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Guadalupe festival ‘Honor Your Mother’ celebration: Dec. 8 By Joyce Coronel The Catholic Sun

Organizers of this year’s Dec. 8 “Honor Your Mother” celebration are gearing up for the procession and outdoor Mass that continues to draw devotees of Our Lady of Guadalupe to downtown Phoenix each year. Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Glendale and St. Benedict Parish are sponsoring the seventh annual event. Deacon Doug Davaz of St. Benedict Parish said organizers are hoping for all parishes to join in — See HONOR YOUR MOTHER page 8 ▶

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Night of Hope rallies support for diocesan Catholic schools By Ambria Hammel The Catholic Sun Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review/CNS

Patricia Newell prays the rosary between Masses celebrated all day long at St. George Parish in St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 6. The church held a “Marathon of Masses for God and Country” from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Election Day. U.S. President Barack Obama won a second term by defeating Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

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or the last year, the U.S. bishops and the Obama administration have clashed over the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services mandate, which requires most religious employers to pay for contraceptives, abortifacients and sterilizations for employees. The mandate, to which there are few exceptions, sparked hundreds of “Stand Up for

Religious Freedom” rallies across the nation, including three in the Diocese of Phoenix. “We are here today because something unAmerican and dehumanizing is threatening our life together,” Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted said at the Oct. 20 rally in front of the Sandra Day O’Connor Federal Court Building in downtown Phoenix. — See CATHOLICS page 20 ▶

Supporters, alumni and educators came together to celebrate and sustain Catholic education at the fifth annual Night of Hope. Schools throughout the Diocese of Phoenix contributed something to the Nov. 3 evening at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel, including table centerpieces and handwritten thank you cards for each guest. The crowd left with a better understanding of the financial need at the diocese’s Catholic schools and the fruit Catholic education bears within each classroom. Some 275 students throughout the diocese received $100,000 in immedi— See NIGHT OF HOPE page 23 ▶

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Adam Stein, Edel Carrick and Rocky Searan plan to record a CD featuring the entire Mass

Blue Mass More than 60 members of local law enforcement, fire departments and other emergency personnel and their families gathered for the annual Blue Mass Nov. 8 at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. The liturgy, celebrated by Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares, also honored eight members of law enforcement and firefighters who sacrificed their lives on the job this year. Another 50 retired members also entered eternal rest since last year’s Blue Mass. “It’s an honor to support them. It’s an honor to support their families because someday it’s going to be you,” said Tom Merkel, who sits in the middle of a family line of New York firefighters. The Gospel reading called to mind the image of the Good Shepherd. Bishop Nevares likened the police officers and firefighters — who came from as far away as Prescott and Surprise —to the Good Shepherd because they go out in search of every lost sheep regardless of the danger that may lie ahead. Advent music The Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of Apostles, with the help of Decca and De Montfort Music, are releasing “Advent At Ephesus,” a 16-track

at Midnight Christmas liturgy. Set for a Nov. 22 release date, the CD will feature readings, psalms and a complete setting of the Mass parts. Call Adam Stein, (480) 221-1783.

November 15, 2012 Dream playground Kids who regularly attend the Family Dining Room at St. Vincent de Paul’s main campus gave input for their dream playground and on Nov. 17, volunteers will help build it. The production, which is coordinated by Humana and KaBoom, is still accepting volunteers. Contact Max mgoshert@ svdp-phx-az.org. To donate or loan tools, contact Cynthia, cbach@svdp-phx-az.org. The multi-generational playground will be used by children, teenagers and adults from all of St. Vincent de Paul’s programs.

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40th jubilee Franciscan Father Vince Mesi, pastor of St. Mary’s Basilica, celebrated the 40th anniversary of his ordination with a special Mass and reception Oct. 28 followed by an Italian-themed jubilee party Oct. 29 at nearby Herberger Theater. Catholics from Oregon traveled by bus for his ordination and his dad filmed the entire Mass. It played during the reception. ✴

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A Vatican computer technician charged with aiding and abetting the papal butler in stealing confidential documents went on trial amid legal arguments over the definition of the charge and questions about the “anonymous source” who reported him to officials. The lawyer for Claudio Sciarpelletti, 48, argued Nov. 5 that his client and the papal butler, Paolo Gabriele, were acquaintances, not friends. and that Sciarpelletti had no motive to set aside “20 years of service to the Holy See.”

Thousands honor Blessed Virgin in Arizona Rosary Celebration More than 5,000 Catholics descended on the Phoenix Convention Center Oct. 21 for the annual Arizona Rosary Celebration, now in its 37th year in the Phoenix Diocese. Luz Sanidad traveled in a group of 19 from St. Bridget Parish in Las Vegas in order to participate in the Blessing Procession that marks the opening of the large-scale rosary event. ▶ For full story: bit.ly/azrosary-111512

Rally focuses on religious freedom, HHS mandate Hundreds of Catholics and others concerned about attacks on religious liberties gathered Oct. 20 in front of the Sandra Day O’Connor Federal Court Building in downtown Phoenix to make their voices heard. ▶ For full story: bit.ly/hhs-111512

Center for pregnant women offers alternative to abortion A day after its 40-year anniversary, 1st Way Pregnancy Support Center announced it would be moving its operations from the pink house on McDowell Road to a more strategic location.

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Vatican official hopes fake papal tweets stop once official site opens By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service

ATICAN CITY — Once the Vatican launches Pope Benedict XVI’s official Twitter feed before the end of the year, it’s hoped all the fake papal tweets will cease and desist, said a Vatican official. There are dozens of unofficial @PopeBenedict handles and usernames in a number of different permutations and languages on Twitter; many are using an official portrait of the pope as their avatar and some boast thousands of followers. Some of these Twitter accounts are being run “obviously by people of goodwill” who tweet about real news and activities of the pope, said a Vatican official who requested anonymity. ▶ For the full story: bit.ly/popetweets-111512

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nthony Maestas grew up a cradle Catholic in Albuquerque in what he describes as a loving, blue-collar home. The family of five went to church on Sundays, observed Lent and all the holidays, “but there was never any Scripture involved or anything like that,” Maestas said. Things changed once the Blessed Sacrament parishioner and medical device salesman married and became a father. “I felt like I needed to do more and I didn’t know how,” Maestas said. “We were going to Mass and that’s basically it. I wanted to know more about the faith and I felt like I was being called to do more but I didn’t know what.” Four years ago, a friend invited him to go on a Cursillo retreat. Maestas accepted, and life has never been quite the same since. He’s currently a student at Kino Institute, the Phoenix Diocese’s catechetical studies and leadership program. “Up until that point, I thought I knew how to pray but I really didn’t,” Maestas said. “I discovered the Eucharist, adoration and reconciliation.” The combination of piety, study and action that Cursillo recommends started him on his journey of deeper faith. He’s served on two Cursillo teams since then, delivering talks on his conversion experience. “After that was when I really took to daily Mass,” Maestas said. Although he can’t attend every day due to the constraints of work, he makes a point of keeping his rosary with him at all times, as well as a copy of Magnificat, a daily reflection book and a copy of St. Louis de Monfort’s “True Devotion to Mary.” Maestas became a volunteer with the St. Vincent de Paul Society confraternity at his parish. Prior to the Cursillo, he had always given money to charity, but not his time. He’s still moved by a woman the confraternity helped escape a life of danger and poverty. Due to domestic violence, she and her two children were living out of her car. “I immediately called other Vincentians and we put her up in an extended-stay place and found temporary housing,” Maestas said, “but that was just short term.” The woman couldn’t support herself on part-time wages. Maestas helped her find a job as well as an affordable apartment. The St. Vincent de Paul Society furnished the family’s new quarters with items from its thrift shop. “We still keep in touch with that family to see how they’re doing,” Maestas said.

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Cursillo really took me into that next level where I felt comfortable just walking in [to confession] and letting out my sins, to be able to be resolved from all those past sins and just leave them behind.

Faith in a nutshell: I’m not afraid to speak about Christ or my faith. Everything that I have is because of that…When people praise me for success, I put it back on God and say it’s not really me. I tell them I am trying to do what God is asking me to do and that I’m trying to do His will.

What he loves about being Catholic: Three things: the Eucharist, adoration and reconciliation. Those three things are what really keep my faith going. Obviously the ability to receive the body and blood of Christ each day if possible is huge. To be able to sit there and talk with Christ one on one in adoration has had a major impact on my life. I try to go to reconciliation on the first Saturday of the month.

Take away: I had never taken a Bible study course and I didn’t even know how to read a Bible up until Cursillo. They gave us a New Testament and it was like, wow. After praying about it, I started the adult formation with Kino this year. ✴

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St. Dominic depicted above with the rosary, which delivers souls from purgatory.

gatory was further refined by St. Gregory the Great and St. John Chrysostom and became a doctrine of the Church at the Second Council of Lyons in 1274. “We can’t imagine exactly what purgatory is, but we can think of it as a process by which love is perfected by a gradual, spiritual detachment from all selfishness and self-centeredness,” Fr. Kieffer said. Fr. Chris Fraser, JCL, judicial vicar for the Phoenix Diocese, said purgatory is a longstanding belief of the Church and part of its rich history of praying for the dead. He likes to explain purgatory using an analogy of a young child.

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During his general audience on Aug. 4, 1999, Blessed Pope John Paul II addressed the Church’s teaching on purgatory: “Sacred Scripture teaches us that we must be purified if we are to enter into perfect and complete union with God. Jesus Christ, who became the perfect expiation for our sins and took upon Himself the punishment that was our due, brings us God’s mercy and love. But before we enter into God’s Kingdom every trace of sin within us must be eliminated, every imperfection in our soul must be corrected. “This is exactly what takes place in purgatory. Those who live in this state of purification after death are not separated from God but are immersed in the love of Christ. Neither are they separated from the saints in heaven — who already enjoy the fullness of eternal life — nor from us on earth — who continue on our pilgrim journey to the Father’s house. We all remain united in the Mystical Body of Christ, and we can therefore offer up prayers and good works on behalf of our brothers and sisters in purgatory.”

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or centuries, purgatory has been depicted in frescoes, paintings, illustrations and drawings as a place where penitent souls go to become purified before entering heaven and seeing the face of God. However, purgatory — which remains an essential part of the plan of salvation — is a process of the soul, not a place where the soul is banished. The Catechism of the Catholic Church sums it up this way: “All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.” (CCC 1030) Fr. Charles G. Kieffer, VF, pastor of St. Theresa Parish and judge on the Diocesan Tribunal, said purgatory is a very basic teaching from Scripture and tradition. “The effectiveness of praying for the dead and the idea of a place of the soul’s purification after death is noted several times in Scripture, beginning with the Second Book of Maccabees in the Old Testament, right up through St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians and the First Letter of Peter,” he said. In addition, the Church’s teaching on pur-

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“It’s like you are a young child at a party and you realize you have done something bad. Your parents come down on you and then you realize you hurt someone and you need to go somewhere to think about it,” Fr. Fraser said. “You might go to your room to be alone because you just aren’t ready to go and see your dad yet,” he said. “That’s what purgatory is like; you know you’ve hurt other people or have done things that are wrong, and you just aren’t ready to see the Father.” The Church teaches that in order to enter heaven, we have to be in a state of perfection when we die. Our faith also teaches us that a person has to choose to completely cut themselves off

from God’s love and forgiveness in order to be condemned to hell; a place where there is a complete deprivation of love. “What about the 99 percent of us, who are neither completely perfect at the time of our death to go to heaven, nor so completely rotten to go the other direction?” Fr. Kieffer asked. “Well, our merciful God wants to give us every opportunity to come into glory with Him, and so God provides a process for us to get there,” he answered. Early Church Fathers and many saints wrote about purgatory, noting it’s not a place to be saved, but rather a process of becoming detached from sins and receiving Gods goodness and mercy. ✴

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Eucharistic Congress calls Catholics to lead Christ-centered lives By J.D. Long-García The Catholic Sun

he Eucharist can be a comfort to those in distress, like the thousands suffering in the aftermath of hurricane Sandy, said Marian Father Mark Baron, minister to the Pentagon. Fr. Baron, who serves as superior of formation in Washington, D.C., spoke about the healing power of the Blessed Sacrament during the Oct. 29-Nov. 22 Eucharistic Congress at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. “I had the blues [after Sandy], so I went and sat there in front of the Eucharist,” Fr. Baron said in a keynote address Nov. 1. “There’s an exchange: We give Him our junk — our problems — and He gives us His peace. I don’t know what I would do without the Blessed Sacrament.” He noted that the Gospels speak of those who physically touched Jesus and were healed. “Well, when we receive him in Communion, come on! We receive Him and He’s inside of us,” Fr. Baron said. “Give God permission to work in your life.” God is especially interested in healing people from sin, he said, but God also heals spiritual ailments. “Sometimes it’s hard to believe in the Eucharist at first,” Fr. Baron admitted, referring to John 6. “St.

