AWESTNGELUSTEXAS Serving the Diocese of San Angelo, Texas Volume XXXVIII, No. 5 MAY 2018

Angelo State University Catholic Newman Center Student Vice President Kimberly Hollingsworth, Newman Center Director Father Francis Onyekozuru, and Newman Center Student President Nathan Castro. The Newman Center was recognized as the ASU Spiritual Organization of the Year. (courtesy photo)

DIOCESE OF SAN ANGELO PO BOX 1829 NONPROFIT ORG. SAN ANGELO TX 76902-1829 US POSTAGE PAID Inside this issue: SAN ANGELO, TX PERMIT NO. 44 • Bishop Sis on Planned Parenthood (Page 3) • Regional Encuentro (Page 5) • Young woman from Midland enters convent (Page 5) • Marian Conference (Page 10) Page 2 MAY 2018 The Angelus The Inside Front From the cover In memory

Student members of the Catholic Newman Center at Angelo State University at the annual Rammys awards ceremony. (courtesy photo) Newman Center recognized SAN ANGELO — For the first time, the Catholic Newman Center at Angelo State University was given the award for the Spiritual Organization of the Year at the 2018 Rammys. Named for the university’s mascot, the Rams, the Rammys are an annual awards ceremony honoring student organizations and individuals for their outstanding work and participation with the campus communi- ty. Father Francis Onyekozuru, Director of the Newman Center, says that the award was an honor and an encouragement for the students who belong to the Newman Center and their many supporters. Father Francis sums up the mission of the Newman Center thus: “We continue to strive each day to bring Christ to the campus and bring the campus to Christ.”

Below: College students from the Newman Center on a weekend camping mini retreat at Garner State Park. (courtesy photos) Rev. Francis Theodore Pfeifer, OMI 1932–2018 Rev. Francis Theodore 1994, a suburban area in Pfeifer, OMI, born in Iztapalapa, to the east of Alamo, Texas on September Mexico City, where he 11, 1932 died in San stayed for almost 13 years. Antonio, Texas, on April 19, Fr. Pfeifer served the 2018, at the age of 85 years. people of Mexico for 44 Father Pfeifer was the years where he lived with brother of Bishop Michael and ministered to the poor Pfeifer, Bishop Emeritus of indigenous people of that the Diocese of San Angelo. region. He survived an Father Pfeifer entered St. assassination attempt by the Anthony’s Seminary and drug cartel that is docu- professed vows as a mem- mented in his 2009 memoir ber of the Congregation of entitled When the Wolves the Missionary Oblates of Came. Mary Immaculate on May In 2007, Father Pfeifer 31, 1953. He completed his suffered a stroke and was studies in philosophy and then assigned to Oblate theology at De Mazenod Scholasticate (now Madonna Residence in San Antonio where he Oblate School of Theology) in San Antonio. spent his retirement years enjoying various hob- Father Pfeifer was ordained to the priesthood on bies including woodworking. He became an May 30, 1959, by Bishop Stephen A. Leven at Oblate of the US Province in 2018. St. Mary’s Church in downtown San Antonio. He was preceded in death by his parents Father Pfeifer’s first missionary assignment Frank and Alice (Savage) Pfeifer and six sisters, was to the Southern U.S. Province in Mexico. Christine Pfeifer, Jean Pfeifer, Mary Alice In 1963 he was sent to the Diocese of Ballard, Roberta Freasier, Angela Kapeller and Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, to the Mission of June Shafroth. He is survived by his brother, Huamelula. The following year he was in The Most Reverend Michael Pfeifer, OMI, Tequisistlan until 1968 and in Quiechapa where Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of San Angelo, he stayed for one year. He returned in late 1970 three sisters, Colleen Lind, Jane Ellen Hilz, and to Mason and Brownsville, Texas, and in late Judy Pfeifer. Father Pfeifer will be remembered 1971 returned to the Oblate Mission in the with respect and esteem by his Oblate brothers Diocese of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca. He received and all the people who were recipients of his Obedience for Cristo Salvador y Señor Parish in pastoral care. The Angelus MAY 2018 Page 3 From The Bishop’s Desk Planned Parenthood By Bishop Michael Sis available online. Abortion kills an innocent human reported a dramatic decrease in pap tests, breast Diocese of San Angelo life. Any supporter of Planned Parenthood must exams, and total cancer screenings, and they offer no answer to God for the loss of these innocent lives. mammograms. In the same time frame, the number Planned Parenthood has set its sights on West Another danger of this organization is their of abortions they perform has increased (USCCB Texas. The Dallas Morning News announced on underlying philosophy. They promote the doctrine of Fact Sheet). This represents a clear shift in the kinds March 28 that Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas secular humanism, which rejects traditional religion of services Planned Parenthood provides, away from has received donations of $9.8 mil- and any belief in the supernatural. This philosophy comprehensive health services and toward more lion dollars to help build two new permeates all their activities, including their educa- abortions. centers in West Texas within the tional efforts with youth. People of faith should be In 2015, a series of undercover videos showed year. concerned when this worldview is pushed on their officials of Planned Parenthood discussing how they The Planned Parenthood abor- children in schools. traffic in the tissues and organs of abortion victims. tion clinics in Midland and San A further danger of Planned Parenthood is their These videos reveal an attitude of callous disrespect Angelo were closed in 2013, after promotion of uninhibited sexual activity between for the dignity of the bodies of those human beings years of prayerful opposition by our unmarried young people. For example, one of the whose lives were taken by abortion. faithful people of West Texas and books that they have long been distributing for sex The annual income of Planned Parenthood is after the Texas legislature passed education of children is titled It’s Perfectly Normal. about $1.35 billion. Of that amount, about $555 mil- Bishop Sis laws restricting abortion providers. The cover of the book states that it is for age 10 and lion comes from the pockets of American taxpayers There are currently no Planned Parenthood facilities up, but the contents convey a perspective on sexuali- like you and me (USCCB Fact Sheet). This use of in Texas west of Fort Worth, Austin, and San ty that is contrary to the truth of God’s intended pur- taxpayer money for such a corrosive social influence Antonio. Abortions are performed in El Paso, but pose of sexuality. This is spiritually harmful for our is not good for our society. not by Planned Parenthood. children. It is my understanding that Planned Parenthood According to statistics provided by the American There are some in our society who make the may be seeking to locate its two new centers in any Life League, Planned Parenthood closed thirty-two claim that Planned Parenthood is needed because of of the following cities: San Angelo, Abilene, clinics last year in the U.S. They have declined from the variety of women’s health services that they Midland, Odessa, or Lubbock. I encourage residents a total of 938 clinics in the U.S. in 1995 to 597 clin- offer. However, women’s comprehensive health of West Texas to send a clear message to the leader- ics in 2017. They have also been losing customers, needs are much better served by community health ship of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas that we going from 3.1 million customers to 2.4 million. By centers and other federally qualified health centers, do not want them in our part of the state. I encour- opening new facilities in West Texas, they would which serve patients in both urban and rural areas, age the signing of petitions which will be circulated stand a chance of growing their client base and and outnumber Planned Parenthood clinics 15 to 1 in our parishes by our diocesan pro-life leadership. I expanding their influence in our local culture. (USCCB Fact Sheet). There are many other clinics also encourage public school boards in those cities to The dangers of Planned Parenthood are many. in West Texas that have been providing women’s send a message to Planned Parenthood that they are One is the fact that they perform more than one-third health care for the poor, without the need for not welcome in local schools. of all abortions in the United States, according to the Planned Parenthood. USCCB Planned Parenthood Fact Sheet, which is From 2004 to 2015, Planned Parenthood has (Please see BISHOP/23) The Prayer Square Planned Parenthood Prayer to the Holy Spirit Por Obispo Michael Sis Conferencia Episcopal de los EE.UU., que se encuen- Editor’s note: As we approach Pentecost on Sunday, Diócesis de San Ángelo tra en linea. El aborto mata una vida humana May 20, let us all pray to be filled with the Holy Spirit. inocente. Cualquier partidario de Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood ha puesto la mira en el oeste ha de responder a Dios por la pérdida de estas vidas de Texas. The Dallas Morning News anunció el 28 inocentes. COME, Holy Spirit. de marzo que Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas ha Otro de los peligros de esta organización es su Replace the tension within us with a holy recibido donaciones de $ 9.8 mil- filosofía subyacente. Promueven la doctrina del relaxation. lones de dólares para ayudar a con- humanismo secular, la cual rechaza la religión tradi- Replace the turbulence within us with a sacred struir dos nuevos centros en el oeste cional y cualquier creencia en lo sobrenatural. Esta calm. de Texas dentro de un año. filosofía penetra todas sus actividades, incluyendo sus Replace the anxiety within us with a quiet Las clínicas de abortos de esfuerzos educativos con jóvenes. Las personas de fe confidence. Planned Parenthood en Midland y deben preocuparse cuando esta visión del mundo es Replace the fear within us with a strong faith. San Ángelo se cerraron en 2013, empujada a sus hijos en las escuelas. Replace the bitterness within us with the después de años de oposición en Un peligro adicional de Planned Parenthood es la sweetness of grace. oración por nuestros fieles del oeste promoción de la actividad sexual sin inhibiciones entre Replace the darkness within us with a gentle de Texas y después que la legislatu- los jóvenes solteros. Por ejemplo, uno de los libros Obispo Sis ra de Texas aprobó leyes que que durante mucho tiempo han estado distribuyendo light. restringen los proveedores de abor- para la educación sexual de los niños se intitula Es Replace the coldness within us with a loving to. Actualmente no hay instalaciones de Planned perfectamente normal (It’s Perfectly Normal). La warmth. Parenthood en Texas al oeste de Fort Worth, Austin y cubierta del libro afirma que es para la edad de 10 Replace the night within us with Your day. San Antonio. Abortos se llevan a cabo en El Paso, años y más, pero los contenidos transmiten una per- Replace the winter within us with Your spring. pero no por Planned Parenthood. spectiva sobre la sexualidad que es contraria a la ver- De acuerdo con las estadísticas proporcionadas por dad del fin previsto de Dios para la sexualidad. Esto Straighten our crookedness. el American Life League, Planned Parenthood ha cer- es espiritualmente perjudicial para nuestros hijos. Fill our emptiness. rado treinta y dos clínicas el año pasado en los Hay algunos en nuestra sociedad que hacen la afir- Dull the edges of our pride. EE.UU. Han disminuido de un total de 938 clínicas mación de que Planned Parenthood es necesaria Sharpen the edge of our humility. en los EE.UU. en 1995 a 597 clínicas en 2017. debido a la variedad de los servicios de salud de las También han estado perdiendo clientes, de 3.1 mil- mujeres que ofrece. Sin embargo, las necesidades de Light the fires of our love, lones de clientes a 2.4 millones. Con la apertura de salud integral de las mujeres están mucho mejor servi- Quench the flames of our lust. nuevas instalaciones en el oeste de Texas, tendrían una das por los centros de salud comunitarios y otros cen- oportunidad de hacer crecer su base de clientes y tros de salud calificados a nivel federal, que sirven a Let us see ourselves as YOU see us, expandir su influencia en nuestra cultura local. pacientes tanto en áreas urbanas como rurales, y super- That we may see You as You have promised Los peligros de Planned Parenthood son muchos. an en número a las clínicas de Planned Parenthood 15 us, Uno de ellos es el hecho de que se llevan a cabo más a 1 (USCCB Fact Sheet). Hay muchas otras clínicas And be healed according to Your word. de un tercio de todos los abortos en los Estados Unidos, segùn la Planned Parenthood Fact Sheet de la (Mira OBISPO/23) Page 4 MAY 2018 The Angelus Youth and leaders throughout the diocese recognized at awards banquet By Sister Adelina Garcia, OSF and service were given a Certificate of Office of Evangelization and Catechesis Recognition. In addition, three individuals received diocesan awards which were presented SAN ANGELO — The ninth diocesan that evening. Awards Banquet was held on Sunday, April 8, The Timothy Award is presented to a youth 2018, at the Sacred Heart Cathedral gymnasium who lives as a disciple of Christ, setting a posi- in San Angelo. This awards banquet is an tive example for others, witnessing their faith opportunity to recognize the dedicated commit- by exhibiting Catholic morals and integrity, ment of catechetical leaders, youth ministry demonstrating Gospel values through service to leaders, scout leaders, and young people from others, and exhibiting Christian leadership in around the diocese, as well as thank the many the community. The young person selected for people who give of their time and energy to this award was Nadia Monique Lerma from St. help bring the Gospel to others in their parish Joseph Parish, Stanton. communities. The Companion on the Journey Award rec- Bishop Michael Sis welcomed the attendees ognizes excellence in catechetical and youth and began the event with prayer. The delicious ministry leadership as reflected in the National meal was catered by McGowan’s Catering Directory of Catechesis and Renewing the Service. Mr. Edward Hernandez provided the Vision: A Pastoral Plan for Catholic Youth music with a wide repertoire for the evening to Ministry, commitment to ongoing education and the delight of everyone present. Our speakers formation, and outstanding leadership at the for the evening were Richard and Linda Light, local and diocesan levels. The awards this year lay ministry leaders from Holy Trinity Parish, went to Juana Gonzalez (CRE) from St. Mary, Big Spring. The focus of their presentation was Brownwood and Deacon Dan Shanahan (CYM) the vocation and call to leadership. In their from St. Ambrose, Wall. presentation, they referred to biblical leaders The evening concluded with a visual pres- and their call. They stressed the need for prayer entation of photos from parish and diocesan in discerning that call and the importance of the activities and events held throughout the year support of the family. accompanied by the song, “Shoulders” by For Ministry leaders were presented with a King and Country. It was an opportunity to see Certificate of Appreciation. Young people nomi- the life, spirit, and giftedness of the diocesan Juana Gonzalez receives the Companion on the Journey Award, April 8 in San nated by their parish for outstanding leadership Church. Angelo. (Angelus photo) CALENDARS

