06-17-16 Vol. 37 No. 41 by The Leaven

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ORLANDO NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING

‘A sword has pierced heart of our city’

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People hold hands in a circle during a June 12 vigil in an Orlando, Florida, park following a mass shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in that city earlier that morning.

RLANDO, Fla. (CNS) — Orlando Bishop John G. Noonan u r g e d people of faith “to turn their hearts and souls” to God and pray for the victims, the families and first responders following the worst mass shooting in U.S. history June 12. “A sword has pierced the heart of our city,” he said in a statement. “The healing power of Jesus goes beyond our physical wounds but touches every level of our humanity: physical, emotional, social, spiritual,” he said. “Jesus calls us to remain fervent in our protection of life and human dignity and to pray unceasingly for peace in our world.” The shooting rampage at a gay nightclub in Orlando left 50 people dead, including the gunman, and 53 wounded.

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People gather in West Palm Beach, Florida, June 12 to mourn those killed in a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Police said a lone gunman identified as 29-year-old Omar Mir Seddique Mateen — opened fire inside

The Leaven is in its biweekly summer schedule. The next issue will be July 2.

the Pulse club in Orlando in the early morning hours. News reports said that Mateen, who pledged allegiance

IN MOURNING

Father Pat Riley, pastor of Holy Family in Eudora, dies at 61. Page 5

to the Islamic State terrorist group, died in a gun battle with SWAT team members. Across the nation, reaction from church and community leaders was swift, and in cities large and small, people organized candlelit vigils for the victims and their families the night of the shooting. “Waking up to the unspeakable violence in Orlando reminds us of how precious human life is,” said Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. “Our prayers are with the victims, their families and all those affected by this terrible act,” he said in a statement June 12. “The merciful love of Christ calls us to solidarity with the suffering and to ever greater resolve in protecting the life and dignity of every person.” “Our prayers and hearts are with the victims of the mass shooting in >> See “THE UGLY” on page 11

CELEBRATING 100

St. Leo Church in Horton celebrated its centennial on May 22. Page 16

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LOCAL NEWS

Announcement of allegations

he Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has received credible allegations of abuse of minors against Ruben Corona, a lay music teacher at Hayden High School from 1960-1967 and 1969-1974 and at Most Pure Heart of Mary School from 1991-1995. The archdiocese asks that anyone who has information regarding allegations against Corona to please call the confidential report line at (913) 647-3051; Dennis Schemmel, victim assistance coordinator at (913) 9092740; or local law enforcement officials. The archdiocese asks anyone who has knowledge of inappropriate conduct by any priest, deacon, church employee or volunteer to contact the confidential report line or civil authorities. The archdiocese respects the sincere concerns of all individuals who bring forth allegations of misconduct and is fully committed to conducting thorough investigations of all such allegations and cooperating with law enforcement officials.

Curtis Martin to speak at men’s conference

AYS — The fifth annual Salina diocesan men’s conference will be held Aug. 13 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church here. Curtis Martin, conference speaker, is the founder of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. In January 1998, FOCUS established its pilot program at Benedictine College in Atchison with two staff members and 24 students. Martin met with Pope John Paul II later that year and shared the vision of FOCUS with him. The ministry now has over 500 missionaries on 113 campuses. The conference costs $35 for adult men and $15 for students, unless the student attends with his father, then the cost is $40 for both. Registration deadline is Aug. 1. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the conference ends at 4 p.m. To register, go online to: salinadiocese.org

Archbishop offers baptisms for children of larger families To show his personal support for those couples open to raising larger families, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann has offered to celebrate the baptism of the third or greater child of any family (by birth, adoption or blending through valid marriage) interested. Please contact your parish office for more information. Additional information is also available from the archdiocesan office for liturgy and sacramental life at (913) 6470330 or by email at: liturgy@archkck.org.

Anthony and Vickie Rosner, members of Good Shepherd Parish, Shawnee, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 11. The couple was married on June 11, 1966, at Blessed Sacrament Church, Kansas City, Kansas, by Msgr. Kenneth Spurlock. They have three children: Anthony Jr., Tiffny and Dirk. They also have two grandchildren. The couple plans a late summer vacation to Lake Tahoe. Mary and Jack Angello, members of Immaculate C o n ce p t i o n -St. Joseph Parish, Leavenworth, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 25. The couple was married at St. Joseph Church in Leavenworth on June 25, 1966. Their children — Scott Angello, Nancy Berardo and Julie Stark — will host an open house at Luigi’s Italian Restaurant in Leavenworth from 6-8 p.m. on June 25. The couple will also celebrate in the fall with a pilgrimage to Rome and Italy. They have eight granddaughters and one great-grandson. Glenn and Beulah (Reuter) Herbic, members of Holy Name Parish, Alma, will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on July 3 with a reception hosted by their children for family and friends from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Alma Community Center, 244 E. 11th St. The couple was married on July 3, 1946, at Holy Name by Father P.J. Fitzgerald. Their children are: Stan Herbic, Overland Park; Jim Herbic, Salina; Patty Lovgren, Manhattan; and Bob Herbic, Olathe. They also have 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The couple requests no gifts, but cards may be sent to: Box 152, Alma, KS 66401. Phyllis (Noll) and Vincent Bertels, members of St. Joseph Parish, Nortonville, will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary and Vincent’s 90th birthday on June 19 at St. Joseph School in Nortonville with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. The couple was married at Corpus Christi Church, Mooney Creek, on April 3, 1951, by Father Jack O’Connor. They have three daughters: Eileen and Darlene of Lawrence, and Sharon of Atchison. They also have six granddaughters and one grandson. The couple requests no gifts.

Pat (Duncan) and Barton Lackey, members of St. Ann Parish, Hiawatha, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 26, with a Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Ann. A reception will be held in the parish hall from 2 to 4 p.m. The couple was married on June 25, 1966, at Sacred Heart Church, Emporia. Their children are: Tim Lackey, Carbon, Indiana; Chris Lackey, Highland; Juliann Franken, Bendena; Steven Lackey, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Rebecca Sunnenberg, Manhattan; and Adam Lackey, Olathe. They also have 16 grandchildren. Judy and Morey Steinlicht, members of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Topeka, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house for family and friends. The couple was married on May 21, 1966, at St. Patrick Church, Corning. Their children are Mike and Kelly. They also have six grandchildren. Connie

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ARCHBISHOP NAUMANN June 18 Pastoral visit — St. Ann, Hiawatha June 19 Pitching for Priests softball game — Community America Ballpark June 20 Meeting with Archbishop Phillip Naameh of Tamale, Ghana “Shepherd’s Voice” recording St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center board meeting June 21 Villa St. Francis annual board meeting Administrative Team meeting June 22 Groundbreaking of mausoleum in Topeka Annual Serra golf dinner with priests, deacons and seminarians — St. Patrick, Kansas City, Kansas

and Thomas Heffern, members of Christ the King Parish, Kansas City, Kansas, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 11. The couple was married on June 11, 1966, at Christ the King by Father Richard Etzel. Their children are: Debra, Joanne and Jacob. They also have six grandchildren.

