August 16, 2019 In This Issue ESSEESSENGERNGER M Serving the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky since 1926

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2 New principal/teacher com- missioning 2 Amid allegations Vanceburg administrator recalled 3 ‘Wait No More’ Open heart and home to children 3 New resource (above left) Students at St. Augustine School, Covington, recite the Pledge of Allegiance on their first day back, Aug. 12. Verification of Good (above right) Father Harry Settle, pastor, St. Edward Parish, Cynthiana, welcomes students back to school, Aug. 8. (below left) Father Standing Daniel Schomaker, pastor, St. Augustine Parish, visits classrooms. (below right) First day of school pictures — a cherished keepsake. 3 Holy Hour for reparation 7 ‘Partners’ – Catholic Charities 8 Sisters of Notre-Dame-USA provincial appointed 10 ‘We Choose Life’ 24 Opening school year Mass

Where did the summer go? With this issue the Messenger returns to its weekly publication schedule.

Bishop’s Schedule ...... 3 Commentary ...... 4 People and Events ...... 8 Saint Snippet ...... 9 Classifieds ...... 18 VIRTUS ...... 19 Father Comer invites all Catholicsto‘Know Your Faith’ Entertainment ...... 20 David Cooley understanding so that they can live their Catholic faith more fully, be Shopper’s Guide ...... 20 Associate Editor more equipped to withstand attacks on the faith, and be confident to News Briefs ...... 23 Father Michael Comer, pastor, Mother of God Parish, Covington, hand on the faith to their children and others.” will be offering, for the next two years, a new series of talks entitled, The series of talks is open to anyone and everyone, Father Comer “Know Your Faith — An RCIA for Catholics.” The sessions begin said. It is for anyone who understands their need to understand their Missed an edition? Current and back Aug. 22, at Mother of God Church, and will continue each Thursday, faith better and it is also for anyone who is questioning their faith or issues of the Messenger are available offered at two different times — 11 a.m. and then repeated at 6:30 p.m. doubting their faith. online at covdio.org/messenger. The two-year series will take a thorough look at four “My hope is that, if there are people out there major aspects of the Catholic faith — doctrine (the who are really struggling with their faith and their Creed), worship (the sacraments), morality (the 10 membership in the Church, they will come and that Commandments) and prayer (the “Our Father”). this will help them to see some good reasons why All are welcome to attend, learn more and deepen they might choose to stay,” he said. their faith. Admission is free. Father Comer presented a series like this about Calling it an “RCIA for Catholics,” Father Comer 10 years ago at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, is hoping that believers not only learn more about Burlington, but, he says, in the present climate he the faith but also the reasons why Catholics believe believes that there is a renewed need for this type of what they believe. Father Comer has been teaching program. in speaker series format for over 20 years and he While it is a two-year series, there will be some said that this is an ideal platform to increase under- exceptions to the weekly schedule — considering standing. holidays, retreats, etc. — a schedule will be made “I see so many people leaving the Catholic available online. Father Comer will be using the Church. I understand that there are a lot of good United States Catholic Catechism for Adults during reasons why people are upset with the Church and the series. Everyone is encouraged to bring a copy disenchanted with the Church. However, if they Father Michael Comer of the U.S. catechism, but it is not required. really understood what the Catholic Church is and Attendees are encouraged to come when they can what we believe, it would be much more difficult for them to leave,” — if they miss a session it is no big deal; if they’d like to catch up, said Father Comer. “They would recognize the beauty of the Church each session will be recorded and made available on the parish’s web- and the truth of the Church.” site. According to Father Comer, Catholics are woefully uninformed The first series of talks will present the doctrinal teaching of the about what the Catholic Church actually believes and teaches. Church, using the Nicene Creed as the outline for studying teachings. “They don’t know why the Church teaches what it does and they If you are unable to attend in person, sessions will be streamed live on certainly don’t understand what difference these beliefs make in http://www.mother-of-god.org. For more information, call (859) 291- their lives,” he said. “I want to try and help them to grow in their 2288. 2 August 16, 2019 Messenger

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Rite of Candidacy Michael Elmlinger (above, far right), at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Aug. 11, in a ceremony known as the Rite of Candidacy, declared his intention to discern a priestly vocation as a seminarian for the Diocese of Covington. Bishop Roger Foys, on behalf of the entire Church, accepted his candidacy. Mr. Elmlinger has completed his philosophical studies at the Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus. He will begin his theological studies that will lead to ordination at St. Vincent Seminary, Latrobe. “As he makes this declaration and I accept it on behalf of the Church, I ask you to pray for him, that he perseveres, that if indeed God is calling him to the priesthood that he will heed that call,” said Bishop Foys as he ended his homily. This fall 13 men will be studying for the priesthood for the Diocese of Covington. “Pray for all our seminarians and that others will hear Gods’ voice,” Bishop Foys said. “If this is the vocation that the Lord is calling them to, may they answer with full hearts … giving their hearts and lives to the Lord.” New teachers and principals commissionedtobeleadersinthe faith Cooley photos David Cooley ers forget that, that is when we Associate Editor begin to get ourselves in trouble. Back to school preparations in the Diocese of Covington You are to teach these children began in earnest Aug. 2 and 5, at the Curia, Covington, with and form them in the faith.” Michael Clines, superintendent of Schools, and the staff of Finally, Bishop Foys told the the Catholic Schools Office hosting the annual new teach- teachers and the principals that, ers’ orientation and commissioning, and the principals’ in their respective schools, they meeting and new principal commissioning. represent Jesus himself. Bishop Roger Foys commissioned 66 new teachers and “There are going to be times then spoke to them in Bishop Howard Memorial that you’ll want to compromise Auditorium about the importance of their ministry. Nine — when it comes to the faith we high school and 28 elementary school principals gathered in cannot compromise. What you St. Paul Oratory for midday prayer with Bishop Foys, who teach in the classroom is impor- commissioned seven new principals — Tony Barkley, Prince tant, but just as important, and of Peace Montessori, Covington; Katie Boruske, St. Therese in some cases even more impor- School, Southgate; Erin Cappy, St. Agnes School, Ft. Wright; tant, is how you live your life. (above) Bishop Foys commissioned, Aug. 5, this year’s new principals: (from left) Erin Cappy, St. Agnes Kenny Collopy, St. Cecilia School, Independence; Joe When someone signs on to be a School, Ft. Wright; Michael Clines, superintendent; Michelle (Micki) Humphreys, Sts. Peter and Paul Gressock, Covington Latin School; Michelle Humphreys, part of the Catholic school sys- School, California; Jennifer Twehues, St. Philip School, Melbourne; Anthony (Tony) Barkley, Prince of Sts. Peter and Paul School, California; and Jennifer tem, it is not just while you are Peace Montessori, Covington; Bishop Foys; Joseph (Joe) Gressock, Covington Latin School; Father Joey Twehues, St. Philip School, Melbourne. in the classroom. … When you Shelton, administrative assistant to the bishop; Father Daniel Schomaker, vicar general; Kenny Collopy, “You are accepting (some of you are continuing) a real signed up you signed up to be a St. Cecilia School, Independence; and Katie Boruske, St. Therese School, Southgate; and Kendra ministry of the Church. Jesus spent three years of his pub- witness and an example both in McGuire, assistant superintendent. lic life teaching, and we are called to teach as Jesus did,” the classroom and also out of the (below) Bishop Roger Foys commissioned 66 new teachers for the Diocese of Covington Aug. 2 and said Bishop Foys. classroom,” said Bishop Foys. thanked them for answering their call to the ministry of Catholic-school teacher. “Jesus in his teaching was fearless, he didn’t compro- “You can’t underestimate the mise; he spoke the Gospel, he spoke the truth and we are effect that you may have on the called to do the same. That is not always easy. Being a leader students in your care. When can be very difficult.” something difficult comes along, Bishop Foys told the teachers and the principals that the easiest way out is usually not they are accepting his trust. the best. I will pray for you and “I am commissioning you to be my representative in the ask that you pray for me. … We schools — you make me present. You teach in my name and pray for each other at the begin- you govern in my name,” he said. ning of this new school year. Be “You are also accepting the trust of the parents of the firm in faith; teach those in your students in our schools. They are entrusting us with their care, form them in the faith.” children to be formed in the faith. When principals or teach- Amid allegationsof inappropriate contact Vanceburg parochial administrator recalledtoGlenmary headquarters Messenger Staff Report quarters Tuesday evening where he will be stationed while Office, met with parishioners to address any concerns. Glenmary Home Missioners Father David Glockner, 84, the matter is investigated. While the matter is being addressed the pastoral needs of was removed from ministry and recalled to the society’s Removal from ministry is not substantiation of an alle- the parish will be met. Cincinnati headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 6, after allegations gation but is a part of safe environment protocols while The Diocese has reached out to a representative of the of inappropriate contact with two teenaged volunteers. the matter is investigated. teens’ families to offer pastoral assistance. Along with The volunteers, two minor women, were working on a “I am grateful to Father Dorsey for his quick response Glenmary, the Diocese’s primary concern is the safety and construction project Tuesday afternoon on behalf of to the allegations,” said Bishop Foys. “The diocese will well-being of those in its care. Emmaus Farm in Lewis County, Ky. when the alleged con- offer any assistance needed during the investigation.” Per diocesan policy, Ms. Schack, Thursday, August 8, tact occurred. Emmaus Farms is a non-profit, volunteer, Since 2012, Father Glockner has served the pastoral reported the incident to the Kentucky State Police. immersion service retreat organization located in needs of Holy Redeemer Parish, Vanceburg, as sacramen- Anyone with information concerning abuse by anyone Vanceburg, Ky. The organization is not under the jurisdic- tal minister and parochial administrator. In those seven ministering in the Diocese of Covington is encouraged to tion of the Diocese of Covington. years, there have not been any allegations of inappropri- contact the appropriate civil authorities as well as Within 24 hours Glenmary President Father Dan ate behavior against Father Glockner. Margaret Schack, diocesan Safe Environment director at Dorsey recalled Father Glockner and reported the allega- Father Ryan Maher, vicar general, celebrated Mass, (859) 392-1500.Safe Environment and reporting informa- tion to the Lewis County Sheriff’s office and to Bishop Sunday, August 11, at Holy Redeemer Parish. Following tion is available on the diocesan website www.covdio.org. Roger Foys. Father Glockner arrived at Glenmary head- Mass, he and Margaret Schack, director, Safe Environment Messenger August 16, 2019 3

make a difference, both personally and through my job at Kentucky children are pleading—‘WaitNoMore’ DCCH Center.” Mr. Bertsch said that he is still seeing an overwhelming David Cooley number of older children being referred for foster place- Associate Editor ment and some big sibling groups, especially with parental In the state of Kentucky there are thousands of chil- Aug. 20 drug addiction so rampant. dren in need of help; thousands of children in need of a Wait No More: Florence, Kentucky “Their stories can be really tough to read or hear about. place to stay and in need of a loving heart. The number of However, most teens if given the opportunity are so open children in the foster care system is staggering. Tue, 6–8 p.m. to family life. They want that chance to live a more normal However, in the state of Kentucky there are also thou- Florence Baptist Church, 642 Mt Zion Rd junior and high school career and crave the guidance and sands of churches. Most, if not all, Christians would agree Florence, KY love a healthy parent can offer them,” he said. that God has given them a clear call to take care of his chil- “With Governor Matt Bevin also having personal inter- dren in need. For this reason, the Diocese of Covington is est and a strong focus on improving the foster care system, joining with Focus on the Family and other Christian Aug. 21 we see a really wonderful opportunity in Kentucky to coor- believers for the Wait No More event, Aug. 20, at Florence dinate efforts, most especially within the faith-based com- Baptist Church, 6-8 p.m. All Christians of good faith are Wait No More: Lexington, Kentucky munity.” invited to attend this free event that is designed to educate Wed, 6–8 p.m. Governor Bevin has appointed foster and adoptive par- people on foster care, adoption and practical ways to sup- ents, Chris and Alicia Johnson, who were working and port foster and adoptive families. Experts will be available Immanuel Baptist Church, parenting in Florida, to come lead much of the work here to answer questions. 3100 Tates Creek Rd in Kentucky. At Wait No More individuals will be able to: Lexington, KY “Chris has reached out to several faith-based agencies • Better understand God’s heart for vulnerable children like DCCH to help call upon and mobilize the church in foster care; around the state. It is the vision that if each church in • Be inspired through real-life experiences and passion- Aug. 22 Kentucky would help recruit and support just one family ate front-line leaders in the field; Wait No More: Louisville, Kentucky from their congregation, all the children in Kentucky • Learn how to get involved through foster care, adop- could have a good home,” said Mr. Bertsch. tion from foster care or supporting a family who does; and Thu, 6–8 p.m. “Some of the past foster and adoptive families who • Connect with local community agencies and min- Ninth & O Baptist Church, 4401 worked with DCCH have come back to offer more. istries. Breckenridge Ln Adopting another child or two might not be what they felt Whether considering fostering a child, adopting or sup- called to do, but they wanted to do something. With the porting a family who does, this Wait No More event will Louisville, KY help of one such couple, Kevin and Brenda Kennedy, they help people explore the different parts they can play in ful- worked with me to create a foster family mentor program filling God’s command. within our agency.” Ronald Bertsch, director, Therapeutic Foster Care and Aug. 23 Mr. Bertsch said that the job of caring for traumatized Adoption, Diocesan Catholic Children’s Home (DCCH Wait No More: Bowling Green, youth can be scary and somewhat daunting. There is extra Center for Children and Families), will be attending this Kentucky paperwork and regulations of the system in addition to the event. parenting part, so having a mentor family who has been “My passion for children comes from the heart God Fri, 6–8 p.m. there, done that, can really be a big help. gave me for people overall, but abused and neglected chil- Crossland Community Church, 600 U.S. 31 “Utilizing mentors and the new families own support dren in particular,” said Mr. Bertsch. “I have no doubt that W Bypass STE 18D system within their family, neighborhood and church is God had a plan for me with a career in foster care services, Bowling Green, KY what DCCH wants to create for anyone being called to even though I may not have seen it when first graduating from Thomas More College. God has shown me that I can (Continued on page 17) New brochure to make Verification of Good

