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PHOTO BY JAMES BACA/DCR PHOTO PROVIDED KATHY ZRUBEK sorts through the mud-filled rubble of what used to be the master Sexual abuse bedroom of her Windsor home. The house, which was struck by the May 22 tornado that destroyed some 150 homes in the northern Colorado community, needs to be Reviving the Catholic Church in the Catholic razed and rebuilt. in the Russian Far East Church: PAGE 8 A look at the AFTER THE TORNADO WEIGEL strides Rebuilding and faith in Windsor Remembering the greatest PAGE 4 PAGE 2 PAGE 4 ARCHBISHOP'S COLUMN BULLETIN BOARD Children of Hope Eucharistic Holy Hour; ENDOW Catholic Professional FATHER’S DAY 2008: A REFLECTION Women’s Luncheon; St. Anthony 100th Anniversary Mass, Sterling; Golden Anniversary Dinner Holy Cross; Abbey Musical Retreat and Concert; PAGE 2 PAGE 13 2 l JUNE 11, 2008 l DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER COVER STORY ARCHBISHOP’S COLUMN MOST REV. After the tornado: rebuilding CHARLES J. CHAPUT BY JOHN GLEASON Driving into the town of Windsor O.F.M. CAP. from Interstate 25, you’re greeted with that wonderful small town sense of community. Passing the businesses, watching the people go about their lives, one gets the Father’s Day 2008: feeling that if you’re ever in a jam, someone from this community will be there to help. a reflection Three weeks ago, it was the community itself that needed There’s an old saying that the greatest gift a father can give help when a tornado, estimated his children is to love their mother. to be as much as a mile in width, That’s the importance of a father: the witness he gives tore through a neighborhood on through his love. I have many memories of my own father. But the eastern edge of town, May 22, above all, I remember his love for my mother. I always believed killing one person and ripping in it, because it was always there. My father taught me that fi- apart numerous lives as it up- delity was not just possible, but a source of joy and freedom, rooted trees from the ground. satisfaction and friendship. I might have learned that without Father James Spahn, pastor of him, but not in the same way, and not with the same intimacy. Our Lady of the Valley Church, He also taught me how to choose to love. Real, fatherly love is said that parishioners have been entirely a free-will act of self-sacrifice. Lived well, it gives us a very generous to the people in window on God’s own fatherhood. need, collecting more than Of course, God is wholly “other,” and neither male nor fe- $42,000 and disbursing more male. But Scripture says, “I bow my knees before the Father, than $32,000 to help pay for from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named” everything from insurance de- (Eph 3:14, 15). And Jesus himself told us to call God “Father.” ductibles to food and lodging. PHOTO BY JAMES BACA/DCR It’s the language God chooses to reveal himself, and it’s through “There are other parishes in KATHY ZRUBEK and her children, from left, Joseph, Katie, Ryan a human father that the child best learns how to integrate jus- Denver and across the archdio- and Jennifer talk with Father James Spahn, describing the tornado tice and mercy; how to engage with the world; our purpose be- cese that have been collecting that tore through their backyard. The family sought shelter in the yond the family; the nobility of strength when it’s ruled by love; money and sending it to the vic- basement as the twister roared through their backyard. and the creative fruitfulness of work. A father’s love completes tims,” he said. “The town and the the family—and in that communion of persons, the child gets parish community have turned downstairs to the bathroom, hud- confined to the attic. In the the first inkling of who God is, a Trinity of persons in a commu- out in fellowship sending what- dled in the tub and began to pray.” kitchen, the ceiling is gone expos- nity of love, much like the human family. ever help they could. Some peo- The tornado, which came from ing what’s left of the rafters—those Looking out from within the love of a family, we can see the ple have donated gift certificates a southeasterly direction, eventu- that weren’t snapped into splinters poverty of so much of today’s culture. If men are simply preda- so victims could purchase food ally cut a 35-mile swatch, mostly when the tornado tore most of the tors, and if women really need men only as a way of conceiving and necessities, others just open farmland. But when it hit roof off. In the living room a tree children, well … then marriage is just a contract of mutual util- showed up and offered to help.” Windsor it transformed the neigh- branch is poking through the wall. ity, with the sexes using each other as a means to an end. But The Catholic church, which sits borhood into a war zone. Every Upstairs, the children’s rooms in people are vastly better than that. Our motives and yearnings a mile from the affected neighbor- house in the neighborhood suf- the front of the house are reason- are higher than that. hood, got some hail damage and fered extensive damage including ably intact while the master bed- What can we do to restore fathers to their place in the family lost two windows, but nothing hail damage, missing roofs and room is missing its roof. and in the culture, and through that, to renew our language of compared to the damage sus- walls, uprooted trees and not one During the tornado, Kathy and God? tained by the home of Kathy and house in a four-block radius still her children huddled in the base- We certainly need a tax code that genuinely favors families. Mike Zrubek and their children. had a functioning garage door. ment for about 15 minutes before We also need social welfare policies that deliver help where it’s “We’d been outside collecting Car windows were shattered, one things seemed to settle down. needed, without encouraging families to breakup in the hail stones,” Kathy said. “We were pickup truck had been slammed Mike was at work. process. But those are political issues, and they’re always de- sitting on the porch because the into a wall its cab crushed and all “It was very noisy then got quiet batable. The real work is on the personal level, and it’s both storm had knocked out the elec- four tires ripped to pieces. again,” she said. “After awhile I simpler and tougher. tricity. Then all at once it got quiet. Two weeks after the disaster, de- told the kids to stay put and came We live in a curious time. We lionize books like Tom Brokaw’s Suddenly we heard a tremendous spite clean-up efforts, the damage up to have a look around.” “The Greatest Generation.” We revere the values which the gen- boom and this black cloud moved is still evident. Entering the Zrubek Grateful that no one was hurt eration of the 1940s embodied—especially the fathers and past the side of the house. I heard home the first thing you notice is she cautiously came out of the brothers and sons who fought in World War II. But how much my guardian angel yell, “Tornado! the broken glass. It’s everywhere, basement to assess the damage. of it, I wonder, is just our nostalgia for a life we have no inten- Head to the basement!” We ran as is the insulation that used to be Her reaction when she saw that tion of choosing ourselves … because it would demand the hard work of conversion. That’s the heart of the matter. The ARCHBISHOP CHAPUT’S SCHEDULE revolution starts in the individual soul. When men and women decide to live scriptural lives, sacramental lives, then and only June 15: Awards ceremony, Centro San Juan Diego (4 p.m.); Mass, Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate then, will the world begin to change. Conception (6:30 p.m.) One of my favorite saints is St. Joseph, because he was a June 17: Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan, 25th anniversary of episcopal ordination, Santa Fe, N.M. man’s man—a man accustomed to labor, sweat and the burden of supporting a family. Scripture says, “Unless the Lord builds BISHOP CONLEY’S SCHEDULE the house, those who build it labor in vain” (Ps 127:1). It’s al- ways struck me that God the Father put his only Son into the June 12-14: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops semi-annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. care of a carpenter, a builder. And Joseph, in his faith and obe- June 15: Mass, Mother of God Church (10 a.m. and noon) dience, allowed God to use his own human talents to build the Living Tabernacle. 