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Pope Francis met with groups representing several orders and organizations, despite ongoing pain confining him to a wheelchair.
The family, paying close attention, nodded in assent. He proceeded, “You know also that these three images evoke
As he struck conversation with the members of the family, and using the moment for a good catechesis, he said, “You know that there is only one Mary, the mother of Jesus, correct?”
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ONCE HEARD MEXICAN-Amer ican theologian Father Gary Rie be-Estrella, a priest of the Society of the Divine Word, tell a story that has stayed with me for many years. Let meAsparaphrase.partofhis missionary work, he visited the home of a Hispanic immi grant family. As he was welcomed into the home, he noticed a beautiful small altar -- “altarcito,” in Spanish -- in the livingAltarcitosroom. are common in Hispanic Catholic homes. They are sacred spaces where family members place religious objects and images, pictures of relatives, relics and other things that invite to prayer. Small altars are reminders that any corner can be a space of encounter withTheGod.priest’s attention focused on three images of the Virgin Mary representing different Marian advocations popular among Hispanics, including Our Lady of Guadalupe. He found it interesting that they were placed next to each other.
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the same Mary, correct?” While some nodded, the mother said, “Yes, they represent the same Mary, but they are different.”Hearing this, waiting for some elab oration and perhaps anticipating the history of each advocation, Father Rie be-Estrella asked, “In what ways are they
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ORN INTO A DISTINGUISHED POLISH FAMILY Polish family in Austria, Julia Maria entered an Ursuline convent in Poland at age 21, taking the name Maria Ursula of Je sus. She taught in a girls’ school for 20 years, and in 1907 went to St. Petersburg to supervise a new school. Expelled from Russia at the beginning of World War I, she spent the war in Swe den and returned to Poland in 1920. In 1923, she founded the Ur sulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, known as Grey Ursulines. As the order expanded, the Vatican asked her to live in Rome, where she died. Grey Ursulines now minister in 12 countries. Ursula was canonized in 2003; her older sister, Blessed Maria Theresa Ledo chowska, is also a foundress. C
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“ Jesus is his ofthehename,isfacelove…”
ODAY WE CELEBRATE JESUS’ return to heaven. If we struggle to know how to feel about this event, we take our cue from Jesus’ disciples. These disciples are first-hand witnesses to the Ascension, returning afterword to Jerusalem, where “they were continually in the temple praising God.” Long-time companions of the Lord, they surely feel the pain of physi cal separation from Jesus. Yet they praise God continually. They accept God’s plan, looking forward to the day when Christ will come again. As our reading from Hebrews affirms, Christ will return to “bring salvation to those who eagerly await him.” This Good News is almost too much to take in; the Acts of the Apostles explains that an angel has to wake the disciples from their stupor, reminding them to start the Lord’s work. Today’s readings are our own angel, sending us forth in joyful hope.
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Herr noted that although the new council has not yet taken on any specif ic initiatives yet, he foresees it helping to sponsor speakers who can help raise awareness of racial injustice issues and poverty throughout the world, as well as engaging in charitable activities. The local council will also support
A UNIQUE CHARISM
“(Gundersen) answered with a classic Catholic response – ‘Of course; it’s Cath olic,’” Herr said. “After learning what the organization is about and its history, I
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“There’s a misconception that be cause of the origins of the group and its unique calling to focus on racial justice and inclusion of Black people in the life of the Church, that it’s only for Black people, and that becomes a challenge,” Gundersen said. “I think there are people who would love to be involved in it and participate in the ministry and with the fellowship who assume that they don’t belong.”
Gregory Herr, the Grand Knight of the new council, commented, “The Knights of Peter Claver bring a unique charism, mostly from the Catholic African American experience in this country, and I think it will be a tremen dous asset with a perspective that is new to Orange County.”
The new council is based at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove but is in tended to serve the whole Diocese. Also in attendance were various represen tatives from the order’s Western States District and national office. Among the members of the new council is Deacon Darrell Miller, a former Major League Baseball player and the first African American to be ordained a deacon for the Diocese of Orange.
