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Deacons ordained Eight men commence ministry for the Church By Ambria Hammel The Catholic Sun
A baptism at St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish in Cave Creek last week marked a double cause for celebration for one man in Are you particular. called? The waters Learn more of baptism sigabout the naled the first diaconate, step of a lifecall (602) 354-2014 long journey in faith for the 2-month-old boy and the first time the celebrant — the infant’s grandfather — administered the sacrament as a permanent deacon for the Church. One day prior, Deacon Robert Torigian was among eight men, — See DEACON ORDINATION page 9 ▶
HAITI REBUILDS Grassroots efforts grow developing nation from the ground up By J.D. Long-García The Catholic Sun
PORT-SALUT, Haiti — A fisherman casts his net out into the warm Caribbean Sea. His livelihood depends on whether or not the net comes back empty. The back of his sun-bleached, dugout canoe is rotting, beaten by the years and the countless hurricanes that sack this island nation. It hardly seems sea worthy, a dot in the blue abyss. He pulls up the net. Nothing. Fish and harvested fruits and vegetables are more than food for Haitians in this coastal town — it’s how they make a living. “The farmer’s life doesn’t offer any guarantee,” said Bishop Guire Poulard of Les Cayes, a southern province ordinary who’s worked — See RELIEF page 14 ▶
Bloodbath at Iraqi church sparks local protest By Joyce Coronel The Catholic Sun
A brutal terrorist attack Oct. 31 on a Baghdad Syrian Catholic cathedral left 58 dead, including three priests and several children. The bloodbath in Iraq sparked a Nov. 8 protest in downtown Phoenix. Wearing black, carrying posters and waving Assyrian and American flags, about 600 protesters converged on Cesar Chavez Plaza. Many were from Iraq and belong to Assyrian, Chaldean and other Eastern Catholic churches across the Valley. Chanting “We want peace,” and boosting signs that read “America wake up!” they held photos of some of the victims lying in pools of blood, and listened as — See LOCAL CATHOLICS page 13 ▶
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Blue Mass Honor Guard members representing Arizona’s firefighters, police officers, border patrol agents, paramedics and other emergency personnel prepare to post colors inside Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral Nov. 9 for the Blue Mass. More than a dozen died while on duty since last year’s liturgy.
Jesuit Ministries of Arizona hosting immigration workshops The three Jesuit ministries in Arizona — Brophy College Preparatory, St. Francis Xavier Parish and the Kino Border Initiative — are hosting two rounds of workshops this weekend addressing the immigration system and its impact on Arizona in light of Catholic teaching and experience. “Building Bridges: A Catholic Response to Our Broken Immigration System” will include workshops on the economics of undocumented immigration and the legal process. Jesuit Father Pete Neeley from the Kino Border Initiative and Brophy students will look at the human face of deportation while Spanish-speaking members of the St. Francis Xavier Parish community will discuss the reality those who live here illegally face. Jesuit Father John Auther, parochial vicar, will talk about the effects of enforcement through attrition. A plenary session will focus on getting involved in related advocacy. The workshops will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 21 at Brophy College Preparatory, 4701 N. Central Ave. For more information, call (602) 264-5291. Human Services Campus marks five years of homeless outreach A unique collaboration of faith-based, nonprofit, government, private and community organizations all interested in helping empower the homeless celebrated five years of comprehensive outreach at the Human Services Campus near the state capitol Nov. 5. The campus consists of 15 agencies including St. Joseph the
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Crosier priest who served Phoenix for 20 years, dies Crosier Father Joseph A. Fichtner, who served Phoenix including St. Thomas the Apostle Parish for about 20 years before moving to Minnesota in 2006, died Oct. 27. He was just shy of his 93rd birthday. Fr. Fichtner made his first profession of vows in 1938 and was ordained a priest in 1943. He taught at Crosier major seminaries, Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and St. Mary’s Seminary in Maryland. Fr. Fichtner was also a consultor at the Second Vatican Council and an author of many books. He wrote particularly from the perspectives of spiritual imagination, biblical characterizations, and preaching the story of Jesus, according to a press release. Fr. Fichtner is survived by his sister Virginia Paradise of Merrill, Wis., cousins, and his Crosier confreres. The funeral Mass was celebrated Nov. 1 in Minnesota. Christ Child Society celebrates 25 years Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares celebrated a Mass at St. Theresa Parish Nov. 8 for 153 members of the local Christ Child Society. Msgr. John McMahon, spiritual advisor to the group, and Fr. Matt Feit, concelebrated the Mass. A luncheon was held afterward. About 125 members gather twice a month at Mt. Claret Retreat Center and at Corpus Christi Parish to sew and crochet layettes for needy newborns. During the past year the group made 1,001 layettes, each containing hooded towels, receiving blankets, onesies, undershirts and burp cloths and during the colder months, booties and a sweater. Christ Child Society members also made 1,490 teddy bears for 10 Valley agencies that distribute them to children in crisis. For information on joining the Christ Child Society, call Jo Ann Donnelly at (480) 945-5433. —Joyce Coronel
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Faithful pack basilica, pastoral center for ‘Manhattan Declaration’
Catholic bioethics conference draws attention to issues of life, death
The Manhattan Declaration has grabbed its share of attention lately. A Google search of the term brings up more than 100,000 hits. Written by a Catholic, an Evangelical and a Baptist in 2009 — and signed by nearly half a million people, including numerous Catholic and Protestant clergy — the 4,700-word declaration speaks in defense of human life, marriage and religious liberty. Robert George, the Catholic co-writer of the declaration and a constitutional law professor at Princeton, was one of the guests who spoke Oct. 16 to more than 400 Catholics crowded into the Diocesan Pastoral Center during the legislative conference. ▶ For the full story: bit.ly/phxmanhattan10
Health care professionals, clergy, religious and laity came from all over the United States as well as Korea and Canada for a conference on Catholic bioethics Nov. 5-6 at the downtown Diocesan Pastoral Center. The two-day event, run by the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia, attracted doctors, nurses, social workers, priests and those interested in the pro-life cause. “Disposing of leftover embryos — nobody wants to do it,” said John Haas, president of the NCBC. “Why? Because deep in their hearts they know there’s something wrong with it. Why? Because the law is written in their hearts.”
Ahwatukee parish reaches out to needy with Thanksgiving dinner When people think about the homeless and less fortunate among us, they seldom figure residents of upscale Ahwatukee in the mix. Fran Clarida is helping put that myth to rest. “A lot of the homeless people are struggling former white-collar workers,” Clarida said. “They are not living on the streets — they are living on somebody’s couch. That’s the thing that’s new.” Clarida, the pastoral associate at St. Benedict Parish, said this new brand of homeless and poor often goes unseen. “We walk past homeless people every day in the store,” Clarida said. “You can’t tell by looking at them because they try to maintain that image.” ▶ For the full story: bit.ly/stbensvdp
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Auxliliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares spent All Souls Day at Holy Cross Cemetery in Avondale.
Auxiliary bishop marks the Feast of All Souls with Catholic Cemeteries By Andrew Junker The Catholic Sun
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VONDALE — Scores of men and women joined Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares for an All Souls Day Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery Nov. 2. The bishop also blessed a newly built stations of the cross, statue, and columbarium on the grounds. ▶ For the full story: bit.ly/aux-nevares-souls
Reflections on reliquaries By Robert Curtis Special for the Catholic Sun
Robert Curtis, a lay Dominican, with Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted.
As a convert, the idea of relics — bones, toenails, tufts of hair, swatches of robes or the bloodied gauze of martyred wounds — never resonated with me. Wood, however, is something I know a bit about. ▶ For the full story: bit.ly/bob-on-relics
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Crosiers gather to mark 800 years since founding More than 500 people crowded into St. Mary’s Basilica for Mass Nov. 7 to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Crosier order in Belguim in 1210. The Crosier Fathers and Brothers, a worldwide religious order, have been serving in the Phoenix Diocese for 30 years and in the United States for 100 years. In 2007, the Crosiers moved their national headquarters to Phoenix. ▶ For the full story: bit.ly/oscphx800
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‘Charity starts at home’ Co-chairs exemplify CDA’s slogan By Joyce Coronel The Catholic Sun
It’s 6 p.m. and that means Bob Mulhern is headed to his most important appointment of the day: dinner with his wife, Tina, and their eight children. The Mulherns, chosen to be the 2011 Charity and Development Appeal co-chairs, say their Catholic faith, family and community form the cornerstone of their lives together. Bob is a commercial brokerage manager for an international real estate firm and manages 70 other brokers. He’s also president of the board for Veritas, a charter school his older children attend. Although he’s been highly successful in his
career, he said family and faith are his top priority. “If this job changed tomorrow and I had to stay until 7 every night, I would quit and find a new job,” Bob said. That’s because each night after they gather for dinner, the Mulhern family prays a decade of the rosary. Bob credits Tina, a soft-spoken, stay-at-home mom who dabbles in photography, with keeping their busy family united in daily prayer. Large, oval-shaped portraits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary dominate the Mulherns’ living room. “This is where Tina has done an especially good job,” he said. “You can’t say the rosary after dinner
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unless everybody’s home for dinner. And her emphasis on doing that has kept us through all these years of all these kids — that’s kept us very consistent with family dinner time together.” The children, who range in age from 4 to 21 years old, know that their Catholic faith is the center of the family’s life. As their youngest daughter Christina played quietly with a dollhouse and miniature skateboard, and Tina cradled their infant granddaughter Anna, the Mulherns reflected on the importance of faith in their lives — and how it will impact their role as CDA co-chairs. “We feel that if we give [our children] a strong faith and good values and a good education, that we’ve given them everything we can as their parents,” Tina said. That includes taking each of the six older kids to Rome to make their first Communion. This year, it’s their 8-year-old son Michael’s turn. “God willing, we’ll go for Christmas this year and Michael will make his first Communion and confirmation in Rome,” Tina said. “So we feel like they’re getting a great education out there, that we’re giving them a strong faith and some great family time.” Prayer is a regular part of the family’s life in other ways, too. They pray before school and again each evening. And at the tender age of 4, daughter Christina knows that if she gets scared in the middle of the night, she can turn to the comfort of prayer. “She’ll say, ‘Mom, can you pray that prayer, ‘Lord, wrap your loving arms around us?’” Tina said. “I think that it’s really neat that from an early age they know that if I’m scared, I can pray.” Lifetime of support Both Bob and Tina grew up in large families themselves where faith was central, he being one of 12 children and she one of seven. As
Miter Dinner recognizes Nackards, introduces Mulherns as co-chairs By Joyce Coronel The Catholic Sun
More than 500 people packed the ballroom at the Sheraton in downtown Phoenix for this year’s Miter Dinner Nov. 3. The annual celebration honors those who give at least $1,000 to the Charity and Development Appeal.
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Bob and Tina Mulhern, 2011 CDA co-chairs, here with their granddaughter Anna, say their Catholic faith has sustained them throughout their lives.
the 2011 CDA co-chairs, they hope to draw on that experience in leading the faithful to help support the Phoenix Diocese’s annual appeal. “What we’re going to emphasize as chairs is that really from conception, we were supported by the Church,” Bob said, “because being the eighth in my family and Tina being sixth in her family, we probably never would have been born at all if we weren’t from Catholic families.” It’s that emphasis on the gifts of life, faith and community, the Mulherns said, that they want to underscore. Being Catholic, they said, means they’ve received support from the Church all their lives. From baptism through Catholic schools, marriage preparation and even their wedding, the Church has been there for them. Then, quite unexpectedly, the Mulherns experienced tragedy. Tina’s father passed away in 1990 from lymphoma when he was just 55 years old. As a young married couple — Tina was pregnant at the time — the Mulherns turned to the Church to see them through the crisis. “He was just a little older than me,” Bob said. “And the Church was there to support us and give him a Christian burial. He’s in eternal happiness now. “That’s what I like about the Church — it provides this full spectrum of support,” he said. “I can’t imagine life without it.” Their Catholic faith and the community they have found by living it deeply has also brought them happiness, the couple said. “We wouldn’t have had eight children if we hadn’t been raised in the environment we were raised in that respects life and treasures
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Members of the Shepherd’s Circle, comprised of those who give $5,000 or more to the CDA, were also in attendance. Patrick and Julie Nackard, the 2010 CDA co-chairs, passed the torch to Bob and Tina Mulhern, the 2011 CDA co-chairs. Fr. Greg Schlarb, vicar of stewardship for the Diocese of Phoenix, thanked the Nackards for their
life,” Bob said. “So really all of our happiness — which is a happy marriage and wonderful kids and now a granddaughter — all of that kind of sprouts out of the time of growing up Catholic and really embracing the faith.” Living community As co-chairs of the 2011 CDA, the Mulherns said they will emphasize the importance of community. “We recognize how much we’ve come to depend on the Church,” Bob said. “We hope to remind people that in turn, the Church does depend on us for support.” The Mulherns say they want to show people the many ways in which the community has been blessed and that in turn, it’s important to share those blessings. Giving to the CDA, they said, will help continue the good work of the dozens of ministries the annual appeal funds. Their objective as CDA cochairs, the Mulherns said, is to draw people into the Catholic community. “Our goal is that people would feel a stronger bond with the community when this is over,” Bob said. “If people feel a part of the community, the rest of the things take care of themselves.” “We’re not looking for people to get donations,” Bob said. “We’re here to be part of the Catholic community and then for people to become part of the Catholic community and then to support it.” Drawing others into the diocesan family of faith, the Mulherns said, is their first goal. “If at the end, we’ve helped draw people into the community, wherever they’re coming from, then in the long run we’ll have impacted the diocese for years to come,” Bob said. ✴ hard work. “Their leadership increased the number of gifts to the 2010 CDA by over 14 percent and continued the involvement of Catholic school students across the diocese,” Fr. Schlarb said. Last year’s appeal raised $8.3 million for the more than 65 charitable works and ministries of the Phoenix Diocese. “It was a really wonderful year,” Julie said. “We met some saints — everyday saints, pastors that worked through the Year of the Priest and in their parishes were really creative.” ✴
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ADVENT: Prayer, charity help prepare for Christmas By Andrew Junker The Catholic Sun
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ike all really important things, certain feast days in the Church require a lot of preparation. In fact, for the two most important feasts — Easter and Christmas — the Church has provided entire liturgical seasons for their preparation. Advent and Lent are marked by their focus on waiting and preparing oneself for the respective birth and death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And while Lent is often more associated with spiritual renewal and an increased focus on prayer life, many parishes across the Diocese of Phoenix are offering a host of opportunities to prepare for the Lord’s coming. “We’ll be doing an Advent mission that will be geared toward the waiting and anticipation of Advent for all ages,” said Leighton Drake, a youth minister at Our Lady of Joy Parish in Carefree. “With the children, the R.E. program, we do gatherings before most of our programs and talk about the importance of the season. We’ll talk about the theology of the Incarnation,” he said. “The teachers are very creative, so I expect they’ll have some fun projects for the kids.” One of those projects that has
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Advent, a season of joyful expectation before Christmas, begins Nov. 28 this year. The Advent wreath, with a candle marking each week of the season, is a traditional symbol of the liturgical period.
proven popular in years past is the shoebox ministry. The children of the parish find shoeboxes, decorate them and fill with gifts for the poor. “Last year they had 350 of them,” he said. “We just try to catechize them about the season.” In addition to these special proj-
ects and and a parish-wide mission, Drake said the parish is also extending confession times and adoration throughout the whole season. Three days every week of Advent, a priest will hear confessions, hold adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and finish with Benediction.
