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ILLUSTRATION BY BOB UNN Deacons model 'Christ the servant' to the community tion program. And I hope these words Northern Colorado's formation program is among the finest in the nation encourage the m en of tfiis archdiocese Many Catholics do not fully under­ I came to appreciate more deeply the role to consider the diaconate as a special, stand the nature of the diaconate. of deacons there, who serve generously extraordinary way to serve Jesus Christ and the Church. That's too bad, because deacons pro­ Archbishop’s in parishes, rural communities and on reservations. Tm grateful that here in vide a wonderful, sacrificial example Column Ai of service to Christ and the Church. northern Colorado, we have one of the They are also important members of By Most Rev. finest deacon formation programs in the May 6: Confirmation at Annun­ the Church clergy, having received the Charles J. Chaput country. ciation Church (7:30 p.m.); May 7: sacrament of holy orders. This is largely due to the efforts of Presbyteral Council Meeting (10 When a person is ordained a deacon, Father Marcian O'Meara, who has di­ a.m.) and College of Consultors he is configured to Christ the servant, try, which is open to married men or rected the Office for the Diaconate for m eeting (12:30 p.m.); May 8: Mass who washes the feet of his brothers and single men who take the promise of celi­ the Archdiocese of Denver since 1981. at Regis H igh School (9:30 a.m.); sisters. I think that defines in a very bacy. The description of the office of dea­ Father Marcian is now stepping down Baccalaureate Mass for Bishop clear w ay w hat a deacon is: the sacra­ con found in Lumen Gentium includes, "to from his duties because of health con­ Machebeuf Catholic High School mental presence of the servant Christ administer baptism, to distribute the cerns, and 1 want to take this opportu­ at the Cathedral of the Immaculate in the community. Being a deacon re­ Eucharist, to assist at and to bless mar­ nity to thank him for his years of faith­ Conception (6:30 p.m.); May 9: quires a deep love for Christ, love for riages, to bring Viaticum to the dying, to ful service. His wonderful devotion was Confirmation at St. Mary of the the Church, and — if the deacon is a read Sacred Scripture to the faithful, to recognized at a recent Serra Salute Din­ Crown in Carbondale — includes candidates from St. Mary in Aspen married man — it requires a primary administer sacraments and to officiate at ner in his honor. and St. Vincent in Bassalt — (1 commitment to his family. funeral and burial services." In Father Marcian's place, I have ap­ Deacons are also called to the minis­ pointed Msgr. Walker Nickless as vicar p.m.); Mass at St. Stephen Church The diaconate originated in apostolic in Glenwood Springs (5:30 p.m.); times and continued throughout the try of charity. In our own archdiocese, for clergy — which, of course, includes 126 deacons assist the homeless, visit May 10: Confirmation at St. Patrick first four centuries of the Church. For deacons. I will also be naming a deacon Church in Minturn (9:30 a.m.); the sick or homebound, bring Christ to a number of reasons, however, the in­ to work full-time with him as secretary Mass at Cathedral (6:30 p.m.); May the imprisoned, and offer the Church's stitution as a permanent ministry even­ for the diaconate. 11: Catholic school principals' lun­ tually declined in the Western Church. presence to travelers at Denver Inter­ 1 know Msgr. Nickless and the new cheon at Archbishop Vehr Library The Second Vatican Coimcil restored national Airport. secretary for the diaconate will carry on (11:30 a.m.). the diaconate as a permanent minis- While serving as bishop of Rapid City, the excellence of our diaconate forma­

Fall pastoral appointments announced for archdiocese effective July 15,1998, for a six-year pe­ New administrators, director of vocations announced riod. Rev. Jerome M. Rohr from parochial Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M. tive June 17,1998, imtil Jan. 6,1999. Ap­ June 17, 1998. vicar. Light of the World Parish, i Cap., has announced the fall pastoral ap­ pointed pastor, St. Patrick Parish, Rev. James K. Goggins, from admin­ Littleton, to administrator. Light of the pointments for the Archdiocese of Denver. Mintum, effective Jan. 6,1999, for a six- istrator pro-tem. Our Lady Mother of the World Parish, Littleton, effective June Appointments are made in consultation with year period. Church Parish, Commerce City, to ad­ 17, 1998. Msgr. Walker Nickless, V.G., Secretary for Rev. Adalbert DeGante, parochial ministrator, Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, Rev. Donald G. Romero from paro­ Priests and Seminarians, and the Archdiocesan vicar, St. Anthony Parish, Sterling, to pa­ Wheat Ridge, effective June 17,1998. chial vicar, St. Louis Parish, Louisville, Priests Personnel Board. Additional appoint­ rochial vicar, St. Helena Parish, Fort Rev. John L. Hilton from pastor, Sts. to administrator, St. Joseph Parish, Ak­ ments will be announced in the coming weeks. M organ, effective June 17, 1998, for a Peter and Paul Parish, Wheat Ridge, to ron, effective June 17, 1998. three year period. vocation director, Catholic Pastoral Rev. Lawrence Solan from pastor, St. Rev. David W. Allen from parochial Msgr. Thomas F. Dentici, V.F., Center, Denver, effective July 1, 1998, Mary Parish, Aspen, to parochial vicar, vicar, St. Michael the Archangel Parish, granted retirement status, Aug. 8, 1998. for three-year period. This is in addi­ St. Thomas More parisn, Englewood, Aurora, to parochial vicar. Sacred Heart Appointed administrator pro-tem, St. tion to his position as director. Spiritual effective June 17, 1998, for a one-year of Jesus Parish, Boulder, effective June Patrick Parish, Minturn, effective June Year for Seminarians. period. 17, 1998, for a three-year period. 17, 1998, until Jan. 6, 1999. Rev. Kenneth Liuzzi, from Chaplain Rev. Joseph Sullivan, pastor, St. An­ Rev. Thomas J. Burkett from paro­ Rev. Timothy J. Evans from paro­ and assistant principal for Student Life, thony of Padua Parish, Denver, granted chial vicar, St. Joseph Parish, Fort chial vicar. Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Holy Family Catholic High School, Den­ retirement status, effective July 8, 1998, Collins, to parochial vicar. Risen Christ Lakewood, to administrator, St. Eliza­ ver to administrator. Blessed Sacrament rem aining pastor until July 15, 1998. Parish, Denver, effective June 17, 1998, beth Seton Parish, Fort Collins, effec­ Parish, Denver, effective June 3, 1998. Rev. Henri Tshibambe, Archdiocese for a three-year period. tive June 17, 1998. Rev. Robert E. Ohlrich, from Stud­ of Kananga, Congo, granted faculties of Very Rev. Elbert Chilson, V.F., pas­ Rev. Michael G. Glenn, from direc­ ies, Rome, Italy, to pastor, St. Anthony the Archdiocese of Denver, effective im­ tor, St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Fort tor of Vocations, Denver, to administra­ of Padua Parish, Denver, and to work mediately for a three-year period. Collins, granted sabbatical study, effec­ tor, St. Mary Parish, Aspen, effective in the Metropolitan Tribunal, Denver,

Year of the Holy Spirit CorrectiotT Pope John Paul II sets A time of hope in the definitive The telephone number for Msgr. Edward Buelt, January visit to St. Louis coming of the kingdom of God pastor of the new Our Lady of Loreto Parish in Foxfield is 693-0138.

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T. LOUIS (CNS) — Archbishop JusHn F. Rigali Fifth Sunday Father Robert Banigan Denver Catholic Denver Cathotic Register (USPS Sof St. Louis announced April 23 that Pope John of Easter May 6, 1986 R egister 557-020) is published weekly ex­ Paul II will visit St. Louis following a planned Jan. cept the last week of Decennber Father David McKegney Published by the 22-25, 1999, trip to Mexico. First Reading: May 11, 1934 and the first week of January by Vatican officials confirmed two days earlier that Archdiocese of Denver the Archdiocese of Denver, 1300 Acts: 14: 21b-27 Father Paul Reed 1300 S. Steele St., the Pope would go to Mexico to issue a document Psalm: May 11, 1960 S. Steele Street, Denver, CO on the 1997 Synod of Bishops for America, and said Denver, CO 8021 0 80210, and printed by Times Call 145: 8-13 Father John Vidal, CM that St. Louis was still being considered as a stop Archdiocesan information: Printers in Longmont. Periodical May 12, 1974 postage paid in Denver, CO. Sub­ on the same trip. Second Reading: (303) 715-3135 Father Edmund Kestel Editorial office: scriptions; $25 a year in Coloiado; During last fall's synod, St. Louis was among Revelation 21: l-5a May 13, 1982 (303) 715-3215 $32 per year out of state. Foreign the locations discussed for the Pope to present his Gospel: countries; $29 surface, all coun­ Eternal rest grant unto Circulation: post-synodal apostolic exhortation. Jo h n 13: 31-33a, 34-35 them. Lord. tries, 6-8 weeks for delivery; $135 715-3211 Archbishop Rigali said that the Trans World air, all other countries (average). Dome — hom e of the St. Louis Rams football team "Our condemnation of abortion is accompanied by Advertising: Mexico, $48 air; Canada, $55 air. and part of the St. Louis convention center — likely an unswerving commitment to provide alternative 715-3121 Postmaster: Send address would be the site of a papal Mass. A gathering with solutions and compassionate care in respect for the Editor: Peter Droege changesto: Denver Catholic Reg­ young people is a strong possibility, he noted. dignity of all wounded by its violence" — "Light and Ad Manager: Ann Bush ister, Circulation Dept., 1300 S. Shadows," National Conference of Catholic Bishops. General Manager: Greg Kail Steele St., Denver. CO 80210. -'W .ipi II

