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Prayer for Priestly Vocations Heavenly Father, fi ll the hearts and minds of men from our archdiocese with the power of the Holy Spirit, so that those you call to the priesthood may respond to your invitation with courage and generosity. Give parents the faith, love and spirit of sacrifi ce that will inspire them to rejoice when a son of theirs discerns a call to the priesthood. May the intercession of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Saint Joseph and Servant of God Father Stanley Rother help us to do your will and become good stewards of the gift of our vocation. Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

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Christians don’t exclude, they welcome, pope says

By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY – Flanked by a group of refugees, Pope Francis appealed to Christians to care for and welcome those whom society often excludes. "Today, I'm accompanied by these young men. Many people think they would have been better off if they had stayed in their homelands, but they were suffering so much there. They are our refugees, but many people consider them excluded. Please, they are our brothers," the pope said June 22 during his weekly general audience. The group, holding a banner that stated "Refugees for a better future together," caught the pope's atten- tion as he was making his way to the stage in Saint Pope Francis walks with refugees during his general audi- Peter's Square. He signaled them to come forward ence in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican June 22. The pope and instructed aides to allow them to sit in the shade invited more than a dozen refugees to sit near him on stage on the stage. during his catechesis. CNS photo/Paul Haring In his main talk, the pope discussed the Gospel story of the leper who begged Jesus to heal him. "Everything this man – who was considered impure The leper's plea, he continued, serves as a les- – says and does is an expression of his faith!" the son to Christians that "when we present ourselves pope said. "This faith is the strength that allowed him to Jesus, long speeches aren't necessary" and that to break every convention and try to meet with Jesus there is no place to feel safe other than with God and and, kneeling before him, call him 'Lord.'" his infi nite mercy. 2 June 26, 2016 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic Faith June 26, 2016 3

Put Out Into the Deep Luke 5:4 Find more Saint Kateri to be honored July 9 news on the Standing for freedom website nected to the Amer- The Citizen Potawatomi Na- dance in an expression of our grat- By Sooner Catholic Staff For the fi fth consecutive summer, the U.S. Confer- is at stake is the ability ican Indian peo- tion, for example, was originally itude for the role American Indian ence of Catholic Bishops has called for a Fortnight for of religious institutions Additional coverage of ple in Oklahoma. from the Great Lakes region of people have played in the Church Freedom to celebrate religious liberty as our fi rst and and persons of faith to Church and archdiocesan Benedictine monks the country, not far west of where in Oklahoma.” fundamental freedom. practice their faith and news and events, only on came to Oklahoma Saint Kateri lived and died. Next on the agenda will be a We are in the midst of this annual observance act on it without gov- www.soonercatholic.org: from France in The American Indian people supper break from 6 p.m. to 7 now. It began June 21 on the eve of the feast of the ernment penalties in the 1875 to serve the greatly assisted the monks when p.m. A highlight of the day’s festiv- two great English martyrs for religious liberty, Saint form of crippling fi nes  Celebrate Fortnight tribes in the state they arrived. The fl ier for this ities is the 7 p.m. Grand Entry, a as well as the many year’s honor dance announces procession of all types of American Thomas More and Saint John Fisher. It will conclude and other restrictions. for Freedom on July 4, the birthday of our nation and its commit- During these fi ve American Indians that it is being held “In Gratitude Indian dancers to the dance arena Through July 4, receive ment to liberty and justice for all. years, the cultural tide Archbishop Paul S. Coakley who had been relo- to Native American People.” where dance competitions will be daily e-mails with prayers In the fi ve years that the Fortnight for Freedom has and even the law of the cated to what was Abbot Lawrence noted that held. and religious liberty news. been observed, we have witnessed new challenges to land have rapidly shifted in favor of same sex cou- then called Indian “the monastic community and Two dance contests for girls ages Go online to www.fl ocknote. religious liberty in the United States and continuing ples, even to the point of equating same-sex unions Territory. the Church as a whole offers the 9 to 15 will offer fi rst, second and com/archokc and subscribe assaults on this freedom in many parts of the world. with civil marriage. The legal consequences for reli- third place prizes. One contest will to the Fortnight for Globally, we have seen violent persecution of Chris- gious liberty that this sea change will have are still be Northern Fancy Shawl and Jin- Freedom 2016 group. tians in Iraq and Syria and in parts of Africa. Chris- being worked out. gle Combined and the second will tian men and women, boys and girls are being impris- Now, the latest front where this battle is being be Southern Buckskin and Cloth  There’s still time to oned, tortured and martyred for no crime other than waged is over gender identity, a radical ideology that Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Combined. their faith in Jesus Christ. disregards the real biolog- sign up for Our Lady of Deacon Callison is the coordina- Here in the United States ical complementarity be- Guadalupe Catholic Honor Dance tor of the July 9 celebration. the threats are more subtle, tween men and women and Summer Camp! “What better way to celebrate her more polite. It was the so- claims the right for each Celebrating the life of Saint Kateri Camp 1 June 26-17 life than by honoring young girls,” called “contraceptive man- individual to determine Camp 2 June 19-24 By J.E. Helm, Deacon Callison said. date” imbedded in the Af- one’s own gender based Camp 3 June 26 - July 1 Intertribal dancing will continue fordable Care Act that fi rst merely on how one identi- Camp 4 July 3-8 On Saturday, July 9, Saint until 10 p.m., and dancing is open brought into the open this fi es oneself. Saturday, July 9 Camp 5 July 10-15 Gregory’s Abbey in Shawnee will to everyone. assault on religious liberty. The challenges that Camp 6 July 17-22 host the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. That battle is still being proponents of these new An estimated 300 people are Camp 7 July 24-29 Honor Dance. Festivities will be fought in the courts. What ideologies are leveling expected to attend what Abbot Check availability at www. held from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the Saint Gregory’s Abbey & University against religious liberty are Lawrence described as a “great archokc.org/youth-and- abbey grounds, and all are invited not restricted to the courts. They are even 1900 W. McArthur St., Shawnee family outing and a pilgrimage Prayer for the Protection of Religious Liberty young-adult-offi ce/summer- to attend. more effective in stifl ing freedom of speech opportunity.” camp. Deacon Roy Callison, coordina- Deacon Callison said, “We think O God our creator, and religious practice through the court of Sponsors: Black and Indian Mission Offi ce; St. Gregory’s Abbey; public opinion. Call (405) 721-9220. tor of the American Indian Catho- we’re going to have our biggest from your provident hand we have received American Indian Catholic Outreach Archdiocese of Oklahoma City Those who disagree with a person’s lic Outreach Offi ce of the Archdio- crowd yet.” our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. chosen lifestyle, if dissenting from this cese of Oklahoma City, noted that You have called us as your people and given us new radical secular orthodoxy, are called this proud and joyful celebration J.E. Helm is a freelenace writer is “a way for Catholics, especially the right and the duty to worship you, the only true God, haters and fear-mongers. They apparently for the Sooner Catholic. American Indian Catholics, to and your Son, Jesus Christ. do not believe that you can disagree with someone’s lifestyle without hating them. honor this fi rst Native American Through the power and working of your Holy Spirit, In fact, Jesus teaches us to love all and Saint.” you call us to live out our faith in the midst of the world, even pray for those who persecute us! The day will begin with a bless- Saint Kateri bringing the light and the saving truth of the Gospel Sadly, we witnessed this response in the ing and Mass in the abbey church to every corner of society. aftermath of the recent terrorist assault with celebrant Rt. Rev. Lawrence Tekakwitha on the gay nightclub in Orlando, which Stasyszen, O.S.B., abbot of Saint We ask you to bless us resulted in so many tragic deaths. In the Gregory’s Abbey. Saint Kateri Tekakwitha in our vigilance for the gift of religious liberty. media, some were blaming Catholics for Visitors to the abbey will want @archokc (1656-1680) was the fi rst Give us the strength of mind and heart this tragedy because of the Church’s ad- to know that Saint Gregory’s is American Indian to be declared to readily defend our freedoms when they are threatened; herence to God’s plan for marriage and for the site one of the archdiocese’s a saint. Sometimes called the not surrendering to the new radical ortho- Archdiocese of give us courage in making our voices heard eight holy doors established by Lily of the Mohawks, Kateri’s doxy of “marriage equality” and “gender Oklahoma City on behalf of the rights of your Church Archbishop Coakley during Pope entire family died in an out- identity.” and the freedom of conscience of all people of faith. Francis’ Jubilee Year of Mercy. break of smallpox when she The First Amendment’s protection of Arquidiócesis de Oklahoma City Individuals who make the pilgrim- was just 4 years old. She Grant, we pray, O heavenly Father, free speech and religious liberty always age to any one of the doors (under Honor Dance Contest: Girls ages 9-15 herself survived the disease, a clear and united voice to all your sons and daughters has been meant to protect minorities and the usual conditions) can obtain Northern Fancy Shawl & Jingle Combined - lst $100; 2nd $75; 3rd $50 but her face was badly scarred, gathered in your Church unpopular views. Today, it is becoming the Jubilee Indulgence. (For more Southern Buckskin & Cloth Combined - lst $100; 2nd $75; 3rd $50 pockmarked and she suffered increasingly apparent that those who up- in this decisive hour in the history of our nation, information, visit “Year of Mercy” a great deal of humiliation. hold the traditional understanding of mar- so that, with every trial withstood under “Offi ces” at www.archokc. 