Single Issue: $1.00 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40030139 CATHOLIC JOURNAL Vol. 94 No. 7 June 29, 2016 Summer issues Saskatoon bishop homeless for 36 hours The Prairie Messenger pub - lishes every second week in By Kiply Lukan Yaworski reporter Jason Warick, and musician sponsorships and donations before - ties that are not noticed from a car, July and takes a Jay Semko undertook to live on the hand, raising a total of some or rushing to get somewhere, he three-week vaca - SASKATOON — Thirty-six streets of Saskatoon June 17 - 18. $135,000. tion in August. hours may not seem like a long During the 36-hour experience, But the challenges of Sanctum — PARTICIPANTS , page 16 The next issue time to be without a home, but for participants set out in teams of two, Survivor involved Saskatoon Bishop Donald Bolen dressed in second-hand clothing more than raising will be July 13. Remaining and nine other participants in a with nothing in their pockets but a money. Participants summer issues will be: July recent Sanctum Survivor event, it cellphone (to keep in touch with were given a list of 27, Aug. 24, and Aug. 31. was long enough to bring about an event organizers and have their tasks to complete Water songs increased understanding and deeper position tracked). — challenges regu - empathy for those who experience The event was launched as a dra - larly faced by those homelessness as a daily reality. matic way to raise funds and aware - who live on the After holding a ceremony In addition to Bolen, Saskatoon ness for Sanctum Care Group, street. The process on the bank of the South Tribal Council Chief Felix Thomas, which provides hospice and transi - demonstrated how Sas katchewan River in Saska - singer-songwriter Brad Johner, tional care to those who are home - even simple under - toon, Maria Campbell and MLA Danielle Chartier, Central less and struggling with HIV/AIDS. takings can become guests shared an evening Urban Métis Federation (CUMFI) Sanctum is also raising funds for daunting for those pre sentation at the Broadway president Shirley Isbister, St. Paul’s Sanctum 1.5, a planned 10-bed pre- with limited re - The atre entitled “Water Songs Hospital president Jean Morrison, natal care home for high-risk, HIV- sources and no for a River City.” retired police officer Ernie Louttit, positive pregnant women. place to call home. — page 3 Sanctum Care Group president Dr. As part of the event, the 10 “The most pow - Morris Markentin, StarPhoenix celebrity participants gathered erful experience Gift of life was the vulnerabili - Kasun shocked at being ty of the situations “It is extremely important for we were in,” said Canadians to do their best to named auxiliary bishop Bolen. keep their blood donation ap - The bishop, who pointments,” says Beth Frise, lives in an apart - By Glen Argan territory manager in Toronto ment in the city’s Western Catholic Reporter core neighbour - for Canadian Blood Services. hood, said that the “Canadian patients are EDMONTON (CCN) — Call brief experience of de pend ing on your generous Basilian Father Bob Kasun a most living on the streets donation.” reluctant bishop. opened his eyes. — page 4 “I find this appointment shock - “There are a whole Conscience rights ing and really hard to handle,” he lot of things in my said in a June 17 interview. neighbourhood that When he started receiving mys - Faith communities are peti - I knew were there, terious phone messages from and I acknowl - tioning the Saskatchewan Ottawa one Friday afternoon, edged their exis - gov ernment for protection leaving a woman’s first name and tence, but I got to K. Yaworski for health care workers and a number to call, he deleted them see first-hand a lot PANHANDLING — One of the more daunting insti tu tions who want to take from his phone. Maybe it was a more of the hurt tasks during the Sanctum Survivor 36-hour no part in medically assisted telephone solicitor or some sort of and the pain in the homelessness challenge involved asking strangers dying. scam. neighbourhood, as for money to purchase a meal. Bishop Donald — page 6 Besides, the policy at Edmon - well as the joy, and Bolen of the Roman Catholic Diocese of ton’s inner-city St. Alphonsus the simple relation - Saskatoon (left) and Chief Felix Thomas of the Happy Canada Day Parish is that callers leave their WCR/Glen Argan ships that exist.” Saskatoon Tribal Council set their hats on the full name and a reason for their Bishop-elect Robert Kasun These are reali - ground looking for handouts. If the United States was a call. In this case, the calls became project of the English Refor - more persistent, but no more in - mation, Canada was born of formative. Eventually, the woman Be known for your love: pope to Armenians the Catholic from Ottawa told the parish secre - Counter Refor - tary that Father Bob should call By Cindy Wooden Vartanants Square that memory, Church. The catholicos was pres - ma tion, led by “Luigi” at the Ottawa number. faith and merciful love must be ent for the pope’s celebration of the Franciscan It took until the following GYUMRI, Armenia (CNS) — the foundations of their lives. mass, a gesture the pope was Tuesday or Wednesday evening — Acts of love and kindness must be The joy that comes from en- scheduled to reciprocate the next Recollects and Jesuits who Kasun can’t remember for sure — a Christian’s “calling card,” the countering Christ, he said, “renews day in Yerevan. launched themselves deep that he finally got on the line with characteristic that identifies them our life, makes us free and open to At the beginning of Gyumri into the continent by canoe, Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi, the more than anything, Pope Francis surprises, ready and available for mass, Catholicos Karekin recalled writes Michael Swan. The apostolic nuncio. told Catholics in northern Armenia. the Lord and for others.” how, during the Soviet period, first thing those missionaries “Luigi” said Pope Francis had Travelling June 25 to Gyumri, The exercise of charity renews many churches in Armenia were did was dedicate this new appointed him auxiliary bishop of a city with a significant Catholic and rejuvenates the church, he closed or destroyed. The world to St. Joseph. Toronto and asked if he would population and one still bearing said. Armenian Apostolic Cathedral of — page 8 accept the appointment. the scars of an earthquake almost “Concrete love is the Christian’s the Seven Holy Wounds in “I was floored, and I didn’t three decades ago, Pope Francis calling card; any other way of pre - Gyumri became an ecumenical Apologies needed know what to say.” once again praised the steadfast senting ourselves could be mislead - place of worship with different However, the nuncio “was really faith of the Armenian people. ing and even unhelpful,” he said, areas of the church hosting servic - Catholics and other Chris - good” and suggested Kasun take Thanking God for all that had because Christians are called to be es for the Armenian Apostolic, tians not only must apologize some time to reflect and consult been rebuilt since the 1988 earth - known by their love. Catholic and Eastern Orthodox to the gay community, they with whomever he needed to talk to. quake, the pope also asked the Pope Francis urged the communities. must ask forgiveness of God So he did. A couple of days region’s people to consider what Armenian people to continue on After mass, Pope Francis invit - for ways they have discrimi - later, he called Bonazzi and ex- they are called to build today and, the path of dialogue and respect, ed the catholicos to join him in the nated against homosexual plained at length why he was more importantly, how they are especially among members of the popemobile. They toured the persons or fostered hostility declining the appointment. The called to build it. Armenian Catholic and Armenian square, both giving the people nuncio listened, and then asked Celebrating the only public Apostolic churches. their blessings. toward them, Pope Francis Kasun to put his reasons in writing mass scheduled for his three-day During his stay in Armenia, the The need to overcome divi - said June 26. and send them along. visit to predominantly Orthodox pope was the houseguest of sions among Christians and to — page 20 Armenia, Pope Francis told thou - Catholicos Karekin II, the patri - — KASUN , page 8 sands of people in Gyumri’s arch of the Armenian Apostolic — PEACE , page 5 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS June 29, 2016 Christians don’t exclude, they welcome, pope says

By Junno Arocho Esteves broke the law by entering the city to find Jesus in search of healing. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “Everything this man — who Flanked by a group of refugees, was considered impure — says Pope Francis appealed to Chris - and does is an expression of his tians to care for and welcome those faith!” the pope said. “This faith is whom society often excludes. the strength that allowed him to “Today I’m accompanied by break every convention and try to these young men. Many people meet with Jesus and, kneeling think they would have been better before him, call him ‘Lord.’ ’’ off if they had stayed in their The leper’s plea, he continued, homelands, but they were suffer - serves as a lesson to Christians ing so much there. They are our that “when we present ourselves refugees, but many people consid - to Jesus, long speeches aren’t nec - er them excluded. Please, they are essary” and that there is no place our brothers,” the pope said June to feel safe other than with God 22 during his weekly general and his infinite mercy. audience. Jesus’ act of touching and heal - The group, holding a banner ing the leper, an action forbidden that stated “Refugees for a better by the law of Moses, is also an future together,” caught the pope’s example for all Christians in help - attention as he was making his ing the poor, the sick and the mar - way to the stage in St. Peter’s ginalized, the pope said. Square. He signalled them to When a poor person comes, he come forward and instructed aides said, “we can be generous, we can to allow them to sit in the shade be compassionate, but usually we on the stage. do not touch him. We offer him a In his main talk, the pope dis - coin but we avoid touching his CNS/Paul Haring cussed the Gospel story of the hand, we toss (the coin) there. POPE WALKS WITH REFUGEES — Pope Francis and refugees walk past traditional flag twirlers as the leper who begged Jesus to heal And we forget that he is the body pope arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican June 22. The pope invited more him, saying: “Lord, if you wish, of Christ!” than a dozen refugees to sit near him onstage during his catechesis. you can make me clean.” By touching the poor and the The pope noted that the leper excluded, he explained, Christians After the leper’s healing, Jesus’ cleansing what Moses prescribed” me clean,’ ’’ Pope Francis said. not only asked to be “purified” in can be “purified of hypocrisy” and instruction to “show yourself to highlights the importance of bring - Saying he wanted to share both body and heart, but also share concern for their condition. the priest and offer for your ing those excluded back “into the something personal with the crowd, community of believers and social the pope said that each night he life,” he said. recites the leper’s prayer as well as Tourists: report trafficking at Olympics “He was excluded and now he five ‘Our Fathers,’ one for every is one of us. Let us think about our wound of Christ “because Jesus By Carol Glatz in persons, sponsored a news con - ested in buying sex, even with own miseries, each one has their purified us with his wounds.” ference at Vatican Radio June 21. children and adolescents,” it said. own. Let us think with sincerity. “This is what I do, but you can VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The group unveiled a new cam - “The 2016 Olympic Games How many times we cover them also do it in your homes. Say, Religious priests, brothers and sis - paign organized by Um Grito pela will attract a lot of tourists and with the hypocrisy of ‘good man - ‘Lord, if you wish, you can make ters in Brazil are urging everyone Vida , the Brazilian network of reli - with them, opportunities for crim - ners’! It is precisely then that you me clean,’ and think about Jesus’ attending the Olympic Games to gious against human trafficking. inal organizations to enter more need to be alone, get on your wounds and say an Our Father for report instances of exploitation of The campaign was being launched easily to pursue their own evil knees in front of God and pray, each one. And Jesus will always vulnerable people and to turn in for the Summer Olym pics in Rio agenda,” it added. ‘Lord, if you wish, you can make listen to us,” Pope Francis said. suspected traffickers. de Janeiro, Aug. 5 - 21. With on-the-street initiatives, Their campaign, “Play for Life” The risk of exploitation against leafleting and meetings open to the Vatican marks Laudato Si’ invites tourists, residents and visi - workers, women and children public, campaigners hope to: raise tors “to take a stand, not to submit increases in the run-up to and dur - awareness that “sexual ex ploi - anniversary with new website passively to the arrogance of those ing major events, which can be tation is not tourism, but a serious who want to manipulate and use used to deceive people “with false violation of human rights”; advo - everything, even sports and life, for promises of more jobs and a better cate for measures that prevent and By Cindy Wooden have considered climate in their power, pleasure and greed,” accord - life,” said a Talitha Kum press clamp down on trafficking; and daily lives.” ing to a global network of religious. release June 21. educate those who are particularly ROME (CNS) — Marking the The science and economics of Talitha Kum, an international “The city of Rio de Janeiro is vulnerable to being recruited by first anniversary of Pope Francis’ change to protect the environment net work of consecrated men and one of the main Brazilian cities traffickers. encyclical on the environment, the are essential, Figueres said, but women working against trafficking that attracts tourists who are inter - The campaign also urges visi - Pontifical Council for Justice and “the guidance of our moral com - tors and residents to report “all Peace launched a new website pass” is what will made a differ - forms of exploitation,” especially dedicated to the document and ence. the sexual exploitation of children efforts around the world to put its Archimandrite Athenagoras and adolescents, by calling the teaching into practice. Fasiolo, an Orthodox pastor in toll-free number “100” in Brazil. The site — www.laudatosi.va Treviso, presented the Italian edi - “Complaints may be lodged, — “witnesses not only to the tion of the book Cosmic Grace, even anonymously. Don’t remain impact of the encyclical, but also Humble Prayer: The Ecological indifferent,” the Talitha Kum state - the creativity and generosity of the Vision of the Green Patriarch ment said. people of God everywhere in the Bartholomew I . The Brazilian network ran a world,” said Cardinal Peter Pope Francis’ encyclical and similar campaign during and after Turkson, council president. the collected environmental re - the World Cup soccer tournament The council celebrated the first flections of Ecumenical Patriarch in Brazil in 2014. The network said anniversary of the document, Bartholomew of Constantinople, more than 30,000 women religious, Laudato Si’ , June 20 with a small he said, show that “the Holy Spirit nearly 8,000 priests and 2,700 reli - conference at Rome’s Basilica of does not cease to work without gious brothers were involved in that St. Mary in Montesanto. interruption in his church,” inspir - campaign. Christiana Figueres, executive ing leaders to teach care for “all The Play for Life campaign dur - secretary of the UN Framework the work of God.” ing the soccer tournament “con- Convention on Climate Change, in Jesuit Father Michael Czerny, tributed to a 42 per cent increase in a video message, said that as scien - an official at the justice and peace the number of complaints of sexu - tists, governments, economists and council, told Catholic News al exploitation of children and ado - concerned citizens were pushing Service that Laudato Si’ does not lescents and of situations of human for an international agreement to tell people what to think, but trafficking,” Talitha Kum said in its combat climate change, Pope guides them through the complex - press release. Francis’ encyclical provided the ities of the issue of climate change Talitha Kum is a project of the “moral imperative to take bold and care for creation, and calls International Union of Superiors action.” them to reflect on their response. General, and is present in 81 Published six months before “The variety and intensity of CNS/Paul Haring countries. Local networks educate the Paris summit on climate debate” within and outside the ECUMENICAL GESTURE — Pope Francis and Catholicos Karekin II and warn potential victims of traf - change, she said, the pope’s docu - church, he said, “is a very healthy pour water on a tree in a model of Noah’s Ark during an ecumenical ficking, work to fight the poverty ment raised the issue in “the hearts response” because the pope wrote meeting and prayer for peace in Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia, that pushes people into vulnerable and minds of hundreds of millions the encyclical to contribute to the June 25. situations and rescue victims. of people who may not otherwise debate and dialogue. June 29, 2016 CANADIAN NEWS Prairie Messenger 3 Ceremony emphasizes the importance of water