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Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares celebrates Mass Nov. 1 at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. The Mass was part of the Oct. 28-Nov. 2 Eucharistic Congress held at the diocese’s mother church.

Peter didn’t get the Eucharist at first, but because he believed in Jesus, he stayed... Stop wrestling with the Eucharist with your mind. But because Christ said it, say with Peter, ‘I believe.’” The congress featured a Vatican exhibit of eucharistic miracles, a holy hour led by Catholic recording artist Michael John Poirier and 24 straight hours of confession.

“We need to receive Jesus in a state of grace,” Fr. Baron said, calling Catholics to regular confession. “He’s ready to feed you.” Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares celebrated Mass before Fr. Baron’s talk, and also referred to John 6 in his bilingual homily. “It reminds us what a precious jewel we have in the Blessed Eucharist,” he said. He noted that

the Second Vatican Council proclaimed the Eucharist as “the source and summit of the Christian life.” The Blessed Sacrament “draws all of God’s holy people to Jesus Christ, who is the same ‘yesterday, today and forever,’” the bishop said, also citing the Scripture where Christ says, “I will be with you always.” “As the Father gives us the Son, Jesus gives Himself to us in the

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the celebration this year. “It is a cornerstone of our faith that we honor Mary as Mother of God,” Deacon Davaz said. “During this Year of Faith, it’s entirely appropriate that we join together with Catholics from across the diocese to celebrate this event.” The day begins with a colorful procession departing from Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish at Washington and Ninth Street at 10:30 a.m. Traditional Mexican dancers, floats and faithful from parishes around the Diocese of Phoenix will start lining up in front of Immaculate Heart at 8:30 a.m. Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted and Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares will preside at the Mass. Fr. Gary Regula, pastor of St. Benedict, will be the homilist. Paula Baldovino, a member of the Guadalupanos group at Our

Lady of Perpetual Help, is helping organize the celebration. The Guadalupanos, who pray the rosary together every Thursday at the Glendale parish chapel, have been busy passing out fliers and inviting other parishes to join in the festivities. “Just thinking about [Our Lady of Guadalupe], I feel so much emotion,” Baldovino said, her voice breaking. “She is there for us to intercede in our lives and take our petitions to her Son.” In 1531, the Blessed Mother appeared to San Juan Diego, asking that a church be built in her honor. As proof of her instruction, Juan Diego gathered roses into his tilma, or cactus-fiber cloak, and presented them to the local bishop. The roses left the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a mestiza woman, that reflected both Spanish and indigenous features. ✴

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Dec. 8 “Honor Your Mother” celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Procession begins at 11 a.m. from Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, 909 E. Washington St., Phoenix. Noon Mass and festivities in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe outside the Diocesan Pastoral Center, 400 E. Monroe St., Phoenix.

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Fr. John Muir, associate director of All Saints Catholic Newman Center in Tempe, addresses teenagers Nov. 1 during the Eucharistic Congress.

Congress focus: the Real Presence ▶ Continued from page 6

ers and sisters gathered around the heavenly crown, gazing in adoration of the beauty of the Godhead,” the bishop said. “What a precious gift we have in the Sacrament of the Altar. What a precious gift we have in our Catholic faith.” Fr. John Muir, assistant director of All Saints Catholic Newman Center in Tempe, spoke with teenagers about the miracles of the Eucharist. “How amazing and wonderfully scary the eucharistic Lord is,” he said. In the eucharistic miracle of Lanciano, the host was transformed into actual flesh and the wine into actual blood. This physical reality confirmed the Catholic teaching of transubstantiation — at every Mass the bread and wine are transformed into the body, blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ.” Scientists have tested the blood and confirmed the blood is human blood — type AB, the same blood type found on the Shroud of Turin. And the flesh is real human heart flesh.

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The flesh and blood, which were transformed in the eighth century, have been miraculously preserved despite being exposed to natural elements for hundreds of years. Fr. Muir also spoke of the Miracle of Santarem. “This one has to do with a bad romantic relationship,” Fr. Muir quipped, “which you guys probably know nothing about. This guy was a real jerk.” This miracle involved a host which began to bleed in the year 1247. This happened after a woman wrapped a host in her scarf and brought It home. She was convinced it would change her husband, who was unfaithful to her. The couple woke up in the middle of the night to find the host shedding brilliant rays of light, and the discovered angels adoring the Host, which was bleeding. Theresa Serrano, who led a committee to organize the Eucharistic Congress, first approached Fr. Dan McBride, pastor of St. Mary-Basha Parish in Chandler, to have a congress there in 2009. The parish hosted the first and subsequent congresses during Lent. This year, the congress moved to the cathedral and was held in conjunction with the beginning of the Year of Faith. Serrano said Catholics came from across the diocese for the event. One family came from Prescott. “If we believe in the Real Presence, then why on Earth would we not spend time with Him?” she said of eucharistic adoration. “We’re so busy. We don’t stop in silence to hear. It’s time to do that.” Serrano wanted to reach Catholics who’d “pass by the tabernacle without knowing they’re passing by the same body that hung on the cross.” She hopes the congress helped her brothers and sisters in Christ recognize His presence in the Blessed Sacrament. “Once we believe in the Blessed Sacrament, our Communion is different,” she said. “We want to receive Him, adore Him, spend our life with Him. That’s what I want everyone to experience.” ✴

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Survivor of Rwandan genocide tells story of faith, forgiveness By Joyce Coronel The Catholic Sun

CHANDLER — Immaculée Ilibagiza, who survived the 1994 genocide in Rwanada that took the lives of nearly a million people, including nearly every member of her family — spoke Oct. 29 to a spellbound crowd of 1,200 at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish. The evening began with a video presentation that showed attendees the 3-by-5 bathroom where Ilibagiza hid along with seven other women for a harrowing 91 days. “When I entered the bathroom, I weighed 115 pounds,” Ilibagiza said. “When I left, I was 65 pounds.” The massive killing was sparked by the death of the Hutu president in a plane crash. Hutus, who did not want Tutsi tribe members to control the government, launched a killing spree by inciting angry mobs through radio addresses. Ilibagiza, who at the time was home for the Easter holiday, remembered how her parents were wellrespected members of the community. “People asked my parents what to do. The borders were closed. The markets and schools were closed. Tutsis being killed — that was the only activity,” Ilibagiza said. The only other member of Ilibagiza’s family to survive the

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Immaculée Ilibagiza autographs a copy of her book for Patti Silver who attended her Oct. 29 presentation at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Chandler. Nearly every member of Ilibagiza’s family was killed during the Rwandan genocide.

massacre was a brother who was out of the country. “I lost my parents, my brothers, my grandparents, my cousins, my aunts and uncles and my friends,” Ilibagiza said.

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Bioethics Defense Fund to honor local physician By Joyce Coronel The Catholic Sun

The Bioethics Defense Fund, a public-interest law firm that advocates on behalf of the protection of human life, will honor local physician Marciela Moffitt with its Witness for Life award Nov. 16. Moffitt is the current president of the Catholic Medical Association and has been a longtime board member for the 1st Way Pregnancy Center in Phoenix. “Being pro-life is in my blood,” Moffitt said. “My father used to take us as children and we’d be pray the rosary in front of the abortion clinics, pushing my younger sister in the stroller. I have memories of this from age 7 or 8, right when Roe v. Wade came out.” In 2003, Moffitt spearheaded an effort to revive Phoenix’s Catholic

Physicians Guild. The group began meeting monthly at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish and works to communicate and uphold Catholic principles in medicine. In 2005, Moffitt was the target of a $20 million-dollar lawsuit after she refused to allow residents in her charge to train in abortion techniques at a local abortion clinic. Moffitt said the techniques that residents needed to learn were the same as those used in the event of miscarriage. Her refusal to sign the affiliation agreement snowballed into a protracted legal battle and ultimately the lawsuit. A nine-hour deposition, Moffitt said, resulted in the videographer having a conversion of heart and working at 1st Way. Kay Allen, former director of 1st Way, lauded Moffitt for her pro-life leadership, saying that she helped with the clinic’s dramatic improve-

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the words “as we forgive those who have trespassed against us” in the Our Father. “Then I realized that Our Lord gave that prayer to us and I should not edit it,” Ilibagiza said. She began to pray for the grace to forgive. That grace was given. Ilibagiza would pray 27 rosaries and 40 Divine Mercy Chaplets a day in the bathroom. If there’s a lesson to be drawn from her experience, Ilibagiza said, it’s forgiveness. “If I can forgive, anyone can,” she said. “What God did for me, He can do for you. There is always hope.” Alan Heikkela said he, his wife and children read “Left to Tell” three years ago. Ilibagiza’s comments on forgiveness at the Oct. 29 event were powerful, he said. “We’re no different than anyone else,” Heikkala said. “Just hearing someone else’s story of what she went through and that she could forgive so readily — you see the love of God radiating through her. If she can do it, we should all do it.” Ilibagiza lauded the graces given to those who pray the rosary and the Seven Sorrows. She presented a CD of the rosary to a woman in the crowd who said she wasn’t Catholic, but was willing to give the devotion a try. Ilibagiza said that many people have told her that by praying the Seven Sorrows, they have been healed from cancer, have overcome addictions and achieved pregnancy after years of infertility. She was invited to Phoenix by Seton Catholic Preparatory High School and spoke at the Chandler school Oct. 30. The entire school read her book to prepare for her visit. ✴

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The Casa promotes local Apache craft business; CCHD collection set for Nov. 17-18 By J.D. Long-García The Catholic Sun

SCOTTSDALE — Rosaries, beaded key chains and earrings. Volunteers use plastic boxes to sort these handmade crafts, though the items don’t always fit. The question these women asked themselves on Nov. 3 was, “What will sell at the First Friday Art Walk?” The Franciscan Renewal Center has supported crafters through the Apache Fair Trade Co-op for years. Recently, they’ve been working together to establish a solid business model to help the Apache in San Carlos, Ariz., fight poverty on the reservation. They’re working with the Phoenix and Tucson dioceses and applying for a technical grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the U.S. bishops’ effort to fight domestic poverty by addressing root causes. Parishes will participate in the national CCHD collection Nov. 17-18. The Apache burden basket is a popular co-op item, according to Patti Sills-Trausch, director of Faith in Action for the Franciscan Renewal Center. Apache used these baskets, strung with leather straps, for gathering back in nomadic times. Now, the baskets are used as a symbolic place to put their burdens and hand them over to God. “People hang them in their cars or

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Patti Sills-Trausch, director of Faith and Action at the Franciscan Renewal Center, holds up a dog collar crafted by an Arizona Apache cooperative.

in their homes, and use them to pray,” Sills-Trausch explained. Artisans use peridot to create rosaries, bracelets and necklaces. The semi-precious stone created by volcanic activity is found in only a handful of places in the world, one being the San Carlos reservation. Years ago, members of the tribe would sell peridot in Globe, Ariz., often being underpaid for the value of the stone, according to Deacon Jim Trant, who’s worked with Native Americans for decades. “They’re Apache,” Deacon Trant said. “They’ve lived a tougher existence.”

