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Grants to schools top $1.6 million By BERN ZOVISTOSKI The New Vision

Our Faith, Our Hope, Our Future Your campaign dollars at work

With a fourth distribution of $378,148 under way, Catholic schools in the Diocese of Tucson will have shared more than $1.6 million donated to the diocese’s five-year renewal campaign, “Our Faith, Our Hope, Our Future.” The first distribution of $7,500 to 19 schools totaled $142,500, the next amounted to $514,194 and the third distribution was $645,596. The total of all four distributions will reach $1,680,438. “I am thankful to our Lord for the generous contributions made by the members of our diocesan family,” said school superintendent Sister Rosa Maria Ruiz. “Our schools have been doing wonderful projects with these funds, projects that would not have been possible without financial assistance. Please be assured that I pray for each of our diocesan family members daily.” Justification in writing must be approved for all school grants, which go to improving or expanding buildings and providing technical tools such as computers. In the latest round, 19 schools will each receive about $20,000. Immaculate Conception in Yuma will buy laptop computers to provide more effective use of technology in the classroom, while Immaculate Heart Elementary in Tucson will resurface its basketball courts and extend a small soccer field with focus on safety and fitness. Lestonnac in Douglas will replace roofing and buy a new office computer, while Lourdes will pay for the second phase of its middle school renovation project.

Our Mother of Sorrows in Tucson will fund an electrical upgrade for the entire school campus, while Santa Cruz in Tucson will buy heavy duty floor cleaning equipment. St. Ambrose in Tucson will establish a private office for the principal and better organized office space for faculty, staff and parents. At St. Anthony of Padua in Casa Grande, the money will buy computers and upgrade the computer lab. San Xavier in Tucson will replace school windows to be more energy-efficient, and St. Francis of Assisi in Yuma will do likewise. St. Charles Mission School in San Carlos will update and network its printers and replace religion textbooks and materials. St. John the Evangelist in Tucson will revitalize its facilities to provide a safer, more secure and attractive learning environment, while St. Joseph in Tucson will upgrade its classroom windows. At St. Thomas the Apostle in Tucson, the playground will be redesigned to meet codes and regulations and to enhance the children’s learning environment, and Sts. Peter and Paul in Tucson will continue its technological capacity by buying infrared auditory devices and document cameras and purchase lockers for students. Loretto in Douglas will upgrade its fire sprinkler system and add security cameras, swamp coolers and a new water heater. St. Cyril in Tucson will enhance classrooms to be energy-efficient, safe and aesthetically pleasing. Sacred Heart will renovate its playground, while All Saints will “strategically maintain or improve the excellent academic and material condition of the school.”

Contest winners display poster Poster and essay contests were held at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School in Tucson in celebration of Catholic Schools Week. Shown with the winning poster is the combined fourth/fifth grade class, taught by Mrs. Lourdes Leon. Essay winners were second-grader Cameron Gonzales, fifth-grader Agustin Espinoza and seventh-grader Angel Ramirez. The school, a Notre Dame ACE Academy member, is on Ajo Way at 12th Avenue.

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Capital campaign rebates continue to parishes Parish

Pledged

Payments

Our Mother of Sorrows - Tucson Sacred Heart - Tucson St. Ambrose - Tucson St. Cyril - Tucson St. Frances Cabrini - Tucson St. Joseph - Tucson St. Odilia - Tucson Ss. Peter & Paul - Tucson St. Pius X - Tucson St. Francis de Sales - Tucson St. Thomas More Newman St. Rita - Vail St. Thomas the Apostle - Tucson Santa Catalina - Tucson Corpus Christi - Tucson (30%/60%) St. Mark the Evangelist - Tucson St. Augustine - Tucson Holy Family - Tucson Our Lady, Queen of all Saints St. John the Evangelist - Tucson St. Monica - Tucson Santa Cruz - Tucson St. Margaret - Tucson San Xavier Mission - Tucson Our Lady of Fatima - Tucson Most Holy Trinity - Tucson Immaculate Conception - Ajo Our Lady of the Valley - Green Valley St. Christopher - Marana Sacred Heart - Nogales St. Ann - Tubac St. Theresa - Patagonia San Solano - Topawa St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - Tucson Blessed Kateri - Tucson Most Holy Nativity - Rio Rico San Felipe de Jesus - Nogales St. Mary of the Desert - Tucson Our Lady of Lourdes - Benson St. Patrick - Bisbee Immaculate Conception - Douglas St. Luke - Douglas St. Bernard - Pirtleville

1,490,041 403,358 460,023 964,974 1,047,324 733,184 929,525 824,995 1,594,303 1,333,359 548,422 137,325 2,962,461 893,373 494,675 353,150 666,894 214,175 195,945 720,481 773,165 394,296 399,054 159,205 491,800 451,178 173,312 1,596,914 192,490 550,610 271,676 101,870 3,306 1,018,420 101,915 252,326 623,062 6,000 491,625 214,680 244,991 325,315 88,930

680,391 117,940 338,341 412,772 792,128 352,741 468,124 405,415 857,632 773,967 247,000 60,405 1,851,197 461,114 247,920 140,900 233,735 49,605 30,834 164,891 104,819 87,390 93,318 53,495 123,970 166,620 63,155 998,165 39,858 95,742 132,160 46,198 3,306 909,220 15,493 79,321 76,810 2,800 213,739 80,851 71,845 107,182 23,860

Rebates 136,078 23,588 80,851 82,554 246,304 70,548 93,625 81,083 171,526 154,793 49,400 12,081 518,558* 92,223 74,376 N/A 46,747 9,921 6,167 32,978 20,964 17,478 18,664 10,699 24,794 33,324 12,631 199,633 7,972 19,148 26,432 9,240 661 N/A 3,099 18,578 15,362 560 43,509 16,170 14,369 21,436 4,772

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Parish

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Payments

Rebates

St. Andrew the Apostle - Sierra Vista Sacred Heart - Tombstone St. Jude - Pearce-Sunsites St. Francis - Elfrida Our Lady of the Mountains -Sierra Vista Holy Angels- Globe St. Joseph - Hayden Infant Jesus - Kearny Blessed Sacrament - Mammoth Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament St. Philip - Payson St. Bartholomew - San Manuel St. Francis - Superior San Carlos Mission - San Carlos St. Helen - Oracle Sacred Heart - Clifton Holy Cross - Morenci St. Rose of Lima - Safford Our Lady of Guadalupe - Solomon Sacred Heart - Willcox St. George - Apache Junction St. Anthony - Casa Grande St. James - Coolidge St. Helen - Eloy Assumption - Florence St. Jude - San Luis Sacred Heart - Parker Immac. Heart of Mary - Somerton Immaculate Conception - Yuma St. Francis - Yuma St. Joseph - Wellton St. John Neumann - Yuma San Martin de Porres - Sahuarita Our Lady of La Vang - Tucson St. Gianna Oratory - Tucson Tucson Korean Catholic Com. Non-Parish Our Lady of Grace - Maricopa Bishop’s gifts No parish affiliation *donated to Priest retirement

1,709,972 47,094 97,220 37,170 592,620 370,987 185,270 148,628 119,945 258,065 438,380 139,330 105,815 37,130 106,095 188,295 152,590 784,747 24,925 84,988 1,299,822 573,544 245,866 432,219 592,420 667,311 108,947 201,050 1,371,303 1,115,005 51,200 403,232 618,234 71,610 62,705 0 64,097 230,000 5,477,398 43,200

790,836 22,628 46,885 11,935 247,788 131,687 57,221 50,491 29,203 72,695 184,009 48,619 30,691 5,823 44,300 69,410 52,555 414,723 5,905 24,158 616,047 169,606 66,383 79,190 213,546 126,674 25,562 51,477 445,320 396,471 17,559 143,643 292,007 18,869 20,465 0 19,607 0 4,415,017 15,980

218,010 4,526 9,377 2,387 49,558 26,337 11,444 10,098 5,841 14,539 36,802 9,724 6,138 1,165 8,860 13,882 10,511 119,041 1,181 4,832 123,209 33,921 13,277 15,838 47,253 25,335 5,112 10,295 89,064 79,294 3,512 28,729 78,803 3,774 4,093 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

TOTALS

45,152,558

21,751,353

3,648,658

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This Lent, let’s reﬂect on unity The 40 Days of Lent that we begin this week are filled with teachable moments, those times at which we can become especially receptive to learning about or becoming aware of something important. During Lent, these moments might occur while you are reading or listening to Sacred Scripture. They might happen during the Stations of the Cross or even as you say “No thanks” when you are offered a goody that you have given up for Lent. I was reflecting on the power of teachable moments several weeks ago when I was thinking about what we might have as a Lenten focus for our Diocese. For a number of years at our diocesan Pastoral Center, we had the Office of Catholic Social Mission that was responsible for promoting the social teachings of the Church and for encouraging respect for the littlest and weakest among us. At the same time, we had a Respect Life Office that was responsible for coordinating our diocesan efforts to advocate for the dignity and sanctity of human life. Last year, in reorganizing the Pastoral Center, I merged these two offices into the new Office of Human Life and Dignity, with Joanne Welter, the long-time director of Catholic Social Mission, as its director. At the same time, I asked Father Domenico Pinti, pastor of St. George Parish in Apache Junction, to serve as our diocesan Vicar for Life Issues. My goal in creating the new Office of Human Life and Dignity and the new position of Vicar for Life issues was to communicate the priority that I place on our diocesan efforts to uphold the sanctity and dignity of all human life. The decision to unite these two efforts was a teachable moment that emphasizes that to be Catholic encompasses concern for the whole range of life issues. Many Catholics today, at times, define themselves as “pro-life advocates” or “social justice advocates” as if a “good” Catholic can only be one or the other. Yet, Catholics faithful to Church teaching engage all issues that affect the sanctity and dignity of human life. To be Catholic is to view all life as a sacred gift from God gratuitously given, to be respected and treated with dignity. I get frustrated when I hear Catholics say, “I am pro-life,” yet they never speak of the plight of the poor or get involved in efforts to reach out to people on the margins of life, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting those in prison. I get frustrated when I hear Catholics speak eloquently of the social teaching of the Church and who articulate the seven principles of Catholic social teaching, but who seem indifferent to or disdainful of advocacy to end abortion. And, I really get bothered when I hear Catholics insist it is none of the Church’s business to be involved in the legislative process, that the Church is wrong in opposing “personal freedoms” like abortion and that the Church is hypocritical in asking that moral and ethical criteria be used to evaluate the actions of government.

En esta Cuaresma, reﬂexionemos sobre la unidad

I will be calling upon Catholics from all over our Diocese to reflect together on how we can put an end to divisions about life issues. Quiero hacer un llamamiento a los católicos de nuestra Diócesis para que reflexionemos juntos en busca de soluciones que pongan fin a las divisiones que existen en torno a los asuntos tocantes a la vida.

Los 40 días de la Cuaresma que comienza esta semana están repletos de momentos instructivos, esas ocasiones en las que nos encontramos especialmente receptivos al aprendizaje o la percepción de algo importante. Durante la Cuaresma, esos momentos pueden ocurrir mientras leemos o escuchamos las Sagradas Escrituras. Pueden suceder durante el Via Crucis, y hasta al decir “No, gracias” cuando alguien nos ofrece algo tentador a lo cual hemos renunciado como devoción cuaresmal. Hace unas semanas, mientras trataba de decidir cuál podría ser el enfoque para la Cuaresma en nuestra Diócesis, reflexionaba sobre el poder de los momentos instructivos. En nuestro Centro Pastoral diocesano, tuvimos durante varios años la Oficina para la Misión Social Católica. Esa oficina era responsable de promover las enseñanzas sociales de la Iglesia y de fomentar el respeto hacia los más pequeños y los más débiles de nuestra comunidad. Al mismo tiempo, contábamos con una oficina para el movimiento Respeto por la vida que era responsable de coordinar los esfuerzos diocesanos en apoyo a la santidad y dignidad de la vida humana. El año pasado, como parte del proceso de reorganización del Centro Pastoral fusioné esas dos oficinas. Así surgió la Oficina para la Vida y Dignidad Humana, con Joann Welter, que desde hace mucho tiempo dirige la Misión Social Católica, desempeñado el cargo de directora. A la vez, pedí al Padre Domenico Pinti, párroco de la Parroquia de San Jorge en Apache Junction, que fuera el Vicario para Asuntos de la Vida en nuestra diócesis. El objetivo de la creación de la Oficina para la Vida y Dignidad Humana y del nuevo puesto de Vicario, era comunicar que para mí la labor diocesana en pos de la afirmación de la santidad y dignidad de la vida humana en todas sus etapas es una prioridad. La decisión de unificar estos dos esfuerzos fue un momento instructivo que sirve para enfatizar que ser católico significa interesarse en una amplia gama de aspectos y asuntos de la vida. Hoy hay muchos católicos que a veces se definen como “defensores de la vida” o “defensores de la justicia social”, como si un “buen” católico pudiera identificarse como defensor de solamente una de las dos causas. En sí, los católicos fieles a las enseñanzas de la Iglesia participan en todos los asuntos que afectan la santidad y dignidad del ser humano. Ser católico es apreciar la vida en todas sus etapas como un don sagrado que Dios nos otorga gratuitamente para que lo respetemos y lo tratemos con dignidad. Me fastidia oír a algunos católicos decir que son “pro-vida” y sin embargo nunca hablan del lamentable estado de la gente pobre, ni participan en actividades destinadas a ayudar a personas marginadas, a alimentar a los que tienen hambre, a vestir a quienes no tienen ropa, a visitar a los encarcelados. También me fastidia oír a aquellos católicos que hablan con gran elocuencia acerca de las enseñanzas sociales de la Iglesia, y saben expresar claramente los siete principios de las enseñanzas sociales católicas,

