06-06-14 Vol. 35 No. 40

theleaven.com | vol. 35, no. 40 | june 6, 2014

Three ordinations cap off

‘triple crown’

By Joe Bollig joe@theleaven.com

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LATHE — The ordination of three men on the anniversary of his own priestly ordination was more than a gift, said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann.

It was the crowning event of an eventful month.

“One thing for sure that I never envisioned 39 years ago was that, through God’s providence and sense of humor, I would someday be administering the sacrament of holy orders to others,” said Archbishop Naumann in his homily.

“During this month of May,” he continued, “I’ve had the special privilege to be the principal consecrator of the new bishop of Wichita, Bishop Carl Kemme, last week to ordain five transitional deacons for the archdiocese, and now, today, to ordain three priests.

“For a bishop, this is sort of a triple crown.”

Archbishop Naumann completed his “triple crown” on May 25 at Prince of Peace Parish in Olathe when he ordained Father Anthony Joseph Saiki, 26, from DeSoto; Father Adam Christopher Wilczak, 30, from Topeka; and Father Jaime Ryan Zarse, 27, from Overland Park.

In his homily, Archbishop Naumann told the three newly ordained priests that not only did the sacrament of >> See “archdiocese” on page 8

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Keeping Latin alive

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Naumann June 6 Mass for Catholic Foundation of Northeast Kansas continuing education program Mass and reconciliation — Prairie Star Ranch, Williamsburg 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

Save the date for corpus christi

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The annual Corpus Christi procession, a joint venture between the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, will be held on June 22 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 901 Cesar Chavez Ave., Kansas City, Mo. The celebration will begin with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 1 p.m. At 3 p.m., an outdoor procession will accompany the Blessed Sacrament on a route of approximately a half-mile, down to Sacred Heart/Guadalupe Parish, where the final Benediction will be celebrated.

Judy (Kollmorgen) and Roger Denesia, members of Church of the Ascension, Overland Park, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 20.

The couple was married on June 20, 1964, at the Newman Center, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, on the campus of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. The couple will celebrate with family on June 22. Their children and their spouses are: Chris and Mark Glover, Olathe; and Cathy and Patrick Meraz, Leawood.

They also have five grandchildren.

Jody and Fran (Dillon) Sheehan, members of Holy Trinity Parish, Lenexa, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 1 at the 11:30 a.m. Mass at the church, followed by a reception for family, friends and parishioners.

The couple was married on June 6, 1964, at St. Edward Parish, Texarkana, Ark. Their children and their spouses are: Susan and Rob Gliesman, Overland Park; Kim and Chris McEntee, Overland Park; Karen and Ron Bishop, Olathe; Mary Beth and Ryan Brotherson, Olathe; and Sarah and Joe Graham, Chicago. They have 16 grandchildren and one great-grandson.

James H. and Barbara A. (Wewers) Beatty, members of Blessed Sacrament Parish, Kansas City, Kan., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 13. The couple was married on June 13, 1964, at Blessed Sacrament. Their children and their spouses are: Jay and Denise Beatty, Shawnee; Kevin and Marlene Beatty, Monument, Colo.; Bryan Beatty, Kansas City, Kan.; and Michele and Joel Lichtenauer, Olathe. They also have four granddaughters.

Harlan and Georgina (Haverkamp) Holthaus, members of Sacred Heart Parish, Baileyville, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 7 with a dinner for family and friends. The couple was married on June 13, 1964, at St. Bede Church, Kelly. Their children and their spouses are: Annette and Bob Rottinghaus, Baileyville; David and Teresa Holthaus, Baileyville; Janel and Dean Fillinger, Draper, Utah; Cheryl and Ben Sigle, Manhattan; and Bonnie Holthaus, Kansas City, Mo. They also have 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Marvin and Sylvia Klumpe, members of St. Joseph Parish, Olpe, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on May 24 with a Mass of thanksgiving followed by a family dinner. The couple was married on May 24, 1954, at St. Mary Church, Hartford, by Father Donald Birkenheuer, OFM. Their children and their spouses are: Irene Barger, Sedgwick; Daryl and Bonnie Klumpe, Emporia; Brenda and Bob Redeker, Olpe; Michael and Cindy Klumpe, Olpe; Norma Davis, Lawrence; and Steven and Jamie Klumpe, Amarillo, Texas. They also have 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Don and Nadine (Teter) Poss, members of St. Therese Pa r i s h , Richmond, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on May 30.

The couple was married on May 30, 1949, at Holy Angels Church, Garnett. Their children and their spouses are: Jeanne and Ron Wolken, Merriam; Donna and Ken Zimmerman, Shawnee; Marcia (deceased) and Tom Peine, Greeley; Gary and Gwen Poss, Olathe; Larry and Trayce Poss, St. Joseph, Mo.; Mariann and Mike Moore, Shawnee; and Doug Poss, Shawnee. Cards can be sent to: P.O. Box 235, Richmond, KS 66080.

Wayne and Gerry (Gast) Jenicke, members of St. Patrick Parish, Kansas City, Kan., will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 6.

The couple was married on June 6, 1964, at Queen of the Holy Rosary Church, Wea, by Father Frank Schepers. Their children and their spouses are: Janel and Michael Killian, Brighton, Colo.; Jeff and Lori Jenicke, Lawrence; Jeremy and Kristy Jenicke, Douglaston, N.Y.; Jason and Jennifer Jenicke, Alexandria, Ky.; and Justin Jenicke, Salt Lake City. They also have 11 grandchildren.

Diane (Archer) and Richard Doran, members of Holy Angels Parish, Garnett, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends on June 22. The couple was married on June 20, 1964, at Holy Angels Church, Garnett, by Father Leo Horner. Their children are Eric Doran, Lenexa, and Evan Doran, Garnett. They also have four grandchildren.

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June 8 Archdiocesan confirmation — Cathedral June 10 U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Pro-Life Committee meeting — New Orleans

June 10-13 USCCB spring meeting — New Orleans June 14 Symbolon Mass — Savior Pastoral Center Ride for Life and Liberty bike blessing and Flag Day ceremony — Mater Dei, Topeka Mass and grotto blessing — Sts. Peter and Paul, Seneca June 15 Altar consecration — Assumption Parish, Topeka June 16 “Shepherd’s Voice” recording Catholic Education Foundation board meeting — Savior Pastoral Center June 17 Leavenworth Regional Priests meeting Administrative Team meeting Serra Club golf dinner with priests, deacons and seminarians — St. Patrick, Kansas City, Kan. June 18 St. Lawrence advisory council meeting June 19 Digital Church Conference welcome — Savior Pastoral Center

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One of the foremost Latinists in the world comes to Benedictine College

By Joe Bollig joe@theleaven.com

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TCHISON — There’s a scene in “The Untouchables” when G-man Elliot Ness explains to the tough, Irish cop Malone why he had to kill a gangster.

“He’s as dead as Julius Caesar,” agrees Malone.

Yes, Julius Caesar is dead.

And so, one would think, is his language: Latin.

But not quite. For a language that has been taking its licks since a barbarian horde breached the Rhine River frontier in 406 A.D., Latin keeps twitching.

Go tell Reginaldus Latin, of course, was used long after the fall of Rome by the Catholic Church. The Second Vatican Council of 1962-65, in fact, was conducted in Latin — although the next council is unlikely to be.

That’s because as a result of that council, Mass in the vernacular became the norm — or the ordinary rite.

The Mass in Latin is now the extraordinary form.

Which puts the final nail in Latin’s coffin, wouldn’t you say?

But try telling that to Father Reginald Foster, OCD, known affectionately by his students as “Reginaldus.”

Father Reggie, or just Reggie, will turn 75 in November and now lives in an assisted living center for senior citizens in a suburb of Milwaukee.

From 1969 until 2008, when a fall led to serious health problems and a return to the United States in 2009, Father Reginald was the chief Latinist for four popes. He also taught at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from 1975 to 2004, during both the regular academic year and an intense summer learning session.

He became known as a bit of a maverick — not only for his teaching methods, but for his preference for workman’s clothes over clerical dress, and for his propensity to speak his mind and go off script.

He became known, in short, as a bit of a character, Vatican-style.

Ready, set — translate!

After retiring and moving back to the States and the recovery of his health, Father Reggie began to offer his summer program for advanced Latin students in Milwaukee.

And thanks to the efforts of his former student and St. Benedict’s Abbey monk Father Daniel McCarthy, OSB, a taste of the Father Reginald experience was brought to the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.

Father Reggie offered a one-week seminar in advanced Latin, “The Lights and Delights of the Latin Language,”

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Father Reginald Foster, OCD, was the chief Latinist for four popes from 1969 to 2008. The priest recently offered a one-week seminar in advanced Latin, “The Lights and Delights of the Latin Language,” from May 19 to 23 at St. Benedict’s Abbey in Atchison. from May 19 to 23 at St. Benedict’s Abbey in Atchison.

He also conducted a half-day reading session on May 24 at the Classics Department at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

Many people consider Father Reggie to be the foremost Latinist in the world — but he doesn’t care.

“I don’t know about that,” he said.

“Who can judge that?”

“One, there’s no one to judge it,” he said. “Two, no one cares.”

He used to translate thousands of documents in Latin at his sparse, simple Vatican digs. But even in his “retirement,” he keeps getting calls from the home office.

“I’ve been doing the pope’s tweets in Latin for a whole year,” he said. “They call me on this phone right here. Maybe I’ll get a call right now.”