5 MIDLAND, St. Ann, Confirmation Mass 18-20SAN ANGELO, McNease Convention 3 COLORADO CITY, St. Ann, at 5:00 p.m. Center, Marian Conference Confirmation Mass at 10:30 a.m. 6 WALL, St. Ambrose, Confirmation Mass 20 SAN ANGELO, Concho River, Unveiling 3 BALLINGER, St. Mary Star of the Sea, Bishop’s Calendar at 9:00 a.m. of Lady in Blue Statues at 2:00 p.m. Eucharistic Procession at 3:00 p.m. 6 SAN ANGELO, Sacred Heart Cathedral, 20 SAN ANGELO, Sacred Heart Cathedral, 5 SAN ANGELO, Diocesan Pastoral Diocesan Marriage Jubilee at 3:00 p.m. Pentecost Mass at 6:00 p.m. Center, joint meeting of Diocesan 8 ODESSA, St. Joseph, Confirmation 22 SAN ANGELO, Diocesan Pastoral Finance Council and Presbyteral May 2018 Mass at 6:00 p.m. Center, Vocation Team meeting at 12:00 Council at 11:00 a.m. 10 SAN ANGELO, Christ the King Retreat noon 5 SAN ANGELO, Diocesan Pastoral 1 MIDLAND, The Way Retreat Center, Center, meeting with deacon candidates 22 COLEMAN, Sacred Heart, Confirmation Center, Presbyteral Council meeting at Midland-Odessa Deanery Priests’ meet- at 7:00 p.m. Mass at 6:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. ing at 12:00 noon 11 SONORA, St. Ann, Confirmation Mass 23 MIDLAND, Our Lady of Guadalupe, 6 MIDLAND, Holy Cross Catholic High 1 MIDLAND, The Way Retreat Center, at 6:00 p.m. Confirmation Mass at 6:00 p.m. School board meeting at 6:30 p.m. blessing of new retreat center at 3:00 12 ODESSA, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 26 ABILENE, St. Vincent Pallotti, 9 SAN ANGELO, Sacred Heart Cathedral, p.m. Combined Confirmation Mass with St. Confirmation Mass at 10:00 a.m. Priesthood Ordination at 10:30 a.m. 2 SAN ANGELO, St. Mary, Confirmation Mary’s at 11:00 a.m. 27 BRADY, St. Patrick, Confirmation Mass 9 ELDORADO, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mass at 6:30 p.m. 12 SAN ANGELO, Sacred Heart Cathedral, at 10:30 a.m. Confirmation Mass at 6:00 p.m. 3 SAN ANGELO, Diocesan Pastoral Confirmation Mass at 5:00 p.m. 27 SAN ANGELO, Sacred Heart Cathedral, 11-15 FLORIDA, Fort Lauderdale, USCCB Center, Priestly Life and Formation 13 BROWNWOOD, St. Mary, Confirmation 60th Ordination Anniversary Mass for Spring General Assembly Committee meeting at 11:00 a.m. Mass at 11:00 a.m. Msgr. Benedict Zientek at 6:00 p.m. 23 BIG SPRING, Howard College, 3 ABILENE, Holy Family, Confirmation 15 FORT STOCKTON, Ste. Genevieve 28-June 1 SAN ANGELO, Christ the King Permanent Diaconate Ordination at Mass at 7:00 p.m. Vineyard, Rural Life Mass at 1:00 p.m. Retreat Center, Annual Priests’ Retreat 10:30 a.m. 4 SAN ANGELO, Diocesan Pastoral 16 MIDLAND, St. Stephen, Confirmation 23 SAN ANGELO, St. Margaret, Center, Liturgical Commission meeting Mass at 6:30 p.m. Confirmation Mass at 6:00 p.m. at 10:00 a.m. 17 ODESSA, St. Mary, 8th grade June 2018 24 ODESSA, Our Lady of San Juan 5 MIDLAND, St. Stephen, Diocesan Graduation Mass at 1:30 p.m. Mission, Mass at 10:00 a.m. Workshop on Vocation Culture at 9:00 17 ODESSA, Holy Redeemer, 2 ABILENE, St. Francis, Confirmation a.m. Confirmation Mass at 7:00 p.m. Mass at 4:00 p.m.

Necrology of Priests and Deacons Christ the King Retreat Center Please pray for our departed clergy

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1-3 Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth 1 DOSA Priests’ Retreat 2 Rev. Russell Schultz (2004) 7 Rev. Ray Corr, OP (2005) 6 Inquiry Session for the Permanent 4-8 Lubbock Priests’ Retreat 5 Rev. Clifford Blackburn, OMI (2005) 8 Rev. Felix Cubelo (2007) Diaconate 8-10 Deacon Formation 7 Rev. Msgr. Kevin Heyburn (2001) 13 Rev. David Espitia (2003) 7 Heart of Mercy Prayer Group 11 Heart of Mercy Prayer Group 9 Rev. Tom Diab (2007) 17 Rev. Barry McLean (2012) 8-13 Deacon Formation Canonical Retreat 18 Heart of Mercy Prayer Group 9 Rev. Leo Diersing (1999) 18 Rev. John Lucassen (1993) 14 Heart of Mercy Prayer Group 21 Staff Mass & Lunch 15 Deacon Wayne Rock (2006) 20 Deacon William Smith (2003) 21 Heart of Mercy Prayer Group 22-24Episcopal Church Women’s Retreat 28 Rev. Francis Hynes, CM (1996) 22 Rev. Msgr. Alvin Wilde (1996) 24 Staff Mass & Lunch 25 Heart of Mercy Prayer Group 28 Most Rev. Stephen Leven (1983) 25-27Engaged Encounter 27-July1 Small Town Teen ACTS Retreat 27 Natural Family Planning 28 CKRC Offices closed in observance of Memorial Day 28-June 1 DOSA Priests’ Retreat The Angelus MAY 2018 Page 5 Regional Encuentro energizes delegation from San Angelo Diocese Editor’s note: This article was compiled from reflections Hispanics/Latinos, especially those living in the periphery Director of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministry in by the Regional Encuentro delegates of the Diocese of of our faith communities. A great joy and spirituality was the Diocese of San Angelo, said, “My area of concentration San Angelo, particularly Deacon Hector Mendez, Rose felt throughout the conference in San Antonio. The pres- at the conference was Young Adults. I was at a table with Mendez, Sister Adelina Garcia, and Juanita Silva. ence of twenty-one bishops from Region X (Texas, delegates from San Antonio, Lubbock, El Paso, Del Rio, Oklahoma, and Arkansas) and His Eminence Cardinal Little Rock, Eagle Pass, and San Angelo (me). All except The Region 10 Encuentro was held in San Antonio, Daniel DiNardo exemplified the unity and support of the two were young adults. I was very impressed by the group. April 13–15, 2018. Twenty-four delegates from the Diocese bishops of the United States, calling all Catholic leaders to They expressed their needs clearly, among them included: of San Angelo attended. A total of 800 delegates were pres- listen with profound attention to the needs, challenges, and search for self-identity, need for small faith communities, ent from Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. aspirations that the growing Hispanic/Latino population better use of social media in communicating, and need for The Diocese of San Angelo has been involved since faces in daily life. 2014 with the V Encuentro process, a program developed Juanita Silva of Midland said, “The conference was (Please see ENCUENTRO/23) by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. very informative; it was a Briefly, The V Encuentro is an initiative of the Bishops of learning experience bringing the United States calling all Catholic leaders to listen with more clarity to the process for profound attention to the needs, challenges, and aspirations those of us who had not partic- that the Catholic family, particularly the growing Hispanic ipated previously. My ministry population, faces in daily life. The V Encuentro especially group was Communication prepares us as a community to better recognize, embrace, and News Media. In our work and promote the many gifts and talents that our Catholic sessions we discovered that a community shares in the life and mission of the Church and wide span exists in the utiliza- in society. tion of media platforms in our The process began on the parish level, and several dioceses and parishes. All parishes throughout the Diocese of San Angelo chose to manner of media are utilized participate. Next, the Diocesan Encuentro was held at Our to some extent in every parish; Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Midland on December 2, however, there are many gaps 2017. The purpose of the regional conference in San in their use to reach the faithful Antonio was to identify the areas of priority that were iden- living in the peripheries, and tified at the diocesan level and identify specific strategies to there seems to be a lack of address the priorities. This information will be submitted to expediency to connect to them. the National Encuentro, which will take place on There is a need to develop and The diocesan delegates to the Regional Encuentro. Front row, left to right: Erica Sotelo, September 20–23, 2018, in Grapevine, Texas. train local leaders in the use of Tereza Rico, Leonor Spencer; middle row, left to right: Virgilio Miguel, Antonio Herrera, The Encuentro process responds to Pope Francis’ invi- multiple-media resources in Bishop Michael Sis, Elizabeth Longoria, Laura Hernandez, Abby Villa, Deacon Clemente tation for us to be missionaries in our faith communities, to both English and Spanish.” Villa, Ismael Sanchez, Aaron Sanchez; back row, left to right: Deacon Hector Mendez, Maria Vasquez, Noemi Avalos, Joanne Herrera, Sylvia Sanchez, Sister Adelina Garcia, empower one another in our faith, and to be all-inclusive of Sister Adelina Garcia, the Rose Mendez, Elsie Arzadon, Linda Navarro, Juanita Silva, Julia Galindo (courtesy photo)

Franciscan Sisters postulant’s Emmaus Multi-school reunion in Amarillo experience in Kaukauna Mission Price Memorial College, St. Mary’s Academy, Alamo Catholic High School, and Holy Cross Catholic Academy will By Postulant Hilda Concepcion Medina only safe hold a joint reunion on the weekend of July 20-21, 2018, in Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity but provid- Amarillo. ed social Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity events for Friday, July 20: Informal meet and greet at the Reception Postulant Hilda Concepcion Medina shares on their resi- Room at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200. Washington 7:00-9:00 her own recent Emmaus experiences at St. Paul dents and Snacks and sodas, tea, beer and wine will be provided. Elder Services in Kaukauna, Wisconsin and her those that life with the Sister Delores Wisnicky and Sister they care Saturday afternoon, TBA: Girls’ Basketball Team luncheon Juden Lang at St. Paul Convent. Medina’s for. with special guest Coach Bill Greenhouse. Anyone who home parish is Our Lady of Guadalupe in It was played basketball for Coach Greenhouse is invited. Please Midland. also com- contact Mary Honea Brewer [email protected]. forting to For my first mission experience, I was sent see how the Saturday evening: Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Church to St. Paul’s in Kaukauna. There I stayed with priest and 4100 S. Coulter at 5:00pm. There will be a section for us to Sister Juden and Sister Delores. I had an brothers sit together. absolutely wonderful time getting to know both came of them. Both, in their own unique way, taught together Saturday night: Dinner/dance at Knights of Columbus Hall me so much about caring for people in differ- during Postulant Hilda enjoying a rhubarb 5818 S. Western. Doors open at 6:20ish. Dinner/dance raspberry pie. (courtesy photo) ent stages of life. I felt very welcomed and Mass; the 7:00-10:00. Fajita dinner with all the trimmings, tea. Cash completely spoiled while in Kaukauna. Both care and bar available. Dance the night away after dinner! Sister Delores and Sister Juden were very open compassion that they showed each other was and willing to answer any questions that I had. magnificent. There was a certain magic in see- Cost for the weekend activities will be $30 person; $50 per It was nice to see how things worked in a ing them all wear their stoles during Mass. couple. Payment due on June 5, 2018. Basketball lunch is smaller convent. Regardless of their mental of physical capabili- not included. Can’t come to both nights’ activities? No prob- The residents at St. Paul’s taught me some- ty, they hadn’t lost who they were in relation- lem! We have a special rate for one night’s activities. thing beautiful as well. We had a lot more in ship to God, and if that not beautiful, then I Reservations/payment for the events to be made to Bea common than I would have assumed. Like don’t know what is. There is something so Arreola-Owen, 2041 Parker Street Amarillo, TX 79109; call myself, some of the residents in the Villa were completely inspiring to me about the way that 806-683-4864 for more information or email adjusting to a new environment, one they had these men have been able to remain in relation- [email protected]. never experience before. They shared their ship with God. These precious moments of experiences with having to give things up and observation were paramount in my Lenten We are still looking for contact information on alumni, former the difficulty we can sometimes face in being journey this year. One, it allowed me to see students, faculty/staff for our directory/database. Please obedient to God and where he has placed us. It outside of myself but it also provided me with send any contact information to 806-683-4864 or was enlightening to see how several of them hope and reminded of the collateral beauty that [email protected]. had come together to truly form a community comes with difficulties. It reminded me that and support system. Part of our human nature with God, there is no pain without purpose and We are also looking for names to add to our deceased is the need for forming meaningful relation- with every struggle that we face there is a cer- classmates page. If you have any names to add, please ships with other people, and it was heart- tain beauty to it. It reminded me to be thankful contact Bea Arreola-Owen. warming to experience a place that was not always. Page 6 MAY 2018 The Angelus Charismatic Renewal at 50 Part two in a three-part series leading to the 50th Jubilee celebration By Msgr. Bernard Gully This led me to my Catholic Bible: “they were all based on prayer and Bible Study including home Pastor, Holy Trinity Parish, Big Spring filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in differ- Masses. In addition to adult groups, we formed a youth ent tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim” ‘comunidad’ also. One of the young men in this ‘comu- Last month Msgr. Larry Droll began with the first (Acts 2:4). nidad’ continued in the diocesan Search for Christian of three articles on the Catholic Charismatic Renewal I came to know them as true and authentic Maturity, went to the seminary and was ordained a and the 50th Jubilee Diocesan Celebration at Holy Christians living a Christian life. “The fruit of the priest for the Diocese of San Angelo. Later he was Angels Parish in San Angelo, July 21, 2018. As I fol- Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, ordained a bishop and now serves in the Diocese of low up this month, this has been “a walk down memo- faithfulness, gentleness, self-control” (Gal 5:22-23). Austin — Bishop Joe Vasquez! ry lane” for me. I asked them to pray with me to receive the full We can see much of this outpouring of the Holy My introduction likewise began in power of the Holy Spirit to produce these fruits of the Spirit through the Second Vatican Council. In Lumen Odessa shortly after I was named pas- Holy Spirit in my life as a priest. Little by little I began Gentium (Dogmatic Constitution of the Church) we tor of St. Joseph, St. Anthony, and St. to pray and sing in some unknown languages with read “Christ is the Light of all nations. Hence this most Martin de Porres churches in the sum- great joy and with increasing freedom. sacred Synod, which has been gathered in the Holy mer of 1967. I was ordained five years We began prayer meetings and Bible Study in our Spirit, eagerly desires to shed on all men that radiance but now installed as pastor for the first parish and the people were hungry for the Word of of His which brightens the countenance of the church. time. Father John Waldron was also God. We began in different people’s homes, at 10:00 This it will do by proclaiming the Gospel to every appointed. We were both happy to Gully a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. as people were able to creature (cf Mk 16:15).” serve the people of South Odessa. come. There was no clear teaching from the Catholic Even on March 12, 1992, Pope John Paul II spoke While there I met a family from Midland who Church early on, so there were some difficulties. For to the International Council of the Catholic Renewal in invited me to a “prayer meeting” at their home — John example, we used a Spanish edition of the New Rome: “At this moment in the church’s history, the and Jan Leary. At first, I was shy meeting and praying Testament in a simpler language, “Dios Llega al Charismatic Renewal can play a significant role in pro- with people spontaneously and singing together. This Hombre.” Our Diocesan Bishop Stephen Leven helped moting the much-needed defense of Catholic life in included people of other religions. This was somewhat clarify this and other questions leading to his encour- societies where secularism and materialism have weak- a shock since my seminary formation was all before agement. ened many people’s ability to respond to the Spirit and the Second Vatican Council — therefore very formal. Three years later, in 1970, I was transferred to discern God’s loving call. Your contribution ... will be These people were joyfully praising God spontaneously Abilene as pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, where made in the first place by personal witness to the — calling to God as Father, as Jesus and Holy Spirit, in we began Bible Study and prayer meetings with new indwelling Spirit and by showing forth His presence different languages and “tongues.” enthusiasm. We formed Small Faith Communities through words of holiness and solidarity.” The Angelus MAY 2018 Page 7 Droll Scholarship accepting applications SAN ANTONIO — Catholic Life Insurance is now accepting applica- tions for the Rev. Msgr. Larry J. Droll Scholarship for the Catholic Laity. The Rev. Msgr. Larry J. Droll Scholarship fund provides for two $2,000 scholar- ships to assist lay Catholic men and women pursuing graduate degrees with the intention of helping them qualify for parish and diocesan min- istry position. The scholarships will be awarded to practicing Roman Catholic appli- cants who have already earned a bach- elor’s degree, are currently enrolled in Catholic graduate programs in theolo- gy or religious studies, and plan to seek employment in a parish or dio- cese. The scholarship is not intended for those seeking to become Catholic school teachers, Catholic school administrators, seminarians, members of religious orders, or permanent dea- cons. Applicants must reside in the states of Texas, Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Mississippi, or Louisiana. For more information on Catholic Life Insurance, visit their website at www.cliu.com. Full rules of eligibility and an application for the Rev. Msgr. Larry J. Droll Scholarship can be found by navigating to “Giving Back,” Romelia Rey at a retirement banquet in her honor in San Angelo, Diocesan Finance Officer Steve McKay, center, enjoys lunch with then “Faith-Based Scholarships.” April 12. Romie worked as an assistant in the diocesan Office of participants at the Parish Finance Workshop at Holy Family Parish Applications are due September Evangelization and Catechesis for seven and a half years. in Abilene, April 11. The finance office held one workshop in each (Angelus photo) of the three deaneries of the diocese. (courtesy photo) 15, 2018. Page 8 MAY 2018 The Angelus Speaking of Saints Italian doctor dedicates self to religious life of helping the suffering By Mary Lou Gibson