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BY BILL QUINNAN
HE KNIGHTS OF PETER Claver and Ladies Auxiliary recently established its first council in Orange County. Bishop Kevin Vann of the Diocese of Or ange, himself a longtime member of the order, provided a good deal of guidance and assistance leading up to the Sister Thea Bowman Council #406 being for mally instituted on April 9.
The new council is and was named for Servant of God Sister Thea Bow man, an African American convert to Catholicism and member of the Fran ciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. Sister Bowman worked to break down racial and cultural barriers using song,
THE KNIGHTS OF PETER CLAVER GATHER AT THE PASTORAL CENTER ON THE CHRIST CATHEDRAL CAMPUS ON APRIL 9, 2022. PHOTO COURTESY OF GREG HERR
According to the order’s literature, Knights of Peter Claver is the largest historically African American Catholic lay organization in the United States. The order was founded in Mobile, Ala., in 1909, primarily to promote solidarity among Black Catholics and address ra cial injustice in the United States. The order launched its Ladies Auxiliary in 1926. The patron of the order, St. Peter Claver, was a Spanish priest who min istered to African slaves in Colombia in the early 17th century.
“Having folks who have a long history of doing that from a Catholic perspective is important, especially as the county continues to grow more diverse, and will help the county be at
preaching, prayer and storytelling in presentations across the country.
the forefront of meeting those diverse ministry needs,” he said.
Local attorney Gunnar Gundersen began leading efforts to establish a local council for the order in late 2020. While the 2021 U.S. census estimates that the African American population in Orange County at 2.1 percent, Gun dersen noted that the county is quickly becoming more diverse. Gunderson believes the new council will play a vital role in increasing awareness of racial injustice as well as poverty and family issues within the Diocese.
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Herr learned about the national organization through Gundersen, who was a fellow parishioner at the time, but wondered if he would be eligible to join, not being African American himself.
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initiatives or the national organiza tion, to which local members have already made individual contribu tions.In
so for me, as I knew I wanted to major in commu nications and Cal State Fullerton just happened to rank in the Top 10 of U.S.
Our ultimate reward is seeing our children succeed – and appreciating the successful, self-reliant adults they become, learning to interact with one another as independent individuals and choosing voluntarily to spend time with us old folks. C
College choices, college applications, decisions about housing and selection of a major field of study are all part of the transition. And, although I felt ready to be an adult in many ways at 18 years-old, I can see now that I was naïve about what adulthood is all about.Itwasn’t a mandate from my husband and me, but it happens that all three of our children chose to attend community college before heading to universities. None of them knew upon high school graduation
“One of the ways we as Chris tians talk about racism is as a sin, as a way of missing the mark in terms of God’s justice, and that’s not something one usually hears in the secularGundersonrealm.”noted, “Pope Fran cis talks about reaching out to the margins and reaching out to people who have traditionally been missed by other ministry efforts. What we bring to the table is that we have a long history of reaching out to peo ple who get overlooked, and that’s a great strength that we bring to the Diocese.”Headded that the Church also teaches that racial injustice is an is sue all are called to address, regard less of whether they feel personally impacted by it or not.
As life transitions go, graduating from high school and heading into the real world is a pretty dramatic event. Most of us leave behind our friends and jobs and the people we see every day and, even if we’re living at home, we pull away from our parents and families.
what they wanted to do with their lives, or even what they want ed to study in college, so it made sense for us to save money while they lived at home and found their way.I remember my kids’ financially.bothstressfullinesapplicationcollegedeadasextremelytimes,emotionallyandItwasn’t
ASB PRESIDENT SERENA PARK WALKS WITH HER FELLOW ROSARY ACADEMY GRADUATES IN THE TRADITIONAL PROCESSION IN THE CEREMONY ON MAY 20, 2021. COURTESY OF ROSARY ACADEMY
The Maria Ferrucci Catholic Family Living feature is intended to inspire families to live their faith in the way Maria Ferrucci did throughout her earthly life.
HERE ARE PERIODS OF TIME in our lives that remain vivid even if they happened decades ago. For me, senior year of high school is one of those times.
