SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 9:54 AM Page 1 Serving the People of the Archdiocese of Volume 35, Number 7 * April 13, 2008 REVEREND ANTHONY B. TAYLOR 7TH OF LITTLE ROCK

Most Reverend Eusebius J. Beltran, the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Province of Oklahoma City, is pleased and honored to announce the fact that one of our priests, Reverend Anthony B. Taylor, has been selected and appointed by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Little Rock. The official announcement was made in the Vatican on Thursday, April 10 at noon. Simultaneous announce- ments were released in Washing- ton, D.C., where it was 6 a.m., and in Oklahoma City and Little Rock at 5 a.m. Immediately thereafter, Archbishop Beltran and Bishop- Elect Taylor drove to Little Rock for a press conference, which was held at 2 p.m. at Saint John Catholic Center, Morris Hall. They returned to Oklahoma City for a press conference scheduled in Conners Center at the Cathedral of Our Lady at 9:30 a.m. Friday. The Diocese of Little Rock, along with the Diocese of Tulsa and the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, comprise the ecclesiastical province of Oklahoma City. Most Reverend Peter J. Sartain, the previous bishop of Little Rock, was transferred to the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois in June 2006. Therefore, the Diocese of Little Rock has been without a bishop for almost two years. During this time, the diocese was ably shepherded by Gaston Hebert, who had been elected administrator by the Priest Consultors of the Diocese of Little Rock. On Wednesday, June 4, there will be a Vespers and Reception into the Diocese. This ceremony will be held at Christ the King Church in Little Rock. Bishop Taylor will be ordained to the episcopacy in Little Rock on Thursday, June 5, at 2 p.m. Most Reverend Pietro Sambi, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States and the personal representative of Pope Benedict XVI, will be present for the ordina- tion. Archbishop Beltran will be the principal and he will be joined by other concelebrating the Ordination Mass which will take place in the Little Rock Convention Center.

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2 Sooner Catholic ● April 13, 2008

The Good News Sooner Catholic . . .The Bishop-Elect Most Reverend Eusebius J. Beltran The announcement of Bishop Bishop Taylor was ordained a Archbishop of Oklahoma City Taylor’s appointment on the front priest by Most Reverend Charles A. On behalf of the page of this paper brings great honor Salatka on Aug. 2, 1980, at Saint Publisher to the Church of this Archdiocese. Mary Church in Ponca City. His very entire The fact that our Holy Father, Pope first assignment was as associate Catholic Ray Dyer Benedict XVI, has selected one of our at Sacred Heart Church in community own priests, recognizes that Bishop Oklahoma City. He remained there Editor Taylor is a talented, energetic and for two years. Over the next 26 of the faithful priest. It is also a tribute to years, he served numerous parishes Archdiocese Cara Koenig the community of people of this in the Archdiocese and held many Layout/Design/ Archdiocese for we are all one in positions and ministries of service. of Oklahoma Photographer Christ. Therefore, on behalf of the In addition, he had earned a City, I extend Archbishop entire Catholic community of the doctorate in Biblical Theology from our sincere Beltran Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, I Fordham University. Mauro Yanez congratulations to you, extend our sincere congratulations Bishop Taylor’s last two pastor- Hispanic Editor to you, Bishop Anthony Taylor. ates are especially interesting. In Bishop Anthony Taylor. I also wish to congratulate September of 1993, he was ap- Ammanda McCabe Bishop Taylor’s parents, Basil and pointed the first pastor of the newly Reverend , I needed Staff Rachel Taylor. As the Church clearly established of Saint Monica someone to organize the procedure, states, parents are the first and most in Edmond. In the short period of 10 conduct many, many interviews and important teachers of their children years, he not only solidly organized prepare the Acts of the case for the 7501 Northwest Expressway in the ways of faith. Your prayers, the parish but he also spearheaded next step. Therefore, I appointed Oklahoma City, OK 73132 your efforts and your guidance the construction of the parish hall Bishop Taylor to be the Episcopal (405) 721-1810 Fax: (405) 721-5210 enabled your son, Anthony, to and the large, beautiful parish delegate. In the short time since e-mail: [email protected] become a good and faithful priest. church. Because of an urgent need I appointed him to head up Mailing Address Now the Church recognizes this and for a pastor fluent in Spanish, this Tribunal, he has already calls him to greater duty and respon- Bishop Taylor was transferred from accomplished a monumental number P.O. Box 32180 sibility as a bishop. Congratulations Saint Monica Church, Edmond, to of the interviews and other tasks Oklahoma City, OK 73123 Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and thank you Sacred Heart Church in Oklahoma required and has the process well for your son, the bishop-elect of City in May 2003. There he served under way. Visit us online through the Little Rock. most effectively and enthusiastically The announcement of Bishop Archdiocesan Web Page at Over the more than 100-year while continuing his role as Vicar for Taylor’s selection by Pope Benedict www.catharchdioceseokc.org. history of the Church in Oklahoma, Ministries for the Archdiocese until XVI to be a bishop comes as no many priests and bishops have his appointment by Pope Benedict surprise to any of us who know him. XVI. It is interesting to note that in The Sooner Catholic (USPS 066-910) is served here. However, it has been a He has been a good and faithful published biweekly except for once in July long time since an Oklahoma priest his first and last parish assignments priest. He is effective in whatever in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, and twice in December by the Archdiocese has been called and ordained a responsibility is entrusted to him. of Oklahoma City. bishop. In fact, it goes all the way both were at Sacred Heart Church! He has a pastoral approach and will back to 1972. At that time, Reverend In addition to his many parish be an exceptional shepherd of God’s John Sullivan, who was then vicar of assignments, Bishop Taylor has people. We will greatly miss him The newspaper is not responsible for the Tulsa area, was appointed accomplished so much in his other here in Oklahoma but are thankful unsolicited material. bishop of Grand Island, Neb. This duties and areas of priestly service. to have had his priestly ministry the means that Bishop Taylor is the first For example, after I received permis- past 28 years. Truly our loss is the Copyright © 2008 Sooner Catholic priest of Oklahoma called to be a sion from the Congregation for the universal ’s gain. bishop in 36 years! He is also the Cause of Saints to begin the difficult Bishop Taylor, you have our love, our Subscription rate: $20 per year for all very first priest of the Archdiocese of and lengthy process for the cause of support and our prayers. Congratu- who are not members of the Oklahoma City to become a bishop. the beatification and canonization of lations and God bless you. Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. Periodical postage paid at Oklahoma City, OK 73125. POSTMASTER: Send address changes Seminary Burses to the Sooner Catholic, P.O. Box 32180, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. A $300 donation was made to the Burse by Mrs. Virginia Naifeh. Father Joseph Beltran Seminary Father Stanley Rother Seminary Burse by the Catholic Community Burse by the parishioners of St. A $95 donation was made to the of Fort Sill. Mary Church, Guthrie. Father Stanley Rother Seminary Burse in honor of Clara Schwarz’s A $200 donation was made to the A $100 donation was made to the 95th birthday. Father Joseph Beltran Seminary Father Stanley Rother Seminary Burse by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burse in memory of Reverend A $25 donation was made to the Cebulski. Bernard C. Jewitt. Father Stanley Rother Seminary Burse by an anonymous donor. A $500 donation was made to the The Sooner Catholic is A $100 donation was made to the Father Clement Pribil Seminary supported through the Father Stanley Rother Seminary A $1,000 donation was made to the Burse by an anonymous donor. Archdiocesan Development Fund. SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 9:55 AM Page 3

April 13, 2008 ● Sooner Catholic 3 Papal Mass Celebrations Will Reflect Diversity of Faith in U.S. WASHINGTON — Pope Benedict participants for the Mass on Sunday, parish of the archdiocese afterwards for XVI will celebrate Mass with tens of April 20, the last day of Pope Benedict’s their use and as a memento. thousands of people in Washington and visit. Mass is set to start at 2:30 p.m. It The priests of the archdiocese will New York during his apostolic visit to will have an especially celebratory tone wear the vestments from the Mass the United States, April 15-20. as it commemorates the bi-centennial with Pope John Paul II at Central Park In Washington, the Mass will be anniversary of the foundation of four in 1995. Special vestments are being celebrated on Thursday, April 17, at 10 U.S. dioceses, including Boston, Louis- ordered for the main concelebrants. a.m. at the new Nationals Park, which ville, Philadelphia and, the host, the The clergy from the four other dioceses is expected to accommodate 46,000 Archdiocese of New York, as well as the celebrating bi-centennials also will people. In tune with the season of 200th anniversary of ’s desig- wear their own special vestments. Easter and Pentecost, the readings will nation as the first U.S. archdiocese. Monsignor Les Ivers, pastor of St. speak about hope and the Holy Spirit. These dioceses as well as those imme- Frances de Chantal Parish in the There will be readings in English and diately neighboring the Big Apple will Bronx and coordinator of the Mass at Spanish, and the general intercessions, have the largest representation at the Yankee Stadium, praised the work of also known as Prayers of the Faithful, Mass. producer Stig Edgren of California, will include petitions in the Igbo, The readings for the Mass will be who is producing the event as well as Korean, Vietnamese and Tagalog those corresponding to the Fifth the events with the young people at St. languages as well. Sunday of Easter. They will be pro- Joseph Seminary in Yonkers and at The music program for the Mass claimed in English and Spanish and Ground Zero. “He did a superb job for will reflect a variety of musical styles, the Prayer of the Faithful will be us in 1995 at Central Park and we from traditional Latin and English offered in several languages. More than invited him back,” said Msgr. Ivers, who hymns to other modern rhythms in Pope Benedict XVI 550 priests and clergy will distribute in 1995 was the overall coordinator for several languages. Spanish tenor Communion at Yankee Stadium. the pope’s visit to New York. Plácido Domingo and American mezzo- Approximately 250 bishops and They will be guided to their posts by In spite of all the logistical soprano Denyce Graves are expected over 1,200 priests have already signed volunteer “Communion guides” from challenges and all the choreography to sing at the Mass along with four up to concelebrate with the pope. the Holy Name Society of the New York involved in celebrating Mass at a base- different choirs totaling 570 members Special red vestments have been City fire and police departments, the ball stadium, Msgr. Ivers expressed from across the Archdiocese of ordered for the main celebrants. Three Knights of Columbus, the Knights of hope that both those physically present Washington. hundred members of the clergy, includ- Malta and the Knights of the Holy at the stadium and the ones following Father Mark Knestout, coordinator ing bishops, priests and deacons, will Sepulcher. the events on television will be able of liturgy for the Mass, said their objec- distribute Communion. The chalice to The New York Archdiocese has to feel a sense of participating at a tive has been to make the Mass as be used by the Holy Father is being ordered 500 new ciboria engraved to worshipping event filled with the “participatory as possible, showcasing handcrafted in Spain. commemorate the occasion. They will reverence that surrounds any Mass, the archdiocese and its diversity from a New York’s Yankee Stadium will be used at the stadium for the distribu- but especially those in which the Holy parish perspective.” accommodate approximately 57,000 tion of Communion and given to each Father is present. Obituary Father Ernest A. Flusche, Longtime Educator, Dies in Enid at Age 79 Reverend Ernest A. Flusche, age Church of Enid, where he remained Archbishop gardener and world traveler. Father 79, in residence at Saint Francis Xavier active in ministry. Eusebius J. Flusche especially enjoyed his travels in Enid, died Monday, April 7, 2008, at Beltran and the to Europe, as well as visiting the wine Always a scholar, Father Flusche St. Mary’s Medical Center in Enid. Archdiocesan country in California. He loved to did post-doctoral studies at Oklahoma Father Flusche was born to Albert and Council of prepare fantastic meals to share with City University, the University of Okla- Josephine (Hennessy) Flusche on July Priests with the family and friends. His interest in homa, Newman University, George- 3, 1928, in Muskogee County. Father Father Stanley gardening had a big impact on all the town University, the International Flusche was ordained at Holy Family Rother “Good parishes that he served as he always University of Menendezy Pelaya in Cathedral on May 1, 1954, in Tulsa. His and Faithful left them landscaped beautifully. He Santander, Spain, the North American first assignment was as associate Shepherd will be sorely missed by all who knew College in Rome, and Perkins School of pastor, Saint Francis Xavier Church, Award.” and loved him. Theology of Southern Methodist Enid, from May 1954 to June 1956, Father A Vigil was held at 7 p.m. University. Father Flusche taught and Flusche is followed by graduate work at Catholic guest lectured at Trinity College, Thursday, April 10, 2008, at St. Francis survived by six University of America in Washington, Catholic University of America, St. Xavier Catholic Church, Enid. Mass of sisters, Marie Father Ernest D.C., where he earned his doctorate in Gregory’s University, Newman Univer- Christian Burial was celebrated at 11 Barnes and Flusche Philosophy of Education. In 1959, sity and Oklahoma City University. a.m. Friday, April 11, 2008, at the husband, Robert, Father Flusche was named the pastor Father Flusche’s love of education, Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Loretta Bogie and Eileen Williams and of St. Thomas More Parish, Norman. especially religious education, was Help, Oklahoma City, with interment husband, Bob, all of Oklahoma City, Father Flusche was assigned pastor of evident in his efforts to establish the at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Mildred Hren and husband, John of St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Del City Office of Religious Education in the Norman. Arrangements were by Indianapolis, Ind., Annette Snyder of in 1964, where he was the founding USA in 1961, service as vicar of Anderson-Burris Funeral Home, Enid. pastor of the present church. He was Christian Education (1973–1979) and Oracle, Ariz., and Doris Atkinson and Father Flusche’s family wishes to assigned pastor of Christ the King service on many other Archdiocesan husband, Richard of Pittsburg, Kan., thank the staff of St. Mary’s Hospital Parish, Nichols Hills, from 1968 to boards and committees related to reli- and many nieces and nephews. He was for their kind and compassionate care 1978. Father Flusche was the pastor of gious education. Father Flusche served preceded in death by his parents, four of Father during the last week of his St. Mary Church, Ponca City, from 1978 as superintendent of Catholic Schools brothers, Fred, Jim, Bernard and life. In lieu of flowers, memorials may to 1990, and St. Mary Church, for the Diocese of Oklahoma City and Francis, and two sisters, Lillian be made to St. Joseph’s Early Ardmore, from 1990 to 1994. From Tulsa from 1959–1968. From 1962- Pickens and Dorothy Pickard. Childhood Development Program, 1994 to 2000, Father Flusche was the 1964, he served as superintendent of Father Flusche was a kind and Norman, for the benefit of under- pastor of St. Joseph Church, Norman. Bishop McGuinness Catholic High gentle soul who touched many lives privileged children. In 2000 he retired to his first assign- School in Oklahoma City. On April with his compassion. He was a vora- Condolences may be made online ment, St. Francis Xavier Catholic 6, 2004, Flusche was honored by cious reader, gourmet cook, master at www.andersonburris.com. SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 9:55 AM Page 4