Erminio Filippo Pampuri was born in Trivolizi, Italy, in 1897, the 10th child of a prosperous family. He was only three years old when his mother died and he was sent to Torino, Italy, to live with his grandfather. It was there that he received his introduction to medical practices from his Uncle Carlo. This was the start of the young boy’s love of serving the sick. He was 18 when he entered the University of Pavia to study medicine. Matthew Bunson writes in John Paul II’s Book of Saints that he had previously thought about becoming a foreign mission- ary but chose medicine instead. When his sister entered the convent, he became a Franciscan tertiary saluting her for full com- Gibson mitment to the religious life. His medical studies were interrupted by Legion of Mary groups from San Angelo and Abilene at their annual flower offering in the Acies ceremony, in World War I. Bunson writes that he was conscripted into the which the legionaries consecrate themselves to Mary, April 7 at Sacred Heart Parish in Abilene. (courtesy photo) army and served as a sergeant in the medical corps working in field hospitals, receiving a decoration for conspicuous bravery. Erminio resumed his medical studies in 1918 and graduat- Fr. Knick and Sandie Knickerbocker ed in medicine and surgery in 1921. After completing his internship, he was registered at Pavia University as a general practitioner and surgeon. Equally or unequally yoked? Even though his professional schedule was busy, Tom By Fr. Knick and Sandie Knickerbocker choice of a marriage partner. Cowan writes in The Way of the Saints that Erminio was Essentially, being equally yoked is about spir- devoted to parish life and founded a Catholic Action group. We exult in the Great Fifty Days of Easter, itual compatibility, whether it is close friendship, He was also active in the Conference of St. Vincent de Paul spring, new life, and love that is in the air! Guys dating, or marriage. Being equally yoked means and other service organizations. In Milan, Erminio founded the are reveling in their relationships with their girl- sharing the same spiritual identity, valuing the Band of Pius X, a group dedicated to medical care for the friends and girls with their boyfriends. Engaged same spiritual legacy, and pursuing the same spir- poor. He also worked to raise funds to provide food and cloth- couples are caught up in itual goals: sharing the same spiritual identity ing to the needy. wedding plans and anticipate because we have been baptized into Christ and he He once wrote to his sister: “Pray that pride, selfishness, wedding bells ringing in their is the center and foundation of our lives; valuing future. Thanks to the FOC- the same spiritual legacy by having a mutual and any other evil passion will not prevent me from always CUS inventory and Engaged vision of the Holy Trinity, Scripture and seeing the suffering of Christ in my patients, treating him and Encounter they are celebrat- Tradition; pursuing the same spiritual goals by comforting him.” ing their relationship, learn- wanting what God wants for our lives, his will in He began to think more about a religious vocation and in ing more about each other, all things. We are to love each other into whole 1927 he became a Hospitaller of St. John of God. They were a and reconciling differences. and holy persons as we help each other to the full- religious community that ran hospitals and cared for the sick. Are the concepts of equally ness of salvation (Categories from Phylicia Erminio took his vows in 1928 with the name Riccardo or unequally yoked relevant Masonheimer's blog). (Richard), dedicating his medical skills entirely to the service Fr. Knick and Sandie to friendship, dating, and Should you break off a friendship or break up of Christ and his poor. Knickerbocker marriage relationships? What with a girlfriend or boyfriend — or fiancée — if Riccardo was appointed the director of the dental clinic do these concepts mean, and you are not equally yoked? Are you willing to what are the implications? compromise your faith in order to be in a relation- attached to the St. John of God Brothers’ Hospital at Brescia. The Scripture usually referred to is II ship? Since our primary relationship is with the His work among the sick became well known and he soon had Corinthians 6:14-16. St. Paul writes, "Do not be Lord, we should ask, "What is God's heart, will, a reputation for his healing skill as a doctor and for his sancti- unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what part- and mind about this relationship"? Does it glorify ty. Cowan writes that mothers brought their babies and young nership have righteousness and iniquity? Or what God? Is this a person God would want me to children to him just to be touched. They credited him with fellowship has light with darkness? What accord marry? Is this the person I want to be the calming their children down after they had contact with him. has Christ with Be'lial? Or what has a believer in father/mother of our children? A temporary heart- He managed to work for a few more years before the common with an unbeliever? What agreement has break is better than a lifetime of regret. Being pleurisy that he contracted during the war began to worsen. He the temple of God with idols? For we are the tem- equally yoked is not meant to hinder our friend- moved to Milan for treatment but he soon developed pneumo- ple of the living God; as God said, 'I will live in ships or dating but is meant for our protection. nia and prophesied when he would die. He died in the hospital them and move among them, and I will be their Being unequally yoked is riskier than you think. of his order on May 1, 1930. His body was taken back to God, and they shall be my people' " (RSVCE). In Matthew 6:33 Jesus tells us, "Seek first his St. Paul is admonishing Christians not to have kingdom and his righteousness, and all these Trivolizi where he was born. It remains there in a chapel dedi- improper associations with pagan unbelievers. things shall be yours as well." We want to love cated to him. However, in a broader sense, this means that those and be loved, but it is impossible to experience a Riccardo (Richard) Pampuri was beatified by Pope John with whom we associate and, especially, our close lasting, healthy love centered in Christ's love for Paul II in 1981 and canonized by him on November 1, 1989. relationships affect us, so we should choose them us unless the other person's life is also centered in Today the more than 1,000 brothers in the Hospitaller wisely. As Catholic Christians, our beliefs, Christ — his will and his way. As we read from Order of St. John of God offer a wide range of health and morals, values, and priorities are important con- St. Paul in II Corinthians quoted above, how can social services in 52 countries on five continents. siderations. Our friendships draw us closer to righteousness and iniquity, light and darkness Christ or pull us away. "Bad company ruins good Mary Lou Gibson writes about the saints for the West morals" (I Cor. 15:33). Dating choices lead to the (Please see KNICKERBOCKERS/21) Texas Angelus from her home in Austin. The Angelus MAY 2018 Page 9 Feels like home to me

By Jimmy Patterson — we find that most people we run into on the road fall into the “I have always Editor’s note: Jimmy Patterson is the wanted to do that” column. former editor of the West Texas Before I go on, though, I should be Angelus. He and his wife, Karen, are honest and say there are some days I get traveling the country in 2018, writing up and cannot seem to justify to myself and photographing their experiences. this turn our lives has taken. Was it self- You can read and see more at their Livin' The Dash blog at jimmyleepatter- ish? Irresponsible? Impulsive? Did Karen son.wordpress.com. and I really hear God telling us to go for it, or did we just think we heard his voice Late last year, when Karen and I began so we could self-approve all of this? sharing with people that we I guess it all depends on the outcome. were going to sell our house On what we do with it and the impact we and leave behind all our pos- have during and afterward. And on how sessions to see God’s cre- we utilize the God-given opportunities we ation one state at a time — have to share with others. If we just sit we usually received one of around every day in our bathrobes smok- two responses. People would ing cigars and watching soaps and “Survivor” reruns, it will have all been a either say, “I have always Patterson wanted to do that,” or they waste. But if we go, do — and share — would smile big, turn their head slightly then that was indeed God’s voice we Nelly Diaz, Supervisor of Immigration Services for the Diocese of San Angelo in askew and say, “Wow.” The “wows” were heard. Abilene and San Angelo, was honored by the City of Abilene as a recipient of the Lording over me — or some days just “Women” Agents of Change award on April 14. Presented by mayor Anthony basically those who thought we were nuts. Williams, the award recognizes contributions to the community. (courtesy photo) The “I have always wanted to do that” lingering — is the little question of securi- camp was made up of the dreamers. ty. Having it versus leaving it. But security Diaz says she was honored to be recognized for her passion of “helping people Now that we are doing this — by of countries from all over the world make their dreams a reality. I am merely an changing “dream” to “plan” in our mindset (Please see PATTERSON/21) instrument of God, through him all things are possible.”

Msgr. Benedict Zientek to Stay Connected with the celebrate 60 years of priesthood Diocese of San Angelo Cathedral to host anniversary Mass for ‘Father Z’ in May SAN ANGELO — Msgr. Benedict Zientek, a In June of 1977, Father Z was named pastor retired priest of the Diocese of San Angelo, will of St. Joseph Parish in Rowena (30 miles from celebrate the 60th anniversary of his ordination San Angelo), birthplace of Bonnie Parker of DOSA Mail with a Mass at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Bonnie and Clyde fame. in San Angelo on Sunday, May 27, at 6:00 p.m. On April 25, 1979, upon the retirement of The official Flocknote of the Diocese of San Msgr. Zientek will be the celebrant; Bishop Bishop Stephan Leven, Father Zientek was elect- Michael Sis will serve as the homilist at the Mass. ed Administrator of the Diocese of San Angelo Angelo. Receive texts or emails with important Msgr. Benedict J. Zientek was born on until the appointment of Bishop Joseph Fiorenza, news, updates, and messages from the December 28, 1932, on a farm two miles east of who was the new Bishop of San Angelo, on diocese. Brenham, Texas, between Old Chappell Hill Road October 25, 1979. and Mustang Road. From April 1979 until October 1979, Father He attended first grade through eighth grade Zientek drove from Rowena to the Bishop’s office Two ways to join: (1939-1947) at St. Mary's School in Brenham. in San Angelo five days a week — 30 miles each 1) Text DOSA to 84567 From September 1947 to May 1951, he attended way. high school at St. John's Minor Seminary in San In 1987, Father Zientek became a pastor of St. OR Antonio, Texas. From 1951 to 1954, he attended Mary's in Brownwood, where he started out on his 2) Visit https://app.flocknote.com/dosamail St. Mary's Seminary in La Porte, Texas. From first assignment. September 1954 to May 1958, he attended New On January 23, 2003, Father Zientek was St. Mary’s Seminary on Memorial Drive, named a Monsignor by St. John Paul II, along Houston, Texas. with six other priests of the San Angelo Diocese. Father Zientek was ordained a priest on May In May 2003, Father Z retired at the age of 24, 1958, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Austin, Texas, 70. He returned to Brenham, his hometown, Social Media by Bishop Louis J. Reicher (the first Bishop of where he lived on his 20-acre ranch, which he Austin). inherited from his parents. There were seven chil- Diocese of San Angelo on Facebook: Father Zientek's first assignment was assistant dren and each inherited 20 acres. He calls it a pastor to St. Mary's in Brownwood, Texas. In ranch because an Irish priest said "oh my Lord, https://www.facebook.com/DioceseofSanAngelo 1961 the Diocese of San Angelo was formed; four you live on a ranch?" In Ireland, 20 acres might of the northwest counties that were then part of be a "ranch." the Diocese of Austin went to the new Diocese of In January of 2017, Father Z moved to Kruse Bishop Michael Sis on Twitter: San Angelo. Brownwood (Brown County) went to Village, an assisted living facility, at the sugges- @SABishopMike the new diocese. tion of his doctor, who told him that living alone In May 1962, “Father Z," as he was known, was no longer feasible. was named pastor of St. Joseph’s Parish in Rotan, Father Zientek remains active in the local Texas (60 miles west of Abilene). He was in church. “At age 85, I can say ‘Thank your Lord charge of two mission churches: St. Mary's in for another day each morning.’ When I first On the Web Aspermont, Texas, and Sacred Heart near Hamlin, retired, I was able to substitute on weekends for Texas. The first Bishop of San Angelo was Bishop priest in different parishes. I can no longer do that Thomas Drury, a priest from the Amarillo diocese. since I am not allowed to drive. On the second www.sanangelodiocese.org In 1965 to 1967, Father Z was pastor of St. Sunday of each month, I have Mass at Sacred Mary's in Odessa, Texas, and from 1967 to 1977 Heart Church in Latium, Texas. Someone always rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral in downtown San picks me up, I say Mass, and someone brings me Angelo. back in time for lunch.” Page 10 MAY 2018 The Angelus Marian Conference — May 18–20, 2018 San Angelo, Texas

Todos están invitados a la dedicación de Comienzos Históricos de San Ángelo, Everyone is invited to the dedication of honorando la Dama Azul, Sor María de Jesús Historic Beginnings of San Angelo, honoring de Ágreda, una Conferencia Mariana, Ballet y the Lady in Blue, Sister María de Jesús of Musical de la Dama Azul, un programa Ágreda, featuring a Marian Conference, The espectacular de la película documental, y la Lady in Blue Musical Ballet, a spectacular inauguración de las program on the documentary film, and the estatuas de la Dama Azul, un indio Jumano, y unveiling of the statues of the Lady in Blue, a una niña Jumana. Jumano brave, and a Jumano girl child.

