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Franciska Knaus, left, visits with her neighbor Mrs. Zagar in the remote Croatian village of Tometi. Christ the King, Kansas City, Kan., parishioner and Leaven freelance photographer Don Wolf regales readers with tales of his family’s and community’s history in his new book, “Croatian Love Story.”
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hen questioned, Don Wolf will speak long and enthusiastically about his family, his old Croatian neighborhood, his faith, his travels to Croatia and his charitable projects. But one question stumps him: What is your book about? “Well, I . . . hmmmm,” said Wolf, a member of Christ the King Parish in Kansas City, Kan. In addition to being a talented professional (albeit retired) photographer, Wolf also likes to write. Two years
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ago, he collected the various family stories he had penned and shared them with his friend Patricia Antonopoulos. “Don,” she said, “you’ve got to write a book.” This past June, Wolf sent “Croatian Love Story” to the publisher Xlibris, and the first copies are now available. Wolf’s hesitation is understandable. The 200-page book
defies easy classification. It is full of beautiful color photographs (mostly taken by Wolf), some historical photographs and a number of artistic renderings. It recounts personal history, family history and ethnic/religious/ neighborhood history. And it explores the land and people of Croatia like a National Geographic special. So, what is the book all about? “Love of family and tradition,” he finally said. It’s the best kind of history — not academic and analytical, not coldly objective — but very personal and emotional. It’s the kind of history
that friends and family swap when they gather and say, “Hey, do you remember when . . .” Wolf tells the stories of how, when he was young, neighborhood boys would play dangerous games in dangerous places, like leaping off a bridge into a railroad car. Or how a poor neighbor lady persuaded him to enter into a life of “crime” so she could feed her chickens (but he did >> See “photographer’s” on page 6
Don Wolf, above, will hold a book signing from 2 to 4 p.m. on Aug. 17 at the Strawberry Hill Museum, 720 N. 4th Street, Kansas City, Kan.
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Auschwitz saint’s spirituality open to all All invited to Midwest conference
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ANSAS CITY, Kan. — Nobody is safe when Christine Rossi gives “the talk.” Because somebody is going to get consecrated. “I can walk into a place — the Lord has blessed me — and I talk about total consecration,” said Rossi, “and we’ll have 20 people signed up that night to make [a] consecration.” Rossi, a member of Holy Trinity Parish in Lenexa, is director of the Midwest Center for the Militia of the Immaculata. She’s always out to get people to join the militia and consecrate themselves totally to Jesus Christ through the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Militia of the Immaculata is a worldwide evangelization movement of Marian spirituality that was founded in Rome by St. Maximilian Kolbe, a member of the Conventual Franciscan Order, in 1917. It seeks to renew individuals and society through total consecration. Total consecration occurs when an individual makes a formal act of self-giving, or sets oneself aside, in complete dedication to building the kingdom of God and to the salvation of souls through the practice of Marian spirituality, according to Blessed John Paul II. “Mary will always take you to Jesus,” said Rossi. “To consecrate means to make holy. . . . You consecrate yourself, your life. When you consecrate yourself to Mary, you’re telling her every single day, ‘Use me any way you see fit to bring souls to your son, Jesus.’” Later in life, Father Kolbe was imprisoned by the Nazis in Auschwitz and offered his life in exchange for another man’s in 1941. He was later executed at the age of 47, and was canonized by Blessed John Paul II in 1982. “Kolbe spirituality and consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary is on fire in this area,” said Rossi. “It’s just amazing. So many people are making their consecrations.” The international headquarters is the City of the Immaculate Mother of God (the monastery of Niepokalanow)
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Christine Rossi is director of the Midwest Center for the Militia of the Immaculata. in Teresin, Poland. The U.S. headquarters is Marytown in Libertyville, Ill. The various groups scattered about the nation are called “villages.” Rossi, who is a member of the M.I. national council, founded most of the villages in this area, beginning with the Ave Maria Village in 2004. Ave Maria meets at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish (Redemptorist) in Kansas City, Mo. In addition to Ave Maria, the Midwest Center (which covers Kansas and Missouri) has villages in Lenexa (one English, one Spanish), Mound City, LaCygne, Osawatomie, Atchison, Leavenworth and Wichita. Some villages meet monthly and others meet weekly. The meetings are not merely for socializing, but also for formation, education and celebrations. “Our meetings are just the gathering for support of each other and ask for intercessions,” she said. Members of the militia have many activities (which they call apostolates), including praying at abortion clinics, prison ministry, nursing home ministry, hospice care, pro-life work, prayer and others. “My apostolate is hospice,” she said. “I’ve been a hospice volunteer for 20
The Midwest Center Militia of the Immaculata will sponsor its Midwest conference from Sept. 6 to 7 at Savior Pastoral Center in Kansas City, Kan. The conference begins at 5 p.m. on Sept. 6 with registration and concludes with Benediction at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 7. The featured speaker will be Dale Ahlquist of the Eternal Word Television Network and president of the G.K. Chesterton Society, who will talk about the great Catholic apologist and writer G.K. Chesterton. Also speaking will be Father Stephen McKinley, OFM Conv., rector of the National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe. Musical artist and composer Michael McGlinn will perform and lead the Divine Mercy chaplet. Performance painting artist Mike Debus will produce a work of spiritually themed art. The cost to attend is $60 per senior couple, $65 per non-senior married couple, $55 per individual, $38 per person double overnight or $50 per person single overnight. Breakfast is $6 and lunch is $8. To register, go to the website at: www. consecration.com, and scroll down to the registration form for the Midwest conference. Print the form, fill it out, and mail it with a check made out with the proper amount to Rossi. For more information, email Rossi at: immaculata8@kc.rr.com.
years. Some have Divine Mercy prayer groups.” They also distribute Miraculous Medals. “St. Maximilian Kolbe had great love for the Miraculous Medal,” said Rossi. “We call those our ‘silver bullets.’ We hand them out everywhere.” The bottom line is that Militia Immaculata is about making saints. That’s why they want more people to join their village and make the total consecration. “We highly encourage consecration,” said Rossi. “Consecration will change your life, I will tell you that right now. You cannot make a total consecration and not have your life changed. And guess who else’s life is changed? The person next to you. They’re going to see how you conduct your life, and hopefully they’ll want to follow that.”
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Aug. 17 Installation of Father John Pilcher — Mater Dei Parish, Topeka Aug. 18 Installation of Father Greg Hammes — Most Pure Heart of Mary, Topeka Aug. 19 Finance Council meeting Aug. 21 International priests vespers and dinner Aug. 23 Hispanic Evangelization Leadership graduation — Cathedral of St. Peter, Kansas City, Kan. Aug. 24 Installation of Father Michael Scully — St. John the Evangelist, Lawrence Aug. 25 Rite of candidacy for diaconate — Savior Pastoral Center Religious Sisters Appreciation Day — Cathedral of St. Peter, Kansas City, Kan. Aug. 26 Pastoral Council vespers and meeting — Savior Pastoral Center Aug. 27 Catholic Foundation of Northeast Kansas board meeting — Savior Pastoral Center Aug. 31 Wedding in St. Louis
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And then she learned that Mayne was retiring. Mills, a parishioner of St. Pius X Church in Mission, knew Mayne from the time she and his wife Julie, who died in 2009, served together on the parish finance council. Mills first learned about this archdiocesan CFO position when Mayne took over in September 1997 — and had wanted it since then. “I just had to wait for him to retire,” she said. She views her new position as an opportunity to further the church’s mission. “Accountants — good accountants, anyway — don’t just think about ac-
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church. The current CFO was retiring. “I think the Holy Spirit was working there a little bit on me,” said Mayne. He brought to the archdiocese a unique set of gifts, said Archbishop Naumann. “His knowledge and expertise in banking and investments are important,” said Archbishop Naumann. “He has a calm, deliberative and respectful communication style that was appreciated by priests and laity. It was a great blessing for me to have the advice and counsel of someone with a depth of experience in financial management coupled with unquestioned integrity.” He added that under Mayne’s leadership, the finance council was expanded so the archdiocese could benefit from the input of well-qualified laity. Mayne also instituted the position of an internal auditor for the archdiocese, he said.
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ANSAS CITY, Kan. — The name and face of the chief financial officer are changing, but the approach to managing money for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas will likely continue in a similar spirit. “The work we do is serious, but I don’t think we have to be grumpy about it all the time,” said Jerry Mayne, the outgoing CFO who retired this summer after nearly 16 years. “I do enjoy a good laugh, a good story, and I really like the interaction with employees,” he said. Carla Mills, the new CFO who began working for the archdiocese in July, vows to maintain that fun-loving spirit while — like Mayne — wholly devoting herself to being a good steward of every dollar. “We spend so much time at work — all of us do — that if you can’t get joy from it and give joy to others, then really, what’s the point?” said Mills. That attitude has taken her through a career in both for-profit companies and the nonprofit world. With a father in sales, Mills attended eight grade schools in three states — but she considered the Manhattan area home. Mills earned her bachelor of science with an emphasis in accounting from Kansas State University in Manhattan. (She’s a huge K-State fan). Her first Catholic school was Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo., where she went through the executive master’s in business administration program. Mills worked for 20th Century Investors, which later became American Century Investors, and was vice president of finance when she moved on after 17 years. She next went to work in finance at Teva Pharmaceuticals. After a couple of years, a friend sent her a job posting about a position with Catholic Charities in Kansas City, Mo. She didn’t think she’d get the job, but she landed it. And through her work there, she was recently named the nonprofit CFO of the year in the Kansas City Business Journal.
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For more than 15 years, Jerry Mayne, left, served as chief financial officer of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. This summer he turned the reins over to Carla Mills. counting the numbers,” said Mills. “They think about the business and how they can impact and help the business grow toward its goals, whatever they may be.” She has inserted that philosophy into every position she’s held, and in this post, it holds special meaning. “Stewardship is just burned into my very being,” she said. Colleagues have called her “tough, but fair” and “authentic,” and she’s known for her direct style — and her laugh. Even before she decorated her new office, she had talked to some priests and was getting to know archdiocesan staff. With the budget for the year already set, she looks forward to delving into medical insurance soon — a self-insured entity is new to her. The archdiocese sets the policies, benefits and premiums, then subcontracts with Blue Cross Blue Shield to administer the plan. “Carla is an excellent successor to Jerry,” said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann. “Her previous professional experience will provide the archdiocese with expertise in investment management, accounting practices and proper budgeting.” He pointed to her work in corporate financial management — as well as her time with a Catholic agency — which provided insight into the church’s unique culture. “Carla has a great love for the church,” said Archbishop Naumann. “Her enthusiasm to serve the church with her knowledge and professional experience is contagious.”