3 p.m. - Blessing and Mass Kateri became a Catholic at riage, and those who continue to recognize and every danger overcome – org.) age 19, and when her aunt and the real sexual differences between men 4 p.m.- Pilgrimage to statue for the sake of our children, our grandchildren After Mass, the congregation will uncle, her adoptive parents, and women are becoming that minority. and all who come after us – proceed to the statue of Saint Ka- 4:30p.m.- Gourd Dance: urged her to marry, Kateri Who will stand with us tomorrow if we this great land will always be “one nation, under God, teri, a beautiful work of art on the refused, having taken a vow do not stand for and with those whose Honored Gourd Dancer: Br. Isidore indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” of chastity, she fl ed her native basic freedoms are being denied today? grounds of Saint Gregory’s. After blessings and intercessory 6 p.m. - Supper break, Caesar’s Catering village and went to live in a We ask this through Christ our Lord. Saint Thomas More and Saint John prayers at the statue, a gourd 7 p.m. - Grand entry Christian Indian community. Amen. Fisher, pray for us! dance will follow. The dance is so Inter-Tribal dancing until 10 p.m. There, she was well known       called because a gourd fi lled with for her piety, works of penance and deep devotion to the Eu- seeds is used as a percussion Head Staff charist. She was just age 24 Archbishop Coakley’s Schedule instrument along with American Celebrant ...... Rt. Rev. Lawrence Stasyszen, O.S.B. when she died, and those who “Go through, go through Indian drums and singing. Brother Blessing ...... Dorothy White Horse witnessed her passing testifi ed The following events are part of Archbishop Coakley’s offi cial calendar. Isidore Harden, O.S.B., is the MC ...... Mike B the gates, prepare the that at her death, her scarred Honored Gourd Dancer this year Head Singer ...... Rowe Kishketon June 26 – July 10 face was restored to its former way for the people; in recognition of the active role Head Man Dancer ...... Xavier Michael beauty. June 26 – Confi rmation, 8:30 a.m., Immaculate Heart of Mary, Calumet build up, build up the he has played over the years in Head Lady Dancer ...... Mukumah Koassechony Kateri Tekakwitha was can- June 28 – St. Ann Retirement Center Board meeting, 8 a.m., Catholic Pastoral Center organizing the Saint Kateri honor AD ...... Kevin Connywerdy highway, clear it onized on Oct. 21, 2012, and June 28 – Mass, 11:30 a.m., St. Francis de Sales Chapel, CPC dances. Color Guard ...... OKC VA Warriors Group Color Guard June 28 – Solemn Vespers with Bishop-elect David Konderla, 6:30 p.m., Holy Family Cathedral, Tulsa of stones.” her feast day in the United Abbott Lawrence explained that States is July 14. June 29 – Ordination of Bishop-elect David Konderla, 2 p.m., Donald W. Reynolds Center Arena, Tulsa – Isaiah 62:10 the history of the Benedictines Indian Arts & Crafts Vendors are welcome with donation Not responsible for accidents or theft July 10 – Anniversary Mass and luncheon, 10:30 a.m., St. Mark the Evangelist, Norman at Saint Gregory’s is closely con- No drugs or alcohol allowed 4 June 26, 2016 Around the Archdiocese Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic Commentary June 26, 2016 5

Making Sense of Bioethics Street evangelization spreads Seeing through the intersex confusion Gospel in downtown OKC On rare occasions, babies can in which a person is born with an This can be further complicated By Madeline Hecker, be born with ambiguous genita- internal reproductive anatomy or because of strong cultural forces lia, and parents and physicians an external sexual anatomy that that contribute to the confusion by Father Tad For the past two months, Joel de may be uncertain about whether is not in accord with the typical sanctioning a paradigm of com- Pacholczyk Loera and his team of evangeliz- a newborn is a little boy or a little expectations for femaleness or plete malleability in human sexual National Catholic ers at Saint Joseph Old Cathedral girl. While testing for sex chromo- maleness. behaviors that militates against Bioethics Center have reached out to hundreds of somes is invariably part of figuring Sometimes the suggestion is an understanding of sex-based Most Reverend people on the corner of N.W. 5 and out these cases, the genetics alone made that intersex individuals are, “hard-wiring.” Paul S. Coakley Harvey Avenue across from the may not always tell the whole in fact, neither male nor female, but Even though it may not be popu- embodied sexual nature as male Archbishop of Oklahoma City bombing memorial in downtown story. fluid, malleable or “bisexual,” with lar to affirm the fact, people suffer or female. Willfully denying or Publisher Oklahoma City. Both genes and physiological sexual identity residing somewhere from sexual development disorders acting against that given nature De Loera, director of youth and factors like hormonal conditions between male and female. This kind in much the same way that they will constitute little more than a young adult ministries at Saint in the womb can contribute to our of explanation is untenable. suffer from other kinds of devel- Diane Clay prescription for disillusionment Joseph, began Saint Joseph Street primary and secondary sex char- Human beings, along with most opmental disorders, whether of and dishonesty. Editor Evangelization in April and meets acteristics and, unsurprisingly, other members of the animal king- the cardiac/circulatory system, Pope Benedict, in a Decem- with the group every other Friday disorders in our genes or of the nervous/intellec- ber 2013 address, echoed these Brianna Osborne from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. near the our in utero hormonal tual system or others. No concerns when he mentioned the Managing Editor Jesus Wept statue. milieu can contribute to one, of course, should errors found in various new phi- De Loera always has been drawn deflecting the develop- be subjected to bias or losophies where “sex is no longer a to help those who are struggling ment of our maleness or mistreatment due to a given element of nature; that man to find God and their place in femaleness. bodily disorder they may has to accept and personally make Volume 38, Number 13 society. He decided to transition For the most part, our have been born with, but sense of.” this passion into a new format perately waiting for someone to street evangelization in other genetic sex (XX female or in treating such persons, To live in an ordered way, with Sooner Catholic Newspaper and location, approaching Father pray for them. We have talked to places and at different times in XY male) serves as the we always strive to return several people, including many an ordered masculinity or femi- 7501 Northwest Expressway Price Oswalt with the idea of street order to reach more people,” de best guide to the true sex their cardiac or intellec- ninity, is certainly one of the great evangelization. After months of fallen-away Catholics who want to Loera said. “We want to become of an individual, though tual functions to their Oklahoma City, OK 73132 challenges of our time, and we prayer and preparation, the idea return to the Church. Our group more available so we can spread in rare situations, even proper baseline, rather (405) 721-1810 only can undertake this important was approved and Saint Joseph of evangelizers have heard several our mission.” the sex chromosomes than inventing a new task by insisting on the corre- Fax: (405) 721-5210 Street Evangelization was estab- awesome testimonies in the short themselves can have abnormal as the norm spondence of our minds to reality E-mail: [email protected] lished. time we’ve been out doing this.” Madeline Hecker is a freelance anomalies. For example, and defining that as a – especially to the deeply inscribed Mailing Address: During street evangelization, The group encounters numer- writer for the Sooner Catholic. when somebody is born “treatment,” as some are ous visitors to the city since their reality of our unique embodiment P.O. Box 32180 the team sets up a booth stocked with Klinefelter Syndrome tempted to do with sexual with free resources on the Catholic location is close to the Oklahoma as male or female. Oklahoma City, OK 73123 (XXY) they develop not development disorders. faith, including rosaries and infor- City bombing memorial. On busy only as a male due to While a newborn’s mative books. Each team member days, the team encounters more the presence of the Y chromosome dom, are marked by an ineradica- “intrinsic maleness” or “intrinsic Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. Visit us online at carries out a specific duty. Some than 100 people within the two- and its testosterone-producing ble sexual “dimorphism,” or “two- femaleness” may be difficult to earned his doctorate in neuroscience www.soonercatholic.org approach and talk with those hour span. The goal of the team is influence, but also as a “feminized” forms,” namely, male and female. assess in certain more complicated from Yale and did post-doctoral passing by, others pray the rosary to take their street evangelizing to male because of the influences of When problems arise in the devel- intersex cases, the point remains work at Harvard. He is a priest of the next level. the diocese of Fall River, Mass., and Visit the archdiocesan website and some lead a music ministry. the additional X chromosome. opment of one of these forms, this that there is an “intrinsic” or “un- Their overall goal is to spread the “We are working on doing the serves as the director of education at www.archokc.org When strong hormonal influ- does not make for a new “third derlying” sexual constitution that love of Christ and to pray for ences are at play, as in another form,” or worse, for an infinite we must do our best to recognize, at The National Catholic Bioethics those in need. disorder called Congenital Andro- spectrum of different sexual forms. respect and act in accord with. Center in Philadelphia. The Sooner