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D eacons are discovering identity in the Church

Vatican calls for increased awareness of the ministry of deacons in the Church

By Peter Droege n the 30 years since the dia- conate was restored at the I mm Second GVatican Council, have 1 deacons found their identity in \ :% the Church? In northern Colorado — where deacons proclaim the Gospel, baptize, witness mar­ , f ! riages, conduct burial rites and perform works of charity — the W i tm universal answer would be yes... among those familiar with K i W -■ diaconate ministry. The problem is, many Catho­ lics remain unfamiliar with dia­ conate ministry. -mi

The Vatican recently pub­ ;AM £S b a c a /d c r p h o t o s lished "Fxmdamental Norms Deacon Joe Young and his wife for the Formation of Permanent Marilyn stand in front of St. Rita Deacons," by the Congregation Mission in Nederland. Deacons are sealed by the Sacrament of Holy Orders at their ordination. The 1996 class of deacons are, for Catholic Education, and the from left, James Wahl, Frederick Torrez, Guffie Menogan, Richard Medenwaldt, Rodger Creel, Edward "Directory for the Ministry and communion with the bishop and Clements anad Dennis Kelly. Life of Permanent Deacons," by priests," explains Father Marcian the Congregation for Clergy. O'Meara, secretary for the per­ for a reinstitution of the perma­ people wanted to know more a preparatory program intro­ Both documents affirm the dia­ manent diaconate. "Deacons pro­ nent diaconate. At the request of about our program," Deacon ducing them to various kinds of conate as a tremendous gift to vide an example of concrete ser­ Archbishop James Casey, Father Young said. "A central element prayer, a deeper understanding the Church and call for a greater vice, especially to the most needy Leo Horrigan, now pastor of of our program is coordinated of what the diaconate is and a awareness that the diaconate is members of the Church, the ne­ Notre Dame Church in Denver, by Sister Faith Hansen, who general introduction to Church a vocation sealed by the Sacra­ glected and those on the margin established a program of forma­ meets regularly with the candi­ teaching, it said. ment of Holy Orders. of society," he added. tion for deacons in the Archdio­ dates and their wives to direct The formation program fol­ "The deacons' share in the sac­ After centuries in which the cese of Denver. their spiritual formation." lowing the preparatory phase rament of Holy Orders is for the diaconate was only a transitional The program is now regarded A Vatican representative vis­ must last at least three years and sake of service to the local phase before the priesthood, the as among the finest in the nation. ited northern Colorado to do re­ must include regular one-on- Church, which they carry out in Second Vatican Council called "It began as a two-year pro­ search on the diaconate forma­ one meetings between the can­ gram, but has since developed tion program in issuing the two didate and an approved spiri­ into a five-year program," said new documents on the diacon­ tual director. The program Deacon Joe Yoimg, administra­ ate. Many formation programs See Deacons Page 21 tor of St. Rita Parish in in the U.S. are based upon the Nederland and past associate model established in Denver. director of diaconate formation. In the investigation and con­ On the cover "The first three years include sultation phases of preparing Deacon Gary Miller, large academic and spiritual forma­ the Vatican documents. Cardi­ tion, the fourth includes a par­ nal Pio Laghi, head of the edu­ photo in background, works full-time as a farrier (black­ ish internship assignment and cation congregation, said, "we smith) in addition to his min­ the fifth includes continuing were very inspired" by the isterial duties at Sts. Peter academic and spiritual forma­ norms already published by the and Paul Church in Wheat tion," he explained. U.S. bishops. Ridge; Deacon John Pontillo, While serving three years on Especially regarding Scrip­ associate secretary for the the National Association of ture, theology and pastoral permanent diaconate, is as­ Deacons, Deacon Young was practice, the document points signed to St. Mark in constantly asked about the for­ out that the deacon's training Westminster; Deacon Gil mation program in the Archdio­ must be much closer to that of Rael is a chaplain for the cese of Denver. a priest than that of a catechist. Adams County Sheriff's De­ "It was a joy to be the repre­ Potential candidates for the Deacon Gil Rael brings the Church’s presence to his duties as partm ent. sentative. Everywhere I went. diaconate should be enrolled in chaplain for the Adams County Sheriffs Department. Speak Out "What does your Catholic faith mean to you? //

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Through the Hearts on Fire pro­ gram of stewardship of time, tal­ ent and treasure, Catholics are helping “future of hope for the next generation." “it’s my life, it means I'm able to The R e g is te r asked participants “Learning about God is fun. “It puts peace in my heart. It gives “it's m y vida. It guides what I do express my spirituality and my faith a t the M ay 3 Mass at Civic Center Church is my favorite part of me a spiritual way of living.” from day to day.” and I become a stronger individual.” Park during the Cinco de Mayo sc h o o l.” celebration, ‘What does your Hunter Hughes Dora Padilla Gabriel Padilla Catholic faith mean to you? Our Lady of Lourdes School D en ver D enver Leslie Navarro •4k

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taker Amjad Jabber, he has to clear the rocks off the St Louis tombstone. He has to clear off memorial candles and Archbishop Rigali absolves debt flowers, too. According to Jewish tradition, placing a in 20 St. Louis parishes rock on a grave is a symbol of respect and remem­ Archbishop Justin F. Rigali of St. Louis announced brance. Schindler's tombstone, which bears the legends in mid-April that he is forgiving about $1.3 million in \ righteous man among the people of the world" in debt owed to the archdiocese by 20 of its 227 parishes. jfcbrew and "The unforgettable rescuer of 1,200 per- The debts come from vmpaid bills from the archdio­ jCuted Jews" in German, is m arked from all the rocks cese for services such as property and liability insur­ fid stones that have been left on the smooth surface ance coverage, high school assessments, and the /er the years. cathedraticum, a fee each parish pays to cover costs of When he died in 1974, Schindler, a Catholic who had archdiocesan administration, "lire archdiocese is or\ly i made more than 17 trips to Israel to visit many of the able to grant this debt forgiveness today because of [ Jews he saved, was buried in Jerusalem as he had re- the remarkable cooperation of clergy and laity through­ tested. The actions of the German businessman were out the archdiocese who worked hard to overcome our Samatized in Steven Spielberg's movie, "Schindler's past financial problems and to strengthen the financial condition of the archdiocese," the archbishop said in announcing his decision. St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. Mother Theodore Guerin Vatican City to be beatified Oct. 25 Vatican officials at Asian Synod Mother Theodore Guerin, emphasize Church unity who in 1840 founded the Sis­ The Catholic Church cannot allow itself to be a cen­ ters of Providence of St. trifuge that spins off local churches without, at the same Mary-of-the-Woods, will be time, having a strong force that keeps all the local beatified Oct. 25 at St. churches united, said Cardinal Angelo Sodano. The Peter's Square in Rome, ac­ cardinal, the Vatican secretary of state, was one of sev­ cording to an announcement eral Vatican officials who emphasized the importance from her order. of the unity of the Church during the Synod of Bish­ "Mother Theodore is a ops for Asia. The Vatican officials spoke April 28 dur­ woman for our time," said ing the last synod session devoted to individual Sister Diane Ris, general su­ speeches. Dozens of bishops earlier had called for perior of the Sisters of greater local freedom in expressing the Catholic faith Providence Congregation. and for greater autonomy from the Vatican. "Mother Theodore's faith, hope and love are mod­ els for all of us." She was bom Anne-Therese Guerin Jerusalem TIBET PRAYERS — A Tibetan nun in New Delhi prays in France in 1798. After caring for her invalid mother, Visitors, flowers, rocks pay tribute April 27 for hunger strike activists trying to persuade she entered the Sisters of Providence in Ruille-sur- the United Nations to reopen the debate on their home­ Loir in 1823. She and five sister companions came to 'unforgettable rescuer' land. Tibet, which had been independent since 1911, to the United States in 1840 in response to the bishop The cemetery caretaker points to two heaping piles fell to Chinese Communist rule in 1951. Buddhism was of Vincennes, Ind., to establish a motherhouse and of rocks near the grave of Oskar Schindler in repressed and Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, school for girls in the wilderness of west-central In­ Jerusalem's Catholic cemetery. Every day, says care- lives in exile. CNS PHOTO FROM REUTERS diana. SIZZLING SAVINGS! SAFEWAY l l d o u n t O liv e t ... FOOD&DRIIG a c e f o f Solitude & ^ '][d

