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A SALUTE TO OFFICER SCOTT PATRICK
St. Thomas Academy Cadets line up and salute as the hearse containing the body of Officer Scott Patrick passes by the Mendota Heights school Aug. 6 following the funeral. Officer Patrick was shot and killed during a traffic stop July 30. Neighboring Convent of the Visitation School helped coordinate turnout among the schools for Officer Patrick’s procession. More than 100 Visitation students and teachers lined the route next to the St. Thomas Academy contingent. Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic Spirit
Deacon John Vomastek: “Much has been said about the law enforcement community being a tight-knit family, and I would say that this is very true. You [saw] people, officers coming from all over the country to this funeral to pay their respects and to be together in this difficult time. I can’t help but remember when I was riding in the motorcade for the [St. Paul police officer] Ron Ryan Jr. funeral and the Tim Jones funeral [in 1994], the outpouring of community love and support that was shown to all of us. Simply, I was blown away. Young and old, they lined the route, waving flags, saluting, crying.
It has been that way in those law enforcement funerals that would come after those as well. The community will be just as affected as the law enforcement family with this loss. There really are no words to describe what has happened. I can only think of the battle that is taking place, that of good against evil. Police officers fight that battle every day. Police officers bring light into the darkness, order into chaos, care and service to those that can’t help themselves. They go into the void that we cannot, and their families support them as they go out the door, always with the risk of making what is termed the ‘ultimate sacrifice.’
Christ, too, made that sacrifice, and I can’t help but believe that to enter into his sacrifice, there is hope and healing. Today and the days to come will be tough days for our community, but we must gaze on the face of Christ. And as we live the paschal mystery, we know there will be a resurrection.” Deacon Vomastek, director of the Office of Clergy Services for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, served on the St. Paul police force from March 1978 to August 2011. Please turn to REFLECTIONS on page 8A
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Latino Family Day
Lessons on leadership
Top model to role model
Hundreds gather at Como Park for third annual celebration. — Page 7A
High school sports captains hear from star athletes at local summit. — Page 9A
Leah Darrow departs from reality TV to fully return to the faith. — Page 10A
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OVERHEARD “[The media] says that the only way to look beautiful or love yourself is to become, or look like, something you’re not. I know I should be thankful for what I have and that God made all of us in his image and likeness.” Catholic teenager Alanna Cuadra of Miami on participating in the “Go Boldly” campaign to promote positive body image for women and men. Learn more at goboldlygr.com.
NEWS notes • The Catholic Spirit LIGHT THE NIGHT The Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis celebrated the lighting of the landmark’s facade Aug. 7 on its front steps. Adding new energy-efficient lighting to the facade of the church — including the bell towers, the Mary stone carving, and more illumination of the Rose window — will enhance the Basilica’s appearance on the Minneapolis skyline and make the campus safer with better lit areas. Father John Bauer, rector of the basilica, said a blessing in front of the estimated 450 people in attendance. Photo courtesy of Barry Howell/Picture Place Photography
OUR LADY ARRIVES A 400-pound bronze statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe was installed in the courtyard of the Cathedral of St. Paul Aug. 12. The statue was donated through the generosity of an estate gift from a longtime Cathedral parishioner, and Cathedral staff wanted to have it in place for the Feast of the Assumption Aug. 15. After noon Mass on the feast day, Father John Ubel, rector of the Cathedral, will dedicate the statue. The dedication will feature the Cathedral children’s choir, followed by an ice cream social. Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic Spirit
Martha (Marty) Frauenheim, who served in the Office of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis from 2008 to 2012, died July 27 in Chicago. A funeral Mass was July 30 at St. Gertrude in Chicago. Survivors include her husband, three children and seven grandchildren. Among her accomplishments as superintendent for the archdiocese, Frauenheim led the school initiatives of the 2010 strategic planning, addressed schools’ vitality and viability, renamed the Office of Catholic Schools, initiated the Superintendent’s Update to increase communication, visited each school leader in order to build relationships and Marty support, planned and hosted the 2010 National Catholic Education Association Convention, and FRAUENHEIM launched the Aim Higher branding initiative. “People will remember Marty as the one who always found the positive even in the most stressful or challenging situations, the one whose care and concern for others will be deeply missed, the one whose laughter was contagious,” said Mary Kane, assistant superintendent of schools who worked with Frauenheim throughout her tenure as superintendent. An online guest book is available at barrfuneralhome.com.
Confirmation classes for persons with disabilities Confirmation classes for persons with disabilities, 16 and older, will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, and Saturday, Aug. 23, at St. Peter in Richfield, 6730 Nicollet Ave. S. Both classes are mandatory for guardians and candidates. For those who complete the classes, the sacrament of confirmation will take place at the Archbishop’s Mass for Persons with Disabilities at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at St. Mary’s Chapel on the St. Paul Seminary campus. Pre-registration for the classes is required.
WHAT’S NEW on social media This week, a post on The Catholic Spirit’s Facebook page asks, did you attend the vigil or funeral held in honor of Officer Scott Patrick? Read the latest news about the local and universal Church by following The Catholic Spirit on Twitter @CatholicSpirit. ‘The children are dying.’ During Pope Francis’ Angelus address Aug. 10, he called the crisis in Iraq an offense against God and humanity. Watch an emotional video at catholicnews.com.
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IN REMEMBRANCE Father Leonard Jenniges, 91, died July 28 in Sleepy Eye. Born March 1, 1923, Father Jenniges was ordained a priest June 5, 1948, at the Cathedral of St. Paul. He served at St. John the Baptist in Savage for 17 1/2 years before returning to the Diocese of New Ulm. He retired from active ministry on Aug.1, 1993. A funeral Mass was Aug. 2 at St. Anne in Wabasso. Interment is in the St. Mathias Cemetery in Wanda.
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Every year I look forward to being present to distribute the Leading With Faith awards, sponsored by our own Catholic Spirit. The ceremony will take place this Thursday, Aug. 14, at St. Catherine University. There are three categories of honorees: those who own or administer large businesses, others with small businesses, and still others who run nonprofit businesses. This year’s distinguished awardees are listed elsewhere in today’s edition of The Catholic Spirit. I encourage you to read the write-ups on each of these dedicated persons. Truly they are an impressive group of individuals who are clearly putting their Catholic faith into action. I offer them my heartfelt congratulations on receiving their award and I thank them for their outstanding public witness to our Catholic faith. I was also reminded of the faith-filled dedication of other fellow Catholic men and women when I attended the 132nd Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus in Orlando, Fla., last week. This has truly become an international summit of the Knights and their wives as it included representatives from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Canada, Mexico, Poland, Lithuania, Guam, Ukraine and the Philippines. And as it so happens, past Grand Knight THAT THEY MAY Joseph M. George, from Council 9905 in our ALL BE ONE own Lino Lakes, received the Star Council Award, becoming one of only four recipients in the nation. Congratulations to him and his lovely Archbishop wife, Dawn. John Nienstedt The Knights were founded in 1882 by an energetic young parish priest in the then Diocese of Hartford, Conn., by the name of Father Michael J. McGivney. Born to immigrant parents, young Michael grew up in the brass mill factory town of Waterbury, where he experienced the harsh grip of poverty but also the powers of love, faith and family fortitude. In an era when parish and fraternal clubs were quite popular, the newly ordained Father McGivney thought there should be some way in which he could strengthen the faith of Catholic families and at the same time provide for their financial needs when overwhelmed by illness or distraught because of the death of the family breadwinner. Today, the Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest Catholic fraternal organization with more than 1.8 million members in 16,000 councils worldwide. Last year, their members performed more than 70.5 million hours of service and donated over $170 million to charities. Through their life insurance program, they paid out $286
million in death benefits last year. In the course of their history, death benefits to the families of deceased Knights have totaled more than $3.7 billion. In addition, insurance dividends last year were paid out to policyholders in the amount of $274 million. Since its inception, more than $12 billion has provided living benefits to their insurance members. The organization carefully vets investments of its portfolio, erring on the side of caution with almost 88 percent of its funds in bonds. But even more impressive to me is the number of charitable works that are accomplished by the Knights of Columbus. They have heavily invested in educational scholarships and fellowships, including two scholarships to foster priestly and religious vocations. They are well known for their Tootsie Roll campaigns to assist the disabled and the handicapped. Presently, they are sponsoring the “American Wheelchair Mission” wherein they buy up wheelchairs in bulk and share them with children and adults throughout the globe. A more recent project is a joint effort with actor Gary Sinise, whose foundation provides American veterans who have been maimed or wounded in battle with homes that are modified so as to accommodate our wounded warriors’ physical needs and limitations. And above all, the Knights of Columbus, both nationally and locally, have been strong and constant defenders of life in the womb, of the divinely revealed definition of marriage, and of healthy and holy families. In this regard, the Knights of Columbus and their families are also constantly involved in what the Church calls “popular piety,” activities such as rosary processions, May crownings and the like, activities that are foundational for building a Catholic culture. The Order’s principles, as defined in 1882, were “Unity” and “Charity.” But since then, two more have been added — the concepts of “Fraternity” and “Patriotism.” At the “States Dinner” of the Convention, Cardinal Quevedo, O.M.I., of Catabato in the Philippines, spoke of “Fraternity” being the basis for world peace, because once fraternity is established, charity and respect will inevitably follow. In addition to the adult degrees of Knights of Columbus membership, the Knights of Columbus also sponsor “Squires,” an association made up of 10- to 18-year-olds engaged in service activities, spiritual activities and just plain fun. These are organized into local units, called Columbian circles. Since 1910, a college council program has been established on college or university campuses. Today there are some 300 college council programs with nearly 25,000 members, including one on our own campus of the University of St. Thomas. Yes, it is impressive to see the good work being done by the Knights of Columbus to fortify Catholics in their faith, to offer their members greater financial security and to strengthen them in a sense of selfesteem. I recommend them highly. If you are interested in joining this charitable organization, please go to their website, kofc.org, and sign up. May God bless you!
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Honoring the faithful: from local business leaders to Knights of Columbus members
Honrando a los lideres en la Fe: líderes de empresas locales y miembros de los Caballeros de Colón Cada año estoy deseando estar presente en la entrega de los premios Liderando con Fe, patrocinados por nuestro propio periódico “El Espíritu Católico”. La ceremonia se llevará a cabo este jueves, 14 de agosto de 2014, en la Universidad de St. Catherine. Hay tres categorías de premios: para aquellos que poseen o administran grandes empresas, para los que manejan pequeñas empresas y para los que manejan empresas sin fines de lucro. Los distinguidos galardonados de este año figuran en la edición de hoy del Espíritu Católico. Les invito a leer los detalles de cada una de estas personas tan
dedicadas. Verdaderamente, este es un impresionante grupo de individuos que claramente están poniendo su fe católica en acción. Les ofrezco mis más sinceras felicitaciones por haber recibido este premio y les agradezco por su excepcional testimonio público de nuestra fe católica. Esto me recordó la dedicación de otros compañeros Católicos, hombres y mujeres colmados de fe, cuando asistí a la 132 Convención Suprema de los Caballeros de Colón en Orlando, Florida, la semana pasada. Esto se ha convertido en una cumbre internacional de los Caballeros y sus esposas, ya que incluye a
representantes de la República Dominicana, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Canadá, México, Polonia, Lituania, Guam, Ucrania y Filipinas. Y como una casualidad, el Gran Caballero Joseph M. George, del Consejo 9905 de nuestra ciudad de Lino Lakes, recibió el Premio Consejo Estrella, convirtiéndose en uno de los cuatro premiados de la nación. Felicitaciones a él y a su esposa, Dawn. Los caballeros fueron fundados en 1882 por un energético y joven párroco con el nombre de Michael Por favor, gire a Arzobispo en la página 7A
OFFICIAL His Excellency, the Most Rev. John C. Nienstedt, has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Effective August 1, 2014 • Reverend Thomas Wilson, appointed temporary parochial administrator of the
Church of Saint Michael in Farmington. This is a temporary appointment until the pastor, Father Dennis Thompson, returns from sabbatical on May 1, 2015. Effective August 7, 2014 • Reverend Paul Treacy, appointed temporary
parochial administrator of the Church of Mary Queen of Peace in Rogers. This is a temporary appointment until a new pastor can be appointed. Father Dennis Backer submitted his resignation as pastor of Mary Queen of Peace for health reasons and was granted a medical leave of absence July 21, 2014.
Effective August 15, 2014 • Reverend Dennis Dempsey, appointed pastor of the Church of the Annunciation in Northfield. This is in addition to his current appointment as pastor of the Church of Saint Dominic in Northfield.
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A two-story addition to Sharing and Caring Hands’ Mary’s Place shelter in downtown Minneapolis will include eight family-size transitional apartments, a teen and children’s center and a playground. Construction is expected to begin later this month. Graphic courtesy of Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc.
Mary’s Place expands to help more families By Bob Zyskowski The Catholic Spirit Mary Jo Copeland plans to retire “when I get to heaven.” Until then, the founder of Sharing and Caring Hands said her reverence for Jesus and his people is keeping her at the work she began in 1985, including the latest project, just approved by the Minneapolis Planning Commission and by the city council. Work should begin around Aug. 25 for additional transitional housing for families and a new
teen center and playground at Sharing and Caring Hands’ Mary’s Place, Copeland said.
accommodate the teen center and children’s area for use by those living at Mary’s Place.
The shelter in the shadow of Target Field in Minneapolis is building a two-story addition and demolishing an existing older structure to make room for the new construction and the playground.
The existing teen center is “failing structurally,” Engleson said, and has become too expensive to maintain.
Eight family-size apartments are planned for the second floor of the addition, according to the architect, David Engleson of Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc., and the main floor will
“The project will remove an eyesore of an old building right where people enter into downtown Minneapolis and replace it with a playground area for the children,” Engleson noted. Unused parking spaces on the property will be eliminated as part of an effort to upgrade the
entrance to the shelter. More important, the project puts a roof over the heads of a few more of the families who are in need. More than 1,200 families sought housing at Sharing and Caring Hands in 2013, but the current facilities were only able to house 374 of those families. It’s what keeps Copeland going. “I have a reverence for Jesus and his people,” she told The Catholic Spirit. “I think what drives me is just really to please Our Lord and do his holy will.”
