people of god, september 2014

September 2014 • Volume 32 • Number 8 • www.archdiosf.orgI N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

Serving The Multicultural People of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe

Archbishop’s School Fund Dinner ......................... 2Archbishop’s Letter: Lift High the Cross! ............... 3Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ......... 5Get Your Flu Shot! ............................................... 10San Miguel Celebrates 400 Years ....................... 13Vestidos de la Virgen ........................................... 14Bioethics: End of Life ........................................... 21Rosary Rally ........................................................ 28

San Miguel, Socorro Begins a Year-long Celebration of 400 Years of History, Culture AND Faith

Friday evening, September 26, 2014 at 5:30 pm the community of San Miguel and Missions in Socorro begins a whole year of celebration. That evening the rededication of the Socorro church will begin the annual FIESTAS and the 400th Anniversary year. See p.13.

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The 2014 Archbish-op’s School Fund Dinner will take

place on Friday, October 10 at 6:00 p.m. at the Ho-tel Albuquerque near Old Town. This annual event raises funds for Catholic School education in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. The star of EWTN’s fea-tured cooking show, “Sa-voring Our Faith,” will grace the night’s festivities with his culinary charis-

ma. Fr. Leo Patalinghug was

born in the Philippines and raised in the Balti-more area. While attend-ing the seminary at the North American College in Rome, Fr. Leo’s love for cooking reached new heights. His adventures in Italian culture and cuisine enhanced his resolve to bring busy families togeth-er through the sharing of great meals. Strengthen-

ing family bonds through the preparation of glorious food forms the core mes-sage of his website, “Grace Before Meals.” Frequented by multitudes in culinary and domestic worlds alike, the recipes, scriptures, and reflections found at “Grace Before Meals,” have creat-ed a delicious, uplifting and lasting impression! In fact, Fr. Leo was sought out by

celebrity chef and restaura-teur Bobby Flay to partici-pate in a cooking competi-tion or “throwdown,” as it is referred to in Iron Chef circles. Fr. Leo won with his unbeatable “Fusion Steak Fajitas!”

David Nabor Lucero lives in Santa Fe. Although artis-tic as a child, he did not par-ticipate in professional visu-al arts until he was injured

in a motorcycle accident. After recuperating from the accident, he launched his career as a santero, an arti-san who creates saintly im-ages using natural pigments and materials according to traditions passed down through generations. Luce-ro created the bulto of “La Conquistadora con Anda” especially for the Archbish-op’s School Fund Dinner.

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IN THE RISEN LORD

The Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross is on September 14, 2014. This feast day has special significance to the Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem; but should impact every single Christian. This day is also called the Triumph of the Cross, Elevation of the Cross, Holy Cross Day, Holy Rood Day or Roodmas.

The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross celebrates two histori-cal events: the discovery of the True Cross by St. Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine, in 320 under the temple of Venus in Je-rusalem; and the dedication in 335 of the basilica and shrine built on Calvary by Constantine, which marks the site of the Crucifixion. The basilica, named the Martyrium and the shrine named the Calvari-um, were both destroyed by the Persians in 614. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher which now stands on the site was built by the crusaders in 1149. The main significance of the feast how-ever is the celebration and commemoration of God’s salvific death on the cross and His Resur-rection through which death was defeated and the doors to Heaven open.

When Moses lifted up the bronze serpent over the people, it was a foreshadowing of the salvation through Jesus when He was lifted up on the cross. Our church sings of the tri-umph of the cross, the instrument of our redemption. To follow Jesus Christ, we must take up His cross, follow Him and become obedient until death, even if it means death on the cross. We identify with Christ on the cross and become co-redeemers, sharing in His cross.

We make the sign of the cross before prayer which helps to fix our minds and hearts to God. After prayer we make the sign of the cross to keep close to God. The sign of the cross is our strength and protection during trials and temptations. At baptism we are sealed with the sign of the cross, signify-ing the fullness of redemption and that we belong to Christ. Let us look to the cross frequently, and re-alize that when we make the sign of the cross, we give our entire self to God — our wills, hearts, minds, bodies, souls, thoughts, and deeds. This will help us to stay fo-cused on the fact that we were cre-ated in the image and likeness of God and that we are to love Him above all else!

Sincerely yours in the Risen Lord,

Most Rev. Michael J. SheehanArchbishop of Santa Fe

La Fiesta de la Exaltación de la Cruz que se celebrará el 14 de Septiembre del 2014 tiene un significado especial para los Caballeros y las Damas del Santo Sepulcro de Jerusalén, pero debería impactar a todo cristiano. Este día también es conocido bajo los títulos Triunfo de la Cruz, Elevación de la Cruz o Día de

la Santa Cruz, entre otros.La Fiesta de la Exaltación de la Santa Cruz celebra dos acontecimientos

históricos: el descubrimiento de la Cruz Verdadera por Santa Elena, madre del emperador Constantino en el año 320 bajo el templo de Venus en Je-rusalén y la dedicación de la Basílica y Santuario construidos en el Calvario por Constantino en el año 335, los cuales marcan el sitio de la Crucifixión.

La basílica, llamada el Martyrium y el santuario llamado el Calvarium, fueron destruidos por los persas en el año 614. La Iglesia del Santo Sepulcro que ahora se encuentra en el sitio fue construida por los cruzados en 1149. Sin embar-go, el principal significado de esta fiesta es la celebración y conmemoración de la muerte salvífica de Dios en la cruz y su resurrección, a través de la cual la muerte fue vencida y las puertas de cielo abiertas.

Cuando Moisés elevó la serpiente de bronce sobre la gente, este fue un presagio de la salvación a través de Jesús cuando Él fue elevado en la Cruz. Nuestra Iglesia canta el triunfo de la cruz, el instrumento de nues-tra redención. Para seguir a Jesucristo debemos tomar su cruz, seguirlo y ser obedientes hasta la muerte, incluso si esto significa la muerte en la cruz. Nos identificamos con Cristo en la cruz y nos convertimos en corredentores, com-

partiendo en su cruz. Hacemos la señal de la cruz antes de rezar y esto ayuda

a fijar nuestras mentes y corazones en Dios. Después de rezar hacemos de nuevo la señal de la cruz para man-tenernos cerca de Dios. La Señal de la Cruz es nues-

tra fuerza y protección durante las pruebas y tentaciones. En el Bautismo somos sellados con la señal de la cruz, lo que significa la plenitud de la redención y que pertenecemos a Cristo.

Miremos a la cruz con frecuencia para dar-nos cuenta de que cuando hacemos la señal de la cruz le damos todo nuestro ser a Dios: nuestra volun-tad, nuestros corazones, mentes,

cuerpos, almas, pensamientos y ac-ciones. Esto nos ayudará a manten-

ernos enfocados en el hecho de que hemos sido creados a imagen y seme-

janza de Dios y que debemos amarlo por encima de todo.

Sinceramente suyo en el Señor Resucitado,

Reverendísimo Michael J. SheehanArzobispo de Santa Fe

Lift High the Cross!

Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan

¡Exaltemos la Cruz!

Arzobispo Michael J. Sheehan

September 11, 2014 is Patriot Day - “All powerful God, through your Son you revealed the power of your love. You showed us that hatred has no power over love & that forgive-ness heals the divisions in our lives. As we come together to remember September 11th send the healing power of love & reconciliation upon us that we may become a united people of hope, justice, & peace. Lord, may we be open to your love & may we always remember that forgiveness & reconciliation requires much of us. May your grace fill us with courage as we pray, teach, engage in dialogue & urge our leaders to work together for peace & to eliminate injustice. May we become a country dedicated to the common good & may we be open to your healing Spirit in all that we do. We give you thanks & praise for all your blessings upon us. We ask this through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.” (~USCCB.org)


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The following parishes have sent in excess Mass stipends to the Archdiocesan Finance Office for seminarian education. These receipts are for July 2014. Excess Mass stipends are from multiple Mass intentions celebrated at parishes. The archdiocesan policy is for excess Mass stipends to be used for seminarian education.

Parish Name/City Amount ReceivedAnonymous ............................................................................................................... 675.00 Church of the Risen Savior – Albuquerque ............................................................. 5,515.87Holy Ghost – Albuquerque ....................................................................................... 1,000.00 Immaculate Conception – Tome ................................................................................. 250.00Immaculate Heart of Mary – Los Alamos ................................................................. 5,643.19 John XXIII Catholic Community – Albuquerque .......................................................... 500.00 Our Lady of Annunciation – Albuquerque ................................................................ 1,797.50 Our Lady of Sorrows – Bernalillo ................................................................................ 46.72 San Juan Bautista – Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo .......................................................... 1,218.00 San Ysidro Parish – Corrales .................................................................................. 1,240.00 St. Anne Parish – Santa Fe ........................................................................................ 500.00 St. Joseph on the Rio Grande Parish – Albuquerque ................................................ 760.00 Total $19,146.28

September8-19 === ======== On Pilgrimage20 Sat 5:30 p.m. Mass, Annual Deacon Retreat, Marriot Pyramid Hotel, Albuquerque22 Mon 6:15 p.m. Santo Niño High Bidder Dinner, Archbishop’s residence23-25 === ======== Catholic Extension Bishop’s Meeting, Chicago25 Thu 6:30 p.m. Life of St. Katherine Drexel, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi26 Fri 12:00 Noon Archbishop’s Catholic Radio Hour 5:30 p.m. Rededication Mass, San Miguel, Socorro27 Sat 11:00 a.m. Barrett House ChariTEA, Albuquerque 6:00 p.m. Mass, St. Anne, Tucumcari28 Sun 8:30 a.m. Installation of Fr. Rick Zerwas as pastor, Sacred Heart, Clovis 11:00 a.m. Installation of Fr. Charles Ugochukwu as pastor, St. Helen, Portales29 Mon 10:00 a.m. College of Consultors, Catholic Center30 Tue ======== Office Appointments

October1 Tue 8:25 a.m. Mass, Santo Niño Regional Catholic School, Santa Maria de La Paz, Santa Fe3 Fri 8:00 a.m. Archdiocesan Finance Council, Catholic Center 5:30 p.m. Archbishop’s St. Francis of Assisi Awards Mass Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe5 Sun 9:30 a.m. Mass, Felician Sisters Convent, Rio Rancho 2:00 p.m. Rosary Rally, Isotopes Stadium, Albuquerque6 Mon ======== Office Appointments 5:30 p.m. Priest Convocation, Taos7-9 === ======== Priest Convocation, Taos10 Fri 6:00 p.m. Archbishop’s School Fund Dinner, Hotel Albuquerque

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (CNS) -- As Pope Francis’ plane was cruising through Chinese airspace in mid-Au-gust en route to his first visit to the Far East, 20 Chinese priests and nuns were assembling halfway around the globe at a retreat house in the United States, preparing to begin a week of quiet prayer and reflection. The gath-ering at the Cenacle Retreat Center in Long Island, New York, was af-filiated with the Chinese Seminary Teachers and Formators Project, an initiative launched by Maryknoll Fa-thers and Brothers in 1991 to help train priests and women religious for various leadership roles in the church in China. “It’s Maryknoll’s way of cooperating with the Chi-nese bishops and religious superiors to help the church in China grow,” explained Maryknoll Father Larry

Lewis, who has been involved with the project for 21 years. The Chinese participants in the program “are un-der a lot of pressure in this country, studying for a master’s or doctoral degree in another language,” said Father Lewis, former project coor-dinator. “This gives them a chance to leave that pressure behind.” Most of the summer retreats associated with the project have been preached retreats, allowing for interaction between retreatants and presenters. This year’s, however, was a directed silent retreat, where each retreatant met one hour a day with a spiritual director who recommended Scrip-ture readings and provided indi-vidual counsel. The rest of the day, between meals, was spent in solitary prayer and reflection, with the group gathering for Mass before dinner.

Chinese priests, nuns spend years in U.S. to prepare for leadership

Pope Francis responds to a journalist’s question aboard the papal flight from Seoul, South Korea, to Rome Aug. 18. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)


Sidonie Squier, SecretaryHuman Services DepartmentP.O. Box 2348, Pollon Plaza Santa Fe, NM 87504-2348

Dear Sec. Squier:

This letter is to express the deep concern of Catholic Charities (in the Arch-diocese of Santa Fe) for the Human Services Department’s plan to reinstate the required participation in work, work activities or community service for the receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Catholic Charities Board of Director’s Executive Committee has taken official action to endorse the expression of opposition raised by the New Mexico Conference of Catholic Bishops in regards to re-implementing this requirement. We also en-dorse the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty opposition and their calling for dialogue and discussion.

Make no mistake; Catholic Charities strongly believes that there is dignity in work and that everyone should be encouraged to participate in work. The reality is that New Mexico’s economy has not yet recovered or offers sufficient opportunity for all to work at this time, nor should nutrition benefits be used as a negative consequence or punishment.

If the State of New Mexico and the Human Services Department seeks to encourage and motivate persons/families receiving SNAP benefits to engage in meaningful work and/or vocational training then it should not look to “forced labor” rather, positive reinforcements and consequences for recipients of such benefits. In our state we can simply look to the many enhancements of our national parks, construction of public buildings, and art works of the Great De-pression era programs to see that when work with dignity is offered to people it is eagerly accepted. Such work has created many lasting benefits and much pride in our society. We do not need to hold a carton of milk just out of reach of an unemployed receiver of nutritional benefits; rather we need to offer them real opportunities that lift them out of poverty.

