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Delegates from the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas attended the July 1-4 “Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America.”

CALLED TO SHARE THE LOVE

Archdiocesan delegation takes part in historic convocation

By Joe Bollig joe.bollig@theleaven.org

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ANSAS CITY, Kan. — It was 10 years in the making.

And Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann was in on the

ground floor.

From July 1-4, an archdiocesan delegation of 22 people — including Archbishop Naumann — joined 3,500 other Catholic clergy, religious and laity for this historic event in Orlando, Florida.

Called the “Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America,” the unprecedented gathering met to discuss and then set forth the future focus and direction of the church in the United States.

The challenge sent out from the convocation is for every individual Catholic and, if accepted, will change the church in our country in profound ways.

“I was privileged to be part of the working group that planned the convocation of Catholic leaders,” said Archbishop Naumann.

“In addition to being the chairman for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Pro-Life Activities, I had the privilege to help represent the pro-life committee in the planning of the convocation.”

It’s no accident that half of the convocation’s title comes from Pope Francis’ Nov. 24, 2013, apostolic exhortation “The Joy of the Gospel.”

And that other half — “in America” — refers to making its vision transform life in our homes and parishes.

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Delegates from all over the United States pray during the opening Mass July 1 at the “Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America” in Orlando, Florida. The archdiocese sent 22 delegates to the historic gathering.

Research conducted before the convocation revealed an urgent need to evangelize many people already in the pews, said Archbishop Naumann. Many parishioners could not describe their own relationship or encounter with Jesus — and this, according to our current and two previous popes — is the foundation of our Catholic faith.

“We received the results of our research at the same time Pope Francis promulgated the ‘The Joy of the Gospel,’ in which our Holy

Father challenged every Catholic to be a missionary disciple,” said Archbishop Naumann.

Pope Francis’ vision in “The Joy of the Gospel” inspired the bishops planning the convocation in more ways than one. His message would become the theme and focus of the historic gathering. There, church leaders would reflect on this vision and then map out a strategy for implementing the new evangelization and the formation of missionary disciples here in the American church.

And who will be these missionary disciples?

We will.

Preparation and inspiration The archdiocesan delegation was handpicked by Archbishop Naumann, and the delegation >> See “CONVOCATION” on page 8

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ARCHBISHOP NAUMANN Aug. 7-12 Seminarian pilgrimage Aug. 13 Installation of Father Mike Scully — Holy Family, Eudora Religious Sisters appreciation day — St. Patrick, Kansas City, Kansas Aug. 14 Priests small group meeting Aug. 15 Solemnity of the Assumption Aug. 16-17 Jesus Caritas bishops’ retreat — Salina Aug. 17 Vespers and dinner with priests ordained in the last five years

Aug. 18 Blessing of gym floor — Bishop Ward High School, Kansas City, Kansas Aug. 19 Catechists formation talk — Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Topeka Twentieth anniversary of the Kelly Youth Rally

Jose Montoya, right, a sports management and journalism major at the University of Kansas, is interning with Catholic News Service this summer. Julie Asher, left, national editor for CNS said that summer interns prove to be a valuable asset for the news agency.

Jayhawk journalist hits the big time

By Doug Weller Special to The Leaven

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ASHINGTON — Jose Montoya is learning about his Catholic faith from a new perspective this summer — the nation’s capital.

The University of Kansas junior is interning with Catholic News Service, the oldest and largest editorially independent Catholic news agency in the world, based in Washington. It was formed by the U.S. bishops in 1920 and is the service from which The Leaven and scores of other diocesan papers receive their national and international church news that they then make available to their readers in their papers and on their websites.

As a reporting intern, therefore, Montoya has already covered a variety of stories that have been published in Catholic newspapers across the country.

“The coolest part is going to the web and seeing which papers saw your work and used it,” he said in a telephone interview.

Montoya hails from Los Lunas, New Mexico, just south of Albuquerque. He didn’t waste any time immersing himself in Catholic activities when he first arrived in Lawrence. He initially transferred his Knights of Columbus membership to the council at Corpus Christi Parish, then to the St. Lawrence Catholic Center at KU. There, he also leads a Bible study.

His involvement at St. Lawrence is on top of a myriad of other activities. He’s a member of the Marching Jayhawks, which performs at

Hot off the press Some of what Montoya has covered so far: • A Catholic boys choir from Catalonia, Spain, performing in Washington.

• Gretchen Crowe, editor in chief at OSV Newsweekly in Huntington, Indiana, who has written a new book, “Why the Rosary, Why Now?” • A Gallup, New Mexico, priest who remodels hot rods and donated a 1969 Pontiac Firebird convertible to a raffle that raises money for vocations in the Diocese of Gallup. Last year, he donated a 1972 Chevelle; that raffle raised $140,000.

athletic events, and belongs to the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a men’s music fraternity.

He also takes part in Playmaker Central, a student-run online media operation covering KU sports.

Montoya, who is majoring in sports management and journalism, said he looked at a variety of internships, but the opportunity at CNS caught his eye. He read an online testimonial from a Benedictine College, Atchison, student who had previously interned at CNS. His internship came courtesy of The Fund for American Studies, which places students in a variety of opportunities in the Washington area.

Julie Asher, national editor for CNS, said her agency partners with TFAS and the National Journalism Center for summer interns and typically has three or four each summer.

They are valuable to the organization, she said, because they help take the place of full-time staffers on vacation.

“It’s not sorting files. With various staff members taking vacations, we need their work, for sure,” she said.

Montoya has proved to be a valuable addition, Asher said.

“It’s good having him here. He’s very energetic and eager,” she said.

“We try to have a mix of welcoming [the interns’] ideas and what stories we need done.

Montoya’s busy life at KU had prepared him for a hectic summer in the capital. In addition to working full-time at CNS, he is taking an economics class. On the side, he’s had a hands-on lesson in urban transportation.

TFAS interns live in dormitories at George Washington University, which is southwest of the Capitol complex. CNS is located at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in northeast Washington. And his economics class is at George Mason University, in Fairfax, Virginia.

The night class, on top of his internship, adds up to a 14-hour day on Tuesdays and Fridays.

“So, I’m all over the D.C. metro area,” Montoya said. “I learned to ride the Metro. It’s a little different than taking Bus 29 at KU.” After graduation, he said he hopes to find a job in communications in a university athletic department, then eventually become an athletic director. The CNS internship, which ended July 31, was one more experience to put him on that path.

“It’s been a lot of fun,” he said.

Aug. 20 Installation of Father James Moster — St Theresa, Perry, and St. Aloysius, Meriden Rural youth ministry outreach Summer Tour Mass — Horton Fairgrounds Aug. 22 Gratia Plena Holy Hour — Holy Trinity, Lenexa Aug. 23 Priests small group meeting Aug. 24 Knights of Columbus Midwest field representatives conference Mass Unbound preachers and staff Mass Aug. 26 Day of recollection — Kenrick Glennon Seminary, St. Louis Aug. 27 Pastoral visit — St. Dominic, Holton, and St. Francis Xavier, Mayetta Aug. 28 “Shepherd’s Voice” recording Aug. 29 Envisioning Team meeting Catholic Foundation of Northeast Kansas board meeting — Chancery

ARCHBISHOP KELEHER Aug. 5 Mass — St. Sebastian, Florida Aug. 6 Mass — St. Sebastian, Florida Aug. 20 Mass — Federal prison camp Aug. 27 Mass — Federal prison camp

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THROUGH THE YEARS

Classmates, longtime friends have seen it all — together

By Joe Bollig joe.bollig@theleaven.org

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ANSAS CITY, Kan. — When Archbishop James P. Keleher was tapped to lead the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, he knew he needed able men to help him.

After some investigation, he put two names at the top of his list.

“When I told my predecessor Archbishop [Ignatius J.] Strecker who I was going to ask,” said the archbishop, “his reaction was, ‘Oh, they’ll never say yes.’”

Shortly after his installation on Sept.

8, 1993, Archbishop Keleher and several priests went on retreat.

“I asked [two] to walk with me during a break,” said Archbishop Emeritus Keleher. “On our little walk I asked them both if they would consider one becoming vicar general, and the other becoming vicar general for priests.”

“Those were the two things I really needed,” said the archbishop. “I knew these two men were extraordinarily good priests.”

The two agreed, and on Sept. 22, 1993, Father Thomas Tank was appointed vicar general for pastoral ministries and Father Charles McGlinn was appointed vicar general for priest personnel. Father Tank was also made chancellor in 1995.

They asked for only two things in return.

First, they wanted to continue as pastors. The second — a promise the archbishop did not keep — was that they not be made monsignors.

“When I was ending my time as a major archbishop, I decided I’d do it because of all that they’d done,” he said. “They were so helpful.”

Brothers from the beginning Archbishop Keleher may not have known it at the time, but the two men he selected were not just colleagues but great friends.

Father McGlinn, who grew up in Leavenworth, and Father Tank, who grew up near Roeland Park, met as newly minted seminarians at St. Thomas Seminary (now St. John Vianney) in Denver.

“We met on the first day of school in September 1959,” said Father Tank. “We started as freshmen.”

Father Tank’s first impression of Father McGlinn was that he was very thin, had a great smile, was very friendly and was “a fine young man.”

Father McGlinn recalls Father Tank from those days as very smart, very articulate in class, service-oriented, warm, likable and a natural leader.

“He always went to the top,” said Father McGlinn.

In their small class of 30 or so, they

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Msgr. Tom Tank leads a retreat at Savior of the World Seminary (now Pastoral Center) in 1976.

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From left, Msgr. Tom Tank and Msgr. Charles McGlinn have often attended each other’s ordination celebrations. Here, Msgr. Tank joins Msgr. McGlinn for the celebration of his golden jubilee at Curé of Ars Parish, Leawood, in June. got to know each other pretty well.

Their different interests led them to move in different social circles, but they together participated in studentfounded and student-led study groups.

After the seminary, both men were ordained by Archbishop Edward J. Hunkeler at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Kansas City, Kansas, on May 27, 1967.

The architect and the gadfly After they were ordained together, Father Tank and Father McGlinn were sent to different parishes for their first assignments. For the most part, they ended up at different places for the next 50 years.

There were a few times, however, when they ended up either living or working in close proximity — and their friendship is stronger for it.

For about six months in 1969, they were both associate pastors at the cathedral, during which the young priests learned a bit more about each other.

“Father Charles has a huge heart for people,” said Father Tank. “He was very strong on social justice and civil rights. It was also the Vietnam era. He was very strong about speaking out for the underdog and seeking assistance for the poor.”