St. Helena parishioners rally behind family of missing father The Catholic Spirit Parishioners at St. Helena Church and School in Minneapolis are hosting a benefit for the Josef and Katy Zurnieden family. Josef went missing July 1. The Zurniedens have two daughters — 6-year-old Grace, who attends St. Helena School, and 3-year-old Veronica. Jam for Joe will take place from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, on the front lawn of the school, 3200 E. 44th St., Minneapolis. The event will include music, children’s activities, food and a raffle. Organizers suggest a minimum donation of $10 per
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person. If inclement weather, the event will be moved into the gymnasium. Donations can be made directly into a trust account at Wells Fargo (tax ID 47-6346506; Wells Fargo account 8678229694). Donations can be mailed or brought to any Wells Fargo, or mailed to the Zurnieden Family Trust, P.O. Box 17112, Minneapolis, MN 55417.
An outpouring of support Katy, who plans to attend the benefit with her daughters, said she is moved by the parish’s generosity, from people’s prayers to helping with her daughters to providing food. “Seeing what has happened with our family and the amount of people who have turned toward us made me realize a community of people is what everyone needs in their life,” she said. “It’s been a challenge, but we’re surrounded by a lot of people who love us.” Katy and Joe own and operate Grakat Glass in Minneapolis, which she cannot continue to run without Joe. “There’s no handbook for this type of situation,” Katy said. “It’s surreal, but I have these two little girls who keep me present in the moment.” Event organizer and parishioner Dawn Agort-Kurth
said the Zurniedens had an immediate impact on the St. Helena community when they joined the parish last fall. “They give of themselves freely and with their sights set on bettering our community,” Agort-Kurth said. “[So,] everyone is giving the very best of themselves, their skill sets and their time out of love and compassion. The outpouring of love and generosity that I have seen is overwhelming.” In addition to the benefit, St. Helena parishioners have helped with the search effort, which Katy said continues daily. Along with law enforcement, nonprofit organizations have aided in the search with sonar and cadaver dogs. “There was a sighting and attempted rescue in the river, but no body was recovered,” Katy said. Some of Joe’s personal items were recovered on the shore. “Community, family, faith and love are what are really important,” Katy said. “It’s sad I had to be reminded of these important things this way. I’m just trying to stay positive and be the best example I can be for these little girls.” For more information about the benefit, contact Dawn Agort-Kurth at (612) 865-7394 or d.agortkurth@gmail. com.
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By Jennifer Janikula For The Catholic Spirit When most people hear the word stewardship, their minds leap to money. But stewardship in the Catholic sense involves much more than money — it’s a calling and a way of life. Laurie Whitfield, one of seven scheduled presenters for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ Development and Stewardship Day on Aug. 21, hopes to help attendees expand their definition of stewardship and get excited about the blessings of “stewardship spirituality.” Using the Pastoral Letter on Laurie Stewardship WHITEFIELD from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops as the foundation of her presentation, Whitfield describes stewardship as an expression of discipleship motivated by gratitude. “Once I say ‘yes’ and accept Jesus’ mission as my own, everything is a gift — you open it, you discover it, you explore it and you share it,” Whitfield explained. “Motivation to take care of God’s gifts comes from gratitude for all God has given us. We offer ourselves and our gifts in his service.” As director of the Office of Parish Stewardship for the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y., Whitfield believes stewardship becomes a “beautiful expression of our discipleship” when it moves beyond an annual parish appeal
“Let’s be the best disciples we can be — proud, generous, joyous, peaceful and strong. Who wouldn’t want to connect with us?” Laurie Whitfield
and becomes our way of being in the world. She encourages clergy, religious and lay parish leaders to reignite the fire of their faith and then pass it on. “You can’t light the fire of the people in the pews until your own fire is lit,” Whitfield said. “It’s like the Easter Vigil — the priest uses his candle to light the candles of those around him. Then, the light passes from person to person.” Whitfield explained that sharing your fire, your faith and your gifts with the purpose of building God’s kingdom brings joy and energy that attracts people to a parish community. “If we work with the people that we have and really energize them, they will attract and invite others,” Whitfield explained. “We need to inspire excellence in our liturgies and ministries. At each point of contact with God’s people, we need to strive to give the best of ourselves and share the gifts we have been given. Let’s be the best disciples we can be — proud, generous, joyous, peaceful and strong. Who wouldn’t want to connect with us?”
Sprinkled with stories and humor, Whitfield’s presentation will offer many practical ideas and resources to help parishes engage their members and promote stewardship spirituality. She advises parish leaders to “feed themselves” through prayer by reading books or attending retreats. She also urges parish leaders to continually evaluate how the parish is meeting the needs of the community. Whitfield also reminds us to celebrate the good things happening in our parishes: “Stewardship is about each of us fulfilling our unique role in the building of God’s kingdom,” she said. “It’s like the parable of the sower — we are all planting seeds constantly; some land on fertile soil. Focus on those blessings, focus on the good.” The Office of Development and Stewardship will host Development and Stewardship Day from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at St. John the Baptist in New Brighton. Seven speakers will guide participants through topics that include: finding balance in the life of ministry, planned giving, endowments, creating trusting relationships and shared purpose, recruiting parish volunteers and parish strategic planning. Whitfield will present “A Disciple’s Journey: Seatbelts Optional!” during the lunch session. She will also host an evening breakout session called “Ministry Fairs and Beyond: Celebrating Shared Gifts in the Parish” and be available throughout the event for questions and conversation. Registration is $10. Attendees are welcome to stay for all or part of the day. To see the event agenda,
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8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21 St. John the Baptist, New Brighton Seven speakers will guide participants through topics that include: • Finding balance in the life of ministry • Planned giving • Endowments • Creating trusting relationships and shared purpose • Recruiting parish volunteers • Parish strategic planning Participants may come and go as they’re able. Stay for all or part of the day.
Register Fee is $10. To register, view the event agenda and download the 2014 Stewardship Toolkit, visit www. archspm.org/stewardshipday-2014/. Registration deadline is Aug. 18.
Learn more Contact Margaret Slawin at (651) 290-1649 or slawinm@ archspm.org. download the 2014 Stewardship Toolkit, and register, visit www. archspm.org/stewardshipday-2014/ or call Margaret Slawin, associate director of development and stewardship, at (651) 2901649.
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Above Archbishop John Nienstedt was one of the featured speakers at the vigil Aug. 3. Another was Asad Zaman, left, of the Muslim American Society of Minnesota. To the right of Archbishop Nienstedt is Estela Villagran Manancero, director of Latino Ministry for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Also present were the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in St. Paul. Sister Susan Hames was one of the speakers. Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic Spirit. Left Daniel Deltoro of Assumption in Richfield attends the vigil with his daughter Miranda. Deltoro spoke about coming to the U.S. from Mexico when he was 12. Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic Spirit.
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Charismatics pray for personal experience of Pentecost By Susan Klemond For The Catholic Spirit Charismatic praise, including praying in other tongues and raising hands in worship, was foreign to Allen Illgen. But he decided to attend the Archdiocesan Catholic Charismatic Renewal Office’s rally, “The Lavish Gifts of God” held Aug. 9 in Eagan, because he had experienced the power of the Holy Spirit and wanted to learn more about the Spirit’s gifts. Two years ago, while Illgen was talking to Ross Feder, a fellow parishioner at St. Mary of the Lake in White Bear Lake, Feder suddenly stopped the conversation to pray for the protection of Illgen’s then-16-year-old son. Two weeks later, Illgen’s son walked away uninjured after an accident that had completely destroyed the SUV he was driving. Illgen said he believes his son might not be alive if Feder hadn’t been prompted by the Holy Spirit to pray. “It allows me to look at what’s important and focus on God,” Illgen said. According to speakers at the rally, the Holy Spirit empowers in us gifts such as knowledge, which we receive at baptism and confirmation, when we seek an outpouring of the Spirit in our lives — referred to especially by charismatics as the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Other gifts outlined in Scripture include wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, piety, fear of the Lord, preaching, teaching, prophecy and
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healing, which are meant to be used for and relationships with children. our growth in holiness, sharing the We need the Holy Spirit to bring faith Gospel and helping others. to our children who’ve left the Church, and to their children, Sister Nancy said. Along with listening to talks by Charismatic Renewal leaders Sister “The gifts of the Spirit free us,” she Nancy Kellar and Peter Herbeck, and said. “They give us not only a new participating in praise courage and boldness, and worship, many of but the equipment we the estimated 160 need to witness to the attendees from the people about Jesus in “The gifts of the archdiocese and other our lives.” dioceses around the The Holy Spirit creates Spirit free us. They movement toward upper Midwest prayed for a greater release of holiness and Jesus’ give us not only a the Holy Spirit in their mission, said Herbeck, lives and manifestation vice president and new courage and of the gifts. director of missions for Started during a Ann Arbor, Mich.-based boldness, but the retreat in the 1960s, the Renewal Ministries and Charismatic Renewal is Eternal Word Television equipment we defined as the Holy Network host. He added Spirit’s ongoing action need to witness to that the gifts are for in our lives to bring us advancing that mission. into closer relationship “It’s toward love of the people about with Jesus. neighbor and seeking Jesus in our lives.” and saving the lost,” he “When you’re said in an interview. touched by the Spirit, Sister Nancy Kellar, member of “The Spirit’s ready to you want to share what the Charismatic Community animate anybody who’s God has done in your House of the Sisters of Charity in willing to say, ‘I will live life, and you have an Scarsdale, N.Y. it with all my heart.’” authentic experience of God,” Sister Nancy said Recent popes have in an interview. She is a affirmed that Pentecost member of the is for today and for the Charismatic Community House of the whole Church. Sisters of Charity in Scarsdale, N.Y. “I don’t think the New Evangelization The gifts of the Spirit are for personal is going to have much effect, power or holiness, unity and mission, she said. dynamism without a new Pentecost,” he They help us grow in prayer, holiness, said. “That’s a personal Pentecost for reconciliation of relationships, marriage individuals, a new Pentecost in parishes,
dioceses, coming alive.” The Charismatic Renewal has brought Christians to an expectancy of Pentecost in their lives — an expectancy of the Holy Spirit manifested in the early Church, Sister Nancy said. It’s not necessary to raise your hands and pray in tongues to be charismatic, you just have to surrender your life to Christ, said Deacon Mike Thoennes, CCRO board member. “In actuality, it is a heartbeat that continues to pump as the Spirit of the Lord presses people on to renewal,” he said. Jim Joerger of Alexandria described the rally as “enlightening.” “There’s much more to the Spirit than I knew,” he said. In his charismatic prayer group, he seeks his expectancy as a barometer of the Holy Spirit working in his life. Feder, who has attended CCRO conferences and rallies in the past, said he has a new hunger for Christ and a call to activate the Holy Spirit’s gifts. He said he saw the Holy Spirit reach people at the rally. “One touch changes you,” he said. Mary Nawrocki, CCRO board president, said she hoped attendees would leave the rally renewed and refreshed. “And that we go out and be expectant, and as the Holy Spirit will take each of us out, things will start happening,” she said.
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Celebrating the third annual Latino Family Day Left Dancers perform at Latino Family Day Aug. 2 at Como Park in St. Paul. The annual event, sponsored by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ Office of Latino Ministry, kicked off with Mass celebrated by Bishop Andrew Cozzens, along with other priests, including Father Kevin Kenney, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe in St. Paul and vicar for Latino Ministry in the archdiocese. Later, Bishop Cozzens gave a special blessing to Latino youth. José Condor/For The Catholic Spirit Left A balloon rosary is launched at the event. Eileen Bock/For The Catholic Spirit Far left Bishop Cozzens poses for a photo with some children after Mass. Eileen Bock/For The Catholic Spirit
Arzobispo John Nienstedt Viene de la página 3A J. McGivney, en la Diócesis de Hartford, Connecticut. Nacido de padres inmigrantes, el joven Michael creció en la ciudad de Waterbury, ciudad industrial de fábricas de bronce, donde vivió no solamente las duras garras de la pobreza, sino también las energías del amor, la fe y la fortaleza familiar. En una época donde las parroquias y las fraternidades eran bastante populares, el recién ordenado Padre McGivney pensó que debería haber alguna forma en la que él pudiera fortalecer la fe de las familias católicas y, al mismo tiempo, proveer por sus necesidades financieras, cuando estuvieran abrumados por la enfermedad o por la muerte del sostén de la familia. Hoy en día, los Caballeros de Colón son la organización fraternal Católica más grande del mundo con más de 1,8 millones de miembros en 16.000 Concejos en todo el mundo. El año pasado, sus miembros realizaron más de 70,5 millones de horas de servicio y donaron más de $170 millones a obras de caridad. A través de su programa de seguros de
vida, el año pasado pagaron $286 millones en beneficios por muerte. En el transcurso de su historia, los beneficios por muerte a las familias de los Caballeros fallecidos han sobrepasado los $3,7 billones. Además, los dividendos de los seguros que fueron pagados el año pasado a los asegurados tuvieron un monto de $274 millones. Desde su creación, más de $12 billones han proporcionado beneficios en vida a sus miembros asegurados. La organización evalúa cuidadosamente las inversiones de su cartera, llegando a ser muy cautelosos con casi el 88% de sus fondos en bonos. Pero aún más impresionante para mí es el número de obras de caridad que han sido logradas por los Caballeros de Colón. Ellos han invertido fuertemente en becas educativas y becas universitarias, incluyendo dos becas para fomentar las vocaciones sacerdotales y religiosas. Además son bien conocidos por sus campañas llamadas Tootsie Roll de ayuda a los discapacitados y minusválidos. En la actualidad, ellos patrocinan la “Misión Americana de Sillas de Ruedas”, en donde compran sillas de ruedas a granel y las comparten con los niños y adultos en todo el mundo. Un proyecto más reciente, en un esfuerzo conjunto con el
actor Gary Sinise, es una fundación que proporciona a los veteranos estadounidenses que han sido mutilados o heridos, hogares que han sido modificados para acomodar las necesidades físicas y las limitaciones de nuestros guerreros heridos en batalla. Y sobre todo, los caballeros de Colón, tanto a nivel nacional y local, han sido defensores fuertes y constantes de la vida desde su concepción, de la definición divinamente revelada del matrimonio, y de familias saludables y santas. En este sentido, los Caballeros de Colón y sus familias están constantemente envueltos en lo que la Iglesia denomina como “religiosidad Popular,” que son actividades como las procesiones del rosario, la Coronación de la Virgen María en Mayo y otras actividades similares, que son fundamentales para la construcción de una cultura católica. Los Principios de la Orden, tal como se definieron en 1882, eran “Unidad” y “Caridad.” Pero desde entonces se han añadido dos más — los conceptos de “Fraternidad” y “Patriotismo.” En la cena de “Estados” de la Convención, El Cardenal Quevedo, O.M.I. de Catabato en Filipinas, habló de que la “Fraternidad” es la base para la paz
mundial, porque una vez que se establece la fraternidad, inevitablemente le siguen a esta la caridad y el respeto. Además de los grados de membresía para adultos, los Caballeros de Colón también patrocinan “Escuderos,” una asociación formada por niños de 10 a 18 años comprometidos en actividades de servicio, actividades espirituales y otras actividades solamente de diversión. Ellos están organizados en unidades locales llamadas Círculos Colombinos. Desde 1910, se ha establecido un programa con un Consejo Universitario en los planteles de los colegios o universidades. Hoy en día existen 300 programas con Consejos Universitario con cerca de 25.000 miembros, incluyendo uno en el propio campus de la Universidad de Santo Tomás. Sí, es impresionante ver el buen trabajo que ha sido realizado por los Caballeros de Colón para fortalecer a los católicos en su fe, para ofrecer a sus miembros una mayor seguridad financiera y para fortalecerlos en un sentido de autoestima. Los recomiendo ampliamente. Si usted está interesado en formar parte de esta organización de beneficencia, por favor visite su página web, kofc.org y regístrese. ¡Que Dios los bendiga!