“They call me and give me five or six tweets in Italian and say, ‘Could you have these ready for tomorrow afternoon?’” he continued. “‘I say, ‘Fine, tomorrow morning.’

“I scribble them out, and they call back. Then they go around the world.”

No, the pope doesn’t write his own tweets. Some guy in the papal social communications office combs through the pope’s discourses to get ideas to fit the pithy, 140-character format.

A good length, said Father Reggie, because popes like to “blah-blahblah.”

He likes writing the Latin tweets because it gives him a chance to practice his Latin. More precious to him, how-

ever, is the opportunity to interact with his students.

Meet me at the forum — er, abbey The lucky few who were able to attend the intensive week at St. Benedict’s Abbey read from the correspondence of Pope Gregory the Great (590 to 604), and the Roman statesman Cicero (106 to 43 B.C.).

They would read passages — individually and as a group — answering Father Reggie’s questions as best they could . . . and posing questions to him in turn. It was as close to a living Latin experience as one could get, short of a spin through a time machine. The mixed group included teachers, students and abbey monks.

One letter they read was a request from Pope Gregory to the bishop of Jerusalem for help in tracking down a misbehaving Roman deacon on the lam; he requested that the miscreant be sent back to Rome in chains.

And the students discovered something very important. Even Gregory and Cicero made mistakes in their Latin — a consolation for struggling Latin students everywhere.

Father Daniel is not only facilitating workshops like the one held at the abbey for Father Reggie, however.

He is working with the Latinist to help preserve his unique teaching method.

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mentaries on Latin prayers,” said Father Daniel, who began studying under Father Reggie in 1999. “I wrote them, but I always consulted Reggie on the meaning of the Latin.”

In the summer of 2009, he approached Father Reggie in Milwaukee and proposed they work together to produce a series of books to teach Latin the Father Reggie way.

“My contribution is to preserve Reggie’s voice and present it in a way that’s very clear to understand,” said Father Daniel.

There will be five books by the project’s completion. The first three are called: “Ossa Latinitatis Sola: The Mere Bones of Latin,” “Ossium Carnes Multae: The Bones’ Meats Abundant,” and “Os praesens Ciceronis episturlaris: The Immediate Mouth of Cicero in His Letters.”

The series is not available for sale yet by the publisher, The Catholic University of America. But a smaller collaborative work about the collects of the Roman Missal, a one-chapter skeleton of essential elements of Father Reggie’s method, is available through the St. Benedict Abbey gift shop.

Thanks to dedicated students like Father Daniel, therefore, the not-quitedead-yet language of Latin will twitch on.

While for his part, Father Reggie stands by, ready to help the “home office” fulfill its mandate to “spread the Gospel to the ends of the earth.”

In her ancient tongue, and 140 characters or less.

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theleaven.com | june 6, 2014

Woodworker turns scrap into a family business

By Jill Ragar Esfeld jill@theleaven.com

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eawood — Curé of Ars parishioner Ian Byrne is living the faith — specifically Psalm 118:22: “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”

After years of being focused on the beautiful custom woodwork for which he is known, Byrne is finding his attention drawn instead to the pieces of scrap wood falling from his band saw.

“I pick them up and jiggle them around,” he said. “And I think, ‘What can I make out of this?’”

He’s answered that question many times over with everything from wall art to furniture to an assortment of curios.

As a matter of fact, Byrne recently opened Off the Floor Woodwork, a store showcasing original art and furniture created from salvaged wood.

And his entire family has joined him in the process of taking what the builder once rejected and transforming it into a cornerstone of home decor.

Come in to browse, talk or share ideas. If it involves reclaiming, refurbishing or creating with wood, let the Byrne family help you achieve your dream. The shop is located at 7142 Wornall, Kansas City, Mo. Hours are Tuesday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Also check out the website at: offthefloorwood work.com or call (816) 423-3336.

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This beautifully carved Celtic knot ornaments one of many handcrafted pieces at Ian Byrne’s new shop Off the Floor Woodwork that features wall art, furniture and curios made from reclaimed wood.

From stain sample to wall art Originally from County Wicklow, Ireland, Byrne immigrated to Kansas City in 1987. A few years later, he started Byrne Custom Woodworking, specializing in custom furniture, cabinets and plantation shutters.

He’s always felt a kinship with Jesus, blessed to share his profession. And so it follows that much of his business involves building and renovating in churches.

“I’ve done a ton of work in sacred spaces of all denominations,” he said.

“And I love it; I get very passionate about it.

“When I’m long gone, this furniture — these altars — will still be there.”

Byrne is passionate about wood in general.

“Ian has always had a great love and respect for anything having to do with wood,” said his wife Kathy Quinn.

“He couldn’t bear to throw away God’s beautiful creation.

“Instead, he decided to start a business that would use the off-the-floor wood to show off its beauty.”

“It’s survived a hundred years,” said Byrne. “I’m not going to let it go now.

“I’m going to put it on a piece of wall art so it can be around for another 100 years.”

The idea came about when Byrne was involved in a residential project for a client in Vail, Colo.

“We did all the furniture, cabinets and paneling,” he explained. “When it came to choosing the stain and color, [the client] asked for a stain sample.”

Byrne got a large piece of plywood and glued some of the scrap pieces on it. He stained and finished them,

internationally acclaimed Celtic-rock band.

Andreina apprentices at a production company during the day and works in the woodshop evenings. She also writes music reviews.

When asked if “high energy” is a family trait, Byrne said, “Absolutely. I can’t sit still, and the kids are like that, too.

“God gave us talent; we’re not going to sit around and just waste it.”

Byrne’s daughter Kaitlyn and her fiance Joey Privitera manage Off the Wall Woodwork’s website.

Byrne’s sister-in-law, Elizabeth Quinn-Babcock, rounds out the family affair as the in-store manger.

“We see a lot of each other now,” said Byrne. “It’s brought us all closer together.”

A cozy place to browse

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The entire Byrne family works together creating, promoting and selling art repurposed from wood castoffs. From left are, son Kian, daughter Kaitlin, Ian Byrne and his wife Kathy Quinn. framed it and showed it to the client.

“She went absolutely crazy for it,” he said. “She loved it — it was the story of her whole house in one frame.”

Byrne’s “stain sample” ended up displayed as an art piece in the home.

And that started him thinking about repurposing off-the-floor wood as wall art.

A family affair Before long, Byrne recruited his son Kian and daughter Andreina to join him in rummaging through the scrapwood bin to find inspiration for art.

It was a natural progression for both.

“We’ve been working with wood since we were little kids,” said Andreina. “We were allowed to use chisels,

so we would chisel our names or a design in pieces of wood.

“Kian used to make little sculptures; my sister (Kaitlyn) and I made Barbie beds. We still have all these wooden Barbie beds at our house.”

All adults now, Kian and Andreina are naturally artistic and enthusiastically embraced the idea of reclaiming wood to create art for the new shop.

“The art angle is nice because we’re just doing whatever we want,” said Kian.

And their mother, who is an Emmy award-winning journalist for “FOX 4 News,” runs the business side of the operation in her spare time.

But she’s not the only multitasker in this family.

In addition to woodworking, Byrne and Kian perform with The Elders, an

The Byrne family found the perfect place to display and sell their art in the Waldo neighborhood of Kansas City, Mo. “The building itself has got an old tile roof on it,” said Byrne. “I liked the architectural details of the building.

It’s very quaint.”

Byrne worked his magic to make the interior a perfect venue for the eclectic art and a welcoming place for visitors to browse.

“I love the location and what he’s done with the inside,” said QuinnBabcock. “It’s so cozy; it feels like it should be a pub.”

That atmosphere is nurtured by the infectious attitude of this family that not only works together, but clearly loves being together.

“Our family does literally everything together,” said Kian. “I don’t know why — I don’t know how we got that. But working with them doesn’t seem odd to me.”

For his part, Byrne credits another carpenter for this new direction in his life . . . and for the blessing of a healthy and happy family.

“I do believe we get signs, you know, of the way we’re supposed to go,” he said. “We get nods and prods all the time.

“I think sometimes we should listen a little bit more and take that silent advice.”

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KCK community comes together for one of its own

By Jessica Langdon jessica@theleaven.com

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ANSAS CITY, Kan. — When Catholics from across the metro joined forces to make a dream playground a reality at Our Lady of Unity School here, they never imagined that they would also come together to save a life.

Volunteers were hard at work building the playground the afternoon of May 10 when Teresa Ortega, a parent volunteer, collapsed a few yards away.

Bob Butters heard the urgency in the voice of his wife Nancy Butters, principal of Our Lady of Unity, when she summoned him away from the construction that Saturday afternoon.

Bob, the assistant police chief in Osawatomie, is skilled at responding when someone’s heart has stopped.

But this time, he knew the mother of three whose life he was trying to save; she had spent the past two weekends with her family helping at the playground site.

When no pulse was found, Bob started mouth-to-mouth, and Jose Ortega, Teresa’s husband, started chest compressions.

“All I can remember is seeing everybody running and doing their thing,” said Nancy.

A 911 call sent sirens wailing toward the school.

Teachers sprinted to the driveway to flag down and direct the emergency vehicles.

Photo courtesy of Our Lady of Unity School

Sister Ellen Horn, OSF, a teacher at Our Lady of Unity, and Father Kent O’Connor, pastor, celebrate the dedication of the new community-built playground. The tight-knit community came together on May 10 when parent volunteer Teresa Ortega collapsed from a heart attack at the worksite.