By Andréa Ledding Abbott greeted everyone and sphere that it crossed, explained their ancestors when she began Abbott, adding that the water has SASKATOON — After hold - her talk. “They say when we gath - masculine and feminine energies, ing a daylong ceremony on the er like this, it’s not just us who are and is the life blood and definition bank of the South Saskatchewan sitting here,” she said. “With us of each territory as it absorbs and River May 24, Maria Campbell we bring all the ancestors who carries unique properties of each and guests shared an evening have supported us to bring us to area. She explained that part of presentation at the Broadway this day, but also each and every the ceremony was giving food and Theatre entitled “Water Songs for person in this audience has their tobacco, petitioning the water for a River City.” ancestors they have brought with forgiveness, and acknowledging “We have to go back to tradi - them tonight.” all that water gives us. tional ways, the ways of our old She explained that every gather - “I always say that the biggest people,” noted Campbell. “They ing like this is important because injustice was not only to the did things like the water ceremony everyone has brought their own indigenous peoples, but to the that you were invited to today, and special energy, under the theme of Europeans who had lost their con - they told us we have to go back to reconciliation in this case. nections to their lands and their those things because they are the “There’s too many coincidences ceremonies. When nations come gifts that will help us.” in my life not to have my ancestors together and share their teachings A. Ledding Noting that she worked with guiding my path,” noted Abbott, and stories equally, that’s a bless - WATER SONGS — After a daylong ceremony on the bank of the South many old people along the way, she before talking about the water run - ing. Each of your ancestors is sit - Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Maria Campbell and guests present - introduced Don Kossick, a non- ners who are reconnecting stories, ting in this room along with ours.” ed “Water Songs for a River City” at the Broadway Theatre. From the indigenous “elder for the day” who communities, and fulfilling the Naytowhow shared songs and left: Maria Campbell, Winona Wheeler, Christi Belcourt, Marjorie was one of six guests to share her Eagle and Condor prophecy. “The stories, including a fast he under - Beaucage and Glenda Abbott. keynote. Others included Christi prophecy states that after 500 years took in the mountains and how the Belcourt and Isaac Murdoch, who of colonization, our people would rain drop he licked off a leaf was Campbell closed by noting that things. My seventh generations conducted the water ceremony, as come back together, and we would the most delicious water he’d ever while Saskatoon didn’t feel like have to have a place here just like well as Winona Wheeler and come back strong through our cul - tasted. “How precious water is,” he her city, she has always worked yours do, and it’s up to us to make Glenda Abbott, and knowledge- ture and our traditions.” said. “Next year at the riverbank hard to make it better. this place a good one, together, keeper Joseph Naytowhow, who The water runners collected all we’ll fill that beach up for the water “It’s not to make anyone feel where they don’t have to be afraid closed the evening with his song the major waters of every river ceremony — maybe have several guilty, angry or defensive, but we of each other, and it’s up to us to “All One People.” and lake in the Western Hemi- hundred or a thousand people.” have to be able to talk about those make it better.” “I feel hopeful,” said Campbell. “To see the young people involved in the water ceremony this after - Despite euthanasia legislation, the battle continues noon was really powerful and gives us hope that your kids and By Deborah Gyapong but lengthy process of reflection On a positive front, however, euthanasia and assisted suicide. my kids are going to be okay.” upon the dire implications for the Ontario health minister has sig - “We’ll see how the courts deal “Water is sacred, water is our OTTAWA (CCN) — Eutha - every aspect of our life together nalled a willingness to recognize with that and the amount of defer - life. There is nothing more essen - nasia and assisted suicide are legal when we lost the fundamental that Catholic and Christian hospi - ence the courts are willing to pay tial to our life and future genera - in Canada, but opponents vow to ability to distinguish between tals not be required to participate, to Parliament on such a complex tions than water,” noted Belcourt. fight on a number of fronts in dying and being killed. We all Horgan said. “That’s a hopeful social policy issue,” he said. “It is time to start a revolution for hopes, ultimately, of seeing Cana- need to recognize the profound proposition that needs to be Scher said challenges may the waters. If we don’t have water, dian society reverse its position. significance of that distinction.” acknowledged across the country.” come from vulnerable Canadians we don’t have a future. It’s just Catholic Organization for Life Strengthening palliative care who say their Charter rights to that simple.” and Family director Michele may prove difficult now that assist - life, security of the person and to Asserting that the water, air, Boulva said Catholics have work ed suicide and euthanasia are legal, equality are threatened by having and the future of our children and to do in educating the next genera - he said. Horgan cited a vast differ - an assisted suicide and euthanasia grandchildren are threatened by a tion and those after why euthanasia ence in the number of palliative law. new reality that includes rapid cli - and assisted suicide are “wrong, care specialists and available beds Others could challenge the mate change, Belcourt noted how morally and spiritually.” in the Netherlands where euthana - “failure to provide palliative care different things had become in “Education is No. 1, to address sia is legal, and the United King - as a right to all Canadians,” argu - only a generation. the confusion that is still there,” dom, where it is not. If Canadians ing it is “depriving Canadians of “We thought that the lakes were she said. are euthanized at the same rate as the ability to lead dignified lives.” clean and the resources were end - At the same time, she urged Belgians, there could be between 8- “Denial of that right to pallia - less, and it’s just not the case,” Catholics to make sure euthanasia 12,000 euthanasia deaths a year tive care and related support may Belcourt said, adding that the focus and assisted suicide “become here, he warned. Making an “assist - give rise to violations of Section 7 must shift away from greed and irrelevant because of how we care ed death” part of the continuum of (life and security of the person) individualism. “The antidote to for people.” health care is “not a palliative care and Section 15 (equality provi - greed is to give. Individualism is a “We have to be like the first culture,” he said. sion) of the Charter,” he said. great mistake: we allow ourselves Christians, so people will say of But an even bigger adverse There will be those who want to believe that we have a right to us, ‘See how they love each effect will be the way the new law to broaden access to euthanasia, things, rather than a responsibility.” other,’ ” she said. “We have to do will have an “educative effect” on those who want to keep it the way “In our teachings we’re taught CCN/D. Gyapong that also, so people looking at us the population. In the bill, “there it is, and “those who want it done that our bodies are like the earth, Cardinal Thomas Collins will say, ‘Look how they love wasn’t enough attention paid to away with altogether, for the and what happens to the earth hap - each other.’ ” the ideation of suicide, which is a Supreme Court decision to be pens to us and what happens to us In a statement released June “If we teach people to care mental health problem.” overturned,” he said. happens to the earth. I think it’s 20, Toronto Cardinal Thomas about others, and love them when “Now that we’ve introduced The preamble of Bill C-14 important to note that colonialism Collins said the Supreme Court of they become vulnerable, then the suicide relativism, you’re going to noted there would be further study trashed our lands and trashed our Canada and Parliament have “set elderly and the disabled won’t run into the problem of suicide on issues such as advanced direc - lives,” said Wheeler, noting that our country down a path that leads want to be killed,” she said. attraction,” he said. “If ‘it’s OK tives and access for mature minors. when possession was taken by set - not simply, and obviously, to ward Catholic lay people need to “be for grandma,’ we’re not actually Scher said that he expected, as in tlers, damage was done to the physical death for an increasing proactive” and “not wait until the addressing the real issue of the many “social policy evolutions” waters and lands. “Our bodies number of fellow citizens, but to - next moves are made by those absence of moral reasoning in our the changes will be “incremental.” were damaged, our minds were ward a grim experience for every - who want to widen access to civic discourse.” Collins also warned against damaged, our spirits were dam - one in our society of the coldness euthanasia,” she said. “Others will “We’ve moved away from the taking any reassurance in the fact aged, and as we were beaten down of spiritual death.” be pressing for a law that is wider. supremacy of God and the rule of “the law could be worse.” He our lands and waters were being “That death is found in a loss We have to do the opposite.” law when it comes to assisted sui - noted in jurisdictions where eu - beaten down, too.” of respect for the dignity of the Both Collins and Boulva cide in favour of a grounding in thanasia is legal, “it has always “There’s long-term damage that human person, in a deadening stressed the importance of fight - autonomy even to the extent of been cloaked with ‘safeguards’ we’re living with here, that we’re pressure upon the vulnerable to be ing to protect the conscience requiring the state and or a third that lull the citizens into compla - doing our best to fix. But we can’t gone, and in an assault upon the rights of health care professionals party medical practitioner to assist cency.” do it by ourselves, and there’s a big sanctuary of conscience to be suf - and institutions and of promoting you in your choice of early death,” “Over the years those ‘safe - hullabaloo about the Truth and fered by good individuals and good palliative care. he said. “The notion of autonomy guards’ finally drop away, and then Reconciliation Commission’s Rec- institutions who seek only to Catholic Civil Rights League before long really becomes a no - the full hard cold force of euthana - ommendations,” said Wheeler. heal,” the cardinal said. President Phil Horgan said there is tion of the exercise of power.” sia is felt,” the cardinal said. “Here “Reconciliation — what does that He called the deepest roots of already a challenge to the College Euthanasia Prevention Coali- is a chilling fact: despite the confi - mean? That doesn’t mean you guys this “malign development” spiri - of Physicians and Surgeons of tion legal counsel Hugh Scher dence of the Supreme Court jus - say ‘Sorry’ and we say ‘OK.’ tual and said he would be suggest - Ontario before the courts concern - anticipates there will be a consti - tices that Canada is different from That’s not reconciliation. The only ing prayer and penance as a way ing the college’s requirement of tutional challenge coming soon to those jurisdictions, in only slightly way we are going to reach recon - to address them. an effective referral in euthanasia the requirement in the legislation more than a year since their deci - ciliation is if the damage that has “Our broader society also requests. This will likely be heard death be “reasonably foreseeable” sion, the ‘safeguards’ are already been done is fixed.” needs to engage in the necessary before a court in 2017, he said. in order for a patient to obtain under vigorous attack.” 4 Prairie Messenger CANADIAN NEWS June 29, 2016 Canadians reminded of importance of blood donation

By Jean Ko Din its, he is just like any other kid. old church premises,” said John The Catholic Register “I think being in Canada, we’re Badali, office administrator at St. so lucky to have these types of Gabriel’s. “It’s a very popular TORONTO (CCN) — services,” she said. “I know in dif - clinic and it’s a part of belonging Timothy Rafanan has had more ferent countries, you have to bring to a community.” than 100 blood transfusions in his your donor with you . . . but he Last year, the parish collected lifetime — and he’ll turn just two will always have blood for him.” more that 860 units of blood. years old in August. Beth Frise, territory manager Since the average cancer patient Timothy was first diagnosed in Toronto for Canadian Blood uses five units during the course with alpha-thalassemia when his Services, said it is cases like of their treatment, St. Gabriel’s mother, Tracy Rafanan, was 20 Timothy’s that put the most pres - collected enough blood to help weeks pregnant with him. It is a sure on Canada’s blood supply 172 cancer patients. red blood cell disorder that system. When people donate One blood donation is about impairs the production of hemo - blood, most assume the blood will 450 ml of blood and it is often globins and prevents efficient cir - go toward emergency operations. used within days of being donat - culation of oxygen through his But most of the demand is for ed, the demand is that urgent. bloodstream to his organs. those who have regular treatments Frise estimates Canadian Rafanan and her husband Emil, for chronic diseases. Blood Services will need about parishioners at St. Francis Xavier “It is extremely important for 100,000 new donors this year to Parish in Mississauga, Ont., are Canadians to do their best to keep maintain the national blood sup - genetic carriers of the disease. their blood donation appoint - ply and to replace the aging donor “I had never heard the word ments,” said Frise. “Canadian base. About one in two Canadians thalassemia before that day,” said patients are depending on your is eligible to give blood, yet only Rafanan. “It was hard for me generous donation.” four per cent of eligible donors because I could feel him moving Frise estimates that they will sustain the blood system. . . . and when I learned he was need to collect 200,000 blood “Every minute of every day, sick, it just broke my heart. I donations by July to support someone in Canada needs blood can’t imagine a life where you patient needs this summer. and often from more than one would need all these blood trans - The Archdiocese of Toronto generous donor,” said Frise. fusions.” recently signed to be a part of the Frise oversees three permanent Every three weeks, even while Partners for Life program, prom - blood clinics downtown and sev - he was still in his mother’s womb, ising to contribute 500 blood eral mobile clinics throughout the Timothy received blood transfu - donations annually. city. sions to give him healthy hemo - Frise said there are already sev - Rafanan does not need blood globins that will restore oxygen eral Catholic parishes and schools transfusions, but she cannot quali - flow to his bloodstream. He will that contribute on a regular basis. fy to be a blood donor. Instead, Tracy Rafanan need this treatment all his life. St. Gabriel’s Parish is a regular she and her family are doing GIFT OF LIFE — Timothy Rafanan with his sister Emily playing with Rafanan said it is more than site, hosting blood clinics on the everything they can to raise an iPad as he receives his regular blood transfusion. worth it to have the ball of energy last Monday of every month. awareness and encourage others. Timothy is in their family’s life. “We have been doing this for “I just want people to know “They say it’s in you to give and it that would make a difference for a Except for his regular hospital vis - more than 10 years, even in our that it’s so important,” she said. really is. It’s something so small whole generation of family.” World Youth Day pilgrims receive bishop’s blessing in Edmonton

By Ramon Gonzalez and white T-shirt of the Canadian every three years in a different The archbishop said most pil - travelling to Krakow from St. Western Catholic Reporter delegation attended the mass — country. The previous one took grims discover they are not alone Andrew’s Parish in Edmonton. their last official activity before place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in in their faith. “World Youth Day “It’s really nice to know we are EDMONTON (CCN) — they depart for Poland in mid- 2013. conveys the truth that we are not being supported in our spiritual “Don’t be afraid,” Archbishop July. Smith has been to a number of alone. There are thousands, mil - journey on this pilgrimage to the Richard Smith told young people About 270 young people from these encounters and gave the lions of people around this globe homeland of St. John Paul II.” travelling to Krakow, Poland for across the Edmonton archdiocese congregation a taste of what they your age who love the Lord and Lachacz, 18, said he has heard World Youth Day. “Go with open will travel to the land of St. John can expect. love the church.” a lot from friends who have gone hearts and understand that Jesus Paul II for this worldwide Cath - “You can look forward to The encounter with the pope to WYD in the past and has lots of takes nothing and gives every - olic encounter. something extraordinary,” he said. is an important dimension of expectations. “It’s going to be so thing.” The event runs July 25 to 31, “First of all is the encounter with this pilgrimage. “People are exciting to be there in Poland with Smith presided at the commis - but Edmonton pilgrims will literally hundreds of thousands of there from all over the world. three million other youth from sioning mass for World Youth Day depart a week in advance to par - young fellows, people your age, Every language on the earth is across the world.” June 12 at Holy Rosary Church, a ticipate in a variety of activities in people who like you share the there, gathered around the Holy This is the second WYD for Polish church. Dozens of young the Diocese of Wroclaw. faith, love the Lord, love the Father. He is our pope and we Martine Bazira, one of 17 from men and women wearing the red WYD is typically celebrated church and want to follow Jesus.” are his. Paroisse St. Thomas d’Aquin “So we recognize that in the going to Poland. “I feel like I person of the Holy Father, Pope have a great mission but most of Francis, we have a sign of the all I’m going there to meet peo - extraordinary unity that we have ple.” that transcends all linguistic (and) The 23-year-old said she cultural differences. “ made a ton of friends when she The deepest, most important went to WYD in Brazil in 2013. encounter at World Youth Day is “The feeling that we are not our encounter with the person of alone in our faith gives us more Jesus Christ, the archbishop told courage to carry on and to follow his young congregation. Jesus is Jesus.” truly present at World Youth Day Jamie Jaca, also from St. “and we meet him there.” Andrew’s Parish, is going to Smith said many who go to Poland to experience what her WYD come away changed, never friends described as a great faith to be the same again, especially adventure. those who go there to discern “They were telling me what a God’s will for them in life. As a great experience it was encoun - result, many vocations to the tering Christ among a million priesthood and to religious life other people,” the 22-year-old emerge from WYD. explained. Like St. John Paul II, the “It will be such a great experi - founder of WYD, Smith urged ence to stand among all those young people to not be afraid and other youth who have the same to go to Krakow with open beliefs. Sometimes we feel we hearts. “Don’t be afraid of Jesus. are so alone in our faith and yet Don’t be afraid of change,” he there are so many people out said. “Jesus is waiting for you.” there who believe in Christ the WCR/R. Gonzalez “Having a blessing from the same way that we do. I believe WORLD YOUTH DAY — Many of the 270 Catholics from across the Edmonton archdiocese heading for archbishop is very empowering,” this pilgrimage is going to World Youth Day in July attended a commissioning mass June 12 at Edmonton’s Holy Rosary Church. said Adam Lachacz, one of 10 change my life.” June 29, 2016 CANADIAN NEWS Prairie Messenger 5 Early intervention needed to help homeless youth

By Michael Swan From the selves up by the bootstraps. The a stable, sure source. But welcom - The Catholic Register perspective of problem is that when you do that, if ing 250 young people a day, run - his own five- you let any young person languish ning a school, a housing program, TORONTO (CCN) — Nick plus years of in homelessness, their health de - a counselling service, a clinic and Beckett is an impressive young homelessness, clines, they experience nutritional more is very expensive. man in his third year at the Uni - Beckett thinks vulnerability, they’re more likely “It’s the donor dollar that has versity of Toronto working toward any talk of to be ill or injured, their mental made Covenant House what it is a criminology degree. As he abolishing health declines, there are higher today,” Rivers said. makes his way through exams, homelessness is rates of depression and suicidality, What Covenant House is today he’s also heading up a new non- “more rhetoric their risk of exploitation goes is far more than just a shelter. This profit which aims to provide a than reality.” through the roof because there’s a is an institution in the heart of the home and transitional programs to “Homelessness lot of creepy people out there.” city that deals with a problem no young people who age out of the can be treated. It At Covenant House, Rivers’ one else wants to think about. child welfare system. can’t be solved, own research has shown that home - Shelters are for emergencies. At 27 he’s comfortable talking frankly,” he less youth are up to 40 times more More than 3,000 kids a year, every with the media. He easily mar - said. “The caus - likely to die young than their peers. year, is more a fact of life than an shalls statistics and anecdotes to es are so vast Youth homelessness is both emergency. support his arguments. He speaks and so encom - different and the same as adult “Providing people with three convincingly about his spiritual passing.” homelessness. It’s different in that hots (meals) and a cot — however life, his ambitions and his dreams. The pro - the driving factor is family dys - well meaning that is — it really Five years ago he was home - vince’s plans function and not simply poverty. doesn’t address the issues,” said less — couch surfing, addicted, come with big Half of them come from middle- Gaetz. “They need housing, which aimless, living on the margins just financial com - and upper-income households. is not the same as an emergency out of reach of anything legitimate Catholic Register/M. Swan mitments, Like adult homelessness, the shelter bed. They need adult support or legal. YOUTH HOMELESSNESS — Homeless five years including $4 results of youth homelessness are and mentoring. They need a chance “Youth make bad choices. This ago, Nick Beckett is now working his way to a degree billion commit - almost always best measured in to recover if they’ve experienced is life. I made bad choices. My in criminology at the University of Toronto. ted for afford - terms of health. More than a third trauma. They need safety. They friends made bad choices,” he able housing of the kids at Covenant House need a chance to get back to school. explains. “We’re young. We’re stu - somewhere else to live. since 2003 and $294 million bud - have mental health issues. Cove - We have to stick with them for a pid. We think we’re invincible.” At 17 the Oakville kid had his geted in 2016 - 17 to the nant House teams up with St. long time, until they’re stable.” Beckett credits Covenant House first go ’round at Covenant House. Community Home lessness Michael’s Hospital’s inner city Turning the corner on youth with helping him turn his life “I was pretty intimidated by the Prevention Initiative. The most health department to extend basic homelessness begins with think - around. whole ordeal — a big downtown recent provincial budget put in medical care to kids who are ing of young homeless people as “It was pivotal. It was actually shelter. . . . It was just so hard to $100 million over three years for undernourished, sick and at risk. children, minors, who don’t de - necessary to the success I enjoy grasp that I was homeless,” he said. housing allowances and support There are also new challenges serve the suffering they’ve found today,” he said. “They just have so There are 6,500 homeless youth services going to people in support - in youth homelessness. While in life. many areas of support for youth, on the street or camped on some - ive housing, plus construction of up there have always been girls in the “We demonize other people. whether it be education, health, one’s basement couch on any given to 1,500 new supportive housing sex trade living at the mercy of We think of them as criminals, or counselling. . . . It is kind of a one- night in Ontario. Last year the units. There’s another $10 million pimps and ultimately organized delinquents, or bad kids,” Gaetz shop deal — everything under one Ontario government pledged to end dedicated to Ontario’s Local crime, today the trade in human said. “We’re here to help people roof.” long-term, chronic homelessness in Poverty Reduction Fund in 2016 - flesh has been amped up by tech - grow into adulthood in a healthy Covenant House is an interna - the province in the next 10 years. 17. nology. way, in a safe way — and give tional agency providing support and The key to fulfilling that promise is On average, it costs close to “It used to be much more visi - them the support they need for as services to homeless and at-risk going to be our capacity to inter - $6,000 ($5,769.23 according to ble. Kids would be on the street, long as they need it, not thinking, youth. Covenant House Toronto is vene in the lives of homeless young the Ministry of Housing) to re - visibly prostituting,” said Rivers. ‘Oh great, here’s a cot, here’s a Canada’s largest homeless youth people and set them on a new path. house an individual or family who “Today, that’s not necessarily the bologna sandwich. You should be agency, helping street kids at its “The earlier you intervene the is homeless. Prevention is cheaper case with the evolution of the thankful.’ ” downtown Toronto facility in the more likely it is that you will be at $1,056.34 per household, ac- Internet and social media and all Nobody should be surprised heart of city just off of Yonge Street. able to effect change,” said cording to provincial officials. of these other avenues.” that people who went through Things started going downhill Covenant House Toronto CEO There’s no better predictor of Covenant House is trying to homelessness when their peers for Beckett when he was 14. His Bruce Rivers. “Intervening in sit - long-term homelessness than raise $10 million over five years were working on high school year - parents were divorced and his uations with youth who are home - youth homelessness, said Stephen to launch an urban response books and organizing the school mother was losing a battle with less offers you an opportunity to Gaetz, director of the Canadian model to protect the girls. It will dance aren’t quite ready for inde - alcoholism. actually interrupt a trajectory that Observatory on Homelessness. have to come mostly from dona - pendence at 21, said Beckett. “She would move from place otherwise could lead to chronic “A high percentage of adults tions. Only 20 per cent of Cove - “You need to be a little more to place, taking me along and real - and long-term homelessness.” who are homeless had their first nant House programming is fund - merciful, perhaps extend a little ly kind of uprooting me from any Rivers served on the province’s experience of homelessness when ed by government. About more grace,” he said. “It’s a whole place where I sort of started to expert advisory panel on home - they were teens,” he said. “We wait $600,000 a year from the new ball game. Everything has make roots,” he said. lessness in 2015 — the body that for young people to pull them - Archdiocese of Toronto has been changed.” When he was 15, Beckett’s convinced the government to mother decided she couldn’t real - declare its intention of reducing ly provide for her son. She called all homelessness to one-time, We must work and pray for peace in the children’s aid society and temporary and solvable problems. the boy was taken under a tempo - “Setting a bold goal and meas - Continued from page 1 churches are not looking for Pope Francis prayed that Armenia rary care agreement. That turned uring progress is an important ele - “strategic advantages” or ways to and Turkey would embark on a out to be less of a solution than ment in making real change hap - work for peace in the world was promote their own interests. new process of reconciliation and Beckett might have guessed. A pen,” Ministry of Housing spokes - given even greater attention by “Rather, it is what Jesus requires that peace would finally come to year later the agreement ended person Conrad Spezowka told The Pope Francis and Catholicos of us and what we ourselves must Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave in and at 16 Beckett had to find Catholic Register in an email. Karekin during an evening prayer strive to attain with goodwill, con - Azerbaijan. The ethnic Armenian service back in Yerevan. stant effort and consistent wit - majority of Nagorno-Karabakh Young and homeless In the capital’s Republic ness” in order to fulfil “our mis - voted in 1988 to unify with Square, where crowds had gath - sion of bringing the Gospel to the Armenia. Fighting ensured and ered while the sun was still hot, the world.” continued until a ceasefire was The world of youth homelessness is almost as vast as it is ignored. pope and patriarch processed in Following Christ’s example, reached in 1994, although the A few facts about the young and the homeless: together, walking side by side and the pope said, “we are called to enclave’s status was never fully — On any given night, there are some 6,500 homeless youth on blessing the people. They stopped find the courage needed to aban - resolved. Sporadic fighting has the streets in Ontario. Nationally 35,000 young people are homeless to shake hands with Armenian don rigid opinions and personal occurred since, most recently in at any given time. President Serzh Sargsyan. interests in the name of the love early April. — Homeless youth are up to 40 times more likely to die young Pope Francis told the people that bends low and bestows itself, In his talk, Catholicos than their peers. that he and the catholicos, like all in the name of the humble love Karekin claimed Azerbaijan — A study of Covenant House youth found 32 per cent said they those committed to Christian that is the blessed oil of the started the latest wave of vio - were struggling with mental health issues. Covenant House execu - unity, “look confidently toward Christian life, the precious spiritu - lence with military exercises on tive director Bruce Rivers believes the real number is between 35 the day when by God’s help we al balm that heals, strengthens and the border. and 40 per cent. shall be united around the altar of sanctifies.” But the patriarch cast his — The average homeless kid leaves home at 15. Half of them Christ’s sacrifice in the fullness of Together, he said, Christians gaze wider, welcoming refugees come from middle- or upper-income households. eucharistic communion.” must work and pray for peace, from Syria and Iraq — nations — 42 per cent of Ontario girls forced into prostitution were first “Let us pursue our journey defending the persecuted — that traditionally had strong trafficked before the age of 18. with determination,” he said. including Christians in the Middle Armenian Christian communi - — In 2015 Covenant House worked with more than 3,000 youth “Indeed, let us race toward our East — but also promoting recon - ties. “With hope in God, they and was able to send about 400 home to family — about 13 per cent. full communion!” ciliation. wait for peaceful days to arrive — 43 per cent of homeless youth have had some contact with the In working and praying for Ending a day that began at in their native lands,” Catholicos child welfare system. Christian unity, the pope said, Armenia’s genocide memorial, Karekin said. 6 Prairie Messenger LOCAL NEWS June 29, 2016 Government petitioned to protect conscience rights

