2011 April Issue by The New Vision

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Padre Kino example of ‘selfless love’ By BERN ZOVISTOSKI The New Vision

A commemorative Mass and a series of other events have drawn international attention to Tucson and the “Pimería Alta” once traveled by the trailblazing Jesuit missionary, Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, “Our Padre on Horseback.” Emissaries from the Vatican and the Archdiocese of Trent, Italy, where Father Kino was born in the Tyrolean Alps village of Segno in 1645, and others came to help mark the 300th anniversary of his death in Magdalena, Sonora, on March 15, 1711. Tucson’s St. Augustine Cathedral was filled with colorfully dressed representatives of the Kino era, including members of the Yaqui and Tohono O’odham Nations, as Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas presided at a Mass on March 13 that was concelebrated by a number of other priests, including several Jesuits and two from Italy. “As we begin our Lenten journey toward selfless love,” Bishop Kicanas said in his homily, “we are presented with the witness and example of someone who knew See KINO page 12

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An image of Padre Kino seems to glow and Jiro Cardenas of Rancho Alegria carries a saddle and other symbols in procession at a Mass commemorating the 300th anniversary of the death of “Our Padre on Horseback.”

559 ‘answer call’ of Catholic faith By BERN ZOVISTOSKI The New Vision With months of preparation, 559 people throughout the Diocese of Tucson have, in the words of Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, “answered the call of Christ to follow Him in the fullness of faith of the Catholic Church.” Their preparation culminated last month at three ceremonies called “Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion,” two held at St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson and another at Immaculate Conception Church in Yuma. The 211 “catechumens” will be baptized, confirmed and receive Holy Communion at the Easter Vigil in their parishes, while the 348 “candidates,” already baptized, will receive the sacraments of the Eucharist

Parish books containing names of new members are raised at the Rite of Election Mass at the Cathedral.

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‘Wow, it’s great to see you guys in action’ By FATHER RICKY ORDOÑEZ Special to The New Vision “Hey!” – a man shouted through Casa Maria’s free soup kitchen window to the person giving out cups of soup. “How are you? You want some?” replied Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas as he handed over a steaming cup of chicken, rice and vegetable soup. This exchange occurred last month during the second half of the Newly Ordained Mentoring Program of the Diocese of Tucson. The day before, Bishop Kicanas with seven newly ordained diocesan and religious priests traveled to Nogales, Ariz., to meet up with Father Sean Carroll, S.J., of the Kino Border Initiative for an afternoon to “serve, play and pray.” Crossing over on foot to the Mexican side of the border was in itself an enlightening experience. The Kino Border Initiative has been serving migrants who have been deported and are trying to find ways to return to their homes. Not only are they from Mexico, but some come from as far as Honduras and El Salvador. At the KBI facility near the border, where the migrants are served a hot meal every afternoon, volunteers come from all over the country to help cook, serve and clean up. This time, the Bishop and the newly ordained priests came to help. Father Mark Long, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Superior, didn’t waste any time in serving the meals, followed by Father Thomas Reeves, O.C.D., administrator of Santa Cruz Parish and his Parochial Vicar, Father Mark Kissner O.C.D. Father Oscar Magallanes, Parochial Vicar of Immaculate Conception Parish in Yuma, started pouring melon juice while Father Robert Rodriguez, Parochial Vicar of St. Luke’s Parish in Douglas and Father Emilio Chapa, Parochial Vicar of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Yuma, handed out warm tortillas. As Vocations Director for the Diocese, I was busy taking pictures until I had my share of serving “seconds.” Bishop Kicanas himself was all over the place talking to the migrants while serving drinks and food. After the migrants had their fill, they quietly disappeared into the streets of Nogales, Sonora, contemplating on their next move that will hopefully bring them to a better future. After cleaning up and drying pots, pans and contain-

Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas hands a cup of hot soup to a homeless man outside the window at Casa Maria.

ers, the group walked a short distance to a KBI shelter for women migrants and heard their stories of harrowing poverty, quest for survival and their glowing hopes for a better future for themselves and their families. But what impressed us was their unwavering faith and trust in a loving God. Crossing back into the U.S., the group met at the Jesuit residence for dinner and good conversations. There were lots of sharing of past memories and valuable lessons learned from the KBI experience. The following morning began with Mass at the Casa Maria in Tucson. Run by Brian Flagg, it provides hot meals to the homeless and shares whatever it has with whoever has needs. Work began immediately after Mass with the Bishop’s first job of repacking cookies and the rest of the newly ordained focused on various chores - segregating vegeta-

bles, fruit, cakes, etc., putting together lunch packs, serving and cleaning. Outside, the line continued as packs of food were distributed. More food would be brought in by parishes and individuals simply willing to do their share in the Lord’s work. It was a constant reminder to all that anything that the Lord blessed will greatly be multiplied. As Bishop Kicanas and the newly ordained priests gathered together in prayer, each one shared a significant reflection on the experiences learned. Without doubt, the concerns of the migrants, the homeless and the poor have now become foremost in the minds and hearts of all. The prayer ended with singing the “Salve Regina”….silently witnessed by those who were still milling about. As goodbyes were said to each other, a homeless person came up and said: “Wow, it’s great to see you guys in action!”

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Recently ordained priests join Bishop Kicanas in preparing food packages for the needy while others ladle out hot soup.

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FROM THE BISHOP

Integrity is the key

La integridad es la clave

Everything that we do in our Diocese and in our parishes and schools to keep children safe from abuse is bonded by a very special virtue. Integrity is that virtue, and it bonds each of these requirements for the safety of children with the others: • Mandatory reporting to law enforcement of all allegations of abuse, no matter how old the allegation may be. • Criminal history checks, fingerprinting, background checks, reference checks of all employees and volunteers who have any ministry with children or independent access to them in our parishes and schools. • Annual required education of all employees and volunteers on child abuse awareness and prevention. • Required education for children and their parents on personal safety. • Permanent removal from ministry of any priest, deacon, sister, lay person ministering or working for the Church against whom there is a credible allegation of abuse. • Public communication of the names of priests, deacons, sisters, lay persons ministering or working for the Church against whom there is a credible allegation of abuse. • “Compliance representatives” at each parish and school who provide on-site monitoring of compliance with all requirements of our diocesan Safe Environment Program. The virtue of integrity that bonds all these requirements together is our “super glue,” but it doesn’t come from a bottle or a tube. It is the integrity of each and every person in the structure of the Church in our Diocese who has responsibility for the safety of children. In our Diocese, every person in the structure – whether employee or volunteer, whether clergy or lay person – is responsible for the safety of children. Integrity is also the virtue that bonds together our response to victims of sexual abuse by priests or others. • Compassion for all victims. • Notice to all victims that the allegation they are bringing forward will be reported to law enforcement no matter when the abuse occurred. • Encouragement for victims to make their own reports of allegations to law enforcement. • Respect for the victims’ rights to privacy, but no demands or oﬀers for confidentiality regarding reports to law enforcement. • Oﬀers of counseling with “no strings attached” or constraints on victims regarding reports to law enforcement. • Counseling that respects the well-being of the victim. Integrity. In a person, integrity is the virtue of consistently holding on to what is right and doing what is right. In an institution, integrity is the wholeness and solidarity of purpose. I remember so vividly how Dr. Jose Santiago, chairperson of our first Diocese of Tucson Sexual Misconduct Review Board, communicated

Todo lo que hacemos en las parroquias y en las escuelas de nuestra Diócesis para proteger a los niños contra el abuso está unido por una virtud muy especial. La integridad es la virtud mediante la cual se logra la unificación de todos nuestros requisitos para lograr la seguridad de los niños: • Denuncia obligatoria a las autoridades del orden público de toda incriminación de abuso, sin importar cuánto tiempo haya transcurrido desde el hecho. • Investigación de los antecedentes registrales, control de las huellas dactilares, indagación de antecedentes personales y verificación de las referencias de todos los empleados y voluntarios que participan de ministerios para niños o que tienen acceso independiente a ellos en nuestras parroquias y escuelas. • Capacitación anual obligatoria sobre el abuso de menores y su prevención para todos los empleados y voluntarios. • Capacitación obligatoria sobre la seguridad personal para niños y padres de familia. • Expulsión permanente de su ministerio o puesto de trabajo en la Iglesia de todo sacerdote, diácono, hermana o laico en contra de quien exista una acusación de abuso creíble. • Comunicación pública de los nombres de los sacerdotes, diáconos, hermanas o laicos que participen de un ministerio o trabajen en la Iglesia y en contra de quienes exista una acusación de abuso creíble. • Designación de representantes a cargo de verificar el cumplimiento de los requisitos y normas del Programa para un Ambiente Seguro de nuestra diócesis para cada parroquia y escuela. La integridad como virtud unificadora de todos estos requisitos es nuestro “superadhesivo”, pero este adhesivo no se consigue en botella o en tubo. Se trata de la integridad que caracteriza a todas y cada una de las personas que forman parte de la estructura de la Iglesia en nuestra diócesis y cuya responsabilidad es la seguridad de los niños. En nuestra diócesis, cada una de las personas que conforman esta estructura –ya sea un empleado o un voluntario, un miembro del clero o un laico– es responsable de la seguridad de los niños. La integridad es también la virtud que unifica nuestra respuesta a las víctimas de abuso sexual por parte de sacerdotes u otras personas. • Compasión para todas las víctimas. • Aviso a todas las víctimas de que la inculpación que presentan será elevada a las autoridades del orden público sin importar cuándo haya ocurrido el abuso. • Motivación para que las víctimas presenten sus denuncias ante las autoridades. • Respeto por el derecho de las víctimas a la privacidad, pero sin exigencias u ofertas de confidencialidad con respecto a denuncias a las autoridades. • Ofertas de terapia sin compromisos y sin imponer restricciones a las víctimas en cuanto a denuncias a las autoridades. • Terapia que respeta el bienestar de la víctima. Integridad.

The virtue of integrity that bonds all these requirements together is our “super glue,” but it doesn’t come from a bottle or a tube. La integridad como virtud unificadora de todos estos requisitos es nuestro “superadhesivo”, pero este adhesivo no se consigue en botella o en tubo.

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the virtue of integrity in 2004. The setting was a news conference that Bishop Manuel Moreno and I had asked for with local news media following the release of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice report on sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy in the U.S. A reporter asked Dr. Santiago how the community could be sure that the Diocese of Tucson was being truthful about the nature and scope of abuse by priests. I remember him responding firmly that if ever he felt he was being compromised, if ever he felt he was being misled or lied to, if ever he felt the Diocese was covering up – he would call his own news conference and make it public. We are blessed in our Diocese to have people of integrity who are helping our Diocese to change its culture so that we again can be an institution of integrity. We cannot be reminded enough of the trust given to us in the Church in our roles and responsibilities as priests, religious, deacons and laity. We need to stay the course in restoring that trust and in striving to live out our commitments to the safety of children with integrity.