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Archbishop John Nienstedt: “The untimely and unfortunate death of a police officer, especially one so revered as Officer Patrick, is a tragedy that resounds throughout our community. In the face of such events, we hold fast to our belief that God is still in charge of this world and will right every wrong.”
Rich Chapman:
Cody Packer, a member of Assumption in St. Paul and a student at Faithful Shepherd School in Eagan, shows his support for Officer Scott Patrick and police officers driving by in the funeral procession Aug. 6 in Mendota Heights. Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic Spirit
“On two separate occasions, Officer Patrick came to our home in response to medical emergencies. He was strong, compassionate and comforting. The tribute given to him from our community is an affirmation of what kind of man he was. We will miss his bravery and commitment, and we are all now even more appreciative of the
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protection and care we receive at all times from all our police officers. Thanks and gratitude to Officer Patrick from our entire family.” Chapman attends St. John Neumann in Eagan. Two of his daughters graduated from Visitation, one of his sons graduated from St. Thomas Academy, and the other son graduated from Cretin-Derham Hall.
Murphy Morrison: “Officer Patrick’s work in the Mendota Heights Police Department extended beyond the streets, reaching far into the Mendota Heights School District as well. Having graduated from the Convent of the Visitation myself and now living in Chicago, seeing images of the familiar Visitation and St. Thomas Academy uniforms lining Mendota Heights Road produced a powerful sentiment. Over 100 Visitation students took their place in paying homage to a man deserving so much more. Not only will Officer Patrick’s presence undoubtedly be missed within the larger community, but also within the schools. Officer Patrick, along with his fellow police officers, remains near and dear to the Visitation community. Their aid in securing Code Red safety procedures within the school and responding to any emergency related call throughout the years proves unwavering. Officer Patrick’s commitment will forever be appreciated.”
For over 70 years, Our Lady of Peace Home in St. Paul has provided free, end-of-life care to people with terminal cancer. Our compassionate, loving care has been provided to those with limited financial resources in a peaceful, comfortable setting at our home that was founded by the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne.
Morrison graduated from Convent of the Visitation School in Mendota Heights in 2010. Her home parish is Assumption in St. Paul.
Last year, we made the decision to extend our free care to children, knowing that there are young children in need of the services we provide. Now, we are extending our mission once more. Our Lady of Peace Home now offers free end-of-life care to adults with terminal illnesses other than just cancer. We will continue to provide free care to children with terminal cancer only.
Matt Mohs:
While we are often referred to as “the Cancer Home”, ultimately what makes Our Lady of Peace special is that we provide free care at end-of-life to those in need. Our Board of Directors realizes that there are many in our community who could benefit from our care who are dying from diseases other than cancer. We have always believed it is our sacred duty to provide care, comfort and compassion to those in need of end-of-life services regardless of their social, economic or religious status. For more information, please contact Admissions Coordinator Mary Tillman at 651-789-5023, or maryt@ourladyofpeacemn.org. Thank you for your understanding and continued support of our mission. Sincerely, Joe Stanislav President/CEO
Kathryn Wornson VP End of Life Care
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“Officer Patrick was part of our school community; he attended games and other events and was present to us throughout his career. Although I never met Officer Patrick personally, I knew that his murder was a significant event that required a communal response and a demonstration of support. As a resident of Mendota Heights who has benefited from the protections afforded by his service and that of his colleagues, I wanted to pay my respects. The fact that two of my classmates are currently on the Mendota Heights police force made it even more important to me personally. In their time of grief, I wanted to make sure that they knew their extended community was there for them as well. As headmaster of Saint Thomas Academy, I recognized the importance for our community to show up, stand in solidarity with those who serve and those who lost a father, husband, friend, relative and colleague. Our school graduates many young men who have gone on to serve honorably as first responders or in the armed forces. I wanted our current students to recognize the sacrifice and dangers that a number of our graduates willingly accept on a daily basis to serve our communities.” Mohs, headmaster at STA, is a member of St.Thomas More in St. Paul.
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Fabian Oberg of the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield reacts to a humorous remark by former NFL player Matt Birk during the Sports Captains Leadership Summit at the University of St. Thomas Aug. 8. Oberg will be a senior this fall and a football team captain. Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic Spirit
Prep sports captains huddle up for lessons on team leadership By Dave Hrbacek The Catholic Spirit When Matt Birk grabbed the microphone on the morning of Aug. 8 at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, he took command of his audience the way he took command of the offensive line for the Minnesota Vikings and, later, Baltimore Ravens. But this was a younger group than the men Birk shared NFL locker rooms with for 14 seasons. They were high school male athletes, 90 of them, and all team captains. The boys, most of whom attend Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, were invited to be there for a day of teaching, inspiration and fellowship by one who used to be part of their ranks — Michael Daly. A graduate of St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights and a former football team captain himself, he now attends the St. Paul Seminary and is on the path to the priesthood. Near the end of the upcoming school year, he will be ordained a transitional deacon, with ordination to the priesthood — pending approval — to take place the following year. Daly was able to convince the
young men to take one of their last days of summer and spend it thinking about what kind of leaders they want to be on their teams. The teens focused their attention on Birk as he told stories about life in the National Football League during the event’s first talk. Birk then recounted his own high school days and talked about missed opportunities for deepening his faith that he later cashed in on with the help of Catholic mentors like Rich Chapman. The two coauthored a book about how to make the right choices in life, called “All-Pro Wisdom,” and Birk drew from the book during his presentation. “It took me a long time to figure it out — my identity comes from being a Catholic,” Birk told the young men. “You are a child of God. You can deal with any situation if you know that.” Birk’s captive audience was filled with boys playing a variety of sports for their schools, including football. One of the boys, senior Fabian Oberg of the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, was happy to be on hand to hear Birk and the other speakers, including University of St. Thomas football coach Glen Caruso and former
From left, former NFL players Brooks Bollinger and Matt Birk take turns at the microphone during the captains summit. Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic Spirit college and National Hockey League player Brian Bonin. “I just love being here,” said Oberg, who plays offensive guard and is entering his third year as a starter on the offensive line. “I just want to help [the other players on the team] be better men.” The emcee of the event was Brooks Bollinger, former NFL quarterback who played two years for the Minnesota Vikings and also was the varsity football head coach at Hill-Murray School in Maplewood in 2011. He has been back in Minnesota since March, and immediately jumped on board when Daly asked him to come. “I was just so inspired by Michael and his vision and his
purpose and what he’s done with his life,” said Bollinger, who belongs to Nativity of Our Lord in St. Paul along with his wife, Natalie, and their four children. “I said, ‘I’m on board, man. Whatever you’re doing, let me know how I can help. I want to be a part of it.’” The captains summit, with the theme “Reckless Abandon,” grew out of an initial conversation between Daly, Birk, Bollinger, Chapman and Daly’s brothers. Eventually, Daly’s sister, Tricia Borg, also got involved and planned a lot of the event. Daly had attended Archdiocesan Youth Day last fall and felt there weren’t enough boys in Please turn to ORGANIZER on page 18A
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‘Top Model’ turned role model Leah Darrow, a speaker at the October Rediscover: Celebration, shares her journey back to the Church
open and empty,” Darrow said, recalling a vision of Jesus. “I realized I had used all my talents and gifts for me, not for him. It was like something piercing my heart, and I couldn’t finish the shoot.” Darrow left the shoot, walked to her apartment, phoned her dad and waited for him to make the 2,000mile trip to New York City.
By Aliceyn Magelky New Earth, Diocese of Fargo After walking out of a modeling shoot for an international magazine, Leah Darrow, former contestant on “America’s Next Top Model,” walked to her apartment in New York City, called her dad and said, “Daddy, if you don’t come get me, I’m going to lose my soul.” With those words, Darrow’s journey back home, back to the Church, began. Darrow, the oldest of six children, remembers her parents stressing the importance of prayer. Every night, her family prayed the rosary together. Despite the chaos that may ensue when wrangling six squirming kids, it’s those moments growing up that Darrow cherishes. “I was blessed to have parents that encouraged us to pray together every day,” Darrow said. “Often our prayer time would get loud and distracting, but I was listening. So, I try to tell all parents that prayer matters. Please pray with your children.” At 15, Darrow’s family moved from a farm in Oklahoma to St. Louis. At that age, she was desperate to find her place. For her, that meant getting a boyfriend. Soon, a homecoming dance was coming. Always a fan of fashion, Darrow couldn’t wait to go shopping. With a new dress and shoes, Darrow was ready for the dance until a friend approached her about something very unfamiliar.
A prom to remember “So, Leah, are you ready for it?” Darrow recalled a friend asking her about the homecoming dance. Darrow, unsure what he meant, played along with his inquiry. Little did she know that “it” meant sex. When Darrow realized what “it” really meant, she got scared.
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Sister of the prodigal son
Leah Darrow, a former model turned full-time apologist, will speak at the 2014 Rediscover: Catholic Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Photo courtesy of Leah Darrow “All I knew was sex was reserved for husband and wife, but at that point I just wanted to stop talking about it. I swept it under the rug and tried to forget about it,” Darrow said. The night of the dance came and Darrow admitted she had two choices, “choose authentic love, love we’re made for, or choose imitation love, the kind that tries to be the real thing but is filled with lots of empty promises.” Darrow chose a path in life that forever changed it. “I chose imitation love and lost my virginity that night. I fell into those empty promises of love, and did something I’m so not proud of,” Darrow confessed. “Sometimes we want love so bad that we will take the imitation over the real, but it’s time to reclaim love.” For the next several years, Darrow continued on a path that led her farther away from God. “I believed the lies of Satan and continued to look to the world for validation,” said Darrow.
On to the big time Throughout high school and college, Darrow had done small modeling gigs. When she had the opportunity to audition for the reality show “America’s Next Top Model,” Darrow jumped at the chance. She moved to New York City and got a spot on the third season of the show. There, Darrow
continued to play into the desires of the world. “When I got on the show, modesty went right out the window. The first thing I noticed was the doors had been taken off the bedrooms and bathrooms. “We had no shower curtains. Cameras were everywhere at all times. Every private moment was filmed.” Darrow explained. “But, I had signed a contract that would allow the producers to sue me for $1 million if I refused to do something while filming.” Although eliminated early on, Darrow thought she would go forward with modeling and use the fame from the show to catapult her career. “Vanity was all over me,” she said. “Up to that point, I had been doing shoots for high-end clothing and playing it a bit safe. But, then I got a call from photographers for an international magazine asking me to do something a lot different than what I was used to doing. Because my vanity was so thick and I wanted more validation from the world, I agreed to the shoot.” It was during that shoot when Darrow had an encounter with God that would thrust her back toward the Church. “I did a rookie move and looked into the flash. It was in that flash that I could see myself in those itty-bitty clothes. And, then I could see a male figure with his hands
“You know the parable of the prodigal son; well, I’m his sister,” Darrow said. “I waited in my apartment, anxious with knots in my stomach. I was expecting him to lay into me.” Instead of a lecture, Darrow’s father greeted her with the “biggest smile I have ever seen and arms opened wide,” she said. Filled with physical, mental and spiritual exhaustion and ready to leave the city, Darrow started to leave the apartment with her dad to make the trek home. “As we were walking out the door, and I was waiting for him to follow me, he held up his finger at me and said, ‘but first, we go to confession,’ ” Darrow recalled. “My dad could see the fear pop on my face, so he continued, ‘You called me to take you home. Church is home. I’m taking you there.’ ” Still trying to avoid God’s call, Darrow tried to pick a church far from her apartment in hopes of giving the impression she had tried, and expecting her father to give up. They arrived at a darkened parish, but decided to attempt to find someone. To Darrow’s surprise — and a bit of horror — they found the confessional, the green light was lit and a priest was waiting inside. “It was like God had rolled out the red carpet for me to arrive,” Darrow said. “At first I was very defensive, but then I said to the priest, ‘I don’t know how to be honest with God.’ ” The priest guided Darrow through her confession, reminding her of God’s love and mercy. “I gave everything to Christ. I had emptied my pockets of my sin, and Christ made me new!” she said. From that day forward, Darrow started rebuilding her broken relationship with Christ. Today, she speaks to audiences around the world on topics of mercy, conversion, human dignity, modesty and chastity. She has been seen on Eternal Word Television Network’s “Journey Home” and headlined several Steubenville Conference sessions. “I know I can’t change my past, but I won’t let it dictate my future. With God’s grace and courage, I’m able to speak to show that change is possible,” Darrow said. “My story is nothing new, but maybe others don’t have the courage to stand with a microphone. I want everyone to know that God is calling us all home to him.”
