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No issue next week Pope horrified by The Prairie Messenger will take a one-week break after Easter Sunday. There shocking massacre will be no April 19 issue. We will be back to a By Junno Arocho Esteves and the country’s military of per - weekly schedule with the petrating the attack, based on re- April 26 issue. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — ports that warplanes dropped Towards Unity Pope Francis strongly condemned chemical bombs in the early a shocking chemical attack in morning. A new book on “Ecumenical Syria that left some 70 people, in - According to The New York Dialogue 500 Years after the cluding at least 10 children, dead. Times, the Syrian military denied Reformation” has recently “We are horrified by the latest attacking the town and said the events in Syria. I strongly deplore attack was caused by insurgents been released internationally. the unacceptable massacre that who blame the Syrian govern - It was co-edited by Regina took place yesterday in the Idlib ment for similar attacks “every Archbishop Donald Bolen. province, where dozens of civil - time they fail to achieve the goals — page 3 ians, including many children, of their sponsors.” Addiction crisis were killed,” the pope said April Pope Francis encouraged those CNS/EPA 5 before concluding his weekly helping with relief efforts in Idlib SYRIAN CHEMICAL ATTACK — A child receives treatment inside a While educators, law general audience in St. Peter’s province, and he appealed to field hospital in Idlib, Syria, after an April 4 chemical attack. Pope enforcement and the medical Square. world leaders to put an end to the Francis strongly condemned the attack, which left more than 70 peo - community have all tried to Images of dead men, women violence. ple, including at least 10 children, dead. tackle the drug problem, the and children lying on the streets “I appeal to the conscience of overdoses, addictions and provoked international outrage those who have political responsi - who for too long have been dev - in Brussels for an April 4 - 5 con - deaths keep piling up. following the attack April 4 in a bility at the local and internation - astated by war,” the pope said. ference on resolving the humani - — page 3 rebel-held area. al level, so that this tragedy may The attack occurred the same tarian crisis in Syria and to dis- Western leaders have accused come to an end and relief may day representatives from more Marriage mentoring Syrian President Bashar Assad come to that beloved population than 70 countries were gathering — HUMANITARIAN , page 15 The strength of marriage mentoring is that it is low- CNEWA finds success in unique mission key, relational and grounded in real-life experience, By Michael Swan The key in fundraising is to easily grasped identity, said Cafiso. saying, ‘If you don’t support the based on the idea that most The Catholic Register have a story to tell and find an “They (CNEWA) have devel - Christians that will be it for the marriages don’t need an audience willing to hear the story. oped an identity,” she said. church, for us and our mission.’ ” overhaul, just regular tune- TORONTO (CCN) — From A successful charity has a distinct, The rise of CNEWA in Canada Hétu pointed out that many of ups, says Phil Wrubleski, zero to $4.3 million annually in coincided with growing aware - the people who have benefitted co-chair of the diocesan just 12 years is part of the re - ness of the Iraqi refugee crisis, from programs CNEWA supports Marriage Task Force in markable success story that is and the existential threat faced by are Muslims, but the situation is Saskatoon. CNEWA Canada. Middle East Christians in the particularly dire for Christians. — page 7 When the Holy See asked aftermath of the American con - “Most of the aid is for Chris - Prairie meditation Can ada’s bishops to help the quest of Baghdad. In the confu - tians because they are about to Catholic Near East Welfare sion of a civil and religious war leave the whole region forever,” A new book by Saskatchewan Association set up a Canadian between Iraqi Sunni and Shia said Hétu. author and naturalist Trevor operation in 2005, there were two Muslims, combined with an in- Canada’s charitable sector has Herriot is a call to enter into a reactions. Many thought the ven - surgency against the American come to be dominated by a few new relationship with the ture was doomed. Others worried military occupation and a com - very large entities with resources prairie environment and with that it would only divert money plete breakdown of civil order, to fund an around-the-clock the peoples left behind by the that would otherwise go to sup - almost nobody wanted to talk media presence. gods of profit-driven develop - port established Canadian about how Christians faced the Small charities can disappear Catholic charities. threat of extinction in Iraq. in the shadows of World Vision, ment, writes Gerald Schmitz. “A lot of people (in other “We established ourselves as Plan Canada, Oxfam and others, — page 11 Catholic charities) were telling the only organization that would unless they are able to develop a Prophetic book me at the time, ‘Well, you’re only talk about those issues,” said community of donors who identi - going to take money from us,’ ” Hétu. “I even remember people fy strongly with the mission of The Vatican’s point man on recalls CNEWA Canada executive saying, ‘Yeah, but you’re only their charity, said Hétu. Catholic Register family issues and a cardinal director Carl Hétu. supporting the Christians, what who is close to Pope Francis Today, CNEWA is a signifi - Carl Hétu about the others?’ I remember — SYRIA , page 5 have both blurbed a new cant fundraising force among book by popular author Canadian Catholics, but all those Film examines euthanasia misconceptions Jesuit Father James Martin other Catholic charities have that calls on the church to be grown as well. more respectful and compas - “CNEWA did not take one By Kiply Lukan Yaworski about issues raised in the film. divided family wrestling with the sionate toward gay people. penny from them. Quite the con - Through interviews with physi - pain of her decision. There are — page 12 trary,” Hétu said. “The more you SASKATOON — The harms cians, health care providers, legal other ways to relieve pain, and to talk about the struggling people, and dangers of euthanasia and experts, family members and dis - address the other fears that so Music for Liturgy the more people are aware, the assisted suicide were explored ability advocates, the film exam - often prompt a request for assist - more they give.” March 16 at St. Philip Neri Parish ines three misconceptions around ed death, said several of those This week’s Prairie To a casual observer, it might in Saskatoon. physician-assisted dying: that interviewed for the film. Messenger seem like Canadian Jesuits The event organized by St. euthanasia and assisted suicide are Dr. Benoit Beuselinck de scribed features music International (CJI) and CNEWA Philip parish nurses began with the compassionate, that euthanasia and having a 72-year-old patient ask for selections for are fighting for the same charita - screening of The Euthanasia assisted suicide affect only the indi - euthanasia. After talking with her, liturgy from ble dollar. Both Catholic organi - Deception , an hour-long documen - vidual, and that government safe - he learned that what she really May 14, the zations fund partners overseas tary produced by the Euthanasia guards will protect the vulnerable. wanted was to discontinue the bur - Fifth Sunday of Easter, to working with local churches in Prevention Coalition, examining Stories and examples through - den of treatment. As a result, the July 2, the 13th Sunday in relief efforts. how euthanasia has gone wrong in out the film brought home how treatment was stopped. He added Ordinary Time. “I don’t necessarily think Belgium, and how legalization of euthanasia offers a false compas - that the woman also didn’t want to — pages 8, 9, 10 we’re robbing Peter to pay Paul,” euthanasia and assisted suicide sion. “She and all the others be a burden on others — and how, said CJI executive director Jenny threatens vulnerable people. deserve more,” said one man upon hearing this, the woman’s Cafiso. “People are moved by dif - Those in attendance then spent whose mother chose to die by ferent things.” time in small group discussion euthanasia, leaving behind a — QUALITY , page 15 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS April 12, 2017 Christianity’s growth will be in global South: study

By Bronwen Dachs mothers than to members of any gion switching are among factors In Europe, Christian deaths veys and population that it used other religion, reflecting Chris - that will lead to a drop in numbers already outnumber births, and for its 2015 report “The Future of CAPE TOWN, South Africa tianity’s status as the world’s of Christians living in Europe and this trend is likely to continue World Religions: Population (CNS) — Most of Christianity’s largest religious group, Muslim North America, according to Pew through 2060. In North America, Growth Projections, 2010-2050.” future growth is likely to be in the births will start to outnumber Research Centre demographic esti - the number of Christian deaths is In 2015, Christians made up global South, particularly in sub- Christian births by 2035. mates released April 5. projected to exceed the number of 31 per cent of the world’s 7.3 bil - Saharan Africa, where the The share of Christians world - The centre said there are im - births by the year 2050. lion people. Muslims were the Christian population is relatively wide who live in sub-Saharan portant regional differences in In Latin America and the second-largest religious group, young, according to a new analy - Africa is expected to increase dra - birth and death trends for some Asia-Pacific region, the number with 24 per cent of the global sis from the U.S.-based Pew matically between 2015 and 2060, religious groups. It noted that of Christian births will continue population, followed by religious Research Centre. from 26 per cent to 42 per cent, due among Christians, sub-Saharan to exceed the number of deaths “nones” (16 per cent), Hindus (15 And, while at last count more to high fertility in the region. At the Africa experienced the big gest through 2060, but the natural per cent) and Buddhists (seven babies were born to Christian same time, lower fertility and reli - natural increase between 2010 increases as 2060 draws closer per cent). Adherents of folk reli - and 2015 — with will be much smaller than they gions, Jews and members of other 64 million more are now, as these regions experi - religions make up smaller propor - births than deaths ence significant declines in fer - tions of the world’s people. — followed by tility. Except for Muslims and Chris - smaller Christian These are among the findings tians, all major world religions increases in Latin of the Pew Research Centre’s are projected to make up a small - America and the analysis of demographic data, er percentage of the global popu - Caribbean, Asia based on the same database of lation in 2060 than they did in and the Pacific and more than 2,500 censuses, sur - 2015. North America. Not only will U.S. diocese continues to there continue to be more Christian births than deaths receive refugees despite ban in sub-Saharan Africa, but births By Kimberly Bender ber of refugees to be admitted into will exceed deaths the United States to 50,000 for by larger numbers CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) — fiscal year 2017, down from the in upcoming five- Refugee families continue to arrive 110,000 President Barack Obama year periods, it in the Diocese of Charlotte while had allowed. said. President Donald Trump and the Of refugees being resettled in In recent years, courts battle over his executive the Charlotte diocese, the Cath- Christians have had order temporarily banning travel to olic Charities’ Charlotte office has a disproportionate - the United States by citizens from received nine refugees from So - ly large share of the six Muslim-majority countries 90 malia, six refugees from Ukraine, world’s deaths — days and suspending resettlement five refugees from Iraq, four refu - 37 per cent — of refugees for 120 days. gees from Bhutan, three refugees largely because of Since the Trump administra - from Syria, two refugees from CNS/Kim Ludbrook, EPA the relatively ad- tion’s initial travel ban was an - Burma and one from Honduras. CHRISTIANITY EXPANDS IN GLOBAL SOUTH — Children jump on trampolines vanced age of nounced Jan. 27, Catholic Chari - During that same time in Ashe - in 2016 in Johannesburg. Most of Christianity’s future growth is likely to be in the Christian popula - ties Diocese of Charlotte has re - ville, the diocese has received global South, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where the Christian population is tions in areas such settled a total of 45 people, said four families, a total of 15 refu - relatively young, according to a new Pew Research Centre analysis. as Europe. Susan Jassan, interim director of gees, all from Ukraine, Jassan told its Refugee Resettlement Office. the Catholic News Herald, Trump’s first executive order Charlotte’s diocesan newspaper. Peruvian court suspends oil drilling was blocked by the courts, so Refugees approved for travel Trump withdrew it and issued a prior to March 16 were being By Barbara J. Fraser consulted about oil drilling on The ruling that the government new executive order March 6 that allowed to travel to the United their land, in a case supported by should have consulted the Awajun was blocked by two federal States in March, Jassan said. The LIMA, Peru (CNS) — A Catholic Church leaders. communities before the lease was judges hours before it was to take Charlotte office welcomed three Peruvian court has upheld the The court ordered the govern - signed and before the environ - effect March 16. In both orders, Burmese people and two Bhuta - right of Awajun and Wampis ment to ensure that two oil com - mental impact statement was Trump reduced the overall num - nese refugees March 23. indigenous communities to be panies, one French and one Cana- approved is the first of its kind for dian, suspend operations and petroleum operations in Peru, said withdraw from the lease known Juan Carlos Ruiz, a Catholic as Block 116, in Peru’s northern lawyer with the non-profit Legal Amazonas and Loreto regions, Defence Institute, which is han - until a consultation is held. dling the case. “The decision shows that life Industry leaders immediately and health are more important criticized the decision, saying it than economic activities,” said would scare away industrial in - Zebelio Kayap Jempekit, an vestors and rob the country of Awajun leader who is a plaintiff revenue needed to fight poverty. in the case. But Vega said, “The best way Just days before the March 28 to guarantee private investment ruling, Kayap testified before the and promote (economic) growth Inter-American Commission on is by complying with the law.” Human Rights in Washington, Some of Peru’s poorest regions with indigenous leaders from other have a long history of oil produc - South American countries and rep - tion and mining that have not resentatives of the church’s Pan- benefited local communities, he Amazonian Church Network, said. known by its Spanish acronym as Kayap praised the court’s deci - REPAM. sion, but said the oil operations “The court decision requires the and a mining operation in Awajun government to review the way it territory have already affected CNS/Tyler Orsburn deals with indigenous peoples in communities. Both the oil wells GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SLAVERY — McSherry Hall, also CNS/Paul Haring cases involving large industrial pro - and the mine have polluted rivers known as Remembrance Hall, is seen on the campus of Georgetown CARDINAL DOLAN — Cardinal jects (and) find a solution that and streams that are the communi - University April 4. On April 18 Georgetown University will rename Timothy M. Dolan of New York, allows it to promote investment ties’ only sources of water for two buildings previously named for priests who sold 272 women, chil - chair of the U.S. Conference of while also respecting the rights of drinking, cooking, washing and dren and men into slavery for financial gain in 1838. The process will Catholic Bishops’ Committee on begin with a spiritual ceremony honouring the slaves prior to the dedi - indigenous peoples and national bathing, he said. Pro-Life Activities, and other cation of buildings originally named after Jesuit Father Thomas prominent pro-life leaders praised and international environmental Communities that were histori - Mulledy, the Georgetown president who authorized the transaction, the U.S. State Department’s April standards,” said Ismael Vega Diaz, cally close-knit have split over and Jesuit Father William McSherry, who also was involved in the 3 announcement that it would no director of the Amazonian Centre whether to support oil and mining 1838 sale. Mulledy Hall will be renamed after Isaac Hawkins, the first longer contribute to the UN for Anthropology and Practical operations, he said. Some now enslaved person listed in the sale documents. McSherry Hall will be Population Fund. The U.S. Senate Application, founded by the Peru - have rival leaders, with one back - named after Anne Marie Becraft, a teacher and free woman of colour voted March 30 to let states cut vian Catholic Church to advise the ing the companies while the other who established one of the first schools for black girls in the District of off funds for Planned Parenthood. bishops on Amazonian issues. opposes operations. Columbia. She later joined the Oblate Sisters of Providence. April 12, 2017 CANADIAN NEWS Prairie Messenger 3 Addiction just one problem of global spiritual crisis