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Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas Calendar March 2011 1 On-going Formation for Priests, Redemptorist Renewal Center 6:30 P.M., Theology On Tap, O’Malley’s 3 11:30 A.M., Mass, Luncheon, Staff Birthdays 4 10:00 A.M., School Mass, Loretto Catholic School, Douglas 6:00 P.M., Catholic Foundation Mardi Gras, Bishop’s residence 5 9:00 A.M., Mass, Arco Iris Retreat, Nogales 5:30 P.M., Dinner honoring Fr. Cyprian Killackey, OCD, TCC 6 2:00 P.M., Confirmation, St. George, Apache Junction 7 11:00 A.M., Mass, Georgetown University students 5:00 P.M., Knights of Columbus, Mass, dinner, St. Pius X 8-9 Day of Recollection, St. John Seminary, Camarillo 10 5:00 P.M., Fr. Kino Exhibit, Archives 11 7:30 A.M., Sexual Misconduct Review Board 12:00 P.M., Charity and Ministry Board 12 12:00 noon, Mass, San Xavier 3:00 P.M., Inter-faith Prayer Services, Fr. Kino, Tumacacori 7:00 P.M., Concert in honor of Fr. Kino, St. Augustine Cathedral 13 12:00 noon, Mass, 300th Anniversa-

ry of the Death of Fr. Kino, St. Augustine Cathedral 3:30 P.M., Rite of Election, St. Augustine Cathedral 14 Religious Appreciation Dinner, Yuma 15 9:30 A.M., Mass, Yuma Catholic High School 7:00 P.M., Confirmation (Spanish), Immaculate Conception Parish, Yuma 16 1:00 P.M., Yuma Catholic High School Meeting 6:00 P.M., Confirmation, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Yuma 17 9:00 A.M., Mass, Ft. Francis of Assisi Catholic School 12:30 P.M., Yuma Regional Medical Center 7:00 P.M., Confirmation, (English), Immaculate Conception Parish, Yuma 18 9:00 A.M., Mass, Immaculate Conception Catholic School, Yuma 7:00 P.M., Rite of Election at Immaculate Conception Church 19 12:00 noon, Confirmation, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Parish, Somerton 4:00 P.M., Confirmation, St. John Neumann, Yuma, Blessing new hall 20 3:00 P.M., Rite of Election, St. Augustine Cathedral 21-22 USCCB Administrative Meeting,

Washington, DC 23-24 CRS Board Meeting, Baltimore, MD 25 9:00 A.M., Mass, St. Joseph Catholic School 6:00 P.M., Confirmation, St. James Parish, Coolidge 26 9:00 A.M., Diocesan Pastoral Council 1:00 P.M., Mass, Acies, Legion of Mary, St. Margaret Mary Church 6:00 P.M., Pope John Paul II Awards, St. Francis de Sales 27 2:00 P.M., Catholic Scouting Mass, St. Augustine Cathedral 7:00 P.M., Presentation, LDS Center, U of A 28 10:30 A.M., Presbyteral Council 29 7:30 A.M., Diocesan Finance Council 9:30 A.M., Mass, New Employees’ Orientation, St. Augustine Cathedral 5:00 P.M., Mass, Dinner, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, Skyline 30 9:00 A.M., Catholic Cemeteries’ Board Retreat 7:00 P.M., Confirmation, St. Helen of the Cross, Eloy 31 8:00 A.M., All Directors Meeting 9:00 A.M., Staff Meeting 12:00 noon, Recently Ordained Mentoring, Redemptorist Renewal Center

Appeal has $1.2 million in pledges The 2011 Annual Catholic Appeal is off to a strong start with pledges of $1,210,640, or 32 percent of the goal of $3.7 million sought to fund the work of the 26 charities and ministries that operate throughout the Diocese of Tucson. “We are encouraged by the positive response we have had to the 2011 Annual Catholic Appeal,” said Margie Puerta Edson, director of the Diocese’s Charity and Ministry Fund. “Every parish within the Diocese of Tucson received donations toward their parish goals this week,” she said. “Even St. Augustine Cathedral Parish, which was understandably preoccupied with the Mass of Rededication, was able to have a good response to the campaign this week.” The community of Picture Rocks Redemptorist Renewal Center was the first campaign to reach 100 percent of goal and other parishes and communities are showing a similar strong commitment to reaching their 2011 goal.

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New computer ‘app’ designed to aid confession SOUTH BEND, Ind. (CNS) -- Can modern technology help strengthen our faith? Some techno-savvy Catholics from South Bend think so. In his message for the 2011 World Communications Day, Pope Benedict XVI said it’s not enough to just “proclaim the Gospel through the new media,” but one must also “witness consistently.” The developers of “Confession: A Roman Catholic App” for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch think their product helps people do both. Brothers Patrick and Chip Leinen and their friend Ryan Kreager said feedback has been positive. The app, reportedly the only one with an imprimatur, is designed to help people make a better confession. Given in this case by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, an imprimatur is an official declaration by a church authority that a book or other printed work may be published. It declares the published work contains nothing offensive to Catholic teaching on faith and morals. “The app is really built for two kinds of people,” Kreager explained. “For Catholics who go to confession regularly, it gives the user information. They enter their name, age, their sex, their vocation and their last confession date, and it generates an examination of conscience based on that information.” A Vatican official said the new iPhone application can help Catholics prepare for confession, but cannot substitute for the sacramental encounter between a penitent and a priest.

“It’s essential to understand that the sacrament of penance requires a personal dialogue between the penitent and the confessor, and absolution by the confessor who is present,” Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, told reporters. “This is something that cannot be replaced by any application. One cannot speak of a ‘confession via iPhone,’” he said. Father Lombardi said the new application could be useful in helping people make an examination of conscience. In the past, he noted, Catholics would sometimes use written questions and answers to prepare for confession, and that’s something that could be done today with the aid of a digital device. Centered on the Ten Commandments, the examination would be different for a young mother than for a teenage boy, for example. The examinations were provided by two different priests, the app developers said. “It’s also for people who’ve been away from the Church and want the opportunity to go to confession,” he told Today’s Catholic, newspaper of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese. “You go to the examination of conscience and it literally walks you through, step by step, your confessions as you’re in the confessional.” Patrick Leinen said that during testing, a man who hadn’t been to confession in 20 years used the app and made his way back to the sacrament. “Just the fact that someone had used the app like that, even before it was released to Apple. ... That’s the coolest thing in the world!” he said.

Serving as a kind of digital notebook designed to help people remember the various prayers as well as to list the sins they want to confess, the confession app provides several versions of the act of contrition, including one in Latin. Melanie Williams, a 17-year-old junior at Marian High School in Mishawaka, said going to confession is an important part of her life. A fan of technology, she appreciates the customized examination of conscience. “It makes me evaluate my personal situation in life,” she said, noting how easy it is for her to understand and remember the sins she wants to confess. “My favorite part is definitely the inspirational quote that pops up after you have gone to confession. Each time I feel like it really tells me what I really need to hear at that moment. It is a great motivational tool after a good confession!” In addition to customizing each user’s list, everything is password-protected for privacy. “Once you go to confession, all that information is wiped out,” said Kreager. “All it’s going to remember is personal data like your name, age and date of last confession.” The three developers say they hope to create more Catholic apps in the future. “I think it has the potential to bring many teens back to the faith and confession,” said Williams. “I think this app will be a wonderful helper for teens to encourage them to go to confession. They won’t have the excuse that they don’t know how to go to confession anymore!”

Salpointe Catholic High School salutes its 2011 Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees on Saturday, April 2 at 6 p.m.! Judy Ronstadt Austin ’67, The Alumni Service Award William Campbell, Ph.D. ’87, Assistant Professor of Music, St. Ambrose University Paul L. Edmiston, Ph.D. ’89, Associate Professor of Chemistry, College of Wooster Nazario A.”Tito” Gonzales, J.D. ’56, Superior Court Judge (Retired) Raymond Thomas “Tommy” Harper, Esteemed Salpointe Faculty Member (Deceased)

Strengthening the Faith Continuing the Legacy Sharing the Mission Support the Annual Collection for the U.S. Black and Indian Missions in your parish on the weekend of March 12-13, 2011 Information / donations ofﬁce of Human Life and Dignity of Tucson. P.O. Box 31, Tucson AZ 85702 jwelter@diocesetucson.org, 520-792-3410 6

Jan Hartman Izlar ’55, The Alumni Service Award Harold W. “Bill” Kohl III, Ph.D. ’78, Research Professor of Kinesiology, University of Texas James J. Komadina ’74, President & Chief Operating Officer, Brazauro Resources Marilou Tornquist Lopez ’74, The Helena Corcoran Alumni Service Award Very Rev. John ‘Randal’ E. Malley, O.Carm., Ph.D., Esteemed Faculty Member Tina Naughton-Powers ’81, Author, Inspirational Speaker Richard J. O’Connell ’58, FBI Special Agent, United States Marshal (Retired) Richard O’Neill ’58, The Reverend Joseph Gilmore Alumni Service Award John M. Roll, J.D. ’65, Chief District Judge, U.S. District Court (Deceased) Laura V. Scaramella, Ph.D. ’84, Professor of Psychology, University of New Orleans James M. Wood, Ph.D. ’69, Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso

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This Lent, I hope that together we will create teachable moments about our Church’s teachings on the sanctity and dignity of all human life and about the role of our Church in speaking up about that sanctity and dignity. I will be calling upon Catholics from all over our Diocese to reflect together on how we can put an end to divisions about life issues. I hope this Lent might be a time to listen to one another and to show solidarity with one another in our efforts to protect and to enhance the sanctity and dignity of human life from conception to natural death. In the last few years, much progress has been made at the U.S. Conference of Bishops in accomplishing a harmony between and among respect life efforts and social justice efforts. Documents coming from the Conference now reflect a collaborative relationship between the ProLife Office and the Office of International Peace and Justice. Pulling in the same direction has enhanced effectiveness and the influence the Conference can exert. Division in the household of God is unacceptable. It strikes against Christ’s priestly prayer uttered before he died, “that they may be one.” I pray this Lent that we might seize the teachable moment and pray together, asking the Lord’s guidance on how we can stand together and speak together on behalf of the sanctity and dignity of all human life.

pero que demuestran indiferencia o desdén hacia el movimiento para poner fin al aborto. Y, me irrita mucho oír a los católicos que insisten que la Iglesia no debe inmiscuirse en el proceso legislativo, que la Iglesia se equivoca al oponerse a “libertades personales” como el aborto, y que la Iglesia es hipócrita cuando pide que se apliquen criterios morales y éticos a la evaluación de las acciones del gobierno. Espero que durante esta Cuaresma podamos juntos crear momentos instructivos sobre las enseñanzas de nuestra Iglesia católica acerca de la santidad y dignidad de la vida del ser humano en todas sus etapas, y acerca de la función de nuestra Iglesia como defensora de la santidad y dignidad de la vida. Quiero hacer un llamamiento a los católicos de nuestra Diócesis para que reflexionemos juntos en busca de soluciones que pongan fin a las divisiones que existen en torno a los asuntos tocantes a la vida. Espero que esta Cuaresma sea una oportunidad para escucharnos los unos a los otros y para demostrar solidaridad en las gestiones que realizamos para destacar la santidad y dignidad de la vida humana desde la concepción hasta la muerte natural. Durante los últimos años, en el marco de las actuaciones de la Conferencia de Obispos de EE.UU. se ha adelantado mucho camino hacia la armonía entre los grupos pro-vida y aquellos que abogan por la justicia social. Los documentos producidos por la Conferencia reflejan el espíritu colaborador reinante entre la Oficina Pro Vida y la Oficina para la Paz y la Justicia Internacional. Aunar esfuerzos avanzando en una misma dirección ha aumentado la eficacia y la influencia que la Conferencia puede ejercer. Es inaceptable que existan divisiones en la casa del Señor. Eso va en contra de la plegaria sacerdotal que Cristo pronunció antes de morir: “para que sean uno”. En esta Cuaresma, rezo para que saquemos provecho de este momento instructivo, y para que oremos juntos pidiendo al Señor que nos guíe a fin de que unidos mantengamos nuestra posición, y unidos nos pronunciemos a favor de la santidad y dignidad de la vida humana.

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PILGRIMAGES WITH SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR FATHER ARIEL LUSTAN July 11 thru July 22, 2011

One of ten traveling National Evangelization Teams will be ministering to high school youth in the Diocese of Tucson from March 9-22, continuing a 30-year program provided by NET Ministries. The teams of young adults aged 18-28 will live out of one suitcase each while serving the community and leading retreats at various parishes and schools. At the invitation of Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, the team will encourage Catholic youth to take a more active role in their faith. Each retreat features small group time, large group activities, prayer, games, songs, dramatic and funny skits and inspiring talks to motivate the teens to be unafraid to accept God in their lives. NET Ministries has been challenging young Catholics to love Christ and embrace the life of the Church since 1981. More than 1.6 million young people have attended more than 24,000 retreats that have been led all across the country. NET team members complete five weeks of intense training before being commissioned to serve the young people in this mission.

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BILINGUAL, CHARISMATIC PILGRIMAGE DECEMBER 1 through 15, 2011 SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR FATHER MARCO BASULTO

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Our Lady of LaVang celebrates new year and a 110th birthday Hiep Nguyen, who will celebrate her 110th birthday on March 23, was honored by Our Lady of LaVang Parish in Tucson last month during the parish’s celebration of the Vietnamese New Year, which is observed as the Lunar New Year of the Cat, while other cultures celebrate it as the Year of the Rabbit. Hiep, shown below, attends Mass every day and is alert and mobile. She was presented a birthday cake.

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New pastor installed is parish’s sixth A festive party followed the Mass, during which Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas installed Father Dominic Phuc Trong Pham, C.Cs.R., as the parish’s sixth pastor. The party adjacent to the church on South Tucson Boulevard included dancing dragons, music and a variety of Vietnamese dishes and drinks. In the photo at left, Bishop Kicanas is flanked, on the left, by Father Dominic Trung Nguyen, outgoing pastor, and Father Dominic Phuc Trong Pham.

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At Southwest Medical Aid, ‘miracles happen all the time’ By BERN ZOVISTOSKI The New Vision Jan Izlar is no longer “a frustrated missionary,” as she says she once was. Indeed, that description vanished about five years ago when Jan, a lay Salvatorian, recruited some friends, who recruited some other friends, and founded Southwest Medical Aid in Tucson. In the last year, the organization collected, packaged and redistributed more than a million dollars’ worth of surplus medical supplies – “there is nothing we don’t have,” she said – to the needy throughout Tucson and southern Arizona as well as to Mexico, Haiti, Honduras and elsewhere. About 35 volunteers work in the facility at 4500 E. Speedway Blvd. – four or five each day – sorting and packing virtually any and every item that might be found in medical care, from medicines to diapers to surgery tools to gauze bandages to sanitary gloves to equipment and crutches and cast materials and more. The primary sources of surplus medical supplies, Jan said, are Carondelet Health Network, University Medical Center, Hospice of Tucson Medical Center and The 3000 Club, a medical reclamation project. Jan, who worked for a number of years as a secretary, said she felt driven to missionary work and, noting that food and clothing providers were plentiful, she decided to focus her efforts on medical supplies because “no one was doing that.” Her organization’s theme is “finding abundance, filling need.”