Originally, the Apache came from the Alaska region. They migrated to the Midwestern plains, near modern-day Kansas, living largely on buffalo meat. There, after battling the Comanche, they settled in the Southwest. Unemployment on the San Carlos reservation is high compared to other reservations. The median family income is less than $20,000, according to the U.S. Census, and drugs and alcohol abuse are prevalent. Schools are generally poor, according to Deacon Trant. “The co-op wants to better their living conditions,” he said. “Once

you’re at poverty level, you’re stuck there.” Still, he said, family and tradition are so important to the Apache that they’ll pull together what they can and travel 100 miles to get to a pow-wow. “The goal is to make the co-op sustainable so that, if we were to go away, the business would go on,” Sills-Trausch said. Another goal is to help older Apache pass on tradition to the next generation, Sills-Trausch said. Some of the crafts, like beaded dog collars, are somewhat of a fusion between the traditional and the marketable. The dog and cat collars, for example, are sold before and after the annual pet blessing at the Franciscan Renewal Center. Many of the traditional artisans are resistant to changing their craft in this way. Eventually, the co-op would like to hire a couple people to organize and market the business and navigate the cultural obstacles. “We have to learn how to work with them and they have to learn how to work with us,” Sills-Trausch said. “We’re building relationships that help us understand a different

people through this cross-cultural effort.” Supporters buy crafts at the Franciscan Festival in October and at St. Mary’s Basilica near Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Our Lady of Joy Parish in Carefree will have crafts available at their bazaar in December. The Franciscan Renewal Center is having an Apache Festival Dec. 1 featuring Apache dancers and crafts. Artisans will sell their crafts after Masses Dec. 2. “People want the story, they want to meet the person,” said Kathy Luger, director of CCHD for the Phoenix Diocese. “And for the artisan, it helps reinforce their self-esteem and their dignity. They learn skills doing this.” Getting the Apache involved in all levels is a matter of subsidiarity, a principle of Catholic social teaching that calls for involvement of individuals. The mission, according to Luger, is to help them get out of poverty in a way that’s respectful of their culture. “By learning the craft of their ancestors, they’re going deeper into their culture — and then they share the beauty of that culture with others,” Luger said. “But the Apache need to be the catalyst.” “Starting a business from poverty is different, it’s harder,” SillsTrausch said. “CCHD is providing the support. The goal is to help the Apache be successful.” ✴

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Our Lady of Joy gives thanks for 40 years of growth, stewardship By Ambria Hammel The Catholic Sun

CAREFREE — Our Lady of Joy parishioners have been finding countless ways to express the love of Christ since the community was established 40 years ago. Back then an ecumenical spirit echoed throughout the foothills.

Today, their joy for the faith also shines through stewardship efforts that spill over into the diocesan and greater communities. “The strength of the parish is the focus on the liturgy, which then inspires us to do a great number of charitable works around the community,” Fr. Patrick Farley, pastor, told The Catholic Sun during a 40th

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Altar servers lead the closing procession of a Nov. 4 Mass celebrating 40 years of parish life at Our Lady of Joy. The Carefree parish started as a mission.

That was one of four major building projects Msgr. Richard Moyer, who was the longest serving pastor (1993-2002), oversaw. He also spearheaded the remodeling of the original building to create a preschool and the creation of an administration building and atrium/teen center. “We never went in debt. They were a great group of people,” Msgr. Moyer said. “Those were fun years.” The parish reached nearly 3,000 families by the close of the century —1,000 more than anticipated. The opening of St. Gabriel

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Bishop blesses new recording studio for weekly Catholic radio program By J.D. Long-García The Catholic Sun

“The Bishop’s Hour,” a weekly Catholic radio program that airs on 1310 AM Immaculate Heart Radio, is now hitting the airwaves courtesy of a new studio at the Diocesan Pastoral Center. Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted blessed the new radio studio Nov. 6 after celebrating Mass with friends and supporters of Catholic radio. “We must be ready to spread the word that will wound in order to transform,” the bishop said in his homily, explaining the often difficult but life-giving words of the Gospel. “The Word of God cuts through whatever is untrue. Nothing can resist the Holy Word,” he said. “Even the hardest heart can be transformed by the Word of God.” Evangelization, he said, can be seen in light of the cross. “What flowed from His wounded side was not condemnation, but forgiveness,” he said, “not death, but life. In order to bear fruit, we must let the Lord prune us, cut away what needs to be removed.” The new radio studio furthers

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Community rallies for 11-year-old with spina bifida By Gina Keating The Catholic Sun

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Owen Smyser, an 11-year-old with spina bifida, poses for a photo with his friends. He raised $11,000 during the 4th Annual 5K Walk-N-Roll for Spina Bifida at Steele Indian School Park in October. “Team Owen” was honored for having raised the most money for Spina Bifida Association of Arizona.

Owen Smyser is only halfway to 12, but he’s already a whiz at public speaking and fundraising. The sixth-grade student from Quail Run Elementary School raised $11,000 during the 4th Annual 5K Walk-N-Roll for Spina Bifida at Steele Indian School Park last month. Owen was only the 116th baby to undergo fetal surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center at 25-weeks gestation to close the hole in his back. Team Owen was honored as having raised the most money for Spina Bifida Association of Arizona, SBAAZ, which helps to improve the quality of life for those living with this complex birth defect. All monies raised go into a general fund that provides a wide array of services such as housing, Christmas parties, hand-crank bikes, service dogs and medical supplies. Owen had more than 55 team members support his efforts, from out-of-state and school friends to his parish, St. Joseph. “We really hyped it up this year and went to town,” said Charla, his mother. Owen was featured on his school announcements where he talked about the birth defect, and how to

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interact with someone who has a disability. “Don’t be afraid to say hi to me or talk to people with spina bifida,” he said. “We’re just like everybody else.” At church, Owen attended every religious education class to introduce himself and talk about his fund-raising goals for the association while the Lady Knights sold breakfast burritos after Mass to raise money for Team Owen. The parish also sponsored raffles and car washes to help Owen meet and exceed his fundraising goal of $10,000. Owen, who has a manual wheelchair for mobility, enjoys swimming, amusement parks and bike rides with his father, Phillip, and sister, Lilly. “My hero is my mom because if it wasn’t for her, I may have never been here,” Owen said. Charla said spina bifida is more common than most people think, but because fetuses with the condition are often aborted, it’s not as well known. “You can see the hole in the back at 18 weeks,” she said, “and 50

percent of children are aborted. It’s very sad. When we were told, they said I could carry to term and have a severely disabled child or terminate. Owen is beautiful and does so many things.” Owen’s father, Phillip, told the Valley hospital that abortion was not an option for the couple. “Even in the 20th week, that is a viable child and parents are taking action to give their children life,” Charla said. “Fetal surgery gave Owen tremendous opportunities.” The family is hoping, with the assistance of SBA-AZ, to receive a service dog through Scottsdalebased Power Paws. Power Paws trains and provides skilled assistance dogs to adults and children with disabilities throughout the United States. The four-legged companion will not only open up his social life by making it easier for Owen to participate with his peer group, but will be a great help. A service dog can open and close doors, retrieve out-of-reach items and help Owen during school fire drills or lockdowns. “A dog might bring more attention to me,” Owen said. One thing is certain: Owen doesn’t let anything slow him down. “He’s a little boy running around, not a spina bifida running around,” Charla said. “He’s my life.” ✴

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Catholic Community Foundation awards more than $400,000 in grants By Joyce Coronel The Catholic Sun

The Catholic Community Foundation presented checks totaling $419,825 to a roomful of grant recipients at its annual meeting and grants reception Nov. 7 at the National Bank of Arizona Conference Center. Grants were awarded to Catholic schools, organizations that work among the poor, communications efforts and Christian formation programs within the Diocese of Phoenix. Pam Hammond, manager of programs and communications for CCF, said the money for the grants program comes from the net proceeds of the annual Crozier Gala along with a percentage of the foundation’s unrestricted fund balances. Additional grant funding for Catholic schools and work among the poor comes from endowments left to the foundation by donors who have passed away. Unrestricted and planned gifts enable the foundation to be more responsive to the needs of our Catholic community, Hammond said. Sr. Mary Chinelo Nwokafor, IHM, who directs the religious education program at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Glendale, said the $2,000 in grant money she received will help the almost 300 children who participate in the program every year at OLPH. “The grant really helps us a lot because we serve more of the [underprivileged] community and most of them come without the money for the registration,” Sr. Mary Chinelo said. “This grant helps us buy some materials for them so they can be educated in the foundation of the faith.” Fr. Chauncey Winkler, pastor of Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Lake Havasu City, was on hand at the grants reception to pick up a check for $4,000. The funds he received are to help run the parish’s soup kitchen which feeds about 1,200 people every month and serves dinner Tuesday and Thursday. “People come in, the table is set, and their food is brought to them — a hot meal,” Fr. Winkler said. “The grant helps to purchase the food.” Although some of the food the soup kitchen serves is donated, volunteers still need to purchase additional items. “You can’t make a recipe out of just what you get donated — you need some more,” Fr. Winkler said. Cindy Leonard, coordinator of the Office of Natural Family Planning for the Phoenix Diocese, was thankful for the $4,000 check she received on behalf of a popular program aimed at young people. “This grant is going to help us further develop the chastity program at the Catholic Academy for Life Leadership,” Leonard said. “We’re really trying to get

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the high school youth to understand the issues of our time that are pivotal issues and get them a good grounding in John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.” Funds from the grant will help develop the retreat program and give scholarships for kids who can’t afford to attend retreats, she said. Donna Marino, president and CEO of the Catholic Community Foundation lauded the generosity of donors who make the founda-

tion’s grants possible and in turn serve so many worthy causes within the diocese. “Our ability to make these annual grants hinges on the Catholic faithful’s support of our annual Crozier Gala and general unrestricted fund,” Marino said. “It is always our hope and prayer that each year donors will be able to do more and more for these important programs and ministries of the Diocese of Phoenix.” ✴

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Catholics voice optimism, concern after election ▶ Continued from page 1

“In the past, we treasured religious freedom,” he said. “Now, we face unprecedented threats to this fundamental building block of American culture.” For the last year, the U.S. bishops have vigorously opposed the Obama administration’s Health and Human Services contraceptive mandate, thanking those who have joined them in criticizing “this unjust and illegal mandate.” In the wake of President Barack Obama’s re-election Nov. 6, some Catholics are vowing to continue to fight the administration while others are calling for unity and working together to resolve differences. Tricia Hoyt, director of Evangelization, Family Ministry, and Adult Formation at St. Patrick Parish in Scottsdale, is hoping political leaders will be able to work in a spirit of bipartisanship. “We have again a very divided country and a very divided political leadership and it calls us again as Catholics to continue to urge people to allow the Gospel to penetrate both parties and now all of our leaders,” Hoyt said. “I think we have to work harder than ever to urge people to cross the aisle and talk to each other and become open to real dialogue,” she said, “not just debate and discussion, [but] dialogue that agrees to seek solutions together.” Hoyt said she and other faithbased leaders are also concerned about impending financial decisions that will be made on a national level and how they will impact the poor. “Whatever they do, when they are contemplating whatever savings they want to make, they have to… place a circle of protection around the poor and the most vulnerable,” she said. Deacon Paul Hursh, who serves at St. Bridget Parish in Mesa, said that the Catholic view of the election is different than others.

“I caution myself and I caution others when they look at the results of the election, to stay away from the world’s view which is predominantly about winners and losers,” he said. “We as Church need to stay hopeful and forward-looking, knowing that God is in control — we only have to be open and cooperate in the building of the Kingdom that is ‘already, but not yet,’” Deacon Hursh said. This is a time for courage, not fear, and to “work together against division,” he said. “Things like the Affordable Care Act, though flawed, can also be perfected in the spirit of unity. No sense in throwing the baby out with the bath water,” Deacon Hursh said, emphasizing that “universal health care, has been, for decades, one of the goals of our bishops… and popes.” He pointed to John XXIII and Blessed John Paul who “called for over a long period of time… universal health care as a right,” and he hopes leaders will work together to amend the flaws in the healthcare reform. Robert Curtis, founder of CatholicFirst-USA.org, said he thought the election results made the reality of religion, especially the Catholic religion, “doubly difficult” and criticized what he said was a growing trend of secularization in the country. “Not only do we have to contend with a growing postmodern milieu in which secularization is rampant — what Cardinal Ratzinger called ‘the dictatorship of relativism’ — but we can reasonably assume, based upon Catholic university surveys, that a significant number of Catholics voted for that dangerous pathway, despite the grave ramifications of the HHS mandate,” Curtis said. “We are embroiled completely in a crisis of catechesis,” he said. John Jakubczyk, a local attorney and past president of Arizona Right

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U.S. President Barack Obama, who won a second term by defeating Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, smiles before addressing supporters during his election night victory rally in Chicago Nov. 7.

Catholics — pro-life leaders urge the faithful to redouble their efforts and grow in faith. “Get involved in pro-life organizations,” Jakubczyk said. “You don’t quit, you don’t give up — you do what you can at whatever level you can do it.” Organizations like 1st Way, the Aid to Women Center and Maggie’s Place save lives, Jakubczyk said, and can always use help. Fr. Ehrich said he hopes Catholics will become more involved in the life of their parish. “The first thing is for Catholics to really come together and support one another as Catholics within the parishes and see how they can be more immersed in that community,” Fr. Ehrich said. “I think Catholics need to return to an identity that is very much tied to their parish, to their pastor, to the sacraments.” By building up their faith this way, Fr. Ehrich said, Catholics will then be empowered to evangelize others, especially those they come in contact with frequently such as coworkers, neighbors and classmates. “It’s only through more Catholics and more committed Catholics that we’re ever going to make any kind of inroads into our secularized society,” Fr. Ehrich said. “It’s not going to be through a political party.” Curtis hopes that the Year of Faith will be used as a way to urge Catholics to study the Catechism and also learn the Church’s social teaching as a way to make decisions. Ron Johnson, executive director of the Arizona Catholic Conference, noted that the fight over the mandate imposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is not over.

