Single Issue: $1.00 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40030139 CATHOLIC JOURNAL Vol. 94 No. 34 February 15, 2017 Youth recognized ‘Trump effect’ has climate groups mobilizing The Saskatchewan Council for International Co-opera - By Deborah Gyapong Agency (EPA); he has said he is of Citizens for Public Justice. have it both ways,” said Gunn. tion highlighted the theme “not a big fan” of the Paris Climate One Trump effect, however, is “We can’t say Canada will meet of youth and innovation OTTAWA (CCN) — With Accord; and has sent numerous that it is “easier to mobilize people its climate targets and expand at this year’s Global Donald Trump in the White tweets that alarm Talbot and others than it was before,” said Talbot. these pipelines and increase these Citizen Awards. House, groups concerned about advocating for the environment. Gunn and Talbot, however, fossil fuel exports to the United climate justice are preparing to He also approved the Keystone expressed concerns regarding States at the same time.” — page 3 resist any “Trump effect” on the XL pipe line that will bring pipelines in Canada, even if Talbot also expressed concern Brew Aware environment here in Canada or Canadian crude from the oilsands approval was in the works well about the Canadian pipelines. “It elsewhere. to refineries in the United States. before the Trump election and are will cause an increase in produc - Brew Aware was created to Genevieve Talbot, advocacy “The fact that the U.S. presi - widely believed to be a trade-off tion and it will have an impact on bring together young people officer for the Canadian Catholic dent is also behind the oil industry for Alberta’s signing on to a our own production of greenhouse Organization for Development makes it harder for the environ - national carbon pricing plan. gas emissions,” she said. of the Regina archdiocese and Peace, said she is “absolutely” mental groups and social justice In November, Prime Minister Indigenous peoples in Western in dialogue with the worried about how Trump’s presi - groups to fight for climate jus - Trudeau approved the Kinder Canada are “really taking a stand archbishop “and to have dency could have an impact on tice,” said Talbot. Morgan and the Enbridge Line 3 for climate justice,” Talbot said. a little fun,” according climate justice. “The concerns with the new pipelines. The approval of the pipelines goes to Deacon Joe Lang. The new U.S. president has administration are that the United Kinder Morgan, a trans-moun - against Truth and Reconciliation — page 5 appointed the former ExxonMobil States will take a step back from tain pipeline to the lower main - promises as well as the United CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of the responsibility to support the land of British Columbia, is Nations Declaration on the Rights AGMs held State; he’s appointed Scott Pruitt, a Paris Accord that the previous opposed by rural MPs, First of Indigenous Peoples, she said. known climate skeptic, as head of administration seemed willing to Nations communities and envi - “The companies and the gov - Two Saskatchewan school the Environmental Protection do,” said Gunn, executive director ronmental groups, Gunn said. “It ernment have to understand they districts held their annual is going to triple exports and bring don’t have the buy-in from the general meetings recently: tankers up the Fraser River.” communities,” she said, noting Regina on Feb. 6 and “There’s no question in our Saskatoon on Feb. 7. minds the prime minister can’t — AMERICANS , page 5 — page 6 Division of Christians Job’s struggle is like ‘an open wound’ The biblical Book of Job is cold comfort for By Kiply Lukan Yaworski “St. Paul reminds us that God those who suffer, has reconciled us through Jesus writes Jeffrey Weiss. SASKATOON — Eight days of Christ and that the love of Christ — page 15 reflection and prayer concluded compels us to be ministers of rec - Jan. 29 in Saskatoon with a closing onciliation,” said Matheson. “Let Expressions celebration for the 2017 Week of us worship and praise together in of love Prayer for Christian Unity held at the unity of the Holy Spirit.” St. Anne’s Catholic Church. Those assembled began by offer - There should be no St. Anne’s pastor Rev. Matthew ing prayers of confession, repenting Ramsay welcomed participants to particular generations of division, hatred, prej - the celebration led by Rev. Paul udice, intolerance and broken com - season for Matheson of First Baptist Church, munion among Chris tians, followed expressing Rev. Amanda Currie of St. An- by Scripture readings, the sharing of love, drew’s Presbyterian Church, and a sign of peace and praying of the because love this year’s De Margerie lecturer, Apostle’s Creed together. After is timeless. Rev. Dirk Lange of Luther College, intercessory prayers for reconcilia - But with St. Paul, Minn. Music ministry was tion, unity and transformation, the Valentine’s Day in provided by the Catholic parish’s celebration concluded with the mid-February, we focus 11 a.m. choir. Lord’s Prayer and a blessing. CNS/ L’Osservatore Romano In prayer and song, those gath - on it more closely. “Never resign yourself to the HEALTH CARE MINISTRY — Pope Francis greets a person in a wheel - ered reflected on the theme of scandal of the separation of “Our rituals, large or chair Feb. 10 during a Vatican audience with people attending a meeting “Reconciliation — the Love of Christians, all who so readily con - small, are visible signs on health care ministry. The pope said a nation’s health care system can - Christ Compels Us” from 2 fess love for their neighbour, and of the regard in which not be run simply as a business because human lives are at stake. Corinthians 5:14-20. yet remain divided,” urged Lange we hold one another,” in his sermon, quoting the Rule of writes Louise McEwan. Health care not a business, but a service Taizé, written by its founder — page 16 Brother Roger Schütz. “Be con - sumed with burning zeal for the Music for Liturgy By Cindy Wooden the pope said Catholics obviously others. And this is very serious.” unity of the Body of Christ.” give thanks for the advances in “Indiscriminately adopting a The division of Christians is This week’s Prairie VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A medicine and technology that business model in health care, “like a deep wound, an open wound, Messenger nation’s health care system cannot have enabled doctors to cure or instead of optimizing resources,” in Christ’s side,” said Lange. features be run simply as a business provide better care for the sick. he said, risks treating some of the Lange noted that it is love of music for because human lives are at stake, He also praised medical per - sick as disposable. “Optimizing neighbour that the ecumenical liturgy Pope Francis said. sonnel who carry out their work as resources means using them in an Taizé rule emphasizes. “For Brother “If there is a sector in which the “ministers of life and participants ethical way, with solidarity, and from the Roger, reconciliation meant praying ‘throwaway culture’ demonstrates in the affectionate love of God the not penalizing the most fragile.” and solidarity. These two always Third its most painful consequences, it is creator. Each day their hands touch Protecting human life from the held together,” he said. ”Reco n- Sunday of Lent, March 19, the health care sector,” the pope the suffering Body of Christ, and moment of conception to the ciliation can only be worked out to May 7, the Fourth told patients, medical profession - this is a great honour and a great moment of natural death means with deep regard for the other: tak - Sunday of Easter. als, pastors and volunteers attend - responsibility,” he said. that “money alone cannot guide ing a step toward the neighbour, and This set includes music ing a meeting sponsored by the But, the pope said, any public political and administrative choic - allowing the neighbour to approach for the Triduum and the Italian bishops’ national office for policy or private initiative regard - es” in health care, he said. And the us.” Easter Vigil. health care ministry. ing health care that does not make increasing lack of health care Too often we engage our neigh - — pages 7 - 11 Anticipating the celebration the dignity of the human person “among the poorest segments of bour from an entrenched position, Feb. 12 of the World Day of the its central concern “engenders the population, due to lack of trying to “self justify,” he said, Sick and marking the 20th attitudes that can even lead to access to care, must leave no one anniversary of the bishops’ office, exploitation of the misfortune of indifferent.” — MYTHS , page 4 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS February 15, 2017 Australia launches investigation into child sex abuse

SYDNEY (CNS) — As an not be kept from a position where “Each incidence of sexual abuse Conference, acknowledged that concrete and effective actions, Australian government commis - he can abuse again. Would incorpo - by a priest represents a chilling and the hearings could be distressing that we are absolutely committed sion heard testimony on how the rating as a legal entity offer a destructive betrayal of everything to many who followed the pro - to doing everything we can to Catholic Church responded to degree of transparency not current - the Catholic Church purports to ceedings. make every Catholic community, decades of child abuse in its insti - ly available in many church institu - stand for,” he said in a statement “I am sorry for the damage that agency, and activity, a place of tutions, church leaders were ask - tions? Would a greater role for laity published Feb. 9. “Beyond the has been done to the lives of vic - security and safety for the young,” ing the same questions as the gov - — especially women — change the almost unimaginable suffering of tims of sexual abuse. As Pope he said in his letter. ernment: How could this have way the church governs? the victims and survivors of this Francis said recently, happened? How can we keep it Six officials — two judges, a abuse, the circle of suffering widens ‘It is a sin that from happening again? government productivity commis - out to include their families, their shames us,’ ’’ he said. By Feb. 9, after nearly a week of sioner, a psychiatrist, a former sen - friends, and the wider community.” Several testimony from church leaders, ator and a former police commis - Sydney Archbishop Anthony Australian bishops psychologists and experts, mem - sioner — were concluding more Fisher, who was expected to were among those bers of the Royal Commission of than three years of inquiry into the appear before the commission dur - who were to testify Inquiry into Institutional Responses institutional abuse. They heard that ing the three weeks of proceedings, at the hearings, seen to Child Sexual Abuse had heard between 1950 and 2010, 7.9 per called revelations from the first as a wrap-up of the about how church structures con - cent of diocesan priests and 5.7 per day of hearings “harrowing” and inquiry into the tributed to the problem. They dis - cent of religious order priests had said he “personally felt shaken and Catholic Church. cussed broad issues: if celibacy and allegations made against them, humiliated by this information.” They were expected emotional isolation might be causes making a total of seven per cent of “The church is sorry and I am to explain the proce - of abuse; what was or was not cov - priests overall. The statistics were sorry for past failures that left so dures and safeguards ered by the seal of confession; the for allegations, not proven cases. many so damaged,” the archbishop the church has put relationship between canon law “Both those within the Catholic said in a statement Feb. 6, at the end into place to help and civil law. Church and those outside it are of the first day. “I know that many protect children from And there were questions — asking how this revolting and of our priests, religious and lay abuse, including dis - many with no right answers. insidious evil could have been so faithful feel the same: As Catholics, cussion of the Should a priest who has abused be prevalent, so long unacknowl - we hang our heads in shame.” church’s Parish Safe - laicized? Because if he is laicized, edged, and so badly handled,” said Archbishop Denis Hart of guarding Project. the church has no control over his Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Melbourne, president of the The people “have actions and cannot ensure he will Perth. Australian Catholic Bishops an absolute right to demand that the church confront its Help victims of trafficking, migrants: pope appalling record in relation to the care

By Cindy Wooden and well-being of the CNS/Stringer, EPA young,” said Cos - ORGAN TRAFFICKING — A Vatican summit VATICAN CITY (CNS) — telloe. “You have a right on organ trafficking called for greater efforts to Marking the feast of St. Josephine prevent the exploitation of those vulnerable to Bakhita, a former slave, Pope to expect that we will do everything corrupt health professionals and criminal net - Francis urged Christians to help works making the sale of human organs possi - victims of human trafficking and we can to continue to support those who ble. In this 2003 file photo, an unidentified migrants, especially the Rohingya Brazilian man shows the scar after an operation people being chased from have been abused, in the way that they to remove his kidney in Durban, South Africa. Myanmar. An organ-trafficking syndicate involving For the Catholic Church, St. need that support. You have a right to Brazilians, Israelis and South Africans organ - Bakhita’s feast day, Feb. 8, is a day ized the illegal operations, with donors agreeing of prayer for victims of trafficking. insist that we show, to sell their kidneys for $6,000 each. Pope Francis asked govern - not by words but by ment officials around the world to “decisively combat this plague” of Sale of human organs tragic human trafficking, paying particu - lar attention to trafficking in chil - dren. “Every effort must be made By Carol Glatz Signatories to the final state - to eradicate this shameful and ment approved 11 recommenda - intolerable crime.” VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A tions that will be proposed to Describing St. Bakhita as a Vatican summit on organ traffick - “national, regional and municipal “young woman who was enslaved ing called for greater efforts to pre - governments, ministries of health, in Africa, exploited, humiliated,” vent the exploitation of those vul - to the judiciary, to the leaders of Pope Francis said she never gave nerable to corrupt health profes - the major religions, to professional up hope and, finally, she was able sionals and criminal networks medical organizations, and to the to migrate to Europe. making the sale of human organs general public for implementation Holding up a booklet with a CNS/Paul Haring possible. around the world.” photograph of the Sudanese saint, POPE AT GENERAL AUDIENCE — Pope Francis holds a booklet “We, the undersigned partici - The recommendations included who died in Italy in 1947, the with an image of Sudanese St. Josephine Margaret Bakhita during his pants of the Pontifical Academy of defining the use of organs from pope continued telling her story. general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Feb. 8. Marking the feast Sciences summit on organ traffick - executed prisoners — a practice In Europe, he said, “she heard the of St. Bakhita, a former slave, the pope urged Christians to help victims ing, resolve to combat these crimes human rights groups say happens call of the Lord and became a of trafficking and migrants. against humanity through compre - in China — and payments to nun,” joining the Canossian hensive efforts that involve all donors — which is legal in Iran — Daughters of Charity. the Lord’s Prayer “for our for decades in northern Rakhine stakeholders around the world,” “as crimes that should be con - “Let us pray to St. Josephine Rohingya brothers and sisters.” state.” said the final statement, released to demned worldwide and legally Bakhita for all migrants and In a report released Feb. 3, the In his main audience talk, Pope the public Feb. 9. prosecuted at the national and refugees who are exploited and UN High Commissioner for Francis continued to discuss the The summit, held at the Vatican international level.” suffer so much,” the pope said. Human Rights said since October, characteristics of Christian hope, Feb. 7 - 8, brought together gov - It asked religious leaders do “And speaking of migrants there had been escalating violence which should be both tender and ernment ministers, judges, law more to encourage the ethical and who are exploited and chased against the Rohingya in Myanmar. strong enough to support those enforcement personnel, medical free donation of organs while con - away, I want to pray with you The report cited eyewitness who suffer and despair. professionals, human rights demning organ trafficking. today in a special way for our reports of mass gang rape, killings The Gospel does not call activists and journalists — in all, It called on nations to do more Rohingya brothers and sisters,” — including of babies and young Christians to pity the suffering, but representing more than 50 nations, in preventative health care so as to the pope continued. “These peo - children — beatings, disappear - to have compassion, which means especially those plagued by organ reduce, where possible, the ple, thrown out of Myanmar, ances and other serious human suffering with them, listening to trafficking, like China, Mexico, demand for organs, and to improve move from one place to another rights violations by the country’s them, encouraging them and offer - India, Pakistan and Iran, where the people’s access to safe, ethical and because no one wants them.” security forces. ing a helping hand, the pope said. sale of human organs is legal. regulated procedures in their own Pope Francis told the estimated An estimated 66,000 Rohingya The Gospel calls Christians One of the summit’s goals, countries. 7,000 people at his audience that have fled to Bangladesh since “not to build walls, but bridges, not according to its brochure, was to It also recommended the cre - the Rohingya, who are Muslim, October, the report said. to repay evil with evil, but to defeat build an alliance comprised of ation of international data banks to “are good people. They are our The recent violence, the UN evil with goodness (and) offence prosecutors, legal experts, govern - track all organ procurements and brothers and sisters. They have said, “follows a long-standing with forgiveness, to live in peace ments and health care profession - transplants and share data on trans - been suffering for years. They pattern of violations and abuses; with all,” he said. “This is the als from all over the world to plant-related crimes so as to “yield have been tortured, killed, just systematic and systemic discrimi - church. And this is what Christian encourage each other to put pres - a clearer understanding of their because they want to keep their nation; and policies of exclusion hope accomplishes when it takes sure on their own nations to imple - nature and scope and of the organ - traditions and their Muslim faith.” and marginalization against the on the strong and, at the same time, ment measures to stop organ traf - ization of the criminal networks He led the audience in praying Rohingya that have been in place tender features of love.” ficking and transplant tourism. involved.” February 15, 2017 CANADIAN NEWS Prairie Messenger 3 Churches ponder court action over refugee pact