By Michael Swan perfectly legal, even acceptable The Catholic Register behaviours, he said. The Internet, work, games, gambling, porn, TORONTO (CCN) — In the sex, obsessive religious devotions United States, nearly four million can all become “process addic - people use heroin — a five-fold tions.” increase from a decade ago, “It’s easy to substitute from a according to new research from process addiction to alcohol, to the Columbia University Mailman cocaine, to heroin, to fentanyl,” School of Public Health. said Tibollo. “You have no idea Last month, parents in the how quickly it spirals out of con - quiet Ottawa suburb of Kanata trol when you lack that social part jammed a meeting with public in your life.” health and Catholic school board Seljak argues that “addiction officials following the overdose doesn’t come from a deficiency in death of a 14-year-old schoolgirl the brain of the addict. It’s their — one more victim of the lethal living conditions.” drug fentanyl. Those conditions include a Google the words “opioid cri - culture that treats people either sis Canada” and you get over half as units of production or en - a million hits. gines of consumption, exactly The stark reality is that while the sort of soulless, valueless educators, law enforcement and so ciety Pope Francis condemns the medical community have all in Laudato Si’ . tried to tackle the drug problem, Seljak asks: If the entire econo - the overdoses, addictions and my depends upon shallow, repeti - deaths keep piling up. Catholic Register/Michael Swan tive, compulsive behaviour, is it “The trouble is that we SOCIAL ISSUE — Society’s attempts to tackle addiction have failed because it is not approached as a any wonder addiction abounds? approach addiction as a personal social issue. This view of society as fatal - problem instead of a social ly flawed begs the question: issue,” said Catholic sociologist needy and they’re grasping, des - large, rat-friendly environment tion counsellor at the Catholic- What are we supposed to do David Seljak. perate. ‘Poor in spirit’ does it with other rats. Under these cir - supported Caritas School for Life, about it? Seljak says society has more admirably.” cumstances the rats almost never backs up Alexander’s observa - This isn’t just abstract theory resources than ever to combat Alexander has been upsetting chose heroin. tions, calling the underlying caus - and social analysis, said Tibollo. addiction — rehab centres, the science of addiction since the Alexander undertook the ex- es of addiction “a societal, exter - “When we talk about the guy Alcoholic Anonymous, Narcotics 1970s, when he conducted his periment based on his experience nal problem.” Politicians, the sitting in prison, or the person sit - Anony mous, Narconon — but famous “Rat Park” experiment. as a psychologist working with medical profession, social work - ting at home with a needle in his “we’ve never had more addic - Until then, scientists used rats in addicts. His patients told him they ers and even church leaders have arm, or the parents at home, cry - tion.” standard metal cages to deter - took drugs to escape the empti - failed to face the problem, he ing at the table, the only hope “What we’ve done is multi - mine the addictive power of ness, despair and meaningless - said. we’re going to get is from a con - plied the remedies and carried on drugs, showing how a lone rat, ness of their lives. “I can’t remember the last time stant reminder that this is an a decades-long war on drugs that given the choice of food, water “It’s one of those cases where in a homily that I’ve heard any affliction of society,” Tibollo has, by any sane measure, been a and drugs like heroin or cocaine, in an age of anxiety and despair, priest talk about feeding minds said. “We need someone at a pas - total failure. We’ve spent billions would increasingly choose the lots of people who are thinking and how to help people who are toral level who is actually trying and we have more drugs, more drug. Alexander thought perhaps carefully can see that there’s this addicts. It’s forgotten,” he said. to make a difference from the addictions, more criminals, more the problem is the cage. He inner poverty,” said Alexander. “Politicians don’t rely on addicts standpoint of trying to remove the people incarcerated, more lives repeated the experiment, but this On the front lines today, to vote.” stigma of addiction and having ruined, more overdose deaths. time the rats were placed in a Michael Tibollo, chair and addic - Addictions can spiral from that as an issue in the family.” You can’t imagine a more colos - sal failure.” Carefully reading Pope Francis, Msgr. John Radano honoured in celebratory volume Seljak has come to the conclusion addiction isn’t a disease or a med - By Bobbi Yanko because during his years at the There will also be a Canadian at the offices of the Canadian ical problem or even an aberration PCPCU he served as the editor of launch of the volume on April 7 Council of Churches in Toronto. in our culture. Addiction is a spiri - REGINA — Regina Arch - Information Service, the Pon - tual problem, and by spiritual bishop Donald Bolen was at Seton tifical Council’s journal docu - Seljak means social. Hall University in New Jersey menting the Catholic Church’s Using Pope Francis’ analysis March 16 as the book Towards involvement in the ecumenical of the global economy in Evan - Unity: Ecumenical Dialogue 500 movement on an international gelii Gaudium and Laudato Si’ , Years after the Reformation was level. the St. Jerome’s University pro - officially launched. Towards Unity is a collection fessor concludes that addiction is This festschrift , a celebratory of texts of reconciliation, written just one part of a global spiritual publication of essays, honours by 22 artisans of the fine and crisis. If it seems a stretch to the lifetime achievements of demanding art of ecumenical dia - apply the pope’s writing about Msgr. John Radano, who served logue. Edited by Bolen; Sister economics and culture to the as head of the Pontifical Donna Geernaert, SC, who served problem of addiction, Seljak Council for Promoting Christian as director of Ecumenical and points to analysis by an atheist Unity’s (PCPCU) Western Interfaith Relations for 18 years; psychologist. Section for nearly 25 years, and Nicholas Jesson, former Canadian pioneer in addiction from 1984 to 2008. He was director of the Prairie Centre for theory Bruce Alexander wrote a Bolen’s immediate superior dur - Ecumenism. book called The Globalization of ing his years working at the The volume’s contributions Addiction: A Study in Poverty of PCPCU from 2001 to 2009. The examine the ecumenical dia - the Spirit in 2010 . Since then, 500th anniversary of the logues of the western section of Alexander has been extending his Reformation was chosen as a the PCPCU and reflect on what addiction theory based on his theme for the book. The ecumenical changes have been reading of Evangelii Gaudium . anniversary is time to take achieved over the past 50 years. Alexander admires many Chris - stock, look at what we have You will find reflections on ecu - tians, but that’s as far as it goes. accomplished, on the road we menical methods and ways in For him, Pope Francis and Jesus have travelled, and on what lies which Christian churches have are two thinkers with important ahead. learned from each other, how insights. When he uses the words Cardinals Walter Kasper and conflicts have been addressed “poverty of spirit” to describe the Edward Cassidy both contributed and, in many instances, divisions preconditions for addiction, he’s to the volume, testifying to healed. thinking quite specifically of the Radano’s commitment, compe - Towards Unity: Ecumenical Sermon on the Mount. tence, and wide knowledge of the Dialogue 500 Years after the “Jesus was a concise guy. He dialogues in which he was Reformation reminds us of the knew how to say it,” Alexander involved over many years. importance of ecumenical said. “I don’t know any mundane As Kasper’s preface notes, friendship in advancing the psychological language to say Radano has an encyclopedic cause of Christian unity inspired quite as clearly that people are knowledge of the ecumenical and empowered by the Holy shrivelled inside — and they’re movement and texts, not the least Spirit. 4 Prairie Messenger CANADIAN NEWS April 12, 2017 Physician seeks funding for study on ovulation test

By Deborah Gyapong very important to elucidate one tool to use if you want to keep more natural; they don’t want to thing: whether the woman has track of your fertility,” Detillieux use anything artificial,” she said. OTTAWA (CCN) — An ovulated or not,” he said. said. “Right now, what Dr. Leiva “It’s really empowering for a Ottawa physician is seeking fund - The best way to determine ovu - is doing is sending patients to do woman and really proactive for ing for the study of a simple ovu - lation presently is through an ultra - blood work.” taking care of your own health.” lation test that could help treat sound, or a blood test, as well as “You can see that’s quite the “The whole point is to create infertility and aid natural family through ovulation predictor kits hassle because you have to go to and promote and develop options planning. testing for the Luteinizing Hormone a lab to do the testing,” she said. for women to take control of their The scientific research will be Surge (LHS). The PdG urine test “If you can do it at home, it’s bodies and their fertility,” said a pilot study of urinary test strips strips, which have already been pro - much more convenient.” Leiva. to measure a metabolite (PdG) of duced in the United States but are “Not everyone has a textbook “The beauty of these tests is progesterone that surges upon not cleared for use by Health cycle,” she said. “I’ve seen some they are portable,” he said. “You ovulation. “(The tests) will defi - Canada, could provide a much sim - women whose charts are unpre - could probably use them in devel - nitely be a big help for infertili - pler and less expensive way to track dictable. With a progesterone test oping countries. Right now they ty,” said Dr. Rene Leiva, assistant ovulation, Leiva said. it really gives them more confi - are not cheap, but my expectation professor of family medicine at The Bruyère Research Institute dence.” is they will become cheap if they the University of Ottawa and re - will provide about $3,600 in “in Detillieux said about half of become more popular and the searcher at the Bruyère Research kind” services for the study; the women who come to her use manufacturer produces more and Institute. Leiva said he needs to raise about CCN/D. Gyapong charting for addressing infertility. more.” “This test could also be $15,000 for the pilot study that “It’s always good to have Dr. Rene Leiva Leiva said the pilot study will explored to see if there is any role would involve 20 participants. research on NFP that’s how you “serve as a springboard for a in natural family planning,” he Lisa Detillieux, 36, the mother includes tracking the consistency can really gain momentum in the greater one.” said. “It will help those women of three children aged five, four of mucus that changes around the academic and medical communi - “It’s always good to do a pilot have extra confidence to know and one, teaches women how to time of ovulation. ty to get research published out study to get a solid source of clin - whether they have ovulated or not.” track their fertility cycles using Through Leiva, she has tried there,” she said. ical data that will help you devel - Leiva pointed out that up to 16 the Creighton Model Fertility the PdG test strips. While Catholics who oppose op a more sophisticated study fur - per cent of women aged 18 - 44 Care system. “They were easy to use,” she artificial birth control might prefer ther on,” he said. “Often they pro - experience infertility. “As part of Over the past 10 years she has said. “It’s the same as using a NFP, Detillieux said she has duce good advice on how you can assessment for infertility, in the helped 105 women learn to chart pregnancy test.” clients who are not even Christian. improve the protocol for further initial stages in primary care, it’s their cycles in a method that “I can tell it’s a really good “They want to use something studies.” The test strips have only been on the market for less than two Health care workers discuss conscience rights months, Leiva said. His study will be the first. A colleague in By Josh Tng how to respond to requests for facilitator. “We need to equip those patient and empathetic conversa - France will be doing a similar The B.C. Catholic assisted suicide. About 100 like- already in the field who are people tion. When asked to provide pilot study there. minded attendees of different of goodwill to know how to assisted death, medical profes - “I’m responsible for Canada,” VANCOUVER (CCN) — In beliefs, religions, and backgrounds respond, how to reach to their col - sionals “have to take a deep he said. He hopes the test will the wake of legalized assisted sui - heard a panel that included Dr. leagues who think it’s OK to kill breath and be willing to take the help the process of getting Health cide in Canada and patients Margaret Cottle and Dr. Edward that it’s not.” time to speak with the patient. If Canada approval “because this appealing to their doctors for Dubland, both medical doctors A medical professional needs you don’t understand who they will help improve natural ways death, many medical professionals with expertise in palliative care. to be someone a suffering patient are and what their story is, you’re for women to know about their say euthanasia is not the solution. While the conscience rights of can rely on “to uphold that not going to understand why they fertility.” Despite the push by many to medical professionals in B.C. are patient’s dignity and sanctity,” want assisted suicide.” More information on the make euthanasia “a normal med - currently protected, Lane noted Gray said. “This will happen if Cottle agreed, noting medical Bruyère Research Institute can be ical procedure . . . it’s not what we Ontario requires doctors unwill - they’re equipped to know what professionals often “make quick found at http://www.bruyere. went into medicine for,” said Dr. ing to euthanize their patients to their rights are and what to do in judgments” when diagnosing and org/en/bruyere-research-institute. Jim Lane, president of the Catholic effectively refer them to those these situations.” dealing with patients. “We have Tax deductible donations can be Physicians Guild of Vancouver. who will. “That is denying them Dubland suggested the best to! We don’t get to know every- made through the Bruyère Foun - “The majority of doctors and their constitutional rights and way to respond to a patient want - dation at http://www.bruyere.org/ health care providers have reser - freedom of belief, and infringing ing assisted death was through a — QUESTIONS , page 5 en/bruyere-foundation vations, and we certainly have a on their freedom of religion and lot of objections to this procedure conscience,” he said. being done.” “Unfortunately, the health care Lane organized a March 29 field in general is moving toward workshop at the John Paul II embracing . . . killing,” said Pastoral Centre to teach medical Stephanie Gray, an internationally professionals opposing euthanasia known pro-life activist and event

