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Father Ansems

Father Blaha

Father Castilla, MNM

Father Dolezal

Father Franco, MNM

Father Garavito

Father Hermes

Priest assignments announced

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ather John A. Riley, chancellor, announces the following appointments made by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, effective July 1, unless otherwise noted:

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Father Bruce Ansems, to pastor of St. Theresa Parish in Perry and St. Aloysius Parish, Meriden (effective May 26), and continuing to provide assistance to the office of the tribunal.

Father Thomas Dolezal, from parochial administrator to pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Emporia (effective immediately).

Father Reynolds

Father Michael Hermes, from pastor of Holy Name Parish, Kansas City, Kan., and president of Bishop Ward High School, Kansas City, Kan., to pastor of St. Paul Parish, Olathe.

Father Raymond May, from chaplain/director of the Didde Catholic Campus Center, Emporia, and pastor of St. Mary Parish, Hartford, to pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in St. Marys and St. Stanislaus Parish, Rossville.

Father Sandoval

Father Mariadas Sesetty, MSFS, from parochial vicar of St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Leawood, to parochial administrator of St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Onaga; St. Patrick Parish, Corning; and St. Bede Parish, Kelly.

Father Andrew Strobl, from parochial vicar of Prince of Peace Parish, Olathe, to pastor of Holy Name Parish, Kansas City, Kan., and continuing as director of evangelization.

Father John Torrez, from pastor of St. Paul Parish, Olathe, to pastor of St. Matthew Parish, Topeka.

Father Gerald Volz, from pastor of

St. Matthew Parish, Topeka, to pastor of Prince of Peace Parish, Olathe.

Parochial Vicars Father Efren Aguilar Castilla, MNM, from parochial vicar of Our Lady of Unity Parish in Kansas City, Kan., and All Saints Parish, Kansas City, Kan., to continuing as parochial vicar of All Saints and assisting with Hispanic ministry (Wyandotte County Pastoral Region).

Father Juan Carlos Franco, MNM, from parochial vicar of Our Lady of Unity Parish in Kansas City, Kan., and All Saints Parish, Kansas City, Kan., to continuing as parochial vicar of All Saints and assisting with Hispanic ministry (Wyandotte County Pastoral Region).

Father Oscar Garavito, from parochial vicar of Holy Cross Parish, Overland Park, to parochial vicar of Our Lady of Unity Parish, Kansas City, Kan. Father John Reynolds, from pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Onaga, St. Patrick Parish in Corning, and St. Bede Parish, Kelly, to parochial vicar of Prince of Peace Parish, Olathe.

Father Anthony Saiki, from ordination to the priesthood to parochial vicar of Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish, Topeka, and assisting with Hispanic ministry (Topeka Pastoral Region).

Father Oswaldo Sandoval, from parochial vicar of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Topeka, to parochial vicar of Holy Cross Parish, Overland Park, and coordinator of Hispanic ministry (Johnson County Pastoral Region).

Father Adam Wilczak, from ordination to the priesthood to parochial vicar, Prince of Peace Parish, Olathe, and assistant chaplain of St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Overland Park.

Father Jaime Zarse, from ordination to the priesthood to parochial vicar of Christ the King Parish, Topeka, and chaplain of Hayden High School, Topeka.

Other

Father Lourdu Marreddy Yeruva, from parochial administrator of St. Theresa Parish in Perry and St. Aloysius Parish, Meriden, to return to priestly ministry in the Diocese of Guntur, India (effective May 26).

Father Saiki

Father Gary Pennings, from parochial administrator of Prince of Peace Parish, Olathe, to residency at St. Paul Parish, Olathe, and continuing as vicar general, moderator of the curia, and director of the permanent diaconate.

Father Gerard Senecal, OSB, from parochial administrator, Immaculate Conception Parish in St. Marys and St. Stanislaus Parish, Rossville, to return to community life at St. Benedict’s Abbey, Atchison.

Father Schmitz

Father Quentin Schmitz, from assistant chaplain of St. James Academy, Lenexa, to chaplain of St. James Academy and continuing as parochial vicar of St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee.

Father Scott Wallisch, from chaplain of St. James Academy, Lenexa, to residency at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, Lawrence, and continuing as vocation director.

Father Senecal, OSB

Father Strobl

Father Pennings

Father Nicholas Blaha, from parochial vicar of Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish, Topeka, and chaplain of Hayden High School, Topeka, to chaplain/ director of the Didde Catholic Campus Center, Emporia, and pastor of St. Mary Parish, Hartford.

Father Sesetty, MSFS

Father Torrez

Father Volz

Father Wallisch

Father Wilczak

Father Yeruva

Father Zarse

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Life will be victorious

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Archdiocese celebrates a proud day for the

Mercy lies at the heart of the priesthood

arlier this year, Pope Francis gave a talk to the priests of Rome during which he reminisced about a priest whom he knew in Buenos Aires.

This priest had been the provincial of his religious community and also had been a university professor, but he was most well known as a confessor. Pope Francis related that many of the priests of Buenos Aires went to this priest for confession.

The priest died in his mid90s, just before the Easter Vigil. The body of the priest lay in state in the crypt of one of the churches where he had served. The future Holy Father went to pay his respects and discovered there was not a single flower adorning the area around his casket.

Pope Francis said: “I thought, but this man, who forgave the sins of all the clergy of Buenos Aires, including mine, not even a flower. I went up and went to a florist — because in Buenos Aires there are flower shops at the crossroads, on the streets, where there are people — and I bought flowers, roses . . . and I returned and began to decorate the coffin with flowers.

“And I looked at the rosary in his hands. . . . And immediately it came to mind — the thief that we all have inside of us, don’t we? — And while I was arranging the flowers, I took the cross off the rosary, and with a little effort, I detached it. At that moment I looked at him and said: ‘Give me half of your mercy.’ I felt something powerful that gave

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archbishop Joseph F. Naumann me the courage to do this and say this prayer!

“I put the cross here, in my pocket. But the pope’s shirts don’t have pockets, but I always carry it with me in a little cloth bag, and that cross has been with me from that moment until today.

And when an uncharitable thought against someone comes to mind, my hand always touches it here, always.

And I feel the grace! I feel its benefit. What good the example of a merciful priest does, of a priest who draws close to wounds.”

What a beautiful illustration of the impact of the ministry of one priest!

Tomorrow (May 24), I will ordain three new priests for the Archdiocese. During the month of May, I will have had the rare opportunity to ordain a bishop, three priests, and five deacons.

In my ordination homily for the deacons, I reminded them that in accepting the call to holy orders, they were placing themselves on the front lines of the great spiritual battle between heaven and hell. I said: “Realize that in making these promises today, in making this commitment to servant leadership, you have made yourself the target of the evil one.

While the church rejoices at the faith and love that are the foundation of the promises you are about to make, hell and its residents are agitated, provoked, and upset.

“Your ordination today

Archbishop’s offer to celebrate baptisms for children of larger families To show his personal support for those couples open to raising larger families, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann has offered to celebrate the baptism of the third or greater child of any family (by birth, adoption, or blending through valid marriage) interested. Celebrations are scheduled for July 27, Sept. 7, and Nov. 16. For 2015, celebrations are scheduled for Jan. 18, March 15, and May 17. Please contact your parish office for more information. Additional information is also available from the archdiocesan office for liturgy and sacramental life at (913) 647-0330 or online at: liturgy@archkck.org.

places a huge target on your back. You are on the devil’s hit list! His strategy, since the very beginning, has been to strike the shepherds and the sheep will scatter.” I reminded those to be ordained deacons: “Ordination does not remove all of your own weaknesses and disordered inclinations. The enemy — the devil — knows well these vulnerabilities and will do everything to exploit them.”

I thank God for our newly ordained deacons and priests. We need brave men who are not afraid to place themselves on the front line of the battlefield for souls.

While it is a bit scary when you realize you are on the devil’s hit list, it is also very comforting to know that one more powerful than the Evil One promises to guard and protect us.

This past year, a couple of our priests needed to leave active ministry for several months in order to address some of their own weaknesses and vulnerabilities. I am very proud of these priests who faced with honesty and courage their own addictions and have now recommitted themselves to the priesthood.

This has required of them to make some difficult choices and significant commitments to keep themselves healthy and holy.

At the recent ordination of priests, Pope Francis returned to the theme of the importance of mercy in the ministry of priests.

He counseled those to be ordained: “For the love of Jesus Christ: Never tire of being merciful! And if you have scruples about being too forgiving, think of that holy priest about whom I have told you, who went before the tabernacle and said: ‘Lord, pardon me if I have forgiven too much, but it is you who have set me a bad example!’ The good shepherd enters through the door, and the doors of mercy are the wounds of the Lord; if you do not enter into your ministry through the Lord’s wounds, you will not be good shepherds.”

Mercy is at the heart of the priesthood. Good confessors are always first good penitents. It is the priest’s own experience of God’s mercy that guides and motivates him in trying to com-

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June 5 Diaconate ordination of Brother Simon Baker, OSB — St. Benedict’s Abbey, Atchison

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Naumann May 23 Holy Hour and dinner for seminarians and families of candidates for priesthood ordination — Prince of Peace, Olathe May 24 Priestly ordination of Anthony Saiki, Adam Wilczak and Jaime Zarse — Prince of Peace, Olathe May 27 Johnson County regional priest meeting — Queen of the Holy Rosary, Wea Confirmation — Holy Name, Kansas City, Kan. May 28 Administrative Team meeting May 29 U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Communications videoconference Spiritual mentorship Mass, dinner and recreation

May 30 Confirmation — St Mary-St. Anthony, Kansas City, Kan. May 31 Mass for Father Harry Schneider’s 40th anniversary of priesthood — Cathedral of St. Peter, Kansas City, Kan. June 1 Anniversary Mass for Abbot Barnabas Senecal and Father Gerard Senecal Archdiocesan 50th wedding anniversary Mass — Cathedral June 2-5 Priests’ retreat — Benedictine College, Atchison

municate the Lord’s mercy to others.

I ask you to pray for our newly ordained deacons and priests as well as all other priests. We need the support of your prayers to keep us safe from the devil’s deceits, to help us be effective preachers and teachers of God’s word, and dedicated ministers of his love and mercy to others.

Despite all of its challenges, our lives as priests are incredibly blessed. We are given the privilege to witness the miracles that God

June 6 Mass for Catholic Foundation of Northeast Kansas continuing education program Mass and reconciliation — Prairie Star Ranch June 7 Mass for 10th annual conference for home-schoolers — St. James Academy, Lenexa Confirmation — All Saints, Kansas City, Kan. Installation of Father Tom Dolezal — Sacred Heart, Emporia June 8 Archdiocesan confirmation — Cathedral

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keleher May 24 Priestly ordination of Anthony Saiki, Adam Wilczak and Jaime Zarse — Prince of Peace, Olathe Father Anthony Saiki’s first Mass of thanksgiving — St. Paul, Olathe May 31 Mass for Father Harry Schneider’s 40th anniversary of priesthood — Cathedral of St. Peter, Kansas City, Kan. June 1 Federal Prison Mass Knights of Malta Mass — St. Ann, Prairie Village June 4-5 Labor Review Board — New York

is constantly performing for his people. Our Archdiocese is being blessed with a good number of priestly vocations. Nevertheless, we need more. Pray that many young men may be open to a priestly vocation. Pray that they may have the courage to go to the front lines of the struggle against good and evil. Though it can be a bit unnerving to realize that you are a priority for the devil, we rest in the confidence that Our Lord and his angels have got our back.