“People get so busy,” Drake said. “This helps invite them in.” The stresses of travel or shopping often can keep people too busy during the season of Advent. But lots of Catholics also stay busy by volunteering during this time. In fact, it’s one of the few times a year
when local charitable organizations are swamped by the number of people who want to volunteer. Susan de Queljoe, director of community relations for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, offered an alternative for people who want to help out during Advent. “This year, consider doing your holiday Christmas shopping at one of our St. Vincent de Paul thrift stores,” she said. “The thrift stores do two things: We give a lot of our merchandise to the needy, and all the profits from the stores go right back into funding our services.” De Queljoe mentioned a pair of beautiful crystal candlesticks she just found the other day at a thrift store that will soon become a present at Christmastime. “It’s double happiness,” she said. “You get a great deal and you help out the needy.” She also mentioned that St. Vincent de Paul is always in need of food donations and other items. “Clean out your closets and send us your gently used clothing and household items,” de Queljoe said. Nearly every parish will have some sort of charitable drive this Advent, and increased opportunities for prayer and spiritual growth. “It’s inviting people in to really participate and get into the whole season,” Drake said. ✴
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new English translation of the Roman Missal — the liturgical book containing the text of the Mass — will go into effect Advent 2011, and local diocesan leaders are gearing up for a year of instruction and preparation. The new translation from the Latin is a long time coming, said Fr. Kieran Kleczewski, executive director of the diocesan worship and liturgy office. “The present Missal was issued in 1975. It was a very hasty translation of the Latin, because the Latin Missal came out in late 1970 and there wasn’t much time to get it translated,” Fr. Kleczewski said. While five years may seem like a long time, consider the thousands of prayers that needed to be translated and debated by a translating committee, and then voted on, and then revised, and then… well, it was a daunting task. In addition, Fr. Kleczewski said, the Latin Missal kept being added to, and has undergone two more editions since first being published. Many new feast days were added, which required new prayers and an ever-evolving calendar. In short, the English translation of the Missal has lagged far behind the standard. Pope John Paul II issued a document in 2001 called Liturgiam Authenticam, which called for more accurate and literal translations from the Latin. In the 1970s, a method of translating called “dynamic equivalency” was in vogue. It called for looser translations that conveyed the thought of the original text, if not its precise meaning and grammatical syntax. “Liturgiam Authenticam said that, no, it must reflect the Latin,” Fr. Kleczewski said. “If you go to certain prayers in the Missal, half the prayer is missing in the 1970 edition. You realize the paucity sometimes of the equivalency. It lost its poetic nature sometimes.” The new Missal is supposed to fix that. For most local Catholics, the most recognizable change will be in their responses during Mass. In
the new edition, after the celebrant prays, “The Lord be with you,” the congregation will respond, “And with your spirit,” rather than the current, “And also with you.” This new translation more closely mirrors the Latin text, but it also more closely mirrors the other modern translations of the Missal into Spanish, French, German — just about any other language. Fr. John Lankeit, rector at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, described the new Missal as “one more way to bridge the gap in a parish where there are Anglo and Spanish Masses.” It brings a new level of consistency and universality, he said, not to mention more biblically consonant. Fr. Kleczewski agreed. “The Latin does two things,” he said. “It incorporates both very ancient prayers, some of these date from the third and fourth centuries, and it also has many direct scriptural references. In a sense, those were lost in the earlier translation.” To help prepare parishes for the new Missal, the diocesan Office of Worship and Liturgy will be hosting a series of mandatory workshops for local liturgists and parish leaders. The first phase will cover the history of modern liturgical reform, beginning with the early 20th century movement through the changes that came after the Second Vatican Council. It covers the “why” of the missal and the reasons for the new translation. “It answers questions like, ‘What does it mean to be a member of the Roman Church,’” Fr. Klezewski said. After parish leaders attend these workshops, they will bring the information back to their parishes and instruct the next level of leadership — teachers at the parish grade school or catechists. As the date gets closer to Advent 2011, the office will train parish leaders on the actual changes to the missal. They will also provide new Mass cards to the parishes, and are encouraging parish priests to offer a series of homilies about the changes to prepare their flock. Fr. Lankeit has already been doing some of the groundwork in the cathedral. He’s included a few pastor letters in the parish bulletin to keep the parishioners up to date on the coming changes. “By the time we get there, this congregation will not be in shock,” he said. “We will not spring it on them. They will be well prepared.” ✴
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November 18, 2010
‘Honor Your Mother’: Thousands expected at annual Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration By Andrew Junker The Catholic Sun
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or the past five years, Catholics from across the state have gathered in downtown Phoenix to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of the Diocese of Phoenix and the Americas at large. Honor Your Mother is an event that includes a procession and large outdoor Mass all with an eye toward promoting unity and the dignity of the human person. “The diocese recognizes that she is the protector of life, and it is important to raise up the dignity of the human person,” said Ignacio Rodriguez, associate director of the diocesan office of ethnic ministry. “We honor her in public to show others that Our Lady unites us and can build bridges of understanding and welcoming,” he said. When Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to St. Juan Diego in 1531, Spanish missionaries had experienced little success in spreading the Gospel to Mexico’s indigenous population. The fact that Our Lady appeared to a poor indigenous Mexican did much to bring about many conversions in the area. In many ways, it also served to unite the Europeans and native population in their devotion to la Virgen.
Honor Your Mother Saturday, Dec. 4 10:30 a.m.: Pre-procession activities at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish 909 E. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 12:30 p.m.: Procession leaving Immaculate Heart of Mary 2 p.m.: Mass outside St. Mary’s Basilica 231 N,. 3rd Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 “I think the whole initial concept was that Mary can bring groups together, and that she did that in the 1500s when she managed to bring the Europeans and the indigenous groups — that clash of cultures that occurred in the New World — she was able to bring those groups together to form the Church in America,” said Armando Ruiz, who has helped plan the event since its inception. “Her intercession could be just as powerful today in the whole diocese,” he said. Honoring Our Lady as patroness to all Catholics in the diocese is an important part of the event. Ruiz said that in many dioceses, Hispanic Catholics claim the feast
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An estimated 5,000 Catholics process from Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish to St. Mary’s Basilica Dec. 6, 2009. Organizers expect a similar crowd at this year's Honor Your Mother, a diocesan event celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe.
of Our Lady of Guadalupe as their own, and certainly, devotion to la Virgen is much more prominent among Hispanic Catholics. “Here, that’s not the case,” Ruiz said. “It’s for everyone. I think the most satisfying part has been all the diverse groups that have come together to celebrate this.” Already 70 parishes have promised to support this year’s Dec. 4 Honor Your Mother event by promoting it and sending members of their parish to the celebration. Though Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast day is on Dec. 12, Honor Your Mother celebrates it early to allow
Catholics to spend the actual feast day at their parishes, Rodriguez said. The groups marching in the procession will gather at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish on Ninth and Washington streets at 10:30 a.m. There will be traditional dancers and singers and food will be available for purchase. At 12:30 p.m. the procession will wind from Immaculate Heart of Mary through downtown Phoenix to St. Mary’s Basilica, where an outdoor Mass will begin at 2 p.m. Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted will be the main celebrant at the Mass
with Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares providing the homily. Ruiz — who mentioned Bishop Olmsted’s support of Honor Your Mother throughout the years — is excited to hear the new auxiliary bishop speak. “I think it gives him an opportunity to promote a theme he’s shown from the beginning, that he’s a bishop for all not just for Hispanics,” Ruiz said. “It’s the perfect setting for that. It’s Honor Your Mother. It’s all these diverse groups and the Church right in the middle of downtown Phoenix promoting the dignity of the human person.” ✴
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all married with children, whom Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted ordained to the diaconate Nov. 6 at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. They join 239 permanent deacons serving the Phoenix Diocese from the altar, within parish ministries and in the greater community. “I know that each of them has what it takes to be an effective, caring deacon and a powerful witness of Jesus, the Servant of all,” said Deacon Doug Bogart, associate director of education and formation for the diaconate. He described them as smart and creative. The new deacons, ages 42-60, have a strong commitment to service, particularly to the bishop, their parishes and to the poor, Deacon Bogart added. Bishop Olmsted told a crowded cathedral filled with extended family, friends, priests and fellow deacons that deacons represent the charity of the Church. Therefore, he said, they will see the new deacons as disciples seeking “not to be served, but to serve.” Then he spoke directly to his eight newest “sons.” “You receive sacred authority to teach in the name of the Church. Such teachings are badly needed,” the bishop said. He cautioned them to resist the temptation to omit any teaching that may not be popular. “Hand it on faithfully in its organic wholeness,” the bishop said. One by one all eight deacon candidates knelt in front of the bishop, placed their hands in his and promised their fidelity. Then the entire church offered a litany of supplication while the candidates fully prostrated themselves down the cathedral’s center aisle. It marked their act of submission. When they got up, the new deacons spread themselves along the foot of the altar where priests vested them for the first time. Jesuit Father Dave Klein vested his brother Deacon Tom Klein, who will be the only deacon serving St. Francis Xavier Parish. Deacon Klein also cited his other brother, a St. Thomas the Apostle parishioner and longtime Vincentian, as influential in his discernment. “It’s been a lifetime evolution for me. There was no lightning bolt moment,” Deacon Klein said in his final hour before ordination. Deacon Klein, who also works as a trial lawyer, will head the parish’s busy marriage preparation program. He hopes to encourage parishioners of all ages to become more active in the Church. Once vested, the deacons knelt a final time in front of Bishop Olmsted as he symbolically handed each of them the Book of the Gospels. “Now you are not only hearers of the Gospels, but also its ministers,” the bishop said. The deacons finished their ordination Mass from the altar and
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Deacon Jim Gall of St. Steven Parish in Sun Lakes embraces a brother deacon after the Nov. 6 ordination at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. Deacon Gall and seven others will begin their ministry throughout the Phoenix Diocese.
Eight new deacons will serve at as many parishes: ▶ Doug Davaz, St. Benedict ▶ Jim Gall, St. Steven, Sun Lakes ▶ Al Homiski, St. Bernadette, Scottsdale and Office of the Diaconate ▶ Ron Johnson, San Francisco de Asís, Flagstaff and northern deanery ▶ Tom Klein, St. Francis Xavier, Phoenix ▶ Jason Robinson, St. Thomas Aquinas, Avondale ▶ David Runyan, St. Andrew the Apostle, Chandler; El Cristo Rey, Grand Canyon and Office of the Diaconate ▶ Robert Torigian, St. Gabriel the Archangel, Cave Creek and diocesan Office of Natural Family Planning
Catholics of their baptismal obligation to come to know and serve the Lord, he said. The new deacon and longtime physician assistant should know a thing or two about service. He devoted so much time to pastoral ministry in his native Detroit that several deacons invited him to consider joining the diaconate. He finished formation in Phoenix. Outside of parish work at St. Gabriel, Deacon Torigian will also help the diocesan Office of Natural Family Planning develop curriculum for Catholic high school students. Deacon Jim Gall, who for a while didn’t know what a deacon was but always liked to serve others, also looks forward to living the deacon motto of servant leadership. He gained a deeper prayer life during the formation process. It’s helped him see things with spiritual eyes instead of reacting based on temperament, he said. “I could never go back to the way I was,” Deacon Gall said.
He’ll also travel with Fr. Pat Mowrer throughout the north deanery supporting other parishes and missions. Deacon Jason Robinson said he was always attracted to serving the Church. He applied to the priesthood after high school and entered further discernment. He soon met his wife through a singles ministry and continued to search for his niche in the Church. “I had this passion for the Church kind of from the inside, yet I was a working man,” the software developer said, “so I was always a bridge.” He thought about entering the diaconate later in life. A personal invitation to the diaconate expedited his formation and ordination. His ministry will include prison and Native American outreach plus parish work. “Thank you for responding to God,” Deacon Jim Trant, director of the diaconate told the diocese’s newest deacons, “for doing and acting upon His will.” ✴
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helped distribute the Eucharist. Hope for the future “We, today, witnessed the living faith being handed on from generation to generation so that the Church of Christ will never be without the sacraments of the three holy orders of the Church,” Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares said during a brief program at a post-ordination reception. Providing for the future of the Church, especially by administering the sacrament of baptism, is what several new deacons looked forward to in their first weeks of ordained ministry. One had eight baptisms lined up during his first week. “That is the joy and source of hope,” said Deacon David Runyan, a retired meteorologist who will serve St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Chandler and El Cristo Rey Parish at the Grand Canyon in the summertime. Deacon Torigian, who baptized his grandson, plans to remind older
Most new deacons said they gained a deeper spirituality and strengthened their marriage and family relationships during formation. “I just thank God that I finally said yes,” said Deacon Al Homiski, a parish administrator at St. Bernadette in Scottsdale. He admitted putting off repeated invitations to join the diaconate for years. The five-year formation process in Phoenix involves two years of weekly Kino classes, monthly diaconate meetings with candidates and their wives, practicums including at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, and twice daily prayer. The experience is enough to impact the entire family. Deacon Ron Johnson saw a noticeable change in the spiritual lives of his three children as well during formation. The psychologist first felt called to the diaconate during a Cursillo weekend seven years ago and is looking forward to being the first Spanish-speaking deacon in the Flagstaff area.
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Catholic Campaign for Human Development underscores human dignity By Ambria Hammel The Catholic Sun
Proceeds from second collections at parishes nationwide this weekend are aimed at empowering the working poor living among us. Locally, that includes a lot of women who have fled domestic violence situations or otherwise face motherhood alone. They often have the willpower to move on, but between transportation, childcare and other expenses, find themselves just scraping by. Money collected during the Catholic Campaign for Human Development Nov. 20-21 can help change that. This year’s theme: Fight Poverty In America, Defend Human Dignity. “Recently, it’s really been seen as someone who has obstacles to success in their life,” Lisa Laliberte, coordinator of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development in Phoenix said in a Nov. 8 interview on The Bishop’s Hour on Phoenix’s Immaculate Heart Radio. “The whole idea of human development is to let people express their dignity through their work,” Laliberte said. A new vision taking root among Phoenix’s CCHD office, Catholic Charities and Maggie’s Place is aimed at just that: preparing women for dignified work so they don’t start or perpetuate a cycle of poverty.
Catholic Campaign for Human Development The U.S. bishops’ annual collection supporting domestic anti-poverty and social justice work will be held at parishes throughout the diocese Nov. 20-21. The money provides grants for local groups working to end poverty and provide livable wages for all. For more information, call (602) 354-2125 or go to bit.ly/cchdphx
Laliberte was shocked to find that single moms who move out of Maggie’s Place — more than 275 of them remain in the Phoenix area — often face years of poverty, despite saving 70 percent of their income while living in the supportive environment. Some finish school and secure a more livable wage, but then face losing their childcare subsidy forcing them to further stretch their dollar. “They’re really trapped at minimum wage jobs,” Laliberte said. The new partnership, which already has a feasibility study and business plan to back it up — thanks to seed and technical grants from CCHD — could receive further funding from this year’s collection to make it a reality. It would be one of several local economic development initiatives and com-
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Brandy Myers and Laura Klein live in The Elizabeth House in Tempe with their infants. A new CCHD partnership can help them earn livable wages.
munity organizing projects aimed at achieving livable wages for all. Mary Jo Black, a Scottsdale Catholic, plans to launch the initiative as an offshoot of her Career Solutions business. She hopes to be open within a year and have 10 women in training for highdemand jobs. The training would include medical billing and accounts receivable skills then 12-18 months of outsourced jobs where they could refine their craft. Black, who developed the idea after graduating from the JustFaith program a few years ago, said it’s important to also teach the women
workplace skills including conflict resolution and practical skills like creating crisis management plans for when they’re employed and the car breaks down or there’s a childcare issue. That can make the difference between keeping and losing a good-paying job, Black said. “Money does not solve all problems, but it does solve many problems,” Black said. Money given to the annual CCHD collection, particularly, can solve a lot of problems. The U.S. bishops’ anti-poverty, social justice program involves those affected by poverty in the
Catholic Community Foundation awards half a million in grants
cal year and award nearly $500,000 worth of grants to organizations. Those organizations serve the Diocese of Phoenix in the fields of Catholic education, Christian formation, communications and work among the poor. In the past year, the Catholic Community Foundation added seven new donor advisory funds, nine new endowment funds and two new Christian Service Awards.
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decision-making process. The strategy empowers those in poverty to take leadership in creating effective solutions rather than relying on handouts to make ends meet. One-fourth of the annual CCHD collection stays in the diocese to fund education about CCHD and provide seed grants for local groups addressing poverty. The rest goes to the national CCHD office with much of that — Laliberte expects $80,000$100,000 — returning to Phoenix in the form of grants. Last year’s grant money funded, among other things, a worker rights center that recovered more than $100,000 in wages, and a committee addressing healthcare, housing and foreclosure issues. This year’s grants will focus on providing economic opportunity. The Review and Renewal of CCHD, which the U.S. bishops discussed at their general assembly this week, offers a specific roadmap — in the form of Ten Commitments — for ensuring the CCHD remains faithful to the Catholic identity when funding initiatives. “Through CCHD, the Catholic Church is working to seek justice and reflect Catholic moral and social teaching,” Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted wrote in a letter to local Catholics. “Please help the efforts of CCHD to break the cycle of poverty.” ✴
“Simply stated, when God calls us to share our gifts, they are in answer to someone else’s prayers,” said Keith Tigue, chair of the foundation’s board of directors. Many of those prayers are answered each year by the foundation’s competitive grants program. This year, they awarded $478,700 to 84 different non-profit organizations. That figure is an increase of $50,000 from the year before, and counts as the foundation’s second highest amount ever given. “We are all one community, and there is so much that we can accomplish together,” said Maureen Adams, who heads the foundation’s grants committee. The grant money will help 34 Catholic schools provide education to those families who need tuition assistance. It will also help evangelize the Valley by supporting Radio Family Rosary and the TV Mass, and supporting the charitable work undertaken by groups like St. Joseph the Worker. Many of the organizations receiving grant money sent representatives to the reception, whom Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted thanked in his remarks closing the evening. “I want to especially thank the recipients, because the recipients are the reason we make all these efforts to raise funds. You receive this help because you have such a vital role to play,” the bishop said. “Thank you for being co-workers in the vineyard of Christ.” ✴
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Catholic bookstores offer gifts in keeping with the Christmas spirit Local stores expand, relocate By Joyce Coronel The Catholic Sun
As the recession drags on and scores of businesses continue to fail, it’s a different story for local Catholic bookstores. Three of the largest are actually expanding. Each recently decided to combine their retail and warehouse operations. Not only that, all three are family owned and operated and began here in Arizona. Each occupies its own special niche. Catholic superstore The Autom Company, which today mails about 4 million catalogs a year to customers, sprang from humble beginnings. Autom was founded in 1948 by Ignatius DiGiovanni and originally operated out of the downtown Phoenix bus terminal. Paul DiGiovanni, the founder’s son, now runs the business. “It’s a wonderful story,” Paul said. “My father started in the bus terminal and somehow convinced the Franciscan Fathers from St. Mary’s [Basilica] to pay his rent for six months.” The first day’s sale netted a total of only 75 cents, but business steadily improved. By 1957 Autom relocated to a site on Seventh Street. And there they stayed until the Nov. 6 grand opening of a new, 15,000 square-foot store near 32nd Street and Roeser Road. The company employs 50 people. Paul said the reason for the move was that the business needed room to grow. “We just plumb ran out of space,” he said. With every mailing, Autom announced its new location and planned for a big splash on opening day. Free gelato, a bounce house for the kids and raffle tickets helped set a festive atmosphere. Clergy, religious and laity streamed into the store and business was brisk. Sr. Roble Cavazos, FMA, and Sr. Cynthia Salas, FMA, came from St. John Vianney in Goodyear for the grand-opening. They were in search of gifts for their summer campers and counselors. “Little things that they can remember that we’re there about Jesus,” Sr. Cynthia said. They also hoped to find items for their Christmas outreach program. “We are trying to get them something that talks about Christ, the Child Jesus,” Sr. Roble said. Bringing home the faith Back in 1990, Gary Andorfer, a young father of five small children, noticed that a lot of his fellow Catholics didn’t really know their faith. A few even drifted away to Evangelical communities. He had
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Sr. Roble Cavazos, FMA, and Sr. Cynthia Salas, FMA, check out the Autom Superstore’s grand opening for their parish and Christmas outreach programs.