Individuals and families struggling in our community should not be devalued when they seek assistance from our public institutions. They should feel the ac-knowledgement of their dignity and the receipt of respect. With sincere earnest, we ask the Department to postpone its implementation of the work requirement and enter into earnest discussions of how to promote opportunity and advance-ment out of reliance on public assistance.

On behalf of Catholic Charities,

Jim GannonCEO/Executive Director cc. Most Rev. Michael J. Sheehan Hon. Gov. Suzanne MartinezMr. Allen Sanchez/NMCCBABQ Journal Editorial SectionNew Mexican Editorial

Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions FOR September 2014

Universal: That the mentally disabled may receive the love and help they need for a dignified life.

For Evangelization: That Christians, inspired by the Word of God, may serve the poor and suffering

Seminarian Support

Special Collection on Sunday, September 13, 2014An archdiocesan campaign for the support of local semi-narians in their studies and formation.


ecumenism 101Is Inter-communion at Least Allowed Whenever There is Agreement on the Nature of the Holy Eucharist and the

Priesthood or at Weddings?

The Ecumenical and Inter-religious commis-sion of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe is dedicat-ed to enabling Catholics throughout the arch-diocese to respond faithfully to Christ’s call for unity. This article represents an on-going series of frequently asked questions related to ecumenism and inter-religious relations. Taken from the 2009 Archdiocese of Santa Fe Hand-book for Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Af-fairs.

The fact that a Christian belonging to another confessional church is spiritually well disposed and spontaneously asks for Communion from a Catholic priest is insufficient. The Applica-tion of Principles and Norms in Ecumenism (DAPNE) states two other conditions neces-sary for the reception of Holy Eucharist by a non-Catholic in danger of death or in a situation of grave or pressing need (as defined by the lo-cal ordinary, i.e., bishop): one, that the person’s faith in the sacrament is in harmony with that of the church and, two, that he or she has no ac-cess to a minister of his or her own communion.

Granted, the attitudes of individual members of faith communities do not always coincide with the attitudes of the communities them-selves. Nevertheless, the eucharistic celebra-tion commits the whole church to the validity of the celebration. To receive communion is to profess becoming an integral, inseparable member of the whole eucharistic body of Christ under the bishop.

It should also be noted that the question of inter-communion is not limited to the validity of orders. If it were, then eucharistic sharing between Orthodox, the Polish National Catho-lic Church and others not yet in full communion with the Catholic Church would be permitted, since all of these churches admit the validity of orders, the Real Presence, and the sacrificial na-ture of each other’s Eucharist.

In sum, The 1993 Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms of Ecumenism (DAPNE) lists “danger of death” as the only case of “urgent need” not requiring the action of the local ordinary before sharing these sacraments. In such circumstance, four other conditions are required: one, the baptized person requests the sacrament of his or her own accord; two, he or she expresses the Catholic faith in the sacrament; three, is properly disposed; and, four, has no access to a minister of his or her own church or ecclesial communion. The official interpretation of these above-mentioned conditions by Archbishop Sheehan is that all four specific conditions are to be present and that they are not to be taken as general samples of conditions. (See Part III: Canon Law #844.)

By Meg Ashcroft, o.PrAeM.oBl., Director, NorBer-tiNe herMitAge retreAt AND liBrAry

Br. Stephen A. Gaertner, O.Praem. and Br. Graham R. Gold-en, O.Praem. professed solemn vows of poverty, consecrated celi-bacy and obedience at Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey in Albuquerque on the Feast of St. Augustine, Au-gust 28, 2014. Abbot Joel Garner, O.Praem. presided at the Eucharist of their vowing.

Born in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Stephen is a magna cum laude graduate in English from St. Nor-bert College in 1998 and an MA graduate in English from Michigan State University in 2002. He has taken a break from his theological studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago to complete a doctoral dissertation in English at Michigan State. He has one more year of Master of Divinity studies before he receives his degree. Ste-phen is the son of Robert C. Gaert-ner of Midland, MI.

Born in Albuquerque, Graham R. Golden graduated from St. Pius X High School in 2004. He was a magna cum laude graduate at the University of New Mexico with a BA in music and Spanish in 2008. He has been studying at Catholic Theological Union and the University of Chicago in a joint program. He received a MA from the School

of Social Services at the University of Chicago in May 2014 and will return to finish his graduate de-gree in theological studies next year in preparation

for priesthood. His parents are Dan and Debbie Golden of Al-buquerque.

Commitment to religious life includes the movement through distinct stages of formation. A candidate deepens this commit-ment first through a novitiate, a focused time of initial spiritual formation into the Norbertine way of life.

Then he commits himself to the traditional vows--pover-ty, chastity and obedience--for three years. Poverty reflects simplicity of life and sharing with others, chastity opens him to an all-embracing love of oth-ers, and obedience makes him attentive to God’s will in his life and the common good.

Following these temporary vows, after mutual discernment by the Norbertine Community and the candidate, he then pro-fesses final or solemn vows. Brother Stephen Gaertner and Brother Graham Golden have professed this commitment to lifelong conversion within the context of Norbertine commu-nal life on the Feast of Augus-

tine. Norbertines worldwide follow the Rule of St. Augustine.

Brs. Stephen A. Gaertner, O.Praem and Graham R. Golden, O.Praem

Profess Solemn Vows

Br. Stephen A. Gaertner, O.Praem

Br. Graham R. Golden, O.Praem

By fAther KeNNeth Doyle, cAtholic News service

Q. As a practicing Catholic, what should be my answer when my Protestant friends ask me why my church does not ordain women to the priesthood? (City of origin withheld)

A. Catholics believe that the ordained ministry has its origin in Christ’s choice of the Twelve Apostles. Why Jesus selected only males for this sacramental and teaching ministry, no one can say with certainty, but the church feels bound by the decision of its found-er and by its earliest and consistent tradition.

There were proponents of female priests in the first four centuries of the church’s history, but always the response from church leaders was the same: that’s not our call to make, not our prerogative; the action of Je-sus is normative.

Even Eastern Orthodox churches, which split with Catholics on several theological issues, never ques-tioned that the priesthood was reserved to males.

Some would argue that if Jesus were alive today when society has a greater appreciation of women’s dignity and gifts, he would have picked some women

among his apostles.But that forgets the fact that the historical Jesus had

no problem being controversially countercultural: he chose Matthew -- scorned by society as a tax collector -- and welcomed several women, including Mary Mag-dalene, as close companions and friends.

So the church’s teaching has nothing to do with gen-der equality and everything to do with Jesus and the history of the church. St. John Paul II in a 1994 apos-tolic letter explained that since even the Virgin Mary was not given the ministry and mission proper to the apostles, the decision by Jesus was surely not a state-ment on the relative dignity and holiness of the sexes.

Pope Francis, in his 2013 exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium,” even while reaffirming the teaching on a male-only priesthood, added a critical nuance. He said that decision-making should not be linked to ordina-tion and urged that women be given a greater voice in church deliberations.

Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth Doyle at [email protected] and 40 Hopewell St., Al-bany, N.Y. 12208.

Why the church does not ordain women


Spiritual Care Conference Diversity in Caring: the Various Gifts We Bring Mark your Calendars! October 25, 2014 Call for Papers Deadline for submission of Papers - September 15, 2014 This conference offers all professionals working with diverse populations some cultural competency education from the perspective of a variety of com-plementary and alternative medical practitioners. Medical doctors, nurses, healthcare providers and chaplains, pastors, anyone attending to a diverse population can benefit from this conference.

We are currently accepting workshop proposals for presentation in the following complementary and alternative medicines:

1. Traditional (Native American) Indian Medicine 2. Curanderismo – the Healing Art of Mexico 3. African American Alternative Medicine 4. Chiropractic and Osteopathic Medicine 5. Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 6. Art, Dance, and Music Therapy 7. Homeopathic Medicine 8. Naturopathic Medicine 9. Massage Therapy

10. Yoga Meditation 11. Herbal Medicine 12. Hypnosis Workshop presentation is for duration of one

hour, followed by fifteen minutes of questions and answers. A maximum of five workshops will be ac-cepted for presentation during this conference.

If you have done some research or you are a prac-titioner in any of these healing traditions and you are interested in presenting, please submit a workshop proposal for consideration to:

Rev. Stephen Abaukaka Coordinator, Spiritual Care Conference ASF Department for Hospital Chaplaincy Services 4000 St. Joseph’s Place NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 Fax (505) 831-8351 Early Bird Registration:

Workshop proposals will be considered through September 15, 2014; and thereafter Early Bird Reg-istration begins. Registration Forms and Conference Fees will be available by September 15.

Rev. Baaju Izuchi, CSSp, PhD, BCC Conference Convener

At their Provincial Chapter in June, the Franciscan friars of Our Lady of Guadalupe Province elected Fr. Jack Clark Robinson, OFM their minister provincial, the head of the community. Fr. Jack was ordained a priest at Jemez Pueblo in 1986. He served there and at the missions of the parish as an associate pastor before going to Peña Blanca and working at Cochi-ti, Santo Domingo and San Felipe. He has worked training men to become Franciscan friars in Califor-nia, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, as well as serving as pastor at Holy Family Parish in Albuquer-que from 1993 to 2000.

Fr. Jack is the son of the late Ernest and Beatrice Clark Robinson of Grayson, KY, where he grew up as a Southern Baptist. He earned an undergraduate degree in speech and drama at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, KY. It was there that he also entered the Roman Catholic Church. He later ob-tained a law degree from the University of Kentucky before entering the Franciscans. As a Franciscan he earned a degree in theology at the Catholic Theolog-ical Union in Chicago and later a doctorate in history at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He has spent a large part of his career in both pastoral ministry and teaching. While previously assigned in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, he taught many cours-es for the archdiocese and conducted a long-running scripture study which drew participants from across Albuquerque to Holy Family parish and the Queen of Angels Indian Chapel. He has taught Franciscan his-tory and spirituality throughout the United States and in Singapore. Most recently, he was also teaching at the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, TX. Last year, he served as head of a national commis-sion planning for the revitalization and restructuring of Franciscan life and ministry in the United States

Our Lady of Guadalupe Province is a group of 60 Franciscan friars who work as priests and brothers within the Roman Catholic Church, primarily in New Mexico and Arizona. The province is one of some 125 provinces throughout the world which make up the community, or order, founded 700 years ago by Francis of Assisi, a medieval Italian mystic and saint. Franciscans are known for their ministry among the poor and marginalized. In New Mexico and Arizona they primarily work among Native Americans and Hispanics, where they are following in the footsteps of Franciscan missionaries who first came with Span-

The second annual Barrett Foundation Chari-TEA will be Saturday, September 27 from 11am -2 pm. All proceeds will go to Barrett House, Albuquerque’s only homeless shelter for wom-en and children. Lunch, tours, entertainment, door prizes and silent auction will take place. The special guest will be Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan and the host is Rachel Michaels of 99.5 Magic FM. For tickets and information, please visit www.barrettfoundation.org or call 505.246.9244.

Fr. Jack Clark Robinson, OFM Ordained at

Jemez Pueblo to Head Franciscan Community

ChariTEA Benefitting the Barrett House

ish colonists in the 1500s. It was in admiration of the inspiration of Francis of Assisi and the work of the Franciscans over the centuries that the current pope, though a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), chose to be known as Pope Francis.

In his new role as minister provincial, Fr. Jack will be one of approximately 150 delegates to the general chapter of his community when it meets for six weeks next year in Italy. It is that general chapter which gov-erns the world-wide Franciscan Order of over 12,000 Franciscan friars. It is also foreseen that he will con-tinue to have a major part in the on-going revitalization and restructuring of the life of all 1,100 Franciscan fri-ars in the United States, following up on his planning work last year, giving the Franciscans in the southwest an important voice in on-going deliberations with re-gard to the future shape of U.S. Franciscan life and ministry.

Archdiocese of Santa Fe Department for Hospital Chaplaincy Services


Last Lent, 74 of our parish-es and schools participated in prayer, fasting, giving and learning through Catholic Relief Services’ Rice Bowl. Our archdiocese raised over $63,000 this year, and almost $16,000 of that will stay in our archdiocese and will help local organizations addressing hunger like Immaculate Con-ception Bread and Blessings meal, St. Vincent de Paul, San Martín de Porres Soup Kitchen in Española and Little Poor One Food Pantry in Taos, Samaritan House in Las Vegas, Catholic Charities and others. Keep up the great work!

Make sure your parish, youth group, religious education program and/or school has your order set for Lent 2015 CRS Rice Bowl. We are collecting your order information for the Lent 2015 CRS Rice Bowls. FREE Materials in English and Spanish include rice bowls, posters, CD-ROM, Edu-cators guide with curriculum suggestions for all age levels, K-adult, and coordinator’s guide. Plan ahead and include Rice Bowl in your religious education and adult faith for-mation programs! Call the Office of Social Justice and Re-spect Life at 505.831.8205 and place your order, and set up a workshop for your catechists, youth ministers, social con-cerns committee, or family life ministers for the fall.