They also both served on the Wyandotte County draft board to ensure that the young men were treated fairly.

When Archbishop Strecker initiated a far-reaching study of archdiocesan needs derived from small group discussions called “Call to Share — Prayer and Study,” both men were involved.

“That’s where I learned to appreciate [Father Tank’s] ability to research things, his ability to figure things out

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Msgr. Charles McGlinn was pastor of Curé of Ars Parish in Leawood for 28 years. and his commitment to a specific course of action,” said Father McGlinn.

It was also during this time that Fathers Tank and McGlinn developed a “method” of working together — Father Tank was the architect of ideas, and Father McGlinn, the gadfly who would critique.

They were like a hammer and anvil banging together to make things useful and strong.

“My role was to tear down, to criticize, to sharpen [ideas] and take off the sharp edges,” said Father McGlinn. “But I appreciated [Father Tank’s] genius in coming up with solutions, and figuring out directions and goals.

“But in all that we were friends,” he continued. “I think working together on these different things cemented our friendship.” >> See “IDEALIST” on page 7

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TAKE IT TO HEART

Catholic HEART Workcamp volunteers make a difference

By Jan Dixon Special to The Leaven

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ANSAS CITY, Kan. — Who would pay $250 for the opportunity to spend four days in the hot, summer sun doing home maintenance and landscaping?

Or sleep each night on the floor of a school?

Catholic youth volunteers from five states did exactly that when 250 of them came to the area for a week in July to do community service work at different locations as part of Catholic HEART Workcamp (CHWC).

Kansas City, Kansas, is only one city in the United States being served by the CHWC this year. The organization, which was launched in 1993 in Orlando, Florida, with 100 volunteers, has now grown to over 13,000 volunteers serving in over 50 locations.

“This is my fourth year as a team captain and my tenth year with CHWC,” said Meghan Condlin, a graduate student from Richmond, Virginia. “We are all called to serve, and I love to work with the youth groups and the residents we serve.”

The youth arrived here on a Sunday night and were housed at St. James Academy in Lenexa. Every morning, Mass was celebrated by Father Andrew Strobl, pastor of St. John Paul II Church in Olathe, and every evening ended with prayer.

Breakfast, dinner, faith-building activities, silly skits, contemporary music and high-energy dance were important components of the day’s schedule. The teens were split up into seven-person work teams and assigned to different projects.

One team headed off to the Sanctuary of Hope retreat center in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, to assist with outdoor landscaping needs.

“We have approximately 33 acres of land,” said Jeff Stock, who maintains the facility and grounds for the center, “and these young people cut down trees and weeds. They hauled away brush and planted a vegetable garden. At least 32 of the acres were impacted by the volunteers.”

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Catholic HEART Workcamp volunteers sort through clothes at Catholic Charities’ TurnStyles store in Overland Park. Two hundred and fifty young volunteers came to the area in July to take part in the community service work.

“When we got really hot and sweaty and there were lots of complaints,” said camper Shelby Denny from Edmond, Oklahoma, “we just took it to God.” Many of the work teams spoke about a deepening of their faith during the time they were here.

Lincoln Maher from Owatonna, Minnesota, said, “I came this year because my friends told me it was fun and I thought I would try it. I found a whole new aspect to my faith life because I learned how to pray in depth.”

Most of the teens came as part of their parish youth group with goals of meeting new people, serving and spreading joy.

“By splitting all of the kids up on different teams, they get to know and work with other youth from all over the country,” said Sarah Fleissen, one of the camp managers. “They experience God in a

whole new way.”

Cathy Green, youth coordinator from O’Fallon, Illinois, brought 19 young people to the camp and saw the fruits of the effort almost immediately when one of the work teams passed a homeless man on their way to the job site. The teens stopped and collected items from their own lunches and gave them to him.

“It is wonderful for the kids to see how others live and how they can make a difference,” she said.

The residents served said they were humbled and blessed by the efforts of the volunteers. Houses were painted, decks built and windows repaired at some sites, while donated items were sorted for TurnStyles in Olathe and Overland Park and carpet was laid at the convent of the Fraternity of the Poor of Jesus Christ in Kansas City, Kansas.

A little girl at a day care center was taught how to pray the rosary, while apartments were cleaned at a senior living center.

And a homebound resident named Pam, suffering from diabetes and loss of eyesight, had her home repaired by a CHWC team.

“I do not have any children of my own,” she said, “but now I have these seven and I will pray for them always.

“They are my greatest blessing.”

At the end of the week, the teens celebrated their hard work, new friendships and deeper faith. A free day to sightsee and explore culminated the camp experience. They left with the good feeling of knowing they had made a difference.

“This week, I saw myself being Christlike,” said Meg Doyle. “This is the closest I have ever been to God.”

Love and Logic teaches parents how to set limits for children

By Carolyn Kaberline Special to The Leaven

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OPEKA — Most Pure Heart of Mary parishioner Shirley Armentrout first learned of the Love and Logic program in 2000.

By applying the principles she learned from it in her own classroom, she soon found that “students began thinking and learning on their own, while their self-esteem improved.”

The Love and Logic program was founded by Jim Fay, a high school principal who saw “lots of kids with RDD (Responsibility Deficit Disorder).”

By working with students and their parents, he said, he saw things begin to change as he based his program on two main tenets: (1) It is important for kids to have limits; and (2) It is important to let kids make decisions and then live with the results.

“The program is going strong 40 years

later,” said Fay. The reason for that is simple.

“The program works with all kids,” said Fay, “because it really doesn’t have anything to do with kids, and everything to do with adults.”

“It teaches people how to be really assertive and set limits in a loving way,” he continued. “Kids who don’t have limits will act out. They seem to be asking, ‘Do you love me enough to set limits?’

“It takes a lot of love to hold kids accountable.”

Fay’s Love and Logic Parenting program will be presented by his son Dr. Charles Fay at Most Pure Heart of Mary Church in Topeka on Aug. 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and is open to the public. The suggested donation is $30 for individuals or $50 for couples.

“I hope people will enjoy it,” said Charles Fay. “We’ll do a lot of laughing, and they’ll take home tips they can use.

We use stories to help illustrate.”

Charles Fay, of Golden, Colorado, will present a Love and Logic parenting seminar at Most Pure Heart of Mary Church in Topeka on Aug. 17.

“Last fall, the preschool at MPHM received the training for early childhood,” said Armentrout, who has been a facilitator for the program for two years. It was so popular, parents asked that the

program for older children be offered.

And there are other benefits to the program, Armentrout noted.

“Strange as it may seem, Love and Logic isn’t just for parents to use with their children,” she said. “Relationships within the family and marriage also grow stronger as a result.”

“I often say to my loved ones now, ‘I love you too much to argue’ and leave [the source of the conflict] alone,” she added. “I’ve given them empathy and effectively stopped any growth of anger and resentment.

“And, yes, they do the same to me!”

Fay will also be presenting his program as an in-service to staff at several Catholic schools within the archdiocese on Aug. 18 at Most Pure Heart.

For more information, visit the website at: www.loveandlogic.com; send an email to Shirley Armentrout at: sarmen trout@mphm.com; or call/text her at (785) 633-4265.

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NURTURING ALL STATES OF MARRIAGE The Joyful Marriage Project gives couples the tools to succeed

By Marc and Julie Anderson mjanderson@theleaven.org

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OPEKA — “Swallow your pride. Rethink your priorities. If it’s not God, marriage and children, it will not work as well.”

That’s Jake Schmidtlein’s advice to other couples, but especially husbands and fathers.

But Schmidtlein himself admits to being dragged reluctantly by his wife Sheena to a “Living in Love” retreat earlier this year.

Now the parishioner of Mother Teresa of Calcutta in Topeka is not only sharing what he’s learned, but encouraging others to seek out similar opportunities.

Level One: Foundation It’s been six months since the archdiocese launched the Joyful Marriage Project, an initiative designed to help couples grow in Christ’s vision for marriage. Three couples represent the wide variety of Catholic couples who have participated in the Joyful Marriage Project thus far.

Graham and Nicki Johnston, members of St. Pius X in Mission, saw an announcement in their parish bulletin and an article in The Leaven. They realized that their marriage of nearly seven years had accomplished the first step of the project — they’ve built their union on a strong foundation of faith and prayer — but there was always room for improvement.

“We knew we wanted to participate in some aspect,” Nicki said.

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Annie and John Smile of Holy Spirit Parish in Overland Park have begun mentoring engaged couples.

One night a week, the couple hosts an engaged couple while they teach themes of the Preparing to Live in Love curriculum.

Level Four: Open House

Level Two: Structure The Johnstons registered for “Every Day in Love,” a follow-up course to the foundational “Living in Love” retreat.

The couple just recently finished the last of four sessions entitled “Living the Dream,” in which they learned to come together on any issue while “still nurturing the tender atmosphere of being in love.”

Level Two of the Joyful Marriage Project focuses on building the structure and walls of a marriage. One way the Johnstons are working to build the walls of their marriage daily is to write affirmations of each other and exchange them each night after their children are asleep.

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Jake and Sheena Schmidtlein learned many new communication tools at a “Living in Love” retreat.

The Mother Teresa of Calcutta parishioners have encouraged others to seek out similar opportunities.

Level Three: Storm-Proof Married 14 years this November, Jake and Sheena Schmidtlein have successfully faced multiple storms in the past three years — but experience has taught them a little additional storm-proofing never hurt.

In 2014, Sheena was diagnosed with cancer. Shortly thereafter, they both lost their jobs due to downsizing.

Sometime in 2015, Sheena attended a women’s retreat. The retreat affected her profoundly.

“I had had a good experience,” Sheena said, “and I wanted to do something with [Jake].”

Doing something with Jake took

Jake admits he went reluctantly.

However, after a few minutes, he realized he had made the right choice.

“I thought, ‘There’s something to this,’” Jake said. He and his wife learned many new communication tools at the retreat, he added.

Among other things, they discovered different ways in which men and women express love, how to pick up on nonverbal cues and how to discuss petty annoyances.

As a woodworker, Jake said he appreciates learning about new tools for his hobby as well as attending professional conferences for his job. He said people should treat their marriages in the same manner.

“Why wouldn’t you want to put another tool in your toolbox for your marriage?” Jake asked.

The Schmidtleins have also participated in another retreat called “Recharge.” These days, the couple often shares their story to encourage others.