Volunteer playground builders dropped to their knees in the freshly poured mulch and prayed.

Teachers ushered students into the school for more prayers.

Emergency workers rushed to Teresa’s side and began working, but it wasn’t until they had her in the ambulance that a paramedic ran out yelling for Jose.

“We got her back,” he called.

The moments seemed like an eter-

nity to the crowd at the school, but 10 minutes from the time crews arrived, Teresa was at the hospital.

A few days later — after she’d come off the ventilator — Teresa told Nancy she couldn’t remember any of that afternoon, not even the lunch she’d served to volunteers.

But the very first words she uttered to the principal came as no surprise.

“The playground’s all done, right?”

It took the shaken crew about 45 minutes to resume construction, but the group knew finishing the playground — already a huge team effort of Our Lady of Unity Parish, Ascension School in Overland Park, Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City, Kan., Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo., and many others and with the help of a KaBOOM! grant — had taken on an even greater meaning.

Teresa underwent open-heart surgery on May 19 to help with a condition she was found to have always had, said Nancy.

Now, many of the same hands that built the playground will be assembling tacos on June 22 to help the family with expenses.

A taco dinner will be held that day in the Our Lady of Unity School cafeteria at 2646 S. 34th St. in Kansas City, Kan., from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Adult meals include three tacos, rice, beans and dessert for $8. Kids’ meals cost $5, and include one taco, rice, beans and dessert.

Nancy believes it was providential that Teresa — who had been alone in the school moments before her collapse — was among the group that was equipped to spring into action that afternoon.

An already special day became something this community will never forget.

“It all evolved into this community working together for an even greater cause,” she said.

Atchison academy experience led to girls’ conversion

By Therese Aaker Special to The Leaven

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TCHISON — Four souls have chosen Christ.

By the close of the spring semester at Maur HillMount Academy in Atchison, two students had been baptized into the Catholic Church and two more had been confirmed and fully initiated into the Catholic faith.

Before Xuemeng “Rona” Chen and Lingfei “Bonnie” Kong came to Maur Hill-Mount Academy and were baptized, they had little to no religious background in their homeland in China.

As they took religion classes, however, that changed.

“The teacher taught a lot about Mass and the faith she had,” said Chen. “We watched ‘The Passion’ and I was kind of thinking the faith might be good.”

Sophomore Kyle Kliethermes, who was confirmed last month with another student, Corbin Pulido, had a similar experience.

“When I was a kid, I wasn’t raised Catholic. My freshman year, it didn’t hit me about Catholicism, but then I started religion class and got more interested. I wanted to join everyone else,” said Kliethermes.

For Kong, there were several things that inspired her to become Catholic.

“First of all, I really get touched when I step into church — such as the music and people’s prayer,” Kong said. “Especially the retreat we had, I learned a lot of things about God and how to become a better person.”

“Through the religion class, I get to know more about God and the Catholic life. Eventually those things came together and made me have a strong

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From left, Xuemeng “Rona” Chen and Lingfei “Bonnie” Kong were recently baptized Catholic. Coming from China, the two had no religious background before taking classes at Maur Hill-Mount Academy. desire to be a Catholic,” Kong added.

Conversions weren’t always common at Maur Hill-Mount Academy.

Several years ago, the school used to have one Mass a month. Now, Mass is held daily, with an all-school Mass celebrated once a week. Up to 60 students attend.

“Before I got here, it was just an international boarding prep school. But what we’ve done is say, ‘We are Catholic, [and made that] the first thing,” said president Phil Baniewicz.

“The Holy Spirit has really worked, and now we have four converts,” he added.

The Spirit has worked, in part, through the school’s teachers.

Julia Dick, a theology teacher who taught both Kong and Chen, said that she was impressed with the girls’ openness to the faith, especially being in high school “where most kids don’t care.”

“It’s beautiful to see them enter into it and make the effort to do it,” said Dick.

Baniewicz hopes that with Chen’s and Kong’s decision to become Catholic, doors are opened for other students to embrace the faith.

“It’s a huge step. They’re the first Chinese students to do that. . . . There’s

a bit of a buzz around campus. It opens doors for other kids to think, ‘I could take that step to follow Christ completely,’” said Baniewicz.

The girls’ decision to embrace the faith has not only opened doors for other students, but opened the eyes of those who care for them.

Pauline Schuele, Chen’s godmother, is one.

“I’m absolutely inspired,” said Schuele. “The Chinese kids come to us with no religion or concept of God, and to watch her knowledge of God [grow] and to take it further — it’s completely inspiring.”

Abbot James Albers, OSB, who baptized the students, spoke of their courage in choosing to accept Christ in their lives in his homily.

“We are called to respond to this gift of faith . . . as Bonnie and Rona are responding,” said the abbot. “Our faith tells us there is something more for us, and to this faith we must respond. We must use our gifts . . . for the building up of the body of Christ.”

“You will be called to witness what you profess this morning,” Abbot James continued. “It will not be easy.

But . . . Jesus himself faced the same difficulties.”

Both girls say they feel the difference that their baptism has brought about. Chen, who said she’s always tried to be a good person, noted that now she wants to be an even better one — even when it is hard or inconvenient for her to do so.

“I feel like there is something different about me,” agreed Kong.

“It’s like there is something supporting me and makes me fearless and full of hope,” Kong continued. “I feel like I am completed and not alone.”

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theleaven.com | june 6, 2014

Donnelly College names new president

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ansas City, Kan. — The board of trustees of Donnelly College has announced the appointment of Msgr. Stuart Swetland as the institution’s seventh president. Currently completing his tenure as the vice president for Catholic identity and director of pre-theology at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Md., where he has served since 2006, Msgr. Swetland will begin his position with Donnelly on July 1.

“I have prayed for the chance to lead a mission-focused college like Donnelly College,” said Msgr.

Swetland of his new role. “This institution has a rich, storied history and has served as an anchor in the Kansas City community for 65 years.

I’m honored to be a part of this continuing legacy and I look forward to working with faculty, staff and students to help elevate Donnelly to its fullest potential. We have exciting times ahead.”

Msgr. Swetland succeeds Ste-

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ven M. LaNasa, who left the position in December 2013, due to his family’s relocation out of the country. Robert Bartunek, former chairman of Donnelly College’s board Msgr. Stuart of trustees, has Swetland served as interim president during the college’s presidential search.

Currently, Msgr. Swetland holds the Archbishop Flynn Chair of Christian Ethics at Mount St. Mary’s University, serves as the executive director of the Center for the Advancement of Catholic Higher Education, is the executive secretary for the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, is a Knight Commander for the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher, and is a fourth-degree Knight of Columbus.

Msgr. Swetland also hosts the weekly television show “Catholicism on Campus” on the Eternal Word Television Network and co-hosts the daily show “Go Ask Your Father” on Relevant Radio.

Msgr. Swetland received his undergraduate degree in physics from the U.S. Naval Academy, where he was first in his class academically.

Elected a Rhodes Scholar in 1981, he entered the Catholic Church while studying at Oxford and was ordained a priest in 1991 for the Diocese of Peoria, Ill. He has a bachelor’s and master’s in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford; a Master of Divinity and Master of Arts from Mount St. Mary’s Seminary; and earned his doctorate in sacred theology (STD) from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome.

Msgr. Swetland was named a prelate of honor (monsignor) in 2000 by St. John Paul II.

Ride for Life and Liberty set for June 14 at Mater Dei TOPEKA — Motorcycle riders throughout the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas are invited to ride from their parish to Mater Dei-Assumption Church here, located at 8th and Jackson, on June 14.

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann will bless the motorcycles at 11:30 a.m. Riders are asked to arrive for registration by 11 a.m.

Lunch will follow. A freewill offering will be collected to benefit the Mary’s Choices Pregnancy Center in Topeka. Preregister online at: www.archkck.org/ride.

Statewide catechist conference set for July 25-26 in Wichita

ANSAS CITY, Kan. — No matter how hot it gets in Kansas in late July, there’s only one thing a dedicated catechist can think about: Catechizing, of course.

After that, maybe the pool.

This summer, those dedicated catechists, directors of religious education and youth ministry leaders from across the state will gather for the conference “Catechizing Kansas: Teaching God’s Gift of Forgiveness,” from July 25 to 26 at the Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview in Wichita.

“This is a world-class catechetical

conference,” said Rick Cheek, archdiocesan consultant for evangelization and Catholic formation of youth.

“There’s no need to travel out of state, or attend a weeklong conference, to have an opportunity to listen to dynamic, engaging speakers and network with other dedicated catechists and youth ministers.”

The two-day conference will feature presentations by Marlon De La Torre, director of catechist formation and children’s catechesis for the Diocese of Fort Worth; James Pauley, associate professor of theology and catechetics at the Franciscan University of Steu-

benville in Ohio; and Bishop John B. Brungardt, of the Diocese of Dodge City.

A number of vendors will also be there.

“Transportation is available from the archdiocese,” said Cheek. “We have a 55-passenger bus that participants can ride for free.”

The cost to attend the conference is $80. The cost of a single room is $109 and a double is $114. A free breakfast will be offered on Saturday for those staying at the Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview.

To sign up for the free bus ride from the archdiocese, send an email to

Longest pilgrimage to stop in archdiocese

Scout earns Eagle rank LEAWOOD — Andrew C.S. Hyland, a member of Boy Scout Troop 10 and St. Michael the Archangel Parish here, recently obtained the rank of Eagle Scout.