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EAWOOD — For the 2014 class of transitional deacons, the unofficial colors were crimson and blue.

Each of the five ordinandi either attended or graduated from the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

It was, as Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann noted in his homily, a proud day for the “Catholic Jayhawk nation.”

Through the ancient ceremony of the laying on of hands, Archbishop Naumann ordained Gerard Alba, Jonathon Dizon, Dan Morris, Matthew Nagle and Daniel Stover as deacons on May 17 at Curé of Ars Parish in Leawood.

Although they shared connections to the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center and the University of Kansas, at first blush they had little else in common.

One earned a doctorate in physics. Another was born and raised across the Pacific.

A third served as the lead designer for the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame. The fourth man taught world history and coached sports at a Catholic high school, and the fifth serviced annuity contracts.

In a Mass rich in symbolism, Deacon Morris singled out the Litany of the Saints as the most humbling aspect of the liturgy.

“All vocations are lived out in the context of a family or community,” said Deacon Morris. “Ultimately, this family is what we know as the communion of saints.

“During the Litany of the Saints, you feel in a particular way the presence of those who pray for and support you in your vocation — especially friends and loved ones that have gone before you. Having lost my mother, this was a very powerful moment for me.”

Deacon Nagle agreed.

“I’ve always liked that the candidates prostrate themselves before God while the church prays for them and prays [that] the saints may intercede for them,” he said.

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the priesthood are known as transitional deacons. Tradition teaches the diaconate was established through the ordination of seven men — Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicholas of Antioch — for the task of serving the poor and distributing alms (Acts 6:1-6).

Deacons also served at the table, preached and administered baptisms, as recorded in Acts 7:2-53 and Acts 8:38.

It is precisely some of these same functions for which the deacons themselves are most looking forward to now.

“While we are limited to what we can perform in terms of sacramental ministry, bringing babies into the Catholic Church and claiming them in the name of Christ is a very special gift and privilege,” said Deacon Nagle.

“Preaching is also a unique ministry because Christ speaks through you.”

Deacon Stover concurred.

“As a transitional deacon, I am probably most looking forward to baptizing babies,” he said. “New babies are already such a joy. Their parents gave them life and can do so much to make it wonderful for the child. It would be really exciting and humbling to help give

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them baptism that opens the door to eternal life with God.” Each of the five deacons credited their families with being instrumental in their vocation journeys.

Deacon Dizon’s mother Susan had what the archbishop called the longest commute to the ordination, traveling from Quezon City near Manila, the capital of the Philippines.

“My whole family has been really supportive since my journey to the priesthood began five years ago,” said Deacon Dizon.

“It really helps that every single one in the family is a practicing Catholic, because they understand the joys and the sacrifices that come with serving God,” he continued.

“Overall, they’ve just been very appreciative and vocally encouraging with regard to my journey. . . . I am who I am now because of them.”

Deacon Alba also discussed the importance of his family, saying, “My family has made such a great impact in my life, especially in how I live and experience God and his love for me. My parents, Gerry and Grace, are very faith-filled people who raised us to put God first before everything else — to love him and to put our complete trust in him.”

Before they return to the seminary to complete their studies in the fall, the deacons will undertake these summer ministry assignments: Deacon Dizon to Holy Spirit Parish in Overland Park; Deacon Alba to Holy Trinity Parish in Lenexa; Deacon Morris to Good Shepherd Parish in Shawnee; Deacon Nagle to Christ the King Parish in Topeka; and Deacon Daniel Stover to St. Patrick Parish in Kansas City, Kan.

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Vocation clubs teach kids to ‘listen’ for God’s call

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ANSAS CITY, Kan. — Mere moments before receiving her associate in science degree from Donnelly College here, Araceli Zamora compared reaching graduation to running a race.

“You run and you run and you come across obstacles along the way that could potentially slow you down,” Zamora told her fellow graduates and the crowd gathered for the ceremony on May 10.

Sometimes, the desire to quit running is a powerful force. But over time, she said, this special day at the Jack Reardon Convention Center in Kansas City, Kan. — graduation day, the finish line — became increasingly visible.

“We took on the challenge and we succeeded,” said Zamora. “We didn’t do it alone, of course.”

One who made a special difference to Zamora was Edward Marquez, director of admissions at Donnelly, even before Zamora ever reached the starting line.

Working in an ice cream shop after high school, Zamora followed the urging of friends and looked into Donnelly, where Marquez was thrilled to help her enroll.

Despite the encouragement, however, she had decided to put her plans on hold, only to get a phone call from Marquez a few days before the semester’s start.

“He said, ‘Araceli, where do you see yourself in a few years? Are you really going to be scooping ice cream for a living?’” he asked her.

“That was a reality check,” she said.

“That wasn’t what I wanted to do. I wanted a future, and I knew I wasn’t going to find it in the bottom of an ice cream bin.”

She finished enrolling the next day and was excited to look Marquez in the eye at graduation a couple of years later and thank him.

Zamora, now a Bloch Scholar, will continue her education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Fonda Muhammad, who earned her bachelor of arts, shared that while she might not have been ready to tackle college at 17, she was more prepared — despite some reluctance — in her late 30s when she found herself undereducated and unemployed.

Age isn’t a factor, she soon figured out. After earning an associate’s degree

ANSAS CITY, Kan. — Even with the promise of sundaes, Father Daniel Schmitz expected about 30 seventh- and eighth-graders at St. Michael the Archangel School in Leawood to sign up for the first meeting of the vocation club.

That happened — on the first sign-up page alone.

“And then I saw the second sheet and the third sheet and the fourth,” said Father Schmitz, associate pastor, adding that it was a “very good surprise to see that many come.”

About 80 to 100 students continued to attend the meetings of the new club through the winter and spring.

“I think we’re all happy that we did it,” said Monica Looney, an eighth-grader who served as the new club’s president.

Through skits, speakers and discussions — and treats — club members learned about virtues, saints and new possibilities, and they took a deeper look at everything from marriage to religious life.

“I want to be a missionary nurse when I grow up,” said Monica. “That was another new door that opened for me.”

The vocation club at St. Paul School in Olathe also got off the ground this winter and has seen steady attendance from its members in grades five through eight.

Club members there learned early on that if they made at least three out of four after-school meetings, they’d be allowed to attend the May 12 tour of St. Benedict’s Abbey in Atchison.

Every club member accomplished that.

All in the family People invested in vocations stress an important idea: It all begins at home.

Father Daniel Schmitz, associate pastor at St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Leawood, believes it’s a credit to the school, the families and the students themselves that close to 100 teens participate in the new parish vocation club at the school.

Part of the puzzle is encouraging children to do what God wants them to do, and letting things fall into place from there, said Father Schmitz.

He encourages families to be open to helping children when they’re interested in religious vocations, doing what they can to learn about the process themselves, and helping their children check things out if there is a desire to do so.

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Fonda Muhammad, center, a 2014 graduate of Donnelly College in Kansas City, Kan., shares her story May 10 at the graduation ceremony held at the Jack Reardon Convention Center in Kansas City, Kan. Robert R. Bartunek, interim Donnelly president, told graduates they are not only part of Donnelly’s ongoing success story, but of their own, no matter where life takes them. at Kansas City Kansas Community College, she went to Donnelly College — which her mother had attended — determined to earn a bachelor’s degree.

“So here I am at age 43 with a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership,” she said, to the applause of the crowd.

Through the program, Muhammad said she has learned to embrace a diverse world and to become self-aware.

“Everything we need is right here within us, and we just need to learn to bring it out,” she said. “And that’s what education does.”

Teodoro (Ted) Garcia Jr., a Donnelly alum who is now an immigration lawyer with his office in Wyandotte County, shared his story as well.

An immigrant from Mexico himself as a boy, he and his brothers would race to untie his hardworking father’s boots when the latter returned home from work trips, Garcia said. His father worked so hard, he added, so his children could have something better.

When Garcia applied to Donnelly, the president and admissions counselor at the time saw something in him, he continued, and offered him a presidential scholarship.

“For me, without them, I would not be standing here today [giving the

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“They catapulted me into what I am today.”

He continues to work for his community, he said, and likewise encouraged the new Donnelly alumni to give back to their community and to Donnelly.

Donnelly College, which is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, has been serving students — many the first in their families to go to college — in the urban core since 1949, providing higher educational opportunities at a reasonable cost.

Recognizing the unique role Donnelly plays in the community, an archdiocesan youth formation assessment, funded through parishioners’ giving at their churches, contributes to Donnelly College.

Over 10 years, a gift of $4 million will be equally divided at Donnelly between funding scholarships and helping with capital improvements.

“We ask you, Lord, to bless Donnelly so that it can continue to be a beacon of hope and opportunity for the people of the Kansas City metro area,” prayed Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann during the benediction at Donnelly’s graduation. “Help us always to be true to our

mission of recognizing faith and reason as partners in pursuit of truth, the noble and the beautiful.”

Donnelly presented its annual Delta Award — honoring people for contributions to the community that embody the mission, spirit and values of the college — to Brad and Dawn Grabs, who have served their community in many capacities.

They, with the help of dozens of volunteers, lead The Learning Club of Kansas City, Kan. — which Brad started in 2002 — providing a safe and nurturing atmosphere for children facing disadvantaged circumstances.

The best part, said Dawn to the crowd, is the inspirational young people they have met along the way. She assured the Donnelly graduates that they, too, will make an impact and inspire others.

“We are our own captains and we are responsible for our own choices,” said Muhammad, whose goal is to earn a master’s, to the class of 2014.

“So, please, choose to fly high above ignorance, doubt, anger and fear,” she continued. “And soar in happiness, being courageous, optimistic and patient — and know that with every ending, there is a new beginning.”

Making connections “I really loved going to the abbey and meeting the monks,” said James Finlen, a fifth-grader at St. Paul. “I like learning about the different ways they pray together and how their church was designed especially for their community.”

Several brothers shared their calls to monastic life with the students and answered questions.

Abbot James Albers, OSB, had recently confirmed eighth-graders at St. Paul, and the visit to the abbey deepened the connection between the Benedictine community and the school.

“I feel like we now have a special bond with the abbey,” said Tonia Helm,

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Father Daniel Schmitz meets with members of the vocation club at St. Michael the Archangel in Leawood. Father Schmitz was hoping for modest numbers, but was surprised when nearly 100 students signed up for the first meeting.

St. Paul principal. “We are praying for them, and they are praying for us. This is what I love most about our Catholic faith!”

Both St. Paul and St. Michael the Archangel launched their clubs this year as part of an even larger archdiocesan effort to focus on vocations in parishes and get families and young people thinking about vocations.

William McHale, a Serra Club member active in the Newman Connection that works to keep college students linked to their faith, leads a steering committee assigned by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann to focus on vocations.

