The Catholic Spirit - June 22, 2017

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Belle Plaine Catholics say ‘no thanks’ to Satanic monument Our Lady of the Prairie pastor says proposed memorial presents moral risk

Sisters Shirley Citrowske, left, and Carol Speich pause to look at a monument of a soldier at Veterans Memorial Park in Belle Plaine June 9. A proposed monument that Massachusettsbased Satanic Temple wants to install in the park has roiled some members of the community, including the two sisters, who were born and raised in Belle Plaine but now live elsewhere. They were in town recently and wanted to see the soldier memorial, which includes a cross. “I think it’s a grand tribute for the veterans who have served our country so proudly,” said Citrowske, whose deceased husband, Owen, was a Korean War veteran. “We should be proud of this park and this monument.” As for the proposed Satanic memorial, she said, “That’s a sad situation that something else be put here that does not represent what I feel these soldiers have died for.”

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black cube with Satanic symbols and an offering bowl has been proposed for Belle Plaine’s Veterans Memorial Park.

And Belle Plaine’s Catholics don’t want it there.

Father Brian Lynch, pastor of Our Lady of the Prairie, gathered for prayer in the park June 3 with more than 50 Catholics.

Two days later, about 40 Catholics joined Father Lynch as he testified against the proposed monument before the Belle Plaine City Council. Meanwhile, more than 30 Catholics, including members of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ Catholic Watchmen initiative, attended Mass and prayed in eucharistic adoration at the parish.

“Sometimes these things which are evil can really, maybe, wake some people up,” said Father Lynch, who has been pastor of Our Lady of the Prairie since 2015. “We really have to take our faith seriously and live it.”

Commissioned by the Massachusettsbased Satanic Temple, the proposed monument consists of a 23-by-23-inch steel cube engraved with inverted pentagrams on each side. On top of the box sits an upside-down soldier’s helmet to both memorialize fallen soldiers and serve as an offering bowl. The Satanic Temple describes the bowl as a place for visitors to leave cards or flowers, but also calls it a “Baphometic” bowl, relating it to an occult idol that has roots in medieval paganism.

“It feels like it’s being imposed on us from the outside,” Father Lynch told

The Catholic Spirit.

Located 45 miles southwest of Minneapolis along Highway 169, Belle Plaine — population 6,400 — attracted The Satanic Temple’s interest after accommodating the placement of another monument that included a cross in a public park. Joseph Gregory, an 87-year-old Army veteran and Belle Plaine resident, made an iron silhouette of a soldier holding a gun and kneeling by a cross gravemarker that the Belle Plaine Veterans Club placed in the city’s Veterans Memorial Park last August.

Gregory died in October.

A Freedom From Religion Foundation member in Belle Plaine considered the

statue too religious for public land, so she reported the issue to police, according to Alpha News. The Freedom From Religion Foundation persuaded the Belle Plaine City Council to have the cross removed.

The council addressed it with the Vets Club, and the cross was taken down Jan. 17.

Veterans and citizens crowded city hall for a Feb. 6 city council meeting to ask for the cross’ return. The council voted 3-2 to form a limited public forum area in the park, which allowed “Joe” to have the cross again. The designated space permits anyone of any religion to apply to place a memorial.

The Satanic Temple learned about the

opportunity to place a monument in Belle Plaine through the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which also hopes to place a memorial in the park.

According to Freedom From Religion Foundation co-founder Annie Laurie Gaylor, her organization’s memorial aims to honor “atheists in foxholes and other free-thinkers who have served their country with valor and distinction.” She said a quarter of the U.S. military is not religious, and the same percentage of the organization’s 29,000 members are veterans.

The Satanic Temple has similar aims.

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Rural Life Sunday

A treasure restored

Funny business

St. Bridget of Sweden parishioners host annual Mass and celebration at their Center City farm.

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Assumption in downtown St. Paul prepares to rededicate church after two-year renovation.

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North St. Paul Catholic draws laughs with newspaper comics.

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“Shame is what widens the heart so that the power of God, the strength of God, can enter — the shame of being made of clay and not a jar of silver or gold.

If we arrive at this point, we will be happy. We will be very happy.”

Pope Francis in his homily during Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae June 16.

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Fortnight for Freedom events underway

CHALKING IT UP Naomi Haverland, 35, works on a chalk drawing of Pope Francis during the Chalkfest at Arbor Lakes in Maple Grove June 10-11. An artist from Denver, Haverland said she chose to draw the pope because she likes to make viewers smile. “I thought the image of him giving a thumbs up really captured his joyful spirit, and his facial expression shows his encouraging nature,” she said. “Also, I really like everything I’ve learned about Pope Francis. His beliefs about humility and the grace of God really resonate with me.” A non-denominational Christian, Haverland said she has “a lot of respect for Pope Francis and believe[s] God is using him to speak to many people’s lives.” Haverland said that the festival’s attendees had positive reactions to the artwork. “I didn’t hear one negative comment, which is unusual at such a crowded festival,” she said. Courtesy Naomi Haverland

A religious freedom presentation and grandparents-grandchildren pilgrimage are planned locally to observe the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual Fortnight for Freedom, June 21 to July 4. “Faith and Freedom: Grandparents and Grandchildren Pray at the Cathedral” will be 1 to 3 p.m. June 27 at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, and Father Daniel Griffith, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes and parochial administrator of St. Boniface, both in Minneapolis, will present “Religious Freedom and the Mission of the Catholic Church” 7 p.m. June 29 at St. Paul in Ham Lake. In 2012, the U.S. bishops started Fortnight for Freedom to observe a series of martyrs who remained faithful in the face of persecution by political power — St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher, St. John the Baptist, Sts. Peter and Paul, and the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome. For more information, visit www.archspm.org/sections/fortnight-freedom.

Liturgies highlighting sacred music June 22-24 Masses featuring traditional sacred music have been held at St. Paul parishes this week as part of the Church Music Association of America’s annual colloquium underway at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.

Remaining public liturgies will be celebrated in Latin and include a requiem Mass at St. Mark 2 p.m. June 22, Mass at St. Agnes 5:15 p.m. June 23 and Mass at St. Mark noon June 24. For more information, read the story on page 14 or visit www.musicasacra.com.

National Catholic Youth Choir concerts June 24

MASS FOR MINNEAPOLIS Archbishop Bernard Hebda celebrates a “Mass for the City of Minneapolis” for an estimated 300 people June 11 at the Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis, near the riverfront where Father Louis Hennepin blessed St. Anthony Falls more than 300 years ago and where the French Canadians who founded the parish worked in the mills. The Mass was part of Our Lady of Lourdes’ 140th anniversary celebration. It was the first church in the U.S. named after the apparition in Lourdes, France, and is the oldest church in continuous operation in Minneapolis. Also pictured, standing from left, are Father Harold Bury, retired; Father Michael Becker, rector of St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul; Gabriel Hernandez, server; and Oblate Father Jesse Esqueda, visiting.

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The National Catholic Youth Choir will sing at the 5 p.m. Mass June 24 at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis and give an 8 p.m. concert at Providence Academy in Plymouth. The choir includes 26 high school students representing Minnesota, South Dakota, Louisiana, California, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin. Among them is Lauren Johnson, a member of St. Therese in Deephaven. The choir began practicing at St. John’s University in Collegeville June 17 and is touring Minnesota and South Dakota through June 25. Among the sacred works they sing is a composition of Psalms 96 and 136 by Father Jan Michael Joncas, a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and an artist in residence at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.

Seminary application meetings July 14, Aug. 15 Men entering their senior year of high school and interested in entering seminary formation for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis are invited to attend an informational session noon to 2:30 p.m. July 14 or 6:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 15 at St. John Vianney College Seminary on the University of St. Thomas campus in St. Paul. The event includes Mass, a meal and information about preparing an application for fall 2018 entry. Parents must also attend. For more information, visit www.10000vocations.org.

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Young adults: The Church wants to hear from you

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ne of the most important events in my life growing up was encountering Pope John Paul II at World Youth Day in Denver. I had already experienced profoundly the personal love of Jesus Christ for me as a young person through the witness of my family and retreat opportunities. I had even felt quite strongly the call to enter the seminary and pursue the priesthood. But on Aug. 14, 1993, something changed in me.

Pope John Paul II was leading a vigil service at Cherry Creek State Park, and even though I was in a crowd of almost 500,000 mostly young people, when he began to talk, I felt like he was talking only to me. I felt deeply that he believed in me, and his joy and his evident love of Christ were attractive to me. To be honest, his words were extremely challenging. He challenged the young people present to live the full truth of the Gospel as he reminded us of Jesus’ promise: “I came that you might have life and have it more abundantly” (Jn 10:10).

His words and his presence had a profound impact on me. What changed in me that night was that I was inspired to live my life for greatness. As I left that evening, I didn’t just want to be a good Catholic or even a priest, I wanted to be a saint.

As Pope John Paul II prayed at the end of that evening, “Teach the young people gathered in Denver to take your message of life and truth, of love and solidarity, to the heart of the modern metropolis — to the heart of all the problems which afflict the human family at the end of the 20th century.

Teach these young people the proper use of their freedom.

Teach them that the greatest freedom is the fullest giving of themselves. Teach them the meaning of the Gospel words: ‘He who loses his life for my sake will find it’” (Mt. 10: 39).

Of course, I would learn over the years that being a saint was not easy, but St. John Paul II showed me it was the only thing worth living for.

The challenge continues ONLY JESUS Bishop Andrew Cozzens

Last summer I had the privilege of being with the young people of our archdiocese at World Youth Day in Poland, and I saw Pope Francis challenge them, just as St. John Paul II did for me 23 years earlier. Similarly, Pope Francis told them that they would only find true happiness by using their freedom to

make a gift of themselves.

“When we opt for ease and convenience, for confusing happiness with consumption, then we end up paying a high price indeed: We lose our freedom,” he said. “Jesus is not the lord of comfort, security and ease.

Following Jesus demands a good dose of courage, a readiness to trade in the sofa for a pair of walking shoes and to set out on new and uncharted paths.

To blaze trails that open up new horizons capable of spreading joy, the joy that is born of God’s love and wells up in your hearts with every act of mercy.”

And in Krakow, I saw many young people respond to Pope Francis’ call to live for greatness.

I write this reflection because Pope Francis has called for a Synod for 2018 on “Youth, Faith and Vocational Discernment.” He recognizes that young people have a special place in our Church, and the Church has a special place in the lives of young people. This is part of the power of World Youth Days.

Young people keep our Church young with enthusiasm and energy, and the Church offers to young people a vision for living their lives for true greatness.

This Gospel message is definitely countercultural in our society, which teaches young people that happiness is found in living for yourself. But those young people who encounter a true apostle of Jesus Christ like St. John Paul II or Pope Francis encounter a joy that makes them want to lay down their life for Jesus and his Gospel.

As part of the preparations for the October 2018 synod, Pope Francis has invited young people themselves to share their thoughts with him. He wants to hear from you! Young adults from around the world are asked to respond to an official Young Adult Synod Survey fashioned by the committee for the Synod in Rome. If you are between the ages of 16-30, you are invited to take the Young Adult Synod Survey by Aug. 15. Additionally, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is facilitating a series of listening sessions for young adults, including one at 6:30 p.m. July 19 at O’Gara’s Bar & Grill in St. Paul.

As we spend this next year preparing for the synod, let us pray together for the young people of our Church. The Church needs the young, and the young need the Church. Together, as Pope Francis said, “we can change things” and maybe we can even become saints.