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the poor ^ I N & p jL lC D /|MD ^ e T c H P D «s I I M 'T UKQ is not the answer IHONPDifigtniON c(2 ANoWee^... t a March 1925 international birth control gath­ ering in New York City, a speaker warned of A the menace posed by the "black" and "yellow" peril. The speaker was not a National Socialist (Nazi) or a leader of the Ku Klux Klan, but Dr. S. Adolphus h Knopf, a member of Margaret Sanger's American Birth Control League, which along with other groups became known as Planned Parenthood. Despite a determined public relations campaign to the contrary, Plarmed Parenthood continues its aggressive campaign to selectively limit popula­ QHANk'SbDCOll^C. tion through contraception and abortion. Helen Alvare's column on Page 9 outlines how Catholics I t ' Hi S can speak out against the organization's policies. The article on Page 8 details just how aggressive G6T and powerful the pro-abortion faction has become M puae, in the government. Amazingly, the U.S. is prepared 0N “njp66bRSM to "propose funds for groups that perform abor­ , UNiAfn6 A'nep 1^ / tions in countries where the procedure is banned and which seek to overturn laws restricting abor­ tion in those countries." Talk about cultural imperialism. 0 1 / Editorial Those in doubt on this issue lVv > ^1 ) ______should consider the w ords of Car­ dinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City in denouncing a massive sterilization campaign launched by the government among the Indian population in the southern state of Chiapas. = Voices = According to Cardinal Rivera, in the recent weeks several health workers have begun to con­ "How sad it is that it took so long to reach sions." — Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. vince large groups of poor women in the Indian this moment and that it took the darkest night Gumbleton of Detroit, during a meeting of region of Chiapas to be sterilized. The cardinal said of all, the Shoah, to bring it to pass.... This is Pax Christi USA and Pax Christi International these actions were "the climax of a process started not a time to celebrate in forgetfulness, but to in Geneva in early 1997, when the Mexican government launched a national campaign to reduce the poor let memory, healed of its wounds, be our "No Catholics should be forced to pay for population through the massive distribution of teacher and the teacher of our children in or­ contraceptives, which actually function by contraception methods, preservatives, and recently der that evil does not triumph over good." — abortion, which is the taking of hum an life." free sterilization surgeries." Dominican Father Remi Hoeckman, secre­ — Father James J. Cronin, director of pro-life Chiapas has been gripped by violence since 1994 tary of the Holy See's Commission for Reli­ activities for the Archdiocese of Hartford, when Zapatista rebels, mainly drawn from Indian gious Relations with the Jews where a measure before the Connecticut villages, took up arms against the government. Clearly, contraception, sterilization and abortion "Rather than moving forward with nuclear House would require most employers in the are being used as tools in this conflict. disarmament as the treaty requires, the United state to include coverage of prescriptive con­ Motherhood is honored during the month of States is instead embarldng on a $60 billion traceptives and abortion-inducing drugs and May. It is an appropriate time for people of good reinvestment to upgrade its existing arsenal devices if their health insurance has a prescrip­ will to take a stand in the battle between the Gos­ and develop new weapons with new mis­ tion plan pel of Life and the Culture of Death. Pope counsels bishops on trip to Rome: Evangelize! ccording to ancient custom and visiting bishops has not been delivered Constitution on Divine Revelation, God A church law, a bishop must make a personally, but is given to each bishop did not reveal propositions about God; pilgrimage to Rome every five years to in an individually addressed envelope God revealed himself. To meet the liv­ T he Catholic pray at the tombs of the apostles Peter after the group Mass. These discourses ing God is to enter into a personal rela­ and Paul. are an interesting window into the mind tionship with the creator and redeemer D ifference In current practice, the bishops of a re­ of the Holy Father as he thinks about the of the world. Thus Holy Scripture, a gion come to Rome to fulfill their pil­ Church's situation in a given country. privileged place of encounter with God, grimage obligation together and to meet This year, during a dozen meetings with "is not merely a 'text' to be analyzed: it GEORGE over a week with the Holy Father and groups of American bishops making is above all an invitation to communion WEIGEL with officials of the Roman Curia. These their ad limina visits, the Holy Father has with the Lord." Biblical scholarship visits ad liming apostolorum ("to the chosen to reflect on the reception of Vati­ helps the Church break open the truths threshold of the apostles") embody both can II in the Church in the United States, contained in the Holy Scripture. But the the collegiality of the world episcopate taking a different conciliar text as the Bible remains the people's book, and it sion. with the bishop of Rome and the basis for each discourse. can best be understood when read in the The Holy Father reminded the bish­ Pope's sollicitudo omnium ecclesiarum, his Meeting with the bishops of New York context of "a vigorous spiritual life ops that "the Church is sent to the world "care for all the churches." State on February 1997, the Pope de­ within the believing community. " with a proposal; and the evangelical pro­ John Paul II has characteristically ex­ scribed the council as the "extraordinary The Holy Father then described the posal we make is that the world can un­ panded the opportunities for interaction ecclesial event of recent times" and its "deep spiritual hunger inside modem derstand its history and its aspirations between the Pope and the visiting bish­ documents as "the fundamental point of culture, a hunger that cannot be as­ most adequately, most truthfully, ops on these occasions. Previously, a reference for the Church's understand­ suaged by philosophies which deny that through the Gospel." The council was bishop's only encounter with the Pope ing of herself and her mission in this we can never know the truth of things." not against modernity; the council "po­ during an ad limina visit would be a 10- period of history. ' Like Jesus Christ, The bishops of the United States, he sitioned the Church to engage moder­ minute audience. Each ad limina visit in whose mission she continues in history, noted, live in a culture in which the "very nity with the truth about the human con­ this pontificate has four papal events: a the Church's task is the same yesterday, idea of authoritative teaching" is viewed dition, given to us in Jesus Christ... the one-on-one meeting with the Pope; a today, and forever to satisfy the "yearn­ with suspicion. Surrounded by skepti­ answer to the question that is every hu­ group meeting between the bishops of a ing for salvation" in every human heart. cism, Christians — even bishops — can man life." If this is the truth we proclaim, region and the Pope, including a papal "The great truth to be proclaimed in begin to think of the Church as marginal the Pope concluded, "then the Church discourse; a Mass with the visiting bish­ this and every age," the Pope said, "is to contemporary life; one option among is never marginal." ops in the Pope's private chapel; and a that God has entered human history so other lifestyle options in a supermarket Indeed. meal with the visiting bishops, usually that men and women can truly become of religions. But that assumption drains lunch, in the papal apartment. children of God." the Church of its evangelical energy; it Weigel is a senior fellow o f the Ethics and Since 1995, the papal discourse to the According to the council's Dogmatic leads to a defensive bunker, not to m'is- Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. m i

Opinion M a y 6, 19 9 8 DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER }'>i There are ways to counter Planned Parenthood's assault Appeal to people's understanding, imagine and faith to fight early abortions few days before Christmas 1997, a hostile to the developing embryo, caus­ to respect the awesome fashion in which C ontraception reporter called me to solicit a reac­ ing it to die and be expelled from the each of us develops from a single cell. tionA to Planned Parenthood's announce­ mother. In some cases, if a woman re­ Just as it makes sense to say, "I was once ment of a new, very early abortion ceives "emergency contraception" just an infant," it makes perfect sense for method. This procedure could be per­ before ovulation, the hormones act to each of us to say, "1 was once an em­ HELEN formed as early as two to three weeks prevent ovulation, but this occurs only bryo." ALVARE after conception. in about 20 percent of cases. The second, and likely more power­ My reaction was something like; Unfortimately for the pro-life move­ ful, way to confront early abortion, how­ "Leave it to Plaimed Parenthood to wel­ ment, the average citizen is not deeply ever, is through the eyes of faith. CXir else to read the story of John the Baptist come the birth of Jesus with a new abor­ moved by the difference between con­ evangelization efforts must include our greeting his Savior while both were still tion method." traception and very early abortion. And Christian teachings about God's creation children in the womb? Out of nothing, What was really going on was just an­ polls do demonstrate greater opposition of hum an life. As Pope John Paul 11 states God has made something, someone, and other step in Plarmed Parenthood's con­ to later abortions than early abortions. in his encyclical. The Gospel of Life, All cares for his or her life. Jesus cared tinuing campaign to publicize early abor­ What's a pro-life educator to do? I be­ human beings, from their mother's enough about our sick and suffering tion. Plarmed Parenthood knows, and lieve there are a couple of promising womb, belong to God Who searches human bodies to heal them while on exploits, the fact that the public reacts to options. them and knows them. Who forms them earth. And then, of course. He gave His early abortion with less horror than later The first is an appeal to the human and knits them together with His own very life for our salvation, body and soul. abortion. Its advocacy for the French capacities for understanding, for imagi­ hands, who gazes on them when they In the face of such Scriptural messages, abortion pill, RU-486, as well as for abor- nation and for awe. The earliest stages are tirty shapeless embryos and already it seems truly petty to begin drawing tifacient use of the cancer drug methotr­ of the development of an individual hu­ sees in them the adults of tomorrow lines between the first spark of human exate, are also part of this campaign. man life are amazing and fascinating in whose days are numbered and whose life and "older" humans. No doubt it is Closely relat^ is Planned Parenthood's their own right. The genes of two per­ vocation is even now written in the book a mystery — how God could possibly recent strident advocacy for "emergency sons blend unpiedictably to create a new, of life. care about each and every one of us, contraception." This usually consists of genetically different individual. From He continues by reflecting how all of from the moment of our first appearance very high doses of hormonal pills or of our very first cell, our development pro­ Sacred Scripture shows such profound to our very last breath. mifepristone (RU-486) given to a woman ceeds in an organized fashion, as if pos­ respect for human life, as the work of As G.K. Chesterton once said: "You shortly after sexual intercourse. But sessed already of a sort of intelligence. God's hands, that it "requires as a logi­ matter. 1 matter. It is the hardest thing in "emergency contraception" is not ordi­ The embryo "knows" which cells will cal consequence" that the command­ theology to believe." Hard, but true. narily contraceptive; it acts more com­ become our body, which the placenta — ment "You Shall Not Kill" be extended Alvare is director of planning and infor­ monly as an abortifacient. This is because which cells will become our eyes, which to the imbom. How else, he asks, can one mation for the Secretariat for Pro-Life Ac­ its primary action is to make the lining of our spleen. Even without faith in a Cre­ read the Psalms' references to God's love tivities of the National Conference of Catho­ a woman's womb (the endometrium) ator God, human beings can be brought for human life in the womb? And how lic Bishops in Washington, DC.

