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October 2019 THE CATHOLIC MIRROR Vol. 53, No. 10 October 18, 2019 A priest you could count on Our new shepherd Father Eugene Koch died at 85 Bishop William Joensen is the 10th bishop of the Des Moines diocese By Anne Marie Cox Staff Writer Attracted to the priesthood from By Anne Marie Cox grade school on, Father Eugene Koch de- Staff Writer voted 60 years of his life to serving others through teaching and serving as a parish For the first time in more than 70 years, priest. the Diocese of Des Moines witnessed the ordi- He died Oct. 3 at the age of 85. nation of its shepherd. The Benedictine sisters who Before a crowd of about 1,600 at St. taught him in Panama – a town in Shelby Francis of Assisi and many more watching on- County that produced many priests and re- line on Sept. 27, Father William Joensen became ligious women – encouraged his vocation. Bishop William Joensen. “He remained a lifelong friend to The diocese’s three previous leaders those sisters,” said his brother, Father Paul came to Des Moines after serving as auxiliary Koch. “There was no doubt about it, when bishops in the Twin Cities and Bishop Maurice he went to high school that he was going to Dingman, who served before them, had been or- go to the seminary.” dained in Davenport. He loved Conception Seminary, Though the ordination, in some re- and became lifelong friends with many of spects, resembles the coronation of a prince, the the monks there. ordination of a bishop has a much deeper mean- His siblings and former parishio- ing in the Catholic Church according to the Gos- ners remember him as someone they could pel, said Dubuque Archbishop Michael Jackels. count on. The ring symbolizes the Church as “He enjoyed helping other peo- spouse, the miter as a crown of holiness and the ple,” said his sister, Mary Lampe. “He staff represents servant leadership after the ex- was always available to the family when ample of Jesus, the Good Shepherd. we needed him. He was always available “Maybe that’s why the Gospel book is to anybody who needed his help. He never held over the candidate’s head before a miter is shied away from that.” placed on his head,” said Archbishop Jackels, During the wake service and after “to show that having a crown placed on your the funeral, people told Father Paul Koch head, even a crown of holiness, is less important how his brother served them. than having the mind of Christ recorded in the “He went out of his way time and Gospels in your head.” time again to serve people, to meet their re- The mind of Christ means to be hum- ligious needs, to encourage them and they ble, he said. had such good words to say about him, that “So if we are raised up, clothed in rich he was a priest they could count on,” said vesture presented with a ring, a crown, a staff, Father Paul. “They knew he would be there seated on a throne, accompanied by songs of for them. I knew he was a priest from top to praise of God, according to the mind of Jesus, in Photo by Kelly Mescher Collins bottom, but these things that were said by response, we go correspondingly low in humble Bishop William M. Joensen was ordained on Friday, Sept. 27 at the people surprised me.” service: Preaching Good News, healing the af- St. Francis Parish in West Des Moines before a crowd of about Though his brother was two years flicted, providing for the poor. May it be so.” 1,600 people. older, Father Paul said Father Gene didn’t boss him around. Continued on page 9 “He didn’t tell me what I could or Continued on page 13 400 pro-life supporters gather for support, encouragement & plan for the coming year cal history, she said. an also came into the clinic and was giv- By Kara Storey Purvis, who converted on her en resources to help her carry her baby Contributing Writer own to Catholicism at age 12, shared to term. her story Oct. 3 at the ninth annual Io- “The numbers you see of After 15 years of infertility and wans for LIFE banquet, held at Prairie abortions in the African-American com- a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, EWTN Meadows Ballroom in Altoona. Herself munity aren’t because we’re an abor- radio personality Gloria Purvis was ec- an African-American woman, she spoke tion-loving community, we’re abortion static to discover she was pregnant. But of “Racism, Abortion and Medical Care: targeted,” Purvis said. “I can’t tell you at her first appointment her excitement One Woman’s Testimony” to a crowd of how many of my girlfriends have had turned to disbelief, she said, when her 400. similar experiences of being pressured doctor suggested termination. It was only after the birth of by their doctors to abort.” Although ultrasounds found no her healthy baby girl, Purvis added, that She said she’s come to realize concerns for the baby, multiple medi- a nurse informed her that on one of the that if her experience is typical, then days she was encouraged to consider she’s not cal professionals suggested termination Photo by Kara Storey abortion, a 50-year-old Caucasian wom- surprised by Continued on page 6 along the way due to her age and medi- Gloria Purvis at the Iowans for LIFE banquet. 