Take the online survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/YA_synod.

Jóvenes adultos: La Iglesia quiere saber de ustedes

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no de los eventos más importantes en mi vida cuando estaba a creciendo, fue el encuentro con el Papa Juan Pablo Segundo en el Día Mundial de Jóvenes en Denver. Yo ya había vivido profundamente el amor personal de Jesucristo durante mi juventud, porque lo presencié en mi familia y en las oportunidades de los retiros. Y en ese entonces ya sentía fuertemente el llamado a entrar al seminario y al sacerdocio. Pero el 4 de agosto de 1993 algo cambió en mi.

El Papa Juan Pablo II dirigió un servicio de vigilia en el parque estatal Cherry Creek y aunque yo estaba dentro de una multitud de 500,000 personas más que todo jóvenes, cuando él comenzó a hablar yo sentí que él estaba hablándome sólo a mi. Sentí profundamente que el creyó en mi, y la dicha de su evidente amor por Cristo me atrajeron. Para ser honesto sus palabras eran extremadamente un reto. El retó a los jóvenes presentes a vivir la verdad completa del Evangelio como el recordatorio de la promesa de Jesús: “Yo he venido para que tengan vida y la tengan en abundancia” (Del Evangelio según San Juan Capítulo:10 Versículo:10).

Sus palabras y su presencia tuvieron un impacto profundo en mi. Lo que cambió en mi esa noche fue que me dio inspiración para vivir por la divinidad de lo grandioso. Al irme aquella noche, no quería solo ser un buen Católico, o un sacerdote, yo quería ser un santo.

A la vez que el Papa Juan Pablo II rezaba al final de la noche, diciendo “Enseñadle a los jóvenes reunidos en Denver para que lleven tu mensaje de vida y verdad, de amor y solidaridad a los corazones de las metrópolis modernas — al centro de los problemas que afligen la familia humana a finales del siglo. Ensenadle a estos jóvenes el uso correcto de su libertad, enseñadles que la libertad más maravillosa es el darse completamente a si mismos. Enseñadles el significado de las palabras del Evangelio: “El que ha perdido la vida por mi causa, la hallará.” (San Mateo Capítulo:10 Versículo: 39).

Por supuesto con los años aprendería que ser santo no es fácil, pero el Santo Papa Juan Pablo Segundo me enseñó la única cosa por la que vale la pena vivir.

El verano pasado tuve el privilegio de estar con los jóvenes de nuestra Arquidiócesis durante el Día Mundial de los Jóvenes en Polonia y vi que Papa Francisco puso ante ellos el reto como lo hizo conmigo el Papa Juan Pablo 33 años antes. Similarmente, el Papa Francisco les dijo que solo encontrarían la verdadera alegría si usan su libertad para hacer de si mismos ese regalo.

“Cuando optamos por lo fácil y lo conveniente, al confundir la alegría con el consumo, paramos en verdad pagando un precio alto. “Perdemos nuestra libertad” dijo él “Jesús no es el Dios de la comodidad, de la seguridad y de lo fácil.” Seguir a Cristo requiere una buena dosis de valor, estar listos para intercambiar el sofá por los zapatos tenis para caminar e ir por caminos inexplorados. Para hacer resplandecer los caminos que dan a nuevos horizontes capaces de esparcir la dicha que da el nacer en el amor de Dios que llena nuestros corazones con cada acto de misericordia.”

Y en Cracovia vi a muchos jóvenes responder al llamado del Papa Francisco a vivir por la grandiosidad de la divinidad.

Escribo esta reflexión porque el Papa Francis, ha hecho el llamado para el “Sínodo de los Jóvenes, la Fe y el Discernimiento Vocacional” para el año 2018. El Papa reconoce que los jóvenes ocupan un lugar muy especial en nuestra Iglesia y la Iglesia tiene un lugar especial en las vidas de los jóvenes. Esto es parte de lo poderoso de los Días Mundiales de los Jóvenes. Los jóvenes mantienen nuestra iglesia viva y con entusiasmo y energía, y la Iglesia le ofrece a los jóvenes una visión para vivir su vida por la verdadera divinidad.

Este mensaje del Evangelio es definitivamente contracultural en nuestra sociedad, la cual le enseña a los jóvenes que la alegría se encuentra al vivir para si mismos. Pero esos jóvenes que tienen el encuentro con el verdadero apóstol de Jesucristo como El Santo Padre Juan Pablo II o con el Papa Francisco, encuentran la dicha que da el dedicar su vida de Jesús y su Evangelio.

Como parte de las preparaciones para el Sínodo de octubre de 2018, el Papa Francisco ha invitado a los

propios jóvenes para que compartan sus pensamientos con él. ¡Él quiere saber de ustedes! A los jóvenes adultos de todo el mundo les ha pedido que respondan la encuesta oficial para Jóvenes Adultos del Sínodo, la cual fue preparada por el comité para el Sínodo en Roma. Si usted está entre los 16 y los 30 años, usted esta invitado a participar en la encuesta del Sínodo de jóvenes adultos para llenarla a más tardar el 15 de agosto.

Adicionalmente, la Arquidiócesis de Saint Paul y Minneapolis está facilitando una serie de sesiones para escuchar a los jóvenes adultos, incluyendo una el 19 de Julio a las 6:30 de la tarde en O’Gara’s Bar & Grill en Saint Paul.

A la vez que pasamos este año y el próximo preparándonos para el sínodo, oremos juntos por los jóvenes de nuestra Iglesia. La Iglesia necesita a los jóvenes y los jóvenes necesitan a la Iglesia. Juntos como lo dijo el Papa Francisco “podremos cambiar las cosas” y aun tal vez podríamos convertirnos en santos.

Conteste la encuesta ingresando al sitio de la red electrónica en: www.surveymonkey.com/r/YA_synod.

OFFICIALS Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointments and change of clergy status in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis:

Effective July 1, 2017 Reverend Ettore Ferrario, FSCB, appointed pastor of the Church of Saint Peter in North Saint Paul. Father Ferrario is a priest of the Fraternity of St. Charles Borromeo.

Reverend Pietro Rossotti, FSCB, appointed parochial vicar of the Church of Saint Peter in North Saint Paul. Father Rossotti is a priest of the Fraternity of St. Charles Borromeo.

Reverend Michael Tix, appointed episcopal vicar for clergy and parish services. This is a transfer from his assignment as pastor of the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Savage.

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Totus Tuus rocks From left front, Raiden Takeuchi of the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, Alex Rasset of St. Francis Xavier in Buffalo, Krista Rhein of St. Patrick in Oak Grove and Jessi Quicker of the Diocese of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, dance to a song June 7 during training for Totus Tuus, a summer catechetical program for youths from grade school through senior high.

Young adults trained for a week at St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul, then went to 19 parishes in the archdiocese for weeklong programs. Other dioceses sending young adults to the training session were Winona; Superior, Wisconsin; and Marquette, Michigan. In the background are, from left, Megan Healy of St. Anne in Hamel and Ben Eichten of St. Stephen in Anoka.

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Knights of Columbus-built house in Lonsdale benefits area Catholic school, education center

Matt Simones, Grand Knight with the Knights of Columbus of New Market, right, and Jake Tupy, Grand Knight with the Knights of Columbus in Lonsdale, place sod in the front yard of a newly constructed Lonsdale home June 10.

Jim Bovin/For The Catholic Spirit with 1,300 square feet and an unfinished basement in mind. At the buyers’ request, the workers finished the basement, too, which increased the listing price and the project’s revenue. The house sold for $263,000.

The Knights completed the house in the spring and laid the sod June 10 during their open house for the new home. Rickert said about 80 people attended, and several men showed interest in joining the Knights council after seeing their work.

The $100,000 raised for the Catholic Education Center, built in 2005, will go toward the building’s mortgage. Rickert said both the Lonsdale and Elko New Market councils will also receive $10,000 to fund other charitable work. He sees potential for similar projects in the future and hopes other Knights councils consider pooling resources to serve their communities.

Archbishop Hebda calls for unity following Yanez verdict The Catholic Spirit Two days after a jury’s acquittal of former St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez of second-degree manslaughter charges in the shooting death of Philando Castile sparked public protests, Archbishop Bernard Hebda called for unity.

In a June 18 statement on the Church’s feast of Corpus Christi, or the Body and Blood of Christ, Archbishop Hebda said the solemnity “draws our focus … to the Eucharist and its role as the sacrament of unity.”

“Let us be sure to pray that we, having been nourished by the Lord’s body and blood, might be instruments of unity in our families, our parishes and our communities,” he said. “I ask all Catholics and all who will worship with us this weekend to pray in particular for a mending of divisions along lines of race,

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By Matthew Davis The Catholic Spirit When Jake Tupy and Joshua Rickert decided to restart a Knights of Columbus council at Immaculate Conception in Lonsdale two years ago, they wanted to do something big.

So, they decided to build a house.

Immaculate Conception’s council partnered with the Knights council at St. Nicholas in Elko New Market to construct a house for charity. The sale of the 2,300-square-foot, four-bedroom home in Lonsdale closed June 14, and $100,000 of its revenue will go to the Catholic Education Center, which houses Holy Cross School and faith formation programs, in Webster.

The school and center serve Immaculate Conception and St. Nicholas, as well as Most Holy Trinity in Veseli.

The donation “reassures the school and the religious ed program that they’ll have a home for years to come,” said Constance Krocak, Holy Cross’ principal.

Tupy, who runs St. Vincent Custom Contracting, invited the Knights in Elko New Market to get involved since several members work in construction-related trades. Tupy’s father, Garry Tupy, in Elko New Market had worked on similar projects with the council in the past.

“We said that we could be greater together than individually,” said Rickert, a chiropractor.

Several Knights provided services for the project.

“They were taking extra time out of their day and their schedule, coming in on weekends to make this thing happen,” Rickert said.

Garry, along with Ted Kowalski, his business partner at Onsite Marketing, donated the lot. The project also had support from Lonsdale mayor and Knight Tim Rud. Many other companies without ties to the Knights contributed to the project. Rickert said about 40 percent of the building expenses were donated.

The Knights broke ground on the house Nov. 3, 2016,

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religion and national origin, that all too often find expression in violence, hatred, prejudice and mistrust.”

He continued: “Let us look for opportunities as individuals and parish families to be promoters of authentic dialogue and encounter in our neighborhoods and communities. Knowing that Christ himself prayed that we might all be one, we can be confident that the Lord will bless our efforts to be peacemakers.”

Archbishop Hebda’s statement was issued following multiple public demonstrations protesting the June 16 verdict. Yanez shot Castile, who was black, multiple times during a traffic stop July 6, 2016, in Falcon Heights, which contracts with the St. Anthony Police Department. Yanez testified that he did not want to shoot Castile, but feared for his life after Castile told him he was carrying a gun and appeared to reach for it.

Although Castile was not Catholic, his funeral was held at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul.

A U.S. bankruptcy court judge heard objections June 15 to two competing plans for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ Chapter 11 Reorganization.

The plan proposed by the archdiocese would provide $156 million to victims of abuse. The plan proposed by the Unsecured Creditors Committee, which includes clergy sexual abuse claimants, would provide uncertain and speculative amounts to claimants and would involve years of litigation, according to attorneys for the archdiocese.

In considering the Unsecured Creditors Committee’s objections to the archdiocesan plan, Judge Robert Kressel questioned whether UCC counsel Robert Kugler was trying to “inflame” his clients with misleading claims about the archdiocese’s plan and assets.

