divine our giving commitment with our Offertory donations blessing and favors, especially as those who have given that weekend. It is very significant that November is sacrificially have disposed themselves to receive. Remember “Thanksgiving month” as well as the beginning of a new the widow whom Jesus commended for putting her last two coins into the Temple support basket? That’s the spirit of my Church year with the First Sunday of Advent.

I realize that some of us may have been exposed to the idea prayer-that we all are generous and receive the rewards of of stewardship and tithing and are living that way now. For that generosity.

What blessings does God give us? The answer can be others, this may be a new concept.

Stewardship and tithing are based on our gratitude for another question: What blessings do you need? Your God’s gifts which are 100% of all that we have. He gives confidence and faith in God deepens. Your peace of mind and soul will grow. You will be happier and free of unnecessary 100%. Not less. We receive 100%. Not Less.

When it comes to stewardship of treasure, we Catholics concern about money and material needs. You will not think of tithing 10% of the 100% God gives to us. Half of crave things you do not need. I have seen families who are that, or 5%, goes to the parish in the regular collection. The having trouble managing finances begin to tithe, and see their other half, or 5%, goes to any charitable work of our choice, finances gradually begin to come under control. Why? Is including Catholic school tuition, the Annual Catholic this magic? No. It stands to reason: when we put God first Appeal, help for parents or relatives, or any care or giving to in everything, even in finances and how we spend our time, those in need. It can be spending on new shoes for the kids we begin to be less hungry for and controlled by the desire to have things. We live for Him. Then the pieces fall into place or clothes they need.

Tithing is giving 10% or at least working toward that in all aspects of life.

By Fr. William E. Young, Jr., pastor, Queen of Heaven, Albuquerque, member of the College of Consultors

tended in Athens. Fr. Brian kept referring to the movie, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” because his Divine Liturgy and celebration of the sacraments is almost exactly like an Orthodox service.

The big difference is that the Byzantine Rite is in full communion with Rome and recognizes the same pope that we do in the Roman Rite.

If you are looking for something a little different within the Catholic faith, I would recommend that you drop by and visit with Fr. Brian. They celebrate Divine Liturgy (Mass) at 6 pm on Saturday and 10 am on Sunday.

We Feed Working Poor Families Every Day Stop New Mexico Family Hunger!

By Manuel Casias, Vice President of St. Felix Pantry Not often do you hear the term “working poor.” Many don’t realize the challenges many working poor in New Mexico have on a daily basis.

One of them comes to mind immediately and it is called food insecurity. For many, they don’t know where their next meal is going to come from and so they hoard whatever they can get. Contrary to popular belief, the working poor dilemma does not stem from a lack of effort on the parent’s part. They go to work, sometimes seven days a week and, more often than not, to more than one job, and still the food on the table is scarce. We’ve come across this misfortune many times over the years, prompting our motivation to get the word out about the widespread effects on the working poor.

What we do know is St. Felix Pantry alone will not solve New Mexico’s hunger problem. This is why we need the help of the communities that benefit from the pantry. One might ask; how does a community benefit overall from the work we do at the pantry?

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

The celebration of San Miguel’s 400 years of faith continues into November AND December. Here are some highlights of things happening in the next weeks.

On November 7 and 8 pilgrims from Socorro New Mexico will be making a prayerful journey to Socorro de Sur (Socorro South) just East of El Paso. This journey will trace some of the path our ancestors made during the time of the Pueblo Revolt when most all the people of Socorro were relocated. The pilgrims will stop at Luis Lopez (thought to be the site of the FIRST Socorro where Onate was greeted by the Piro Indians. It was there that the name was established for the help or, assistance, (succor) the settlers received by these native brothers and sisters. The journey continues to Elephant Butte, New Mexico State University for a lecture on the history of the relationship of the diocese of Durango (now Mexico City) and Socorro. After an evening in Las Cruces, the pilgrims will make their way to Socorro South and enjoy more history, Mass with the local community and hospitality from the kind people there.

November 21 and 22 will be highlighted with events in tandem with the Bosque del Apache’s Festival of the Cranes. Tours of the San Miguel Church and some of the other Missions will be led by Deacon Nick Keller.

On Friday evening December 12, 2014, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Fr. Tim Martinez will be giving a lecture on Our Lady at 7 pm in the San Miguel Church. This will be most interesting and a precursor for those who will be going on a second pilgrimage in February (3-12, 2015) to Mexico City and

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try to buy nutritious food or have to settle for cheaper processed food for their families. St. Felix Pantry provides food at no cost to 1,000 client households every week working poor can do both, pay the rent and eat. The result from an economic perspective is simple, together we can keep communities whole and together so they can experience a better life. The work we do in the entire State of New Mexico is only possible because of giving people like you.

The ministry of feeding the hungry can be tough some days. However, when someone walks in the office with a $3.00 donation, I rejoice in telling them that their $3.00 will help feed an entire family for a week!” This season, please help us feed New Mexico’s working poor.

St. Felix Pantry, a Felician-Sponsored ministry, accepts donations at its location on 4020 Barbara Loop SE in Rio Rancho, Tuesday through Saturday from 6 am until 12 noon. You can also send a check for any amount today payable to St. Felix Pantry 4020 Barbara Loop SE, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, 87124.

For more information about St. Felix Pantry please call Manuel Casias at 505.891.8075 or email: mcasias@stfelixpantry.org

Cuernavaca. All are welcome to join us for this lecture AND there are still a few spaces left for the pilgrimage too. Contact the San Miguel Office (575-835-2891) for more details.

Many folks have come to see the newly restored San Miguel and have been quite impressed with the love and attention that has made the restoration so successful. Here is another opportunity to join the people of San Miguel on a pilgrimage celebrating our history, culture

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and traditions.

June 13-25, 2015 Celebrate the 400th anniversary of San Miguel Parish with a 13 day pilgrimage to Barcelona, Spain; Lourdes, France; Assisi, Italy and Rome, Italy. Pilgrimage will be under the spiritual leadership of Rev. Andrew Pavlak. Pilgrimage will be round trip air to and from the Albuquerque International Airport.

Pilgrimage includes 11 breakfasts, 7 dinners, tours, tour guides, and motor coach transportation. Daily mass will be celebrated at different places. Cost is $4,925, plus $111.00 gratuity and $199.00 travel insurance. Space is limited to 40. Call San Miguel Office 575.835.2891 for more details.

Santo Toribio Romo y González: The Traveling Icon

By Michelle Montez, Executive Director, Pastoral Ministries Division

The creation of this beautiful icon was a response to the real tragedy of those who flee the violence and fear of their homeland. Fr. William Hart McNichols, a local iconographer, took up the task of “writing” the icon of Santo Toribio, the patron saint of immigrants, following a conversation with Rosemary Thompson, a friend and colleague who works to provide refugees a safe haven and after he viewed the powerful film, “Who Is Dayani Cristal?” the true story of an immigrant’s journey. “During the past year,” says Fr. Bill, “Toribio has surfaced many times in my personal life, but it wasn’t until my friend and co-worker in the St Andrei Rublev Icon Ministry, Rosemary Thompson, informed me she was giving a public talk on immigration that I decided to create the icon. I contacted my dear friend and master woodworker, Roberto Lavadie, up in Taos and together I designed the image and he designed the frame.” The result is an icon that speaks to the fear and desperation of the immigrant, especially the children fleeing the horrors of their homeland but also of the hope and strength of St. Toribio, a martyred priest of Mexico, whose guidance and intercession the immigrant can rely upon.

“In the icon,” Rosemary states, “St. Toribio shields

the frightened child against the desert sky all the while enclosed by the barb wire that surrounds the hand carved frame. It is striking image of the protection of the saints in all that we each encounter every day. Fr. Toribio, a young Mexican martyr born with shocking blue eyes, gives each of us a sense of hope and energy for the work ahead.”

Like those for whom he intercedes, St. Toribio continues his migration. The icon has traveled throughout the country, but will finally arrive home, this November, at his Shrine with pastor Fr Ray Ritari, at the church and school of St Matthew, in Phoenix, AZ.

A Migrant’s Prayer

The journey towards you, Lord, is life. To set off, is to die a little. To arrive is never to arrive until one is at rest with you. You, Lord, experienced migration. You brought it upon all men who know what it is to live who seek safe passages, to the gates of Heaven. You drove Abraham from his land, father of all believers. You shall remember the paths leading to you; the prophets and apostles. You yourself became a migrant from Heaven to Earth. Amen

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Deacon Kevin Barkocy

Mr. Barkocy teaches 9th grade Physics, 11th and 12th grade Theology, and Campus Ministry at St. Pius X High School. A recently ordained deacon, Mr. Barkocy holds Bachelor of Science degrees in both Chemistry and Education. He is a devoted teacher with 6 years of experience in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Recognized as St. Pius X’s “Make a Difference” teacher in 2012, Mr. Barkocy was honored with the Archbishop’s St. Francis of Assisi Award for outstanding work with youth at Prince of Peace Parish. Whether in Theology or Science classrooms, Mr. Barkocy fluently draws connection between the two subjects so that students understand the science behind Church teachings. Approaching issues from multiple angles, Mr. Barkocy infuses his lessons with challenge, fun, and relevancy. He demonstrates that living a moral life according to Church teaching is “cool,” and encourages his students to pursue their personal roles in the Catholic community. During retreats and homilies, his insights inspire senior students in particular. As a strong advocate of the school’s motto, “Teach me goodness, discipline and knowledge,” Mr. Barkocy delivers gospel messages that students can readily engage in and apply to their own lives.