By Frank Flegel resentatives from the Muslim and and institutions who want no part Godly representative statements catch the attention of the members Jewish faith communities — and of medically assisted dying laws ever,” said Saskatoon Bishop of the legislative assembly.” REGINA — There were 11 of they all wanted the same thing and should not be forced to refer a Donald Bolen, one of the organiz - The entire group was later intro - them — three bishops represent - from the provincial government: request for medically assisted ers of the group. It met June 21 duced to the legislative assembly ing the Anglican, Roman Catholic more palliative care available to dying to someone who would with provincial Health Minister by Wall. The premier, in his intro - and Ukrainian faith communities, people in the final stages of life, carry out the procedure. Dustin Duncan, Premier Brad Wall, duction, said the government several Anglican priests and rep - protection for health care workers “We think it was one of the most Attorney General Gordon Wyant would do what it can to protect the and the NDP Oppo si tion caucus. rights of those who do not want to “We had a good hearing and we be forced into carrying out med - Buddha’s birthday celebrated in Regina heard from the premier a commit - ically assisted dying. ment to every means possible to The issue was forced on the By Frank Flegel protect those conscience rights,” Canadian people through a ruling said Bolen. The meeting with NDP of the Supreme Court of Canada, Leader Trent Wotherspoon and which said it was against the REGINA — The weather co- several members of his caucus Charter of Rights and Freedoms in operated as a couple of hundred focused mostly on palliative care. the Canadian Constitution to deny Buddhists, family, friends and sup - “Everybody recognizes the anyone’s request for medical assis - porters turned out in Wascana Park cost involved but everybody rec - tance in taking their own life. It set June 20 to celebrate the 2,559th ognizes the profound need if we out the conditions under which the birthday of the Buddha. It’s called really are going to give people a procedure can be granted and gave Vesak and it’s the first time it’s been choice. If assisted euthanasia is the federal government a year to celebrated in Regina, something the not going to be forced on people, enact a law. Bill C-14, the legisla - Buddhist community hopes will then there has to be good access to tion legalizing the procedure, was become an annual event. palliative care.” approved by both the House of The celebration began at six Saskatchewan Ukrainian Epar - Commons and the Senate but gives p.m. centred in the park’s band chy Bishop Bryan Bayda said more narrower parameters that must be shell. The sun shone brightly off the members of other faith communi - met. Groups favouring medically new copper dome of the Legislative ties are expected to sign the peti - assisted dying argue C-14 does not Building across Wascana Lake, tion. “I think that kind of appeal to go far enough and some aspects of adding to the colour of the event what we have said in the statement it are likely to be challenged in with monks in traditional robes and is very profound and I think it will court. other participants dressed in a vari - ety of clothing representing the tra - ditions of their homelands. F. Flegel O Canada was sung to get the Students get Treaty Smarts BUDDHA’S BIRTHDAY — Rev. Uttam Barua, president of the celebration underway followed by Buddhist Centre of Regina, introduces Regina Mayor Michael Fougere a group of women raising their (right) to Dr. Sami Helewa, SJ. By Derrick Kunz al way. Teacher Elaine Sutherland, voices in the Triple Jewel Song. Métis artist and author Leah Lt.-Gov. Vaughn Solomon Goodale represented the federal spoke about making peace in the SASKATOON — Through a Dorian, and First Nations story - Schofield cut a ribbon to officially government and he was followed by world. Even with all the violence partnership with the Office of the teller Lyndon Linklater worked open the festival and brought Saskatchewan Parks, Culture and in the world, “it’s not too late to Treaty Commissioner (OTC) and with the students to create a mural greetings on behalf of Queen Sport Minister Mark Docherty and make peace.” funding from the Saskatchewan that was revealed June 14. Elizabeth, Queen of Canada. She Regina Mayor Michael Fougere. Girls in variously coloured Arts Board’s Treaty Smarts pro - “We need to improve student opened with a quote from the Dalai Fougere prompted everyone to look dress es took turns presenting flow - gram, students at Bishop Klein knowledge of our First Nations Lama: “Love and compassion are around “at this beautiful park” and ers to the Buddha located in an ele - School have been learning about and Métis people and how impor - necessities, not luxuries. Without enjoy the moment. vated position inside the band shell. treaties in Saskatchewan. tant treaties are to everyone in our them humanity cannot survive.” Buddhist Monks came from They were followed by Sri Lankan, “Treaty education should be province,” said Treaty Commis - She and most of the other speakers Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Vietnamese, Burmese, Bhutanese integrated across the curriculum,” sioner George Lafond. “I’m really who brought greetings spoke about Cal gary, Lethbridge and Saskatoon and Laotian monks chanting the said Gordon Martell, superintend - proud of the work done with Canadian diversity and the strength to attend the event. Dr. Sami five Buddhist precepts, which rep - ent of learning at Greater Saska - Bishop Klein students. Now we it gives to this country. Helewa, SJ, of Campion College, resent the basic Buddhist code of toon Catholic Schools (GSCS). have a resource that can be used Federal Public Safety Minister University of Regina represented ethics: abstain from harming living “We really need more teaching throughout the school division, and MP for Regina-Wascana Ralph the Archdiocese of Regina. He beings, stealing, sexual miscon - tools to make the abstract concepts and maybe one day throughout the duct, lying, and intoxication. A ritu - more accessible, especially for province.” Reconciliation talks al of bathing the Buddha was next young students. We need to talk The Office of the Treaty Com - in which a small amount of water about treaties in a way that stu - missioner, an independent body, held at Wanuskewin was poured over the Buddha, dents can relate to from their own serves as the primary mechanism to recalling his birth. The evening cel - experiences.” co-ordinate and facilitate a bilateral ebration ended with performances Through the partnership, cultur - process between the Government By Andréa Ledding nature, and that still resonates by the Burmese, Japanese, Sri ally responsive online literacy re - of Canada and the Federation of with us, you and I, people are still Lankan, Bangladesh, Bhutanese sources were developed. Teach ers Saskatchewan Indian Nations to SASKATOON — Reconcilia - feeling the effects and fallout of communities, Tina Hong and a now have resources to help stu - achieve a common understanding tion Canada held a one-day event the experience of what they call First Nations drum group. dents relate to treaties in a person - on Treaties No. 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10. in Saskatoon June 8, as it travelled the Indian Residential School across the country with a message Regime.” of reconciliation, carried in no Joseph described his idyllic small part by Reconciliation Can - childhood in a loving west-coast a da Ambassador and Indian Resi - island village, until the Indian dential School survivor Chief Agent took all the children away. Robert Joseph. His older brother and cousins “Reconciliation really begins would run into the forest when with you. The worst thing that they heard the boat coming, and could happen is if you all went hide in the highest trees until home tonight and never thought nightfall. But eventually they about it again,” said Joseph, in would come back and they would closing the daylong reconciliation be taken away. talks that took place at Wanus- “This happened over a period kewin Heritage Park. Activities of 100 years, over 150,000 kids included a panel, various small snatched away from our homes,” group discussions and activities, he said, before describing the and larger discussion circles facili - indignities and abuse suffered, tated by community leaders. from basic racism to far worse. He Joseph addressed the crowd on lost his hearing because his ear reconciliation and what it means was cuffed or pulled with every to everyone: “I am nothing with - infraction. “After 11 years of that, out you, we are less without each by the time I had gotten to Grade other,” he said, quoting his grand - 12, I was so beat-down.” mother. “I don’t know where we When he returned home, all his lost the way in understanding caregivers had died, and he drifted P. Fournier something so profoundly simple to extended family members’ PREPARE YE THE WAY OF THE LORD — May 11 - 14 St. Mary High School in Prince Albert put on the as caring for each other. And in couches and began drinking heav- musical “Godspell” at the E. A. Rawlinson Centre. The musical tells the story of Jesus building his follow - this great country of ours we now ing and teaching his parables in a humorous, playful manner. Teacher and director Jason Van Otterloo says share a history that is horrific in — ALL BELONG , page 19 “Godspell” is all about community building, which he calls an important message in the modern age. June 29, 2016 LOCAL NEWS Prairie Messenger 7 Clergy moves announced for Regina archdiocese

By Frank Flegel Michael at Bangor. Rev. Anthony aculate Conception, Quinton; Mary parishes of St. James, Southey; St. leaves Raymore and moves to Padayatty, HGN, returns from Queen of All Hearts, Lestock; and Patrick, Cupar; St. John the Baptist, Weyburn as administrator of St. REGINA — Two priests are India to become administrator for the reserves of Day Star, Gordons, Dysart; St. Rita, Dysart, and St. Pius Vincent de Paul Parish and St. returning from visits to their home the parishes of St. Anne’s, Gull Kawaca toose and Muskowekwan- X, Piapot Reserve. Mary’s, Tribune. countries this year and will re- Lake; and St. Joseph, Cabri. Kateri Place. Rev. Gerry Bauche leaves St. Rev. Ferdinand Eusebio comes sume duties in the Regina arch - Rev. Valentine Amobi moves Msgr. Reymundo Asis leaves Vincent de Paul, Weyburn, and from Philippines as associate diocese. Rev. Andrew Pawlowicz from Esterhazy to be administrator Southey to become administrator of moves up the road to Wilcox as priest at Regina’s Resurrection returns from Poland and becomes for the parishes of Sacred Heart, Christ the Redeemer, Swift Current. administrator for St. Augustine Parish. administrator for the parishes of Raymore; Our Lady of Lourdes, Rev. Francis (Prince) Kurisinkal and chaplain for Athol Murray Rev. Thomas Nguyen remains Our Lady of Victories, Esterhazy; Govan; St. Patrick’s, Nokomis; St. moves to Southey from Gull Lake College of Notre Dame, also in as director of the Regina Marriage St. Wenceslaus, Gerald; and St. Mary Hungarian, Quinton; Imm - to become administrator for the Wilcox. Rev. Francis Plaparampil Tribunal and takes on additional duties in sacramental ministry at Holy Rosary Cathedral and chap - Treaty plaque dedicated at Saskatoon cathedral lain for the RCMP Depot. Rev. Thuy Nguyen leaves his By Kiply Lukan Yaworski role as associate pastor at St. John the Baptist, Estevan, to become SASKATOON — A ceremony associate priest at Holy Family in June 13 at the Cathedral of the Regina. Holy Family in Saskatoon marked Rev. Jose Periyilkatte takes the installation of a treaty plaque over as administrator for Little acknowledging Treaty 6 territory Flower in Regina and Rev. and proclaiming the importance of Richard Jasiak, MSF, moves from treaties to all Canadians. Swift Current to become adminis - The Bishop of Saskatoon and trator at Holy Cross. Little Flower parish leaders joined First Nations and Holy Cross each now have and Métis elders and leaders and full-time priests. Periyilkatte was other community representatives in also responsible for Little Flower. the celebration that included drums, Rev. Maurice Minne comes out dance and smudging, as well as of retirement at Gravelbourg to words of reflection and hope. provide sacramental ministry for An enlarged replica of a medal St. Joseph, Hodgeville; and St. that was presented to participating Charles, Coderre for one year. First Nations chiefs at the time of Rev. Rene Mangahas remains the treaty signing, the plaque por - as administrator for St. Joseph, trays a treaty commissioner grasp - Whitewood; Holy Name of Mary, ing the hand of a First Nations K. Yaworski Broadview; and St. Elizabeth, leader. Between them is a hatchet, TREATY PLAQUE — First Nations and Métis elders and leaders joined representatives of the parish and Stockholm for one year. buried in the ground, and around community during a celebration held to unveil a treaty plaque at the Cathedral of the Holy Family in the Rev. Thomas Mutavanattu the two figures are images of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon on June 13. takes on the duties of administra - sun and the land, symbolizing the tor of St. Paul’s on the Sakimay promise of the treaty relationship each other, with a genuine interest that you have a legacy to unpack, you want your grandchildren to be Reserve in addition to his current “as long as the sun shines, the in becoming related,” he said. and unpack it. What does it mean shaped by the hope and the legacy appointment in Grayson. grass grows and the rivers flow.” “A hundred and forty years for you? Why did your ancestors of Treaty 6?” All appointments are for six The plaque is installed on the ago, the Cree (and) the Stoneys of come here? And how do you want years unless otherwise noted, and fieldstone fireplace in the church’s this area were living in a world of it to shape your future? How do — INDIGENOUS , page 17 are effective Aug. 1. welcoming area, which was creat - trauma and that in itself made it ed with stones from parishes impossible for them to be totally throughout the diocese. Signed in prepared to step into this new CWL does not set boundaries 1876, Treaty 6 covers 121,000 world. The people from Europe square miles of what is now were coming, suffering from sim - By Terri Scott are not daunted and restricted in erty Reduction Council and win - Saskatchewan and Alberta. ilar types of trauma: famines, what we need to do but always ner of the Nellie McClung award, An explanation beneath the oppression. They were coming to ST. BONIFACE — It was the rise to the challenge. We do not set described the hardships and dan - plaque reads: “Newcomers to this country experiencing similar largest gathering of Catholic boundaries on who we help, but gerous encounters of people who Canada and their descendants ben - types of emotional and psycholog - Women’s League members at a do what needs to be done.” have fled Syria and who were dis - efited from the wealth generated ical situations in their families. Manitoba provincial convention in Winnipeg Harvest will be provin - placed by the war. Chahal said from the land provided in the And so we needed those 140 years recent history. One hundred and cial council’s 2017 project. families are welcomed and helped treaties. They built their society in to be prepared for this moment, thirty women descended on Christ The REDress Project, an inspi - with the process to become Cana - a place where some were looking when we can open the door.” the King Parish May 28 - 29 for the ration by artist and activist Jaime dian along the way. for political and religious free - The province of Saskatchewan purpose of the annual business Black, is to provide a focus on the MIIC is a board of 15 interfaith doms. Today, there are misconcep - has also helped to open the door by meeting and the passing of three issue of missing or murdered members and has a staff of 40 per - tions that only First Nations peo - allowing children to begin to know resolutions: extending coverage of Aboriginal women across Canada, manent members who speak an ples are part of the treaties, but in the history of Canada from differ - insulin pumps and supplies to and was the impetus for a visual average of three languages each. reality, all of us are treaty people.” ent perspectives, Lafond said. Manitobans of all ages; Canada reminder to draw attention to the Co-worker Maysoun Darweesh, Holy Family pastor Rev. David “Those are perspectives that make Food Guide; Environmentally re - “staggering amount of missing who fled Syria 10 years ago to Tumback described how the idea Treaty 6 a wholesome story and sponsible solutions for the collec - women.” Black hopes to collect Macau and finally arrived in for the plaque was raised when a allow us to open our hearts and tion and disposal of grain bags and 600 red dresses to display publicly Manitoba in 2013, told how they white priest and an Aboriginal open our minds, and to reach out to agricultural plastic waste products. across Canada. were persecuted, tortured and woman were visiting over a cup of each other as we are doing this National president Barbara Between 2000 and 2008 Abo - threatened with death. The journey coffee. “Dianne (Anderson) asked evening. It provides us with a sense Dowding brought greetings and riginal women and girls represent - was long and arduous and it was if we would put a treaty plaque in of hope, a way of dealing with expressed delight that she was able ed approximately 10 per cent of all necessary to bribe officials. When our building and my immediate some of the hurts of our communi - to attend. “Meeting committed and female homicides in Canada, the family of four landed in Win- response was yes.” ties. It gives us a way to deal with dedicated league members as they though they make up only three per nipeg it was +25 C degrees in The plaque is a gesture of issues of poverty, issues of how we celebrate the year’s achievements cent of the female population. Only Macau and -43 C here, but they friendship and a call to solidarity, share this holy ground that we never fails to amaze me.” seven per cent of missing cases and were overcome by emotion to have said Tumback. “In this space, may agreed to share 140 years ago.” Dowding expressed joy on how 13 per cent of murder cases made it to freedom. “It was the best all find a listening heart.” Holy Family Cathedral is lead - so much can be accomplished in occurred on reserves, and most of -43 of my life!” said Darweesh. The act of unveiling the plaque ing the way in the church commu - many cases by so few is concrete these did not involve the sex trade. When people come under such has been some 140 years in the nity by placing the plaque, said proof that the league is alive and A sacred space of a grove of circumstances, said Darweesh, making, said Harry Lafond, exec - Lafond. “It’s putting in a visible well. Dowding also commented on trees brought onto the convention they don’t care if they come with utive director of the Office of the place a symbol that represents the how much members enjoy the floor provided a significant idea nothing. All they care about is Treaty Commissioner. connectedness of many different company of one another where of the scope of missing women as being safe. Ninety-nine per cent Lafond described how in the peoples; a diversity that continues they really encounter each other. members had cut-outs of red say they are doing it for their chil - Cree belief system there is an to grow and grow.” Provincial president Faith dresses to hang on the tree with dren. The first thing they do is impetus to go forth and “make rel - He added: “This is a window of Anderson thanked councils for sup - the suggestion of writing the name find a place of worship. Darweesh atives” — to build relationship opportunity that we need to cher - porting the Provincial Council proj - of one of the missing women or a says that she has never experi - and connection with those who ish, pray about, and continue to ect of collecting toiletry items for prayer on the back of the dress. enced the horrific conditions they are not biologically related. keep our hearts open to the work Chez Nous and Siloam Mission. “It The keynote presentation by are hearing about now and the However, 140 years ago, “we of the Holy Spirit.” is amazing the generosity of every - Rita Chahal, executive director of children are exposed to watching would not have been able to meet Lafond invited those present to one. Together we all make a differ - the Manitoba Interfaith Immigra - their parents and family being tor - in this way with open hearts, with take a close look at the symbol. ence,” said Anderson. tion Council (MIIC), a recent tured. “The effects on children is open minds, with open arms to “Walk away from here realizing Anderson also noted that, “We appointee to the Winnipeg Pov- really sad,” said Darweesh. 8 Prairie Messenger CANADIAN NEWS June 29, 2016 St. Joseph, Canada stands in your care

