SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 ‘NEVER FORGET’ PAGE 12 BIG SMILES BEHIND THE MASKS: SCHOOL PRESIDENT ANDY SULICK DISHES UP LUNCH FOR STUDENTS AT SMCHS. PHOTO COURTESY OF SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL A SEASONBACK-TO-SCHOOLTOREMEMBER AFTER THE DISRUPTION OF 2020, RETURNING TO SCHOOL THIS MONTH BRINGS A SENSE OF NORMALCY TO STUDENTS. PAGE 8 THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ORANGE n OCCATHOLIC.COM
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 1467 TAPESTRY UNVEILED A new book on Christ Cathedral highlights the Holy Spirit at work. BEYOND MATERIALISM Letting go of possessions leads to an uncluttered spiritual life. UNUSUAL PILGRIM CARRIES MESSAGE OF HOPE Pope Francis met with a group of activists and children representing unaccompanied minor refugees. PLUS Guest Column, Weekly Readings, Moments In Our Journey ORANGE COUNTY CATHOLIC MISSION STATEMENT The Orange County Catholic Newspaper seeks to illuminate and animate the journey of faith for Catholics within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange – building solidarity among the faithful and inviting a deeper understanding and involvement in the mission of Christ – through the timely sharing of news, commentary and feature content in an engaging, accessible and compelling format. ORANGE COUNTY CATHOLIC The Official Newspaper of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange Diocese of Orange Pastoral Center, 13280 Chapman Ave., Garden Grove 92840 Publisher: The Most Reverend Kevin W. Vann, Bishop of Orange Executive Editor: Tracey Kincaid, tkincaid@rcbo.org Editor: Patricia Mahoney, editor@occatholic.com News Ideas: storyideas@rcbo.org Delivery Problems: occatholicsupport@occatholic.com DirectorADVERTISINGofCustomContent: Caroline Wong, cawong@scng.com SCNG CUSTOM CONTENT Managing Editor: Caitlin Adams Art Director: Fernando M. Donado Delivered weekly to parishes and homes throughout Orange County, Calif., Orange County Catholic is published by SCNG Custom Content, a division of Southern California News Group that offers content development and design expertise to businesses and nonprofit institutions. The Orange County Catholic editorial staff and editorial council are responsible for the content contained herein. Events and products advertised in Orange County Catholic do not carry the implicit endorsement of the Diocese of Orange or SCNG Custom Content. OCCatholic.com OCCatholicNews @OCCCatholicNews CONTENTS (714) 556-2787 Group Services (714) 755-0236 SCFTA.org 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa NOV SEGERSTROM9-14HALL Groups of 10 or more save on select performances BROADWAY IS BACK!
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ESUS HAS GIVEN the world a way to real peace here and in His kingdom to come. The world desperately needs to hear this good news! Yet how do we get a hearing from our friends and family members who no longer go to church – maybe no longer believe? What can we say that will plant a seed; move theirThehearts?upcoming Diocesan Ministries Cel ebration at Christ Cathedral Campus will help us to do that!
a long time in our diocese. DMC is the largest diocesan gathering of Catholics in Orange County focused on evangelization. For many years, DMC was directed mainly towards training teachers and catechists for classroom religious education. In 2019, in response to the Diocesan Strategic Plan and the priority of evangelization, DMC was re-directed to all Catholics of the diocese. The day still involves catechists and teach ers, but also and especially every Catholic who wants to deepen their love and witness for Jesus and the Church.