Chappo Aguilar reaches for a fresh set of boxes for his wife “Curly”.

Volunteer Olga “Curly” Aguilar sorts medical supplies. The volunteers’ reward is knowing their efforts are making a small difference worldwide.

Her personal motto is “expect miracles,” she said, adding “they happen here all the time.” Emotion swept her to near tears as she deflected praise from herself to her volunteers, “the saints who help.” She added: “I’m so honored (to be associated with them). The volunteers are often at risk in Haiti and elsewhere…they pray their way through.” She also praised the late Father Mike Kendall, who helped her found the organization. The medical supplies, she said, are surplus items donated by hospitals and hospices and other medical groups and cover the fields of dental care, cardiology, orthopedics, respiratory, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, neurology and ear, nose and throat. Often, she said, the boxes contain “surprises.” Southwest Medical Aid is non-profit and partners with The 3000 Club in Phoenix, a medical reclamation project led by Lon Taylor and Ethel Luzario. It works regularly with missionaries in Haiti and elsewhere and recently linked with the Jesuits working in Mexico. Here’s how it works, she said: Requests, or needs, are listed on letterhead from a non-profit – churches, missionaries and the like, of any faith. The requested items are sorted and packaged by Southwest Medical Aid volunteers, who place an inventory list and the packers’ names on the box. Then the requesting charity comes to the East Speedway warehouse and picks up the boxes. When an ob-gyn clinic opened in Mexico recently and requested help, Caronde-

let donated 21 birthing beds to the clinic, Jan said. When the horrific flooding struck the Philippines last year, she said, a semi-trailer was filled with supplies for shipment there, courtesy of a Philippine doctor in Phoenix, she said. When time came to ship, the doctor could not be located, she said. Just two hours after a board meeting to decide what to do, Jan said, the earthquake struck Haiti. She said a Baptist minister in New Jersey arranged to haul the semi to Phoenix, where a cargo plane owner arranged to fly the supplies to Haiti just two days after the disaster struck. Landing fields in Haiti were closed, but “somehow through the grace of God the plane’s owner, who was aboard the flight, talked his way into landing the plane,” Jan said. She added that Operations Blessing, another relief organization, played a role. “It worked just like magic,” Jan said. “They landed in a soccer field with braces, bandages, surgery items and IV’s. It was another miracle.” Southwest Medical Aid volunteers, including doctors and school teachers, take an annual trip (“we go when the weather is

Nurse Pat Gomes and director Jan Izlar check an order being prepared for shipment.

Volunteer Kay Centeno tapes a filled box.

best where we’re going,” Jan said) to set up clinics and provide other assistance to the poor. Last year the destination was Peru, and 32 people participated on a “working vacation,” setting up greenhouses and distributing supplies. This year the scheduled trip is to Belize, Jan said. The walls of the office at Southwest Medical Aid’s facility are filled with photos of other trips, to Guatemala, Uganda, Malawi, Ethiopia and Honduras. In one photo, a native woman is holding a happy child. When she was asked if the girl was her daughter, Jan said, the woman said no. The child was found in a local dump, the woman said.

Fundraiser on April 30 Southwest Medical Aid’s annual fundraiser on April 30 will feature dinner with Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, entertainment and live and silent auctions. The event will be held at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, 5150 N. Valley View Rd., Tucson, with cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6. Tickets are $35, including beverages. The auctions will feature glass objects, antiques, oriental art, gift baskets, getaway packages and more, including items from the private art collection of the late Father Mike Kendall, who helped found the organization. For more information, call Cheryl Cecil at 869-4083 or Jan Izlar at 577-8500.

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AWARD-WINNING PARISHES BLESSED SACRAMENT, TUCSON

CORPUS CHRISTI, TUCSON

Bishop Kicanas, Father Richard Kingsley, Roxanne Gautreau, Father Schifano Bishop Kicanas, Jerry Bribiescas, Janie Sanchez, Father Schifano

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, TUCSON

ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE, SIERRA VISTA

Bishop Kicanas, Zulema Escherivel, Patrick Alvarez, Sofia Rodriguez, Father Schifano Bishop Kicanas, Bill Polakowski, Father Greg Adolf, Ann Dickson, Father Schifano

OUR LADY OF THE VALLEY, GREEN VALLEY

OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS, TUCSON

Bishop Kicanas, Cathy Nunez, Msgr. Tom Cahalane, Bob Sicilian, Father Schifano IMMACULATE HEART, SOMERTON

Bishop Kicanas, Carlos Gonzales, Father Thomas Munoz, Father Schifano

Bishop Kicanas, Helen Stewart, Father Francisco Maldonado, Father Schifano SAN XAVIER MISSION, TUCSON

Bishop Kicanas, Frances Bernal, Father Stephen Barnufsky, Father Schifano

ST. MARK, TUCSON

MOST HOLY TRINITY, TUCSON

ST. FRANCES CABRINI, TUCSON

Bishop Kicanas, Cathy Anderson, Father Schifano

Bishop Kicanas, James Blaylock, Father Schifano

Bishop Kicanas, Msgr. Bob Fuller, Father Schifano

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AWARD-WINNING PARISHES

11 parishes’ paperwork ‘perfect’ for 5 years Eleven parishes in the Diocese of Tucson, both large and small, were honored on Feb. 5 for consistently maintaining their required corporate paperwork over the last five years. The parishes were recognized at the fifth annual Convocation of Parish Corporation Boards of Directors at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Tucson, which was attended by pastors, administrators, board members, principals, school board members and chairs of parish and finance councils. A panel of four pastors addressed the gathering’s theme, “Forming Vibrant Parish Communities,” and that was followed by a lively discussion moderated by Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas. Sharing their best practices and how important it is to listen to people, to get others involved and to pray for guidance were Msgr. Tom Cahalane of Our Mother of Sorrows Parish in Tucson, Father Peter Connolly, C.Ss.R., of Santa Catalina Parish in Tucson, Father Marcos Velasquez of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Maricopa, and Father Mark Long of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Superior. “They spoke about the importance of hospitality, good music, thoughtful spir-

Panelists who talked about vibrant parishes are, from left, Msgr. Tom Cahalane, Father Marco Velasquez, Father Peter Connolly and Father Mark Long.

itual homilies, care in the celebration of the Eucharist and outreach to the poor and marginalized as essential ingredients of a vibrant parish,” Bishop Kicanas said. “Some felt we needed to do more for young adults and more to assist home school families,” the Bishop said. “Some expressed pride that their pastor was involved and engaged in the life of the parish, even at times doing manual labor – a great example to the parishioners.” The 11 parishes were praised for having submitted all of their minutes, requests for meetings and other impor-

tant paperwork consistently over a fiveyear period, and plaques were presented to parish representatives by Kathy Rhinehart, program manager of the diocesan Office of Corporate Matters. The parishes are Blessed Sacrament in Mammoth, Corpus Christi in Tucson, Immaculate Heart of Mary in Somerton, Most Holy Trinity in Tucson, Our Lady of the Valley in Green Valley, Our Mother of Sorrows in Tucson, St. Andrew in Sierra Vista, St. Frances Cabrini in Tucson, St. John in Tucson, St. Mark in Tucson and San Xavier Mission in Tucson. Forty-three parishes, including the 11 named, completed 100 percent of their minutes for the five-year period. The

others: Immaculate Conception in Ajo, Immaculate Conception in Douglas, Immaculate Conception in Yuma, Infant Jesus of Prague in Kearny, Most Holy Nativity in Rio Rico, Our Lady of Fatima in Tucson, Our Lady of Guadalupe in Solomon, Our Lady of Lourdes in Benson, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Miami, Our Lady of the Mountains in Sierra Vista, Our Lady Queen of All Saints in Tucson, Sacred Heart of Jesus in Tombstone, St. Ambrose in Tucson, St. Ann in Tubac. Also, St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Tucson, St. Helen of the Cross in Eloy, St. James in Coolidge, St. Joseph in Hayden, St. Jude Thaddeus in Pearce, St. Patrick in Bisbee, St. Philip the Apostle in Payson, St. Rose of Lima in Safford, St. Thomas the Apostle in Tucson, Sts. Peter and Paul in Tucson, San Carlos Apache Community in San Carlos, San Felipe de Jesus in Nogales, San Martin de Porres in Sahuarita, San Solano Missions in Topawa, Santa Catalina in Tucson and Santa Crus in Tucson. Breakout sessions were offered by Tom Arnold, diocesan chief finance officer, on finances; John Shaheen, director of the diocese’s property and insurance office, on parish planning; and Father John Lyons, pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish on liability issues.

Benefit bake sale Teens in the St. Odilia Youth Ministry held a bake sale on Jan. 29 for the victims fund of the tragedy in Tucson on Jan. 8. One of the victims, Christine-Taylor Green, 9, attended St. Odilia Parish. Youth minister Susanna Chapman said “the one thing they thought was most needed was money so they decided to personally bake and sell items…the amount of dollars wasn’t as important as the involvement together. They as a group wanted to do something, wanted to give back. This small bake sale was their way of giving.” MARCH 2011 | THE NEW VISION - LA NUEVA VISIÓN OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF TUCSON | WWW.NEWVISIONONLINE.ORG

By SISTER LOIS J. PAHA, O.P. Special to The New Vision From the Last Supper to last Sunday we celebrate the presence of Christ with us. He told us then and he tells us now, “this is my body… this is my blood…” – words that confounded the apostles gathered in the upper room and at times confound us assembled in our local churches. The core of our Eucharistic celebration remains what Jesus gave us that night before he died. Throughout the life of the Church from the Apostles to today, the people have continued to gather and remember that Supper. As we prepare for the Third Edition of the Roman Missal for our communal prayer and celebration of the sacrifice of the Mass, we are reminded that the text of our prayer has gone through many changes in its lifetime. Why does the Church change the Liturgy, you ask. In its Liturgy, the Church always attempts to follow the “norm of the holy Fathers.” This effort “requires not only the preservation of what our immediate forebears have handed on to us, but also an understanding and a more profound pondering of the Church’s entire past. . . . this broader view allows us to see how the Holy Spirit endows the People of God with a marvelous fidelity in preserving the unalterable deposit of faith, even though there

Along with Catholics everywhere, those in the Diocese of Tucson will be welcoming and receiving the Third Edition of the Roman Missal on Nov. 27, 2011. Sister Lois J. Paha, O.P., director of the diocese’s Pastoral Services Department, explains what to expect. This is the ﬁfth in that series.

Embracing change in the Liturgy is a very great variety of prayers and rites” (General Instruction of the Roman Missal, no. 9). The Liturgy must, therefore, always celebrate and make present the Paschal Sacrifice of Christ—his saving Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension. However, over time, it may become necessary to make certain changes, such as adding prayers for recently canonized saints and adding texts that reflect the needs that the People of God wish to bring to God in prayer. This third edition of the Roman Missal makes such additions and provides a renewed translation of some of the Latin texts of the existing content of the Missal. Who decides that the Liturgy should change? Throughout history this has been a decision of the Church leadership when

it has gathered in meetings such as the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) and then through the work of implementation groups such as the Council commissions and offices of the Curia. For this third edition of the Roman Missal Pope John Paul II approved its promulgation of the Latin text, on April 20, 2000. The final Latin edition of the revised text was published in March 2002. The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments was responsible for preparing the text. This Congregation is the Vatican office that the Pope has charged with overseeing all matters related to the Liturgy and the sacraments. Any changes must be approved by the Holy Father personally. Church law also gives to conferences of bishops (such as the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops) as

well as individual bishops certain responsibilities with regard to the Liturgy. What exactly is changing? The main changes we will experience are in the spoken and sung words of some of the prayers. The Order of the Mass, the rubrics or actions of the priest and people, remains unchanged. However, the English translation of the prayer texts will change to more closely reflect the original Latin texts. For the people, the noticeable changes will be in some of the prayers that have been conveniently memorized such as the I Confess, Glory to God and the Nicene Creed. For the priest, there will be changes in the Eucharistic Prayers. Some changes will be slight, while others, such as the opening prayers, will be considerably changed because of the retranslation from the Latin to English. Some prayers now recited by memory will need to be relearned, and the familiar language of many prayers recited by the priest will change. The texts of some of the prayers are already available, so they can be reviewed and rehearsed now. Musicians, composers, choir directors and singers have access already to some of the adjusted manuscripts from the music publishers. Pray for a deeper understanding of the meaning of these texts and for an open heart to grow in communion with the Church.

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Bishops: Obama ‘abdicates’ on Defense of Marriage Act WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops’ Office of General Counsel said the Obama administration’s decision to no longer support the Defense of Marriage Act in legal challenges ahead “represents an abdication” of its “constitutional obligation to ensure that laws of the United States are faithfully executed.” “Marriage has been understood for millennia and across cultures as the union of one man and one woman,” the office said in a statement issued Feb. 23 after President Barack Obama instructed the Justice Department to stop defending the federal law passed by Congress and signed into law in 1996 by President Bill Clinton. The Defense of Marriage Act says the federal government defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman and that no state must recognize a samesex marriage from another state. “The principal basis for today’s decision is that the president considers the law a form of impermissible sexual orientation discrimination,” the Office of General Counsel said. In a Feb. 23 statement, Attorney General Eric Holder said that although the administration has defended the 1996 law in some federal courts, it will not continue to do so in cases pending in the 2nd U.S. Circuit

Court of Appeals. Unlike in the previous cases, said Holder, the 2nd Circuit “has no established or binding standard for how laws concerning sexual orientation should be treated.” In response to the announcement, the National Organization for Marriage, which opposes same-sex marriage, called on Congress to “get lawyers in the courtroom who actually want to defend the law, and not please their powerful political special interests.” “We have only begun to fight,” said Brian Brown, president of the organization. He also said that with Holder’s announcement, Obama “unilaterally” declared homosexuals “a protected class” under the Constitution and would effectively make a federal court decision on the law “unreviewable by higher courts.” Unless Congress repeals the Defense of Marriage Act, or a final court ruling strikes it down, it will continue to remain in effect and the administration will continue to enforce it, Holder noted. “But while both the wisdom and the legality of (the pertinent section of the law) will continue to be the subject of both extensive litigation and public debate, this administration will no longer assert its constitutionality in court,” Holder said.