By Kathy Freeze, Parish & Faith Community Outreach Liaison, Catholic Charities

Catholic Charities expresses its appreciation to all who have supported our work through prayer, action, and donations on behalf of the Children at our Borders. We have been working closely with the Immigration and Migration staff of the Diocese of El Paso to document the stories of suffering and pain these children have been flee-ing, as well as the perils and hardships of their journeys to our doorstep. The stories have a common theme of neglect, abuse, fear of death, and devaluation of human dignity.

Seasoned case managers accustomed to work-ing with struggling families and recent arrivals through our resettlement services here in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe have been regularly traveling south to El Paso to interview children. These children, ages 5-17, are currently housed in residential centers (with bars on the windows and locked doors). Many do not speak Spanish, but rather indigenous languages.

Our staff tries to explain to children their rights to legal representation and how to navigate the legal system here in the United States. They doc-ument story after horrific story, including the ac-

count of a gang’s recruiter threatening a 12-year-old to drop out of school and run drugs or watch as his family is killed in front of him; the tale of an 8-year-old who found himself abandoned in the Arizona desert on a July evening, wandering for two days in search of someone, anyone; and a preteen girl who shared that if she had not tak-en El Besta (the famed train of young refugees), she faced a life of prostitution, and how along the 1700-plus-miles journey, she did not escape being assaulted.

Our Catholic Charities staff members are not ignorant of these stories; they have heard sim-ilar stories before, but they speak to the over-whelming number of children held in the four residential processing centers in El Paso. It is a multiplier of emotion that gets to even the most seasoned of our staff. This is not one story a day, but multiple stories told one after another, day after day. People, especially children, should not know such sorrow and fear. Our hope is that what is documented will lead to change, not only in El Paso, but everywhere in the United States, and especially in the home countries from which these children have sought escape. It is impera-tive that we continue to aid these children and their families through prayer and action.

By Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service

AMMAN, Jordan (CNS) -- A top Catholic charity official described Gaza as a “complete catastrophe” after nearly four weeks of fighting between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas.

“Gaza is on the brink of collapse at this point,” said Matthew McGarry, who directs the Catholic Relief Services’ operations in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem. He spoke to Catholic News Service in a phone interview from Jerusalem, describing the hu-manitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, a coastal strip subject to Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire.

Despite the “extremely dangerous and challenging situation” in Gaza, CRS humanitarian aid is being still delivered to thousands, McGarry said Aug. 4.

Several calls for humanitarian cease-fires have largely gone unheeded by both sides, while at least six U.N. facilities sheltering Palestinians were shelled.

More than 1,800 Palestinians, most of them civil-ians, have been killed and more than a quarter of the impoverished enclave’s 1.8 million residents dis-placed, according to Gazan officials. More than 60 Israeli soldiers have been in the Israeli operation, dubbed “Protective Edge,” seeking to destroy under-ground tunnels built by Hamas to carry out terrorist attacks in the Jewish state.

“Humanitarian workers are at risk. We had to lim-it our movements quite a bit,” McGarry said of the bombardments. Despite the constraints on move-ment, he said, “our teams have been able to move a good deal of humanitarian assistance.”

Distribution of 2,500 household emergency kits

were underway to 15,000 people around the Gaza City area, including the heavily bombarded Gaza district of Shijaiyah, less than a mile from the Israeli border, and other northern cities, such as Beit Lahiya.

In addition, CRS has distributed “household kits, hygiene items, kitchen sets and some water storage containers to 500 households, a little over 1,000 peo-ple at this point,” McGarry said.

CRS, the U.S. bishops’ international relief and de-velopment agency, also helped facilitate the delivery of three truckloads of medical supplies, equipment and some medicines to the Anglican Al-Ahli Arab

Hospital in Gaza. McGarry said plans included distributing addi-

tional medical supplies and equipment to the Caritas clinics and to Al-Ahli hospital.

Often, reaching out to assist people has been at enormous risk to the CRS staff, he said.

“It’s truly difficult. We have 15 Gazan staff. Half had to flee their homes because of damage and the high volume of airstrikes,” McGarry said.

“It’s extremely dangerous. It’s very stressful. It’s a very hard time. We have great, heroic staff but the sit-uation has placed tremendous demands on them -- on their personal and professional lives,” he added. “We have staff whose relatives have died from debris and shrapnel from airstrikes.”

Often the teams work under extremely difficult conditions with little access to drinking water or power in Gaza. The only electric power plant in the strip was disabled in late July.

McGarry said once a calmer environment settles on Gaza and people start to move, CRS plans to assist with badly needed water and sanitation work at cen-ters for displaced families.

“If the conditions in Gaza become slightly favor-able, we will scale up accordingly,” he said.

“In the last weeks, there were expectations that things would get better but those expectations have been consistently disappointed with the situation get-ting worse, to the point that Gaza is on the brink of collapse,” he said.

Gaza has been subject to a seven-year economic blockade, which Israel imposed after Hamas took over the Gaza Strip from the Palestinian Fatah party.

Children’s Border Crisis Update

A man carries a Palestinian girl, whom medics said was wounded in an Israeli airstrike, at a hospital in Gaza Aug. 8. Father Raed Abu-sahlia, president of Caritas Jerusalem, which is operating in Gaza, has expressed grave concern for the coastal strip’s residents with fighting once again erupting between Israel and Hamas. (CNS pho-to/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Reuters)

CRS Official: Gaza a ‘Complete Catastrophe’ On ‘Brink of Collapse’

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August was a busy time at Catholic Charities as we pre-pared our students for back to school. Through our Centers for Self-Sufficiency & Housing, Refugee Resettlement, Chil-dren’s Learning Center and Clients in our VAWA (Violence Against Women program) we created over 150 backpacks full of much needed schools supplies.

This work could not have been done without our wonderful volunteers and the in-kind support of backpacks and school supplies from St. Jude Thaddeus, Risen Savior, and Our Lady of Annunciation parishes. An extra-large thank you goes out to the youth group at St. Jude’s who spent a Friday evening learning about the refugee journey and creating special back-packs for those students pre-school to 12th grade. Are you curious about the number one donated item? Rulers! But no ruler could measure the love and care that went into each backpack. Catholic Charities and the families we serve are so blessed to have the support of our faith community.

To learn more about how to support the refugee settlement program, please contact Tim Ashby at 505.724.4678. Men-tors and in-kind donations (food, cleaning supplies, & new pillows) are needed now.

Thank you from Catholic Charities

The USCCB Respect Life Pro-gram begins anew each year on Respect Life Sunday, the first Sun-day in October. The program is highlighted in liturgies and marked by special events to call attention to various human life and dignity issues. These materials are par-ticularly helpful to pastors, parish groups and other organizations.

This year’s theme: “Each of Us Is a Masterpiece of God’s Cre-ation!” Pope Francis said in his Day of Life greeting, “Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God’s creation, made in His own image, destined to live forever, and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect.”

Respect life packets have been mailed to pastors (one per parish) in August. The packet contains materials to plan for Respect Life Sunday, October 5 and throughout the year, including information pamphlets called Life Matters, liturgy planning, and posters. To begin planning, check with your pastor or download/order materials on line at http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/respect-life-program/

Each of Us Is A Masterpiece of God’s Creation: Theme for Respect Life Month in October

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe African American Catholic Community Mass Sunday, October 26, 12 Noon

The AACC Cordially invites all to Mass on Sunday, October 26, 12 noon at St. Joseph on the Rio Grande Catholic Church, 5901 St. Joseph’s Dr. NW, Albuquerque. For more information please call 505.836.3627 Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Office of Social Justice & Respect Life and the AACC. The office of Social Justice and Respect Life invites you

to learn more about how Catholic Social Teaching sows hope for those who are living in poverty. If you want to schedule a presentation to junior high and high school youth, confirmation groups, young adults or adults, in English or Spanish, you can contact Sandra Arpero at 505.831.8235. Don’t miss this great learning opportunity!

“Poverty calls us to sow hope.” (Pope Francis, meeting with students of Jesuit schools—Q&A, 6/7/13).

Many of the major religious traditions are inviting their members to join the People’s Climate March in New York and support the UN meetings on Climate Change September 23. A diverse coalition of organizations is sponsoring a local climate pilgrimage that will travel 1.5 miles downtown making six stops to highlight the connections between climate change and sustainable solutions; local food and security; immigration, refugees and cli-mate relief; employment and poverty; water and energy; and transportation. Everyone is welcome. Please bring banner and signs. For more information contact Sr. Joan Brown of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light at [email protected] (Albuquerque) or [email protected] (Santa Fe)

The coalition of organizations in Albuquer-que planning Climate Pilgrimage: Connecting the Dots are calling for strong action in cre-ative ways that care for Earth and communi-ty in order to shift to a just, safe and peace-ful world. Some of the co-sponsoring orga-nizations include: Albuquerque Mennonite Community, Bread NM, Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Conservation Vot-ers Education Fund NM, Gallup Solar, Juntos NM, NM Climate Coalition, NM Conference of Churches, NM Faith Coalition for Immi-grant Justice, NM Interfaith Power and Light, NM Solar Energy Association, Office of So-cial Justice and Respect Life of Archdiocese of Santa Fe, OXFAM NM, Sierra Club, 350.org, US Green Building Council NM.

Climate Pilgrimage: Connecting the DotsSaturday, September 20, 9-11

Albuquerque: Meet at Immaculate Conception Church, 619 Copper Ave. NW(Across from the ABQ downtown library, ends at Robinson Park)

Santa Fe: Begin at the Plaza with first stop at St. Francis CathedralSaturday, September 20 at Noon

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Episodes featuring the work of Catholic Extension will take viewers on a faith journey they won’t soon forget

There is inspiring, exciting good news in the Catholic Church, and Catholic Exten-sion – a national fundraising organization often referred to as the church’s “best kept se-cret” – is bringing to life the miraculous, transformative stories it is privileged to wit-ness everyday to a new televi-sion series.

EWTN (Eternal Word Tele-vision Network), the largest religious media network in the world, launched “The Church Universal” on August 31. The premier episode showcased the work of Catholic Exten-sion, a papal society that has been a lifeline to struggling faith communities in the U.S. for more than a century. Cath-olic Extension will be featured in two episodes in 2014 with more to come next year.

Since 1905, Catholic Ex-tension has contributed more than $500 million to 94 mis-sion dioceses and parishes throughout the country – areas in which the Catholic church is present but needs outside support to exist. Often, these are vibrant parishes filled with people who are passionate about their faith.

Catholic Extension’s work extends from coast to coast, reaching some of the most for-gotten outposts of American society, where faith abounds in the face of adversity. These stories, which have never been shared to such a large audi-ence, are sure to inspire view-ers.

In the series premier, Cath-olic Extension President Fr. Jack Wall highlights Catholic Extension’s presence among the poor, and paints a pic-ture of the importance of the Catholic faith in marginalized communities. “While most Americans go about their ev-

eryday lives, there are people in isolated and impoverished areas of the United States fac-ing challenges that most of us would find unimaginable,” he said. “Yet it is their faith in God that gives these people hope, and we can all gain in-spiration from that.”

“We’re so grateful to EWTN for allowing us the opportuni-ty to share these stories of the transformative power of faith to change both the hearts of individuals and their commu-nities,” said Fr. Wall.

The second episode, “Voca-tions in the Church,” will air Sunday, October 19 (5:00 p.m. Eastern), with encore airings on Tuesday, October 21 (5:00 a.m. Eastern), and Friday, Oc-tober 24 (10:00 p.m. Eastern). This episode will speak to the increasing numbers of the faithful answering Pope Fran-cis’ call to serve in isolated and poor areas of the country, where seminarians are on fire about their faith.

Said Fr. Joseph Mary, host of “The Church Universal” and EWTN chaplain, “Our hope for the series is two-fold: We want to give people pride in their faith and see how much good is being done. We need to be reminded of the far greater story of the church and the people who are making a difference in the lives of oth-ers, like Catholic Extension. Second, we want to inspire people to get involved and think, ‘I could make a differ-ence, too.’”

Viewers are reminded that unexpected church events may pre-empt air dates so please check your local listings. Please visit www.catholicex-tension.org/EWTN for more information on the episodes and to view the official trailer. To learn more about Catholic Extension, read more stories of hope and discover how to support its mission through-out the U.S. please visit www.catholicextension.org.

Stories of Inspiration and Hope Coming,

A New EWTN Series Chronic hunger and malnutri-tion take a heavy toll on lives, particularly among children, one of the most vulnerable pop-ulations living in New Mexi-co. Children’s health, growth, and development, not to mention their readiness for school and ability to learn, are severely compromised when they are underfed.

Food, and the role it plays in nourishing lives, has been central to General Mills’ busi-ness since the company was founded in the 1860s with two flour mills. As the company has grown in its commercial, technical, and civic influence, so has its foundation’s re-solve to apply what they know and do best to advance the kinds of change the world needs most. General Mills has been a leader in rec-ognizing the spectrum of social change that food is able to advance for families across the world. One initiative that the General

Mills Foundation supports is hunger by providing food to those in need.

