August 2, 2019 In This Issue ESSEESSENGERNGER M Serving the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky since 1926

2 Service grant allocation meeting

2 Birthday celebration at Sts. Peter and Paul

2 Holy Hour for reparation

2 ‘Wait No More,’ Aug. 20

3 Save the date Marriage enrichment conference, Sept. 21

3 Mother of God Church Keener photos

‘RCIA for Catholics’ (above) Bishop Roger Foys celebrated the opening Mass, 6 Catechist Day of Reflection July 19, of the World Wide Marriage Encounter (WWME) 6 Father Vogelpohl, Midwest Convention. About Grand Marshall 140 couples attended the convention which was held in 9 Catholic HEART WorkCamp the Diocese of Covington. (right) Tony and Sue Morris, 17 Obituary a WWME presenting couple, brought up the gifts. WWME Notre Dame Sister Mary Walter is the largest international Ann Kammer pro-marriage organization. World Wide Marriage Encounter Midwest Moving? Wrong address? Call the circulation desk, convention focuseson‘Loving Greatly’ (859) 392-1570 Laura Keener World Wide Marriage Encounter is the largest pro-marriage Editor organization in the world. Its mission is to promote overnight expe- The World Wide Marriage Encounter (WWME) Midwest Region riences for couples who want to make a good marriage even better, Bishop’s Schedule ...... 3 convention was held the weekend of July 19–21 in the Diocese of said Mr. and Mrs. Hodges. The Midwest region encompasses Commentary ...... 4 Covington. Wayne and Jeanie Hodges, parishioners, St. Mary Cincinnati, Dayton and Northern and Central Kentucky. People and Events ...... 10 Parish, Alexandria, co-chaired the event with Thomas and Ginny To achieve its mission, WWME hosts retreat-like weekends (and Saint Snippet ...... 11 Segbers, Cincinnati, and Father John Moriarty, Diocese of sometimes mid-week) “experiences” for couples. Couples that have Classifieds ...... 16 Lexington. (Continued on page 13) Entertainment ...... 18 Cooley photos Shopper’s Guide ...... 18 News Briefs ...... 19

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Laughing with the LaRosas at the seminarian cookout The Serra Club for Vocations, Northern Kentucky hosted its yearly cookout for the diocesan seminarians July 25. This year the event was held at Bishop Howard Memorial Auditorium, Covington. Serra Club mem- bers and seminarians were treated to a meal put together by “celebrity” chefs — Donald “Buddy” and Michael LaRosa of LaRosa’s Family Pizzeria. In addition to the prayers, lunch and laughter, a check in the amount of $2,000 was presented from the Serra Club to Bishop Roger Foys for the Seminarian Education Fund. Pictured above are Father Michael Norton, vocations promoter; Michael LaRosa; Buddy LaRosa; Bishop Foys; Father Daniel Schomaker, vicar general; Father Joey Shelton, administrative assistant to the bishop; and Michael Murray, Serra Club president. 2 August 2, 2019 Messenger

Cooley photos

DPAA service grants A committee consisting of Stewardship Advisory Board mem- bers and this year’s Diocesan Parish Sts. Peter and Paul parishioners Annual Appeal (DPAA) wish Bishop Foys happy birthday chairs, met July 25 to review service grant Bishop Roger Foys’ birthday did not go uncelebrated applications. The group July 27, when he visited the Sts. Peter and Paul festival, examined each request California. Father Jacob Varghese, pastor, (second row) to decide on recom- and parishioners presented Bishop Foys with a cupcake — mended amounts for complete with a candle — and sang “Happy Birthday.” Bishop Roger Foys to Joining Bishop Foys is Father Joseph Shelton (right), approve. Ten percent administrative assistant to the bishop. ($255,000) of the diocesan goal is set aside each year for service grants to assist ministries in the community. Michael Murray, director, Office of Stewardship and Mission Services, said “Wait No More”: Florence, Ky. that the need is so great in the community, the committee Tuesday, Aug. 20, 6–8 p.m. reviewed around 60 grant requests. “Being able to continue to assist our faith community and Florence Baptist Church the people in need through these service grants is a powerful 642 Mt. Zion Rd., Florence thing. We are blessed that Bishop Foys gives us an opportu- nity to serve in this important capacity,” Mr. Murray said. Bishop Foys will review the recommendations and make a “Wait No More”: Lexington, Ky. final decision before the DPAA celebration event Aug. 22, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 6–8 p.m. when the service grants will be announced publicly. Immanuel Baptist Church 3100 Tates Creek Rd., Lexington

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During the “Wait No More” event you’ll: — Be inspired through real-life experiences and passionate front-line leaders in the field; — Learn how to get involved through foster care, adoption from foster care or supporting a Bishop Roger Foys leads the eighth Thursday family who does; Holy Hour, July 18, at the Cathedral Basilica — Connect with local community agencies and of the Assumption, Covington, praying for reparation for the sexual abuse of minors, ministries. especially by clergy. (left, from left) At benediction, Father Michael Norton, vice With thousands of churches in Kentucky, now is rector; Father Joseph Shelton, administrative the time to mobilize. assistant to the Bishop; Bishop Foys; and Deacon Jordan Hainsey, seminarian, pray Send questions to [email protected]. before the monstrance. The next Holy Hour See promotional video at will be held Aug. 15, 3 p.m., at the Cathedral www.covdio.org/messenger Basilica of the Assumption. Everyone is invited to join Bishop Foys and the priests of For a related article see Ron Bertsch’s the diocese in praying for the victims and “Viewpoint” column on page 4. survivors of child sexual abuse. Messenger August 2, 2019 3

