www.theleaven.com | Newspaper of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas | Vol. 31, No. 40 June 4, 2010
Priest assignments announced
Father John A. Riley, chancellor, announces the following appointments and assignments made by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, effective July 16, unless otherwise noted. Father Ansems
Pastors
Father Bruce Ansems, returning from continuing studies in canon law (Washington D.C.) to pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in St. Marys and St. Stanislaus Parish in Rossville, with pastoral oversight of Sacred Heart Parish, Delia. Father Robert Conroy, from parochial vicar of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Topeka to pastor of Holy Cross Parish, Overland Park.
Msgr. Burger
Father Benedict Gomes (Mysore, India), from pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in St. Marys and St. Stanislaus Parish in Rossville, with pastoral oversight of Sacred Heart Parish, Delia, to chaplain of sacramental ministry to Johnson County hospitals and assisted living residences. He will be in residence at Church of the Nativity, Leawood. Father Gabriel Landis, OSB, from pastor of St. Ann Parish in Hiawatha to pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Atchison and St. Joseph Parish, Atchison, effective Oct. 15. Father William McEvoy, from pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish, Our Lady and St. Rose Parish, and Christ the King Parish in Kansas City, Kan., to pastor of St. Francis de Sales Parish in Lansing and chaplain for campus ministry at the University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth.
Father Carlson
Father Mark Mertes, from pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Overland Park to pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish, Our Lady and St. Rose Parish, and Christ the King Parish, Kansas City, Kan. Father Christopher Rossman, from parochial vicar of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Topeka to pastor of St. Dominic Parish in Holton, St. Francis Xavier Parish in Mayetta, and chaplain of Our Lady of the Snows Oratory, Potawatomi Reservation.
Parochial Vicars
Father Curtis Carlson, OFM Cap., formerly serving outside the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, to parochial vicar of St. John the Evangelist Parish, Lawrence.
Father Gomes
Father Landis
Father Sylvester d’Souza (Ahmedabad, India), from parochial vicar of Curé of Ars Parish, Leawood, to parochial administrator of St. Ann Parish, Hiawatha, effective Oct. 15.
Father Lickteig
Father McEvoy
Father Matthew Francis (Cuddapah, India), from parochial vicar of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Onaga, St. Patrick Parish in Corning, St. Bede Parish in Kelly, and St. Columbkille Parish, Blaine, to parochial vicar of Curé of Ars Parish, Leawood.
Father Wallisch
Father Earl Meyer, OFM Cap., parochial vicar of St. John the Evangelist Parish, Lawrence, is reassigned by the Capuchin Province of Mid-America to ministry outside the archdiocese. Father Joseph Portzer, FSSP, formerly serving outside the archdiocese, to parochial vicar for the Latin Mass Community of St. Philippine Duchesne at Blessed Sacrament Church, Kansas City, Kan., effective July 1. Father John Riley, chancellor, from part-time parochial vicar of St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee, to priest in residence at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Shawnee.
Father Stubbs
Father Scott Wallisch, from seminary studies and priestly ordination, to parochial vicar of St. Joseph Parish in Shawnee and chaplain at St. James Academy, Lenexa. Father Marreddy Lourdu Yuruva (Guntur, India), from parochial vicar of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Onaga to parochial vicar of Holy Spirit Parish, Overland Park.
Sabbatical
Father Michael Stubbs, from pastor of St. Francis de Sales Parish, Lansing, to a six-month priestly sabbatical.
Retirements
Father Rossman
Msgr. Raymond Burger, from vice chancellor, chaplain of St. James Academy in Lenexa, and chaplain of Santa Marta, Olathe, to private residence and chaplain of Santa Marta. Father Bertrand LaNoue, OSB, from pastor of St. Joseph Parish and St. Patrick Parish in Atchison, is returning to St. Benedict’s Abbey, Atchison, effective Oct. 15. Father Anthony Lickteig, from senior parochial vicar in residence of Holy Spirit Parish, Overland Park, to retired in private residence. Father Robert Pflumm, from senior parochial vicar of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Shawnee, to retired in private residence.
Father Mertes
Father Meyer
Father Riley
Father Pflumm
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THE LEAVEN • june 4, 2010
THE LEAVEN • june 4, 2010
Tough budget decisions and a touch of déjà vu By Joe Bollig Leaven staff
TOPEKA — The pithiest analysis of the 2009-2010 Kansas legislative session can be found in the wisdom of Yogi Berra: It’s like déjà vu all over again. Again, a governor of Kansas used veto powers to kill pro-life legislation and restore funding to Planned Parenthood. In 2008, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed the Comprehensive Abortion Reform Act, which strengthened reporting requirements for late-term abortions. This year, those requirements were contained in Senate Bill 2115, which passed both houses but was vetoed by Gov. Mark Parkinson on April 15. In 2009, Parkinson vetoed a bill that would have prevented Planned Parenthood of Kansas from receiving federal family planning funding. (And he cut funding for the Sen. Stan Clark Pregnancy Maintenance Initiative, which helps women facing crisis pregnancies). On May 27, he vetoed nearly identical legislation that, again, would have prevented Planned Parenthood from receiving $375,000 of federal family planning funding. By these actions, Parkinson has perpetuated the Kansas paradox: a state that has some of the nation’s strongest pro-life laws on the books, but one of the friendliest politicallegal environments for abortion providers in the nation. “What we are up against, and have been for some time, for any pro-life legislation, is it’s not enough for us to get a simple majority,” said Michael Schuttloffel, executive director of the Kansas Catholic Conference. “We have to get a veto-proof majority, which is a lot more challenging.” Year after year, the Kansas Catholic Conference works diligently to line up votes for pro-life legislation, only to see promising legislation blocked by a pro-choice governor.
“What we are up against . . . for any pro-life legislation, is it’s not enough for us to get a simple majority. We have to get a veto-proof majority.”
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Michael Schuttloffel, executive director of the Kansas Catholic Conference “It’s a challenge to motivate legislators,” he said. “A lot of them just throw up their hands and say, ‘What’s the point? It’s going to get vetoed anyway.’” The potential harm from these vetoes is even greater this year, because surrounding states have strengthened their pro-life laws, thus making Kansas a more attractive state for abortionists. “We’re really unique in that we’re a traditional values state in the Heartland that, nevertheless, has a uniquely hospitable climate for the abortion industry,” said Schuttloffel. According to Kansas law, an abortion can only be performed past the point of viability for a fetus — roughly 22 weeks — if there is grave danger to the life or health of the mother, said Schuttloffel. In actual practice, late-term abortions in Kansas have been done for any and all reasons. People travel from all over the nation to Kansas clinics, and Kansas has become the late-term abortion capital of the United States. Schuttloffel hopes that a remedy for the Kansas paradox can be found in the next election, and the advent of stronger, pro-life leadership. “However, we’re very hopeful that we will be in store for some pro-life leadership next year,” he said. “We’re hoping that not only means we could get some bills signed, but we will only need a simple majority — that’s hoping that we’ll have pro-life leadership in the governor’s mansion, and there’s no guarantee of that.”
Other action under the dome Human life A couple of other pro-life bills passed in the House but didn’t get voted on in the Senate. One would have prevented abortion coverage as part of routine insurance coverage; the other would have closed the “mental health loophole” in Kansas’ late-term abortion law. Poor and vulnerable The Legislature avoided making deep cuts to social services, which had been proposed to help the state deal with its budget problems. Although the $314 million sales tax increase falls heavily on the poor, the Legislature also expanded the food sales tax credit for low-income persons.
weekly calendar
Mass and jubilee celebration for Sister Susan Pryor June 6 Mass and 50th anniversary celebrations of Father Robert Pflumm and Msgr. Ray Burger Corpus Christi procession — Old St. Patrick Oratory, Kansas City, Mo. June 7-10 Priests’ retreat — Benedictine College
Marriage and family The Community Defense Act fell short by only one vote in the Senate. The act would have mandated midnight closings for sexually oriented businesses and not allow them to be built within 1,000 feet of churches, schools, playgrounds and homes. A covenant marriage proposal was eliminated by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Immigration A bill that would have denied in-state tuition to children of illegal immigrants failed in the House.
June 10 Meeting with Light of the World evangelization leadership June 13 Mass for the first anniversary of St. Michael the Archangel Church, Leawood June 13-19 U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops spring assembly — St. Petersburg, Fla. June 14 USCCB Committee on Life and Dignity of the Human Person meeting June 21 Lunch with Bishop Prasad from India
Death penalty A bill to abolish the death penalty fell just one vote short of repeal in the Senate, with the tally of 20 to 20 after a robust debate. A majority of 21 votes was needed to pass the measure. A new Web site The Kansas Catholic Conference has upgraded its Web site to make it more useful than ever. The new, user-friendly design enables people to navigate more easily to features that include current issues, votes, news and updates, action, videos, and analysis by the executive director. Visit the Web site at: www.kscathconf. org.