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Moved from Mater Dei High School to Christ Cathedral Campus in 2019, DMC is a key event in equipping the faithful to live out
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HE GEOGRAPHY OF TODAY’S Gospel is signif icant. Jesus is completing his ministry in Galilee and beginning his journey to Jerusalem, where he will meet both death and resurrection. The prediction of his death placed here is the second of three in Mark’s Gospel, and as usual it is the occasion for an important teaching on the part of Jesus. Today that lesson is tied to the need for his disciples to embrace a ministry of service. A play on words in Aramaic would have linked the words “child” and “servant,” thus turning Jesus’ gesture of placing a child in their midst into an illustration of his un derstanding of himself as the Servant of the Lord. It is that same awareness of the meaning of their ministry that Jesus (and Mark) wishes to instill in the disciples. Theirs must be a ministry of service if they are to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. And that service might even require of them that they be “handed over” to death. What would have been—in the culture of Jesus’ day—an ordinary discussion of social status (“who is the greatest”) becomes in Mark’s context a key insight into the meaning of discipleship for the disci ples and for Copyrightus.© J. S. Paluch Co. C
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HIS ITALIAN SAINT IS FAMOUS for his relic, a phial of dark, solid blood that liquefies annually on three different feasts: the date commemorating his martyr dom, the date when the relic was transferred back to Naples and the date marking a liquefaction that allegedly averted an eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius. Januarius reportedly was killed during the persecution of Diocletian in 303. As bishop of Benevento, he was visiting some imprisoned deacons and laymen when he was arrested. These Christians were all condemned to death in an arena containing wild beasts, but when the animals wouldn’t touch them, they were beheaded. Januarius, the patron saint of Naples, is also invoked against volcanic eruptions. C
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Busch and Artigo agreed that it was vital to include Schuller’s story in the book.“These things don’t just happen. It takes grace, and it takes somebody very unusual,” Busch said. “In this instance, the somebody unusual was Dr. Schuller. He didn’t realize it, but he was building for 60 years the cathedral for Orange County.”Busch noted that Schuller had to utilize not only his talents as a preacher but also his extraordinary fundraising abilities to realize his vision.
TIM BUSCH, CEO OF IRVINE-BASED PACIFIC HOSPITALITY GROUP, COMMISSIONED THE BOOK IN ORDER TO MEMORIALIZE THE BUILDING AND ACQUISITION OF THE CATHEDRAL AS A PART OF DIOCESE HISTORY. FILE PHOTO: EUGENE GARCIA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER / SCNG
“NEITHER CRYSTAL NOR GOLD” SHOWS HOLY SPIRIT AT WORK IN STORY BEHIND CHRIST CATHEDRAL
COLORFUL, 32-FOOTLONG tapestry titled “Christ Seated in Glory as the Lord of Creation” hangs above the sanctuary of Christ Cathedral. For Robert W. Artigo, this tapestry serves as a met aphor for the cathedral’s history, which he recounts in his recently released book “Neither Crystal nor Gold.”
Busch, a businessman, attorney and Catholic philanthropist, was one of the earliest advocates for the acquisi tion of the cathedral by the diocese and
THE BOOK DOCUMENTS THE HISTORY OF THE CATHEDRAL, FROM ITS PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION TO ITS ACQUISITION BY THE DIOCESE OF ORANGE.
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who had no way of seeing what fruit God would yield from their efforts.
“This is the tapestry that the artist has chosen for us,” Artigo said. “The artist is God, and the artist says, ‘This is the im age that you’re going to make, and this is what’s going to happen on the other side. You’re not going to be aware of what’s happening, but you’re going to get the fact that your stitches, your little parts, are going to matter.’”
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When the renowned televangelist Dr. Robert Schuller shared his vision of a church clad entirely in glass with architect Philip Johnson, he could not have foreseen that this structure would one day become a Catholic cathedral. Similarly, when Bishop Tod Brown em barked on a plan to build a long-needed new cathedral for the Diocese of Orange, he had no idea that the cathedral the di ocese needed had already been built and was far vaster and more ideally located than anything he could have hoped to afford.Tim
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Weaving from the back, the tapestry’s makers could not see the image that its designer, Brother Martin Erspamer, had in mind as they worked. From the front, one sees only individual threads from close-up. The image of Christ is apparent only when one steps back and views it from a Artigo’sdistance.book explores not only the his tory of how the former Crystal Cathedral came to be built and its unlikely transfor mation into the cathedral for the Diocese of Orange, but also the underlying role of divine providence through the hands of individuals, from clergy to talented architects to successful entrepreneurs,
“As the lights of the interior of the cathedral continue to shine into the dark ness of the night, the cathedral continues to be a beacon –a sign of the Faith and the ‘work of many hands’ who helped to bring into life this ‘House of God’ and ‘Temple of the Lord,’” wrote Bishop Vann.
