October Issue 2009

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School flu policy: ‘Stay home when sick’

By BERN ZOVISTOSKI The New Vision Catholic schools throughout the Diocese of Tucson have prepared a “battle plan” to deal with any outbreak of highly contagious Swine Flu, the H1N1 strain that evolved this year.

School and health officials will “work closely to balance

the risks of flu…with the disruption that dismissals and closures will cause in both education and the wider community to be kept to a minimum,” said a statement issued by the diocese’s Catholic Schools Department.

The basic rule is “stay home when sick,” said the statement, which was distributed to all school principals.

The statement stressed the importance of “good hand and respiratory etiquette,” calling for washing of hands

‘Celebration of Marriage’ Mass draws 180 couples

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Couples from throughout the Diocese of Tucson – 180 in all – took part in a renewal of their marriage vows at St. Augustine Cathedral on Sept. 20 during the third annual Celebration of Marriage Mass See the complete list presided over by Bishop Gerald of couples who regis- F. Kicanas. tered for the CelebraAccompanied by proud famition of Marriage Mass ly members and friends, the on Page 9. couples represented 7,577 years of marriage, with one couple, Robert and Elena McCormick of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Sierra Vista, celebrating 70 years.

Another couple – Peter and Win Ribotto of Our Lady of the Valley Parish – observed 66 years of marriage, while celebrating 65 years were Alex and Eleanor Fabris of Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Arnulfo and Catalina Ruiz of Sacred Heart Parish in Clifton, and Alvin and Geraldine Furrow, of Immaculate Conception Parish in Yuma.

Celebrating 64-year couples were Darwin and Verna

frequently with soap and water and use of hand sanitizer.

“Cough and sneeze into a shirt sleeve – not in hands,” the statement urged. “Wash hands after sneezing or coughing.”

If the flu outbreak is severe, people with flu-like symptoms should stay home “for at least seven days,” the

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Workers use a huge crane to lift materials to the roof of St. Augustine Cathedral, which is being replaced after 40 years. The 22,000-square-foot roof is shingled at its peak and built up on flat surfaces. Roof USA is doing the work as part of the $1 million cathedral renovation being paid for with donations to the Diocese’s capital campaign, “Our Faith, Our Hope, Our Future.”

The interior of the Tucson cathedral is also being redone. Leaks in the old roof had been patched routinely over the years.

Telephone calling cards to help troops, families

By BERN ZOVISTOSKI The New Vision

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Ed and Lorene Frankove of Our Lady of Lourdes have been married for 40 years.

Seeking a “tangible yet cost-effective way to help both our troops and their families,” Brett Beltzer of the Knights of Columbus at Tucson’s St. Francis de Sales Parish found an answer: Telephone calling cards.

“It’s not a lot of money for priceless conversation,” noted Beltzer, who

said the K of C is seeking donations for a new program called “Calling Cards for Troops.” For $10, he said, a servicemember assigned to a war zone can talk with loved ones back home for about 30 minutes.

On the first weekend, parishioners at St. Francis de Sales donated generously.

“After only one weekend we were able to collect enough donations to purchase 140 calling cards for our

soldiers,” Beltzer said. “The generosity of St. Francis de Sales parish has been awesome.”

Added Beltzer: “We hope to expand this program by incorporating all the other K of C councils.”

Beltzer said he believes Americans are “extremely willing” to help troops and their families, “to let them know we have not forgotten them, and to make sure they know we care about See CARDS, page 4

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Bishop Kicanas and Archbishop Macias share the altar at Mass in Nogales, Sonora.

Praying together across borders Despite heavy rain, migrants celebrated

A thundering late-summer deluge failed to dampen the day as hundreds of people from both sides of the border gathered inside a Nogales, Sonora, church on Sept.

6 to observe Mexico’s National Day of the Migrant.

The colorful Mass, which had been scheduled as an outdoor event, was presided over by Hermosillo Archbishop Ulyses Macias and Tucson Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas.

“For some time now, our Diocese, the Diocese of Phoenix and the Archdiocese of Hermosillo…have been praying together, eating together, laughing together and working together on a number of projects for ministry to migrants,” Bishop Kicanas said.

Under the banner “Dioceses without Borders,” the campaign “reminds us that we are one family who share faith in Christ,” the Bishop said.

Planned for an outdoor site near the port of entry on the Mexico side, the storm rolled in just as preparation for the Mass was concluding, and Archbishop Macias decided to move the Mass to the nearby church. Just as everyone got inside, the skies opened up, with heavy rain flooding the surrounding streets.

Archbishop Macias, in his homily, spoke of God’s love for migrants and called for all to work together to build bridges, not walls.

At the offertory, migrants brought forward not only bread and wine but water, food and medicine and walking shoes to illustrate the needs of migrants.

Reflecting on the event afterward, Bishop Kicanas said the Mass, “celebrated together across borders, helps us to meet one another and to learn about one another, breaking down fears and prejudices that divide.”

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Awakening ‘giant’ Some writers and commentators on the Church have described Catholic laity as a “sleeping giant” possessed of talent and deep devotion to the Church, a giant that is just waiting to be released.

Yves Congar, a renowned theologian whose thought significantly affected Vatican II, once said, “If the church, secure on her foundation, boldly opened herself to lay activity, she would experience such springtime as one could not imagine.”

In our Diocese, something as mundane sounding as “parish incorporation” has led me to believe that the “sleeping giant” in our parishes is waking, giving us hope of the “springtime” that Congar was talking about.

Here’s why I believe that.

In 2004, as part of our Chapter 11 reorganization, each of our parishes became a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation under Arizona law. Prior to that, parishes in our Diocese, like in most dioceses in the U.S, were considered within the structure of the “corporation sole” that was the corporate identity of the Bishop of Tucson.

This contradicted the Code of Canon Law in which parishes are seen as “juridic persons” with separate identity of their own.

Parish incorporation aligned us with Canon Law by creating a individual corporate civil identity for each of our parishes.

Moreover, this incorporation involved establishing parish corporation boards of directors that included the pastor as president, the moderator of the cura of the Diocese as vice president, two elected lay people to serve as either secretary or treasurer, with the bishop as the fifth member.

This incorporation immediately brought to positions of corporate responsibility 150 lay people to assist their pastors in the administration of their parishes.

Now, with four years of experience of our parish corporations, I can see the great benefit that has resulted from the inclusion of so many laity.

They bring expertise. They bring a deep commitment to their parish community. They bring wise counsel.

They weren’t sleeping – they were anxious for the chance to make a difference.

In some parishes, lay board members have pressed for greater financial transparency. In others they have pushed for more compliance with diocesan safe environment policies. In still others, they have found ways to lead their parish out of debt or helped plan for the parish’s expansion or renovation.

I consistently and emphatically encourage our pastors to see the laity in their parishes as a rich resource that could be drawn upon to assist them in their many challenging responsibilities.

A few pastors still fear and some even resist greater involvement of the laity. They are reluctant to form or to empower parish pastoral councils or finance councils. They worry that these councils will usurp their authority or complicate their work.

Collaboration with the laity, or with anyone for that matter, can be difficult. It clearly is easier for a pastor to act on his own, to decide without consultation, but this holds great risks.

Despierta un gigante

I can see the great benefit that has resulted from the inclusion of so many laity.

Veo el gran beneficio que ha resultado de la inclusión de tantos laicos.

Algunos autores y comentadores que escriben sobre la Iglesia han descrito al laicado católico como un “gigante durmiente” poseedor de talento y profunda devoción a la Iglesia, un gigante que espera ansioso el momento de su liberación.

Yves Congar, un teólogo de gran renombre cuyas ideas influyeron significativamente en el Vaticano II, dijo una vez: “Si la Iglesia, segura sobre sus cimientos, se abriera con valor a la actividad laica, se produciría una renovación primaveral que nadie puede imaginar”.

En nuestra Diócesis, algo que suena tan mundano como “incorporación de la parroquia” me ha convencido de que el gigante durmiente de nuestras parroquias está despertando, dándonos esperanzas para esa renovación primaveral de la que Congar hablaba.

Esta es la razón por la que estoy convencido.

En el 2004, como parte de la reorganización resultante del Capítulo 11, cada una de nuestras parroquias se convirtió en una corporación sin fines de lucro clase 501(c)(3) amparada bajo las leyes de Arizona. Anteriormente a eso, las parroquias de la Diócesis, al igual que la mayoría de las diócesis de EE.UU., se clasificaban dentro de la estructura de sociedad anónima de una sola persona que era la identidad corporativa del Obispo de Tucson.

Esto contradecía el Código de Derecho Canónico por el cual las parroquias se clasifican como personas jurídicas con identidades individuales propias.

La nueva estructura corporativa de las parroquias nos puso a la par con el Derecho Canónico al crear una identidad civil corporativa individual para cada una de nuestras parroquias.

Es más, este proceso resultó en el establecimiento de juntas directivas corporativas en las parroquias, que incluyen al párroco como presidente, al moderador de la curia de la Diócesis como vicepresidente, a dos laicos electos a los puestos de secretario o tesorero y, al obispo, que es el quinto miembro.

Este proceso corporativo elevó de inmediato a 150 laicos a puestos de responsabilidad corporativa para que pudieran asistir a los párrocos en la administración de sus parroquias.

Ahora, con cuatro años de experiencia en nuestras parroquias corporativas, veo el gran beneficio que ha resultado de la inclusión de tantos laicos. Ellos han aportado su experiencia, han realizado un sólido compromiso con su comunidad parroquial y contribuyen con prudente opinión y guía.

No estaban dormidos; estaban ansiosos por la oportunidad de servir para producir cambios positivos.

En ciertas parroquias, algunos miembros laicos de las juntas han exigido mayor transparencia en los asuntos financieros. En otras, han insistido en el cumplimiento fiel de las normas diocesanas para un ambiente seguro. Y en otras, han hallado la manera de lograr que su parroquia quedara libre de deudas o han colaborado en la planificación de remodelaciones y ampliaciones.

Constantemente y con vehemencia insisto en que nuestros párrocos perciban a los laicos de sus parroquias como un rico recurso que pueden aprovechar en el desempeño de sus múltiples, y difíciles, responsabili-

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Lay people have gifts that can complement those of the pastor. They want to help and they have much to offer.

When asked, invited and welcomed, they will give of themselves to assist and help the pastor. They love and care for their parish, oftentimes, as much as their pastor.

With their involvement, much more can be done and done better.

I have experienced the value of lay councils in my interaction with our Diocesan Finance Council and Diocesan Pastoral Council. Both groups have been a valuable sounding board, offering creative suggestions, prudent cautions and helpful direction to me on important matters facing our Diocese.

I have heard some pastors, especially in small, rural communities, express frustration that so few laity step up to volunteer. “Where are these committed laity?” they ask. “It’s always the same few that step forward.” I know this can be the reality. At times, laity hold back. In some ways we have taught them that.

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dades.

Algunos párrocos temen, y hasta resisten, una mayor participación del laicado. Unos pocos demuestran cierta renuencia a formar o dar poderes a los consejos pastorales o financieros parroquiales. Les preocupa pensar que estos consejos podrían usurpar su autoridad o complicar su trabajo.

La colaboración con el laicado, o con cualquier persona, puede ser difícil. Sin duda, es más fácil para el párroco obrar por cuenta propia y decidir sin consultar, pero los riesgos son mayores.

Los laicos poseen talento que puede servir de complemento al del párroco. Desean colaborar y tienen mucho que ofrecer. Están dispuestos a ayudar a los párrocos cuando se les invita, se les pide participación y se les abren las puertas. En muchos casos, ellos aprecian y cuidan de su parroquia tanto como el párroco. Con su colaboración, se puede lograr mucho más, y con mejores resultados.