Deana Hernandez

Mrs. Hernandez is a teacher of Theology for grades 5 through 8 at St. Charles Borromeo School. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Elementary Education and has taught for 17 years in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Mrs. Hernandez received the Teacher of the Year Award from St. Charles Borromeo School in 2007, and in 2012, she received the Archbishop’s St. Francis of Assisi Award for distinguished service to her parish. At school, she participates in curriculum planning and coordinates professional development seminars. In the larger community, Mrs. Hernandez contributes to her parish as a lector, eucharistic minister, marriage preparation facilitator, and ACTS ministry Spiritual Companion. Additionally, she is involved in mentorship through the University of Phoenix, leadership for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and faith-based study toward her husband’s diaconate training. Mrs. Hernandez actively promotes interest in reading the Bible and encourages students to participate in weekly liturgies. In her classroom, she incorporates new strategies to reach struggling students while maintaining the structure and creativity necessary to challenge the accelerated. Always generous with acceptance and grace, Mrs. Hernandez inspires others through her desire to glorify God daily.

Monique van Loben Sels

“Mrs. V” teaches 1st grade at St. Thomas Aquinas School. With 11 years of experience in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, she instructs students with wisdom and confidence. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Journalism in addition to her teaching certification. St. Thomas Aquinas School benefits from Mrs. V’s leadership and capacity for collaboration as she heads the school’s K through 5th grade Language Arts Committee and spearheads the school’s Emergency Preparedness Plan. Mrs. V lovingly strives to foster lifelong appreciations for reading, mathematics, and language in each of her 1st graders through her unfaltering enthusiasm and faith-based example. She generously devotes her time and talents to engaging the many learning styles of her students. Mrs. V uses a variety of teaching methods including the visual, the auditory, and the tactile, and readily incorporates technology into her lively lesson plans. Understanding many facets of student development, she supports extra-curricular pursuits as well as academic. Mrs. V’s cheerful encouragement can frequently be found on the sidelines of her students’ sporting events and dance competitions. With artful recruiting of family members, peers, and fellow teachers, Mrs. V guides her students toward true self-confidence in the imitation of Christ.

Jim Dillard

Mr. Dillard is a teacher of middle school Mathematics at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School. He holds Master of Arts degrees in both Business Administration and Elementary Education. Mr. Dillard has taught for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for 5 years, during which time he has elevated the middle school math program to a level of state-wide competition. He lends technological expertise to the school’s blossoming computer lab, streamlining processes for students and teachers. While helping coach the girls’ basketball team, Mr. Dillard holds a mandatory study hall for the players, ensuring they are on top of assignments. As he says, “They are STUDENT athletes, not the other way around.” During after-school tutoring hosted by Mr. Dillard, older students are paired with younger ones to provide additional math help. “Ah-Ha!” moments abound as the advanced students try strategies that Mr. Dillard has taught them. During the National Math Club’s Math Counts program, Our Lady of Fatima School attained Silver Club status in their first 2 years of participation, and achieved Gold Club status this past year! Mr. Dillard’s standards are high and his students go on to thrive in high school math, but equally important are the lessons they learn in faith, humility, kindness, and self-esteem. Mr. Dillard lives these and inspires them in others.

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Theodora Valdez

Mrs. Valdez teaches 6th grade at Holy Cross Catholic School. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education, a Master of Arts degree in Bilingual Education, and an Education Specialist degree in Administration.

With 46 years of overall teaching experience, Mrs. Valdez has graced the Archdiocese of Santa Fe with her expertise for the past 10 years. Among her recent awards and recognitions are Holy Cross Catholic School’s Teacher of the Year Awards in 2009 and 2012, and nomination for The Catholic Award for Teachers in 2011. Mrs. Valdez is deeply involved in ministry within her parish as well as in the school community. Her parish activities include Catechesis, Lectoring, Eucharistic Ministry, Cenacle, as well as Youth, Homebound, and Counseling Ministries. She is the founder and president of San Martin De Porres Soup Kitchen, at Holy Cross Parish. Highly respected by students and parents alike, Mrs. Valdez is regarded in her community as an example of great faith, service, and compassion. She conducts student retreats and directs the annual Christmas Program and Chili Roast. By keeping the Commandments, she desires to teach others in the way Christ taught. Living her faith in fullness, Mrs. Valdez is an excellent role model for colleagues and students alike.

DiAnna Ruiz

DiAnna Ruiz is a teacher of 6th grade Math, Science, and Religion at Santo Niño Regional Catholic School in Santa Fe. Mrs. Ruiz holds a Master of Arts in Elementary Education and has worked for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for 6 of her 11 years as a teacher. Santo Nino’s school community not only benefits from Mrs. Ruiz’ experience as an educator, but is enriched by her endeavors to build up the Catholic identity of students at Santo Nino School. Mrs. Ruiz spearheads school-wide catechesis, leads the Catholic Identity Team, and coordinates staff retreats, bible studies, and service projects. She is an excellent role model for students and colleagues alike, providing prayerful leadership at school masses, prayer services, and rosaries. She does not wait for opportunities to present themselves, but carves out time before or after school functions for prayer and Eucharistic adoration. Mrs. Ruiz’ thoroughness and dedication have resulted in significant math score increases since her decision to teach at the 6th grade level. Not satisfied with the mundane, she recently designed a Lenten Stations of the Cross shadow performance to the inspiration of the entire school community.

Many parents, faculty and students were moved by the profound theatrical interpretation. The Santo Niño community is blessed by Mrs. Ruiz’ talent and faith-filled example.

Melinda Mader

Ms. Mader is a teacher of 7th grade Religion and Social Studies at St. Mary’s School in Albuquerque. A graduate of St. Pius X High School, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Communication and has worked for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for 11 years. Setting a shining example for students, Ms. Mader believes in giving back to the community that nurtured her. As chair of the Religion Curriculum and Goals Team, she collects data on student progress from benchmarks such as ACRE tests. She also serves as a member of St. Mary’s Accreditation Team. A veteran teacher, she is a frequent stop for advice and assistance. Strong knowledge and enthusiasm permeate her lesson plans, as do solid Catholic values. Ms. Mader serves as Eucharistic Minister for school and Sunday masses, believing that moral values are imparted to students by example. St. Mary’s School community is grateful to Ms. Mader for her generous service. She epitomizes the mission of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, “Building the kingdom of God,” by her devotion to helping students achieve their true potential both spiritually and academically.

Janis Chitwood

Ms. Chitwood is a teacher of Junior and Senior Level English at St. Michael’s High School in Santa Fe. She holds a Master of Arts in Education and has worked for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for 22 years. While at St. Michael’s, she has been a grade level moderator, a Kairos Retreat leader, and a Student Council moderator. A graduate of the Lasallian Leadership Institute, Ms. Chitwood was recognized as an outstanding teacher by the St. Michael’s Parents’ Club in 2012. Having taught at elementary as well as community college levels, Ms. Chitwood’s rich educational experience make her an innovator in teaching style. She imparts critical thinking and communication skills in her classroom, which remain with students throughout their lives. Her passion for education entices students to embark on lifelong journeys of personal learning. Her students are vocal about the positive turns their academic lives take after experiencing Ms. Chitwood’s instruction. Through her faith and dedication, Ms. Chitwood embodies the spirit of St. Michael’s High School’s Lasallian traditions of academics, faith, respect for all, concern for the poor and social justice.

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Cynthia Shropshire

Mrs. Shropshire is a 5th grade teacher at Annunciation Catholic School.

She holds a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instructional Leadership. A teacher of 19 years, Mrs. Shropshire has taught in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for 9 years. As an active school leader, she challenges students and colleagues alike to act with compassion.

Known for their commitment to understanding what is means to care, her students extend their definition of caring to the world outside their classroom.

They participate in the Walk for Juvenile Diabetes, in St. Jude’s Marathon, and they are currently working on a project to address childhood hunger in New Mexico. Strong in faith, Mrs. Shropshire weaves Catholic teaching into all of her subject areas and models the behaviors she requires of her students. Mrs. Shropshire is a dedicated professional and a life-long learner. If one of her students is struggling academically or emotionally, she researches various avenues until she finds an answer. She shows openness to innovation and tackles every challenge with tenacity. Known affectionately as “Shrop” by colleagues, she nurtures new teachers and challenges veterans. Sharing her great sense of humor, students leave with many of her famous sayings, including, “I’ve got your six!” which translates to, “I’ve got your back!”

Heather Sanchez

Ms. Sanchez is a teacher of 3rd grade at St. Mary’s School in Belen. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology and a Master of Arts in Education with an Educational Specialist certificate in Educational Leadership.

She has worked for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for 11 years and was named St. Mary’s Teacher of the Year in 2009. Teaching 3rd grade requires guiding students through First Reconciliation and First Communion preparations, which Mrs. Sanchez does with patience and joy. With a full suite of technology skills, Mrs. Sanchez is an expert in the archdiocese-wide Sycamore Database, helping new teachers and families navigate the online system.

Parents and faculty comment that her guidance is extremely beneficial. In the principal’s absence, Mrs. Sanchez readily assumes leadership responsibilities and spearheads the annual yearbook publication. She demonstrates patience and cheerfulness in the classroom and strives to create a vibrant and stimulating learning environment. Students learn core subjects enthusiastically, but they also integrate the invaluable skills of time management and organization. In her thoughtfulness and dedication, Mrs. Sanchez is the illustration of a true Catholic School teacher.