master and customers from all over the world order from their website, www.catholicchildrenscompany.com. Catholic Books and Gifts specializes in baptismal and first Communion apparel, though it still carries a generous stock of books, Bibles, DVDs, CDs, rosaries and the like. Each summer, Leilani and Nataly travel to the Los Angeles garment district to check out manufacturers for their apparel line. The store sells about 60 different styles of first Communion dresses. After 20 years of doing business in Tempe, the family is trying to close a deal on a new, larger location in downtown Mesa. The Tempe store is 5,500 square feet, but the Mesa location will combine the warehouse and retail space for a total of 13,000 square feet. “We’re a destination location,” Leilani said. “People come from all over Arizona to visit our store.”
opening last month of their new location in the old post office building on McDowell Road. Clergy were invited for a special, private grand opening that featured elegant appetizers and a tour of the facility. The general public enjoyed a second opening celebration with refreshments, door prizes and free give-aways of rosaries and plaques. Nancy Miller, store manager, said The King’s House moved because it needed larger digs and wanted to have the warehouse and retail space together. “It’s much bigger than the old
location but we maintain a cozy, intimate feeling,” Miller said. “You can sit back in chairs in the reading area and look at books, enjoy the music and read.” Like the other stores, The King’s House was begun by local Catholics, Arnie and Monica Weflen. When Arnie decided to retire, a lot of people wanted to buy the business. “He wanted to sell it to a family business,” Miller said. “With family comes family values and integrity because their name is on it.” Weflen chose the Zeigler Company and The King’s House is now part of the F.C. Ziegler Company, Catholic Art and Gifts, with six stores spread across several states. Like Autom, The King’s House sells lots of church supplies to congregations all over the state. Vestments, monstrances, statutes and crucifixes are in stock. They offer free delivery to churches with a minimum order. The King’s House also sells things the average layperson needs. “We specialize in all Catholic sacraments, which would include everything from weddings to first Communion to baptism,” Miller said. “First Communion is a busy time but because we specialize in everything, Advent and Easter are busy too.” ✴
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Ahwatukee parish celebrates 25th anniversary By Joyce Coronel The Catholic Sun
In a Church with more than 2,000 years worth of history behind it, a 25th anniversary may seem like a small thing to some. For current and former parishioners at St. Benedict Parish in Ahwatukee, it was no small affair. At an Oct. 27, midweek Mass with Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares presiding, more than 100 of them came together with their pastor and former pastors to thank God for the life of the parish. Fr. Gary Regula, pastor of St. Benedict for the last four years, welcomed the crowd and told those gathered the Mass would be concelebrated by some of the former pastors. “They are faces that you’ve known, maybe faces that have grown a little older, but they still have the same desire to serve,” Fr. Regula said. “Welcome back.” He also pointed to the future. “We give thanks to God for the many gifts that have been bestowed upon us, for the many blessings we are called to share with one another,” Fr. Regula said. “And we ask God’s blessings on us so that we go out and continue to live this wonderful celebration.” Bishop Nevares reflected on what the anniversary meant to the community.
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Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares concelebrates Mass with with Fr. Gary Regula, Fr. Patrick Robinson, and Fr. Dennis O’Rourke, VF, Oct. 27, the 25th anniversary of St. Benedict Parish.
“Twenty-five years as a parish family and as any family — a few ups and a few downs, but here we are for the glory of God,” he said. “Still being united, still continuing to listen to the word of God and continuing to be fed by His body and blood, soul and divinity in the holy Eucharist.” The celebration, Bishop Nevares said, acknowledged that they were part of a Church that traces its history all the way back to the original 12 Apostles. “Just think about that,” he said. “We here are the disciples of the Lord today, just as they were 2,000 years ago, for Jesus Christ is the same yesterday today and forever.”
‘Trust in the Lord’ Gilbert parish dedicates permanent structure By Andrew Junker The Catholic Sun
GILBERT — Mary Reese has been a member of St. Mary Magdalene Parish from the beginning — Labor Day, 2002. So, for much of the past decade, she has been attending Mass with other St. Mary Magdalene parishioners in a school gymnasium. Now, Reese and the 1,600 other families who call the parish their own have a home. The community moved into a permanent structure this September, which was dedicated by Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted Oct. 29 in a two-hour Mass concelebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares and Gallup Bishop James S. Wall. “This is just a dream come true,”
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Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, Gallup Bishop James S. Wall and Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares concelebrate Mass Oct. 29 in Gilbert.
Reese said of the new building, which will be used for Mass until a permanent church is built. Reese has already seen a growing number of parishioners since moving into the new building, and attributes it to newfound sense of ownership. “It’s just that feeling of this being our place to worship — our home,” she said. “There’s been a big uptick in numbers.” During his homily, Bishop
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In an interview with The Catholic Sun, Fr. Pat Robinson, who was installed on Palm Sunday in 1993 when the parish was in crisis following a sexual abuse scandal, spoke of how the community had stuck together through thick and thin. “It was a tough time but we hung together,” Fr. Robinson said. “The first days we kind of staggered, but we stayed on our feet and pulled together.” Jay and Marcia Iole agreed and said hearing Fr. Robinson’s familiar booming voice stirred up fond memories. “You brought us back, just like a song,” Jay said. “This parish is a great place to be,” Marcia added. ✴ Olmsted mentioned the long, sometimes arduous journey that the parish has walked these past eight years. “This building is a testimony to the love and power of Jesus Christ,” the bishop said. “That’s why it’s here.” He also encouraged the parish — now with a stable home — to look toward the future, which should include growing together in faith, hope and charity. “This is not the end of the story,” Bishop Olmsted said. “This is just the beginning. Everything up to now has been the prologue.” That’s a sentiment Lou Kulok finds appropriate. She serves on St. Mary Magdalene’s stewardship committee and is president of the parish’s ladies’ auxiliary group. “This parish is very young and family-oriented with lots of beautiful children,” she said. “I think it has tons of vitality. We’re a real community filled with people from my age down to 2-year-olds.” For Fr. Greg Menegay, who has served as the parish’s pastor for the past six years, the church dedication ceremony was truly unique. “This is the first church dedication I’ve been to and it happens to be the one I’m pastor of and that all of you built,” he told the congregation at the end of Mass. “These past several years have been great lessons for us in many ways, but now we are here in our building,” Fr. Menegay said. “We have learned to trust in the Lord.” ✴
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Steve Darmo, an Arizona State University student, addressed the crowd through a loudspeaker. “They died for love and peace ... they didn’t pray for Christians or Muslims or Jews. They were praying for humans. We’re not here to let their blood go to waste,” Darmo said. “We’re not going to let this genocide go on.” Mona Oshana, carrying the red Lectionary used at her Assyrian church in Phoenix, expressed her anger and frustration over the murders as sweat poured off her brow in the noon-day sun. “How long will the body of Christ stay silent?” Oshana fumed. “This is not just about the Christians of Iraq. This is about the body of Christ that’s being
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About 600 protesters converged on Cesar Chavez Plaza Nov. 8 in downtown Phoenix, declaring their outrage toward a recent massacre in a Baghdad church.
decimated in the roots of where Christianity came from. Where is the outrage of the body of Christ?” Ban Salman, an Iraqi woman standing beside her, carried a framed picture of her cousin who was killed in the massacre. Oshana choked back tears as she retold how nine terrorists, wearing explosive-packed vests, stormed
the cathedral. “A woman trying to save her child from the bullets covered her child with her body,” Oshana said. “They flipped her over and purposely killed the child and allowed the child to die in front of the mother while she was holding onto his neck because he was bleeding.” Iraq, a country of 31 million, is
Phoenix parish celebrates 40th anniversary By Janice L. Semmel The Catholic Sun
Zacchaeus, the most hated citizen in the border town of Jericho, has his life changed because Jesus Christ sought him out. “There is nothing more powerful in the world than an encounter with the Lord Jesus,” said Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted in his Oct. 30 homily during a Mass marking the 40th anniversary of St. Augustine Parish. St. Augustine has become known for its regular Jericho Site events, during which thousands of parishioners turn out to adore the Blessed Sacrament. Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares will preside over a 7 p.m. healing Mass Nov. 20, which will close seven days and seven nights of perpetual adoration. “It is good to be with you here tonight to read the Gospel, to celebrate with you 40 years of your parish,” the bishop said, noting that St. Augustine was one of the first parishes established in the Phoenix Diocese. St. Augustine’s actual anniversary was July 12. The parish marked the anniversary Oct. 29-31 with a carnival. Abel Peiz, one of St. Augustine’s long-time parishioners and a member of the Knights of Columbus, called the days “a beautiful celebration.” “Everyone worked together,” he said. “There are a lot of people here. Definitely full of the Holy Spirit.” He and his wife, Elizabeth, taught RCIA at the parish for many years.
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Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted greets St. Augustine parishioners after an Oct. 30 Mass marking the Phoenix church’s 40th anniversary.
Parishioners filled the newly remodeled sanctuary to celebrate the anniversary with a bilingual Mass. “It is very important for us as a community these 40 years,” said Fr.
Carlos Gomez-Rivera, the pastor. “It has been a long time. Let’s continue walking with Jesus for Him to bring more people, more and more and more who believe in God. Very important.” ✴
The Catholic Sun home to just 500,000 Christians. The terrorists who invaded the church claimed to be members of an Al-Qaeda cell and held 120 churchgoers hostage during the ordeal. One attacker blew himself up; the others were killed when Iraqi security forces entered the building. Msgr. Felix Shabi, episcopal vicar for the Chaldean Catholic Church in Arizona and a native of Iraq, was not able to attend the Nov. 7 protest, but relayed some of the details of the attack in a phone interview with The Catholic Sun. “When [the terrorists] came to the church, the priest had just finished reading the Gospel,” Msgr. Shabi said. “He told them, ‘Please, we are praying, just leave us in peace.’” The terrorists demanded the priest make an Islamic announcement. When he refused, he was shot. They then demanded that a 4-month-old baby who was crying “shut up.” A second priest told the terrorists the mother was trying to calm the infant. The gunman’s response was to
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shoot the priest, then turn his gun on the baby. “We need your prayers and support,” Msgr. Shabi said. “Our hands, our hearts, our brains, are all mingled with the blood of martyrs.” Mike Darmo, spokesman for the American Assyrian Youth Coalition, which was formed in the days after the attack on the church, said about 20 Muslim leaders were at the protest too. “People are dying for no reason. Terrorism is hateful and we must stop it,” Darmo said. “What we’re here to do is make the world aware and join in a coalition of every religion to stop terrorism.” Similar protests were held in other U.S. cities Nov. 7 as well. Pope Benedict XVI condemned the attack, calling it savage. “I pray for the victims of this absurd violence,” the pontiff said in a Nov. 1 address, “even more ferocious in that it has been inflicted upon defenseless people gathered in God’s house, which is a house of love and reconciliation.” ✴
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in rural parishes throughout his priesthood. “Peasants have been marginalized throughout the history of this country.” The impact of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked this island nation last January is hitting the poor hard. And, with 80 percent of the population living below the poverty line, the entire country is feeling the weight. The quake displaced more than 500,000 Haitians, many traveling to suburban villages like Port-Salut and towns like Les Cayes. The local Church wasn’t prepared for it, Bishop Poulard said, and relied heavily on organizations like Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Internationalis for food. Local parishes help distribute the food. François Sofini, who wound up in Les Anglais, a town near the tip of the southern peninsula, lost two of her children and her husband in the earthquake. “All of our houses were destroyed,” she said. “Now much of my family is living in tents. I have no hope.”
ber microfinance group, a farmers’ cooperative. Through Catholic Relief Services, the group learned how to manage a loan and established a sustainable microfinance program. This is how it works: At each monthly meeting, farmers pitch in 100 gourde, roughly US$2.50. With 40 or so members, the pot adds up to about $100. From that, two farmers are selected to receive $50 loans, which they pay back with low interest. The interest is placed in a little red box, which then serves as a rainy day fund for the community. The program has helped the small community deal with the aftereffects of the earthquake. Displaced Haitians living in PortAu-Prince inundated the southern department, or province, which didn’t suffer many immediate effects of the earthquake. More than 85,000 moved to the area, increasing the population by more than 10 percent. Most stayed at relatives’ homes. Others came and left their children with trusted family members. But in an area already strapped for food, it put a strain on the entire province. “It was a lot of responsibility for us, but we managed to help them,” said Estabvu Dilainu, the leader of
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Two young boys ride a donkey across a river just outside Les Anglais, a rural town in southwestern Haiti. A group of 40 or so farmers have formed a microfinance group there to avoid high interest loans. The farmers, many of them mothers, provide for their children, like the four boys posing for a photo (left). Malnutrition, the leading cause of death in children, is an ongoing problem in Haiti. One in five children die before their fifth birthday.
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REBUILDS couldn’t believe the results. All three subspecies yielded greater results, Nigerian subspecies the highest by far, tripling the local variety’s product. Nigeria produces more cassava than any other country. “We farmers, we would have never believed it without seeing it,” said Nelson Pierre, a Les Anglais farmer, standing on the edge of the cassava plantation. What’s more, the other cassava varieties were easier to cook. Before eating the local cassava, Haitians soak it in water for 12 hours to stave its bitterness. The other root varieties are ready to cook fresh out of the ground. “We are looking for foods that produce quicker and produce more,” Pierre said. “Even if it takes time, we want to be a reference to other farmers about these new varieties.” Farmers are also looking into doing more with fruit trees, especially mangos. Avocados, cashews and pineapples are also in the mix.
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the farmers’ co-op. The farmers said the microfinance program, by freeing them from high interest loans, helped the community cope. “I didn’t die but for the grace of God,” said Estoine Joseph, who was in his house when the earthquake destroyed it. “No one in my family was hurt, but I lost my identification papers.” Joseph moved his family to Les Anglais because he has land there. He makes minimum wage, around $5 a day, in a cash-for-work program, but supplements his income through farming. “Just look around,” he said, “things are difficult. Everything has to start over here. Things will get better, but we need help to continue.” Farmers are also reevaluating what crops they grow, with the help of Catholic Relief Services. They’ve introduced a variety of beans, corn and cassava root. The agriculture program took into consideration that farmers wouldn’t just switch from the crops they’ve been growing for years. But a few farmers volunteered to run trials on a different subspecies to see which produced the highest yield. With cassava, for example, farmers planted subspecies originating in the Dominican Republic and from two countries in Africa. They
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School lunches encourage students to enroll and continue their education. For many children, their lunch is the only meal of the day. About a 45-minute walk uphill from the school, a group of around 25 mothers gathered in Sacre Coeur Church. There, at regular meetings, they learn about the health of their babies. “The most valuable thing is that — no matter what your education is — you can breastfeed,” said Andrea Valen, a mother of three children. “What we learn here helps us protect against diarrhea, weight issues, all sorts of things,” said Ducrécile Jean, a mother displaced by the earthquake. “When a child gets sick, treatment is available locally.” The critical issue — in Coteaux and throughout Haiti — is potable water. The cholera outbreak last month is an example. The waterborne bacterial disease causes severe vomiting and diarrhea and killed nearly 450 Haitians. Dirty water can also transmit hepatitis A and E and typhoid. “If anything happens to our child, the community helps us know how to deal with it,” Jean said. Nevertheless, she is planning on returning to Port-Au-Prince to look for work.
engulfed in a subtle, warm depression. The color has shifted from the greens of the countryside to the browns and grays of the capital city. Traffic snails its way through piles of trash and muddy water and by a new billboard advertising Barbancourt, the rum the nation boasts about. The rotting oranges and plastic wrappers are mixed into the mounds or rubble that have become just another facet of city life 10 months after the quake. In a canal, passing under Harry Truman Boulevard, garbage is piled so high the water can’t be seen. A boy, knee deep in the water, scavenges through the waste for something of value. “There’s a blur between the structural disaster and the earthquake disaster,” said Scott Campbell, country representative for CRS Haiti. “People who haven’t been here before can’t distinguish it.” The president of Haiti, René Préval, said 300,000 Haitians died in the 30-second January earthquake, though other estimates put the death toll closer to 230,000. It’s said that Port-Au-Prince has the infrastructure for 250,000, but is populated by more than 3 million. Picture an office with 10 cubicles, a couple hallways, a restroom. Now picture that instead of 10 employees, there are 100. This is life in the Haitian capital. “In the city, there was no infrastructure. There were no roads even before the earthquake,” said
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A young girl carries water back to her family’s tarp shelter in Port-Au-Prince. Around 30 percent of Haitians don’t have access to potable water. More than a million are living in tents 11 months after the earthquake.
Archbishop Bernardito C. Auza, apostolic nuncio to Haiti. After Port-Au-Prince Archbishop Joseph Serge Milot died in the earthquake, Archbishop Auza became the apostolic administrator of the local Church. “Sewage, water distribution, electricity — they were all absent before the earthquake,” he said. “Whatever little infrastructure there was, the earthquake severely damaged or destroyed it.” The local Church is working with the government to rebuild Haiti, or, as the archbishop said, “to simply build it, because there’s nothing to rebuild.” He spoke of building a muchneeded seminary, schools, clinics and hospitals. The cathedral was destroyed and it, too, needs to be rebuilt. But the buildings, Archbishop Auza said, must be anti-seismic.
“Part of the dysfunction is that so many of the buildings were erected on sloped land,” Campbell said, describing the shantytowns as “honeycomb-concentrated.” The country’s building code, he said, is two pages long. The majority of the buildings in Port-Au-Prince are still standing. The government has been coding the buildings with red, yellow and green tags. Red buildings need to be demolished; yellow buildings need to be repaired; green buildings are habitable. And while there are a lot of green buildings, many Haitians living in the camps won’t move back. They don’t want to live in concrete houses anymore. They’re afraid of another “goudou-goudou,” as they’ve come to refer to the earthquake. The term is onomatopoeia for the sound
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Workers learn a lot on site from people like Herb Combs, a career carpenter who oversaw housing developments in the United States. “The carpenters, there’s something similar with them,” Combs said of communicating with workers who often don’t speak English. “They’re the same guys. We relate on that level.” Combs’ team hopes to eventually build 8,000 12-by18-foot shelters. They’ve built more than 2,000 since July. It might not seem like much when there are more than a million Haitians living in tents, but placing the shelters can take time. Workers haul the nails, wood and tin up pot-holed and dirt roads. They carry the walls through tight alleyways in Port-Au-Prince neighborhoods, and then build the houses once they get there. “Haitians have to be part of the process, but Haitians work at a different pace than we do,” said Campbell of CRS. “We have to respect the Haitian tempo, not do what has been done for so many years. We can’t just do it for them. “When you do things out of expedience, you compromise a serious element of engaging the people who you’re working with,” he said.