Standing easier for event organizers Bishop’s Laura Keener ters through the Chancery. Schedule Editor For parishes, schools and organiza- The Chancery and Messenger offices tions, the Verification of Good Standing are making steps to make it easier for process is simple. A request with some August 16 August 22 (continued) parishes, schools and Catholic organiza- basic information — name of the person, Covington Latin School Episcopal Council meeting, tions to verify speakers, musicians and name of diocese or place of employment opening school year Mass, 1:30 p.m. others for ministry in the Diocese of or religious house, date and place of Cathedral Basilica of the DPAA celebration reception, Covington. Together, the offices have devel- event — needs to be submitted to the Assumption, Covington, Bishop Howard Memorial oped and produced a brochure detailing Chancery. From there, the Chancery 8:15 a.m. Auditorium, Covington, the steps necessary to clear a person for office contacts the proper authorities, Individual meeting, 10:15 a.m. 6:30 p.m. ministry in the diocese, also known as obtains the necessary verification and August 16-17 August 23 Verification of Good Standing (VOGS). notifies the organizer that VOGS has Monthly day of recollection, Covington Catholic High This brochure, which details the been received. The VOGS form is conve- St. Gertrude Priory, Madeira School opening school year process and the reason for VOGS, can be niently available on the Chancery web- Mass, St. Agnes Church, handed to anyone organizing an event that August 17 site. The main stumbling block has been 10 a.m. will bring in a speaker, musician or other knowing or remembering that VOGS is Thomas More University minister from outside the parish, school or needed. convocation Mass, Mary, Seat Carmel Manor 70th organization. Brochures, along with a let- “We have developed this brochure to of Wisdom Chapel, Crestview anniversary dinner, Hills, 4 p.m. Metropolitan Club, 6 p.m. ter, are being delivered to parishes, schools be very easy for organizers to use. It is the and organizations beginning Aug. 14. The expectation that parishes, schools and August 18 August 24 development of the brochure helps com- institutions will keep a small stock on Mass, Cathedral Basilica, Father Eric Andriot pastor plete an objective of the 2018–2019 hand so that they can hand it to anyone 10 a.m. installation, St. Anthony Diocesan Annual Plan — to communicate who is planning an event,” said Jamie August 19 Parish, Taylor Mill, 5 p.m. to offices, parishes, schools, motherhouses Schroeder, chancellor. “We are hoping to Individual meeting, 9 a.m. August 25 and organizations how to register minis- (Continued on page 17) Diocesan Building Commission Mass, Cathedral Basilica, meeting, Curia boardroom, 10 a.m. 10 a.m. Dedication of Covington Bishop Roger Foys leads the eighth Thursday Holy Hour, July 18, at the Cathedral August 20 – 21 Catholic STEM building, Park Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, praying for reparation for the sexual abuse of Catholic Conference of Hills, 2 p.m. minors, especially by clergy. (left, from left) At benediction, Father Michael Norton, vice Kentucky and Provincial CaSSba, 4 p.m. rector; Father Joseph Shelton, administrative assistant to the Bishop; Bishop Foys; and meeting, Louisville Rosary Rally, Thomas More Deacon Jordan Hainsey, seminarian, pray before the monstrance. August 22 University, 8 p.m. The next Holy Hour will be held Sept. 19, 3 p.m., at the Cathedral Basilica of the Individual meeting, 8 a.m. Assumption. Everyone is invited to join Bishop Foys and the priests of the diocese in Diocesan staff directors praying for the victims and survivors of child sexual abuse. meeting, 9:30 a.m. 4 August 16, 2019 Messenger COMMENTARY ‘Caesar’s Coin’—‘Caesar and God’ According to conventional wisdom, politics, taxes and Without doubt, the trap set by Jesus’ opponents is a bad- en and earth …’” religion are the perennial “taboo topics” immune to rea- faith confrontation, a “no-win situation,” in order to pres- Weigel comments that “Jesus, by juxtaposing Caesar soned discourse in the public square. A lack of due caution sure Jesus to declare himself politically. and God, de-divinizes the emperor, and thereby declares the in such matters might easily risk becoming the “third rail” A contextual reading of the story of Caesar’s coin priority of fidelity to God.” Since it is God’s image, not of American politics, unearths a depth of meaning often overlooked in a cursory Caesar’s image, that stamps men and women, human COMMENTARY especially in the present reading. In its full implications, the original passage is not beings belong to God in all aspects of their personal and crisis of the so-called simply about religion and politics. The meaning beneath social lives. In a word, the whole person in every layer of “Trillion Dollar the surface of the text exposes religious insincerity — existence — political, economic, social and religious — Meltdown” at the time of hypocrisy and deceit. In the first instance this Gospel story bears a relationship to God who is the transcendent Source an election year. is about malice: “Knowing their malice, Jesus said, ‘Why of the ultimate in life. Even in the New are you testing me, you hypocrites?” (Matt 22:18) In short, what is “due to God” is the whole self — heart, Testament Gospels, reli- Is there an escape from the horns of the dilemma? As mind, and soul. gion and the tax due to the narrative unfolds, Jesus actually evades the trap, first The theme of “image” may well allude to the opening Caesar became a disin- with a gesture. His request, “Show me the coin,” turns the chapter of the Book of Genesis where the creation account genuous issue raised by tables on his accusers. Their trap boomerangs and declares that the human being — male and female — is cre- Jesus’ adversaries to ensnares them. ated in the image of God. (Gen 1:27) entrap him in the Accordingly, while this paradoxical saying of Jesus charge of sedition. accords a legitimate autonomy to the affairs of Caesar, All three Synoptic ‘In his pronouncement on paying taxes to Caesar Jesus pronounces “the sovereignty of the ‘supreme Gospels — Matt 22:15-22, (cf. Mark 12: 13-17; Matt 22: 15-22; Luke 20: 20-26), Sovereign.’” Father Ronald Ketteler Mark 12:13-17, and Luke he [Jesus] affirms that we must give to God In the section on Jesus and political authority, the 20:20-26 — record that “Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church” (2004) conflict story about “Caesar’s coin.” what is God’s, implicitly condemning sets forth a concise summary of this passage and the impli- This pronouncement story remains enigmatic because cations of Caesar’s coin: “Jesus refuses the oppressive and Jesus did not specify how duties to Caesar and duties to every attempt at making temporal power despotic power wielded by the rulers of the nations (cf. God are to be harmonized. For two millennia, from the divine or absolute: Mark 10:42) and rejects their pretension in having them- altar-and-throne politics of the monarchical past to the selves called benefactors (cf. Luke 22: 25), but he does not advocacy of religious freedom at the Second Vatican God alone can demand everything from man. directly oppose the authorities of his time. In his pro- Council, Christians have debated and reconfigured the nouncement on the paying of taxes to Caesar (Cf. Mark 12: application of the text in diverse historical circumstances. At the same time, temporal power has the right 13-17; Matt 22: 15-22; Luke 20: 20-26), he affirms that we must For the most part, history attests that the evolution of to its due: Jesus does not consider it unjust give to God what is God’s, implicitly condemning every the question from the issue of “Church and state” to the attempt at making temporal power divine or absolute. God modern concept of “religion and government” has not to pay taxes to Caesar.’ alone can demand everything from man. …” (CSDC, n. 379) been linear. — Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, n. 379. Although biblical commentaries do not concur on a sin- In Matthew’s version of this episode, the disciples of the gle interpretation of the storyline, a core insight is woven Pharisees plot with the Herodians to entrap Jesus in a into the common exegesis about this passage, namely, the dilemma that would discredit his public ministry. The In doing so, Jesus witnesses that he himself does not whole self of the human person belongs to God, never to Pharisees and the Herodians represent religious and politi- possess Caesar’s coin. On the contrary, the conspirators do. Caesar. cal leadership in that day. This occasion marks the first in a So, why would the antagonists be sincerely troubled about The criticism by Jesus of his political and religious series of conflicts with Jesus, including controversies the coin of tribute since their possession of Caesar’s coin adversaries pointed toward their neglect of openness to the about the Resurrection (Matt 22:23-33) and the greatest com- acknowledges obligations to Caesar? After all, possession is inbreaking of God’s reign in his person, words and works. mandment (Matt 22: 34-40). nine-tenths of the law! In this case, possession of the coin Duties to God are of a higher order, one which tran- The significance of Caesar’s coin touches both the politi- becomes a tacit acceptance of Caesar, presumably for eco- scends duties to Caesar. In every age, a disciple of Jesus cal and religious values that divided Jesus’ religious con- nomic advantage and self-interest. faces the all-absorbing imperative of fidelity to God, the temporaries. Jesus’ nonverbal maneuver — an example of Oriental “supreme Sovereign.” The Pharisees were anti-Roman yet had reluctantly wit — unmasks the self-righteous hypocrisy of the conspir- In his homily for the XXIX (A) Sunday of the Year, worked out co-existence with the political situation. By con- ators. Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the Pontifical Household trast, the Herodians were pro-Roman collaborators who Now, Jesus’ rebuttal by action is framed by a counter preacher, drew several insights from this Gospel that sup- paid the tribute to Caesar without qualms of conscience. question — “Whose image is this and whose inscription?” port Christian cooperation in building a just and peaceful Although these factions were not allies, the Pharisees and (Matt 22:20) society. the Herodians now forged an “unholy alliance” on this Caesar’s image symbolized a claim to divine status, for First, Christians have an obligation in justice to pay occasion out of a common cause — to undermine the mis- the inscription on the coin carried the title, “Tiberius “appropriately levied taxes.” Moreover, Christian coopera- sion of Jesus. In this regard, Father John Meier, a promi- Caesar, the august son of the divine Augustus.” Caesar’s tion is demanded to build a just and peaceful society which nent Scripture scholar, wryly observes that “[p]olitics and coin not only symbolizes political subjugation but idola- encompasses “the promotion of common values such as the religion make strange bed fellows.” trous worship as well. family, the defense of life, solidarity with the poor, peace.” “Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?” Nonetheless, Jesus’ punch line is a witticism with revo- In addition, Father Cantalamessa acknowledges another (Matt 22:17) The insincerity and deceit of this contrived lutionary implications: “Then repay to Caesar what belongs contribution to be made by Christians to politics. That con- ruse become transparent, for a “yes” or “no” response to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” (Matt 22:21) tribution refers not simply to the common values, the ethi- would entrap Jesus in a political compromise. When Jesus declares, “Repay what belongs to God,” this cal content of politics, but also to “its methods, its style.” On the one hand, affirming an obligation to pay the tax pronouncement story takes on a radical dimension. Christians as believers and citizens ought “to remove would alienate Jesus from his people’s hopes for independ- Because God is God, Caesar is not God. The sovereignty of the poison from the climate of contentiousness in politics, ence from Roman rule. But, on the other hand, denying that God encompasses all relationships and every concern of bring back greater respect, composure and dignity to rela- duty would constitute grounds for charges of sedition humankind. “Caesar” or government, however, cannot be tionships between parties.” Transforming the political cul- being brought against him. Very likely, the aim of the all encompassing. Therefore, the state is inherently limited. ture entails “[r]espect for one’s neighbor, clemency, capacity entrapment was to convict Jesus of subversive activity by It can never become the final arbiter of religious truth or for self-criticism: These are the traits that a disciple of defying Roman law. moral values. The state cannot usurp the place of God. Christ must have in all things, even politics.” On that assumption, the plot entangles a third political In his “Against the Grain” (2008) George Weigel The preacher of the Papal Household ended his homily camp, the Zealots, in the fray as silent protagonists. In explains: “For the Christian proclamation of the Lordship with a conscience-disturbing question: “It is undignified for effect, a negative response on the part of Jesus would have and the Fatherhood of God is, at the same time, a tacit refu- a Christian to give himself over to insults, sarcasm, brawl- thrown him into the cause of the Zealot party — revolu- tation of the claims to godliness, to ultimacy, that might be ing with his adversaries. If, as Jesus says, those who call tionary ultra-nationalists in their refusal to pay the tax and made by any other power. Because God is God, Caesar is their brother ‘stupid’ are in danger of Gehenna, what then their advocacy of insurrection. If Jesus would have not God.” He emphasizes that “Caesar cannot reach into must we say about a lot of politicians?” opposed the tribute, he would have unwittingly sided with that part of us that is most deeply and definingly human, Father Ronald Ketteler is director of ecumenism, episco- the Zealots’ revolutionary and ideologically uncompromis- the part in which we encounter our Creator, of whom we pal liaison to the Messenger and professor of theology at ing stance. say, ‘I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heav- Thomas More University.