Marianne Griesbacher-Lyle

Mrs. Griesbacher teaches 2nd grade at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education as well as certification in School Counseling. Mrs. Griesbacher has taught in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for 7 years and received the school’s Teacher of the Year Award in 2006. Her commitments to literacy, safety, Catholic Identity, and social justice have enhanced the school’s environment significantly. In her work with Dibels, an early literacy assessment tool, Mrs. Griesbacher coordinates school-wide training in order to build student confidence in reading and language. She is instrumental in Individual Student Plans for Success, a program which highlights special needs in the classroom, and regularly trains colleagues in support of its implementation. Active in Crisis Management, Mrs. Griesbacher organizes classroom supplies, preparedness lists, and coordinates lockdown drills. As a proponent of Gardener’s Multiple Intelligence methods, her classroom is filled with opportunities for all learners. Students experience visual richness, hear stories, and freely charade high frequency words. Sharing with her students her love of God and His Church, she encourages students to see Christ-like qualities in each other as they journey toward becoming outstanding individuals and citizens.

Fred Jenkins

Mr. Jenkins is a teacher of Physical Education for K through 8th grades at Holy Ghost Catholic School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education and has worked for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for 18 years. From the Catholic Foundation, he received the Catholic Teacher Award in 2014.

Mr. Jenkins serves as Holy Ghost School’s PE teacher and Athletic Director.

Presenting an informative and challenging program, he encourages students to lead healthy lives and to enjoy movement and exercise. Students in Mr. Jenkins’ class are required to participate to the best of their abilities. They experience fairness, the opportunity to play as a team, and learn sportsmanship. As Athletic Director, he screens coaches for the best fit for each team and trains parents to help during sports events. He served in a leadership capacity for the Albuquerque Parochial and Independent Schools League as co-president from 2011-2013. As a member of the school’s Service Learning Goal Team, he accompanies students on environmental service trips and models the importance stewardship. Mr. Jenkins was also responsible for implementing the schoolwide practice of “Jammin’ Minutes,” during which classes engage in vigorous movement whereby students reset their brains for learning.

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Colette McCleave

Mrs. McCleave teaches preschool at Holy Child Catholic School in Tijeras.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education and has worked for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for 5 years. Gracing her school community in numerous ways, Mrs. McCleave draws upon her 10 years of experience as a catechist at Holy Child Parish in the faith formation of her preschool students. She values her Catholic faith and above all else. Mrs. McCleave works tirelessly to enhance a preschool program that focuses on developing early literacy skills. Her students experience the joy of hands-on learning in a stimulating environment. For example, during “C” week, students “camp” in the classroom; they construct tents, make S’mores, and gaze above to creative stellar constellations. Mrs. McCleave thoughtfully prepares activities that resound with the richness of God’s creation. Each student receives individualized instruction and assessment.

Mrs. McCleave actively recruits new families, attends professional development seminars, assists in the school’s overall educational processes, and spends long hours perfecting her preschool program.

Holy Child School is honored to present this dedicated and faith-filled teacher as their Teacher of the Year for 2014.

Paul Sadowski

Mr. Sadowski teaches Music for Pre-K through 8th grades at Queen of Heaven School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education and has worked for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for 7 years. Mr. Sadowski’s talents are vital to his school community; he plans musical activities for various grades, school liturgies, talent shows, the student choir, the annual Christmas Program, and “Living Stations of the Cross” during the Lenten Season.

St. Augustine is credited with saying, “To sing is to doubly pray.” Taking this to heart, Mr. Sadowski begins his classes with a song of prayer to St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music. He leads students in song in preparation for next week’s liturgy. It’s no mistake that his students sense the connection between the songs they sing and the readings they hear during the mass. Careful planning goes into song selection for the liturgy, for in this connection students find meaning. Mr. Sadowski’s students also learn to read music. He treasures the ability to interpret a written piece of music, and imparts this ability to his students. They also examine the history, culture, geography and even the math behind a particular song. Mr. Sadowski’s faithful example and enthusiasm help students embark on a lifelong love and appreciation for music.

Margarita Martinez

Mrs. Martinez is a certified bilingual teacher of Middle School Literature and Social Studies at St. Therese Catholic School. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature with a minor in History. She worked in publishing and social work for several years prior to achieving teaching K-12 licensure, with Bilingual Education, Social Studies and Language Arts endorsements. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Creative Arts. Her 5 years of teaching experience within the Archdiocese of Santa Fe have proven her key role in the vitality of St. Therese School. Mrs. Martinez advises The National Junior Honor Society and regularly leads school masses. Her enthusiasm for the English language inspires young readers to reach great literary heights and sets a soaring example for the school community. Mrs. Martinez can be found closely mentoring hands-on projects, encouraging students through individual tutoring, fine-tuning the school’s writing program, and directing school plays. Having spent her childhood living on four continents and being educated in multiple languages, Mrs. Martinez is poised to lead the school in multicultural appreciation and coordinates “Culture Day” at school. Her selfless generosity as an educator displays the Christ-like example of a genuine Catholic School teacher.

Elizabeth Baca

Ms. Baca is a teacher of Pre-K through 8th grade Computer Skills at San Felipe de Neri Catholic School. She holds a Master of Arts in Elementary Education and has worked for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe for 6 years. Ms. Baca is an integral member of San Felipe’s faculty, providing resources for the computer needs of staff, students, and parents. She has joyfully taken on 2 formidable responsibilities, redesigning the school’s website and training the school community in the use of the Sycamore database. Students benefit from the faith, kindness and patience Ms. Baca exhibits while they learn the technological skills needed to be competitive in a rapidly advancing world. With developmentally appropriate lessons, her students gain proficiency in typing skills, software usage, and problem-solving skills. She is resourceful and committed to the success of the entire school community. Ms. Baca has extraordinary communication skills and demonstrates professionalism in all situations. She is very knowledgeable and diligent about resolving problems that arise. School-wide communications between staff members, parents, and students have improved due to Ms. Baca’s efforts at San Felipe de Neri School.

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Catholic Charities: Community and Faith

By James Gannon, CEO, Catholic Charities

The Migration Experience Continues Joins us Wednesday evenings from 6:30—8:30 pm at Sacred Heart Parish (309 Stover Ave. SW, Albuquerque) November 12th Action Steps of Support & Art Reflection Our interactive program on migration continues and is brought to you by Catholic Charities’ Center for Refugee Settlement (www.ccasfnm.org). Each week will focus on one component of migration and will be an opportunity for education, reflection and prayer.

The Migration Experience is free and we ask that you register by contacting Kathy Freeze at 502-724-4694 or at freezek@ccasfnm.org Brought to you by Catholic Charities and Co-sponsored by the Archdiocesan Office of Social Justice & Respect Life and the office of Hispanic Ministry.

Our Migration Experience is funded by the Guadalupe Institute.

CCHD Works On the Margins to Defend Human Dignity

By Sandra Arpero, CCHD Intern Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is the domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops. Since 1969, CCHD has addressed the problem of poverty by attacking its root causes and funding community projects that promote independence as a means to finding a permanent end to poverty.

CCHD works with Catholic dioceses and their bishops to award grants to local, low-income community groups working to address the causes of poverty. By helping the poor to participate in the decisions and actions that affect their lives, CCHD helps people help themselves. For over 40 years, CCHD has worked to defend human dignity and take poverty off the map.

Local programs supported by CCHD have changed neighborhoods across the country.

In New Mexico we have several groups who have benefitted from CCHD grants. One such group is Somos Un Pueblo Unido in Santa Fe, “a statewide community based and immigrant led organization that promotes worker and racial justice.” With focuses on racial profiling, wage thefts, workplace safety, and civil rights , Somos un Pueblo Unido follows what Catholic social teaching calls us to do; to defend human dignity, especially the most vulnerable. It distributes

civil rights information, helps community members file administrative complaints, organizes local campaigns to improve police and jail practices, and supports national anti-profiling legislation.

Somos un Pueblo Unido’s most recent work is being seen in Artesia, supporting migrant women and children who are detained in the Family Residential Center. Large groups of people gather to pray and chant as close as they can to the facility, so the detained families know they have the community’s support.

Projects like this one are funded by Catholic parishioners just like you who graciously donate to the CCHD Collection every November. In parishes across the country, this Collection gives us the opportunity to help make a difference and end the cycle of poverty in our communities. 25% percent of your donations are kept in this diocese to fund local projects, and the remaining 75% goes to the CCHD national office to support anti-poverty initiatives across the United States.

We need your help to continue to meet the needs of more than 46 million people who still struggle to overcome poverty. Let us be thankful to God for what we have by helping those who are less fortunate than us. Please help us continue this good work by supporting the Collection for CCHD in your Parish November 22-23.

October is one the best months at Catholic Charities for me. In October, we held the annual graduation ceremony for our Adult Education students at St. Pius X High School in Albuquerque. This year, we were again joined

by Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan. Although he had another engagement in Santa Fe, he stretched his time with us to ensure that he shook each graduate’s hand and personally congratulated each for their accomplishment. This might have led to a speeding ticket or caused him to be late to another event, but I know that each graduate appreciated the genuineness of the respect the archbishop showed.

On Halloween, we also had our annual United Way Campaign potluck with staff. This is when we ask Cath-

olic Charities staff to participate in the United Way and consider giving back a bit to Catholic Charities as well. The staff - many in costumes - shared food and laughter and responded positively to the appeal.

We learned at the luncheon that this year, Catholic Charities has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Mexican Government to help underwrite the cost of our adult education services. This is the first grant every received by Catholic Charities from the government of Mexico. I believe this is the result of our efforts to work more closely with them on educational and advocacy issues, including the online academic program we offer in cooperation with their Ministry of Education.

For Catholic Charities to provide much-needed services in our community, it takes community and faith. We are truly blessed to have both.