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U.S. & World Iraqi Christian refugees rest at St Joseph’s Church in Ankawa, Iraq, Aug. 8. While some witnesses claim refugees are dying in the crowded camps, other Iraqi Christians have fled the country, fearing their lives. CNS/Sahar Mansour
Catholic Iraqi refugees recall horror of militant attacks By Doreen Abi Raad Catholic News Service The memory of a brutal June evening in his home near Mosul, Iraq, brought 48-year-old Joseph, now a refugee in Lebanon, to tears. “These people know no limits of humanity, decency or respect for human life,” he said of the Islamic State fighters. Meeting with Catholic News Service Aug. 8 at the Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center in Beirut, he and other Catholic Iraqi refugees asked that their real names not be used to protect their identities as they shared the traumatic experiences that led to their exodus. Joseph recalled how his wife and their teenage son, Bachar, were in their living room. Two other children were asleep around 10 p.m. when there was an explosionlike crash. In an instant, four militants barged into the house, guns aimed at the heads of father and son. “Give us your gold and valuables,” he said they demanded. Filled with fear, Joseph’s wife tried to calmly gather all jewelry she had. One of the militants, noticing Bachar’s cross, ripped off the chain in a rage and started to beat the boy, accusing the family of withholding their gold. “What’s for sure is they (the terrorists) are not all Iraqis. The ones with the beards are not Iraqis,” Joseph said. After ransacking the home for other valuables, the terrorists
warned they would return in 48 hours. Their ultimatum: The family must convert to Islam, pay the Islamic jizya tax, or be killed. Joseph knew he had no choice but to flee quickly with his family. “We were happy, our life was good,” he said, collapsing into sobs. “All the work of my father and myself and my brothers, all the years . . . gone in just a few seconds,” he said of the trading company he had to abandon. The next morning, “I went to the cemetery and said goodbye to my father, and I went to Mass in my church to receive the Eucharist. I think it was the last Mass celebrated in my village. And I thought, if I’m meant to die at this time, at least I’m in God’s house.” The family fled to Irbil the night after the attack, eventually boarding a flight to Beirut. The militants told Joseph’s neighbors — an 85-year-old woman, partially paralyzed by a stroke, and her 60-year-old daughter — they had six hours to leave their home. The women had no choice but to leave on foot, with the daughter assisting her disabled mother along the road, Joseph said. He added he hoped they were able to get a ride from the convoys of vans and pick-up trucks filled with other Christians fleeing their homes. Through a relative, Joseph found a furnished apartment in Beirut, but rent is $850, so he is searching for cheaper accommodations, knowing that his savings will quickly run
out. Jobs in tiny, economically strapped Lebanon are hard to find. New refugees have to compete with other refugees for work. Currently, more than 1.5 million Syrian refugees — equal to at least onequarter of Lebanon’s resident population — are living in Lebanon. Even before the Islamist militant onslaught in Mosul and Iraq’s Ninevah province beginning in June, there were already some 9,000 Iraqi refugees in Lebanon, most of whom fled their homeland after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. “I am jumpy and nervous,” Joseph told CNS. “What happened is not easy. My children ask me, ‘What will we do? (Islamic State) made us leave Iraq, and now (it) is in Lebanon,” he said, referring to the incursion Aug. 2 by the Islamic militants into a Lebanese town 55 miles northeast of Beirut. “They are afraid.” Rachid, also from a village near Mosul, told CNS: “All the village has gone. There’s absolutely no one left, no one at all.” The 49-year-old Chaldean Catholic father of six collapsed into tears. After regaining his composure, Rachid recounted how he was taking his wife to her regular physical therapy appointment in Mosul June 10 when he was forced to stop at an Islamic State checkpoint. The heavily armed militants demanded to see his identity card and asked him if he was Christian.
“Yes I am,” he told them, as Iraqi ID cards indicate the sectarian identity of the cardholder. “I thought I would be executed on the spot,” Rachid said. The militants refused him entry into Mosul, despite his pleas that his wife needed to see a doctor. They told him all Christians should convert to “There is no Islam, pay the jizya tax or be killed. future for The next day, Rachid was able to Christians in sell some of the inventory from his Iraq anymore. grocery store to scrape up just I left enough money to flee. “I locked the everything for doors of my shop and my house for my religion, so the last time, and we left.” I have to trust “There is no in the Lord that future for Christians in Iraq he will take anymore. I left everything for my care of us.” religion, so I have to trust in the Lord Rachid, who fled from his that he will take village near Mosul, Iraq care of us,” he said. Before the Islamic State attacks in June, 35,000 Christians lived in Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, and more than 60,000 lived there before the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, according to the Chaldean Catholic Patriarchate.
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LAGOS, Nigeria
Nigerian archbishops suspend sign of peace to help prevent Ebola In an effort to curtail the spread of Ebola, the archdioceses of Lagos and Abuja instructed their priests to suspend all forms of physical contact during Mass, including the traditional sign of peace. “Taking into consideration the fact that this rite is optional, we shall henceforth omit it, i.e., not invite people to offer the sign of peace. When you get to this rite, skip it,” Lagos Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins said in a statement Aug. 10. He said while holy water could be used in homes and offices, the fonts at church entrances should be emptied. He also encouraged the use of gloves when counting money from Mass collections. He advised priests to use extra care when visiting the sick, especially when administering the sacrament of anointing of the sick. The archbishop also advised them “to avoid physical contact when giving out holy Communion.” Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan told journalists Aug. 10
that the Church was taking necessary precautionary steps to avoid the spread of the disease. “We did not ban handshaking during Mass. We are only discouraging it, and it is going to be temporary until it is clear that Nigeria is no longer under Ebola threat,” he said.
MANCHESTER, England
Iraqi Christians die in hot, crowded camps, witnesses say Iraqi Christians driven from their homes by Islamic State fighters are beginning to die in crowded camps, witnesses claimed. Sahar Mansour, 40, who lectured in chemistry at the University of Mosul before she fled the city in June, said newborn babies, the sick and the elderly in the Ankawa refugee camp on the outskirts of Irbil are dying from diseases, thirst and malnutrition. Mansour now resides in the camp. The same claim was made by Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad, who said in an Aug. 11 statement that “death and sickness are grabbing the children and elderly people among the thousands of
refugee families spread over the Kurdistan region.” The patriarch also criticized the terms of U.S. military intervention because it does not aim to recapture Christian cities and towns taken by the extremists. Mansour told Catholic News Service in an Aug. 11 email that the 70,000 refugees at Ankawa were also frightened that Islamic State fighters had the capability to hit them within half an hour of launching an attack. “Christians find Ankawa a safe place to stay, but some say that it is not [a] good solution that we are all living here because it is an easy target for ISIS to attack,” she told CNS.
OKLAHOMA CITY
Archbishop calls for prayer to counter planned ‘black mass’ Archbishop Paul Coakley has asked Catholics to offer prayer and penance to prevent a Satanic group from holding a “black mass” Sept. 21 at the Civic Center Music Hall in Oklahoma City. “Even though tickets are being sold for this event as if it were
merely some sort of dark entertainment, this Satanic ritual is deadly serious. It is a blasphemous and obscene inversion of the Catholic Mass,” said the Oklahoma City archbishop. “Using a consecrated host obtained illicitly from a Catholic church and desecrating it in the vilest ways imaginable, the practitioners offer it in sacrifice to Satan,” he said. “This terrible sacrilege is a deliberate attack on the Catholic Mass as well as the foundational beliefs of all Christians.” Oklahoma City officials have said the Civic Center is a public building and the city must abide by the First Amendment. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin condemned the scheduled performance as “a disgusting mockery of the Catholic faith, and it should be equally repellent to Catholics and non-Catholics alike,” said Fallin. “It may be protected by the First Amendment, but that doesn’t mean we can’t condemn it in the strongest terms possible for the moral outrage which it is.” Archbishop Coakley called for a united campaign of prayer, procession and benediction in response to the “black mass.” — Catholic News Service
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13A By Ezra Fieser Catholic News Service Church workers and bishops from across Latin America emerged from a first-of-its-kind regional congress Aug. 9 pledging to strengthen the Church’s work in promoting the role of the family in society. Seeking to renew their commitment to promoting family values, representatives of 22 bishops’ conferences from Latin America and the Caribbean attended the First Latin American Congress of Family Pastoral Agents in Panama, according to the Latin American bishops’ council, CELAM. “Enlightened by the Holy Spirit and inspired by the values of the Holy Family of Nazareth, we want to send to all families in Latin America, the Caribbean and around the world this message of hope,” said a statement released at the conference’s conclusion by CELAM’s Department of Family Life and Youth. The conference was aimed at reminding families to “live the values of the Gospel, to be certain that we are not alone and that together we can face the storms that threaten the identity and the mission of marriage, the family and life,” the statement said. Organizers called for the congress — which will be followed by a series of smaller meetings in 2015 — amid numerous social trends that have raised a red flag for the Church. Among those changes are a rising number of divorces, fewer two-parent homes and a corresponding increase in the percentage of single-parent families. “We are at a stage of change, which is generating new concepts, understandings, positions and actions facing the idea of family as society’s primary cell,” said a statement signed by five Latin American bishops and Father
A Catholic man in San Salvador, El Salvador, prays during Mass in this 2010 photo. Latin American Church leaders say they are committed to strengthening their work in promoting the role of the family in society. CNS/Roberto Escobar, EPA Antonio Jose Velazquez, executive secretary of the department. The document said the Church’s pastoral mission needs to work more fervently to push the importance of the family unit as an agent of social development and influence governments as they consider public policies that affect the family structure. “In general, what came out of (the congress) was a greater determination to do more to strengthen pastoral ministries for families overall,” said Trinitarian Father Juan Molina, director of the U.S. bishops’ office on Latin America. “One of those aspects includes more involvement with
government to strengthen family life and marriage.” Father Molina said attendees raised a range of issues, from working on marriage laws to promoting better policies for family leave. Central American and Mexican leaders raised the issue of immigration, including the surge in child migrants crossing into the U.S. from Mexico, which is separating families. Other Church leaders highlighted the trend in Latin America toward permitting samesex marriages. Since 2009, Mexico City and three South American countries have passed laws
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legalizing the practice, putting the region only behind Western Europe in the number of countries where it is permitted. CELAM’s document said the Church’s influence on public policy has been sidelined by the rising influence of nongovernmental organizations and international institutions, such as the United Nations. The Church is working against “strong campaigns by governments and international organizations in favor of contraception, abortion as a woman’s right, sexual rights and reproductive awareness, and seeking legalizations of same-sex marriage.”
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Focus on Faith • Scripture Readings
DAILY Scriptures Sunday, Aug. 17 Twentieth Sunday in ordinary time Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 Matthew 15:21-28 Monday, Aug. 18 Ezekiel 24:15-24 Matthew 19:16-22 Tuesday, Aug. 19 St. John Eudes, priest Ezekiel 28:1-10 Matthew 19:23-30 Wednesday, Aug. 20 St. Bernard, abbot, doctor of the Church Ezekiel 34:1-11 Matthew 20:1-16
Sunday, Aug. 17
Twentieth Sunday in ordinary time
Readings
• Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 • Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 • Matthew 15:21-28
Reflection
How can our encounters with people bring us closer to God?
SUNDAY SCRIPTURES Deacon John Powers
Faith matures through adversity: How we can stand the test For the 20th Sunday in ordinary time, the Church gives us three readings about the Gentiles. Our first two readings give us a positive image of the relationship between God and the Gentiles, and I especially like the first reading, Isaiah’s prophecy about “the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord.” But I find the Gospel challenging because I am a Gentile, and so Christ’s interaction with the Canaanite (Gentile) woman is personally disturbing because he seems unwilling to minister to her and, by analogy, to us. Jesus starts our Gospel by doing something strange: He goes to the region of Tyre and Sidon. I grew up in Northeast Minneapolis, and one of the great things about Northeast is that our many parishes still have a lot of character (and characters) from the ethnic communities that founded them. Tyre and Sidon are the heart of Gentile territory in the Judea-Palestine area, and this is the only time Jesus goes there. Jesus
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was expecting to encounter Gentiles by traveling there; just like if you or I went to Holy Cross parish, we would expect to encounter Polish people. Or if we went to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, we would encounter Italians. Just before leaving for this region, Jesus expresses disappointment with the Jews’ and even the apostles’ lack of faith. With this in mind, we should see Jesus’ interaction with the Gentile woman as a test of her faith so that when she persevered, she would be an example to his disciples and through them to all ages. And now we get to the hard part, because this testing of faith didn’t stop with the Gentile woman or the apostles; it is also part of our lives. As members of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, we have been through a very rough year in which we have been heavily tested. But like the Gentile woman, who
persisted even when apparently rebuffed by Christ, we have to continue in faith to pray, offer penance and work for true healing, because faith matures through adversity. The first reading helps reassure us even in this difficult reality — it is a response to Isaiah 56:3, where foreigners express fear that they are no longer part of God’s people because of their trials. It is absolutely essential to remember that God is always with us, even if in times of adversity, we do not feel like he is, because he has joined us to himself through the sacrament of baptism. As Paul reminds us in the second reading, God’s gifts and call are irrevocable. We have received Christ in faith, and he will provide for us. We must abide in faith, even though we are tested, because as Paul reminds in 2 Corinthians 9, the power of Christ is made perfect in our weaknesses. Please pray for me, and for all those who work for the Church, that we will endure in this path to holiness. We are praying for you that you will do the same. Deacon Powers is in formation for the priesthood at the St. Paul Seminary for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. His teaching parish is St. Hubert in Chanhassen. His home parish is Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Minneapolis.