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Sexual abuse in the Catholic Church: A look at the strides In his recent visit to the United States, Pope Benedict XVI direct- ly acknowledged the great suffering that has resulted from the sex- ual abuse of minors. At the same time, the Holy Father fairly pointed out that “great efforts have … been made to deal honestly and fairly with this tragic situation, and to ensure that children— whom our Lord loves deeply and who are our greatest treasure— can grow up in a safe environment.” It is vital for the Church to vigorously review the history of child sexual abuse; as is often noted, one who does not know history is bound to repeat it. At the same time, it is equally important to acknowledge the energy and resources the Church has dedicated to the prevention of sexual abuse in more recent years. Analysis of the strides the Church has made not only reinforces the positive steps it has taken, it lights the way to further progress as it continues to move forward. Because I work closely with religious organizations of every de- PHOTO BY JAMES BACA/DCR nomination, and have spent a great deal of time working on the IN THE MIDST of destruction, neighbors express thanks to the scores of volunteers who came to lend issue of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, I am often support following the tornado. Many houses will have to be torn down due to extensive damage. amazed at how little is known by practicing Catholics about how part of the roof to her house was silient, sometimes able to “bounce parish members who had their sexual abuse is currently handled in the Church nationwide and, missing? back” better than adults. The lives upended by the tornado, but in particular, their individual diocese. “Well,” she recalled with a smile, Zrubek children, despite the hair- everyone is helping everyone else. Due to significant advances in medical, scientific, and sociologi- “now we have skylights.” raising event they went through, Father Spahn said that’s a strong cal knowledge, the Church has made significant progress in the Police and fire rescue units ar- seem to be treating the whole point about this community. past three decades. Following is a discussion of some key areas I rived in the neighborhood within thing as an adventure. While giv- “One of our parishioners is a believe should be known by every parishioner about the reality of minutes. The National Guard ing a tour of what was left of her counselor and she’s been talking the significant progress that has been made in the area of sexual was on the scene within a half room, 9-year-old Jennifer de- with the victims,” he said. “Look abuse prevention in the United States Catholic Church and, in par- hour. As people were accounted scribed the experience as “weird.” around. You look around and ticular, the Archdiocese of Denver. for they were told to leave be- “It got so dark and loud,” she come away with a sense of being Removal from ministry for sexual offenders. Prior to June cause of the possibility of gas said, “so we ran to the basement. violated—all your possessions, 2002, some Catholic priests who sexually offended minors and suc- leaks. Kathy called her husband I don’t know how long we were your memories being torn up and cessfully completed treatment programs were permitted to return to to let him know they were OK. there, but when we came back lost—it’s a real tough emotional ministry. In 2002, the “Charter for the Protection of Children and That night, the family stayed with upstairs, it sure was messy.” trauma. But the people are han- Young People,” which was adopted by the United States Bishops and relatives in Fort Lupton. Eight-year-old Katie didn’t have dling it.” later affirmed by the Vatican, eliminated this possibility for all priests The next day, the Zrubek’s were much to say about the tornado, The cleanup continues. Some in the U.S. Today, every diocese is required to remove any priest with allowed into their home for 10 choosing instead to look to the structures have already been torn a single credible allegation of sexual abuse from all exercise of priest- minutes to collect valuables. It future. Asked what she thought down and new ones are going up ly ministry. Each year, every diocese is audited in depth by the Gavin wasn’t until the following week about her house being torn down in their place. Across the street Group, an outside agency that uses mostly former FBI agents to in- that they could get back in to pack she pointed out that the room from the Zrubek home, carpen- vestigate the practices of the diocese and their compliance with the up their belongings. Their home of she shared with her sister had ters are erecting the frame of a commitments made by the bishops in 2002. Since adoption of the 13 years was declared a total loss gotten too small. The sisters are new house. People are getting Charter in 2002, the Archdiocese of Denver has been found by the and must be torn down to the now looking forward to a bigger their lives back in order. outside auditors to be in full compliance with the standard prohibit- foundation. The family will re- one when the new house is built. Like her children, Kathy is look- ing sexual offenders from serving in public ministry. build, with insurance covering the Ryan Zrubek, 5, was giving a ing to the future. For now, the Response and reporting policies. Most Roman Catholic bulk of the $258,000 cost. The tour of the backyard, pointing out family is living in another subdi- Dioceses began developing policies for response to sexual abuse in Zrubek’s will also receive assis- where the fence and trees had vision of Windsor, this one just a the mid-1980s, with virtually all dioceses in the U.S. having some tance from the parish and other once been. Then he stopped to short hike from the church. It protocols by 1992. The Archdiocese of Denver was among the early support services. examine the tiny strawberry plant could take as long as a year before developers of policies for appropriate response to allegations, begin- “This is a wonderful communi- in the garden that had come they can move back into their old ning in 1988, and had established a fully functioning and compre- ty,” Kathy said. “Our parish, our through the storm undamaged. neighborhood. They have their hensive set of policies for appropriate response by 1991. The school, our neighbors; it’s going “These aren’t ready for pick- friends, their relatives and their Archdiocese of Denver was also among the first of the Catholic to take a lot more than a tornado ing,” he said. “We’ll have to come faith to carry them forward. Dioceses to include reporting new allegations to the police as part of to force us out.” back and get them later.” “It’s a blessing here,” she said. their standard protocols. Again, outside audits are conducted annu- Children are often said to be re- The Zrubek’s weren’t the only “And we don’t want to leave.” ally to ensure that reporting requirements are being satisfied. In Denver, all reportable allegations of sexual abuse since the first audit OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS in 2003 have been reported to the police by the Archdiocese. Devoting resources to prevention. One of the profound The following assignment by Very Rev. Joseph L. Gallegos. C.R., provincial, Theatine Fathers, Durango. Colo., opportunities that has been offered to all of the Church since 2002 is confirmed by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. has been the remarkable pouring of resources into programs for Rev. Salvador Cisneros, C.R., granted presbyteral faculties of the Archdiocese of Denver and appointed the education of families, children, and Catholic personnel. An parochial vicar, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Denver, Colo., effective July 1,2008, until his ministry in the unprecedented level of attention has been given to research and archdiocese is completed. the development of educational tools to prevent sexual abuse, in Rev. Benito Hernandez, C.R., granted presbyteral faculties of the Archdiocese of Denver and appointed pas- all forms. Leaders within the Church have consulted experts in the tor, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Denver, Colo., effective July 1, 2008, until his ministry in the archdiocese field, listened to their advice, and implemented comprehensive is completed. training geared toward the prevention of abuse. In Denver, com- prehensive training began in 2003, with more than 50,000 children CORRECTION and young people participating in educational programs in 2007 alone. Also, last year approximately 9,000 adults, including priests, A photo caption in the June 4 Denver Catholic Register transposed the first and last name of a seminarian. deacons, religious employees and volunteers of the diocese, par- The seminarian’s name is David Johannes. The Register apologizes for the error. ticipated in comprehensive workshops designed to teach warning A name was misspelled in a priest appointment in last week’s Register. The correct spelling is Father Félix Zermeño-Martín. The Register apologizes for the error. 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the priestly vocation of the people Spirit are consecrated to be a BREAKING of God is most apparent, for it is spiritual house and a holy priest- OPEN THE there that we offer ourselves along hood[RTF bookmark start: THE CATHOLIC DIFFERENCE WORD with Divine Victim, in a “sacrifice }785[RTF bookmark end: }785” of praise” (Heb 13:15). “It is (No. 783-784). BY JAMES CAVANAGH through the sacraments and the Pope Benedict XVI: “In choos- exercise of the virtues,” the Second ing the Twelve, introducing them June 15: 11th Sunday in Vatican Council stated, “that the into a communion of life with GEORGE WEIGEL Ordinary Time sacred nature and organic struc- himself and involving them in his Scripture readings: ture of the priestly community is mission of proclaiming the • Exodus 19:2-6 brought into operation” (“Lumen Kingdom in words and works • Psalm 100:1-5 Gentium,” 11). Jesus wants to say that the defini- • Romans 5:6-11 Key verse: “You shall be to me a tive time has arrived in which to Remembering the greatest • Matthew 9:36 – 10:8 kingdom of priests; a holy nation” constitute the new People of God, Theme: The People of God. (Ex 19:6). the people of the twelve tribes, A few months back, my daughter, Monica, and I were lunch- Scripture use many different im- “Catechism of the Catholic which now becomes a universal ing with friends when the inimitable Joe Epstein interrupted the ages to describe the Church: Church”: “Jesus Christ is the one people, his Church” (Audience, grey-beards’ football tales, turned to my daughter, and asked, sheepfold, vine, tree, field, build- whom the Father anointed with March 15, 2006). “Do you have the disease?” Monica does a lot of theater work, ing, temple, family, bride, etc. One the Holy Spirit and