Pope Francis Asks Youth to Follow Dreams
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Single Issue: $1.00 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40030139 CATHOLIC JOURNAL Vol. 95 No. 15 September 27, 2017 Expanded scope Pope Francis asks youth to follow dreams “In the clear proposal of remaining faithful to the By Carol Glatz When life hits hard, they Continuing his series of audi - he sGaid, explaining: teaching of Christ, we must should try to get up again, letting ence talks on Christian hope, the Enemy No. 1 is not out there . look with the intelli - VATICAN CITY (CNS) — others help them, and if they are pope gave extensive advice on somewhere, but inside oneself. gence of love and with wise Young people should love, believe bored, they should concentrate on how to teach people, especially “Don’t make room for bitter or realism at the reality of and follow their dreams, never doing good things for others, the young people, to remain full of dark thoughts.” families today in all of their despairing because Jesus is always pope said Sept. 20 during his hope. No matter “where God has complexity, in their light with them, Pope Francis said. weekly general audience. planted you, hope. Always hope,” — BELIEVERS , page 15 and darkness,” writes Pope Francis in his restructuring of the JP institute, renaming JOY program focuses on issues of social justice it the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for the By Kate O’Gorman racist and anti-oppression educa - and colonization.” Sciences of Marriage tion, facilitated the first JOY ses - Verlangen added that it is and Family. SASKATOON — The Justice sion, addressing the nature of priv - important that we grapple with — page 2 and Outreach Year (JOY) of ilege. how our self-understanding and Dads Doin’ Time Formation program kicked off its Verlangen began by explaining assumptions have been formed out second year Sept. 15 - 16 with a how privilege — such as one’s edu - of this history, especially before An exhibit at the Saskatoon new cohort of participants from cation, one’s ability to find fruitful reaching out to others in service. Community Youth Arts across the Roman Catholic employment, one’s inherent safety “What we’re talking about is Programming gallery in Diocese of Saskatoon. based on skin colour or gender — power: who has it, who doesn’t, Saskatoon served to high - As the JOY program is a year- consists of a set of basic, often how it is exercised, and how it is light the impact of incarcer - long immersion of learning from unconscious, assumptions. perpetuated.” ation on husbands, fathers and working alongside people who “Privilege is a set of circum - To illustrate the perspectives and children. “We need to experience life on the margins, the stances in the world that we are all often taken for granted by members put more stock in the impor - program began by offering an part of, whether we want to be or of a dominant group, Verlangen tance of family connections,” understanding of the lens through not — it’s how the fabric of our took participants through an exer - said one co-ordinator. which we view the world. society is made up,” she said. cise called “Unpacking the In - “Strengthening family A key piece of learning within Quoting Sensoy and DiAngelo visible Knapsack” — a series of the JOY experience is discovering from their book, Is Everyone statements that identify the daily connections is a Kate O’Gorman that authentic solidarity means Really Equal? Verlangen defined effects of white privilege. preventative measure.” Anita Verlangen being present with people and privilege as “the rights, advan - Some of the statements include: — page 3 acknowledging our mutual bro - tages and protections enjoyed by — and it is — but we also have a Sex addiction kenness. It is a model of service some at the expense of and history that is founded on racism — IDENTITY , page 7 that veers away from “me helping beyond the rights, advantages and Anti-porn activist Matt Fradd you” and draws nearer to “us protections available to others. Winnipeg Catholic hospital says that standing together.” The healing In this context, privilege is . the pornogra - power of friendship is the most product of structural advantages. draws euthanasia battle lines phy has nar - effective agent for healing, and One automatically receives privi - rowed our also the most demanding. It lege by being a member of a dom - understand - requires a shift in perspective, an inant group. By Michael Swan essential health care is offered in ing of sex awareness of privilege. “So it’s important to recognize The Catholic Register publicly funded health care facili - and flipped Anita Verlangen, an English- that we don’t all start on the same ties who have a