By Michael Swan The Catholic Register

Canada Day often seems a rather tepid, bureaucratic affair celebrating the day Great Britain’s Parliament managed to pass a law granting four small North Ameri - can colonies the right to elect their own politicians to a single House of Commons — not a shot fired and no declaration of independ - ence. But why limit ourselves to such a paltry notion of Canada’s origins? If the United States was a project of the English Reformation, led by Puritans landing on Ply mouth Rock, Canada was born of the Catholic Counter Reforma tion, led by the Franciscan Re collects and Jesuits who launched themselves deep into the continent by canoe, dis - covering new people, learning new languages and dreaming new dreams. The first thing those missionar - P. Paproski, OSB ies did was dedicate this new world to St. Joseph. the Franciscan Pope Sixtus IV for - naissance was mostly theological, France — the Congre gation of about in any language. March 19, 1624, Franciscan mally established a feast day for and it was distinguished by an St. Joseph. Brebeuf’s mystic dream ran Recollect friar Father Joseph Le him in 1476. But it wasn’t until intense search for the true Jesus After the disaster of schism in smack up against political reality Caron celebrated a mass and held 1621 that Pope Gregory XV hidden under layers of medieval the western church, and all the when the Iroquois, armed by the a feast with the Huron in what is declared March 19 an obligatory custom and tradition. This elite, bloodshed that accompanied it, Dutch, overran Ste. Marie near now Ontario. feast for all Catholics. scholarly pursuit was accompa - Europe wanted a new Catholicism modern-day Midland, Ont. The “We held a great feast in hon - Only three years later, Canada nied by a popular spirituality — a religion that was first and fore - Jesuits decided to burn their mis - our of St. Joseph where all the was entrusted to St. Joseph. among illiterate peasants and most about Jesus and not the kings sion rather than let it fall into the inhabitants were included, several By choosing St. Joseph, Le newly urbanized merchants and and princes who administered hands of invading forces. wild (Aboriginal). This feast was Caron wasn’t introducing just any trades people as ordinary people church properties and played poli - From that first dream of a new held as a vow we made to St. sort of Catholicism to the Huron. sought closer, more emotional ties tics with Rome. This was the Catholic realm dedicated to St. Joseph, choosing him as patron of This was a new brand of Catholi- to Jesus. Counter Reformation that launched Joseph in 1624 to the violent end New France,” Le Caron wrote in cism. Longing for intimacy with at the same time as Jacques Cartier of the Jesuit Mission in 1639 was a letter back to his French superi - Before Luther and Calvin, be - God reached its height in the and Samuel de Champlain were just 15 years. But those years ors. fore the Wars of Religion closed 16th-century writing of St. discovering and establishing New formed a vision of Canada as a Now if ever there was just one out the 16th century in chaotic Teresa of Avila, who had a great France. peaceable kingdom with no hard moment that we might call the bloodshed, and well before the devotion to St. Joseph. Devotion If ever there was a chance to lines drawn between people, start of nation-building in the true Council of Trent, there was a to the Holy Family was promot - break with old Europe, to put the where Brebeuf, a young French north strong and free, this March Cath olic Reformation. It began ed in preaching and writing by new Catholicism to the test, it priest, could be given the Huron 19 feast might be it. The English with study of the Greek and He - Franciscans and Jesuits was the extraordinary missionary name Ekon and be known for weren’t there yet, but Le Caron brew texts of the Bible, with the throughout the 16th and 17th challenge of New France. By the how well he spoke their lan - brought together the new humanism of Erasmus of Rotter - centuries. In 1399 Franciscans 1630s, St. Jean de Brebeuf was in guage. European presence and the dam and with the mendicant or - had been the first to celebrate a Huron territory dreaming of a This Canada was something ancient Aboriginal people to cele - ders of Dominicans and Fran - feast day for St. Joseph, long new Christian kingdom nestled new — a clean break with the brate. ciscans. before it became a universal cel - among the Great Lakes. The past. And it was all in the care of Devotion to St. Joseph was High school history classes and ebration. By the middle of the Wyandot Christian kingdom St. Joseph, the quiet working man then a young movement in the educational TV mostly teach the 17th century Jesuit Jean Pierre would not be a colony or subject who cared for and protected his church, unknown in medieval Renaissance in terms of new Médaille could think of no other of any European power. wife Mary and his adopted Son. Europe. The human father of styles of painting, but that’s the saint for his new congregation Brebeuf’s Christ could be incar - The father who shaped the hidden Jesus was mostly ignored before tail wagging the dog. The Re - of women in Le-Puy-en-Velay, nate in any culture and spoken life of Jesus. Kasun says he looks forward to returning to Toronto

Continued from page 1 my life done anything extraordi - Basilians who ran St. Thomas being ordained a priest in 1978. However, when he spoke to the nary. I’m just an ordinary simple More College. He taught for a year each at congregation at St. Alphonsus on Among those reasons were that pastor.” For young Catholics from schools in Indiana, Rochester, Sunday, June 19, his reticence he is 64, doesn’t have the energy The bishop-to-be takes solace small towns, enrolling and living N.Y., and Sudbury, Ont. again came to the fore. “I don’t he used to have, is seriously dia - from the fact he will be responsi - at St. Thomas More was automat - His main teaching stint was at really want the job; I don’t want to betic and likely will have to retire ble for the Toronto archdiocese’s ic. It provided social activities, a St. Michael’s College School in go. I tried everything to get out of before the mandatory age of 75. central zone, an area with a high centre of Catholic life and a home Toronto before heading back west it. I would have much preferred to “But that didn’t seem to bother percentage of immigrants and away from home. to teach at St. Francis High stay here.” whoever he was talking to.” people on low incomes. While in elementary school, School in Calgary. Still, it was his preparation for A week later, the nuncio It’s also an area of Toronto Kasun gave some thought to In Calgary, he got his first taste his homily that day on Jesus’ phoned back and announced, where Kasun lived for 12 years becoming a priest. However, the of parish work at St. Pius X and words — “If any want to become “The appointment is confirmed.” while doing his studies, being call dissipated only to return in his St. Thomas More parishes while my followers, let them deny them - So, on June 17, the world was formed for the Basilian priesthood last year of high school and his serving on the Basilians’ general selves, and take up their cross told — Rev. Bob Kasun, teacher, and later teaching high school stu - first two years of university. After council and the national executive daily and follow me” (Luke 9:23) pastor and friend of Edmonton’s dents. earning his BA in English, he of the Canadian Religious Con- — that convinced him he had to inner-city poor and immigrants — Kasun’s story began in the applied to join the Basilians, was ference. move on. will don the bishop’s silks and town of Cudworth, Sask. (current accepted and sent to Toronto for After 21 years in Calgary, he “Well, suddenly, there’s a serve as one of four auxiliaries to pop: 770), northeast of Saskatoon, further studies. came to Edmonton seven years whole new meaning to that and Cardinal Thomas Collins. Kasun where his father served as the Why the Basilians? “I’m still ago when the Basilians central - it’s hard because I’m called in col - says his ordination will take place town postmaster and overseer of a not able to answer that question ized their Western Canadian min - loquial language, to put my in early to mid-September, likely region for Canada Post. His dad’s fully,” he says. What he did find istries in the Alberta capital. They money where my mouth is,” he in Edmonton. father was a farmer and his mater - in the order was a strong commu - asked Archbishop Richard Smith said in the interview. Pope Francis has repeatedly nal grandfather owned a hardware nity life and joy-filled priests. He for an inner-city parish and, after Kasun’s reluctance to take up said the church’s pastors should store. He has a sister who today was also attracted to the variety examining several, they settled on his cross is real, but he will do it in have “the smell of their sheep.” In lives in Saskatoon. of work the Basilians do, includ - St. Al’s and St. Clare. faith. And no doubt when he this case, he has just appointed a The local priests were Bene dic - ing both teaching and pastoral In the interview, Kasun said he begins his new ministry, he will bishop who has that smell. tines from the abbey in Muenster, work. looks forward to returning to exude the same joy that he saw in Still mystified by his appoint - but when Kasun went to university In Toronto, he racked up three Toronto where he had “some very those Basilians in Saskatoon so ment, Kasun says, “I’ve never in in Saskatoon he got to know the more university degrees, before happy years.” many years ago. June 29, 2016 FEATURE Prairie Messenger 9 Sister Anna Moran has 100 years of story to tell

By Louise Slobodian had planned to enter in 1932, taking the place of a drowned pal of a Grade 1-12 school in Mother General was seen only drowned. A member of their circle friend? Sister Anna doesn’t think Camrose, Alta., and principal at an once in a while, sometimes at The first impression of the of friends delivered the news to so. She believes that she herself elementary school in Trenton, Ont. meals, but the regular postulants, Sisters of Providence Mother - Anna saying: “You have to take heard, and indeed, felt, that this Remember her Queen’s educa - novices and even sisters didn’t house property in midtown her place.” was the path for her: “God didn’t tion, all finished by now? She speak with her much. Today, of Kingston is trees. One tall old tree “Well, that put the idea in my call me,” she says. “He pushed added an education degree from course, the sisters call each other has special meaning for Sister mind,” says Sister Anna. To me!” Her family was inclined the University of Alberta — and by their first names and the Anna Moran. It’s the only tree decide, she “put a proposition to toward religious life, but “my was urged to contin - older than she is on the property God.” It all weighed on the busi - people had never heard tell of the ue in academia. She known as Heathfield, one she has ness-like Sister Carmel Teresa Sisters of Providence.” But the lit - later supplemented read beneath many times. When who was the music and choir tle that Anna had gotten to know her knowledge with someone turns 100, as Sister Anna director in Trenton. Anna was in of the congregation that year in classes and summer did on June 19, you look for the choir. Sister never dallied after Trenton had all been to the good. courses from the points of reference . . . and in this benediction. Anna wagered with The Sisters of Providence did education faculties at case, it’s the many trees younger herself: If Sister stayed, this one not block access to families for the Universities of than she, some of which she plant - day, Anna would ask her about her their members, or at least not to Ottawa and Toronto, ed herself. congregation. This one day, not the extent of some religious com - but left it at that. only did Sister Carmel munities. It’s something that drew In 1973, Sister Teresa stay, she Sister Anna to the congregation — Anna was asked to responded to Anna’s once you entered, you were able take on a new min - tentative query with an to visit on occasion, on top of istry. For five years, “I knew it!” and took being able to write. “It’s why I she worked for the Anna to the local came here ,” she says. “Any other Move ment for a Mother Superior at the community you never went home. Better World, an convent that very after - All you had were letters and pic - organization found - noon. The seed was tures. You never knew them any - ed in Rome and well and truly planted. more.” Also, the Sisters of Provi - focused on parish A year later, at the dence in Trenton lived as part of renewal. It offered a age of 17, Anna formal - the community. They walked series of courses on ly entered the Sisters of down the street to buy groceries contemporary reli - Providence on Aug. 15, and went home in the summer, gious topics to help 1933, at Heathfield in Sister Anna saw, and that was lay Catholics — and Kingston. It was a large attractive. Finally, she didn’t want especially women property on the out - to leave Canada. The Sisters of — feel knowledge - Sisters of Providence skirts of town, known Provi dence had no international able and confident as a home of Sir John missions when she entered and about being in - Sister Anna Moran at the 150th anniversary A. MacDonald and his that was another selling point. volved in their celebrations of the Sisters of Providence in sister. The old villa was So she joined. And she stayed. parishes. Even 2011. Sister Anna recognizes that turning 100 is intact and the new “I never questioned it once in all though she was part something to celebrate and expresses gratitude motherhouse had been my 80-something years,” she of a team, she writes to her family, the staff who work with the sis - erected. Anna recalls says. “It never entered my head to that she was very ters, and the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent that “it was all country leave,” she says now. lonely, living out of de Paul congregation and members. then, the road was all Life was simple and the sisters a suitcase training Sisters of Providence country.” After the were a world unto themselves. It parishes all over her large region. General Superior mixes with Sister Mary Justina (Anna Moran’s religious reception and profes - wasn’t proper for the sisters to She was glad to move to parish everyone regularly. Though repre - name) in 1963. sion ceremony, lunch drive until the 1950s, so there was work after that — for nine years in sented, like many other sisters, was held on the grass one male driver in their employ, Camrose, at St. Francis Xavier Sister Anna was not herself part of Sister Anna is not the oldest outside. Anna wasn’t alone. More who would bring teachers to their Parish; and then at St. Pius X the congregation’s chapter meet - Sister of Providence of St. Vincent than two doz en young women schools. Parish in Brantford. In-between ings that decided on the direction de Paul. She has not yet broken travelled to Kingston from across The sisters were urged to go she went on sabbatical at the Uni- of the congregation until later in the record as the longest-serving the country to enter the religious about the property in pairs or versity of California in Berkeley life. Anna perceived her role to be: sister, though she is close. But congregation that fall. There were groups. Kingston was a prison town and toured Greece, Israel and Go where you are sent, do what because she entered at the tender nine young ones like her, 17 years even then. Because Heathfield was Rome. you are told, ask no questions. age of 17, she has been a sister of age or under, though all the oth - In 1994, Sister Anna returned Was it really that strict? Maybe longer than anyone else alive. ers had their Grade 10. Anna was to the motherhouse as the co-ordi - it was because she had grown up That is an interesting vantage the only one who hadn’t been nator of the Marian I floor and poor, or entered so young, or felt point to look back, as she marks a taught by sisters, the only country remained as such for six years. “country,” sometimes, but that’s century. girl in the lot, she says. So it was Then she retired. She was 84. She certainly how it felt to Sister Anna grew up in Maynooth in a particular honour to be chosen, had lately discovered a passion for Anna, and that was OK with her. Ontario’s Hastings Highlands, two years later, to continue her poetry that carried her into three “I just went with the flow,” as she southeast of Algonquin Park. She education at Maryvale Abbey, the self-published volumes. understood it. was one of nine and her family boarding school run by the Sisters Reflecting on her early years, In the story of her life, written was “poor, poor,” she says. Her of Providence in Glen Nevis. she says it was a challenge to go in 1993, Sister Anna acknowl - mom was a teacher, though, and Two of them went. Sister Mary from a family life with an adored edges that there was a rigidity that her family believed in education, Alma Murphy was to be a nurse mother and dad and lots of sib - went with her “go with the flow,” so a system was worked out. An and Anna, now called Sister Mary lings and become one of many attitude. She writes about her love aunt in Toronto took one child at a Justina, a teacher. She got her potential sisters to be trained and for every child in her classroom, time so they could finish high Grade 11, 12 and 13 at Glen toughened. Postulants and novices but adds: “My only regret is that I school. In Anna’s case, her sister Nevis, and then her teacher’s col - were schooled in all the ways a did not show them so, that I did was already away at school when lege in Ottawa. She was sent to Sister of Providence was to con - not shake off the harness of disci - she came of age, so she got a job her first ministry, to be a teacher at duct herself and feelings were not pline and love them all into the to fill in the time until it was her the small school in Apple Hill, often spared in the process. fullness of life.” She asks: “Can turn. She travelled to Trenton Ont., near Cornwall. At that time, “I was told I had lots of faults!” prayer for them every morning Sisters of Providence where another aunt had set up a the congregation’s future for her Sister Anna puts forward. It was and night ever repair such negli - housekeeping job for her. She was was revealed. Not only was Anna Sister Anna Moran in 1967, or hard and she was lonely often, but gence?” It’s strange to read those paid $16/month, money she used to remain a teacher, for which she shortly thereafter. especially at the beginning: “I had words written by a woman who to get her teeth repaired. was showing aptitude, she was small brothers and sisters at home. greets people with open arms She got an afternoon and an going beyond the primary educa - beyond the city limits at the time, I missed my mother,” she says, every day. evening off a month. In that spare tion course she had requested. and the penitentiary owned some of but then adds, “It was harder on She has made up for some time, she looked for friends her “That is not our plan for you,” she the surrounding land, inmates on her than me. They kept me busy.” gaps, certainly. When she was own age and found them at the was told by Mother Victoria, the the run were known to hide in the She was allowed to write once a “out in the field,” teaching, she Trenton Convent of the Sisters of head of the congregation and her - bushes now and then. One order of month and took every opportuni - wasn’t aware of the changes going Providence, where girls gathered. self a teacher. Sister Anna was sisters in Kingston even reported ty. Her first Christmas was espe - on around her. For instance, after Anna Moran had planned to be a enrolled as a part-time student at that a habit had been taken off the cially sad. But she woke up to the the Vatican II meetings in the mother of many and never consid - Queen’s University instead. It clothesline so that an escapee had a professed sisters singing Christ - 1960s that updated many rules of ered religious life for herself. would take her 11 years to get her new look. mas carols, like angels. “It was so the Catholic Church, “I was However, one of the girls, who degree in-between teaching, Altogether, Sister Anna taught positive it steadied me,” she re- shocked at how free everyone was church work and looking after for 34 years at nine schools. In calls. Then she laughs — “Christ - here,” she says about returning to altar servers and classes, but she addition to Apple Hill, she taught mas was the one day in the year Kingston for a visit. But she Slobodian is director of com - graduated in 1951. in Gananoque, Smiths Falls, we never got chastised.” joined in — changing back to her munications for the Sisters of Was it simply chance that Anna Kingston, Belleville and Brant- The running of the congrega - Providence of St. Vincent de Paul. entered the Sisters of Providence, ford, Ont. She was the vice-princi - tion was different back then. — SISTER , page 12 10 Prairie Messenger ARTS & CULTURE June 29, 2016 Summer ‘soulstice’: spiritual books for the beach