Holy Spirit working Even as Mills settled into his old office, Mayne did what he had for decades in his early days of retirement this summer — showed up for work. He’s committed to making the transition smooth for Mills and the archdiocese. The two prepared together for the archdiocesan finance council meeting
Duties of the CFO The archdiocesan CFO collaborates with leadership to ensure financial stability. Jerry Mayne, who held the office for more than 15 years, described some of the larger functions as overseeing the deposit and loan program, as well as working with employee health insurance and retirement plans. But the CFO’s list of responsibilities is long, and also includes: • All areas of financial planning, control, reporting and treasury functions of the archdiocese. • Overseeing accounting and management of financial resources, human resources and employee benefit programs, pension plans, investments, risk management and stewardship of all assets. • Working to assure ethical, wise and transparent management of the temporal goods of the local church.
on Aug. 19. Mayne, a certified public accountant, worked for a large national firm for about five years doing audits before moving into banking in the mid-1970s. He spent more than 20 years working in banks and savings and loans. He was still somewhat new to banking when Archbishop Ignatius J. Strecker looked to add fresh faces to the Archbishop’s Call to Share board. Mayne was recommended and accepted the responsibility, and over the years got to know the leadership of the archdiocese. As he neared his 50th birthday, his mother, who was very ill and died not long after, asked him if he still thought about making a career transition he had always envisioned: from corporate work into nonprofit. Within a few days of that conversation, Archbishop James P. Keleher asked him if he’d ever consider working for the
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Finances, family and an eye on the future These have been interesting financial times, said Mayne. “Interest rates are historically lower than they’ve ever been,” he said. It’s normal to experience hills and valleys in finance over time, he explained, but it’s really rare to dip into a valley for close to seven years, as we have recently. “So that’s created some challenges not just for the church, but for everybody — to become accustomed to this new reality,” he said. “On the positive side, we’ve financed a couple of churches or additions, and now they’re paying interest of three and a half percent, which is probably the lowest we’ve ever had for construction projects,” he noted. As Mayne worked to ensure financial stability for the archdiocese, he also found himself surrounded by a work family of unforgettable people. “In the years that I was here, I lost a daughter and I lost my wife,” he said. “I just can’t imagine having been in a better place to experience that, to have the support and love and caring of so many people who were so touched by all of that.” Married since fall of 2011 to Julia Hiles, Mayne now anticipates a retirement filled with trips to visit his two daughters and four grandchildren, as well as some fishing and some golf. Meanwhile, Mills will be navigating the financial terrain. She’ll be watching the big financial picture, of course, monitoring the rise of interest rates or inflation, and working to best position the archdiocese to deal with the unexpected. And whether it’s in the corporate world or a religious organization, she said, there’s never enough money to meet every want. So that means planning into the future and working to be as good a steward as possible of every dollar. “Every dollar that we spend at the archdiocese came from the pocket of a hardworking parishioner — and that’s something we all need to remember,” she said.
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Week ‘steeped in prayer’ still managed to paint the town n Youth encouraged to live ‘uncommon lives’ By Julie Holthaus julie@theleaven.com
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann will lead a pilgrimage to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Catholic Foundation of Northeast Kansas. Among the sites visited will be Fatima, Portugal, top left, Lisbon, Portugal, center, and Lourdes, France, top right, and Santiago de Compostela, below, in Spain.
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Pilgrimage to Marian shrines and Rome will mark CFNEK anniversary By Jessica Langdon jessica@theleaven.com ANSAS CITY, Kan. — Plenty of people plan a special trip to celebrate a milestone anniversary. But when it comes to celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Catholic Foundation of Northeast Kansas in 2014, it won’t be just a trip; it will be a spiritual experience. From Oct. 7-17, 2014, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann will lead a pilgrimage This announcethat will ment of the archstart out bishop’s invitation in Lisbon to join him on the and Fatima Marian Shrines & in PortuRome pilgrimage gal, then launches a 33-day period with some remove on wards for those who to Santiago register early. de ComThose who acpostela and cept the invitation Santander within 33 days (by in Spain, Sept. 17) will receive hit Lourdes, a $50 discount per France, person. next, and They will also rethen conceive a copy of the clude in book, “33 Days to Rome. Morning Glory: A Do“Because It-Yourself Retreat in Mary is our Preparation for Marp a t r o ness ian Consecration,” of the archby Father Michael E. diocese, our Gaitley, MIC. leadership felt it was important to honor Mary in gratitude for all of the wonderful things that have occurred,” said Lesle Knop, CFNEK executive director and archdiocesan director of stewardship and development. “The Catholic Foundation of Northeast Kansas has much to celebrate,” said Knop. Launched in 1989 by Archbishop Ignatius J. Strecker, the archdiocesan foundation — now CFNEK — has helped parishes, schools, cemeteries and other Catholic entities provide for future needs of their institutions through distributions from a variety of funds. Board members really wanted Archbishop Naumann to lead the pilgrimage celebrating CFNEK’s milestone. “We started talking to the archbishop about this two years ago because his calendar is so full,” said Knop. “His response was he wants to be sure everyone in the archdiocese has the opportunity to join us.”
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1989 — Archbishop Ignatius J. Strecker created the archdiocesan foundation. Five endowments were created. 1997 — The archdiocesan foundation’s name was changed to Catholic Foundation of Northeast Kansas. 1998 — First donor-advised fund. 2000 — Funds at CFNEK reached $10 million; first charitable gift annuity. 2003 — Archdiocese conducted “Future Full of Hope” capital campaign, and CFNEK received first deposits to five endowments established as part of the campaign. 2004 — First named scholarship fund established; funds at CFNEK reached $20 million. 2006 — Funds at CFNEK reached $30 million. 2008 — First year annual distributions from funds totaled more than $1 million. 2009 — Planned Giving Initiative launched with 99 current Catholic Legacy Society members. 2011 — Funds at CFNEK reached $40 million. 2013 — CFNEK manages more than $45 million in 189 funds; Catholic Legacy Society grows to more than 300 members.
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Information and registration The Marian Shrines & Rome Pilgrimage with Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann will take place Oct. 7-17, 2014. The cost for the pilgrimage is $4,399 from Kansas City. A $300 deposit is due with registration. The pilgrimage includes round-trip airfare on Delta/Air France, breakfast and dinner per itinerary, specially selected hotel accommodations, air-conditioned motor coach and a full-time tour manager. The brochure with details and registration form can be found online at: www. cfnek.org. For further details and reservations, contact Unitours, Inc. Address: 10 Midland Ave., Ste. 202, Port Chester, NY, 10573 Phone: (800) 777-7432 Fax: (914) 253-9001 Email: mpisano@unitours.com Those with questions about the pilgrimage may visit the website: www. Unitours.com/questions.
“A pilgrimage is a time of prayer and camaraderie in the spirit of our faith,” said Archbishop Naumann in the materials inviting Catholics to join him. The pilgrimage with Unitours, Inc., costs $4,399, with a $300 deposit per person due with reservations. Organizers hope people will start
planning and saving money now. “It will be a special time,” said Carl Rolf, a member of Corpus Christi Parish in Lawrence. He is part of the CFNEK board and a leader of the committee planning the anniversary celebration. He and his wife Dorothy have visited many of the places on the itinerary, and
he can’t wait for others to experience the sites for themselves. Their pilgrimage to Fatima stood out in Rolf’s mind. “We had a pretty good idea from the literature what would be there, but it far exceeded anything we could read in print or see on the computer,” he said. The itinerary calls for a full day in Fatima, where pilgrims will visit the basilica and shrine of Our Lady of Fatima. They will also see the birthplaces of the children to whom Mary appeared in 1917. In Santiago de Compostela, the pilgrimage will include Mass at the cathedral of Santiago, and the group will travel along one of the famed “Routes of St. James” heading to Santander. Another day will consist of a walking tour of Lourdes and a visit to the shrine. Knop has traveled to several of the sites the group will visit and believes experiencing them in person really illustrates the universal nature of the church. The schedule for Rome calls for an audience with Pope Francis if he is in residence. “It’s an extensive trip,” said Knop. “I think that for any individual who’s interested or who has been praying for an opportunity to go to these shrines, now is a wonderful time to do so, accompanied by Archbishop Naumann.”
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ANSAS CITY, Kan. — Elizabeth Foster sits in a rocking chair in her urban Kansas City, Kan., home, with the handicapped dog she adopted from a shelter sitting contently by her side. Although Foster’s days are typically quiet, today is different. Today, her home is abuzz with young people from across the country, joining forces to serve through Catholic Heart Work Camp. “Catholic Heart Work Camp is about service, connection and loving others,” said Rick Cheek, of the archdiocesan office of evangelization and Catholic formation of youth. The work camp has been providing youth groups, teens and adult leaders with service opportunities since 1993, the goal being to restore homes and lift the spirits of children, the elderly and the disabled. This is the third year for the work camp in Kansas City, under the direction of Cheek and Scott See. It drew 365 youth from nine states, who served in the city from July 14-20. “It’s fun to meet people and come together to help others,” said Natasha Bilkey of Sheboygan Falls, Wis. “It doesn’t feel like work.” A variety of repairs and improvements were done by the 52 teams throughout the week, including the installation of a new kitchen, new handicap ramps, the repair of a bathroom, the landscaping of yards, and painting. “Around 150 gallons of paint were spread throughout Kansas City,” said Cheek. Foster was one of many to receive
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Youth from all over the Midwest took part in Catholic Heart Work Camp July 14-20, during which they undertook a variety of improvements to homes in the Kansas City area. help during the week. Suffering from fibromyalgia, diabetes and neuropathy, Foster has difficulty walking. She continues to serve her community however, and works with a retired Sister of Charity to sort out sweets and pastries for those in the neighborhood who cannot afford them. “I love helping people,” said Foster, an attitude that reverberated throughout the week. “We really get to know and bond with the residents during work camp,” said Miranda Geel of Mount Prospect,
Ill., who has participated in the program for several years. “Elizabeth [Foster] gives so much to others, so it’s really great to be able to give back to her.” The theme for this year’s camp was “Be Seen, Live Uncommon.” “This means to be seen doing good, so others can see Christ through you,” said Cheek. “Standing out in this way might mean living an uncommon life.” St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park served as home base for the work camp. There, as well as onsite, the week was organized around
not only work, but daily Mass, the rosary, eucharistic adoration and talks geared around the theme. “It was steeped in prayer,” said Cheek. “One of the best weeks I’ve had.” Through a blend of prayer and service, participants spent the hot July week living out Pope Francis’ emphasis on service and humility. “It’s a week to come together and help others,” said Rachel Kunst of Iowa. “We are really seeing God work this week.”