“Accusing the debtor of not complying with bankruptcy code or of bad faith is not a way to resolve differences of opinion,” Kressel said. “You have to state the facts, not what you think is implied.”

Documents the UCC filed ahead of the hearing contained false and misleading statements about the archdiocese, including allegations that it is hiding $1 billion in assets. After the archdiocese’s attorneys objected, UCC counsel filed a document with the court attempting to retract the statements.

The accusation that the archdiocese is hiding assets “is obviously false,” said Charles Rogers, an attorney representing the archdiocese, following the hearing.

“We need to get to the real issues that bar a consensual plan or a plan ordered by the court. ...

[The archdiocese’s] plan calls for $156 million for victims that will be available in the short term without a lot of speculation. Their [the UCC] plan calls for basically a liquidation of the archdiocese and years of litigation with speculative results.”

Attorneys representing the archdiocese presented 21 objections to the UCC’s plan questioning its legality. Judge Kressel also heard from attorneys representing parishes, insurers, Catholic schools and other Catholic institutions objecting to aspects of the UCC plan, including the plan’s aim to secure additional funds through parish assessments.

Richard Anderson, a Briggs and Morgan attorney representing the archdiocese, said the archdiocese legally cannot compel parishes to provide those funds. He also said that the UCC’s request that the bankruptcy court independently value the archdiocese’s assets “goes way beyond anything a bankruptcy court ought to be asked to do” and stated that the UCC’s plan is “based on an illusionary source of financing ... based on speculation.

“The funds will not be available, and the committee knows that,” Anderson said.

During the hearing, Kressel determined which objections warrant written briefs. They will be heard in court Aug. 29.

If you or someone you know has been sexually abused, your first call should be to law enforcement.

The archdiocese’s Victim Assistance Program is also available to offer help and assist with healing. For confidential, compassionate assistance from an independent and professional local care provider, please call (651) 291-4497.

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June 22, 2017

Rural Life Sunday a celebration of agriculture’s significance

By Anne Fredrickson For The Catholic Spirit Byron and Judy Dahlheimer are no strangers to hard work, and they know what it takes to get their farm in top-notch condition to host a crowd. But even after hosting three graduation parties on the farm, they are somewhat nervous about their next get-together.

After all, it’s not every day the archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis and a few hundred Catholics stop over for Mass and a meal.

The Dahlheimers’ Center City farm is the site of the annual Archdiocesan Rural Life Sunday Mass, hosted by their parish, St. Bridget of Sweden in Lindstrom, 2 p.m.

June 25. While the event has taken place in the archdiocese for more than 50 years, this is the first Rural Life Sunday Mass that Archbishop Bernard Hebda will celebrate.

Dale Hennen, parish specialist with the archdiocesan Office of Parish and Clergy Services, said Rural Life Sunday is a way to affirm and celebrate the rural communities in the archdiocese through prayer and fellowship.

“Certainly, agriculture has changed over the years,” Hennen said, “but its significance to society in providing food security, protecting the environment, and supporting farm families and rural communities is a constant that continues.”

Karl Kornowski, St. Bridget of Sweden’s business administrator, agrees that agriculture has changed, but it still plays a major role in parish families’ lives.

“There remains a strong connection to the farming life here at St. Bridget’s,” he said. “We have many hobby farmers in the area, newer non-traditional agriculture, from alpacas to bison to hops to even solar farms, all which add to the modern tapestry of rural life.

Parishioners whose families have been here for generations often have strong ties to farming, and we who move up here understand the draw to the beauty and peace of the vast lakes, open spaces and culture.”

for the help of his sons Kyle, 26, and Dylan, 24, and daughter, Danielle, 18. His sons, who are both engineers for Polaris, help cultivate and harvest.

“It’s a family affair,” Byron said. “My sons and daughter and my older brother Dominic all help, and that carries on the tradition. My dad and uncle farmed together, and I helped them when I was young.”

The Center City farm has been the Dahlheimers’ home since they moved from Dayton 19 years ago.

While the Dahlheimers have roots back to the 1800s in Dayton, land and home prices forced them to look elsewhere for farmland.

It was a leap of faith, but for the Dahlheimers, their Catholic faith is an integral part of life on the land.

“Without faith, what have you got at the end of the day?” said Byron, who was raised in a “strong Catholic” household with the example of his aunt, Sister Corinne Dahlheimer, a School Sister of Notre Dame, and uncle, Father Ron Dahlheimer.

Father Dave Kohner, pastor of St. Bridget of Sweden, points out that faith is essential to the life of a farmer.

“The farmer, after all, exercises faith in a practical way when rising each morning to pray for the right mix of sun and rain, wind, pest and disease management, and so many other areas related to his or her livelihood that are essentially in the control of our creator,” he said. “Managing to survive and prosper — to raise a family through good and bad growing seasons — requires a trust-based partnership between the farmer, who uses a blend of hard work and ingenuity, coupled with a faith-based recognition that God is in charge.”

Parishioners of St. Bridget of Sweden have been actively involved in planning and preparating for the event, which, in addition to Mass, includes a country meal, live music, and children’s activities and games.

Byron and Judy Dahlheimer, along with their parish, St. Bridget of Sweden in Lindstrom, are hosting the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ annual Rural Life Sunday celebration June 25 at their Center City farm. Dave Hrbacek/The Catholic Spirit Byron Dahlheimer, 57, is one of those farmers with strong generational ties. He has been farming since he was young, and “he can’t stop, he just loves it,” said his wife, Judy Dahlheimer, 61.

“The best part is watching things grow,” Byron said.

“Watching a pickup load of seed and a semi-truck of fertilizer turn into 25 truckloads of grain at harvest time amazes me every year. I just think it’s a miracle of God.” While it might be a miracle, the Dahlheimers admit farming is not easy work.

“You do it because you love it,” Judy said. “Byron loves knowing that he’s feeding the world. But you’re out there 24/7, and you put everything you’ve got into it. Byron is up at 5:30 in the morning to go to work and is in the field until midnight, but he doesn’t seem to mind it.”

In addition to raising corn and soybeans on the 200acre farm, Byron works as a lineman for Xcel Energy.

Judy is retired from marketing at Fairview Hospital.

With the amount of work required, Byron is grateful

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BELLE PLAINE continued from page 1 Its co-founder, Lucien Greaves, said that despite the name, his 5-year-old organization doesn’t believe in the supernatural, including Satan or God. Instead, it celebrates the “metaphorical construct” of Satan used, for example, in literature as “the ultimate rebel against tyranny,” not as a symbol of evil. Greaves said The Satanic Temple espouses an authentic “belief position” and is not “some disingenuous ploy.”

“We really do embrace the opportunity to put up a memorial tribute to veterans in their honor,” Greaves said. The Belle Plaine monument would be its first veterans memorial.

With more than 10,000 members worldwide — including military veterans, Greaves said — its chapters host lectures, weddings and funerals, and rituals surrounding events such as the spring equinox. The temple holds as tenets the autonomy of one’s body, compassion, justice and that “people are fallible.” It also supports abortion and same-sex marriage.

From its inception, The Satanic Temple has advocated for religious plurality “by asking for equal representation in public forums,” Greaves said. In 2015, it pushed for a Satanic statue at the Oklahoma State Capitol, but the statue was later erected on private property in Detroit, after Oklahoma City elected to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments instead. The organization was also behind a “Black Mass” scheduled at Harvard University in 2014. A student group moved the event off campus after the Archdiocese of Boston condemned the event.

In his testimony before the city council, Father Lynch explained the distinction between The Satanic Temple and occult Satanism. He referred to the temple’s belief system as “atheistic Satanism” and the occult as “theistic Satanism.”

Theistic Satanists worship “the powerful and evil enemy of God called Satan in the Christian Bible,” he said. Meanwhile, atheistic Satanists “use Satan as a symbol of the rejection of moral authorities and the constraints on human behavior these authorities teach

The veterans memorial proposed by The Satanic Temple includes pentagrams and a soldier’s helmet doubling as an offering bowl.

Courtesy The Satanic Temple and support.”

However, Father Lynch said, atheistic Satanists use the “same inverted pentagrams as a symbol, a symbol that is almost exclusively associated with opposition to God and goodness.”

He argued that erecting a monument with Satanic symbols in the city would have a negative effect on the public — no matter the atheistic or theistic nature of the group that commissioned it — and that it violates multiple sections in a chapter of Belle Plaine’s city code.

Father Lynch noted that the code states that “it shall be a petty misdemeanor for any person, in any parks or other public lands” to “commit any nuisance or any offense against decency or public morals.”

“The inverted pentagrams on the Satanic monument proposed by The Satanic Temple will prompt young people to consider Satanism for themselves and to reject the good moral behavior required for an ordered and peaceful society,” Father Lynch said.

Jason Adkins, Minnesota Catholic Conference executive director, said the question of the memorial’s placement is both a freedom of speech and a religious freedom issue. He added that both have legitimate limits.

“With rights come responsibilities,” he said. “You can’t yell ‘fire’ in a crowded theater” if there isn’t one.

As for religious freedom, the government can have a “compelling” reason to set limits when a practice

violates the common good, Adkins said, giving the example of the two Michigan doctors in court for performing female genital mutilation on two Minnesota Muslim girls for religious reasons.

Meanwhile, Adkins said it should shock people that there isn’t more push-back against the proposed memorial, with the exception of a priest and other Catholics.

“You’re invoking Satan,” he said. “We’ve come to a point in society, a post-Christian society, where someone could invoke the name of Satan and even put a monument in the town square — and we’re not talking Uptown, we’re talking Belle Plaine — and that basically there is no public outcry. Traditionally, Christians have understood that when you invoke demons, you’re cursing yourself and your community.”

Melissa Saxe, a parishioner of Our Lady of the Prairie, said the monument’s presence would dissuade her from taking her family to the park. Her seven children regularly bike along its trail.

“Once you start allowing things like this, it’s a very slippery slope,” she said.

For Catholics, Satan isn’t simply a symbol of evil. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that Satan is a spiritual creature who was created as an angel, but who rejected God and “fell” from heaven.

Father Mark Dosh, a retired priest in St. Anthony who has studied exorcism through the Institute for Priestly Formation in Omaha, Nebraska, said the community has to respond to a Satanic memorial as they would any offensive material.

“It’s the way it has to be treated, because people give different interpretations of what the symbol means,” he said. “[It’s] just like [an offensive] billboard, where some people are saying that’s pornography and some people saying it isn’t. Usually, a local community has to make or will make a decision as to what they think is offensive and bothersome.”

Satanic symbols such as the pentagram do pose a danger, he said, and the level of risk “depends on the person using them, and what they’re intending to do.”

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Academy for Life president defends nomination of Anglican theologian

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service The Pontifical Academy for Life is and always will be against abortion and is committed to involving increasing numbers of people in the defense of human life, said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, academy president.

In an interview posted June 17 on the Vatican Insider website, Archbishop Paglia defended the nomination of Nigel Biggar, an Anglican professor of moral theology, as a member of the academy.

Tweeting about the interview, which was in Italian, Archbishop Paglia wrote, “Translation: ‘Our NO to abortion is a total NO!’” Several newspapers and pro-life organizations, including the American Life League, questioned the appointment of Biggar, citing a 2011 interview and debate he was part of with a philosopher who is strongly pro-abortion.

The interview-debate between Biggar and Peter Singer appeared in the online edition of the British Standpoint magazine. Critics focused on Biggar’s statement in the piece that he “would be inclined to draw the line for abortion at 18 weeks after conception, which is roughly about the earliest time when there is some evidence of brain activity, and therefore of consciousness.”