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Graham and Nicki Johnston, members of St. Pius X in Mission, write affirmations for each other and exchange them each night after their children are asleep as a way to strengthen their marriage. on added importance after he lost a second job, again due to downsizing, and his mother received a cancer diagnosis.

For Christmas that year, Sheena surprised Jake with the gift of a “Living in Love” retreat during the upcoming Valentine’s Day weekend.

For several months now, John and Annie Smile of Holy Spirit Parish in Overland Park have hosted an open house of a different kind. Married for nine years, about six months ago they began mentoring engaged couples.

Now working with a third couple, the Smiles said they try to provide a relaxed atmosphere. One night a week, the couple has an engaged couple over for refreshments, while they teach themes of the Preparing to Live in Love curriculum.

The couple started discerning a call to this ministry after talking with three of John’s sisters, all of whom married in the past two years.

As they heard about other diocesan marriage preparation programs, they wondered how they could help couples in this archdiocese. Shortly after calling the office of marriage and family life, the couple was matched with their first engaged couple.

As the couple prepares for each mentoring session, Annie said they find themselves learning and discovering new things about one another. It’s something they’d encourage other couples to consider.

“You don’t have to have the perfect marriage. If you have a solid faith, there’s no reason not to jump in,” John said.

For more information about the Joyful Marriage Project and to find additional marriage resources, go online to: www.joyfulmarriageproject.com.

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Growing as Disciples of Jesus

How to take young children to Mass Before Mass: • Make sure children are wellfed.

• Dress them in some special clothing worn only for church or other special events. This does not have to be ARTWORK BY NEILSON CARLIN, 2015 expensive and can be as simple as a nice pair of shoes. It helps them to identify what we do at Mass as different from everyday activity.

• Bring a small toy or book that your child sees only on Sunday at Mass. These should be quiet and made of soft material.

• Put on a fresh diaper or visit the bathroom right before walking out the door of your home or into the church.

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— Deacon Tony Zimmerman, lead consultant for the archdiocesan office of marriage and family life

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‘Kansas Friends’ make connections to benefit Haitians

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EAVENWORTH — Recognizing the tremendous needs that exist in Haiti, a small group from Sacred Heart-St. Casimir Parish here is working to make connections to benefit people of this poverty-stricken island nation.

Bill Bassett, Jay and Peggy Byrne, and Keith Hustings form the nucleus of Kansas Friends of Haiti. Hustings describes them as a little group looking for different ways to help ministries and initiatives that are under the direction of Father Joseph Philippe, CSSp, and the Sisters of St. Antoine of Fondwa, Haiti.

Over the past several years, this has included making financial contributions from the parish, sending rosaries made by a parishioner to Haiti and, most recently, hosting a veterinarian from the Association of the Peasants of Fondwa. Through the coordination of the Kansas Friends, Dr. Edrix Alcime visited Leavenworth area veterinarians and Kansas State University’s veterinary program, Manhattan.

Addressing another need, his work at a university led Bassett to identify opportunities to assist the University of Fondwa with curriculum development. The educational institution is committed to sustainable and integrated development in rural Haiti. Other major ministries in Fondwa include a large orphanage staffed by the Sisters of St. Antoine, a health clinic and St. Antoine School.

Initially, it was the power of connections that introduced Hustings to Father Joseph and the Sisters of St. Antoine.

Hustings’ sister-in-law, Sister Marianna

Sisters of St. Antoine of Fondwa, Haiti, met recently at the Sisters of Charity motherhouse with a group of Leavenworth area residents committed to assisting their ministries. Left to right, seated, are: Sisters Dieula Duclervil and Claudette Prevot from Haiti; Sister Marianna Bauder, SCL; and Ellen Hustings; standing, left to right, Keith Hustings and Bill Bassett.

Bauder, a Sister of Charity of Leavenworth, had visited Haiti. The SCL Community has helped support the Haitian ministries in different ways since 2000.

During one of Father Joseph’s visits to Leavenworth, Hustings, his wife Ellen and daughter Kerry met the priest. Kerry subsequently volunteered 14 months in Haiti.

The Hustings have maintained relationships with Father Joseph and the Sisters of St. Antoine.

The goal of the Kansas Friends is to

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spur the interest and involvement of more people in helping the people of Haiti.

“The needs are so incredible,” Hustings explained. “The Haitians seem to take one step forward and then two steps backward. They’ve experienced the earthquake, hurricanes and poverty. Yet, the people have a tremendous spirit.”

Kansas Friends of Haiti remains focused on making connections to provide material and other support to help sustain that hope.

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Idealist vs. realist served archbishop emeritus well >> Continued from page 3 Father Tank agreed that these frank exchanges did not put a strain in their relationship — to the contrary, their mutual respect and affection grew for each other.

And, after all, neither of them had the final say. “[We] just naturally see issues from different perspectives,” said Father Tank. “He tends to be an idealist and I tend to be a realist. Both perspectives are important to a discussion on significant issues. We could easily discuss almost any topic from a variety of points of view.”

It was this back-and-forth that made them so useful to him, said Archbishop Keleher.

“They are wonderful in this regard — they didn’t agree on many things,” said Archbishop Keleher. “I would have them at our big meetings and I was sure the two of them would argue on one point or another. And by the time it was over, I knew what I should do.

“It was wonderful, because they had different points of view — all of them good — and I could pick out the one I thought was best.”

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Father Charles McGlinn (far left), then secretary of education for the archdiocese, and Father Tom Tank (far right), then director of Savior of the World Pastoral Center, meet with students and faculty at Benedictine College in Atchison in 1980.

Despite being very different people, Msgr. Tank and Msgr. McGlinn have some important things in common.

First of all, they both love the priesthood and being pastors, said Msgr.

Tank. And even though they pushed against each other during meetings, they were really after the same thing — what was best for the church, said Msgr. McGlinn.

Second, they would share ideas and tips. Monsignor Tank helped Msgr.

McGlinn bring Christ Renews His Parish to Curé of Ars, Leawood.

Third, not only were they ordained together, but they continued to celebrate their ordinations together, said Msgr. Tank.

“Over the years we’ve vacationed together,” said Msgr. Tank. “For our 25th anniversary, each of us celebrated a Mass in our own parishes, but we had

a joint reception in the Commons at St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Then we traveled throughout Europe.”

And of course, one of them would want to go THERE because it was new, and the other would want to go HERE, because it was familiar. Still, they managed to work it out.

Monsignor Tank’s skills in French got them through France, but Msgr.

McGlinn’s “passable” skills in Spanish got them halted by the Spanish border guards, ordered out of their car and their vehicle emptied and searched.

Fortunately, the two pilgrimages they led to the Holy Land went more smoothly.

Lastly, the two men have spent a lot of time together in prayer.

“The two of us started a prayer group when we were four years ordained, and we’ve gotten together once a month for 47 years,” said Msgr. Tank.

“That’s where the cement came from,” said Msgr. McGlinn. “The

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prayer, sharing and support. We were able to share our deepest feelings, our deepest conflicts and our deepest aspirations in a group that would listen, among men you could respect and trust. We got to know each other better there than anywhere.”

Love and respect The passing years and illness have presented challenges to both men.

Monsignor Tank continues as pastor of Ascension Parish in Overland Park, but Msgr. McGlinn retired as pastor of Curé of Ars Parish, where he was pastor for 28 years, in July 2015.

“I have a great love and respect for Charlie,” said Msgr. Tank. “He is a great friend and a brother priest. We’ve shared a lot over the 58 years we’ve known each other and we look forward to many more years of being there for each other.”

“His positive attitude in the midst of his health challenges,” he continued, “really inspires me to be a better priest.

While he knows how to press my buttons, I know that he cares deeply for me and all his brother priests.”

Monsignor McGlinn returns the admiration.

“I appreciate Tom for his heart — his heart for Jesus, the priesthood, the church and the people of his parish,” said Msgr. McGlinn. “He’s a very wonderful person. You’ve never met anyone like Tom — so talented and focused.

“Since his illness, I’ve seen a depth of humanity in Tom that I haven’t known completely before.”

Still, some things never change.

“Tom, you’re my best friend,” said Msgr. McGlinn. “I think about you every day and I pray for you every day.”

“I love you,” he concluded. “But you’re still wrong!”

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Convocation looks to follow up on Pope Francis’ vision for the church stage were sharing what they knew, but were also asking questions [of the delegates].” included seven priests, two deacons, “There was a lot of dialogue and two religious and 10 laypersons. listening to each other,” she continEight others from the archdiocese ued. “We were accompanying one attended in a different capacity, some another into this dialogue, prayer and as presenters and others as represenrelationship and [were sent out] to tatives of independent ministries or our own parishes and places of minisinstitutions. try. We walked into this together and To prepare for the convocation, then were sent delegates read forth to walk with “The Joy of the others.”

Gospel,” attendThe discused a meeting at sions sparked Savior Pastoral “WE HAVE TO STOP assessments of Center in May, and where the church participated in two LOOKING TO OTHER in America was, USCCB webinars. relative to Pope Most of the PEOPLE AND THINGS Francis’ vision. action at the four“To me, it felt TO BE THE SOLUTION. day event took like we were place on July 2 WE HAVE TO BE THE holding listening through July 4. sessions on difThe days included SOLUTION.” ferent needs and prayer or a euchaconcerns of the Emily Lopez, ristic procession church — taking and Benediction, lead consultant for adult a ‘gut check’ on plenary sessions evangelization for the archdiocese specific realiattended by all ties — and figconvocation goers, uring out where and smaller breakwe were in the light of Pope Francis’ out sessions that featured panel dis[‘The] Joy of the Gospel,’” said Zena cussions.

Weist, vice president of marketing “Each day, we had beautiful and inand media relations at Catholic Charspiring celebrations of the Eucharist,” ities of Northeast Kansas. said Archbishop Naumann. “The first night we had a communal, multilingual praying of the rosary and Marian devotion, entrusting the work of the convocation to the intercession of The convocation format was dividMary, our mother. ed into three broad areas, said Arch“The second night,” he continued, bishop Naumann. “we had communal prayer, acknowlThe first was an examination of edging the sins of our Catholic comthe “landscape” or culture in which munity and praying for forgiveness the church is called to implement the and healing. new evangelization.

Some features “The final night . . . was a time of of this landscape are the rise of the prayer of praise and thanksgiving, and “nones” or individuals with no formal calling down the Holy Spirit to emreligious affiliation, the deterioration power us in our mission.” of family life, the sex abuse crisis, increasing secularization and the growing diversity in both society and the church.