Married couplesatevery stage are invitedtoenrichment experience David Cooley ment of matrimony.” Photo by Frank McKenna on Unsplash Associate Editor Mrs. Brass said that Family is central to God’s plan. With this in mind, the it is important for diocesan Office of Catechesis and Faith Formation, with Catholic couples to its Family Life Ministry Advisory Board (FLMAB) and the learn to live out mar- approval of Bishop Roger Foys, will undertake a dynamic riage as a sacrament. effort to elevate the meaning and understanding of the “George and I were sacrament of matrimony in the diocese. Part of this effort married 10 years before — a marriage enrichment conference, “The Marriage we really began to Journey” — will be held Sept. 21, 8 a.m.–3 p.m., at St. understand what it Barbara Parish, Erlanger. means to live marriage The focus of this effort is to raise awareness of the sanc- as a sacrament. We were tity, uniqueness and importance of the sacrament of mar- out there doing the riage. There is no denying that it is a grand vision but it is worldly thing — two one that hinges people trying to match on the undeni- up to what the world able fact that a thought we should be strong, faith- instead of what God filled couple is thought we should be; it the nucleus of a was a façade. It was a faith-filled fam- hard lesson to learn,” ily, which in she said. “In all human love it must be realized that every man promises a turn becomes “There is a differ- part of the ence in being a married woman, and every woman promises a man that which only God nuclei of a couple and living mar- alone can give, namely, perfect happiness. One of the reasons why strong parish, riage as a sacrament, diocese and and that is something so many marriages are shipwrecked is because as the young couple community at that couples will hear leaves the altar, they fail to realize that human feelings tire and the large that will more about at this effect change in conference,” Mrs. Brass enthusiasm of the honeymoon is not the same as the more solid the world. said. happiness of enduring human love. One of the greatest trials of The mar- “If we are a reflec- marriage is the absence of solitude.” riage enrich- tion of God’s love in the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, ment confer- world then he does have “Three to Get Married” ence is a direct response to a survey that was conducted to expectations of us; how assess how parishes in the diocese support, build up and we act and treat each other is important and we need to be “There will be something there for you to identify with provide resources to married couples. The conclusion of responsible to certain aspects of the relationship,” she and some golden nugget for you to take home and make a the survey found that there was little support for the sacra- said. “Our hope is that this event will open some hearts difference in your marriage,” Mrs. Brass said. ment of matrimony and for the couples themselves. and open some eyes to journeying toward God, being moti- Space is limited. Early registration is recommended “The question was what could we do as a faith commu- vated to continue and understanding that there is a reason www.covdio.org/catechesis-formation/ or call (859) 392- nity to help strengthen and support the married couple,” to be the best you can be.” 1500. The cost is $25 per couple, which includes a light said Terri Brass, a member of the FLMAB. She and her According to Isaak A. Isaak, director, Office of breakfast, lunch and refreshments. For more information husband, George, are involved with developing and carry- Catechesis and Faith Formation, the Family Life Ministry e-mail [email protected]. ing out the marriage enrichment conference. Advisory Board is working very hard to make the confer- “We are a faith community and just like the early ence not only enriching but also fun. Christians we need to support each other. We have to learn “They are planning a lot of things for that day,” he said. Bishop’s to help each other, trust each other and pray for each “Some of the plans include such things as, the celebration other,” she said. “This is a format where couples will be of the holy sacrifice of the Mass with our bishop, various Schedule able to review aspects of their relationship privately, have talks prepared by a priest and married couples, and adora- an opportunity to experience community and, on their tion of the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.” August 2 August 14 own, decide where they need to redirect — be it large or Mr. Isaak said that he believes the marriage enrichment New teachers meeting, Bishop Vigil Mass of the Assumption, small changes.” conference is very important and much needed in the dio- Howard Memorial Auditorium, parish picnic, Cathedral Mr. Brass compared this enrichment journey to a spiri- cese; it will encourage married couples to live out the beau- 11:45 a.m. Basilica, 5:30 p.m. tual retreat that priests and deacons might partake in to ty of this sacrament, he said. August 4 August 15 strengthen their resolve to live out their vocation. “Married couples need the spiritual support and Mass, Cathedral Basilica of the Solemnity of the Assumption “Bishops and priests go on retreats to review where encouragement of our bishop, the priests and their fellow Assumption, Covington, of the Blessed Virgin Mary — they are in their relationship with God and others and parishioners. They need to know and feel that Jesus him- 10 a.m. Curia closed redirect if they need to, many jobs offer trainings and self is walking with them, and not abandoning them to August 5 First profession of Dominican refreshers, but if you look at marriage and the idea of a struggle alone in this world,” said Mr. Isaak. “Moreover, Individual meeting, 9 a.m. friars, St. Gertrude Priory, lifelong commitment to each other there is very little married couples need to know that Jesus himself gives School principals Madeira, 11:30 a.m. offered in terms of building up that relationship,” he said. them the grace in their journey. He gives them his free gift commissioning, Curia, Holy Hour for victims of abuse, “Most couples don’t realize that we became the sign of of strength and power in the sacrament of marriage. This 10:45 a.m. Cathedral Basilica, 3 p.m. the sacrament when we were married,” Mr. Brass said. strength and power of the sacrament can help married “We become a visible sign of Christ’s love here on earth. couples resist the many sins and evils that threaten mar- August 6 August 16 We make Christ’s love visible through our behavior and riage.” Annual opening of school year Opening school year Mass for relationship that reflects love, understanding and, at Whether couples have been married for six weeks, six Mass for teachers, Cathedral Covington Latin School, Basilica, 10 a.m. Cathedral Basilica, 8:15 a.m. times, forgiveness. That is our charism. There are only years or 60+ years, all are invited and encouraged to seven sacraments and we kind of shortchange the sacra- attend. August 8 Individual meeting, 10:15 a.m. Episcopal Council meeting, August 16-17 9:30 a.m. Monthly day of recollection, Individual meeting, 1:30 p.m. St. Gertrude Priory, Madeira You’re invited August 10 August 17 ‘Know Your Faith — an RCIA for Catholics’ Franciscan Daughters of Mary, Mass, Thomas More University community elections, 10 a.m. convocation, Mary, Seat of Father Michael Comer will begin a two-year series of talks on the Catholic faith, August 11 Wisdom Chapel, Crestview Thursday, Aug. 22. The series, “Know Your Faith — An RCIA for Catholics,” will be Mass and candidacy, Cathedral Hills, 4 p.m. offered at two times 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. at Mother of God Church, Basilica, 10 a.m. August 18 Covington. Father Comer will be using the United States Catholic Catechism for August 12 Mass, Cathedral Basilica, Adults during the series. The first series of talks will present the doctrinal teaching of Individual meeting, 10 a.m. 10 a.m. the Church, using the Nicene Creed as the outline for studying the Church’s teaching. Everyone is welcome. August 13 Individual meeting, 8 a.m. 4 August 2, 2019 Messenger COMMENTARY Needed—particular kindsofsaints Simone Weil once commented that it’s not enough new territory with new demons to conquer and new for the environment, for women, for refugees, for those today to be merely a saint; rather “we must have the virtues asked for. The saints of old remain, of course, as with inadequate access to medical care and education, saintliness demanded by the present moment.” essential templates of Christian discipleship, living and for all who are stigmatized because of race, color or She’s surely right on that second premise; we need gospels, but they walked in different times. creed. We need saints, lonely prophets, who can stand as saints whose virtues speak to the times. So what kind of saints do we need today? unanimity-minus one, and who can wage peace and who What kind of saint is We need saints who can honor the goodness of the can point our eyes to a reality beyond our own shortsight- needed today? Someone world, even as they honor God. We need women and men edness. IN EXILE who can show us how we who can show us how to walk with a living faith inside a And these saints need not be formally canonized; their can actually forgive an culture which believes that the world here is enough and lives need simply be lamps for our eyes and leaven for our enemy? Someone who can that the issues of God and the next life are peripheral. We lives. I don’t know who your present-day saints are, but I help us come together need saints who can walk with a steady, adult faith in the have found mine among a very wide range of persons, across the bitter divide face of the world’s sophistication, its pathological rest- old, young, Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, liberal, con- within our communities lessness, its over-stimulated grandiosity, its numbing dis- servative, religious, lay, clerical, secular, faith-filled and and churches? Someone tractions, and its overpowering temptations. We need agnostic. Full disclosure, the names I mention here are who can show us how to saints who can empathize with those who have drifted not persons whose lives I know in any detail. Mostly, I reach out to the poor? away from the Church, even as they themselves, without know what they’ve written, but their writings are a lamp Someone who can teach us compromise, hold their own moral and religious ground. that lights my path. how to actually pray? We need young saints who can romantically re-enflame Among those of my own generation, I’m indebted to Someone who can show us the religious imagination of the world, as once did Raymond E. Brown, Charles Taylor, Daniel Berrigan, how to find “Sabbath” Francis and Clare. And we need old saints, who have Jean Vanier, Mary Jo Leddy, Henri Nouwen, Thomas Father Ron Rolheiser inside the bombardment of walked the gamut and can show us how to meet all the Keating, Jim Wallis, Richard Rohr, Elizabeth Johnson, 10,000 television channels, challenges of today and yet retain our childhood faith. Parker Palmer, Barbara Brown Taylor, Wendy Wright, a million blogs and a billion tweets? Someone who can As well, we need what Sarah Coakley calls “erotic Gerhard Lohfink, Kathleen Dowling Singh, Jim Forest, show us how to sustain our childhood faith amidst the saints,” women and men who can bring chastity and eros John Shea, James Hillman, Thomas Moore and sophistication, complexity and agnosticism of our adult together in a way that speaks of the importance of both. Marilynne Robinson. lives? Someone who, like Jesus, can go into singles’ bars We need saints who can model for us the goodness of sex- Among the younger voices whose lives and writings and not sin? Someone who radiates a full-bodied humani- uality, who can delight in its human joys and honor its speak as well to a generation younger than mine, I would ty, even as he or she is, by faith, set apart? Someone who’s God-given place within the spiritual journey, even as they mention Shane Claiborne, Rachel Held Evans, James a mystic, but with a robust sense of humor? Someone never denigrate it by setting it against spirituality or Martin, Kerry Weber, Trevor Herriot, Macy Halford, who can be both chaste and healthily sexual at the same cheapen it by making it simply another form of recre- Robert Barron, Bryan Stevenson, Robert Ellsberg, Bieke time? ation. Vandekerckhove, and Annie Riggs. The list could go on. We’re in pioneer territory. The Then, too, we need saints today who can, with compas- Maybe these aren’t your saints, fair enough. So lean on saints of old didn’t face our issues. They had their own sion, help us to see our blind complicity with systems of those who help light your path. demons to conquer and aren’t rolling over in their graves, all kinds which victimize the vulnerable in order to safe- Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, and shaking their fingers in disgust at us in our struggles and guard our own comfort, security and historical privilege. award-winning author, is President of the Oblate School of infidelities. They know the struggle, know that ours is We need saints who can speak prophetically for the poor, Theology in San Antonio, Texas. To know fully God’s providence You may wonder what is going on in the world. Some reads, “For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; can see this too. It’s a great and humbling honor to be crazy yet wonderful things seem to be happening. Have then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I part of God’s work and witness some of the miracles this you ever questioned why God allows this or that, and not shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” side of heaven. other things? It is the living word of God, so it does speak to us. DCCH celebrated last summer over 100 finalized adop- VIEWPOINT Children come to me in Especially comforting to me is the concept that God is in tions. To date we have witnessed a total of 118 adoptions my role as a social worker control — knows all — yet we don’t. One day this mystery and we are still providing foster care services to 34 more at Diocesan Catholic will be revealed. In the meantime, we just need to trust. children. When the picture is not so clear, when children Children’s Home (DCCH) God certainly loves us beyond our comprehension. He are waiting longer than I want them to wait, or when bad Center and ask why certain will look out for us. He wants only the best for us here on things continue to happen, I need to remind myself, too, abusive experiences hap- this earth but more importantly wants each and every that there is still a bigger picture. pened to them. I have been person to choose to spend eternity with him. God has a plan and we each can serve as that vessel to asked why they find them- Knowing this truth helps me share with children the fulfill his plan. I pray that I cooperate in God’s will and selves in foster care and understanding that there is a bigger picture in life. With pray, too, that more people answer his call for them, espe- why they were born into God, all pain and hurt can be overcome. Accept God’s love cially if it means caring for an orphan. poverty — desperate for — don’t hold a victim mindset — rise above and cooper- If you want to be part of God’s providential plan in basic needs to be met. ate with God’s plan. I have explained that we may not this arena, I beg you to contact DCCH or attend a special Earlier this year, Jim fully understand the reasons for things now but in heaven event on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at Florence Baptist Church off Ronald M. Bertsch Daly, president and CEO for all will be revealed. Every encounter and experience we Mt. Zion Road, at 6 p.m. Jim Daly is coming back to town. Focus on the Family, a have had will make sense to us then; sometimes it starts Focus on the Family in cooperation with Kentucky worldwide Christian ministry headquartered in to focus earlier. Governor Matt Bevin’s office is hosting the event titled, Colorado, came to Northern Kentucky. I had the privilege To back this up and try to demonstrate that there is a “Wait No More.” It is an initiative to encourage the to hear Daly speak and then meet and talk with him after- God who loves each child, it is wonderfully helpful when Christian community in Northern Kentucky to help chil- ward. He gave me his book, “Finding Home,” in which he human love is offered. Traumatized children need one dren in foster care in whatever way they might be called. shares his childhood story and his time spent in foster caring adult who can represent God and show them a DCCH will be present to offer assistance to folks ready to care. Daly says it took him a while to accept that he was concrete expression of his love when a birth parent is take the next step in becoming the hands and feet of not responsible for his parents’ actions, even though he unable. We can be the hands and feet of God to those less Christ and changing a child’s life trajectory. suffered from them. All children in foster care are not fortunate. For more information contact DCCH Center at (859) responsible for their parents’ actions but most indeed feel I have seen divine providence. He sends good 331-2040 or www.dcchcenter.org. the impact! Christian foster and adoptive families right when they Ronald M. Bertsch is director of Therapeutic Foster Jim Daly wrote that a passage in St. Paul’s first letter are most needed for a child who is waiting. I am blessed Care/Adoption for the DCCH Center for Children and to the Corinthians (13:12) appealed to him. This Scripture when I see the unfolding of a plan and hope the children Families, Ft. Mitchell.