One of that committee’s efforts has been to establish vocation committees at the parish level.

The vocation clubs are a part of that.

So McHale was pleased to see St. Paul

and St. Michael the Archangel start clubs and hopes to see more schools do the same.

Discerning God’s call St. Paul’s students heard from their pastor as well.

“I really enjoyed when Father John [Torrez] came and spoke to us,” said Madison Schneider, a seventh-grader.

Priests are just ordinary people, Father Torrez explained to them, “ doing an extraordinary job.”

And both new clubs heard from their parish youth ministers.

“I really enjoyed when Stacey Rains, our youth minister, talked to us about her discernment story,” said Katherine Grove, a seventh-grader at St. Paul. “She

discerned a vocation with the Sisters in Wichita. I didn’t realize if you enter the convent, you are still in the process of discerning your vocation. And if you realize that God is not calling you to be a Sister, he will tell you, and you can leave.

“Also, discernment does not end when you find your vocation. You continue to discern how to best live your vocation even after you make the decision.”

Father Schmitz emphasizes to the students that the big question to consider is: What is God calling you to do?

“Just listen to God,” is the message that hit home for Connor White, an eighth-grader at St. Michael the Archangel, who has given the priesthood some thought and was interested in what a vocation club might teach him.

“Don’t do what your friends do and don’t go the way you think would be the cool way or the most popular way,” said Joe Weinrich III, an eighth-grader at St. Michael the Archangel. “Do what you know is right.”

And it always takes a lot of listening and prayer, no matter what the vocation might be.

“When you pray about your vocation, it might take God a while to answer your prayer,” said Lynne Grace, a seventh-grader at St. Paul and president of the club. “He always says either yes, no, or not yet.

“I learned that I don’t have to know right now. I have to be patient and ask God to help me understand what he wants for me — not only right now, but in the future as well.”

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Colorado case leads to unprecedented ruling

By Joe Bollig joe@theleaven.com

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ANSAS CITY, Kan. — If the two men had asked for nearly anything else, Jack Phillips would have been pleased to help them.

What they wanted, however, was something that Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colo., could not in good conscience provide.

A wedding cake.

Now, Phillips is in the cross hairs of the American Civil Liberties Union and the state of Colorado.

It began one day in July 2012. Phillips was back in the bakery production area when Charlie Craig and David Mullins came in the front, where customers are served.

They said they wanted to look at cakes and were directed to a table and chairs where Phillips kept a portfolio.

When Phillips was finished, he came out and sat down with the men, and asked how he could help them.

The two men had been married in Massachusetts. They traveled home to Colorado and wanted a wedding cake to celebrate their new status.

Phillips, an evangelical Christian, told them he could make them anything else they wanted, but not a wedding cake. As he explained, the two men stood up and walked out the door, shouting expletives at Phillips about his “homophobic cake shop.”

This was not the first time he had turned down such a request, and he didn’t think much about it at the time.

The cost of citizenship masterpiece cakeshop Nothing had ever come of it in the past.

“Within about 20 minutes, his phone started ringing and didn’t stop for the duration of that day,” said Nicolle Martin, allied attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom, which represents Phillips. “[The calls were] angry, threatening vitriol, and enquiries if he was the cake shop owner that discriminated against a gay couple, if he was a bigot,” she continued. “And then emails started coming in. He was in a sea of vitriol and hate for several days.”

What had happened was that Craig and Mullins had written about Phillips on Facebook. Later, several other bakeries offered to take the job. One even offered to make the cake for free.

Despite getting their cake for free, the two men joined with the American Civil Liberties Union to file a complaint against Phillips with the Colorado Civil Rights Division.

Same-sex marriage has been constitutionally banned in Colorado since 2006, but the Legislature passed a law to recognize civil unions in March 2013.

The ACLU’s complaint alleged that Phillips violated Colorado’s public accommodation law, discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation.

Phillip’s defense was that creating and designing a wedding cake was a creative process, an expressive art

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form, and thus symbolic speech. Ever since they’ve been around, wedding cakes have symbolized marriage between one man and one woman.

The defense also argued that Phillips has the right to live out his faith even at his business, and to be free from interference and coercion from the government.

Probable cause was determined on March 5, 2013, that Masterpiece violated the public accommodations statute.

Then, the Colorado Civil Rights Division filed a formal complaint on May 31, 2013. Oral arguments were heard in early December 2013, and an administrative judge ruled in favor of the state of Colorado and the two men on Dec. 6, 2013.

“Jack did not decline to design and create their wedding cake because of their sexual orientation,” said Martin. “He declined because of his belief about marriage. It wasn’t who they were; it was what they wanted to do.”

One of the ironies of the case is that Phillips and the state of Colorado have the same position on marriage and what it means, said Martin.

“The state of Colorado does not believe it is discriminatory to deny a marriage license to certain persons based on their gender identity or sexual orientation,” said Martin. “If the state doesn’t believe that is discrimination when issuing marriage licenses, how can [Phillips] be discriminating when deciding to make a cake for weddings they can’t have in Colorado?”

The judge’s ruling presents a whole new legal theory, said Martin, that says constitutional freedoms must bow to

state sexual orientation statutes. And when you get a business license, you divest yourself of your freedom to express yourself and practice your faith.

The defense presented the judge with examples where other businesspersons, like Phillips, could be forced to do things that violated their rights and conscience if their discretion was taken away. “[The judge] summarily dismissed the floodgates he was opening by ruling against [Phillip’s] free speech rights,” said Martin, “by saying the complainants just wanted a nondescript cake, and that was an entirely different matter than forcing a gay printer to create signs for the Westboro Baptist Church.

Those [said the judge] are clearly offensive.”

This is where the judge made a presumption, resulting in a constitutional faux pas, believes Martin.

“What that illustrates is that we have the government and judges deciding which speech is hateful and offensive and which speech is not, and that is precisely what the U.S. Supreme Court has forbidden for decades,” said Martin. “The government is not in a position — nor do we ever want it to be in a position — of deciding which speech has merit and which does not.”

The next step is an appeal of the judge’s initial order of Dec. 6, which does not become final until sustained by the Colorado Civil Rights Division.

A hearing on the matter is scheduled for May 30. After this, either side would decide if they wish to appeal to the Colorado Court of Appeals.

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If they kill me, I shall arise in the Salvadoran people.

— Archbishop Oscar Romero

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Protégé of slain prelate advocates for the canonization of his archbishop Stories by

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l Salvador in 1980 was ruled by fear and stalked by paranoia.

Behind the mask of routine life in the Latin American country, a low-grade civil war was being waged.

On one side of this war were the Marxists who wanted to take over the country. On the other was the powerful oligarchy that had ruled the Central American country for more than a century.

Caught in between were the ordinary people: the poor, farmers, workers of all kinds, teachers, social reformers and those involved in church ministry and service.

“In less than three years, more than 50 priests have been attacked, threatened, calumniated,” said Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador in a speech at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, on Feb. 2, 1980.

“Six [priests] are already martyrs — they were murdered,” the archbishop continued.

“Some have been tortured and others expelled. Nuns have also been persecuted.”

There had been bombings, kidnappings, disappearances, raids, threats, intimidation, beatings and murders.

Despite the danger, Fredis Sandoval refused his father’s request to leave the seminary and lay low for his own safety.

On March 24, 1980, he and the other seminarians at the National Interdiocesan Seminary were in the chapel, quietly praying after Communion.

But then Sandoval noticed something unusual.

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“Immediately, it was announced — the assassination of Archbishop Romero,” said Father Sandoval, who visited the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas in March.

The young seminarian was stunned.

Archbishop Romero was not only a hero and hope to the people of El Salvador. He was also Sandoval’s friend and the man who brought him into the seminary. He had shared many meals and conversations with the archbishop.

“We were petrified,” said Father Sandoval. “We thought about the atrocity of this crime. We had already conducted five different funerals for five different priests. We knew of the threats to Archbishop Romero. He actually spoke against these threats in some of his homilies and radio interviews. Therefore, we knew there was a possibility.

“However, the assassination of Archbishop Romero took us by surprise.”

The students knew this, too: If the murderers were willing to kill someone like the archbishop, they wouldn’t think twice about murdering anyone else.

A man of the people Father Sandoval came to the United States in March to visit Salvadoran communities and to reconnect with parishes that have long-established ties with El Salvador.

In addition to serving as a chaplain and professor at the Colegio Santa Teresa de Jesus in San Marcos, El Salvador (a high school), he is a founding member of Concertacion Romero (the “Romero Coalition”), which advocates for a full investigation and accounting of the assassination of the archbishop.

Among the places he visited was Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City, Kan., where he spoke about Archbishop Romero to students. He spoke through an interpreter, Senior Master Patrolman Santiago Vasquez with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department and school resource officer for Bishop Ward.

His visit was all the more notable because it occurred on the 34th anniversary of Archbishop Romero’s assassination and at a time when Pope Francis has “unblocked” the archbishop’s cause for beatification.

Father Sandoval grew up in the Diocese of Santiago de Maria in El Salvador — the same diocese in which Archbishop Romero was born, although their hometowns were about 50 miles apart.

CNS photo/Luis Galdamez, Reuters

Hundreds of Salvadorans participate in a commemoration of Archbishop Oscar Romero near the 30th anniversary of his death. Archbishop Romero, a victim of El Salvador’s civil war, was shot dead March 24, 1980, while celebrating Mass in a hospital chapel in the capital. More than 30 years after his death, Archbishop Romero is revered in El Salvador.

“The first time I spoke to him was when he came to my town,” said Father Sandoval. “He came to celebrate the Mass of the local patron saint on March 2, 1975.”

“I knew that the new bishop . . . had arrived,” he continued. “And I knew that as soon as I began my years of [seminary] studies, I would personally visit with him. On that particular day, I was going to show up at the seminary to start my new school year. Then I told him my name, and that I was a seminarian and on that day I was to present myself. And then he told me, ‘You need to come with me.’”

Over the next couple of years, Father Sandoval would have many meals with Archbishop Romero and they would discuss his vocation, among other things.

“It was his habit that, every time you visited him . . . he would offer you something [to eat],” Father Sandoval said. “He was so hospitable. . . . It was a very amicable, close and sincere relationship that he offered.”

“And this was [his way] to everyone,” he continued. “It was not uncommon to

see [the archbishop] come into contact with people in the streets. He was on foot all the time, walking the streets.”

Long before Pope Francis urged this of clerics, Archbishop Romero was a shepherd “with the smell of the sheep.”

A prophetic voice The appointment of Bishop Oscar Romero as archbishop of San Salvador on Feb. 23, 1977, was greeted with enthusiasm by the repressive government and with dismay by those who wanted justice for the oppressed and poor.

This was because Bishop Romero had a reputation for being theologically conservative and personally cautious.

But if both sides had observed him carefully before his appointment, they would have seen a man who was evolving in his thoughts about justice, peace and reconciliation. He was already finding his prophetic voice.

Archbishop Romero’s prophetic voice soon grew louder as he advocated for jus-

tice and denounced human rights abuses and the persecution of the church. His weekly sermons on the radio were like bread to a nation starved for information by official censorship and fear. It was the only place to find the truth.