The second broad area focused on Delegate Debbie Nearmyer has how the church can move its mission gone to many church-sponsored forward in the context of the culture. meetings and conferences in her time The third broad area was the dein ministry. velopment of action plans — how the This one, she said, was different. church can form and equip mission“We usually show up and listen to ary disciples.

These are the evangeexperts who tell you what they know lists who will go the peripheries to and how to do what they know,” said share the joy of the Gospel.

Nearmyer, director of faith formation “Evangelism today is knowing and at St. James Academy in Lenexa. loving Christ through his church and “To be a delegate standing next to the sacraments, and sharing that with bishops and cardinals, members of other people,” said delegate Emily the USCCB, and Sisters and Brothers Lopez, lead consultant for adult evanon an even playing field — it was like gelization for the archdiocese. being at a family event,” she added.

“Evangelization is going out — During some breakout sessions, but not necessarily in a geographical the panel took questions texted into sense,” Lopez continued. “The idea is them. In others, the technique was going out boldly into those areas of open microphone. conversation that people are afraid “I think the key word in this is listo have. Or stepping out of a comfort tening,” said Nearmyer. “Those on

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Topics and takeaways

Listening and learning

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann (fourth from left) prays during the closing Mass July 4 at the “Convoca zone and delving [into] the beauty and messiness of someone’s life to invite them to know Christ and his church the way we know [them].

“It’s truly loving people and sharing Christ’s love with them in an intentional way.”

The term “missionary disciple” is one that many Catholics may not be familiar with, but has been a major part of the church from the beginning.

“A disciple is a follower of Christ, someone who knows and loves Christ,” said Lopez. “[To be a] missionary means sharing that love with others. . . . To truly love Christ and love others means introducing the two to each other.”

“All Catholics are automatically sanctioned for this work through their baptism,” she continued. “We are all called into a relationship with Christ at our baptism, which makes us children of God.” “We have to stop looking to other people and things to be the solution,” added Lopez. “We have to be the solution.”

The vision of Pope Francis is that missionary disciples go out to the peripheries.

“The challenge to go out to the peripheries is an age-old one,” said delegate Father Gary Pennings, archdiocesan vicar general. “The result of original sin is that we tend to turn in on ourselves and sometimes avoid reaching out to others, especially others who are different than us.”

“The Holy Father invites all the faithful to a personal accompaniment that is patient, and that takes time,” he continued.

“I don’t think the pope is simply asking us to venture to the peripheries,” he said, “but he wants us to accompany people when we are there.

“He doesn’t simply want us to help those on the peripheries, but he wants us to get to know them and befriend them.

“Genuine accompaniment is always meant to lead others closer to Christ.”

Carlos Torres, an archdiocesan delegate from St breakout session.

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Young people lift their arms in prayer as Catholic musician Matt Maher performs July 3 during the convocation.

Father Zimmerman, director and chaplain at the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. “If you’re ‘on mission,’ what’s your mission field and what is your witness?”

The next step is the most challenging — but also the most exciting.

Archbishop Naumann will call the archdiocesan delegates together to strategize on how the archdiocese can put some of the key findings of the convocation into practice.

“I suspect the archbishop will pubEven as the U.S. bishops were lish some kind of summary or expreparing for hortation based the convocation, on the national Archbishop Nauconversation that mann and his vitook place in Orsioning team here lando,” said Father in the archdiocese “HE DOESN’T Pennings. were developing “I’m sure the SIMPLY WANT US TO the archdiocese’s archdiocesan 10-year mutualHELP THOSE ON THE Convocation of ly shared vision Parish Ministries, with its three key PERIPHERIES, BUT HE scheduled for initiatives.

Oct. 13, will focus “The conWANTS US TO GET TO on sharing with vocation really parish leaders KNOW THEM AND matched well our some of the best own archdioceBEFRIEND THEM.” practices identisan vision,” said fied at the convoArchbishop NauFather Gary Pennings, cation.” mann. archdiocesan vicar general The Orlando The first key convocation was initiative is to a success, said build a culture of Archbishop Nauevangelization. mann. It brought Catholic leaders to“At the heart of evangelization is gether to pray, learn and plan. They the sharing of one’s own encounter left spiritually and intellectually fed. with Jesus Christ and the invitation “I believe something magical hapto others to seek such an encounter,” pened in Orlando, and it had nothing said Father Pennings. “So, one of the to do with Disney World,” said the pope’s main hopes in [‘The Joy of the archbishop. “It was the movement Gospel’] is being addressed.” of the Holy Spirit igniting and moThe second key initiative is the tivating the participants to live our strengthening of marriage and family Catholic faith with greater passion life. and zeal.

“There was much talk at the con“The larger goal of the convocavocation about the challenges that tion was the hoped-for impact in the families face,” said Father Pennings. dioceses of the United States to jump“The second key initiative is right in start our local efforts to form misline with what the pope is asking as sionary disciples to proclaim the joy he challenges us to become missionof the Gospel. ary disciples, because the family is a “I’m excited about the possibilities mission field.” as we begin to take what was expeThe third key initiative is cultivatrienced at the convocation and use ing relationships through the corporal it to advance the new evangelization and spiritual works of mercy. This is in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in one way of answering the pope’s call Kansas.” to reach out to the peripheries, said Father Pennings.

A tale of two visions

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ation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America” in Orlando, Florida.

Father Mitchel Zimmerman, who was on the breakout session panel discussing the cultural landscape of colleges and universities, left with three big takeaways.

The first is the importance of listening. There are a lot of people who feel that the church hasn’t listened to them.

The second is the breakdown of

the family. The church is the antidote because it is a family that gives each person dignity, hope and a wealth of relationships.

The third is that we are all evangelizers. It will take an army of Catholics to reach the lost and alienated of society.

“The big question for every Catholic is: ‘Are you on mission?’” said

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t. Paul Parish in Olathe, shares his thoughts with Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann during a breakfast

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LOCAL NEWS Joe and Sue (Jaeger) Ley, members of St. Benedict Parish, Atchison, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 12 with a dinner for family and friends.

The couple was married on Aug. 12, 1967, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Washington, Missouri. Their children are: Patrick Ley, Woodward, Oklahoma; Cynthia Riordan, St. Louis; Karl Ley, Overland Park; and Sharon Gilman, Sierra Vista, Arizona. They have eight grandchildren.

Esther and Charles Wright, members of Curé of Ars Parish, Leawood, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on June 18 with family and friends. The couple was married on Aug. 3, 1952, in Columbia, Missouri.

Their children are: Kenton Wright, Jeffrey Wright, Lynne Wright, Sandra Wilson and Janis Wright. They also have 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Marguerite and William Ault, members of Sacred Heart Parish, Leavenworth, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Aug. 1. The couple was married on Aug. 1, 1952, at St. Louis Church, Dunseith, North Dakota.

Their children are: Mark Ault, Topeka; Timothy Ault, Leavenworth; Mary Bennett, Lawrence; and Elizabeth Nelson, Overland Park. They also have 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Tom and Trenna (Shields) Whitmer, members of Mater Dei Parish, To p e k a , celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 23 at Mass with a special blessing by Father John Pilcher, followed by dinner at the Ramada Inn. The couple was married on July 22, 1967, at Church of the Assumption, Topeka. Their children are: Carrie McGinley, Topeka; Josh Whitmer, Topeka; and Sherrie Lorenz, Denver. They also have four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

Rita Lee (Transmeier) and George H. Mathews, members of St. Theresa Parish, Perry, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 3. The couple was married on Aug. 3, 1957, at St. John the Evangelist Church, Lawrence. Their children are: Russell Mathews and Janelle Carey. They also have two grandchildren. The couple will celebrate with a family dinner.

Carol (Cady) and Bob Brackhahn, m e m bers of Holy Trinity Parish, Lenexa, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 5 followed by a family vacation in the fall. The couple was married on Aug. 5, 1967, at St. Michael the Archangel Church, Kansas City, Missouri. Their children are: Allison Ewert, Amy Ellzey and Mike Brackhahn. They also have five grandchildren.

David and Patty Whitaker, members of Church of the Ascension Parish, O ve r l a n d Park, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 10. The couple was married on June 10, 1967, at Visitation Church, Kansas City, Missouri, by Msgr. Arthur Tighe. The couple celebrated with a trip to Ireland.

Their children are: David Whitaker Jr., Lawrence; and Chris Whitaker, Aurora, Illinois.

They also have three grandchildren.

Rose (Schopper) and Bob Cordry, members of Prince of Peace Parish, Olathe, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 3. The couple was married at St. Stephen Church, Kansas City, Missouri, by Father Vincent Lovett.

They will celebrate on Aug. 5 with Mass followed by a party for family and friends hosted by their four children: Clint Cordry, Donlyn Cordry, Kelly Cordry and Tracy Hinman.

They also have seven grandchildren.

Clarence and Lillian (Haverkamp) Engelken, members of St. Mary Parish, St. Benedict, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 8. The couple was married on Aug. 8, 1957, at St. Mary Church by Father Leander Scheier, OSB. Their children are: Laurie Niehues, Angie Kramer, Teresa Holthaus, Robert Engelken, Richard Engelken, Susan Broxterman, Gene Engelken, Alison Steinlage, Jerry Engelken, Chris Engelken and Kathleen Engelken (deceased). They also have 24 grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Firmin and Antoinette Snodell, members of Curé of Ars Parish, Leawood, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on July 22 with a special anniversary dinner at the Grand Street Café on the Country Club Plaza with their children and grandchildren.

The couple was married July 31, 1957, at Redemptorist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, by Antoinette’s brother, Father Frank Palermo. Their children are: Thomas Snodell, Stephen Snodell and Catherine Moussa. They also have eight grandchildren.

Joseph and Bonnie DeDonder, members of Immaculate Conception Parish, St. Marys, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 5. The couple was married on Aug. 5, 1967, at St. Matthew Church, Topeka. A family celebration was held at Snow Mountain Ranch, near Winter Park, Colorado, in June. Another celebration will be held on their anniversary weekend with family and friends. Their children are: Mike DeDonder, John DeDonder, Christi Palmeri, Sheryl Clark and Debbie Bylkas. They also have 30 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Lucretia “Trish” and Charles “Chuck” Swanson, members of Prince of Peace Parish, Olathe, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 26, by attending a small family gathering hosted by their children.

They also attended the archdiocesan golden wedding anniversary celebration in June. The couple was married on Aug. 26, 1967, at St. Mary Church, Greeley, Colorado. Their five children are: Evan Swanson, Derek Swanson, Trevor Swanson, Lucretia “Tia” Hutcheson and Ashley Swanson-Hoye. They also have seven grandchildren. To participate in a card shower for the couple, please send cards by Aug. 23 to P.O. Box 2822, Olathe, KS 66063.

