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‘Citizenship pathway’ urged Bishop Kicanas says ‘absolutely’ secure borders

Their days, their desks, and their general approaches to priesthood differ widely, yet both Father Bart Hutcherson, left, and Father James Moore are Dominican priests serving the same parish, St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Older, younger priests pursue the same goal

WASHINGTON (CNS) - The United States has a moral obligation to secure the Southwest border against the flow of drugs smuggled from Mexico, asserts a delegation of faith leaders from Arizona who traveled to Washington to press for comprehensive immigration reform.

But the leaders, including Tucson’s Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, also agreed that securing the border is only one

See related stories, comments on Pages 4, 5,14, 24. aspect of immigration reform.

The Arizona religious leaders talked to CNSNews.com last month on Capitol Hill, where they made various stops, including at Sen. John McCa-

in’s office and the Justice Department and the Homeland Security Department, urging the enactment of immigration reform.

All of the religious leaders said they oppose Arizona’s new immigration law making it a state crime to be in the country illegally. The law also allows police to question a person if there is “reasonable suspicion” that See MIGRANTS, page 6

By CHRISTINA CAPECCHI

When the alarm clock rings, Father James Moore, 33, pops out of bed. He brews coffee, makes his bed, and launches into prayer.

Down the hall, Father Bart Hutcherson, 48, likes to set two alarms half an hour apart to ease into the morning.

He doesn’t bother making his bed.

Their days, their desks, and their general approaches to priesthood differ widely. Yet they are both Dominican priests serving ‘I was a little the same parish, St. Thomconcerned how as More Catholic Newman Center in Tucson. they were going to When they are standing side by side on Sunday, work out.’ the contrast is clear. Father ­ Bart wears a simple white — Cliff Bowman, 45, Parishioner, habit, a green chasuble, pilot instructor and father of four and sandals. Father James wears the same habit and chasuble, along with an alb, an amice, and black shoes. He looks fancier, yet he is the associate to Father Bart, who considers his junior’s dress “overkill.”

The amice “is truly a pre-Vatican II vestment, not required in any circumstances,” he says. “Here in the desert, it makes little sense to put on an extra layer of clothes.”

So it is no surprise, with clothing differences that See PRIESTS, page 7

Going out a winner

The New Vision photo by Bern Zovistoski

A mural depicting Father John Lyons and sporting events graces a wall at Sts. Peter and Paul School, where the athletic grounds have been named Lyons Field in honor of the pastor, a school graduate who has led the Tucson parish school for 12 years. Father Lyons, who looks very much like the mural version, was surprised when the parents joined Jean McKenzie, school principal, right, to develop the memorial. Father Lyons will become pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish on July 1.

Pope: ‘Trials’ can lead to holier Church VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- An estimated 120,000 people converged on St. Peter’s Square to express support for Pope Benedict XVI in dealing with the clerical sexual abuse scandal and he told them, “The true enemy to fear is sin, the spiritual evil that unfortunately sometimes infects even members of the Church.”

“We Christians are not afraid of the world, even if we have to be careful of its seductions. Rather we must fear sin

and, for that reason, be strongly rooted in God and solid in goodness, love and service,” he said at his weekly blessing on May 16.

With trust in the Lord and a renewed commitment to following Him, he said, the Church can become holier by going through “the trials” it is facing.

The Italian National Consultation of Lay Groups, a CathSee POPE, page 10

$600,000 more given to upgrade Catholic schools

A second distribution of funds donated to the Diocese of Tucson’s special renewal campaign has been made to the Catholic schools of the diocese.

Seventeen schools will share more than $600,000 under the program called “Our Faith, Our Hope, Our Future.” That sum brings the total distributed to the schools this year to about $1.5 million, and a similar amount is scheduled to be distributed to the schools next year.

Each of the schools involved in the second distribution will receive $40,000 with the exception of St. John ($39,275), Immaculate Heart ($34,321) and St. Thomas the Apostle ($12,000).

Here’s how the money will be used: Immaculate Conception, Yuma – A beautification project will provide an aesthetically pleasing and welcoming environment.

Immaculate Heart, Tucson – Upgrades and repairs will be made to academy playgrounds.

Lestonnac, Douglas – Upgrades will be made to the facilities.

Loretto, Douglas – Equipment will be purchased and the playground will be upgraded to provide a more safe and disciplined learning environment.

Lourdes, Nogales – the first phase of the middle school renovation project will be completed.

Our Mother of Sorrows, Tucson – Renovations will be made to the restrooms, the parish hall kitchen and new tables and chairs will be provided in the lunch room in the parish hall.

San Xavier, Tucson – the phone system will be replaced, the security camera system will be upgraded and doors and windows around the central building will be replaced.

Santa Cruz, Tucson – The technology program will be advanced with the hiring of a computer teacher/tech coor-

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dinator, purchase of classroom computers and improvement of wiring to handle the additional electrical load.

St. Ambrose, Tucson – the dilapidated building near the preschool playground will be removed and the asphalt playground surface will be replaced with grass. An outdoor environment learning center will be added, including equipment, plants and fencing.

St. Anthony, Casa Grande – The money will be used to help the school establish a new environment that will bring in new students.

St. Charles, San Carlos – Both boys and girls bathrooms will be renovated.

St. Cyril, Tucson – Funds will be used to increase safety of the children and reduce energy costs at the same time.

St. Francis of Assisi, Yuma – Existing buildings will be improved to provide more energy efficiency and make them fiscally and environmental ly responsible.

St. John, Tucson – The school office will be moved to provide a more safe and secure environment, and improvements will be made to preschool and elementary playgrounds.

St. Joseph, Tucson – Improvements will be made to technology teaching tools that will result in added curriculum.

St. Thomas the Apostle, Tucson – A developmental kindergarten classroom will be added.

Sts. Peter and Paul, Tucson – The funds will be used to extend the use of technology to the classrooms and update carpet and paint to enhance the learning environment.

The diocesan renewal campaign is a special five-year effort to raise funds for a variety of purposes throughout the diocese. So far more than $18 million has been donated.

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Priesthood calls at all ages In the 1960s, young Oscar Magallañes was studying for the priesthood in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, when his discernment about his vocation took him on a different path.

He left the seminary, and in 1975 he married Olga. They started their family and raised two sons.

In his vocation as husband and father, Oscar began a career as a psychologist and worked at La Frontera in Tucson, counseling married couples and families.

Still feeling the strong pull to serve the Church, Oscar became a candidate for the permanent diaconate and was ordained a deacon for our Diocese, serving at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Parish in Tucson.

After Olga died and with their sons grown up, Oscar again felt called to the priesthood. He applied to be a seminarian for our Diocese, was accepted and went off for two years of study at Sacred Heart Seminary in Hales Corners, Wisconsin.

Now, as you read this, Father Oscar Magallañes is our newest priest.

I ordained him at St. Augustine Cathedral on Saturday, June 5. His first assignment is to Immaculate Conception Parish in Yuma.

When I was ordained a priest in 1967, Father Oscar would have been referred to as a “special.”

Back then, most of my classmates and I were referred to as “lifers.” We had begun our studies for the priesthood in high school. A “special” was an older man who heard God’s call to the priesthood later in life.

Today, we call men who become priests later in life “second career” priests, but they still are very “special,” and we are blessed in our Diocese by their service.

We have a number of second career priests who have brought many diverse skills, gifts and talents to our Diocese. Some have taught school, practiced law and dentistry, served in the military, operated businesses and held high positions in the corporate world. Whatever their experience, they now enrich our presbyterate.

Recently, I appointed one of our second career priests, Father Ricky Ordoñez, as our new vocation director.

Like his immediate predecessors (Father Miguel Mariano, Father Vili Valderrama and Father Mike Bucciarelli), he will bring boundless energy to his work.

And, I think his skills in the career he had before becoming a priest will come in handy. Father Ricky was an expert in promoting tourism.

Now, he will be inviting men to consider going on a life-long journey of service to our Church.

Even with his skills, though, on his own Father Ricky would be like a voice in the wilderness. But, if all of us – priests, religious, deacons, laity and especially parents – are involved, Father Ricky’s outreach will be pervasive.

So, what can we do to support Father Ricky?

We need to encourage younger men in high school and college to consider priesthood.

And, we ought to look for potential candidates among older men, like Father Oscar, who might seek to be priests only later in life.

The young bring idealism, energy, creative ideas and excitement.

El llamado al sacerdocio puede llegar a cualquier edad

We have a number of second career priests who have brought many diverse skills, gifts and talents to our Diocese.

Tenemos algunos de estos sacerdotes que, al compartir sus talentos, su aptitud y sus dones, han realizado grandes aportes a nuestra Diócesis.

En la década de 1960, el joven Oscar Magallañes se preparaba para el sacerdocio en Hermosillo, en el estado de Sonora, México, cuando su discernimiento de la vocación sacerdotal le señaló otra dirección.

Se retiró del seminario y en 1975 se casó con Olga. Juntos formaron una familia y criaron dos hijos varones.

En su vocación de esposo y padre, Oscar hizo carrera como psicólogo y trabajó en La Frontera, en Tucson, dando consejos y orientación a matrimonios y familias.

Debido a que aún sentía un gran deseo de servir a la Iglesia, Oscar se presentó como candidato al diaconato permanente y fue ordenado en nuestra Diócesis, donde ofició como diácono en la Parroquia Nuestra Señora Reina de Todos los Santos, en Tucson.

Tras la muerte de Olga, cuando sus hijos ya eran mayores, Oscar volvió a sentir el llamado al sacerdocio. Solicitó ingreso al seminario de nuestra Diócesis, fue aceptado, y se trasladó al Seminario del Sagrado Corazón en Hales Corners, Winconsin, a estudiar durante dos años.

Ahora, en el mismo momento en que usted lee esto, el Padre Oscar Magallañes es nuestro nuevo sacerdote.

Acabo de ordenarlo en la Catedral de San Agustín el sábado 5 de junio y él desempeñará su primer cargo en la Parroquia de la Inmaculada Concepción en Yuma.

Cuando yo me ordené como sacerdote en 1967, nos hubiéramos referido al Padre Oscar como “especial”.

En aquel entonces, la mayoría de mis compañeros de clases y yo éramos personas dedicadas a toda una vida de sacerdocio. Habíamos comenzado nuestros estudios preparativos en la secundaria. Un candidato “especial” era un hombre mayor que había recibido el llamado de Dios al sacerdocio más tarde en su vida.

Hoy, los hombres que se dedican al sacerdocio en la edad adulta, se conocen como sacerdotes por segunda carrera, pero también son especiales y es una bendición para todos tenerlos al servicio de nuestra Diócesis.

Tenemos algunos de estos sacerdotes que, al compartir sus talentos, su aptitud y sus dones, han realizado grandes aportes a nuestra Diócesis.

Algunos han sido educadores, abogados u odontólogos, otros han prestado sus servicios en las fuerzas armadas, y otros han dirigido empresas y desempeñado altos cargos en el mundo de los negocios. Todas sus experiencias ahora enriquecen a nuestro presbiterado.

Recientemente, designé a uno de nuestros sacerdotes por segunda carrera, el Padre Ricky Ordoñez, al puesto de director de vocaciones.

Al igual que sus predecesores inmediatos (el Padre Miguel Mariano, el Padre Vili Valderrama y el Padre Mike Bucciarelli), él se dedicará a su labor con infinita energía.

Además, creo que los conocimientos que adquirió antes del sacerdocio durante el desempeño de su primera carrera serán muy útiles. El Padre Ricky era experto en el fomento del turismo. Ahora, invitará a los hombres a tomar el camino de una vida al servicio de la Iglesia.

No obstante, aún con su experiencia, el Padre Ricky obrando solo sería

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Older candidates bring with them experience, proven worth and acquired wisdom.

God calls in unexpected ways, and a word of invitation to the young and not so young to consider priesthood can go a long way.

We need to encourage parents to be promoters of vocations.

Both young and more experienced candidates often speak of their parents as primary promoters of their vocation.

That was true for me. My parents did not push me, but I knew they supported my interest. My dad was raised by a priest after his mother died and his father could not take care of him. That priest was revered by my dad.

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como una voz en el desierto. Pero si todos nosotros; los sacerdotes, los religiosos, los diáconos, los laicos y especialmente los padres de familia; colaboramos con él, los esfuerzos del Padre Ricky serán más eficaces. ¿Qué podemos hacer para apoyar al Padre Ricky?

Debemos fomentar el deseo de considerar el sacerdocio en los muchachos que cursan sus estudios secundarios y universitarios.

Además, es necesario que busquemos candidatos entre hombres mayores, como el Padre Oscar, que podrían no sentirse atraídos al sacerdocio hasta más tarde en su vida.

Los jóvenes aportan idealismo, energía, ideas creativas y entusiasmo. Los candidatos mayores contribuyen su experiencia, sus valores demostrados y la sabiduría que han adquirido.

Dios nos llama de maneras inesperadas.

Una palabra de invitación a los jóvenes, y a los no tan jóvenes, para que consideren el sacerdocio puede tener un gran efecto.

Es necesario que animemos a los padres de familia a que fomenten las vocaciones.

Tanto los candidatos jóvenes como los mayores nombran a sus padres como

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olic when I went to the high school seminary, grew very close to a priest who ultimately brought her into the faith. She, too, had a great respect for priesthood because of our young dynamic associate pastor.

Although I suspect that they both would have wanted their only son to get married, have children and pass on our family name, I knew I had their support in my decision to become a priest. Their support meant the world to me.

As our Diocese continues to pray and seek vocations to the priesthood, I encourage each one of us to identify those whom God is calling, be they second career candidates or younger men.

Both have a place in ministry today.

Both can contribute to the work of the Church. Both need to be invited. promotores primeros de su vocación.

Así fue también en mi caso. Mis padres no me presionaron, pero yo sabía que apoyaban mi interés. Mi padre fue criado por un sacerdote que lo acogió después de la muerte de su madre porque su padre no lo podía cuidar. Mi padre veneraba a ese sacerdote.

