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BY REBECCA TORRELLAS Texas Catholic Herald
HOUSTON — School is back in session for the 2022-2023 school year for the 12 Catholic high schools and 45 Catholic primary schools in the Archdiocese. For the first time in two years, COVID-19 protocols are not the focus of the new school year. Dr. Debra Haney, superintendent of Catholic Schools, said, “I am hopeful that we will all be able to serve our schools with greater intensity now that the pandemic is not keeping us from being on our school campuses and intruding on the work that we do.” Haney said each school will decide its COVID-19 protocols, and masks are optional. Reneé B. Nuñez, assistant superintendent of Academic Excellence, said academic excellence has not waivered over the years despite challenges that have arisen. “Our graduates continue to excel in their chosen paths and in service to the Church and mankind,” she said. “As a former teacher, principal, and now assistant superintendent, I am always humbled by the dedication, See SCHOOL, page 4 BACK SCHOOLTO
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HOUSTON (CNS) — The Texas Catholic bishops urged immigration reform, saying it is necessary to prevent what happened to 53 migrants discovered dead and dying inside a trailer June 27 from happening again. Reminding others to reflect on the incident, they focused on defending the sacredness of every life. In a July 15 video, Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio joined Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, on behalf of the Texas Catholic Conference of Catholic Bishops, and reminded Catholics “to never forget the sacredness of all human life in light of all Cardinalthis.” DiNardo recalled Pope Francis’ lament, the “throwaway culture” the pope warns against, which leads humanity to discard God’s creation, including people. “This senseless loss of life should shock See TEXAS, page 8 alongEvangelizationtheshores reachesGalveston-Houstonof183years
Students at St. Christopher Catholic School make use of their digital board. Their first day of school was Monday, Aug. 15.
The processional crucifix is seen inside the sanctuary at St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church in Spring on a recent summer afternoon. Five years ago, two priests entered the church to find chest-deep water flowing past the parish pews and surrounding the altar. The rushing water, brought on by Hurricane Harvey’s record-setting rainfall, knocked down the tall crucifix from its base, breaking it apart. SEE STORY ON PAGE 7.
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herald 1 AUGUST 16, 2022 VOL. 59, NO. 5Proclaiming the Good News to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston since 1964 THE FIRST WORD † 3 | COLUMNISTS † 12 - 14 | ESPAÑOL † 17 - 18 | MILESTONES † 19 THE WEEK THE RAINS CAME STATE AYC 2022 Hundreds of young Catholics converged for the annual youth conference ▪ SEE PAGE 11 DISCUSSING DOBBS Cardinal DiNardo and Julie Fritsch Dumalet explore the Dobbs effect ▪ SEE PAGE 2
HOUSTON — Before the Catholic Church’s official ministry to the “People of the Sea” was established worldwide in 1920 by the Vatican, the earliest priests assigned to the crews on ships docked at the Port of Galveston began in 1839. Almost two centuries later, evangelization efforts remain along these shores as hundreds of thousands of seafarers from around the world visit the ports in the Archdiocese each year. “It is important for us to remember that 90% of the ‘things’ we have, came to us by sea,” said Deacon Jeff Willard, the newly hired chaplain of the Galveston Seafarers Center. “On any given day, there are somewhere around 1.4 million See SEAFARERS, page 9
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Fritsch Dumalet: I completely agree with that. We have an opening now to say, “Let’s go beyond what we’ve already done in our parish communities, providing essential material needs and support.”We have an opportunity to think more broadly about building a culture of life, which also means asking questions about social policies. Do our policies in the workplace support families? Do our policies in terms of healthcare support families?
Cardinal DiNardo: In Catholic teaching, the word we use to describe who we are both as individuals and related to others is the word “person.” Persons always involve a relationship, first with God, but then with one another. Persons are related. The Roe v. Wade decision, which Dobbs overturned, scattered people into their own autonomous, libertarian mode of existence. The new decision of the Supreme Court brings us back together as a civil society to talk about these matters. It makes us responsible for one another. And therefore, the Church’s role in supporting those who are expecting children, pregnant women, and families needing support, will continue, and even expand. Our mission also will require us to persuade people of the rightness of our arguments. Fritsch Dumalet: I recently spoke with a young adult group at a parish. They were very engaged and very excited, but also felt a bit of trepidation around this topic; there is confusion about how to talk to people who disagree. There’s so much anger and so much vitriol. In speaking with these young people, I was encouraged about how they wanted to get involved with a number of programs like Walking with Moms In Need. In this diocese, because we’re blessed with so many pregnancy and infancy health resources, we are looking to expand the pro-life movement beyond pregnancy and infancy to help parents at all stages of life. And then, of course, we’re also taking a closer look at the St. Joseph Ministry, which is a ministry of the Texas Bishops Conference, to expand our assistance to children in foster care and to foster families. And we know there’s a big need in Texas to assist in that way.
Cardinal DiNardo: Well, what this shows us is that there is still much work to be done in showing people the intrinsic goodness and value of every human life at every stage. We must show the world by our charitable words and actions that all life is sacred. In this time, we must redouble our efforts to protect life at every stage and to care for all mothers, fathers and children who are in crisis and need our help. To learn more about additional resources or programs, and to find out how to get involved, visit www.archgh. org/prolife.
Cardinal DiNardo: I look forward to that new generation coming forward who have a broader vision of human life.
Cardinal DiNardo: I also believe that we have to reeducate and form in the best way our own people on the meaning of personal human life, the meaning of what happens at conception, the meaning of why the Church has been so forceful in speaking about this issue when nobody else was talking about it. Perhaps our people have grown so used to hearing us that they may have become immune to the argument.
Cardinal DiNardo: Which is very good. I think what the Supreme Court was able to do was to pull the rug under a presupposition many people have today that everyone has a right to personal autonomy. But there really is no “right to autonomy.” Freedom is not the same thing as autonomy. And I think that’s what has made some people, not all, but some to become so angry because of the perception that autonomy has been lost.
Cardinal DiNardo: Julie, we’ve been talking together, and one thing seems evident, the question of abortion is not over, even in Texas. The Dobbs decision was important and good in returning the abortion question back to the states and in affirming that abortion is not a civil or natural right. That’s important, and that ruling has certainly led to anger on the part of those who disagree about the nature of abortion. What we can say and want to say is how important it is now to match the clarity of Church teaching on this issue with the charity of assistance to mothers and families struggling with difficult situations.
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Fritsch Dumalet: We have many Catholic volunteers in the Archdiocese who have been seeking to build a culture of life from the beginning and have fought the good fight. Their dedication is inspiring, and I want to echo your thanks to them. We look forward to continuing this work with them and are excited about the new generation coming up, which will also take up that struggle.
Attendees at a past Advocacy Day rally at the Texas State Capitol in Austin hold signs calling for abortion alternatives.
Fritsch Dumalet: Abortion has been a national issue for almost 50 years now. There’s a natural tendency over that length of time to become complacent about an issue. “This is how it’s always been. I don’t like it, but what can I do about it?”That type of thing. Even people that are strongly prolife and that have volunteered with the pro-life movement can become burned out after a while because it can feel like you’re not making any headway. On the other hand, many people have bought into the false narrative that abortion is ‘necessary’ for women to have liberty and be equal members of society. The rhetoric is, “Well, it’s about women’s liberty, and it’s about women being equal members of society.”
Cardinal DiNardo: I think this expansion is very good. We take the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and we move with it to make pro-life even better than we’ve had it.
Cardinal DiNardo: The Holy Father has frequently lamented, “Human beings are disposable.”This type of anti-life message cannot remain. By the way, I want to thank all those in the pro-life movement who have borne the heat of this journey in the last 50 years. Some of them almost from the time Roe v. Wade was decided.
Fritsch Dumalet: St. John Paul II said freedom is not the right to do whatever you want. Freedom is the right to do what you ought to do. And when we talk about who we are as people, as God’s creation, we are not primarily individuals. We are primarily communal beings. Decisions like Roe v. Wade separate us from each other. They separate mother from child. They separate men from women. Roe v. Wade really strikes at the most fundamental communal relationship, that of a mother and her child but also at a mother’s right to expect that others will support her in caring for that child.
Fritsch Dumalet: The anger is definitely there, but we’re seeing a lot of positive energy around this issue as well. In the three or four weeks since the Dobbs decision, we’ve seen a significant increase in numbers of moms reaching out to the Gabriel Project for pregnancy and parenting assistance; our parish teams are recognizing the increased need and are in the process of starting new programs or recruiting new volunteers for existing programs. I think for many people in the past, there may have been a stigma or fear of backlash in identifying oneself as pro-life. From what I’ve seen, Dobbs seems to have empowered many to say, “I’ve always been pro-life. This is what I believe. How can I help? How can I get involved?’”
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The following is part of a conversation which took place between Daniel Cardinal DiNardo and Julie Fritsch Dumalet, director of Pro-life Activities for the Archdiocese. It is reproduced here to help encourage more conversation on these important topics from the perspective of the Catholic faith and should not be seen as a definitive or final word on these themes. Further, as a conversation, it does not reflect all aspects which need to be addressed when dealing with these sensitive topics.
Fritsch Dumalet: It’s interesting; I was recently speaking with someone from Heartbeat International. She made the point that when Roe v. Wade was decided, if you polled most Americans on abortion, the vast majority would say, “I don’t think abortion should be legal at any point; that’s unthinkable to me.” Fast forward 49 years, and you now have a majority saying, “Abortion should be legal, at least in some circumstances.” You’ve had an almost 180-degree shift. We know that what’s legal is not necessarily what’s moral. But for many, if a practice is legal, it is assumed by many to be morally good or at least morally neutral.