En las personas, la integridad es la virtud que las impulsa a vivir constantemente con rectitud y a hacer lo correcto. En una institución, la integridad es la totalidad y la solidaridad de su propósito. Recuerdo patentemente la manera como el Dr. José Santiago, presidente de la primera Junta Examinadora de Casos de Conducta Sexual Indebida de la Diócesis de Tucson, comunicó la virtud de la integridad en el año 2004. El marco era una conferencia de prensa que el Obispo Manuel Moreno y yo habíamos solicitado a los medios de comunicación locales después de la difusión del informe preparado por el Colegio Universitario de Justicia Penal John Jay sobre el abuso sexual de menores por parte de clérigos católicos en Estados Unidos. Un reportero preguntó al Dr. Santiago de qué manera la comunidad podría sentirse segura de que la Diócesis de Tucson profesaba la verdad en cuanto a la naturaleza y el alcance del abuso de los sacerdotes. El Dr. Santiago respondió con firmeza que si alguna vez se sentía comprometido, si alguna vez sentía que se le estaba engañando o mintiendo, si alguna vez sentía que la Diócesis estaba encubriendo algo, él mismo convocaría una conferencia de prensa y haría pública la información. Es una bendición para todos que podamos contar con gente recta que está ayudando a cambiar la cultura de nuestra Diócesis para que vuelva a ser una institución conocida por su integridad. Nunca serán demasiados los recordatorios sobre la confianza depositada en nosotros –sacerdotes, religiosos, diáconos y laicos– en el desempeño de nuestros cargos y responsabilidades en la Iglesia. No debemos cejar en nuestro empeño de restaurar esa confianza ni en los esfuerzos para cumplir con integridad con nuestro compromiso a la seguridad de los niños.

This is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. In his column on page 22, Dr. Paul Duckro, director of our diocesan Office of Children, Adolescent and Adult Protection, tells us more about what we are doing in our Diocese to keep children safe from abuse.

Army band to play at Cathedral The internationally acclaimed United States Army Field Band of Washington, D.C., will continue its long history of presenting free public performances when it appears at St. Augustine Cathedral on Thursday, April 14, at 7 p.m. The concert is sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Tucson. Since its formation in 1946, the Field Band has appeared in all 50 states and in more than 30 countries on four continents. For more information, please contact Tom Smith at 520-886-2383. For free tickets send a self-addressed stamped envelope with your request to: US Army Field Band Tickets, Attn: Tom Smith, 15455 E. Hat Creek, Vail, AZ 85641, or request them on line at www.armyfieldband.com/tickets.

Abril es el Mes de la Prevención del Abuso Infantil. En su columna de la página ____, el Dr. Paul Duckro, director de la Oficina para la Protección de Niños, Adolescentes y Adultos de nuestra diócesis, nos explica con más detalles los esfuerzos que se realizan en la Diócesis para proteger a los niños contra el abuso.

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2011 Annual Catholic Appeal

Parish pledges near three-quarter mark Pledges to the 2011 Annual Catholic Appeal in the Diocese of Tucson were approaching three-quarters of the goal of $3.7 million as this issue of The New Vision went to press. More than 12,000 donors had pledged $2,663,915 to help fund for another year the 26 charities and ministries that serve the needs of the Diocese. Some parishes, both large and small, have exceeded 100 percent of their individual goals, with St. Thomas the Apostle at 161 percent with pledges of $435,869 and the Redemptorist Renewal Center at Picture Rocks at 216 percent with pledges of $10,810. Other parishes include Our Lady of Grace in Maricopa, 129 percent of goal with pledges of $20,662; St. Joseph in Wellton, 110 percent with pledges of $6,590; St. Frances Cabrini, 107 percent with pledges of $80,485. Santa Catalina in Tucson and St. Ann in Tubac were both at 97 percent of goal, while Blessed Kateri was at 95 percent. The Appeal’s theme this year is “Go, be the light of Christ!” based on Matthew 5:14-16.

Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas said he is confident the goal will be attained. “I see the light in you,” the Bishop said in a statement announcing the Appeal. “I see how you shine your light in so many ways in your parishes, your schools, your work places, your communities. I see how you care for our Church.” Pledges and pledge payments can be made online at www.diocesetucson.org.

Be compassionate We are called to be compassionate as our God is compassionate. But what does the compassion of Christ look like in the modern world? How do we become a more compassionate people? JustFaith Ministries, which offers a variety of programs that help to answer these questions through reflection, study, prayer and community, will host a dinner on April 12 at the Bishop Moreno Pastoral Center

at 111 S. Church Ave. in Tucson to address life-changing opportunities. The dinner will be held from 5:30 p.m. till 7:30 p.m. with the support of the Diocese of Tucson’s Office of Human Life and Dignity. Space is limited, so to reserve a place at the table, called BethAnn at 520-405-2224 or email her at bamjo@comcast.net.

Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas Calendar April 2011

1 8 A.M., Recently Ordained Mentoring Program 7 P.M., Confirmation, St. Monica 2 9 A.M., Confirmation, St. Luke, St. Bernard, Loretto Catholic School, Douglas 1 P.M., Confirmation, Immaculate Conception, Douglas 3 1 P.M., Presentation – Sacramentum Caritatis, St. Paul Parish, Phoenix 5:30 P.M., 20th Anniversary Celebration, PCIC, St. Augustine Cathedral 4 10 A.M., Mass, celebration of sacraments, Catalina Mountain School 7 P.M., Confirmation, Infant Jesus of Prague, Kearney 5 7 P.M., Confirmation, San Felipe de Jesus 6 Noon, Lenten Mass, Catholic Community Services 7 P.M., Confirmation, San Martin de Porres, Sahuarita 7-8 Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) Board, Washington, DC 9 10 A.M., Confirmation, St. Gertrude Parish, Chicago 10 4 P.M., “Amazing Grace” Gala for the Little Sisters of the Poor, Chicago 11 7 A.M., CRS Meeting 11, 13,14 7 P.M., Lenten Mission, St. Thomas the Apostle 12 7 P.M., Confirmation, Sacred Heart, Nogales 13 11:30 A.M., Presentation to Catholic Music Publishers’ Conference, Ritz Carlton, Dove Mtn. 14 Luncheon Meeting, CRS Southwest 15 6 P.M., Confirmation, St. Rose of Lima 16 9 A.M.-3:00 P.M., Diocesan Pastoral Council and Parish Pastoral Councils Most Holy Trinity 4 P.M., Confirmation, Blessed Sacrament, Mammoth 17 10 A.M., Palm Sunday Mass, St. Augustine Cathedral 18 10:30 A.M., Presbyteral Council 6:30 P.M., Chrism Mass, St. Augustine Cathedral 19 10 A.M., Mass, Prison, Douglas 20 10 A.M., St. Mary’s College Students, Immersion Experience, Pastoral Center 4:30 P.M., Sacred Heart Staff Meeting, Tucson 7 P.M., Sacred Heart Open Parish Meeting 21 8 A.M., Administrative Directors Meeting 9 A.M., Pastoral Directors Meeting 22 Noon, Good Friday Service, St. Augustine Cathedral 23 7:30 P.M., Easter Vigil, St. Augustine Cathedral 24-27 Jesus Caritas Bishops’ Group, San Diego 28 8:30 A.M., CRS Search Committee Conference Call 2:30 P.M., Mass, San Miguel Catholic High School, St. Monica 7 P.M., Mass, Founding of San Xavier Mission by Padre Eusebio Kino, San Xavier 29 2 P.M., Priests Assurance Council Meeting 5:30 P.M., Catholic Foundation Cornerstone Gala, Ventana Canyon Resort 30 9 A.M., International Mariachi Conference Mass, St. Augustine Cathedral 10:30 1 P.M., Diocesan Youth Ministers’ Conference, Rio Rico 4:30 P.M., Conference Mass, Rio Rico

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Salpointe head wins national honor Father Robert Carroll, president of Salpointe Catholic High School, is one of six educators nationwide to be recognized as an outstanding high school educator by the National Catholic Educational Association. Father Carroll was selected to receive the 2011 Catholic Secondary Education Award because of his lifelong dedication to secondary education and his distinguished leadership as an administrator, according to Philip Robey, NCEA executive director of secondary schools department. The award will be presented at the NCEA’s annual convention in New Orleans on April 28.

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Palestinian, Israeli to talk here Knights of Columbus donate $50,000 Thomas Bohan presents a check for $40,000 to Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas as T.K. Mohr hands a $10,000 check to Sister Lupita Barajas O.S.B. of Tucson’s Benedictine Monastery. The donations from the Msgr. don H. Hughes Assembly, Knights of Columbus, will go to retired priests and the monastery’s general fund. Bohan is Faithful navigator of the Assembly, and Mohr is Captain, in line to succeed Bohan. The funds were the result of the Assembly’s annual dinner with the Bishop in January. Marty Ronstadt is the event chairman.

Divine Mercy Sunday The Feast of Divine Mercy will be celebrated on Sunday, May 1, at the 1 p.m. bilingual Mass at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. The Mass will be followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, recitation of the Chaplet and Litany. The Divine Mercy Chaplet will also be recited after all the Masses on that Sunday. For more information, call 520-297-7357.

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A Palestinian and an Israeli will speak as “voices for peace in the Holy Land” on April 14 at 7 p.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish’s Gramer Hall on Campbell Avenue in Tucson. Sponsored by Catholic Relief Services, Dr. Omar A.A. Alalool and Yuval Rahamim are visiting dioceses across the nation to talk about a reconciliation process being spearheaded by “The Parents Circle-Families Forum,” consisting of hundreds of bereaved families, half Palestinian and half Israeli.

Healing service A healing service will be held on April 7 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Parish, 1950 W. Irvington Pl., Tucson, with Father Ray Ratzenberger and priests from the Fraternity of Priests and music by Alex Navas. For more information contact Prayer Group Ministry members Sandra Costell (520624-1806) or Eva Ramirez (520-870-2810).

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diocese’s schools honored

The Diocese of Tucson’s Catholic Schools Department is one of only 388 school districts in the nation being honored by the College Board for opening Advance Placement classroom doors in its six high schools to a significantly broader pool of students, while maintaining or improving the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher – the score typically needed to earn college credit. From 2008 to 2010, the department increased the number of students participating in AP classes from 199 to 293, while improving the percentage of students earning AP exam scores of 3 or higher from 66 percent in 2008 to 67 percent in 2010. Sister Rosa Maria Ruiz, CFMM, the superintendent, praised the high schools, noting that the increase in AP classes includes Hispanic and Native American students. “I’m very proud of what our high schools

are doing,” she said. “They’re trying to reach everybody and help gifted children and the ones who need extra help – they’re trying to reach every child.” The College Board, founded in 1900, is a not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. It’s goal is to expand access to higher education. “Participation in college-level AP courses can level the playing field for underserved students, give them the confidence needed to succeed in college, and raise standards and performance in key subjects like science and math,” said College Board president Gaston Caperton. “The AP Achievement List districts are defying expectations by expanding access while enabling their students to maintain or improve their AP Exam scores.” The complete AP Achievement List can be found at www.collegeboard.org.