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By Deborah Gyapong government to shift their approach, and challenging as China requires certainly not with Catholics.” us to lift our game,” he said. “We OTTAWA (CCN) — Countries “China consistently is placed at need to think carefully about how like Canada — even the Holy or near the top of countries that we advance our interests, while See — should be cautious engag - have the worst record in terms of reflecting on the negative conse - ing with China, warned Canada’s government restrictions (of reli - quences of China’s re-emergence former Ambassador of Religious gious freedom),” Bennett said, not - as a global power.” Freedom. ing the latest Pew Forum research The forum also heard from rep - “We should be under no illu - placed China “at the very top.” resentatives of the Falun Gong, sion that as China engages more “Too often we treat China as Tibetan Buddhist and Uyghur and more with the political, eco - special,” as if it merely represents Muslim communities, who Bennett nomic and social frameworks of different values and a different said are viewed as “an existential the world, that that is having any culture, Bennett said. “This is an threat to the Chinese State” and impact on their human rights argument for moral relativism at subject to violent suppression, tor - record,” Andrew Bennett told the its worst. Either we defend reli - ture, and imprisonment. sixth annual Parliamentary Forum gious freedom or not.” Actress, human rights advo - on Religious Freedom April 3. David Mulroney, the former cate and 2015 Miss World Instead of improving through this Canadian Ambassa dor to China Canada title holder Anastasia Lin, engagement, “they remain and now president and vice-chan - closed out the evening talking Art Babych unmoved.” cellor of St. Michael’s College at about her own encounters with HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD — Canada’s first and only Ambassador the University of Toronto, the persecution of the Chinese for Religious Freedom, Andrew Bennett, spoke at the sixth annual said the Chinese govern - government that has affected her Parliamentary Forum on Religious Freedom in Ottawa April 3. He ment is in the grip of a family in China and blocked her said China remains unmoved when it comes to improving its record on human rights and suggested the Holy See “be careful about whom they “blood-stained ideology” from visiting. are engaging with because there seems to be no desire on the part of that reduces everything to a Lin said she first encountered the Chinese government to shift their approach, certainly not with material and atheistic per - push back when she worked with Catholics.” spective. a producer on a program docu - The Chinese Com mu- menting the massive deaths in an advocacy, her father lost his busi - for hope,” she said, urging writ - nist Party experiences earthquake caused by the collapse ness in China, she said. The gov - ers, artists, politicians and the “deep anxiety” because it of poorly constructed buildings ernment censors art, silences the media to fight for human rights. is “perpetually insecure in due to government corruption. media “to make it more easy to “Evil injustice and cruelty do not its hold on power, and it Her work as an actress made enslave people.” have the final word.” explains some ways the her want to understand better the “But they can never crush the inclination to repress, pun - “physicality of torture,” such as human spirit,” Lin said. “I know ish and silence those who having bamboo sticks shoved this from experience.” Ask patients aspire to a deeper and rich - under the fingernails, or having “The world today is crying out er vision of human possi - electronic batons applied to vari - more questions bility,” Mulroney said. Not ous body parts. only is the party deeply The torture, whether physical Continued from page 4 fearful of religious belief, or mental, against Christians, but also of “thinkers, Falun Gong, Tibetan Buddhists or body and their grandchildren painters and poets.” Uyghurs is designed to get people before we have to make a deci - Mulroney described his to renounce their faith, she said. sion, but this doesn’t always work “perspective from the coal Ninety per cent of them do in our favour.” face,” working as the “lead renounce their faith. When speaking with a patient diplomat” in China in the What confounded her was the requesting assisted death, Cottle months leading up to the 10 per cent who didn’t, she said. said the most information comes creation of the Office of “They had the inner power to sur - from asking them about “the Religious Freedom and vive and maintain the belief the worst part” of their experiences. Art Babych Bennett’s post as ambas - world is good despite being sur - “It’s surprising sometimes what KEYNOTE SPEAKER — Anastasia Lin, sador. rounded by evil, hate and fear,” people will say to you. Just asking actress, human rights advocate and Miss “I’m a Catholic and she said. the person lets you understand so World Canada, was the keynote speaker therefore tend to see faith Those, like two sisters she got at the sixth annual Parliamentary Forum much about who they are.” on Religious Freedom in Ottawa. Lin was and belief as natural and to know who were forced to wit - Patients sometimes think necessary shapers of hu - ness each other’s torture, “come euthanasia is the best solution to denied a visa by the Chinese government Art Babych man behaviour,” he said. out and pass on light to everyone their pain and suffering, said and denounced by the Chinese media LIMITED BY IDEOLOGY — after she spoke out about human rights As Canadian ambas - around them,” she said. Lane. “But what are they really sador, Mulroney travelled These victims can be “seen on David Mulroney, former abuses in her homeland. Lin, 27, starred Canadian Ambassador to China, asking us? Are they asking us to in The Bleeding Edge , a 2016 movie that throughout China to spend the streets of Chinatown, handing now president of St. Michael’s really kill them, or are they asking sheds light on human organ harvesting in time with faith groups, out flyers, but are mostly College in Toronto, said China’s for more help?” The real answer China. The film won a Gabriel Award whether Catholic, Muslim, ignored,” she said. But their sto - leaders are “deeply fearful of any is often to “ask more questions.” sponsored by the Catholic Academy of Tibetan Buddhist. He ries prompted her to seek the title manifestation of religious belief,” “When you actually get into Communication Professionals. The attended an illegal Protest - of Miss World Canada to use it as and are “limited by an ideology the issue, the majority of people award honours excellence in film, net - ant house church “operating a platform to tell their stories. that can’t see anything beyond would not choose euthanasia,” work, cable television, radio, and social outside of the control and Because of her human rights the communist vision.” media for “work that entertains and said Lane. enriches with a true vision of humanity approval of the party.” and a true vision of life.” “We were all complicit in an illegal act, daring to Syria has kept CNEWA’s cause in headlines “This is a cautionary tale for worship in something other than a those countries such as Canada space designated by the state,” he Continued from page 1 But CNEWA also raises “The needs outweigh the small and our allies that seek to have a said. “But we were also enjoying money for parts of the world that, amount of $4 million we get a deeper relationship with China” the freedom granted us by the “We were able to find a unique despite enormous suffering, can’t year.” on trade, defence and other mat - Universal Declaration that speaks niche,” he explained. “We are get much media attention. CNEWA Canada is really just ters, Bennett said. “We need to of worship as having a private as really focused on helping the The war in Ukraine has killed a small part of a global charity set hold the Chinese government’s well as a public dimension.” Christians, their institutions and close to 10,000, brought Ukraine’s up 90 years ago as the Pontifical feet to the fire.” Mulroney said his colleagues the good work they do for all. It’s economy near the brink of collapse Mission for Palestine by Pope The Chinese government rec - in Ottawa expressed great skepti - true, it’s a very small niche.” and pulled in Canadian military Pius XI. ognizes a handful of state- cism about the creation of an In Cafiso’s view, small Catholic advisers, but it still gets scant atten - It quickly grew to embrace a approved Patriotic Associations Office for Religious Freedom. He charities have to focus on develop - tion. Ethiopians are surviving the mission to serve masses of Chris - for various religions, including said it remains to be seen whether ing a community of donors by second year of their worst drought tians on the move in the aftermath the Catholic faith. the new Office of Human Rights, telling a compelling story. in 60 years, with famine conditions of the end of the First World War, “The Holy See is now in a Freedom and Inclusion, will be an “There’s a lot of people who in large parts of the country, but the collapse of the Ottoman process of trying to reach some improvement. could give and we’re not neces - there are no daily bulletins. Empire and the rise of Soviet kind of consensus with the Chinese “Any country seeking to stand sarily reaching them,” she said. CNEWA supports church insti - communism. As the communist government on the role between up for religious freedom and free - In CNEWA’s case, their rise to tutions in northeastern Africa and bloc disintegrated in the 1990s, the Catholic Patriotic Association dom of conscience abroad must fundraising respectability has in the former Soviet republics. CNEWA found itself helping to and the Roman Catholic Church,” be seen to support these things been aided by the media profile Whenever those stories do find an rebuild church institutions for Bennett said. “I would caution the clearly and unequivocally at of the catastrophe in Syria. The audience, there’s genuine poten - Eastern Rite Catholics who had Holy See to be careful about home,” Mulroney said. “Getting world’s largest refugee disaster tial for charitable giving, said been driven underground in the whom they are engaging with, this right matters.” since the Second World War has Hétu. Soviet era. because there seems to be no “Managing our future relation - kept CNEWA’s cause in the head - “If we had more funds we In 2015 the international desire on the part of the Chinese ship with a country as complex lines month after month. could do even more,” said Hétu. agency raised over $40 million. 6 Prairie Messenger LOCAL NEWS April 12, 2017 Stories create communities