Letters an inspirational time for spiritual, emo­ and history to point out that the CBS it's very important to dress in our finest Bad m ix tional and rational growth to an armual story had very little factual basis. clothes for church and to be dressed 1 am writing in hope that I could raise opportimity for men, women and chil­ True, the Sisters of Loretto went to modestly at all times if we expect the the awareness of those who are respon­ dren to perform in public. To read the Santa Fe in 1852 to open an academy; same respect from our children as our sible for the make up of the "50 for Passion is truly daunting; and many of true, an amazing circular stairway, elders wanted from us. Hope" team announced in the April 22 those asked to perform — otherwise which still exists, was built in their Regina Regnier issue of the Register. adequate readers — are simply not up chapel. Beyond those facts, bits of the Longmont Are you aware that this team is heavily to the pressure of reading in front of a real story are intertwined with sheer fan­ weighted with male participants? In the large congregation. The congregation, in tasy. One fact needs to be stated: Indi­ More Masses, please list given, there are 40 members. Of turn, usually merely waits for its "lines." ans did not rape or kill any Sister of At first, I thought it was a mistake these, 29 are male and 11 are female. Of Whatever happened to the wonderful Loretto. In addition, the real life Mother when I heard the announcement that the female participants, six are teamed delivery of the Passion by the priest, who Magdalen Hayden lived to an old age there would only be one Mass on Jan. 1, with their husbands. I wonder if they has read the words scores of Hme, un­ and actually started schools where Na­ a holy day of obligation. This was later would have been chosen on their own derstands their meaning and can inspire tive American as well as Anglo and confirmed to me through a call to the merits? listeners to remember the words and Mexican children were taught. parish office. My curiosity was aroused, The hierarchy of the Catholic Church take their meaning to heart. Unfortunately, the CBS production, us­ so I did a sample of four parishes in my talks about women being important Joseph Patrick ing a fictionalized, bitter nun to explain general area and found that the most any members of the Catholic community. Denver an otherwise important story of faith and church had was two Masses. The reason Talk is cheap unless it is backed up widi dedication, did no service to religious given was no one will attend. action. I hope yoiu: awareness will grow Pray the rosary women or Native Americans. This attitude surprised and stunned so that team members in the future could The month of May is a good time to Sister of Loretto Patricia Jean Manion me because of any of the holy days, this be a little closer to a 50-50 mix. reflect on the "power of prayer." I have St. Louis was the easiest to get to Mass. It is a holi­ Diane Dean said the Rosary numerous times over day with almost no businesses open. Denver many years. Dress dictates behavior Other days, people make a great attem pt When I was in Vietnam, many prayers To all those who believe how one to get to Mass, even on Ash Wednesday, Read Passion with passion were said, and sometimes aiiswered. I dresses doesn't really matter, I have one which isn't a holy day. I would like to ask the supervisors of found comfort when diagnosed with question: If the Queen of England in­ Although my little experience, while rectors in all parishes to fully prepare cancer in the 1970s and survived with vited you to dinner, how would you eye-opening, I hope is not a trend of those who volimteer to deliver to con­ the belief of the power of prayer. There dress? church-going when convenient. gregations liturgical readings during is great comfort and pleasure derived, I remember the modesty and elegance Another interesting point is that no Mass. saying the Rosary. It only takes 15 min­ of my elders, and it made me want to be mention of it is ever made at any Masses. This is a most important opportunity, utes a session to say the Rosary. This is holy, too, in their presence. O w en T. Carroll Jr. as the readings present to the faithful the not very much time we are taking out of I feel in this troublesome day and age. Englewood model of living. Yet we are continually a hectic or otherwise busy day. faced with those who are unfamiliar with Try and use the Rosary, especially this the reading material and stumble month. Just find the pleasure given by Letters to the editor through the words or who simply can­ the Virgin Mary to say the Rosary, and Letters should be no more than 250 words not read well. The parishes want to in­ the pleasure of the "Power of Prayer." Archdiocese of Denver and should include the writer's name, ad­ tegrate as many diverse readers as pos­ Do not ask for anything but feel the com­ dress and telephone number. We rely on our sible for the s^ e of representing vari­ fort that is given in return. Web Page: readers to recognize that the opinions ex­ ous group. Yet, in m y opinion, the goal Leo G. McNamara pressed in letters are not those of the edito­ should rather be to present the readings Metropolitan Tribunal www.archden.org/archden rial staff. Letters containing plainly misstated as powerfully as possible. A good dea­ Archdiocese of Denver facts, misinformation or libelous statements con once asked us to ponder the effect Send letters to: will not be printed. Letters will be edited for of hearing the Word by one who truly Factually Incorrect spelling and grammar. Send letters to; Edi­ tor, Denver Catholic Register, 1300 S. Steele understood the spiritu^ meaning of the For those who saw the CBS produc­ [email protected] readings. What a difference it makes. St., Denver, Colo. 80210 or fax to (303) 715- tion, "The Staircase," on Easter Sunday 2045. The above is especially true during evening, it seems importemt from the Holy Week. The Passion has gone from point of view of the Sisters of Loretto 8 DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER May 6. 1998 -Local Nbvs Administration criticized over foreign aid, abortion U.S. seeks to force abortion on foreign countries, says bishops' spokeswoman

WASHINGTON (CNS) retariat for Pro-Life Ac­ groups that performed - President Clinton's tivities, praised the Senate abortions or referred for threatened veto of a for­ for its 51-49 vote April 28 abortions, even if they eign aid bill that bars U.S. to approve a foreign aid used their own money to payments to groups that bill that would forbid U.S. do so. provide abortions over­ funding of foreign groups But the Clinton admin­ seas shows how far he has that perform abortions or istration "crossed the drifted from American lobby foreign govern­ United Nations, which hon, as approved, differs line" and "went beyond public opinion on abor­ ments for changes in abor­ Clinton had requested. from earlier congres­ being pro-abortion" by tion, according to the U.S. tion laws. But the president said he sional restrictions on proposing funds for Catholic bishops' pro-life The legislation, already would veto the bill if it abortion-providing groups that perform abor­ President Clinton spokeswoman. passed by the House, also also included limits on in­ groups overseas. Previ­ tions in countries where form this year. Helen Alvare, director includes nearly $1 billion ternational family plan­ ous versions of the so- the procedure is banned "In my opinion this is of planning and informa­ in back dues owed by the ning funds. called "Mexico City and which seek to over­ it," Lott said, adding that tion for the bishops' Sec­ United States to the Alvare said the legisla- policy" barred funds to turn laws restricting abor­ a veto "would be a big tion in those countries, the mistake for our foreign pro-life official said. policy apparatus." But "This is a very serious White House spokesman international matter," Barry Toiv said April 29 Alvare said. "The decision that Clinton would carry to associate the United out his threat to veto the States and himself with il­ legislation. legal abortions is really "By including this ex­ quite radical." traneous but controversial Congressional leaders provision relating to fam­ said they planned to de­ ily plaiming, the Congress lay sending the legislation leaves the president no to the White House in or­ choice but to veto the der to allow Clinton to bill," Toiv said. "We hope think about whether he they will get the bill up wants to sacrifice the U.N. here quickly so the presi­ funds. Senate Majority dent can veto it and we Leader Trent Lott of Mis­ can move on to separating sissippi said he did not this issue from this essen­ think the U.N. funding tial legislation, as it ought would pass in any other to be separated."