Obituaries Father Camillus Cavagnaro, OFM Father Camillus Cavagnaro, OFM, a Franciscan Friar professed for 70 years and ordained for 64 years, died on March 14 at the Villa Maria Care Center in Tucson. He was 92. Father Cavagnaro was born on Oct. 11, 1918, and came to the Diocese of Tucson in

1947, a year after his ordination, to serve the village of San Miguel on the Tohono O’odham reservation. He served Native American communities in Arizona, South Dakota, New Mexico and Mexico, returning to San Xavier Mission in 2002. A Funeral Mass was held on March 16 at St. Melany Byzantine Church in Tucson and burial was at Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Ill.

Father Roy Conry, O.Carm. Father Roy Conry, O.Carm., vice principal of Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson from 1957 to 1964 and pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Tucson from 1974 to 1983, died on March 23, 2011, in Tucson. He was 84. Born on July 9, 1926, in Omaha, Neb., with his given name Edward Joseph, he served in the Navy for two years and earned a degree in philosophy at Creighton

University, then entered Mount Carmel College in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He professed simple vows to the Carmelites in the Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary on Sept. 1, 1953, taking the religious name Roy. On March 1, 1956, Roy made his solemn profession with the Carmelites and was ordained a priest on May 26, 1956. After serving in various capacities elsewhere, in 1985 he returned to teaching and counseling at Salpointe until retiring in January 1999, continuing at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Priory in Tucson, where he remained until his death.

Father Robert Wolfe, O.Carm. Father Robert Wolfe, O.Carm., who began his ministry in 1975 as a teacher at Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, has died at the age of 63 in Englewood, N.J. Father Wolfe professed simple vows to the Carmelites in the Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary in 1967 and was

ordained a priest in 1975. After five years in Tucson, he served in New Jersey for 12 years and then four years as pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Houston. He was elected Eastern Commissary Provincial and he served as pastor of St. Cecilia Parish in Englewood from 1998 until his retirement in 2008.

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Kateri Tekakwitha, a Mohawk, ‘married’ Christ Catherine, or Kateri, was born in 1656 and lived the first 21 years of her life along New York’s Mohawk River; the last three years her home was near Montreal, not far from the present day community of Kahnawake. As a little girl, Catherine barely survived smallpox, which left her weak and partially blind. Her face was terribly scarred. Catherine did not allow her disabilities to excuse her from participating in the life of the Longhouse. Father Chauchetiere (1645-1709) writes: “Catherine’s duties were to gather firewood with her aunt, to tend the fire when her mother ordered her, to get water when those in the lodge needed it… people who knew her from childhood said she was intelligent and skillful, especially with her hands….” Because Catherine always wanted to do God’s will, the Holy Spirit was with her in the years before she was baptized. Father Cholenec (1640-1723) wrote: “….I have already given some beautiful examples of her virtues… I wish to say a little more concerning one which is most admirable in Saints, and which is the only virtue conducive to real sanctity. Charity is not only the queen of virtues, enriching all others, but it is also the source of sanctity…to love God with one’s whole heart to attain that end.” God brought a priest into Catherine’s life, Father de Lamberville. Father Cholenec says: “….A wound which she had received in the foot detained her in the village whilst the greater part of women were in the fields… The missionary had selected this time to go his rounds and instruct

Tekakwitha Conference July 20-24 The 72nd annual Tekakwitha Conference at the Tucson Community Center July 20-24 is about honoring Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, praying for her canonization, and learning from her how to be more Christ-like in the demonstration of love for one another, for all peoples. Workshops will be held on prayer, forgiveness, the use of song and other cultural / tribal belief/ practice in knowing and serving God through Our Lady, the mother of God. Some Workshops are specifically for the youth, teens and under; some are geared for the elders. Organizers are looking for people who would like to share their Catholic Christian faith; things they learned through life’s journey. “Sharing” is a very native way. Please visit the Tekakwitha Conference website – http://groups. creighton.edu/tekconf/index.html - to obtain the Conference workshop form or email nitacowlic@yahoo.com. at his leisure those who had remained in the cabins. He entered that of Tegahkouita. This good girl on seeing him was not able to restrain her joy. She at once began to open her heart to him even in the presence of her companions, on the earnest desire she had to be admitted into the fold of the Christians. “He resolved and promised, after this first interview, to grant her the grace she so ardently desired, I mean

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Vowed Religious celebrate Jubilees Vowed Religious celebrating their Jubilee Year are joined by Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas and, at right, Sister Rina Cappellazzo, Vicar for Religious, at St. Joseph Parish in Tucson. From left are Sister Margaret Ann Vonderahe, CS J; Sister Jeanette Mariani, OSF; Sister Rosa Maria Ruiz, CFMM; Sister Luisa Sanchez, IHM; Sister Lois J. Paha, OP; Sister Angela Torres, CFMM; Bishop Kicanas; Sister Pascaline Coff, OSB; Sister Cecilia Rose Spreklemeyer, OSB; Sister Elizabeth Ohman, OSF; Sister Margaret Mary Bielinski, OSB; Brother Jonathan Cord, FSC; Sister Carmela Rall, OSB; and Sister Rina.

Brother Jonathan Cord, FSC Being a high school student of the De La Salle Brothers of the Christian Schools in Sacramento, Calif., I respected and admired the men who taught me and while they were quite human they also were men of faith and zeal. One day Brother Luke put the Word in my ear about becoming one of them and the rest is God’s story. After eight years as Director of the Lasallian religious community at De La Salle North Catholic High School in Portland, Ore., I was asked in 2009 to be Director of the Lasallian religious community at San Miguel High School in Tucson. I was drawn to Tucson’s historical and cultural mélange. I appreciate very much the vitality of our local church and the pastoral leadership of Bishop Kicanas. Sister Mary Christine Lewis, IHM I entered the IHM community on June 7, 1949, and professed on Aug. 23, 1951. Our Mother House is in Tucson. I was involved as an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist both in church and taking Communion to the sick for 20 years. I was also a catechist at St. Augustine Cathedral for 20 years. Sister Yvonne Marie Flores, IHM I entered the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters in Tucson on Dec. 8, 1957, and professed in 1961. Our Mother House is in Tucson. I currently minister to assist my ailing mother as my mission. Sister Luisa Sanchez, IHM I joined the IHM Sisters in 1958 and made my first profession on Sept. 24, 1961. I am involved in the ministry of education at Immaculate Heart High School and take care of our dear retired Sisters. Our Mother House is in Tucson. Sister Lois Paha,OP I joined the Dominican Sisters of Adrian, Mich., in 1961 and have been in ministry in the Diocese of Tucson since 2005. I am the Director of Pastoral Services for the Diocese of Tucson serving as the program director and instructor for the formation of Permanent Deacons and Lay Ecclesial Ministers. I am a contributing editor to liturgical publi-

cations and have given workshops, seminars and courses in Liturgy, Sacraments and prayer. A native of Chicago, I have ministered in Michigan, Arizona and Texas. Sister Margaret Anne Vonderahe, CSJ I entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet on Sept. 15,1950. Our Provincial House is St. Mary’s Provincialate, Carondelet Center, Los Angeles. Since 1993 I have ministered as a hospital chaplain at Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital and for the first four years also at Carondelet St. Joseph’s Hospital. I have been a certified chaplain in the National Association of Catholic Chaplains since 1995. I also am an active parishioner in St. Pius X parish. Sister Margaret Mary Coff, OSB A graduate of Fontbonne College, St. Louis, Mo., my birthplace, I entered the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Mo., on June 3, 1949. At last vows in May, l951 I received the name Sister M. Pascaline. I received a doctorate in Theology from St. Mary’s Notre Dame in l959, then served as Novice Director and in various other leadership roles until living 30 years at their monastic ashram in Sand Springs, Okla. Since living in Tucson I have been giving spiritual direction, teaching contemplative prayer in their formation program and continue to be Oblate Director for Osage Oblates in Sand Springs. Sister Cecilia Rose Sprekelmeyer, OSB I entered the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, whose motherhouse is in Clyde, Mo., on Feb.2, 1958. I was attracted to a life of prayer including a strong devotion of the Eucharist and the community living and work of Benedictine life in a semi-cloistered community. The Liturgy of the Hours, adoration, lectio and keeping the Lord Jesus in my heart through every waking moment for the sake of God’s People is my ministry which gives me joy and purpose. Jeanette Mariani, OSF I entered religious life in 1959, at the tender, young age of 20! The religious congregation which seemed to suit me best was The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word

whose motherhouse is in Houston. I made final vows with them and served in their active ministry as a health care administrator (CEO) for 38 years at various hospitals in Texas and Louisiana. I came to the Tucson diocese in 1999 and I’ve been in ministry with Msgr. Tom Cahalane and the professional pastoral staff at OMOS for the past 12 years. I believe that I have truly found my niche. I have learned to appreciate how lives can be transformed by parish leadership that actively engages in the teaching of Catholic social values. Sister Carmela Rall, OSB I entered monastic life at our Motherhouse in Clyde, Mo., on Feb. 2, 1950, and I came to Tucson on Feb. 24, 1998. I have served the Diocese by a life of prayer and adoration. I am an artist and have worked in the media of icons, hand-painted vestments, cards and bookmarks and paintings. Elizabeth Ohmann, OSF I entered the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, Minn, on Jan. 1, 1951. After two years I pronounced and accepted the vows of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience in the Franciscan Order of the Sisters of Little Falls, Minn. After college I began teaching in the elementary Schools of the Diocese of St. Cloud. At the same time I volunteered to become a Foreign Missioner and left in 1967 to do missionary work in the Altiplano of Peru. Ten years later, due to the high altitude, I returned to the United States and shortly thereafter came to Tucson, becoming involved in Education, Pastoral Work, and Humanitarian Aid. Sister Rosa Maria Ruiz, CFMM I entered the Minim Sisters of Mary Immaculate convent in Nogales, Ariz., in 1959 at 18 years of age. Initially I was a teacher and then for 22 years I was a principal. At the request of my community, I became the International Superintendent of all the schools where our ‘Minim’ Sisters were teaching world wide. In 1997 I was invited to become the ‘Interim’ Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Tucson and today, I continue to minister as the Superintendent.