For his Eagle project, Hyland planned and coordinated a donation drive that benefited Catholic ChariAndrew C.S. Hyland ties.

Cheek at: youth2@archkck.org.

To make a room reservation, call the Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview at (316) 262-5000.

To register for the conference, go online to: catholicdioceseofwichita. org, and scroll down the home page to “Event News.” Click on the link “Catechizing Kansas Conference – July 2014” or on the “Catechizing Kansas” logo.

You can also download a flier or make a hotel reservation from the site.

For more information on the conference or the travel arrangements for participants from the archdiocese, call Cheek at (913) 647-0351.

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ANSAS CITY, Kan. — One of the longest pilgrimages of all time, featuring a replica of the icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa — “The Black Madonna” — will visit this area on June 24.

The icon began its journey when it was blessed on Jan. 28, 2012, in Czestochowa, Poland. It was taken to the Russian Pacific port city of Vladivostok and then traveled west, logging more than 40,000 miles as it visited 24 countries and over 400 cities.

While in the archdiocese, the icon will be taken to various locations, including area abortion clinics. The day’s events will conclude with a Mass, reception and talk at Holy Spirit Parish in Overland Park.

Currently, the icon is zigzagging its way across the United States and Canada. Eventually, it will be taken to Latin America, and then return to Poland.

The worldwide pilgrimage is called “From Ocean to Ocean in Defense of Life,” and is sponsored by Human Life International.

“This pilgrimage is intended to awaken the faithful about the urgency

pilgrimage schedule

• 11 a.m. to noon — Blessing and light reception at the Wyandotte Pregnancy Clinic and blessing of Project Rachel at 3021 N. 54th St. in Kansas City, Kan. • 2 to 2:30 p.m. — Rosary at Aid for Women abortion clinic at 720 Central Ave. in Kansas City, Kan. • 3:30 to 4 p.m. Rosary at Planned Parenthood at 4401 W. 109th St., Overland Park • 6 to 8 p.m. — Mass, reception and talk at Holy Spirit Parish at 11300 W. 103rd St. in Overland Park

of defending life from the moment of conception,” said Father Peter West, vice president of HLI and chairman of its pilgrimage committee.

“Hundreds of thousands, in venerating the image, have recommitted to restoring a culture of life,” continued Father West, “while hosting discussions, lectures and contests around the visitation of the Icon.”

Donations will be accepted to help fund the pilgrimage. For more information, call Ron Kelsey, consultant for the archdiocesan pro-life office, at (913) 647-0350, or go to the pilgrimage website at: www.hli.org/oceantoocean.

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The story continues that St. Helena, the mother of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine, located the icon during her visit to the Holy Land in the fourth century. She is alleged to have brought it to the city of Constantinople.

Eventually, the icon was owned by Charlemagne, the king of the Franks. He presented it as a dowry to the prince of Galicia (western Ukraine), where it was kept at the royal palace in Belz until the icon was taken to Czestochowa for safekeeping when the Tartars attacked Belz in 1382.

Hussite raiders damaged the icon in 1430. They left two sword slashes on Mary’s face, which was also blackened when they tried to burn it. Today, it is housed in the monastery of Jasna Gora in Poland.

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Father Adam Wilczak is vested by Father Jerry Volz, pastor of St. Matthew Parish in Topeka.

Deacons Jaime Zarse (left), Anthony Saiki and Adam Wilczak were all ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas on May 25 at Prince of Peace Parish in Olathe.

Archdiocese welcomes three new priests >> Continued from page 1 holy orders make an indelible mark on their souls, but it made them “marked men” in another sense.

“Last week at the ordination of our new deacons, I cautioned them that in making promises to serve the church as an ordained minister, they were making themselves a target for evil,” said Archbishop Naumann.

“And I said,” the archbishop continued, “that ‘while the church rejoices at the faith and love that are the foundations of the promises you are about to make, hell and its residents are agitated, provoked and upset. Your ordination today places a huge target on your back.

You’re on the devil’s hit list. His strategy since the very beginning has been to strike the shepherds and the sheep will scatter.’”

It takes courage to place oneself, as a priest, on the front lines in the battle of good and evil for human souls, he said.

He also told them about a letter he received from a woman who attended the chrism Mass for the first time this year. She noted that, among the many priests renewing their vows, were several priests who were part of the most important events that took place in the life of her family.

As priests, he said, the most important gift they can give the people they serve is their own committed love of Jesus, which will overflow from them into the lives of the people they serve.

“Let the love of Jesus inform, inspire and radiate through everything you do.

And some 40 years from now, some person will write to one of my successors expressing what a difference Father Anthony Saiki, Father Adam Wilczak and Father Jaime Zarse has made in their life and the lives of their family,” said Archbishop Naumann.

The archbishop thanked the priests and deacons who were present to offer their support to the newly ordained.

He also thanked the families and parents of the newly ordained priests — John and Virginia Saiki, Ronald and Debbie Wilczak, and Robert and Alicia Zarse.

“We see today the fruit of your own faithful living of your vocation of Chris-

First pastoral assignments • Father Anthony Saiki will serve as associate pastor at Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish in Topeka.

• Father Adam Wilczak will serve as associate pastor at Prince of Peace Parish and assistant chaplain at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park.

• Father Jaime Zarse will serve as associate pastor at Christ the King Parish in Topeka and chaplain at Hayden High School in Topeka.

tian marriage and Christian parenthood,” said Archbishop Naumann. “So we thank you and pray that the Lord continue to bless you in every way.”

The archbishop also expressed thanks and gratitude to those who helped the three men discern, study and grow in their vocations.

Among those the archbishop recognized were: Father James Presta, vice rector, and Denis R. McNamara, a professor, of Mundelien Seminary in Chicago; Father Dennis Doyle, assistant director for spiritual formation at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis; Msgr. Michael Mullen and Father Mitchel Zimmerman, archdiocesan codirectors of seminarians; and Father Scott Wallisch, archdiocesan vocations director.

Archbishop Naumann, the ordaining minister and homilist, was joined at the altar by Archbishop Emeritus James P. Keleher and Abbot James Albers, OSB, of St. Benedict’s Abbey in Atchison.

Deacons Daniel Stover and Gerard Alba assisted at the altar.

Some 60 priests, 13 deacons and 21 archdiocesan seminarians were also present as Father Jerry Volz vested Deacon Wilczak, Fathers John Torres and Dennis Doyle vested Deacon Saiki, and Fathers Frank Burger and Andrew Strobl vested Deacon Zarse before the ordinations.

The three men had been ordained to the transitional diaconate on May 18, 2013, at Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish in Topeka.

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, along with concelebrating priests, says the prayer of consecration over those to be ordained priests: Deacon Adam Wilczak, Deacon Anthony Saiki and Deacon Jaime Zarse.

Father Jaime Zarse is embraced by Archbishop Naumann. Father Zarse’s first assignment will be as associate pastor of Christ the King Parish in Topeka and chaplain of Hayden High School.

Archbishop Naumann presents Father Anthony Saiki with a chalice during the ordination ceremony.

Priests of the archdiocese express the unity of the presbyterate by imposing their hands on newly ordained Father Adam Wilczak.

Father Jaime Zarse offers his first blessing to Archbishop Naumann. Some 60 priests, 13 deacons and 21 archdiocesan seminarians were present at the ordination ceremony.

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Pope Francis embraces Argentine Rabbi Abraham Skorka after praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem May 26. Looking on is Omar Abboud, a Muslim leader from Argentina. “We did it,” Rabbi Skorka said he told the pope and Abboud. The pope’s message contained the text of the Our Father and of Psalm 122, traditionally prayed by Jewish pilgrims who travel to Jerusalem.

Pope’s Holy Land trip raises hopes, questions

By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service

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ATICAN CITY (CNS) — Given the Holy Land’s long and complex history of military, religious and cultural conflict, the run-up to Pope Francis’ May 24-26 pilgrimage was inevitably marked by fears it would be marred by controversy — or worse.

Now that the pope’s second international trip is over, so are those fears.

The suspense is not, however. With a number of surprising gestures and remarks over three busy days, the pope left Catholics and others around the world wondering what comes next on a range of important questions.

THE POPE AND THE PEACE PROCESS Pope Francis made headlines on the second day of his trip by inviting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres to join him at the Vatican to pray together for peace. (See story on page 11.)

Most observers have set low expectations for the event, scheduled for June 8, in part because Peres’ position is largely ceremonial and, in any case, his term is set to expire in July.

Pope Francis would no doubt say pessimists underrate the power of prayer. He could point to his efforts last fall against U.S. President Barack Obama’s plans to use military force in Syria, which culminated in an unprecedented prayer vigil for peace that drew some 100,000 to St. Peter’s Square. The United States, of course, did not strike Syria after all.

Practical results aside, Pope Francis’ bold initiatives have earned him the role of pre-eminent voice for peace in the Middle East. That distinction could

have more than symbolic importance for local attitudes toward the region’s fast-diminishing Christian minorities.

During his trip, the pope told Abbas and Peres that Christians contribute to the “common good” in their countries and deserve to be treated as “full citizens.”

No speech could make that point more eloquently than news photos of Jewish and Muslim political leaders praying for peace, side by side in the Vatican.

ECUMENISM The original reason for Pope Francis’ Holy Land trip was a meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, to mark the 50th anniversary of a historic encounter between their predecessors.