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Over time these huts in which hundreds of ed everything else needed for the ordination, including HE ATHOLIC things have become so closely associated in our common T C thousands of prisoners the full (and complex) episcopal regalia of the time. The DIFFERENCE experience that we cannot think of Labor Day without also lived, starved and died are pectoral cross was made at the nearby Messerschmitt imagining a new school year and beginning our stakeout of gone, and the atmosphere, plant where Dachau prisoners worked as slave labor, and a good spot from which to view the fireworks. (For many the despite a blistering hot a beautiful wooden crozier was carved in the camp by a best place is in front of the television!) afternoon, was antiseptic. Trappist monk-prisoner. Over time, certain ideas and feelings have come to be There was little of the Shortly before Christmas 1944, the priestly ordination automatically associated miasma of raw evil that of Karl Leisner was secretly conducted by Bishop Piguet, with Jesus Christ. When we EIGHTH DAY remains at Auschwitz and with a Jewish violinist in the camp providing music out- think of him, most of us Birkenau, even though side the hut-“chapel” to divert the attention of the camp instinctively begin to have Dachau was the prototype guards. Father Leisner was too ill to celebrate a first thoughts of peace, joy, love for those extermination Mass immediately after his ordination but managed to do and the kind of spiritual factories. The Dachau so on the feast of St. Stephen the Protomartyr, December esprit de corps that we iden- camp site’s Chapel of the 26. A fellow priest who would later become auxiliary bish- tify with Christian commu- Agony of Christ, built after op of Munich, Johannes Neuhausler, later described the George Weigel nity. Rarely do we question the war, is touching. But, to scene: “On this, the greatest day of his life, [Karl Leisner] the legitimacy of our asso- my mind at least, its stark modernism somehow fails to stood at the altar [in the prison barracks], far from his ciations or allow for the register the suffering it is intended to commemorate — mother and father, his brothers and sisters and his possibility that other con- and transfigure. friends. He wept and we wept with him. Silently, behind nections could be equally Dachau was, for years, the “world’s largest rectory” or closed doors, we took some photographs of this first Mass compelling. “the world’s largest monastery,” for it was there that the so that the parents could see at least the picture of their Perhaps that is why the Thousand Year Reich consigned more than 2,500 Catholic son celebrating his first Mass in the concentration camp Father Daniel Vogelpohl words of Jesus in today’s priests: almost 1,800 Poles, over 400 Germans, more than at Dachau.” Gospel selection catch us so 150 Frenchmen, as well as Czechs, Slovaks, Dutchmen, Mortally ill when the Dachau camp was liberated by off guard. “I have come for division. From now on a house- Belgians, Italians, Luxemburgers, Yugoslavs and clergy- the U.S. Army on April 29, 1945, Karl Leisner died in a hold of five will be divided, three against two and two men from 10 other countries. That these men managed to sanatorium outside Munich three months later. He was against three; a father will be divided against his son and a maintain forms of sacramental life — celebrating clan- beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1996, along with another son against his father, a mother against her daughter and a destine Masses, distributing holy Communion surrepti- priest-martyr, Bernhard Lichtenberg, the heroic, anti- daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her tiously and hearing confessions — while nursing and oth- Nazi provost of the Berlin cathedral. daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in- erwise comforting prisoners being worked and starved to Might that grainy picture of Father Hans Leisner, law.” (Luke) death is a story that should be told time and again in properly vested for Mass in a hellish death-factory on the These words are piercing and disturbing. They seem to be every seminary in the world. outskirts of Munich, be displayed during October’s inconsistent with the Christian message of love and peace. As should the story of Blessed Karl Leisner. Special Synod for Amazonia, which will consider (among Yet, we have to admit that they are the fulfillment of a A candidate for Holy Orders in the Diocese of other things) the nature of the priesthood in the Catholic prophecy found earlier in Luke’s Gospel when Jesus was pre- Muenster who worked with young people in defiance of Church? Might the example of Blessed Karl Leisner sented in the temple. The prophet Simeon told Jesus’ mother: the Nazis, Leisner had been ordained a transitional dea- inspire white, European-descended Latin American “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in con before being arrested and consigned to Dachau in priests, historically reluctant to work with the indigenous Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you 1940. There, the tuberculosis he had contracted shortly peoples of the Amazon Basin, to transcend their racial yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many after his diaconal ordination went active, and over the and ethnic prejudices in order to evangelize, catechize hearts may be revealed.” (Luke 2:34-45) Jesus knew that his next four years he wasted away. Then, in late 1944, a new and bring the sacraments to native peoples? words would be a cause for division because some would prisoner arrived at Dachau’s “priest barracks,” the The heroes of Dachau’s priest-barracks found a way to choose to hear and others would turn their backs or simply French bishop of Clermont-Ferrand, Gabriel Piguet. A keep sacramental life alive, in full fidelity to the Church’s not want to be bothered. secret exchange of correspondence ensued between the tradition. Is that impossible in Amazonia? Or elsewhere? Jesus could remember well the example of Jeremiah, the Frenchman, Cardinal Michael Faulhaber of Munich, and George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public prophet who was persecuted for speaking the truth. (We hear Bishop Clemens von Galen of Muenster, with an eye to Policy Center in Washington, D.C. of his fate in today’s first reading.) The Israelites of old, like finding a way to ordain Karl Leisner a priest before he us today, suffered the effects of original sin. It simply was died. easier to listen to those with whom they always agreed. They didn’t want to hear Jeremiah because he challenged them, on God’s behalf, to change their ways — specifically their The reason for hope political alliances. In the end, only the non-Jewish foreigners Someone recently sent in a question to our Catholic conclusion that the Catholic faith is where we find our would listen to him. Soup Podcast e-mail asking what we hoped to accomplish greatest sense of peace and hope. We modern day Christians are living testimony to the by doing these podcasts on the Catholic faith. That’s a fair It’s been my experience in my 3 years as director of St. truth of Jesus’ proclaiming that he has come for division. We question and one that gets to the heart of why we do it Anne Retreat Center that so often people come here look- experience many divisions among us: parents and children but more importantly ing for those very things. They want peace in their life, who do not talk to one another; students and teachers who defines our mission. When and they need a sense of hope to carry forward. We have antagonize each other, Protestants and Catholics in Northern VIEWPOINT Msgr. William Cleves and I a tendency to get hung up on the negative things in life Ireland who kill each other, pro-lifers and pro-abortionists began the podcast 4 and we complicate our existence by not finding a reason who scream obscenities at each other, liberals and conserva- months ago, we set out to for hope. Just watch the news and you’ll know what I’m tives who label each other. In every case, we experience the present the Catholic faith talking about. The recent tragedies in Dayton, Ohio and division because the truth has either by thwarted or because in a way that was attain- El Paso, Texas are prime examples. There’s too much vio- one side or the other or both are unwilling to hear the truth. able and livable. What we lence and too much shouting at one another to ever find While Jesus warned that he would cause division, he also hope to accomplish is to some sense of peace in the world today, but it is there, and gave us the means of healing our divisions. He gave us the get people to think more the answer is in Jesus Christ and His holy Catholic Eucharist. In the Eucharist the Lord calls all of us to sit broadly about what it Church. down together at one table and to share in the one meal. means to be a Catholic in The core of our purpose here at St. Anne Retreat (There are no separate tables for those of different persua- the world today. By the Center is to help people foster a deeper and more mean- sions. As a prelude to our sharing in the Body of Christ we growth of our listener- ingful relationship with Jesus. I’ve witnessed that happen are asked to express our own unity as the Body of Christ in ship, I’d say we’re accom- so many times out here that I know it is possible. We’ve the exchange of the Sign of Peace. This gesture is one that Deacon David Profitt plishing that very thing. seen people who’ve been away from the Church and the we can indifferently engage in or we can use it to express the Msgr. Cleves has a way sacraments for years and even decades come here seek- reality of and desire for real unity with all in Christ. of taking complex situations and getting to the heart of ing answers and finding those answers — at least some of As we share in our common unity (communion) which is the matter in a way that the average person can under- them. They find those answers in the sacrament of recon- Christ, the words of Eucharistic Prayer IV should come alive stand. That’s a gift and I know a lot of people have experi- ciliation, in the Eucharist and in the community of in us: “...and grant in your loving kindness to all who par- enced that through him. I, as a convert, have a lifetime of believers that are here seeking the same thing. That last take of this one Bread and one Chalice that, gathered into experience trying to figure this Catholic thing out. What one, the community, is so important and a vital aspect of one body by the Holy Spirit, they may truly become a living he brings in intellect, I bring in life’s experiences as a the Catholic Soup Podcast mission. We want people to sacrifice in Christ to the praise of your glory.” husband, father, grandfather and all the things that go know that they are not alone and that all of us struggle at Father Daniel Vogelpohl is pastor of Blessed Sacrament with those responsibilities. Both of us have arrived at the Parish, Ft. Mitchell. (Continued on page 17) 6 August 16, 2019 Messenger

Pro-life leaders urgedtopersevere, continuetoteach truth ‘with love’ Jessica Able scandal as a “diabolical masterpiece” that has “corroded he said. Catholic News Service Catholic credibility” on a variety of fronts. “There is a God. But not just that there’s a God, but to LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of The pro-life effort was affected, too, Archbishop know of a God of revelation, of a God that has pursued us, Kansas City, Kansas, told diocesan pro-life leaders gath- Naumann said. that sent his son into the world to share our humanity so ered in Louisville Aug. 5-7 that they are part of the “most “It cannot be denied that it has impaired the voice of that we could share in his life,” he continued. “That is the important human rights effort of our time and our age.” the church in speaking to our culture about the great privilege of all of us as Catholics, but especially as Eighty-five directors of pro-life ministry from 63 dioce- moral evils of our time,” he said. This does not “absolve us Catholic leaders, to share with our world.” ses around the country gathered for the Diocesan Pro-Life of speaking boldly and strongly at the same time with Another reason to persevere is the saints, he said. Leadership Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Conference humility. But, we must continue to teach the truth and “There would be no scandals in the church if its mem- of Catholic Bishops. The theme of the conference was speak it with love.” bers, particularly we the clergy, faithfully followed our “Christ, Our Hope.” He noted that Bishop Barron’s book addresses the ques- moral teaching,” Archbishop Naumann said. “Many Archbishop Naumann, chairman of the U.S. tion “Why remain Catholic in these difficult times?” saints were previously great sinners yet we do not vener- Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee The archbishop ate them for their sin but the transformation of their lives on Pro-Life Activities, delivered the confer- added, “For you, I think by God’s grace.” ence’s opening keynote address Aug. 5. the question becomes Quoting Pope Benedict XVI, he said the saints were In the talk — titled “Life Will Be motivated to live Victorious,” which also is his episcopal “heroic lives of motto — he thanked the diocesan pro-life virtue” for the leaders for helping their bishops and dioce- chance to ses “build a culture of life in this particular encounter the per- moment in time when the church is wound- son of Jesus Christ. ed by the clerical sexual abuse scandal; at a “Catholicism time of pro-life promise with the current affords us many composition of the U.S. Supreme Court; and opportunities to a time when supporters of legalized abor- experience encoun- tion are incredibly motivated and ener- ters with Jesus,” he gized.” said. “This is a moment of great opportunity The third rea- as well as a moment of great peril for our son to persevere, culture and society,” Archbishop Naumann the archbishop said. said, is the magis- During the three-day conference, partici- terium. The magis- pants attended a variety of break-out ses- terium is the sions led by experts in law and medicine, church’s authority diocesan leaders and parish priests. CNS photos/Jessica Able, The Record to give authentic Sessions addressed topics related to over- (above left) Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro- interpretation of turning Roe v. Wade, ministry to people Life Activities, celebrates Mass at the Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 5, 2019. (above right) Pro- the word of God. after abortion, hospice and palliative care, Life directors from all over the United States attended the conference. “The magisteri- and assisted suicide. um is a great gift During his keynote address, Archbishop Naumann even more powerful: ‘Why remain a leader within the even though it’s entrusted to weak individuals,” he said. acknowledged the pain and anger caused by the clergy sex- church who has these problems?’” “But it’s through this gift the Holy Spirit remains with the ual abuse crisis and encouraged his listeners to persevere The church is an “‘earthen vessel’ but holds a great, church and keeps us constant in our teachings.” as leaders in the church. great treasure,” he said. He went on to list three reasons to Jessica Able is a staff writer at The Record, newspaper of He noted that a 2019 book by Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. remain Catholic and continue to be a leader in the church. the Archdiocese of Louisville. Barron of Los Angeles titled “Letter to a Suffering Church: First, the church speaks of God in an age when “we see A Bishop Speaks Out on the Sexual Crisis” describes the a growing atheism and a growing return to a paganism,” Messenger August 16, 2019 7

Partners Catholic Charities holds CaSSba ‘Bon Voyage’ fundraiser August 25 at Drees Pavilion Sample the world through delicious cui- Bauerle, institutional advancement manager sine and support the local efforts of and event coordinator. “Our volunteers and Catholic Charities Diocese of Covington staff have planned an amazing Sunday at the 2019 CaSSba Fundraiser “Around afternoon of food, fun and entertainment, the World” on Sunday, Aug. 25, 3–7 p.m. all to raise crucial funds for Catholic at Drees Pavilion, Park Hills. Now in its Charities Diocese of Covington. From help- 32nd year, the event is the major fundraiser ing us serve guests at Parish Kitchen, to for Catholic Charities. offering pregnancy counseling and adoption This year’s premier sponsor is St. Elizabeth services, to assisting with housing, proceeds Healthcare. In addition to delicious fare with from this event are transformative and can Our Mission an international flavor, the event includes the be life-changing for those we serve.” Inspired by the Gospel call of Jesus Christ popular CaSSba cash raffle, fun raffles, as well Serving 14 counties in Northern to serve, the mission of Catholic as a live auction and silent auction, both fea- Kentucky, Catholic Charities is the major out- Charities of the Diocese of Covington is to promote healing, restore hope and turing a variety of appealing items: Catholic reach organization of the Diocese of Catholic Charities, invites supporters affirm human potential through services High School $500 tuition certificates, trip to Covington. It makes an impact in the follow- that empower, voices that speak for on a culinary adventure, Aug. 25 Victory Falls Africa, Indian Cuisine Dinner for ing areas: Child and Family Services (preg- justice and partnerships that strengthen communities. 10 people in your home by Father Baiju Kidaagen, just to name a nancy counseling, adoption and parenting education; Counseling few. Services (individual, child, family and marriage counseling); Once again, this year’s event will offer the convenient option Housing Services (St. Joseph supportive housing, home purchase of online bidding. Visit www.Cassba2019.GiveSmart.com in education, foreclosure prevention and mortgage delinquency advance of or during the event to view the many silent auction counseling); and Community Outreach (Parish Kitchen, jail min- items available for bid. New items will continue to be added up istry, client care and referral, disaster response and social justice to the day of the event. This feature is perfect not only for those advocacy). who wish to sneak a peek at the exciting items available, but Help Catholic Charities Diocese of Covington continue its mis- also for those unable to attend this year’s event who still wish to sion to “Extend a hand. Change a life.” Come to the 2019 get in on the bidding action and support Catholic Charities from CaSSba “Bon Voyage.” Tickets are $65 each. the comfort of home. For more information visit www.CovingtonCharities.org or “We are very excited about this year’s CaSSba,” said Vicky contact Vicky Bauerle at (859) 581-8974.

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Newsworthy Happy birthday to Father Maurice de Lange, retired, Aug. 29; Father Allan Frederick, pastor, Cristo Rey Parish, Florence, Sept. 1; and Father Andrew Young, pastor, St. Patrick Parish, Maysville, Sept. 1. Villa Madonna Academy high school/junior high teachers Jan Herrmann and Don Shields were featured in an issue of Cincy Weekly as Outstanding Educators.