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Gratitude is Always Our Attitude

By Jim Gannon, CEO Catholic Charities November is a month of thanksgiving. Our national Thanksgiving holiday reminds us of the importance of family and community, as well as the need to stop, reflect on our blessings, and express gratitude. Catholic Charities is grateful for all our partners and organizations that collaborate with us to underscore the message of human dignity in our archdiocese.

Catholic Charities is grateful for a group of folks who make all the difference in our services: our volunteers. What do our volunteers do at Catholic Charities? The list of what they don’t do is much shorter! It is a volunteer who answers the phone when a senior in the community needs a ride to an early morning doctor’s appointment, and a volunteer who provides the ride. It is a group of volunteers from Catholic Charities working with parish volunteers who unload the truck when Roadrunner Food Bank brings its mobile pantry to St. Francis Xavier Parish, and volunteers who distribute the food to our hungry neighbors. A volunteer huddles with a Bhutanese father over a book of images and English words, helping him decipher the meaning. A volunteer tutors an adult student who is studying hard to attain an education after dropping out of school years ago.

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Lives of Dignity: A Tribute to St. John Paul II and Father James Sampson

By Carol Langsfeld, parishioner at Our Lady of Annunciation Parish, Albuquerque

The celebration of St. John Paul II’s first feast day on October 22, 2014, brought great joy and hope to Catholics around the world. St. John Paul II is our saint who showered us with many gifts, however, the last gift he gave the world may be his greatest. He taught us how to live life to the fullest through his example of living with suffering. He opened the world to hope

Fr. Sampson while he continued to be our counselor, friend, and educator.

He gave us back more than we gave, as he lived the power of God’s grace every day. His priestly hands could not bring the Eucharist to us but he brought Jesus to the Archdiocese of Santa Fe through his column, Ask The Padre which ran monthly in The People of God. He chose to live his life to the fullest defying those who profess that life is not worth living unless one is young, fit and able bodied.

In Jan 2013, Judge Nan Nash ruled that

and brought meaning to suffering as he confronted the pain and disability of Parkinson’s disease. His public example of courage and faith was a testimony to God’s grace in the face of end of life suffering.

St. John Paul II’s heroic example must have strengthened another great priest, who served our diocese, Fr. James Sampson s.

P, who died Nov 4, 2013. Fr. Sampson, at the age of 81 was a vibrant, active priest who tirelessly served others as a servant of the Paraclete in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. He fell in May of 2012, causing a neck injury that resulted in quadriplegia, the paralysis of his arms and legs. He became completely dependent on others for all of his needs effectively losing the freedom and control of his body that we all take for granted. Parishioners became Ebola the hands that fed

physicians have a constitutional right to prescribe medication in Bernalillo County to aid in the death of a competent, terminally ill person. A few months later, the New Mexico Attorney General filed an appeal to this decision which we pray will reverse physician assisted suicide. We need to pause and look at these decisions through the lives of St. John Paul II and Father Sampson. They approached suffering, disability and even death itself with faith and hope. Each man became a living example of the gift of God’s grace that enables us to bear suffering. Here, we find our true dignity. St. John Paul II and Fr. Sampson defied the misconception that some lives are not worth living. Their lives reveal the inestimable worth of each and every person created by God. By their dependence on God’s grace amidst great suffering, we learned not how to die, but how to live.

brushes and household items for families working their way out of homelessness.

Other volunteers do the exciting jobs of helping our finance staff post debits and credits, or assist the development staff in managing our donation records.

Still others pick up a broom to keep the storage room filled with material donations, evidence of the community’s generosity, neat and organized. On an afternoon in September, a dozen volunteers are gathered around a table planning the Festival of Trees, our annual fundraising event the Saturday before Thanksgiving: so much to do still, with unsold tables, auction items to secure, and setting up the event and the trees. In spite of the work still needing to be done, they decide to add chocolatiers and dancing this year! Another group of volunteers tackles a similar spring event known as “Derby Days” on the first Saturday of May. Yes, Catholic Charities, is thankful for our volunteers who stand together with us. Not all of our volunteers are Catholic, but all believe in honoring the dignity of the human person. Our Holy Father has instructed us, and our Archbishop has reinforced the message: we stand together with our neighbors to be beacons of dignity. Our volunteers are a clear example of that unity in Spirit and Caritas. We indeed have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.

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Let your compassion be more contagious than any disease or malady so that we may generously respond as you would.

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Benavidez, Sedillo

“Redefining” Marriage?

Mr. Prospero Sedillo and Miss Felicita (Lita) Benavidez were joined in Holy Matrimony on November 6,

1954 at St. Anthony Catholic Parish in Torreon, NM. Prospero and Lita will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with a Mass and special blessing at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish on November 8, 2014, followed by a dinner with their immediate family.

Prospero was born in Manzano, NM to Fidel and Terecita Sedillo.

He was employed as a barber for the NCO Club on Kirtland Air Force Base from 1959 until 1976. He was then employed by Sandia National Labs in 1976 and retired in 1997.

Lita was born in Torreon, NM to Estanislado and Nicolacita Benavidez. She has dedicated her life to being a loving wife and homemaker to her children and grandchildren.

Lita cooks her famous and delicious recipes with a giving heart, for family and friends whenever possible.

The couple has been blessed with two sons, Raymond Sedillo and wife Linda Perea-Sedillo;

David Sedillo and wife Bernice Chavez-Sedillo. They have three grandchildren Melissa, Melinda and David Sedillo.

They continue to be active parishioners at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish. Their favorite pastimes are spending time with their family and friends, traveling and most especially dancing to their heart’s content!

Their children and grandchildren feel extremely blessed to have parents and grandparents who are role models in the Catholic Faith, who have been dedicated to their marriage for 60 years, as well as wholeheartedly and without reservation, made God and their family an extremely important part of their lives.

Esquibel, Abeyta Ramon Abeyta and Lillian Esquibel Abeyta celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on October 25, 2014 with family on a weekend trip to the beautiful Sipapu ski and Summer Resort.

Ramon and Lillian were married at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in La Joya, NM on October 25, 1950.

They have six children, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. They celebrated their 25th and 50th wedding anniversaries by renewing their marriage vows. Their youngest son was baptized at their 25th wedding anniversary Mass. Ramon and Lillian live in Abeytas, NM where Ramon has done farming and Lillian has been a homemaker. They have

been life time parishioners at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in La Joya.

Ramon and Lillian have always put God and family first in their lives.

They have served as mayordomos of the San Antonio Mission Church in Abeytas and as padrinos of the Santo Niño. Lillian has been a choir member and currently is a lector and officer in the Legion of Mary. The family thanks God for such wonderful parents.

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In the current debate over gay marriage, people sometimes ask: Who should define marriage?

Democrats or Republicans in Congress? The Supreme Court? Should it be put to a referendum, allowing the majority to choose a defi-

nition?

We can identify two kinds of “definitions” when it comes to marriage. The first touches on the essence, the objective reality, or the truth about marriage. The second involves a legal or political position, advanced through the media, judicial decisions, or other legislative means.

While these secondary definitions of marriage can be of interest, their true level of importance is properly gauged only in reference to the first and objective definition.

Notable errors are sometimes made in these secondary definitions of marriage. In the mid1960’s, to consider but one example, prohibitions existed in more than a dozen states which outlawed persons of different races from marrying one another. A white man and a black woman could fall in love in those states, but could not legally tie the knot. The Supreme Court overturned those restrictions in 1967, recognizing that the ability to enter into marriage doesn’t depend on the skin color of the man and woman getting married.

Gay marriage advocates today sometimes attempt to draw a parallel between such mixedrace marriage laws and state laws that would prevent two men (or two women) from getting married to each other. They suggest that legally forbidding two men from getting married stigmatizes those men in much the same way that preventing a black man from marrying a white woman stigmatized both of them. Yet there is really no parallel at all between the two cases.

While marriage as an objective reality is certainly color-blind to the racial configuration of the spouses, it can never be “genital-blind,” because male-female sexual complementarity stands squarely at the heart and center of marriage itself.

To see this fundamental point about marriage, however, we have to step beyond the cultural clichés that suggest that marriage is merely an outgrowth of emotional and erotic companionship. The institution of marriage does not arise merely out of loving sentiment. It is born, rather, from the depths of the commitment assumed by a man and a woman as they enter into the total communion of life implied in the procreation and education of children flowing from their union. To put it another way, marriage arises organically and spontaneously

from the radical complementarity of a man and a woman.

Sexual intimacy between men and women involves the possibility of children. No other form of sexual or erotic interaction encompasses this basic, organic, and complementary possibility. Without parsing words, Professor Jacques LeClercq put it this way more than 50 years ago: “The human race is divided into two sexes whose reason for existence is physical union with a view to continuing the species.”

More recently, Professor Robert P. George similarly described marriage as “a union that takes its distinctive character from being founded, unlike other friendships, on bodily unity of the kind that sometimes generates new life.” There are many kinds of love, ranging from maternal love to brotherly love to love of friends to love of neighbor to romantic love, but only one that is proper and integral to marriage, namely, spousal love with its inscribed complementarity and potential for human fruitfulness.

Marriage teaches us that men need women and women need men and that children need both mothers and fathers. In this sense, marriage and the family represent foundational realities, not constructs that can be invented, defined, legislated, or determined by popular vote or culture. Marriage, in fact, is the “primordial first institution,” flowing out of the intimate and creative union of male and female.

It precedes other societal institutions and conventions, and is essentially ordered towards creating and caring for the future in the form of the next generation. Marriage is a given reality that we come to discover in its authentic design, not a concept for us to“define” according to our own agenda or desires.