The earlier meeting led the Catholic and Orthodox churches to lift mutual excommunications imposed in 1054 and opened the modern period of ecumenical dialogue.

Not surprisingly, this year’s event did not yield any comparable breakthroughs, but there were hints of progress to come.

The pope told reporters on the flight back to Rome that he and Patriarch Bartholomew discussed possible collaborative efforts to protect the environment. They also talked about prospects for resolving differences in how the churches set the date of Easter every year.

Pope Francis, with his characteristic frankness, called the latter a “ridiculous” problem. Yet reconciling the timing of Christianity’s most sacred feast could have a big impact on ordinary Catholics and Orthodox, leading many to view full communion between the churches as a more realistic goal.

(Catholic and Orthodox leaders in the Holy Land have already begun that pro-

cess by agreeing that, beginning next year, they will celebrate Easter on the same date.)

VATICAN REFORM During an in-flight news conference on the way back to Rome, the pope was asked about reports that Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, a former Vatican secretary of state, mishandled 15 million euros in funds held by the Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican bank.

Without naming the cardinal, the pope said the matter was “being studied, it’s not clear. Maybe it could be true, but at this moment it’s not definitive.”

The results of the investigation, if it finds the cardinal at fault, would have implications beyond the case itself. Few actions by the pope could do as much to show his seriousness about reforming the Vatican bureaucracy as publicly disciplining or rebuking the man who, until just last October, served as the Vatican’s No. 2 official, after the pope.

PRIESTLY CELIBACY The pope told reporters the door is open to allowing more married priests in the Catholic Church, in the Latin rite as well as the Eastern Catholic churches, where the practice is already established.

“Celibacy is not a dogma of faith,” he said, which should not have surprised anyone familiar with the church’s discipline. But he added pointedly: “Not being a dogma of faith, the door is always open.”

Given how controversial this issue already is in parts of the Catholic world, the pope’s comment is likely to prompt only more discussion.

LUSAKA, Zambia (CNS) — Lusaka’s Catholic archbishop said African nations should do more to protect girls from oppression and harassment.

Laws need to be put in place to ensure that African girls are safeguarded from useless, abusive and oppressive traditional practices, Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu said in late May at a Mass for the Little Servants of Mary Immaculate.

“As a church, we want to see the African girl child well-protected and respected right from the word go,” the archbishop said.

He said African Catholic leaders would intensify a campaign to ensure girls also have the same opportunity as boys to safely grow up and realize their full potential.

He noted that women stood with Jesus at the time of his death even after most male apostles ran away.

The archbishop’s call came in the wake of the April kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls. In addition, many African nations have traditions of families offering underage girls for marriage, although in most countries the law stipulates girls must be 16.

He said gender violence should be outlawed.

“The police also need to do more to protect the girl child, and to punish the offenders,” he said, noting that many law enforcement officials will not deal with gender-based violence on the basis that they were domestic matters.

Sudanese churches condemn death sentence for Christian woman KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNS) — Churches in Sudan, including the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, have condemned the death sentence handed to a Christian woman who refused to renounce her faith.

Meriam Ibrahim, whose father was Muslim but whose mother was an Orthodox Christian from Ethiopia, was convicted of apostasy by a court in Khartoum in mid-May for marrying a Christian.

In a joint statement, the Sudanese churches said the charges against Ibrahim are false. They appealed to the Sudanese government to free her from prison, according to the social communications department of AMECEA, the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Rights groups and Western governments also have condemned the sentencing of 27-year-old Ibrahim, who gave birth in late May, the BBC reported.

It said she would be allowed to nurse her baby girl in prison for two years before the death penalty is carried out.

Her 1-year-old son already is in prison with her. Sudanese officials will not allow Ibrahim’s husband, Daniel Wani, a U.S. citizen living in New Hampshire, to take custody of their son because, by law, a Christian man cannot raise a Muslim child.

Sudan’s penal code criminalizes the conversion of Muslims to other religions, which is punishable by death.

AMECEA’s May 23 statement said Wani claims his wife is Catholic, but the association could not confirm this.

In a May 23 letter to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, the World Council of Churches called the ruling an “egregiously unjust punishment” that violates the fundamental principle of international human rights law “embodied in Sudan’s own constitutional guarantees to all of its citizens.”

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Peace isn’t mass-produced but handcrafted by ordinary people

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service

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ATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called on the world’s Christians to pray with him for peace in the Middle East, help convince governments to come to the aid of refugees and pray for Christian unity.

While peace is a gift from God, it is also built out of the day-to-day handiwork of individuals: true “artisans of peace,” who are capable of crafting fraternity and reconciliation with people of all cultures and religions, he said during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square May 28.

Reviewing his May 24-26 trip to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories, the pope told the tens of thousands of people in the square that his visit to the Holy Land, “that blessed land,” was a great gift of grace for the church and himself.

He said he had gone to “bring a word of hope, but I received one in return, too,” meeting people who still hope “against hope,” enduring much suffering, “like those who fled their own country because of conflict,” or facing discrimination and persecution “because of their faith in Christ.”

“During the pilgrimage,” he said, “I encouraged authorities to continue efforts to diffuse the tensions in the Middle East region, above all in martyred Syria, as well as to continue to seek a fair solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

That is why, he said, he invited Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas — “both men of peace and builders of peace — to come to the Vatican to pray together with me for peace.”

As the people in the square applauded, the pope told them, “Please, I ask all of you not to abandon us; pray hard so that the Lord gives us peace in that blessed land. I am counting on your prayers — pray hard, and a lot, so that peace may come.”

The Vatican announced the next day that the “prayer for peace” encounter would be held at the Vatican June 8 — Pentecost Sunday.

“There are no industries of peace” — outside, super-entities that can

CNS photo/Claudio Peri, EPA

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives in St. Peter’s Square to lead his weekly general audience May 28. The pope said peace is not mass-produced, but handcrafted by ordinary people. magically mass-produce a world free “which merit and require constant supof conflict — the pope told the crowd. port from the international communi“No,” peace “is created day by day, ty.”

He asked that God bless not only the handcrafted” by individuals whose refugees, but those who come to their hearts are open to God’s gift of peace.

“That’s why I urged Christians to aid, and he called on people to “ask all let themselves be anointed” by the international bodies to help” Jordan in Holy Spirit, so they may always be its efforts.

Despite the im“ever more capable of portance of fostering gestures of humility, peace in the Middle fraternity and reconEast, the pope said the ciliation” in their interPope Francis asked main aim of his trip actions with people of Catholics around the world was to commemorate different cultures and to pray with him and Israethe 50th anniversary religions. li President Shimon Peres of a historic encounter During his trip, he and Palestinian President between Pope Paul VI said, he encouraged Mahmoud Abbas as they and Ecumenical Patrieveryone to work for come together June 8, Penarch Athenagoras. peace. “Each time I tecost Sunday, to pray for “That prophetdid it as a pilgrim, in peace. ic gesture” marked a the name of God and “milestone” in what mankind, carrying has been “an arduous, but promising in my heart great compassion for the journey toward unity for all Chrischildren” of the Holy Land, which “has tians,” Pope Francis said. lived with war for too long and has the Meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch right to finally know days of peace.”

Bartholomew of Constantinople — a The pope said he was truly “struck “beloved brother in Christ” — was “the by the generosity of the Jordanian peohigh point” of the visit, the pope said. ple for welcoming refugees.” He said Together with leaders of other he thanked the country’s leaders and Christian communities, they held people for their humanitarian efforts,

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an ecumenical prayer service at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher — the site of Jesus’ burial and resurrection.

The event was seen as historic since the Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian communities normally observe strict separation when they worship in the church.

Just as that sacred place echoed the joy of Christ’s resurrection, the pope said, “we also sensed all the bitterness and suffering of the divisions that still exist among Christ’s disciples.”

Such divisions are “truly harmful,” especially when evident at the very spot where Jesus’ resurrection was proclaimed.

During the celebration, the pope said, “we heard loud and clear the voice of the risen Good Shepherd who wants all his sheep to be of one flock.”

Pope Francis said that, “as popes before me have done, I ask forgiveness for what we have done to foster these divisions and I asked the Holy Spirit to help us heal the wounds that we inflicted on our other brothers and sisters. We are all brothers and sisters in Christ,” he said.

Chilean cardinal gets police protection from potential demonstrators

By Jorge Poblete Catholic News Service

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ANTIAGO, Chile (CNS) — Safety concerns have prompted Chile’s national police force to provide a security detail to guard Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello of Santiago during public appearances.

A statement from the archdiocese said the national police, known as Carabineros, began providing protection to Cardinal Ezzati soon after his January appointment by the Vatican.

“Carabineros of Chile offered their services generously and for free in March 2014. The archbishop accepted it right away,” the statement said.

Church and security officials cited an anonymous telephone caller in March threatening a heckling demonstration and vandalism to the Metropolitan Cathedral caused by more than 100 demonstrators during a protest in July demanding the decriminalization of abortion as concerns that led to the

decision to provide security for the cardinal.

In recent months, at least one plainclothes officer has been seen with the cardinal at most public events. At times, the cardinal has blended among the parishioners, but with an officer nearby. At other times, when traveling, the cardinal’s vehicle has been rerouted to avoid traffic jams and his security team has backup exit strategies to avoid crowds and, occasionally, even the press, police sources said.