Effective July 23 Father Vipin George, MSFS Parochial Vicar – Holy Rosary, Rosenberg
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Catholic Charities’ food distributions continue at three locations
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The annual Mass is celebrated on behalf of civilian and classified law enforcement employees, police officers, their families and public supporters. Officers are encouraged to wear dress uniforms without the hat. Agencies are encouraged to bring equipment for the public to see and to be blessed after the Mass. For more information, email Deacon Alvin Lovelady at alovelady@ archgh.org or call 713-741-8745. † Registration open for gold, silver anniversary Masses HOUSTON — The 2022 Wedding Anniversary Jubilee Mass honoring couples celebrating their Silver (25th) and Gold (50th) Anniversary of marriage in the Catholic Church are open for registration. The Gold Anniversary Mass is set for Sunday, Sept. 25, at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, located at 1111 St. Joseph Pkwy. at downtown Houston, at 3 p.m. Couples are eligible to receive a special recognition whether they attend the ceremony or not. The Silver Anniversary Mass is set for Sunday, Oct. 23, at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart at 3 p.m.The cost is $25 per couple, which includes an Archdiocesan certificate of your anniversary, a special issue worship aid and a commemorative pin. Registration increases to $40 less than 30 days before the event. For more information on both celebrations and to register, visit www.archgh.org/flmevents. †
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BY SISTER THOMAS MORE DALY, OSU GALVESTON — In the early 1840s, the Catholic Church called upon the Ursuline sisters in New Orleans, who had already established a school there in 1727, to found a new Ursuline house and school in Galveston. The Ursulines, members of an international Roman Catholic religious community dedicated to Christian education founded by St. Angela Merici in Italy in 1535, landed in Galveston by ship in 1847. With belongings in hand, eight nuns arrived from New Orleans, but five were originally from France — Mothers Arsene (prioress), Sister Angele, Sister Augustine, Sister Ursule, and Sister Stanislaus — another, Sister Bruno, hailed from Ireland along with Sister Mary Ambrose from Boston, Massachusetts, and Sister Agnes from Alabama.They began forming their educational mission after arriving on Jan. 18 and opened the school by February with 23 students. By April of 1847, their enrollment grew to nearly 60 pupils. The sisters built the Ursuline Academy, the first Catholic schools for girls in Texas, which is considered the foundation of the Catholic school system today. But hurricanes, heat and disease took their toll. During their first year of school, a yellow fever epidemic reduced enrollment to a dozen students, but not a single case of the plague occurred among the nuns. Then the Civil War and more yellow fever in 1861 closed the school, but the nuns reopened it as a hospital. The “Nuns of the Battlefield” monument in Washington, D.C., lists six names of Galveston Ursulines on it. Then from 1918 through 1920, the Spanish flu locked down Galveston’s public gatherings, including the school. The Ursulines of Galveston survived 85 years of diseases, war, and hurricanes, including the storms of 1853, 1875, 1900 and 1961. The 1900 hurricane devastated the town, killing thousands. Flooding turned the streets which bordered the convent building into a river. The three-story building had balconies on every floor, so the sisters went to these verandas with ropes, long pieces of wood, bed sheets, and even doors and flung them out to rescue people who rushed past, carried headlong by the roaring waves. The nuns succeeded in pulling in many, preventing them from being swept away. Miraculously, the convent building was massive enough not to succumb to the onslaught of winds and water. The academy survived the barrage of illnesses and disasters until 1961 when Hurricane Carla damaged the brick building beyond repair and it was subsequently demolished. Now Holy Family Catholic School is set on the location in Galveston at 2601 Ursuline St. The sisters have since moved on to other parts of the world. But Ursuline Academy lives on in spirit among the O’Connell High School in Galveston, plus parish grade schools and schools of religion they helped create. An Ursuline Alumnae Association continues as well, with members who were students remembering their nuns Eighty-fivefondly.nuns are buried in the Galveston cemetery next to the school. Their motivation, what compelled them to stay, pray, work and die as Ursulines arose from their consecration to God: to place their whole lives at the feet of Jesus. And to teach the people of God in Galveston to do the same, each one in their own way. “We remember and honor the work of the Ursulines of Galveston as they began the work of the Church here in our Archdiocese 175 years ago,” Debra Haney, superintendent of Catholic Schools, said. “It is because of their courage, perseverance, and willingness to serve the Will of God that they were able to impact the lives of so many.” † - Jo Ann Zuniga contributed to this report.
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IN BRIEF Blue Mass set for Sept. 25
Courageous Ursuline sisters helped educate the Galveston frontier
Father Miguel Solorzano Pastor – St. Bartholomew, Katy PASTORAL APPOINTMENTS
HOUSTON — Blue Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at Assumption Catholic Church, located at 901 Roselane St. the color guard line up will be at 10 a.m.
In Galveston, the Beacon of Hope Center, located at 4700 Broadway, Suite F-103, hosts drive-thru distributions on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, starting at 9 a.m. No appointments required. Call 409-762-2064 for more information.InFortBend, The Mamie George Community Center, located at 1111 Collins Rd. in Richmond, hosts both drive-thru food distributions and in-person shopping. Clients may visit by appointment only on Mondays, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.; Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Drive-thru distributions, in partnership with the Houston Food Bank, are on Tuesdays, from 5 to 7 p.m., and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Register by texting "HFBPS" to 855-788-3663, then select "Catholic Charities — Richmond." The Center also hosts monthly food fairs, with the next one set for Aug. 27, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. For help, call 281-202-6200. For more, visit www.catholiccharities.org/food or call the Catholic Charities COVID Assistance Line at 713-874-6521. † Save some trees and get the Texas Catholic Herald sent straight to your inbox with The Digest, our free email newsletter. For free features, exclusive content and more, sign up at WWW.ARCHGH.ORG/TCHDIGEST.Want to go paperless?
HOUSTON — Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston offers food assistance at three locations. In Houston, client choice food distributions are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Guadalupe Center, located at 326 S. Jensen St. Appointments required, for appointments, call 713-874-6658 or 713-874-6799 on Mondays and Fridays. Only registered clients will be permitted; no walk-up registrations. Food fairs are scheduled for Aug. 6 and Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Coming together with other administrators, according to Halbardier, was a positive way to begin the year.
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All the principals met on a trip to Galveston July 18 to 21 at the Catholic School Principals’ Summer Summit to map the vision for a successful year for students and their campuses.
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NEW STAFF IN CSO, SCHOOLS Haney said she looks forward to being more present on campuses and responsive to the needs of the schools now that she has a complete leadership team in the Catholic Schools Office (CSO).“The level of expertise and talent within the Catholic Schools Office is a true asset to our Archdiocese,” she said. Dr. Christopher Pichon joins the CSO as the new assistant superintendent of Operational Vitality. With more than 30 years of experience in education throughout the Houston area, Pichon will facilitate schools’ needs for adopting and maintaining standards for operational vitality in the areas of financial planning, technology, human resources/personnel, facilities maintenance and institutional advancement with contemporary communication.“Myfocusfor the beginning of the school year is to assimilate into the culture and climate of the Catholic schools system, guide the operational vitality of all schools, and build meaningful relationships with the principals, staff, students and families to support their efforts,” he said. Dr. Mazie McCoy, who has been a principal at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese, said she is honored and elated to serve as the assistant superintendent of Leadership and Governance.Shesaid this new role provides the opportunity to work with principals, pastors and advisory school councils. “I am especially excited to join the amazing leadership team of the CSO to work toward fulfilling our mission of forming disciples, educated in faith and intellect, who transform the world through service and evangelization,” she said.McCoy said 14 schools within the Archdiocese are opening this year with new“Itprincipals.ismygoal to provide support to the primary school principals as they plan and prepare to welcome faculty, staff and students back on campus,” she said. “I hope to provide all school pastors with the needed support in their roles as ex-officio chief administrators of their schools. I also look forward to reinforcing each school’s advisory school council as they advise the pastor and principal in fulfilling the needs of their schools’ strategic plans.”
Bernadette Drabek, principal of St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, believes that the principals’ summit offers more than just professional development.
Students at Holy Family Catholic School in Galveston will return to school on Monday, Aug. 15.
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Catholic Schools are ‘building the Kingdom of God’
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For Laura Halbardier, principal of St. Mary Catholic School in League City, the upcoming year is all about re-building community.“I’mlooking forward to faith, fellowship and building our community to fill the minds, hearts and spirits of all of our teachers, staff and students.”
“The principals summit is important because, as principals, sometimes it can feel like we’re on an island, and it helps to know we have support from one another and can be an ear to listen or a hand to help other schools who are fulfilling the mission of Catholic education,” she said.
UPGRADES IN SAFETY
The excitement of ending the 20212022 school year was marred with one of the most polarizing school shootings in American history, with 19 students and two teachers dead in a school shooting at Ross Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. The ongoing investigation has revealed multiple failures from several agencies in keeping students safe. As Catholic schools focus on evangelization and academic excellence, safety remains a priority on every campus.St.Laurence Catholic School in Sugar Land was conducting an active shooter drill that same day, not having any idea what was happening at Robb Elementary. page 1
Johnson, assistant superintendent of Mission and Catholic Identity, said that even in the midst of the pandemic, “Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese continued to focus on building the Kingdom of God.” “With the tremendous support from Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, the Auxiliary Bishop Italo Dell’Oro and the numerous chancery offices, the Archdiocese has continued to support and promote the sustainability of Catholic schools, especially with various efforts to increase Catholic school enrollment, improvements made to facilities and to remain focused on the spiritual formation of Catholic School employees, to name a few,” she said.
Aiding Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Toledo and the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, The Mustard Seed Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity helping families send their kids to Catholic grade schools. Who are we? Come golf with us October 6th and support Catholic Education! Sunday, Sept. 25, 12 noon to 6 p.m. Northside Columbus Club, 607 E. Whitney Drive ~ Presented by the Slavic Alliance ~ (Croatians, Czechs, Poles and Ukrainians of Houston) Festival will include ethnic foods, singing and dancing, cultural booths, vendors, and more!
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“It’s a great time to get together with our colleagues, learn new things and just be together and share our Christian faith,” she said. From Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Hitchcock, principal Dr. Emilie Robert had been looking forward to attending her first principals’ summit. During the first few sessions, she shared that the summit was “an opportunity to network, a sharing of ideas and a time for reflection to think about what we are doing as leaders. The CSO has been very good in supporting us and giving us the information that we need to lead an excellent school.”
The Mustard Seed Education Foundation’s SECOND ANNUAL invites the pastors and parishioners in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to our 2nd Annual Houston Golf Open. October 6th, 2022 The Clubs of Kingwood 1700 Lake Kingwood Trail Houston, TX 77339 Scan this code for ticket purchases and sponsorship details Visit our website for more details mustardseededucation.org/Houston-golf-outing/at
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PHOTO BY LESLIE BARRERA/DEVELOPMENT A students at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Texas City holds a Jesus plush doll. Their first day of school is Wednesday, Aug. 17.
HISTORY AND CONTINUED GROWTH
SCHOOL, from previous page “Catholic school educators are blessed that every moment with students is an opportunity to touch their minds, hearts and spirits.”