Mike and Karen Schaefer, members of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish in To p e k a , will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 5. The couple was married on Aug. 5, 1967, at St. Leo Church in Horton. Their children are: Brad Schaefer, Chris Schaefer and Tonia Schuckman. They also have 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

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Open house for Gratia Plena

ENEXA — Join Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann for a Holy Hour and grand opening celebration for the Gratia Plena House of Discernment, to be held at 6 p.m. on Aug. 22 in the old stone chapel, 9130 Pflumm Rd., at Holy Trinity Parish here.

Gratia Plena House of Discernment provides postcollege-age women the opportunity to live together to grow in holiness, to deepen their Catholic faith and to discern with greater clarity God’s call for their lives.

Eucharistic adoration will be in the old stone chapel, followed by the open house.

The house is located a short distance from the chapel on Park Street. (It is the white house next to the Park Street entrance to the school parking lot.) Parking is available behind Holy Trinity School.

Rural youth events set for Aug. 12, 13 and 20

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he 2017 Rural Youth Summer Tour will take place at three locations Aug. 12, 13 and 20.

Kicking things off will be an adult retreat and luncheon from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 211 Knights of Columbus Drive, Seneca. The retreat will include a light breakfast and lunch. Reservations are required.

Next, a youth rally at St. Boniface Parish, 32292 N.E. Norton Rd., Garnett, will take place Aug. 13 from 3 to 7 p.m. Cooper Ray, a well-known figure within youth circles, will provide the music and deliver the keynote address.

Finally, on Aug. 20, musician and inspirational speaker Paul J. Kim will lead a youth rally from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Horton Fairgrounds, 7th and Central, Horton. Participants are asked to bring blankets or lawn chairs.

Cost to attend is $10 per person or $25 per family. RSVP for any of these events online at: www.archkck.org/ rural-outreach; call (785) 221-2644; or send an email to: ruralyouth@archkck. org.

Total eclipse of the Heartland

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enedictine College in Atchison and the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth will host viewings of the first solar eclipse to cross the entire continental United States in 99 years.

The historic event will take place Aug. 21, with the partial phase of the eclipse beginning at 11:40 a.m. and ending at 2:34 p.m. in both towns.

The totality phase will begin at 1:06 p.m. in Atchison and will last two minutes and 19 seconds.

The totality phase will begin at 1:07 p.m. in Leavenworth and will last one minute and 31 seconds.

Benedictine will host presentations from Father Christopher Corbally, SJ, president of the National Committee for Astronomy for the Vatican, and Father Paul Gabor, SJ, vice director for the Vatican Observatory Research Group.

The college will open the Larry Wilcox Stadium for viewing free of charge, but attendees must RSVP to receive a ticket.

USM will begin its celebration at noon in the front circle on the main campus in Leavenworth. Tickets are $10, which include lunch and eclipse-compliant glasses.

To RSVP for the Benedictine viewing, go online to: www.benedictine.edu/eclipse/ index. To RSVP for the USM viewing, go online to: www.stmary.edu/eclipseRSVP.

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No church for old men: Cardinals called to be grandfathers

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

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ATICAN LETTER (CNS) — The Catholic Church is not a “gerontocracy” ruled by old men, 80-yearold Pope Francis said; “we aren’t old men, we are grandfathers.”

“We are grandfathers called to dream and to give our dreams to the young people of today. They need it so that from our dreams, they can draw the strength to prophesy and carry out their task,” the pope told about 50 members of the College of Cardinals.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of his ordination as a bishop June 27, Pope Francis concelebrated Mass in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace.

Most of the cardinals present were officials of the Roman Curia or retired curial officials living in Rome. Many of them needed assistance up and down the small steps to the altar at Communion time.

The Mass was celebrated the day before Pope Francis was to create five new cardinals: Archbishop Jean Zerbo of Bamako, Mali, 73; Archbishop Juan Jose Omella of Barcelona, Spain, 71; Bishop Anders Arborelius of Stockholm, Sweden, 67; Bishop Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, apostolic vicar of Pakse, Laos, 73; and Auxiliary Bishop Gregorio Rosa Chavez of San Salvador, El Salvador, 74.

With an average age of 71.6 years, the new cardinals would lower by two months the average age of the entire College of Cardinals. However, the new members would increase slightly the average age of the cardinal electors, the group of those under the age of 80 and eligible to vote in a conclave to elect a new pope.

On the day of the pope’s anniversary Mass, the average age of the 116 cardinal electors was 71 years, four months and 15 days; the five new members would raise the average by 11 days.

Before the new members were added, the entire College of Cardinals had 220 members and an average age of 78 years, five months and 23 days. The five new members would lower the average to 78 years, three months and one day.

None of the new cardinals, though,

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Pope Francis speaks as he celebrates Mass with about 50 cardinals in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican June 27. The Mass marked the pope's 25th anniversary of his ordination as a bishop.

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“SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT LIKE US WOULD SAY THAT WE ARE THE GERONTOCRACY OF THE CHURCH. HE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT HE IS SAYING.” are as old as the patriarch Abraham was when God called him to leave his home and set out for a new land.

The Bible says Abraham was 75 years old when he got the call, the pope noted at his anniversary Mass. “He was more or less our age. He was about to retire.”

At 75, “with the weight of old age, that

old age that brings aches, illness,” Abraham heard God call him “as if he were a scout,” the pope said. God tells him, “Go. Look. And hope.”

God says the same thing to the pope and the cardinals, he said. “He tells us that now is not the time to shut down our lives or to end our stories.”

Instead, the pope told the cardinals, God continues to call each of them to keep moving forward and continues to give each of them a mission.

And every mission, he said, involves the three imperatives God gave Abraham: “Get up. Look. Hope.”

God tells Abraham, “Get up. Walk.

Don’t stay still. You have a task, a mission, and you must carry it out walking.

Don’t stay seated,” the pope said.

Abraham’s tent is a key symbol in the story, he said. The only thing Abraham built solidly was an altar “to adore the

one who ordered him to get up and to set out.” His tent was his mobile shelter.

“Someone who does not like us would say that we are the gerontocracy of the church,” the pope told the cardinals. “He doesn’t understand what he is saying.”

The cardinals are not just old men, but are grandfathers in the church, the pope said. “If we don’t feel like we are, we must ask for that grace.”

As grandfathers, the cardinals should know that their grandchildren are watching them and looking to them, he continued. They must help young people find meaning in their lives by sharing their experiences.

For that to happen, the pope said, the cardinals cannot be focused on “the melancholy of our story,” but must be dreamers who continue to look to the future with hope, knowing that God continues to act in human history.

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Holy Spirit extended day care position - Do you enjoy spending time with children? Holy Spirit School is seeking an enthusiastic person to be the group leader in our after-school care program. This well-established program runs from 3:00-5:45 p.m. each school day. We are looking for a responsible, organized and creative person. The applicant should have knowledge of child development and be able to implement age-appropriate activities. The ability to communicate clearly with children, colleagues and parents is most important in order to foster positive relationships. Applicant must attend a Virtus training and be at least 18 years old. If you are interested, contact Eileen Colling at (913) 492-2582 or online at: ecolling@hscatholic.org for more information.

Cook - Curé of Ars Church is seeking a skilled cook. This position is responsible for meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking and serving meals for five priests living in the rectory. This skilled cook would be organized with good communication skills and be knowledgeable about nutrition and meal planning. This is part time, 3 - 6 p.m., Monday - Thursday. Interested applicants should submit a resume to: bobkolich@cureofars.com.

Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph - is offering rewarding career opportunities to individuals interested in full-time positions as a disaster resilience AmeriCorps VISTA member or executive administrative assistant in our Kansas City office. In our St. Joseph location, we are offering a part-time employment specialist position. To learn more about these opportunities and to apply, visit our website at: www.catholiccharities-kcsj. org.

Ministry assistant - St. Ann (Prairie Village) is seeking an assistant for its ministry office. The position is a 15 20 hour per week position and requires a flexible work schedule (select evening and weekends). The ideal candidate will be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Drive and have database/data entry experience; have the ability to multitask; have good communication and organizational skills; and work well with volunteers. This person must have a love of the youth and the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Assistant music director/worship leader - St. John the Evangelist in Lawrence is seeking an assistant music director/worship leader who will be responsible for planning and leading music at the Sunday 5 p.m. liturgy.

Music at that service is largely contemporary, but also draws upon more traditional, sacred hymns. The director leads a choir of 5 - 10 singers and a band of 3 - 5 instrumentalists. Piano playing and singing capabilities preferred. Other opportunities for leading worship will also be available throughout the year. See sjevangelist. com/jobs for a full job description. Contact Father Jeff Ernst at (785) 843-0109 or send an email to: frjeff@ saint-johns.net.

Service technician - Looking for a part-time or full-time candidate to service and clean microscopes. Qualifications include being mechanically inclined, flexible, detail-oriented, dependable, responsible and have a great attitude. Electrical knowledge a plus. This individual must also have dependable transportation as some travel is required. Send resume to: Yourcareer101@gmail. com.

Accountant/controller - The Catholic Foundation of Northeast Kansas (CFNEK) is seeking a full-time accountant/controller. This position is responsible for all financial aspects related to CFNEK. The position requires a minimum of four years accounting experience; CPA preferred. A complete job description, application and benefits information are available on the archdiocese’s website at: www.archkck.org/jobs. Qualified individuals should send an email to: jobs@archkck.org with cover letter, resume, and application by July 24. May also be mailed to: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, Office of Human Resources, CFNEK Accountant/Controller Search, 12615 Parallel Pkwy., Kansas City, KS 66109.

Teachers - Little Owly’s Nest for Knowledge is seeking early childhood education teachers. We are looking for experienced, fun-loving teachers willing to work with children in a child care and preschool setting. Submit a resume to Alison Ernzen at: ali@littleowlys.com.

Account director - Wellington, a full-service event management, incentive, meeting and marketing company, is looking for an account director (AD). The AD is responsible for the overall success and development of Wellington client relationships. Acting as a frontline point of contact, this tenacious person must have the passion to learn and curate the clients’ brand and marketing strategies and then translate them into innovative event strategy. Additionally, strong team and leadership skills are required as the AD is responsible for the oversight, coaching, nurture, training and management of the dedicated account team. The AD should possess organizational skills as he or she will oversee and execute event planning, team management, marketing oversight and financial management. Applicants may apply online at: www.wellingtonexperience.com/careers.