Thursday, Aug. 21 St. Pius X, pope Ezekiel 36:23-28 Matthew 22:1-14 Friday, Aug. 22 The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ezekiel 37:1-14 Matthew 22:34-40 Saturday, Aug. 23 St. Rose of Lima, virgin Ezekiel 43:1-7ab Matthew 23:1-12 Sunday, Aug. 24 Twenty-first Sunday in ordinary time Isaiah 22:19-23 Romans 11:33-36 Matthew 16:13-20 Monday, Aug. 25 St. Louis; St. Joseph Calasanz, priest 2 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 11-12 Matthew 23:13-22 Tuesday, Aug. 26 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3a, 14-17 Matthew 22:23-26 Wednesday, Aug. 27 St. Monica 2 Thessalonians 3:6-10, 16-18 Matthew 23: 27-32 Thursday, Aug. 28 St. Augustine, bishop, doctor of the Church 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 Matthew 24:42-51 Friday, Aug. 29 The Passion of St. John the Baptist 1 Corinthians 1:17-25 Mark 6:17-29 Saturday, Aug. 30 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Matthew 25:14-30 Sunday, Aug. 31 Twenty-second Sunday in ordinary time Jeremiah 20:7-9 Romans 12:1-2 Matthew 16:21-27
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Father Kenneth Doyle
When are creed and Gloria said? Her God and your God Q. My friend said that frequently at his parish they recite neither the Gloria nor the creed at weekday Mass. I knew that during certain periods of the year, the Gloria was not recited, but I thought that the creed was always used. Has something changed with the Mass that I am not aware of? A. According to the liturgical guidelines of the Catholic Church, on most weekdays neither the creed nor the Gloria is recited during the celebration of Mass. The creed is used during Sunday celebrations and on solemnities (e.g., on holy days of obligation, the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul). When the creed is called for, usually the Nicene Creed is the form used, but the Apostles’ Creed may be substituted, particularly during Lent and Easter. (Since the Apostles’ Creed is the basis for the baptismal promises, it is especially appropriate during that time of
year when many adult baptisms occur.) Liturgical aids (such as laminated cards in the pews) generally offer both options for the creed. The Gloria, a hymn of joy and praise, is recited or sung on all Sundays except during Advent and Lent (which are penitential seasons) and also on many important feasts that occur on
Q. What would be the proper reaction to our non-Christian (Muslim) friend who has offered to pray for us to “her God”? Should we decline the offer, so as not to offend our own God? A. You should absolutely accept the offer and be grateful. How could it possibly hurt for her to pray for you? Since there is only one God, “her God” is your God as well. The Muslim view of the divine has striking similarities to the
The Gloria, a hymn of joy and praise, is recited or sung on all Sundays except during Advent and Lent (which are penitential seasons) and also on many important feasts that occur on weekdays.
Christian view, but also some important differences. The religion of Islam, like Christianity, is strongly monotheistic. For Muslims, as for Christians, God is the all-powerful and all-knowing creator, sustainer and judge of the universe. Muslims, though, would reject the Christian doctrines of the Trinity and the divinity of Jesus. The Christian notion of God as a loving, personal father who has entered human history to reveal himself and to rescue us from our sinfulness would be foreign to Muslims. As to whether to accept the prayer of a Muslim offered on your own behalf, I would take my cue from Pope Francis. In June of this year, when he invited Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the Vatican, the three were joined by an interfaith group of Muslims, Jews and Christians who prayed for the common cause of peace at the same time and in the same place, but each in their own traditions. It was graphic testimony to their shared belief that they are brothers and sisters, and children of the same God.
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weekdays. And lest you think that a priest needs to be a genius to remember all of this, he doesn’t. He has in the sacristy a little book called the “ordo” (Latin for “order”), which gives him the directions for each day.
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Father Doyle writes for Catholic News Service. A priest of the Diocese of Albany, N.Y., he previously served as director of media relations for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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16A behind a desk with a computer. And then, suddenly my name was called and I walked up to the desk where I was handed my passport with no explanation. When I asked what the problem was, they said. “It was a mistake.”
GUEST COLUMN Father Tony O’Neill
Migration and why you need to respond This summer, I had a profound experience that led me to reflect on the immigration issue, which is so much in the news right now. I had just spent a week in Guatemala with a group of young people from our parish, and we were traveling back to Minnesota. When we arrived at the Houston airport, I went through the visitors line at immigration because I still have a British passport. What is normally a routine procedure turned into a twohour saga. I was told to stand to one side and wait. The next thing I knew, I was being escorted to another room, and when the door opened, I saw about 60 people all waiting to have an issue resolved. It was like the United Nations with people from all over the world. It was deathly silent, and everyone looked tense and worried. I sat down and waited, still wondering why I was there. Unfortunately, the immigration officer behind the desk was less than cordial and barked out orders at people to sit down. When an elderly Indian couple was escorted in wheelchairs, the immigration officer simply said “Those wheelchairs
can’t stay there,” and told the couple to find a seat. They looked at her uncomprehendingly, and so she said in a louder voice “Take a seat.” I was a little worried that the rest of our parish group would be waiting for me, but the room had signs everywhere saying “No cell phone use.” So I approached the desk and explained to another immigration officer that there was a group of people waiting for me, and asked for permission to text them to let them know where I was. He simply said, “No.” When I asked him how long he thought this would take, he said, “As long as it takes, but it could be hours.” With that, I sat down with a sigh and waited. As I looked around the room, I saw various expressions of concern, sadness, frustration and fear. No one was smiling. The room was hot and smelled. There was no restroom and no water fountain. As I sat there, my mood was about the same as everyone else’s, but I prayed and asked God to let me be patient. The overriding feeling that I had and saw in those around me was one of helplessness. We were at the mercy of someone sitting
FAITH IN THE PUBLIC ARENA Jason Adkins
Border children and a consistent ethic of life The humanitarian crisis on the Mexican border has become a major issue in the public discourse. It has generated a heated political debate that has sometimes obscured the human face of the problem and the actual needs of the unaccompanied minors. The long-term migration policy questions must be addressed, but for now, the urgent needs of many young people from Central America fleeing to this country must be met. How will we respond?
Refugee crisis The border children heading to the United States are primarily from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, and are fleeing countries that in many cases resemble failed states. In those countries, a breakdown in public authority and drug-fueled corruption has
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What the Church says about migration
led to the rise in power of violent street gangs that impose a reign of terror all around them and wage what are essentially small civil wars for control of territory. At times, the choice for many people is to flee or die on the streets. A July 9 story in the London Guardian newspaper told the story of “Karla.” Karla arrived at the Texas border with her two very young children, her mother, and three siblings under the age of 15. It had taken the family a month to make the 1,500-mile journey from their home in northern Honduras, traveling by bus through Guatemala and Mexico. They had sold everything they owned to pay a network of smugglers who bribed the way clear through checkpoints along the route. The Guardian reported: Karla headed north partly because she had heard the United States had begun allowing
No matter how complicated the immigration issue, we can never forget that we are dealing with human beings who deserve to have their dignity respected and protected. When we resort to yelling at a group of children on a bus who have left their families to try to find a better life, something is wrong. The Church, in her social teaching, has much to say on the issue that
“When we resort to yelling at a group of children on a bus who have left their families to try to find a better life, something is wrong.” Father Tony O’Neill
we would do well to review. People migrate for a variety of reasons. For some, it is an attempt to
children to enter legally. This is what the smugglers were saying, and the family knew others who had safely made it across the frontier. “But the main motive for the journey was fear: Karla wanted to get beyond the reach of her father and his contacts in the street gangs that have turned Honduras into the country with the highest murder rate in the world.”
Our response In powerful testimony to Congress on June 25, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, speaking on behalf of the U.S. bishops, highlighted the human face of the border children and the need for an appropriate response in each of their cases. Bishop Seitz testified that a “new paradigm regarding unaccompanied children is upon us — namely, it is clear that unaccompanied children are facing new and increased dangers and insecurity and are fleeing in response. As a result, this phenomenon requires a regional and holistic solution rooted in humanitarian and child welfare principles.” Bishop Seitz reminded Congress of Pope John Paul II’s exhortation that the dignity and rights of migrants and their families must be respected “even in cases of non-legal immigration.”
A consistent ethic of life A common response to our bishops’ plea to protect these unaccompanied
escape a situation where they or their family are not safe, perhaps because of cultural or political upheaval. Some others are expelled from their countries and become refugees. Still others migrate because they seek a better life for themselves and their families. Migration is a permanent feature of social life. The Church’s teaching on migration is rooted in Scripture, which speaks of how the alien is to be treated. Leviticus 19 says: “When an alien resides with you in your land, do not molest him. You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you; have the same love for him as for yourself; for you too were once aliens in the land of Egypt. I, the Lord, am your God.” In the 2003 pastoral letter, “Strangers No Longer,” U.S. and Mexican Catholic bishops wrote that “The Church recognizes the right of sovereign nations to control their territories, but rejects such control when it is exerted merely for the purpose of acquiring additional wealth. More powerful economic nations, which have the ability to protect and feed their residents, have a stronger obligation to accommodate migration flows.” Likewise, the presence of immigrants within a country must not be used as an opportunity for exploitation. The immigrant also has responsibilities in his new found home to contribute to the domestic common good of prosperity, freedom and peace. Please turn to DIGNITY on page 19A
minors is that the United States “cannot afford” to take everyone in who wishes to come here. Sometimes, the people making these arguments, including some Catholics, consider themselves “pro-life.” But what if we looked at this issue not as a partisan “immigration/border control” issue but as a “life” issue? Many of us pro-lifers view the loss of one child to abortion as a major tragedy, and rightly so. We lament that mothers often do not know that there is some support for her, or that there are others who would take the baby, and a tragedy could be avoided. Most pro-lifers would contend that our country and our communities can, indeed, afford these unborn children. Yet, at our border there are tens of thousands of children looking to be saved from poverty and, in many cases, violence and death. The border children are children of God just like those unborn babies, and their lives are no less valuable or less worth saving. Can we really not “afford” to review their cases and offer them help, if possible? The question is not whether we can afford to address this crisis, for we can. The question is whether we as a nation are going to meet this humanitarian test and better prioritize our public spending Please turn to CATHOLICS on page 19A
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Faith & Culture
Actor Gary Sinise smiles as he speaks Aug. 5 at the 132nd Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus in Orlando, Fla. Sinise, who is perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Dan in the 1994 film “Forrest Gump,” spoke about his support for disabled veterans and his own journey to the Catholic faith. CNS/Tom Tracy
Actor shares faith journey, commitment to serving vets By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service His knowing smile and everyman disposition are instantly recognizable on the screen. Those qualities were not lost on some 2,000 Knights of Columbus, their families and Church leaders who were delighted by a surprise encounter with actor Gary Sinise during the fraternal organization’s Aug. 5-7 convention in Orlando. Sinise spoke at the States Dinner Aug. 5 about his love for wounded veterans and a new collaboration between the Knights and his own charitable foundation. The Chicago native, a star of stage, film and television who is widely known for his portrayal of Lt. Dan in the 1994 movie “Forrest Gump,” also described his gradual move toward the Catholic faith and of his family’s decision to join the Church. Earlier this year, the Knights of Columbus partnered with the Gary Sinise Foundation to build a hightech “smart home” for the disabled in Marietta, Ohio. The house was for a wounded veteran named Kyle Hockenberry and his wife, Ashley. The former U.S. Army infantryman was serving in Afghanistan and on foot patrol when he lost both legs and his left arm in a roadside explosion in 2011. “When I think about the life and sufferings of Christ, when I think about the stories of the extreme hardships and heavy burdens that our military men and women and their families were willing to, and continue to bare, I can’t help but think about this verse: ‘For greater
love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends,’” Sinise, 59, told those at the gathering. The smart-home collaboration between the Knights and the actor’s foundation is likely to be repeated because Sinise is attracted to the Knights’ depth of community ties nationwide and the organization’s standing commitments to the disabled, according to Peter Sonski, an education and outreach official with the Knights. Today, in part because of their generosity, Sinise explained, “Kyle and Ashley are settled in their new smart home, surrounded by family and a community that loves and cares for them.”
Running out of a storm and into the faith Sinise traced the deepening of his own spirituality and faith in part to the events of Sept. 11, 2001, when he was invited, as a celebrity, to support first responders and later service men and women serving in Iraq. He noted the example of Franciscan Father Mychal Judge, a chaplain for the New York Fire Department who died helping victims in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. “His simple prayer, ‘Lord, take me where you want me to go. Let me meet who you want me to meet. Tell me what you want me to say. And keep me out of your way . . . is very special to my wife and I,” Sinise said. “In his last homily given on Sept.