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Production Coordinator/Designer Telephone: (859) 392-1500 E-mail: [email protected] Editorial deadline: Friday noon, 7 days prior to date. www.covdio.org Subscriptions, address changes: Contact Circulation Dept. at above address. Messenger August 2, 2019 5 COMMENTARY Careful the things Missionary discipleshipinour own backyard you say and do Each year in the months of July and August, our dio- release of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation, “The Joy cese conducts the annual Summer Mission Collection. of the Gospel,” in 2013. Likewise, are we aware that mis- The readings for the eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Each parish chooses a weekend on which to highlight the sion territory exists in our own backyard? In the 1990s Time — Cycle “C” are: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23; Colossians collection, and at many Bishop Robert Muench proclaimed the inner-city areas of 3:1-5, 9-11; and Luke 12:13-21. parishes a guest presenter Northern Kentucky to be the mission territory of the “Careful the things you say, children will listen. VIEWPOINT makes an appeal at each of Diocese of Covington. Careful the things you do, children will see and learn. the Masses. For the past One of the vital missionary activities that serves the Children may not obey, but children will listen.” These eight years, the Summer people living in these areas is ACUE, the group of six words, lyrics from a Stephen Sondheim tune in the musi- Mission Collection has urban elementary schools — Holy Cross, Latonia; Holy cal “Into the Woods” remind me of the power of words to been designated to benefit Family, Covington; Holy Trinity, Bellevue; Prince of subtly but surely influence us. Ultimately, all of us are the Alliance for Catholic Peace, Covington; St. Anthony, Taylor Mill; and St. children and the words we hear and the things we see Urban Education (ACUE), Augustine, Covington. ACUE was formally organized in slowly but surely form the consortium of 2006 by our current bishop, Bishop Roger Foys, to our behavior. Even when Catholic elementary increase the efficiency of these schools and to make sure EIGHTH DAY we openly rebel against schools located in the that a quality Catholic education is available for all chil- what we hear and see, we urban areas of the dio- dren living in the inner city. are being influenced by it. cese. ACUE schools, as do the missions far away, address the I had that in mind For the past five years, physical, intellectual, material and spiritual needs of the when I was approached by Jamie Schroeder I have volunteered as a families they serve. Students receive a quality, values- a teenager in the com- presenter and have had based education enabling them to break the cycle of munion procession at the pleasure of visiting at least that many parishes. I con- poverty and become contributing members of society. Sunday Mass. At the time, tinue to volunteer for this appeal (despite my discomfort They learn empathy, accountability, self-discipline, and a the world was steeped in with asking for money and speaking in public) because of strong work ethic. Where the poverty rate among stu- all the “hype” surround- the passion I feel for the mission — the mission of the dents is 60 percent on average and as high as 90 percent, ing the World Cup Soccer Church in general, and the mission of Catholic schools in it is not uncommon for teachers and administrators to Tournament. As I held the particular, especially schools in the inner city. purchase food, clothing and shoes for children in need. consecrated bread before When we refer to “the missions,” we often think of Students come from a number of different ethnic minori- the gazing eyes of this Father Daniel Vogelpohl clergy, religious and laypeople working in far away ties and faith traditions. In fact, 45 percent of students young man and boldly places, in Africa or Asia for example. One purpose of the are not Catholic. Nevertheless, all students learn about proclaimed “The Body of Christ,” I was more struck by missions is to serve the physical, intellectual and materi- Jesus. The schools are an excellent means of evangeliz- the response I got from his T-shirt than the inaudible one al needs of people who are underprivileged in various ing, with a number of families welcomed as new or that came from his lips. The bold lettering on his shirt ways. But, the primary purpose of missionary activity is returning members each Easter. proudly pronounced: “SOCCER IS LIFE!” Really? The evangelization, to serve the spiritual needs of people, to ACUE schools are the bedrock of neighborhood stabil- contradiction of this ritual moment was stark. When spread the Gospel message, to give hope, to bring people ity and their urban presence is vital. Were they not to faced with the very life of the Lord Jesus in Communion, to know the love of Christ and to love him in return. exist, statistics tell us that crime rates would climb. the message of the communicant is that “Soccer is Life.” Do we realize, however, that evangelization is the mis- Students would not be likely to have reliable transporta- Now I am sure that this young man takes the message sion of every Catholic, by virtue of our baptism? In tion to suburban schools. I think of my own grade school of his shirt far less seriously than I do. I am sure that, if recent years, there has been a greater emphasis in the career. My family lived in Nicholas County (now part of asked, he would tell me that indeed the Lord Jesus has a Church on missionary discipleship resulting from the place of priority in his life. After all, why would he have (Continued on page 17 ) even bothered with Mass if he truly believed that soccer is what life is all about? Nevertheless, “Careful the things you say, children will listen.” And we are all children. When constantly Looking foratiny spark bombarded with a message, even one we may disagree Somewhere along the way, just recently, I felt like the GPA student now has a way to finish her final year of with, it surely, subtly, perhaps even unconsciously has its world was trying to use me for a punching bag. Ever have study in a local dental hygienist program. effect. By the time this article appears, the annual that feeling? Every day, for I don’t know how long, there Finally, I read a love story to exceed most love stories. Bluegrass Games will have taken place. For how many are multiple unsolicited calls on our home phone and cell A local couple whose plans to marry might have been will the “soccer is life” mentality replace the Bread of phones, pop-up e-mails (how do they find us?) pitching shattered by paralysis suffered by the groom-to-be in an Life that weekend? unwanted subscriptions, assorted useless products, sup- attempt to show a child the correct way to perform a This Sunday’s first reading is a very familiar passage posedly sure-fire, guaran- parkour — a safety roll out of a jump. Somehow, his char- from the Book of Ecclesiastes. It is a reminder to us that ALONG THE WAY teed “medical” cures, etc. itable demonstration backfired and he ended up para- in the end, all things that we accomplish or accumulate Captain Marvel, please lyzed from the neck down. The road to recovery after by our own talents and devices are vanity, a mere empti- make it stop! such a horrific injury is tough and tedious, but the paral- ness. “What profit comes to a man from all the toil and At my last mail-opening ysis has diminished. The wedding was not postponed. On anxiety of heart with which he has labored under the tally, junk mail amounted the contrary, it occurred in the hospital’s ICU a few days sun?” Whether it be amassing wealth or developing a to more than 75 percent of after a series of successful surgeries. Wedding bells rang skill, it all becomes worthless in the end. There is some- what was stuffed in our in May, rather than this August as originally planned. thing of far greater importance that we must never lose over-sized mailbox. I am The newspaper account clearly states the couple’s posi- sight of. That is why Jesus, speaking in today’s Gospel too old to cry, “Mamma, tion in the matter; “They both knew they wanted to says of the rich man, “You fool! This very night your life make it go away!” Am I hit- spend the rest of their lives together and didn’t see any shall be required of you. To whom will all this piled up ting a nerve? If that’s not reason to wait.” The road will be difficult, but as the wealth of yours go?” enough, how about the dis- groom said; “We didn’t want to waste any more time … Jesus admonishes us, “Take care to guard against all tracting, painted monsters we wanted to be married right then.” greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not con- Ray Smith we “meet” on buses, on the Here’s the tally — three stories of people helping peo- sist of possessions.” Greed can take many forms. fronts, sides and backs of ple, that is, loving, caring, accommodating, encouraging, Generally it is a striving after security in doing things or trucks, on retaining walls, overhead walking bridges, supporting and just plain old lending a hand. The same accumulating things. Sometimes it is a striving to accu- buildings and billboards and last, but not least, good old newspaper carried no less than 19 stories of people hurt- mulate wealth, a more trendy sports utility vehicle or a graffiti while driving here, there and everywhere? ing people, murders, stealing and embezzling, continued home far larger than our needs require. Sometimes our Have you read a newspaper front-to-back lately? missile tests by foreign adversaries, teen beatings of a fel- greed is subtler. We seek our security in joining as many Yesterday’s was a “beauty.” I noted three accounts of peo- low special-needs teenager, injuries to two bomb squad teams as possible, playing as many games as can be ple helping people and even taking the time to show agents inspecting a home, a drowning in a heavy polluted squeezed in. These become our “possessions.” unconditional love and support. A young mother fighting stream, up to 150 migrants killed in a capsized boat after While none of these things is bad or immoral, today’s an addiction and a craving for opioids was finally granted fleeing several beleaguered countries, the brutal murder liturgy firmly reminds us that they are all temporary. a spot in a “recovery home” after many hours of unsuc- of a 17-month-old boy in New York. There are no SUV’s or playing fields in heaven. “Vanity cessful searches. The going will be rough and the rules What’s a body to do? I laid the paper down and out of of vanities! All things are vanity”! [First Reading] are strict, so it will be up to her do what is required in nowhere, I remembered and started humming the theme “Think of what is above, not of what is on earth … When order to stay there. song of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, the “first authentic tele- Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with Another instance involves a very busy “soft- spoken vangelist,” they say, who started broadcasting his capti- him in glory.” [Second Reading] veteran, college student and single mom” who was gifted vating sermons in 1952 about living and loving life and Father Daniel Vogelpohl is pastor of Blessed Sacrament a car for transportation by the National Auto Body loving one’s neighbor as oneself, as Jesus taught. Our Parish, Ft. Mitchell. Council’s Recycled Rides program. The industrious 3.9- (Continued on page 17) 6 August 2, 2019 Messenger

Calledtoteach—breaking open the Word The day will also include an opportunity to participate in the sacrament of reconciliation, Eucharistic adoration, for diocesan Catholic educators and a tour of the Cathedral. Lunch is provided and contin- Judy Pieper to Teach” and is open for anyone who is answering the call uing education credit will be issued. Cost for the day is $30. Messenger Contributor as school catechists, parish catechists in the RCIA and For registration and information contact Maggie “God sends workers into the harvest fields of faith: let CCD programs, homeschool catechists, and anyone who Spears, [email protected] or Marian West, mwest@cov- us give thanks and praise!” desires a day to mediate and renew his or her spirit to wit- dio.org or fax, (859) 392-1589. Forms are available on the When the Holy Spirit first called me to teach the ness to the Catholic faith. diocesan Office of Catechesis and Faith Formation web Catholic faith, also known as religion, it was to a class of The day begins at 8:30 a.m. with Mass celebrated by site — https://www.covdio.org/catechesis-formation/. eighth-grade students and included confirmation prep. I Father Ryan Maher at the Cathedral Basilica of the Judy Pieper is ex-officio of the Diocesan Religious dutifully confessed to the pastor that, although I was a Assumption. Gathering and continental breakfast is 9–9:30 Education Advisory Board and assistant principal at St. Catholic teacher, I had never “taught” religion. His a.m. The first session will feature speaker Father Maher, Agnes School, Ft. Wright. response, guided by the Holy Spirit, was, “we have a book.” one of the vicars general of our diocese, dean of the Covington Deanery and rector of the Cathedral Breaking Open The Word — Basilica of the Called To Teach Assumption. The second speaker is Diocesan Catechist and Teacher Benedictine Sister Cathy Bauer. Sister Cathy is full- Day of Reflection time vocation direction for St. Walburg Monastery Saturday, Sept. 14, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. and a spiritual director who is active in developing Bishop Howard Memorial Auditorium, programs that provide Covington community service oppor- tunities along with prayer Visit www.covdio.org/catechesis-formation/ and reflection for high school and college stu- or call (859) 392-1500 dents. These experiences are “Seek” retreats for eighth-grade students in preparation for confirma- Over the past 22 years since that call, I have come to tion, and “Live out Loud,” know that the book was or is NOT a religion textbook, but a weeklong volunteer sum- rather the Word of God in Scripture, which is delineated mer-service program for by the tradition of the Catholic Church in her catechism. high school students. The Breaking Open the Word day of reflection is based on The afternoon speaker sacred Scripture and has been the overall reason for the is Stephen Snyder, a mem- annual Catechist Retreat Day, sponsored by the Diocesan ber of the Diocesan Education Advisory Board each year. The purpose is to Religious Education Father Vogelpohl this year’s Grand Marshall give those who may grow weary in the field a day to listen Advisory Board and reli- In recognition of the 100th anniversary of Blessed Sacrament Parish, Ft. Mitchell, to God’s encouragement and reflect on his love and provi- gion teacher at Covington Father Daniel Vogelpohl was given the honor of Grand Marshall in the 2019 Ft. Mitchell, dence in their tasks. Catholic High School, 4th of July Parade. (above, left) Father Vogelpohl waves to the crowd as he leads the The 2019 retreat is set for Saturday, Sept. 14, at Bishop where he also directs the parade in a carriage pulled by a white horse. The parish kicked-off its year-long Howard Memorial Auditorium located in the Curia on community service pro- centennial celebration in June. Next on its schedule of celebrations is the annual Corn Madison Ave., in Covington. This year’s theme is “Called gram. Roast, Aug. 16. Visit www.bssky.org for information. Messenger August 2, 2019 7