His radio sermon the day before his murder may have been the final straw for the men who marked him for assassination. In effect, he was urging holy insubordination by members of the army and police.

“Brothers, you come from our own people,” said the archbishop. “You are killing your own brother peasants when any human order to kill must be subordinate to the law of God which says, ‘Thou shalt not kill.’ No soldier is obligated to obey an order contrary to the law of God. No one has to obey an immoral law.

It is high time you recovered your consciences.”

A voice unsilenced Archbishop Romero was killed while

celebrating Mass for a family of a deceased priest in a chapel at La Divina Providencia (“The Divine Providence”) hospital, where he lived.

He was not elevating the chalice, as is sometimes reported, said Father Sandoval. He had finished the homily and walked to a place near the altar when a shot came from outside the chapel, through the open doors to the street.

There is a recording of his last words and the shot that killed him: “. . . prayers for Dona Sarita and for us . . . (shot, followed by outcry).”

The triggerman and the conspirators were never arrested, convicted or tried.

If the killers thought that death would silence Archbishop Romero, however, they were spectacularly wrong. He became an even greater symbol for the common people of El Salvador and the world in the struggle for dignity and justice — more powerful in death than he ever was in life.

Indeed, he had predicted just that. In an interview just days before his death, he told the reporter that “you can tell the people that if they succeed in killing me, that I forgive and bless those who do it. Hopefully, they will realize they are wasting their time. A bishop will die, but the church of God, which is the people, will never perish.”

“He is a symbol of freedom, justice and Gospel values for the church today,” said Father Michael Hermes, who as president of Bishop Ward had invited Father Sandoval to the school to speak.

“He was someone who lived and died in our day. At this time, I think he could be more popular outside of El Salvador than inside. We have access to a lot of his writings in English and this has helped make him so well-known and popular around the world.”

Even now a saint?

Many people in El Salvador, at the time of his death and now, consider Archbishop Romero a saint. But the official canonization process didn’t begin until 1990, and he wasn’t given the title “servant of God” until 1997. The cause for beatification was blocked for a while, but was unblocked by Pope Francis last year.

The trickier question — but an important distinction to many — is whether he is also a martyr. At least one major player might have already weighed in on the matter.

During his first visit to El Salvador in 1983, Pope John Paul II prayed at Arch-

From humble beginnings, Archbishop Romero soon became the enemy of the state

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scar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez was born on Aug. 15, 1917, in Ciudad Barrios in the San Miguel Department (or state) of the country of El Salvador — which means “The Savior.”

Romero was one of eight children of Santos Romero and Guadalupe de Jesus Galdamez, although one of his sisters died soon after birth.

El Salvador, a small country on the Pacific Ocean side of the Central American Isthmus, has been independent of Spain since 1821. The country has been controlled throughout most of its history by an oligarchy — wealthy landowners who owned nearly half the country. Land disputes between rich and poor continue to this day.

Romero attended public school only from grades one to three, but he was further edu-

cated until 13 by a tutor. He was also trained in carpentry by his father.

Romero was a devout boy while growing up, often spending time at the two Catholic parishes in town. It was no surprise, then, when, in 1930, he entered the minor seminary of the Claretian order in San Miguel.

Seven years later, he graduated and went to the Jesuit national seminary in the capital, San Salvador. Romero showed such promise that he was sent to study at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

Despite the onset of World War II, Romero completed his studies and was ordained a priest on April 4, 1942. He stayed in Rome to begin studies for a doctorate, but was called back to El Salvador by his bishop, interrupting his studies. He and another priest were placed in an internment camp for a few months when they stopped in Cuba.

When he was finally released and returned home, Romero was first made a pastor, but was then sent to San Miguel. There, he became involved in various projects. He was appointed rector of the seminary in San Salvador. He was appointed secretary of the bishops’ conference in 1966 and became director of the archdiocesan newspaper. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Salvador in 1970, and later bishop of the Diocese of Santiago de Maria in 1974.

Romero was appointed the ordinary of the Archdiocese of San Salvador on Feb. 23, 1977. He was seen as a safe choice by the powerful families who controlled the military, governmental, business and plantation factions of the country. That is because his reputation — since his years as seminary rector and newspaper editor up through his

time as auxiliary bishop — was that of an orthodox and conservative cleric.

Many priests in the archdiocese, in fact, who had been working to help and defend the poor and give voice to the voiceless, were dismayed at news of his selection.

Those who knew him, however, knew of his deep love for God and his openness to the Holy Spirit. Though doctrinally very orthodox, on social issues he was “prophetic,” and began to speak out against state-sponsored violence and endemic poverty.

Soon after his elevation to archbishop, his friend, Father Rutilio Grande, SJ, was murdered. This event changed him profoundly, and Archbishop Romero began to speak out even more forcefully against the poverty, social injustice and violence perpetrated by the military and the paramilitary groups of wealthy families.

Archbishop Romero’s strong actions and statements led some powerful elements to consider him an enemy. He was assassinated by a right-wing death squad on March 24, 1980, while celebrating Mass in a small hospital chapel near the cathedral.

More than 250,000 persons attended his funeral on March 30, 1980. Archbishop Romero was buried in the cathedral of San Salvador.

A carving of Archbishop Oscar Romero is seen in the Human Rights Porch of the Episcopal Church’s National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Archbishop Romero, an outspoken critic of human rights abuses in El Salvador, was gunned down while celebrating Mass in 1980.

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bishop Romero’s tomb in the cathedral in San Salvador, despite opposition from the government and from within the church.

And during Jubilee Year celebrations in 2000, when he was commemorating 20th-century martyrs at Rome’s Coliseum, John Paul II insisted that Archbishop Romero be included — again, in opposition to some within the church.

Throughout Pope Benedict’s papacy, the discomfort of many about liberation theology still hung like a specter over the Salvadoran’s canonization prospects.

But, perhaps no longer.

“I think Pope Francis is signaling that the church has moved beyond the debate over liberation theology and is no longer afraid that sainthood for Archbishop Romero would be subject to ideological exploitation,” said John Thavis, Vatican journalist and author of “The Vatican Diaries.” “This was the reason the sainthood cause was stalled under Pope Benedict, who believed Archbishop Romero was a martyr, but feared he would be co-opted as a political figure.”

“I think Pope Francis sees in Archbishop Romero precisely the kind of bishop needed by the church in the modern age: an advocate for the poor and oppressed, and a pastor who suffers with his flock,” Thavis continued.

“If he is declared a saint, it will, of course, have special meaning for El Salvador and Latin America. But I’m sure the pope will present him as a more universal figure: as a man who put his life on the line when he stood with victims of sin and injustice.”

Father Sandoval believes that the canonization of Archbishop Romero is inevitable. But he is a passionate advocate of not only his mentor being named a saint, but also a martyr.

Without understanding that sometimes following Christ requires the exercise of what Pope John Paul II called the “preferential option for the poor,” Archbishop Romero’s courting of the violent death he experienced would be misunderstood.

Archbishop Romero was forced to choose.

And he chose the poor.

“If we are coherent with the Gospel of the Lord, if we follow the doctrine of the church . . . [that informed] his life and mission, we have to recognize Archbishop Romero a martyr,” said Father Sandoval.

“If we only recognize him as a saint,” he added, “we will then abandon the prophesies of Archbishop Romero and the martyrdom of the church.”

CNS photo/Luis Galdamez, Reuters

A girl looks at an image of Archbishop Oscar Romero at the cathedral where he is buried in San Salvador. Archbishop Romero was assassinated in San Salvador in 1980.

Steps to make a saint

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he path to sainthood is not an easy one, in life or death. Although already considered a saint by popular acclaim, the church requires a careful examination process before someone is declared a martyr or saint.

Usually, there are these steps.

First, a person must be deceased for at least five years. There must be an initial investigation and an approval for further consideration by the church. At this point, the candidate is called a “servant of God.” Second, a postulator is appointed, who must produce evidence that the candidate lived heroic virtues. At this point, the candidate is called “venerable.”

Third, there must be documentation of a miracle done through the candidate’s intercession. After this step, the candidate is formally beatified and called “blessed.”

Fourth, there must be documentation of a second miracle done through the candidate’s intercession. A pope may dispense with this requirement. At this final step, the candidate is canonized and called “saint.”

A first miracle is not required for a martyr to be beatified, but a documented miracle is required before a beatified martyr is named a saint.

• 1990: On the 10th anniversary of Archbishop Oscar Romero’s assassination, his successor Archbishop Arturo Rivera, ordinary of the Archdiocese of San Salvador in El Salvador, appointed a postulator to prepare documents for the cause of beatification and canonization of Archbishop Romero.

• 1993: The Congregation for Saints’ Causes authorized the opening of Archbishop Romero’s cause.

• 1997: The documents were accepted by Pope John Paul II and the Congregation for Saints’ Causes. The pope de-

clared Archbishop Romero a “Servant of God.” • 2000 to 2005: Supporters of Archbishop Romero claim his cause was “blocked.” It was alleged that the archbishop’s detractors claimed there were theological errors in his writings and that he had close ties to liberation theology.

• 2005: Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia announced that Archbishop Romero’s cause had cleared a theological audit by the Congregation for the Doctrine for the Faith, led by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.

• 2007: Pope Benedict XVI told reporters that Archbishop Romero was “certainly a great witness of the faith,” and “merits beatification, I do not doubt.” During a general meeting of Latin American bishops, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina is reported to have said, “If I were pope, I would have already canonized him.”

• 2013: Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Muller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said Pope Benedict XVI had cleared the path for the cause of Archbishop Romero’s beatification to advance. Archbishop Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family and postulator of Archbishop Romero’s cause, confirmed that the cause would continue toward beatification.

• 2014: On the 34th anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Romero, Bishop Rosa Chavez of El Salvador said Pope Benedict had unblocked Archbishop Romero’s cause for sainthood, and Pope Francis had accelerated it. He predicted beatification in three years.

• 2014: The bishops of El Salvador visited Pope Francis in Rome in May to ask for a “speedy beatification” of Archbishop Romero and ask the Pope to celebrate the canonization in El Salvador.

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Topeka Scout receives Eagle

Emporia Scouts earn Eagle EMPORIA — Christian Grayson and Chris Crofoot, members of Boy Scout Troop 158 and Sacred Heart Parish here, earned the rank of Eagle Scout on May 9 at a Court of Honor at the church.

For his Eagle project, Grayson cleaned and reorganized the Scout Christian Grayson storage room in the Sacred Heart basement. He also built shelves to better utilize the space.

For his Eagle project, Crofoot organized members of his troop to paint two foursquare courts, a hopscotch game, and repaint a bicycle stand for SaChris Crofoot cred Heart School.

Home-school conference set for June 6-7 at St. James LENEXA — Ray Guarendi will be the featured speaker at this year’s Kansas City Catholic Homeschool Conference, which will be held June 6 - 7 at St. James Academy here, located at 24505 Prairie Star Pkwy. Visit the website for more information and to register at: www.kccatholic homeschooler.org.

TOPEKA — Daniel Kalas, a member of Mater Dei Parish here and of Boy Scout Troop 26, received the Eagle Scout award during a Court of Honor ceremony on April 27 at Mater Dei-Assumption Church.