By Michael Swan said CCC deputy general secretary from seven countries was tem - “We’re hoping that the govern - whether the Americans actually The Catholic Register Peter Noteboom. But the council, porarily halted by a federal judge ment will look at the situation in complied with refugee processing which only acts on the full consen - in Washington State. the United States and decide that, standards in the agreement was TORONTO (CCN) — As the sus of all members, could not agree The net effect of the executive without us having to go to court, irrelevant. storm over the fate of refugees on whether now was the time for a orders has been to create an that the U.S. can no longer be For the agreement to be valid, intensifies in the United States, court challenge. atmosphere of fear in the refugee called safe for refugees,” she said. the Canadian government only Canada’s churches are deliberat - At press time, the Canadian community, even on this side of In 2005, the CCC joined forces had to “consider” whether the U.S. ing whether or not to take the fed - Conference of Catholic Bishops the border. with Amnesty International and was living up to human rights obli - eral government to court to pull could not say whether it supported “We were talking this morning the Canadian Council for Refu - gations, said the appeals court. Canada out of its Safe Third court action or continued lobby - about having conversations with gees to challenge the Canada-U.S. The Canadian Council for Country Agreement with the U.S. ing. (refugee) children who are incred - agreement on refugees and won a Refugees, the Canadian Council On Feb. 6, the governing coun - Students at all 22 law schools ibly aware of the political cli - 2007 Federal Court decision. The of Churches and Amnesty Inter - cil of the Canadian Council of in Canada volunteered recently mate,” Romero House intern Federal Court found that the U.S. national have always opposed the Churches debated the question of for a “research-a-thon” to help Brenna Sobanski told The Cath - was not in all cases a safe country Canada-U.S. agreement. When legal action versus continued lob - build the case for a renewed court olic Register. “That says some - for refugees. But this was nulli - the agreement was signed, the bying against the agreement challenge. thing, that children are spending fied at the Federal Court of which prevents refugees who have Calls for suspension or with - their time thinking and worried Appeal in 2008, which ruled that — U.S., page 4 already landed in the United drawal from the Safe Third about what’s happening.” States from coming across Can - Country Agreement have been The Canadian Council of ada’s land border. By the end of raining down on Ottawa since a Churches is worried that the U.S. the day, the churches’ representa - flurry of executive orders and is now unable or unwilling to tives could not decide. memoranda by President Donald comply with the 1951 Convention Immigration Minister Ahmed Trump tried to stop all refugee Relating to the Status of Refug - Hussen has so far resisted calls to arrivals for 120 days, ban travel ees, said Noteboom. suspend or pull out of the agree - from seven Muslim-majority coun - “The executive order goes down ment signed in 2002 between the tries, cut the U.S. refugee resettle - the wrong direction,” he said. Harper government and the George ment program from 110,000 to There’s still time for Ottawa to W. Bush administration. 50,000 this year, add 10,000 immi - suspend and review the agreement The governing council of the gration officers at the U.S.- before any court action becomes Canadian Council of Churches is Mexican border and begin con - necessary, said Canadian Council “unanimously concerned about the struction of a wall along the U.S. for Refugees executive director Safe Third Country Agreement,” southern border. The ban on travel Janet Dench. Langlois given top job at D&P

By Michael Swan way,” he said. the encyclical Populorum James Buchok The Catholic Register On Feb. 1, Langlois became Progressio, that “development is the new executive director of the the new name for peace,” is as SHARE LENT WORKSHOP — Development and Peace Manitoba TORONTO (CCN) — In the Canadian Catholic Organization valid today as it was 50 years ago Regional Office presented a Share Lent workshop Jan. 28 at St. wake of the devastating 2010 for Development and Peace. when Development and Peace John Cantius Church in Winnipeg. The theme of the 2017 Share earthquake in Haiti, diabetes “I have cherished the values was founded, Langlois said. Lent campaign is “Women at the Heart of Change.” Megan activist Serge Langlois was trying and the vision of this organization “Charity is a fundamental Marques, D&P Youth Ambassador for Manitoba, and Animator to get life-saving insulin, syringes for a long time,” said Langlois. “I value of the Catholic religion. It’s Janelle Delorme (from left) display the poster marking the 50th and other medications into the share those values. They are dear also a fundamental value of any year of Development and Peace, the international development Caribbean nation. to my heart.” human being,” he said. “Charity organization of the Catholic Church in Canada assisting poor com - More than 200,000 Haitians Langlois takes over an organi - can have many definitions.” munities in the global south. The Share Lent campaign starts on were dead. The country experienced zation with more than 10,000 Founded in 1967, the organiza - Ash Wednesday. On the fifth Sunday of Lent, a collection takes over 50 aftershocks. As many as members from coast to coast, but tion is celebrating a half-century place in all the parishes across Canada to support the work of 30,000 buildings had collapsed or struggling to find funds. In 2010 - this year. Development and Peace. were too dangerous to enter. Haiti’s 11, Development and Peace raised public service was in disarray. $8.9 million through the annual Langlois, who had for years Share Lent campaign. In 2014 - 15 Youth recognized as global citizens been president and CEO of it was down to $8.6 million. Other Diabetes Québec and involved fundraising activities netted $3.7 SASKATOON — The tice, joy and care to other beings people the world over have access million in 2010 - 11. In 2014 - 15 Saskatchewan Council for and to the planet.” to clean water, nutritious food, it was $3.3 million. International Co-operation (SCIC) Since 2010, Mitchell has also shelter and essential services. We Along with a sudden withdraw - is continuing a long-standing tra - been the Saskatchewan co-ordina - know how to do it. So let’s simply al of $30 million in Government of dition with the presentation of the tor for Next Up, a program that work toward it.” Canada funding in 2012, Devel- 27th Annual Global Citizen trains young leaders. “I’m inspired Also recognized at the event opment and Peace’s traditional Awards Feb. 10 at St. Andrew’s by the Next Up participants and was World University Service of development programming has College in Saskatoon. alumni network,” she said. “They Canada (WUSC). With campus shrunk from 35 countries to 22. “This year the Global Citizen are creative, caring, dedicated chapters in both Saskatoon and Last June David Leduc left the Award is highlighting the theme of young people who are making Regina, WUSC supports refugee executive director post after less Youth and Innovation,” said Robbi deep changes in our communities.” students to access quality educa - than a year. Humble, communications officer Tekleweld is an active member tion and provides skills training On the other side of the ledger, with SCIC. “We want to recognize of Saskatoon’s co-operative devel - for young leaders in Canada and Development and Peace’s closer inspiring young people and youth- opment, education and environ - around the world. partnership with Caritas Inter- based initiatives that demonstrate mental justice communities. He is “Youth today are growing up in nationalis , combined with shifts how youth are working toward passionate about co-operatives and a different world — one that is in Canadian government policy, global citizenship, global co-oper - co-operative education, working increasingly connected and com - have put Development and Peace ation, justice and peace.” to make the community better. plex,” said Stephanie Leclair, squarely in the emergency human - Among the honourees are “To be a global citizen, indi - communications and fundraising itarian response business. Tracey Mitchell, Jamal Tekleweld viduals need to believe in, and manager for WUSC. “This new Humanitarian programming and World University Service of work toward the betterment of a vantage point enables youth to Serge Langlois now accounts for over $11 million Canada (WUSC). global community, one that en - recognize different obstacles and in revenues and humanitarian Mitchell is a settler from compasses all forms of life,” said better challenge the status quo.” spending outranks development Treaty 4 Territory (Moose Jaw), Tekleweld. “WUSC is a launching pad for with United Nations campaigns to spending. now living in Treaty 6 Territory Tekleweld currently works for collaborative youth-led research extend diabetes prevention and Langlois’s priority as he takes (Saskatoon). She sits on the the Saskatchewan Co-operative and innovation,” said Humble. treatment in poor countries, dis - over is to make sure Development national board of the Council of Association, where he manages “Because of their work, youth are covered there was one organiza - and Peace is better known. Canadians and is active in Climate youth education initiatives. In accessing education, training and tion that could help. “I want Canadians of all Justice Saskatoon and several addition to international experi - opportunities to create innovative “Without Development and regions, of all origins, of all other initiatives in the community. ence working with the United solutions to development chal - Peace, we were lost,” Langlois beliefs to get to know our great “To me, global citizenship Nations Capital Development lenges facing their own commu - said. organization and the great work means being aware of and respon - Fund, he is involved on the boards nities.” Working with Development Development and Peace is doing sible to our interconnectedness,” of Saskatoon-based co-ops, and The Global Citizen Awards and Peace allowed Langlois and throughout the world and in said Mitchell. “None of us can do was recently appointed to the City were presented Feb. 10 in his diabetes campaigners to deliv - Canada,” he said. “You talk about everything, but global citizenship of Saskatoon Cultural Diversity Saskatoon. There was also a cere - er the goods — “make sure it was the financial issue, that is some - means finding the best use for and Race Relations Committee. mony in Regina Feb. 8 honouring going to the right place, in the thing that goes with it.” your skills, resources, networks, “All stakeholder groups need Micheal Langan and Jack Boan right hands, used in the proper Pope Paul VI’s manifesto from and passion to bring greater jus - to work collaboratively to ensure (Lifelong Global Citizen Award). 4 Prairie Messenger CANADIAN NEWS February 15, 2017 Lethbridge schools join to take CBC music honour

By Jean Ko Din Catholic Central High School from jazz bands to string orches - Kyle said the students threw together. Winning a national The Catholic Register won a national music contest. tras. St. Francis and Catholic themselves into the project. They music contest and new recording “We had no idea we would win Central stood out among the rest began work on the project at the equipment for the schools was LETHBRIDGE, Alta. (CCN) this thing,” said Harmon, music with their instrumental rendition end of September. The students also a signal for them to expand — Kyle Harmon was working in teacher at St. Francis Junior High. of The Tragically Hip’s “Ahead listened to “Ahead By A Century” their programs. the band office, finishing his day “I was teaching when the radio By A Century.” It featured a on repeat. They watched live per - “We hope for (the equipment) at school when he got a call on his show (announced the winners). refreshing take of the melody with formances and the 1996 music to be used collaboratively. We cellphone from a CBC Radio pro - Someone from our board office a steel drums section. video. hope that students from both our ducer. found out and spread it to our staff. For a long time, Kyle and “We started with the significance schools can have access to this “Hey, are you sitting down?” I got a lot of hugs and high fives.” Sarah have been looking for the of the tune,” said Kyle. “That’s under our direction,” said Sarah. the producer asked. “It was a lot of good energy, a right collaborative project for 1996. A lot of those kids had no idea “We are interested in trying At first, Harmon was confused lot of support, a lot of emails com - their students. who the band was. . . . But then, something new and getting kids to as to why CBC Radio was calling ing in,” said Sarah Harmon, St. Francis and Catholic they really took ownership.” learn how to set up mics and use but as he continued to listen, the Kyle’s wife and music teacher at Central are next door to each Kyle and Sarah agreed that the the sound board and capturing producer explained that the school Catholic Central. other, so the two schools have whole experience instilled more sound.” band won the high school instru - Music classes from across the always been intertwined. musicianship in their students. The schools’ winning entry is mental division of this year’s CBC country submitted their own ver - Kyle teaches music to Grades 7 The two saw how much the stu - available at cbcmusic.ca and on Canadian Music Class Challenge. sions of great Canadian songs. - 9 students at St. Francis Junior dents learned from playing music YouTube. Two days later, word spread to The winning school in each cate - High, while Sarah teaches Grades all of Lethbridge, Alta., that the gory received equipment to build 10 - 12 students at Catholic Cen - band made up of students from St. their own recording studio. tral. The students share the same U.S. not safe for refugees Francis Junior High School and Finalists included everything music room at Catholic Central, while Kyle and Sarah share the Continued from page 3 “The Old Testament witness is same band office. clear. We are compelled . . . to care When registrations for the U.S. was sending Colombian for the ‘widow, the orphan and the CBC music contest came around, refugees back without hearing sojourner,’ ” she wrote. “The New it became the perfect opportunity their cases. Now the worry is Testament witness is just as clear. for both schools to take on. Muslim refugees from an entire Jesus was a refugee in Egypt and “(The students) were complete - range of Middle Eastern and North when we do this for the least of ly excited when we told them,” African countries. these, our sisters and brothers, we said Sarah. “It really had to come “Things were never good,” said do it for him.” together in a way that re flected our Dench. “We have held the position students, and us, trying something that the United States was not safe new for the first time.” for all refugees. But right now Kyle said their success was there’s obviously a particular rea - shared by the entire community. son for being concerned about what When they decided to take this on level of safety the United States can in September, he approached New assure refugee claimants.” West Theatre’s music director For the Canadian Council of Paul Walker to create the instru - Churches, challenging the Safe mental arrangement. Third Country Agreement is part Photo courtesy of Sarah Harmon After a month of rehearsals, the of a tradition that goes back to the CBC MUSIC HONOUR — After only a month of rehearsals, music stu - students spent a day recording founding of the organization after dents from St. Francis Junior High School and Catholic Central High their song at University of Leth - the Second World War, said School spent a day in November to film and record their unique rendi - bridge with the Digital Audio Arts Noteboom. tion of The Tragically Hip’s “Ahead By A Century.” students. The theology is not complicat - ed, said CCC general secretary Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton in an Self-constructed myths have fallen away email from Europe, where she was Catholic Register attending meetings. Rev. Dr. Karen Hamilton Continued from page 1 God, the Holy Spirit, is continually Unity” event and the De Margerie creating something new for us.” Series on Christian Unity and denying the roots of Christian Darren Dahl, executive director Reconciliation, which this year fea - Interfaith director steps down faith, which holds that we are justi - of the Prairie Centre for Ecume - tured Lange as guest lecturer. In fied by God. nism, thanked all those involved in addition to a presentation at St. By Jean Ko Din officially established in 2008. The At the joint commemoration of the events of the Week of Prayer for Thomas More College, the series The Catholic Register council continues to be an active the 500th anniversary of the Christian Unity, which included also included two morning work - group of representatives of faith Reformation that took place in morning services at different shops on the theme “Reformation TORONTO (CCN) — Fran cis - communities and will be a key par - October in Sweden, the leaders of church es across the city each week - Today: From Conflict to Com - can Father Damian MacPherson is ticipant in Faith in Canada 150. the World Lutheran Federation day morning, a “Singing into munion, Together in Hope.” passing on the interfaith torch “Because I’ve been able to came together with the leaders of after 19 years of service. work with (faith leaders), I’ve the Roman Catholic Church to give As of Feb. 1, MacPherson steps been able to understand the value thanks for the many gifts that were down as the Archdiocese of To - of what we share,” he said. discovered in the Reformation and ronto’s director of the Office of One of the proudest moments repented and lamented the divisions Ecumenical and Interfaith Affairs. of MacPherson’s career was when that occurred, said Lange. After lis - For almost two decades he his friend and colleague, Rabbi tening to the Gospel together, the helped create lines of communica - Erwin Schild, was presented with celebration moved into a commit - tion among Jewish, Muslim, a rare papal blessing to mark his ment to engage in common witness Buddhist and other faith leaders to 70th wedding anniversary to his and service together, he described. bring the Archdiocese of Toronto wife, Laura. “As we enter into an ongoing to the centre of the city’s ecumeni - “It’s another sort of gesture of Reformation, as we enter into the cal and interfaith movement. building bridges between Cath - next 500 years, we commit to each “As the work goes on, we can olics and Jews,” he said. other, and to a common proclama - only hope to continue to make an He passes the torch to Nova Sco - tion, and to a common service in important contribution to the goal tia-born Rev. Timothy MacDonald, the world and to the neighbour,” of the church ecumenically and former vicar-general (2009 - 2014) Lange said. He stressed that recon - with interfaith work,” said of the Franciscan Friars of the ciliation must move from the head MacPherson. “The degree to which Atonement who was ecumenical to the heart, and prompt action, as our dialogue is successful is the director of the archdiocese before together Christians respond to the degree to which we succeed.” MacPherson took over the role in needs and the yearnings of contem - When he first came into the 1998. porary society. role in 1998, MacPherson, 73, said MacPherson will serve in a To be engaged in reconciliation the office was relatively quiet but “consultative capacity” in the arch - is to be caught up in God’s new cre - when he began to create friend - diocese until June 2017. His last act ation, he said. “The old has passed, ships among the major faith com - as director was to preside at a spe - the old labels, old reference points, Kiply Yaworski munities in the Greater Toronto cial mass on Feb. 5 to present cer - identity markers, our self-con - CLOSING CELEBRATION — Rev. Dirk Lange of Luther College, St. Area, he found a spirit of openness tificates to this year’s winners of structed myths have fallen away, Paul, Minn., Rev. Paul Matheson of First Baptist Church, and Rev. and readiness. the Friar’s Student Writing Contest, and through our dialogue and our Amanda Currie of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (from left) led The result of these friendships a partnership MacPherson estab - work together, through our search - worship during the closing celebration for the Week of Prayer for became the Toronto Area Interfaith lished with The Catholic Register ing and our witnessing together, Christian Unity Jan. 29 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Saskatoon. Council (TAIC) which MacPherson since 2002. February 15, 2017 CANADIAN/LOCAL NEWS Prairie Messenger 5 Conscience campaign launched to protect doctors