Church’s rich heritage is on display in India n Trip to india gives pilgrims a different view of Catholicism By Sara Stacey Special to The Leaven
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TCHISON — “To experience India is in some ways to experience the history of humanity itself,” said Dr. Matthew Ramage. “It is one of, if not the, oldest civilizations on our planet.” Ramage is a professor of theology at Benedictine College in Atchison, and he led a pilgrimage to India from May 18 to June 14. “India exemplifies in a way like no other place the incredibly rich heritage of the world’s religions, and, in particular, the heritage of Catholicism,” said Ramage. The Indian subcontinent is home to three major Catholic rites, or traditions: Roman Catholicism, Syro-Malabar Catholicism, and SyroMalankara Catholicism. The vast majority of American Catholics are Roman, or Latin, rite, but the Catholic Church is actually comprised of six rites: Latin, Byzantine, Alexandrian (also called Coptic), Armenian, Antiochene and Chaldean. That means that Catholics practicing any of these
rites are fully equal in dignity. The “Syro” part of Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara is a reference to the traditions passed down from the church founded in Syria, Ramage said. Because Christ didn’t leave a field manual on how to celebrate the sacraments, the apostles adapted and drew from the local cultures in order to evangelize, said Ramage. For instance, in India, the cross looks like the ones hanging in American churches except for one thing — it is planted atop a lotus flower. The lotus flower, the national flower of India, appears frequently in Hindu creation myths, said Ramage. This doesn’t mean that the Indian Catholics endorse Hinduism — rather, they see the cross of Christ embracing all of creation. Anne Faucett, director of international admissions and retention for Benedictine College, is a Midwestern Roman Catholic who had never experienced another rite before. “It was different,” she admitted. For example, “everything was sung,” said Faucett. And Ramage described the chanting as “beautiful,” “otherworldly,” but also “foreign.” The Syro-Malabar and the SyroMalankara Catholics call their liturgy the “qurbana,” explained Ramage, which translates into “offering” or
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“To experience the radically different beliefs and ways of living in India makes you have to think more deeply and to pray more deeply, and hence to grow in your own faith.”
Matthew Ramage, professor of theology at Benedictine College in Atchison “sacrifice,” and is the same liturgy Roman Catholics know as the “Mass,” which comes from the Latin word “missa,” which means “to send.” The strangest part, said Faucett, was when the altar server closed a curtain, veiling the altar from the congregation. The closed curtain is to remind the people of the mystery of what is happening in the sacrament, explained Ramage. Faucett noted that the exteriors of the Indian churches were very simple,
but the insides were “very elaborate” and “vibrant.” The beautiful Indian colors decorated the churches as well, she said. “To experience the radically different beliefs and ways of living in India makes you have to think more deeply and to pray more deeply, and hence to grow in your own faith,” said Ramage. For Ramage, one of the allures of India is the spirituality of the different religions, especially the mysticism. “In the West, we are trying to rediscover the richness of our mystical tradition,” he said. With mystic faiths and religions like Taoism, Buddhism and Hinduism surrounding the Eastern Catholic churches, “the Easterns have preserved and accentuated the mystical life.” “Western — especially American — Catholicism is very ‘Protestant’ in that it is focused on justification,” said Ramage. “We get caught up in material things and we remain at a superficial level of our faith,” he added, comparing it to never getting past a high school level of knowledge. Ramage said the Western church, which is essentially Rome and points west, could take a cue from recent popes and look globally to the Eastern traditions, so that, as Blessed John Paul II put it, the church can again “breathe with both lungs.”
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Photographer’s eye drawn to timeless >> Continued from page 1 repent). Or how a boy caught his pants on fire while sledding. Other stories are more serious — even tragic. One story is how four aunts ended up in a concentration camp during World War II. Others are about the violent breakup of the former communist country of Yugoslavia and how individual relatives were affected. Wolf tells the story of “Croatian Love one cousin, Story,” by Don who he met Wolf, is availin 1978 during able for $50 for his first visit to a soft-cover copy then-communist and $60 for a Yugoslavia. hard-cover ediThe man, tion. Copies can be purchased directa committed ly from Wolf (by Communist calling (913) 788and atheist, told 7649), or online at: him “Tito is my Amazon.com or god.” The cousXlibris.com. in had a good life as a minion of Josip Broz Tito, the authoritarian dictator of Yugoslavia. After a night of drinking, Wolf chided his cousin about his fear of flying by saying, “Why don’t you pray to Tito?” The man’s face turned red and the veins stood out in his neck. “If you were not my cousin,” he said, “tonight — in jail!” He meant it. Wolf went back after the fall of communism, and his cousin was no longer an important communist functionary. “Donny, Donny,” said the deflated man, “how can this be? Before we could not say the word ‘Bog’ (‘God’), and now they are having Misa (‘Mass’) on televisi (‘television’).” Some people have cried after reading his book, Wolf said. Some told him that it makes them wish they were Croatian, or grew up on Strawberry Hill, the Croatian enclave with a great view of Kansas City, Mo. “That’s why it’s called a love story,” said Wolf. This love story is actually one great story after another, like one of those heirloom quilts your great-grandmother pieced together — each story like bits and pieces of clothing worn by a huge, loving, extended family. Perhaps storytelling is in his blood. Wolf’s grandfather Rudolf Volf, who grew up in the then-Austro-Hungarian
In 2000 many of the American Wolfs traveled to Okrivje, Croatia, to meet their European relatives. Don Wolf is pictured front row, center. Wolf’s little cousin Antonella Ozbolt helps her grandparents Ivan and Marija manage the stable located under the family’s home. province of Croatia, was charged with tending the fire at night in the logging camp in which he worked. “He had to keep the fire going all night,” said Wolf. “If he let it die, the lumberjacks would throw a log at him.” At night, the lumberjacks would gather around the fire and tell stories, and Volf listened. As an adult, he shared these stories with his family. Wolf honed his writing abilities in the mid-1950s at Donnelly College in Kansas City, Kan., under the tutelage of Sister Mary Faith Schuster, OSB, and Sister Liguori Sullivan, OSB. After graduation in 1956, he entered the U.S. Navy and learned to be a photographer. Donnelly and the Navy set him on his professional track for the rest of his life. Among other things, he has freelanced on an occasional basis for The Leaven. In the past, some people have questioned Wolf’s tendency to focus on old
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two-hundred-year-old houses. “Where else could I wander into a village where I have never been, be invited to eat and drink . . . sing a few songs, share a few hugs and stories and then move on to the next village, carrying with me heartwarming memories that will last forever. I make no apologies.”
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Posing for a family photo are Anna and Ivan Stimac from Turke, Croatia, Wolf’s great grandparents on his father’s side. Notice the shoeless children. Anna’s dress and Ivan’s coat were borrowed from other villagers for the photograph. Anna was born in 1843 and died in 1909 in Gerovo.
Wolf’s father is pictured here in his wine cellar. He made 110 gallons of wine every year, which the government said was legal — and the amount that the average household would consume in one year.
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He’s off
There’s a lot to like about this photo by Lori Wood Habiger. The forward movement of the kid’s launch down the slide, the flow of the water to help him along, and the slightly off-centered angle give an unusual perspective.
Too fun
The joy you see at camp is second to none and that’s what makes this photo by Joe Bollig so appealing. You can tell this camper — who has just made it down the zipline intact — is having the time of her life.
Stretch
Camp not only challenges you spiritually, but physically as well. This photo by Julie Holthaus shows one participant as she goes for the gold in a team-building exercise.
blastoff
As a kid hits one end of an inflatable, it launches another in the air. Bridget McSorley snaps the exact moment at which the boy is launched. But also check out the launcher — who didn’t have that graceful of a landing.
Lift
A special garden project yielded this example of the heavy lifting that camp counselors are sometimes called to do. This photo by Joe McSorley illustrates the teamwork that is so important at camp.
Uh-oh!
Intern Katie Hyde snags a great look when a camper appears to be thinking twice about her high ropes aspirations.
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here was no rest for the wicked this summer in The Leaven office. Glued to their computers for much of the weeklies, reporters, ad managers and interns alike were chased out into the wilds of nature to hone their photography skills under the critical eye of Leaven freelance photographer Lori Wood Habiger. Camp Tekakwitha at Prairie Star Ranch in Williamsburg proved the perfect place for the crew to test its mettle, with a wide range of great subjects moving at all sorts of speeds and in all kinds of light.
Camp director Dana Nearmyer was a terrific host, feeding the crew and taking pity on the veteran staff with a loan of a golf cart for transportation. (Have you ever hiked that place in triple-digit weather?) And Archbishop Emeritus James P. Keleher was a terrific sport, as we put him through his paces as well. The results? Well, here are a few. Those that passed Lori’s muster, at least. Because at the end of each session, she reviewed each photographer’s efforts and praised his or her successes, as well as critiqued the duds. Leaven
designer Todd Habiger’s explanation of why he chose what he chose for publication appears beneath each printed photo. But other “successes” can be viewed in a slideshow on our website at: www.theleaven.com. But we hope the real payoff of our day at camp will come in the months ahead, when our staffers bring back better images of the many and varied activities we cover throughout the archdiocese. So we’re trying to do our part — but The Leaven needs you, too. See the Sept. 13 issue for how to help.
silHouEttes
The high ropes challenge lends itself to some pretty spectacular silhouettes. Katie Hyde catches this dramatic shot with just a touch of the sun peeking out from the top of the photo.
Launch
The camp’s newest attraction, a water slide, made for some interesting photography. All our photographers were trying to get the perfect shot of a camper being shot out of the slide like a cannon. While most of the photographers were taking a side angle, Jessica Langdon chose to position herself under the slide. Great idea, as she nails an awesome image.
almost there
I’ve seen thousands of photos of kids on the high rope challenge, but none quite like this one by Julie Holthaus. The angle of this photograph is pretty cool — especially the touch of blue in the clouded sky and all the intersecting lines at the top of the pole.
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Confession
You gotta love Archbishop Emeritus James P. Keleher. He loves kids and he loves Prairie Star Ranch. Taking advantage of the natural beauty of the ranch, the archbishop heard his first few confessions outside. Lori Wood Habiger captures the moment perfectly.
Is that fear on her face — or determination? You never can tell on the zipline. I like that Joe McSorley zoomed in really tight on the face of Jordan Bittner, a member of St. Stanislaus Parish, Rossville, to catch this moment of emotion.