Courthouse named

By unanimous vote, the U.S. House of Representatives has agreed to name a new courthouse in Yuma after U.S. District Court Judge John M. Roll, who was slain

in the Jan. 8 shooting rampage outside a Tucson supermarket. The structure being built will be The John M. Roll U.S. District Courthouse.

Lenten retreats

Vine of Grace Retreat Ministry will offer two Lenten retreats for women – at St. Francis of Assisi in Yuma on March 12-13 and at Santa Rosa de Lima Mission in Tucson on April 9. The retreats enable women to prepare for

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By EDSON ELIZARRARAS I grew up in a normal home where I always enjoyed the love of wonderful parents and siblings. Since my childhood, as far back as I can remember, my family has led a simple life but it’s a very close-knit family. My parents taught me moral values, especially to respect God, other people, and myself. My first cal l ing occurred when, at five years of age, I was serving in my community as an altar boy. I EDSON ELIZARRARAS was drawn to the image of the priest, everything he did, being with the sick, with the children, always helping. I experienced that from a very young age and I wanted to be like my town’s pastor. It wasn’t until I was 20 that I decided to answer this great call, to follow what I knew deep inside was unmistakably directing me to join the seminary. To this day, I feel it was a rather difficult decision, because I am aware at all times that I have a mission and a responsibility to heaven, that I am always going to be accountable to God. I cannot but thank God for all the priests that have been a part of my life’s most important moments, like the priests that administered the sacraments to me; and those present during difficult times in

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This is the 14th in a series of articles in which seminarians will relate, personally, how and why they’ve found themselves on the path to priesthood in the Diocese of Tucson. If you would like to learn more about becoming a seminarian, contact the Office of Vocations at 520-838-2531 or email vocations@diocesetucson.org.

‘I have a mission…accountable to God’ my life, such as the loss of my sister, Jessy. And there’s also the priests who were part of my youth and the evangelization movement “Arcoíris”, who helped me get to know Christ, my Friend, more intimately. God willing, and the Church willing, I want to be a priest too. I see myself in the future, a humble, humane priest, but above all, joyful, bringing hope to the neediest. A priest who loves sinners and is excited about preaching the Gospel. I see myself as a priest who gives of himself until it hurts out of love for the Church and for God’s children. A priest that can be another Christ, and that can say, like Saint Paul the Apostle, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” I want to be a priest who is always willing to serve and to love even in the midst of sorrow, so that the light of Christ will reach those who have no one to bring it to them. A priest that when his time in this world is over, will leave behind a mark, “Christ’s mark, the Lord’s sweet smell.” When I think of being a priest in the future, the greatest joy is that I will be

Korean ‘parish’ approved A quasi parish for the Korean community in Tucson has been established by Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas after consultation with the Diocese’s Presbyteral Council. Under the name Our Lady, Star of the Sea, the quasi parish will serve Korean Catholics who have been gathering at the Convent of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters for Mass and to provide fellowship and support for Korean families who have settled in Tucson. Several priests from the Diocese of Inchon in Korea have served here over the years; at present Father Andrew Jinu Tae leads the community.

able to celebrate the great sacrifice, the great event in all of creation, Jesus Christ on the cross, Jesus Christ on the altar, the Holy Eucharist; me, an unworthy mediator between God and man bringing reconciliation and forgiveness for our sins. If you, as a young man, sense a growing interest in the priesthood, listen to that voice inside of you, tap into it, don’t silence it. Completely surrender yourself to Jesus Christ, giving him your most precious gift: your life. Second only to life itself, being a priest is the greatest gift; man, weak and limited, may be called to be part of this great mystery. And it’s not just that it is such a special gift, but it is also God’s way of manifesting Himself to humanity through the priestly ministry. I have placed my vocation in the hands of our Most Holy Mother. It is to Mary I speak in every Rosary, I know she’s the one

who guides me, I know that Mary leads me to Jesus. I am devoted to my sweet virgin, my morenita, my Virgen de Guadalupe. I consider myself a typical young person of the times, wanting to live in tune with the principles of my faith. In my spare time, I like to entertain myself listening to music, chatting, going to the movies, and working out. I wish to enjoy everything in life, the small things and the big ones. For me, a good day at the seminary is having the satisfaction of getting to the end of the day and not having anything pending. I start my day with a personal prayer and then I head for the chapel to pray with the community and to celebrate the Holy Eucharist together. Later, I spend part of the morning and some of the afternoon attending classes, and I wrap up my day spending time with my brothers from the seminary. Truly, I never imagined what a wonderful time I would have at the seminary, and I have discovered the richness of living in community with other young men who, like me, are responding to the same calling. It’s awesome! Many of you might be surprised to know that I enjoy the adrenaline rush from offroading. —

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‘For the glory of God’ By BERN ZOVISTOSKI The New Vision

“Lord may this sacred space renew and transform us, inspire and encourage us, lift us up, and lead us to your loving arms.” With those words Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas concluded his homily at a special rededication Mass at Tucson’s St. Augustine Cathedral, resplendent after a complete makeover inside and out. The Feb. 12 ceremony was attended by two guest bishops, scores of priests and deacons, and some 1,500 faithful who gathered to celebrate the transformation of the cathedral, which was dedicated 114 years ago, in 1897. Sunlight streamed through the stained glass windows, illuminating the celebrants as they prepared the Eucharist. But even without that “special effect,” the cathedral was aglow, and its beauty was praised by virtually everyone in attendance. See REDEDICATION on page 16

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Bishop Kicanas was obviously overjoyed. “What a delight it is to see God’s people gathered,” he told the assemblage. “It thrills me.” It was a delight, too, to those who filled the polished new pews and the extra chairs or stood as they delivered two standing ovations. One came when Bishop Kicanas

acknowledged those who did the “marvelous work” in the cathedral during the past 15 months, calling them forward to introduce them. The other came after Archbishop Michael Sheehan, Metropolitan of the Province of Santa Fe, N.M., commented: “What a wonderful work this has turned out to be! Tucson, you hit a home run!” Also attending the service was Bishop Eduardo Nevares, auxiliary Bishop of

Phoenix, and priests from virtually every corner of the Diocese of Tucson, which extends all across southern Arizona. In his homily, Bishop Kicanas pointed out some of the many new features in the remodeled space, which artist John Alan said was intended, by his work, to be “more warm and welcoming.” New lighting, a new sound system and statuary placed in gilded large wood retablos on either side of the sanctuary

are among the features, and wallpapertrimmed windows and walls deceive the eye and give the impression of ornate stone trim and railings. In the sanctuary, Bishop Kicanas noted the Good Shepherd icon painted at the top of the arch by Alan. Centered on the wall behind the altar is the historic Pamplona Crucifix, itself renovated and renewed by expert restorers. “It is likely that over 800 years ago in

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Jan. 8…it was our faith as a community that pulled us together so beautifully that it was inspiring to the world,” he said. “In this sturdy ship we find the courage to stay the course.” The cathedral’s new sound system was christened by the voices of the largest diocesan choir ever assembled at the cathedral, joined by those of many in the congregation. “…and did we sing,” the Bishop said. “It was beautiful.” Bishop Kicanas was accompanied by the

rectors who served during the Cathedral’s renovation, Father Gonzalo Villegas and Father Pat Crino, as he anointed the walls with Sacred Chrism and then incense at 12 stations where a banner from each vicariate had been placed. Among those who participated in a long entrance procession were the Knights of Columbus, the Catholic Daughters, a Knight of Malta, the Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre, state and local ecumenical leaders, teens representing the diocese’s Catholic high school, parishio-

ners representing each parish and more. “I felt so proud of our Diocese and all who serve in it,” Bishop Kicanas said afterward. “Like a father who delights in his children, my metaphorical buttons were popping with pride.” During the procession, the Bishop said, “people were singing and smiling and seemed so happy, so pleased. I saw and felt we were together as a Diocese.” In a reference to the heartbreaking tragedy that struck Tucson on Jan. 8, when a See REDEDICATION on page 18

Standing ovation Members of the team that renovated St. Augustine Cathedral were introduced and received a standing ovation. From left are John Shaheen, Diocesan property and insurance manager; Joe Tylutki and Victor Tarazon, Major Electric; Kim Tollefson, AVR (audio); Larry Vaughn, The Wood & Iron Factory; Augustine Foley and Eric Akers, Golden Brush; John Alan, artist. Not shown: Gabriel Amparano of Flooring Systems. MARCH 2011 | THE NEW VISION - LA NUEVA VISIÓN OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF TUCSON | WWW.NEWVISIONONLINE.ORG

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‘Tucson, you hit a home run!’ — Archbishop Michael Sheehan Metropolitan, Province of Santa Fe

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gunman killed six and wounded 13 others outside a supermarket, the Bishop added: “We have had some hard times together but this day and this time there was nothing but joy.” Another “powerful experience,” he said, happened as John Shaheen, diocesan property and insurance manager, artist John Alan and the major contractors for the renovation came forward to present plans and renderings. “They did a great job, and the thunderous applause they received showed it,” the Bishop said. “I felt the excitement a coach must feel whose team just won a championship. The team did it – but the coach sure feels proud!” Bishop Kicanas praised those who “worked so hard to make this rededication day possible.” Late into Friday night and into the wee hours of the day of the rededication, he said, “people were mopping and dusting, sweeping, and scrubbing outside and inside. They wanted to make every-

thing ready, looking sharp. And indeed it was!” Bishop Kicanas thanked the donors to the diocesan renewal campaign, “Our Faith, Our Hope, Our Future,” some of whose proceeds helped finance the renovation, and those who joined in the cathedral’s Treasures of the Heart” campaign, sponsoring sacred art and enhancement to the worship environment as a memorial to loved ones. The generosity of those who gave to the latter campaign, he said, “made it possible for us to accomplish things far beyond the resources provided by the renewal campaign.” A special donor recognition sculpture is being planned, he said.

See more… A DVD of the Mass of Rededication is in production and will be available soon. Visit www.idiocese.org for DVD availability and to see a slide show of the Mass and to hear Bishop Kicanas’ homily.

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REFLEXIONES Padre Roberto Kose, OFM Cap.

Un Comienzo Nuevo

na vez al año tenemos la oportunidad de “comenzar de nuevo” y dejar atrás nuestro equipo personal. Nuestra preparación espiritual comienza con el Miércoles de Ceniza y continúa dándonos una oportunidad para cambiar nuestra vida. Tenemos una oportunidad a crecer en la esperanza, la fe y el amor. En estos días profundizamos nuestra comprensión sobre Jesús, su vida, su muerte y su resurrección. Aumentamos nuestra fe y dedicación a Jesús y a nuestros semejantes por penitencias espirituales. Por medio de la negación de sí mismos y realizando obras de caridad, abracemos a otros y dejemos nuestro espíritu de “mal genio” por mostrar nuestro amor como lo hizo Jesús. Entre más esfuerzo que pongamos en observar la Cuaresma más lograremos ser personas amantes y cariñosas. Ojalá crezcamos espiritualmente en estos días y entonces el Domingo de Resurrección tendrá más alegría para nosotros. En el primer Domingo de la Cuaresma dejamos el edificio de nuestra iglesia bonita para entrar al “desierto” de nuestro ser y reflexionar en quiénes somos y como es nuestro espíritu como hijos de Dios. Ojalá que podamos mirarnos profundamente dentro de nosotros mismos como individuos y, a la vez, aceptar que tenemos que cambiar nuestras actitudes. ¿Estamos listos para perdonar nuestros sacerdotes y feligreses por nuestras heridas recibidas o heridas percibidas? ¿Estamos listos para compartir nuestro tiempo y talentos para mejorar nuestra parroquia y comunidad? ¿Estamos listos para invertir nosotros mismos en la acción social de la iglesia y vecindad? ¿Vamos a invitar a otras personas a unirse como miembros de nuestra familia parroquial? Si reflexionamos sobre esas inquietudes y las tomamos en serio, entonces, sí podremos celebrar la Vigilia Pascual como símbolo externo de nuestro cambio y conversión interior. Para cumplir eso, tenemos que caminar con sinceridad y compasión. Tenemos que ser personas libres y abiertas a los demás. Entonces podremos ser personas honestas y auténticas y para lograr eso, tenemos que estar abiertos al Espíritu de Dios.

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Benedicto XVI: Es Necesario Cuidar la Vida Espiritual de Nuestros Jóvenes Las Vocaciones son Fruto de la Evangelización, Señala el Pontifice

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DEL VATICANO. (ZENIT.org).- Una acción misionera más incisiva trae como fruto precioso, junto al fortalecimiento de la vida cristiana en general, el aumento de las vocaciones de especial consagración. Así lo afirmó el Papa Benedicto XVI en su Mensaje al II Congreso Continental Latinoamericano sobre Vocaciones, promovido por el CELAM, que se celebró en Cartago (Costa Rica), el pasado mes de Febrero. En ese contexto, y enlazando con el Mensaje conclusivo de la Asamblea de Aparecida, el Papa afirmó que “la abundancia de vocaciones es un signo elocuente de vitalidad eclesial, así como de la fuerte vivencia de la fe por parte de todos los miembros del Pueblo de Dios”. Explicó el Papa que “la Iglesia, en lo más íntimo de su ser, tiene una dimensión vocacional”. Por tanto, “la vida cristiana participa también de esta misma dimensión vocacional que caracteriza a la Iglesia”. “En el alma de cada cristiano resuena siempre de nuevo aquel ‘sígueme’ de Jesús a los apóstoles, que cambió para siempre sus vidas”, subrayó. Por otro lado, recordando el llamamiento a la “gran misión continen-

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tal” lanzada en la Asamblea de Aparecida, añade que esta tarea “requiere un número cada vez mayor de personas que respondan generosamente al llamado de Dios y se entreguen de por

vida a la causa del Evangelio”. Dentro de los factores que coadyuvan al despertar de la vocación, el Papa señala especialmente el cuidado de la vida espiritual, precisamente porque “la vocación no es fruto de ningún proyecto humano o de una hábil estrategia organizativa”. Al contrario, se trata de “una iniciativa misteriosa e inefable del Señor, que entra en la vida de una persona cautivándola con la belleza de su amor, y suscitando consiguientemente una entrega total y definitiva a ese amor divino”. Por eso, exhorta el Papa a los obispos latinoamericanos, “hay que tener siempre presente la primacía de la vida del espíritu como base de toda programación pastoral”. “Es necesario ofrecer a las jóvenes generaciones la posibilidad de abrir sus corazones a una realidad más grande: a Cristo, el único que puede dar sentido y plenitud a sus vidas”. “El testimonio fiel y alegre de la propia vocación ha sido y es un medio privilegiado para despertar en tantos jóvenes el deseo de ir tras los pasos de Cristo. Y, junto a eso, la valentía de proponerles con delicadeza y respeto la posibilidad de que Dios los llame también a ellos”.