Johnson said the Catholic schools in the Archdiocese have served as a significant ministry, one that has always aimed for the salvation of souls. “That long legacy started by the Ursuline Sisters in 1847 in Galveston remains and is very much alive and continues to thrive,” she said. “Over the last three years, there has been an increased presence of religious sisters in Catholic schools, and Catholic school leaders remain steadfast in their commitment to the spiritual formation of all school personnel, lay andJohnsonreligious.”said last year, a new director of Faith Formation, Maribel Mendoza-Rojas, was hired in the CSO, and she helped to facilitate the effort for the Synodal Listening Sessions and ensured 100% participation from Archdiocesan Catholic schools. “The salvific work of the Catholic Church is vibrant in Catholic schools, including but not limited to increased growth of Theology of the Body programs, authentic Catholic religion instruction programs, numerous retreats for students, school employees and school principals and leaders, in addition to over 200,000 hours of Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy in the 2021-2022 academic year alone,” sheNuñezsaid. said she has witnessed the growth of Catholic education in the Archdiocese, working with parish communities to open two new schools over the “Allowingyears.God to work through me to serve His children has been a huge blessing that I am forever grateful for,” sheMcCoysaid. said this year’s theme is “Making Moments Matter.” “Catholic school educators are blessed that every moment with students is an opportunity to touch their minds, hearts and spirits,” she said. For information on enrolling or teaching in a Catholic school, visit: ChooseCatholicSchools.org. †
Blessed are you, Lord God, Creator of body and mind and heart; you have sent the Spirit of wisdom and knowledge to guide your people in all their ways. At the beginning of this new school year, we implore your mercy: bless the students, teachers, and staff, that together we all may grow in faith, hope, and love as we learn from you and each other how to follow your Son Jesus. Expand the horizons of our minds, that we may grow in wisdom, understanding, and knowledge; deepen our commitment to seek the truth of your ways; and enliven our faith to reach out to those in need. Glory and praise to you, Lord God, in the Church and in Christ Jesus forever and ever. Amen.
PRAYER TO BEGIN A SCHOOL YEAR
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“Due to concerns, we ended up calling the police and asking them to please watch over us that half day while we were all gathered in the church,” Suzanne Barto, principal of St. Laurence Catholic School, said. “It ended up being a beautiful and uplifting prayer service to end the year, and we were so thankful when all the students were safely delivered to their parents for the summer.”Bartosaid the school conducted two walk-through security audits with local law enforcement over the summer. In August, the school and parish staff will be participating in CRASE (Citizens Response to an Active Shooter Event) training.Currently, the school is working on upgrading the front office areas to be more secure and has added everything from security film on glass doors/ windows to better viewing access from cameras, along with ensuring communication throughout the complex is seamless in the event of an emergency. “This is just a small portion of what we have done and are working on as part of our newly formed Safety and Security Committee,” she said. “Keeping our school safe is so important, and we all share in this responsibility from communicating concerns and prioritizing mental health to upgrading our facilities and protocols.”
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The Board of Trustees’s plan to renovate the old elementary school into a stateof-the-art facility includes upgrading classrooms with new technology, equipment and furniture appropriate for a secondary campus. In addition, plans include adding a new elevator, changing the building’s façade, and creating an outdoor, covered classroom for differentiated, project-based instruction. Actual renovations are on track to start in late fall or early spring. Once completed, the career and technical high school for students in grades 9 to 12 would be the first Catholic school of its kind in Texas. The four programs of study chosen were based on current and projected job growth in Texas, and the programs’ pathways will hone students’ skills in leadership, collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking, thus preparing them for employment within multiple industries.
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BY ELESKA AUBESPIN Herald Correspondent HOUSTON — The future opening of St. Peter Catholic — A Career and Technical High School has just gotten a big boost. Dr. Marc Martinez was hired Aug. 1 as its principal, and he brings with him a wealth of experience in Catholic education to lead this school to an exciting future. The move is a significant one for the old parochial school building, which now sits empty at 6220 La Salette St. in Houston.
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“If there is a student who has a desire to enter into technology, marketing, education, or building and construction, then St. Peter Catholic is what you want to look at to prepare them for a position in the job market right out of high school,” Martinez said. “This gives our students an opportunity to explore a different avenues and paths, other than the traditional preparatory college route,” he added. With Martinez’s hire, the technical school is a step closer to becoming a reality for the Archdiocese. Martinez’s exemplary background in Catholic education — he attended, taught, administered, and was a parent in Catholic schools — prepared him well to open and operate it for years to come. “The school was looking for a Catholic educator whose dynamic, collaborative, and inspiring leadership could promote the mission and values of the school and ensure that St. Peter continues to develop student leaders through educational students who can benefit from this kind of curriculum. The goal is to enroll 50 freshmen for the 2023-24 school year, then add another 50 students each year so that by the fourth year, there should be a total enrollment of 200 students, including sophomores, juniors, and seniors.Another goal is to hire teachers that utilize project-based learning (a student-centric pedagogy) to teach the core subjects of theology, math, science, history, and English as well as one of the different job skill pathways being offered: architecture/construction, business/ finance/marketing, education/training, and information technology support. Church leadership, St. Peter Catholic Board of Trustees, community partners, and anyone else willing to donate has helped the financial gauge move closer to its mark. To date, fundraising efforts have raised $6.7 million toward the project, according to Secretariat Director and Superintendent of Catholic Schools Dr. DebraMeanwhile,Haney. the school needs to continue to fundraise so renovation costs are covered and the operating budget is supported for the first few years’ worth of operations, said Haney. “We are excited to see this dream become a reality and will be thrilled to meet the 50 lucky students that will be in the founding class of St. Peter Catholic High School!” she added. †
This rendering shows plans for a new Catholic high school in the Archdiocese. Preparations to launch St. Peter Catholic — A Career and Technical High School are underway. Marc Martinez was hired Aug. 1 as the school’s principal. The new school will be located off Old Spanish Trail near SH 288 in Houston’s Riverside Terrace community.
A statue depicts St. Francis of Assisi reaching up to embrace the Crucified Christ is seen during a recent Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Houston’s Kashmere Gardens neighborhood. The parish was one of several Catholic communities devastated by record-breaking floods during Hurricane Harvey five years ago in 2017. Father Martin Eke, pastor, said the parish continues to see growth and change since the storm.
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The church was already primed to livestream Mass for the home-bound before the pandemic, so it was a simple transition to bring the Mass to those in quarantine or during the ‘Stay-at-Home’ months of Another2020.major source of faith and growth has been the parish Rosary group, which Father Eke and other ministry leaders host every weeknight online. Originally meant for parishioners and begun at the start of the pandemic, the community blossomed to nearly 80 to 100 regular attendees, who pray the Rosary, various Psalms, litanies and worship in song.“The parish remained together through it all,” he said. “We have not just St. Francis of Assisi parishioners, we have people across United States ... that join us every night. They call in, and then I lead them in the prayers. The prayers last for about 45 minutes every night, which nobody ever dreamed about before COVID-19.”
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Much like during the time after Harvey, Father Eke said the hardest part of the pandemic was not seeing his parishioners. Still, he reminds his congregation, near and far, to not give into fear, drawing again from St. Paul. “Don’t give up. We are afflicted. We are not constrained. We are perplexed; we are not driven to despair,” he said. “The pandemic has persecuted us, but we are not abandoned. We are struck down, but we are not destroyed. We are not afraid, no matter what, just let’s keep going and let’s keep praying. We have been praying. Surely, we have been praying.”
‘THE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON DURING HURRICANE SEASON’ If you didn’t know that St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church in Spring had flooded during Hurricane Harvey, now you might not be able to tell. But in the parish’s reverent Lady Chapel, a sacred space dedicated to the Blessed Mother in varying devotions, a votive candle flickering at the feet of a sparkling statue of Our Lady of Prompt Succor will indicate that it is indeed hurricane season. Every June 1 since Harvey, parish officials light the candle asking for the intercession of the patron of Louisiana and against all storms. The statue of Our Lady of Prompt Succor arrived the day the parish was re-dedicated by Daniel Cardinal DiNardo in May 2018. The parish, like St. Francis of Assisi and several other parishes, was catastrophically flooded by Hurricane Harvey. Almost five years ago, Father Norbert Maduzia, pastor, and Father Khoi Le, then parochial vicar, entered their church and found it filled like a fish bowl. They had met with a parishioner with a boat and moved through high water to the church and found floodwaters from nearby Cypress Creek rushing through. Water entered from the front, pushing past the parish’s large wooden doors, and from the back, coming through the church’s music suite room doors. Through a Facebook livestream that would eventually become a viral account of Harvey’s destruction, Father Maduzia’s showed water nearly cresting over the first pews. Viewers watched as he entered the church narthex to find the parish’s processional cross knocked over by the rushingFatherwater.Maduzia picked up the cross to reveal that the corpus, or the body, had snapped off the cross at the arm and was then floating face down in the floodwater. “Everything’s just broken,” viewers heard him say as Father Le quickly picks up the carved body of Christ. Parish officials restored the cross, and today it’s used in every celebration of Mass to lead the procession, perhaps a symbol of faith and confidence in Christ. On a recent summer First Friday of the month, in the lull between vacation and the school fall semester, faithful flocked to the parish’s Reservation Chapel for prayer and an encounter with the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, which included Evening Prayer and Benediction. One by one, parishioners and visitors filtered through, bringing faith and devotion to a place once filled with destruction and disaster, all saying together at Evening Prayer: “God, come to my assistance; Lord, make haste to help me.” †
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HOUSTON — It was the sound of rain that woke him. At 3 a.m. Father Martin Eke, MSP, stepped out of his rectory and was greeted by Hurricane Harvey, which had brought its slow churn of record-setting rainfall to his doorstep. For Father Eke, and like millions of his Texas neighbors, everything changed that day, Aug. 25, 2017, when Harvey madeNearlylandfall.five years later, Father Eke can still vividly remember that night. Coming from Nigeria, the pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Kashmere Gardens neighborhood in northeast Houston wasn’t familiar with hurricane season or floods. While the parish had flooded before, during Tropical Storm Allison which, also wrecked much of the region, preparations for Harvey were sparse.Sowhen he waded through waist-deep water to the church and found it already flooded with water from the nearby Hunting Bayou, he snapped into action to extract and save what he could. And in the days, months and years ahead, Father Eke continued to do the same with his parishioners and students at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School, which closed in 2020.Like in many communities recovering after Harvey, Father Eke led a herculean effort to draw parishioners back together. Parishioners helped neighbors and each other recover by any means necessary. The journey, which still continues today for some, was arduous. At first meeting under the shade of the parish’s aged trees, the congregation moved to a tent and eventually the parish gymnasium for Masses and events. The church finally reopened and was formally re-dedicated in March of 2019. Much of the experience, one that splintered his parish, proved useful when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in 2020. Change? That’s nothing new to Father Eke or his parishioners. But the fear and shocking death from the onset of the pandemic, one that shattered many minority communities that already struggled with access to quality health care, that was new and was “very, very difficult,” Father Eke said. “The pandemic was another experience. Hurricane Harvey was three days of rain and then the flood, and then the mitigation, repair, reconstruction,” he said.“But the pandemic has been constant fear for me and for the parishioners. So, in fact, the stress of the pandemic, the stress of COVID-19, is much more, triple than the one of Hurricane Harvey. The stress of the pandemic was very consuming.” During Harvey, the priest constantly reminded his parishioners of the story of Jeremiah, the Biblical story of a man who felt constantly “duped” by God. During COVID-19, Father Eke looked to St. Paul and his letter to the Corinthians 4:8-10 and Paul’s message of courage in the face of fear and affliction. “No matter the fear, we are holding on. It was easy to gather during and after the hurricane, but it was very difficult to gather with COVID-19,” he said. But despite the seemingly insurmountable challenges, Father Eke said a silver lining from the pandemic was the “enormous” spiritual growth his parish has seen because of the pandemic.