Recently, General Mills Founda-tion awarded the pantry a grant in the amount of $5,000 on behalf of the Albuquerque, New Mexico Com-

munity Action Council for the pantry’s program called Healthy Food Choices.

“Needless to say, that amount of money will go a long way in helping feed New Mexico’s hungry. It is encouraging to know that the General Mills Foundation continues to care for the community in which it is present,” says, Manuel Casias, Vice President of De-velopment for St. Felix Pantry.

St. Felix Pantry, a Felician-sponsored min-istry, accepts food at its location on 4020 Barbara Loop SE in Rio Rancho, Tuesday through Saturday from 6 am until 12 noon.

For more information about St. Felix Pantry please call Manuel Casias at 505.891.8075 or email: [email protected]

General Mills and St. Felix Pantry Nourishing Lives

By Bob Moos, Southwest public affairs officer for the U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services

The flu is nothing to sneeze at, especially if you’re an older adult.

About 226,000 Americans will land in the hospital this year as a result of the flu and its complications, and anywhere from 3,000 to 49,000 will die from flu-related illnesses. Adults 65 and older will account for 60 percent of the hospital stays and 90 percent of the deaths.

As people age, their immune system typically weakens and their ability to ward off diseases declines. That puts older adults at increased risk of the flu. Moreover, the virus can cause compli-cations for those already struggling with chronic health problems.

As flu season approaches this fall, you’ll want to wash your hands and stay away from sick people to reduce the spread of germs. But as useful as those preventive steps are, an annual vaccination remains the best way to help protect yourself against the flu virus.

You have several flu shot options. Besides the traditional flu vaccine that helps protect against three strains of the virus, there’s now a “quad-rivalent” vaccine that helps protect against four strains.

You can also choose a higher-dose vaccine specifically designed for older adults. By im-proving the production of antibodies in older patients, the higher dose can provide a stronger immune response and, hopefully, better protec-tion against infection when you’re exposed to the flu virus.

Talk to your doctor about which flu shot op-

tion is right for you.Now is a good time to get your vaccination.

The vaccine will protect you within two weeks. The flu season typically begins in October, peaks in January or February and runs through May.

If you’re enrolled in Medicare Part B, your flu shot won’t cost you anything, as long as your doctor, health clinic or pharmacy agrees not to charge you more than Medicare pays. There’s no deductible or co-payment. The same is true for the higher-dose vaccine option.

If you were vaccinated last year, you’ll still need another shot this year, since your immunity to flu viruses wanes after a year. Also, the types of viruses usually change from season to season, so a new vaccine is made each year to fight that season’s most likely strains.

Despite the higher risk that flu and its compli-cations pose to older adults, the vaccination rate within this age group remains much lower than it should be. Only 65 percent of adults 65 and older are vaccinated each year, far short of the public health goal of 90 percent for this group.

Why? Some older adults don’t understand that the flu can be serious and life-threatening, so they don’t think a flu shot is worth their time and effort. Others resist annual vaccination because they believe it’s risky, even though decades of experience have shown flu shots to be safe and effective.

If you’re concerned about a serious allergic reaction or some other medical condition that may make the flu vaccine unsafe for you, you should consult your doctor before a vaccination. Otherwise, it’s important to remember that you can’t get the flu from the flu shot.

Don’t Take Any Chances. Get Your Flu Shot This Fall

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CATHOLIC EDUCATION

St. Francis Xavier Parish in Albu-querque is holding a reunion for all alumni of St. Francis Xavier School on Saturday, November 29, 2014, it will begin with Mass at 4 p.m. followed by a tour of the school. Dinner is at 6 p.m. with the dance starting at 8 p.m. until 12 midnight. Tickets are a Donation of $20 per person. St. Francis is located at 820 Broadway SE. For more informa-tion or to purchase tickets contact the parish office at 505.243.5201.

St. Francis Xavier Reunion

KUDOS: Keith Jordan is newly elected to the New Mexico Music Educators Association (NMMEA) Hall of Fame! To be deemed worthy by the board of directors for this honor one must have held leadership positions in NMMEA, have had outstanding high school music ensembles, and have at least 20 years of service in music in the state. We are blessed to have Mr. Jordan as our band and orchestra director at St. Pius X.

Mrs. Keeyson’s drama class

St. Pius X Fine ArtsBy DeNise PoAge, fiNe Arts Booster

St. Cecilia Hall on the St. Pius X campus will be filled with dancing, singing, acting, and music playing throughout the school year! The band will be participating at the football games as will the drum line. Here’s what’s happening just ahead!

SPX DRAMA!!!!

Fall Play: The drama department will perform “The Curious Savage” by John Patrick November 7-9 on Stage 1.

Mrs. Savage has been left ten million dollars by her husband and wants to make the best use of it, in spite of the efforts of her grown-up stepchildren to get their hands on it. Knowing the widow’s wealth is now in negotiable securities, and seeing they cannot get hold of it, they commit her to a “sanatorium” hoping to “bring her to her senses.” This play will be presented at 7pm on Friday and Saturday night as well as a 2pm Sunday matinee. For more information, please call St. Pius X: 505.831.8400.

SAVE THE DATE: The 3rd annual Christmas Craft Fair will be December 13 in the Main and Auxiliary Gym.

Open to Catholic Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venture Scouts, Girl Scouts and American Heritage Girls

Scouts will learn more about their Catholic Faith with a day full of activities tailored for their respective scouting program. We will grow in our Catholic Christian beliefs by listening, sharing, praying, singing, and playing. The day’s activities are designed to jump start a scout’s endeavors in working toward the religious award for their rank. We will also offer counselor training for Ad Altare Dei and Pope Pius XII emblems. Registration for counselor training is due by September 27th.

The retreat will provide an introduction to various reli-gious activity patches and emblems available to scouts in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Parents are welcome to stay for the day with their child(ren). Retreat fees are $10.00 for youth and $3.00 for adults. Lunch will be provided.

Please register online at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409054aaaa62ca75-scouting.

Emblems for boys: Light of Christ Parvuli Dei Ad Altare Dei Light is Life Pope Pius XIIEmblems for girls: Family of God I Live My Faith Marrian Medal Spirit Alive Activity patches for both boys and girls: Rosary Series patches Footsteps of American Saints patches International Catholic AwarenessEmblem books will also be available for purchase at the retreat.

For more information see: http://www.catholicscoutsnm.org/ or contact Christy Glaser 505.228.7272 or email: [email protected]

Archdiocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting presents the Scouting

Your Faith – 2014 RetreatOctober 11th, 2014

St Jude Thaddeus Parish 5712 Paradise Blvd NE, Albuquerque

8:00AM – 3:30PM

Side effects are rare. Most people no-tice nothing after their vaccination. A few may have sore muscles or a slight fever. But those side effects usually last just a day or two.

No matter how healthy or youthful you may feel, don’t wait to be vacci-nated. When you get your shot, you’ll protect not only yourself but also those around you. By avoiding the flu, you’ll avoid giving it to family and friends.

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By JessicA PAcheco, AtteNDee

The week at MMA has been one of the best expe-riences, if not the most important, I’ve ever had. Not only was I pushed to be a better musician, but my heart was ignited with the flame of the Holy Spirit and the unconditional love of God. I also was able to open my heart up to new experiences and conquer some of my greatest fears such as being on a plane, swimming in the middle of a lake and letting go of the control in my life and allowing God to take over.

Everyone at St. Catherine’s college was extremely nice from the staff to the students (and especially the staff and participants of MMA). What I loved most about the people of MMA was the peace and accep-tance they would bring to everyone, no matter where we were all from. There was such a thing as immediate friendship and respect there and it made me wish the entire world was like that, living truly as brothers and sisters.

We had daily prayer which was the best way we could have started the day. One evening we all partic-ipated in the Taize prayer where everyone gathered in the chapel and prayed together. It made me snap and realize that when we gather to pray, we gather to pray together as one, rather than just one. That’s what music ministry is all about. It’s about bringing the church to-gether in prayer as one through music.

The night when it came for the “Sing!” performance, I was taught a very important lesson...it was not a per-formance at all. When you sing for God, it is not a per-formance. It is prayer. At MMA, you could have the most incredible voice or the best instrumental skills on the planet and it still wouldn’t amount to half as much as it would if you didn’t use your gifts to fully sur-render them up to The One who gave them to you in the first place. Prayer was the core of our music and it made me so happy things were just that way.

I hope to attend the next two years and be an MMA graduate. I wish I could go every summer as a student, but only three years are allowed per student. I was asked to bring more music ministers, youth as well as

adults, next year and I hope to be able to fulfill that wish. God willing, there will be more New Mexican ministers in Minnesota next year.

I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by so many people who shared the same intensified love for music, for service and for God. If there was anyone who had considered going to MMA I would tell them to sign up right away. There’s absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain.

I thank everyone who helped Nicolas and I get to Minnesota. You have greatly impacted my life and I’m forever thankful to you for that.

By NicholAs eNciNiAs, AtteNDee

This week at MMA has been a memorable experi-ence for me. I believe the one thing that stood out for me the most throughout this whole camp, not includ-ing the music, was the presence of God in every per-son I met. Every person I came into contact with was very humble and welcoming. It truly helped me better myself as a person. The music aspect of this trip was amazing. We got to work with many great compos-ers and writers, which passed their knowledge to us. Each day was filled with an intense study of the music we were learning for the sing concert on the last day. We were able to participate in many different forms of prayer, which allowed us to be one as a community and one with God. We learned we are called to be music ministers and that we grow inwardly and rejoice out-wardly. We were able to hear many lectures from some very wise and uplifting people which made the experi-ence ten times better. The friends I made at this camp will last a life time, it was great being around people who truly cared about me and who shared the same interests. This camp has changed my life; devoting a week to prayer, reflection and to music. Their goal is to have everyone participate in the church includ-ing many different cultures and people of all different backgrounds; everyone is welcome. I truly appreciate and thank all the people who gave me this opportunity to do something as amazing as Music Ministry Alive!

Music Ministry Alive!By KAthy gArciA, office of religious eDucAtioN

In the September 2014 issue of Catechet-ical Leader Magazine, Jo Rotunanno shares her thoughts in her article “The Catechist as Disciple”. Ms. Rotunanno states, “Great catechists know that their most passionate words may not be successful if they are not authentic and matched by their actions”. Our faith teaches that each of us is called to be true followers of Christ in situations great and small through actions of caring, compassion and action.

In James 1:22-23 we read ”Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding your-selves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his own face in a mirror. He sees himself, then goes off and promptly forgets what he looked like. But the one who peers into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres, and is not a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, such a one shall be blessed in what he does”.

Catechists truly exemplify what St. James shares. We are to live our faith not only through examining and learning the laws of the church, but through actions in teaching and service. Whether we are in authoritative positions such as Catechetical leaders, cate-chists or participating in our home parish in various ministries, we are, by our baptism called to be disciples in this ever changing world.

Jesus, in his earthly ministry recruited oth-ers to assist him to spread ‘the good news’ to the world. His disciples were there by Jesus’ side listening, learning, and sharing God’s salvation to mankind. We also are recruited by Jesus to continue his mission by teaching, and sharing his timeless message of ‘the good news.’ to the next generations.

What is the true role of the catechist? Oth-er than the family, the Church, including the catechist brings knowledge and satisfies the thirst for God to children, young adults and anyone who desires to build a relationship with God and his Church. At first glance, this sounds like an enormous undertaking for the everyday catholic.

To be a disciple of Christ, one must be open to growing spiritually and cultivating habits that will continue throughout our lives. This spiritual growth can include developing a deeper prayer and worship life, visiting the Blessed Sacrament on a regular basis, partici-pating in the catechetical community and seek-ing out gifted mentors and spiritual direction.

Our relationship with Jesus and his Church must be a lifelong commitment. Let us con-tinue to develop a spiritual life to share God’s love, peace and salvation to through our ac-tions in everyday situations.

catecHist’s cOrner, september 2014

By gerry hArge, lAMBert scholArshiP coMMittee chAirPersoN

The Rollins Lambert scholarship has distributed

19 partial scholarships with an impressive grand to-tal of $39, 400.00 since its origination (an endow-ment from the will of Fr. Rollins Lambert) in school year 09-10 to eligible African American students, Catholic and Non Catholic who attend or plan to at-tend elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (ASF). Funds for the scholarships are generated from donations and the BIMO allocation to the ASF. The five recipients for school year 2014-2015 are as follows: Adrianna Cross, $1,700.00, Our Lady of Fatima; Marques Gavaldon, $3,000.00, St. Mary’s; Sydney Kennedy, $3,000.00, Our Lady of Fatima; Ursula Gomez, $3,000.00, Queen of Heaven; and Tyler Meadows, $3,000.00, Our Lady of the Annunciation.

Grateful families of the recipients have been giv-en an opportunity to keep their children in Catholic schools when needs are high and their funds limited. One single parent wrote in a thank you letter: “This scholarship will allow me have all my children in a Catholic school.”

Scholarship recipients and family members vol-unteer their services to the African American Cath-olic Community (AACC) during the year as hospi-tality greeters at the AACC Masses, workshop par-ticipants, liturgy/church environment activities and support fund raising by selling calendars each year.