A life-changing day
Archbishop Naumann’s June 3-4 Kansas Catholic Conference — Topeka June 5 Ordination of Brother Jeremy Heppler, OSB, to the priesthood and Brother Cassiano de Souza, OSB, to the diaconate — St. Benedict’s Abbey, Atchison
Mass and pastoral council meeting June 22 Administrative Team meeting Mass and dinner with Johnson County Serrans — Prince of Peace, Olathe June 23 Catholic Education Foundation pre-event with Inspiring Women speakers June 24 Catholic Education Foundation Inspiring Women luncheon Hayden High School auction dinner
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Three ordained to transitional diaconate By Joe Bollig Leaven staff
OVERLAND PARK — The three newest deacons in the archdiocese were encouraged to embrace their ministry of service as they, in turn, are embraced by God and the church. John N. Blaha, Barry R. Clayton, and Michael J. Peterson, were ordained to the transitional diaconate on May 22 at Holy Spirit Parish in Overland Park. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann was the homilist and ordaining minister. For the three men, the time they will spend in the diaconate before their priestly ordinations will be brief. If all goes according to plan, they will be ordained to the priesthood in a year. Nevertheless, the diaconate is the foundation of the three ranks of clergy. “[The transitional diaconate] can be looked at as kind of a final step along the way to that ultimate goal, which is the priesthood. And in some ways, that’s true,” said Archbishop Naumann, in his homily. “Yet in reality, this day for Nick, Barry and Michael is more life changing than next year, when — God willing — I will ordain them as priests,” he continued. “For it is [in] today’s ordination ceremony . . . that [the ordinands] promise to give their lives to God and the church.” That day, the new deacons place their lives into the hands of the church and pledge their obedience to their bishop and his successors. “In a true sense, [the three men] promise to stake all their lives on the truth of the Gospel of Jesus and to offer their lives completely to the service of his people,” said the archbishop. “In an age when making any commitment is so difficult, and in a culture that cherishes in so many ways keeping all options open, the promises that Nick, Barry and Michael will make in our presence are truly breathtaking.”
Leaven photo by Susan McSpadden
From left, John N. Blaha, Barry R. Clayton, and Michael J. Peterson were ordained to the transitional diaconate on May 22 at Holy Spirit Parish in Overland Park. The three will be ordained to the priesthood next May. The three men have received their formation during a very difficult time in the church, he said. They witnessed the great harm that has been done by clergy who have not been faithful to their sacred promises. “The tragedy of these difficult years has, hopefully, made more apparent to you the importance of maintaining your own spiritual strength,” said the archbishop. “Those who are called to be God’s human instruments in communicating his love to his people must first allow
the Lord to minister to their hearts,” he added, “through faithful prayer, regular use of the sacrament of penance, great devotion to the Eucharist, frequent reflection on God’s word, and with the crucial assistance of wise spiritual directors.” During the promise of the elect, each of the three men stood and pledged to fulfill the duties of the diaconate. Then, they prostrated themselves on the floor during the Litany of the Saints. Next, each man approached the archbishop to receive the laying on
of hands and to receive the Book of the Gospels. Deacon Blaha was vested by Deacon Scott Wallisch; Deacon Clayton was vested by Father Robert Hasenkamp; and Deacon Peterson was vested by Father Pat Sullivan. Each of the three deacons will continue their studies at their respective seminaries. Their tentative date for ordination to the priesthood is May 28, 2011. The location will be announced later.
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THE LEAVEN • June 4, 2010
THE LEAVEN • june 4, 2010
The same old, same old — but different now By Kara Hansen Kansas City, Kan. — For 30 years, Michael Rebout has been behind the scenes of nearly every Mass at the Cathedral of St. Peter here. Whether it was ordering and arranging the flowers, setting up the altar for the priest, or serving as master of ceremonies for the archbishop, chances are, Rebout was the one responsible for it at his parish. After he was installed by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, Rebout now has the title to show for it — acolyte. “I’ve been doing this for quite a few years without the title and was really encouraged originally by Bishop [Marion] Forst,” said Rebout. “He came to the cathedral to celebrate the Holy Thursday service every year. “One year, I had everything set up for him and went to go sit in the congregation. He asked me where I was going and when I told him, he said, ‘Oh no you’re not. You’re going to assist me.’” Since that Holy Thursday, Rebout has been assisting with everything from parish Masses to major feasts and holy days with the archbishop present. An acolyte’s role is varied, but his responsibilities include preparing the altar with the chalice, water, wine, bowl, and towel before Mass begins. The acolyte also ensures the key is in the tabernacle, assists with servers, and turns lights on prior to Mass. He often carries the cross in the opening procession of Mass and assists the priest throughout the liturgy by turning pages in the Sacramentary. Acolytes can also help with Communion distribution. “Archbishop Naumann asked about installing Michael officially as an acolyte because he has done this for so many years,” said Father Harry Schneider, pastor of the cathedral. “Becoming an acolyte is generally done as a step in seminary, but it doesn’t have to be a step on the way to the priesthood.” Father Schneider said that while laypersons can serve as acolytes, he was not aware of any others who currently do so in the archdiocese. “It’s really an acknowledgement of what Michael has done and an affirmation of his work,” he said. Rebout has been a parishioner of the cathedral since 1980 and has provided floral arrangements through his florist business since 1974. Rebout said he enjoyed serving on the altar during Mass. “It shows a reverence to the people of what’s taking place in the liturgy,” he said. While the needs of a Sunday Mass are pretty similar, Rebout said events
Church seeks to strike balance on undocumented immigration By Joe Bollig Leaven staff
Leaven staff
Above, Michael Rebout receives a chalice from Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann at a ceremony installing him as an acolyte. Rebout has been serving in many capacities at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Kansas City, Kan., for 30 years. At right, Rebout distributes Communion. like the Easter Vigil or confirmations take extra care and different preparation. Rebout said performing the work of acolyte is something he has gradually learned and acquired over the years. “It takes a knowledge of the liturgy, how it flows, and what’s going on,” said Rebout. “All the pastors [we have had at the cathedral] have been so helpful over the years in teaching me.” Archbishop Naumann formally installed Rebout as an acolyte during a Mass on May 16 at the cathedral. “I’ve done this for years, but the day I knelt and made that commitment — the feeling was indescribable,” said Rebout. “When Monsignor Applegate handed me the cup it was very powerful. I really felt like I was doing something meaningful and important.” Rebout said the day was especially moving, since his family was in attendance, including his 91-year-old father. “I’ve been on the altar so many times and looked out into the congregation,” he said. “It was really neat to have my own family there and to see they were out there, beaming.”
Father Schneider said being made an acolyte was a much-deserved honor for Rebout. “Michael is very much appreciated
and loved here, and he is a tremendous help to me,” said Father Schneider. “On behalf of the parish, we really appreciate his ministry.”
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — There are a lot of loud voices on all sides in the national conversation about undocumented immigration, but there is one thing that shouldn’t be lost in all the noise, said Father Pat Murphy, CS. “The bottom line is that immigrants are people,” said Father Pat, animator of archdiocesan Hispanic ministry. “They’re human beings. They have the same goals that everyone else does, so try to keep the human face on [the issue].” Although it periodically cools, the issue of undocumented immigration — sometimes also called illegal immigration — periodically flares anew. The topic erupted again when Arizona passed a tough, new immigration law — Senate Bill 1070 and House Bill 2632 — on April 23. The legislation, titled the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act,” comes at a time when residents of Southwestern states have reached new heights of frustration with issues relating to the border with Mexico, including illegal or undocumented immigration. Although the law is only enforceable in Arizona (pending legal challenges), its passage has struck a national nerve. Many politicians and public figures — including several bishops — have spoken against the law. There have been protests in various cities. Speaking in a joint statement issued on May 8, the bishops of the Catholic Conference of Arizona expressed concern that these new laws will deter undocumented persons from reporting crimes out of fear of deportation, and thus be further victimized. The bishops also feared that the trespass provisions of the Arizona law would “open the door to criminalizing the presence of even children and young people brought into our country by their parents.” They believe these laws could lead to the separation of family members. “We believe it would be far better to withdraw these bills than to risk costly and unfairly punitive enforcement,” said the bishops. “[The law] gives law enforcement officials powers to detain and arrest individuals based on a very low legal standard, possibly leading to the profiling of individuals based upon their appearance, manner of speaking, or ethnicity,” the bishops continued. “It could lead to the wrongful questioning and arrest of U.S. citizens and permanent residents as well as the division of families. . . . It certainly would lead to the rise in fear and distrust in immigrant communities,
Where to go for information
The U.S. bishops’ Web site is practically a one-stop shop for what you need to know about immigration and related issues. To start with, go to: www.usccb.org. From there, you can click on “Departments” and go to “Cultural Diversity in the Church,” or “Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees and Travelers.” The bishops have also set up another site called “Justice for Immigrants” at: www.justiceforimmigrants.org. Other good sources for church teaching about immigration include the Catechism of the Catholic Church; the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church; and “Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope,” the 2003 joint pastoral letter by the Catholic bishops of Mexico and the United States. Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI have each written about migrants and immigrants. Their writings can be found at the Vatican’s Web site at: www.vatican.va.
undermining the relationships between their members and law enforcement officials.” “On behalf of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, I join with the Catholic bishops of Arizona in strongly opposing the enactment and implementation of Arizona SB 1070,” said Salt Lake City Bishop John Wester, who is chairman of the USCCB Bishops’ Committee on Migration. The bishops are not unmindful of the full spectrum of concerns expressed about undocumented immigration and border issues. “My opinion is that the Arizona bishops — and many of the bishops across the country — are sympathetic to what people across the country are going through,” said Bill Scholl, consultant for the archdiocesan office of social justice. “Certainly the people in Arizona have a right to be concerned and to address these problems,” he continued. “[The bishops] are very sympathetic to the frustration all states feel — that the federal government has been unable to resolve this crisis of immigration we have.” There’s one thing, he said, that nearly everyone agrees on: The immigration system is broken. Father Pat agreed. “Basically, the problem is that the federal government hasn’t done anything about immigration, and now states are going to try to do stuff,” said Father Pat. “And I think [the Arizona legislation is] a law that will be really difficult to implement,” he continued, “and can bring up all sorts of nasty reactions, nasty circumstances, and nasty situations.” Another fear among those whose ministries serve undocumented persons — like Father Pat’s — is that other states will adopt Arizona’s approach. Failed attempts have already been made in the Kansas and Missouri legislatures to implement parts of Arizona’s law.