ing out some of the unique features of the chapel, including Colorado retreat, trail made famousbypope a single stained-glass window situated in the rear near the entrance. “It was made in 1936 in Munich, Germany, by the Franz during WYD‘93 gets makeover Mayer company and they are still in business,” he said. But the chapel designers didn’t want a darkened interior Tom Tracy June, July and August,” said Jim Richard. He and his wife characteristic of stained glass, so they chose gold-colored Catholic News Service are full-time volunteer greeters and self-described docents glass windows that bathe the interior with shifting hues of ALLENSPARK, Colo. — Mountains don’t really change at the chapel. diffused sunlight throughout the day. that much in 26 years. So it’s a fair bet that the view of Richard was busy welcoming Massgoers along with the The chapel stones used to create the building were the Mount Meeker and its twin, Longs Peak, from the Camp St. just plain curious, as well as the tour bus crowds coming up remnants of 6 feet of rock originally blasted off the top of a Malo Retreat is the same one St. John Paul II saw when he to the mountains from Denver and stopping for a photo of strolled the camp’s grounds in 1993. large rocky outcrop; Italian- The retreat center was made famous American craftsmen from during the pope’s epic World Youth Day Denver were among those visit to Denver, considered a huge success who offered to help build the for the Catholic Church in the U.S. and for chapel. the pontiff. Visitors are invited to Situated on the northern Front Range climb up to the second-story of the Rocky Mountains and just south of loft and ring the 1,000-pound the town of Estes Park — the gateway to church bell, and to hike up Rocky Mountain National Park — Camp the adjacent hill to the statue St. Malo is home to a picturesque 1930s-era of Christ, which was Chapel on the Rock. Its formal name is St. installed in 1948 as a memori- Catherine of Siena Chapel. al following World War II. When he asked to have a day or two of After the Mass, Richard, rest during that historic visit, the pope his cowboy hat in hand, was escorted to this mountain site by walked around the wooded then-Denver Archbishop J. Francis property and pointed out Stafford. The future saint then blessed the some of the challenges of chapel, walked the trails and took a siesta restoring the hiking trails fol- in the former conference center facility. lowing the damaging floods In 2011, a fire destroyed the retreat and mudslides. facility. The Denver Archdiocese later There were hopes for cre- bought a church lodge down the road and ating more guest parking created the Annunciation Heights facility spaces, but the land is still CNS photo/Tom Tracy slightly unstable and a deci- for families and youth. It opened last year. The Chapel on the Rock, formally named St. Catherine of Siena Chapel, is seen June 19, 2019, in Allenspark, But the rustic trails and rosary walk sion was taken to defer that Colo., near Estes Park. The chapel is on the grounds of the Camp St. Malo Retreat Center, which was made for now, he pointed out. that St. John Paul would have experienced famous during St. John Paul II’s epic World Youth Day visit to the Denver in 1993. have remained closed to the public follow- “We are trying to be good land stewards,” Richard said, pointing to an area of proper- ing devastating floods and landslides in September 2013. the chapel. Though Mass is only offered regularly on ty that was reshaped by the surging flood and debris. “But Although heavy rains caused an estimated $1.2 billion in Wednesdays, the chapel is now open year-round. we want to resurrect the old cabin creek trail, which is what damages statewide, they left the popular chapel mostly A motorcycle-riding couple from Wisconsin stopped to Pope John Paul II hiked on, and we want to rebuild the intact. look around and Richard recounted for them a story of how, rosary trail and add a Stations of the Cross.” The Denver Archdiocese is now in the process of restor- a year ago, the priest in charge blessed the motorcycles for a It isn’t yet clear when those projects will be completed, ing the St. John Paul hiking trail and a new memorial pavil- large group of bikers as they passed through. but there is a possibility that the St. John Paul II Memorial ion named in his honor, along with a refurbished rosary “My wife and I are friends with a parish priest in Denver Hiking Trail may be ready for public use by the end of the walk and outdoors stations of the cross. who recommended us to be docents six days a week. We like year, Richard noted. A new Visitor and Heritage Center is already open and it, and we love what is going on here,” Richard said, point- features a number of exhibits celebrating the ‘93 papal visit, including a display of St. John Paul’s walking stick, which was reportedly crafted for him by a member of the U.S. Secret Service. On a sunny mid-June day, when an African-born priest and chaplain to the camp was celebrating a weekly Wednesday afternoon Mass, some dozen guests and staff filled in the 100-seat facility. Any chapel with so arresting a setting, and situated along the route to so popular a national park, is bound to attract local Catholics, wedding couples looking for a perfect church, as well as a trickle of spontaneous passersby. “We see as few as 20 a day on the snowiest of winter days and as many as 500 a day in the busy summer months of

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Update: Catholic leaders objecttoreinstatementof federal death penalty Carol Zimmermann Justice and Human Development, said that Pope Francis tions in one week using a new, untested — and not yet Catholic News Service in 2015 called for “the global abolition of the death penal- approved — lethal injection protocol.” WASHINGTON — The July 25 announcement by the ty,” which he said the U.S. bishops also have supported for She also said it is “disheartening that the administra- Justice Department that it is reinstating the federal death many years. tion has chosen to follow the death road, when the life road penalty for the first time in 16 years was unwelcome news “In light of these long held and strongly maintained calls us to work for justice for all.” for Catholic leaders who have advocated against capital positions, I am deeply concerned by the announcement by Sister Prejean, echoing a message she has said before, punishment. the United States Justice Department that it will once added: “The death penalty is deeply flawed, with a terrible “The United States’ death penalty system is tragically again turn, after many years, to the death penalty as a history of racism in its implementation and an equally ter- flawed. Resuming federal executions — especially by an form of punishment, and urge instead that these federal rible history of errors, resulting in many innocents on administration that identifies officials be moved by God’s love, which is death row. We also know that it does not offer the healing itself as ‘pro-life’ — is wronghead- stronger than death, and abandon the balm to victims’ families that is promised.” ed and unconscionable,” said announced plans for executions.” Federal death penalty cases are authorized by the Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Department of Justice in consultation with local U.S. executive director of Catholic Joseph of Medaille, who is a longtime oppo- Attorney Offices. Mobilizing Network, a group that nent of capital punishment, tweeted a brief Vaillancourt Murphy said in her July 25 statement that champions restorative justice and reaction to the July 25 announcement say- in the 16 years since the federal government executed a an end to the death penalty. ing that as she was about to “board a plane death-row prisoner, the American public has changed its The execution of five inmates to Alaska to join the celebrations of 62 years collective thinking on the death penalty. Last October, she on federal death row will take without the death penalty in that state” said 49 percent of Americans said they believed the pun- place from December 2019 when she learned “the federal government ishment is applied fairly and currently, 25 states have dis- through next January. plans to restart executions later this year tanced themselves from the death penalty in some capaci- Attorney General William after a 16-year hiatus.” ty, most recently, California, with its governor-imposed Barr said in a statement: “The “The DOJ regresses as the rest of our execution ban in March and New Hampshire’s repeal of Justice Department upholds the country evolves,” she added. capital punishment by legislative veto override in May. rule of law — and we owe it to the Other church leaders also reacted on Hannah Cox, national manager of Conservatives victims and their families to CNS photo/Yuri Gripas, Reuters Twitter to the announcement. Concerned about the Death Penalty, offered a similar carry forward the sentence U.S. Attorney General William Barr In a July 25 tweet, Chicago Cardinal response saying the reinstatement of federal executions imposed by our justice system.” is seen at the 2019 Prison Reform Blase J. Cupich called Barr’s announcement “goes against the trend we have seen in states across the The last time there was a feder- Summit in the East Room of the “gravely injurious to the common good, as it nation, where executions and sentences are at historic al execution was in 2003. White House in Washington April 1. effaces the God-given dignity of all human lows.” In 2014, President Barack Barr ordered the reinstatement of the beings, even those who have committed ter- She also pointed out that a growing number of conser- Obama directed the Bureau of federal death penalty July 25 for the rible crimes.” vative state lawmakers “realize that capital punishment Prisons to conduct a review of first time in 16 years. He also pointed out that last year that goes against their principles of valuing life, fiscal respon- federal capital punishment cases and issues surrounding Pope Francis ordered a revision to the Catechism of the sibility and limited government, and that the death penal- the use of lethal injection drugs. According to the July 25 Catholic Church to say that capital punishment is “inad- ty does nothing to make the public safer.” announcement, that review is complete and the executions missible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dig- Vaillancourt Murphy reiterated that the Catholic can proceed. nity of the person.” Church’s teaching is very clear on capital punishment, Currently, there are 62 inmates — 61 men and 1 woman The Sisters of Mercy called the Justice Department’s noting the Catechism of the Catholic Church calls it “inad- — on federal death row, according to the Death Penalty decision “tremendously disappointing” and said in a July missible” in all cases “because it is an attack on the invio- Information Center. Most of the federal death-row prison- 25 tweet that they would continue to uphold Catholic social lability and dignity of the person.” ers are at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana. teaching regarding the dignity of human life with educa- She said the Justice Department’s announcement “flies Inmates in the group include convicted Boston tion and advocacy efforts to “continue to work for the in the face” of American values of equality and fairness Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Charleston, death penalty’s abolition.” “and for Catholics, above all, a belief in the sanctity of all South Carolina, church shooter Dylann Roof. In a statement released the afternoon of July 25, Sister human life.” In a July 25 statement released by the U.S. Conference of Prejean described the Justice Department’s announce- She said the decision also “promotes a culture of death Catholic Bishops, Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, ment as a “seemingly measured statement,” which “belies where we so desperately need a culture of life.” Florida, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Domestic the fact that this is a rush to kill: They plan three execu- Messenger August 2, 2019 9