established as Application: Together, the which usually renders her immune to conversational eccentrici- of the most important descrip- priest, prophet and king. The priest and the people participate ty. But this one floored her. “The disease?” Yeah,” Joe replied. tions of the Church, however, is whole People of God participates in the Eucharistic sacrifice, “Sports.” To which the only honest reply was, “Yes. I’ve got it.” “People of God” (which is under- in these three offices of Christ though each in their own, distinc- She got it from her father. I’ve had it since 1957, which is as far stood in three ways, according to and bears the responsibilities for tive way. Full, active and con- as my sports memory takes me. By the end of 1958, though, I was the Catechism. See below). In this mission and service that flow scious participation in the Mass completely hooked, the bait having been merely the greatest pro week’s readings it is the priestly from them. Upon entering the is required by each and every one football game ever, the 1958 sudden-death NFL championship in character of the People of God that People of God through faith and of us so that as the bread and which John Unitas, Raymond Berry, and the Baltimore Colts took stands out. Through baptism we baptism, one receives a share in wine are transformed into the down the New York Giants of Frank Gifford and Sam Huff. are ‘”reborn” as sons and daugh- this people’s unique, priestly vo- body and blood of Christ and In fifty-plus years of the disease, I’ve watched my share of glo- ters of God by the Holy Spirit. cation: Christ the Lord, ‘high consumed, we are transformed rious thrillers, in person and on the tube. Thanks to my sainted Through confirmation, we are priest taken from among men,’ from isolated individuals into The grandfather Weigel, I was at the fourth and final game of the strengthened by that same Spirit to has made this new people ‘a king- People of God—‘a kingdom of 1966 World Series and saw the Orioles’ Paul Blair, in full flight, “spread and defend the faith” and dom of priests to God, his Father.’ priests’ “offering spiritual sacri- leap majestically at the center field fence to rob the Dodgers’ witness to Christ in word and The baptized, by regeneration fices acceptable to God through Jim Lefebvre of a game-tying home run. I remember Carlton deed. But it’s in the Eucharist that and the anointing of the Holy Jesus Christ” (1 Pt 2:5). Fisk’s body-language, willing fair the shot he had hit into the dead of the Fenway night, the ball ricocheting off the foul pole to send Red Sox Nation into temporary ecstasy in 1975. I re- Archbishop Charles Chaput in a member Team USA beating the wicked Soviets in the 1980 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR manner that is pleasing to parish- ioners and to Almighty God. A Olympic ice hockey semi-final, and I remember Duke’s Christian a million times ever more Laettner hitting an impossible buzzer-beater to finish Kentucky Poem honors priests bishop has a combined role of Providing Holy Communion both pastor and administrator. in the 1992 NCAA east regional. for family, the sick and the poor. And I remember the disasters. In 1969, for example, I hit the Here is a poem that Agnes His executive ability must reflect Pankoski of All Souls Parish wrote Feeding the many multitudes sound judgment and good deci- trifecta of Big Apple-induced catastrophes: first, the “irresistible” with Jesus, the Bread of Life, Colts (as Sports Illustrated described them) lost Super Bowl III to to celebrate priests on Father’s sion-making abilities. His pas- Day. Agnes, who is in her 80s, Knowing human weakness needs toral abilities must have the flexi- the Jets (January); then the top-seeded Baltimore Bullets were from worldly distractions and skunked by the New York Knicks in the first round of the NBA feels that it is time to recognize ble dexterity of serving as a “right- our priests in an uplifting and strife. hand man” to the archbishop in playoffs (March); after which the heavily-favored Orioles lost the God must be very pleased World Series to the Mets (October); and there was no joy in positive way, especially after all of providing leadership and good the scandal that has plagued our you give priority time counsel to his brother priests as Bal’mer. I remember staring, stunned, as Bill Buckner’s imitation For many souls’ nourishment— of a croquet wicket cost the Red Sox the ‘86 Series. I can still see, priests in recent years. well as being a comforting shep- our gratitude is expressed in this herd to the faithful. Bishop in the slow-motion of my memory, a Gregg Olsen wild pitch that rhyme. cost the Orioles a desperately needed game against the Blue Jays A Poem for Priests Conley, Archbishop Chaput and I are all native Kansans. We all in 1989, thus effectively ending a miraculous season in which Patricia Clark By Agnes Pankoski come from a similar background youthful enthusiasm seemed poised to beat the big bucks. (My Centennial older daughter’s tear stains are still visible in the scorebook.) whereupon we know that the flat And I remember the aforementioned Monica, in deep distress, Happy Fathers Day, dear Fathers, land of Kansas has enabled us to calling me after Mike Mussina abandoned Baltimore for the it’s time we all cheer On the new bishop see a wide horizon before us. The dread Yankees: “Dad, Mike’s gone over to the Dark Side!” For you, our Spiritual Fathers view from Denver is somewhat Thus my mental hard disk runneth over. Still, sifting through the whom God ordains each year. Having been born in Wichita, different, but great opportunities detritus of the disease, one moment stands out above all the rest. With our human sight Kan., and raised in the surround- likewise exist on the horizon It was thirty-five years ago: June 9, 1973, the Belmont Stakes. There Jesus is able to be ing metro area, I was pleased to ahead. Being attentive to duty hadn’t been a Triple Crown winner in a quarter-century; but hopes Walking upon this earth read in the Denver Catholic and striving to follow the teach- rode high, resting as they did on the giant chestnut shoulders of for all mankind to see. Register that a Wichita priest had ings of Jesus Christ will guide Secretariat, who had taken the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness In our Holy Priests been chosen as the new auxiliary Bishop Conley on that episcopal in record times. For the first six furlongs, Secretariat battled it out Jesus is very present there bishop of Denver. I hope that road. I wish him well. with old rival Sham. But then something happened that no one To help many poor souls Bishop James D. Conley contin- had ever seen before—or since. know God’s Holy Loving Care. ues his episcopal career with wis- James A. Marples On the back stretch, Secretariat shifted into a hitherto-un- Thank you, Dear Fathers, dom and guidance from Longview, Texas known higher gear and pulled away from the field as if on equine afterburners. As the others dropped back, Secretariat went faster and faster still, seemingly inexhaustible, an unprece- THE SAINTS: ST. BARNABAS LETTERS dented combination of majesty, power, and grace. The glow of TO THE EDITOR those two minutes and twenty-four seconds, still the fastest C. First Apostles when he sold property mile-and-a-half ever, remains undimmed today. Letters should be no more than 250 Century and gave them the money Last summer, I visited a friend who had bred one of his hors- words and should include the writer’s es, an Appaloosa, to a son of Secretariat. The resulting filly was Feast – June 11 (4:36-37). He introduced the name, address and telephone number. rather small, where her grand-sire had been huge. But when you convert Paul to the apostles We rely on our readers to recognize that The story of (9:27), was officially sent by the the opinions expressed in letters to the looked into her eyes, and marked how she held her head, there this early editor are those of the author and are was an unmistakable sense of self. Don’t tell me that filly didn’t Jerusalem church to Antioch missionary, a (11:22-26), was set apart with not necessarily those of the know she was the grand-daughter of the greatest. Whispering it Cypriot Jew Archdiocese of Denver. Letters in her ear was for me, not for her. Paul by the Spirit for a mission containing plainly misstated facts, called Joseph, to Cyprus (13:2), attended the misinformation or libelous statements is told in the Council of Jerusalem (15:12), will not be printed. Unsigned letters will George Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Acts of the Apostles. He was Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. Weigel’s column is dis- and returned to Cyprus with not be printed. Letters will be edited. named Barnabas (“son of Send letters to: Editor, Denver Catholic tributed by the Denver Catholic Register, the official newspaper Mark (15:36-41). By tradition, he encouragement”) by the Twelve was martyred there. Register, 1300 S. Steele St., Denver, CO of the Archdiocese of Denver. Phone: 303-715-3215. 80210 or fax to 303-715-2045. E-mail © 2008 CNS us at: [email protected]. DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER l JUNE 11, 2008 l 5

