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Diocese forms ‘flu response plan’ Recommendations offered to parishes, organizations By BERN ZOVISTOSKI The New Vision
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Pat Arnell with a finely crafted miniature display at The Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures in Tucson.
Thinking small – in a big way
By BERN ZOVISTOSKI The New Vision
Pat Arnell describes herself as “just a kid who never grew up,” but the sign outside her small office door says: “Chief.” In fact she is both, as the brainchild behind one of the most unique museums to be found anywhere in the country – The Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures in Tucson. The museum, at 4455 E. Camp Lowell Rd., is a dream come true for Pat, along with her husband Walter, and a source of joy and awe for visitors young and old. Housed in a state-of-the-art 15,560-square-foot building constructed specifically for the display of miniatures, the museum is designed to provide a cultural and educational atmosphere for the preservation and display of antique and contemporary miniatures.
And it even has a mysterious fairy named Caitlin, who greets visitors at the door and then appears in various displays, tempting the kids to find her. The thousands of tiny items on display, along with more than 150 houses and other structures, were collected by Pat gradually over the years since she was a child in the 1930s. Pat and Walter, a retired college professor, moved to Tucson from Hawaii in 1979 and became members of St. Cyril of Alexandria Parish. Pat said she found miniature stores in Tucson and soon discovered “whole groups of collectors” and she began to not only collect but to make miniatures. As their home became filled with miniatures, Pat said, Walter was “not too enthused” about it. So they constructed a small building on the property to house and display them. Visitors came by and praised the See MUSEUM, page 12
A comprehensive plan to deal with a potential widespread outbreak of H1N1 flu has been drawn up by the Diocese of Tucson “to provide guidance” to parishes and other diocesan entities. The recommended actions were devised by a specially appointed “health and welfare committee” based on information provided by the Centers for Disease Control, local health authorities and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Citing “considerable concern regarding the possibility of a widespread pandemic of the H1N1 virus,” the committee’s recommendations have been offered to parishes, affiliated church organizations and the Bishop Moreno Pastoral Center. The H1N1 virus, also known as “Swine Flu,” causes symptoms that include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuff y nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue, and some may experience vomiting and diarrhea. Some people at “high risk,” according to the Centers for Disease Control, are people 65 or older, children under five, pregnant women and anyone with certain chronic medical conditions. The virus is spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing, the committee noted, and infections can also be spread by touching a surface or an object that contains flu virus and then touching one’s mouth, nose or eyes. See FLU, page 8
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Anglicans to gain ‘full communion’ with Church VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI has established a special structure for Anglicans who want to be in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church while preserving aspects of their Anglican spiritual and liturgical heritage, said U.S. Cardinal William J. Levada. The cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said a new apostolic constitution would establish “personal ordinariates” -- similar to dioceses -- to oversee the pastoral care of those who want to bring elements of their Anglican identity into the Catholic Church with them. Anglican priests who are married may be ordained Catholic priests, but married Anglican bishops will not be able to function as Catholic bishops in keeping with the long-standing Catholic and Orthodox tradition of ordaining only unmarried clergy as bishops, Cardinal Levada said. In a statement released in Washington on the same day of the announcement from the Vatican, Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the Church
Christian unity with Episcopalians. The Anglican province in the United States is the Episcopal Church. “The Catholic bishops of the United States remain committed to seeking deeper unity with the members of the Episcopal Church by means of theological dialogue and collaboration in activities that advance the mission of Christ and the welfare of society,” Cardinal George said. Cardinal Levada said the Pope’s apostolic constitution and norms for implementing it were undergoing final revisions and would be published in a couple of weeks. The action is Pope Benedict’s response to “many requests” submitted by individual Anglicans and by Anglican groups -including “20 to 30 bishops” -- asking to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church, the cardinal said. Cardinal Levada said the new provision does not weaken the commitment of the Vatican to promoting Christian unity, but is a recognition that many Anglicans share the Catholic faith and that Anglicans have a spiritual and liturgical life worth preserving.
Cardinal William J. Levada, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, announces the changes. (CNS photo)
in America “stands ready to collaborate” with the Vatican in implementing the new provision. He emphasized the U.S. Catholic Church would continue to work toward
“It has always been the principal aim -- the principal aim -- to achieve the full, visible unity” of the Catholic Church and Anglican Communion, the cardinal said. But given recent changes within many Anglican provinces with the ordination of women priests and bishops and the acceptance of homosexuality in some areas, the prospect of full unity “seemed to recede,” he said. The Church recognizes and welcomes those Anglicans who fully share the Catholic faith, agree with the Catholic view that only men can be ordained priests and recognize the role of the bishop of Rome -- the Pope -- as the sign and guarantor of Church unity, he said. In London, Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams of Canterbury, head of the Anglican Communion, and Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, said in a statement that the new provisions are a recognition of “the substantial overlap in faith, doctrine and spirituality between the Catholic Church and the Anglican tradition.”
Support for abortion declining, poll says WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Although a new poll showed a significant decline in support for abortion in the United States, an official of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life secretariat said the results would have been even more strongly prolife if they had been grouped to truly reflect the current state of U.S. abortion law. Deirdre A. McQuade, assistant director for policy and communications in the bishops’ Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, said Oct. 6 that the survey results from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life released Oct. 1 showed encouraging shifts in American opinion against legal abortion and for parental consent before a minor’s abortion. Overall, Pew reported that 47 percent of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 45 percent said it should be illegal in all or most cases. A year ago in a similar Pew poll, 54 percent said it should be legal in all or most cases, while 41 percent said it should be illegal in all or most cases. The margin of error for the most recent survey was plus or minus 2 percentage points. But McQuade said the survey results “do not helpfully reflect the current state of abortion law,” which allows abortions for virtually any reason throughout the nine months of pregnancy under Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. By grouping those who think abortion should be legal in most cases with those who believe it should be legal in all cases, the survey results give the impression that about half of Americans support current abortion law and half oppose it, McQuade said. “The good news is that if you net the categories to reflect the current state of abortion law, only 16 percent actually agrees with the current state of abortion law,” she said. That 16 percent said abortion should be legal in all cases. The percentage who said it should be legal in all cases has been as high as 27 percent, in July 1995.
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Support for legal abortion has declined since 1995.
“Declines in support for legal abortion are seen among a wide variety of demographic groups,” the Pew report noted. Among those showing declines of at least 10 percentage points in support for legal abortion were white, non-Hispanic Catholics and white mainline Prot-
estants who attend church at least weekly; Jews; moderate to liberal Republicans; those ages 30-49; white evangelical Protestants who attend church services less than weekly; and Republican-leaning independents. “Similarly, several groups that were previously divided in their views on abortion now come down clearly on the pro-life side,” the report added. “Among Hispanics, seniors, those with a high school education or less, Southerners and less-observant white evangelicals, abortion opponents now outnumber supporters of abortion rights.” More than half (53 percent) of those who thought abortion should be illegal in most or all cases cited religious beliefs as the biggest influence, while 12 percent said education and 16 percent said something else. Among those who believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, 30 percent said their education was the biggest influence, 20 percent cited a personal experience, 11 percent said their religious beliefs influenced their decision and 25 percent said something else. Although overall only 35 percent of Catholics cited their religious beliefs as the biggest influence on their abortion views, 60 percent of Catholics who attend church at least weekly did so. For Catholics who attend church services less frequently, the percentage who said their religious beliefs influenced their abortion views dropped to 19 percent. Asked whether they support “requiring that women under the age of 18 get the consent of at least one parent before they are allowed to have an abortion,” 76 percent of Americans said they favor or strongly favor such a requirement. Even 71 percent of those who think abortion should be legal in all or most cases said they supported the requirement. Currently 25 states require parental consent before a minor’s abortion, and another 11 require notification of at least one parent.
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FROM THE BISHOP
A reflection on cremation
Reflexiones sobre la incineración
All Souls Day – Dia de los Muertos – brings to mind our loved ones who have died. We still miss them. We remember moments with them that we treasure. We hold in our hearts happy memories of being with them. During November, many of us visit cemeteries to pray at the grave of someone we love. We might change the decorations, preparing for winter. We do this to honor the earthly remains of the person we love and to demonstrate that death cannot diminish our love. It is important for to have a place where we can go to remember. When we make these special visits to cemeteries, we are continuing the corporal work of mercy that encompasses burying the dead. Our Church, from the earliest centuries, buried the dead with reverence and care. Graves were marked with religious symbols and inscriptions. After all, in our faith, the body is revered as the Temple of the Holy Spirit. We believe in the resurrection of the body. In the Order of Christian Funerals, we read, “This is the body, once washed in baptism, anointed with the oil of salvation, and fed with the Bread of Life. . . the Church’s reverence and care for the body grows out of a reverence and concern for the person whom the Church now commends to the care of God (Order of Christian Funerals, Appendix 11 (1997). For many years, the Church approved only full body burial, reflective of our belief in the resurrection and the sacredness of the body. Cremation was seen as a pagan practice and a repudiation of our belief in the resurrection of the body, promised by Christ. It was only in 1963 that the Church began to look more favorably upon cremation, while retaining a strong preference for full body burial. Cremation became acceptable, at times, for sufficient reasons, as long as the decision was not a rejection of our belief in resurrection. Among the serious reasons why someone would properly choose cremation was for hygienic purposes, economic reasons or for the convenience of transporting remains to a distant place. Cremation has become more and more common in our culture to a point where now in excess of 63 percent of those dying in Arizona are cremated. Between 1963 and 1997, reflective of the Church’s caution about cremation, the Funeral Mass was not allowed to be celebrated in the presence of cremated remains. But in 1997, the Holy See gave bishops in the U.S. permission, for pastoral reasons, to have the cremated remains at the Funeral Mass. However, our Church continues to strongly emphasize that cremation should take place only after the vigil and Funeral Mass are held with the full body present. This gives the family and friends the chance to view the body and to pay their respects. The changes in Church customs regarding cremation have occurred over time for practical reasons. Even with those changes, the Church continues to teach the sanctity of the human body and the reverence due to it, which is best reflected in full body burial. With the increase in cremation, the disposition of the remains is becoming more and more a concern for the Church and families.
El Día de los Muertos nos recuerda los seres queridos que han fallecido. Todavía los extrañamos. Recordamos los momentos que pasamos con ellos y que atesoramos para siempre. Llevamos en nuestro corazón los felices recuerdos del tiempo compartido. Durante el mes de noviembre, muchos de nosotros visitamos los cementerios para rezar en la tumba de alguien que amamos. A veces cambiamos las decoraciones, en preparación para el invierno. El objetivo de esta actividad es honrar los restos terrenales de la persona que amamos y demostrar que la muerte no puede disminuir nuestro amor. Es importante para nosotros tener un lugar adonde podamos ir para recordar. Cuando realizamos estas visitas especiales a los cementerios, continuamos el trabajo corporal de la piedad que encierra el acto de enterrar a los difuntos. Nuestra Iglesia, desde los siglos más remotos, ha enterrado a sus difuntos con reverencia y cuidado. Las sepulturas se marcaban con símbolos e inscripciones religiosas. Después de todo, en nuestra fe, el cuerpo se venera como Templo del Espíritu Santo. Creemos en la resurrección del cuerpo. En el Ritual de Exequias Cristianas leemos: “Este es el cuerpo que fue una vez lavado en el Bautismo, ungido con el óleo de salvación, y alimentado por el pan de vida… la veneración y el cuidado de la Iglesia por el cuerpo nace de la veneración y de la preocupación de la Iglesia por la persona que ella encomienda ahora al cuidado de Dios. (Ritual de Exequias Cristianas, Apéndice 11 (1997). Durante muchos años, la Iglesia solamente aceptaba el entierro del cuerpo íntegro, práctica que refleja nuestra creencia en la resurrección y en la índole sagrada del cuerpo. La incineración se consideraba una práctica pagana y una repudiación de nuestra creencia de la resurrección del cuerpo prometida por Cristo. No fue sino hasta 1963 que la Iglesia comenzó a permitir la incineración, si bien afirmaba su preferencia por el entierro del cuerpo. La incineración se aceptaba, a veces, por razones suficientes, siempre y cuando la decisión no implicara un rechazo de nuestra creencia en la resurrección. Entre las razones serias por las cuales alguien podía elegir la incineración se cuentan las razones de higiene y las económicas, así como la conveniencia para el transporte de los restos a un lugar lejano. La incineración es cada vez más frecuente en nuestra cultura, al punto que, en la actualidad, más del 63 por ciento de los que fallecen en Arizona son incinerados. Entre 1963 y 1997, a causa de la cautela con que la Iglesia trataba la práctica de la incineración, no se permitía la celebración de la Misa de exequias, o de honras fúnebres, con restos incinerados presentes. Pero en 1997, la Santa Sede dio consentimiento a los obispos de EE.UU., por razones pastorales, para que se permitiera la presencia de restos incinerados en las Misas de exequias. Sin embargo, nuestra Iglesia continúa insistiendo en que la incineración tenga lugar solamente después de que se lleven a cabo la vigilia y la Misa de exequias con el cuerpo presente en su integridad. De esta manera, la familia y los amigos tienen la oportunidad de ver el cuerpo y de
With the increase in cremation, the disposition of the remains is becoming more and more a concern for the Church and families.