Catholic Despite the brief existence genital Syndrome, a genetically Instead, intersex situations We must carefully acknowledge, (USPS 066-910) is published of the Saint Joseph Street normal XX female can have in- represent cases in which a person nurture and accept our given biweekly except for once in July Evangelization, participants creased testosterone production is either male or female, but has and twice in December by said the event has achieved by her adrenal glands, resulting in confounding physiological factors major success. the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. the development of external male- that make them appear or feel as “The immediate impact is like genitalia, even though she also if they were of the opposite sex, or Sooner Catholic evident. The group is new has ovaries, a vagina and a uterus. maybe even both sexes. The newspaper is not responsible but it is already affecting While the term “intersex” is In other words, the underlying honored for unsolicited material. the community,” de Loera sometimes used to describe sit- sex remains, even though the psy- Copyright © 2016 Sooner Catholic said. uations where an individual has chology or gender they experience for excellence “Last time, we had people non-standard genital anatomy, it may be discordant. Put another who were moved to tears Subscription rate: $20 per year typically has a broader range of way, intersex individuals may be because they were des- meanings. Some have argued that “drawn away” from their intrinsic for all who are not members of the a person has to be born with both male or female sexual constitution Congratulations to the Sooner Catholic! Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. Photos provided ovarian and testicular tissue to by various anatomical differences The archdiocese's newspaper won top awards this Periodical postage paid at count as being intersex, but “in- in their bodies, and by opposing year from the Catholic Press Association and the Oklahoma City, OK 73125. tersex” is an imprecise term that interior physiological drives and Oklahoma Press Association. can describe a range of situations forces. n COLUMN BY A BISHOP/ARCHBISHOP - POSTMASTER: Send address 1st Place, Archbishop Coakley changes to the Sooner Catholic, St. Joseph P.O. Box 32180, Oklahoma City, n SPANISH COLUMN ON SPIRITUAL LIFE - 1st Place, Pedro Moreno OK 73123. Street n GENERAL EXCELLENCE - 3rd Place, Diane Clay, Brianna Osborne Evangelization n BEST EDITORIAL - 3rd Place, Diane Clay Anyone interested in exploring the Catholic faith or for Catholics n BEST PHOTOGRAPH - Honorable Mention, Theresa Bragg who desire to strengthen and deepen their Catholic faith but are n OPA FEATURE WRITING – 1st Place, Diane Clay, Tina Dzurisin, unable to attend the street evan- Maria Scaperlanda gelizations on Friday afternoon can attend a Q&A with Fr. Price n OPA PERSONAL COLUMNS – 3rd Place, Archbishop Coakley Oswalt on July 19 at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph Old Cathedral, 307 N.W. 4. A special congratulations to Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda who won the CPA's top honor, the Saint Francis de Sales Award, for her contribution to the Sooner Catholic and her award-winning biography of Servant of The Sooner Catholic Contact Joel de Loera God Father Stanley Rother. is supported through the (405) 235- 4565 Archdiocesan Development Fund. [email protected] To read the winning entries for this year’s awards, go online to www.soonercatholic.org. 6 June 26, 2016 Commentary Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic Commentary June 26, 2016 7 Our Global Family Mount grad celebrates naval Building a faithful life of attentiveness, compassion Mornings with academy graduation, wedding

I had the privilege to deliver of understanding, love, loyalty and what God intends for each of us. Pope Francis By Steve Gust, the commencement speeches at intimacy. They call for and deserve In the daily echoes of the play- Dr. Carolyn Spring 2016 is one Jacqueline wanted to become a naval offi - a few Catholic universities and what is within each of us to give: ground monitor’s urging to play Y. Woo By J.E. Helm, colleges. Humbled by the fact that undivided attention. And if we nice, I fi nd the seeds of my “C”- President and Kennedye isn’t going to forget any- cer,” DeNegri said. “Our Rocket few people remember cannot pay proper at- word: compassion. Playing nice is time soon. has achieved a big dream and her Chief Executive, This is a nice little book to keep in your what their commence- tention to people, how the drill in our practice to make In late May, the alumnus of Mount family is extremely proud of Catholic relief purse, leave on the desk or take on vacation. ment speakers intoned “Jesus taught us do we pay attention room for the other: to have a sense Mount Saint Mary High her. We hold her in our Services “Morning Homilies III” includes 75 two- to at these ceremonies, to God? How do we of the other, to know how to be School graduated from prayers as she con- that the sum of three-page homilies by Pope Francis, de- I tried to keep the place ourselves in the with the other. the prestigious Naval tinues to pursue her our efforts will be livered in the chapel of Casa Santa Marta, message really simple presence of God? It is indispensable training for we treat others, particularly those Academy in Annapolis, dreams of becoming a judged by how the Vatican guest house that is the pope’s and hopefully par- To step into that our journey of success. Authentic who cross our paths and lack the Md. A week later, she Navy pilot.” residence. tially memorable. This we treat others, new school, we had leadership requires us to advance essentials of a dignifi ed existence. returned to Oklahoma Kennedye also at- Each short chapter contains an account of year, I focused on the particularly those to be brave. So, let others to a better place, and we Success is therefore not what we City to marry another tended Saint John the the day’s homily as it appeared in “L’Osser- unforgettable starting who cross our “B” stand for bravery, can seldom do that without empa- accumulate, but what we give Midshipman, Nicho- Baptist in Edmond. vatore Romano,” the Vatican’s daily news- points for all of our which we evoke for thy as people are not machines. away; not how high we climb, but las McCrory, at Saint She said her faith paths and lack paper. It does not contain a transcript of learning journeys: our new scary en- how low we bend to heal Francis of Assisi in means a great deal to the essentials the full homilies. The book is the third in a “ABCs.” deavors. Will those broken down by life; Oklahoma City. her. of a dignifi ed series, each one as well-received as the last. Do you remember I succeed? not what we do for our “It has been a long “My faith has helped The pope is a believer in the value of homilies, and he has some very how your mom told existence.” Will I belong? own good, but what we do journey,” Kennedye me grow, and has been well-defi ned ideas about how they should be delivered. In “Evangelii you when you started Will I mat- for the common good. said. “It also has been very important to me,” Gaudium,” Pope Francis has an entire chapter on the homily. school to pay atten- ter? What if As the ABCs have un- a very rewarding expe- she said. The introduction in “Morning Homilies” quotes the pope as saying tion to your teachers? For “A,” I make a compete fool of locked the world of knowl- rience.” She also fondly recalled her days that the homily is “the touchstone for judging a pastor’s closeness let me revisit this concept recast myself? We can only fi nd edge for us, may these Kennedye is now a commis- at Mount Saint Mary. and ability to communicate to his people.” here as attentiveness, particularly and actually shape these reframed ABCs give us sioned ensign in the U.S. Navy and “It was a very supportive Catho- The pope notes that the homily should be brief and positive and attentiveness to people. Lost in an answers by doing, trying, new capacities for know- her fi rst assignment is in Pensa- lic community.” should offer suggestions for how we can be better. That is exactly environment with non-stop stimuli learning and getting up. It ing: knowing the other, cola, Fla., where she will train as While at the naval academy, what each one of the book’s chapters, each one of the homilies, does and tethered to the devices that takes courage to admit knowing life and knowing a pilot. she was in the Catholic Midship- so well. constantly beep for our response, that we are not always God. Prior to entering her senior year men Club as well as the Catholic A reader could use this book for daily meditation, reading each how well do we pay attention to right; that we can hurt Bon Voyage. at Mount Saint Mary, she attended Daughters of America. This past chapter in sequence. One could also scan the index of titles provided people? Working on the assump- others’ feelings; that we a Naval Academy summer session Easter, her husband, who is from ahead of the introduction to select a homily that would speak to the tion that we can multitask well, can let people down. It Dr. Carolyn Y. Woo is and became convinced the acad- Texas, joined the Church. The two day’s needs. which science has debunked, we takes honesty to recognize the president and chief emy was for her. met their fi rst year at the academy The reader could select “Getting Over Obstacles,” “Holy Patience” sandwich the conversation with a the burden we place on executive of Catholic Relief “I was a little apprehensive at during chemistry class. Eventu- or “Marriage and Three Fold Love.” Some titles as pure Pope Francis, grandparent between snapchats, others and have the grace Services, the offi cial over- fi rst, but after a week, I knew ally, Nick proposed on a beach in serious and lighthearted at the same time: “No Clock Watching at tweets, texts, alerts. to apologize. Be ready to seas humanitarian agency that’s where I wanted to be,” she Hawaii. Mass” and “Defi nitely the Devil.” We may be hearing her update pay for doing the right of the Catholic community said. The couple married June 4 at Still other titles are intriguing such as “Sinners in White Gloves” on the cancer treatment, but with thing, honoring our in- in the United States. This Jacqueline is the daughter of Dr. Saint Francis of Assisi with Father and “Nuns and Priests Free from Idolatry.” Some chapters offer a eyes scanning incoming messages tegrity and protecting our article is part of her ongo- James Kennedye of Edmond and William Novak as celebrant. warning: “Where It’s Forbidden to