“Some states have already done this,” said Father Pat. “Oklahoma passed a nasty law about a year ago, and people had to leave the state.” Many faithful Catholics are wrestling with the issues of immigration, trying to find clear and definitive answers. “One of the things we need to encourage people to do is to inform their consciences before making decisions,” said Father Pat. “Let’s not decide on emotions. Let’s decide with what our faith tells our hearts what we need to be about.” The church does offer guidance, but no easy answers to the questions of undocumented immigration, said Scholl. Rather, the church offers principles that establish the boundaries between which faithful Catholics must prayerfully consider the issues. Those principles are balanced between the rights of immigrants and the rights of people in nations to establish the common good. “Catholic social teaching states that nations have the right and the obligation to secure their borders in order to maintain the common good,” he said. “However, that right is not absolute. Particularly for wealthy nations, there is an obligation to respect the rights of the poor and vulnerable who seek to emigrate into our country, because they have rights as well.” Because they are so vulnerable, the church has a special concern for the migrant, the refugee, and the immigrant. “The church teaches that [persons] have a right to pursue and obtain what you need for a life in accordance with human dignity,” he said. “That doesn’t need to be provided for you, but you have a right to pursue that — food, clothing, education for your children, health care. “You have a right to pursue those things in your own country,” he continued, “but when your country has a situation where you can’t reasonably obtain those things, [a person] has a right to emigrate to another country.”
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The failure of administration after administration to effectively address immigration issues has led to moral hazards that have produced several evils, including the creation of a secondclass status for undocumented persons, exploitation of workers, and separation of families. “So the church is all for the rule of law,” said Scholl. “But the church also has an obligation to speak out against unjust laws.” The church is not in favor of open borders or unqualified amnesty. The church, instead, is seeking immigration reform that produces a win-win solution. “The church is trying to ask how do we maintain the common good in a way that respects human rights,” said Scholl. “And how do we pursue strategies that respect the unification of families, and some common-sense, reasonable laws that everyone can follow.” What the U.S. bishops have called for is comprehensive immigration reform, said Father Pat. This includes such things as earned legalization, enforcement, a future worker program, family unification, restoration of due process, and addressing root causes of migration — the reasons people feel compelled to leave their homes. Catholic social teaching on immigration is not wedded to either end of the political spectrum or to a political ideology. “Catholic social teaching is a moral framework to use to judge and determine policies,” said Scholl. “In a lot of ways, it’s the fence around the playground. You’re free to run around on the playground as your conscience dictates, but the church sets certain boundaries.” Within this “playground,” people of good will can have legitimate disagreements. But there are boundaries. One of them is the dignity of the human person, maintained in the context of the common good. “There is room to disagree on this issue,” said Scholl. “You can be Catholic and want to see the enforcement of the laws. That doesn’t make you a racist. But the bishops are asking us how we can welcome the stranger and maintain the common good.” Scholl’s recommendation to Catholics is that they study the church’s teachings, pray, listen to their bishops, and challenge their friends and family to look for the win-win solution. “We should open our hearts and minds to the bishops’ charism of the Holy Spirit and ask ourselves one simple and elegant question: What if what they say is true?” he said.
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THE LEAVEN • june 4, 2010
THE LEAVEN • june 4, 2010
Sister Evangeline Green, OSB
Archbishop Keleher’s weekly calendar
June 4 Wedding — Church of the Ascension, Overland Park June 5 Benefit dinner — Duchesne Clinic June 6 Mass and 50th anniversary celebrations for Father Robert Pflumm and Msgr. Ray Burger June 7 Knights of Malta meeting Recording for Catholic Scouting Mass and dinner — Prairie Star Ranch June 8-9 Ethical Review Board — New York June 12 Confirmation — Chicago June 13 Mass for the handicapped — Chicago June 13-19 U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops spring assembly — St. Petersburg, Fla. June 18 “The Catholic Way” radio taping June 19 Wedding
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Priest at play
Father Greg Hammes (in black) and seminarian David Pratt join the first-graders at Curé of Ars School, Leawood, in a game of tug-of-war during the school’s annual field day May 25.
Local pilgrimage to be led by area nuns KANSAS CITY, Kan. — People travel miles and spend many dollars to visit holy shrines around the world. Catholic Cemeteries is offering the “Pilgrimage at Resurrection” as a local, prayerful opportunity and a no-cost alternative to long-distance travel. Representatives from area communities of women religious will lead prayers during the pilgrimage on June 23 at 3 p.m. at Resurrection Cemetery, 83rd and Quivira Road, Lenexa. The event is open to the public. Individuals and members
of church organizations are invited to attend. The pilgrimage will start outdoors at the Infant of Prague Memorial and process to nine additional stops within the cemetery, including the Queen of Peace Garden, the Ascension Memorial, Our Lady of Lourdes and others. A booklet will provide prayers for each pilgrimage site and a description of the meaning of each memorial. Participants will pray the rosary between stops of the pilgrimage.
Leading prayers will be representatives of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica, the Medical Sisters of St. Joseph, the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, the Sisters of St. Ann and the Sisters, Servants of Mary. The pilgrimage will take approximately one to one-and-a-half hours. Groups are asked to contact Catholic Cemeteries in advance by calling (913) 371-4040 or by e-mail at: information@ catholiccemeterieskc.org.
ATCHISON — Sister Evangeline Green, 94, a Benedictine Sister of Mount St. Scholastica here, died May 14. Sister Evangeline was the oldest daughter of John and Anna obituary Mary Ast Green and was baptized Catherine Margaret (Kathleen) in Sacred Heart Parish, Alamosa, Colo. She entered the Mount community in 1935 and made monastic profession in 1936. She graduated from Mount St. Scholastica College in 1940 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and minors in instrumental music and secondary education. For most of her career, Sister Evangeline lived at the monastery, teaching mathematics at Mount St. Scholastica Academy and playing the violin in the community orchestra. She was either community secretary or personal secretary for five prioresses, from 1951-1988. TOPEKA — Mark Diebolt, a member of Boy Scout Troop 11 and Christ the King Parish here, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest honor given to Boy Scouts. For his Eagle project, Diebolt designed, secured donations of materials, and coordinated the construction of 12 bicycle stands, which eagle scout were donated to the National MS Society for use in the annual Northeast Kansas Bike MS event.
Paul and Judy (Hoff) Trenshaw, members of Church of the Nativity Parish, Leawood, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary recently with a weekend gathering of their family in Atlanta. An anniversary Mass anniversaries was followed by a dinner for their family. Their children and their spouses are: Tim and Tina Trenshaw, Overland Park; and Theresa and Guy Gardner, Atlanta. They also have six grandchildren. They were married on April 18, 1960, at St. Mary Church in Centerville, Iowa. Timothy and Joyce (Kenwright) Murphy, members of Church of the Nativity Parish, Leawood, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 11. The couple was married at St. James Parish, Ludlow, Ky. Their children and their spouses are: Christy Murphy, Kansas City, Mo.; Pam and Evan Winzenried, Naples, Fla.; Robin and Clifton Love, Overland Park; and Todd and Shawna Murphy, Tyler, Texas. They also have eight grandchildren. A family celebration is planned in Texas followed by a European river cruise in July.
Mary Ann (Shannon) and Marvin Francis Bertels, members of St. Joseph Parish, Nortonville, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on May 22. The couple was married on May 22, 1950, at St. Joseph. The couple celebrated with a family gathering hosted by their children and their spouses: Dianne and Dennis Call, Great Bend; Margaret and Mark Bertels-Wladika, San Francisco; Jim and Kathleen Bertels, Manhattan; Teresa and Colin Albers, Nebraska City, Neb.; Ed and Kelly Bertels, Edmond, Okla.; Chris and Chrissy Bertels, Topeka; Francie and Mark Sittenauer, Shawnee; and Joanie and Ken Baxter, Eureka, Ill. They also have 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Kathy (Griffin) and John Bins, members of Church of the Ascension, Overland Park, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 21. The couple was married May 21, 1960, at St. Matthew Church in St. Paul, Minn. Their children and their spouses are: Mary Bins-Wells, Overland Park; Mike and Lynn Bins, Arvada, Colo.; Patrick Bins, Overland Park; and Bill and Barbara Bins, Olathe. They also have 11 grandchildren. A summer celebration is planned.
LOCAL NEWS 7 Marie Gardner, a Girl Scout for 13 years and a Juliette in Service Unit 680, has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award. Gardner is a senior at St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park. Her Gold Award project was called “Girls Mentor Girls,” a running club gold awards program. Her project was part of a national organization, Girls on the Run (GOTR). The goal was to create a mentorship program between high school girls and girls in 3rd- to 5th-grade interested in running. Gardner was able to find 14 mentors to help with 60 youth in the GOTR program. Catie Blocker, a Girl Scout for 11 years and a member of Troop 7106, Service Unit 709, has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award. She is a junior at Hayden High School in Topeka. Blocker teamed up with another Scout to create “love bags” for several local Topeka charities. They collected a variety of toiletries and placed these items in handmade bags they had each sewn. The “love bags” were donated to the Topeka Rescue Mission, the Battered Women’s Task Force and four other local organizations.