10, the day before he died, Father Mychal said . . . each of us has no idea what God is calling you to. But he needs you. He needs me. He needs all of us,’” the actor added. “Father Mychal would lay down his life for others the following morning. I have met so many selfless and courageous people who inspire me each day to carry on the mission.” In the late 1990s, Sinise said his wife, Moira, was in Chicago performing in an Irish play set in a tavern when she started to reconnect with the Irish Catholic side of her family. Moira was not raised in a religious home, but her mother was Catholic by birth and her father was Methodist, according to Sinise. Soon after, Sinise said his family was in North Carolina where he was working at the time, and a hurricane approached. “As we are racing down the highway in the rental car trying to outrun the storm as lightning and wind and rain and thunder are chasing us . . . Moira, out of the blue, turns to me and says, ‘When we get back home, I’m going to become a Catholic, and our kids are going to Catholic school,’” he said. After two years of classes, on Easter Sunday in 2000, Sinise’s wife was confirmed in the Catholic Church “and my children and I were there by her side. We were so proud of her and how far she had come,” he said. In 2010, on Christmas Eve, he told his wife and kids they were going out for a special dinner. Unbeknown to his family, he had been attending private sessions to
be confirmed, he said. So before their dinner, the family stopped to see a priest, “and in a small quiet ceremony on Christmas Eve, surrounded by my family, who I love and cherish dearly . . . I was officially confirmed into the Catholic Church. It was a very special night in our lives,” he said “The Church “The Church has has been a rock for me and my been a rock for family in some of our darkest me and my family and most difficult times,” in some of our Sinise told the Knights. darkest and most He said he never would difficult times.” have expected to be speaking Gary Sinise, actor at a Knights of Columbus convention, “but God has a way of guiding people to each other.” The Knights’ “incredibly generous and voluminous charitable work and mission” and the work of his foundation’s RISE program — Restoring Independence and Supporting Empowerment — seem made for one another in their efforts “to make a difference in the lives of our veterans,” he said. Sinise also performs with his Lt. Dan Band, entertaining the troops at home and abroad. He regularly travels to war zones to meet service members and visits U.S. military hospitals in Germany, San Antonio, San Diego and Bethesda, Md.
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18A Young adults CYA for summer Sports Nights at Rahn Athletic Fields, Eagan — All Fridays in August: 6 p.m. at 4440 Nicols Road. We will play Ultimate Frisbee and sand volleyball until sundown. For information, contact the Cathedral Young Adults at CYA@Cathedral SaintPaul.org. Ages 18-39, all are welcome.
Prayer/ Liturgy Annual Outdoor Harvest Mass, Lake Elmo — Aug. 23: 5 p.m. at the home of Del and Joan Eder, 4515 Julep Avenue North, Lake Elmo. Dinner following Mass. Free-will donations accepted. Any questions, please call 651-777-6538.
Dining out Knights of Columbus Benefit Partnership Breakfast, Stillwater — Aug. 17: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Stillwater, 1910 South Greeley Street. Proceeds will benefit St. Francis of Assisi Youth. Adults are $8; Children age 12 and under are $4. Donations accepted for St. Michael’s Food Shelf. Open to the public.
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Annual Summer Concert at St. Mary of the Lake, White Bear Lake — Aug. 16: 6 to 10 p.m. at 4690 Bald Eagle Ave, White Bear Lake. Admission is $10 (free for ages 14 and under). Proceeds go to funding repairs at our church. Gates open at 5 p.m. Wrist bands required. Burgers, brats, nachos, hot dogs, popcorn, ice cream, and beer/wine will be available. Everyone is welcome! Call (651) 429-7771 for details.
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Parish festivals & events Pig Roast & Dance at St. Peter’s Church, Richfield — Aug. 16: 4:30 p.m. Mass, followed by a social hour at 5:30 p.m., dinner from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., and dancing from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 6730 Nicollet Ave South in Richfield. Catered by Divine Swine. Advanced priced tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children 4 and up. Call (612) 866-5089 for more information. 100 year anniversary of St. Mary of the Lake School celebration — Aug. 17: 11 a.m. Mass at 4690 Bald Eagle Ave, White Bear Lake, followed by an afternoon Ice Cream Social from 12 to 3 p.m. at the Parish Life Center. There will also be music, face painting and school tours. The event is free and open to the public. This landmark celebration is sponsored by the St. Mary of the Lake Alumni Association. Call (651) 429-7771 for details. Parish festival and chicken dinner at St. Genevieve, Centerville — Aug. 17: 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 6995 Centerville Road. Features crafts, silent auction, amusements, bingo, cake walk, children’s games and more. Cost for dinner is $10 for adults and $5 for children 10 and under. ‘Heart of the Northside’ festival at St. Bridget, Minneapolis — Aug. 17: 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the northwest corner of Emerson and Dowling Avenues North. Attractions include a raffle, silent auction, brunch, treats, games and more. For information, visit www.stbridgetnorthside.org. Marystown Church Festival, Shakopee — Aug. 17: 11 a.m. at St. Mary of the Purification Church, 15850 Marystown Road, rural Shakopee. Festival includes a turkey dinner/ country smorgasbord entertainment from Czech
visit www.HolyFamilyEvents.org or call the church at 651-291-1116. Guardian Angels (Oakdale) 40th Annual Fall Festival — Sept. 12 to 14: 8260 4th St. N., Oakdale. Activities will include a community dance on Friday, a pasta and pork dinner, games, variety show, silent auction, fireworks, raffle tickets with the grand prize of $10,000, and more. Visit www.guardian-angels. org for more information and for times of specific events.
Other Area Concertina Club, a petting zoo, silent auction, raffle drawing, and more. Tickets for adults: $10; kids 4 to 12: $5; kids 3 and under: free. Visit: www.ShakopeeCatholic.org for more details. St. Jude of the Lake 30th Anniversary Cornfest — Sept. 6: 3 to 10 p.m. at St. Jude of the Lake, Mahtomedi Ave, Mahtomedi. There will be food, games, and live music. St. Mary’s Church Annual Fall Harvest, Waverly — Sept. 6 to 7: Mass at 4 p.m. at St. Mary’s Parish Center, 606 Elm Ave, Waverly. The weekend will be filled with a country market, games, food & beer, bingo, silent auction, raffle, and more. All-inclusive food and beverage wrist bands available on-site or at the parish office. Visit http://stmarys-waverly.net/ for details. St. Mary’s 45th Annual Wild Rice Fall Festival and Chicken Dinner, Stillwater — Sept. 7: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, located at 423 S. 5th St., Stillwater. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 4 to 10. The event will include crafts, bingo, a silent auction, games and more. Everyone is welcome. Holy Family Annual Lebanese Fall Festival, Mendota Heights — Friday, Sept. 5 to Sunday, Sept. 7: Begins on Friday at 5 p.m. with bingo, Lebanese food, belly dancers, a raffle, a silent auction and much more. A 10 a.m. liturgy will precede the event at Holy Family Maronite Church at 1960 Lexington Ave. S., Mendota Heights. For more information,
Franciscan Brothers of Peace OldFashioned Barbecue at Queen of Peace Friary, St. Paul — Aug. 23: 3:30 to 8 p.m. at 1289 Lafond Ave. Features food, live music and games. For information, call (651) 646-8586. “The Pattern Shown,” an exhibit of 24 contemplative black and white photographs by Sister Baya Clare, CSJ: On display through the summer at the Carondelet Center, 1890 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul. Contact 612-836-7393 for questions. “Ade Bethune: The Power of One Person;” St. Catherine University’s Catherine G. Murphy Gallery — Sept. 8 to Dec. 19: A public reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, 2004 Randolph Ave., St. Paul. The exhibit commemorates the centennial of artist, writer and activist Ade Bethune. For more information, visit stkate.edu/gallery. Hike and Seek Nature event sponsored by National Wildlife Federation — Sept. 20: at Lebanon Hills Park, 860 Cliff Rd, Eagan. Hike and Seek is a cross between a scavenger hunt and nature walk with life wildlife encounters, nature activities and fun interactive stations along the trail. Sign up at www.hikeandseek. org Options for Women; Cornerstone Pregnancy Resource Center Harvest of Hope Gala, Annandale — Sept. 25: Social hour and silent auction at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. at 220 Poplar Lane. Pro-life speaker and co-founder of 40 Days for Life Shawn Carney will give the keynote address. Tickets are $50 before July 31 and $60 after. Contact www.cornerstoneoptions.org/events or (612) 584-9449 for tickets.
Organizer hopes for future summits, including one for girls Continued from page 9A attendance. He went back to the seminary and “began to pray and ask how we can involve more young men,” he said. Daly and the other organizers knew they would be up against the busy schedules of high school athletes, but Michael came up with DALY a day they knew wouldn’t conflict with any practices or games. They also got bonus appearances from not one, but two bishops — Archbishop John Nienstedt and Bishop Mike Byrnes from the Archdiocese of Detroit. Bishop
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Byrnes was invited several months ago and worked it into his travel plans for the week. “This is the kind of thing we need to do,” said Bishop Byrnes, who was a captain of his Detroit Catholic Central football team in 1975. “We’ve got to re-center our sporting activities. They serve a higher purpose.” Participants like Nick Motzel agree. He is a senior football captain and running back at St. Thomas Academy, and was one of four football captains on the team to attend. He has heard Birk speak before, and was drawn back to hear another inspiring message about bringing faith to the field. “I think it’s awesome,” he said of the captains summit. “It’s a really good learning experience for all of us. They [speakers] have so much
to teach us. They’re so well rounded and mature.
leaders and strong, feminine female leaders.”
“I think it’s great to be a man of faith. My dad’s very Catholic, his dad was very Catholic, our whole family is. I’m also very Catholic, so it’s something that I hold near and dear.”
One person who will, no doubt, be happy to hear about future captains summits is Mike Streitz, athletic director and varsity baseball coach at St. Agnes School in St. Paul.
With the first successful captains summit now completed, two important questions are: 1. What about next year? and, 2. Will there be one for girls? The answers are yes and yes, Daly said. “We hope to do it each year,” he said. “There was a huge turnout [for this one], which was great.” As for a similar summit for girls, “some of my female friends who played D1 [Division One college] sports are already planning it for next year,” he said. “Our society is in need of strong, masculine male
He was there atSt. Thomas along with eight of his school’s team captains. He is glad to see an event that focuses on the other — and more important — side of sports. “Truly, the message here is, ‘You’ve got to lead a good life,’” Streitz said. “Every coach and every player believes their ultimate goal is to win. . . . But, ultimately, it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s the journey you take and who you take it with. That’s what this [summit] is teaching us.”
19A Catholics encouraged to ‘overcome ideological blind spots’
Dignity of every person should be recognized Continued from page 16A
Who should respond The Church considers that the care of migrants is not just the responsibility of a few well intentioned individuals. Rather, it is the responsibility of all the faithful: “The challenge confronting us in today’s migrations is not an easy one because many different spheres are involved: economics, sociology, politics, health, culture and security. All Christians must respond to this challenge; it is not just a matter of goodwill or the personal charisma of a few” (The Love of Christ Towards Migrants, 3). “Strangers No Longer” lays out five principles for nations to consider as they make immigration policies: 1. Persons have the right to find opportunities in their homeland; 2. When opportunities are not
available at home, persons have the right to migrate to find work to support themselves and their families; 3. Sovereign nations have the right to control their boundaries, but economically stronger nations have a stronger obligation to accommodate migration flows; 4. Refugees and asylum seekers fleeing wars and persecutions should be protected; and 5. The human dignity and rights of undocumented migrants should be respected. As the immigration issue is hotly debated, may we have the mind of Christ and be led by the Holy Spirit, recognizing the dignity of every human being and keeping in mind that we are all pilgrims and our true home is in heaven. Father O’Neill is pastor of Our Lady of the Lake in Mound. He is a native of Glasgow, Scotland.
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important anymore, that you should just be against abortion in a general way, but there are more important issues, so don’t hold anybody’s feet to the fire just on abortion. That’s a misuse of the consistent ethic, and I deplore it.”
to safeguard the dignity and life of every human person. Meeting this test would show our commitment to a consistent ethic of life and the interconnectedness of issues across the life span, from womb to tomb.
Protecting the right to life “is the foundation of the house” as the U.S. bishops state in their document “Living the Gospel of Life” (1998). But being pro-life cannot stop with working to end abortion.
According to Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Ill., “the denial of respect or even the diminishment of respect for any one aspect of life [adversely leads] to a denial or diminishment of respect for life in other aspects of life due to the fact that they are all related.” Living a “consistent ethic of life” does not mean every issue is of equal importance. Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, who pioneered the term, stated: “I know that some people on the left, if I may use that label, have used the consistent ethic to give the impression that the abortion issue is not all that
The border children cannot afford having Catholics sit on the sideline of this humanitarian crisis. A renewed emphasis on the dignity of the human person should help us overcome our own ideological blind spots and fashion more humane responses to all of the various social challenges of our day. Adkins is executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference.
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As summer will soon come to an end, The Catholic Spirit wanted to highlight just a few of the ways priests in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis celebrated the season with the local faithful.
Above Father Paul Jarvis, center, goes green July 26 during the festival for his parish, St. Joseph in Rosemount, as he does an Irish jig with a group of children. The festival coincided with Rosemount Leprechaun Days. Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic Spirit Left Father Nick VanDenBroeke gets ready to go down a giant waterslide with a fellow priest, Father Paul Shovelain, during Extreme Faith Camp at Big Sandy Lake June 25. Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic Spirit Far left Father Brian Park, parochial vicar of St. Charles Borromeo in St. Anthony, is “sundaed” by the kids at Totus Tuus camp July 11 during a water celebration. Hundreds of students from first-grade through high school learned more about their faith this summer by participating in Totus Tuus (Latin for “totally yours”). Dianne Towalski/The Catholic Spirit
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2014 marks the 13th year the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is honoring Leading With Faith Award winners — men and women whose business practices reflect the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Church. This year’s winners are from a variety of fields — theater, education, finance, medicine, transportation, restaurants and insurance. Nominations were solicited from throughout the archdiocese. Winners were selected in each of the three categories: large business, small business and nonprofit organizations. The winners were honored at the annual Leading With Faith luncheon Aug. 14 at St. Catherine University in St. Paul. Archbishop John Nienstedt was scheduled to present the awards.
2B • LEADING WITH FAITH • Small Business
Guidance of the Holy Spirit brings hope to advisor’s clients How do you apply your faith and Catholic values at work?