Dado el aumento del número de incineraciones, el tema de la disposición de los restos se torna una preocupación cada vez mayor para la Iglesia y para las familias.
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I remember as a young priest in my first assignment in 1969, talking to a wife whose husband had died and whose body was cremated. I asked her whether the remains would be kept at our Catholic cemetery. She responded, “Oh no, Mike was a golfer. He loved the fifth hole at Pine Meadows. We threw his ashes along the green.” Such dispositions of remains, no matter how well intended, are becoming far too common. “We keep Tom on the mantle.” “We distributed Mary’s ashes among the kids.” “We threw Margaret’s remains out to sea. She loved sailing.” Today, the Church offers guidance to families on how cremated remains should be cared for. The Church teaches that the same respect we give to the body of the deceased should be accorded cremated remains. The remains should be put in a worthy vessel as is done with the full body. The remains should be buried in a grave or entombed in a mausoleum or columbarium. The place of entombment should be marked with a plaque or stone memorializing the deceased, because, as time goes by, that place to visit and remember becomes very important. The counsel and guidance of the Church can be immensely helpful to a family regarding cremation and the proper disposition of the cremated remains. Our pastors are the best resource for families facing these decisions. Also, James DeCastro, director of our Diocese of Tucson Catholic Cemeteries and all the staff of our Catholic Cemeteries at Holy Hope and Our Lady of the Desert in Tucson stand ready to assist you as you make these difficult decisions. You are welcome to make a visit to our Cemeteries or you may contact our Cemeteries at 520-888-0860. This month, hold your loved ones in prayer, visit their burial sites and remember their love as we await the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. OBISPO continua de página 3
presentar sus respetos. Los cambios en las costumbres de la Iglesia en lo tocante a la incineración han ocurrido con el paso del tiempo y por razones prácticas. Aún con esos cambios, la Iglesia continúa enseñando la santidad del cuerpo humano y la reverencia que se le debe, lo cual se puede apreciar claramente en un entierro del cuerpo. Dado el aumento del número de incineraciones, el tema de la disposición de los restos se torna una preocupación cada vez mayor para la Iglesia y para las familias. Recuerdo que cuando era joven, durante mi primer encargo, tuve una conversación con una señora cuyo esposo había fallecido y su cuerpo había sido incinerado. Le pregunté si los restos se conservarían en nuestro cementerio católico. Ella respondió: “Oh no, Mike jugaba al golf. Le encantaba el sitio del quinto hoyo en Pine Meadows. Esparcimos sus cenizas sobre el césped del lugar”. Ese tipo de disposiciones, más allá de que se realizan con la mejor intención, se están dando con demasiada frecuencia. “Tenemos a Tom sobre el anaquel de la chimenea”. “Repartimos las cenizas de Mary entre todos los hijos”. “Arrojamos las cenizas de Margaret al mar. Le gustaba mucho navegar”. Actualmente, la Iglesia guía a las familias dándoles a conocer la manera de cuidar de los restos incinerados de un ser querido. La Iglesia enseña que el mismo respeto que le tenemos al cuerpo del difunto debe darse a los restos incinerados. Los restos deben colocarse en un recipiente digno, al igual que se hace con el cuerpo, y deben enterrarse en un sepulcro o se puede depositar la urna cineraria, o recipiente, en un mausoleo o columbario. El lugar de los restos debe marcarse con una placa o piedra que conmemore al difunto porque, con el paso del tiempo, ese lugar para visitar y recordar cobra gran importancia. Los consejos y la guía de la Iglesia pueden resultar inmensamente útiles para una familia que esté considerando la incineración como disposición adecuada de restos incinerados. Nuestros párrocos son la mejor fuente de consejo para las familias que se enfrentan a estas decisiones. Además, James DeCastro, director de los Cementerios Católicos de nuestra Diócesis de Tucson, y todo el personal de los cementerios católicos Holy Hope y Our Lady of the Desert, en Tucson, están a las órdenes para asistir a quienes deben tomar estas difíciles decisiones. Pueden visitar nuestros cementerios o comunicarse por teléfono al 520-888-0860. Este mes, recen por sus seres queridos, visiten el lugar de su entierro y recuerden su amor mientras esperamos la venida de nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
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Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas Calendar
November 2009
1 9:15 A.M., Mass, blessing of memorial stone for unborn children, St. Joseph 2:00 P.M., Presentation on Encyclical, Caritas in Veritate, Our Mother of Sorrows 3:30 P.M., 40 Days for Life 6:30 P.M., Vocation Discerment Gathering, Bishop’s Residence 2 8:30 A.M., Mass, Holy Hope Cemetery (All Souls Day) 10:00 A.M., Mass, Keynote Address, Catholic School Inservice, Salpointe 3 11:30 A.M., Mass, Luncheon, Staff Birthdays 4 10:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M., Priests’ Day of Prayer, Redemptorist Renewal Center 5 7:30 A.M., Catholic Cemeteries’ Board 6 9:00 A.M., Diocesan New Employees Orientation, Mass, Lunch 5:00 P.M., Carondelet Foundation, Mass, Donor Reception, SS Peter & Paul 7 9:00 A.M., Diocesan Pastoral Council 8 5:00 P.M., Confirmation, St, Thomas More Newman Center 9 9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M., Religious Leaders Retreat, Tanque Verde Lutheran Church 10 9:00 A.M., Priests’ On-going Formation, Redemptorist Renewal Center 10-11 12:00 noon, Arizona Catholic
Conference, Diocese of Phoenix 11 5:30 P.M., Dinner, Cursillo Sponsors 12 12:00 noon, Catholic Foundation 13-19 USCCB Fall Assembly, Baltimore 20 8:00 A.M., Administrative Directors Meeting 9:00 A.M., Pastoral Directors 21 7:30 A.M., Diaconate Retreat Mass, Presentation, Redemptorist Renewal Center 5:30 P.M., Black Catholic Mass, St. Augustine Cathedral 22 12:15 P.M., St. Thomas More Newman Center, Confirmation RCIA Group 4:00 P.M., Mass, Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha, 25th Parish Anniversary 23 10:30 A.M., Presbyteral Council 7:00 P.M., Adult Confirmation for St. Augustine, Most Holy Trinity, St. Monica, Sacred Heart, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 24 7:30 A.M., Diocesan Finance Council 6:00 P.M., Knights of Columbus, Mass, Potluck, Bishop’s Residence 25 8:15 A.M., Mass, Breakfast, CTSO Donors, St. John the Evangelist 26-30 Thanksgiving, Chicago
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Five new saints ‘shining examples,’ Pope says VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Calling them “shining examples” of Christian love, Pope Benedict XVI has proclaimed five new saints, including Father Damien de Veuster, the 19th-century Belgian missionary who ministered to people with leprosy in Hawaii before dying of the disease. At a Mass overflowing with pilgrims from around the world, the Pope also canonized Sister Jeanne Jugan, a French nun whose Little Sisters of the Poor continue to assist the elderly in the United States and more than 30 other countries. After brief biographies of the five were read aloud, the Pope pronounced a solemn decree of canonization and proclaimed them models of holiness for the whole Church. Relics of the new saints were placed on the altar as St. Peter’s Basilica was filled with a sung “Alleluia.” The Pope said the newly canonized had typified the Christian vocation of radical conversion and self-sacrifice made “with no thought of human calculation and advantage.” “Their perfection, in the logic of the faith that is sometimes humanly incomprehensible, consists in no longer placing themselves at the center, but in choosing to go against the current by living according to the Gospel,” he said.
Thousands of U.S. pilgrims came to Rome for the Oct. 11 canonization, including a delegation of leprosy patients and their caregivers from Hawaii, where St. Damien worked and died, and residents from homes for the aged run by Little Sisters of the Poor across the United States. The basilica was filled beyond capacity, and an estimated 40,000 people watched the liturgy on giant TV screens in St. Peter’s Square. The Mass was moved inside at the last minute because of a threat of rain, but blue skies and sunshine prevailed throughout the liturgy. St. Damien, a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, worked on the island of Hawaii for eight years before volunteering in 1873 to work at a leprosy colony on Molokai, where he served as pastor, doctor and counselor to some 800 patients. In 1884 he contracted leprosy but, refusing to leave the island for treatment, continued to work until the month before his death at age 49 in 1889. The Pope said St. Damien “felt at home” as “a leper with the lepers” during the final years of his life. The procession to place St. Damien’s relics on the altar included Hawaii resident Audrey Toguchi, 81, whose cure from
cancer was attributed to the miraculous intercession of St. Damien, as well as her doctor and a leprosy patient from Hawaii. St. Damien has been considered an intercessor for patients with leprosy and, more recently, HIV and AIDS. The Vatican’s liturgical program for the canonization described St. Damien as a voice for “rejected people of all kinds: the incurably ill (victims of AIDS or other diseases), abandoned children, disoriented youths, exploited women, neglected elderly people and oppressed minorities.” Meanwhile, the Pope said that in view of her service to the elderly, St. Jeanne Jugan was “a beacon” for modern societies, which “have still to rediscover the unique place and contribution of this period of life.” She was so effective with the aged because she recognized in them the person of Christ, he said. Born in northern France in 1792, St. Jeanne formed a small prayer community and, in 1839, brought home a sick and blind elderly widow, giving the woman her own bed. Caring for the abandoned elderly became the primary focus of her religious order, and remains so today for the approximately 2,700 Little Sisters of the Poor. The other new saints: -- St. Zygmunt Felinski, a former arch-
bishop of Warsaw, Poland, and founder of the Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary. Born in 1822 near Volinia, which today is in Ukraine, he was deported to Russia and, after being freed, worked among the poor farmers of Ukraine and Poland, founding schools for rural children. He died in 1895. -- St. Francisco Coll Guitart, a Spanish Dominican priest who founded the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the 19th century. He was famed for his evangelical preaching, aimed especially at Catholics who had lapsed from the practice of the faith. He made great use of the rosary, initiating the “perpetual rosary” in parts of Spain, in which thousands of people took part. His popular missions continued until his death in 1875 at the age of 62. -- St. Rafael Arnaiz Baron, a 20th-century Spanish Trappist brother known for his humility and life of prayer. As a student of architecture in the 1930s, he suddenly broke off his training to enter the contemplative life. Soon after he was stricken with a serious form of diabetes. He died in 1938 at age 27, and his prayerful devotion and his spiritual writings led people to describe him as a great mystic.
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Students Griffin Sauer, 3rd grade; McKenna Sauer. 5th grade; Quinn Sauer 1st grade; and Alexandra Chao, 1st grade, are recycling at Immaculate Heart School in Tucson.