June 24 Mass for Junior Knights and Daughters of Peter Claver

Mike and Mary Ann (Watters) VanLeeuwen, members of Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish, Topeka, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 25. The couple was married on June 25, 1966, at St. Elizabeth Church, Blue Rapids. Their daughter is Jennifer Foster, Topeka. They also have two grandchildren.

June 29 Throw out first pitch at RoyalsCardinals game — St. Louis

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June 25 100th anniversary Mass — Holy Angels, Garnett June 26 World Youth Day Mass — Knights of Columbus Park June 28 Life Teen Mass — Benedictine Abbey

ARCHBISHOP KELEHER June 17 Mass — Prairie Star Ranch June 18 Prison ministry Mass — Ascension June 19 Mass — Federal prison camp June 22 Serra golf dinner — St. Patrick, Kansas City, Kansas June 24 Mass — Prairie Star Ranch June 26 Mass — Federal prison camp

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LOCAL NEWS

THE PRIDE OF ST. LOUIS

The Leaven wins 14 awards at Catholic Media Conference By Moira Cullings moira.cullings@theleaven.org

ANSAS CITY, Kan. — St. Louis gave The Leaven a welcome as sweet as its signature gooey butter cake June 1-3, when the paper took home a total of 14 press awards from Catholic Media Conference 2016. The awards, which ranged from first place for Best Website to Best Redesign, illustrated the diversity of the archdiocesan newspaper’s efforts to tell the stories of archdiocesan Catholics in all possible ways. For interns Katie and Libby Hyde and web consultant Darin Hansen, winning Best Website was particularly gratifying, since they built the site just last summer. “We wanted a product that was user-friendly, intuitive and informative,” said Katie. “You can sometimes get into the weeds a bit, thinking about flashy design, special features, the bells and whistles of a

website. “So, our whole staff tried hard to focus on the basics of a good site.” For Libby, who helped build the site between her high school graduation and freshman year of college, the experience was priceless. “Personally, it was really beneficial to learn the skill of predicting the desired result, then devising a plan to get to that point.” “Overall, building the site really helped me learn to plan and execute more efficiently,” she said. The Leaven’s website is designed to reflect the print paper and offer readers features they can only access online.

“I couldn’t be prouder of the work Katie and Libby Hyde and Darin Hansen did on the new website,” said Father Mark Goldasich, editor of The Leaven, “and I’m delighted that they were acknowledged in this fashion.” “But I have to admit,” he continued, “the award pales in comparison to how great it’s been to be able to make a wider range of stories, photos and videos available to our readers that we couldn’t share with them before.” The creation of the new website went hand in hand with the paper’s redesign, which won production manager Todd Habiger a first place win in the Best Redesign category and a second place in the Best Front Page contest. Habiger sees the award as a testimony not only to his design skills but also to the rest of the work that goes into the success of the paper. “Design serves to get the reader to notice the articles,” he said. “Because we have such great editors, writers and photographers, I’ve always got to be on top of my game to do them justice,” he continued. “The goal is to have readers >> See “AWARDS” on page 10

THE WINNERS FIRST PLACE Best Newspaper Website “theleaven.org” by Katie Hyde, Libby Hyde, Darin Hansen Best Redesign The Leaven by Todd Habiger Best Headline “Cellular Won” by Anita McSorley SECOND PLACE Best Front Page: Tabloid The Leaven by Todd Habiger Best Multiple Picture Package Originating with a Newspaper: Sports Package “Say it Ain’t So, St. Joe” by Lori Wood Habiger, Joe McSorley, Todd Habiger Best Use of Art or Graphics: Best Original Illustration “Laudato Si’” by Todd Habiger Best Sports Journalism: Sports Feature “Dream On” by Todd Habiger THIRD PLACE Best Personality Profile “The Barnstormer” by Joe Bollig Analysis/Background/Round-Up News Writing: The Gerard E. Sherry Award “Cellular Won” by Joe Bollig and Doug Hesse HONORABLE MENTION Best Feature Writing “Cool Beans” by Jill Ragar Esfeld Best Multiple Picture Package Originating with a Newspaper: Feature Package “The Newbie” by Jim Sovanski Best Multiple Picture Package Originating with a Newspaper: Sports Package “Are You Ready for Some Football?” by Doug Hesse, Lori Wood Habiger, Julie Anderson, Diana Luppens, Eric Powell General Excellence: Weekly Diocesan Newspaper The Leaven by Father Mark Goldasich, Anita McSorley, Todd Habiger, Joe Bollig, Moira Cullings, Beth Blankenship Knights of Columbus Father Michael J. McGivney Award for Distinguished Volunteer Journalism Carolyn Kaberline

1st Place Best Website

1st Place Best Headline

Publication No. (ISSN0194-9799) President: Most Reverend Joseph F. Naumann

1st Place Best Redesign

2nd Place Best Multiple Picture Package - Sports

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2nd Place Best Sports Journalism - Feature

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LOCAL NEWS

Kansas Catholics praised for retired religious support

ANSAS CITY, Kan. — Do Catholics in northeast Kansas appreciate retired religious? You bet they do, according to Sister Janice Bader, CPPS, executive director of the National Religious Retirement Office. “[Last year] was the second year in a row that your archdiocese has exceeded $100,000,” said Sister Janice, from her office in Washington, D.C. “We are deeply grateful.” As a matter of fact, the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas gave exactly $100,137.90 in 2015 to the Retirement Fund for Religious. Over the past 28 years, northeast Kansas Catholics have dug deep and given a whopping $1,305,193. More than 33,000 women and men religious benefit from this collection. “Words cannot adequately express our gratitude for this generous and prayerful support of our nation’s senior Sisters, Brothers and religious order priests,” said Sister Janice. The last year of the currently approved 10-year cycle of the RFR will be 2017. The Commission on Religious Life and Ministry is studying both the progress made and the continuing need. The commission will present its findings at the November 2016 general meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

There will be a groundbreaking ceremony for a new mausoleum at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Topeka on June 22. Above is an artist’s rendering of the mausoleum’s exterior, and below is a rendering of the interior.