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Will it help people pray? By SISTER LOIS J. PAHA, O.P. Special to The New Vision Will the new English translation help the people pray? On one hand, we will not know the answer until we begin to pray it together, and even then, it may take time to move us from the effort to learn new words to the opportunity to let these words bring us closer to God and to one another. We can ask the same question when preparing any celebration of the sacraments. Because the liturgy provides options for music selections, sung or spoken prayers, enhancement and adornment of the visual environment, choices of Eucharistic Prayers, and more, it is important to make these decisions so that they will foster good liturgy for the gathered community. The celebration of the Eucharist is an act of the whole assembly gathered for worship. In the Mass, the Church is joined to the action of Christ. We are joined to this divine action through Baptism, which incorporates us into the risen Christ. This action, which lies at “the center of the whole of Christian life” (General Instruction of the Roman Missal [GIRM], no. 16), is initiated not by us but by God acting in and through the Church as the Body of the risen Christ. The Liturgy is designed to bring about in all those who make up the worshiping assembly a “participation of the faithful, namely in body and in mind, a participation fervent with faith, hope, and charity” (GIRM, no. 18). To the extent that we are able to participate in this way, the work of redemption becomes personally effective for each of us. By such participation we make the actions and prayers of the Liturgy our own; we enter more fully into our personal communion with Christ’s redeeming act and perfect worship. “In the celebration of Mass the faithful form a holy people, a people of God’s own possession and a royal priesthood, so that they may give thanks to God and offer the unblemished sacrificial Victim not only by means of the hands of the priest but also together with him, and so that they may learn to offer their very selves. They should, moreover, take care to show this

Along with Catholics everywhere, those in the Diocese of Tucson will be welcoming and receiving the Third Edition of the Roman Missal on Nov. 27, 2011. In a series of monthly articles, Sister Lois J. Paha, O.P., director of the diocese’s Pastoral Services Department, explains what to expect. This is the sixth in that series. by their deep religious sense and their charity toward brothers and sisters who participate with them in the same celebration. . . . Moreover, they are to form one body, whether in hearing the word of God, or in taking part in the prayers and in the singing, or above all by the common offering of the Sacrifice and by a common partaking together at the Lord’s table” (GIRM, nos. 95, 96). The participation of each person in the Liturgy is important. Each person needs to do his or her part. The task of doing our part invites us to listen to the words of the prayers that the priest will say and also to listen and reflect on our responses. Listening in our busy world can be one of the most difficult tasks. For this reason, the structure of the Mass prepares us in a suitable way to listen and to respond to our communal prayer. The Mass is often described as having four movements: We Gather, We Listen, We Respond, We Go Forth. The intent of each movement is to prepare us and move us to the next. The introductory Rites which include the entrance song or antiphon, the greeting, the

penitential rite, the Gloria (outside of Advent and Lent) and the Opening Prayer is to prepare us to LISTEN to the Liturgy of the of the Word. We can let these parts of the Mass work for us. Let them help us offer our cares and concerns as part of our prayer as we join in the communal prayer of the liturgy. We listen and let the revised translation help us pray. We are reminded that the baptized faithful who form the congregation are called to join in praise and thanksgiving in song and spoken word, to listen attentively to God’s Word, and to exercise their baptismal priesthood in prayer for the Church, the world, and all in need during the General Intercessions. We Respond in the Liturgy of the Eucharist as the baptized faithful join our prayer to that of the priest celebrant, offering Christ the Victim, “not only by means of the hands of the priest but also together with him,” and offer ourselves as well (GIRM, no. 95). The participation of the faithful culminates in the reception of the Body and Blood of the Lord, the sacrament that unites them more fully with Christ and with one another. We need to be aware, therefore, that “participation” does not refer primarily to external activity or function during the celebration of Mass; it also refers to a deeply spiritual, interior participation of mind and heart, filled with devotion and penetrating the very depths of the mysteries we celebrate. In their sincere efforts to participate, those present minister to the priest celebrant, to others who serve in liturgical roles, and to one another. Their attention and active engagement in the celebration can draw from the priest celebrant and the other ministers the best they have to offer. Their enthusiastic song and verbal responses made with conviction can encourage others to sing and respond; their very presence at the celebration of Mass supports and reinforces others who have made the same choice. The Liturgy, then, is about the action of God’s own people, each with different offices and roles. When we play our roles in the Liturgy with our bodies, minds, and hearts fully engaged, we make to God a perfect sacrifice of praise, We Go Forth, we pray!

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Catholic Foundation Celebrates 30 Years of Giving The Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Tucson will celebrate its 30th anniversary at the annual Cornerstone Gala on Friday, April 29 at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson. The theme of this year’s Gala is “Together we build an enduring legacy of faith.” The Most Reverend José H. Gomez, newly appointed Archbishop of Los Angeles will be the special guest speaker for the evening. The Foundation will present its Cornerstone Award to the family of the Honorable John M. Roll. The evening begins with a reception and silent auction featuring more than 100 auction items including golf packages, dining certificates, travel, fine art, jewelry and much more. Enter the Champaign raffle for a chance to win a trip for two to Hawaii. After dinner the Foundation will introduce this year’s grant recipients.

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The Mass at St. Augustine Cathedral drew hundreds, including Native Americans, who watched procession that included Hector Soza in traditional dress carrying a Spanish flag. KINO continued from page 1

how to love selflessly, Father Eusebio Kino.” Father Kino was “revered and respected, and rightly so,” the Bishop said. “We know that among all of the things that Father Kino accomplished, he surely would most want to be remembered for being a disciple of Christ, teaching, witnessing Christ,” Bishop Kicanas said. “He came in 1687 to bring Christ’s word to this community…a wonderful example of how to live our lives more selflessly and attend to the needs of others and respond with courage and compassion,” the Bishop said. With Father Domenico Calarco, S.J., vice postulator for Padre Kino’s cause, beside him in the sanctuary, Bishop Kicanas concluded: “We are grateful for his memory, and we are asking the Lord that someday Father Kino will indeed be a saint among us.” Father Kino, an Old World scholar, brought many skills with him when he came to the New World, where he built 24 missions in Arizona, Sonora and Baja California, ministering to the native people. He was a scientist and a map maker, an explorer and Arizona’s first “cattleman,” a rancher whose herd of 20 grew to some 70,000 and served as a new food source for the region. Father Kino is credited with bringing the mission fig and zinfandel grapes to the New World. When he died in Magdalena shortly after saying Mass for the dedication of a chapel for his patron Saint, Francis Xavier, his death bed was made of horse blankets, his saddle the pillow.

Five years ago the cause for the sainthood of Padre Kino was submitted to the Vatican, where it is under consideration. The effort is being strongly supported locally by the Kino Heritage Society A 30-member delegation from Italy, including members of the Chini family into which Padre Kino was born, and led by Archbishop Luigi Bressan of the Archdiocese of Trent, arrived in Tucson in time for ceremonies on March 15, the actual anniversary of his death. These included a Kino event at the Postal History Foundation in Tucson, for a commemorative stamp ceremony, and a journey to Magdalena in Mexico to visit Padre Kino’s burial site. In Magdalena, Archbishop Bressan presided at a Mass at the Church of Santa See KINO page 13

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Among the visitors for the Padre Kino anniversary events was Archbishop Luigi Bressan of Trent, Italy, shown here saying Mass at the San Xavier Mission, which was founded by Padre Kino. He’s flanked by Jesuits Father Chris Corbally, left, and Father Paul Muller. In photo at right, Archbishop Bressan is shown being interviewed outside the mission, where he mingled with tourists before the Mass. Archbishop Bressan also journeyed to Magdalena, Sonora, to visit Padre Kino’s burial site and visited the mission at Tumacacori, also established by Padre Kino. The Archdiocese of Trent includes the village of Segno, where Padre Kino was born in 1645. Padre Kino died in Magdalena, Sonora, on March 15, 1711.

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Member of the San Xavier Basket Dancers perform a traditional basket dance during the offertory of the Mass for Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino at St. Augustine Cathedral on March 13. Their leader is Caroline Reyes. Gifts of bread and wine and symbols of the Kino era were presented by members of the Kino Heritage Society, which is promoting sainthood for Father Kino. KINO continued from page 12

Maria Magdalena with Archbishop Ulises Macias Salceda of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo, Bishop Isidro Guerrero Macias of the Diocese of Mexicali and Father Raul Trevizo, Vicar General of the Diocese of Tucson and pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish. On March 17 Archbishop Bressan said Mass at San Xavier Mission south

of Tucson before departing for home the next day. Also visiting Tucson for some of the Kino events was the Italian General Consul, Nicola Fanganello. A special exhibit in observance of Padre Kino’s anniversary opened March 11 at the Diocese of Tucson Archives, adjacent to St. Ambrose Parish on South Tucson Boulevard, and will be open, free

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As a crowd takes in the displays, Father Greg Adolf, pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Sierra Vista, answers a question during the special exhibit honoring Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino at the Diocese of Tucson Archives in Tucson. The exhibit is free and will continue until May 31.

of charge, through May 31. On March 12 Bishop Kicanas joined Bishop Kirk Smith of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona for an ecumenical service in commemoration of Padre Kino at San José de Tumacacori Mission, south of Tucson. Padre Kino established the mission in 1691. “Bishop Smith told me that he holds special regard for Padre Kino,” Bishop

Kicanas said later. “He indicated that he hopes the Episcopal Church will recognize and honor Padre Kino by making him a saint in the Anglican tradition.” Bishop Kicanas noted that Frank C. Lockwood, a professor at the University of Arizona who led the effort in the 1930s to establish Tucson’s first public memorial to Padre Kino, was an ordained Methodist minister.