His larger point, though, was to argue against Singer’s greater openness to abortion and even infanticide in circumstances where a baby is severely ill or disabled.

Biggar said his position that abortion should not be permitted after 18 weeks of pregnancy was to support “maintaining a strong social commitment to preserving human life in hindered forms, and in terms of not becoming too casual about killing human life.”

In the interview with Vatican Insider, Archbishop Paglia said he had not known previously about the interview, but he later

“We are at the service and defense of life from the first moment of conception to the last breath. Nothing and no one will ever change this orientation.”

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia

spoke to Biggar about it. The focus of the Anglican theologian’s work is on opposing euthanasia, the archbishop said, and he has never written or published anything about abortion “and he does not intend to enter into debates on this theme in the future.”

The idea of abortion possibly being acceptable up to 18 weeks of gestation “certainly is not my personal position and even less the position of the academy,” Archbishop Paglia said.

“We are at the service and defense of life from the first moment of conception to the last breath,” he said. “Nothing and no one will ever change this orientation. If anything, we will go anywhere to convince as many people as possible.”

The mix of people among the new members, he said, was designed to bring together expertise in a variety of liferelated fields, and the working of the academy should demonstrate the Church’s desire to face issues together, “patiently gaining the maximum consensus possible.”

In an effort to broaden the membership of the academy, he said, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury was asked to suggest an Anglican theologian for membership, and he proposed Biggar.

June 22, 2017

Humanity must unite in fight against corruption, pope says

By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Christians and non-Christians must join the fight against corruption, which tears apart the bonds that unite humanity, Pope Francis said.

Corruption “reveals such strong anti-social conduct” that it “dissolves the pillars upon which society is founded: coexistence among people and the vocation to develop it,” the pope wrote in the preface to a new book.

“Corruption breaks all of this by replacing the common good with a particular interest that contaminates every general outlook,” he wrote. “It is born of a corrupt heart and is the worst social plague because it generates serious problems and crimes involving everyone.”

The new book, “Corrosion,” was written by Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and Vittorio V. Alberti, an Italian philosopher. The book’s release coincided with the Vatican’s first “International Debate on Corruption.”

The meeting, sponsored by the dicastery and the Cardinal Peter Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences, looked at TURKSON corruption as a global problem and at its connections to organized crime and the Mafia.

Among the participants of the meeting were 50 anti-Mafia and anticorruption magistrates, as well as bishops and Vatican officials, heads of movements, victims, journalists, scholars, intellectuals and several ambassadors, the Vatican said.

In a June 17 statement, the Vatican also said the conference studied the possibility of “excommunication for corruption and Mafia association” at an international and doctrinal level.

Writing the book’s preface, Pope Francis said the etymology of the word “corruption” conjures images of a heart that is broken and ruined “like a body that in nature enters into a process of decay and stench.”

The scourge of corruption, he said, is behind the exploitation of people and the environment, the trafficking of humans, arms and drugs, as well as the violation of human rights.

“Corruption, which is in fact a weapon, is the most common language especially of the Mafia and criminal organizations in the world,” the pope wrote. Corruption is “a process of death that lends itself to the culture of death” espoused and promoted by the Mafia.

However, he said, even the Church isn’t immune to the dangers of corruption.

“Our corruption is spiritual worldliness, being lukewarm, hypocrisy, triumphalism, making the spirit of the world dominant in our lives, the feeling of indifference,” he said.

To fight this, Pope Francis said the Church must listen and console those who are suffering and should do so “assiduously seeking the way to improve itself.”

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Bishops’ concerns for religious liberty, health care echo at assembly Catholic News Service Reflecting their concern that religious liberty at home and abroad remains a top priority, the U.S. bishops during their spring general assembly in Indianapolis voted to make permanent their Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty.

Voting 132-53 with five abstentions June 15, the second day of the assembly, the bishops’ action came less than a week before the start of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fifth annual Fortnight for Freedom June 21-July 4. The observance is a two-week period of prayer, advocacy and education on religious freedom.

The bishops also reiterated that their efforts are focused on “ensuring the fundamental right of medical care” for all people as the U.S. Senate worked in midJune on a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act after the U.S. House of Representatives had passed its own measure, the American Health Care Act. The bishops celebrated a liturgy the last evening in response to a call from Pope Francis to episcopal conferences around the world to observe a “Day of Prayer and Penance” for survivors of sexual abuse within the Church.

The bishops also heard reports from the chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace about international persecution and human rights violations; final plans for the July 1-4 “Convocation of Catholic

Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America” in Orlando, Florida; and the progress of a working group on migrants and refugees.

Before the vote on making the Committee on Religious Liberty permanent, Baltimore Archbishop William Lori, committee chairman, said the need for the body stretches beyond the specific legal and public policy issues challenging religious freedom that continue to emerge.

Archbishop Lori expressed hope that the committee’s work would help “plant the seeds of a movement for religious freedom, which will take years of watering and weeding in order for it to grow.”

Worldwide, Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, New Mexico, international policy committee chairman, said in a June 15 report that religious persecution “includes both social hostilities and government restrictions.”

“It finds expression in physical assaults, arrests and detentions, desecration of holy sites, and in discrimination against religious groups in employment, education, housing, the selection of a marriage partner and whether you are considered a citizen,” he said.

The USCCB reinforced its stand that the American Health Care Act passed by the House of Representatives May 4 needs major reform — to provide quality health care for the “voiceless,” especially children, the elderly, the poor, immigrants and the seriously ill.

Referring to the House bill and its plan to “eliminate

$880 billion from Medicaid over the next decade,” Bishop George Thomas of Helena, Montana, said, “If left unchallenged or unmodified, this budget will destabilize our own Catholic health care apostolates, take food from the mouths of school-aged children and the homebound, and deny already scarce medical resources to the nation’s neediest in every state.”

Francesco Cesareo, chairman of the National Review Board, urged the bishops June 14 to continue their commitment to stopping clergy sexual abuse and supporting victims of abuse.

He said sexual abuse of minors by clergy is “not a thing of the past” and stressed the bishops have to always be vigilant and not “let complacency set in.”

At a Mass as part of a “Day of Prayer and Penance” June 14 at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, some 200 bishops heard Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory say during his homily that, “We can never say that we are sorry enough for the share that we have had in this tragedy of broken fidelity and trust” in the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church.

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, the principal celebrant, spoke about the pope’s call.

“In solidarity with our brother bishops around the world, we acknowledge the sins that have occurred and ask forgiveness from and healing of those who have suffered abuse at the hands of those who should have been protecting and caring for them,” he said.

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Congratulates Father Michael Tix On the 25th Anniversary of Ordination to the Holy Priesthood and a heartfelt Thank You for 13 faithful years as Pastor of St. John’s.

“Lord, you knew everything. You knew well that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.”

- John 21:17

The parishioners and staff of The Church of the Risen Savior proudly congratulate

Fr. Thomas W. Krenik on the 40th Anniversary of his Ordination

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June 22, 2017

in BRIEF WASHINGTON

Annual audit of Church abuse allegations shows work still needed The 14th annual report on diocesan compliance with the U.S. Catholic Church’s “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” shows that Church leaders have taken steps to help many find healing as victims of clergy sexual abuse, but there is still work to be done. The newly released report — based on audits conducted between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2016 — shows that 1,232 survivors of child sexual abuse by clergy came forward with 1,318 clerical abuse allegations in 132 Catholic dioceses and eparchies. The allegations represent reports of abuse that occurred from the 1940s to the present. The report also shows an increase of 730 allegations from the previous year’s report and stresses that most of the increase in allegations this year comes from the six dioceses in Minnesota, because the state in 2013 opened its civil statute of limitations for such claims until May 2016, giving victims over age 24 a three-year window to sue for past abuse. These six dioceses reported 351 more allegations than they did in the 2015 audit year.

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Parish prays for congressman in serious condition after shooting More than 150 people attended a prayer service at St. Catherine of Siena June 14 to pray for the recovery of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, and other victims of a shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, early that morning. Scalise, his wife, Jennifer, and their two children are members of St. Catherine of Siena. The congressman from the 1st District of Louisiana was shot

by a lone gunman while practicing with other Republican members of the House and staffers for a charity baseball game. Scalise sustained a bullet to the hip that also caused serious internal bleeding. He underwent surgery and has received multiple blood transfusions. He has been upgraded to serious condition.

VATICAN CITY

Pope tells Nigerian priests to accept bishop or be suspended Pope Francis is giving priests belonging to the Diocese of Ahiara, Nigeria, 30 days to write a letter promising obedience to him and accepting the bishop appointed for their diocese or they will be suspended. The papal text in English was posted June 9 on the blog of Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos, president of the Nigerian bishops’ conference. The Vatican press office released the text June 10. Nigerian Church leaders had met Pope Francis June 8 to discuss the situation of Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke, who was appointed bishop of Ahiara by then-Pope Benedict XVI in 2012, but who has been unable to take control of the diocese because of protests, apparently by the majority of priests. Initially, the Vatican issued only a short communique on the meeting with the pope, describing the situation in the diocese as “unacceptable” and saying the pope “reserved the right to take appropriate measures.” Priests are protesting because Bishop Okpaleke is not a local priest.

Pope, cardinal advisers study ‘healthy decentralization’ proposals Pope Francis and members of his international Council of Cardinals discussed the possibility of allowing local bishops rather than the Vatican decide on

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St. Mark Catholic Church in Oro Valley, Arizona will be forever grateful to you for all your wonderful work in the building of our beautiful new church.

You will be in our hearts and prayers forever for your time spent here with us and your many accomplishments.

certain matters, including the marriage or priestly ordination of permanent deacons. It is “what the pope calls a ‘healthy decentralization,’” said Greg Burke, director of the Vatican press office. Briefing journalists on the council’s June 12-14 meeting, Burke said the cardinals and pope looked specifically at the possibility of allowing bishops to determine whether a permanent deacon who is widowed can remarry or whether a permanent deacon who is unmarried or widowed can be ordained to the priesthood without having to “wait for a decision to be made in Rome” as is the current rule. The council of cardinals advising the pope on Church governance also discussed proposals to broaden the participation of laypeople and members of religious orders in the selection of new bishops.

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Italian police recover stolen relic of St. John Bosco Inside a copper teapot in a kitchen cupboard, Italian police found the relic of St. John Bosco that had been stolen two weeks earlier from the basilica erected at his birthplace. The press office of the Salesians in nearby Turin announced June 15 that Italian military police obtained a search warrant and discovered the relic early that morning in the home of a 42-year-old Italian man identified only by the initials C.G. From previous encounters with the law, the man’s fingerprints were on file, and they were found on the glass case protecting the relic and reliquary in the lower Basilica of St. John Bosco in the town of Castelnuovo Don Bosco. The relic, a piece of St. John Bosco’s brain, was still in its small glass jar tied with red ribbon. The seal of authenticity was intact, the Salesians said.

— Catholic News Service

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Wisconsin-based Conrad Schmitt Studios recently completed a two-year comprehensive restoration of Assumption in downtown St. Paul.

Workers repaired decay and cracking in the walls and ceiling before repainting all surfaces and refinishing floors, pews and other woodwork. The interior’s statues and murals were also refurbished, including the apse mural of Mary’s assumption into heaven, pictured.