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8 TEXAS CATHOLIC HERALD ARCHGH.ORG/TCH • AUGUST 16, 2022 and sadden us as we are all brothers and sisters in Christ,” said Cardinal DiNardo in the video. “We cannot ignore those most vulnerable among us who at times become victims of this throwaway culture and only seek a better life for themselves and their families.” He commended the souls of the men and women who died near San Antonio after being smuggled into the U.S. in the part of a semitrailer reserved for cargo, not people. They were traveling without air conditioning or ventilation in temperatures that surpassed 100 degrees. It’s not clear how long they had been inside the Authoritiestrailer.said the man identified as the truck driver, Homero Zamorano Jr., fled the scene, leaving the migrants, which included minors, dead and dying. He has been apprehended and charged with alien smuggling resulting in death. Three others also have been arrested in connection with the incident. “The exploitation of the poor and in particular of migrants who flee dramatic situations in search of opportunities and hope is particularly grave,” said Archbishop García-Siller in the video. Their abandonment inside the sweltering tractor-trailer “is one of those sins that cry to heaven,” he said, adding that it’s the kind of loss that could have been prevented with common sense immigration laws, which the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops have supported for decades. “They’re God’s children,” he said.“They are members of God’s family, human, like all of us, families with dreams.”
ARCHBISHOP GARCÍA-SILLER: MIGRANTS ARE OFTEN ABANDONED, STRIPPED OF IDENTITY WASHINGTON (CNS) — There’s a lot of blame going around Texas these days, in the aftermath of back-to-back tragedies.Localpolice in Uvalde face anger and public scrutiny for their response to a mass shooting at an elementary school in late May. Migrants face blame for a June tragedy that befell 53 of them inside a sweltering trailer truck smuggling them into the country. But the way Archbishop García-Siller of San Antonio sees it, the only thing to blame is the system, and the tragedies are part of a bigger and complex problem, he said in a July 8 interview with Catholic News“WeService.needgood policies,” those that will serve the common good, he said, “but there are people who like disarray because it benefits them personally, it benefits ... their agendas, whether collective or individual. When there’s disarray, no one knows what’s going on and it opens up the field to injustices, to abuses ... and there is always a scapegoat.”
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Deacon Willard also recently upgraded his cell phone to share a “hotspot” with the crews while they are on the ship to have internet access. He said the valuable tool helped crew members feel connected. “WIFI at sea is expensive, often slow, and unreliable,” said Deacon Willard. “Having this ability on my phone gives them a chance to FaceTime with family while docked. Moving forward, I see the need for additional DSF funding to purchase more devices to help keep them connected and feeling less isolated.”
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The Galveston Seafarers Center is part of Stella Maris, formerly known as the Apostleship of the Sea, that serves seafarers that dock at the Ports of Galveston, Texas City, Barbour’s Cut and Houston, as well as local fishers and their families working in San Leon, Dickinson, Texas City, Galveston and Bolivar. Deacon Willard shared an experience he had with a crew member named Adrian from South Africa who was docked at the port. Formerly an attorney, which is not a lucrative profession in South Africa, Adrian recently chose to work on a cruise ship to better provide for his wife and children, which takes him away from his home for months at a time. When Adrian’s luggage was recently lost, a crew member told him about the Galveston Seafarers Center. Deacon Willard provided him with free clothing, personal care items, a Bible and prayer aids for when Adrian was back at sea. Adrian said while he appreciated these items, he most treasured the time he spent in prayer with Deacon Willard because he found it very difficult to be a Christian while at sea. “It was so good to be able to pray and cry with a man of faith,” said Adrian. “This place is here to serve all people, regardless of their faith or lack of faith. It is a vital oasis serving those who are out of touch with community and family.”
Deacon Willard said access to the crews onboard continues to be difficult post-COVID-19, with many crew members without shore leave passes. This has made visiting the ships more difficult for clergy and volunteers, as well as access to the personal items the seafarers need that are only accessible when they are docked at a port. Deacon Willard said he often makes online purchases for them and delivers the goods to the ships. He also has encountered several seafarers from Ukraine who don’t have access to their funds because their bank accounts are no longer in operation or frozen due to the war. Stella Maris has become a lifeline for many of these men and women. Deacon Willard said he is working with the cruise lines that have cruise ships that dock at the Port of Galveston each year to minister to their crews. Because Galveston is an embarkation port, most of the crew are not able to leave the ship. “I am working with the cruise lines to have a set time where I can come into a small space and visit and pray with the crew for just a moment,” said Deacon Willard. “For those who are Catholic, I am trying to get them the Sacraments.”
One of the greatest joys of the Stella Maris ministry for Chaplain Jeff Willard (center) was getting to take a captain and three of his officers off the ship, who had not been allowed shore leave since Dec. 2019.
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Sacramental and pastoral care is provided for the tens of thousands of Catholics that visit the ports each year, including Mass, reconciliation, counseling and spiritual care. Each month, Deacon Willard and five men in formation to be permanent deacons visit an average of 25 cargo or oil tanker ships each month and 70 petrochemical vessels each week. They join over 1,000 chaplains and volunteers in the Stella Maris ministry in 330 ports across 60 countries from Australia to the United States. “The people served through Stella Maris truly are served for the glory of God!” said Deacon Willard. “For people like Adrian, we become the hands and feet of Christ to serve these men and women that are far away from home and in need of God’s love through acts of kindness and a ministry presence.”
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One of the 64 ministries supported by the Diocesan Services Fund (DSF), Deacon Willard said the position of the chaplain and many of the free items provided to the seafarers are covered fully by DSF. With additional funding, he would find new and better ways to serve them. “I often hear people state that these seafarers make better money than they could back home, and although this may be true, I recently read about a man who went to work at sea from Cambodia whose motivation was $150 per month,” said Deacon Willard. “While I can’t get this man a raise, through the help of the DSF, I can bring him dignity as a human being. The men and women I meet become family to me and giving to the DSF allows me to be Christ to them.”
To learn more about Stella Maris, visit www.archgh.org/stellamaris. For information about the DSF and ministries supported by the fund, go to archgh.org/ dsf. The DSF supports 64 ministries which require this critical funding to remain in operation. Out of each gift given to DSF, 100% of every dollar goes directly to supporting these ministries. †
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HOUSTON — Sister Barbara Leah White, O.P., a Dominican Sister of Houston, died July 20. She was 86. Sister White graduated from St. Agnes Academy and entered the Dominican Sisters of Houston in 1953. She earned her B.A. in English and Art at Dominican College, Houston and her masters in religious education at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. She also studied theology and Liturgy at the University of Notre Dame and spirituality at Gonzaga University.SisterWhite served in education ministry at many communities in the Archdiocese, including St. Frances Cabrini School, Houston; Queen of Peace School, LaMarque; St. Thomas More School, Houston; and St. Mary School, Houston. She also served as the director of religious education at All Saints School, Houston; Sacred Heart Parish, Conroe; St. Luke the Evangelist Parish, Houston; St. Jude Parish, Beaumont, and Epiphany of the Lord Parish, Katy. She also served as a pastoral minister at Sacred Heart Parish, Conroe. Sister White devoted her later years to chaplaincy at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She also ministered as a staff chaplain at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.Afuneral Mass was celebrated July 26 at the St. Dominican Villa Chapel in Houston. Inter ment is in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery in Houston. † Cardinal DiNardo, Father Dat Hoang, Meg Hunter-Kilmer
Monsignor Seth Hermoso PHILIPPINES — Monsignor Seth Hermoso, who was pastor of St. John Neumann, died July 6. He was 79 years old. Orained at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in St. Paul, Minnesota on Feb. 18, 1967, he was a priest for for 55 years, with his last assignment as pastor of St. John Neumann Catholic Church prior to his retirement on Nov. 21, 2017. Monsignor Hermoso also served as Vicar for the Filipino Catholics in Galveston-Houston from the 1990s until his retirement. He also helped found the Filipino Ministry Council of the Archdiocese. A funeral Mass was celebrated July 12 at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, with Daniel Cardinal DiNardo presiding. Interment is in the Philippines. † Father Edward Kilianski, SCJ FRANKLIN, Wisconsin — Father Edward Kilianski, SCJ, who ministered at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish between 2004 and 2007, died June 26. He was named pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe parish in Houston in 2008. He served as pastor until his election as provincial superior in 2015. Funeral arrangements for Father Kilianski will took place July 13 in the main chapel at Sacred Heart Monastery/Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology in Franklin, Wisconsin. †
HOUSTON — Father Peter Thang Nguyen, parochial vicar of the Vietnamese Martyrs Catholic Church, died July 31. He was 77 years old. Father Nguyen had just been assigned to his current church July 1 from St. Justin Martyr Catholic Church. A funeral Mass was celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Italo Dell’Oro Aug. 12 at Vietnamese Martyrs Catholic Church. †
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HOUSTON — While other teens might have spent one of the last summer weekends at the pool or at the beach, nearly a thousand young Catholics from all across the Archdiocese, and their leaders, packed the ballroom at the Hilton Americas-Houston hotel in downtown Houston for the 2022 Archdiocesan YouthTheConference.annualevent, held this year from July 29 to Aug. 1, gathers young people from all over for a weekend of Liturgy, Sacraments, prayer experiences, fellowship and more. This year’s speakers included keynotes from Houston-native Sister Josephine Garrett, CSFN, Father David Michael Moses of Christ the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Spring and Christian illusionist DannyPanelRay.sessions were led by a number of locals like Father Ray Cook, OMI, who serves at Rice University’s Catholic Student Center; Father Hoang “Wayne” Ly of St. Martha Catholic Church in Kingwood; Gabriel Castillo of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Sugar Land; Sara Alexander, a counselor with Gratia Plena, a Houston counseling firm; and Alex Gotay. They were joined by a number of other speakers from across Texas, such as Whitney Godfrey from Waco and Gian Gamboa of Austin. Two separate workshops offered young Catholics of Hispanic and Vietnamese descent, giving a special space for these groups to meet and pray with their own peers in a unique setting. Topics ranged from living the faith in college, navigating culture, learning to pray with the Blessed Mother “Mary, Our Mother of Mercy,” and two unique mens’ and womens’ sessions. Joshua Blakesly, music ministry coordinator at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in The Woodlands, led worship throughout the weekend. Father Houston Okonma, parochial vicar at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, served as the conference’s chaplain, celebrating Saturday’s morning Mass and led Benediction and Eucharistic Adoration following the Mass. During the Liturgy, hundreds of young Catholics knelt before the Blessed Sacrament in prayer and meditation. That morning, a large contingent of priests heard hundreds of confessions, including Daniel Cardinal DiNardo. The next day, he celebrated morning Mass with all of the attendees to bring the gathering to a close. more information about the Archdiocesan Youth Conference, visit www.archgh.org/oace. †