Gay marriage proponents deny these foundational truths about marriage. Through vigorous legislative efforts, they are striving to impose a profoundly false redesign for marriage upon society so that, in the words of Professor George, marriage becomes “an emotional union for the sake of adult satisfaction that is served by mutually agreeable sexual play,” thereby undermining its intrinsic connection to complementary bodily union between men and women. This forced reconfiguration of marriage is no more defensible than the efforts of those who socially or legislatively attempted to impose a notion of “racial purity” upon marriage or society in former times.

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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Promulgation of Historical Document The Policy of Native American Ministry Guidelines for Visiting Pueblo Villages of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe

DECREE OF PROMULGATION Celine/ASF

I, Michael J. Sheehan, Archbishop of Santa Fe, having heard the Native American Ministry Coordinators and the Native American Ministry Advisory Board members and given weight to their counsel, hereby promulgate the Native American Ministry Guidelines for Visiting Pueblo Villages of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, and vest with Episcopal authority all that is taught and obliged by them.

By this promulgation and publication of this document, I instruct and define the ministerial relationship between the Church of Santa Fe and the Sovereign Pueblo Nations of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Given this 22nd day of October Feast of St. John Paul II, 2014

Leslie Radigan-Yodice/ASF

Most Reverend Michael J. Sheehan Archbishop of Santa Fe

Members of the Inaugural Native American Ministry Advisory Board and Archdiocesan staff gathered with Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 for a special Mass and official signing of the Decree of Promulgation of the Native American Ministry Guidelines for Visiting Pueblo Villages of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.

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rchbishop Michael J. Sheehan, Susan M. Murphy (Catholic Schools Superintendent) and the People of God of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe welcomed Chief Administrators of Catholic Education (CACE) who were attending CACE’s Annual Meeting October 2629, 2014 in Albuquerque, NM.

Archbishop Sheehan told the educators Catholic education was key to his priestly vocation. Praying for the success and happiness of all those involved in Catholic education, he encouraged educators saying, “ You have a tremendous opportunity to show your love for God and neighbor in the work you do.”

The opening Liturgy, h Immaculate Conceptio in downtown Albuque such a robust celebrati faith that many attende they were very gratefu been able to participat orful Native American dancers representing A Pueblo offered a tradit blessing before and af Liturgy. The choir and cians, a talented colla of students representin X HS, Albuquerque (l Evelyn Olguin/John R St. Michael’s HS, San

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CACE provides ini going support for the opment of Catholic catechetical leaders verse ministries to ex approach on behalf education. Members ing Catholic educatio throughout the USA the opportunity to dis issues and trends suc evangelization, early

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Catholic Hospitality

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Most Reverend Michael J. Sheehan, Archbishop of Santa Fe, Celebrant was joined by the following Concelebrants: Rev. John Belmonte SJ Diocese of Joliet Rev. Joseph V. Corpora CSC University of Notre Dame Rev. Steven Mattson Diocese of Lansing Rev. John G. McDonald Diocese of Birmingham Rev. Ronald J. Nuzzi University of Notre Dame Rev. Juan Santa Archdiocese of San Juan Rev. Robert T. Walsh Loyola Marymount University Rev. Peter Wojcik Archdiocese of Chicago Archdiocese of Santa Fe Rev. Msgr. Francis X. Eggert Our Lady of Fatima Rev. Msgr. Bennett J. Voorhies Our Lady of the Annunciation Rev. Daniel Balizan Santa Maria de la Paz Rev. Warren J. Broussard SJ Immaculate Conception Rev. Javier Gutierrez Holy Cross Rev. Timothy Martinez Risen Savior Catholic Community Rev. William Young Queen of Heaven Master of Ceremonies: Rev. Adam Lee Ortega y Ortiz, Rector,

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Deacon: Deacon Kevin Barkocy education, exceptional learners, succession-planning, and technology in education amongst other relevant challenges.

Most Rev. Joseph E. Kurtz D.D., President of the U. S. Conference of Bishops served as the meeting’s Keynote Speaker. Appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as the fourth Archbishop and ninth bishop of the Archdiocese of Louisville, Archbishop

Kurtz spoke on the “Gift of Pope Francis and the ‘Francis Effect’”.

He said from the moment he chose his name, Pope Francis has epitomized a simple, imaginative and powerful focus on Jesus and on seeing the person first. He explored the Holy Father’s charism, initial effects and style of leadership as the Pope seeks to lead renewal with the Catholic Church and for the world.

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he buzz heard amongst the sold-out crowd attending the Archbishop’s School Fund Dinner, was “ This is the best one yet!” Archbishop Sheehan announced Catholic school students have received over a million dollars in tuition assistance enabling them to attend Catholic schools across the Archdiocese due to the generosity of many benefactors in addition to the Phil Maloof Scholarship Fund and the Archbishop’s Circle. With a formidable 99% graduation rate and 98% pursuing college degrees, Catholic students continue to become essential leaders in our greater community.

Archbishop extended his deep gratitude to each parent making many sacrifices and all involved in Catholic education and the Archbishop’s Dinner Team, Dick and Charlene Knipfing and Carol Zonzki for their great work over many years. We are indebted to all—including artists Marie Romero Cash, David Lucero for their generosity, Allen Sanchez for his lively auctioneer skills, Father Leo Patalinghug for his inspiration and side-splitting humor and the many hands joining together behind the scene working to make the world a better place!

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BOOKS & MEDIA

Priests, the Guise and the Guys Behind the Collar

By Msgr. Gaston A. Hebert Publisher: Msgr. Gaston A. Hebert; 1 edition (July 15, 2014) “I am very delighted with the book written by Msgr. Gaston A. Hebert, a retired priest of the Diocese of Little Rock, now living in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Priests, the Guise and the Guys Behind the Collar is a marvelous book that shows the variety of the priests that Monsignor has met through the years.

The book is a novel but it draws upon his memories of different personalities he has known during his time as teacher, pastor, vicar general, and diocesan administrator of the Diocese of Little Rock.

It is a moving book. It can help priests and seminarians see virtues to attain and vices to avoid. Some descriptions of priests caused me to laugh and others to weep! Interesting priest characters are described in the 20 chapters of the book. He portrays priests without halo and without horns and shows that they are faithful to their vocation to serve God and the people the best they can. The book is really worth a read and I recommend it highly.” Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan, Archbishop of Santa Fe

Iota

By T. M. Doran Publisher: Ignatius Press (October 7, 2014) Jan Skala has been arrested and imprisoned by the Russian liberators of Prague, but he does not know why. Or does he?

During the Nazi occupation of the city, the journalist stayed above ground and continued to work for his father’s newspaper, which had fallen into the hands of the Gestapo. What must the Russians think of Jan? But more importantly, what does Jan think of himself?

The intriguing characters sharing his detention facility all have a backstory, but Jan cannot be sure if any of them is telling the truth. And what about Jan? Is he who he claims to be? Although the business of daily survival begins to trump every other concern, the men nevertheless struggle to understand their fate.

Iota is a poignant drama about what men believe and how they might act accordingly. The story takes

place during a two-month period immediately following World War II, in a temporary Soviet detention facility near a devastated Berlin. It is a mystery-suspense story about what it means to be human and whether it is possible to retain one’s humanity in the face of evil.

“Iota is a plunge into the darkest waters of human motivation and character. Set in a political prison at the end of World War II, the story of the ‘cage’ is also a metaphor for the imprisonment of minds and souls in various forms of unbelief. It is ultimately about redemption, sacrifice, and mercy.” - Michael D. O’Brien, Author, Fr. Elijah: An Apocalypse

lationships with us. The work of Jesus Christ is very real and so, too, is this book marked by reality.

To follow in the footsteps of Saint Faustina, the author and photographer moved from place to place— real places in eastern Europe such as Warsaw, Krakow, Plock and Vilnius. They encountered real people, such as Blessed Michal Sopocko and Blessed John Paul II. They recorded their observations and impressions in beautiful prose and gorgeous photographs in order to bring the realness of these places and people to as wide an audience as possible.

“One of the best books available on the life of St. Faustina. Beautifully illustrated and historically in-

Trust: In St. Faustina’s Footsteps

formative, this book is a Divine Mercy gem!” — Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, Author, No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy

By Grzegorz Górny (Author), Janusz Rosikon (Photographer, Author) Publisher: Ignatius Press (October 21, 2014) This is a story about Saint Faustina - the greatest Christian mystic of the twentieth century and her devotion to the Divine Mercy, which has become the fastest spreading religious devotion in the world.

This lavishly illustrated book is essentially a love story about God’s immense love for his people and the reciprocation of this love by the humble Polish nun declared a saint by Pope John Paul II. In fulfilling the mission entrusted to her, Sister Faustina met with many obstacles, but she came through all her trials victoriously. The power of her message about God’s infinite mercy, forged in the fire of adversity, has accomplished seemingly impossible things. Although coming from the spiritual visions of just one person, devotion to the Divine Mercy has spread throughout the world like lightning, bringing to mind the parable of the mustard seed: from one small seed grew a great tree with many branches.

This book is also a story about Jesus Christ, who is not remote and abstract, but who enters human history, who enters the events of our lives and forges re-

Basil Moreau: Essential Writings

By Fr. Basil Moreau, C.S.C. Publisher: Ave Maria Press (April 28, 2014) This definitive introduction to the life and vision of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., is the first book to gather together the essential spiritual, pastoral, and educational writings of the nineteenth-century French priest who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross, which is the religious order that founded the University of Notre Dame in 1842.