The outreach to African American Catholic as well as the entire community helps fulfill

the evangelization in the ASF by teaching the faith; evangelizing the inactive and

unchurched; and forming the faithful for works of service.

Awarding Our Catholic Education Students!


By rev. ANDrew PAvlAK, PAstor,sAN Miguel AND MissioNs, socorro

Friday evening, September 26, 2014 at 5:30 pm the community of San Miguel and Mis-sions in Socorro begins a whole year of cele-bration. That evening the rededication of the Socorro church will begin the annual fiestas and the 400th anniversary year.

Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan will preside at this historic Mass with the Rev. Andrew Pavlak, pastor, many of the former pastors, priests and deacons of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe concelebrating. Also in attendance will be many dignitaries along with the grate-ful and faithful people of San Miguel Church. We are hoping a representa-tive of The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (possibly Mr. Ste-ven Hilton himself) will be joining us for this wonderful time of commemoration. We are most grateful to Mr. Hil-ton and the foundation for their assistance in allowing us to complete this restoration by their $1.1M grant awarded to us November 2013.

The church, closed nearly four years ago for major re-pairs and renovations, will re-open with this rededication Mass which includes many interesting aspects like the laying of the relics under the altar and anointing the altar and the walls of this newly re-stored historic and holy place.

“What has happened in these last four years?”

On Sunday, November 7, 2010 the last Mass was cele-brated at San Miguel. It came to the attention of par-ish leadership and the archdiocesan officials that there were many structural problems with the church that immediately needed to be addressed. Since that time of the last Mass, the roof has been completely restruc-tured and the adobe walls have been repaired (we had to bring in hundreds of adobes to fill spaces where oth-ers had completely rotted away). The harmful cement based stucco and plaster has been strategically re-moved to allow the adobes to expand and contract and most importantly dry out thus preserving the historical and structural integrity of this building. All the statues were taken out and some were repaired. The crum-bling pews were taken out and new all wood pews with kneelers have been fabricated and installed by the local carpenter, Mr. Frank Lewark. All other aspects of the former French provincial style were replaced with a more Spanish/New Mexican style reflecting the culture and history of the community. A new altar and matching ambo and appointments have been ex-pertly fabricated in New Mexico Travertine from the Belen Quarry. This expert work was lovingly com-

pleted by the talented and extremely generous New Mexico Travertine Compa-ny, Mr. Jim Lardner and his family. The Cavallini Stu-dios of San Antonio Texas was charged with the task of looking at the stained glass windows. Each of the stained glass windows have been cleaned, repaired and new exterior frames and protective glass has been updated. Two new stained glass windows have been added to the side chapel (previously only having a simple yellow wavy glass). Many other aspects of this restoration renovation have been completed and are ready for this rededication/fiestas weekend.

“What about the rest of fiestas weekend?”Fiestas will continue after the Friday evening Re-

dedication Mass until midnight on the 26th and for the rest of the weekend. The traditional aspects of fiestas with music, food booths, games for children, silent auction, a parade, and great dancing will continue for the 27th and 28th. Something very special this year is we will be offering special 400th anniversary memora-bilia that will certainly become treasures for those who are able to attend and take a small memory home with them of this great experience. One of the many great highlights of the weekend will be the presence of the Piro Indians, the descendants of the first inhabitants of Socorro who will be dancing at various times through-out the fiestas weekend. Another wonderful gift is the La Conquistadora traveling statue from the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi will be present for the Saturday evening Mariachi Mass and the Sunday fies-tas Mass, too.

“What about the rest of the 400th Anniversary year?”Monthly events until September of 2015 are planned

to highlight some aspect of the history, faith and cul-

ture of this community. Some of these months will include lectures by prominent people of the archdiocese and historians. Another aspect of this year of celebration will include three pilgrimages to places re-lated to San Miguel history and our Roman Catholic faith.

1. In November 2014, faithful pilgrims will travel on an overnight journey to visit Socorro South, just East of El Paso. The Socorro South pilgrimage will enable pil-grims to recall the pathway our ancestors traveled during the time of the 1680 Pueb-lo Revolt. Along the journey we will stop at the first site of Socorro (just seven miles south of the current Socorro. We will then proceed to New Mexico State University for a lecture with a historian there. Finally, we will go over the next day to San Miguel del Sur for Mass with the community.

2. In February 2015, a group will make a week-long pilgrimage to what was, 500 years ago, the cen-ter of the Roman Catholic faith in this area. Faithful will journey to Mexico City to visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe and then on to Cuernavaca to expe-rience the hospitality of the Benedictine Guadalupanas as they walk the pilgrims through many aspects of the culture there in relation to Catholic Social Teaching.

3. Our third pilgrimage will take faithful travel-ers on a prayerful journey to Europe. We will trav-el from Albuquerque first to Barcelona, Spain then, as many pilgrims have for years, to encounter Our Blessed Mother at Lourdes, France. We will continue our prayerful journey to the home of Sts. Francis and Claire of Assisi Italy for two days of visiting, prayer, Mass and embracing the Franciscan spirituality. The last five full days of our 13-day journey will be spent in the Eternal City of Rome, Italy taking in the history, splendor, prayer and moving experiences only Rome can give. Spaces for all these pilgrimages are still available. Anyone interested in joining us can simply call the San Miguel office at 575.835.2891.

Over this whole 400th anniversary year, more infor-mation will be shared here in the People of God and on our parish website. Please keep checking for these de-velopments in the months to come. Certainly, when-ever you may want to come, we will be excited to have you join us. Plan on stopping by to see our new muse-um and gift shop that has been created to welcome all who come to see and experience San Miguel. Finally, our mottos of this anniversary year along with our mis-sion statement tell how our community feels about all these up and coming events:

Motto:“San Miguel: La Corazon y la Esperanza de

Socorro”“San Miguel: The Heart and Hope of Socorro”

Parish Mission Statement:“We strive to bring people closer to God”

Reality Statement:“We Are Standing on a Firm Foundation of Faith”

San Miguel, Socorro, Begins a Year-long Celebration of 400 Years of History, Culture and Faith

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Hundreds of tireless pilgrims patiently stood in line at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe on August 15-16, 2014 to view a selection of La Con-

quistadora’s/Our Lady of Peace’s stunning wardrobe. The event was part of the 300th Anniversary of the La Conquistadora Chapel which included a Commemo-rative Mass highlighting the rich, religious tradition that embodies the City of Holy Faith, La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asis.

Artfully displayed by members of the Cofradia de la Conquistadora and her devotees, the collection repre-sented a variety of cultural themes, donor intentions and spanned many decades. As one strolled along the demarcated lines of ribbon outlining the only exist-ing section of the original parroquia (church) of the 300-year old La Conquistadora Chapel, a display Los Vestidos del Nino Jesus – Baby Jesus’s Wardrobe - captured visitors’ delight.

Vestidos de la Virgen - Our Lady’s WardrobeLa Conquistadora – America’s Oldest Madonna

Donor: Fray Angelico Chavez; Intentions: New Mexico Soldiers of the Korean Conflict, The Chavez Family; Made by Speyer Germany; Circa: 1950s

Donor: Pedro Rivera-Ortega; Intentions: Personal; Made by Lucy Ortega; Circa: 1950s

Donor: Dorothy & Onofre Trujillo; Intentions: All Native Americans; Made by: Dorothy Trujillo; Circa: 1980s

4 Donor: Fr. Vitus Ezeiruaku; Intentions: In Thanksgiving; Made by: Siiri Sanchez, Carrie Lynn Korzak and Liturgical Arts Institute Participants; Circa: July 2011

5 Donor: Teresa Chavez; Intentions: Personal; Circa:


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If you missed this Smithsonian-worthy display, Our Mother awaits you in her chapel. Take some time to visit, light a candle. You may

find her eloquently dressed as an ancient Spanish Queen, wearing a traditional Native American dress or perhaps a special African one made in thanksgiving for fulfilling a promesa, a promise. You will be grateful you did. Rev. Adam Lee Ortega y Ortiz, rector of the cathedral, also extends an invitation

to all throughout the archdiocese to

make a pilgrimage to the cathedral. Just call the cathedral office at 505.982.5619 and arrange for a docent to give you and your group a special tour. He encourages parishioners to visit the cathedral with your pastor or deacon. Arrangements can be made for your parish pastor to celebrate Mass in La Conquistadora’s chapel. Pictured on these pages are a sampling of her and Santo Nino’s vestidos.

–Celine Baca Radigan, Editor

Donor: The People of Santa Fe; Intentions: Various; Made by: Miquelita Hernandez; Circa: 1950’s

Donor: La Cofradia de La Conquistadora; Intentions: In Honor of La Conquistadora; Made by: Special Order from Seville, Spain; Circa: 1994

Vestidos del Niño Jesus


Mrs. Terry Garcia, sacristana (third from left) is pictured here with members of the Cofradia de La Conquistadora - Our Lady of Peace. Mr. Ignacio Garcia (not pictured) serves as mayordomo. Mrs. Garcia has had the honor of serving as sacristana for nine years. She believes one of the oldest pieces in the wardrobe collection is made from a processional cloak that Archbishop Lamy, our first archbishop, would have worn. The piece is currently on exhibit at the New Mexico History Museum.

The Cofradia del Rosario is a confraternity which had been formed by the 1650s in Spain and had

adopted Our Lady as their patron-ess. The earliest known document relating to a confraternity associ-ated with La Conquistadora dates to 1685.

The current constitution of the confraternity states that the pur-pose of the organization shall be to “promote devotion to the Mother of God under the title of La Con-quistadora – Our Lady of Peace, and for the upkeep and mainte-nance of both of her chapels at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and the Rosario Chapel”. In general, to keep records of the members of the cofradia, keep an accounting of all dues and to pay all bills and expenses incurred in spreading and promoting the de-votion of Our Lady.

The officers have the responsibili-ty to protect, preserve and care for the images of La Conquistadora and La Peregrina. They are also charged with the safekeeping of Our Lady’s wardrobe, jewels and

gifts and the changing of clothing for both of the statues.

The cofradia consists of five offi-cers, mayordomo, assistant may-ordomo, sacristana, secretary and treasurer. The mayordomo and assistant mayordomo are respon-sible for transporting La Pere-grina to all requested visitations. The officers make all the neces-sary preparations for the annual La Conquistadora processions, novena Masses and special events as they are scheduled. They work in keeping and preserving the tra-ditions handed down to us by our ancestors. With the continued support of the membership, the organization insures that future generations will be able to be a part of a living history.

Membership is open to any person who has a devotion to the mother of God under the historic and sa-cred title of Our Lady of the Ro-sary, La Conquistadora, and who particularly wants to participate actively in the unique devotion of Santa Fe. Anyone may join by inscribing their name at the of-fice of the Cathedral Basilica of

St. Francis of Assisi or by writing to La Cofradia de La Conquista-dora c/o Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, P.O. Box 2127, Santa Fe, NM 87504-2127. Applications for membership and additional historical information are avail-able in Our Lady’s Chapel in the Cathedral. The membership fee is $5.00 per year per person. Ad-ditional offerings of devotion may be made at any time. You may also wish to enroll your deceased loved ones. Membership entitles cofrade to participate in all cof-radia intention Masses celebrat-ed year-round on all the import-ant Marian feast days throughout the year as well as the double set of novena Masses said annually. Dues help to defray expenses of candles and flowers at the Capil-la de La Conquistadora at Rosario and in the Capilla de La Conquis-tadora in the Cathedral Basilica year-round and are also used for upkeep and maintenance and res-toration of the Rosario Chapel were the majority of the novena Masses are held. Members are also included in the intentions of pilgrimage services and Mass at Our Lady’s altar.


By JuNe MoNtoyA, sAN ysiDro PArish, DisABility tAsK force MeMBer

This year’s theme, “The Art of Caring”, was not lost on those who attended the retreat for those with disabilities. This retreat, held every fall, is sponsored by the Office of Pastoral Outreach, Archdiocese of Santa Fe. The act of caring comes easily and natural for those with disabilities. This was evident in the beautiful smiles, the kind words and an unexpected hug when one was needed. Most came in already knowing

a great deal about caring. They say they learn much about caring from the many people who bless their lives. Those attending talked of how they often need others to help or care for them, but they made it clear that they, too, are able and willing to care for others. One attendee spoke of her volunteer work at a nursing home.

The retreat was packed with inspirational speakers, those whose challenges and struggles with disabilities have brought about many blessings and strengthened their faith. Michelle

Holtby talked about her life changing experience with bipolar disorder. She is the author of the book, titled, Bipolar No More, A Memoir of Hope and Recovery. Next the attendees sang along and even danced to the beautiful music performed by father and daughter duo Eddie & Samantha Gonzales. The next treat was an amazing puppet presentation put on by the Our Lady of Belen Puppet Ministry, “The Puppet Jam Band”. The talented individuals behind these modern day puppets are successful in teaching a virtue such as honesty,

sharing, and letting the conscience, the voice of God, be our guide. The fun continued as they worked with artist Kerry Bergen in making a beautiful tambourine using colorful beads and recycled bottle caps. The day came to an end with a dinner and dance with music provided by a D.J.