Kalas’ Eagle project was the planning and creDaniel Kalas ation of a memorial brick rose garden at Mater Dei-Holy Name Church. He sold memorial bricks, then planted roses and placed the bricks after preparing the ground.

Ride for Life and Liberty

Motorcycle riders throughout the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas are invited to ride from their parish to Mater Dei-Assumption Church, 8th and Jackson, Topeka, on June 14.

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann will bless the motorcycles at 11 a.m. Lunch will follow. A freewill offering will be collected to benefit the Mary’s Choices Pregnancy Center. Preregister online at: www.archkck.org/ride. A road captain is suggested at each participating parish.

When registering, indicate if you would be willing to lead your parish riders.

Local Catholic named to leadership institute’s board WAYNE, Pa. — The Catholic Leadership Institute has announced that Dena Bartlett, a member of Church of the Ascension in Overland Park, has joined the organization’s board of directors. Bartlett will serve a three-year term in support of the mission of the institute.

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Felix W. and Geraldine L. Dobbels, members of St. Paul Parish, Olathe, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on May 29. The couple was married on May 29, 1954, at St. Paul. They will celebrate with a family dinner. Their children are: Jim Dobbels, Patti Griffith, Dennis Dobbels, Terri Mitchell, and Father William Dobbels, SJ (deceased). They also have 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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Soldiers lay down weapons for rosaries

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service

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OURDES, France (CNS) — It looked like any other military parade with bands playing, flags waving and thousands of men and women marching in colorful uniforms decorated with medals and ribbons.

But instead of impressive displays of tanks and trucks, troops from dozens of nations fell in line behind religious banners, a large wooden cross and a rose-strewn statue of Mary.

Candles and rosaries — not weapons or rifles — were held aloft in soldiers’ hands.

Such scenes were common during the 56th International Military Pilgrimage to the sanctuaries of Our Lady of Lourdes May 16-18.

More than 12,000 retired and active duty military personnel, their families and compatriots from 36 nations took part in the annual encounter to pray for peace and the spiritual healing of nations and individuals. A large number taking part, and given special prominence in the many processions, were those wounded in the line of duty.

Among the military personnel tackling disabilities were about 60 retired or active duty U.S. soldiers together with another 60 caregivers, family members, chaplains and support staff.

They were participating in the “Warriors to Lourdes” pilgrimage, sponsored by the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services and the Knights of Columbus. The Knights covered the costs for the wounded personnel for the May 13-19 encounter of prayer, healing and friendship in Lourdes.

“It’s really been great for both those who have come with a petition in their heart — suffering in some way,

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Military members from the United States and other countries stand near their national flags during a military pilgrimage at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in southwestern France May 16. Pictured in the background are members of the Vatican’s Swiss Guard. About 60 wounded U.S. military personnel, together with family members and caregivers, were a part of the annual International Military Pilgrimage to Lourdes. and those who are helping them,” Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson told Catholic News Service.

With Memorial Day on the horizon and foreign military operations set to wind down, “We don’t want to forget those who have sacrificed so much and still need our attention and support — our wounded warriors. So this is a way of increasing consciousness of their situation,” he said.

The Knights, the largest lay Catholic organization in the world, began during World War I to provide their service and help — especially pastoral and educational support — for U.S. troops.

Expanding their initiatives, last year the Knights began the “Warriors

to Lourdes” pilgrimage as another way to offer “spiritual support and spiritual development, and these pilgrimages, we think, are a wonderful way of doing that,” Anderson said.

The weeklong program provided opportunities for prayer, the sacrament of reconciliation, personal reflection during a Way of the Cross procession, eucharistic adoration and celebrating Mass.

Participants could take part in candlelight vigils to the Massabielle grotto where Mary appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858, drink the water flowing from the sanctuaries’ spigots and be immersed in the special baths inside chambers near the grotto.

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MMAN, Jordan (CNS) — Jordan’s Prince El Hassan bin Talal expressed the desire to see “a template of hope” developed during Pope Francis’ May 24-26 visit to the Holy Land.

Speaking with Catholic News Service, the prince welcomed the pope’s decision to have a rabbi and a Muslim leader accompany him on the threeday visit to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories. Observers believe the gesture underscores the importance the pope attaches to interreligious dialogue.

“Whether Jewish, Christian or Muslim, extremists seem to be doing their best to bring about Armageddon, rather than work toward any form of convivial solution whereby the Holy Land is not only holy in name and description, but also in perspective of the future,” the prince said.

“That’s why His Holiness’ visit accompanied by a Jew and Muslim, I think, is more than just symbolic,” he said in a May 17 interview.

Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Muslim leader Omar Abboud, who will be part of the official Vatican delegation, are friends of Pope Francis from his native Argentina. The pope invited them to make the trip with him in order to send what Jesuit Father Federico

Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, called, “an extremely strong and explicit signal” about the importance of interreligious dialogue in the Middle East, one of the world’s most troubled and conflict-ridden regions.

“I just hope that this story will grow and grow and will be an awareness program,” Prince Hassan said, adding that the majority moderate Prince El Hassan voice in society bin Talal around the world must be strengthened.

“The middle ground can only be built with the participation of Jews, Christians and Muslims, aware as they should be of the wisdom of the ancients: The rule of respecting your neighbor and expecting for your neighbor what you expect for yourself,” the prince said.

“How can we develop good neighborly relations unless we develop a social contract?” he asked.

The prince also underscored the importance of Francis’ meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in the hopes that efforts for Christian unity will be enhanced.

Prince Hassan said he would like to see a regional conference held promoting effective dialogue and more of such work done on the international level at the United Nations.

“The ethical response to the challenges we are facing at the moment was actually achieved in our call for a new international humanitarian order. The ecclesiastical community, the Holy See, the U.N., and the ecumenical community have a lot to do in 2015 when the U.N. celebrates 70 years of its existence,” he said.

“My hope is that the template of the U.N. could be used to develop an advocacy of justice for all,” he added, saying more must be done to address poverty, draw in those marginalized in society and expand political participation to all citizens through constitutions that are more explicit and less general.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II and senior members of the Hashemite royal household, such as Prince Hassan, have been credited for undertaking initiatives aimed at buttressing moderate Islam and promoting religious tolerance.

For the past four decades, Prince Hassan has worked as a leading international proponent of interfaith understanding and dialogue. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2008 Niwano prize for religious contributions to peace.

Vatican Bank reporting system is working VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the Vatican implements new controls on financial transactions, its watchdog agency has seen a steep rise in reports of suspicious transactions. “It means the reporting system is working,” said Rene Brulhart, director of the office that monitors and investigates Vatican financial transactions to prevent their use for money laundering or the financing of terrorism. Brulhart presented the 2013 annual report of the Vatican Financial Intelligence Authority during a news conference May 19. The number of suspicious transaction reports filed grew from six in 2012 to 202 in 2013, Brulhart told reporters. He said the majority of those reports involved transactions carried out through the Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican bank. After investigations by his office, Brulhart said, five of the reports were deemed worthy of further investigation and possible criminal charges and, therefore, handed over to the judicial offices of Vatican City State. New Vatican finance laws and regulations issued by the Financial Intelligence Authority have “put the threshold quite low” for what triggers an obligation on the part of Vatican offices to file suspicious transaction reports, he said.

Pope setting up board to hear clerical appeals VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican indicated Pope Francis was establishing a commission under the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to examine the appeals of priests punished for sexual abuse of minors and other very serious crimes. In a brief note May 19, the Vatican press office announced the pope had nominated Argentine Archbishop Jose Luis Mollaghan of Rosario to be a member of the congregation “in the commission being established to examine the appeals of clergy for ‘delicta graviora,’” the Vatican term for sexual abuse of minors and serious sins against the sacraments. The Vatican did not provide further details about the commission, when it would be established or what the extent of its mandate would be. It did not mention what Archbishop Mollaghan’s position on the commission would be. In indicating that the archbishop has headed the Archdiocese of Rosario “until now,” the announcement signaled that being part of the commission would be a full-time job in Rome.

Pope says tensions must be resolved with prayer VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In the church, as in any other situation, “problems cannot be resolved by pretending they don’t exist,” Pope Francis said.

“Confronting one another, discussing and praying — that is how conflicts in the church are resolved,” the pope said May 18 before praying the “Regina Coeli” with visitors gathered in St. Peter’s Square. The pope focused his remarks on the day’s first reading, Acts 6:1-7, which describes how the early Christian community, as it grew to include people from different groups, began to experience internal tensions, and how those tensions were resolved at a meeting of the disciples. Facing the problem, discussing solutions and praying about the tensions, he said, the disciples found harmony and an end to a situation in which there was “discontent, complaints, accusations of favoritism and inequality.”

12 classifieds Employment Counselors - Wyandotte Pregnancy Clinic is looking for counselors. This position would be working with clients, counseling women and families in an unplanned pregnancy.

This position will be saving babies, impacting lives, sharing faith, healing hurts, bringing restoration and more. If this is something you are interested in, please call Donna at (913) 287-8287 or send an email to: dkelsey@wpcnetwork.org.

Positions are for immediate hire.

Teachers - Hayden High School, Topeka, has a full-time English teaching position and part-time teaching positions in English and French for the 2014 - 2015 school year. For the qualified individual, the part-time English and French positions can be combined for a full-time position. Applicants must apply by visiting the website at: www.arch kck.org/schooljobs. In addition to completing the online application, please notify the school of your application submission by sending an email to the principal, Mark Madsen, at: madsenm@haydenhigh.org.

Certified Montessori teacher - St. Agnes Early Education Center, Roeland Park, is currently accepting resumes for an opening for a certified lead Montessori teacher. Please submit a resume for consideration by email to Neona Russ at: russneo@stagneskc.org.

Summer camp positions - St. Agnes Early Education Center, Roeland Park, is currently accepting resumes for summer camp positions. Interested parties can submit a resume for consideration by email to Neona Russ at: russ neo@stagneskc.org.

Parish business manager - St. Francis de Sales Parish, Lansing, has an opening for a full-time parish business manager.

The parish business manager is an administrator in support of the pastor’s responsibilities to the parish. This minister is a steward of the physical, financial and personnel resources of the parish. College degree desired and/or 5 - 10 years of business experience. For more information, send an email to Father William McEvoy at: fr.wm.mcevoy@gmail.com or call (913) 727-3768.

Office clerk - Commercial general contractor in Overland Park, is hiring for the position of general office clerk. Parttime position to fit your schedule. Must have strong computer skills and a willingness to learn a variety of tasks.

Send resume by email to: constructionco_ovpark@yahoo. com.

Bookkeeper - Small family business in Lenexa is seeking a bookkeeper to work approximately 6 - 10 hours per week.

Perfect for a retired person or someone with kids in school.

Accounting degree preferred, experience and QuickBooks required. All bookkeeping related duties, position reports directly to owners. $12 - $15 per hour. Please contact Maria by email at: mkoch@silvercross.com.