The weekly TV Mass from the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption will be broadcast on Sunday, 5–6 p.m. on station Me TV WLWT, on channels: over the air 5-2; Spectrum 188 in Kentucky and Cincinnati Bell 23 or 291. Have something to list in “People and Events”? The deadline for event notices is nine days prior to the desired publication date. E-mail [email protected] no later than the Wednesday before the week you would like the information to Regional pro-life offices assist with annual conference appear. Deacon Richard Murphy, director, Office of Social Concerns, Diocese of Owensboro; Ed Harpering, coordinator, Pro-Life Office, Archdiocese of Louisville; Faye Roch, director, Pro-Life Office, Diocese of Covington; Peggy Sheiko, coordinator, Planning an event featuring a speaker or minister from Respect Life Office, Diocese of Lexington, at the annual Diocesan Pro-Life Leadership Conference, Aug. 5 –7, sponsored outside the diocese? In the Diocese of Covington, before con- by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The Archdiocese of Louisville hosted the conference with assistance from tracting the services of a priest or deacon, man or woman reli- regional pro-life offices. For more information about the conference see related article page 6. gious, or lay person, a request for verification in good standing must be submitted to the Chancery office no later than four weeks before the desired date of service. Screening applica- p.m., and Monday–Saturday by appointment. Call 630- Edgewood, for a “Summer Family Potluck” to celebrate tions and instructions can be found at 2874. Catholic family life and natural living. Supper served at 5 www.covdio.org/chancery/. p.m. Pulled pork and drinks will be provided. Bring an appe- St. Patrick Parish, Taylor Mill, Our Lady of Knock tizer, side dish, fruit, or dessert to share and a lawn chair. All Newport Central Catholic High School will hold volley- Novena Festival, Aug. 14–Aug.21, at all Masses. who are interested in learning about or promoting Natural ball clinics for grade-school students in August and Includes candle lighting, petition writing and opportu- Family Planning are welcome. No kids? No problem! Come September. Information and registration forms at nity for venertion of first-class relic of St. Faustian and learn about the health and marriage benefits of NFP. www.ncchs.com/volleyball. Kowalski. For schedule, visit stpatrickchurch.us or There is no formal agenda. R.S.V.P to: Sharon Drees at call 356-5151. [email protected] or 663.7066. St. Vincent de Paul, Erlanger, needs volunteers for the call center and food pantry for just a few hours each week. Care Net Pregnancy Center, “Golf Fore Fathers,” Mass, 8:30 a.m., Holy Name Church, Cincinnati, Food pantry volunteers help set up bags of food that are pro- Aug. 16, Ashton Oaks Golf Club. Check–in/lunch and a rosary procession to Planned Parenthood, vided to those in need. begins at noon; shotgun start, 1 p.m. Cost is $100 per Aug. 31, for Life’s 5th Quarter. Service, which includes Call center volunteers golfer, which includes 18 holes of golf, cart, refresh- Eucharistic exposition, ends around 10 a.m. Visit assist with answering ments, grill-out lunch, silent auction and raffle oppor- www.facebook.com/lifes5thquarter or e-mail calls for assistance tunities, and a catered dinner. Event raises funds for [email protected]. and data entry, 10 the Fatherhood Parenting Education program. Sign up a.m.– 2 p.m. For infor- at www.choselifenky.org, e-mail directorofdevelop- New Day: A Journey from Grieving to Healing is a nine- mation call (859) 446- [email protected] or call 431-9178. week program designed to help one deal with the loss of a 7721. loved one through death — recently or years ago. The pro- Bishop Brossart High School volleyball car wash gram is held at St. Timothy Church, Union on consecutive There will be a Holy and bake sale, Aug. 17, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Southern Sundays. The next 9-week is: Sept. 1–Nov. 10, 2–4 p.m., in the Hour on the third Lanes Bowling Alley. parish center. Open to anyone in the Northern Ky. area. Thursday of every Contact Miriam Burkart at (859) 746-1443 or month, at the “Wait No More,” foster, adopt, support event, Aug. 20, 6– [email protected]. Cathedral Basilica of 8 p.m., at Florence Baptist Church. Did you know there are the Assumption, thousands of children in need of help? The Diocese of Diocesan Catholic Children’s Home, Foster Care and Covington, 3–4 p.m., to Covington is joining other churches in Kentucky in this Adoption information meeting, Sept. 3, 6:30 p.m. at DCCH, pray for victims of sex- effort. All are invited to this free evening event to learn Ft. Mitchell. ual abuse by clergy about foster care and adoption, and practical ways you can and to pray for the support foster and adoptive families. Engage with experts Retrouvaille — A Lifeline for Married Couples: If your Church. All priests of who will answer your questions. marriage needs help, Retrouvaille can help and offers hope Sisters of Notre Dame the diocese will be in for a better relationship. It is a confidential peer ministry of attendance; the lay Father Michael Comer will begin a two-year series of talks volunteer couples that can help you learn the tools of announce faithful are invited to on the Catholic faith called “Know Your Faith — an RCIA healthy communication, and build intimacy and healing. SND-USA provincial join. The Blessed for Catholics,” Aug. 22. The series will take place on Upcoming tri-state weekend, Sept. 6–8. Call (513) 456-5413 or The Sisters of Notre Dame Sacrament will be Thursdays at Mother of God Church, Covington at 11 a.m. visit www.cincyretouvaille.org. announced, Aug. 8, that Notre exposed, concluding and again at 6:30 p.m. The first series of talks will present Dame Sister Margaret Mary with the Chaplet of the doctrinal teaching of the Church, using the Nicene “Wellness Retreat for the Mind, Body and Soul” at St. Gorman has been appointed as the Divine Mercy and Creed as the outline for studying the Church’s teaching. Free Anne’s Retreat Center, Melbourne, Sept. 7, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. provincial of the SNDUSA benediction. The and everyone is welcome. Learn how your mental, physical and spiritual wellness are province. Her six-year term will sacrament of reconcil- interconnected, and about the peace God wants you to dis- begin July 5, 2020. Presently Sister iation will be available Mary, Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger, Queenship cover. Presented by Msgr. William Cleves and Deacon Dave Margaret is the provincial of the during the Holy Hour. Rockin’ Eve, Sat. Aug. 24, 5-11 p.m. Live music by Aaron Profitt. Cost $70; registration closes Aug. 23. Visit Spir- Chardon province and has been The next Holy Hour Hedrick Band; Cassette Junkies with hits from the 80s and Fit.com or e-mail [email protected]. involved in the planning for the will be held Thursday, 90s and classic rock from Swan. Free event; food and drinks SND-USA province from the begin- Sept. 19. available for purchase. Marriage Encounter Experience, Sept. 10 and 11, Holy ning. In January, the Sisters of Spirit Center, Norwood. Reserve your place at https://eshar- Notre Dame announced that its Bishop Brossart Covington Catholic High School will celebrate newly ing.org/applyWeekend.php or call (937) 886-5196. four U.S. provinces would merge High School, art completed campus additions — Anthony R. Zembrodt into one province — “SND-USA.” gallery art show, STEM and Fine Arts Center and the Drees Student and Men of all ages are invited to That Man Is You, St. Henry The four SND provinces are in Aug. 11–Sept. 1, fea- Alumni Center — with a dedication, Aug. 25 and an open Church, Elsmere, beginning Sept. 11. Coffee and pastries are Chardon, Ohio; Covington, turing the artwork house for the public, 3–5 p.m. served at 6 a.m.; presentation begins at 6:10; small group dis- Kentucky; Toledo, Ohio; and of Michael Altman. cussion at 6:40; program concludes by 7:15 a.m. Information, Thousand Oaks, California. The Show times are Join the Couple to Couple League of Northern Kentucky contact Deacon Mike Lyman, 806-4440 or e-mail deaconmike- merger will occur in 2020. Sundays, noon–4 Aug. 25, 4–6 p.m. at the Madison Shelter, President’s Park, [email protected]. Messenger August 16, 2019 9 PEOPLE AND EVENTS

Festivals 2019

August September St. Bernard Parish, St. Patrick Parish, Dayton, Aug. 16 and 17 Maysville, Sept. 6–8 St. Mary Parish, St. Barbara Parish, Alexandria, Erlanger, Sept. 13–15 Aug. 16 and 17 St. Matthew Parish, Holy Cross District Morning View, Sept. 15 High School, Latonia, Aug. 23 and 24. St. Timothy Parish, Union, Oktoberfest, Sept. Sts. Peter and Paul 20–22 Parish, California, St. Agnes Parish, Aug. 24 Ft. Wright, Oktoberfest, St. Cecilia Parish, Sept. 27–29 Independence, St. Anthony Parish, Aug. 31– Sept. 2 Taylor Mill, Fall Fest, $37; and Dec. 6 — Christmas show in Indy and lunch. Call National Catholic Singles Conference, Oct. 25-27 in Sept. 14. Shirley Murray, 441-8567. Nashville, Tenn., begins at 5 p.m. Oct. 25 and runs until about noon Oct. 27. There will be pre-conference activities St. Joseph Parish, Cold Spring, golf outing, Sept. 28, and post-conference activities (i.e. fun around the city). Visit A.J. Jolly Golf Course, registration at 11 a.m., with www.NationalCatholicSingles.com. Parish pro-life coordinators/team evening of start at 1 p.m. Cost is $100/player or $375/four-member reflection and information, hosted by the dioce- team, which includes golf, cart, lunch, dinner and St. Elizabeth Hospice hosts volunteer orientation san Pro-Life Office, Sept. 12. Mass 6:15 p.m. in the drinks. Visit http://www.stjosephcoldspring.com or classes. The classes explore issues on death and dying Cathedral Basilica, followed by dinner and program at call/text 380-5199 or (513) 520-3638. as well as the overall concept of hospice care. There is Bishop Howard Memorial Auditorium. RSVP to 392- no cost or obligation to volunteer for those attending 1500, ext. 1546 or e-mail [email protected] by Sept. 9. Save the date — YOUTH 2000 will be at Covington Catholic hospice training. Classes are held throughout the year. Also for those interested in starting a Pro-Life group at High School, Oct. 11–13. This event is open to eighth-grade The first session can be completed on your own time his or her parish. and high school students. Visit www.nkyouth.com or call 466- and ending with a final, daylong or evening session at 1283. the Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile Hospice Center, Women’s retreat at St. Anne Retreat Center, Edgewood. To register call Debbie Holloran, Hospice Melbourne, looking at the Blessed Mother through art Health Ministries Association (HMA), 30th annual Volunteer Coordinator, at 301-4622 or e-mail and Sacred Scripture, Sept. 13–15, led by Msgr. William Meeting and Conference, Oct. 11–14, at St. Elizabeth [email protected]. Registration is Cleves, Dr. Ceil Dorger and artist Holly Schapker. Cost Training and Educational Center, Erlanger. Daily reg- required. $170, includes room, meals and supplies for an art proj- istration options available for attendees unable to par- ect. Space is limited to 80: https://www.stanneretreat- ticipate in entire conference. Visit Check the Worldwide Marriage Encounter website for center.org/. Information, call 441-2003 or e-mail http://hmassoc.org/upcoming-conference/. Event will upcoming 2019 weekends in Cincinnati. Register at [email protected]. provide unique learning opportunities for members www.wwme.org or (937) 886-5196. and colleagues with keynote presentations, substan- Save the date – The Marriage Journey – the Diocese of tive breakout sessions, poster presentations and inno- For couples in troubled marriages, Retrouvaille is a program Covington invites all couples to attend a marriage enrichment vative pre-conference sessions. of healing and renewal consisting of one weekend and six experience Saturday, Sept. 21, 8 a.m.–3 p.m., at St. Barbara follow-up sessions over the course of three months. Contact: Parish, Erlanger. Cost is $25 per couple, light breakfast, lunch The 2nd annual “Rosary Coast to Coast” event will be held www.cincyretrouvaille.org or (513) 456-5413. and refreshments included. Additional details will follow soon. Oct. 13, 4 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Burlington, at the Grotto of Two Hearts. This international Attention youth (grades 9–12) and chaperones! Register now St. Thomas Travelers trips: Sept. 26 —Adams County event unites our nation in prayer with everyone, at the same for the diocesan pilgrimage to the National Catholic Youth Amish country shopping, lunch and a historic house, $57; time, praying for the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis, Indiana, Nov. 21–23, Oct. 1 — Brown County, Ind., T.C. historic site, Pioneer for the spiritual health of the United States. Bring a chair. 2019. The event will consist of a wide variety of opportunities Museum, Bear Wallow Distillery, Brown County Winery, For information visit www.rosarycoasttocoast.com. for young people to experience God and his Church. A down lunch on you own, $42; Oct. 9 — Keeneland bus and entrance, payment of $100 per person must be returned to the Office of Catechesis and Faith Formation to reserve a place. Visit www.covdio.org/catech- esis-formation/youth-and- young-adult/#youthncyc, call 392-1500, ext. 1526 or e-mail [email protected].