On one hand, I was sad that my close friends and I were all headed to different universities and colleges and wouldn’t see each other every day. And I loved my years at Marywood, so I hated to leave the place itself.
universities in that field. In those days, getting into CSUF was relatively simple, especially for those of us who attended college preparatory high schools like Marywood.Inourchildren’s cases, their courses and professors at local community col leges were top-notch. Even our son who graduated from Cal Berkeley credits his Fullerton College professors for getting him on the right path. His decision to study economics was driven by his interests, yes, but also by the professors who sparked those interests. Today he happily works in high tech in the Bay Area, and it seems nothing is impossible forWhetherhim. we are students or parents, it’s stressful to navigate college selec tion, applications, moves to campus and tuition payments. Our Catholic faith –including daily prayer, regular worship, family Scripture reading – is a bedrock upon which we can rely when times are demanding.AsCatholic parents, we are charged with an almost-impossible task: We must arm our children with the life skills and academic prowess they need to live in the adult world; we must stand back as they make their own mistakes; and we must be there to support them with out undue interference.
Herr notes that the work of the Knights of Peter Claver creates awareness of racial injustice in light of the Catholic Church’s teachings on social justice.
On the other hand, wow, was I ready to be an adult. I couldn’t wait.
Herr emphasized that the Knights of Peter Claver does not consider itself to be in competition with any other organization and that many of its members are also members of other associations, such as the Knights of Columbus. Those wishing to learn more about the local council or become involved can obtain more information by contacting Herr directly at gkherr@ gmail.com. C
addition to its Knights divi sion and Ladies Auxiliary, Herr is hopeful that the local council will eventually establish Junior Knights and Junior Daughters divisions as well to promote youth involvement.
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MINISTERING TO THE MARGINALIZED
For me, parenting adult children is much more difficult than soothing a cranky toddler.
THE STORY OF THE ORDER OF NORBERTINE SISTERS IS AN ARCHETYPE OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH
BY MEG WATERS
THE NORBERTINE SISTERS ARE A RECENT ARRIVAL IN THE DIOCESE, HAVING COME FROM WILMINGTON IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO TEACH IN LOCAL SCHOOLS. PHOTO: MARISA TRUJILO/DIOCESE OF ORANGE
schedule consisted of prayer, work and silence. After World War I, they opened an orphanage for disabled children. They supported themselves by making priestly vestments, teaching religion in schools, giving piano lessons, farming and caring for the sick.
NORBERTINE SISTERS ATTEND MASS AT ST. MICHAEL’S ABBEY IN SILVERADO CANYON DURING THE WORLD DAY FOR CONSECRATED LIFE ON FEB. 5 2022.
The sisters originated in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, having suffered much oppression from the time of the “Enlightenment” to Soviet occupation. For centuries the sisters were a clois tered affiliate of the Norbertine fathers, devoted to prayer. However, Austrian Emperor Joseph II, brother of Marie Antoinette, the ill-fated wife of France’s King Louis XVI, opposed contempla tive orders and closed more than 500 monasteries, abbeys and convents.
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But the 20th century was no less fraught with challenges for the sisters. By 1939 the congregation had grown to 153 sisters. They had opened several or phanages and homes for the elderly and schools. However, following World War II, the communist party saw the Church as itsByenemy.1950,priests were forbidden from performing priestly duties, and it was not uncommon for those who defied such orders to be put on trial. The commu
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Like many other persecuted orders, the sisters went underground for 150 years. In the late 1800s, the Abbot of the Norbertine Strahov Monastery in Prague encouraged restarting the active congregation of sisters. Norbertine Father Vojtech Frejka from what is now the Czech Republic took up the sister’sAftercause.20years
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The sisters settled in the Slovak Republic, built a motherhouse in Vrbové and began to grow. Their daily
from its inception, only four women had entered the con vent, and in April of 1902, the sisters were vested in the traditional Norber tine white habit. This is also the date the sisters consider to be the founding of their new reconstituted order.
N PARISHES THROUGHOUT THE Diocese of Orange, many of us are familiar with the Norbertine priests, noticeable by their all-white habits. They assist many parishes with Sunday Mass and give great homilies. Not as familiar are the Norbertine Sisters, who arrived in Orange County from their home in Wilmington a few years ago to teach in local Catholic schools.