Jacques Gabriel, minister of public works, transportation and communication, also spoke of involving the people in the rebuilding effort. “In what has happened, we need to work with the population in terms of cleanup,” he said of the government’s role. “In some places, you have to go in by hand and take out the rubble.” While some have been critical of the government’s lack of leadership, Gabriel said the government is communicating with the people and that their rebuilding plan is well-known.
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Resurrection It’s estimated that there are 19 million cubic meters of debris in Port-Au-Prince. Less than 5 percent of the rubble has been removed. “Haiti is a disaster on top of a disaster,” Campbell said, adding that the reconstruction would take at least 5-10 years. Haiti’s structural problems perpetuate poverty. Lack of efficacy, overwhelming imports and corruption need to be dealt with for Haiti to be vibrant, Campbell said. Things are slow and tedious because of incapacity and corruption. “We need to work with Haiti so that there’s a fundamental change,
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A cash-for-work employee saws what will eventually become a family’s temporary shelter. The Catholic Relief Services’ program hopes to eventually build 8,000 “t-shelters” for displaced Haitian families.
not just a Band-aid,” he said. “We can only do the first few steps. At the end of the day, it takes real economic policies put forth by the government.” Urban disasters like the earthquake in Haiti are unusual, according to Campbell, who directed CRS efforts in Aceh, Indonesia, after the 2004 tsunami. Most natural disasters take their highest toll in rural areas. “The point wasn’t to build a house. The point was to rebuild a community,” he said of the effort in Aceh. “That was a Muslim country, but it’s something that transcends religion.” Bishop Pierre-André Dumas of
Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne said the community needs to be rethought of as a family. “The people are resilient, they have a capacity to battle against pain and suffering,” the president of Caritas Haiti said. “These are the inner resources of a people. It’s a gift that we do not deserve.” The Church, he said, must take up its prophetic role during this crisis. “We cannot ‘do for,’ we must ‘do with,’” he said. The rebuilding must emphasize subsidiarity along with solidarity. “Hope is the last thing to die. The Haitian people will always
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A quiet hope: Relief workers say things can get better in Haiti, with time By J.D. Long-García The Catholic Sun
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Mopeds motor through the network of congested roadways in the capital of the poorest country in the Americas. Drivers, one hand on the horn, negotiate the potholes of paved and unpaved streets. Flatbed trucks serve as community taxis, brimming with passengers who hop on and off sporadically. Vendors with plastic bags full of water, undrinkable to foreigners, compete with cell phone salesmen and fruit sellers. The roads are even more crowded since the Jan. 12 earthquake, which killed more than 230,000. Rubble and even tents crowd into the streets, where cranes and dump trucks join the inexhaustible quagmire of mufflers.
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The bishop, ordinary of the Diocese of Anse-à-Veau et Miragoâne, is somehow not overwhelmed. He smiles between sentences and speaks of the strength of his countrymen. “The typical Haitian is known to be very joyful,” he said. “We dance, we like to have parties, we like to sing.” Still, he said, with so much suffering, “you must guard against fatalism.” “Many times, people think that the people of Haiti are cursed,” the bishop explained. “But a people is never cursed. It’s just that some people are marked by suffering.” Much good can come from the earthquake, he said. Haiti can be the opportunity for the international community to ask itself, “What is the quality of life that we will tolerate?” In every country there are “little Haitis,” he said, places where people suffer. “This crisis can be a time of learning about humanity,” the bishop explained. “In this microcosm that is the little world of Haiti, you’ll find the entire international community. There are places in the world where people lack the minimum.” The bishop, who oversees the outreach of Caritas Internationalis in his native country, already sees positive things happening. “The United States and Cuba, working together? That’s something good. [Venezuelan President Hugo] Chavez working with the United States to do something in Haiti? That’s positive,” the bishop said. It’s important to stop and recognize the positive, he said, because the day-to-day reality of Haiti is daunting. While most natural disasters hit rural areas, the earthquake hit a city of 3.5 million. “Part of the advantage of rural areas is that there are fewer people
and there are stronger connections,” said Nicole S. Balliette, Haiti earthquake response coordinator with Catholic Relief Services. “In the big city, you can lose that. It’s not always the same people living in the same places.” In an overcrowded capital, it’s harder for urban dwellers to form community. And while thousands fled Port-Au-Prince after the quake, work is pulling them back. “There is money there,” Balliette said. “It’s easy to look around and think the urban misery is worse than the rural misery. But people feel they’re accessing opportunities that aren’t available in rural areas.” Education and health care are also easier to come by in Port-Au-Prince. “The government has been slow to put out a strategy,” noted Scott Campbell, head of CRS Haiti. Catholic Relief Services has been in Haiti for more than 50 years. Campbell said many of the government officials that died during the earthquake were the country’s best. They were the ones in the office at 5 p.m., he said, getting the job done. The recovery will be slow, Campbell said. “It’s lunacy to think you’d spend the money in the first years,” he said. “This is a program that will take 5-10 years. If you spend the money in your first year, then you’re really not doing your job.” Sustainable recovery Bishop Dumas of Caritas said that the elites, not just the poor, have to be accompanied through the recovery process. He suggested organizing a national dialogue to inform the community about what’s happening — and to seek their involvement. “This is a moment in which Haitians can unite and ask, ‘What can we do for Haiti?’” the bishop said. “Part of the problem is that
we don’t know who our forefathers were.” One of those forefathers is François-Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture, the freed slave who, standing up to Napoleaon Bonaparte, led the Haitian revolution more than 200 years ago. The Haitian flag was devised from the French, set sideways with the white strip ripped out. Toussaint L’Ouverture’s constitution abolished slavery, among other things. In 1804, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, an African-born freed slave, declared Haiti the second republic in the Western Hemisphere and the first Black republic in the world. Haiti, when it was the colony of Saint Domingue, with its coffee and sugar cane, was one of Europe’s richest colonies. In 1825, France, at the behest of former slave owners, demanded 150 million gold francs as payment for the Haitian independence. While the debt was eventually reduced to 90 million, Haiti didn’t pay it off until 1947. Many blame this debt for Haiti’s ongoing economic woes and its deforestation. A series of despotic leaders didn’t help, either. “We want the national dialogue to make the Haitian people aware of what we call ‘the ideas of the fathers.’ We lost that,” Bishop Dumas said. “We want to make the people very involved with the process.” The bishop’s sentiments echo the national motto, “Unity makes strength.” He said the Haitian community, its eyes opened to poverty, has “begun to understand that it is not normal for their brothers and sisters to live like that.” “We must be patient, but at the same time, we must put up signs for the people and for the state,” the bishop said of the Church’s role. “We must reassure them that this is possible.” ✴
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Dates to remember Nov. 19: Blue Ribbon School celebration, St. Theresa Nov. 20: Seton After Dark Dinner Auction Nov. 20: 60th anniversary Mass, dinner, Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Glendale Nov. 21: Carnival, Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Scottsdale Suggestions? Dates? E-mail: schoolnews@catholicsun.org
Auto care chops support Catholic schools Valley drivers can get their cars serviced and support local Catholic schools all at the same time. Tony’s Auto Service Center, 5602. E. Thomas Road and 25th Street Automotive, 4112 N. 25th Street, will donate 15 percent of the total bill — parts and labor — to one of six local schools including St. Theresa and St. Thomas the Apostle. The family-owned shops recommend getting your car serviced and inspected for safety before leaving for holiday travel.
Christ the King student essays honor veterans MESA — For the third straight year local Catholic school students have placed top honors in an essay contest as part of the VA Veterans Day Parade festivities. Christ the King students again claimed the “junior high school” category, repeating the school’s placement in 2008. A St. Timothy student earned top honors in the interim. Christ the King eighthgrader Nathan Agnes and seventh-grader Taylor Martinez won first and second place, respectively this year, for their essays addressing “Defending Freedom, Protecting Dreams.” They earned small savings bonds and were in the VA Veterans Day Parade Nov. 11. Nearly 360 students from 35 Arizona schools entered the contest.
Sacred Heart students write winning poetry PRESCOTT — Sacred Heart Catholic School earned a “Poetic Achievement Award” from Creative Communication, a company that inspires creative writing by hosting yearround poetry and essay contests. Creative Communication recently selected some 37 poems written by Sacred Heart students to be published in its next anthology, “A Celebration of Poets.” Less than half of submissions are published. ✴
Catholic chef cooks up new lesson plan for junior high students By Ambria Hammel The Catholic Sun
For about 45 minutes every week, seventhand eighth-graders at St. Matthew School move their classroom to the kitchen. That’s where, thanks to the volunteer efforts of a local Catholic, the students are cooking up a new set of skills in food preparation, nutrition and restaurant safety and procedures. The lessons are part of their science and health curriculum and appear to be a jewel among diocesan schools. Other schools that offer cooking clubs, such as the class at St. Catherine of Siena that started last week, do so outside the regular school day. “I just want them to know that to eat healthy, it doesn’t take a long time,” chef Cristina Nevarez said, shortly after helping the students make Thanksgiving side dishes from scratch Nov. 8. This marks the second year that Nevarez, a Xavier alumna and St. Matthew parent — her husband and his extended family are alumni — has offered the class. She began cooking at age 6 and, after suffering from an eating disorder in high school, wanted to help others form better eating habits. Nevarez was a finalist for a cooking
show on the Food Network two years ago. “I’m into the slow food movement,” said Nevarez, who now hosts entertainment segments on Phoenix’s Univision. And the students are starting to join her. They love baking projects, learned what biscotti was and how to make it and are skilled at creating chocolate covered strawberries with special designs such as a tuxedo. Many students enjoy the smaller jobs like chopping that contribute to the end product. Seventh grader Samuel Arreola is one of them. He said he’s gained more culinary confidence and finds himself eating less. “I get full fast enough,” Arreola said. That means he’s making healthier choices. The students are eager to clean up their mess too. When they do, they have as much command over the kitchen and camaraderie among each other as any Knight of Columbus after the Lenten fish dinner. They’ll visit a professional cooking school this week and love it when guest chefs, especially the one who showed them how to toss dough, visit St. Matthew’s kitchen. Before summer break, the students will have a cook-off. They’ll work in small groups to prepare a full menu complete with table settings. The top chef gets to dine out with Nevarez. ✴
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School supporters provide hope for tuition assistance Roughly 750 attend third annual Night of Hope By Ambria Hammel The Catholic Sun
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ndrea Sutton, a 2009 Xavier alumna, has every reason to tout the value of community-supported education. A series of family challenges ultimately landed her and her mom in a shelter her sophomore year. Yet, through the support of friends, she maintained her dignity, and thanks to an anonymous scholarship donor, she graduated from Xavier. Sutton is now a double major on full-scholarship at New York University. She shared her story with some 750 guests at the Night of Hope Oct. 24 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown. The third annual benefit for diocesan Catholic schools proved to be a marathon of convincing reasons for the local community â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not just parents of current students â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to support Catholic education. And every reason came from someone who has supported, led or grew up in the Phoenix system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here to pool our resources together to make Catholic education affordable and available,â&#x20AC;? Mike Brennan, principal of Most
Night of Hope The Night of Hope annual benefit dinner aims to secure Catholic education across the diocese through an endowment fund. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to keep our doors open for those families who truly want to bring up their children in a loving, faith-filled environment, especially during these difficult economic times,â&#x20AC;? said MaryBeth Mueller, superintendent of Catholic schools.
Holy Trinity School and emcee for the evening, told the crowd. Monies raised through ticket sales and donations to the Night of Hope beefed up the Catholic Schools Endowment Fund. Annual interest from that fund â&#x20AC;&#x201D; about $200,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; becomes tuition assistance that is divided among students at 41 Catholic schools within the diocese. Brennan, a Boston College graduate, ended up in Phoenixâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic school system nine years ago, first as a volunteer teacher through the national Alliance for Catholic Education program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was just no way that I could leave,â&#x20AC;? Brennan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was part of something new now. Something bigger than myself.â&#x20AC;?
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Bishops Eduardo A. Nevares and Thomas J. Olmsted gather with dozens of students from diocesan schools Oct. 24 before the Night of Hope benefit.
He identified Catholic schools as â&#x20AC;&#x153;places of complete formation.â&#x20AC;? Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, who led the invocation, agreed, noting that the Gospel is handed on with fidelity inside Catholic schools. He cited a recent article on Catholic school graduates versus Catholic student graduates from the public system. The bishop said that, among other differences, Catholic school alumni remain more faithful to the Sunday Mass and a life of prayer, develop stronger pro-life attitudes and maintain continual support of and service to the local church. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are plenty of reasons for Catholics to take strong ownership of Catholic schools,â&#x20AC;? Bishop Olmsted said. The economy is one of those reasons. Only in places where the entire community backs the schools, he said, have they survived the nationwide struggle against declining enrollment. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s down about 300 students this year in the Phoenix Diocese. Last year, it was double that. Some families struggle to afford Catholic school for their children.
Those who continue to keep their children enrolled through the tough times are often grateful for the community support. â&#x20AC;&#x153;God will repay you with interest for all that you do for needy families,â&#x20AC;? one family wrote the schools office. MaryBeth Mueller, superintendent for diocesan schools, read the letter to the crowd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This family was filled with hope because of people like you,â&#x20AC;? she said. Bishop Olmsted reminded the crowd of parents, priests, women religious, alumni, administrators, builders and benefactors of the words Pope Benedict XVI said to U.S. educators about community responsibility for Catholic education. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Night of Hope responds to the Holy Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call,â&#x20AC;? the bishop said. He quickly cited a recent article by New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan noting the challenge of reawakening that universal role within the Catholic community. Guardians of Hope Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a role that many in Phoenix already embrace. Bishop Olmsted and MaryBeth Mueller, superinten-
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dent of diocesan schools since 1993, presented Guardian of Hope awards to a Catholic school alumnus, a longtime educator and a benefactor. All have championed and supported local Catholic education. Andy Rubalcava, a St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s High School alum, has gone to the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capitol to advocate for Catholic schools a number of times. He has been part of the Diocesan School Board since 2002 including time as president. Before that, Rubalcava spent four years on Setonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advisory board and was involved at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s High School from where two of his three children also graduated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am most proud of the way they live their faith,â&#x20AC;? Rubalcava said. He noted that neither their faith nor his would have been as strong without Catholic schooling. He recalled his mom praying for a way to afford tuition for him, the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youngest child. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of the staff [at Catholic schools now] see the faces of my mother and many others and they continue to say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;yes,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Rubalcava said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hear the powerful hope of these parents and give them a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;yesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to Catholic education.â&#x20AC;? Nancy Knight played a key part in making Catholic schools more available locally. The bishop presented her with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Guardian of Hope â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Benefactorâ&#x20AC;? award. Knight helped organize a task force to build a new high school in the northern part of the Valley. Her original dream â&#x20AC;&#x201D; St. Judeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Regional High School â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was never built, but it laid the groundwork for Notre Dame Preparatory to open in Scottsdale in 2002. Knight held additional leadership roles at Notre Dame and served on several diocesan committees including finance and stewardship. Knight credited retired Bishop Thomas J. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien for his urge to build schools and upgrade existing ones. That ultimately led to the Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Children, Tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leaders campaign followed by the Night of Hope benefit. Sr. Joan Fitzgerald, BVM, principal of Xavier College Preparatory, was also honored with a Guardian of Hope award. Mueller, who briefed the crowd on Sr. Joanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bio, said she is â&#x20AC;&#x153;known across the United States for her vision and leadership.â&#x20AC;? Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been at Xavier since 1962 and has served as principal since 1974. Sr. Joan recounted a school excursion to Rome in 1977 when the group learned thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be a canonization the following day. Turns out it was for John Neumann, the father of Catholic education in the United States and the Xavier crowd secured seats. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The story of the Church in America is the Catholic school system,â&#x20AC;? Sr. Joan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cherish it as though it were the apple of your eye.â&#x20AC;? Then she told the crowd, â&#x20AC;&#x153;And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing here.â&#x20AC;? â&#x153;´
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Academic achievement earns St. Theresa a ‘Blue Ribbon’ By Ambria Hammel The Catholic Sun
The U.S. Department of Education liked what it saw at one diocesan school. St. Theresa School’s high level of academic achievement led to its being named as the only non-public school in Arizona to earn a Blue Ribbon distinction last month. Only 49 other private schools nationwide earned such an honor, compared to 254 public schools. “That’s a pretty marvelous distinction,” said Sr. Patricia Gehling, SSND, principal. “The sense of pride that the staff, students and parents get is just marvelous.” Students in grades 2-8 proved their proficiency in reading, vocabulary, math, social studies and science when taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills each fall. “In hindsight, it’s all worth it for the sense of pride that the students have,” Sr. Patricia said. “We worked hard and we are getting an award.” Sr. Patricia traveled with firstgrade teacher Sr. Ann Marley, SSND, who proofed the final report, to Washington, D.C., this week for the Blue Ribbon Schools awards ceremony. St. Theresa School will hold a campus-wide celebration upon their return Nov. 19. “We know internally that we are trying to have the kids achieve their personal best,” Sr. Patricia said. The Blue Ribbon designation, she said, confirms it to parents, parishioners and the community. The Blue Ribbon Schools program was established in 1982. Xavier College Preparatory was the first Catholic school in the Phoenix Diocese to earn the designation in 1990. The all-girls school earned it again in 1994, the next year that it was eligible. St. Mary-Basha School in Chandler earned the Blue Ribbon distinction in the interim in 1993. St. Thomas the Apostle School was the last diocesan school, under Sr. Patricia’s leadership, to earn the recognition — in 1996 and 2006. Each diocesan school that earned a Blue Ribbon School distinction had a religious sister in an administrative role at the time of the award. Their work in Catholic schools for both faith development and education dates to the early days of the United States, said Sr. Jean Steffes, CSA, chancellor and director of the Office of Religious for the Phoenix Diocese. “A commitment to the education of the whole person is at the heart of the charisms of those congregations that serve in our Catholic schools,” she said. “The goal is academic excellence in a faith-filled environment.” ✴
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Seton named in top 50 of nation’s Catholic high schools By Ambria Hammel The Catholic Sun
CHANDLER — Seton Catholic Preparatory High School recently joined Xavier on an exclusive list naming the nation’s top Catholic high schools. The National Catholic High School Honor Roll, an independent project of the Acton Institute — an international research and educational organization — named Seton as one of the 50 best Catholic secondary schools in the United States last month. Xavier made the top 50 in 2005, the second year of the list. Both Xavier and Brophy made the “honorable mention” list three times for excellence in academics. “It’s just an honor to be able to receive such an award. It says we’re on the right track,” said Fr. Will Schmid, chaplain at Seton and in his first year teaching theology. Pat Collins, principal, agreed. She was excited to hear the school made the National Catholic High School Honor Roll and congratulated the heads of the theology and social studies departments. All three compiled elaborate reports detailing the school’s academic achievements, cross-department instruction, Catholic identity and requirements for economics, business and civics classes.