Encyclical to be discussed by Bishop
“Caritas in Veritate – Charity in Truth,” the latest encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI, will be discussed by Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. at Our Mother of Sorrows Parish in Tucson. The encyclical gives a rich, in-depth exploration on the nature of Christian love, its relationship to the truth and its implica-
After Rosemarie Sauer enrolled her three kids at Immaculate Heart Academy, a Catholic elementary school on Tucson’s northwest side, she realized the school lacked a recycling program. She immediately decided that ought to change. “My first proposal was accepted and implemented and it’s being growing ever since,” said Sauer, a lifelong “green-lifestyle” enthusiast. “We started with the inkjet and cell phone fundraiser program because it costs the school nothing and we can earn cash while doing something good. We’ve raised over $150 for the first seven months of the program.” Sauer’s next move was having the students designate separate trashcans in the lunchrooms and playgrounds specifically for plastic bottle disposal and plastic bottle caps. In an effort to expand the program further, Immaculate Heart Academy is now enrolled in the Elmer’s Glue Stick Recycling Program. Sauer writes a bi-weekly column for Immaculate Heart’s school newsletter and updates students and parents with tips for living a more “green” lifestyle. She feels it is important for children to be aware of this issue from a young age so they can positively affect the future. Sauer and the students at Immaculate Heart have already made a huge difference by making small but considerate changes in how they deal with what they are throwing away. “Conservationism, environmentalism and personal responsibility are not trends— these things are not going away soon,” said Sauer. “God’s fragile planet is clearly under assault. I am so proud of the Immaculate Heart community for embracing this mindset and for doing their part in all of it.”
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Concert to benefit ‘Poverty 24/6’ Father Joe Rodrigues and Patti Munsen will perform a benefit concert for Poverty 24/6 on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish at 8650 N. Shannon Rd. in Tucson. “Miracles in Mexico,” a short documentary film about the work of Poverty 24/6, will be screened during the presentation. The documentary was created by Notre Dame Father Dan Groody in cooperation with Groody River Films and was released in September. Just in time for the holiday gift season, hand-made craft items from residents will be available for purchase, along with CDs by Father Joe Rodrigues and Patti Munsen and DVD copies of “Miracles in Mexico.” Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door, as well as at several parish offices. A drawing will be held for one of three prizes: a handmade quilt made by homeless residents, a 4-foot hand-carved crucifix, and a 2-by-3 foot wall-sized 3D portrait of the Last Supper. You need not be present to win. “Thanksgiving weekend is the perfect time to thank God by helping our brothers and sisters who are poor and hungry,” said Deacon Joe Bogushefsky. “God has given us so much – it’s only right that we share the many blessings he has bestowed on us with our neighbors. Please join us for an evening of prayer and music.” For information on tickets, call Bogushefsky at 520-6828600. For more information on Poverty 24/6, go to http:// poverty24-6.org.
Bishop Quinn honored For his work with Native Americans and the poor, much of which he did in Arizona, retired Sacramento Bishop Francis A. Quinn has received the Giovanni Martinelli Award, named after the late mayor of Lucca, Italy, who was known for his humanitarian efforts. Bishop Quinn, who returned to Sacramento after his volunteer service in the Diocese of Tucson, was honored on Oct. 9 at a Mass at Sacramento’s Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, presided over by Archbishop Benvenuto Italo Castellani of Lucca. Bishop Quinn, whose maternal grandfather was born
in Lucca, was nominated for the award by the Tuscany Club of California “because of his work with Native Americans and the poor, and because he is dedicated to walking in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi,” said club president Rino Bertini. The award is named after Dr. Giovanni Martinelli, former mayor of Lucca, Italy. A delegation of civic and religious leaders from Lucca traveled to Sacramento for the award ceremony. While in Arizona, Bishop Quinn served the diocese’s Tohono O’odham and Pasqua Yaqui communities.
Heinan honored with knighthood Tucson resident Timothy R. Heinan was invested as Grand Cross in the Order of St. Michael and the Wing, at the historic Alcobaca Abbey in Portugal on Sept. 27. The Order of St. Michael and the Wing is one of the oldest Catholic knighthoods in Europe; its statutes having been promulgated by Pope Alexander III in 1171. Heinan serves as Executive Director of the Blessed Nuno Society, a Catholic Mission Society headquartered in the Diocese of Duluth, Minn., which has a mission office in Tucson. The award, in recognition of exemplary service to the poor, honors Heinan’s 24-year leadership in caring for homeless and orphaned children worldwide, including the recent construction of a new orphanage, Casa Reina
de los Angeles, in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. The Blessed Nuno Society is named for the Portuguese patron of orphaned children, St. Nuno Alvares Pereira who was canonized as a saint by Pope Benedict XVI last year. Dom Duarte Pio, head of the Royal House of Portugal and Bishop Manuel Antonio dos Santos of Sao Tome and Principe presided over the investiture ceremony in Portugal. Dom Duarte is a direct descendant of St. Nuno. Among those present at the ceremony were the Earl of Khartoum, Lord Henry Herbert, representing Queen Elizabeth of Britain, King Kigeli V of the Royal House of Rwanda, and Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie Hailie Selassie of Ethiopia.
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outbreak. “Consider limiting or postponing meetings as a preventative measure,” the committee said. “Consider placing sanitizing agents at convenient locations when gatherings do occur and remind attendees of the need to employ preventative measures at all times.”
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PREVENTION Employees who are well but who have an ill family member at home with the flu can go to work as usual, the committee said. However, these employees should monitor their health every day and take precautions: *Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. *Washing your hands often with soap and warm water for 15 or 20 seconds. *Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. *Try to avoid close contact with people who are sick. CLEANING Flu virus can survive on environmental surfaces such as books, papers and door knobs for two to eight hours, studies have shown. Chemical germicides such as chlorine, hydrogen peroxide, soap, iodinebased antiseptics and alcohol are effective in destroying the virus, the committee said. “It is important” to keep surfaces, especially bedside tables, bathroom and kitchen counters and toys clean by wiping them down with a household disinfectant, the committee said. “Linens, eating utensils and dishes used by persons ill with the H1N1 virus do not need to be clean separately, but it is important that these items not be shared without washing them thoroughly first,” the committee added. Anyone handling contaminated items before they’re washed should wash their hands thoroughly afterward. COMMUNICATIONS The committee said “clear, concise and timely communications are essential” when health authorities have identified the presence of H1N1 flu, and it recommends that each work location designate a person to communicate with health officials to ensure “accurate and timely information” can be disseminated. In Pima County, the diocesan Director
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of Communications, Fred Allison, will be the liaison with the county health department and the Department of Emergency Preparedness. For parishes outside Pima County, the committee recommends that each Vicar Forane designate a liaison with each of the pertinent county agencies in which the vicariate is located. “The person designated in each vicariate as the liaison is responsible for communicating with the diocesan Director of Communications and the Director of Human Resources (Richard Serrano) to ensure the appropriate advisory is issued to parishes or other entities,” the committee said. In the event a curtailing or shutdown of operations is necessary, the committee said, large parishes and organizations should establish a telephone tree to notify
MONITORING Workplace supervisors are responsible for monitoring employee health and for taking appropriate action, the committee said. Supervisors should monitor employees for any signs of possible infection and, if necessary, send an affected employee home to prevent the infection of others. Vacation and leave policies should be reviewed with employees in the event the employees need to take time off, the committee said. “Being sensitive to an employee’s need to take time off in order to care for a sick family member” might reduce the risk of further infection in the workplace, the committee said. GATHERINGS The committee recommends that pastors and supervisors be aware of preventative measures in the event of a significant flu
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LITURGIES It will be left up to the individual pastors to determine what, if any, precautionary changes in liturgy practices should be implemented. Pastors are encouraged to consult the Bishop or Vicar General prior to making any changes they feel are necessary to respond to specific local situations. The committee suggested that priests, deacons and extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist especially should be reminded to always wash their hands before Mass and use an alcohol-based anti-bacterial solution before and after distributing Holy Communion. CONTINUITY The committee said it is important that parishes and work locations remain open in the event of widespread illness, recommending that key processes be identified along with the key individuals who would remain at work to fulfill the necessary responsibilities. In cases where there are few employees, it may become necessary to rearrange work schedules to adequately support the key processes, the committee said. RECOVERY Should widespread illness affect a significant number of employees, workplaces should develop a recovery plan “to sanitize the work areas (desks, telephones and common work areas) before employees are allowed to return to work,” the committee said.
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By MARCO ANTONIO CARRASCO I was born on January 28, 1986, in the city of Tucson to two loving parents, Joaquin S. Carrasco and Blanca Esthela Carrasco Valencia. I entered the world choking myself with my umbilical cord. I guess I thought it was a snake or an enemy of mine, which if it wasn’t for the doctor I would have lost the fight against my own umbilical cord. Luckily I survived and was in the arms of my mother in the midst of other family members that included my eldest brother Joaquin Carrasco Jr. and my other older brother Miguel Angel Carrasco. My home as a child was great; I played and fought with my brothers like any other family. I MARCO ANTONIO was never alone CARRASCO in my childhood. I received lots of love from both of my parents and protection from my older brothers. All of this love and protection has taught me how to love and protect. Being the baby of the house has its benefits and privileges but it also takes effort to learn from the wisdom of older family members. My childhood will never be forgotten because in the midst of troubles and happiness, love was and still is the center of my family, which unites us in a way that only God can unite. I kept busy in my childhood and high school by playing sports like football and soccer. I enjoy playing these sports even now here at the seminary. When did you first think about becoming a priest? The first time I had the smallest idea of becoming a priest was when I was 10 years old and I wanted to become an altar server. I told my father to help me become one of those kids in white that join the priest at Mass. Surely, within a month I was serv-
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God’s sense of humor ing up on the altar where the greatest gift to human kind makes itself present. I remained an altar server for the next 11 years, but I didn’t have the idea of becoming a priest throughout all those years. The idea or desire would come and go throughout my adolescence. Did you have a priest you looked up to in your youth? I remember Father Luis Chavez who was my pastor at Immaculate Conception in Douglas. His charisma, love and fervor for Christ and the Church really interested me. I remember him running around serving, talking, helping, advising, counseling, laughing and loving the people of Christ from our parish. He was and still is for me a great example of priesthood. What do you envision your priesthood to be? The priesthood for me is something that only with God’s grace someone could accomplish to be. Priesthood is not easy, but it is possible. I envision the priesthood as a life of love and sacrifice. Love of sacrifice is something that is hard to grasp in life even for me. Love in life is a goal that needs much humility and compassion with and for others. With the help of seminary formation I hope to grow in these very much-needed important virtues. Sacrifice for the sake of Christ means a lot in the priesthood. To live a faithful life filled with struggles and joys that makes a difference in others’ lives is worth every struggle. What do you tell someone who is seriously considering the priesthood? What everybody’s life is centered on is
At OMOS on Nov. 11
Film exposes war on children
In the spring of 2003, three young Americans traveled to Africa in search of a story. What they found was a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them – a story where children are the weapons, and children are the victims. “The Rescue of Joseph Kony’s Child Soldiers” is a film that exposes the effects of a 20-year-long war on the children of Northern Uganda, and the efforts that have been made to save them. The movie will be screened on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Our Mother of Sorrows Parish Hall at 1800 S. Kolb Rd. in Tucson. The film is best for junior high students or older and admission is free. A free-will donation will be taken. The film is being sponsored by the parish’s Youth Ministries Office.
that moment when Christ himself will say “come all you faithful servants join me in my glory.” So to the men who are considering the priesthood I say what Bishop Kicanas told me when I was seriously considering the priesthood: “Marco the only way you will know if the priesthood is for you is by entering the Seminary and discerning.” When we feel or desire something that is drawing us to the priesthood we should think and discern, not ignore or be afraid of it. Yes, we make sacrifices that normally one wouldn’t make. Some people leave homes, businesses, families, work and millionaires also leave their millions for the sake of the kingdom of God. Most seminarians like me also leave or come to agreements to separate peacefully with great beautiful girlfriends. To discern is hard, we prepare to leave everything and put all in the hands of God. Only with the Grace of God can we do this. Considering the priesthood is a Great Joy, but it is never a game. Do you have a favorite devotion? Throughout the years there has been a devotion that has helped tremendously. Pablet Escalante introduced this devotion to me. This Devotion is the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. When I pray this devotion it makes me realize my own imperfections and sinfulness. I realize that God’s Love and Mercy is way bigger and larger than myself including my imperfections and sinfulness. I also have a special devotion to the Holy Spirit and its company, which I pray to command me and keep me submissive to his will.