Mi madre, aunque no era católica romana cuando yo ingresé al seminario de la secundaria, llegó a cultivar una relación estrecha con un sacerdote que la atrajo a nuestra fe. Ella también tenía un gran respeto por el sacerdocio por las cualidades que veía en nuestro joven y dinámico párroco adjunto.

Aunque sospecho que mis padres hubieran preferido que su único hijo varón se casara, tuviera hijos y continuara el apellido de la familia, yo sabía que ambos apoyaban mi decisión de ordenarme como sacerdote. Y su apoyo significaba todo para mí.

En estos momentos en que nuestra Diócesis reza por las vocaciones al sacerdocio y hace todo lo posible para fomentarlas, pido que cada uno de nosotros identifique a aquellos a quienes Dios llama, ya sea que se trate de candidatos por segunda carrera o de hombres más jóvenes.

Ambos tienen un lugar en el ministerio.

Ambos pueden contribuir a la labor de la Iglesia. Ambos deben recibir la invitación.

Review ‘human impact,’ bishops tell presidents WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As the presidents of the United States and Mexico declared their intentions to work together on immigration-related problems and other issues, the bishops who head the migration committees of the two nations called on them to critically examine their immigration policies “and their adverse impact on human beings.”

In prepared statements at the White House Rose Garden on May 19, Presidents Barack Obama and Felipe Calderón noted that in earlier talks that day, the two had paid special attention to migration issues, particularly the recently passed Arizona law which, among other provisions, requires officers to arrest those they encounter in the course of police work if they are not able to provide documentation of their legal status.

Both Obama and Calderón criticized the law and said they would work to address border-related problems, including drug and human smuggling. Other topics of the presidents’ talks included trade, the environment, hemispheric cooperation and battling crime.

In a statement released by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Mexican Episcopal Conference, Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City, who heads the U.S. bishops’ migration committee, and Bishop Rafael Romo Muñoz of Tijuana, Mexico, who heads the Mexican’ bishops’ migration commission, said that while they “respect the obligation of both countries to ensure the integrity of their borders and the security of their peoples, we believe they can achieve these goals without sacrificing the basic human dignity and rights of the migrant.”

The bishops had advice for both countries, urging the United States to make comprehensive immigration reform legis-

lation a priority, to deal with an inadequate number of visas and legal options for immigrants to work in the United States, to prevent exploitation by human smugglers and bring undocumented migrants out of the shadows of society.

They said the Mexican government must ensure that migrants are not abused and subject to exploitation by criminals and corrupt officials. “More attention should be paid to the creation of living-wage employment for low-skilled workers, so that they can stay at home and support their families in dignity,” the bishops’ statement said.

“This would help reduce illegal immigration over the long term, a goal which both nations share.”

The bishops said repairing immigration laws in both countries would take migrants out of the complicated border situation that includes drug and human smuggling and puts citizens of both countries at risk.

That would in turn “permit law enforcement to focus their limited resources on criminal networks,” the bishops said.

While the two presidents were meeting at the White House, their wives, Margarita Zavala and Michelle Obama, were visiting a Silver Spring, Md., primary school that has a sister school in Mexico and a large population of Latin American immigrants and children of immigrants.

While the first ladies’ activities there focused on healthy eating and exercise, one child brought up worries about immigration, telling Michelle Obama that her mother said, “That Barack Obama is taking everybody away that doesn’t have papers.” As the U.S. first lady responded, saying, “That’s something that we have to work on, right, to make sure that people can be here with the right kind of papers,” the girl added that her mother doesn’t have papers.

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Letters Editor’s note: Here is a representative sampling ‘Manna from Heaven’ of letters received by Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas in To the Editor: response to his statements about the controversial Normally I pick up The New Vision at Sunday Mass, new Arizona law, SB 1070. In each instance, Bishbrowse through it for articles of interest and then put it out op Kicanas replied to the letter writer. with the rest of the Sunday papers. NOT THIS TIME. As a member of the Tucson Diocese I have grave concerns with your statements released in the Monday Memo regarding SB1070.

While I agree the bill does not solve the illegal immigrant problem and most notable securing the border, continued inaction and the status quo will have a significant negative impact on Southern Arizona’s economy, crime rate, and the well-being of the residents. I have read the bill and fail to see where any civil or constitutional rights are violated and can only see where human rights will be saved by the adoption of SB1070.

I would much rather see my Church focus on humanitarian and charitable activities to those who are affected rather than being ambivalent to the laws or unofficially condoning illegal behavior. I can only assume these comments where made to pander to the large Latina population within the diocese and the Progressive movement that continues to infiltrate our religion.

The two articles in the May issue – “For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these” by our Bishop and “Be proud that you’re a Catholic” by Sam Miller – were Manna from Heaven.

In the past few years Catholics have been bombarded with questions and criticism about the pedophilia scandal.

Now it has raised its ugly head again and once again Catholics are asked to answer the critics and the uninformed. I had trouble doing so because the only answers I had came

the benefits received from it.

You state that the majority of the men, women, and children that enter this country without documentation are not criminals. That is a false and misleading statement. Anyone entering this country without the proper documentation is a criminal because they are breaking the law. They may not be dangerous or violent criminals, but criminals nonetheless.

I will continue to support my parish, Our Lady of the Valley, but will not support the Archdiocese as long as it caters to the Hispanic population. This is America.

If you intend to live here, you should learn the English language.

from a less than objective lay media. NOT THIS TIME. Now I have these two articles and I am able to respond to questioners and critics in an intelligent manner.

However, I still have one problem. Why is this type of information not the centerpiece of Sunday sermons in every parish in the Diocese?

While we starve for reliable answers on pedophilia we hear sermons on Love Thy Neighbor. I would like to suggest that the Bishop strongly urge, or better yet demand, that sometime in the next month every parish priest prepare a sermon using these two articles as the centerpiece.

Let this Manna from Heaven become available to everyone, not just those who read The New Vision.

Al Fisch Green Valley

Bishop’s Calendar June 2010

1 12:00 noon, Visit the Jewish Museum 2 7:30 A.M., Sexual Misconduct Review Board 1:00 P.M., Meeting with Chief Victor Manjarrez, Border Patrol 6:30 P.M., Confirmation, Pastor Installation, Fr. Peter Nwachukwu, and blessing of renovated Church, Immaculate Conception, Ajo w 3 11:30 A.M., Mass, Luncheon for Sr. Ruthmary Powers, Pastoral Center 7:00 P.M., Confirmation, St. Bartholomew and St. Helen I just read your Monday Memo and thank you for your at San Manuel

strong leadership on SB 1070.

4 12:00 noon, Mass, “Thank you” to Erica Dahl-Bredine, Please continue to help us Arizona Catholics underw Lourdes Aguilar, CRS stand our obligations as Christians on this issue.

7:00 P.M., Confirmation, Our Lay of Fatima Thank you for the letter that was inserted into our 5 9:00 A.M., Mass of Priesthood Ordination, Deacon parish bulletin this weekend. I have had many concerns Oscar Magallañes, Cathedral w about that law and how demeaning it is to a large number 2:00 P.M., Parish Pastoral Council, Finance Council Meeting, Holy Family I am simply writing to thank you for your opposition to of people.

My prayer is that we will soon have fair, compassion- 5:00 P.M., Carondelet Mission Awards, La Paloma Resort SB 1070 in Arizona. I am a Capuchin-Franciscan novice, and I have worked with immigrants for the past sever- ate immigration reform, but that doesn’t seem to be immi- 6 10:30 A.M., Confirmation, St. Francis of Assisi, Elfrida al years of my life in different ways. I hope that you and nent.

7-9 Priests’ Convocation, Lake Charles, LA our other bishops will continue to oppose anti-immigrant 10 8:00 A.M., Department Directors Meeting legislation, will encourage Church workers not to cooperw 9:00 A.M., Staff Meeting ate with it, and will continually call people to support just, 12-19 USCCB Spring Assembly, St. Petersburg, FL humane, and comprehensive immigration reform. Please Although I agree in principle with your comments 19 5:00 P.M., Pastor Installation, Msgr. Ambrose know that you have our prayerful support! about the immigration problem, your statement about the Nwohu, St. Helen Parish, Oracle undocumented being made criminals by the new Arizona 20 10:00 A..M., Presentation, Mass, Vocations Discernw law is simply not true. The undocumented are in violation ment Retreat, La Purisima of federal law and technically became criminals when they We were disturbed to see a letter inserted into our bulle- entered the U.S. illegally. The Arizona law simply requires 21 8:30 A.M., Educators and Staff from Georgetown tin from you that denounced the new Arizona Law. With- law enforcement to enforce the federal laws which state University 21-23 Installation of Bishop John Paprocki, Diocese of out action from the federal government to seal our border, that an alien in the U.S. must be documented.

Springfield, IL. the governor and law officers are doing the best that they My daughter-in-law is a German national and therecan to protect all Arizona citizens from illegal immigra- fore must (and does) carry documentation (Green Card) 23 5:30 P.M., Confirmation, Holy Family 24 5:00 P.M., Dia de San Juan blessing tion. with her at all times. The U.S. now naturalizes about one This law is not unjust as it specifically prohibits racial million people per year. That is not a problem. The prob- 7:00 Knights of Columbus Meeting, St. Thomas the Aposprofiling. We continue to hope that you would use your lem is that nearly one million additional people enter this tle office to facilitate peace rather than picking a side. We country each year illegally and that must be stopped. We 25 12:00 noon, Charity and Ministry Board of Direcwould hope that your voice could calm the Hispanic simply can not sustain that many immigrants. The ship tors community and broker an understanding between it and is sinking and before we can fix the problems we need to 6:00 P.M., Dinner, Catholic Cemeteries’ Board of Directors law enforcement that this law is designed to protect all of stop the leak.

26 8:00 A.M., Dedication of the Garden of the Ancesthose living in Arizona. Blessed are the peacemakers. tors, All Faiths Cemetery 5:00 P.M., Mass, Feast Day Celebration, St. Cyril of Alexw To comment on what you read in andria The New Vision, write to us: Your letter of April 26, 2010 is almost correct. The State 27 11:00 A.M., Confirmation, Blessing of the new altar, The New Vision, P.O. Box 31, Tucson, AZ 85702 of Arizona is in a difficult financial position, and it will Pastor Installation, Fr. Mark Long email: bernz@diocesetucson.org. probably cost more to litigate and enforce SB1070 than 5:00 P.M., Confirmation, Santa Catalina JUNE 2010 | THE NEW VISION - LA NUEVA VISIÓN OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF TUCSON | WWW.NEWVISIONONLINE.ORG 5

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the person is in the United States illegally.

Faith in Public Life, which sponsored the religious leaders’ trip, has described the Arizona law as “an extreme measure that will likely lead to increased discrimination and racial profiling, and penalizes families and faith communities already living in fear.”

The United States must find “legal avenues” to deal with people coming into the country illegally as well as those illegal aliens who are already here, the delegation agreed.

One in five U.S. teenagers used drugs last year, many of which were smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico, according to the Justice Department’s National Drug Threat Assessment for 2010.

When CNSNews.com asked the religious leaders if United States has a “moral duty” to secure the U.S.-Mexico border against the influx of drugs, Bishop Kicanas responded: “Absolutely.”

Said Bishop Kicanas: “Drug trade is a criminal act, and it is harming young people and harming our societies. The violence among the drug trade is worrisome, and that is why, yes, there needs to be border security, but in and of itself, that is simply not going to solve the problems we face as a country. We need to find legal ways for that to happen.”

Bishop Kicanas said the U.S. also needs

A fire to symbolically burn away fear highlighted an ecumenical gathering of about 200 supporters of immigration reform last month at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Tucson.

legal means for dealing with people who are here illegally.

He suggested a “pathway towards citizenship,” which he said is not amnesty.

“Illegal immigration is not good for anyone,” Kicanas told CNSNews.com. “It’s not good for someone dying in the desert, trying to come into this country to work.

It’s not good for a country to not know who is entering the country. We need legal avenues, which would prevent the difficulties we currently face.”

Bishop Minerva Carcano of the Arizo-

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na Desert Southwest Conference of The United Methodist Church echoed Bishop Kicanas’ sentiment. She told CNSNews. com the U.S. has a “responsibility” to stop the flow of drugs from Mexico by securing the Southwest border.

She said that dealing with the drug flow from Mexico “is one element that is part of this comprehensive immigration reform, but it is simply one element. There are so many other elements.”

Rabbi John Linder of Arizona’s Temple Solel said it is the federal government’s

responsibility to secure the border, and he suggested that the U.S. provide a “pathway to citizenship” for immigrants already here and for those who are planning to come here.

“We need to look at the broader picture for those in this country and a pathway for the workers that are necessary to be able to legally come in this country and have a pathway to citizenship,” Rabbi Linder told CNSNews.com.

Rev. Jan Flaaten, executive director of the Arizona Ecumenical Council, said that stemming the flow of drugs coming across the border from Mexico is not only a moral duty, but also a national security issue.

CNSNews.com asked Bishop Kicanas how the U.S. should go about securing the border – whether he preferred a virtual fence, a physical barrier, or a combination of the two.

“Criminal elements are very clever, they’re very determined, there is a lot of money involved, but if there could be some way to address the issue of allowing people to come into the country who want to work in a legal way, that would also provide border security,” Bishop Kicanas said. “Because in fact we would know who is in our country and we would know who’s crossing the border and we would be eliminating the criminal element, which is always going to be operative, and then we could focus our border security not on people who are simply coming here to work, but who have real criminal intents.”

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translate into liturgical ones, that parishioners wondered what would ensue when Father James—fresh out of seminary—was assigned to assist their more casual pastor.

“Father James led such a sheltered life, growing up in a traditional Catholic family in the country, so he shows up at the Newman Center and he’s all set and ready to fight the good fight,” says parishioner Cliff Bowman, 45, a pilot instructor and father of four. “I was a little concerned how they were going to work out.”

