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ach year, parishioners To reflect this change, this from around the archdi- year’s appeal includes other Eocese send in their “sub- forms of communication, in- scription” to the Sooner Catholic, cluding Oklahoma Catholic the award-winning archdiocesan Radio, more than a dozen social newspaper since 1974. media platforms, two websites Even though the Sooner Catholic and many other forms of com- is technically free for all parishio- munication that help Archbish- ners in the diocese, these yearly op Coakley, clergy, parishes, “subscriptions” help pay for deliv- schools and staff members at ery of the newspaper to those who the Catholic Pastoral Center cannot afford it, including many spread the Good News of the Gospel and go make disciples! These tools and your support, allow us to be successful in our service to programs in the archdiocese, or in our mission to on a fixed income. The “subscrip- help the most vulnerable. tions” also are vital to helping Thank you for your generosi- pay for printing the newspaper ty and for your participation in and mailing issues to more than bringing the love and mercy of 40,000 households in central and Jesus Christ to thousands of western Oklahoma. Oklahomans. As evangelization and education Yours in Christ, needs have changed over the past 10 years, the archdiocese has worked to reach parishioners and Diane M. Clay others in the community with new Editor, Sooner Catholic and changing forms of communi- Director, Office of Communi- cation. cations

U.S. bishops’ chairmen applaud Oklahoma, Kansas for enacting laws that keep kids first in foster care and adoption services WASHINGTON – By enacting providers, “Kansas and Oklahoma children entering the foster care inclusion of faith-based providers. laws protecting the conscience are keeping kids first,” said Bish- system. We need more, not fewer, At the federal level, the USCCB rights of adoption and foster care op Frank J. Dewane of Venice, agencies to serve children who supports the Child Welfare Pro- chairman of the U.S. Conference need loving homes.” vider Inclusion Act of 2017 (H.R. of Catholic Bishops’ Committee At least nine states have passed 1881 / S. 811), which protects on Domestic Justice and Human similar laws, including Virginia, child welfare providers from being Development; Archbishop Joseph Michigan, North Dakota, South discriminated against by federal or E. Kurtz of Louisville, chairman of Dakota, Alabama, Mississippi, state government entities due to the USCCB Committee for Reli- Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma. the providers’ religious beliefs or gious Liberty; and Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, chairman of These laws do not exclude any moral convictions. the USCCB Subcommittee for the providers or prohibit anyone from The Oklahoma law becomes ef- Promotion and Defense of Mar- adopting, but merely ensure the fective Nov. 1. riage. The governors of Oklahoma and Kansas signed legislation ensur- Statement from Archbishop Coakley and Bishop David Konderla ing that faith-based adoption and of the Diocese of Tulsa on the signing of Senate Bill 1140, protecting foster care providers can provide religious liberty – these services in accordance with their deeply held religious beliefs “We are grateful for Gov. Fallin’s support of religious liberty in or moral convictions. Oklahoma. The new law will bring more adoption services to the state The three USCCB chairmen stat- and allow crucial faith-based agencies to continue their decades-long ed the following: tradition of caring for Oklahoma’s most vulnerable children. Since the “Kansas and Oklahoma are law does not change the process for placing fos- keeping kids first by allowing all ter children or ban any family from adopt- capable adoption and foster care ing, we hope and pray this action will providers to serve children in increase the number of children matched need. The opioid crisis has caused with loving families.” a large increase in the number of 2 May 27, 2018 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic May 27, 2018 3

Put Out Into the Deep Luke 5:4 Find more The Center of Family Love announces 5th Easy to take for granted news on the annual Gift of Love Gala website All of us are creatures of habit. The habits we form and throughout the he Center of Family Love and the Oklahoma “The Center of Family Love is truly the Catholic Church Knights of Columbus will host the 5th Annual Gift at work. The enthusiasm and faith of the staff and resi- become part of the daily rhythm of our lives. We may world. It offers features By Sooner Catholic Staff not even be aware of these habits until something about persons, places Tof Love Gala on June 16 at 6 p.m. at the National dents are inspirational,” said Father Brian O’Brien of Saint Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. This event benefits Francis Xavier. “I’ve heard about The Center of Family Love disrupts our routine. Part of my morning routine is to and events that interest Additional coverage of grab the morning paper from the driveway before my residents of The Center of Family Love who live with intel- for years, but didn’t get to see the amazing work they do and affect us. It pro- Church and archdiocesan first cup of coffee. lectual and physical disabilities. until a few months ago. It is a place of joy, compassion and vides editorial opinion, news and events, only on The day is off to a rocky start when, for one rea- Located in Okarche and founded in 1981 by the Oklaho- Christ! This organization is an outstanding witness to the cultural commentary www.soonercatholic.org. son or another, the paper is delayed. Maybe I’m old ma Knights of Columbus, The Center of Family Love has pro-life work of the Catholic Church.” and authoritative teach- school, but I like to spend time with the paper be- empowered The Gift of a fore starting my day. That’s not to say that I haven’t ing. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley To send photos, event hundreds Love Gala is grown accustomed to using various smart devices or More than simply re- information or story ideas, of adults the biggest my laptop for accessing digital media or tuning in to porting the news, the Sooner Catholic has been an e-mail [email protected]. with dis- fundraising my favorite radio stations for programming so I can important instrument for advancing the evangelizing abilities to event of the a stay connected. mission of the Catholic Church in Oklahoma. Join 2018 prayer team! live pro- year for The Most Rev. Edward J. Keeping abreast with events in our community, our Just as our secular newspapers have had to adapt Archbishop Coakley is ask- ductive and Center of Fam- Slattery nation, our world and our Church is important. We to survive, the Sooner Catholic continues to adapt to ing for parishioners to sign meaning- ily Love, rais- are social and relational creatures! changing tastes, needs and trends in communication up to pray for the future of ful lives. ing more than the diocese and for guidance The center $677,000 this One of the vital means of staying abreast with technology and in our local church. as he moves forward with provides past year. things happening in our Catholic world has been the These days there are regular Spanish pages in each Sooner Catholic, our award-winning archdiocesan pastoral planning through the most This year, issue of the Sooner Catholic. In addition to a colorful newspaper. It was Archbishop Quinn who established 2030. To join the 2018 innovative The Center of biweekly newspaper for every Catholic household in the Sooner Catholic in 1976 to serve the new Archdi- Prayer Team, text Prayer2018 education- Family Love ocese of Oklahoma City when the state was divided the archdiocese, the Office of Communications also to 84576 or go to https:// al, voca- will honor Most into two dioceses. He recognized the importance of a maintains the archdiocesan website (A new updated app.flocknote.com/archok- tional and residential programs in the nation, pioneering Rev. Edward J. Slattery, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese local Catholic newspaper to share news and informa- website is on the way!), and multiple electronic plat- c/2018Intercessory. new approaches in the field of disabilities, and recognized of Tulsa, who will receive the organization’s Carol and Bill tion to strengthen our sense of communion with one forms, including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. in Oklahoma as a model community. Brown Outstanding Community Ambassador Award. Patri- another across our vast archdiocese. The Sooner Catholic is supported by the annual The Center of Family Love provides homes and careers cia Loosen, co-founder of the center, will receive the Harold The Sooner Catholic continues to report news of Sooner Catholic Communications Appeal. In addition for 130 residents with proven high-quality services for J. Wittrock Humanitarian Award. things happening in our parishes, in Oklahoma, to the newspaper, the people who live with physical and neurological disabilities, Tickets are $175 per person or $1,750 for a table of 10. Sooner Catholic Com- including cerebral palsy, autism, muscular dystrophy, Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Nellie Patricia munications Appeal also Down syndrome, development delays, spinal injuries and Sanders at [email protected]. To register, go online to Loosen intellectual disabilities. www.cflinc.org/gala or call (405) 263-4658, Ext. 1042. supports local Catholic radio stations, helps maintain our website and even helped make @archokc Planning continues for Rother shrine possible the award-win- ning documentary on Archdiocese of Early success in the One new church and parish campus for Diocese of Brownsville. The group cility is adjacent to the 1,800-seat Blessed Stanley Rother Oklahoma City Church, Many Disciples capital Saint Francis Xavier in Stillwater. spent several hours touring and church, serving 6,800 families. visiting with staff of the Basilica The Blessed Stanley Roth- that premiered at his campaign has spurred continued Current conceptual plans call Arquidiócesis de progress in planning the Blessed for a main church designed in the of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle er Shrine will be located on the Beatification Mass. Oklahoma City Stanley Rother Shrine. Archbish- Spanish Mission style, similar to National Shrine. With more than former Brookside Golf Course at It is easy to take for op Coakley has appointed Molly Saint James parish church in San- 20,000 visitors weekly, this is the Interstate 35 and S.E. 89. granted many of the Bernard, parishioner at Saint tiago Atitlan, Guatemala, where most visited Catholic shrines in The main church will be high- things that make up Francis of Assisi, as chairwom- Blessed Stanley served and was the United States. It is built on a ly visible from I-35. Serving as a the rhythm and fabric an of the Blessed Stanley Rother martyred. It will seat more than campus similar in size to that of strong sign of the Catholic pres- of our lives. Perhaps Shrine Building Committee. Un- 2,000 people, making it the larg- the Blessed Stanley Rother Shine ence in Oklahoma, the shrine the Sooner Catholic is der her leadership, the committee est Catholic church in Oklahoma. site. will invite all those who pass to one of those things. will work to advance plans for the By comparison, Saint John the While in Texas, the group also discover more about our faith and Please support the main church, chapel and ministry Baptist in Edmond, currently the