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Sister Germaine Ocansey at Catholic Charities’ Child Development Center. Education opens doors for children in Ghana Sister Ocansey builds hope and school amid poverty

^W e salute, all nurses By Lisa Benoit already earned a double peanuts on your head. master's in both school • ' '' ?#M-'.-::-' ... C?''-^, «' There is more to life than n a trip to Ghana six administration and theol­ -M ...... that." O years ago. Sister of ogy from St. Mary Univer­ Sister Ocansey knows "W^M& Loretto Mary Ann Coyle sity in San Antonio. She their plight personally. working throughout met a woman she knew moved to Denver in Janu­ One of seven children in would change the world ary and is working at the her family, she had to sell ^ ,;tf' for many African chil­ Catholic Charities Child fruits on the street after dren. Development Center. Her school when her parents And if Sister Coyle's focus now is to raise funds died. hunch is right. Sister for the future Handmaids "It wasn't easy," she the Exempla Healthcare Germaine Ocansey will be Annunciation Catholic said. "I had the opportu­ I the driving force behind School for grades pre-kin­ nity to go to school at the the construction of an dergarten through high age of six, but that was $800,000 school — a ray of school in Haasto, a suburb rare. Most of my friends I hope for this poverty- of Accra, Ghana. around did not have the settings for generously r stricken land. "There are more than opportunity, and those Sister Coyle, president 2,000 children in the area, who could did not even of the Sisters of Loretto in and they don't have finish elementary school." Denver, met the school at all right now," Sister Ocansey hopes to Handmaid of the Holy Sister Ocansey explained. raise the entire amount by Child Jesus sister in a "In Ghana, many children June 1999, so she can be giving of themselves small school in rural from six to 15 wander the hom e for Christmas. With I South Africa, where sister streets . ... Girls as young the help of Sister Coyle, Ocansey was working as as seven sell fruit, peanuts she is gathering items the principal. Sister Coyle and boiled eggs on the such as books, pencils, I was so impressed with streets. Young boys race toys and paper to ship so that F her service to undernour­ after trucks to transport back to Ghana. ished, poor children and boxes to the market for "I think that we can her determination to money. They barely sur­ help in terms of providing ,. :' ',,'*4 s; bring them a better life, vive. With no education, money and materials," that she encouraged her to they have no promise of Sister Coyle said. "It's apply for a Project Africa the future." possible to take things others may heal university studies scholar­ The school will serve from our own schools that ship offered by the Sisters children within a radius of are not being used, but are of Loretto. 10 miles. The three-story still good. 'There's a lot of "When I visited her vil­ building will be con­ work to be done, and they lage in Ghana, I saw that structed from cement still need the materials to there was no education blocks and house 23 class­ build with. They need lots except a public system of­ rooms. Architects and of prayers, too." fering a school with no electrical engineers in Anyone interested in walls, just a three-sided, Ghana have already de­ donating can send checks lean-to, with dirt floors," signed the school blue­ to: Handmaids of the Sister Coyle recalled. x'ursL'S W 'cck: t I lim n ('ll M ci\' s prints, and the local chiefs Holy Child Jesus, Account "There were no materials have donated a plot of # 1607320, Barclays Bank to work with or desks. land. The sisters have ob­ of Ghana, Achimota [Sister Ocansey] and her tained a building permit Branch, P.O. Box 919, Exempla Lutheran Medical Center sisters are attempting to from the government. Accra, Ghana, West Af­ start a first-rate school for "In these days, without rica. Or send to Sister Exempla Saint Joseph Hospl youngsters that don't education, you can barely Ocansey at the Loretto have the opporhmity." survive in life," Sister Center, 4000 S. Wads­ Exempla Medical Group In her zeal to lead her Ocansey said. "My vision worth Blvd. Littleton, children to a better future. is to give these children Colo. 80123. Exempla community H e a l^ Sister Ocansey moved to hope and a future. Life is For information, call Sis­ .. '/'£... the United States and has not just putting a bowl of ter Ocansey at 629-5466. May 6. 1998 DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER “f ‘|

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FOR MORE INFORMATION on compassionate post-abortion counseling, supportive home visitation for new parents or the option of adoption, call 715-3205 or 715-3243 THE ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER RESPECT LIFE OFFICE 1 2 DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER May 6, 1998 Director of planned giving named for the archdiocese tively to make money while at ing financial benefits to people Individuals, charities benefit from stewardship the same time helping them or­ across northern Colorado." ganize their estate planning and Bryant said he hopes to estab­ tephen Bryant has been surer for Lutheran Medical help their families as well." lish a network of professionals Snamed director of planned Center Foundation, developing Bryant graduated from Uni­ such as attorneys and accoun­ giving for the Archdiocese of planned giving for the center. versity of Colorado at Boulder tants to build an awareness of Denver, it was announced by "Estate planning is a wise per­ He and his wife. Shannon, and planned giving. He will also Dennis Russell, secretary for fi­ sonal and financial decision, their two children, Nicole, 13 visit parishes and archdiocesan nance, administration and plan­ because the law allows you to and Derrick, 8, live in Louis­ departments to assist in devel­ ning. avoid capital gains and con­ ville. They are parishioners of oping financial strategies for the According to Russell, Bryant serve estate assets for loved Stephen Bryant St. Louis Church. construction of ;iew facilities to emerged as the ideal candidate ones while giving to your favor­ "I enjoy helping people and I enable them to meet the chal­ to head the newly developed ite charities," Bryant said. "It that need substantial funding. believe in helping families out," lenges and realize the benefits Office of Planned Giving. For 11 helps individuals increase their "We are realizing more and Bryant said. "I see this new po­ of growing number of parishio­ oHf years, Bryant worked in the income by reducing state and more the need for long-range sition as an opportunity to help ners in the new millennium. banking industry and for the federal taxes." plarming in our parishes," he create an awareness of the op­ 4-' past six years, has served as vice Bryant said the archdiocese of said. "I plan to look at how we portunity to raise funds for im­ For more information, contact president and assistant trea­ Denver has a number of projects can help them plan more effec­ portant projects while provid­ Bryant at 715-3167. Steinke selected as AHC '98 Senior Ball honoree ene Steinke, a member of St. Francis de Sales Par­ ish, has been named as the 1998 honoree for the SixthG Annual Senior Ball, sponsored by the Archdiocesan Housing Committee, Inc. The ball, which will take place May 14 at the Mam­ moth Events Center, draws hundreds of seniors for an evening of live music, dancing and entertainment. Steinke, along with runners-up. Hazel Hammons and John Donato, will be honored at the ball, which is co­ sponsored by Exempla St. Joseph Hospital and Knights of Columbus Council 539. Jbin the Steinke a ftmeral director at Olinger Mortuary, has become widely known for supporting charitable causes throughout northern Colorado. However, he has also quietly donated one day a week for the past ten years brand bp^inlg Celebration (|f assisting at St. Francis de Sales Church, where he served on the ACA and Hearts on Fire conunittees. Steinke also is a member of the Knights of Colum­ bus, the Serra Club, Denver University Alumni Asso­ ciation and Regis University Board of Directors. The ball will take place from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Tickets % may be purchased for $2 by calling Sister Owen Marie at 455-4433, or at the door for $3.

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More than 800 people gathered for Mass under the early morning sun on May 3 at the steps of the Greek Amphitheater in Civic Center Park as part of the gigantic celebration of Cinco de Mayo. The Mass opened the third day of festivities. Theatine Father Barth­ olomew Nadal celebrated the service surrounded by vivid red roses and color­ ful Mexican prints which decorated the makeshift sanctuary at the park. The choir from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, accompanied by a Mariachi Band, led the Missions of Charities of Immaculate Mary Sister Carmen Aranda enjoys the festival. crowd in Spanish and En­ glish songs. During the brought forward in honor which drew more than Cinco de Mayo marks presentation of the gifts, of the Blessed Mother. 500,000 people, is one of the May 5,1862, victory of bouquets of roses were The three-day event. the largest Cinco de Mayo the Mexican Army over celebrations in the United the French at the Battle of States. The size of the Puebla. Despite over­ crowd that turned out for whelming odds. General the gathering reflects the Ignacio Zaragoza, led growing presence and in­ 5,000 Mestizo and fluence of Hispanic Zapotec Indians in defeat­ people in northern Colo­ ing the larger force of Eu­ rado. ropean invaders.