By Evan Boudreau medical licence, the Archdiocese ly, motivate people to contact their This has placed many doctors “We will be asking for an The Catholic Register of Toronto has launched an eight- MPP,” to voice their concern by in the untenable position of facing amendment to include that protec - week campaign to promote “robust March 31, said Neil MacCarthy, fines or suspensions if they act on tion,” MacCarthy said. TORONTO (CCN) — As conscience protection” for health director of communications for the religious conviction and refuse to With Ontario politicians re- Catholic doctors and other consci - care workers. archdiocese. participate directly or indirectly in turning from their Christmas break entious objectors face discipline The initiative comes on the “Even more than writing, I’d assisted killing. For many doctors, Feb. 21, “time is of the essence,” that could include losing their heels of the legalization of eutha - suggest people call their MPP.” there is no moral distinction MacCarthy added. nasia and assisted suicide The Call for Conscience Cam - between euthanizing a patient and Educational materials for the and, in Ontario, a refusal to paign is an initiative of the sending them elsewhere to be Conscience Campaign were allow doctors to totally opt Coalition for HealthCARE and euthanized. created by MacCarthy and out of the process. No doctor Conscience, an organization of “I can’t say I’m opposed to Deacon Larry Worthen, execu - is required to end the life of a religious and other groups. Repre - robbing a bank and then give a tive director of the Christian patient, but those who object sentatives from the coalition, in - would-be thief the combination to Medical and Dental Society of to doctor-assisted killing are cluding Cardinal Thomas Collins, the locks,” said one doctor. Canada and spokesperson for required to provide an have held meetings with MPPs “For many people, making a the Coalition for HealthCARE “effective referral,” even over the last several months to referral is being complicit in the and Conscience. when such referrals go press their case. act of killing a patient,” said “The goal is right across the against their religious and Doctors in Ontario are vulnera - another. province to get as many church moral beliefs. ble because the College of Physi - The Ontario legislature is cur - people aware of this situation as During the campaign, peo - cians and Surgeons of Ontario, rently reviewing Bill 84 — the possible and to get them . . . ple are being asked to write to which regulates physicians, re - Medical Assistance in Dying demanding conscience protection their MPP to urge the govern - quires that doctors provide, at min - Statue Law Amendment Act — in the upcoming legislation Bill- ment to enact comprehensive imum, effective referrals for pa - that deals with several legal issues 84,” Worthen said. protection of conscience tients who are seeking an assisted around assisted suicide and For more information on the rights for doctors. At present, death. Failure to comply can lead to euthanasia. The bill currently fails campaign, go to http://www.cana - no other jurisdiction in the discipline from the college. to address conscience rights. diansforconscience.ca world forces doctors to act against their moral convic - tions and eight Canadian provinces have enacted con - science protection, according to information from the Arch - diocese of Toronto. Catholic Register/Michael Swan “Our job is to first educate Larry Worthen on the issue and then, hopeful - Americans prepared to resist Trump’s agenda

Continued from page 1 Trump might introduce carbon pricing,” Cameron said. “He is how increasingly environmental looking to cut corporate and per - and social justice groups are work - sonal income taxes, increase ing together. defence spending and increase At a Feb. 6 news conference on infrastructure spending. He needs Parliament Hill with Green party some source of income to pay for Leader Elizabeth May and this or the deficit will be unman - American Daphne Wysham of the ageable.” Center for Sustainable Economy, Unlike Talbot and Gunn, Kiply Yaworski an American think-tank, journal - Cameron said he does not “have a DE MARGERIE SERIES WORKSHOP — The De Margerie Series on Christian Reconciliation and Unity ists were told Americans will problem with building pipelines to was again part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Saskatoon. The series included two workshops resist the Trump agenda. the West Coast and to the United at the Catholic Pastoral Centre led by guest lecturer Rev. Dirk Lange, associate dean and professor of wor - Just as people demonstrated States, as long as we are properly ship at Luther College in St. Paul, Minn. Workshop themes were “Remembering a story” Jan. 27, in which against Trump’s travel ban, advo - pricing carbon and reducing our participants explored the Catholic-Lutheran joint document “From Conflict to Communion,” and cates for the environment are pre - emissions.” “Spiritual ecumenism” Jan. 28. Originally from Winnipeg, Lange is project officer for the global Joint pared to block pipeline construc - Fossil fuels will continue to be Commemoration of the Reformation being prepared by the Lutheran World Federation and the Pontifical tion, Wysham said. “We are not used even under scenarios Council for Promoting Christian Unity, and a Lutheran member of the International Joint Lutheran- going to take this assault on our designed to hold global warming Catholic Dialogue Commission. He also gave the De Margerie Lecture Jan. 26 at St. Thomas More College. rights to clean air and clean water to two degrees Celsius, he said. In sitting down.” 2030, there will be about 80 mil - If Trump pushes ahead with the lion barrels of oil needed world - Bolen hosts Brew Aware at Campion Keystone XL pipeline, people are wide per day. prepared to block it with tractors “Canada would easily provide and cattle, she said. four to five million barrels in that By Frank Flegel The archbishop told the infor - family and friends in the summer Canada should do more if the supply if we are an affordable mal group that Catholics are not of 2016, prior to his installation as United States does less and not lis - jurisdiction and able to reduce our REGINA — Brew Aware very good at articulating our faith, Archbishop of Regina. The people ten to politicians who say the emissions,” Cameron said. attracted students, alumni, staff “although we are getting better at at Brew Aware were impressed economy will be adversely affect - “We prefer to deal with carbon and friends to a question-and- it,” he said. “It certainly is a chal - that Bolen had completed the gru - ed, said May. If Trump pulls out of emissions through pricing rather answer session with Regina lenge for us today to become elling 800-km route to the shrine the $100-billion fund the industri - than regulation,” Cameron said. Archbishop Donald Bolen Jan. 29. articulate about giving the reasons of St. James the Great in Galicia, al world has pledged toward help - “It doesn’t make sense to have The event was held in the senior for our faith.” Spain. ing the developing world reduce regulations that impose a much common room of Campion Another of his theological Brew Aware was created to emissions, May said she hoped higher cost to the industry than a College and was billed as an open interests is the philosophical ques - bring together young people of the other countries would fill the carbon price would.” session with no subject limits, tion, “Why did God create us the Regina archdiocese in dialogue funding gap, as they have prom - “There are some regulations which Bolen repeated in his open - way we are?” “I had this academ - with the archbishop “and to have a ised to do on abortion funding in that are low cost and sensible — ing remarks. ic idea that it would be wonderful little fun,” said Deacon Joe Lang, the developing world. such as the regulations on methane His opening remarks provided to look at various aspects of who was appointed to a Ministry May said Trump might also put for the oil and gas industry Canada insight into his theological and human experience, starting with to Youth at Campion College by a price on carbon, so Canada will and the U.S. agreed to last year,” personal interests. He is currently birth and drawing in all the disci - the late Archbishop Daniel Bohan. not be adversely affected by its Cameron said. “I’d be concerned deeply invested in the Truth and plines and the arts and sciences. Lang works as a consultant with own, but she remains worried he if the Trump administration rolled Reconciliation process. He talked This is a rather vast project and no the Regina Roman Catholic will gut regulations. Without both, those back. But other regulations about his work in Rome with the one has bothered to take it on” — School Division but his ministry climate targets will not be met, she such as subsidies for, or minimum Pontifical Commission on which prompted one member of is at Campion. warned. requirements for, renewal energies Christian unity; his continuing the audience to remark, “We’re “I think it went well,” said “I think it’s too early to tell or biofuels, makes much less interest and involvement in ecu - waiting for you.” Lang of the first-time event and he what Trump is going to do,” said sense.” menism; his PhD journey and his The first question asked of the expressed a desire for something Mark Cameron, executive director “Carbon pricing makes nuclear, thesis idea — Anglican/Roman archbishop was about his own similar in the future. There was no of Canadians for Clean Prosperity. natural gas, hydro, solar, and wind Catholic Dialogue — that never human experience on the El charge for the event even though “There has been speculation all on a level playing field,” he came to fruition because his time Camino de Santiago pilgrimage refreshments were available, that as part of a budget deal, said. was at capacity. which he completed with a few along with pizza and snack foods. 6 Prairie Messenger LOCAL NEWS February 15, 2017 Newman retreat explores God’s dream for us

By Michael MacLean best part was the sense of peace he brought to the retreat. MUENSTER, Sask. — St. Peter’s Abbey is certainly a Students, staff and faculty gath - place known for its peaceful setting. ered at St. Peter’s Abbey on the Retreatants enjoyed quiet reflection last weekend of January to listen time, walks outside despite the brisk to Rev. André Lalach explore temperature, and had a chance to “God’s Dream for us.” feed the local chickadees. The St. Thomas More College The Newman retreat continues campus minister took time to lead to be an excellent venue for uni - the group through a look at biblical versity students to meet new peo - dreams and then introduced the idea ple, share with each other and of dream analysis during the annual build community. This year was Newman retreat. Lalach also also a great moment to learn prac - presided over Byzantine prayer tical skills about how all can seek services that were new to many a deeper meaning to dreams. retreat participants. Lalach has been Newman has been visiting St. serving at STM since 2006, and also Peter’s Abbey for their annual serves as pastor of the parish of the retreat since the early 1970s. Dormition of the Blessed Mother of Newman Centre is the longest- God in Saskatoon. standing Catholic student club at The Newman annual retreat the University of Saskatchewan. offers three days of reflection, The Newman office is located in relaxation, prayer and process. STM Rm 104 at St. Thomas More Comments retreatants made at the College, and works closely with end of the weekend revealed that STM campus ministry. The their experience was positive. Newman Centre is an organization STM Some said they appreciated dedicated to building Christian com - NEWMAN RETREAT — The annual Newman retreat was held Jan. 27 - 29 at St. Peter’s Abbey in Lalach’s prayerful approach, munity on campus: the Newman Muenster, Sask. The Newman Centre is located at St. Thomas More College and works closely with STM while others commented that the motto is “Heart speaks to Heart.” Campus Ministry. Regina Roman Catholic School Division AGM held Feb. 6

By Frank Flegel Domenic Scuglia. “This is a tribute Centre staff and all who had a hand take place, “the disruption that tions called for government- to the commitment all our employ - in the education of the students. would come with sorting out the appointed trustees rather than REGINA — The Regina ees make to ensure all our students “We are truly blessed to have new boards will handicap our abil - elected boards. Scuglia said, Roman Catholic School Division reach their full potential.” such caring and committed staff ity to focus on the Sector Plan and “Appointed boards would under - continues to have one of the best Board chair Donna Ziegler said who every day take pride in the our own strategic plan.” mine our right to the democratic academic records in the province, the trustees appreciate that results work they do to support our chil - Amalgamation of school boards process.” Separate school systems according to reports given at the like that do not happen by chance dren,” she said. was one of the options proposed by and French-language schools are Annual General Meeting held Feb. — that it requires the effort and Scuglia did express concern Dan Perrins, a former provincial constitutionally protected. 6 at the Catholic Education Centre. care of the entire education com - that, given the fiscal realities in deputy minister who was commis - The government created a six- “Our Annual Report shows that munity. On behalf of the trustees, Saskatchewan, the division will be sioned by the Saskatchewan gov - person committee to obtain feed - our students continue to achieve she expressed appreciation to all challenged to continue delivering ernment to study school board gov - back to the recommendations from above provincial standards in most school-based administrators, teach - services at the same level. He was ernance and make recommenda - school boards, their stakeholders academic categories that are meas - ers, education support profession - also concerned that, if further tions for changes. and the general public. The com - ured,” said Director of Education als, custodians, Catholic Education school division amalgamation does Another of the recommenda - mittee is to report to government some time in the next month or two about what it heard. It will then be Saskatoon Catholic schools AGM held Feb. 7 up to the provincial cabinet to decide what, if any, changes to make, said Education Minister and By Derrick Kunz tion (elementary) and Catholic Deputy Premier Don Morgan. Studies (high school) curriculum The Annual General Meeting is SASKATOON — The Annual as part of the teaching and passing mandated by the Education Act, at General Meeting of Electors for on of the faith. which to present to electors an Greater Saskatoon Catholic Early childhood learning is a annual report, including the audited Schools, covering the fiscal year needed investment, said Chatlain, financial statements. Un for tunately, 2015 - 16 was held Feb. 7 at St. adding that investing in the pro - in most cases few electors show up Frances Cree Bilingual School in fessional learning of staff is an to these meetings, and the audience Saskatoon. important part of that investment. is usually comprised of senior The meeting opened with Chatlain emphasized the im - administration, trustees and staff. prayer and the St. Frances Grade 6 portance of partnerships in the This year, one parent in atten - and 7 class singing “O Canada” in community and among staff, par - dance at the meeting asked about Cree. ents and Catholic School commu - bus routes and boundary changes Board chair Diane Boyko gave nity councils. “We all need to for one of the new schools. Her a report, mentioning the challenge work together to ensure success family currently resides within of the provincial government focus Derrick Kunz during changing times.” walking distance of one of the cur - on “transformational change” that O CANADA — The choir of St. Francis Cree Bilingual School sang the Superintendent Joel Lloyd pre - rent schools and to attend the new started in 2015 - 16 and continues national anthem in Cree at the Annual General Meeting of Electors for sented the treasurer’s report, school would require the children into 2017. Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools Feb. 7. which shows an unrestricted cash to ride a bus. She took the opportu - Boyko spoke briefly on the surplus of some $51,000 for 2015 - nity to discuss it with one of the board’s four priority areas: cele - business partners, the Saskatoon the division some $700,000 in the 16. About 88 per cent of the superintendents who attended the brating and promoting Catholic Tribal Council, and Central Urban 2015 - 16 fiscal year. school division’s expenditures go meeting. She said she was satisfied identity, improving student learn - Métis Federation Inc. Director of Education Greg toward instruction and facilities, with the discussion and decided her ing, building relationships and She emphasized the impor - Chatlain also presented a report, while transportation is about four children would continue to attend partnerships, and promoting stew - tance to the school division of noting that the context in which per cent, and administration about their current school. ardship. relationships with, and pastoral education is provided has changed three per cent. Boyko said she was humbled support from, the Ukrainian Cath - dramatically over the past 105 The annual meeting closed with that so many parents entrust olic Eparchy of Saskatoon and the years of the division’s history, prayer lead by Boyko. A regular Are you moving? Greater Saskatoon Catholic Roman Catholic Diocese of especially in the past 20 years. board meeting followed, in which Please let us know a Schools with the task of providing Saskatoon. This includes changing demo - trustees reviewed student achieve - month in advance. Catholic faith-based education for In the area of stewardship, graphics that include welcoming ment results, designated Holy Mary Write to: their children. She also acknowl - Boyko stressed that we are all new Canadians, offering English (Martensville) and St. Peter schools Circulation Dept. edged the many partners that con - stewards of God’s gifts and are as an Additional Language (EAL), as French immersion for next year, Prairie Messenger tribute to the learning and devel - called to use our gifts wisely. The Cree, Ukrainian and French lan - and approved the 2017 - 18 school Box 190 opment of students, including division continues to take steps to guage programs, and strengthen - calendar. Capital projects at St. Muenster, Sask. S0K 2Y0 other school divisions and educa - use resources efficiently and ing First Nations and Métis part - Frances, Bishop Klein and St. [email protected] tion partners, parents and Catholic effectively, she said, noting that nerships to meet student needs. Michael schools will be submitted Undeliverable papers cost twice School Community Coun cil mem - changes to administration, trans - Chatlain also noted the devel - to the provincial Ministry of Educa - as much to return. bers, chambers of commerce and portation and purchasing saved opment of new religious educa - tion for consideration. February 15, 2017 Prairie Messenger 7 ~ MUSIC FOR LITURGY ~

Hymn choices prepared by Bernadette Gasslein, Karen Koester, Heather Reid and Christina Ronzio. Please note that these selections are not meant to be prescriptive, but to help you choose music that works for your community, with its resources and repertoire. Don’t be afraid to repeat selections from week to week; consider adding just one new piece per season. From year to year maintain great consistency in the music used for the Easter Triduum, for this feast is marked by music and ritual gestures that are only used once a year. Try to bring together all musicians in your parish to minister for the whole Triduum. It’s a great way to build common repertoire. Keep in mind that the Easter Triduum is one feast in several celebrations spread over three days, and the days of the Easter Season “above all others are the days for the singing of the Alleluia” (General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar).