visited Saint William parish in the inspiring life of the Okarche Sooner Catholic Com- buildings of the shrine. largest church in the archdiocese, Round Rock where the community priest who was devoted to serving munications Appeal Franck and Lohsen Architects has 1,300 seats. recently completed construction Christ’s people. and help us continue of Washington D.C. are the lead Representatives of the building of a 30,000-square-foot event and Find regular updates and photos to provide up-to-date architects for the project, work- committee have begun visiting classroom building. The new fa- at blessedstanleyrother.org. news and crucial for- ing closely with Oklahoma City shrines and large churches across mation across vari- based ADG Architects. Franck and the country to learn from those ous platforms for the Lohsen are specialists in tradition- who have been operating larger people of this archdi- Prayer for journalists al ecclesiastical architecture, and facilities. Recently, a small group ocese. Almighty God, recently completed the beautiful traveled to San Juan, Texas, in the Thank you for your strengthen and direct, generous support! we pray, the will of all whose work it is to write what many read, and to speak where many listen. May we be bold to confront evil and injustice: understanding and compas- Archbishop Coakley’s Calendar sionate of human weakness; rejecting alike the half-truth The following events are part of Archbishop Coakley’s official calendar. that deceives, and the May 28 – Memorial Day Mass, 8 a.m., Resurrection Cemetery, OKC slanted word that corrupts. May the power that is ours, - June 1 – Annual Convocation of Priests, Quartz Mountain May 29 for good or ill, always be used June 1 – Holy Hour with diaconate candidates, 6 p.m., Catholic Pastoral Center with honesty and courage, June 2 – Ordination of transitional deacons, 10 a.m., The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, OKC with respect and integrity, June 3 – Confirmation, 9 a.m., St. Joseph, Union City so that, when all here has been June 5 – St. Ann Retirement Center Board meeting, 8 a.m., CPC written, said and done, June 5 – Archdiocesan School Advisory Council meeting, 9 a.m., CPC we may, unashamed, June 5 – Mass, 11:30 a.m., St. Francis de Sales Chapel, CPC meet Thee face to face, June 6 – CRS Overseas Operations Committee teleconference, 9 a.m. through Jesus Christ our Lord, June 9 – Confirmation, 5:30 p.m., St. Peter, Woodward Amen. Representatives of the building committee at Our Lady of San Juan in Texas. June 10 – 125th Anniversary Mass and Celebration, 8:30 a.m., Good Shepherd Church, Boise City Photo provided. 4 May 27, 2018 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic May 27, 2018 5 From Paris to the Prairie: St. Vincent de Paul in Oklahoma

By Lisa L. Schmidt spiritually by helping others. the local Saint Vincent de Paul Vincent de Paul after experiencing Official Pastoral For the Sooner Catholic In Oklahoma, 356 lay Catho- for help, usually by phone, and situations such as an unexpected lics are active in 18 conferences a home visit is arranged. It is a car repair, a reduction in hours at Assignments The Society of Saint Vincent de throughout central and western chance to obtain more work, or an unusually high Paul began in Paris, France, in Oklahoma. In 2017, Oklaho- information and utility bill. Those who Most Reverend 1833 when a young law student ma members helped more than determine if there reach out to Saint Vin- Paul S. Coakley Archdiocese of Oklahoma City at the Sorbonne was challenged 200,000 people with $748,000 in might be other cent de Paul for help Archbishop of Oklahoma City during a debate to demonstrate food, rent or utility assistance. needs that can are the working poor, Publisher Pastor what he and his fellow Catholic Conferences in Oklahoma are as- be addressed in people living on fixed students were personally doing to incomes, and others Rev. Aaron J. Diane Clay help the poor. who struggle. Foshee Within weeks, Frédéric Ozanam, Editor Funding is raised age 20, and six of his peers had Fr. Don Wolf speaks about his cousin Blessed Stanley Rother during the National Saint Joseph, locally and spent Federation of Priests’ Councils (NFPC) in April. Photo provided. formed the first Conference of Ada and St. locally. Poor boxes, me- Dana Attocknie Francis Xavier, Charity, financing works of char- morial donations; monthly Managing Editor Sulphur ity. They visited the poor in their collection envelopes, partic- (effective June homes, providing them with need- Fr. Wolf teaches about ipation in the vehicle donation 18) ed aid and assistance. They placed program, grants and fundraisers the conference under the patron- Volume 40, Number 11 all help provide services. Blessed Stanley at age of Saint Vincent de Paul, the great French priest who had spent This past year’s 10th annual Sooner Catholic Newspaper Associate his life in 16th century France Friends of the Poor Walk in Nor- Pastor 7501 Northwest Expressway national priest council serving the poor. man raised more than $30,000, Oklahoma City, OK 73132 Rev. Miguel Within a few years, the original all of which went to the local (405) 721-1810 CHICAGO – Celebrating its 50th gency against the oppressive gov- Ayuso Ruiz group of seven had grown to 600, conferences in Norman, Moore Fax: (405) 721-5210 anniversary as an organization ernment. At the same time, Bless- spread to 15 other communities in and Purcell to be used helping representing priests and priests’ ed Stanley was helping the people Sacred Heart, [email protected] France and numbered more than people in need in those commu- E-mail: Oklahoma City councils throughout the United form a weaving co-op; seeing the 2,000 members. nities. Mailing Address: (effective June States, the NFPC came home to its co-op as an organized threat to The Society of Saint Vincent de “We would love to help estab- P.O. Box 32180 origins in Chicago its annual Na- 1) outside vendors of Mayan goods, Paul now can be found in more lish more societies in parishes Oklahoma City, OK 73123 tional Convocation of Priests. they murdered everyone who was a than 150 countries. Members put in the archdiocese as well as The four-day gathering from sociated with parishes. Saint Vin- a friendly, respectful way. Confer- part of it. their faith into action, growing introduce Saint Vincent de Paul April 23–26 focused on “The U.S. cent de Paul is a Catholic lay ences meet weekly or bi-weekly to Visit us online at The government continued to to Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma,” Priesthood: Looking Back, Looking organization whose members pray together, share case stories, www.soonercatholic.org counter any organized or educa- Chaplain Saint Vincent de Paul said Noreen Valadez, who serves Forward.” Priests representing 36 include both retired and give support to each other and tional activity, murdering, seques- in Saint Vincent de Paul at Saint U.S. dioceses gathered to pray, trating, torturing and kidnapping Rev. Linh Bui working; couples and single grow in friendship. To learn more about services provided Andrew in Moore. She also serves Visit the archdiocesan website reflect and talk about the issues people. Besides other leaders, individuals; college students Most Oklahoma conferences fo- at www.archokc.org facing priests, presbyteral councils by Saint Vincent de Paul or to establish and university professors. In cus on short-term, emergency help as president of the archdiocesan many parishioners trained in Cristo Rey OKC and the U.S. Church, with a par- a conference at a parish, contact Nick Oklahoma, there are no paid with rent or utilities. This often Council of Saint Vincent de Paul. Catholic Action also were killed. Catholic High ticular focus on the role of the of Picek at [email protected] or go online staff members; funds raised helps prevent eviction or keeps Lisa L. Schmidt is treasurer of The Sooner Catholic Blessed Stanley often helped find School the NFPC itself in the future. to svdpokc.org or www.svdpusa.org. go directly to people in need. the power or water on for a fami- Oklahoma City Archdiocesan Coun- (USPS 066-910) is published the bodies of those who had been (effective June The afternoon session offered an Those in need contact ly or individual. People call Saint cil of St. Vincent de Paul. biweekly except for once in July taken, searching morgues, ditches 18) inspirational reflection by Father and other areas. by the Archdiocese of Don Wolf, pastor of Saint Eugene In February 1981, he was in- Oklahoma City. in Oklahoma City and a former formed by an associate that he NFPC chairman. Father Wolf spoke was on a death list. He returned to Duncan The newspaper is not responsible about his cousin Blessed Stanley Oklahoma in 1981 to attend Fa- From the Archives … Tiemeyer, a Rother. Recounting Blessed Stan- new seminarian for unsolicited material. ther Wolf’s ordination. He returned Deacon Vic Luong A photo series from George Rigazzi, archdiocesan archivist ley’s early beginnings in Okarche, for the Archdio- Copyright © 2018 Sooner Catholic to Guatemala in late May, telling Father Wolf highlighted his prob- graduates from St. cese of Oklaho- his bishop that the shepherd can- he response by the Church in lems in seminary, finally being Oklahoma to World War II was ma City, visited not not abandon his sheep. with elemen- Subscription rate: $25 per year ordained from Mount Saint Mary’s Meinrad Seminary exemplary. Bishop Kelley stated, He told parishioners that if tary students Seminary in 1963. Blessed Stanley T for all who are not members of the “There was no question to the justice he should be killed, “Go to the at St. Charles served five assignments from 1964 of the war of defense.” As in the First Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. church, light the Easter candle Borromeo Cath- to 1974. World War, the immigrant churches in Periodical postage paid at and sing Alleluias.” olic School in In the mid-1960s, Oklahoma City the state were determined to prove their Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City, OK 73125. On July 28, three unidentified established a missionary outreach loyalty. Patriotism was heartfelt and, Photo provided. gunmen broke into the rectory, to Santiago Atitlan in the Mayan more importantly, expected. Pictured is broke down the door and shot and POSTMASTER: Send address highlands of Guatemala to min- Father James McNamee, who became murdered Blessed Stanley. He changes to the Sooner Catholic, ister among the native peoples. one of eight Oklahoma priests to serve put up a fight, mainly because he P.O. Box 32180, Oklahoma City, The church there had been built as full-time chaplains during the war. did not want to be kidnapped and in 1597 by the Dominicans, but Twenty-five priests of the diocese served OK 73123. tortured. there had been no ordained priest on a part-time basis as the state became On the 25th anniversary of his there in 100 years. The Micatokla a training ground for all of the branches RESS AS martyrdom, the Cause for Saint- A P SO mission was comprised of a pastor, of the service. Monte Cassino School in M C hood was opened. On Sept. 23, O IA two associates, religious sisters, Tulsa raised more than $2 million in war H T A I Vista and papal volunteers. 