Pray” and “Martyrdom Isn’t Just a and thoughts wandering about soul. ing monthly column, Our Criston Kennedye of Tulsa. Her Because she’s in the pilot pro- Thing of the Past.” whom we want to hang out with, The good news is that we do not The physics of self-centeredness Global Family, written for father also served in the Navy. She gram, she will be in the Navy for at Beneath each title chapter is the date on which it was delivered we may miss the frailty, loneliness rely on ourselves alone. It is God’s is such that this is insuffi cient Catholic News Service. You can explained The Mount was a great least 10 years. She has no problem and the scriptural reference from the day’s readings that are the and spirit of the person who just power that we draw from, God’s to move others. More important, follow Dr. Woo on Twitter at @ school to help train her for the with that commitment or a long basis of his homily. said “everything is fi ne.” bounty that we rely on, and the Jesus taught us that the sum of WooCRS. Navy career. In each case, the pope offers a few main points for consideration Interactions are the birthplaces Holy Spirit who helps us become our efforts will be judged by how “That’s fi ne with me,” about the particular scriptural text. His approach is simple and she said. “I look for- earnest and draws in the reader. He tells the congregation that “God ward to it.” wants to save you,” some people “say they belong to the Church but Parish “Stephen Ministry” commissions faithful caregivers only have one foot in the door,” and “We all have something [to re- Steve Gust is a Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfi ll the law of Christ — Galatians 6:2 pent of] and if we look into our souls, we’ll fi nd something that isn’t freelance writer for the right; every one of us.” Sooner Catholic. By Judy Hilovsky, Pope Francis notes the questions in the Scriptures: “What is this Gentile woman doing here?” and “Why does this generation look for a sign?” He also asks us a few questions. “Am I prepared to carry a The parish-based Stephen Min- program back in 1995 and have it’s leadership cross like Jesus?” “What is the fasting the Lord wants?” “Do I know istry is developed on Jesus’ com- commissioned six groups of care- that has gotten how to touch sick people, old people, children tenderly?” mand to love one another. The givers. According to Deacon Norm us here,” she Each of his homilies concludes with an exhortation, and encour- ministry’s name comes from Saint Mejstrik, the ministry has helped said about the agement to do better, to be better followers of Jesus. Stephen, who according to Acts 6, hundreds of people in the commu- church commis- He says, “Think of Jesus who goes ahead of us … who guides us was the fi rst layperson commis- nity. sioning 45 care- along the way,” and “be humble and pray that the Lord may always sioned by the apostles to provide At Saint John Nepomuk in Yu- givers through challenges at the academy. give us the freedom of an open heart.” caring ministry to those in need. kon, the ministry has been active the years. “It’s Welcoming the news of her grad- “Morning Homilies III” is uplifting and inspiring. No one could read During diffi cult times, whether it since 2005, according to Irene a quiet minis- uation was Talita DeNegri, princi- this book and fail to learn, to grow in Christ. Even more, this little be a serious illness, losing a loved McAlister, who was one of the try. We listen pal of Mount Saint Mary. Father Stephen Bird of Epiph- book is pure Pope Francis, and it is a delight to read. one or job, or divorce or separation, church’s fi rst caregivers. without judge- “Jacque graduated in 2011 and any of the Lord Catholic Church in J.E. Helm is a freelance writer for the Sooner Catholic. Stephen Ministry offers someone to “It has got to be the Holy Spir- ment. We share the walk with them knew from her freshman year she care, listen and share God’s love. and before we even start, there northwest Oklahoma City, said Ste- A Stephen Minister helps a person are prayers on our lips and in our phen Ministry will benefi t the more than 1,600 families in the parish. who is hurting and takes time to Need a Stephen hearts.” Father Carl Janocha really listen. McAlister learned of the ministry “It can help some of our parishio- celebrates Mass at Saint Mary Book Signing Ministry caregiver? ners understand that they are not Stephen Ministry trains and or- after seeking support following the in Medford in honor of his “The Shepherd Who Didn’t Run.” alone with their diffi culties. They 25th anniversary as a priest. ganizes laypeople for caring minis- Midwest City – Deacon Norm death of her fi rst husband and later will have someone to talk to and Author Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda try in and around their congrega- Mejstrik, (405) 737-4476 wanted help for her son who was tions. Although ministers receive going through a divorce. McAlister with whom they can express their 50 hours of extensive training, they Yukon – Deacon Cliff Fitzmorris contacted the archdiocese, who feelings,” he said. Where: Best of Books are not a counselor or problem (405) 354-2743 or directed her to a Stephen Ministry “This also can help with healing 1313 E. Danforth Rd., Edmond solver. Diana Hale (405) 226-2699 or program. So, when Father William of mind, body and spirit. My hope The caregiver service is one-to- Irene McAlister (405) 354-5159. Novak became pastor at Saint is this will lead to a healthier par- Kickingbird Square Shopping one with confi dentiality being its John Nepomuk, she approached ish community.” Center Northwest OKC – Carol Wenzl hallmark. Only the principle leader him about the ministry and he was In May, Epiphany commissioned (405) 203-5047 or of the Stephen Ministry and the excited to start. its fi rst group of 19 caregivers. Deacon Armando Cruz-Rodz When: July 7 pastor have knowledge of who is Father Rex Arnold, the current (405) 340-9767 assigned to whom. pastor at Saint John Nepomuk, has Judy Hilovsky is a freelance 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saint Philip Neri started its continued that assistance. writer for the Sooner Catholic. Photos Cara Koenig/Sooner Catholic 8 June 26, 2016 Education Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic Commentary June 26, 2016 9 CFO Golf Classic supports Catholic education A journey from hate to death or love to life: choose Reflecting on the Orlando Tragedy By Pedro A. Moreno, O.P. P.C., and United Mechan- Surgery Center of Enid and Trinity Director, Office of Hispanic Ministry Winners of the 2016 Schools ical. Publications. Flight and the Archbishop’s The classic hole sponsors In-kind donations were provided The tragedy in Orlando has affected, enough! Which is to say that we are all Traveling Trophy, (l-r) are ADG, Alan Aneshans- by Cory’s Audio-Visual Services, in one way or another, all of God’s loving created in the image and likeness of love, Evangelium Vitae David Tremble, Lyndon ley, Arvest Bank, Banc- Gaillardia Country Club, Rick people. because God is love. We were created into Closing prayer Strunk, Alexis Sadeghy and First, Catapult Learning, Jones Buick GMC, Tyler Signs and We firmly believe that God is love and life because of the generous love of God. Jordan Domeck accept Catholic Mutual Group, B.C. Clark Jewelers. God is life. Our God is a God of life and Secularism eliminates God, distorting Saint John Paul II congratulations from Charles Schwab and Com- Special donors included Aetna, not a God of death. The growth in the true love, and ends up eliminating the Archbishop Coakley. pany, Stephen A. Chas- Delta Dental, Doug and Tish Ea- number of mass murders, transcendent value and O Mary, tain, D.D.S., Crowe and son, Barbara Hatfield, Dr. Michael a growth directly tied to dignity of life. When life bright dawn of the new world, Dunlevy, Eide Bailly, First Steffen, Dick Wright, Tony Tyler the expansion of secular- loses its transcendence, Mother of the living, National Bank of Okla- and UNUM. ism in our modern day death triumphs. to you we entrust the cause of life. homa, Heartland Mobility, The Padres in the Kitchen silver society, denies God, de- The Orlando tragedy is Look down, O Mother, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; sponsors were Ellen and Jerry nies God’s roll as creator, a localized triumph of evil, upon the vast numbers Rev. James Greiner, Inves- Kelley and Jaimee and Chuck and without a creator but evil does not have the of babies not allowed to be born, there are no creatures. last word. Evil cannot de- Trust, Ken and Karen Kenworthy, Zorio. The Padres in the Kitchen “Human dignity is of the poor whose lives are made difficult, The Saint Monica parish LCG Associates, Mercy Hospital, bronze sponsors were Kathy and Without a creator there stroy our hope. Evil exists, team members, (l-r) are only clumps of living directly tied to God it is in part a mysterious of men and women Paycom Payroll LLC, Rocket Color, Alan Aneshansley, Mary and Tom who are victims of brutal violence, Chuck Zorio, David Smith and Kernke, anonymous on Beadles, Amy and Chad McDou- matter walking the earth. and without him, reality, but we know that of the elderly and the sick killed Munn, Jaimee Zorio behalf of Saint Gregory’s Univer- gall, Ann and Manny Sanchez and And, if our existence is life loses its inherent evil cannot enslave us all by indifference or out of misguided mercy. and Chris Evans, accept sity, Saint Ann Retirement Center, Gayle and Barney Semtner. redefined and reduced to and transcendent for Christ triumphed over the Father Kirk Larkin clumps of godless liv- evil. His triumph was on value.” Grant that all who believe in your Son All Parish Trophy from ing matter, the culture the cross. The proof that Team members David Archbishop Coakley. of death will grow and love triumphs over evil and may proclaim the Gospel of life Mesigh and Gerald expand. death was manifested on Easter Sunday. with honesty and love Goodall accept the The Catholic Foundation’s Human dignity is directly tied to God We are an Easter people. to the people of our time. Foundation A Flight 15th Annual Golf Classic was a and without him, life loses its inherent The Orlando tragedy should motivate First Place trophies Obtain for them the grace great day of golf, fellowship and and transcendent value. You cannot us to battle secularism. Let’s unite in and prizes from to accept that Gospel dedication to support of our Cath- Foundation B Flight strive to eliminate God from daily life – bringing God into every aspect of our Archbishop Coakley. olic schools and Catholic educa- 1st