“The battle over the HHS mandate is going to continue and I fervently believe that we will be victorious,” Johnson said. “The battle… will continue in the judicial branch which is where I strongly believe we will succeed irrespective of the outcome of the election.” Mike Phelan, director of the Office of Marriage and Respect Life for the Phoenix Diocese, said he hopes Catholics will learn a lesson from history. “The Church goes through favorable cycles and it goes through persecution at times and it comes out stronger every time,” Phelan said. “We are in a time where direct persecution or removal of religious liberty has not caused our nation to be alarmed.” He later added, “We cannot sugarcoat the results of the election.” Phelan said the election would hurt “the most innocent among us and the already staggering family. This will be especially impactful among our nation’s poor.” New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, congratulated President Obama on his re-election, noting that Americans “have again entrusted you with a great responsibility.” The bishops, he said, hope the president will “restore a sense of civility to the public order.” “In particular, we pray that you will exercise your office to pursue the common good, especially in care of the most vulnerable among us, including the unborn, the poor, and the immigrant,” Cardinal Dolan said. “We will continue to stand in defense of life, marriage and our first, most cherished liberty, religious freedom.” ✴

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Seasoned Eagles: Bourgade Catholic celebrates 50th anniversary By Ambria Hammel The Catholic Sun

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hey may not have won the football game, but by all accounts the Bourgade Eagles scored big Oct. 26-28 during homecoming weekend. Some 400 alumni and spouses from every decade returned to their alma mater on 31st Avenue south of Camelback to celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary. A barbecue kicked off festivities followed by the homecoming game against Seton Catholic Preparatory High School — its current division rival since Bourgade’s twin rival Gerard Catholic High School closed in 1989. “People had a wonderful time this weekend. You could see the bonds of friendship,” said Jeff Campbell, class of ’77. Spouses who didn’t attend Bourgade noticed those bonds, too. At least 20 couples who attended anniversary events met while enrolled at the school named after the first bishop of Tucson, Peter Bourgade. “It gave people a chance to reunite with their Bourgade,” said Campbell, who helped plan the weekend. Many alumni remember the school’s original four buildings: Madonna Hall, the rectory in the Hillman Center and two classroom wings. The Hillman Center is now under renovation for classroom use. Bourgade also has a gym,

BRIEFS Leadership day More than 200 students from seven student councils joined the third annual Catholic high school leadership day Nov. 7 at Notre Dame Preparatory in Scottsdale. Students attended Mass, made blankets for Project Linus, created cards for those at VA hospitals and decorated stockings for a Christmas project at St. Mary’s High School. Swimming champs Brophy’s swim team easily earned its 25th straight title Nov. 3 finishing with a 166-point lead. It’s the school’s 35th overall championship. Xavier took the same title with an 85-point lead. The Gators didn’t claim any individual events, but won the 200 medley relay. Holocaust survivor Magda Herzberger, a Valley resident who survived the Nazi Holocaust, shared her struggles with eighth-graders at St. John Vianney School in Goodyear Oct. 23. Her visit tied in with both the social studies class and language arts class as Herzberger, 85, is a published author and poet. ✴

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Fr. Matt Henry, chaplain at Bourgade Catholic, celebrates Mass Oct. 28 at the conclusion of an all-alumni reunion weekend marking the school’s 50th year.

ramada, outdoor prayer areas and a two-story student services building, thanks in large part to the leadership of Sr. Mary McGreevy, SSND, former principal who oversaw two capital campaigns. Sr. Mary was the last School Sister of Notre Dame to lead Bourgade in the order’s 23-year tenure. Holy Cross priests spent much of the 1970s and 1980s in charge of administration. That included Holy Cross Father Donald Fetters, who served as principal (1980-84) and taught English and U.S. government before that. He also coached junior varsity girls’ volleyball and once headed the drama department. “The things that I remember

more than anything — other than the heat coming from Indiana — were the families,” Fr. Fetters said after an Oct. 28 school Mass on the grass. “The families were really very welcoming.” He recalled technology just entering Bourgade while he was there and the creation of a 20-computer classroom. Now, Bourgade boasts a “Techies” club whose members operate sound and lighting equipment at school events. Kathryn Roder, who is in her second year as the school’s first lay principal, said she heard a lot of people saying, “I had no idea Bourgade had turned into this” throughout the alumni weekend. The school’s success is tangible

too. Last year’s graduating class earned $14 million in scholarship offers. An average of 50-60 percent of Bourgade seniors earn partial or full merit scholarships for college. The Eagles — known as the Blue Angels in Bourgade’s earlier days — claimed an individual wrestling and softball state title last year adding to their recent athletic achievements. Bourgade has tracked about 90 alumni-turned-veterans, including at least a handful of women. Bernard Bruchhauser, Sr., Class of ’66, went on to the Marine Corps. He also served as a police officer and now handles logistics at Mayo Clinic. “It taught us a lot about direction, a lot about moral structure,” he said of his Catholic education. His brother and sister later graduated from Bourgade too. “We learned how to apply ourselves.” It was largely the Marist priests and brothers who opened Bourgade who hammered home the importance of responsibility, even if the lesson came via Saturday detention. “It was well worth whatever my parents sacrificed to put us through here,” Bruchhauser said. Bruchhauser was part of the championship basketball team (1964-1965) and played football

for two years. He also had the starring role in “The Mikado,” a play about Japanese royalty. “It’s a small enough school you can get involved in everything. It gave you an opportunity to be a broad person,” said Campbell, who helped plan the event. He and many of his eight siblings graduated from Bourgade. Nikki Coster, who graduated in 2011, praised her Bourgade experience this summer on the school’s Facebook page. She wrote that she took a year off from academic pursuits and “came back cold for placement exams” and aced them as though she were in school all along. “You all did your job and you did it with true finesse. I am proud to say that I am a BCHS alumnus. Thank you. For everything,” she wrote. Coster is now double majoring in neurology and interpretation. Their letter sweaters, hairstyles — a video montage played at the reunion — and interests may differ, but Bourgade’s 3,500 graduates should possess certain qualities, Fr. Matt Henry, the school’s chaplain said in his homily. He talked a bit about Bourgade and Vatican II both marking 50 years of evangelization and the importance of sharing the faith. “What direction is the influence going in my life? Am I influencing the world for Christ or is the world influencing me?” he asked. “We exist to be the hands and feet of Christ.” ✴

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Principal marks half century of service to high school life By Ambria Hammel The Catholic Sun

Xavier College Preparatory’s Sr. Joan Fitzgerald, BVM, was assigned to the Phoenix all-girls school in 1962. She never left. As a tribute to her 50 years of service — 38 as principal — Xavier named her a “woman of courage,” set up a scholarship program in Sr. Joan’s name for the school’s new international program, obtained an apostolic blessing from the pope and is selling a limited edition Sr. Joan angel ornament. Students, alumni, faculty and family personally celebrated the Spanish-teacher-turnedprincipal’s leadership Nov. 1 in separate student-community tributes. Both let out a few convent secrets, such as the sisters’ adventures in cooking what used to be their annual Christmas goodies. More than anything, though, the photo tributes, period skits and testimonies served as a way to formally — and humorously — recognize Xavier’s top Gator. “Yes, one girl did ride her horse to school and tied it up by the tennis courts,” Sr. Joan said of her first years at Xavier. Now students use cars, the light rail and city buses, although there was a time when complaints about student behavior threatened the

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Sr. Joan Fitzgerald, BVM, poses for a picture with her great-grandnephew Nov. 1. Separate student-community celebrations honored her 50 years at Xavier.

role of public transportation in Xavier’s future. That is, until Sr. Joan “released her sleuthing talents,” said Noreen Reed, dean at Xavier. The sisters boarded the bus with the troublemakers, armed only with a newspaper for disguise. One sister put down her newspaper, walked up and down the aisle to look each girl

in the eye. She said nothing. “Then Sr. Joan put down her newspaper and gave them the sweetest, warmest smile,” Reed told the student body gathered in the performing arts center. There has never been another complaint about student behavior on city transit. “Thank you for all you do in

public view and behind the scenes,” Reed said. The latter is where Sr. Joan prefers to be. Kristen DeCabooter Foster, who graduated in 1990, called her “the ultimate servant leader.” “Quietly, she is this community,” DeCabooter said, calling her former principal “the greatest gift God has given Xavier.” Sr. Joan will quickly credit others such as alumni staff — there are 30 — and the faculty for Xavier’s success. A principal’s role, she said, is to make the teachers happy. She credited the pivotal parent role, too. John Graham, a Xavier and Brophy parent who was labeled as Sr. Joan’s “loyal friend” for 41 years, played a large role in helping Xavier’s campus grow. He described Sr. Joan during the evening jubilee celebration as kind, compassionate, tough, loving and smart, with “an amazing sense of business skills.” Who else could recruit such “incredible talent” to Xavier, expand a top-notch athletics program and debut now highly successful fundraising events, alumni said. Sr. Joan recalled an artist in her homeroom who created lifesize cutouts of The Beatles, minus the faces. Students paid a quarter each to pose in the cutouts and get

a Polaroid picture. “With that money, they bought all of those palm trees that line the road into Xavier,” Sr. Joan said. Enrollment stood at 431 when Sr. Joan first came to Xavier. Now it is triple that figure. Then, tuition was $14 per month. Her salary was $70 a month compared to lay staff who earned about $300. Xavier’s campus consisted of one building — renamed Fitzgerald Hall in 2001 — and everyone took the same rigor of courses. Now, students challenge themselves with regular, honors, advanced placement and dual enrollment courses. Xavier was ranked the top Arizona high school for Advanced Placement success four years ago. The school offers more than 20 of the 30 available AP courses. “It has a leadership group that strives not only to stay ahead of the curve, but set the bar,” said Kathleen Harris, who graduated in 1981. She said Sr. Joan measures her own success by the success of the girls who leave Xavier with a strong moral character. A newly framed quote from Sr. Joan that will join the “Women of Courage” wall alongside people like Mother Teresa and Maya Angelou reads: “May our young women come to Xavier to learn and leave Xavier to serve.” ✴

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ate scholarship assistance raised during last year’s Night of Hope. Ninety percent of funds from this year’s event will do the same thing. Holy Cross Father Paul Ybarra, parochial vicar and religion teacher at St. John Vianney in Goodyear, delivered the keynote address. He first came to the school as a teacher through the Alliance for Catholic Education before entering the seminary. It was in the voices of the youth and their silent witness during the liturgy that he found the divine Truth, Fr. Ybarra said. On All Saints Day, he learned one of the school’s founding teachers is battling cancer. Her nurse was a graduate of a local Catholic elementary and high school. “That is what we are about as a Catholic school,” Fr. Ybarra said. “We prepare leaders — people who are Christ-like to others in a very powerful way.” It instills in them the humility necessary to bring about salvation in others, he said. “More importantly, Catholic education does well by our children. It continues Christ’s ministry, nurturing their eternal salvation — the Church beyond us, the Church they will inherit,” Fr. Ybarra said. Brett Jackson, a junior at Bourgade Catholic High School, said the 42 schools serving the diocese are alive with faith, hope and love. “We are all anxious to live our faith out loud,” Jackson said. It’s such commitment to outward expressions of the faith that prompted Night of Hope organizers to recognize Gary Brown, executive director of Catholic Cemeteries and Mortuaries, by presenting him with the Guardian of Hope Award. It was Brown who suggested that Catholic Cemeteries and Mortuaries get involved in local Catholic education. Catholic Cemeteries has spon-

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Sr. Mary Norbert Long, SC, former principal of St. Mary-Basha Catholic School in Chandler, was honored at this year’s Night of Hope Nov. 3.

sored the annual Catholic Schools Week rally and Night of Hope since the annual events began. “Our mission requires us to proclaim, teach and defend the teachings of our faith,” Brown said. Sr. Mary Norbert Long’s 28 years as principal of St. Mary-Basha School in Chandler earned her the Guardian of Hope Award reserved for educators. The Sister of Charity also served on a host of diocesan committees before returning to work at her religious order’s motherhouse last summer. She said going where the Lord calls her has been her driving force for the last 55 years. Sr. Mary Norbert helped St. Mary-Basha develop enrollment and expand buildings. “Most especially, I will cherish the many memories I have and the tremendous support for Catholic schools. Please keep that support growing. Our future is in the children,” she said. MaryBeth Mueller, superintendent of schools, couldn’t agree more. “The need for Christ-centered