2017, in Oklahoma City, Blessed L BETTER O bonds for Catholic schools in the nation, N Stanley Rother was beatified as K Blessed Stanley arrived in 1968. second only to the University of Notre Dame. A forgotten story of O NEWSPAPER He was unique in many ways that saint and martyr. Although Bless- the war was the service given to the more than 9,000 German Cath- CONTEST were helpful as a mechanic, electri- ed Stanley’s body was buried in olic prisoners of war interred throughout the state. While the “can cian, carpenter and general handy- Oklahoma, his family gave permis- do” reaction of Catholic Oklahomans was admirable, prejudice was man; as a very down-to-earth sion for his heart to stay in Santia- still a reality. Before the war began for the United States, 2 AWARD working man that people could re- go Atitlan. Vuong Luong, who will be or- Saint Joseph’s Old Cathedral was searched for weapons 0 1 6 E R late to; and he was the only mem- Father Wolf concluded by reflect- dained a priest for the Archdio- by the FBI in August 1940. Bishop Kelley expressed W I N N ing on Blessed Stanley’s legacy as ber of the group to be able to learn cese of Oklahoma City on June his outrage to J. Edgar Hoover and the director of the Religious education students from St. Patrick in Anadarko made Amer- the native language fluently. “a life given away in service before 30, earned a master’s degree in FBI assured the bishop that such actions would not be ican flags at their Community Care Night on April 29. Students delivered The Sooner Catholic By 1973, all of the mission it was given in blood.” the flags to the local nursing home and hung them on the residents’ doors. is supported through the divinity in May from St. Mein- replicated in the United States. priests left the priesthood and The 2019 NFPC Convocation will The project was funded by a grant from the USCCB Black and Indian Mis- Annual Catholic Appeal. rad Seminary and School of Blessed Stanley remained. There be held in Oklahoma City April 29 Theology in St. Meinrad, Ind. ARCHDIOCESE OF OKLAHOMA CITY ARCHIVES sion Office and parishioners.Photo provided. was also a growing guerilla insur- – May 2, 2019. 6 May 27, 2018 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic May 27, 2018 7 Real Life Disciples Mount names new girls’ basketball coach Growing young! n May 11, the new High School. She currently head coach for the girls’ coaches for the Swish AAU girls “Wait a minute – that’s not possible, is it? ing the trend. Instead of losing young adults, ly since Obasketball team was high school basketball program, You can’t grow young!” they were gaining them. Their congregations addressing introduced at Mount Saint Mary teaches physical education and The title might catch you as odd at first. over time were “growing younger.” The re- the unique Jim Beckman Catholic High School in Oklaho- is the Healthy Schools Oklaho- We’re accustomed to growing old, and watching searchers narrowed the study group from more needs of Director of the ma City. ma school coordinator for Okla- life pass by. But, the title is not referring to a than 360 churches that were showing positive young Secretariat for Coach Lauren McCulloch homa City Public Schools. person, but rather the Church. signs of retention of young people to just 41 of people Evangelization and comes to The Mount with years “We are excited to add Coach Numerous studies concur that the aver- the most noteworthy. Catechesis of coaching and player experi- McCulloch to our coaching staff. is one age age of churchgoers is going up. Increas- They eventually narrowed their study down of Arch- ence. She graduated from Texas We are excited about her back- ing numbers of parishes and even Protestant to the top 12 churches to do on-site visits. In bishop Woman’s University with a ground as a player and a coach, congregations are seeing more gray hairs than the end, they were trying to identify the com- Coakley’s master’s degree in Kinesiology especially at the college level. any other color. Hopefully by now, the warning mon threads – what were these churches doing pastoral priorities over the next 12 years. His and was a graduate assistant for She is mature beyond her years is being heard: differently to keep the women’s basketball team. and has a definite vision for her we are losing the young people office will be spearheading the response to that She attended Fort Lewis College team. She is charismatic, and priority. staggering high The six core commitments congregations made engaged? They for her undergraduate degree we will feel she will have a great Here is what he had to say: percentages to attract young people, according to the Growing identified six core and led their basketball team to connection with our girls that “God has a great plan for each young person of our young Young study: commitments numerous championship ap- will bring much success to the people from 1. They unlocked keychain leadership. Instead these congrega- in the life of the Church. The alarming rate pearances. future of the girls’ basketball Senior basketball players pose with coach Lauren McCulloch. Left to right: Lyric Lloyd, active practice of of centralizing authority, they empowered others, tions had that of young people abandoning their faith must She coached at Rogers State program,” said Chris Crosbie, Madeline Martin, Brookelynn Martin, Coach McCulloch, Courtney Brierly and Emma the faith. Some especially young people. made all the dif- cause us to re-examine their experience of God University and at Frisco ISD athletic director at The Mount. Foster. Photo provided. studies put 2. They practiced empathy with young person. ference. and His Church. the percentage Instead of complaining, judging or criticizing, fellow Like I said, Throughout high school and early adult- as high as 90 churchgoers tried to step into the shoes of this all this will not hood young men and women go through many Cristo Rey welcomes directors percent of young generation. translate perfect- transitions. There often are changes in work, people who are 3. They took Jesus’ message seriously. Life in the ly in a Catholic school, friendships, support structures, family Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School wel- Camacho and Giles will join the following Corporate work-study partners are: disengaging Church became less about formulaic gospel claims, context, but there life, career aspirations and location. These sud- comed two new additions to its faculty. academic team members: • Archdiocese of Oklahoma City from active faith and more about welcoming young people into a is much we can Joanna Camacho will serve as admissions di- • Principal: Cody Yocom, Dallas • American Fidelity den changes give ample opportunity for faith practice before Jesus-centered way of life. learn from what rector. Camacho most recently served as asso- • Dean of instruction: Tina Dicks, Oklahoma • BancFirst life to diminish or be abandoned. It is precisely the age of 22. 4. They Fueled a warm community. Instead of they have discov- ciate superintendent for City • Catholic Charities during these times of transition that a relation- This trajectory focusing on “hip” worship or programs, they aimed ered. the Archdiocese of Okla- • Class of 2022 counsel- • Clements Foods ship with God is so important and can flourish is not good. If we for warm peer and intergenerational friendships. When you look homa City. Prior to that, or: Catalina Melo, Oklaho- • Express Employment Professionals in beautiful ways. want the Church 5. They prioritized young people (and families), at all six of their Camacho was principal ma City • First National Bank of Oklahoma In the short term, there are responses that to be around in Instead of giving lip service to how much young recommenda- of Sacred Heart Catholic • Campus minister: Ange- • Grace Living Centers can be helpful. Focusing on the times of tran- the future, we people mattered, they looked for creative ways to tions, a common School where she was la Basse, Oklahoma City • Humphreys Capital sition and simply creating a clear path forward must find ways tangibly support, resource, and involve them in all thread emerges – named a National Cath- • English 1: Abby Cobb, • McBride Orthopedic Hospital is a major step. Many young people graduate to not only di- facets of the congregation. relationship. And, olic Educational Asso- Oklahoma City • Mercy Health high school and are not aware of the options to minish the trend 6. And, they strove to be the best neighbors they that would be ciation Distinguished • Math: Katie Trivitt, • United Way of growing old, could be. Instead of isolating from the world out- somewhat con- continue growing their faith. Principal. Memphis • Lopez Foods but even re- side, they enabled young people to “neighbor” well sistent with every Furthermore, very few receive meaningful Becca Giles will serve • Social studies: Eli Har- • Love’s verse it and help both locally and globally. other study I have introductions to peers and mentors with which as development direc- bin, Tulsa • The Oklahoma City National Memorial parishes “grow read about this they can continue their journey. The life of tor. Giles most recently • Spanish: Pamela Reyn- • The Oklahoman young.” problem in the faith begins in a person’s heart, family and par- served as the develop- Joanna Camacho Becca Giles olds, Siloam Springs, Ark. • OMRF There was a past number of ish. It is in these three places that we will find ment manager at the • Theology: Trevor Beach, • Phillips Murrah study done a couple years ago called Growing years. Young people today are hungering for re- the solutions. This begins with cultivating a life Boys and Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County. Springfield, Ill. • Slawson Exploration Young. You can find all kinds of info about the lational connection. When relationship-starved of prayer. A young person with a daily prayer She also has worked as development officer at • Technology: Ellen Murphy, Mobile, Ala. • Stella Nova Cafes study online at churchesgrowingyoung.com. It young people come into a church that doesn’t life has an interior bond that ties them to their Make-A-Wish Oklahoma and was the market- • Academic support: Orlene Chaney-Grant, • Variety Care was an Evangelical group of authors, so not all welcome them, doesn’t reach out to them, ing assistant at the Stephenson Cancer Center. Oklahoma City • WEOKIE Federal Credit Union faith. Secondly, we turn to the family. While no of their conclusions would be completely appli- and often doesn’t even notice if they are there, family is perfect and not all families will en- cable in a Catholic setting, but there is much many are left with a confusing sense of why courage the faith; developing Christ-centered we can learn from their research. even bother with this. homes is the best way to prepare young people First and foremost, it is somewhat reassuring In the archdiocese, we to live their faith. that we are not in this struggle alone. The very just recently hired a new di- fact that the Evangelical world felt the need to rector of youth, young adult Finally, we seek to help parishes incorpo- do such research and write a book about it is and campus evangelization, rate young people into every aspect of parish evidence that they are struggling with the same Joseph Cipriano, from Cor- life. It is more than a change of strategy, or problem as Catholics. They too are losing high pus Christi, Texas. Joseph implementing a youth-friendly program, it is percentages of their young adult age demo- will start his new position a renewal of each member of the parish to be graphic. this summer. I asked him Christ to each other and lead others to Christ. The Growing Young study researched congre- to share some thoughts on Joseph Young people in the Church are an essential gations and churches that seemed to be revers- this subject, particular- Cipriano part of the life of the Church today.”

