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When world became ‘horizon for the church’

Detroit gathering in 2016 to ‘encounter Christ anew’

Pope speaks on the family and the spiral of poverty

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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina – Whether you still stick to books or magazines or get everything online, Pope Francis said all media should encourage and edify – not enslave. “Back in my day – the Stone Age – when a book was good, you read it; when the book was bad for you, you chucked it,” he told hundreds of youth in Sarajevo June 6. The pope ended his one-day visit to the capital of this Balkan nation meeting with young people of different religions and ethnicities who volunteer together with the archdiocesan St. John Paul II Center. He set aside his prepared text and told the young people he would rather take some questions. One young man said he read that the pope had stopped watching TV a long time ago, and wanted to know what led him to making that choice. The pope said he decided back in the middle of 1990 to stop because “one night I felt that this was not doing me good, it was alienating me” and he decided to give it up. He did not give up on movies, however. When he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, he would go the archdiocesan television station to watch a recorded film he had picked out, which didn’t have the same isolating effect on him, he said. (CNS PHOTO/PAUL HARING)

Pope Francis greets young people during a meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, June 6.

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Father Cameron Faller, left, and Father Patrick Summerhays were ordained priests by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone on June 6 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Father Faller will take up his assignment as parochial vicar at Church of the Epiphany and a part-time assignment in ministry to Archbishop Riordan High School. Father Summerhays will be parochial vicar at St. Cecilia Parish in San Francisco.

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LIMA, Peru – Pope Francis’ upcoming encyclical on ecology and climate is expected to send a strong moral message – one message that could make some readers uncomfortable, some observers say. “The encyclical will address the issue of inequality in the distribution of resources and topics such as the wasting of food and the irresponsible exploitation

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Pope Francis popularizes devotion to Sleeping St. Joseph VALERIE SCHMALZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

PRAYER TO THE SLEEPING ST. JOSEPH

Statues of a Sleeping St. Joseph are flying off the shelves in the Philippines and travelers are bringing them back to the United States, popularizing a novena to the foster father of Jesus and patron saint of the Catholic Church after Pope Francis spoke of his personal devotion during his visit to the Philippines in January. Pope Francis, who has had a statue of a sleeping St. Joseph on his desk for decades, brought the statue he had in Argentina with him to the Vatican when he was elected pope. He told the story of his devotion during his Jan. 16 meeting with families in Manila, saying he places slips of paper under his statue of a sleeping St. Joseph when he has a special problem. The pope’s devotion to St. Joseph meant he chose to celebrate the inaugural Mass of his pontificate on March 19, the feast of St. Joseph. “Even when he is asleep, he is taking care of the church! Yes! We know that he can do that. So when I have a problem, a difficulty, I write a little note and I put it underneath St. Joseph, so that he can dream about it! In other words I tell him: Pray for this problem!” Pope Francis said. “Do not forget St. Joseph who sleeps! Jesus slept with the protection of Joseph.” We also must rest in prayer and dream, the pope told the families in the Philippines. “The Scriptures seldom speak of St. Joseph, but when they do, we often find him resting, as an angel reveals God’s will to him in his dreams,” Pope Francis said. “Joseph’s rest revealed God’s will to him. In this moment of rest in the Lord, as we pause from our many daily obligations and activities, God is also speaking to us.” San Franciscan Florian Romero, who visits her family in the Philippines frequently, said the devo-

Oh St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all my interest and desires. Oh St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving Fathers. Oh St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press him in my name and kiss his fine head for me and ask him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath. Florian Romero, development associate in the archdiocesan development office, hands Archbishop Cordileone a statue of a Sleeping St. Joseph. Below, a closeup of the statue.

St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls, pray for me and my loved ones. Amen

tion to St. Joseph emphasizes Pope Francis’ focus on the importance of the family, quoting his Jan. 16 speech: “But like St. Joseph, once we have heard God’s voice, we must rise from our slumber; we must get up and act.” “Pope Francis said on that occasion that faith does not distance us from the world. On the contrary, it brings us closer. For that reason, St. Joseph is a model father for the Christian family. He overcame the difficulties of life because he rested with God,” Romero said.

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Francisco, under the direction of the now late Msgr. Cornelius Burns. An important focus of his early ministry was a monthly Chinese Newsletter, first published in January 1980. By 1982, the newsletter was receiving positive recognition from the Association of Chinese Clergy in North America and would eventually be distributed as far away as the East Coast and Canada. Father Chang was widely known for his good sense of humor and sound theology, and approached his ministry with enthusiasm, joy and deep faith. He will be remembered for his kindness, patience, gentleness and friendly manner. As a confessor, he was appreciated for the inspiring and wise words he offered to so many, despite their different ethnic backgrounds. Father Chang was incardinated into the Archdiocese of San Francisco on Dec. 10, 1987, and continued to serve as a parochial vicar at Star of the Sea Parish until his retirement in 2007. He remained in retirement at the parish until 2012 when he moved to Peninsula del Rey in Daly City. Father Chang is survived by his sister, Sister Elizabeth, of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres in Taiwan. Remembrances may be made to the Priests’ Retirement Fund, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109. A funeral Mass is scheduled for June 12, 10 a.m., at Star of the Sea Church, Eighth Avenue and Geary Boulevard, San Francisco.

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With Vatican II, world became ‘horizon for the church,’ says cardinal DAVID GIBSON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON – The Second Vatican Council opened the church to the world in ways essential to the faith community’s self-understanding today, said speakers at a May 21-24 international, ecumenical and interreligious conference in Washington. The church is a mystery and a communion, but it is not “selfcentered,” Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Philippines, told the conference. He said, “The church focused on itself will lose its identity.” When Pope Francis underscores the importance of witnessing to Christ in the world and recognizing the dignity “of human beings who have been forgotten,” he is not expressing “a new idea” but is reminding people of Vatican II, said Cardinal Tagle. The church’s opening to the world is neither “a strategy” nor “a fad,” the cardinal stated. It involves “the identity of the church.” The cardinal spoke May 22 at Jesuit-run Georgetown University to the ninth conference of Ecclesiological Investigations, an international network of scholars that fosters dialogue among people of differing churches and religions, and with others of good will. The Washington conference was a collaborative initiative of Ecclesiological Investigations, Georgetown University, Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia, and Washington National Cathedral, the cathedral of the Episcopal Church in the U.S. capital. The conference’s more than 270 registered participants came from North America, Europe, Australia, Africa and Asia. They were men and women, old and young; they included theologians, church leaders, ministers, sociologists and others. Participants viewed the conference as an opportunity to understand the perspectives of others in positive ways. “Vatican II: Remembering the Future” was the conference’s

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A bishop speaks with two laywomen during a meeting of the Second Vatican Council in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in 1962. theme. Gerard Mannion, a Georgetown University theologian who is chairman of the 10-year-old Ecclesiological Investigations network, explained that the theme was “linked to 2015 being the final year of the round of years marking” the council’s 50th anniversary. But Mannion told the conference’s opening session that the theme also offered an opportunity to hear “what people from other churches, other religions and secular thinkers made of Vatican II.” The council “isn’t ancient history,” he said. “Above all else,” he added, “we are going to explore what is going to happen to Vatican II and its legacy in the future.” Thus, conference speakers, who included Catholics, Anglicans, Protestants, Jews, Muslims and others, turned their attention to the council’s future implications for their relationships and work in the world. Cardinal Tagle reminded conference participants that for the