Bible study
Climbing high
Joe Bollig really outdid himself with this photograph. One really gets the sense of exactly how high the wall is with this angle. The scattering of clouds in the background makes for an almost surreal scene.
Jessica Langdon snaps a quiet moment as Julia Meyers, a member of Corpus Christi Parish, Lawrence, studies her Bible. What makes this photo for me is the camper’s head resting on her knee during that moment of concentration.
let us pray
Buried
The kids had a great time burying Jack Petz of Prince of Peace Parish, Olathe, up to his neck in sand in this image by Lori Wood Habiger. The poor kid was probably shaking sand out of his clothes for the rest of the day.
Prayer is integrated into all parts of camp life. Above, Jessica Langdon captures a moment of prayer before lunch began, focusing just on the hands of the young campers.
they’re off
When temperatures climb toward triple digits, campers are thankful for the lake on the property. These kids couldn’t wait to get out of the heat and into the water, as this photo by Lori Wood Habiger illustrates.
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New Vatican ambassador brings global experience By Paul McMullen Catholic News Service
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ALTIMORE (CNS) — Ken Hackett is not joking when he says it is easier for him to list the nations he has not visited rather than ones in which his passport has been stamped. The man who for 18 years led Baltimorebased Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops’ overseas relief and development agency, will next apply his well-traveled expertise to U.S. relations with the Vatican as ambassador to the Holy See. On Aug. 1, the Senate confirmed his June 14 nomination to the post by President Barack Obama. The post had been vacant since November 2012, when Miguel Diaz resigned and left Rome to become a professor at the University of Dayton in Ohio. “I know so many of the bishops and nuns and priests and deacons and Catholic workers in so many countries around the world,” Hackett said in an interview with The Catholic Review, Baltimore’s archdiocesan newspaper. He spoke to the paper June 17, in his first interview since the news of his nomination broke. “I hope that is helpful in providing insight to the administration in what is going on in the world.” Hackett went to work for CRS in 1972, and was its president from 1993 to 2011. The agency moved its headquarters in 1989 to Baltimore, where Hackett and his wife Joan raised their children. Their daughter Jenny was born in the Philippines, and their son Michael, in Kenya. The two went to St. Louis School in Clarksville and then graduated from Mount de Sales Academy in Catonsville and Loyola Blakefield in Towson, respectively. Jenny works in development for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and Michael is an undergrad at Virginia Commonwealth University in Blacksburg, Va. The Hacketts are former parishioners of St. Louis, Clarksville, and Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore. He spoke with The Catholic Review from Amelia Island, Fla., where he and his wife recently moved. He told the Review that he received a call from the White House back in February telling him Obama wanted to nominate him for the ambassadorship and asking him if he would be willing to serve. “I said, that is so exciting, I would be more than willing,” he said. Hackett said that if his nomination were confirmed, he expected to move to Rome in
CNS photo/Jim Stipe, courtesy of Catholic Relief Services
Ken Hackett, left, then-president of Catholic Relief Services, stands with Carolyn Woo and U.S. Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas in the remains of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Port-auPrince in 2011. The cathedral was destroyed in Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake in 2010. late August. Asked to compare his previous advocacy for CRS on behalf of the U.S. Catholic bishops to advocating for the people of the United States as ambassador, he said: “I thought about that a lot. There will be times where the position of the (Obama) administration differs, obviously, from the Holy See, but I am going to look for, as many of my predecessors did, those opportunities where we can come together and find strength in collaboration, coincidence of interests.” He added, “There are some powerful connections, that together, will really make a difference.” Hackett said that he feels “Americans are right there” with regard to Pope Francis’ focus on “changing the way the world looks at issues of poverty and injustice and so many social issues. . . . There is common cause. That makes me excited.” CRS “represented all flavors,” Hackett said. “It wasn’t one group that had one agenda, or another group that had one agenda. We were about finding those points which were basic to our faith: concern and compassion for the poor, or to put it in more theological terms, the preferential option for the poor. Those elements, of the dignity and sacredness of the individual, those kinds of things, they were critical to us.” He said he hopes his global experience — from knowing bishops, nuns, priests, deacons and Catholic workers in so many
different countries around the world — is “helpful in providing insight to the (Obama) administration in what is going on in the world.” Hackett said his service in the board of the Millennium Challenge Corp., which was designed by the United States to work with some of the poorest countries in the world, has given him “a special perspective” on issues those countries face. He said he hopes he can continue to be on the board. Among the things he looks forward to when he takes up his new duties, he said, is “the reconnection with so many friends from around the world, where sandals were made out of rubber tires, with people who don’t wear Gucci shoes and carry briefcases. These are holy people who are trying their best.” “I missed that in the last year I’ve been retired [from CRS]. You don’t see those kind of people anymore, that bishop from Congo who has so many stories to tell at supper, of so much hardship. I want to re-establish those relationships and use them to, basically, improve U.S. policies,” Hackett said. He noted that him being selected the ambassador post didn’t come “through any political contributions,” but rather because of “the thousands of people who work with Catholic Relief Services and with whom I was associated, those are the people who elevated my stock. . . . That’s where my appreciation lies.”
Newtown pastor receives recognition By Jordan McMorrough Catholic News Service
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AN ANTONIO (CNS) — The pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, Conn., and the parish’s Knights of Columbus Council were honored Aug. 6 with a new award from the Knights of Columbus at the order’s 131st supreme convention in San Antonio. Msgr. Robert Weiss, pastor of St. Rose of Lima, and St. Virgilius Knights of Columbus Council 185, represented by Grand Knight Timothy Haas, were presented the first Caritas Awards by Supreme Knight Carl Anderson in recognition of “extraordinary works of charity and service.” Newtown was the scene of last December’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that resulted in the deaths of 26 residents, most of whom were young schoolchildren. “Heroes rise to the occasion,” said Anderson at the States’ Dinner before
an audience of some 2,000 Knights and their families. “Msgr. Weiss was heroic in the face of unimaginable tragedy.” Anderson then described how Msgr. Weiss was supported by his brother Knights of Newtown’s St. Virgilius Council. The council was honored for starting a program that asked people to pray a minimum of three Hail Marys for the victims and their families. More than 105,000 people signed up, offering a total of more than 3.25 million prayers. The Knights also served as ushers for the many funerals, most of which were for children, and helped in the parish in myriad ways, such as handling voluminous correspondence and gifts which poured in from across the country. Carolyn Previdi, one of the children killed, had been saving money to help in the council’s annual Christmas toy drive for children in need. In her honor, council members raised more than $70,000 for toys in her memory.
“We realized we were part of something bigger than ourselves; we are part of the universal church,” said Msgr. Weiss. “The Knights made our church a place of welcome for all faiths.” The new award was established earlier this year by a vote of the Knights of Columbus board of directors and will be conferred on future recipients when merited. The Caritas Award becomes the second international award given by the organization. Previously, the Knights of Columbus has, on occasion, given its Gaudium et Spes Award, which has been conferred in recent years on Blessed Teresa of Kolkata, Cardinal John O’Connor of New York, and Jean Vanier, the founder of L’Arche, a network of faith-based communities that care for people with developmental disabilities. The Knights also announced financial support of $100,000 for ongoing parish programs of help and healing in Newtown.
Workers still struggle 75 years after minimum wage established WASHINGTON (CNS) — Seventy-five years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law a national minimum wage, many workers still struggle to support themselves and their families living at or slightly above that pay. “Jobs that are paid minimum wage take a lot of physical effort. You’re on your feet; you’re moving and working quickly. Imagine working that hard and not feeling like you can provide for yourself and your family — it is incredibly demoralizing,” said Judy Conti, an activist with National Employment Law Project. The current minimum wage is $7.25 an hour; had the minimum wage kept pace with inflation it would be at $10.74 per hour. Additionally, minimum wage for tipped workers hasn’t been raised in more than 20 years and remains at $2.13 an hour. Chanting “we can’t survive on 7.25,” many fast-food workers have organized walkouts in cities like Chicago, Milwaukee and New York City. The movement in Chicago called “Fight for 15” held protests Aug. 1 and has encouraged others in the city and around America to fight for living wages. “God bless these people,” said Conti. “They’ve got nothing to lose.” While she believes the federal minimum wage should be increased, she also champions the workers for dealing with the problem directly.
Joblessness, exploitation denying millions ‘respect’ WASHINGTON (CNS) — Millions of workers are being denied the honor and respect they deserve because of a lack of jobs, underemployment, low wages and exploitation, according to the bishop who heads the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development. “Earlier this year, Pope Francis pointed out, ‘Work is fundamental to the dignity of a person. . . . It gives one the ability to maintain oneself, one’s family, to contribute to the growth of one’s own nation,’” said Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif., in the U.S. bishops’ annual Labor Day statement. “Unfortunately, millions of workers today are denied this honor and respect as a result of unemployment, underemployment, unjust wages, wage theft, abuse and exploitation,” Bishop Blaire said. The 1,200-word statement, dated Labor Day, Sept. 2, was available Aug. 6 on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops website at: www.usccb.org. “The economy is not creating an adequate number of jobs that allow workers to provide for themselves and their families,” Bishop Blaire said.
Deadline nears for Scouts to earn Year of Faith patch DODGE CITY (CNS) — Less than five months remain for Catholic Scouts to earn the Year of Faith Scout patch, according to Tim Wenzl, a representative for the Catholic Committee on Scouting for the Diocese of Dodge City. Thus far, Scouts from the dioceses in Kansas, as well as Scouts from 11 states have earned the Year of Faith Scout patch. The Year of Faith patch can be earned by Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and adult leaders by completing a series of requirements developed for particular age groups. There are requirements for Scouts first through fifth grades; sixth through 12th grades; and for adults. The requirements can be found online at: www.dcdiocese.org. Patches can be ordered by email at: twenzl@dc diocese.org or by writing: Year of Faith Scout Patch, Diocese of Dodge City, P.O. Box 137, Dodge City, KS 67801. Patches cost $5 each. Checks should be payable to the Catholic Committee on Scouting. Reserve the number of patches needed and provide the date of awards presentation.