SUNDAY/ Part of the Mass CBW III Breaking Bread 2017 Glory and Praise (Green, 1997) Gather FEAST

March 19, 2017 Entrance Song/ 505 Disciple’s Song 601 Come to the Water 662 Praise to You, O Christ, Our 910 Shepherd of Souls Third Sunday Chant Savior of Lent CIS 6.29 O God of Past and 645 Flow River Flow 724 I Heard the Voice of Jesus Present Say

Offertory Song/ 359 Come to the Waters 461 I Heard the Voice of Jesus 620 There is a Longing 493 Change Our Hearts Chant Say 402 We Who Once Were Dead 815 The Thirsty Cry For Water 436 O God, You Search Me Lord CIS 6.35 O Christ, You Speak the Names of God

Communion Song/ 621A Grant to Us, O Lord 473 Love One Another 513 Our Blessing Cup 936 Gather In Your Name Chant CIS 6.8 Take and Eat 358 Come to me and Drink 943 Bread of Life From Heaven (Lent refrain)

Final Song 358 Have Mercy, Lord, On Us 415 Many And One 639 There’s a Wideness in God’s 645 Amazing Grace Mercy CIS 6.11 For Countless Blessings 440 How Can I Keep From Singing 474 From Ashes to the Living Font (Sunday 3 verse)

March 26, 2017 Entrance Song/ 582 Praise the One Who Breaks 598 I Am the Light of the World 656 Christ, Be Our Light 625 Praise the One Who Breaks Fourth Sunday Chant the Darkness the Darkness of Lent 394 Be Thou My Vision CIS 6.23 Holy Is Your Name 645 Amazing Grace

Offertory Song/ 622 I Will Sweep Away Your 659 Turn to Me 344 With the Lord 590 Christ Be Our Light Chant Transgressions 390 Open My Eyes 678 May We Praise You 593 I Want to Walk as a Child of 402 We Who Once Were Dead the Light

CIS 6.35 O Christ, You Speak the Names of God

Communion Song/ 621A Grant to Us, O Lord 334 Taste and See 304 Jesus, Come to Us 937 Now in This Banquet Chant (Lent refrain) 505 Disciple’s Song 328 Look Beyond 528 Bread for the World 943 Bread of Life CIS 6.8 Take and Eat

Final Song 624 You Have Looked upon the 595 We Are the Light of the World 599 Blest Be the Lord 592 We Are the Light of the World Lowly 440 How Can I Keep From Singing 594 We Are Marching 507 Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service

CIS 6.11 For Countless Blessings

April 2, 2017 Entrance Song/ 475 God, Whose Glory Reigns 358 Come to me and Drink 715 Lead Me, Lord 475 Tree of Life Fifth Sunday Chant Eternal (v. 5-10) of Lent 373 Tree of Life 400 Lord Of All Hopefulness

561 O God, Beyond All Praising

CIS 6.23 Holy Is Your Name

Offertory Song/ 402 We Who Once Were Dead 681 I, The Lord 344 With the Lord 871 We Shall Rise Again Chant CIS 6.35 O Christ, You Speak the 675 I Know That My Redeemer 603 We Will Rise Again 721 You Are Mine Names of God Lives

Communion Song/ 621 A Grant to Us, O Lord 364 I Am the Bread of Life 518 I Am the Living Bread 945 I Am the Bread of Life Chant 603 Gift of Finest Wheat 357 I Received the Living God 937 Now in This Banquet (Lent refrain) CIS 6.8 Take and Eat

Gasslein holds a licence in sacred theology with specialization in pastoral catechetics from the Institut catholique de Paris. For the past 40 years she has been engaged in various liturgical and catechetical ministries, leading workshops around the country and is editor of Worship, a journal published by Liturgical Press. She and her husband live in Edmonton.

Koester is a member of the National Council for Liturgical Music, a group that advises the CCCB. She earned a bachelor of education with music major at the University of Alberta, and has a graduate diploma in religious education at Newman Theological College. She has been actively involved in parish music ministry for over 30 years as a singer, choir director and occasional trumpeter at her parish, St. Joseph’s Basilica, and in the Archdiocese of Edmonton.

Reid is the director of music for St. Basil’s Parish in Ottawa. She has an undergraduate degree in music (Western) and a master’s degree in liturgy from Notre Dame. Reid is a member of the music committee for the Ontario Liturgical Conference.

Ronzio is the director of the Liturgy Office for the Diocese of Hamilton. She holds an MA in liturgical studies from St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN. 8 Prairie Messenger February 15, 2017 ~ MUSIC FOR LITURGY ~

SUNDAY/ Part of the Mass CBW III Breaking Bread 2017 Glory and Praise (Green, 1997) Gather FEAST

April 2, 2017 Final Song 406 Sing with All the Saints 438 We Will Rise Again 616 How Can I Keep from Singing 801 Take Up Your Cross Continued CIS 6.11 For Countless Blessings 440 How Can I Keep From Singing 714 If God is for Us

April 9, 2017 Procession 59, 60 21, 22, 138, 139 Hosanna to the 357 Blessings on the King 1032 Hosanna Passion Sunday Son of David 358 Hosanna to the Son of David 496 Palm Sunday Processional

Entrance Song/ 62 All Glory, Praise and Honour 735 At the Name of Jesus 356 All Glory, Laud and Honor 498 All Glory, Laud and Honor Chant 738 Crown Him With Many Crowns

Offertory Song/ 687 Though in the Form of God 498 Jesus, Lord 360 Behold the Lamb of God 512 O Sacred Head Chant 427 At the Name of Jesus 519 For the Sake of Christ 661 Jesus Christ, Inner Light

CIS 6.22 Loving and Forgiving

Communion Song/ 516 Only This I Want 153 Behold the Lamb 513 Our Blessing Cup 783 Unless a Grain of Wheat Chant CIS 6.8 Take and Eat 509 Unless a Grain of Wheat 362 No Greater Love

Final Song 373 Tree of Life 728 Rejoice the Lord Is King 662 Praise to You, O Christ, Our Silence or Savior 368 O Cross of Christ 730 Hail Redeemer King Divine 492 Jerusalem My Destiny 669 Beautiful Savior

THE PASCHAL TRIDUUM

April 13, 2017 Opening hymn 435 Lift High the Cross 712 Glory in the Cross 530 Table of Plenty 881 Lift High the Cross Holy Thursday, Mass of the 424 I Come with Joy 713 Lift High the Cross 534 Gather Us Together 536 At the Lamb’s High Feast We Lord’s Supper Sing 377 The Lord Is Now Exalted 572 Worthy Is the Lamb (tune 62)

375 At The Lamb’s High Feast

597A Bread of Life

583 As We Gather At This Table

368 O Cross of Christ

CIS 6.16 Glory in the Cross

Washing of Feet 67 Ubi Caritas 142 Jesu, Jesu 361 Jesu, Jesu 506 Song of the Lord’s Command

376 Where True Love and Charity 143 As I Have Done For You 364 Ubi Caritas 500 or 696 or 705 Ubi Caritas are Found 484 Faith, Hope and Love 507 So You Must Do 595 Christians, Let Us Love One Another 141 No Greater Love 701 No Greater Love

CIS 6.1 Bread for the World 480 God Is Love 569 At the Name of Jesus

473 Love One Another One of the Ubi Caritas settings if not used previously 474 Christians, Let Us Love One Another

327, 477, 478, 482 Ubi Caritas

Preparation 432 Jesus, the Lord 726 Jesus, the Lord 257 Psalm 116: Our Blessing Cup 938 Come to the Feast of Gifts 687 Though in the Form of 722 At the Name of Jesus 513 Our Blessing Cup 924 Song of the Body of Christ God 507 Now We Remain 645 Love One Another 926 Life-Giving Bread 507 Jesus, the Lord see also unused selections for Washing of Feet 508 Song of the Lord’s Supper CIS 6.30 Table of the World

Communion 599 No Greater Love 312 Here At This Table 362 No Greater Love 509 Pange Lingua Procession 600 Our Daily Bread 319 Bread of Life 513 Our Blessing Cup

602 Eat This Bread 342 God’s Holy Gifts 518 The Supper of the Lord

603 Gift of Finest Wheat 346 Spirit and Grace

611 Take and Eat 349 Bread for the World

612 Drink in the Richness of God 506 Unless a Grain of Wheat

CIS 6.2 Dona Nobis Pacem 150 Behold the Lamb of God

6.3 The Hand of the Lord feeds Us 473 Love One Another

6.4 Let Us Be Bread

6.8 Take and Eat

Transfer of the 68 or 68b Pange Lingua Gloriosi 25 Sing My Tongue, the Savior’s 366 Sing, My Tongue, the Savior’s 881 Lift High the Cross Blessed Sacrament Hail Our Savior’s Glorious Body Glory/Pange Lingua, Gloriosi Glory (Down in Adoration Falling) 536 At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing February 15, 2017 Prairie Messenger 9 ~ MUSIC FOR LITURGY ~

SUNDAY/ Part of the Mass CBW III Breaking Bread 2017 Glory and Praise (Green, 1997) Gather FEAST

April 14, 2017 Entrance In silence Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Veneration 380 Jesus, Remember Me 152 Behold the Cross 367 O Sacred Head, Surrounded 475 Tree of Life of the Cross 368 O Cross of Christ 133 Faithful Cross 368 Were You There 482 The Cross of Jesus

373 Tree of Life 148 Wood of the Cross 369 Behold the Wood 501 Glory in the Cross

377 The Lord Is Now Exalted 370 Jesus the Lord 502 Stay Here and Keep Watch

379 Behold the Wood 642 What Wondrous Love is This 510 Jesus Remember Me

432 Jesus, the Lord 511 Were You There?

435 Lift High the Cross 512 O Sacred Head

CIS 6.16 Glory in the Cross 514 Behold the Wood (p. 132) 515 In the Cross of Christ

Communion See Communion Procession, 572 Worthy Is the Lamb 362 No Greater Love 785 Now We Remain Procession Holy Thursday 495 Jesus Lord 513 Our Blessing Cup See Holy Thursday selections

726 Jesus, the Lord 518 The Supper of the Lord

April 16, 2017 Exultet: see the Roman Missal Easter Vigil Psalmody For the psalms please see CBW III, Living with Christ Missal/Missalette or CCCB Psalms for Sundays and Solemnities.

Gospel Acclamation

Solemn Alleluia or another Alleluia 1055 or another Alleluia

Litany of the Saints 86 32 376 Litany of the Saints 1056

717 377 Litany of the Saints (note that neither of these has the new responses; see Roman Missal for revised Litany of the Saints)

Acclamation 87 170 Springs of Water, Bless the 458 You Have Put On Christ 127; refrain of Celtic Alleluia after baptism Lord 460 We Have Been Baptized in Christ

During the 614 Baptized in Water 35, 933 I Saw Water Flowing 454 River of Glory 903 Baptized in Water Sprinkling of the Assembly 613 A Living Hope 932 Water of Life 455 Flow River Flow 1057 Springs of Water

549B Celtic Alleluia 170 Springs of Water 582 Rain Down

394 The Light of Christ 646 Baptized in Water 873 Shall We Gather at the River

383 Alleluia, Give Thanks to the 649 River of Glory Risen Lord 653 Come to the River CIS 6.12 Gather Your People 606 Rain Down

Preparation 384 Christ Is Alive! 166 Christ, the Lord, Is Risen 385 Behold the Glory of God 520 This is the Feast of Victory of Gifts Again 385 Christ the Lord Is Ris’n 386 Up From the Earth 523 Christ the Lord is Risen Today Today 178 Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Today 393 Join in the Dance 527 I Know That My Redeemer 386 Good Christians All, Rejoice Lives and Sing 176 Jesus Is Risen 537 Easter Alleluia 393 Something Which Is Known 174 Three Days 534 Now the Green Blade Rises 395 The Strife Is O’er 530 Christ Has Risen 398 We Know That Christ Is Raised

403 Now the Green Blade Rises

CIS 6.16 Glory in the Cross (p. 133)

Communion 404 O Sons and Daughters 166 Christ, the Lord, Is Risen 498 Bread of Life 529 Surrexit Christus Procession Again See also Holy Thursday 519 I Am the Living Bread 334 Celtic Alleluia 169 Ye Sons and Daughters 525 Gift of Finest Wheat See Holy Thursday suggestions 572 Worthy Is the Lamb

338 Behold the Lamb

150 Behold the Lamb of God

473 Love One Another See also Holy Thursday 10 Prairie Messenger February 15, 2017 ~ MUSIC FOR LITURGY ~

SUNDAY/ Part of the Mass CBW III Breaking Bread 2017 Glory and Praise (Green, 1997) Gather FEAST

April 16, 2017 Closing 389 Jesus Christ Is Ris’n Today 161 Jesus Christ Is Ris’n Today 381 Christ, the Lord, Is Risen 540 Jesus Christ is Risen Today Continued Today 383 Alleluia! Give Thanks to the 566 Alleluia! Give Thanks to the 542 That Easter Day With Joy Risen Lord Risen Lord 394 At the Lamb’s High Feast Was Bright

CIS 6.21 Join in the Dance 165 Alleluia, Alleluia Let the Holy 397 This Is the Day 524 Alleluia #1 Anthem Rise 539 Sing With All the Saints in See also Preparation of Gifts Glory

April 16, 2017 Opening hymn 389 Jesus Christ Is Ris’n Today 161 Jesus Christ Is Ris’n Today 382 Now the Green Blade Rises 540 Jesus Christ is Risen Today Easter Sunday CIS 6.21 Join in the Dance 165 Alleluia, Alleluia Let the Holy 387 Christ, the Lord, Is Risen 523 Christ the Lord is Risen Anthem Rise Today

176 Jesus Is Risen

567 Festival Canticle

Sequence 690 36 Christians to the Paschal 1065 Victim

178 Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Today

159 Christ Is Arisen

Preparation 384 Christ Is Alive! 166 Christ, the Lord, Is Risen 393 Join in the Dance 530 Christ Has Risen of Gifts Again 385 Christ the Lord Is Ris’n Today 524 Alleluia #1 178 Christ, the Lord, Is Risen 386 Good Christians All, Rejoice Today 534 Now the Green Blade Rises and Sing 155 Out of Darkness 520 This is the Feast of Victory 393 Something Which Is Known 176 Jesus Is Risen 518 Alleluia, Christ is Risen 395 The Strife Is O’er 174 Three Days 398 We Know That Christ Is Raised

403 Now the Green Blade Rises

CIS 6.16 (p. 133) Glory in the Cross

Communion 404 O Sons and Daughters 169 Ye Sons and Daughters 498 Bread of Life 334 Celtic Alleluia Procession See also Holy Thursday 572 Worthy Is the Lamb 519 I Am the Living Bread 537 Easter Alleluia

CIS See Holy Thursday 338 Behold the Lamb

473 Love One Another

See also Holy Thursday

Closing 389 Jesus Christ Is Ris’n Today 161Jesus Christ Is Ris’n Today 384 The Strife is O’er 540 Jesus Christ is Risen Today (if not sung at beginning) 383 Alleluia! Give Thanks to the 566 Alleluia! Give Thanks to the 389 Alleluia, Alleluia! Give Thanks Risen Lord Risen Lord 542 That Easter Day With Joy Was Bright CIS 6.25 We Shall Go Out 165 Alleluia, Alleluia Let the Holy Anthem Rise 539 Sing With All the Saints in Glory 177 This Joyful Eastertide

171 Resucito

See also Preparation of Gifts

April 23, 2017 Entrance Song/ 392 That Easter Day with Joy 164 Alleluia! Alleluia! 394 At the Lamb’s High Feast 530 Christ Has Risen Second Sunday Chant Was Bright of Easter 161Jesus Christ Is Ris’n Today 419 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus 523 Christ the Lord is Risen Today (Divine Mercy CIS 6.21 Join in the Dance Sunday) 567 Festival Canticle 683 All the Ends of the Earth

158 Alleluia! Love Is Alive

Offertory Song/ 495 We Walk By Faith 159 Christ Is Arisen 344 With the Lord 532 O Sons and Daughters Chant 613 A Living Hope 36 Christians To The Paschal 278 Psalm 136: Eternal Is His 680 We Walk By Faith Victim Mercy CIS 6.35 O Christ, You Speak the Names of God 157 Now the Green Blade Rises 599 Blest Be the Lord

507 Now We Remain

Communion Song/ 404 O Sons and Daughters 314 Give Us, O Lord 499 One Bread, One Body 529 Surrexit Christus Chant CIS 6.12 Gather Your People 346 Spirit and Grace 529 Gather Your People 929 Joyous Cup

6.8 Take and Eat 325 In the Breaking of the Bread 563 We Are One Body

566 Alleluia! Give Thanks to the Risen Lord See also Holy Thursday February 15, 2017 Prairie Messenger 11 ~ MUSIC FOR LITURGY ~

SUNDAY/ Part of the Mass CBW III Breaking Bread 2017 Glory and Praise (Green, 1997) Gather FEAST