Financial representatives - Due to the success and growth of the Knights of Columbus, we are adding a financial representative in the Kansas City metro, Topeka, and Garnett - Greeley area. Ideal for a determined, high energy, high expectation, professional, self-disciplined, independent individual desiring to serve others, yet earn a better-than-average income. We provide top-rated financial products to our members and their families and will provide excellent benefits and training. Please contact John A. Mahon, general agent, for more information or an interview by sending an email to: john.mahon@kofc.org, by phone at (785) 4088806 or at 1275 Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS 66612.

Services Mike Hammer local moving - A full-service mover. Packing, pianos, rental truck load/unload, storage container load/unload, and in-home moving. No job too small. Serving JoCo since 1987. St. Joseph, Shawnee, parishioner. Call Mike at (913) 927-4347 or send an email to: mikehammermoving @aol.com.

Cleaning lady - Reasonable rates; references provided. Call (913) 940-2959.

CLUTTER GETTING YOU DOWN? Organize, fix, assemble, install! “Kevin Of All Trades” your professional organizer and “HONEY-DO-LIST” specialist. Call today for a free consultation at (913) 271-5055. Insured. References. Visit our website at: www.KOATINDUSTRIES.com.

Housecleaning - Old-fashioned cleaning, hand mop- ping, etc. A thorough and consistent job every time. References from customers I’ve served for over 17 years. Call Sharon at (816) 322-0006 (home) or (816) 801-0901 (mobile). Serving the 913 area code area.

Quilted Memories - Your Kansas City Longarm Shop Nolting Longarm Machines, quilting supplies and machine quilting services. We specialize in memorial quilts - Custom designed memory quilts from your T-shirt collections, photos, baby clothes, college memorabilia, etc., neckties etc.

For information or to schedule a free consultation, call (913) 649-2704. Visit the website at: www.quiltedmemoriesllc. com.

Lawn mowing - 20 years of experience mowing lawns. Call (913) 669-2328 for a free estimate.

theleaven.com | MAY 23, 2014 Rodman Lawn Care - Mowing, leaf removal, mulch and more. Call John Rodman, member of Holy Cross Parish, Overland Park, at (913) 548-3002 or send an email to him at: Rodman.Lawn@yahoo.com.

Garage door and opener sales and service - 24-hour, 7-day-a-week service on all types of doors. Replace broken springs, cables, hinges, rollers, gate openers, entry and patio doors, and more. Over 32 years of experience. Call (913) 227-4902.

Junkyard Dawg garage, yard and debris cleanup.

Call Josh for an estimate for cleaning and hauling away at (913) 314-0171 and let’s get ’er done!

Masonry work - Quality new or repair work. Brick, block and chimney/fireplace repair. Insured; second-generation bricklayer. Member of St. Paul Parish, Olathe. Call (913) 8294336.

Bankruptcy consultation - If debts are overwhelming you, seek hope and help from compassionate, experienced Catholic attorney, Teresa Kidd. For a free consultation, call (913) 422-0610; send an email to: tkidd@kc.rr.com; or visit the website at: www.teresakiddlawyer.com. We moved! Come check out our new office in Lenexa.

Agua Fina Irrigation and Landscape The one-stop location for your project!

Landscape and irrigation design, installation and maintenance.

Cleanup and grading services It’s time to repair your lawn. 20% discount on lawn renovations with mention of this ad.

Visit the website at: www.goaguafina.com Call (913) 530-7260 or (913) 530-5661 Foley’s Lawn Care - (913) 825-4353 Mowing – Weekly programs starting as low as $30.

Spring/Fall cleanups; mulch; landscape maintenance.

Residential/Commercial Serving Johnson County for 15 years. www.foleyslawncare.com Electrician - Free estimates; reasonable rates. JoCo and south KC metro. Call Pat at (913) 963-9896.

Tree service - Pruning trees for optimal growth and beauty and removal of hazardous limbs or problem trees. Free consultation and bid. Safe, insured, professional. Cristofer Estrada, Green Solutions of KC, (913) 378-5872. www.

GreenSolutionsKC.com.

Tim the Handyman - Small jobs, faucets, garbage disposals, toilets, ceiling fans, light fixtures, painting, wall ceiling repair, wood rot, siding, decks, doors, windows, and gutter cleaning. Call (913) 526-1844.

Home Improvement Heating and cooling repair and replacement - Call Joe with JB Design and Service. Licensed and insured with 20 years experience. Member of Divine Mercy Parish.

Call Joe at (913) 915-6887.

NELSON CREATIONS L.L.C. Home remodeling, design/build, kitchens, baths, all interior and exterior work. Family owned and operated; over 25 years experience. Licensed and insured; commercial and residential. Kirk and Diane Nelson.

(913) 927-5240; nelsport@everestkc.net Stained-glass door side panels - Custom-made to overlay existing windows. Eliminates need for curtains or blinds. Satisfaction guaranteed. Reasonable. 40 years experience. Portfolio for your inspection. Call Ed at (913) 648-0099.

Swalms Organizing and Downsizing Service - Reducing Clutter - Enjoy an Organized Home! Basement, garage, attic, shop, storage rooms - any room organized!

Belongings sorted, boxed and labeled, items hauled or taken for recycling, trash bagged. For before and after photos, visit: www.swalmsorganizing.com. Over 20 years of organizing experience; insured. Call Tillar at (913) 375-9115.

Adept Home Improvements Where quality still counts!

Basement finishing, Kitchens and baths, Electrical and plumbing, Licensed and insured. (913) 599-7998 STA (Sure Thing Always) Home Repair - Basement finish, bathrooms and kitchens; interior & exterior repairs: painting, roofing, siding, wood replacement and window glazing. Free estimates. Call (913) 491-5837 or (913) 5791835. Email: smokeycabin@hotmail.com. Member of Holy Trinity, Lenexa.

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.

Home improvements - Thank you to all my customers for being patient as I underwent a life-saving liver transplant. If there is new work or warranty work, please don’t hesitate to call. We do windows, siding, doors, decks, exterior painting and wood rot. There is no job too big or too small. Call Joshua Doherty at (913) 709-7230.

Detail construction and remodeling - We offer a full line of home remodeling services. Don’t move — remodel! Johnson county area. Call for a free quote. (913) 709-8401.

House painting Interior and exterior; wall paper removal.

Power washing, fences, decks.

30 years experience. References. Reasonable rates.

Call Joe at (913) 620-5776.

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 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, Shawnee.

Local handyman and lawn care - Mowing, painting, woodrot, power washing, staining, gutter cleaning, Honey-Do List, carpet, roofing and windows. FREE estimates.

Member of Holy Angels Parish, Basehor. Call Billy at (913) 927-4118.

Caregiving Caregiving - We provide personal assistance, companionship, care management, and transportation to the elderly and disabled in home, assisted living and nursing facilities. We also provide respite care for main caregivers needing some personal time. Call Daughters & Company at (913) 341-2500 and speak with Laurie, Debbie or Gary.

Retired nurse - Will provide and manage the home. Order and give medicine. Schedule doctors’ appointments.

Shop for the home and prepare meals. Recent references. Very reasonable rates. Call (913) 579-5276 to schedule an appointment. Available for live in. Will consider hourly work in Johnson County area.

Caregiving - Caring, responsible 43-year-old Catholic woman looking to care for your loved one. 15 years experience; excellent references. I treat my clients with care, respect and love, and find working in this field very rewarding. Flexible hours available, and nights and weekends. If interested, please call Kara at (913) 909-6659.

Have a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease? Inquire about our fresh, unique approach to care. ComfortCare Homes, a local, family-owned care option, opened its first home in 2005. We have now grown to four homes located in Overland Park and Leawood. All of our homes are located minutes from highways I-35 or I-435, allowing easy access from anywhere in the Kansas City metropolitan area including Lee’s Summit, Shawnee, Liberty and Olathe. To learn more or take a tour, call Courtney Minter at (913) 609-1891 or visit the website at: www.

ComfortCareKC.com.

Certified home health care - We are two women, both certified CNAs, CPR and home health aides. Will care for your loved ones, day or night. Hospice experience in Mo. and Kan. 100% good references. Treat your family with dignity and safe care. Call (816) 322-2396, (816) 3086259 or (913) 449-8348. Ask for Mary or Sarah.

Caregiving - CNA home health aide. Will provide care for your loved one; very reliable. Maintain clean and safe environment. 100% dignity for your loved ones. 18 years of integrity. Worked and trained with hospice. Meal preparation, all personal care, companionship, light housekeeping, errands and vital signs. Experience with transfers.

Experience with Alzheimer’s, dementia and special needs patients. Overnight. CPR and first-aid qualified. Great references. Call Sarah at (913) 449-8348.

Looking for high quality home care? - Whether you’re looking to introduce care for your family or simply looking to improve your current home care quality, we can help. Our unique approach to home care has earned us a 99% client satisfaction rating among the 1,000-plus families we have assisted. We are family-owned, with offices in Lenexa and Lawrence. Call Benefits of Home Senior Care, Lenexa: (913) 422-1591 or Lawrence: (785) 727-1816 or www.benefitsofhome.com.

Do you worry about your aging parents? - Call to learn how a nurse ambassador can consistently manage your health and wellness, allowing you to live at home safely. A simple and affordable choice. Call Home Connect Health at (913) 627-9222.

Tender loving care - Has your parent or spouse lost a loved one? Do you need extra help? Retired nurse will give caregiving, doctors’ visits, errands, etc. Ask about extra services available. Call (913) 384-2119.

VOLUNTEERS Catholic Radio (KEXS) - Event coordinators and local reps.

Will train. Please join a small staff and growing group of enthusiastic volunteers to help spread the good news. For more information, contact Mark Henke at (913) 742-7209 or by email at: henke@thinkingbeyond.com; or Carolyn O’Laughlin at (816) 616-4000 or by email at: info@thecatholicradionet work.com.

RENTAL Wanted Retired nurse - Rental/work exchange wanted. Studio, small apartment or living quarters in the home. Will negotiate. Call (913) 579-5276.

REAL ESTATE Wanted to buy - Houses that need an upgrade or are very old that you’re having difficulty selling or are in need of selling quickly. I can pay cash within 20 days. Please call Mark Edmondson at (913) 980-4905. Holy Trinity Parish member.

OPEN HOUSE - 1 - 4 p.m. on MAY 25. 8962 Scott Dr., DeSoto.

Lake view, acreage, walk to golf course plus 4 BR, 2.5 BA and living room. Huge screened-in porch. K-10 to Killcreek north to signs. Must see. Reece and Nichols. Call Joann at (913) 307-4046 or direct at (913) 915-5275.

VACATION Colorado vacation - Winter Park; 2 BR, 1 BA, furnished.

Mountain biking, golf, hiking, and fishing. $125 per night or $700 per week. Call (816) 392-0686.

Colorado vacation - Granby, Winter Park. 2 BR, kitchen, sleeps 6. Pet OK. www.innatsilvercreek.com. June 28 - July 5; July 5 - July 12. $500 per week. Call (913) 649-7596.

Pilgrimage in France - Sept. 8 - 18, 2014. Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Bernadette, healing baths, St. John Vianney, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, St. Thérèse, beaches of Normandy (70th anniversary), Mont St. Michel, Our Lady of Pontmain, St. Catherine Laboure, St. Vincent de Paul, Paris. Chaplain: Fr. Ernie Davis, St. Therese Little Flower Kansas City. $4,559. Send an email to: frernie3@gmail. com or call (816) 444-5406.

for sale 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) 327-5557.