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Human Freedom

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Where now? The following editorial appears in the Nov. 18 issue of Our Sunday Visitor, a national Catholic newsweekly based in Huntington, Ind. It was written by the editorial board.

hat conclusions are we to draw from the 2012 election? President Barack Obama survived a fierce challenge. After billions of dollars were spent, the status quo broadly prevailed: The president remains the president. The U.S. Senate remains Democratic. The U.S. House of Representatives remains Republican. The popular vote was, as predicted, narrowly but deeply divided, giving no great comfort to either party, and certainly not making consensus an easy road. For Catholics, exit polling suggests that Catholics voted, again, for President Obama, this time despite a strong campaign by many Church leaders to prioritize such issues as same-sex marriage, abortion and the Health and Human Services mandate forcing Catholic organizations to provide abortion-inducing drugs and contraception. Efforts to analyze the Catholic vote and the impact of the bishops’ leadership must take into account the division among self-identified Catholics that pollsters rarely highlight. The impact of the (primarily Catholic) Hispanic vote has implications for the Church as well. As for the In terms of the culture wars, Church, it must our national divisions still seem to be profound, with ballot ininot abandon its tiatives for gay marriage, physipowerful witness on cian-assisted suicide, restrictions on abortion and the death penbehalf of the human alty all on the ballot, several of dignity of all — the them winning popular support unborn, the poor, the in various states. So where do we go from here? dying, the prisoner, On a national level, the president the undocumented. will be pulled between two poles. His fiercest supporters will want him to play to his base with his message of economic populism and liberalism on social issues. Congress will be as divided as ever, with both sides likely to claim a mandate from their supporters. But another two to four years of legislative gridlock will have grave economic implications, starting with the “fiscal cliff.” The sequestration that threatens to tip the country back into recession if no compromise can be reached will have the greatest negative impact on the poor, on families and on children. Our hope is that the president will use his victory as an opportunity to reset the national discussion. Issues like the HHS mandate have provoked a needless battle with the Catholic Church and many other religious organizations. President Obama can signal a desire to unify rather than divide by revoking the mandate, which in turn will allow him to focus on building support for truly important national priorities. Many millions of people in this country are dependent on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, for example, and these pillars of the social safety net must be strengthened so that the most vulnerable will not be abandoned. If this social safety net is to be strengthened, then the priorities of jobs and the deficit must be addressed. Half measures and smoke and mirrors will not suffice. These will only increase the social anger and resentment that is already dividing Americans. As for the Church, it must not abandon its powerful witness on behalf of the human dignity of all — the unborn, the poor, the dying, the prisoner, the undocumented. It must find ways to communicate the basis for this witness effectively to its own people and to society. It must also call Catholics together to pray for their president and their country, to get involved with their parish, and to remember that our hope is ultimately in the Lord, now and forever. ✴

Final part of four: Maturity in charity

t. Basil, writing at the beginning of his Rule for monastic life, said that it is not necessary to teach the love of God because God has already written it within our very nature, just as affection for our parents is written there. We spontaneously have affection for them. Like the other Fathers of the Church, Basil believed that God creates human beings with natural attractions toward goodness and truth, toward happiness and life in community, and above all, with attraction toward charity. This is sometimes called “freedom of attraction.” Education for freedom, then, assists us in drawing from within our own hearts, these natural inclinations toward love of God and neighbor so that we can become ever more guided by love. It also aids us in overcoming the inclinations toward evil with which original sin has weighed us down, and in surrendering more completely to the action of the Holy Spirit, who aids us in coming to full maturity in Christ (Cf. Eph 4:13). In this fourth part of our series, we shall now consider the third stage of education for freedom, which is known as maturity in charity. Signs of the third stage of freedom What are signs that we have progressed to the third level of education for freedom? First, our faith matures to the point that we are able to resist the major threats to freedom, such as those described in paragraph #1740 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. We have, at this stage, become aware that self-sufficiency and the use of earthly goods to satisfy one’s own interest are false representations of freedom. We now know that blindness to the needs of others and engaging in acts of injustice will injure our moral life, thus injuring our freedom. In other words, each time we act immorally we bind ourselves to vice which makes us less free to do the good. On the other hand, when we act virtuously it helps us to become more free because it is only the virtuous person who has the ability to perform the good when he desires it and who has the strength to avoid the evil he does not desire. As the Catechism teaches (#1740) “By deviating from the moral law man violates his own freedom, becomes imprisoned within himself, disrupts neighborly fellowship, and rebels against divine truth.” Maturity in human freedom is also shown by a confident assurance in faith that God has called us to a vocation and given us a mission in His Kingdom. We are now convinced, beyond serious doubt, that God has a plan for our life such as the one He revealed through the Prophet Jeremiah (29:11), “I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe! plans to give you a future full of hope.” We see this high level of human freedom beautifully lived out in great saints such a Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Blessed John Paul II. Their devotion to a cause much greater than themselves was evident to all, even to non-believers. Blessed Mother Teresa spoke of it in this way: she wanted to “do something beautiful for God.” Blessed John Paul said that his whole desire was to fulfill the words of St. Paul found in 1 Corinthians 4:1: “This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.” Master of self yet servant of others It seems paradoxical yet it is true that as growth in freedom leads to self-mastery it also leads to genuine

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concern for others. Self-mastery, which is acquired through grace, perseverance, obedience and other virtues, frees us to direct our talents, thoughts and desires to the fulfillment of God’s plan, without undue concern about any difficulties that it may entail. Because we now know that only in God can we be freed from slavery to sin and selfish inclinations, we are now more determined to fulfill His plan for our lives. We find freedom by heeding the words of the Virgin Mary (Jn 2:5), “Do whatever He tells you.” Whatever Christ tells us will always benefit both ourselves and others, both the common good and the dignity and well-being of each person. The freer we become, the more we wish to live the mystery that Jesus described at the Last Supper, when He said (Jn 15:5), “I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.” To be truly free means that Jesus’ words about the vine and the branches have become a reality in our life. Our freedom is a limited one, yet we seek a freedom without limit. The only One who actually is freedom without limit is God. Thus, the only way for us to achieve the freedom that we all desire is by placing our limited freedom within God’s infinite freedom. In short, when we remain in Christ we are truly set free. Self-mastery, interiority and charity Once we are able to live a centered life, one centered on God and His plan, and also centered on loving others for God’s sake, we are able to live a fruitful life, a life full of purpose and meaning. At the same time, our personality flourishes; we become more truly ourselves, as we give ourselves more fully in service to those God has given us to serve. True freedom manifests itself, in other words, in self-mastery, interiority and charity. Self-mastery has within it no element of indifference to the needs of others. In fact, it is more attuned to others because it is free of selfish preoccupation. The only indifference it has is to unjust criticism and opposition to God’s plan for one’s life; this is a healthy indifference that allows one to be and to do whatever love of God requires, no matter the cost. Interiority comes from prayer and time spent in faith-filled communion with God. In the invisible center of our being, in our heart surrendered in love of God, we find a spiritual core where we stand before God as His beloved son or daughter, when we know in faith that we are loved, and know as well that His love can and must be shared with others. Interiority helps us to believe God’s words (Isaiah 49:15f), “I will never forget you. See, upon the palms of my hands I have written your name.” It also helps us to hear His command to go and love others in His Name. Self-mastery and interiority, which progress in freedom brings about, have one primary goal: charity. There can be no higher goal in life than this. As St. John writes (I John 4:16), “God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him.” ✴

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letters/comments ‘Defender of the faith’ I disagree with the notion that George Weigel’s columns, “The Catholic Difference,” are too partisan. I have found him to be a true defender of the faith on all maters of faith and morals. As far as issues like collective bargaining, minimum wages, and welfare mentioned by a recent letter writer, I was not aware that the Catholic Church had teachings on these issues and that the Republicans were in direct conflict with the Church in these matters. What I do know is that the Democratic party has taken a stance on life issues, gay marriage, stem cell research, and religious freedom that trump everything — and a Catholic should examine their conscience before supporting any candidate that goes against the Church on these topics. Dennis DeVriese Scottsdale

Turn to God Voting for pro-abortion candidates, especially ones who see abortion as a means to achieve the common good, is a sin. One cannot “in good conscience” support or collaborate in the promotion of the destruction of human life. The current administration leaves no room for freedom of conscience. They tolerate abortion and force employers (and those against their moral and religious beliefs) to provide insurance coverage for abortions, contraceptives, etc. Why is our nation on the road to destruction? Because we have taken God out of everything and have murdered 50 million babies since Roe v. Wade. If we want our country to prosper as it once did, we must bring back God and obey His laws that we have ignored. We must not judge others, but we have an obligation to seek truth so as to have an informed conscience. If you are Catholic, you have a moral obligation to vote pro-life people into office. An informed conscience knows that abortion is murder and it is a sin. Patricia Weber Casa Grande

Day of rest Our prayers are with you and the continued success of your family business that has been so faithfully serving our community and diocese for years (“Keeping the Sabbath: Serrano’s now closed Sundays,” The Catholic Sun, Oct. 18). God bless you all! C. Heikkala Via catholicsun.org

One faith life The pastors of the Church are not here to give political persuasion. They are here simply to help all of us in our journey to stay Christ-centered. We cannot live one life within the Church and another life in the world. They must be joined. God speaks to us not only through prayer, but through the voice of the Church and its pastors. Ron Klemme Via catholicsun.org

‘Gift of Medjugorje’ My wife and I made a pilgrimage to Medjugorje in 2006 after my wife had received all of her sacraments in coming back to the faith. We were fortunate to have my mother offer to take us as she had been to Medjugorje once before. The fruits of our pilgrimage are still coming in, thus far we attribute the conception and birth of our three sons to be a miracle, as we were told we could never have children. It was also on this pilgrimage that I felt God’s call to service and thankfully have been in discernment and formation for the permanent diaconate for three years now. God willing I will be ordained in the fall of 2014. We experienced many things during our pilgrimage that have forever changed our lives. We are grateful for the gift of Medjugorje, for the gift of Our Lady and for her intercession. Andrew G. Via catholicsun.org

Tax Credit Guide a timely ‘how-to’ for painless year-end giving

don’t know about you, but I love the word “rebate.” Remember “Cash for Clunkers”? Yes, it’s always better when you get your money back. Here in Arizona, we have a couple communityserving tax credit programs that effectively work the same way: the Private Education Tax Credit that supports our Catholic schools, and the Charitable Tax Credit, which helps our Catholic charitable-service organizations. Don’t be afraid of the term “tax credit.” In fact, instead of getting lost in technical tax jargon, just think of these two tax credit programs as “personal rebates” for you to apply toward a cause of your choosing. Do you value Catholic schools over, say, a myriad of nebulous government programs with untold costs? How about taking a “rebate” of up to $2,006 for Catholic Education Arizona, and direct your tax dollars to be invested to help low-income students, right in your own ZIP code? Would you prefer your state taxes go to serving needy individuals in our community? Why not take a “rebate” of up to $400 for our diocesan Catholic charitable organizations such as St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic Charities, and Foundation for Senior Living? Or better still, why not do both! Really, these options sound so much better than paying taxes, don’t they? Of course, the benefit of taking these “rebates” is only realized when taxpayers know how to take advantage of tax credits. So to help Catholics learn how to direct their “rebates” to deserving education and charitable organizations in our diocese, Catholic Education Arizona has created a “must-have” product for your end-ofyear tax-related planning: “The 1-2-3 Guide to Arizona Tax Credits,” and it’s available as a free PDF download at www.TakeTheCredit.org. The new tax credit guide makes the complex simple (think of the “rebate” example above) and shows how Catholics can — and should — take advantage of Arizona’s unique tax credit laws that allow you to choose Catholic education and charitable giving in lieu of paying state taxes. The “1-2-3 Guide to Arizona Tax Credits” provides

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answers to commonly asked questions: ▶ “How does giving through a tax credit cost me ZERO dollars out of pocket?” ▶ “What if I get a refund? Can I still participate in these tax credit programs?” (Yes, surprisingly you can — and the clear explanation is in the guide) ▶ “What’s the difference between a tax credit and a tax deduction?” (there’s a HUGE difference, so if you pay taxes, you’ll definitely want to read the answer in the Guide.) We’re all very busy trying to be good, faithful Catholics and followers of Jesus: Who really has time for all this tax stuff? It’s easier to just accept the whole “give to Caesar what is Caesar’s” bit and move on. Taxes are just an unavoidable reality of life here on earth, right? Well, it’s true that most people would rather get a root canal — or plan their own funeral — than discuss or even think about taxes. But in Arizona, unlike death, taxes are actually NOT an unavoidable reality. To help you navigate this likely unfamiliar terrain (the world of “What? I don’t have to pay taxes?”), you just need something simple, straightforward, and “plug-and-play.” You just need the “The 1-2-3 Guide to Arizona Tax Credits.” With Dec. 31 fast approaching, you owe it to yourself and the charities you could support to get online and download your free PDF copy today. Who knows? By taking just a few minutes to look over the guide, and get answers to the most commonly asked questions, you could be opening up a whole new chapter in your autobiography on charitable giving. So don’t delay. Visit www.TakeTheCredit.org today and discover how taking advantage of these tax credits is a smart year-end giving strategy that will make your hard-earned dollars go further — and make quite a positive impact on deserving families in your community. Talk about being a good, faithful Catholic. Something tells me Jesus wouldn’t object to “giving to God what is God’s”…and what is Caesar’s, too. ✴ Paul S. Mulligan, M.T.S., is the President and CEO of Catholic Education Arizona, and an alumnus of Diocese of Phoenix Catholic schools.