No doubt everyone went home exhausted from all the events of the day, It was a beautiful day, and all left knowing they each could create beautiful artworks through their caring words and heartfelt actions.

Disability Retreat; Art of Caring C ompassionA actionR espectE mpathy

The Ministry Resource Center (MRC) of the Archdi-ocese of Santa Fe is happy to announce the addition of eBooks to our library. These books are available to any parishioner in the archdiocese for free. You must be a registered patron (also free) in order to use any of the materials in the MRC.

The MRC On-Line Public Access Catalog is located at http://library.archdiosf.org/opac/santafe/index.html. There you can browse titles and register as a patron. You can browse eBook titles at http://asfmrc.lib.overdrive.com but you will have to register as a patron through the MRC in order to check books out.

The eBooks will work on almost all devices (Kindle, PC, tablets, Apple, etc.) using the “OverDrive Reader” that is available at the OverDrive web site for free. Cur-rently there are about 160 titles available and patrons are encouraged to recommend titles for the library. Of course contributions are welcome. Millions of public domain eBooks are also available through the OverDrive web site in ePublisher format.

The Ministry Resource Center is located at the Catholic Center in Albuquerque. It is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and on Saturdays from 10 am to 1pm (closed on holidays). For more in-formation, please call Rosalie Romero at 505.831.8179 or Deacon Keith Davis at 505.831.8187. You can also contact us by email at [email protected].

eBooks at the MRC


By Bill DoDDs

cAtholic News service

The older I get, the more I’m con-vinced childhood was much easier for me than it is for kids today. Why? Back then I was never concerned about my tablet battery running low. I could dump my bike in any neighbor kid’s yard, play for a while, and know it was perfectly safe.

The older generations and society protected me, cocooned me, from news about the atrocities that have been a part of human nature since Adam and Eve left the garden.

Family finances made it clear there was a sharp distinction between “want” and “need.” On summer evenings, the only rule was “come home when the street lights come on.”

I was never jealous of classmates with smartphones. If I found an empty pop bottle in the alley, I could turn it in at the local delicatessen for two cents and get two pieces of penny candy. Or I could splurge and spend it all on Toot-sie Roll candy. I knew there was a God and he loved me, personally, a kid, and I knew and loved him.

I was lucky, fortunate, blessed. I didn’t know that back then.

My four siblings and I had a mom and dad who loved us and provided for us, and they weren’t concerned about be-ing our friends. They were concerned about being good parents who set and enforced reasonable rules with reason-able consequences. They sacrificed to give us that wonderful childhood.

But the older I get, the more I’m con-vinced parenthood was much easier for me than it is for moms and dads today.

Why? These days, corporations are stealing girls’ and boys’ childhoods for the sake of a buck. They’re marketing on a scale that was unimaginable only a generation ago, with images and words and suggestions that might well have landed them in jail two generations ago.

In many corners of the world, values have lost all value. Or, put another way, whatever makes the most noise, what-ever gets the most attention, becomes valuable in the eyes of children because, as young as they are, they don’t know better and parents’ voices are drowned out.

Parents striving to be good moms and dads can quickly be branded with a host of negative stereotypes, called “anti-this” and “anti-that” for their ob-jections. Or they can be considered just plain stupid for thinking there is right and wrong. Children don’t have an equal say in all things that happen in the household because they’re children: They lack knowledge, experience and wisdom.

Love and sacrifice, no matter what the rest of the world says, remain corner-stones for a happy, healthy, holy family.

What can I do? What can you do? Here are two suggestions: When you spot a dad or mom doing a good job in the neighborhood, at church, at a fam-ily gathering, praise him or her. Thank them. Offer encouragement.

You also can pray for the parents of young people, and pray for those of us whose kids are grown up and parenting, striving to teach lessons to last a life-time.

Copyright (c) 2014 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

By fAther eugeNe heMricK

cAtholic News service

During a conference this summer, I read Basilian Father Thomas Rosica’s “The Franciscan Revolution: What Ben-edict stored, Francis scatters.”

I wondered, “What ultimately is Pope Francis trying to accomplish during his reign?”

Remembering a conversation with a friend who had returned from serving in a poor country gave me the answer.

I asked him, “What has your experi-ence meant to you?”

He replied, “It ruined me for life.”What ruined him was working with

the poor and then returning to our way of living in the U.S.

“I no longer could enjoy what we en-joy after that,” he exclaimed.

If we took seriously Father Rosica’s description of Pope Francis in action, it could ruin us. Just listen to some quotes he mentioned that are inspiring and yet make some uncomfortable.

“I want things messy and stirred up in the church,” Pope Francis said. “I want the church to take to the streets!”

Pope Francis also said that priests must be shepherds “living with the smell of the sheep.”

He also said: “How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly home-less person dies of exposure, but it is news when the stock market loses two points?”

Many people place much emphasis on the stock market. They assess whether they had a good or bad day because of

it. Whatever else happens in the world -- famine, wars, poverty -- isn’t their concern.

During the race riots in the U.S. in the 1960s, a number of priests and other Catholics marched with civil rights sup-porters, some of whom were black, and found some of their closest friends not talking to them because of it. That was messy and made people uncomfortable.

It meant, for many, leaving a comfort-able life and entering into discomfort.

As I reflected on Father Rosica’s over-all picture of the pope, I realized Pope Francis isn’t intent on dampening our joy. He is directing us to its essence and expanding it.

When St. John Paul II said in 1995 that we live in a “culture of death,” he was talking about lifestyles that leave us empty and destroy our human spirit. He was referring to our culture of material-ism and consumerism, as well as evils such as abortion, racism and anarchy. These kill our spirit by turning us in-ward, teaching us not to care for others.

One look at Pope Francis’ mission tells us he is prodding us to be more out-ward and live a true Catholic life.

The curved colonnades of Bernini in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vati-can symbolize the arms of Catholicism embracing the world. Their simplicity reflects Pope Francis’ simple desire for us to be less caught up in ourselves and more outwardly embracing others with Christ’s love.

Copyright (c) 2014 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Childhood and parenting, then and now

Learning to be the church by embracing the needs of others

The blessings of age carry hope for humanity’s future

By toM sheriDAN

Full disclosure: I’m old. I know that not just because my grandkids tell me so. I know it because, hidden away in a file somewhere, I have a ration book in my name from mid-World War II. Sure, I was just an in-fant at the time, but it dates me pretty well.

I also know I’m old because I have a lifetime of experiences -- painful as well as wonderful -- tucked into my memories.

I am reminded of my -- ahem, ad-vanced age -- because of the twinges in odd parts of my anatomy when I play senior softball. But also by Pope Francis’ frequent acknowledgment

of his own advanced years and his plans to meet with “the elderly and grandparents” in late September in St. Peter’s Square. The event, called “The Blessings of a Long Life,” was arranged through the Pontifical Council for the Family.

Indeed, we oldsters deserve bless-ings and acknowledgments. And for many reasons.

Growing old in 21st-century America is a mixed bag. Many se-nior citizens are reaping the bene-fits of programs envisioned during the Great Depression’s New Deal: Social Security, pensions and safer savings. They are comfortable, if not wealthy. Some, however, lack such



VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- War is just “senseless slaughter” and should never be seen as inevitable or a done deal, Pope Francis said. “War drags people into a spiral of violence which then proves difficult to control; it tears down what generations have labored to build up, and it sets the scene for even greater injustices and con-flicts,” he said in a written message to a world summit of religious leaders. “War is never a necessity, nor is it inevitable. Another way can always be found: the way

of dialogue, encounter and the sincere search for truth,” he wrote. The pope’s message was presented Sept. 7 to people taking part in the International Meeting of Peo-ple and Religions, organized by the Rome-based lay Community of Sant’Egidio and hosted by the Diocese of Antwerp, Belgium. More than 300 leaders representing the world’s religions participated in the global summit, which was being held Sept. 7-9. Its aim was to create an international alliance of religions dedicated to peace

and dialogue and to countering fundamen-talist ideologies and violence. In his written message read to partic-ipants Sept. 7, the pope said this year’s 100th anniversary of the start of World War I “can teach us that war is nev-er a satisfactory means of redressing injustice and achieving balanced solutions to political and social discord.”

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In a statement marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the pres-

ident of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called the legislation a “monumental step forward” but added that there is “still much work to do. The act itself did not eradicate racial discrimination and injustice. In fact, there are reminders across our nation today that the embers of racial discrimination still smolder,” said the Sept. 9 state-ment issued by Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky. The statement was issued on the memorial of St. Peter Claver, a Jesuit priest canonized in 1888 and known as the patron of African missions and interracial justice because of his work with slaves in Colombia. The archbishop stressed the need to “continue to work against the destructive influence of racism on families, religious and civil communities, employment, the prison system, housing, hunger, educational achievement, and mental health.” He paid tribute to men and women who made personal sacrifices and endured hardship to stand up for “racial justice against bigotry, violence, ignorance, and fear” in their work for civil rights. He also said he was “especially grateful for the vital contributions of the faith community during this period” noting that many “priests and religious sisters and brothers shared their faith with the African-American community by their presence, faithful witness, and Gospel-inspired service.”

security and struggle to feed, clothe and house themselves, often falling back on family, church and government. Just ask your local Catholic Charities office.

Our pews -- as well as our communities -- seem to display a disproportionate num-ber of gray heads as people live longer.

The pope has spoken fondly of the el-derly, though often with concern. He fears that the aged, despite their previous con-tributions to society, may be overlooked and cast aside by the young. This is unfor-tunate, he said at a February conference, because though older people may seem to “take without anything to give,” their ex-perience “warns us not to foolishly repeat our past mistakes.” Good advice.

Despite the afflictions of age -- whether medical, financial or cultural -- long life is different than in past generations. And, believes Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, the elderly are to be celebrated.

True, the old have always been those who pass along the stories of faith -- and faith itself -- to the young. As irre-placeable as that is, there’s more. The old also serve as a testament, a witness, to the young.

We older folk have been privi-leged to witness many good things and events and people in our long lives. These good things all have of-ten allowed our humanity -- our di-vine humanity -- to shine through. It shows us at our best, reflecting the goodness of God.

But we have also seen horrible things and events and people. Like it or not, such inhumanity is also part of our story. And there has been too much of it: unnecessary war, shameful poverty, despicable discrimination, hate-ful intolerance. Too often have we ig-nored Gospel calls for love, compassion and sharing. This inhumanity to others stains our dignity as “a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people set apart.”

If the old cannot recount those times of inhumanity, we cannot hope to teach those who come after us to avoid such painful events. Yes, some we are con-quering. Our divine humanity can tri-umph, though too slowly, it seems. And we seemed doomed to repeat other fail-ings.

The elderly have a mission -- one in keeping with that loudly proclaimed by Pope Francis. It is to tell and retell the story of faith to young people, and to share with them the experiences, for good and for ill, that have shaped our world.

For that, the words of Archbishop Paglia ring ever more true: “Old age is not a shipwreck but a vocation.”

Copyright (c) 2014 Catholic News Ser-vice/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops


U.S. bishops recall ‘heroic history’ of Civil Rights Act of 1964

Pope appoints 14 couples to attend Synod of Bishops on familyVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- More than 250 participants,

including 14 married couples from around the world, were expected to attend October’s extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family. In addition to 114 presidents of national bishops’ conferences, 13 heads of Eastern Cath-olic churches and 25 heads of Vatican congregations and councils, the pope appointed 26 synod fathers to take part in the Oct. 5-19 synod. A list of the appointments was released Sept. 9 by the Vatican. Almost all of the 26 papally appointed voting members are from Europe. Of these, none of the 14 cardinals, eight bishops and four priests appointed by the pope is from North America or

other English-speaking countries. Some of the papal ap-pointees include German Cardinal Walter Kasper, Bel-gian Cardinal Godfried Danneels, and Italian Cardinal Elio Sgreccia, as well as Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro, director of La Civilta Cattolica journal, and Msgr. Pio Pinto, dean of the Roman Rota, a Vatican-based tribunal that deals mainly with marriage cases. However, among the nonvoting members of 38 observers and 16 experts appointed by the pope, the majority are laymen and lay-women, including 14 married couples, and they are more geographically diverse, with several coming from Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Americas, as well as Europe.

Pope says war is senseless slaughter, can always be avoided


VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The “Francis effect” has spilled over into the Sistine Chapel, bringing a surge in visitors but also increasing risks to maintenance of what Antonio Paolucci, director of the Vatican Museums, calls “the world’s chapel.” Prior to a 14-year restoration, com-pleted in 1994, visitors to the chapel numbered about 1.5 million annually. That rose to more than 5 million in 2011. Since the March 2013 elec-tion of Pope Francis, whose weekly public audiences and

readings of the Angelus have boosted turnout in St. Peter’s Square, the number of chap-el visitors is up to 5.5 mil-lion, or 20,000 per day and 30,000 on the last Sunday of every month, when admission is free. Every 20 minutes, a group of almost 700 people is let into the room, which mea-sures less than 6,000 square feet.