By Kimberly Winston posed with another charac - Faith factor: The initial mad - mysticism. ©2016 Religion News Service ter’s deep passion for sci - ness broke out in the home of a What the critics say: James ence. Puritan minister and has repercus - Campbell, in The New York Times Summer is here with its ac- What the critics say: sions among Christians today. Sunday Book Review , says, companying plans for long spells Writing for The New York What the critics say: Writing in “McGregor’s book is a labour of of reading near some body of Times Book Review , The Atlantic , Adam Goodheart love,” and Scott Cairns in The water, be it ocean or kiddie pool. Michael Upchurch says, says, “Schiff brings to bear a sen - Christian Century says the book And while many publications “Clark delivers a lavishly sibility as different from compile lists of recommended detailed historical novel the Puritans’ as can be summer reading, RNS has put that doesn’t just recreate imagined: gentle, iron - together a list of eight books — the past but alters your per - ic, broadly em pathetic, four fiction and four non-fiction ception of it.” with a keen eye for — that have some sort or religious Non-fiction humour and nuance.” or spiritual component. Pure Act: The None come from standard reli - Between Gods: A Uncommon Life of gion publishing houses. These are Memoir by Alison Pick Robert Lax by books where religion or spirituali - (Harper Perennial) Michael N. McGregor ty play a role, but not necessarily Pick, an award-winning (Fordham University a starring one. Some of these Canadian novelist, discov - Press) books have been out for a while; ered a family secret — one This biography of others will be published in the set of her grandparents one of Thomas coming weeks. All have debuted escaped Hitler, came to Merton’s mentors has since last summer. RNS/Counter Point Press America and hid their been de scribed as a Fiction Judaism under a blanket of companion piece to for the Pulitzer Prize and the Anglicanism. The revelation sets Merton’s classic The Seven Storey Moun - The Girls by Emma Cline National Book Award. off a process of self-discovery that tain . In it, Mc Gregor (Random House) Faith factor: This one is pretty leads both to great personal grief describes how Lax, a This first novel set off a bid - obvious. — many of her relatives perished poet, tried to adhere to ding war among 12 publishers in What the critics say: at Auschwitz — and spiritual dis - “pure act,” a philoso - 2014 before finally being snagged Publishers Weekly gave the book covery. phy of life he describes by Random House for a rumoured a starred review and described it Faith factor: The author ex - as “spontaneous” and seven-figure advance. 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Screenings & Meanings

Gerald Schmitz

The summer of sizzle and Jones (to be reviewed in the July sequels is upon us, which too 13 issue). For family viewing, often means faster, louder, dumb - arriving Canada Day is Steven er. For sound and fury signifying Spielberg’s Roald Dahl adaption nothing X-Men Apocalypse is up The BFG (Big Friendly Giant), against a new franchise in which charmed many critics at Warcraft. Second helpings are on Cannes. It has Oscar winner Mark offer of The Conjuring , the ever- Rylance in the title role. Woody vulgar Neighbors, and Now You Allen fans can look forward to See Me — with scenes filmed in Café Society , another Cannes Macau, a nod to the growing selection. On the dark side, The importance of China’s burgeoning Infiltrator and John Le Carré box-office in Hollywood’s big- adaptation Our Kind of Traitor money calculations. Fantasy Alice look promising. G. Schmitz Through the Looking Glass , how - THE PHENOM PREMIERE — At the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of The Phenom April 17, 2016, from ever, flopped down the rabbit * * * left: director Noah Buschel, Johnny Simmons, Elizabeth Marvel, Ethan Hawke, Paul Giamatti. hole. For sentimentalists there’s the weepy Me Before You . For Beyond that, three movies success; indeed takes credit for it. Smith) is an 18-year-old New nent roles: Frank & Lola, kids, Disney Pixar’s Finding probing troubled father-son rela - But his violent temper and criminal York City high-school senior and Midnight Special, Elvis & Nixon , Dory . Forget the latest Teenage tionships merit attention. convictions make him an object of the captain of its basketball team, among others.) Again the sports Mutant Ninja Turtles and moronic Currently in limited release is fear and shame, the opposite of a the St. Anthony’s Wolves. Nick - narrative is a medium through Central Intelligence . To come in writer-director Noah Buschel’s The masculine role model. Without giv - named “Saint,” on the surface he which multiple layers of human July: The Legend of Tarzan ; ani - Phenom about the struggles of ing away more, let me say that an seems to have it all: success at an relationships are observed. mated family comedy The Secret Hopper Gibson (Johnny Simmons), honest heart-to-heart encounter in a elite private school, doting par - Paddy Breathnach’s Viva , a Life of Pets; horrorfests The a star American teenage athlete and prison setting proves cathartic. ents, a steady girlfriend, the atten - Cuba-Ireland co-production that Shallows, The Purge (third ace pitcher who’s made it to base - There’s hope that Hopper can get tion of college basketball scouts was Ireland’s entry for the 2016 “Election Year” instalment), and ball’s major leagues only to lose his back in the game, not just on the notably from Cornell University. foreign-language Oscar (it made Lights Ou t; another Independence confidence and control. Demoted mound but in larger life terms. Beneath the façade is a differ - the shortlist of nine), tells a far Day, Star Trek, Ice Age , and Jason to a farm club, the Port St. Lucie Johnny Simmons is impres - ent reality. The father, Lee Keller less mainstream story. Jesus Bourne ; a female Ghostbusters Pumas, he suffers from insomnia sive as Hopper. As the problem - (Michael Shannon), an unhappy (Héctor Medina) is a young gay reboot. and anxiety. Hopper’s lack of atic paternal influence, Ethan low-level college teacher, is a man in Havana who does hair and Still, good alternatives exist. future direction also concerns his Hawke, sporting a crew cut and chronic gambler whose increas - makeup for drag queens who per - During a recent visit to Calgary I sympathetic girlfriend Dorothy tattoos, turns in another terrific ingly risky sports bets will eventu - form in a nightclub owned by a was pleased to see in a regular (Sophie Kennedy Clark). performance demonstrating his ally land the family in deep finan - caring owner and mentor known Cineplex Whit Stillman’s wonder - The team sends Hopper to inten - recent range ( Born to Be Blue, cial trouble. Alcohol only exacer - as “Mama” (Luis Alberto Garcia). ful 18th-century comedy of man - sive sessions with an unconven - Maggie’s Plan, In a Valley of bates Lee’s erratic highs and lows. Jesus, who lives hand to mouth, ners Love & Friendship (adapted tional sports psychologist Dr. Violence ). He also played the As he takes out his aggression on also does the hair of elderly ladies from Jane Austen’s first novella) Mobley (Paul Giamatti), who faces father in Linklater’s 2014 master - Anthony, mother Jenny (Carla who usually lack the means to and the dystopian Into the Forest his own demons having earlier lost piece Boyhood . More than a Gugino) tries to mediate and hold pay. He sometimes lets a female from Canadian Patricia Rozema. a player patient to suicide. What sports story, The Phenom shows things together. Lee’s brother prostitute use his tiny dingy apart - Watch for other well-acted fea - soon becomes apparent is Hopper’s how a male culture that prizes Charlie (Chris Bauer) also helps ment. tures from last year’s Toronto film unresolved love-hate relationship winning and material success can out. Indeed for Anthony, Uncle Jesus inhabits a world on the festival: Canadian stories Sleeping with his overbearing dad Hopper warp the most basic human rela - Charlie becomes a more trusted margins of Cuban society. When Giant and Closet Monster; Sr. (Ethan Hawke), a hard driving, tionships. father figure and plays a key role he dreams it is of singing in the Rebecca Miller’s Maggie’s Plan , a hard-drinking macho man who has Whether the sins of the father in a climactic closing scene on the drag show, and after Mama lets witty New York dramedy of mod - sub jected his son to abusive de- can be forgiven is also at issue in basketball court. him try, taking the stage name ern relationships. mands and taunts from childhood writer-director Bart Freundlich’s Pressures mount on Anthony “Viva,” he makes a striking im- Now in theatres is the stirring on. The father has constantly Wolves about another athletic phe - as the season progresses toward pression. That’s when he is struck Civil War drama Free State of pushed the son to achieve sports nom. Anthony Keller (Taylor John a championship in which his by an apparently aggrieved older coach (Wayne Duvall) puts patron at the bar. The assailant everything on the line. Outside turns out to be his long estranged school Anthony gets knocked father Angel (Jorge Perugorria) Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon down a few pegs and receives who, suffering incurable illness, advice from an older former pro. has been released from many EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR It’s made clear the scholarship he years in prison. The alcoholic (Permanent Full Time) needs for Cornell is no sure indigent Angel was once a star in thing. Girlfriend Victoria (Zazie the boxing ring but has fallen far Beetz) becomes pregnant leading and his attempt to reconnect with Key Responsibilities: to a breakup. Tensions with Lee that past glory is pathetically G escalate to the point of a violent Provide administrative assistance to the Director of Pastoral Services at the Catholic Pastoral Centre rebuffed. As much as he shows G confrontation in which Anthony macho disgust for his son’s life — Logistics planner for diocesan annual events (venue, speakers, catering, agendas, letters, suffers a serious injury. Going forbidding Jesus from performing tracking payments, invoicing) G into a final crucial game, with in the club — he depends com - Coordinate annual Foundations courses in parishes throughout diocese Lee deeply in hock to a threaten - pletely on Jesus for shelter and G Requisitioning payments and data entry ing gang, Anthony has to make food (rice and beans) on the table. Qualifications: an excruciating choice both Their situation is so precarious G physically and emotionally. Administrative Assistant certificate from a recognized business college an asset that Jesus even resorts to prostitu - G At the Tribeca world premiere, tion to support them. The son Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office with an emphasis on Access, Excel, and director Freundlich explained that who’s “been made to feel sorry Microsoft Word G he developed the intense screen - for who I am” becomes the care - Knowledge of office machines including copier, faxes, postage meter giver. G play from a short story written at Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills age 16. Convincingly acted, it What redeems the relationship G Basic knowledge of Catholic theology and diocesan culture an asset; willingness to learn required definitely feels both raw and real, is how both gradually come to Salary will be commensurate with education and experience, in accordance with the Diocesan salary on and off the playing court. accept the other, a reconciliation Smith does a remarkable job as that means both forgiving Angel’s grid. Please submit letter of application, resumé and references by noon on July 19, 2016 to: the son, especially for someone failings as a father and letting Blake Sittler who had not played basketball Jesus express himself his way in Director of Pastoral Services before. Like Hawke in The returning to the stage. In such 123 Nelson Rd Phenom , Shannon is brilliant as harsh circumstances — a side of Saskatoon SK S7S 1H1 the abrasive bullying dad brought Cuba we seldom see — it’s a [email protected] low by bad behaviour. (Shannon small victory for tenderness and is also enjoying a string of promi - tolerance. 12 Prairie Messenger DEEPENING OUR FAITH June 29, 2016 Finding enchantment: all you have to do is look

Breaking Open the Ordinary

Sandy Prather

“The cosmos is a congregation cantor; the congregation is cre - in need of a cantor” — Abraham ation itself. The awareness comes Joshua Heschel courteous of a small essay Heschel wrote for Vox Humana. In it, he I am sitting in a lawn chair on a points out that even as the psalmist patio, basking in the sun, halfway proclaims, “The heavens declare up an Italian hillside. After several the glory of God,” one has to ask, hours of driving the twisting roads ‘How do they declare it? How do of the Italian Riviera, it is good the heavens reveal God’s glory?” simply to be still and quiet. In front They do not speak; they have nei - of me is the Mediter ranean Sea, its ther voice nor words and so their deep blue waters sparkling in the glory remains inaudible. It falls to sunshine. To my left is a rolling women and men to give speech to forested valley dotted with scat - their silence, to sing the praises tered villas, their walls glowing they cannot, to shout the hosannas with the deep yellow colour typical to the skies, and to offer the of the area. Above, soft white thanks. It is for humans to utter Art Babych clouds, blown by a strong wind, what is in the heart of all things. EVERYDAY ENCHANTMENT — “At some point we recognize our sole and sacred task is to be the can - are skittering across the sky. Their On this day, sitting in the sun, I tors of creation itself, giving glory and thanks to God for the beauty of this earth,” writes Sandy Prather. shadows create an ever-changing realize anew what is required: one “May you find some time this summer to be enticed by enchantment — and maybe a bird or two.” pattern across the land and water. needs first to see, and to see re - Below, I see traffic flowing quires attentiveness and to be “Do all old people watch birds? Is with people who love birds. They know the truth of that statement. through the streets and boats and attentive requires time. The gift for that all you talk about?” We have taught me to notice slight Now it is a gift I recognize. To ships navigating the waters. It is me this day is that I have both time laughed, mostly because we didn’t variations in birds’ colouring, the immerse one’s self in a forest, con - mid-day and I know the world is and attentiveness. It is perhaps one think ourselves old, but we changed distinctive feathers, the singular template a mountain or an ocean, a’bustle with activity, work and of the great benefits of being older. the subject in order to include her. shapes of head and beak, the savour a sunset, delight in a butter - plans; everyone has places to go Semi-retired, released from the In hindsight, though, I wish I unique bird calls and sounds. Each fly, is to be invited into enchant - and people to see. Will anyone inexorable and hectic demands of had responded differently. I would time, I am in awe at the creativity ment. At some point we recognize stop and see this beauty, I wonder? full-time work and raising a fami - have told her, “Yes, it is one of the and diversity of these wonderful our sole and sacred task is to be the How many will stop and acknowl - ly, I now have more time to pay things we do. We watch the birds creatures and my heart sings. cantors of creation itself, giving edge the glory that surrounds us? I attention to what is around me because you don’t. We watch, we “Our destiny is enchantment,” glory and thanks to God for the realize, at this moment, all that is and, hopefully, increasingly, the marvel, we appreciate and we say, Brian Swimme writes, and it is a beauty of this earth. May you find required of me is to appreciate it wisdom to appreciate its value. ‘Thank you.’ We do it because task I feel increasingly called to. some time this summer to be and to say thank you. Listening to It is a gift elders offer to an often someone should.” It has been a When younger, I had neither the enticed by enchantment — and song birds, hearing the wind in the distracted and preoccupied culture. privilege for me to spend time time nor perhaps the wisdom to maybe a bird or two. trees and watch the interplay of I remember with amusement being light and shadow, with beauty and in a cousin’s backyard on a beauti - silence surrounding me, my heart ful summer day a few years ago. A sings a song of praise. group of us, all “of an age,” as they “The cosmos is a congregation say, were enjoying a leisurely in need of a cantor,” Abraham brunch. We were, if not all yet fully You will have the Joshua Heschel writes, and on that retired, at least well on that path. blessed day, I realize I am to be the The conversation turned to garden - opportunity to explore ing and the couple’s efforts to attract and experience different birds to their yard. There community life, prayer Prather, BEd, MTh, is a teacher were several large bird feeders on and parcipate in and facilitator in the areas of faith the property and we were dis - and spirituality. She was executive cussing how various species prefer acve ministry. director at Star of the North particular kinds of feeders. At one Retreat Centre in St. Albert, Alta., point, our host’s young adult daugh - for 21 years and resides in ter joined us and she sat silently lis - Sherwood Park with her husband, tening to our conversation. After a Bob. They are blessed with four time, obviously bored, she asked, in Come and See! children and 10 grandchildren. a rather disparaging tone of voice, Sister filled with gratitude on Free Registraon/ occasion of 100th birthday Donaons welcomed.

Continued from page 9 it covered that way. Sister Anna recognizes that given name and moving to regular turning 100 is something to cele - AUGUST 13 - 19, 2016 Registraon Deadline: clothes. She fully embraced the brate and expresses a lot of grati - August 5, 2016 beauty of co-ordinating outfits and tude to her family, the staff who dressing well — on a dime, of work with the sisters, and the course. Sister Anna has a terrific Sisters of Providence of St. ANNUAL SUMMER sense of style and is always impec - Vincent de Paul congregation and cably dressed. The nurses on the members, of course. She regularly infirmary floor where she lives remarks on how good the sisters LIVE-IN EXPERIENCE give her jewellery to match her out - are, how proud she is of them. fits. Her ears always sparkle with “I like what’s happening now SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE CONTACT: earrings. But best of all are the days and I like the plans for the future,” she wears her “dangles.” Her pleas - she says, light catching on the metal WWW.SISTERSOFPROVIDENCE.CA SR. MAE VALDEZ, SP ure brings pleasure to many others. on her ears. “I have be lieved in She prays for many people and God’s Providence since early child - PHONE: 1-587-432-2088 keeps all her prayer requests in a jar hood,” she writes in a poem about The Sisters of Providence that has become stuffed full over turning 100. “And now, in old age, invite single women (between the age of 18 - 40 years EMAIL: the years. When she forgets a spe - know that God’s Providence is — discerning a call to active religious life) [email protected] cific request, she prays for all the looking after us, and will continue to a weeklong live-in experience in the summer. requests in the jar, figuring she has to do so in aeternum .” June 29, 2016 DEEPENING OUR FAITH Prairie Messenger 13 Good Samaritan stories inspire us to be compassionate

The lawyer quotes the Scriptures from Leviticus and about a ‘health care system.’ ” He goes on to describe com - Deuteronomy: “You shall love the Lord your God with all passion as something he learned at the family dinner table, Liturgy your heart, mind and strength, and your neighbour as your - where Momma would ask: Are all the children in?” Forbes self.” says that at our heart’s table, if it is to be a compassionate While Jesus affirms his answer, the lawyer wants to con - one, “Momma Eternal will ask us the same question: “Are and Life tinue this debate, so he asks the question, “Who is my all the children in?” neighbour?” Luke tells us this question comes from the Here are two contemporary Good Samaritan stories we lawyer’s desire to “justify himself.” Presumably the law can ponder. Deacon Bob Williston allows for a certain discretion when offering compassion to Amidst the flames and devastation of the fires in Fort others. There must be some who are more deserving and McMurray, a tiny voice from an article in the Calgary Sun some who are not. (May 6, 2016) told the story: “Syrian refugees in Calgary Good Samaritan stories abound in every part of history This is where Jesus takes the Good Samaritan story and pitch in to help.” Rita Khanchet saw the flames of Fort and every culture, with a number of common elements to throws it around the lawyer like a rope! A man is beaten McMurray and was sorely reminded of how she had fled each. First, there is a critical incident. Someone is in an and robbed and seriously injured on the way to Jericho. A such destruction in her home town in Syria only five accident, or a victim of a crime, or hurt in some way and religious leader and a prominent member of the religious months before with her husband and young son. She said, there is a crying need for help. Second, there are those who “It’s not easy to lose everything. We can understand . . . we turn away from the need. They don’t want to be inconve - Deuteronomy 30:10-14 were in the same situation.” She told her five-year-old son Fifteenth Sunday nienced or get involved. Third, there is someone who Psalm 69 or 19 about what was happening in Fort McMurray and immedi - in Ordinary Time responds with help. This person comes as an unsuspected Colossians 1:15-20 ately he brought out his toys and wanted to give them to July 10, 2016 responder. They belong to an unpopular group, or are in Luke 10:25-37 children who had to flee without their own. Syrian refugees some way looked down upon. This is not how they are sup - across Calgary stepped up to give from what little they had posed to behave! congregation (assumed to be “good guys”) walk on the to help the cause. Through Facebook and the Syrian This is where the Good Samaritan story packs its punch! other side so as not to spoil their ritual cleanliness. But a Refugee Support Group they offered to give $5 from every The ones you would have expected to respond do not and Samaritan (assumed to be a “bad guy”) comes along and Syrian refugee. They then offered furniture and clothes the one you expect would do nothing is the very one who demonstrates tremendous compassion by binding the (most of which had been donated to them!). responds to the need. This flip of roles shakes the founda - wounds of the person, providing a source of transportation The second story is about the many people who have tions of our prejudices and lays bare one enormous human to a local inn and promising to pay any added expenses to given with generous hearts to help those who were dis - quality that shows what is lacking in some but the best in the innkeeper upon his return. placed and in shock. Two separate news reports cite indi - others: compassion. When asking for a judgment from the lawyer, Jesus viduals who gave food, shelter, water and gasoline to those In the Gospel today Jesus is talking with lawyers who turns the passive phrase “who is my neighbour” into an on the run from the flames. When asked what motivated want to enter into debate with him. They ask him which active voice: “Who was it that was neighbour to the man?” them, they responded: “That’s what we do, we’re law is the greatest. Jesus answers with a question about The lawyer answers: “The one who showed mercy.” Canadian!” It sure made me proud to be a Canadian! what is written in the law as the greatest commandment. Rev. James Forbes, a well-known preacher and former Both of these Good Samaritan stories should inspire us pastor at Riverside Church in New York, uses this Good to have broader hearts of compassion and mercy. Within Samaritan story to describe true compassion. In his answer these stories is the answer to the age-old question, “Who is Williston is a retired parish life director for the Diocese to what compassion looks like, he says: “Not only was the my neighbour?” The clear and unequivocal answer: the one of Saskatoon and a former missionary with the Good Samaritan willing to put up the initial investment for in need of our help is my neighbour. Armed with this Redemptorists. He is also a song writer and recording the care of this wounded person, he offers to provide a sys - knowledge and awareness, we would do well to heed the artist. tem of sustained care. This is the first time the Bible talks command of Jesus; “Go and do likewise!” The powerful and the paranoid still feel threatened by the Child