mandate to pro - it from “this language instructor with the Sas - footing,” Verlangen explained. WINNIPEG (CCN) — All vide services to the community is my body given up for you, katchewan Intercultural Associa - “Canada has a reputation for being summer long Winnipeg’s St. that they’re in.” to this is your body tion with a background in anti- a pure, multicultural, open society Boniface Hospital has been in the Winnipeg Archbishop Richard given up for me.” eye of a storm over Gagnon is equally adamant. — page 6 its right as a religious “The effort at St. Boniface Hos - health care institution pital was to draw that inevitable Love at work to refuse to provide red line,” he told The Catholic euthanasia and assist - Register . “We can’t cross that. There is love at work in the ed suicide. Once you cross that, you’re ending pro-life movement, says MP The hospital’s own - the whole faith-based foundation Brad Trost. “We do it for the ers have gone to the of the hospital.” least. We don’t always do it lengths of remaking The issue has been simmering in the most direct ways. the board of directors since a May 29 board meeting at Sometimes we do it by to ensure the “Catholi - the hospital. The 16-member board standing in front of clinics. city of the hospital,” was set to meet a regional health Sometimes we do it by con - but opponents say the authority requirement to pass guide - tributing. For most of us it’s battle is not over. lines on precisely how it would the love of Christ that Shanaaz Gokool, respond when patients re quest a compels us.” the CEO of the pro doctor’s help to commit suicide. — page 6 assisted-suicide orga - The proposed policy was clear that nization Dying with St. Boniface would not induce any What do we do? Dignity, makes no death, but neither would it interfere bones about her cam - with a patient’s right to seek one. “How often do many of our paign to force Cath olic Information about the procedure petty hurts and slights go hospitals, hospices and would be available and patients into syndication and we nursing homes to who requested an assisted death replay them or binge watch either offer assisted would be transferred promptly to a CNS/ L'Osservatore Romano them whenever we feel like suicide or allow it on consenting institution. it?” asks Tom Saretsky. POPE VISIT REHABILITATION CENTRE — Pope Francis, continuing his occa - their premises. But prior to the vote, an amend - sional series of Friday afternoon visits to people who are suffering or in need of “Our minds are the screens “We are cam - ment was tabled. It proposed that a and we sit down to watch encouragement, visited a well-known Rome rehabilitation centre for people with neurological disorders or nerve damage. He arrived at the Santa Lucia Foundation paigning to ensure Winnipeg Regional Health Au - the show, hoping for a Sept. 22 and visited the ward for the rehabilitation of children with neurological that people have ac - thority representative be allowed to different ending.” What’s diseases. He “joked with them” and offered their parents words of encouragement. cess to medical assis - end the life of a patient on hospital the antidote? He then visited a ward of young adults, ages 15 to 25, who lost the use of their arms tance in dying wher - premises in rare and extreme cir - — page 8 and legs after being in car accidents. The pope began the so-called “Mercy Friday” ever they happen to cumstances where a transfer might visits in late 2015 during the Year of Mercy. The visits were designed to reflect the be,” said Gokool. be risky. spiritual and corporal works of mercy with “those who live in situations of physical “We just want to en - and social exclusion.” sure that basic and — KILLING , page 4 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS September 27, 2017 Pope expands scope of institute on marriage By Carol Glatz there are branches around the “In the clear proposal of re - The church has such a long, ing with experts who have views world, including in the United maining faithful to the teaching rich patrimony of teachings that not in line with church teaching, VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To States, Australia, Mexico and India. of Christ, we must, therefore, need to be “relaunched” to pro - Paglia said scientific reflection better prepare priests and pastoral Given the newer gatherings of look with the intelligence of love vide answers to new questions, he requires dialogue, including with workers to help meet the chal - the Synod of Bishops on the fam - and with wise realism, at the real - said, including gender theories those who are not Catholic. lenges families face today, Pope ily, those held in 2014 and 2015, ity of families today in all of their and women’s issues.