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Fr. Will Schmid prepares Seton juniors for a theology test. The school is top in the nation for blending academics and faith plus civic engagement.
The key, according to Fr. David M. O’Connell, president of Catholic University of America, was “using a well-rounded approach that assesses adherence to the Church’s educational calling. The Honor Roll strengthens schools by encouraging high standards and vibrant Catholicism.” That was easy for Seton to show in its reports, Collins said, as “Catholicity runs through our entire school.” Every class starts with prayer. Students and staff constantly surprise Collins with the quality and variety of prayer within each classroom. Some involve Scripture reading,
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others a look at the saint of the day, still others are student-led prayer. At least one teacher uses movement as part of prayer. “That sets the tone for the day,” Collins said. So can daily Mass, which two
priests including the campus chaplain take turns offering for students, staff and parents before the first bell. Seton also offers a time of reflection followed by grace at lunchtime. Even social events such as sporting games and the prom begin in prayer, Collins said. The presence of priests, women religious and student access to the sacraments also factored into the honor roll distinction. So did high academic standards. Seton’s ACT and SAT scores consistently rank above state and national averages. Its 540 students receive a college prep curriculum with opportunity for dual enrollment credit. Roughly 80 percent of Seton’s AP students earn college credit from the exam. Mixing faith and academics is important, Fr. Schmid said. “Faith is meant to be a lived experience, not just a subject that we study.” ✴
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West Valley school prepares for future growth By Ambria Hammel The Catholic Sun
AVONDALE — While students at St. Thomas Aquinas School are growing in knowledge and love for the faith, their school will, for the first time, be growing upward. School leaders broke ground Oct. 26 for the first phase of an expansion project that will ultimately add a pair of two-story buildings and allow for two classrooms per grade plus a larger and self-contained media center. “There’s lots of things we double up on because we don’t have the room,” Fr. Kieran Kleczewski, pastor, said as the afternoon ceremony got underway. He reminded the crowd, which included parents, architects, the building team, diocesan leaders and the school’s 250 students, that the library is in the parish gift shop area. The students are also without a dedicated fine arts space or adequate computer labs. Those facilities will come in time as the phased project nears completion.
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Architects hope to have cityapproved plans and start building early next year. Administrators would like to see an additional preschool and kindergarten classroom within the 35,000-squarefoot project open to students in August. Some St. Thomas Aquinas students were eager to hold their own groundbreaking after the formal ceremony. They gathered with their friends outside of class while parents took pictures. A few wanted to use the same golden shovel as the bishop. “This addition makes it possible for many more students to be ‘coworkers’ in this school,” Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted said, calling them all “co-workers in Truth.” The forthcoming buildings will more than double St. Thomas Aquinas’ current size. One building will form the northern edge of a centrally located courtyard for the church and school. The expansion project also paves the way for a future gym, parish hall and daily Mass chapel. ✴
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Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted blesses St. Thomas Aquinas students Oct. 26 and the surrounding land. He visited the school for a ceremonial groundbreaking where a pair of two-story buildings should soon be under construction.
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about the Eucharist with Children of Hope. “There is discipline, but it is all wrapped up in love. When we feel on trusted ground, the intelligence opens up. With all the love, you wrap it up.” Bro. Isaiah, a member of the community of St. John, spoke to three groups of children at Blessed Pope John XXIII School. As they filed into St. Bernadette Parish, Bro.
Isaiah said, “Remember all to greet Jesus when you come in.” Throughout his presentation, he included children in the discussion of Jesus, the tabernacle, the monstrance and the Eucharist. “Jesus died on the cross,” Bro. Isaiah said. “That’s to show us that Jesus loves us to infinity. Do you believe that Jesus loves you very, very much? We are made for Jesus. What matters to your principal and teachers is that Jesus loves you.” Everyone at the school goes to adoration, according to Rachel Collins, director of community development. “All of the children say the rosary every day,” she said. “The kindergarteners start with the rosary Monday morning, and there is school-wide prayer.” At St. Joan of Arc Parish, a tower of candles glowed around a monstrance. Children knelt on carpet squares while their parents and teachers sat on or knelt by chairs. “Tonight we will ask Jesus to explain many things we don’t understand,” said Bro. Isaiah, who was born in France but now lives in Mexico. He asked, “If God had not invented the Eucharist, would we be here tonight?” And he answered, “So tonight we have Jesus with us because God invented the Eucharist. The whole point of Mass is to receive the Eucharist.” Before leaving, Bro. Isaiah asked the children to close their eyes and ask Jesus what sacrifice He wants, so they can bring it to Mass. ✴ To learn more about perpetual adoration, please contact Loretta Winn at (602) 332-2520.
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Parsons was born in the midst of the Great Depression near Avignon, France. “The place the popes took refuge,” she’s quick to explain. When her parents lost their business, the family moved to Paris. Parsons remembers all too well the Nazi onslaught that soon began to swallow Europe. Once again, her family was forced to relocate, this time to a farm in the country. “These were very hard times for France and all of Europe,” Parsons said. “And if the Americans had not come to rescue us, there would not have been any more Europe because Hitler was on the brink of discovering the atomic bomb.” Like all French schoolchildren, Parsons had to study a second language. She chose English and eventually was hired as a secretary by the U.S. Army. She married an American soldier and the couple settled in the Valley in 1960. St. Daniel’s has never been quite the same since this little dynamo showed up. Parsons, wearing a large medal of the Virgin Mary and a pale-blue dress, said her life changed after she experienced the charismatic renewal in 1974. She likes to laugh and wants to tell others how God had a plan for her life all along. He’s kept her busy doing His will. She’s done everything from teaching religious education classes to getting involved with the Legion of Mary, the St. Vincent de Paul Society and most recently, the parish’s evangelization team. At 80 years old, that’s no small feat.
Faith in a nutshell: Sharing the faith is crucial. As part of the evangelization team, she knocks on doors in the neighborhood every week and invites people back to the Church. The team’s goal is to reach all 12,000 residents in the area.
What she loves about being Catholic: The privilege of going to Mass every day and receiving Communion. This is the best blessing you could ever experience — you are receiving Jesus. People don’t know what they are missing. ✴
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Apostolates: Charismatic Renewal, St. Vincent de Paul Society, evangelization team, bringing Communion to the homebound, laundering and ironing altar linens.
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Tunes: Classical TV pick: EWTN Favorite author: God; Parsons loves to read the Bible
Quotable: When I joined the charismatic renewal, I was a transformed person…You can’t bring Communion or go door to door [to tell people about God], but when you have the love of God in you, you can do it.
Take away: The love of God needs to be preached. I want people to know Jesus and the role of the Holy Spirit in their life. We want to worry and God doesn’t want us to be worried. I’ve seen miracles when I finally let go. We have to learn to trust Him and stop worrying. God says, I will be there for you if you just pay attention.
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The wondrous mystery of the Lord Jesus
Jesus Part Two: The Church: How Christ remains with us Caritas
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very Sunday at Mass, we say in the Nicene Creed, “We believe in One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.” With these words, we profess that the Church is not only the community within which our faith is nourished; it is also an object of our faith: we believe in the Church. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church states (#779), “The Church is both visible and spiritual, a hierarchical society and the Mystical Body of Christ. She is one, yet formed of two components, human and divine. That is her mystery, which only faith can accept.” Sadly, there is much confusion about this mystery of the Church today.
Is Christ one with His Church? It is not surprising that confusion about the person of the Lord Jesus, which has been rampant in recent years, should lead to confusion about His mystical Body, the Church. To correct this confusion, Pope Benedict, long before becoming pope, had been making concerted efforts to defend and to articulate both the mystery of Christ and the mystery of His Church. For example, in the Declaration of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, which he signed as Cardinal Prefect, in AD 2000, Dominus Iesus, we read (#16), “The Lord Jesus, the only Savior, did not only establish a simple community of disciples, but constituted the Church as a salvific mystery: He Himself is in the Church and the Church is in Him (cf. Jn 15:1ff; Gal 3:28; Eph 4:15-16; Acts 9:5). Therefore, the fullness of Christ’s salvific mystery belongs also to the Church, inseparably united to her Lord. Indeed, Jesus Christ continues His presence and His work of salvation in the Church and by means of the Church…And thus, just as the head and members of a living body, though not identical, are inseparable, so too Christ and the Church can neither be confused nor separated, and constitute a single ‘whole Christ’.” When we contemplate this salvific mystery, we are filled with awe and wonder at the great privilege of belonging to Christ and His Church through Baptism, of being nourished with the Body and Blood of Christ through the Eucharist, and of being blessed in so many other ways through the Church’s Sacraments and other pastoral activities. Is there only one Church? But what confusion might we encounter in our day about the mystery of the Church? A prevalent one relates to the question of the historical continuity of the Church. Since
the Church’s continuity is rooted in apostolic succession, and because authority in general is considered suspect today (religious authority in particular), doubts have frequently been raised and false notions proposed that question the continuity between the Church founded by Christ and the Catholic Church today. This has led some to believe that there are actually many Churches; that is, they doubt that the Church is “One.” In response to these doubts and false propositions, Dominus Iesus reiterates the teachings of Vatican II, namely that (#16), “…the Church of Christ, despite the divisions which exist among Christians, continues to exist fully only in the Catholic Church, and on the other hand, …outside of her structure, many elements can be found of sanctification and truth, that is, in those Churches and ecclesial communities which are not yet in full communion with the Catholic Church. But with respect to these, it needs to be stated that they derive their efficacy from the very fullness of grace and truth entrusted to the Catholic Church.” At first glance, this could sound like Catholic snobbery or prejudice against Orthodox Churches, Protestant denominations and other ecclesial communities. But to acknowledge the truth is the opposite of being prejudiced or having narrow thinking. If all those bodies that call themselves “churches” were that in fact then the One Church of Christ would be full of contradictions. Furthermore, the Church would be unable to give people the clear direction they need and that Christ promised to provide, when He said He would be with us always, to the end of the ages. Is Ecumenism a good idea? Belief that the Church is “One” does not lead to disinterest in ecumenism, or to disdain for Christians who belong to Protestant denominations, Orthodox Churches or other ecclesial bodies. On the contrary, it is the primary reason for engaging in ecumenical dialogue and praying for the unity of all the baptized. Ecumenical activity, we need to recall, is not a diplomatic task of a political nature; it is a sincere dialogue in faith, united with fraternal efforts to pray and to work for the full unity of Christians. Such ecumenical work requires patience, respect and complete honesty. As Dominus Iesus states (#17), “The lack of unity among Christians is certainly a wound for the Church: not in the sense that she is deprived of her unity, but in that it hinders the complete fulfillment of her
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universality in history.” The work of ecumenism builds on a key teaching of Vatican II, namely (Lumen Gentium, #8), “This Church, constituted and organized as a society in the present world, subsists in [subsistit in] the Catholic Church, governed by the Successor of Peter and by the Bishop in communion with him.” Beginning from this conciliar teaching, Dominus Iesus goes on to explain how Christ is still at work among those Christians who are not in full communion with the Catholic Church. It explains the close bond we have with Orthodox Churches because they have maintained apostolic succession and a valid Eucharist. Then, it also explains the real but imperfect communion that we have with ecclesial communities (e.g. Protestant denominations). This teaching deserves our prayerful study and consideration (Dominus Iesus, 17): “The Churches which, while not existing in perfect communion with the Catholic Church, remain united to her by means of the closest bonds, that is, by apostolic succession and a valid Eucharist, are true particular Churches [e.g. the Orthodox]. Therefore, the Church of Christ is present and operative also in these Churches, even though they lack full communion with the Catholic Church, since they do not accept the Catholic doctrine of the Primacy, which, according to the will of God, the Bishop of Rome objectively has and exercises over the entire Church. On the other hand, the ecclesial communities which have not preserved the valid Episcopate and the genuine and integral substance of the Eucharistic mystery, are not Churches in the proper sense, however, those who are baptized in these communities are, by Baptism, incorporated in Christ and thus are in a certain communion, albeit imperfect with the Church.” To work for the unity of all Christians in the one Church founded by Christ is a necessary and noble duty. It builds on the truth about the nature of the “One, Holy, Apostolic and Catholic Church” and makes progress through prayer, fraternal dialogue and common witness to the Gospel of Christ. It corresponds to Jesus’ fervent prayer at the Last Supper (Jn 17:20f), “I pray also for those who will believe in me… that all may be one as you, Father, are in me, and I in you.” Next time, we shall we shall look at the relation of Christ to the founders of other world religions. ✴
editorial Catholics should support CCHD efforts in building up community, reducing poverty
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hat goes up must come down” is one of those proverbial clichés seemingly applied to a hundred different things in a hundred different ways. In recent memory: the stock market, gas and housing prices, and, of course, most anything adhering to the law of gravity. Here are some things going up that desperately need to come down: unemployment, the number of people living in poverty and the number of people without health insurance coverage. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the poverty rate rose to 13.2 percent in 2008, up from 12.5 percent the year prior. That same year, Arizona’s poverty rate was at an unacceptable 14.7 percent. The poverty line for a family of four in 2009 was $22,050. That’s how much money is required for the typical family to provide for basic necessities such as food, shelter, clothing, health care and transportation. In 2008, 39.8 million people were living below this poverty line — and that’s up by 2.5 million from 2007. Most people can do little to nothing to control the ups and downs of the stock market or prices at the pumps; however, Catholics will soon have the opportunity to change lives,
reduce the high rate of unemployment and the number of people living in poverty. With the poor in mind, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development will be conducting a special collection during Masses this weeke nd. We strongly encourage Mass-goers to give their financial support to this anti-poverty initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The annual CCHD collection supports the U.S. bishops’ efforts to address the causes of poverty through grants, education and support for community-based self-help organizations. These programs seek to solve problems and change policies to help free the working poor from the cycle of poverty. For the most part, the annual collection funds the CCHD, with 25 percent of the collection going to local anti-poverty projects. The CCHD office in Phoenix, for example, backs Maggie’s Place, an organization that provides a home for expectant women without a support system. These women and their babies have nowhere else to turn. They end up receiving government assistance that does little to help them care for their families. Thanks to a new CCHD-funded program, these women will receive training and guidance for high-demand jobs.
The other 75 percent of the collection goes to the national office, but a portion of that winds up funding local antipoverty projects through grants. It is important to note that the Catholic Campaign for Human Development has recently completed a thorough review of its priorities and policies, and is committed to transparency and accountability. That means that all applications are carefully screened and funds only go to projects in adherence with the moral teachings of the Catholic Church. Catholic teaching calls us to respect the dignity of all human beings, the unborn, the elderly and the ever-growing numbers living in extreme poverty — well over 17 million, according to the most recent figures available. That was in 2008, a period in time that many consider to be the front end of our nation’s economic problems. With two subsequent years of hardship, job losses and a wobbly economy looking to find its legs, one can imagine today’s true picture of poverty. We must act now to bring down rising unemployment and reduce the amount of families living in poverty. Through our generous donations to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, we in Arizona can work together to empower our community and put an end to the cycle of poverty. ✴
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New Roman Missal
‘One Body, One Voice: Preparing for the New Translation of the Roman Missal in the Diocese of Phoenix’
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ne of the benefits of serving the diocese in the Office of Worship is that we frequently write and speak about, and of course experience, the liturgical and sacramental life of the Church — which is the very heartbeat of Christ’s Body, the Church. It is where He meets and transforms His people, where His grace pours into the world through sacramental signs. Ten years in coming, the upcoming new translation of the Third Edition of the Roman Missal is a special cause for enthusiasm and anticipation. In roughly one year — on Nov. 27, 2011, to be exact — Catholics throughout the Englishspeaking world will begin using the new translation of the Mass. Naturally, this includes all our parishes in the Diocese of Phoenix, supported by the Office of Worship. There is much to do to get ready. We are happy to announce the launching of a new diocesewide plan to aid our preparation for the new translation: “One Body, One Voice: Preparing for the New Translation of the Roman Missal in the Diocese of Phoenix.” This plan is meant to help the entire Diocese of Phoenix — priests, deacons, liturgical ministers and in fact every Catholic — to prepare spiritually and practically for the “big day” when we actually celebrate Mass with the new translation. Preparing for the new Missal is about more than simply learning a few new words. It is about discovering anew the priceless and living treasure Jesus Christ entrusts to the Church in the Holy Mass — His own self-offering — which is expressed and even brought about through the words of the Mass. The plan has four phases. Each phase encompasses a larger group within the diocese and ultimately each parish: Phase 1 (November 2010-January 2011): Training parish teams Each pastor and his small parish team attends one of five diocesan workshops.