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Tax credits provide educational choices By GINNY CLEMENTS Special to The New Vision As a business owner and leader in our community, I have the opportunity to hire employees. The first step I take is to examine an applicant’s educational background. Education is the foundation of success and what gives individuals in the workforce the edge in order to compete in today’s challenging economic environment. The Arizona Tax Credit Programs invest in our children by expanding their education choices. We cannot emphasize enough the importance of getting our children through school to help them work to get our community out of economically depressed conditions or the incidence of crime. For the past few years I have been involved with the Catholic Tuition Support Organization (CTSO) for the Diocese of Tucson, and I have witnessed the wonderful work it is doing within our community. The Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Tucson graduated 99.9 percent of its students last year, and more than 95 percent of the graduates moved on to higher education. Did you know that more than 26 percent of the children in Catholic Schools are non-Catholic? Parents choose Catho-

GINNY CLEMENTS lic schools because they offer a significantly lower dropout rate and higher graduation rate as they prepare their children to succeed in life. CTSO is responsible for raising scholarships for children who want the opportunity to attend Catholic Schools in Southern Arizona. CTSO raised more than $6 million last year in individual and corporate contributions. It distributed more than

97.5 percent of its funds to scholarships while using only 2.5 percent for operating expenses. CTSO helped provide scholarships to 3, 378 students—34 percent allocated to single parent families, and 76 percent to minority children. There is a misconception that tax credits reduce the amount of money available for public education. In reality, tax credits represent funds that taxpayers divert to the state’s general fund, which can then be allocated by legislators to any of the state’s needs and services. Arizona state tax credits give the taxpayer the opportunity to determine how his or her tax dollars are spent. The State will also save money when families, who pay taxes, choose to send their child to a private school. As a result, the State saves a minimum of $8,000 per year to educate a child in a public school. Because of the Arizona state tax credit, that $8,000 savings will then be available to be put into the state’s general fund. Currently, CTSO has many unfunded scholarships. How can you help? If you are a “C” corporation or insurance company, you can help children who want the opportunity to transfer from public education to private education. The Arizona Corporation Education Tax Credit gives corporations or insurance companies the

opportunity to direct a contribution to a qualified school tuition organization while providing said business with a dollar-fordollar tax credit. There is no cap per corporation, just for the fiscal year. If you are a corporation or insurance company who wants to make a difference in the education of a deserving child, please email Gracie Quiroz at gracieq@ diocesetucson.org for more information. Promoting diversity in the educational system is a win-win for everyone, and especially, for low-income families in our community. Giving our children the education to succeed will only improve our community. — Ginny Clements is the Chairman of the Board of Golden Eagle Distributors, Inc. and a member of many community service organizations including the Angel Charity for Children. She is an advisory board member of the Arizona Cancer Center where she is a Circle of Hope member. Ms. Clements is affiliated with many arts and cultural boards including the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts Medici Circle and the Stevie Eller Dance Partners. She serves on the Executive Committee of “Our Faith, Our Hope, Our Future” of the Diocese of Tucson and is a member of the Catholic Foundation Founder’s Circle.

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REFLEXIONES Padre Roberto Kose, OFM Cap.

Cristo Venció la Muerte

El anuncio de que Jesús había resucitado de entre

los muertos fue una buena noticia para sus discípulos y amigos. En verdad era algo extraordinario. Las mujeres que fueron al sepulcro habían conocido personalmente al Señor. Sin embargo, ellas estaban llenas de miedo. Las mujeres no estaban preparadas por la visión de un sepulcro vacío. Ellas fueron con especias para ungir el cuerpo de Jesús para su sepultura pero entonces encontraron a un ángel que les dijo que Cristo había resucitado de entre los muertos Los soldados también estaban confundidos. Los soldados romanos, conocidos por su valentía, se desmayaron al ver el sepulcro vacío. Los apóstoles mismos no pudieron creer la noticia de que el Señor estaba vivo entro ellos, a pesar de que muchas veces Jesús les había anunciado que su misión era ir hasta Jerusalén y perder la vida para después resucitar. La Resurrección de Jesús era un misterio. Los jefes de los sacerdotes y los ancianos no podían entender lo que pasó y entonces dijeron mentiras a los soldados para cubrir la verdad. Vemos, entonces, los jefes judíos conspirando junto con los romanos para negar la Resurrección de Jesús. Sin embargo, para las personas de fe la noticia de la Resurrección transformó sus vidas por completo. En principio, las mujeres estaban llenas de dolor por todo lo pasado pero, después, estaban llenas de alegría y reanimadas. Ahora sus vidas tenía sentido. Para los cristianos, la Resurrección quita la tristeza y se convierte en alegría. Ya tenemos un sentido de esperanza para el futuro. Los cristianos bautizados y unidos con Cristo por la fe ya viven con un propósito nuevo en la vida. Pueden superar los obstáculos y tinieblas del pecado y vivir una vida nueva. Para nosotros, como seguidores de Jesús, la Resurrección significa luz y esperanza. ¡Que viva Jesús!

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Arizona y Sonora Esperan que el Padre Kino sea Canonizado

durante 30 Años se han Realizado las Gestiones Pertinentes Ante el Vaticano

UCSON, Arizona. (Especial). “Las comunidades católicas tienen la esperanza de que algún día el Padre Francisco Eusebio Kino sea nombrado santo, dado que las obras realizadas a favor de los arizonenses y sonorenses así lo ameritan”, declaró el reverendo Domenico Calarco, vicepostulador para la beatificación del Padre Kino ante el Vaticano. Calarco, quien viajó a Arizona y Sonora recientemente para reunir mayores pruebas para la beatificación de Kino, presidió algunas ceremonias realizadas al conmemorarse el tricentenario de la muerte del descubridor de la Pimería Alta El sacerdote indicó que a pesar del paso de los años, los arizonenses y los sonorenses tienen la esperanza de que un día Eusebio Francisco Kino sea nombrado beatificado. “Las obras de Kino, quien llegó a estas tierras en 1687, fueron extraordinarias y merecen pleno reconocimiento”, expresó Calarco.

Padre Francisco Eusebio Kino

Tricentenario de la Muerte del Padre Francisco Eusebio Kino

l cumplirse el tricentenario de la muerte del Padre Francisco Eusebio Kino, ocurrida en 1711 en la ciudad de Magdalena, Sonora, tanto en Arizona como en el vecino estado de Sonora (México) fueron celebradas misas para recordar al descubridor de la Pimería Alta. El Padre Kino nació en 1645 en Segno, Trento, una pequeña población del Tirol italiano, Italia. Explorador y misionero jesuita italiano, ingresó en la Compañía de Jesús en 1665 y viajó por las misiones de Oriente. Fue enviado por el virrey de Nueva Espa-

ña en la expedición de Isidoro de Atondo a California (1683-84) y participó en más de 40 expediciones por la Baja California, Sonora y Sinaloa y Arizona. Fue el descubridor de la Pimería Alta (actual Sonora y Sur de Arizona), a la que llegó por primera vez en 1687 y en donde se establecería definitivamente, dedicando su vida a la evangelización de los pimas. El padre Kino fue autor de diversos vocabularios indígenas de las lenguas guaycura, cochimí y nebe, y de la obra titulada Las misiones de Sonora y Arizona, además de un sinfín de obras diversas, muchas de

ellas sobre cosmografía. El Padre Kino murió casi a la medianoche del 15 de marzo de 1711 en el pueblo de Santa María Magdalena, actualmente conocido como Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, y allí fue sepultado. Durante casi 250 años el lugar exacto de su sepulcro fue desconocido, durante muchos años del siglo pasado sus restos fueron infructuosamente buscados por antropólogos e historiadores mexicanos y estadounidenses. El 19 de mayo de 1966 los restos del sacerdote misionero fueron encontrados bajo la plaza de armas de Magdalena de Kino.

México, Segundo País con más Católicos en el Mundo Superado Sólo por Brasil y Seguido por Estados Unidos

CIUDAD DE MEXI-

CO. (Gaudium PressAmérica). México es el segundo país con más

católicos del mundo, sólo superado por Brasil y seguido por Estados Unidos. Así lo confirman

los resultados del Censo de Población 2010, difundidos por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) del país azteca. En ese censo fueron registrados 92 millones 942 mil 289 católicos,

correspondiendo al 83.9 % de la población total de México. Brasil tiene alrededor de 140 millones de católicos y Estados Unidos alrededor de 60 millones. Según la Arquidiócesis Primada de México, en declaraciones recogi-

das por el periódico Excélsior, el país sigue siendo “mayoritariamente católico y conceptualmente cristiano, toda vez que el 7.6% de los mexicanos corresponde a protestantes y evangélicos; sólo 2.5% profesa otras religiones, y

4.6% ninguna”. De acuerdo con la Arquidiócesis, estos datos servirán como herramienta en toda la actividad pastoral, así como en el empeño de favorecer el diálogo entre razón y fe en el pueblo mexicano.

VIDA ECLESIÁSTICA Orientación Familiar

México Sabe Pensar Por Lucero de Dávalos

Querido hijo:

Las líneas siguientes fueron escritas durante la primera visita de la cinco que realizó el Papa Juan Pablo II a México. “Que no desfallezca nuestro ánimo en la búsqueda de la verdad”, fueron palabras sapientísimas pronunciadas por SS Juan Pablo II dirigidas a los intelectuales de México. Sin embargo, podemos decir que nos vienen bien a todos, pues esa búsqueda es común a todo ser humano, a toda persona. Todos queremos poseer la verdad. Hoy quisiera apuntar algunas ideas –verdades--, acerca de la visita de tan grande personaje. Los católicos tenemos cerebro y no lo confundimos con “la divinidad”; vemos en su persona un mensaje viviente del Evangelio proclamado por Jesucristo. Vimos el respeto de los no creyentes hacia Su Santidad y la de él para con ellos. Los judíos y demás hermanos, separados, se manifestaron muy satisfechos con la entrevista. Juan Pablo II no viaja para oir porras a su persona sino que lo hace para orar con las personas de todo el mundo. Su viaje es pastoral. Y así lo vemos desgastarse en jornadas de hasta 20 horas sin descansar para estar con toda tipo de personas (presos, diplomáticos, carentes de medios económicos, artistas, empresarios, etcétera), sin dejar nunca de pronunciarse y señalar que su corazón esta muy cerca de los que sufren. No podemos olvidar que puede ser blanco de cualquier atentado por gente que en lugar de verle como lo que es --MENSAJERO DE LA PAZ--, lo ve con mirada miope o alterada por celos, envidias, ignorancia, tergiversando sus enseñanzas de amor y bien, acusándolo por lo que ellos llaman “hacer política”. Su Santidad tiene una personalidad única. Arrastra multitudes y siempre muestra un don de gentes caracterizado por su sencillez y claridad. Nunca lo vemos con poses de estudio o usando palabras rebuscadas y siempre despidiéndose con un “gracias”. Su sonrisa es con la inocencia de un niño sin menoscabar su presencia de hombre. Los católicos bien sabemos que nos aquejan muchos problemas, mismos que seguirán igual después de la visita papal, pero nos conforta su comprensión de padre amoroso. La unidad que nos pide siempre está basada en los derechos humanos y en virtudes que les son propias a los hombres, por lo tanto, en atención al cariño que decimos profesarle, le debenos conocer y vivirlo. Sus mensajes tienen que ser para nosotros estímulos de vida cristiana y no sólo emotividad. Reconocemos en su persona a UN HOMBRE DE VERDAD. Deseo eso mismo para ti: que seas un hombre de verdad. Con cariño, tu madre.