The two priests had the same questions. Father Bart had just attended Father James’ ordination, “a very highchurch liturgy at a big Gothic church”—a far cry from the informal Newman Center where, alas, the avid organist would have no organ. “That was my first impression: How is he going to survive here without an organ? And is he going to push us to try to get an organ?” Father Bart recalls. “I knew his liturgical style is much more high church than mine, so I worried, how is that going to affect our ministry here? Is that going to be something that’s a sadness for him? Or is it going to be something where he comes in and tries to change the dynamic here?”

Father James had no plans for a takeover, but he did bring a penchant for Gregorian chant, a knowledge of Latin, and a “curiosity as to how it would play out.”

How is it playing out two years later?

“Pretty well,” Bowman says, which is remarkable when you line the two men up and break down their differences. The short list is the stuff they have in common: the Dominican formation, the Newman mission, the commitment to priesthood and service.

The list of differences is virtually everything else, beginning with where they preach, how they preach, and what they preach on. Father James uses a prepared text and stands at the lectern; Father Bart leaves the lectern and the script. Father James addresses morality, church teaching, and church history, while Father Bart applies scripture to everyday challenges and temptations.

Even the way they position their hands at Mass reflects broader discrepancies: Father Bart folds one hand over the other, palms facing his chest, while Father James presses his hands together, fingers pointing up.

As a younger generation of priests joins and replaces an older generation, parishes across the country are feeling the change. City by city, diocese by diocese, it is a changing of guards that is neither swift nor soundless and comes with no choreography to guide the steps.

Many young priests arrive with an unabated zeal for the church, a solid grasp of liturgical rubrics, and a preference, if not insistence, for traditions of the past. They call themselves “JPII priests” because their formative years were shaped by Pope John Paul II’s pontificate.

They are unafraid to preach on touchier moral teachings and eager to share rituals they consider timeless—ones their gray-haired peers often interpret as a step backward from the hard-won changes of the Second Vatican Council.

For these older priests, zeal for the church has softened into an abiding love, tinged by an awareness of its shortcomings. They’ve seen many messy relationships, and they’ve mastered the fine art of meeting people where they are and gently drawing them in.

At best, the change can puzzle parishioners, surprised at how different the same vocation can look. At worst, it can induce an exodus of parishioners.

When the old priest and the new priest are diametrically opposed, Catholics say it can feel as if the axis of a familiar home church is tilting, the ground moving beneath their feet. On a personal level, that can result in

As a younger generation of priests joins and replaces an older generation, parishes across the country are feeling the change…it is a changing of guards that is neither swift nor soundless and comes with no choreography to guide the steps. a crisis of faith—someone who stops going to Mass or someone who never comes back.

That major decision can be prompted by minor liturgical changes, which parishioners quickly pick up on and often read into, says Karon Latham, who has worked as a pastoral associate and now serves as director of faith formation for a cluster of three parishes in rural Central Michigan. “The liturgy is the heart of who we are and what holds us together as Catholics,” she says. “Any time there is an abrupt change in the way [liturgy] is done, it can really interfere with the way people are encountering God.” Latham speaks from experience. She was dismayed that fellow parishioners who had been strong in their faith stopped showing up on Sundays during a difficult transition to a new pastor, which coincided with the mandated implementation of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal.

To try to ease their struggles, Latham met with parishioners at church, at coffee shops, and in homes. “You could see how they were grieving the loss of something that had been so meaningful to them,” she says. “And for parishioners who happened to be experiencing personal loss—whether it was illness or struggling with relationships—it was almost too much for them to come to a liturgy that was unfamiliar.”

In the face of these changes, priests experience plenty of pain, too. At question, ultimately, is their very identity: Are they defined by baptism or by ordination?

Older priests tend to say the former, emphasizing what they share with parishioners and offering their first name. “Theologically, my primary identity should be that of a baptized disciple who is called to live out his discipleship as an ordained minister of the church,” says Father Donald Cozzens, 70, a professor at John Carroll University in Cleveland.

Forgetting that primary identity can lead to a dangerous attitude, he adds. “I heard of a woman who came into the sacristy after the Mass and tried to make a point to the priest about his homily. ‘Well, Father, after all, we’re all disciples,’ she said. And he responded, ‘I am not a disciple. I’m a priest. The laity are disciples.’ ” On the other hand, younger priests say, just as parents should not be too chummy with their children, neither should priests try to be on the same level as their parishioners.

As for Father Bart and Father James, they attribute their accord to open communication, deep-seated respect, and good-natured teasing.

“All Catholics are priests, prophets, and kings,” says Father Randal Kasel, 37, who serves at St. Charles in Bayport, Minn. ”The priest in a particular way is meant to be a priest at a parish, and he has all those roles...”

Older and young priests could learn a great deal from each other, experts say. “There’s room for both models,” says pastoral associate Mary Deeley. “I’ve had experiences of priests who grow in their priesthood and begin to see the real value in both styles.”

Father Robin Ryan, 53, who teaches at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and directs the youngadult discernment program Catholics on Call, points to the origin of this issue. “I think one of the greatest challenges facing the U.S. church—and I don’t want to be alarmist about this—is that many diocesan seminarians and many religious order seminarians are being formed in very different ways about priestly ministry and, to an extent, about theology,” he says. “My fear is that that’s going to make it harder down the line for priests from different backgrounds and orders to work together. I don’t think we’ve really grappled with that.”

He believes each generation has wisdom for the other.

“Older priests,” he says, “sometimes could miss out on the fact that a priest is called to reflect holiness. And we’re not just one of the guys.” As for the younger men, “It’s very important that priests treat people who are adults like adults. Sometimes that emphasis on a priest as a person set apart and the spiritual father can lead to a kind of paternalistic approach to ministry that’s just not going to work and is not helpful and forgets that we’re all part of the Body of Christ.”

As for Father Bart and Father James, the Dominicans serving side-by-side, sandal to shoe, they attribute their accord to open communication, deep-seated respect, and good-natured teasing.

Last Christmas, for instance, Father James asked Father Bart, who wore an Obama T-shirt on Election Day, for Sarah Palin’s memoir “Going Rogue.”

They pray for each other. They edit each other’s homilies. And occasionally they just bite their tongues. Their common ground may be narrow, but it is deep. Just take a peek at the profile picture on Father James’ Facebook account: It is a picture of him with Father Bart, above the caption “brothers.” ­— Christina Capecchi is the author of the young adult column “Twenty Something,” which runs in diocesan papers around the country. She lives in St. Paul, Minn. This article is condensed from the original for space reasons. Reprinted by permission of U.S. Catholic magazine (uscatholic.org). U.S. Catholic is published by the Claretians.

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Since this article was written it was announced that Father James Moore will leave the Newman Center to study for a doctorate in music. He will be succeeded by Father Donald J. Bramble, a somewhat older priest.

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San Miguel has a new principal Richard Reyes, assistant principal at Santa Rita High School in Tucson, has been hired as the principal at San Miguel High School, succeeding Brother Nick González, F.S.C., who is moving to El Paso.

Reyes, who served 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps before entering the field of education, was a middle school and high school administrator for the Tucson Unified and Sunnyside Unified School Districts.

He holds a BS degree in Mathematics from Purdue and an MEd in Bilingual/ Multicultural Education from Northern Arizona University.

“We feel blessed to have found someone with Richard’s wealth of experience who is committed to continuing the successful program developed by Brother Nick for the students of the south side of Tucson,” said Leslie Shultz-Crist, president of San Miguel High School.

Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas celebrated Mass with the students, faculty, staff and families of San Miguel to acknowledge and thank Brother Nick for his “dedicated service” as principal.

Reyes begins work on July 1.

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San Miguel is a Catholic high school that provides college preparatory education to students from families of limited financial means. Students take a full course load, while at the same time working in entry level positions at local businesses, earning approximately 60 percent of their school tuition.

Since the school’s inception in 2004, 100 percent of the students in the first two senior classes have graduated, 100 percent have been accepted to college, and the graduates have been awarded more than $6 million in scholarships and grants.

Meanwhile, San Miguel High School

has hired Nicola Hartmann as director of Institutional Advancement, replacing Sherie Steele, who left San Miguel to take care of an ailing family member.

Hartmann has been executive director of the Sunnyside Unified School District Foundation since 2008, after working in marketing for a number of Tucson businesses and the University of Arizona.

In 1999 she served as director of Resource Development for Child & Family Resources and in 2004 she began offering consulting services to smaller nonprofit organizations.

She holds a BS degree in Marketing from the University of Arizona and an MBA from the Thunderbird School of International Management.

Golf tournament The 19th annual Vocations Golf Tournament – a fundraiser for the diocese’s vocations fund and seminarians – will be played on Saturday, July 10, at Haven Golf Course in Green Valley.

The event is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 1200 and hosted by the Mexican American Golf Association.

It will feature a 7 a.m. shotgun start and conclude with a dinner.

The format is two-man low net blind

draw and entry fee is $60, which includes golf, cart, prizes, gift certificates and dinner.

All of the money generated will go directly to support vocations and seminarians. Donations are welcome from nongolf players as well.

For more information, or to register, contact Andy Herreras at 520-321-0669, Abe Aragon at 520-743-3670, Art Kingman at 520-349-1183, Anthony Peralta at 520-906-4870 or Ruben Limon at 520-4052182.

Yuma scholarship Thanks to the efforts of two Brother Knights, St. John Neumann Council 8305 Knights of Columbus in Yuma has provided a scholarship of $800 to a deserving student at Yuma Catholic High School.

The scholarship was made possible mainly through the efforts of Robert Hardwick and Robert Lecorchick.

The Council has also taken on the support of a new group in Yuma called A M E N, which is Abortion Must End Now, started by members of the Catholic community. Council 8305 provided seed money for a booth at the Yuma County Fair last year. The council’s donations so far have exceeded $1,000.

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Fathers Crino, Villegas reassigned Father Pat Crino, rector of St. Augustine Cathedral, will become pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, and the new rector at the Cathedral will be Father Gonzalo Villegas, now pastor at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Parish.

Father Crino, who had been at the Cathedral since 2004, will serve for a term of six years.

Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas announced the appointments, which are effective July 1.

The Bishop also announced the following parochial vicar appointments: Father James Aboyi, from Infant Jesus of Prague in Kearny, to Sts. Peter and Paul.

Father Jesus Acuña-Delgado, from Immaculate Heart in Somerton to San Felipe de Jesus in Nogales.

Father Luis Armando Espinoza, from Immaculate Conception in Douglas to Immaculate Heart in Somerton.

Father Jose Abraham Guerrero-Quiñonez, from San Felipe in Nogales to St. Jude Thaddeus in San Luis.

Father Eduardo Lopez-Romo, from Immaculate Conception in Yuma to St. Augustine Cathedral.

Father Jesus Alejandro Perez-Barrera, from St. Jude ThadRev. James deus in San Luis to St. Luke, Immaculate Conception in ABOYI, V.C. Douglas and St. Bernard in Pirtleville.

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Twenty-four priests have graduated in the first class of the Diocese of Tucson’s Pastoral Leadership Development Program, designed to provide them with the competencies and skills necessary for effective administrative and pastoral leadership of a parish.

For two years, the priests met for three days each quarter with faculty and facilitators that included Richard Serrano, diocesan director of Human Resources, Paul Vernon, a retired corporate executive, David Kennon, a retired educator, Jim Petrus, a corporate management development specialist, and Father Al Schifano, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia.

The sessions addressed matters that are not addressed at length in seminaries: The realities of parish administration such as hiring and supervision of staff, understanding financial reports, community organizing and facility needs.

“While not the primary responsibilities of pastors, these skills in these areas are important for a successful parish,” said Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, who presented certificates of achievement in a ceremony at the Redemptorist Renewal Center at Picture Rocks.

During the program, the priests studied on their own between sessions with the goal of guiding a mythical parish, “Santa Margarita,” through the challenges that all parishes face.

Bishop Kicanas said three things were common in the priests’ experiences: They now feel more confident about taking on the challenges of leading a parish; they feel a strong fraternity with classmates; and they know they are welcome to call on the staff at the Pastoral Center for advice and assistance.

Graduates of the priest leadership program celebrate the occasion with Bishop Kicanas.

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Essay competition winners show off their certificates after the presentations were made by the Serra Club judges.

Serra Club names essay winners

The Serra Club of Tucson has announced the winners of its 2010 essay competition, in which students of Catholic schools described what they thought would encourage young people to consider serving the Church as priests, sisters or brothers.

The awards were presented at a luncheon on May 12 at the El Parador Restaurant in Tucson The winner at the high school level (grades 9-12) was Kateri Hitchcock of St. Mark Parish, an 11th grader, who received a $200 U.S. Savings Bond. Second place was won by Carolina Romero, a 10th grader at Lourdes Catholic High School in Nogales, who received a $100 bond, while third place was won by her classmate, Mayra Almada, who received a $30 bond, and fourth place was won by another classmate, Alexa Gonzales, who received a Certificate of Honor.

The winner at the middle school level (grades 7-8) was Devan Leigh Jeong, an 8th grader at Lourdes Catholic High School, who earned a $100 bond. Second place and a $50 bond were won by Armanda Lucero, a 7th grader at Sts. Peter and Paul School in Tucson, while her classmate, Gavynn Arteaga, took third place and a $20 gift certificate. Andrew Biachi, also a 7th grader at SSPP, won fourth place and received a Certificate of Honor.

The winner at the elementary level (grades 4-6) was Caroline Pisani, a 5th grader at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Tucson, who received a $100 bond. Second place and a $50 bond were won by Alma Lizeth Ruvalcaba of Lourdes Elementary School, who won a $50 bond. Mathew Semon, a 5th grader at SEAS, took third place and a $20 gift certificate, while Diego Alejandro Leyva, a 5th grader at Lourdes, captured fourth place and a Certificate of Honor.

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Annual procession Holy Family Church and St. Gianna’s Oratory invite the public to the annual Corpus Christi Procession on Sunday, June 6, following Mass at 5 p.m. The solemn procession with the Blessed Sacrament will go through Tucson’s Dunbar neighborhood.

Benediction will be at 7 p.m. followed by a family cookout sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. All are invited. Transportation will be provided for those who cannot make the walk.