Place – Kevin Trosper, Father secularization – and keep the value of lives and back into society. As disciples as a gift ever new, tion in the archdiocese. The event Joe Jacobi, David Mesigh and Ger- human life at the same time. of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the joy of celebrating it with gratitude was held on June 6, 2016, at ald Goodall. A society without God is a society filled with the power of his Spirit, we can throughout their lives Gaillardia Country Club. The Golf 2nd Place – Mike Milli- without true love – love in its fullest inundate society with the overwhelming and the courage to bear witness to it, Classic sported 180 golfers. gan, Michael Milligan, expression – that ultimately becomes a life-giving power of his love. resolutely, in order to build In addition to the golf, a silent Father William Novak society of death. The greater presence of God and the together with all people of good will auction was held. The net pro- and David Johnson. The value and dignity of every human more we share his love in society, the the civilization of truth and love, ceeds of the event will be more life is born from the fact that we are all greater the defeat of hate and death. to the praise and glory of God, than $80,000 and will be sent to In the skills contest, created in the image and likeness of our This is Good News; to share the gospel of the creator and lover of life. the 21 Catholic schools and the the winner of the Closest loving God. Jesus Christ is our mission. Catholic education endowment to the Pin Competition Foundation A Flight winners, We are all created in the image and Pray for Orlando. Amen. funds at the foundation. The foun- was Jeff Saxton; winner (l-r) Ed Lawter, Mike Lawter, likeness of God! We cannot repeat this dation's goal is to maintain quality of the Men’s Longest Jeff Saxton and John Feary, education at all of our Catholic Drive Competition was receive their trophies and prizes schools and to provide endowment Karsten Kenworthy, from Archbishop Coakley. spendable income to both schools winner of the Women’s and parish education funds within Longest Drive Competition was Saint Damien the archdiocese. In the past 15 Alexis Sadeghy and winner of the golf classic events, the Catholic Longest Putt Competition was foundation has raised more than Shaun Blackwell. becomes $500,000 cumulative for endow- There were no winners for the ment funds. Hole-in-One contests for either Chairman of the golf classic was a new 2016 Buick Encore com- archdiocese’s Jaimee Zorio. The event committee pact sport utility from Rick Jones included Mary Beadles, Don Creel, Buick-GMC or for a Rolex watch newest parish Kevin Karpe, Jerry Kelley, Butch from B.C. Clark Jewelers. Meibergen, Sharon Robinson, The presenting sponsor for the By Sally Linhart, Danny Stith, Barbara Thornhill, 2016 CFO Golf Classic was Char- David Zuech, Jeanne Bohan and les L. and Jaimee R. Zorio. Barney Semtner. Flight sponsors were MidFirst On June 9, a decree establish- bishop Emeritus Eusebius Bel- Latin Mass is typically more Saint Damien Bank and Love’s Travel Stops and ing Saint Damien of Molokai as tran, the church was named after silent than other masses, which Father Kirk Larkin All-Parish Country Stores. a parish in the archdiocese of newly canonized Saint Damien, offers more time for reflection and of Molokai Team The golf ball sponsors were Saint Oklahoma City was signed by and the current building is being prayer. 1st Place Traveling Trophy – Saint Katharine Drexel Retirement Cen- Archbishop Coakley and Pastor used as a temporary home until “That’s one of the major distinc- Known as the leper priest, Monica: Chuck Zorio, Jaimee Zo- ter and Wells Fargo Advisors. World Christopher Pelster. Although the a bigger church building is com- tions between Saint Damien and Saint Damien was born in rio, David Munn and Chris Evans. The awards dinner sponsor was church has been part of the arch- pleted. At that point, the current other parishes,” Father Pelster Belgium in 1840. At age 20, Bank of Oklahoma. The golf shirt Refugee Day diocese for six years, this decree church will serve as the parish explained. “The silent time is very he joined the Sacred Hearts School Flight Archbishop’s Tro- sponsor was Wealth Management gives the church official status as fellowship hall. important and allows us to shut Fathers and later went to Hono- phy Group. The goodie bag sponsor a parish in the archdiocese. High Mass at Saint Damien is out the noise of the world and con- lulu where he was ordained. He Catholic Charities of the 1st Place – Bishop McGuinness was Gallagher Benefit Services. Saint Damien, located on Sor- said entirely in Latin, with the nect with God.” worked in missions for several Archdiocese of Oklahoma City Catholic High School: Landon Our double eagle sponsors were ghum Mill Road in far north priest facing the altar, in the Tri- Father Pelster extended a wel- years until he volunteered to go celebrated World Refugee Day Strunk, Alexi Sadeghy, David Gerald E. Kelley LLC, Mark Ruffin, Edmond, serves the Latin Mass dentine style. Although Canon Law come to all guests, and encourages to the leper colony on Molokai. on June 18. Along with The Trimble and Jordan Donek. Lawter and Associates PLLC, Long- community in the Oklahoma City stopped requiring women to cover Catholics who would like to ex- Saint Damien cared for all lep- Spero Project, The American 2nd Place – Christ the King: Jim horn Service Company, Anderson area with more than 300 parishio- their heads in 1983, nearly all the perience a Latin Mass to visit the ers, especially children, and built Red Cross, Oklahoma City Feighny, Ronald Hill, Steven Bent- & House Inc., Butch and Margie ners, according to Father Pelster. female parishioners wear veils. parish. churches, hospitals and clinics. Public Schools, RAYO OKC ley and Brian Affolder. Meibergen and Maguire-O’Hara “Many people don’t know we While Latin Mass has become less For Mass times or more informa- He died on Molokai in 1889. and members of OCRC, we Construction. exist,” Father Pelster said. “It will common since the Second Vatican tion about the parish, go online to Pope John Paul II beatified him celebrated the many cultures Foundation A Flight The premium hole sponsors were be nice for people to know that we Council, it is still cherished by www.stdamiens.org or call (405) in 1995, and he was canonized in our community. 1st Place – Mike Lawter, Jeff Sax- Mary and Tom Beadles, Doug and are here, and that we offer a Latin many Catholics. 330-9968. in 2009. Saint Damien is the Photos provided Congressman Steve Russell ton, Ed Lawter and John Feary. Tish Eason, W. Bentley Edmonds, Mass.” Father Pelster is a member “Our Mass is very much centered unofficial patron saint of people was awarded the Community Leadership Award for providing a voice 2nd Place – Danny Stith, Daniel M.D., Ralph Fredrickson, Charles of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint on reverence,” Father Pelster said. Sally Linhart is a freelance writer with HIV and AIDS. His feast for those who go unheard. Stith Jr., Joe Vahlberg and Bryan Lawrence, M.D., Nash and Com- Peter. “The main focus here is reverence, for the Sooner Catholic. day is Oct. 11. Vahlberg. pany CPA; Peters and Chandler, Established in 2010 by Arch- prayer and solemnity.” 10 June 26, 2016 Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic Faith June 26, 2016 11 Jobs Box Fourth grade teacher archokc.org/multimedia/files/ certification; teaching experience adults who enjoy helping children Slim volume can add to Catholics’ Holy Trinity Catholic School doc_download/294-teacher-appli- preferred. Send resume to Brenda ages 4 to 9 learn more about their in Okarche is accepting applica- cation-packet. Send resume, cover Tener, principal, [email protected]. Catholic faith. We also need some- understanding of Mass responses tions for a fourth grade teacher letter and copy of teaching certifi- one who can watch children ages 2 Children’s ministry helpers for the 2016-2017 school year. cate to Tammy Jacobs at tjacobs@ to 3. A stipend is available. Contact needed Applicants should hold a min- holytrinityok.org. Norma Rupel at [email protected]. The charismatic prayer meeting, “It Is Right and Just: Responses of the Roman Missal” by John M. Cunningham, imum of a bachelor’s degree in Fifth grade teacher which meets every Thursday from Social studies teacher education with certification or O.P. Newman House Press, 61 pp., $10. St. Philip Neri Catholic School in 7 p.m. to 8:15p.m. at the Catholic Mount St. Mary Catholic High pending certification. Download a Midwest City is seeking a fifth grade Pastoral Center, is developing a chil- School is seeking a full-time certi- By Mitch Finley, teacher application packet at www. teacher. Applicants must hold state dren’s ministry. We are looking for fied social studies teacher with Pre- Catholic News Service AP/AP experience preferred. Coach- ing assignment a possibility. Send Any Catholic who attends Mass regularly is mortal sins – that is ordered to the sacrament of reconciliation.” letter of interest, copy of certifica- by now familiar with the new English trans- This also is an example of the author’s tendency to let his source tion and resume to Talita DeNegri, lation of the Mass prayers published in 2011. speak for itself without comment. For example, note that the cate- [email protected] or fax This doesn’t mean, however, that familiarity chism says nothing about the forgiveness of venial sins in the peni- to (405) 631-9209. led to understanding or appreciation. tential act, only mortal sins. (The reader would do well, by the way, to Sooner Catholic Many Catholics may not grasp the connec- note that the catechism makes clear the rarity of mortal sins and how www.soonercatholic.org January 10, 2016 www.archokc.org Second grade teacher tions between the responses now spoken by difficult it actually is to commit a mortal sin.) St. Mary Catholic School in Guth- the Eucharistic assembly and both Scripture When commenting on longer responses, such as the “Glory to God *R0DNH'LVFLSOHV Sooner Catholic rie is accepting applications for a www.soonercatholic.org and the writings of the early fathers of the in the Highest,” Father Cunningham singles out particular parts for January 10, 2016 Go Make Disciples *R0DNH'LVFLSOHV www.archokc.org Ada parishioners bring hope to prisoners second-grade teacher for the 2016- By Charles Albert For the Sooner Catholic church. In “It Is Right and Just,” Father John attention. He notes that “the Gloria may be conveniently divided into I was ... in prison and you visited me. — Matthew 26:35-3626:35-3 6 For more than 30 years, parish- ioners from Saint JJosephyears, in Ada 2017 school year. Bachelor’s degree have visitedvisite prisoners at Joseph HarpH Correctional Center as a ministry and corporal work of Cunningham, an Irish Dominican and lecturer three sections: the song of the angels (Lk 2:14), the praise of God and mercy. The parishioners visit the center, a medium security facility locat- ed near Lexington, serving them once a month since 1985. Theirwww.archokc.org devoted and invaluable service in elementary education with state to the prison population through April 3,the 2016 years was recognized in April at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome, takes the invocation of the Lord Jesus Christ.” 