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n Palm Sunday, parishi St. Paul more than a lit of avoiding scaffolding enduring all the other i church’s sanctuary enta “We walked into the church in co Margaret Sullivan, a parishioner and renovation maintained the integrity me ... . The liturgy is of today, but th traditions of old, saying there is a pl welcome.”

A well-known downtown landma tower, Assumption will signal the en with the rededication of its sanctuar acknowledge another milestone in i investment in a vibrant future.

Restored to original beauty

CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP The renovation of Assumption in St. Paul included refreshing the faux marbling of its interior columns, refurbishing pews and adding LED lights. Assumption’s extensive wood carvings include images of flowers and animals, including fish. The central wood altarpiece is ornately finished with paint and gilding.

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Since the laying of its cornerstone undergone four renovations, two of 1988 and the renovation just comp parish administrator, said every maj been awarded to Conrad Schmitt St was one of only a few companies ca size, scope and complexity, she said “We felt it was important to retur as possible,” said Father John Malon Workers removed any unused cab renovations and then checked every decay and cracking. Conrad Schmit of a color scheme with a rendering o rendering, we liked what we saw an Malecha said.

With the go ahead, workers began ceiling and walls. All statues and mu 14 Stations of the Cross sculptures w headquarters and renovated by its a and refurbished. With the pews out redone. Lastly, all lighting was conv about $2 million, Father Malone sa

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Downtown treasure

By Michael Kassner • For The Catholic Spirit

overwhelming,” he said. “I still see something new every week.”

The rejuvenated parish interior has inspired Short to more deeply consider the parish’s past, he said.

“Something I did not expect to do was reflect on the community, dedication and resources required back in the 1870s to build such a splendid church.”

He added: “Another thing to consider: As magnificent as the church is, one tends to get used to it. The fact that the renovation took two years allowed us to realize what we have here.”

A pastor’s parting gift

St. Paul’s second oldest parish Assumption, founded in 1856 by Bishop Joseph Cretin, is the second oldest parish in St. Paul (after the Cathedral of St. Paul). Construction of the original church started in August 1856. Construction of the present church began in 1871. The stone facade and imposing twin spires are reminiscent of Europe’s great cathedrals.

“That kind of impact was not lost on the parish and original builders back in the late 1860s and early 1870s when the current facility was being designed and built,” said Richard Anderson, a parish historian. The mainly German congregation decided to pattern its church after a similar twin-steeple church: Ludwigskirche in Munich, Germany.

The church’s east tower holds four bells that were operated by hand until 1975 when electric controls were added. The Angelus Bell first rang in the original church and cost $360.

The statue of Mary in the center of the high altar also comes from the first church.

Assumption was under the administration of Benedictine priests from 1858 to 1912. The current church holds 900 people and serves parishioners from 75 ZIP codes.

— Michael Kassner In order for Mass to be celebrated during the renovation, the sanctuary was divided into thirds and refurbished one section at a time.

To help ease crowding, parish staff members rearranged an open space in the lower level, creating a temporary chapel capable of holding 200 people.

Despite the work, weddings and funerals continued. Brian Short, a parish trustee, said his daughter was married at Assumption last year in the middle of the renovation. He thought the church was beautiful then. However, “When I walked in on Palm Sunday, it was just

Assumption’s renovation will be part of the legacy Father John Malone leaves when he retires as pastor July 1. He will be honored for his retirement — and his 50th jubilee — at a June 30 reception following the 6 p.m. church rededication.

Father Malone first served Assumption as an assistant priest for a couple years in the early 1970s, but in 1988 he was named its pastor, a role he held for two decades. Under his leadership, the parish grew in membership and launched thriving social justice initiatives.

Father Malone also oversaw the first major renovation of the church in 1988. He recalled that during that restoration, he was walking through the sanctuary when he heard and felt a horrendous crash. As he approached the altar, he realized an artist who was working on the mural portraying the assumption of Mary located above the high altar had fallen from the scaffolding and was lying on the floor.

According to Father Malone, the man remained motionless for about a minute before starting to move his arms and legs. Everything seemed to work. The man stood up, smiled and proceeded to climb back up the scaffolding intent on continuing his work. Father Malone said he, too, walked away smiling, knowing something special had just happened.

Father Malone retired as Assumption’s pastor in 2007, with Father Stephen O’Gara taking his place at Assumption. A year later, Father Malone became the vice president for mission at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, where he had taught from 1974-2001.

However, when Father O’Gara retired in 2014, Father Malone returned to Assumption. And now, with Father Malone’s retirement, Father O’Gara is returning to the parish as its parochial administrator.

Father Malone said lighting improvements have made the biggest difference in the space. The entire project “gives the feeling to people that the church will be around,” he said. “It’s a stability thing. It was very pretty, very nice before, but when you do something and bring it up to date, it makes it look like you’re here to stay.”

— Maria Wiering contributed to this story

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By Maria Wiering The Catholic Spirit To preserve the interiors of historic churches, people responsible for the buildings must focus first on their exteriors, said Brian Henning, owner of Henning Church and Historical Restoration in Forest Lake.

“That’s the biggest thing: to make sure the outside stays good, so the inside doesn’t get wrecked,” he said.

“We’ve had jobs where they’ve called us in to do work and we’ve basically had to tell them, ‘Fix your outside first and then we’ll come in, because you don’t want to pay me to come in and do this twice.’”

Most of the interior damage he sees is caused by water or moisture that leads to rot and plaster damage, the latter of which is his company’s most common repair, he said.

Tell-tale signs are plaster that looks chalky or puffy, with paint that looks like it’s bubbling off the wall. The damage is a result not only of water seepage, but also a chemical reaction, Henning said. The plaster gets wet and “starts the process of the plaster eating itself, then it basically flakes off.”

Scraping and patching the plaster isn’t enough to repair it, Henning said. If that’s the only treatment, the decay will reappear within months. The key, he said, is to neutralize the reaction before patching and repairing the damaged area.

Henning recommends parishes start a grounds or building committee that evaluates the property’s needs and stays on top of repairs, especially exterior maintenance, and assesses parish support for work that needs to be done.

Henning’s company has worked in churches — most

of them Catholic — primarily in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

“We pretty much take care of almost exclusively the inside of the church, and almost anything that can be done,” Henning said. That includes painting, stenciling, surface gilding with gold and silver or other metals, and faux finishes, as well as new and original artwork, art restoration, new statuary and statue restoration, and new stonework and stonework repair.

The company also designs new church interiors or redesigns existing spaces.

Henning’s maternal grandfather started the family business, and his dad, Douglas Henning, took it over more than 40 years ago. Brian now heads the company, but Douglas continues to serve as a consultant. Some of Brian’s cousins are also involved in the business, working alongside him in the churches. Other cousins work on statue restoration.

A parishioner of St. Peter in Forest Lake, Henning, 45, said churches seem to require renovation or restoration every 20 to 30 years. Taste in styles change or the decoration “gets old and dirty and faded, and it needs to be spruced up,” he said. Sometimes he’s called after “an act of God,” such as storm damage.

Henning Restoration’s work in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has included small projects in the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, painting and stenciling in Most Holy Trinity in Veseli, statue restorations at St. Bridget in Minneapolis and altar restorations at St. Michael in Prior Lake.

“I’m really enjoying working with people,” Henning said, “and helping them realize their visions and getting their buildings where they’re really proud of where they’re worshipping.”

June 22, 2017 International colloquium in St. Paul celebrates traditional sacred music

By Maria Wiering The Catholic Spirit A six-day conference on sacred music is underway at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, with liturgies also being held at St. Mark and St. Agnes in St. Paul.

The Sacred Music Colloquium is the annual conference of the Church Music Association of America, which promotes the use of Gregorian chant, polyphony and other traditional sacred music in the liturgy, as well as new compositions that advance the traditional styles.

Held for the first time in St. Paul, the June 19-24 event has drawn more than 200 sacred music professionals, academics, vocalists and musicians from around North America as well as Africa, Australia and Europe for workshops, rehearsals, performances and liturgies.

During the conference, attendees participate in a chant choir and polyphony choir and sing for the colloquium’s Masses and other liturgies.

According to the CMAA, the colloquium is “the largest and most in-depth teaching conference and retreat on sacred music in the world.”

“I feel like the rock stars of sacred music are coming to St. Paul,” said Cindy Holupchinski, director of music at St. Mark in St. Paul and a CMAA member.

She said she hopes local Catholics attend the colloquium’s public events (see page 2).

“One of the goals of the Church Music Association of America is to expose and educate more and more people about Catholic sacred music,” she said. “It’s a really wonderful opportunity for our local people to have easier access and also to experience the liturgies and the holy Mass with this caliber of educators and participants.”

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An addition planned for the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas, pictured, at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul is expected to be completed by spring 2019.

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By Maria Wiering The Catholic Spirit An addition to the historic Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas will be the first project the University of St. Thomas undertakes in its new master plan for its St. Paul campus.

The chapel is expected to be updated with an event preparation room, a reception area and kitchen, and air conditioning, said Doug Hennes, the university’s vice president for government relations and special projects. In addition to campus liturgies, the chapel regularly holds concerts, funerals and as many as three weddings on a weekend.

“There’s been a desire for a number of years to have additional space in the chapel,” Hennes said, adding that “it’s not expected to be a big expansion.”

The Opus Group, a real estate developer based in Minnetonka, will handle the design and construction, and Hennes expects fundraising to begin in the fall, with construction starting at a later date. The goal is for the addition to be completed by spring 2019, the chapel’s centennial anniversary.

The chapel was commissioned by Archbishop John Ireland, the third bishop of St. Paul and the College of St. Thomas’ founder. It was designed by Emmanuel L. Masqueray, who also designed the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul and the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis. It was one of Masqueray’s last commissions before his death in May 1917.

The chapel was completed by Edwin Lundie, one of Masqueray’s assistants who became a well-respected architect in his own right.

The chapel is the third oldest building on St. Thomas’ North Campus and a university icon. Because of its historical and religious significance, its addition is expected to maintain the integrity of its facade and might be underground. Hennes noted that the chapel sits on a hill that slopes down to meet Cleveland Avenue, which might facilitate this particular need.

“One of the real sensitivity issues is the architecture,” he said. “One of the last things we want to do is anything to mar the exterior architecture of that building. ... Extreme care will be taken in terms of the look and feel of the expansion.”

The chapel renovation is one of the campus master plan’s smaller projects.

The plan also includes more housing, parking and academic buildings.

Hennes said costs have not yet been projected.

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LEFT Mike Wilke, the cartoonist behind “Watermelon Bones,” draws in his home studio June 7.

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North St. Paul Catholic draws laughs with newspaper comics

BELOW A cartoon from Wilke’s newly published collection, “Watermelon Bones: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.”

A parishioner of St. Peter in North St. Paul, Wilke posts a religious cartoon to Facebook every Sunday.

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M

ike Wilke has been cartooning most of his life, and at 61, he is nowhere near stopping.

He began while a student at North St. Paul High School, and his art teacher encouraged him to continue. With aspirations to become a full-time professional cartoonist, he contacted various national newspapers to see if they would hire him. Not seeing success, he worked in other fields, but he never lost his dream.

On a whim, a 20-something Wilke grabbed some of his work and walked into the New Brighton Bulletin to talk to the editor about using his cartoons.

“Can you do political cartoons?” the editor asked. “Yes,” Wilke answered — even though he had never done any — and set himself to learning the trade.

The result has been more than 40 years of cartooning. Along with the Forest Lake Times, Wilke’s quirky cartoons appear in the Isanti County News and Woodbury Bulletin. He also is listed with Comx Box, where his work is syndicated across the country.