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As a cradle Catholic, I never gave much thought to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. From my early childhood, I remember seeing the images of the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart side by side in my grandma’s house and in different meeting rooms around my parish. In my mind, they were simply decorations. The images were never talked about, the symbolism was never explained, and as is often the case when things are left undiscussed, the power and purpose of images fade from memory. Devotion to the Immaculate Heart is almost as old as the Church itself. It flows from the Gospel of Luke, where the author tells us first that “Mary treasured all these things and reflected on them in her heart” (Lk 2:19). Later in the Gospel, Simeon tells her that her Child “is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed” (Lk 2:34-35). The heart of Mary is the source of her. In the 12th century, this devotion truly began to flourish due to the writings of St. Bernard of Clairvaux and St. Bernadine of Siena.Understanding the history is good, but only if we also understand the purpose of the devotion. Mary’s heart is the place where her “yes” to God’s will originated. It is the place where her love for God finds its tangible source. It is the place where she holds and treasures each and every one of us, her children. It is from the heart of Mary that we can learn what it means to love to the full human capacity. The Immaculate Heart of Mary also teaches us how to be a vessel for the Holy Spirit, how to allow Him to move in us in untold ways. The opening prayer for the Mass in honor of the Immaculate Heart helps us focus on the important message of this feast day. “God prepared the heart of Mary as a fitting home to the Holy Spirit. May we, His chosen people, become temples of His glory. We ask Mary to help us — her spiritual children so dear to her heart — to stay ever united in friendship with her Son and never separate ourselves by sin.” † Brian Henritze is an associate director with the Office of Adolescent Catechesis and Evangelization. An Act of Consecreation to the Immaculate Heart
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O Mary, Virgin most powerful and Mother of mercy, Queen of Heaven and Refuge of sinners, we consecrate ourselves to your Immaculate Heart. We consecrate to you our very being and our whole life; all that we have, all that we love, all that we are. To you we give our bodies, our hearts and our souls; to thee we give our homes, our families, our country. We desire that all that is in us and around us may belong to you, and may share in the benefits of your motherly benediction. And that this act of consecration may be truly efficacious and lasting, we renew this day at your feet the promises of our Baptism and our first Holy Communion. We pledge ourselves to profess courageously and at all times the truths of our holy Faith, and to live as befits Catholics who are duly submissive to all the directions of the Pope and the bishops in communion with him. We pledge ourselves to keep the commandments of God and His Church, in particular to keep holy the Lord’s Day. We likewise pledge ourselves to make the consoling practices of the Christian religion, and above all, Holy Communion, an integral part of our lives, in so far as we shall be able so to do. Finally, we promise you, O glorious Mother of God and loving Mother of all people, to devote ourselves wholeheartedly to the service of thy blessed following, in order to hasten and assure, through the sovereignty of your Immaculate Heart, the coming of the kingdom of the Sacred Heart of your adorable Son, in our own hearts and in those of all people, in our country and in all the world, as in heaven, so on earth. Amen. by HENRITZEBRIAN †
Deborah Jones is an associate direc tor with the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis. by DEBORAHJONES †
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In the presence of a future saint: Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman
SEPT. 4 First Reading: Wis 9:13-18b Resp. Psalm: Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17 Second Reading: Phmn 9-10, 12-17 Gospel: Lk 14:25-33
On a pilgrimage to Rome in 2004, I witnessed the great pontiff John Paul II lead the Angelus prayer from the entrance of Castel Gandolfo. A year before his death, I saw the living future saint in action as he gave his blessing from a wheelchair on the steps of the building.Many faces in Houston have had the great pleasure of witnessing a future saint of the Church in action, Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman, F.S.P.A. Bertha Bowman was born Dec. 29, 1937, in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Her grandfather was a slave, her father was a physician, and her mother a teacher. She was raised Protestant until the age of nine. As a child, she converted to Catholicism through the inspiration of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity. They were her instructors and religious leaders at Holy Child Jesus Church and School in Canton, Mississippi. At 15, Sister Bowman joined the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, where she would be the only African American member of her religious community. At her religious profession, she was given the name “Sister Mary Thea” in honor of the Blessed Mother and her father, Theon.In1965, she received a bachelor’s degree in English, Speech and Drama from Viterbo College in La Crosse. In 1969, she received a master’s degree in English and, in 1972, a Ph.D. in English Language, Literature and Linguistics, both degrees from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. After 16 years of teaching at the elementary, secondary and university levels, Sister Bowman was asked by then Bishop Joseph Bernard Brunini of the Diocese of Jackson to direct the Office of Intercultural Affairs for the Diocese. In this position, Sister Bowman continued to assail racial prejudice and promote cultural awareness and sensitivity. She was a facultyfoundingmember of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University in New Orleans. In her role as a consultant, Sister Bowman storytelling.preaching,combinedaroundthepresentationsgaveacrosscountryandtheworldthatsinging,prayerandHer presentations were directed to break down racial and cultural barriers, and she encouraged people of the Church to communicate with one another to understand other cultures and races. In June 1989, Sister Bowman addressed the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at their annual June meeting. In this historic program and groundbreaking presentation, Sister Bowman spoke to the bishops as a sister having a “heart-to-heart” conversation with her brothers. She spoke of the Church as her “home,” as her “family of families,” as her trying to find her way “home,” and what it meant to be African American and Catholic. She enlightened the bishops on African-American history and spirituality. Sister Bowman urged the bishops to continue to evangelize the African-American community, to promote inclusivity and full participation of African-Americans within Church leadership, and to understand the necessity and value of Catholic schools in the African-American community. Sister Bowman died on Mar. 30, 1990, in her hometown of Canton from breast cancer at 52. Due to her work and actions in the Church, the U.S. bishops endorsed the sainthood cause of Sister Bowman on Nov. 14, 2018, during the bishop’s fall assembly in Baltimore. Sister Bowman is now called Servant of God Thea Bowman and is on her way to being declared a saint of the Church. † Father Reginald Samuels is the vicar by
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AUG. 28 First Reading: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 Resp. Psalm: Ps 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11 Second Reading: Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a Gospel: Lk 14:1, 7-14
AUG. 21 First Reading: Is 66:18-21 Resp. Psalm: Ps 117:1, 2 Second Reading: Heb 12:5-7, 11-13 Gospel: Lk 13:22-30
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The Eucharist is a way of life This year Catechetical Sunday will fall on Sept. 19. The theme is “Say the Word, and My Soul shall be Healed.” These words that we pray at Mass should remind us of the healing that is offered to us by Jesus through the Eucharist. Jesus’s divine presence through His body and blood, soul and divinity, are eternal and always open to us. As we pray, we ask that we be healed upon partaking in the Eucharist. The presence of Christ in the Eucharist is an essential Catholic belief. However, in the fall of 2019, the Pew Survey stated that only 30% of Catholics properly understand Christ’s presence in the Eucharist. Additionally, the same study states there is a substantial portion of Catholics who do not believe in the presence of Christ in the Eucharist at all. Bishop Andrew Cozzens, bishop of the Diocese of Crookston, said that is one of the reasons that on the Feast of Corpus Christi this year, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) began the National Eucharistic Revival. But how is it that so many Catholics do not believe in Christ’s presence in the Eucharist when it is such an essential part of our faith? Since the Catholic Church considers the Mass the source and summit of our faith, could it be that since more people are not going to Mass, it has affected what they believe? Or is it that because they do not believe in the true presence, they are not going to Mass? We may never know, but one thing is certain, it is the perfect time for a National Eucharist Revival.Itisgoing to take a conversion of heart to make the Eucharist an integral part of all Catholics’ lives. According to the USCCB website, this revival is intended to be a “grassroots movement of Catholics” to “restore understanding and devotion to this great mystery” of the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist. In the three synoptic Gospels, Jesus initiates the partaking of His body and blood through the Eucharist.WhenJesus said, “This is my body” and “This is my blood,” He meant it. The bread and wine are not mere symbols. In John’s Gospel, during the bread of life discourse, Jesus states “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him” (John 6:56). In the Acts of the Apostles, there are multiple references to the early Church’s participation in the Eucharist. From the earliest times, the Church has believed in the true presence. Of course, many of you reading this column believe in the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist. We, who do genuinely believe, have become a Eucharistic people. We are what we eat, food for the world. Jesus’s statement, “Do this in memory of Me,” should make us eager to become food and drink for our neighbor. We should become bread broken and offered to others. As St. Teresa of Avila explained, “Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours.” In the Eucharist, we receive what we are and become what we receive: the body of Christ. We live out that identity as members of His body through our care and concern for those most in need. We do this by feeding the hungry, comforting the brokenhearted and making our lives a gift to them. Perhaps if we become examples of the Eucharist we partake in, we can be a life-changing example for those nonbelievers. Perhaps we can be the catalyst of a life-changing conversion. Are you ready to be part of something that’s life-changing? †
SEPT. 11 First Reading: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14 Resp. Psalm: Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19 Second Reading: 1 Tm 1:12-17 Gospel: Lk 15:1-32
A letter to a new college student
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Dear New WelcomeStudent,toyour new home for the next four (or five) years! I’m so excited that you’re here and ready to begin a new chapter in your life. My campus grounds are beautiful, the dorms have all been cleaned, and the library study rooms have strong wi-fi for your research needs (just FYI, those items on the shelves are called books). Year after year, I love seeing all the new smiling faces arrive at my campus. These faces are always filled with hope. New students are ready to make new friends and excited to see what life has in store. But during the past few semesters, I’ve noticed that sometimes the faces that begin with smiles can quickly turn to tears — even before the start of semester midterms. I wonder if it’s something I’ve done or if there’s some way I can help. I have noticed a group of students who seem to stay happy longer. In addition to going to classes, these students can often be found in a small building on the outskirts of my grounds. The building stands out because of the big cross on its door. The sign out front reads “Catholic Newman Center.”I’vebeen watching this place for the past few semesters. At the start of the semester, there is always a gathering under a big tent on the front lawn with food and music. Then as the semester continues, the students go there for what seems like hours at a time. When they leave each night, their faces may show concern or worry, but they are still smiling. I keep a watch on these smiling students. I follow them as they go to class and study. I notice that they take care of each other. They often connect at various times during the day and offer each other hugs and conversation in between classes. I’ve even seen one of these smiling students take time to check in on one of the students who has turned to tears. There is something different about the students who visit that Catholic Newman Center. I’ve even seen these smiling students visit that building on Sundays. Most of the students in my dorms stay up late on Saturday night and don’t stir until noon on Sunday. And yet, every Sunday at 10:30 a.m., I see these Newman Center students walk to that building with the cross on its door. I don’t know what they do within its walls, but they are still smiling when they leave. It is not an empty smile either. It is the smile of a student who has found peace even amid a stressful semester. As a university, I pride myself on being intelligent. Even though I don’t know what exactly happens within that building, I do know that it is helping my students stay happy longer. I hope that all my students learn about this special building on the outskirts of my campus. If I had one wish for you, new students, it would be that you would find that building and go inside to discover its secret. There is something special waiting for you if you pass through the door with the cross.