How do you relax? In the seminary I relax by drinking coffee before my personal prayer sitting in the Benedictine monks’ retreat house garden contemplating the variety of God’s created nature. Describe a good day at work. A good day in the seminary in my opinion is everyday, but the days that I can say “this is great day” is when everything gets done and God himself is pleased. This is when all dimensions of formation are completed and lived. For example, Spiritual life: all my prayers are completed. Human Formation: I behaved according to Church teaching, God’s love and guidance and got some exercise in. Academic Formation: this is when all my homework is done. Finally, Vocation Discernment: which is getting to know oneself and my purpose in life. Of course we cannot forget that the Mass is very essential. When all these things are done, then I can say: “this day was a great day.” This concludes my sharing of my life and vocation for NOW! The journey keeps on going and I am now in my senior year in undergraduate getting ready to pursue theology in the year to come, God willing. So this is most of my life – I am a normal guy with a normal life, sometimes an extreme life, but I am normal and I am a seminarian. Finish this sentence: It would surprise people to know I... It would surprise people to know that I love dancing. Ever since I was a toddler I enjoyed imitating famous dancers like John Travolta, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Elvis, and nowadays people like Usher. Dancing to a variety of music from hip hop, Latin music, country, Mexican country, salsa, to other choreography type dances, well at least I try to dance, sometimes it looks good and sometimes it just isn’t my day. — Carrasco is a seminarian at Mount Angel Seminary, One Abbey Drive, St. Benedict, OR 973730506
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Black Catholics: ‘A place at the table’ By FATHER IVAN CORMAC MARSH, O. Carm. Once again the Black Catholic Community of the Diocese of Tucson plans to gather together with Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, chief Shepherd and Ordinary of the Diocese of Tucson, to celebrate their Black Catholic heritage during the month of November. They will do this through the celebration of the Catholic Mass, a sacrament which binds them together and to the larger Church of the diocese. Thus, the celebration is held at the seat of the diocese, St. Augustine Cathedral. It is always an honor and a privilege for Black Catholics to come together to be with one another, those from all over Africa, FATHER MARSH USA, Haiti, South America, and even Europe. Black Catholics speak many different languages, but they know that this does not hinder them from worshipping the One True God of their Catholic faith. They know their unity in their diversity, for they are but a microcosm of the larger Church, which is extremely diverse. While they may have come to the faith through many different doors, they know they are one in faith in Jesus Christ and in His Church. This is what they celebrate when they gather. History may have been cruel to Black Catholics in the past. This must never be forgotten. However, the past is over and gone. Forgiveness is a true characteristic of
Special Mass on Nov. 21 at St. Augustine Cathedral November is designated as Black Catholic Month in the Catholic Church in the USA, and each year, The Office of Black Catholic Ministry, together with Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, sponsors a special Mass at St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson to underscore Black Catholic heritage. The Mass will be celebrated on Nov. 21 at 5:30 p.m., and all Catholics are invited to attend, especially all Black Catholics. Catholicism. One need only pay attention to the Lord’s Prayer to know that to be a truth. Black Catholics in the USA have known this for over two hundred years now. They know how to forgive and to let go, and to put things into God’s hands. They trust in their God to continue to liberate them and to be true to His covenant to them. Black Catholics are finding more and more a “place at the table.” The Diocese has established an Office of Black Catholic Ministry to attend to the needs of Black Catholics. While the work of this office moves slowly, those who do this work voluntarily are making headway. The dedication is strong. Gradually the Office of Black Catholic Ministry is discovering in the diocese just who the Black Catholics are, and is trying to generate a list of names, addresses and telephone numbers to keep them informed of its ministry. It is not an easy task, but progress is being made. Patience is a virtue, after all. The Office of Black Catholic Ministry has recent-
ly discovered that there is a large number of the African Catholic Community at Saint Cyril of Alexandria Parish here in Tucson. That community is getting organized and has been meeting regularly to keep the African Catholic community together in the faith. So many of our African Catholics have not felt welcomed, and The Saint Cyril Community is doing its best to change that. In October the African Catholic Community sponsored its first Mass to welcome all Catholics, but African Catholics specifically. They wanted all to know that they have a “place at the table.” This African Catholic community will take a special part in the November 21st Mass at Saint Augustine Cathedral with the bishop. However, the Black Catholic Community never wishes to gather alone. They want also to be sure that all of their sisters and brothers of the faith are invited to celebrate with them, for they recognize a multi-colored tapestry among God’s people. We are Black, Brown, Yellow, White and many shades in between. The Black Catholic Community recognizes that this is our Church’s great beauty. It is what makes us unique as a Church. God is at work in the great Church of the Diocese of Tucson. God knows what He is doing, and that is the building up of the great Church of the diocese. All must have a “place at the table.” No one can be left out. May all who call themselves Catholics, Black Catholics among them, and all of their sisters and brothers of the faith, work together to bring about God’s Kingdom here on earth, especially in the Diocese of Tucson. Father Ivan Cormac Marsh, O. Carm., is Prior of the St. Cyril Carmelite Community in Tucson.
Tucson Boys Chorus to sing at Benedictine Monastery The Tucson Boys Chorus will perform two concerts on Saturday, Nov. 21, with proceeds benefiting the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration’s Preserving Our Heritage campaign. The popular chorus will present the world premiere of “Prayers from the Ark” at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Benedictine Sister’s historic monastery chapel at 800 N. Country Club Rd., Tucson. Tickets are $50 and available by calling (520) 325-6401. Composed by renowned conductor and former musical director of the Tucson Symphony Frederic Balazs, the
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piece was inspired by a work by French Benedictine nun Carmen Bernos de Gasztold. Her book, “Prayers from the Ark,” includes 27 poems written from the point of view of the animals on Noah’s Ark, each saying a simple prayer to God in its own voice. Danish pianist Torsten Juul-Borre will join the chorus as a featured performer and will play selections of works by Chopin, Grieg and Liszt. The Tucson Boys Chorus, which will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2010, is directed by Dr. Julian Ackerley. Proceeds from the premiere concert will bene-
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Director Martin Camacho at (520) 838-2508 or
spread over a five-year period at $2,000 per year.
Tucson.”
mcamacho@cathfnd.org.
Members receive special recognition and invitations
Last year, the Foundation’s board was able to help
to the Foundation’s events. The money goes into the
four programs, including: funding children’s day care
Cornerstone Fund, which was established to meet the
and a summer program; a grant to help St. Elizabeth
most pressing needs in the Diocese and upon which no
Health Center open a new dental clinic; and a St.
restrictions are placed.
Vincent de Paul bus voucher program that provided
to 50 percent of your income. The Foundation also accepts other types of gifts, such as stocks and bonds.
Wills Clinic A will is the most basic form for estate planning. You may want to attend this seminar even if you have a will in place to make sure your will accomplishes your goals according to your wishes. A will can provide for your family after your death; distribute your assets as you wish; save on estate taxes with proper planning; and leave a gift to charity without giving up your assets.
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Wills Clinic
Visit us at www.cathfnd.org
111 S. Church Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85701 Our mission is to build endowments to provide perpetual resources to further the religious, educational and charitable ministries in the Diocese of Tucson.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 From 9:30 – 11:30 am Las Campanas Social Center 565 W. Belltower Road, Ocotillo Room
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For more information, contact Martin Camacho, Executive Director at (520) 838-2508 or mcamacho@cathfnd.org.
N. Desert Bell Dr.
Every life leaves a mark. What will be your legacy? Discover the ways you can continue to make a difference in the lives of others with a lasting gift through the Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Tucson.
Attorney David West will present an overview of the basics of estate planning. Attorney Angela Moore will go over a checklist of things you should have in order in terms of organizing your legal and financial matters. After the presentations, you may have a complimentary personal one-on-one ten minute session with one of the attorneys. From I-19 take W. Esperanza Blvd. west; make a right turn on N. Desert Bell Dr.; make a right turn on W. Belltower Dr.
W. Esperanza Blvd.
Advance registration is required by November 12 for seminars and for one-on-one session with an attorney. No one-on-one sessions will be allowed without prior registration. RSVP to Mary Louise Luna at 873-5006 or mluna@carondelet.org. Registration required by November 12 for seminar and one-on-one sessions.
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displays, Pat said, adding to her passion to collect more. “People (who collect) are getting older, and their families often aren’t interested in maintaining the collections,” Pat said. “Each collection reflects the personality of the collector.” Pat said she didn’t want to break up her collection, so instead, about four years ago, she came up with the idea of building a museum. The Arnells purchased land adjacent to their home and that eventually became the site of The Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. Virtually every day for the last two years or so, Pat has been actively involved in overseeing the project and, finally, moving the miniatures into the museum. “Everything had to be packed, cleaned, unpacked and put on display,” Pat said, and it was a tedious and timeconsuming job. Pat and Walter said they are both “overwhelmed” by the museum, which Pat said is the only one in the United States displayed in a building “built from scratch” just for that purpose. A crowd of about 750 people turned out for the grand opening on Oct. 3, Pat said, and as many as 100 show up every Saturday, both children and adults. The museum features three galleries, each shooting off from a central star-lit rotunda: A fantasy gallery, a history gallery and an Exploring the World gallery. Dedication to detail and scale is a crucial aspect, Pat said, along with authenticity and creativity in the entertaining displays. “We have lots of interactive displays,” Pat said. “We have to be innovative and keep up with the times.” At the same time, the museum boasts one of the oldest miniature houses in the U.S., built in 1775, and of course Pat’s first miniatures – a set of Strombecker wooden doll house furniture. The miniatures in the fantasy gallery are a child’s delight, while the history gallery shows visitors the evolution of miniature-building, most of it done on a scale of an inch to a foot. The craftsmen and women worked entirely by hand until the industrial revolution in the 1880s, when mass-production began. In the Exploring the World gallery are examples of miniatures from other cultures, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Japan, Greece, Turkey and Spain. Pulling the entire museum together is that fairy named Caitlin. Words can’t describe her role, it has to be seen to be believed.
Walter and Pat Arnell are the founders of the “magic” to be found at their new miniatures museum.
If you go The Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures, at 4455 E. Camp Lowell Rd., Tucson, is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. Entry fee is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and military personnel and $5 for kids 4 and up. Group rates are available. For more information, call 520-881-0606. The house of Caitlin the fairy is displayed in the museum lobby.
With an eye to detail and scale, these displays above and at left can be seen at The Mini-Time Machine.