Basil Moreau: Essential Writings is an anthology of all the important published and previously unpublished writings of Basil Moreau, who was beatified in 2007 by the Catholic Church. This anthology provides generous selections from Moreau’s sermons, pastoral letters, educational treatises, and spiritual reflections, which reveal a figure who was no stranger to difficulty and conflict but also a man deeply committed to a hope that can only emerge from Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection.

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Annunciation Students Go Orange to MAD Against Hunger Help End Hunger in New Mexico The MAD

By Amy McCarty, Our Lady of the Annunciation School

“The times talk to us of so much poverty in the world and this is a scandal. In a world where there is so much wealth, so many resources to feed everyone, it is unfathomable that there are so many hungry children, that there are so many children without and education, so many poor persons.

Poverty today is a cry.” - Pope Francis 6/7/13 September was hunger awareness month around the United States. The fifth grade students at Our Lady of Annunciation Catholic School went orange for Roadrunner Food Bank’s Childhood Hunger Initiative Program, along with many others to help fight hunger. The “Hunger Study in America 2014” was released September 2, 2014. The study showed that one in six adults and one in three children in New Mexico is at risk for hunger. Food insecurity is no longer in a foreign country, it is right here in Albuquerque.

The fifth grade class believed they could help change this statistic.

For the past five and a half years Mr. Griego’s fifth grade class and Ms. Shropshire’s fifth grade class (last two years) have been going to Martineztown to help distrib-

ute food at the Martineztown Mobile Food Pantry. Partnering with Roadrunner Food Bank, they have served 6,568 families (a total of 204,408 individuals) in the Martineztown neighborhood. They gather and distribute 50 pound boxes of healthy food in this urban neighborhood, where the only food options are two fast food restaurants and a mini-mart gas station. Boxes are distributed to 80 plus families in 2.5 hours.

In March, Roadrunner Food Bank sent out 146 applications for mobile food pantries to 16 counties in New Mexico where students need assistance with food. Seventy were returned.

Only 40 schools could be funded. The fifth grade students of Annunciation believed they could sponsor a 41st school.

They Went Orange to make this possible. There were two bake sales in which all items

Get in to the Christmas Spirit with St. Pius X Fine Arts Department Thursday, December 11 at 7pm on Stage 2 in St. Cecilia Hall the band, choir, music theory, orchestra and women’s choir will perform and evening of Christmas music.

This concert is free and open to the public. Enjoy campus decorations and an evening of beautiful music to prepare for the celebration of Christmas!

And then on Saturday, December 13 in the gym and auxiliary gym on the St. Pius X campus is the 3rd annual Christmas Craft Fair. Get those special gifts for everyone on your list. Over 100-juried vendors will be on hand for shopping FUN! Admission is free.

See you at the fair! For more information about these events, call 831-8400.

sold were orange. They also sold donuts and orange juice one morning. On the last day, they had an orange day, where everyone wore orange and gave donations to help end hunger. They also had an orange carpet provided by Roadrunner Food Bank which was used to take photos. In the week of fundraising, they collected over $5000 which enables them to make Dolores Gonzales Elementary the 41st school to receive a mobile food pantry. The program requires a three year commitment with an annual cost of $6000.

Thank you to all that helped make this dream a reality. If you would like to help them with their continued commitment of providing a mobile food pantry at Dolores Gonzales Elementary, please make checks payable to Roadrunner Food Bank, 5840 Office Blvd.

NE, Albuquerque 87109.

Against Hunger Project at St. Pius X High School is kicking off its Holiday Equal Exchange fundraiser! Delicious, fair trade items such as, organic coffee, incredible chocolates and flavorful teas make great Holiday gifts.

Also available are handcrafted items, handmade giftwrap, and Ten Thousand Villages crafts. The items are fairly priced and our group makes 25% profit on every item sold.

For your convenience, we have an online store where items can be purchased and shipped directly to the recipient. Shipping is free on orders of $75 or more!

Please visit our online store: http://fundraiser.equalexchange.coop/?fundraiser=STPI012W * The Making A Difference (MAD) Against Hunger Project is a service project performed by the students of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe that is organized and hosted by St. Pius X High school. Since starting in 2009, MAD Against Hunger has provided over 1,250,000 meals for low income families locally and around the world.

For further information please contact Alicia Eiler at 505.831.8416

St. Pius X High School To Hold Open House November 15, 2014

By Jeff Turcotte, Director of Activities

Albuquerque – St. Pius X High School will be holding an Open House for fall 2015 incoming freshmen families on Saturday, November 15. The event begins at noon with personal tours starting every 10 minutes on the beautiful 58-acre campus overlooking the Rio Grande.

The Catholic high school has served the Albuquerque metro area since 1956 and continues to offer a college-prep, values St. Pius X High School Students Isabella Brussezze and Veronica Baca competed in the Central District Honors Audition sponsored but e professional Music Teacher’s Association of New Mexico. Isabella won Level IV and Veronica Level V, leveled by their ages, respectively. They will both compete at the State Level November 8 at the Academy.

based education to our youth for about half the price of other private high schools in the area. Last year, 159 SPX graduates were offered an average of $90,000 in college scholarships, and are currently attending universities around the country.

St. Pius X offers a balanced high school experience. “Our students leave here ‘completed’, in that they have not only received a great academic foundation, but have experienced all the great things a high school Continued on page 21

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Advisory Board Members Alan Cherino Pete and Charlotte Little Carmel Lucero George and Josephine Montoya Jonathan Pino Virginia Sangre Mike and Cindy Valdo

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe respects and cherishes the relationship with the People of God residing in and coming from Native American Pueblo communities. As such, these guidelines have been created to safeguard the relationship between Pueblos and the Archdiocese and are to be followed by all ministers and representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. 1.

Ex-Officio Members Michelle Montez, Executive Director, Pastoral Ministries Division Maria Cruz Cordoba, Director, Religious Education Bernadette Jaramillo, Director, Youth and Young Adult Campus Ministry We would like to thank Maria Garcia and Rita Lucero & Rosalie Romero for supporting the work of the Native American Ministry office.

Things to consider when visiting a Pueblo village in New Mexico:

A. Each Indian Pueblo Reservation is a sovereign nation and community with its own government bylaws and laws which visitors are required to adhere to while they are visiting the Pueblo.

B. There are 19 pueblos in New Mexico each with its own distinct cultural traditions and languages. They are: Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Jemez, Laguna, Nambe, Picuris, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan), Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Kewa (Santo Domingo), Taos, Tesuque, Zia, and Zuni. All except: Acoma, Laguna and Zuni reside within the boundaries of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. People are asked to respect this culture and not inquire meanings of the dress or “what” or “why” of the ceremony.

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All visitors are subject to state, federal and tribal laws.

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Most Pueblos are open for public access during the year.

B. Clergy, Religious and Laity who are non-native or non-tribal members will experience times when the Pueblo will be closed.

E. The Pueblos may close public access at any time, during cer- Therefore, all scheduled church activities including Mass may tain times or dates of scheduled tribal ceremonies which allow only be cancelled and sometimes without notice. This will not be antribal members to attend. Please note and obey all closure signs, nounced to the general public. and honor road blocks.

C. Clergy, Religious and Laity who are non-native or non-tribal F. Most Pueblos have feast days for their patron saint in their members need to respect the culture and traditions of the Pueblos parishes and/or missions. These dates and times are open to the at all times. Clergy, Religious and Laity who are non-native or public. non-tribal members who assist and/or participate in the Catholic Faith must respect the faith traditions of the community. Though G. It is best to call or contact the Pueblo Administration office there have been times of tension between traditional practice and to see if your planned date to visit will be open for public access Catholic Faith, the sacramental life of baptized individuals must (ie, confirm the day of). be honored. (Canon 528) Please be aware and accept that Native spirituality and Catholic faith walk hand in hand. Prayer, fasting 2.

Etiquette when visiting Pueblos: and sacrifice are part of the daily lives of the Pueblo community.

Therefore, children and families who participate in tribal activities A. Use of cell phones is prohibited during feast events and must be supported and not admonished. guided tours. Sketching, recording, picture taking and any other means of audio or visual reproduction is prohibited within the D. Clergy, Religious and Laity must be willing and committed Pueblos. If anyone gets caught, their equipment will be confiscated to offering formation classes and skill classes training for Leaderand will not be returned. ship Development.

B. Please refrain from entering ceremonial buildings (Kivas) or other structures and areas without permission. This is considered trespassing.

C. Because of the nature of a feast event, many tribal members open their homes for hospitality to enjoy a meal and the events of the day. Good manners are expected of you and your family. Adults should serve their children. Be considerate of your meal time, as others are waiting to be served.

D. During feast events which are considered religious in nature, appropriate dress is recommended. Some pueblos do not allow use of umbrellas or sunglasses (unless prescribed).

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No alcohol or drugs are permitted.

F. Visitors are not allowed to participate in pueblo dances, as this is part of traditional and ceremonial practices.

G. Dancers should never be approached, greeted or touched while in ceremony. Do not address the dancers’ regalia as “costumes.”

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Ministry work within the Pueblos:

A. Clergy, Religious and Laity are reminded Pueblo parishes are not like any other parish community. Your role is primarily pastoral and sacramental. You should never consider yourself a member of the tribe.

E. There are many forms of invitation, not limited, but including newsletters, flyers and pulpit announcements. However, personal invitation is the more effective type of invitation since it is key to relationship building. These personal invitations lead to encountering Christ and building of trust.

F. Clergy, Religious and Laity-invitations to homes should be honored as much as possible. Please be a gracious guest.

G. Clergy, Religious and Laity coming to serve for the first time in Pueblo communities should seek a mentor or ask for guidance in the parish community.

H. Clergy, Religious and Laity should honor the gift of Native spirituality at every opportunity. You’re here to strengthen the Catholic faith in the community and not expected to change the Native Spirituality of the Pueblo Community.