He llegado a conocer el valor de los consejos laicos en mis gestiones con nuestro Consejo Financiero Diocesano y con el Consejo Pastoral Diocesano. Ambos grupos han sido muy útiles con sus creativas sugerencias, advertencias y orientación en importantes asuntos actuales de la Diócesis.

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them.”

Beltzer said his grandparents served in World War II, his father was in the Air Force and two of his three broth-

I hope pastors don’t get discouraged when they reach out and personally invite the laity to share their gifts. After all, for too long we sought only their treasure and not their time and talent.

True and effective change often happens only slowly.

In time, parishioners will realize their pastor really looks to them for their advice. He values their input and suggestions. He wants their involvement. With persistent, personal encouragement laity come to know their voice matters. Then they will speak up and step forward.

I encourage laity in our parishes to get more active.

They do have much to offer. Their involvement will make a difference.

Congratulations to the majority of our pastors who have strong, active and engaged councils. You reap the benefit.

You know their value and they lighten your burden.

For pastors whose councils are struggling with poor attendance, lack of interest, division that disrupts, help is available.

Our Office of Fiscal Services and our Department of

Pastoral Services will work with pastors to strengthen their councils. Tom Arnold, our Chief Financial Officer, and Joe Perdreauville, assistant director of the Department of Pastoral Services, offer programs and guidelines that can make a difference in making councils productive and helpful instead of just frustrating.

Effectiveness of councils rests on careful selection of members, good training, substantive responsibility, and a structure that facilitates its important work.

For pastors who are reluctant to involve laity, the Church way is the right way. Canon law mandates finance councils and if the bishop chooses, pastoral councils, but even more importantly, our theology teaches that all the baptized share the responsibility with their pastors to carry on Christ’s mission through our parish communities.

Laity are not “enemies” to be avoided or shunned when it comes to running a parish. They are “friends” to be embraced as co-workers who are ready and willing to help.

comunidades rurales, expresar descontento porque son pocos los laicos que se ofrecen como voluntarios. “¿Dónde está el laicado comprometido?” preguntan. “Las personas que se ofrecen son siempre las mismas”. Yo sé que esto sucede. A veces, los laicos no cooperan. En cierta manera, eso lo hemos enseñado nosotros.

Espero que los párrocos no se desanimen cuando invitan personalmente a los laicos a compartir sus dones. Después de todo, por mucho tiempo solo buscábamos su tesoro, no su tiempo ni su talento.

Todo cambio eficaz y verdadero generalmente se produce con lentitud.

Con el tiempo, los feligreses se darán cuenta de que su párroco realmente necesita su aporte y valora sus opiniones y sugerencias, y de que desea su participación.

Cuando se les anima personalmente y con persistencia, los laicos llegan a ver que su voz cuenta. Entonces dan un paso adelante y contribuyen con sus ideas.

Invito al laicado de nuestras parroquias a participar más ya que tienen mucho que ofrecer. Su colaboración producirá un cambio positivo.

Felicito a la mayoría de nuestros párrocos porque tienen consejos sólidos, activos y motivados. Cosechan los beneficios. Reconocen el valor que tienen, y ven cómo alivian su carga.

Para aquellos párrocos cuyos consejos pasan momentos

difíciles, de baja asistencia, falta de interés, divisiones que interfieren: podemos ayudarlos.

La Oficina de Servicios Fiscales y el Departamento de Servicios Pastorales pueden ayudar a los párrocos que necesiten fortalecer sus consejos. Tom Arnold, nuestro funcionario jefe de finanzas, y Joe Perdreauville, subdirector del Departamento de Servicios Pastorales, ofrecen programas y pautas que pueden generar cambios para lograr que los consejos sean más productivos y útiles en lugar de ser una dificultad.

La eficacia de los consejos depende de la selección cuidadosa de sus miembros, de una buena capacitación, del cumplimiento de responsabilidades substantivas, y de una estructura que facilite su importante labor.

Aquellos párrocos que sienten renuencia a colaborar con los laicos deben tener presente que el enfoque correcto, es el enfoque de la Iglesia. El Derecho Canónico rige los consejos financieros y, si el obispo lo decide, los consejos pastorales. Pero, más importante aún, nuestra teología enseña que todos los bautizados comparten con sus párrocos la responsabilidad de llevar a cabo la misión de Cristo en sus comunidades parroquiales.

Los laicos no son “enemigos” que hay que evitar o esquivar cuando se trata de administrar una parroquia. Son “amigos” que debemos acoger como colaboradores que están listos y dispuestos a ayudar.

ers were in the Navy. His neighbor is an A-10 pilot who recently served in Afghanistan.

Being “surrounded” by military men and women, he said, “has given me a deep appreciation for what they do.”

Every penny donated will be used to purchase calling

cards at Davis-Monthan Air Base, sometime in December, because “they have the resources to make sure troops from Tucson receive the cards,” Beltzer said.

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Damien Club reunion to follow canonization The canonization of Blessed Father Damien in Rome on Oct. 11 will hold special meaning for the surviving members of the Damien Club, a youth organization that was founded in the late 1940s at the now-closed All Saints Parish.

Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas will attend Damien’s elevation to sainthood by Pope Benedict XVI and on Oct. 31 he will join with Martin Ronstadt and others who belonged to the local club for a reunion at St. Ambrose Parish, which

will include a tour of the Diocese’s archives, a Mass and a supper.

Ronstadt said the surviving members are in their 80s and 90s now, and he expects about 25 to attend the Tucson event.

Blessed Damien, a Belgium native, became a missionary on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, where he treated lepers, succumbing himself to the disease in 1889.

‘Fool for Christ’ to be staged at Most Holy Trinity Parish Noted actress Sarah Melici will perform “Fool for Christ, The Story of Dorothy Day,” a one-person play with many characters on the life of Dorothy Day, at Most Holy Trinity Parish in Tucson on Oct. 10 and Oct. 11.

Dorothy Day, who died in 1980 at age 83, was an influential figure in the history of American Cathol-

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icism, co-founding The Catholic Worker newspaper, out of which grew The Catholic Worker Movement.

Melici has acted in a wide range of venues, including the TV show “Law and Order” and a Stephen King mini-series titled “The Golden Years,” and in off-Broadway and regional theaters.

A group called Catholic Moms Meet is seeking mothers to join in for “mom and tot playdates” on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 9 to 11 a.m.at various locations, primarily on the north side of Tucson.

The play will be staged at Most Holy Trinity on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m. Admission is $10.

At the same time, an art exhibit titled “The Plight of the Immigrant,”

by Deborah McCullough, will be displayed in the church vestibule.

Tickets for the play are available after Masses or in the parish office.

Brooke Pittner said the group is “seeking to grow in our vocation as wives and mothers and impart our faith to our children.”

For more information about the group, and the meeting locations, call Brooke at 520-232-9485.

Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas Calendar

October 2009 1 Santa Fe Province Meeting, Priests’ Convocation, Albuquerque 3-13 Rome-United States Conference of Bishops Meeting with Roman Dicasteries 15 1:30 P.M., Santa Cruz Vicariate Meeting, San Martin, Sahuarita 5:30 P.M., The Red Mass, St. Augustine Cathedral 16 7:30 A.M., Mass, Breakfast With the Bishop Meeting Meeting with County and City regarding refugees in the Tucson area 17 9:00 A.M., Diocesan pastoral Council 12:00-5:00 P.M., Vowed Religious Convocation, Benedictine Convent 6:00 P.M., Southwest Medical Aid Dinner, Bishop’s residence 18 9:00 A.M., Mass in appreciation of the Knights of Columbus, Benedictine Convent 2:00 P.M., Catholic Scouting Mass, St. Augustine Cathedral 5:00 P.M., Handmaker’s annual “Honor Your Father and Mother” Dinner, La Paloma 19 10:30 A.M.-3:00 P.M., Presbyteral Council 20 8:00 A.M., Pastoral Center Administrative Directors 9:00 A.M., Pastoral Center Pastoral Directors 23-24 Address at Catholic Convocation, Raleigh. NC 25-26 Presentations at Chief Administrators of Catholic Education Meeting (CACE), Salt Lake 27-28 CARA Board Meeting, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Washington, DC 29 Presentation on Immigration Reform, Georgetown University 30 6:00 P.M., Arizona Ecumenical Council Dinner, St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church 31 4:00 P.M., Damien Club Meeting, Diocesan Archives 5:30 P.M., Mass, Damien Club, St. Ambrose, Dinner

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YEAR FOR PRIESTS

Readers tell ‘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?”

Some responses are offered here. Send us your own opinion. Write to The New Vision, P.O. Box 31, Tucson, AZ 85702, or email to bernz@diocesetucson.org. *** The sacrifice of the Mass makes all priests really great. They prepare the Holy Eucharist for us and give us our Lord.

Priests have a lofty mission -- the mission of Jesus. It is a divine mission which overwhelms the mind when we think deeply on the love which inspires it. Only in heaven we will understand the full greatness of the gift from heaven they bring to us each day at Mass. If we could truly appreciate this great gift by our priests on earth we would die, not of fright, but of love. After God, the priest is everything.

Rita Mae Kurrus Green Valley *** For me, there are several attributes that make a really great priest. First and foremost, he is a priest who is so “into” the Mass celebration that I become totally immersed in it myself to the exclusion of all else. Certainly, he is a priest who never looks at his watch during Mass.

He is a priest who really listens to what a parishioner is trying to tell him or is asking him, and he replies meaningfully.

He is a priest who always knows when a new parishioner(s) has registered in his parish, and ensures that he personally greets and welcomes her/him/them.

He treats all his parishioners in such a way that he does not seem to show favoritism to any particular group of them, such as who gives the most money to the parish, etc.

He is a priest who smiles easily and often, and readily mingles with all his parishioners.

He is a priest who is not overly worldly, and by his example encourages his parishioners to be more Godly in their own lives.

And he is a priest who practices what he preaches.

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and always available.

A great priest teaches how to open your heart and listen to these words of God.

*** A really great priest is not just a good story-teller. He is a man who understands the sacraments and the teachings of the Church and uses that understanding to educate and sanctify the laity.

If he throws in a witty comment or a funny story in the meantime, all the better.

Matt Hann

*** The ideal priest should be a holy and spiritual man of integrity, of course. He is a man of great love and caring of God’s people, teacher both in word and deed. He proclaims the Gospel and teaches through the homily. When he processes out after the liturgy celebration the week is spent living out the scriptures as well as humanly possible. There should be no contradiction of word and deed. He is always mindful that he is servant of the people.

If nothing else he should preach of God’s great love of all people, young, old, infirmed and struggling. He must realize the integral part of quality music in the liturgy and be a strong supporter both of music ministers and engaging the people.

He must be a good listener and value the people as the Church - the body of Christ.

All of these gifts require energy, health and passion. He has a sense of humor in all things and is a social being. He is human and does not have to be perfect, but must strive to live in God’s light. He is on the same journey as the Church.

*** In my opinion, a really great priest is first of all, a very holy man.

I’m especially impressed by the way some priests say Mass with such reverence.

I don’t care for the ones who tell long jokes and then rush through the Mass just to please the crowd. I don’t want just a “good guy” as your article mentioned. I want someone holy who in turn will help make me a better person. We need more priests like the Cure D’Ars. Ann Corless Green Valley

Marian Auckly Star Valley

P.S. We have a holy priest in the person of Father Maldonado. *** A really great priest is warm and welcoming, prayerful, a great story-teller and radiates God’s love. These traits help him share an awesome message with his people.