A volunteer catechist at his parish, St. Peter in North St. Paul, Wilke said his faith plays a pivotal role in his work.

“There are a lot of crude artists out there and a lot of crud in the world. I want to bring something different,” he said.

He aims to take the higher road and

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still make people laugh.

He has been devoted to the craft fulltime for the past 15 years after a work accident left him with mobility problems.

He started publishing books of his cartoons in 1989 under the name “Watermelon Bones.” With the encouragement of one of his parish’s priests, Father Matthew Northenscold, Wilke just finished his seventh book, “Watermelon Bones: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden,” which takes a lighthearted look at biblical stories and faith.

Wilke has no plans to retire and is producing his eighth book, “Watermelon Bones: The Final Load.”

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A Jesuit chaplain shepherds Congress’ divided flock

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n his youth, Jesuit Father Patrick Conroy pictured himself as a lawyer and a senator, working in the deep recesses of Washington’s U.S. Capitol building.

In a way, he’s doing just that, but not in the way he imagined.

“I’m not in the Senate, I’m in the House,” he said inside the Capitol, where his law degree from St. Louis University is perched on the wall of his spacious office, along with a lifetime of memories that include a photo of him blessing Pope Francis during his visit to Congress, and one of him next to the Dalai Lama, as well as souvenirs from the American Indian reservation in Washington state where he once offered his legal services. Photos with students from his 10-year campus ministry stint at Georgetown University also are sprinkled throughout.

While the dreams of his youth — becoming a lawyer and working at the Capitol — have been fulfilled, he didn’t initially expect them to come true while wearing all-black and a Roman collar.

In the halls of Congress, just as in the halls of high schools and other places where the Jesuit has worked, he’s known as Father Pat. And he entered, not as a congressman or senator, but as the 60th chaplain of

Jesuit Father Patrick Conroy, pictured in a May 8 photo, has been the chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011. He said he always knew he wanted to work in Congress, but never imagined he would do so as a priest. CNS the U.S. House of Representatives May 25, 2011.

How did he get there?

“There’s a few answers to that question,” said Father Conroy, who loves to tell a story.

“The religious answer that I give … [is that] it was an answer to prayer,” he said.

“Something political would come on the radio, I would turn into an angry, argumentative [man]. … I’d be screaming at the radio and get totally upset, totally upset,” he repeated for emphasis. “And after a while, I’m by myself, I’d say, ‘I have no serenity in the area of politics. … I can’t do anything about it, but I’m all

upset about it, and that’s not helping me and that’s not helping politics any.’ So, I started to pray for serenity, and well, I end up in the one job in the United States where I absolutely have to abstain from politics.”

The other, and more simple, explanation is that the House speaker at that time, John Boehner, was looking for a chaplain and wanted a Jesuit for the spot. Father Daniel Coughlin, the first Catholic to occupy the position, was looking to retire from the

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CONGRESS continued from page 17 post in 2010, and Boehner had been in talks with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a fellow Catholic, about finding a Jesuit they could both support.

Father Conroy was working with ninth-graders in Portland, Oregon, at the time, yelling at the news on his car radio, when a Jesuit superior asked to meet with him. He told him about Speaker Boehner’s request.

“The Jesuits didn’t come looking for this job, for this position, but it was a natural,” Father Conroy told Catholic News Service. “It’s in our DNA, and sure, if having a Jesuit would be of assistance to the men and women of Congress and the work that they’re doing, by all means.”

Jesuits, he explained, were once spiritual directors and sometimes advisers to princes and kings in Europe, so it’s not an unusual role.

“Our modus operandi is to want to be engaged in the world and engaged in a way that we can influence the most good for the most people,” he said.

With his background as a lawyer and having lived in Washington during previous posts, Father Conroy, who also holds several degrees in theology, seemed like a natural fit.

As the House chaplain, he is responsible for offering a prayer at the beginning of each day when Congress is in session. The nondenominational prayer in the House chamber is broadcast live on www.houselive.gov and on C-Span. It’s also archived in the Congressional Record and is part of the official rules of the House to start the day.

When the weather is nice and he arrives to work early, he said, he sometimes goes to the balcony of the U.S. Capitol for morning prayer. While overlooking the monuments and iconic buildings that line the National Mall along Pennsylvania Avenue, he

“I realize that those relationships are more important than my engaging in a political argument or discussion that I was accustomed to doing with my radio.”

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occasionally asks: “Why am I here?”

The answer?

“Well, I’m here to pray for the president and I’m here to pray for the members of Congress, the leaders, and so I do a litany that I pray for and ask God to bless them,” and that means leaving personal political views out of it, he said.

“Most of the people that are acquaintances or friends with me here [at the Capitol] are people that I wouldn’t be friends with otherwise, or I wouldn’t hang around with otherwise, or I would only know politically and be inclined not to like or not to take an interest in,” he said. But because of the unique nature of his job, “I realize that those relationships are more important than my engaging in a political argument or discussion that I was accustomed to doing with my radio.”

Instead, he listens to the concerns of his unusual spiritual flock and in some cases, he helps politicians discern.

“I think it’s why the chaplain’s office is important — there’s that person in this place who can actually be honest and actually be human, not political, because

June 22, 2017 everything else here is political, everything,” he said.

And that can get ugly.

“It’s not attractive to watch law being made, debated, being argued about and all that stuff. It’s just not attractive,” he said.

Sometimes, as was the case during the heated debate in early May, after the House voted to repeal and replace portions of the Affordable Care Act, he tries to inject humor.

When the Democrats started singing, “Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye” to Republicans who voted to repeal the health care act (implying they would lose their next election), he told those who were angry at the Democrats’ singing: “Oh, c’mon … they’re singing to you!” as he was passing by.

“A guy laughed,” he remembered. “They’re people, too, and I try to either be neutral or make light of stuff.”

He still has opinions about politics, but he’s laserfocused on his role to help all members of Congress without paying attention to partisan stripes.

“I can think anything I want,” he said. “But I can’t say it. Some people say, ‘You’re there, why don’t you say prophetic things?’ If I did, a week from now, there would be a different person here and nothing would have changed.”

At 66, he now realizes that he didn’t give up any dreams when he joined the Society of Jesus in 1973.

“It’s fascinating to me that God remembered my bucket list,” he said. “I mean, I’m not in the Senate, I’m in the House. But, you know, when I joined the Jesuits, I thought, well, that’s the end of that,” meaning politics and law school.

“There’s only one thing left that I’d really like to do — to be in a feature-length motion picture,” he said. “I was a drama guy.”

When reminded that there’s still time, he answered: “Oh, I know. Well, heck, I’m on TV, I’m on C-Span.”

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Father Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, a Canadian poet and essayist, is pictured in an undated file photo. In addition to at least 20 volumes of poetry, he is the author of “Municipal Mind: Manifestos for the Creative City,” a volume of insights into the challenge of contemporary urban life. CNS

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priest, poet and essayist, Father Pier Giorgio Di Cicco lives inside the language of holy mysteries and understands daily life in terms of the common quest for transcendence.

“Before you’re a saint, you have to become a mystic,” Father Di Cicco said over fried eggs in his red brick rectory in the middle of farm country near Lake Simcoe, Ontario, 85 miles north of Toronto.

Father Di Cicco was Toronto’s second poet laureate, holding the post from 2004 to 2009. In addition to at least 20 volumes of poetry, he is the author of “Municipal Mind: Manifestos for the Creative City,” a thin volume of crystallized insights into the challenge of contemporary urban life.

He calls himself “a creative cities exponent with a Gospel mandate underneath.” With friends such as urban thinker Richard Florida, broadcasting mogul Moses Znaimer and former Toronto mayor David Crombie, Father Di Cicco has sneaked his Gospel sensibility into conversations at the highest levels about how people live in cities.

If there’s any irony in an urban thinker and poet living as resident priest at St. Columbkille Church in Uptergrove, Father Di Cicco doesn’t acknowledge it.

Surrounded by farm country, he’s more surprised to find that the area’s Irish families have so easily accepted an Italian priest.

Born in Arezzo, an hour south of Florence, Italy, Father Di Cicco arrived in Canada with his family as a 3-year-old in 1952, part of the post-World War II immigration wave. He grew up in Toronto, Montreal and Baltimore. He tended bar and studied literature at the University of Toronto, publishing poetry in chapbooks available in literary haunts near the campus. By 1978, he was not only an established voice in a generation of emerging poets, but he was also editor of a significant volume of ItalianCanadian poetry called “Roman Candles.”

Then he went away.

Father Di Cicco vacated his literary career in the 1980s to become an Augustinian monk. But life in the monastery was then in flux, and Father Di Cicco found himself out of tune with some of the changes. He left the order, became a priest of the Archdiocese of Toronto and gradually rediscovered his lyric voice.

He also, at 58, started playing trumpet, learning to improvise. In the rectory’s front room are a few of his 13 trumpets along with sheet music, LPs and unpacked boxes of books.

Father Di Cicco’s career may sound a bit too romantic for a respectable novel. But the reality of his life is tied to the most ordinary experience of any parish priest.

A life dedicated to being with people as they face their ultimate destiny is behind his latest book of poetry, “My Life Without Me.” Its 60 poems address everything from the onset of dementia to how human lives are absorbed into the Internet.

“I was never in my body, and I drifted through others like wind through sheaves of wheat, in the exoskeleton of faith,” he writes in “Lyric For The Soul’s Confections.”

Father Di Cicco can accept Alzheimer’s disease with more equanimity than the culture’s preference for the Web. “The cyberworld is evacuating the physical world,” he says.

He sees the empty streets of towns, villages and cities after 8 p.m. and wonders how people will ever know or experience the body of Christ if they do not know themselves as real people — humans who can only know themselves by knowing others. “The genius of casual encounters in the incarnate realm” is what Father Di Cicco knows can keep people human. As humanity is lost, he thinks, so is Christ.

His own solution is to offer up his struggles — loneliness, failing memory, a sense of being out of place in this world — to God. “When you offer it up to God, you shorten the grieving process,” he said.

“What you heal in yourself you heal in the body of Christ.”

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Trio’s pilgrimage marks St. Rose Philippine Duchesne’s arrival

By Jennifer Brinker Catholic News Service

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nn Sieben looks exactly like what you’d expect of a pilgrim. Tanned skin and rosy cheeks are evidence of spending hours under the sun. If her boots could talk, they’d explain that the light coat of dust is from walking on a trail for weeks. Sieben’s bright, big smile, though, is a tell-all of the energy and vibrancy it takes for a journey by foot to visit the places where an American saint once lived and worked.

Sieben and her friends, Roscoe Hill and Jim Adams, walked 335 miles in 25 days to experience the spirit of the journey of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, who arrived in America in 1818 to establish schools in St. Louis with her community, the Society of the Sacred Heart.

The pilgrims started their journey in Mound City, Kansas, near where St. Rose Philippine prayed with the Potawatomi. They walked from Kansas into Missouri, eventually connecting with the western terminus of the Katy Trail in Clinton. Following the trail all the way to St. Charles, the pilgrimage ended May 18 at the

Academy of the Sacred Heart, where the saint taught and where her body is entombed.

The trio’s pilgrimage highlights a number of events planned by the Society of the Sacred Heart over the next several months to mark the bicentennial of the saint’s arrival, including eucharistic celebrations, more pilgrimages, a spirituality forum and a year of prayer that begins in November.