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Crusader-era hospital in Jerusalem restored By Judith Sudilovsky Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Respect for human life from conception until natural death is something children must be taught, not mainly with words, but by the example of their parents, Pope Francis said. “Parents are called to pass on to their children the awareness that life must always be defended,” Pope Francis wrote in a message to people joining in the Brazilian Catholic Church’s celebration of Family Week, which began Aug. 11. The pope returned to his condemnation of the “throwaway culture,” something he spoke against several times during his July 22-28 visit to Brazil. He had said that modern cultures tend to treat even human lives as disposable, pointing to the way people, societies and even governments tend to treat both the young and the old. In his message for Family Week, he said parents have a responsibility to fight that disposable culture by teaching their children that human life, “from the womb,” is a gift from God. New life ensures the future of humanity, he said, while older people — especially grandparents — “are the living memory of a people and transmit the wisdom of life.”
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ERUSALEM (CNS) — Israeli archaeologists have restored part of a 2,000-bed Crusader-era hospital run by the St. John of the Hospital order in the Old City of Jerusalem. Dating to the 11th century, the ancient structure was operated by members of the order, dedicated to St. John the Baptist and also known as the Knights Hospitallers, precursors to the Rome-based Knights of Malta. The Hospitallers treated pilgrims of all faiths making their way to Jerusalem, according to historical documents. Written mainly in Latin, the documents helped archaeologists piece together the history of the building, which more recently, until about 13 years ago, had been used as a fruit and vegetable market in the Christian Quarter. For more than a decade, the site had been left locked and unused until the Waqf Islamic Trust, the building’s owner, decided to move forward with construction of a restaurant there. As with all new construction in Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority was called in to carry out a salvage excavation prior to the work. Located near the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, the structure had been known to archaeologists mainly because of the mapping of Crusader remains in the area in the 19th century, said Amit Re’em, excavation codirector for the antiquities authority. “This was where the members of the St. John of the Hospital order lived. This is where it started. This was the first place where they used an ambulatory service to bring in sick and wounded people to the hospital. They had riders on camels and horses,” Re’em said. Archaeologists found bones of camels and horses and a large amount of metal used in shoeing the animals during the excavation, but Re’em said he was unable to date the artifacts to either the Crusader era or to the later Byzantine era when part of the structure was used as a stable. The building collapsed in an earthquake in 1457 and remained buried throughout the Ottoman period. The excavation gave archaeologists the opportunity to clean the exposed section of the building, ridding it of
Pope continues overhaul of Vatican finances
CNS photo/Yoli Shwartz, courtesy of Israel Antiquities Authority
Israeli archaeologists have restored a 2,000-bed Crusader-era hospital in the Old City of Jerusalem. Dating to the 11th century, the hospital was operated by members of the order dedicated to St. John the Baptist and known as the Knights Hospitallers, precursors to the Rome-based Knights of Malta. The Hospitallers treated pilgrims of all faiths making their way to Jerusalem, according to historical documents. garbage that had accumulated. Workers scraped away layers of paint and plaster on the walls, exposing the original walls for the first time in perhaps centuries, he said. Overall, the entire building covers about 3.7 acres, Re’em said. Its great hall consists of massive pillars, smaller halls, rooms and ribbed vaults and stands more than 20 feet tall.
Crusader-era accounts describe the hospital as being comprised of various wings and departments where patients were sent for treatment according to the nature of their illness and condition, much like a modern-day hospital, Re’em said. In an emergency the hospital could accommodate 2,000 patients. The hospital also functioned as an orphanage for abandoned newborns.
Priests criticized for helping groups fight crime
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EXICO CITY (CNS) — A pair of priests have been denounced to the Interior Ministry for allegedly stirring up social unrest in a southern Mexican state rife with violence and vigilante movements. Father Jesus Mendoza Zaragoza, vicar of the Archdiocese of Acapulco, told Catholic News Service the allegations against him and another priest, Father Mario Campos Hernandez, are false and politically motivated. Father Mendoza, director of the archdiocesan ministry for attending to victims of violence, said the allegations against him pertain to his work with opponents of the La Parota dam near the resort city. The charges against Father Campos, he added, are related to his support of so-called “self-defense” movements, which have surged in
Pope to parents: Teach your children to respect life
Guerrero state (site of Acapulco) since New Year’s Day. Although Mexico has improved relations with the Catholic Church and removed many anticlerical laws, priests still are prohibited from carrying out activities considered political in nature. The denunciations, lodged by a left-wing politician, Evencio Romero Sotelo, deepen the disagreements in Guerrero over resolving its security situation, which has deteriorated over the past five years as criminal groups compete for what has long been considered a corrupt and often lawless state. Father Mendoza said the peasant farmers he worked with to block construction of the dam won court injunctions stopping the project in 2007, but the Federal Electricity Commission
still wants to proceed with work. Meanwhile, the criticisms of Father Campos are centered on the “community police” he helped found in 1996 to patrol often-problematic indigenous villages, which were plagued with crimes such as kidnapping, sexual assaults and robberies. The Regional Coordinator of Community Authorities — the group Father Campos helped found — claims that it has driven down crime by 90 percent in the seven municipalities it patrols and even confronted drug traffickers and destroyed poppy fields. But state and federal officials have never recognized the group. Tensions surged earlier in August with community police detaining soldiers and blocking highways over allegations the army was attempting to take away arms its members use on patrols.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As part of the Vatican’s ongoing efforts to ensure that all its financial activity complies with international standards, particularly those aimed at preventing money laundering and the financing of terrorism, Pope Francis has expanded the role and the reach of the Vatican’s Financial Intelligence Authority. Less than a month after he updated the Vatican’s criminal code to include all Vatican employees around the world and not just those working in Vatican City, Pope Francis issued new rules Aug. 8 broadening Vatican City finance laws to cover all the offices of the Roman Curia. The rules also apply to the nonprofit organizations operating out of the Vatican, including Caritas Internationalis and Aid to the Church in Need. In addition, Pope Francis added “the function of prudential supervision” to the responsibilities of the Vatican Financial Intelligence Authority, which was instituted by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011 to investigate suspicious financial transactions. The FIA now will “evaluate and approve the financial activities and the services offered” by the Institute for the Works of Religion (the Vatican bank) and the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See, the office that handles Vatican property and investments, said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman.
Belarus church concerned about arrested priest WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — Church spokesmen in Belarus said Catholics are “uneasy and disquieted” by the lack of information on the status of a parish priest arrested in early June for alleged spying. Father Vladislav Lazar, 46, pastor of Holy Spirit Parish in Borisov in central Belarus, remained in custody Aug. 8, weeks after he was taken into custody by the State Security Committee, or KBG. “All we know is he’s still in prison, with no prospect of being freed,” Father Yury Sanko, press director of the Belarus bishops’ conference, told Catholic News Service. “We await clarification of the charges against him, as well as proper notification of his arrest. For now, we can’t make a formal statement or lodge a complaint,” Father Sanko said. The spokesman said church relations with the government of President Alexander Lukashenko were “continuing normally,” without “special tension,” but added that parishioners in Borisov were “exhausted and worried” by the lack of contact with him.
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Email the completed application to: info@comfortcarekc.com, stating your interest in a position and contact information, or mail to 3848 W. 75th St., Prairie Village, KS 66208, or fax to (913) 273-1520. Technician - A Lawrence-based restoration company is looking for a technician to join our team. Experience in the construction industry is a plus but not required. Good references and a proven track record a must. Please email resume and/or contact information to: toneill@embarqmail. com. Safe drivers - Assisted Transportation seeks caring and reliable drivers in the Kansas City metro area to transport K-12 students in our minivans. CDL not required. Retirees encouraged to apply. Learn more or apply online at: www. assistedtransportation.com or call (913) 262-5190 for more information. EOE. Financial representatives - Due to the success and growth of the Knights of Columbus, we are adding a financial representative in the Kansas City metro, Lawrence, Topeka and the Seneca - Sabetha area. Ideal for a determined, high energy, high expectation, professional, self-disciplined, independent individual desiring to serve others, yet earn a better-than-average income. We provide top-rated financial products to our members and their families and will provide excellent benefits and training. Please contact John A. Mahon, general agent, for more information or an interview by sending an email to: john.mahon@kofc.org, by phone at (785) 408-8806 or at 1275 Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS 66612. Teacher - Coronation of Our Lady Parish, Grandview, is seeking a teacher for Our Lady’s Little Lambs Mother’s Day Out program. We are a parish-based Mother’s Day Out program striving to provide a safe and nurturing Catholic Christian environment while promoting the physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual development of young children. It is our goal to provide excellence in care and education for young children in a safe and nurturing atmosphere where each child feels secure and valued. We strive to guide each individual child’s development cognitively, socially, emotionally, and physically. We also provide spiritual formation and endeavor to foster each child’s creativity and learning through encouragement and the love of Christ. This is a part-time position: Tues., Wed., and Thurs., from 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. The program runs September through May. A certificate or degree and/or experience in early childhood education are preferred. Must be willing and able to teach the Catholic faith as a part of the program. If interested, please email a cover letter and resume with references to: ljenkins@kc.rr.com or call (816) 761-8811, ext. 106. After-school teachers - Now hiring before- and after-school teachers in Shawnee, Mon. - Fri. Please call Theresa at (913) 248-4589.
theleaven.com | August 16, 2013 Child care teachers - Now hiring child care teachers in Shawnee. Experience in early education preferred but not required. No weekends. Please call Theresa at (913) 2484589.
Rodman Lawn Care - Mowing, leaf removal, mulch and more. Call John Rodman, member of Holy Cross Parish, Overland Park, at (913) 548-3002 or send an email to him at: Rodman.Lawn@yahoo.com.
Preschool teachers - Now hiring preschool teachers in Shawnee, early education background required. Please call Theresa at (913) 248-4589.
Lawn Mowing Spring Cleanups/Landscaping Local Parishioner Insured/References Free Estimates Call Tony (913) 620-6063
Teachers - Holy Trinity School, Paola, is seeking applicants for the following positions: K–8th-grade computer instructor, 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Thursdays only. K–8th-grade music instructor, 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Fridays only. Email cover letter and resume to: htspaolasecretary@gmail.com. Accountant - Advice and Aid Pregnancy Centers, Inc., is seeking a part-time accountant responsible for payroll, financial reporting, budgeting, bank reconciliations and deposits and general administrative responsibilities. The ideal candidate will meet the following criteria: Committed Christian and pro-life advocate. Full agreement with statement of faith and principles. Accounting degree required. 2 - 3 years experience in an accounting position for a small company (nonprofit experience a plus). Experience with all basic bookkeeping task,: A/R, A/P, GL, and reconciliations. 2 - 3 years experience using QuickBooks and all aspects of accounting. Proficient in Work, Excel and Office Outlook. Well-organized with an ability to prioritize multiple projects and have a system for following up on pending issues. May be required to work some evenings and weekends. Must be willing to travel and work between various AAPC locations. Excellent leadership and communication skills. Experience working in Christian ministry is a plus. Advice and Aid Pregnancy Centers, Inc., is a faith-based, 501(c)3 organization headquartered in Overland Park with an additional office in Shawnee. Advice and Aid Pregnancy Centers has been in operation since 1983 with the objective of providing emotional, practical and spiritual support to women and families facing an unplanned pregnancy. Qualified applicants may email cover letter, resume and salary expectations to: director@adviceandaid.com. Only applicants meeting the above qualifications will be considered. No phone calls or employment agencies. EOE.