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As a new school year begins and we pray for students, many turn to the saints for their intercession. Recently, two saints came to mind, St. Thomas Aquinas, patron saint of students, and St. Joseph, patron saint of craftsmen, during a visit to a private juvenile facility in Walker County. It is one of currently seven facilities that Special Youth Services (SYS) ministers to. I was there at a community member luncheon, where students were able to display the skills they had learned from their academic and technical courses. We ate a delicious chicken fried steak meal with sides and dessert — all prepared and served by the culinary arts students. We were invited on a tour of the grounds, led by two young men who are residents there. We visited a dorm, cafeteria, and music room with guitars, a drum set, and a computer system set up to “make Adjacentbeats.”was the art room, where they had recently watched college recruiting videos. We stopped by a science class where students were studying an alligator skull the teacher found in her pond. We passed two classrooms we could not visit because the students were taking an Occupational Safety and Health Administration exam. We moved on to see the work of the bricklaying and masonry students (who made centerpieces for the luncheon) and visited the woodshop. The last stop was the garage, where they learned auto mechanics.Whenasked what they wanted to do after completing the program, one tour guide said he had his eyes set on Stephen F. Austin State University. The other guide said he was going to get his welding certificate to enter a highdemand industry. Both are admirable choices.Earlier at the luncheon, a few boys shared their experiences with offcampus projects (setting up a garden at a church, building houses in a neighborhood) and how the facility has changed their lives. They began the program with a negative attitude, ready to defy anyone who tried to tell them what to do but eventually, their mindset changed. They began to see how much the staff cared for them through their instruction and, in turn, began to value themselves and their work. As members of the community,workingthey have found a new respect for the hard work involved in hand-made creation. Even though these young men are busy preparing themselves for life after the facility, many of them make time to learn about their faith. That is when SYS is honored to provide spiritual support through weekly Bible study, faith-filled activities and pastoral outreach. Through our many collaborations with private and public facilities, the Church is given the opportunity to help form the whole person to go out into the world to do good and take their place in the Body of Christ.AsI witness how either an academic or technical education can be a pathway to a young person’s fulfilling future, I invite you to join me in praying to St. Joseph and St. Thomas Aquinas to intercede for all young people on their journeys. † Alejandra Maya is an associate direc tor with Special Youth Services. by ALEJANDRAMAYA † “Through our many collaborations with private and public facilities, the Church is given the opportunity to help form the whole person to go out into the world to do good and take their place in the Body of Christ.” of ������������������������������������������Men AM
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IQALUIT, Nunavut (CNS) — At the end of his six-day visit to Canada, Pope Francis, sitting in a wheelchair, said goodbye to Chief Wilton Littlechild, also sitting in a wheelchair.Littlechild, a 78-year-old lawyer, a survivor of abuse in a residential school and former grand chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations, had spent decades advocating for the rights of First Nation, Métis and Inuit people and had lobbied hard for Pope Francis to come to Canada to apologize in person for the Catholic Church’s complicity in abusing children, breaking up families and suppressing Indigenous language and culture.
Pope Francis thanked the survivors “for having had the courage to tell your stories and to share your great suffering, which I could not have imagined.”
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The traditional drummers echoed heartbeats and heartache, a relentless reminder of how the trauma students experienced at the residential schools was passed down generation to generation in a lack of love and support and a lack of respect for individual dignity and communityArchbishoprights.Donald Bolen of Regina, Saskatchewan, a member of the Canadian bishops’ working group on Indigenous relations, was present at every stop Pope Francis made. And, at most events, including in Iqaluit, he traveled with residential school survivors from his province.Asthe visit was ending July 29 on a graveled parking lot outside Nakasuk Elementary School, Archbishop Bolen told Catholic News Service he was moved by “the absolute determination, courage and resilience, on the one hand, of survivors embodied in a certain way by Chief Wilton Littlechild, and the courage and determination to be engaged in healing work by the pope — two old men who can barely stand up, who need help in all kinds of ways, but carry a common desire to bring healing and to take good stepsTheforward.”apology was a crucial first step. And it was something survivors wanted and needed to hear in person. Pope Francis knew“Thethat.overall effects of the policies linked to the residential schools were catastrophic,” he said at Maskwacis.“What our Christian faith tells us is that this was a disastrous error, incompatible with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
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Praying vespers with Canadian bishops that evening, he said: “Thinking about the process of healing and reconciliation with our Indigenous brothers and sisters, never again can the Christian community allow itself to be infected by the idea that one culture is superior to others, or that it is legitimate to employ ways of coercing others.”
‘ALL OF US NEED HEALING’ At a prayer service on July 26 with Indigenous representatives in Lac-SteAnne, on the shores of a lake known for its healing power, Pope Francis said: “All of us, as a Church, now need healing: healing from the temptation of closing in on ourselves, of defending the institution rather than seeking the truth, of preferring worldly power to serving the Gospel.” At a meeting in Quebec with government officials and Indigenous leaders on July 27, he said: “I express my deep shame and sorrow, and, together with the bishops of this country, I renew my request for forgiveness for the wrong done by so many Christians to the Indigenous peoples.” At Mass July 28 at the National Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Pope Francis spoke of “the scandal of evil and the Body of Christ wounded in the flesh of our Indigenous brothers and sisters.”
Courage, resilience: ‘Penitential’ trip shows tenacity of Canada’s Indigenous people, pope
“This only renewed in me the indignation and shame that I have felt for months,” since delegations of First Nation, Métis and Inuit survivors visited the Vatican in March and April. Again, he said, in Iqaluit, “I want to tell you how very sorry I am and to ask for forgiveness for the evil perpetrated by not a few Catholics.” †
Pope Francis kisses a banner bearing the names of each of the 4,120 Indigenous children and the residential school where they died, in Maskwacis, Alberta, July 25. Pope Francis traveled to Canada in late July to meet with and apologize to Indigenous survivors of residential schools in Canada who experienced planned destruction of the families, languages, cultures and traditions of the Indigenous communities of Canada through the residential school system, an act that Pope Francis called “genocide.”
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Meeting Indigenous survivors of residential schools in Canada, Pope Francis entrusted them and the journey of truth, healing and reconciliation to three women: St. Anne, Mary and St. Kateri Tekakwitha. “These women can help us to come together and start to weave anew a reconciliation that can uphold the rights of the most vulnerable in our midst and look at history without resentment or forgetfulness,” the pope said July 29, his last morning in Canada. Before heading to the airport for a three-hour flight to Iqaluit, Nunavut, in the Canadian Arctic, Pope Francis met with two dozen survivors of residential schools from across Eastern Canada. Organizers said they included people from the Algonquin, Mohawk, Cree, Innu and Mi’kmaq nations. Pope Francis told the group that he had come to Canada “as a friend” to meet representatives of the First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities and “to see, hear, learn and appreciate how the Indigenous populations of this country live.”
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The chief had welcomed Pope Francis to his home Maskwacis on July 25, the first full day of the trip, and created some controversy by giving the pope his late grandfather’s headdress. He told Canada’s Native News Online that the Ermineskin Cree Nation had decided as a community that the headdress was an appropriate way to thank the pope for visiting their town and making his first apology on Canadian soil“Ithere.am sorry,” the pope said at the Muskwa, or Bear Park, Powwow Grounds. “I ask forgiveness, in particular, for the ways in which many members of the Church and of religious communities cooperated, not least through their indifference, in projects of cultural destruction and forced assimilation promoted by the governments of that time, which culminated in the system of residential schools,” the pope said.The Canadian government has estimated that at least 150,000 First Nation, Inuit and Métis children were taken from their families and communities and forced to attend the schools between 1870 and 1997. At least 4,120 children died at the schools, and several thousand others vanished without a trace. The survivors tell stories of enduring hunger, brutality and emotional, physical and sexual abuse at the schools, about 60% of which were run by Catholic religious orders and other Catholic institutions. An almost constant drumbeat accompanied Pope Francis on his trip — to Edmonton, Maskwacis and Lac Ste. Anne in Alberta, to Quebec City and nearby Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and, finally, to Iqaluit in the Canadian Arctic.
CHICAGO (CNS) — Chicago-based Catholic Extension launched the first of many initiatives it has planned over the next 18 months to support Uvalde, Texas, following the devastation of the Robb Elementary mass shooting. It sponsored Camp I-CAN July 25 to 28 at the St. Henry de Osso Project Center in Uvalde to provide third, fourth and fifth graders a safe space to heal, have fun, and gently reintegrate the children into a school-like setting around their peers. I-CAN stands for inner strength, commitment, awareness and networking. The majority of the children who attended the camp are survivors of the May 24 shooting, although all Uvalde children of age were invited to participate. Led by Sister Dolores Aviles and 13 other religious sisters, the camp offered faith-based activities; arts and crafts; 30-minute intervals of physical activity; a game room for playtime, music and entertainment led by the sisters; and a family supper for the children and family members.
Institute focuses on best immigration ministry practices, reasons for hope CHICAGO (CNS) — The overarching message of the two-day National Pastoral Migratoria Institute held recently at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago was: “Hope is always present in the heart,” according to Carmen Aguinaco. She made the remarks in her July 30 presentation at the institute for Catholics working with immigrants in dioceses around the country. Aguinaco is a former staff member of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church. Participants in the institute’s virtual and in-person meeting July 29 to 30 were there to learn best practices in ministry and to focus on hope for the future. Pastoral Migratoria, a program of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Immigration Ministry, serves as a national model for immigrant leadership ministry and promotes the Gospel imperative to welcome the stranger and work for the common good of all. Participants who joined virtually were from dioceses that currently have a Pastoral Migratoria ministry, including Baltimore; Kansas City-St. Joseph, Missouri; New York; and Stockton, California. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Diocese of San Bernardino, California, which plan to develop Pastoral Migratoria ministries, participated in person, along with parishes fromBlaseChicago.Cardinal Cupich of Chicago and Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville of Washington, who is chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Migration, shared video messages of support with participants. The National Pastoral Migratoria Institute held its first gathering in 2018 and went virtual during the pandemic. This year, organizers changed the original format from five days where diocesan leaders visited parishes that have Pastoral Migratoria ministries to the hybrid virtual and in-person meeting. † Pope wants the faithful ‘to be the light of the world today,’ says nuncio NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) — The Catholic faithful must “be the light of the world today” in both the Church and society, said Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the U.S. “This is what I think Pope Francis wants us to be,” he told the Tennessee Register, newspaper of the Diocese of Nashville.