April 23, 2017 Final Song 443 There’s A Wideness in God’s 175 The Day of Resurrection 398 Be Joyful, Mary, Heavenly 542 That Easter Day With Joy Continued Mercy Queen Was Bright 169 Ye Sons and Daughters 389 Jesus Christ Is Ris’n Today 400 Hail the Day that Sees Him 521 Christ Is Risen! Shout 178 Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Rise Hosanna CIS 6.23 Holy Is Your Name Today 687 Sing Alleluia 180 Christ Is Alive

April 30, 2017 Entrance Song/ 405 Sing of One Who Walks 770 Let All the Earth 444 Lift High the Cross 523 Christ the Lord is Risen Third Sunday Chant Beside Us Today of Easter 536 All Creatures of Our God 536 Come, Worship the Lord CIS 6.16 Glory in the Cross and King 530 Christ Has Risen (Easter verses) 686 Praise to the Lord

Offertory Song/ 482 Eye Has Not Seen 485 God Is Love 690 Sing of the Lord’s Goodness 538 On the Journey to Emmaus Chant 613 A Living Hope 159 Christ Is Arisen 906 Emmaus

CIS 6.39 The Summons 788 Come and Journey

Communion Song/ 393 Something Which Is Known 325 In the Breaking of the Bread 508 In the Breaking of the Bread 929 Joyous Cup Chant CIS 6.12 Gather Your People 572 Worthy Is the Lamb 516 Seed, Scattered and Sown 681 We Remember

6.8 Take and Eat 529 Surrexit Christus

Final Song 400 Praise to God in Heav’n 609 Sing With All the Saints in 616 How Can I Keep from Singing 525 The Strife Is O’er Above Glory 687 Sing Alleluia 539 Sing With All the Saints in CIS 6.21 Join in the Dance 176 Jesus Is Risen Glory

May 7, 2017 Entrance Song/ 437 Crown Him With Many 540 All the Ends of the Earth 382 Now the Green Blade Rises 712 The King of Love My Fourth Sunday Chant Crowns Shepherd Is of Easter 567 Festival Canticle 387 Christ, the Lord, Is Risen CIS 6.34 Let Us Go to the Altar Today 910 Shepherd of Souls

419 Alleluia, Sing to Jesus

Offertory Song/ 613 A Living Hope 346 Spirit and Grace 393 Join in the Dance 35 Shepherd Me O Lord Chant CIS 6.23 Holy Is Your Name 365 Shepherd of Souls 708 Like a Shepherd 731 Come To Me

Communion Song/ 490 Like A Shepherd 361 Take and Eat 498 Bread of Life 747 Bread of Life, Cup of Chant Blessing CIS 6.3 The Hand of the Lord 36 Christians to the Paschal 519 I Am the Living Bread Feeds Us Victim 940 You Satisfy the Hungry Heart

Final Song 387 Christ Is the King! 180 Christ Is Alive 422 To Jesus Christ, Our 949 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus Sovereign King CIS 6.16 Glory in the Cross 161 Jesus Christ Is Ris’n Today 534 Now the Green Blade Rises (p. 133) 693 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You

When desire for security is so great that it diminishes our humanity

By Tim Breene land with the United Kingdom. We wonderful Christian named If I have learned one thing other category of immigrant or ©2017 Religion News Service were not brothers and sisters in Gordon Wilson. Even as others from the examples of Gordon visitor to the United States. Christ worshipping the same Lord, vowed retaliation, he declared, “I Wilson, of our staff, and of those You have to go back to the As somebody who grew up in all made in the image of God. have lost my daughter, and we we serve, it is that love is a more 1970s, to the era when I was still in Belfast in the ’60s and early ’70s, It was as if the lessons of the shall miss her, but I bear no ill powerful source of human fulfil - Belfast, to come up with a single and remembers the vitriol of parti - crucifixion, the Book of Acts, will. I bear no grudge. Dirty sort ment than so much of what our case of an American citizen who san divide, the stereotyping and Paul’s letters and the Protestant of talk is not going to bring her society values in the western was killed in a terrorist attack perpe - scapegoating of the other, the sol - Reformation did not exist. Noth - back to life. She was a great wee world. When we come alongside trated by someone who came to the diers in the street and helicop - ing to learn from St. Benedict, St. lassie, she loved her profession, those who are suffering, those country as a refugee — and our vet - ters overhead, I understand the Francis of Assisi, or many others she was a pet. She’s dead, she’s who are in need, when we give ting processes have been dramati - desire for security. I understand who chose the simple way, the in heaven, and we’ll meet just a little of ourselves, it is we cally improved since then. The Cato the desire to be protected. But at way of love, the way of Jesus. again.” who gain the most. Institute calculates the odds of the what price? Those early days in Belfast The words he spoke went glob - We were made for purpose and average American being killed by a When our desire for security is shaped me — and not for the better. al, touching the hearts of millions it cannot be achieved when we refugee-turned-terrorist in a given so great that it diminishes our I couldn’t wait to escape, and and accelerating the peace process stay in a cocoon of safety oblivi - year at one in 3.64 billion. humanity and our capacity or will - in my early 20s, I did. in my troubled homeland. ous to our fellow humans. When The risks are incredibly mini - ingness to see the world through I wasn’t a refugee: I hadn’t per - Today, 45 years after I left we live in fear, we are diminished. mal, based on the data of past the eyes of another, we lose a pre - sonally suffered horrendously the Belfast and now a proud Amer - On Jan. 27 President Donald experience — but no one can cious part of who we were de - way so many have. I had educa - ican citizen, I have the privilege Trump announced a series of pol - guarantee absolute safety. While, signed to be. Our hearts are hard - tion and opportunity. I was an eco - of leading a non-governmental icy changes, ostensibly designed gratefully, no Americans have ened, calcified. nomic migrant and ultimately a organization where every day to ensure the safety of the United lost their lives in recent years, As a Northern Ireland Protes - successful one. courageous Christ followers will - States, including an indefinite ban there have been an exceptionally tant living in Belfast at that time, The Troubles in Northern Ire - ingly go into places of extreme on Syrian refugees, a temporary small number of cases of indi - Roman Catholics were unknown land continued for many years insecurity and even direct danger, moratorium on all refugee reset - viduals who entered the country to me. They were a threat to our until one terrible day in Ennis - places like Syria, Iraq, Darfur, tlement, and a dramatic reduction as refu gees who have been “religion,” a menace to the treas - killen there was an IRA bombing South Sudan, and the Democratic in the total number of refugees implicated in attempted terrorist ured union of Northern Ire - in the middle of the market Republic of Congo. I lead an or - considered for admission to our activity. square. It was Remembrance ganization that cares passionately country. Let us recognize that life is full Sunday 1987 and the IRA detonat - about the most vulnerable, that The facts are that America of uncertainty and there are many Breene is the CEO of World ed a bomb killing multiple people. works tirelessly to equip staff and already has a remarkably thor - ways tragedy can strike, most of Relief, a global humanitarian I will never forget the images and volunteers who daily welcome ough — one might say extreme — them much more likely than this organization that is one of nine what came next. refugees who have fled persecu - vetting process to which each particular risk. national resettlement agencies There, in the rubble, the cam - tion, war, and despair, to come to refugee admitted to the U.S. is Let us not compromise our that partners with the U.S. State eras captured a father holding the America — a land of hope and subjected, a process more inten - compassion. It is what makes us Department to resettle refugees. hands of his dying daughter. A new beginnings for them. sive than that required of any human. And it is the way of Jesus. 12 Prairie Messenger ARTS & CULTURE February 15, 2017 Dramatic features shine among Sundance selections

Screenings & Meanings

Gerald Schmitz

There may have been more few survivors in Saulnier’s Green snow than sunshine during the 10 Room (2015). In I Don’t Feel at days of Sundance last month, but Home, after a depressed nursing the screens were alight with cine - assistant, Ruth (Melanie Lynskey), matic promise and invention. is burglarized, she teams up with Independent film tends to be a hit oddball neighbour Tony (Elijah or miss proposition, probably Wood) to go after the culprits, with more of that latter in theatrical fittingly screwed-up results. I start - box-office terms. So it’s hard to ed the festival in a sleep-deprived assess how this year’s Sundance state due to airline travel woes. The harvest will fare in attracting audi - movie’s antics certainly kept me ences beyond the festival circuit. awake, but I’m not sure how well At the same time, with well- its anarchic weirdness will play financed streaming services like with a more mainstream audience. Netflix increasingly in the picture, Who knows, it could become a cult that could be a game changer. classic. Gerald Schmitz There was no dominant title Here are the dramas that most FILM AWARD — Writer-director Tarik Saleh and actor Fares Fares accept the grand jury prize at the this year, unlike 2016 when The impressed along with some hon - Sundance Film Festival for The Nile Hilton Incident Jan. 28, 2017. Birth of a Nation was the sensa - ourable mentions. They are U.S. tion of the festival and multiple films unless otherwise noted. er notes, it is “about what made that is a reminder of the price played by another Canadian, prize-winner. Subsequent contro - the young people rise against the inflicted by racial prejudices and Tantoo Cardinal). The wintry versy that dogged its director and Novitiate police force and a corrupt elite, savage social hierarchies. Adapted Wyoming scenario, in which lead actor, Nate Parker, unfairly Writer-director Maggie Betts foreboding the revolution.” from the eponymous Hillary drilling sites encroach on the wild sank its theatrical release and received a special jury award for Indeed the date it began, Jan. 25, Jordan novel, the mud-brown landscapes, culminates in fatal awards season prospects. There breakthrough director for this was national “police day.” Egypt’s Mississippi Delta is a microcosm revelations and confrontations was also no Manchester by the story of a young woman raised in return to a repressive military of a larger struggle over land, that bring a measure of harsh jus - Sea, which continued to build crit - a non-religious home who be - regime reveals a system that has power, and the right to human dig - tice to this new American frontier ical acclaim following its Sun - lieves she has a vocation to restored its power. nity, in which a friendship be - as imagined by first-time director dance premiere. It has six Oscar become a nun. Taking place in the tween returning veterans of differ - Taylor Sheridan, an acclaimed nominations including best pic - early 1960s, the mother superior The Wound (South Africa/ ent skin colours threatens the screenwriter whose credits ture, along with hundreds of other (Melissa Leo) of the convent she Netherlands/Germany/France) dominant order. include Sicario and the Oscar- award nominations and wins. enters resists the reforms of Vati - Directed by John Trengove, the nominated Hell or High Water. The top Sundance prize, the can II. Margaret Qualley gives a story follows Xolani, a solitary God’s Own Country (U.K.) grand jury award in the U.S. dra - remarkable performance as the factory worker who joins a group The world cinema directing matic competition, was something devout novice who wrestles with of men from his community as award went to writer-director of a surprise, going to the opening matters of faith and sexuality they go into the mountains of Francis Lee for this intensely raw night film, Macon Blair’s directori - amid these institutional tensions. South Africa’s eastern cape region and intimate drama set on a sheep al debut, I Don’t Feel at Home in This is a great film deserving a for the initiation of a number of farm in rural England where the This World Anymore, which was a full review in a future column. teenage boys. This secretive and only son, Johnny Saxby, lives very strange trip indeed. I must say increasingly controversial tradi - with his mother and father, who is I loved Blair in his first major act - The Nile Hilton Incident tional Xhosa tribal practice known disabled by a stroke. Johnny (Josh ing role, as an instrument of ven - (Sweden/Germany/Denmark) as “ ukwaluka ” involves a ritual O’Connor) is a taciturn loner geance in Blue Ruin (2013) direct - Winner of the world cinema circumcision and healing period. struggling to keep the farm going ed by childhood friend Jeremy grand jury prize, writer-director Xolani harbours another more while seeking release through Saulnier. He was also one of the Tarik Saleh recreates the atmos - personal secret. He’s gay and has binge drinking and furtive sex. phere of Cairo a relationship with a married man, When a Romanian immigrant, on the cusp of the discovery of which leads to a Gheorghe (Alec Secareanu), is the 2011 revo - tragic conclusion. taken on as a hired man, a rela - lution as a typ - tionship develops that penetrates ically corrupt Crown Heights Johnny’s defences and promises police officer Winner of the U.S. dramatic relief from pain and loss. named audience award, writer-director Noredin Matt Ruskin tells the true story of Lady Macbeth (U.K.) Walking Out (Fares Fares) Colin Warner (Lakeith Stanfield) In the rural England of the Written and directed by Alex becomes who was arrested and wrongfully mid-19th century, the young and and Andrew Smith, Montana’s involved with convicted as an accomplice in a beautiful Katherine (Florence wintry wilderness becomes a test the murder of murder that he had nothing to do Pugh) finds a way to survive a of survival when a teenage boy a famous Leb - with. He would spend over 21 forced marriage to an older man (Josh Wiggins) living with his a nese singer at years in prison, some in solitary who is frequently absent. Even mother in Texas goes to visit his the upscale confinement. Much of that was after her affair with a stable hand, estranged father (Matt Bomer) Hil ton hotel. after the actual killer, a juvenile at known to her black maidservant, who challenges him with a big- Inspired by an the time, confessed to being solely comes into the open following a game hunt, evoking memories of actual 2008 responsible and had served a much crime of passion, Lady Katherine his own hunter father. When the murder, the shorter time. In this gross miscar - finds a way to turn the tables and adventure takes a tragic turn it’s corruption and riage of justice, Warner was fortu - emerge on top. Her steely wilful - the reluctant son who must shoul - deadly nate to have a close friend, Carl ness is something to behold in this der the burden if both are to make coverup reach - King, who never gave up on the noirish gothic fable directed by it out alive. The boy is the only es into the case, as well as the support of a William Oldroyd. hope to save the man in this ulti - regime’s high woman, Antoinette, whom he mar - mate trial. places. An in - ried in prison. His fight for justice Wind River dication of the is inspirational, though the film When a young indigenous Gook sensitivity of ends with the sobering statistic that, woman from the reservation, a Justin Chon writes, directs and Art Babych the story is of the U.S. prison population of 2.4 victim of violent sexual assault, is plays the lead role in this audience HALL OF FAME ARTIST — Canadian singer-song - that produc - million, an estimated 120,000 are found dead in the snow, the local award winner from the cutting- writer Sarah McLachlan will be inducted into the tion was shut innocent of the crimes for which wildlife officer (Jeremy Renner), edge “NEXT” category. The story, Canadian Music Hall of Fame April 2 at the 46th down by they have been convicted. an expert game tracker, gets set in Los Angeles at the time of annual Juno Awards ceremony in Ottawa. Egyptian state pulled into the criminal investiga - the 1992 race riots, revolves McLachlan, who has won 10 Juno awards, three security and Mudbound tion along with a greenhorn around Korean brothers who oper - Grammy awards and a Billboard Music Award, “is had to be Director Dee Rees (Pariah) female FBI agent (Elizabeth ate a women’s shoe store in a one of Canada’s most treasured artists,” said The moved to Mo - brings to life an epic story, set in Olsen) and the Native American mixed-race neighbourhood. They Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in roc co. As the the Deep South in the years fol - police chief (Canadian Graham making the announcement. film’s produc - lowing the Second World War, Greene; the victim’s mother is — FILMS , page 13 February 15, 2017 DEEPENING OUR FAITH Prairie Messenger 13 ‘Ordinary time’ may surprise us with its potential