By Kiply Lukan Yaworski of storytelling March 31 at St. is acting out the story of the Last Mary’s parish hall. With flair and Supper,” she said. SASKATOON — “Handing humour, weaving ancient indige - “You are known by the stories on Tradition, Sharing Faith” was nous stories with discussion and you tell. They tell us all the impor - the theme of a weekend facilitat - with Scripture, McKenna explored tant things we need to know: who ed in Saskatoon by storytelling how stories tell us who we are and we are, who came before us, who theologian and Scripture scholar what life means, imparting truths, we belong to, and they also Megan McKenna March 31 - information and values from gen - remind us of the things we can do April 2. eration to generation. without, and (that we must) make Presented by Our Lady of “Every group passes on what is sure we don’t do again.” Guadalupe Parish — which serves most crucial through storytelling,” Stories remind us of our great - First Nations, Métis, Aboriginal said McKenna. “That is true all est weaknesses and our greatest and non-Aboriginal people in over the world.” How ever, in mod - gifts, and have the power to bring Saskatoon’s core neighbourhoods ern western societies, many have healing, formation and transfor - — the three-day focus on story - lost the ability to share through the mation. telling included an elders’ story - tradition of oral storytelling. Upon hearing a story, our reac - telling circle, a session on handing McKenna asserted that “all tion is either to love and embrace Kiply Yaworski on traditions to the young, a session stories are true, and some of them the story or to hate and reject the THE POWER OF STORY — During a three-day conference hosted by for the young on “creating your actually happened,” and “when I story, said McKenna. Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Saskatoon, storyteller and theolo - own story,” as well as an introduc - say ‘once upon a time,’ the story “Take Jesus: you either loved gian Megan McKenna led sessions on the crucial art of storytelling for tion to the story of Our Lady of happens again for us.” his stories and you’d follow him passing on tradition and faith. Parish leaders were among those gath - ered for the opening session March 31. From left: parish life director Gua da lupe and the message con - Stories cross borders and lan - anywhere and decide to make his Debbie Ledoux, McKenna, Rev. Graham Hill, CSsR, parish elder tained in her miraculous image that guages much more easily than stories come true, or the other Gayle Weenie, and Deacon Paul Labelle. appeared on the tilma of the indige - people do, and all stories create (reaction) is: I don’t like that nous man, St. Juan Diego. communities, McKenna said. story, and I don’t like you either.” the stories are never gone.” peace groups as well as parishes, “For indigenous peoples, cul - “Families have stories, reli - In some times and places, when McKenna continued sharing dioceses and religious communi - tural identity is the foundation of gious communities have stories, people have not liked the stories stories to the group, inviting reac - ties. She is an internationally who we are,” said promotional parishes have stories, nations that someone is telling, they kill tion and discussion — including known author and theologian. material prepared by Our Lady of have stories. You are known by the storyteller, she added. the story of Guadalupe Parish about the story - the stories you tell,” she said. “Even still, around the world Christ’s baptism telling workshop. “For years the “For people who believe in today, whenever there is some in the Jordan, Canadian government has tried to Jesus, who are Catholics, we are kind of uprising or revolution, the breaking open its separate our people from our her - supposed to be telling stories of military or the dominant culture imagery and its itage, to separate us from our cus - resurrection, stories of hope, sto - goes after the storytellers, the message — “you toms and languages. The end ries of life that’s stronger than singers, the drummers, the musi - are my child, you result has been a generation sepa - death, stories of forgiveness and cians and the artists first, because are my servant, rated from our culture and from reconciliation.” they carry the hopes and the you are my our beliefs, both traditional and Although some are no longer dreams and the history and the beloved . . . and I Christian.” telling stories, we still find stories identity of the people,” she said. take great delight Rediscovering the power of all around us, including in our “If you lose your stories, you in you.” story to renew and transform com - liturgy, noted McKenna. “Most of have lost something core and cru - “All good sto - munities was the theme of liturgy, the first half, is story - cial to who you are.” ries are told to McKenna’s introductory evening telling, and then the second half Beginning with a First Nations change us, to tale about a storytelling stone and transform us, to the creation of a storyteller who change things,” helps his community survive and she said, stress - thrive, McKenna summarized: ing that the rich - “You must tell the stories; they ness of the are as important as food.” indigenous sto - Stories are also a gift, and for ries and world - many cultures were the usual way view are desper - of passing on crucial information ately needed in for survival, she added. Oral story - the world today. telling traditions bring a person into “We need stories community and connection, as that tell the truth. opposed to the use of technology, That tell us how James Buchok which tends to isolate, McKenna to stay alive, how ST. DOMINIC’S ROOF — A mass of thanksgiv - suggested. Telling a story to a to stop the ing was celebrated March 12 at St. Dominic’s group of more than one person destruction.” Parish in Neepawa, Man., to mark the completion means the story takes on a life of its A native of of major repairs to the roof and ceiling of the own in the life of that community. New York City, church. Winnipeg Archbishop Richard Gagnon “Stories are the heart of peo - McKenna concelebrated the mass with pastor Rev. Mark ple, the glue that holds a commu - presently lives in Filips. In his homily, Gagnon said it was “Faith Photo courtesy St. Laurent Parish nity together,” she said, urging New Mexico. that allowed all this to happen . . . a faith that is a continuum of the very same faith that helped BRINGING UP THE GIFTS — Women of St. Laurent Parish in her listeners to go and look for She works with Manitoba bring up the offerings at a special mass to honour those who establish this parish so many years ago.” Gagnon the stories of their community, indigenous also blessed and dedicated two new statues of St. take part in the fishing industry and those who wait at home for their research the tales, record the sto - groups, in base sons and husbands to come return from their days on the ice. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary for the sanc - ries of elders, make them your Christian com - tuary. The celebration concluded with a feast of own and share them with others. munities and Filipino food in the parish hall. St. Dominic’s was Women of St. Laurent “This is a way to reclaim culture; with justice and established in 1909. honoured in Manitoba Chrism Mass celebrated at Holy Rosary By Paul Tinguely the parish who are part of the fish - ing industry, and those who wait By Frank Flegel prison; go proclaim the year of baptism, ordination and the sacra - ST. LAURENT, Man. — St. at home for their sons and hus - the Lord’s favour; heal the world. ment of the sick are blessed each Laurent Parish in St. Laurent, bands to come back from their REGINA — A passage from It is also our mission, Jesus tells year by the archbishop. The blessed Man., on the eastern shore of days of fishing, were honoured. Isaiah that Jesus uses to tell his us. We as disciples have been oils are then packaged according to Lake Manitoba, is a Métis fishing A group of women brought up disciples of his mission on earth anointed precisely to carry out the number of parishes in the arch - community. In the winter people the offerings, including a fresh sent by God also applies to that same mission,” said the arch - diocese. They are carried from the go out on the lake on snowmo - fish on a plate as a symbol of their today’s priests, said Archbishop bishop. “To be his hands, his cathedral, mostly by volunteers, to biles and put out nets under the offerings from fishing. Donald Bolen in his April 4 presence to God’s people.” the individual parishes for their use ice and fish for their livelihood. On the same weekend the annu - Chrism Mass homily. He initially spoke to the priests and distribution. Over the years, there have al Manipogo Festival in St. Laurent, This same passage was the and then he included all the faithful “What a joy it is to celebrate been tragic drownings that have which celebrates the community’s first reading that opened the who packed Holy Rosary together, then to be disbursed, sent left families without their fathers own version of the Loch Ness mon - mass. “Jesus chooses the passage Cathedral. “We as a people are out bearing the oils to the various and husbands. Others have gone ster, honoured all women who are of the suffering servant who has empowered by this same text to parishes as artisans of mercy going through the ice but survived to tell part of the fishing industry, whether been anointed to bring good news bring Christ to the blind, to bring forth to bring the balm of oint - their story. It is a rugged vocation, they are fishers, tending nets, or to the poor — go open the eyes of good news to the poor, to bind up ment, the healing presence of but many enjoy the work and the waiting at home raising the family, the blind; bind their hearts to their the wounds of the broken-hearted.” Christ, to our whole archdiocese,” challenge of net-fishing in winter. many carrying on after experienc - brokenness; proclaim liberty to The Chrism Mass precedes said Bolen, alternating between On March 12, the women of ing the loss of a loved one. captives, freedom to those in Easter. The various oils used in English and French. April 12, 2017 LOCAL NEWS Prairie Messenger 7 Marriages need regular tune-ups: task force

By Kiply Lukan Yaworski the Roman Catholic Diocese of marriage mentoring, in which a guide on Amoris laetitia (the Joy ing a number of marriage and Saskatoon. younger couple is invited to meet of Love), Pope Francis’ post- parenting workshops by Dave and SASKATOON — Phil and The Wrubleskis are current monthly with a more-established synod apostolic exhortation on Donalyn Currie of Doing Family Mary Wrubleski are eager to chairs of the diocesan Marriage mentoring couple in the parish marriage and family life; and Right Ministries April 27-29 at bring practical marriage enrich - Task Force, which over the past who is trained to engage in help - assisting in planning a provincial Circle Drive Alliance Church. ment opportunities to couples in 15 years has worked to affirm, ful conversations about marriage, Catholic conference on Amoris The Christian churches in volved celebrate and life and children. laetitia to be held in Saskatoon in the Saskatoon Marriage Network enrich marriage. The diocesan task force has next spring, a joint effort with all all recognize the importance of Finding new been connecting with Family Life the dioceses and eparchies in marriage and family life, says Phil. ways to strengthen Canada, looking into the training Saskatchewan. “We have a lot in common.” marriages in an era required to prepare mentor cou - Amoris laetitia is a beautiful Sessions include a presentation when programs ples for this role, says Phil. The document, easy to read and filled all day April 28 for couples mar - such as Marriage strength of marriage mentoring is with insights that deserve to be ried 20-plus years, as well as a Encounter have that it is low-key, relational and widely known and discussed, say day-long marriage-building expe - ebbed is a priority, grounded in real-life experience, the Wrubleskis. “It is a pastoral rience for all married couples says Phil. based on the idea that “most mar - document,” says Phil. “It is time - April 29, with a special focus on Married couples riages don’t need an overhaul, ly and very brave.” those married less than 20 years. seem to be getting just regular tune-ups.” It doesn’t shy away from the How to leave a spiritual impact into trouble earlier, Couples who have weathered real challenges facing families, on confident children is the topic adds Mary. “We difficulties have a lot to offer and it is filled with hope for heal - for a separate parenting workshop need something younger couples, says Mary. ing and strengthening ordinary April 28. more between Mar - “Phil and I would not still be family life, fitting in with Pope As part of the network’s riage Preparation together had it not been for the Francis’ image of the church as a Weekend of Impact, Dr. Dave and Retrouvaille crises we went through together. field hospital, tending to wounds Currie will also tackle the chal - (aimed at marriages You develop tools, your marriage in the world, the couple notes. lenging issue of pornography in a in crisis).” gets stronger.” “We need to remember how presentation for clergy, pastoral Phil and Mary Wrubleski One new idea is Sharing insights with younger many people we meet and talk to leaders and all those involved in couples in a social setting can have a situation that is real, that is family ministry April 27 at an Sacred Heart School closes plant seeds and provide critical difficult. They need to be listened event that begins with lunch. support that helps a marriage to and loved,” says Mary. “We are hopeful that there will grow rather than breaking up. The Catholic dioceses and be participation from our Catholic and opens in Regina In recent years the diocesan eparchies in Saskatchewan are community,” says Phil. Marriage Task Force has led a working together on a study The Wrubleskis also hope to By Frank Flegel blessed by Rev. John Weckend of number of initiatives — such as guide of the document, and an attract other married couples from St. Cecelia’s Parish, within whose marriage enrichment evenings, re- April 2018 conference on Amoris all areas of the diocese to partici - REGINA — The halls of area the school is located. The torch examining marriage preparation laetitia , which would feature pate in the work of the Marriage Sacred Heart Community School was lit and blessed by Weckend at materials, and leading local linea - ordinary couples connecting their Task Force and move toward in Regina’s North Central neigh - the old school and then students menta discussions on marriage and lived experiences to the document putting other ideas into action — bourhood reverberated more loud - carried it to their new school. family life in response to the Ex - themes and insights. including digital outreach. ly than usual March 31 as former As part of the assembly at the traordinary Synod on the Family. “Our dream is to get this out to “We want to offer people students, teachers, neighbours and old school, teacher Adam Ward At the present time the the whole diocese, the whole something to sink their teeth into, friends gathered for what was the showed a video he created detailing Marriage Task Force is partnering eparchy,” says Phil. to get more things into motion,” final school assembly. Sacred Heart’s history. “Everybody with a number of evangelical This spring, the diocesan says Phil. Anyone interested can “Oh, it was great,” said former is excited about the move to the Christian churches for an April Marriage Task Force is also part reach the Marriage Task Force by student, now Catholic school new school, but a lot of good mem - 2017 Saskatoon Marriage Net - of an ecumenical Saskatoon calling Blake Sittler at the trustee, Richard Dittrick as he wan - ories still live here at the old work event; developing a study Marriage Network event featur - Catholic Pastoral Centre. dered down the halls and poked school,” said trustee Dittrick. into classrooms that brought back Built in 1928, the school and many memories of his Grades 1-4 specifically the gymnasium My Gen Rally filled with activities years. “There was a lot of nostalgia required major renovations, but for sure” as he recalled former government funding was not By Frank Flegel classmates and teachers. available until things began to fall Students prepared memorabilia off the ceiling and walls and the REGINA — It was loud and it from their classrooms which were gymnasium was declared unsafe was fun as about 120 young peo - encased in a time capsule to be and closed. A temporary gym was ple from across the Regina arch - opened at some point in the established in the former Sacred diocese gathered at O’Neill High future. They showed what school Heart Church adjacent to the School for the annual My Gen life was like in 2016. The school school and a covered corridor was Rally on April 1. will empty April 24 as students, constructed connecting the two. ”We’ve had about 120 people teachers and staff pack up and The new school is part of a registered for each of the past five move a few steps west to a brand government rebuild program years,” said youth co-ordinator new state-of-the-art school. which included Connaught Public Michelle Braden. “It would be The familiar iconic statue of the School located a few blocks south nice to have more come but it Sacred Heart, blessed by the late of Sacred Heart. seems to be the number God Regina Archbishop Daniel Bohan, Sacred Heart School became a means for us to have because the which stood at the entrance of the community school and a focal point number has been consistent.” old school now greets everyone at for residents of North Central. The two-day theme was the entrance to the new one. There Parents and children regularly gath - “Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the was also a torch-passing ceremony, ered there weekday evenings for Way,” and featured three talks by reading ses - Regina inspirational speaker sions. The Gabe Dipple. He spoke on leader - Frank Flegel new school ship and what it means to be a MY GEN RALLY — Participants at the My Gen Rally April 1 in contains leader, acknowledging not every - Regina pack “purses” for street people to be distributed by rooms for one has to be in the spotlight. Carmichael Outreach, Transition House, and Sofia House. The purses community contain items such as a toothbrush and toothpaste, soaps, a blanket, Dipple is a Regina videograph - and other useful items. use. er who travels across Canada to Demo li- lead retreats for young people. properly chaperoned, of course. es” for street people to be dis - tion of the Both days were filled with ac - Music over the two days was tributed by Carmichael Outreach, old building tivities — games, including bas - provided by the Rally Band, a Transi tion House, and Sofia is scheduled ketball — and opportunities for group of young musicians who House. The purses contained to begin reconciliation with several priests came together specifically to play items such as a toothbrush and shortly after available at different times. The for the weekend. Saturday includ - toothpaste, soaps, a blanket, and it is vacated Regina CWL council hosted a ed a Stations of the Cross live skit. other useful items. to make prayer room and Knights of Saturday was also a day in which Sunday opened with breakfast room for a Columbus members looked after participants were transported to 24 next door at St. Peter’s church new gymna - providing food for the event. venues around the city to perform hall followed by more games, a sium that is An after-supper dance on social services for a variety of breakout session, the last two Frank Flegel slated for the Saturday evening ended the first non-government agencies such as talks by Dipple, and a video of SACRED HEART — Built in 1928, Sacred Heart land current - day of activities. The boys bed - the food bank, senior care homes, the 2017 My Gen Rally. School in North Central Regina is closing April 28, to be ly occupied ded down in one of two gymnasi - and shelters. Closing mass was celebrated replaced by a new community school a few steps down by the old ums and the girls had the upstairs A large group stayed behind by Rev. John Meehan, SJ, presi - the street. school. hallways to themselves — all at the school and packed “purs - dent of Campion College. 8 Prairie Messenger April 12, 2017 ~ MUSIC FOR LITURGY ~

Hymn choices prepared by Bernadette Gasslein, Karen Koester, Heather Reid and Christina Ronzio. Please note that these selections are not meant to be prescriptive, but to help you in your choice of music that works for your commu- nity, with its resources and repertoire. Don’t be afraid to repeat selections from week to week; consider adding just one new piece per season. Where various resources provide a Sequence for Pentecost, it is listed just after the opening hymn for Pentecost. The Sequence of the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is optional.