So many visitors not only make the viewing experi-ence less pleasant, they bring in perspiration and bacteria that threaten the survival of

masterpieces by Ghirlandaio, Botticelli, Pinturicchio, Peru-gino and, most famously, Mi-chelangelo. Recent accounts in the Italian press have com-plained that the chapel is “as crowded as a train station,” and warned that a “wall” of human breath threatens “un-imaginable disaster” for the 12,000 square feet of paint-ed surfaces. As one headline put it, “The enemy is you.” Paolucci wrote in the Vati-can newspaper that the chap-el “risks being a victim of its own success.”

BATON ROUGE, La. (CNS) -- The Diocese of Ba-ton Rouge has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Louisiana Supreme Court decision that a priest may be compelled to testify as to what he heard in the confessional in 2008 concerning an abuse case. The legal step is the lat-est in a case involving Father Jeffrey Bayhi, pastor of St. John the Baptist Church in Zachary, Louisiana, and the sanctity of the seal of confes-sion. The petition to the U.S.

Supreme Court comes after a Louisiana Supreme Court ruling in May outlining argu-ments that priests are subject to mandatory reporting laws regarding abuse of minors if the person who made the con-fession waives confidentiali-ty. The state Supreme Court opened the door for a hearing in which the priest would tes-tify about what he heard in the confessional. Under canon law, the seal of confession is sacred under the penalty of ex-communication. In the case, a

girl who was 14 in 2008 said she told her parish priest, Fa-ther Bayhi, in the confessional that she was abused by a now-dead lay member of the parish. The girl’s parents sued Father Bayhi and the Diocese of Ba-ton Rouge for failing to report the abuse. The parents won at the district court level about compelling the priest to testi-fy, but they lost in Louisiana’s First Circuit Court of Appeals, before the state’s highest court reversed and vacated the ap-pellate court’s decision.

Diocese asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear case involving confessional seal

In Google Hangout, pope helps launch worldwide social network

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The wisdom of “It takes a village to raise a child” has been lost as kids are either overprotected by per-missive parents or neglected, Pope Francis said. “The educational partnership has been broken” as families, schools and society are “no longer united together for the child,” he said Sept. 4 after holding his first Google Hangout -- a live video conversation -- across five continents with teenagers who belong to the international network of “Scholas oc-curentes,” uniting students of all faiths and cultures. Parents and teachers used to stick together to teach kids important values, the pope said, recalling when he got into trouble in the fourth grade. “I wasn’t respectful to-ward the teacher, and the teacher called my mother. My mother came, I stayed in class

and the teacher stepped out, then they called for me,” he told a group of educators and experts involved with the worldwide Scho-las network. “My mom was really calm. I feared the worst,” he said. After getting him to admit to his wrongdoing, his mother told him to apologize to the teacher. The pope said he apologized and remembered “it was easy and I was happy. But there was an Act 2 when I got home,” insinuating stiffer punish-ment had followed. However, today, “at least in lots of schools in my country,” if a teacher notes a problem with a student, “the next day, the mother and father denounce the teacher,” he said. The family, schools and culture have to work together for the well-being of the child, he said. People have to “rebuild this village in order to educate a child.”

Archbishop Sheen’s sainthood cause

suspended indefinitely

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The canonization cause of Archbishop Fulton Sheen has been suspended indefi-nitely, according to a state-ment issued Sept. 3 by the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, where the archbishop was born. The suspension was announced “with immense sadness,” the diocese said. “The process to verify a possible miracle attributed to Sheen had been going extremely well, and only awaited a vote of the car-dinals and the approval of the Holy Father. There was every indication that a pos-sible date for beatification in Peoria would have been scheduled for as early as the coming year.” Archbishop Sheen, who gained fame in the 1950s with a prime-time television series called “Life Is Worth Living,” died in New York in 1979. The diocesan statement said the Archdiocese of New York denied a request from

Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria, president of the Archbishop Sheen Foun-dation, to move the arch-bishop’s body to Peoria. Deacon Greg Kendra, in a Sept. 3 posting on his blog The Deacon’s Bench, said the reason for the request was for “official inspection and to take first-class relics from the remains.” A Sept. 4 statement from Joseph Zwilling, communications director for the New York Archdiocese, said Cardi-nal Timothy M. Dolan of New York “did express a hesitance in exhuming the body” absent a directive from the Vatican Congrega-tion for Saints’ Causes and family approval. The state-ment added that Archbishop Sheen’s “closest surviving family members” asked that the archbishop’s wishes be respected and that he had “expressly stated his desire that his remains be buried in New York.”

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By George Weigel

In a year replete with devastating news, the June 22 death of Middle East scholar Fouad Ajami hit especially hard. For decades, Fouad, a man of genius I was honored to call a friend, was an invaluable mentor in matters involving the Arab world and its often-lethal discontents. It was a cauldron of self-destructive passions he knew well, this Lebanese Shiite who came to the United States because he found here a model of the civility and tolerance he wished for his people.

Fouad Ajami described the pathologies of the Arab world with singular clarity

and literary grace. His was not the carping of the exile who despises what he has left; it was the sharp, penetrating, and ultimately compassionate (because true) critique of one who mourned the catastrophic condition of contemporary Arab civilization, the hijacking of Arab politics by self-serving dictators, virulent anti-Semites, and Islamist fanatics, and the untold lives warped or lost in consequence. That deep, moral passion about the corruptions of Arab culture was never more eloquently expressed than in the column he wrote for the Wall Street Journal, a month after 9/11:

“A darkness, a long winter, has descended on the Arabs.

Nothing grows in the middle between an authoritarian political order and populations given to perennial flings with dictators, abandoned to their most malignant hatreds. Something is amiss in an Arab world that besieges American embassies for visas and at the same time celebrates America’s calamities. Something has gone terribly wrong in a world where young men strap themselves with explosives, only to be hailed as “martyrs” and “avengers.”

Some months ago, I got an e-mail from Fouad, expressing his enthusiasm for what he had seen of Pope Francis and teasing me that, under these circumstances, he might

become a Catholic. It was a light-hearted comment with a serious undertone. For years, Fouad had told me of his respect for John Paul II and Benedict XVI; he had also invited me to address his seminar at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies on the role of the Catholic Church in shaping world politics. That role, Fouad understood, had changed. The power the Church deployed today was not the political power it once wielded; it was now moral power, the power of persuasion and reason, both of which Fouad believed essential to the Arab world’s recovery from the intellectual

morass into which it had sunk centuries ago.

Thus while the herd of independent minds was having a field day condemning Benedict XVI for his 2006 Regensburg Lecture, Fouad understood that the Bavarian pope had correctly identified the two critical challenges that contemporary history posed to 21st-century Islam: the challenges of finding, within authoritative Islamic sources, Islamic warrants underwriting religious tolerance and distinguishing religious and political authority in public life.

The answer to political Islamism and jihadism,

Planning for end of life situations is im-portant. We should put in place an ad-vance directive before

our health takes a serious turn for the worse and we are no longer able to indicate our own wishes or make our own decisions. Advance directives can be of two types: living wills and health care agents.

The best approach is to choose a health care agent (a.k.a. a “proxy” or a “durable power of attorney for health care”). Our agent then makes deci-sions on our behalf when we become incapacitated. We should designate in writing who our health care proxy will be. The National Catholic Bioethics Center (http://www.ncbcenter.org) and many individual state Catholic Confer-ences offer helpful forms that can be used to designate our proxy. Copies of our completed health care proxy desig-nation forms should be shared with our proxy, our doctors, nurse practitioners, hospice personnel, family members and other relevant parties.

In addition to choosing a health care proxy, some individuals may also de-cide to write up a living will in which they state their wishes regarding end of life care. Living wills raise concerns, however, because these documents attempt to describe our wishes about various medical situations before those situations actually arise, and may end

up limiting choices in unreasonable ways. Given the breathtaking pace of medical advances, a person’s decisions today about what care to receive or refuse may not make sense at a later timepoint. In the final analysis, it is im-possible and unrealistic to try to cover every medical situation in a living will, and it is preferable to have a proxy, a person we trust, who can interact with the hospital and the health care team, weigh options in real time, and make appropriate decisions for us as we need it.

A new type of living will known as a “POLST” form — a tool for ad-vance planning — also raises concerns. The POLST form (which stands for Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) is a document that estab-lishes actionable medical orders for a patient’s healthcare. The form is typi-cally filled out with the help of trained “facilitators” — usually not physicians — who ask questions about patients’ health care wishes, and check boxes on the form that correspond to their answers. The facilitators receive train-ing that can lead them to paint a rather biased picture of treatment options for patients, emphasizing potential neg-ative side effects while side-stepping potential benefits or positive outcomes.

POLST forms thus raise several sig-nificant moral concerns:

1. The approach encouraged by the use of POLST forms may end up

skewed toward options of non-treat-ment and may encourage premature withdrawal of treatments from patients who can still benefit from them.

2. Filling out a POLST form may preclude a proxy from exercising his or her power to protect the rights of the patient, since the form sets in motion actual medical orders that a medical professional must follow. As a set of standing medical orders, the POLST approach is inflexible. Many POLST forms begin with language like this: “First follow these orders, then con-tact physician or health care provider.” Straightforwardly following orders created outside of a particular situation may be ill-advised, improper and even harmful to the patient.

3. In some states, the signature of the patient (or his or her proxy) is not required on the POLST. After the form has been filled out, it is typically forwarded to a physician (or in some states to a nurse practitioner or a phy-sician’s assistant) who is expected to sign the form. Thus, in some states, a POLST form could conceivably be placed into a patient’s medical record without the patient’s knowledge or informed consent. In a recent article about POLST forms in the Journal of Palliative Medicine, approximate-ly 95% of the POLST forms sampled from Wisconsin were not signed by pa-tients or by their surrogates. Fortunate-ly, in some other states like Louisiana,

the patient’s signature or the signature of the proxy is mandatory for the form to go into effect.

The implementation of a POLST form can thus be used to manipulate patients when they are sick and vul-nerable, and can even lead to mandated orders for non-treatment in a way that constitutes euthanasia. The POLST template represents a fundamentally flawed approach to end of life plan-ning, relying at its core on potentially inappropriate medical orders and du-bious approaches to obtaining patient consent.

Notwithstanding the pressure that may be brought to bear on a patient, no one is required to agree to the imple-mentation of a POLST form. Patients are free to decline to answer POLST questions from a facilitator, and should not hesitate to let it be known that they instead plan to rely on their proxy for end of life decision making, and in-tend to discuss their healthcare options uniquely with their attending physi-cian.

Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. earned his doctorate in neuroscience from Yale and did post-doctoral work at Harvard. He is a priest of the dio-cese of Fall River, MA, and serves as the Director of Education at The Na-tional Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia. See www.ncbcenter.org


Of Proxies and POLSTs: The Good and the Bad in End of Life

The Catholic DifferenceRemembering the Great Fouad Ajami


Valdez

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Valdez reside in Santa Fe and celebrat-ed their gold-en anniver-sary on June 14, 2014 at Santa Maria de La Paz where Rev. Daniel Bal-izan gave a special bless-ing at Mass, followed by a wonderful reception at Teresa Neptune Gallery. The reception was given by their nieces and nephew, Melanie and Tim, Roberta and family, Yvonne and family, Alvin and family and their friends Jimmy and Jerry, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Valdez would like to thank their family and friends for a day they will never forget which included wonderful music, food and at a great place. The best part was be-ing with the Valdez family who are always there for them, their special angel Dorothy, all their friends and the Rivera family.

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The children of Robert & Henrietta Ev-ans are happy to announce the 65th wed-ding anniver-sary of their beloved par-ents. Bob Ev-ans & the for-mer Henrietta Zoltoski were united in holy matrimony on October 10, 1949 at St Francis Parish in Clearfield, PA in the parish rectory. Bob is retired from Sandia Labs. Henri-etta stayed home to raise four girls and two boys. They are the proud grandparents of 12 grandchil-dren & six great-grandchildren. Bob & Henriet-ta have been very active in Our Lady of the As-sumption parish for over 50 years. Our mom has been very active in the Altar Rosary Society for many years, helping to clean the church and has been doing their candles for all these many years. Dad was always very active in assuring the sound system in the church was in good working order. He also served on the parish Financial Committee for 25 years. Since his retirement, he has often tutored children at Our Lady of the Assumption School where his own six children attended. We want to wish them a very happy anniversary and thank them for their constant love and guidance.

Anniversaries

Sixty years to the day she entered the Felician Congre-gation, SM Claire Kehl, CSSF celebrated her diamond jubilee along with golden jubilarian SM Martha Janysek, CSSF in July 2014, at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Convent in Rio Rancho. The anniversary was marked in the presence of their sisters plus family, friends, and long-time coworkers. The day started warm and sunny, but in an answer to a prayer at Mass “for much needed rain,” a cloudburst graced our desert in abundance later in the day.

SM Claire was a summer-time catechist in various parishes in New Mexico during the 1970s and 1980s. More recently she has ministered in various ca-pacities at the Central Convent and at St. Felix Pantry, both in Rio Rancho. SM Martha was assigned to Queen of Heav-en School, Albuquerque, from 1989 to 1992 before returning to minister at St. Margaret Mary School in San Antonio, TX.