Free support group, Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (PAL), meets every Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.–8 p.m. at Catholic Charities, Latonia. Group pro- vides continuing education and support, at no charge, for parents with a son, daughter or spouse suffering from addiction to alcohol or drugs. No cost. Just come. Information, 581-8974 or www.covingtoncharities.org

Catholic Charities, foreclo- sure/delinquency counseling program has groups and indi- vidual sessions available. There are many options to Knights honor clergy homeowners; be informed. The Knights of Columbus hosted its annual clergy outing Aug. 7 at Father Kehoe Council in Ludlow. There were 120 priests, deacons, seminarians and Call 581-8974. knights in attendance. The weather was perfect and everyone enjoyed the camaraderie, refreshments and dinner. 10 August 16, 2019 Messenger We Choose How to answer pro-choice arguments: Life Part 2 — philosophy and law Caitlin Shaughnessy Dwyer Contributor to confuse degree (how big a human is) with kind (what he is). Let’s move on to age/stage of development. You could say, “I agree that Last month, our Part 1 article discussed a simple strategy that can help a baby at the embryo stage is younger and less developed than a newborn Pro-Life make difficult conversations about abortion a little easier. The strategy is to baby. But does your age or stage of development determine what you begin by asking the simple question: “If you were convinced that the are?” You can give an example like: “A mother is more developed than her Office unborn child is a human life, would you still support abortion?” young daughter. Does that make her more of a person?” Obviously, the of the Diocese of Covington Part 1 explored how to converse with answer is no. They are both per- someone who answers “No.” Now we will sons — they are just at different examine what happens if your conversa- stages of development — again, a Mission Statement tion partner answers “Yes”— meaning that, confusion of degree and kind. The Pro-Life Office of the Roman Catholic even if she accepted the unborn child as a Next, let’s discuss location. Diocese of Covington, guided by our bishop, human life, she would still support abor- You could say, “I agree that promotes the sanctity and legal protection of tion. In that event, you are entering into a emerging from the womb is a big human life from conception to natural death very different conversation — one that is change in location. It marks a through prayer, pastoral care, public policy not about fetal development, but about very special occasion and that’s and education. the philosophical and legal question of why we celebrate birthdays. But personhood. what does where you are have to A starting point here is to ask “are all do with what you are?” Then illus- human beings also persons?” This is impor- trate: “Could my personhood sta- tant because tus change if I changed locations, many abortion such as if I traveled to another advocates will country?” No. Personhood is not a God of life and love, you created us answer “no.” In function of location. in your image and sent your Son contrast to pro-lif- Finally, let’s touch on degree to bring us life. ers, who posit that all human beings are also “per- of independence. You could say, “I agree that an unborn child is dependent Instill in us a respect for all life, sons” with basic rights — including the right to life on the mother. But what does how dependent you are have to do with from conception to natural death. — many abortion advocates contend that, in order what you are?” Again, make it concrete: “Say I went to the moon. I would to be a “person,” membership in the human be completely dependent on a space suit. I could not survive in that envi- Empower us to work for justice for the poor. species is not enough; whether a human is a per- ronment without help. Would that make me a non-person?” Of course not. Nourish us that we may bring food to the hungry. son depends (they posit) on the human’s size, age, You could also note that many sick, elderly and handicapped people are Inspire us to cherish the fragile life of the unborn. location or degree of independence. very dependent on others. And children themselves remain dependent on Strengthen us to bring comfort Consider asking: “Can you share with me why their parents for years after birth. Yet these are all persons with rights. In to the chronically ill. you think that the unborn are not human persons reality, all of us are dependent on others in some way — to grow our food, who have basic rights like the right to life?” As produce our vehicles and fuel, to educate us. As John Donne said, “No man Teach us to treat the aging mentioned in the previous article, these are is an island.” with dignity and respect. Golden Rule moments: really listen, and show that These questions and examples can help clearly illustrate that size, Bring us one day into the glory of everlasting life. you are seeking to understand by repeating back phase of development, location and dependence are arbitrary distinctions We ask through Christ our Lord. her explanation of the definition of personhood. rather than a sound basis on which to establish personhood. It is more log- Amen. Once you have listened to the explanation, ically consistent to say that all human beings are persons with rights. express that you would like to share your under- You might point out that, surprisingly, Roe v. Wade casually brushed standing that all human beings are also persons aside the critically important question of whether the unborn are persons because personhood is not dependent on size, by simply asserting, without any reasoning, that they are not persons. Yet stage of development, location or degree of dependence on another per- even the Roe majority conceded the centrality of the personhood issue, son. Rather, it is something you are — just by being human. admitting that if the majority was wrong, and the unborn were in fact per- Note that this type of philosophical assertion cannot be proven or dis- sons, they would have a constitutional right to life. “If this suggestion of proven with physical evidence like a scientific claim. Rather, we can prove personhood is established,” the Roe majority admitted, “[Roe’s] case, of or disprove the truth of philosophical statements another way — we can course, collapses, for the fetus’ right to life would then be guaranteed discern whether they are based on sound principles and logic. Many pro- specifically by the [14th] Amendment.” choice arguments for the unborn child’s lack of personhood are based on The value in engaging in this type of conversation is that it invites oth- unsound logic, such as a confusion of degree and kind. You can invite your ers to think critically about the question that Roe so problematically side- listener to reflect on these inconsistencies by asking questions tailored to stepped — are the unborn persons? The unborn must be persons, because her particular objection to the personhood of the unborn (size, age, loca- they are human beings, and human beings’ personhood is not dependent tion or degree of independence). on their size, age, location or dependence. And because they are persons, Let’s start with size. You could say, “I agree that a baby at the embryo abortion is, by definition, the intentional ending of the life of an innocent phase is very small. However, what does how big you are have to do with person — a practice that reasonable people can agree is simply not justi- what you are?” You could go on to give an example such as: “Lebron James fied. is 6’8” and Bruno Mars is only 5’5”. Does that make Lebron more of a person Caitlin Shaughnessy Dwyer is an instructor of theology at Thomas More than Bruno?” Of course it doesn’t. To say personhood is a function of size is University. She and her family are members of St. Pius X Church, Edgewood. “If we take any living member of the species homo sapiens and put them outside the realm of legal protection, we undercut the case against discrimination for everyone else. The basis for equal treatment under the law is that being a member of the species is sufficient to be a member of the human community, without consideration for race, gender, disability, age, stage of development, state of dependency, place of residence or amount of property ownership. Abortion dynamites the foundation of feminism, and poisons the well against civil rights for African Americans, the elderly, the disabled and others.”

— Feminists for Life

For more information about the Pro-Life Office or to be added to our e-mail newsgroups, visit us online at www.covdio.org/prolife/ or call (859) 392-1500. August 2019

My dear Friends,

Summer is quickly coming to an end, which means, among other things, a return to school and the beginning of a new academic year. Catholic school education is a vital part of the ministry of our diocese. It has been from our earliest days when the diocese was established in 1853 and remains so until this very day. Year after year, decade after decade, we have built on the solid foundation that was laid by our forebears.

As our students return to their respective schools, I take a moment to express my gratitude to the parents who entrust your children to our care. I know that many of you sacrifice a great deal to provide a thoroughly Catholic school education for your children. You know that the sacrifice is worth it, for your children will receive a thoroughly Catholic education which will provide them not only with what they need to know to make it through life but will also teach them how to live, how to be a light in an often dark world.

I also wish to thank our Catholic school administrators, faculty and staff who each day use the gifts and talents the Lord has given you to minister to those placed in your charge. For you teaching is not simply a career or a job — no — it is a calling, a vocation, a true ministry. May God bless you as you share your talents and gifts with your students.

My thanks, also, to the staff of our Catholic Schools Office, under the direction of Michael Clines, superintendent of Catholic schools. Our staff stands ever ready to assist in any way necessary, providing guidance and support.

I thank, also, each and every benefactor. You make our Catholic school system possible. Your gifts, your support of our Catholic schools enables us to provide our students with the very best education available.

To the students returning for another academic year I say, (above and below left) In the Diocese of Covington, students at St. Edward School welcome back! To our new students, welcome for the first time! were the first to return to the classroom, Aug. 8. Amid the hustle and bustle of I encourage you to apply yourselves in every way. You are finding lockers and organizing supplies the students took time to enjoy breakfast. building a foundation upon which the rest of your lives will (below right) Middle-school students at St. Augustine School, Covington, are all stand. Make it a firm foundation that will sustain you smiles for their first day, Aug. 11. throughout your lives.

There are alternatives to a Catholic school education — but there are no substitutes!

Yours devotedly in the Lord,

Jenicke and Keener photos

Most Rev. Roger J. Foys, D.D. Bishop of Covington

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edge of Catholic doctrine, Scripture, relational skills and Superintendent: Catholic schools makea teaching methods; and remains current on contemporary Church and social issues. In the Diocese of Covington there are administrative differenceinstudents’ lives regulations for religious education certification and Michael Clines faith and knowledge, who are integrated human beings accreditation programs. These administrative regulations Messenger Contributor ready to serve and care for others and the planet, and to pro- were established in 2006 by our bishop to assist in the Our Catholic schools trans- claim the good news by how they live and speak. understanding of what is required for those who wish to form the lives of approximately Furthermore, not only are we teaching students to minister as catechists or religion teachers. With the assis- 10,000 students. Think about that become future servant leaders, faith-filled disciples and tance of the Department of Catechesis and Faith — 10,000 students! We form, we enriched citizens in our communities, we as adults are Formation, the diocese is able to provide top quality educate, we nurture, we heal, we growing with them. In Catholic schools, we are all learn- instruction at an affordable price. Please, see our webpage love, we witness and we make a ers, servants and leaders. These shared qualities are what for a current schedule of courses, https://covdio.org/wp- difference. make Catholic schools work. They are what make Catholic content/uploads/2019/07/September-2019-March- Our Catholic schools are schools succeed. 2020.doc.pdf instruments of evangelization Our administrators, faculty and staff have been prepar- It is important to remember that catechesis involves an that reach out into the world with ing classrooms, getting offices organized and turning sum- essential partnership of the family, the parish community, the light of the Gospel of Jesus mer rest into energy that will catapult us into the first day and those Christ. This happens not only by of school and beyond. May Jesus walk with us and guide who serve Michael Clines the school getting involved in the us as we begin the new school year. as cate- daily lives of local families, but Michael Clines is superintendent of Schools for the chists and also by sending out graduates who are well formed in the Diocese of Covington, Ky. r e l i g i o n teachers at all levels. Since cate- Welcome backtoanother school year chesis is the shar- in service to God’s Church ing of faith, the Isaak A. Isaak Goodwill alone does not ensure the success of a cate- focus is on Messenger Contributor chist or teacher. A living, active faith does not necessarily people. It To all catechists, teachers, parents, families, parish cat- include the basic skills necessary to be a catechist or reli- r e q u i r e s echetical leaders and faith-building groups: welcome back gion teacher. Catechists, religion teachers and volunteers, faith-filled, to the beginning of another school year. Even though the as well as catechetical leaders, need ongoing faith forma- k n o w l - summer seems to pass by faster tion. Adequate preparation and ongoing faith formation e d g e abl e each year, we, the staff of the are indispensable for every catechist, religion teacher or and skilled Department of Catechesis and volunteer for teaching the faith. As a lifelong learner the people who strive to grow in faith themselves and also to Faith Formation, hope that you catechist or religion teacher becomes informed in the faith share their faith with others. Those who serve as cate- were able to at least get a brief and acquires the necessary skills to communicate the rest from a rigorous routine. Gospel message effectively; is open to a growing knowl- (Continued on page 13) We want you to know that we cherish your service to God in the Diocese of Covington. We look forward to collaborating with you and supporting you as once again you engage in the cat- echetical ministry of our holy Mother Church. Isaak A. Isaak In the beginning of this new school year, we entrust you to the care of our loving mother Mary to intercede for you to her son Jesus Christ, so that you may be able to impart the faith to our students in an organic and systematic way — Systematic, with logic and definitions, and organic with relevance to the personal needs of our students. She will for sure help you to make this coming year your best yet. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis is pleased to announce the release of the 2019 Catechetical Sunday materials focused on the theme, Stay with Us. The bishops invite you to make use of these resources for the 2019 Catechetical Sunday. They may be obtained by visiting the USCCB website, http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teach- ings/how-we-teach/catechesis/catechetical- sunday/index.cfm. These resources are available in Spanish and English. Some are free of charge and there is a cost for other items. Some items are available for down- load, while other items may be purchased as “hard copies”, such as posters, certificates for catechists, and prayer cards. Catechetical Sunday, which is celebrated annually on the third Sunday of September in parishes across the United States, is Sept. 15 this year, the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. This year’s theme invites the baptized — especially parish catechists, Catholic-school teachers, and parents — to devote themselves to a deeper study of the faith for the spiritual good of themselves and for those they serve. The strength of religious education programs, whether in the parish, school or home setting, remains in the per- son of the catechist, teacher or parent. The teacher or cat- echist participates in the responsibility of the faith com- munity to instruct others in the faith. To do this well, it is essential that he or she takes the time to learn more about the faith. Messenger August 16, 2019 13 BACKTOSCHOOL

(Continued from page 12) chists and religion teachers carry out, in the name of the Church, the systematic, intentional catechetical efforts to Say‘Yes’toschool enable our people to grow in faith. The Diocese of Janice M. Wurtz often. When it is all over, we will have plenty of time for Covington is truly blessed to have their services. Messenger Contributor yes. I also remember how busy it was during those years. Isaak A. Isaak is director for the Office of Catechesis and As I write this column at the beginning of a new school There was very little time for self, but after all is done, I Faith Formation. year, I am reflecting on endings as well. My daughter, Mary, don’t wish for the times to myself, but I long for school begins her senior year at Bellarmine University. Lately, days. whenever I see a parent with their children I encourage The American College of Pediatrics encourages us to This year the Department of Catechesis and them to enjoy this time because it goes by so fast. It is sim- say yes to our children more often than we say no. Saying Faith Formation office is providing ply unbelievable to me that my daughter is now 21, and yes to our children creates a bond of trust with them, and formation resources to all of you. This is done almost done with school. they feel supported by us. This certainly applies to school in response to our own bishop’s call for all to I recall all of the many as well. When we volunteer in our child’s classroom or grow closer to our Lord, Jesus Christ, and to “stay activities that my husband help with lunch during Teacher Appreciation Week, then with Him,” through the study of the Word. and I participated in with we model an attitude of respect to the school and to its her during the past 18 You can access these resources on our staff. We also participate with our children in their pri- years. What fun it always mary job of learning, and so they learn to see schoolwork department’s webpages. was to bring treats for the as important too. How much easier it is for the teacher to For RCIA: look at https://www.covdio.org/catech class on her birthday, or to gain cooperation from the students when the parents are esis-formation/religious-education/rcia-manual attend Mass with her, to present as partners in the process. contents/ teach her third grade class I read once that the less time we spend on things that we Spanish, to go to basket- Grade School Religious Education Curriculum and really value, the more stress we will experience in our ball games and school lives. As parents, we really value our kids, and we have to Sacramental Catechesis Guidelines: plays. I was just as proud make the time to spend with them during these very brief https://www.covdio.org/wp- as she was when our school days. “Every day, the urgency of housework (next content/uploads/2018/06/WEB-COPY-Elementary- Quick Recall team beat task, next task, next task) pulls my attention constantly Religion-Curriculum-6-26-18.pdf Turkeyfoot — something from the subtle magic of family life (smh.com.au).” I am that had never been done trying right now, amid all the pressure of a new school High school Curriculum: Janice M. Wurtz before. I loved being invit- year, to attend to its “subtle magic.” I know that parents https://www.covdio.org/wp- ed to a special parent-child version of Quick Recall while and teachers are as well. I want to encourage all of us to content/uploads/2018/06/WEB-COPY-New-High- in high school and trying to compete with the other par- enjoy this new school year, to say yes to as many opportu- School-Curriculum-REVISED-6-26-18-1.pdf ents versus the students. The convocation upon her fresh- nities as we possibly can, and to remember how soon it will Parish Religious Education Textbooks: man year at college and sitting in the audience as she be over. https://www.theologicalforum.org/Category/111/T debuted her senior thesis to a group of students and teach- Janice M. Wurtz is the A.C.U.E. Controller for the Diocese heDidacheParishSeries ers, has also been memorable and fun. of Covington – Department of Catholic Schools. I am glad that I made the time to say “yes” to my daugh- Also check the “quick links” of the Department ter’s school. I look back now and wish I had said yes more of Catechesis and Faith Formation at https://www.covdio.org/catechesis-formation/.