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ive seniors from Regis remote parts of the reser­ Regis seniors had a FJesuit High School dis­ vation with the Outreach chance to exchange views covered that life for stu­drivers in their four-wheel about teen life on the res­ dents living on the East­ M vehicles to deliver water ervation and in the city. k t - ern Navajo Reservation in and food to the elderly Back in Denver, during the high desert regions of and families in need. The the third and final week of southw est N ew Mexico is students saw the tradi­ their volimteer project, the difficult and very differ­ tional Navajo home, Regis students reflected on ent from life in the city. called a "hogan" — one their time in New Mexico. While electricity and run­ eight-sided room which They wrote and completed ning w ater are the norm in houses the entire family, a video about their expe­ Denver, many families on and witnessed the pov­ riences as volunteer lay the reservation "do with­ erty of many families on missionaries at St. out" ttiese necessities and the reservation. Bonaventure Mission. often have little but wood In discussion sessions For further information Front row, Regis High seniors Luke Chang, Kevin Schnepel and Dan Searle are joined and coal stoves to keep with St. Bonaventure call: Mary Neacy (505) jjy th|-00 Navajo students and Regis seniors (back row) Steve Schnepel and Adam them warm during the High School students, the 862-7847. cold, harsh winter months. As part of their service requirement for gradua­ tion, Adam Burr, Luke Chang, Dan Searle, Kevin Knights of Columbus Schnepel and Steve Sch- nepel, along with Bryan Annuity, IRA and SEP Plans: Hmme, pastoral director at Regis, volunteered to work for two weeks at St. Bonaventure Indian Mis­ sion and School in Thoreau, N.M. The mis­ sion provides a pre-school through 12th-grade edu­ cation program for 300 students, mostly Native Americans, and outreach services of water and food r s delivery for elderly and needy families. The Regis students ex­ perienced first-hand the life of a lay missionary — % living together in the Mission's "guest trailer," eating in the school cafete­ ria with St. Bonaventure students and staff, and CURRENT 6.00% on deposits of $10,000 or more cooking their own din­ ners. 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Call FOR GENERATIONS 914-6458 for iidormation. 1 6 DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER May 6, 1998 Shrine of Blessed Damien beckons visitors to Molokai Editor's note: The feast tion ceremony in June, day of Blessed Damien de 1995, in Brussels. Veuster is observed May 10. Blessed Damien tire­ lessly gave his life to serve By Lisa Benoit the victims diagnosed ..... with leprosy (now called . , ...... Only a few get to visit Hansen's disease), who the small Hawaiian village were banished from fami­ of Kalaupapa, hidden lies and friends in Hono­ down a winding, 2,000- lulu and shipped to foot lush cliff on the island Kalawao on the eastern of Molokai. Along its re­ side of the Kalaupapa Pen­ mote shore, blue waves insula, three miles from gently beckon visitors to the current town. When the shrine devoted to Fa­ the abandoned and or­ ther Damien de Veuster at phaned first began arriv­ St. Philomena Church. ing on the island in 1863, St. Philomena For Hawaiians, the Bel­ they found no hospitals, gian Sacred Heart priest's schools or homes waiting painful deaths. reputation is equal to that for the victims — they Today, since the isolation of Mother Teresa, who so were welcomed with only was abolished in 1969 af­ admired his work that she suffering and lawlessness ter the success of an anti­ his attended his beatifica­ as they waited for their biotic cure, St. Philomena Pilgrims to St. Philomena’s Church will find a spectacular view of the Molokai coast. Church in the abandoned visit the village. body was exhumed in village of Kalawao is a one- After his arrival in 1873 1936 by the Congregation day touring town for pil­ at the age of 33, Father of the Sacred Heart and « t o * s grims to honor the candi­ Damien transformed the taken back to his birth­ date for sainthood. Living settlement, rebuilding the place of Belgium. in the town are about 200 church, bringing joy and At the beatification cer­ national park service order where chaos and emony, the Sacred Heart workers and a few patients fear once festered. Father Fathers reopened his W I T H A < who chose to stay in their Damien lived for 16 years crypt. He had been en­ settlement home. The rule in the town. tombed in a sarcophagus is still strictly enforced that Father Damien eventu­ in the basement room of EAST NOKIH Grand Opentng no one may visit ally contracted the disease their headquarters in Bel­ May 11th Kalaupapa unless they are and died from its effects in gium. 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Golf tournament to finance Shrine Auxiliary Spring Dinner Dance Samaritan House piayground The children at Catho­ lic Charities' Samaritan House need a play­ ground, and golfers throughout the archdio­ cese can make that hap­ pen. The 1998 Samaritan House Golf Classic, spon­ sored by the Samaritan House Guild, will raise funds to build a play­ m s , ground at the shelter for the homeless. The event will be on Monday, July 27, at the Lone Tree Golf JAMES BACA/DCR PHOTO Club, 9808 Sunningdale Mariella Warner, president of the Auxiliary of the Mother Cabrini Shrine, Blvd., Littleton. The shot­ Sister Bernadette Casciano, shrine administrator, Rachele Vittorio, dance gun start is at 9 a.m. chairperson and Dee Pallasch, secretary, plan for the annual fund-raising The cost is $150 per player or $600 per four­ Spring Dinner Dance on Saturday, May 16, at the Franciscan Event Center, some, which includes 6553 S. Revere Parkway, Englewood. Tickets are $60 a person and include cart. Continental break­ A new plaque at Catholic Charities’ Samaritan House will a cocktail hour starting at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 8 p.m. Dancing will be to fast, special competitions, display the names of the winners of 1998 Samaritan the “Continentals.” The tax-deductible portion is $35. For information, refreshments on the House Golf Classic sponsored by the Samaritan House contact Caterina Noya De Palma at (303) 216-2536 or 271-1429. course, catered lunch, Guild. Placing the plaque are Karson Kucera, who chairs homemade desserts, green fees, tournament the tournament, and Father Ed Judy, director of the homeless shelter. favor packets and prizes. Children's C horale spring concert M ay 17 An automobile is the prize for a hole-in-one. merit is a way to have fun self-sufficiency," she said. The Colorado Child­ The chorale, in its 25th $18. The co-ed tournament, and at the same time sup­ "We are also seeking busi­ ren's Chorale will per­ year, is comprised of Tickets are available at a four-player scramble, is port the work of Samari­ nesses and organizations form its annual "Spring­ youth from the Front the ticket box office. For the major fund-raising ac­ tan House as they help to be sponsors." time Concert" Sunday, Range. information, call 986-8742. tivity of the guild, accord­ homeless men, women For more information May 17, at 7 p.m. at Tickets range from $7 to Tickets also are available ing to Karson Kucera, and families with emer­ call Ryan Kucera at (303) Boettcher Concern Hall, $22. Senior and student through TicketMaster at tournament chairperson. gency shelter and pro­ 660-6407 or Karson 1036 14th St., Denver. tickets range from $4 to 830-TIXS. "Playing in the touma- grams to assist them to Kucera at (303) 791-8607.