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Schools gain technology, other needed benefits By BERN ZOVISTOSKI The New Vision Some of the dollars donated to the diocesan renewal campaign have gone directly to support a range of goals aimed at enhancing the education efforts in Catholic schools throughout southern Arizona. A check for $7,500 has been given to each of the 19 elementary schools in the diocese, a move that was universally praised by school leaders always in need of additional funds. “Praised be Jesus Christ!” was the reaction of Sister Mary Aloysius, principal of Loretto Catholic School in Douglas. “It was such a wonderful surprise…we will use this money wisely.” A total of $850,000 from the “Our Faith, Our Hope, Our Future” capital campaign has been set aside so far for school improvements, and schools can tap into that fund by applying for a grant for a purpose stated in its strategic plan. Grant requests - a minimum of $1,000 to a maximum of $40,000 - must be submitted to the Diocesan School Board for approval, and final decisions will be made by Sister Rosa Maria Ruiz, Superintendent of Schools, and Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas. Grant requests for this semester are due by Nov. 15, for the next semester by March 15. As is the case in many of the schools, Loretto Catholic will use the $7,500 already given to improve its technology department by purchasing laptop and desktop computers, a projector and screen and a TV to be used for professional development, Sister Mary Aloysius said. At St. Francis of Assisi School in Yuma, principal Susan Armijo Bostic said “we are very, very excited” to receive the money which will be “put to great use” updating technology and for professional development in technology for teachers. St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School in Casa Grande will buy wireless keyboards and mouses for computer projectors and establish a computer lab in each classroom of the 6th and 7th grade, said principal Joseph R. Parzych III. Two Tucson schools will also use the money for technology improvements. Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School’s principal, Jean McKenzie, said it will buy starboards and infrared auditory devices for classrooms, and St. John the Evangelist Catholic School will buy an Internet safety program “to keep unwanted information off our computers,” said principal Roseanne Villanueva. Several schools indicated the money would be used to support tuition for needy
Our Faith, Our Hope, Our Future Your campaign dollars at work kids. San Xavier Mission School will place the money to help parents with tuition, said principal Shirley Kalinowski. Similarly, Lourdes Catholic School in Nogales is “very thankful” for the donation. Sister Esther Hugues, the principal said: “…due to increased job loss and reduction of work hours, many of our families began struggling to meet tuition last semester.” St. Joseph School, too, will put the money into its tuition line-item because even with scholarships, some students at the Tucson school will not be able to pay their required tuition. Our Lady of the Mountains School in Sierra Vista will use part of the money to purchase additional curriculum for next year, said Jim Gordon, the principal. At St. Charles School in San Carlos, Sister Georgia Greene, the principal, said the money “comes at a most opportune time” because lightning during a recent storm blew up the school’s network server and it must be replaced to restore Internet service. Tucson’s Santa Cruz Catholic School will use the money to complete its school security system, providing “a visitorfriendly yet safe lock system for the gate leading to our schoolyard area,” said Sister Leonette Kochan, the principal. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Tucson will buy needed materials and shelving for its library. “Like so many of God’s gifts, this one was perfect in timing,” said principal Suzanne Shadonix.
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• This tax return shows an Arizona state tax liability of $964 (line 22) • It also shows that $750 was contributed to a private school for tuition support (that amount was entered on line 27 – as a tax “credit.”) • The $750 contribution was then deducted from the tax liability (the $964 on line 22), leaving only $214 as the balance of the tax (line 30). • However, $330 in state withholding taxes had already been withheld by the employer (line 31).
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• That means there was actually an overpayment of $116 (line 38 – which is the $964 state tax liability less $750 school credit less the $330 withheld).
• So –they got a refund of $116 after filing their returns (line 55). They made a contribution to the school of their choice and they actually used tax dollars to do it! It cost them nothing at all because it was money that they would have paid in taxes anyway.
For more information, contact any of the CTSO schools or call us at 520 8382558or 1877TAXCTSO 18778292876. ✁
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Volumen IV - Número XII
REFLEXIONES Padre Roberto Kose, OFM Cap.
La Muerte Cristiana Comenzamos el inicio de este mes de Novi-
embre con un memorial solemne a nuestros queridos seres difuntos. Mucha gente hace durante este tiempo del año la pregunta siguiente: ¿A donde van los muertos? Es una pregunta seria y profunda, una pregunta que pega el corazón. Encontramos diversas opiniones para explicar este misterio de la vida. Para estudiantes en la universidad a veces la muerte es simplemente pasar a otro nivel. La materia del cuerpo humano está transformada o está explicada como la inexistencia del ser. Como Ana Leticia González escribió en el Chicago Católico hace varios años: “Para nuestros indígenas mexicanos, los sacrificios humanos eran ofrendas al “dios sol” que creían se alimentaba con sangre por el resplandor rojizo que posee y, al ofrecerle ofrendas le alimentaban para que no se terminara la creación”. Para nosotros cristianos, morir es el RENACER a una VIDA NUEVA, en JESUCRISTO, estar con EL, con EL PADRE y EL ESPÍRITU SANTO. Es bueno que nos reunamos en estos días de Otoño cuando la creación alrededor de nosotros también está transformando de la vida del verano hacia el descanso del Invierno. Los días calidos y soleados están cambiando hacia los días más frescos y fríos del Invierno, entonces donde se apreció la vida ya parece como si estuviera muerta. Después de su trágica muerte en la cruz, Jesús mismo apareció como muerto y con su poder como Dios resucitó ofreciendo a todos nosotros la oportunidad de pasar del nivel de este mundo hacia la vida de plenitud con Dios en el cielo. Nuestra fe nos dice que en verdad Cristo vive, que su muerte no fue en vano. ¿Que sentido tiene esta fiesta para usted? Para mi es una buena oportunidad de revivir la memoria de la vida con mamá y papá, mis tíos; pensar en mi hermanita Dorotea que nunca conocí. Pienso en el Arzobispo Oscar Romero y los muchos mártires de El Salvador que ofrecieron sus vidas por la fe cristiana, así como en los judíos que fueron asesinados durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Que todos descansen en la paz del Señor.
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Tiene También Rostro Hispano la Iglesia en los Estados Unidos Entrevista a Mario Paredes, Representante de la Sociedad Bíblica Norteamericana Por María de la Torre
WASHINGTON, D. C. (ZENIT.org).- El Sínodo de la Palabra, celebrado en el Vaticano hace exactamente un año, está dejando un impacto en los Estados Unidos, como lo comprueba el congreso “Camino a Emaús”, celebrado recientemente por iniciativa de la Sociedad Bíblica Norteamericana y el Centro Cushwa para el estudio del Catolicismo en Estados Unidos. Mario Paredes, representante de la Sociedad Bíblica Norteamericana para el Ministerio Católico, ha hecho un balance con ZENIT de estos dos eventos, en ambos ha participado y concluye señalando que la presencia de Católicos de procedencia Hispana en Estados Unidos es cada vez más influyente. Se están integrando y están aceptando la realidad de que, como dice Paredes, “podemos ser uno respetando la diversidad” --¿Cómo podría describir los Ministerios Hispanos hoy en día? --Mario Paredes: La belleza del ministerio Hispano, en los Estados Unidos, tiene que ver con los valores evangélicos. El ministerio Hispano es llegar a un pueblo que vibra con la solidaridad, un pueblo que tiene una gran esperanza, un pueblo que lucha por vencer los grandes obstáculos materiales, la pobreza, la falta de educación, la falta de vivienda, el problema migratorio, la falta de documentos para ser reconocido legalmente en la sociedad. Es el tipo de problema que tenemos en la sociedad y el pueblo Hispano ciertamente está marcando una pauta de vivencia evangélica. --¿Qué impacto ha tenido la visita del Papa a los Estados Unidos sobre los Hispanos? --Mario Paredes: El pueblo Hispano, el pueblo Latinoamericano, tiene un gran amor por la persona del Santo Padre y su ministerio por ser el pastor universal de la Iglesia. La mitad de quienes estuvieron presentes en los estadios de Washington y Nueva York, durante su visita, eran Hispanos. El amor, la adhesión al magisterio de Pedro es muy grande en nuestra cultura Hispánica y esto ha fortalecido la fe de nuestro pueblo. El Santo Padre sin lugar a dudas vino a confirmarnos en la fe, nos impulsó, nos animó y nos dio un mensaje en español, queriéndonos decir que la Iglesia en Estados Unidos también tiene un rostro Hispano. --El Papa presentó a los Estados Unidos como modelo de laicidad y de convivencia entre religiones, ¿Una lección para Europa? --Mario Paredes: Pienso que nuestro país, los Estados Unidos, es una sociedad muy joven. Es un país que tiene una historia de poco más de doscientos treinta años,
donde hay un mosaico de razas, de lenguas, de culturas. Por este motivo, en estos años ha madurado y ha crecido en el respeto, en el conocimiento de los otros y en la aceptación de los otros. Ha sido un proceso doloroso, a veces vergonzoso por el racismo, la discriminación o el desprecio. Sin embargo la sociedad Norteamericana ha madurado. Prueba de ello es la elección del presidente actual de los Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, o la nominación de una jueza a la corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos, que es de origen Hispano. Eso son signos y símbolos de que la sociedad se está integrando y está aceptando la realidad de que podemos ser uno, respetando la diversidad. --¿Qué le ha sorprendido del congreso “Camino a Emaús”? -- Mario Paredes: Un elemento que me ha impactado es ver el amor, la devoción que tiene el pueblo Hispano católico por escrutar las Sagradas Escrituras. He constatado cómo ven en las Sagradas Escrituras un encuentro personal con el Señor Jesús. Eso se manifiesta en los cantos, en las celebraciones que tuvimos, en las meditaciones y en las reflexiones que se presentaron. Otro elemento que me parece realmente admirable es cómo pudimos conjugar la participación de la jerarquía de la Iglesia, nuestros obispos incluyendo a dos cardenales, al presidente de la Conferencia Episcopal de los Estados Unidos y al cardenal emérito de Washington. Y conjugamos la presencia de ellos con un equipo de teólogos, biblistas, expertos, catequetas, pastoralistas. Y todo ello con la participación del liderazgo Hispano católico de todo el país. Trescientos cincuenta participantes en este congreso escuchando una diversidad de presentaciones por académicos Católicos en sus diferentes áreas de especialidad. Y a la vez, recibiendo enseñanza y orientación de nuestros legítimos pastores, los obispos. Esto da un sentido de Iglesia y una expresión nueva de la fe en el mundo Hispano católico de los Estados Unidos.
“Protegiendo a Nuestros Niños”, Nueva Columna en Español, se Publicará a Partir de Diciembre
A partir de la próxima edición de Diciem-
bre, La Nueva Visión iniciará mensualmente la publicación de la columna “Protecting Our Children”, traducida al español bajo el título “Protegiendo a Nuestros Niños”, escrita por Paul Duckro, Ph.D.
VIDA ECLESIAL
RINCON ESPIRITUAL
Padre Raúl Valencia
Parroco de San Judas Tadeo, San Luis, Az
Sal de Tí
En mi caminar como profesionista y como sacerdote, en nuestra vida nos topamos con personas que nos ayudan a reflexionar. Algunos centrados, otros distraídos. Algunos saben quienes son y a dónde van, otros están por descubrirlo. Algunos estamos aprendiendo a vivir, otros estamos descubriendo nuestra misión en esta Tierra. Cualquiera que sea nuestro caso, valdría la pena que nos asomemos dentro de nosotros y, ¿por qué no?, salir de nuestra persona. Me explico, Si eres lo que eres: sirve, ama, dá, pero no digas que eres más que los demás. Si eres sabio, calla. Que el mundo descubra en ti la Sabiduría. En la sonrisa que das al anciano, en ese saludo que das al amigo, en esa caricia que haces a tu hijo, en esa palmada de ánimo que le das a quien no encuentra esperanza, ¡ENTRÉGATE! El mundo está cansado de oír: “Yo soy”, “Yo hago”, “Yo sirvo”… Pregúntate desde ahora: ¿Quién soy?, ¿qué hago?, ¿en qué sirvo?, ¿adónde voy? Y sé tan sabio para enseñar a los demás, aún en tu acción más pequeña, que dándote todo parezca que no das nada. En otras palabras, la invitación es a la humildad y a la sencillez. Dios que ve todo, --hasta el más sencillo acto de caridad--, sabrá recompensarte. Por la construcción del Reino de Dios. Buenos días.