For more information, contact Sylvia at 520-6236773 or sylvia@hfc.phxcoxmail.com

olic organization, spearheaded the effort to bring Catholics to the square to join the Pope and show their support.

A variety of Catholic organizations and movements, labor unions and political groups joined them, filling St. Peter’s Square and spilling onto the adjacent streets.

Paola Dal Toso, secretary of the national consultation, told Vatican Radio that participants wanted to pray for the victims of sexual abuse, but also “to recall all the good that many priests do, which does not make the news.”

In a rare exception, Vatican officials allowed the organizers to hang banners from the colonnade surrounding the square; many proclaimed, “Together with the Pope.”

“We young people are with you,” “The people of Rome with the Pope” and dozens of other signs, banners, balloons and flags expressed love for the pope.

Salvatore Martinez, president of the Italian Renewal in the Holy Spirit movement, told Vatican Radio that Catholics recognize that some people in the Church have seriously sinned, “but the Church is alive, the Church is still standing.

The laity and the movements are expressions of it through their vitality, their beauty and through the strength of the witness they give each day.”

Andrea Olivero, president of an Italian Christian workers’ group, told the radio that members of his group appreciated the Pope’s bluntness in recognizing that some priests have hurt children and betrayed the trust placed in them.

The abuse scandal, he said, “should be experienced as a cross by all of us. We cannot allow our pastors to be the only ones who live with this suffering, which is a suffering that affects the entire Church.”

At the same time, Olivero said, all Catholics must make a renewed commitment to living their faith and to helping the poor, the weak and the hurting.

Pope Benedict also referred to the scandal when he wrote to participants in a large ecumenical gathering in Germany. The ecumenical Kirchentag, which ended May 16, had focused on the theme of hope.

The Pope said that at a time when the world’s people are in need of hope, some people are asking if the Church really is a place to find it.

“In the past few months, we repeatedly have had to face news that could attempt to remove the joy from the Church, news that obscures it as a place of hope,” he said.

Using the words of a Bible parable, the Pope said that people may be tempted to ask God whether he sowed the seeds of his Gospel in good earth.

“Weeds exist even in the heart of the church and among those whom the Lord has welcomed into his service in a special way. But the light of God has not set, the good grain has not been suffocated by the seed of evil,” the Pope said.

The Church continues to be a place of hope, he said, because it is the place where people hear the word of God, “which purifies us and shows us the path of faith.”

A few days earlier Pope Benedict XVI said the priestly sex abuse scandal is a “terrifying” crisis that comes from inside the Church -- not from an outside attack -- and requires purification and penance to overcome.

The Pope made some of his strongest remarks to date on the sex abuse crisis during an in-flight press conference May 11 on his way to Portugal for a four-day visit that was to include the Marian shrine of Fatima. “...The suffering of the Church comes from inside the Church, from sins that exist inside the Church,” he said.

“This, too, we have always known, but today we see it in a really terrifying way, that the biggest persecution of the Church doesn’t come from the enemies outside but is born from sin inside the Church,” he said.

“And so the Church has a profound need to relearn penance, to accept purification, to learn on the one hand forgiveness but also the necessity of justice.”

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458 graduate from diocesan high schools The six Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Tucson have graduated 458 students – ten more than last year’s total – and almost all of them are planning to attend college, bolstered by grants, scholarships and financial aid totaling $14 million.

While Lourdes Catholic High School in Nogales had 12 graduates, at the opposite end of the spectrum was Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, with a graduating class of 288, nine more than last year.

Immaculate Heart High School had 14 graduates, while San Miguel High School graduated its 46 seniors. St. Augustine Catholic High School had 19 graduates and Yuma Catholic High School had 79.

Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas presided at Baccalaureate Mass for graduates of all six schools.

For Immaculate Heart, the Mass was celebrated on May 13 at St. Odilia Parish and the graduation ceremony was held on May 21 in the high school gym, where

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Father Greg Adolf, pastor of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Sierra Vista, was the speaker. Valedictorian was Marissa Garcia de Leon and Salutatorian was Natalya Williams. Both will attend the University of Arizona in the fall.

The Mass for Lourdes Catholic was celebrated in the school chapel on May 14 and was followed by the graduation exercises.

Valedictorian was Isele Gabriela Jaramillo and Salutatorian was Conmar Contreras.

The graduates were accepted at 12 colleges and universities in both the U.S. and Mexico and were awarded more than $280,000 in scholarships and financial aid. Each graduate will go on to higher learning: California State at Monterrey, University of Phoenix, University of Arizona, Pima Community College, Northern Arizona University, Goucher College in Baltimore, Universidad del Valle de Mexico, Instituto Tecnologico de Nogales, Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Universidad de Sonora and Cortiva Massage therapy School in Tucson.

For St. Augustine Catholic, the Mass was celebrated on May 20 at St. Francis de Sales Parish, the awards assembly was held on May 21 in the school gym and the commencement exercises were staged on May 22 in the school gym. Valedictorian was Hannah Ratliff and Salutatorian was Alex Bachik. Gabrielle Sparkman was Senior Scholar Athlete.

The 19 graduates at St. Augustine qualified for more than $750,000 in scholarships, grants and awards and were accepted to Arizona State, Creighton University, Franklin College, Gonzaga, Kenyon College, Kings College, Loyola University, Marietta College and Northern Arizona University, as well as to Pima Community College,

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Yuma Catholic High School’s top five students in the Class of 2010 are, from left, Vineel Aniready, Tiffany Riggs, Davey Deckey, Kristina Carroll and Manuel Pompa.

St. Edward’s University, St. Mary’s College, University of Arizona and University of Dallas.

The Mass for San Miguel High graduates was celebrated on May 21 at St. Augustine Cathedral and commencement was held on May 22 in the Click Family Student Center at the high school.

Hilary Durazo, the Valedictorian, was a La Sallian Scholar and National Honor Society member and will attend the University of Wisconsin. Debora Villegas, the Salutatorian, was also a La Sallian Scholar and will attend the University of San Diego. Patricia Franco was a Brother Miguel Scholar and member of the See GRADUATION, page 13

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Marielos Orozco

Beatriz Verdugo

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Jimmy Lepore

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Renee Guerin

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Corporate contributors to the Catholic Tuition Support Organization gather with Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas and CTSO representatives at the annual luncheon held to thank them for supporting Catholic schools throughout the Diocese of Tucson.

Corporations thanked for school donations As a special “thank you” to contributors, the Diocese of Tucson’s Catholic Tuition Support Organization hosted a luncheon last month to express gratitude for the $2.1 million in corporate scholarships it was able to provide to 780 students for the school year just ended.

The affair, called the 2009 Corporate Tax Credit Appreciation Luncheon, was held at the Arizona Inn in Tucson, where the benefits of the program and the diversity of its impact were underscored in several ways.

Gratitude for the support of the corporate scholarships was expressed in short speeches by three students – Jimmy Torres of Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic School, Isabel Forlastro of Loretto School in Douglas and Bobby Way of Salpointe Catholic High School.

Students, from left, Jimmy Torres, Isabel Forlastro and Bobby Way say thanks.

An overview of the CTSO program was offered by Ernie Nedder, president of the organization, while two others – Dennis Reidy of Reidy Company and Sister Georgia Greene of St. Charles Apache School – praised the stewardship the program provides.

Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas expressed the

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National Art Honor Society, while Rena Mendoza was a Brother Miguel Scholar, National Honor Society member and member of the Spanish National Honor Society.

Also at San Miguel, Marielos Orozco was a Brother Miguel Scholar, as were Beatriz Verdugo and Darien Villegas. Verdugo was also president of the National Honor Society and a member of the Spanish Honor Society and the National Art Honor Society. Villegas was also a member of the National Honor Society.

All of San Miguel’s graduates will attend college, nearly half at four-year programs. The class earned more than $700,000 in scholarships and grants.

The Mass for Salpointe’s 57th graduating class was

gratitude of the diocese for the generous support of the various corporations, some of which choose to remain anonymous.

Opening remarks were given by Ginny Clements, corporate chair of CTSO, and the invocation was offered by Father Robert C. Carroll, president and head of Salpointe Catholic High School.

celebrated at St. Augustine Cathedral on May 22 and commencement exercises followed at Tucson Convention Center.

The highest honor at Salpointe, the Carmelite Medal, was awarded to two seniors who consistently exemplified the ideals that reflect the Christian spirit of the school and demonstrated balanced and values-centered accomplishments and contributions to the school and the community. They are Dan Slania and Kelly Howard.

The John Hughes Spirit Award winner, selected by students and administrators for loyal support of all aspects of the school, was Hugo Werstler.

Senior Athletes of the Year were Suzanna Sarama and Jacob Hunter. The Senior Fine Arts Student of the Year

Gracie Quiroz, executive director of CTSO, repeated her mantra: “Remember, the best gift you can give a child is an education.”

A recent article reported by Notre Dame stated that “in urban America, Catholic schools often provide the highest quality education available to Latino children and families, and research suggests that students who attend Catholic schools enjoy an educational advantage that helps to close the achievement gap.”

Latinos who attend Catholic school are 42 percent more likely to graduate high school and two-and-a half times more likely to graduate college.

Seventy-five percent of CTSO scholarships are given to minority children, and 86 percent are low and middle income families.

was Grant Newbold.

Graduation speakers, chosen from a pool of seniors with a GPA of 4.0, were Jimmy Lepore and Renee Guerin.

The graduates of Salpointe were awarded a total of $9.7 million in scholarships, grants and financial aid.

For Yuma Catholic the Mass on May 28 was followed by commencement exercises at the school’s Ricky Gwynn Stadium. The top students were Davey Deckey, Kristina Carroll, Manuel Pompa, Tiffany Riggs and Vineel Aniready. The graduates received monies totaling $2.4 million. Among the graduates were Nicholas Waterford, who will attend the Naval Academy Prep School, and Davey Decker, a third-generation family member to attend Brown University.

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Immigration law causes huge controversy

By RON JOHNSON Arizona Catholic Conference

The Arizona Legislature adjourned on April 29 and, while much of the focus again addressed the state’s growing budget problems, by the end of the 109-day session, immigration became the most publicized and controversial issue of the year.

Despite being able to defeat similar bills aimed at undocumented immigrants each of the past two years, it became clear from the beginning that this year was going to be different. Recognizing this fact early on, the Bishops of the Arizona Catholic Conference released two statements (one with several other religious leaders) expressing their concerns about SB 1070 and the negative consequences it could have on our state.

The Conference worked diligently on this bill with other interested parties to successfully mitigate some of the many problematic areas of SB 1070 so that people providing humanitarian aid or transportation to church are not caught up in this new law. Additionally, we were glad that HB 2162 later succeeded in bringing greater assurances to crime victims and witnesses who otherwise might have been afraid to come forward out of a fear that they would be arrested or deported.

Nonetheless, SB 1070 still raises many concerns, including the fact that it mandates local police to enforce federal immigration law to the fullest extent possible. Many people are worried that less attention may be focused on more serious crimes because of this mandate. The law’s establishment of a new state crime for those unlawfully in the country under federal law also is fraught with potential

problems.

Finally, irrespective of whether or not it is accurate, the message that is being portrayed around the world with respect to SB 1070 is certainly a negative one relating to Arizona. For many, the only good that may come out of all this attention would be if it finally gets the federal government to take care of our immigration and border concerns without any further delay.

Major pro-life victories The Conference had several major prolife victories this year. Perhaps the most significant of these victories came with an amendment that was initiated by the Conference to have Arizona become the first state in the nation to have its health insurance exchange, that is now being mandated by the new federal health care law, opt out of abortion coverage.

In crafting this amendment, the Conference worked with the Bioethics Defense Fund and Center of Arizona Policy. Ultimately, the amendment was added onto legislation (SB 1305) clarifying that cities cannot use taxpayer funding to provide abortion coverage in the insurance plans provided to their employees.

The Conference is especially grateful to Rep. Nancy Barto and Sen. Linda Gray for being legislative champions of this effort and to Gov. Jan Brewer for signing this bill into law.

Other significant pro-life bills that were passed and signed into law include ones that will, among other things, ban embryonic stem cell research (SB 1307) and provide informed consent to women “donating” human eggs (SB 1306). Additionally, SB 1304 will now provide improved data relating to abortion reporting.

Finally, it should be noted that all of

the problematic bills relating to assisted suicide (SB 1298) and rights of conscience (HB 2737) were also defeated.

Big wins for school choice This year was another big year for school choice. Despite a number of bills and amendments proposing to suspend, repeal, or sunset the tuition tax credits, none of them was able to move forward.

Meanwhile, three very good school choice bills were made law.

At the top of this list is a bill (SB 1274) that will now extend the deadline to claim a tuition tax credit from Dec. 31 to April 15 of the following year. Given our struggling economy, many people are unsure of what taxable liability they may have until they start preparing their taxes. SB 1274 will help raise money from many of these people so that school tuition organizations can continue to enable children to attend the school that best fits their needs.

In addition to SB 1274, positive legislation promoting increased transparency and accountability for the individual (HB 2664) and corporate (HB 2663) tuition tax credits has been signed into law. An addi-

tional bonus with HB 2664 is the fact that it includes a modest increase in the maximum amount that people can claim with the individual tuition tax credit, which will now annually increase with the rate of inflation.

Senators Al Melvin and John Huppenthal championed these bills in the Senate, while Representatives Rick Murphy and Debbie Lesko were great sponsors of this legislation in the House.

Conclusion The Conference is grateful to all of the people and groups it has worked with over the course of this session to make our efforts successful. In particular, a special acknowledgment is due to Representatives Adam Driggs and Andy Tobin for their assistance on so many of the issues mentioned above.

Finally, the Conference is especially indebted to all of the people who supported our efforts through prayers and e-mails this session. We look forward to working with you again on the public policy issues of greatest importance to the Catholic Church.

Tucson to host Black Catholics

The annual gathering of the National Association of African Catholics in the U.S. will be held in Tucson in July.

With a theme of “Together in Christ with Hope,” the events on July 16-18 are expected to draw participants from around the country to the Sheraton Hotel and St. Cyril of Alexandria Church.

Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas will preside at Mass at St. Cyril’s at 5:30 p.m. on July 17 and members of the Diocese’s Office of the Black Catholic Ministry will assist in hosting the gathering.

The keynote address, which will be delivered on Friday, July 16, by Msgr. Anselm Nwaorgu, is titled: “African Catholics in the U.S.: People with Hope and People in Love with God.” Judge Ron Wilson of the City of South Tucson will speak on Saturday, July 17, about “Living with Hope for Love and Social Action.” Workshops and brainstorming sessions will also be featured, along with a business meeting and a banquet.

The National Association of African Catholics in the U.S. is an umbrella association of African Catholics, affiliated with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. It seeks to engage, support, nurture and build communities of African Catholics and direct and promote their spiritual well-being,

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REFLEXIONES Padre Roberto Kose, OFM Cap.

El Amor Verdadero M

e imagino que todo el mundo quiere recibir apoyo y amor en la vida. Cuando tengo respeto por mi mismo, quiero que otros me aprecien a mí como persona. Sólo cuando yo puedo respetarme a mi mismo, puedo compartir este amor con los demás. Para ser Cristiano, es decir seguidor de Cristo, tengo que seguir la enseñanza de Jesús: “Que me amen uno a otro; igual que yo les he amado.” Conocemos bien estas palabras de Jesús; pero el problema es vivirlas.

Pero, sobre todo, creo que hay necesidad de mostrar un interés sincero y personal por los pobres y abandonados. Una cosa es entregar ropa y muebles usados a San Vicente de Paul y otra servir como voluntario en un hospital, preparar una comida por los necesitados, o participar en una marcha para llamar atención al problema de la injusticia social como está ocurriendo hoy día en nuestro país, especialmente en Arizona.

Estas marchas, son formas de enfatizar la injusticia, falta de respeto y discriminación contra nuestros hermanos de varios países. Como una persona escribió: “Parece que nuestros legisladores han perdido su sentido de humanidad”. Hay que ver cada persona como hijo de Dios con derechos humanos.

El presidente de México, Felipe Calderón, dijo que la nueva ley de inmigración en Arizona “abre la puerta a la intolerancia, odio, discriminación, y abuso de parte de la policía”. También ha puesto un alerta para no viajar a Arizona hasta que esta ley sea cambiada. Nuestro Obispo, Gerald Kicanas, está pidiendo los abogados de la Conferencia Nacional de Obispos Católicos que pongan una demanda en contra de la constitucionalidad de esta ley.

Sí, nuestro sistema de inmigración está quebrado, pero tiene que ser reparado en una forma justa por el gobierno federal. La Conferencia Nacional de Obispos Católicos ha pedido este cambio por muchos años.

El desafío del evangelio es como vamos a amar los que no están de acuerdo con nosotros y tienen un punto de vista muy diferente al de nosotros. Es importante que nos amemos uno y otro con sinceridad. Es esencial mostrar un verdadero y sincero interés por todos nuestros hermanos. Así encontraremos el amor verdadero de que Jesús nos habla.

Hacer Presente a Dios en el Mundo, Misión del Papa Reconoce Benedicto XVI que “Hay Pecado Dentro de la Propia Iglesia” FÁTIMA, Portugal.- (ZENIT.org).- La misión del Papa consiste en hacer presente a Dios en el mundo y, por este motivo, debe abrirse cada vez más al misterio de la Cruz, confesó Benedicto XVI a los obispos de Portugal presentes durante la reciente estancia de Su Santidad en Fátima.

El encuentro ofreció la oportunidad al obispo de Roma para hacer confidencias que, hasta ahora, no había realizado en sus cinco años de pontificado.

Agradeció él que los peregrinos de Fátima recen por el sucesor de Pedro recordando las palabras de Jesús a ese apóstol después de la resurrección: “Yo he rogado por ti, para que tu fe no desfallezca. Y tú, cuando hayas vuelto, confirma a tus hermanos” (Lucas 22,32).

Y afirmó: “Como veis, el Papa necesita abrirse cada vez más al misterio de la Cruz, abrazándola como única esperanza y última vía para ganar y reunir en el Crucificado a

Sacerdote Colombiano y su Experiencia en EE UU Por Carmen Elena Villa

“Sacerdote que no ama a María no puede seguir las virtudes que Dios tanto amó en ella”, recuerda constantemente el padre Ericson Orozco.

Nacido en Manizales, Colombia, tiene 37 años y diez como presbítero. Es el administrador de la parroquia Saint Charles Borromeo, ubicada en la localidad de Brigdeport, en el estado de Connecticut (Estados Unidos). También se encarga de la comunidad hispana, bastante amplia en este sector.

Acoger a los inmigrantes, forzados a dejar su patria por las difíciles condiciones económicas y sociales, es

Más Respeto para la Mujer, Pide el Arzobispo Rivera MEXICO,

D. F. - Al celebrarse recientemente el Día de las Madres, el arzobispo primado de México, Norberto Rivera, pidió abrir más espacios a las mujeres en la sociedad y destacó el papel que ellas desempeñan en la vida diaria.

Durante una homilía dominical celebrada en la Catedral Metropolitana, el cardenal Rivera rindió honores a las madres de México y a la maternidad en general dado que esta característica es la expresión de la fe en el hombre.

todos sus hermanos y hermanas en humanidad”.

Estas palabras complementan la respuesta que ofreció a los periodistas Benedicto XVI en el vuelo que le llevó de Roma a Lisboa, el 11 de mayo, en las que consideró que el tercer secreto que dejó la Virgen en Fátima no sólo se aplica al atentado de Juan Pablo II, sino que indica “la necesidad de una pasión de la Iglesia, que naturalmente se refleja en la persona del Papa, pero el Papa está por la Iglesia y, por tanto, son sufrimientos de la Iglesia los que se anuncian. El Señor nos ha dicho que la Iglesia tendría que sufrir siempre, de diversos modos, hasta el fin del mundo”.

“La novedad que podemos descubrir hoy en este mensaje reside es el hecho de que los ataques al Papa y a la Iglesia no sólo vienen de fuera, sino que los sufrimientos de la Iglesia proceden precisamente de dentro de la Iglesia, del pecado que hay en la Iglesia”, añadía el Papa a los periodistas en esa rueda de prensa.

En su encuentro con los obispos, Benedicto XVI explicó que “en obediencia a la Palabra de Dios, está llamado a vivir no para sí mismo, sino para que Dios esté presente en el mundo”.

Así se explica, por ejemplo, la importancia que el Papa Joseph Ratzinger ha dado desde el inicio de su pontificado al cuidado de la liturgia.

La maternidad, agregó, conlleva una comunión especial con el misterio de la vida que madura en el seno de la mujer, y la madre admira este misterio y comprende lo que lleva en su interior.

“La primera medida de

la dignidad del hombre, la primera condición del respeto de los derechos inviolables de la persona humana, es el honor y el respeto que se debe a la madre”, puntualizó el representante mexicano de la Iglesia católica.

una de sus tareas.

“Económicamente hablando, la comunidad es pobre, lucha cada día por sobrevivir; ahora, con las leyes de inmigración y la situación de ilegalidad-- aunque considero que no existen los seres humanos ilegales-- experimentan una fuerte crisis de identidad”, dice. “La Diócesis está tratando de abrir las puertas de las iglesias para ellos”, agrega.

En medio de su trabajo pastoral el padre Orozco busca resaltar las devociones de cada país de origen. “A veces me siento indefenso”, confiesa el sacerdote, “porque las leyes son estrictas y muchos de los hermanos viven el drama de la deportación, de tener que ocultarse e ir a un juzgado”.

Sin embargo, testimonia: “La gente en el sufrimiento, descubre a un Jesús mas íntimo. Es la oportunidad que tenemos para hablarle del verdadero Jesús vivo y resucitado que los llama a un cambio de vida, a acercarse a los sacramentos como fuente de fuerza, salvación y conversión”.

Pero el padre Orozco es conciente de que su misión va más allá del acompañamiento espiritual y recuerda lo más hermoso de su vocación: “El sacerdote es aquel que trae a Cristo y lo hace presente, es quien trae la gracia por medio de la consagración del pan y el vino.

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¿Y si hoy fuera tu último día?

“Mi mejor amigo me dió el mejor consejo. Me dijo que cada día es un regalo y no un derecho dado... Si hoy fuera tu último día, y mañana fuera demasiado tarde, ¿podrías decir adiós al pasado? ¿Acaso no vivirías cada momento como si fuera el último, dejando las viejas fotos en el pasado, donando cada moneda que tienes? Si hoy fuera tu último día, ¿llamarías a los viejos amigos que nunca ves? ¿Perdonarías a tus enemigos? Porque no puedes reembobinar un momento en esta vida, no dejes nada en tu camino, porque las manos del tiempo no las puedes controlar.”

Estas palabras introductorias son una traducción a la letra de una hermosa canción. La letra --la música también, por cierto--, merece mucho la pena. A uno le viene a la mente las palabras que el mismo Jesucristo dirigió a unos hombres que disputaban acerca de una herencia. Entonces Cristo hizo la siguiente declaración: “La vida del hombre no consiste en la abundancia de los bienes que posee” (Lucas 12:15). Luego les refirió una parábola cuyo protagonista era un hombre que había hecho fortuna y había decidido vivir del “cuento”. El protagonista recibió la siguiente amonestación: “¡Tonto! Esta misma noche te reclaman tu alma, ¿quién se quedará con lo que amontonaste?” (versículo 20). ¿Para qué vivimos? Para amontonar dinero, para asegurar futuro brillante a nuestros hijos --en el caso de que los tengamos--, o para vivir despilfarrando y gastando en cosas que no necesitamos. En estos tiempos de crisis pocos son los que se pueden dar el “gusto” de despilfarrar. Y lo que para muchos sigue siendo un “privilegio” --lo de despilfarrar--, para Dios no es una buena opción de acuerdo a sus enseñanzas.

Aspiramos a vivir bien, a no pasar necesidades, lo cual es lícito y, por tanto, está bien desearlo porque Dios también lo desea. Pero no debe ser lo único que nos quite el sueño.

Si hoy fuera el último día de tu vida, ¿cuántas cosas cambiarías? Si tu vida tuviera un límite, pongamos un día más, una semana, ¿cuántas cosas harías y cuantas dejarías de hacer? Todo depende de cuáles sean tus valores. Si tu vida está al margen de la vida de Dios, quizás procurarías obtener algún beneficio personal como, por ejemplo, viajes, comidas suculentas, ocio, entretenimiento, etc. Pero si en tu vida pudieras dar cabida a la vida de Dios, la experiencia que buscarías sería diferente. Sería la de buscar a Dios, poner tu vida en paz y poner paz a tu alrededor.

Se llamaba ¿___? diagnosticada de cáncer. Su principal anhelo era encontrar a Dios, recuperar el tiempo perdido y volver a empezar. No había recibido ninguno de los sacramentos, se preparó intensamente para recibirlos, allí conoció a Su Salvador. Se reconcilió con Dios, con los demás y con ella misma. Ahora, en su rostro se percibe vida y mucha paz, ha recibido todos sus sacramentos, pronto contraerá nupcias y vive intensamente cada día como si fuese el último de sus días y confiada en la vida que Cristo le devolverá cuando Él regrese en gloria y majestad. ¿Cuántas cosas cambió ¿____? Su carácter afable, su actitud positiva, sus ganas de vivir y ayudar dentro de sus posibilidades, retomar su vida, amar incondicionalmente, devolverle tiempo de calidad a Dios. Además, implementar vida espiritual, involucrarse en la vida de la iglesia, etc. ¿Resultado? Sanación y un verdadero sentido a la vida, ganas de vivir con y para Dios.

Recordemos, nunca sabemos el momento. Nunca sabemos que es lo que puede suceder mañana. Por eso vale la pena empezar a cambiar ya aquello que deba ser cambiado.

Recuerda que al igual que el tiempo, la salvación tampoco está en tus manos sino en las manos de Cristo. La buena noticia es que Cristo está esperando con los brazos abiertos a que acudamos a Él. ¿Y si hoy fuera mi último día…? Además de hacer todo o casi todo lo que dice la canción, yo me he puesto en las manos de nuestro Salvador. ¿Y si hoy fuera tu último día, qué harías?

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Una Historia de Temple y Amor a Dios: Sor Anne Sophie M.

Una Mujer Maltratada que Venció al Mundo y ha fundado La Sociedad del Cuerpo de Cristo Por Maria Vallejo-Nagera Fuente: http://www.revistamision.com

Sor Anne Sophie M. En mi nueva novela les hablo de mi gran amiga sor Anne Sophie M., una consagrada norteamericana que vive en Texas, donde ha fundado una Congregación llamada La Sociedad del Cuerpo de Cristo, desde donde se entrega al prójimo hasta el agotamiento. Sus amigos más amados son indiscutiblemente los moribundos, los no nacidos, los ancianos y los abandonados.

Maltratada desde niña por sus padres biológicos, fue violada en varias ocasiones desde los cinco hasta los 15 años, edad en la que tras el último ultraje quedó embarazada. Todos los adultos la convencieron de que “lo que llevaba en el vientre no era más que un tejido sin vida”, por lo que abortó cuando el bebé que llevaba en su seno había alcanzado los seis meses y medio de vida.

“Cuando entré por fin en quirófano, mi bebé comenzó a patear con fuerza”, me relataba clavándome sus ojos verde uva con infinito arrepentimiento. Me asusté mucho y comprendí que lo que mi seno albergaba no era un tejido muerto, sino un ser vivo”. Fue entonces cuando suplicó, lloró y pidió al doctor que la dejara marchar, que deseaba quedarse con ese bebé fruto de una violación.

Pero nadie la hizo caso; la durmieron y despertó dos horas más tarde con un vientre plano y con una hemorragia brutal que casi la llevó a la tumba. Desde entonces su vida entró en una espiral de miedo, tristeza y promiscuidad que la condujeron a jugar con un intento de suicid-

Sor Anne Sophie M

io, que, por pura misericordia de Dios, no pudo consumar.