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Priest’s love of priesthood prompts outspokenness for positive change DENNIS SADOWSKI CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio – How does Father Donald Cozzens, a well-known author and lecturer whose candid insights into the priesthood have challenged the Catholic Church to confront clericalism and renew its structure, follow up 18 years of exploring priestly life in written word? He writes a novel of intrigue about the very same issues. Father Cozzens, 76, a priest of the Cleveland diocese for 50 years, has woven a captivating tale that incorporates the themes he has observed and reflected on over the years in “Master of Ceremonies,” published by In Extenso Press earlier this year. It was his book “The Changing Face of the Priesthood,” published in 2000, that set the course for much of Father Cozzens’ life, allowing him to tackle the issues he believes church officials must address including transparency in decision-making and welcoming women into a wider role in church life. He told Catholic News Service his writing is intended to help people better understand the challenges facing the church and the priesthood in particular. Before writing the mystery novel, Father Cozzens edited one book and wrote five others on the priesthood. “I think my truth is priesthood,” he said. “I’m very grateful for the grace. We priests have a front-row seat of the hidden workings of grace because people trust us. And we haven’t always earned their trust. What we’re doing is standing on the shoulders of priests they knew years ago. “It’s such a privilege to have people trust you with struggles in their lives that they haven’t told their friends about.” His novel is rooted in what he observed for more than a decade as a church insider – former rector-president of the Cleveland diocese’s St. Mary’s Seminary, one-time vicar for clergy and religious, and counselor to priests and seminarians. It took shape soon after his book “Freeing Celibacy” was published in 2006. In that work he maintained celibacy is a gift of the Holy Spirit given to relatively few and that it should be treasured and not legislated for priests. “I had this thought come into my mind: If somebody wanted to get back at a bishop or a priest who abused him and they wanted to come in and tease him, what if they go to his public liturgies and put a laser dot on his chest,” he said about the novel. From there, he constructed a plot rooted in conspiracy and secrecy while touching on the psychological impact of childhood abuse. “I just started writing and once I had a list of characters, I just thought it was great fun. I

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mean, I couldn’t wait to get back to it,” Father Cozzens said. He chose Baltimore as the setting because he knows a little about the city from earlier visits and began developing key characters. Among them: a loyal church worker in the chancery who becomes disheartened after her nephew, a 20-year Army vet, reveals he was sexually abused as a teenager by the retiring archbishop whom she saw daily; her friend, a retired CIA agent; the archdiocesan finance director, a monsignor who heads a secretive group of priests with connections deep inside the Vatican and who believes he must protect the church from the Second Vatican Council reforms and at the same time is bitter after being bypassed for appointment as auxiliary bishop; and the auxiliary bishop who has a Vatican II vision of the church. Providing context for the story are two other characters – both university professors interested in church history.

DETROIT – Saying it’s time for the Catholic Church “to be young again,” Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron said he will convoke an archdiocese-wide synod in the fall of 2016 to refocus on the critical mission of evangelization and “to encounter Christ anew” as a missionary church. The archbishop made the anArchbishop nouncement May 23 during his Vigneron homily at the ordination Mass of five new priests for the Archdiocese of Detroit at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Archbishop Vigneron also brought to a close a Year of Prayer for a New Pentecost, during which he said “we have prayed that our whole culture as an archdiocese can be changed.” “We have been asking God to awaken in us the hearts of disciples of Jesus in order first of all to encounter Christ anew, secondly to grow daily in fidelity as his disciples, and thirdly to witness the power of his mercy to all who need it,” the archbishop said. “This day, this vigil of Pentecost, I testify to you that God is answering this prayer,” he said. “I confirm that this day is the start of our archdiocese-wide initiative to evangelize.” Rumblings and preparations for an archdiocesan synod have been unofficially under way since 2012, when Archbishop Vigneron made known his intentions in a pastoral letter, “Forward in Hope to Share Christ.” After years of practical preparations and institutional reorganization, the time is ripe to shift focus from maintenance to mission, the archbishop said. The synod will be “an important part” of an ongoing conversation about how best to reach out to a world that “looks to be bored with the Lord Jesus and his good news,” he said. With recent polls showing the number of those claiming membership in the Catholic Church and other Christian communities plummeting at an alarming rate, an archdiocesan synod will bring together hundreds of clergy and laity from across metro Detroit to engage in a discussion about how to reverse that trend, he said. “St. John Paul II said it well: ‘We have to launch out into the deep. We have to start over, start fresh with new energy and new courage,’” Archbishop Vigneron said. “Synods are by God’s grace something powerful in the life of the church, a way to grow together.

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Author and lecturer Father Donald Cozzens has shared candid insights into the priesthood for nearly two decades in an effort to challenge the Catholic Church to confront clericalism and renew an outdated structure. He is shown on the campus of John Carroll University in suburban Cleveland May 12.

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ST. PAUL, Minnesota – Catholic officials affirmed the commitment of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to protecting children and pledged to continue to work with an ongoing investigation after the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office criminally charged the archdiocese for failing to protect children. The charges allege the archdioBishop Cozzens cese contributed to the harm of three minors sexually abused by former priest Curtis Wehmeyer. “We all share the goal of protecting children,” said Judge Tim O’Malley, the archdiocese’s director of ministerial standards and safe environment, who spoke to the press alongside Auxiliary Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens outside of the archdiocese’s chancery. “To that end, the archdiocese will continue to work with the St. Paul Police Department and the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office, as well as our private and public sector partners, to accomplish that goal,” O’Malley said. The charges, filed June 5, include six gross misdemeanors: three counts of contributing to the need for protection or services for a minor, and three counts of contributing to a minor’s status as a juvenile petty offender or delinquency. “With regard to these three young victims, it is not only Curtis Wehmeyer who is criminally responsible for the harm caused, but it is the archdiocese as well,” said Ramsey County Attorney John Choi at a news conference announcing the charges. The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office also filed a civil petition against the archdiocese related to the same conduct as the criminal complaint. The civil petition “is intended to seek legal remedies to prevent the archdiocese from allowing this behavior to ever happen again,” Choi said.

AP: ABORTIONS IN US DOWN 12 PERCENT SINCE 2010

WASHINGTON – Abortions in the United States are down 12 percent since 2010, according to an Associated Press survey that cites the continuing decline in the rate of teen pregnancy to the “lowest level in decades.” Americans United for Life president Charmaine Yoest told AP the trend suggests a change in attitudes among pregnant women. “There’s an entire generation of women who saw a sonogram as their first baby picture,” she said. Janet Morana, co-founder of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, which invites women to speak publicly about their abortions, commented:

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“For so many women on both sides of the debate, there is lingering physical and psychological damage, on top of regret and heartbreak. Women are listening, and they are choosing life.” Elizabeth Nash, a state-issues expert for the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports legal abortion, told AP the 31 states had enacted 267 different abortion restrictions. Planned Parenthood, which provides more abortions in the United States than anyone else, told AP that its health centers reported a 91 percent increase since 2009 in the use of intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants.

NEW ARCHBISHOP SAYS HIS PLACE ‘IS SQUARELY IN YOUR MIDST’

SANTA FE, New Mexico – In his homily for his installation Mass June 4 as the new archbishop of Santa Fe, Archbishop John C. Wester recalled that Christ is represented symbolically as both the good shepherd and the lamb of God. “You and I are called to resign to ourselves in front of Our Lord Jesus as he did when he became Archbishop one in us,” the archbishop said Wester in Spanish. “As his disciples, the Lord calls us to give one and another so we can be the body of Christ, the church.” Switching to English, the archbishop developed these themes more deeply. “The image of the lamb in our churches points to the good shepherd in today’s Gospel, who cares for the sheep so much that he laid down his life for them, becoming the lamb of sacrifice,” he said. “It is precisely as the lamb of sacrifice that Jesus fulfills his role of shepherd, leading us through the cross to the Father, at whose right hand he sits.” Saying he was grateful to God for calling him to New Mexico, he added, “I am eager to listen to you and to learn from you how God has been working in your midst, calling you to new and ever-deepening life.”

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WASHINGTON – The Catholic Universe Bulletin, which has delivered news and information about the Cleveland diocese to parishioners for more than 140 years, will cease publication with its July 3 edition. Word of the closing was delivered to the six members of the newspaper staff June 3 by Bishop Richard G. Lennon. Robert Tayek, diocesan communications director, attributed the closing to “the slide in subscriptions and readership” that many print publications have experienced in recent years as people seek “new means of communication and getting their news and information by other means, particularly electronically.” The paper’s paid circulation had declined to about 10,000 this year, he said. At its peak in 1963, the Catholic Universe Bulletin’s circulation topped 122,000. A six-times-a-year magazine will replace the paper, Tayek told CNS. Tentatively called “Northeast Ohio Catholic,” the magazine will be produced in partnership between the diocese and Michiganbased Faith Catholic.

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IN SYRIA, ‘DEATH OF THE WORLD’S CONSCIENCE’

DAMASCUS, Syria – Lebanon’s Maronite Catholic patriarch, visiting wartorn Syria, condemned “the death of the world’s conscience” in its response to the violence in the Middle East. In a homily June 7 at the Maronite Cathedral of St. Anthony in Damascus, Cardinal Bechara Rai also issued a call for peace, “for stopping the war, for political solutions and for the honored return” of the 12 million Syrians who have been uprooted by the country’s four-year civil war. “We condemn injustice, the death of the world’s conscience and all those who provide arms and money for sabotage, destruction, killing and displacement,” Cardinal Rai said.