when they came forward to report for the Vatican Office to which Nationally, internationally and Monica Applewhite holds an abuse. In 2002, the bishops of the cases of sexual abuse were sent— locally we find ourselves contem- MSSW and Ph.D. in Social Work. Strides U.S. made a commitment not to cases from all over the world. plating the past and sifting She has spent the past 16 years From Page 3 allow this situation to continue in Perhaps no one “gets it” more through the lessons learned and working with organizations to any diocese. The “Charter for the than he. Will that knowledge the knowledge gained from this prevent and respond properly to signs, direct action, and to pro- Protection of Children and Young translate into action? It seems to unfortunate episode in history. sexual abuse. She has been in- tect the children and young peo- People” specifically requires each have already made a difference. Like walkers on a long journey, it volved in the development of ple served by the Church. and every diocese in the U.S. to Last year, when questions came to is essential in this process to four national programs for the Outside accountability. In establish an office of assistance him about whether downloading pause, look back, and see how far prevention of child sexual abuse the past, the Catholic Church, like for those who report sexual abuse. sexually abusive photographs of we have come. The places the in religious organizations and many religious organizations, The offices are to be staffed at all children from the Internet was a Church has been must be exam- was instrumental in developing counted on members of the cler- times by an individual with the serious enough offense to be ined honestly, without fear. It is the education and accreditation gy and the opinions of therapists educational and personal back- called “sexual abuse” and require this path, with all its pain and dif- program for Religious Orders for decision-making about how ground needed to respond with removal of a priest from public ficulty, that has led the Church to and Congregations within the allegations of sexual abuse should care and compassion. The ministry, his answer was clear and a better place. The Church should Catholic Church. Dr. be handled. Today, all Catholic Archdiocese of Denver estab- unequivocal: Absolutely. While in not neglect to discuss the strides it Applewhite has worked with Dioceses are required to use an lished its response policies in Washington D.C., Pope Benedict has made. With knowledge of its more than 300 organizations Independent Review Board, 1991. The Office of Child and XVI met personally with victims, past, and a clear understanding of that serve children and youths which consists of lay professionals Youth Protection currently has a listened carefully to them, prayed its progress, the Church can con- in the United States, including and Catholic parents, to advise telephone hotline, an extensive with them, and sparked in many tinue to move forward, as it has the Episcopal Church nation- the bishops about the handling of Web site and brochures that are of us a feeling of hope for a new over the past three decades—in wide and 22 Roman Catholic allegations. Here in Denver, the distributed in parishes and era of reconciliation. the right direction. Dioceses. Archdiocese began consulting schools to encourage those who with independent professionals have experienced abuse to come during the 1980s. A “Conduct forward. Reports are received by Response Team” was a formalized a mental health professional and fully functioning advisory trained with respect to sexual team for the Archdiocesan leader- abuse. Anyone who comes for- ship by 1994, well before it was re- ward is encouraged to also call the quired throughout the country in police. 2002. Although the membership Support from the Vatican. changes every few years, the As revealed by our Holy Father on Conduct Response Team consis- his last visit to the United States, tently includes men and women the changes implemented by the who are law enforcement profes- Church in the U.S. have the sup- sionals, mental health profession- port of the Vatican. If anyone als, and advocates for children. wonders how the Pope could Compassion and pastoral seem to understand so clearly care for those who experi- what we have learned in the ence abuse. We have all lis- United States about sexual abuse, tened with sadness to the stories I would like to add a final note re- of some victims of sexual abuse garding Pope Benedict XVI. For who received cold responses many years, he was responsible 6 l WORLD/NATION JUNE 11, 2008 l DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER Quebec cardinal says he hopes congress pilgrims ready to give witness BY BARB FRAZE The cardinal said many of the between British and French troops TORONTO (CNS)—Quebec events at the congress would be ARCHDIOCESAN that led to the fall of Quebec. Pope Cardinal Marc Ouellet said he held in public areas of Quebec, Benedict XVI, whom organizers hopes pilgrims to the 49th where people who choose not to PILGRIMAGE TO had lobbied to attend the con- International Eucharistic Con- attend the congress would be QUEBEC gress, will give the homily live from gress will be prepared “to receive able to watch. Rome via satellite. and to give.” “If they see the joy and the spir- Each day, catechesis will focus The cardinal told Catholic it of openness in the congress,” on various aspects of the News Service his message to pil- they might be impressed with the Eucharist. Church leaders from grims arriving in Quebec City for Catholic Church, the cardinal Africa, South and North America, the June 15-22 event was: “Open told CNS after a May 30 speech to Asia and Europe will be among your hearts. Open your arms. We journalists attending the Catholic those leading the sessions. welcome you wholeheartedly. Media Convention in Toronto. Cardinal Ouellet told the jour- “We need you; we need your He told the journalists to “let nalists the catechesis June 20 will testimony of faith,” he said. “We the world know that people still highlight two specific testimonies: need your openness to commu- hunger today for the bread that “that of spouses who form their nicate to the people surrounding gives life, hope and true free- Archbishop Charles Chaput, family on the basis of sacramental the event.” dom,” and he called the congress O.F.M. Cap., is leading a marriage, becoming therefore a contingent of pilgrims from domestic church; and that of con- the Denver Archdiocese to secrated life under all its forms.” the 49th International Congress organizers say they ex- CNS PHOTO/NANCY WIECHEC Eucharistic Congress in pect 15,000 people to participate CARDINAL Marc Ouellet of Quebec City, Canada, June 13- in a eucharistic procession Quebec celebrates Mass at St. 24. Watch for pilgrimage through the streets of Quebec the Paul’s Basilica in Toronto May stories in upcoming issues of evening of June 19. The procession 29. Cardinal Ouellet is set to the Denver Catholic Register. will be led by Cardinal Ouellet and host the International by Slovakian Cardinal Jozef Tomko, Eucharistic Congress June 15-22 featuring women of 13 different president of the Vatican’s office for in Quebec City. nationalities, as well as a Mass at organizing the international event the coliseum in ExpoCite, the ex- from 2001 to 2007 and Pope “a countersign to a culture that hibition complex where most of Benedict’s envoy to the congress. lives on fast food and quick fixes.” the congress events and the ple- A new media portal for the The congress’ opening cere- nary sessions will be held. Archdiocese of Quebec— mony includes a performance by The week closes with a special www.ecdq.tv—will broadcast Gen Verde, a multi-artistic group Mass on the Plains of Abraham, many of the events live in French, the site of a decisive battle in 1759 English and Spanish. Shroud of Turin to be displayed to public in 2010

BY CAROL GLATZ The shroud lies protected be- hind bulletproof glass in a spe- VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The cial chapel of Turin’s Cathedral Shroud of Turin, revered by of St. John the Baptist. The cloth many as the burial cloth of lies flat, unseen inside a casket Christ, will be displayed to the made of a special space-age public for the first time in a alloy that is waterproof and fire- decade in 2010. proof and is hermetically sealed Pope Benedict XVI announced to keep out oxygen. during a June 2 audience with The shroud is removed only pilgrims from Turin that he had for very special spiritual occa- approved the shroud’s removal sions, and its removal for study from its protective casket for or display to the public must be display to the public in the approved by the pope. The last spring of 2010. time it was displayed to the pub- He told the 7,000 pilgrims lic was in 2000 for the jubilee gathered in the Vatican’s Paul VI year. hall, “If the Lord grants me life Cardinal Severino Poletto of and health, I, too, hope to come” Turin, papal custodian of the see the shroud displayed. Shroud of Turin, had requested According to tradition, the 14- the shroud be displayed in two foot by 4-foot linen cloth is the years. burial shroud of Jesus. The During the June 2 audience, shroud has a full-length pho- the pope said he was happy to tonegative image of a man, front grant the archbishop’s wish. and back, bearing signs of Pope Benedict said it would be wounds that correspond to the “a propitious occasion” for the Gospel accounts of the torture faithful “to contemplate that Jesus endured in his passion and mysterious face that silently death. speaks to the heart of hu- The Church has never officially mankind, inviting them to rec- ruled on the shroud’s authentici- ognize the face of God.” ty, saying judgments about its age At the end of the Vatican audi- and origin belonged to scientific ence, the spokesman for the investigation. Scientists have de- shroud’s custodian, Msgr. bated its authenticity for decades, Giuseppe Ghiberti, presented and studies have led to conflict- the pope with a life-size repro- ing results. duction of the shroud. DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER l JUNE 11, 2008 l 7 WORLD /NATION Catholic student Loretto Sister Mary Ely dies at 95 Marriage Encounter association launches convention Cardinal George asks pilgrim news Web Sister Mary Ely, a Sister of where she taught for 17 years. ONTARIO, Calif.