Groundbreaking set for Topeka mausoleum By Therese Horvat Special to The Leaven

OPEKA — True to its mission to “bury the dead with dignity and respect . . . and provide sacred space for remembering,” Catholic Cemeteries of Northeast Kansas is responding to high interest and demand with plans to construct a new mausoleum at Mt. Calvary Cemetery here. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann will preside at the blessing and groundbreaking ceremony for the new mausoleum on June 22 at 2 p.m. The ceremony is open to area parishioners. The blessing and groundbreaking will be the culmination of more than three years of planning and presales of crypts and niches, with an excellent response from Catholics in Topeka and the surrounding communities. The generosity of a major donor helped further accelerate plans to proceed with construction. Robert W. Chenoweth, Catholic Cemeteries’ executive director, credited the board of directors of Catholic Cemeteries of Northeast Kansas for being both attuned and responsive to the needs of the region. “Over the past five years, we’ve taken several steps to beautify Mount Calvary, including new garden sections, columbaria and statuary,” he said. “We’re taking this beautification to a whole new level with the addition of the mausoleum to the cemetery property. “Plus, families and individuals will have the welcomed opportunity to select different burial and entombment options.” The mausoleum will feature

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Q handcrafted stained-glass windows in the chapel and throughout the facility. The chapel will be available for committal services for persons being entombed in the mausoleum and for ground burials during inclement weather. The new building will also offer convenient and private office space where individuals and families can meet with Catholic Cemeteries staff for both preneed and at-need arrangements. The projected completion date for the mausoleum is September 2017. Participating in the June 22 blessing with Archbishop Naumann will be Father Jerry Spencer, chair, and Father Jerry Volz, vice chair, officers of the Catholic Cemeteries board of directors. Joining them for the groundbreaking will be Dan Carson, chair, Topeka Advisory Board, and member of the Catholic Cemeteries board of directors; Tim Etzel, benefactor; and Chenoweth. The blessing and groundbreaking will take place

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UINCY, Ill. — The Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) movement will come together for its annual gathering at Quincy University in Illinois from July 29-31. Each year, members of local TEC communities meet for three days of fellowship, resources, prayer and networking. Anyone 18 or older who is involved in TEC, past or present, is invited to attend the event. The celebration is being coordinated through the TEC Conference, the organizing body for the international TEC movement. The gathering, which was previously known as the TEC Congress, is now called TEC Encounter and follows a new format designed to give attendees the option of choosing prayerful, playful, networking or formative breakout sessions. Participants are invited to gather for liturgy, prayer, round table discussions, speakers, award presentations and other activities to celebrate all that TEC has been and continues to be for so many members of the young church. Nationally renowned speaker Rich Curran will deliver the keynote to the “Ignite the Fire” themed event, along with witness speakers Father Thomas Szydlik and Sister M. Clementia Toalson, FSGM. Registration prices range from $125-$185, depending on room selection. Online registration for TEC Encounter 2016 and additional event information can be found online at: www.tecconference.org. Teens, Together, To Encounter Christ, a Catholic movement of spirituality for older adolescents and young adults, was founded in Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1965.

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LOCAL NEWS

New church will be part of Eudora pastor’s legacy By Joe Bollig joe.bollig@theleaven.org

UDORA — Father’s Day will be bittersweet for parishioners at Holy Family Parish here. In addition to celebrating the fathers in their midst, they will celebrate and mourn the absence of their much-loved pastor, Father Patric Riley. Father Riley, 61, who after a hospital stay was receiving hospice care at his rectory, died peacefully there on June 12 an hour or so before the 9:30 a.m. Mass. With him were his twin sister Peggy Riley, a parishioner, and his faithful dog Abby. Father Riley had a history of cardiac illness, but died of inoperable cancer in the abdominal region. Mass celebrant Father Barnabas Eichor, OFM Cap., from St. John the Evangelist Parish in Lawrence, made the announcement just before the dismissal. “Everyone was incredibly sad at the loss, but happy he was at peace,” said Molly Pratt, parish youth ministry director. “After Mass, a lot of people were just sitting and crying together, but also we were laughing because Father Pat liked to get everyone together, and we were all together when he died.” Father Riley and his sister Peggy were born on May 27, 1955, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Norbert C. and Marianne (Vellers) Riley. The family belonged to Christ the King Parish in Kansas City, Kansas. He felt the call to priesthood early. “It was his calling since he was in the eighth grade,” said Peggy Riley. “We all supported him. That’s what he wanted to do.” That call led the future priest to the newly opened archdiocesan minor (high school) seminary, Savior of World, in Kansas City, Kansas. One classmate was Leaven editor Father Mark Goldasich. “Since I was the only one from my home parish and an only kid to boot, I was more than a little intimidated, meeting all new people,” said Father Goldasich, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Tonganoxie. “He became my first Savior friend. Pat really eased my transition into Savior. He was always that friendly face I could count on.” Father Riley was quite an athlete, “wiry and fast,” as Father Goldasich remembered. Another contemporary at Savior and later at St. Meinrad Seminary in Indiana was Father Ken Kelly, pastor of St. Pius X Parish, Mission. While at St. Meinrad’s, they would go fishing at nearby ponds.

Father Riley was a lot of fun and had a great sense of humor, said Father Kelly. And he loved to get together with his brother priests. “When we had a priests retreat or continuing education, after that was all done in the evening, he would often instigate a poker game,” said Father Kelly. Father Riley was a valuable asset on the archdiocesan personnel board, thanks to his organizational skills — no surprise to former Savior teacher and fellow pastor Msgr. Michael Mullen, pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Kansas City, Kansas. “Looking back, you could see in Father Pat Riley a determination where he’d set a goal and follow through,” said Msgr. Mullen. Father Riley’s determination to set and meet goals, and his attention to detail, helped him meet the challenges of building a new church at Holy Family Parish in Eudora. “He understood how important it was to the parish to build a church,” said Doug Pickert, Holy Family building committee chairman. “He put his heart, soul and emotions into getting the church built. And he paid a health price for it, no doubt about it. He was very courageous.” The new church was dedicated on Dec. 6, 2015. Over his protests, parishioners named the downstairs the “Father Patric Riley Education Center.” Even more than the new church, the real legacy of Father Riley will be the children educated in the center, said Pratt. “He loved the children more than anything,” said Pratt. “His face would light up when he’d see the kids. They’ll miss him the most. He was passionate about the education of the children and made them feel welcome in church.” Her favorite memory? How Father Riley loved to hold her daughter Lucy, when she was an infant, while he worked at his desk. Father Riley extended his welcoming and compassionate nature to everyone, said Gary Pratt, parishioner and archdiocesan planned giving officer. “Father Pat said the best way to build community and friendships was over a meal,” he said. “That’s

why he encouraged parish dinners, concerts and soup suppers before Stations of the Cross. He’d invite groups of parishioners over just to get people together for dinner, drinks and conversation. There wasn’t an agenda, just fellowship.” Father Riley was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his sister Peggy of Warsaw, Missouri. Father Riley donated his body to the University of Kansas for medical research, but there will be a memorial Mass at 10 a.m. on June 25, with seating to begin at 9 a.m. The Mass will be followed by a celebration of life in the parish hall.

