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SPECIAL DELIVERY Nurse Honored for Care She Provides Families in Times of Happiness — and Heartbreak WWW.THELEAVEN.COM | NEWSPAPER OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF KANSAS CITY IN KANSAS | VOL. 33, NO. 11 OCTOBER 14, 2011 Leaven photo by Elaina Cochran Lisanne Milford (right), a nurse at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, gets to know baby Julaya Bradley as new mom Ciera Williams gets ready to take her daughter home. Milford was recognized in September for excellence in the workplace at the FIRE in the Workplace Honors Banquet. The Integrity Resource Center presents the awards to recognize people in the community who are honoring God through their work. SPECIAL DELIVERY Nurse honored for care she provides families in times of happiness — and heartbreak By Jessica Langdon the happy times that come with working in labor and de- Leaven staff livery. “Her obvious training Not every story is a happy one, though, and she feels and expertise make VERLAND PARK — On equally blessed to care for families during their most her own and nervous, heart-wrenching times. her a good nurse. Her Ciera Williams arrived at There are situations when a baby has died in the the hospital in early Oc- womb or has health problems so severe the child will die great attitude, care, tober to give birth to her soon after birth. baby girl. and understanding It was Williams’ birth- Honored for excellence make her a great day, and baby Julaya Bradley was determined Milford’s work in those cases touched the people at nurse. Her obvious to share the special day. Integrity Resource Center in Olathe. The center presents With her family out of the FIRE in the Workplace honors. In September, Milford compassion and her town, Williams was “a nervous wreck,” she admits. That was recognized for excellence in the workplace. didn’t last long. The center was especially drawn to the faith-filled sacrifice of personal OShe quickly found herself in the good hands of the touches she brings when families have lost a baby. and family time for staff of Shawnee Mission Medical Center, including a la- “When the families are willing,” said Integrity Re- bor and delivery nurse named Lisanne Milford. source Center president Rick Boxx, “she actually does the sake of our With Milford by her side, “I felt more secure,” said Wil- a special little prayer dedication for the child that just liams. “And I felt less alone about the situation.” passed away and is able to encourage and honor the family make her an “You weren’t alone,” assured Milford, as she watched families.” the new mom snuggle her daughter, “because we were The FIRE awards honor God by recognizing that he exceptional nurse.” all here with you.” works through people in the community, said Boxx. Milford — a wife, mother of three, nurse and parish- — Excerpt from a letter about nurse Turn to “MARY” on page 4 ioner of Prince of Peace Parish in Olathe — loves to share Lisanne Milford’s” care for a family 2 LOCAL NEWS THE LEAVEN • OCTOBER 14, 2011 THE LEAVEN • OCTOBER 14, 2011 SECOND FRONT PAGE 3 LIFE WILL BE VICTORIOUS Lourdes’ baths daunting, but rewarding his summer, while vis- iting the Little Sisters Archbishop NAumANN’s T weekly cAleNdAr Oct. 19 of the Lamb motherhouse Meeting of the Curia in St. Pierre, France, I Oct. 14 St. Lawrence board meeting 7 a.m. Mass on “EWTN Live” was able to visit Lourdes Confirmation — Corpus Christ, Lawrence Keynote address at Catholic for the first time. I had Radio Conference — Birmingham, Ala. Conception — a title for Mary which Oct. 20 for many years wanted to her pastor knew Bernadette could not Kenrick-Glennon Seminary board Oct. 15 be familiar — many began to believe meeting visit the famous shrine of Keynote address at Florida Respect Life that the apparitions were authentic. Conference Mary’s appearance to the And the rest, as they say, is history! Oct. 21 For more than 150 years, Lourdes Meeting with seminarians at Kenrick peasant girl, Bernadette. Address youth at Florida Respect Life has attracted millions of pilgrims. In Conference I have always admired the faith the first 50 years after the apparitions, Oct. 22 and fortitude of Bernadette. All of the there were nearly 4,000 recorded Wedding — St. Louis Oct. 16 adults in her life doubted her reports healings. Most everyone who makes Mass and groundbreaking for hall and of apparitions, and most of the towns- a pilgrimage to Lourdes comes back Oct. 23 classrooms — St. Theresa, Perry people thought she was crazy. Never- with renewed and deepened faith. The Daughters of St. Paul benefit dinner theless, Bernadette huge basilica built Oct. 17 knew the truth of atop the grotto is a Vespers/meeting with Pastoral Council what she was