ing to kill the Child. And the Child gruity between what they had It’s not too much of a stretch to say is threatened too in less overt ways, vowed themselves to and the pres - that, except for the guns and weap- In namely, whenever we turn a blind ence of guns inside their monastery. ons that protect us, we all stand eye on those who lie helpless and Moreover, after that initial helpless before the criminals and exposed in war, poverty, and eco - encounter with armed terrorists, psychopaths of this world. But that Exile nomic injustice, we are still killing their abbot, Christian de Cherge, needs some nuance. the Child. Herod may be dead, but introduced a special mantra into Among other things, there’s still Ron Rolheiser, OMI he has many friends. The Child is his daily prayer: Disarm me! Lord, a powerful case to be made for re - forever threatened. disarm me! Living under the threat maining personally disarmed. The Many of us are familiar with the of arms, he prayed daily to remain late Cardinal of Chicago, Francis story of the Trappist monks in Al- disarmed, physically helpless George, argued it this way: We need The gospels tell us that after danger, is still in danger, is still geria who were martyred by terror - against potential attack, to be like a pacifists in the same way as we King Herod died, an angel mortally threatened, and is still ists in 1996. Some months before newborn child, like the newborn need vowed religious celibates, that appeared in a dream to Joseph in being tracked down, right to this being taken captive and executed, Jesus, exposed and helpless before is, we need gospel-inspired persons Egypt, telling him: “Get up! Take day. they had been visited by the terror - the threat of violence. to give a particular, sometimes sin - the Child and his mother and go to God still lies vulnerable and ists, ironically on Christ mas Eve, But that’s not an easy thing to gular witness, to what the gospels the land of Israel, for those seeking helpless in our world and is forev - just as they were preparing to cele - imitate, especially since most ultimately point to, namely, to a the Child’s life are now dead” (Mt er under attack. All forms of vio - brate the Christmas Eve eucharist. everything in our world today place beyond our present imagina - 2, 19-20). The angel, it would lence, of aggression, of intimida - The terrorists, heavily armed with beckons us toward its opposite, tion, a heaven within which we will seem, spoke prematurely. The tion, of bullying, of ego-parading, guns, left after a tense standoff namely, to arm ourselves, to count - relate to each other in an intimacy Child, the infant-Christ, was still in of seeking advantage, are still try - wherein the monks would not er every threat, gun for gun, to meet which we cannot yet imagine and agree to give them the medical all potential threat with armed where there will be no arms or supplies they were demanding. But resistance. It’s the times: like weapons. In heaven, we will be ut - the monks, understandably, were Christian de Cherge and his com - terly defenceless before each other. 94th annual badly shaken. munity of monks, we too live under There will be no guns in heaven. What was their response? They the threat of terrorism and wide - This reality is already imaged in went immediately to their chapel spread violence. And our paranoia the newborn Christ, helpless and and sang the Christmas mass, put - is heightened as, daily, our news vulnerable and already so threat - Mount Carmel ting special emphasis on how Jesus reports give us images of terrorist ened. entered this world radically vulner - shootings, bombings, beheadings, It is also imaged in our own able and helpless and was immedi - mass-shooting, street violence, and modern-day pacifists. From (twoPilgrimage miles north of Carmel, Sask.) ately under threat. Their measured, domestic violence. We live in vio - Dorothy Day to Martin Luther eventual response honoured this lent times. Understandably there’s King, from Mother Teresa to immediate reaction: living now an itch to arm ourselves. Christian de Cherge, from Daniel Sunday, July 17 under the threat of death, they So how realistic is it to refuse to Berrigan to Larry Rosebaugh, we refused to arm themselves or accept arm ourselves? How realistic is it have been gifted by the witness of military protection, believing that to pray to be disarmed? gospel-inspired persons who, in Year of Mercy there was an unbridgeable incon - Christianity has always defend - the face of physical threat and vio - ed both justified self-defence and lence, chose to risk their lives 12:00 An hour with our Program: just war. Beyond even this, no pru - rather than pick up a gun. The 9:30 An hour with Mary diocesan family Lunch & quiet time with the Rolheiser, theologian, teacher dent society would ever choose to times are forcing us too to choose: Marian hymns, rosary, and award-winning author, is pres - disband its police force and its mil - Do we arm ourselves or not? Sacrament of reconciliation Blessed Sacrament ident of the Oblate School of itary and these, necessarily, carry Because those seeking the life 10:45 An hour with God's family 1:30 An hour with the Lord Hymns Theology in San Antonio, Texas. guns and other weapons. Indeed it of the Child are still around, para - Sunday eucharist He can be contacted through his might be said that those who argue noid folks like King Herod, killing Bishop Donald Bolen, presiding Stations of the Cross Blessing of fields Blessing with the website: www.ronrolheiser.com. for radical pacifism can do so only indiscriminately for fear that a Blessing of the sick Blessed Sacrament Follow Father Ron on Facebook: because they are already protected helpless child might soon threaten www.facebook.com/ronrolheiser by police and soldiers with guns. their throne and their privilege. 14 Prairie Messenger FEATURE June 29, 2016 With current of love, we become strange attractors

wire flying across my bedroom profusion of peace was the result. tromagnet does not violate science and burning holes in my shirt. I wonder how far I can take the or faith. Perhaps only those of us Still, I was seized by the magic notion that a place of prayer, a who have yet to completely shed a of creating an instant magnetic person of prayer, a prayer itself, mechanistic worldview find diffi - field. I marvelled that a cold dead brings harmony and peace to its culty with this juxtaposition. To nail could suddenly pulse with an surroundings. those who see the created world as Porch Light invisible power. And I was fasci - In an essay called The Physics God’s world, there will be awe nated that the immaterial field that of Communion, Barbara Taylor and wonder, but no incredulity; Stephen Berg was created around this simple talks about an experience she had because at bottom, the spiritual object, reoriented and brought at a lecture given by Fred and the material natures are not into alignment everything in its Burnham. Burnham is an Epis co - distinct categories. When I was boy, armed with together crude circuits consisting range. pal priest who holds a doctorate in If this is the way things are, wire cutters, screwdriver and sol - of resistors, switches, relays, I recall all of this only because the history of science. The lecture should it surprise us that the chair dering iron, I would happily pass capacitors and transformers. one evening following a gathering was about chaos theory and the beside the fireplace is hallowed evenings and weekends tearing For a while I had a fling with with friends, my wife, Deb, told science of complexity, and how ground? Should it surprise us that apart — and sometimes putting solenoids or electromagnets. The me about an impression she expe - these things might begin to inform this spot has become a place back together — discarded radios first one I made had snare wire rienced. That evening our friend religion. During the lecture a where an invisible power, through or anything else I found that ran wrapped tightly around a two-inch Mary had offered Deb her chair computer screen was left on; ran - the conducting rays of prayer, on batteries or had to be plugged nail. I hooked the two ends to a beside the fireplace so she could dom lines crisscrossed the screen. however prayed, however fash - in. I loved the smell of solder and six-volt battery and as the current warm herself. Deb told me that By the end of the lecture the lines ioned, realigns and reorders that gave myself headaches soldering fled through the wire it produced when she sat in Mary’s chair she had produced a striking facsimile which is in range? an electromagnetic field and mag - felt a soft peace coming over her; of a butterfly. Burnham called the Perhaps this helps us better netized the nail. In the effort to and it came to her that this was the butterfly design a “strange attrac - reverence those times we remem - Berg works for Hope Mission, pick up increasingly heavier metal place where Mary prayed. tor” because the mathematical for - ber being arrested by a power that a social care facility for homeless objects, I went on to bigger and This brings me to wonder mula that created the design acted we could only call holy. Nothing people in Edmonton’s inner city. better versions. One day I built a about the parallel natures of my like a magnet that pulled random - planned or invented, we were sim - His poetry and prose have been in very fine one that required being electromagnet and the prayer- ness into form and order. ply held entranced in space and staged performances and have plugged into an outlet. Although I chair by the fireplace. I wonder The experience my wife had is time, held in a way that suspended appeared in such publications as used a step-down transformer about Deb being affected by an of course beyond scientific exam - our fear — held in a field of holy the Edmonton Journal, Orion, between the power source and the unseen field of influence where ination, but perhaps at some influence, where God, for no rea - Geez, and Earth Shine. He blogs electromagnet, I miscalculated things were brought into align - undiscovered level, the equating son or a thousand reasons, chose at growmercy.org and it blew up, sending bits of hot ment in such a way that a subtle of the prayer-chair with an elec - to stream Divine love into the world through an old shed, a tree, a butterfly, a path, a café, a The mace has been a part of ceremonies for 600 years stranger, a friend. Could these be revelatory ruptures, unifying but it wisely reminds us to keep namesake, is important for us as moments, meant to lead us deeper looking over our shoulders to a university. It also has a partic - and transform our false autonomy keep track of where we have ular resonance to the Rose fam - into true attractiveness? Figure of come from. Where we come from ily after whom the mace is While deep mystery remains, does indeed matter. It shapes our named. we can still catch the notion that vision.” With our Rose Family when we allow the current of Speech The mace also features the Memorial Mace, along with our Christ, that is, the current of love , St. Mary’s star in several places, Coat of Arms and our new univer - to flow through us, not impeding Dr. Gerry Turcotte as well as our Coat of Arms. The sity flag, granted recently by the it or attempting to store it, just let - design combines a hardwood Chief Herald of Canada, St. ting it flow freely, we too become staff with a hallmarked sterling Mary’s is preparing to take on the strange attractors, carrying within Its strongest stem became a The mace honours the silver head, a lucite stone in next 30 years with renewed focus us and around us, beauty and ruler’s sceptre . — Ezekiel 19:11 achievements and spirit of the which floats the St. Mary’s star, and purpose. order. Rose family, including patriarch and it bears our university crest The mace has been a staple of Harold Henry Rose, and Dr. on two sides enamelled in four university ceremonies for over Henderson’s late sister Janet colours and finished in 24 karat 600 years, with Oxford Uni - Rose, a pioneer in cartography gold. Needless to say the rose, versity first using one in the 16th and in the geomatics industry, as the symbol of Mary our century. Alternately a weapon of whose compa - BOSCO FOUNDATION war and of diplomacy, the mace ny produced John Bosco has been used in both parliaments an ex tra or di - Child & Family Services Foundation and universities as the symbol to nary 3D imag - start proceedings, to ward off ing map of our The John Bosco Child and Family Services Foundation (Bosco evil, or to call people to attention. entire campus. Foundation) is a public foundation dedicated to the provision of In the university context it is also It is for this buildings and facilities used for the treatment, education and representative of the institution’s reason that the housing of children, adolescents and adults who are in need of authority to grant degrees, and as mace includes such, the mace-bearer always a small com - support. leads the procession of professors pass rose on Bosco Foundation believes in assisting non-profit and charitable and students into the graduation its finial. As organizations who provide vital services which aid vulnerable hall. our campus people in our society. We do this by providing our facilities to One of the most exciting minister, times for any university is con - Nancy Quan various non-profit and charitable agencies at below market level vocation, when we have an pointed out at rental rates. opportunity to celebrate the the dedication Our facilities are used for social services group care, foster achievements of our student ceremony, a care, adult mental health care, the St. Francis Food Bank, two community. This year St. Mary’s compass rose University had the pleasure of is “a direction - AA groups and a NE Edmonton cadet core among others. awarding a record number of al keeper.” It In addition, we provide volunteer services to assist two small non- degrees, but also of presenting is a “harbinger profit organizations working with low income seniors and victims our new mace. The Rose Family of where we of stroke with fundraising and volunteer recruitment assistance. Memorial Mace was crafted by are going, and the prestigious British firm of of the direc - The Bosco Foundation is currently working with a large service Thomas Fattorini, by appoint - tion we want organization on a joint project with the aim of providing ment to Her Majesty the Queen, to take. A affordable housing for low-income seniors. manufacturer of insignias and compass lets awards. The mace was designed us know when 100% of donations go toward charitable purposes. and donated by one of our own we have got - Administrative expenses are covered by other sources. professors, Dr. Linda Henderson, ten off track or to celebrate the university’s 30th when we have Please forward your donation to: year as an educational institu - missed the Bosco Foundation tion. mark. By ori - 315-6770 129 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T5C 1V7 enting us it G. Turcotte N helps us to THE STRONGEST STEM — This year at convoca - Tel: (780) 809-8585 Fax: (780) 809-8586 Turcotte is president of St. look forward tion St. Mary’s University presented their new mace: www.boscofoundation.com *Charitable Tax Number: 85985 8664 RT0001* Mary’s University in Calgary. with purpose, the Rose Family Memorial Mace. June 29, 2016 FEATURE Prairie Messenger 15 Anti-Semitism among refugees a quandary for Germany

By Ulrich Rosenhagen Attitudes Poll from 2011 has ©2016 Religion News Service shown, a great many people in the Middle East grow up in a culture While many countries in where Holocaust denial and anti- Europe have sealed their borders Semitism are widespread, and to refugees, Germany has done the negative views of Jews and Israel opposite. Last year, the country are exceedingly common. registered over one million asylum “Many Syrians and immigrants seekers, including 425,000 from of Arab descent have grown up in ravaged Syria. an environment in which hostility No other country in the toward Israel and anti-Semitism European Union has accepted as are a common practice,” Josef many. For Syrians and others who Schuster, president of the Central risk their lives crossing the Medi - Council of Jews in Germany, told terranean Sea in rubber dingh ies, Chancellor Angela Merkel last Germany has become a beacon of October. “Jews in Germany are hope. afraid that, if unchecked, this anti- Though countless volunteers Semitism rooted in Arab culture have helped to ease the asylum and politics could grow rapidly.” seekers’ plight in 2015, not all Schuster’s fears are already a Germans have offered their heart - reality. According to the Depart - felt welcome. Amid the groping ment for Research and Infor ma- incidents in Cologne on New tion on Anti-Semitism, there has Year’s Eve as well as the recent been a 34 per cent increase in anti- terrorist attacks in Brussels and Semitic incidents in 2015 in the Paris, a growing number of Ger - city of Berlin alone. Though most mans are calling for tighter con - involve neo-Nazis and right-wing trols on immigrants and increased activists, incidents prompted by border security. foreign-born Muslims are on the German Jews in particular are rise. RNS/REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch troubled by the steep rise of anti- Young Muslims attacked a rabbi SOCIAL INTEGRATION — Migrants are reflected in a puddle as they queue in front of the Berlin Office Semitic attitudes and incidents as in Berlin and threatened to kill his of Health and Social Affairs for their registration process in this February 2016 photo. the sheer number of Middle East - daughter in 2012. In 2014, Muslim ern Muslims in the nation in - citizens rallied against Israel and and robbed by refugees from Syria the past. Shame and guilt over the table would have been a signifi - creases. Sadly, they have reason to the Gaza war, shouting anti-Semitic and Afghanistan. Nazi past have also created wide cant public gesture in the face of be concerned. As the Pew Global slurs, while two Palestinian arson - While anti-Semitism in any acceptance among Germans of the refugee crisis. And this would ists set fire to a synagogue in place is deplorable, in Germany it their moral obligation to forceful - not have been hard to pull off. Wuppertal. In recent months a is horrific. For the country of the ly reject anti-Semitism. Twenty- Christians and Muslims in Ger- Rosenhagen is associate direc - Jewish doctor who helped at a Shoah (Holocaust), the memory first-century Germany is a country many have long established a cul - tor of the Lubar Institute for the refugee centre in Frankfurt has of atrocities committed under of cultural pluralism and religious ture of dialogue in the form of Study of the Abrahamic Religions been spat upon and sworn at, and Nazism form a central part of its tolerance. Most of its citizens are mutual intercultural initiatives to at the University of Wisconsin- on the island of Fehmarn a Jewish present identity. Public discourse thankful for and proud of its overcome racism. Madison. tourist from France was insulted remains shaped by the demons of small, albeit flourishing Jewish Christian churches have sup - community. ported immigrants through a net - And yet, it is precisely this new work of social agencies since peo - Germany of pluralism and toler - ple first came to Germany as gas - ance that is put at risk when its tarbeiter, or guest workers, decades Where future citizens from the Middle ago. They run daycare centres to M East disregard the lessons the which Muslim parents send their emories country has painfully learned children; they have changed their last from its past. There is indeed an employment rules by hiring Musl - urgent need, in the words of Josef im educators and social workers; forever Schuster, to “integrate the refu - they have been the strongest sup - gees into our community of values porters of establishing Islamic reli - as soon as possible.” gious education in public schools. So is it possible to integrate Recently, the Protestant church col - refugees into Germany and over - laborated with the Co-ordinating come Muslim anti-Semitism so Council of Muslims on a mutual that postwar Germany remains a manifesto to “support the encounter country of tolerance and plural - between Christians and Muslims in ism? Germany.” In March of this year at the So in the face of the social New Town Hall in Hanover, rep - pressures to integrate one million resentatives of the Jewish commu - asylum seekers, to not invite the nity met with Catholic bishops Co-ordinating Council to the an - and Protestant church leaders for nual consultation of Jewish and their annual dialogue. Close ties Christian officials was a missed between the Jewish community opportunity in the fight against Cathedral Administrator and the Christian churches are an anti-Semitism. The Cathedral of the Holy Family essential element of the moral fab - Many Germans, both secular Saskatoon, Sask. ric of contemporary Germany. and religious, view the churches These bonds have been slowly and other religious organizations The Cathedral of the Holy Family is seeking an outgoing and engaging full-time (37.5 hours built over the years and are a bul - as mediators between modern per week) Cathedral Administrator to become part of our parish ministry team. The Cathedral wark against anti-Semitism. society and traditional religion. Administrator, reporting to the Pastor, will be responsible for the administration of operations, At this year’s annual consulta - And they are concerned that social finances, staffing and strategic planning for the Cathedral of the Holy Family. tion, the agenda centred on re - integration of Muslim refugees G sponses to the refugee crisis and might fail if Jews, Christians and Individuals with a formal business education (certificate, diploma or degree) and forging strategies against the new Muslims cannot start a frank con - demonstrated financial and personnel management experience are encouraged to apply. anti-Semitism. Rattled by the in - versation about their prejudices G Previous employment experience in a parish and theological formation, while not creasing anti-Semitic and xeno - and stereotypes. required, will be considered an asset. phobic violence, the rabbis and Germany needs its Jews, Chris - bishops upheld both the biblical G tians and Muslims to create a nar - Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Pastoral Salary Grid of the Roman call to care for strangers and the rative that is conscious of the coun - Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon. human right to asylum. Empha - try’s past yet inclusive enough to sizing that every human being is embrace its most recent immi - For a detailed position overview and/or to apply, please submit a cover letter and resumé to created in the image of God, the grants. Integration efforts will suc - Patrick Clarke, Cathedral Administrator at [email protected] by midnight, Monday, religious leaders discussed immi - ceed only if the conversation about July 11, 2016. gration policies. Curiously miss - anti-Semitism and religious hatred Please note that all applicants are required to complete an application form in addition to ing from the meeting were brings all parties to the table — in spokespeople for the Muslim submitting a cover letter and resumé. A detailed position overview and application form will be other words, if the discussion is community. emailed to applicants upon request. The position start date is September 1, 2016. with one another rather than about Giving Muslims a seat at the one another. 16 Prairie Messenger FEATURE June 29, 2016 Rising to the challenge to sing despite our losses