Services Masonry work - Quality new or repair work. Brick, block and chimney/fireplace repair. Insured; second-generation bricklayer. Member of St. Paul Parish, Olathe. Call (913) 829-4336. Piano lessons - Give your child the gift of music! 15 years experience. Great method; caring, positive, and motivating teacher. Children excel quickly. South Johnson County. (913) 680-7018. Faith-based counseling to cope with life concerns Kansas City area. Call Mary Vorsten, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, at (913) 909-2002. Tutoring - Available for K-12th grades and test preps available. For more information, please call Kathleen at (913) 206-2151 or send an email to: Klmamuric@yahoo.com. Mike Hammer local moving - A full-service mover. Packing, pianos, rental truck load/unload, storage container load/unload, and in-home moving. No job too small. Serving JoCo since 1987. St. Joseph, Shawnee, parishioner. Call Mike at (913) 927-4347 or send an email to: mikehammer moving@aol.com. Electrician - Free estimates; reasonable rates. JoCo and south KC metro. Call Pat at (913) 963-9896.
Garage door and opener sales and service - 24-hour, 7-day-a-week service on all types of doors. Replace broken springs, cables, hinges, rollers, gate openers, entry and patio doors, and more. Over 32 years of experience. Call (913) 227-4902. Financial advisor to the Catholic community – I’m Bill McMahon with Morgan Stanley, dedicated to helping Catholics accumulate and grow, or derive more income from your wealth. To find out how, please contact me for a complimentary portfolio review. Bill McMahon | Financial Advisor (913) 402-5267 bill.j.mcmahon@morganstanley.com 11161 Overbrook Road, Leawood, KS 66211 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Member SIPC. MEDICATION SETUP & MANAGEMENT - RN support visits for filling weekly pill boxes & managing medication. Affordable and convenient. To learn more, call Home Connect Health Services at (913) 627-9222. ALL AREA CATHOLICS WELCOME Christ the King Parish Federal Credit Union 5417 Leavenworth Rd., Kansas City, Kan. Good Car Loan and Share Loan Rates (913) 287-8448 or (913) 980-2192 Hours: 7 - 9 p.m., Mon., Wed., Fri.
Home Improvement Ceiling, wall crack and water stain repair Ceilings retextured or painted. Interior painting, no mess! Serving Kansas City, Kan., and the Johnson County area for 23 years. Call Jerry at (913) 206-1144. Helping Hand Handy Man - Home maintenance upgrades and chores available by the hour. Special rate for senior and single-parent households. Electrical, painting, wood refinishing, deck repair, yard work, small to medium tree trimming, gutter cleaning, shelving and organizing. Most home problems and needs solved. Member of Prince of Peace, Olathe. Call Mark Coleman at (913) 526-4490. Wood rot and house painting - 25 years experience painting houses and working with wood rot and window repairs. I honestly believe you cannot find a better job out there. Up to 15-year warranty on your paint job! No job too big or small, and I will be on your job working every day - no subcontracting out work to someone else. Fully insured and plenty of references. Call me today! Mike at (913) 991-3955. House painting and all home repairs. 20 years experience. References. Call (913) 206-4524. Local handyman - Drywall, flooring, plumbing, painting, texturing, wood rot, power washing, staining, cleaning gutters, lawn care, landscaping, etc. Free estimates. Call Billy at (913) 927-4118.
Bankruptcy consultation - If debts are overwhelming you, seek hope and help from compassionate, experienced Catholic attorney, Teresa Kidd. For a free consultation, call (913) 422-0610; send an email to: tkidd@kc.rr.com; or visit the website at: www.teresakiddlawyer.com. We moved! Come check out our new office in Lenexa.
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.
Machine quilting - by Jenell Noeth, Basehor. Also, quilts made to order. Call (913) 724-1837.
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.
House painting - Good Shepherd parish member. 25 years experience. Up to 15 year warranty. Caulking and priming, better then any other job in town. Call (913) 991-3955. Brick mason - Brick, stone, tile and flat work. 19 years of residential/commercial experience. FREE QUOTES - KC metro area. Small and large jobs accepted. Call Jim at (913) 485-4307. www.facebook.com/faganmasonry. Quality craftsmanship at a reasonable price! - Wood rot and house painting. Fiber cement siding/James Hardie. Window replace or repair, decks, basements and baths. Interior and exterior painting. Call Mike at (913) 991-3955. Tree service - Pruning trees for optimal growth and beauty and removal of hazardous limbs or problem trees. Free consultation and bid. Safe, insured, professional. Cristofer Estrada, Green Solutions of KC, (913) 378-5872. www. GreenSolutionsKC.com. 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
Custom countertops - Laminates installed within 5 days. Cambria, granite, and solid surface. Competitive prices, dependable work. Call the Top Shop, Inc., at (913) 962-5058. Members of St. Joseph, Shawnee. Swalms Organizing Service - Reducing Clutter - Enjoy an Organized Home! Basement, garage, attic, shop, storage rooms - any room organized! Belongings sorted, boxed and labeled, items hauled or taken for recycling, trash bagged. For before and after photos, visit: www.swalms organizing.com. Over 20 years of organizing experience; insured. Call Tillar at (913) 375-9115. Adept Home Improvements Where quality still counts! Basement finishing, Kitchens and baths, Electrical and plumbing, Licensed and insured. (913) 599-7998
Heating and cooling repair and replacement - Call Joe with JB Design and Service. Licensed and insured with 20 years experience. Member of Divine Mercy Parish. Call Joe at (913) 915-6887.
EL SOL Y LA TIERRA *Commercial & residential * Lawn renovation *Mowing * Clean-up and hauling * Dirt grading/installation * Landscape design * Free estimates Hablamos y escribimos Ingles!! Call Lupe at (816) 252-3376
Caregiving After school help for special needs teenager - Seeking responsible and outgoing female that can provide her own transportation to assist after school help for 17 year old high functioning female with autism. Responsibilities would include light tutoring and transporting to activities. Hours are after school Mon. - Fri. Overland Park, Blue Valley area. Please provide references by sending an email to: paulamaire126@yahoo.com or calling (913) 596-0988.
<< continueD from previous page Heirloom quality American Girl doll furniture Bedsandthreads.com Avoid shipping charges; pickup in Shawnee Call John Hember at (913) 631-4060. St. Joseph, Shawnee, parishioner
Real estate For sale - Move-in ready farmhouse in Winchester with fruit and nut trees. 2 (possible 3) bedrooms, 1 bath on 15.5 acres with 32 x 40 outbuilding. Upgrades within last 3 years include fully remodeled bath (with tile), hardwood floors, roof, windows, hot water on demand tank, and painted inside. Earth wood stove, propane tank (owned, not rented) and rural water, security gate, good school district. Motivated seller. Call (913) 6834488 or (913) 362-3024.
Day care - Lenexa in-home day care has an opening for one 18-month or older. 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Mon. - Fri. Holy Trinity mom. Call Tracie at (913) 909-7927.
For sale - Cuchara, Colo., condo. Southern frontrange 9000+ feet. 2 BR, 1 BA, 2 decks. $65,000. Great views, hiking, fishing, hunting. Send an email to: cbohaty@ kc.rr.com for photos and details.
Caregiving - We provide personal assistance, companionship, care management, and transportation to the elderly and disabled in home, assisted living and nursing facilities. We also provide respite care for main caregivers needing some personal time. Call Daughters & Company at (913) 341-2500 and speak with Laurie, Debbie or Gary.
Drastically reduced - Beautiful family home in leawood. classic white colonial. 4+ BR, 4-1/2 Ba. open plan, finished walkout basement, deck, patio, treed, fenced yard. Walk to nativity; neighborhood pool; incredible value. open Sunday. 12500 alhambra, leawood. Welcome home Realty. contact Rosemary at (913) 6619744.
Caregiving - CNA home health care specialist provides quality home comfort and care for the elderly. Available anytime. References. Affordable/seasoned/non-smoker. Call (816) 521-1336. Affordable caregiving - Finding yourself needing a little bit of extra help around the house with the heavier chores and errands? Experienced, honest, reliable, fun, caregiver providing nonmedical assistance with care management, old-fashioned house cleaning, any/all errands, organization, etc., just whatever you need help with. Give me a call at (913) 908-3778 to discuss your needs. South Johnson County only. Caregiving - Mature woman with nursing background looking for part time work. Available for errands, doctor’s appointments, shopping, etc. Heath care background. Reasonable rates. Call (913) 579-5276. Nanny - Looking for a nanny job. Lots of experience; excellent references. Flexible hours. Please call Justina at (913) 314-4542. Looking for high quality home care? - Whether you’re looking to introduce care for your family or simply looking to improve your current home care quality, we can help. Our unique approach to home care has earned us a 99% client satisfaction rating among the 1,000-plus families we have assisted. We are family-owned, with offices in Lenexa and Lawrence. Call Benefits of Home - Senior Care, Lenexa: (913) 422-1591 or Lawrence: (785) 727-1816 or www.benefitsofhome.com.
vacation Bahamas beachfront condo - Enjoy the crystal clear waters, beachfront pool and beautiful sunrises from our newly remodeled condo that sleeps four. $125/night; $750/ week. Local owner will rent to mature adults and families. To view, visit the website at: www.coralbeach1602.com or send an email to: coralbeach1602@gmail.com. Branson getaway - Walk-in condo on Pointe Royale Golf Course. Sleeps 6. Close to lakes and entertainment. Furnished, pool and hot tub. No cleaning fee. Nightly and weekly rates. Discounts available. Call (913) 515-3044. Mountain cabin in Winter Park, Colo. - 2 BR, 1 BA, fully furnished; sleeps four. View of Continental Divide from deck. Close to points of interest and activities. $95/night. Call (913) 642-3027. For pictures, visit the website at: www. tillmancabin.com.
for sale For sale - Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, prime burial space, Henry addition. Relocated and need to sell. Asking $1,200. Call (785) 249-5482. For sale - Crypt at Resurrection Cemetery, 83rd and Quivira, Lenexa. Mausoleum Queen of Holy Rosary patio, tier A, crypt 11. Value $6,100. Price $5,300 for a quick sale. Call (913) 451-5670. For sale - Exclusive rights for two burial easements at Resurrection Cemetery, 83rd and Quivira Rd. These easements are located in the mausoleum, corridor Queen of Holy Rosary, tier C, crypts 107. Today’s selling price at this level would be $12,000. We are offering this space for $9,000 (or best offer). Contact Ambrose Kelly at (913) 649-9691. Residential lifts - Buy/sell/trade. Stair lifts, porch lifts, ceiling lifts and elevators. Recycled and new equipment. Member of St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Leawood. Call Silver Cross KC at (913) 327-5557. Classifieds continue on the next page >>
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wanted to buy Wanted - Old drugstore soda fountain. Apothecary and candy jars, signs, slot machines, Coca-Cola. Spool, thread, dye. Nut and bolt cabinets. Advertising clocks, small antique display case and store displays. Hunting and fishing old duck decoys and fishing lures. Autographed baseballs. Call (913) 593-7507 or (913) 642-8269. *** Wanted to buy *** Antique/vintage jewelry, paintings, pottery, prints, sterling, etc. Renee Maderak (913) 631-7179 St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee Will buy firearms and related accessories - One or a whole collection. Honest evaluation and top prices paid. Contact Tom at (913) 238-2473. Member of Sacred Heart Parish, Shawnee.