Pastoral assignments • Ordained: May 28, 1981 • 1981 — Associate pastor, Holy Trinity Parish in Lenexa • 1984 — Associate pastor, St. Patrick Parish in Kansas City, Kansas; faculty member Savior of the World Seminary • 1987 — Associate pastor, St. Agnes Parish in Roeland Park • 1989 — Pastor, Sacred Heart Parish in Paxico and St. John Vianney in Eskridge • 1993 — Pastor of Holy Family Parish in Alma, added to responsibilities at Sacred Heart and St. John Vianney • 1995 — Pastor, St. Matthew Parish in Topeka; temporary administrator of Sacred Heart in Paxico, Holy Family in Alma and St. John Vianney in Eskridge, from March to October 1995 • 2004 — Pastor, Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish in Overland Park • 2006 — Sabbatical • 2007 — Pastor, Holy Family Parish in Eudora

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LOCAL NEWS Concert to benefit crisis pregnancy center set for June 26

ANSAS CITY, Kan. — A concert to benefit Nativity House KC, Inc., will be held June 26 at 7 p.m. at St. Patrick Church here, located at 1086 N. 94th St. Cindy Bounds will play and accompany Marcea Brown and Gary Ortiz. There is no cost for this event, but donations will benefit Nativity House KC, a crisis maternity home that shelters homeless adult women who are pregnant. For more information, send an email to: mariasc@nativityhousekc.org.

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• Practice manners. • Use specific language. Add “You are so kind” whenever a kind act is demonstrated. • Station a “deed bead jar” in your home. Whenever a family member witnesses another in a kind act, drop a bead in the jar. When the jar is full, celebrate as a family! — By Jennie Punswick

USM ranks in top 10 for affordable online degree

eavenworth — The University of Saint Mary here has been named a “Top 10 Most Affordable Online Master’s Degree in Marketing” by Best College Values, a site dedicated to helping students get the best possible education for their money. Saint Mary ranked number three on the list for its competitive price and its flexible scheduling, allowing students to complete the program in as little as 12 months. For more information on USM’s graduate and adult education programs — including online offerings — go online to: stmary.edu/Success.

CHURCH OF THE WEEK St. Joseph, Shawnee Address: 11311 Johnson Drive, 66203 Phone: (913) 631-5983 Pastor: Father Michael Hawken Mass Times: Saturday, 5 p.m.; Sunday, 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon Email: parish@stjoeshawnee.org Website: http://www.stjoeshawnee. org

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LOCAL NEWS

Faith-based alternative to health insurance offered Health care sharing ministry took off after the passage of the Affordable Care Act By Joe Bollig joe.bollig@theleaven.org

ANSAS CITY, Kan. — It’s always been a duty and a joy for Christians to love and help one another. After all, St. Paul commanded the Galatians: “Bear one another’s burdens, and so you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal 6:2). For some, bearing one another’s burdens means sharing health c a r e • www.cmfcuro.com c o s t s • (800) 840-7471 w i t h • info@christmedicus.org people they’ve never met, but whom they consider “brothers and sisters in Christ.” It’s called health care sharing ministry, a faith-based alternative to health insurance. This ministry, rooted in biblical principles, is relatively new. One of the largest is Samaritan Ministries International, founded in 1991 and launched in 1994. The ministry, founded by evangelical Protestants, operates quite unlike traditional health insurance.

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Members do not pay premiums to receive coverage. Rather, their medical needs are “published” each month in a newsletter that goes out to all members. With the newsletter are “individualized monthly share notices” assigning members to help pay for another member’s medical needs. Members mail their monthly “share” directly to that person, along with a note of encouragement. Also, members are expected to pray for that person and others having needs as well. Samaritan Ministries grew steadily and modestly since its founding, reaching the 10,000 household mark in 2004. It really began to take off, however, when President Barack Obama began his push for the Affordable Care Act, which was passed into law in 2010. As concerns about the moral as well as practical aspects of the ACA arose, people began to look for alternatives. “We’ve certainly seen growth,” said Anthony Hopp, director of membership development for Samaritan Ministries. “Between 2010 and 2013, we had relatively flat growth. When Congress [passed] the exemption to the Affordable Care Act that removed the uncertainty as to what would happen with health care sharing ministries, the result has been considerable growth.” Today, Samaritan Ministries has slightly more than 60,000 member households in 50 states, meeting the needs of 198,000 individuals. Increasingly, Catholics are becoming part of Samaritan Ministries, thanks to the addition of the Catholic

nonprofit CMF-CURO, a member representative of Samaritan Ministries. The Christ Medicus Foundation (the “CMF” part of the name) is a nonprofit founded in 1997. “The Christ Medicus Foundation was started in the late 1990s by our executive director, Michael O’Dea, and David Wilson,” said Louis Brown, CMF-CURO director. “[O’Dea] really felt called by the Lord to [have] another voice for the church advancing and promoting a culture of life in health care.” With the advent of the Affordable Care Act and its accompanying threats to religious liberty, Catholics began to wonder if they, too, could be part of a faith-based health care sharing ministry. “People who join health care sharing ministries that meet certain criteria are exempt from the Affordable Care Act, but individuals have to join a ministry that existed as of Dec. 31, 1999,” said Brown. Christ Medicus Foundation executives Wilson and O’Dea worked out a deal to partner with Samaritan Ministries International. Catholics could be members of SMI through CMF-CURO, and receive additional benefits as well. These benefits specific to CMF-CURO include a membership card, which is a Visa debit card to be used for paying for medical expenses. “Our members have the option of receiving their [published needs] checks on their membership debit card,” said Brown. “It adds a lot of convenience. Instead of having to wait for your

checks in the mail or having to write a check against your bank account, you’re able to use the debit card like any other debit card.” CMF-CURO was announced in October 2014 and launched in January 2015. There are certain requirements to join. Members must abstain from sinful practices (drug abuse, sexual immorality, regular use of tobacco and drunkenness) and be a professing Christian who attends church at least three times a month. A pastor or designated church leader must sign a letter attesting that the member meets the requirements. According to Samaritan, memberships are not refused on the basis of a person’s health, although health conditions that exist before a person becomes a member may be limited or excluded. The cost of the monthly share paid by members runs from $180 for one person up to $405 for a two-parent family of any size. Medical needs less than $300 are not “published,” but needs from $300 to $250,000 are “published.” Needs exceeding $250,000 can be shared if a member also joins Samaritan’s Save to Share program. Today, CMF-CURO has 800 member households. “It’s not just about sharing each other’s medical costs, but also working with Catholic medical providers and building community,” said Brown. “We want CMF-CURO members to build community and work to build a culture of life and pray in an authentic way as Catholics.”

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Linda Dohrman, a member of St. Stanislaus Parish in Rossville, leaves the annual St. Isidore the Farmer feast day celebration at Christ’s Peace House of Prayer in Easton with a bag of dirt. The dirt was blessed during a special Mass for the farming community of northeast Kansas on May 16.