For sale - 2010 Yukon Denali 4D, AWD, 6.2 liter engine, one owner, clean CARFAX, power sunroof, heated front and back seats, bench second row with third row seating, new tires, navigation system and back-up camera. 82,350 miles. $29,000. Call (913) 219-3124.

wanted to buy Wanted to buy - Antique/vintage jewelry, lighters, fountain pens, post card collections, paintings/prints, pottery, sterling, china dinnerware.

Renee Maderak, (913) 631-7179.

St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee 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.

MISCELLANEOUS Our Lady of Hope. Catholics with an Anglican and Methodist heritage. Formal and friendly. Visitors welcome. Mass Saturdays at 4 p.m., St. Therese Little Flower, 5814 Euclid, Kansas City, Mo. Fulfills Sunday obligation. Father Ernie Davis. Dr. Bruce Prince-Joseph, organist. For more information, send an email to: frernie3@gmail.com or call (816) 729-6776.

Wagner’s Mud-Jacking Co.

Specializing in Foundation Repairs Mud-jacking and Waterproofing.

Serving Lawrence, Topeka and surrounding areas.

Topeka (785) 233-3447 Lawrence (785) 749-1696 In business since 1963 www.foundationrepairks.com

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May A memorial liturgy for deceased loved ones will be held at 8 a.m. on May 24 at Curé of Ars, 9401 Mission Rd., Leawood. Following Mass, the bereavement ministry will hold its monthly support meeting in the Father Burak Room. The topic will be: “The Ten Commandments of Grief.” For more information, call (913) 649-2026.

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Catholic Cemeteries of Northeast Kansas will host Memorial Day Masses on May 26 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 38th and State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., at 9 a.m.; Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 126th and Parallel Pkwy., Kansas City, Kan., at 10 a.m.; St. Joseph Cemetery, 61st Terr. and Quivira Rd., Shawnee, at 9 a.m.; Resurrection Cemetery, 83rd and Quivira Rd., Lenexa, at 9 a.m. (a flag-raising will be held at 8:30 a.m.); St. John Cemetery, Lenexa, at 8:15 a.m.; Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 15825 S. 169 Hwy., Olathe, at 8 a.m.; Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 801 S.W. Westchester Rd., Topeka, at 10 a.m. For more information, call (913) 371-4040 (Kansas City area) or (785) 2720820 (Topeka area); send an email to: information@cathcemks.org; or visit the website at: www.cathcemks.org.

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Deacon Tom Mulvenon will be the speaker at the KCK Serra Club meeting at noon on May 28. The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5th and Minnesota, Kansas City, Kan.

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A monthly Marian Mass will be held May 28 at Sacred Heart Church, Topeka. Confessions will be held from 6 - 6:30 p.m., rosary from 6:30 - 7 p.m., and Mass will be held at 7 p.m. The topic of the talk will be humility. Fellowship will follow in the church basement.

Holy Spirit Church, 11300 W. 103rd St., Overland Park, will host its 12th annual parish garage sale May 28 - 30 from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. and on May 31 from 8 a.m.

- noon. Proceeds will benefit Catholic education and youth ministry programs at Holy Spirit as well as local charities, including Catholic Charities Refugee, Hope Faith Ministries, and The Sherwood Center.

For more information, visit the website at: www.hscatholicgaragesale.weebly.com.

A Marian retreat will be held at Christ’s Peace House of Prayer, Easton, from May 29 - June 1.

There will be five conferences, including one Saturday morning with John Mark Miravalle as a guest speaker. If you are interested in participating in a part or all of the retreat, please call (913) 7738255 or send an email to: info@christs peace.com.

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A K of C 700-family garage sale will be held May 31 from 8 a.m. 6 p.m. and June 1 from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Queen of the Holy Rosary Church, 22779 Metcalf, Bucyrus. On Sunday, all items that will fit into a trash bag will be $4 a bag. For more information, call (770) 335-8244.

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Father Harry Schneider will celebrate 40 years of priestly service with a special Mass at 4 p.m. on May 31 at the Cathedral

of St. Peter, Kansas City, Kan. A buffet reception will follow the Mass in the parish center. Former parishioners, friends, and clergy are all welcome.

June Father Anthony Lickteig will be feted for 60 years of priestly service on June 1. Father Lickteig will celebrate a special Mass of thanksgiving at 1 p.m. at Holy Spirit Church, Overland Park, followed by a banquet in his honor at 3:30 p.m. The festivities are open to all friends and clergy. Reservations for dinner are required by May 15 and will be limited to adults because of space limitations. Call the church office at (913) 492-7318 or send an email to: rsvp@hscatholic.org.

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Christ’s Peace House of Prayer, Easton, is honoring the Blessed Mother with a celebration on June 1 from noon - 4 p.m. Mass is at noon, followed by lunch in the main building. There will be a procession in honor of Mary at 2:30 p.m., ending with the recitation of the glorious mysteries of the rosary at the outdoor shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe. Please RSVP by calling (913) 773-8255 or send an email to: info@christspeace. com.

Members of the community are invited to enjoy good food and fun at the summer festival to benefit the charitable works of the Sisters, Servants of Mary on June 1 from noon - 4 p.m. on the grounds of the convent, 800 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kan. Lunch and desserts will be served, and there will be games for children, booths and raffles. The Sisters, Servants of Mary are a community of women religious who provide nursing care to persons in their homes. The Sisters offer their services at no charge to individuals or families. For more information about the festival, call (913) 371-3423.

SocialHeart, a nonprofit organization that provides support to local nonprofit organizations through event fundraising, will host a happy hour to benefit Angela and Patrick Toplikar’s mission trip to Piura, Peru, from July 31 - Aug. 14. The happy hour will take place on June 4 from 5:30 - 8 p.m. at the Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. For more information about the mission trip, visit the website at: www.sfxmission.com. For more information about the happy hour, call Mary Toplikar at (913) 353-1877.

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Coping with Life Alone is a grief support program that meets once a week for seven weeks. The program helps those who have lost a love relationship — due to death, divorce, or separation — move through the experience of grief and loss into a future with renewed hope. The next program will meet on Thursday evenings between June 5 and July 24 from 6:30 – 9 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church, Lenexa. To register or for additional information, call Cathy at (816) 540-4644; send an email to: gcdeb@aol. com; or visit the website at: www.begin ningexperience.org.

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Father William Meninger, a Trappist monk, master retreat leader and centering prayer architect, will be giving a centering prayer

retreat, entitled “Models of Contemplation,” from June 6 - 8 at Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Mo. There is no deadline and scholarships are available. For more information, call Rob Carr at (913) 706-9469 or send an email to: crc9@earthlink.net.

Come see and listen to Dr. Ray Guarendi live at this year’s 6-7 Kansas City Catholic Homeschool Conference. “Our Faith, Our Families” is the theme of the conference, which will be held June 6 - 7 at St. James Academy, 24505 Prairie Star Pkwy., Lenexa. Visit the website for more information and to register at: www.kccatholichomeschooler.org. Early registration is through May 10.

The Singles of Nativity dance, “Viva la Hollywood,” will be held from 7 - 11 p.m. at 119th and Mission Rd., Leawood, with good food and fun. Come dressed as your favorite Hollywood character and enjoy the evening. The cost to attend is $15. For more information, contact Rhonda by sending an email to: mann0326@sbcglobal.net.

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A vigil of Pentecost celebration will be held at Sanctuary of Hope, 2601 Ridge Ave., Kansas City, Kan., on June 7 from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. The event will include praise and worship, four teachings, Mass with Father Dennis Wait and a healing service.

The cost to attend is $10 for a full day, and $5 for a half day. An optional lunch and dinner are available if ordered by June 4.

For more information, call Carol at (816) 229-7924.

St. Malachy Church, Beattie, will host its parish picnic on June 8. A beef brisket and pork dinner will be served from 5 - 7:30 p.m. The cost to attend is $8 for adults; $4 for children ages 10 and under. There will also be bingo, games, quilts, a country store, and a raffle. The auction begins at 8 p.m.

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St. James Church, Wetmore, will host its annual picnic and auction on June 8. A roast beef and ham dinner will be served beginning at 4:30 p.m. The cost to attend is: $8 for adults; $5 for children ages 4 10; and free for children under the age of 3. There will also be games and an auction beginning at 8 p.m.

The St. Thomas Aquinas High School 29th annual Saints Golf Classic will be June 9 at Milburn Country Club, Overland Park.

The day includes registration and lunch at 11 a.m., followed by a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. Awards and dinner for golfers and guests will follow tournament play.

In memory of Coach Genarro Mirocke, proceeds directly benefit families in crisis with tuition assistance through the Guardian Angel Fund. Players, sponsors and volunteers are needed. Space is limited. For more information and to register, visit the website at: www.stasaints.net/saintsgolf.

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St. Joseph Church, 306 N. Broadway, Leavenworth, will host its 14th annual Germanfest on June 14. The Mass begins at 4:30 p.m., followed by a traditional German dinner from 5:30 - 8 p.m. The cost to attend is $10 for adults; $4 for children. There will

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also be a beer garden, wine, raffle and outdoor music by the Festhaus Musikanten Polka Band from 6 - 9 p.m. For more information, call the parish office at (913) 6823953 or visit the website at: www.icsj.org.

Summer Do you live in the Kansas City area? Do you need some minor home repair or know someone in need of home repairs?

Catholic HEART (Helping Everyone Attain Repairs Today) will be in your area, July 14 - 17. Catholic HEART provides the labor and some material, such as paint, tools, and wood. Requests for assistance must be submitted before June 1. For more information, call Ernie Boehner at (913) 433-2085; Rick Cheek at (913) 284-1725; or Scott See, Catholic HEART Workcamp manager at (913) 208-4610.

Girls entering sixth, seventh or eighth grades are invited to attend the 2014 Leadership Camp scheduled for June 30 July 2 on the campus of the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison. The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth co-sponsor this event. The registration deadline is May 23. The camp provides opportunities for participants to learn about their faith, how Catholic values and leadership go together, and how to set goals and make decisions. The registration fee of $125 covers room and board, meals and a T-shirt for each participant. Partial scholarships are available. Contact Sister Barbara Smith, OSB, by email at: vocation@ mountosb.org or call (913) 426-5275; or Sister Vicki Lichtenauer, SCL, by email at: vickil@scls.org or call (816) 718-2660. For a brochure with application, visit the website at: www.scls.org.

The Bishop Miege basketball clinic for girls will be held June 16 - 19. The boys clinic will be held from June 23 - 26. Both clinics are for children going into the 4th - 8th grades. The clinics will run from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Mon. - Thurs. For children going into kindergarten, 1st - 3rd grades, the Little Stags Clinic is from June 9 - 12, from 9 - 10:30 a.m. All clinics are coached

by Terry English, head girls basketball coach, and Rick Zych, head boys basketball coach, and their coaching staffs. For more information, call Dolly Foley at (913) 495-9559 or visit the website at: www. bishopmiege.com.