He preaches about the importance of relationship with God, saying: You are a child of God. you are sons and daughters of the great King; you know God makes his home in your heart; He’s there 24/7; you talk, God listens; God talks, you listen; God is the Wonderful Counselor

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In this time of darkness the world needs priests to recognize sin as sin and help our society understand that sin is not about feelings it is about the choices that we make which lead to eternal consequences of life or death. The Sacrament of Reconciliation should be encouraged regularly and priests also should frequently seek absolution of their sins.

We need priests who embrace the teachings of the magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church without exception so that we can be a people “set apart” from the world leading sacramental lives. Priests must stand up for the Eucharist and pronounce with all their hearts that the host and the wine they consecrate during the sacrifice of the Holy Mass is the body, blood, soul and divinity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

A “great” priest is a prayerful, humble man who has faith and confidence in God and takes courage in order to give his life for the salvation of souls. Let us pray for our priests, support them, love them and encourage them because they will eventually lead us to becoming saints in Heaven if we cooperate with God’s grace.

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Tucson attorney John Neis will be honored by the St. included working as defense attorneys with the Tohono Thomas More Society of Southern Arizona at the annual O’odham Nation. John found that he could contribute to Red Mass on Thursday, Oct.15, at 5:30 p.m. at St. Augus- the development of the criminal justice system in Sells, Ariz. Upon retirement, John became a part-time employtine Cathedral.

John was selected because he exemplifies the virtues ee in the Tohono O’odham Nations’ Advocate Office.

For many years during his law possessed by St. Thomas More: career, John taught courses at Integrity, courage, scholarship, the University of Phoenix, which commitment to the Church, included business law, criminal prayerfulness and wit. justice and ethics. He emphasized John was born and raised in the importance of ethics in the Chicago where he began a love business world and in our personal affair with sports playing baselives. John exemplified throughout ball and running track in high his business and law career a person school. He attended the Universiwith high ethical and moral values. ty of Michigan where he earned his He has been a leader on local undergraduate and masters degrees professional, church and commuin Business Administration. He nity boards, including the ACLU, attended law school at the UniverPima County Bar Association, Cathsity of Texas. Following graduaolic Foundation for the Diocese of tion, he followed his parents and Tucson (president), St. Thomas brother to Tucson in 1968 where More Society (founding member), he worked as an accountant with ATTORNEY JOHN NEIS Newman Center Foundation, Marathe firm of Ernst & Ernst.

Three years later he began his law career, serving as a na Health Clinic (Chairman), C.O.D.A.C., and Parents Pima County Deputy Public Defender until 1974 when Anonymous. John served on various committees for he was appointed as the Pima County Public Defender. Bishop Moreno and Bishop Kicanas. Most recently, John has represented the Town of Oro Valley in various He served until he opened his own law firm in 1979.

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Several events for Catholic youths are scheduled in the coming weeks in the Diocese of Tucson.

Described as “a youth outreach and evangelization opportunity,” a “Mass in the Park” will be held on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 5 p.m. at the Morris K. Udall Park amphitheater at 7290 E. Tanque Verde Road in Tucson.

Food and fellowship will follow the Mass, with each attending group coordinating their own food options.

Attendees are encouraged to bring games for the youths to play. A collection will be taken to benefit “Youth On Their Own.” On Oct. 18, the Bishop’s Scout Mass will be celebrated at St. Augustine Cathedral at 2 p.m. Scouts are asked to wear Class A uniforms and bring unit flags for display at the Mass, to be presided over by Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas.

All Scouts and Scouters are welcome at this annual event of the Catholic Youth Ministry. For more information, call Connie O’Connor at 520-529-7189.

On Nov. 7 the seventh annual Anza Trek will be staged to explore the historic Anza Trail and reflect on the life of Eusebio Kino and his impact on the Southwest. The day-long hike will include a stop at the mission in Tumacacori.

For more information, call Chip Travers at 520-2943333 or Jeff Hill at 520-795-4210.

On Nov. 14, Youthfest 09 will be held at St. Augustine Cathedral and the nearby Tucson Convention Center.

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St. Mark Parish to host concert Saint Mark Parish in Oro Valley has undertaken a capital campaign to build a new church in the growing northwest metropolitan Tucson area. The parish recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, and has grown to more than 800 families.

With pledge payments being received from parishioners, the parish building committee is working with the well known church architectural firm, BCDM, various contractors and the Town of Oro Valley in preparation for ground-breaking.

On Friday, Oct. 23, the parish is sponsoring a fundraising concert to benefit the building fund, featuring widely acclaimed Christian music composer and performer, Tom Booth.

Booth will perform at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the parish.

Tom Booth began composing music at an early age. When he was 17, he encountered the love of God in a personal and mystical way. His life’s focus and his music changed forever. Since then, Tom has been on a journey of faith.

He has written songs that are known throughout the country and collaborated with popular Christian artists Kathy Troccoli, Rich Mullins, Amy Grant and others and received numerous Dove, Unity, and Grammy Awards and nominations.

Tom has composed and performed songs for Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II. He has spent 24 years working in various ministries: Parish Ministry (music, liturgy, and youth ministry), national music ministry roles such as Life Teen, Franciscan University, National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) and others.

Music and prayer A special night of music and prayer will be held at St. Joseph Parish in Tucson on Thursday, Oct. 29, with three of the finest artists in Catholic music today.

Tom Booth will perform, along with friends John Michael Talbot and Cyprian Consiglio, at a concert at 7 p.m. There will be a free will offering, and non-perishable items will be collected to benefit the Community Food Bank.

Booth has collaborated with some of the biggest artists in contemporary Christian music. Talbot is the founder and spiritual father of The Brothers and Sisters of Charity at Little Portion Hermitage. Consiglio is a musician, composer, author, teacher and Monk of the Camaldolese Congregation.

Sisters offer podcasts The service of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in the Tucson Diocese is featured in a new series of podcasts, available online at www.fscc-calledtobe.org/ living.

The four videos explore some of the Franciscan Sisters service since the 1930’s at San Xavier and other missions, as well as their present ministry at Santa Cruz School in Tucson.

Sister Carla Riach, OSF, a Wisconsin native who serves in religious education and youth ministry at San Xavier Mission, reflected on the Sisters’ appreciation of the culture.

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A ‘day of caring’ Students at St. Augustine High School stopped school for a day and performed community service and attended a Mass led by Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, all part of the school’s third annual St. Augustine Feast Day. Called St. Augustine Day of Caring, the program included a lunch served by the Knights of Columbus.

More than 130 students participated in three community service projects 96 sophomores, juniors and seniors went to two elementary schools, Deitz and Agua Caliente, where they read books to K-4 graders and played critical thinking games.

Freshmen - along with five graduates from the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind - made more than 1,600 sandwiches for Casa Maria, Povorello House and The Salvation Army kitchens.

Senior David Kellner and junior Sami Madden coordinated this effort and ensured delivery of the food.

Feshmen also made laminated placemats for those who need meals delivered to their homes. Messages on the placemats were meant to be inspiring - along the lines of a greeting card.

St. Jude novena Do you have a problem that seems unsolvable? Are you facing a dilemma that seems to have no end in sight? Do you know someone who is caught in the throes of vice or impurity? Bring your intentions

to St. Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of hopeless cases.

A novena to God through the intercession of St Jude will begin Oct. 20 and continue for nine consecutive days ending on his feast day, Oct. 28. There will be two services daily, at 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.(novena only) and 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Mass and novena) with confessions a half hour before each service while the rosary is being said.

The novena will be celebrated by Father Abram Dono, S.T., at Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Native American Mission, 507 West 29th St., South Tucson.

In need of service?

Immaculate Heart High School is looking for new ideas for their 2009-2010 Service Project activities. The program, which requires all students from each grade level to participate in one project per semester, encourages teens to help those in need and serve the community.

The senior class spent a day at Holy Family Parish with paintbrushes in their hands, scraping off the old chipped paint from the Church classroom portable and repainting.

“The students really enjoyed working together toward a good cause,” said David Maciborski, Theology teacher at IHHS and advisor for the project. “They get experience working cooperatively with one another. And of course, they understand it’s necessary to use our time not only for ourselves, but to help others in need.”

Father Alonzo Garcia, pastor of Holy Family, helped the students for several hours. Previous service projects have included feeding the homeless, working at St. Vincent de Paul and St. Melany’s Byzantine Parish, and students individually volunteer five hours per semester for the cause of their choosing.

If you have any ideas or tips for service projects, call 520-297-2851 or email David Maciborski at davidmaciborski@ ihhschool.org.

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They’re been married for 7,718 years

The following couples registered to attend the third annual Celebration of Marriage and renewed their wedding vows at a special Mass presided over

by Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas at St. Augustine Cathedral.

Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha

Ray and Yvonne LaBrec 50 Sylvester and Elizabeth Mazur 60 Larry and Mary McCraken 50 James and MaryLou Rankin 50 Peter and Win Ribotto 66 Ron and Alene Spriegel 40

Pedro and Viola Alvarez 50 David and Frances Zaragosa 40

Corpus Christi

Joseph and Nina Beland 50 Louis and Denise Caurant 60 Errol and Janet Porter 50 Christopher and Deborah Straub Jim and Amy White 25 Chris and Martha Wysocki 25

Cristo Rey-Pascua Yaqui

Res Hector and Lupita Montijo

George and Mary Lee Malaby

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Mory and Charlotte B. Gilbert Morrison 50

Sacred Heart - Clifton Arnulfo and Catalina Ruiz 50

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Guillermo and Laura Martinez

Wayne and Gina Jonovich 25 Ben and Genevieve Marin 50 Tom and Nancy Brierley 50

Immaculate Conception - Yuma

Robert and Bertha Anaya 50 Robert and Pat Wilson 50 Robert and Dolores Arviso 50 Pericles and Teresita de Jesus Kontos 25 Antonio and Manuela Yanez 50 Alvin and Geraldine Furrow 65 Javier and Leticia Fierr

St. Frances Cabrini

Sacred Heart - Tombstone

Holy Angels

Most Holy Nativity

Pedro and Maria del Soccoro Pacheco Joseph and Colette Pikosz 25 Don and Irma Richardson 60 Roger and Katherine Amador 50

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Most Holy Trinity

Pierre and Virginia Peyron 50 Don and Myriam Abramoske 50 James and Betty Blaylock 50 Gary and Elke Burns 25 Frank and Lupe Natividad 25

Our Lady of Fatima

Jose and Lupita Alday 31 Darwin and Verna DeGrave 64 Juan Jose and Rosalva Gerardo 56 Ernest and Ramona Hernandez 40 Ignacio and Rosario Maravilla 25 David and Anna Santos 25

Our Lady of Grace

Jim and Judy Myers 50

Our Lady of Lourdes

Ed and Lorene Frankove 40 Alan Haines and Marie Smith 25 Frank and Mary Miller 54 Joseph and Ileana Olivas 59 Manuel and Valerie Padia 50 Gerald and Yvonne Wolford 50 Paul and Virginia Padia 54

Our Lady of the Mountains

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San Xavier Mission

David and Gloria Bojorquez 25 Raymond and Pat Durbin 50 Marvin and Patricia Egbert 50 W. Bruce and Nancy Clark 25 Karl and Rosemary Della Rosa 50 Arthur and Dorothy Fuerstenberg 50 Jerold and Kathleen Kieffer 50 Joe and Jeane Liske 50 Mark and Monica Nelson 25 Peter and Beryl Shantic 50

Santa Rosa Mission

Alexander and Henrietta Womack

Gilbert and Irene Fimbres 61 Jeronimo and Edna Galvez 25 Christopher and Michele Grantham John and Rosalie Palko 50

St. Andrew the Apostle

Ned and Patricia Letto 50 *Robert and Adele McCormick

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St. Augustine Cathedral

Paul and Nellie Hernandez 41 Filiberto and Elda Islas 50 Larry and Laurie Schlotterer 25 Ernest and Ramona Torres 57