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he archdiocese concluded the Year of the Priest in the best possible way: by ordaining a new priest. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann ordained Father Scott Wallisch at 10:30 a.m. on May 29 at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Kansas City, Kan. He is the only priest the archdiocese will ordain this year. Archbishop Naumann was the main celebrant, homilist, and ordaining minister. In his homily, he noted something he shared with Father Wallisch. “Scott and I share our St. Louis roots in common,” Archbishop Naumann said during his homily. “Living in northeast Kansas shows us you can be a Jayhawk and a Cardinal fan.” Father Wallisch studied at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, and was involved at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center there. After beginning his professional career, Father Wallisch discerned a different vocation and became a seminarian for the archdiocese. Although Father Wallisch’s previous background was in engineering and architecture, he is bringing many other gifts to his priestly ministry, noted the archbishop. “One of the gifts Scott brings to us is the ability to sign,” said Archbishop Naumann. “He will be able to make more available the sacraments to those who have hearing impairments.” Archbishop Naumann thanked Father Wallisch’s parents, who were present for the ordination, for teaching and modeling the Catholic faith for him as well as their other children. “We’re really grateful to Bill and Betty Wallisch . . . for making the Catholic faith something lived so beautifully in your family life,” he said. Archbishop Naumann also took the opportunity to give Father Wallisch a few words of advice from his own years of priestly experience. “Allow Jesus to continue to use you,” he said. “Embrace the opportunity to sacrifice yourself as a means of bringing that love first unleashed on the cross at Calvary.” Monsignor Michael Mullen, co-director of seminarians for the archdiocese, formally presented Father Wallisch to Archbishop Naumann and vouched for his readiness for ordination to the priesthood. Lengthy applause followed by the standing-room-only crowd. After Father Wallisch declared his commitment to carry out the office of priesthood, he lay prostrate as the congregation sang the Litany of the Saints. Then, Archbishop Naumann conferred the priesthood upon Father Wallisch by the ancient rite of the laying on of hands, after which each of the priests present in turn prayed over the newly ordained priest. Father Wallisch was then vested with a stole and chasuble. Archbishop Naumann anointed his hands with sacred chrism. Bill and Betty Wallisch brought forward a chalice and paten, which were presented to Father Wallisch. After Father Wallisch was welcomed into the priesthood, he joined Archbishop Naumann at the altar to concelebrate Mass. After Communion, Archbishop Naumann received the first blessing from Father Wallisch. The Mass was followed by a luncheon. Father Wallisch’s first assignment will be as parochial vicar of St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee. He will also serve as chaplain at St. James Academy, Lenexa.
The priests of the archdiocese welcome Father Wallisch into their ranks with heartfelt embraces.
Blessings received
After Archbishop Naumann conferred the priesthood on Father Wallisch by the ancient rite of the laying on of hands, each priest in turn prayed over the newly ordained.
Introducing . . .
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann introduces Father Wallisch to family, friends and well-wishers gathered outside the cathedral after the ordination.
warm welcome
Priests and seminarians of the archdiocese cheer for the newest member of the presbyterate as he exits the front doors of the cathedral.
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Father Wallisch offers the Eucharist to the faithful for the first time as an ordained priest.
humility and awe
Deacon Wallisch lies prostrate beside the altar during the Litany of the Saints as part of the ordination rite May 29 at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Kansas City, Kan.
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THE LEAVEN • June 4, 2010
Librarian oversees rare collection of Bibles
Non-Discrimination Act seen jeopardizing religious freedom WASHINGTON (CNS) — A letter from the chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has stated the bishops’ opposition to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act because of the bill’s potential to “jeopardize our religious freedom to live our faith and moral tenets in today’s society.” The bishops added that the measure, known as ENDA, could be used to justify legal protection for same-sex marriage, based on similar state-based nondiscrimination laws. The bill would add sexual orientation to the list of individual characteristics that would bar employers from discriminating against. “We cannot support any bill — such as ENDA in its current form — that would legally affirm and specially protect any sexual conduct outside of marriage,” said the letter, dated May 19 and sent to individual members of Congress. The bishops restated “two basic tenets” of the church — that “persons with a homosexual inclination” must be treated with “respect, compassion and sensitivity” and that under no circumstances can homosexual acts be approved.
Canon law guides church’s response to clergy sexual abuse WASHINGTON (CNS) — With roots in the Council of Jerusalem of the first century, canon law is a cumbersome but necessary set of regulations that helps church officials govern the Catholic Church on issues as diverse as clergy sexual abuse and the role of baptized people within church structure. In most circumstances, canon law gets little notice even though it influences the faith life of average Catholics more than they might realize. Many of the everyday decisions of priests and bishops and efforts by dioceses to carry out their mission through diverse ministries are guided by the omnipresent Code of Canon Law. Officially, the 1,752 canons guide the actions of bishops, explained Father Kevin McKenna, pastor of Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester, N.Y., and a canon law expert. Under the long-established structure of the church, it is the bishops who oversee church operations at the local level and are responsible for all decisions in their diocese. “Canon law outlines how a bishop is to act and assures their rights and responsibilities,” Father McKenna told journalists gathered May 25 for a daylong seminar at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters and co-sponsored by the Canon Law Society of America.
THE LEAVEN • June 4, 2010
By Beth Griffin
Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — Liana Lupas stands out in New York, even by the standards of a city that defines itself with superlatives and seems to have world-class specialists in every conceivable discipline. She calls herself “the only librarian in the world who takes care of one book.” Of course, that book is “the” Book, the Bible. And in two decades with the American Bible Society and the Museum of Biblical Art, Lupas has been responsible for a collection that includes more than 45,000 books of Scripture printed in more than 2,000 languages during six centuries. “Each and every one is important to me, whether it was a pamphlet printed last month or a first edition printed before 1500. They are part of the same story and should be treated with respect,” Lupas said. Lupas trained as a classicist in her native Romania, where she earned her doctorate in Greek and Latin. She worked at the University of Bucharest for 21 years before joining her husband in New York in 1984. “I came as a refugee from the communists,” Lupas told Catholic News Service. Her husband spent many years in labor camps in Romania and the Soviet Union, and the couple was determined to live in freedom with their young daughter, she said. With a small child at home, Lupas took a job as a library assistant, shelving books at the New York University law library and studied for her master’s in library science at Columbia University. A research project for her studies brought her to the American Bible Society, a venerable 193-year-old institution dedicated to making the Bible available to every person in a language and format each can understand and afford. “I had seen the place as a tourist and knew they had an extraordinary collection,” Lupas said. “I was also conscious of my accent and figured that ABS was a Christian organization and they might be polite, even kind, to me.” As it turned out, she had a great experience with the head of the American Bible Society archive and earned an “A” in the course she took there. Two years after she completed her master’s degree, she became a cataloger at the society. Within a year, she was the curator.
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Liana Lupas, curator of the rare Bible collection at the Museum of Biblical Art in New York, poses at the museum in 2008 with one of the first Bibles translated into the language used by American Indians. In her two decades with the American Bible Society and the museum, Lupas has been responsible for a collection that includes more than 45,000 books of Scripture printed in more than 2,000 languages over the last six centuries. The society’s Scripture collection is immense and some of the holdings are rarer than others. Lupas said most of its acquisitions are new translations, given by publishers to the organization that serves as a depository library. She is able to buy rare books for the collection with donations from a Friends of the Library organization. She said that Bibles considered rare might include anything printed before 1700, the earliest translation in a language or geographic area, regardless of age, and Bibles belonging to historic figures, among other criteria. In 2005, the Museum of Biblical Art opened in the Manhattan building that houses the American Bible Society. Its two galleries and learning center draw tourists, scholars and church-sponsored field trips, according to Lupas. In January, the society loaned 2,200 of its rare volumes to the museum for public exhibits over a 10-year period. Lupas was included in the loan and is now curator of the museum’s rare Bible collection. About 4,400 people visited the inaugural exhibit, entitled “Pearl of Great Price,” for which Lupas chose 20 items she said “suggest the breadth and depth of the collection.” She included significant translations in English, Japanese and Bengali; Bibles with prominent publishers; those with unique marketing campaigns; and several with
famous owners, such as Helen Keller, or intended readers, including Pony Express riders and World War II sailors and airmen. The latter were New Testaments supplied by the American Bible Society, wrapped in waterproof covers and placed in survival kits on ships and planes. Frank H. Mann, the organization’s general secretary, said in 1943 that it was the first time in the group’s history that it was distributing Scripture he hoped no one would read. Lupas said she does not have a personal collection of Bibles, because she has unlimited access to the books she calls her friends. But if she could own any one of the rare volumes she curates, Lupas said it would be the Complutensian Polyglot, a Spanish Bible printed in 1514 in Hebrew, Latin, Greek and Aramaic. “It’s an extraordinary book, the pinnacle of Catholic biblical scholarship,” Lupas said. She called it the first great polyglot Bible, or Bible printed in more than one language. Raised Greek Orthodox, Lupas said she fulfilled a long-held dream to become a Catholic after she settled in New York. She belongs to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish in Ridgewood in the Queens section of New York.