The objectives of the St. James Academy summer youth camps are to develop skills in future high school students and to provide a general overview of the high school experience. Unless specific skills are listed, participants of all ability are welcome. Register online at: www. sjakeepingfaith.org. The cost to attend is $80. For more information, contact Mr. Huppe at (913) 254-4284.

St. James Academy, Lenexa, will be hosting summer basketball leagues for all girls entering 5th - 8th grades and all boys entering 3rd - 9th grades next fall.

For more information on the boys’ league, contact Stan Dohm by email at: sdohm@ sjakeepingfaith.org or call (316) 641-5802.

For the girls’ league, contact Rich Weitz by email at: rweitz@sjakeepingfaith.org or call (913) 302-8564.

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14 commentary Scripture Readings

theleaven.com | may 23, 2014

mark my words

sixth week OF EASTER May 25 sixth SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 8: 5-8, 14-17 Ps 66: 1-7, 16, 20 1 Pt 3: 15-18 Jn 14: 15-21 May 26 Philip Neri, priest Acts 16: 11-15 Ps 149: 1b-6a, 9b Jn 15:26 – 16:4a May 27 Augustine of Canterbury Acts 16: 22-34 Ps 138: 1-3, 7c-8 Jn 16: 5-11 May 28 Wednesday Acts 17:15, 22 – 18:1 Ps 148: 1-2, 11-14 Jn 16: 12-15 May 29 Thursday Acts 18: 1-8 Ps 98: 1-4 Jn 16: 16-20 May 30 Friday Acts 18: 9-18 Ps 47: 2-7 Jn 16: 20-23 May 31 THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Zep 3: 14-18a (Ps) Is 12: 2-3, 4b-6 Lk 1: 39-56 June 1 THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD Acts 1: 1-11 Ps 47: 2-3, 6-9 Eph 1: 17-23 Mt 28: 16-20 June 2 Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs Acts 19: 1-8 Ps 68: 2-5acd, 6-7b Jn 16: 29-33 June 3 Charles Lwanga and companions, martyrs Acts 20: 17-27 Ps 68: 10-11, 20-21 Jn 17: 1-11a June 4 Wednesday Acts 20: 28-38 Ps 68: 29-30, 33-36a, 35bc-36b Jn 17: 11b-19 June 5 Boniface, bishop, martyr Acts 22: 30; 23: 6-11 Ps 16: 1-2a, 5, 7-11 Jn 17: 20-26 June 6 Norbert, bishop Acts 25: 13b-21 Ps 103: 1-2, 11-12, 19-20b Jn 21: 15-19 June 7 Saturday Acts 28: 16-20, 30-31 Ps 11: 4-5, 7 Jn 21: 20-25

Slide into a restful summer

D

avid Slagle, an office manager in Atlanta, tells about getting a call several years ago from a woman who worked for him.

Her car had broken down and she was stranded about two miles away. Playing the white knight, he drove over and found the woman leaning against her car, looked frazzled.

When asked what happened, she replied, “I was just driving down the road and the car quit running.”

“Could you be out of gas?”

Slagle asked.

“No,” she answered, “I just filled up this morning.”

That one question pretty much exhausted the manager’s automotive expertise, but he persisted, “Well, did it make any noise?”

“You bet,” she said. “As I was driving down the hill, it went brump, brump, brump, POW!” “Hm,” said Slagle. “When was the last time you changed the oil?”

With a blank look on her face, she said, “Oil?” It turned out the poor woman had owned the car for 18 months and never changed the oil! (Adapted from”1001 Illustrations That Connect,”

by Craig Brian Larson and Phyllis Ten Elshof, eds.)

Well, Leaven readers, this will be our last weekly

Father Mark Goldasich Father Mark Goldasich is the pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Tonganoxie. He has been editor of The Leaven since 1989. issue until Sept. 12. As is our custom, we publish biweekly in the summer. That gives our regular staff of six here an opportunity to “change our oil.” While we love what we do, the challenge of putting out a 16-page paper each week is draining, both physically and mentally. Summer gives us a chance to recharge, relax, sneak in a vacation and more family time, and just generally catch our breath a bit.

Changing the oil is vitally important for things to run smoothly. Heck, we even do it in church. Did you know that the oil in your parish is changed once a year? Many parishes have an ambry where three containers are displayed when not in use — the oil of catechumens, the oil of the sick and the oil of chrism. On the Tuesday before Easter, the archbishop blesses new oils that are then taken back for use in each

parish in the coming year.

So, if your car needs oil to keep from breaking down and even your parish changes its oil, it makes sense that, as individuals, we need to do the same. But it won’t happen on its own, any more than the oil in your car will change itself.

Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, is a great time to plan how you can do some preventive maintenance — find rest and relaxation — for your body and spirit in these next few months.

Let me start by saying there are a couple of things that you will not find me doing. For years, I’ve flirted with trying a tandem skydiving jump. Heck, just last week, an 81-year-old great-great-grandma from Wichita did one. At the end, though, when asked if she’d do it again, she said, “Probably not.” On hearing that, reason and terror kicked in for me and I’ve banished the skydiving idea.

And speaking of reason and terror, you will also not find me on the brand-new highest waterslide in the world — 17 stories high — at Schlitterbahn in Kansas City, Kan. It’s fittingly called “Verrückt” (German for “insane” or “just plain nuts”), which I would have to be before considering a plunge down it.

Oh, I’ll attend some Royals, T-Bones and SportingKC

games, but what you’ll find me doing most is reading. In addition to devouring some new collections of stories, here is what’s on my list: My parishioners will love that I’ll be poring over “Brief: Make a Bigger Impact

by Saying Less,” by Joseph McCormack. Before they get their hopes up, though, for shorter homilies, I should warn them that the book is 234 pages long. Couldn’t the author have made his case in a briefer way?

As far as exercise is concerned, I’ll be doing — well, reading — “The Ignatian Workout,” by Tim Muldoon, which contains “daily spiritual exercises for a healthy faith.”

Always looking to be a better pastor, I’ll be examining ”Rebuilt,” and “Tools for Rebuilding,” both by Michael White and Tom Corcoran, suggesting practical ways to make the parish even better.

Lastly, since I’m fascinated by art and am a sucker for anything Italian, I’ll be reading Ross King’s “Leonardo and the Last Supper,” about that great work of art in Milan.

Why not spend this holiday weekend compiling your own relaxation list? I’m eager to get to mine, because we all know that it’s the “oily” bird that gets the worm.

In the beginning

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Is there room for God in your heart?

hen summer finally rolls around, I always hope that I will then be able to find room in my life for those projects that I have been putting off.

I can pay attention to only so many things at one time. In order to move on to something new, I may need to get rid of some of those things.

In a sense, we see that happening in Sunday’s first reading, Acts 8:5-8, 14-17.

Philip has left Jerusalem because of the persecution that has broken out there.

He travels to Samaria, where he begins to bring the good news about Jesus Christ to the locals.

When Philip proclaims Christ to the people of

Father Mike Stubbs Father Mike Stubbs is the pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Overland Park and has a degree in Scripture from Harvard University.

Samaria, he also works miracles among them. Some of the more significant miracles involve driving out unclean spirits. As they are expelled, the unclean spirits cry out in a loud voice. In a sense, their loud cries echo Philip’s proclamation about Jesus, because they witness to his power.

The absence of the un-

Pope francis If individuals and nations are serious about protecting human rights and promoting peace, they must do much more to curb the global arms trade and assist immigrants, Pope Francis told seven new ambassadors to the Vatican.

There are “stories that make us weep and feel ashamed: human beings — our brothers and sisters, children of

clean spirits makes room for the Holy Spirit to come into the hearts of those who had been possessed, which happens when the apostles Peter and John lay hands on those who have arrived at faith in Christ and have been baptized. One goes out, so that the other may come in. The unclean spirits had filled a spiritual vacuum in their hearts. As long as the evil spirits had remained there, it was not possible for the Holy Spirit to enter.

Only when they left could the Holy Spirit enter in.

It is a situation analogous to that of our own day, when people will sometimes attempt to satisfy their spiritual hungers by turning to something other than God. They may obsess about a sport or some other pas-

God — spurred by a desire to live and work in peace, who face exhausting journeys and are subject to extortion, torture, abuse of every kind and sometimes end up dying in the desert or at the bottom of the sea,” the pope said May 15. Forced migrations, conflicts and the proliferation of weapons are closely tied phenomena, the pope told new ambassadors from Switzerland, Liberia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Jamaica, South Africa and India.

time. It may be something very trivial, like a TV show or a video game. It may be something more serious, like a fascination with the occult.

In any case, by focusing all their energies on that one thing, by placing all their hopes and dreams on it, they are attempting to fill the emptiness in their lives.

Meanwhile, there is no room for God. That is why the proclamation of Christ is so important. It enables us to see what is truly important, what is of lasting value. It can purge us of that which is inconsequential and trivial. With those things gone, there is room for the Holy Spirit to enter into our lives.

“They are wounds in a world that is our world, the place where God put us to live today and where he calls us to be responsible for our brothers and sisters so that no one’s human dignity is violated.” Welcoming the new ambassadors, Pope Francis said, “everyone speaks of peace, all declare they want it, but unfortunately the proliferation of weapons of every kind goes in the opposite direction.”

— CNS

16 LOCAL NEWS

Leaven photo by Marc Anderson

Hayden High School held its 100th commencement exercises on May 18 at the Topeka Performing Arts Center. Founded in 1911 by Father Francis Hayden, who served as pastor of Assumption Parish, the high school graduated its first five students in 1915. This year Hayden added 99 students to its alumni.

Leaven photo by Lori Wood Habiger

theleaven.com | may 23, 2014

Sacred Heart Shawnee’s School of Religion program held an outdoor rosary with all of the SOR students May 6 and 7 in the parish’s rosary garden to celebrate the end of the year. Jayden Levya, a first-grade SOR student, follows along with his rosary.

Leaven photo by Susan McSpadden

Hundreds of Catholic Boy Scouts from Kansas and Missouri celebrate Mass with Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann and Bishop Robert Finn on May 18 at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., as part of the first Scouting 500. More than 12,000 Boy Scouts participated in the event.

Leaven photo by Lori Wood Habiger

Father Meinrad Miller, OSB, sings the national anthem before the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the Kansas Speedway on May 10. Father Meinrad is the monastic novice master at St. Benedict’s Abbey and serves as a professor of theology at Benedictine College, Atchison.

photo courtesy of the kansas speedway

Lamar Hunt Jr. presented Resurrection School at the Cathedral in Kansas City, Kan., with a check for $100,000 on May 7 that will go toward replacing the school’s boiler system and window air-conditioning unit with a brand-new heating and cooling system. In the boiler room from left are: Father Harry Schneider, rector of the cathedral; Hunt; Lynda Higgins, principal of Resurrection; and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann.

Leaven photo by Doug Hesse

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann baptizes Drew Thomas Hellebusch with the help of Drew’s father Brian on May 18 at Church of the Ascension in Overland Park. This was the first of the archbishop’s baptisms to promote large families. In addition to Drew, the archbishop also baptized Maria Guadalupe Aguilera, a member of All Saints Parish in Kansas City, Kan., and Nora Genevieve Madison, a member of Ascension.