LINDA HARMON, 52 Company: Harmon & Hartmon Financial Group Title: Principal, CFP, CPA Parish: St. John the Baptist in New Brighton Spouse: Bob Children: Margaret, 18, and William, 13 Volunteer activities: Parish Stewardship and Evangelization Commission, confirmation small group leader, Junior Achievement classroom volunteer, Wines to Wishes fundraiser event treasurer, Shepherd’s Little Flocks Ministry coordinator, Archbishop Harry J. Flynn Catechetical Institute class representative, National Women’s Ministry core team, BestPrep Financial Matters Program speaker
One of the ways I apply my faith and values at work is through my meetings with clients and perspective clients. My goal with an initial client meeting is to first understand what is most important to a client within their life. I seek to understand what they have faith around, what they trust, and what they value in their life. Often, this is the first time they have been asked to articulate their answers, and often the first time a husband and wife have listened to each other verbalize the life that is important to them. This conversation helps people discern a life that brings peace, happiness and satisfaction, and helps guide them in prioritizing the financial goals to achieve the life they want to live.
Please tell a story about a time when applying your faith at work really made a difference. I was meeting with a woman who had decided to divorce her husband and wanted to know if I would help her plan how to “protect” her assets in the divorce. After expressing my sorrow and empathizing with her pain around her decision, I asked permission to ask some questions about her decision. I asked her if she had thought about what the first day of life in her home would look like after she was divorced. I listened.
My next question asked her to describe what the first holiday would look like after the divorce. I listened. Then, I asked her what her children’s birthdays would look like after the divorce — and I listened. We didn’t talk about protecting her assets that day, but we did talk a lot about hope and the vows made during the sacrament of marriage. I know now that the Holy Spirit was guiding me in these questions. It wasn’t exactly a conscious decision to apply my faith, but rather the graces I had received early in life — and those graces working in that moment. Ten years later, the marriage is strong and the family is prospering.
Who or what has been most inspirational to you in bringing your faith to the marketplace? The Holy Spirit and the Catechetical Institute. I am a 2011 graduate of the Catechetical Institute, a two-year program offered through the St. Paul Seminary that walks students through the study of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The first night of class, in my small group discussion, was the first time I had heard the term (and learned the meaning of) “cafeteria Catholic.” That night, I realized I had been a cafeteria Catholic my whole life! By the end of the two-year study, and with good spiritual direction, I could “see” how the Holy Spirit had been present in my life. I could “see” how
past decisions were made by me versus decisions that had been guided by the Holy Spirit. I often wonder what my life would have looked like had I opened my heart sooner to the working of the Holy Spirit, but as I have come to learn — my journey of faith has all been part of God’s plan of sheer goodness for me!
What achievement at work are you most proud of? Being guided to my fellow business associates, Colleen Hartmon Bollom and Jennifer Rath, and together building a workplace that supports our lives — and not a life that supports our work.
In what specific ways have you experienced God’s presence in your workplace? When I experience God’s presence, I call it a “heart’s core” moment. It is a moment when you get the feeling that all is right with our practice and all the plans and hard work are good. I see these moments especially when clients visit our office. Regardless of the purpose of the meeting, when clients are at our office, there is an air of genuine caring that exits between our employees and our clients. Our clients know our families as much as we know theirs. Client meetings feel like reunions of close friends and family.
The parishioners and staff at St. Bartholomew Catholic Faith Community Proudly Congratulate and Thank
2014 Recipient of the Leading with Faith Award “Well done my good and faithful servant.” Matthew 25:21
Congratulations Linda Harmon on your Leading With Faith award
The Cretin-Derham Hall community salutes Class of ’74 alumnus
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for his Leading with Faith award! Cretin-Derham Hall 550 S. Albert St. Saint Paul, MN 55116 651-690-2443 • www.c-dh.org
Large Business • LEADING WITH FAITH • 3B
Leader serves pizza and hoagies — plus faith — at Davanni’s How do you apply your faith and Catholic values at work?
JOHN BARRETT, 58
I believe in the basic goodness of our people and try to model a “caring” attitude toward them that humbly supports their good work and commitment. We do the right thing, even when difficult or painful. We put others first. I often make the Sign of the Cross while driving to work and offer up a prayer for someone I work with. I like to let them know I am doing that so they feel supported and loved. God loves us unconditionally. I try to do the same.
Please tell a story about a time when applying your faith at work really made a difference. I teach service seminars to employees in our shops, and I share the story of the customer who called me years ago to say how well his “normally bullied” son was treated the night before in one of our shops. The employee went out of his way to acknowledge this kid and make him feel special. It brought tears to the dad’s eyes and still does to mine. God makes a difference through us when we touch others in small ways like that.
Who or what has been most inspirational
Company: Davanni’s Pizza and Hot Hoagies Title: Chief operating officer Parish: Holy Spirit in St. Paul Spouse: Helen Children: Patrick, 33; Joseph, 29; and Annemarie, 24 John Barrett, center, with manager Jake Frenning, left, and general manager Rocco Preese. Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic Spirit
to you in bringing your faith to the marketplace?
My co-worker Bob Stupka is remarkable! We both grew up in Nativity parish in St. Paul and he has long been my mentor in doing the right thing and caring for our people as people. He also has a strong faith, so we can really connect with each other. Life is more than pizza and hoagies at Davanni’s.
What achievement at work are you most proud of?
The success of the people I work with.
It’s so not about me, it’s about them!
In what specific ways have you experienced God’s presence in your workplace?
Volunteer activities: Parish trustee, Administrative Council, choir and cantor at Holy Spirit, and the Cretin High School class of 1974 reunion coordinator
People struggle with everyday life at home and at work. We actively support their life outside of work as well as their efforts under our roof. I see God’s presence in the way our people support each other and the way they genuinely treat our customers as real people and value them. There is a lot of love going on at Davanni’s!
Congratulations!
Roger and Karen Millner 2014 Recipients of Leading with Faith Awards Your parish community of St. Ignatius and the neighboring communities in which you live, work and give, thank you greatly for your generous gifts of service and inspiration. August 14, 2014 • The Catholic Spirit
4B • LEADING WITH FAITH • Nonprofit
School business manager strives to be a servant leader How do you apply your faith and Catholic values at work?
ROBLEY EVANS, 56 Organization: Saint Thomas Academy Title: Business manager Parish: St. Joseph in West St. Paul Spouse: Joan Children: Sister Mary Joseph (Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus), 31; Paul, 29; Theresa, 26; Martha, 23; Philip, 20; and Anna, 16 Volunteer activities: Parish finance council in various roles including chair and trustee, Twin Cities Natural Family Planning board, Archdiocesan marriage preparation program, host for National Evangelization Teams (NET Ministries) missionaries
I’m probably part of the “Old Evangelization” where I try to lead by example. We are blessed at Saint Thomas Academy with daily Mass, so I try to attend as regularly as possible. At our all-school Masses, I sit with the students and participate in singing and responses. The young men can sing, but sometimes need some encouragement. As part of administration, I try to be a servant leader, taking time to listen (can’t always fix the problem, but can always listen), answering questions so others can continue their jobs, and treating faculty, staff, parents and students fairly from a business perspective. I try to bring out a person’s gifts and skills versus criticizing their weaknesses, but I will encourage them when they want to learn and improve. I have also been the financial aid administrator for the past 15 years. In helping families with financial aid or those having problems paying tuition, I try to treat everyone with dignity and respect, putting myself in their shoes, knowing it is not always easy for them to ask for help or to share their financial difficulties.
Please tell a story about a time when applying your faith at work really made a difference. In working with families who are
students tell me how he influenced their lives. My mom was a caring nurse and CCD teacher, sharing her faith and teaching her children the values she grew up with. My wife and children are my current inspiration. They continue to grow, deepen and live their faith beyond what I have taught them, and they continue to be a great example to me.
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experiencing a financial hardship, we have sometimes extended payments so a student can stay in school. One particular mom worked very hard and continued to make payments for a number of years after her son graduated. The joy and pride she felt in that accomplishment was very touching, and it made me appreciate working for an organization that was willing to show Christ’s compassion when needed.
Who or what has been most inspirational to you in bringing your faith to the marketplace? My parents had the most influence on me. My dad was a teacher, coach and then assistant headmaster and dean of students at St. John’s Prep School for 35 years. He worked hard and practiced his faith, both at home and work. I have had many former St. John’s faculty and
What achievement at work are you most proud of? As business manager of a nonprofit, I believe I have gained the trust of faculty, board members, families and donors to use our limited resources fairly, and to balance tuition and donations with financial grants, salaries and expenses.
In what specific ways have you experienced God’s presence in your workplace? Nine years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer. The prayers and support I received from the Saint Thomas Academy, Visitation, and St. Michael communities was overwhelming. This past year has been especially difficult, with the deaths of a number of individuals close to the school and others close to my family, including my brother. I thank God for the support I have received from co-workers at times like these, knowing that our hope is in the Lord and that we will be with him for eternity.
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Timothy O’Donnell – Sept. 17
The State of Marriage and the Family The first layman to receive an honorary degree from the Angelicum, Dr. Timothuy T. O’Donnell is currently president of Christendom College.
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For more information, please contact Nicole Sutton, coordinator@legatustc.org www.Legatus.org August 14, 2014 • The Catholic Spirit
Our 80,000-plus members and employees congratulate the faithful recipients of the 2014 Leading with Faith Award John Barrett John E. Cleveland Dr. Peter Daly Robley Evans Linda Harmon Roger and Karen Millner Jeremy Stanbary Jeff Wertz
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Theater director brings his ‘redemptive vision’ to the arts condition, we always respect the full dignity of the human person on stage, recognizing that certain portrayals of human activity are better left to the imagination. We also avoid vulgarity in our productions while at the same time striving to be on the cutting edge of producing top quality, provocative live entertainment. We are working to be a leaven in our culture and a positive light in the arts, providing a refreshing alternative for professional theater — a healthier option, in my opinion, for everyone involved in the process from the cast and crew to the audience. All of this is a sign of my Catholic faith at work through my training as a performing artist.
JEREMY STANBARY, 36 Organization: Epiphany Studio Productions and Open Window Theatre Title: Founder and executiveartistic director Parish: St. Joseph in West St. Paul Spouse: Sarah Children: Aidan, 16; Augustine, 4; Gianna, 2; and Becket, 6 months
Please tell a story about a time when applying your faith at work really made a difference.
Volunteer activities: Various pro-life causes, Archdiocesan Corpus Christi procession, parish fall festival, youth chaperone and Knights of Columbus Dianne Towalski/The Catholic Spirit
How do you apply your faith and Catholic values at work? My faith and Catholic values are infused into every aspect of my work because my faith is primarily what defines me as a person. My production company, Epiphany Studio Productions (2003), was founded on a Catholic vision in the dramatic arts that is rooted in our deep and rich Catholic cultural heritage, which has made invaluable contributions to art and culture the world over for two millennia. For eight years, I exclusively developed original one-man and twoperson shows through Epiphany Productions and toured with them throughout the country as well as internationally. In 2011, my wife and I founded the Open Window Theatre, which is a project of Epiphany Studio
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Productions. Through Open Window Theatre, we produce a wider variety of more conventional, full ensemble play productions in an intimate professional black box theatre setting in Minneapolis. Open Window Theatre is founded on a “redemptive vision” in the arts and has a broad reach within the Twin Cities community. Our redemptive vision means that all of the shows we produce have some sort of a prominent redemptive quality to them, inspiring theater-goers with a transcendent message of hope, beauty and goodness that triumphs over darkness. We seek to explore the human drama that we all share in common within the divine drama that encompasses us all. And in our explorations of the darkness and problems inherent in the human
In the spring of 2013, I wrote and premiered an original play at Open Window Theatre titled “Mercy Unrelenting,” which is a unique and powerful re-telling of the miraculous true story of St. Maria Goretti and the conversion of her murderer, Alessandro Serenelli. This play was so well received that we decided to bring it back again in the fall of 2013. We have received a lot of audience feedback about how this production touched and impacted lives, but recently, over a year now since its premiere, we received this message through our website: “I attended [Mercy Unrelenting] with a man who had spent 15 years in some very dark places, including hundreds of swinger parties, which include some very dangerous and disturbing activities. I realized belatedly that this might not be quite the kind of play he’d like. Surprisingly, however, he was very taken with it, even enthusiastic about it. He’s mentioned it occasionally Please turn to JEREMY STANBARY on page 12B
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Strong Catholic background puts couple in the driver’s seat How do you apply your faith and Catholic values at work?
ROGER AND KAREN MILLNER, 58
As the owner of a school bus company and an employer in Annandale for 40-plus years, our business has tried to be fair in treating our customers. We realize that families and businesses are trying their best with sometimes limited means and many unknown circumstances. We consider our employees as part of our family and have tried to always treat others as we would like to be treated.
Company: M & M Bus Service, Inc. Title: President (Roger) and vice president (Karen) Parish: St. Ignatius in Annandale Children: Shelly, Shari, Scott and Sam
Please tell a story about a time when applying your faith at work really made a difference.
Volunteer activities: Parish trustee, board of directors for Annandale Health and Community Services, board of directors for Minnesota School Bus Operators, Kiwanis Club member and officer, chair of the Annandale, Maple Lake and Howard Lake Sewer board, chair of various church and Annandale community events
It is difficult to tell a particular story. When we have provided opportunities for prayer for our employees, they have expressed appreciation for that. We have always tried to lead by example. We have been open to sharing our faith at all times with employees and community members.
Who or what has been most inspirational to you in bringing your faith to the marketplace? We were blessed by being born into Catholic families. Through our parents’ example, we learned the importance of the Church. Both of us were able to Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic Spirit
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For doctor, rosary enhances guidance and care to help heal Who or what has been most inspirational to you in bringing your faith to the marketplace?
DR. PETER DALY, 54 Company: Summit Orthopedics
My wife LuLu — as a nurse, a mother and a friend, she never holds back her faith as the fabric of her life. If you simply follow where her feet go, you’ll find her in Mass, adoration, and many sites of simply helping others and performing acts of hospitality for them. I have been striving to follow those same principles of faith and action for others.
Title: Vice president Parish: Lumen Christi Catholic Community in St. Paul Spouse: Florence (LuLu) Children: Talia, 28; Patricia, 26 (husband Brian Borg); Michael, 25; Patrick, 23
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How do you apply your faith and Catholic values at work? By treating everyone with equal respect, understanding that everyone in our organization matters. As an independent practice owner, I am responsible for the culture of our medical practice organization. I want to set that based on Jesus Christ’s leadership style of servant leader. We do not want an attitude of “it’s not my job,” but rather, how can I pitch in to lighten the entire workload of bettering our patient’s condition.