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Elizabeth and William Hansen, members of St. Agnes Parish in Roeland Park, smile as they renew their vows at the annual archdiocesan 50th wedding anniversary celebration held June 5 at Church of the Nativity in Leawood. Archbishop Naumann celebrated Mass with the couples and presented each with a gift.

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‘The ugly horror of hate casts a chilling shadow’ >> Continued from page 1 Orlando, their families and our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters,” said Chicago Archbishop Blase J. Cupich. In Orlando, priests, deacons and counselors from the Diocese of Orlando and Catholic Charities of Central Florida were serving at an aid center established by city officials. Throughout the day June 12, church personnel were helping victims and families “on the front lines of this tragedy,” Bishop Noonan said. “They are offering God’s love and mercy to those who are facing unimaginable sorrow. They will remain vigilant and responsive to the needs of our hurting brothers and sisters.” The bishop also asked all parishes in the nine-county diocese in central Florida to include prayer intentions during Sunday Masses. “Today’s prayers have been offered for victims of violence and acts of terror . . . for their families and friends . . . and all those affected by such acts against God’s love,” Bishop Noonan said. “We pray for the people of the city of Orlando that God’s mercy and love will be upon us as we seek healing and consolation.” Bishop Noonan led an evening prayer vigil for the community — called a “Vigil to Dry Tears” — at St. James Cathedral in Orlando June 13. Prior to the vigil, he said the Catholic Church “recognizes the affliction brought to our city, our families and our friends” by “this massive assault on the dignity of human life. . . . I hope this opportunity to join each other in prayer will bring about an outpouring of the mercy of God within the heart of our community.” In his statement, Archbishop Cupich expressed gratitude to the first responders and civilians at the scene of the shooting. They “heroically put themselves in harm’s way, providing an enduring reminder of what compassion and bravery look like — even in the face of such horror and danger,” he said. “In response to hatred, we are called to sow love,” he added. “In response to violence, peace. And, in response to intolerance, tolerance.” In a letter to the Chicago archdiocesan Gay and Lesbian Outreach, Archbishop Cupich said: “For you here today and throughout the whole lesbian and gay community, who are particularly touched by the heinous crimes com-

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Flags at the Washington Monument fly at half staff June 13 to honor those killed in a June 12 mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. mitted in Orlando, motivated by hate, driven perhaps by mental instability and certainly empowered by a culture of violence, know this: The Archdiocese of Chicago stands with you. I stand with you.” He also urged Americans to “find the courage to face forthrightly the falsehood that weapons of combat belong anywhere in the civilian population.” In Washington, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl said in a post on his blog that “the love of Jesus Christ will prevail,” and while all too often “it appears that our civilization is walking through the valley of the shadow of death, we will fear no evil.” He said all people of goodwill must stand together “in making another impassioned appeal for peace and security in our communities and throughout the world.” Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento, California, said that “the ugly horror of hate” in Orlando “casts a chilling shadow from coast to coast.”

“The sweetness of the Sabbath was saddened by the loss of life and the bitter taste of fear. Still, the command to keep holy that day can soothe and save us as we now wrestle with the worries and the wounds left in the wake of such brutality,” he said. “Hatred blinded the conscience of the perpetrator of these horrible acts, acts no one must be allowed to excuse or justify,” Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski said. “The survival of civilization demands zero tolerance toward such acts of barbarism. Hate-inspired terrorism is still a clear and present danger in our world.” Another Florida prelate, Bishop Robert N. Lynch of St. Petersburg, expressed his sorrow over the tragedy and also addressed the gun rights issue. “Our founding parents had no knowledge of assault rifles which are intended to be weapons of mass destruction. . . . It is long past time to ban the sale of all assault weapons. . . . If one is truly pro-life, then embrace this issue also and work

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CLASSIFIEDS EMPLOYMENT Maintenance technician - Church of the Holy Cross in Overland Park is looking for a full-time maintenance technician for the parish and school. The technician will perform maintenance, repair and inspect facilities, equipment and grounds to maintain a safe and productive environment. The candidate must be familiar with similar-sized facilities, be able to work independently and take initiative to solve problems. Competitive pay and benefits provided. Contact Jon Oakes at (913) 381-2733 or send an email to: joaks@holycrossopks .org if you’d like to join the Holy Cross team. Housekeeper - Sanctuary of Hope is seeking a housekeeper for 12 -15 hours a week. Duties would include: dusting and vacuuming guestrooms after retreatant use; cleaning bathrooms; dusting hallways, window blinds and ceiling fans; and cleaning meeting spaces. The housekeeper would also be responsible for cleaning outdoor garden house space as needed. Call Julie at (913) 321-4673 or send a email to: Julie@ sanctuaryofhope.org. Drivers - Special Beginnings Early Learning Center is seeking part-time drivers for its school-age program located in Lenexa. Candidates must be able to drive a 13-passenger minibus, similar to a 15-passenger van. CDL not required, but must have an excellent driving record. Candidates would pick up children from area schools and then work directly with them when arriving back at the center. Experience preferred. Must have strong work ethic and the ability to work with children. Insurance provided. Background check will be conducted. Great opportunity for retired persons or those seeking a second job. Job responsibilities include: ensuring safety and well-being of children who are being transported at all times, including loading and unloading. Driving short, round-trip routes to elementary schools in Lenexa/Olathe area. Summer only: Driving short, roundtrip routes to two Lenexa city pools. Maintaining mileage log. Keeping interior of vehicle clean. Apply by sending an email to: chris@specialbeginningsonline.com or in person at 10216 Pflumm Rd., Lenexa, KS 66215. Career opportunity - Due to the success and growth of the Knights of Columbus, we are adding a financial representative in the Kansas City metro, Atchison and Topeka 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. This is a full-time position. Please contact John A. Mahon, general agent, for more information or an interview at 1275 Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS 66612 or call (785) 408-8806. You can also send an email to: john.mahon@kofc.org. 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CALENDAR GARAGE SALE Church of the Ascension 9510 W. 127th St., Overland Park June 17 from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. June 18 from 8 a.m. - noon (bag sale)

On June 18, the cost of all you can fit in a bag will be $5 or $10.

A TALK WITH KATHLEEN NORRIS June 17 from 6 - 9 p.m.

Author Kathleen Norris will speak on the topic: “What the Desert Teaches Us.” There will also be a meal and a Q&A session. For more information on locations and to register, go online to: www.christchruchkc.org/ministries/ theology-for-everyone/kathleen-norris.

MEMORIAL LITURGY Curé of Ars 9405 Mission Rd., Leawood June 18 at 8 a.m.

Following the memorial liturgy for loved ones, the bereavement ministry will have a grief support meeting in the Father Burak Room. For more information, call (913) 649-2026.