Catholic HEART—experiencing Christ through liturgy and service David Cooley Associate Editor Around 140 youth and youth ministers from across the country came to the Diocese of Covington to serve the local community June 30– July 6. Bishop Brossart High School in Alexandria was home base for Catholic HEART WorkCamp, a youth-friendly, Christ-centered organization dedi- cated to service, connection and loving others, headquartered in Orlando, Florida. This is the second time Bishop Brossart High School served as a host site; the first time was in 2017. Each summer more than 13,000 youth go on mission trips through this international organiza- tion around the country to restore homes, feed the hungry, lift the spirits of children, bring joy to the elderly and disabled, and offer assistance while partnering with social agencies. The missionary campers stayed in the school facility at Bishop Brossart for the week. They began each day with Mass and then broke into teams, working at many different sites throughout the region. The group collectively worked more than 5,750 hours during the week. They served in soup kitchens, food pantries and worked for organizations like HONK (Housing Opportunities Bishop Brossart High School hosted of Northern Kentucky), People Working Catholic HEART WorkCamp June 30– Cooperatively and the Rose Garden Home July 6. Around 140 youth campers Mission. Groups painted at St. Anthony School, and chaperones from around the Taylor Mill, organized crafts and activities for the country served at many different aged and infirm at Carmel Manor, assisted elderly sites throughout the region. In neighbors at their homes, helped with minor con- addition to service projects, the camp struction projects and cleaned properties. began with Mass and the evenings In addition to service projects each day, the were filled with music, skits, games evenings were filled with music, skits, games and and spiritual enrichment. As part of spiritual enrichment. Donna Heim, former the experience, adoration was offered Bishop Brossart religion teacher and Catholic as well as reconciliation during minister at NKU’s Newman Center, managed the evening ceremonies. work camp. those visiting and living at the school. Three recent gradu- the joy and the passion and the faith that the whole experi- “These campers worked hard. What I love about Catholic ates — JD Schumacher, Justin Kiefer and Samantha (Sam) ence brought to everyone involved,” she said. HEART is that it is the epitome of what it means to be Webster — served those who were serving others. “This is a great way to go around and spread Christ’s Catholic packed into one week,” said Mrs. Heim. “It is like a “It was a great experience; not only do I think that we message and show everyone love and compassion, and service-learning retreat; not just serving people but also lov- helped them but this experience also helped me in my faith. teach other young people how valuable and how important ing them as Christ does.” When you are in an environment like that it is hard not to service is for ourselves and our community — locally and Mrs. Heim said that the experience has a very positive take a step forward. Everyone there was working toward the globally.” impact on the campers and those they serve. same thing,” said Mr. Schumacher. “It was just awesome.” Mrs. Heim said that a lot of young people come to camp “It’s a win-win situation,” she said. “The campers get to Mr. Kiefer said that his favorite part was the fellowship because they like to volunteer and serve, but she noticed experience the joy of serving others, homes in the commu- he experienced with the campers from all over the country something more happening below the surface. nity get restored and the people served feel loved and devel- and worshiping Christ together. “It seemed to me that many of them had not had that per- op a relationship with the campers.” “During the week I had an experience that really sonal encounter with Christ. They knew of him but they Father Robert Rottgers, pastor, St. Philip Parish, changed me. It isn’t something that I can explain but I feel didn’t know him in such a personal way; I have seen this Melbourne, served as the chaplain for the camp; Lee it,” he said. Mr. Kiefer was inspired and is hoping to become camp change that. Through the worship and the liturgy, tied Roessler Band led the worship music; and Charles Marks, a member of the trained Catholic HEART Workcamp team in with the service, they experienced something that they junior high teacher at St. Thomas School, Ft. Thomas, gave next year. hadn’t experienced before,” she said. three presentations on the theme — “Radiance” — and how Service is very important to Miss Webster, who is also “This is what we are all about — the sacraments, the Christians are called to shine with the light of Christ. As thinking about applying to become a member of the nation- power of a community united around Christ, serving our part of the experience, adoration was offered as well as rec- al team next year. brothers and sisters in need, worshiping together and onciliation during evening ceremonies. “Catholic HEART Workcamp allowed me to see a larger enjoying each other’s company. It is one of those ideal Students from Bishop Brossart High School also took community of youth that were super passionate about help- moments in time when you can see what the Church is, part in the week, serving as a hospitality committee for ing the community and those around them. I’m struck by what people do in Christ’s name.” 10 August 2, 2019 Messenger PEOPLE AND EVENTS

Newsworthy Happy birthday to Father Phillip DeVous, pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Crescent Springs, Aug. 13; Father Michael Greer, pastor, St. John the Evangelist Parish and St. Ann Mission, Covington, Aug. 18; Father Benton Clift, parochial vicar, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Ft. Mitchell, Aug. 22; and Msgr. William Cleves, pastor, Holy Spirit Parish, Newport, Aug. 24. Ryan Maschmeyer, an agent with Catholic Order of Foresters, has earned a Richard Tobin Benevolence Award for the ninth consecutive year. This significant award is given to Catholic Order of Foresters’ top 20 agents each year who then choose a Catholic organiza- tion to receive the $500 associated with the award. Mr. Maschmeyer chose the Rose Garden Home Mission to receive the donation this year. The Richard Tobin Awards are made possible through COF’s Welfare and Relief Fund. The late High Chief Ranger Richard Tobin estab- lished this fund to allocate money for fraternal good. Prayers for Father Ryan Father James Ryan, former pastor at St. Henry Parish, Elsmere, and now in residence at Blessed Sacrament Ft. Mitchell, is facing a battle with lung cancer. Blessed Sacrament offered a special Mass and St. Henry held a Holy Hour July 23. The evangelization prayer intention for August, as Following the Holy Hour (above), Father Ryan met with guests who wished him well in his treatment. Well over recommended by Pope Francis, is that families, 200 people (including priests) attended the Holy Hour. Cards of prayer and encouragement can be sent to: through their life of prayer and love, become ever Rev. James Ryan, Blessed Sacrament Church, 2409 Dixie Highway, Ft. Mitchell, KY 41017. more clearly “schools of true human growth.”

The weekly TV Mass from the Cathedral Basilica of the There will be a Holy Hour on the third Thursday of every Care Net Pregnancy Center, “Golf Fore Fathers,” Assumption will be broadcast on Sunday, 5–6 p.m. on station month, at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Aug. 16, Ashton Oaks Golf Club. Check–in/lunch Me TV WLWT, on channels: over the air 5-2; Spectrum 188 in Covington, 3–4 p.m., to pray for victims of sexual abuse by cler- begins at noon; shotgun start, 1 p.m. Cost is $100 per Kentucky and Cincinnati Bell 23 or 291. gy and to pray for the Church. All priests of the diocese will be golfer, which includes 18 holes of golf, cart, refresh- in attendance; the lay faithful are invited to join. The Blessed ments, grill-out lunch, silent auction and raffle oppor- Have something to list in “People and Events”? The deadline Sacrament will be exposed, concluding with the Chaplet of tunities, and a catered dinner. Event raises funds for for event notices is nine days prior to the desired publication Divine Mercy and benediction. The sacrament of reconcilia- the Fatherhood Parenting Education program. Sign up date. E-mail [email protected] no later than the tion will be available during the Holy Hour. The next Holy will at www.choselifenky.org, e-mail directorofdevelop- Wednesday before the week you would like the information to be held Thursday, Aug. 15. [email protected] or call 431-9178. appear. Planning an event featuring a speaker or minister from St. Henry Parish, Elsmere, will participate in the Bishop Brossart High School volleyball car wash outside the diocese? In the Diocese of Covington, before con- “World’s Largest Yard Sale,” Aug. 3, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. and bake sale, Aug. 17, 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Southern tracting the services of a priest or deacon, man or woman reli- Shop local vendors and enjoy food and drinks in park- Lanes Bowling Alley. gious, or lay person, a request for verification in good standing ing lot. Event takes place rain or shine. must be submitted to the Chancery office no later than four “Wait No More,” foster, adopt, support event, Aug. 20, 6– weeks before the desired date of service. Screening applica- DCCH Center for Children and Families foster care and 8 p.m., at Florence Baptist Church. Did you know there are tions and instructions can be found at adoption informational meeting, Aug. 6, 6:30 p.m., at thousands of children in need of help? The Diocese of www.covdio.org/chancery/. DCCH Center for Children and Families, Ft. Mitchell. Covington is joining other churches in Kentucky in this effort. All are invited to this free evening event to learn St. Vincent de Paul, Erlanger, needs volunteers for the Middle school girls are invited to the first-ever, free about foster care and adoption, and practical ways you can call center and food pantry for just a few hours each week. Northern Kentucky Softball Camp, sponsored by support foster and adoptive families. Engage with experts Food pantry volunteers help set up bags of food that are pro- the Cincinnati Reds Community Fund and Holy who will answer your questions. vided to those in need. Call center volunteers assist with Cross District High School, Aug. 7–Aug. 9, 5:15–9:15 answering calls for assistance and data entry, 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. p.m. Participants will be transported by bus from Holy Mary, Queen of Heaven Church, Erlanger, Queenship For information call (859) 446-7721. Cross to the Reds Urban Youth Academy where they Rockin’ Eve, Sat. Aug. 24, 5-11 p.m. Live music by Aaron will participate in every facet of the game. E-mail Hedrick Band; Cassette Junkies with hits from the 80s and [email protected] or call 90s and classic rock from Swan. Free event; food and drinks Bella Young at 547-6790. available for purchase.