1994 with a Team Service Award Inmates at the Joseph Harp Correctional Center pray before a Christmas party. from SOthe Oklahoma Department of Photo provided. Sooner Catholic Center pray before a Christmas party. underunderstand prison life since they rstand prison www.soonercatholic.org Corrections. life since they *R0DNH'LVFLSOHV prayer, and then present scripture werweree iin prison themselves. Elizabeth Witherow and Ann or a videor before moving to discus- “Thee person I deal with when Maxwell have been active in this À nd sself-esteem, dignity and self- EasterEastesion. If an inmateth edoesn’t week, have Mary a dignity and self- I go upp there is the person that prison ministry from the begin- early in worth,rth,h, shshe said. When Maxwell teaching certification a must. Send family,À rst orday family ofthe ththe members tomb week, nearby, Mary When Maxwell Christt isis ministering ministering to to at at the the time time ning. 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Then the rst, other and hedis- saw both kin and“These foe. children, as the years go by,À will be taking rite and blessing and dismissal – Father Cunningham addresses each Regarding, for example, the Gloria’s invocation of peace, he quotes ciciple also wenwent tomb in, the one who had your place with another child – your grandchildren “In these days and aarrivedtime, we atsuffer the tomb À from the absence– and they of compassionwill ask the samein thing: faith,” he said in his brief, unscripted homily. our hearts – as if the comingand believed. of Jesus For they did not yet Christ and the“Don’t message forgetunderstand thatof Christmas the greatest the legacyScripture that you that he can leave your children is faith,” he said, adding he were in vain,” he said inhad his homilyto rise at from the dead.” hoped they would always be capable of helping their load application packet at www. the Church of Saint Catherine, adja- children grow in the faith. cent to the Church of the Nativity in The infants, wearingJohn their 20:1-9 Sunday best – chiffon Dear friends of the Sooner Catholic, Bethlehem,or lacy West dresses, Bank. cotton cardigans or plush overalls response spoken by the assembly and shares insights with the reader. from “The City of God” by Saint Augustine of Hippo: “So great is the “It is easy– were to showbaptized mercy over to a thosefont supported by an ornate- with whomly detailed we are bronzerelated oliveby blood, tree. One by one, the pope gna. kinship,pouredea religion Mantegna. water and race.from aHowever, gilded shell it and gently ca- is difÀ cultressed to extend the head the ofrelationship each of the 13 girls and 13 boys. tury Italian masterto include Andr As the he poor has doneand marginalized, in the past, he told the mothers prisonersnot and to hesitate the victims in breast-feedingU.S., of violence Spanish their babies during bishops archokc.org/multimedia/files/doc. and terrorism innew Palestine and in our thells ceremony. newchbishop neighboringLater countries,” inned the day,ar he before said. praying“Our theLatin Angelus Patriarch with Fouad Twal of Jerusalem celebrates midnight Mass on Christmas in One commentary many readers may be particularly interested in is gift of peace that ... nothing more pleasant can be heard, nothing t, popehearts te visitorsgo out to gathered the millions in Saint of ref-Peter’s Square,the Church Pope ofFran- St. Catherine, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, West The Risen Christ is depicted in the painting “Resurrection” by 15th-century Italian master Andreaordain Mantegna. ugees livingcis said in beingcamps baptized and shanties, carries with Bank.it “the CNS responsi- photo/Fadi Arouri, pool via EPA. rates midnig &16%ULGJHPDQ,PDJHV eter Wells ht Mass o P sufferingbility from of followingthe biting Jesus cold; –people the obedient servant – and hurch of the Nativity, on Christmas in in Bethlehem, West Á reproducing in us his same likeness, that is, gentle- Oklahoman Peter Wells eeing fromordained areas of con archbishop fragile boats, and the sea becoming a are driftingness, onhumility, vast waters tenderness.”Á ict, aboard many Cultivate personalBy Cindycontact, Wooden pope tells new U.S., Spanishcollective graveyard.” bishops Catholic News Service is, ordain- Even though “this is not easy, especially if we are lencee still exist througthroughout the world. download/294-teacher-applica- , in- surrounded by so much intolerance, pride,“Mercy, rigidity,” compassion and benevo- ghout the world. shops Fortunately,unately, not all people have lost ls, he said, “it is possible with the power that comes all pe VATICAN CITY –À cialsPope asFrancis, bishops,yan Welordain- in- eople have lost from the Holy Spirit.” conticontinuedinued on page 3 the one on the response, “And with your spirit.” Why did this response more desirable can be longed for, and nothing better can be found.” ing two Vatican of behind re is a real “The Holy Spirit, received for the cluding Oklahoma’s Peter Bryan Wells, day of our baptism, opens our heart to the truth, to told them to remember that behind the whole truth. The Spirit drives our lives along the every letter they receive, therew nuncio is a real À rst time on the challenging, but joyous path of charity and solidari- person. sh Bishop ry ofty toward our brothers and sisters,” he said. Archbishop Wells, the newt, secreta nuncio tion-packet. What an amazing year. We are privileged and blessed to participate in the vibrant andand to South Africa, and Spanishnterreligious Bishope Miguel AngelÀ cal AyusoCouncil Guixot, forby Interreligious the secretary pop of the Ponti int Joseph and continued on page 7 Pope Francis accepts a hug from a man while meeting the disabled during his general audience in replace the one that had become so familiar, “And also with you.” After reading this, speaking the single word “peace” when recit- Dialogue, were ordainedthe by formalthe pope inau- Paul VI hall at the Vatican Jan. 13. March 19, the feast of Saints’ papacy. Joseph and- the third anniversary of the formal inau- ation to the archbish Long-time Catholic camp CNS photo/Paul manager Haring. retires guration of Pope Francis’ papacy. re well-knownarry g “We are very proud of the archbish-ry’s . Wells during Archbishop Wells’ ordin s parents, L &16SKRWR3DXO+DULQJ 3 op! He and his family ersare ofwell-known Saint Ma Bill, growing parish communities throughout the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, and too in the archdiocese. His parents, Larry The two men werecontinued prostrate onon pagea rurug 3 d his brother,pe and Dodie, are members of Saint Mary’s shop Coakley greets Archbishop nsePeter to B dy of Guadalu ArchbishopArchbi Coakley greets Archbishop Peter B. Wells during Archbishop Wells’ ordinationBy Ted Kingto parish in Guthrie and his brother, Bill,gh the episcopate by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica. For the Sooner Catholic Father Cunningham writes, in part: ing the Gloria during Mass may become a more meaningful experi- p. Archbishop is director of Our Lady of Guadalupe prepared throu ch am grateful for his generous resporesponse to After 16 and a half years, Larry Catholic Youth Camp. ArchbishopChurch Beltran asked him to stay on and ELA/social studies middleschool to the local umume Wells has retired as manager of Our Wells has been well-prepared through this call,” Archbishop Coakley said. manage the camp. al Church to asslities. I Lady of Guadalupe camp. his years of service to the local Church “He was my bishop, so I couldn’t ghty responsibili The 480-acre camp located between and to the universal Church to assume Luther and Wellston began operation say no,” Wells joked. “I didn’t think it these new and weighty responsibilities. I in June 1999 with Wells in charge of would be 16 and a half years!” spread the Good News of Our Lord. Before managing camp OLOG, Wells getting it up and running. By summer 2000, Our Lady of Guadalupe camp worked for Southwestern Bell, spend- ing 40 years with the phone company. “Understanding the response ‘And with your spirit’ in the light of ... ence. hosted youth for the À The idea for the camp started, when His duties involved spending a great teacher rst time. deal of time in Saint Louis. As a result Larry Wells at the site where Camp OLOG Archbishop Beltran wanted a summer would be built. camp for the Archdiocese of Oklaho- of being away, he was unable to be archives. Photo Sooner Catholic ma that was similar to the summer involved much in his parish. He said camp he had while serving as bishop when he retired from that job, “It was of Tulsa. Wells said the archbishop payback time for me. The Church has asked him to organize the new camp, been so good to me and my family.” and once it was open, Archbishop Wells and his wife, Dodie, have words of the fathers of the church (e.g. Saint John Chrysostom and There are numerous similar commentaries in this slim volume that children and live in Guthrie. His son St. Mary Catholic School in Guth- Bill Wells is succeeding him as À ve

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This is: Fin addition to OR Finstead of the print version. To see more job openings, go online to www.soonercatholic.org. The first martyr was the deacon Christian faith. She refused and before Roman authorities in Syria 12 June 26, 2016 Español Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic Español June 26, 2016 13 Lánzate a lo más Profundo Luke 5:4 Viajar del odio a la muerte o del amor a la vida: elijan. Reflexionando sobre la Tragedia de Orlando De pie por la libertad Por Pedro A. Moreno, O.P. Director de la Oficina de Ministerio Hispano