Sieben, 53, has planned two more pilgrimages for the spring and fall of 2018. She has made this her vocation as a consecrated layperson with the Society of Servant Pilgrims, but she had only heard of St. Rose Philippine a year ago.

“I’m from New Jersey,” she said with a grin.

Nevertheless, she recognized the historic importance of the anniversary of the saint’s arrival and how she pioneered educating children in rough, frontier conditions.

The route didn’t precisely follow St. Rose Philippine’s steps, but the group stayed as authentically connected as possible by paralleling the Missouri River, and witnessing native prairie land as the saint would have

seen it. They averaged about 13 miles a day. Sieben walked faster than Adams, 75, and Hill, 80, so she would arrive at a town for the evening and look for someone to make arrangements to stay at a church for the night.

At several churches, the group found an image of Jesus knocking on a door — a sign of welcome to pilgrims.

“When someone knocks on the door, you should treat them as Jesus,” Sieben said. “I think, ‘How many doors were opened to us with this spirit?’”

Adams felt the benefits of doing a cross-state walking pilgrimage.

“Ninety percent of what we have to do with our brain is put out the other stuff,” he said. “When you’re walking by yourself like this and there’s no industrial sound, no mad rat race going on all around you, it just opens you up. You don’t have to spend all your energy taking all the distractions away. When you get used to the blisters and other inconveniences, you get in a rhythm and it’s very restful. It made me appreciate walking. I might do this again.”

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Sunday, June 25 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Living Christianity’s great adventure Editor’s note: With this issue, The Catholic Spirit begins featuring Scripture reflections from permanent deacons in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

When I was just a little kid, I had a near–drowning experience, and although I now love being around water, I still feel uncomfortable being in over my head.

All of us have fears. It might be the fear of heights or the fear of flying, the fear of failure, of humiliation, or the fear of not being liked and accepted. Perhaps we fear the loss of our health or fear suffering and death. Hopefully, we all fear sin and losing God’s grace.

In the Gospel for June 25, we hear Jesus tell his Apostles and us three times: “Fear not ... don’t be afraid.” This Gospel passage is taken from the long pep talk Jesus gave the Twelve Apostles just before sending them out on their first mission trip. He knew they would face challenges and obstacles, and he wanted to encourage them. They had not been

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encouraging us, telling us to not be afraid. He knows that we, like the apostles, face challenges and obstacles in following him faithfully. Of course, we have to deal with our own internal obstacles, like our pride, rebellion, selfishness and love of comfort. But we also face increasing challenges from our surrounding culture.

Throughout her history, the Church has flourished from the blood — the heroic witness — of the martyrs. That same witness is needed today. For most of us, this won’t mean shedding our blood for Christ, but it does mean defending him and his Church on the great moral questions of our day during discussions at school, work or social gatherings, never in an argumentative or arrogant way, but with a calm confidence and courage based on the truth.

Jesus said, “Fear no one. ... Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. ... Do not be afraid.”

We are living in exciting and challenging times — times that call for courage, boldness, greatness of character, nobility of virtue and most of all, holiness.

With each other’s help and example, along with the presence and power of Jesus, we leave Mass grateful for the great privilege of being a Catholic — joyful to be a disciple of Jesus Christ and ready to take up the great adventure of being a Christian.

following Jesus all that long. And although they were captivated by his miracles and the stirring word of his Sermon on the Mount, they were clueless as to what awaited Jesus and them in the next few years.

This same Jesus is alive and present in our world today and is here with us now, still preparing us,

Deacon Najarian was ordained for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2003 and has served at St. Charles Borromeo in St. Anthony since then. He also teaches pastoral theology, the sacrament of marriage and biomedical ethics at the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity in St. Paul.

Sunday, July 2 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a Rom 6:3-4, 8-11 Mt 10:37-42

Thursday, July 6 Gn 22:1b-19 Mt 9:1-8

Monday, July 10 Gn 28:10-22a Mt 9:18-26

Friday, July 7 Gn 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67 Mt 9:9-13

Tuesday, July 11 St. Benedict, abbot Gn 32:23-33 Mt 9:32-38

DAILY Scriptures Sunday, June 25 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jer 20:10-13 Rom 5:12-15 Mt 10:26-33 Monday, June 26 Gn 12:1-9 Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday, June 27 Gn 13:2, 5-18 Mt 7:6, 12-14

Thursday, June 29 Sts. Peter and Paul, apostles Acts 12:1-11 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18 Mt 16:13-19 Friday, June 30 Gn 17:1, 9-10, 15-22 Mt 8:1-4 Saturday, July 1 Gn 8:1-15 Mt 8:5-17

Wednesday, June 28 St. Irenaeus, bishop and martyr Gn 15:1-12, 17-18 Mt 7:15-20

Monday, July 3 St. Thomas, apostle Eph 2:19-22 Jn 20:24-29 Tuesday, July 4 Gn 19:15-29 Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday, July 5 Gn 21:5, 8-20a Mt 8:28-34

FAITH FUNDAMENTALS

Father Michael Van Sloun

The waters of baptism Water is the principal symbol for baptism. John baptized Jesus with water in the Jordan River. Jesus and his disciples went into the region of Judea, where they baptized others with water (Jn 3:22-23). When Jesus died, water flowed from his pierced side (Jn 19:34), an outpouring of his grace through water. It is a rich symbol filled with spiritual meaning.

Water is rebirth. Jesus explained, “No one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit” (Jn 3:5). A person is born as a human being by the goodness of one’s mother, and through the waters of baptism, a person is reborn as a spiritual being by the grace of God, and through this rebirth, the person

Saturday, July 8 Gn 27:1-5, 15-29 Mt 9:14-17 Sunday, July 9 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Zec 9:9-10 Rom 8:9, 11-13 Mt 11:25-30

is an adopted child of God. Water is life. Water is essential for a plant to grow and bear fruit, and without water, a plant will wilt and die. The waters of baptism impart the life of Christ and enable Christians to grow spiritually and bear an abundant yield of good deeds in the vineyard of life.

Water is power. The swift current of a large river can generate an enormous amount of hydroelectric power.

Similarly, the waters of baptism convey the infinite power of God’s amazing grace and energize a person to live a dynamic and vibrant Christian life.

Water is salvation. Noah’s family was saved from the raging waters of the great flood by the ark. A person is rescued in the waters of baptism from the tumult of sin that is swirling below, and is saved in the safety of the boat of the Church with Jesus as its captain. Jesus explained, “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved” (Mk 16:16a).

Water is cleansing. Water is used to wash soiled clothes or dirty dishes to get rid of the dirt and grime, so they will be sparkling clean. Similarly, the waters of baptism wash away the stains and impurities of sin so that the soul can be white as wool or freshly fallen snow.

Water is deliverance, liberation and freedom. The Israelites were enslaved in Egypt. They were liberated and received their freedom when God divided the sea

Wednesday, July 12 Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a Mt 10:1-7 Thursday, July 13 Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5 Mt 10:7-15

Friday, July 14 St. Kateri Tekakwitha, virgin Gn 46:1-7, 28-30 Mt 10:16-23 Saturday, July 15 St. Bonaventure, bishop and doctor of the Church Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a Mt 10:24-33 Sunday, July 16 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 55:10-11 Rom 8:18-23 Mt 13:1-23

and they passed through the waters, which were like a wall to their right and their left (Ex 14:21-22). The waters of baptism are deliverance from slavery to sin, liberation from the forces of evil and offer the freedom to choose to live according to God’s ways.

Water is death and resurrection. To fall into the water and be submerged for even a short amount of time can result in drowning and death. If a lifeguard is nearby, the rescuer can dive in, bring the victim out of the water and save his or her life. When a person is plunged into the waters of baptism, the person shares in the death of Jesus, and when the person comes up out of the water, the person is saved and shares in his resurrection (see Rom 6:3-5).

Water is eternal life. When the Israelites came to the end of their exodus journey outside of Jericho, they passed through the waters of the Jordan River, which had halted upstream so that they could cross over safely into the Promised Land (Jos 3:14-17). Those who pass through the waters of baptism are promised an eternal inheritance so that when their human life on earth ends, they will cross over safely to eternal life with God forever in heaven.

Father Van Sloun is pastor of St. Bartholomew in Wayzata. This is the third column in a series on baptism.

Read more of his writing at www.catholichotdish.com.

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THIS CATHOLIC LIFE • COMMENTARY

FAITH IN THE PUBLIC ARENA

Rachel Herbeck

Love Jesus, not politics In my work as the policy and outreach coordinator for the Minnesota Catholic Conference, I meet many Catholics who have a deep aversion to politics. In their experience, politics are so steeped in special interests and dominated by power games that they don’t see why a Catholic should wade into such an imperfect arena.

These sentiments are understandable. The state of politics can be incredibly discouraging, and it might be tempting to simply wash our hands of the whole business.

But a recent meeting with some women involved in MCC’s Catholic Advocacy Network reminded me of why that’s not an option for disciples of Christ. These women were not political activists, yet they were doing their part to influence the political process for good.

When asked to explain why, one said, “We don’t like politics, but we love Jesus.”

This is the foundation for our political participation — our love for Jesus. Being active in politics is a practical way in which we answer Christ’s call to love him through love of neighbor. With this mindset, we can face the discouragement and obstacles not out of love for politics, but out of love for Jesus.

Our firm foundation We are created to love God in everything that we do; we exist to love God. While there are many ways to do this, Christ tells us that we tangibly love him by loving our neighbors. We truly love our neighbors when we

YOUR HEART, HIS HOME

Liz Kelly

Cultivated by the Master Gardener

Urge Sens. Klobuchar and Franken to co-sponsor Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act A bill to address the situation of Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria has passed the U.S. House. But now the Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act must pass the U.S. Senate.

Minnesota senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken need to support this important bi-partisan legislation.

Please urge them to show their commitment to address genocide by co-sponsoring the Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act, which is currently before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

• Sen. Amy Klobuchar: 612-727-5220 • Sen. Al Franken: 651-221-1016 begin to will their authentic good. In “The Joy of the Gospel” (2013), Pope Francis writes, “Accepting the first proclamation, which invites us to receive God’s love and to love him in return with the very love which is his gift, brings forth in our lives and actions a primary and fundamental response: to desire, seek and protect the good of others.”

Jesus’ love is the first principle. We encounter his love, and we truly love him in return when we seek and protect the good of others.

The political arena provides us with concrete opportunities to love our neighbor. Political participation allows us to influence law and policymaking to uphold and pursue the good of every person.

I learned: Building a garden and greening a yard takes some time, some seasons, some commitment, some help. The human heart is not so different.

Editor’s note: “Your Heart, His Home” is a new monthly column.

When I first moved into the cozy little house I rent, my yard — especially the backyard — was a bit of a disaster. A double-lot and long-neglected by previous tenants, what green there was was mostly weeds, and there were large, barren spots flooded with mud that bore a striking resemblance to the mud flats of Alaska’s Chugach Sound. (Just think “reeeally muddy.”)

Oh, but I had my plans. I didn’t see the yard for its weaknesses and bare spots, but for its potential. I told myself I would rehabilitate it. I had an inkling that I should like to create a yard so lovely that the Lord himself would like to take a stroll in it in the evening, just like he did in the Garden of Eden. And we would walk and talk together.

So in that first late summer, I attacked the soil and pulled up weeds and cultivated and tilled. In the flowerbeds, I planted crocus bulbs 4 inches deep with their tender heart-tips pointing skyward. I planted hyacinth, gladiolas, creeping flox. My parents donated some hostas from their yard, and because hostas are hardy, I planted those in the worst soil around the edges of the backyard. My efforts were

filled with the deep satisfaction that comes with dirt and sweat and the promise of growing things.