POPE: BEING CHRISTIAN IS SEEKING JESUS, NOT LOOKING FOR SEERS

VATICAN CITY – Being Christian is looking for, following and imitating Jesus Christ – nothing more, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass. Being Christian is not looking for those who always have something new to reveal, saying, “’Where are the seers who will tell us today about the letter that Our Lady will send at four o’clock in the afternoon?’ for example,” he said. “This is not Christian identity. God’s final word is called ‘Jesus’ and nothing more,” the pope said June 9 during the Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae. Christian identity is “beautiful” and concrete, he said, according to Vatican Radio; it is seen in a living witness to Christ, the Beatitudes and the “Judgment of the Nations,” which refers to feeding the hungry, clothing the naked and the other actions mentioned in Matthew 25:31-46. However, because of human sin, Christians may not be faithful to their identity and may be tempted to weaken or misplace it, the pope said. The danger of a weakened identity is seen when someone “goes from wit-

ness to ideas, watering down witness: ‘Well, sure, I am Christian. Christianity is like so, a beautiful idea. I pray to God,’” the pope said. The person goes from concrete Gospel commandments to “this religion that’s a bit ‘soft,’ in the air and on the path of the Gnostics,” who emphasized special knowledge over witness. “Those who always need some novelty” don’t realize it all begins and ends with Jesus, the pope said. They have “forgotten that they have been chosen, anointed,” and have the Holy Spirit, not seers, to guide them.

VATICAN READY TO ANNOUNCE MEDJUGORJE DECISION

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina – Pope Francis said the Vatican was ready to make an announcement concerning the alleged Marian apparitions in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Pope Francis The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith met recently to discuss the issue and “we’ve reached the point of making a decision and then they will say,” he told journalists on the flight back to Rome June 6. The expected announcement will include “just some guidelines” for the bishops. An international commission of cardinals, bishops, theologians and other experts, working under the auspices of the doctrinal congregation, was set up in 2010 to investigate the claims of six young people who said Mary had appeared to them daily beginning in 1981. The apparitions purportedly continue and thousands travel to the small town each month to meet the alleged seers and to pray. For years the local bishop, Bishop Ratko Peric of Mostar-Duvno, has said he believes nothing supernatural is happening in Medjugorje. Pope Benedict XVI had reaffirmed

that the church never requires the faithful to believe in apparitions, not even those recognized by the church.

MALE, FEMALE DIFFERENCES MUST BE RECOGNIZED, VALUED, POPE SAYS

VATICAN CITY – Efforts to convince people that the differences between male and female are simply social conventions, which limit individual freedom, ignore the fact that men and women need each other in order to understand themselves, Pope Francis said. “The differences between man and woman are not of the order of opposition or subordination, but rather of communion and generation,” which is why the human person, male and female, can be said to be made in the image and likeness of God, the pope told bishops from Puerto Rico. “Without mutual commitment, neither of the two will be able to understand the other in depth,” the pope said. “The complementarity of man and woman – the summit of divine creation – is being questioned by what is called ‘gender ideology’ in the name of a society that is freer and more just.”

GUAM LEGALIZES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

HAGATNA, Guam – Guam’s archbishop said a judge’s June 5 decision legalizing same-sex marriage in the U.S. territory was “a defeat” not only “for Christian principles” but “for our island and the whole of humanity.”

“The recognition of a same-sex union, as marriage, destroys the basic fabric of society, and will destroy human beings in the process,” Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron of Agana said in a statement. He was reacting to a ruling by federal Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood that struck down the island territory’s ban, saying it was unconstitutional. Under her order, Guam becomes the first U.S. territory to legalize same-sex marriage. On June 9, Deasia Johnson of Killeen, Texas, and Nikki Dismuke of New Orleans were the first same-sex couple to be legally married in Guam. Both are members of the military. Public Health Director James Gillan officiated at their wedding. The couple who filed the lawsuit over Guam’s same-sex marriage ban that led to Tydingco-Gatewood’s ruling, Loretta M. Pangelinan and Kathleen M. Aguero, were the first couple to get a marriage license once the ban was overturned. Johnson and Dismuke were in line first for a license but stepped aside to let Pangelinan and Aguero be No. 1. Now the Catholic Church more than ever “has the task to evangelize even our culture, a culture that has been hit by this tsunami of secularization,” said Archbishop Apuron, who noted that news of the judge’s decision “brought me tremendous sadness.” CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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DETROIT: Archbishop says synod will help Catholics ‘encounter Christ anew’ FROM PAGE 6

“Our community will come together in the midst of the Holy Spirit to discern where he seems to take us in order to re-evangelize ourselves and our culture. By listening to what the members say in the synod, I will be able to discern and ratify the work of the Holy Spirit, and it will be a time of great grace.” While synods on a larger scale, such as the Synod of Bishops on the family that will meet for a second time in Rome this fall, have grown more common in the life of the church since the Second Vatican Council, the last local synod in the Archdiocese of Detroit was convoked by Cardinal John Dearden in 1969. That synod, like the one that will be held in 2016, also was about responding to the call of the Second Vatican Council, Archbishop Vigneron said. Based on “Lumen Gentium” teachings about the church and the people of God, “we were able to make consultative bodies that became part of our DNA and who we are” after the 1969 synod, the archbishop said, referring to parish pastoral councils and bodies such as the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council and the priests’ council, which advise the archbishop on pastoral matters. Those bodies came about as a direct result of the Second Vatican Council’s call for a more engaged lay leadership, he said, but the second part of that call – lay involvement in the work of evangelization – has yet to be fully realized. “I am confident that in response to our prayers through the synod in 2016, God will make being missionaries part of the DNA of our archdiocese,” the archbishop said.

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Members of the Hispanic and charismatic communities lift their hands in prayer during a Pentecost vigil Mass on May 23 at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. Earlier in the day, Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron announced plans for a 2016 synod on evangelization in the Archdiocese of Detroit. “The first response to the Second Vatican Council was quite obviously about ourselves as a church. Now, we are ready and have the resources we need to respond fresh to the council in order to be missionaries as a church to offer Christ to the world,” he said. Though specific details about the 2016 synod – dates, delegates, com-

mittees, membership, etc. – have yet to be worked out, more information will be forthcoming over the coming months, Archbishop Vigneron said. Committees and teams are expected to be formed to focus on prayer and intercession, clergy formation and involvement, and family and lay engagement. “This will be a time of formation

for all of us. Formation especially in hearing the Gospel anew – perhaps not so much about catechesis,” Archbishop Vigneron said, “but a time to be in love again with Jesus Christ so that then we can support the members of the synod as we discern how the Spirit leads us forward in this new millennium, making us joyful missionary disciples.”

PRIEST: Love of vocation prompts outspokenness for positive change FROM PAGE 6

The novel also provided Father Cozzens a venue to explore human ambition as it relates to the priesthood as well as what he considers the feudal system under which the church has functioned for centuries. He explored the church’s hierarchical structure in “Faith That Dares to Speak,” published in 2004, suggesting that it is comparable to ancient feudal societies. Father Cozzens acknowledged his views have not always endeared him to fellow clergy. “I don’t know when this light went on. Twenty years ago or more. ... I read history because history is very liberating, and I found reading the history of the church very liberating. So when the light went on, I found it still is a very feudal structure. Probably one of the big problems in the church today is the church’s structure. If you take basically good, healthy people, put them into a structure that no longer works, it can have negative effects,” he said. “In a feudal system, if you were the lord of the manor, you’re still a vassal to the king,” he explained. “If you’re now the bishop, the lord of the manor, you’re a vassal to the pope,

but the priests are the vassals to the bishop.” As for ambition, Father Cozzens said it is as much a part of human nature as human sexuality. He understands how natural it is for priests to want to advance, offering their gifts for the greater good of the church. But in the church it’s unheard of for a priest to openly seek advancement in the hierarchy, he said. “Our first ambition should be to be a Christian and to live the Gospel. That should be my ambition,” Father Cozzens said. Critics of his work have long maintained he has betrayed the priesthood and, worse, the church. He said he has saved some of the critical letters and emails as a reminder of why he continues to push for changes in the church through his writing and speaking and occasionally as a retreat leader. In writing “Changing Face,” Father Cozzens said he was halfway through when “it dawned on me if I was going to write a really honest book on the priesthood, I’d have to add two chapters, a chapter on clergy abuse and a chapter on (sexual) orientation. That’s when I went to my journal and said, ‘Yeah, this is going to be controversial.’”