experi- ‘The Shepherd’s Voice’ visual testimony of encing and, despite the devotion to Mary rchbishop eleher s programming notes Oct. 18 A k ’ enormous pressure to and the love for her weekly cAleNdAr Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann’s Administrative Team meeting do otherwise, she did radio program on KEXS 1090 AM son, Jesus, that have precisely what Mary been engendered Oct. 17-20 airs at 10 a.m. on Sunday and is Catholic Charities member meeting, told her. in the hearts of so Teach class at Mundelein Seminary repeated at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday board meeting and reception Bernadette’s family and 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. many because of had fallen on hard Bernadette’s simple, economic times. It uncomplicated, but was because of this material poverty also unwavering faith. excitement was mounting for the visit Americans whom I knew, many friends that Bernadette was out gathering Lourdes is a couple of hours drive to Lourdes, my resolve not to go into of the Community of the Lamb, and the baths remained. a multitude of young people on their wood for her family to use as fuel to from St. Pierre, so the Little Sisters and Leaven photo by Joe Bollig warm their home when she encoun- Little Brothers of the Lamb arranged Then Little Sister Marie Jean, one of way to World Youth Day in Madrid, Leon Suprenant is blogging “No Place Like Home” for the archdiocesan communications office. Suprenant tries strike to a balance between the folks who want heavy theological topics and tered — on Feb. 11, 1858 — the one for me to make a one-day pilgrimage. the youngest of the Little Sisters on our Spain. In the afternoon, we were able those who want to hear heartwarming, personal stories about kids and family life. she described as the “Beautiful Lady.” Early one morning in a van with five mini-pilgrimage, shared her experi- to experience the daily eucharistic Bernadette loved her family and was, Little Sisters and two Little Brothers, ences of Lourdes and, in particular, the procession. by all reports, an obedient child. How- we set off for Lourdes. While I was ex- meaning of the baths for her. I recall And, yes, thanks to Little Sister Ma- ever, when her mother forbade her cited about going to Lourdes, I was not her saying: “Ah, the baths! For me, it rie Jean, I went into the baths. I found from returning to the grotto, Berna- enthused about going into the baths. has been a beautiful opportunity to the time of waiting, before entering dette felt inwardly compelled to honor I had heard the water was very cold. humble myself before the Lord. It is a the bath, very peaceful and prayerful. the request of the Beautiful Lady. Even though I knew the physical ar- moment to strip away my pride, place I recalled the many people who had my faith completely in the Lord, and al- asked me to pray for them and their Not just blog-eat-blog When Mary asked Bernadette to dig rangements were such that it was done in the dry ground and to drink from a very discreetly, I was not at all eager low myself to be immersed in his love.” intentions. I remembered, particularly, By Joe Bollig Suprenant spends most of his time evangelization effort. hidden spring, she did as instructed. to have to remove my clothes. I had I am thinking to myself: “Sister, I wish the sick of the archdiocese, recalling as Leaven staff as the pastoral associate for adminis- The new public square is digital, At this moment, even the villagers read in the information about pilgrim- you were not saying these things! How many as possible by name, asking Mary tration in the office of the permanent in cyberspace, and the church has to How to find your who had been sympathetic to Berna- ages to Lourdes how it was not at all can I now not go into the baths?” to bring these intentions for physical KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Sure, it’s diaconate, but blogs “No Place Like be there, too. way home dette thought she was crazy. She was necessary to go into the baths to have It was a wonderful day in Lourdes. healing and spiritual strengthening to a blog-eat-blog world out there, Home” for the archdiocesan commu- “The new evangelization has al- subjected to medical tests to determine a very inspiring encounter with the We celebrated Mass in one of the cha- her Son. The easiest way to get to “No but archdiocesan blogger Leon Su- nications office. ways been important to me,” said if she was mentally unstable. When Lord. After all, Bernadette herself had pels of the basilica. We prayed before For me, personally, it was a moment Place Like Home” is by going to prenant hopes that Catholics learn He’s been editor of four blogs and, Suprenant.
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