The archbishop visited the diocese to celebrate a July 25 Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation for eight women religious making their perpetual religious profession as members of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation. Archbishop Pierre sat down for an interview about three of the largest current conversations in the Church: the upcoming world Synod of Bishops on synodality, the U.S. Church’s National Eucharistic Revival and the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade ruling, which in 1973 legalized abortion nationwide. “We are living in a time of difficulties because of synchronizations, because of fragmentation of society, so the Church has to be a Church in today’s world, not yesterday,” he said. “Many people dream about the past, but we cannot exist in the past. Jesus is incarnate into the human reality today.”
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Born and raised in Uvalde, Sister Aviles said she felt a strong calling to minister to the very people she grew up with. Among those who perished in the school shooting were her own family members — three children of her cousins. Although heartbroken, she committed to her mission of serving the local Church. With the support of Catholic Extension, and with her fellow Uvaldebased Teresian sisters and other sisters from across the country, Camp I-CAN was“Jesusborn. simply said to me, ‘Let the children come to Me’, and that is exactly what this camp was designed to do,” Sister Aviles said. “This week, we wanted the children and their families to know that we are praying for them, we love them, and that we will also take action for them. That’s what community is. We support each other. God sends us out two-by-two.”CatholicExtension and Uvalde share a long and rich history. Uvalde was one of the first communities Catholic Extension supported, helping build Sacred Heart Church in 1906 and Sacred Heart Catholic School in 1912, both of which remain relevant institutions “in this grieving city,” a news release said. “Uvalde has experienced an unspeakable and senseless violence, and the community is undoubtedly still traumatized and processing grief,” said Father Jack Wall, president of Catholic Extension.“Itisour goal that through the spiritual accompaniment of religious sisters, the children and their families of Uvalde, Texas, feel God’s presence and are reminded that they are not forgotten or alone in the coming year and beyond,” the priest said. Catholic Extension also will dedicate funds to support ongoing mental health programs to augment existing services as needed, with the help of Catholic counselors.Sinceits founding in 1905, Catholic Extension’s mission has been to build up Catholic faith communities in underserved regions by raising funds to help these communities. It helps construct churches in U.S. mission dioceses, many of which are rural and cover a large geographic area. Many have limited personnel and pastoral resources. Besides Uvalde, Catholic Extension has supported 1,400 other Church communities in rural Texas and along the U.S.-Mexico border. † Texas Abbey: A New Era (PG-13) Easter Sunday (PG-13) Elvis (PG-13) Lightyear (PG)
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The pope’s desire that Catholics “be the light of the world today” doesn’t mean “he’s changing the doctrine of the faith,” Archbishop Pierre said. “The story is the same, precisely, the Gospel is the good news, when he tells us to rediscover who we are and where we are going.” †
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CNS PHOTO Teresian Sister Dolores Aviles speaks to children attending Camp I-CAN in Uvalde, Texas, July 25, 2022. Sponsored by Catholic Extension, the July 25-28 camp offered survivors of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting a safe space to heal, have fun and gently reintegrate into a school-like setting around their peers. “I-CAN” stands for inner strength, commitment, awareness and networking.
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POR JO ANN ZUÑIGA Texas Catholic Herald HOUSTON — Según un informe nacional de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos (EE.UU.), por cada sacerdote católico en los EE.UU. hay una población de 1,230 católicos, pero la proporción es mucho mayor para los hispanos, solo un sacerdote hispano por cada 9,925 católicos hispanos. “Existe una gran necesidad de más sacerdotes hispanos” dijo Candice Tyrrel, vicepresidente de membresía del Consejo de Serra Internacional de EE.UU. ¨Necesitamos más sacerdotes desesperadamente, especialmente más sacerdotes hispanos para atender a la creciente población hispana.” Después de recibir permiso de Daniel Cardenal DiNardo, Tyrell comenzó a trabajar con el Padre Miguel Solórzano, antiguo párroco de la iglesia católica San Carlos Borromeo, y con sus fieles, para crear el primer Club Serra hispano en la arquidiócesis y el primero en los Estados Unidos.“Cuando el club se haya consolidado, sería bueno buscar miembros de otras parroquias predominantemente hispanas en la arquidiócesis”, recomendó el Cardenal DiNardo. El padre Solórzano dijo que el nuevo club se ha reunido varias veces para organizar los estatutos y elegir a los dirigentes. El Club Serra, llamado así por el evangelizador San Junípero Serra, es una asociación católica internacional de laicos de todas las edades y condiciones sociales comprometida a promover las vocaciones al sacerdocio y a la vida religiosa para hombres y mujeres. Colaboran con la Oficina de Vocaciones por medio de la oración, diversos programas vocacionales y cuotas anuales de afiliación, además de las donaciones de Serra para apoyar a los seminaristas y otros aspectos que incluyen retiros de discernimiento y campamentos de verano para aprender sobre el sacerdocio. .
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Pero hay grupos espirituales que involucran a toda la familia y que atraen a los jóvenes, dijo. Uno de esos grupos es el Camino Neocatecumenal, implementado en pequeñas comunidades parroquiales de hasta 50 personas centradas en su misión. En el 2007 había aproximadamente 20,000 de esas comunidades por todo el mundo, con un número estimado de un millón de miembros católicos. “La mayoría de las vocaciones al sacerdocio que han surgido de San Carlos Borromeo, han nacido del Camino Neocatecumenal. Los jóvenes que participan en este grupo sienten el deseo de vivir en un seminario que lleva la misma espiritualidad que experimentaron en la parroquia” dijo el Padre Solórzano. El seminarista Brandon Badillo, de 21 años, dijo que él y su familia se contaban entre los miembros de San Carlos Borromeo que participaron y asistieron al culto con el Camino Neocatecumenal durante muchos años. Aunque dijo que el grupo tuvo un papel decisivo, Badillo sintió una atracción natural al sacerdocio desde la edad de 7 años. Como miembro de una numerosa familia (él es el tercero de 13 hermanos), el llamado de Dios vino de su corazón. También asistió a escuelas católicas y sirvió de acólito en las misas de domingo, en bodas y funerales cuando su familia asistía a Prince of Peace en el área de Tomball.Peroél mantuvo su oración para ser sacerdote en privado, la compartió solo con Dios hasta que asistió a la Jornada Mundial de la Juventud en Panamá en el 2019.
El Padre Solórzano compartió su experiencia personal y describió haber asistido a un retiro vocacional en Guadalajara como parte de una experiencia “previa al seminario” después del 11o grado de su educación preparatoria (high school). “Durante el 12o grado asistí a un programa llamado “seminaristas con sus familias” en que nos reuníamos una vez a la semana y teníamos un retiro una vez al mes,” dijo. “Al final de ese año, entré al seminario a tiempo completo, así es que un programa de respaldo después de un retiro vocacional es esencial.”
Badillo compartió su discernimiento con el Padre Solórzano y muy pronto el sacerdote lo contrató para trabajar en las oficinas de la parroquia, así como la transmisión en directo de las misas y ayuda con las redes sociales. También atribuye al Club Serra el haber fomentado sus estudios y desarrollo espiritual. “El grupo de oración del Club Serra me adoptó y me enviaban tarjetas de apoyo. Candice Tyrrell es muy amable y alegre y el club ofrece donaciones financieras también,” dijo Badillo. En junio y julio de este verano trabajará en San Ignacio de Loyola en Spring para ayudar en lo que sea necesario y aprender guiado por un sacerdote. Entonces en agosto regresará como estudiante de tercer año al St. Joseph’s Seminary College en Covington, Luisiana, para recibir clases de filosofía y otros estudios antes de transferir a St. Mary’s Seminary en Houston para estudiar Teología. Durante este proceso que lleva por lo menos siete años de escolaridad, Badillo está orando para ser ordenado en el 2029. Pero dice que dicho trayecto comienza con una familia con fe que eduque a sus hijos en la “NecesitamosIglesia. más sacerdotes hispanos porque cada vez hay más hispanos que están pasando a ser la mayoría de los católicos en los EE.UU. Todos los seminaristas en la actualidad tienen que aprender español, pero esa era la lengua que hablábamos en casa. Nuestra comunidad dice: “Necesitamos más sacerdotes, pero no se lleve a mis hijos -- quiero tener nietos,“ describió. La miembro de la parroquia de San Carlos Borromeo y primera presidente del Club Serra hispano, Mayra Meza Suarez, dijo “Estamos entusiasmados por el lanzamiento del primer Club Serra Hispano. Será beneficioso para todos – toda la comunidad va a tener más vocaciones.”“Nuestros sacerdotes y religiosas necesitan que les brindemos nuestro amor y aliento en estos tiempos,” dijo ella. “Definitivamente en el trayecto vamos a aprender de nuestro servicio. De hecho, estamos haciendo historia al abrazar este increíble camino por Nuestro Señor Jesucristo.” †
APOYO PASTORAL A VÍCTIMAS DE ABUSO SEXUAL DEL CLERO En un continuo esfuerzo por facilitar atención pastoral a las victimas de abuso sexual del clero o del personal de la Iglesia, el Cardenal DiNardo gustaría recordar a los fieles de la Arquidiócesis la disponibilidad del Coordinador de Ayuda a Víctimas. Si alguien ha sido victim de abuso sexual del clero o del personal de la Iglesia, se les anima llamar a la Diane Vines al 713-654-5799. Por favor rece por la sanación de las víctimas del abuso y por todos los que sufren de alguna manera.
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Pero el Padre Solórzano también advirtió que existen obstáculos académicos y culturales para los que buscan vocaciones en la comunidad hispana.“Uno de los principales obstáculos es la falta de formación académica”, dijo el padre Solórzano. “Sin un diploma de high school y estado migratorio legal en Estados Unidos, un joven no puede solicitar el ingreso en el seminario.”