PHOTO: MARISA TRUJILO/DIOCESE OF ORANGE
nists sent nearly 1000 priests and other religious to concentration camps.
The sisters who were nurses were allowed, for a time, to continue their work in hospitals. The rest of the sisters went to “concentration convents” where nuns from many orders lived in cramped quarters and forced to work in factories or the fields. The only apostolate they were allowed to continue was working in daycare and with handicapped children. The communists believed that their work here could not evangelize disabled chil dren and posed no threat to the regime.
PHOTO: MARISA TRUJILO/DIOCESE OF ORANGE
In August 1950, the sisters were removed from the schools they had founded with a letter from the govern ment that stated, “You are a member of a religious community. Your beliefs don’t correspond with the communist ideolo gy. Therefore, you cannot educate youth.”
sisters. They are strong, resilient and dedicated servants of God who bless the community by their faith. If you see Sr. Adriana or one of her five sisters, ask about the epic Norbertine Sister’s “fami ly” story. It is one of incredible resilience and proof of the power of the Holy Spirit. C
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There is always a work-around, espe cially when the Holy Spirit is involved. In 1973 the sisters courageously began to accept new vocations in secret. They returned to their work but lived their religious life discreetly.
Meanwhile, as the sisters were outlawed, bullied and persecuted, their faith and resolve remained firm. January 1968 saw a brief reprieve or “Prague Spring,” a short time where vocations began again, and communities reopened publicly. Confiscated properties were returned, religion classes resumed at tracting a rapidly growing number of students.Thepersecution returned with a crack-down on religious life by August that same year. The sisters were no lon ger allowed to wear their habits, and due to the harshness of the suppression, they had to send away 30 of their novices. The Superiors notified other congregations outside of the communist-controlled countries so that they could accept the Norbertine novices.
It has been a nearly 150-year journey from Prague to Costa Mesa for these
NORBERTINE SISTERS WITH FR. AUGUSTINE PUCHNER, DURING THE WORLD DAY FOR CONSECRATED LIFE CELEBRATION AT ST. MICHAEL’S ABBEY ON FEB. 5 2022.
In 2019 the sisters came to teach at St. John the Baptist parish in Cos ta Mesa. Today, there are six intrepid sisters in Orange County serving in parishes and schools.
After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989, religious life once again began to flourish. The confiscated property was returned, and sisters living their
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teach religion and Latin.
vocation underground were now able to wear their habit and return to their communities.In2011Sr.
Adriana Gacikova and Sr. Benedikta Hornikova were invited by the Norbertine fathers to establish a convent in Wilmington, California, and serve at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish to
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The Office of Communications has also produced as special trailer video which features a recording of Christ Ca thedral organist David L. Ball playing “Fanfare-Introduction in D” by Dan iel Ficarri, a piece commissioned for Hazel. Those 42 seconds of audio came from when David played it for the As sociated Press, which first did the story about Hazel’s completed restoration in February 2022.
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The third annual PAL Golf Tourna ment took place May 10 at the Tustin Ranch Golf Course. The fundraiser had 130 participants, with money going
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A BLESSING OF CHRIST CATHEDRAL’S ICONIC, NEWLY RESTORED HAZEL WRIGHT ORGAN WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 10. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE STEVEN GEORGES/DIOCESE OF ORANGE.
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Kevin Vann and Vatican organist Josep Sole Coll, who is flying in from Rome for this special occasion. All in the Diocese and music lovers everywhere are welcome. Please visit HazelWrightOrgan.com to learn more in the coming weeks about the blessing, which will be livestreamed.
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The video’s opening shot shows Ha zel during her Crystal Cathedral days, before it transitions into a “then and now” moment showing how she looks today within Christ Cathedral. Last ly, the wide-shot picture showing the cathedral was taken during the World Marriage Day Mass on Feb. 7, which was actually the signing day of Hazel’s restoration and her unofficial, soft opening public debut after many years of hard work!
HAZEL IS BACK!
Save the date, because Hazel is back! The Diocese of Orange and music min istry of Christ Cathedral are pleased to announce the blessing of the cathedral’s iconic, newly restored Hazel Wright Organ on Friday, June 10 starting at 6:30
Rosary was one of only four all-girl teams, of 454 spots total, to compete at the first championship in Houston on April 20 to 23, after having taken home first in regional competitions and some rookie awards.