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

May 14, 2017 Opening hymn 587 Gather Us In 158 Alleluia! Love Is Alive 676 Lift Up Your Hearts 745 Christ is Made the Sure Fifth Sunday Foundation of Easter CIS 6.34 Let Us Go to the Altar 543 Sing A New Song 379 O Sons and Daughters

Preparation 441 You Are the Way 586 Let All Things Now Living 196 Psalm 33: Lord, Let Your 869 Do Not Let Your Hearts Be of Gifts Mercy Troubled CIS 6.20 Living Spirit, Holy Fire 566 Alleluia! Give Thanks to the Risen Lord 687 Sing Alleluia 867 There Are Many Rooms

Communion 599 No Greater Love 473 Love One Another 382 Now the Green Blade Rises 950 Take and Eat

CIS 6.3 The Hand of the Lord 346 Spirit and Grace 482 I Know that my Redeemer Feeds Us Lives

Closing 483 Alleluia, Give Thanks to the 161 Jesus Christ Is Risen Today 381 Christ the Lord, Is Risen 527 I Know That My Redeemer Risen Lord Today Lives 505 Out of Darkness 514 Forth in the Peace of Christ 383 This Day Was Made by the 530 Christ Has Risen We Go Lord tune: 839 or 859

CIS 6.25 We Shall Go Out

May 21, 2017 Opening hymn 544 O Sing to God A Joyful Song 169 Ye Sons and Daughters 378 Jesus Christ is Risen Today 522 This Is a Day of New Sixth Sunday Beginnings of Easter CIS 6.33 God, We Praise You 564 Rise Up With Him 444 Lift High the Cross 949 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

Preparation 473 God Is Love 507 Now We Remain 393 Join in the Dance 552 Send Us Your Spirit of Gifts CIS 6.20 Living Spirit, Holy Fire 360 Vine and Branches 676 Lift Up Your Hearts 556 Come Down O Love Divine

Communion 599 No Greater Love 355 One Love Released 410 Send Us Your Spirit 947 Bread of Life, Cup of Blessing

CIS 6.3 The Hand of the Lord 327 Ubi Caritas 710 I Have Loved You 948 At the Table of Jesus Feeds Us

Closing 563 Sing A New Song 788 All the Ends of the Earth 389 Alleluia, Alleluia! Give Thanks 534 Now the Green Blade Rises

591 God Is Alive! 178 Christ, the Lord, is Risen 394 At the Lamb’s High Feast 520 This is the Feast of Victory Today CIS 6.21 Join in the Dance 398 Be Joyful, Mary, Heavenly Queen

May 28, 2017 Opening hymn 383 Alleluia! Give Thanks to the 346 Spirit and Grace 400 Hail the Day That Sees Him 545 A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing! Ascension Risen Lord Rise 181 Hail the Day 543 Hail the Day That Sees Him 399 Hail the Day that Sees Him 662 Praise to You, O Christ, Rise Rise Our Savior

CIS 6.37 Sing, O Sing

Preparation 393 Something Which Is Known 727 Alleluia Sing to Jesus 645 Love One Another 742 The Church’s One of Gifts Foundation 377 The Lord Is Now Exalted 171 Resucito 675 I Want to Praise Your Name - Tune: 62 765 The Church of Christ

CIS 6.39 The Summons

Communion 432 Jesus, the Lord 682 How Lovely Is Your Dwelling 516 Seed, Scattered and Sown 948 At the Table of Jesus

CIS 6.4 Let Us Be Bread 474 Christians Let Us Love One 522 Bread of Life 947 Bread of Life, Cup of Blessing Another

Closing 691 Lord, You Give the Great 617 Alleluia! Raise the Gospel 401 Lord, You Give the Great 769 Go Make of All Disciples Commission Commission 544 Halleluya! We Sing Your 508 Go to the World! Praises 704 For the Beauty of the Earth

CIS 6.28 Go Make of All Disciples

CIS 6.30 Table of the World

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

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

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

Ronzio is the director of the Liturgy Office for the Diocese of Hamilton. She holds an MA in liturgical studies from St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN. April 12, 2017 Prairie Messenger 9 ~ MUSIC FOR LITURGY ~

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June 4, 2017 Opening hymn 414 Send Us Your Spirit 417 One Spirit One Church 401 Come, Holy Ghost 833 Diverse in Culture, Nation, Pentecost Race CIS 6.37 Sing, O Sing 452 Send Us Your Spirit 406 Spirit, Come 550 Veni Sancte Spiritus Sequence 692 Sequence for Pentecost 37, 184, 185, 186, 446 404 Eastertide Carol Pentecost Sequence 1084 Sequence for Pentecost

Preparation 410 O Holy Spirit, Come to Bless 447 Holy Spirit 403 Veni Sancte Spiritus 549 Living Spirit, Holy Fire of Gifts CIS 6.20 Living Spirit, Holy Fire 591 Your Words are Spirit and Life 410 Send Us Your Spirit 553 O Spirit All Embracing

570 One Spirit, One Church 532 O Sons and Daughters

Communion 602 Eat This Bread 358 Come to Me and Drink 508 In the Breaking of the Bread 932 One Bread, One Body

CIS 6.6 One Love Released 324 Gift of Finest Wheat 519 I Am the Living Bread

563 We Are One Body

Closing 548 All the Ends of the Earth 372 Go Out 412 Everyone Moved by the Spirit 546 Go to the World

508 Go to the World! 163 At the Lamb‘s High Feast We 599 Blest Be the Lord 557 Send Down the Fire Sing CIS 6.32 God Our Author and 542 That Easter Day With Joy Creator Was Bright

6.25 We Shall Go Out

June 11, 2017 Opening hymn 422 Sing We Praises to the 707 O God Almighty Father 413 On This Day, the First of 566 O God Almighty Father Trinity Father Days 420 God Beyond All Names 564 The Play of the Godhead CIS 6.33 God, We Praise You 414 Holy, Holy, Holy

Preparation 420 Creator God, Creating Still 624 Eternal Father 591 Dwelling Place 563 How Wonderful the Three-in- of Gifts One CIS 6.22 Loving and Forgiving 448 Send Us Your Spirit 678 May We Praise You 642 What Wondrous Love is This

Communion 473 God Is Love 314 Give Us O Lord 518 The Supper of the Lord 946 Let Us Be Bread

CIS 6.2 Dona Nobis Pacem 641 We Belong to You 579 Unless a Grain of Wheat 947 Bread of Life, Cup of Blessing

CIS 6.6 One Love Released

Closing 511 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You 190 Holy God We Praise Thy 415 All Praise and Glad 561 Let There Be Light Name Thanksgiving CIS 6.23 Holy Is Your Name 856 This Day God Gives Me 429 Blest Be the Lord 416 All Hail, Adored Trinity

June 18, 2017 Opening hymn 601 Gather Us Together 331 As Grains of Wheat 503 See Us Lord, about Your Altar 848 Gather Us In Body and Blood of Christ CIS 6.12 Gather Your People 323 To Be Your Bread 522 Bread of Life 536 At the Lamb’s High Feast we Sing

619 Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

Preparation 605 I Am the Living Bread 356 I Am the Living Bread 506 To Be Your Bread 910 Shepherd of Souls of Gifts CIS 6.11 For Countless Blessings 339 One Bread, One Body 508 In the Breaking of the Bread 924 Song of the Body of Christ

923 Table Song

Communion 602 Eat This Bread 354 This Body of Christ 498 Bread of Life 932 One Bread, One Body

CIS 6.8 Take and Eat 353 Seed Scattered and Sown 499 One Bread, One Body 940 You Satisfy the Hungry Heart

513 Our Blessing Cup

Closing 533 Sent Forth By God’s Blessing 499 Go Make a Difference 599 Blest Be the Lord 626 Halleluya! We Sing Your Praises CIS 6.30 Table of the World 385 Sent Forth By God’s Blessing 700 Now Thank We All Our God 598 O God Beyond All Praising

June 25, 2017 Opening hymn 545 Sing Out, Earth and Skies 315 Let Us Go to the Altar of God 672 All Creatures of Our God 607 Sing a New Song Twelfth Sunday and King in OT CIS 6.29 O God of Past and 577 Many and Great Present 676 Lift Up Your Hearts

Preparation 481 Be Not Afraid 376 Here I Am Lord 585 All That is Hidden 581 O God You Search Me and of Gifts You Know Me CIS 6.26 All for Your Glory 464 Because the Lord Is My 660 What You Hear in the Dark Shepherd

Communion 611 Take and Eat 344 Jesus the Bread of Life 584 Earthen Vessels 942 Come and Eat This Living Bread CIS 6.8 Take and Eat 361 Take and Eat 593 Center of My Life

Closing 552 Great God, We Lift Our 605 Lord of Glory 615 Amazing Grace 615 Holy God we Praise Thy Hearts Name 529 Lift Up Your Hearts 664 Mighty Lord CIS 6.36 Our Hope Is in the Lord 10 Prairie Messenger DEEPENING OUR FAITH / MUSIC April 12, 2017 Soul’s darkness is an invitation to deeper faith

for the resurrection to become credible. But, in his naked seeing. But even in that reprimand came an encounter. Jesus questioning, Thomas revealed a very real part of our own made his presence known to his doubting friend. Of course, faith journey. There are times in each of our lives when we when it comes to our own experience of doubt, we don’t Liturgy demand to see in order to believe, when our previous often get the sort of concrete evidence Thomas demanded. understandings are shaken to the core. Our doubting But asking for support and divine grace to get us through and Life ancestors in the faith — be it Thomas or Teresa — teach the times of darkness is perfectly OK. We may well be sur - us some important lessons about what it means to become prised in what ways God makes God’s presence known. mature disciples of the risen Christ. Third, our periods of doubt remind us that ultimately Gertrude Rompré First, we learn that doubts are normal. God has gifted us faith is a communal affair. Thomas could not believe in with rational minds. It is with these rational, though limited, the resurrection without seeing with his own eyes. But the minds that we try to comprehend the mystery of God’s infi - other disciples had seen. They could believe. While Shortly after she died, some of Saint Teresa of nite love for us. As we fall ever deeper into this mystery, Thomas may have been questioning his faith, these doubts Kolkata’s diaries were made public. These personal jour - our minds will fail us. We will be disoriented. What we did not alienate him from the rest of the disciples. He was nals revealed her deep struggles with faith during her long thought we knew will no longer make sense. We’ll enter still part of a believing community. In our own times of and fruitful life. Many who read about these doubts were doubt, it is important for us to stay connected to the disturbed. How could such a saintly woman question her Acts 2:42-47 believing community. We can be buoyed by the faith of Second Sunday of Easter faith? Meanwhile, others were consoled. If someone like Psalm 118 those around us while we go through our own, often Mother Teresa could doubt, then maybe there was hope for 1 Peter 1:3-9 painful, process of falling deeper into faith. April 23, 2017 the rest of us! Rather than diminish her holiness, her ques - John 20:19-31 Doubts are not the antithesis to faith, but an integral tioning made St. Teresa much more human. Her story part of our journey. Doubt is an invitation to growth. reminds us that even doubters can become saints. what some spiritual writers have called a dark night. But, Questioning our faith is normal and even the greatest of The story of “Doubting Thomas” in the Gospel makes a rather than being a sign of a loss of faith, these human expe - saints experience it. Even if it is better to believe without similar point. His experience also assures us that doubters riences are an invitation into a deeper faith, a deeper trust. seeing, asking for proof may be part of our journey toward can become saints. Everyone knows that he demanded They offer us a choice: to lose our faith or to fall deeper into a deeper encounter. Finally, we need not go through these proof of Jesus’ resurrection. For him, seeing was believ - it. The saintliness of Teresa and Thomas come not from the disorienting moments alone. Being part of a community of ing. He needed to put his hands into the wounds of Christ fact that they never doubted, but from the fact that they con - believers means that, at times, we can let ourselves be car - tinually chose to fall deeper into God’s loving embrace. ried by those around us. Second, we see that it’s OK to demand proof. Thomas May the joy of the Easter mysteries console us, even if Rompré is the director of Mission and Ministry at St. was chided for demanding to put his finger into Jesus’ ours is a moment of doubt. May our celebration of Christ’s Thomas More College in Saskatoon. wounds. He was reminded that it’s better to believe without resurrection encourage us to keep falling deeper into faith. Arguments about the resurrection have been around since Jesus’ time