was integrally involved in negotiating and fundraising for its purchase. Busch commissioned Artigo to write the book, desiring to preserve the building of the cathedral and its acquisition as part of diocesanAccordinghistory.toBusch, Artigo is a
story writer. “What I didn’t want was an academic book. I wanted a story about people and a story about how the people of God worked with God through their Church to acquire this,” he said.
“He could raise money better than anybody in Orange County. He got
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Diocese of Orange Bishop Kevin W. Vann composed the Afterward for the book and in it he expressed gratitude to the many people who helped bring the story of Christ Cathedral to fruition.
A peaceful, prayerful existence is possible for me now, thanks in some part to pandemic isolation. As our three kids are now adults, I can turn my attention to more spiritual pursuits. Attending Sun day Mass is a joy when I no longer spend valuable time wrangling little bodies into submission.Animportant part of this new life is paring down possessions and refocusing. My commitment is to simplify, destress and minimalize, while dedicating my mind, heart and spirit to prayer, medita tion and contemplation.
It was easier to do this when we were struggling, and our possessions wereNowfew.that I find myself semiretired and my husband retired, I look around our home in wonder. It seems like just yesterday that paying our monthly rent was iffy, and today our modest mortgage is easily met.
These days, it’s a higher priority to downsize and be rid of the clutter clogging our closets and garages than to accumulate moreMaterialismthings. is the curse of those of us who are so blessed.And while detach ment from “things” seems easy in the abstract, it’s much more difficult in real life. From my favorite brand of gourmet coffee to the special Vitamin E oil I purchase at Sprouts, my tastes have grown more refined as our pocketbooks expanded.
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As lifelong savers, we’ve thankfully built a firm foundation of investments and savings that stand us in good stead even when the pandemic severely limited my home-based public relations busi ness.
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So, now when it comes to my birthday and Christmas, I prefer experiences to “things”. I look forward to traveling when it’s safe, heading back to the gym when we no longer must wear masks during workouts and hosting friends and family for holiday feasts.
billionaires, some of them were faithbased, and some of them just wanted to be on his team, and they donated money to build these facilities,” Busch said.The book also recounts Bishop Brown’s ultimate decision to purchase the cathedral, as well as the numerous obstacles that had to be overcome to make the purchase possible, from obtaining Vatican approval, to com peting with other potential buyers, to persuading Crystal Cathedral’s board of directors that this plan was truly the best way of continuing its legacy as a place of Christian worship. One of the more surprising turns of events was Schuller himself championing the diocese’s purchase of the cathedral he founded.According to Busch, the location alone made the purchase an incredi ble value at $55 million. Including the buildings, Busch estimates the prop erty’s value to be about $1 billion.
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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.
dedicated to contemplation of goodness purifies itself of frippery; the extraneous is eliminated and all that’s left is what is most important in this life and the next.
F A CAMEL SOMEHOW can pass through the eye of a needle, then I guess I’ll get to heaven eventually.
I’m sure I’m not alone when I contemplate my many blessings, includ ing a successful career and a comfortable income, and worry about my attachment to niceAfterthings.all,when Jesus declares that getting to heaven is difficult for those of us who are well off, He is warning us to keep some distance between ourselves and our possessions – however dear they are to us.
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“I felt it was the providence of God that this was provided to us,” Busch said. “The cathedral is always supposed to be in the center of the diocese, and this church is smackdab in the center of Orange County … You couldn’t have found 30-some acres, flat, useable, with buildings on it, en titlements, freeways wrapped all the way around it, and it really genuflects to the North County, [which] is a very diverseArtigopopulation.”andBusch agreed early on that the main character of the story was not a particular human being but the Holy Spirit working through countless individuals throughout the process.“Whether you call them liberal or conservative, or you call them rich or poor, academic or business, all these people – clergy, bishops – they had to all come together,” Busch said. “We should always realize that God’s in charge. We just have to rely on His providence and His time.” C
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We are fortunate to live comfortably and look forward to a retirement that includes travel, excellent medical care and financial security.