Questioning Faith

Mary Marrocco

These winter days, in the “ordi - captured, charged with murder. nary time” from Christmas to He landed face-down on the floor Lent, can be tough. Grief and of his cell, and stayed there hopelessness can become heavier. unmoving three nights and three Our sense of worthlessness and days. Not sleeping, eating, not failure may rise up and accuse us, moving, face on the floor. Nothing haunting our sleeping and waking. was left. Strains show in our relationships. It was his land of deep dark - Is there any meaning to it? ness and the shadow of death. Still, we must function. How He’d tried to get himself out, and can these dark places in and around landed back in, deeper than ever. us get the attention they crave? Listening to his story, we entered We might be surprised. with him into that lightless place Some years ago I helped min - of misery, lost hope, and shame. ister to inmates of the Don Jail, a We all have places of desola - notorious men’s facility which tion. We taste what we would be if has since been torn down. We God were to truly abandon us: the Design Pics went in monthly and held a serv - utter separateness and isolation HARD TESTING GROUND — These “ordinary” days can be hard testing ground, writes Mary Marrocco. ice in the chapel. One Friday which human existence some - “People around us may seem fine, engrossed in their own worlds, functioning. But many dwell in deep dark - afternoon, when we arrived to set times seems to be. ness, carrying their desolation inside, expecting nobody to come there.” up, an older inmate in an orange These “ordinary” days can be jumpsuit was already sitting hard testing ground. People there was nothing, there was God. telling his story for the sake of there’s nothing, there is God — there; I’ll call him James. James around us may seem fine, Nothing changed, externally, but young John at the other end of the then we carry the light in a new chatted with us and helped set engrossed in their own worlds, everything changed. Most of all, semicircle spending his first way. up. Others were led in, and we functioning. But many dwell in James changed. And so the day nights in jail. It’s our chance to learn to be as sat in a semicircle for a prayer deep darkness, carrying their des - we met him, still incarcerated but How shall we enter the shad - gentle as God whose light we service. olation inside, expecting nobody for a lesser charge than murder, he owed places? bear. During the reflections James to come there. sat in the prison chapel in his These “ordinary” days may But we needn’t go alone. We wanted to tell his story, for the Into this desolation, Jesus orange jumpsuit for a prayer serv - surprise us with the opportunities are accompanied. “The people sake of the young man at the other walks. Not by accident, but delib - ice of reconciliation. He met us they give to visit the dark places. who lived in darkness have seen a end of the semicircle who’d just erately. We run away from our - with peace. He took responsibility Do we dare to become them as great light. On those who lived in spent his first night in prison; I’ll selves, but Jesus comes toward us. for his life rather than blaming Jesus did? If, like James, we’ve the land of deep darkness, light call him John. James explained Jesus chooses the land of desola - others. He thought of somebody already been there — and discov - has dawned” (Is 9:2; cf Matthew that he too had landed in prison tion: “the Word became flesh, and else’s good instead of his own, ered for ourselves that, when 4:16). when very young, for a few nights dwelt among us” (Jn 1:14). — and in the 30 years since, he’d But more than this, Jesus is the been in and out of jail, for this and land of desolation, the radical sep - Films to watch for in coming months that. He’d tried to change, and arateness of human existence. In sometimes managed it for a while, Jesus, God claims it for us. God Continued from page 12 mentor Whit Burnett (Kevin incurable cancer who is ready to even turned to the Bible. But, he comes to the desolate place, not Spacey), later abandoned, is well throw in the towel until spurred by said, when you go out the prison with guns a-blazing intent on have close ties to 11-year-old portrayed, as is his doomed ro- younger women to keep on living. door, nobody is standing there destroying even the darkness, but Kamilla (an amazing performance mance with Oona O’Neill (Zoey The Yellow Birds — Its cine - with a Bible but plenty of people rather coming to meet the dark - from Simone Baker) whose Deutch). (This biopic is consider - matography earned a special jury are standing there offering other ness, as gently as the early-morn - African American mother had ably more successful than the fic - award and the screenplay, adapted things. Still, he’d been doing bet - ing sun appearing over the night- been killed along with their father tional tortured-author fable Sidney from the novel by Iraq war veter - ter, reconciled with his wife, made shadowed hills. God is infinitely in a holdup. But there’s no escap - Hall. The talented teen rebel of the an Kevin Powers, was co-written peace with his father, and started gentle. ing the rising tensions that threat - title turns a schoolmate’s “subur - by David Lowery, whose haunting earning legitimate money. Then How can we know, unless we en to engulf them too. ban tragedy” into a bestselling A Ghost Story played in the festi - trouble came. He ended up in a dare to go to those dark places? novel and fan following that, spi - val’s NEXT section. When 18- fight, the other man lost, and In the chapel of the Don Jail, Rememory (U.S./Canada) ralling into dangerous territory, year-old recruit Murph (Tye James ran away. He was finally James recalled the three nights Director/co-writer Mark Palan - causes him to repudiate his work Sheridan) is reported as missing in and days he spent alone on the sky delivers a chilling tale that and disappear under an assumed Iraq, his mother desperately seeks floor of his cell. On the third day, unravels the suspicious death of a name. Despite Logan Lerman’s answers including from a returned Marrocco is a marriage and he said, when there was nothing at visionary scientist who has in - efforts in the role of Sidney at dif - older army buddy, Bartle (Alden family therapist, teacher of theolo - all, there was God. The light came vented a way of recovering and ferent life stages, and Elle Fanning Ehrenreich). Afflicted by PTSD, gy, and writer, and co-ordinates into his darkness; the hardness of recording people’s deepest memo - as his girl next door, the plot’s he can only withhold the terrible St. Mary of Egypt Refuge. She can his heart was softened. His efforts ries. But who then controls them? muddle of implausible melodra - truth so long. be reached at marrocco7@sympa - to change had led to despair but Peter Dinklage is excellent as the matic devices made this one of the Carpinteros (Woodpeckers) — tico.ca into his despair came hope. When survivor of a car crash that killed few Sun dance misfires.) The first-ever Sundance selection his brother and for which he feels from the Dominican Republic is responsible. His haunted search Honourable mentions: set in the notorious Najayo prison for the truth of what happened Sami Blood (Sweden) — The where the separately housed male brings him to investigate the death daughter of a traditional reindeer- and female inmates use sign lan - and, in a shocking final reveal, to herding family dreams of escap - guage to communicate across bar - fit some of the fractured remem - ing the racism she encounters in riers. A fragile love story develops bered pieces together. the boarding school to which she that defies the jealousies, rivalries is sent in the 1930s. But her life’s and menace of violence. Rebel in the Rye journey leads back to reconnect - Beatriz at Dinner — Salma Writer-director Danny Strong ing with her identity. Hayek gives a powerful perform - PLEASE, GIVE does a decent job of recreating The Discovery — Robert ance as a Mexican immigrant who scenes from the life of the famous - Redford stars as a controversial has built a caring practice as health GENEROUSLY! ly reclusive and elusive author J.D. scientist who claims to have provider and masseuse. Circum - Salinger (convincingly played by unlocked the secrets of the after - stances lead her to be in vited to stay Nicholas Hoult) who suffered from life. The ensuing suicide crisis for a fancy dinner that the husband many rejections and wartime post- becomes intensely personal when of a wealthy client is holding for a traumatic stress before his iconic his skeptic son (Jason Segel) falls Trump-like billionaire tycoon. He novel The Catcher in the Rye was in love with an affected young may have all the power but what published in 1951, after which he woman (Rooney Mara). Beatriz brings to the table reveals never published another word till The Hero — Sam Elliott com - the ugliness of an arrogant and ruth - devp.org | 1 888 234-8533 @devpeace his death in 2010. Salinger’s rela - mands the screen as an aging for - less worldview responsible for de - tionship with Columbia University mer star of westerns with an stroying people’s lives.

14 Prairie Messenger DEEPENING OUR FAITH February 15, 2017 Imagine a world directed by God’s peaceful rule

Stop . . . Breathe . . . Imagine . . . with each other instead of against each other. Imagine a world where everyone knows they are loved. Stop . . . Breathe . . . Imagine . . . Liturgy Loved more than a mother cares for her unborn child, more Imagine a world where, knowing that we are beloved than the lilies of the field and the birds of the air. These and secure, we can reach out to others in compassion . . . images help us to “see” something other than the sights and But, wait, that world exists in more than our imagina - and Life sounds of division and violence that bombard us. They tion! We see examples of such care and compassion all transport us into a wider, deeper reality where God’s peace - around us. We see people choosing hospitality over hostil - ful rule is enacted. These images nurture our souls and con - ity in our very own neighbourhoods. The night after the Gertrude Rompré sole us. They help us step out of our anxieties and envision tragic shootings in Quebec, for example, hundreds of peo - a just world, a place where we live in right relationship ple, from all walks of life, gathered at the local mosque to with God and all of creation. be in solidarity with their Muslim friends. Dozens of simi - The prayer that gathers us this week — the collect — is Stop . . . Breathe . . . Imagine . . . lar vigils were held across the country. Faith communities indeed a prayer for our troubled times. As we come togeth - Imagine a world where we are secure in God alone. continue to work diligently to welcome refugees from er to celebrate liturgy, we pray: Grant us, O Lord, that the The psalmist reminds us that God is our rock and our every part of the planet. What we can imagine we can do! course of our world may be directed by your peaceful rule. refuge. In times when building walls and closing borders Stop . . . Breathe . . . Imagine . . . Imagine what the world would be like if it was directed Taking the time to pause and imagine God’s peaceful by God’s peaceful rule! I invite you to take a few moments Isaiah 49:14-15 rule allows us to recognize where that reign already exists. Eighth Sunday to envision such a place. Psalm 62 It invites us into those spaces of tender compassion and sol - in Ordinary Time Stop . . . Breathe . . . Imagine . . . 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 idarity with those who are suffering. It leads us through February 26, 2017 In times like these it is important for us to stop and imag - Matthew 6:24-34 troubled times, beyond our fears and anxiety, confident in ine what a peaceful world looks like. French philosopher God’s embrace. Paul Ricoeur once wrote that “imagination is the power to are touted as ways to ensure our safety, we are reminded Our imagination can be used to heighten our fears. We open to new possibilities, to discover another way of see - that our salvation comes from God. The gospel says it too. can conjure up all the worse-case scenarios and recall ing.” The gift of imagination enables us to see things anew. Security does not come from our own efforts (a.k.a. images of past hurts and horrors. Or, our imagination can It is an essential building block of peace. Taking time to fos - wealth), but from placing our trust in God. We are not safe be put in the service of peace, helping us envision and rec - ter imagination is an act of faithful resistance to injustice. when we go on the offensive — indeed, that sort of “safe - ognize what the reign of God looks like in the world today. ty” only breeds more violence. Rather, we are secure Stop . . . Breathe . . . Imagine . . . when we know that we are embraced by a faithful God In troubled times we have choices to make. We have to Rompré is the director of Mission and Ministry at St. who is with us no matter what life has in store. We are choose the world we will imagine. We have to choose the Thomas More College in Saskatoon. safe when we use this knowledge to courageously stand world that we will build! We are prone to becoming embittered moralizers, resentful of God’s mercy

synod on the family life tried to do. standing outside the house, bitter which has us standing outside the But that synod also highlighted the that someone who seems un - house of celebration, blocked from In resistance many feel toward persons deserving is receiving the Father’s entry because we are angry at how that they deem unworthy to receive love and blessing? wide and indiscriminating is our communion at the eucharist. But we need to ask ourselves own God’s embrace. Exile Independent of the ecclesial is - that with sympathy. We aren’t bad But that weakness and bipolarity sues colouring this, those of us who persons; it’s just that a certain bit - have already been taken into ac - struggle with certain others go ing to ter moralizing is an occupational count. The story of the Prodigal Son Ron Rolheiser, OMI communion should still ask our - hazard for us. Still we need to ask ends, not with the father’s joy at the selves: Why is this bothering me? ourselves these hard questions, for return of his sinful son, but with the Why am I angry about some one else our own sake, lest, blind to our - father at the door of the house, gen - One of the dangers inherent in forever leave us prone to bitterness, going to communion? What’s really selves, we become the older broth - tly pleading with his older son to trying to live out a life of anger, and cold judgments. the basis for my resistance? What er of the prodigal son. give up his bitterness and enter the Christian fidelity is that we are At the end of the day there is might this be saying about me? Is my Paradoxical, ironic, strange, but dance. We don’t know how that sto - prone to become embittered mor - only one remaining spiritual im - heart wide and mellow enough right we can be faithful, upright morally, ry ends but, given God’s jealous alizers, older brothers of the perative: we are not meant to die in now to go to heaven, to sit down at duty-bound churchgoing Christians, love and infinite patience, there’s prodigal son, angry and jealous at anger and bitterness. And so, as we the banquet table with everyone? preaching the gospel to others and, little reason to doubt that eventually God’s over-generous mercy, bitter age, we can progressively slim our Do I have the courage and hu - at the same time, carry inside of the older brother entered the house because persons who wander and spiritual vocabulary down to one mility to ask myself this question: ourselves an anger, a bitterness, and and sat down at table with his prodi - stray can so easily access the word: Forgive, forgive, forgive. Am I not akin to the older brother an unconscious envy of the amoral gal brother. heavenly banquet table. Only forgiveness can save us from But this isn’t unique to faithful bitterness and anger. PRAIRIE MESSENGER PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY churchgoers. It’s part of the univer - Indeed, there are few Gospel sal struggle to age without bitter - texts as sobering as the Gospel story MCKERCHER LLP BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS ness and anger. We spend the first of the Prodigal Son. As good com - KAPOOR, SELNES, & half of our lives wrestling with the mentaries on this text are quick to KLIMM sixth commandment and spend the point out, the central character of SASKATOON: John Schachtel Barristers & Solicitors (306) 653-2000 last half of our lives wrestling with this story is not the prodigal son, but W. Selnes, B.A., LL.B.; L.J.(Dick) Batten, QC 1201 - 8th St. East the fifth commandment: Thou shalt the father, and the central message G. Klimm, B.A., LL.B.; Michel G. Thibault Saskatoon, Sask. not kill! Long before anyone is shot of the text is his over-generous David M.A. Stack,QC (306) 978-5200 Phone (306) 752-5777, P.O. Box 2200 Curtis J. Onishenko mercy. He is a father who is trying to Melfort, Saskatchewan S0E 1A0 by a gun, he is shot by a word, and Galen R. Richardson   
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By Jeffrey Weiss well people can understand pily and well. ©2017 Religion News Service them? He wants God to explain why. I just reread the book for the But God’s response is almost no For the couple of months first time in years. I’m using a answer. since I went public about my 1985 translation by the Jewish Why do bad things happen to brain cancer, I’ve had many peo - Publication Society in my Jewish good people? Why do good things ple of many faiths send me mes - Study Bible. Near the start of the happen to bad people? God lists sages that they were praying for introduction provided, it says: all the things he’s done that people me. Some said they were hoping “Job is the most difficult book of can’t possibly fathom. to nudge the Almighty to heal the Bible to interpret . . . ” Don’t bother arguing, God me. So, yeah, translation problems basically says, because you can’t I appreciate every such mes - mean some fine details will be possibly understand how God sage. After all, glioblastoma is a impossible to focus closely. But a sees what’s happening. tough challenge. The median sur - view from the analytical equiva - At the very end, by the way, vival rate is only a few months lent of 20,000 feet seems reason - God tells Job’s buddies that they more than a year. Maybe my able and interesting. said all kinds of false things to friends could offer God some Job is a pious and wealthy guy justify why Job had suffered. reasons to boost my survival with a big family who has done And God gives back Job his odds? many good things for other peo - wealth and comfort. He dies at But I’ve been a reporter for a ple. One day, God points out age 140, “old and contented.” long time. I’ll admit I chew on what a great and good fellow Job One angle in Job is a worthy any such broad claim, thinking is to one of his divine subordi - point, no matter one’s specific about whether there are valid nates. theological beliefs: Job says he rebuttals. “Ha-satan” is not like the Satan does what’s right because it’s So for me this has been a wry in other faith traditions, by the right, not because he expects a reminder of what I’ve read in the way. He’s an adversary, yes, but reward. I’ve tried to follow that biblical Book of Job. If you’ve something like a prosecuting and will keep trying on my way to never read it, you’ve missed out attorney. There’s zero hint of him the Egress. on a rollicking narrative that being evil or supervising an eter - I’m totally grateful for the sup - includes colourful settings, sar - nal hell. port some friends are giving me. castic arguments and an answer This Satan tells God that Job But does God care about such that turns away from a lot of may be doing the right things only prayers? Jewish and Christian traditions. because he’s so comfortable. God, I think the Book of Job says You likely know that Job is who doesn’t respond that he’s even those who believe in the portrayed as a pious and wise man omniscient and will always win a Almighty 100 per cent can’t nec - who did a lot of good, suffered a bet, gives ha-satan permission to essarily figure out what he might lot of bad and ended up with a test Job by whacking his wealth, be doing or why. response from God. killing a lot of his family and ruin - So in addition to the gratitude, But does that response say ing his health. I’ll hold onto a smidge of hope PM File what God’s plans are and how Job never blasphemes in his that I might also die “old and con - SUFFERING OF JOB — This woodcut by an unknown artist depicts response. Not even once. tented.” the suffering of Job. Some of his friends show up to Weiss is a longtime reporter discuss what’s going on. They who covered religion, faith and insist Job surely did something Reconciling the art of the possible morality issues for more than a wrong to deserve God’s imposi - decade. In December, he was tion of suffering. dling of reparations owed over the diagnosed with a brain cancer. Nope, says Job, who also handling of the residential schools He’s exploring how a likely end of points out that not only do debacle, it seems more important life should affect his thinking some other good people suffer, than ever that conversations in - B Figure of about beliefs and behaviour. but some nasty people live hap - crease, not decrease. For St. Mary’s University here in Speech Calgary this meant the development of an Aboriginal Strategic Plan Dr. Gerry Turcotte some three years ago, one that led to BOSCO FOUNDATION the establishment of an Elders on John Bosco Campus program, an Indigenous Child & Family Services Foundation . . . learn to do good and seek increasingly uncomfortable crowd. Advisory Board, an experiential justice. Then he turned off the TV and learning program at Ghost River for The John Bosco Child and Family Services Foundation (Bosco — Isaiah 1:17 announced, before he stormed from staff, faculty and students, and the Foundation) is a public foundation dedicated to the provision of the room, “This is what you’ve incorporation of a blanket exercise In July 2016 Pope Francis heard from indigenous peoples at modelling the devastating impact of buildings and facilities used for the treatment, education and declared, “I want to be a spokes - this conference.” Horrified organiz - colonialism, held at a university housing of children, adolescents and adults who are in need of person for the deepest longings of ers realized, in that moment, that no retreat where 98 per cent of the support. indigenous peoples. And I want Aboriginal guests had been invited institution participated. And in mid- Bosco Foundation believes in assisting non-profit and charitable you to add your voice to mine.” In to discuss the issue of indigenous January the university was chosen the video announcing his prayer voices. It was a blunder that was to host the three-day National Truth organizations who provide vital services which aid vulnerable intention, an Indian woman is not soon repeated. & Reconciliation roundtable. people in our society. We do this by providing our facilities to shown approaching a podium and I use the latter example be - Needless to say, there is still various non-profit and charitable agencies at below market level pleading for the plight of indige - cause it occurred in the context of much to do. What is heartening, rental rates. nous peoples to be heard. When incredibly well-meaning, learned however, is how fully the universi - Our facilities are used for social services group care, foster the camera pans out, however, the and completely supportive aca - ty as a whole has embraced this auditorium is empty, a metaphor, demics at a conference specifical - dialogue, and more importantly, care, adult mental health care, the St. Francis Food Bank, two perhaps, for the deafness of the ly called to address acknowledged how generously indigenous com - AA groups and a NE Edmonton cadet core among others. world to the plight of oppressed silence. Despite this, they still munities have welcomed St. In addition, we provide volunteer services to assist two small non- people. neglected to invite the people at Mary’s into the dialogue, sharing It reminded me of a similar profit organizations working with low income seniors and victims the heart of the concern. It is a les - their knowledge, their talents and moment many years ago in son I have never forgotten: that their generosity of spirit. Dialogue of stroke with fundraising and volunteer recruitment assistance. Australia at a conference on listen - the greatest antidote to silence is together with action is the first step The Bosco Foundation is currently working with a large service ing to the Aboriginal voice, when a dialogue, not speeches — action, toward reconciliation and healing. organization on a joint project with the aim of providing young indigenous scholar appeared not intentions. Even the most Our hope is that this journey affordable housing for low-income seniors. before a large crowd of sympathet - well-meaning will be deaf to toward reconciliation becomes ic white academics and played a change unless we learn to listen. widespread and all pervasive. 100% of donations go toward charitable purposes. video of an activist reading protest In the context of the United As Perry Bellegarde, National Administrative expenses are covered by other sources. poetry. The sound was muted and Nations Declaration on the Rights Chief of the Assembly of First the video was allowed to play, of Indigenous Peoples, the recom - Nations, recently pointed out, Please forward your donation to: silently, for a full 15 minutes. All mendations of the Truth and “Make room in your heart, your Bosco Foundation the while the presenter stared at the Reconciliation Committee just soul and your spirit.” Or as Pope 315-6770 129 Avenue NW, completed, the announced inquiry Francis put it at a ceremony in Edmonton, AB T5C 1V7 N into murdered and missing Abo - Chiapas, Mexico: “How worth - Tel: (780) 809-8585 Fax: (780) 809-8586 Turcotte is president of the riginal women and girls, and the while it would be for each of us to www.boscofoundation.com University of St. Mary’s in most recent controversy over the examine our conscience and learn *Charitable Tax Number: 85985 8664 RT0001* Calgary. Canadian Catholic Church’s han - to say, ‘Forgive me!’ ” 16 Prairie Messenger FEATURE February 15, 2017 Simple acts of love brighten landscape of the heart

