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Researchers A layer of Ash Curso de are Trying to Ankle to Knee- Planificacion Understand the deep Carpeted the Natural de la Risks… Page 14 Area… Page 3 Familia… Page 19 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC The Newspaper of the Diocese of Santa Rosa • www.srdiocese.org • JANUARY 2018 Noticias en español, pgs. 18-19 Santa Rosa Housing Crisis A powerful line up of speakers including Fr. Frank Pavone, and Joseph Scheidler will encourage thousands of Pro-life NCC Staff faithful at the 2018 Walk For Life West Coast on January 27th According to Jennielynn Holmes, Senior Director of health and housing for Catholic Charities, before the fires there was a 1% vacancy rate for housing in Walk for Life West Coast Sonoma County. After the fires it’s 5%. That means 5% of the people are now looking for someplace else to go. “As a community we need to do better than January 27th 2018 having people sleep in tents end up chronically home- less.” Fr. Frank Pavone Talks with YOU, Walk for Life West Coast! There are few people, clerical or lay, who have shown established right here in San Francisco in 1991! more unswerving dedication to the defense of the Once again this year, Fr. Frank will be joining unborn than Fr. Frank Pavone. Fr. Pavone was ordained us at the Walk for Life West Coast. He graciously in 1988 by Cardinal John O’Connor, and in 1993 the took a little time out from his very busy schedule Cardinal named him National Director of Priests for to speak with us. Life. As a wonderful side note, Priests for Life was (see Walk for Life, page 4) Reverend Philip Ryan Lucia Silva of Coffey Park in Santa Rosa, Calif., searched the remains of her home for any belongings that may have survived the wildfires. Photo: Brian L. Frank for 1932-2017 The WSJ Father Philip Ryan, a retired priest of the Diocese The second wave of victims will be experiencing of Santa Rosa in California, died on Thursday more trauma as people begin to be pushed out of evening, December 14, 2017 at Sutter Lakeside housing. According to Zillow, people displaced by Hospital in Lakeport following a heart attack the wildfires are likely to find it challenging to find on the previous day. He died peacefully in the another home for sale nearby. In many areas, inven- presence of some friends who had given him tory was already down by more than 10 percent—in hospitality in his retirement. some areas more than 20 percent—year-over-year in Father Ryan was born in Upperchurch, Co. August. And that’s before fires burned down thou- Tipperary, Ireland on February 4, 1932. He sands of homes in the area, reducing would-be inven- attended Milestone National School and Rock- tory in an already slim market. well College Secondary School, Cashel, Co. Tip- Families looking to rent a home may not fare much perary in June 1951. He entered St. Patrick’s better, especially if they are trading in the relative (see Reverend Philip Ryan, page 6) (see Housing Crisis, page 8) To Be Totally Engaged in the Liturgy Another Liturgical begins, another Calendar Year in the “activity” surrounding the liturgy, the meaning who is putting everything into the dancing or the begins. No matter how often we go through the of “active” needs to be seen in a broader context. It is acting; it might be considered “super-active.” But graced Seasons of the Liturgical year we are repeatedly here, more than fifty years after the Council, that we what is the notion of activity here? It is actualizing blessed by our full, active and conscious participation might find that we have not participated in the life one’s full potential, entering into possession of a good in them. In fact, every year, even though the liturgical of the Church in as full or conscious a manner as we rather than having an unrealized capacity for it. In prayers and readings follow a repetitive cycle, we find might imagine. contemporary English, “active” often means simply something new and challenging each There have been repeated attempts the contrary of passive or receptive, yet in a deeper year. We continue to make discovery over the decades to make sure that perspective, we see that these are by no means con- of things we should have noted long the meaning of the Latin texts of the trary. I can be actively receptive to the Word of God; I ago. Perhaps, with our propensity Council are properly understood. can be fully actualizing my ability to be acted upon at to forget, we hear for instance the We have taken it for granted for Mass by the chants, prayers, and ceremonies, without first reading for the Fourth Sunday decades that the Council called for my doing much of anything that would be styled of Ordinary Time and think, I never “active” participation. As I used the “active” in contemporary English.” heard that before. In truth, we have terms above, I would be relatively In a sense the word “active” implies “doing” some- heard it before, or better, it has been safe in saying that only a very few thing whereas “actuosa” points more towards “being” read to us before. The Second Vati- would take exception to my use of something, namely more fully present, more atten- can Council called for all of us, laity From the