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D.C. (ZENIT.org).- La Iglesia en los Estados Unidos llevará a cabo una colecta de donativos el próximo 9 de Marzo, Miércoles de Ceniza, para ayudar a los católicos del Centro y Este de Europa. La Conferencia de Obis-

pos de Estados Unidos está organizando la colecta en las parroquias con el tema Great Needs Remain (“Sigue Habiendo Grandes Necesidades”) para despertar las conciencias sobre el empobrecimiento de la Iglesia en esa región. Un comunicado de pren-

sa de la Conferencia destacó, en particular, “el envejecimiento de las estructuras físicas, la financiación insuficiente y la falta de personal laico y religioso debidamente cualificado” como los retos a los que se enfrenta la Iglesia en el Centro y Este de Europa

El cardenal Justin Rigali, arzobispo de Filadelfia y presidente del Subcomité de la Conferencia de la Ayuda a la Iglesia en el Centro y Este de Europa, afirmó “nuestra ayuda es vital para el crecimiento y refuerzo de la Iglesia en esas regiones”.

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El Amor y la Amistad

l 14 de Febrero acostumbramos celebrar el amor y la amistad que, por cierto, deberíamos celebrarlo todos los días. El amor y la amistad son dos palabras hermanas y de muchísima profundidad que nos ayudan a vivir y a reforzar el sentido a la vida. Casi por nada, si Dios es amor, entonces estamos llamados a amar y a cuidar aquellas amistades que llegaron un día a nuestras vidas y que alimentan nuestro ser. Si tan solo amáramos, sería mucho más fácil vivir, perdonar y estar en los zapatos de quien sea. Cada vez que repaso este tema del amor y la amistad, me doy cuenta de la riqueza que Dios nos da a través de ellas y que, por las razones que sean --tal vez por distraídos--, nos olvidamos de esta parte esencial de nuestra existencia humana. Pienso que vale la pena hacer conciencia de lo que hace el milagro de amar y tener amigos entrañables. Tan solo saber que la verdadera amistad es como una FLOR que se siembra con honestidad, se riega con afecto y crece a la luz de la comprensión es gratificante. (Meditar). Te invito entonces a que hagamos contacto con esas personas que han estado ahí con nosotros, en las buenas y en las malas, en momentos importantes de nuestra vida; que nos aceptan como somos, que podemos llorar o reír con ellas. Hacerles una visita, una llamada por teléfono o, mejor aún y de ser posible, pasar un tiempo de calidad con esas personas tan especiales que nos acompañan en nuestra vida y que hacen más fácil la existencia. Ahora comparto algunas frases sobre la amistad de diferentes autores que nos hacen reflexionar: --El perro tiene más amigos que la gente porque mueve más la cola que la lengua. (Anónimo). --Un amigo puede compararse como la obra maestra de la naturaleza. (Ralph W. Emerson). --El cielo nos da los familiares. ¡Gracias a Dios que podemos escoger las amistades! (Addison Mizner). --Cuando amamos, servimos; cuando servimos, se puede decir que somos indispensables. Así es que ningún hombre es inútil mientras tiene un amigo. (Robert L. Stevenson). --Una triple bendición son nuestros amigos: vienen, se quedan y se van. (Richard K. Kirk.) --Hay amigos que sólo son para ruina; hay amigos mejores que un hermano. (Sagrada Escritura – Proverbios 18:24) --Lo que es tuyo es mío; lo que es mío es tuyo. (Platón). --Anda despacio cuando escojas a tus amigos; pero cuando los tengas mantente firme y constante. (Sócrates). --La verdadera amistad es una planta que crece despacio y debe resistir los azotes de la adversidad para poder dar buenos frutos. (Washington). --La prosperidad hace amistades y la adversidad las prueba. (Anónimo). --Los animales son buenos amigos, no hacen preguntas y tampoco critican. (George Elliot). --Nunca conserva firmes amistades quien sólo atento va a sus pretensiones. (Juan Ruiz de Alarcón). --La madera vieja quema mejor, el caballo viejo es mejor para montar, los viejos libros nos deleitan más, el vino añejo sabe mejor, así son los viejos amigos en los que podemos confiar. (Leonard Wright). --Si en algo tienes tu reputación, procura que tus compañeros sean personas distinguidas, pues vale más estar solo que mal acompañado. (G. Washington). Con estas reflexiones, celebremos el amor y la amistad no solo el 14 de Febrero sino todos los días; que la bendición del amor y la amistad llene nuestros corazones y alimente nuestras almas para continuar la misión que aún tenemos en este mundo. Termino con una oración a la amistad: “Señor, el amor de mis amigos me hace sentir más humano, más sincero, más comprometido. Mi amistad por ellos, es un intercambio de ideas, de palabras, de silencios llenos de vida. Es dejar que tu luz penetre nuestras vidas y bajo esa luz comprobar gozosamente que juntos iluminamos nuestras existencias y la de nuestros hermanos. Señor, que cada vez seamos más amigos, que nuestra amistad sea cada vez más fuerte y más hermosa, y que cada uno, al reflejarnos en el alma del otro, encontremos el camino de lo eterno”. Amén.

Para Encontrar a Dios hay que Tratarlo Por el Padre Llucià Pou Sabaté Fuente: Catholic.net

na mujer comenzó a ir con sus padres a Misa por costumbre. Después, al profundizar en la fe, vió que “empezaba a tener otro sentido, un sentido de compromiso, me sentí más implicada... descubrí el valor de la Eucaristía como un encuentro con Cristo...” En nuestra sociedad actual, la asistencia a Misa depende de la costumbre del entorno familiar, de la fe que se ha recibido desde pequeño y, cuando se asiste a Misa en acontecimientos sociales o fiestas principales, incluso los que no saben “qué pasa ahí” sienten alguna motivación, el gusanillo de profundizar, pues no sólo queremos vestirnos de fiesta sino que queremos participar en la fiesta, celebrarla. Como en las familias, que tienen un plato preferido para ciertas celebraciones. Queremos tener una relación viva, personal y maravillosa con Jesús. Qué lástima escuchar palabras y cantos, pero no gozar plenamente de las emociones estéticas en la música o en la belleza de las celebraciones, al no vivir la esencia de la Misa y de la comunión. Recuerdo un compañero de estudios que iba a la catedral de Córdoba a escuchar la Misa del domingo, fascinado por la belleza de la liturgia y la música. Es difícil entender a Bach sin su fe, pues muchas composiciones están unidas a un sentimiento. Hemos de conocer lo esencial de la vida. Muchas veces vamos por la vida buscando la felicidad y

no la encontramos. Más tarde nos damos cuenta de que estaba allí al lado, en las cosas pequeñas de cada día, en las cosas obvias, que son las que olvidamos más fácilmente. Como el sentido religioso, el sentido trascendente de las cosas. Olvidamos las cosas que no proporcionan un inmediato beneficio práctico con la excusa de que “no sirven para nada”, cuando son las que más sirven. Cuando faltan estas cosas, nos damos cuenta de que la vida no sirve para nada. Cuentan de una araña que se dejó caer por uno de sus hilos desde un árbol, para anclar los soportes alrededor de una rama y tejer su telaraña, esa malla que va engrandeciéndose con sucesivas vueltas, hasta completar su obra. Entonces, paseándose por su territorio, orgullosa de su realización, mira el hilo de arriba y dice: “éste es feo, vamos a cortarlo”, olvidando que era el hilo por donde empezó todo, el que sustentaba todo. Al cortarlo, la araña desmemoriada cayó enredada en su red, prisionera de su obra. Así nosotros, encerrados en la obra de nuestra inteligencia o en el cuidado de tantas cosas, podemos olvidar la esencial cuando cortamos el hilo de soporte. ¡No prescindamos de Dios! Es el soporte de todo lo invisible, los valores de amor y respeto a los demás. Es, en definitiva, la felicidad. Esta dimensión invisible de la vida. Si no, nos enmarañamos en cosas que nos hacen perder la libertad. La necesidad de dar culto a Dios está en lo más profundo de nuestro interior. Cuando no le hace-

mos caso, se proyecta en forma de supersticiones varias, idolatrías de todo tipo, sectas variopintas pero peligrosas algunas de ellas, o una apatía brutal por la que no se ve sentido a nada. Estamos en una época de “complejidad”, en la que hay avances técnicos de todo tipo --en el campo científico, en el genético, en la informática--, y en medio del estado de bienestar, muchos de nuestros compañeros de viaje están prisioneros de la angustia ante el futuro; tienen miedo, incluso miedo a vivir. ¿Por qué tanta inseguridad? Porque quizá hoy se absolutiza el bienestar y éste no da respuesta al sentido de la vida, impide volar hacia arriba, mirar el cielo, en ese horizonte no hay Dios; es el gran ausente. Todo ello causa el sentimiento de “insoportable ligereza del ser”. En medio del pensamiento moderno que tiene tantas cosas buenas tenemos al hombre enfermo de frustración y un deseo de búsqueda de Dios, de ahí las profecías de que el siglo XXI sería “místico”, porque es la única forma de recuperar el norte. Se intuye que la medicina es la misma: recuperar la idea de Dios, que sirve para cultos e ignorantes, enfermos y sanos, pobres y ricos... Pero para hallar a Dios hay que tratarle, darle culto. Y no externo, sino que implique la conciencia, un trato de corazón a corazón, fruto del amor y no de la costumbre, creando un “espacio interior” en nuestra conciencia, solos ante el espejo ante el cual encontramos el sentido de la vida, la seguridad que nos falta.

“Sin Importar la Cultura, la Virgen Toca Corazones” Se Publica Nuevo Libro Sobre la Guadalupana

IUDAD DE MÉXICO. (ZENIT.org – El Observador).En el 2010, monseñor Eduardo Chávez, doctor en Historia de la Iglesia y canónigo de la Basílica de Guadalupe en coautoría con Carl Anderson, Caballero Supremo de Caballeros de Colón, publicó el libro: “Guadalupe, Madre de la civilización del amor”, de Editorial Grijalbo.

En entrevista para Zenit-El Observador, monseñor Eduardo Chávez explica la relación de la imagen de la Virgen de Guadalupe en torno al cristianismo y las religiones del mundo, descubriendo la verdad que no destruye, sino que purifica y une. También habla de lo que puede significar hoy la guadalupana en el contexto de violencia que aqueja a México. “El libro es un testimonio de cómo la Virgen de Guadalupe toca el corazón del ser humano no importando su cultura, lengua o posición social. Ella toca el cora-

zón: A decir del Papa Juan Pablo II: Ella pone el Evangelio en el corazón de todo ser humano. Es la evangelización perfectamente inculturada, y Carl Anderson es un testimonio de esta situación, amando a la Virgen de Guadalupe ha hecho una fuerza enorme de vernos todos como hermanos”. Agregó que “Carl Anderson se dedicó a los temas de cómo interpretar a la Virgen de Guadalupe hoy en día en las culturas, ya que el viene de otra cultura y aún así él fue el inspirador del libro.

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CAMINO DE LA FE En Busca de Esperanza

Orientación Familiar

La Realización en el Trabajo Por Lucero de Dávalos

na de las capacidades del hombre es el trabajar y, a través del mismo, alcanzar el éxito para sentirse realizado. Esto no se duda, sin embargo también es importante reflexionar en la actitud mental que debemos tener respecto a esa situación de trabajo, éxito y servicio. Recuerdo a una persona a quien le oí comentar: “Es imprescindible no darle mucha importancia a eso de estar trabajando en lo que te gusta, pues la verdad es que si esto fuera así, yo deberia estar trabajando de guardia forestal en Canadá, dado que lo que me gusta es cazar y pescar y aquí no he encontrado a nadie que me pague por ello”. Así es que una vez más nos encontramos que, razonada la situación, es cuestión de meterle voluntad. El éxito con mira humana es todo un misterio, porque como tenemos la malísima costumbre de medirlo todo en pesos, nos asomamos a las carteras y a las cuentas bancarias de otros y, si están gordas, exclamaremos: “Fulano es un triunfador”, aunque su enriquecimiento o éxito no tenga que ver con la satisfacción del trabajo, porque bien pudo haber sido ser producto de loterías, rifas o herencias. La satisfacción del deber cumplido, el verdadero éxito, lo mitigamos, lo aniquilamos y lo olvidamos con la tasa del dinero, y así, decimos que “triunfamos” si tenemos dinero, y decimos que “fracasamos” si no es así. Eso es lo convencional, mas no lo verdadero, porque la persona exitosa en realidad es la que trabaja con más amor, por lo tanto se vuelca en el servicio, tiene claro que si es ama de casa, madre de familia, pilar del hogar, estudiante, padre de familia, comerciante o lo que sea, está trabajando con éxito, aunque no se tenga paga porque sirve con amor y alegría a cada uno de los suyos. Si es padre, sirve y se realiza con éxito al proveer a su hogar no sólo de medios materiales de subsistencia y educación sino tambien de protección, seguridad y cariño para los suyos. Con amor te bendice tu madre.

Palabra de Dios

Significado de las Parábolas

¿Podemos Cambiar a Otro?