Priorizar el Bien Común, Clave para Erradicar la Pobreza en el Mundo Por MONSEÑOR FERNANdO MARÍA BARGALLÓ Presidente de la Comisión Episcopal Argentina de Cáritas
Existe en nuestro país, Argentina, una realidad concreta y palpable de pobreza y exclusión que reclama todo nuestro esfuerzo y compromiso para transformarla. No podemos desentendernos, ni negar su existencia. Tampoco podemos quedarnos entrampados en la discusión teórica acerca de índices y porcentajes mientras está en juego la vida de millones de niños, jóvenes, adultos y ancianos, cuya dolorosa situación no se modifica de la noche a la mañana, por más que crezca o disminuya un determinado “guarismo”. Sin duda, el primer paso para encontrar la solución a un problema es ver con claridad las causas que lo originan. En este caso, sería alarmante considerar que se debe sólo a una cuestión económica, porque todos sabemos que las razones de fondo son mucho más profundas: el drama de la pobreza tiene que ver con una crisis de valores y una crisis moral. Es una crisis signada por el individualismo, el egoísmo, la escandalosa concentración de riqueza y poder en unos pocos y el consecuente debilitamiento de los vínculos personales y sociales, que fueron arrastrando paulatinamente a una gran mayoría a quedar relegados al costado del camino, sin posibilidad de revertir su situación de exclusión. En Cáritas lo constatamos a diario: personas y grupos humanos que hoy no cuentan con las mínimas oportunidades que les permitan ejercer su libertad para poder elegir, para proyectar un mañana diferente, para formarse, aprender y trabajar, desarrollando sus capacidades y sus dones. El proyecto de Dios es que todos y todas puedan sentarse como hermanos en la mesa de la vida,
Mujeres en la Iglesia
La Extraordinaria Vida de la Hermana Thea Bowman Por REBECCA PIÑA CAMMAROTA La historia de la Iglesia Católica abarca a muchos personajes dinámicos y bondadosos. Entre ellos, se encuentran los santos, misioneros y catequistas. Pero, me pregunto ¿por qué cuando estudiamos la historia de la Iglesia casi siempre nos enfocamos en lo dicho y hecho por hombres? Las mujeres también han servido en las iglesias, los coros, las clases de catecismo y sobre todo en las organizaciones caritativas. El 51% de la población es femenina, pero su contribución parece seguir en los márgenes. Por eso es que escribo de una mujer contemporánea tan expresiva y valiente como la Hermana Thea Bowman. Nació en Mississippi el 29 de diciembre, 1937 y le llamaron Berta. Comenzó su búsqueda espiritual a la edad de 9 años, con el apoyo de sus padres, fue a estudiar en la escuela “Holy Child Jesús”. Allí se dedicó
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a estudiar con las hermanas Franciscanas. Fue bautizada en la fe Católica a los 10 años y tomó el nombre de su padre, Theo. Las vidas y el trabajo de las hermanas fue una profunda influencia en su crecimiento y formación. A la edad de 15 años se unió a las hermanas del Convento Santa Rosa, en Wisconsin. Progresó en sus años de formación en la vida religiosa. Fue una estudiante sobresaliente y recibió su doctorado en literatura y lingüística en Inglés. Durante esos años apreció su identidad como mujer Afro-Americana y Católica. Celebraba su don de cantar y animaba a otros celebrar su propia identidad cultural. Thea era poeta, cantante maestra y evangelista. Siempre abogó por la armonía racial. Era una mujer fuerte de mucho carisma. Tenía gran éxito en trabajar con niños como adultos en grupos musicales. Admiro el hecho de que proclamaba, cantaba y bailaba en alabanza a Dios. Temas del sufrimiento, la
alegría, los oprimidos, la liberación del mal y de la esclavitud marcaban sus cantos. En 1989 la invitaron a la Conferencia de Obispos sobre Católicos AfroAmericanos. Pidió que todos los obispos se pusieran de pie y con palmadas cantaron “Vamos a vencer” o “We shall overcome.” Juntos con ella, los obispos cantaron con emoción. Esta mujer trabajaba incansablemente aun cuando el cáncer le consumía el cuerpo. Desde su silla de ruedas, continuó en su vocación, diciendo que no se cansaba. Usaba turbantes de colores fuertes sobre su cabeza calva. Dijo que “caminando juntos no nos casamos.” Rendida por el cáncer y el servicio a los demás la Hermana Thea Bowman murió el 30 de marzo, 1990. Actualmente, en el 2009, están examinando su vida como candidata para ver si fue digna de canonización. ¡Aquellos que la conocieron dicen que ya es una santa!
vida digna y vida plena. Para hacerlo realidad, sin embargo, necesita de nuestro compromiso, de nuestras manos y nuestro corazón. Quiere que sigamos las huellas de su Hijo Jesús, quien en fidelidad al amor, hasta el extremo de dar la vida para que tengamos vida, “pasó haciendo el bien” a todos, especialmente a los pobres y sufrientes, marginados por la sociedad. Por eso, un enorme desafío que tenemos hoy como nación es aprender a renunciar a intereses meramente particulares o sectoriales y trabajar juntos en la construcción del bien común, convencidos que las estructuras justas, condición sin la cual no es posible un orden justo en la sociedad, nacen y funcionan “a partir de un consenso moral en la sociedad sobre los valores fundamentales y sobre la necesidad de vivir estos valores con las necesarias renuncias, incluso contra el interés personal”, como expresa el Santo Padre (Aparecida, Discurso Inaugural 4). Sin dicho consenso sobre los valores fundamentales sería ingenuo, de nuestra parte, pensar que podríamos elaborar estructuras justas en orden a que nuestros pueblos tengan vida digna y en abundancia. Consenso, diálogo, compromiso, opción por los pobres, decisión política, sumadas a un nuevo estilo de liderazgo que priorice el bien común, son algunas de las claves necesarias para erradicar la pobreza. El 17 de este mes conmemoramos el “Día Internacional para la Erradicación de la Pobreza”, pidámosle a Jesús que fortalezca nuestros pasos e ilumine nuestras decisiones personales y sociales, para que cada uno, desde su propia vocación, tarea o responsabilidad, y todos, desde la fraternidad que nos une, construyamos juntos, cada vez más, un país con igualdad de oportunidades para todos.
Primer Documental que Revela Secretos Sobre Pío XII y el Holocausto Por MARÍA dE LA TORRE
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DEL VATICANO. (ZENIT.org).- Con motivo del aniversario de la muerte de Pío XII, acaecida el 9 de Octubre de 1958, se ha publicado el primer documental sobre el Papa Eugenio Pacelli y su papel decisivo a favor de centenares de miles de judíos durante la persecución nazi. Con el título “Pío XII y el Holocausto: Historia Secreta del Gran Rescate”, el documental, de 30 minutos, incluye imágenes de archivo, documentos detallados y testimonios inéditos de supervivientes al Holocausto. “Es una producción de gran valor histórico, que contribuye a documentar la grandeza del pontificado de Pío XII”, ha declarado Francesco Robatto, presidente de “HDH Communications”, la sociedad que distribuye en exclusiva los DVDs del Centro Televisivo Vaticano en todo el mundo. El DVD, producido por Rome Reports, se publica en un primer momento en inglés y español y puede comprarse en Internet en la página web de “HDH
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CAMINO DE LA FE
Confesiones del Cardenal Rodríguez Maradiaga Sobre su Vocación Sacerdotal
Orientación Familiar
Honrar es Amar Por Lucero de Dávalos
Querido hijo: Hablar de honrar es hablar de amar y respetar conjuntamente. Habrás observado que el precepto cuarto del decálogo habla de honrar a los padres. Se puede respetar a alguien como autoridad como, por ejemplo, a un oficial de tránsito que, a pesar de que se le respete, quizá por considerarlo tan sólo un hermano --por ser también hijo de Dios--, pero amarlo… quien sabe. Se puede decir que se ama mucho a los hijos y sin embargo fallar en el respeto que se les debe como personas cuando se les anda hurgando correspondencia, esculcando los cajones de sus muebles, descolgando bocinas de otros teléfonos para escuchar sus pláticas, etcétera, etcétera. A veces se podría pensar que de verdad honramos a los padres pero con comportamientos equivocados hacemos lo contrario. Si no te comportas con la dignidad de persona; si en lugar de estudiar, trabajar o cumplir y te quejas de tus deberes de estado, estás deshonrando a tu casa, tus raíces, a tu familia, a TUS PADRES. Tu no sabes que valor tenía, hasta hace unos años, la honorabilidad. Los caballeros llegaban a batirse en duelo si condideraban que se había ofendido su honor. Tal vez te parezca exagerada la expresión pero hoy que parece que el honor se ha perdido. Vale la pena recordar que en otros tiempos las señoritas hablaban de cosas que les honraban. Hoy, hay jóvenes de ambos sexos que nunca han oído hablar con propiedad de esa virtud familiar y social y, si no han oído hablar de ellas ¡imagínate si la vivirán! No creas que esto compete únicamente a los jóvenes, pues también hay gente mayor que de continuo se queja de sus padres ancianos; no saben que ellos con pararrayos de bendiciones que aumentan las virtudes de los que con ellos conviven gracias a su experiencia o a los trabajos que da el cuidarlos, tal y como ellos hicieron en un tiempo. ¿Crees que quejándonos les honremos? A veces hasta nos averguenza su presencia. Te recuerdo al viejito a quien sus hijos habían hecho una taza de una lata de jugo para que no quebrara las de porcelana al soltarlas con su pulso tembloroso. Un día, al regresar el papá del trabajo vió a su pequeño hijo quitandole la etiqueta de papel a una lata y le preguntó que hacía; el pequeño le respondió: “Haciendo tu taza para cuando estés viejo como el abuelo”. No te canses en prodigarte en la búsqueda de la perfección pues estoy segura de que así serás el honor de la fmilia. Con cariño te bendice tu madre.
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DEL VATICANO. (ZENIT.org).“Soy un salesiano hondureño nacido hace 66 años en Tegucigalpa”, así comienza sus “confesiones” el cardenal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga arzobispo de Tegucigalpa. Inmediatamente después menciona el hecho que cambiaría decisivamente su vida: “Entré a la Congregación Salesiana cuando tenía 16 años y ahí hice todo mi camino como educador y maestro. Luego fui ordenado sacerdote en 1970”. Ahí nació y se desarrolló su vocación sacerdotal que ha compartido con ZENIT en la serie de testimonios que la agencia está recogiendo con motivo del año sacerdotal y que fueron inaugurados por el cardenal Tarcisio Bertone, secretario de Estado de Benedicto XVI. “Posteriormente mis superiores me destinaron a estudiar aquí en Roma. Estudié Teología Moral; estudié también Psicología Clínica entre Roma e Innsbruck (Austria). Luego regresé como prefecto de estudios en el Instituto Teológico Salesiano de
Guatemala y posteriormente como rector del Seminario Menor de Filosofía en Guatemala” “En 1978 fui nombrado obispo auxiliar de Tegucigalpa, ordenado el 8 de diciembre de ese año”, sigue explicando. “Luego fui secretario general del Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (CELAM), viviendo cuatro años en Bogotá. Posteriormente fui nombrado arzobispo de Tegucigalpa desde hace ya 16 años y fui creado cardenal por el Papa Juan Pablo II, siervo de Dios, en el consistorio del año 2001. Hace dos años fui elegido presidente de Caritas Internationalis”.
“Grave afrenta” Contra la Iglesia de Antequera, Oax. OAXACA, Oax. (ZENIT.org-El Observador ).El arzobispo de Antequera, Oaxaca, monseñor José Luis Chávez Botello, ha denunciado los actos de ofensa contra él mismo, contra la catedral de esta arquidiócesis y contra los fieles católicos que se disponían a celebrar la misa de mediodía el pasado domingo 18 de octubre Según los hechos denunciados por monseñor Chávez Botello, ese domingo un grupo aproximado de 50 personas de San Sebastián Tutla, encabezadas por las autoridades municipales, irrumpieron violentamente en la catedral con mantas y pancartas un poco antes de mediodía. Se trata, subrayó el arzobispo de Antequera Oaxaca de “una afrenta grave por tratarse del recinto sagrado de la catedral, una ofensa a los fieles católicos que con fe y devoción estaban presentes para la celebración eucarística, una ofensa grave a nuestra iglesia diocesana”. Los hechos denunciados, comenta Monseñor Chávez Botello, “demuestra, al menos, que no hay respeto al lugar sagrado y que en el fondo no interesa la vida cristiana”.