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Not too late to turn back to God through prayer, conversion

mother who loves her children warns them when they are in danger. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus, has been warning her children for years. Some have listened. Others have not. In November of 1981, she began appearing to three students in Rwanda. At the site of the only Vatican-approved apparitions on the African continent, Our Lady of Kibeho told the visionaries that if people did not turn from sin and hatred, there would be “a river of blood.” In 1994, the prophecy came true. Nearly a million Rwandans were killed in a genocide that raged for three months, with members of the Hutu tribe engaged in a frenzied effort to obliterate the Tutsis. Immaculée Ilibagiza, who survived the massacre, spoke about her ordeal — and the faith that saw her through it — at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish last month. A dear friend of mine, Fr. James Kelleher, SOLT, read Ilibagiza’s book a few years ago and was deeply moved by it. Fr. Kelleher, who travels the United States promoting the rosary, was asked to lead an event at Our Lady of Kibeho Church in Rwanda in 2007. Billed as a five-day pilgrimage for healing and reconciliation, some 1,500 Hutus and Tutsis began their journey at the site where Our Lady of Kibeho appeared. They walked 15 miles each day, praying the rosary, until they arrived at a large stadium where the bishop — a Tutsi whose life was threatened in the 1994 killing spree — celebrated Mass. Back in the early 1980s, Our Lady of Kibeho stressed that her messages to pray and repent were not just for

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took up a habit recently. At the end of the day when I put my hands together to pray, I not only give thanks for all the blessings God sent my way, but I also take a moment to reflect on all the bad things that did not occur. It’s making me much more optimistic and hopeful about life, love and the beautiful world that God affords us. I travel a great bit for my work, and a recent excursion brought me to Los Angeles. I spent five years in that place fighting two-hour plus commutes each day, ridiculously long lines and incomprehensible congestion everywhere I went. Plus there was the fear that at any minute an earthquake or a riot could erupt. The combination of all that would send most people into a state of anxiety and depression. Mired in the mayhem and confusion of downtown Los Angeles, while looking for a specific street address, I apparently flew right through a red light. (I say apparently

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Rwandans — they were for the entire world. In other words, just as Our Lady of Fatima emphasized in 1917, prayer and conversion of heart can help avert disaster. Ignoring the call to conversion proved disastrous then, too, and the horrors of World War II resulted. ‘Rivers of blood’ Although Fr. Kelleher was in Fatima during the Nov. 6 election, I spoke to him a week prior to his departure and asked how he thought Americans might be awakened to the fact that we need to return to God. According to a report published by the Pew Research Center last month, about 20 percent of American adults have no religious affiliation. For adults under 30, it climbs to almost a third. “I would suggest that if people have been thinking about praying the daily family rosary but they keep putting it off, they should start. Their praying the daily family rosary could stop rivers of blood,” Fr. Kelleher said. “The United States is not immune — it’s so vulnerable right

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because I still have no recollection of having done this and haven’t given up on the possibility that the light mysteriously manifested itself after I already passed through it.) Suddenly I was careening through a busy intersection with dozens of cars rushing toward me from both sides. As the cacophony of blaring horns, screeching tires and the muted sounds of drivers screaming from inside their insulated cocoons filled my ears, terror filled my heart. But somehow as if I was performing a well-practiced routine, I applied just the right pressure to my brakes not to lose control of the vehicle, while also masterfully steering my way through the obstacle course of vehicles encroaching in their perpendicular attack as if I had done it a thousand times before. I knew I was doing all that was in my power to avoid catastrophe. But still, ultimately I was forced to simply watch as my car prepared to hit the car now directly ahead of me.

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now. We have set ourselves up for heavy chastisements.” It’s not a message we like to hear. We prefer instead the niceties of a sentimental religion, the dangerous deception that there couldn’t really be a hell, there couldn’t really be a coming chastisement for sin. After all, a “nice” God wouldn’t allow it. The effect of his trip to Rwanda, Fr. Kelleher said, was sobering. “I said to myself, “How bad could these Rwandans have been? How can we escape?” America, with its 50 million abortions, rampant sexual sin and an entertainment industry that spreads its corrupting influence throughout the world, has a lot of repenting to do. Yes, we give a lot of money to help the poor. Yes, we are the freest, most prosperous nation in the history of the world. We are also the most decadent ever. “To whom much has been entrusted, much will be expected.” Fr. Kelleher says that as he travels the country, he is encouraged that he sees more and more people praying the rosary. “One of Our Lady’s promises is that those who pray the rosary every day receive the grace of special protection. When people don’t pray the rosary,” Fr. Kelleher said, “they are many times more vulnerable.” To read more about Our Lady of Kibeho and the Seven Sorrows rosary that she asked people to pray, visit Immaculee.com. Perhaps if all of us recommit ourselves to prayer we can help bring peace to our world. ✴ Joyce Coronel is a regular contributor to The Catholic Sun. Please send comments to letters@catholicsun.org. As I watched in seeming slow motion, my eyes stared in laser like focus at the car I was about to hit, I could see the driver, a young professional man in his 30s, lose his carefully constructed composure as he stared in shock at what was about to happen. My rate of deceleration was increasing as the brakes slowly began to win their battle over my awesome momentum. But was there enough time? As feet became inches, I watched my potential victim go from surprise to horror. I instinctively prayed for guidance and protection. And suddenly a sense of calm, composure and confidence that dare I say came straight from my faith filled my heart. So close I could no longer even see the door panel of the car I was about to hit, I saw the driver’s face suddenly change from fear to hope. Just then my car came to a standstill, a paper-thin space standing between us. A big smile enveloped the man’s face, as he raised his hand and gave me a jubilant thumbs up. I gave thanks to God, took a deep breath, and then followed the blinking lights of the officer who was pulling me over for running the red light to the side of the road. I am not incredibly happy about the fine I had to pay for the ticket. But every day I remind myself of three things: Pray for God’s guidance, hope for the best, and when the worst doesn’t happen, give thanks. ✴ Chris Benguhe is a columnist for The Catholic Sun.

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A steady stream of volunteers and donations of goods arriving from around the country for victims of Hurricane Sandy in Gerritsen Beach are meeting the short-term needs of many residents, but there is still a long road of recovery ahead. “What we’re doing here is not even a fraction of the help this community is going to need,” said volunteer John Murphy, who was helping out at Resurrection Church, where residents in need could find assistance in the former parish school. Designated as a Zone B evacuation area with only a moderate risk of flooding, residents of Gerritsen Beach, a tightknit, Irish-Catholic enclave on a peninsula in southern Brooklyn, thought they’d be spared the worst of the storm. “The devastation in the beach was horrendous; six-foot waves chased people up their blocks,” said Fr. Dennis Farrell, pastor of Resurrection Church, the neighborhood’s only Catholic church. Resurrection had downed trees and a power outage in the church that was resolved for Sunday Masses. But further into the neighborhood, as much as several feet of water flooded homes, ruining basements and first floors, and destroying cars. The evening after Hurricane Sandy made landfall Fr. Farrell opened the former parish school as an evacuation center, and members of the Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire Department — known as the Vollies — rescued people from their homes in kayaks and small boats. They brought locals to the

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evacuation center and provided ongoing assistance. “The volunteers have been fantastic,” Fr. Farrell told The Tablet, Brooklyn’s diocesan newspaper. After five days, the evacuation center closed the night of Nov. 4 because the city had not approved it as an official shelter. While many residents had friends and family with whom they could stay, some went to the nearest city shelter. When Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio paid a visit the morning of Nov. 4, the church’s center was bustling.

Sister Elizabeth Graham, a Sister of St. Joseph, who lives near the church, manned the door, trying to keep track of volunteers, donations and how many people had received assistance. She estimated that “at least 3,000 to 4,000” residents, from young babies to those in their 90s, had received assistance, ranging from spending the night to stopping over for a hot meal and supplies. Food and water were being distributed in the auditorium, where blankets and cots were set up for anyone who needed them.

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“We’ve had a steady stream of people coming for help,” Murphy said. “If we can give them a cup of coffee, a hot meal and put some clothes on their backs, it’s the least we can do.” Many people, Fr. Farrell said, were in need of “counseling and hugs,” which he and Fr. Edwin Okey Nwabugwu, parochial vicar, provided. Fr. Farrell noted that two parishioners lost their lives as a result of the storm — one was trapped in his basement and the other suffered a fatal heart attack. Massive donations of clothes, toiletries, cleaning supplies and stuffed animals narrowed hallways and filled classrooms to their ceilings. Larger items, like baby car

seats and strollers occupied a corner of the parking lot. “The community has come together,” Murphy told The Tablet. “Facebook has been a real help.” Anything residents needed — from coffee to kerosene — was posted on the Vollies’ Facebook page, and the response was overwhelming. Donations arrived from as far as Kentucky, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania and as close as neighboring parishes and businesses. Local restaurants and caterers donated hot food every few hours. ✴ Contributing to this story were staff members of The Tablet, newspaper of the Brooklyn Diocese.

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Catholic psychologist’s book better with science than Scripture Reviewed by Robert Curtis The Catholic Sun

ou might pick up Richard C. Brown’s latest book “Help Your Child Make Friends and Be a Friend: Nurturing Lifetime Relationships” and begin with the introduction. It talks about fallingin-love, marriage, and brain chemistry. You might think, “Here we go again, another psychologist forgets

about God.” Brown writes: “These findings (brain chemistry) fit well with my experience of seeing engaged couples ignore personality-skill differences that show up in testing and in their daily interactions. Blindly hoping for the best, they march forward under the sole influence of being in love.” Of course, in 1 Corinthians 13:47, we read: “Love is patient, love is

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kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” As we grow and mature allowing our childish ways to pass, we read in 1 Corinthians 13:13: “So faith, hope, [and] love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” So much for brain chemistry. The plain fact, for Catholics however, is that whenever we reduce love or human relationships to statistics, as in research and analysis, we can be distracted from the Gospel message, and find ourselves looking for answers everywhere but from God. A second plain fact is that science and the scientific method are ways of revealing God and His creation, thus we cannot simply discount a book on psychology but must temper it with the lessons of

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Scripture. A third plain fact is that brain chemistry does affect us and those around us. This is natural within the realm of creation. A good thing about Brown’s book is that he roots his techniques of making friends and being a friend in four behaviors modeled by Jesus; they are: “servanthood, use of the intellect (always good for Catholics), speaking out, and forgiveness.” The title of the book is some-

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Local eighth-grader Peter Troiano has always wanted to be an author. Now, at 12 years old, he’s had his first book published. “A Servant’s Heart: Rosary Meditations for Altar Servers” is the fruit of his summer vacation. Peter began serving at the altar three and a half years ago, after he received his First Communion and was confirmed. He asked his mom, Cindy, who’s on staff at the family’s parish, St. Maria Goretti, if she would home school him so that he could continue serving the daily morning Mass. “How could I say no to that?” was Cindy’s reaction. Peter is at the altar for the 8 a.m. Mass Monday through Friday and said he received his inspiration for the book during the Holy Hour he and his mom pray each Thursday at St. Maria Goretti. “Whenever I was stuck or didn’t know what to write, I would look at the Eucharist and the Eucharist would inspire me to write more and give me ideas,” Peter said. “I looked to the Eucharist for all my inspiration.” Although Peter has long dreamed of becoming an author, he’s had other dreams that call him to more service for the Church.