St. Bartholomew

St. Bernard and St. Luke’s

Jose Angel and Yolanda Leos

St. John Neuman

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St. Rita in the Desert

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Larry and Debra Divine 25 Chris and Connie Radtke 25 Scott and Melanie Stewart 25

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Roberto and Elsa Aranda 50 Hector and Julia Arroyo 50 Jose and Maria de los Angeles Valencia 46 Ruben and Maria Dominguez 50 Armando and Yolanda Garcia 50 Mike and Rosalba Ojeda 50 Robert and Maria Payne 50 John and Olga Salazar 50 Ron and Ramona Schmidli 30 Peter and Yolanda Martinez 25

St. Joseph - Tucson Ed and Chris Adams

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St. Luke

Conrad and Mary Siddens, Sr. Arturo and Lilia Jimenez 25

50 25

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St. Mark the Evangelist

Dr. Henry and Norma Scheuermann

St. Monica

Ricardo and Emma Chavez 25 Joe and Anna Marie Cruz, Jr. 25

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Reynaldo and Velia Madrigal

St. Cyril

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Duane and Gerry Arten 50 Jose Bernal and Julie Rigoli 30 Joe and Diane Bonaparte 50 Donald and Ruth Dickens 50 Dorothy August and Mark Duke 25 Pete and Nancy Filiatrault 50 Robert and Sylvia Gergen 50 Ronald and Jeri Iman 50 Joseph and Patricia Lerma 51 Ed and Kris Peiffer 25 Carl and Maria Seymour 50 John and Judith Staab 50 Roger and Margaret Stutz 50 Roger and Gerda Taylor 50 Richard and Martha Tritchel 25 Edwin and Bonnie Wartalski 50

St. George

St. Helen - Eloy

Armando and Teresa Cordova 51 Alfredo and Francisca Diaz 50 Ruben and Rosemary Fierros 34 Ralph and Ruth Gradillas 50 Arnold and Carmen Maldonado 50 Miguel and Reyna Martinez 25

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St. Pius X

Robert and Margaret Carrillo 57 Thomas and Ann Daniel 50 Mark and Alison Keough 25 Jose and Teresa de Jesus Lopez 25 Richard and Luz Martinez 25 Joe and Stella Osuna 60

St. Margaret

50

Craig and Julie Carter 25 William and Victoria Collins Edgar and Maria Luz Perdomo

George and Loretta Coleman

St. John the Evangelist

St. Ambrose

Our Lady of the Valley

St. Philip the Apostle

Martin and Gloria Ayala 50 Ed and Rose Ann Bowers 50 Kathleen and Edward Boyd 50 Clarence and Adeline Fieber 64 Winton and Eva Lemoine 50 John and Elleujean McGuinnes 50 William and Lou Ann Preble 60 William and Agnes Sorace 50

Earl and Geraldine Winter

Jerry and Norma Apodaca 25 Victor and Mary Cortes 50 James and Geraldine Schoen 25

Roberto and Conception Munoz

William and Elizabeth Chilvers 50 Lee and Anna Collett 50 Alex and Eleanor Fabris 65 Charles and Kathleen Grendys 50 Dick and Mary Lou Homan 40 Gary and Carole Kissinger 25

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Ss Peter and Paul

John and Delores Martins 50 Ricardo and Mary Majoral 41

Richard and Anna Garcia 50

St. Francis de Sales

James and Patricia Evans 50 Emory and Carolyn Patterson

Joe and Elma Trujillo 50 Johnny and Marta Vielma 35 Ruben and Rosalina Virgen 25 Louie and Rosemarie Gonzales — 25 Max and Maria Elena Anaya 50

St. Patrick

50

St. Francis of Assisi - Yuma

Santa Catalina

Chris and Sherry Perea 25 Roman and Celia Rodriquez

25

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St. Rose of Lima

Frank and Aurelia Abril 50 Henry and Cecilia Alvarado 50 Louie and Teri Barbosa 25 Paul and Yolanda Bertoldtz 25 Peter and Rita Chavez 25 Ysidro and Ofelia Rodriguez 60 Juan and Teresa Varquez 25 Deacon Carlos and Carolyn Vessels

St. Therese of Lisieux

Peter and Patricia Carnevale

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50

St. Thomas the Apostle

Keith and Mary Barnett 50 Dean and Michelle Callahan 25 Judge and Mrs. Armando de Leon 50 Bill and Vicki Drinnon 50 Mario and Vera Fazio 50 Herman and Nancy Johannesmeyer 25 Ken and Sue Knittel 25 Philip and Jane Lacovara 26 James and Marjorie Martin 50 Alfred and Mary Mayalu 25 Michael and Kathleen Murphy 50 Thomas and Gloria Naifeh 25 John and Peggy Prugh 25 Albert and Grace Rigoli 50 Philip and Leigh Ann Worchester 25

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Health care reform called ‘moral imperative’ Health care reform as “a moral imperative” was the topic of a forum attended by about 150 people on Sept. 21 at Most Holy Trinity Parish’s Guadalupe Hall in Tucson.

Presentations were made by Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas and Peg Harmon, chief executive officer of Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona, as well as by two parishioners, Bill Finlayson, retired CEO of Carondolet, and Jose Serrano, head of the imaging center at Northwest Hospital.

The forum, which continued for nearly two hours, included a question-andanswer session.

Bishop Kicanas outlined the teachings of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, of which he is vice president, saying universal health care is essential, particularly for the vulnerable and needy. Any reform should be “abortion-neutral,” he said, and respect caregivers’ “rights of conscience.”

Harmon noted the many services provided to the needy - eye glasses, orthopedic needs, mammograms, etc. - and said the CCS clinic treats anyone, without question.

Finlayson talked about the large

Declaring that today’s ‘troubled’ system ‘leaves too many without health care benefits,’ Bishop Kicanas said ‘formulating such legislation will demand wisdom, foresight and courage.’

number of uninsured and underinsured people as the need for health care reform and disagreed with the contention of some that a revamping of the health care system would bankrupt the country, citing the fact that other industrialized nations have demonstrated that isn’t necessarily true.

Serrano said hospital emergency rooms are often overflowing with patients, many of whom do not have insurance, and they only show up when their problems are acute because they don’t have preventive care insurance.

Meanwhile, on Aug. 31, Bishop Kicanas spoke after he and 20 Southern Arizona faith leaders met for a private 90-minute “conversation” on health care with U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ).

Declaring that the “complexity of the

proposals” for national health care reform has caused “a great deal of misunderstanding and fear,” Kicanas called upon Giffords to fight to “simplify and clarify” the issues.

“We’re all stakeholders,” Bishop Kicanas said at a news conference at the Diocese of Tucson’s pastoral center, where the faith leaders - Catholic, Protestant, Muslim and Jewish - gathered at Rep. Giffords’ invitation as part of her pulse-taking of constituents in the 8th Congressional District.

Bishop Kicanas said the group agreed there was a need “for civil and respectful dialogue” on the subject.

Bishop Kicanas said later that no law “should compel anyone to pay for the destruction of human life, whether through government funding or mandatory coverage of abortion. Any such action would be

morally wrong.”

Declaring that today’s “troubled” system “leaves too many without health care benefits,” the Bishop said “formulating such legislation will demand wisdom, foresight and courage.”

Costs of health care, too, need to be restrained and shared equitably under any new legislation, Bishop Kicanas said.

Rabbi Tom Louchheim of Congregation Or Chadash cited the need for “a sense of compassion” with “justice and fairness” in any new law.

Rabbi Stephanie Aaron of Congregation Chaverim said the nationwide health care debate has involved “a lot of screaming and not a lot of listening.” Listening, she said, would be “a great benefit.”

Said Pastor Grady Scott of Grace Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Tucson: “We do need rational debate. People have the spirit and determination to deal with this issue. We can solve this problem.

That’s my prayer, that’s my hope.”

Attending were representatives of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona, Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest, and Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona.

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Catholic Foundation is About Pain-free Giving “Give until it hurts.”

How often have you heard this old adage? And when does giving hurt? The Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Tucson cannot answer the first question for you, but it is here to answer the second: It is possible to give to your favorite charity and support the Foundation, with little or no pain.

Among the many giving options the Foundation has available, property giving is especially advantageous for all parties concerned. A person can donate his or her home and still live in it for many years to come, until they pass away or move away. The donor simply assumes responsibility for taxes and routine maintenance costs in return for a tax deduction based on the appraised value at the time of the donation.

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“And you yourselves also know . . . no church shared with me in the matter of giving and re-

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Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek for the profit which increases to your account.”

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bracket, the total tax savings on a $10,000 piece of property donated to the Foundation would be about $4,700. In comparison, if you were to sell the same property and give the cash to the Foundation, your total tax savings would be less than half of that.

Another seldom-considered way to give to the Foundation is in the area of life insurance. Perhaps you have a small policy that was purchased years ago when your children were little and you no longer need this policy. You can name a parish endowment through the Foundation as the beneficiary. Alternately, you can even purchase a new policy and designate the Foundation as the beneficiary. The premium payments can be deducted as a donation.

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MARRIAGE, continued from page 1

Degrave of Our Lady of Fatima Parish and Clarence and Adeline Fieber of St. Francis de Sales Parish.

At 60 years were Louis and Denise Caurant of Corpus Christi Parish, Sylvester and Elizabeth Mazur of Our Lady of the Valley, Don and Irma Richardson of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, William and Lou Ann Preble of St. Francis de Sales, Joe and Stella Osuna of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Yuma and Ysidro and Ofelia Rodriguez of St. Rose of Lima Parish.

There were 83 couples who marked their Golden Wedding Anniversary at 50 years, and many others marked their Silver Wedding Anniversary at 25 years.

Bishop Kicanas praised the couples for being together for “so many wonderful years, so many challenging years,” and he likened their relationships as “the same as God has with his people.”

The Bishop asked the couples to hold hands and tell each other “the funniest moment” together, the “most amazing thing” that has happened in their lives together and, finally, what each spouse “most loves and treasures” about his or her partner.

“Loving hearts were in abundance,” the Bishop said afterward. “I was moved to lead the couples in the renewal of their marriage vows…their love has been proven over many years…”

To hear the Bishop’s homily and the Renewal of Vows, go to www.idiocese.org.

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At left, Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas blesses Sister Patricia Perez, C.F.M.M. Mother General of the Minim Sisters community in Leon, Mexico. Sisters in their traditional white habits attend the 75th anniversary Mass at Lourdes Catholic School in Nogales, Ariz., part of a weekendlong celebration of their role in educating the region’s children.

Celebration in Nogales marks 75th anniversary A long weekend of joyful events marked the 75th anniversary of the Minim Sisters presence in education in Nogales and the surrounding region on both sides of the border.

Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas presided at a special Mass on Sept. 4 in the auditorium of Lourdes Catholic School, which was filled with students, alumni, faculty and friends.

“Lourdes Catholic School flourishes as the crossroads of American and Mexican cultures and traditions,” said Sister Esther Hugues, CFMM, the elementary school principal. “We are in the singular position of nurturing bilingual and bicultural excellence on both sides of the international border.

We bridge both countries’ histories, hopes and promises by design.”

Above, Bishop Kicanas encourages a young student to take part in his homily at the Mass in the school gym.

At right, the priests who attended the special Mass pose with Bishop Kicanas, who is flanked by the school’s principals, Sister Barbara Monsegur and Sister Esther Hugues.

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VISIÓN La

Nueva

de la Diócesis Católica Romana de Tucson

Volumen IV - Número XI

REFLEXIONES Padre Roberto Kose, OFM Cap.