Pilgrimages

Archdiocesan ordination Italy ctscentral.net/trips/pilgrimages/ Worship. Contact (405) 721-5651, still-active Mt. Etna. Before reach- pilgrimage pilgrimage-italy-diaconate-ordina- Ext. 158. ing Rome, there will be an oppor- Archbishop Coakley was joined by Fr. Ackerman, Fr. The Archdiocese of Oklahoma tions-archdiocese-oklahoma-city. tunity to visit the famous ruins of Lewis and Fr. Fuller at the annual Mass to celebrate City invites you on a pilgrimage Pilgrimage to Italy, Sicily Pompeii. $400 deposit is required. nurses held May 10 at St. Philip Neri in Midwest City. Sept. 21-29 to Italy with Fr. Brian Philadelphia pilgrimage Fr. Carl Janocha and Fr. Daniel Contact Fr. Carl Janocha, (580) Laura Miller, parish nurse at St. Joseph in Ada, re- Buettner for the diaconate ordina- Join a pilgrimage to religious and Grover will lead a pilgrimage to 395-2148, [email protected]. ceived the Catholic Nurse of the Year Award. Glenda Bronson, parish outreach coordinator at Mercy Health tions of seminarians Jerome Krug historical sites of the Philadelphia Italy and Sicily, Nov. 5-16. The trip Center, received the Archdiocese of Oklahoma and William Banowsky. Archbish- area Aug. 25-29. Cost: $1,500 pp is $3,779 pp, including airfare from Pilgrimage to the Holy Land City Heart of Catholic op Coakley will join the pilgrimage dbl; $2,000 sgl. Includes roundtrip OKC, four-star hotels, most meals Join Fr. Krittenbrink on a pil- Nursing Ministry Award. for the ordination. Seven nights’ transportation from Oklahoma and more. Sites include Palermo, grimage to the Holy Land March Above: Archbishop accommodation at four-star City. Highlights: Cathedral Basili- Agrigento, Siracusa, Taormina, Sor- 3-12. Cost $4,219 pp. Roundtrip Coakley, Fr. Lewis, Lau- city-center hotels (three nights in ca of Sts. Peter and Paul; Nation- rento, Pompeii and Rome. Traveling airfare from OKC or Dallas. Option- ra Miller, Mary Diane Assisi, four nights in Rome); daily al Shrine of St. John Neumann; north to the Eternal City of Rome, al post tour to Rome $1,099 March Steltenkamp, Sr. Maria breakfast; four dinners with wine, National Shrine of Our Lady of stops at many examples of Ancient 12-15. Visit www.pilgrimages.com/ Faulkner, Fr. Ackerman including a welcome and farewell Czestochowa; Independence Hall Greek and Roman Architecture at frkrittenbrink. Contact Bill Schutte and Glenda Bronson. Photos Chris Porter/ dinner; daily Mass arrangements; and Liberty Bell. Sponsored by the the remains of some temples, am- at (580) 763-7665 or Schutte@ Sooner Catholic. sightseeing and more. Visit www. archdiocesan Secretariat for Divine phitheaters and villas. Will ascend cableone.net. 8 May 27, 2018 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic May 27, 2018 9 Author Anita May coming to Best of Books EDMOND – Best of Books will host ences transformed them and French author Anita May at an upcoming society at large. book signing event. These clergymen’s story, recounted May will be signing copies of her here for the first time, elucidates a book, “Patriot Priests: French Cath- unique milestone of church-state re- olic Clergy and National Identity in lations in France. Their experiences, World War I,” on Saturday, June 9, their hopes and fears, their struggles from Noon to 1:30 p.m. to reconcile their mission of peace After serving two and a half years with the demands of war, and their as a stretcher-bearer on the Western sense of belonging to France as well Front, Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard as to the Church reveal a new per- de Chardin wrote that he would “a spective on the Great War. removed their exemption from com- thousand times rather be throwing Anita Rasi May is an independent bat, Teilhard and his fellow men of grenades or handling a machine scholar and historian. Her articles gun than be supernumerary as I am the cloth served France in the tens of have appeared in French historical now.” thousands – and nearly half of them studies and the Catholic Historical Annual Day of Reflection with Mobilized by military laws dating served in combat positions. Patriot Review among other publications. deacons and their wives to 1889 and 1905 that opened the Priests tells us how these men came Contact (405) 340-9202 to reserve Catholic Pastoral Center May 5 clergy’s ranks to conscription and to be at war and how their experi- signed copies of the book.

Most Rev. David Konderla, Bishop of Tulsa, center, is surrounded by young priests from the Archdiocese of Okla- homa City and the Diocese of Tulsa. The priests gathered April 24-26 at the Spiritual Life Center in Wichita for prayer and fraternity. Bishop Konder- la provided practical advice on how to live priesthood in a healthy, happy Photos Chris Porter/Sooner Catholic. and holy manner, using the four pil- lars of the Program for Priestly Forma- tion: character formation, intellectual formation, spiritual formation and Deacon Convocation 2018 pastoral formation. Photo provided.

Southwest Oklahoma Students receive sacraments

eligious education students throughout southwestern Oklahoma celebrated milestones in their faith formation Rwith the sacraments of Communion and Confirmation celebrated in several parishes.

U St. Patrick in Anadarko U Blessed Sacrament in Lawton U Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Duncan U Holy Family in Lawton U St. Ann in Elgin

Photos Jolene Schonchin/Sooner Catholic and provided.

First Communion at Blessed Sacrament in Lawton on May 5 First Communion at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Duncan on May 6

Students from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School in Ed- mond – Kayla Graybill, Hailey Harrington, Evan Rich and Colin Gormley – won the Grand River Dam Authority Award for the most environmentally centered project at the state National History Day contest held at the Oklahoma History Center on May 2. The group received a check for $250 and each participant received a medal. Photo provided. First Communion at St. Patrick in Anadarko on April 15 Confirmation at Holy Family in Lawton on May 11 First Communion at St. Ann in Elgin on May 13 10 May 27, 2018 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic May 27, 2018 11 First steps in lifelong journey with our beloved A scholar reads Revelation By J.E. Helm to me as the Book of Revelation, the earliest Christians did. Jerusa- This is the bread that comes down Christ in the sacraments of initiation The Sooner Catholic which describes the worship of the lem and its Temple are called up, from heaven that a man may eat Latinos enjoy telenovelas and sentimental becomes man and becomes the groom for the strength- angels and saints in heaven.” for example, in the “four carved of it and not die. I am the living melodramas. Love and romance makes the most beautiful wedding with his bride the ened Of Hahn began to study the earliest cherubim” that adorned the walls bread that comes down from heav- Pedro A. Moreno, all the world go around, and true love grabs our atten- Church, which is each one of us. in our Fathers of the Church and found of the Temple just as “four liv- en.” O.P. books that they too “considered the Book ing creatures minister before the tion and makes us smile. Lifelong relationships begin with someone relation- “For the record,” Hahn wants “to Secretariat for in the of Revelation the key to the liturgy, throne in John’s heaven.” Just two quick updates! If you’re watching taking a first step. God took that first step in ship of make it clear that this idea – the Evangelization and Bible, and the liturgy the key to the Book Revelation’s 24 elders “repli- idea behind this book – is nothing “Simplemente María,” Hortensia finally tells creation. He also showed us the depth and love and Olivia that she is Vanessa´s biological moth- vastness of his love by sending us his son. His Catechesis the Book of Revelation.” cate the 24 priestly divisions who new, and it’s certainly not mine. service er and that son displayed his infinite love for each of us by of Revelation is the one that many He could not deny the truth of served in the Tem- It’s as old as the Church, through leaving her up his passion, death, resurrection and ascension. people find difficult. The imagery what he was being shown, and so ple.” The “sea of and the Church has never the Lord’s for adoption There is no greater sign of love. is startling, the storyline is some- he made the decision to join the glass like crystal” let go of it.” Echoes was the biggest This love, friendship and lifelong relationship Holy Spirit by the sacrament of Confirmation. what frightening, and much of Catholic Church. He writes beau- in Revelation 4:6 is The Mass, Hahn says, mistake of her is offered to each and everyone of us. The first We grow closer to one another through our love what it presents can be interpreted tifully about his conversion in his “the Temple’s large is the marriage supper of of life. three steps, the laying of a solid foundation and life, Jesus Christ, when we are nourished in different ways. book, “Rome Sweet Home.” pool of polished the Lamb,” of Christ and Scott Hahn, in his book, “The On the other of love, in this relationship are known as the by the Eucharist – love and mercy enfleshed in Hahn is clearly a well-trained bronze that held the Church, and we are his Lamb’s Supper: The Mass as Heav- hand, if you´re sacraments of initiation. Paragraph 1212 of the the food of eternal life. Biblical scholar. He has taught 11,500 gallons of Church. And, Jesus wants Christ en on Earth,” offers a very careful theology at Franciscan University water.” watching “Al Catechism says it best. These three sacraments together are the each and every one of us to and enlightening study of this of Steubenville since 1990. In his However, Hahn Otro