An officer in a dark suit and wearing an earbud could be seen with Cardinal Ezzati May 28 during a visit to the Catholic University of Santiago for an ecumenical meeting with leaders from other Christian churches. The man walked with the cardinal and officials from the churches to the closed-door meeting and returned 90 minutes later when the gathering ended.

“I have this [protection] since I was named cardinal. This is not a risk,” Cardinal Ezzati told Catholic News Service after the meeting at the university.

Officials at the archdiocese said the special police protection was assigned to control potential risks of confrontation with protesters. They cited a phone call weeks after the cardinal’s Jan. 12 appointment by Pope Francis.

The cardinal’s appointment was criticized by advocates for victims of sexual abuses carried out by Father Fernando Karadima, who in 2011 was ordered to “retire to a life of prayer and penitence” by the Vatican.

Church officials did not indicate whether the criticism and the call were connected.

Police sources told CNS that, besides assigning an agent to protect Cardinal Ezzati, other plainclothes policemen blend with crowds during cathedral ceremonies in an attempt to prevent episodes like the one last July.

The same sources added that, until now, Cardinal Ezzati has not canceled public activities because of the security risks.

The national police force of Chile has been assigned to protect Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello of Santiago after anonymous threats.

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A complete job description, application and benefits information are available on the archdiocese’s website at: www.archkck.org/employment. Interested individuals should mail cover letter, resume, and application by June 30 to: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, Office of Human Resources, Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools Search, 12615 Parallel Pkwy., Kansas City, KS 66109, or send by email to: jobs@archkck.org.

Liturgy and music director - Visitation Parish, Kansas City, Mo. (www.visitation.org), is now accepting applications for director of liturgy and music to lead a well-developed liturgical ministry. Responsibilities include planning liturgies and music, formation and supervision of liturgical ministers, and enabling active participation of assembly. Pastoral experience, people skills and master’s in liturgy/music (or equivalent) required. Choral directing skills preferred. Must be a practicing Catholic. Salary commensurate with education and experience, benefits included. Send cover letter and resume to Visitation Search Committee, 5141 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64112. For more information, contact Father Pat Rush at (816) 753-7422 or send an email to: frpat@church. visitation.org.

Accountant/bookkeeper - Queen of the Holy Rosary Church, Bucyrus, is accepting applications for a parttime accountant/bookkeeper to work 20 - 25 hours per week. The ideal candidate must have experience with general ledger entries, accounts payable, payroll, bank reconciliations and financial statement preparation.

Experience with QuickBooks is desirable. Interested applicants should submit a resume, references and cover letter to Parish Administrator, Queen of the Holy Rosary Wea, 22779 Metcalf, Bucyrus, KS 66013, or send by email to: psteele@qhrwea.org.

Afternoon teachers - Prince of Peace Early Education Center, Olathe, is looking for afternoon teachers for the 2-years-old and 2 1/2-years-old room, and the school-age room from 2:30 - 6 p.m., Mon. - Fri. Experience preferred for the 2-year-olds; one year of experience in a child care center for the school-age program. Competitive hourly wage. Contact Amanda at (913) 829-2728.

Lead directress - Our Lady’s Montessori School is seeking a nurturing and dynamic lead directress for our toddler classroom. The individual for this position must have experience working in the early childhood field, have completed a high school diploma (or GED) and some college course work in an early childhood/educational field.

This individual must also be knowledgeable in maintaining routine and structure within the classroom while creatively engaging children’s interests to build curriculum and meet developmental potential. The individual will place high value on strong parent partnerships and their own professional development while working collaboratively with the two supporting assistants. Knowledge of the Ages and Stages assessment tool along with Conscious Discipline is highly preferred. Please send resumes by email to Sister Alison Marie of Abba Father, SOLT, at: ourladysmontessori@sbcglobal.net.

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) 408-8806 or at 1275 Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS 66612.

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.

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.

theleaven.com | JUNE 6, 2014 Musician - Position open immediately. Seeking full-time musician with strong conducting, organ and piano skills.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are also essential in working with musicians/volunteers at all levels of proficiency. Requirements: Keyboard expertise, sight-reading ability. Knowledge of Catholic liturgy and liturgical music needed with experience planning and coordinating the various liturgies, including funerals and marriages. Responsibilities include conducting and accompanying established adult, children’s and bell choirs and other ensembles for rehearsals; directing and accompanying several weekend Masses and other celebrations including holy days, holidays, and special liturgies throughout the year. Responsible for weekly cantor rehearsal and ongoing recruitment of volunteer musicians.

Salary commensurate with experience. Submit cover letter, resume, and references by email to: mverstraete@ stjohnlalande.com. Blue Springs, Mo. Program coordinator - The Catholic Diocese of Wichita is seeking an outstanding individual who will oversee diocesan-wide efforts in providing catechists with spiritual encouragement, catechetical formation and pedagogical training. In cooperation with the director, they will train catechists, develop and maintain curriculum for catechist training, recruit trainers throughout the diocese, implement and update modern methods of formation including online and distance education opportunities, have knowledge of the latest technology, act as a resource for catechists and collaborate with the entire office of faith formation staff. Deadline for accepting resumes is June 11. For information regarding requirements, visit the job posting online at: www.catholicdioceseofwichita.org, ministries and offices, human resources.

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.

Safe drivers needed - Assisted Transportation Services seeks caring and reliable drivers in the Kansas City metro area to transport K-12 students in our minivans. CDL not required. Retirees encouraged to apply. Learn more or apply online at: www.assistedtransportation.com or call (913) 262-5190 for more information. EOE.

Services Catholic teacher - Available for summer tutoring for grades K-5. Call Linda at (913) 209-4004.

Tutoring - Available for K-12 and adult for fall and summer in academic and test preps. Single sessions and packages available. For more information, please call (913) 206-2151.

Got a virus? PC slow? Error messages? You don’t pay if I can’t fix it. Remote IT support. Send an email to: mattcomputerfix@gmail.com. Member of Sacred Heart Parish.

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: mikehammer moving @aol.com.

Cleaning lady - Reasonable rates; references provided.

Call (913) 940-2959.

ALL THINGS WOOD ROT Windows and fiber cement siding. New windows, decks, basement remodel or kitchen update.

Insured and only the best crews.

Serving Johnson and Wyandotte for over 2 decades.

Call Frankie to set up a free estimate today at (913) 209-9926.

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.

HOUSE PAINTING Call today to get a free estimate on your home. Inside or out, decks, kitchens and bathrooms. Basement refinishing and design also! Improve what you have today to enjoy it tomorrow. Insured/tons of references and a local parish member. Call Frankie at (913) 209-9926.

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.

Machine quilting - by Jenell Noeth, Basehor. Also, quilts made to order. Call (913) 724-1837.

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!

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.

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.

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) 829-4336.

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.

Housecleaning - I love what I do and you can love it, too! 20-plus years experience. Excellent references.

Southern JoCo area. Call (913) 548-8702.

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 Helping Hand Handy Man - Home maintenance chores available by the hour. Special rate for senior and singleparent households. Electrical, painting, wood refinishing, deck repair, yard work, shelving and organizing. Most home problems and needs solved. Member of Prince of Peace, Olathe. Call Mark Coleman at (913) 526-4490.

Brick mason - Brick, stone, tile and flat work. 19 years of residential/commercial experience. FREE QUOTES - KC metro area. Small and large jobs accepted. Call Jim at (913) 485-4307. www.facebook.com/faganmasonry.

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 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.

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.

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.

CALL THE “GO GO GIRLS” - Maybe you aren’t driving as much or at all; we can help. If you need to GO to the doctor, dentist, hairdresser, barber shop, grocery store, etc., let us know. If you don’t want to GO yourself, we can run your errands for you. We will GO to your home, if you need someone to sit with a loved one, while you get away. Just give us a call to discuss your needs at (913) 469-6211 or (816) 806-0564. Johnson County only.

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.

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June Father William Meninger, a Trappist monk, master retreat leader 6-8 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) 7069469 or send an email to: crc9@earthlink. net.

Come see and listen to Dr. Ray Guarendi live at this year’s Kansas 6-7 City Catholic Home-school 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.kccatholic homeschooler.org.

The Singles of Nativity dance, “Viva la Hollywood,” will be held from 7 - 11 p.m. on June 7 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.

The Little Sisters of the Poor will host a summer festival from noon - 5 p.m. on June 8 at 8745 James A. Reed Rd., Kansas City, Mo. There will be outdoor games, food, entertainment, a garage sale, a silent auction, a bake sale, a craft sale and a cash raffle. All proceeds go to benefit the Sisters’ home for the elderly poor. For more information, call (816) 761-4744.

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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.

Sacred Heart Parish, Paxico, will host its chicken dinner on June 8 from noon - 5 p.m. Bingo and games begin at 12:30 p.m.

There will also be a silent auction. The cost to attend is: $8 for adults; $3.50 for children ages 4 - 12; and free for children ages 3 and younger.

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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Anger Management for Healthier Living will be presented by Kirsten Stidham on June 11 from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. at Keeler Women’s Center, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kan. To register, call (913) 906-8990.

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The regular meeting of the KCK Serra Club will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5th and Minnesota, Kansas City, Kan., at noon on June 11. Father Justin Nolan, FSSP, assistant chaplain at St. Philippine Duchesne Parish, will be the speaker.

Church of the Ascension, 9510 W. 127th St., Overland Park, will 11-14 have a garage sale from June 11 14. The presale is June 11 from 3 7 p.m. The cost to attend is $5 per person.