La Visión Durante este mes de octubre celebramos la fiesta

de San Francisco de Asís. Es bueno recordar que en su deseo a seguir a Cristo, San Francisco quería enfatizar la familia por su modo de vivir sencillamente y en pobreza. Toda la creación fue vista como un espejo que reflejó el poder, sabiduría y bondad de Dios. San Francisco pensó que el mejor modo de alcanzar a Dios era viviendo como hermanos y viviendo los votos de pobreza, castidad y obediencia. Así somos un ejemplo para los demás.

Personas en las órdenes religiosas o congregaciones ven la pobreza como una manera que no sea posesiva.

Como Capuchinos, por ejemplo, no poseemos propiedad como casas o carros, y no tenemos cuentas personales en el banco. Todos los ingresos están compartidos para sostener todos los miembros de la comunidad.

Somos hermanos viviendo juntos en comunidad y no somos miembros de una secta religiosa. En imitación de Cristo profesamos votos de castidad que nos dan la libertad para vivir y proclamar el evangelio sin preocupaciones de una familia. Por fin, obediencia a nuestro hermano en la comunidad es una forma radical de sacrificar deseos personales y enfatizar la bondad de seguir el consejo de otra persona como un camino hacia la perfección.

La diferencia entre los sacerdotes diocesanos y los sacerdotes en las comunidades religiosas es la decisión constante de los miembros del grupo religioso vivir como hermanos verdaderos con los hermanos que posiblemente no son ordenados. El sacramento del bautismo es un vínculo entre todos los hermanos llamando toda la comunidad a una vida de servicio. La manera en que servimos uno al otro como hermanos y la manera en que servimos a la iglesia decedirán si en verdad tenemos una vocación de ser hermanos. Somos fieles a nuestra vocación cuando el estilo de nuestra vida refleja el amor y respeto mutuo.

Viviendo y rezando juntos como grupo es una parte principal de la vida religiosa. Oraciones diarias en común como la Eucaristía, Laúdes y Vísperas son los puntos esenciales de la vida religiosa. Hay un énfasis mayor puesto en el concepto de familia como una señal de la unidad entre los sacerdotes y hermanos laicos.

La espiritualidad de un sacerdote en la vida religiosa está basada en un servicio mutuo que tiene sus raíces en la vida contemplativa. Hoy la llamada a una conversión verdadera como hermandad que guía a la proclamación de la Buena Nueva.

Entonces, en este tiempo de nuestra historia en que vemos la escasez de sacerdotes yo quería compartir con ustedes un poco de nuestra vida como hermanos Capuchinos Franciscanos.

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La Familia es el Mayor Tesoro de la Humanidad El Matrimonio Debe Ser una Entrega Fiel y Fecunda

TORRECIUDAD, España.- (ZENIT.org).- “La familia es el mayor tesoro de la humanidad”, expresó el arzobispo de Burgos, monseñor Francisco Gil Hellín, al presidir la XX Jornada Mariana de la Familia en el santuario de Torreciudad, un evento que congregó a 15,000 personas procedentes de toda España y otras partes del mundo.

Monseñor Gil Hellín destacó que “la propia familia se manifiesta y se expresa en su misma vida, porque Dios la hizo una institución natural, y no son los gobiernos ni los parlamentos los que tienen que decir qué es la familia”.

El Próximo Congreso Eucarístico Internacional Será Celebrado en Dublín CIUDAD

DEL VATICANO. (ZENIT.org).Benedicto XVI ha aprobado la fecha y el lema del próximo Congreso Eucarístico Internacional que se celebrará en Dublín (Irlanda) dentro de tres años.

El congreso, llevará por tema: The Eucharist: Communion with Christ and with one another (“La Eucaristía: Comunión con Cristo y entre nosotros”), y se celebrará entre el 10 y el 17 de junio de 2012.

El tema, según explica un comunicado expedido por la Santa Sede, se inspira en el número 7 de la Constitución apostólica Lumen gentium: “Participando realmente del cuerpo del Señor en la fracción del pan eucarístico, somos elevados a la comunión con él y entre nosotros”. Este Congreso, que hace el número 50 de la serie, tendrá lugar justo en el 50 aniversario de la inau-

guración del Concilio Vaticano II, que, según monseñor Diarmuid Martin, constituyó “un momento de renovación y de profundización de la enseñanza de la Iglesia”.

En un mensaje enviado por el Papa Benedicto XVI a los participantes el Pontífice les exhortó a dar “un incondicional sí a la vida”, y pidió a los esposos “disponibilidad y abnegada entrega, así como confianza mutua, fiel y fecunda”.

En la homilía, dirigiéndose de un modo personal a cada asistente, el arzobispo de Burgos afirmó: “Redescubre cada día ese tesoro del cual eres depositario. Dios te ha bendecido con esos amores: con tu mujer, con tu marido, con tus hijos. Así, la familia será verdaderamente el santuario de la vida, será la garantía de que toda criatura que procede de esa entrega en fidelidad matrimonial, estará resguardada por la cuna más fuerte, que es el amor conyugal y familiar”.

Los grupos participantes llegaron mayoritariamente de Cataluña, Aragón y la Comunidad de Madrid, aunque también fueron numerosos los peregrinos valencianos, andaluces, vascos y gallegos. Además, feligreses burgaleses acompañaron a su arzobispo hasta Torreciudad.

Asimismo participaron varios grupos de Francia, Polonia e Italia.

Más de 250 voluntarios participaron en la organización del encuentro ayudando en los aparcamientos y accesos al santuario, en la guardería, en el acomodo de los peregrinos, en los puestos informativos y en el parque infantil.

Y decenas de sacerdotes atendieron a lo largo del día los confesonarios repartidos por distintas zonas del recinto.

Aumentan en Latinoamérica las Vocaciones Sacerdotales BOGOTÁ, Colombia. (ZENIT.org).-

América Latina es semillero de vocaciones, en particular para el clero diocesano, pues en cinco años el número de estos sacedotes ha aumentado en más de un 11 por ciento.

En el quinquenio 2000-2005, Nicaragua y Guatemala presentan los mayores índices de crecimiento en sacerdotes diocesanos en América. En tanto, en Cuba, Bolivia y, sobre todo Paraguay. crecen los sacerdotes religiosos, según un estudio hecho público por el Observatorio Pastoral del Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (CELAM).

Ese estudio sobre los 22 países del continente tiene en cuenta el trabajo del

padre Francis Bonnici de la Obra Pontificia de Vocaciones Sacerdotales de la Sagrada Congregación para la Educación Católica.

Si bien el crecimiento en el número de presbíteros entre 1974 y 2004 es de un 44.1%, para los 22 países analizados entre 2000 y 2005 es de un 11.93% en sacerdotes diocesanos (de 37.884 a 42.405) y un decrecimiento del 0.996% para sacerdotes religiosos (24.186 a 23.945).

Nicaragua (44.94%) y Guatemala (41.11%) presentan los mayores índices de crecimiento en sacerdotes diocesanos.

Por el contrario algunos países decrecieron en este rubro: Puerto Rico (4.01%), Paraguay (0.56%) y Uruguay (0.45%).

VIDA ECLESIAL

Orientación Familiar

Fidelidad, Felicidad Por Lucero de Dávalos

Querido Hijo: Como dice la canción: “Te querré toda la vida, todos los años, los meses y los días…”.

Lástima que eso, perecedero y para siempre, nos cueste tanto.

Fidelidad y lealtad son hermanos, sólo que la primera se usa más en un compromiso vocacional, como es el matrimonio que es entrega a Dios, mientras que el segundo entre amigos, negocios o sociedad.

Fidelidad es el primer compromiso en la relación conyugal: “Prometo serte fiel en lo próspero y en lo adverso, en la salud y en la enfermedad…”, sólo que a los novios se les traba la lengua al tener que pronunciar esas palabras en la ceremonia, sin pensar que se les trabará más, mucho más, cuando tengan que vivirla.

Difícil no quiere decir imposible –si nos comprometemos es que no podemos–, pero no nos ayuda para nada lo traicionero de nuestro corazón, aparte de las limitantes externas.

Hoy vemos con gran romanticismo que una pareja cifra “su felicidad” con una fidelidad primera, es decir, deja cada uno a su cónyuge su compromiso, destrozando hogar y familia, abandonando a sus hijos porque encontró otro-otra que “lo entiende mejor”. Creen que si cambian de guitarra aprenderán a tocarla cuando la verdad es que no es así, pues se aprende con la misma fidelidad.

Y es que en las telenovelas, películas y –lo más triste– en la vida real, la fidelidad no se conoce, no se cuida y si, más bien, se descuida.

Y si es muy desagradable una persona timorata que todo lo ve mal, peor es aquella que en aras de que es muy “moderna” muy “liberal”, la fidelidad que es lealtad la echa por la borda.

Los dichos populares tienen la filosofía más pura y sencilla. Hay uno que dice: Entre Santa y Santo, pared de cal y canto (ladrillo)…”

Todo es que una persona empiece a revelarle su intimidad a quien no debe, porque entonces comienza una relación desleal e infiel. Si ese mismo tiempo y ese mismo sentimiento se lo dedica a la persona que sí debe, esto le dará mucha felicidad y no se complicará en relaciones sin razón.

Ahora que tu, hijo, tienes tantas oportunidades de practicar la lealtad, hazlo. Sé leal a tus principios, a tus valores, a tus amistades, a tus compañeros de escuela, a tus maestros, a tus padres y a tu Dios.

Esto será el trampolín que te hará ser fiel cuando llegues al compromiso matrimonial o de entrega a Dios. Con cariño te bendice tu madre.

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“Las Canciones nos Acercan a Dios”: Hermana Glenda Por María de la Torre

ROMA, Italia. (ZENIT.org).- Se llama Glenda Velasca Hernández pero todos la conocen como “la hermana Glenda” (http://www.hnaglenda.org).

Lleva más de 18 años consagrada a Dios y hace 8 que comenzó a dedicarse a evangelizar con la música. La primera vez que cantó en público fue ante Juan Pablo II y desde ese momento no ha parado de celebrar conciertos.

Esta consagrada chilena, radicada en la diócesis catalana de Terrassa, es psicóloga por la Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca y teóloga por la Pontificia Universidad Gregoriana de Roma, donde actualmente cursa el doctorado.

Es la segunda de cuatro hermanos. Irradia felicidad y amor por los cuatro costados, y sus canciones llegan tanto a la gente que sus conciertos no tienen nada que envidiar a los de los grandes del rock.

ZENITH: ¿Cómo se le ocurre a una monja ponerse a cantar y a dar conciertos?

Hermana Glenda: Me puse a cantar porque... siempre he cantado la verdad, pero así más conocidamente... después de la jornada Mundial de la Juventud del año 2002 en Toronto. Estaba estudiando en Roma y me llamaron a una misa totalmente en inglés y francés para que yo fuera la que cantase en español mientras el Papa daba la comunión. Para mi esto tuvo un significado muy grande; cuando Dios quiere algo de ti, se te abre una puerta enorme. Después de ese encuentro me empezaron a invitar de todo el mundo para cantar.

ZENITH: ¿Por qué tiene tanto éxito la hermana Glenda?

Hermana Glenda: No lo sé. Nosotros no tenemos premios Grammy, ni los Cuarenta Principales, ni el top de los más vendidos. Quiero ver que nuestro éxito sea que mucha gente escuche nuestras canciones y encuentre con ello a Jesús; que con ello le vuelva la paz y vuelva a la casa de Dios. Creo que a la gente le gustan las canciones porque está buscando algo de Dios a través de los textos bíblicos. La Biblia hablada es muy fuerte, pero creo que cantada es el doble de fuerte y de impactante.

ZENITH: ¿Es verdad que quien canta se acerca más a Dios?

Hermana Glenda: Depende de cómo se cante. El hecho de cantar no te garantiza estar cerca de Dios.