Se Requiere de Sacerdotes Renovados como Instrumentos del Llamado del Espíritu Santo El Cardenal Mauro Piacenza Dirige un Mensaje a Jóvenes, en Ocasión de la Cuaresma

IUDAD DEL VATICANO. (Gaudium Press) A “una conversión renovada” invitó a los sacerdotes el Card. Mauro Piacenza, prefecto de la Congregación para el Clero en un mensaje dirigido a los jóvenes en ocasión de la Cuaresma 2011. “Si no nos convertimos, seremos cada vez menos, porque sólo un sacerdote renovado, convertido, nuevo, se convertirá en el instrumento mediante el cual el Espíritu Santo llama a los nuevos sacerdotes”, expresó el purpurado. “La conversión, para nosotros, los sacerdotes significa, en primer lugar, adecuar nuestras vidas a la predicación, que cotidianamente no es dado ofrecer a los fieles, siendo de esta manera, ‘partes vivas del Evangelio’, que todos pueden leer y acoger”. La conversión a la propia identidad es el fundamento de tal conversión a la que los sacerdotes están llamados: “Debemos convertirnos a eso que somos”, dijo el Cardenal, porque “la identidad, sacramental recibida y acepta-

da por nuestra humanidad herida, exige la conformación gradual de nuestros corazones, de nuestras mentes, de nuestras actitudes, de todo cuanto somos a la imagen de Cristo el Buen Pastor.” El segundo muy importante aspecto de la conversión de los sacerdotes es “entrar en los Misterios” de los sacramentos celebrados, especialmente la Eucaristía. Es propio “en la celebración de los misterios divinos que se pueda percibir el “cómo” ser pastores y el “qué cosa” hay que hacer para serlo verdaderamente al servicio de los demás”. La misa también condiciona la “novedad” de los sacerdotes en el contexto de la necesidad de una nueva evangelización. El otro aspecto importante de la conversión a la cual son llamados los sacerdotes es la conversión a la comunión con Dios y con todos los miembros de la Iglesia. “Particularmente urgente es la conversión del ruido al silencio, del afanarse en el “hacer” a “estar” con Jesús, compartiendo más y más conscientemente de su ser. ¡Cada ministerio debe ser siempre eco y expansión de lo que el sacerdote es!”, continuó el Cardenal Prefecto. Para el sacerdote es fundamental el esfuerzo intelectual y espiritual de la conversión, es decir: conocer la doctrina y la tradición de la Iglesia, y también a través de la oración personal y el sacramento de la penitencia.

Día de la Mujer, Día de la Familia Por Mons. Rodrigo Aguilar, Obispo de Tehuacán, Puebla (México) Fuente: Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano

l primer domingo de marzo celebramos en México el Día Nacional de la Familia. El 8 de marzo celebramos el Día Internacional de la Mujer. Dos acontecimientos que tienen cada uno su valía, pero para celebrar en mutua correspondencia. La familia es el santuario de la vida humana: en la familia hemos nacido y crecido; en ella hemos encontrado la primera y básica fuente de relación y pertenencia; desde ella salimos a emprender perspectivas más amplias y a ella volvemos, porque es saludable y motivador “sentirnos en familia”. Pues bien, esa atmósfera familiar, en nuestra cultura mexicana, con frecuencia logra su cohesión y consistencia gracias a la mujer que es madre, aunque también por desgracia muchas veces en la misma familia se haya hecho a un lado o hasta haya sido maltratada la mujer que es esposa, hermana e hija. ¡Qué fuertes contrastes se advierten al constatar, por una parte, la veneración a la mujer que es la propia madre; pero, por otra, el menosprecio

de otras mujeres también en la propia familia! Lo cual nos motiva a agradecer y también a recapacitar. De modo que hay mucho por celebrar en estos días e igualmente mucho por reorientar en nuestro corazón y en nuestras acciones. Se busca la no discriminación. Es un derecho, pero también un deber. El aborto es la primera terrible discriminación, al destruir la vida humana del ser más indefenso. Que la familia acoja cálidamente a toda vida humana que se empieza a gestar en el vientre de mamá y por la unión amorosa de papá y mamá; que los hermanitos ya nacidos acojan también con amor al que está por nacer. De esta manera, que el domingo celebremos nuestra familia, en una atmósfera de relación más humana y también divina, en la medida que somos hijos de Dios y lo queremos expresar en ese ámbito de relación. Y celebremos, igualmente, el Día de la Mujer, en la realidad de la diversidad sexuada de varón y mujer, diferentes en lo biológico, psicológico y espiritual, pero iguales en dignidad y para el mutuo enriquecimiento y complementación.

Las Reliquias de Santa Teresita de Lisieux, en Jerusalén

ERUSALÉN. (ZENIT. org).- Una muchedumbre en fiesta acogió, el pasado mes de Marzo, la solemne entrada de las reliquias de Santa Teresita de Lisieux, por primera vez en la historia, en la Ciudad Santa de Jerusalén. Esta visita a Tierra Santa se ha convertido en un gran acontecimiento para las comunidades cristianas, que llevaban esperando esta visita desde 1977. Según destaca la Custodia de Tierra Santa, el relicario con los restos de la “pequeña Teresa” fueron recibidos con gran calor y afecto por los cristianos locales. No es casualidad, recuerdan los organizadores, que la propia Santa comparó su entrada en el Carmelo con la de Cristo en Jerusalén. “La más grande santa de los tiempos modernos ha venido a nuestro encuentro”, afirmó el patriarca de Jerusalén, monseñor Fouad Twal, al terminar la procesión y el rezo de Vísperas en la Iglesia patriarcal.

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Juan Pablo II, el Papa que Hablaba a la Gente • • • •

Un Libro Sobre el Papa mas Amado “Personaje Inolvidable”, dice la Autora Cristianidad en Lenguaje Multimedia “El Cuerpo Hace Visible lo Invisible”

Por Mariaelena Finessi. Traducción del italiano por Carmen Álvarez

OMA, Italia. (ZENIT.org).- Figura amada incluso por los no católicos, Juan Pablo II es quizá el Pontífice más “estudiado”, “analizado” y sobre el cual se ha escrito la mayor cantidad de libros. El propuesto por Sabina Caligiani, con el título “Juan Pablo II. El Papa que hablaba a la gente” (Editorial Paulinas), es uno de estos. Nacida en Perugia en 1946, periodista con un título de derecho y un diploma en Ciencias Religiosas, Caligiani decidió escribir estas páginas “porque de Juan Pablo II no nos podemos olvidar”, dice. “Es como cuando muere una persona querida, un familiar, y tú quieres todavía que esté presente. Hablando, recordando sus palabras, sus acciones, como si estuviese todavía con nosotros”. Un juicio, el suyo, movido por sentimientos de reconocimiento por el Papa que le “ha cambiado la vida”. Sin embargo, el texto es meticuloso en la enumeración de las razones objetivas que han hecho de Wojtyla un personaje tan querido pero, sobre todo, tan mediático. Escrito inicialmente como tesis universitaria, el libro está dividido en dos partes: en la primera se muestran extractos de discursos pronunciados por el Pontífice polaco, los puntos

cardinales de su evangelización. En la segunda, más específica y que de hecho caracteriza el libro, se describe la relación entre Juan Pablo II y la comunicación. Publicado en 2010, Caligiani vuelve a hablar de su trabajo al público de los lectores, en vista de la beatificación de Wojtyla el próximo primero de Mayo. Acogido en Roma en la Librería Internacional Pablo VI, el centro del debate coloca la figura de Juan Pablo II como un gran comunicador. “Aquel que supo introducir un modo nuevo y revolucionario de comunicar”, tanto que su proverbial exhortación “No tengáis miedo”, dirigida con fuerza para abrir nuevos horizontes, se fija de modo indeleble, como si fuese el título de una película convincente, en los corazones de los que lo siguieron. La autora, recorriendo el pontificado de Karol Wojtyla, pone de relieve sus rasgos característicos, especialmente donde la atención de Juan Pablo II se centra en “la recuperación de la persona como sujeto activo de la propia existencia”. Y que la defensa de la dignidad humana, incluso a través de los medios de comunicación, haya sido una prerrogativa de este Papa, es un hecho histórico. Portavoz de la cristiandad a través de los medios de comunicación, Juan Pablo II “es también el que afronta de modo radical las cuestiones de fondo de la información y del periodismo moderno. Es un mensaje fuerte, que conserva intacta su actualidad”. “Los comunicadores --dijo el mismo Wojtyla-- deben buscar la comunicación con la gente, deben aprender a conocer las necesidades reales de la gente, estar informados sobre sus luchas, deben saber presentar todas las formas de comunicación con la sensibilidad que la dignidad del hombre exige”. Con sorprendente naturalidad el Papa recorrió su propio camino de santidad y los medios de comunicación se hicieron eco de su voz cálida, sus gestos, el canto, la sonrisa, su necesidad de tocar físicamente a las personas con abrazos y

caricias. “Miraba a los ojos de sus interlocutores, quienquiera que fuesen”, sabía escrutar las almas y no tenía temor a mostrarse, ni siquiera en la fase terminal de su enfermedad. “Olfato, vista, oído, tacto, usaba todos los sentidos”. Explica la autora: “Comunicador eficaz en el uso racional de los distintos lenguajes --mass-media--, Karol Wojtyla demostró ser un experto en las relaciones que se establecen con la multimedialidad y las comunicaciones en red, comprendiendo que el uso de los medios de comunicación no se resolvía con la simple transmisión del mensaje a través del medio, sino que era necesario usar los avances comunicativos similares al lenguaje religioso, según la teología cristiana, partiendo del supuesto de que la evangelización es un proceso que actúa en el interior de las culturas existentes, a través de los símbolos que encuentran expresión en la voz, en los gestos, en la escritura, en las artes” En el inicio del pontificado, las visitas a las parroquias romanas, se convertían en un maratón fatigoso para su entorno, acostumbrado a los encuentros sobrios del Papa Montini. Con Wojtyla era necesario correr, mantenerse a su paso. Un día en el Vaticano, sorprendió a los presentes con una frase: el “cuerpo, y sólo esto, es capaz de hacer visible lo que es invisible: lo espiritual y lo divino”. Este fue un punto a su favor. “El hecho de que la teología comprenda también el cuerpo no debe maravillar ni sorprender a nadie que sea consciente del misterio y de la realidad de la encarnación. Por el hecho de que el Verbo de Dios se hizo carne el cuerpo ha entrado, digamos, a través de la puerta principal, en la teología, es decir en la ciencia que tiene por objeto la divinidad”, explicó Wojtyla, en la audiencia general del 2 de abril de 1980. Y dirigiéndose a los jóvenes que se sentaban en las gradas de la Arena de Verona, otra vez recordó que el hombre sabe hablar con su cuerpo y por esto el propio cuerpo se convierte en lenguaje. Una comunicación cristológica, la suya, “que recuerda a la de Cristo con las parábolas”, explica Caligiani.