Everyday Theology

Louise McEwan

Most of us recently celebrated will spend, on average, over $85 Valentine’s Day and if you, like on their significant other com - many, are cynical about this day, pared to about $27 on family think again. Valentine’s Day is members. They will spend $4.3 about feeling special — making billion on jewellery, $3.8 billion others feel special and experienc - on an evening out, and $2 billion ing the feeling of being special. on flowers. As a celebration of love, Spending aside, the rituals of Valentine’s Day gained traction Valentine’s Day, from candlelight in medieval times. Prior to the dinners at tony restaurants to cup - 14th century, it was a feast day in cakes with pink icing and cinna - honour of St. Valentine. Valen - mon hearts shared in an elemen - tine was a priest who defied tary school classroom, express Emperor Claudius II’s edict that many different forms of love. forbad young men to marry, until The English language is not he was caught, condemned and very inventive when it comes to executed. As the legend goes, he describing love. We use the same Design Pics healed and fell in love with the word to describe the way we feel ACTS OF LOVE — “The simple acts of loving kindness that we enact on Valentine’s Day can move passion daughter of one of the judges about all sorts of things. We toward a mature and life-giving relationship, express friendship, enhance family bonds, communicate our who had condemned him. On the might love to ski, our morning concern for others, and nurture a sense of self-worth,” writes Louise McEwan. “In an otherwise ho-hum, day of his execution he sent her a coffee, the movie we watched often dreary month, Valentine’s Day rituals brighten the landscape of the heart.” note and signed it “From your last night, or a special outfit. We Valentine.” The salutation, as we love our pets. We love our love found in successful mar - emotional attachments. something that is of great impor - know, has become standard, and spouse, children, parents and riages. Where eros expressed the The simple acts of loving kind - tance — the beauty of relationship frequently expresses the roman - friends. feeling of falling madly in love, ness that we enact on Valentine’s and the uniqueness of the individ - tic attachment between two peo - The ancient Greeks were more pragma reflected the will and Day can move passion toward a ual. ple. sophisticated when it came to commitment required to maintain mature and life-giving relation - Valentine’s Day celebrates our Today’s culture emphasizes the describing emotional attachment. a loving relationship for the long ship, express friendship, enhance ability to love. While we may not romantic aspect of the day, proba - They spoke about six forms of haul. family bonds, communicate our have the vocabulary of the ancient bly because romance translates love. Eros expressed passion or Philautia described love of concern for others, and nurture a Greeks to distinguish between and into dollars. Last year Canadians intense desire. It was the fire with - self. Like eros, philautia could be sense of self-worth. In an other - define the various forms of love, spent a whopping $3.38 billion on in, and like a fire, eros could get good, as in having healthy self- wise ho-hum, often dreary month, our Valentine’s Day rituals jewellery, $6.38 billion on wine, out of control and become esteem and treating one’s self with Valentine’s Day rituals brighten express them all — passion, and $70.9 million on flowers in destructive. kindness, or bad, as in being nar - the landscape of the heart. My friendship, self-giving, commit - honour of romantic love. The concept of philia included cissistic. appreciation of Valentine’s Day ment and healthy love of self. Our The National Retail Council friendship, appreciation of others, Valentine’s Day gives us a has remained undiminished over rituals, large or small, are visible estimates that this year total con - as well as loyalty to family, com - chance to celebrate the critical the years. While never a big signs of the regard in which we sumer spending for Valentine’s munity and even the workplace. human experience of loving and spender on the day, I like to mark hold one another. Regardless of Day in the United States will Storge referred to the love of being loved across the spec - it in some way. It’s a playful, spending, love makes everyone reach $18.2 billion. To be fair, between children and parents. trPum of th ese vari ous ty pes o f light-hearted w ay to c elebr ate feel special. some of that amount includes Unlike eros and philia that spending on gifts for children, depended on an individual’s per - parents, teachers, friends, co- sonal qualities, storge arose from workers, and pets. Still, lovers feelings of dependency. A SACRED SPACE IN A BUSY WORLD Ludus could be the affection between young children, puppy 3005 - 119 St., Edmonton, AB T6J 5R5 Trail, B.C., resident Louise love, or flirtatiousness. Ludus Phone: 780-701-1854 McEwan is a freelance writer, reli - relationships were playful, casual email: [email protected] www.providencerenewal.ca gion columnist and catechist. She and uncomplicated. has degrees in English and theolo - Agape referred to the love of gy and is a former teacher. She God for man and of man for God. PRING AND UMMER ROGRAMMING blogs at www.faithcolouredglass - Agape was selfless and encom - S S P es.blogspot.ca. Reach her at passed all humanity. LENT: A Journey of Hope, Renewal and Joy INTENSIVE, ADVANCED, & POST-INTENSIVE [email protected] Pragma described the mature Friday, March 17, 7 p.m. to Sunday, March 19, 1 p.m. CENTERING PRAYER Fr. 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In another did we think we were doing here? One summer Sunday when I elders withdrew to the parlour to rying ropes, and the three sur - minute Jimmy poked his head What business had we entering his was about 11, many of my rela - talk over their concerns, the rounded and seized us. When back into the tent and ordered, territory? Who had given us the tives from the country came to the young kids went out to play, and they began hauling us into the “Come with me!” The two hoods authority? He was in charge, and village of Laird for a family gath - my cousins Jim and Jerold and I tent my cousin Jim wriggled free, untied us, Jimmy held the flap he had instructed his men to cap - ering at Grandpa Gliege’s house. decided to visit the sportsgrounds and the last we saw of him was open and led us to the Chief’s tent ture us, and he’d be the one to After the usual great meal, our across the street. For several days his huge, bounding strides head - just a few steps away. decide what should be done with some tents had been pitched at the ing back toward Grandpa’s house It was a bit bigger than the oth - us. far end near the school principal’s for help. ers, but the Chief himself wasn’t I can’t speak for Jerold, but I Ratzlaff is a former minister, house, and I’d heard that these The inside of the tent was near - much older than we were, and in remember being on the verge of counsellor, and university lecturer. were the headquarters for a gang ly bare. Jerold and I were still stature he was short like his father, peeing my pants when suddenly He has authored three books of lit - led by the principal’s own son. I writhing as the thugs set us on the the principal, and with a volume the Chief’s harangue was cut erary non-fiction published by wouldn’t have ventured there on ground and tied us to the centre - and a bluster to match. I wondered short. Gangster Jimmy pulled the Thistledown Press, and edited an my own, but with two older and pole. We didn’t know how many whether his father might have flap aside once more, meekly this anthology of seniors’ writings taller cousins joining me, it felt other goons there were in other been looking from the house win - time and without his javelin, and published by READ Saskatoon. 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Immigrants’ stories daughter, when gang members came calling. His They leave their countries due to persecution and enter brother had rented out a house. Gangsters, who were (Mexico) as refugees,” said Mariana Echandi, A lot of ink has been spilled about immigrants and related to some tenants, moved in and refused to leave. UNHCR spokesperson in Mexico. refugees — especially in reaction to the new policies in “We had to flee because they came by our house shoot - New terrors await refugees on the road. Criminal the U.S. initiated by President Trump. Church leaders ing,” said Cardona. He sold his motorcycle and tools to groups regularly attack and kidnap migrants in have been critical about some of the broad new policies pay for his escape. Mexico. And additional payments have to be made if being introduced — and protested against. The brothers found refuge at a church-run migrant migrants reach the U.S. border. No one crosses the We are currently living in a period with the high - shelter in Mexico. “We’re asking for refugee status U.S. border alone, explained Sister Leticia Gutierrez, est number of refugees being forced from their homes because if we return to our country of origin, we run the director of the Scalabrini Mission for Migrants and and countries. There is massive internal and external risk of being killed,” Cardona said. “It was a direct Refugees. They have to pay someone. movements of peoples fleeing war, violence and injus - threat.” What must be more troubling to him is what Antonio Solis, 20, shared his experience of trying tice. It is not only the United States that is dealing with will happen to his wife and daughter in Honduras, to cross through Mexico. He was attacked and robbed this crisis. It is much worse in Europe. where the homicide rate tops 80 per 100,000 residents of 380 pesos, the equivalent of less than $19. He knew What is sometimes lacking is a human face to the — one of the highest rates in the world. the risks he faced, but he fled after gangsters told him statistics. Why would parents send young children Gangs are a constant threat in some Central to carry out a contract killing. unattended across foreign borders? Why are families American countries. Powerful gangs extort payments “They pulled me into a car and said, ‘You’re going torn apart? How do children get involved in violence from small-business owners or demand that children to do this. If you don’t do this, we know where your and gang warfare? join their ranks. Teenage boys are forced to carry out family lives and you will be the last one to suffer,’ ’’ Some background stories are carried on the back killings and young girls are forced to become gang - said Solis, a field hand. page in this week’s PM. It is worth repeating some of sters’ girlfriends. It’s hard to hear stories of such cruelty. These are them, to understand who is fleeing, and why. “There is a threat to entire families for rejecting the dilemmas migrants have to face. It’s hard not to Edelmiro Cardona fled his native Honduras with (gang demands), so they leave. We are increasingly open one’s heart — and one’s country — to such vic - his brother, leaving behind his wife and four-year-old seeing entire families leave . . . including grandparents. tims. — PWN Artificial intelligence is our culture’s current obsession

particular moment. see that over the past couple years ence. Every book, screenplay and For example, about 10 years shows like Ex Machina and television show that broaches the ago, an obsession with vampires Westworld have moved us back to subject of sentient machines is thinly veiled our preoccupation my most favourite sci-fi and fan - really screaming the question: Building a with youth and death. Next came an tasy theme of all: artificial intelli - What makes man unique? ob session with zombies that be - gence (AI). This question goes back much Culture of Life came a way to explore our depend - It seems that every 15 years or further than the modern imagina - ence on personal electronic devices so we revisit this theme as our tion on AI. Long before Isaac rather than personal relationships. technology brings us closer to Asimov got us thinking about Mary Deutscher Since I find vampires to be a building a robot that is indistin - robots, we had already started to juvenile pastime, and I am of the guishable from a human being. question what makes us distinct I once read that every few science fiction and fantasy, and opinion that it doesn’t take long to But it is not the science that keeps from other animals. It was here years our culture becomes ob - that this theme reflects an existen - mine the zombie trope for all it is this theme interesting; rather, it is that we came to the conclusion sessed with a different theme in tial crisis we are having at that worth, I must say I am thrilled to the human themes behind the sci - that we are unique by virtue of our capacity to reason. We may be animals, but we are a special kind Pushing back for peace in a world filled with violence of animal because we can use logic and deduction to think about By Carl Hétu, Ottawa security and freedom. spent as much money, resources, Let’s join Pope Francis’ call the world intelligibly. On Jan. 30, I joined 300 time and energy on building peace who said forcefully on Jan. 1 that Having relied on this explana - On a daily basis, the news is Muslims and Christians who gath - as the world currently does on the world must reach out to tion for so long, it is no wonder saturated with reports of violence ered in the Gatineau mosque. At weapons and war, the world “migrants, those in need, the sick, that we are facing an identity cri - around the world. the invitation of Archbishop Paul- would be a better place. the excluded and marginalized, sis with the development of Although it wasn’t covered André Durocher Catholics and If our politicians have a hard the imprisoned and the unem - machines that can solve logic widely in Canadian media, in Muslims started talking to each time adjusting, it is then up to us as ployed, as well as victims of problems and develop complex recent months, a Canadian tourist, other — embracing, shaking citizens of the world to put pres - armed conflict, natural disasters strategies. It seems we are only a along with 13 Jordanians, was hands and some even hugging — sure on them so that they too real - and all form of slavery and tor - few steps away from a self-aware killed by terrorists in Karak, to find human beings that needed ize that peace is the only solution. ture. Every such response, howev - android that we are afraid will Jordan. According to reports, the one another in this time of crisis. To achieve this, voices of toler - er modest, helps to build a world make us obsolete. And so we re- terrorists’ real target was to attack Once again, people asked why. ance, understanding, dialogue and free of violence, the first step for the local Catholic church on The reasons are multiple and peace must ring out loud and clear. justice and peace.” — qUALITIES , page 19 Christmas Day. complex, but at the root of it all, On Jan. 20, I joined a small our world has changed in the last group of Catholics and Muslims 30 years and we face many unre - deeply shaken by this event to solved issues. For example, multi - pray where the Canadian tourist national corporations, financial was killed. The question on every - markets and organized crime have one’s mind was: Why? Why did too much influence over states. six young men from the Karak Disproportionate wealth accumu - region decide to join the Islamic lation is in the hands of a few and State and attack their own fami - its lack of distribution is also a lies, friends and neighbours? This problem; our petroleum-based is a first in Jordan, the most peace - economy is in conflict with new ful country in the Middle East. environmental initiatives and the On a recent trip to the Middle many violent armed conflicts in East through my work at the the Middle East are making things Catholic Near East Welfare worse. Association, I met Muslims and Pope Francis has called this the Christians from Gaza, Syria and beginning of a world war fought Iraq who have experienced the “in pieces” around the world — worst atrocities imaginable. They, fuelled by terrorism, unforeseen too, ask: why? acts of violence, organized crime, Back in Canada, the shooting abuses suffered by migrants and at a mosque in Quebec City was a devastation of the environment. rude awakening, as the violence The world needs to wake up its we see unfolding far away is now leadership. Politicians and inter - too close for comfort. Ironically, national diplomacy have failed these victims came to Canada to miserably to respond to the new escape violence and to live in reality the world faces. Too often, politicians are pushing self-serv - CNS/Arshad Arbab, EPA ing and negative ideologies to get POVERTY IN PAKISTAN — A shepherd herds goats on a roadside in Peshawar, Pakistan, Jan. 19. Hétu is the Canadian National more votes. The damage they are Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations, called on countries Director of the Catholic Near East doing is deep. Feb. 6 to seek solutions to poverty based not only on economics but to also address personal, social and envi - Welfare Association. We need to realize that if we ronmental factors that contribute to it. February 15, 2017 LETTERS Prairie Messenger 19