Con el corazón cargado de amor hacia los demás, y sin entender por qué sus padres biológicos y las familias de acogida por las que tuvo que pasar la despreciaban y maltrataban, acabó siendo, por fin, adoptada por una familia “normal” de quienes ha tomado el apellido y cuyos

padres considera hoy como verdaderos. Fue su madre adoptiva quien la llevó de peregrinación a la Basílica de Guadalupe en México, donde bajo la Tilma de Nuestra Madre Morena experimenta una profunda conversión que la colma hasta el día presente.

Toma los hábitos hace 17 años y funda la Congregación de las Hermanas de la Sociedad del Cuerpo de Cristo. Es hoy un alma perdidamente enamorada de Cristo, de sus enseñanzas y su ternura. Sólo desea cuidar del prójimo y lo demuestra con una intachable entrega que la está haciendo muy conocida en la ciudad de Corpus Christi (Texas), en donde mucha gente la respeta y llama ante cualquier adver-

sidad (hospitales, centros de acogida, familias privadas, autoridades policiales, etc.).

No tengo palabras para describir la incomprensible sensación de paz y ternura que se desprende de ella, amor que recae sobre el oyente de sus palabras de una manera absolutamente sobrenatural. Después de trabajar en la novela basada en su vida durante el último año y medio, la conozco bien…

Indiscutiblemente afirmo que Cristo vive en su corazón, en su alma y en su cuerpo. No obstante su camino es difícil y sus necesidades infinitas. No es fácil ser santo, y mucho menos escribir sobre uno de ellos cuando se es tan pecadora como yo.

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CAMINO DE LA FE Orientación Familiar

El Maternalismo

Por Lucero de Dávalos

Querida amiga:

Aunque no quisiera ser negativa, me gustara platicarte de un defecto muy sutil pero de largos efectos perniciosos, tanto para las madres como para los hijos. Desde luego esto lo hago con la esperanza de que al reconocerlo, esas madres hagan lo posible por desterrarlo, ya que da por resultado, en los hijos, personalidades inseguras, infelices en lo tanto que se ama como es la familia. Eso si, estoy ciertísima que si son así, lo hacen con toda la inconciencia del mundo. ¿Has oído la palabra maternalismo?

El maternalismo es un amor de madre alterado, egoísta, abusivo, absorbente, fundado en un sentimiento de posesión o de autoritarismo que se opone de raíz al amor verdadero; en donde hay renuncia personal y el anhelo de la realización del hijo como persona integra e independiente.

Es decir, con esta forma de amor la madre ama posesivamente no por ellos, los hijos, sino por ella misma. Somete a sus hijos a sus sentimientos, los doblega a sus exigencias y a sus puntos de vista. Pretende recibir del hijo pruebas de amor, obediencia, sumisión y ternura, pero lo ama sólo por las satisfacciones que le da y no por ser una personalidad diferente.

Esta madre, te repito, es bien intencionada y se sorprende muchísimo si se le intenta concientizar sobre el egoísmo de su comportamiento afectivo. Invoca --como prueba de su cariño real-, que es vigilante y exigente y que a su lado otros padres son fríos. Ella se considera asi misma una madre amante y excepcionalmente sacrificada y con capacidad y derecho de decidir siempre por el hijo.

Debemos tener las madres un amor sano que es la alegría comprensiva que dar ver que el hijo crece, se desarrolla y se independiza con responsabilidad ante si mismo y frente a los demás.

Este amor nos llevará a decir a cada hijo: “He venido al mundo para darte la vida; te respeto, no me debes nada. Te amo y por tanto eres libre porque a lo que se ama se le da libertad”, como expresara el poeta.

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La Relación Entre Antiguo y Nuevo Testamento en la Liturgia Cristiana Por el Padre Paul Gunter, O.S.B Fuente: Catholic.net En su artículo, originariamente escrito en inglés, el padre Paul Gunter, O.S.B., profesor del Instituto Pontificio Litúrgico de Roma y Consultor de la Oficina de las Celebraciones Litúrgicas del Sumo Pontífice, presenta la relación entre Antiguo y Nuevo Testamento en la liturgia cristiana.

Es una contribución, sintética en la extensión, aunque densa en cuanto a contenidos y rica en ideas útiles para posteriores profundizaciones (Mauro Gagliardi). ROMA, martes 12 de enero de 2009

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a vida de Jesucristo estaba definida y ordenada por la oración pública y privada.

Jesús conocía la liturgia de la sinagoga, y su constante deseo de cumplir la voluntad del Padre estaba apoyado por la liturgia de Israel, mientras la Torah coordinaba los sacrificios prescritos para el culto a Dios.

El objetivo histórico del culto de Israel nos proyecta del Antiguo Testamento hacia el Nuevo Testamento, mientras que la historia de la salvación encuentra su unidad en la Cruz y en la Resurrección de Jesús. Sin tener en cuenta la estrecha relación entre el Antiguo y el Nuevo Testamento sería imposible comprender el don y el significado de la liturgia cristiana.

En el contexto de estas fundamentales conexiones no se debe olvidar que las prácticas judías han evolucionado a lo largo de la historia, sobre todo después de la destrucción del Templo, de manera similar a como se desarrollaría después la misma liturgia cristiana, en contextos diversos, a través de los siglos.

Al buscar paralelismos entre cristianos y judíos, se podría quizás también reconocer que hacían cosas opuestas los unos de los otros, con el objetivo de diferenciarse.

Los influjos sobre el Cristianismo parecen proceder también de movimientos judíos del siglo I, a menudo ocultos en las comparaciones a causa de la destrucción del Templo.

La exhortación de San Pablo a orar

constantemente (1 Ts 5,17) está inspirada en varios momentos de oración cotidiana de la liturgia de Israel. El Deuteronomio, en los versículos 6,7 y 11,19, pide recitar el Shma Israel [Escucha Israel] cada mañana y cada tarde. Daniel 6,10, añade otros tres momentos de oración a desarrollar durante la jornada. Las cinco distintas horas de la Liturgia judía de las horas giran en torno a las oraciones de la mañana y de la tarde. Se cree que Pentecostés se inició por la mañana, cuando los discípulos estaban reunidos en oración (Hch 2,15).

Pedro se encontraba en oración al mediodía cuando tuvo la visión de Joppe (Hch 10,9). Pedro y Juan entraron en el Templo para la oración diaria en la hora nona (Hch 3,1). Los salmos del Hallel, 148-150, caracterizan las alabanzas cristianas. El salmo 141 da a las vísperas un énfasis de sacrificio. La liturgia doméstica de la luz en el sábado, en el contexto del sacrificio de alabanza, ha influido en muchos himnos y oraciones cristianas que han trasladado esa luz a Cristo. También en la Liturgia de las horas, la primitiva comunidad cristiana de Jerusalén centraba su vida en la Eucaristía. A pesar de ello, la comunidad participaba también en las funciones del Templo y de la sinagoga, considerando que el culto era dirigido al Padre de Jesucristo, que podía ser alabado a través del Hijo.

Las primitivas celebraciones eucarísticas tenían lugar en el ámbito de una comida común, a cuyo inicio el cabeza de familia partía el pan. En la tradición judía, el significado religioso de la comida estaba expresado tanto en el Kiddush inicial como en la Berakah final, en la que se recitaban tres oraciones de bendición sobre el cáliz de plata de las bendiciones: agradecimiento por la comida que se compartía, alabanza por la Tierra Prometida y oración por Jerusalén.

El relato del cáliz y de la fracción y distribución del pan, en Lc 22,17, se introduce en la linea de la tradición del Kiddush que daba inicio a la comida. Las palabras pronunciadas sobre el cáliz “después de la cena” (Lc 22,20) se refieren al cáliz de la bendición después de la comida. La Última Cena de Jesús, muy lejos de cualqui-

er dimensión de fraternidad, se introduce en el surco de la tradición de las comidas festivas judías con los correspondientes rituales dirigidos a la Alianza con el Dios de Israel.

La novedad de la Última Cena está en la nueva y eterna alianza instituida en el sacrificio del Cuerpo y de la Sangre de Cristo. Después de la Ascensión, la comunidad de los apóstoles partía el pan toda junta “en casa” (Hch 2,46) y frecuentaba junta el templo.

En los orígenes de la historia, el Génesis describía la orden a Abraham de sacrificar a su único Hijo y descendiente de una esperada tierra prometida. El sacrificio ofrecido consiste en un cordero, sacrificio representativo dado por Dios a Abraham y que este ofreció debidamente.

En el mismo sentido, nosotros ofrecemos el sacrificio como está descrito en el Canon Romano ‘de tuis donis ac datis’. Aquí el cordero viene de Dios no en sustitución, sino como verdadero representante, como el Agnus Dei, en el cual somos conducidos a Dios. En el Éxodo, capítulo 12, en la institución de la liturgia de la Pascua, el cordero del rescate es el primogénito, del cual después se dirá que es “el primogénito de toda la creación” (Col 1,15).

Junto al sistema de sacrificio del Antiguo Testamento también está la profecía.

Oseas 6,6 auspicia el amor y no el sacrificio, el conocimiento de Dios más que los holocaustos. Jesús dice simplemente: “Misericordia quiero y no sacrificio” (Mt 9,13). La razón de la limitación en el culto del templo está indicada en el Salmo 50: “¿Es que voy a comer carne de toros o a beber sangre de machos cabríos?”.

Aunque la liturgia de la fe cristiana deba mucho de su desarrollo al culto de la sinagoga, esta última siempre estaba ordenada al Templo, también después de su destrucción. El culto de la sinagoga espera la restauración del Templo. En el culto cristiano, en cambio, el lugar del Templo de Jerusalén ha sido tomado del Templo universal del Cristo resucitado que atrae a la humanidad al eterno amor de la Trinidad, a través de la Eucaristía que es el Sacrificio de la Nueva Alianza.

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no de los grandes personajes del siglo XX es Víctor Frankl. La historia de su vida es fascinante. Su legado es un gran monumento al humanismo, la exaltación del espíritu; es un himno a la existencia.

Este neurólogo judío estuvo prisionero en tres campos de concentración, en la segunda guerra mundial, y sobrevivió al holocausto. Después de la tragedia de los campos nazis, el viajó por todos los países contando su experiencia y proclamando que vale la pena vivir y que toda existencia, aún en las condiciones más miserables, tiene un sentido sublime.

La crónica de su vida quedó plasmada en su best seller “El hombre en busca de sentido”, que vendió más de 10 millones de copias, y ha sido traducido a 24 idiomas. Su producción literaria es vasta: escribió 34 libros y más de 700 artículos; enseñó en 200 universidades, y recibió 29 doctorados honoríficos.

Su creación se llama logoterapia (literalmente: sanación a través del sentido). Esta óptica psicoterapéutica establece que todo ser humano puede aguantarlo todo, si tiene por lo menos una razón por la cual vivir: “El que tiene un “porque” resiste cualquier “como”, decia Frankl. Sigmund Freud ya había afirmado: “En el momento en que uno cuestiona el sentido profundo de la vida, ya está enfermo”.

Víctor Frankl se preocupó mucho por la existencia de los demás. En su niñez soñó con inventar un antídoto que lo curara todo. En la escuela el recuerda que en una ocasión un profesor definió a la vida como: “un proceso lento de oxidación, sin una meta a la vista, y que lentamente muere y desaparece”.

Ese pesimismo existencial lo llevó a preguntarse: ¿Entonces, cuál es el sentido de la existencia? Y lo condujo a explorar los más profundos misterios de la vida, y a encontrar mil razones para vivir. Cuando tuvo su práctica privada consultó a más de 600 mujeres que estaban propensas al suicidio. El concluyó que aún los suicidas le ven un sentido a la vida, pero mal encauzado.

Para ayudar a sus pacientes deprimidos a buscar razones

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En Busca del Sentido legítimas por que vivir, el solía iniciar el diálogo preguntando: ¿por qué no te suicidas? Muchos se preguntan cómo es que el doctor Frankl sobrevivió a las aberrantes humillaciones y torturas de los nazis. ¿Sería acaso una rara especie de hombre dotado de una coraza a prueba de todo? ¿O quizá es una muestra de la grandeza del espíritu, que como el ave Fénix, es capaz de elevarse sobre sus cenizas, en su afán de sobrevivencia?

Ya en el campo de concentración, el doctor Frankl se prometió a sí mismo que nunca se iba a suicidar, aunque llegara a la más profunda desesperación. Hizo un compromiso con su existencia. Le decía a un prisionero: “Lo que uno espera de la vida no importa; es más importante lo que la vida espera de uno”. En la prisión, el doctor Frankl era capaz incluso de guardarse un pedazo del mendrugo de pan que recibía, para compartirlo con un moribundo cuando fuera necesario.

Después de haber perdido a su esposa, sus hijos, su casa, su país, pensó que había algo que los verdugos no podían quitarle: su cuerpo, su piel. Pero con el paso de los días, y con la paupérrima alimentación que recibía, su cuerpo se torno en un cadáver viviente. Tuvo entonces que reevaluar su actitud ante la vida. Lo había perdido casi todo: su libertad, incluso su dignidad. Pero pensó que hay algo que nadie puede arrancarnos: nuestra actitud positiva ante la vida, ante el mal, ante la perversidad, ante las circunstancias más aberrantes (a ello le llamo “optimismo trágico”).

Aún en el paroxismo del dolor más intenso, o de la más profunda humillación, se encuentran pizcas y resquicios de

bondad, belleza y verdad. La vida es intrínsecamente buena, bondadosa y bella, aún enmedio de una guerra, aún enmedio de un terremoto, aún enmedio de la más lacerante pobreza.

Quizá el doctor Frankl le diría a la generación de hoy lo siguiente: “No importa que pase, tu vida tiene un sentido profundo. Después de un divorcio o separación tu vida tiene sentido. Después de la pérdida de tu ser mas querido, tu vida tiene sentido. Después del accidente más trágico, tu vida tiene sentido. Después de saber que tu hijo o esposo es víctima de la más terrible adicción, tu vida tiene sentido. Después de enterarte que tienes una enfermedad terminal, tu vida tiene sentido. Después de haber recibido los más aberrantes abusos y humillaciones, tu vida tiene sentido. Incluso, después de la muerte, tu vida tiene sentido”.