Please tell a story about a time when applying your faith at work really made a difference. I began carrying my rosary with me after my Cursillo retreat (which was life changing for me) in 1996. Shortly thereafter, I encountered a patient who was struggling with her condition and clinical course. Her suffering expressed itself as sadness and frustration to her family, my Summit team and myself. Her appointments became prolonged and frequently backed up my whole
schedule and the other patients. As I listened to her crying, I found myself holding on to the rosary in my pocket. It prompted me to pray to God to give me patience and to hear her complaints once again in a different light. Two weeks later, I received a card from her, thanking me that I was her “angel” because I had really listened to her that day. She wrote that she had been considering suicide, and because she was given time and kindness by my staff and myself, she was able to turn to her family, and work through her suffering and start anew. I felt a little guilty when I read the letter that day because, truthfully, I was frustrated during her appointment and I was worried about all my other patients in the waiting room. Her letter overwhelmed me, and I give all the credit to the grace God gave me (and my patient) when the rosary drew me into prayer at that moment. I realized on that day how powerful the rosary is and how important each and every patient of mine is.
Sharing the servant spirit with my colleagues at Summit Orthopedics. From 2004 through 2008, LuLu and I helped build the Holy Family Surgery Center (see www.holyfamilysurgery center.org) in Honduras on the grounds of a Catholic NPH orphanage (Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, which means “Our Little Brothers and Sisters” in Spanish; see www.nph.org). Many in our Summit organization have helped in our Honduras effort, including our surgical sterile processing people, the athletic trainers, the X-ray technicians, secretaries, physician assistants, business office, and even our CFO and CEO. They have all offered their expertise and energy in their own niches with efforts in improving the lives of our patients here in our practice, and also in Honduras. My Summit Orthopedic co-workers have accompanied me to our Holy Family Surgery Center (HFSC) in Honduras; they, too, have experienced this giving and receiving exchange. Many of my 35-person orthopedic group have donated to sustaining HFSC’s mission. Our Summit Orthopedic group has been the anchor sponsor for an annual 5K run/walk in St. Paul to benefit the NPH Please turn to DR. PETER DALY on page 10B
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Volunteer activities: Positions of governance for local hospitals, as well as for local medical society; provide medical care for the needy, including internationally; volunteered as a family at a Catholic orphanage in Honduras, Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, later built and equipped the Holy Family Surgery Center (HFSC, holyfamilysurgerycenter.org) on the NPH-Honduras orphanage site.
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Advisor works to create a ‘culture of care’ for clients How do you apply your faith and Catholic values at work? The cornerstone of our business is working diligently to create a culture of care for our clients and our staff. We do this by keeping our clients’ best interests in mind in all that we do. We strive to become a trusted adviser for our employer and employee clients. We treat our staff members with the highest degree of respect and consideration, and whenever possible help them grow in their careers. We provide well-paying jobs in a collaborative environment where each team member is valued for their strengths, gifts and hard work, as we work toward the goal of helping our clients in an enjoyable work environment. The result is a very loyal clientele and an office staff that considers The Cleveland Company as a part of their extended family.
Please tell a story about a time when applying your faith at work really made a difference. We routinely deal with complicated and expensive insurance contracts in settings that are prone to misunderstanding and ambiguity. Often, scenarios arise when an easy and least expensive action to a set of circumstances is to be silent, or to allow
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JOHN CLEVELAND, 59 Company: The Cleveland Company Title: Partner Parish: St. Therese in Deephaven Spouse: Kathy Children: Sam, 34; Tony, 31; and Jenny, 29 Volunteer activities: Several boards, youth sports, pre-marriage preparation, Loaves and Fishes
a misstatement to go uncorrected, probably never to be uncovered, and to our benefit. We call these scenarios “ethics testers.” When an “ethics tester” incident arises, I have been known to call an impromptu meeting to explain the scenario and to discuss with the team the easy course versus what is the right thing to do. I ask what they think we should do. Through our “ethics tester” meetings, our staff is more comfortable in bringing these issues to light early on so that we can deal with them in a manner that is most fair to the clients.
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Who or what has been most inspirational to you in bringing your faith to the marketplace? A few years ago, my wife and I enrolled in the [Archbishop Harry J. Flynn] Catechetical Institute, which is a two-year study of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Part of this study included the moral life of Christianity through the lens of the Ten Commandments, as well as the virtues. This study influenced me to be more mindful of my responsibility to my community by conducting my business affairs with the highest degree of diligence, honesty and prudence.
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Sales manager works hard to build a team with strong values positive ways to grow the business versus discussing all the people they felt weren’t doing their job. This happened around the beginning of Lent. I sent an email to my sales management team talking about Lent and, specifically, fasting. I described fasting and how it could positively affect their work life — by giving up negative office talk during Lent versus giving up something like pop or alcohol. It was a wakeup call to the team, and I felt it turned attitudes around. I can proudly say we are back above plan for the year.
JEFF Wertz, 45 Company: TCF Equipment Finance, Inc. (a division of TCF National Bank) Title: Senior vice president, national sales manager Parish: St. Bartholomew in Wayzata Spouse: Teresa Litfin-Wertz
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How do you apply your faith and Catholic values at work? Being in a sales role for the past 20 years as a sales rep, sales manager and now national sales manager, there are many times my Catholic values are tested. Having a strong Catholic, faithbased value system allows me to make the right choice every time. I never have to think about what to do. This works especially well when working for a large, regulated bank. There is no room for unethical behavior. As a sales leader, I’m a mentor and role model for our younger sales team members. They
witness how I act with customers and when traveling, and they learn from my behavior.
Please tell a story about a time when applying your faith at work really made a difference. Earlier this year, our sales team had gotten off to a slow start from a volume standpoint. There was a lot of negative talk and finger pointing. I always found water-cooler talk to be very destructive to the team and not helpful. I wanted to challenge the team to work on
I’ve been fortunate to have been surrounded by many inspirational people throughout my life. My parents raised me in a home that was very religious, and they set a lifelong foundation based on faith. As an adult, three people have been my biggest inspirations. First, Father Steve LaCanne and Father Michael Reding, both priests at St. Bartholomew. Father Steve was our priest when I started both my family and career. His guidance in those early days gave me the framework to be successful and faith-based at work. Please turn to JEFF WERTZ on page 10B
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Continued from page 9B Father Michael became our priest around the same time I moved into management. He had spent time in the workforce before becoming a priest, and he could relate to many of the work issues I was facing. These two were inspirations, and made me want to be a better leader and man. But, more than all these great people, my biggest inspiration is my wonderful wife Teresa. Teresa is an amazing woman of faith who gives her time, talents and treasures every day. She is very active in our parish, from lecturing to lay preaching, and spends countless hours volunteering throughout the community at places like IOCP. But, for me, she gives me the support I need to handle the stress of my job. She cares more about our happiness than about material things or job promotions. She keeps me grounded, and reminds me of what is really important in our lives.
What achievement at work are you most proud of? Before I became the national sales manager in 2013, for 10 years I managed a group at TCFEF called Specialty Markets. When I took over the team in early 2003, we had four sales people and a portfolio of about $150 million. Ten years later, the team grew to 15 with a portfolio over $700 million. But more importantly, I was part of hiring a team with both strong work and family values. Building a team with strong values is a lot more work, and takes a lot longer, but what remains is a loyal, longterm team that believes in each other. In 2006, we added a number of new members to
our sales team. We grew from eight sales people to 12. That year, I wanted to let the new team members know, and remind the old members, what I believed to be our core values as a team. I gave a presentation that focused on: 1. being great in the office (stay positive, exceed customer expectations); 2. being great when traveling for business (make the right choices, represent your company in a positive light); 3. being great away from work (coach, be active in your church, volunteer). I wanted the team to know what I stood for and what my expectations were for them. I’m proud to say that the team is still together and is the most profitable one in the company.
In what specific ways have you experienced God’s presence in your workplace? Early in 2012, one of my top sales reps was diagnosed with stomach cancer. It was very serious, and the outcome was unclear. He needed the job and the money to support his family and [pay] medical bills, as well as having [to support] two daughters in college. The values and strength of the team were evident when a number of sales people stepped forward to help close his deals when he was too sick to work or going through treatment. He was a 100-percent commissioned sales rep, so without that help, he would have been unable to work deals and make money. The team stepped up, worked extra hours and helped his family. Sadly, he passed away late in 2012, but the way the team stepped up to help was wonderful. They were guided by something bigger than themselves. That is how a team based on strong values succeeds and grows stronger.
Continued from page 7B Orphanages. Several partners have also generously offered to sponsor the cost of key participants needed on medical brigades who cannot otherwise afford it. HFSC is also unique in that it resides on a 2,000-acre property in rural Honduras with 550 children — a beautiful setting for a family to visit. Thus, many medical volunteers travel with their family to HFSC, where the non-medical family members can assist with the workings of the orphanage. U.S. children help the Honduran children with their English homework, play soccer and assist in the chores of the orphanage. The evenings are filled with testimonials from some of the children growing up on the orphanage, from the staff that work there, and from the medical personnel who share the clinical cases encountered. It creates a milieu for personal growth and transformation while one sees life as it is lived in the majority of our globe. To share that growth with one’s family and the Summit family is truly a unique opportunity.
In what specific ways have you experienced God’s presence in your workplace? I cannot even enumerate all the small miracles I’ve witnessed, but perhaps it is the kindness of all those of our Summit Orthopedic organization that interact in making each individual patient important, and not our organizational hierarchy. It keeps us Summit doctors humble and reminds us that we are nothing more than one of the many threads in the rope and lifeline to our patients’ well-being.
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Roger and Karen Millner Continued from page 6B attend parochial school for 12 years. These opportunities were instrumental in forming our lives.
What achievement at work are you most proud of? Our business is a family business. Having our four children work with us in making our business a success has been very rewarding. We are also blessed by having our children’s spouses work with us. It is a premium that they enjoy and have the same expectations and feelings of accomplishment as we do. We are proud of our community involvement. It is very rewarding to work with community members for the good of everyone.
In what specific ways have you experienced God’s presence in your workplace?
Over the years, there have been several times when we have prayed for an answer to problems that had manifested themselves. Many times we have begun a new day and the problem had resolved itself. Although the resolution is not exactly the solution we expected or even wanted, it is for the best. Trusting God to lead us in the right direction has been a large part of our life. This is something that is a learned skill. A younger person may not want or think they need to trust in him. The tendency is to be always in control. But, to say whatever happens is for the best is much less stressful for everyone.
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Jeremy Stanbary Continued from page 5B since then, and just last night sent me an email and mentioned it in person that, long after the play, it continues to come back to him over and over. He’s continuing to think about redemption, which he ‘had no use for’ before, and forgiveness. I want Jeremy and Open Window to know that what you do is having a powerful influence on people. I believe he is changing his life for the better, and while there have been many factors, I believe this play is a key one.”
Who or what has been most inspirational to you in bringing your faith to the marketplace?
St. Pope John Paul II has had the greatest influence on my career path in pursuing professional theater from a Catholic perspective. Karol Wojtyla (John Paul II) was an actor and playwright himself and a huge proponent of the vital importance of the arts throughout his life. The young pope co-founded an underground theater during the Nazi occupation of Poland and literally risked his life to engage in cultural resistance through the dramatic arts. That’s how much he believed in its power and importance! St. John Paul II’s 1999 Letter to Artists and other writings on the theater prior to becoming pope have inspired and influenced my course in the arts for 15 years now. And his most well-known play, “The Jeweler’s Shop,” will be produced at Open Window Theatre this fall from Sept. 26 to Oct. 26 to kick off our fourth season.
What achievement at work are you most proud of?
I’m extremely proud of a couple of things. First, that I was given the honor to perform at World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany, in 2005 and again at World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia, in 2008 for numerous young people from around the world. All in all, my traveling Catholic plays have reached tens of thousands both nationally and internationally since 2003, and countless others through the EWTN global television network.
In what specific ways have you experienced God’s presence in your workplace?
Secondly, that Open Window Theatre has been able to reach well beyond just a Catholic audience with our positive, redemptive mission in the arts. Open Window has become a remarkable instrument of unity and ecumenism, serving as a bridge for understanding and dialogue across a multitude of dividing lines. We have many people of all backgrounds that have become big fans of Open Window Theatre, and our patron base is significantly growing from season to season. During a time of such painful trials for the Catholic Church in society, it’s all the more important that we have an entity like Open Window Theatre that can engage the culture in a serious and positive way, reaching across barriers to remind all people about the beautiful and compelling aspects of the Catholic faith and our cultural heritage while at the same time not shying away from the problems and challenges we face.
One of the most remarkable and humbling ways that I experience his presence on an ongoing basis is through the sometimes miraculous ways in which this work is provided for financially. Our organization is not all that different from many other small and mid-size nonprofit arts organizations: underfunded and therefore understaffed. And yet, our growing base of enthusiastic and faithful supporters fills us with tremendous hope and courage!
This is the great value of art in society — it helps us grapple with our unending quest to make sense of the mysteries of life. I’m proud of the success we have achieved thus far in accomplishing this goal. And this is just the beginning!
I have experienced God’s presence in countless ways both big and small over the past 11 years of doing this work full time. And while I’m far from being the saint that I pray and hope to be someday, my wife and I remain exceedingly encouraged by seeing the hand of God present through our work in so many different ways.
We know and believe that the growing pains we currently experience won’t always be our reality, and so we press forward in faith. When we experience little miracles like receiving just the right amount of money at just the right time to meet a critical need, we are gratefully reminded that God is with us in this work and that his merciful hand is guiding us. And if God is for us, who can be against us! There is no redemption without the cross, and Christ has been teaching me day after day what it means to truly embrace his cross, not only for my own good but for the good of others and the good of our work and the good of the culture. There is not a more valuable lesson in life than that.
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