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VISIÓN CATÓLICA Un hombre sometió a juicio al mundo y terminó condenán-
dolo. La sentencia dice: “Mundo, yo te enjuicio y te declaro culpable por los niños explotados que mueren de hambre, sabiendo que hay pan para todos; por los hombres que se han armado hasta los dientes y se matan por tus mezquinos intereses; por ocultar la justicia y entregarla con una brutal impureza; por haber asesinado a seis millones de hermanos judíos; por las personas que no tienen casa, comida o un techo en donde descansar en paz; por las muertes de tantas personas pobres que se quedan afuera de un hospital; por reprimir la ternura hasta agotarla; por matar a tantos niños en el vientre de su madre; por inyectar orgullo y malicia en la sangre de tantos hombres; por todo el daño que has hecho a la humanidad; por las enfermedades con las que nos has contagiado: avaricia, lujuria, injusticia y explotación. Estas enfermo. Estas de luto. Te declaro culpable”. He aquí una critica muy severa al mundo. No hay duda. Pero reza el refrán que “a los grandes males, grandes remedios”. El cáncer no se cura con una aspirina. El mal sólo se cura con la fuerza de ese exquisito bálsamo llamado amor. Efectivamente, el amor es para muchos el antídoto eficaz contra el mal. Pero si el amor cura, entonces surgen las dudas: ¿Que es el amor? ¿Como se puede medir? ¿Es acaso una sustancia química que estimula a los neurotransmisores en el cerebro? ¿O es una actitud existencial que esta sólo en la mente y no en el cerebro? ¿Es la apertura al ámbito del otro? En un sentido religioso, la Biblia dice que “Dios es amor”. ¿Podríamos afirmar entonces que “el amor es Dios”? ¿O que amar es impregnarse de Dios o participar de la esencia de su divinidad? Hay textos bíblicos que ven el amor como un imperativo moral: “Amaras al Señor tu Dios, con todo tu corazón…. y a tu próximo como a ti mismo”. Otros textos lo describen: “El amor es paciente, es servicial, no se irrita, todo lo cree, todo lo espera…(1Cor.13,1). Jesús resumió su evangelio así: “Este es
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NI TANTO QUE QUEME AL SANTO Padre Viliulfo Valderrama
Parroco de San Felipe de Jesús, Nogales, Az
El Amor Cura el mandamiento mío: que os améis los unos a los otros como yo os he amado” (Juan 15,12). Anthony de Mello reitera que “amar es regocijarse en la existencia del otro”. San Agustin de Hipona, por su parte, exclamó: “Señor, nos hiciste para ti, y nuestros corazones estarán inquietos hasta que no descansen en ti”. Los griegos clasificaban el amor en tres niveles: eros, philia y ágape. Eros era el amor sensual basado en lo instintivo. Philia era un tipo de amor que supera los sentidos (la amistad). YAgape es el amor sacrificial que es compasivo y amoroso. Como lo describió Jesús: “Nadie tiene mas amor que aquel que da la vida por los demás”(Jn.15,13). Las religiones del mundo fundamentan sus postulados en el amor. El islamismo, por ejemplo, tiene entre sus pilares fundamentales la practica de el amor a los pobres, a los enfermos, a los caminantes, a los esclavos, a los deudores, etcétera. Incluso, es conocido entre los musulmanes el pasaje de una prostituta cuyos pecados fueron perdonados por Dios por quitarse un zapato y atarlo a su mascada para poder extraer agua de un pozo con el fin de darle de beber a un perro a punto de morir de sed (Bukhari 6,6). \ El budismo, por su parte, sostiene que la benevolencia tiene tres vertientes: la compasión, la gratitud y el gozo. Y la compasión es la capacidad de apertura al sufrimiento del otro, el único camino hacia la paz. El termino “Dalai Lama” significa “mar de compasión” (o “mar de amor”, se podría decir). La psicología no puede medir al amor, pero si sabe que
este ejerce una notable influencia en la conducta humana. El amor es sinónimo de salud mental; el no-amor de neurosis y disfuncionalidad. Los que dicen amar le ven un profundo sentido a la vida. Los que se auto-valoran presentan una autoestima sólida y toman decisiones sin demora. Los que se perciben amados se sienten vivos y están dispuestos a los grandes desafíos. El psicólogo Roger le llamó al amor “respeto positivo incondicional”. Como una especie de compasión terapéutica que cuando es puesta en practica con los que sufren, hace brotar una sanación interna. William Glasser, el psicólogo de la terapia de la realidad, en su obra clásica escrita en 1963, preguntaba: What is that thing called love? Y concluía que el ser humano necesita, para llegar a su máxima realización, “amar y ser amado”. La practica del perdón, que sana las heridas del pasado, no podría ser posible fuera del contexto de un amor compasivo. En fin, los seres humanos hemos sido creados para el amor y este sigue siendo el antídoto para el mal. Otra anécdota: en un monasterio, un monje observaba la escena de otro clérigo, que con su mano trataba de salvar a un alacrán de morir ahogado en un estanque de agua. En el momento es que lo sacaba del agua, la alimaña vertía su veneno en la mano del monje. Al reaccionar el monje por el dolor, el alacrán caía en el agua y volvía a luchar por no morir ahogado. El monje nuevamente tomaba al alacrán fuera del recipiente, el cual volvía a picarle otra vez. La escena se repitió varias veces hasta que el observador le dijo: “Lo que quieres hacer es una locura; Como pretendes a salvar a una alimaña que es capaz de matarte”. El monje respondió: “La esencia de un alacrán es picar y matar. La esencia del hombre es ayudar y amar”. Esa es la realidad que los psicólogos intuyen, y las religiones no dejan de proclamar: no hay nada mas hipersensible que el amor; el amor lo cura todo y renunciar a el es vivir menos o no vivir. Al final de los tiempos, en la tarde del juicio final, “seremos juzgados en la ley del amor”.
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‘Buy local’ relates to social justice principles By dEACON ANdY CORdER Special to The New Vision There is some debate in society today about buying locally or buying on the Internet. Many people, or parishes for that matter, feel their money is better spent on the Internet; they feel they get a better deal for the same dollar. There is no doubt that the Internet is a vital link to the world for those who are shut-in for some reason. Others feel some “justice” in avoiding the sales tax imposed by the State of Arizona and the City of Tucson. We all look for some way to shave a few pennies off the dollars we spend, especially when we are in the midst of an economic recession such as we are now. How does this attitude fit into our view of Catholic Social Justice? We expect certain services and benefits from living in our municipality. Police protection, fire protection, city or county parks, public education, human services for the working poor or homeless, and other programs. Every dollar spent in the local economy has a wide impact. The price of whatever it is we buy includes the cost of producing the product, and this goes back to the supplier and manufacturer of the product. The next biggest part of the price is often the cost of the wages for the workers at the store. Wages are more than what the employee actually is paid. It must include unemployment taxes, and the cost of any benefits such as health insurance and retirement plans if these are offered. After these expenses comes the overhead required to run the store - everything from the lighting to the liability insurance and security systems at the store. The last and smallest part in most cases is the profit to the store. In the case of a small business like a momand-pop type store, this is their wages. The one thing not figured into the cost of the product on the shelf many times is
In these times of economic stress, it is more important than ever to bring your money home and support local businesses. sales tax. What does this part do? Why do we need that part? Undoubtedly, there is the convenience of shopping online, but there is also a common misconception that we always get the product at a lower price than we would at the local store. In most cases, the sales tax savings is defeated by the cost of shipping. Retailers have discovered that the average consumer is willing to pay full retail price for the same item they could walk into the store and purchase. This is especially true in the religious goods area, and many companies make money with inflated shipping charges as well. For some religious online goods stores, the shipping charges can be a significant portion of their total revenue. But what does Internet shopping have to do with Catholic Social Justice? Everything! In the Diocese of Tucson statement “Synopsis of Principles of Catholic Social Teaching,” the first teaching “The Dignity of the Human Person” states: “All people are a reflection of the image of God, and thus all human life, at all stages from conception through death is sacred. The basic dignity that each person possesses comes from God; therefore all discrimination is wrong. People take precedence over things and structures. Systems are meant to serve people, not vice versa.” While this statement addresses specifically discrimination, it also applies to many other areas of how we live our lives. Part of putting people over things and structures is supporting the local economy (people) over the Internet economy (structure).
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Fr. James Zakowicz, O.C.D. spiritual director May 9th - 20th, 2010
Eastern Europe with Oberammergau Tour including Krakow, Auscwitz, Czestochowa, Prague.
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The dollars you and I spend on the internet instead of in a traditional retail store may be the difference in keeping a store going, or watching it close its doors due to lack of business. In the Tucson area there are several good quality retail stores whose main business is selling Catholic goods. In all, there are approximately two dozen jobs supported by these establishments. Fewer customers coming through the front door of these stores, for whatever reason, put those jobs at risk. The second point in the Diocesan “Synopsis of Principles of Catholic Social Teaching” is “Community and the Common Good. As persons made in God’s image, we must model divine selfgiving love. Hence the human person is both sacred and fundamentally social. In community we realize the fulfillment of our dignity and rights in relationship with and to others.” Can we have more relationship with our brothers in the community and the common good than helping one another keep a job? But the implications are even larger than the jobs at risk here. Those people who may lose their jobs may wind up on the unemployment rolls, and the more unemployment benefits government has to pay out, the more likely that eventually taxes will go up to cover the cost. That, in turn, means the price you and I pay will go up as well for whatever we buy. Many times, the people working in the local stores need those jobs in order to keep their homes and avoid foreclosure.
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Foreclosure affects the home value of every other home in that neighborhood. Additionally, fewer homes paying property tax means less property tax revenue to the city and county. Less property tax coming in equates to less money to support vital services such as police and fire protection. Another teaching in “Synopsis of Principles of Catholic Social Teaching” is “Solidarity” “– We are all one human family in the world. Because we realize our dignity, rights and responsibilities in relationship with others, we need to continue to build a community that empowers people to attain their full human potential. By working for justice, we fulfill our mandate to build the body of Christ.” How can I work for justice? By using the democratic system that we have in place with our City Council, our county Board of Supervisors and our State Legislature where I can exercise my voice and express support or opposition to the way my tax money is being spent. The opportunity for justice exists in the democratic system we have. The security and community services we all want depend on the sales tax revenue from purchasing at local retailers. Perhaps the most important teaching in “Synopsis of principles of Catholic Social Teaching,” is “The Dignity of Work” – Work is an expression of our dignity and our involvement in God’s creation. People have a right to decent work, fair wages, and private property. The economy exists to serve people, not vice versa.” In these times of economic stress, it is more important than ever to bring your money home and support local businesses. You may spend a few pennies more with sales tax, but you will create a homegrown economic stimulus package that will in turn pay itself back to the community and in the long run, keep your cost of living lower.