Just for fun, I once counted the products I use in and after a shower. I was astounded – I used four different products on my hair alone, another four on my face and more still on the rest of my body. At one time, slathering Jergens lotion was all the beauty treatment I required. Ah, the joys of grey hair and wrinkles…Anyway, my point is that in the years I have left, I anticipate an ongoing struggle to relinquish my attachment to posses sions and products. I think this is what Jesus had in mind: A thoughtful life
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SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT ANDY SULICK WELCOMES STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL. PHOTO COURTESY OF SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
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The wearing of masks indoors re mains a requirement for all students, teachers and staff, while masks outdoors are optional. Some of the protocols that were instituted last year at school sites, while no longer required, were deter mined to be good practice and have been kept in use. Cleaning protocols for desks and lunch tables, the presence of hand sanitizer dispensers and temperature checks at morning drop off are just a few examples of this approach.
“Our schools being open last year was a primary catalyst,” said Schabert. “Combine that with the significant effort on the part of both the diocese and the schools themselves, and once people came to our schools and tasted what we were offering, they loved it. And then they spread the word to their friends.”
“Even with all that we’ve learned from last year, the landscape is shifting as we speak,” said OC Catholic Schools Superintendent Dr. Erin Barisano. “This year, it’s been our goal to take that bur den off of our principals and sift through the information and guidelines and then be very direct to them so that they can spend their time implementing and not having to interpret.”
to Catholic schools last year, there has been a nearly 95% retention rate.
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“What a beautiful opportunity for us to have these families who never would have even considered Catholic school,” said Barisano. “We became a really via ble option and a desire for these families because we were in person. It’s been a blessing for us.”
HE START OF THE 2021-22 school year for Diocese of Orange Catholic Schools brings with it some significant positive news. With continued growth trending in the areas of enrollment and test scores, the outlook for this academic year is strong, and leadership remains committed to keeping health and safety at theTakingforefront.itscues from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the OC Health Care Agency, the OC Catholic Schools administrative team developed return-to-school guidelines that provide consistency from school to school across the diocese.
AFTER THE DISRUPTION OF 2020, RETURNING TO SCHOOL THIS MONTH BRINGS A SENSE OF NORMALCY TO STUDENTS
In a letter that went out to families at the start of the school year, Barisano re ported an increase in STAR mathemat ics scores taken from the spring 2021 testing period. While public schools na tionally saw a 6-point decrease in Math
flects the first enrollment increase since 2015. An updated census for 2021 will take place this month.
A year ago at this time, elementa ry schools within the diocese were in the process of receiving waivers from the county to open their campuses for in-person learning, an option that was not available at most of their public schools counterparts.
As a result, enrollment numbers saw a significant increase. Mike Schabert, associate superintendent of Catholic schools marketing and enrollment, reported at a recent Diocesan Leader ship Response Team meeting an 8.77% percent enrollment increase, or more than 1400 students, from the September 2020 census to August 2021. This re
Additional details show that 29 schools reported a double-digit enroll ment increase, with 11 of those schools at more than a 20% increase. And for the many families who made the switch
“For Catholic schools, that collab oration extends into building com munity, and because of our faith, that then results in communion with one another,” said Barisano. “That’s pow erful, and I do think that’s something so unique to Catholic schools. Those experiences that these families have, they are very real, and they are trans formative experiences.”
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A WALK THROUGH THE QUAD: HERO KANU, CLASS OF 2022, REAGAN MARKS ’23, PRINCIPAL CHERI WOOD, ZACHARY CWIERTNIA ’22 AND KAITLYN YAMASAKI ’22.
Today, we remember 9/11 by ringing our carillon bells during each moment of the 9/11 attacks (PST).