FAREWELL TO SISTER KATHLEEN CONDRY Church of the Nativity (parish hall) 3800 W. 119th St., Leawood June 19 from noon - 2 p.m.

Join Nativity parishioners as they say thank you and farewell to Sister Kathleen Condry who will begin her new role in July as the assistant congregational leader of the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, Kentucky.

ATTENTION: WOMEN WITH NO HEALTH INSURANCE Keeler Women’s Center 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas June 20 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

RETREAT WITH IMMACULÉE ILIBAGIZA St. Matthew Church 2700 S.E. Virginia, Topeka June 17 - Doors open at 4 p.m. Retreat from 5 - 9 p.m. June 18 - Registration at 8:30 p.m. Sessions begin at 9 a.m.

Immaculée Ilibagiza is a Rwanda genocide survivor and author of a best-selling book, “Left to Tell.” Her testimony is one of love, faith, hope and forgiveness. For more information or to register, go to the website at: immaculee.biz/retreats. The cost for tickets is $57 for one person or $95 for one person and a guest. There is no charge for any priest or religious. For more information, or if you would like to pay by check, contact Mary Whitaker at (785) 862-0228 or send an email to: mwhit2830@aol.com.

CATHOLIC HOMESCHOOL AND CURRICULUM FAIR Divine Mercy Parish 555 W. Main St., Gardner June 17 - Registration at 2 p.m.

The theme of the conference is: “Our Faith, Our Families.” The conference will take place on June 17 and 18. For more information and to register, visit the website at: kccatholic homeschooler.org.

GOLF CLASSIC TO BENEFIT THE SISTERS, SERVANTS OF MARY Painted Hills Golf Course 7101 Parallel Pkwy., Kansas City, Kansas June 17 at 10:30 a.m.

Registration fee is $150 per golfer and includes lunch and evening meal. Family plan of $125 per golfer and sponsorship opportunities are also available. For more information or to register, visit the website at: www.sisterservantsgolfouting.com; contact George Gallup at (913) 342-5018; or send an email to: ggallup@kc.rr.com.

BINGO Immaculate Conception Church (hall) 606 S. Elm, Louisburg Second and fourth Thursdays at 7 p.m.

The doors open at 6 p.m. Food will also be available.

will be two or three talks each day and daily eucharistic adoration and Mass at the local parish. There will be time for private prayer, spiritual reading and reflection, and walks in the woods. The cost is $85 for individuals and $125 for couples, with all meals included in the cost. For more information, send an email to: info@christspeace.com or call (913) 773-8255.

TASTE AND TOAST SLOVENIA Holy Family Club (Msgr. Mejak Hall) 513 Ohio, Kansas City, Kansas June 24 at 6:30 p.m.

CHURCH PICNIC St. Mary Church 9208 Main, St. Benedict June 26 at 5 p.m.

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Celebrate Slovenia’s 25 years of independence with a wine tasting featuring wines from Slovenia, along with a sampling of Slovenian foods. There will also be music by Brian McCarty and Jim Baric. A limited number of tickets will be sold for $30. Call Julie Schneller at (816) 7978623 or the church office at (913) 371-1561.

A reasonable course fee is charged and online registration is required at: www. ccli.org. Call Shannon or John Rasmussen at (785) 749-1015 or the Couple to Couple League of Kansas City at (913) 894-3558 for more information.

MEXICAN FIESTA St. John the Evangelist Parish 1234 Kentucky St., Lawrence June 24 from 6 - 11:30 p.m. June 25 from 6 - 11:30 p.m.

Admission is free. There will be authentic Mexican food, carnival games, music and the St. John’s Fiesta Dancers. The fiesta is a fundraiser for scholarships. The recipients for 2016 are Emily Torres and Allison Ramos.

BEGINNING EXPERIENCE WEEKEND Savior Pastoral Center 12601 Parallel Pkwy., Kansas City, Kansas June 24 -26

This weekend is for widowed, separated and divorced people who are suffering the loss of a love relationship. For more information, visit the website at: www.beginningexperienckc. org. To register, send an email to: bekc@gmail. com, or contact Teresa at (816) 529-9002.

MARIAN MASS Sacred Heart Church 333 Freeman, Topeka June 22 at 7 p.m.

100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Holy Angels Church 514 E. 4th Ave., Garnett June 25 at 4:30 p.m.

Confessions will be heard from 6 - 6:45 p.m. A rosary will be prayed at 6:30. Benediction will conclude the services and a social hour will follow in the church basement. Contact Georgette Reb at (785) 232-2543 between 1 - 5:30 p.m. for further information.

Archbishop Naumann will celebrate Mass at 4:30 p.m. A barbecue dinner will be served in the Knights of Columbus Hall following Mass. There is no charge for the event. RSVP to the parish office by June 10 by email to: hasjparish @centurylink.net or call (785) 448-1686.

SALAD POTLUCK Most Pure Heart of Mary (Formation Room) 3601 S.W. 17th St., Topeka June 23 from 5 - 7 p.m.

A RETREAT TO UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE BETTER Christ’s Peace House of Prayer 22131 Meagher Rd., Easton June 25 - June 26

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Chicken and ham suppers will be served buffet style in an air-conditioned hall. Meals to go will also be available. The cost is: $10 for adults; $5 for children ages 4 - 10; children under age 4 eat free. There will also be new games and concessions. An auction begins at 9 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL Curé of Ars Church 9401 Mission Rd., Leawood June 26 from 2 - 4 p.m.

There will be free screening for qualified uninsured women in Kansas. Register with Kelly Nightengale from Early Detection who will schedule appointments. Call (913) 906-8990 for more information.

SYMPTO-THERMAL METHOD OF NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING Class begins June 22 at 6:30 p.m. St. John the Evangelist Parish (office) 1229 Vermont St., Lawrence

The retreat begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning and closes midafternoon on Sunday. There

Celebrate our religious freedom with an oldfashioned ice cream social. There will be inspirational talks, music, games for the kids and ice cream. Help us kick off the Fortnight for Freedom and protect the first right of the First Amendment: the right to practice our religion and follow our conscience.

SUMMER FESTIVAL 8745 James A. Reed Rd., Kansas City, Missouri June 26 from noon - 5 p.m. Join the Little Sisters of the Poor for an afternoon of family fun. There will be outdoor games, food, a garage sale, entertainment, a silent auction, bake sale, craft sale and a cash raffle. All proceeds benefit the Sisters’ home for the elderly poor. For more information, call (816) 761-4744.

RUMMAGE SALE Strawberry Hill Museum (courtyard) 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas July 9 from 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Strawberry Hill Museum and surrounding neighbors will have their third annual rummage sale. They will also allow anyone who would like to set up a table in the courtyard and sell their own treasures to call the museum at (913) 371-3264 to have a spot reserved for them.