Cincinnati Catholic Alumni Club, Bishop Roger Foys will celebrate the 8 a.m. Mass single Catholic men and women pic- at Holy Name Church, Cincinnati, and lead a rosary nic, Aug. 11, Delhi Park Pavilion #3, 2 procession to Planned Parenthood, Aug. 31, for p.m. Information, call (513) 574-8573. Life’s 5th Quarter. Service, which includes Eucharistic exposition, ends around 10 a.m. Visit Bishop Brossart High School, www.facebook.com/lifes5thquarter or e-mail Football Green/White Picnic, Aug. [email protected]. 11, 4 p.m., St. Mary’s ball field. Meet the team, cheerleaders, coaches and Visitors welcome at St. Thomas Adoration Chapel. Open the Colts football players. Drinks and 6 a.m. to midnight Monday–Friday. Interested in becoming a food will be available for purchase. companion adorer at a weekly holy hour? Call 441-7682 or e- mail [email protected]. Bishop Brossart High School, art gallery art show, Aug. 11–Sept. 1, Newport Central Catholic girls’ golf team is looking for featuring the artwork of Michael seventh- and eighth-grade students for its season starting in Altman. Show times are Sundays, August. All ranges of talent including beginners welcome. noon–4 p.m., and Monday–Saturday Contact Coach Katelyn Beatrice, [email protected]. by appointment. Call 630-2874. St. Thomas Seniors trip, Sept. 4, Derby Dinner, Million Newly elected provincial team for Sisters of Divine Providence St. Patrick Parish, Taylor Mill, Our Dollar Quartet. True story of Elvis, Jerry Lee Louis, Carl Every five years, the Sisters of Divine Providence of Kentucky gather for Lady of Knock Novena Festival, Perkins and Johnny Cash. Lunch included. $62. Contact Chapter (goal setting and election of a new leadership team). The newly Aug. 14–Aug.21, at all Masses. Shirley Murray 441-8567. elected council was installed July 21 to guide the living out of the mission of Includes candle lighting, petition the Sisters of Divine Providence for the next five years. Pictured (from left to writing and opportunity for vener- Parish pro-life coordinators/team evening of right) are: Divine Providence sisters Kay Kramer, councilor; Margaret tion of first-class relic of St. Faustian reflection and information, hosted by the dioce- Stallmeyer, councilor and provincial treasurer; Barbara Rohe, provincial Kowalski. For schedule, visit san Pro-Life Office, Sept. 12. Mass 6:15 p.m. in the superior; and Lucy Zientek, vicar and provincial secretary. stpatrickchurch.us or call 356-5151. Cathedral Basilica, followed by dinner and program at Messenger August 2, 2019 11 PEOPLE AND EVENTS

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August St. Cecilia Parish, Independence, St. Augustine Parish, Aug. 31– Sept. 2 Augusta, Aug. 2–4 September St. Joseph Parish, Cold Spring, Aug. 2 and 3 St. Patrick Parish, Maysville, Sept. 6–8 St. Joseph Parish, Crescent Springs, St. Barbara Parish, Aug. 9–11 Erlanger, Sept. 13–15 St. Bernard Parish, St. Matthew Parish, Dayton, Aug. 16 and 17 Morning View, Sept. 15 St. Mary Parish, St. Timothy Parish, Alexandria, Union, Oktoberfest, Sept. Aug. 16 and 17 20–22 Holy Cross District St. Agnes Parish, High School, Latonia, Ft. Wright, Oktoberfest, Save the date — YOUTH 2000 will be at Covington Catholic Are you a young adult (18 to 39) discerning a vocation to Aug. 23 and 24. Sept. 27–29 High School, Oct. 11–13. This event is open to eighth-grade marriage, religious life or the priesthood? Young Adult and high school students. Visit www.nkyouth.com or call 466- Ministry is launching a new young adult group for people St. Anthony Parish, Sts. Peter and Paul 1283. like you. Meet others discerning, build community and Parish, California, Taylor Mill, Fall Fest, get the support you need to answer God’s call. Aug. 24 Sept. 14. Health Ministries Association (HMA), 30th annual Information, e-mail Brad Torline at [email protected]. Meeting and Conference, Oct. 11–14, at St. Elizabeth Training and Educational Center, Erlanger. Daily reg- Never. Lose. Hope. Do you have family or a friend in jail or istration options available for attendees unable to par- prison? Loking for a safe, welcoming community where you Bishop Howard Memorial Auditorium. RSVP to 392- ticipate in entire conference. Visit are accepted without judgment? Join a free support group, the 1500, ext. 1546 or e-mail [email protected] by Sept. 9. http://hmassoc.org/upcoming-conference/. Event will third Tuesday of every month, 6:30 p.m.–8 p.m., Catholic Also for those interested in starting a Pro-Life group at provide unique learning opportunities for members Charities, Latonia. All are Welcome. Information, Dave Capella: his or her parish. and colleagues with keynote presentations, substan- [email protected] or 581-8974, ext. 117. tive breakout sessions, poster presentations and inno- Women’s retreat at St. Anne Retreat Center, vative pre-conference sessions. Check the Worldwide Marriage Encounter website for Melbourne, looking at the Blessed Mother through art upcoming 2019 weekends in Cincinnati. Register at and Sacred Scripture, Sept. 13–15, led by Msgr. William The 2nd annual “Rosary Coast to Coast” event will be held www.wwme.org or (937) 886-5196. Cleves, Dr. Ceil Dorger and artist Holly Schapker. Cost Oct. 13, 4 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, $170, includes room, meals and supplies for an art proj- Burlington, at the Grotto of Two Hearts. This international For couples in troubled marriages, Retrouvaille is a program ect. Space is limited to 80: https://www.stanneretreat- event unites our nation in prayer with everyone, at the same of healing and renewal consisting of one weekend and six center.org/. Information, call 441-2003 or e-mail time, praying for the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe follow-up sessions over the course of three months. Contact: [email protected]. for the spiritual health of the United States. Bring a chair. www.cincyretrouvaille.org or (513) 456-5413. For information visit www.rosarycoasttocoast.com. Save the date – The Marriage Journey – the Diocese of Attention youth (grades 9–12) and chaperones! Register now Covington invites all couples to attend a marriage enrichment St. Elizabeth Hospice hosts volunteer orientation for the diocesan pilgrimage to the National Catholic Youth experience Saturday, Sept. 21, 8 a.m.–3 p.m., at St. Barbara classes. The classes explore issues on death and dying Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis, Indiana, Nov. 21–23, Parish, Erlanger. Cost is $25 per couple, light breakfast, lunch as well as the overall concept of hospice care. There is 2019. The event will consist of a wide variety of opportunities and refreshments included. Additional details will follow soon. no cost or obligation to volunteer for those attending for young people to experience God and his Church. A down hospice training. Classes are held throughout the year. payment of $100 per person must be returned to the Office of St. Joseph Parish, Cold Spring, golf outing, Sept. 28, The first session can be completed on your own time Catechesis and Faith Formation by Feb. 28 to reserve a place. A.J. Jolly Golf Course, registration at 11 a.m., with and ending with a final, daylong or evening session at Visit www.covdio.org/catechesis-formation/youth-and-young- start at 1 p.m. Cost is $100/player or $375/four-member the Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile Hospice Center, adult/#youthncyc, call 392-1500, ext. 1526 or e-mail team, which includes golf, cart, lunch, dinner and Edgewood. To register call Debbie Holloran, Hospice [email protected]. drinks. Visit http://www.stjosephcoldspring.com or Volunteer Coordinator, at 301-4622 or e-mail call/text 380-5199 or (513) 520-3638. [email protected]. Registration is Free support group, Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (PAL), required. meets every Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.–8 p.m. at Catholic Charities, Latonia. Group provides con- tinuing education and sup- port, at no charge, for parents with a son, daughter or spouse suffering from addiction to alcohol or drugs. No cost. Just come. Information, 581-8974 or www.covingtoncharities.org

Catholic Charities, foreclo- sure/delinquency counseling program has groups and indi- vidual sessions available. There are many options to homeowners; be informed. Call 581-8974.

St. Charles Resource Center for the Aging is a service to inform, educate and empower seniors and their families who are in need of support servic- es. The consultation service is free and aimed to educate sen- Installation of Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus for 2019-2020 iors and their families to the The Officers of Bishop Flaget Assembly #307 Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus from the Diocese of Covington were installed June 27 at Father Kehoe resources offered in the com- Council, Ludlow. They will serve in their respective offices for the 2019–2020 Fraternal Year. Pictured (left to right) are: Ollie Thibodeaux, Fred Meade, Dave munity and to better under- Welte, Keith Cahill, Dennis Halfill, the new faithful navigator Dustin Reed, Norb Feldhues, Steven Kennedy, Bill Kopp and installation officer Carl Biery, FM. stand other aging issues. 12 August 2, 2019 Messenger