Lado Del “The sacraments of Christian initiation - Bap- foundation of our loving relationship with the enter into the most intimate work of Saint John the Evangelist, book, he references Saints Je- goes well beyond Muro,” now that Eliza knows the whole truth, tism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist - lay the Lord. relationship imaginable with the Book of Revelation. rome, Augustine and Athanasius. simply matching Sofía wants to join forces with her so she can foundations of every Christian life. ‘The sharing These sacraments of Christian initiation, Him.” Hahn is a convert to Catholi- He tells us that around A.D. 215, up details. He get Alondra back. in the divine nature given to men through the initiate us in a loving friendship, a lifegiving Importantly, Hahn explains cism, having joined the Church in Hippolytus of Rome recorded the explains that John Love stories are addictive. “Romeo and Ju- grace of Christ bears a certain likeness to the that “the more we are pre- relationship that bears the fruit of growth in 1986. He attended Mass for the words of the Mass with the priest is describing “nothing less than liet,” “West Side Story,” “Cinderella” or my origin, development and nourishing of natural our capacity to love, because of how much we pared for Mass, the more grace favorite, “Beauty and the Beast.” life. The faithful are born anew by Baptism, first time as a Presbyterian min- and the congregation saying in the passing away of the old Jeru- are loved, and growth in the quality of our love, we will take away from the Mass.” While these and many other stories of love strengthened by the sacrament of Confirma- ister, there only as a part of what turn, “The Lord be with you,” “And salem, the Old Covenant and the because Christ will teach us how to truly love As we grow in our understanding and romance bring a smile to our faces and tion, and receive in the Eucharist the food of he calls an “academic exercise” to with your spirit,” “Let us lift up creation of a new Jerusalem, a others as he has loved us. understand the idea of liturgy. “As our hearts,” and “”We lift them up New Covenant.” of what takes place in the litur- make our hearts flutter, there is one problem, eternal life. By means of these sacraments of gy, our “whole life gets caught this is fiction. The best love stories are those Christian initiation, they thus receive in in- So, the next time we sit down for a good soap the Mass moved on,” he writes, to the Lord.” “Revelation is an unveiling; opera, an addictive telenovela, let’s enjoy it. “something hit me.” His study of Revelation is that’s the literal meaning of the up in the Mass” and as “heaven that are real and life-giving. creasing measure the treasures of the divine descends to earth, we lift up our But, we also can smile because in our hearts As a trained Biblical scholar, he grounded in the Catechism of the Greek word Apokalypsis,” Hahn The greatest love story has been going on life and advance toward the perfection of char- earth to meet it halfway.” we know that our love story with Christ, while recognized that the words of the Catholic Church, and he quotes writes. What is unveiled is the forever, and it has to do with each one of us. ity.’” Hahn has so many beautiful The greatest love story is the love of God with having its own ups and downs, truly ends with Mass are taken from Scripture. Saint John Paul II as saying that divine worship of the angels and We are born into God’s divine love and life things to say about the Mass and each one of us. So great is this love that God as his sons and daughters by Baptism. We are a big grace filled happily ever after. As he heard the phrase “Lamb of the Mass is “heaven on earth” and saints in heaven, worship that God,” he felt that he knew where that “the liturgy we celebrate on we participate in when we attend its tie to the Book of Revelation he was. “I was in the Book of Rev- earth is a mysterious participation Mass. that it is not possible to cov- elation, where Jesus is called the in the heavenly liturgy.” This “union of heaven and earth” er everything in a review of his Brief biographical sketches of 14 new cardinals Lamb no less than 28 times in 22 Hahn says that Revelation is not is “consummated in the Holy Eu- work. Fortunately, any Catholic chapters,” Hahn explains. “an instruction book for the end of charist.” In Rev 2:17, we find the who wishes to get more out of VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Here are Benedict XVI, Cardinal-designate   Japanese Cardinal-designate Cardinal-designate Aquilino He returned to Mass again and times,” and that a “futurist reading promise of “hidden manna,” and attending Mass has only to read, brief biographical notes about Konrad Krajewski became Pope Thomas Aquinas Manyo Maeda of Bocos Merino is the 80-year-old again, each time finding “more of should not be our primary focus.” in John’s Gospel, Christ explains study and reflect on “The Lamb’s each of the 14 churchmen who will Francis’ eyes, ears and hands for Osaka is the vice president of the former superior general of the the Scriptures fulfilled before my Instead, he calls on us to see the that “Your fathers ate the manna Supper: The Mass as Heaven on become cardinals June 29. Their identifying the needs of Rome’s bishops’ conference of Japan. Claretian religious order and a eyes. Yet, no book was as visible details of this book of the Bible as in the wilderness, and they died. Earth.” names are listed in the order Pope poor and offering them direct as-  Archbishop Sergio Obeso prolific writer and speaker on the Francis announced them May 20: sistance. Rivera, the 86-year-old retired theology of religious life.  Iraqi Cardinal-designate Louis  Cardinal-designate Joseph archbishop of Xalapa, Mexico, was Born in 1938, in Canillas de Jobs Box Raphael I Sako, the Chaldean Coutts of Karachi, 72, will be the born in 1931 in the same city he Esgueva, Spain, he began studying Spanish teacher – Lawton teacher application packet at bit. Teachers - OKC Mary offers an environment with a Catholic patriarch, was ordained second cardinal from Pakistan served as archbishop. with the Claretians at the age of St. Mary Catholic School in Law- ly/archokcteacherapplication. Christ the King Catholic School history of excellence in southwest a bishop eight months after the in the church’s history. The first,  Cardinal-designate Toribio 12 and made his religious profes- ton is seeking a part-time Spanish is seeking elementary educational Oklahoma. Seeking a school ad- U.S. invasion of Iraq. He witnessed Cardinal Joseph Cordeiro of Kara- Ticona Porco, retired bishop of sion as a member of the order in teacher. State teaching certifi- Fourth grade teacher teachers for the 2018-2019 school ministrator who embodies Catholic the exodus of the country’s native chi, died in 1994. Corocoro, Bolivia, 81, was born in 1956. He was ordained a priest in cation preferred. Send resume, St. Charles Borromeo Cath- year. Bachelor’s degree in educa- ideals and possesses the vision, Christians and ministered to the  Cardinal-designate Antonio Atocha April 25, 1937. He never 1963. cover letter and copy of teaching olic School is seeking a fourth tion and state teaching certificate leadership and communication beleaguered and martyred people dos Santos Marto of Leiria-Fatima, knew his father certificate (if applicable) to Joanne grade teacher for the 2018-2019 required. Send resume and cover skills necessary to drive continued, who remained. Portugal, 71, was born in Chaves, and was raised by Linville, P.O. Box 2546, Lawton school year. Bachelor’s degree in letter to Amy Feighny at afeighny@ dynamic educational growth and  Spanish Cardinal-designate May 5, 1947, and studied at the his mother, who 73502. Teacher application pack- education and a state teaching ckschool.com or Amy Feighny, faculty development. St. Mary is Luis F. Ladaria, 74, was born in minor seminary of Vila Real before worked tirelessly to Do you seek God? ets can be found at bit.ly/archokc- certificate required; knowledge or Christ the King Catholic School, PreK through eighth grade. Must Manacor, Mallorca, April 19, 1944, entering the major seminary at support him and teacherapplication. fluency in Spanish preferred. Send 1905 Elmhurst Ave., OKC 73120. be practicing Catholic with a min- and earned a law degree at the Porto and studying at the Portu- his younger broth- resume and cover letter to Todd Download teacher application imum five years teaching experi- University of Madrid before enter- guese Catholic University. er. After-school program - Lawton Gungoll, [email protected], packet at bit.ly/archokcteacherap- ence. Administrative experience ing the Society of Jesus in 1966.  Cardinal-designate Pedro He dedicated St. Mary Catholic School in or St. Charles Borromeo Catho- plication. preferred. Experience in successful After theology and philosophy Barreto of Huancayo, Peru, 74, his priestly life Lawton is seeking a position in lic School, 5000 N. Grove, OKC marketing, fundraising, develop- studies in Spain and Germany, was born in the Peruvian capital, ministering to and after-school care program. The 73122. Download teacher applica- Teachers - OKC ment and grant writing required. he was ordained to the priesthood Lima, Feb. 12, 1944. After entering working alongside hours are 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. tion packet at bit.ly/archokcteach- The Catholic School of St. Eu- Must meet the archdiocese’s re- July 29, 1973. the Society of Jesus in 1961, he with local miners Monday through Friday on days erapplication. gene, OKC, is seeking middle quirements for principal. Position  Cardinal-designate Angelo De studied philosophy and theology in in in the small school is in session. Contact Jo- school science, mathematics effective July 1. For application, Donatis, 64, a well-known retreat Spain and Peru. town of Chacar- anne Linville at (580) 355-2054 for Conceptual physics teacher (Algebra I endorsement), PreK contact superintendent, P.O. Box  master and spiritual director, was When Cardinal-designate illa. The town of an application. Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High and elementary positions for the 32180, OKC 73123, dfloyd@ar- chosen by Pope Francis in 2014 Desire Tsarahazana of Toamasina, 2,000 people had School seeks a founding ninth 2018-2019 school year. Bache- chokc.org or (405) 721-4202. to lead his first Lenten retreat Madagascar, spoke at the special no local govern- Teachers - Guthrie grade conceptual physics teacher lor’s degree in education and state as pope. In 2015, Pope Francis Synod of Bishops for Africa in ment structure, so St. Mary Catholic School in who furthers the mission of Cristo teaching certification in the de- Principal - Ponca City named him an auxiliary bishop of 2009, he talked of the need for the Cardinal-designate Guthrie is seeking a first grade Rey OKC by supporting a school sired teaching area required. Send St. Mary Catholic School is seek- Rome, and in 2017, tapped him church to make a greater effort in Ticona served as The Benedictine Monks of St. Gregory’s teacher and a third grade teacher culture that empowers student resume, cover letter and copy of ing a principal for the 2018-2019 to be his vicar for the Diocese of helping laypeople live their faith in mayor for 14 years. Abbey in Shawnee, have been seeking God in to help with the process of tran- self-reliance and develops the teaching certificate to Susan Ison, school year. Candidate must be a Rome. politics, saying a changed mental- He was named prayer and work lived in a community which sitioning to a classical modal for values of faith, knowledge, service assistant principal, St. Eugene, practicing Catholic with a mini-  Cardinal-designate Giovan- ity, a conversion of heart, was a auxiliary bishop has been here in Oklahoma since 1876. the 2018-2019 school year. Bach- and purpose. As a key member of [email protected]. Down- mum of five years teaching expe- ni Angelo Becciu, 69, has served great challenge for Africa. of the Diocese of Is this the life to which God is elor’s degree in education with the school’s founding team, the load teacher application packet at rience. Administrative experience since 2011 as “substitute for  Cardinal-designate Giuseppe Potosi in 1986 and calling you to seek him? state teaching certification pre- physics teacher will have expe- bit.ly/archokcteacherapplication. preferred. Effective July 1. For general affairs” in the Vatican Sec- Petrocchi had to lead an archdi- as head of the Ter- ferred. Send resume, cover letter rience teaching in a hands-on, No phone calls. application, contact superinten- retariat of State, a position often ocese still trying to rebuild and ritorial Prelature of and copy of teaching certificate to project-based learning approach dent, P.O. Box 32180, OKC 73123 described as being the pope’s chief recover from a deadly earthquake Corocoro in 1992 Come and See Jacque Cook at St. Mary Catholic to science. Bachelor’s degree and Principal - Lawton or call (405) 721-4202. of staff, the one who deals with in 2009. He has been credited with by St. John Paul II. June 15-17, 2018 School, 502 E. Warner, Guth- teaching certificate required. Po- St. Mary Catholic School in daily Vatican affairs. revitalizing the church’s pastoral Pope Benedict XVI For more information, contact Fr. Boniface at rie 73044 or e-mail principal@ sition begins July 2018. Apply at Lawton is seeking a principal for To see more job openings, go on-  Once an assistant at liturgies outreach and resolving the local accepted his resig- [email protected] www.cristoreyokc.org/careers. the 2018-2019 school year. St. for both St. John Paul II and Pope curia’s economic problems. nation in 2012. stmarysguthrie.com. Download line to www.soonercatholic.org. 12 May 27, 2018 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic May 27, 2018 13 Lánzate a lo más Profundo Luke 5:4 Primeros pasos en nuestro peregrinar Es fácil dar por hecho con el ser amado Todos somos criaturas de hábito. Los hábitos digitales o sintonizar mis programas radiales mundo. Ofrece Cristo en los sacramentos de iniciación que formamos se vuelven parte del ritmo diario favoritos para mantenerme conectado. columnas sobre de nuestras vidas. Es posible que ni siquiera Mantenernos al día con los eventos en nues- personas, lugares Los latinos disfrutamos de las telenovelas y se hace hombre y se convierte en el novio de como sus estemos conscientes de estos hábitos hasta que tra comunidad, nación, mundo y nuestra y eventos que nos melodramas sentimentales. El amor y el ro- la boda más hermosa con su esposa la Iglesia, hijos e hi- algo interrumpa nuestra rutina. Parte de mi Iglesia es importante. ¡Somos criaturas sociales interesan y nos mance hacen que el mundo dé vueltas, y el que es cada uno de nosotros. jas por el Pedro A. Moreno, O.P. rutina matutina es tomar el periódico matutino y relacionales! afectan. Propor- amor verdadero llama nuestra atención y nos Las relaciones de por vida comienzan con Bautismo. Secretariado de antes de tomar mi primera taza de café. Uno de los medios vitales para estar al tanto ciona opinión hace sonreír. alguien que da un primer paso. Dios dio ese Estamos Evangelización y El día ha tenido un comienzo difícil cuando, de las cosas que suceden en nuestro mundo editorial, comen- ¡Solo dos primer paso en la creación. También nos fortale- Catequesis por una razón u otra, el periódico se retrasa. católico ha sido el Sooner Catholic, nuestro tarios culturales y actualizaciones mostró lo profundo y la vasto de su amor en- cidos en rápidas! Si viándonos a su hijo. Su hijo mostró su infinito Tal vez soy de la vieja escuela, pero me gusta galardonado periódico arquidiocesano. Fue el enseñanza autor- Arzobispo Pablo S. Coakley Ecos nuestra estás viendo amor por cada uno de nosotros por su pasión, pasar tiempo con el periódico antes de comen- Arzobispo Quinn quien estableció el Sooner izada. relación de de «Simplemente muerte, resurrección y ascensión. No hay amor zar mi día. Eso no quiere decir que no me haya Catholic en 1976 para servir a la nueva Ar- Más que simplemente informar las noticias, amor y servicio a través del Espíritu Santo del María», Horten- más grande que esto. acostumbrado a usar varios dispositivos inteli- quidiócesis de Oklahoma City cuando el estado el Sooner Catholic ha sido un instrumento sia finalmente Esta relación de amor, amistad y de toda la Señor por el sacramento de la Confirmación. gentes o mi computadora portátil para acceder se dividió en dos dióce- importante para avanzar en la misión evangeli- CristO le dice a Olivia vida se ofrece a todos y cada uno de nosotros. Nos acercamos el uno al otro a través de nues- a medios sis. Recono- zadora de la Iglesia Católica en Oklahoma. que ella es la Los primeros tres pasos, el establecimiento de tro amor y nuestra vida, Jesucristo, cuando ció la impor- Así como nuestros periódicos seculares han madre biológi- unos cimientos sólidos para esta relación de somos nutridos por la Eucaristía, el amor y la tancia de un tenido que adaptarse para sobrevivir, el Sooner ca de Vanessa y que dejarla en adopción fue el amor con Dios se conocen como los Sacramen- misericordia hecha carne en el alimento de la periódico Catholic continúa adaptándose a los cambios católico mayor error de su vida. tos de Iniciación. El párrafo 1212 del Catecis- vida eterna. de gustos, necesidades y tendencias tecnológi- Por otro lado, si estás viendo “Al Otro Lado mo lo dice mejor. Estos tres sacramentos juntos son la base de local para cas de la comunicación y en nuestra iglesia compartir Del Muro”, ahora que Eliza sabe toda la ver- “Mediante los sacramentos de la iniciación nuestra relación de amor con el Señor. La Campaña Católica para las Comunicaciones del local. noticias e dad, Sofía quiere unir fuerzas con ella para cristiana, el Bautismo, la Confirmación y la Estos sacramentos de iniciación cristiana nos Sooner Catholic ayuda a mantener las actividades En estos días hay páginas regulares en de las comunicaciones sociales en la arquidiócesis. información poder recuperar a Alondra. Eucaristía, se ponen los fundamentos de toda inician en una amistad amorosa, una relación español en cada número del Sooner Catholic. Actividades como: para for- Las historias de amor son adictivas. “Romeo vida cristiana. ‘La participación en la natu- de vida que da fruto en el crecimiento de nues- Además de un colorido periódico bisemanal - The Sooner Catholic y sus paginas en español talecer y Julieta”, “West Side Story”, “La Cenicienta” o raleza divina, que los hombres reciben como tra capacidad de amar, por lo mucho que so- para cada hogar católico en la arquidiócesis, la - La Radio Católica nuestro mi favorita, “La Bella y la Bestia”. don mediante la gracia de Cristo, tiene cier- mos amados, y por el crecimiento en la calidad Oficina de Comunicaciones también mantiene Si bien estas y muchas otras historias de ta analogía con el origen, el crecimiento y el - Pagina web Arquidiócesana 2018 sentido de nuestro amor, porque Cristo nos enseñará - Pagina web del el sitio web arquidiocesano (¡Está en camino amor y romance nos provocan una sonrisa sustento de la vida natural. En efecto, los fieles de comu- cómo amar verdaderamente a los demás como Beato Stanley Rother un nuevo sitio web actualizado!) Y múltiples en el rostro y hacen que nuestros corazones renacidos en el Bautismo se fortalecen con el CAMPAÑA nión entre él nos ha amado. - Evangelización a través de nosotros plataformas electrónicas, incluyendo Facebook, revoloteen, hay un problema, esto es ficción. sacramento de la Confirmación y, finalmente, los medios sociales CATÓLICA PARA LAS Entonces, la próxima vez que nos sentemos a en nues- Instagram y Twitter. Las mejores historias de amor son las que son son alimentados en la Eucaristía con el man- - El app de la Arquidiócesis COMUNICACIONES DEL ver una buena telenovela, disfrutémosla. Pero, tra vasta El Sooner Catholic cuenta con el respaldo reales y dan vida. jar de la vida eterna, y, así por medio de estos SOONER CATHOLIC también podemos sonreír porque en nuestros arquidióce- de la Campaña Anual de Comunicaciones del La historia de amor más grande ha estado sacramentos de la iniciación cristiana, reciben corazones sabemos que nuestra historia de sis. Sooner Catholic. Además del periódico, la Cam- sucediendo por mucho tiempo, y tiene que ver cada vez con más abundancia los tesoros de la Para más información, o para hacer su El Soon- paña para Sooner Catholic Communications con cada uno de nosotros. La historia de amor vida divina y avanzan hacia la perfección de la amor con Cristo, aunque tiene sus propios alti- donativo en línea, vaya a también apoya a las estaciones locales de radio más grande es el amor de Dios por cada uno bajos, realmente termina con la máxima gracia archokc.org/ er Catholic caridad.’”