— Worldwide Loretto, died on April 24 at Flaget Other assignments were Nerinx Marriage Encounter will celebrate Father Pfleger to Hospital, Bardstown, Ky., of con- Hall, Webster Groves, Mo., 1955; site for WYD it’s 40th anniversary on June 27-29 take leave from gestive heart failure. She was 95 DeAndreis High School, St. with an international convention and in the 74th year of her life with Louis,1963; St. Augustine, Leba- at the Ontario Convention Center. PERTH, Australia (CNS)—The Loretto. non, Ky.; Loretto in Kansas City, parish post Australian Catholic Students The conference theme is, “One A funeral Mass was celebrated 1969; St. Vincent de Paul School, world one family 40 years.” More Association has kicked off a Web April 28 in the Church of the Seven Denver, 1973; and Rhodes Tutoring CHICAGO (CNS)—A Chicago than 1,000 couples and some100 site linking international pil- Dolors at the Loretto Motherhouse Center, Littleton, 2001. Catholic priest criticized for a priests are expected to attend. grims with Australian Catholics in Nerinx, Ky., and burial followed She is survived by her brother, speech in which he mocked Now offered in more than 80 as they prepare for World Youth in the cemetery there. A memorial Richard Ely and spouse Mary Ann Democratic presidential candi- countries and 11 different faith ex- Day in July. Sydney Cardinal Mass was said for her on May 15 in of Auburn Neb.; several nieces and date Sen. Hillary Clinton of New pressions, the organization has be- George Pell launched the Web the chapel at the Loretto Center in nephews; her Loretto community; York has been temporarily re- come the largest pro-marriage site, www.ybenedict.org, in late Littleton, Colo. and her many friends. moved from his pastoral duties movement in the world. The em- May at a Spanish-themed party Mary Alice Ely was born Jan. 22, Memorial contributions may be by Cardinal Francis E. George of phasis of the Worldwide Marriage in Sydney, where World Youth 1913, in Auburn County, Neb. She made to the Sisters of Loretto Chicago. In a statement released Encounter weekend is on the com- Day will be held July 15-20. The attended school in a one-room Memorial Fund, c/o Loretto late June 3, Cardinal George said munication between husbands Web site offers daily pilgrim schoolhouse near the family Development Office, 300 E. though Father Michael Pfleger and wives. For more information, news in English and Spanish for homestead, then St. Joseph’s Parish Hampden Ave., Suite 400, doesn’t agree that he should take call 321-544-3440 or send e-mail to the final days leading up to School through 10th grade in Englewood, Colo., 80113-2661. a leave of absence from his post [email protected]. World Youth Day events. It will South Auburn, and graduated as pastor of Chicago’s St. Sabina be translated into Spanish by from Loretto Academy, Kansas Catholic Church “I have never- Mexican youths who are in City, Mo. After two years at theless asked him to use this op- Sydney volunteering for the Duchesne College in Omaha, Neb., portunity to reflect on his recent events. The Web site is a project she attended Loretto Heights statements and actions in the of Towards 2008, the Australian College in Denver, where she light of the church’s regulations student and young adult cam- earned an A.B. degree in mathe- for all Catholic priests.” Father paign for World Youth Day 2008. matics and later, in 1957, an M.Ed. William Vanecko—pastor of Anthony McCarthy, national co- from St. Louis University. Chicago’s St. Kilian Parish—will ordinator of Towards 2008, said In 1934 she received the religious serve as temporary administra- the Web site will allow pilgrims habit of the Sisters of Loretto and tor of St. Sabina to ensure minis- “from Sydney to Santiago, from the name of Edward Mary. In 1936 terial services are uninterrupt- South Australia to Spain” to fol- she began her teaching career at ed, the cardinal said. low all the developments lead- Holy Family School in Denver, ing up to the events. Blair says faith has positive role to play Children unable to in interdependent return to school in world, establishes Myanmar, Archbishop foundation Charles Bo says WASHINGTON (CNS)—With NEW YORK (CNS)—If religious their lives still in a state of disar- faith is an instrument of peaceful ray, another reality has hit the coexistence rather than a coun- children of Myanmar after a cy- tervailing force, it will play a pro- clone devastated their villages foundly positive role in the inter- and towns. June 2 marked the dependent world of the 21st cen- beginning of the school year, but tury, Tony Blair said as he an- in Aima, a village in the southern nounced the launch of the Tony Irrawaddy delta region, “all the Blair Faith Foundation May 30. schools have been destroyed,” “Faith motivates, galvanizes, or- said Archbishop Charles Bo of ganizes and integrates millions Yangon in e-mails in late May upon millions of people. ... It en- and early June. The archbishop riches, it informs, it provides a said he believes that “the start of common basis of values and be- the school year is also an impor- lief for people to get along togeth- tant reminder that we must pri- er,” he said. Blair, prime minister oritize the needs of children who of Great Britain from 1997 to have been affected by Cyclone 2007, was received into the Nargis.” He called on the Church Catholic Church in December to “ensure that children can also 2007. He is currently the special return to school as soon as pos- envoy to the Middle East on be- sible.” In his e-mails, half of the Quartet, a group com- Archbishop Bo gave updates on prised of the United Nations, the the Asian country’s state of af- European Union, the United fairs. After recently traveling 10 States and Russia. Blair said the hours by boat to Aima, he also foundation will work with people shared the stories of what he of the world’s six leading faiths: saw and heard from survivors. Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, “For the children of Aima, the Buddhism, Sikhism and Judaism. horror of the cyclone still haunts He said it will show faith in action, them,” said Archbishop Bo. produce greater understanding “Many of the children cry at between faiths through encoun- night and when it rains. The ters, and help people of “one faith children fear the worst and re- to be comfortable with those of live the trauma of the night” of another because they know what May 2, when Cyclone Nargis hit, they truly believe, not what they he said. thought they might believe.” 8 l LOCAL NEWS JUNE 11, 2008 l DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER Reviving the Catholic Church in the Russian Far East The Mary Mother of God the Archdiocesan Mission 1933 under house arrest. The Mission Society is one of several Cooperative program. last priest of the parish, Father mission organizations that will UPCOMING Georgij Jurkiewicz, died in the describe their work and ask for BY GERALDINE KELLEY APPEALS Gulag in the early 1940s; five lay- assistance from parishes men of the parish were shot by throughout the Denver Although Russians living with- As part of the Archdiocesan firing squad in 1938. Thousands Archdiocese this year as part of in the Russian Empire were al- Mission Cooperative program, of citizens in the Far East—of all most exclusively of the Russian appeals for Mary Mother of faiths and national back- Orthodox faith, there were large God Mission Society will be grounds—were liquidated in the PHOTO PROVIDED settlements of Roman Catholics made at the following parishes 1930s. Vladivostok became a FATHER STAN FORTUNA within the empire before the on the dates noted: transit point in the shipment of Bolsheviks seized power in 1917. All Saints - June 21-22 prisoners to the northernmost Many of them were Germans camps of the Gulag, and then Father Stan who had voluntarily migrated to Good Shepherd - June 28-29 the home of released prisoners the Black Sea area in the late 18th Christ the King - July 12-13 who were not allowed to return Fortuna to play century—and later immigrated to western Russia. All in all, St. Pius X - July 19-20 to Nebraska, Kansas, eastern Vladivostok was a desolate place Colorado and other parts of the Information: visit online at for 70 years. in Northglenn upper Midwest. Their descen- www.vladmission.org In 1992, an American priest, BY JOHN GLEASON dants are well represented in our Father Myron Effing, began an archdiocese. port city of Vladivostok had a effort to find members of the Acclaimed speaker and musician The other large Roman large church, a parochial school, early parish and assist them with Father Stan Fortuna, C.F.R., will be Catholic population in the Knights of Columbus, a charita- the re-establishment of their performing a concert at Russian Empire was made up of ble relief society—all the char- parish. After 16 years of mission- Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Poles, Lithuanians, Ukrainians acteristics of a vital Catholic ary activity, Father Myron is now on June 19. The concert will serve and Belorussians who, over the parish. Because the Far East the head of the Vladivostok as the official kickoff to the course of two centuries, had was cut off from European deanery, which includes 16 re- Northglenn parish’s Journey Days been involuntarily resettled Russia by the Civil War (1917- founded or newly established Festival which will be held the thousands of miles east of their 1922), the Vatican established a parishes. He is assisted