Por el Padre Fernando Pascual Fuente: Catholic.net

uantas veces vemos a un familiar, a un amigo, a un compañero, que empieza a recorrer un camino peligroso. Escoge malas compañías, dedica cada vez más y más tiempo a diversiones dañinas, se aficiona desmedidamente a las bebidas alcohólicas o a las drogas, deja la oración y vive de espaldas a Dios. Otras veces sus opciones no parecen tan peligrosas, pero no dejan de ser dañinas. Se cierra en un mundo de criterios estrechos. Toma actitudes agresivas hacia los demás. Rechaza a quienes le ofrecen ayuda. Responde con dureza incluso a los seres más queridos. Quisiéramos, en este tipo de situaciones, poder hacer algo, apartar al conocido del mal que poco a poco lo engulle. Quisiéramos encontrar la palabra, el consejo, la manera concreta para ayudarle a descubrir los peligros, a cambiar de actitudes, a apartarse de quienes le hacen daño; a buscarle la compañía y los consejos de quienes pueden guiarle por el buen camino. Pero a veces nos topamos con muros de hielo. El otro no escucha, no acoge, ni siquiera permite nuestra cercanía. Sentimos, entonces, un dolor profundo, porque le queremos, porque desearíamos ayudarle, porque nos apena un rechazo por parte de quien

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necesita mucha ayuda. El misterio de la vida humana permite este tipo de situaciones. Un hijo, a partir de cierta edad, puede excluir casi por completo a sus padres y familiares del horizonte de su vida. Un amigo puede prescindir de tantas personas buenas para escoger modos de comportarse llenos de peligros. Un compañero de trabajo puede hundirse, poco a poco, en tristezas malsanas o en vicios destructores, mientras ni sus jefes ni sus compañeros encuentran la manera para acceder a su corazón, para despertarle del engaño en el que se encuentra, para orientarlo a una sanación profunda del alma. Duele, sí, llegar a este tipo de situaciones. A pesar de todo, el amigo verdadero sabrá mantenerse atento, dispuesto a ayudar apenas surja un atisbo de esperanza.

arcos 4, 1-20. Y otra vez se puso a enseñar a orillas del mar. Y se reunió tanta gente junto a Él que hubo de subir a una barca y, ya en el mar, se sentó; toda la gente estaba en tierra a la orilla del mar. Les enseñaba muchas cosas por medio de parábolas. Les decía en su instrucción: «Escuchad. Una vez salió un sembrador a sembrar. Y sucedió que, al sembrar, una parte cayó a lo largo del camino; vinieron las aves y se la comieron. Otra parte cayó en terreno pedregoso, donde no tenía mucha tierra, y brotó en seguida por no tener hondura de tierra; pero cuando salió el Sol se agostó y, por no tener raíz, se secó. Otra parte cayó entre abrojos; crecieron los abrojos y la ahogaron, y no dió fruto. Otras partes cayeron en tierra buena y, creciendo y desarrollándose, dieron fruto; unas produjeron treinta, otras sesenta, otras ciento». Y decía: «Quien tenga oídos para oír, que oiga». Cuando quedó a solas, los que le seguían a una con los Doce le preguntaban sobre las parábolas. El les dijo: «A vosotros se os ha dado el misterio del Reino de Dios, pero a los que están fuera todo se les presenta en parábolas, para que por mucho que miren no vean, por mucho que oigan no entiendan, no sea que se conviertan y se les perdone». Y les dice: «¿No entendéis esta parábola? ¿Cómo, entonces, comprenderéis todas las parábolas? El sembrador siembra la Palabra. Los que están a lo largo del camino donde se siembra la Palabra son aquellos que, en cuanto la oyen, viene Satanás y se lleva la Palabra sembrada en ellos. De igual modo, los sembrados en terreno pedregoso son los que, al oír la Palabra, al punto la reciben con alegría, pero no tienen raíz en sí mismos, sino que son inconstantes; y en cuanto se presenta una tribulación o persecución por causa de la Palabra, sucumben en seguida. Y otros son los sembrados entre los abrojos; son los que han oído la Palabra, pero las preocupaciones del mundo, la seducción de las riquezas y las demás concupiscencias les invaden y ahogan la Palabra, y queda sin fruto. Y los sembrados en tierra buena son aquellos que oyen la Palabra, la acogen y dan fruto, unos treinta, otros sesenta, otros ciento».

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tema era “la paz” y, después de un proceso de eliminación, dos artistas fueron los finalistas. Una pintura plasmaba el paisaje de un campo quieto de Inglaterra que inspiraba mucha paz. El otro cuadro captaba una tormenta. En ella se podían apreciar los árboles con sus ramas a punto de desgajarse, pero en una rama había un nido y, en él, había una pájara empollando sus huevos. En la expresión del ave se veía una absoluta tranquilidad. Los jueces decidieron darle el premio al segundo lienzo. El primer cuadro sólo era un “estancamiento”. Y en medio de la tormenta, el segundo si plasmaba la verdadera “paz”. Hablar de la paz en un mundo violento parece irónico. Vivimos bombardeados por escenas de guerra, de muertes, de odio, etc. ¿Dónde nos escondieron ese precioso tesoro de la paz? Aquí la frontera entre Sonora y Arizona siempre ha estado expuesta a altos niveles de violencia: narcotráfico, prostitución, violencia doméstica, secuestros, adicciones, etc. En Nogales el 2010 arrojó el saldo de 202 muertes violentas. La prensa atribuye esta ola permanente de violencia a las guerrillas entre los carteles de las drogas que luchan por el dominio absoluto del mercado. Como dice el escritor Juan Villoro: “El narcotráfico suele golpear dos veces: en el mundo de los hechos y en el mundo de las noticias, donde rara vez se encuentra un discurso oponente. La televisión acrecienta el horror al difundir en close up y cámara lenta crímenes con diseño de autor”. Y las estadísticas sobre el crimen dan miedo. El 2010 cerró con 600 homicidios intencionales en el Estado de Sonora; 412 fueron con armas de fuego. En el 2009 hubo 498 muertos; en el 2008 hubo 393 homicidios; 308 en el 2007 y 238 en el 2006.

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Lograr la Paz en un Mundo Violento Sabemos que Arizona es un estado de tránsito –mas que de destino– para los migrantes provenientes de Latinoamérica; unos en busca del “sueño americano”; otros huyendo de regímenes dictatoriales; y otros para escapar al fantasma de la pobreza extrema. Y muchos, de hecho, no han llegado precisamente a “la tierra de la paz”. La ley de Arizona SB1070 del 2010, conocida como “Ley del odio”, provocó una gran controversia porque, al criminalizar a los inmigrantes sin documentos, ha generado un clima violento, tanto en el entorno social como en el discurso político.

Otro incidente recordado: En Tucson, el 8 de enero,

un joven de 22 años de edad, intentó asesinar a una congresista en una reunión política y, en su fallido intento, mató a varias personas, entre ellas estaban un juez federal y una niña de 9 años. ¿A que podemos comprometernos los ciudadanos y los cristianos, actores principales de este momento histórico violento? Sabemos que “el trigo y la cizaña crecen juntos”. Es difícil erradicar el mal que existe en el mundo de raíz, pero sí podemos concientizarnos de la gran necesidad de tener una sociedad mas tolerante y menos prejuiciosa que dé la bienvenida al extranjero; que proteja la dignidad de los más vulnerables; que renuncie a la violencia física como

vía de resolución de conflictos, etc. En respetar los derechos humanos nos jugamos el ser o no ser democráticos En ser compasivos nos jugamos el ser o no ser cristianos. San Agustín decía: “Dios, que habita en ustedes, los cuidara por medio de ustedes”. Todos somos responsables de prevenir la violencia en nuestro entorno, creando y fomentando una cultura de la tolerancia y de la paz. Amado Nervo dijo: “Hay algo tan necesario como el pan de cada día y es la paz de cada día, la paz sin la cual el pan es amargo”.

el episcopado mexicano, en su exhortación “Que en Cristo, Nuestra Paz, México Tenga Vida Digna”, señala lo siguiente: “…Lo primero que hay que hacer para superar la crisis de inseguridad y violencia es la renovación de los mexicanos. La novedad de nuestra vida en Cristo dará origen a formas nuevas de relacionarnos con las personas con las que convivimos día con día… La primera e inaplazable tarea es la formación integral de la persona… Hoy como nunca es una exigencia invertir todos los recursos a nuestro alcance en la formación de las personas y en la promoción de condiciones de vida dignas para todos”. Por lo tanto, a los cristianos nos toca hacer un exhaustivo examen de conciencia. Los obispos dicen: “Hay una creciente manifestación de superficialidad en su experiencia de fe”. Como Cristo nos indicó, no debemos “tener miedo”, ni al presente ni al futuro, porque si nos decidimos a optar por el amor siempre encontraremos esta paz. Y como el ave del ejemplo inicial, debemos de conservarnos nosotros en la paz, si queremos llevar paz a los otros. Siempre será vigente la inmortal frase de Jimi Hendrix: “Cuando el poder del amor sea más grande que el amor al poder, el mundo conocerá la paz”

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Todos sabemos las tres cosas más importantes acerca de bienes raíces. Localización, localización, localización. En el trabajo tan esencial de mantener a los niños en nuestras parroquias y escuelas fuera de peligro, hay tres cosas importantes que tenemos que tener muy en cuenta. Intensidad, intensidad, intensidad. Intensidad en aprender cómo mantener a nuestros niños seguros. Intensidad en seguir la ley, nuestras pólizas y nuestros estándares en los procedimientos de operación. Intensidad en mantener alta vigilancia y nuestros entrenamientos al corriente. Aquí está una lección objetiva acerca de la importancia de intensidad, intensidad, intensidad. Después de un presupuesto hecho en 2004, que “millones de estudiantes están sujetos a desorden sexual por un empleado escolar en algún tiempo entre Kínder y grado doce,” La Oficina de Responsabilidad del Gobierno Federal (GAO) condujo un estudio para determinar cómo los ofensores sexuales encuentran acceso en las escuelas. La GAO (Government Accountability Office) investigó largas listas de datos buscando por concordancias entre personas en el registro de ofensores sexuales y listas de empleados de escuelas en 19 estados y el Distrito de Columbia Ellos encontraron “cientos de casos de posibles ofensores sexuales trabajando en las escuelas.” Eso es espantoso. Ellos además buscaron por personas cuyo empleo empezó después de apenas haber sido convictos por cualquier clase de ofensa sexual. Seleccionando 15 casos para un escrutinio detallado, ellos encontraron que cuando menos en 11 de los 15 casos, los ofensores sexuales tenían una historia de señalar a niños antes de ser empleados. Uno de los 11 casos fue nada menos que aquí en Arizona. La GAO encontró cuatro razones principales por el fallo en evitar que ofensores sexuales no tuvieran acceso a By Edson Elizarraras Crecí en un hogar normal donde siempre experimenté el amor de unos grandes padres y hermanos. Desde que yo era niño hasta donde recuerdo, mi familia ha sido una familia sencilla pero muy unida. Mis padres me han ensenado valores morales especialmente el respeto a Dios, a los demás y a mi persona misma. A los 5 años de edad surge el primer llamado mientras servía en mi comunidad como monaguillo. Me atraía toda la figura del sacerdote, todo lo que hacía; estaba con los enfermos, con los niños, ayudando siempre, y eso desde pequeño yo lo viví y quería ser como el párroco de mi pueblo. No fue, sino hasta los 20 años de edad que decidí atender este gran llamado, esta certeza interior, que me dirigía a entrar al seminario. Hasta hoy siento que fue una decisión bastante difícil, porque estoy consciente a cada momento que tengo una misión y una responsabilidad con el cielo, que siempre voy a tener que rendirle cuentas a Dios. No puedo dejar de agradecer a Dios por todos los sacerdotes que han estado presentes en momentos importantes de mi vida como los que me administraron los sacramentos y aquéllos presentes en los momentos difíciles de mi vida como la perdida de mi hermana, Jessy. Además, aquellos sacerdotes que estuvieron dentro de mi juventud y del gran

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La clave es intensidad empleos escolares. Primero, se les permitió a los maestros que resignaran después de ofensas o sospechas de ofensas en lugar de enfrentarse con acción disciplinaria. En varios de los casos investigados por la GAO, las escuelas proveían cartas positivas de recomendación. Segundo, en algunos casos las escuelas no completaron la investigación de historia criminal antes de emplear al individuo. Este fue uno de los problemas en el caso de Arizona en el cual la escuela clasificó al maestro nuevo como si no estuviera empleado como maestro. Tercero, en algunos estados la investigación de la historia criminal es solamente hecha una vez o solamente envuelve una investigación estatal. Cuarto, en pocos casos la escuela no continuó poniendo atención a “banderas rojas” que vieron durante el proceso de la aplicación. Este fue otro de los problemas en el caso de Arizona en la que el aplicante anotó que él había sido convicto de “un crimen peligroso en contra de niños.” No hubo indicación de que la escuela haya puesto atención en esa respuesta. Estos son problemas serios con significantes consecuencias. En seis de esos casos, el ofensor sexual continuó molestando a otros niños en otra escuela nueva. En el caso de Arizona, por ejemplo, el ofensor fue encontrado culpable de “felonía de abuso sexual y seduciendo a

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menores para explotación sexual.” El ofensor fue sentenciado a cuatro años de cárcel. Apenas el año pasado, él fue sentenciado nuevamente por no haberse registrado como ofensor sexual; él actualmente está en prisión. Nuestras parroquias y escuelas, asociadas con el Departamento de Recursos Humanos de nuestra diócesis, tienen un sistema excelente para prevenir tales problemas y hacer difícil para que cualquier persona con historia de ofensas sexuales a menores obtenga empleo o trabajo de voluntario en nuestras escuelas y parroquias. Como aplicado en nuestras Escuelas Católicas, el sistema trabaja en tándem con el sistema del Estado de Arizona, que ya requiere que todos los maestros se sometan a un escrutinio nacional de historia criminal cada cinco años. El sistema de nuestra Diócesis es más extenso todavía. Todas las Escuelas Católicas en la Diócesis de Tucsón han adoptado el Programa de Ambiente Seguro diocesano. Eso significa que toda persona-- empleada o voluntaria, maestro o no-maestro--con acceso independiente o influencia sobre menores sea sometida a una investigación de historia criminal y repetirla cada cinco años. No persona con una historia de abuso sexual a menores puede servir en ninguna capacidad en ninguna parroquia o escuela. Es muy bueno tener un sistema sólido, pero cualquier sistema trabaja solamente si es usado – y usado con intensidad. Nosotros en la Iglesia Católica en nuestra nación parece estar adelantada de la curva con respecto al mantenimiento de un ambiente seguro en nuestras escuelas, pero no podemos dejar que nuestra intensidad se ponga débil. Continuemos trabajando juntos para asegurar que nuestro sistema sea implementado y mantenido con intensidad, intensidad, intensidad. (Para más estudio acerca de la GAO visite http://gao. gov/products/GAO-11-200.)