Phase 3 (September 2011-November 2011): Final preparation for translation in parishes Parishes prepare for concrete changes in the texts of the Mass, emphasized in homilies, bulletin articles and other parish formats.
address to bishops in England, Scotland and Wales in which he spoke of the importance of these months prior to the use of the new English translation. He said, “I encourage you now to seize the opportunity that the new translation offers for in-depth catechesis on the Eucharist and renewed devotion in the manner of its celebration.” By launching “One Body, One Voice,” we seek to energetically answer the call of the Holy Father to offer “in-depth catechesis on the Eucharist” and “renewed devotion” in how we celebrate it. This is a task for us all — pastors, priests, deacons, as well as parents, teachers, and each and every Catholic, young and old. Together we will explore the deep mystery of the Holy Mass, its history and development, and the great renewal called for by the Second Vatican Council. The coming translation is a new and exciting step forward in this ongoing renewal. Why call this plan of preparation, “One Body, One Voice”? Similar to each human being, the Church has one body and therefore one voice. St. Paul says, “For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body…” (1 Corinthians 12:13). In the Church’s sacred liturgy, our deepest identity as members of Christ’s Mystical Body is expressed and deepened (cf. Sacrosanctum Concilium, 2); Christ Himself speaks, with and through His own body, the Church. In the words of the Mass — whether prayed in Latin, English or another language — our words are united to Christ’s eternal “word” of love, His self-sacrifice to the Father. His words become ours; ours become His. This amazing encounter with the living Christ happens in and through the Church’s official liturgical texts. In only one year, it will begin to happen with the much-anticipated new English translation of the Roman Missal. May God guide and bless our preparation. ✴
Phase 4 (November 2011-June 2012): Ongoing and deepening formation as translation is used Recently our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, gave an
Fr. Kieran Kleczewski, Ph.D., is executive director for the Office of Worship. Fr. John Muir, S.T.L, is assistant director. Please send comments or questions to letters@catholicsun.org.
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Editor’s note: The Catholic Sun is pleased to present this new series of columns from the Office of Worship as a way of communicating to the faithful of the Diocese of Phoenix the upcoming changes to the Roman Missal.
Phase 2 (February 2011-June 2011): Parish teams form and educate parish staffs Pastor and parish team train catechists, liturgical ministers, music ministers, teachers and other key parish leaders. Diocese-wide initiative for liturgical catechesis, including a special series in The Catholic Sun from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, supplemented by Sun articles from the Office of Worship, as well as a special website with implementation and catechetical resources at www.diocesephoenix.org/worship.
Death penalty reaction We Arizonans are no better than or different from the first century Romans who crucified prisoners, guilty or innocent, including Jesus Christ. In our blindness, we cling to our human laws, despite overwhelming evidence of their defects and faulty applications. In attempting to satisfy our own small concept of justice, we fail to recognize God”s higher law of life expressed throughout our Scriptures. We disguise our disdain for life in our reliance on laws but show our true inclinations in the way we treat many of our sisters and brothers: those of other races, lower economic status, those who have been abused, the mentally ill, and those who have been accused of committing a crime, whether innocent or guilty. We hide our prejudice behind claims about legality. We withhold defense resources from the poor. We have little interest in rehabilitation. And we show no mercy to those we deem unworthy. There have always been, and still are, people all over the world and in our own country and community who attempt to live according to a higher standard of human behavior. The holy books of all major faiths, based on love of God and neighbor, guide those who seek to live in peace with everyone. These people have no desire for revenge or punishment and they reject the false idea that killing brings peace to individuals or to society. As a Catholic and member of Pax
What do you think? Send us your letters. E-mail: letters@catholicsun.org Write: The Catholic Sun, P.O. Box 13549, Phoenix, AZ 85002 ▶ Letters must be signed and should not exceed 300 words. ▶ The Catholic Sun reserves the right to edit for clarity and length. ▶ Please include name, address and phone number. Opinions expressed on this page are the writers’ and not necessarily the views of The Catholic Sun or the Phoenix Diocese. Christi, I deplore the actions of our state government and the U.S. Supreme Court (especially the Catholic justices who participated in allowing the recent execution of Jeff Landrigan, their brother and ours). I am saddened and ashamed that this murder was committed in my name. I pray that Landrigan may now be at peace and that Arizona and our justice system may be infused with the Holy Spirit and guided to live according to the Gospel values we profess on Sundays. Ruth Zemek Phoenix
Legatus right to honor Bush In a recent letter (“Bush inconsistent,” The Catholic Sun, Oct. 21) a reader objected to plans by Legatus to honor former President Bush, maintaining that he did not demonstrate a consistent pro-life ethic. First of all, the idea of equating war and
abortion is wrong. They are not in the same class. One is intrinsically evil and never justified, the other is not. The Bush decision to act was not arbitrary, but was based on the best available intelligence. That intelligence may have been wrong, but that doesn’t invalidate the decision. The idea that this was a “pre-emptive war” against Iraq is also questionable. In 1991 Iraq invaded Kuwait, prompting U.N. action to throw back the invaders, and a cease-fire was reached only after Iraq agreed to certain inspection rights of the U.N. and to certain limitation of its military capabilities. No one questions that Iraq continually violated those agreements and finally refused further U.N. inspections. Therefore, one can argue that the invasion of Iraq authorized by Bush was not a pre-emptive war at all, but a legitimate resumption of military operations prompted directly by a hostile Iraq. Also, the Catechism of the Catholic
Church addresses just who is responsible to make decisions regarding a just war. In paragraph 2309 it states: “…the evaluation of these conditions for moral legitimacy belongs to the prudential judgment of those responsible for the common good.” I submit that the Bush administration was the legitimate party responsible, and it is unfounded and perhaps prejudicial speculation to conclude that he did not act in good faith. Lastly, the reader asserts that over 100,000 Iraqi civilians were killed in the conflict. Whether the number was 100 or 100,000, it is a sad loss of life. I would also point out that the best estimates of lives lost to surgical abortion in this country alone since Roe v. Wade are in excess of 52 million. That figure does not include those lives lost by chemical abortion, or by embryonic stem cell research, or by those lives lost because of U.S. funds provided to other countries that are used for abortions. During Bush’s administration, those funds to foreign nations were cut off when he reinstated “The Mexico City Policy.” Obama rescinded the policy almost immediately after he took office. In view of Bush’s action on behalf of the unborn, i.e., his signing the partialbirth abortion bill, his efforts to limit embryonic stem-cell research, and his reinstatement of “The Mexico City Policy” under his administration, I consider Legatus’ decision to honor him an excellent decision. Tom Takash Phoenix
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Christ brings peace to mourning families
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t’s been sitting there for the last several weeks, across the street from St. Mary’s Parish in Chandler: an oversized truck advertising the services of a psychic. With Thanksgiving just days away, we’re entering the time of year when people want to be with their loved ones, want to share a warm meal and a bit of cheer. For those who have recently lost someone dear to them, that first Thanksgiving can be a tough one. We wish for just one more phone call, one more embrace, one last conversation with the ones who have passed away. Last Thanksgiving — the first since I’d lost both my parents in the span of just five months — I decided to invite two other large families to join us for the day. It was spectacular, with 26 of us gathered around for a game of football, then turkey and all the trimmings. Still, the next day, I couldn’t help but feel a bit of a letdown. Thanksgiving wasn’t the same without my parents there, no matter how much love we shared with our friends. Life, for that matter, would never be the same, though faith tells us we will be together again, in a place where there will be no more tears. Without hope in our loving God, the thought that one could reconnect with a loved one through a psychic might seem pretty appealing. There’s even a new movie
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out, “Hereafter,” just in time for the holidays. The film features Matt Damon as an unwilling psychic who can hold someone’s hand briefly and then facilitate communication with the dearly departed. Of course, Scripture and Catholic Church both condemn such dabbling in the occult in no uncertain terms. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (#2116) spells it out clearly. “All forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to ‘unveil’ the future. Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm readings, interpretation of omens and lots, the phenomena of clairvoyance, and recourse to mediums all conceal a desire for power over time, history, and, in the last analysis, other human beings, as well as a wish to conciliate hidden powers. They contradict
the honor, respect, and loving fear that we owe to God alone.” That’s about as authoritative as it gets. For Scripture verses dealing with the occult, I recommend this Google search: Occult + Scripture. You should get about 78,000 hits. Stark choice If you’ve lost someone dear to you quite suddenly, you understand all too well the deep desire to reconnect. There’s a hole in your heart, literally it seems, and while the pain grows less sharp over time, it never quite leaves you. Not when you’ve loved deeply. This is where you have a pretty stark choice: to allow your faith in God to blossom or fall into dark despair. Those who chose the latter are easy prey for charlatans and New Age gurus posing as sympathetic psychics. Fr. Dan McBride, VF, pastor of St. Mary’s, has taken note of the truck advertising psychic services parked adjacent to his parish. He said the people he sees are sometimes
confused about what they should believe. “People look for easy answers to very difficult and painful situations,” Fr. McBride said of those who turn to psychics. “It’s incredibly dangerous and it goes very quickly downhill.” Psychics are poised to cash in on the desperate. “I have had many families that have been terribly defrauded by people who are all too willing to take your money and give you easy answers,” Fr. McBride said. “It’s a very big trap for families.” It doesn’t help that movies and television help legitimize the work of con artists and deceivers who open the door to evil. If you’re hurting and looking for answers, look to Jesus in the Eucharist. The Prince of Peace has the answer to every heartache and holds our future in the palm of His hand. ✴ Joyce Coronel is a regular contributor to The Catholic Sun. Please send comments to letters@catholicsun.org.
The Catholic pre-holiday heart tune-up: 7 steps to joy
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nyone who has ever heard me speak publicly has probably heard my favorite Mother Teresa line, “God never gives you more than He knows you can handle — I just wish He didn’t trust me so much.” Times are tough! Adding to all the everyday challenges of just being human, we face one of the worst economic struggles in a century. You probably could use a little boost, especially before the holidays. Maybe it’s a good time for us to remember that our problems, imperfections and failures are a chance for us to reach out to others to love and respect, and to be loved and respected in return. That it is within life’s struggles, not in the meaningless pursuit of comfort and luxury, that we find our true purpose, our real value and our greatest joy. Maybe this is a good time to get our hearts and our heads in a better place. We spend months after the holidays trying to get our bodies in shape for summer so we can show them off on the beach and poolside. Why not spend a little time before the holidays getting our souls in shape for showing off the most
still have by overreacting. Step 2: Reality check Remember all that you still have. God’s beauty is within us no matter what has happened in our lives. That’s enormously special and powerful. Use it and don’t forget you have it.
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wonderful asset of all — our hearts. Maybe it’s a good time to put things into perspective — thinking not about what we don’t have but what we do have — the ability to reach out to love others. Here is my own recipe for reaching out, seven steps guaranteed to help you get out of your head and into your heart to turn tough times into opportunities to love. Step 1: Avoid the tragedy spiral When things go wrong — don’t make it worse by disrespecting yourself and others. Stick to the principles and ideals that you believe in and which have served you well. Don’t let one single event or even a series of them convince you to throw away all that you
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Step 3: Be loved Don’t isolate yourself when tough times strike. God wants you to reach out — He needs you to reach out — so that He can work through others to help you and vice versa. Step 4: Be loving That last thing you feel like doing when you are feeling down is to help others, but it’s the number one thing you can do for your heart, your head and your soul. It’s amazing how it will pick up your spirits and change your life. Step 5: Love yourself The most selfish thing in the world you can do is to abuse yourself. Failing to take care of
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your body, your mind and your soul makes you unable to help others and weakens you. Get in the shape you need to fight the good fight for God. Step 6: Do the leg work In the words of Winston Churchill, “Never give up!” A priest once told me just keep putting one foot in front of the other and let God show you the way. Realize that even though every day is a struggle, and it always will be, that shouldn’t stop you. Step 7: Keep the faith Thirty-three miracles unfolded before our very eyes last month when miners survived trapped underground longer than anyone in history in a collapsed mine in Chile. What was their secret? They never stopped believing in their loved ones, in each other, and finally in their God. Let’s all do the same. ✴ Chris Benguhe is a columnist for The Catholic Sun. His latest book, “Overcoming Life’s 7 Common Tragedies: Opportunities for Discovering God,” is available on Amazon.com. Visit www.OneMoreDayAlive.com.
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Vatican letter
Bible school: Pope encourages devoted, reasoned approach to Scripture By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — God constantly tries to enter into dialogue with the people He created — speaking through creation and even through silence, but mainly in the Church through the Bible and through His son Jesus Christ, Pope Benedict XVI said. In his apostolic exhortation, Verbum Domini (“The Word of the Lord”), the pope encouraged Catholics to embrace and value each of the ways God tries to speak to humanity. The document, a papal reflection on the conclusions of the 2008 Synod of Bishops on the Word of God, was released at the Vatican Nov. 11 and emphasized the need to improve Catholics’ familiarity with the Bible and with the need to read and understand it in harmony with the Church. The Bible is not a dusty collection of ancient writings addressed only to ancient peoples, he said. But it’s also not some sort of private letter addressed to individuals who are free to interpret it any way they please, the pope said in the document, which is close to 200 pages long. The pope said he wrote Verbum Domini because “I would like the work of the synod to have a real effect on the life of the Church: on our personal relationship with the sacred Scriptures, on their interpretation in the liturgy and catechesis, and in scientific research so that the Bible may not be simply a word from the past, but a living and timely word.” Pope Benedict asked for greater Church efforts to teach Catholics about the Bible, to help them learn to read it and pray with it, to treat it with great dignity during the liturgy and emphasize its importance by making sure homilies are based on the day’s readings. For centuries, Catholic laity weren’t encouraged to read the Bible outside of Mass. Even though that began changing 100 years ago, Bible reading often is seen as a Protestant activity. In fact, some evangelical Christians use passages from the Bible to preach against the Catholic Church, which the pope said is truly ironic since “the Bible is the Church’s book.” It was the Church that decided which of the ancient Christian writings were inspired and were to be considered the New Testament, the pope said. And it was the Church that interpreted it for hundreds of years. “The primary setting for scriptural interpretation is the life of the Church,” he said, not because
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A young woman flips through the pages of a Bible while attending a New Testament class at St. Luke Church in 2008 in Brentwood, N.Y. God constantly tries to enter into dialogue with the people He created, particularly through the Bible and through His Son Jesus Christ, Pope Benedict XVI said.
the Church is imposing some kind of power play, but because the Scriptures can be understood fully only when one understands “the way they gradually came into being.” Obviously, he said, the key message of the Bible — the story of God’s love for His creatures and the history of His attempts to save them — can be grasped only if people recognize that the fullness of God’s word is Jesus Christ. Jesus “is the definitive word which God speaks to humanity,” the pope wrote, and “in a world which often feels that God
is superfluous or extraneous, we confess with Peter that He alone has ‘the words of eternal life.’” The Scriptures themselves teach that God created human beings with a special dignity, giving them intelligence and free will. In approaching the Scriptures, he said, people must use that intelligence to understand what is written. Pope Benedict, a theologian who served for more than 20 years as president of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, said academic approaches to Scripture studies were essential for helping people understand the Bible, as long as those studies recognize that the Bible is not simply a piece of literature. For example, he said, a lot of Catholics — including priests giving homilies — are completely at a loss when dealing with “those passages in the Bible which, due to the violence and immorality they occasionally contain, prove obscure and difficult.” Those passages, he said, demonstrate that “God’s plan is manifested progressively and it is accomplished slowly, in successive stages and despite human resistance. God chose a people and patiently worked to guide and educate them.” God’s education of His people continues today, for example, by helping people understand the importance of safeguarding creation and working for more justice in social and political systems, he said. Pope Benedict said God’s dialogue with humanity through the Bible must lead to greater faith and a more powerful witness in the world.
While the papal exhortation mentioned plenty of early Church theologians and their approaches to understanding Scripture, it also included a long section about men and women who read the Bible and were inspired to live its message in the world. “Every saint is like a ray of light streaming forth from the word of God,” he said, listing personalities ranging from St. Clare of Assisi to Blessed Teresa of Calcutta and from St. Dominic to St. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei. Some of the Bible’s lessons are old but need to be given new attention, Pope Benedict wrote.