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.

Assistant teacher - Our Lady’s Montessori School is seeking an assistant teacher. The position is year-round, M - F and offers competitive pay. Email resume to: Sarah Howard, Program Director at: olmschool@att.net.

Check us out at: www.ourladysmontessori.com or on Facebook!

Teacher assistant - Special Beginnings, Lenexa, is seeking full- or part-time after school teacher assistants at all locations. We are looking for a teacher assistant candidate who has an excellent work ethic, heart for children and a willingness to learn more about early childhood education. Experience and/or education is a plus, but we will train the right candidate. Teacher assistants will work with the lead teacher to care for and educate the children. Primary responsibilities include assisting the lead teacher with: care and supervision of children, lesson plan implementation, parent communication, and cleanliness and organization of classroom. Starting hourly pay ranges based on experience and education.

Pay increases are based on job performance. Opportunities for advancement are available, as the company prefers to promote from within. Apply by sending an email to: chris@specialbeginningsonline.com or in person at 10216 Pflumm Rd., Lenexa, KS 66215.

Full-time openings - Padre Pio Academy in Shawnee, which offers a classical curriculum, has full-time openings for the 2017-18 school year. For more information and details, contact Joanne at (913) 530-6553.

Seeking nanny position - Wants to nanny with a loving family. The fee is: $13 cash for one child; $15 cash for two children. Excellent references and experience. Reliable transportation. Able to assist elderly individuals with individualized care. To contact or for more information, send an email to Angie O’Brien at: Obrien.ao.angela@ gmail.com or call (303) 507-2813.

General ledger accountant - The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is seeking a deposit and loan/general ledger accountant. This position reports to the director of accounting and performs professional accounting work, including analysis and reconciliation of general ledger and subsidiary accounts, revenue and expenditure accounts, and the preparation and distribution of monthly reports to departments. This position also maintains deposit and loan system records and prepares monthly statements for account holders; and prepares financial statements, budgets and year-end audit schedules. Ideal candidate is a practicing Catholic in good standing; has at least five years of accounting experience; and demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills. Position requires a bachelor’s degree; CPA preferred. A complete job description, application and benefits information are available on the archdiocese’s website at: www.archkck.org/jobs. Interested individuals should mail cover letter, resume and application by June 30 to: Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, Office of Human Resources, GL Accountant Search, 12615 Parallel Pkwy., Kansas City, KS 66109, or send via email to: jobs@archkck.org.

Cafeteria worker - Nativity Parish School, located in Leawood, has an immediate opening for a part-time cafeteria worker, approximately 15-20 hours. Prior experience working in a school cafeteria is preferred, but not required. Compensation is based on experience. Applicants must have dependable transportation, be Virtus trained and pass a background check. Interested applicants should contact Patti Post, cafeteria director, at patti.post@kcnativity.org with resume and work history.

Preschool positions - John Paul II Preschool/Child Care, 71st and Metcalf, Overland Park, is seeking lead preschool extended-care staff members for the upcoming school year. Full- and part-time positions are available. We are looking for self-motivated, responsible, organized and creative individuals. Duties include supervising children, planning activities, communicating with parents, as well as cleaning and organizing the classroom environment. Previous child care experience and training is preferred. A part-time assistant teacher is also needed for the afternoon class of our Montessori preschool program. Montessori experience or training is preferred. All applicants must be Virtus trained. Contact Donna at: dhogue@archkckcs.org for more information or to apply.

SERVICES Tree Trimming Tree Trimming/Landscaping Insured/References Free Estimates/Local Parishioner Tony Collins (913) 620-6063 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, neckties, etc. For information or to schedule a free consultation, call (913) 649-2704. Visit the website at: www. quiltedmemoriesllc.com.

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 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. Please do not wait until life seems hopeless before getting good quality legal advice that may solve your financial stress.

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Rodman Lawn Care Lawn mowing, aeration, verticutting, mulching, Hedge trimming, leaf removal, gutter cleaning Fully insured and free estimates John Rodman (913) 548-3002 Professional window cleaner - Residential only, fully insured. Over 40 years experience. Free estimates. Contact Gene Jackson at (913) 593-1495.

Speedy Guzman Moving and delivery Licensed and insured Anytime (816) 935-0176 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: mike@mikehammermoving.com.

Cleaning lady - Reasonable rates; references provided.

Call (913) 940-2959.

HOME IMPROVEMENT 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!! www.elsolylatierra.com Call Lupe at (816) 935-0176 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.

Helping Hand Handy Man - Semiretired handyman can help with your “to do list,” small and medium projects around your house. Also electrical: ceiling fans, light fixtures, outlet and switches. Most deck and shed repairs, power washing, restaining and painting. No yard work.

Member of Prince of Peace, Olathe. Call Mark Coleman at (913) 526-4490.

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) 579-1835. Email: smokeycabin@hotmail.com.

Member of Holy Trinity, Lenexa.

DRC Construction We’ll get the job done right the first time.

Windows - Doors - Decks - Siding Repair or replace, we will work with you to solve your problems. Choose us for any window, door, siding or deck project and be glad you did.

Everything is guaranteed 100% (913) 461-4052 www.windowservicesoverlandpark.com drcconswindows@gmail.com 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 Local handyman - Painting int. and ext., staining, wood rot, power wash, decks, doors and windows, masonry, hardwood floors, gutter cleaning, water heaters, toilets, faucets, garbage disposals, ceiling fans, mowing and more!! Member of Holy Angels Parish, Basehor. Call Billy at (913) 927-4118.

Fall tutoring - Sessions begin in August and are customized to fit student’s needs. Single sessions or packages available.

Tutor has 15 years experience in K - 12 subjects, French, Spanish, piano and voice. Call/text Kathleen at (913) 2443655 or send an email to: Klmamuric@yahoo.com.

Concrete construction - Tear out and replace stamped, stained or colored patios and drives. Retaining walls, footings, poured-in-place safe rooms, excavation and hauling. Asphalt drives and lots. Fully insured; references. Call Dan at (913) 207-4371 or send an email to: dan deeconst@aol.com.

Senior hairstyling - Haircuts, perms, roller sets.

Savvy Salon, 5910 W. 59th Terrace Mission, KS, one block south of Johnson Dr. $5 off any service on 1st visit. Bonnie (816) 769-8511

Kansas City’s Premier Deck, Fence & Concrete - We repair, power wash and stain wood decks and fences.

We power wash and seal concrete drives, walkway, pool decks and more. Call Brian at (913) 952-5965. Member of Holy Trinity Parish.

Life Simplified - Professional organizing for home and business. We organize tools to toys, closets to attics. Preand post-moving support for upsizing or downsizing. We advise on what to keep, donate, recycle or toss and offer personalized strategies on keeping organized. Supportive and nonjudgmental. Call (913) 725-8151 or send an email to: info@lifesimplified.biz. www.lifesimplified.biz Childcare - Stay-at-home mom of eight-month-old baby will provide individual care in my home. Long-term references available. Call Bria Epting at (913) 850-1071.

Custom countertops - Laminates installed within 5 days. Cambria, granite, and solid surface. Competitive prices, dependable work. Call the Top Shop, Inc., (913) 962-5058. Members of St. Joseph, Shawnee.

Clutter getting you down? - Organize, fix, assemble, install! “Kevin of all trades” your professional organizer and “Honey-do” specialist. Call or email me today for a free consultation at (913) 271-5055 or kev@koatindustries. com. Insured. References.

Swalms organizing - downsizing - cleanout service – Reduce clutter – Any space organized. Shelving built on-site. Items hauled for recycling and donations. 20 years exp.; insured. Call Tillar at (913) 375-9115. WWW. SWALMSORGANIZING.COM. Rusty Dandy Painting, Inc. – We have been coloring your world for 40 years. Your home will be treated as if it were our own. Old cabinets will be made to look like new. Dingy walls and ceilings will be made beautiful.

Woodwork will glow. Lead-certified and insured. Call (913) 341-9125.

Thank you for another great year - Through your support, my family has been blessed and my business has grown. We do windows, trim, siding, doors, decks, interior and exterior painting, wood rot, bathroom renovations, tile and sheetrock. If you need work done around your home, we can do it. Josh (913) 709-7230.

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CALENDAR RELIC DISPLAY Strawberry Hill Museum 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas Aug. 4 - Sept. 20 Sat. and Sun., noon - 5 p.m.

Father Tim Haberkorn will have his more than 240 relics of saints and martyrs on display. For more information, go to the website at: www.strawberryhillmuseum.org and click on events and exhibits.

SUMMER FEST 2017 St. Joseph-St. Lawrence Parish 211 W. Riley, Easton Aug. 5 at 4 p.m.

Festivities begin with Mass and continue with a home-cooked chicken dinner. There will also be a raffle, children’s activities, a cakewalk, bingo, music and beverages. The cost is $8 for adults; $5 for children ages 10 and under.

grade school students in grades six through eight. To register online, go to: arts.sjakeep ingfaith.org; scroll down and click on the icon for “Instrumental,” click on “Band Summer Camps,” then again on “Band Camp.”

LOVE AND LOGIC PARENTING SEMINAR Most Pure Heart of Mary School 1750 S.W. Stone Ave., Topeka Aug. 17 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Dr. Charles Fay of Love and Logic is the presenter. He is a parent, author and consultant to parent groups, schools and mental health professionals. He will offer strategies for creating respectful and responsible kids and helping parents remain calm while having fun with their kids. The suggested donation is $30 each or $50 for two people. For more information, contact Shirley Armentrout online at: sarmen trout@mphm.com or call/text (785) 633-4265.

HEALING MASS Curé of Ars Church (Father Burak Room) 9405 Mission Rd., Leawood Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

A Mass with prayers for healing, sponsored by archdiocesan charismatic prayer groups, will be celebrated. For more information, call (913) 649-2026.

ANNUAL ROAST BEEF DINNER Sacred Heart-St. Casimir Parish 715 Pennsylvania, Leavenworth Aug. 6 from 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The cost to attend is $10 for adults; $5 for children ages 12 and under. Carryouts are available.

SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT Sophia Spirituality Center 751 S. 8th St., Atchison Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. - Aug. 13 at 1:30 p.m.

NEW GYM FLOOR BLESSING Bishop Ward High School 708 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas Aug. 18 at 5:30 p.m.

The Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus will be hosting bingo. The cost is $12 for 12 games. There will be cash prizes and concessions. For more information, call Bob at (913) 850-3348.