. communicationsappeal continúa católicas, ayuda a mantener nuestro sitio web de nosotros. Tan grande es este amor que Dios Nacemos en el amor y la vida divina de Dios de vivir junto a él, felices y para siempre. informan- e incluso ayudó a hacer posible el documental do noti- sobre el Beato Stanley Rother que se estrenó en cias de su Misa de Beatificación. Diploma universitario: orgullo e incertidumbre cosas que Es fácil dar por hecho muchas de las cosas suceden que componen el ritmo y el tejido de nuestras en nues- vidas. Quizás el Sooner Catholic es una de esas para algunos “Dreamers” tras cosas. Apoye la Campaña de comunicaciones Por Carol Zimmermann estando entre los exámenes fina- ablemente llorará cuando reciba tante duro. parro- del Sooner Catholic y ayúdenos a continuar Catholic News Service les y la ceremonia de graduación su diploma, principalmente porque Brenda habla contra la idea quias, en brindando noticias actualizadas y una for- -- pero pidieron que sus apellidos cuando cursaba el último año de equivocada de que los estudiantes Oklaho- mación crucial en diversas plataformas para el WASHINGTON – Un grupo de y los estados de donde vienen no escuela secundaria pensaba que no del programa DACA solo están ma y en pueblo de esta arquidiócesis. graduados de este año de la uni- fueran mencionados para proteger podría ir a la universidad, mucho buscando limosna, señalando que todo el ¡Gracias por su generoso apoyo! versidad Washington Trinity están a sus familias. menos en cuatro años. todo lo que ella y sus compañeros orgullosos por lo que han logrado, Ellas están entre los 20 partici- Ella dijo que su madre se enteró dreamers han logrado ha sido me- pero también están llenos de an- pantes en el programa DACA que del programa de becas y le pidió diante arduo trabajo. Por ejemplo, El papa canonizará beatos Pablo VI, Óscar Romero siedad por el futuro. comenzó en Trinity hace cuatro que solicitara una, pero Brenda no el programa de becas es solamente Estas emociones podrían ser años y es el primer grupo que se pensó que le dieran una porque, para los estudiantes que han so- ciertas para casi todo graduado, gradúa de esta universidad. El como dijo: “Nadie ni siquiera sabía bresalido académicamente. en octubre en Roma pero para este grupo de 21 de los término “dreamer” se deriva del de los dreamers” ni de DACA hace “Estamos compitiendo por un CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) testimonio convencido y coher- “organizó la ayuda caritativa y la opinión de los cardenales, quienes llamados “dreamers” -- que es- acrónimo de Development, Relief cuatro años. Lo que significa que puesto y lo que hacemos tiene que – El papa Francisco declarará ente del Señor Jesús. Su ejemplo hospitalidad para los perseguidos, estuvieron de acuerdo en que “es- tán entre los cientos de miles que and Education for Alien Minors no sabían que los inmigrantes ser dos, tres, cuatro y cinco veces santos a los beatos Óscar Romero, continúa iluminando la iglesia y especialmente los judíos, cuando tos mismos beatos deberían participan, por ahora, en el pro- Act, o la Ley DREAM. Un estudi- sin documentos no tenían ac- mejor que lo de los demás”, ella Pablo VI y otros cuatro el 14 de el mundo de acuerdo ser propuestos a toda la ig- grama de Acción Diferida para los ante del grupo original se fue de ceso a tampoco a las becas Pell, dijo. “Tenemos que ganárnoslo”. octubre en el Vaticano durante la con la perspectiva de lesia como ejemplos de vidas Llegados en la Infancia (DACA) -- Trinity y más tarde otros dos se préstamos educativos federales, Yarely, graduada con concen- reunión del Sínodo de los Obispos, la misericordia que su cristianas y de santidad”. estos sentimientos son hasta más unieron como estudiantes trans- ni a programas de trabajo que les tración en Bioquímica con concen- institución revivida por el beato Santidad nunca cesa Los otros hombres y mu- intensos. feridos. Las estudiantes son parte ayudan a pagar por la universidad, tración menor en Matemáticas, de Pablo. de indicar y proponer”. jeres que serán canonizados Eso se debe a que muchos de de 100 dreamers que asistieron a ni que muchos de ellos tienen que manera similar enfatizó la presión La fecha fue anunciada el 19 El cardenal Ama- incluyen: el padre Francesco estos estudiantes, que vinieron esta universidad este año. pagar matrículas más altas porque de trabajar arduamente y el peso Todos estos estudiantes reci- tienen que registrarse como es- de no saber qué será de su futuro. de mayo durante un “consistorio to dijo que durante Spinelli de Italia, fundador a Estados Unidos siendo niños ordinario público”, una reunión la guerra civil de El cuando sus padres inmigraron sin ben becas de TheDream.US, un tudiantes extranjeros para ir a La joven de 22 años, que vino a de las Hermanas Adoratrices entre el papa, los cardenales y los Salvador, el arzobispo documentos, nunca imaginaron programa para estudiantes del la universidad en las localidades Estados Unidos desde México con del Santísimo Sacramen- promotores de las causas de los Romero, “indignado al que podrían costear ir a la univer- programa DACA que se asocia donde viven. su madre y una hermana cuan- to; el padre Vincenzo Ro- santos que formalmente termina el ver la violencia contra sidad o graduarse en cuatro años. con universidades. Trinity fue la Brenda, quien se gradúa con do tenía ocho años, dijo: “A veces mano, que trabajó con los proceso de santidad. los débiles y los ases- Y ahora, como otros graduados de primera universidad católica en doble concentración en Negocios y siento que para mí realmente no pobres de Nápoles, Italia, El cardenal Angelo Amato, pre- inatos de sacerdotes y todo el país, se preocupan por el asociarse con el programa cuando Asuntos Internacionales, dijo que hay otra opción, ningún camino, fecto de la Congregación para las catequistas, sintió la hasta su muerte en 1831; financiamiento de estudios pos- comenzó en 2014 y desde entonc- quiere obtener su maestría y un pero entonces me detengo y pien- Causas de los Santos, le pidió al necesidad de asumir Madre Catherine Kasper, graduados o conseguir buenos es otras dos universidades se han doctorado, pero sabe que no será so en mi familia, en mis amigos, papa durante el consistorio “in- una actitud de for- la fundadora alemana de la empleos mientras temen lo peor: unido: la universidad Dominican, fácil. y sigo adelante porque eso es lo scribir en su debido tiempo entre taleza. El 24 de marzo congregación religiosa, las la posible deportación suya o de en las afueras de Chicago, y el “Será un reto. Quizás tenga que único que puedo hacer”. los santos” seis candidatos a la de 1980 fue asesinado mientras era un alto oficial en la Secretaría Siervas Pobres de Jesucristo; y sus parientes mientras las leyes de colegio Arrupe de la universidad trabajar hasta más fuertemente Durante los días antes de grad- canonización “para la gloria de celebraba Misa”. de Estado del Vaticano durante la Nazaria Ignacia March Mesa, la inmigración siguen cambiando. Loyola en Chicago. para conseguir el apoyo financiero uarse ella mantuvo su enfoque en Dios y el bien de toda la iglesia”. Revisando los hechos de la vida Segunda Guerra Mundial”. fundadora española de la Con- Dos de este grupo de “dreamers” Brenda, quien vino a Estados para ver cómo llegaré allí, pero lo la ceremonia. “Creo que es una El cardenal le dijo al papa que del beato Pablo, el cardenal Am- El papa Francisco entonces gregación de las Misioneras Cruza- graduados hablaron con Catho- Unidos desde México con su familia haré”, ella dijo con la confianza de victoria, no importa qué, es defini- cada uno de los candidatos dio “un ato destacó cómo el futuro papa certificó que había solicitado la das de la Iglesia. lic News Service el 9 de mayo -- cuando tenía 6 años, dijo que prob- alguien que ya ha trabajado bas- tivamente una victoria”, ella dijo. 14 May 27, 2018 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic May 27, 2018 15 Calendar Briefs This calendar only covers the two weeks between issue dates and may not reflect all of the calendar items. To see a full calendar, go to www.soonercatholic.org. Catholic summer camp priest nurse, will speak at 9:30 May 2 Feasts of Sts. Marcellinus and 5 Feast of St. Boniface. 9 Feast of the Immaculate The mission of Our Lady of Gua- a.m. about “Becoming Saints” Peter. Heart of the Blessed Virgin dalupe Catholic Youth Camp is to where she will weave spirituality 27 The Most Holy Trinity. 5 School of Lectio June 5-8 Mary. nurture positive Catholic values in in with Blessed Stanley Rother. 