by an- weekend of June 20-22. homelands. By the 1920s there new diocese in 1922, with other American priest, Father Mark Knox, director of Youth were thousands of Roman Vladivostok as its seat. Daniel Maurer, as well as mis- Ministry, said the parish is excited Catholics in the Russian Far All was lost during the 70-year sionary priests and sisters from to be hosting the concert by the East. They had built churches in tyranny of atheistic commu- Poland, India, Korea and Spain. popular Franciscan Friar of the the major settlements, and the nism. Bishop Sliwowski died in The Mary Mother of God Mission Renewal priest. Society consists of lay people “Father Fortuna is known all over here in the United States who the world,” Knox said. “This will be provide financial assistance to an exceptional event, something the parishes of the Vladivostok that our community will remem- deanery—assistance that goes to ber for a long time.” a wide range of purposes: con- From contemporary Christian to struction of parish facilities, jazz, folk, reggae and rap, Father scholarships for lay people Fortuna has produced music for studying theology, seminary ed- the enjoyment of all ages and walks ucation, pro-life work, hospice of life and has released numerous care, and orphanages, in addi- CDs of original music and stan- tion to the catechetical and litur- dards, arranged in his very special gical needs of the deanery. style. All proceeds from sales go to the Franciscan community’s Geraldine Kelley is the transla- hands-on work with the poor. tor of the forthcoming “Harsh Possessing a lifelong interest in Vineyard: A History of Catholic music, Father Fortuna spent his Life in the Russian Far East,” to formative years playing improvisa- be published by Trafford tional sessions in and around New Publishers. She is a member of York City and became an accom- St. Louis Parish in Englewood. plished, professional bass player before becoming a priest. Ordained in 1990, Father Fortuna is one of the eight original members of the Community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, a Franciscan order established by Cardinal John O’Connor in 1987 in the Bronx, N.Y. That same year Father Fortuna established the nonprofit Francesco Productions as a means to record and distrib- ute evangelical music, video pro- ductions and books as well as handle his speaking and concert engagements. Each year he trav- els the world, preaching and doing concerts. Next month he’ll travel to Australia to perform at World Youth Day. Father Fortuna will perform at 7 p.m. June 19. Immaculate Heart of Mary is located at 11385 Grant Drive. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the door. For more information, call 303-452-2041 Ext. 109. “Our parish is all about unity,” Knox said, “and this is a terrific way to kick off our festival of unity.” DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER l JUNE 11, 2008 LOCAL NEWS l 9

CELEBRATION Music festival to benefit Boys Hope Girls Hope FOR HOPE BY ANN ESPINOLA Catholic School and later Regis. Along with his physical recov- He studied hard, made friends ery came spiritual renewal. What: benefit music festival It started with a music teacher and dreamed about a successful “I was very thankful to be alive,” When: 4 p.m.-9 p.m. June 28 who wanted to give his students a life for himself and his family. Merow said. “I felt God had saved Where: Crescent Pavilion, 8390 stage to showcase their talents. He stayed at Boys Hope for six me and from that point on, I was- E. Crescent Parkway, It blossomed into the n’t living for myself anymore.” years. But when he was a junior at Greenwood Village Celebration for Hope, a benefit Regis, he chose to leave the pro- He swore off his old ways and music festival set 4 p.m.-9 p.m. gram. adhered to the court penalties Suggested donation: $10 per June 28 at the Crescent Pavilion in “I wanted to be home with my from his drunken driving convic- person Greenwood Village. Headliners in- family,” Merow said. “I thought I tion. He took Mothers against clude local faith-filled artists could leave and still do my home- Drunken Driving courses, paid On June 28 at the music festi- Aubrey Quintero, Joia Farmer, Phil work two hours a night. I was 17 fines to the auto dealership and val, Justin will share his rap lyrics Jensen, Grace Ellen and JSMiley. and I thought, ‘I can do this by my- did 48 hours community service and a poem he wrote called “Love JSMILEY All of the proceeds—organizers self. I can get a college scholarship at a dog pound, feeding and Is.” When he looks out from the suggest a $10 donation—will ben- Merow, who performs on stage by myself. I can create a good bathing the animals and cleaning stage, he hopes to see many chil- efit Boys Hope Girls Hope of as JSMiley, lived for six years at lifestyle by myself.’…I was naïve.” their cages. dren from Boys Hope Girls Hope. Colorado, which helps academi- Boys Hope. Today, he is a 24-year- He managed to graduate from He studied the Bible and took a “It’s about these kids now,” cally motivated children from old Metropolitan State College of Northglenn High School, but he college entrance exam, which he Merow said. “It’s about them see- troubled families. Boys live in a Denver student and a self-de- didn’t manage to stay out of trou- passed. He also worked. Three ing me and saying, ‘He went here family-style home near Regis Jesuit scribed “positive rap artist” who ble. years ago, he became a part-time and now look at him.’” High School, where many of them performs at coffee houses, “Everybody was lackadaisical residency counselor at Boys Headliners include, Aubrey are students. Plans are underway churches and various communi- with morals. I felt I couldn’t follow Hope. He cooked meals for the Quintero, a local artist who just re- to build a home for girls. ty events around the metro area. what was right when nobody else boys, made their doctor appoint- leased her debut CD “Redeemed”. Some of the concert perform- On June 28, he’ll take the stage at was,” Merow said. Drugs, drink- ments, packed their lunches and She is described by her fans as ers are prodigies of David Judge, a the music festival. ing, sex, “there wasn’t much I did- helped them study. “filled with joy that is contagious,” piano and guitar teacher from Merow’s own story began with n’t do.” “I provided the stability the and “delightful” and “amazing.” Englewood and musician of chaos and despair. He spent most One night, about a year after kids needed,” Merow said, “the Joia Farmer is a nationally known Church of the Risen Christ. They of his early years without a father. leaving Boys Hope, Merow was same stability I got when I was at artist who resides in Highlands are featured in the first half of the He, his mother, two brothers and driving drunk near Havana Street Boys Hope.” Though he strayed Ranch. She has released two CDs festival titled “New Talent sister moved from one rental and Alameda Avenue in Aurora after leaving Boys Hope in high and performs at retreats, benefits, Showcase.” home to the next and often lived when he careened into an auto school, the program provided and concerts around the country. “I wanted my students to show in hotels on East Colfax Avenue. dealership, hitting six other cars him a solid moral foundation he Grace Ellen, a graduate of what they’ve learned,” said Judge, They survived on food stamps, and causing a light post to crush could draw on later. Franciscan University of who developed the idea for the the kindness of strangers and the roof of the vehicle he was This past March, Justin quit Steubenville, Ohio, lives in Denver. music festival a few months ago. their bond to each other. driving. working at Boys Hope to concen- She writes music and plays her “I also wanted to raise funds for a Merow’s life took a dramatic Three weeks later, he woke up trate on his studies at Metro. He’s guitar as often as she can between local charity with a face so that turn at age 11 when he, along in Spalding Rehabilitation also focused on a company he spending time with her family and people could feel like they were with one of his brothers, was ac- Hospital in Aurora. He had suf- created called Mile High Divine, working full-time. These above making a difference.” cepted into the Boys Hope pro- fered a serious brain injury and which promotes artists and mu- mentioned Catholic artists are One of those faces belongs to gram, which paid his tuition to had to learn again how walk, talk, sicians who have a positive mes- Justin Merow. attend Most Precious Blood write and go to the bathroom. sage. See Festival, Page 16