CHURCH PICNIC St. Stanislaus Parish 701 S. Main, Rossville Aug. 12 from 4 - 6:30 p.m.

A dinner of pork loin or chicken with sides and dessert will be served. The cost is $9 for adults; $4 for kids. Takeout will be available.

There will also be a silent auction and bingo.

ROSARY RALLY Holy Family Church 274 Orchard, Kansas City, Kansas Aug. 13 from 3 to 4:15 p.m.

The joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries of the rosary will be prayed, followed by Benediction and the opportunity for attendees to enroll in the brown scapular. For more information, visit: www.rosaryrallieskc.org.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL BAND WORKSHOP St. James Academy 24505 Prairie Star Pkwy., Lenexa Aug. 16 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

This is a free band workshop for Catholic

HOLY HOUR AND GRAND OPENING OF GRATIA PLENA Old Stone Chapel at Holy Trinity Parish 9130 Pflumm Rd., Lenexa Aug. 22 at 6 p.m.

Come for a Holy Hour and grand opening with Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann. Eucharistic adoration will be followed by an open house for Gratia Plena. Gratia Plena, a house of discernment, provides postcollege-age women the opportunity to live together to deepen their Catholic faith and discern God’s call for their lives.

PARISH PICNIC Sts. Peter and Paul Parish 411 Pioneer, Seneca Sept. 3 at 4:30 p.m.

A roast beef and ham dinner will be served.

The cost is $10 for adults: $5 for kids. Takeout meals will be available. Bingo, concessions, games, a beer garden, a live auction and a teen dance will follow. The auction begins at 8:30 p.m.

Admission is free and activities begin after 4 p.m. Mass on the parish grounds. Traditional Croatian food and cold beverages will be available for purchase. There will be children’s and family booths. A free dance will begin at 9 p.m. For more information, go to the website at: stjohnthebaptistcatholic church.com; send an email to: ourcroatian parish@gmail.com; or go to “St. John the Baptist Croatian Parish” on Facebook.

MEMORIAL LITURGY Curé of Ars Church (Father Burak Room) 9405 Mission Rd., Leawood Aug. 19 at 8 a.m.

There will be a memorial liturgy for deceased loved ones followed by a grief support meeting. The topic will be: “Making Decisions after a Loss.” For more information, call (913) 649-2026.

‘TEILHARD’S MYSTICISM: SPIRALING INTO THE COSMIC CHRIST’ Marillac Center 4200 S. 4th St., Leavenworth Aug. 19- 20

Through prayer, song, film, contemplative activities and sharing, retreat participants will follow the Jesuit priest-scientist as he traveled through stages of mystical growth into the arms of the cosmic Christ. Donation for

HARCO Exteriors LLC Your Kansas City fencing specialists Family owned and operated (913) 815-4817 www.harcoexteriorsllc.com

FOR SALE For sale - Tandem vault located at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City. Patio II, tier C, crypt 105. Eye level with peaceful view and surroundings. Includes perpetual care. Current market value over $10,000.

Selling price is $8,000. Call (913) 208-2703.

For sale - Three individuals plots located at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City. Located in section 3, old lot 195, spaces 10, 11 and 12. Current value is $2070 per space. Selling price is $1280 per space or $3500 for all three. Call (913) 208-2703.

For sale - Retired diesel-engine mechanic has tool chest full of tools on a rollaway cabinet for sale. $2000. Call (913) 677-4171.

For sale - Two individual plots located in Resurrection Cemetery in the lovely Faith Garden area under a beautiful old tree. Located in section D, lot 67, spaces 3 and 4. Current value is $2530 per space, selling price is $4750 for both. Call (913) 660-0525.

For sale - Single vault at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens mausoleum, located 23215 W. 75th, Shawnee. Current value is $7500; selling price is $5500.

Call (816) 977-3634.

REAL ESTATE HOLY ANGELS BAZAAR St. Rose School 530 E. 4th St., Garnett Sept. 4 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

A dinner of roast beef, chicken and noodle, or turkey will be served. The cost is: $9 for adults; $10 for carryout; and $5 for kids age 10 and younger. There will also be drawings, raffles, crafts, baked goods and a quilt raffle.

CROATIAN FESTIVAL St. John the Baptist Parish 708 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas Aug. 19 at 5 p.m.

Masonry work - Quality new or repair work. Brick and chimney/fireplace repair. Insured; second-generation bricklayer. St. Paul Parish, Olathe. Call (913) 829-4336.

For sale - Two side-by-side lots, with opening and closing, at Resurrection Cemetery. Section D, lot 108, spaces 3 and 4. Value, $10,000+; selling price, $8500. Call (913) 219-0119.

ANNUAL CYCLONE NIGHT St. Anthony Parish (hall) 615 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas Aug. 18 from 6 - 8 p.m.

Come meet our head coaches to start the school year. This is an over-21 event. There is no cost to attend. Food and refreshments will be provided.

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Residential lifts - New and recycled. Stair lifts, porch lifts, ceiling lifts and elevators. St. Michael’s parishioners. KC Lift & Elevator at (913) 327-5557. (Formerly Silver Cross - KC)

Come join the Bishop Ward community for the blessing of the new gym floor by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann.

This quiet monastic setting gives you time for quiet reflection and personal prayer.

There will also be an opportunity for centering prayer and group sharing of Scripture.

The fee is $375 for housing and meals ($50 deposit, nonrefundable). Register online at: www.mountosb.org, click on “Ministries,” then “Scheduled Retreats and Workshops,” and then scroll down and click on “Silent Directed Retreat.”

BINGO Sacred Heart Church 2646 S. 34th St., Kansas City, Kansas Aug. 12 at 7 p.m.

the retreat is $125 (meals included); scholarships are available. Overnight accommodations can be made at a per-night rate of $55 single occupancy and $45 per person double occupancy. For more information, visit the website at: www.marillaccenter.org; send an email to: retreats@scls.org; or call (913) 7586552.

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CATHOLIC WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY Holy Trinity Parish (Father Quigley Center) 13615 W. 92nd St., Lenexa Thursday mornings beginning Sept. 7 from 9:30 - 11 a.m.

“The Bible Timeline: Salvation History” by Jeff Cavins is being offered for women of all ages. This Bible study will study the Book of Genesis through the Acts of the Apostles.

The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is offered for kids ages 3 - 12 and kids under the age of 3 are welcome in the nursery or can stay with Mom in a “moms’ study group.”

To register, go online to: www.htlenexa.org and click on “Catholic Women’s Bible Study.”

Registration is due by Aug. 31. Mail to Kathryn Burditt. For more information, call Laura Haeusser at (913) 341-9057 or Kathryn Burditt at (913) 451-3680 or send her an email at: tkburditt@hotmail.com.

FIRST SATURDAY SESSIONS FOR CATHOLIC DOCTORS St. Michael the Archangel Church 14251 Nall Ave., Leawood Christ the King Parish 8510 Wornall, Kansas City, Missouri First Saturday mornings from 9 - 11 a.m.

The KC Catholic Medical Association and the archdiocesan School of Faith invite doctors to Mass, recollection, reconciliation, catechesis and fellowship every first Saturday at St. Michael the Archangel in Kansas, alternating with Christ the King Church, Kansas City, Missouri. For more information, dates, locations, fees and to register, go online to: www.Catholicmedkc.org and click on “Events,” then on the “First Saturdays” tab.

For sale - Reduced price, maintenance-provided home. New price $359,900.00. Monthly HOA $132.

Two BR, 2.5 BA, backs up to Ascension Church, open floor plan, one-level living. Call for appointment at (913) 669-8178.

For sale - Three BR, three BA condominium in the heart of Prairie Village, next door to St. Ann’s in Normandie Court. Located in the east building on the ground floor. 25’ deck looks out over Windsor Park, with views of the St. Ann playground. 2,136 s.f. Walk to St. Ann, the Village Shops and more. By owner now, but will be listed with a realtor soon at a higher price. Call Barb at (913) 706-5201 or email: barb. sack@gmail.com.

WANTED TO BUY Will buy firearms and related accessories - One or a whole collection. Honest evaluation and top prices paid. Contact Tom at (913) 238-2473. Member of Sacred Heart Parish, Shawnee.

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

Renee Maderak, (913) 475-7393.

St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee Wanted to buy - Cucina LLC is an entity that buys commercial real estate. Lou Serrone, a member of Good Shepherd, and Tom Disidore, a member of St. Agnes, are members of Cucina LLC. Tom and Lou are licensed brokers in both Kansas and Missouri. If you are a seller of commercial real estate, call Lou at (913) 219-9924.

CAREGIVING Caregiving - We provide personal assistance, companionship, care management, and transportation for seniors in their home, assisted living or 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, Pat or Gary.

Looking for assisted living at home? - Before you move, call us and explore our in-home care options.

We specialize in helping families live safely at home while saving thousands of dollars per year. Call today for more information or to request a FREE home care planning guide. Benefits of Home - Senior Care, www.benefitsofhome.com or call (913) 422-1591.

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COMMENTARY EIGHTEENTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME Aug. 6 THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD Dn 7: 9-10, 13-14 Ps 97: 1-2, 5-6, 9 2 Pt 1: 16-19 Mt 17: 1-9 Aug. 7 Sixtus II, pope, and companions, martyrs; Cajetan, priest Nm 11: 4b-15 Ps 81: 12-17 Mt 14: 13-21 Aug. 8 Dominic, priest Nm 12: 1-13 Ps 51: 3-7, 12-13 Mt 14: 22-36 Aug. 9 Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, virgin, martyr Nm 13:1-2, 25 – 14:1, 2629a, 34-35 Ps 106: 6-7, 13-14, 21-23 Mt 15: 21-28 Aug. 10 LAWRENCE, DEACON, MARTYR 2 Cor 9: 6-10 Ps 112: 1-2, 5-9 Jn 12: 24-26 Aug. 11 Clare, virgin Dt 4: 32-40 Ps 77: 12-16, 21 Mt 16: 24-28 Aug. 12 Jane Frances de Chantal, religious Dt 6: 4-13 Ps 18: 2-4, 47, 51 Mt 17: 14-20 NINETEENTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME Aug. 13 NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 1 Kgs 19: 9a, 11-13a Ps 85: 9-14 Rom 9: 1-5 Mt 14: 22-33 Aug. 14 Maximilian Kolbe, priest, martyr Dt 10: 12-22 Ps 147: 12-15, 19-20 Mt 17: 22-27 Aug. 15 THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Rv 11: 19a; 12: 1-6a, 10ab Ps 45: 10-12, 16 1 Cor 15: 20-27 Lk 1: 39-56 Aug. 16 Stephen of Hungary Dt 34: 1-12 Ps 66: 1-3a, 5, 8, 16-17 Mt 18: 15-20 Aug. 17 Thursday Jos 3: 7-10a, 11, 13-17 Ps 114: 1-6 Mt 18:21 – 19:1 Aug. 18 Friday Jos 24: 1-13 Ps 136: 1-3, 16-18, 21-22, 24 Mt 19: 3-12 Aug. 19 John Eudes, priest Jos 24: 14-29 Ps 16; 1-2, 5, 7-8, 11 Mt 19: 13-15

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o changing!”