Bishop the phrase “active participation” as a tive, more thoughtful, more receptive. This kind of and clergy alike, to a full, active and description of a part of the call of the participation is open to everyone without exception conscious participation in the sacred Council. At least in the United States, and is not limited to a few souls chosen for “active” liturgy. There has been and continues Bishop Robert F. Vasa is with our great propensity for activity, participation. In fact, those chosen for the more the sixth bishop of the to be a strong emphasis on ‘active’ Diocese of Santa Rosa. there was general acceptance of this active roles will have a more difficult time fulfilling participation but this is only one part term without questioning its origin. the call of the Council since they will necessarily be of what the Council called for. It is The term in Latin in the Council texts distracted by the duties which they are called upon also necessary to understand properly the meaning is “actuosa”. Peter Kwasniewski points out that an to perform so that others may enter more fully and of “active” participation. If this level of participation authoritative lexicon says that actuosus “properly is peacefully into the “participatio actuosa” called for is limited to those who sing in the choir, proclaim the one who is totally engaged in the act or motion of by the Council. scriptures or assist in the distribution of Holy Com- the body…such as an actor and a dancer, who for If our focus, for many years, has been on trying munion then the possibility of such “active” participa- this reason are called actuosi.” He then writes: “The to find ways for more engagement in the activity of tion is extremely limited. Since all are called to active word actuosa itself is very interesting: it means fully the liturgy, we might try, this New Year, to be more participation and since not everyone can participate or totally engaged in activity, like a dancer or an actor engaged (participatio actuosa) in the Liturgy itself. ❖ CONTENTS PRIESTLY WALK FOR LIFE WEST COAST ‘THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE’ ...........................10 SIGN OF HOPE MASS .............................................18 JANUARY 27TH 2018 ...............................................1 SAVING ANCIENT CHRISTIAN CULTURES… NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL ..........................................19 ORDINATION SANTA ROSA HOUSING CRISIS .................................1 ONE STORY AT A TIME ............................................11 A LUCID, INSIGHTFUL TOUR THROUGH THE REVEREND PHILIP RYAN 19322017 ........................1 WANT TO GET CLOSE TO YOUR HEAVENLY PRINCIPLES OF ECUMENISM .................................20 ANNIVERSARY MOTHER? CHECK OUT THIS BOOK. .........................12 TO BE TOTALLY ENGAGED IN THE LITURGY ..............2 JUSTINSIENA PREPARES A ‘GAMING DISORDER’ MAY GET CLASSIFIED AS A “LIFTUP” LUNCH ...................................................21 Rev. David Galeana, THOMAS AQUINAS COLLEGE SURVIVES MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION HERE’S WHAT January 13, 2012 HARROWING ‘THOMAS’ FIRE ...................................3 THAT MEANS .........................................................14 CALENDAR .............................................................22 THE QUIRKY FATHER SOLANUS: NEWS BRIEFS ........................................................15 US TOO. ..................................................................23 SQUEAKY VIOLINIST, TAMER OF BEES. .....................5 LEARNING TO LOVE JESUS THROUGH MARY AT YOUTH DAY SUNDAY, MARCH 11TH ........................23 Prayer for Priests MOMENTS OF JOY ....................................................7 ST. EUGENE’S SCHOOL ...........................................17 Gracious and loving God, we thank your 2017 WAS THE UNDECLARED YEAR for the gift of our priests. Through them, we THE TROUBLE WITH SINCERITY ...............................7 SANTA ROSA UNDERPASS HOMELESS CAMP GROWS OF FATIMA .............................................................24 IN WAKE OF FIRES ..................................................17 experience your presence in the sacraments. THANKSGIVING DINNER SERVED IN ST. HELENA .......9 Help our priests to be strong in their vocation. ESTAR TOTALMENTE DEDICADO EN Set their souls on fi re with love for your people. FATHER ANDREW APOSTOLI, BELOVED LA LITURGIA ..........................................................18 PRIEST & RETREAT MASTER, DIES AT 75 ....................9 Grant them the wisdom, understanding, and strength they need to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Inspire them with the vision of your NORTH COAST CATHOLIC 985 Airway Ct. Send all subscription information and address changes Kingdom. Give them the words they need to The newspaper of the Diocese of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA 95403 to: North Coast Catholic, Diocese of Santa Rosa, 985 707.545.7610 Airway Court, Santa Rosa, CA 95403; 707.566.3302 or spread the Gospel. Allow them to experience Most Rev. Robert F. Vasa Fax: 707.542.9702 email: [email protected].

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