Free kittens Free kittens - Good-hearted but not-very-bright college boy rescued two brother marmalade kittens — Diesel and Fred — that he’s now trying to find good homes for. His full-time school and parttime waitering schedule is leaving these cuties short on loving, and Diesel eating all of Fred’s food. They’re around 12 weeks, litter-trained, and very affectionate. Neutering included if desired. Call Joe at 913-948-3129 for pics or more information.
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Any type of repair and new work Driveways, Walks, Patios Member of Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish
Harvey M. Kascht (913) 262-1555
August St. John the Baptist, 708 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kan., will host its annual festival beginning after 4 p.m. Mass on Aug. 17. There will be games, fun and prizes for all ages as well as lots of food and drink, with a traditional sarma dinner in the gym. A free outdoor polka dance, featuring Don Lipovac, will be on the Strawberry Hill Museum grounds from 9 - 11 p.m. For more information, call (913) 371-0627.
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Join Father Nathan Haverland at the archdiocesan monthly pro-life Mass on Aug. 17. Mass is at 8 a.m. at Sts. Cyril & Methodius Church, 44 N. Mill, Kansas City, Kan. Immediately following Mass is a rosary procession to an abortion clinic approximately four blocks away. (According to the Aid for Women website, this Kansas City, Kan., abortion clinic is no longer doing abortions on Saturdays.) Benediction concludes services by 9:45 a.m. A class in using the sympto- thermal method of natural family planning during the postpartum period will be held on Aug. 18 at 3 p.m. at Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Ave., Topeka. Call Dana or Eric Runnebaum at (785) 380-0062 or the Couple to Couple League of Kansas City at (913) 894-3558 for more information. Online registration is required on the website at: www.ccli.org.
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The Daughters of Isabella, St. Faustina Circle, meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of each month at the Divine Mercy Parish center, 224 E. Warren, Gardner. The rosary begins at 6:45 p.m.
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A Mass with prayers for healing, sponsored by archdiocesan charismatic prayer groups, will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 22 in the Father Burak Room at Curé of Ars, 9401 Mission Rd., Leawood. For more information, call (913) 649-2026.
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“The Concept of the Person” will be presented by Dr. Mario F. Ramos-Reyes on Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. in the St. Matthew Room of Savior Pastoral Center, 12615 Parallel, Kansas City, Kan. The topic will cover how caregivers can focus on the complexity of the true needs of persons longing for meaning in their sickness and suffering, with the awareness of our original desire of giving ourselves to others. For registration, contact Jean Hinman, director of Ministry of Care, by sending an email to: jhin man@kcascension.org or by calling (913) 681-3348.
The Christian Widow and Widowers Organization will host a pizza birthday party in the Formation Room at Most Pure Heart of Mary Church, 17th and Stone, Topeka, at 5 p.m. on Aug. 22. For more information, call (785) 272-0055. Christ the King Church, 3024 N. 53rd St., Kansas City, Kan., will hold its ice cream social on Aug. 24, beginning with Mass at 4 p.m. The social starts at 5 p.m. Enjoy a variety of delicious food or play some fun games. There will also be a raffle drawing for cash and prizes.
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The Militia Immaculata invites you to learn how consecration to the Immaculata can change your life. An informational meeting to form a new MI village will be Aug. 24 after 9 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph of the Valley Church, 31151 207th St., Leavenworth. Christine Rossi, director of Militia Immaculata Midwest Center, will be the speaker. Contact Ginny Berry at (913) 758-0809 or send an email to: gemmaj@aol.com for more information. St. Columbkille Church, Blaine, will host its annual bazaar and picnic on Aug. 24 following 4 p.m. Mass. A roast beef and ham loaf dinner will be served from 5:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The cost to attend is $7 for adults; $4.50 for children ages 5 12. There will be entertainment and prize drawings. St. Columbkille is located 21 miles north of Wamego at the intersection of Hwy. 99 and Hwy. 16. The 2013 Nuns Appreciation Day will be held at St. Peter’s Activity Center, 409 N. 15th St., Kansas City, Kan., from 3 - 6 p.m. on Aug. 24. This annual appreciation day is sponsored by the KCK Serra Club. All Sisters are welcome. If planning to attend, Sisters may send an email to: gene. schreiner@gmail.com. St. Joseph Church, Atchison, will host a brisket dinner on Aug. 25 from 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. The cost to attend is $10 for adults; $4 for children. Take-out and deliveries are available; call (913) 367-4535. There will also be craft booths, bingo, games, and raffles.
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The regular meeting of the KCK Serra Club will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5th and Minnesota, Kansas City, Kan., at noon on Aug. 28. Special guest speaker will be Jim Dougherty, Ph.D., Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity.
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A Marian Mass for the right to life will be held at Sacred Heart Parish, Topeka, on Aug. 28. Confessions will begin at 6 p.m., a rosary at 6:30 p.m., and Mass at 7 p.m. Francis Slobotink will speak on Fatima.
September St. Ann’s Altar Society will hold its annual Labor Day picnic on Sept. 1 at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, Seneca. A roast beef and ham dinner will be served beginning at 4:30 p.m. The cost to attend is $8 for adults; $5 for children. Take-out will be available at the west door of the parish hall. There will be bingo, games, a beer garden, and an auction. A dance will be held from 8:30 - 11:30 p.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul auditorium.
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Holy Trinity Parish, Lenexa, will host a women’s Bible study on Thursdays, starting Sept. 5, from 9:30 - 11 a.m. in the Father Quigley Center for an inter-parish Bible study of the seven Wisdom Books. For a registration form, go to the Holy Trinity website at: htlenexa.org and click on the Catholic Women’s Bible Study link. Registration is due by Aug. 23. For more information, contact Laura Haeusser at (913) 341-9057, Kathryn Burditt at (913) 451-3680 or send an email to: tkburditt@ hotmail.com.
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“Medical Care and the Person” will be presented by Dr. Gerard Brungardt at 7 p.m. on Sept. 5 in the St. Matthew Room of Savior Pastoral Center, 12615 Parallel, Kansas City, Kan. The topic will cover how we sustain our desire of giving ourselves to others in a way that changes our gaze on the one who suffers. To register, contact Jean Hinman by sending an email to: jhinman@kcascension.org or by calling (913) 681-3348. A Taize prayer will be held on Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. in Annunciation Chapel on the campus of the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, 4200 S. 4th Street, Leavenworth. For more information, visit the website at: www.marillac center.org or call (913) 680-2342. Mother Teresa Church, 2014 N.W. 46th St., Topeka, will host its “Holy 7-8 Smokin’ Jamboree” on Sept 7 8. There will be entertainment, games and prizes. For more information, visit the website at: www.mtcctopeka.org. The Little Sisters of the Lamb invite you to the inauguration of their new monastery, 36 S. Boeke St., Kansas City, Kan., on Sept. 14. Mass begins at 10:30 a.m. on the front lawn, celebrated by Archbishop Joseph Naumann. Please bring your own chair. An open house and refreshments will follow. RSVP online by Aug. 31 by visiting the website at: www.archkck.org/ littlemonastery, or by calling (913) 621-1727.