He recalled how hurtful it was when some priests refused to talk with him about the issues he raised. “I was applauded by some people who said, ‘This is an honest look at the priesthood today and why we have problems.’ And that was affirming,” he said. “At the same time there was strong criticism, especially from brother priests who said, ‘You hurt the church. You betrayed the priesthood.’ And they were saying I was disloyal, and I think most men don’t want to hear they’re disloyal,” he continued. The criticism ebbed when the abuse scandal unraveled in 2002. “So the people who thought I was exaggerating a minor scandal, they seemed to back off,” Father Cozzens said. It turned out that as a religiousthemed book, “Changing Face” was a best-seller. It has been translated into eight languages and the soft-spoken priest said he has heard from priests and bishops around the world seeking his views on the priesthood. “Changing Face” and Father Cozzens’ later book “Sacred Silence: Denial and Crisis in the Church” received first-place awards from the Catholic Press Association. Father Cozzens is to receive the John XXIII

Award of the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests during the group’s annual assembly June 29-July 2 in St. Louis. The organization claims more than 1,000 members who describe themselves as Vatican II priests. “Don has spoken for priests and about priests and about the priesthood in a positive, honest integral way, in a way that uplifts us in a difficult time,” said Father Bob Bonnot, chairman of the association’s leadership team, and pastor of Christ Our Savior Parish in Struthers, Ohio. Father Cozzens said he is not sure if he will write another novel or focus on other issues related to priesthood in another book. But he said he will continue to speak for changes in the church as opportunities arise. “I don’t think I’m liberal in the sense of ‘Let’s tear things down.’ I think I’m a liberal in the sense of what Christianity is meant to be, liberalizing. Jesus is the great liberator,” he said. “It’s the renewing spirit (that guides my writing). And when the Vatican Council said that the church will always be in need of renewal and reform, how can you be offended if somebody calls you a renewalist or reformer? In fact, Pope Francis is a reformer.”

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CLIMATE: Encyclical expected to send strong moral message to world

SARAJEVO: Pope offers ‘Stone Age’ tips to youth for living the digital world well

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of nature and the consequences for people’s life and health,” Archbishop Pedro Barreto Jimeno of Huancayo, Peru, told Catholic News Service. “Pope Francis has repeatedly stated that the environment is not only an economic or political issue, but is an anthropological and ethical matter,” he said. “How can you have wealth if it comes at the expense of the suffering and death of other people and the deterioration of the environment?” The encyclical, to be published June 18, is titled “Laudato Sii” (“Praised Be”), the first words of St. Francis’ “Canticle of the Creatures.” Although Archbishop Barreto was not involved in the drafting of the encyclical, he worked closely with then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio in 2007 on a document by the Latin American bishops’ council that included an unprecedented section on the environment. The encyclical is not expected to be a theological treatise or a technical document about environmental issues, but a pastoral call to change the way people use the planet’s resources so they are sufficient not only for current needs, but for future generations, observers said. The document “will emphasize that the option for stewardship of the environment goes hand in hand with the option for the poor,” said Carmelite Father Eduardo Agosta Scarel, a climate scientist who teaches at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina and the National University of La Plata in Buenos Aires. “I think the pope wants us to become aware of this,” said Father Agosta, who was involved in preparatory consultations about the encyclical. “He is aiming at a change of heart. What will save us is not technology or science. What will save us is the ethical transformation of our society.” The pontiff probably foreshadowed the encyclical during his first public Mass as pope on March 19, 2013, Father Agosta said. In his homily, he said, “Let us be ‘protectors’ of creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment.” Although the document will be published in the wake of a seminar on climate change in April at the Vatican, it will not be limited to that issue and will probably focus on the relationship between people and their environment, Archbishop Barreto said. “What the pope brings to this debate is the moral dimension,” said Anthony Annett, climate change and sustainable development adviser to the Earth Institute at Columbia University and to the nonprofit Religions for Peace. “His unique way of looking at the problem, which is deeply rooted in Catholic social teaching, resonates with people all across the world.” Annett called the timing of the encyclical “extremely significant.” A month after it is published, global represen-

Human life and dignity must remain at the forefront of any consideration of environmental questions.

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A view of the Jaguari dam in Brazil shows low water levels in early January. The drought in the region is the worst in 80 years, according to reports, as only a third of the usual rainfall occurred during the wet season from December to February.

tatives will meet at a conference on financing for development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In September, the pope will address the United Nations at a session that is likely to see the approval of a new set of global development objectives, the Sustainable Development Goals, which include environmental criteria. And in December, negotiators and world leaders will converge on Paris to finish hammering out a treaty aimed at reducing the emission of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. Some politicians have already questioned the pope’s credentials for wading into the issue of climate change, but that is only one of several environmental problems the pope is likely to address, said David Kane, a Maryknoll lay missioner in Joao Pessoa, Brazil, who works with Maryknoll’s Faith-Economics-Ecology Program. The pope has spoken out in the past on the “throwaway culture, both of material goods that we buy and use for a few months and then throw out, and also throwaway people,” he said. Kane hopes the encyclical will help people understand that overusing resources, from forests to fish to water, results in scarcity that can both increase and be exacerbated by climate change. He expects Pope Francis will remind people of the responsibility of caring for God’s creation. “Whether you think climate change is a problem or not, you cannot deny that running out of fish, oil, water and other resources is a really big problem. The solution is a radical change in our concept of what makes a person happy. We need to move away from the idea that the more things we have, the happier we’ll be,” Kane said. Archbishop Barreto expects some controversy once people read the document, because resisting the “throwaway culture” by being satisfied with less means “putting money at the service of people, instead of people serving money.” “(The encyclical) will have many critics, because they want to continue setting rules of the game in which money takes first place,” he said. “We have to be prepared for those kinds of attacks.”

Stewardship is the appropriate model for human care for the environment.

“Obviously, I am from the Stone Age, I’m ancient!” Times have changed, he said, and “image” has become all important. But even in this “age of the image,” people should follow the same standards that ruled back “in the age of books: choose the things that are good for me,” he said. Those who produce or distribute content, like television stations, have the responsibility of choosing programs that strengthen values, that help people grow and prepare for life, “that build up society, that move us forward, not drag us down.” Viewers have the responsibility of choosing what’s good, and changing the channel where there is “filth” and things that “make me become vulgar.” While the quality of content is a concern, it is also critical to limit the amount of time one is tied to the screen, he said. If “you live glued to the computer and become a slave to the computer, you lose your freedom. And if you look for obscene programs on the computer, you lose your dignity,” he said. Later, in response to a journalist’s question on the papal plane from Sarajevo back to Rome, the pope said the online or virtual world is a reality “that we cannot ignore; we have to lead it along a good path” and help humanity progress. “But when this leads you away from everyday life, family life, social life, and also sports, the arts and we stay glued to the computer, this is a psychological illness,” he said. Negative content, he said, includes pornography and content that is “empty” or devoid of values, like programs that encourage relativism, hedonism and consumerism. “We know that consumerism is a cancer on society, relativism is a cancer on society, and I will speak about this in the next encyclical” on the environment, to be released June 18. The pope said some parents do not allow their children to have a computer in their own room, but keep it in a common living space. “These are some little tips that parents find” to deal with the problem of unsuitable content, he said.

Obligations to future generations must influence environmental decision-making.

CATHOLIC TEACHING ON THE ENVIRONMENT AT A GLANCE In the spirit of subsidiarity, environmental decision-making must be made at the appropriate level.

The right to private property and the mandate to use property for the common good must both be respected in environmental policies.

Sources: Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church; Lucia A. Silecchia, “Environmental Ethics from the Perspectives of NEPA and Catholic Social Teaching: Ecological Guidance for the 21st Century,” William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review, 2004

Environmental concerns are also moral concerns which require radical rethinking of the consumer culture.

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A woman forms a heart with her hands as people wait for Pope Francis to celebrate Mass at Kosevo stadium in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, June 6. The pope made a one-day visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina to encourage the minority Catholic community in the faith and foster dialogue and peace in a nation still largely divided along ethnic lines.