Este es el 14 en una serie de artículos en donde seminaristas relatarán personalmente cómo y por qué encontraron sus caminos al sacerdocio en la Diócesis de Tucson. Para aprender más en como convertirse en seminarista, contacta la Oficina de Vocaciones al 520-838-2531 o envía un email: vocations@diocesetucson.org.

‘Yo tengo una mision…ser contable para Dios’ movimiento evangelizador “Arcoiris” que me llevaron a conocer íntimamente a Cristo, mi Amigo. Si Dios quiere, y la Iglesia quiere, yo también quiero ser un sacerdote. Yo me veo en el futuro, como un sacerdote sencillo, humanitario, pero sobretodo alegre, que lleva la esperanza a los más necesitados. Que ama al pecador y que se emociona por llevar el evangelio a los demás. Me veo como un sacerdote que se desgasta hasta el dolor por amor a la Iglesia y a los hijos de Dios. Me veo orando, enseñando y alimentando al pueblo de Dios en especial a los Jóvenes. Un sacerdote que sea otro Cristo y que pueda decir como el apóstol San Pablo “ya no soy Yo quien vivo, es Cristo quien vive en mí.” Quiero ser un sacerdote que este siempre dispuesto a servir y a amar aun en medio del dolor para que sea la luz de Cristo que llegue hasta aquellos donde no hay quien lleve esa luz. Un sacerdote que cuando se vaya de este mundo deje

una huella “la huella de Cristo, el buen aroma del Señor”. Mi gran alegría al pensar como futuro sacerdote es que podre oficiar el gran sacrificio, el gran evento de toda la creación, Jesucristo en la cruz, Jesucristo en el altar; La santa Eucaristía. Más aun siendo indignamente un mediador entre Dios y el hombre llevando la reconciliación y el perdón de los pecados. Si tú Joven, tienes una inquietud hacia el sacerdocio atiende esa voz interior, explótala, no la calles. Entrégate a Cristo Jesús completamente dándole lo más preciado que tienes; tu vida. El ser sacerdote es el regalo más grande después de la vida, que solo al hombre débil y limitado puede ser llamado a ser parte de este gran misterio. Y no solo por ser algo especial, sino porque es como Dios se manifiesta ala humanidad a través del ministerio sacerdotal. Mi vocación la he puesto en las manos de

nuestra Santísima Madre. En cada Rosario es a María a quien me dirijo, se que ella es quien me guía, se que María me lleva a Jesús. Mi devoción es a mi virgencita, mi morenita, mí siempre Virgen de Guadalupe. Me considero una persona como un joven normal de hoy en día que quiere vivir coherentemente con la vivencia de su Fe. Durante mis tiempos libres y diversiones me gusta escuchar música, chatear, ir al cine, y hacer ejercicio. Así como disfrutar de todo, tanto de las pequeñas cosas de la vida como de las grandes. Un buen día para mí en el seminario es haber tenido la satisfacción de haber terminado el día sin ningún pendiente. Más aun, comenzando mi Día con mi oración personal, continuando dirigiéndome a la capilla para rezar con la comunidad y celebrar juntos la santa Eucaristía. Después, parte de la mañana y tarde acudo a clases terminando mi día conviviendo con mis hermanos seminaristas. En verdad nunca me imaginé lo magnifico que en el seminario lo iba a pasar, y he descubierto la riqueza de vivir en comunidad junto con otros jóvenes que como yo an sentido el mismo llamado. Es genial! Sorprendería saber a los demás que me gusta disfrutar la adrenalina de los carros “off-road”. — Edson ésta en su tercer año en el seminario Mount Angel en St. Benedict, Ore.

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Exhibit to celebrate Padre Kino’s work

A special exhibit honoring the life and legacy of Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino, the “Padre on Horseback,” will open on March 11 at the Diocese of Tucson Archives at 300 S. Tucson Blvd. in Tucson. The exhibit, the second to be staged at the Archives, will run through May 30. It is one of a number of programs designed to observe the 300th anniversary of Father Kino’s death on March 15, 1711. The exhibit will be open weekdays, except Wednesday, from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. Father Kino was born in the Italian Alps in 1645 and became a missionary explorer, scientist and mapmaker and notably

Arizona’s first cattleman. During the last 27 years of his New World missionary, he befriended native people as he rode the trails and built San Xavier and 23 other missions in Arizona, Sonora and Baja California. Other upcoming events: The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra will play in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of Padre Kino’s death at St. Augustine Cathedral on March 12 at 7:30 p.m. Donation is $20. On March 13, Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas will celebrate Mass at the Cathedral at noon to commemorate the anniversary.

In observance of the tri-centennial of the death of Father Eusebio Francisco Kino on March 15, 1711, The New Vision is presenting a series of articles reflecting various aspects of “Padre Kino’s” life and ministry. This is the sixth in that series. See www.padrekino.com

Living memories of Father Kino By JIM GRIFFITH Special to The New Vision

One of the items that will be displayed at the Kino exhibit at the Diocese of Tucson Archives is a cross constructed of abalone shells by Gene and Ann Mundt. The shells depict Padre Kino’s use of them to determine that Baja California was a peninsula, not an island. Readying the exhibit are, from left, Mark O’Hare, treasurer of the Kino Heritage Society, archivist Betty Wittenberg and Raul Ramirez, secretary of the Kino Heritage Society. The exhibit runs from March 11 through May 30 and it’s free.

Pole to speak A Polish priest from the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa will be guest speaker during a Divine Mercy program at a March 7-10 mission at Our Lady of Fatima Parish at 1950 W. Irvington Place in Tucson. Father Simon Stefanowicz, OSPPE, will speak at the morning Masses at 9 a.m. each day and in the evenings at 7 p.m. A relic of St. Faustina Kowalska will be available for veneration and religious articles from Poland will be on sale.

Father Greg Adolf, who is helping to put together the exhibit, shows a small cross made of Saguaro ribs that Native Americans present to each guest to their villages, a practice begun when Padre Kino rode in the desert to minister to the people.

How, in a very few words, does one begin to express the living of Eusebio Kino’s work in this region? Perhaps the following vignette of an evening spent with the cultural descendants of the folks he worked with three hundred years ago might serve. It is midnight, sometime in the late 1980s, and I am driving toward Tucson with several musician friends. We are O’odham, Yaquis, Mexicanos and an Anglo. We have been attending a wake in a tiny village on the western side of what was then called the Papago Reservation. The casket containing the dead man lay before the altar in the tiny village chapel. The wall behind the altar held a number of holy pictures, many of San Francisco Xavier, Father Kino’s personal patron. The sculptural figure shown in these pictures was probably brought into this country by Kino himself. I could tell at a glance that almost every object on or behind the altar had been acquired on the annual pilgrimage to Magdalena, Sonora. Indians, Mexicans and others had been showing their respect for the dead man and his community by singing hymns and religious songs in Spanish, O’odham and English, while accompanying themselves on guitars and other instruments of European origin. The wake would go on all night, with prayers, more songs, and rosaries. After we had sung our songs, we were led to the outdoor community dining room near the chapel, where attendees would be fed in shifts all night long. The meal consisted of beef with red chile, beef stew, beef tripe, pinto beans, home-made wheat bread, and flour and whole wheat tortillas. With the exception of the potato salad and canned fruit punch, all the foodstuffs had been introduced to the Sonoran Desert by Jesuit missionaries. It is getting late when we finally pile into the car to head for home. As we drive along, one Mexican friend says: “Jim, if Father Kino is watching right now, he’s pretty happy.” “Why is that?” I ask. “It’s all still here. Everything he did, everything he brought.” And he’s right.

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Tax credit extended to April 15: Help Catholics schools at no cost By PAT LOPEZ Many are familiar with the private school Tuition Tax Credit in Arizona, which allows Arizona taxpayers to make contributions to qualified private school scholarship organizations and receive a dollar-for-dollar credit against any Arizona taxes owed. For example, if your state income tax due for 2010 is $1,200, and you make a $500 contribution to a qualified scholarship organization, then you are entitled to reduce the amount you owe in Arizona state taxes to $700 because of your contribution. This credit is in addition to the public school tax credit and the tax credit for charitable organizations that provide services to the poor. You can take advantage of all three credits. The Catholic Tuition Support Organization (CTSO) provides scholarship support to more than 3,300 students attending Catholic schools in southern Arizona. In the past, the Tuition Tax Credit was granted for the year in which the contribution was made, meaning for 2010, you needed to make the contribution by Dec. 31. The rule has changed. You can now receive a tax credit for 2010 so long as your contribution is made by April 15. If you were reluctant to make a contribution to CTSO in the past because you were uncertain of the amount you would owe in state taxes or because of the time between the date the contribution was due and the date you would receive credit on your tax return, those problems have been solved. You can now file your Arizona Income Tax Return and make a Tuition Tax Credit contribution to CTSO anytime before April 15, and if the amount of state taxes you owe has already been paid through withholdings, the state will send you a refund check. If you owe state income tax when you file your return, you will be able to reduce your payment by the amount you contribute to CTSO. The maximum Tuition Tax Credit you can claim for any one tax year is $500 per individual or $1,000 for a married couple filing jointly. If you haven’t done so already, you can make a contribution to CTSO before April 15, and – so long as your contribution does not exceed the amount of your Arizona state tax liability – it will cost you nothing. Contributions can be made online at http://www.ctso-tucson.org; they can be mailed to Catholic Tuition Support Organization Bank Processing Center, P.O. Box 14467, Tucson, AZ 85732-4467; or call 520-838-2558 or 520-838-2571to make a phone contribution or if you have any questions. — Pat Lopez is a graduate of Salpointe Catholic High School, the University of Arizona and Stanford Law School. He has taught at both The University of Arizona College of Law and Arizona State University Law School. He is a partner in the Tucson law ﬁrm of Rusing & Lopez and has been recognized as one of the leading lawyers in the United States.Pat is married to fellow Salpointe graduate Marilou Tornquist-Lopez, and has three daughters, Katie, Melissa, and Elise, all of whom graduated from SS Peter and Paul and Salpointe. He currently serves on various non-proﬁt boards, including the CTSO Board.

At Seton Award presentation are, from left, Sister Rosa Maria Ruiz, superintendent of the diocese’s Catholic schools, winners Rita Banfi and Ellie Kwader-Murphy, and Father Robert Carroll, head of Salpointe High School.

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A volunteer teacher at San Xavier Mission School and the principal of St. Joseph Catholic School are the winners of the 2011 Seton Award, presented to those who have made “significant contributions” to Catholic education in the Diocese of Tucson. The presentations were made last month at Salpointe Catholic High School by school president Father Robert C. Carroll. Rita Banfi, a coal miner’s daughter who was born in Pennsylvania and spent most of her life in upstate New York, moved to Tucson after retiring from teaching and has volunteered at San Xavier since 1999, teaching first grade and donating her salary back to the school for the good of the entire community. Ellen S. Kwader-Murphy, a native of Stamford, Conn., taught in public schools in Alabama, Connecticut and New Jersey before moving in 1974 to Tucson, where she was hired to teach at Sts. Peter and Paul School. In 1989 she became principal at St. Joseph Catholic School.

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Bishop challenges universities to strengthen their mission WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson praised Catholic college presidents for “making Christ’s mission come alive and flourish” and he challenged them to renew and strengthen their mission using guidelines established by the 1990 Vatican document on Catholic higher education. The bishop, in a keynote address during the Jan. 29-31 annual meeting of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, noted that much has changed in the 20 years since Pope John Paul II issued “Ex Corde Ecclesiae” (“From the Heart of the Church”). Bishop Kicanas said the initial concerns about the document “have lessened as universities and colleges learned that bishops seek communication and desire cooperation and collaboration.” He praised Catholic colleges for making efforts to strengthen their Catholic identity and incorporate Church teachings into student life -- especially through “pro-life groups, mission immersions, prayer and retreat opportunities, ethical and moral education in all fields.” But he noted that there are aspects of “Ex Corde” that still need to be more fully implemented, most notably, the need for teachers of Catholic theology to receive a mandate, or church authorization, from their local bishop. He said some Catholic colleges and universities have sought this mandate, but others have not. This inconsistency, he said, “could reflect some distrust or concern about undue interference or not seeing the importance of doing it.”

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Bishop Kicanas said there is room in academic communities for “disagreement, debate and clash of ideas, even in theology,” but ultimately the bishop “is the authentic teacher of the faith” and is responsible for how that faith is interpreted. Bishop Kicanas stressed that involving the bishop with faculty members who teach Catholic theology is “critical to true communion in the church.” He said there is room in academic communities for “disagreement, debate and clash of ideas, even in theology,” but ultimately the bishop “is the authentic teacher of the faith” and is responsible for how that faith is interpreted. He said bishops should make sure they do not exercise this authority “harshly, unilaterally or without conversation and an effort to reconcile diverse teaching,” especially since bishops and college leaders should be working together to “build stronger bonds and relationships.”

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Monsignor Van A. Wagner Celebrating 50 years as a Priest Serving the Diocese of Tucson

Celebración de 50 años de Sacerdote del Monseñor Van A. Wagner Sirviendo a la Diócesis de Tucson

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Other areas stressed in “Ex Corde” that he said need more focus include: making Catholic identity central in core curriculum, campus activities and symbols on campus and encouraging campus ministry programs to reach out to more than just a small group of active members but to the college community at large. Bishop Kicanas told the university leaders that his respect for them and what they do every day “could not be greater.” He said he knew of their challenges and frustrations firsthand since he served as rector and president of the University of St. Mary on the Lake, the major seminary of the Archdiocese of Chicago, for 10 years. He thanked them for sharing their resources with the Church at large, challenging students to live for others and encouraging scholarship. The bishop urged the Catholic college leaders to look to recently beatified Cardinal John Henry Newman for inspiration. Cardinal Newman, who died in 1890, spent much of his life at Oxford University as both a student and a fellow. As an Anglican priest, he was the vicar at a university church and after he became a Catholic, he founded the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Birmingham and a Catholic university in Dublin. Many of his ideas on higher education are in his book “The Idea of a University,” based on lectures he gave in the 1850s. Bishop Kicanas said Cardinal Newman would certainly tell today’s Catholic college leaders that they should “place Catholic identity first among your concerns” and “educate a generation of laity who would bring their faith to bear on the burning questions of this time.”