The garage sale will continue from 8 a.m.

- 4 p.m. on June 12; 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. on June 13; and 8 a.m. to noon on June 14.

A Mass with prayers for healing, sponsored by archdiocesan charismatic prayer groups, will be held at 7:30 p.m. on June 12 in the Father Burak Room at Curé of Ars Parish, 9401 Mission Rd., Leawood. Father Larry Bowers will preside. For more information, call (913) 649-2026.

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St. Mary - St. Anthony Parish, N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan., 13-14 615 will celebrate the feast of one of its patron, St. Anthony, with a bilingual Mass on June 13 at 7 p.m. The parish’s annual ethnic festival will be held on June 14. Mass will be at 4 p.m., with the festival following on the parish grounds from 5 - 8:30 p.m. There will be a $500 grand prize raffle, games, a DJ, a bounce house and slide, a silent auction, and German, Irish, and Hispanic foods.

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 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.

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The 15th annual “Run the Good Race” 5K and pancake breakfast will be held on June 14 at Sanctuary of Hope Prayer and Retreat Center, 2601 Ridge Ave., Kansas City, Kan. The cross-country 5K course begins at 7 a.m. and the road course 5K begins at 8 a.m. Entry fees are: $25 for one course; $35 for both courses; or $15 for the noncompetitive one-mile walk. For

registration information, visit the website at: www.sanctuaryofhope.org or call (913) 321-4673.

Holy Name Church, 1007 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Kan., will hold its annual social on June 14 from 4 - 11 p.m.

There will be live music, a raffle, a silent auction, kids games and a variety of food options.

The Mother Teresa farmers’ market, located at 2014 N.W. 46th St., Topeka, will open for the season starting June 14 from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. All produce is grown locally and picked fresh each week. Proceeds benefit the Topeka Rescue Mission and those less fortunate in the local community. The market will gladly accept any extra produce you may want to donate.

A memorial liturgy for deceased loved ones will be held at 8 a.m. on June 14 at Curé of Ars, 9401 Mission Rd., Leawood.

Following the Mass, the bereavement ministry will have its monthly support meeting in the Father Burak Room. Jean Humphrey will speak on “Navigating the Loss: Rules for Making Decisions.” For more information, call (913) 649-2026.

The monthly rosary rally in honor of Our Lady of Fatima will be held on June 15 from 3 - 4:15 p.m. at the Oratory of Old St. Patrick, 806 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo. The joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries will be prayed, followed by Benediction and the opportunity to enroll in the brown scapular. All are welcome. For more information on future dates, visit the website at: www.rosaryrallieskc.org.

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St. John the Evangelist Parish, 1234 Kentucky, Lawrence, will 20-21 host its 34th annual Mexican fiesta from 6 - 11:30 p.m. from June 20 - 21. There is no cost to attend.

There will be live entertainment and authenic Mexican food. A moon bounce and carnival games will be available on June 21 only. For more information, call (785) 843-0109 or visit the website at: www.st johnsfiesta.com.

Beginning Experience — serving the widowed, separated and di20-22 vorced who are suffering the loss of a love relationship and may feel left out by their church, uneasy around married friends, unsure of themselves and uncertain about their futures — will host its next weekend June 20 - 22 at the Precious Blood Center, Liberty, Mo. For

more information or to register, send an

email to: register.bekc@gmail.com, or call Kim at (816) 739-4733, or Jerry at (785) 843-2079.

Outpace Poverty, hosted by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, is a family-friendly 5K that raises money to fight poverty. It will be held on June 21 at the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Mo. The event includes refreshments, entertainment, activities and visits from Slugger and KC Wolf. To register, go online to: www.outpacepoverty.org.

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A “Luau with Love” will be held from 6 - 10 p.m. on June 21 at St. Patrick Parish Center, 94th and State Ave., Kansas City, Kan. Proceeds will benefit construction

of the new PACES Children’s Emergency Shelter for Wyandotte County children in crisis. The cost to attend is $25. To purchase tickets or for more information, contact: Sheri Seeman at (816) 769-3069, or send an email to: saseeman@hotmail. com; or Elaine Stroud at (913) 522-4308, or send an email to: elaine.stroud@att. net. For more information, visit the website at: www.paceskidsshelter.org.

St. John the Evangelist Altar Society will host a “Sweating to the Oldies” dance from 7 - 11 p.m. on June 21 in the Sacred Heart Church basement, 2636 S. 34th St., Kansas City, Kan. The cost to attend is $10. Food will be available for purchase.

For tickets, call Carmen Oroeza at (913) 621-2142.

St. Mary Church, St. Benedict, will host its annual church picnic on June 22. A buffet-style chicken and ham supper will be served in an air-conditioned hall beginning at 5 p.m.

To-go meals and concessions are available. The auction is at 9 p.m. This is great family fun. Everyone is welcome. Quilts for sale at the auction may be viewed online at: www.stmstb.org.

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The Holy Family Church Altar Society annual golf tournament will be held on June 23 at Sunflower Hills Golf Course, 12200 Riverview Rd., Bonner Springs. The shotgun start will be at 1 p.m. The cost to attend is $65 per person, which includes the green fee. Food will be served after the tournament. All proceeds will benefit the Holy Family Church fuel fund. For more information, contact Bernadette Gard at (816) 8917247, Sandy Cannon at (913) 396-1564, or Cathy Schneider at (913) 371-1561.

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The Catholic Business Network will host its June breakfast series from 7 - 8:30 a.m. on June 24 at St. Michael the Archangel Parish, 143rd and Nall, Leawood. The speaker will be Peter Mallouk, president and chief investment officer of Creative Planning, a Leawood-based comprehensive wealth management firm. The cost to attend is $10. RSVP is required and can be made online at: www.catholicbusinessnetwork.net.

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A prayer vigil for the feast of the Sacred Heart will be celebrated at 7 p.m. on June 26 at St. Joseph Parish, 11311 Johnson Drive, Shawnee. The vigil will include a rosary, vespers, act of reparation, the Litany of the Sacred Heart and the chaplet of the Sacred Heart.

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An incarnational ministry workshop, “Meeting Teens on Their Turf,” presented by Michael Havercamp, Young Life Catholic Liaison, will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on June 28 at ReachKCK (Blessed Sacrament campus), 2215 Parallel Ave., Kansas City, Kan. The workshop is for adults who work with, minister to, or have an interest in serving teens and for youth leaders, middle school and high school teachers, confirmation teachers, pastors, volunteers, and anyone interested in learning more about youth ministry and/or ReachKCK. To RSVP, send an email to Liz Miller at: urbanyouth@archkck.org.

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ordinary time June 8 PENTECOST SUNDAY Acts 2: 1-11 Ps 104: 1, 24, 29-31, 34 1 Cor 12: 3b-7, 12-13 Jn 20: 19-23 June 9 Ephrem, deacon, doctor of the church 1 Kgs 17: 1-6 Ps 121: 1b-8 Mt 5: 1-12 June 10 Tuesday 1 Kgs 17: 7-16 Ps 4: 2-5, 7b-8 Mt 5: 13-16 June 11 Barnabas, apostle Acts 11: 21b-26; 13: 1-3 Ps 98: 1-6 Mt 5: 17-19 June 12 Thursday 1 Kgs 18: 41-46 Ps 65: 10-13 Mt 5: 20-26 June 13 Anthony of Padua, priest, doctor of the church 1 Kgs 19: 9a, 11-16 Ps 27: 7-9c, 13-14 Mt 5: 27-32 June 14 Saturday 1 Kgs 19: 19-21 Ps 16: 1-2a, 5, 7-10 Mt 5: 33-37 June 15 THE MOST HOLY TRINITY Ex 34: 4b-6, 8-9 (Ps) Dn 3: 52-55 2 Cor 13: 11-13 Jn 3: 16-18 June 16 Monday 1 Kgs 21: 1-16 Ps 5: 2-3b, 4b-7 Mt 5: 38-42 June 17 Tuesday 1 Kgs 21: 17-29 Ps 51: 3-6b, 11, 16 Mt 5: 43-48 June 18 2 Kgs 2: 1, 6-14 Ps 31: 20-21, 24 Mt 6: 1-6, 16-18 June 19 Romuald, abbot Sir 48: 1-14 Ps 97: 1-7 Mt 6: 7-15 June 20 2 Kgs 11: 1-4, 9-18, 20 Ps 132: 11-14, 17-18 Mt 6: 19-23 June 21 Aloysius Gonzaga, religious 2 Chr 24: 17-25 Ps 89: 4-5, 29-34 Mt 6: 24-34

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Let’s ‘peace’ together our world

n June 1, the archbishop celebrated a Mass for couples marking their golden wedding anniversary.

Maybe next year, an exception can be made for the couple below to attend.

An elderly couple lived together in a nursing home. Although they’d been married for 60 years, their relationship had been strained from the beginning with constant arguments, disagreements and shouting contests.

The fights didn’t stop even in the nursing home. The couple carped and squabbled from the time they got up in the morning until they went to bed at night.

The nursing home supervisor, tired of the complaints about this couple, threatened to throw the man and woman out if they didn’t change their ways. Even then, the couple couldn’t agree on what to do.

Finally, the wife said to her husband, “I’ll tell you what, Joe. Let’s pray that one of us dies. After the funeral is over, I’ll go live with my sister.” (Adapted from “Fighting to Death,” found in “1001 Illustrations That Connect,” by Craig Brian Larson and Phyllis Ten Elshof, eds.)