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“I’ve known since I was about 3 or 4,” Peter said. “I went up to my mom and I said, ‘I want to be a priest.’ At the time, I didn’t even really know what a priest was, but God was calling me at that time. And I’ve wanted to be a priest ever since.” “He hasn’t varied from that one iota,” Cindy said. “As parents, we

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wanted to do the most we could to nurture that vocation.” So how is it that a 12-year-old boy who loves to read and play the piano could write a book about the rosary? “Almost every day in the morning, I’ll try to get up and say the rosary with my dad or read the

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Elección 2012

El papa envía telegrama a Obama con oraciones para que ﬂorezca libertad Por Carol Glatz Catholic News Service

Patricia Newell ora un rosario entre Misas celebradas todo el día en la Parroquia de San Jorge en San Luís, Mo., el 6 de noviembre. La iglesia organizó Misas de la 6 a.m. hasta las 6 p.m. el en Día de Elección. Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review/CNS

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CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — El Papa Benedicto XVI felicitó al presidente estadounidense Barack Obama por su reelección, diciendo que oraba para que los ideales de libertad y justicia que guiaron a los fundadores de Estados Unidos puedan continuar floreciendo. El Vaticano no hizo público el texto completo del telegrama a Obama, que fue enviado el 7 de noviembre vía el Arzobispo

Obispo Thomas J. Olmsted Jesus Caritas catholicsun.org/bishopolmsted.html

an Basilio, escribiendo al comienzo de su Regla sobre la vida monástica, dijo que no es necesario enseñar el amor de Dios porque Dios ya lo ha grabado dentro de nuestra propia naturaleza, igual como también grabó allí el cariño que tenemos para nuestros padres. Espontáneamente sentimos cariño por ellos. Al igual que los otros Padres de la Iglesia, Basilio cree que Dios crea seres humanos con atracciones naturales hacia la bondad y la verdad, hacia la felicidad y la vida en comunidad y sobre todo, los crea atraídos a la caridad. A veces se le llama “libertad de atracción.” La educación para la libertad entonces, nos ayuda a elaborar desde el interior de nuestros propios corazones, estas inclinaciones naturales hacia el amor de Dios y para nuestro prójimo, para que podamos ser mejor guiados por el amor. También nos ayuda en momentos de necesitar superar las inclinaciones hacia el mal creadas por el pecado original, y a entregarnos más plenamente a la acción del Espíritu Santo, lo cual nos ayuda a alcanzar la plena madurez en Cristo (Cf. Efesios 4:13). En esta cuarta parte de nuestra serie, consideraremos ahora la tercera fase de la educación para la libertad, conocida como la madurez en la caridad.

se encadena a sí mismo, rompe la fraternidad con sus semejantes y se rebela contra la verdad divina.” La madurez de la libertad humana se demuestra también por medio de una seguridad en la fe que Dios nos ha llamado a una vocación y nos ha dado una misión en Su Reino. Ahora estamos convencidos, venciendo la duda, que Dios tiene un plan para nuestra vida como la que El reveló a través del Profeta Jeremías (29:11) “Porque yo sé muy bien lo que haré por ustedes; les quiero dar paz y no desgracia y un porvenir lleno de esperanza.” Podemos ver este alto nivel de la libertad humana hermosamente vivido en grandes santos, la Beata Madre Teresa de Calcuta y el Beato Juan Pablo II. Su devoción a una causa mucho más grande que ellos mismos fue evidente para todos, incluso para los no creyentes. La Bendita Madre Teresa habla de esa forma: quería “hacer algo bello para Dios.” El Bendito Juan Pablo dijo que todo su deseo era cumplir las palabras de San Pablo en 1 Corintios 4:1: “Que todos nos consideren como servidores de Cristo y encargados suyos para administrar las obras misteriosas de Dios.”

Signos de la tercera fase de la libertad

Maestro de uno mismo pero siervo de otros

¿Cuáles son las señales de que hemos avanzado al tercer nivel de la educación para la libertad? En primer lugar, nuestra fe madura hasta tal punto que somos capaces de resistir las principales amenazas de la libertad, tales como las descritas en el párrafo #1740 del Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica. En esta etapa, estamos conscientes de que la autosuficiencia y el uso de los bienes terrenales para satisfacer el propio interés son representaciones falsas de la libertad. Ahora sabemos que estar ciegos a las necesidades de otros y tomar parte en actos de injusticia perjudicará nuestra vida moral, así perjudicando nuestra libertad. En otras palabras, cada vez que actuamos inmoralmente nos ligamos al vicio que nos hace menos libres de hacer el bien. Por el contrario, el actuar virtuosamente nos ayuda a ser más libres, porque sólo la persona virtuosa tiene la capacidad para realizar el bien cuando él o ella lo desea y tiene la fuerza para evitar el mal que él o ella no quiere. Como enseña el Catecismo (#1740) “Al apartarse de la ley moral, el hombre atenta contra su propia libertad,

Parece paradójico pero es cierto que el crecimiento de la libertad lleva al dominio de sí mismo lo que conduce también a una verdadera preocupación por los demás. El dominio de sí mismo, que es adquirido por gracia, perseverancia, obediencia y otras virtudes, nos libera para poder dirigir nuestros talentos, pensamientos y deseos para realizar el plan de Dios, sin la preocupación excesiva por cualquier dificultad que esto pueda implicar. Como ahora sabemos que sólo en Dios podemos ser liberados de la esclavitud del pecado y de las inclinaciones egoístas, estamos más decididos a realizar Su plan para nuestras vidas. Encontramos la libertad prestando atención a las palabras de la Virgen María (Juan 2:5), “Hagan todo lo que El les mande.” Lo que Cristo nos dice siempre nos beneficiará tanto a nosotros mismos como a otros, tanto el bien común y la dignidad y el bienestar de cada persona. Mientras más libre seamos, más deseamos vivir el misterio que Jesús expuso en la Última Cena, cuando dijo (Juan 15:5) “Yo

Carlo Maria Vigano, nuncio apostólico ante Estados Unidos. “En el mensaje el Santo Padre envió sus mejores deseos al presidente para su nuevo término y le aseguró sus oraciones para que Dios pueda ayudarle en su grandísima responsabilidad ante el país y ante la comunidad internacional,” dijo el Vaticano en una declaración. El papa también le dijo a Obama que estaba orando para que “los ideales de — Ver VATICANO página 33 ▶

soy la Vid y ustedes las ramas. Si alguien permanece en mí, y yo en él, produce mucho fruto, pero sin mí, no pueden hacer nada.” Ser “realmente libre” significa que las palabras de Jesús sobre la vid y las ramas se han hecho una realidad en nuestra vida. Nuestra libertad es limitada pero aún así, buscamos una libertad sin límites. El Unico quién es realmente libertad sin límites es Dios. Así, el único camino para nosotros obtener la libertad que deseamos es colocando nuestra libertad limitada dentro de la libertad infinita de Dios. En resumen, cuando permanecemos en Cristo somos realmente liberados. Dominio de Sí Mismo, la Interioridad y la Caridad

Una vez que somos capaces de vivir una vida centrada, una centrada en Dios y en Su plan, y también centrada en amar a otros por amor de Dios, somos capaces de vivir una vida fructífera, una vida llena de propósito y significado. Al mismo tiempo nuestra personalidad florece; nos convertimos más en nosotros mismos, al entregarnos más plenamente al servicio de aquellos que Dios nos ha dado para servir. En otras palabras, la verdadera libertad es manifestada por medio del dominio de sí mismo, la interioridad, y la caridad. El dominio de sí mismo no tiene dentro de sí ningún elemento de indiferencia ante las necesidades de otros. De hecho, armoniza con otros porque está libre de preocupaciones egoístas. La única indiferencia que existe está dirigida a críticas injustas y a la oposición al plan de Dios para la vida; esto es una buena indiferencia que nos permite ser y hacer lo que el amor a Dios requiere, sin importar el costo. La interioridad proviene de la oración y del tiempo dedicado en comunión de fe plena con Dios. En el centro invisible de nuestro ser, en nuestro corazón rendido al amor de Dios, encontramos un núcleo espiritual donde estamos delante de Dios como su amado/a hijo o hija, donde sabemos por medio de la fe que somos amados y sabemos también que su amor puede y debe ser compartido con otros. La interioridad nos ayuda a creer en la palabra de Dios (Isaías 49:15f), “Yo nunca me olvidaré de ti. Mira cómo te tengo grabado en la palma de mis manos.” También nos ayuda a escuchar su mandato de ir y amar a los demás en Su Nombre. El dominio de sí mismo y la interioridad que el progresar en la libertad trae consigo, tienen un objetivo principal: la caridad. No puede haber ningún objetivo mayor en la vida que esto. Como escribe San Juan (1 Juan 4:16), “Dios es amor y el que permanece en el amor, en Dios permanece, y Dios en él.” ✴

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El Obispo Mexicano Renato Ascencio León de Ciudad Juárez, segundo de la izquierda, celebra una Misa anual en la frontera entre México y los Estados Unidos, cuyos vecinos viven en Anapra, New México, el 2 de noviembre. El Día de los Muertos se celebra simultáneamente en ambos lados de la frontera con señales de solidaridad y en memoria de las personas que han muerto en su intento de cruzar la frontera.

Misa sin fronteras entre México y los Estados Unidos, mientras que las personas intercambian señales de paz unos con otros. Más de 500 personas provenientes de las diócesis católicas de El Paso,

Texas; Las Cruces en New México; y Ciudad Juárez en México, participaron en la Misa fronteriza de celebración anual por el Día de los Muertos, el 2 de noviembre. Cada año, se celebra la Misa al mismo tiempo en ambos lados de la cerca de la frontera que separa Anapra, Nueva México, y Anapra, México, en el estado de Chihuahua. El Obispo Ricardo Ramírez de Las Cruces, y el Obispo Renato Ascencio León de Ciudad Juárez, junto con clérigos de cada lado de la frontera, celebraron la Misa en conmemoración de las almas de todos los difuntos que han muerto

con ellos el 7 de noviembre y que estarían trabajando en San Marcos, municipio Guatemalteco que sufrió los peores daños. Y dijo que esperaba que personal de CRS trabajaría con funcionarios de rescate y auxilio del gobierno guatemalteco, cuya respuesta ha sido “sólida y oportuna.” El terremoto sucedió poco después de las 10:30 a.m. habiéndose originado en la costa del Pacífico, de acuerdo con determinación geológica de los Estados Unidos. Se había informado que por lo menos 52 personas habían muerto, y docenas permanecían perdidas un día después del terremoto, que hasta ahora ha sido el peor que se había sufrido en Guatemala desde 1976. Miles de viviendas quedaron dañadas o destruidas. El Presidente Otto Pérez Molina dijo vía Twitter que había visitado ya a 150 pacientes en el hospital de San Marcos, que continuaba en funciones a pesar de haber recibido

daños también. “Estas de aquí no son las construcciones más fuertes,” dijo Bousquet, refiriéndose a las construcciones de San Marcos, que en su mayoría han sido hechas simplemente con adobe (o sea, paja mezclada con lodo, moldeada, y secada al sol). Bousquet dijo que el terremoto había causado daños, incluso, en algunas viviendas de trabajadores de CRS de la localidad, pero que ninguno había recibido daños en su persona. También las instalaciones de Caritas de San Marcos, localizadas cerca de la frontera con México, quedaron dañadas. En un telegrama enviado el 8 de noviembre al Obispo Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez de Vera Paz, presidente de la Conferencia Episcopal Guatemalteca, el Papa Benedicto XVI prometía sus oraciones por las víctimas del terremoto y le pedía a Dios que “brindara consuelo para los afectados en tan enorme desgracia.”✴

Se celebra Misa en la frontera por la intención de inmigrantes, victimas de violencia provocada por grupos criminales Por Andy Sparke Catholic News Service

ANAPRA, Nueva México — Las manos de los participantes se asoman a través de la cerca de alambre que separa la frontera

‘Consuelo para los afectados’ Personal de Catholic Relief Services trabajará junto con sus afiliados Guatemaltecos, después del terremoto del Pacífico Por David Agren Catholic News Service