By Alma Barkman weak springs, their beaks wide “Though he slay me, yet will I open hoping for juicy morsels. trust in him” (Job 13:15 KJ). It I first saw them from our They were babies only a mother, was as if Job could sing even in kitchen window, although I had and bird watchers, could love. the midst of his losses. heard them in the backyard for The little robin family almost Would I be able to do the several days, where their lilting become an extension of our own, same? God was even now con - song began as early as 4:30 in the with friends actually inquiring veying that question through the morning and lasted until dusk. how things were doing “on the notes of a robin’s song. I could And now the robins were going to maternity ward.” The baby birds only pray that if struck by tragedy, honour us by building in full view were a constant source of delight loneliness, or suffering, my faith of our kitchen window — but not each time we ate our meals at the would be strong enough to meet, just yet. They would wait until the kitchen table, or worked in the and overcome, the challenge. leaves formed a camouflage be- garden, or sat on our back steps. I had not long to wait. fore starting their project, a cozy And then one morning I awoke My husband passed away. nest situated up under the eave on to an eerie silence — no birds After 58 years of marriage, the elbow of the downspout. singing in the backyard, no rustle of there was an eerie silence in the Surely the crows that roamed the wings through the carport, no moth - house, an emptiness epitomized neighbourhood would not see it er robin on the nest. I reached up to by his vacant place at the table, his there. touch it, but there was no response, easy chair, the sacred music he so Within the space of a few days just a nasty crow high in the dead enjoyed. I missed his interest in the female laid her blue-green branches of a nearby tree, peering my hobbies, the trips we took eggs, with both parents taking down at me as if to gloat over his together, our discussions on cur - turns on the nest during the incu - victory. “Haw! Haw! Haw!” rent events, our love and compan - bation period. When a flurry of I was devastated. ionship. Within a few months I activity around the nest indicated The yard suddenly seemed so had to undergo two major surger - that the young had hatched, we quiet, so empty of life. Every time A. Barkman ies, one of them for cancer. I watched both robins making I looked through the kitchen win - ROBIN FAMILY — A mother robin sits on her nest in Alma Barkman’s thought again of Job, that despite countless trips to the garden for dow that day, and for days to backyard. “The little robin family almost become an extension of our the loss of his family and health, earthworms. Approaching the nest come, my eyes came to rest on the own, with friends actually inquiring how things were doing ‘on the he clung steadfastly to God. always initiated the same response vacant nest. It seemed to epito - maternity ward.’ ” I chose to do the same, and — three little nestlings popping mize the end of all that I had although the past year was diffi - up like jacks-in-the-box, their anticipated — future songs, the remained were the taunting calls of the crow, and then filtering vic - cult, I was undergirded by the marble-sized heads supported on companionship of God’s creatures of the crow, waking me from sleep toriously through the early hours prayers and support of family and skinny necks that wobbled like in our yard, a cycle of life success - each morning, reminding me of the dawn, I heard it — the rich, friends. Yes, there were those black fully completed. anew of the loss. The crow’s full song of a robin, and I thought moments when doubts taunted me, Even the adult robins had “haw, haw, haw” made me feel of the old patriarch Job. God had but only briefly, because filtering Barkman is a freelance writer seemingly vanished, no doubt alone and angry and helpless. allowed Satan to rob him of through the early hours of each from Winnipeg (www.almabark - frightened off when their home And then one morning, at first everything meaningful in his life new day are the promises of God, man.com). was so viciously violated. All that competing with the raucous cries and yet he could still declare, and I can sing again. Participants reflect on the challenges of homelessness and poverty

Continued from page 1 one living on the street. Some also Sanctum Survivor challengers once you hear something, you some new insights. set out to find somewhere to do were able to obtain breakfast and can’t un-hear it. Once you have a Participants can’t really know said. “The slowing down of pace laundry in order to wash the one lunch at Friendship Inn, which thought in your mind it will brew. what it’s like to be homeless, he and being present in the neigh - set of clothes they were wearing provides a free meal service on This will bring an incremental acknowledged. “But in a small bourhood was a very revealing — a difficult feat if a person has 20th Street 365 days a year. In change to our community,” he way (this was a chance) to learn thing. Once you go slow, and you nothing to change into. addition, each participant was said. “Every time you do some - about it and get a glimpse of it, go vulnerably, and you are willing Participants were instructed to assigned a place to go for the night thing like this you are changing and to honour those people who to take on each situation and enter seek out a public computer at a — such as the Salvation Army things.” struggle in our community and into relationship, enter into dia - local library or other centre and shelter, the Brief Detox Unit, or Thomas expressed apprecia - those people who are working logue — there is a lot of ‘take initiate a search for housing list - outdoors at Kinsmen Park. tion for all those who are provid - every day to help them.” home’ in that.” ings, then to contact the landlord “You hear stories in your ing outreach and assistance to the Warick said the most powerful At a dinner held to conclude from a public or pay phone and try office, and you have some empa - vulnerable and at-risk in the com - experience was talking to people the event June 18, participants to arrange a viewing as someone thy, but you really don’t know,” munity — those in poverty and who shared their stories — such reflected on the challenge of without references and on social said Markentin, one of five partic - suffering who are also “fighters as the working man who de- homelessness and the struggles assistance. For some participants, ipants to sleep in a park during the and survivors.” scribed going to Friendship Inn that poverty brings, particularly this meant a long walk to areas challenge, when the temperature Morrison spent the night at the because he and his wife have to for those suffering from illness, that were not pedestrian friendly dropped to six degrees Celsius. Brief Detox Unit operated by the choose between paying the rent addictions or chronic medical — only to have the meeting fall “I’ve been fortunate in my life Saskatoon Health Region. “One and buying groceries. conditions. through. to never have been hungry and of the things that was gratifying The wind-up dinner included Seeking medical attention, vis - During their 36-hour experi - cold and homeless, and last night was that the staff were so respect - acknowledgments of those who iting the needle exchange and ence, participants were also chal - was tough,” said Markentin. “I ful of everyone who came, greet - initiated the idea of Sanctum — obtaining a prescription were lenged to do an act of kindness for had this lovely blanket, but the ed them and walked them through Markentin and Katelyn Roberts among the challenges on partici - someone who is currently living ground was cold. It wasn’t safe. the process,” she said. “And the — and all who have supported the pant task lists, as was attempting on the streets. “An act of kindness Every time you opened your eyes, clients were respectful of each project, as well as staff, volunteers to obtain financial aid — with can go a long way, especially for there was someone around.” other, being quiet when they came and Sanctum residents. Sanctum Survivor participants someone who experiences pover - Johner, who also slept in the in — and I know that doesn’t hap - Markentin spoke with opti - required to call Social Services ty, homelessness or chronic ill - park, related how he was able to pen every night.” mism about building the next using a public phone or payphone, ness,” noted the participants’ obtain two blankets earlier in the At the wind-up dinner, Isbister stage of the project to help HIV- before contacting AIDS Saska - instruction sheet. day, during a visit to the Salvation stressed the importance of having positive pregnant women. “We toon to get a ride to the income The daunting task of asking Army. “The night in the park was low-cost housing and sustainable are told there is no money, but assistance office. strangers for money was a diffi - really eye-opening: a very busy meal programs in the community. people will make it happen,” said Without trespassing, chal - cult hurdle for some, who were night,” he said, expressing appre - “We also need some designated Markentin, pointing to a pioneer - lengers had to keep their phones encouraged to notice the reactions ciation for Louttit’s “patrolling” housing specific to people with ing Saskatchewan spirit. “You charged, finding public places to of passersby. presence. difficulties and illnesses,” she will make it happen.” “plug in” to keep their phone “One of our challenges was to As a retired police officer, said. Bolen also stressed the vital going for safety, check-ins and buy a meal, and therefore we had Louttit said he thought he was Provincial MLA Chartier importance of partnerships — social media posts during the two- to panhandle to get the money,” familiar with many of the prob - added: “It is a 24/7 job to survive both in all the outreach that day event. Another task involved Bolen described. “Chief Felix and lems, services and agencies on the streets. Not having a place already happens in the communi - finding places to wash hands at I were on 20th Street. He popped encountered during the homeless - to go home to is not a nice experi - ty, and in continuing to help those least nine times in one day, espe - his hat down and I popped my hat ness challenge — but the first- ence at all.” Chartier lauded the who are most in need. cially attempting to do so when down, and we were there for a lit - hand experience over 36 hours work of the YWCA in helping “One thing that we experi - sourcing food or seeking shelter. tle over an hour. Other than the brought a new, deeper level of women and children in crisis. “We enced was the importance of Trying to get identification was two family members who came to understanding. Before this, “I did - need to do so much better in sup - working together, the importance another test, as was visiting the greet Chief Felix, and one other n’t see what effort it really took” porting women and children.” of partnerships, and the network Food Bank for a hamper. Partici - person who said ‘Hi,’ nobody to access services and programs, As a journalist, Warick said of interconnections that are neces - pants came to realize that in some looked at us,” the bishop said. “It he said. that in the past he had “parachuted sary to address both society’s cases, hampers include food items was an experience of the invisibil - Louttit added that change is in” to situations of poverty and biggest problems and especially to that require a stove or a can open - ity of the homeless or the poor and possible, and things are improv - homelessness, but that his brief help those who are in most need,” er: an obvious challenge for some - vulnerable.” ing. “The big gain from this is immersion experience brought Bolen said.

June 29, 2016 CHURCH AT HOME Prairie Messenger 17 ‘Well-meaning people’ delusional over Bill C-14

He is a good man and a good fering. I’m pretty sure how he will “Why don’t you stop torturing friend, and it frightens me that he respond, for he is man of great her?” one doctor asked her moth - is now eligible for physician- learning and deep faith, but still, er. Around the assisted suicide. Some people the option wasn’t there before. What didn’t seem to occur to believe he should put an end to his I have other friends who deal anybody was that Angela, to all suffering. He considered it once, with chronic pain on a daily basis outward appearances, was happy. Kitchen Table but now his response is simply, — heart conditions, arthritis, She was a member of a loving “I’m still here.” fibromyalgia, neuropathy. Still community that cared for her and Donald Ward I have another friend with ter - others are handicapped or mental - mourned for her when she passed minal cancer. It started in one spot ly ill, grappling with Down syn - — from natural causes, several and has since metastasized drome, depression, bipolar disor - years later. I have a friend who is para - He is always ready with a throughout his body. He doesn’t der, sleep disorders, and any num - Life is not easy. Henry David lyzed from the shoulders down. story. The first time I saw him know how long he has left, and ber of other conditions that doc - Thoreau said, “Most men lead He spends his days in a motorized after his accident he was in the though he is not in great pain at tors don’t understand. It’s a small lives of quiet desperation and go wheelchair that he controls with rehabilitation ward at Saskatoon the moment, things are getting step from “Would you bring a to the grave with the song still in the movements of his head and City Hospital. I asked him how he more difficult with each passing handicapped child into the them.” I would say, rather, that neck. He drinks coffee and water was, and he said he was feeling week. He walks with a cane now, world?” — one of the chief argu - most people — including the suf - through straws from cups he pretty good, considering the cir - as he has been having trouble with ments in favour of abortion when fering, the poor, and the handi - keeps in his oversized shirt pock - cumstances. He asked me, “If a his balance, and his heart has been that debate was intense — to capped — lead lives of quiet hero - ets. He is funny and articulate, and man speaks in the woods and no acting up since he had open-heart “Why are you allowing them to ism, and go to grave in victory. generally a joy to be around. A one hears him, is he still wrong?” surgery several months ago. He suffer?” The friends of whom I have writ - former university lecturer, he still Another time he was leaving a takes medical cannabis for pain My sister-in-law Angela was ten here are part of my communi - lectures from time to time. He has friend’s house and they were try - and anxiety. With the passage of hydrocephalic, and was severely ty, and I will miss them when they always been a good teacher. ing to manoeuvre him out the door Bill C-14, he, too, will soon be eli - handicapped throughout her brief are gone. He paints with a brush he holds and into a special taxi that was gible for physician-assisted sui - life. When she fell severely ill Those who go to the grave by in his mouth, and had a one-man waiting in the street. After several cide. Well-meaning people may once there was a question of their own hand are to be forgiven, show at a gallery last year. His attempts to get him over the urge him to put an end to his suf - whether she should be treated. not encouraged. paintings reflect the normal obser - doorstep, he finally said, in mock vations of a normal life. There is impatience, “Come on, you guys, nothing bitter in his conversation am I expected to do everything Time to learn indigenous traditions or his art. myself?” Continued from page 7 us about the spiritual traditions process has been a deep learning which have given meaning and life experience for the Catholic Bishop Donald Bolen began to indigenous peoples.” Church, and a humbling experi - his reflection by saying “a long The bishop called for dialogue ence,” he said. “It is going to take overdue word of thanks” to and to create what Pope Francis us time to absorb the words spo - indigenous peoples. “Thank you calls a culture of encounter. “Pope ken, the pain articulated, the for welcoming us to this land. Francis would also add that he waves of pain spoken by the thou - Thank you for signing a treaty wants us to learn from you some - sands of witnesses who have with our great-grandparents, our thing about the care for the land, come forward.” ancestors.” something about moving into the During the treaty plaque celebra - Bolen also emphasized the future, living in a relationship with tion, greetings were brought to the importance of learning what was the land that fosters a future, which gathering by MLA Eric Olauson. suppressed in the past. “It is time doesn’t use up all the resources as “This service and installation of this now for us to learn about indige - though the present moment is the plaque remind us that we are all nous spiritual traditions. It is time only moment in time. We need to treaty people,” he affirmed. for us to learn about your under - learn a way of living on this holy Representatives of Our Lady of Are you interested in developing your standing of your relationship with land, and we have to learn that Guadalupe Parish — which serves the Creator of this land. It is time quickly, because our environment First Nations, Métis, Aboriginal knowledge and skills in leadership and for us to humbly listen and to hear is hurting deeply.” and non-Aboriginal parishioners religious education in your professional life? the traditions that were developed A final strand of the cord that in Saskatoon — also participated over centuries, over millennia; to will bind relationships is a com - in the celebration, with Elder enter into conversations about mitment to walk together, said Gayle Weenie leading a smudging them; to welcome into our parish - Bolen. ceremony, and their choir provid - OUR SCHOOL OF TRANSFORMATIVE es indigenous elders who will tell “The Truth and Reconciliation ing music ministry. LEADERSHIP’S MRE OFFERS COURSES SUCH AS: PRAIRIE MESSENGER PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

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Campus misbehaviour column “How hookup culture hurts young women.” breakfast with us the next morning.” She wrote: “When I headed off to university back The sex was lousy too, she said. “In retrospect, University students are reporting some unsettling in the Stone Age, girls were still afraid of being called it’s obvious that I was highly unlikely to have an experiences on dating and sexual encounters on cam - sluts. By the time I graduated, there was a worse label orgasm with a guy who didn’t know me or care to,” puses. — ‘unliberated.’ It applied to girls who didn’t have she writes. Yet she blamed her sexual dissatisfaction U.S. Vice-president Joe Biden gave an address on sex. And no one wanted to be that.” on herself. violence against women at the United State of Women She commented: “On many campuses today, Wente commented that she and her friends also Summit in Washington June 14. Two days later hookup culture is the norm — especially for women learned the hard way. “We learned that although Georgetown University released results of its first who identify as feminists. Hookup culture decouples women may be equal to men, we’re not the same — comprehensive sexual assault and misconduct climate sex from commitment. It is thought to be practical as especially in matters of mating, sex and intimacy. survey. well as fun. It allows women to pursue their own Like it or not, our sexual feelings and behaviour are The survey found that 31 per cent of female interests and academic careers without the time-con - deeply gendered.” undergrads had experienced non-consensual sexual suming burden of messy emotional entanglements.” She added: “Feminist theory denies these differ - contact. Many students said they felt uncomfortable She added: “There’s just one problem. It makes ences exist, except as artifacts of the patriarchy. And intervening. Seventy-seven per cent of bystanders them utterly miserable.” so our smart young daughters grow up ignorant of the who saw a drunk person about to have a sexual Wente quoted an essay by Leah Fessler pub - emotional facts of life — as ignorant in their way as encounter did nothing to stop them. A quarter of lished in Quartz. Fessler was a student at their great-great-grandmothers were on their wedding respondents said they didn’t know what to do. Middlebury College, an elite liberal-arts school in nights.” Georgetown University President John J. Vermont. She convinced herself that her desire for Schools today across the country are having DeGioia said the data were consistent with national monogamy was “antiquated.” Yet she couldn’t help strong debates about sex education. Many of the trends in universities. Seventy-five per cent of women longing for connection. “With time, inevitably, came objections arise from the fact that sex education is too at Georgetown and 85 per cent of “gender non-con - attachment,” she writes. “And with attachment came much about mechanics and safe sex. Neglected is forming students” reported they had been sexually shame, anxiety, and emptiness. My girlfriends and I education about friendship, healthy relationships, inti - harassed since enrolling. were top students, scientists, artists, and leaders. We macy and spirituality. Another sign of changing cultural mores in uni - could advocate for anything — except for our own Surveys of university behaviours as well as per - versity culture was reported by columnist Margaret bodies. We won accolades from our professors, but sonal testimonies indicate this would be a far more Wente in the June 18 Globe and Mail. She titled her the men we were sleeping with wouldn’t even eat wholesome approach. — PWN Euthanasia debate reveals Canadians speaking two different languages