4 Sooner Catholic ● April 13, 2008 Catholics Reach Out to Help State CASA Effort By Ammanda McCabe would have thought it was a pricy new The Sooner Catholic toy! I received a big hug from a child I OKLAHOMA CITY — 14-year-old had briefly met twice, and walked away Aaron has been in and out of foster care with a new perspective of humility since he was 6. Both his parents are in along with an appreciation for the im- prison, and he has been diagnosed with pact that little things can have. While ADHD and bipolar disorder. Tabitha case workers have dozens of children, has been living in homeless shelters and judges have just minutes to since she was 14 months old. Megan address their situations, a CASA and her sisters are living in a group volunteer is able to focus on one family, home, but hope to find a loving home of and I am amazed at how much one their own soon. These are just a few of person can do with even minimal spare the many children CASA has helped time.” since 1978, children caught in the She also urges anyone with an “revolving door” of family members and interest to volunteer. “It stunned me to case workers. And there are so many learn how many children are involved more like them, waiting for the help of in the system,” she said, “and how few caring volunteers who are willing to people are available to assist with indi- advocate for the small person who has vidual cases. It’s heartbreaking that no voice in the system. children rotate through case workers, In November 2007, 8,141 children attorneys, therapists, even caretakers were taken into the foster care system during the lifetime of their cases. in Oklahoma. More than 2,000 children CASA offers one stable and consistent came from Oklahoma County alone. person to a child who lives with un- program. Wanda Jones, a parishioner Corrections, has only been a CASA certainty and fear.” Oklahoma County leads the state in at Christ the King Catholic Church, volunteer for a short time. She took her And CASA is always looking for abuse and neglect cases reported annu- has worked with CASA since early first case three weeks ago, but has felt interested volunteers. They hope to ally. These children need help to find a 2005, and is now also on the board as called to work with children ever since help an additional 100,000 people over safe, permanent home, and CASA is a an associate member representing the a law school class on juvenile law. She the next two years, though they need program that sets out to do just that. volunteers. She came to the program says it was a tragedy that was the many more volunteers to do that. The CASA (Court Appointed after her husband died. She was work- catalyst sending her to CASA. Spanish-speaking volunteers are Special Advocate) program was begun ing part time and looking for the right “Eleven years ago, I shared in particularly needed. To apply, you must in Seattle, Wash., in 1976, by Judge volunteer opportunity when her experiencing the birth and death of a be 21, able to pass a background check David Soukup. At that time, more than daughter, a detective with the Child beautiful, presumably healthy baby and a rigorous interview. No formal 500,000 children were in foster care, Abuse Division in Tulsa, told her about girl,” she said. “Then I learned I had education in social work, law or and Soukup was looking for ways to CASA. She has had six cases so far, all passed the bar exam, just days apart. psychology is required, and training is ensure that each child’s best interests with positive outcomes for the children, The events felt like a smack on the provided. The time commitment is could be presented in court. He began and she works with the Canadian head reminding me to follow my pas- usually three to five hours a week. For to recruit and train community County division, though she has since sion, working with children. I promised more information, call Alex Corbitt at volunteers, and this became an active moved to Oklahoma City. program on Jan. 1, 1977. CASA is now myself then that I would somehow find 713-6607, or go to the CASA Web site at Jones was impressed with the high in every state and the Virgin Islands, a way to not only honor Emily’s brief www.okcountycasa.com. level of training provided to volunteers, with more than 72,000 volunteers and existence, but also to follow my heart.” “While few of us can work and the supportive nature of the case 950 programs. Norman and Tulsa While new to the program, miracles, most of us can offer the sta- judges and other volunteers. “We are became the first Oklahoma CASA Minietta has already seen the changes bility we often take for granted. It may speaking for the child,” she said, programs in 1984, with Oklahoma City even seemingly small actions can not seem like much, but I can only pray “telling the judge what the child would following in 1987. Currently there are bring. When she gave a plastic egg that it somehow makes a difference,” if they could.” 24 active programs in the state. filled with candy to one child, “you said Minietta. A CASA volunteer’s duties include The cases are very confidential; conducting an individual investigation some of Jones’ friends don’t even know into each case assigned to them, seek- she is a volunteer. “It’s not party ing out information and insuring the conversation material,” she said, Doctor Honored for CASA Support though she can share that her longest child has a safe and home-like place- OKLAHOMA CITY — Dr. Margaret Sorensen is a chiropractor and case lasted about a year and a half. The ment; making recommendations to parishioner at Epiphany Catholic Church. She has been a CASA mother was mentally challenged and the court; facilitating and mediating volunteer for more than 10 years. On April 1, she received the Rena Ellis involved in drugs, and the child was between all parties in the case; and Lifetime Achievement Award in a ceremony at the Oklahoma Historical taken into care soon after birth. The monitoring the progress of the parents Center marking CASA’s 20th year. case was very complex, with many and child, as well as reporting on that In those 10 years, she has seen many cases. family members involved, but the child progress to the judge. As an officer of “I learn something horribly new each time,” she said. Drugs, illness was happily adopted by an aunt. the court, the CASA volunteer is given and abuse are typical. “Children get lost in the system every day.” Yet she access to all records relating to the “Seeing that the children have has also seen the enormous difference a concerned CASA volunteer, participants in the case, and the been served, their voices heard,” is the someone who stays with the child throughout their case and beyond, can authority to make home visits and most rewarding part of the job, Jones make. She has seen families come back together, and children find conduct interviews. said. The CASA volunteer offers a loving and safe homes. Ultimately, CASA’s role is “to measure of stability to a child who has Dr. Sorensen credits her Catholic faith with giving her the fortitude decrease the amount of disruption in a none in their life. to do this work for so long. Many of her patients are Catholic Sisters, and child’s life and to help ensure that a She strongly encourages anyone they pray for her and urge her to never give up. child has a stable and permanent who is interested to volunteer, as so “God has given me strength,” Sorensen said, and added that she home.” (from the CASA Program many children need help and support. always wears a visible cross on her cases. Overview). Michele Minietta, a parishioner at “Children need people to care for them,” she said, “to be a spokes- Many Catholic parishioners in Epiphany of the Lord and an assistant person for them.” Oklahoma are involved in the CASA general counsel for the Department of SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 9:55 AM Page 5

April 13, 2008 ● Sooner Catholic 5 FORE! Another Round ... for Catholic Education OKLAHOMA CITY — Golfers for 3:30 p.m, and the awards dinner Catholic Schools Endowment. from around the Archdiocese will tee and silent auction will follow tourna- Concerning the Catholic Schools it up and play another round — for ment play at approximately 5 p.m. Endowment, executive director Tom Catholic education — at the seventh Those interested in sponsoring Casso said, “Originally established in annual Catholic Foundation Golf or playing in the 2008 Catholic 1976 as the Archdiocesan Educational Classic benefiting the Catholic Foundation Golf Classic can pick up a Trust, the fund made little progress Schools Endowment. registration form from their parish during its first 25 years in existence. Scheduled for Monday, June 9 at office or contact the Catholic Then in 2002, renamed as the Twin Hills Golf and Country Club, Foundation at (405) 721-4115. Catholic Schools Endowment, the the tournament begins with registra- Registration forms are also available Catholic Foundation began champion- tion and breakfast at 10 a.m., and a online at the Catholic Foundation ing the cause through its first Golf shotgun start at noon. In addition to Web site: www.cfook.org, and can be Classic event. Since that time, much the scramble format and a number of downloaded from the link on the progress has been made toward skill contests on the course, partici- Annual Catholic Foundation Golf accomplishing the first of the three Oklahoma City. pants have a chance to win a 2008 Classic page. Individual registration objectives established by Archbishop “In the last year alone, a $1 Pontiac Solstice courtesy of Rick is $250 per player and various levels Beltran in his original vision — million pledge and a $1 million annu- Jones Buick GMC Pontiac for a hole- of sponsorship are available with all namely, capping, reducing and some ity benefiting the Catholic Schools in-one on a specified par 3. A spouse tournament proceeds benefiting day, eliminating the cost of Catholic Endowment were received by the wine and cheese reception is planned Catholic education through the school tuitions in the Archdiocese of Catholic Foundation,” Casso said. School Names New Principal Choosing the Right Planning Alternatives OKLAHOMA CITY — The School said Cris Carter, Strange as it may seem, some Advisory Council of Christ the King associate super- recent studies have shown that The Catholic School recently welcomed intendent of the younger persons in their 40s and 50s Karen Carter to the school. Carter Archdiocese of are more likely to consider including Catholic became the new principal of Christ Oklahoma City. “I charities in their estate plans than Foundation the King School effective April 1. She have worked with older persons — primarily due to the has spent more than 19 years in her in the past ease in availability of useful Planned Giving information at their disposal at Catholic education including serving and am very Karen Carter with their estate planning questions. as principal of Rosary School and for impressed with an earlier age. Each Gifting Tool option includes the past few years working in the dio- her skills as a school administrator. I To assist Catholics of all ages in related links which provide gift illus- cese of Wichita, Kan. am grateful she will be joining us in their estate planning decisions, the trations, complete gift descriptions and “Catholic education is important April, which will help to ensure a Catholic Foundation includes Planned gift examples at a minimum for the as it teaches the whole child focusing smooth transition and ease the Giving Content and the GiftTree© interested user. not only on academics but also preparation for the coming school Interactive Gift Calculator as part of Whether a simple bequest or a spiritual growth as well,” said Carter. year.” its Web site subject matter. Through a more complex trust instrument, let the “I am delighted to be returning to Christ the King Catholic School simple-to-use three-step process, virtu- Catholic Foundation assist you in Oklahoma City and excited to become is affiliated with Christ the King ally anyone can explore the goals and learning the basis of the various a part of the school and church Church, a member of the Archdiocese benefits of numerous gift planning Planned Giving options available for community of Christ the King.” of Oklahoma City. The school was tools, research specifics through the you. Visit the Catholic Foundation Web “We are so fortunate Karen founded in 1949. Financial aid is Quick Link to a Gifting Tool and site at www.cfook.org and discover the Carter has accepted this position,” available to those who qualify. contact the Catholic Foundation for reciprocal benefits of Planned Giving additional information and assistance today.