18-20 de Mayo de 2018, en San Ángelo May 18th-20th, 2018, in San Angelo

Pláticas serán presentadas por: Guest speakers will include: Vice-Postulador Padre Stefano M. Cecchin, Vice-Postulator Fr. Stefano M. Cecchin, OFM, OFM, de Roma; Obispo Michael Sis; Obispo from Rome; Bishop Michael Sis; Bishop Emérito Michael Pfeifer, OMI; Padre Edward Emeritus Michael Pfeifer, OMI; Fr. Edward Looney; Marilyn Fedewa; Prof.a Gloria Dodd; Looney; Marilyn Fedewa; Dr. Gloria Dodd; Vic Vic Payne – escultor de las estatuas; Victor Payne – sculptor of statues; and Victor Mancilla – productor de la película Mancilla – documentary producer. documental. For more information, please visit Para más información, favor de visitar http://www.ladyinblue2018.com/ http://www.ladyinblue2018.com/ or call 325-657-7099, or email o llamar a 325-657-7099, o mandar correo [email protected] electrónico a [email protected]

For a full schedule of events, see Page 22 The Angelus MAY 2018 Page 11 DIOCESAN BRIEFS Sacred Heart Youth Spaghetti/Lasagna Dinner Sacred Heart youth will host their Spaghetti/Lasagna Fundraiser Dinner on May 19, 2018, at Sacred Heart Gym, 20 E. Beauregard Ave, San Angelo, Texas, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The all you can eat famous homemade spaghetti/lasagna dinner for only $8 adult/$5 child plate. We will also have a talent show and dessert auction. All the proceeds go towards the youth summer trips. Come enjoy a delicious meal and talent show and purchase beautiful desserts while supporting our youth. St. Margaret of Scotland Festival St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church will be having its spring festival on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at the Columbus Hall, 3636 N. Bryant, San Angelo, TX 76903. They will have a delicious BBQ brisket dinner being served from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. for only $10.00 per adult plate and $6.00 per child plate. They will also have plates to go at $10.00 each. The Festival will run from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. with activities such a raffle, bingo, auction, silent auction, and games for all ages. Come for a day of family fun and fellowship. FMI contact St. Margaret’s 651-4633. 2018 San Angelo Catholic Women’s Conference Save the Date — Friday, September 28 to Saturday, September 29, 2018 The 3rd annual Catholic Women’s Conference will be held in San Angelo at the McNease Convention Center on September 28 and 29, 2018. Featured speakers for this year are Heather Renshaw, Marge Fenelon, and Julie Alexander. Please SAVE THE DATE! More information coming soon! For more information, contact the Heart of JMJ (Jesus Mary Joseph) Foundation at www.heartjmj.org. To Report Sexual Abuse The Catholic Diocese of San Angelo is firmly committed to creating and maintaining the safest possible environment for our children and vulnerable adults. If you or someone you know has been sexually abused by anyone who serves the Church, and you need a place to talk with someone about your feelings of betrayal or hurt by the Church, we are here to help you. To report incidents, call Lori Hines, Victim Assistance Coordinator, 325- 374-7609 (cell), or write Diocese of San Angelo, Victim Assistance Ministry, PO Box 1829, San Angelo, TX 76902. If the incident occurred outside this diocese, our Victim Assistance Coordinator will assist in bringing your concern to the attention of the appropriate diocese. Please keep in mind that one always has the right to report abuse to civil authorities, and civil law requires that any abuse of a minor must be reported. Para Reportar Abuso Sexual La Diócesis Católica de San Ángelo está firmemente comprometida a crear y manten- er el ambiente más seguro posible para nuestros niños y adultos vulnerables. Si usted o alguien que usted conoce ha sido víctima de abuso sexual por cualquier persona que sirve a la Iglesia, y necesita un lugar para hablar con alguien sobre sus sentimientos de traición o herido por la Iglesia, estamos aquí para ayudarle. Para reportar incidentes, llame a Lori Hines, Coordinadora de Asistencia a Víctimas, 325-374-7609 (celular), o escriba a la Diócesis de San Ángelo, Ministerio de Asistencia a Víctimas, PO Box 1829, San Ángelo, TX 76902. Si el incidente ocurrió fuera de esta diócesis, nuestra Coordinadora de Asistencia a Victimas le ayudará a traer su preocupación a la atención de la diócesis correspondiente. Por favor, tenga en cuenta que uno siempre tiene el dere- cho de reportar el abuso a las autoridades civiles, y la ley civil requiere que cualquier abuso de un menor de edad debe ser reportado. Page 12 MAY 2018 The West Texas Angelus MAY 2018 Page 13

First Communion (at right) and Confirmation (below) at St. Lawrence Parish near Garden City. (photos by Tiffany Matschek)

Blessing of The Way Retreat Center in Midland, May 1. (photo by Alan Torre, APTorre Photography)

Around Spring Festival at St. Mary Parish in Odessa, April 7. (photo by Alan Torre, APTorre Photography) the Diocese

Confirmation at St. Joseph Parish in Stanton (at left), during which Nadia Monique Lerma was recognized for having received the Timothy Award from the Diocese of San Angelo. (photos by Alan Torre, APTorre Photography)

For more information on the Timothy Award, see RCIA candidates, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Andrews, March 31. (courtesy photo) Page 4.