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Rosary’s team is comprised of Ka tie Fang ’22, Emily La ’22, Stephanie Li ’22, Anna Jordan ’23, Yoonseo Lee ’23, Sabrina Piazza ’23, Melanie Ka mel ’24, Megan Martinez ’24, Lauren Carlin ’25, Marissa Valencia ’25, and Nyah Vukoye ’25.
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Rosary Academy’s Royal Rebel En gineers recently made their mark in an international robotics competition.
“To meet and compete against teams from countries like Australia,
THE THIRD ANNUAL PAL GOLF TOURNAMENT TOOK PLACE ON MAY 10 AT THE TUSTIN RANCH GOLF COURSE. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PAROCHIAL ATHLETIC LEAGUE.
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ROSARY ACADEMY’S ROYAL REBEL ENGINEERS
The league serves nearly 4,000 athletes throughout the school year and raised funds to keep costs reason able.
“No doubt about it, Rosary’s Royal Rebel Engineers performed brilliant ly for their first international com petition,” said John Guerrero, who coached Rosary’s team along with John Gangler. “Being one of only four all-girl teams at the championship shows that Rosary can compete with the best in the world.”
Kontrapunktus presents “The Italians: Live in Concert,” featuring acclaimed soloist Aubree Oliverson, on Sunday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Mission Basilica, 31520 Camino Cap istrano in San Juan Capistrano. For tickets, visit www.EVENTBRITE.
com Keyword: KONTRAPUNKTUS. For more info and to learn about other concert dates, visit www.kon trapunktus.com 12TH
Mater Dei High School senior Ryan Foley, a member of the upcom ing class of 2022, recently won an election to the Student Senate for Cal ifornia Community Colleges, where he will serve as vice president of finance.
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“I’m honored to serve and repre sent Santiago Canyon College at this level. As vice president of finance for the State Senate for California Com munity Colleges, I will work to ensure that student voices are prioritized and connected to the investment of programs and projects statewide.”
The 12th Annual Monsignor Doug Cook Classic Car Show will take place on Sunday, June 12 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Pope John Paul II Polish Center, 3999 Rose Drive, Yorba Linda. $10 donation to go to the Special Olympics. The day will feature food, music and raffles. Sponsored by Knights of Co lumbus Council #9599. For tickets, call Hugh Wood at 714-768-3545.C
MATER DEI HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR RYAN FOLEY. PHOTO COURTESY OF RYAN FOLEY
Mexico, Poland and Turkey was such an honor,” said Megan Martinez, 16, a sophomore on the Rosary team. “I’m proud of how well we did and I’m even more excited about improving for next year’s competition.”
12TH ANNUAL MONSIGNOR DOUG COOK CLASSIC CAR SHOW
Foley is enrolled at both Mater Dei and Santiago Canyon College. He has nearly completed an associate’s degree.Ina news release, Foley said he is humbled by the election win.
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Mater Dei’s vice president of busi ness services, David Taylor, added, “This is an amazing accomplishment for Ryan, and I have no doubt that he will bring his enthusiasm and passion to this position that represents over 2.1 million California community college students.”
MATER DEI HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WINS ELECTION
“THE ITALIANS: LIVE IN CONCERT”
ACCLAIMED SOLOIST AUBREE OLIVERSON WILL PERFORM A LIVE IN CONCERT ON SUNDAY, JUNE 12 AT MISSION BASILICA. PHOTO COURTESY OF KONTRAPUNKTUS
The Mary of the Hispanic Catholic imagination is holy, sacred and chosen for divine things as a member of a com munity. Her holiness is expressed in her relationships.Thoserelationships imagined by Hispanic Catholics, as in the case of the story above, may defy the linear logic we use to interpret our religious experi ence. Can Mary be a cousin, a sister, a companion to herself through different advocations?Don’tjump into the rabbit hole try ing to answer the question. Just dwell in the mysterious dimensions of the conviction that there is one Mary, she is never alone and she lives in permanent relationship with us in Jesus Christ. C
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different?” The mother replied, “They areIcousins.”don’trecall what happened af ter this interchange. I am pretty sure that a few smiles were shared and more catechesis took place. The point, however, is that in this brief conver sation, we learn a lot about how many Hispanic Catholics imagine the Virgin Mary through the experience of popular religion.Inthe Hispanic Catholic imagination, closely aligned with the biblical world view, Mary is never alone. She is always in relationship with someone.