FOR MORE BRIEF Mentoring program seeks volunteers INFORMATION Annual Vocations BY JOHN GLEASON “If there is one commonality, she’d help me with the classes I Catholic Charities mentoring it’s that these people have a pas- needed help with.” program: contact Eric Hicks at Walk at Cabrini A mentoring program begun sion for working with youth,” he Rodriguez is a good student, 303-742-0828 Ext. 2074 this year through Catholic said. “Ultimately, it’s how you but was having problems with Shrine set June 14 Charities of the Denver connect with the child.” math and social studies. By the was talking with his friends. We Archdiocese is giving children The first session between a end of the school year, thanks to talked about how he could im- an opportunity to receive extra child and mentor is a 30-minute the sessions, grades in both prove this and now his work is attention in their social and aca- “meet and greet.” This gives the classes had significantly im- being turned in on time and he demic skills. two a chance to talk with each proved. participates much more in class.” The three-year program pairs other, find out about their likes “It’s been good for me,” Explaining what she gets out up fourth through sixth graders and dislikes and get a sense of Rodriguez said. “If another kid of the sessions, Wesenberg men- in local Catholic schools with what future meetings will be wanted to know about having a tioned the progress Rodriguez adults who act as teacher, guide like, said Hicks. After that, the mentor, I’d tell them it is great!” has shown. and friend. Eric Hicks, the men- weekly sessions last an hour. Janet Wesenberg, Rodriguez’s “I get the joy of seeing him feel toring program coordinator, said However, the meetings aren’t al- mentor, became involved by re- better about himself; about the the organization’s goal is to ways about class work, especial- sponding to an ad in the church improvement he is showing in match 90 students with mentors. ly during the summer. bulletin. the classroom,” she said. “I just PHOTO BY JAMES BACA/DCR The six schools involved in the “Most sessions are one-on- “I am a teacher by profes- want him to be the best he can SACRED Heart at Cabrini Shrine. program are Guardian Angels, one,” Hicks said, “but we also en- sion,” she said, “so it seemed a be.” St. Rose of Lima, St. Francis de gage in group activities; play logical choice. Helping others Hicks agreed that feeling better All are invited to the annual Sales, Annunciation, St. Ignatius Scrabble or multiplication bingo. has always been my thing.” about one’s self and wanting to Vocations Walk at Mother Cabrini of Loyola and Presentation of We don’t want the children to feel Wesenberg, a parishioner at reach for more are benefits stu- Shrine in the foothills west of Our Lady. that it’s all just work or study.” Guardian Angels, knew dents get through the program. Golden 10 a.m., June 14. Partici- ”The kids we met came from Twelve-year-old Gabe Rodri- Rodriguez through church but Field trips that take students be- pants will pray for vocations to all across the spectrum,” Hicks guez will be a seventh-grader this has become as much a friend as yond their own neighborhoods Holy Orders and Consecrated Life. said. “Some needed help with fall at Guardian Angels. An avid a mentor since they’ve been aim to foster those qualities. The walk will begin with the academics, others were shy. We basketball and tennis player who holding weekly sessions. “We’re going on a trip to the Stations of the Cross (in lower park- wanted to help them in whatev- wants to become a lawyer, “Gabe is a wonderful young University of Denver,” he said. ing lot) followed by the celebration er way we could—with anything Rodriguez has been in the men- man,” she said. “We’d sit down “We’ll take a tour of the campus of Mass in the shrine chapel at that may be pertinent to the tor program for three months. and talk about what he’d been followed by an afternoon of ice 11:30 a.m. The event will end with child’s life in or outside school.” Not only does he like it, but he working on and I would encour- skating; some of these kids may a free picnic lunch. Mentor applicants must pass said it’s been good for him, too. age him. His teacher had told me have never set foot on a college The Vocations Walk is sponsored a background check and a com- “When I first met my mentor, some of the challenges that Gabe campus. … This is the sort of by the Archdiocese of Denver prehensive interview process. Janet, we sat and talked for a was facing in class; dealing with thing that allows them to see for Office of Priestly Vocations, the Those who have applied so far long time to get to know each school work and classmates. He themselves, and hopefully in- Knights of Columbus and the local come from a variety of back- other,” he said. “And when we’d told me that sometimes work spires them to want to further Serra Clubs. For more informa- grounds, said Hicks. get together for our meetings, wouldn’t get turned because he their education.” tion, call 303-282-3429. 10 l JUNE 11, 2008 l DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER 2008 Business Directory DO YOU SEE THE NAMES OF YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS HERE? 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ADORATION/MASSES/ROSARIES Discover Monastic Life: and if it could Adventure Rafting: down Arkansas be for you at Benedictine Life Week at River with CLAY (Catholic Life & You). Anointing Of The Sick: following the Monastery Immaculate Conception Cost is $52.50 per person and regis- evening Mass at St. John the Baptist Bulletin Board in Ferdinand, Ind. Call 800-738-9999 tration must me made by June 17. Call for details. Doug at 303-949-3228 for details. Church, 323 Collyer St., Longmont. Please submit events 10 days prior to the desired publication June 27- July 3 June 21 June 14: 6 p.m. date. Mail, fax, or e-mail: Denver Catholic Register, Bulletin Board, 1300 S. Steeled St., Denver, CO 80210; Midwest Catholic Family Conference: National Catholic Singles Conference: Mass For The Unborn: at Sts. Peter to fax 303-715-2045; [email protected]. be held in Wichita, Kan. featuring na- to be held in San Diego. Join other and Paul Church, 3900 Pierce St., There is no guarantee of publication. Wheat Ridge followed by prayer vigil tional speakers, fellowship, workshops, singles for social events and hear na- devotion and Mass. Register online at tional speakers. Call 858-490-8260 at Planned Parenthood, 7155 E. 38th lowed by dinner at provided by Golden Anniversary Dinner: at Holy Ave., Denver. www.catholicfamilyconfrence.org or call for registration information. Knights of Columbus. Call 970-522- Cross Parish, 9371 Wigham St., Thornton June 27-29 June 21: Mass 8:15 a.m. 316-618-9787. 6422 for information. in the Ave Maria Hall. Tickets are $22 Aug. 1-3 Vigil 9:30 a.m. June 13: Mass 4 p.m. which includes dinner, entertainment YOUTH Dinner 5:30 p.m. and fellowship. Call 720-352-6637. Holy Trinity Trappist Monastery: in Mass And Rosary: to honor Mary at Aug. 23: 7 p.m Mount Carmel Church, 3549 Navajo Huntsville, Utah, will host a vocational Vocations Walk: at Mother Cabrini retreat. Walk and talk with monks and Challenge Girls Summer Camp: for St., Denver. A reception will be held Shrine to pray for more vocations. following Mass. Call 303-455-0447 for RETREATS AND SEMINARS see if monastery life if for you. No cost girls 10-16 will be held at Camp Santa Stations of the Cross followed by Mass but space is limited. Call 1-800-221-1807 Maria in Baily, Colo. E-mail for regis- more information. in the main chapel and a picnic lunch. June 25: 6:30 p.m for details. tration information at challengecol- Call 303-282-3429 for more informa- Theology Of The Body: Meets at Holy Aug. 6 - 10 [email protected]. tion. Protection Church, 1201 S. Elizabeth St., June 16-21 Rosary For Peace: held at Light of the June 14: 10 a.m. Denver. Cost is $20 for CD and work- World Church, 10316 W. Bowles Ave., PILGRIMAGE book. Call 303-452-7867 for details. Catholic Soccer Camps: to be held at LIttleton. Father Stan Fortuna: to appear at Mondays: through Aug. 11 Every Wednesday: 7 p.m. Franciscan University of Steubenville. Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Travel To France And Italy: and see Combines high-level soccer instruc- 11385 Grant Drive, Northglenn to pro- Local Author: Jane Brennan to sign Children Of Hope: Eucharistic Holy Lourdes, Florence, Assisi and Rome on tion with top-notch Catholic ministry. claim gospel through song. Tickets copies of new book, “Motherhood 11-day pilgrimage led by Father Gabriel For more information, call Antonio at Hour in Adoration Chapel at St. $20 at the door. Call 303-452-2041 Interrupted’ at Our Lady of Loreto Frances Cabrini, 6673 W. Chatfield Weber, O.S.M. Call 303-455-0447 Ext. 13 740-266-7050. Ext. 109 for more information. Church, 18000 E. Arapahoe Rd., July 6 - 11 Ave., Littleton. Worship, songs and for registration information. June 19: 7 p.m. Foxfield. Nov. 4-14 July 13 - 18 prayer in quiet reflection. June 11: 7 p.m. Every Sunday: 3 p.m. Golf Tournament: to benefit renova- Join Parishioners: from St. John the VOLUNTEERING tion of Holy Cross Parish hall. $100 Musical Retreat And Concert: at Abbey Baptist in Longmont for a Celtic REUNIOINS fee includes round of golf, cart, break- of St. Walburga north of Fort Collins, Pilgrimage this fall. See Dublin, Cork, fast and lunch at Saddleback Golf Colo., Cost of day-long event is $35 per Killarney and Galway. Call 303-702- Applications Being Taken: for 2009 Club, 8631 Frontier St., Firestone. Call person. Call 970-472-0612 Where Are You: Our Lady of Fatima 0925 for details. Formation Program sponsored by Lay Sabrina at 303-451-8905 for informa- June 14 Oct. 13-21 Mission-Helpers and Mission Doctors School alumni? Graduates wishing de- tion. tails about alumni Mass on Aug. 16 Association. Missionaries are needed June 21: 8 a.m. Seminar On Annulment: and what is re- Travel To Holy Land: email [email protected]. spend 3 nights in in Africa, Latin America and the quired to establish such a declaration. Rome and 8 in the Holy Land with Deal Pacific rim. Information and applica- Pancake Breakfast: sponsored by Holy Presented by Deacon Bob Howard in Hudson, director of Inside Catholic.com. tions are available online at Search Is On: for 1965 and 1966 alumni Rosary Men’s Club. Cost is $5/adult, Benedict Hall at St. John the Baptist of St. Catherine's School. Contact Call 800-438-8281 or information. www.LayMisionHelpers.org. $2/children. Anyone over 60 celebrat- Church, 323 Collyer St., Longmont. Dec. 1-12 Nancy at 303-986-0905. ing a birthday in June receives a free June 18: 6:30 p.m. Volunteers Are Needed: who will open breakfast. 