HAVANA (CNS) — Days after two Cuban Catholic archbishops came away from a four-hour meeting with President Raul Castro voicing optimism that conditions would improve for jailed political dissidents, one Cuban human rights activist said he was told the changes would begin May 24. Havana Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino and Archbishop Dionisio Garcia Ibanez of Santiago, president of the Cuban bishops’ conference, told reporters May 20 that they believed “small steps” would soon begin in the process of improving the conditions for political prisoners. They said their May 19 session with Castro was “a magnificent start,” but “we are not talking about any commitments,” and that talks would continue between the church and the government. On May 24, the Miami Herald daily newspaper reported that Guillermo Farinas, an independent journalist hospitalized in Santa Clara because of a lengthy hunger strike, said he was told the Cuban government would begin moving sick political prisoners to hospitals and allow other dissidents to be detained closer to their homes. Farinas said Havana Auxiliary Bishop Juan de Dios Hernandez Ruiz told him May 22 the changes would begin the following Monday. Supporters of the dissidents say there are more than 200 political prisoners in Cuba. Amnesty International counted 58 “prisoners of conscience” at the end of 2009. The government denies it holds political prisoners, calling them mercenaries who are funded by the U.S. government and Cuban-Americans. Farinas began his latest hunger strike following the death in February of jailed political activist Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who was on a hunger strike of nearly three months. Farinas has been receiving intravenous nutrition at a hospital in his home city. Another political activist has promised to begin a hunger strike if Farinas should die. Farinas told The Associated Press that he would end his hunger strike if the government provides the church with a schedule for the release of the dozen political prisoners who are the most ill.
Mental health needs of quake survivors pose risks to recovery WASHINGTON (CNS) — Survivors of Haiti’s Jan. 12 earthquake face growing mental health challenges that pose serious risks to the country’s recovery, said a priest-psychologist working in makeshift tent camps around Haiti’s capital, Portau-Prince. “Vulnerable people before Jan. 12 have become more fragile, and their conditions have worsened,” said Father Eddy Eustache, a Haitian priest who directs mental health and psychosocial services for Partners in Health in Haiti. In a May 26 e-mail message to Catholic News Service, he responded to questions about his work. People are experiencing depression, sleep disorders, anxiety, alcohol and substance abuse, and post-traumatic stress disorder, he said. Currently, an expanded team of 31 psychologists and social workers working for the Boston-based Partners in Health serves about 80,000 people in four large camps scattered around Port-au-Prince. A team of locally hired assistants scours the camps daily for people in need of mental health services and informs people about symptoms of mental illness.
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Young Buddhists in Bhopal, India, attend a candlelight prayer service for the victims of the Air India Express passenger plane May 22. The plane from Dubai crashed the same day outside an airport in southern India, killing 158 people when it burst into flames after overshooting the runway. Most of the travelers were migrant workers.
Pope calls for greater ethics in world economy
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI called for the universal recognition of a set of values aimed at promoting the common good of humanity in social and economic development projects. The pope also called on politicians and legislators to develop ethically based oversight in finance to prevent the “irresponsible speculation,” which he said was the root of the current economic crisis. Pope Benedict made his remarks May 22 to members of the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation, which seeks to implement the Catholic social teaching presented in Pope John Paul II’s 1991 encyclical, “Centesimus Annus.”
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (CNS) — The violence that shook Jamaica’s capital in late May stems from a combination of economic woes, drugs, corruption and the country’s history of power politics, said church leaders. Jamaicans “have spawned an unhealthy situation of dependency and lawlessness,” Kingston Archbishop Donald Reece wrote in a letter to church workers in the country. “What we have sown, we are now reaping.” Government officials said 44 people — including at least one police officer and one soldier — were known dead in the violence that broke out the weekend of May 22. News reports May 26 said about 500 people were arrested. Msgr. Kenneth Richards, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Kingston, who heard automatic weapons fire and occasional explosions around his residence at the city’s cathedral, told Catholic News Service that the sounds had subsided by the morning of May 26. Police and soldiers were patrolling the streets, and the government had imposed a monthlong state of emergency, he said. The violence was sparked by Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding’s decision to extradite Christopher “Dudus” Coke to the United States on drugs and firearms charges. The decision was a turnabout for Golding, who had refused the extradition for about nine months.
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The Drywall Doctor, Inc. - A unique solution to your drywall problems! We fix all types of ceiling and wall damage — from water stains and stress cracks to texture repairs and skim coating. We provide professional, timely repairs and leave the job site clean! Lead-certified and insured! Serving the metro since 1997. Call (913) 768-6655. Kitchens, baths, basements and additions - Best
prices and quality work. Timely and responsive. Call Ralph at (913) 927-0267.
Custom countertops - Laminates installed within 5 days. Cambria, granite, and solid surface. Competitive prices, dependable work. Call the Top Shop, Inc., at (913) 962-5058. Members of St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee. STA (Sure Thing Always) Home Repair - Basement finish, bathrooms and kitchens; interior & exterior repairs: painting, roofing, siding, wood replacement and window glazing. Call for free estimates. Cell: (913) 579-1835; phone: (913) 491-5837; e-mail: smokeycabin@hotmail.com. Member of Holy Trinity Church, Lenexa. Tim the Handyman - Insured; free estimates. Carpentry: new and repair deck, doors, windows, siding, screens. Plumbing: faucet, garbage disposals, toilets. Electrical: switches, outlets, ceiling fans, light fixtures. Light landscape: fill dirt, trimming, planting, garden tilling and mulching. Serving Johnson County. Call Tim at (913) 8590471.
Let me help you get organized! Attic, basement, garage, any room. Items sorted and boxed; areas cleaned when finished. Great references and insured. 20 years experience! To view before and after pictures, visit the Web site: www.swalms.com. Call Tillar Swalm at (913) 375-9115. EL SOL Y LA TIERRA *Commercial & residential * Lawn renovation * Mowing * Clean-up and hauling * Dirt grading/installation * Landscape design * Free estimates Hablamos y escribimos Ingles!! Call Lupe at (816) 252-3376
Masonry work – Quality, new or repair work. Brick,
block, and chimney/fireplace repair. Insured; second generation bricklayer. Call (913) 829-4336. Woodbright - A very affordable alternative to refinishing, refacing or replacing stained cabinets and woodwork. The average kitchen only costs $500. 18 years experience. Call Woodbright at (913) 940-3020.
Adept Home Improvements Where quality still counts! Basement finishing, Kitchens and baths, Electrical and plumbing, Licensed and insured. (913) 599-7998
Carpet direct – We cut out the middle man and bring the showroom to you! The best place to see your flooring is in your own home or office. Save 40 - 80% on carpet and hard surfaces. Residential and commercial. For a free estimate, call Amanda at (913) 742-4003. Electrician - Free estimates; reasonable rates. JoCo and southern KC metro area. Call Pat at (913) 963-9896.
Homeowners - New laws require all contractors to be
lead-based certified. Protect your family’s health. We are a licensed, insured, lead-based-certified contractor. If you are seeking an honest, courteous, dependable contractor, call In-Land Construction Services LLC at (913) 2381630.
Clutter Getting You Down?- Let Us Help You Get Organized! For a free consultation, contact Kevin, your professional organizer/handyman, at (913) 271-5055. Insured/ references. www.KOATindustries.com.
For Rent Home for rent - 3 BR, 2 BA, ranch-style home with a two-car garage and a fenced backyard at 1603 Irving Court, Lawrence. Furnished kitchen/laundry facilities. No smokers; no pets! $1,000/mo., plus utilities. Call (913) 829-5393. Living at its best on a budget! - 1 BR apt., with rent based on income; all utilities paid; no voucher needed. Section 8 assistance. Great location, only 5-10 minutes from The Legends in Kansas City, Kan. Edwardsville Court Apartments Highrise, 531 S. 4th St., Edwardsville. Call (913) 4416007. EHO. Handicap accessible.
Condo - Updated, 1 BR Overland Park condo available June 15. Washer, dryer and carport. Pool in complex. Water and trash paid. Nonsmoking, mature individual or couple. $695/month. Call (913) 381-9392. Duplex - Spacious 2 BR, 1-1/2 BA duplex in Overland Park. Includes all appliances, lawn service, trash and neighborhood ammenities. Call (913) 383-1343.
Real Estate For sale - Spotless, modern, 3350-sq.-ft. ranch home
with 4 BR, 2-1/2 BA, two fireplaces, three living areas and many updates. All on a 2/3-acre lot in Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish, Overland Park. $299,000. For information, visit the Web site at: www.GolfCourseViewKC.com or call (913) 244-1679.
Super ranch home - 316 W. 116th St., KCMO. Wonderful Verona Hills subdivision. Everything on one level. 3 BR, 2 BA, formal living and dining rooms, eat-in kitchen with new granite countertops, slate tile backsplash, cooktop, sink and faucet. Family room with beautiful wood floors. New carpet. Full, dry basement. Nice-sized lot. Call Cathy Schmidt, KW Realty, at (913) 322-5101 or send an e-mail to: cathyschmidt@kw.com. Home for sale – 335 N. 16th St., Kansas City, Kan. MLS
1659934. Immaculate 4 BR, 3-1/2 BA, newer-built two-story w/finished bsmt. and extra fifth BR/office. Thermal windows, large kitchen, custom cabinets, fresh paint, gorgeous decor and trim. Rear-entry double garage. All for $149,950. Near Cathedral of St. Peter and Resurrection School. Call Kelly Zarda, Realty Executives, at (913) 735-7004.