Todo lo que uno hace, dice San Pablo, hay que hacerlo desde dentro del corazón. Si tú lo haces desde el corazón eso te va a llevar a Dios porque Dios te inspira esos deseos santos de servirle.

ZENITH: ¿Cual es el pasaje de la Biblia al que le gustaría poner música?

Hermana Glenda: Hay muchísimos pasajes de la Biblia pero me encantaría que Jesús me inspirara sobre todo en la parábola del Hijo Pródigo. Cómo poder expresar de una forma sintética y hermosa esa vuelta, ese abrazo del padre al hijo que viene. Eso me encantaría. Creo que ahí está el resumen de la buena noticia de Jesús.

ZENITH: ¿De las canciones que ha compuesto cual es su preferida?

Hermana Glenda: Es muy difícil, las canciones son como hijos. Para mí todas las canciones son una visita de Dios en mi corazón, porque yo no se que voy a componer, estoy orando la Palabra y si hay un texto de la Palabra que me toca el corazón o me consuela o me tira de la oreja sale música y quizá la más preferida o a la que tengo un especial respeto es la primera canción que canté en público, en la Jornada Mundial de la Juventud de Toronto y la que canté frente al Papa. “Nada es imposible para ti”, la frase que el ángel le dice a María.

Un Libro para Meditar

El Sacerdote Puede Ser Hermano, Padre y Esposo

PARÍS, Francia. (ZENIT.org).- El sacerdote está llamado a encarnar tres figuras, “hermano, padre y esposo”, señala el obispo de Fréjus-Toulon, monseñor Dominque Rey, en su libro “Le Prêtre” (“El Sacerdote”), de Ediciones Tempora, publicado en el marco del Año Sacerdotal.

Sobre estas tres dimensiones del sacerdote, el obispo considera que “la figura del hermano funda las otras dos”. “¿Cómo se puede ejercer una paternidad sino en el interior de una fraternidad común? se pregunta así mismo y, a la vez, se responde: “Como cristianos, nosotros la recibimos en el bautismo”.

En cuanto a la dimensión esponsal, el obispo francés señala que el sacerdote “toma el lugar de Cristo esposo”, aunque advierte que “la dimensión esponsal es actualmente la más incomprendida”.

“A partir de ella, toman sentido el celibato del sacerdote y su compromiso inquebrantable con la Iglesia, de la que él es un ministro”, añade.

Respecto al aspecto paternal del sacerdote, monseñor Rey indica que “la dimensión de la paternidad me parece una urgencia y un desafío en un contexto en el que la figura paterna se pone en juego en los modelos sociales debido a la desintegración de la familia y a la dimisión de la autoridad”.

Citando a algunos psicólogos, el obispo afirma que “una sociedad sin padre es una sociedad sin referencia”.

“Es dando su vida a ejemplo de Cristo y perdiéndola, como se puede dar la vida. La paternidad cristiana es sacrificada, pero es fuente de gozo”, asegura.

El libro, de 130 páginas, trata de suscitar la reflexión y la oración. “Fidelidad en lo pequeño y en lo grande”, expresa el autor.

Entre los diversos aspectos que trata, se encuentra también el de la fidelidad cristiana que, en opinión del autor, “debe basarse en la de Cristo hacia su Iglesia, por la que Él mismo se entregó hasta dar la vida”.

El obispo indica que “hay unos modelos de fidelidad que apoyan y estimulan la nuestra”, como el de sus propios padres, “cuyo testimonio de 70 años de vida en común me ha demostrado que la palabra amor tiene relación con la palabra siempre”.

“La fidelidad se construye en el día a día. La fidelidad en lo grande se despliega a partir de la fidelidad en lo pequeño, vivida día a día: fidelidad a la oración, a las amistades, a los compromisos”.

“Paradójicamente, mientras nuestra cultura preconiza “la infidelidad” siempre en busca de nuevas experiencias, el zapping perpetuo y sus relaciones sucesivas y por contrato, el hombre actual se encuentra en búsqueda de arraigo profundo y duradero, de un amor que no falle”, añade.

En opinión de monseñor Rey, “toda fidelidad es un arte de vivir con el tiempo: más allá de lo efímero”.

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Opciones y Anhelos

Decisiones Acertadas

Fuente: Catholic.net

La voluntad busca el bien, pero muchas veces

no acertamos y nos quedamos con barro entre las manos cuando estábamos seguro de haber conseguido un poco de polvo aúreo...

Creemos, por ejemplo, que una dieta dará buenos resultados, y acabamos con varios kilos de más (o de menos, depende de los casos). Pensamos que una compañía de autobuses será más rápida, y llegamos con retraso a una importante cita. Revelamos un secreto a un amigo que parecía de fiar y, a los pocos días, esa confidencia la conocen ya tantas personas que no deberían saber nada del asunto. Creemos que estos zapatos durarán varios años pero al cabo de dos meses dan señales de muerte inminente...

En las elecciones sencillas de cada día, o en las decisiones profundas que marcan la propia existencia, nos gustaría acertar, pero no es nada fácil porque muchas veces nos engañan la vista o el gusto, la propaganda o la palabra dulce de un adulador, las prisas o la ambición, la excesiva prudencia o la confianza sin límites en la aparente bondad humana.

No es fácil acertar porque muchas veces nos abrazamos a opiniones pasajeras y dejamos de lado la búsqueda de aquellas verdades que exigen tiempo, reflexión y trabajo; porque preferimos optar por lo inmediato y fácil en vez de aquello que implica mayor esfuerzo pero garantías mayores de resultados buenos.

Erasmo de Rotterdam decía que “las opiniones son fuente de felicidad barata. Aprender la verdadera esencia de las cosas, aunque se trate de cosas de mínima importancia, cuesta gran esfuerzo” (Elogio de la locura XL, VII).

Por encima de las opiniones, más allá de las prisas, incluso a veces en contra de lo que la ambición o la pereza nos pueda sugerir, hace falta reflexionar y tomar decisiones bien ponderadas.

En lo pequeño: para que unos calcetines no se agujereen después de su primer paseo por la lavadora. Pero sobre todo en lo grande: unos estudios, una profesión, un esposo o esposa, una familia.

La felicidad profunda, la felicidad plena, arranca de opciones sopesadas seriamente. Especialmente la opción más profunda y radical, la que determina la existencia de cada hombre o mujer: la opción por seguir la verdad del Evangelio. Un Evangelio que nos dejó, con su Vida, Muerte y Resurrección, el Dios que se hizo Hombre por los hombres.

Por eso Jesús es el amigo sincero. Por eso sabe exigir sin engaños, sin adulaciones vanas. Nos muestra el camino de la dicha verdadera, nos revela la vía para construir un mundo más bueno, nos señala cuál es la puerta que permite el ingreso al Reino de los cielos. Nos ofrece, en cada momento, el consejo justo para tomar, en los mil cruces de la vida, decisiones acertadas.

El Vaticano Prepara un Documento Sobre Formación de los Seminaristas CIUDAD DEL VATICANO. (ZENIT.org).- El Vati-

cano prevé publicar un texto “breve, fuerte y muy claro” sobre la formación de los seminaristas, al finalizar el Año Sacerdotal.

Lo explica el secretario de la Congregación vaticana para la Educación Católica, el arzobispo Jean-Louis Bruguès, en una entrevista publicada en la edición diaria en italiano de L’Osservatore Romano de este miércoles.

Para preparar el documento, el prefecto de la Congregación para la Educación Católica prevé proponer, en los próximos meses, la convocatoria de la Comisión permanente, de miembros de varios dicasterios, que se ocupa de la formación de los candidatos al sacerdocio.

Esta Congregación, responsable de la formación de los seminaristas, quiere hacer comprender este mensaje a los que se preparan para el sacerdocio: “Has sido escogido, es un honor, sé feliz por ser sacerdote”.

Monseñor Bruguès constata que “buena parte de los

Carta de un Sacerdote

Cuando Dios Irrumpe en la Vida de un Joven

Por el P. Clemente González Fuente: Catholic.net

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a siguiente es la carta de un sacerdote, escrita a un joven que encuentra en su camino a Cristo y al que Nuestro Señor le hizo la misma proposición que a aquel del Evangelio: “Véndelo todo y sígueme”: “He leído tu carta con vivo interés y he dado gracias a Dios por la maravilla que su gracia, secundada por tu generosa colaboración, está realizando en ti. Conmovido por la sinceridad y energía espiritual con que sigues viviendo tu ideal de transformarte en Cristo por el camino más costoso, que en definitiva es el más auténtico, quisiera corresponder, por mi parte, con la misma convicción a la certeza que tienes de que Cristo ha irrumpido en tu vida para seguirle hasta el fin.

Mi modesta experiencia me permite decirte, con las palabras del mismo Cristo, que has escogido la mejor parte, que nadie te podrá arrebatar (cf. Lc 10, 42). Has sentido sobre ti aquella mirada penetrante, que Cristo dirigió al joven rico, y has correspondido a ella con la seguridad de que su gracia, una vez que ha puesto en tus manos el arado, te va a conceder también el no abandonarlo y el no volver la vista atrás.

Has dicho a Cristo que lo quieres seguir porque estás convencido de sus condiciones, condiciones que bien sabes son de renuncia, de lucha contra el propio egoísmo, de muerte, incluso, para conquistar la vida verdadera. Te has dado cuenta, además, de la urgencia apostólica que encierra y reclama aquella declaración de Cristo: «Yo os he puesto en el mundo para que den fruto y su fruto permanezca para siempre» (Jn 15, 16).

Quiero, sin embargo, para que te sirva de estímulo y de guía, describirte la maravillosa experiencia que Cristo realizó en la vida de San Pablo, quien de perseguidor inconmovible y convencido, fue convertido en apóstol ardiente hasta el supremo sacrificio de su vida; de enemigo personal, en uno de los amigos más apasionados y arrolladores que ha tenido Cristo.

jóvenes que se presentan a las casas de formación en países como Italia, España, Francia, Alemania y los Estados Unidos, tienen una buena formación profesional, a veces formación universitaria de alto nivel, pero carecen de una cultura general y, sobre todo, de una cultura cristiana”.

Para contrarrestar esto, monseñor Bruguès defiende un año preparatorio en el inicio de la formación de los seminaristas, así como que la formación misma se adapte a la fisonomía de las nuevas generaciones.

Actualmente, la Congregación para la Educación Católica tiene la responsabilidad de 2,700 seminarios y también de 1,200 universidades católicas y 250,000 escuelas católicas en todo el mundo.

En esas instituciones, “estamos desarrollando una cultura de la excelencia”, explica el arzobispo, “poniendo especial énfasis en la formación integral de la persona, especialmente en su dimensión espiritual, que corre el riesgo de ser olvidada en una sociedad secularizada”.

San Pablo considera el amor de Cristo a su vida como una gracia completamente inmerecida, como un combate en el que prevaleció el más fuerte, el que tenía mayor capacidad de amar. Por eso, declara que ha sido alcanzado, que ha sido hecho prisionero por Cristo.

Siente en alma viva cómo se volcó sobre él el amor de Cristo y por eso declara con tanta frecuencia: “Cristo me amó y se entregó a la muerte por mi”. (Ga 2, 20).

Por eso, Pablo se siente ligado fuertemente a Cristo, crucificado con Él, partícipe de su pasión con sus luchas por engendrar nuevos cristianos. Confía ardientemente en Él y grita ante todo el mundo la certeza inquebrantable que lo anima de que nada ni nadie lo arrancarán del amor a Cristo, precisamente porque es un amor que nace en Cristo, tiene su arraigo en Él y, por lo mismo, posee la firmeza de lo divino.