El doctor Frankl falleció en 1997 y su legado sigue iluminando el sentido de miles de seres humanos. Su muerte tiene sentido porque en ella hay belleza, bondad y verdad. La depresión, la adicción y la agresión surgen cuando se pierde de vista el sentido. Cuando se ve el sentido, uno está dispuesto al inevitable sufrimiento. La perspectiva cristiana va incluso más allá de la visión de este psiquiatra vienés que dice que el sufrimiento es llevadero y tiene sentido.

La visión cristiana establece que el sufrimiento es además redentor. San Pablo dice que en nuestro dolor “completamos lo que le faltó a la pasión de Cristo”. Pero aclaremos: ni la visión de Frankl, ni la visión cristiana son un llamado a un pesimismo trágico, o a la aceptación estoica o masoquista del dolor sin poderlo remediar.

Frankl decía que la mejor manera de activar nuestra actitud ante el sentido de la vida es haciendo el bien. Pero si en ese proceso nos encontramos con el mal, hay que afrontarlo positivamente. Y en esa actitud surge una nueva creación. Quizá también Cristo sostuvo lo mismo cuando declaró que “El trigo y la cizaña crecen juntos”. Un poeta dijo una vez: “Si la vida te presenta mil razones para llorar, demuéstrale que tú tienes mil y una razones para reír”.

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Padres pueden ayudar a “la policía” con el uso de la Red Hace pocos meses escribí acerca de pornografía. La columna generó algunas discusiones muy fructuosas y alguna preguntas que me incitó a hacer este seguimiento al respecto.

Una de las preguntas fue: ¿Cómo filtrando y controlando programas puede ayudar a los padres de familia en supervisar el tiempo que pasan sus hijos en los lugares de la Red Electrónica Mundial?

Hay muchos programas de filtración y obstrucción, cada uno con sus atributos y sus debilidades.

Bloqueando programas trabaja previniendo acceso a listas específicas en la red electrónica. El programa usualmente permitirá a los padres de familia bloquear categorías enteras, pero al mismo tiempo les permiten adherir o remover direcciones particulares de la red electrónica.

Algunos programas usan empleados humanos (¡imagínate eso!) para clasificar lugares dentro de esas categorías; otras simplemente buscan por palabras o frases que, cuando se encuentran, indican que cierto lugar debe estar bloqueado.

La mayoría de los examinadores de la red tienen también instrumentos bloqueadores ya montados en ellos.

Por ejemplo, en el internet Explorer 8 se encuentran un conjunto de controles parentales llamado Advertencias del Contenido (Content Advisor). Encontrarán los controles presionando la tecla de instrumentos (tools), y después en Opciones de Internet (Internet Options).

Seleccione la tecla de Contenido y habilite las Advertencias de Contenido (Content Adviser). Los padres de familia pueden designar una palabra de advertencia clave para asegurar que nadie pueda cambiar las designaciones seleccionadas.

Con niños de más edad, dependiendo en su madurez, una familia puede encontrar que bloqueando y filtrando programas es muy restrictivo, aun hasta cuando ellos no bloqueen todos los lugares que quieran que sus hijos eviten.

En tales casos, la supervisión de programas provee una forma diferente de supervisión. Esta supervisión de programas les permite a los padres de familia saber exactamente dónde su hijo ha estado en la Red Electrónica y algunas veces hasta el tiempo que pasaron en cada lugar.

Cuando un padre de familia es franco con su hijo-a acerca de la supervisión de los programas que se han instalado, él o ella crean las bases para una conversación continua acerca del uso del internet que ayudará en formar el uso responsable de su hijo-a.

Yo investigué algo en dónde los padres de familia pueden encontrar más información en programas de bloqueo.

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PROTEGIENDO A NUESTRO NIÑOS PAUL DUCKRO, Ph.D Uno de los mejores lugares que encontré es www.getnetwise.org. Entre los lugares de recursos está un instrumento para identificar programas específicos que puedan solventar la necesidad de alguna familia en particular.

Como GetNetWise indica, ningún programa de bloqueo es perfecto. Tales programas quizá sean más usables para niños pequeños que en realidad no debieran andar buscando libremente en la red. Un programa que le permita al niño visitar solamente programas selectos pudiera ser perfecto.

Espero que esta pequeña exploración de programas para ayudar en la supervisión sea útil para los padres que quieran envolverse y aprender más acerca de los riesgos y los beneficios del internet. GetNetWise tiene muchos otros recursos en el lugar (site) o disponible por el eslabón (link) hypertext.

Naturalmente, la cosa más importante que ustedes pueden hacer es activamente supervisar el uso del internet de sus hijos. ¿Cómo pueden hacer eso?

En una conferencia nacional reciente para los coordinadores de un ambiente seguro de nuestra Iglesia, el mensaje de los fiscales e investigadores fue muy claro: “díganle a los padres de familia que no le permitan a sus hijos tener una computadora en su recámara y díganles que no sean tímidos en pedir a sus hijos que les dejen ver a dónde han ido in la red electrónica.”

Establecer reglas para el uso de internet que incluyan límites en el tiempo que se les permita a sus hijos usar la computadora en el día.

Hay muy buenos ejemplos de reglas en www.netsmartz.org/resources/ pledge.htm.

Tener conversaciones acerca de lo que sus hijos están experimentando en la red electrónica

Recordarles a sus hijos que en realidad no conocen bien a una persona que solamente conocen por medio de la red electrónica.

Teniendo esa conversación ahora, cuando el período de las vacaciones de verano está por llegar, es especialmente importante.

El mes pasado escribí acerca de cuánto tiempo nuestros niños y nuestros jóvenes pasan en el acceso varios tipos de media.

Si los niños y jóvenes buscan en la red electrónica (web), tienen acceso a programas y juegan juegos con videos sin vigilancia, es simplemente lo mismo que si los llevaran y los dejaran en un vecindario peligroso para que lo recorran hasta que ustedes regresen.

También, no olviden que si sospechan cualquier lugar en la red electrónica o persona comunicándose por medio de internet con su hijo o promoviendo la explotación sexual de niños, ustedes lo pueden reportar directamente con la policía local o por internet al cybertipline.com.

No sean pasivos. Tomen acción.

Formen a sus hijos a vivir nuestra fe en su vida diaria, y porque la Red Electrónica Mundial (World Wide Web) es una parte en nuestras vida diaria que es tan creciente, sus hijos los necesitan con ellos al ir explorando.

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Por: OSCAR MAGALLANES Crecí en una familia común Mexicana, tradicional, clásica, y desde luego Católica, las mas de las veces nomás de nombre, aunque mis padres siempre nos incularon el amor a la Iglesia, de hecho una de mis hermanas fue mi primera catequista… y todavía me regaña…

-¿Cuándo fue la primera vez que pensaste en ser sacerdote?

Este ha sido siempre un sueño desde niño y ya pronto, en unos días, se hará realidad, como OSCAR MAGALLANES saben, fui un idacono casado (permanente), el matirmonio fuer para mí una experiencia hermosa, tuve una compañera extraordinaria, muy omprensiva entregada a su labor de esposa y madre, pero el señor quiso llevársela, cuando eso sucedió, pues me di a la tarea de reflexionar en mi futuro, no encontré mejor idea que la de entrar al

En

el Camino al

Sacerdocio

seminario y desde la perspectiva mínima personal de pagarle a Dios todo lo que hace por mí.

- ¿Tuviste un sacerdote a quien quisiste emular en tu juventud?

En mi vida existieron y existen un gran número de sacerdotes que me inspiran y me edifican, ya verán el día de la ordenación vendrán, con el favor de Dios, algunos de mis amigos, pero el que nos inspiró a todos es el famoso “padre nacho”, de Nogales. Ya de feliz memoria… el fue el gran inspirador de mucha gente, de nosotros especialmente, de mi en lo personal.

-¿Cómo consideras que será tu sacerdocio?

Quiero caminar con la gran familia de Dios rumbo al cielo, en el viaje de la fe y la esperanza, en pos de la visión beatifica de ver a Dios cara a cara con gran alegría, quiero ser colaborador de esa esperanza, quiero llevar el mensaje de salvación, quiero de la vida hacer una metanoia al estilo de San Pablo y ser esclavo del Señor las 24

Este es el octavo en una serie de artículos en donde seminaristas relatarán personalmente cómo y por qué encontraron sus caminos al sacerdocio en la Diócesis de Tucson.

Para aprender más en como convertirse en seminarista, contacta la Oficina de Vocaciones al 520-838-2531 o envía un email: vocations@diocesetucson.org.

horas.

-¿Cuál es tu gozo más grande al contemplar el sacerdocio?

La mayor alegría será el enseñar a la gente el camino de la salvación, el reunir a esa gente con Dios de nuevo a través del sacramento de la reconciliación, el alimentarlos con el único alimento que da vida y vida en abundancia; el cumplir con esa obligación sacerdotal será mi alegría y lo haré con toda mi voluntad y fuerza, con todo el alma. ¿Qué le dices a alguien que está considerando el sacerdocio?

Que le entren… que vengan a experimentar y vivir esta gran aventura de servicio, que los necesitan, que el Señor les habla, que pongan atención, que escuchen el llamado, que no se entretengan en otras cosas puesto urge ya, que se dejen usar por Dios, bueno en fin yo les diría “éntrale vato si yo, ya ves casi ya la hago, con más razón tú” -¿Cuál es tu devoción favorita?

Como buen mexicano, tengo las devociones de la gente, en especial, me gusta leer las horas sobre todo los Laudes, es una buena manera de empezar el día, y claro la devoción a la santísima virgen, pues ella como madre protege al sacerdote e intercede por el siempre en todos los momentos de nuestra existencia.

-¿Cómo te relajas? ¿Tienes un lugar de vacaciones favorito y/o un lugar de retiro?

Mi manera de relajamiento es muy simple, leo, hablo con mis amigos, visito a mi madre y hermanos, el recordar cosas de mi infancia, el chacotear con ellos me relaja, mi familia es muy alegre y nos reunimos con frecuencia al lado de nuestra madre, siempre hacemos de esas reuniones una fiesta.

- Describe un buen día en el seminario.

Siempre para mi todos los días eran unos días muy felices, el terminar un examen, el platicar con los demás seminaristas eran buenos días, de hecho allá en el seminario se me conoce como el mexicano alegre, que siempre decía y dice, “wonderful”, pues para mi todos los días eran wonderful days…

- “Le sorprendiera a la gente saber…

Que tengo una cinta negra en artes marciales.

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A nutritious meal and more

Catholic Social Service opens a new senior meals program on the eastside

By RUTH LILJENQUIST Catholic Social Service, an agency of Catholic Community Services, recently opened a new congregate dining site for seniors, in partnership with the Pima Council on Aging and Tucson Medical Center. The Eastside El Dorado Meals Program is located in the cafeteria of the old El Dorado Hospital, which houses TMC’s Senior Services Program, and provides a hot noon lunch Monday through Friday to people 60 and older.

The new site came about when another senior meal site on the east side had to close. The Pima Council on Aging wanted to create a new site to replace the one that closed and contacted Catholic Social Service, which runs several other senior meal sites in Tucson, and Tucson Medical Center, which leases the old El Dorado Hospital. They worked out a great solu- John, one of the participants at the new Eastside El Dorado Meals Program, takes a moment tion and opened the site on April 26. TMC for a quick photo. is providing the location free of charge, cal issues, and a range of other resources ities, like chair exercise classes. These Pima Council on Aging is providing the for seniors can now get a nutritious lunch opportunities for interaction with others funding through Arizona’s Department of meal with ease. Further, TMC’s Senior are really the most important feature of Economic Security and Aging and Adult Services program has an extensive volun- the program.

“Seniors who are isolated don’t eat as Administration, and CSS is running the teer pool, which CSS is already drawing from to staff the meal site. well, and that impacts their health,” said program.

The meal program is designed to meet Linda Rumsey, MS,RD, who directs CSS’s Having the congregate meal site in the one third of an adult’s daily nutritionsenior meal programs. “Studies show that same building with TMC’s senior services has obvious benefits. Seniors who already al requirements. Along with the meal, people eat better if they eat with somego to El Dorado for health and nutri- seniors visit with friends, play bingo and one.”

But there’s more to it. “Our meal tion classes, counseling related to medi- card games, and take part in various activ-

The other day I was recalling some significant moments during a retreat I facilitated for Catholic women in Sierra Vista. The rhythm of the day included short times of input, group and individual reflection time, experiences of various forms of prayer, and one morning period of silent prayer. The participants chose several locations to spend their alone time. I sat with those assembled in the dining room, where they faced their chairs outward, toward the bright windows, taking in the warmth of both the Son and the sun. I sensed a deep communion – each of us with our God and all of us with each of us-- by the very presence of this shared silence. It was a profound time, and it didn’t take us long to reach that place.

Savoring the memory of those moments set me thinking about silence—that sacred pause which is neither interruption nor distraction, but a time for restoring balance and retrieving energy. During those pauses, no matter their length, we savor the gift of the absence of activity in

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The goodness of ‘sacred pauses’ favor of stillness.

Psychologists say when we reach midlife we become more thirsty for these moments, more desirous of the kind of time-outs that result in wiser decisions and kinder words. How many times have we acted compulsively or made hasty remarks that hurt those we love because we failed to take a sacred pause? How many times did our early afternoon fatigue persist because we didn’t choose to take a restorative breath before engaging in our afternoon tasks and appointments?

For some mystics and saints, sacred pauses became a lifestyle. Communing with God became more essential than

frenetic activity. For us, ordinary mystics whose days can be frantic with busyness, the same communion can result if we will choose even momentary silence: We’re stopped at a red light. Some drivers around us are furious and impatient. Can we still ourselves in that space, refreshing instead of resenting?

We’re waiting in line to pay at the grocery store or gas station. We could be fuming at the inconvenience. Can we instead pause to become grateful for the nourishment and mobility we are about to receive?