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Racism: Paradox of the unique and universal

ace continues to divide our families, our cities and our nation. Communities of all colors in local communities and law enforcement have suffered unacceptable human losses. Race, skin color, religion, creed, national origin (ancestry), sex, age, disability, military status, accent bias, and language discrimination are a few of the “isms” that continue to plague our society irrespective of legal protections, integration efforts and economic development. African-Americans, Latino Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian and DEACON Pacific Islanders and mixedCHRISTOPH race Americans are historiSANDOVAL cally at the receiving end of these forms of discrimination not to mention outright institutional and personal racism. The words of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. still echo today: “We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.” As church our role in the civil rights movement has been admirable but much remains to be done. What is our tradition’s spiritual understanding of sameness and difference? We are universally unique and uniquely universal in our diversity. In Genesis in the story of the Tower of Babel we are told the “whole world had the same language and the same words.” God resolutely turns the one language into the babble of many languages and cultures. There is, according to the story, a kind of unity ( monocultural, mononational and a sole linguistic identity) that God does not will and a diversity (multicultural, multinational and multilingual identities) that God does will. The dispersal of peoples and languages is not a punishment, but rather a completion of creation, filling the Earth per God’s command to “Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.” Clearly God’s gift of diversity of language and culture is the intentional context in which all hu-

The words of 1 John 2:11 remind us: ‘But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.’ mankind shall be in covenant with God. He in fact is the author of this sacred paradox in which we are both unique and universal at the same time. We are called to live that paradox. In 1 Corinthians we are taught that “There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone.” And the sentence, which is often, overlooked, “To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit.” There is a divine legitimacy of this paradox of pluralism and singularity that offer benefit for the universal common good. Our church teaches the equality of men rests essentially on their dignity as persons and the rights that flow from it: “Every form of social or cultural discrimination in fundamental personal rights on the grounds of sex, race, color, social conditions, language, or religion must be curbed and eradicated as incompatible with God’s design.” As early as the 18th century Charles Caleb Cotton observed: “We hate some persons because we do not know them; and will not know them because we hate them.” This describes the contaminated soil of broken trust and absence of human relationships in which racism grows into intergenerational distrust, discrimination and violence. This key insight points to the church’s potential to be a bridge builder of trust and relationship by modeling equity, parity and inclusion in our clergy, seminaries, parish councils, pastoral ministries and outreach to the fringes of society, even to those who seem farthest

away, most indifferent. If we do what we have always done, we will get what we have always gotten. We know that the Jerry Springer school of diversity training does not work in our workplaces and churches. It is time to shift our diversity dialogue and training on how to navigate cultural pluralism back to sacred Scripture. Jesus is our teacher and our model. He told the apostles to make disciples of all nations. They were in fact the first cultural navigators to journey across the diversity of nations, cultures and languages. We must take up their footsteps. We must remember that we are a nation of immigrants from around the world who came from abroad to live with the 562 federally recognized Native American tribal nations indigenous to our homeland. It’s time to create a new history by calling forth a new evangelization. The new evangelization calls each of us to deepen our faith, believe in the Gospel message and go forth to proclaim the Gospel. We must re-propose the Gospel to those who have experienced a crisis of faith in secularization of the nation. Secularization has led to prejudice, discrimination and antagonism directed against citizens of a different race. The new evangelization invites each Catholic to renew their relationship with Jesus Christ and his church. The words of 1 John 2:11 remind us: “But the one who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going because the darkness has blinded his eyes.” It’s time to turn on the light of the Gospel remembering that as disciples we should be a transparent medium through whom Jesus is present to declare the Eternal Father’s divine invitation that “All races will be represented in heaven, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation” (Revelation 5:9). For more information, see the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ “Pastoral Letter on Racism” (1979) at www.usccb.org/ issues-and-action/cultural-diversity/african-american/ brothers-and-sisters-to-us.cfm. DEACON SANDOVAL serves at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

The deepest secret inside wisdom

veryone longs to know something that’s secret, to know something that others don’t know, but that you know, and the knowledge of which gives you some insight and advantage over others who are outside the inner-circle of that secret. It has always been so. Historically this is called Gnosticism, which forever makes an appearance in one form or another. Today we see this in society at large in the immense popularity of books like “The Di Vinci Code” and “The Celestine Prophecy.” Their lure is precisely in the hint that FATHER RON there are secrets that a few ROLHEISER elite persons know that contain important, life-altering, information which we, the unenlightened, are ignorant of. Our itch, of course, is to be inside these special circles. We see this paralleled sometimes in religious circles in the overfascination people have with the private revelations of various self-acclaimed mystics, in special books claiming to disclose critical new revelations from the Blessed Virgin Mary, and in the undue interest shown in things like “The Third Secret of Fatima.” Gnosticism has many cloaks. At first glance, Jesus, in Mark’s Gospel, seems to be hinting at just this sort of secret. He tells us there is a secret that is open to us which, if known, puts us into a special circle of enlightenment and community. In Mark 4:11, he tells his disciples: “To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those outside everything is in parables.” Clearly here Jesus is distinguishing between two circles, one which grasps the secret and is then “inside”, and the other which does not grasp the secret and is then “outside.” Jesus seems to be saying that

Jesus makes the point that he has no hidden secrets by emphasizing again and again that he only speaks openly and in public, never in secret, but in synagogues and market places. Jesus has no hidden secrets, only open secrets that we fail to grasp. in following him we can be either “in” or “out,” depending upon whether or not we grasp a certain secret. Genuine disciples are those who (in today’s terminology) “get it” and those who “don’t get it” remain outside. But what are we inside or outside of ? More important, what is the secret? For Jesus, the secret is the cross; that’s the deep wisdom we need to grasp. If we understand the cross, all the rest of what Jesus teaches will make sense. Conversely, if we don’t understand the cross, all the rest of what Jesus teaches won’t make sense. Grasping the meaning of the cross is the secret to everything. But how, more concretely, should this be understood? What is the deep secret that lies inside the cross of Jesus? What, in essence, do we need to understand? Various biblical commentators answer this in different, complementary ways. For some, it means grasping the wisdom that’s revealed in the cross. For others, it means understanding the brokenness of Jesus on the cross. Still, for others, it means understanding the invitation that is inside the cross which invites us to live out the demands of the cross. Each of these, in its own way, points to the most-profound secret of all inside human under-

standing, namely, that in giving love away in total self-sacrifice, at the cost of humiliation, brokenness, and death, we ourselves come to what’s deepest and fullest in life. But, unlike all gnostic secrets, ancient or contemporary, this is an open secret, available to everybody and, paradoxically, more-accessible to the “little ones,” the poor, and more-hidden to “the wise and the clever.” Jesus makes the point that he has no hidden secrets by emphasizing again and again that he only speaks openly and in public, never in secret, but in synagogues and market places. Jesus has no hidden secrets, only open secrets that we fail to grasp. Interestingly, we see that, in the Gospels, grasping the secret of the cross is not something we do once and for all. Sometimes we grasp it, and we are inside the circle of understanding; and sometimes we don’t grasp it, and we are outside the circle of understanding. For example, after Peter denies Jesus during the passion, the Gospels tell us that “Peter went outside”; and they are referring to much more than simply stepping outside through some courtyard door. In denying that he knew Jesus and in not stepping forward to assume the weight of what would happen if he remained faithful, Peter was stepping outside the circle of understanding.” We too, in our following of Jesus, sometimes step “outside” when we give in to temptation or adversity. But then, if we repent of our betrayal, like Peter, we can step back “inside.” There are various ways that we can enter into an understanding of Jesus’ message and try to appropriate it for our lives, but few, perhaps none, take us so immediately to the center as does the invitation from Jesus in the Gospel of Mark to grasp and accept the wisdom of the Cross. OBLATE FATHER ROLHEISER is president of the Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas.

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POPE FRANCIS

The family and the downward spiral of poverty Catholic San Francisco will present Vatican Information Service reports on the pope’s catechesis on the family given at his Wednesday general audience in Vatican City, leading up to the Oct. 4-25 Synod of Bishops on the vocation and mission of the family.