I. Clergy, Religious and Laity should refrain from negative language that separates you from the community, (i.e., “You people” or “Those people”) or injecting their own negative or prejudicial comments.

J. Clergy, Religious and Laity should know that some church properties in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe belong to the Pueblos/ Tribal Government. No changes to any building structure or environment can be made without prior consent and following proper protocol.

Adopted by the Native American Ministry Advisory Board on 8/7/2014.

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Knights of Columbus Honors Our Lady of Guadalupe

By Curtis Chambellan, State Church Director, Knights of Columbus of New Mexico

The Knights of Columbus of New Mexico recently participated in a North American effort paying special tribute to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas through the Our Lady of Guadalupe Silver Rose – One, Life, One Rose Program. It involves carrying six silver roses from Ontario through the U.S. to Monterrey, Mexico.

The Our Lady of Guadalupe Silver Rose Program began in 1960 as a project of the Columbian Squires of North America to honor the Blessed Virgin under her title of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas.

The program has continued since then as a project of squires circles, councils and Fourth Degree assemblies in several jurisdictions. In 2001, Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson expanded the program by beginning the “Running of the Rose” from the 119th annual meeting of the Supreme Council in Ontario.

Today six silver roses travel from Canada to the United States to Monterrey, Mexico, arriving at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe there on Dec. 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

In earlier years the one rose was run from London, Ontario, through 10 states in the United States, and then crossing at the International Bridge and ending in Monterrey, Mexico. Now six roses travel simultaneously.

Starting April, six roses began traveling simultaneously through 53 states and provinces before entering Mexico for the final leg of the pilgrimage to Monterrey.

“The ‘Running of the Rose’ is a per-

fect program for the Knights of Columbus,” said Supreme Knight Anderson.

“Through it we honor not only Our Lady of Guadalupe and express the unity of the order, but we also reaffirm the order’s dedication to the sanctity of human life. It is to the Blessed Mother that we turn in prayer as we work to end the culture of death that grips our society. As we think in terms of ‘One Life, One Rose,’ it is most appropriate that we turn to Our Lady of Guadalupe Knights of Columbus, Council 14920, St. Magdalene of Canossa and Msgr Bennett J. Voorhies who made known her will through Juan Diego and the ‘Miracle of the Roses.’ ” The rose journeyed through New Mexico between October 12, 2014 beginning in Raton and ending in Anthony. A silver rose prayer service was held at each town on the schedule.

“Through the silver rose program the Knights show our support for the church and its bishops and priests as we pray for the continued strength to do so in these troubled times. The silver rose also symbolizes our commitment to restoring respect for the sanctity of human life from conception until natural death. As we think in terms of ‘One Life, One Rose,’ it is most appropriate that we turn to Our Lady of Guadalupe who made known her will through Juan Diego and the miracle of Display of the Silver Rose at Our Lady of the Annunciation, Albuquerque, NM the roses.”

Let’s Do This - 2014 Abuse Awareness Training for Adults: Creating a Safe Environment for Our Children

By Annette Klimka, Victims Assistance Coordinator

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe is committed to helping everyone recognize all types of abuse. This is an important way to stop abuse. That is why we offer abuse awareness training several times throughout the year.

The training is approximately three hours and we have updated our information on harassment, cyber safety and cyber bullying among other issues. The archdiocese has scheduled monthly trainings at the Catholic Center in ad-

dition to other trainings throughout the archdiocese. It is mandatory for everyone (clergy, religious, volunteers and employees) to attend. If you have already attended but it has been over five years, we would encourage you to attend again. The information you receive benefits everyone in our community to create a safe environment. Please refer to the archdiocese web site www.archdiosf.org and click on “Preventive Workshops” for the most current dates, times, and locations of the training or call the Victim Assistance/Safe Environment Coordinator 505.831.8144.

Continued from page 18 student should, including sports, fine arts, social events…all with a Catholic compass that helps mold their faith for their adult life.”, says Director of Activities and Marketing, Jeff Turcotte.

Upper class transfer students are also encouraged to attend the Open House and consider becoming a Sartan this January!

For more information visit the website at saintpiusx.com or call 505.831.8400.

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Catholic Charities: Community and Faith

By James Gannon, CEO, Catholic Charities

October is one the best months at Catholic Charities for me. In October, we held the annual graduation ceremony for our Adult Education students at St. Pius X High School in Albuquerque. This year, we were again joined by Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan. Although he had another engagement in Santa Fe, he stretched his time with us to ensure that he shook each graduate’s hand and personally congratulated each for their accomplishment. This might have

led to a speeding ticket or caused him to be late to another event, but I know that each graduate appreciated the genuineness of the respect the archbishop showed.

On Halloween, we also had our annual United Way Campaign potluck with staff. This is when we ask Catholic Charities staff to participate in the United Way and consider giving back a bit to Catholic Charities as well. The staff - many in costumes - shared food and laughter and responded positively to the appeal.

We learned at the luncheon that this year, Catholic Charities has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Mexican Government to help underwrite the cost of our adult education services. This is the first grant every received by Catholic Charities from the government of Mexico. I believe this is the result of our efforts to work more closely with them on educational and advocacy issues, including the online academic program we offer in cooperation with their Ministry of Education.

For Catholic Charities to provide much-needed services in our community, it takes community and faith. We are truly blessed to have both.

The Catholic Difference

Exploded Into Being

By Divine Love

By George Weigel

I’ve long been fascinated by cosmology, although my deficiencies as a mathematician preclude my really following the arguments of astrophysicists, high-energy particle physicists and others exploring the origins of the universe. Yet the fascination remains and it was kindled anew by a May 12 article in the Boston Globe Magazine about Alan Guth, a key figure in current explorations of what happened in the Big Bang, the orthodox explanation for How Things Started.

Take a deep breath and try this key passage from the article: “Using the theories of Einstein and others, Guth points out that at extremely high energies, there are forms of matter that upend everything we learned about gravity in high school. Rather than being the ultimate force of attraction that Newton and his falling apple taught us, gravity in this case is an incredibly potent force of repulsion. And that repulsive gravity was the fuel that powered the Big Bang.

“The universe is roughly 13.8 billion years old, and it began from a patch of material packed with this repulsive gravity. The patch was ... tiny—one 100-billionth the size of a single proton. But the repulsive gravity was like a magic wand, doubling the patch in size every tenth of a trillionth or a trillionth of a second. And it waved its doubling power over the patch about 100 times in a row, until it got to the size of [a] marble. And that happened within a hundredth of a billionth of a trillionth of a second. As a point of comparison, the smallest fraction of time that the average human being can detect is about one-tenth of a second.

“The ingredients of what would become our entire observable universe were packed inside that marble …”

Literally mind-boggling, to be sure, but a good moment to remember that the Big Bang theory of the origins of the universe was the brain-child of a Catholic priest, Georges Henri Joseph Èdouard Lemaître, Continued on page 23

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Parish Bookkeepers and Business Managers Participate in ASF Workshops

By Dr. Dolly Sokol, Executive Director of Development

Parish bookkeepers and business managers are key to advancing the mission and ministry of every parish in the archdiocese. Their organized, accurate and detailed work enables the pastor, the parish finance council and other parish leaders to make important financial decisions for the benefit of the entire parish.

In October, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Office of Financial Services and Office of Development staff combined to present an important workshop to increase the knowledge and skills of parish bookkeepers and business managers. Over 100 parish staff from all parts of the archdiocese participated in the day-long session.

Participants learned about how to interpret parish financial statements and how to prepare for year-end tasks. They also learned how the archdiocesan census software, ParishSOFT, can assist them with parish family registration, Sunday offering envelopes, pastor reports, as well as ACA, and more. The day ended with a session presenting internal financial controls and data retention practices at the parish level.

Continued from page 22 a Belgian Jesuit. When Lemaître began his work, the “steady-state” model of the universe dominated cosmology; after the work of Lemaître and others, the steady-state model was supplanted by the notion of an expanding universe that began with the Big Bang—or what Father Lemaître called, a bit more primly, the “hypothesis of the primeval atom” or the “Cosmic Egg.” As I understand it, Alan Guth’s work, and that of others exploring the first micro-seconds of what people of biblical faith know as Creation, builds on Lemaître’s insights.

The new cosmology makes possible a new dialogue between physics and theology, or, more broadly, between science and religion. In the early days of what we know as modern science, the hard sciences—physics, chemistry, astronomy—were thought to be (and often thought themselves) the enemies of revelation and biblical religion. In the early 21st century, that’s changed. It’s the life sciences, like evolutionary biology and genetics that are often stuck in the intellectual quicksand of ill-informed, kneejerk atheism, while the hard sciences are bumping up against boundaries beyond which their methodology can’t take them—boundaries that may define the meeting ground between scientists and theologians.

If Alan Guth’s work is empirically verified, a large question will remain—a question that takes Guth’s science to just such a boundary: Where did that primordial something, that “patch of material packed with … repulsive gravity” that contained “the ingredients of what would become our entire observable universe,” come from? It defies all logic to suggest that something can come from nothing; yet science cannot get us “behind” that something from which everything came.

ASF workshop leaders from financial services included Kim Montaño, Director of Audits, Ruben Martinez, Coordinator of Parish and School Accounting, and Jennifer Cantrell, CPA, Chair of the Archdi-

ocesan Finance Council. Workshop leaders from the Office of Development included Tina Arechederra, ASF ParishSOFT trainer, and Dr. Dolly Sokol, PhD, Executive Director of Development.