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Un hombre se dirigía a una iglesia con el fin de llegar a tiempo al servicio religioso. En el camino se encontró a tres personas: un accidentado, un hambriento y un extraviado. Al accidentado le dijo: “No puedo ayudarte ahora porque tengo que llegar a tiempo a mi cita con Dios; al regreso te auxiliaré”. Al segundo le contestó: “No tengo tiempo para darte algo de comer, tengo una cita importante. Mas tarde nos veremos”. Al tercero le prometió: “Regresaré para llevarte a tu destino”. Cuando llegó al templo, justo a tiempo, notó que éste estaba cerrado. Le pareció raro. Pero en la puerta había un letrero que decía: “Disculpen, llegaré mas tarde. Ando buscando a alquien que cure mis heridas, que me de de comer y me hospede en su morada. Atentamente: Dios”. Los creyentes del siglo XXI somos testigos del dramático divorcio entre la fe y la vida. El cristianismo esta reducido a una empresa relativamente fácil: símbolos confesionales expresados dentro de cuatro paredes. Una religión fundada sólo en formulismos no está comprometida con la vida. Y una religión sin interés en la vida es un “opio del pueblo”, porque sólo es paliativo que calma el dolor de las conciencias.

osé María Castillo, en su obra “El Seguimiento de Jesús”, advierte que “la religión puede resultar un asunto peligroso porque tiene el poder alucinante de engaña. De ahí que en la iglesia hay tanta gente que es profundamente religiosa pero que no sigue a Jesús --en lo absoluto--, ni tiene la necesaria sensibilidad evangélica, ni es capaz de comprometerse con el destino inseguro y amenazante que siguió Jesús”. El mismo Juan Pablo II, en su encíclica Evangelium Vitae advirtió que “muy a menudo los creyentes, incluso quienes participan muy activamente en la vida eclesial, caen en una especie de separación entre la fe cristiana y las exigencias éticas con respecto a la vida”. Mas aún, en su documento

NI TANTO QUE QUEME AL SANTO Padre Viliulfo Valderrama

Párroco de San Felipe de Jesús, Nogales, Az

Amoris Officium sobre el crimen organizado, los obispos mexicanos, refirindose a la viviencia de la fe del pueblo católico dicen: “Hay una creciente manifestación de superficialidad en su experiencia de fe, así como una religiosidad popular sumamente confusa”.

sta es nuestra realidad: la incoherencia entre fe y praxis causa mas sufrimiento y escándalo a quienes no son cristianos. Dentro de la religión hay quienes se creen en regla con Dios sólo porque cumplen bien con los ritos culturales, con los sacrificios, con los ayunos, con los diezmos, con los estatutos, con las rúbricas y no les importa la justicia, el perdón y la fraternidad con su prójimo. Por eso, visto desde afuera, el cristianismo a veces inspira, cuando uno contempla a sus grandes baluartes, y a veces desilusiona. Ghandi, uno de los grandes humanistas del siglo XX, precursor de la revolución no violenta, criticó al cristianismo diciendo: “Los cristianos son como un árbol con muchas hojas y pocos frutos”. Y agregó: “Son como piedras que han estado ancladas por mas de veinte siglos en las aguas cristalinas de un maravilloso río. Pero el agua no ha llegado al centro. Estan mojadas por fuera, y permanecen secas por dentro”. Por otra parte, Oscar Romero dijo: “Ser cristiano no significa memorizar el credo nicenoconstantinopolitano. Mas bien, significa conocer al Salvador. El cristianismo no es una coleccion de verdades para ser creídas o leyes que debe

ser obedecidas. El cristianismo es una persona. El cristianismo es Cristo. ¿Eres seguidor de Cristo, o solo su admirador? Esta claro que la religión sin amor es sólo la desvergonzada presunción de querer dominar a Dios. Y con un compromiso en el amor, la religión es fascinante.

ablando del amor, San Agustín decia que “el amor es mas fuerte que la muerte. Cuando se ama, brotan tantas iniciativas y uno es capaz de meterse en tantos peligros, y de embarcarse en tantas empresas”. Platón por su parte enseñaba que “el amor, es el eje que mueve el mundo… es la razón de la cordura y el hilo que te ata a la locura… Si has de perderlo o ganarlo todo, que sea por amor”. ¿Porque si el cristianismo no invita a la fraternidad universal tenemos un mundo marcado por el odio? En el análisis final, podríamos decir que la disfuncionalidad de nuestros entornos familiares nos incapacita para amar. Nos hemos acostumbrado tanto a subsistir con nuestros propios mecanismos de defensa autodestructores que nos da miedo ser amados, o sentirnos amados, o lanzarnos a la aventura del amor. No entendemos porque la esencia del ser humano es la bondad.

omo dijera Erich Fromm: “Le tenemos miedo a la libertad y al amor”. No percibimos el amor como la decisión fundamental mas trascendente de la existencia humana. Mas bien, debido a nuestras distorsiones mentales, o confusiones existenciales sobre nuestro destino, sentimos que “estamos condenados al amor”. Por eso Juan Pablo II le imploro a los católicos y cristianos de todo el mundo: “Respeta, defiende, ama y sirve a la vida, a toda la vida humana. Sólo siguiendo este camino encontrarás justicia, desarrollo, libertad verdadera, paz y felicidad”. Este parece ser un grito desesperado pero no. Vale la pena seguir proclamando que nuestro oficio es el amor”.

“El Camino Cristiano es Humildad”: Benedicto XVI

IUDAD DEL VATICANO. (Gaudium Press-Europa) “El comportamiento de los cristianos es el resultado de la donación, la realización de lo que se es dado cada día”, recordó el Santo Padre con ocasión del encuentro anual con seminaristas del Seminario Romano Mayor por la fiesta de Nuestra Señora de la Confianza. Cada situación de vida es un don que no es “un efecto automático”, dijo el Papa recordando que cada persona es llamada a la libertad. El bautismo no es una garantía automática de una vida coherente. Nuestro comportamiento “es el resultado de la voluntad y del empeño perseverante de colaborar con el don, la Gracia recibida. El camino cristiano, de acuerdo a lo afir-

mado por San Pablo, debe tener cuatro características: “humildad, dulzura, magnanimidad; Humildad y dulzura” son palabras cristológicas porque imponen imitar al Dios que llega hasta mí, que es tan grande que se hace mi amigo, sufre por mí, muere por mí. Magnanimidad, reclama la generosidad del corazón; soportarse en el amor es una tarea diaria, de llevarse bien uno con el otro en la propia alteridad, para aprender el verdadero amor. “La llamada, la propia vocación debe ir más allá de la dimensión personal y realizarse en comunidad. Y el seminario y después la parroquia son la realización concreta del camino común que requiere el aceptar, soportar, animar a toda la parroquia, a la gente”, finalizó Benedicto XVI.

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Abril es el mes de prevención de abuso, muy buen tiempo para mirar atrás y ver cómo estamos haciendo en nuestro compromiso común de proteger los niños de nuestras parroquias y escuelas de peligro. Teniendo la ventaja de poder observar en forma panorámica a nuestra nación desde nuestra Oficina de Protección de Niños Adolescentes y Adultos, podemos decir que como nación hay mejora – pero con camino que recorrer – en nuestros esfuerzos en responder al abuso de niños en todas sus formas. Nacionalmente, las buenas noticias son estas: por tres años consecutivos se ha observado constante decrecimiento en abuso de niños. Esta declinación en abuso de niños continúa a una declinación más general que empezó a mediados de 1990. ¿Cómo sabemos acerca de esto? Un elemento clave del sistema para poner alto al abuso y negligencia de niños es que todos los estados y territorios de nuestro país, tanto como el Distrito de Colombia, tienen leyes mandatarias de reportar. Los datos de esos reportes (voluntariamente sometidos por los estados, Distrito de Colombia y el Gobierno Político de Puerto Rico) fueron compilados cada año por el Sistema Nacional de Datos de Abuso y Negligencia de Menores. El Departamento de Niños es una de las muchas agencias que usan estos datos para poder informar a aquellos responsables del bienestar de menores, y el público en general, cómo nos va en nuestros esfuerzos en proteger a menores Específicamente, ¿qué nos dicen estos números? Primero, tomando cualquier año encontramos gran cantidad de reportes de abuso y negligencia de menores en nuestro país. En 2009 hubieron 3.3 millones de reportes mostrando preocupación de seis millones de menores aproximadamente. De estos reportes, aproximadamente 25 por ciento

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Abuso está en decadencia pudieron ser sustanciados. Al principio, tan bajo porcentaje de reportes sustanciados puede ser disturbante, pero esa es la manera de cómo las leyes de reportar están designadas a trabajar. Si tú tienes una causa razonable para creer que un menor pueda estar en peligro de ser lastimado, tú has el reporte dejando a la policía y a CPS (Servicio de Protección de Criaturas) que tomar cartas en el caso y descubran los hechos. Segundo, otra vez entre los reportes sustanciados se encontró que negligencia fueron mucho más comunes – más del 75 por ciento de los casos cayeron en esa categoría – y abuso físico fue encontrado casi dos veces con más frecuencia como abuso sexual. Deseara poder decir que negligencia está decayendo tanto como el abuso a menores; pero tristemente no es ese el caso. Tercero, otra vez, por mucho, los perpetradores de abuso y negligencia a menores más comunes son los padres o familiares de los niños. Las mujeres fueron un poco más propensas a ser las perpetradoras. Así es de que: mejor, pero todavía hay camino que recorrer. El sistema de las leyes de reporte mandatorio que fueron implementadas están trabajando con la intención que fueron implementadas.

Instituciones están implementando pólizas y programas educacionales que autorizan las leyes de reporte mandatorio y proveen programas educacionales que hacen posible que cada empleado y voluntario buscará por señales de abuso, reconocerá las señales y tendrá el valor de responder a ellas apropiadamente. Podemos estar orgullosos de que nuestras parroquias y escuelas aquí en la Diócesis de Tucson y en las diócesis de todas partes de los E.U. están en la vanguardia de esos esfuerzos. Yo les puedo decir de mi experiencia que estos esfuerzos en nuestras parroquias y escuelas están trabajando. En cualquier semana, un reporte de sospecha de abuso se ha hecho. Autoridades civiles están respondiendo, escudriñando o examinando datos y determinando cual es la verdad y lo que se deba de hacer. Algunos de esos reportes se originan de empleados y voluntarios que de verdad han tomado muy en serio su educación acerca de en qué se deben de fijar y cómo hacer un reporte. Algunos son originados por niños y jóvenes a quienes se les ha dicho que pueden hablar con un adulto de confianza acerca de cualquier cosa que les está molestando. Mientras que vemos causa de optimismo dentro de la comunidad de la Iglesia, en la vasta sociedad el número de niños en situaciones que levantan inquietud acerca de abuso o negligencia es asombrosa. Negligencia, un problema de lo más complejo, resiste la tendencia a la diminución del abuso de niños. Mientras que con toda razón nosotros nos enfocamos en o estamos más disturbados con el abuso sexual, nacionalmente los niños están siendo abusados físicamente el doble que el abuso sexual. Mejor, pero todavía hay camino que recorrer. Nosotros continuaremos caminando juntos ese camino.