CATECHESIS ON THE FAMILY

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VATICAN CITY – The living conditions that put the family to the test and render it vulnerable, starting with poverty, will be the themes of Pope Francis’ catechesis starting from today, he announced to the 20,000 faithful attending Pope Francis’ Wednesday general audience June 3 in St. Peter’s Square. The Holy Father spoke about the misery and degradation that can accompany poverty, in the suburbs of metropolises and in rural areas alike, a situation that is often aggravated by war that has a profound impact on civilians. “In truth, war is the ‘mother of all poverty,’ a great predator of lives, souls and of the dearest and most sacred affections,” he said. However, he added, there are many families who, although poor, seek to live their daily lives with dignity, often openly trusting in God’s blessing. Nevertheless, this “must not justify our indifference, but rather increase our shame! It is almost a miracle that, even in poverty, families continue to form, and indeed preserve as best they can, the special humanity of their bonds. It is a fact that irritates those planners of well-being who

ack in the mid-1980s, I was working as a director of religious education at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in western Maryland. That part of Maryland, like parts of 12 other U.S. eastern states – from Alabama to New York, and all of West Virginia – is part of the Appalachian Mountain TONY MAGLIANO region. In those days, as I got to know the beauty of Appalachia, and some of the simple, friendly and caring mountain folks, I discovered the grinding poverty many of them were experiencing. Hidden largely out of sight in the mountains and hollows were people living in shacks with no indoor plumbing. They would haul water from the nearest spring. I remember Judy, who helped with our ecumenical special education Bible class. The winter before we met, she and her family lived in a tent in the mountain woods. It’s a miracle they survived. And I remember the coal companies. Their deep mining, and mountaintop removal mining, raped the land, and polluted the air, rivers and streams. Their blasting regularly damaged the houses of many already poor Appalachian residents. And sadly, these abuses continue to this day. But you can help correct some

‘What will become of us if we give in to the blackmail of violence and money, and go so far as to renounce the affections of the family?’ consider sentiments, procreation and family bonds as a variable secondary to the quality of life. Instead, we should kneel before these families, who are a true school of humanity and who save society from barbarism.” “What will become of us if we give in to the blackmail of violence and money, and go so far as to renounce the affections of the family? A new form of civil ethics will arise only when those responsible in public life recognize the social bond, starting with the fight against the downward

spiral of poverty in the family, that leads us to the abyss.” The pope also remarked on the contradiction inherent in today’s economy that often appears to specialize in individual wellbeing, but practices the widespread exploitation of family relationships. “The immense labor of the family is not quoted on balance sheets, naturally!” he exclaimed. “It is not merely a question of bread. We are talking about work, education, health care. It is important to be clear about this.” “We must endeavor to stay ever closer to families afflicted by pov-

erty,” he repeated. “In effect, social misery affects the family and at times destroys it. The lack or loss of work, or its precariousness, has serious repercussions on family life, putting relationships under stress. The living conditions in the most disadvantaged areas, with problems regarding housing and transport, as well as the reduction of social, healthcare and educational services, cause further difficulties. Added to these material factors there is also the damage caused to the family by false models, propagated by the mass media, based on consumerism and the cult of appearances, which affect the poorest social classes and increase the disintegration of family bonds.” “The Church is Mother, and must never forget the tragedy of her children,” the pope said. “She too must be poor, to become fruitful and to respond to so much suffering. A poor Church is a Church that practices a voluntary simplicity in her own life – in her institutions, in the lifestyle of her members – to break down walls of separation, especially those that separate us from the poor. This takes prayer and action. Let us pray intensively to the Lord to awaken us, to make our Christian families agents in this revolution of family closeness that is now so necessary. This is what the church has been made of since the very beginning. And let us not forget”, he warned, “that the judgment of the needy, the small and the poor prefigures the judgment of God.”

The hidden poor of Appalachia

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Appalachia mountains as seen from Kayford Mount south of Charleston, West Virginia, in 2014. Forty years ago the Catholic bishops of the Appalachian region wrote a pastoral letter that reflects the beauty of the Appalachian Mountains, as well as the powerlessness of many of its inhabitants. of this injustice. Please urge your U.S. representative to co-sponsor the “Appalachian Emergency Community Health Act” (H.R. 912) which is designed to determine the health hazards of mountaintop removal coal mining, and hopefully lead to its end. And urge your two U.S. senators to introduce a companion bill in the Senate. To learn more about the dangers of mountaintop removal mining please visit http://acheact.org/. And consider visiting the “Catholic Committee of Appalachia” www. ccappal.org/, and “Glenmary Home Missioners” www.glenmary.org/ about-us/ to learn more about the church’s ministry in Appalachia.

Forty years ago the Catholic bishops of the Appalachian region wrote a document that reflects the courage of a prophet, the intellect of a sage, and the beauty of a poet. “This Land is Home to Me,” is a pastoral letter that reflects the beauty of the Appalachian Mountains, as well as the powerlessness of many of its inhabitants. The bishops wrote that the destructive growth patterns of corporate giants like the coal companies often pollute the air, foul the water and rape the land. They declared, “The driving force behind this perversion is ‘Maximization of Profit,’ a principle which too often converts itself into an idola-

trous power. … It delivers up control to a tiny minority whose values then shape our social structures. … It has become clear to us that the present economic order does not care for its people. In fact, profit and people frequently are contradictory. Profit over people is an idol. … This is not a problem only for mountain folk; it is everybody’s problem.” Now that’s prophetic! Do yourself, Appalachia, and the world a favor by reading “This Land is Home to Me.” It will challenge you to make a difference! I leave you with its inspiring closing words: “The dream of the mountains’ struggle, the dream of simplicity and of justice, like so many other repressed visions, is, we believe, the voice of the Lord among us. “In taking them up, hopefully the church might once again be known as: a center of the Spirit, a place where poetry dares to speak, where the song reigns unchallenged, where art flourishes, where nature is welcome, where little people and little needs come first, where justice speaks loudly, where in a wilderness of idolatrous destruction the great voice of God still cries out for life.” MAGLIANO, an internationally syndicated social justice and peace columnist, is a regular guest on Immaculate Heart Radio’s “Bay Area Catholic” magazine show. You can listen to his latest segment on KSFB 1260 AM on June 13 at 7 a.m., June 14 at 12 noon and June 15 at 11 a.m. and 9 p.m.

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SUNDAY READINGS

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus said to the crowds: ‘This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and through it all the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. …’

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MARK 4:26-34

Crosiers EZEKIEL 17:22-24 Thus says the Lord God: I, too, will take from thetocrest eter. According Greekof the cedar, from its topmost branches tear off a tender shoot, and plant it on a high and was the first to bring the lofty mountain; on the mountain heights of Israel nd the first bishop I will of plant it. It shall put forth branches and n of Egypt and of fruit, Venice,and become a majestic cedar. Birds of bear n in the ninthevery century. kind shall dwell beneath it, every winged thing in the shade of its boughs. And all the trees y of the field shall © 2001 CNS know that I, the Lord, bring low the high tree, lift high the lowly tree, wither up the green tree, and make the withered tree bloom. As I, the Lord, have spoken, so will I do.

PSALM 92:2-3, 13-1V4, 15-16 Lord, it is good to give thanks to you. It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to your name, Most High, To proclaim your kindness at dawn and your faithfulness throughout the night. Lord, it is good to give thanks to you.

The just one shall flourish like the palm tree, like a cedar of Lebanon shall he grow. They that are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. Lord, it is good to give thanks to you. They shall bear fruit even in old age; vigorous and sturdy shall they be, declaring how just is the Lord, my rock, in whom there is no wrong. Lord, it is good to give thanks to you. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:6-10 Brothers and sisters: We are always courageous, although we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yet we are courageous, and we would rather leave the body and go home to the Lord. Therefore, we aspire to please him, whether we are at home or away. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive recompense, according to what he did in the body, whether good or evil.

MARK 4:26-34 Jesus said to the crowds: “This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and through it all the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. Of its own accord the land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once, for the harvest has come.” He said, “To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.” With many such parables he spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it. Without parables he did not speak to them, but to his own disciples he explained everything in private.