Catholic Charities Office in OKC Plans Open House for April 24 OKLAHOMA CITY — Catholic served. For more information about Charities, Archdiocese of Oklahoma the Open House or to RSVP, call City, will host an Open House on Debi Wagner, Catholic Charities Thursday, April 24 from 4 to 6 p.m. Volunteer Office, at 523-3009. at Catholic Charities, 1501 N. Catholic Charities is a nonprofit Classen Blvd. organization serving people of all “We hope that anyone in the faiths, races and socio-economic community interested in learning backgrounds. Social services are more about the agency’s services and offered to children, families and opportunities available will attend,” individuals in central and western said Tim O’Connor, executive Oklahoma. The agency, in colla- director. Staff from all departments boration with local churches, will be present to answer questions communities and public and private and provide agency tours. organizations, works to serve those A volunteer recognition will be facing poverty, social problems and held at approximately 5:15. All disaster, and to promote dignity of are welcome. Refreshments will be life through advocacy.

Jessy Deloera, left, and Katelyn Grace help address envelopes regarding Catholic Charities Open House. SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 9:56 AM Page 6

6 Sooner Catholic ● April 13, 2008 Mount Dedicates New Fitness Center OKLAHOMA CITY — More than Olympic lifting platforms and power 160 students, family, friends and racks, selectorized weight machines, stakeholders of Mount St. Mary athletic performance equipment, High School gathered April 1 for core training accessories, and cardio- the dedication ceremony of the new vascular training equipment that state-of-the-art Mollman Fitness includes a treadmill, a cross trainer Center. The center is named for Matt and an exercise bike. In addition, and Janis Streets Mollman, 1978 students have access to a state-of- MSM graduates. Theirs was the lead the-art stereo system and a 50-inch investment and the catalyst that plasma flat screen television. “We initiated this project. wanted to provide our students with “Matt and I were presented with a world-class facility that not only a need and we felt called to make a could train our athletes at a high difference by investing in the lives level, but that had the versatility and the programs for the students of and equipment that would meet Mount St. Mary High School,” said the needs of our entire Mount Janis. community. I am thrilled with the The fitness center, located on the end result of this project,” said Talita second level of the Mount St. Mary DeNegri, Mount St. Mary principal. The new center is loaded with state-of-the-art fitness equipment. gymnasium, is loaded with the finest Fundraising for the project, led line of exercise and fitness equip- by Chris Stiles, Mount St. Mary the center. The makeover of the our children, grandchildren and ment. The Mount built a partnership High School Director of Advance- 3,000-square-foot facility, led by future generations. We wanted this with Hammer Strength and Life ment, began in late December of last Randy Swyden, ’76, and his team at project to make a significant impact Fitness, whose clients include the year and was completed by the Jamars & Long, began March 3 and on the school today, and be some- University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma beginning of March. Key share- was completed in three weeks. thing that could be a stepping stone State University, the University of holders in Mount St. Mary High Remodel items included an open for even bigger things in the future. Notre Dame and the Dallas School stepped forward, and more exposed painted ceiling, diamond Most importantly, we want this Cowboys. The center is stocked with than $135,000 was raised to finance tread plate wall covering, painting, fitness center to be better than full-length wall mirrors and installa- advertised.” tion of new flooring. Swyden, whose The Mount St. Mary community father, Tom, was Mount St. Mary’s wants to personally thank our first football coach in 1951, was “Partners in Mission,” who helped pleased with the outcome. bring this project to its successful “My promise was to finish on completion: Sisters of Mercy of the time, to be under budget, and to do a Americas, Regional Community of job that everyone would be proud of,” St. Louis, 7-Eleven Stores, Jack and he said. “Being an alum, I only want Roberta Petty honoring Kristian Vail the very best for Mount St. Mary 2009, Robert, ’80, and Talita High School.” Córdova, ’80, DeNegri, John, ’56, and Matt Mollman said helping bring Jan Mollman, Mollman’s Water this project to reality seemed like Conditioning, Mike and Tish the natural thing to do. Milligan, Jim, ’78, and Lisa Bowers, “God has blessed our family in Ty, ’84, and Lori Tyler, Randy, ’76, many ways, and Mount St. Mary and Karen Swyden, Karl Baldisch- High School means a lot to me and wiler, Joe Rischard, ’54, Larry, ’64, Janis,” he said. “Three generations of and Sherry Howell, Marty, ’74, and the Mollman family have already Dana Swyden, Mark, ’80, and Mary- graduated from The Mount, and we Ellen Wolf, The Greene Family, Matt and Janis Mollman at the dedication. wanted the tradition to live on for Dallas Swyden, 2001. Obituary Sister Angelina Murphy Dies at Age 96 in San Antonio Sister Angelina Murphy, 96, a Enid (1950-52), Holy Family School In 2003, parents, James and Angelina Sister of Divine Providence, entered in Tulsa (1958-60), Bishop Kelley she retired to Murphy; siblings, Mary Murphy, eternal life on Monday, March 31, High School (1960-65), and Cameron Our Lady of Margaret Murphy Wagner, 2008. State University in Lawton (1985- the Lake Catherine Murphy Bishop, Rose She was born in Lawton on June 1988). Sister Angelina was an Convent Murphy, James Murphy and John 6, 1911, and became a Sister of accomplished writer of several biog- Center in Murphy. Divine Providence at 21 years of raphies, numerous plays, poems, San Antonio. The memorial Mass was held age. Sister Angelina began her articles and operettas. She was She is Saturday, April 5 in Annunciation ministerial life at St. Joseph’s School instrumental in having Go Tell It in survived by Chapel at Our Lady of the Lake in San Antonio, Texas, in 1932. the Streets published, an autobiog- numerous Convent Center. In the years that followed, she raphy by the late Bishop Steven A. nieces and In lieu of flowers, memorial taught in various schools throughout Leven. She enjoyed research, and nephews. contributions can be made to the Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. was instrumental in writing histori- She was Sister Angelina Sisters of Divine Providence, 515 While living in Oklahoma, she cal data for the Congregation of preceded in Murphy S.W. 24th Street, San Antonio, Texas ministered at St. Joseph’s School in Divine Providence. death by her 78207-4619. SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 9:56 AM Page 7

April 13, 2008 ● Sooner Catholic 7 St. Monica Parish Hosts Women of Achievement Banquet EDMOND — St. Monica Catholic Church hosted the annual Women of Achievement Banquet on March 29. Some 22 members, representing the 22 affiliations that belong to the Central Region Council of Catholic Women, were honored for their achievements. Mass celebrated by Archbishop Eusebius Beltran began the day with a luncheon following. Father Timothy Luschen, pastor of St. Monica, intro- duced the clergy present. Patti Keeley, Central Region president, welcomed everyone and presented Archbishop Beltran as guest speaker. The arch- bishop thanked the Central Region women for all they do for the Works of Peace and Works of Reconciliation, and locally for supporting his special projects each year. This year the Archbishop Beltran stands with the Women of Achievement honored at the recent ACCW event. Photo Courtesy women are raising funds to provide invited each woman to become an indi- Mass and luncheon, Ada Wiewel, Also, Vickie Lofgren; (Epiphany of new prayer cards to further the canon- vidual member of the NCCW (National Kathy Ward (the photographer), Chris The Lord); Susan Hogan (St. Francis of ization effort of Father Stanley Rother. Council of Catholic Women), which is Thomas, the Knights of Columbus, Assisi); Marie Dennison (Corpus Chances are being sold to win a home- the umbrella under which the ACCW MOMS, youth volunteers from several Christi); Janis Mollman (St. James the made quilt (which will be raffled off and the Central, North and South schools and parishes who served, and Greater); Jerry Watkins (St. Joseph, at the convention), and angels and Councils, along with their affiliates, to St. Monica and St. John the Baptist Union City); Sandi Miles (Our Lady of Madonna vases. Archbishop Beltran work to support. NCCW was founded for working together to host the event, Sorrows); Mary Bojarski (St. Mark the also gave an update and thanked the by the U.S. Conference of Catholic and the numerous others who did their Evangelist); Lori Cotter (Cathedral of women for supporting Sister Sponsa Bishops in 1920. part to help us honor these worthy Our Lady Of Perpetual Help); Malinda Beltran and the rehabilitation center Special guests attending the women of faith and good works. DuBois (St. John Nepomuk); Liz in Liberia, Africa, she founded. He gave awards luncheon were Shirley Strick- The 2008 Women of Achievement Gilmore (St. Thomas More); Mary a special thanks to Pearl Sullens for land, ACCW first vice president, are: Dianna Bewley (St. John the Mutchek (St. Joseph, Norman). her devotion to Sister Sponsa, and for and Barbara Wann, South Region Baptist); Marie Sparks (Our Lady of A collection raised $170 for Water being a strong advocate for her cause president. Brenda Arambula, Fatima); Linda Hinton (St. Joseph’s for Life, one of several projects the in the Oklahoma archdiocese. immediate past president, chaired the Old Cathedral); Reba Bennett, (Church organization supports through Pamela Kennedy, president of the event and read the introductions for of the Holy Spirit); Lila Dilis (Catholic Catholic Relief Services. ACCW (Archdiocesan Council of each woman as she came forward to Women’s Activity Club); Dottie Matty To find out more about NCCW, Catholic Women), invited all women to receive her medal of Our Lady of Good (St. Charles Borromeo); Patti Keeley visit their Web site at NCCW.org. To attend the Leadership Conference on Counsel (our patron saint), which had (St. Eugene); Kelly Trice, (St. Teresa of find out more about us or how to join May 16 and the Biennial Convention been blessed by the archbishop. Avila); Ann Allen (St. Patrick); Linda the Central Region Council of Catholic on May 17, both to be held at the Special thanks to Jeanne Ferguson Hock (St. Philip Neri); Janet Hatcher Women, call Patti Keeley, president, at Catholic Pastoral Center. She also and Kathy Treece, who coordinated the (St. Monica). 749-0894.