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VISIÓN CATÓLICA Cuenta una leyenda que la muerte andaba rondando una vez por las inmediaciones de una aldea. Cuando un hombre la vio le pregunto que andaba haciendo por esos obscuros parajes. La muerte contesto: “Vengo a llevarme a cien hombres de esta comarca”. El hombre replico: “¿Por qué insistes en infundir pánico en los seres humanos? déjanos en paz!” La muerte insistió: “No puedo. Esa es mi misión. Para eso fui creada”. El aldeano corrió y propago la fúnebre noticia entre todos los pobladores, alertándolos de que la muerte se disponía a matar a cien de ellos.

Al día siguiente, el mismo hombre caminaba triste por la calle. Y se volvió a encontrar a la muerte. Con una voz enfurecida le dijo: “Muerte mentirosa, dijiste que te llevarías a cien, y me han dicho que murieron mil personas en el pueblo”.

La muerte respondió: “Yo solo venia por cien, pero tu los espantaste a todos, y el miedo mato a otros novecientos aldeanos”. ¿Puede matar el miedo? Los expertos de la conducta señalan que el miedo y la ansiedad causan graves trastornos. Ciertos estudios indican que la mitad de las personas que están en los hospitales se preocupan crónicamente. Esta angustia mental puede ser la causa de muchos males como los dolores de cabeza, la artritis, condiciones cardiacas, colitis, dolor de espalda, ulceras, problemas digestivos, depresión, la fatiga crónica y, en otros casos extremos, la muerte. La preocupación destruye la calidad y la cantidad de la vida. E El miedo es un sentimiento muy fuerte en el ser humano.

En la sociedad adopta varios patrones, siendo el estrés uno de los más comunes. Dicha sensación consiste en un estado de tensión física o psicológica, que ocurre ante los retos de la vida diaria, y ante temores reales o imaginarios. Cuando adquiere proporciones exageradas y afecta de manera negativa la vida, recibe el nombre de ansiedad.

La ansiedad es el mal de nuestro siglo. La ansiedad es una angustia permanente difícil de controlar acompañada de cansancio y tensión muscular. Los hombres de hoy no encuentran la paz y han quedado atrapados en la vertiginosa carrera de la competencia, de la productividad, de la ruti-

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El Siglo de la Ansiedad na. Los hombres del hoy no viven en el aquí y en el ahora: están atrapados en los fantasmas del pasado, y se preocupan en extremo de los sueños del mañana.

Un filósofo dijo que la única manera de alejarse del estrés y la ansiedad es irse a vivir a otro planeta. Pero la realidad es que debemos aprender a enfrentarlo. Y para enfrentarlo eficazmente debemos entenderlo mejor. Existen causas biológicas, psicológicas y familiares que determinan su aparición.

La clave se encuentra en las células nerviosas (neuronas). Tales células utilizan sustancias químicas especiales para comunicarse entre sí, llamadas neurotransmisores.

En las personas con ansiedad hay un exceso de dos de estos neurotransmisores en particular: noradrenalina y serotonina. En muchos casos, la producción aumentada de estas sustancias es resultado de una predisposición genética.

En otros casos, su elevación constituye una reacción del cerebro a experiencias traumáticas de la infancia o en la etapa adulta. Esto dice la ciencia médica. Para la Psicología, los individuos con ansiedad tienen una marcada tendencia a percibir el mundo de manera negativa y catastrófica, y de ahí surgen los síntomas. El pasado los aniquila, el presente los agobia, y el futuro los preocupa en niveles que les impiden vivir en paz. En cuanto al presente, piensan que los desafíos de la vida son insalvables, irremediables, definitivos y trágicos.

Y con esa mentalidad, ¿Quién podría vivir en paz? Ese estado permanente de tensión emocional impide vivir con plenitud. En los casos mas extremos se pueden desarrol-

lar fobias (miedos irracionales a las cosas), o el trastorno del pánico (con ataques repentinos de miedo intenso). Las personas que han pasado por una experiencia traumatizante en sus vidas pueden sufrir un tipo especial de ansiedad conocido como trastorno del estrés postraumático. A estos, el revivir de manera repetida su tragedia (incluso durante el sueno) les genera episodios de terror y angustia. La ansiedad es muy difícil de manejar solo. La ayuda psicológica es altamente recomendada cuando la ansiedad afecta la vida diaria.

No encauzarla saludablemente puede generar adicciones.

En cuanto a los tratamientos no hay recetas de cocina. Los individuos responden de manera diferente a la gran variedad de modalidades terapéuticas y farmacológicas. Pero para el control saludable de la ansiedad hay dos tendencias bien marcadas: (1) la revisión y cambio de las ideas irracionales de la vida, y (2) revisión y cambio de estilos de vida disfuncionales. La Psicología Positiva arroja luces en este primer aspecto.

Se puede aprender a pensar con optimismo, con esperanza, sin catastrofizar la vida. José Luis Almada dice: “Soy aliado de la vida, del canto que sigue yendo por esos lugares luminosos, donde viven los auténticos amantes”. Y la revisión del estilo de vida también es crucial. En la vida debe haber tiempo para el amor, las amistades, el descanso, la recreación y el arte, el ejercicio, la buena alimentación, la meditación y la oración, la relajación muscular y respiración profunda, el humor y la risa, la contemplación y el cultivo de una relación personal con Dios.

Desde una perspectiva cristiana, los textos bíblicos clásicos como el de Mateo 6, 25-34 y Romanos 8, 35-39 pueden ser eficaces. Ahí, Cristo nos invita a vivir en el momento presente y a no agudizar los miedos. Finalmente, la psicología positiva nos impulsa a proclamar con Mercedes Sosa este canto a la vida: “Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto, me dio dos luceros, que cuando los abro, perfecto distingo lo negro del blanco.

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He’s made rosaries for 75 years

By BRENDA MALARCHIK Special to The New Vision

Originally from Louisiana, Ray Rhodes, 82 years young, has been designing and making rosaries of all kinds for more than 75 years.

His rosaries are made of semi-precious gemstone, jade, crystal, and turquoise beads from all over the world. Ray also designs and makes wall rosaries, each unique and impressive.

While Ray, his wife, Annie, and daughter, Lucille, lived in Albuquerque, N.M., they owned a store, which displayed southwestern art and Ray’s rosaries and jewelry.

Ray became a member of the New Mexico Art League and Designer Craftsmen, has taped a television program on Albuquerque’s educational channel for the Creative Process Series, and has exhibited in many galleries and shows in several states.

Another art item Ray has crafted is the

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Ojo De Dios, or God’s Eyes. His talent to blend color and design in yarn of each Ojo has brought him international recognition. Ray is especially proud of one of his Ojos that is displayed at the Vatican in Rome, and another hanging in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

In 1999, Ray and his family moved to Arizona. They set up a gift shop and workbench in their home in Whetstone with Ray’s rosaries, jewelry, and more. His beloved wife Annie passed away in 2005.

Ray and daughter Lucille operate their home site shop now. Lucille too has a talent in designing rosaries. She has been busy making them for more than eight years.

Ray and Lucille are members of Holy Family at Post Chapel on Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista and are Oblates at Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David. They continue having shows at various functions, which

include the festivals at Holy Trinity Monastery, Fort Huachuca, and Church and city events. Ray donates his rosaries for church raffles, Knights of Columbus fund-raisers, and to Father Mike Bucciarelli, one of the co-directors of the Vocations Department of the Diocese of Tucson. At the Vocations Benefactor’s Dinner on July 28, Ray’s rosaries were auctioned and made $410.

Over the past five years, Ray has donated rosaries to Father Mike’s parish, Our Lady of Lourdes in Benson, which are popular and in demand at the parishes’ fund-raisers. When Father Ricky Ordoñez’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Del and Mary Lou Ordoñez, visited their son from the Philippines in July, Father Mike gave them two of Ray’s rosaries made of Arizona turquoise as a special gift.

Ray and Lucille, always with a smile, welcome people to their home. Ray’s stories of his life and happy times are

October is the Month of the Rosary and in Tucson the faithful will gather on Oct. 10 at 13 locations in the city for the 2009 Public Square Rosary Crusade.

This public recitation of the rosary will begin at noon in Armory Park at 220 S. Fifth Ave., and a large turnout is expect-

ed. Recitation will also be held at the same time at Pima and Swan, across from St. Cyril of Alexandria Parish, and at Broadway and Randolph, across from ElCon Mall.

Other sites include St. John the Evangelist Church at 12th and Ajo, the Santa Cruz

Displaying a large rosary, Ray Rhodes and wife Annie flank Father Mike Bucciarelli at their Benson home.

memorable. He never complains. And Ray always says this about the countless rosaries he has made throughout his life: “Each rosary is special to me and each one is made with love.”

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statement said, “even if they have no more symptoms...they should stay home until 24 hours after they have no symptoms.”

“Reactive” dismissals will be appropriate “when schools are not able to maintain normal functioning,” while “preemptive” dismissals might occur “if the flu starts to cause severe disease in a significantly larger proportion of those affected.”

School closures, the statement said, “will be at the discretion of the local health departments.”

“Those with flu-like illness should stay home for at least 24 hours after they no longer have a fever, or signs of a fever, without the use of fever-reducing medicines,” the statement said. “They should stay home even if they are using antiviral drugs.”

Students and staff who appear to have flu-like illness should go to a room separate from others until they can be sent home, the statement said.

Areas that students and staff touch should be “routinely cleaned” with clean-

Guidelines for parish pastors At the request of Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, the Diocese’s Pastoral Services Department is determining whether any additional guidelines are being promulgated for parish pastors to deal with the flu as it pertains to gatherings at Mass and other parish functions. Guidelines published earlier can be found on www.usccb.org/liturgy.

“Priests, deacons, and extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion should be especially reminded of the need to practice good hygiene,” the guidelines state. “Ministers of Holy Communion should always wash their hands before Mass begins; a further precaution suggests using an alcohol-based anti-bacterial solution before and after distributing Holy Communion. The faithful should be instructed not to receive from the cup if they feel ill.”

Some pastors in the Diocese have already suggested not making hand contact during the sign of peace. One pastor suggested instead that parishioners raise their hand and form a V - the peace sign - with their fingers.

ers that are typically used. “CDC does not believe any additional disinfection of environmental surfaces beyond the recommended routine is required,” the statement said.

Early treatment with antiviral medications is very important for people at high

risk.

“People at high-risk of flu complications should talk to their doctor about staying home from school when a lot of flu is circulating in the community,” the statement said.

Schools have been advised to plan for

ways to continue educating students who stay home, through instructional phone calls, homework packets, Internet lessons and other means.

Meanwhile, school staff have been advised to “be vigilant” in identifying students and staff members who appear ill.

If a family member contracts the flu, students should stay home for five days from the day the first household member got sick. “This is the time period they are most likely to get sick themselves,” the statement said.

Faculty members are advised to increase the distance between people at schools if flu symptoms become widespread or severe, moving desks farther apart or canceling classes that bring together children from different classrooms.

Large group activities such as Mass or field trips may also need to be canceled in that event, said the statement, prepared by Penny Cuffe and Roxanne Taylor of the department’s Coordinated Health Services.

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If you’ve been away from the Church or feel isolated or confused or alienated, mark your calendar for Oct. 14.

On that date a six-week series will begin at St. Cyril of Alexandria Parish in Tucson at 7 p.m. with people who are very interested in listening and searching along with you.

Signs will be erected to direct people to the Activity Center which is the building due east of the church.

There will also be a small team of lay people and Father Ed Pietrucha, CSP, to welcome you.

No cost. No obligation.

The fourth annual Mujer Latina Breast Cancer Conference will be held on Oct. 10 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at El Pueblo Community Center, 101 W. Irvington Road, in Tucson.

The conference is a collaborative community effort that will offer bilingual breast health information. Admission is free and a complimentary breakfast and lunch will be served.