The veiled language of parables

n the Disney film, “Mary Poppins,” one of the more aggravating qualities of the magical nanny, to Mr. George Banks, is that he cannot understand her eccentric ways that seem to energize his children as he never could. When he asks her to explain the madness of a band of chimney sweeps taking over his home, she responds simply, “I never explain anything”, leaving her friend Bert to clarify in a way that leaves Mr. Banks dumbfounded and shamed at his own lack of adequate fatherhood. One of the more frustrating qualities of Jesus’ preaching, especially to his detractors, is that he, too, does not clearly communicate much of his message regarding the FATHER WILLIAM kingdom of God. He cures NICHOLAS the sick while ordering them to tell no one. He speaks of a kingdom while rejecting any effort to make him king. He tells his listeners to read the “signs of the times” without clarifying what signs to look for. Finally, Jesus engages in indirect, artistic

SCRIPTURE REFLECTION

descriptions; parables that communicate both his message and the nature of the kingdom he preaches, but rarely, except in the parable of the sower, relates a clear metaphorical meaning to each item, character and situation of the story. Rather than clarifying a difficult point or concept, the parables of Jesus seem designed to create difficulties to enhance the mystery of the kingdom and to make it more compelling for the listener even though the listener does not fully understand. Jesus does not make the truth of his message immediately apparent. Rather, he hides the truth through veiled language and comparative images, leaving the listener to ponder more deeply the mystery of his message. To the disciples, Jesus explains everything in private, although, with few exceptions, the evangelist does not tell us what the explanation is. To the crowds, understanding would come after the Resurrection, when the Holy Spirit clarified everything for the purpose of evangelization, but not without full assent of faith to the message and messiah-ship of Jesus himself. For the rest, their inability, or in some cases refusal, to understand is due to a hardness of heart, which motivates Jesus to speak only in parables, so that “seeing they do not perceive, and hearing they do not listen, nor do they understand” (Matthew 13:13). As an artistic means of communicating his message, Jesus’ use of parables creates in us a yearning

to understand. It motivates us to search that we may find, and to ponder that we might discern the significance of the kingdom that is at the heart of the message. To communicate something that is completely foreign to this world, Jesus uses something familiar to it to describe its attributes and communicate its qualities. Moreover, these qualities are so far beyond our comprehension, that it requires a letting go of this world to fully embrace it; a letting go of the hardness of heart that binds us to this world so that we can come to comprehend the other-worldliness of the kingdom of God. Jesus does us a great favor in refusing to spoonfeed us. Jesus “never explains anything.” Rather, he draws us in, coercing us to search for that kingdom; compelling us to turn away from the worldliness that hardens our hearts, so that our hearts can embrace the other-worldliness of the Gospel given by Christ through Matthew, John, Luke and Mark – becoming hearts of true human beings made in God’s image, hearts with a faith that soars like an eagle, hearts of faith that are as robust as an ox, and maybe even the heart of a lion. FATHER NICHOLAS, a priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, is on temporary assignment as parochial vicar at St. Rose of Lima Parish, Simi Valley. His website is frwcnicholas.com.

LITURGICAL CALENDAR, DAILY MASS READINGS

POPE FRANCIS

Mass in Bosnia: ‘Be artisans of peace’ VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE

VATICAN CITY – After his address June 6 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, to the authorities of the Balkan nation, Pope Francis said Mass before more than 60,000 people at an open-air stadium. The readings were dedicated to peace and justice, and the ceremony took place in the Croatian language. In his homily, the Holy Father emphasized that peace is God’s plan for humanity, and again denounced those who seek confrontation between cultures and civilizations. Citing the prophet Isaiah, he reiterated that if the work of justice is peace, then that peace is built by hand, day-by-day. “The word peace echoes several times through the Scripture readings which we have just heard,” the pope said in his homily. “It is a powerful, prophetic word! Peace is God’s dream, his plan for hu-

manity, for history, for all creation. And it is a plan which always meets opposition from men and from the evil one. Even in our time, the desire for peace and the commitment to build peace collide with the reality of many armed conflicts presently affecting our world. They are a kind of third world war being fought piecemeal and, in the context of global communications, we sense an atmosphere of war. “Some wish to incite and foment this atmosphere deliberately, … for the purpose of selling arms,” the pope said. “But war means children, women and the elderly in refugee camps; it means forced displacement of peoples; it means destroyed houses, streets and factories; it means, above all, countless shattered lives. Today, dear brothers and sisters, the cry of God’s people goes up once again from this city, the cry of all men and women of good will: No more war!”

MONDAY, JUNE 15: Monday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time. 2 COR 6:1-10. PS 98:1, 2b, 3ab, 3cd4. PS 119:105. MT 5:38-42. TUESDAY, JUNE 16: Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time. 2 COR 8:1-9. PS 146:2, 5-6ab, 6c7, 8-9a. JN 13:34. MT 5:43-48. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17: Wednesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time. 2 COR 9:6-11. PS 112:1bc-2, 3-4, 9. JN 14:23. MT 6:1-6, 16-18. THURSDAY, JUNE 18: Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time. 2 COR 11:1-11. PS 111:1b-2, 3-4, 7-8. ROM 8:15bc. MT 6:7-15. FRIDAY, JUNE 19: Friday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Romuald, abbot. 2 COR 11:18, 21-30. PS 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7. MT 5:3. MT 6:19-23. SATURDAY, JUNE 20: Saturday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time. 2 COR 12:1-10. PS 34:8-9, 10-11, 12-13. 2 COR 8:9. MT 6:24-34.

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novenas Prayer to the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and who shows me the way to reach my ideal. You who give me the divine gift of forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me. I, in this short dialogue, want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my loved ones in your perpetual glory. Amen. You may publish this as soon as your favor is granted. C.G.

Prayer to St. Jude

Oh, Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near Kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return I promise to make you be invoked. Say three our Fathers, three Hail Marys and Glorias. St. Jude pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. This Novena has never been known to fail. This Novena must be said 9 consecutive days. Thanks. C.G.

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin never known to fail. Most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel Blessed Mother of the Son of God, assist me in my need. Help me and show me you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to help me in this need. Oh Mary, conceived without sin. Pray for us (3X). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3X). Say prayers 3 days. C.G.

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Archdiocese of San Francisco Director of Pastoral Ministry The Archdiocese of San Francisco is seeking a Director of Pastoral Ministries. This is a full-time position and is classified as Exempt. The Archdiocese encompasses San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin. Located in the Archdiocese are over 400,000 Catholics, with over 300 priests and 700 religious. Among the Catholic institutions in the Archdiocese are 75 elementary and high schools, 3 colleges/universities, one seminary, and seven Catholic cemeteries. The Director of the Department of Pastoral Ministry, as a member of the Archbishop’s Cabinet, has the responsibility to manage the Pastoral Ministries Offices including Religious Education, Child and Youth Protection, Marriage and Family Life and Young Adult Ministry.

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• In work situation and dealing with co-workers and public, adhere to the Mission Statement of the Pastoral Center and follow policies and procedures of the Archdiocese and the Pastoral Center. • Religious Education • Serves as the delegate of the Archbishop on catechetical matters and youth ministry. • Directs the development and administration of training and certification policies for the catechist according to the guidelines established by the Bishops of the California Catholic Conference. • Child and Youth Protection • Directs the development and implementation of systems for tracking compliance by adults with the Safe Environment Program.” • Works with the Legal Office in publishing, revising, and maintaining the “Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines on Child Abuse. • Marriage and Family Life • Directs the development and implementation of programs on Marriage Preparation and Natural Family Planning. • Young Adult Ministry • Directs the implementation of Young Adult-centered goals in concert with parishes

Work Experience/Qualifications • An excellent writer and public speaker. • Competent in dealing with the press in relation to important issues of social justice. • Able to ground any public policy issue advanced by the Archdiocese in Scripture and Tradition. • A practicing Catholic. • An undergraduate degree, preferably in theology or public policy • Experience articulating social policy that is grounded in and in conformity with Catholic teaching. • At least five years of experience in a social policy area relevant to Catholic social teaching.

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We offer a competitive salary in a non-profit environment plus excellent benefits (including free, gated parking at our Cathedral Hill, San Francisco, Pastoral Center.)

Compensation: Competitive, Non-Profit, Excellent Benefits Package. Equal Opportunity Employer; qualified candidates with criminal histories are considered.

For consideration, please e-mail resume and cover letter to: Archdiocese of San Francisco | Attn: Patrick Schmidt 1 Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, Ca 94109 | E-mail: careers@sfarch.org Equal Opportunity Employer; qualified candidates with criminal histories are considered.