We’re sitting in a crowded medical

programs give people a reason to get up in the morning, a focus for their day, a place to go,” said Linda. “There are a lot of lonely seniors out there, and when they stop being engaged with life, stop being interested in things, they begin to decline physically and mentally.”

Linda and her staff are working to integrate their program calendar with TMC’s Senior Services calendar to give seniors the greatest number of activity options.

They are also planning to plant a community garden with the help of staff from the Botanical Gardens in Tucson. The produce from the garden will supplement the offerings in the meal program, particularly the salad bar which will opened in the near future.

Having directed CSS’ senior meal programs for many years, Linda knows their value. “Just getting out for the day to eat lunch with others in a friendly welcoming place makes a big difference.

It has a domino effect, and result in so many other benefits for seniors.”

For more information The Eastside El Dorado Meals Program is located at 1400 N. Wilmot. It is provided on a donation basis. Meals must be reserved one week in advance. To make a reservation, call (520) 546-2257. Walk-ins are welcome for social activities.

office. Can we pause to appreciate whatever degree of health we enjoy, rather than grab a magazine and glut ourselves with Hollywood images or glitzy advertisements?

We arrive at church early for Sunday liturgy. Do we survey the brochure rack or read the parish bulletin while we wait, or do we sit, grateful for the quiet reflection time before Mass starts?

Friendship and good liturgical celebration are better with sacred pauses. If we trust and love someone, we can enjoy a shared silence. The rhythm of our Mass is intentional: action/pause/action/pause.

Its rich words and music have to be savored to take lasting root in our hearts.

Sanity and sanctity are both desirable for Catholics, however we define these.

Sacred pauses help us toward both of these.

As summer approaches, let’s take advantage of the change of pace to choose more frequent and enjoyable silent communing.

We’ll become the kinder, gentler people we long to be, and others wish we were!

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Parents should supervise use of Internet A few months ago, I wrote here about pornography. The column generated some very fruitful discussion and some questions that prompted me to do this follow-up.

One of the questions was: How can blocking (sometimes called filtering) and monitoring software help parents supervise the time their children spend on the World Wide Web? There are many blocking and monitoring programs, each with its own strengths and weaknesses.

Blocking software works by preventing access to a specific list of websites. The program will usually allow the parent to block entire categories but still allow them to add or remove particular web addresses.

Some programs use human (imagine that!) employees to classify sites into these categories; others simply search for particular words or phrases that, when found, indicate that a site should be blocked.

Most web browsers also have blocking tools built in.

For example, in Internet Explorer 8 there is a set of parental controls called Content Advisor. You will find the controls by clicking on Tools, then on Internet Options.

Select the Content tab and enable Content Advisor.

Parents can set a supervisor password to make sure no one else can change the settings selected.

With older children, depending on the maturity of the child, a family may find blocking and filtering programs to be too restrictive, even while they still do not block all the sites the parent might want their child to avoid.

In such cases, monitoring programs provide a different sort of supervision. Monitoring programs let a parent learn exactly where on the Web their child has gone and

PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN PAUL DUCKRO, Ph.D sometimes how long they have spent on each site.

When a parent is open with the child about monitoring software that has been installed, he or she creates a basis for ongoing conversation about Internet use that will help form the child in responsible use.

I did some research on where parents might turn for more information on blocking software. One of the best sites I found is www.getnetwise.org. Among the site’s resources is a search engine for identifying specific programs that might meet the need of a particular family.

As GetNetWise points out, no blocking program is foolproof. Such programs are perhaps most useful for young children who really should not be browsing the Web freely. A program allowing the child to visit only a few selected sites might be perfect.

I hope that this brief exploration of programs to help in supervision will be useful to parents who want to get involved and learn more about risks and benefits of the Internet. GetNetWise has many other resources on the site or available by hypertext link.

Of course, the most important thing you can do is to actively supervise your child’s use of the Internet.

How can you do that?

In a recent national conference of our Church’s safe environment coordinators, the message from prosecutors and investigators was clear: “Tell parents not to allow their children to have a computer in the bedroom and tell them not to be bashful about asking to see where their child has been going on the Web.” Set rules for Internet use that include limits on the amount of time your children can spend on the computer per day. There are some good examples of rules at www. netsmartz.org/resources/pledge.htm.

Have conversations about what your children are experiencing on the Web. Remind your children that they don’t really know the people they meet only on the Web. Having that conversation now, as we approach the summer vacation period, is especially important.

Last month, I wrote about how much time our children and youth spend accessing various types of media.

If children are browsing the Web and accessing and playing video games without your oversight, it is just the same as taking them to a dangerous neighborhood and dropping them off to wander around until you return.

Also, don’t forget that if you suspect any site or person communicating online with your child or promoting the sexual exploitation of children, you can make a report directly to local law enforcement or online to cybertipline. com.

Don’t be passive. Take action.

Form your children to live our faith in their daily lives, and because the World Wide Web is such a growing part of our daily lives, your children need you with them as they go exploring.

The hidden power of our Creed

By HARRY D. CARROZZA, MD, FACS Thomas Merton in his journal dated Sept. 7, 1958 during a day of recollection wrote pertaining to the great treasure that awaits us in our Catholic tradition: “When you accept what you have you will see all that you have is more than enough and you are overwhelmed.”

So much wealth is awaiting us in the Catholic tradition that we need not wander outside into the arms of other religious beliefs to discover what God has set aside for us.

We have it all in our Catholic faith and that is what makes us distinct from all other beliefs. Unfortunately, there are those mostly outside our faith but also some within our faith that desire to blur this distinction by promulgating ideas and beliefs that are alien to the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Pope Benedict XVI just a few days prior to his selection as Pope referred to the “dictatorship of relativism” that is running rampant throughout the world today. It is indeed a potentially lethal virus that is spreading worldwide with its eventual goal to de-Christify our Holy Mother the Catholic Church and is manifest in books and articles that

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say that Jesus of Nazareth did not pre-exist as the Second Person of the blessed Trinity, that He did not perform miracles, that He did not bodily rise from the dead and that His disciples actually made up stories after His death to depict Him as divine.

These books and ideas portray the Risen Christ as not only a symbol of God but also having risen in a metaphorical sense in the minds and hearts of His Apostles and disciples. Of course, all this is poppycock since Our Lord did bodily rise in the Resurrection and is offered to us in His Real Presence in the Holy Eucharist.

Dorothy L. Sayers, an English author and playwright, in 1949 had the solution to the untruth and modernistic fables that circulated throughout the Church then as they do now. Being inspired by the Holy Spirit she expressed the remedy in her book “Creed or Chaos?” It is the Creed that portrays the” greatest drama ever staged” and drawing from this it is the Creed that will sustain and strengthen us in both good times and bad.

Thus, the Creed is like the tiny mustard seed that Jesus speaks of since it contains all the truth of our faith. If we

The 2010 Annual Catholic Appeal has reached $3.3 million, 89 percent of its goal of $3.7 million, thanks to a record 15,279 donors.

“We are up by about 1,500 donors, which is wonderful news,” noted Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas.

were to only split this seed open in our minds and hearts it would unleash the immense power of the Kingdom of God. We need to do it today for the world has run amok in wars, racism, amorality, lies and hatred.

To those who downplay the Creed or deny it, let it be said it was not the Bishops of Nicea that authored the Creed but it was the Holy Spirit that inspired them.

In conclusion, we pray that those who oppose or minimize the Creed be blessed and enlightened by the Holy Spirit so that they can re-discover the truths of our faith.

Truth always! Always Truth!

— Dr. Carrozza is a member of Corpus Christi Parish in Tucson. A 3rd Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, he is past president of the Catholic Physicians Guild of Philadelphia, a member of the Catholic Medical Association and a Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Arizona and director of medical ethics training for residents. He is also a Eucharistic Minister and CCD teacher.

“As the Diocese grows in some counties, we are seeing an increase in giving and participation,” said Margie Puerta Edson. “But increased growth is not the case in all areas, so we definitely need everyone’s help, both newcomers and established families, to make the goal a reality.”

So far 25 parishes have made goal and another 10 are quickly closing in on their goals, she said. Contributions are still being accepted at parishes throughout the diocese and can be made online at www.diocesetucson.org.

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On

the Path to

Priesthood

This is the eighth in a series of articles in which seminarians will relate, personally, how and why they’ve found themselves on the path to priesthood in the Diocese of Tucson. To learn more about becoming a seminarian, contact the Office of Vocations at 520-838-2531 or email vocations@ diocesetucson.org.

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‘This has always been a dream of mine’

By OSCAR MAGALLANES I grew up in a typical Mexican family, traditional, classic, and, of course, Catholic. At times, though, it was in name only although my parents always taught us love of Church, and in fact, one of my sisters was my first catec hist …

She still scolds me.

W h e n did you first think about becoming a priest?

This has always been a dream of mine, since I was a child, and soon, in OSCAR MAGALLANES a few days, it will be realized. As you know, I was a married deacon (permanent). Marriage for me was a beautiful experience, I had an extraordinary partner, totally devoted to her role of wife and mother, but our Lord wanted to take her and when that happened, I set upon the task of reflecting on my future. I found no better idea than that of entering the seminary, at the very least, to give back to the Lord for all that he does for me.

Did you have a priest you looked up to in your youth?

There have been and there are a great number of priests who inspire and strengthen me. You’ll see these friends of mine on the day of my ordination, God willing. But the one who inspired us is none other than the famous “Padre Nacho,” from Nogales, a fond memory now. He inspired a great many people, especially us and me personally.

What do you envision your priesthood to be?

I want to walk with God’s great family to heaven, on a journey of faith and hope, in pursuit of the beatific vision to see God, face to face with great joy. I want to be part of that hope, I want to carry the message of salvation, I want to seek a transformation of mind and heart the way Saint Paul did and to be the Lord’s slave 24 hours a day.

What is your greatest joy as you contemplate the priesthood?

The greatest joy will be to show people the way to salvation—to reunite these people with God through the sacrament of reconciliation, to nourish them with the only nourishment that gives them life and life in abundance. To fulfill this priestly obligation will be my greatest joy and I will do it with all of my will and strength, and with all my soul.

What do you tell someone who is considering the priesthood?

To go for it. Come experience and live this great adventure of service; that they are needed; that our Lord calls, that they should pay attention to and listen to the call; not to waste time on other things because this is urgent; to let God use them. Finally, I would say to them “Go for it, man. If I am almost there, there is no reason you can’t.”

Do you have a favorite devotion?

Like any good Mexican, my favorites are those of the people, especially I like to read the Liturgy of the Hours. It is a good way to begin the day, and of course, I am devoted to Our Blessed Mother. She as our mother protects the priest and intercedes on his behalf during every moment of our existence.

How do you relax? Do you have a favorite vacation and/or retreat spot?

My relaxation is very simple: I read, I talk to friends, I visit my mother and brothers and sisters, I think of childhood memories, joking around and having fun with them relaxes me. My family is very large and we get together often with my mother. We always turn these reunions into a party.

Describe a good day at the seminary.

For me, every day was a good day.

Completing an exam, conversing with other seminarians were good days. As a matter of fact, in seminary, I was known as the Happy Mexican, who always said and says “Wonderful.” To me, all days were wonderful.

Finish this sentence: “I would surprise people to know I …” that I have a black belt in martial arts.

Having completed his seminary work, Oscar Magallanes has been ordained by Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas and now Father Magallanes is serving as parochial vicar at Yuma’s Immaculate Conception Parish.

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‘A core teaching… is the need to welcome the stranger’ Following are excerpts of comments made

by Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas in the wake of passage of Arizona’s controversial new law, SB 1070, called the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act”:

It is not good for our country when we do not know who is crossing our borders.”

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“Clearly, this new law has touched some very sensitive areas for many people. People of good faith vary in their understanding, in their perspective and in their feelings about this law and about the issues of immigration in general. This is why it is so important that we have dialogue and strive to listen to one another…”

— “…the reality is that the great majority of migrants enter our country out of human desperation. These are the people who are caught in the fierce ‘push-pull’ tides of this phenomenal migration. They are pushed by poverty in their home nations. They are pulled by our nation’s need for people to do certain kinds of work.”

earned pathway to legalization (not amnesty).

“This would bring those here illegally out of the shadows, require them to pay a fine and any owed taxes, to learn English and to be gainfully employed as they stand in line for a chance for citizenship.”

— “A core teaching of our Catholic tradition and that of other faiths is the need to welcome the stranger…We are a nation of immigrants, and our nation has benefited from the skills, ingenuity and hard work of immigrants. The Church…recognizes the right of a nation to protect its borders, but we need also to respect the responsibility of families to find a decent way of life…Our Church has both the right and responsibility to address the moral dimensions of migrant and immigration.”

“Prodding our government to do something about people dying in our desert is not politics. Speaking out about a flawed law is not politics. Bishops and the Church have a responsibility to uphold the moral teachings of the Church and to monitor legislation to make sure that it upholds the dignity of all human life…We could not be faithful to Christ if the Church would remain silent about legislation that treats human beings with less than the dignity they deserve.”

— “My first concern is that (SB1070) can heighten fear and create divisions within our communities. It changes the dynamic of how we live together in community. I believe the law will distract local law enforcement from their primary responsibilities for public safety. It will make it difficult for people here without proper documentation to report crimes and will push them further into the shadows. It has the potential to split families. It could cause economic harm to our state.”

“Many have said the immigration policy in our country is ‘broken.”

That is what I believe. Comprehensive immigration reform would put into place a system that would allow those who want to work to be here legally to do that work. It would allow our border security to clamp down on drug and weapons traffickers, human smugglers and the criminal network that has developed around the phenomenal migration.”

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“This comprehensive immigration policy would replace illegality with a system based on legal presence and legal entry, restoring the rule of law. It would include a program in which workers could come into the country legally to work. It would include worker rights provisions so that those coming here to work are not exploited. It would contain an

“I am not supportive of open borders.

Clearly, our nation has a right to protect its borders. We are a nation that values and respects the rule of law. Illegal immigration is not good for anyone. It is not good for the migrants who pass through our rugged desert at the risk of their own lives.

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