sion, and I think I am beginning to him a question about the right to “So there’s ‘something’ in so - understand how we got to where die, and he would reply by speaking ciety that’s going wrong when we we are today. about his own experiences living in think all the time that people have Building a One program in particular a L’Arche community. to be perfectly independent, per - served as a tipping point in my re - I need to pause for a moment fectly strong, where in reality, my flections: a conversation with Jean and state that this interviewer was God, we need each other.” Vanier Culture of Life Vanier on CBC’s As It Happens. As skilled. I felt the questions she continued, “there’s a fundamental I listened to this interview I realized posed were honest and that she sickness in our society. And how something felt a little off. Eutha - Mary Deutscher was legitimately trying to under - can we, little by little, discover nasia is a gut-wrenching topic, so I stand the L’Arche perspective. I this? To move from the I to the we generally feel uneasy when I listen also believe Vanier was in no way — we are all fragile, we all need June 6, 2016, was a momentous way we respond to people who to these programs. As I listened to trying to dodge her questions or help, and yet at the same time we day for Canada. On this day the express a wish to die. Over the yet another question about individ - muddy his replies. Vanier was all have strengths.” Carter decision took effect, strik - past month or so I have kept my ual rights, I realized it felt as though very articulate, but there contin - These comments turned on a ing down our laws against physi - ear to the ground, keeping abreast the interviewer and Vanier were ued to be a disconnect between light in my mind and I realized cian-assisted suicide and euthana - of our media’s attempts to under - speaking entirely different lan - the types of questions asked and why Canadians think we need eu- sia and dramatically changing the stand the implications of this deci - guages. She would very clearly ask the types of replies given. This thanasia. This decision was not culminated when Vanier was made by our Parliament this June, asked about the role of individual - nor did our Supreme Court make it How to make your home energy sustainable ism in our society. in February. It was made long before that when we decided we By Coral Bliss Taylor ronmental pollutants. And any al - be in-floor heating, using solar hot valued individualism over commu - ternative transportation, even tran - water panels (solar thermal pan - Deutscher holds an MA in nity, autonomy over interdepend - Most concerns about Canadian sit, involves more exercise, so this els) or geothermal. If a furnace is Public Ethics from St. Paul ence, and personal freedom over energy use focus on industrial ac - also increases health. And reducing the only option, then higher-effi - University in Ottawa. She is cur - truly compassionate care. A society tivities such as oilsands develop - vehicle pollutants improves air ciency is definitely better. rently pursuing a PhD in Public of isolated individuals needs eutha - ment. But we can be more sustain - quality, contributing to everyone’s Policy at the University of able on an individual basis, start - well-being. — REFRIGERATOR , page 19 Saskatchewan. — VANIER , page 19 ing in our homes. Living in a walkable inner-city A friend recently asked what neighbourhood close to services is could be done to make his new a good strategy. Many houses in house more sustainable. It’s a these areas are infills — redevel - good question because there’s a opments — that have a smaller lot to learn about household sus - im pact on the environment than tainability. homes in new areas. Creating new Canada’s most significant resi - neighbourhoods causes significant dential energy uses are transporta - disturbances to the land and envi - tion, followed by space heating, ronment, through stripping, grad - then electricity and hot water. But ing and loss of habitat and agricul - there are three critical ways to tural capacity. combat energy use: conservation, Try to buy local, and fewer, replacement with renewables and goods. This reduces transportation efficiency. energy and pollution from ship - To increase household energy ping, as well as the environmental sustainability, here are your smart - costs of manufacturing the things est moves, in order of effective - we didn’t buy. It also reduces ness: waste products. Focus your buy - Curb vehicle use. If you can live ing power on things you need with just one household vehicle, rather than want, and focus your that’s terrific. Having more effi - energy on great things to do rather cient vehicles is important, but than things to have. curbing vehicle use overall is the Don’t buy a house with space priority. Reducing transportation you’ll never need but is costly to energy use also reduces other envi - heat. And draft-proof your home. Ensure you have sufficient insula - tion. Wear a sweater and slippers. CNS /L’Osservatore Romano Taylor is secretary of the Green If possible, use radiant heating FRIDAY CHARITY VISIT BY POPE — Pope Francis visits with retired priests at the Casa San Gaetano Party of Alberta. She lives in rather than forced-air heating. home for elderly and sick priests in Rome June 17. The visit was one of the pope’s Friday works of mercy, Calgary. www.troymedia.com Ideally, this radiant heating would an initiative he began during the Holy Year of Mercy. June 29, 2016 Prairie Messenger 19 All belong to this divine place

Continued from page 6 heal, and we could rely on Abo - for its optimism, and for the hope riginal medicine,” said Joseph, that’s gaining momentum, every - ily. Part of the effect of the school adding that manifesting love so where across this country.” was loneliness, so he started his that nobody is hurt is key. He added that nobody is own family. But eventually his The first national TRC dia - immune from trauma, but facing it wife and children left because of logue was hurtful, but gradually is what keeps us from despair. “All his drinking. A friend took him the tone began to change as peo - of us Canadians, we have some fishing, and he realized how ple began to hear, listen, and notions about who we are — fair, ashamed he was and said, “God shift. Apologies, acceptances, we’re just, we believe in equality, help me” — adding that it wasn’t and forgiveness were followed we believe in so many basic really a prayer, as he was angry at by hugs, tears and more forgive - virtues that we yearn to live those God. ness. Rela tionships were trans - out, so let’s find a way to live “I was looking up and saw the formed. those out,” he said. “It starts with entire universe, and then I heard “I knew then that reconciliation you.” this voice and it said to me, “In was possible,” he said. “We’ve He encouraged everyone to Design Pics spite of what you’ve done to your - begun to transform our country, figure out how to put reconcilia - self I love you and you are part of whether we know it or not, we’re tion into their lives, even just say - Cows Come. Cows Go. all this” — and I came back to the already on the road to reconcilia - ing hello casually to a stranger on boat and slept for a while,” said tion.” the street, or some other small act. Eight cows munched their way Joseph, saying that ever since that A recent poll said that seven “Reconciliation is a matter of time he’s been on a healing jour - out of 10 Canadians are interested many acts, some monumental and along the coulee toward ney. “We all have value, we all in reconciling, and he sees it as some miniscule, but all of it is my brown brick prairie home. belong to this divine place, and if evidence that we have come a important to create a new kind of Escapees. we want to we can all seek and long way. It has since grown to 84 energy and spirit that we need as determine and find our place.” per cent. Canadian people, to elevate our - I called the nearest farmer Sitting in a circle, he had a sec - “That’s the good news, we selves, to hold each other up, to whose home I could see across ond vision of a whirlpool of people should be celebrating. I know it’s respect each other, to honour each the grain fields. but this time no voice guided him difficult to hear the stories, but we other,” said Joseph. “You see Not my cows. Don’t worry. in what it meant. However, when need to hear them,” he added, citing those are things we can do. You Cows come. Cows go. he slept, answers came to him that the TRC report and the 94 calls to can hold each other up, you can survivors would heal through their action as one place to start for the love others; we can build a socie - I watched them head own tears, sharing their stories. average Canadian. “This moment ty where we can all walk with dig - toward the busy highway. “I realized then that we could in Canadian history is unparalleled nity, integrity, and respect. Not one was hit.

‘We need each other’: Vanier I remember this old man’s terse wisdom when difficulties Continued from page 18 and reflected on the positive expe - protecting each other and more blunder into my path riences he has had in journeying about demanding things at the with a frequency nasia because it has no concept of with others through their final days. expense of each other. I don’t appreciate. how to care for each other. Vanier’s emphatic comment Toward the end of his inter - There was a dissonance be tween that “we need each other” is still view Vanier also gave a few words Cows come. Cows go. the interviewer and Vanier because lodged in my brain weeks after the of encouragement to our legisla - By Jeannette Timmerman the worldview of the “right to die” interview. These words sounded tors, reminding them: “It’s not just and the worldview of L’Arche are less like a statement and more like a question of legislation about incompatible. The former is rooted a plea when he said them in the death, but we should also have in individualism while the latter is interview. As much as I wish legislation about life: to help peo - Largest household draw of rooted in community. It is impossi - Vanier’s words could be heard by ple to live and to live fully and to ble for a person such as Jean Vanier, active proponents of euthanasia, I create . . . communities where electricity from refrigerator a person who feels love and con - worry that his plea is only echoing people can find healing.” nection, to even imagine himself in the void of individualism. It Many Canadians believe that needing the right to die. Indeed, he seems our Charter of Rights and death is an appropriate response to Continued from page 18 your use is covered by wind power expressed as much in his interview Freedoms has become less about suffering because they have never in the provincial grid. seen what a life-giving response Solar hot water panels can also Reduce hot water use. Wash looks like. Canada’s eager adop - be used to heat water. These pan - clothes in cold water, have energy- tion of euthanasia and assisted els are more efficient and a lot and-water-efficient laundry and suicide shows us that we have more cost-effective than solar dishwashers, and have low-flow failed to care for each other. If electric panels (also called solar faucets and showers. If possible, PAROISSE CATHOLIQUE people are afraid of dying, it is PV panels). heat water with the sun through because we have not shown them Refrigerators are a critical vari - hot water panels or have on- ST. ALBERT what a good death looks like. If able. The largest household draw demand hot water heaters. In gen - CATHOLIC PARISH they are afraid of living with a dis - on electricity comes from the eral, we need to cut back on water ability, it is because we have not refrigerator because it cycles on so consumption, not just our hot 7 St. Vital Ave. St. Albert, AB T8N 1K1 respected the dignity of those with frequently. The fridge should be water use. 780-459-6691 www.stalbertparish.com disabilities. If they are afraid of just big enough to hold the food On the residential energy front loneliness, it is because we have you want. If you’re going to have alone, there is much you can do. failed to build a welcoming com - only one high-efficiency appli - But getting it done on a large YOUTH MINISTRY COORDINATOR munity. ance, this is the one. scale requires legal and regulatory The Christian way of living is One of the next biggest energy changes — for example, new rules St. Albert Parish is seeking a full time Youth Ministry radically different from what is users is the dryer, but air-drying is aimed at minimizing the conver - Coordinator. The Youth Minister would be responsible for being accepted by much of the an alternative for some people sion of agricultural land to new development, coordination, and implementation of youth progressive world. We need to use (and it makes your clothes last suburbs and at producing a far programs for school aged youth in the parish. For a detailed our legislature to proudly defend longer). greater supply of compact and job description see the parish website. life-giving options for all Cana - Power bars also reduce energy, centrally located housing. Review of applications will begin on August 10 and will dians, and we need to focus on as do efficient lightbulbs. And As always, there are political continue until the position is filled. creating life-giving communities electricity use can be replaced or dimensions to the quest for sustain - where we can safely share our offset by solar PV panels, or by ability and a low-carbon future. We Please forward your application to: Rev. Ignacy Warias, OMI, vulnerabilities and our strengths. buying wind power. Services such can look after sustainability in our at the above address. Why, you might ask? Because as Bullfrog Power let you pay a homes and make our voices heard we need each other. little extra for electricity to ensure in the community.

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By Cindy Wooden In his homily, Catholicos Church is one of the six independ - Christ, but recent scholarship has Etchmiadzin, Armenian Bishop Karekin told his faithful and his ent Oriental Orthodox churches led theologians and church author - Bagrat Galstanyan of Tavush, an VAGHARSHAPAT, Armenia guests, “During these days togeth - that were divided from the rest of ities on both sides to affirm that the Ort ho dox diocese that shares bor - (CNS) — Recognizing that the er with our spiritual brother, Pope Christianity after the Council of Christological differences were not ders with Georgia and Azerbaijain, church of Christ is one and that Francis, with joint visits and Chalcedon in 451. The six, which doctrinal; rather, both sides profess stood scanning the crowd. Every Christian divisions are a “scandal” prayers we reconfirmed that the include the Syrian Orthodox the same faith but use different for - few seconds, someone would iden - to the world, Pope Francis and holy church of Christ is one in the Church, are in full communion mulas to express it. tify him as a bishop and approach Armenian Apostolic Catholicos spreading of the Gospel of Christ with each other, but not with the Common declarations about for a blessing, which he gave with a Karekin II offered their faithful in the world, in taking care of cre - Eastern Orthodox churches such as Christ’s humanity and divinity broad smile. ation, standing against the Russian Orthodox. were signed between 1971 and The crowd at the liturgy was common problems, and For centuries the Oriental 1996 by the heads of each Oriental predominantly young. “We are an in the vital mission of Orthodox were regarded by the rest Orthodox Church and Pope Paul ancient people, an ancient church, the salvation of man.” of Christianity as adhering to a VI or Pope John Paul II. with a young faith,” the 45-year- All Christians, he heretical teaching on the nature of Before vesting for the liturgy at old bishop explained. said, share the mission of “the strengthening of solidarity among nations Christians should apologize to gays: pope and peoples (and the) reinforcing of brother - By Cindy Wooden Too often, he said, priests act hood and collaboration.” as lords rather than fathers, “a The catholicos warned ABOARD THE PAPAL priest who clubs people rather of modern attacks on the FLIGHT FROM ARMENIA than embraces them and is good, faith, including a selfish (CNS) — Catholics and other consoles.” lack of concern for Christians not only must apolo - Pope Francis insisted there are “those who long for gize to the gay community, they many good priests in the world daily bread and are in must ask forgiveness of God for and “many Mother Teresas,” but pain and suffering,” as ways they have discriminated people often do not see them well as other “economic, against homosexual persons or because “holiness is modest.” political, social, environ - fostered hostility toward them, Like any other community of mental” problems. Yet Pope Francis said. human beings, the Catholic Church the Gospel and the “I think the church not only is made up of “good people and churches that preach it, must say it is sorry to the gay per - bad people,” he said. “The grain he said, know that God son it has offended, but also to the and the weeds — Jesus says the continues to promise his poor, to exploited women” and kingdom is that way. We should loving care and wants anyone whom the church did not not be scandalized by that,” but Christians to go out defend when it could, he told pray that God makes the wheat preaching salvation and reporters June 26. grow more and the weeds less. helping the poor. Spending close to an hour Pope Francis also was asked CNS/Paul Haring Invited to address answering questions from re- about his agreeing to a request by GENOCIDE VICTIMS — Pope Francis vis - the gathering — like porters travelling with him, Pope the women’s International Union its the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial in Catholicos Karekin Francis was asked to comment on of Superiors General to set up a Yerevan, Armenia, June 25. The icon behind spoke at Pope Francis’ remarks reportedly made a few commission to study the historic the pope represents the estimated 1.5 million mass in Gyumri the day days previously by Cardinal role of female deacons with a Armenians killed by Ottoman Turks in 1915 before — Pope Francis Reinhard Marx, president of the view toward considering the pos - - 18. The memorial pays tribute to those said, “We have met, we German bishops’ conference, that sibility of instituting such a min - killed. A long, basalt memorial wall outside have embraced as the Catholic Church must apolo - istry today. CNS/Paul Haring brothers, we have is engraved with the names of the cities of gize to gay people for contributing Both Sister Carmen Sammut, Pope Francis answers questions prayed together and the victims. The opposite side of the wall is to their marginalization. president of the sisters’ group, and from journalists aboard his flight shared the gifts, hopes decorated with plaques honouring those who At the mention of the massacre Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect from Yerevan, Armenia, to Rome and concerns of the denounced the massacre and came to the res - in early June at a gay nightclub in of the Congregation for the June 26. cue of the victims. The name of Pope church of Christ.” Orlando, Florida, Pope Francis Doctrine of the Faith, have sent Benedict XV is prominent. The pope wel - “We believe and ex - closed his eyes as if in pain and him lists of names of people to an estimated 1.5 million Armen - comed an estimated 400 Armenian orphans, perience that the church shook his head in dismay. serve on the commission, the pope ians in 1915-18 because that was who fled to Italy and were given refuge in is one,” the pope said. “The church must say it is said. But he has not yet chosen the the word commonly used in his Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer resi - Using words from St. sorry for not having behaved as it members. native Ar gentina and he had dence. A dozen descents of those orphans Gregory of Narek, a should many times, many times As he did at the meeting with already used it publicly a year were present at the memorial for Pope 10th-century Armenian — when I say the ‘church,’ I mean the superiors, Pope Francis told ago. Although he said he knew Francis’ visit. monk declared a “doctor we Christians because the church the reporters that his understand - Turkey objects to use of the term, of the church” by Pope is holy; we are the sinners,” the ing was that women deacons in “it would have sounded strange” the example of praying and work - Francis last year, he prayed that the pope said. “We Christians must the early church assisted bishops not to use it in Armenia. ing together. Holy Spirit would dissolve the say we are sorry.” with the baptism and anointing of — Retired Pope Benedict XVI Approaching the end of his “scandal” of Christian division Changing what he had said in women, but did not have a role is a “wise man,” a valued adviser three-day trip to Armenia, Pope with the power of love. the past to the plural “we,” Pope like Catholic deacons do today. and a person dedicated to praying Francis attended the divine liturgy Christian unity is not and can - Francis said that a gay person, The pope also joked about a for the entire church, but he can celebrated June 26 by the patri - not be about “the submission of “who has goodwill and is seeking president who once said that the no longer be considered to be arch at Etchmiadzin, the seat of one to the other or assimilation,” God, who are we to judge him?” best way to bury someone’s exercising papal ministry. “There the Armenian Apostolic Church. the pope said, but rather should be The Catechism of the Catholic request for action was to name a is only one pope.” To accommodate the crowd, the an acceptance of the different gifts Church is clear, he said. “They commission to study it. — “Brexit,” the referendum in liturgy was held outdoors at a God has given to different Chris - must not be discriminated against. Turning serious, though, Pope which the people of Great Britain towering stone sanctuary used for tians at different times. They must be respected, pastoral - Francis insisted the role of women voted to leave the European major celebrations. “Let us respond to the appeal ly accompanied.” in the Catholic Church goes well Union, shows just how much Under a gold-trimmed red of the saints, let us listen to the The pope said people have a beyond any offices they hold and work remains to be done by the canopy, the patriarch and pope voices of the humble and poor, of right to complain about certain he said about 18 months ago he EU in promoting continental unity processed to the sanctuary togeth - the many victims of hatred who gay-pride demonstrations that had named a commission of while respecting the differences of er before the pope bowed to the suffered and gave their lives for purposefully offend the faith or female theologians to discuss member countries. patriarch and moved to the side. the faith,” said Pope Francis. “Let sensitivities of others, but that is women’s contributions to the life — The Great and Holy Council He used a small booklet to follow us pay heed to the younger gener - not what Cardinal Marx was talk - of the church. of the world’s Orthodox churches the liturgy, which is celebrated in ation, who seek a future free of ing about, he said. “Women think differently than was an important first step in “grabar,” as ancient liturgical past divisions.” Pope Francis said when he was we men do,” he said, “and we can - Orthodoxy speaking with one Armenian is called. The Armenian Apostolic growing up in Buenos Aires, not make good, sound decisions voice, even though four of the 14 Argentina, part of a “closed without listening to the women.” autocephalous Orthodox churches Catholic culture,” good Catholics During the inflight news con - did not attend the meeting in “Sadly, that tragedy — that genocide — was the would not even enter the house of ference, Pope Francis also said: Crete. first of the deplorable series of catastrophes of the a person who was divorced. “The — He believes “the intentions — When he travels to Azer - past century, made possible by twisted racial, ide - culture has changed and thanks be of Martin Luther” were not wrong baijan in September, he will tell the to God!” in wanting to reform the church, nation’s leaders and people that the ological or religious aims that darkened the minds “We Christians have much to but “maybe some of his methods Armenian leaders and people want of the tormentors even to the point of planning the apologize for and not just in this were not right.” The church in the peace. The two countries have been area,” he said, referring again to its 1500s, he said, “was not exactly a in a situation of tension since 1988 annihilation of entire peoples.” over control of Nagorno-Karabakh, — Pope Francis in Yerevan, Armenia, speaking of the “Great Evil” treatment of homosexual persons. model to imitate.” of the First World War Armenian genocide, June 24, 2016 “Ask forgiveness and not just say — He used the word “geno - a predominantly Armenian enclave we’re sorry. Forgive us, Lord.” cide” to describe the massacre of in Azerbaijan.