Beautiful home on huge lot in Fairway Manor - 3610 W. 53rd St., Roeland Park. St. Agnes Parish. 5 BR,
3 BA, two-car garage, 18,000-sq.-ft. lot. Dining room, living room with gas fireplace, family room, huge screened-in porch, two new bathrooms, updated kitchen, new roof, A/C and more! $339,000. Call (913) 384-3995.
Overland Park - 5 BR, 3-1/2 BA family home with pool. One block from St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Huge house for a great price; must see! Call Rosemary at Real Living, (913) 661-9744. Tomahawk Creek Condominiums at Town Center Square, Leawood - Luxury living at a bargain price! 1
BR, 1 BA; cheaper than rent, plus all the amenities of condo living. $100,000; 3-1/2% down. Call Rosemary at Real Living, (913) 661-9744.
Home for sale - 9621 Appleridge Ln., Lenexa. On a cul-de-sac. Walk to St. James Academy! 4 BR plus office, 4 full- plus 2 half-baths, three-car garage, mud room, kitchen with wood floors and granite countertops. Custom decorating. $386,000. For an appointment, call Cynthia at (913) 240-3263. FSBO - Custom-built, French Normandy design two-
story home with 2400 sq. ft. 4 BR, 2-1/2 BA, LR, DR, doublewall construction, Gerard steel roof, tile entry, Anderson windows, first floor crown moldings, family room has tongue-and-groove ash, paver fireplace with bookshelves on each side. Custom walnut kitchen cabinets, two-plus car garage. Property has park-like yard. Located in Prince of Peace Parish at 1331 S. Winterbrooke Dr. $269,000. Call (913) 782-3862.
Kansas Land - Buy or Sell 1 (800) 557-9151 www.KansasLandBrokers.com
Vacation Vacation condo for rent - Marco Island, Fla. 2 BR, 2 BA; perfect weather. View pictures at: www.marco condoforrent.com or call (913) 544-1288. Mountain cabin in Winter Park, Colo. – 2 BR, 1 BA. View of continental divide from deck. Close to points of interest and activities. $95/night. Call (913) 642-3027. For pictures, visit the Web site at: cabin. forcadeassociates.com. Family fun in South Dakota - Enjoy a family or group fishing vacation in Pierre, S.D., with former KC Royals pitcher, Tom Bruno. Tom’s guide service, Major League Adventures, will provide your party with a world-class fishing experience and memories to last a lifetime. For information, call (970) 214-2891 or visit the Web site at: www.majorleagueadventures.com. Summer vacation - Winter Park, Colo. 2 BR, 1 BA, sleeps 6. Fully furnished, fireplace, rec center w/pool, fishing, golf, hiking, rafting, close to nat’l park. $100/ night; $600/week. Call Joe Frederick at (913) 385-5589.
For sale Kawai piano - Upright. Beautiful walnut finish; excellent quality, like new. Great for home, church or school. $2800. Contact Melanie at (913) 707-6963. Residential lifts - Buy/sell/trade. Stair lifts, porch lifts, ceiling lifts and elevators. Recycled and new equipment. Member of St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Leawood. Call Silver Cross KC at (913) 393-2042.
Childcare Licensed Parents’ Day Out program - For special-needs children, ages one year to kindergarten. I am a member of Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish in Overland Park. I have many years of experience in the field and excellent references. Call Mary Catherine at (913) 709-5884. Nanny on call - I have over 22 years experience running a licensed, home day care. I am available to care for your children in your home. Days/nights/weekends. Full or part time, or on as-needed basis. Excellent references. Call Jeanette at (913) 709-8228.
Misc. Partitions - Ten beige fabric-covered partitions for sale. Seven measure 61”x 48”; three measure 61”x 24”; $630 cash for the entire lot. Call (913) 307-0364. Study skills course - Offered by veteran teacher for students entering 6th - 9th grade. June 14 - 25, weekdays from 9 - 11 a.m. at the Johnson County Central Resource Library in Overland Park. Your child will improve organization and note-taking skills, learn study strategies, and identify their personal learning style — all of which will equal greater success! Call Kate at (913) 638-3227 or send an e-mail to her at: katevz@ hotmail.com. Donate a vehicle. Make a difference. Donate your vehicle to Catholic Charities to support those in need. Your tax-deductible donation of a vehicle helps children and families served by Catholic Charities and is an environmentally responsible way to recycle your vehicle. Cars for KC Kids is a partnership between Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas and Catholic Charities of Kansas City - St. Joseph. Call 1 (866) 430-9499 or visit the Web site at: www.cars4kckids.com. Ma’s Country Antique Mall, Basehor - Booth space available. In business for over 15 years. We buy antiques. Call (913) 724-3799.
Wanted to buy ***WANTED*** I buy coins, older watches, silverware, slot machines, old rifles and shotguns, stoneware crocks and jugs, old furniture from basement or attic. Call Chris at (913) 593-7507 or (913) 642-8269 Will buy firearms and related accessories - One or a whole collection. Honest evaluation and top prices paid. Contact Tom at (913) 238-2473. Member of Sacred Heart Parish, Shawnee.
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The Knights of Columbus of the Cathedral of St. Peter, 422 N. 14th St., Kansas City, Kan., will host a barbecue dinner after the 4 p.m. Mass on June 5 in the parish center. A freewill donation will be collected. Proceeds will be used for the maintenance of the parish grounds. St. John’s Catholic Club, 4th and Barnett, Kansas City, Kan., will host its Croatian Day picnic from 5 - 11 p.m. on June 5 on the neighboring Strawberry Hill Museum grounds. There will be food and drink, raffles, live music, dancing and fun for all! Admission is free.
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Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish-Wea, 22705 Metcalf, Bucyrus, will host a garage sale from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. on June 5 and from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. on June 6 in the gym. On Sunday, everything that fits in a bag (provided) will only cost $2. For information, call Bob Hein at (913) 406-0938.
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Holy Trinity School, Paola, will host an alumni open house and breakfast after the 8 and 10 a.m. Masses on June 6. St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Onaga, will host its annual picnic on June 6. A fried chicken and ham dinner will be served from 4 - 7 p.m. There will be bingo, raffle prizes and games for all ages. The Sisters, Servants of Mary will host their annual summer festival from noon 5 p.m. on June 6 on the convent grounds, located at 800 N. 18th St. in Kansas City, Kan. Homemade tacos and tamales, Italian sausage, barbecued beef sandwiches, hot dogs, ice cream, and Spanish desserts will be served. There will be games for children, booths (including povitica), dolls from Mexico, a raffle, and more. All are invited. Proceeds will benefit the Sisters. For information, call (913) 371-3423.
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The University of Saint Mary will hold an information session at its Overland Park campus, 11413 Pflumm, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. on June 8. Attendees will learn about the new evening RN-to-BSN program, as well as the university’s accelerated undergraduate degree-completion and master’s programs. Prospective students will have the opportunity to speak with members of the financial aid office and faculty advisers. For information or to register, call 1 (888) 709-2323 or visit the Web site at: www.stmary.edu/success.
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St. Joseph Parish, 11311 Johnson Dr., Shawnee, will host a prayer vigil for the feast of the Sacred Heart at 7 p.m. on June 10. The vigil will include a rosary, vespers, an act of reparation, and the Litany and Chaplet of the Sacred Heart.
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Sts. Cyril & Methodius Church, 44 N. Mill St., Kansas City, Kan., will host a rummage sale from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. on June 11 and 12 in the parish hall.
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The Singles of Nativity will host a luau and hula dance from 7 - 11 p.m. on June 12 in the Church of the Nativity Parish hall located at 3800 W. 119th St., Leawood. The cost of $10 (members) or $15 (guests) will include beer, wine, soda, and appetizers. Dress in tropical attire. The Knights of Columbus of St. John the Evangelist Parish, 2910 Strong Ave, Kansas City, Kan., will sponsor an international breakfast from 8 - 11 a.m. on June 12 in the parish hall. The cost is $7 per person; children under age 5 eat for free.
St. Mary-St. Anthony Church, 615 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan., will host its 25th annual Junefest parish social following the 4 p.m. Mass on June 12. Enjoy homemade Mexican food, a raffle, silent auction, games, and live music. For information, call the parish office at (913) 371-1408. Sacred Heart Church, Hwy. 24 and W. Washington St., Tonganoxie, will host a bingo on June 12 in the parish center. Food serving begins at 5:45 p.m., with bingo following at 6:30 p.m. All-evening cards may be purchased for $10 each. Individual game cards may be purchased as well.
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Sacred Heart Parish, Paxico, will host its parish picnic on June 13. A chicken dinner will be served from noon - 5 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Newbury, one mile north of Paxico. The cost is $7 for adults; $3.50 for children ages 4 - 12; children 3 and under eat for free. Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., followed by bingo, games, a silent auction and a beer garden. St. Malachy Church, Beattie, will host a parish picnic on June 13. A beef and pork dinner will be served from 5 - 7:30 p.m. The cost is $7 for adults; $3.50 for children ages 12 and under. There will be bingo, games, a country store, raffles and an auction at 8 p.m.
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Church of the Ascension, 9510 W. 127th St., Overland Park, will hold its annual garage sale from June 16 - 19. The early bird presale will be from 4 - 7 p.m. on June 16; $3 admission per person. The regular sale will be from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. on June 17 and from 8 a.m. - noon on June 18 and 19, with no admission fee.