Cancer experts will be on hand to increase cancer education in the Latino community.

The conference is coordinated by Dr. Ana Maria Lopez, associate dean of outreach and multicultural affairs and associate professor of clinical medicine and pathology at the University of Arizona.

Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas will be among seven honorees at the Handmaker Foundation’s second annual “Honor Your Father and Mother” dinner on Oct. 18 at the Westin La Paloma Resort in Tucson.

A non-profit, non-sectarian institution, Handmaker’s mission is “to promote the spiritual, emotional and intellectual well-being of the people in our care.”

Gifts to the Handmaker Foundation allow Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging to provide a significant amount of charitable care to residents of Handmaker’s skilled nursing programs who have outlived their financial resources.

The honorees at the reception and dinner will include Lowell Rothschild and Jonathan Rothschild, Handmaker campaign co-chairs, and honorary co-chairs Bishop Kicanas, Jane and Rabbi Lee Kivel and Helen and John Schaefer.

For more information, contact Hillel Levy, executive director of Handmaker Foundation, at 520-322-3632 or email hlevy@handmakerfoundation.org.

Catch the spirit!

“Catch the spirit,” a day of praise and worship, anointed teachings, inspiring testimonies and loving fellowship will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17, at St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson.

Doors open at 8 a.m. and the sessions run from 8:30 a.m. till 6 p.m. Bring a sack lunch, beverages will be provided.

A donation will be requested.

The event is presented by Vine of Grace Retreat Ministry and Friends. For more information, call 520-6311408.

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How to help a loved one in an abusive relationship CCS Domestic Violence Specialists can provide guidance, resources

By RuTH LILJENQuIST Special to The New Vision Statistics on domestic violence today show that one in four women has experienced domestic violence in their lifetime, so chances are good that you know someone who is a victim of domestic violence. And that victim may be a dear loved one—a daughter, sister, mother, or friend.

What can you do to help her? Here are a few suggestions: Express your concern. If you suspect domestic violence, express your concern and let her know that you will be there for her.

Listen to her. If your loved opens up about her abusive relationship, listen to her and take her concerns seriously. Just by listening, you let your loved one know that you care. Thank her for being open with you.

Refer her to professionals who can help. Professionals who work in the field of domestic violence understand the dynamics of abusive relationships and can provide valuable advice and support. They also have a good knowledge of community resources that can help.

Do not judge her decisions, especially if she decides to stay in the relationship. It is very hard for women to pull themselves away from an abusive relationship, especially if there are children and if they have no means of supporting themselves.

Tell her that the abuse is not her fault. Abused women

often place the blame for the violence on themselves. They need to know that violence is never justified.

Offer your help. Offer to go with her to see a domestic violence professional or to the court to seek orders of protection. Your support and willingness to help can give her the courage to take these steps.

Develop code words so that you can inquire about how things are going without putting your loved one in danger.

Advise her on how to keep safe. Learn valuable safety tips from domestic violence professionals or resources and go over them with her. For example, advise her not to retreat to a bathroom or kitchen in a fight, but to a room that will allow her to get out of the house. Advise her to teach her children how to call for help in an emergency

(dialing 911).

If she decides to leave, offer to assist in her escape plan.

For example, offer to keep extra clothing and copies of important documents with you so that she doesn’t have to worry about gathering these things when she is trying to leave. Advise her to save money and set up a separate bank account. Help her make a plan for securing shelter and safety.

Keep your identity hidden from the abuser. Or if he knows you, keep your involvement secret as much as possible. If the abuser knows who you are and that you are intervening, he could retaliate against your loved one and also turn violent toward you.

CCS Domestic Violence Shelters Catholic Community Services operates four domestic violence shelters in Southern Arizona. They are staffed by experienced and knowledgeable professionals who know how best to support women who are experiencing domestic violence. They can provide you with further guidance and resources as you seek to help someone you love. Please call our shelters in Yuma (928-782-0044 or toll free 1-877440-0550), Douglas (520-364-2466), Sierra Vista (520458-9096), and Nogales (520-287-2107). For assistance in the Tucson area, we recommend calling Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse (520-795-4266 or 1-888-4280101).

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Is there anyone out there who enjoys an audit?

I bet not.

But no matter how time consuming they are and no matter how nit-picking they may seem, audits are a standard part of how we operate in every important endeavor in our society.

In the Diocese of Tucson, audits are a regular part of how we operate in the Safe Environment Program.

In fact, we have just finished another on-site audit of the Safe Environment Program conducted by the Gavin Group.

This independent firm does the audits of dioceses nationwide that are required by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Review Board that collaborates with the Conference to prevent the sexual abuse of minors by persons who serve the Church.

Exactly what does our audit involve?

Before all else, the audit requires preparation. Preparing for an audit is hard work, but it provides the framework for a thoughtful review of what has been done.

This preparation goes on in each parish and school of the Diocese. It is not a job that is taken lightly.

The review of what has been done leads inevitably to what might have been done better. This is the real fruit of an audit.

About all we read and talk about these days is the debate over the best healthcare legislation for our country. People who normally stay calm are screaming down speakers at public meetings. Many of those who have enjoyed medical insurance all their lives can’t imagine being without it, and small business owners struggle to provide it for their employees.

Now we may think this struggle is unique to our place and time, but Jesus the Healer faced opposition in 1st Century Palestine as well!

One of the most frequent ministries of Jesus in the Gospels is healing. Those touched by him often found his compassion the impetus for their coming to faith, and often their relatives as well! Healings were times people sensed that “God has visited his people!”

I asked a friend who has done in-depth Scripture study what other “health care alternatives” were available for the sick in Jesus’ day. She said there were hot springs near the Sea of Galilee where many sick

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An audit bears fruit

An operation as complex as that of a parish, school or a diocese has so many moving parts, it is unreasonable to believe that they will all be working well at any given time.

From that perspective, audits are simply an opportunity to discover those areas that need more attention so that a timely correction can be applied.

So, as much as we might wish that we could do away with the stress of audits, dispassionate consideration suggests that timely “maintenance” of the Safe Environment Program would suffer if we did.

In the Diocese of Tucson, we put such store in audits that we not only commit to the annual audit through the Bishops’ Conference, we also have the professional services of our own internal auditor, Katherine Preble.

Katherine visits each of our parishes and schools on a two-year cycle to examine financial records, human resourc-

es practices and, importantly, Safe Environment Program implementation.

Many people have commented to me about the positive impact Katherine has made through her visits.

In addition to these more traditional types of audits, the Safe Environment Program also includes another type of audit process: the review of the Compliance Plan.

A compliance plan is a policy statement of the parish or school that outlines the way in which the Safe Environment Program will be implemented in that particular place, so an audit of the compliance plan is central to the planning process of each parish and school.

Each year, when the leadership of the parish or school reviews the plan, they consider whether the plan still fits the local circumstances and whether is actually being carried out.

These three audit processes – annual collection of data, internal auditor visits and annual review of the compliance plan – are just the formal ways in which the audit component of our complex Safe Environment Program is carried out.

Also, in the course of each year, there are many other specific checks that are done as issues arise, augmenting our common commitment to try to do the right thing and to keep on doing it.

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

Sister Jane Eschweiler, S.D.S.

Health care…in Jesus’ day and ours people gathered, hoping for healing.

That’s why there were so many of them in the vicinity where Jesus ministered.

And of course, there were other “miracle workers” who claimed the power to heal in that day, but most did not recognize God as the origin of that healing power.

But there was something very unique, very expansive, about the effect of Jesus’ healing. It can be explained as ‘salvation’ in the sense of the Latin word SALUS: total well-being, a change that went beyond “a return to health” to wholeness and right relationship. When Jesus healed, he not only brought cessation of sickness but a restoration of the healed to their

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families and community. This kind of wholeness is what the Jewish mean when they offer the greeting of “Shalom,” and hopefully what we wish when we offer the greeting of peace at Mass.

But there was one big problem, a health care debate, you could say, between Jesus’ approach and the strict Jewish purity laws found in the Torah. The issue in his day was not funding sources or whether people not born in that town could receive healing. It had to do with ritual purity. The code restricted one from touching a human body when blood, pus, or seminal fluids were present. If he did, he would become ritually unclean, as was the ill person, and

could not worship with the community.

This would have meant that Jesus could not touch lepers, many women, and human corpses and remain ritually clean.

Now Jesus checked for the presence of faith before he healed, and his pattern was usually the same: he noticed, his heart was moved, and then he touched the ailing person, resulting in healing. So you can see the problem this code would have presented for Him. His healings were nor just Monday through Friday, nor did he refuse lepers or menstruating women. Jesus saw a sick person as a temple, but Temple purity restricted such temples from entering.

You can imagine the opposition and accusations. You can read them in the Gospels. The Book of Leviticus names other ‘health care prescriptions’ and most of them would put us right to sleep if we read them.

It’s just good for us to know that Jesus lived with, and went beyond, the laws of his day that could keep people in their misery.

I hope we will do the same. It’s WJWD.

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3,322 students received scholarships in the 2008/2009 school year... $ that ‘s 6,164,778 in total scholarship funds!

Of that amount, $1,619,152 were scholarships funded by Arizona’s corporations.

86% of our scholarships go to low and middle income students.

35% of scholarships are given to children in single parent households.

44% of all our students receive some form of scholarship. $ 126,761 in Emergency Funds were given to children and their families to help them get through unexpected crises.

The above numbers were generated by contributions from the 2007 Campaign.

Contributions received in the 2008 Campaign, which will be awarded in the 2009/2010 school year, totaled more than

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The Diocese of Tucson is responsible for 27 Catholic schools, kindergarten through high school, in seven counties in Southern Arizona; eleven of these schools are identified as in economically depressed areas. Funding by CTSO supports all these schools and their mission  “Faith in Education... shaping mind, body and spirit.”

Since its inception nine years ago, CTSO has awarded more than $30 million in scholarships to deserving students attending our Catholic schools.

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This unusual display of The Last Supper graces one wall of St. George Parish; Father Domenico Pinti shows off the newest addition, a “waterfall’ view of San Xavier Mission.

St. George thrives in Apache Junction

By BERN ZOVISTOSKI The New Vision Apache Junction is well north of Tucson, closer to Phoenix, with a splendid view of Superstition Mountain visible through a large window at St. George Parish, one of the Diocese of Tucson’s most dynamic communities.

Father Domenico Pinti, the pastor, is clearly proud of his immaculate parish, where attendance during the winter months surges from about 900 to 1,400, requiring nine Masses, four on Saturday and five on Sunday, to accommodate everyone.

The church itself is decorated with a wide variety of statuary and photos, most of the items from Italy, said Father Pinti, a native of Philadelphia with Italian ancestory. And all of the church items, he said, have been “donated by the people.”

The newest addition is a large threesection wall panel rendition of San Xavier Mission, situated in a way so that water falls over the face of it. Father Pinti said the scene, familiar to everyone, was chosen to

remind people of the roots of the Diocese.

The main church holds 950 people, with a large hall behind it that opens for overflow. There is a new sound and video system, with four screens strategically placed.

Father Pinti has many books and CDs available at the church for continuing adult education – the parish spends $40,000 a year on this effort, he said. A large food pantry helps serve the needy, he said, as parishioners contribute about $200,000 in food items and another $60,000 in cash annually to support that program.

Father Pinti said St. John Neumann “is very special to me,” and he has multiple paintings of the saint on display.

The parish maintains a large supply of seasonal flowers that Father Pinti maintains are so good they look “real.” Real flowers, he said, do not last long enough.

When he isn’t fulfilling his priestly duties, Father Pinti said he enjoys cooking – “I love to cook from scratch” – and visiting antique car shows.

Flowers to fit the season are stored in the church for re-use.

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