ESSAY AND SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST FOR CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians - Padraig Pearse Div. 1 - Kansas City

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SCRIPTURE GROUP AND BIBLE STUDY Keeler Women’s Center 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas Wednesdays from 9:30 - 11 a.m.

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COMMENTARY TWELFTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME June 19 TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Zec 12: 10-11; 13: 1 Ps 63: 2-6, 8-9 Gal 3: 26-29 Lk 9: 18-24 June 20 Monday 2 Kgs 17: 5-8, 13-15a, 18 Ps 60: 3-5, 12-13 Mt 7: 1-5 June 21 Aloysius Gonzaga, religious 2 Kgs 19: 9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36 Ps 48: 2-4, 10-11 Mt 7: 6, 12-14 June 22 Paulinus of Nola, bishop; John Fisher, bishop, and Thomas More, martyrs 2 Kgs 22: 8-13; 23: 1-3 Ps 119: 33-37, 40 Mt 7: 15-20 June 23 Thursday 2 Kgs 24: 8-17 Ps 79: 1b-5, 8-9 Mt 7: 21-29 June 24 THE NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST Is 49: 1-6 Ps 139: 1b-3, 13-15 Acts 13: 22-26 Lk 1: 57-66, 80 June 25 Saturday Lam 2: 2, 10-14, 18-19 Ps 74: 1b-7, 20-21 Mt 8: 5-17 THIRTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME June 26 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1 Kgs 19: 16b, 19-21 Ps 16: 1-2, 5, 7-11 Gal 5: 1, 13-18 Lk 9: 51-62 June 27 Cyril of Alexandria, bishop, doctor of the church Am 2: 6-10, 13-16 Ps 50: 16bc-23 Mt 8: 18-22 June 28 Irenaeus, bishop, martyr Am 3: 1-8; 4: 11-12 Ps 5: 4b-8 Mt 8: 23-27 June 29 PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES Acts 12: 1-11 Ps 34: 2-9 2 Tm 4: 6-8, 17-18 Mt 16: 13-19 June 30 The first martyrs of the holy Roman church Am 7: 10-17 Ps 19: 8-11 Mt 9: 1-8 July 1 Junípero Serra, priest Am 8: 4-6, 9-12 Ps 119: 2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131 Mt 9: 9-13 July 2 Saturday Am 9: 11-15 Ps 85: 9ab, 10-14 Mt 9: 14-17

Lovers gonna love, love, love, love, love

n June 10 about 10:30 p.m., Christina Grimme, a 22-yearold singer and former finalist on “The Voice,” was shot to death by a deranged fan after a concert. Some 22 hours later, 50 people would be massacred and another 53 wounded at a popular gay nightclub. And that was just in one city — Orlando, Florida. I can’t imagine how many other people were victims of violence in that same time period all over the United States and around the world. All acts of violence appear to have one trait in common: hate. That hate may be for the person or persons targeted, but it may also indicate a self-loathing on the part of the perpetrator. It’s so easy in tragic situations like those in Orlando to point the finger of blame toward others. However, if true and lasting peace is going to come, each person has to begin with his or her own heart. Maybe this little story can illustrate what I mean: A young couple moved into a new neighborhood. The first

MARK MY WORDS

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

morning, while eating breakfast, the wife saw the neighbor hanging up the wash outside. “That laundry’s not very clean,” said the young woman. “She doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Maybe she needs another brand of laundry soap.” The husband listened, but remained silent. Every time the neighbor would hang out the wash, the wife would make the same comment. About a month later, the woman was surprised to see nice clean wash on the line. She said, “Honey, look! She’s

finally learned how to wash! I wonder who taught her?” With a guilty smile, the husband replied, “Sweetheart, I got up early this morning and washed our windows.” Whoa! When considering the problems of our times, the first place we should look is at our own heart and perspective. In other words, if we seek a better world, we have to begin with ourselves. Last Thursday’s Mass featured Jesus’ famous teaching: “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment.” (Mt 5: 21-22a). According to Sister Carolyn Osiek, a New Testament scholar, Jesus is using a rabbini-

cal method here, known as “putting a fence around the law.” “To be sure that the law is observed completely,” she explains, “we take a step back and surround it with a wider observance. So, if the commandment prohibits murder, do not show anger towards another and then you will not be tempted to kill.” (Found in the June 2016 Give Us This Day, p. 64). So, not giving in to anger will prevent us from hating and from the temptation to murder. Most of us don’t think that we hate, but we probably just use a milder word for it: impatience, irritation or frustration. Just for fun, think about the last time you got “irritated” while driving. What language did you use toward the “offender”? What thoughts did you have? Did you flash your lights, make an obscene gesture, honk your horn or dramatically roll your eyes at the idiot — I mean — offender? Or think about how you view the “other” political party. Or how you treat a K-State fan. A KU fan. A Mizzou fan. It’s so easy, isn’t it, to dehumanize another. And if we see someone

as “less than human,” then it doesn’t seem to matter what we say about them or do to them. Lately, I’ve been using Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation 2 at Mass. I especially like its preface, which says: “For though the human race is divided by dissension and discord, yet we know that by testing us you change our hearts, to prepare them for reconciliation. Even more, by your Spirit you move human hearts, that enemies may speak to each other again, adversaries join hands and peoples seek to meet together. By the working of your power, it comes about, O Lord, that hatred is overcome by love, revenge gives way to forgiveness, and discord is changed to mutual respect.” May these words work on our wounded, stony hearts and inspire us to pay more attention to how we treat others in our daily interactions. If we, as followers of Jesus, can root out even the slightest trace of hatred in our own hearts, then violent tragedies like we saw last weekend will start to become a thing of the past.

The Way of the Cross in an everyday commitment

any people start their day with a regular

routine. When they wake up, they take a shower, shave if they’re a man, put on makeup if they’re a woman, get dressed, maybe eat some breakfast or at least grab some coffee, and hopefully spend some time in prayer. It’s their regular routine for each day. Today’s Gospel reading, Lk 9:18-24, invites us to include something else in that daily routine. Jesus says: “Whoever wishes to be my follower must deny his very self, take up his cross each day and follow in my steps.” “Take up his cross each day.” In other

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

words, it’s not a onetime event. It’s part of our daily routine. The Gospels of Matthew and Mark supply