And they were met with some success.

It was the main feature, the grass itself, that resisted my gardening genius. On multiple occasions, and admittedly with no clue what I was doing, I attempted to seed the lawn with patch seed, the kind meant for little trouble spots, not half a yard. And which, after a big rain, resulted in what can only be described as grass hair-plugs — little, collected tufts of grass where the seed had pooled in the rainstorm, a miniature staccato forest dotting the baldness.

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We are convinced that the social doctrine of the Church proposes the very key to human happiness and fulfillment. We love our neighbor when we work to create a society where every person can truly flourish.

The public square is a place that is in desperate need of Catholics on fire with the love of Jesus, and it is exactly where we belong. We see clearly that the public square is seemingly devoid of goodness and truth. We are being beckoned into politics to fill that void with the light and love of Christ.

As we set out on this task, our relationship with the Lord fuels us. We go forward, energized by loving Jesus through our love for others.

Overcoming challenges Keeping Christ as our foundation will allow us to persevere in the face of the setbacks and challenges we’re bound to experience in the political arena. It is no secret that we don’t always seem successful when it comes to politics; our viewpoints do not always win the day, and the process can be frustrating and imperfect.

However, set afire with love for Jesus, we can persevere through setbacks and discouragement. If we merely loved politics, our measure would be success. But as St. Teresa of Kolkata reminds us, we are called to be faithful, not successful. We press on through discomfort and willingly make sacrifices, not because we are convinced of politics, but because we are convinced that our participation is a vital expression of our love for Christ.

Inspired by and rooted in this love, let us claim our place as Catholics in the public square. Let us tirelessly work to influence our laws and lawmakers to cultivate communities rooted in truth, not because we like politics, but because we love Jesus.

Herbeck is the policy and outreach coordinator for the Minnesota Catholic Conference.

The Catholic Watchmen column will return in July.

I learned: Building a garden and greening a yard takes some time, some seasons, some commitment, some help.

The human heart is not so different.

Preparing a place for him “We will come to you and make our home with you.”

In John 14:23, Jesus promises to those who keep his word that “my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.” How I long to keep his word and to be the kind of heart and soul where Jesus readily makes his home. A lovely, quiet, gentle place where virtue blossoms and the fruits of the Spirit hang low for plucking, where Jesus himself finds rest, joy and comfort.

When The Catholic Spirit asked me to become a regular columnist, I quickly landed on this title, “Your Heart, His Home” because I believe it encapsulates the deepest yearning of the human soul: to become home for the very sacred heart of Jesus.

How shall we prepare a place for him? What kind of home shall we be for the Lord?

Into my fourth year now in my house, I take joy as I walk in the yard and watch my purple clematis climbing the trellis. It grows just behind my statues of the Holy Family, draping over their heads, a living canopy. I walk in my backyard — the grass strengthened now mostly by the efforts of a friend who donates his time to killing the plantain and seeding properly — and I thank the Lord for not giving up on me. I praise the Master Gardener for the seasons he has devoted to cultivating me, that I might bloom and blossom and bear fruit that will last.

Holy Trinity, I beg you, make your home with me.

Kelly is the author of six books, including “Jesus Approaches: What Contemporary Women Can Learn about Healing, Freedom and Joy from the Women of the New Testament” (Loyola Press, 2017).

CALENDAR

June 22, 2017 Ongoing groups

Retreats

Faithful Spouses support group — Third Tuesday of each month: 7–8:30 p.m. at the archdiocesan chancery, 777 Forest St., St. Paul. 651-291-4438 or faithfulspouses@archspm.org.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend — July 14-16: 7 p.m. July 14 to 4 p.m. July 16 at Christ the King Retreat Center, 621 First Ave. S., Buffalo. www.wwme.org.

Dementia Support Group — Second Tuesday of each month: 7–9 p.m. at The Benedictine Center at St. Paul’s Monastery, 2675 Benet Road, Maplewood.

651-777-7251 or www.stpaulsmonastery.org.

Little Flowers Girls Camp — July 14-16: 3 p.m.

July 14 to noon July 16 at 451 Fifth St. SW, Pine Island. www.beholdpublications.com/summercamps.

CARITAS cancer support group — Wednesdays: 10:30 a.m.–noon at St. Joseph’s Hospital, second floor, maternity classroom 2500, 45 W. 10th St., St. Paul.

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CALENDAR submissions DEADLINE: Noon Thursday, 14 days before the anticipated Thursday date of publication. We cannot guarantee a submitted event will appear in the calendar.

LISTINGS: Accepted are brief no­tices of upcoming events hosted by Catholic parishes and institutions. If the Catholic connection is not clear, please emphasize it in your submission.

Condensed School of Lectio Divina — July 14-16 at The Benedictine Center at St. Paul’s Monastery, 2675 Benet Road, Maplewood. 651-777-7251 or www.stpaulsmonastery.org.

ITEMS MUST INCLUDE the following to be considered for publication: • Time and date of event • Full street address of event • Description of event • C ontact information in case of questions

Singles

St. John the Baptist Super Sale — June 21-24: 5–8 p.m. June 21, 9 a.m.–8 p.m. June 22-23 and 9 a.m.–2 p.m. June 24 at 12508 Lynn Ave., Savage.

952-890-9465 or www.stjohns-savage.org.

Sunday Spirits walking group for 50-plus Catholic singles — ongoing Sundays: For Catholic singles to meet and make friends. The group usually meets in St. Paul on Sunday afternoons. Kay at 651-426-3103 or Al at 651-482-0406.

Holy Name of Jesus Rummage Sale for Life — June 22-24: 9 a.m.–8 p.m. June 22, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.

June 23 and 8 a.m.–noon June 24 at 155 County Road 24, Medina. www.hnoj.org.

Singles group at St. Vincent de Paul, Brooklyn Park — ongoing second Saturday each month: 6:15 p.m. at 9100 93rd Ave. N. Gather for a potluck supper, conversation and games. 763-425-0412.

Prayer/worship

Young adults

Taize Prayer — Third Friday of each month: 7 p.m. at The Benedictine Center at St. Paul’s Monastery, 2675 Benet Road, Maplewood.

651-777-7251 or www.stpaulsmonastery.org.

Theology on Tap – Summer 2017 — Wednesdays, June 28, July 5, July 12 and July 19: 6:30–9:30 p.m. at O’Gara’s, 164 Snelling Ave. N., St. Paul. Young adults ages 18-39. www.facebook.com/groups/joincya.

Taize Prayer — First Friday of each month: 7:30 p.m. at St. Richard, 7540 Penn Ave. S., Richfield. www.strichards.com/first-fridays.

Other events

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St. Therese of New Hope open house —

www.thecatholicspirit.com/calendar June 22: 1–3 p.m. at 8008 Bass Lake Road. www.sttheresemn.org/newhope.

Knights of Columbus bingo — Wednesdays: 6–9 p.m. at the Solanus Casey Council Hall, 1920 S. Greeley St., Stillwater.

Netflix series on teen’s suicide raises concerns of parents, counselors Catholic News Service The popular Netflix show “13 Reasons Why,” which portrays a fictional teen’s suicide and the aftermath, has sparked the curiosity of young people and the concern of parents and school counselors in the Diocese of Nashville and around the country.

Counselors from Catholic Charities of Tennessee hosted a panel discussion to help guide teachers and parents in talking to teens about the show, which includes graphic depictions of rape and suicide. Even though suicide is the third leading cause of death in the United States for people ages 15-24, it remains a somewhat taboo topic, which is one allure of the show, according to counselors.

Catholic Charities counselor Amy Sturm encouraged parents to make time to watch the show with their children and help walk them through the issues they encounter while viewing it. Then “open the door and listen” in a nonjudgmental way while they share their reactions, she advised, adding that it’s important to have ongoing face-toface conversations about these issues.

Congratulations!

Congratulations

All our love and Blessings

Father Corey Belden on your

15th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood

Fr. Thomas McCabe Happy 25th Anniversary

With Gratitude from your Church of St. Anne, Hamel

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THE LAST WORD

June 22, 2017

Laboure Society helps former attorney profess first vows as nun

By Valerie Schmalz Catholic News Service

T

ara Clemens was an Anchorage, Alaska, attorney and an evangelical Christian who joined the Catholic Church during her last months of law school.

On May 28, she made first vows as Sister Marie Dominic of the Incarnate Word, a cloistered Dominican nun at Corpus Christi Monastery in Menlo Park, California.

It was a sudden change to Catholicism and a relatively quick decision to discern a vocation to the Dominican Monastery of Corpus Christi that caught Clemens by surprise.

A visit to a Friday Lenten Mass with a friend during her last months of study at Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, led to three months of studying Catholicism late at night.

She also was working full time. By Pentecost 2007, a few months later, she was convinced of Catholicism’s truth.

In Anchorage, she was asked out of the blue about becoming a nun. She responded she had never considered the idea. By November 2008, just months after entering the Church at the Easter Vigil, the young attorney was visiting Corpus Christi Monastery.

“When God calls, he is very persistent,” Sister Marie Dominic said.

But with more than $100,000 of student loans, the nun-to-be was at times close to despairing because she could not enter with outstanding debt.

So, the story of her vocation journey also is the story of how the Laboure Society helped Clemens resolve her student loans and become Sister Marie Dominic.

“She has a dear place in my heart,”

Sister Marie Dominic, right, professes her first vows as a cloistered nun May 28 at Corpus Christi Monastery in Menlo Park, California. Sister Marie Dominic was an attorney and an evangelical Christian in Anchorage, Alaska, who joined the Catholic Church during her last months of law school. CNS said John Flanagan, the society’s executive director.

The Laboure Society, based in Eagan, assists those with a priestly or religious vocation resolve their debt, which can be an obstacle to entering religious life.

The society enrolls a “class” of a dozen to 25 people who believe they have a

religious vocation and puts them through a fundraising “boot camp.”

The aspirants raise money for their class, not for themselves. Clemens participated in the program for two years. At the end of her last class, it looked like she would be in for another year until two benefactors

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made large contributions.

“People all around the country know they have done something to help Tara Clemens become Sister Marie Dominic.

She didn’t get there alone,” Flanagan said.

He added that Sister Marie Dominic has not forgotten any of those people.

“She has a gift of gratitude,” he said.

“She had her own difficulties in her journey, but she faced them with great trust in the Lord.”

With first vows, Sister Marie Dominic received the black veil, replacing the white veil of novices.

“The priest says, ‘Accept the sacred veil by which you may be recognized as a house of prayer for your Lord and a temple of intercession for all people,’” Sister Marie Dominic said. “The center of the contemplative life of the Dominican nuns is the love of God. “As a nun inside the cloister, even though I can never leave, I can embrace the whole world with that love and intercede for the whole world,” Sister Marie Dominic told Catholic San Francisco, the archdiocesan newspaper.

First vows are for three years. Those vows will be followed by two one-year renewals as she and the community continue to discern her vocation. At Corpus Christi Monastery, a nun is in formation for a total of seven-and-a-half to eight years before professing “solemn vows,” or vows until death.

Sister Marie Dominic already has spent two-and-half years in the monastery, first as a postulant and then as a novice. Dominican friars and nuns profess the vow of obedience to God, Mary, St. Dominic and the master of the Order of Friars Preachers; and for the nuns, to the prioress and her successors. They also profess vows of chastity and poverty.

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