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twentieth week of ordinary time Aug. 18 twentieth sunday in ordinary time Jer 38: 4-6, 8-10 Ps 40: 2-4, 18 Heb 12: 1-4 Lk 12: 49-53 Aug. 19 John Eudes, priest Jgs 2: 11-19 Ps 106: 34-37, 39-40, 43-44 Mt 19: 16-22 Aug. 20 Bernard, abbot, doctor of the church Jgs 6: 11-24a Ps 85: 9, 11-14 Mt 19: 23-30 Aug. 21 Pius X, pope Jgs 9: 6-15 Ps 21: 2-7 Mt 20: 1-16 Aug. 22 The Queenship of Mary Jgs 11: 29-39a Ps 40: 5, 7-10 Mt 22: 1-14 Aug. 23 Rose of Lima, virgin Ru 1: 1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22 Ps 146: 5-10 Mt 22: 34-40 Aug. 24 BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE Rv 21: 9b-14 Ps 145: 10-13ab, 17-18 Jn 1: 45-51 TWENTY-FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Aug. 25 TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Is 66: 18-21 Ps 117: 1-2 Heb 12: 5-7, 11-13 Lk 13: 22-30 Aug. 26 Monday 1 Thes 1: 1-5, 8b-10 Ps 149: 1-6, 9 Mt 23: 13-22 Aug. 27 Monica 1 Thes 2: 1-8 Ps 139: 1-3, 4-6 Mt 23: 23-26 Aug. 28 Augustine, bishop, doctor of the church 1 Thes 2: 9-13 Ps 139: 7-12 Mt 23: 27-32 Aug. 29 The Passion of John the Baptist 1 Thes 3: 7-13 Ps 90: 3-4, 12-14, 17 Mk 6: 17-29 Aug. 30 Friday 1 Thes 4: 1-8 Ps 97: 1-2, 5-6, 10-12 Mt 25: 1-13 Aug. 31 Saturday 1 Thes 4: 9-11 Ps 98: 1, 7-9 Mt 25: 14-30
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know I must have been dreaming — because it’s still mid-August — but I could have sworn that the local news reported that school had started already for many kids. Incredible! It brought to mind this letter, written by a loving parent, on his son’s first day of school: “World, take my child by the hand — he starts school today! It is all going to be strange and new to him for a while, and I wish you would sort of treat him gently. You see, up to now, he has been king of the roost. He had been the boss of the backyard. I have always been around to nurse his wounds, and I have always been handy to soothe his feelings. “But now things are going to be different. . . . To live in this world will require faith and love and courage. So, World, I wish you would sort of take him by his young hand and teach him the things he will have to know. Teach him — but gently, if you can. “He will have to learn, I know, that all people are not just — that all men and women are not true. Teach
Father Mark Goldasich Father Mark Goldasich is the pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Tonganoxie. He has been editor of The Leaven since 1989. him that for every scoundrel there is a hero; that for every enemy there is a friend. “Teach him the wonder of books. Give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun and flowers on a green hill. “Teach him that it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat. Try to give my son the strength not to follow the crowd when everyone else is getting on the bandwagon. Teach him to listen to others, but to filter all he hears on a screen of truth and to take only the good that comes through. “Teach him never to put a price tag on his heart and soul. Teach him to close his ears on the howling mob —
and to stand and fight if he thinks he is right. Teach him gently, World, but do not coddle him, because only the test of fire makes fine steel. “This is a big order, World, but see what you can do. He is such a nice son.” Signed: Abraham Lincoln (This version comes from “Sower’s Seeds of Encouragement,” by Brian Cavanaugh, TOR.) Substitute “God” for “World” and you’ve got a pretty wonderful prayer there, even for modern-day students. I particularly like that “gently” is repeated three times. I happen to believe that the best — and gentlest — teaching comes from example. That’s why every year I head out to buy a few backto-school supplies for myself, to rekindle in my heart an enthusiasm for learning something new. By being lifelong learners, we adults can impart to the generations behind us a powerful example that never in life do you reach a point of knowing it all. One of my “classes” this new school year is to learn more about the dynamic
Pope Francis. According to point No. 5 in his booklet “10 Things Pope Francis Wants You to Know” (Liguori Press, 2013; 48 pgs.; $3.95), John Allen Jr., says “we’re all Franciscans now.” Therefore, I’m brushing up on that man from Assisi by reading “The Gift of Saint Francis,” a colorful, illustrated, pocket-sized book by John Davis and Don McMonigle (Ave Maria Press, 2003; 128 pgs.; $14.95). My main “textbook,” though, will be “On Heaven and Earth” (Image, 2013; 236 pgs.; $22). In it, then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio (now Pope Francis) and Rabbi Abraham Skorka “share their thoughts on religion, reason and the challenges the world faces in the twenty-first century.” Scanning its contents, this book promises to be a great glimpse into the mind of our new pope. Honestly, the older I get, the more I realize I don’t know. All I can do is pray that God, the pope and the world continue to teach me — but gently, if they can.
In the beginning
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Jeremiah’s trials don’t silence his message
n our day and age, technology has made it very easy to communicate with the outside world. You can text a message, or send an email, in a matter of seconds. Thousands can potentially hear what you have to say. Once the word is out, it is impossible to call it back. Conversely, it is very difficult to silence someone. It was much easier a few thousand years ago. You only had to physically isolate the person, to shut him or her up. That is the situation in Sunday’s first reading, Jer 38: 4-6, 8-10. Some of the Israelite political leaders are upset about the prophet Jeremiah’s message and wish to silence him: “Jeremiah ought to be put to death; he is demoralizing the soldiers who are left in this city, and all the people, by speaking
Father Mike Stubbs Father Mike Stubbs is the pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Overland Park and has a degree in Scripture from Harvard University. such things to them; he is not interested in the welfare of our people, but in their ruin.” Consequently, “they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Prince Malchiah, which was in the quarters of the guard, letting him down with ropes.” Putting Jeremiah to death would have been a definitive way of silencing him, but that does not appear as a
Pope francis When he’s riding in the popemobile — at the Vatican or, for example, in Rio de Janeiro — Pope Francis uses his hands not just to bless people and hold the babies he’s kissing. He uses them to catch things. Tossing, lobbing and throwing things to the pope or into the popemobile has been a growing phenomenon at the Vatican, but it took on epic portions during World Youth Day in Rio. “We filled a jeep four times with objects of every kind,” said Alberto Gasbarri, the chief organizer of papal
pressing danger. Since the cistern does not contain any water, but only has some mud in it, Jeremiah does not face immediate death. Still, it could not have been pleasant. And Jeremiah remains at the mercy of his captors. Jeremiah’s predicament echoes what Joseph suffered from his eleven brothers centuries earlier. They were jealous of how their father Jacob favored Joseph and similarly wanted to dispose of him: “So when Joseph came up to them, they stripped him of the long tunic he had on; then they took him and threw him into the cistern, which was empty and dry” (Gn 37: 23-24). Joseph’s brothers end up not killing him, but instead selling him into slavery to Ishmaelite traders passing by. These Ishmaelites take
trips. Gasbarri’s partial inventory included: “T-shirts, hats, scarves, balls, flowers, bandannas, photographs, letters, drawings, rosaries — and even a bishop’s ring.” The haul was divided between the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro and the Vatican, Gasbarri told Catholic News Service Aug. 6. Some of the things left behind will be souvenirs of the pope’s visit, while much of the clothing will be distributed to the poor. The same thing happens at the Vatican with papal gifts. Items handed to the pope or simply tossed into the popemobile are sorted. Some end up catalogued and stored,
him to Egypt, where he prospers and eventually becomes the most powerful in the land after the Pharaoh. Similarly, Jeremiah is eventually freed from the cistern: “Then the king ordered Ebed-melech the Cushite to take three men along with him, and draw the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern before he should die.” Once rescued from the cistern, Jeremiah can pursue his mission as a prophet. He continues to speak out against, and to irritate, those in power. But he also is vindicated in his message. His prophecies eventually become true. That is why we continue to proclaim them at Mass as the word of God. He continues to speak to us.
including in the Vatican Museums, but the clothing and most of the edibles go to the diocesan Caritas, the Vatican shelter run by the Missionaries of Charity or the Vatican’s maternal and pediatric clinic, which serves mainly immigrants and is run by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. Asked if the gift tosses frighten Vatican security, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman said, “I asked them that, too. They said not really. The pope’s not afraid.” — CNS
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August 16, 2013 | theleaven.com Diana (Rosner) and Larry Day, members of Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish, Bucyrus, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 23 with a special intention Mass followed by a reception dinner with friends and family. They also attended the golden wedding anniversary Mass at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Kansas City, Kan., on June 23. The couple was married on Aug. 24, 1963, at Queen of the Holy Rosary, Bucyrus. Their children and their spouses are: Joe and Terrie Dominguez, Shawnee; Ryck and Lynn Sanders, Leawood; Tim Day, Overland Park; Keith and Robin Meeks, Louisburg; and Chris and Becky Arbuckle, Louisburg. They also have 16 grandchildren. Susan (Lederer) and John Weber, members of St. Joseph Parish, Shawnee, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 17. They were married on Aug. 17, 1963, at St. Francis Xavier Church in St. Joseph, Mo. Their children and their spouses are: John Weber, Shawnee; and Amy and Dan Prohaska, Wichita. They also have four grandchildren.
Bob and Mary Singleton, members of Blessed Sacrament Parish, Kansas City, Kan., will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 22. The couple was married on Aug. 22, 1953, at St. John the Evangelist Church, Kansas City, Kan. Their children are: Bob, Pete, Mark, and LuAnn. They also have seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Ronald L. and Mary Katherine (Gilner) Honn, members of Sacred Heart Parish, Mound City, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from noon to 3 p.m. on Aug. 17 with a gathering of family and friends at Sugar Valley Lake in Mound City. Cards can be sent to: 114 Mine Creek Rd., Mound City, KS 66056. The couple was married on Aug. 19, 1963, at St. John Church, Greeley. Their children and their spouses are: Rodney and Christine Honn, Mound City; Pam and Mark Schuetz, Olathe; Keith and Denise Honn, Shawnee; and Tim and Dixie Honn, McCook, Neb. They also have 12 grandchildren.
James L. and Teresa A. (Franchett) B r o w n , members of Christ the King Parish, Kansas City, Kan., will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 17. The couple was married on Aug. 17, 1953, at Blessed Sacrament Church, Kansas City, Kan. Their children and their spouses are: David E. Brown; Karen R. and John Reek; Christina M. and Brian Logan; and Paul P. and Vicki Brown. They also have nine grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. They will celebrate with a family gathering and dinner. Arthur and Gladys (Macke) Heiman, members of Sacred Heart Parish, Baileyville, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 8. The couple was married on Aug. 8, 1953, at Sacred Heart by Arthur’s uncle, Father Albert Wietharn. Their children and their spouses are: Mike and Jolene Heiman, Doug and Lora Heiman, and Keith Heiman, all of Baileyville; Mary and Dean Altenhofen, Westmoreland; and Jim and Amy Heiman, Marysville. They also have 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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Keepin’ up with Francesco
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t’s hard enough to stay current with our new pope when The Leaven is publishing weekly; it’s almost impossible on our biweekly summer schedule. For those who missed them, therefore, here are a few more of the highlights from World Youth Day in Rio and the flight back to Rome. If the media has a hard time covering
the pope, moreover, we should pity his poor security detail. In declining a recent invitation to a “friendly” soccer match between the Argentine and Italian national teams at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, in fact, the pope seems to be trying to do just that. The Vatican security staff, he admitted, already finds him a bit “undisciplined.”
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Pope Francis takes a question from a journalist on his flight back to Rome July 28 after the World Youth Day events in Rio. The pope answered questions from 21 journalists over a period of 80 minutes on his return from Brazil. CNS photo/pool via Reuters
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Twelve World Youth Day pilgrims wait for Pope Francis to lead them in grace before the lunch at the archbishop’s residence in Rio de Janeiro July 26. The pope showed the world on his first international trip that his forte as a communicator is the simple, seemingly artless action that resonates powerfully in context. CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano
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There might have been a baby in Rio who went unkissed, but it wasn’t for want of trying. Here is Pope Francis on his way to Copacabana beach for the World Youth Day Way of the Cross service in Rio de Janeiro July 26. CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano
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Confession
Reconciliation has already become a theme of this young papacy, but it still surprised many to see Pope Francis himself hearing confessions — like this young man’s — during World Youth Day activities in Rio de Janeiro July 26. CNS photo/L’Osservatore RomanO
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