that his body rose from the grave, is and not to believe in the radical event only about human con - to cut the resurrection off from physical character of the resurrec - sciousness and not also about the In much of its meaning. However, that tion is a contradiction. We believe cosmos. being admitted, for Christians, the that in the incarnation the Word But Jesus’ resurrection isn’t just resurrection must also be a radical - was made flesh. This takes the something radically new in terms Exile ly physical event. Why? mystery of Christ and the reality of of human consciousness; it’s also First, because the Gospels are the resurrection out of the realm of something radically new in terms pretty clear in emphasizing that the pure spirit. The incarnation always of atoms and molecules. The resur - Ron Rolheiser, OMI tomb was empty and that the resur - connotes a reality that’s radically rection rearranged hearts and rected Jesus was more than a spirit physical, tangible, and touchable, minds, but it also rearranged atoms. or ghost. We see, for instance, in like the old dictionary definition of Until Jesus’ resurrection, dead bod - Believers and non-believers to have touched him and persons Luke’s Gospel where Jesus invites matter as “something extended in ies did not come back to life; they alike have been arguing about the who doubted that testimony. a doubting Thomas to verify his space and having weight.” stayed dead, so when his came resurrection since the day Jesus There have been skeptics and physicality: “Look at my hands To believe in the incarnation is back to life there was something rose. What really happened? How believers ever since and no short - and my feet. It’s really me. Touch to believe that God was born into radically new both at the level of was he raised from the dead? Did age of persons, professional theolo - me. You can see that I have a liv - real physical flesh, lived in real faith and at the level of the atoms an actual dead body really come gians and non-scholarly Christians ing body; a ghost does not have a physical flesh, died in real physical and molecules. Precisely because back to life and step out of the alike, who believe in the resurrec - body like this.” flesh, and rose in real physical of its brute physicality, Jesus’ resur - grave, or was the resurrection a tion of Jesus as a faith event but not As well, and very importantly, flesh. To believe that the resurrec - rection offers new hope to atoms as monumental life-changing event as a physical event, where an actual to cut the resurrection off from the tion was only an event in the faith well as to people. inside the consciousness of Jesus’ body came out of a grave. The faith literal fact that there was real physi - consciousness of the disciples, I believe that Jesus was raised followers? Or was the resurrection event is what’s important, they cal transformation of a once dead however real, rich, and radical that from the dead, literally. I believe both — a real physical event and claim, and it is incidental whether corpse is to rob it of some of its im - might be imagined, is to rob the too that this event was, as the rich an event inside the consciousness or not Jesus’ actual body came out portant meanings and perhaps of incarnation of its radical physical in sights within contemporary the - of believers? of the grave. the deepest root of its credibility. character and to fall into the kind ology point out, highly spiritual: an Obviously nobody was there Was Jesus’ resurrection a faith For the resurrection of Christ to of dualism that values spirit and event of faith, of changed con - to see what actually happened. event or a physical event? It was have full meaning it must, among denigrates the physical. Such a scious ness, of new hope empower - Those who claimed Jesus was both. For Christians it is the most other things, have been a brute dualism devalues the incarnation ing a new charity and a new for - alive again didn’t see him rise monumental event, faith and other - physical fact. There needs to be an and this impoverishes the meaning giveness. But it was also an event and emerge from the tomb. They wise, in history. Two thousand sub - empty tomb and a dead body of the resurrection. If the resurrec - of changed atoms and of a changed met him only after he had already sequent years cannot be explained, returned to life. Why? tion is only a spiritual event, then it dead body. It was radically physi - risen and, immediately, believers except by the reality of the resur - Not as some kind of miracle is also only an anthropological one cal, just as are all events that are and skeptics began to divide from rection. To understand the resurrec - proof, but because of the incarna - and not also a cosmic one. That’s a part of the incarnation wherein each other, persons who claimed tion of Jesus only as a literal fact, tion. To believe in the incarnation way of saying that it’s then an God takes on real flesh.

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July 2, 2017 Opening hymn 505 Disciples’ Song 331 As Grains of Wheat 622 Lord of All Hopefulness 813 God, Whose Purpose is to Thirteenth Kindle Sunday in OT CIS 6.34 Let Us Go to the Altar 534 O God Beyond All Praising 724 Sing of Christ, Proclaim His of God Glory 610 Sing of the Lord’s Goodness

Preparation 614 Baptized in Water 513 Christ In Me Arise 91 Water of Life 527 I Know That My Redeemer of Gifts (alt. tune: 650) Lives 641 We Belong to You 454 River of Glory CIS 6.30 Table of the World 790 The Summons 455 Flow, River, Flow

Communion 601 Gather Us Together 332 Song of the Body of Christ 513 Our Blessing Cup 941 Eat This Bread CIS 6.12 Gather Your People 344 Jesus the Bread of Life 579 Unless a Grain of Wheat

Closing 594 O God of All the Many Lands 371 Go in Peace to Love and 543 Take the Word of God with You 635 Let All Things Now Living Serve the Lord CIS 6.36 Our Hope Is in the Lord 670 Sing a New Song 761 God Has Chosen Me 377 God Has Chosen Me April 12, 2017 ARTS & CULTURE Prairie Messenger 11 In Easter springtime of renewal, a prairie meditation

“Public Pastures-Public Interest” were not the problem the PFRA European — unified into one peo - movement has mobilized to was set up to solve. ple.” His vision isn’t just a lament defend the grasslands. In recounting this Herriot gives for what’s been lost; it looks to the Readings Herriot sees in the narrative of full voice to Métis friends and future. Indicative of that confi - agro-industrial “progress” an companions, notably Norman dence is the “Michif to Go” & Meanings exploitive colonial system that Fleury, a remarkable Métis elder smartphone app he has developed. has left wounded lands and peo - ples in need of healing. As he Trevor Herriot, Towards a Prairie Atonement Gerald Schmitz puts it: “The work of decoloniz - (University of Regina Press, ©2016, 125 pages ing, or atonement, begins with the Following on Saskatchewan driven development. act of recognizing and honouring historian Bill Waiser’s A World Herriot devotes special atten - what was and is native but has and storyteller originally from St. The Métis way of sharing the We Have Lost (a monumental tion to the situation of the Métis, been evicted from the land — Lazare who teaches Michif in the gifts of the prairie as a common - the mixed-blood de- native plants and animals but the University of Saskatchewan’s wealth arises “out of a cultural scendants of indige - original peoples, cultures, and College of Education. Fleury sees and spiritual obligation to the cre - nous tribes and Euro - languages too.” his people as consummate sur - ation that provided everything.” peans who arrived with Herriot goes into considerable vivors through “every advance of Herriot sees in that a path toward the fur trade. These detail on the role of the Métis as colonization and settlement on the restoring our sense of responsibil - people of the prairie an emerging prairie nation badly prairie.” In an afterword he ity for the shared well-being of still struggle to over - treated by a colonial historical writes: “We are the best of both the earth. It’s a welcome seed of come a history of narrative marked by prejudice worlds — Indigenous and hope in this prairie spring. rights ignored, lands and imposition. dispossessed and resis - The Métis were tance suppressed. regarded as obstacles Dedicated “to those to progress. Their car - who take up the work ing for the land was of reconciliation,” replaced by a “fraud - Towards a Prairie ulent land scrip sys - Atonement aims to tem.” The travails of “inspire a second look the Métis are exem - at what we all have lost plified in the case of and could yet restore.” the former Ste. Herriot observes Madeleine Mission that only 3.5 per cent and community grass - of native prairie grass - land in Man itoba, land has any protection which Herriot visits in a “scattered archi - and explores in depth. pelago of native prairie Métis families had islands surrounded by lived there for many University of Regina Press a sea of cash crops.” decades in harmony And the risks to this with the native work of retrieval and regret remnant increased with the 2012 prairie. But the Ste. reviewed in the PM March 15), decision of the Harper govern - Madeleine settlement this slim volume by Sas katch- ment that ended the community was razed in the Cross Creek Pictures ewan author and naturalist Trevor pastures program which was a 1930s as part of the CHRISTOPHER AWARDS — Andrew Garfield stars in the Mel Gibson-directed Herriot is a call to enter into a model of sustainability and con - Prairie Farm Re- film Hacksaw Ridge . The films Hidden Figures and Hacksaw Ridge , both of which new relationship with the prairie servation, and that removed “fed - habilitation were Best Picture nominees at this year’s Academy Awards, are both winners in environment and with the peoples eral protection from these vulner - Administration pro - the 68th annual Christopher Awards. Winners in movies, television and books left behind by the gods of profit- able landscapes.” In response a gram. The Métis lost were announced March 28 by the Christophers, who started the awards in 1949 to the connection to that honour writers, producers, directors, authors and illustrators whose work land although they “affirms the highest values of the human spirit.”

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12 Prairie Messenger FEATURE April 12, 2017 Top Vatican officials back new gay-friendly book

By David Gibson needed book.” doctrine nor does it touch third-rail Tobin, who Francis personally who said it was not authorized to ©2017 Religion News Service Such positive language from topics like same-sex marriage; nor picked for the New Jersey archdio - represent itself as a Catholic orga - such senior church leaders is ex tra - do the churchmen who praise the cese, adds in a blurb. nization. (The talk was reprinted The Vatican’s point man on ordinary and another sign of how book, to be published by Harper - “Father Martin’s brave, pro- in America magazine.) family issues and a U.S. cardinal Francis is reorienting the church One on June 13. phetic, and inspiring new book A co-founder of New Ways who is close to Pope Francis have toward a more pastoral focus. But simply using terms like marks an essential step in inviting Min istry is Sister Jeannine both blurbed a new book by a Building Bridges: How the LGBT to describe people is high - church leaders to minister with Gramick, whose views were con - Jesuit priest and popular author Catholic Church and the LGBT ly controversial for many in the more compassion, and in remind - sidered so far outside the bounds of that calls on the Catholic Church Com munity Can Enter into a Rela - church who insist that gay people ing LGBT Catholics that they are Catholic teaching that she was to be more respectful and com - tionship of Respect, Compassion, be described as “homosexual” or as much a part of our church as barred by the Vatican and her order passionate toward gay people. and Sensitivity , by Rev. James “same-sex attracted” rather than any other Catholic.” from speaking about homosexuali - They called it “brave, prophet - Martin of America magazine, does by words that seem to affirm their “The Gospel demands that ty. She transferred to an other order ic, and inspiring” and a “much- not advocate for any changes in orientation. LGBT Catholics must be genuinely and has continued to minister and Cardinal Kevin loved and treasured in the life of speak and write on the topic. Farrell, who was recent - the church. They are not,” writes In fact, Gramick also blurbs ly chosen by Francis to Bishop Robert Mc Elory of San Martin’s book, writing: “Father head the Vatican office Diego, also a rising star in the U.S. Martin shows how the Rosary on laity, family, and life hierarchy, in an other endorsement. and the rainbow flag can peace - issues, praises Martin’s McElroy says Mar tin “pro - fully meet each other. A must- writing in his blurb: “A vides us with the language, per - read.” That she is endorsing the welcome and much- spective, and sense of urgency to same book as senior church lead - needed book that will replace a culture of alienation ers is an indication of the sea help bishops, priests, with a culture of merciful inclu - change under Francis. pastoral associates, and sion.” “I was delighted that Cardinal all church leaders more Francis himself sparked contro - Farrell and Cardinal Tobin found compassionately minis - versy when he used the term “gay” the book helpful,” Martin said in an ter to the LGBT commu - last year in saying that the email to RNS. “To me, it’s a re - nity. Catholic Church should apologize minder that many in the hierarchy “It will also help to LGBT people, among others, today support a more compassion - LGBT Cath olics feel that it has “offended.” ate approach to LGBT Catholics.” more at home in what is, The pope’s comments came in In his talk, as in the book, after all, their church,” the wake of the shooting mas - Martin called on church leaders said Farrell, the former sacre at a gay nightclub in Or - and all Catholics to treat gays and bishop of Dallas. lando, Fla., in June that left 49 lesbians with greater respect and “In too many parts of dead, and Martin’s book also sensitivity. our church LGBT people emerged from that tragedy. He said church leaders should Harper Collins have been made to feel Martin, whose books about address LGBT people by the term PROPHETIC BOOK — Rev. James Martin’s latest book is Building A Bridge: unwelcome, excluded, Jesus and Catholic spirituality they call themselves, and he How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a and even shamed,” and related topics have landed on called for an end to the indiscrim - Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity. Newark Cardi nal Joseph the bestseller lists, has often writ - inate firings of church employees ten about the role of gays and les - who are discovered to be gay or bians in the church, and about the who make their sexual orientation Blaming the solution of the smaller self need for the church to do more to public. Such firings selectively welcome them. target LGBT people, he said. we habitually relate to each other But he was struck by the rela - But he also called on gays and through the filters of past experi - tive lack of compassion from U.S. lesbians to be more considerate and ence, as present frictions trigger bishops for gays and lesbians who respectful of the hierarchy, saying Outlooks from more painful associations. In were targeted in the Orlando both sides must listen to each other terms of Freud’s discoveries, shooting and elsewhere, and he and learn from each other. the Inner Life there are many psychological voiced his concerns in a powerful “This may be very hard for devices (defence mechanisms) Facebook video that went viral. people who feel beaten down by which tend to screen out the pre - The video prompted more than the church to hear,” Martin writes Cedric Speyer sent reality of a person, the living the usual level of anger and criti - in the book. mystery of the soul in front of us. cism of Martin, and prompted “One gay friend recently told When feeling the pain the other him to begin writing about how to me that this mockery comes not “Love between two persons, if that is possible, has to include a provokes by means of their own address the rift between LGBT from a place of hatred, but from a mutual consent to endure the relevant death together, and not at each pain, our first instinct is to trans - people and church leaders. sense of betrayal. But being other’s expense. The temptation, when relation goes wrong, is to steal mit it, to project it back outward, He outlined his views in an respectful of people with whom whatever life may be left for oneself, so as to throw the complementary in an endless game of tit for tat. Oc tober talk — an address that you disagree is at the heart of the death onto the other.” — Jonathan Bishop It’s as if the pain we can’t bear would become the basis of Build - Christian way. And part of this is must belong to someone else; ing Bridges — as he accepted an surely about forgiveness, an When we celebrate the Easter Meinecke). Wrong because wher - hence the blaming, shaming, and award from New Ways Ministry, essential Christian virtue.” mystery of life and love “having ever there is true personhood, there shunning which is the solution of a group for LGBT Catholics and The book also includes biblical the last word” in the drama of the are conflictual issues built into the the small self. 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April 12, 2017 CHURCH AT HOME Prairie Messenger 13 Clowning a tool to be used sparingly in preaching