Por quinto verano consecutivo la Confer- han desplazado rápidamente a favor de pare- no se restringen La tragedia en Orlando ha afectado, de lo suficiente! Lo que quiere decir que todos encia Estadounidense de Obispos Católicos jas del mismo sexo, incluso hasta el punto de a los tribunales. una manera u otra, a todas las personas que hemos sido creados a imagen y semejanza del Evangelium Vitae ha pedido una Quincena por la Libertad para equiparar las uniones homosexuales con el Son aún más aman a Dios. amor, porque Dios es amor. Fuimos creados a Oración de Cierre matrimonio civil. Las consecuencias legales eficaces en rep- Creemos firmemente que Dios es amor y la vida por el generoso amor de Dios. celebrar la libertad religiosa como nuestra pri- San Juan Pablo II mera y fundamental la libertad. Estamos ahora de la libertad religiosa que este cambio radical rimir la libertad Dios es vida. Nuestro Dios es un Dios de vida El secularismo elimina a Dios, distorsion- tendrá todavía se están elaborando. de expresión y la y no un Dios de muerte. El crecimiento en ando el verdadero amor, y termina elimi- Ahora el último lugar donde se está librando práctica religiosa el número de asesinatos en nando el valor trascendente y Oh María, esta batalla es en la identidad de género, una a través de la masa, un crecimiento direct- dignidad de la vida. Cuando la aurora del mundo nuevo, ideología radical que no tiene en cuenta la corte de la opin- Arzobispo Pablo S. Coakley amente ligado a la continua vida pierde su trascendencia, Madre de los vivientes, complementariedad biológica real entre hom- ión pública. Los expansión del fenómeno de la muerte triunfa. a Ti confiamos la causa de la vida: bres y mujeres y reclama el derecho de cada que no están de acuerdo con el estilo de vida la secularización de nuestra La tragedia en Orlando es un mira, Madre, el número inmenso individuo a decidir sobre el propio género elegido de una persona, si discrepan de esta sociedad actual, niega la exis- triunfo del mal en una local- de niños a quienes se impide nacer, tencia de Dios, niega el rol de idad particular, pero el mal basada simplemente en la forma en que uno se nueva radical ortodoxia secular, son acusados de pobres a quienes se hace difícil vivir, Dios como creador, y sin un no tiene la última palabra. El identifica a sí mismo. de practicar una discriminación nacida del de hombres y mujeres víctimas creador no hay criaturas. La dignidad humana mal no puede destruir nuestra Los retos que los defensores de estas nuevas odio y sembradores de miedo. Al parecer, no de violencia inhumana, Sin un creador sólo hay está directamente esperanza. El mal existe, es en ideologías enfrentan contra la libertad religiosa creen que se pueda estar en desacuerdo con el en medio de esta celebración anual. grumos de materia viva que vinculada a Dios y parte una realidad misteriosa, de ancianos y enfermos muertos estilo de vida de alguien sin odiarlos. a causa de la indiferencia Comenzó el 21 de junio, en la víspera recorre la tierra. Y, si nuestra sin él, la vida pierde pero sabemos que el mal no de la fiesta de los dos grandes mártires Prayer for the Protection of Religious Liberty De hecho, ¡Jesús nos enseña a amar o de una presunta piedad. existencia se redefine y se su valor inherente y nos puede esclavizar porque ingleses por la libertad religiosa, Santo a todos e incluso orar por los que reduce a grumos de materia Cristo ha triunfado sobre el Tomás Moro y San Juan Fisher. Con- O God our creator, nos persiguen! Por desgracia, hemos viva sin Dios, la cultura de la trascendente. mal. Su triunfo fue en la cruz. Haz que quienes creen en tu Hijo cluirá el 4 de julio, el cumpleaños de from your provident hand we have received sido testigos de esta respuesta en las muerte va a seguir creciendo La prueba de que el amor sepan anunciar con firmeza y amor nuestra nación y su compromiso con our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. secuelas del reciente asalto terrorista y expandiendo. triunfa sobre la maldad y la muerte se mani- a los hombres de nuestro tiempo la libertad y justicia para todos. a la discoteca gay en Orlando, que dio La dignidad humana está directamente festó el Domingo de Pascua. el Evangelio de la vida. En los cinco años en que se ha ob- You have called us as your people and given us lugar a tantas muertes trágicas. En los vinculada a Dios y sin él, la vida pierde su Somos un pueblo de la Pascua. the right and the duty to worship you, the only true God, servado la Quincena por la Libertad medios de comunicación algunos cul- valor inherente y trascendente. No se puede La tragedia de Orlando nos debe motivar Alcánzales la gracia de acogerlo and your Son, Jesus Christ. paban a los católicos de esta tragedia hemos sido testigos de nuevos desafíos tratar de eliminar a Dios de la vida cotidiana para combatir la secularización. Vamos a como don siempre nuevo, debido a la adhesión de la Iglesia al - secularización - y mantener el valor de la unirnos en llevar a Dios a cada aspecto de a la libertad religiosa en los Estados Through the power and working of your Holy Spirit, la alegría de celebrarlo con gratitud plan de Dios para el matrimonio y por vida humana, al mismo tiempo. nuestras vidas y de la sociedad. Como dis- Unidos y de ataques continuos a esta you call us to live out our faith in the midst of the world, durante toda su existencia no rendirse a la nueva radical orto- Una sociedad sin Dios es una sociedad cípulos de nuestro Señor y Salvador Jesu- libertad en muchas partes del mundo. bringing the light and the saving truth of the Gospel y la valentía de testimoniarlo doxia de “igualdad en el matrimonio” e sin verdadero amor - amor en su máxima cristo, llenos del poder de su Espíritu, pode- A nivel mundial, hemos visto violenta to every corner of society. con solícita constancia, para construir, persecución de los cristianos en Irak “identidad de género”. expresión - y en última instancia se convierte mos inundar la sociedad con el irresistible en una sociedad de muerte. poder vivificante de su amor. junto con todos los hombres de buena voluntad, y Siria y en partes de África. Hombres We ask you to bless us La protección de la libertad de El valor y la dignidad de cada vida humana La mayor presencia de Dios y mientras más la civilización de la verdad y del amor, cristianos, mujeres, niños y niñas in our vigilance for the gift of religious liberty. expresión y la libertad religiosa de la nace del hecho de que todos somos creados compartimos su amor en la sociedad, mayor para alabanza y gloria de Dios Creador están siendo encarcelados, torturados Give us the strength of mind and heart Primera Enmienda siempre ha tenido a imagen y semejanza de nuestro amado es la derrota del odio y la muerte. Esto es y amante de la vida. y martirizados por ningún otro delito to readily defend our freedoms when they are threatened; la intención de proteger a las minorías y los puntos de vista impopulares. Dios. Buena Noticia; y compartir el Evangelio de fuera de su fe en Jesucristo. give us courage in making our voices heard ¡Todos hemos sido creados a imagen y Jesucristo es nuestra misión. Hoy en día es cada vez más evidente Amén. Aquí en los Estados Unidos las on behalf of the rights of your Church semejanza de Dios! ¡No podemos repetir esto Oren por Orlando. amenazas son más sutiles, más ed- and the freedom of conscience of all people of faith. que los defensores de la concepción ucadas. Fue el llamado “mandato tradicional del matrimonio, y los que anticonceptivo” incrustadas en la Ley Grant, we pray, O heavenly Father, siguen reconociendo las verdaderas de Asistencia Asequible que trajo por a clear and united voice to all your sons and daughters diferencias sexuales entre los hombres Evangelización en la Calle extiende el Evangelio primera vez este asalto a la libertad gathered in your Church y las mujeres se están convirtiendo religiosa a la luz. Esa batalla todavía in this decisive hour in the history of our nation, en la minoría. ¿Quiénes se pondrán en el centro de OKC se está luchando en los tribunales. Lo so that, with every trial withstood de pie con nosotros mañana si no nos Por Madeline Hecker, and every danger overcome – ponemos de pie por y con aquellos que está en juego es la capacidad de Durante los últimos que el evento ha lo- Nuestro grupo de evangelizadores for the sake of our children, our grandchildren cuyas libertades básicas están siendo las instituciones religiosas y personas dos meses, Joel de grado un gran éxito. han escuchado varios testimonios negadas hoy? de fe para practicar su fe y actuar en and all who come after us – Loera y su equipo de "El impacto inme- impresionantes en el poco tiempo ¡Santo Tomás Moro y San Juan consecuencia y sin sanciones del go- this great land will always be “one nation, under God, evangelizadores de diato es evidente. El que hemos estado haciendo esto.". Fisher, ruega por nosotros! bierno en forma de multas paralizantes indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” la Antigua Catedral grupo es nuevo, pero El grupo se encuentra con nu- y otras restricciones. We ask this through Christ our Lord. de San José se han ya está impactando a merosos visitantes a la ciudad, ya Durante estos cinco años la marea Amen. acercado a cientos de la comunidad ", dijo que su ubicación está cerca del cultural e incluso la ley de la nación se personas en la esquina De Loera. museo y monumento del bom- de N.W. 5 y la Avenida "La última vez, bardeo de Oklahoma City. En días Harvey, al otro lado del tuvimos personas muy ocupados, el equipo se en- monumento del bom- que fueron llevados a cuentra con más de 100 personas Evangelización bardeo en el centro las lágrimas porque en el lapso de dos horas. El obje- de la Ciudad de Okla- deseaban con deses- tivo del equipo es llevar su evan- en la Calle homa. pero que alguien gelización en la calle al siguiente De Loera, director orara por ellos. Hemos nivel. San José de la Pastoral Juvenil hablado con varias "Estamos trabajando en llevar en San José, comenzó lización en la Calle San José. personas, incluyendo esta evangelización en la calle a Cualquier persona interesada la Evangelización en la Calle San Durante la evangelización en muchos católicos alejados de su fe otros lugares y en diferentes mo- en explorar la fe católica o para José en abril y se reúne con el la calle, el equipo establece una que quieren regresar a la Iglesia. mentos con el fin de llegar a más los católicos que deseen reforzar y grupo los viernes de 1:00 a 3:00 cabina provista de recursos gratu- gente", dijo De Loera. profundizar en su fe católica, pero de la tarde cerca de la estatua del itos sobre la fe católica, incluyendo "Queremos llegar a ser no pueden asistir a la Evange- “Jesús Que Lloró”. rosarios y libros informativos. más accesible para que lización en la Calle de los viernes De Loera siempre ha