4672 Pearl St., Denver. Cathedral High School: alumni lunch- SINGLES their home to high school students Call 303-296-3283 for more informa- Catholic Animation Camp: a week-long from overseas for the 2008-2009 eon at Elks Club, 1455 Newland St., tion. intensive course in the art of 3D anima- Lakewood. Cost is $13. Call Lila at school year. All students require is a June 22: 7:30 a.m.- noon tion at JPII Center to bring the Catholic Summer Singles Dance: at St. Frances bed, meals and caring family to live 303-757-3282. message. Call Steve at 303-358-1108 June 19: 11:30 Cabrini, 6673 W. Chatield, Littleton. with during their stay. Call 1-866-846- Hike For Hospice: enjoy spectacular for details. Cost $15. 3977 for details. scenery as you climb Mount Lido in June 23-27 June 21: 7 p.m.- 11 p.m. St. Francis de Sales: graduating class benefit for Porter Hospice and St. of 1958 to hold reunion this summer. Anthony Hospice. Hike as an individ- Southwest Catholic Charismatic Contact Betty for details at 303-935- ual or a team. Call 303-715-7615 for Conference: to be held next month in 0341 details or register online at www.hike Glorieta, N.M. Call 505-4-247-0397 for Aug. 30 forhospice.org. details or online registration at June 22: 8 a.m. www.asfccc.org. GATHERINGS/FUNDRAISERS July 25-27 A Round For Kids: golf tournament at Deer Creek Gold Club to benefit Mount World Wide Marriage Encounter: annual Women’s Networking Luncheon: spon- St. Vincent Home. $250 fee includes convention in Ontario, Calif. Celebrating sored by ENDOW at Marriott City cart, lunch, gift bags and barbeque 40 years of strengthening marriages. Center, 1701 California St. Special dinner. Call 303-458-7220 Ext. 241 for For registration information, call Tom at guest speaker, Tracy Aiello. Cost, $40. details. 303-503-9756 Register online, June 27: noon June 27-29 www.endowonline.com or call 303-715- 3224 for information. Summer Festival: at St. Catherine’s Welcome To The Catholic Church: an in- June 12: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Church, featuring food, games, music troduction for newcomers those who and raffle. 4200 Federal Blvd., Denver. want to come home again. Class at the Holy Family High School: annual Tiger Call parish office for details, 303-455- JPII Center, 1300 S. Steele St. Call 303- Golf Classic at Broadland’s Golf 9090. 715-3260. Course, 4380 W. 144th Ave., July 25-27: 5 p.m. -11 p.m. July 28: 8:30 p.m. Broomfield to benefit tuition assis- tance. Call Marianne at 303-410-1411 Summer Arts And Jazz Festival: at St. Franciscan Federation: annual confer- Ext. 1129 for details. Dominic’s Church, 3053 W. 29th Ave., ence to be held in Denver next month. June 13: 7:30 a.m. Denver. Proceeds to benefit elevator For more information contact Margaret fund. Call Tina for details, 720-855- Magee O.S.F at 202-529-2334 Ext. 13 or St. Anthony Parish: in Sterling is cele- 0570. online at www.Franfed.org. brating 100 years as parish. Mass fol- June 28: 6 p.m. July 24-27 14 l JUNE 11, 2008 l DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER

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Computers can be accessed at many public apply. Send resume to marketing@associa- tion will be responsible for clerical and administrative with references and salary expectations to libraries as well as the Regis Department of Human Resources at tionforseniorcitizens.com or apply in person duties as assigned by the Director and Assistant Director St. Mary Parish, 6853 S. Prince St., Littleton, 3333 Regis Blvd in Denver (West Hall). of Evangelization and Outreach. The Office Manager is Regis University, with more than 16,000 students, is comprised of at the Association for Senior Citizens CO 80120-3535; Attn: Deacon Frank Regis College, the College for Professional Studies, and the 2839 W. 44th Ave., Denver, CO 80211 responsible for the training, scheduling, and supervision or e-mail to [email protected] Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions. The University of the part-time receptionists. In addition, this person will is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Top School in the CAREGIVERS be responsible for the general upkeep and running of the St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish West and is one of 28 Catholic Jesuit colleges and universities Dining Room Catholic Student Center. The successful candidate must Part-time Director of Pastoral Music throughout the United States. In addition to the main campus in have strong organizational, communication and interper- N.W. Denver, CO, Regis has campus locations in the DTC, Longmont, NEEDED Server (PT) Broomfield, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Aurora, and Las Vegas, sonal skills. Must have supervisory experience. Our Office St. Elizabeth Parish is seeking a Director of Pastoral Caring adults needed Music on a part-time basis. Position requires instru- NV, and offers online programs. for Westminster Manager needs to be energetic and possess the desire to Regis does not unlawfully discriminate in either the provision of to assist seniors in work in this ministry of the Church. Bachelor's degree mental and vocal skills and strong knowledge of educational services or in employment practices on the basis of assisted Roman Catholic music and liturgy. This person their homes. Flexible required. Please email, fax or send resume to: race, color, religion, national origin, creed, ancestry, gender, age, living community. Father Kevin Augustyn would be a member of the parish Liturgy Committee marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, physi- schedules. FT/PT Must and have excellent interpersonal skills. For further cal or mental disability, or any characteristic protected by applica- Friendly beautiful St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center ble local, state, or Federal law. 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Steele St., Denver, CO 80210 16 l NEWS JUNE 11, 2008 l DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER Mission opportunities Family conference set Aug. 1-3 Festival Registration is now underway workshops and speaker panels From Page 9 Applications for the 2009 for- es, social workers and doctors are for the ninth annual Midwest where participants will give in- mation program of Lay Mission- being called on to make a world Catholic Family Conference to be sight into the challenges of being parishioners/musicians of Church Helpers Association and Mission of difference. held this year in Wichita, a faithful Catholic in of the Risen Christ. In addition to Doctors Association are being ac- The program begins with for- Kan. The three-day con- today’s secular world as the headliners and Merow, the con- cepted. The program is for lay mation classes in theology, ference is a unique op- well as how one can ef- cert will feature a dance perform- men, women, couples and fami- Scripture and adult development. portunity to hear some fectively explain and de- ance by students from the lies called to share their skills and There will be workshops on com- of the country’s most fend the Catholic doc- Academy of Theater Arts and their faith in a mission diocese for munication skills, mission spiri- knowledgeable speakers trine and beliefs. music by Phil Jensen. Jensen’s ten- a period of three years. tuality, skills for cross cultural liv- from both the clergy and Separate and age-appro- der, romantic lyrics coupled with a The mission offers opportuni- ing, social change and violence, the laity who can clearly priate programs will also blend of rock, jazz and country is and intelligently address be available for students ties for Catholic lay persons to and moral issues. BISHOP Michael attracting the attention of a broad contemporary Church and young children. work in Africa and Latin America. Deadline for applying for the O. Jackels of audience. teachings and social is- There will also be time Each year desperate requests for 2009 formation program is July 15, Wichita, Kan. Jensen, who lives in Denver, has missionaries are received from 2008. More information and appli- sues in the light of those for devotion, confession, been teaching guitar, writing such places as Guatemala, cations can be found online at teachings. Speakers at this year’s recitation of the rosary and Mass. songs, recording and producing Ecuador, Kenya, Sierra Leone and www.LayMissionHelpers.org and conference include Bishop The Midwest Catholic Family for the past eight years. He record- Uganda. Catholic teachers, nurs- www.MissionDoctors.org. Michael Jackels of the Diocese of Conference will be held Aug. 1-3 ed his first CD in 2001 titled “Point Wichita, Father Frank Pavone, at the Century II Convention the Way” and is currently working one of the most prominent pro- Center in Wichita. Registration on another CD. lifers in the nation, and Father and information on lodging, Also, emceeing the festival will Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R., direc- meals and fees can be found on be Chris Stefanick, director of tor of the Spiritual Development the conference Web site: Youth, Young Adults and Camputs Office for the Archdiocese of New www.catholicfamilyconference.o Ministry for the Denver York. The conference will include rg, or by phone at 316-618-9787. Archdiocese, with DJ of The Light 560AM, Rachel Mains. The festival, sponsored by Citywide Banks, WayFM 89.7, The Light 560AM, Mercury LDO Reprographics, and Rocky Mountain Popcorn, will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Crescent Pavilion, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway. Audience members are free to bring picnic dinners. Other food items will be available for purchase. There will also be enter- tainment for small children. All proceeds to benefit the Boys Hope Girls Hope of Colorado.