• MA in Theology/Religious Studies or related field or the equivalent in study and/or experience is preferred • Five years administrative and supervisory experience in parish or Archdiocesan position is preferred • A working knowledge of the various aspects of ministry, spirituality, and cultural diversity found in the Archdiocese • Demonstrated oral and written skills

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• 7 to 10 years experience in managing/administering employee benefits at a large organization • Working knowledge of federal, state and local laws and regulations, including ACA and San Francisco HSCO, affecting employers and employees • Excellent written and verbal communication skills (public speaking, corporate/organization training experience a plus) • Proven experience as a collaborative, team player with influencing and negotiating skills • Strong analytical skills; close attention to detail • Ability to honor and maintain confidentiality • Proficiency in all MS Office applications required; Database experience required preferably in MS Access & ADP • Practicing Catholic in good standing with the church desired • Bi-lingual skill [Spanish] a plus; valid driver’s license required for periodic local travel • General knowledge of salary administration and compensation practices a plus Education:

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help wanted Serra Clergy House Manager Archdiocese of San Francisco Looking to make a difference? The Archdiocese of San Francisco is seeking a qualified leader to join the Archdiocese as the Manager of the Serra Clergy House, this position reports to the CFO and Vicar for Clergy Office. The Serra Clergy House is a residence for retired priests of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The Manager runs the day to day operation of the residence to ensure the priests are comfortable and safe, while ensuring a well-maintained environment, while preserving the priest’s independence and privacy while performing all the administrative duties necessary Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Ensure the Serra Clergy House is safe, clean and comfortable for the priests assigned to the residence. • Oversee and ensure all Archdiocesan guidelines are followed in the maintenance of the facility. • Handles all medical emergencies appropriately and provides CPR and first-aid care when necessary. • Assist with the budget process as requested, and ensure the revenues and expenses are managed effectively. • Monitor the work of the staff at Serra, including the development of job descriptions and a regular evaluation of job performance and the processing of payroll and the development of the annual business plan and prepare written or oral reports on various aspects of the facility. • Provide oversight of the menus and work with the food service company to ensure meals are prepared and served appropriately. • Prepare a safety plan that meets Archdiocesan Guidelines in the event of an emergency at the residence. • Plan special events for residents throughout the year within the framework of the budget. Skills/Qualifications: Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality. Currently certified in CPR and First Aid Certification and successful completion of other emergency training as required. The individual will have the ability to treat clergy and staff with courtesy and respect, and to manage staff comfortably and professionally; while maintaining calm demeanor throughout the day. The individual must be knowledgeable about Church teachings and practices, the ability to effectively manage the Household’s budget within the guidelines provided. He/she must also have a current California Driver’s License, registration and insurance on own car, and ability to use car for transportation if needed. We offer a competitive salary in a non-profit environment plus excellent benefits. For consideration, please e-mail resume and cover letter to: Archdiocese of San Francisco | Attn: Patrick Schmidt 1 Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, Ca 94109 | E-mail: careers@sfarch.org Equal Opportunity Employer; qualified candidates with criminal histories are considered.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 13 PORZIUNCOLA ROSARY: Knights of St. Francis Holy Rosary Sodality meets Saturdays for the rosary at 2:30 p.m. in the Porziuncola Nuova, Vallejo Street at Columbus Avenue, San Francisco. Chaplet of Divine Mercy is prayed at 3 p.m. All are welcome; www.knightsofsaintfrancis.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 PASTA LUNCH: Immaculate Conception Church, Folsom at Cesar Chavez, San Francisco, noon, with meal of all you can eat pasta, meatballs, $10; beverages available for purchase, a tradition of the local church for more than 50 years. ‘SILENT NIGHT’: Silent Prayer and Adoration in the midst of your busy week, St. Dominic’s Christian Meditation Group, all are welcome, 7:30-8:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St. at Steiner, San Francisco; AU.TERESAL@gmail.com.

MONDAY, JUNE 29

HANDICAPABLES MASS: Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone is principal celebrant and homilist at Mass commemorating 50 year anniversary of Archbishop the HandicaSalvatore pables at noon, Cordileone in lower halls of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, Gough Street entrance with lunch following the liturgy. All disabled people and their caregivers are invited. Volunteers are always welcome to assist in this cherished tradition. Joanne Borodin, (415) 2394865; www.Handicapables.com.

‘SACRED IN EVERYDAY’: Dominican Sisters of San Rafael Gather@Grand series hosts award-winning poet and author Kathleen Norris, 7 p.m. speaking Kathleen Norris on finding the sacred in our everyday lives. She will share selections from contemporary authors who have found God in moments of daily life. Kathleen’s New York Times bestsellers include “The Cloister Walk,” and “Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith.” She is a visiting professor at Providence College in Rhode Island. Gather@Grand is open to all. There will be light refreshments and time for questions and answers; the Gathering Space at the Dominican Sisters Center, 1520 Grand Ave., San Rafael, between Acacia and Locust. RSVP at (415) 453 8303 or email CommunityRelations@ sanrafaelop.org.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 18 SVDP SHOW: St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County fashion show and luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Filoli Gardens, benefiting the organization’s Catherine’s Center assisting women back from incarceration, tickets $75, www.svdpsm.org; (650) 373-0622.

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2-DAY RUMMAGE SALE: Italian Catholic Federation event in support of the group’s scholarship and charity programs; 716 Newhall Road, Burlingame, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday and Saturday; Jean Watterson (650) 343-6225. ART EXHIBIT: “Mysterious Ireland,” a collection of Elizabeth Wrightman, Mercy Center Art Gallery through June 30, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame. Exhibit centers on Irish literature, ancient through contemporary. Elizabeth Wrightman has

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SUNDAY, JUNE 28 RAVIOLI DINNER: Italian Catholic Federation event, Our Lady of Angels

MONDAY, JUNE 29 POETRY RETREAT: Have you been yearning for a way of deepening your Spirituality by connecting creatively to your inner life? Vallombrosa Retreat Center invites you to a unique one-day experience dedicated to poetry-making, Choose among several workshops, given by knowledgeable poets, and then take time to reflect on our grounds possibly writing your own poems and no experience is required. A retreat fee

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DISCERNMENT DAY: What am I doing with my life? Am I living to my fullest potential? Am I becoming the saint that I am called to be? Come to this day of discernment hosted by the Dominican nuns at Corpus Christi Monastery, 215 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. RSVP by July 3 or for more information contact Sister Joseph Marie at vocations@nunsmenlo.org or visit http://nunsmenlo.org/ discernment-days/. The day begins with Mass at 8 a.m. and includes Divine Office, rosary, Benediction and conferences. There is no cost and lunch will be provided.

SATURDAY, JULY 25 SERRA TALKS: “Junipero Serra-Saint and Sinner,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Center for Education and Spirituality with Ohlone Mission Indians Andrew Galvan and Vincent Medina Jr., Dominican Sisters of MSJ Motherhouse Auditorium, 43326 Mission Blvd. (entrance oon Mission Tierra Place, Fremont; $25 donation payable at the door; lunch included; RSVP by July 13, rosemarie@msjdominicans.org, http://bit.ly/MSJSerra.

SATURDAY, AUG. 15 SATURDAY, JULY 18 ST. ANNE’S GALA: A formal affair benefiting St. Anne of the Sunset Church, San Francisco, beginning 5:30 p.m. with no-host cocktails in Moriarty Hall on the parish campus followed by appetizers, silent auction and a sit-down dinner. Entertainment

REUNION: Holy Name School, all class reunion, 10 a.m. open school, 11:30 a.m. Mass, followed by reunion festivities. Please pass the information on to siblings and classmates; register as a HN alumni, http://holynamesf.org/ holy-name-school-alumni/; join the Facebook page, Holy Name School San Francisco.

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Dominican Brother Gregory Lira bakes cookies in the kitchen at the Dominican priory in San Francisco.

Dominican brother’s confections support community

Dominican Brother Gregory Lira, 75, comes out of retirement for a few weeks each spring and bakes cookies in the commercial kitchen of the basement of the St. Dominic priory in San Francisco. “Bro,” as he is more commonly known in the priory where he has lived on and off since 1958, has turned out about 40 dozen shortbread-style cookies that will be sold after the 5:30 p.m. Mass at St. Dominic Church

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June 13 and after Sunday Masses June 14. “Dominican dozens” of about 15 cookies each will sell for $10 a package. The proceeds will go to support the Dominican Priory, though some of this year’s fund may be applied to the continuing seismic project in front of the church.

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