Around the Kitchen Table

Lloyd Ratzlaff

The sanctuary was radiant that tomb, this pastor gave an oration Easter morning. Quilted banners redeemable, if at all, only by its behind the altar displayed a giant brevity. I would have called it sun rising on cobalt waters and short and to the point, only it sumptuous green fields, with didn’t seem to have a point. It tulips of many colours rioting went something like this: If you over the landscape. And over - were more familiar with this head, stained glass panels sur - story, you’d see that it contains rounded the church with bright much emotion — fear, anxiety, scenes depicting the biblical excitement. But Christ is risen. So themes of creation, exodus, don’t sit on these gospel words, wilderness, and gospel. take them out into the world. One wouldn’t have expected Happy Easter to all. Even this the priest, then, to drone on like took the priest 10 minutes to say, the Reverend Lovejoy in a and the “logic” of it still eludes Design Pics Simpsons cartoon, Allaay-lu-yia, me. THE WORD — It is a great challenge for those charged with delivering a homily to have something worth - Alaay-lu-yia (which means “a I don’t mean to be a grinch while to say to the gathered souls. shout of praise”), Let us praay-ay. who steals Easter, but another But this is what we heard; and year the festivity was stolen fence-sitters. I want 30 boys from from the crowd, but from the fice of the mass. You should be after reading the story of the from me again in a different this parish entering seminary priest himself not one word here because we’re Catholics, not women coming to the empty church. Here is a precis of the next fall — you’ve heard of the about resurrection, or hope, or Baptists. You’ll find the schedule priest’s homily: Often people shortage of priests, right? faith. for mass and confession in the think, if only I had been alive at Celibacy isn’t always fun, but Later a few friends went for yellow pages. And don’t give me Ratzlaff is a former minister, the time of Jesus, I’d have been when I look at some of the kids brunch, and one of them asked excuses about your kids being too counsellor, and university lectur - such a good believer. And I in this parish, I’m glad they me, “I’ve been waiting to hear naughty — I know how naughty er. He has authored three books of wouldn’t have had this priest belong to you, not to me. Pray what you think of our priest. You they are, I have nieces and literary non-fiction published by yelling in my ear all the time. every day, say thanks to Jesus, haven’t said anything.” nephews myself . . . Thistledown Press, and edited an But we must focus on the big think about the Middle East, and “Well, he was amusing,” I After communion this priest anthology of seniors’ writings realities. Christ is present in the how lucky we are to have peace began, hoping not to offend. My spent nearly as much time wiping published by READ Saskatoon. church’s sacraments, so I want here where we can be so com - wife, sensing the hesitation, took the chalice as he’d taken with his He has been short-listed for three you to do these things as a gift fortable. And give me enough off with a reference to something homily, and I wondered what the Saskatchewan Books Awards, won for me: attend mass every week money to build a new church and he’d mentioned, so bailing me scorned Baptists might think. A two Saskatchewan Writers Guild (repeated three times). Go to a rectory with a swimming pool. out, and the conversation led pastor who treats his flock like literary non-fiction awards, and confession — I worry about the We have an overflow crowd in safely back to familiar church actual sheep, and the faithful so served on local, provincial, and church giving the host to unpre - the gym today — what did Christ routines. sheepish on this high hallelujah national writing organization pared people. Be pro-life in the ever do without a microphone? It happened that I attended day — it must be another of the boards. Catholic way, not like those Lots of laughs at his antics another Easter service with the church’s great mysteries. same priest and if anything heard For me, a non-Catholic, words an even greater trivializing of the often are the sacraments, but on sacred day. The “substance” of these Easter days it was images The Catholic Independent Schools, Diocese of Victoria this homily again seemed to be: and colours that ransomed the (With schools throughout Vancouver Island) act like good Catholics, and laugh celebration. at my jokes. He told of a child I know it’s hard to have faith. who, when asked the meaning of But clowning and preachifying Invites applications for the following position: Easter, explained, “When Jesus will not help to make the old ATHEMATICS EACHER comes out of his grave and sees story mean something new. Grades 8 - 12 M T his shadow, there’s only six Thankfully I’ve known priests for St. Andrew’s High School, Victoria B.C. weeks of winter left.” whose homilies were so artful From this the priest concluded: and inviting that I’d have thought Start Date: Sept. 1, 2017; Application deadline: April 24, 2017 So kids understand at least some - their oratorical skills native to thing about Easter, and you them, while privately they admit - Also accepting applications for Grades K - 12 teaching positions should set a good example for ted that one of the greatest chal - that may become available anywhere on the Island. them. Attend mass every week lenges of priestcraft is to say even if the priest is 95 years old something worthwhile to the and you can’t hear him, or if he’s gathered souls. View application details on www.cisdv.bc.ca a big-mouth like me (and gestur - It’s the priest’s word , after all, ing toward the cross behind him), that’s said to turn a wafer into a it’s GOD who’s doing the sacri - sacrament. PRAIRIE MESSENGER PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

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The zeal of converts of The Economist . It points out that converts to Islam Others note that many conversions to Islam in the are more likely to be radicalized than native Muslims. West occur in prison. Peter Neumann of King’s College Christians are celebrating the solemnity of Easter, It makes this telling statistic: “In Britain, converts London contends that jihad “has become a countercul - with its message of hope and new life. On the Prairies make up less than four per cent of Muslims but 12 per ture — the most bad-ass way of going against society.” we are celebrating spring, with its gift of new life, after cent of home-grown jihadists.” Not all recruits fit a nice mould. Khalid Massod, a winter of cold and darkness. It’s a wonderful time of The same holds true for other countries. About 20 who murdered four people outside the British Houses year. Perhaps it’s the most wonderful time of the year. per cent of American Muslims are converts from of Parliament, spent time in prison but was 52 years However, our world is not going through a won - another religion, but 40 per cent of those arrested on old. He was no youth. Nicholas Young, a derful time in history. In the past few years we have suspicion of being IS recruits in 2015 were converts. Washington, D.C., transit-police officer who was seen men and women who celebrate death, not life. In France, Germany and the Netherlands, converts are arrested last year for supporting IS, was a Nazi sym - The rise of ISIS, with its mission to kill and destroy, about four times as likely as lifelong Muslims to go to pathizer. Others arrested in America for IS-related leaves many of us scratching our heads. fight in Syria and Iraq. activities range from a 15-year-old boy to a 47-year- In his column this week, Gerry Chidiac of Prince What is the reason? old ex-soldier. Douglas McCain, an American convert George evaluates the causes of violent extremism. He The Economist notes that surveys by John Horgan killed while fighting in the countryside of Aleppo suggests that people without hope are vulnerable tar - of Georgia State university show that Muslim converts province, was once an aspiring rapper. gets for jihadists who offer them “the things no one seem more willing than native Muslims to radicalize. We are suspicious of immigrants who may be ter - else offered, things they craved: belonging, signifi - Some argue that this is because their “double marginal - rorists. But, we may be focusing on the wrong place. cance, purpose and acceptance.” ization,” by both bewildered non-Muslim friends and We should be looking into our own backyard to see He says education is key to making young people skeptical native Muslims, leaves them vulnerable to the what is alienating “regular” citizens from our culture aware of the dangers of such a lifestyle and the overtures of radicals. According to defectors from IS, and attracting them to one so foreign to Canadians. exploitation it involves. recruiters particularly prize new converts because they Clearly, they are not having a wonderful life. — Another analysis was carried in the April 1 issue are harder for intelligence services to trace. PWN Message for Easter 2017 by CCCB president Bishop Crosby

By Bishop Douglas Crosby, OMI, naive to others. More personally, of the Lord’s paschal solemnity in ing reminder of this in her private naturally be followed by life. president, Canadian Conference the spirits of some may be damp - this way, listening to his word and writings. The loss of hope for some But there is nothing natural of Catholic Bishops ened this Easter by illness, be - celebrating his mysteries, then we can even lead to a sense of bitter - about the Resurrection. It is an reave ment, family breakdown, shall have the sure hope of sharing ness or a feeling of God’s betrayal. event in which time and nature are At the Easter Vigil, we cele - addiction, and unemployment. his triumph over death and living As with the sudden blast of a themselves turned upside down brate the light of Christ which we When hope begins to slip with him in God” (Roman Missal: trumpet, Easter interrupts this and inside out. Only as an act of carry, filled with hope, into a world away, fear takes its place and we The Blessing of the Fire and downward spiral with the unexpect - God is the Resurrection possible; of darkness and uncertainty. In the are robbed of peace. Preparation of the Candle). ed: “Why do you look for the living and like all acts of God, it is a shadow of the Sainte-Foy mas - Easter is meant to leave us with When life has let us down or among the dead?” (Luke 24:5). This wakeup call to each of us, that sacre this past February, with ten - a very different sense of the present when old struggles are succeeded paradoxical question was posed to God who raises the dead is more sions escalating between nuclear and the future. It offers a reality by new ones, we may find it chal - the three women who arrived at the real, more powerful than any crisis powers and refugees on the move, that is full of joy. Easter proclaims lenging to trust in the victory of empty tomb at early dawn on the or setback we can ever encounter. the invocation of hope seems pre - that fear and terror and death are God. This is the reality for many first day of the week. What they For all of us standing at the mature to some and dangerously not the end of the story. Indeed, the people, even those who have un - eventually discovered could not be empty tomb — whatever the cir - prayers of the Easter Vigil are remittingly devoted themselves to predicted from life’s natural cycles; cumstances — there is unfath - unequivocal in the assurance they the love of God and neighbour. for just as old age is not followed omable hope. There is hope for Crosby is bishop of Hamilton. convey: “If we keep the memorial Saint Mother Teresa offers a sober - by youth, so Jesus’ death could not those on the peripheries of society; hope for governments and leaders; hope for the church in this time of Invest in children to stop the scourge of extremism purification and renewal, hope for you and for me striving to lead a By Gerry Chidiac, gangs. These young people, espe - fuelled by ethnic hatred or other multicultural societies, is not holy life (cf. Jeremiah 29:11). Prince George, B.C. cially men, feel like social out - lies. They will celebrate their greater security. It’s not keeping This Easter, with our hearts lit siders, that their families don’t goodness and the goodness of out people who are “different” or by the unquenchable fire of God’s Children’s rights advocate understand them, and that they others, and share their gifts for building more secure prisons. love, we are asked to entrust our - Marian Wright Edelman said, have no future or purpose. They the benefit of all. The key is to invest in educa - selves to Christ’s care as we hope “The question is not whether we easily fall prey to the lies of Some may call me an idealist, tional systems that strive to cele - in the divine power that “dispels can afford to invest in every hatred, extremism and violence. but I’ve been working in the brate diversity and make sure that wic kedness, washes faults away, child; the question is whether we How do we keep this from trenches with at-risk youth long every individual knows they are re stores innocence to the fallen, can afford not to.” happening? enough to see that we are making significant. It’s in listening to our and joy to mourners, drives out When we don’t invest in our Education is key. Young peo - a difference. There are caring and children when they call for help. ha tred, fosters concord, and brings children, the results can indeed be ple need to be made aware of the compassionate staff and students It’s in making sure we have the down the mighty” (Roman Missal, disastrous. dangers of such lifestyles and in our schools who are helping to mindset and the resources to help Long er Form of the Easter Norwegian filmmaker Deeyah how they’ll be used and exploited improve things. each sacred person achieve their Proclamation). Khan recently made a documen - by the people who pretend to The key to making the world greatest potential. To each of you, I wish to ex - tary called Jihad: A Story of the accept them and care for them. safer, to significantly reducing the When we invest in every child, tend my prayers and blessings for Others. Khan seeks to understand We’ve seen reductions in gang threat of terror in increasingly we all benefit. a hope-filled Easter season. why young men of her religion violence where such education living in Europe get involved in programs exist. violent extremism. It was quite a But for these programs to be challenge for her — as a Muslim effective, we need to meet the woman involved in the arts, she more basic needs of our youth. was often a target of hate crimes We need to accept them for who herself. they are, celebrate their giftedness What Khan discovered sur - and give them hope. prised her. She found disenfran - Compared to many other coun - chised young men caught between tries, Canadian schools do a good two cultures. They didn’t feel like job of meeting the needs of many they fit in anywhere and so they of our at-risk young people. lived without hope. Many had been Publicly funded schools, for exam - abused or neglected as children. So ple, are the great equalizer, giving they became vulnerable targets for recent immigrants the opportunity jihadists, who offered them the to become a vibrant part of Cana- things no one else offered, things dian society while embracing their they craved: belonging, signifi - ethnic heritage. These schools are cance, purpose and acceptance. also getting better at meeting the The profile of these Muslim needs of those from cultures that extremists is almost identical to have been neglected and oppressed that of members of white su - for far too long, especially premacist groups and criminal Aboriginal children. Still, much more needs to be done. Chidiac is an award-winning As our schools improve to high school teacher specializing meet the needs of each child in CNS/Jaime Saldarriaga, Reuters in languages, genocide studies an ever-changing world, young DEADLY MUDSLIDE IN COLOMBIA — People walk amid large boulders April 3 in a neighbourhood and work with at-risk students. men especially will no longer be destroyed after flooding and mudslides caused by heavy rains in Mocoa, Colombia. Rescue crews searched for www.troymedia.com drawn to violent organizations survivors after mudslides devastated areas of southern Colombia late March 31, killing more than 250 people. April 12, 2017 LETTERS Prairie Messenger 15

Let someone speak up for education they received

The Editor: In 2008, in his committee for indigenous people who valued the education they address to the CCCB, Chief Phil because she also spoke for the received speak up? Fontaine said, “I don’t want to good that was done. Is no one Lynn was right when she said look at the hurts of the past. So going to stand up for her and for the “silent majority” agree with much in the past was also good the many nuns and priests who her. But let us not always be and healthy.” provided the indigenous with a silent when injustice is being But today we hear that fine education? done. Pope John Paul urged us to Senator Lynn Beyak has been Yes, not all was good but nei - “Be not afraid.” — Rosemary “kicked out” from the Senate’s ther was all bad. When will those Lalonde, Kelowna, B.C.