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and Confirmation at the Easter Vigil in their parishes. The numbers were greater than a year ago, when there were 184 catechumens and 300 candidates. The catechumens and candidates were joined by their families, their sponsors, their pastors and the directors and team members of the Rite of Christian. Bishop Kicanas said the annual event is “one of my very favorite responsibilities…I feel as proud as a new parent when I welcome those who are seeking a closer relationship with the Lord, desiring to become part of our household of faith.” During each ceremony, the participating individuals processed as groups, by parish, to the sanctuary, where Bishop Kicanas greeted each one. Then the parish books, containing the names of the individuals, were presented to the Bishop. “As I shook the hand of each catechumen and candidate, I could see their excitement,” the Bishop said. “Their journey to faith inspires all of us to deepen our faith in this Lenten season.” At the March 13 Mass, parishes represented were, from Tucson, Most Holy Trinity, Our Lady of Fatima, Our Mother of Sorrows, Sacred Heart, Santa Catalina, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. Frances Cabrini, St. Francis de Sales, St. John the Evangelist and St. Thomas the Apostle, as well as Our Lady of Grace, Maricopa; Our Lady of the Valley, Green Valley; St. Andrew the Apostle, Sierra Vista; St. Christopher, Marana; and St. Rose of Lima, Safford. At the March 18 Mass, parishes represented were, from Yuma, Immaculate Conception, St. Francis of Assisi and St. John Neumann, as well as Immaculate Heart of Mary,

Bishop Kicanas welcomes a catechumen and her sponsor during Mass at St. Augustine Cathedral.

Somerton, and Sacred Heart, Parker. The parishes represented at the March 20 Mass were, from Tucson, Our Lady Queen of All Saints, San Xavier Mission, Santa Cruz, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine Cathedral, St. Cyril of Alexandria, St. Joseph, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, St. Mark the Evangelist, St. Pius X, St. Thomas

More Newman Center and Southern Arizona Correctional Release Center, as well as Our Lady of Lourdes, Benson; Our Lady of the Mountains, Sierra Vista; St. Anthony of Padua, Casa Grande; St. Helen of the Cross, Eloy; St. James, Coolidge; St. Patrick, Bisbee; and St. Rita in the Desert, Vail.

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Solar energy and care for creation By BOB SCALA and HANK KRZYSIK The Arizona Corporation Commission has mandated that electric utilities obtain 15 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2025. This fits well with Church teaching that we must be prudent stewards of our natural environment. The abundance of sunlight here makes a natural response of solar power, which is generated by means of photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight into DC electric current. Inverters change that current into AC that is then metered and distributed for use. A Solar Opportunity Forum held recently at Our Mother of Sorrows Church was sponsored by the Diocese of Tucson in partnership with Pima County Interfaith Council. Invitees included not only East Side parishes but a number of other Christian communities - more than 80 participants represented 25 congregations and 10 businesses. The mission of the forum was to educate those gathered as to renewable energy, to introduce programs from the local utility

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Community Outreach Program provides vital resources By RUTH LILJENQUIST Finding a job during this recession has been extremely difficult for millions of Americans, even for those with high skill levels and years of experience. Imagine how that difficulty is compounded for people with hearing loss. All things being equal, it’s just easier for employers to hire hearing people, especially when there are so many qualified job-seekers, because of the challenges in communicating with Deaf people in the workplace. “We estimate that it takes a Deaf person a good six months longer to find a job in this economy than it does a hearing person,” said Ann Ventola, program director of client services for Community Outreach Program for the Deaf, a program of Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona. “That could mean a job search of a year or a year and a half. When it takes that long, people lose hope.” Community Outreach Program for the Deaf (COPD) helps restore hope for Deaf jobseekers by providing a variety of services that help them in finding and keeping a

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job—from connecting them to vocational rehabilitation services, interpreting at job interviews, to teaching important life and job skills. The process still takes time, but with these services, it becomes more likely that the jobseeker will succeed. COPD’s services certainly resulted in success for 50-year-old Marilyn. She moved to Tucson a few years ago and wanted to find work. At COPD, she participated in the work readiness program and met with a job developer, Charles McBride, while also working with a case manager to organize her time better and manage some

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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a good time to look back on how we are doing in our common commitment to keep children in our parishes and schools safe from harm. Looking at the big picture of our nation from my vantage in our diocesan Office of Child, Adolescent and Adult Protection, I say we as a nation are doing better – but with some way to go – in our efforts to respond to child abuse in all its forms. Nationally, the good news is this: for the third year in a row there has been a steady decrease in child abuse. This decline in child abuse continues a more general decline that began in the mid-1990s. How do we know this? A key element of the system to stop child abuse and neglect is that all the states and territories of our country, as well as the District of Columbia, have mandatory reporting laws. The data from those reports (voluntarily submitted by the states, District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) are compiled each year by the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System. The Children’s Bureau is one of the many agencies to tap this data in order to inform those responsible for the welfare of children, and the general public, how we are doing in our efforts to protect children. Specifically, what do the numbers tell us? First, in any given year there are a lot of reports of child abuse and neglect across our country. In 2009 there were 3.3 million reports, addressing concerns about six million children. Of these reports, about 25 percent were able to be substantiated. At first, such a low percentage of substantiated reports may seem disturbing, but that is the way the mandatory reporting law is designed to work. If you have reasonable cause to believe that a child may The Lenten Season is upon us. It is a time to simplify our lives in such a way to be closer to our Heavenly Father. In our complex world, there are many things that keep us busy, even distracted from living out Christ’s teaching. Of course, Lent is a time to reflect on Jesus’ life. He gave his life for us out of great love. After his death and resurrection, Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to guide us. The Holy Spirit will help us to lead a life inspired by Jesus’ great love for humanity. In remembrance of Jesus’ great love, why not practice the love that Jesus taught us? Instead of “giving something up” for Lent, why not practice one of the Beatitudes? “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Being poor in spirit, we recognize our need The Jordan Ministry Team Sharers in Ministry

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Thankfully, abuse is declining be in harm’s way, you make the report leaving it to law enforcement and CPS to sort out the facts. Second, once again among the substantiated reports the finding of neglect was by far the most common – more than 75 percent of the cases substantiated fell into that category – and physical abuse was found nearly twice as often as was sexual abuse. I wish we could say that neglect is declining as much as is child abuse. Regrettably, that is not the case. Third, once again by far the most common perpetrators of child abuse and neglect were parents or relatives of the children. Women were slightly more likely to be the perpetrators. So: better, but still some way to go. The system of mandatory reporting laws that were put in place is working as intended. Institutions are putting into place policies and educational programs that endorse the mandatory reporting laws and provide educational programs that make it more likely that each employee and volunteer will look for signs of abuse, recognize the signs and find the courage to respond to them appropriately. We can be proud that our parishes and schools here in the Diocese of Tucson and in dioceses all over the U.S. are

That All May Know the Savior A reflection on the challenges and joys of ministry from the Jordan Ministry Team

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The greatest love for God. We give him priority in our lives and are open to spiritual discovery. “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.” Being meek is having compassion and care for others. Meekness is having a receptive, open heart and recogniz-

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in the vanguard of that effort. I can tell you from my experience that these efforts in our parishes and schools are working. In any given week, a report of suspected abuse is being made. Civil authorities are responding, sifting facts and determining what is the truth and what should be done. Some of those reports originate with employees and volunteers who have very much taken to heart their education about what to look for and how to make a report. Some originate from children and youth who have been told that they can speak up to a trusted adult about anything that troubles them. While we see cause for optimism within the household of the Church, in the larger society the numbers of children in situations that raise concerns about abuse or neglect are staggering. Neglect, a most complex problem, resists the downward trend in child abuse. Although we understandably focus on and are most disturbed by sexual abuse, children nationally are being physically abused at twice the rate of sexual abuse.

Abuse ‘intolerable’ WASHINGTON—Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has reiterated the U.S. bishops’ resolve to deal firmly with clerics who abuse children. In a March 22 statement, he highlighted and endorsed efforts by bishops, clergy and laity to implement the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, which was drafted by the bishops in 2002 to deal with the crisis of sexual abuse of minors by clerics. Archbishop Dolan said child abusers will not be tolerated in ministry. “We remain especially firm in our commitment to remove permanently from public ministry any priest who committed such an intolerable offense,” he said. ing each person as a child of God. “Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for rightness, for they will be satisfied.” When we hunger and thirst for righteousness, we seek and promote harmony. By working for justice on a personal and social level, we can love as Jesus taught. Throughout this year, the Jordan Ministry Team has had the pleasure to work with a group of faith filled women, Núcleos de Vida Cristiana. We have journeyed together to understand more deeply the meaning and message of each Beatitude. Seeking to understand and practice these laws of love, help us to live more virtuously, in remembrance of Jesus great love for us. Lent gives us the opportunity not just to remember Jesus’ love but to put it into practice.

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Rite of Ash Wednesday A young student at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Tucson receives ashes from Father Pat Crino, pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, during a Mass for the school’s student body and others on Ash Wednesday.

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“Planted in Mission” is the title of a conference for youth ministers throughout the Diocese of Tucson – paid and volunteer, parish and campus – that will be staged April 28-30 in Rio Rico. The conference, an annual event, will be at the Esplendor Resort with emcee Tom Booth and “The Ike Ndolo Band” guiding participants through a time of prayer, learning, sharing and growing together. There keynote presentations focusing on “Doubting Thomas,” liturgy, ministering with teens with drug and behavior problems, evangelization and inculturation will be presented by Father Joe Rodrigues, SDS, Sister Lois Paha OP, Father Vili Valderrama, and Tucson psychologist John Leggio. Catholic Relief Services will host a break with Free-Trade coffees, teas and chocolates. The registration fee of $80 covers all conference events, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Friday, April 29, and breakfast and lunch on Saturday. Special hotel rates are offered for participants. The conference will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28, and conclude at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday with a Mass and special Sending Forth with Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas.

For more information, contact Joe Perdreauville at the Diocese’s Office of Youth Ministry at 520-838-2539 or email joep@diocesetucson.org, or register at www.diocesetucson.org/youthministry.

Father Miguel Mariano, right, marries Mary and Andrew Morah during a multiple wedding ceremony at St. Joseph Parish in Tucson last month, an annual event of the parish around St. Valentine’s day. The happy couples, below from left, are Maureen and Arthur Mesa, Angele and Evariste Weke, nicole and Michael Balser and the Morahs.

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