2 The Lay Missionaries of Char- at St. Joseph Monastery’s young people and to provide camp- “The Blue Boat” book, authored by 27 Pray the Rosary for Life at ity, the Secular (Lay) Order of School, 2200 S. Lewis Ave., 9 The Red Plains Benedictine ers a community of faith and fun Steltenkamp, will be available for 6:30 p.m., the abortion cen- St. Teresa of Calcutta, meet- Tulsa. Contact Sr. Barbara, Oblates of Mt. St. Scholastica, in a safe environment. Each ses- purchase. Refreshments at 9 a.m. By Sally Crowe Nash ter, 2453 Wilcox Dr., Nor- ing at St. Ann Nursing Home, (918) 746-4209, lectio@stjo- Noon - 2:30 p.m., Rm. A/B, sion begins on Sunday with reg- A silent auction will benefit the Are you listening? man. Contact Connie Lang, OKC. Mass at 9:30 a.m.; sephmonastery.org. St. Charles Borromeo, 5024 istration 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. and ends Dragonfly Home, which helps hu- Like many of you who have through the Eucharist within (405) 249-1041, potato.lang@ meeting following. Contact N. Grove Ave. Contact (405) on Friday with pick-up 4 p.m. - 5 man trafficking victims in Oklaho- discovered Oklahoma Catholic ourselves. gmail.com. Karen Banks, (405) 396-9086 6 Feast of St. Norbert. 635-5665, jmmartinosb@ p.m. www.archokc.org/camp. ma City – www.thedragonflyhome. Radio, I have learned so much In 2010, I read an article in or Toni Harrelson, (405) 341- yahoo.com. org. Cash donations accepted for about my faith. Catholic radio the Sooner Catholic about the 28 Memorial Day. 2199. 8 Feast of the Most Sacred Memorial Day Masses the Dragonfly Home. Event spon- feeds my devotion. I am informed; Rachel’s Vineyard retreats that Heart of Jesus. Archbishop Coakley will cele- sored by the Central Region Coun- I am challenged; and I am nour- inspired me to volunteer. Some- 31 Feast of the Visitation of the 2 Spring Fling for Catholic brate the 8 a.m. Mass and Arch- cil of Catholic Women. Contact ished as I get to know Jesus one might answer a question on Blessed Virgin Mary. women at 9:30 a.m. St. Eu- bishop Beltran will celebrate the Becky VanPool at (405) 834-4782 Christ, welcoming Him to live in “Catholic Answers Live “ that gene, 2400 Hefner Rd. Mary 11 a.m. Mass at Resurrection or [email protected]. me. your non-Catholic friend has 31 Charismatic Catholic prayer Diane Steltenkamp, archdioc- Cemetery Chapel in Oklahoma If your experience is similar, asked about your faith, but you meeting, 7 p.m., Catholic esan priest nurse, will speak City. Everyone is invited to attend Rocket summer camps would you consider a gift to the never knew how to answer. May- Pastoral Center. Contact about “Becoming Saints.” as we remember the dead on this Mount St. Mary Catholic High Sooner Catholic Communications be Father Don Wolf’s program, Elaine, (405) 358-3610, national holiday. Appeal? “Living Catholic” has challenged School is offering summer camps [email protected]. 3 The Most Holy Body and Many of you already selflessly you to appreciate an aspect of for students entering first grade Blood of Christ (Corpus Memorial Day celebration give directly to Oklahoma Cath- your faith that you had never Christi). through eighth grade. Information June Everyone is invited to annual olic Radio. Making room for this considered. and registration available at www. St. Patrick Cemetery Memorial broader campaign to support Ironically, as you get to know mountstmary.org. Click on Athlet- 3 St. Francis of Assisi Secu- Day Mass and celebration at 10 various media is one more facet God on a deeper level, you 1 Feast of St. Justin, Martyr. ics and then msmcamps. lar Franciscan Fraternity a.m. May 28 at St. Patrick Ceme- in supporting Oklahoma Catholic become more cognizant of the of Greater OKC meeting, 2 1 First Friday Sacred Heart tery, located on the north side of Radio. grandeur and vastness of God. p.m. - 4 p.m., at St. Anthony School of Lectio Mass at Immaculate Concep- N.W. 234 and Sorghum Mill Road The Sooner Catholic, the We become more compassionate Hospital, 1000 N. Lee, OKC St. Joseph Monastery’s School tion, 3901 S.W. 29. Exposi- between Council Road and Coun- archdiocesan website, the smart and aware of all humanity and (Information at front desk). of Lectio Divina will have a session tion of the Blessed Sacrament ty Line Road. Potluck meal after phone app and the social media acknowledge the universality of Contact (316) 558-0422, bill- June 5-8. Contact Sr. Barbara at at 5:30 p.m.; reconciliation Mass. Plates, utensils, paper sup- ministry all depend upon the ap- God. Jesus’ command, “Go into [email protected]. plies, tea, water, tables and some (918) 746-4209 or lectio@stjo- peal for support. AND the arch- the whole world and proclaim available prior to Mass. Mass sephmonastery.org, or visit www. at 7 p.m. Call (405) 721- chairs furnished. Bring portable diocese will donate 10 percent of the Gospel to every creature” 3 Meeting of the Third Order chair and food to share. stjosephmonastery.org/retreats. the appeal’s funds to Oklahoma (Mark 16:15) is daunting, almost 8944, (405) 528-6252. (Lay) Dominicans, 3 p.m. - 5 There are a limited number of Catholic Radio! remote, until we consider that p.m., at St. Philip Neri, Mid- Support for communication is Santa Fe Family Life Center rooms available at the monastery knowing Jesus has given us a 2 Transitional Diaconate Ordi- west City, for any Catholic the heart of evangelization. You relationship that bridges that pool season begins for overnight accommodations. nation, 10 a.m., The Cathe- layperson drawn to religious and I are created in the image majesty and awe, and is unique The Santa Fe Family Life Cen- dral of Our Lady of Perpetual life. Call (405) 313-6611, and likeness if God, so it makes for each one of us. ter’s pool season begins Memorial Vacation Bible school Help, 3214 N. Lake Ave. (405) 414-9407. Day weekend and runs through Children discover how Mary sense that we become the ac- Catholic radio and other com- Labor Day. The pool offers lap brings us closer to Jesus through tual media of bringing Christ munication avenues are gifts from swimming, swim lessons, flexi- the power of the Rosary. Children alive to everyone around us. As God to share the life we have in ble hours and great fellowship. A will enjoy Bible stories, games, we become more aware of Jesus Christ. They personalize how we working in our lives, we cannot reveal Jesus, and that attracts family membership is $300 for the sensational crafts, music and help but share that life (“l am the friends and strangers, alike. Ranked the #1 Agency in the order summer; individual membership snacks that reflect each day’s Resurrection and the life. The one Investing in the Sooner Cath- in 2015 and in the U.S. in 2016 $200. Knights’ families can enjoy theme. 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To be Antlers - 90.3 FM KMAC Prague - 88.3 FM KIOP a part of disaster recovery, please Totus Tuus, summer camp - consider making a gift to Cath- Broken Arrow - 102.9 FM KPIM Ringwood - 104.9 FM KEUC Edmond olic Charities long-term disaster Clinton - 98.3 FM KFWG Shawnee - 107.1 FM KOGD The Pierce Agency Programs led by college students recovery efforts. Text the word “Re- Edmond - 100.9 FM KSMJ Woodward - 93.3 FM KFPP Kevin Pierce on fire with their faith. Day camp sponse” to 41444. For information okcatholicbroadcasting.com General Agent June 11-15, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., for on receiving help or how to help, Since the FREE fraternal benefits (877) 707-0752 youth entering first grade through contact Gwen Johnson at (405) [email protected] fifth grade. Day program includes 200-8760 or [email protected]. Sr. Margaret Ellen Brennan, O.P. daily Mass, confession, games, program was launched in 1994, activities and much more. Cost Assisted living openings SINSINAWA, Wis. – Sr. Margaret Minnesota, $25 and includes a camp T-shirt, Saint Ann Retirement Center has Ellen Brennan, O.P., died April Wisconsin, openings in their assisted living lunch and Friday water day. Eve- 17. Her religious name was Sister Nebraska, the KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS community. One bed apartments ning program June 10-14, 7 p.m. - Brice. The funeral Mass was held Wyoming and on the second floor. Cost includes 9:45 p.m., for youth entering sixth at the Dominican motherhouse, Iowa as well all meals, daily Mass, transporta- grade through 12th grade. Evening Sinsinawa, April 23, followed by as Florence, has paid out more than tion, medication administration, program is geared toward the burial in the Motherhouse Cem- Italy. bathing and dressing assistance, sacraments and relationship with etery. Sr. Marga- reminders, escort to meals, ac- Christ. Cost is $25 and includes Sr. Margaret Ellen made her ret Ellen was ILLION tivities and much more. Contact a camp T-shirt and a fun off-site first religious profession as a Sin- born Jan. 14, $14.9 M in benefits Richard Amend at (405) 721-0747 activity on Thursday night. Both sinawa Dominican Aug. 5, 1947, 1927, in Chicago, the daughter of about a move-in special. will be held at St. John, Edmond. and her final profession Aug. 5, Francis and Fleeta (Hibbs) Bren- Contact Tim Fernandez, (405) 1950. She served as a culinary nan. In the Archdiocese of Okla- to families in need. Spring Fling 705-2181, Ext. 2. Space limit- artist for 23 years, as a nurse for homa City, Sr. Margaret Ellen Catholic women are invited to ed. Register soon at https://st- 27 years, and as convent prioress served as a culinary artist at Sts. Spring Fling on June 2 at St. john-catholic2.weshareonline.org/ for three years. Sr. Margaret Ellen Peter and Paul Convent in King- Eugene, 2400 Hefner Rd. Mary VBSTotusTuus2018. served in Oklahoma, Illinois, fisher from 1947 to1948. 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