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Bishop Ward High School will host its annual golf classic on June 18 at
Dub’s Dread Golf Club, 12601 Hollingsworth Rd., Kansas City, Kan., starting at noon. The cost is $125 per player. There will also be a miniature golf tournament at 4 p.m. for $25 per person. The registration deadline is June 11. For information or to register, call Amy Nelson at (913) 371-6901 or visit the Web site at: cyclonecountry.org.
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Sanctuary of Hope, 2601 Ridge Ave., Kansas City, Kan., will host its annual Run the Good Race 2010 on June 19. There will be a 5K challenge course, a 5K road course, do-the-double, a one-mile walk, and a pancake breakfast. For information or to register, call Bill Page at (913) 321-4673, or visit the Web site at: www. sanctuaryofhope.org. Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish, 1800 S.W. Stone, Topeka, will host a presentation by best-selling author Steve Ray from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on June 19. For information, call (785) 272-4727. A memorial liturgy for deceased loved ones will be held at 8 a.m. on June 19 at Curé of Ars Church, 9401 Mission Rd., Leawood. The bereavement ministry will have its monthly meeting following Mass in the Father Burak Room. The topic will be: “Family Dynamics.” For information, call (913) 649-2026. Father Tom Hesse will be the celebrant for the archdiocesan monthly pro-life Mass at 8 a.m. on June 19 at Sts. Cyril & Methodius Church, 44 N. Mill, Kansas City, Kan., followed by a rosary procession to an abortion clinic four blocks away. Eucharistic adoration is available for those not processing; Benediction concludes services at 9:45 a.m.
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Holy Name Church, 1007 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Kan., will host its annual ice cream social from 5 - 10 p.m. on June 19 and from 5 - 9 p.m. on June 20 on the parish grounds. There will be great Mexican food, raffle prizes, bingo, games, booths, a moonwalk, live music, and ice cream.
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A healing Mass, sponsored by archdiocesan charismatic prayer groups, will be held at 7:30 p.m. on June 23 at Curé of Ars Church, 9401 Mission Rd., Leawood. Father Greg Hammes will preside; fellowship follows.
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The Catholic Education Foundation of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas will sponsor its Inspiring Women 2010 luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on June 24 at the Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Blvd. Presentations will be given by three women whose faith and education inspired their amazing success. For information or to purchase tickets, visit the Web site at: www.inspiring women2010luncheon.com.
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St. John the Evangelist Parish, 1234 Kentucky, Lawrence, will host its annual Mexican fiesta from 6 - 11 p.m. on June 25 and 26. For information, visit the Web site at: www.stjohnsfiesta. com.
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St. Mary Parish, St. Benedict, will host its annual picnic on June 27. A chicken and ham supper will be served beginning at 5 p.m. The cost is $7 for adults; $4 for children ages 10 and under. Carryout meals will be available. There will be games and concessions and an auction at 9 p.m. To view the quilts for the auction, visit the Web site at: www.stmstb.org. All are welcome!
Misc. Catholic Cemeteries will sponsor “Pilgrimage at Resurrection” from 3 - 4:30 p.m. on June 23 at Resurrection Cemetery, 83rd and Quivira Rd., Lenexa. This prayer journey will be led by women religious from across the archdiocese and will be indoors and outdoors. A rosary will be prayed along the route featuring beautiful monuments, statues and stained glass. A free prayer booklet will be provided. For information, call (913) 371-4040 or send an e-mail to: information@catholic cemeterieskc.org. Bishop Ward High School, 708 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kan., will offer a variety of summer camps for girls and boys entering grades 3 - 8. For a list of camps and dates or to register, visit the Web site at: wardhigh.org or call the office at (913) 3711201. Bishop Miege High School, 5041 Reinhardt Dr., Roeland Park, will offer summer basketball clinics. For information or to register, call Dolly Foley at (913) 495-9559 or visit the Web site at: www.bishopmiege. com. Notre Dame de Sion will host all-girls soccer camps this summer. For information or to register, send an e-mail to Matt Darby at: mdarby@rockhursths.edu or visit the Web site at: www.sionstorm.com. St. Thomas Aquinas High School will offer a variety of summer camps for girls and boys in grades K - 8. To register, call Michelle at (913) 319-2416 or visit the Web site at: www.stasaints.net/summercamps. A leadership camp for 6th- through 8th-grade girls will be offered from July 21 - 23 on the campus of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison. Campers will learn leadership skills, enrich their spiritual life, and discover how Catholic values and leadership go together. The cost of $145 includes room, meals and camp activities. Registration deadline is June 23. For information or to register, call (913) 360-6219 or send an e-mail to Sister Suzanne at: vocation@mountosb. org.
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Scripture Readings Tenth WEEK IN ordinary time June 6 the most holy body and blood of christ Gn 14: 18-20; Ps 110: 1-4; 1 Cor 11: 23-26; Lk 9: 11b-17 June 7 Monday 1 Kgs 17: 1-6; Ps 121: 1b-8; Mt 5: 1-12 June 8 Tuesday 1 Kgs 17: 7-16; Ps 4: 2-5, 7b-8; Mt 5: 13-16 June 9 Ephrem, deacon, doctor of the church 1 Kgs 18: 20-39; Ps 16: 1-2ab, 4-5ab, 8, 11; Mt 5: 17-19 June 10 Thursday 1 Kgs 18: 41-46; Ps 65: 10-13; Mt 5: 20-26 June 11 THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS Ez 34: 11-16; Ps 23: 1-6; Rom 5: 5b-11; Lk 15: 3-7 June 12 The Immaculate Heart of Mary 1 Kgs 19: 19-21; Ps 16: 1b-2a, 5, 7-10; Lk 2: 41-51 ELEVENth WEEK IN ordinary time June 13 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 Sm 12: 7-10, 13; Ps 32: 1-2, 5, 7, 11; Gal 2: 16, 19-21; Lk 7:36 — 8:3 June 14 Monday 1 Kgs 21: 1-16; Ps 5: 2-3b, 4b-7; Mt 5: 38-42 June 15 Tuesday 1 Kgs 21: 17-29; Ps 51: 3-6b, 11, 16; Mt 5: 43-48 June 16 Wednesday 2 Kgs 2: 1, 6-14; Ps 31: 20-21, 24; Mt 6: 1-6, 16-18 June 17 Thursday Sir 48: 1-14; Ps 97: 1-7; Mt 6: 7-15 June 18 Friday 2 Kgs 11: 1-4, 9-18, 20; Ps 132: 11-14, 17-18; Mt 6: 19-23 June 19 Romuald, abbot 2 Chr 24: 17-25; Ps 89: 4-5, 29-34; Mt 6: 24-34
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Mark my words
Making sense out of bioethics
Don’t squander the ‘rest’ of the summer
Procuring organs ‘over my dead body’?
ome people have a lot of nerve. Like the cowboy, for example, who recently lay sprawled across three entire seats in a fancy Tulsa, Okla., theater.
An alert usher noticed him, rushed over and whispered, “Sorry, sir, but you’re only allowed one seat.” The cowboy groaned, but didn’t budge. Growing impatient, the usher said again, “Sir, if you don’t get up from there, I’m going to have to call the manager.” The cowboy just groaned in response. With that, the usher marched up the aisle and returned a moment later with the manager. Together the two of them tried repeatedly to get the cowboy to move. Being unsuccessful, they called the police. The cop briefly surveyed the scene, prodded the cowboy with his nightstick, and asked, “OK, buddy, what’s your name?” “Sam,” moaned the cowboy. “And where ya from, Sam?” said the cop. With pain in his voice, Sam replied weakly, “The balcony!” ****************** Ouch! I love that story because it illustrates so clearly one of my favorite themes: Don’t rush to judgment; things are not always as they appear. In clearing out some old paperwork last week, I came across a list of sum-
mer projects for 2007. Since none of them were done, that original date was crossed out and above it was scrawled a new one: 6/15/08. Again, it was the same story: Nothing on the list was completed. Apparently, I totally gave up in 2009 and didn’t even kid myself by writing a new date on the list. Well, I’ve resolved that summer 2010 is going to be different. While I might not get to everything on that original list, I’m making a conscious effort to complete most of them. The funny thing is, the tasks listed there are not unpleasant. In fact, they’re actually for neat things that I’ve wanted to see or do and just never found the time for. On the list, for example, are: Visit the World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial; check out the panoramic view of Kansas City from the top of Liberty Memorial; drive to Elmwood Cemetery and visit the graves of famous Kansas Citians; pay respects to Buck O’Neil at Forest Hill Cemetery. I’ve also added some items: Try out three new restaurants; invite friends to share meals at those restaurants; visit three recently built churches in the archdiocese; ride a Segway; take a helicopter ride; cheer on the T-Bones and the Royals at a few games; catch a movie in a couple of theaters that just opened; plan and get a vacation on the books; stroll through a garden. By the time the month of May ends (and this year was no exception), I find
myself feeling stale and spent. Ideally, summer should be a time of renewal. It’s an invitation to climb out of our ruts, breathe some fresh air, and explore the world that we so often rush through and don’t appreciate or notice. It’s a time to kick back a bit and let God refresh our bodies, minds and spirits. And yes, I do have a stack of books to read as well. Some that will be getting my attention are: “The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything” by James Martin, SJ; “The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin; and “The Case for Books” by Robert Darnton. So, what’s on your list of summer refreshers? Take some time to jot down a few items. Do it now, because the days of summer seem to pass all too quickly. Let’s go back now to that poor cowboy who started this column. If you’re hesitant to treat yourself to some relaxation and are worried that people might think that you’re just lazy, tell them that things are not what they seem. Remind them of the words that we heard from the Book of Proverbs on Trinity Sunday. There it said that the wisdom of God was “playing before him all the while, playing on the surface of his earth; and I found delight in the human race.” If the Spirit can play, how can we not? May you find delight and a spirit of playfulness in these longer hours of daylight. And, should you come by The Leaven some afternoon and find me in my office with my feet on my desk and my eyes closed, please don’t jump to the wrong conclusion. I’m not really goofing off; I’m merely letting myself experience what Italians and other Latin cultures know so well: the restful beauty of a siesta!
the gospel truth
Like the disciples, we, too, are part of the Body of Christ
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henever we receive holy Communion, we often focus upon the graces we obtain, the spiritual strength it offers us. We are getting something out of it.