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DINNERS/LUNCHEONS/MEEHNGS recital will be given on Sunday, May 17, at 1 p.m. Catholic Daughtera Court Madonna of the at Wells Music Company, 685 S. Broadway. The Mountains Council 2035 will meet Saturday, young and gifted will perform. For information, May 9, at 9 a.m. at St. Jude Church, 9405 W. call Eugenia’s Piano Studio, 781-4764. Florida Ave. in Lakewood. All ladies welcome. For R e a d e r s ' B u l l e t in B o a r d T h e Colorado Catholic Chorale will perform information, caH Catherine, 969-9821. “Songs of Praise and Glory,’ on Sunday, May 31, The Denver West Christian Women's Club “On ActM Hes and infbrrnoHon frorn across N orthern C olorado at 4 p.m. at Christ the King Church, 845 Fairfex the Upbeat Luncheon,” is Tuesday, May 12, at St. Admission is free. noon in the Lakewood Country Club, 10th and YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS Pierce. Cost is $11.50. Presentations during the Woman Spaca/WomanTime offers retreats PAROCHIAL SCHOOL EVENTS T h e Ninth Annual Holy Fam ily High School th e annual d in n er/ luncheon include Fashions and music. Ann Johns, in May to give women a chance to grow and be “Angels in the Park” gala, golf tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June CU graduate, is the speaker. For information/res- challenged in their spirituality. A donation of $10 darx»artd auction sponsored by St. Louis School, 13 at the Applewood Golf Club. The scramble- is suggested for each session. is May 9, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at St. Martin de ervation, call Peggy, 985-2458 by May 9. Free “Mothering As shotgun: 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Player fee of $85 preschool nursery available by reservation. a Doorway to God” with MaryJo Stamer, a li­ Porres Church in Boulder. The silent/ live auc­ includes awards dinner at Holy Family High censed marriage and fomily therapist will be tions consist of over 399 items. Tickets are $25/ All council members of the Archbishop’s School, 4343 Utica St. Proceeds go to the Sister person and include hors cfoeuvres, dinner, drinks, Guild are to meet Wednesday, May 13, a t 6:30 Thursday, May 7 from 9-11 a.m. at the Loretto Aline Dalton Scholarship and tuition assistance Spirituality Ceter, 4000 S. Wddsworth. To regis­ dessert, dance, fun and fellowship. Tickets may p.m. in Campbell Hall at Blessed Sacrament fund. To register/information, call, 458-8822. ter, call 431-8523. “Many Faces of Mary: Dis­ be purchased through the St. Louis School. To Church, 4900 Montview. During the meeting the SINGLES will be pre­ purchase tickets or for information, call 666-6220. new officers will be installed by spiritual director, covering Mary as wife and mother,” ARC I, Church of the Risen Christ: FAC on Fri­ sented by M argaret Malsam, a n author who writes PILGRIM STATUES SCHEDULE Msgr William Jones. Plans will be also be made day, May 8, at 5:30 p.m. at Hemingway’s Key West for several publications, including Catholic Digest, Pilgrim statues of Our Lady of Fatima spon­ for the June 3 dinner meeting for all Guild mem­ Bar and Grill. For information, call Ann, 722-6313; Our Sunday Visitor and others. Sessions are sored by the Ambassadors of Mary will be at the bers, hosted by Our Lady of Fatima Circle at Spirit Newcomer Party Chill Cook-off, Saturday, May 9, Monday, May 11, from 9-11 a.m. at the Loretto following homes the week of May 9-16: St. of Christ Church. from 8 p.m.-midnight at Ann’s house. Call Joanne, Spirituality Center, 4000 S. Wadsworth; Saturday, Bernadette, Lakewood: Schedule not available; St. Bernadette Parish is sponsor of the May 766-5383 for information; Ice Skating, Tuesday, May May 16, from 9-11 a.m., at Marycrest Retreat Mount Carmel, Denver: Schedule not available; Dinner/Dance on Saturday, May 16 in Doherty 12,7:30-9 p.m. at the Big Bear Ice Arena. For infor­ Center, 2851 W. 52nd Ave. To register, call 477- Saint Louis, Louisville; Patty Kneebone, 1527 Hall, 7240 W. 12th Avenue. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m.; mation, call Diane, 394-3081; Prayer and Bible study, 4349. Kennedy Ave., Louisville; Our Lady, Mother of Dinner will be catered by Lonardo’s at 7 p.m.; Monday, May 11,7 p.m. at CRC. For information, “Spend the Night in Your Kid’s Shoes,” a the Church, Commerce City: Cruz Mora, 4735 The Vern Baumer Band will provide music for the call Chris, 412-9833; Dinner of the Month, Thurs­ presentation for parents of teens is being offered St. Paul Ct., Denver; St. Vincent De Paul, D en ­ dance, from 8:30-11:30 p.m. Cost is $17.50/p>er- day, May 14, 7 p.m. at Cucina Cucina, For informa­ by Rich Van Pelt, internationally recognized ex­ ver; Ed and Hope Candelaria, 591W. Caley Ave., son. For information/tickets, call 238-1657,233- tion, call Megan, 338-8771. pert on youth issues, Monday, May 11, from 6:30- Littleton; Notre Dame, Denver: Paul and Melva 1523 or 986-8210. ARC II, Church of the Risen Christ: Meeting 8:30 p.m. at St. Louis Church, 902 Grant Ave. in Jane Martinez, 3500 W. Amherst Ave., Denver; “An Evening of Elegance,” Saturday, May 16, on Friday, May 8, at 7 p.m. at Emmaus Center, Louisville. The presentation will describe the St. M ichael the Archangel, Aurora: Bill and Lou from 5:30 p.m.-midnight, is the name of the 1998 bring games and snacks. changing world of kids today and offer practical Barnes, 17817 E. Arizona Ave., Aurora. For more Dinner Dance/Auction, sponsored by St. John the Columbine Christian Singles, St. Frances tools for effective parenting. The evening is free. information, call 322-6009. Evangelist Church, 1730 W. 12th in Loveland. Cabrini: The play “State Fair" and a buffet is Sun­ S t Martin De Porres Parish, 3300Table Mesa PILGRIMAGES/TOURSA/ACATIONS Dinner will be catered by the Cleveland Cafe at 7 day, May 17, matinee at noon. Cost of $24 in­ Dr. in Boulder is offering several events in prepa­ Pilgrimages/toursArewations planned during p.m. Johnny Nick and his orchestra will provide cludes gratuity and tax, coffee or tea. Extend an ration for the Third Millennium. Listed below are 1998 by different parishes and/or organizations the dance music. Included in the evening is a invitation to friends and family. For reservations/ three of the events: Monday, May 11, from 7 - ae listed below with dates and locations: live and silent auction, cash bar and a raffle with information, call Joan, 979-6581; The group will 8:30 p.m. Mimi Eckstein of the Archdiocesan A P ilg rim age to Scandinavia and Russia (S t. a first prize of $2,500, the second and third prizes attend I max presentation; Whodunit Mystery Ex­ R e s p ^ Life Office will speak on both Humanae Petersburg and Moscow), Sept. 19-Oct.4 for are bronze sculptures. Tickets are $10 each sold hibit and exhibits at the Denver Museum of Natu­ Vitae encyclical of Pope Paul VI and Familiaris $2,945 or without Moscow from Sept. 19-Oct. 2 by the Knights of Columbus. Tickets for the din- ral History on Saturday May 9, at 11 a.m . Admis­ Consortio, encyclical of Pope John Paul II. Other for $2,645. Either tour includes rourKf trip air from ner/dance are $25/person; available at St. John sion includes visit of Imax. Car pool from the talks scheduled are: Saturday, May 23, from Denver; customized First class tour of Moscow School or call 970-206-0259 or 970-669-2720. church at 10 a.m. For reservations/information, 9:15-11 a.m. and Saturday, June 20, from 9 :1 5 - with 3/4 overnight stay, overnight ferry to A Cenacle of the Marian Movement of call Joan, 979-6581; Wednesday, May 13, 5-7 11 a.m. both with Anthony Lilies, DRE of Christ Stockholm/Turku, Sleeper-F^ail to St. Petersburg/ Priests (MMP) will meet in the community cen­ p.m., free Seafood Buffet at Proof of the Pud­ the King and Good Shepherd parishes. All events Moscow; full breakfast daily, 2 lunches, 8 dinners; ter at St. Jude Church, 9405 W. Florida Ave. on ding, 7300 E. Hampden. Call Joan, 979-6581; will be held in the St. Thomas Room. Admission Russia Visa fee; all transfers, hotel and air taxes. May 19, at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome. For more Stampede Night w i^ free fajita bar. May 15,5-7 is free. More information in a later issue. A $110 mandatory cancellation insurance must information, call Frank at 980-5437. p.m. at Stampede, Parker and Havan. For infor­ FOOTPRINTS, a grief support group, will meet be included with cost of pilgrimage. $550 de­ EUCHARISTIC ADORATION/ROSARIES/ mation, call Joan, 979-6581 or Dan, 971-0060. on Thursday, May 14, from 7-9 p.m. at St. Anne posit due by May 15 will reserve space. For MASSES/DEVOTIONS Friends in the Spirit, S p irit o f C h ris t C hurch: Hall at St. Mary Parish Center/School building more information, call Father Gibbons, 303-826- T h e Rosary for Life, a 15-decade rosary for The May 14 meeting will feature C.L. Osborne complex, 6833 S. Prince St. in Littleton. The topic 3542 (voice pager) or Val Jacobs, 452-1821. unborn babies in danger of abortion, will be who will present “Mastering the Five Myths and is “Dealing with a Changed Life." For information, Biblical Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, with prayed by Father John Hilton on Saturday, May Lies that Kill Love.” Meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. call RoseMarie, 794-3844 or Caroline, 794-5818. spiritual directorFranciscan Father Philip Pavich. 16, at 7:30 a.m. at Planned F*arenthood, 20th and For information, call Pat, 274-5346. T h e Couple to Couple League teaches the Cost for the 10-day trip; Oct.22-31 is $1,940 nd Vine St. For information, call Marcia and John at New Dimensions, Immaculate Heart of Mary sympto-thermal method of natural family plan­ includes round-trip airfare from New York, hotel 691-9215, Fred, 985-8638, or Leo, 985-7637. Church, Northglenn: A “Cinco de Mayo” potiuck ning in a series of four monthly classes. A series accomodations, doubie occupancy, full buffet LECTURES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS May 8, at 7 p.m. Kevin will continue ^ e second wiii begin Tuesday, May 26, at 7 p.m. at Centura breakfast and dinner daily, visits to biblical sites COURAGE, a spiritual support group that helps part of tape series followed by discussions. For St. Anthony Central Hospital, 4231 W. 16th Ave. and daily Mass. Visit the sites of all 15 myster­ Catholic men and women live in accordance with information, call Fran, 457-0224; Sunday May 10, To register, call Ann and K.L. Berry at 758-4442. ies of the rosary. For brochure and more infor­ the Church’s pastorai teaching on homosexual­ Mother’s Day, no activities; Kevin will present last Catholic Evangelization Training Center is mation, call Barbara, 791-1181. ity, has formed a chapter in the Archdiocese of part of tape series on Saturday, May 16, from 10 offering “ A Ufe in the Spirit R etrear from Friday, T H E A R TS Denver. For more information, call 698-3055. a.m .-3 p.m. Bring a dish to share for potiuck lunch. June 12, at 6:30 p.m.- Sunday, June 14, at 7 A special sa le of Russian Lacquer boxes arxl St.Therese Parish in Aurora is hosting a spe­ For information, call Fran, 457-0224. p.m. at l^iights of Columbus Council jl'S39,1555 folk art is Saturday, May 2, from 11 a.m .-6 p.m cial presentation on grief. “Courage to Grieve St. Michael Singles, St. Michael the Archan­ Grant St. No charge for the retreat; a free will and Sunday, May 3, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. and Go On,” a talk for anyone who has experi­ gel Church, Aurora: Saturday, May 9, Join the offering will be taken. For more information, call Augustine Orthodox Church, 55 W. Third Ave. enced a loss and could benefit by learning how group for the MS Walk. To make a pledge or to Maureen Nash, 450-6430. Choose from a marvelous selection of lacquer, to survive during this difficult time. The presen­ walk, call Rose, 690-4063; Sunday, May 10, First The upcoming “Worldwide Marriage Encoun­ amber, stacking dolls, jewelry, candle houses, tation is Tuesday, May 5, from 7-9 p.m. at St. softball game of the season at Horsehoe Park in te r” weekends are: May 22-24, June 19-21 and rose gold, icons, and Orthodox books. For infor­ Therese Church, 13th Avenue and Kingston Aurora starts at 12:50 p.m. Come support the July 31 -Aug.2. Registration fee for the weekend mation, call 781-1374 or 697-5696. Street. Mona Shea, a licensed clinical social team. For more information, call Sue, 766-4086. is $45. To m ake reservations, call Trish and Kevin A free presentation of “The Arts as Cousins,” worker is the presenter. For reservation/informa- St. Thomas More New Life Group, S t. T h o ­ Flynn-Hopkin; for more information, call Terri and by Eugenia Chapekis Zobolas, featuring original tion, call 370-9460. mas More Church in Englewood: Retreat Day at Tom Poiakowski, 805-1295. poetry, music, art, ‘a touch of drama’ and a piano Sacred Heart Retreat House near Sedalia, May 9. The day begins at 9:30 a.m. and ends with Anticipatory Mass at 4 p.m. The cost of $15 in­ cludes lunch.