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Both Barisano and Schabert cited the commitment of Bishop Kevin W. Vann and the diocese to invest in Orange County’s Catholic schools as a catalyst for these positive trends. The theme for this school year is HOPE – Healthy Optimism, Positivity and Expectancy – and these words will provide all entities the guidance they need as they navigate another chal lenging year.
Student Growth Percentile (SGP), OC Catholic Schools saw an increase of 8 points during the same timeframe. This outperforms other Catholic and private schools nationally that experi enced just a 1-point increase in Math SGP.“Sometimes the unsung heroes are our teachers,” said Schabert. “All these new families that came to us got to experience such quality educators. And our teachers themselves are starting to recognize the impact they have on the success of a school, not just academi cally, but overall.”
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An area of excitement on the ele mentary school campuses is the return of extracurricular activities, specifically after school sports through the Paro chial Athletic League. After observing how high schools handled the return of sports last year, administration remains confident that these programs can be offered safely.
“We really do approach it with gratitude for all that we’ve learned last year,” said Barisano. “With all those unexpected blessings, we then approach this year with hopeful hearts that we can continue to do this good work here in our diocese.” C
A spirit of collaboration by all involved in delivering quality educa tion during this extraordinary time is something Barisano feels has served
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Msgr. Doktorczyk also blessed the new marquee sign fronting the church. The solar-powered sign, designed by Fr. Michael and located at the corner of Terrace Road and Corporate Drive, helps identify the property for motorists andFollowingpedestrians.the rite of blessing, the parishioners enjoyed a reception out side the church with live music, refresh ments and hors d’oeuvres. C
MSGR. STEPHEN DOKTORCYZK BLESSES ONE OF THE TWO NEW PLAQUES IN THE CHURCH’S VESTIBULE, WHICH LIST FOUNDING MEMBERS, LEGACY MEMBERS AND NAMED GIFTS TO HOLY TRINITY CHURCH.
OLY TRINITY CATHOLIC Church recently unveiled a new donor wall that rec ognizes the hard work and contributions made toward making the Ladera Ranch parish a success.
The wall, located inside the church’s vestibule, contains the names of more than 700 donors who collectively raised millions of dollars to fund the nearly $14-million church, which Bishop Kev in W. Vann dedicated in 2017.
Msgr. Stephen Doktorczyk, vicar general and moderator of the curia, blessed the wall with holy water during a rite of blessing ceremony on Aug. 26. About 250 parishioners were in atten dance, including Holy Trinity’s found ing pastor, Fr. Reynold Furrell, and its
current pastor, Fr. Michael St. Paul.
“We praise the Lord for the gift of our faith, for the gift of this community here at Holy Trinity, and the beautiful church that will be here for decades and centuries to come,” Msgr. Doktorczyk said. “People will continue to embrace and worship God, thanks to your gener osity and vision.”
THE NEW SOLAR-POWERED MARQUEE SIGN WAS DESIGNED BY THE CHURCH’S PASTOR, FR. MICHAEL ST. PAUL (FAR LEFT). PHOTOS: SPENCER GRANT
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HRIST CATHEDRAL’S bells in the Crean Tower tolled on Saturday, Sept. 11, as the Diocese of Orange honored and remembered all who lost their lives or were injured in the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and United Flight 93 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
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The bells rang four times (in Pacific Standard Time, not East Coast time) to mark the events of that historic day: at 8:46 a.m. (World Trade Center North Tower), 9:30 a.m. (World Trade Center South Tower), 9:37 a.m. (Pentagon), and 10:03 a.m. (Som erset County).