Thus a new—in truth, old—conversation opens up. NASA scientist Robert Jastrow saw it coming 20-some years ago when he wrote that the scientist “has scaled the mountain of ignorance, he is about to conquer the highest peak; and when he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries.” And

what have those Christian theologians been pondering?

That what science calls the Big Bang was love exploding out of the life of the Trinity.

George Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

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Pope Francis to open Vatican conference on traditional marriage

St. Vincent de Paul Clearinghouse Operations Associate & Volunteer Coordinator Job Description This job description is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions performed.

JOB SUMMARY Under the supervision of the Operations Manager the incumbent performs a variety of clerical, technical and customer service tasks in support of assistance programs (For example: food, housing, emergency financial aid, clothing, holiday assistance). The incumbent is responsible for oversight of the St. Vincent de Paul Clearinghouse daily operations, coordination of Conferences, and leading, mentoring and training Clearinghouse volunteers.

• The Clearinghouse Operations Associate will work with the Store Committee appointed by the Archdiocesan Council of Santa Fe, to carry out the mission of the St. Vincent de Paul in Clearinghouse operations.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A month after closing a Synod of Bishops on the family stirred by controversy over divorce, samesex unions and other nonmarital relationships, Pope Francis will open an interreligious conference dedicated to traditional marriage.

The Vatican-sponsored gathering, on the “Complementarity of Man and Woman,” will take place Nov. 17-19 and feature more than 30 speakers representing 23 countries and various Christian churches, as well as Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Taoism and Sikhism. The conference will aim to “examine and propose anew the beauty of the relationship between the man and the woman, in order to support and reinvigorate marriage and family life for the flourishing of human society,” according to organizers. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia and the Rev. Rick Warren, senior pastor of Saddleback Church in California, will be among the participants. Other Americans at the conference will include Russell D. Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention; Henry B. Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; and Mercy Sister Prudence Allen, former chair of the philosophy department at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver, whom Pope Francis named to the International Theological Commission in September.

Canadian bishops mark 50th anniversary of decree on ecumenism OTTAWA, Ontario (CNS) -Canada’s Catholic bishops examine the church’s connection with other Christian churches in a document marking the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s decree on ecumenism. Titled “A Church in Dialogue: Towards the Restoration of Unity among Christians,” the document reviews the work of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops with various ecumenical partners including the Orthodox, the Anglican Church of

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Canada, the United Church of Canada and others since the council.

“One of the principal gifts of the decree on ecumenism is the language it gave us to speak of other Christians and Christian Communities,” said the 28-page document prepared by the bishops’ Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with the Jews, and Interfaith Dialogue. “Rather than speaking of heretics or schismatics, the decree on ecumenism confirmed that all those baptized into Christ, and who believe in God -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- are our brothers and sisters in Christ. The communities to which they belong are ecclesial communities who live in a real but incomplete communion with the Catholic Church,” it said.

Catholic charities and a U.S. physician respond to Ebola VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Dr. Timothy Flanigan, professor of medicine at Brown University School of Medicine and permanent deacon for the Diocese of Providence, R.I., said he left his wife and five kids in August and traveled to Liberia because “I thought I could make a difference.” As the Ebola epidemic continues, killing thousands of people in West Africa and leaving millions of others without health care for other diseases, Flanigan spent two months working with Liberia’s National Catholic Health Council teaching staff a totally new way of treating patients: “no touch care. It’s strange. It goes against everything we do, but the medical system is closed down by and large because of the risk of infection,” he said Nov. 4 at the end of a meeting sponsored by Caritas Internationalis, the umbrella organization of Catholic charities around the world. Flanigan said it was difficult resisting the temptation to put his hands on his patients’ shoulders and even to listen to their hearts and lungs. Instead, to avoid catching the virus, he wore protective clothing, washed his hands continually in bleach water and asked patients to describe their symptoms and tell him where it hurts. “We use more antibiotics that way,” he said, but his patients -- like his family -- “expect me to be safe.”

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University of St. Francis Opens New Site in Albuquerque Dedication Planned for Nov. 19

By Arlene Bogovich, Advancement Office Coordinator/Project Manager, University of St. Francis

The first Sunday of Advent is November 30th this year

The University of St. Francis (USF) will dedicate its new Albuquerque facilities at an event on Wednesday, Nov. 19.

USF first began serving the Albuquerque area in 2000, drawing students nationwide to its master of science in Physician Assistant Studies program. The master’s program in Family Nurse Practitioner also began at that time.

USF-Albuquerque serves more than 100 students at the site, the number of which is expected to grow with the new facilities, according to USF President Arvid C. Johnson.

“The University of St. Francis is

pleased that this new facility will better serve our students as they prepare to provide high-quality health care in the Albuquerque region and across the country,” said Johnson.

USF opened classes in August at its new state-of-the-art learning facilities at 1500 Renaissance NW in Albuquerque. The new facilities include classrooms; a clinical lab with connected private exam rooms; simulation lab; anatomy lab; library/computer center; student gathering spaces; collaborative study space; offices; and conference room.

The dedication and open house will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the new site. The Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe will give a blessing. For more information

or to RSVP to attend the event, call (815) 740-5045 or e-mail abogovich@stfrancis.edu.

An information session on USF programs offered at Albuquerque and online will be the next day, Thursday, Nov. 20 from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the site. Counselors will be available to answer questions about programs offered by USF for adult learners. USF programs for adults focus learning experiences that can be applied to the workplace.

Adult students at USF can expect personal attention by counselors who will help students create an education plan that leads to successful degree completion and supports their career goals, said Chuck Beutel, vice president of Admissions and Enrollment Services.

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November 16 Rev. Francisco Alanis, OSB 18 Rev. Nicholas Nirschl, O.Praem November 16, 2014 PRV 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 20 Rev. Diego Mazon, OFM 33rd Sunday OT PS 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 23 Rev. James Vance Rev. Andrew Pavlak 1 THES 5:1-6 24 Rev. Douglas Mitchell

MT 25:14-30 or MT 25:14-15, 19-21 24 Rev. Irby Nichols November 23, 2014 EZ 34:11-12, 15-17 24 Rev. Gabriel Paredes Christ the King PS 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6 25 Rev. James McGowan Rev. Andrew Pavlak 1 COR 15:20-26, 28 25 Rev. Peter Hung Nguyen, SOLT MT 25:31-46 26 Rev. Charles Ugochukwu November 30, 2014 IS 63:16B-17, 19B: 64:2-7 1st Sunday of Advent PS 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 December Abbot Joel Garner, O.Praem 1 COR 1:3-9 1 Rev. Moses Nwankwo PS 85:8 3 Rev. Richard McGowan MK 13:33-37 10 Rev. Christian Leisy, OSB December 7, 2014 IS 63:16B-17, 19B: 64:2-7 10 Rev. Robert Peccatiello 2nd Sunday of Advent PS 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14 13 Rev. Salvador Aragon, OFM Abbot Joel Garner, O.Praem 2 PT 3:8-14 14 Rev. Aiden Gore, OSB oliv.

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November 15 St. Albert the Great 16 St. Margaret of Scotland 17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary 18 Dedication of Churches of Sts. Peter

and Paul 19 St. Agnes of Assisi 20 St. Rose Philippine Duchesne 21 Presentation of Mary 22 St. Cecilia 23 Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro 24 St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions 25 St. Columban 26 St. Catherine of Alexandria 27 St. Francesco Antonio Fasani 28 St. James of the Marche 29 Servant of God John of Monte Corvino 30 St. Andrew

December 1 Blessed John of Vercelli 2 Blessed Rafal Chylinski 3 St. Francis Xavier 4 St. John Damascene 5 St. Sabas 6 St. Nicholas 7 St. Ambrose 8 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 9 St. Juan Diego 10 Blessed Adolph Kolping 11 St. Damasus I 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe 13 St. Lucy 14 St. John of the Cross

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Vatican International ExhibitionThe Eucharistic Miracles of the World

By Gaylene Bitonel, Coordinator of Eucharistic Adoration Chapel, St. Thomas Aquinas, Rio Rancho

Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., defines a miracle for us in his Modern Catholic Dictionary as “A sensibly perceptible effect, surpassing at least the powers of visible nature, produced by God to witness to some truth or testify to someone’s sanctity.”

“The real presence of Jesus Christ with His glorified body is beyond the realm of purely sensory experience.

The Eucharistic Miracles, on the oth-

er hand, are extraordinary events concerning the bread and wine consecrated at Mass which can be experienced through the senses. They become a visible sign of the real presence of Jesus….”

St. John Vianney Parish, Rio Rancho, invites you to the Vatican International Exhibition of the Eucharistic Miracles, Friday, December 5 through Monday, December 8, 2014 at St. John Vianney Parish, 1001 Meteor Ave. NM 87144.

An extensive assortment of photographs and historical descriptions, this exhibition sponsored by the Real

Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration association, Inc., presents some of the principal Eucharistic Miracles which have taken place throughout the ages in various countries of the world, and have been recognized by the church.

By means of photographic laminated panels, one can “virtually visit” the places where the miracles took place.

The exhibition has visited well over 500 parishes alone in Italy and other countries and has been translated into numerous languages. It is the desire of the Real Presence Eucharistic Educa-

tion and Adoration Association to bring the exhibit here to the U.S. in order to enlighten and educate our communities on the truth of the Real Presence.

St. John Vianney Parish will initially open the exhibit Friday, December 5, with a Mass at 10 am. There will be a presentation of “The Eucharistic Miracles of the World” at 7 pm December 6, 2014 at the Church.

The exhibit will be open December 6-8 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

All are invited to visit this beautiful gathering and display of the Eucharistic Miracles. There is no admission free.