deseado Cada miembro del equipo lleva a podamos difundir nues- por la tarde, pueden asistir a una ayudar a aquellos que luchan por cabo una tarea específica. Al- tra misión." sesión de Preguntas y Respuestas encontrar a Dios y el lugar que gunos se acercan y hablan con los con el Padre Price Oswalt el 19 les corresponde en la sociedad. Se transeúntes, otros rezan el rosario Madeline Hecker es de julio a las 7 p.m. en la Antigua decidió transformar a esta pasión y algunos llevan un ministerio de escritora independiente Catedral de San José, 307 N.W. 4. un nuevo formato y ubicación, música. Su objetivo general es di- para el Sooner Catholic. acercándose al Padre Price Oswalt fundir el amor de Cristo y orar por Contacto: Joel de Loera con la idea de Evangelización en los necesitados. (405) 235- 4565 la Calle. Después de meses de A pesar de la breve existencia del [email protected] oración y preparación, la idea fue grupo Evangelización en la Calle aprobada y se estableció Evange- San José, los participantes dijeron 14 June 26, 2016 Commentary Sooner Catholic Sooner Catholic Local June 26, 2016 15 How to get to heaven Calendar This calendar only covers the two weeks between issue dates and may not reflect The Catholic Foundation Several years ago, I was vaca- forward. I soon found myself on This year, the Church has placed all of the calendar items. To see a full calendar, go to www.soonercatholic.org. tioning in New Jersey and had the the Brooklyn Bridge heading a special focus on the gift of God’s opportunity to pay a visit to a per- into Manhattan route to Queens. mercy. There is a lot of confusion Carole Brown June olic Pastoral Center. Exposi- CORNERSTONE tion of the Blessed Sacrament son who lived in Queens, N.Y. This Sure enough: You couldn’t get to afoot about what mercy involves, Director of New 26 St. Francis Xavier and St. was back in the dinosaur ages Queens without going through and this is a critical issue in the Evangelization Gregory the Great, Enid, at 5:30 p.m.; Sacrament of when we still had to study the map Brooklyn. (Not that summer, at Church’s mission to help peo- parish blood drive from 9 a.m. Reconciliation available prior to Mass. Mass at 7 p.m. Retirement Account Gifts to plot our course without GPS. least!) ple get to heaven. Is God’s mercy to 4 p.m. at the SFX Leven Materials about First Friday I was a little apprehensive, be- I use that experience as an automatic? How does one avail of Center/gym. A growing number of Catholic Church devotion, and consecrating faithful choose to name the Catholic Founda- cause getting to Queens from New analogy for how to get to heaven. his mercy? The Catechism of the 28 Patriotic Rosary 7 p.m. at St. family and home to the sacred Catholic Church, 1864, teaches tion as a full or partial beneficiary of an IRA, Jersey with the road construction John in Edmond. For the pro- heart of Jesus available after us: “There are no limits to the 401(k), or other qualified retirement plan. projects of that particular summer tection of religious freedom. Mass. Contact the Office of mercy of God, but anyone who Supporting the Church with a legacy gift meant travelling through the con- Family Life, (405) 721-8944. In his great encyclical, “The Splendor of Truth,” Saint John Paul deliberately refuses to accept his 29 Feasts of Sts. Peter and Paul. through your retirement fund is: gested concrete jungle of Manhat- II contextualized the tendency to separate faith from morality in mercy by repenting, rejects the 29 Ordination for Bishop-elect 1 Feast of St. Junipero Serra. tan. After I worked out the direc- n this way: forgiveness of his sins and the sal- David Konderla, Tulsa. 4 Independence Day. CPC Easy to arrange tions, I set out on my journey, only n “This separation represents one of the most acute pastoral con- vation offered by the Holy Spirit. A smart way to donate to find myself on a toll road that 30 Feast of the First Martyrs of Closed. cerns of the Church amid today’s growing secularism, wherein Such hardness of heart can lead was posting signs for Brooklyn. the Holy Roman Church. 6 Feast of St. Maria Goretti. In addition, as a tax-exempt organization, many, indeed too many, people think and live ‘as if God did not to final impenitence and eternal My anxiety level spiked. Brooklyn? the Foundation will receive your gift tax exist.’ We are speaking of a mentality, which affects, often in a loss.” 30 All-night Eucharistic Adora- 7 Devotion to the Precious I didn’t want to go to Brooklyn! I tion from 9 p.m. Thursday to free. When left to individual beneficiaries, a profound, extensive and all-embracing way, even the attitudes Repentance, the willingness, Blood of Jesus. An unfailing wanted to go to Queens! I must 3 p.m. Friday at the Gospel means of tapping the inex- percentage of your retirement funds will be and behavior of Christians whose faith is weakened and loses its with the help of God’s grace, to have made a mistake when I was of Life Dwelling chapel, 1145 haustible mercy of God from diminished by income taxes required to be character as a new and original criterion for thinking and acting in turn away from sin, is an essen- looking at the map. S.W. 42, OKC. Enter through the source of our salvation. paid by the beneficiary. personal, family and social life. In a widely dechristianized culture, tial aspect of saving one’s soul. All kinds of terrible scenes began side door. Contact Sr. Maria at From 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. the criteria employed by believers themselves in making judgments As Saint Augustine once said, “He Simply request a beneficiary change form to flash through my mind. I imag- (405) 778-1107. St. James, 4201 S. McKinley and decisions often appear extraneous or even contrary to those of who created you without your co- from your plan administrator. On the ben- ined myself wandering through the 30 Devotion to the Precious Ave., OKC. (405) 420-2527. the Gospel. operation will not save you with- eficiary designation line, write “Catholic streets of Brooklyn, running out Blood of Jesus. 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By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

ROME – In the small dormitory room that smelled of moist mod- elling clay, dozens of statues of a laughing Jesus lined wooden shelves against a wall. The small plaster statuettes showed the Lord reclining on the ground against a rock, his eyes pinched tight and his hand on his chest, which was inflated with a hearty hoot. “As students become deacons, I give them one,” said Edward Gib- ney, 54, a Canadian seminarian and sculptor from Saskatchewan. He was preparing to be one of nine men ordained to the diaconate in the Basilica of Saint Paul’s Outside the Walls June 15. “It doesn’t say in the Bible, but I believe he laughed,” he said, explaining he hopes that he will be able to practice a bit of his craft at differ- his motivation ent parishes just as he found a way to continue his artwork during for the “Laugh- his studies. ing Jesus” motif, The Beda College, where he has completed his third year of stud- adding that ies, has been extremely accommodating, Gibney said, letting him the unguarded use an extra room furnished with a small sink as his makeshift moment of mirth studio. He repurposed a gutted metal desk frame for his sculpting shows “the stand and mounted circles human side of of particle board together Christ.” for the banding wheel. While the sou- Back in Saskatoon, he venir statuettes produced many works were ready to go, of religious art, includ- Gibney was still ing a large granite rep- putting the finishing touches on a bust of Msgr. Roderick Strange, resentation of the baby the former rector of Rome’s Pontifical Beda College, which is a Jesus, Mary and her seminary for older men run by the Catholic bishops of England and aging mother Ann for the Wales. St. Ann’s senior citizens’ “I keep saying it’s pretty well done,” he told Catholic News Ser- home. vice in early June. But, he confessed he has a hard time knowing Seeing how God was when to put away the tools as he shaved a bit of soft Plasticine from “working with me in my under the eyes and padded the upper lip with a bit more of the dark studio” and recognizing gray clay. “he’s working with you all An old sculpting professor, he the time in everything you said, used to compare finishing an do” was a key part of his art piece to raising children and vocational discernment realizing, “OK, they’re old enough process, he said. and ready to go out on their own.” Making art is a form of evangelization, It’s the same teacher Gibney pays Gibney believes. homage to with his mustache. He When he was finishing the outdoor said he was asked to show up at granite piece for Saint Ann’s, for example, the professor’s retirement party 20- the sounds of carving and sanding drew plus years ago pretending to be a people from the community to come out long-lost relative of Spanish sur- and watch him work. realist Salvador Dali. He kept the Questions and conversation followed, iconic look going when the profes- he said. “I became the entertainment for sor passed away soon after. about three months. It was lovely.” So many years spent as a profes- When he’s a priest, he said, he would sional sculptor – often working in imagine taking whatever free bit of time he contemplative solitude and pa- finds to throw on his work jeans and – as tiently shaping a fluid form from a sort of sculptor-priest’s version of ring- hard stone – gave him insights he ing the church bells – “pound on a piece of believes will be valuable as a priest. granite.” Though a person’s soul is not “That does get people’s attention.” anything like a chunk of clay or People will get a better idea of what a rock, caring for “people’s eternal priest is, he said. “A priest isn’t just that life is something that takes time, it takes an understanding of peo- guy who wears the collar and you see him only once a week on ple” and patiently uncovering what they need, he said. Sunday. He is part of the community and he is trying to contribute A pastor needs to be creative because there is no “cookie cutter” to the good of the community,” Gibney said. answer or response valid for everyone and the priest needs to recog- “That’s opening the church,” he said, showing that the priest is nize his own limitations, “to recognize what you can do” or not. there to serve everyone in the community. “Catholic or not, they Though he still has another year of studies in Rome before are part of the flock” and Christ, through the priest, is out there priestly ordination back in the Diocese of Saskatoon, Gibney said with them.