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the mission of evangelization in their daily lives. Keynote presentations in three language tracks will feature important voices in American Cathol icism: renowned Catholic evangelist Chris Stefanick in English, Leyden Rovelo-Krull, director for Hispanic Ministry for the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph in Spanish and Sister Theresa Marie Chau Viet Nguyen, OP, up and coming national presenter in Vietnamese.Theemphasis is on evangelization. In the United States, most religions are seeing a dramatic drop in mem bership. While the Catholic Church continues to grow numerically, we know that there is a significant drop off of Catholics born into the faith. In speaking to a local Evangelical pastor, he shared that he had a number of ex-Catholics in his congregation. He
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of us knows someone who “used to be Catholic”. We also know many others who need the Good News. This is the challenge that DMC addresses. Faith is certainly about learning the message of the Gospel, but it is also knowing and loving the person that gave us that Gospel in the first place. At DMC 2021, we will learn how to share the Gospel with others, how to bring that good news to family andGetfriends.theword out! Oct. 16 at Christ Cathedral! DMC is coming! Together let us worship the Lord and through our faith in Christ and His Church let’s get ourselves energized and invite back into the fold those who have left and those who are searching.
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“Will the world let her?” “How will you welcome Amal?” are some of the questions being asked of those who encounter her, according to organizers who want to highlight the vulnerability and the potential of displaced children and unaccompanied minors fleeing war or hardship.According to the project’s web site, WalkWithAmal.org, she is 11 feet tall (3.5 meters) “because we want the world to grow big enough to greet her. We want her to inspire us to think big and to act bigger,” said Amir Nizar Zua bi, the artistic director of this unique outdoor “public art project” called “The Walk” and starring Amal, whose name meansEverywhere“hope.”
Then, to see the pope, Little Amal joined hundreds of kids who are part of the national Caritas Italy project “APRI,” which, since it began in 2020, has welcomed and integrated more than 600 migrants and refugees into local communities.
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Little Amal goes, hun dreds of communities and individual
POPE MEETS UNUSUAL PILGRIM CARRYING MESSAGE OF HOPE FOR REFUGEES
Little Amal will cross the same waterways and cities countless other migrants travel, carrying the message, “Do not forget about us,” and galva nizing support for safer passage and integration for refugees.
POPE FRANCIS DELIVERS HIS BLESSING DURING AN AUDIENCE WITH ACTIVISTS RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE MINORS, AT THE VATICAN SEPT. 10, 2021. THE ACTIVISTS WERE MAKING A 5,000-MILE PILGRIMAGE FROM SYRIA WITH A GIANT PUPPET, CENTER LEFT, IN THE LEAD.
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“It is up to us to welcome and pro tect (migrants and refugees) as the first essential steps toward promoting their integral human development, which is the kind of future we all want,” he said.
People can follow her journey on Facebook and Instagram at walkwith amal, and Twitter @walkwithamal.
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Cardinal Michael Czerny, under secretary for migrants and refugees at the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, wel comed Little Amal in St. Peter’s Square, together with representatives of the Diocese of Rome, Rome’s Caritas, vol unteers and kids, who came together to make a kite.
In his greeting, the cardinal said the Bible says, “Do not forget hospitality; some, practicing it, have welcomed angels without knowing it.”
artists welcome her with organized projects, festivals and cultural perfor mances of music, theater and dance. The aim is to tell the stories of those who are often marginalized, feared or pitied and help promote dialogue and collaboration, according to the website.
VATICAN CITY(CNS) — When pil grims pass through Rome along their long trek, they do not always get to meet Pope Francis much less get an “undersized” handshake.
But “Little Amal,” an 11-foot pup pet who is on a 5,000-mile pilgrimage from the Syrian border through eight countries to the United Kingdom, got to offer the pope her enormous hand, which he welcomed by grasping one finger.Supported by her puppet masters and surrounded by hundreds of kids in the Vatican’s San Damaso Courtyard of the Apostolic Palace, Little Amal arrived in Rome Sept. 10 after leaving the Syrian-Turkish border July 27. She was due to reach Manchester in early November.LittleAmal represents an unac companied 9-year-old Syrian refugee girl who is looking for her mother and hoping to start a new life.
Bishops of Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino are pictured with the sisters from the Lovers of the Holy Cross (LHC) following the closing Mass for the 350th anniversary of the mission establishment. The Mass was celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 4 at St. Columban in Garden Grove.
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