Design Pics Comes The Storm

Just before the dawn as night folded back over the Algonquin Highlands I sensed the back of God within the indigo clouds that passed over the valley.

The thick humid air muffled the rumble of distant thunder. Even the deer of the forest stopped and paused, Kiply Yaworski eyes wide open and ears pricked up. EUTHANASIA DECEPTION — It was a full house at St. Philip Neri Parish March 16 as parish nurses hosted an evening of discussion focused around the documentary The Euthanasia Deception . Then, the lightning struck over the tree tops and two green cedars Quality of life ‘a moving target’ crossed and swayed in the flowing breeze Continued from page 1 Contrary to the message in the improve end-of-life care, pain ablaze now with the fire. media and among euthanasia advo - management and truly compas - By Michael Dallaire daughter begged to be allowed to cates, physician-assisted death sionate care — care that accom - care for her mother. “So the request affects more than the individual panies those who are suffering, for euthanasia was solved.” who requests it. Far from being an without offering to kill them. Letters to the editor The film pointed out that pal - autonomous decision, euthanasia Powerful statements concluded liative care helps people to live affects family members, care- the film, including: “Do I love their death, without hastening or givers, physicians and others, the you enough to care for you?” prolonging the process. “We film revealed in story after story. In the discussion that followed, We welcome your response to articles published in the don’t help people to die by killing Finally, evidence was presented participants shared perspectives on Prairie Messenger. Two-way communication assures every - them,” asserted one palliative showing that safeguards do not the documentary and on the situa - one of a better exposure to the truth. care advocate. work, and, once legalized, the eli - tion in Canada, as well as dis - We cannot publish any letters to the editor unless you give The threat to those living with gibility for euthanasia and assisted cussing options for showing true us your full name, your address and your telephone number. disabilities was evident in the suicide continues to expand. In compassion, including fundraising (It is especially important to remember this if you are sending story shared by a Belgian father Belgium physicians self-report, for a planned residential hospice in your comments by email) . of a disabled child, approached and studies have shown that people Saskatoon, operated through St. Due to limited space we ask you to keep your letters short — by strangers and asked why he are being euthanized without their Paul’s Hospital. (St. Paul’s man - 300 to 350 words maximum. The Prairie Messenger reserves the didn’t euthanize her. consent. People with psychological ages palliative care across the right to edit letters to conform to space requirements and newspa - Amy Hasbrouck, who lives suffering or depression are among Saskatoon Health Region, and is per style . with blindness, said every dis - those now being euthanized. Over home to a 12-bed palliative care abled person hears at one time or the years, doctor-assisted death has unit — donations to SPH another, “I’d rather be dead than become a norm of medical treat - Palliative Care and Hospice be like you.” She stressed that ment in Belgium, and patients can Services through SPH Foundation www.prairiemessenger.ca anyone can join the ranks of the feel a pressure to “not be a burden” support accessibility to palliative vulnerable disabled at any time. and a “duty to die.” care for those who need it.) Mark Pickup, diagnosed in the “Don’t be made to think it’s prime of life with multiple sclero - the right thing,” said one of those sis, said that “quality of life is a interviewed as the film explored Humanitarian laws need to be respected moving target.” His future the dogma that underlies the push brought joys and fulfilment that for euthanasia and assisted sui - Continued from page 1 of essential humanitarian aid, med - Chaos erupted April 3 when a he could not perceive in the grief cide. “If they could brainwash the ical facilities and education.” bomb was detonated in a subway and suffering he felt at the time of public to believe that it is a loving cuss ways to support a peaceful He called for humanitarian train. Police said the bomber was his diagnosis, he stressed. and compassionate act to kill, resolution to the conflict. laws to “be fully respected,” es - Akbarzhon Dzhalilov, a Russian Pickup also pointed to the dis - they win the debate.” Archbishop Paul Gallagher, pecially “with regard to the pro - citizen born in Kyrgyzstan. Follow - crimination that those with disabil - Economic factors also come Vatican secretary for relations tection of civilian populations” ing the attack, security forces said a ities face with the legalization of into play, with a push for euthana - with states, was among the repre - and the “conditions and treatment second bomb was found at a nearby assisted suicide. “Which citizens sia because it is deemed to be sentatives and addressed the con - of prisoners.” station, but it had failed to explode. get suicide prevention and which cheaper than care. ference April 5. The pope also said his thoughts “As I entrust to God’s mercy get assisted suicide? I can tell you “I truly think that euthanasia The Holy See, he said, “remains and prayers were with the victims those who have tragically died, I who it is: people like me get has nothing to do with medicine,” deeply concerned about the tre- of the bombing of a metro station express my spiritual closeness to assisted suicide; my healthy neigh - said Tom Mortier, another of mendous human suffering, affecting in St. Petersburg, Russia, that their families and to all who suf - bour gets suicide prevention. those interviewed in the film. millions of innocent children and killed 14 people and left 50 fer because of this tragic event,” Where is the equality in that?” Pickup also stressed the need to other civilians who remain deprived wounded. Pope Francis said.

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By Cindy Wooden to let their bishops and the pope young adults for an evening meet in October 2018, is: “Young Young people must harness himself know what they need prayer vigil April 8 at Rome’s people, faith and vocational dis - their energy and ideals and set ROME (CNS) — On the eve from the church. Basilica of St. Mary Major. cernment.” out, “one alongside another, but of Palm Sunday, Pope Francis Officially launching the The 80-year-old pope surprised “But let’s just call it, ‘the looking to the future,” he said. gave young people several mis - youths’ preparation for the 2018 some people with two references to synod of young people,’ ’’ the “The world today needs young sions: to ask their grandparents Synod of Bishops and for World his own age, first pointing out that pope said. It should be “a synod people who go in haste,” like what their dreams were; to work Youth Day 2019 in Panama, Pope while they are preparing for the from which no young person Mary went to her pregnant cousin to make those dreams reality; and Francis gathered with youth and future, “at my age we are preparing feels excluded.” Elizabeth. to go.” The young The church could hold a synod Franciscan Sister Marialisa, people present object - involving Catholic youth active in 30, who shared her vocation ed loudly. “No?” the parish life or Catholic organiza - story, is an example, the pope pope responded, “Who tions and lay movements. But said. Not every path she took was can guarantee life? No Pope Francis said that is not what the right one, but eventually she one.” the church or young people need. discovered God’s purpose for her Later, returning to “This is the synod of young life and the way she was called to his appeal that they people and we all want to hear serve others. speak to their grand - them,” including young people The Italian nun told the young parents, the pope said, who have moved away from the people she decided church wasn’t “I don’t know if it will church or are questioning the for her after she was confirmed at be me, but the pope existence of God, he said. “Every the age of 13. A couple of years will be in Panama and young person has something to later, a friend asked her to join a he will ask you, ‘Did say to others, something to say to project the parish youth group you speak with your the adults, to the priests, sisters, was doing, “and I accepted only elders?’ ’’ bishops and the pope. We all need because there were a bunch of Pope Francis to hear you.” boys who went, too.” arrived at the basilica with a prepared text, but as a Franciscan sister and a young man who survived a terrible accident shared their stories, the pope took notes, eventually setting CNS/Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life aside the text. YOUTH GATHER IN ROME — Young people talk during a conference in Rome The theme of the April 6. The conference was in preparation for next year’s Synod of Bishops on world Synod of young people, the faith and vocational discernment and World Youth Day in 2019. Bishops, which will Homeboy Industries founder honoured

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) — transform their lives,” Holy Cross on young people in the community Jesuit Father Greg Boyle, who Father John I. Jenkins, university around Mission Dolores Parish in started a social enterprise in Los president, said in a statement. the Boyle Heights neighbourhood Angeles to help young people “Father Boyle’s solidarity with of East Los Angeles, where Boyle avert a life of gangs, drug abuse our sisters and brothers at the mar - was serving as pastor. Boyle, the and street violence, will receive gins of society offers an inspiring parish and community leaders the University of Notre Dame’s model of faith in action. We are worked together to develop social Laetare Medal. grateful for the witness of his life enterprises and alternative oppor - Boyle, 62, founder and execu - and honoured to bestow this award tunities for young people includ - tive director of Homeboy on him,” Jenkins added. ing an alternative school and day - Industries, will be honoured dur - The Jesuit priest expressed care program and seeking out ing commencement ceremonies at gratitude for being named the legitimate employment. the university May 21. recipient of the award after it was “At Homeboy, we try to hold “For nearly 30 years, Father announced by the university on up a mirror and say, ‘Here’s who Boyle has served men and women Laetare Sunday, March 26, the you are. You’re exactly what God who have been incarcerated and fourth Sunday of Lent. had in mind when he made you. L’Osservatore Romano involved with gangs, and, in doing Homeboy Industries was start - Then you have this moment with EDITOR MEETS POPE — Abbot Peter Novecosky, OSB, greets Pope so, has helped them to discover the ed in 1988 in response to gang people when they become that Francis March 27 at the Vatican. He accompanied the Assembly of strength and hope necessary to violence and the toll it was taking truth,” Boyle said in a statement Western Catholic Bishops which made its ad limina visit March 27 - 31. from the university. He serves as secretary for the assembly, The two dozen bishops of west - Homeboy Industries has grown ern and northern Canada met with Pope Francis for two-and-a-half to become a worldwide gang inter - hours. vention, rehabilitation and re-entry program, annually working with Papal almoner opens laundry 15,000 men and women. The university established the award in 1883 as an American service for the poor, homeless counterpart of the Golden Rose, a papal honour that dates to before By Junno Arocho Esteves Office: a place and service to give the 11th century. The medal has a concrete form of charity and been awarded annually at the uni - VATICAN CITY (CNS) — mercy to restore dignity to so versity to a Catholic “whose The office charged with co-ordi - many people who are our brothers genius has ennobled the arts and nating Pope Francis’ acts of chari - and sisters,” the office said. sciences, illustrates the ideals of ty announced the opening of a The laundromat is located in a the church and enriched the her - laundromat for the poor and building already housing services itage of humanity. homeless of Rome. run by the Rome-based Com- Homeboy Industries employs The Lavanderia di Papa munity of Sant’Egidio, which and trains former gang members Francesco (Pope Francis Laundry) will also maintain the facility and in a range of social enterprises. is a free service “offered to the add other essential services for CNS/Armando Arorizo, EPA The program also provides other poorest people, particularly the the city’s poor, including show - LAETARE MEDAL — Jesuit Father Greg Boyle, who started therapeutic and educational ser - homeless, who will be able to ers, a barbershop and a medical Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles to help young people avert a life of vices, tattoo removal and work wash, dry and iron their clothes and clinic. gangs, drug abuse and street violence, is pictured in a 2005 photo. readiness and job training. blankets,” the Papal Almoner’s Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, Boyle will receive the University of Notre Dame’s Laetare Medal dur - Past recipients of the award Office announced April 10. the papal almoner, said that six ing commencement ceremonies at the university May 21. have included President John F. The laundry service, the office brand new washers and dryers Kennedy, Dorothy Day, Cardinal said, was inspired by the pope’s were donated by the Whirlpool One must have chaos in oneself in order to give Joseph Bernardin, Civil War Gen. call for “concrete signs of mercy” Corporation while Procter & William Rosecrans, labour activist during the Year of Mercy in 2016. Gamble will provide a free supply birth to a dancing star. Msgr. George G. Higgins and jazz “Here, then, is a concrete sign of laundry detergent and fabric — Friedrich Nietzsche composer Dave Brubeck. desired by the Papal Almoner’s softener for the new facility.