Across Oklahoma Mission in Kingfisher priced will be served at 5:45 p.m. Bingo begins at items for the silent and live auctions. If you wish KINGFISHER — Sts. Peter and Paul Parish 6:30 p.m. All games including two blackouts are to donate any item large or small, contact acqui- will host a Parish Mission presented by Father $10. Door prizes and special recognition for all sitions chairman Tim Schoelen at tschoelen@sbc- Daniel McCaffrey. Father McCaffrey will lead a players born in April. All bingo players get an global.net or call 496-6648. discussion on “Exploring the Core of the Catholic entry for a HDTV flat screen television to be Faith.” The mission will run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. given away in October. April 13-16. All sessions will be held in the Yard Sale to Benefit Ministry church and child care will be available. Saint Charles Auction Set NORMAN — St. Thomas More University OKLAHOMA CITY — St. Charles Borromeo Parish will hold its 16th annual yard sale from 8 Lauinger to Speak at OU is hosting its third annual school auction at 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 26 at the corner of Jenkins NORMAN — Tony Lauinger, chairman of p.m. April 26. This year’s theme is “Boot Scoot and Stinson on the east side of the church. A wide Oklahomans for Life Inc., will be speaking at the and Bid” featuring a country and western setting variety of items donated by parishioners includ- University of Oklahoma on Tuesday, April 22. and will include dinner, full bar, wine and beer, ing furniture, appliances, yard and exercise The presentation will start at 7 p.m. in the live, silent and dessert auctions. Money raised by equipment, clothing and many miscellaneous Oklahoma Memorial Union on the second floor in this year’s auction will be used to fund several items will be on sale. All proceeds from the sale the Frontier Room. This event is being sponsored school projects including the purchase of new will be used to benefit the Campus Ministry by the Right to Life Student Association. For SMART boards, carpeting and new school books Program at St. Thomas More and the World more information, e-mail [email protected] or call for the children. Individual reservations are $40 Youth Day Pilgrims. The goal of Campus (405) 321-0990 Ext. 205 per person and there are also several sponsorship Ministry is to engage the faculty, students and opportunities available. Reservation forms are staff in a dialogue between faith and academics. St. James Sets Bingo available on the school Web site at www.scb- We do this through service, catechetical OKLAHOMA CITY — Bingo at St. James school.org or you can contact reservations chair- programs and spiritual formation. The annual Catholic Church, 41st and S. McKinley Ave., will man Sam Warden at [email protected] or yard sale is one of the major fundraising events be held April 24. Food and beverages reasonably 850-8181. The school is also seeking donated supporting this program. SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 9:56 AM Page 8

8 Sooner Catholic ● April 13, 2008 ‘English Only’ Impact Seen as Negative for Oklahoma EDITOR’S NOTE: Richard Klinge delivered their professional conduct. Many of Oklahoma’s place? this written statement to members of the rural hospitals are owned and operated by One of the exceptions in the Oklahoma Legislature who serve on the House political subdivisions. Many of those political sub- amendment is that it is OK to General Government and Transportation divisions employ the physicians and professional promote trade and business. Committee. Klinge is associate director of staff which provide care and treatment for their So, apparently it is OK to use Advocacy, Outreach and Legal Services for patients. Clear communication and informed languages other than English to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of consent are critical to providing medical services. bring business to the state; but Oklahoma City. The committee voted 11-5 to Currently, translators are used as necessary to we cannot use those same advance SB 163 known as the “English Only” bill. assist in this process. This exception will cause languages to help citizens or By Richard It is my understanding that you will be providers dealing with patients with limited others who lawfully live within Klinge considering this morning an amendment by Mr. English skills to be at risk for malpractice or at this state. Without even consider- Terrill to SB 163 which deals with English Only least confused about when and how they can use ing the social justice teachings of any religious issues (“Amendment”). I received last week a copy translators. If, as in the case of health and safety body, on a human level that simply makes no of the proposed amendment. My comments relate issues, the exceptions are broader than the prohi- sense. I guess what this exception means is that to that version. I wanted to take this opportunity bition, why have the prohibition in the first place? we can ask people to do business with the state; to briefly address several legal and human issues but when they come here we cannot talk to them we believe are raised by this proposed amend- unless they speak English. On the other hand, if ment. Hopefully you will consider those in your we can speak in the native tongue of business deliberations this morning. In making these persons who come to the state to bring us money comments, I do not and have not made any as- and material goods, why can’t we use those same sumptions or conclusions about the motives of any language skills to assist our own citizens? legislator supporting this amendment. I have only I agree that the culture and the languages of made conclusions about the impact of this bill, our tribes is a foundational element of our state whether such impact is intended or unintended. and that those cultures and languages should My comments are as follows: absolutely be protected. However, I equally agree Unlike HB 1804, which was clearly directed at that other cultures, including without limitation undocumented foreign citizens, this amendment the Hispanic culture, is also a vital part of this will also directly and adversely affect both United state. I hope that any assimilation process does States citizens and other persons lawfully present not destroy or impair the continuation of any in the United States who need help with English. culture within our society. Does the exception It has long been the social policy of this nation to granted the tribes, create any equal protection assimilate all persons who come to the United issues? States into the language and the culture of the In December 2006, a Justice Department United States. The demographic studies from the lawyer working on the Federal Interagency Census show that people of all races have been Working Group on Limited English Proficiency generally successful, given time, in their efforts to stated: become conversant in English. Why would we “One thing we know for sure is that state and want to adopt a policy that makes that stated goal local authorities simply cannot be responsive in an of assimilation harder rather than easier? As an emergency if they do not have access to individu- example of how the current system facilitates als competent to provide language assistance in assimilation, a lawyer friend of mine, who is of the languages spoken in their jurisdiction.” Hispanic ancestry, and has several nieces and So if the amendment is adopted, when that nephews, recently told me that she was proud that next flood, ice storm or tornado impacts our state, finally one of her nieces is bilingual — her niece how will our state and local responders be able to finally learned to speak Spanish. adequately help the people who are affected? My own heritage is Polish. I grew up in South Again, when the exceptions are broader than the Omaha, Neb., in the 1950s. At that time, South prohibition, why have the prohibition in the first Omaha was almost entirely a community of first place? and second generation Polish immigrants. The Article 2, Section 22 of our state Constitution communication by the city and state, as well as by gives broad and unequivocal protection to freedom private business, with my Grandma and Grandpa of speech. It does not limit the language in which Podraza in their native Polish tongue helped them that speech may be made. This amendment poten- to better understand their rights and obligations tially and directly affects the rights of free speech as American citizens and thereby made them granted under the Oklahoma Constitution. Has better citizens. If each of you look back but a few this been reviewed with the attorney general’s generations, although they may be Irish, German, office? French, Russian or Spanish, there is a Grandma Federal law requires that when federal funds The amendment allows for suit for violation of and Grandpa Podraza in your family. Would you are involved that (subject to the tests set forth in the amendment. Federal law allows suits for have wanted the government to make it harder on those laws, regulations and/or executive orders) violations of federal law in this area. With the lack them to become a part of society. Moreover, if you persons with limited English skills must be of clarity in this amendment about when the are reading this letter and you do not need an provided assistance. As an example, Executive exceptions apply, why do we want to expose both interpreter, it appears to me that the assimilation Order 13166 addresses this issue; but the amend- the state, its agencies and political subdivisions process of your family has been successful. Why ment seems to imply that Oklahoma is going to and their employees to unnecessary and costly would we want to make the path for current ignore this executive order. However, I know that litigation? citizens toward that same assimilation any more the Oklahoma City Police Department has inter- Can the Speaker declare Sine Die at the end of difficult? action with the federal government to make sure a legislative session? I think that is part of the The exception for public health and safety will that it is in compliance with said executive order. official business of the state and I do not think cause confusion and put the lives of citizens at If this amendment is enacted, how is the police that such term is in English. If you allow the risk. I am a former general counsel for a company department to determine which law to follow? Speaker to use another language, why cannot which owned and operated rural hospitals and I Again, when the exceptions are broader than the other persons representing the great state of have defended hospitals in litigation relating to prohibition, why have the prohibition in the first Oklahoma do the same? 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April 13, 2008 ● Sooner Catholic 9 Archdiocese to Participate in Effort Catholics Should Phone Governor to Help Bring End to Child Abuse Urging Support for Pro-Life Bill WASHINGTON — Catholic Club Foundation, which promotes Tony Lauinger of Oklahomans for Life Inc. is asking fellow Catholics dioceses nationwide will promote the blue ribbon as a national to please call Gov. Brad Henry urging support for the pro-life bill, SB 1878. Child Abuse Awareness Month in symbol of child abuse awareness. The The pro-life bill, if signed into law, will help pregnant women, unborn April. Plans call for raising awareness foundation produces materials for children, pro-life health-care professionals and persons with disabilities. through special prayers during public awareness. Please urge the governor to sign the bill into law. Gov. Henry’s office Sunday Masses, diocesan and parish “We can never rest when it comes phone number is (405) 521-2342. lectures, and other educational activi- to protecting children and teenagers,” ties. said Bishop Gregory Aymond, SB 1878 has five parts: In the Archdiocese of Oklahoma committee chairman. 1) Protecting health care professionals’ freedom of conscience and City, the Office of Family Live will “The prevalence of child abuse in right to refuse to participate in the taking of an innocent human life; host a workshop on April 19 dedicated our society calls for vigilance of 2) Regulating the use of the dangerous chemical abortion pill RU-486, to Sexual Assault Awareness and parents, , teachers, indeed, used when the unborn child is about 2 months old; Prevention. A number of other issues all responsible adults. Child Abuse 3) Ensuring that a mother’s consent to an abortion is truly voluntary, impacting youth will be included in Prevention Month deserves our and safeguarding against coerced abortions; the workshop discussion, including attention in both prayer and action.” 4) Providing a woman an ultrasound of her unborn child which she the consequences of the negative use Some dioceses are printing “Did may view prior to undergoing an abortion; and of technology, cutting and suicide: how You Know” announcements developed 5) Fostering respect for children with disabilities by disallowing to recognize, question and prevent. by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles wrongful-life lawsuits which claim that a baby would have been better off The workshop will be held at the for weekly parish bulletins. One being aborted. Catholic Pastoral Center. For more announcement highlights the preva- Thank you very much for speaking up for the defenseless unborn information, contact the Office of lence of child abuse in society and child. Family Life at (405) 721-8944. reports that “an estimated 9.6 percent Child Abuse Awareness is a major of all schoolchildren will be molested initiative of the Catholic Church in by an educator or an employee of a the United States. As a result, an school between kindergarten and 12th Arroyo to Interview President estimated 1.6 millions persons have grade.” The information comes from Irondale, AL (EWTN) — Washington, D.C., will air at 8 p.m. undergone background checks; 1.8 professor David Finkelhor’s article, Raymond Arroyo, lead anchor for Friday, April 11 on “The World Over.” million priests, deacons, candidates “Current Information on the Scope for ordination, educators, employees and Nature of Child Sexual Abuse.” EWTN Global Catholic Network, has EWTN Global Catholic Network, and volunteers have gone through The resource materials sent to obtained an exclusive interview with in its 27th year, is available in nearly safe environment programs; and dioceses were developed by the U.S. President George Bush. The 150 million television households in approximately 6 million children in Secretariat of Child and Youth interview will air on the eve of Pope 140 countries and territories. With its parish school and religious education Protection and underwritten by the Benedict’s April 15-20 visit to the direct broadcast satellite television programs have received age- Catholic Communication Campaign, U.S. and is expected to cover U.S. and radio services, AM & FM radio appropriate instruction in this area. which is supported by a collection relations with the Holy See, the papal networks, worldwide short-wave Some, such as the Diocese of taken up annually in parishes to visit, Iraq, and much more. radio station, Internet Web site Corpus Christi, Texas, and Grand support church media efforts. The The special, which will be tele- www.ewtn.com and publishing arm, Island, Neb., also are joining their resource material is available at vised from EWTN’s new studio at EWTN is the largest religious media efforts with the Blue Ribbon http://usccb.org/ocyp/april_cap_month the John Paul II Cultural Center in network in the world. Campaign of the National Exchange .shtml. Congress Praised for Bipartisan Effort to Fight AIDS Good news from Washington, D.C., Foreign Affairs Committee, the product mise language is very weaker and vaguer provision that cries is rare enough that any victory for of negotiations among the White House different from earlier out for clarification. statesmanship and common sense and Republicans and Democrats on the language urging One sign of hope is a floor speech should receive attention. The approval committee, preserves many lifesaving PEPFAR to promote by Foreign Affairs committee chairman of a bill to reauthorize PEPFAR (the and morally sound features that made family planning Howard Berman before the House vote. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS this program so effective in its first five services to people He praised members of both parties on Relief) by the House of Representatives years. The bipartisan nature of this bill who want HIV/AIDS his committee for their efforts, and said on April 2 is a good example. is reflected in the lopsided House vote assistance. And the each had learned from the other: In February I wrote a column to approve it, 308 to 116. phrase “supported by Republicans were persuaded of the By Richard M. expressing alarm about some features Abstinence and fidelity are recog- the U.S. government” need for a well-funded program to Doerflinger of a draft bill. Population control advo- nized as important prevention methods means that the AIDS combat AIDS in the Third World, and cates had rewritten the program to in the House bill; protection for program will not link Democrats were persuaded that absti- promote family planning and “repro- Catholic and other agencies with con- with programs that violate U.S. policies nence programs and faith-based organ- ductive health” as a priority in fighting scientious objections to some methods against abortion as family planning or izations are an important part of the HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in is retained and strengthened; and some the coercion of women. An amendment solution. If those insights are fully Africa and other developing nations. I new features, such as provisions for to delete this important phrase, reflected in the final legislation, we will wrote then: “A program for preventing nutrition assistance and better train- supported by family planning groups, have a renewed and expanded human- the next generation of Africans from ing of health-care workers, are most was not allowed a vote on the House itarian program for the suffering getting AIDS could become a program welcome. All references to the mislead- floor. A parallel reauthorization bill people of Africa that President Bush for preventing the next generation of ing code word “reproductive health” are pending in the Senate does not mention and Congress can be proud of. Africans.” gone. “family planning” at all. Doerflinger is associate director of However, objections by Catholics The House bill now mentions Some problems and disagreements the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, and others raised awareness in family planning only to say that HIV remain. For example, the original U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Congress about this ideological services should be available to clients of program’s allocation of 33 percent Go to www.usccb.org/prolife to learn takeover, and wiser heads prevailed. “family planning programs supported of prevention funds for abstinence more about the bishops pro-life The final bill reported by the House by the U.S. government.” This compro- programs has been replaced by a much activities. SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 9:57 AM Page 10