2 www.dmdiocese.org The Catholic Mirror October18, 2019 Tree House Casa del Árbol Given the abundant ges- the strength of what Dados los abundan- toda comunidad parroquial, con sus her- tures of hospitality, welcome and they’ve already de- tes gestos de hospitalidad, bienvenida mosas características, representa algún the promises of prayers and sup- By veloped, and some y las promesas de oración y apoyo que tipo de típico bosque. La gente de todas port offered to me in the weeks Bishop trying simply to sur- me han ofrecido en las semanas antes y las edades – aquellos quienes aún es- before and after my ordination William vive—all are vital to después de mi ordenación e instalación tán creciendo, tratando de extender sus and installation as your 10th bish- Joensen the life of the church. como su 10mo obispo, si no recuerdo ramas, o aquellos que buscan reforzar op, if I don’t recall the feeling of Each member has the el sentimiento de ser extremadamente la fortaleza que ya han desarrollado, o being overwhelmingly loved for unique capacity to querido por los próximos – Dios medi- aquellos que simplemente tratan de so- the next—God willing—16 years, make sacrifice and ante – 16 años, ¡entonces algo no me brevivir – todos son vitales para la vida then there’s something wrong with serve God to a degree funciona bien! Sigo verdaderamente en de la iglesia. Cada miembro tiene la ca- me! I remain truly indebted and grateful to that matters more than any costly building deuda y en agradecimiento con todos pacidad única de hacer sus sacrificios all who in any way planned, volunteered, and materials. In God’s eyes, people are the most aquellos que de alguna forma planearon, y de servir a Dios al grado que impor- participated in what were truly sublime and precious ornaments decorating a church; Je- sirvieron y participaron en unas liturg- ta más que cualquier costoso material Spirit-led liturgies. I know many guests and sus himself continues to nourish us, extend the ias muy verdaderamente sublimes y de construcción. En los ojos de Dios, friends from outside the Des Moines diocese branches of his Spirit life and tender his love guiadas por el Espíritu. Se que muchos la gente es el adorno más hermoso que were tremendously impressed with what they to us, and fortify us with the strength to bear invitados y amigos que vinieron de fuera decora una iglesia; Jesús mismo nos experienced. I also realize it will probably the Gospel to the world—a world that often de la Diócesis de Des Moines estaban sigue nutriendo, extendiendo los brazos take me months and maybe years to compre- seems like a tangle of apathy, unbelief, vio- tremendamente impresionados con la fe su Espíritu de vida y ofreciéndonos su hend what transpired as I was ordained a suc- lence and fear. In the Mass and other liturgies, experiencia. También me doy cuenta de amor, y fortaleciéndonos con la fuerza cessor to the apostles and was grafted into this we collaborate with Christ in his saving act of que probablemente me va a tomar meses para ser portadores del Evangelio para local church as its shepherd. loving unto death on a cross. He feeds us not o tal vez años el comprender lo que el mundo – un mundo que frecuente- I was privileged in early October with organic nutrients but with his own Body sucedió cuando se me ordenó como un mente parece estar enredado en la ap- to celebrate Mass at the Basilica of St. John and Blood in a profound act of gratitude that sucesor de los apóstoles y se me confirió atía, incredulidad, violencia y miedo. to commemorate the 30th anniversary of this the Father has given us to him. a esta iglesia local como su pastor. En la Misa y en otras liturgias, nosotros church being elevated to the distinction of a The Church’s pastors taught about Tuve el privilegio de celebrar colaboramos con Cristo en su obra sal- minor basilica—which took place 10 years af- the nature of the Church in the Second Vatican Misa en la Basílica de San Juan a ini- vadora de amor hasta la muerte en una ter the historic visit of now St.
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