The Scriptures make it clear that the family founded on marriage is part of God’s plan for humanity and for human happiness. “In the face of widespread confusion in the sphere of affectivity, and the rise of ways of thinking which trivialize the human body and sexual differentiation, the word of God reaffirms the original goodness of the human being, created as man and woman and called to a love which is faithful, reciprocal and fruitful,” he wrote. The Bible, the pope said, is filled with words of consolation and joy, but as God’s word it also is “a word which disrupts, which calls to conversion.” ✴
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Dialogue makes Catholic apologetics easy for all Reviewed by Andrew Junker The Catholic Sun
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ooks by Catholic apologists abound, which is a good thing. There are plenty of us Catholics who are shaky on some of the tenets of our faith. Or, rather, if we know what we believe, perhaps we don’t know why the Church believes and teaches what it does. These apologies can serve to enlighten and remind us of the richness of the faith. There’s only one problem: a lot of these books can be pretty tough to get through. Thankfully, that’s not the case
with Fr. Kevin Fete and Ray Guarendi’s book, “What Catholics Really Believe.” They’ve taken a page from Plato by realizing that weighty topics are often best explored through a dialogue. The book actually comes out of a local television series starring the two apologists. Guarendi is a convert to the faith and plays the questioner — someone excited about and interested in all the facets of his newfound faith. Fr. Fete is a great teacher — wise and knowledgeable, but with a humorous and soft touch. He’s the type of person the reader can easily imagine having a long, thoughtful
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conversation with. The book is a kind of transcript made from the series of DVDs the publisher has put out containing these dialogues. It also contains study questions and is clearly aimed at the classroom or catechetical group, but the book could also have a place in a family’s home. The two authors basically take the reader on a guided tour of the catechism in a lively and interesting manner. Because Guarendi is a former Protestant, he brings an interesting angle to his questions and the discussion in general. He also helps the reader bring fresh eyes to “Catholic” topics like Mary, the nature and power of capital “T” Tradition and the Eucharist. Often, Guarendi plays the devil’s advocate to Fr. Fete. This allows the discussion to reach a deeper level than it might otherwise reach. Fr. Fete comes up with a particularly helpful analogy in describing to Guarendi how the deposit of
Book on priest’s training as exorcist being made into movie By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — Rare is the priest in the United States who holds the title of diocesan exorcist. Rarer still is the priest who is the focus of a book on his training as
“What Catholics Really Believe: Dispelling the Misunderstandings of Historic Christianity,” by Fr. Kevin Fete and Ray Guarendi (Nineveh’s Crossing, 2010). $24.95. Available at www.ninevehscrossing.com.
faith has not changed since Christ founded the Church — a stumbling block to many potential converts. “So you’re saying morally and an exorcist, not to mention that the book has inspired the making of a feature film called “The Rite” — starring Anthony Hopkins, no less. But that’s all become part of the life of Fr. Gary Thomas, a priest of the Diocese of San Jose, Calif., who is pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Saratoga, Calif. When some of his fellow priests were discussing that another priest had declined an offer from the bishop to serve as diocesan exor-
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doctrinally, everything that the Church has taught, it has taught for 2,000 years. The only changes have been in certain disciplines and practices,” Guarendi challenges. Fr. Fete answers in the affirmative. “Disciplines and practices such as: Can priests get married, can they not get married, do you eat meat on Friday, don’t you eat meat on Friday? That kind of thing,” Guarendi asks. “That’s right,” Fr. Fete responds. “The Church has changed its clothes, but not its body.” The topics covered in “What Catholic Really Believe” are pretty exhaustive. It covers morality, baptism, confession, Mary, the papacy, purgatory and others. The book would make a great addition to a family’s Catholic library, a handy guide to help anyone’s ongoing catechetical education. ✴ Media critic Andrew Junker is a regular contributor to The Catholic Sun. Send e-mail to letters@catholicsun.org. cist, he thought to himself, “I could do that.” Not that it was easy, Fr. Thomas said. For one thing, he could find no U.S.-based course of study for priests to be trained as exorcists. He wound up taking a three-anda-half-month sabbatical to go the Rome seminary of the Legionnaires of Christ and get training from a priest based there. His experiences are recounted in the 2009 book “The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist” by Matt Baglio. But Hollywood being Hollywood, when reality isn’t good enough for the big screen, it invents a new reality. “In the movie, I don’t start out as a priest. I start out as a seminarian who has a faith crisis,” Fr. Thomas said in an Oct. 18 telephone interview with Catholic News Service. “I am ordained eventually before the end of the movie. In the book, I’m already a priest and I’m not having a faith crisis.” Hopkins plays a priest-mentor to the seminarian, who anchors the story. Fr. Thomas explained that “two months before Pope John Paul II died, he issued a directive through Cardinal Ratzinger’s (now Pope Benedict XVI) office that every bishop train and appoint an exorcist.” With no U.S. training available, Fr. Thomas studied three days a week during his sabbatical. “Partially, I made up my own curriculum,” he said. “There’s no cookbook for this stuff.” ✴
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Rachel McAdams, Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford star in “Morning Glory,” a film with good characters but a weak story.
Film Review
Not much of a story in ‘Morning Glory’
T
he morning news shows on the major networks are a blend of entertainment and actual news. These shows are far from serious, but are easy to watch and generally enjoyable. The same can be said of “Morning Glory” (Paramount Pictures), a film about the attempts of Becky Fuller — played charmingly by Rachel McAdams — to reinvigorate a failing morning show. The film is a cute mix of genuinely funny gimmicks and a commentary on the i m p o r t a n ce of work and relationships. Bostic reviews the latest Harry Potter “Mor ning film this Friday on Glory” starts our website: strong and catholicsun.org hosts a wonderful cast, but like most news shows, the entertaining part of the story is packed into the first half of the production. McAdams, playing the frustrated, desperate and recently unemployed Becky, is marvelous throughout. She is unquestionably a terrific actress and the most convincing part of “Morning Glory.” She’s on a quest to fulfill her dream of being a producer of a major network morning show. She’s hired to work on “Daybreak,” a morning show that continually ranks fourth. Her first task is to find a new co-host to work alongside Colleen Peck, played by Diane Keaton. She finds her answer in a former nightly news anchor, Mike
Rebecca
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Pomeroy, played by Harrison Ford. Pomeroy detests morning shows, but due to terms in his contract with the network, is beholden to accept the position. He arrives chock-full of angst, grit and grumpiness. Juggling Pomeroy’s brazen personality with the staff, Becky undertakes a series of new endeavors and creates some truly hilarious scenarios to keep the show on the air. It’s entertaining. But, outside of McAdams’ and Ford’s roles, it lacks compelling characters. There’s not much of a story, either. Becky sacrifices everything in pursuit of her success. She allows her job to define her. As she begins a relationship with a co-worker, she starts to consider whether a healthy balance between work and relationships is even possible. The Church teaches, “In work, the person exercises and fulfills in part the potential inscribed in his nature…Work is for man, not man for work” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2428). As the film progresses, Becky
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he following film has been evaluated by Catholic News Service according to artistic merit and moral suitability. Morning Glory (Paramount) Likable light comedy about an enthusiastic television producer who gets her shot at running a struggling morning show. Nongraphic sexual activity, an off-screen encounter, several uses of profanity, two instances of rough language, much crude and crass talk, numerous scatological and sexual references, and a drug reference. The CNS classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 — parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Catholic Sun rating Message: Mediocre Artistic merit: Mediocre
begins to realize the importance of human relationships, at work and in her personal life. Unfortunately, one of the relationships the film positively portrays is a sexually based one between Becky and her new boyfriend. There is much better chemistry and a more interesting mentoring relationship that develops between Becky and the gruff Pomeroy. “Morning Glory” falls short about halfway into the movie when it becomes clear that there is nowhere for these engaging characters to go. ✴ Media critic Rebecca Bostic is a regular contributor to The Catholic Sun. Comments are welcome. Send e-mail to letters@catholicsun.org.
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‘Honrar a tu Madre’: Esperan miles en evento Guadalupano Por Andrew Junker The Catholic Sun
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urante los últimos cinco años, Católicos a través del estado se han reunido en el centro de la ciudad de Phoenix a honrar a Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, patrona de la Diócesis de Phoenix y de las Américas. Honra a Tu Madre es un evento que incluye una procesión y una Misa al aire libre con el objetivo de promover la unidad y la dignidad del ser humano. “La diócesis reconoce que Ella es la protectora de la vida, y es importante elevar la dignidad del ser humano,” dijo Ignacio Rodríguez, director asociado de la oficina diocesana de ministerio étnico. “La honramos en público para demostrar a otros que Nuestra Señora nos une y que puede construir puentes de entendimiento y acogimiento,” expresó. Cuando Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe se le apareció a San Juan Diego en el 1531, los misioneros Españoles habían tenido poco éxito al esparcir el Evangelio entre
Honra a Tu Madre Sábado, 4 de diciembre 10:30 a.m. Actividades antes de la procesión en la Parroquia Corazón Inmaculado de María, 909 E. Washington 12:30 p.m. Procesión partirá de Corazón Inmaculado de María 2 p.m. Misa al aire libre en frente de la Basílica de Santa María, 231 N. 3rd. Street la población indígena de México. El hecho que Nuestra Señora se le apareció a un pobre contribuyó a que muchos en el área se convirtieran. De muchas formas, también sirvió para unir a los Europeos con la población nativa en su devoción a la Virgen. “Su intercesión pudiera ser así de poderosa hoy en toda la diócesis,” dijo Armando Ruiz, quien ha ayudado a planificar este — Ver ESPERAN página 33 ▶
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El Obispo Thomas J. Olmsted bendice a un joven durante la Misa honrando a la Virgen de Guadalupe el año pasado.
El misterio maravilloso del Señor Jesus Segunda parte: La Iglesia: Como Cristo permanece con nosotros
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odos los domingos en Misa, nosotros decimos en el Credo Niceno, “creemos en una santa Iglesia Católica y apostólica.” Con estas palabras, profesamos que la Iglesia es no solamente la comunidad dentro de la cual nuestra fe es alimentada; es también un objeto de nuestra fe: creemos en la Iglesia. Como el Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica declara (779), “La Iglesia es a la vez visible y espiritual, sociedad jerárquica y Cuerpo Místico de Cristo. Es una, formada por un doble elemento humano y divino. Ahí está su Misterio que sólo la fe puede aceptar.” Lamentablemente, hay mucha confusión acerca de este misterio de la Iglesia hoy. ¿Es Cristo uno con Su Iglesia? No es de extrañar que la confusión sobre la persona del Señor Jesús, que ha sido desenfrenada en los últimos años, cause confusión acerca de Su cuerpo místico, la Iglesia. Para corregir esta confusión, el Papa Benedicto, mucho tiempo antes de que llegara a ser Papa, había estado haciendo esfuerzos convenido para defender y articular el misterio de Cristo y el misterio de su Iglesia. Por ejemplo, en la Declaración de la Congregación de la Doctrina de la Fe, que firmó como Prefecto Cardinal en el AD 2000, Dominus Iesus, leemos (#16) “El Señor Jesús, único salvador, no estableció una simple
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comunidad de discípulos, sino que constituyó a la Iglesia como misterio salvífico: El mismo está en la Iglesia y la Iglesia está en El (Juan 15,1ff; Gálatas 3,28; Efesios 4,15-16; Hechos 9,5) Por eso, la plenitud del misterio salvífico de Cristo pertenece también a la Iglesia, inseparablemente unida a su Señor. Jesucristo, en efecto, continúa su presencia y su obra de salvación en la Iglesia y a través de la Iglesia… Y así como la cabeza y los miembros de un cuerpo vivo aunque no se identifiquen son inseparables, Cristo y la Iglesia no se pueden confundir pero tampoco separar, y constituyen un único ‘ Cristo total’.” Cuando contemplamos este misterio salvífico, nos llena de admiración y asombro ante el gran privilegio de pertenecer a Cristo y a su Iglesia por medio del bautismo, de ser alimentados con el Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo a través de la Eucaristía, y de ser bendecidos de tantas otras maneras por los sacramentos de la Iglesia y otras actividades pastorales.
¿Hay sólo una Iglesia? Pero ¿qué confusión puede ser que encontremos en nuestro día acerca del misterio de la Iglesia? Una confusión predominante está relacionada a la pregunta de la continuidad histórica de la Iglesia. Ya que la continuidad de la Iglesia está arraigada en la sucesión apostólica, y porque la autoridad es considerada sospechosa hoy (en particular la autoridad religiosa), dudas han sido elevadas con frecuencia y nociones falsas han sido propuestas que cuestionan la continuidad entre la Iglesia fundada por Cristo y la Iglesia Católica de hoy. Esto ha causado que muchos crean que hay realmente muchas Iglesias; es decir, ellos dudan que la Iglesia es “Una”. En respuesta a estas dudas y proposiciones falsas, Dominus Iesus reitera las enseñanzas del Concilio Vaticano II, especificamente que (#16), “… no obstante las divisiones entre los cristianos, sigue existiendo plenamente sólo en la Iglesia católica, y por otro lado que ‘fuera de su estructura visible pueden encontrarse muchos elementos de santificación y de verdad’ ya sea en las Iglesias como en las Comunidades eclesiales separadas de la Iglesia Católica. Sin embargo, respecto a estas últimas, es necesario afirmar que su eficacia ‘deriva de la misma plenitud de gracia y verdad que fue confiada a la Iglesia Católica.’
A primera vista, esto podría sonar como el esnobismo Católico o prejuicio en contra de las Iglesias Ortodoxas, denominaciones protestantes y otras comunidades eclesiales. Sin embargo, reconocer la verdad es lo contrario a estar predispuestos o ser de mente estrecha. Si todos esos organismos que se llaman a sí mismos “iglesias” fueran de hecho eso, entonces la una Iglesia de Cristo estaría llena de contradicciones. Además, la Iglesia no podría darle a la gente la clara dirección que necesitan y que Cristo prometió cuando dijo que estaría con nosotros todos los días hasta el fin de los tiempos. ¿Es el Ecumenismo una buena idea? La creencia que la Iglesia es “una” no conduce a la falta de interés en el ecumenismo, o a despreciar a los cristianos que pertenecen a denominaciones protestantes, Iglesias Ortodoxas u otras comunidades eclesiales. Por el contrario, es la razón principal para participar en el diálogo ecuménico y la oración por la unidad de todos los bautizados. La actividad ecuménica – es necesario recordar – no es una tarea diplomática de carácter político, sino más bien, un diálogo sincero en la fe, unidos con los esfuerzos de hermanos para orar y trabajar por la plena unidad de los cristianos. Trabajo ecuménico de ese tipo requiere paciencia, respeto y honestidad — Ver LA IGLESIA página 33 ▶
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▶ Es valiosa para Dios, por eso el ángel la saluda como se saluda a una reina: “Salve llena de gracia el Señor es contigo…” Lc 1, 28
Conversando Conciendo nuestra fe Católica
Por Manuel Torres Caballero Especial para The Catholic Sun
Durante sus 20 siglos de existencia, la Iglesia ha sufrido, como todo organismo vivo, un proceso de nacimiento, desarrollo y madurez. En este proceso ha visto una serie de fenómenos propios de cada época y circunstancia particular; en la actualidad uno de los fenómenos que más llama la atención es el acoso, por llamarlo de un modo, que sufren no solo los inmigrantes de EEUU, a quienes se dirige este trabajo, sino de todo el mundo, por parte de grupos Cristianos de diferente denominación, que de una u otra forma tratan de ganar adeptos, en su mayoría Católicos; para tal fin realizan una serie de campañas encaminadas a “demostrarle”, con Biblia en mano al fiel que las enseñanzas de la Iglesia son erróneas. En vista de lo anterior, nos hemos dado a la tarea de investigar entre el pueblo, cuáles son los temas que consideran, son los más urgentes de abordar para ayudarle ante este “acoso”; resulta revelador
La Iglesia: Como Cristo permanece con nosotros ▶ Continued from page 32
total. Como Dominus Iesus indica (#17), “La falta de unidad entre los cristianos es ciertamente una herida para la Iglesia; no en el sentido de quedar privada de su unidad, sino ‘en cuanto obstáculo para la realización plena de su universalidad en la historia.’” El trabajo del ecumenismo construye sobre una enseñanza clave de Vaticano II, a saber (Lumen Gentium, #8): “Esta Iglesia, establecida y organizada en este mundo como una sociedad, subsiste en la Iglesia católica, gobernada por el sucesor de Pedro y por los Obispos en comunión con él.” Comenzando desde esta enseñanza conciliar, Dominus Iesus pasa a explicar cómo Cristo todavía trabaja a través de esos cristianos que no están en comunión plena con la Iglesia Católica. Explica el vínculo cercano que tenemos con Iglesias Ortodoxas porque han mantenido la sucesión apostólica y una Eucaristía válida. También explica la comunión verdadera pero imperfecta que tenemos con comunidades eclesiales (por ejemplo denominaciones protestantes). Esta enseñanza merece nuestro estudio
▶ Es “Bendita entre todas las mujeres y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre…” Lc 1, 42.
el resultado de la investigación y en una serie de artículos serán presentados cada uno de ellos. Iniciaremos, pidiéndole a la Santísima Virgen María su intercesión y consagrándole este trabajo a su protección maternal. EL ATAQUE A LA VIRGEN MARIA Es de todos conocido que lo que más critican de nosotros nuestros hermanos de diferente denominación, es nuestro especial amor hacia la Santísima Virgen, afirman que la adoramos poniéndola por encima de Dios mismo, aunado a eso afirman que no fue virgen y una serie de argumentos más que a veces resultan en ofensas y difamaciones. El objetivo de este ataque, supuestamente apoyado con textos bíblicos, es el de hacer dudar al Católico sobre su fe. Es un ataque directo a lo más querido, después de Dios, que posee. Pero debemos saber que: y consideración devota (Dominus Iesus, 17) : “Las Iglesias que no están en perfecta comunión con la Iglesia católica pero se mantienen unidas a ella por medio de vínculos estrechísimos como la sucesión apostólica y la Eucaristía válidamente consagrada, son verdaderas iglesias particulares. [por ejemplo los Ortodoxos]. Por eso, también en estas Iglesias está presente y operante la Iglesia de Cristo, si bien falte la plena comunión con la Iglesia católica al rehusar la doctrina católica del Primado, que por voluntad de Dios posee y ejercita objetivamente sobre toda la Iglesia el Obispo de Roma. Por el contrario, las Comunidades eclesiales que no han conservado el Episcopado válido y la genuina e íntegra sustancia del misterio eucarístico,1 no son Iglesia en sentido propio; sin embargo, los bautizados en estas Comunidades, por el Bautismo
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▶ Es Santa María desde un principio, fue predestinada para la encarnación y el Espíritu Santo está en ella Ef 1, 4; Rm 8, 29;Lc 1, 28. 35 ▶ Es Madre de Dios,”¿cómo así viene a visitarme la madre de mi Señor?...” palabras de santa Isabel cuando está llena del Espíritu Santo Lc 1, 41-43 ▶ “Ruega por nosotros…” Puede interceder por nosotros como lo hizo en las bodas de Caná Jn 19, 25 ▶ “los pecadores ahora …” todos somos pecadores 1Jn 1, 8 Aparte de lo anterior, todos sabemos que existe quien “regirá a todas la naciones con cetro de hierro”, sabemos perfectamente que se trata de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, si leemos Ap 12, 1-17; sabremos quien es la Mujer de la que se habla ahí. Esto es lo que dice la Sagrada Escritura, esto es lo que decimos los cristianos católicos en el Ave María, quien diga lo contrario contradice la Santa y Bendita Palabra de Dios. ✴ han sido incorporados a Cristo y, por lo tanto, están en una cierta comunión, si bien imperfecta, con la Iglesia.” Trabajar por la unidad de todos los cristianos en la única Iglesia fundada por Cristo es un derecho necesario y noble. Se basa en la verdad sobre la naturaleza de la “Una, Santa, Apostólica y Católica Iglesia” y progresa a través de la oración, el diálogo fraterno y el testimonio común del Evangelio de Cristo. Corresponde a la oración ferviente de Jesús en la Última Cena (Juan 17:20f), “No ruego solamente por ellos, sino también por todos aquellos que por su palabra creerán en mí…que todos sean uno como Tú, Padre, estás en Mí, y Yo en Ti.” La próxima vez, examinaremos la relación de Cristo con los fundadores de otras religiones del mundo. ✴
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evento desde su inicio. Ruiz dijo que en muchas diócesis los Católicos Hispanos claman la fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe como propia de ellos, y ciertamente, la devoción a la Virgen es mucho más prominente entre Católicos Hispanos. “Aquí ese no es el caso,” dijo Ruiz. “Es para todos. Creo que la parte más satisfactoria ha sido el que tantos grupos diversos se hayan unido para celebrar esto.” Ya 70 parroquias se han comprometido a respaldar el evento Honra a tu Madre del 4 de diciembre, promoviéndolo y enviando a miembros de sus parroquias a la celebración. A pesar de que la Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe es el 12 de diciembre, Honra a Tu Madre se celebra temprano para permitir que los Católicos pasen el día de fiesta actual en sus parroquias, dijo Rodríguez. Los grupos que vayan a participar en la procesión se reunirán en la Parroquia del Corazón Inmaculado de María en las calles Nueve y Washington a las 10:30 a.m. Habrán bailarines y cantantes tradicionales
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UPCOMING The St. Vincent de Paul Society is holding a food drive to help feed the hungry in the area. There is an urgent need of donations of cereal, pasta, hand soap and toilet paper.