Sunday mass should matter to faithful Catholics

The Editor: Rev. Ron clear to me is the relevance of the eat of the flesh of the Son of Man, Rolheiser’s Jan. 18 column “In criteria for behaviour as formulat - you can have no part with me.” Exile” was entitled “We need to ed in “external ecclesial church I suspect that the church at one be more careful about term ‘mor - rules” as Rolheiser calls them — time saw in these words of Jesus tal sin’ and our judgments.” such as the requirement to attend the penultimate meaning of the The truth of not being able to mass on Sunday. Sunday mass as the way chosen by judge anyone is well laid out in I am left to question whether Jesus to unite us to himself and his Rolheiser’s article. What is not rules such as mass attendance on Father’s Love, Life, Light and Sunday are really relevant be- Truth, i.e., to Jesus himself. What Good issue cause they are “external” and for - a tragedy that the ultimate gift of mulated by the “church.” Does the God’s love for us in the eucharist The Editor: I want to congrat - church have any authority to is not understood in this way, and ulate the Prairie Messenger for the impose such rules on Catholics? Is that we could dismiss the Sunday issue of Feb. 1. I spend over two the church relevant to our lives? eucharist as merely another exter - hours reading it! I suspect that when the church nal ecclesial church rule. It reported and commented on formulated the external rule re - If faith in the Sunday eucharist so many good words and good garding mass attendance on Sun day is the source of our daily life out - actions in the church and the wider it was in some way with God’s love side of the mass, then this external Christian community and, in this for us in mind and his offering of ecclesial rule is very relevant. manner, fostered openness to oth - himself for us in the sacrifice of the How tragic it would be if those ers, the desire for justice and mass. His invitation was: “Do this who lead us in our Catholic faith resistance to “the globalization of in memory of Me.” His words were: no longer see the relevance of indifference” (Pope Francis). — “My body is real food and My mass attendance on Sunday. — Gregory Baum, Montreal blood is real drink” and “Unless you Paul Burgoyne, Roseisle, Man.

Bangladesh children go to bed hungry M. Paul

By Shaylyn McMahon, Since leaving Bangladesh, hold another one a couple months Brush of Love Winnipeg Rahman says he’s always wanted later. It also filled the restaurant. to do something to help those who Altogether, both dinners raised Softly, softly, As a restaurant owner in Owen don’t have enough to eat. $1,400 to help end hunger. in long strokes from crown to back Sound, Ont., Sharif Rahman is sur - “It was always painful,” says Rahman is now organizing a her brush caresses my auburn hair. rounded by delicious food. But go - Rahman, as he remembers wit - series of similar fundraising din - Holding me close to her heart ing to bed with a full stomach isn’t nessing the hunger around him. ners with other restaurant owners my mother tenderly brushes and brushes. something he takes for granted. “India’s economy is getting better, in Ontario, hoping to raise money I snuggle close “I’m from a country where but there are still millions of peo - to help end global hunger. letting her love pour through the brush there’s a lot of poor people,” says ple — millions of children — that “Every time I see food on the like a shower of warmth Rahman, who was born and raised are going to sleep with half-empty table, I feel very fortunate that that completely envelopes me. in Bangladesh. “I understand and stomachs.” I’ve come to Canada,” he says. have seen the pain of hunger.” Then he heard about Harvest for “We are very privileged here.” Years come, years go, Canadian Foodgrains Bank is Rahman says his family was Hunger, a Canadian Food grains I brush and brush my granddaughter’s hair, fortunate to have enough food to Bank growing project organized by a partnership of 15 churches and watching the tangled strands eat, but it wasn’t something they the Owen Sound Alliance Church. church agencies working together flow into shining tresses took for granted. He knew he wanted to be involved. to end global hunger. Projects are “My mother always had to Through the project, communi - undertaken with matching support remembering my mother work it out or find some way to ty members work together to plant, from the Government of Canada and her gentle brush of love. put enough food on the table, and tend and sell a crop, donating the provided through Global Affairs By Marilyn Paul that was her only objective,” says proceeds to the Foodgrains Bank. Canada. Rahman. “She saved here and she In 2016 they raised $31,000. Costs saved there. She had a mentality of things like seeds, chemicals and of saving.” fertilizer are covered by donations Qualities that define us as ‘human’ At the time, Rahman’s father from local donors. was working as a soldier and his Rahman decided he wanted to Continued from page 18 Robert Baron video in which he beyond reason. It is a leap of faith. mother stayed at home with him be part of Harvest for Hunger by took only 10 minutes to explain the Notice here that faith and rea - and his four siblings. He explains hosting a fundraising dinner at turn to the question of our unique - relationship between faith and rea - son are not pitted in opposition. that although his dad was able to The Curry House. ness. If reason isn’t really what son (“What Faith Is and What Rather, faith builds on the founda - secure a decent job, many other With help from the Owen makes us special, then what is it Faith Isn’t”). The bishop compares tion that reason has already laid. members of his community were Sound Alliance Church, he sold that makes man, man? faith and reason in this way: This is something a machine would unable to do so. enough tickets to fill his restaurant Science-fiction authors have Imagine that you are going on a never be able to do. Sure, we could “My neighbours, my friends, to capacity. A couple people who tried to answer this question in a blind date with someone. Before program it to accept the statements my schoolmates — they always couldn’t get in ordered takeout. variety of ways, with characteris - you meet the person, you might use that humans make as factual, but a had empty or half-full stomachs,” For Dave Epp, Foodgrains Bank tics such as our creativity or even a Google search or ask the person’s machine would never be able to he says. Regional Representative in On - our extreme capacity for cruelty friends some questions about her. exhibit the type of faith that is “They always had issues be- tario, Rahman’s generosity illus - rising to the fore. I secretly hope But your objective reason can only required for true relationships, true cause there was no opportunity to trates a common theme among that in some alternate reality there take you so far and eventually you creativity, true passion or true love. work,” he explains. “They had to Foodgrains Bank supporters. is a version of me who is busy will have to meet the person. I sometimes wonder if our fas - borrow money if they didn’t have “Many of our supporters are writing the screenplay that will And when the person speaks, cination with AI is also connected enough food, or sometimes their farmers who help make a difference answer this question imaginative - she “will reveal things about her - to a deep concern that we have children stopped going to school by doing what they know — by har - ly and with a deft precision that self that you would never know in lost our capacity for faith. In our to work manual jobs.” vesting and selling their crops,” he will win over the harshest critics. any other way. . . . She will dis - over-obsession with reason, there Eleven years ago, Rahman left says. “In the same way, Sharif is But since in this reality I am close to you truths about herself is a fear that we may have lost the Bangladesh to study in England. He helping by doing what he knows — only indulging my science fiction that exist within her own interiori - ability to take a leap to anything immigrated to Canada in 2013 and by cooking delicious food.” obsession in a brief Prairie ty — in her own heart — and can beyond scientific facts. But there opened an Indian restaurant called The first dinner was so suc - Messenger column, let me say only come forth from her free deci - is hope for us yet. The Curry House in Owen Sound. cessful that Rahman decided to quite simply that my answer is sion to speak. . . . At that point Popular science fiction keeps that we are unique not for our you’ve got to make a decision. The returning to this theme because capacity for reason alone, but decision is: Do I believe her or deep down, we want to be more www.prairiemessenger.ca rather for the interplay of our rea - not?” The decision to believe than just animals that reason. We son with our capacity for faith. someone in this way cannot be ver - want to be what we were created I recently watched a Bishop ified by any objective reason. It is to be: people of faith.

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By David Agren number of Central Americans Mexico as a more appealing op- er factor: difficulties in crossing knew the risk of the road, but fled deciding to stay in Mexico rather tion because of U.S. restrictions the U.S. border. Sister Leticia after gangsters told him to carry SALTILLO, Mexico (CNS) — than try to reach the United States, on refugee resettlement. For the Gutierrez, director of the Scala - out a contract killing. Edelmiro Cardona hardly had any the traditional destination for migrants, it’s more about finding brini Mission for Migrants and “They pulled me into a car and time to flee his native Honduras migrants streaming out of coun - somewhere safe. Refugees, said no one crosses the said, ‘You’re going to do this. If with his brother when gang mem - tries south of Mexico. Mexico has been more a tran - U.S. border alone: They have to you don’t do this, we know bers came calling. “We’re asking for refuge sit country for migrants than a pay someone. where your family lives and you Cardona, who left behind a because if we return to our coun - destination, even though the Antonio Solis, 20, says he was will be the last one to suffer,’ ’’ wife and four-year-old daughter, try of origin, we run the risk of nation has a history of welcoming attacked en route through Mexico said Solis, who had worked as a explained how his brother had being killed,” Cardona said at a asylum seekers. The most recent and robbed of 380 pesos, the field hand, but wants to stay in built a house and rented it, only to migrant shelter run by the Diocese example occurred during the equivalent of less than $19. He Mexico. have gangsters, who were related of Saltillo, which is helping with 1980s as civil wars forced thou - to the tenant, move in and refuse his asylum claim. “It was a direct sands of people to flee Central Pope names envoy to study to relinquish it. threat.” America. “We had to flee because they Migration from Central Amer - The operators of Catholic-run came by our house shooting,” said ica is nothing new as many have migrant shelters, which operate pastoral care for Medjugorje Cardona, who worked installing left in search of better economic throughout the country, along satellite TV service, but sold his opportunities, making Mexico — with the office of the UN High By Cindy Wooden motorcycle and tools to pay for significantly wealthier than the Commissioner for Refugees, say his escape. Northern Triangle countries of El today’s trend stems from the dan - VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The brothers made it as far Salvador, Honduras and Guate- gers of the Northern Triangle Without commenting on the au - north as Saltillo, some 300 kilo - mala — an afterthought as they countries. thenticity of alleged Marian appa - metres from the Texas border. passed through on their way to the The homicide rate tops 80 per ritions in Medjugorje, Bosnia- They decided to go no farther but U.S. 100,000 residents in Honduras Herzegovina, Pope Francis has to apply for asylum in Mexico. Nowadays, an increasing num - and El Salvador, some of the high - appointed a Polish archbishop to They are among a growing ber of migrants are thinking about est rates in the world. Powerful study the pastoral needs of the gangs extort payments from townspeople and the thousands of small-business owners or demand pilgrims who flock to the town that children join their ranks, with each year. teenage boys obliged to carry out The pope chose Archbishop killings and young girls being Henryk Hoser of Warsaw-Praga as forced to become gangsters’ girl - his special envoy to Medjugorje, friends. the Vatican announced Feb. 11. “There is a threat to entire fam - “The mission has the aim of ilies for rejecting (gang demands), acquiring a deeper knowledge of the so they leave. We are increasingly pastoral situation there and, above seeing entire families leave . . . all, of the needs of the faithful who including grandparents. They leave go there in pilgrimage, and on the their countries due to persecution basis of this, to suggest possible pas - CNS/Paul Haring and enter (Mexico) as refugees,” toral initiatives for the future,” the Archbishop Henryk Hoser said Mariana Echandi, UNHCR Vatican announcement said. spokesperson in Mexico. Hoser’s assignment has “an the time, Pope Francis said, The path migrants ply through exclusively pastoral character,” the “We’re close to making deci - Mexico presents plenty of diffi - Vatican said, making it clear his sions,” although nothing was an - culties. Criminal groups regularly task is separate from the work of a nounced until the appointment of attack and kidnap migrants. In commission set up in 2010 by now- Hoser about 20 months later. addition, a crackdown on Central retired Pope Benedict XVI to inves - Thousands of pilgrims travel to Americans transiting the country tigate the claims of six young peo - CNS/Andrew Kelly, Reuters the small town each month to meet has resulted in thousands of deten - ple who said Mary had appeared to the alleged seers and to pray. PRO-LIFE ADVOCATE — A woman prays during a pro-life demon - tions and deportations by Mexican them daily beginning in 1981. Because the apparitions have not stration outside the Planned Parenthood-Margaret Sanger Health officials. Some of the six say Mary still been approved, the Vatican has Center in New York City Feb. 11. Shelter operators report anoth - appears to them and gives them said dioceses should not organize messages each day, while others say official pilgrimages to Medju gorje. they see her only once a year now. However, it also has said Catholics Law allows seizure of Palestinian land Pope Benedict had named are free to visit the town and pray retired Italian Cardinal Camillo there, and that the Diocese of By Judith Sudilovsky faith” or on instructions of the evacuees on nearby land. Ruini to chair the group studying Mostar-Duvno and the Franciscans government and will deem those The Ha’aretz newspaper re - the apparitions. In June 2015, who minister in the town should JERUSALEM (CNS) — The lands as government property. ported that a group of Palestinian Pope Francis told reporters that organize pastoral care for them. Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem The legislation was quickly civil and human rights organiza - Ruini had given him the group’s The Vatican’s February an - warned of “serious consequences” passed in the wake of the evacua - tions filed an appeal against the report and that it would be studied nouncement said that Hoser “is from a new law that allows the tion of the illegal outpost of new law with the Supreme Court. by the cardinals and bishops who expected to finish his mandate as government to seize private Pales- Amona in the West Bank. The U.S. and European church are members of the Congregation special envoy by summer of this tinian lands where unauthorized Feb. 1 - 2 evacuation took two leaders have spoken out against for the Doctrine of the Faith. At year.” Israeli settlements have been days and was first ordered by the the settlements. built. Israeli Supreme Court in 2014, but The chair of the U.S. bishops’ “Such a law undermines the repeatedly had been pushed back Committee on International Jus - two-state solution, further elimi - because of legal appeals, until a tice and Peace told U.S. Secretary nating hopes of peace,” the patri - final deadline of Feb. 8 was set in of State Rex Tillerson that the set - archate said in a Feb. 8 statement. December. tlements were an obstacle to “The Latin patriarchate strongly The outpost consisted of peace. condemns this unjust and unilater - mobile homes and log cabins and “Settlement expansion on oc- al law that allows the de facto was built on privately owned cupied Palestinian lands under - annexation of Palestinian private Palestinian land. Some settlers mines a two-state solution, de - land for the benefit of Israeli set - had lived on the land for 20 years. stroying the homes and the liveli - tlements.” The outpost’s buildings were hoods of Palestinians as well as “Strongly concerned about the either removed whole or demol - the long-term security and future future of peace and justice in the ished. of Israelis,” Bishop Oscar Cantu Holy Land, the Latin Patriarchate It is unclear whether the Pales - of Las Cruces, New Mexico, calls on leaders to take decisive tinian owners will be permitted to wrote Feb. 1. decisions in favour of peace, jus - return to farm there because the Cantu also reminded Tillerson tice and dignity for all,” the state - land abuts another Jewish settle - that 2017 marked 50 years of “a ment said. ment. crippling occupation” by Israel of The Israeli Knesset passed the Prime Minister Benjamin the West Bank, East Jerusalem law Feb. 6. It will affect settle - Netanyahu has promised to found and Gaza. ments or outposts built in “good a new settlement for the Amona Bishops from the U.S., Canada and Europe who participated in CNS/Atef Safadi, EPA the Holy Land Co-ordination Jan. TABGHA CHURCH RESTORED — An altar server swings a censer as There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s 14 - 19 said the half-century of German Cardinal Rainer Woelki of Cologne celebrates mass Feb. 12 at occupation “demands action” and the Church of Loaves and Fishes in Tabgha, Israel. Twenty months going to be a butterfly. after having suffered serious damage from an arson attack, the atrium — Margaret Fuller expressed opposition to settlement construction. of the Benedictine church was reopened.