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La necesidad creciente de sacerdotes hispanos impulsa el lanzamiento de un nuevo Club Serra de habla hispana
FOTO CORTESÍA DE LA IGLESIA ST. CHARLES BORROMEO El recién creado Club Hispano Serra para reclutar a más hispanos en el sacerdocio y la vida religiosa está dirigido por el Padre Miguel Solórzano, a la izquierda, pastor de San Carlos Borromeo. Los nuevos oficiales son, de izquierda a derecha, José García, Ana Magadán, Teresa García, Maribel Miranda, Ana González, la presidenta Mayra Meza Suárez, Jorge Suárez, Yolanda Cadena y la asesora de Serra USA Candice Tyrrell.
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Mientras comienza un nuevo año escolar y empezamos a orar por nuestros estudiantes, muchos miran hacia los santos para su intercesión. Recientemente, dos santos se me vinieron a la mente, Sto. Tomás de Aquino, santo patrón de los estudiantes, y San José, santo patrón de los artesanos, durante una visita a una instalación juvenil privada en el condado de Walker. Es una de las siete instalaciones donde Special Youth Services (SYS) está haciendo ministerio actualmente. Estuve presente para un almuerzo para miembros de la comunidad, donde los estudiantes tuvieron la oportunidad de demostrar las habilidades que habían aprendido en sus cursos académicos y técnicos. Comimos un platillo delicioso de filete de pollo frito con guarniciones y postre-todo preparado y servido por los estudiantes de artes culinarias. Nos invitaron a un recorrido del campus, guiado por dos jóvenes que son residentes allí. Visitamos un dormitorio, la cafetería, y el salón de música que tenía guitarras, una batería y un sistema de computadora para “hacer ritmos.” Al lado de ese salón estaba el salón de arte, donde acababan de ver videos de reclutamiento universitario. Visitamos una clase de ciencias donde los estudiantes estaban estudiando una calavera de caimán que había encontrado la maestra en su estanque. Pasamos dos salones a cuáles no podíamos entrar porque los estudiantes estaban tomando un examen de OSHA (Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional). Seguimos para ver el trabajo de los estudiantes de albañilería (quienes hicieron los centros de mesa para el almuerzo) y visitamos el taller de carpintería. La última parada fue en el garaje donde aprenden mecánica automotriz.Cuandose les preguntó qué querían hacer después de terminar el programa, un guía contestó que ha puesto los ojos en la Universidad Estatal de Stephen F. Austin. El otro guía dijo que quería recibir su certificado en soldadura para entrar en una industria de alta demanda. Dos opciones Previamenteadmirables.enelalmuerzo, unos jóvenes compartieron sus experiencias con proyectos fuera del campus (armando un jardín en una iglesia, construyendo casas en una colonia) y cómo la instalación ha cambiado su vida. Empezaron el programa con una actitud negativa, listos para desafiar a cualquier persona que trataba de decirles qué hacer, pero con el tiempo cambiaron su mentalidad. Empezaron a ver qué tanto le importaban al personal y en cambio empezaron a valorarse a sí mismo y su trabajo. Como miembros de la comunidad laboral, han encontrado un nuevo respeto por el trabajo duro involucrado en la creación hecha a mano.Aunque estos jóvenes están ocupados preparándose para la vida después de la instalación, muchos de ellos toman el tiempo para aprender de su fe. Eso es cuando SYS está honrado de proveer apoyo espiritual por medio de estudio bíblico semanal, actividades llenas de fe y alcance pastoral. Por medio de nuestras varias colaboraciones con instalaciones privadas y públicas, la Iglesia tiene la oportunidad de ayudar a formar la persona completa para salir al mundo a hacer el bien y tomar su lugar en el Cuerpo de Cristo. Mientras soy testigo de cómo una educación académica o técnica puede ser un camino a un futuro satisfactorio para los jóvenes, les invito a ustedes a que me acompañen en pedirles a San José y a Sto. Tomás de Aquino que intercedan por cada joven en su jornada. † Alejandra Maya es directora asociada de Special Youth Services. by ALEJANDRAMAYA †
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AUGUST 25 SPEAKER SERIES, 4 to 6 p.m., Jones Hall at the University of St. Thomas (3910 Yoakum Blvd., Houston). Nesti Center for Faith and Culture presents the Fratelli Tutti Series: Dialogue & Reconciliation in Community Policing with guest speakers Larry Payne, Wayne Young and Crystal Okorafor. More info: cfc@stthom.edu, 713-942-5066.
AUGUST 20 PARISH ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCE, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Laurence (3100 Sweetwater Blvd., Sugar Land). Conference with discussions and workshops for clergy, parish staff, stewardship committees, pastoral councils, finance councils and those looking to get parishioners more involved in parish life. Cost: $10 per person, includes lunch. Sponsored by the Archdiocesan Development Office and Office of Communications. Register: archgh. cventevents.com/engage.
SEPT. 3UNIVERSITY4SECOND COLLECTION, Archdiocesan parishes host a second collection benefiting students at the University of St. ThomasHouston and Catholic University of America.
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AUGUST 19 - 21 RACHEL’S VINEYARD RETREAT, Office of Pro-Life Activities hosts a Rachel’s Vineyard retreat of post-abortion healing as part of the Project Rachel ministry. All inquiries and registrations are confidential. Register or for more information: 713-741-8728; 713-440-3443; jkfritsch@archgh.org.
PORTLAND, Oregon — The Texas Catholic Herald (TCH) won four Catholic Press Awards during the Catholic Media Conference in Portland, Oregon, on July 7. The annual gathering, held in person for the first time since 2019, celebrates the work of Catholic journalists, communications and media professionals in the United States and Canada. TCH staff won a special first-place award for its exclusive coverage of Auxiliary Bishop Italo Dell’Oro, CRS, and his ordination as the Archdiocese’s eighth auxiliary bishop. Judges said the 44-page special edition featured “strong writing” and “great reporting” that “really gave a strong sense of the bishop-elect and the role.” They also said the edition had a “terrific layout” and included “good use of photos.” The judges also praised the staff’s efforts in “putting the importance of this event in the context of history,” especially the edition’s Spanish coverage. The Herald also won three honorable mention awards for: the 2020 Diocesan Services Fund Annual Report: “Giving Your Greatest Gifts to the Lord” by TCH Advertising Manager Catherine Viola; Jo Ann Zuñiga’s story on Angela House’s efforts to help formerly incarcerated women re-enter society; and coverage of Archbishop Emeritus Joseph A. Fiorenza’s 90th birthday by TCH executive editor Jonah Dycus, managing editor Rebecca Torrellas, and staff reporter and designer James Ramos. In the past, the TCH and its staff have won awards for newspaper, writer and photographer of the year, among other journalism and media categories. Each year, the Catholic Press Awards acknowledges the efforts of Catholic media professionals as they strive to further the mission of the Church and inform, inspire and educate readers keeping them connected to their faith, and telling the story of the Church. It is those contributions that are recognized through these awards. In 2022, the program had roughly 2,700 entries in 472 categories. More than 160 organizations entered this year’s program. †
SPAGHETTI DINNER, 5 to 8 p.m., St. Theresa Community Center (705 St. Theresa Blvd., Sugar Land). Sugar Land Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Theresa of Lisieux #2211 hosts their annual spaghetti dinner with spaghetti plates with homemade sauce, meatballs, salad, garlic bread, dessert and drink. Raffle tickets for sale. Tickets available at door.
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AUGUST 20 - 21 GARAGE SALE, Sat., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Peter the Apostle (6220 La Salette Dr., Houston). Adult and children’s clothing, shoes and accessories, unique finds, keepsakes, furniture, toys and more. Food available for sale. English: 713-738-4817; Spanish: 832-668-6802.
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SEPT. 10 FALL BAZAAR, 1 to 9 p.m., Holy Rosary (1416 George St., Rosenberg). Parish bazaar includes raffle, auctions, kids’ zone, live music, dancing, booths, bingo and more! Open to the public. Food, beverage, dance, raffle and KIDZONE tickets will be available online and at the event. More info: hrccr.com/bazaar; 281-342-3089.
SEPT. BAZAAR25 , OCT. 1 - 2 FESTIVAL, St. Faustina (28102 FM 1093, Fulshear). Saturday: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Sunday: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday features a ticketed fajita dinner, live music and dancing. Sunday features a KofC barbecue, live music, games, inflatables, rockwall, train, live and silent auctions, raffle and more. saintfaustinachurch. org/parish-festival.
AUGUST 27 COUPLE’S RETREAT, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cathedral Center (1701 San Jacinto St., Houston). Features Damon Owens, Matthew and Stephanie Regitz, Eucharistic Adoration, sacred music and Reconciliation. Engaged couples welcome. Cost: $50 per couple, includes lunch and refreshments. More info: stmichaelchurch.net/ wedding-feast-retreat.
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SEPT. CATHOLIC8 CHARITIES GALA, Safari Texas Ranch (11627 FM 1464 Rd., Richmond). The Mamie George Community Center is hosting its 9th annual Mission of Love Gala, Blessings and Boots. This year’s honoree is Father Dat Hoang, pastor of St. Faustina Catholic Church in Fulshear. More info: mjohns@catholiccharities. org, 281-202-6208.
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SEPT. BAZAAR4 , 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., St. Mary (8227 CR 205, Plantersville). 128th annual bazaar features food, games, live auction, fun for all ages plus a tour of the historic 1917 Painted Church.
SEPT. 24 - 25 BAZAAR, Saturday: 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., St. Christopher (8150 Park Place Blvd., Houston). Games, music, international food (barbecue, Vietnamese, Hispanic and Nigerian) and more activities. Raffle tickets: $5, $20 per book. dtorres@stchristopherhouston. org; 713-645-6614.
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SEPT. ANNUAL18BAZAAR, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church (603 Parrott Ave., Damon). Half barbecue chicken and sausage plates are $12. Barbecue beef, ribs, chicken and sausage will be sold by the pound at the pit. Auction begins at noon. The event also includes a silent auction, Bingo, raffle with various gifts, pastries, concessions, music by the M&M Playboys and more. More info: 979742-3383.
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OCT. 7PATRONAL9FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY, Holy Rosary (3617 Milam St., Houston). Friday, 5:15 to 10 p.m., Pontifical Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Perry of Chicago with homily by Dominican Friar Lawrence Lew, O.P., from England. Catered dinner follows with a talk by Father Donald Calloway. Tickets: www.holyrosaryparish.org/ patronalfeast. Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rosary procession followed by Mass. Sunday, 12:30 p.m., Pontifical High Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Italo Dell’Oro, CRS, followed you have a photo you’d like to share? To submit a photo of a place, group or event that you would like to see in the Herald, email it to tch@archgh.org Dominic Chancery 2403 Holcombe Blvd. | Houston, TX 77021 Evangelization Catechesis: Director Hospital Catholic Chaplain Corps: Director Hospital Catholic Chaplain Corps: Priest Chaplain Young Adult & Campus Ministry: Administrative Assistant Chancery 1700 San Jacinto Houston, TX 77002
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