Employee Easter picnic at Christ the King Retreat Center in San Angelo, April 5. (courtesy photo) Page 14 MAY 2018 The Angelus Vatican Fact: The Truth does set us free By Helen Osman or disagree? Am I being psychologically since the Second Vatican Council — manipulated by those whose goal is to even in this year’s World President Donald Trump has made encourage polarization and division? Communications Day message — has “fake news” such an urgent topic that When I told a friend on Facebook that gone largely unheeded, some Catholic Pope Francis addressed it in his message the post he had shared was completely leaders are championing catechetical for World Communications Day, which fabricated, his reply was “I don’t care; I endeavors in this arena. I hope we can is on May 13 this year. still think [the politician] is an idiot.” If make media literacy a mandatory part of Fake news is not new, of course. we believe the truth sets us free (Jn young people’s education — including in Scripture reminds us lies have been with 8:32), what happens to us when we stifle their faith formation, and I encourage my us since the Garden of Eden. And the truth with false memes, prejudice and fellow “digital immigrants” to become whether it is government propaganda, our stubborn ignorance? more skilled in media literacy. corporate cover up, yellow journalism, 2. What’s the source? Does the We need to understand the difference petty gossip, or the devil, manipulating article cite any experts? If so, are they between raw, unmediated information the truth has never ended well. real experts, or just someone being quot- (sometimes outright “alternative facts”) While fake news is as old as humani- ed? If it sounds too ridiculous to be true, and independent, verified reporting. We ty, what’s new is social media and its I trust my own intelligence. While the also need to accept the responsibility that ability to amplify everything, regardless number of websites claiming to be news comes with the ability to create our own of its truthfulness. “‘Fake news’ often sites has grown astronomically, very few media, using our smartphones. Mass goes viral, spreading so fast that it is employ journalistic technique, which communication allowed us to be some- hard to stop,” Pope Francis writes, includes checking accuracy and offering what passive recipients of information. “because it appeals to the insatiable diverse views. Journalists aren’t perfect, Digital media, by its very nature, greed so easily aroused in human but their professional reputation is what requires us to be active sharers of infor- beings.” He warns that viral lies make us keeps them employed. I try to take a few mation. Our faith compels us to be ethi- victims of “the deceptive power of evil.” minutes to check the post against a rep- cal and morally sound in our contribu- The world is an extremely complex utable fact-checking website. tions. place, and the simple answers we find on Professional journalists have nothing to Facebook and Twitter are so very tempt- gain — and we lose our souls — by The World Communications Day ing. Here’s two points I try to remember spreading lies. message can be found on the Vatican’s before I hit the “share” button: It’s encouraging to know more uni- website at www.vatican.va. Helen Osman 1. What’s the motive? Is the con- versities are offering media literacy is president of the World Association of tent presented so that it takes only a sec- courses. Although the Holy See’s ongo- Catholic Communicators, or SIGNIS ond or two for me to vehemently agree ing call for media literacy expressed (www.signis.net). El papa: El cielo es un Pope: Heaven is an encuentro con Jesús encounter with Jesus, not a boring waiting room Por Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service By Junno Arocho Esteves CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — El cielo no es una existen- Catholic News Service cia eternamente aburrida, sino la culminación de un viaje hacia un encuentro prometido con el Señor, dijo el papa Francisco. VATICAN CITY — Heaven is not an eternally dull exis- Aunque los cristianos podrían saber muy bien que su meta tence but rather the completion of a journey toward a promised es ir al cielo, "empezamos a patinar" cuando se nos pregunta encounter with the Lord, Pope Francis said. "¿qué es el cielo?", dijo el papa en su homilía del 27 de abril Although Christians may know full well that their goal is to durante la Misa en la Casa Santa Marta. go to heaven, "we begin to slip" when asked, "What is heaven," "Muchas veces pensamos en un cielo abstracto, un cielo the pope said in his homily April 27 during Mass at Domus lejano, un cielo… 'sí, se está bien allí'. Pero algunos podrían Sanctae Marthae. pensar '¿no será un poco aburrido estar allí toda la eternidad?'. "Many times, we think of an abstract heaven, a faraway No, eso no es el cielo", él dijo. heaven, a heaven that we say 'yes, its fine.' But some may think: La homilía del papa Francisco se centró en la primera lec- 'Isn't it a little boring being there for all eternity?' No, that is not tura del día de los Hechos de los Apóstoles, donde san Pablo heaven," he said. proclama "que la promesa que Dios hizo a nuestros padres nos Pope Francis' homily focused on the day's first reading from la ha cumplido" a través de la resurrección de Jesús. the Acts of the Apostle, in which St. Paul proclaims "that what Confiar que Dios cumple sus promesas, él dijo, pone a los God promised our fathers he has brought to fulfillment" through cristianos en el camino "hacia un encuentro: el encuentro Jesus' resurrection. definitivo con Jesús. El cielo es el encuentro con Jesús". Trusting God to fulfill his promises, he said, puts Christians El papa Francisco dijo que durante este viaje Jesús "no se on a path "toward an encounter, the definitive encounter with queda sentado esperándome, sino que, como afirma el Jesus. Heaven is the encounter with Jesus." Evangelio, trabaja para nosotros. Él mismo lo dice: 'Creed en Pope Francis said that during this journey, Jesus "isn't sitting Dios y creed también en mí porque voy a prepararte un lugar". there waiting for me but, as the Gospel says, he works for us. Jesús reza por todos los que entran en este camino hacia el He himself said, 'Have faith in me' and 'I will prepare a place for cielo. Sin embargo, dijo el papa, los cristianos tienen que con- you.'" tinuar recordándose a sí mismos que "él es fiel" y que Jesus prays for all who embark on this path toward heaven. cumplirá su promesa. However, the pope said, Christians must continue to remind "El cielo será ese encuentro, un encuentro con el Señor themselves that "he is faithful" and that he will fulfill his prom- que fue allí a preparar ese lugar, el encuentro de cada uno de ise. nosotros. Y esto nos da confianza, hace crecer la confianza", él "Heaven will be that encounter, an encounter with the Lord dijo. who has gone there to prepare the place, the encounter with each "Que el Señor nos dé esa conciencia de estar en camino one of us. And this gives us confidence; it makes trust grow," he con esa promesa. Que el Señor nos dé esta gracia: de mirar said. arriba y pensar: 'El Señor está rezando por mí'", dijo el papa "May the Lord give us this awareness of being on a journey Francisco. with this promise. May the Lord give us this grace: to look up and think: 'The Lord is praying for me,'" Pope Francis said. The Angelus MAY 2018 Page 15 Nation Mother killed on Southwest flight was firm believer in Catholic schools By Carol Zimmermann state. Catholic News Service She was still on the board of directors at The Catholic Foundation, a nonprofit Santa Fe arch- WASHINGTON — Tributes from business lead- diocesan organization that links donors to parishes, ers and politicians alike described Jennifer Riordan schools and organizations in need, and had planned -- the 43-year-old passenger who died April 17 to attend a meeting with the group in late April. from injuries suffered on Southwest Flight 1380 Ed Larranaga, the foundation's president, said when its engine exploded -- as a devoted mother, he asked Riordan, who had been his friend for 15 community leader, mentor and volunteer. years, if she'd be on the board, but he also won- Riordan, a Wells Fargo executive from New dered if she'd even have time because she did so Mexico, was a "thoughtful leader who has long much. been a part of the fabric of our community," said "She was just thoughtful and probably the most Tim Keller, the mayor of Albuquerque. Susana positive person I've ever met," he told Catholic Martinez, governor of New Mexico, described her News Service April 19, adding that people who as "an incredible woman who put her family and didn't know her well might have thought she was community first." fake because "no one could be that positive and But statements about Riordan that were closer upbeat." to home for the parishioner of Our Lady of the Riordan told him over a year ago that Catholic Annunciation Catholic Church in Albuquerque and education saved her life, saying she had been mother of two children at Annunciation School "going down a path with other people and friends" were issued by her family, who called her their and her mom changed that direction by sending her "bedrock," and her children's school, which to a Catholic school. described Riordan as an "integral member of our So even though she had a lot going on, she school community." wanted to help Catholic schools through the foun- Riordan, who grew up in Vermont, attended dation and by sending her children to Catholic Christ the King Elementary School in Burlington school, he said. and graduated from Vermont's Colchester High "Jennifer wanted to do things to make a differ- School in 1992. She married her high school sweet- ence, not just at work and in the community, but heart, Michael Riordan, in 1996 at Christ the King Jennifer Riordan is seen in this 2015 file photo. Riordan, a just in general, she wanted to make things better," Catholic wife and mother from Albuquerque, N.M., was a Church, according to the Burlington Free Press passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight and died from Larranaga said. daily newspaper. injuries she suffered when one of the plane's engines broke And that spirit continues. Earlier that day, he The couple had spent nearly two decades living apart and burst into the cabin through a window. (CNS received a phone call from someone in Michigan in Albuquerque. Michael is a former chief operat- photo/Marla Brose, Albuquerque Journal) who didn't know Riordan but wanted to do some- ing officer for the city of Albuquerque and Jennifer never be fully measured." thing in her honor. The donor, who attended was a vice president for community relations with It also called her "the bedrock of our family. Catholic schools, said he was impressed by what he Wells Fargo bank. She and Mike wrote a love story unlike any other. read about her. She was returning from a business trip in New Her beauty and love is evident through her chil- "That's just the type of person she was," always York when the plane was forced to make an emer- dren," and the statement asked that in her memory making a difference, is Larranaga's view of the gency landing in Philadelphia after its engine people remember to "always be kind, loving, caring phone call. exploded in midair and shrapnel hit the plane and sharing." He said even though there will likely be a pri- breaking the window beside her. The statement echoes Riordan's own advice vate funeral for Riordan, he is sure there will be a Riordan was pronounced dead at a hospital from what she said in 2015 after she was presented public memorial as well at the convention center from blunt trauma to her head, neck and torso, a the Bill Daniels Award for Ethical Young because her "impact was that great." spokesman for the Philadelphia Department of Leadership by the Samaritan Counseling Ethics in - - - Health announced April 19. Business Awards. Follow Zimmermann on Twitter:@carolmaczim. As news of the tragedy spread, the assistant "As a parent, I've said to my kids, 'Be kind, principal at Annunciation School where the two loving, caring and sharing, Riordan children attend, sent an email to parents and all good things will confirming Riordan's death and simply adding: "At come to you,'" Riordan told this point, the family needs all the prayers we can the Albuquerque Journal, offer." about the award. "Integrity Santa Fe Archbishop John C. Wester said: "Our embodies the spirit of those hearts go out to the family of Jennifer Riordan, four things, as well as high who lost her life yesterday, April 17, during the morals. It's about knowing tragic plane accident." The archbishop also said he the difference between would "pray for the repose of her soul and for her right and wrong, and dear loved ones." choosing to do what's right, Annunciation School posted a statement on its even when it's very diffi- Facebook page saying the school was "devastated cult to do what's right." to lose an integral member of our school communi- Not only was Riordan ty," noting that Riordan often volunteered at the dedicated to her job and school and also served on its consultative council. school volunteering, but "She was seen on campus almost daily support- she also volunteered with ing her beautiful children. She provided encourage- several local nonprofit ment to everyone with whom she came in contact. groups and boards. Her positive motivating spirit will be missed," the She served on the statement added before concluding with the prom- boards of Junior ise that the school community would "keep Jennifer Achievement of New and her family in prayer." Mexico and New Mexico Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board examine damage to the engine of a Southwest Airlines plane in Philadelphia April 17. Flight 1380 took off that A statement issued by the Riordan family said: First and was appointed by morning from LaGuardia in New York, bound for Dallas, when the engine broke apart in "Jennifer's vibrancy, passion and love infused our New Mexico's governor to midair and burst through a window, sucking passenger Jennifer Riordan partially out. community and reached across our country. Her a board focused on boost- She later died from her injuries. Riordan was a parishioner at Annunciation Catholic Church in Albuquerque, N.M., the Archdiocese of Santa Fe said in a statement. (CNS impact on everything and everyone she touched can ing volunteerism in the photo/NTSB handout via Reuters) Page 16 MAY 2018 The Angelus Catholic Voices When Time Stands Still By Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI an experience of time as it will be experi- pure wonder, pure admiration, ecstatic – and unimaginable happiness. That is enced in eternity. For Lohfink, we experi- awe, entirely stripped of our own why there is also a form of adoration that The theory of relativity tells us that ence this whenever we’re in adoration. heartaches, headaches, and idiosyncratic uses no words. In it I hold out my own space and time are not what they appear For him, the highest form of prayer is focus. God’s person, beauty, goodness, life to God, in silence, and with it the to be. They’re relative, meaning that they adoration. But what does it mean to and truth overwhelm us so as to take our whole world, knowing God as Creator, as don’t always function in the same way “adore” God and why is that the highest minds off of ourselves and leave us stand- Lord, as the one to whom belongs all and they aren’t always experienced in the form of prayer? Lohfink answers: “In ing outside of ourselves. honor and praise. Adoration is the obla- same way. Time can stand adoration we ask nothing more of God. And being free of our own selves is tion of one’s life to God. Adoration is sur- still. When I lament before God it is usually the very definition of ecstasy (from the render. Adoration means entrusting one- Or can it? This side my own suffering that is the starting Greek, EK STASIS, to stand outside one- self entirely to God. As we dwell in ado- of eternity, it would seem point. Even when I petition God, the self.) Thus, to be in adoration is to be in ration, eternity begins – an eternity that not. Ever since the uni- occasion is often my own problem. I need ecstasy – though, admittedly, that’s gener- does not withdraw from the world but verse started with a mam- something from God. And even when I ally not how we imagine ecstasy today. opens to it utterly.” moth explosion some thank God, unfortunately I am usually For us, ecstasy is commonly imagined as Time can stand still! And it stands 13.8 billion years ago the thankful for something I have received. an earthshaking standing inside of our- still when we’re in pure admiration, in clock has been running But when I adore, I let go of myself and selves, idiosyncrasy in its peak expres- awe, in wonder, in adoration. In those non-stop, like a merciless look only to God.” sion. But true ecstasy is the opposite. It’s moments we stand outside of ourselves, in meter, moving relentlessly Rolheiser Admittedly, lament, petition, and adoration. the purest form of love that exists. At that forwards. thanksgiving are high forms of prayer. An Moreover, for Lohfink, not only is moment too we are in heaven, not having However, our faith suggests that time old, classical, and very good, definition of adoration the only true form of ecstasy, a foretaste of heaven, but actually being will be different in eternity, so different in prayer defines prayer as “lifting mind and it’s also a way of being in heaven already in heaven. Eternity will be like that, one fact that we cannot now even imagine heart to God”, and what’s in our hearts right now and of experiencing time as it moment like a thousand years and a thou- how it will be in heaven. As St. Paul tells virtually at all times is some form of will be in heaven. Here’s how he puts it: sand years like one moment. us in his letter to the Corinthians: Eye has lament, petition, or thanksgiving. “In the miracle of adoration we are When we adore, time stands still – not seen, nor ear heard, neither have Moreover, Jesus invites us to ask God for already with God, entirely with God, and and we’re in heaven! entered into the heart of man, the things whatever is in our heart at a given the boundary between time and eternity is which God has prepared for them that moment: “Ask and you will receive.” removed. It is true that we cannot now - - - love him. How will time be experienced Lament, petition, and thanksgiving are comprehend that adoring God will be end- in heaven? As we’ve just affirmed, that good forms of prayer; but, in praying less bliss. We always want to be doing Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theolo- cannot be imagined now. them, we’re still focused in some manner something. We want to criticize, inter- gian, teacher, and award-winning author, Or can it? In a wonderful new book on ourselves, on our needs and our joys. vene, change, improve, shape. And rightly is President of the Oblate School of on the Resurrection and Eternal Life, Is However in adoration we look to God so! That is our duty. But in death, when Theology in San Antonio, TX. This All There Is, the renowned German or at some attribute of God (beauty, good- we come to God, that all ceases. Then He can be contacted through his web- scripture scholar, Gerhard Lohfink, sug- ness, truth, or oneness) so strongly that our existence will be pure astonishment, site www.ronrolheiser.com or gests that we can and sometimes do have everything else drops away. We stand in pure looking, pure praise, pure adoration www.facebook.com/ronrolheiser. The most unexpectedly religious film of the year By Most Reverend Robert Barron and three small children, making their reflective horror movies are evocative of horror, trapped in an abandoned car, one Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles quiet way through a beautiful but danger- those things that frighten us the most: ill- of the beasts clawing at them through the ous open country. When the youngest of ness, failure, our own wickedness, death roof, like the T-Rex in Jurassic Park. [Editor’s note: Bishop Barron’s article this the kids flips a switch on his toy rocket, itself. How wonderful that a Hollywood After mouthing the words, "I love you; I month discusses plot details of the movie A causing buzzing sound to pierce the movie would suggest that what is needed have always loved you" to his daughter, Quet Place, which is still in theaters as of silence, one of the beasts devours him just to keep the darkness at bay in our time is who gapes at him through the car win- this writing. If you are planning to see the movie, consider this your spoiler warning.] before his terrified father can save him. silence, simplicity, a return to the earth, dow, the father screams, drawing the We flash-forward several months prayer, and care for one another. monster to himself. This act of self-emp- I went to see A Quiet Place, John later, and we watch the Abbots (can the The central drama of A Quiet Place is tying love, which serves to liberate his Krasinski’s new name have possibly been accidental?) that Mrs. Abbott is expecting a child. The children from danger, is beautifully thriller, with going about their lives in what could only entire family realizes, of course, that a evocative of the speculations of the absolutely no antici- be characterized as a monastic manner: no wailing infant would, given the circum- Church Fathers regarding the death of pation of finding the- conversations above a whisper, elaborate stances, mean almost certain death for all Jesus. In his act of self-sacrifice on the ological or spiritual sign language, quiet work at books and in of them. And yet, they decide not to kill cross, the fathers argued, Jesus lured the themes. I just wanted the fields, silent but obviously fervent the child at his birth but to hide him and dark powers into the open and away from a fun evening at the prayer before the evening meal, etc. (I mute his cries in various ways. When so the human beings who had been in their movies. How won- will confess that this last gesture, so thor- many in our culture are willing to murder thrall. Along similar lines, in an odd derful when a film oughly absent from movies and television their children for the flimsiest of reasons, working of plot or Providence that can be surprises you! I don’t today, startled me.) Given the awful when the law gives full protection even to likened to the efficacy of Christ's sacri- demands of the moment, any gadgets, partial-birth abortion, when people blithe- fice, it becomes clear in the wake of the know if I can find the Bishop Barron golden thread that machines, electronic entertainment, or ly say that they would never bring a baby father's death that he has left behind for draws all of these themes together into a noisy implements are out of the question. into such a terrible world, the monastic his family the means by which the mon- coherent message, but I think one would Their farming is by hand; their fishing is family in this film welcomes life, even sters can be defeated. have to be blind not to see a number of done with pre-modern equipment; even into the worst of worlds, and even when I have no real idea whether any or all religious motifs in this absorbing film. their walking about is done barefoot. And such an act is of supreme danger to them. of this was in the mind of the filmmaker, The basic structure of the narrative is what is most marvelous to behold is that, As the baby is coming into the light, the but I do know from John Krasinski’s laid out in simple, deft strokes. We learn in this prayerful, quiet, pre-modern atmos- mother finds herself alone (watch the film Wikipedia page that he is the son of a that a terrible plague of fierce, devouring phere, even with the threat of imminent for the details) and in the most vulnerable Polish-Catholic father and an Irish- creatures has descended on the earth. death constantly looming, a generous and situation, for one of the beasts has made Catholic mother and that he was raised a Where are the monsters from? Outer mutually self-sacrificing family flourish- its way into their house. As she labors to devout practicer of his faith. So until space, maybe? We’re never told—which es. The parents care for and protect their give birth, the devouring animal lurks. I definitively shown otherwise, I am going makes the story more compelling. The children, and the remaining brother and was put immediately in mind of the scene to maintain that A Quiet Place is the most few people who have survived the holo- sister are solicitous toward one another in the book of Revelation, where Mary is unexpectedly religious film of 2018. caust have learned that the creatures, and toward their parents. The young girl in the throes of child birth as the dragon - - - though blind, are extraordinarily acute of even regularly risks her life to pay silent patiently waits to consume the child. Bishop Robert Barron is an auxiliary hearing. Therefore, the key to survival is tribute to her fallen brother at the spot