Local minister SM Dorothy Young, CSSF shared memories and anecdotes of SM Claire’s 60

years as a Felician, comment-ing on her continued search for that “pearl of great price” Jesus spoke of in the Sunday Gospel. SM Angelee Kowalik, CSSF did the same for Sr. Martha.

Convent Chaplain Fr. Salva-dor Aragón, OFM, remarked, “Blessed Mary Angela must certainly be proud of her sisters, especially SM Claire and SM Martha.”

Sr. Lucille Martinez Celebrates Golden Jubilee

Sr. Lucille Martinez, a native of Chimayo, celebrated her 50th anniversary jubilee as a member of Our Lady of Victory Mission-ary Sisters with a special Mass in August in Huntington, IN.

Sr. Lucille grew up in Chi-mayo. She is the daughter of Vences and Virginia Martinez, both deceased. She gradu-ated from Santa Cruz High School and was an intern with the State of New Mexico be-fore beginning her journey into religious life. In August 1964, she left Chimayo to join the OLVM Sisters, a reli-gious community dedicated to serving those in poverty and marginalized by society. The OLVM motherhouse, Victory Noll, is located in Huntington, IN.

Sr. Lucille’s ministry work has taken her to parishes in California, Arizona, Michigan and New Mexico. During the Cesar Chavez era, Sr. Lucille collaborated with the efforts to bring better working con-ditions for migrants working

in the fields of Southern Cal-ifornia. She has also traveled to Bolivia and Panama, where she spent time helping in the renewal efforts of a religious community co-founded by the OLVM sisters.

During her time with OLVM, Sr. Lucille served as an elected member of the Vic-tory Noll Leadership Team. When she finished serving her term of office in 2012, she re-turned to San Bernardino, CA, where she currently works as pastoral coordinator of a par-ish in Riverside.

At her Golden Jubilee cel-ebration in Huntington, Sr. Lucille was joined by all of her siblings and other family members for special Mass at Archbishop Noll Memorial Chapel on the Victory Noll campus.

SM Claire Kehl, CSSF Celebrates 60 Years as a Felician

Picture (L to R): SM Claire Kehl, CSSF, Chaplain Fr. Salvador Aragón, OFM, and SM Martha Janysek, CSSF


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Fouad knew, was not turning hundreds of millions of Muslims into good secular liberals; that simply wasn’t going to happen, the fantasies of secular foreign policy strategists notwithstanding. But there was an alternative. The Catholic Church had retrieved lost elements of its own tradition, and learned some new things along the way, in coming to terms with religious freedom and political modernity. That’s what Islam would have to do.

Fouad Ajami would have been heartbroken over Mosul being emptied of its Christians by the homicidal maniacs of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The Middle East he longed to help bring to birth was a region that would honor its many religious traditions and cherish the cultural gifts each faith offered its neighbors. The incomprehensible carelessness of Americans in washing their hands of Iraq in recent years deeply saddened him. So, I expect, did the tendency of Christian leaders in the Middle East to curry favor with the dictator in power, in the vain hope that their communities would be left alone. That was strategic folly, Fouad knew, because it helped empower the criminals and the haters.

May the great soul of this man of reason and decency rest in peace.

George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

George Weigel’s column is distributed by the Denver Catholic Register,

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PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) -- Deacon Rob Page of St. Patrick Church in Independence, Oregon, has an unusual hobby. He collects and studies ancient coins and ar-tifacts. “Over 40 years ago, my wife told me to get a hobby. So I did. To this day, she has second thoughts about saying that,” Dea-con Page said. Recently the hobby led Deacon Page to help identify an extremely rare Christian oil lamp when a Canadian antiqui-ty company contacted him for help identifying symbols on the piece. Deacon Page, a former high

school teacher and twice Fulbright scholar, has spent much of his free time traveling and forging connec-tions with archaeologists and an-tiquities dealers around the world. Deacon Page has even taken part in an archaeological excavation of the ancient city of Ashkelon, Israel, with Harvard University. He told the Catholic Sentinel, the Portland archdiocesan newspaper, that studying the items has helped him become more aware of connections between the modern world and ancient peoples and cul-

tures. At first, Deacon Page was as puzzled as Allan Anawati, direc-tor of Medusa Arts in Montreal, over symbols on the bottom of the lamp. Shaped like a foot wearing a Greek sandal, the lamp and its markings indicated the piece was from the first or second century. But one symbol on the piece, a cross, likely would not have been seen on a lamp until more than 200 years later.

Oregon deacon helps uncover Christian origin behind ancient oil lamp


Dear God, I Don’t Get It By Patti Maguire Armstrong Publisher: Liguori (April 1, 2013)

This new Catholic fiction nov-el introduces us to Aaron, a 6th grader who experiences a crisis in faith when his family moves. Author Patti Maguire Armstrong addresses those questions that young adults face when prayers aren’t answered in a time of ad-versity—most importantly, “Is He even listening?” When Aaron shows compassion to an unlikely kid and risks losing his newfound friends’ acceptance, he experi-ences the reality that being a real hero sometimes means that others will turn against you. Will God be there to save Aaron and his falter-ing faith?

From Fear To Faith: A Worrier’s Guide to Discovering Peace By Gary Zimak Publisher: Liguori Publications (Au-gust 15, 2014)

The Bi-ble says “be not afraid” but it’s next to i m p o s s i -ble to do that when faced with the big - and small - “what-ifs” of life. C h r o n i c worrier Gary Zimak is no stranger to fear and anxiety, and in From Fear to Faith he shares his process for over-coming common and wearying fears and embracing the calm strength of faith through his 5-P method. As Gary says, by doing what we can and letting God take it from there, we can start feeling less anxious and more at more at peace today!Through biblical examples, prayers, and personal stories, Gary Zimak will help you start the journey from fear to faith as soon as you’re ready. From what to pack to who needs to join you on the ride Gary en-sures you’re prepared for whatever anxiety-inducing situations meet you on your journey.

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Real Life Faith: Bible Compan-ions for Catholic Teens By Mary Elizabeth Sperry Publisher: Liguori Publications (March 1, 2014)

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BOOKS & MEDIAPenny PrayersBy Marion AmbergPublisher: Liguori Publications (January 1, 2014)

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Marion Amberg collects stories that relate to our everyday lives and provides us with the framework to appreciate the presence of God. God is always present, even in the tini-est of moments of life. It is in these moments that we often find the most meaning if we are attentive. Imag-ine how a little penny might unveil these stories and tell us the “count-less” ways in which God can touch our lives.


Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Joseph Maria Bensman

Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Joseph Maria Bensman died August 22, 2014, at the age of 93 at Moth-er Margaret Hall, the nursing facility of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. Sr. Joseph Maria was born Lorena Rose Bensman on April 27, 1921, to Joseph and Emma (Hoying) Bensman in St. Patrick, OH. She was a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati for 70 years.

In her autobiography for her golden ju-bilee, Sister Joseph Maria traces her voca-tion to the Sisters of Charity she cooked for at Holy Angels in Sidney, OH and her strong, Catholic family who valued reli-gious life. She says in her jubilee autobi-ography: “Through the prayers of the sis-ters, I came to realize I was being called; prayer, the rule and my vows of commit-ment gave me the grace to persevere.”

Sr. Joseph Maria provided food service at St. Joseph Hospital in Albuquerque from 1947-’48.

Sr. Joseph Maria saw her ministries as

opportunities to practice the Beatitudes. “My various areas of responsibility allow me to live the Beatitudes Jesus spoke of and attend to other’s needs,” Sister said.

Sr. Katrinka Gunn recalls the care with which the Bensman Sisters served the priests who offered Mass at the Mother-house. “Whatever Joseph Maria did was done with quiet and humble grace. She always had a smile and enjoyed my vis-its. She was a true example of humility, simplicity and unpretentious service,” Sr. Katrinka stated.

Sr. Mary Estelle Waclawczyk, CSSF Sr. Mary Estelle

Waclawczyk, CSSF passed away on Feb-ruary 3, 2014, at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Convent in Rio Ran-cho. She was born on May 20, 1929, to William (Willy) and Mary Lee (Dzuik) Waclawczyk of Cestohowa, TX, and was named Edna at baptism. Edna received her grade school education through the Felician Sisters and by the time she made her First Holy Communion, she had made

her decision to become one of them. On July 2, 1943, she traveled to Chicago, IL to begin the first step of this choice as a High School Student at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School. Upon her gradua-tion in 1947, she entered the Felician Or-der in Chicago. In 1949, she began her 51 year classroom teaching ministry with a combination of second and third graders. For the next consecutive 21 years she taught either two or three grades at a time. To this day, her former students, as well as parents, remember their “best teacher” with vis-its or some other form of communication. When she was transferred to Rio Rancho, she quickly channeled her education skills to tutoring at St. Felix Pantry. Sr. Estelle was also an accomplished seamstress and baker. In addition to her teaching, she also served as sacristan in most of the locations, which she continued during her years in Rio Rancho. Sister had a special gift for grow-ing violets and every year she would start as many plants as she had students so that every child she taught could present their mother with a potted blooming plant on Mother’s Day. One of her most cherished experiences was to visit Poland and to kneel on the same kneeler which BIessed Angela had used for adoration. In addition to her

strong devotion to BIessed Angela, Sister was a person of prayer who was mindful of the suffering and the needs of others as she prayed for the needs of the world.

Timothy H. Whalen

Timothy H. Whalen, age 66, passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2014. He is survived by his two sons, Kevin and Ryan Whalen. Mr. Whalen, as he was known to most, impacted the lives of thousands as principal of Manzano High School, principal of Jefferson Mid-dle School, and assistant principal of San-dia High School over his 36-year career in Albuquerque Public Schools. Never one to rest on his laurels, he was enthusiastically beginning his seventh year as principal of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School. Tim Whalen received undergraduate and gradu-ate degrees from Louisiana State Universi-ty and a postgraduate degree from the Uni-versity of New Mexico. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School Schol-arship Fund.

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The Notre Dame Club of New Mexico will hold its annual Hugh Reilly Memorial Golf Tourna-ment at Noon on Friday, Septem-ber 12th at Paa-ko Ridge Golf Club. This event is open to fans of Notre Dame and supporters of Brothers of the Good Shepherd, Barrett House and Villa Gua-delupe in Gallup. The event is named for former club president and cancer victim, Hugh Reil-ly. Hugh was a devoted father, a loving husband and a proud Catholic, committed to serving the Albuquerque community. His work at Dismas House, Habitat

for Humanity and Casa Esperan-za inspires the Notre Dame Club to continue his mission of service through support of the Universi-ty’s Summer Service students.

Proceeds from the tournament support current Notre Dame stu-dents volunteering in New Mex-ico as part of the University’s Summer Service Learning Pro-gram. This eight-week program provides students the opportunity to work with and learn from those in our community often margin-alized by society. This program promotes the Catholic mission to recognize the dignity of every hu-man being by helping those less fortunate remember that they are made in the image and likeness of God.

This year, students are work-ing at the Brothers of the Good Shepherd, Barrett House and Villa Guadalupe Senior Center in Gallup. Students at the Good Shepherd Center and the Barrett House will provide food, cloth-ing, shelter, health services and community resource referrals to

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The Notre Dame Club of New Mexico asks all friends and sup-porters of The Brothers of the Good Shepherd, Barrett House Dismas House and Villa Guada-lupe as well as Notre Dame fans and alumni to help this cause by participating in this year’s tourna-ment. The tournament will be a four person scramble with a shot-gun start at noon. There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams, closest to the pin, and longest drive, silent auctions for Notre Dame tickets and memora-bilia and a wide variety of door prizes for all participants. Hole sponsorships and prize donations are welcome. For more informa-tion, please contact Joe Carney at (505) 553-3612 or by email at [email protected].

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September 21, 2014 IS 55:6-9 25th Sunday OT PS 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 Abbot Joel Garner, O.Praem PHIL 1:20c-24, 27a MT 20:1-16aSeptember 28, 2014 EZ 18:25-2826th Sunday OT PS 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14Abbot Joel Garner, O.Praem PHIL 2:1-11 or PHIL 2:1-5 MT 1:28-32October 5, 2014 IS 5:1-7 27th Sunday OT PS 80:9, 12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20Rev. Andrew Pavlak PHIL 4:6-9 MT 21:33-43October 12, 2014 IS 25:6-10a28th Sunday OT PS 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Rev. Andrew Pavlak PHIL 4:12-14, 19-20 MT 22:1-14 or MT 22:1-10


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September 21, 2014 IS 55:6-9 25th Sunday OT PS 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 Abbot Joel Garner, O.Praem PHIL 1:20c-24, 27a MT 20:1-16aSeptember 28, 2014 EZ 18:25-2826th Sunday OT PS 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14Abbot Joel Garner, O.Praem PHIL 2:1-11 or PHIL 2:1-5 MT 1:28-32October 5, 2014 IS 5:1-7 27th Sunday OT PS 80:9, 12, 13-14, 15-16, 19-20Rev. Andrew Pavlak PHIL 4:6-9 MT 21:33-43October 12, 2014 IS 25:6-10a28th Sunday OT PS 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6Rev. Andrew Pavlak PHIL 4:12-14, 19-20 MT 22:1-14 or MT 22:1-10

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