Wimbledon champ carried gift from confirmation sponsortoeach match Kate Turgeon Watson and in July at Wimbledon. to her grandfather who took the classes with her, she Catholic News Service “I was so nervous ... excited. I really wanted to win,” noticed her happiness and how that translated to success RALEIGH, N.C — Abbey Forbes, the 18-year-old winner Forbes said about her feelings just before the final on the court. of the junior girls doubles championship at Wimbledon, Wimbledon match with partner Savannah Broadus. “I was She calls it “playing free.” has kept an inspirational book in her tennis bag at recent asking God for strength and grace and all of those things When her brother Luke, who has autism, was diag- competitions and for all seven Wimbledon matches. to be brought with me out onto the court ... and I asked him nosed with leukemia in May, she noticed that her fear The book, from her confirmation sponsor, Joan Monti, to be with me. That book is just my reminder.” about his diagnosis caused her tennis to struggle. A year ago, she was focused on tennis train- “Luke is my rock. I relied on God there because I wasn’t ing six hours a day, doing high school course- able to be home. I had to be in Paris that next week (after work online and acting as big sister to her two his diagnosis) and I felt like the only person I could trust brothers. And then she decided to add some- was God. I really leaned on him. I still do because it’s still thing else to her life — spirituality. happening and it’s going to be a long process for him to get That’s when she met Monti, 80, a retired better,” Forbes said. nurse, widow and grandmother of seven. At home in Raleigh now, she shows the engraved The pair met at an introductory gathering Wimbledon trophy to those who ask to see it. It sits in a in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults green wooden case lined with purple satin. program for adults wanting to become full She is looking forward to her college experience, which members of the Catholic Church. will begin soon when she arrives at UCLA to study and As people socialized, Forbes mentioned the play tennis. She has already visited the University U.S. Open, which she had just competed in as a Catholic Center and said it will become an important part junior. Monti, who played tennis and brought of her life as she continues her faith journey. her tennis-playing daughter to tournaments, Forbes had a celebratory lunch with Monti July 22 at a had recently returned from watching the U.S. Raleigh pizza place, and then Monti watched her practice Open with her son. with a group at a public court. “Something just drew me to Joan. I like to As she watched Forbes take the court and begin hitting say now that it was the spirit,” Forbes said. “I the tennis ball with intensity, Monti’s eyes grew wide. told our leader … ‘Hey, can Joan be my spon- “She’s … strong and fierce on the tennis court, and the sor?’ I found it really nice of her that she was other side of her is she’s sweet and kind and not so fierce,” able to talk to me about my sport, something I she said. love so much.” During the course, Forbes played in 10 ten- CNS photo/Kate Turgeon Watson, Diocese of Raleigh nis tournaments Joan Monti and Abbey Forbes hold the trophy July 22, 2019, that Forbes and sometimes won at Wimbledon. The two women sat down with NC Catholics joined the group magazine of the Diocese of Raleigh, N.C., to discuss faith, friendship through the and Forbes’ Wimbledon championship. Monti was Forbes’ sponsor when FaceTime app she was confirmed and became a full member of the Catholic Church on her phone April 20 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Raleigh. when she could- n’t be there in is a daily devotional called “Jesus Calling.” person. The best-seller was well-known to Monti and her Through faith and sport, friends. But it was completely new to Forbes, who was bap- Forbes has learned to focus tized Catholic as a baby and was just confirmed and on prayer, which she said is received her first Communion April 20 at St. Francis of something she first picked Assisi Church in Raleigh. up by watching her mom. “I decided that I was going to keep that book in my ten- Like many athletes, she nis bag,” Forbes said. “Every match. Every practice. I open notices how her perform- it and I read the daily reading or confession. And I pray on ance may improve or suffer it. It just keeps me connected to my faith while I am play- based on what’s happening ing sports,” she told NC Catholics, magazine of the in her life. As she attended Diocese of Raleigh. RCIA and grew even closer The book was with her at the French Open in late May Pope calls for quick action to prevent further migrant deaths Catholic News Service authorities have called the worst shipwreck VATICAN CITY — Days after rescue on the Mediterranean this year. workers recovered the bodies of dozens of At least 115 people were believed dead migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, Pope after their vessel holding about 250 people Francis urged the international communi- capsized near the north African coast of ty to “act quickly” to prevent future Libya July 25. tragedies. Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High “I have learned with sorrow the news of Commissioner for Refugees, said it was the dramatic shipwreck that happened in “the worst Mediterranean tragedy of this recent days in the Mediterranean waters year.” where dozens of migrants including Charlie Yaxley, UNHCR spokesman, said women and children have lost their lives,” the latest tragedy brings the number of he said after praying the Angelus with visi- migrants killed during their journey across tors in St. Peter’s Square. the Mediterranean to more than 600 this “I renew my heartfelt appeal that the year. international community act quickly and Pope Francis ended his appeal at the decisively to avoid that such tragedies are Vatican by leading those present in prayer repeated and to guarantee the safety and “for the victims and their families and also, dignity of everyone,” he said July 28. to ask from the heart, ‘Father, why?’” The pope’s appeal came after what Messenger August 2, 2019 13

Keener photos Marriage Encounter (Continued from page 1) already completed a WWME weekend host the weekends. The experiences allow couples time away from their daily routines to focus on each other and their marriage. During the weekend couples learn practical communication tech-

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(above) Father John Moriarty, a priest of the Diocese of Lexington and co-chair of the Sept. 10–11 (Tuesday and Wednesday) convention, and Father Ryan Maher, rector, Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, Cincinnati Covington, distribute communion. (right) Wayne Hodges, parishioner, St. Mary Parish, Alexandria, and convention co-chair, was the lector. Ideal for priests, religious and couples who have an easier time getting away during the week lives.” To learn more about WWME convention presentations were held at the St. World Wide Marriage Elizabeth Training and Education Center, Erlanger. Encounter visit Weekends Closing Mass, celebrated by Bishop John Stowe of the www.esharing.org or call Diocese of Lexington, was held Sunday at the training cen- (937) 886-5196. Oct. 18–20 ter. Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, Cincinnati Nov. 1–3 Maria Stein Retreat Center, Maria Stein, Ohio Attendees stay overnight. All meals and materials are provided. For information visit esharing.org or call (937) 886-5196.

niques. The goal is to rediscover their hopes and dreams for each other and their marriage. Priests and religious are also encouraged to make a WWME experience so that they can take time away from their everyday life to rediscover their hopes and dreams for their vocation. The theme for this year’s WWME convention was “Loving Greatly.” The theme, the Hodges said, is based on the book “Daring Greatly,” by Dr. Brene Brown. “Presenters shared their shame of ‘not being enough’ in areas of their lives,” said Mrs. Hodges. “Being vulnera- ble, sharing their weaknesses and their feelings in their marital relationship is important. We must be vulnerable and deal with our shame of not being enough in order to love and be loved. Allowing ourselves to be vulnerable and sharing our inner selves is ‘Loving Greatly.’” The convention opened Friday evening with Mass cele- brated by Bishop Roger Foys at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington. The Gospel reading was St. Paul’s familiar discourse on love — love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous, is not pompous, is not rude, it bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things … love never fails. (cf. 1 Cor 13) In his homily Bishop Foys said, “The most important phrase, to my mind, in that chapter is that love never fails — endless love. Endless love is difficult for human beings to imagine. Everything that we know has a beginning and an end. To convince anyone of us to believe something is endless can be very difficult. And yet, Paul says love never ends. That is true if it is true love, if it is genuine, if it is unconditional — that kind of love never ends. That gen- uine love speaks of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit for that love is without end.” Bishop Foys reminded the couples that Jesus encour- ages his people to “love one another as I have loved you.” “That’s frightening because Jesus Christ loves us enough to go to the cross — to give up everything and everyone, even his own life, for us.” Bishop Foys ended his homily encouraging the couples and the work of WWME. “The work that you do in Marriage Encounter is essen- tial — it is vital. You can be examples and witnesses to the fact that there is real love, true love, unconditional love, endless love,” Bishop Foys said. “As you begin your days together, I thank you for your witness that you love and bear for God and for each other. May that love spill over to the lives of others so that they can come to understand that there is such a thing as endless love. May your days togeth- er bear much fruit. May God bless you every day of your 14 August 2, 2019 Messenger