Several years ago, I uttered these words in the drivethru lane at Wendy’s.

Managing editor Anita McSorley and I were heading back to The Leaven and decided to grab lunch along the way. After placing our order, Anita decided she wanted something else instead. When she asked me to amend the order, I replied, “No changing!”

With utter disbelief, Anita said, “What do you mean, ‘No changing’?” I insisted that once an order was placed, that was it. It was set in stone. This was the unwritten, immutable rule of drivethrus.

Anita wasn’t buying it. She said, “What?!?

No! Just speak up and tell the person you want to change something.” I shook my head. Nothing doing, wasn’t gonna happen.

“What is wrong with you?” asked Anita.

When I looked over at her, she had a bewildered and somewhat frightened look on

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I guess it’s time to limber up 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.

her face, like, “What am I doing in this car with this lunatic?” The total absurdity of the situation hit me then and I started to laugh hysterically, so much so that I couldn’t even talk. Poor Anita had to yell her new order into the speaker from the passenger seat.

When we got to the pick-up window, I knew that we’d be arrested by the Fast-Food Police: Order Changing Division. However, instead of giving me a sneer at

totally disrupting the kitchen by altering the order, the cashier said not a word, just greeted me with a smile, took the payment and handed over the order with a cheery: “Have a nice day!”

The ride back to The Leaven was unbearable, with smug Anita triumphantly munching on an “I-told-you-so” French fry.

Oh, would that my inflexibility was limited to Wendy’s. Sadly, it oozes into my work at The Leaven. When a completed page comes in for me to read, I hate, hate, hate it when there’s a “late change.”

And, goodness gracious, after I’ve proofread something, if an article needs to be pulled for

something urgent or more timely — well, let’s just say that the staff sits outside my office door, drawing straws on who has to come in as the bearer of bad news!

I draw some comfort, though, in knowing that I share a kinship with our ancestors in the faith, who at least a dozen times in the Scriptures are admonished for being “stiff necked.” If your neck is rigid, you develop tunnel vision and fail to grasp the rich panorama of life all around you.

That’s one of the things that’s most comforting about Catholicism: It’s a “both/and” — not “either/or” — faith.

One of my favorite saints, no doubt because I was taught by the Jesuits, is St. Ignatius of Loyola, their founder.

Being a former soldier, he always struck me as a law-and-order, blackand-white kind of guy.

Imagine my surprise to read a nugget about him written by Father Mark Thibodeaux, SJ, in his forward to “Busy Lives & Restless Souls” by Becky Eldredge.

In commenting on Ig-

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natius’ rule for the Jesuit order, Father Mark notes humorously that the “headstrong Basque” tells his Jesuits that “such and such must be carried out exactly in this particular way, but then adds, ‘unless it seems prudent to do otherwise.’” Furthermore, in his Spiritual Exercises, a full retreat divided into four weeks, Ignatius says definitively: “[T]he Exercises will be finished in thirty days . . . a little more or less.”

Wow, if even St. Ignatius could be so flexible in something as critical as the spiritual life, who am I to be so rigid about things of much less importance. So, my assignment as a new school year looms is to work on being much less rigid.

I’m starting small by taking myself — and my opinions — a lot less seriously and by accepting that life is often unpredictable. I’ll even try to see that unexpected changes can actually turn into opportunities.

Who knows where all this will lead? Heck, one day, I may even head to Wendy’s . . . just to change my order!

Throw yourself down and worship Christ

hen we say that someone fell flat on their face, we usually do not mean it as a compliment.

It implies that they made an awkward mistake, which makes them tumble to the ground.

It is an embarrassing moment.

On the other hand, when Sunday’s Gospel reading, Mt 17:1-9, avails itself of that same description, it means something very different: “When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid.” Jesus has taken them up on top of the mountain, where he has been transfigured in glory.

The apostles Peter, James and John are filled with tremendous

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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.

fear at the sight of Jesus’ transfiguration.

That fear causes them to lose their equilibrium.

That is why they fall on their faces. But Jesus

POPE FRANCIS

No matter the position one takes on national migration policy, Pope Francis, Caritas Internationalis and national Catholic charities across the globe want Catholics to meet a migrant or refugee and listen to his or her story. In late September, Pope Francis will launch the “Share the Journey” campaign, a two-year program of Caritas Internationalis

sees their fear and takes pity on them: “Jesus came and touched them, saying, ‘Rise, and do not be afraid.’”

Besides fear, though, there could be another contributing factor to explain why the apostles throw themselves down on the ground.

Prostration is an attitude of worship. After all, the apostles have witnessed a mystery which shakes them to

the core of their being.

The proper response to this event is awe and wonder. The apostles throw themselves down on their faces in worship of the Christ they have seen transfigured in glory.

There is another time in Matthew’s Gospel which we heard recently where the apostles respond to the sight of Jesus in a similar manner. It was the solemnity of the Ascension.

Shortly before the risen Christ ascends into heaven, the apostles gather on top of the mountain. (Notice that the Ascension takes place on a mountain, just as the Transfiguration had.) “When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted” (Mt 28: 17).

The word translat-

to promote encounters between people on the move and people living in the countries they are leaving, passing through or arriving in. Meeting migrants and refugees and listening to their stories — and having them listen to the stories of people in their host communities — mean the walls people have erected in their minds and hearts should begin to fall, said Michel Roy, secretary general of Caritas Internationalis.

ed here as “worship,” can also legitimately be translated as “to fall down in worship.”

There is definitely the notion of falling down prostrate. Once again, the sight of Christ revealed in glory causes the apostles to fall flat on their faces.

The Gospels of Mark and Luke also provide an account of the Transfiguration. However, only Matthew’s version supplies the detail of the apostles throwing themselves down on their faces.

Evidently, Matthew’s Gospel wishes to emphasize the attitude of worship as the proper response to the sight of Christ’s glory.

If we follow the example of the apostles, we also will throw ourselves down in worship of the glorified Christ.

“You may be afraid of migrants as a large group of people coming in, but when you meet a migrant, then you have a different vision,” he said July 27. Listening to their stories makes it clear that “they are human beings, they are human beings who have suffered much; they’ve left a situation where they could not live anymore because of violence, conflict or just because of misery.”

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LOCAL NEWS

LEARNING CLUBS LEVEL THE FIELD

Jonathan Amiel, a member of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Kansas City, Kansas, tutors a young student at one of The Learning Club sites in Kansas City, Kansas.

The Learning Club executive director Brad Grabs (below, right) was presented with the University of Notre Dame William D. Reynolds Award, recognizing exceptional work with youth.

Founder, volunteers provide direction, hope to inner-city youth STORY BY BOB HART \ PHOTOS BY LORI WOOD HABIGER

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ANSAS CITY, Kan. — The only numbers involved were those of expanding hearts and blossoming dreams.

Earlier this year, the University of Notre Dame presented its William D. Reynolds Award, recognizing exceptional work with youth, to 1992 graduate and Kansas City resident Brad Grabs.

Grabs earned his degree in accounting from the school, but his impact since has had little to do with financial analysis.

As executive director of The Learning Club since 2002, Grabs oversees an expanding afterschool and summer program for children in the urban core. The former Rockhurst High School teacher founded the organization following an encounter in which he was beaten and mugged by two teenagers.

“After I got over my anger and fear, I began to pray and reflect,” Grabs said. “I realized that kids in the inner city possess the same qualities as all kids, but they lack the same opportu-

nities. They were in need of direction and hope.”

The Learning Club, which operates out of five separate sites in the urban core, has grown to serve more than 120 children each week and now boasts more than 100 volunteer tutors. Most of the students being served live in households in which the total income is less than $10,000 a year.

Students in the program not only get help with their formal studies, but also learn life and social skills, such as shaking hands and looking people in the eye.

And they learn to dream.

“Some kids haven’t yet learned to look beyond the situations which currently imprison them, like poverty and schools which aren’t equipped to keep up with their needs,” Grabs explained.

“We want them to know that their lives have meaning, purpose and dignity. We want them to know they can succeed at many things.”

The Learning Club receives help from several parishes, particularly the Church of Nativity in Leawood, but the majority of its donors are individuals.

Stan Nill, a parishioner of Holy Trinity Church in Lenexa, has been

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Become a tutor A tutor training session will be held at the Blessed Sacrament Parish cafeteria, 2215 Parallel Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, on Aug. 16 from 4:45 6:30 p.m. Interested people should send an email to: bgrabs@Learning ClubKCK.org or call (913) 244-5838.

volunteering his time for more than two years.

“My three grown kids come down with me and tutor, too,” he said. “It’s a family activity.”

Mary Anne Browne, a retired teacher from St. Pius X Parish in Mission, has also been involved for two years.

“The consistency of showing up is what’s important for these kids,” Brown said. “I love working with them. The effort they show is just tremendous. It’s amazing.”

The actual staff for The Learning Club includes just three employees — two full time and one part time — so the role of volunteers is instrumental in the organization’s continued success.

“We must have sustainable funding

and a dependable pool of volunteers to survive,” Grabs said. “Many people have a huge heart for disadvantaged kids, but they don’t necessarily know how to connect or make a difference.

We hope that we’ve made that easier for them.”

The executive director said language barriers are an ongoing struggle for the club, since many students have limited or no English skills when they first come through the doors. Many also live in homes where the adults do not speak English, so they have difficulty helping with homework assignments.

“We’re constantly improving our assessment system,” Grabs said. “And we’ve seen amazing progress with a lot of the kids. Improving English skills has led to improved grades in many cases.”

Grabs, who lives with his wife Dawn and their three children near one of The Learning Club sites, often quotes a favorite Bible verse as inspiration for his work: “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (Jn 10: 10).

“I’m following the voice of the Spirit,” he said.