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7022 Main Street, Newtown OH 45244 – (513) 272-5890 www.graduateserviceinc.com 14 August 16, 2019 Messenger BACKTOSCHOOL Meet the new principalsinthe DioceseofCovington David Cooley ing in her life. Mr. Collopy has really enjoyed teaching English to high Associate Editor “My family is a big blessing, especially my husband, school students and he will continue to do so in an Anthony (Tony) Barkley is the new principal at Prince of Kevin,” she said. “He has supported me in all my educa- Accelerated English class for eighth-grade students at St. Peace Montessori, Covington. He grew up in Cincinnati, tional endeavors; he is my number one fan as I continued Cecilia. the fourth of six children in a family of eight. He was the my education and is always willing to give his time, talent “I believe I am at my best in a classroom with students music director at Sands Montessori for 27 years before and treasure to St. Therese school and parish.” discussing how stories and writing can impact their lives,” retiring from that position. He says it was the Holy Spirit Mrs. Boruske’s favorite thing to do is read. he said. that brought him to Prince of Peace. “My mother put books into my hands at a very young Mr. Collopy is the co-founder of Next Play Academy, a “It’s time to give back,” he said. “Catholic education age and my fondest memories are bringing home new business that focuses on the mental development of teams afforded me the opportunity to books from school and sharing them with my mother — and players. become who I was called to be, learn who always had a book in her hands!” I have coached high school boys’ basketball for the past about the world, my place in it, and She is also a huge sports fan. three years as head coach at Newport Central Catholic, how to progress and help others move “I love Notre Dame football, UK basketball and our and eight years as an assistant coach at Newport Central forward, transforming the environ- Cincinnati Reds,” she said. “We love to attend games or Catholic, Holy Cross District, Bishop Brossart and ment. My favorite subject outside of watch our teams on TV. I really could live without TV or Highlands High School,” Mr. Collopy said. “I love what the music is history. In learning history radio if it were not for sports! I love when my father comes game has to offer in helping young people grow.” we can observe truth and its march to my house and watches the Reds with us.” Mr. Collopy said that he hopes the students at St. Cecilia through time. Decisions made by our will grow academically, socially, mentally and, most impor- leaders demonstrate how education Erin Cappy is principal at St. Agnes tantly, spiritually. Anthony (Tony) plays a part in the shaping of nations, Barkley School, Ft. Wright. She attended the “St. Cecilia is growing due to the efforts and faith of the people and cultures.” University of Cincinnati and Xavier students, teachers, staff, parents, past administration and Mr. Barkley said that it is impor- University. She is engaged to, Ryan; Father Mario Tizziani, the pastor. The National Blue tant to always learn new things; no matter what stage in they will be married in October. Ribbon status and building expansion, which includes life someone happens to be in. “Being in an administrative role classrooms, media center, youth center and gymnasium, “[As they get older], so many people shut down, turn off allows me to connect with all stu- are a testament to a community coming together to form a and close out; I find it enlivening to open up to new things dents, families and faculty. I’m excited vision and reaching it,” said Mr. Collopy. “My mission is to that younger people have discovered, invented or reimag- to collaborate with the people invest- further this vision by increasing enrollment and building ined,” he said. Erin Cappy ed in the future of St. Agnes so we can upon the already strong academics offered by such a great In his spare time Mr. Barkley enjoys playing tennis, continue to foster Catholic identity, faculty all while forming students rooted in Christ.” practicing piano, singing, camping, hunting and observing emotional wellbeing and academic growth for all stu- natural phenomenon. His hope for his students is that they dents.” Joseph (Joe) Gressock can discover their purpose in life, whether it is a religious Ms. Cappy has always enjoyed reading, writing and ath- is the new headmaster at vocation, trade or business, cultural enrichment or athlet- letics. Her favorite school subjects are language arts and Covington Latin School. He has spent ics. physical education. 40 years in Catholic education as “My main goal is to see Prince of Peace grow; we have “I love trying exotic foods and new restaurants, being teacher, coach and principal. He and room for more students who want a Catholic Montessorian active and the outdoors,” she said. “Some of my favorite his wife, Eileen, have been married education. Montessori says it best: ‘this then is the first activities include paddle-boarding, kayaking, cycling and for 49 years. He says that God gave her duty of an educator: to stir up life but leave it free to devel- swimming.” to him to keep him on the right track. op.’ In this world of statistic driven, rote memorization and She wants the students at St. Agnes to be compassion- They have two adult children and absence of history Montessori educational methods are a ate, kind and welcoming individuals, as well as engaged Joseph (Joe) three grandchildren. necessary item in the arsenal of seri- and enthusiastic learners. Gressock “I have been retired for the last ous educators.” “Some of my main goals this year include enhancing three years. After spending time away the spiritual growth and Catholic identity of our students from students and teachers I realized how much I missed Katie Boruske is the new principal at as well as strengthen the support systems in place for their the daily activity only found in a school,” said Mr. St. Therese School, Southgate, where academic growth and emotional wellbeing,” she said. Gressock. “Having grandchildren at Covington Latin she has taught for 18 years. She grew School was a determining factor that led me to apply and up at St. Bernard Parish, Dayton, and Kenny Collopy is principal of St. ultimately accept the position of headmaster.” attended Newport Central Catholic Cecilia School, Independence. He Mr. Gressock has a great fondness for history. He enjoys High School, Thomas More College, attended Newport Central Catholic visiting Civil War battle sites and describes himself as a Katie Boruske Northern Kentucky University and High School, University of Louisville “political junky.” Georgetown University. Because of and Northern Kentucky University. “I have always enjoyed reading historical non-fiction her love for the parish and school families at St. Therese, He is married to Jenny and they have and biographies. I believe that when one studies the past it she said that she couldn’t picture herself anywhere else. two sons and one daughter. will actually give insight into present situations and “My goal for this school year is to foster a sense of com- “My family is one of my greatest assists in the decision making the process.” munity and excitement about St. Therese School,” she blessings,” he said. “I have a beautiful, As new headmaster, Mr. Gressock said that his number said. “My hope for the students is that they learn to live by Kenny Collopy supportive wife and three wonderful one goal is to get to know the students, faculty and staff. St. Therese’s words: ‘May you use the gifts that you have children. I am also the oldest of eight “The most important aspect of my job is to assure that received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.’” children, all of whom were or will be sent through teaching and learning are taking place each and every Mrs. Boruske describes her family as the biggest bless- Catholic schools in the Diocese of Covington — because of day,” he said. “My hope for my students is that they grow the sacrifice of my par- in the love of learning and that they come to the realiza- ents.” tion that God has blessed them with a tremendous intellect For the past 8 years Mr. and it is to be used to serve their fellow students, society Collopy has been teaching and the Church.” in the Diocese of Covington — seven years at Newport The new principal at Sts. Peter and Central Catholic High Paul School, California, is Michelle School and one year at Holy (Micki) Humphreys. Mrs. Cross District High School. Humphreys is herself a graduate of “In addition to my role Sts. Peter and Paul School and Bishop as a teacher, I have held the Brossart High School. She earned a positions of director of bachelor’s degree in elementary edu- advancement, dean of dis- cation and a master’s degree in NKU’s cipline and coach, among “Teacher as Leader” program. Over other things,” said Mr. the past 10 years, she has worked for Michelle (Micki) Collopy. “It has become a Humphreys Campbell County Schools and Ft. mission of mine to help Thomas Independent Schools. Her young people develop as husband is Jeff, and they have one daughter, Macy, and one students, athletes and most son, Levi. importantly Catholics. “I am excited to be at Sts. Peter and Paul because I know Becoming a principal will that this is a community that cares greatly about providing help further this personal an excellent educational experience for our students,” said mission.” Mrs. Humphreys. “Sts. Peter and Paul School is supported Messenger August 16, 2019 15 BACKTOSCHOOL by an incredibly generous parish made up of individuals ple in my life.” something to be said about the benefits of community and and families who selflessly give of their time, talent and Mrs. Twehues said that she and her family enjoy spend- family that happen in a smaller school. However, my main treasure so that our students receive an excellent educa- ing time at different parks around Northern Ky. and goal for this school year is to continue with tradition while tion and learn values that last a lifetime. Our teachers have Cincinnati. bringing in new ideas. I have worked with the faculty over the opportunity to build close relationships with students “Some of our favorites include the Banks and the summer to revitalize the building with positive affirma- and provide them with attention and learning experiences Washington Park. We are looking forward to this fall when tions and Scripture passages. We are putting together a new that meet individual needs.” BLINK returns to the area.” fresh look to our school that will provide a welcoming envi- Mrs. Humphreys said that it is very difficult for her to Mrs. Twehues’ favorite subject is social studies, espe- ronment to all who enter. We will also be updating our pick a favorite subject, but she has always enjoyed both cially world history. scheduling and classes in grades 5-8 to better prepare our writing and math. “I enjoy teaching about ancient civilizations,” she said. students for high school,” said Mrs. Twehues. “I like the opportunity to be creative in writing and the “My favorite moments are when the students are engaged “At our opening school Mass we will introduce our process of solving a puzzle in math. I have also really and excited in class projects and activities such as solving school theme, which connects colors of the rainbow to spe- enjoyed some of my history classes, mostly due to the won- the mystery of ‘Who Killed King Tut?’ or participating in cific characteristics. We are all a gift of God and we must derful teachers who taught them,” she said. the Greek Olympics.” accept that. To not accept each other is to reject God’s gift “One of my favorite things to do is spend time with all The family atmosphere, according to Mrs. Twehues, is and his plan for our lives. My hope is that students will live of my family. I cherish every time we get to be together and one of the most important elements of St. Philip School. by these words that will help make a colorful and wonderful feel blessed to see my children surrounded by such a lov- “That is something that will remain the same. There is school year.” ing family. We laugh a lot and I especially enjoy seeing my children and grandparents together. I admire my grand- parents’ wisdom, and I cherish my children’s perspectives — full of innocence, enthusiasm and endless possibilities. One of my family’s favorite things to do together is to go camping. We enjoy the outdoors and the chance to slow down and just spend time together.” Mrs. Humphreys describes her relationship with God and her relationship with her family as the two biggest blessings in her life. “God has shown me his grace in some of the most diffi- cult times of my life; it is reassuring to have him show me that he is always with me, no matter what. He has also blessed me with the most loving, amazing, supportive fam- ily, and I am truly grateful,” she said. Mrs. Humphreys hopes that she and her students will be constant sources of encouragement and support for one another inside and outside the classrooms. “My main goals for the school are to foster a culture of love and support for everyone who is part of our commu- nity and beyond, and to help each student grow and realize his or her full potential by providing learning experiences that are engaging, meet students where they are and chal- lenge them to grow,” she said. “One of the most important elements of our school is the dedicated community of teachers, parents and parish- ioners who support our students.”

Jennifer Twehues, the new principal at St. Philip School, Melbourne, has a sixth-grade daughter and a fourth- grade son who attend St. Philip School. Her husband’s name is Ben. She has been a teacher at St. Philip for 21 years, teaching fifth and sixth grade, and she will continue to teach in addition to taking on the new role Jennifer Twehues of principal. Mrs. Twehues is a gradu- ate of Newport Central Catholic High School and Northern Kentucky University. Mrs. Twehues is grateful for her family. “They have a wife and mom who is a teacher. It takes very special people to be the spouse and children of a teacher,” she said. “My husband is always there to help me in the classroom, whether it is to build bookshelves, paint or hang a few posters. My daughter and son spend endless hours helping me in the classroom even on their summer vacation. I am blessed to have these three very special peo- 16 August 16, 2019 Messenger BACKTOSCHOOL