For the year of the Priesthood: Paris, Ars, Lourdes, Italy trip with Father Juan Carlos Aguirre
France Pilgrimage June 16th - July 1st, 2010
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The Holy Father has declared this to be the “Year for Priests.” From where I sit in the back pew, I’ve seen many priests in several parishes over the years. I thought I might share with you my ideas about what makes a good priest. For me, it all starts with reverence and awe in the celebration of the Mass. This central act of our faith is where most of us encounter a priest. How he celebrates Mass often is the basis of our impression of his priestly role. The tempo of the liturgy, the gracefulness of the movements, the evident respect for the Eucharist all go into forming that impression. The second most important characteristic of a good priest is his pastoral gifts. How many of us have encountered priests who shun the company of lay people? They flee to the safety of the rectory after Mass and are only seen by appointment. To the contrary, think about those
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A good priest priests who greet us, often by name in the doorway or outside after Mass. They are present at parish functions and join in the meetings of parish organizations. They welcome and put into place the ideas and suggestions from their faith community. And, as circumstances permit, they generously visit the sick and comfort the grieving. There are many other qualities evident in a good priest. These might include brilliant homilies, superb administrative skills, a fine touch for employee relations, financial acumen, mentoring of younger clergy and so on. But, it is
A golf tournament to help pay tuition for needy students at Salpointe Catholic High School will be held on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Hilton El Conquistador Country Club on North La Canada Drive in Oro Valley. Registration for the Richard
important to appreciate that it is extremely rare for all these gifts to be found in a single individual. God, in calling these men to His service, does not immediately transform each one into some kind of super person. They flourish with the gifts that they brought to ordination and that’s just fine with me. I recall with great affection one of my favorite priests. He said Mass with reverence and had marvelous pastoral gifts. However, he was a terrible homilist and knew precious little about administration. He was widely known as a very good priest. St. John Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests was a questionable candidate for the priesthood. Yet people came great distances to Ars to have him hear their confession. I close with this small request. Pray for your priests, be thankful for the gifts they have and don’t expect them to be superhuman.
and Catharine Flint Memorial Golf Tournament begins at 11:30 a.m. with a tee time of 12:30 p.m. The cost is $125 per player, $400 for a foursome or $32.50 for after-tournament activities only. The golf fee includes 18 holes on the Conquistador course, green
fees, shared cart, driving range with balls, contests, gift bag, entry into the golfers-only raffle, a hot dinner buffet and opportunities to win fabulous auction and raffle prizes. The after-tournament event begins at 5 p.m.
At home in Whetstone Displaying a large rosary, Ray Rhodes and his daughter, Lucille, flank Father Mike Bucciarelli at their home in Whetstone. Rhodes has been making rosaries for many years and offers them for sale in a shop at the home. To call, dial 520-456-1831. In last month’s issue, The New Vision incorrectly identified Lucille’s relationship to Ray Rhodes and where they live. We regret the error.
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Charitable tax credit benefits you and CCS clients And thanks to a new law – it’s never been easier
Recent legislation has made the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit a snap. All you have to do is make a contribution to Catholic Community Services by the end of the year, itemize your deductions when you file your income tax return, and claim your dollar-for-dollar credit. Prior requirements to establish and compare charitable contributions to a “baseline year” have been eliminated. The charitable tax credit is now a straight dollar-for-dollar credit, each and every year it is claimed, up to $400 for couples filing jointly and $200 for an individual. “This is great news for the clients we serve and for our donors,” said Liz McMahon, CCS director of development. “People who shied away in the past because they found the tax credit confusing or complicated can now rest assured that it’s very easy. If you pay Arizona (state) income tax and itemize deductions, you are eligible to claim the credit. It’s that simple.” Giving through the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit is even better than a free gift. A married couple may make a $400 gift to CCS, claim the $400 credit on their state income tax (reducing their tax liability by $400 – in essence, get the $400 back), and then claim a tax-deductible contribution of $400 on their federal income tax. This is a win-win for the taxpayer and our community! The Arizona Charitable Tax Credit was created to encourage donations to not-for-profit organizations that
Giving through the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit is even better than a free gift. A married couple may make a $400 gift to CCS, claim the $400 credit on their state income tax (reducing their tax liability by $400 – in essence, get the $400 back), and then claim a tax-deductible contribution of $400 on their federal income tax. This is a win-win for the taxpayer and our community! serve primarily low-income individuals and families. That is certainly the case with Catholic Community Services. Roughly 87 percent of CCS’ program service dollars are spent helping low-income residents of Arizona. Your donations help people like Amalia Flores, a mother of three, who has no health insurance. When she discovered a lump in her breast, she came to St. Elizabeth’s Health Center where she received the mammogram and biopsy that diagnosed her cancer. With St. E’s volunteer physicians, Amalia got the surgery and treatment she needed. Now a little more than a year later, she is feeling well, and the future looks good.
Your donations also help people like the Sierra family who were near homelessness when they came into Pio Decimo’s Transitional Housing Program in February 2008. The program offers low-rent housing for up to 2 years, financial education, and other assistance. Through the program, Mr. and Mrs. Sierra, who both have jobs, have been able save money, pay down their debts, and plan for a financial stable future. The family hopes to purchase their first home within the next two years. These are just two examples of how the charitable tax credit dollars can help people in our community. Please consider donating to Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona. It will cost you nothing, but help us give so much.
Participating in Tax Credit Programs
Many Catholics in our diocese participate in the Catholic Tuition Support Organization (CTSO), which qualifies for the Arizona Private School Tuition Tax Credit. The great news here is that people can participate in both credits – CTSO and the Charitable Tax Credit. For more information, contact your tax advisor, or call CCS at 520-670-0854.
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Michael H. Brown Retreat and Mass
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We don’t know when. We don’t know who. But, we do know that it can happen. In September, I wrote about a report that caused a chill for those of us who work to prevent abuse of children in churches and schools. It was the story of the arrest of a 53-year-old employee of a discount store in Tennessee who was a trusted volunteer youth pastor at a Baptist church. It turned out that he had fled another state where he had been on probation after his conviction for molesting children. The church that had let him become a volunteer had no idea who he really was. This is why we set up systems and follow them, systems not only for screening of new volunteers and employees, but for supervision and education of existing personnel and the education of our children and youth so that they can play a part in their own safety. Screening includes careful review of the background of any person entrusted to work with minors or entrusted with the care of vulnerable adults. Supervision and education of employees and volunteers includes regular review of the Code of Contact, our diocesan Guidelines for the Prevention of and Response to Sexual Misconduct and the ministry-specific guidelines in each parish and school that we have come to call Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs). As critical as all that is, the education of our children and youth in personal safety is equally important. This education is another level of protection from a past
PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN PAUL DUCKRO, Ph.D
Safety lessons spur confidence sex offender who somehow gets through all the other safeguards. When the education of children in personal safety was first introduced in our Diocese, the concern from some parents was obvious. I listened to their worries that children would be traumatized or be led to file false reports. There also were misunderstandings about the nature of personal safety education that confused personal safety education with “sex education.” Because these same concerns were being raised in other dioceses as well, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops commissioned a study that examined the scientific and religious evidence about personal safety education. The study found that education in personal safety does not traumatize children or lead them to file false reports. Personal safety education does, the study showed, develop in children and youth greater trust in the great majority of adults who act in appropriate ways and are clearly there on behalf of the children’s welfare. That trust leads them to
speak with adults about what troubles them rather than to keep secrets. While that study is solid evidence of the value of personal safety education, it does not speak to us as eloquently as our personal experience. Not long ago, I had a conversation with a mother that made the study come alive. She told me that her daughter, since she was very young, had lived with a fear of being abducted and harmed by a stranger. How this fear came to be, the mother didn’t know. She told me that in the last year her daughter’s fear had lessened greatly because she had received personal safety education in her parish and at home. In fact, when the mother shared with her daughter what she learned in our new educational video, that a convicted sex offender said he backed away from children who had received personal safety education, the daughter’s reaction was: “I am so excited!” – excited because she realized that she does know what is inappropriate behavior by an adult and what she is to do if she feels uncomfortable or unsafe. She felt confident that she would not be a victim because she understands that she can speak up, say “No!” and tell someone. Her mother was so happy to see this confidence in her child, and I was very happy to hear of it. I would like to hear from you about your experience with personal safety education of children. You are welcome to contact me at 520-838-2513 or pauld@diocesetucson.org.
What makes a really great priest? As a special feature of the Year for Priests, The New Vision is asking readers to share their views and answer this question: “What makes a really great priest?” Send us your own opinion. Write to The New Vision, P.O. Box 31, Tucson, AZ 85702, or email to bernz@diocesetucson.org. — In answer to the question “what makes a good priest,” it is in my opinion a question of courage. In these times, not unlike times of old, where lust for sex, money, power, greed, self indulgence and gratification take precedence over the true Christian walk we are called to by Christ, it takes courage to stand up for the principles of loving faith laid out by Christ the Church. When so many attend church to be entertained by fancy talks rather than sound teaching, arousing music rather than holy, contemplative song, it must be very difficult for our beautiful priests to compete with our worldly expectations.
Our Catholic priests are vetted and called by Christ himself. Who are we to place unrealistic expectations on them to be perfect in all aspects? They have been called to provide us with spiritual food, to call down the Holy Spirit in order that the Flesh of Christ can heal us and make a way for us to live with Him forever. Isn’t that enough? Instead of appreciating the awesome gift that our priests are to us, we sometimes concern ourselves with trivial matters that have little or nothing to do with the ultimate gift we are receiving through the Priest’s hands. What courage they must muster day after day to be patient when criticisms seem to plague their every move. Our Bishops and priests are our awesome channels to heaven. We can make even the most gifted priests better by supporting them and truly loving them in all aspects of their calling and supporting their decisions regardless of our personal agendas. And priests who may not possess those exceptional gifts of oration or dramatic presence still provide us with all we need to walk with Christ in his
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President’s Job Approval by Religion
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Percent of U.S. adults who say they approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as president. no religion/ atheist/agnostic
65% 64%
jewish
54%
catholic
47%
protestant morman
32% 52%
all
catholic democrat or leaning democrat catholic republican or leaning republican Data from Gallup Daily tracking poll Sept. 1-30, 2009. Source: Gallup Poll
47% 37%
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More than half of all U.S. Catholic adults approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as president. (CNS graphic/Emily Thompson)
Vatican sees ‘hope’ in Obama’s ‘peace prize’
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- News that U.S. President Barack Obama had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was met with high hopes from the Vatican spokesman. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi told journalists Oct. 9 that the news “was greeted with appreciation at the Vatican in light of the president’s demonstrated commitment to promoting peace on an international level and, in particular, in recently promoting nuclear disarmament.” “It is hoped that this very important recognition would offer greater encouragement for such a difficult but fundamental dedication to the future of humanity so that it may bring about the desired results,” he said in a written statement. The new U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, Miguel Diaz, told Vatican Radio that the president was being recognized for his efforts in working to build understanding between people and eliminate nuclear weapons from all parts of the world. He said that when he presented his credentials as the new U.S. ambassador Oct. 2, Pope Benedict XVI “made clear to me how grateful he was” that Obama was especially committed to ridding the world of nuclear weapons. Bishops attending the Synod of Bishops for Africa also reacted to the selection of Obama.
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta said it “clearly was an unexpected honor to come to the president” and he hopes that “it leaves an invitation for greatness.” “I hope in receiving the award, the president realizes and responds to the great challenge that has been placed before him,” he told Catholic News Service Oct. 9. Another synod participant, Archbishop Charles G. Palmer-Buckle of Accra, Ghana, was ecstatic and “overwhelmed that (Obama) won the Nobel Peace Prize,” he told journalists Oct. 9. He recalled Obama’s visit to Ghana in July and how much he was moved by the president’s encouragement for people to take destiny into their own hands. “He told the youths, don’t look to Europe, don’t look to America for solutions to your problems. You can, yes, you can. And I think we’ve taken it up ... and we are going to do it,” he said. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the U.S. president was chosen “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” “Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world’s attention and given its people hope for a better future,” it said Oct. 9.
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San Miguel showcases the world’s diversity
A large crowd of guests experienced the wonders of the world’s diversity last month at San Miguel High School in South Tucson. The cultures of many different countries were displayed in the gymnasium for the inaugural Heritage Festival put on by the members of the school’s National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society. Booths were set up to showcase the customs, foods, dress and traditions of Native Americans as well as Rwanda, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, England, Jamaica, Spain, Italy and Egypt.
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