10 Sooner Catholic ● April 13, 2008 Holy Week in the Holy Land Father Price Oswalt, associate pastor at Epiphany Church in Oklahoma City, led a group of 39 to a pilgrimage to the Holy Land for Easter. For 10 days the group walked and prayed in those places that Jesus lived, suffered and arose from the dead. Those from the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City who made the pilgrimage included Rita Galier of Oklahoma City; Virginia Schwartz of Oklahoma City; Patricia Robinson of Sperry; Anna Hill of Antlers; Nora and George Leal of Newcastle; Romona Cashes of Oklahoma City; Dasie Weisenburger of El Reno; Barbara Regier of Lawton; Judy Coppedge of Newcastle; Lucille Nelson of Oklahoma City; Maurice Ruder of Yukon; John Schwarz of Yukon; John and Matthew Mallory of Father Oswalt talks with the Holy Land pilgrims inside the cave of the Shepherds in the Shepherds Oklahoma City; and Billy Hill of Antlers. Field in Bethlehem.

Members of the group from the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City pause for a photo. Father Oswalt at the Jordan River.

Father Oswalt gives Holy Communion during Mass celebrated at Cana during the pilgrimage. Deacon George Leal during the procession on Palm Sunday. SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 9:58 AM Page 11

April 13, 2008 ● Sooner Catholic 11 Rally Brings Catholic Youth to Saint Greg’s SHAWNEE — Mike Patin had the more than 300 young Catholics gathered at Saint Gregory’s University rolling in the aisles with laughter one moment and near tears a bit later as he took them on a whirlwind journey of what it’s like to want God with all your heart, but at the same time struggle with the complexities this world can pound a person with. Considered one of the top Catholic youth speakers, Patin lived up to the billing at the Archdiocesan Youth Rally. He told the youth about the mistakes people make as they grow from innocent children into adults. One big mistake he said is, “As we get older, we trade our joy for looking cool.” More than 30 parishes from across the archdiocese sent youth groups to the all-day rally on April 5. The theme of the rally was “God is my GPS” and Saint Greg’s President Dr. David Wagie welcomed the teens, telling them the doors are open to them at the state’s only Catholic university. The dozen members of the youth group from Saint Peter Church in Guymon were involved in a collision on their way to Shawnee. The van they were riding in collided with a motor- cyclist in Woodward. No serious injuries were reported and they said they were happy to get back on the road and to be making the 600-mile round trip to be part of the rally. Arch- bishop Beltran celebrated Mass with the young Catholics Ricki Farell, Mariah Lionga, Tara Havgeto and Jennifer Hartley from Saint James in Moore dance to the and the rally ended later that evening with dinner and a music of “Semi-Glory,” a Catholic rock band from Saint Philip Neri in Midwest City. dance.

Mike Patin delivered an unforgettable message to the Catholic youth who attended the rally at Saint Gregory’s University.

These youth from Saint Peter Church in Guymon made a 600-mile round trip to attend the youth rally. Blythe Gentry, left, and Allison Lauderdale, both of Saint Peter Church in Woodward, offer an opening prayer to begin the Catholic Youth Rally at Saint Gregory’s University. Sooner Catholic Photos/Ray Dyer SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 9:58 AM Page 12

12 Sooner Catholic ● April 13, 2008 Letters Speaker a Concern I have found the level of noise from unnecessary to risk their own lives to hide persons who would be I am concerned about the support offered by and loud conversations to have increased to the stamped out only for reasons of their heritage. For Catholic Charities and the Conner Center of the point that the distraction makes it very difficult to two millennia, hope has dwelt in the hearts of many Cathedral to Mike Farrell, the keynote speaker at pray. Recently, this has carried over into the whose bodies have been broken and ravaged with the annual dinner of the Oklahoma Coalition to Celebration of Mass as well. Reverence for the crippling and life-ending afflictions, enabling their Abolish the Death Penalty. Presence of Christ in the tabernacle and respect for last breath to be drawn in peace while fully expect- Pope John Paul II, in his encyclical Evangelium fellow worshippers is not unreasonable. With all the ing something so much better in a more glorious Vitae, wrote that the moral conditions for an execu- noise in our world today with TV, radio, ipods, cell reality. tion in our days “are very rare, if not practically phones and the like, prayerful sacred silence is Nothing could be said that would cut some nonexistent.” Those words should encourage all truly a blessing we should all desire. people more to their core than to denigrate their Catholics to support the elimination of the death Andi Baratta cherished friend whom they truly believe accepted penalty from the surface of the earth. And I have no Oklahoma City a brutal death in order to reconcile a sinful human- doubts, that is the motivating factor of the ity with the Divine. I am one who believes that way. Oklahoma Catholic Church’s enthusiastic alle- Church Can Lead No argument is offered with skeptics who voice the giance to the coalition to abolish the death penalty. Bishop Girotti, a Vatican official on penitence, opinion that Christ is not well-served by some who Farrell is certainly “an active and passionate listed the social sins of our time. claim his name. Undoubtedly, hypocrites can be opponent to the death penalty” (Sooner Catholic - In his statement, he commented on the social found; some use his name selfishly to feed their own March 16, 2008), and the Oklahoma Coalition has inequality which occurs as the “rich get richer and bellies; some try to remake him in their own image, selected him as their keynote speaker: movie star, the poor get poorer.” Yes, I agree that rich people artificially putting him on a serpentine path. author, celebrity, etc. Good for them! should be good stewards of their wealth. Indeed, many of us deserve any castigation that But he is also a strong defender of “a termina- Now, the Holy Father has an opportunity to comes our way. Even so, my open question is: Why tion of a pregnancy is a question that ought to be send a powerful and inspiring message to the dishonor the name of Christ, why does he deserve left up to a woman and her doctor.” world. The Vatican could begin by selling its jewels it? Pope Benedict XVI calls abortion “Today’s and gold and giving the proceeds to the poor. Next, A question also arises for those of us who claim Gravest Injustice.” the pope’s summer palace could also be sold. When him by devotion: How can we appropriately and It appears to me that there is a serious dichoto- I see images of the Holy Father, I want to be effectively discourage his defamation? It is not that my here, that could be easily solved: Quit Catholic reminded of Jesus, not of royalty. I think he so much needs my poor help, but why advertisement for Farrell and have the annual If the church hierarchy would embrace the should we withhold giving it any more than we dinner and his speech out of Catholic property. I simple, frugal lifestyle of Jesus, St. Francis and would shirk from defending the honor of any other have shared my concerns and suggested solutions Mother Teresa, many rich people might be inspired worthy friend. It is realized my own insignificance with high hierarchy of Catholic Charities and the to follow that example. can do little, but I would gladly support someone Oklahoma Coalition. I even offered to pay for the Jeanne Ellinger who might do more. I am, therefore, sending renting of a different meeting site. Their consistent Weatherford financial contributions to the American Family response was: “Too late now, and we did not Association and to Catholic League, hopeful the know his position on abortion,” and their immediate A Letter to ESPN money will be used exclusively toward implement- question to me, “What is your position on the death It is a huge puzzle to understand Dana ing ways to persuade those inclined to punish the penalty.” Jacobson’s use of rude, degrading language in name of Christ to practice more civility and better I wonder if any of the Catholic supporters reference to Jesus Christ and the small concern of judgment. thought about asking Farrell his position on abortion. ESPN by her expressed sentiments. (Reference Jan. Henry J. Chesney Pablo A. Pinzon, MD., FACOG 11 celebrity roast) Shawnee Oklahoma City Behold the irony: Having been the framer of many such unique expressions as Turn the Other Church Won’t Suffer Cheek, As you would have others do unto you, do Mercy Home Health Honored The coalition to abolish the death penalty is you even so unto them, Render not evil for evil, OKLAHOMA CITY — Mercy Home Health just that — a coalition of diverse groups coming Remember the poor and needy, Feed the hungry; was recently recognized by the Oklahoma together for the purpose of abolishing the death clothe the naked; care for the sick; visit those in Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ) as one penalty. Coalition members have divergent views prison, Love your neighbor as yourself — such of the top two Oklahoma agencies providing on many social issues. Some of the member’s views words seem strange coming out of the mouth of one quality home health care. In addition, Mercy on issues such as abortion are not the same as the whose name is so often attached to cliches of the Home Health ranks in the top 10 percent of view of the Catholic Church. That is no reason to vulgar and profane and sometimes with purposeful home health agencies in the nation. exclude them from an organization dedicated to the disdain. “This OFMQ Quality Excellence Award abolition of the death penalty. Others need NOT accept him as I do; but the honors the fact that Mercy has met and ex- It follows that a speaker who is an ardent logic that stirs between my ears evokes my own ceeded the goals set out by the Centers for opponent of the death penalty should not be ex- wondering, why doesn’t the fact alone that his name cluded as a speaker because he may not conform to throughout history has caused untold numbers to Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),” said the views of the church on every social issue. It give vast amounts of wealth and personal energy Renee Heinley, director of Mercy’s Care would be a very small coalition indeed if the only toward the relief of those afflicted in poverty and Management and Mercy At Home. “What this members and speakers allowed to speak had to be disease and otherwise suffering from inhuman means is that only 18 percent of Mercy’s practicing Catholics. The death penalty would conditions — why, if for no other reason, would not patients who receive home health care have to never be abolished in Oklahoma. any fair-minded person at least accord him the be rehospitalized. The CMS national standard Mike Farrell is a decent man who will limit his honor of respect? And it is not only some few such goal is for less than 23 percent of home health remarks to the profound evil that is the death instances buried in the history of human relations care patients to be rehospitalized and we penalty. The Catholic Church will not suffer harm that can be cited; his name still inspires such acts exceed that goal. We are the gold standard in by hosting the coalition dinner with Mike Farrell as among imperfect people as can be authenticated by home health care because we provide excellent a speaker. the records of independent sources such as Charity care to our patients at home.” Jim Rowan Navigator, for example. Since 1983, Mercy has provided home Oklahoma City That his name and proclamations have been a health care to Oklahomans. For patients, it source of hope to so many, who without him would means that instead of having to be hospitalized From Start to Finish have no hope at all, should further associate his for longer stays, they are able to recuperate at I read with interest the article about prayerful character with true nobility. Opposition to the home with the help of home health nurses, sacred silence at Mass. I would like to respectfully wicked slave trade felt his inspiration and in the physicians, therapists, certified home health suggest that this silence be extended to the time last century, the same prompted some (albeit too aides, social workers and chaplains. before and after Mass as well. In the past few years few) of the more privileged classes under Nazi rule SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 9:58 AM Page 13