First of all, they approach Jesus to ask him to get rid of the problem that At the same time, the Eucharist also they face: a hungry multitude and always presents us with a challenge. almost no food. “Dismiss the crowd so We receive the Body of Christ. We also that they can go to the surrounding become part of the Body of Christ. As villages and farms and find such, we are entrusted with lodging and provisions; for a task: to continue the work THE MOST HOLY BODY of Christ in our world. We are AND BLOOD OF CHRIST we are in a deserted place here.” Notice that they lack also called to give. Lk 9: 11b-17 the gumption for themThis Sunday, we celebrate selves to address the public. Corpus Christi, the feast They want Jesus to take on which ponders the mystery of the Euthe responsibility of dealing with the charist. The Gospel reading, Lk 9:11bproblem. 17, recounts the multiplication of the But Jesus deflects their request with loaves and the fish. That miracle in a suggestion of his own: “Give them many ways anticipates the Eucharist. some food yourselves.” He ignores Just as the crowd of 5,000 was fed with their response, which hints that Jesus’ the loaves and the fish, we are fed with suggestion will not work: “Five loaves the Body and Blood of Christ. and two fish are all we have, unless we The Gospel reading also offers a ourselves go and buy food for all these significant insight concerning the people.” relationship between Jesus and his disInstead, Jesus directs the disciples ciples. It shows us how he encouraged to organize the crowd for food distributhem to take on more responsibility, to tion: “Have them sit down in groups of share in his ministry.
about 50.” Notice that Jesus does not address the crowds directly himself. He works instead through the disciples. Similarly, Jesus goes through the disciples to distribute the loaves and the fish to the crowd: “He said the blessing over them, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.” At every step, Jesus is working through the disciples to accomplish this miracle. They depend upon him for direction. Without him, without his divine power, everyone would have gone hungry. The disciples cannot claim credit for the miracle. At the same time, they have acted as Jesus’ mouth and hands. They speak to the crowds on behalf of Jesus, to have them sit down in groups of about 50. They hand out the fish and the loaves, which Jesus multiplies for the people, to feed them. The disciples are Jesus’ mouth and hands, parts of the Body of Christ. We also are disciples of Jesus. We also are part of the Body of Christ. As such, we continue his work on earth. The Eucharist that we receive reminds us of that responsibility and gives us the strength to fulfill it. Father Mike Stubbs is pastor of St. Francis de Sales Parish in Lansing and has a degree in Scripture from Harvard University.
W
hile it may cost an arm and a leg to live in the state of New York these days, it may soon cost a liver or kidney to die there.
Residents of the state have been debating a legislative measure, put forward by a state lawmaker, that would automatically enroll all residents as organ donors. The law would rely on what is termed “presumed consent” and allow for the harvesting of a deceased resident’s body parts unless that resident had specifically opted out of “donating” in this way when signing up for a driver’s license. This approach to organ procurement raises significant ethical concerns. Would we allow a bank (or even a worthy charity) the right to automatically raid customers’ bank accounts upon their death unless they “opted out” of the program? As one commentator described the situation, “It really does smack of something quite dark when a system’s default mode exploits the fact that dead men not only tell no tales, they refuse no proposals.” A recent editorial in the Buffalo News carried the analysis further: “A corpse may not have many rights, but one of them ought to be that the handling of it is not based on an invasive presumption. Informed consent should remain the standard. What is needed
is to increase the number of donors through leadership and persuasion, not state-facilitated confiscation.” State-facilitated salvaging of organs in the absence of explicit consent undercuts the essential character of organ donations as a gift. As Pope Benedict XVI noted in 2008: “Informed consent is a precondition of freedom so that the transplant can be characterized as being a gift and not interpreted as a coercive or abusive act.” In fact, informed consent is so fundamental that the Catechism of the Catholic Church points out: “Organ transplants are not morally acceptable if the donor or those who legitimately speak for him have not given their informed consent” (cf. no. 2296). So what might be the anticipated effects of mandated presumed consent? Perhaps the very opposite of what advocates were hoping for — it might, paradoxically, cause people to step back from donating. As one commentator, half in jest, declared: “So now, if you’re ‘dead enough,’ they’ll just pull the plug and walk off with your entrails under the guise of presumed consent, which makes me think very
strongly against being an organ donor.” James F. Childress, the Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics at the University of Virginia, commented on the importance of trust issues at the center of a very sensitive decision like organ donation: “If you ask why people do not currently sign donor cards, some of those reasons have to do with inertia, with not having thought about it, but some of them just have to do with trust and mistrust of the system.” Even among those who are fortunate enough to receive a scarce organ, there could be an awkward hesitancy introduced by such a legal maneuver. One organ recipient named Alison posted this comment about the presumed consent law on an Internet discussion site: “As an organ recipient I would not have signed up for the UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) list if a law such as this were in place. I could not live with a transplant not knowing if the person was indeed dead when the organ was taken or if their religious beliefs were against organ donation and they just had not filled out an opt-out card. . . . Frankly, for me personally, the burden of knowing that someone had to die (accident, suicide, homicide, some family’s tragedy) for me to live is hard enough and the only thing that helps is knowing they gave willingly.” By forcing the issue of presumed consent, rather than patiently seeking to convince potential donors to “optin” of their own free will — which is the way organ donation occurs in most
American jurisdictions — lawmakers and organ procurement agencies may experience significant setbacks as people respond to a perceived assault on their freedom. Lawmakers and the medical establishment should rather educate potential donors as to the importance of organ donation and seek to win their trust throughout the procurement process. Building up such trust through the process of informed consent all the way to the procurement of the organs themselves will go a long way toward increasing organ availability for future transplant patients. Novel approaches such as mounting a public relations campaign from Hollywood might also increase the number of willing donors. The effect of having a noted celebrity on TV urging people to check the organ donor box on their driver’s license renewal form could be significant. Building up an authentic culture of life — and encouraging organ donation in ethically acceptable ways — needs to be a real priority for medicine and society, as organ transplantation offers significant and enduring health benefits to the sick who oftentimes have no other hope. Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk earned his doctorate in neuroscience from Yale and did postdoctoral work at Harvard. He is a priest of the Diocese of Fall River, Mass., and serves as the director of education at the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia.
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THE LEAVEN • June 4, 2010
Corpus Christi By Michael Podrebarac
E
ven though the custom of a joint-diocesan Corpus Christi procession between the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is only three years old, the feast itself and its procession have a long and interesting history. The feast of Corpus Christi was at first a local one, celebrated in various dioceses, to honor the Body of Christ in the Eucharist. In 1264, Pope Urban IV, responding to numerous requests for a more widespread commemoration of the feast, added it to the universal calendar of the Western Church. A separate feast for the Precious Blood was also celebrated on the liturgical calendar. In 1970, the two feasts were combined into the solemnity of the Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Saint Thomas Aquinas was commissioned by the pope to arrange and compose new texts for the feast, for both the Mass and the Divine Office. These texts are still used today, and a number of St. Thomas’ hymns are still sung, in both Latin and the vernacular, for Mass and Benediction (for example, “Pange Lingua” on Holy Thursday, “Humbly I Adore Thee” at Mass, and “Tantum Ergo” at Benediction). In conjunction with the feast, a procession was ordered by the pope to be held in parish and cathedral churches on the feast day, which was (and still is) observed on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday (although dioceses are permitted to transfer the feast to the following Sunday). In former times, great rivalries sometimes existed between parish churches, and even between neighboring towns and villages, to see who could boast the most spectacular processions, which included festivals and marked both religious festivity and civic pride.
The Corpus Christi procession was intended in the 13th century to not only bring greater honor to the Blessed Sacrament, but also to afford people additional opportunities to receive blessings from the Eucharist. As was customary at the time, few among the laity received Communion each week, and thus the opportunity to gaze upon, adore and be blessed with the sacred host was seen a possible substitution for holy Communion. Even though frequent reception of holy Communion by those able to receive has been encouraged by the church since the beginning of the twentieth century, eucharistic adoration, Benediction and processions still retain their original value. The church has always given honor to the reserved Eucharist, and devotion to the presence of Christ in the sacrament is rooted in the ancient practices of the church. The church’s belief in the bodily presence of Christ under the appearance of bread and wine makes devotion to the Eucharist as important today as ever. To adore Christ in the Blessed Sacrament still fosters spiritual communion. This year’s June 6 procession, which will commence and conclude at the Oratory of Old St. Patrick’s in Kansas City, Mo., will begin at 2:30 p.m. Beforehand, solemn adoration will take place in the church beginning at 1 p.m., and the sacrament of reconciliation will be available during the time of adoration.