Father Mark Goldasich Father Mark Goldasich is the pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Tonganoxie. He has been editor of The Leaven since 1989.

Oh, my. It’s amazing this couple made it to their diamond wedding anniversary!

Peace. It’s something that’s so elusive — not only on an international or national scale, but often much closer to home. This Pentecost Sunday, June 8, Pope Francis will hold a “prayer for peace” encounter at the Vatican with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. During his general audience on May 28 in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis made a request of the crowd — and us, by extension — about that meeting: “Please, I ask all of you not to abandon us; pray hard so that the Lord gives us peace in that blessed land. I am counting on your prayers — pray hard, and a

lot, so that peace may come.”

Ever the realist, though, Pope Francis noted that peace on a worldwide scale “is created day by day, handcrafted” by individuals whose hearts are open to God’s gift of peace. Particularly on Pentecost, Christians are urged “to let themselves be anointed” by the Holy Spirit, so they may be “ever more capable of gestures of humility, fraternity and reconciliation.”

This Pentecost let’s take a look at how peaceful we are inside. I’m convinced that if we’re not experiencing peace in our own hearts, then we can’t really bring peace to our relationships.

So, what does your heart look like? Could you use a peace transfusion? If so, try out one or more of the following: • Spend 5-10 minutes meditating on a line or two from this Sunday’s Scriptures. Close your eyes, concentrate on your breathing, and let the words of Scripture seep into your mind and heart.

• Apologize for a mistake instead of rehashing it . . . and forgive yourself.

• Take a walk with your camera and photograph beau-

tiful things you encounter.

• Create a list of what you’re grateful for.

• Have fun with someone you love.

• Spend the day without your wristwatch or cellphone.

The more peace we have inside, the more likely we are to share it with those around us.

And in answer to Pope Francis’ request, maybe we can say this peace prayer, written by St. John XXIII: “Lord Jesus Christ, who are called the Prince of Peace, who are yourself our peace and reconciliation, who so often said, “Peace to you,” grant us peace. Make all men and women witnesses of truth, justice, and brotherly love. Banish from their hearts whatever might endanger peace. Enlighten our rulers that they may guarantee and defend the great gift of peace. May all peoples of the earth become as brothers and sisters. May longed-for peace blossom forth and reign always over us all.”

Pax, paz, mir, pace, Friede, heiwa, amani, shalom, salam — no matter how we say it, “let there be peace on earth . . . and let it begin with me.”

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In the beginning

Pentecost anticipates universality of church

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ertain words sound like the action they describe. That is the phenomenon known as onomatopoeia. So, a bee buzzes, a steak sizzles on the grill, a baby burps.

Babies also babble, another example of onomatopoeia, before they learn to talk.

They make sounds that have no meaning, even though their parents may find them completely adorable.

In the infancy of the human race, according to the Book of Genesis, people began by speaking a common language they all could understand. But, in the midst of an ill-advised building project, they lose that ability. Their failure to communicate brings a halt to the construction of what is eventually called the Tower of Babel. The name “Babel” also makes

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. a pun, because the people are reduced to what sounds like babble, unintelligible speech to one another (Gn 11:1-9). It may also make a second pun with the name of Babylon, the prominent city in Mesopotamia, which caused Israel so much grief later on.

In Sunday’s first reading, Acts 2:1-11, we witness the reversal of the story of the Tower of Babel. Through the outpouring of the Holy

Pope francis Jordan’s powerful and marginalized joined together at the banks of the River Jordan to welcome Pope Francis at the site believed to be where Jesus was baptized. Jordan’s King Abdullah II, his wife Queen Rania, and Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad bin Talal, the monarch’s personal representative and special adviser on religious matters, welcomed the pontiff to an intimate setting of reflec-

Spirit on the day of Pentecost, people in Jerusalem speaking various languages are able to understand one another: “They were confused, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.”

In the story about the Tower of Babel, the people undertake the building project because they believe that it would prevent them from being dispersed across the face of the earth: “Otherwise, we shall be scattered all over the earth” (Gn 11:4). When the construction stops, they pack up and leave: “There the Lord confused the speech of all the world. It was from that place that he scattered them all over the earth.”

On the day of Pentecost, Jews from all over the world have assembled in Jerusalem: “We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, inhabi-

tion, followed by testimonials of courage in the face of life’s difficulties. There, near the banks of the River Jordan the pope prayed, spoke and blessed Syrian and Iraqi refugees sheltering in Jordan, along with Jordanian orphans, the sick, and the disabled who shared their stories. In a papal address, Pope Francis hit hard on those who perpetrate and perpetuate wars, instead saying that peace must be pursued particularly in the troubled Middle East region. “Arms are the main reason for the war. . . . We pray

tants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome, Cretans and Arabs.”

Despite the fact that they speak different languages, through the power of the Holy Spirit they are miraculously able to understand the message of the apostles about Jesus Christ. When they return to their own countries, they will do so having heard the good news — the good news that eventually will reach every corner of the globe. In that way, they anticipate the universality of the church.

The Holy Spirit will enable diverse peoples and nations to overcome their differences in order to proclaim their common faith in the risen Lord, Jesus Christ.

for those making and selling arms, that compassion fill their hearts,” he said. He singled out Syria, in desperate need of healing and peace. “We are profoundly affected by the tragedies and suffering of our times, particularly those caused by ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. I think particularly of Syria, rent by nearly three years of civil strife, which has led to countless deaths and forced millions to flee and seek exile in other countries,” he said.

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Following in the footsteps of the Lord

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The Wailing Wall was just one stop among many during Julie Holthaus’ trip from Kansas to the Holy Land.

Watch upcoming issues of The Leaven for more photos and stories from her once-in-a-lifetime trip.

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The Leaven’s Julie Holthaus photographs the sites of the Holy Land. She was handpicked to join a small group of Catholic journalists, hosted by Israel’s Ministry of Tourism, to travel to the Holy Land May 20-29.

The Leaven’s Julie Holthaus recently visited the Holy Land and delivered nearly 100 prayers from the archdiocese to the Western Wall

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ANSAS CITY, Kan. — When Julie Holthaus of The Leaven staff left for the Holy Land May 20, she carried with her the prayers of many Kansas

Catholics.

Literally.

In preparation for her journey, Julie had invited Leaven readers to send her their prayer petitions, which she would then place, according to an ancient tradition, in the crevices of the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

The Western Wall is venerated by Jews as the only thing remaining of the Temple that stood in Jesus’ time and was destroyed in the year 70. Praying before the wall — also referred to as the Wailing Wall — is considered comparable to praying before the throne of glory itself.

And it has become traditional in modern times for people of all faiths to leave their prayer petitions there.

Quite a few people took Julie up on her offer; in fact, the petitions came pouring in.

“I received nearly 100 notes from across the archdiocese,” said Julie. “Many were heartbreaking — with prayers for those suffering from cancer, various ailments and diseases, childlessness, torn families, loss of loved ones, loss of jobs, even homelessness.”

Others were expressions of gratitude.

“There were also many with prayers of thanksgiving for health, life and family,” she said.

Julie was handpicked to join a small group of Catholic journalists, hosted by Israel’s Ministry of Tourism, to travel to the Holy Land May 20-29.

The trip coincided with Pope Francis’ first visit to the Holy Land.

On the day of Julie’s visit to the Western Wall, for example, there had been a bit of activity earlier that morning.

“There was a lot of emotion and commotion happening there that day,” recalled Julie. “The excitement from Pope Francis’ visit earlier in the day was still fresh!”

During his visit, the pope had placed in a crack in the wall a handwritten version of the Lord’s Prayer in Spanish, his traveling companion Rabbi Abraham Skorka told Catholic News Service.

Although photos of the event show the pope standing alone before the wall, it is usually crowded with people, Julie said.

“When approaching the wall, it was not easy to find a spot,” she said. “The wall was lined with people, both sitting and standing, many praying out loud.”

“The wall is divided in two,” she continued, “with men on the left side, and

What does a pope place in the Wailing Wall?

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The Leaven’s Julie Holthaus places prayers from Catholics across the archdiocese in the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Julie said she received nearly 100 prayers — some heartbreaking, some expressing gratitude. women on the right.

“Then it’s customary, when leaving, to walk backwards so your back never faces the wall. I thought this was very unique. It was a sign of respect for the significance of the wall, and for people of different religious traditions who have prayed at the wall, past and present.”

“What’s really great is that the petitions are collected twice a year and buried in the nearby Mount of Olives,” said Julie. “It was very humbling to have the opportunity to carry many heartfelt prayers to Israel, and place them in a centuries-old place of prayer.”

And she wants everyone that sent her

Julie Holthaus’ visit to Israel coincided with a pilgrimage by Pope Francis to the Holy Land.

As part of the three-day visit in which Pope Francis met with Muslims and Jews in hopes of fostering stronger relationships among the three religions and peace in the Middle East, he made a stop at the Wailing Wall.

He spent close to two minutes with his right hand on the wall, where he prayed silently, recited the Our Father, then left the words to the Our Father written in Spanish on a note he placed in the wall.

Rabbi Abraham Skorka, of Buenos Aires, is a friend of the pope and was a member of the papal entourage.

He said that in addition to the Lord’s Prayer, the note Pope Francis left contained Psalm 122, which Jewish pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem often pray.

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a petition to know their prayers have been safely delivered.

“I was praying for you,” she said.

“And know that your prayers rest in the Holy Land!”