April 13, 2008 ● Sooner Catholic 13 The Fire Inside Burns Bright When Love Comes First Only if we adore something We understand thing that changed was how that simply a chaotic one, as Freud beyond ourselves will we stop adoring this, for instance, in martyrdom was now conceived. A rich believed. It’s a configured energy, an ourselves. the truth of the spirituality developed within which energy arranged in clear, meaningful Pierre Teilhard de Chardin said axiom: I defy you to martyrdom began to be conceived patterns. We burn with fire, but it’s as much when we wrote that we reach show me a selfish more metaphorically, as giving out a fire with meaning and purpose. moral maturity on the day that we person who is really one’s blood, drop by drop, through What is its meaning? It is a fire to realize that we really only have one happy! But there is selflessness, through sacrificing one’s carry others, feed others and create choice in life: Genuflect before some- more to this. In the hopes and dreams for others, through delight, even as it is an energy to die thing higher or begin to self-destruct. spirituality of the giving away one’s life through duty, for them. It is a fire to act as Jesus did Simone Weil agreed: Despite early Christians, it By Father through letting oneself be constantly and therefore is a fire for crucifixion, being a fierce defendant of inde- wasn’t just a Ron Rolheiser called out of one’s personal agenda to for martyrdom. We are born to live for pendence and private conscience, she question of being respond to the needs of others, and others and we are born to die for makes it clear that the deepest need unselfish; it was also a question of even through the emotional cruci- them, with one and the same energy, within the human soul is the need to dying, really dying. They believed that fixion of celibacy. and we are only happy when we are be obedient to something beyond our- we are intended for martyrdom, that We would be happier if we under- about the business of doing both. selves. Without this, she states, we dying as a martyr was the normal way stood this. When we try to live as if our This longing for martyrdom has inflate and grow silly, even to our- that a Christian was intended to end lives are about ourselves, we either end various disguises, some lofty and selves. his or her life. To live out discipleship up too full of ourselves or too empty of others less so. The desire for martyr- We know the truth of this through fully was to die physically as a martyr. everything else, inflated or depressed. dom manifests itself in the desire for experience. We feel within ourselves a That is one of the reasons why the Put simply, we either end up dying in heroism, the desire for greatness, the constant, congenital press toward early apostolic community had some selflessness on one hill or we end up desire to be a great lover, the desire a healthy self-abnegation and the problems with the Apostle John, who, full of ourselves and self-hatred on to leave a mark, to be immortal. adoration of something higher than unlike the other apostles, did not die a some other hill! There’s no neutral Underpinning all of these is the desire ourselves. We only feel good about martyr’s death. For some, the fact that space between. The early Christians, to take love and meaning to their ulti- ourselves when we don’t put ourselves he died a natural death made them with their spirituality of martyrdom, mate, altruistic end, death in sacrifice at the center of the world and we only suspicious of his discipleship. understood this. Only one thing can for others. feel right about what we are doing And this belief, that the ideal way save us from infantile grandiosity, This is the deep instinctual when we are giving our lives away, to die as a Christian was through dangerous self-righteousness, bitter- pattern written into the soul itself when, as Richard Rohr says, our lives martyrdom, continued through the ness about life, and aging badly, and it posits that real maturity lies in are not about ourselves. early years of the church, when namely, some form of martyrdom. being stretched truly tall, on some From this, we see that we are indeed many Christians were being There is a reason for this. We are cross, in crucifixion. built for altruism and, ultimately, martyred. Moreover, it continued even made in God’s image and likeness and, Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, for martyrdom. Within the secret of after the persecutions stopped and because of this, carry inside of our- theologian, teacher and author, is life lies a great paradox: We only the Roman powers stopped killing selves an immense fire; a fire for love, president of the Oblate School of experience the true meaning of life Christians. The belief remained that creativity, glory, greatness and tran- Theology in San Antonio. He can when we are dying to ourselves and the ideal way to end one’s life was scendence. But that deep, restless, be contacted at his Web site, ron- giving life away. through a martyr’s death. The only insatiable, burning energy is not rolheiser.com. Author Says Catholic Liberalism Led to Moral Crises The Faithful Departed: The have a lottery to raise money for some abuse scandal in the who is loyal to the Church. He is a Collapse of Boston’s Catholic Culture. project. Many Catholic legislators Church extremely native of Boston and was an editor of Philip F. Lawler. New York: were for it. This all changed when the hurt the Church’s the Boston Archdiocese’s newspaper, Encounter Books. 272 pages. archbishop spoke out against it. The credibility. He The Pilot. He was the editor of the Hardback. February 2008. ISBN 978- lottery was overwhelmingly defeated. accuses the cardinal international magazine, Catholic 159403-211-0. $25.95. A later archbishop of Boston archbishops of cover- World Report. He is the current editor during the 1980s spoke out against ing up problems and of the Internet magazine, Catholic something and he was ignored by the moving abusive World News. His writings have Catholic electorate and politicians. priests from parish appeared in many newspapers Philip Lawler presents the Lawler, in his book, shows how this to parish. Lawler By Brother around the world. He is the author of history of the Catholic Archdiocese of change came about. Boston, when its also accuses the Benet Exton, five books on political and religious Boston, Mass., from its early days up Catholic population became the bishops of the United O.S.B. topics. to the present. Massachusetts was majority, was a very conservative city. States as having The Faithful Departed is an founded by Puritans. The Puritans The Catholic Church was extremely done this too or stay- interesting examination of the sexual did not like Roman Catholics and they powerful as was shown above, but ing quiet when they learned that abuse scandal in the Catholic Church had laws enacted against Catholics. as time progressed, this changed, other bishops were doing this. He says and the history of the Archdiocese of As time went along, more and more especially after the Second Vatican the bishops should have corrected Boston. One problem with this book is Catholics, many from Ireland, came Council. Lawler presents the case each other instead of sweeping the that it has many typos, missing words to Massachusetts and raised their that the cardinal archbishops should problem under the carpet. He also and added words. The proofreader families there. The Puritan natives of have done more to oppose or stop says that psychological facilities for should have done a better job. Other Massachusetts discriminated against liberal Catholic clerics and liberal clergy and religious did not help the than that, this book is recommended the Irish Catholics and treated them Catholic politicians from openly situation because they would say to those interested in Catholic Church like dirt or worse. The Irish Catholics opposing Church teachings. It has that an abusive priest was OK for history in the United States, the were only able to get low-paying jobs gotten so bad that so-called Catholic ministry. sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic and lived in horrible conditions. Massachusetts is now the most Lawler’s book is about the sexual Church in the United States, and The tables got turned on the liberal state in the union. Many abuse scandal that occurred not only liberalism coming to power. This book natives and the Irish Catholics gradu- liberal Massachusetts Catholic politi- in Boston but also in other dioceses; may be opposed by some liberal ally became the majority in Massa- cians ignore Catholic teachings and this book is also about the failure of Catholics and some may become chusetts. The Irish became involved still say they are Catholics in good the archbishops of Boston in correct- angry over the cover-up in the abuse in politics and other aspects of life. standing with the Church. They use ing liberal Catholics. His book is a scandal. For many Irish, their religion was the phrase, “I am personally against wake-up call about what can happen Brother Benet Exton is a very important to them, which made abortion, but…” if those who oppose Church teachings Benedictine Monk at St. Gregory’s the Catholic Church very powerful. Lawler shows that the cardinal or authority, be they liberal or conser- Abbey in Shawnee. Among other Lawler tells one story of Archbishop archbishops of Boston could not keep vative, are allowed to promote their duties, he serves as the librarian O’Connell of Boston to show how their own houses in order, not to causes without Church authority there and writes book reviews powerful the Church had become. A mention to correct liberal Catholics. speaking out against them. regularly for several Catholic Catholic governor had proposed to Lawler points out that the sexual Lawler is a conservative Catholic publications. SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 9:58 AM Page 14

14 Sooner Catholic ● April 13, 2008 Remembering Bill Buckley: Faith Before Politics By shaping Vatican II’s teaching fectious enthusiasm, his joie de vivre In 1949, Lionel Trilling, the on Church-and-state, Father John and his democratic personal The Columbia literary critic who em- Courtney Murray, SJ, helped turn instincts. Above all — or, perhaps Catholic bodied the pragmatic, results- Catholicism into the world’s fore- better, beneath it all — Bill Buckley oriented liberalism of Franklin most institutional advocate of reli- was a Catholic gentleman whose Difference Roosevelt and Harry Truman, gious freedom. John F. Kennedy put faith had taught him how to treat By George deplored those American conserva- Catholics into play at the highest others, including those with whom Weigel tives who do not “express themselves level of our national politics. Fulton he disagreed. in ideas but only in actions or in J. Sheen gave Catholicism an engag- The obituaries stressed his irritable gestures which seek to Goldwater’s regret at having criti- ing public face on radio and tele- remarkable productivity as author, resemble ideas.” Bill Buckley cized, on constitutional grounds, vision for years. Thomas Merton’s editor, columnist, lecturer and tele- changed all that, by his own intellec- books have sold in the millions. vision personality, to which he added federally mandated desegregation. tual efforts and sparkling person- If by “publicly influential,” how- the skills of an accomplished musi- No one who ever knew the man, ality, as well as by his nurturing the ever, we mean a Catholic whose cian and sailor. He was not without however, could imagine him a bigot. thought, the writing and the careers ideas changed the way Americans ego, but he could turn his humor on His tolerance and civility extended of countless others. If, as Barack think, who reshaped our politics and himself. Running for mayor of New far beyond the sphere of his person- Obama conceded in one of his more our public policy, and whose influ- York, he was asked what he would do al relationships, however. Analysts candid moments, the conservative ence seems likely to endure, then if elected. “Demand a recount,” was credit Buckley with creating the world has for years been the center William F. Buckley Jr., who died this the immediate riposte. His first “fusion” conservatism that, via of ideas in American politics, a lot past Feb. 27, must be given his due. book, God and Man at Yale, was National Review, brought the social/- of the credit for creating a true in- The most telling thing about Bill excoriated by the American educa- cultural conservatives, the pro- tellectual marketplace in our public Buckley, the man, is that so many tional establishment of 1951 as the market conservatives, and the anti- life must go to Bill Buckley. people thought of him as a friend. reactionary ramblings of an intellec- communist/national security conser- He once told his son, Underneath those faux-High tual pup who hadn’t been house- vatives into one politically potent Christopher, that the active life was Anglican tones and that disheveled, broken; today, GAMAY, as Bill some- tent, thus making possible the an antidote to melancholy. Now preppie look was a genuine democrat times called it, stands as an eerily Reagan Revolution. Which is true beyond the reach of melancholia, (if his shade will pardon the term): a prescient preview of the intellectual enough. But Bill’s even greater may he rest in peace. man who treated junior staffers and and moral implosion that’s taken public service was to purge the con- unheard-of authors with an open- place in elite American higher servative movement of the anti- George Weigel is a senior fellow ness and cordiality rarely found in education over the past 40 years. His Semitism, racism, xenophobia and of the Ethics and Public Policy world-famous figures. He was “Bill” best novel, Stained Glass, was a isolationism that had infested the Center in Washington, D.C. Weigel’s the first time you met him, and “Bill” penetrating exploration of the moral fever swamps of the American Right column is distributed by the Denver he remained. There was a lot of little dilemmas of statecraft. in the FDR period and beyond. There Catholic Register, the official boy — and a lot of rebel — in him; He was not politically infallible, was no room for bigotry in Bill newspaper of the Archdiocese of both traits help account for his in- and he probably shared Barry Buckley’s big tent. Denver. Phone: 303-715-3215.