As the abbess is struggling to give bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles silence. Our attention becomes focused on where he was killed. birth, the abbot has gone in search of his and the founder of Word on Fire Catholic the Abbot family, two youthful parents Monsters and beasts in the more endangered children. He finds them, to his Ministries. The Angelus MAY 2018 Page 17 La disminución de relaciones sociales How to widen our hearts Por Moises Sandoval Strangers), "la verdad es que las relaciones Catholic News Service (sociales) es el recurso que crea más valor en on Mother's Day cualquier sociedad. Es nuestra cuerda para By Laura Kelly Fanucci not bear it. Yo me crie durante la Gran Depresión de los sobrevivir, desarrollar y prosperar". Catholic News Service What if we could speak a lov- 1930 en un hogar sin electricidad, sin alcantaril- Todo lo de nuestra vida aislada nos invitaba ing word to their longing? lado, sin radio, televisión, sin a establecer estas relaciones. Vivíamos en una For mothers who have lost I've heard people grumble at ningún tipo de teléfono, menos cabaña pequeña, dividida en dos piezas: la coci- children. such suggestions. "Why do we un celular. No recibíamos per- na y el dormitorio. Cuando nuestra familia cre- For children who have lost have to make every holiday so iódicos, ni revistas ni lo que ció y llegó a incluir cinco hijos varones, mi mothers. complicated?" they ask. "Why hoy llamamos correo basura. padre construyó otra cabaña del mismo tamaño, For women can't we just celebrate without Teníamos sólo unos pocos hecha de piedra, para servir de dormitorio. who long to be worrying that we're offending any- libros. Durante las noches, nos reuníamos todos mothers. one?" No teníamos camión o auto, alrededor de la mesa en la cocina, cerca de la For mothers Because we are called to love entonces no podíamos asistir a lámpara de queroseno, la única iluminación. who never got to our neighbor. la Misa regularmente, aunque la Sandoval ¿Qué hacíamos? Pues, conversábamos, hacíamos meet their chil- And our neighbor is not only iglesia estaba apenas a siete las tareas de la escuela, y Mamá y Papá nos dren. the proud mom who loves millas de nuestra casa. Vivíamos en un mundo leían o nos contaban cuentos y leyendas de As my hus- Mother's Day because she finally insular de pequeñas fincas en los estribos de la antiguos tiempos. band and I are Fanucci hears a word of blessing and sup- cordillera Sangre de Cristo. Estábamos, para utilizar una palabra clave, writing a book on port for her calling. Our neighbor Aunque éramos pobres en bienes materiales, construyendo solidaridad, estableciendo rela- miscarriage for Catholic couples, is also the woman who prayed for éramos ricos en nuestras relaciones sociales con ciones perdurables. I've posed the question on social children every night and never got otros, y como escribió Robert Hall en su libro media: Has your parish's blessing pregnant. La Tierra de Extranjeros (The Land of (Mira SANDOVAL/20) on Mother's Day included prayers Our neighbor is the single for women who long to have a woman raising her sister's chil- child or women who have lost a dren. Our neighbor is the step- child? mother who feels forgotten or The decline in relationships To my surprise and delight, maligned. Our neighbor is the readers shared beautiful examples woman who lost a baby to still- By Moises Sandoval Everything about our isolated lives then invited of prayers that honor the mother- birth and feels invisible at church. Catholic News Service us to form relationships. We lived in a small log hood of women far and wide. A mother whose only child cabin, with only two rooms: kitchen and dining Single mothers, stepmothers and was killed in a car crash -- can we I grew up during the Great Depression of the area, and a large bedroom. As our family grew to godmothers. Birth mothers, adop- still honor her devotion? 1930s in a home without electricity, radio, TV, any five sons, Dad added another bedroom about the tive mothers and foster mothers. A birth mother who did not kind of telephone, much less a smart one. We same size. Women suffering from infertility, raise her baby but gave the gift of received no newspapers, magazines or even what Night found all of us around our kitchen table miscarriage or the death of a child. parenthood to another couple -- today we call junk mail. We had only a handful of with a single kerosene lamp for light. So what did Indeed, the church counts on can we acknowledge her sacrifice? books. we do? We talked, did homework, and Mom and so many to "mother" its children -- A couple who has suffered a Lacking a car or truck, we could not even get Dad read to us and regaled us with tales of times women religious, teachers, nurses miscarriage -- can we remember to church on a regular basis, though it was just past. We were, to use today's word, bonding, form- and catechists. Giving thanks for their parenthood beyond what the seven miles away. We lived in an insular world of ing relationships that would endure. this wider vision of motherhood is world can see? small farms in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Our extended families lived nearby. If we need- a rich celebration of God at work I believe we can: through the Mountains. ed a horse or a farm implement, we borrowed one in our midst. power of prayer. Yet, although poor in material goods, we were from one of the grandparents or uncles. We visited But every year I hear from By adding words of compas- rich in relationships, and as Robert Hall wrote in all the time. When we were able to get to Mass on women who struggle to come to sion to the blessings we add to his book, This Land of Strangers, "the truth is, rela- Sunday, everyone tarried afterward in fellowship, in Mass on Mother's Day. They Mass each Mother's Day, we can tionships are the most valuable and value-creating no hurry to get home. know there will be a special bless- become the church that challenges resource of any society. They are our lifelines to ing, or mothers will be asked to survive, grow and thrive." (Please see RELATIONSHIPS/22) stand, and their broken hearts can- (Please see FANUCCI/22) A little boy meets a pastor By Greg Erlandson That scene alone was quite touching, as than to baptize them when you are not a nonbeliever, is in hell." Catholic News Service the little boy buried his head into the believer. Surely this pleased God very "This pope did not tell the boy the pope's shoulder and whispered his ques- much." truth," wrote another. A remarkable video of Pope Francis tion. With such a young and grief-stricken Such certainty about who is or is not answering a young boy's deeply person- But then the pope, with Emanuele's boy, this was not a moment for high the- in hell is not entrusted to anyone in the al question was posted by Catholic permission, told the crowd that ology. In that district of Rome, who church, as the Catechism of the Catholic News Service recently. Emanuele's father was dead. A nonbe- knows how his father lost his life. The Church rightly explains. And no pastor It moved many viewers to tears. liever, he'd had his children baptized, children there have seen more of life's of any sort would crush the heart of a It also moved some however. The weeping boy wanted to cruelty than most their age. The pope's little boy who had lost his father. Yet Catholics to fits of sar- know if his father was in heaven. message was that God was a loving today in social media such discourse -- casm and anti-papal The pope gave a moving response, father. That he did not abandon his chil- and worse -- is, unfortunately, quite gibes, which left me praising the little boy for his courage, dren. That he loved them. common. wondering: What is and saying that his father was a good The reaction to the video of this In his newest apostolic exhortation, happening to some of man. "That man did not have the gift of encounter has been quite positive. "Rejoice and Be Glad," Pope Francis our pew mates? faith, he wasn't a believer, but he had his Surprisingly, however, there has been a warns about "networks of verbal vio- The video was pro- children baptized. He had a good heart," strong minority who felt this was more lence." duced by Robert the pope said. "God is the one who says evidence that the pope was not up to "Even in Catholic media, limits can Duncan and showed a who goes to heaven." snuff when it comes to doling out doc- be overstepped," he said. visit by Pope Francis Erlandson He then told the children that God trine. A little boy in Italy encountered a to a sprawling, decrepit has "a father's heart. God has a dad's Some thought it was a contrived pastor at a moment of great worry and housing complex on the outskirts of heart." photo op. Perhaps Emanuele was an sorrow. For this, all of us should be able Rome. During these visits, the pope The pope reassured little Emanuele. actor, like those student activists after to put down our brickbats for a moment often takes questions from the children. "Does God abandon his children?" The the Florida high school shooting who and rejoice and be glad. On this visit, a young boy named children in the audience shouted no. were accused falsely of being crisis - - - Emanuele, perhaps 9 or 10 years old, "There, Emanuele, that is the answer," actors. Erlandson, director and editor-in- approached the microphone. But nerves the pope told the boy. "God surely was Others accused the pope of teaching chief of Catholic News Service, can be got the best of him, so the pope asked proud of your father, because it is easier error: "Unfortunately, the pope lied. reached at him to "come and whisper it in my ear." as a believer to baptize your children According to the Bible, his dad, as a [email protected]. Page 18 MAY 2018 The Angelus Making Sense of Bioethics A Hispanic Catholic Pentecost Cowboys, infertility and By Hosffman Ospino since most Hispanic Catholics are not regular Catholic News Service churchgoers. Besides, the word "charismatic" can mean many things. deeper moral questions One familiar question among those trying However, the point is clear: A large sector By Fr. Tad Pacholczyk babies born after IVF treatments at to get a better sense of the U.S. Hispanic of the U.S. Hispanic Catholic population has the clinic of Dr. Roger Abdelmassih Catholic experience is how many Roman embraced some form of charismatic or Most people still remember the in Sao Paulo were not genetically Catholic Hispanics are charis- renewalist spirituality. They live and practice story of Nadya Suleman, dubbed related to the couples who were rais- matic. The point of contention this spirituality in parishes, educational insti- “Octomom,” a single woman who ing them. Authorities believe that usually is the definition of tutions, homes and many other contexts. used in vitro fertilization to become Abdelmassih misled many of his "charismatic." In Church circles, the term "charismatic" pregnant with eight babies simultane- clients during the 1990s and early If being charismatic is often evokes the Catholic Charismatic ously. Suleman had asked her fertility 2000s and impregnated them with about receiving charisms or Renewal. In 2014, drawing from a national specialist, Dr. embryos formed from other people’s gifts from the Holy Spirit by study I conducted, I reported that about 50 Michael Kamrava, eggs and sperm, in a bid to improve which we build the Church and percent of more than 4,300 parishes serving to implant at least a his clinic’s statistics for successful are witnesses of the Lord in Hispanic Catholics have a Catholic dozen embryos into implantations and births. history, then all baptized Ospino Charismatic Renewal group. her uterus, leading Yet another nefarious incident Hispanics practicing their faith are de facto The Catholic Charismatic Renewal is the to the birth of the involved Doctors Ricardo Asch, Jose charismatic. most influential spiritual movement among famous octuplets in Bulmaceda and Sergio Stone, three Sociologists of religion speak of renewal- Hispanic Catholics in our country. When pres- 2009. Dr. Kamrava’s fertility specialists and faculty mem- ists or Christians who have embraced a ent, it constitutes the largest group in a parish. medical license was bers at the University of California at Pentecostal-like spirituality and are part of so- It is demonstratively one of the spiritualities later revoked by the Irvine who ran a campus fertility clin- called charismatic groups. Speaking in most successful in fostering vocations to lead- California Medical Pacholczyk ic during the 1990s. They were tongues, healing services and highly expres- ership and service in the Church throughout Board. In comment- accused of fertilizing eggs they had sive worship are common practices among the U.S. ing on the case, Judith Alvarado, harvested from women and implanti- these Christians. Which of the above definitions of "charis- Deputy Attorney General in ng the resulting embryos into unrelat- According to the Pew Research Center, a matic" fits best the experience of Hispanic California, concluded that Dr. ed women, as well as selling some of full quarter of Christians -- Catholic and Catholics in dioceses and parishes? All three. Kamrava had acted “like a cowboy” the embryos to scientists and Protestant -- throughout the world are The energy, creativity and drive toward in ignoring fertility industry guide- researchers. Dozens of women and renewalists. Renewalism is without a doubt renewal that Hispanic Catholics are instilling lines. couples filed lawsuits against the doc- the largest religious phenomenon within in the U.S. Catholic experience are true gifts When it comes to the “wild west” tors and the university. Christianity in our day. of the Holy Spirit. of infertility — a field of medicine One of the reasons these acts of In the United States, Pew estimates that One should always be fascinated about with little oversight and unbridled deception by fertility specialists are about half of all Hispanic Catholics are charis- profit margins — there are a lot of so offensive to us is that we realize matic. One can quibble with this estimate (Please see HISPANIC/21) cowboys out there. how the procreation of our own chil- Recently there was the case of dren is meant to involve a strict Kelli Rowlette who, after having her exclusivity between husband and own DNA analyzed in 2017 through wife. Whenever we violate that exclu- Un pentecostés católico a genealogy website, shockingly dis- sivity by hiring outsiders to produce covered that her biological father was our offspring in clinics, or engage actually a fertility specialist who had strangers to provide their sex cells for hispano en los Estados Unidos once treated her mother. Without her these procedures, unthinkable out- mother’s knowledge or consent, the comes become possible. By Hosffman Ospino ularmente. Además, el término "carismático" specialist had used his own sperm to The plethora of these cases also Catholic News Service puede significar muchas cosas. impregnate her, while falsely claim- reminds us how many of the cavalier Sin embargo, la observación es revelado- ing he was using a mixture of sperm approaches to human procreation Una de las preguntas comunes entre ra: Un sector bastante alto de la población from her husband (who had low being promoted by the fertility indus- quienes quieren entender mejor la experiencia católica hispana estadounidense se identifica sperm count) and a donor who was try are unethical at their core. We are católica hispana en los Estados Unidos es con alguna forma de espiritualidad carismática supposed to have been an anonymous witnessing an unprecedented bur- cuántos católicos hispanos son carismáticos. o renovacionista. Estos creyentes viven y university student with features simi- geoning of laboratory techniques for El desafío de la pregunta está en qué es lo que practican su fe en parroquias, instituciones lar to her husband. manufacturing human life, many of entendemos cuando escuchamos el término educativas, hogares y muchos otros contextos. Another infamous case involved which are deeply antagonistic to "carismático". En círculos eclesiales el término "caris- Bertold Wiesner who, back in the human dignity and contrary to the Si ser carismático consiste en recibir mático" con frecuencia se refiere a la 1940s, established a fertility clinic in parental obligations assumed by carismas o dones del Espíritu Santo por medio Renovación Carismática Católica. En el año London to help women struggling to spouses when they marry. de los cuales construimos la iglesia y damos 2014, citando información obtenida por medio conceive. His clinic supposedly relied The natural exclusivity intended testimonio del Señor en la historia, entonces de un estudio nacional que conduje, reporté on a small number of highly intelli- in parenthood is meant to afford pro- todos los hispanos bautizados que de una u que aproximadamente el 50 por ciento de las gent men to serve as sperm donors tection, security about our origins, otra manera practicamos nuestra fe somos de más de 4.300 parroquias que sirven a los for artificial insemination, with more and the safety of the home hearth. In facto carismáticos. católicos hispanos tienen un grupo identifica- than 1500 babies being born. More the headlong rush to achieve a preg- Varios sociólogos de la religión hablan de do con la Renovación Carismática Católica. than seventy years later, based on nancy at any price, many couples, movimientos renovacionistas o movimientos La Renovación Carismática Católica es el DNA testing of people who had been regrettably, are allowing hawkish de cristianos caracterizados por una espiritual- movimiento espiritual más influyente entre los conceived at the clinic, it turned out businessmen to manipulate their sex idad parecida al pentecostalismo y expresada católicos hispanos en este país. Cuando está that as many as 600 of the babies cells, create their children in glass- en grupos carismáticos. Algunas prácticas presente es el grupo más grande en una parro- born may have relied on sperm from ware, store them in frozen orphan- comunes entre estos cristianos incluyen el quia. Es una de las espiritualidades que ha Mr. Wiesner himself. ages, and even discard them like hablar en lenguas, servicios de sanación y cel- demostrado tener mayor éxito fomentando There was also the troubling medical waste. ebraciones altamente emotivas. vocaciones al liderazgo y al servicio en la story of Dr. Cecil Jacobson of Fairfax The tragic fallout of these deci- Según el Pew Research Center, una orga- iglesia en todos los Estados Unidos. County, Virginia. He was accused of sions should reignite our natural nización conocida por sus investigaciones ¿Cuál de las anteriores definiciones del a "purposeful pattern of deceit" dur- moral sensibilities, and point us back sociológicas, una cuarta parte de los cristianos término "carismático" precisa mejor la experi- ing the 1980s when he fathered up to in the direction of the Creator’s plan en el mundo entero -- católicos y protestantes encia católica hispana en diócesis y parro- 75 children using his own sperm for for human procreation. Our children -- son renovacionistas. El renovacionismo es quias? Las tres. La energía, creatividad e artificial insemination with his female are truly safeguarded in the dignity of sin duda alguna el fenómeno religioso más impulso renovador que los católicos hispanos patients. He was eventually sentenced their origins when they are brought grande dentro del cristianismo en nuestro día. contribuimos a la experiencia católica esta- to five years in prison and had his into the world exclusively within the dounidense son verdaderos dones del Espíritu medical license revoked. marital embrace of husband and wife. El centro Pew estima que aproximada- Another notorious episode relied Turning to the lawlessness of modern mente la mitad de los católicos hispanos en Santo. on DNA testing and other evidence day fertility “cowboys,” meanwhile, los Estados Unidos son carismáticos. Dicho Es simplemente fascinante observar cómo gathered by police in Brazil. They is a quick study for violation and estimado genera dudas y se puede debatir, obra el Espíritu Santo en medio de nosotros. discovered that many of the 8,000 heartache. pues la mayoría de los católicos hispanos no están involucrados en la vida de la iglesia reg- (Mira OSPINO/21) The Angelus MAY 2018 Page 19 Catholic Voices Planned Parenthood's abortion fixation By Richard Doerflinger Richards recounts being invited to meet with only reflected the policy on federal funding of abor- Catholic News Service President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and her tion that has governed other federal health pro- husband Jared Kushner shortly after the 2016 elec- grams for decades.) Cecile Richards, who plans to retire this year as tion. They personally asked her to consider the pol- Richards then won from her board a decision to president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of icy that candidate President Trump announced dur- oppose the entire measure, which she emphasizes America, has authored a self-congrat- ing his campaign: He would ensure federal funding would bring much-needed health benefits for all ulatory memoir called Make Trouble. of Planned Parenthood if it stopped performing women, solely because it would not expand federal- During her decade-long leader- abortions. ly subsidized abortion. ship, trouble is certainly something The House of Representatives had overwhelm- When Congress removed the Stupak amendment the organization has created. While it ingly approved a bill saying the same thing in 2015. and made other changes, the U.S. bishops decided serves fewer clients than in 2005, its Federal law places the same requirement on, for they had to oppose the final bill for three reasons: share of the nation's abortions has example, the U.N. Population Fund as a condition abortion, lack of conscience protection and a failure increased from under one-fifth to over for federal funding. And some in Congress wanted to cover immigrants. And self-styled progressives one-third. While claiming to serve to defund the organization whether it performs castigated them for endangering the bill's benefits women's overall "reproductive Doerflinger abortions or not. So this was hardly an extreme over what they saw as narrow concerns. health," in 96 percent of cases what it offer. Will these commentators now criticize Planned provides to pregnant women is abortion. Richards could have returned to her office and Parenthood for its willingness to defeat Obamacare The organization has opposed "conscience told her staff: "Nothing new. They defended the because the House's version did not actively clauses" allowing health professionals to decline new president's policy." Instead, she works up man- advance the group's agenda on the single issue of involvement in abortion. In 2014, it decided to ufactured moral outrage over what she calls an abortion? Frankly, I will not hold my breath waiting abandon even the phrase "pro-choice," to focus on attempt to "bribe" the organization to stop doing for that day. demanding greater access to abortion -- including abortions. In a 2017 fundraising email, she But Cecile Richards' memoir may reveal more access by women who never wanted it. In 2010, described as "obscene and insulting" the idea that than she intended about what Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood began demanding that every Planned Parenthood might care about anything cares about more than anything or anyone else. The affiliate perform abortions, a policy that led a few more than it cares about killing the unborn. next time someone tells you the Catholic Church is affiliates to leave the organization. Even its own The other incident involves the fight over the obsessed with abortion, point out that there is an members have no choice. health legislation many call "Obamacare." Richards organization that really is. This fixation on abortion is on display in was very upset that a measure supported by the - - - advance excerpts from Richards' memoir published Catholic bishops, known as the Stupak amendment Doerflinger worked for 36 years in the by People and Cosmopolitan. Two incidents stand after its Democratic sponsor, was included in the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. out for me. overall bill passed by the House of Representatives. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He writes from In a passage described by People as "riveting," (She calls it a ban on abortion coverage, though it Washington state. For Earth Day 2018 and beyond, Cartoon Corner say no to plastic bags By Effie Caldarola The money from the tax goes, In the past few days, a dead sperm Catholic News Service fittingly enough, to the ministry of whale was discovered with 64 the environment. And to enforce the pounds of garbage in his digestive I saw a lot of purpose of the tax, stores were pro- system, lots of it plastic. fantastic sights on hibited from simply paying the tax Plastic bags litter our beaches a recent trip to on the bags themselves and passing and landscapes. Few of them are Ireland. But it was the cost on in some other way. And biodegradable, and will be around only after I came although my souvenirs were bagged for hundreds of years, clogging our home that I real- in paper, grocers were warned not to waterways and piling up in our land- ized there was a merely substitute paper for plastic. fills. We're desecrating our sacred common staple of The amazing thing, according to environment. life that I hadn't a New York Times story run a few The Wall Street Journal also years after the tax was enacted, was reports that the World Economic seen there. Caldarola This year's that within a few weeks, plastic bag Forum found that by 2050, there Earth Day theme is "End Plastic use dropped by over 90 percent. will be more plastic than fish, by Pollution," and I discovered that Like smoking too close to the office weight, in the oceans. Plastic threat- Ireland, progressive little country door, or failing to clean up after ens our planet's survival, which is that it is, had passed a plastic bag Rover, it became socially unaccept- why 25 countries have tried to initi- tax in 2002. It was then I realized I able to be seen using plastic. ate programs to reduce single use hadn't seen any plastic bags in Omaha, the city where I live, is plastic. Ireland. currently having a discussion about What can we do against 100 bil- No bags blew through the air imposing a fee for plastic bags. Just lion bags? By using recyclable bags, like kites on the Ring of Kerry. No as in other cities where it has been we can each save hundreds of plas- one bagged my T-shirts in plastic at debated, there are arguments on tic ones yearly. Keep them in the car the Killarney Brewery. The streets both sides. where you'll remember them. Take of Dublin yielded not one siting of Paper bags, while biodegrad- the ones you do get to the recycle the ubiquitous bag lofting over the able, take more energy to create. bins that most grocery stores offer. River Liffey. Canvas bag must be washed occa- Earth Day 2018 urges us to Ireland hadn't "banned" the sionally. Some jurisdictions worry reduce, refuse, reuse, recycle and plastic bag, but when they placed a that jobs in plastic manufacturing remove plastic. Not just bags, but fairly steep tax -- about 22 euros will be lost. (Ireland had no plastic the single use plastics that are so cents or 33 cents American -- they manufacturing and got most of ubiquitous in our society. also started a public relations cam- theirs from China.) Carry your own utensils when paign to explain the importance of But here's the powerful flip side: you know you'll be offered plastic. ending the reliance on plastic. Soon, According to The Wall Street Take your own container to the lots of ordinary people began pur- Journal, 100 billion plastic bags are restaurant for leftovers. Be the chasing reusable canvas bags and thrown away in the U.S. annually. example that may help change atti- keeping them handy. They poison and injure marine life. tudes the way the Irish did. Page 20 MAY 2018 The Angelus Guest Column Satanism in America and the Catholic response By Lorenzo V. Penafiel, Ph.D. tion of Satanic values have encouraged Satanists to delib- Satanism in America, one will note that the reaction of erately indulge in matters such as acquisition of power, Catholics is often to thwart the sporadic activities of They have a church, they have temples, they cele- accumulation of wealth and material possessions, satis- Satanists open to the public at a certain place and for a brate masses with candles, chalices, and hosts. They faction of sexual desires, obsession with violence and purpose. If the activity is blasphemous or offensive, we read a bible and they follow commandments. But they do murder, lack of compassion or empathy for the needy, can protest and seek to have it rejected or cancelled. not believe in our triune God, instead they worship Satan and disregard for God’s sanctity.2 Our moral bankruptcy, When a black mass was scheduled to be held at the — the personification of the devil. They are the Satanists for lack of Christian values and the presence of Satanic campus of Harvard University on August 15, 2016, a in America whose recent activities have grown so rapidly influences, has resulted in murders, drug abuse, abortion, group of Catholic students led by the president of the in our country that we should be aware because of their pornography, suicides, human trafficking, sexual assaults, Catholic Student Association, later joined by their harmful effect on our society, especially the grave danger and abuse of children — horrible evils occurring daily in Protestant allies, was able to cancel the activity which to our children. our country. One wonders what the impact of Satanism is was later moved outside the university’s premises. On the Satanism and other forms of devil worship have been on our major institutions. same day, to deliberately mock the Feast of the practiced in the United States and in other countries for a Starting with our government, here are some exam- Assumption, the Satanists in Oklahoma City held a black long time. However, as a religion in the United States it ples of the effects of the Satanic movement in America. mass at the city’s civic enter. In protest, over 1,000 was founded only in 1966 in San Francisco, California, In 2001 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in the case of Christians from all denominations gathered for a peace by Anton Szandor LaVey, an American occultist. Good News Club v. Milford Central School, that it is ille- walk. Archbishop Paul Coakley urged them to pray fer- Satanism is considered by scholars of religion as a new gal for schools to discriminate against specific religions vently in response to the blasphemous event. In the most movement in the form of Western esotericism. In the or preferences. Hence, the Satanic Temple was victorious recent case on June 15, 2017, over 250 Catholics gath- 1970s the interest in Modern Satanism, as they call it, in operating an “After School Satan Club” in Milford ered in Belle Plaine, Minnesota, to protest the erection of was so high that the cover of the June 19, 1972, issue of Central School,3 which also allowed a “Good News a Satanic monument in the Veterans’ Memorial Park. The Time magazine read “The Occult Revival: Satan Returns” Club,” an after-school program established by the “Child group, later joined by participants from Wisconsin, and a large portion of it was devoted to Satanism. Time Evangelism Fellowship,” a religious organization. The Maryland, Kansas, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, recited the explains that “LaVey’s church and its branches might government also permits and redefines sexual perversion Rosary and sang hymns to the Blessed Mother, ending well be called the ‘unitarian’ wing of the occult. The as a legitimate activity. Furthermore, it supports art that the event with a procession of the statue of our Lady of members invest themselves with some of the most flam- glamorizes anti-Christian values, permits placing the stat- Fatima. Consequently, the Belle Plaine City Council boyant trappings of occultism. … They invoke Satan not ue of Baphomet (the official symbol of Satanism) next to passed a resolution to rescind an earlier permit for pri- as a supernatural being, but as a symbol of man’s self- the Ten Commandments in a government property (while vately-owned material (the Satanic monument) to be dis- gratifying ego, which is what they really worship.” in some cases it does not permit having creches at played in a city-owned property, the Veterans’ Memorial The Satanic Bible, which LaVey wrote, codifies the Christmas time), and it allows Satanic prayers to start a Park. religion’s doctrine, which rejects the existence of super- council meeting. Dr. Joseph Laycock, professor of Christians are well aware of Satan, as he is men- natural beings, body-soul dualism, and life after death. Religious Studies at Texas State University, concludes tioned many times in the both the Old and the New LaVeyan Satanism views Satan as a positive archetype that “The Satanic Temple is more than a religion, it is a Testaments. The Catechism of the Catholic Church representing pride, carnality, and enlightenment. “The burgeoning political movement that is bent on and is describes Satan as a “fallen angel” or the devil. (CCC, religion propagates a naturalistic worldview … (and) effecting political change.4 391) … whose power “is not infinite … he cannot pre- promotes a philosophy based on individualism and ego- In the entertainment industry, one need only listen to vent God’s reign” (CCC, 395). ism, coupled with Social Darwinism and anti-egalitarian- the blasphemous lyrics in a rapper’s song or see the tri- In response to the growing infiltration of Satanism in ism”.1 The Satanic Bible states that “Satanism condones umph of evil in movies to note the Satanic effect. The mainstream America, the Campaign to End Satanism in any type of sexual activity which satisfies your individual horror film The Witch was officially endorsed as a America was launched by the America Needs Fatima desires — be it heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or “satanic experience” by the Satanic Temple. (ANF) organization on December 8, 2016. According to even asexual … (it) also sanctions any fetish or deviation According to David Bay, Director of Old Path ANF, as of the end of October 2017 there were 3,184,557 which will enhance your sex-life … (like) transvestitism, Ministries, “mass media constantly distort news coverage Rosaries pledged by those who joined the campaign. sadism, masochism, exhibitionism, to name only a few.” so that the legitimate Christian position on all topics is “With the aid of the most potent weapon against the In addition to the members of the Church of Satan presented as idiotic and even possibly criminal.” He says power of evil at our disposal — the Holy Rosary — under the religion founded by LaVey, there are also that situation comedies seek, through the medium of Catholics can now enlist a timely campaign aimed at Satanists belonging to The Satanic Temple. Wikipedia laughter, to change the way in which people think about ending the scourge of Satanism in our country.”6 We can- describes The Satanic Temple as an international nonthe- the values of life. The example he gave is the Church not underestimate the power of the Rosary. However, it is istic religion and political activist group based in Salem, Lady, in which the Saturday Night Live program uses imperative that we make our community aware of the Massachusetts, with several chapters in various states. Its abominable sketches to poke fun at Christianity and to Satanic movement and find means to lessen its impact, if website, thesatanictemple.com, lists the following issues portray Satan as an innocent, harmless, fun-loving guy.5 not eliminate its influence, on our society. their members are involved in: restriction on reproduc- One very recent case of anti-Christian attitudes on televi- tive rights, government endorsement of one religion, cor- sion is when Joy Behar, co-host of The View, considered Notes: poral punishment in school, religious indoctrination in Vice-President Mike Pence’s conversation with God a 1. Wikipedia. school, and discrimination by social media platforms. form of insanity. 2. David Bay, “America’s New Satanic Foundation,” transcript City This brief description of Satanism and the Satanists’ Of all the institutions in our culture, the schools need Edge Radio Program. beliefs, in my opinion, makes the Satanic religion attrac- special attention. Parents should stay aware of what is 3. “The Conversation,” April 19, 2016. tive to some members of the younger generation in going on in the schools, be involved in their children’s 4. As of the date of this article there are 18 such clubs in 8 states and America who do not have a strong Christian foundation. lives, and include prayer and religious education as a reg- Washington, D.C. The erosion of our Christian foundation resulting from ular part of their family life. 5. David Bay, op. cit. the attitudes of the government and society and the eleva- In reviewing the most recent publications regarding 6. “Crusade Magazine,” September/October 2017. SANDOVAL (From 17) ladora y las hembras en la cocina preparan- aparentemente no ayudan. Jean Twenge instruirla en las Escrituras, aunque les ase- do algo de comer. Éramos una comunidad. escribió en la revista The Atlantic que por el guró que no tenía intención de convertirse a La familia extendida vivía en la vecin- Es irónico que hoy, con tanta ubiquidad uso excesivo de celulares, la tristeza y la su fe. Ya llevan varios años de reunirse dad. Si necesitábamos un caballo, le de medios de comunicación, carecemos de depresión ha aumentado entre los jóvenes, semanalmente. pedíamos a uno de los abuelos o tíos. parentesco, de estas relaciones sociales. y hace menos probable que desarrollen También anticipa con gusto hablar por Visitábamos a menudo. Cuando íbamos a la David Brooks, columnista favorito del per- relaciones sociales. teléfono con Beverly, una prima de 92 años Misa, no teníamos prisa en regresar y nos iódico The New York Times, dice que la cal- Hambre de estas relaciones sociales quien vive en Carolina del Norte y es la quedábamos charlando un rato. idad de las relaciones sociales ha disminui- existe en todas las generaciones, pero es última que sobreviviente de su familia. Así, Cuando una mujer tenía que ir al hospi- do a lo largo del tiempo. Como resultado, el especialmente triste entre los ancianos. Yo entre las dos, visitan de nuevo las memorias tal, una vecina, a menudo una joven, venía porcentaje de norteamericanos que sufre camino todos los días y converso con gente de sus familiares. para ayudar a cocinar. Cuando uno de los soledad aumentó de un 20 por ciento en que me encuentro. No sé cómo solucionar esta debilitación rancheros se enfermaba, los vecinos hacían 1980 a 40 por ciento actualmente. La Pero mi esposa, echando de menos las de relaciones sociales. Pero sí sé que amar sus tareas hasta que regresara. Y para la depresión ha aumentado diez veces desde relaciones con otras mujeres, se reúne con al prójimo como a si mismo se trata de rela- temporada de la cosecha todos se reunían 1960. representantes de los Testigos de Jehovah, ciones sociales. Cuando no las tenemos, para triar el trigo, los varones con la tril- Los celulares y las redes sociales quienes le tocaron la puerta ofreciendo somos realmente pobres. The Angelus MAY 2018 Page 21 HISPANIC (From 18) widespread and crossed international borders. Caribbean cultures. The movement also found a home Latin America and the Caribbean proved to be fer- among Catholics in Asia and Africa. how the Holy Spirit works in our midst. tile ground for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. It is If you do not know much about the Catholic Last year (2017), the Catholic Charismatic Renewal estimated that more than half of Catholics nurtured by Charismatic Renewal among Hispanics, take the time to celebrated 50 years since its beginnings. The movement this spirituality live in Latin America. learn more about it. If you find it "perplexing" and "dif- was born in the United States when a group of students Among the almost 20 million immigrants from ferent," allow yourself to be surprised by the Holy from Duquesne University and La Roche College gath- Latin America now living in the U.S. -- of whom close Spirit. We are witnessing a Hispanic Catholic Pentecost. ered outside of Pittsburgh was praying and "received to 14 million are Catholic -- countless self-identify with - - - the gift of the Holy Spirit." the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. Ospino is professor of theology and religious edu- This particular experience of receiving the Spirit One could see this as a "return home," figuratively cation at Boston College. He is a member of the leader- was similar to that of Pentecostal Christians and other speaking, since the movement has been active in the ship team for the Fifth National Encuentro of non-Catholic renewalist groups, especially in minority U.S. all these decades. During this time, it embraced the Hispanic/Latino Ministry. communities. The emerging spirituality soon became richness and character of the Latin American and OSPINO (From 18) América Latina y el Caribe serían terreno fértil para encontró terreno fértil entre los católicos que viven en la Renovación Carismática Católica. Se estima que más Asia y África. El año pasado (2017), la Renovación Carismática de la mitad de los católicos que se identifican con esta Si no conoces mucho sobre la Renovación Católica conmemoró 50 años de sus inicios. El espiritualidad viven en América Latina. Carismática Católica entre los hispanos, ésta es una movimiento nació en los Estados Unidos cuando estudi- De los cerca de 20 millones de inmigrantes lati- buena oportunidad para aprender más sobre el antes de la Universidad de Duquesne y La Roche noamericanos que ahora viven en los Estados Unidos – movimiento. Si piensas que esta espiritualidad es un College reunidos en las afueras de Pittsburgh, de los cuales unos 14 millones son católicos -- un gran tanto "compleja" y "diferente", déjate sorprender por el Pennsylvania, estaban orando y "recibieron el Espíritu número se identifican con la Renovación Carismática Espíritu Santo. Estamos siendo testigos de un pente- Santo". Católica. costés católico hispano en los Estados Unidos. Esta experiencia particular de recibir el Espíritu fue Pudiéramos hablar de un "regreso a casa", aunque - - - similar a la de los cristianos pentecostales y otros gru- de manera figurada pues el movimiento ha estado acti- Ospino es profesor de teología y educación reli- pos renovacionistas no católicos, primordialmente con- vo en los Estados Unidos todas estas décadas. Durante giosa en Boston College. Es miembro del equipo de lid- stituidos por minorías raciales y étnicas. Esta espiritual- este tiempo, la renovación hizo suya la riqueza y el erazgo del Quinto Encuentro Nacional de Pastoral idad pronto se extendería a muchas comunidades católi- carácter de las culturas latinoamericanas y caribeñas. Hispana/Latina. cas y cruzaría fronteras internacionales. Vale la pena observar que el movimiento también KNICKERBOCKERS PATTERSON (From 8) We are God's temple. Divorce rates are higher (From 9) only one way, Chittister says, to for couples that do not share the same spiritual deal with security: don’t worship dwell together in a relationship without the bad identity, legacy, and goals; and it is less likely can be a sort of vague, self- it but don’t count on it either. corrupting the good? Jesus tells us, "No one the children will remain in a right relationship defined thing. Certainly most peo- Several years ago, the newspa- can serve two masters; for either he will hate with Jesus Christ and the Church. However, St ple feel secure when they have a per in Cloudcroft, NM, came up the one and love the other or he will be devoted Paul teaches us in I Cor 7:12-13 that a believ- nice 3-2 on a corner lot with a for sale. My brother David, as to the one and despise the other. You cannot ing husband or wife should not divorce an yard to cut and a fire to stoke. smart a businessman as I’ve ever serve God and mammon" (Matt. 6:24). It is unbelieving spouse. The believer is called to Giving that up for some people is known, owns a home in the worth waiting for someone with whom you faithfulness to the Lord, spouse, and children, to give up the security that comes Sacramento mountains. When the share the same spiritual heritage, with whom and may be an instrument of salvation for the with it, but not always. As with so paper went on the block, we you can serve God together. "Whoever knows unbeliever. many things, it all depends on talked about how with his back- what is right to do and fails to do it, for him it Is a Catholic and baptized non-Catholic what you hold most dear — and ground in business and mine in a is sin" (James 4:17). couple equally or unequally yoked? If both take what your definition of home is. newsroom, we should pool our "Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, their faith seriously, they are equally yoked. In the book, All the Wild that funds, buy the newspaper and for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. Such a marriage between Christians is a sacra- Remains, author David Gessner move to Cloudcroft. After some For he who sows to his own flesh will from the ment and many times the spouse converts to theorizes that maybe in order to be hard thinking, I called him one flesh reap corruption; but he who sows to the Catholicism or at least is supportive of the radical in America today one must day and told him I didn’t feel it Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And Catholic commitment of the spouse and chil- be rooted and not “flit after the was the right time to commit to let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due dren. The importance of spiritual compatibility next fancy over the next hill … such a big risk. season we shall reap" (Gal. 6:7-9). Because we cannot be overemphasized: lives centered in but to truly commit to one’s “You have never gone out on want God's choice of a person to marry, parents Jesus Christ and his will for their lives — body, place.” Conversely, the late a limb and taken a chance in your should pray for God's choice of spouse for their soul, and spirit. "The more a couple shares in Wallace Stegner once wrote that life,” he told me. And he was children from the time they are born. As teens common the more substance there is to their for Americans, Heaven is often right. Then. and young adults, it is your responsibility to bond of marriage and so we should ideally seek “just over the range for too many We’re on that limb now. What ask the Lord to prepare you for the spouse he a partner with whom we can share fully the life generations. Why remain in one we do while we’re on it — for wants for you in his time and to pray for the of Christ" (Fr. John Echert, EWTN). Therefore, dull plot of earth when Heaven is ourselves, our family, for people person God is preparing for you. God wants the Catholic Church discourages the marriage reachable, touchable, just over who marvel at Karen’s photos of only our good. If marriage is God's will for our of a Catholic and an unbeliever. there?” God’s creation, and smile or think vocation, he wants to be glorified in the mar- As we read in the Catechism of the Sister Joan Chittister has when they read of the people we riage relationship; he wants us "to sow to the Catholic Church, "Sacred Scripture begins with another argument, one in which I meet, the places we see and the Spirit." He wants our marriage to bear fruit in the creation of man and woman in the image would gladly copy and affix to the thoughts we think — will be the good works and in bearing children. and likeness of God and concludes with a fridge with our little battalion of most accurate measure of the out- What are the implications of being vision of 'the wedding-feast of the Lamb.' collectible National Park magnets. come of these months ahead. unequally yoked in marriage? Spiritually, the Scripture speaks throughout of marriage and its In her book, Between the Dark For now, all we can do each unbeliever may not want to enter into prayer, 'mystery,' its institution and the meaning God and the Daylight, Chittister, a day is thank God for what we worship, and Godly conversation with the has given it, its origin and its end, its various Benedictine nun, writes, “Risk, the wake up to every morning, like we spouse and children. This does not bode well realizations throughout the history of salvation, willingness to accept an unknown did in that corner house. In one for the formation of the spouse and children the difficulties arising from sin and its renewal future with open arms and a happy way, our home is not the tradition- (who will not have a Christian role-model in 'in the Lord' in the New Covenant of Christ" heart, is the key to the adventures al home (ours has wheels, for that parent) and can affect their souls. In deci- (1602). "To heal the wounds of sin, man and of the soul. Risk stretches us to instance). But in another way, it is. sion-making there can be much conflict woman need the help of the grace that God in discover the rest of ourselves — Home is what you make it, and if because of different values and priorities. his infinite mercy never refuses them. Without our creativity, our self-sufficiency, home is defined by the love that Physical intimacy with an unbeliever is not his help man and woman cannot achieve the our courage. Without risk we live flows into and out of it every day, God's plan, for he created us to be one in him, union of their lives for which God created them in a small world of small dreams then we are most definitely at "one flesh" in union with each other in Christ. 'in the beginning' " (1608). and lost possibilities.” There is home. No matter where we are. Page 22 MAY 2018 The Angelus Marian Conference