WHAT’S UNIQUE? Holy Cross priests serve the parish. There’s also a Mass in Tagalog every Sunday at 5 p.m. and the Chaldean community celebrates Mass each Sunday at 12:30 p.m. — Joyce Coronel
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“You can’t talk about Our Lady of the Valley without talking about St. Raphael. We share a core staff, faith formation and a collaborative youth ministry. The various parish groups also collaborate together…our two women’s groups are currently working on a parish cook book.”
The parish hosted a Filipino choir of 30 in an Oct. 22 concert to benefit the Missionaries of Jesus priests and seminarians. OLV’s 5th annual parish picnic took place Nov. 7 at Saguaro Ranch Park. The Young at Heart group will have a book, bake and craft sale Nov. 20-21 to benefit the parish.
Founded: July 24, 1973 Founding pastor: Fr. James Kelly Address: 3220 W. Greenway Road Phone: (602) 993-1213 Parochial Administrator: Fr. Edward Kaminski, CSC Number of families: 529
— Fr. Edward Kaminski, CSC parochial administrator of OLV
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 Kathleen K. Alden Amelia S. Beltran Devona C. Bricker Thomas James Burnam Elizabeth Gregoria Castano Carmelo Estrada Castillo Hilario Chavez Pamela Jeanne Crowder Edward Anthony Darbonne Patrick Charles Dooley Stanley Dziawura Carmen C. Facio John Michael Garbaczewski Ruben Garcia Frances Guarino Phyllis Mary Hendershott Martha Iannaccone Michelle Janine Kingston Mildred L. Klein Rosalie Marie Lewin Gennaro George Licosati Edith K. Link Ramona G. Lopez William F. Maday Josefa A. Marquez Francis Joseph McCarthy Terence McGovern Albert H. Muckenthaler Joseph Frank Musumeci Mike Nasco Stella Mary Nieciecki Genoveva Reza Pacheco Maria Elena Parra Chavez Chuong Thi Pham Lan Thi Pham Salvatore Presti Mary R. Ramirez Betty Redican Francisco Rodriguez Beatriz Romero John Martin Schouten
Kathleen L. Sciotto William David Stearn Catherine Rose Szegedi Tillie N. Valdez Mary Frances Walsh Patricia Ann Wren Robert Michael Zajac Arnold Stephen Zielinski Eleanor Jean Zimbaro
Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum 10045 W. Thomas Rd., Avondale Barbara Hope Amend Adele Mary Applin Doris Jean Arsenault Marjorie Grace Beier Elizabeth C. Buchberger Joan Elizabeth Cameli Catherine Mary Conley Vivienney Ysolde Cook Evelyn Marie Cox Mary Ann Folvarsky Charles J. Fuhrman Frank Villa Garcia Jose Gustavo Gomez-Plascencia Roberto Ruiz Gonzales Judith M. Grimes-Priebe Guadalupe Guardiola Sebastian Hernandez Patrick Liberanto Leal Amayah Marie Martinez Johnluis Martinez Theresa M. McCormick Mary B. McDonagh Eileen V. McGovern Tecla Mendez Oscar Murillo-Luna Richard Ira Murphy Marcella Delgado Nava Vanessa Nicole Navarro Lori Ann Nichols Grace W. Paulik
Angel Pina Daniel Frank Rodriguez Marcas William Sanchez Frances Evelyn Schuck Seferino Diego Serna Robert Mark Shiring Evelyn G. Sieczowski Alfredo Soria Albert Felix Undiano Oren Roger Wallace Alexander Miles Zuniga Alias George Zuniga
Queen of Heaven Cemetery and Mortuaries 1500 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa William E. Anderson Mona Asadi-Darzikolaei Baby Bertain Shirley Mae Bodnar Alanso Cadenas Lou Joseph Carducci Cezar Carver Juan Carlos Casian Harry Frederic Chen Emily Georgina Colomer Carmen Veronica Cota Barbara Ann Encinas David Mark Eschborn Robert Melvin Faris Jeremiah Johnson-Wayne Frazee Louis Gantt Esther N. Gonzales Ella Guarneri Lois Hobby Robert Hobby Victoria P. Kazmierski Caitlyn Joanna Krider Daniel Robert Larkin William Meidt Jasmine Josefina Miron Magdalena Ayala Nolasco Carlos Osuna, Jr. Emma Marie Ramos
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Holy Redeemer Cemetery 23015 N. Cave Creek Rd., Phoenix Timothy M. Blazevic William Otto Hintze Zenon Lipowicz Cecelia Mackiewicz Robin L. Middlemiss Ruth Trask Partida Mary C. Rochford Claire Agnes Rooks Judith M. Turner Shmoni Odisho Yohanna
Calvary Cemetery 201 W. University, Flagstaff Zaida Fahey Donald Bartholomew Johnson Maria Marcilla Louis A. Rougemont
All Souls Cemetery 700 N. Bill Gray Rd., Cottonwood Malin H. Wing
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Meetings and Classes
January Leadership Conference, Jan. 6-8, Diocesan Pastoral Center, 400 E. Monroe St., Phoenix. Specialization tracks for parish leaders in Children’s Catechesis, Youth Evangelization, RCIA/Adult Faith Formation, new tracks in Marriage, Respect Life, and the Pastoral Care of the Sick and Dying. Info: (602) 354-2300 or www.kinoinstitute.org. The Serra Club of Phoenix meetings, 12:10-1:15 p.m., on the first and third Tuesday of each month, Mount Claret Center, 4633 N. 54th St., Phoenix; West Valley: 12:10-1:15 p.m., on the first and third Tuesday of each month, Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery, 8502 W. Pinchot Ave., Phoenix; and East Valley: 12:101:15 p.m., on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, 1837 W. Guadalupe Rd., Mesa. The Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites meets on the third Saturday of each month; participation in prayer and formation following charism according Teresian Carmel. Focus of study is Rule of St. Albert and Carmelite saints. Info: call Rosemarie Ludwig (480) 338-8788. Schoenstatt, A Catholic lay movement, a way of life (striving to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the example and guidance of Mary), and a place of grace; Rosary/Schoenstatt spirituality. Would you like a visit from the Schoenstatt Pilgrim Mother? Jesus and Mary are waiting to come into your home. Info: call Sally at (480) 945-6190 or www.schoenstatt.de. Catholic Daughters of the Americas meets second Saturday of each month, Sept. through June, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, church office, for Catholic women 18 years and older. Info: call Marie Eggers at (602) 2468221 or Mary Ann (602) 957-2951.
Retreats
Generational Healing, “Healing the Family Tree,” with Fr. Michael Barry, SSCC, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Nov. 19 and 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Nov. 20, Mount Claret Retreat Center, 4633 N. 54th St., Phoenix. Sponsored by Catholic Renewal Ministries. Cost: $15 includes lunch. Info: call Marge (480) 201-6691 or JoAnn (480) 945-2990. “Advent Retreat for women only, Nov. 29, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Clement Parish Hall, 15800 W. Del Webb Blvd., Sun City. Bring brown bag lunch; drinks and dessert provided. Info: call Jerri at (623) 872-0188, or Vee (623) 972-9699. Advent Retreat, “Embracing the monastic way in everyday life” presented by Sisters of St. Benedict, Dec. 3, 6 p.m.-Dec. 4, 3 p.m., Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery, 8502 W. Pinchot Ave., Phoenix. Cost: $75, commuters: $50. Info: (623) 848-9608.
Worship
Adoration Chapel 24/7, 8615 W. Peoria Ave, Peoria, hosted by St. Charles Borromeo and Santa Teresita to establish Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration. Come be the Lord’s Honor Guard. Info: call Wayne or Arlene at (623) 322-6350.
Singles
Catholic? Single? Widowed, divorced or separated and over 35? “The Genealogy of Jesus Christ,” presented by Catholic layman Phil Ondrei, Nov. 20, 7 p.m., St. Joseph Parish, 11001 N. 40th St. Explore the first chapter of Matthew which traces our Lord’s earthly ancestry and lineage. Info: call Dan, (480) 941-5952 or Karen, (480) 860-0276. Arizona Catholic Singles; Thanksgiving Dinner gathering, Nov. 25, 4 p.m., The Cracker Barrel, Mesa Riverview, 1007 N. Dobson Rd. Info: call Kris Durschmidt at (480) 786-8883. Arizona Catholic Singles Mass and Brunch, Nov. 28, 10:45 a.m.2 p.m., St. Francis Xavier Parish, 4715 N. Central Ave., Raimondo’s Restaurant, Days Inn, 502 W. Camelback Rd. Info: call Patrick Carpenter at (480) 898-7424 or email tiffanyksundevil@yahoo.com. Catholic Retreat for Young Singles, ages 21+ - CRYS Annual Christmas Dance, “O’ Holy Night,” Dec. 11, 7-11:30 p.m., Christ the King Community Center, 1551 E. Dana Ave., Mesa, live DJ, fun raffle drawings, prizes and snacks. Cost: $20 (includes raffle ticket). Info: call Rubett (602) 920-2170 or www.crysretreats.com.
Multi-Parish Singles extended family invites you (including single parents) to Kiwanis Park Sundays, for a strictly-fun-and-exercise evening (including all-skill-levels volleyball) followed by dining at a nearby place. Access www.multiparishsingles.org or call Kathy (480 777-8772).
Catholic Charities Refugee Program is recruiting for an hour or lifetime of volunteer commitment and can match you to your favorite interest to welcome families our government selected to become America’s future citizens. Info: call Patricia Gillem at (602) 749-4442 or pgillem@cc-az.org.
This and That
Fall Festivals
60th Anniversary Reunion, 5 p.m., Mass with Bishop Olmsted, Nov. 20, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, in Glendale, followed by dinner and dance, with music by Marcos and Friends and a DJ. Cost: $40 per couple; $25 single. Info: call Flora Dean at (623) 937-9672.
Annunciation Catholic School Holiday Marketplace, Nov. 20, 9 a.m.4 p.m., Nov. 21, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., St Gabriel the Archangel Parish, 32648 N. Cave Creek Rd., over 75 booths selling all sorts of crafts, jewelry, and food. Spaces to rent are available. Info: knmpage@msn.com.
First ever Cash Raffle, Dec. 5, after 11 a.m. Mass, sponsored by Women’s Guild of St. Clare of Assisi Parish, Cotton Lane and Bell Road, First prize $2,000, second prize $1,000 and third prize $500. Tickets: $5 each or 5 for $20. Proceeds benefit the building fund. Info: call Betty at (623) 388-3040. Blood Money Movie Screening, Dec. 5, 2 p.m., Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 2121 S. Rural Rd., Tempe, a documentary film narrated by Dr. Alveda King which exposes the truth behind the abortion industry from the pro-life perspective. Info: call Maria Birnbaum (602) 237-0355 or sixchipies@msn.com. “White Christmas” fundraising dinner sponsored by Christ Child Society of Phoenix, Dec. 5, 5 p.m., Arizona Biltmore. Proceeds benefit projects of the Society including handmade layettes for needy newborns and Bedtime Bags for children in crisis situations. Tickets: $100. Info or tickets: (602) 667-3355. Acts: 29 Young Adult Outreach for a Bible Study, Dec. 6, Chick-fil-A, 2550 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler, an ecumenical study and faith sharing. Info: (480) 522-7353.
Young at Heart Fall Festival, Nov. 20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Nov. 21 after morning Masses, Our Lady of the Valley, 3220 W. Greenway Road, Phoenix; proceeds benefit our facilities. Art work, advent wreaths, jewelry unique Christmas crafts, religious articles, hand-crafted gifts, book and bake sale. OLPH Carnival in Scottsdale, Nov. 21, noon, big rides, midway games, bounces, cake walk, petting zoo and fun! Beer garden, football, and shopping for the adults. Info: (480) 225-4441 or www.olphaz.com/school. 23rd Golden Bear Boutique, Nov. 20-21, St. Paul Parish, enjoy great shopping from over 40 vendors, lots of raffle items and yummy food from our snack bar. Info: call Kathy at (602) 677-4591. St. Timothy Winter Festival, Dec. 4, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 1730 W. Guadalupe Rd., Mesa. Rides and activities for all ages, craft sale, food, entertainment. Mass at 5p.m., followed by dinner and Talent Show. Info or exhibitors call: (480) 775-5210.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Donate and receive up to $400 in tax credits. When you donate to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit allows you to receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit if you itemize your deductions on your Arizona state income tax return. You can receive a tax credit of up to $400 when filing a joint tax return, or up to $200 when filing a single tax return. Besides the tax credit, you’ll receive the added satisfaction of knowing your money is going to help the working poor. Call (602) 261-6814 or visit www.stvincentdepaul.net
The Casa
All events held at the Franciscan Renewal Center, 5802 E. Lincoln Dr., Scottsdale. Information, (480) 948-7460. Birthing Christ, a weekend Advent Retreat with Michael Crosby, OFM, Cap, Dec. 3-5. Fee per person includes lodging & meals: Single, $215; Double, $165. Commuter fee, $130, includes material and meals. In the Wake of Death, A Weekend Grief and Loss Retreat, with Sheila Marchetta, MA; Mauro Pando, MC; and Tim Ringgold, Dec. 10-12. Fee per person: Single, $215; Double, $165. Commuter fee, $130, includes material and meals. Twilight Retreat with Joe Schwab, OFM, MTS, Dec. 10. Dinner, 6 p.m., reflection 7-8:30 p.m. Fee per person: $25. Christian Scriptures with Tricia Hoyt, M.A., Dec. 11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fee per person includes lunch: $75.
Come and prepare yourself spiritual for the Christmas Season!
Mount Claret Retreat Center Advent Series First Week of Advent 12/2 Retreat Director - Fr. Billy Kosco Topic : Home for the Holydays:
Miracle of the Roses Pagent, Dec. 11, 4-6 p.m., Old Adobe Mission, 3821 N. Brown Ave., Scottsdale, honor Our Lady of Guadalupe as we re-enact the miracle that took place on Tepeyac Hill December 12, 1531.
The Family at Christmas Time
All Young Catholic Adults interested in growing in holiness and prayerfully discerning God’s will in their lives are welcome to join us each Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., St. Daniel the Prophet Church. Topical discussion ranging from virtues to prayer to the active and contemplative life. Info: call Bill Haley at (480) 945-8437 x209 or bhaley@sdtp.net.
Third Week of Advent 12/15
10:00-3:00
Second Week of Advent 12/9 Retreat Director - Fr. Doug Lorig Topic: Focus on the Love of God 9:00-3:00 Retreat Director - Fr. Charlie Goraieb Topic : Our Life Our Sweetness and Our Hope
9:00-3:00 $30 per retreat / including lunch. Please Call 602.840.5066 for more information and reservations.
www.mtclaret.org
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The Catholic Sun
November 18, 2010
WHO SAYS YOU CAN’T BUY HAPPINESS?
When you shop at our thrift stores, everyone benefits. Shopping at a St. Vincent de Paul thrift store is always an adventure. From hidden treasures to the most practical items, you’re bound to find something that will make you smile. And while you enjoy the savings, you’re also giving back. Because every purchase you make helps fund our programs for the less fortunate. So get shopping!
St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store Locations Apache Junction 2540 W. Apache Trail, (480) 380-4515
Flagstaff 2113 N. East St. (928) 779-4353
Mayer 10376 S. Highway 69 (928) 632-9521
Prescott 935 Fair St. (928) 771-9696
Bullhead City 780 Marina Blvd. (928) 758-3108
Glendale 7018 N. 57th Ave. (623) 931-9901
Mesa 2352 W. Main St. (480) 644-0887
Boutique location:
Chandler 2051 N. Arizona Ave. (480) 812-1156
Kingman 218 E. Beale St. (928) 753-4399
Dolan Springs 7141 W. 11th St. (928) 767-4727
Lake Havasu City 761 N. Lake Havasu Ave. (928) 453-1399 1850 Commander Dr. (928) 453-5414 1851 Commander Dr. (928) 453-3125
Phoenix 8231 N. 7th St. (602) 861-2634 2945 E. Bell Rd. (602) 493-8126 420 W. Watkins Rd. (602) 261-6824
Ozzie’s Furnishings 3931 E. Indian School Rd. Phoenix (602) 955-1460
SAVINGS FOR YOU. HELP FOR OTHERS.