Investors See Common Sense in Adult Stem Cells Catholic Radio By Tom Grenchik Investors love promising research dilemma. One state senator says he Now More Times to Tune in Perhaps a little “Stem Cell 101” that has minimal public controversy simply came to the conclusion that if could clear up some common misunder- and maximum profit potential. Adult research can move forward without and More Shows to Catch! standings about stem cell research. stem cell research delivers both, and destroying embryos, “I don’t see any Where: KTLR 890 AM recent estimates predict that the need of pushing an issue that’s so Stem cells are biological building Monday - Friday 2-8 pm blocks that can be manipulated to market could be worth more than $8 controversial.” (The News Journal – replace many other types of cells, in the billion within 10 years (Chicago Wilmington, Delaware, March 17, 2-3 EWTN Open Line hope of repairing the human body and Tribune, March 16, 2008). Embryonic 2008). curing disease. Stem cells can be taken stem cell treatments, on the other Lawmakers in are from adult tissues and umbilical cord hand, have chiefly succeeded in grow- currently looking to cut unsuccessful 3-3:30 Devine MercyChaplet/ blood without any harm to the donor, ing tumors and killing laboratory rats. programs to reduce a budget shortfall, Faith Matters and without any moral dilemma. And thanks to the persistence of the and are debating cutting the state’s These are loosely called “adult stem pro-life community, embryonic stem embryonic stem cell research grant by 3:30-4 Mon - Defending Life cells,” although some come from um- cell researchers can’t hide the fact that millions of dollars. Lawmakers are now Tues - Web of Faith bilical cord blood following the delivery their research requires the cannibalis- beginning to grasp what investors Wed - Bookmark of a newborn baby. But stem cells can tic destruction of human life. Yet the figured out some time ago: Morally Thurs/Fri - Good News Sunday also be immorally harvested from a ideologues who promote embryonic acceptable adult stem cell research is human embryo, which requires the stem cell research continue to demand delivering results without the moral 4-5 Kresta in the Afternoon Live destruction of the non-consenting state and federal funding for their controversy. They are investing in “donor.” These are called “embryonic vision of a brave new world, where they common sense. 5-6 Catholic Answers Live stem cells.” hope to control life and death and Ideally, we’d like to hope that our Adult stem cells have been used to survive indefinitely. political leaders will do the right things 7-8 Mon - Journey Home regenerate areas of damaged organs, But even politicians are now begin- for the right reasons, such as opposing Tues - Mother Angelica restore eyesight, repair bones and treat ning to see the light. Strong proponents embryonic stem cell research because it Wed - EWTN Live rare blood disorders. A chief executive of embryonic stem cell research in the destroys human lives. But if we can at Thurs - Life on the Rock of StemCyte, a cord blood cell bank and Delaware Legislature recently an- least get them to stop this grave evil Fri - The World Over database, was recently quoted saying: nounced that they’re giving up their because it’s not working and support- “We are practicing cellular therapy efforts to push forward a bill promoting ing it makes them look foolish … we’ll For more information today and people wouldn’t be alive if it the research. Their decision followed take it. regarding the shows, go to were not for these therapies.” (Chicago the news that researchers have de- Tom Grenchik is executive director the Catholic Broadcasting, veloped new, non-destructive methods of the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, Tribune, March 16, 2008). There is Inc. Web site at certainly great promise and potential for producing cells with the properties U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. here. of embryonic stem cells, by “reprogram- Go to www.usccb.org/prolife to learn okcatholicbroadcasting.com ming” adult cells, without any moral more about pro-life activities. SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 9:59 AM Page 15

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In the Sixth Station, Veronica wipes the face of Jesus. MacKay Whalen portrays Veronica. Eighth-grade students at All Saints School in Norman each year present a Living Stations of the Cross to mark Holy Week. In this, the Fourth Station, Jesus meets Mary, his mother. Jake Jackson portrays Jesus while Katie Lenhart plays the part of Mary. Photos/Theresa Bragg.

Artist Joseph Wright of Oklahoma City created this metal brazier for St. Joseph Old Cathedral. The brazier was used by Father Bruce Natsuhara during the celebration of the Easter Vigil. Sister Susan Clark, CST, the pastoral associate and DRE at St. Joseph, called Wright a talented artist. He has been working in metal art for more than a dozen years. Wright can be reached at 434-987-6529.

In the 12th Station, Jesus dies on the cross, depicted by Trevor Grose.

BLACKWELL — The Knights of Columbus at St. Joseph’s Parish celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with their annual fish fry. The event was held in memory of Bill Johnson, a fellow Knight who died last year and who was one of the biggest suppliers of fish to the event. The Bishop McGuinness basketball team gathers around Principal David Morten for Knights pictured are, from left, Andy Angle, Bob Shouse, Steve Lanie, Frank Moreland, prayer immediately after winning its third straight Class 4-A state basketball title. Mark Cordell, Alex Robles, Jim Stone, Trevor Vowell and Grand Knight Jim McKain. SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 9:59 AM Page 16 SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 10:00 AM Page 17 SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 10:00 AM Page 18

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JOBS BOX Summer Camp Bus Driver Needed Second-Grade Teacher Admissions Counselor St. Eugene’s Summer Camp Program is Sacred Heart Catholic School, Oklahoma St. Gregory’s University has an immediate looking for a part-time bus driver who is certified to City, has an opening for a second-grade teacher to join opening for the position of admissions counselor. drive a standard, passenger bus for up to 40 children. an exceptional school community. Applicants must be Must have exceptional communication skills as well Copy of certification and Safe Environment a must. practicing Catholics in good standing with the as detailed organizational skills. Job duties include The position would begin June 2 and go through Aug. Church and be certified in the state of Oklahoma. extensive travel to high schools as well as junior 1. For more information or to apply, call 751-7115 Ext. Call the school office at (405) 634-5673 for an colleges, meeting or exceeding application, admission 118 or e-mail [email protected]. application or send resume to Joana Camacho, SHCS, and enrollment goals. Other duties include transcript 2700 S. Shartel, OKC 73109. evaluation for admission, awarding of academic Part-time Business Manager scholarships, meeting with parents and potential St. Thomas More University Parish, Norman, Part-Time Music Teacher students during campus tours, assisting parents and is seeking a part-time business manager to coordi- Bishop John Carroll is seeking a dynamic students with FAFSA financial aid and evaluating nate the functions and operations of the parish office part-time music teacher for the 2008-09 school year. the financial aid packet with students and parents. and its ministries. Hours are flexible with the Applicant must be enthusiastic and willing to Bachelor’s degree is required with prior experience possibility of full time. For more information, contact motivate students to do their personal best and have preferred. Overnight trips and some weekend work Gloria Olivero at 321-0990, or [email protected]. the ability to work with the director of music at the required. Send cover letter, resume and references to Cathedral for school Mass. Liturgy planning and St. Gregory’s University, Human Resources Director, Groundskeeper Needed basic liturgy skills helpful. Contact Connie Diotte at 1900 W. MacArthur, Shawnee 74804, or e-mail National Shrine of the Infant Jesus of (405) 525-0956 or fax resume to (405) 523-3053. [email protected]. Prague has an opening for a groundskeeper/ facilities maintenance person. Responsibilities in- Financial Aid Director clude: maintain the Shrine grounds including trees, Elementary School Principal St. Gregory’s University has an immediate shrubs, grass, sidewalks, parking lots; snow removal; St. Mary’s School in Ponca City is seeking a opening for financial aid director. Responsible painting; general handyman; and other duties as principal who will be a faith leader as well as for managing all federal, state and institutional student aid programs; supervising loan programs; needed. Must be physically able to lift at least 60 academic leader for the school. St. Mary’s has pre- and supervising, training and evaluating financial pounds and willing to work outdoors in all weather school through eighth grade and enrolls approxi- aid personnel. Bachelor’s degree required, with conditions. Some weekend and evening hours may be mately 150 students. Applicant must: 1) be a advanced degree desired. Minimum of two years required. Salary commensurate with experience. To practicing Catholic; 2) have a master’s degree in experience in financial aid work at the college level. apply, send resume to National Shrine of the Infant educational administration or a related field or be Excellent organizational, management, interpersonal Jesus of Prague, P.O. Box 488, Prague, Okla. 74864, or working toward such a degree; 3) have a minimum of and communication skills required. Send cover letter, e-mail: [email protected]. three years teaching experience, preferably in a resume and references to St. Gregory’s University, Catholic school. Salary is based on qualifications and Human Resources Director, 1900 W. MacArthur, Center of Family Love Openings experience. Position available June 1. For an applica- Shawnee 74804, or e-mail [email protected]. The Center of Family Love in Okarche has tion, contact Office of the Superintendent, P.O. Box immediate openings for the following: Individual 32180, Oklahoma City 73123, call (405) 721-4202, or Assistant Professor, Political Science Program Coordinator — Wednesday through contact [email protected]. St. Gregory’s University is seeking qualified Friday and on weekends. Responsible for the well- applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position in being of several residential clients. Direct Care Teacher Needed political science, beginning August 2008. Ph.D. in Technicians — Wednesday through Friday and on Volunteer English teacher needed for the political science (or related field) is strongly pre- weekends. Habilitation Specialists — Wednesday Father Rother Parochial School in Santiago Atitlán, ferred; ABD will be considered. Teach Government of through Friday and on weekends. College graduate is Guatemala. Room and board provided. For more the U.S. and upper level political science electives. Ability to develop/teach courses in public administra- preferred. Two to four years experience in working information, call Father Tony Taylor at (405) 517- tion, economics, sociology/social change/community with clients with developmental disabilities is ideal. 2303. organization is desirable, knowledge of Catholic Competitive wages, training and a paid time-off social teaching, willingness to facilitate Tradition and program. To apply, call John Isenegger at 263-4658, Teacher Sought Conversation seminars. Candidates must be willing fax résumé to 263-4563 or apply in person at the Sacred Heart Catholic School in El Reno is to contribute to the Catholic and Benedictine identity Center of Family Love at 635 Texas, Okarche, Okla. seeking a pre-kindergarten teacher. Applicants must of the university. Send letter of application, vita, tran- 73762. EOE have a license or certification in Early Childhood. scripts, statement of teaching philosophy and three Submit resumes to Principal Statton, 210 S. Evans, letters of recommendation to Father Robert A. Busch, Youth Ministry Coordinator El Reno, Okla. 73036, or fax to (405) 262-3818. Ph.D., VP for Academic Affairs. Application materials Holy Spirit Church, Mustang, a friendly, grow- may be sent to [email protected], St. Gregory’s ing parish, seeks a full-time, mature and experienced Controller University, 1900 W. MacArthur Drive, Shawnee practicing Catholic as youth coordinator for all youth, St. Gregory’s University has an immediate 74804. DRE for grades 9-12, Coordinator of Confirmation opening for the position of controller. Position is program, and Whole Community Catechesis team responsible for maintaining, analyzing and summa- Adjunct Faculty member. Bachelor’s degree in theology or religious rizing general ledger accounts, preparing financial The College for Working Adults at St. Gregory's University on the Shawnee campus has education, or CMD certification or desire to obtain statements, coordinating year-end audits, overseeing openings for adjunct faculty at the undergraduate same required. Mail resume, references and letter of and verifying reconciliations on a monthly basis for and graduate level: General Education, Business and interest to Father Jim, Holy Spirit Church, P.O. Box payroll liability accounts, including taxes and Business Law, Computer Science, Professional 246, Mustang 73064. benefits, keeping supervisor informed of all concerns Development and Psychology. A master's degree is regarding budget deficits, overages, compliance required, preference for candidates with experience Cafeteria Manager issues, other duties as assigned. Bachelor’s in teaching adults. Candidates must be supportive of Sacred Heart Catholic School, Oklahoma accounting or finance strongly preferred, a CPA is and willing to contribute to the Catholic and City, has an opening for a cafeteria manager for the required. Must have at least five years relevant work Benedictine identity of the university. Send a cover 2008-09 school year. SHCS is a PK to eighth-grade experience. Must be familiar with GAAP and have a letter, vita and transcripts to [email protected] or school with 165 students. Manager is responsible for general understanding of financial aid compliance mail to Dr. Denise Short, Associate Dean, St. menu planning, ordering, preparing and serving issues. Strong supervisory skills required. Excellent Gregory's University, 1900 W. MacArthur, Shawnee breakfasts and lunches. Food service license is organizational, management, interpersonal and 74804. required. Experience working with the federal lunch communication skills required. Send cover letter, program is preferred. The position has excellent pay resume and references to St. Gregory’s University, For additional job listings and updated job and benefits. Call Joana Camacho at (405) 634-5673 Human Resources Director, 1900 W. MacArthur, listings, go to catharchdioceseokc.org and click for an application. SHCS is located at 2700 S. Shartel. Shawnee 74804, or e-mail [email protected]. EOE on Job Box. SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 10:00 AM Page 19