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We all know the three most important things about real estate. Location, location, location. In the essential work of keeping children in our parishes and schools safe from harm, there are three important things. Intensity, intensity, intensity. Intensity about learning how to keep children safe. Intensity about following the law, our policies and our standard operating procedures. Intensity about keeping our vigilance high and our training updated. Here’s an object lesson about the importance of intensity, intensity, intensity. After a 2004 estimate that “millions of students are subjected to sexual misconduct by a school employee at some time between kindergarten and the twelfth grade,” the Federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted a study to determine how sex offenders find their way into schools. The GAO searched large databases, looking for matches between persons on a sex offender registry and lists of public school employees in 19 states and the District of Columbia. They found “hundreds of potential cases of sex offenders working in schools.” That is frightening. They further looked for persons whose employment began only after being convicted for any type of sex offense. Selecting 15 cases for close scrutiny, they found that in at least 11 of the 15 cases, the sex offenders had a history of targeting children before they were hired. One of the 11 cases was from right here in Arizona. The GAO found four primary reasons for the failure to keep these offenders out of school jobs.

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Intensity, intensity First, teachers were allowed to resign after offenses or suspicion of offenses rather than face disciplinary action. In several of the cases investigated by the GAO, the schools actually provided positive recommendations. Second, in some cases the schools did not complete the criminal history check prior to employing the individual. This was one of the problems in the case from Arizona in which the school classified the new teacher as if he were fulfilling a non-teacher role. Third, in some states the criminal history check is only done once or only involves a statewide check. Fourth, in a few cases the school did not follow up on “red flags” that came up during the application process. This was another problem in the Arizona case in which the applicant noted that he had been convicted of “a dangerous crime against children.” There was no indication that the school followed up on that response. These are significant issues with significant consequences. In six of the cases, the sex offender went on to molest more children at the new school. In the Arizona case, for example, the offender was later found guilty of “felony sexual abuse and luring a minor for sexual exploitation.” He was sentenced to four years

imprisonment. Just last year, he was sentenced again for failing to register as a sex offender. He is currently in prison. Our parishes and schools, partnering with our diocesan Human Resources Department, have an excellent system to prevent such problems and to make it difficult for any person with a history of sexually offending a minor to find employment or volunteer work in our schools and parishes. As applied in our Catholic Schools, the system works in tandem with the system of the State of Arizona, which already requires that all teachers undergo a nationwide criminal history check every five years. The system in our Diocese goes further. All Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Tucson have adopted the diocesan Safe Environment Program (SEP). That means any person—employee or volunteer, teacher or non-teacher—with independent access to or influence over minors must undergo a criminal history check and repeat it every five years. No person with a history of sexual misconduct with a minor can serve in any capacity in any parish or school. It is good to have a solid system, but any system only works when it is used – and used with intensity. We in the Catholic Church in our nation seem to be ahead of the curve with respect to maintaining safe environments in our schools, but we cannot let our intensity weaken. Let’s continue to work together to make sure our system is implemented and maintained with intensity, intensity, intensity. (For more about the GAO study visit http://gao.gov/ products/GAO-11-200.)

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Pio Decimo Center’s foreclosure counselors can help By RUTH LILJENQUIST Six years ago, when Pio Decimo Center, an agency of Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona, started its HUD-certified housing counseling program, there was not a great demand for foreclosure counseling. They handled about five cases a year. But all that changed with the collapse of the housing market. Today, the housing counseling program at Pio Decimo gets about eighteen calls a week from people needing help with a foreclosure. To meet the demand, Pio Decimo employs five full-time foreclosure counselors. Jesus Mora, housing and family services director for Pio Decimo, says that most of the foreclosures that they see these days are the result of people having lost their jobs or having their income reduced, in contrast to two years ago, when most foreclosures were the result of risky or bad mortgages. People have blown through their assets, if they had any, and are in a very desperate situation. And as long as unemployment remains high, the foreclosure rate is likely to remain high as well. Pio Decimo’s housing counselors, with extensive training in foreclosures, work to bring the lender and the borrower together to find a resolution. This can result in a loan modification, which usually means a lower interest rate and a lowered monthly payment, with the unpaid amount in arrears being added on to the loan. Sometimes,

lenders may also reduce the principle owed on the property. “It’s a win for both the lender and the borrower. The borrower can stay in their home with a new loan they can afford, and the bank turns a toxic asset into a healthy asset, which is good for the bank,” said Mora. In some cases, loan modifications will not work, and Jesus and his colleagues advise clients of their options. One option, “Cash for Keys,” allows the owner to willingly vacate the home, leaving it in good shape, return the keys to the lender, and in return receive a cash sum, ranging from $1,500 to $3,000, to help him or her start over. Another option is a short sale. The owner places the home for sale, but the lender, who will take the loss on the property, must approve the selling price. Mora has advice for people who have received a foreclo-

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sure notice and want to stay in their homes: Contact the lender, acknowledge receipt of the foreclosure documents, and let them know you are working to resolve the situation. Stay in your home, maintain the property, and pay utility bills. Find a reputable housing counseling program certified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Be proactive about finding additional sources of income. Mora also says to watch out for scams. “The same people who sold risky mortgages five years ago are turning around today and offering phony loan modification services in exchange for a large fee. Look for programs that do not charge for their services and remember that only the borrower and the lender can negotiate the terms of the loan.” For more information If you need assistance with a foreclosure, call Pio Decimo Center at (520) 624-0551, ext. 150. All calls are returned within 24 hours, and services are provided in both English and Spanish. Visit www.hud.gov to find more information about avoiding foreclosure and to find other HUD-certified housing counselors in your area.

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Yesterday I was “purging my files” in anticipation of Jordan Ministry’s move to a larger office. Among the treasures I fingered was a folder marked “Lent” into which I’d placed inspirations over the course of many years. Since we are about to welcome the Church’s annual “springtime of the soul” early this month, I thought I would share some of what I found. The general tenor of what I saved is best captured in a poster that states in bold letters: “GOD HAS PROMISED TO MAKE BETTER LOVERS OF US ALL.” Whether one views Lent as a renewal, an ordeal, or a return to one’s best self, this call to be a better lover is relevant and essential. There are so many dimensions of this “loving better.” It all starts with a return to our “First Love,” the God who loved us into life itself. One year Catholic publisher Liturgy Training Publications placed this tender prayer in their Lenten resource catalogue: “Come, Lord, work upon us, set us on fire, and clasp us close. Draw us to your loveliness. Let us run to you. Let

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A reflection on the challenges and joys of ministry from the Jordan Ministry Team

Sister Jane Eschweiler, S.D.S.

Lent: It’s all about love us love!” That’s an inviting and ever-so-haunting sentiment. To ask God to set us on fire never ends there. It’s demanding. It’s expansive. And it can spill over into every attitude and relationship we have. Once I was at a Eucharistic liturgy in a small chapel in Vienna, Austria. On the wall behind the altar hung an old wood crucifix. Jesus was depicted with a crown of thorns pressed firmly into his skull, but he had pulled his hands free of the nails, couching his arms across his chest in a tight embrace of humanity. I still have the photo, a reminder of the power of costly love. Attached to the wall was inscribed: “Forget yourself; follow me.” It might

As I was sitting in the back pew of our church recently for a funeral Mass, I began to think about the beauty of that service and how comforting it must be for the family and friends of the departed. Much has been written about the grieving process and the stages that each must pass through. I have no special insight to that, but I do realize the value of the funeral Mass. It all starts with the celebrant in white vestments and while still in the vestibule of the church, a white pall is placed over the casket. The color white brings to mind joy and new life. It is a reminder of the individual’s Baptism and his or her initiation into our faith. The funeral Mass celebrates the fulfillment of that initiation and entry into heavenly life. Carrying out that Baptismal theme, the casket is sprinkled with holy water, a symbol of cleansing and purification, as the procession enters the church proper. At the altar, the casket comes up to the Easter candle which all recognize as a resurrection symbol and a reminder of the candle the godparents The Jordan Ministry Team Sharers in Ministry

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The value of Catholic funerals held at the person’s Baptism. See how richly the symbolism flows and draws all into the joy associated with the Eternal Banquet. Another beautiful feature of the funeral Mass is the participation of family and friends in the Scripture readings and music of the Mass. These are often selected because of their special meaning for the individual or within the family circle.

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have read: “Become a better lover.” If anything, Lent changes hearts and habits, drawing us more deeply into intimacy with God and sending us outward to a more expansive love than previously embraced. We may shift from a generic, philosophical, feel-good notion of love to a more practical, hands-on sharing of it. Alfred Whitehead whimsically reminds us, “The love of HUMANITY is changed by violent DISLIKE of the next-door neighbor!” Our ideal image clashes with the demands of actual living our love, applying the principle across the board! No longer can the expansive Lenten lover watch the news and say, “That’s their problem. What does this have to do with

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me?” or “They’re not part of my circle; love only goes so far.” But Baptism (and Lent) trump limits on love. We have more sisters and brothers that we ever claim or acknowledge. Martin Luther King, Jr. put the challenge of expanding our love this way: “Cowardice asks the question ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question ‘Is it politic?’ Vanity asks the question ‘Is it popular?’ But conscience asks the question ‘Is it right?’” During Lent, we are confronted with the cost of discipleship, whose astonishing model is the inclusive, faithful Jesus. I pray that our engagement with Christ, the Father’s Beloved, and our sincere relationships with others, no exceptions, would make us better lovers. Maybe fasting from sarcasm and judgment or abstaining from laziness and whining would be a good start. After all, good Lenten practices are not just meant for our intentional 40 days, but for once and for all.

Although there is grief and mourning, one clearly realizes that this is also a celebration, an awareness that this individual though loved and deeply missed is now enjoying the Beatific Vision, the presence of Our Lord, Himself. Additional special meaning and fond recollection is demonstrated in the Offertory Procession where not only are the gifts of bread and wine brought forward, but many familiar photos or items linked to the life of the departed are also brought to the altar. The homily captures the family, community and spiritual highlights lived and contributions made by the individual. These reflections are amplified by personal reminiscences offered at the end of Mass. Before that, however, the faith community, in the presence of the casket, gathers around the Table of the Lord to receive Him in Holy Communion, affirming their faith and belief in Him who desires most to receive each one into His presence at their proper time.

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Make a Difference in the Lives that Follow It has been said that a person will work more than forty years to accumulate assets, will spend twenty years conserving what has been accumulated, but will spend almost no time planning how it will be distributed after their lifetime. One of the greatest burdens to a family is the economic chaos created by someone’s death. Having an up-to-date will can help alleviate that burden. The Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Tucson is teaming up with Carondelet Foundation and Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona Foundation to present a series of Write A Will workshops in March. The main goals of the workshop are to educate people about the importance of having a will, legal aspects of the will and giving opportunities through a will. An attorney will be available to respond to specific questions. Participants will also receive a complimentary workbook to

Write A Will Schedule In order to prepare printed materials, we ask that you please let us know if you will be attending a workshop by contacting Clara Moreno in the Catholic Foundation office at 520-8382507 or cmoreno@cathfnd.org.

help you get started in preparing a will. Write A Will is a program of LEAVE A LEGACY® a public awareness campaign designed to inspire people from all walks of life and all income levels to think beyond their lifespan when doing good works. Imagine how much good could be done if each one of us remembered a favorite charity or cause in our will or estate plan? The impact would be immeasurable.

10 AM – Saturday, March 12 St. Melany Byzantine Catholic Church, 1212 N. Sahuarita Avenue Presenter: Robert Michael Way 10 AM – Saturday, March 12 St. Melany Byzantine Catholic Church, 1212 N. Sahuarita Avenue Presenter: Robert Michael Way

9:30 AM – Saturday, March 19 Carondelet Foundation 120 N. Tucson Blvd. Presenter: Jan Bernardini 5:30 PM – Tuesday, March 22 St. Joseph Catholic Church 215 S. Craycroft Road Presenter: Traci M. Smith

NOON – Wednesday, March 16 St. Odilia Catholic Church 7570 N. Paseo del Norte Presenter: David West

10 AM – Saturday, March 26 St. John Nuemann Catholic Church, 11545 E. 40th Street, Yuma Arizona Presenter: Robert Michael Way

Judge Roll to be honored The Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Tucson will present its Cornerstone Award to the Honorable John M. Roll at its Cornerstone Gala on Friday, April 29 at Loews Ventana Canyon. Judge Roll, a member of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona tragically lost his life in the Jan. 8 shootings in Tucson which killed six and injured several others including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Roll’s wife Maureen will accept the award on behalf of her husband. JUDGE JOHN M. ROLL Judge Roll is remembered for his judicial evenhandedness, for his faithful involvement as a lector and daily Massgoer, a member of the St. Thomas More Society and as a strong supporter of a wide range of church and civic activities. The Cornerstone Award was created by the Foundation in 2002 to honor individuals who have made a significant contribution to our community and the church. For more information about the Gala go to www.cathfnd.org or call the Foundation office at 520-838-2507.

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Time is running out to help them! You only have until April 15th to contribute to CTSO and still get a tax credit on your 2010 state return! April 15th is the last dayyou can give our students the gift of a quality Catholic education with a muchneeded contribution to CTSO and still get a tax credit on your 2010 state return! That means you don’t have much time. But remember, as long as you make your contribution before April 15th, and your contribution does not exceed your state tax liability, you can contribute up to $500 for individuals and $1000 for couples ﬁling jointly. And because this is a dollarfordollar tax credit, your contribution will actually cost you nothing at all!

For more information, contact any of the CTSO schools or call us at 520 8382558 or 520 8382572.You can also go to www.ctsotucson.orgto make a secure online contribution or to arrange an Electronic Funds Transfer EFT.

Don’t wait! Time is running out! ✁

Contributions made before April 15 may qualify for tax credits on your 2010 state return, and for federal deductions on your 2011 federal return. School Tuition Organizations cannot award, restrict or reserve scholarships solely based on a donor’s recommendation. Taxpayers may not claim a tax credit if the taxpayer agrees to swap donations with another taxpayer to beneﬁt either taxpayer’s own dependent.

CTSO SUPPORT FORM Enclose this form with your check payable to CTSO by April 15, and mail to: CTSO, P.O. Box 14467, Tucson, Arizona 85732-4467. Taxpayer name(s) ___________________________________________________

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You can also make a secure online contribution by visiting our web site at www.ctsotucson.org. Be sure to ask if your employer has a matching gift program.Tax credit limits: $1,000 if ﬁling jointly; $500 if ﬁling individually. Tax credit may also qualify for federal deduction. MARVIS

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