Diocese of Covington Announces its policy for Free and Reduced Price Meals for students under the NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH AND BREAKFAST PROGRAMS The Diocese of Covington Schools will be participating hold that receives public assistance, or if the child is home- available on the Schools page of the Diocese of Covington in the National School Lunch Program and/or the School less, migrant, runaway, foster, or participates in a federal website (covdio.org). Breakfast Program. As part of this program, Bishop Head Start or Even Start pre-Kindergarten program. Only one application is required for all children in the Brossart High School, Blessed Sacrament School, Household size and income criteria are used to deter- household and the information provided on the appli ca - Covington Catholic High School, Covington Latin School, mine eligibility for free and reduced-price benefits if the tion will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility Holy Cross High School and Elementary, Immaculate household does not receive assistance or the children are and verification of data. Applications may be verified at heart of Mary, Mary Queen of Heaven, Newport Central not in the other categories mentioned above. Children can any time during the school year by the school or other pro- Catholic High School, Prince of Peace, St. Agnes, St. get free or reduced-price meals if the household’s gross gram officials. An application for free or reduced-price Augustine – Augusta, St. Catherine, St. Cecilia, St. Edward, income falls at or below the limits on the Federal Income benefits cannot be approved unless it contains complete St. Henry Elementary, St. Henry District High School, St. Eligibility Guideline chart. Only the last 4 digits of a eligibility information as indicated on the application and Joseph Crescent Spring, St. Joseph Cold Spring, St. Mary, Social Security Number (or an indication of “none”) must instructions. In the operation of child feeding programs, St. Patrick, St. Paul, St. Philip, St. Pius X, Sts. Peter and be provided on the application. no child will be discriminated against because of race, sex, Paul, St. Timothy, St. Therese, and St. Thomas will offer To apply for free or reduced-price meals, house holds color, national origin, age, or disability. healthy meals every school day. Breakfast will cost $1.75; can fill out the application online at lunchapplication.com. Families can apply for benefits at any time. If a house- lunch will cost $2.90 for elementary and $3.15 for high The paper application forms and directions to apply are hold member becomes unemployed or if the household school. Your children may qualify size increases, the household should for free or reduced-price meals. contact the school. Such changes may Reduced-price meals cost $.30 for make the children of the household eli- breakfast and $.40 for lunch. gible for benefits if the household’s Students attending Holy Family, income falls at or below the Federal Holy Trinity, and St. Augustine – Guidelines. Contact Ms. Jackie Kaiser Covington will receive meals at no at [email protected] at any time to cost due to the implementation of request an application. the Community Eligibility Under the provisions of the free and Provision for school year 2019-2020. reduced-price policy Mrs. Jackie Students will be able to participate Kaiser will review applications and in these meal programs without determine eligibility. Parents or having to pay a fee or submit a guardians dissatisfied with the ruling household application. of the official may wish to discuss the Qualifications for children to decision with the determining official receive free or reduced price meals on an informal basis. Parents wishing include: belonging to a household to make a formal appeal for a hearing whose income is at or below the on the decision may make a request Federal Income Eligibility either orally or in writing to Mr. Dale Guidelines, belonging to a house- (Continued on page 21) Messenger August 16, 2019 17

is not unusual, in fact it is expected. Often the turn around for VOGS from diocese to dio- VerificationofGood Standing cese is quick. Outside of the Catholic Church, the request can come as a surprise, but once (Continued from page 2) it is explained — that it is like a reference check — the necessity for VOGS is understood. make this a widespread message to make sure that everyone is aware of and follows the “We are not asking for details, just do they have a clear background check, yes or no? process.” Are they in good standing with the organization?” said Mrs. Schroeder. Organizers already familiar with the process may still use the online form. The There are a few details event organizers need to know about VOGS: brochure is meant to be an aid for new organizers so that they understand and become — VOGS is required for all speakers, musicians or ministers coming from outside of familiar with the process. the parish, school or organization — not just from outside of the diocese. Mrs. Schroeder said that the VOGS process is meant to be “a help” for event organizers. — VOGS is date, time and place specific — a person is cleared only for a one-time event. VOGS is required so that pastors and organizers can be sure that the speaker, musician or — VOGS doesn’t carry over from one parish or institution to another. minster they are bringing to their parish is up-to-date on the Safe Environment protocols These requirements are for a couple of reasons. First, VOGS expires after one year. By of their diocese, that their presentation will be in line with the teachings of the Catholic having VOGS requests sent to the Chancery for every event, the Chancery can be sure that faith and that they are going to build up the Catholic identity of the diocese and the parish, a current VOGS is on file. Secondly, it is important for the Chancery to know who was in school or organization. the diocese, when they were here and why they were here. “This is really a help. It’s a protection for our parishes and organizations. It is to their Other details to know: advantage,” she said. — VOGS requests need to be sent to the Chancery well in advance of the event — at least Within the Catholic Church, the process of verification of good standing for ministers 8 weeks for national speakers. — Finally, before booking a speaker, musician or minister or advertising the event, a let- ter from the Chancery stating that VOGS has been obtained needs to be received. Organizers can check availability of the speaker, musician or minister before VOGS, but not book them. ‘WaitNoMore’ “The goal of my office is not to prevent people from ministering, but if the process has (Continued from page 3) not been followed and an invitation has been issued, a speaker booked and it comes back that they are not cleared, then the event will have to be canceled. That’s not a good mes- begin a fostering or adoption journey,” he said. sage, it’s not a welcoming message,” Mrs. Schroeder said. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy have been involved with DCCH for over a decade and have had Mrs. Schroeder said that by following the VOGS process pastors and event organizers two placements — two girls around the same age that they now call daughters. They also would have “peace of mind.” established a non-profit organization, called Mentoring Plus, which works with disadvan- “Things change rapidly. Look at recent years where people who were very well known taged, traumatized children in the inner city. and very well thought of in the Church and the broader secular world, then things come “Through God’s grace and help, this shows a higher form of love,” said Mrs. Kennedy. out and its not such a good thing,” said Mrs. Schroeder. “We can’t prevent all of that from “You pretty much have to remove yourself from the equation and just be there for them. happening but we want to do our best to ensure that the speakers in our diocese are going You need to show them as much love as you can. Sometimes it is really hard but that is to build up the Church and not tear it down.” what they need, they need that stability and to build relationships.” For information visit www.covdio.org/chancery or call the Chancery at (859) 392-1500. Mr. Kennedy said that, while fostering children does take some training and continued support, the most important thing for the children is unconditional love. “What these children need more than anything else is to be loved and affirmed,” he said. “That unconditional love is where the healing comes in. We have found that it is important to have God at the center of your life to give these children what they really need because God teaches us how to love. God has to be at the center of the whole thing Reason for hope and the children need to know God’s love; our love alone is not adequate enough to heal (Continued from page 5) these children.” times in this journey of faith. Mrs. Kennedy said that there is a very huge need in the foster care system, but there We have been greatly blessed in this diocese with wonderful priests and parishes that are also many different possibilities of involvement at DCCH. are dedicated to helping people garner that sense of community. We have a bishop who “You don’t have to commit to a long-term placement. You can volunteer or you can do time and time again has emphasized the importance of being one in communion with respite work, which is maybe taking a child for a weekend to give the foster parents a break each other. That’s a beautiful message. If we’re going to find that peace and hope we’re and some support.” seeking, we need to realize that it is in Jesus and with one another that we will discover Mr. Kennedy said that the experience for him has been nothing short of a blessing from what we’re seeking. As the song says, “We are companions on the journey” and that is God. so true and vital in our walk with the Lord. “Your life will be blessed,” he said. “Honestly, it’s difficult, as are many things in life; The Catholic Soup Podcast has been such a blessing to Msgr. Cleves and me and we it’s challenging, but, in the end, it is an absolute blessing. enjoy doing them. They’re not scripted, we just sit down and start talking about whatev- Both Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy agreed that they are inspired so much by the other foster er the Holy Spirit leads us to talk about. It’s our way of evangelizing to those in their and adoptive parents they meet. car, at home or at work. We’re not breaking any theological ground here but trying to Maggie Taylor and her husband, Ian, have been involved with DCCH since 2012. offer some insight and humor into our Catholic faith. Give it try and I think you’ll enjoy “I’m a teacher and in my mailbox I found a mini hand lotion and it had a sticker with them. The Podcast can be found on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Play and on our web- DCCH’s information on it,” Mrs. Taylor said. “I had always thought about fostering and site www.stanneretreatcenter.org under the Catholic Soup tab. the information just seemed to find me. My husband and I talked about fostering; we have There’s a great reason for hope and his name is Jesus. He promised us that he would two sons of our own and we kind of wanted a daughter. At the same time I started seeing never leave us, he would bring us joy and peace. What better reason is there than to more and more signs and posters for foster care. It was a God-thing. So, we called the num- trust in him and follow his path? That’s where peace and hope exist. ber and began the classes.” Deacon David Profitt is director of the St. Anne Retreat Center, Melbourne and is Mr. and Mrs. Taylor adopted their daughter in June 2015. assigned to St. Timothy Parish, Union. “It took a little while, but everything worked out for the best,” said Mrs. Taylor. “She was 3 at the time; she is 11 now. She fits right in, she acts just like us and there is normal sibling rivalry with her two brothers. It has been a real blessing and I love DCCH. I couldn’t have asked for better people to be with during this process. 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Philippine religious superiors slam government ‘lies’ about Church leaders Protecting God’s Children for Adults MANILA, Philippines — The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines appealed to For all employees and volun- posted on your account and program blocks them. n Villa Madonna Academy, Catholics to “resist the shadow of fear cast over the teers of the Diocese of you receive a copy if you Villa Hills (theater) nation” following government allegations that several Bulletin Covington who in any way request it during the Wednesday, August 28, Church leaders conspired to oust President Rodrigo n August bulletin: post provide a safe environment registration process. You will 6 –9:30 p.m. Duterte. It called on people to resist the government’s Sunday, Aug. 4; for children. also sign up for a VIRTUS “lies, violence and betrayal,” at a gathering attended by due Tuesday, Sept. 3. n St. Cecilia Parish, class during the registration. hundreds of priests, women religious and lay people in Step 1: Meet with Virtus Trainings Independence (school parish/school institution Step 3: Attend the Virtus music room) Manila Aug. 6, ucanews.com reported. “This is a time for Immaculate Heart of leader to review the Policies session you chose. n Saturday, Sept. 21, all Christians to display vigilance and resist injustice. We Mary Parish, Burlington and Procedures and fill out No children, please. 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. are calling on everyone to stand together and hold the gov- (Knights of Columbus the Application and ernment accountable for acts of wickedness, the violence Step 4: Your account Hall, lower lot) Note: If your Training Tab Acceptance Forms. and for selling out our sovereignty,” said Father Angel becomes active when your Thursday, Sept. 19, is missing or you cannot Cortez, the association’s executive secretary. The “use of Step 2: Go to background check, VIRTUS 6:30 –10 p.m. access your account, contact false information and the filing of trumped-up charges” www.virtus.org and click session and Acceptance n Newport Central Catholic, your parish, school or against Catholic bishops, priests, and a religious brother on Registration. Follow the Form are posted on your Newport (theatre) institution. “is a desperate move to hinder the Church from conduct- prompts to create an account. You will receive Saturday, August 24, For other difficulties, ing its mission for the poor,” he said. Philippine authori- account and to request a 12 bulletins per year. You 8–11:30 a.m. contact Marylu Steffen at ties have filed sedition, cyber libel, libel, and obstruction of background check. will receive e-mail notices (859) 392-1500 or justice charges against 36 people including an archbishop Selection.com is a secure site; at [email protected] [email protected]. three bishops, three priests and a religious brother, all of the background check is unless your computer whom have criticized the government’s anti-narcotics campaign that has led to thousands of deaths. The charges stem from the release of a video early this year that linked Duterte and his family to the illegal drug trade. AugustisanopenVIRTUS month on how to create an environment that is safe for children. 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Churchisamothertoall, remains closetothose who suffer,pope says Junno Arocho Esteves always seeks to raise up to help people heal, be happy and the temple, which was a “place of economic and financial Catholic News Service encounter God.” exchange,” still occurs today in the Church, he added. VATICAN CITY — Like the apostles who brought spiri- Returning for the first general audience following a “Many times, I think of this when I see some parish that tual and physical healing to those in need, Christians are monthlong summer break, the pope continued his series of thinks that money is more important than the sacraments. called to tend to the wounds of the talks on the Acts of Please, a poor Church! Let us pray to the Lord for that,” the suffering and the downtrodden, Apostles, reflecting on pope said. Pope Francis said. the words spoken by The hallmark of a Christian life, he continued, is charac- The Church does not close its Peter and John before terized by one’s prowess in the “art of accompaniment” to eyes when confronted with the suf- healing a disabled man those in need, like Christ. ferings of others but instead asking for alms at the “This is what Jesus does with all of us. Let us think “knows how to look at humanity in entrance to the temple. about this when we are passing through difficult moments, the face to create meaningful rela- The pope said the moments of sin, moments of sadness. There is Jesus who tionships, bridges of friendships man, who was exclud- tells us, ‘Look at me, I am here.’ And we take Jesus’ hand and solidarity,” the pope said dur- ed from the temple and let ourselves be raised up,” the pope said. ing his weekly general audience because it was believed True wealth, Pope Francis said, is not defined by the Aug. 7. that his illness was amount of one’s material riches but by one’s “relationship It is a “Church without borders caused by his sins or with the Risen One” which is shared with others by bearing that is a mother to all, that knows the sins of his parents, witness to “the benefits of his love in our lives.” CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters how to take them by the hand and represents “the many “Let us not forget this: a hand outstretched to help raise Pope Francis waves as he arrives for his general audience in Paul accompany them to lift up, not to excluded and discarded up the other. It is Jesus’ hand who, through us, helps raise VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 7, 2019. Returning for the first audi- condemn,” he said. “Jesus always, of society.” others up,” he said. ence following the summer break, the pope continued his series always stretches forth his hand, he This exclusion from of talks on the Acts of Apostles.

NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH AND BREAKFAST PROGRAMS (Continued from page 5) Henson, 1125 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY 41011, dhen- and instructions if they do not receive a notice from the contact Mrs. Jackie Kaiser at [email protected] or 859- [email protected], and 859-392-1500 (at no charge). school directly certifying children for free meals. 392-1500 (at no charge) if the household chooses to decline If benefits were approved for children in the previous Categorical eligibility for free meal benefits is extended to the free meal benefits. school year, that eligibility status is good for the first 30 all children in a household when the application lists a In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. operating days of the new school year. After that time you case number for SNAP or KTAP for any household mem- Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations must provide a new application unless the school has ber. and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, informed you that your child is eligible for the new school Participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition and institutions participating in or administering USDA year. If you do not send in a new application that is Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) may be programs are prohibited from discriminating based on approved by the school or you have not been notified that eligible for free or reduced-price meals, but they will need race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or your child is eligible for free meals, your child will be to turn in an application including household size and retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or charged the full price for meals after the 30th operating total income. activity conducted or funded by USDA. day of the new school year. When known to the Diocese of Covington School Lunch Persons with disabilities who require alternative means When known to the Diocese of Covington School Lunch Program households will also be notified of any child’s eli- of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, Program households will be notified of their children’s eli- gibility for free meals if the individual child is considered large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) gibility for free meals if they are members of households “Other Source Categorically Eligible”, because the child is should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied receiving assistance from the: categorized, as defined by law as: for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); • Foster have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the • Kentucky Transitional Assistance Program (KTAP); • Homeless, Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. 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“At the same time, govern- Pope explains aimof synod,warns against nationalism ments must think and act pru- dently, which is a virtue of gov- Carol Glatz The pope also talked about the dangers of surging nation- ernment. Those in charge are called to think about how Catholic News Service alism and isolationist sentiments, saying, “I am worried many migrants can be taken in.” VATICAN CITY — The upcoming Synod of Bishops on because you hear speeches that resemble those by Hitler in If that threshold is reached, “the situation can be the Amazon is an “urgent” gathering, not of scientists and 1934. ‘Us first, We... We ....’” resolved through dialogue with other countries” because politicians, but for the Church whose main focus in discus- Such thinking, he said, “is frightening.” some countries need people, especially for working in agri- sions will be evangelization, Pope Francis said in a new The pope’s comments came in an interview posted Aug. 9 culture or for reviving their economy and breathing new life interview. by “Vatican Insider,” the online news supplement to the into “half-empty towns” because of low birthrates, he said. However, the importance of the Amazon region’s biodi- Italian newspaper La Stampa. When asked why he convened a synod on the Amazon, versity and current threats it faces also will be addressed Asked about the dangers of “sovereignism” or national- Pope Francis said, “It is the ‘child’ of because “together with the oceans, (the Amazon) con- ism, the pope said it repre- ‘Laudato si’.’ Those who have not read it tributes decisively to the survival of the planet. Much of the sented an attitude of “isola- will never understand the Synod on the oxygen we breathe comes from there. That’s why deforesta- tion” and closure. Amazon. ‘Laudato si’’ is not a green tion means killing humanity,” he said. “A country must be sov- encyclical, it is a social encyclical, which is based on a ‘green’ reality, the safeguard- ing of creation.” Among the environmental issues the pope is concerned about, the one that “has shocked me the most,” he said, is the way resources are increasingly being con- CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters sumed faster than they can be regenerat- Pope Francis greets Swedish climate activist Greta ed. Thunberg during his general audience in St. Peter’s “It’s very serious. It’s a global emer- Square at the Vatican April 17, 2019. gency,” he said, highlighting that “Earth Overshoot Day” fell this year on July 29 — ereign, but not closed” the day when resource consumption goes into “debt” inside itself, he said. because the annual demand on nature exceeds what the National sovereignty, he earth can regenerate in that year. said, “must be defended, but The seriousness of the problem means “ours will be an relations with other coun- urgent synod. But beware: a synod is not a meeting of scien- tries, with the European tists or politicians. It is not a parliament; it is something community, must also be else,” he said. protected and promoted.” The synod “is born” from the Church “and will have an “Sovereignism,” on the evangelizing mission and dimension. It will be a work of other hand, he continued, is communion guided by the Holy Spirit,” the pope said. something that goes “too Pope Francis was asked whether the possibility of far” and “always ends badly ordaining older, married men to minister in remote areas — it leads to war.” would be one of the main topics of discussion. The pope When asked about pop- replied, “Absolutely not. It is simply one number” in the ulism, the pope said it was working document. one thing for people to be The 45-page working document, which serves as a guide able to express their con- for discussions, contains 146 numbered items, outlining var- cerns, but quite another “to ious topics. impose a populist attitude One sub-item in a list of suggestions for ways to create on the people.” appropriate and needed ministries said, “Affirming that “The people are sover- celibacy is a gift for the Church, it is requested that, for the eign,” with their own way of most remote areas of the region, the possibility of priestly thinking, feeling, judging ordination be studied for older people, preferably indige- and expressing themselves, nous, respected and accepted by their community, even if he said, “while populism they have an existing and stable family, in order to ensure leads to forms of sover- availability of the Sacraments that accompany and sustain eignism. That suffix, ‘— the Christian life.” ism,’ is never good.” When it comes to the main purpose and aim of the synod, Asked about “the right Pope Francis said, “the important thing will be the min- path to take when it comes istries of evangelization and the different ways of evangeliz- to migrants,” the pope said, ing.” “First and foremost, never In a question regarding ecological concerns and what neglect the most important stands in the way of safeguarding the Amazon, the pope right of all: the right to life.” said, “The threat to the lives of the people and the land “Immigrants come derives from the economic and political interests of society’s above all to escape from war dominant sectors.” or hunger, from the Middle When asked what policymakers should do, the pope said East and Africa,” he said. they should rid themselves of all complicit and corrupt prac- When it comes to war, tices. “we must make an effort “They must take concrete responsibility, for example on and fight for peace” as well the issue of open-cast mines, which are poisoning water and as invest in Africa in ways causing so many diseases. Then there is the issue of fertiliz- that help the people there ers,” he added. “resolve their problems and When asked what he feared most concerning the planet, thus stop the migration he said, “The disappearance of biodiversity, new deadly dis- flows.” eases” and the kind of loss and “devastation of nature that Concerning immigrants can lead to the death of humanity.” already in one’s home coun- He praised the increased awareness and movements try, certain “criteria must among young people, such as Greta Thunberg, the Swedish be followed,” he said. teenager whose #FridaysForFuture campaign asks students “First, to receive, which to hold a strike to demand swift action on climate change. is also a Christian, Gospel Pope Francis had met the 16-year-old environmental activist duty. Doors should be at a weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square in April. opened, not closed. Second, The pope said the big and small things people can do each to accompany. Third, to pro- day “does have an impact” because change relies on real, mote. Fourth, to integrate” concrete action. Also, people engaging in more environmen- the newcomers in the host tally responsible behavior “creates and spreads the culture communities, he said. of not polluting creation.” Messenger August 16, 2019 23 NEWS BRIEFS

National/World cial seal because it was not an endorsement of religion. The Marian apparition claims in Texas unanimous Aug. 8 ruling by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia followed a precedent set by the U.S. not endorsed by diocese, local bishop Supreme Court earlier this year when it allowed a historic WASHINGTON — The Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, said cross-shaped memorial in Maryland to remain standing, say- Circle of Protection members, others claims that Bishop Michael F. Olson has authenticated local ing it did not endorse religion. The ruling also overturns a 2017 see much to like in budget deal sightings and messages of Mary are “not true. These claims of lower court decision about the seal’s cross. “Courts are not to apparitions and messages are not verified or endorsed by the focus solely on the religious component in challenged govern- WASHINGTON — There is a lot to like in the two-year budg- Church, and in no way are the claims true that the Mystical ment displays; they should consider the overall message con- et worked out in Congress and signed by President Donald Rose is a ministry of the Diocese of Fort Worth or of St. Mark” veyed and the broader context in which the display appears,” Trump, according to faith-based institutions that are members Parish, said the Aug. 8 statement. It also added: “Bishop Olson the ruling said. The 75-year-old seal in question, for of the Circle of Protection. “This is a big deal for the Circle of does not encourage anyone to offer credence or support for Pennsylvania’s Lehigh County, features a yellow cross in its Protection, a fulfillment of the prayer and promise that the these claimed apparitions.” A website about the reported center behind a courthouse. Around the edge are images of a Circle of Protection had prayed for Congress to end sequestra- apparitions, made by the visionary and others, claimed the farm, a bison, a factory, bunting, cement silos, a heart and the tion and for Congress to come together for low-income people first sighting of Mary was in 2017 in the adoration chapel at St. Liberty Bell. The court’s decision said the seal “fits comfort- so that their needs are met,” said Jane Adams, a senior policy Mark Catholic Church in Argyle, hence the name Our Lady ably within a long tradition of state and municipal seals and adviser with Bread for the World. “It took 10 years, but we’re Mystical Rose of Argyle. Subsequent appearances — said to flags throughout our republic that include religious symbols or here.” The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic have occurred on the 30th of each month from July to mottos, which further confirms its constitutionality.” It also Charities USA are members of the Circle of Protection, as is December — were in the church’s outdoor courtyard. The ini- said the seal with all of its symbols has historical significance. Bread for the World and about 140 other Christian organiza- tial seven messages are said to have focused on the sanctity of tions. The budget deal will increase funding across the board life. In February of this year, the visionary claimed to have Pope approves new statutes for for defense and non-defense programs by $320 billion over the received warning messages from Mary about a cleansing of the next two years. The Circle of Protection had, in March, urged Church and a “removal of bad shepherds who had taken the Vatican bank Congress to pass a bipartisan budget agreement. “We believe place of true shepherds.” The website said these messages and VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis approved new statutes for budgets are moral documents; they reveal our values and show oral and written accounts of what happened were given to the the Institute for the Works of Religion, often referred to as the our priorities. Budgets show who and what we view as impor- Fort Worth Diocese. Vatican bank, that include structural changes and a mandatory tant,” the letter said. Without a deal, it added, “discretionary external audit. The renewed statutes, which were approved by funding levels will return to austere levels required by the 2011 Franciscans’ Denver meeting first the pope “ad experimentum” (on a trial basis) for two years, Budget Control Act, putting non-defense discretionary pro- were published by the Vatican press office Aug. 10. In a docu- grams at risk of deep cuts.” Negotiations are ongoing over phase of making six provinces into one ment signed by the pope Aug. 8, the pope emphasized the what the allocations will be for each of a dozen separate appro- DENVER — History was made when close to 400 Franciscan changes were to reinforce the Vatican bank’s intended mission priations bills. friars — from 25 states as well as Canada, Italy Jamaica, to manage assets for “the works of religion or charity.” Among Mexico and the Philippines — gathered in unity and fraternity the primary changes to the statutes is the inclusion of an Chaldean archbishop: Iraqi Christians in Denver for the religious order’s “Chapter of Mats.” The July external auditor which, according to the document, can be face ‘extinction’ unless world acts 29-Aug. 2 meeting was one phase of a process by the either an individual or a company that is proposed by the insti- Franciscans of the Order of Friars Minor to form a new tute’s supervisory board and appointed by the Commission of WASHINGTON — Iraqi Christians face “extinction” unless province out of six of the religious order’s provinces. Friars in Cardinals overseeing the institute’s work. The external auditor, Islam recognizes the fundamental equality of all people and each of those six provinces voted May 30, 2018, to create the the statutes state, will “express opinions on the institute’s takes steps to overcome violent factions that seek to force reli- new province; they took the vote at meetings in their respective financial statements in a special report” and “examine all the gious minorities from the country, said Chaldean Archbishop communities. Revitalization of Franciscan life and ministry in books and accounting documents.” The auditor may also Bashar Warda of Irbil. “The truth is that there is a foundation- America is the goal of this multiyear process of restructuring “request any information useful for auditing activities.” al crisis within Islam itself, and if this crisis is not acknowl- that began in 2012 with discussions by the friars of the six edged, addressed and fixed, then there can be no future for civil provinces — Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province society in the Middle East or indeed anywhere Islam brings based in Franklin, Wisconsin; Holy Name Province in New itself to bear upon a host nation,” Archbishop Warda told Aid York City; Our Lady of Guadalupe Province in Albuquerque, to the Church in Need. The archbishop voiced his concerns in New Mexico; Sacred Heart Province in St. Louis; St. Barbara an interview, the transcript of which was released by the Province in Oakland, California; and St. John the Baptist organization Aug. 6, the fifth anniversary of the Islamic State Province in Cincinnati. “We have much in common with our group overrunning Christian communities on the Ninevah brothers around the country,” said Franciscan Father Jack Plain in northern Iraq. The Islamic State group’s violence Clark Robinson, provincial minister of Our Lady of Guadalupe “shocked the conscience of the world” as well as Islamic major- Province. “This meeting gave us a chance to get to know more ity nations, Archbishop Warda said. “The question now,” he about each other and strengthen the bonds that unite us.” said, “is whether or not Islam will continue on a political tra- jectory, in which sharia is the basis for civil law and nearly Appeals court says Pennsylvania every aspect of life is circumscribed by religion, or whether a more tolerant movement will develop.” The archbishop also county seal can keep its cross expressed concern that while the Islamic State group has been WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court said a defeated in Iraq, the “idea of the re-establishment of the Pennsylvania county can keep the image of a cross on its offi- Caliphate” has not subsided.

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(above) During the consecration, Bishop Roger Foys elevates the Eucharist at the fourth annual opening school year Mass, Aug. 6, at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption. Keener photos (top) Members of the Department of Catholic Schools At fourth annual opening school year Mass, exchange the sign of peace. (above) Principals, teachers and staff from all schools in educators reminded students are watching the diocese attended the Mass. Laura Keener barded by all sorts of temptation and information, all sorts ing — you have been called and chosen and you have Editor of useless drivel. Give them something that will mean some- responded to that call, for that I thank you and I thank God.” The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption was teeming thing to them in this life with excitement, Aug. 6, as the principals, administrators, and prepare them for the faculty and staff of all the schools in the Diocese of next life.” Covington gathered for the fourth annual opening school Jesus, Bishop Foys said, year Mass. has given the apostles and Michael Clines, superintendent of Schools, welcomed the Church today its mis- the congregation and encouraged the educators as they sion statement, “Teach begin another year of ministry — bringing the Gospel mes- everything I have com- sage to the students they serve. manded you.” “We see everything in our lives in the light of our faith “I entrust that mission and help one another to walk in that light,” said Mr. Clines. to you,” he said. “It’s an The day was also the Feast of the Transfiguration, a day awesome responsibility, it about vision, about seeing. In his homily, Bishop Roger Foys is an awesome burden but it reminded the educators that students learn more by what is a sweet burden. Each of they see, by the witness of their teachers and administra- you has the opportunity to tors in the way they live their life — both in the classroom shape and to form and to and outside of the classroom. change lives. If the next “We teach more by how we live than by what we say,” he generation will succeed in said. “The primary purpose of every school that wants to making this a more faith- call itself Catholic is the transmission of the faith … If we filled, peace-filled, joy-filled ever needed a strong foundation in our world, in our coun- world it will be because of try, in our diocese it is now and that foundation will be built you. on faith. “As we begin this aca- “The lives of these young people have been entrusted to demic year I express to you you by their parents; teach them well, form them well, show my profound gratitude for them the way of faith, teach them the things of this world having accepted the voca- that really and truly matter. Understand that they are bom- tion of teaching. It is a call-

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