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Deacons Sister Mary Colottq Michaud^ 81 From Page 3 Sister Mary Coletta Marko of Cheyenne, should include at least Wyo; and Paul Michaud 1,000 hours of lectures Michaud, a Sister of Obituary Charity of Leavenworth of Loveland. and seminars in Catho­ Among her surviving lic theology, morality for 63 years, died March of C h a rity on Sept. 8, 21. She was 81. 1935. As Sister Mary nieces and nephews are and social teaching. Sisters Rosella Mary and Recognizing the fact Ruth Monica Michaud, Coletta she made vows one of 10 children of Jo­ on June 27, 1937. Ruth Ann Hehn, S.C.L.; that the vast majority of Sister Catherine Mich­ permanent deacons are seph and Rosella Murray For 40 years. Sister Michaud taught grade aud, S.S.J. and Father married, the documents Michaud, was born in school in Kansas, Mon­ Robert Hehn. called for the active in­ Fort Collins on April 22, tana, Colorado, Missouri, The Mass of Christian volvement of wives in 1916. She received here elementary education in Oklahoma and Wyoming. Burial was celebrate in their husbands' forma­ '5 Sister Michaud is sur­ Ross Chapel in Leaven­ tion journey and urged Fort Collins and second­ ary education in Fort vived by siblings Frances w orth, Kan. March 24. bishops to establish pro­ Webster, Nora Hehn and Internment followed at grams to help prepare Morgan. She graduated in 1934. Paul Michaud of Fort Mount Olivet Cemetery women to appreciate Sister Michaud entered Collins; Alice Lane of on the motherhouse and support their hus­ Plainwell, Mich.; Mildred grounds. bands' ministry. the novitiate of the Sisters The document on a ing, "now I don't care boy, said he felt Ortiz's deacon's life and minis­ what happens to me," he story was the perfect Eas­ try emphasized the fact Ortiz said. "If Christ wants to ter story, "an Easter story that he is ordained for From Page 9 take me, Tm ready to go. full of hope." and incardinated in a Now I know I've got Although he admits he diocese to serve the en­ Deacon Gary Miller works fulltime as a blacksmith. Mother Teresa wrote. "A somebody praying for is curious to find out tire local church, and sign that you have come me. Now when I get to what future medical not just his parish. bility in this order," the moting positions con­ so close to him that he can heaven, I have somebody checkups will show A deacon's life and document said. "There­ trary to the Church. kiss you. May Cod give I have to meet and it's about Ortiz's health, the ministry must flow fore, a non-married or One of the greatest you all the courage to ac­ Mother Teresa." priest said Ortiz already from a spirituality widowed deacon's pas­ gifts married perma­ cept your cross with res­ At Ortiz's church, St. has had one miracle and which is intensely sage to the priesthood al­ nent deacons can bring ignation and love in Joseph's in Cheyenne, the it is the best one — the prayerful and which ways will be a very rare to the Church and the union with the passion of pastor. Father Michael gift of peace. clearly shows that his exception, possible only world is their witness of Jesus. Cod bless you." Carr, read Mother "It's not for me to pro­ service at the altar and when special and serious the beauty of marital fi­ Ortiz said the personal Teresa's letter to the con­ nounce miracles," Father his preaching of the reasons suggest it." delity and parenthood, reply and blessing from gregation on Easter Sun­ Carr said, "but this is Gosp>el are the source of Unlike priests and bish­ the document said. Mother Teresa have given day, April 12. more than a coincidence. the charity he exercises ops, the document said, For information on the him an extraordinary in­ Father Carr, a Chey­ What else could it be? toward the poor and deacons are allowed to diaconate, please contact ner peace. enne native who received The timing could not suffering, it said. hold political office, al­ Pam N orw ood at 715- While his health is fail- haircuts from Ortiz as a have been more precise." "The specific vocation though they must not be 3198. of the permanent dia- involved in any political Information provided by conate presupposes sta- party or movement pro­ CNS.

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m ■ r. Prayers, Donations Urgently Needed Indian Mission Director Pleads for Help Special to The Denver Catholic Register

THOREAU, NM - As Catholics and writing skills. Today over A nearly 40-member strong around the globe celebrate the 300 children, most of them corps of dedicated lay missionaries beautiful, hopeful Easter season, Native American, join in prayer teach and carry out the other work of the director, priest, sisters, lay to keep their school from closing. the Mission. This “other work” missionaries and staff of a New The Indian boys and girls includes maintaining the buses and Mexico Mission school areconcemed attending St. Bonaventure Indian vans which travel the remote mesas about urgently-needed help. They Mission and School live with to bring the children to school; work daily to make quality Catholic the following realities: preparing two nourishing meals daily education a reality for American • 55% of the Navajo for the children; and bringing both Indian children in their care. population cannot read or food and water to aging Navajos living These children “do without” write; in poverty in remote areas of the as a way of life ... will you help • McKinley County (where barren Reservation. them? For many of our students, the Mission is located) has New lay missionariesoften ask, the school at St. Bonaventure the highest poverty rate “Can this be America?” Mission is their “last hope.” (43%) in the state; They’ve experienced failure in Trusting in God, everyone at • The suicide rate among other schools or inability to get to Mission Director Bob O’Connell, a Denver native, with the Mission prays for urgently- Navajo teenagers is ten school from great distances. St. Bonaventure Mission School students. Every day brings chal­ needed help. times higher than for their Will you help? lenges to keep the school open ... to give 300 children the skills they St. Bonaventure Mission age group in the U.S. Gifts made to St. Bonaventure will need to break the cycle of poverty and to live a Spirit-filled life. started a school more than a population at large. Indian Mission and School are tax- decade ago when the founder • McKinley County has the deductible. The school also Dear Denver Catholic Register Readers, realized the Indian children in the highest alcoholism rate in qualifies for “Matching Gifts.” I’m turning to you for help. My concern is for the Mission’s CCD classes didn’t the United States. have even the most basic reading children and elders served by St. Bonaventure Indian Mission. Without caring friends like you we can’t exist. a»d Schttl Please help make quality education a reality for needy Navajo children. I believe that only through education can they break free of the poverty so prevalent on the reservation. Your generosity and love will bring love and hope into struggling lives. m In this special season of hope and renewal, I ask you to pray especially for the children and elders of the Eastern Navajo Reservation. I can’t meet their needs without your help. Please become part of this life-giving work! I don’t want to have to say “no” to even one child or one elder who needs food, water or clothing. Will you join in our love for these First Americans who live in such difficult circumstances? In Christ’s Love,

Bob O’Connell, Director St. Bonaventure Indian Mission & School P.S. One of the high school classroom trailers has a roof that needs to be replaced. Please be generous. I ^ Clip and Mail Today Here’s my sacrificial gift of love of $ _ ;n Please pray for my special intentions Nam e__ 1 Address City------State -

( ) Please check here if you would like to receive a beautiful rosary hand-strung with reconstituted turquoise nuggets and silver-plated beads as a token o f appreciation for your gift o f $100 or more. { ) Please check here if you would like to receive a sterling silver cross, set with turquoise, made by our local Indian artisans, as a token o f apprecia­ tion for your gift of $35 or more. It is a unique piece o f jewelry you will wear-or give—with pride. ( ) Please check here if you would like to receive a copy o f a video showing the work being accomplished by the people at St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School, as a token o f appreciation for your gift of $15 or more.

9831 TQW 002 Send to: Help from Denver Catholic Register Readers St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School Eastern Navajo Reservation, P.O. Box 610, Thoreau, NM 87323-0610