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Live and silent auctions, a wine pull includes $15 non-refundable deposit, 21 Mount St. Mary home baseball APRIL and a drawing for $10,000 cash will book included. Bring a sack lunch. game (Senior Night) vs Dibble, 4:30 take place. Tickets for the cash p.m. 13 World Prayer Day for Vocations drawing are $100 each, and you need 20 Pilgrimage Sunday, 10:45 a.m. not be present to win. A table of eight Anointing of the Sick, 11 a.m. Mass, 21 McGuinness home baseball 14 Mount St. Mary home baseball can be reserved for $2,500, $1,500 or noon lunch, 1 p.m. Benediction of the game vs Clinton, 5 p.m. game vs Prague, 4:30 p.m. $600. Individual tickets (no reserved Blessed Sacrament, Prayer of the seating) are $75 each. Contact Rhonda Chaplet of the Infant Jesus and the 26 Villa Teresa School’s Spring 15 Mount St. Mary home baseball Walters at 840-8383 or Anita Milam at Litany of the Infant Jesus. Nat’l Soiree: A Mayan Holiday game vs Luther, 4:30 p.m. 478-0298. Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague is (Dinner/Auction), 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. located in St. Wenceslaus Church, SH- at St. Anthony Hospital. There is a 15 McGuinness home baseball 19 Sexual Assault Awareness and 99 7 miles N. I-40 or 20 miles S. I-44 silent and live auction. Artifacts that game vs Tecumseh, 4:30 p.m. Prevention Conference Straight at Stroud exit, Prague, (405) 567-3080. were owned by Father Stanley Rother Talk for Youth and Parents.For will be auctioned. Proceeds will 17-25 Monthly Novena to the more information, contact the Family 20 Taize Prayer, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. benefit Villa Teresa School. Child care Infant Jesus, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, Life Office at (405) 721-5651. Red Plains Monastery, 728 Richland for children ages 2 1/2 to 10 years old. Nat’l Shrine of the Infant Jesus, Saint Road SW, Piedmont. For more details, Tickets, $15 for one person, $25 a Wenceslaus Church, SH-99 7 miles N. 19 Stepping Into Marriage with call 373-4565. Optional video on Taize couple, can be purchased at the school. I-40 or 20 miles S. I-44 at Stroud exit, Children Workshop. To register, prayer at 6 p.m. Call for information, 232-4286. Prague, (405) 567-3080. contact the Office of Family Life at (405) 721-8944. 20 The Community of the Secular 27 Scout/Camp Fire Recognition 18 McGuinness boys home soccer Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ceremony at Catholic Pastoral game vs Dove Science Academy, 7:30 19 Contemplative Living Retreat, of Mt. Carmel and St. Teresa of Center. p.m. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sister Joanne Jesus - Oklahoma Community and Yankauskis, OSB. Prayers and read- Province of St. Therese meets at St. 28 Christ the King Golf 19 Shiver Me Timbers! Our Lady’s ings from Thomas Merton and other Joseph Carmelite Monastery in Tournament at The Greens Country Cathedral and Bishop John spiritual masters, along with personal Piedmont from 1 to 5 p.m. For more Club, 1:30 p.m. shotgun start. Carroll School annual auction and reflection. Come to the Library at Red information, call Janet Mildfelt at evening of entertainment, “Adventures Plains Monastery, SW of Piedmont. (405) 848-6275 or Deacon Jim Breazile 28 McGuinness home baseball on the High Seas,” beginning at 6 p.m. Call 373-4739 to register. Fee: $45, at (405) 377-9478. game vs Northeast, 4:30 p.m. Using Plants to Fuel the Future May Not Be the Best Answer By Robert Gronski standard of living that is dependent on like ADM and Cargill, this day our daily bread; after that, NCRLC Poicy Coordinator industrial growth and cheap fossil fuels. and oil companies we can work to repair our broken The fuel of the future is looking like Agrofuels are touted as the solution to like BP, Chevron and connections with one another and amber waves of grain and fermentable the most pressing problems facing Shell. They are the creation. The type of economy and tech- sugars. In this era of “peak oil,” industrial society: dependence on ones grabbing nology created by us to do that is at a industry and governments are looking foreign oil supplies, rising energy prices increasing market crossroads: The old energy must be at converted plant matter to fuel our and harmful greenhouse gas emissions. shares in bioenergy replaced by a new energy.Therefore, we machines. The current generation of Agrofuels are promoted as sustainable, production. need an “ethos of sustainability” for a “biofuels” like corn ethanol and soy renewable and capable of increasing Notwithstanding Robert Gronski new energy era: diesel competes with our daily human U.S. energy security while reducing these extrinsic * Reclaim an understanding of the diet. Will the future find a sustainable greenhouse gas emissions. questions of agrofuel production and carrying capacity of our planet. balance of food and fuel production? A second look at this agrofuels who wins or loses, the more intrinsic * Learn again the qualities of con- Agrofuels, as another name for bio- euphoria tends to reveal some con- question — food versus fuel — keeps servation and efficiencies. fuels, are combustible fuels made from sequential problems. If agrofuel pro- coming back. When energy crops * Accept limits of consumption in organic material: living plants. Besides duction is pursued along the lines of an become more profitable than food crops, the name of our children and future corn, plants like wheat, sugar cane, industrial model like we now have for how does a free market society answer generations. sugar beets, palm oil and cassava are fossil fuels, then what will be the this question of ultimate sustainability? * Consider both renewability and used for ethanol production. Palm oil impacts on the environment, farmers Competition between food and fuel can sustainability. This kind of agricultural can also be used for biodiesel, along and food prices? only intensify. Whether from agrofuel system will protect the integrity of with sunflowers, canola, vegetable oils Converting all of the arable land production or higher fossil fuel prices, ecosystems and allow time for natural and animal fat. of the United States into agrofuel food prices will rise. Does this mean resources to regenerate. Over the past few years the production can only begin to replace that making ethanol from food is a * Ensure that sustainable agrofuel demand for agrofuels has skyrocketed, what the U.S. demands in daily fossil crime against humanity, as some advo- production means farmers and rural resulting in industrial-size refineries fuel use. Given natural resource limits, cates for food rights claim? communities thrive. requiring vast amounts of biomass industrial societies must first reduce Agrofuel advocates counter that the * Envision the natural balance stock and water. It takes up to 6 gallons energy consumption and create energy next generation of ethanol production between local food systems and sustain- of water to produce 1 gallon of ethanol. efficiencies. Agrofuels can still be part of — cellulosic — will resolve these able energy: Just as fossil fuels made The distillation process also takes large the promised solution, but only if such concerns. Cellulosic ethanol is derived possible a global industrial economy, quantities of fossil fuels to cook the production provides a net energy gain, from grasses, crop residue, trees, woody if only fleeting, agrofuels will make starches and boil off the ethanol. benefits the environment, competes eco- debris and other plant material, most of possible sustainable economies within Refineries are becoming more efficient, nomically, and produces in reasonable which do not currently compete with communities everywhere around the but inputs will continue to be signifi- quantities — all without reducing food food crops for fertile crop land. world. cant. So are agrofuels worth it? supplies. The quest for clean and renewable We just need to slow down and Challenges and implications Questions are also raised about energy — such as solar, wind, geo- accept smaller portions of the world’s In the U.S., per capita consumption who truly benefits. Farmers are thermal and biogas digesters — can bounty. In the approachable distance, of fossil fuels is more than five times the currently receiving higher prices, but include agrofuels if we face the com- there is a crossroads of necessity and global average. Americans hold onto a primary beneficiaries seem to be the plexities of competing demands. The sufficiency, as long as the common good large corporations: agri-business giants most basic human need is to receive points the way. SC for April 13_final.qxd 4/15/2008 10:01 AM Page 20

20 Sooner Catholic ● April 13, 2008 A Better Oklahoma Oklahoma Catholics Have Opportunity to Learn How Putting Their Faith Into Action Can Help Lead to a More Just and Loving State

OKLAHOMA CITY — Saint Francis said as followers of Christ, we are called to preach the Gospel constantly and if necessary to use words. As Catholics we are called to live our faith in all we do. To help with this, a very important program known as Faith In Action will be offered to Oklahoma Catholics who feel called to help build a more just and loving society. Faith In Action — a Parish Social Ministry regional training program, will feature speakers from across the United States who will share knowledge on how to develop, support and expand parish social ministries. The training is open to anyone who wants to fully live their baptismal call. The workshop will be held May 2-4 at the Catholic Pastoral Center. The cost is $95, which includes two and a half days of training, receptions and meals. Lodging is available at the Pastoral Center and reservations can be made by calling Catholic Charities at (405) 523-3009. “Speakers include Jack Jezreel, the founder of JustFaith Ministries; Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of Network, a public policy and advocacy organization; Father Clarence Williams, director of Racial Equality and Diversity Initiatives; and Father Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA,” said Becky VanPool, director of Parish Outreach and Program Development for Catholic Charities. “Topics include ‘What Does it Mean to be a Parish?’ and ‘Working Together in Multicultural Settings’.” VanPool said the Parish Social Ministry regional trainings are an opportunity for parishioners, parish staff, social justice committee members, pastors, deacons, pastoral associates, pastoral council members, DREs and youth ministers to gain practical hands-on experience and to share best practices in a convening rooted in prayer and community. It will be a valuable experience, she said. To register, contact Parish Outreach and Program Development of Catholic Charities at (405) 523-3009 or [email protected]. The workshop brochure can be accessed at www.catholiccharitiesok.org. The training is sponsored by Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Charities of Oklahoma City and the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

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E-mail: Registration fees: $95 Parish/Org (including city): (includes Friday evening reception, Saturday (Arch)Diocese: breakfast, lunch and dinner and Sunday breakfast) Registration deadline: April 18 Please mail registration form with check payable Special Needs (please specify): to: Catholic Charities Attention: Parish Outreach Department 1501 North Classen Blvd. Oklahoma City, Okla. 73106