Groundbreaking ceremony at the future site of statues of the Lady in Blue and Jumano brave along the Concho River in San Angelo, April 20. The statues will be unveiled on Sunday, May 20. (courtesy photo) Historic Beginnings of San Angelo How this all began By Tilly Chandler history is the well-documented story of María de Jesús de Ágreda, The Lady in Blue, and her appearances in On a Saturday morning in June I received a call the 1600s to the Jumano Indians in West Texas and from someone I have admired and for whom I have New Mexico. The donor enthusiastically would like a great affection. The person had a project in mind but contemplative area in a central location that tells this wants to remain absolutely anonymous. The anonymi- intriguing story and celebrates the history of our ty is very important and I know we all will respect peaceful Indians. Tim Archuleta once said in an edito- those wishes. rial "Our history has been buried long enough" and the The project is to form a committee to research donor feels it is past time to correct this. property on which a bronze statue of María de Jesús To quote Bishop Michael Pfeifer, "When The Lady de Ágreda — The Lady in Blue — would be placed in Blue brought Christianity to the Indians, their con- with that of a Jumano Native American. The funds for version changed our way of life forever." the property, environment, and statues would be con- It was not until I hung up, still in shock, that I real- tributed by the donor. ized the date was June 20th, The Lady in Blue Day as The donor commented that our written history is declared by Bishop Michael Pfeifer, OMI, and Pro-tem Visit www.ladyinblue2018.com thousands of years old and we have not taken advan- mayor Jon Hogg in 2009. The donor is a scholarly his- tage of that in terms of educating the public, particu- torian, but since the donor is not a Catholic, the date larly our children, and a most important part of our wasn't relevant. Maria works in interesting ways. RELATIONSHIPS FANUCCI (From 17) The unfulfilled hunger for relationships (From 17) beaming and the broken. God's call exists among all generations, especially the eld- to love our neighbor reminds us to When a woman had to go to the hospital, a erly. I walk around my neighborhood daily and and changes the world's limited care for those who mourn while neighbor dropped by to help cook. When a chat with people on the street. definition of motherhood. others celebrate. farmer was sick, neighbors did his chores until But my wife, missing relationships with Mary herself was called to This Mother's Day, if your he got well. At harvest time, the men gathered other women, agreed to meet weekly with mother under unconventional cir- parish adds anything to Mass, let it to thrash the wheat on each farm. We were a Jehovah's Witnesses who knocked on the door cumstances (to put it mildly). But be words of love as wide as our community. offering to instruct her in the Scriptures, even when she had to give up her Lord's. Prayers that celebrate Ironic then that with all the ubiquity of although she has made it clear to them that she only child, her spiritual mother- motherhood as a calling. Blessings media today, we are poorer in relationships. has no intention of converting to their faith. hood grew to embrace the entire that comfort the sorrowful. David Brooks, a favorite New York Times They have been doing this for years. world. Petitions that pray for the living columnist, writes that the quality of our relation- Similarly, she looks forward to talking via Her song of praise in the and the dead. ships has been declining for decades. As a phone with her cousin Beverly, who lives in Magnificat did not focus only on Words to remind us that result, the percentage of Americans who are North Carolina and visited our home only once her own life but leapt to a wider Mother's Day is not for us alone. lonely has increased from 20 percent in the decades ago. They have been in contact ever view of God's work among the - - - 1980s to 40 percent today. Depression rates since. Beverly, 92, is the only surviving member poor, the hungry and those in need Fanucci is a mother, writer and have increased tenfold since 1960. of her family. It is a way to revisit in memory of mercy. director of a project on vocation at Smartphones and social media apparently those no longer here. What a powerful and prophetic the Collegeville Institute in do not help. Jean Twenge wrote in The Atlantic I do not know how to reverse the social model for all our hearts, called by Collegeville, Minnesota. She is the last year ("Have Smartphones Destroyed a decline we are experiencing. But I do know that God to grow in love. author of several books, including Generation?") that heavy use increases loving our neighbor as our self is all about rela- The beauty of the church is Everyday Sacrament: The Messy teenagers' unhappiness and makes them less tionships. If we do not have them, we are poor that it is big enough for all of us: Grace of Parenting, and blogs at likely to form relationships and more likely to indeed. the grateful and the grieving, the www.motheringspirit.com. be depressed. The Angelus MAY 2018 Page 23 OBISPO (Para 3) uso del dinero de los contribuyentes de Nuestra fe Católica nos llama a estar al Member impuestos para una influencia social tan tanto de lo que está pasando en el mundo Catholic News Service en el oeste de Texas que han estado pro- corrosiva, no es bueno para nuestra que nos rodea y a hablar en defensa de los porcionando cuidado de la salud de la sociedad. derechos de aquellos que no pueden hablar Catholic Press Association mujer para los pobres, sin la necesidad de Yo tengo entendido que Planned por sí mismos. Tenemos que aumentar Texas Catholic News Planned Parenthood. Parenthood puede estar buscando lugares nuestros esfuerzos para promover el De 2004 a 2015, Planned Parenthood para localizar sus dos nuevos centros en respeto a la vida humana en respuesta a las Published the 1st Monday following ha reportado una disminución dramática en cualquiera de las siguientes ciudades: San intenciones actuales de Planned the 1st Saturday of each month las pruebas de Pap, exámenes de senos, y Ángelo, Abilene, Midland, Odessa, o Parenthood of Greater Texas. and delivered to all registered proyecciones de cáncer totales, y tampoco Lubbock. Yo animo a los residentes del Al entrar en esta nueva fase de nuestra ofrecen mamografías. En el mismo perío- Oeste de Texas que envien un mensaje lucha, oramos por la guía del Espíritu parishioners in the do de tiempo, el número de abortos que se claro a la dirección de Planned Parenthood Santo. Oramos: San Angelo Diocese. realizan se ha incrementado (USCCB Fact of Greater Texas que no lo queremos en “Señor, que todo lo que hacemos Subscription rate for all others: Sheet). Esto representa un claro cambio nuestra parte del estado. Espero que comience con tu inspiración, continúe bajo en los tipos de servicios que Planned muchos firmarán las peticiones que se dis- tu guía salvadora, y por medio de tu gracia $10 per year Parenthood proporciona, hacia menos ser- tribuirán en nuestras parroquias por nue- sea llevado a su plenitud, por Jesucristo THIRD CLASS POSTAGE PAID vicios integrales de salud y hacia más stro liderazgo diocesano de pro vida. Nuestro Señor.” AT SAN ANGELO, TEXAS abortos. También animo a los consejos de las Para obtener información sobre cómo En 2015, una serie de videos encubier- escuelas públicas en esas ciudades que usted puede participar, por favor póngase Printed by tos mostró oficiales de Planned Parenthood envien un mensaje a Planned Parenthood en contacto con cualquiera de los sigu- Livestock Weekly discutiendo la forma de cómo trafican los que no son bienvenidos en las escuelas ientes: San Angelo, Texas tejidos y órganos de las víctimas del abor- locales. • El director diocesano de pro vida, to. Estos videos revelan una actitud de Para los contratistas y los negocios Jerry Peters, al [email protected] falta de respeto insensible a la dignidad de locales, si ustedes creen en el derecho a la • La coordinadora de pro vida en el Submissions: los cuerpos de aquellos seres humanos vida, la dignidad del cuerpo humano, y la Decanato de Midland-Odessa, Gina Aaron, Story suggestions, calendar items, cuyas vidas fueron tomadas por aborto. santidad del don de la sexualidad, les al [email protected] El ingreso anual de Planned aconsejo que refleccionen con mucha • El coordinador de pro vida en el parish briefs and all other Parenthood es de aproximadamente $1.35 oración antes de considerar la idea de Decanato de Abilene, Jim Sulliman, al sul- submissions should be emailed to mil millones. De esa cantidad, alrededor venderle a Planned Parenthood, de apro- [email protected] [email protected] de $555 millones provienen de los bolsil- barlos, o de apoyarlos. Deberíamos hacer • El coordinador de pro vida en el los de los contribuyentes de impuestos todo lo posible para evitar la cooperación Decanato de San Ángelo, Doug Pustka, al estadounidenses como usted y yo. Este en acciones pecaminosas. [email protected] COPY, PHOTO DEADLINE: BISHOP ENCUENTRO Third Friday of every month. (From 3) (From 5) observed that there is a great need for better Photos should be in jpeg format. use of Spanish-language media, training parish To contractors and local businesses, better marketing and re-branding the ministry. staff, and leadership development for youth Letters to the editor are welcome, if you believe in the right to life, the They expressed that there was a dire need for and young adults. We also need to target pro- and should be emailed to dignity of the human body, and the accompaniment, skills-building for leadership grams to educate Catholics for apologetics. sacredness of the gift of sexuality, I and ministry, networking, and collaboration Hispanics/Latinos are the target audience of [email protected] Encuentro encourage you to reflect prayerfully among the different dioceses.” the process; prayerfully, this will Letters to the editor are printed at Rose Mendez of Odessa said, “At the further unite our faith communities. This min- before you consider selling to Planned Encuentro the discretion of the editor and Parenthood, endorsing them, or support- Regional I was assigned the area of istry is all-inclusive; we need all of us to ing them. We should do everything pos- Faith Formation and Catechesis. My group improve the quality of ministry and involve- identities of the writer are subject to consisted of three young adults between the ment. sible to avoid cooperation in sinful verification. Please include name, ages of 26 and 36, a religious sister from San Our diocesan delegates had a chance to actions. Antonio, and myself. Two bishops from Dallas meet and hear what other dioceses are doing address and phone number when Our Catholic faith calls us to be and Amarillo also joined us for part of the dis- or not doing. It was an opportunity to learn submitting letters. aware of what is going on in the world cussion. By consensus, it was agreed that the and offer our own experiences. While the around us and to speak out in defense of primary area of concern should be parental process involved much work, it was well the rights of those who cannot speak for involvement in children’s formation, especially worth the time and effort. Hopefully, as we themselves. We must ramp up our those times when parents are seeking sacra- prepare for the National Encuentro, we will Bishop Michael J. Sis efforts to promote respect for human life mental preparation for their children. The begin visioning for the future of our diocesan Publisher in response to the current intentions of Church should seize these opportunities to Church and look at the need to be more inclu- Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas. reach out joyfully with great sensitivity, taking sive of our Latino/Hispanic population, and As we enter into this newest phase people where they are and offering good bilin- even more important, encouraging formation Brian Bodiford of our struggle, we pray for the guidance gual catechesis and evangelization programs and skills-building opportunities to form new Editor leaders. of the Holy Spirit. We pray: for children, as well as their parents.” Director of Communications “Lord, may all that we do begin Mendez continued, “The group also had a The Regional Encuentro weekend experi- with your inspiration, continue with recommendation of interest for the overall ence served to validate the fact that there are your saving help, and through your Encuentro, to be more inclusive and geared to many faithful, committed Catholics who pos- the needs of all Catholics, rather than focusing sess a strong faith in God and desire our grace be brought to completion, through ______Jesus Christ our Lord.” on just the Latino/Hispanic population. For Church to reach out to everyone, welcoming For information on how you can get example, bilingual or multilingual Masses help them unconditionally and in a loving manner. involved, please contact any of the fol- to bring God’s people together to celebrate and Nevertheless, we recognize that our human- The West Texas Angelus lowing: appreciate one another’s differences, while ness sometimes distorts this vision within the monolingual Masses tend to keep people sepa- Church. We continue to look within and iden- Official Newspaper of the • Diocesan pro-life director, Jerry rated in their comfort zones. The weekend for tify those critical areas where we fall short, Diocese of San Angelo, Texas Peters, at [email protected] me was exciting and challenging to be among and then we take measures to self-correct with POSTMASTER: Send all address • Midland-Odessa Deanery pro- so many Catholics wanting to make a differ- the help of God’s grace. life coordinator, Gina Aaron, at ence in the world, for the greater good of We are all called to be missionary disci- changes to: [email protected] God’s people. It gives me great joy and a ples, like the Apostles, to spread the love of WEST TEXAS ANGELUS • Abilene Deanery pro-life coor- sense of hope to be a part of the Catholic Christ through our words, deeds, and actions. P.O. Box 1829 dinator, Jim Sulliman, at Church, seeking to improve on our response to We are specifically called to reflect Christ to [email protected] what Jesus asks of us — to go out and make those who are most in need because of the SAN ANGELO, TX • San Angelo Deanery pro-life disciples of all nations.” challenges they are facing. Throughout the 76902-1829 Encuentro coordinator, Doug Pustka, at The other delegates from the San Angelo process, participants are energized [email protected] Diocese reflected together on their experience to dedicate themselves to bring the light of of attending the Regional Encuentro. They Christ to others. Page 24 MAY 2018 The Angelus