Ciudad de México — Catholic Relief Services trabajará con sus afiliados Guatemaltecos y ofrecerá la asistencia que se requiera, después de un terremoto cuya magnitud fue de 7.4 y que sacudió el país, dijo el director local de la agencia. Anne Bousquet le dijo al Catholic News Service desde la ciudad de Guatemala que personal de la agencia se había comunicado

en migración y como víctimas de la violencia de las luchas de drogas. La Misa de este año se inició con testimoniales de migrantes y familiares de personas muertas en el torbellino de violencia del tráfico de drogas, que ha provocado la pérdida de miles de vidas en años recientes. Marco Raposo, director del ministerio de Paz y Justicia de la diócesis de El Paso, dijo que la Misa había sido ofrecida “para pedirle a Jesús misericordia por todos nuestros hermanos y hermanas que solamente querían estar unidos con su familia respectiva.” ✴

libertad y justicia que guiaron a los fundadores de los Estados Unidos de América puedan continuar brillando” según la nación avanza, decía la declaración. En comentarios ante reporteros, el Padre Jesuita Federico Lombardi, portavoz del Vaticano, pronunció esperanzas de que Obama también promueva “una cultura de vida y libertad religiosa.” Es la esperanza de todos que el Presidente Obama “responda a las expectativas” del pueblo estadounidense y “sirva ley y justica para el bienestar y crecimiento de toda persona respetando los valores humanos espirituales esenciales y fomentando la cultura de vida y libertad religiosa que siempre ha sido tan valorada en la tradición del pueblo estadounidense y su cultura,” dijo el sacerdote. Los obispos católicos estadounidenses han discrepado con Obama por el apoyo de él al aborto legalizado y por los planes de su administración de requerir que los planes médicos privados de la mayoría de las instituciones Católicas cubran procedimientos de esterilización quirúrgica y el control artificial de la natalidad, los cuales son prohibidos por la enseñanza moral eclesiástica. El rol del presidente de Estados Unidos es “una inmensa responsabilidad no solamente para la gran nación, sino también para todo el mundo, dado el rol de Estados Unidos en el escenario mundial,” dijo Padre Lombardi expresando esperanzas de que el presidente pueda “encontrar las mejores maneras para promover el bienestar material y espiritual de todos y promover eficazmente el desarrollo integral humano, la justicia y la paz en el mundo.” ✴

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THE LATEST The parish held a festival Oct. 26-28 that welcomed parishioners, neighbors and school families to enjoy rides, raffle prizes, food and fun. Members of the parish gathered in the chapel every Tuesday for months prior to the Nov. 6 election to pray the Rosary for the United States. Parishioners also prayed in front of a Glendale abortion clinic Oct. 28.

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WHAT’S UNIQUE? The weekly bulletin lists the names of parishioners’ loved ones who are serving in the military and asks for prayers on their behalf. The parish has a Guadalupanos group that meets regularly and encourages devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Guadalupanos have built a special altar piece for the chapel that will be blessed Dec. 11. — Joyce Coronel

QUOTABLE UPCOMING There’s a popular Bible study in Spanish on Fridays at 7 p.m. that has about 60 participants and is led by Fr. Mario Cortes. OLPH is one of two lead parishes for the annual diocesan Honor Your Mother Celebration in downtown Phoenix that takes place Dec. 8. A novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe begins Dec. 3 and continues each night at 7, culminating with a procession and two Masses Dec. 11.

“It is easy to describe my joy at being pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Glendale: we are a multi-cultural community with great traditions, and I especially love having a school.”

Founded: Feb. 11, 1947 Founding pastor: Fr. James E. McFadden Address: 5614 W. Orangewood Ave. Phone: (623) 939-9785 Pastor: Fr. Mike Straley Number of families: 3,243

— Fr. Mike Straley, pastor of OLPH-Glendale

Diocese of Phoenix CATHOLIC CEMETERIES and mortuaries (602)267-1329 In remembrance of those individuals interred in our Catholic Cemeteries for the month of October

St. Francis

Cemetery and Mausoleum 2033 N. 48th St., Phoenix Clarence J. Baudhuin Virginia W. Baudhuin Otilia Herrera Candia Daniel Mark Canez David F. Caratachea John Chopas Gilda Commisso Frances de Carlo Frances Rose Depinto William Dan Dickey Frances Fernicola Miguel Guzman Gaytan Barbara B. Gonzalez Isaiah Aruther Hernandez-Carrasco Rose Mary Kloft Mary Lou Kraus Betty Jean Lapuson Rose T. Lemons Mary Jane Leon Giovanna Lobue Alan J. Mahaffey Margaret M. Mahaffey Erna Martin Virginia F. Mazzacua John B. McMakin Patricia Lorraine McMillen Dolores Menicacci Robert Carl Moentk Edward J. Nizich Leonard Otter Glen Calvin Parker Emilio Zarate Quinones Mary Margaret Rasmussen Mildred (Millie) Renda Bernice M. Ryan Jeri E. Ryan Elizabeth Ann Sapanaro

Beverly J. Scallon Thelma D. Schoeny Edward Patrick Shea Juanita C. Silva Gloria Catherine Simmons Richard Edward Sinay Kathleen Ann Smith Russell Eugene Snyder William T. Talbow Harold A. Thompson John Unterberg

Antonio Trujillo Ramirez Jordan Ramirez Ivan Garcia Rivas Jose Carlos Rojas Angel Gabriel Romero Helen Grace Ross Diego Martin Sanchez Imelda Sandoval Patricia A. Schiefer Oscar Armando Sotelo Ari’yanaa Melina Vidal

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Carlos David Arredondo Veronica Virginia Arredondo Claudine Patricia Balland Rena A. Barber Velia Scott Canez George Caughlan Carmen Chiuppi Jeanette I. Galkiewicz Pete Duarte Gonzales Cleo Mae Hill Thomas Edward Hoffman Efren Martinez Javier Alexander Martinez-Becerra Juan Quezada Mejia Mary Elizabeth Minns Arnold Monroy Laura A. Moorehead Kenneth Mounkes Margaret Nash Jack Eugene Nielson Antero Sanchez Olivares Alfred Gilbert Parsons Diane Marie Prater Adrian Ismael Ramirez

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Juan Silvestre Roa Vanessa Rose Romero Peter John Semetges Eli Jason Smith Gerald Joseph Sullivan Luisa Weinhausen

Holy Redeemer Cemetery

Robert Everett Broyles Shalom Kim Rosemarie Walsh Paul Francis Wille

Calvary Cemetery 201 W. University, Flagstaff Cynthia Brown Robert Earl Hamblin Gilbert L. Montoya Tony V. Sandoval, Sr. Phillip Matthew Smith John D. Zukowski-Faust

All Souls Cemetery 700 N. Bill Gray Rd., Cottonwood Betty Jo Doherty Gerald Eugene Meister Gustavo Arango Vargas Maryann Helen Veltri

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Timeline” (24-week) popular Bible study by Jeff Cavins, 7-9 p.m., Wednesdays, Nov. 21, St. Theresa Parish, 5045 E. Thomas Road. Provides the big picture of salvation history that will open the Bible for you forever. Cost of materials: $40. Info: mary. muir@cox.net, (602) 739-1310 or biblestudyforcatholics.com. “Tears Speak… But Spirits Soar,”

7 p.m., Dec. 11, Mount Claret Retreat Center, Pope John Paul Center, 4633 N. 54th St., Phoenix. A support group for women who have lost a child(ren) to abortion and wish to heal the loss. For confidential discussion, call Patty at (480) 838-7474. Schoenstatt Spirituality, “It’s a great gift of the Church, Eucharistcentered, enhances family life, sense of joy, God is present through Schoenstatt Covenant of Love, movement with Mary and Jesus,” stated by Cardinal Dolan. Come pray with us. Info: call Sally at (480) 945-6190. Worship

Advent Day of Reﬂection on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, by Crosier Community of Phoenix; Fr. Dave Donnay, OSC, prior and Fr. Robert Rossi, OSC, spiritual director, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (includes Mass), Dec. 8, Mount Claret Retreat Center, 4633 N. 54th St. Cost: $35 (includes lunch). Registration by Nov. 30: www.crosier. org/advent. Info: (602) 224-0434 or phoenix@crosier.org. Singles

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Single?

Widowed,

divorced or separated? Over 35? Single Souls, 7 p.m., Nov. 17, St. Joseph Parish, 11001 N. 40th St., for “The Masons” presented by Remy Ruiz. Masonic Lodges seem harmless enough, yet it is a grave

sin for Catholics to join them or their auxiliaries. Remy shares with us the Church’s reasoning behind the longstanding opposition to Freemasonry and the spiritual darkness behind it, as well as the danger these organizations present to the faithful. Info: call Dan at (480) 941-5952 or Karen at (602) 332-1737. Arizona Catholic Singles Thanksgiving Day Dinner, 2-6 p.m., Nov. 22, Cracker Barrel, 1007 N. Dobson Road. Info: call Kris at (480) 786-8883. Arizona Catholic Singles Mass

and Brunch, 9:45 a.m., Nov. 25, Holy Cross Parish, 1244 S. Power Road in Mesa and Denny’s, 1330 S. Power Road. Info: call Patrick at (480) 898-7424 or (480) 371-8856. Entertainment

Seussical Jr. presented by St.

Genesius Theatre Troupe, 7 p.m., Nov. 15-17, matinees 2 p.m., Nov. 17-18, OLPH Parish Life Center, 7655 E. Main St., Scottsdale. Tickets: $10 general seating, $20 reserved, $50 VIP. Info: (480) 8743720, karisa@scottsdaleins.com or busso@cox.net. Rory Cooney Concert, 6 p.m., Nov. 16, St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, 9728 W. Palmeras Dr., Sun City, composer and liturgist formerly of Phoenix. Tickets: $5 at parish office or $8 at the door. Info: (623) 866-5220. Sacred Music Concert, “Singing the Mass: a Sacred Music Concert featuring Solis Camerata” 7 p.m., Nov. 27, Chapel of Our Lady, Xavier College Preparatory Campus. Info: www.catholicphoenix.com. Golf Tournament sponsored by St. Maria Goretti and OLPH Scottsdale, shotgun 9 a.m., Dec. 1, Continental Golf Club, Scottsdale. Cost: $70 by Nov. 15, $80 thereafter; includes golf and cart fees, practice balls Continental breakfast, buffet style lunch, beverage ticket, $1,000 cash hole in one contest. Info: call Ed Curtis at (480) 948-8531 or Kevin at (480) 338-6385. WIN A 2013 Camaro Convertible!

All proceeds will be donated to the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. Tickets: $100 each or 6 for $500. Drawing Dec. 1, at the Seton After Dark Gala. Info: call Mark Buessing at (602) 809-8321. This and That

Kindergarten Spotlight, 9 a.m.-

10:30 a.m., Nov. 15, St. John Bosco Catholic School, for children 5 years old prior to Sept. 1. See why other parents love having their children in a Catholic learning environment. Reservations: dabril@sjbosco.org.

30th Annual Mexican Dinner and

Raffle sponsored by eighth-grade students, noon-5:30 p.m., Nov. 18, St. Jerome Parish Hall, 10815 N. 35th Ave. Proceeds go to Maggie’s Place, Andre House, St. Vincent de Paul and other charities. Tickets: $25 for families, or $6 per adult and $3 per child. Raffle tickets: $1 each or six for $5. Help us help others. Miracle of the Roses Pageant:

Story of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 4-7 p.m., Dec. 8, Old Adobe Mission, 3821 N. Brown Ave., Old Town Scottsdale. Free. Reception follows. Americare Catholic Hospice look-

ing for volunteers: Would you like to offer fellowship and prayer to fellow Catholics under Catholic hospice care and their families? Info: call Bobi at (480) 726-7773 or bmartinez@americarehospice.org. The Casa

All events held at the Franciscan Renewal Center, 5802 E. Lincoln Dr., Scottsdale. Information, (480) 948-7460. Grief and Loss Retreat, a retreat

for anyone experiencing grief over the death of a loved one, Nov. 30Dec. 2. Fee per person including meals: $130; with lodging, $215 single, $165 double per person. Register online: www.thecasa.org or call 480-948-7460, ext.151. New Year’s Retreat, Resolutions,

Resilience and Renewal: Getting to the Heart and Soul of the Matter with Deacon Phil LoCascio and Donna Defelice, MD. Fee per person including meals: $130; with lodging $215 single, $165 double per person. Register online: www.thecasa. org or call 480-948-7460, ext.151. Franciscan

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Retreat, Living the Gospels with Francis And Clare of Assisi. Andre Cirino, OFM and Ann Bremmer, OSF, January 20-25, a five day retreat. Fee per person including meals: $250. Register online: www.thecasa.org or call 480-948-7460, ext.151. Marriage Preparation: Marriage

in the Lord, Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.5:30 p.m., Jan. 12, Feb. 16, March 9, April 13, 2013. This fulfills the requirements for the Married Life Skills Training, Step 3, of the Diocese of Phoenix marriage preparation program. Fee per couple includes workbook and lunch: $110. Registration necessary. Register online: www.thecasa.org or call 480-948-7460, ext.151.

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