Pope Francis urged prosecutors and judges to step up the fight against human trafficking and resist threats and pressures to close their eyes to injustice. “I know, too, that to be a judge today, to be a public prosecutor and state attorney means risking your life,” he told justice officials taking part in a summit

parallels to this passage, almost word for word, where Jesus talks about taking up the cross as part of the requirements to be his follower (Mt 16:24, Mk 8:34). But only Luke adds the words “each day.” That puts a different twist on Jesus’ words. That’s really important. Otherwise, the disciples might have easily supposed that

they also would have to share in Jesus’ fate and be crucified themselves. That did happen to some of the early Christians. The Roman emperor Nero crucified a large number of Christians, including St. Peter, in the year 64. Crucifixion was all too common in the ancient world. It was the preferred form of corporal punishment meted out to slaves and foreigners. In contrast, Roman citizens had the privilege of being executed by beheading, a swifter and less painful way to die. Consequently, Christians facing persecution might have possibly expected that they would be crucified. Maybe that’s what Jesus meant, when he talked about

on human trafficking and organized crime. More than 100 officials and experts attended the June 3-4 summit sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. The pope briefly attended the summit June 3 to sign its final declaration and speak off-the-cuff to participants. Judicial authorities, he said, should create a network, share experiences and work to-

taking up the cross to follow him. That would be a one-time event. And then it would be over. But here, the Gospel insists that we take up our cross each day. What does that mean? Taking up the cross means making a commitment to sacrificial love, the same love that Jesus showed by his death on the cross. And carrying the cross means living out that commitment. Sunday’s Gospel makes it clear that we are to do that constantly, as part of our life as a follower of Jesus Christ. We are to pour out our lives, because of our love for others. That is to be our purpose in living. And we are to do that every day.

gether to fight “the new slave hunters” and all forms of modern-day slavery: forced labor, prostitution, and drug and organ trafficking. The church must play its part and “stick its nose into politics” as part of its effort to come to the aid of those who suffer, he said. “Politics is one of the highest forms of love and of charity,” he said, quoting Blessed Paul VI. — CNS

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COMMENTARY

Today’s Frankenstein’s monster could be tomorrow’s medical miracles

uman beings can have a visceral reaction to the thought of growing human kidneys or livers inside the bodies of pigs or cows. A participant in a recent online forum on human/animal chimeras described it this way: “Unbelievable!!! If there was anything that was more anti-God it is the genetic formation of chimeras which is nothing more than Frankenstein monster creation.” Although the idea of a chimeric animal is indeed unusual, several factors need to be considered in evaluating the practice of growing human organs within animals. Despite our initial hesitations, certain kinds of human/ animal chimeras are likely to be justifiable and reasonable. This comes into focus when we recognize, for example, how thousands of patients who

have received replacement heart valves made out of pig or cow tissues are already themselves a type of human/animal chimera. For many years, moreover, scientists have worked with chimeric mice that possess a human immune system, enabling them to study the way that HIV and other viruses are able to infect cells. We routinely use animals to address important human needs. We eat them and make clothing out of them. We keep them in zoos. Utilizing them for legitimate and important medical purposes like organ generation and transplantation should not, broadly speaking, be a cause for alarm. If a pig were in fact able to grow a human kidney in place of its own kidney, and if it could be used for transplantation, it could provide a major new source of organs in

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nical and ethical hurdles remain before growing organs in pigs is likely to be feasible. The science is still in its infancy, and researchers have yet to figure out how to make human cells coexist in a stable fashion with animal tissues. Even assuming these kinds of risks are able to be minimized, and pig/human chimeras could be safely produced, there would still be several ethical issues to consider. One concern involves using stem cells from human embryos

as part of the process of making pig/human chimeras. Destroying young humans in their embryonic stages for their stem cells is gravely objectionable, so creating chimeras could be ethical only if alternative, non-embryonic sources of stem cells were utilized for the procedure. The technology might also lend itself to other unethical practices, like trying to create a pig that could produce human sperm or eggs in its genitalia. Similarly, if human nerve cells were incorporated into a developing pig brain in such a way that the animal developed what appeared to be human brain structures, some have noted there could be questions about the occurrence of intelligence or self-consciousness or other facets of human identity in the animal. Although such concerns seem far-fetched,

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LOCAL NEWS

HORTON HITS A HUNDRED

Parish celebrates centennial of church building STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARC AND JULIE ANDERSON

Father Dan Gardner, pastor of St. Leo Parish in Horton, and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann prepare to square off in a friendly game of joust. The jousting arena was one of many special activities set up to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the church building on May 22.

ORTON — At 91, Leonard Winkelbauer is among the oldest parishioners at St. Leo Parish here. In fact, the parish is the only church family he’s ever known. So Winkelbauer was celebrating with 200 of his closest friends when the parish marked the centennial of its church building on May 22. The day’s festivities included a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann and concelebrated by Father Dan Gardner, the parish’s current pastor, and Father Earl Dekat, one of the parish’s former pastors. After Mass, a dinner was held in the parish hall, followed by outdoor activities for kids of all ages. Those “kids” turned out to include both the pastor and the archbishop when it was revealed that the activities featured various inflatables that included an obstacle course, a bouncy house and a jousting arena in which Father Gardner and the arch-

Leonard Winkelbauer is one of St. Leo Parish’s oldest parishioners at age 91. In his lifetime, he’s only known one church, which celebrated its 100th anniversary on May 22. bishop took a turn. “I can now cross that off my bucket list,” said the archbishop, who handily dispatched the pastor in their bout. But in his homily, the archbishop struck a more serious note. He first emphasized the unique history of the church building. Architect Leo Bauer designed the structure in a Gothic style, and his father Victor served as the general contractor. Both were parishioners. “Buildings, in some way, are an im-

portant statement of what we value,” continued the archbishop. He is always amazed, he added, by the awe-inspiring churches found in many small towns throughout the archdiocese. “What a testimony of faith they were to the people who erected them, who sacrificed heroically, oftentimes building structures at great personal sacrifice so that these places will be living symbols of the priority they placed on God,” he said. In an article published in The Horton Headlight, Father Gardner evoked similar sentiments, but looked to the future as well, and “rebuilding not ‘brick by brick’ but person by person, faith by faith. Let our faith be the foundation for future generations.” For Winkelbauer, the day evoked many memories, both happy and sad. He recalled his son Phil, a newly ordained archdiocesan priest, celebrating his first Mass at the church in June of 1975. “All he ever said [growing up] was, ‘I just want to be a priest,” said Winkelbauer of the current pastor of

Sacred Heart-St. Casimir Parish in Leavenworth. A more difficult memory for him was the loss of his wife Wilma, who died on Holy Thursday of this year. The two had been married for nearly 69 years. “We were trying for 70,” said Winkelbauer simply. When asked if he’d ever thought he’d participate in a centennial celebration for a church building, he said, “No. That just doesn’t happen very often.” In fact, the event’s rarity was marked by the color chosen for the day’s decorations — purple. It was not due, joked Father Gardner, to the number of K-State fans in the parish. Rather, the planning committee looked up colors on the internet, and learned that silver is usually reserved for anniversaries of 25 years, and gold is the standard for 50 years. Purple, he explained, is used for centennial celebrations due to its rarity. Plus, purple is associated with royalty. Which made it doubly fitting.