With Jesus, her son; with Joseph, her husband; with Elizabeth, her cousin; with her neighbors and fellow coun try-people; with the women who suf fered when their children were tortured and killed by the empire; with the apos tles and early Christians who had the responsibility of spreading the Gospel.
SAINT MARY’S BY THE SEA CATHOLIC CHURCH IN HUNTINGTON BEACH. PHOTO BY STEVEN GEORGES/DIOCESE OF ORANGE
For Hispanic Catholics who express
our devotion to Mary through popular Catholicism, Mary is not a distant being or a person far removed from our daily experience or our immediate relation ships.Sometimes Catholics tend to strictly define the sacred as “separated from” or “separated for.” There is some truth to this, yet this does not have to mean that the sacred is equivalent to being alone or unreachable. Maybe this is why sometimes we have so much trouble relating to God and to people who serve in the name of God.
Nearly in every narrative associated with a Marian advocation from Latin America and the Spanish-speaking Ca ribbean, after Mary appears or is found (e.g., an image, a painting) she enters in personal relationships with individuals and entire communities.
“Still using a wheelchair because of ongoing pain in his knee, Pope Francis had a busy day, meeting four separate groups in addition to holding three pri vateThemeetings.pope’spublic appointments be gan with an apology to several hundred adolescents preparing for confirmation in the Archdiocese of Genoa; they had gathered in the small square between the pope’s residence and St. Peter’s Basilica.“I’vemade you wait 35 minutes. I am sorry,” the pope told them. “I heard the noise but had not finished the things I had to do first.”
Welcoming members of the general chapter of the De La Salle Christian Brothers and their new superior general, Brother Armin Altamirano Luistro from the Philippines, Pope Francis told them their schools are Christian “not because of an external label” but because they “educate in responsibility, creativity, coexistence, justice and peace,” helping students cultivate “the sense of wonder and contemplation before the mystery of life and creation” and doing all of it in the name of Jesus.
Blessed James Alberione, founder of the Paulines, “imagined a magazine that would bring to families a Christian vision of reality, current affairs, the great themes of the world and the church,” the pope said. He also thought having a
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Pope Francis also met with peo
ple participating in an international conference on biodiversity sponsored by the environmental protection section of Italy’s national police force.
Pope Francis pleaded with the youngsters not to make their confirma tion a “farewell sacrament” from active parish life, but to treasure the grace they receive, strengthen it with prayer and share it “because in the church we are not ‘me alone,’ or just me and God; no, we are all of us, in community.”
Catholic publication arrive every week was like having “God visit the home.”
The “dynamic bond” between God, human beings and other creatures “is an alliance that cannot be broken without irreparable damage,” the pope said. “We do not need titanic heroism, but a meek and patient brotherhood among our selves and with creation.” C
Pope Francis also helped the Pauline priests and brothers celebrate the 90th anniversary of their Italian magazine, Famiglia Cristiana, one of the top-selling weekly magazines in Italy.
A Catholic magazine also should help readers set out on paths indicated by the church and today two of those are “the road of fraternity and the road of inte gral ecology,” he said. “We must travel these roads, but the method remains the same: dialogue and listening, which enable relationships to be cultivated.”
POPE FRANCIS GREETS A SCOUT DURING AN AUDIENCE WITH STAFF AND READERS OF FAMIGLIA CRISTIANA MAGAZINE AT THE VATICAN MAY 21, 2022. THE MAGAZINE WAS MARKING ITS 90TH ANNIVERSARY. PHOTO: VATICAN MEDIA / CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics of all ages are called to form strong faith communities, listen to and dialogue with others, reach out to share the Gospel and work to protect the environ ment, Pope Francis said in a series of speeches May 21.
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The month of May honors the Blessed Mother Mary. Pictured is St. Boniface Church, Anaheim.
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