Kentucky priest,apapal ‘missionaryofmercy,’ helps miners Robert Alan Glover mately wrote out $20,000 worth of checks for utilities and a hope of being loved forever, despite our sins.” Catholic News Service other basic needs. And connect with the employees of Blackjewel LLC is LEXINGTON, Ky. — The old saying about a looming The priest, who was designated a “missionary of exactly what Father Sichko did. payday is that “the money is already spent.” mercy” by Pope Francis three years ago, said, “Harlan is at “When I showed up, there were people lined up out the In Harlan County, a rural mining county located in the very edge of our diocese, and I am not the priest at Holy door, with local police there to help with crowds, and as southern Kentucky, the money was definitely spent — just Trinity, but it was a wonderful opportunity to help people people showed me proof of what they needed, I wrote (out) not by the people who earned it. Blackjewel LLC, whose without having to quote a word of Scripture.” the checks, then mailed them back,” Father Sichko said. mining operations have closed down in several other “I would say that 99 percent of them were not Catholic, The evangelist estimated that his stay lasted roughly states, filed for bankruptcy July 1. and had not even set foot on Catholic church property, but two hours, and, Father Sichko said, “I paid everything — these people have had their cars electric, rent, etc. — but not cellphones.” repossessed and their utilities shut Father Sichko replied frankly when asked about the off,” Father Sichko said. current state of miners’ housing in this second decade of The well-known evangelical mis- our 21st century. (This reporter’s ancestor, a light-skinned sionary was, he said, “traveling and black man, helped unionize black and white miners in the on my way back to Kentucky — and region.) totally unaware of what was going “It hasn’t changed much since your great-grandfather’s on — until I read dozens of e-mails day — for some people its livable, and for others it’s not,” (from Harlan) and I realized that this the priest said. is what I had to do.” When all was said and done, however, one person still The workers’ money disappeared remained who had not been helped. He closed the church’s the day the bankruptcy was filed. doors and promptly paid the individual’s rent for an entire Miners and other employees showed year. up for a meeting July 9 and were told “No one left empty-handed, and as it says in Matthew the bad news. If the money is not 20:16, ‘The first shall be last and the last shall be first; many repaid, a criminal investigation are called but few are chosen,’’ Father Sichko said. could come next — along with possi- “I was shocked at how viral my visit went,” Father ble felony charges being filed against Sichko said. The priest’s gesture hit every major newspa- the company. per and diocesan internet link within hours of its conclu- A self-described “full-time evan- sion. gelist,” Father Sichko explained that Looking back on his mission, Father Sichko, who spoke CNS photo/Will Wright, courtesy Lexington Herald-Leader “I don’t have a regular parish, but by phone from Houston, said that “it was an amazing expe- Father Jim Sichko, a priest of the Diocese of Lexington, Ky., paid for utility bills and other there are 100 of us — evangelist mis- rience, and from here I go to India for three weeks.” expenses for nearly 200 out-of-work coal miners. He met with the miners at Holy Trinity Catholic sionaries — who travel back and In India, Father Sichko will preach, along with Church in Harlan July 15, 2019, took down their information, found out what they needed most forth across the country, (raising Cardinal Oswald Gracia of Mumbai, at the country’s and ultimately wrote out $20,000 worth of checks for utilities and other basic needs. money) and another 700 around the Tabor Bhavan Divine Retreat Center. Located in world, all doing God’s work.” Muringoor in the Indian state of Kerala, the center has The company apparently all but absconded with money Other than covering his living expenses, and such items hosted some 10,000 Catholics since its inception. withdrawn from its employees’ paychecks for child sup- as car and health insur- port payments and 401(k) contributions, but the workers ance, Father Sichko gives said the money was never deposited in their accounts. all of the money he raises “This was such an injustice that was done to these peo- back to the Lexington ple — and it has had a tremendous impact on them — Diocese. because these coal miners live paycheck to paycheck, and Pope Francis in his 2016 the company has already spent it to pay their own, other designation called for the bills,” Father Jim Sichko said in a phone interview for missionaries “to preach Catholic News Service. about mercy, and to pardon Father Sichko, who has been a priest in the Diocese of even those sins reserved to Lexington for 21 years, traveled to Harlan County to fix the Holy See.” Mercy, the that injustice. 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With dedication Mass, Orange Diocese’sChrist Cathedral ‘becomes reality’ Orange County Catholic staff Bishop Tod D. Brown, who was in attendance. About 44 bishops from all over the country and around Catholic News Service The gala to honor the new Christ Cathedral and all the world attended the service. Among them were Cardinal GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — Tim Strader believes Christ those who were behind the huge project, raised close to William J. Levada, a former archbishop of San Francisco Cathedral of the Diocese of Orange “will become the most $1.75 million to help support the cathedral campus opera- and retired Vatican official, and Cardinal Roger M. important Catholic cathedral in the United States, other tions and its numerous programs, outreach and min- Mahony, retired archbishop of Los Angeles, as well as than St. Patrick’s” in New York. istries. Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles. Strader, with his wife, Susan, led the fundraising cam- During the evening Father Al Baca, director of the dio- After the prayer service, four different cultural groups paign to finance the sanctuary of the cathedral. cese’s Office for Evangelization and Faith Formation, led attendees in prayer in their native language. They They were among some 800 diocesan leaders and donors gathered in mid- July to celebrate the results of years of planning, generous philanthropy and hard work as the transformation of Christ Cathedral unfolded. The structure was once called the Crystal Cathedral and was the center- piece of the ministries of the late Rev. Robert Schuller. The Orange Diocese bought the cathedral about nine years ago for $57.5 million and undertook a multimillion-dollar renovation of it and its related buildings, all situated in a campus-like setting. “We have 35 acres, and we have the notoriety from the Schuller years — he had an international following — and we have so many people who come here now,” Tim Strader remarked. Christ Cathedral currently serves more than 11,000 Mass attendees every weekend. “And we’re ecumenical,” Strader continued. “We welcome all faiths. So tonight we can finally see that our new cathedral has become a reality.” The celebration gala came ahead of the July 17 dedication of Christ Cathedral. Following a reception on the campus’ South Plaza, attendees filed into the cathedral where many got a first look at the completely renovated cathedral. Following opening remarks Father Christopher Smith, Christ Cathedral’s rector and episcopal vicar, a 15-minute CNS photo/courtesy Southern California News Group/OC Register video, displayed on three huge high-def- The Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., in the Diocese of Orange, is seen in a July 8, 2019, photo. inition screens, featured heartfelt thoughts from Strader and Father Smith and others, reflected on a conversation he’d had in the ‘90s. started with a song and then sang the Litany of Saints. including John Romeri, director of music ministries; “I knew Dr. Schuller,” he told the Orange County During this time the relics were brought in procession by Sister Kit Gray, a Sister of St. Joseph of Orange, who is Catholic, the diocesan news outlet. “One day, while I the various cultural communities. director of mission integration and ongoing formation; walked him out as he was leaving an event at Holy Family Christ Cathedral became the new seat of the bishop of and Tony Jennison, the Orange Catholic Foundation’s vice Cathedral, he told me, ‘You know, I can foresee my cathe- the Diocese of Orange and a sign of unity of the diocese’s president of philanthropy. dral becoming a Catholic cathedral someday.’” 62 parishes at the July 17 Mass of dedication, attended by Stunning images of the cathedral and its surrounding On the eve of the dedication Mass, 10 relics of saints 3,000 people including cardinals, bishops, deacons and campus were showcased throughout the video. and martyrs were venerated during an evening of prayer priests from all over the world. (The cathedral seats 2,200 The evening included performances by world- and vigil, with Orange Auxiliary Bishop Timothy E. — so worshippers filled the overflow areas.) renowned singers Jackie Evancho and Chris Mann, both Freyer delivering the homily. The four-hour Mass included the sprinkling of the backed by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, conducted by According to Lesa Truxaw, director of the diocese’s cathedral with holy water, the anointing of the altar and Albert-George Schram. Office for Worship, it was the last time the faithful could church walls with holy oil, the interring of the 10 holy Evancho opened with “Some Enchanted Evening,” fol- venerate these relics up close before they would be relics in the reliquary beneath the altar, the first joint hom- lowed by “Think of Me.” She later performed “How Great interred beneath the cathedral altar the next day. ily delivered by Bishop Vann and Father Smith, and finally Thou Art” and “Ave Maria,” among other songs. Mann’s In his homily Bishop Freyer spoke of Rev. Schuller’s the first celebration of the first Eucharist in the cathedral. selections included “You Raise Me Up” and “Music of the commitment to building a “place for Christ forever.” A Mass of thanksgiving was celebrated in Christ Night,” which he performed during “The Phantom of the Bishop Freyer recounted the acquisition of the cathedral Cathedral the evening of July 18, again attended by a huge Opera’s 25th Anniversary Tour.” campus and how this man of God had urged the bankrupt- crowd. More than 2,000 were present for the Mass, which During his closing remarks, Orange Bishop Kevin W. cy judge to allow the Diocese of Orange, who was not the featured a homily by Orange Auxiliary Bishop Thanh Thai Vann thanked the work of his predecessor, now-retired highest bidder, to acquire the property. Nguyen. 16 August 2, 2019 Messenger

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though her gift was small, it was sacrificial, and she gave Looking foratiny spark Missionary discipleship it in faith that God could use it. We are the family of God (Continued from page 5) (Continued from page 5) and we take care of the needs of others to the extent pos- family rarely missed a program and all of us were great- the Diocese of Lexington), and the closest Catholic school sible, even when we are in need ourselves. ly disappointed if we did. Bishop Sheen eventually won was St. Edward in Cynthiana, a half hour away by coun- Through the ACUE schools and their thirteen, affiliat- an Emmy for Most Outstanding Television Personality, try roads. If my parents had not had the ability to trans- ed urban parishes, through the missionaries who are the winning out over some very fine performers, including port my siblings and me, a Catholic education would have ACUE teachers and administrators, and through the Edward R. Murrow, Lucille Ball and Arthur Murray. been out of reach. kindness and generosity of our diocesan community, we The song, written by George Mysels and J. Mally It is true that all Catholic schools struggle financially are able to share our Catholic faith in a most meaningful Roach, goes like this: to one degree or another. It is also true that families who way with God’s little ones and their families who reside It’s better to light just one little candle than to stumble live outside the urban core may want a Catholic educa- in our diocesan mission territory. This weekend I will in the dark; tion for their children but are unable to afford it. These have the privilege of making my ACUE appeal to our Better that you light just one little candle; all you need’s are problems for which we must continue to try to find brothers and sisters at St. Thomas Parish in Ft. Thomas. a tiny spark. workable solutions. (The ongoing effort in the State of When the Summer Mission Collection comes to your If we’d all say a prayer that the world would be free, the Kentucky to pass legislation establishing scholarship tax parish please consider joining me as a missionary disci- wonderful dawn on the new day we’ll see. credits is one example that comes to mind.) However, ple, making sure, through your prayers and sacrificial And if everyone lit just one little candle, what a bright these realities do not mean that we should withhold our gifts, that the mission of the ACUE schools continues for world this would be. support of the schools and families in the urban areas. I our brothers and sisters in the urban core. God bless you! When the day is dark and dreary and your way is hard am reminded of the Gospel passage about the widow’s Jamie Schroeder is chancellor for the Diocese of to find; mite (Luke 21:1-4; Mark 12:41-44). The widow was in need Covington, Ky. Don’t let your heart be weary, just keep this thought in of receiving charity, yet she had a heart to give. Even mind: If we’d all say a prayer that the world would be free, the wonderful dawn of the new day we’ll see. And if everyone lit just one little candle, what a bright world this would be. What a bright world this would be. Obituary Hey! Anybody got a match? Ray Smith is a commissioned Lay Pastoral Minister for the Diocese of Covington.

Sister Mary Walter Ann Kammer (Grace Mary Rose Walter Ann then moved to the Holy Spirit Convent in Kammer), S.N.D. Newport where she worked at the Parish Food Pantry. She “Specializing in residential and commercial plumbing repair parts” Notre Dame Sister Mary Walter Ann Kammer was spent many hours listening to and helping the poor, dis- Specialized Plumbing Parts Supply Inc. born into the loving family of Walter and tributing food and raising funds to help Cecilia Kammer on May 19, 1926, in those less fortunate. In June of 2017 921 Dudley Road Cincinnati, Ohio. Grace was the Sister Walter Ann once again retired youngest of five children. She character- and moved to Lourdes Hall Care Center. Edgewood, KY 41017 ized her childhood as a very blessed and This move did not stop her good works. (859) 341-6666 enjoyable time. She attended St. Martin She sent thousands of birthday greet- of Tours grade school and Notre Dame ings and letters, reaching out to her sis- We now stock a complete line of home Academy, from which she graduated on ters, friends and nursing home resi- June 6, 1944. After high school Grace dents. Her words, beautifully hand- health aides that include elevated toilet worked at Second National Bank for five written, brought joy to many. seats, grab bars and personal showers. years. However, she felt drawn and On the evening of July 17, 2019, inspired by her sister, Notre Dame Sister Sister Walter Ann peacefully passed Mary Clotille, to join the Sisters of Notre away surrounded by her family and Dame, which she did in 1950, making her friends. profession of vows on Aug. 16, 1952. Her parents, her brothers, Walter Sister Walter Ann began her ministry and Joseph, and her sisters, Sister as a teacher. Besides her weekday respon- Mary Clotille, S.N.D., and Rosemary COMMUNICATION AND sibilities in the classroom, on Saturdays Kammer, preceded her in death. Sister ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR and during the summer, she attended Walter Ann leaves behind her beloved The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Edgecliff College in Cincinnati, from nephew, Joe Kammer, Jr., and nieces, which she graduated in 1969. Sister Doris Berning, Karen Enginger, Mary Northern Kentucky seeks candidates for marketing and Walter Ann earned her Master of Sister Mary Walter Ann Kammer Jo Kneer, Donna Stotler and Mary Sue communications (80%) and development (20%) support. Education degree from Xavier (Grace Mary Rose Kammer), S.N.D Sullivan, and grandnieces and The responsibilities of this position include creating University in 1982. Her teaching in the nephews. Her dear friend Notre Dame engaging written and visual content for multiple primary grades extended over 30 years in the Archdiocese Sister M. Judith Niewahner says that she will most fondly platforms. Communication with our community via press of Cincinnati and in the Diocese of Covington until she remember Sister Walter Ann. releases, social media, and newsletter. Conceptualize, retired in 1987. Community members, family and friends gathered create and lay out basic visuals and manage design and Sister Walter Ann’s ministry did not stop after teach- July 20 to bid farewell to Sister Mary Walter Ann Kammer. ing. She helped with food preparation at the Provincial The Mass of Christian Burial was held at the Provincial print vendors for more complex design projects. Assist in Center and other local communities until 1999. Sister Center chapel at 10 a.m., followed by burial in the convent the management and coordination of fundraising/aware- cemetery. Father Robert Ross, the convent chaplain, ness-raising events working with the development team presided and Msgr. William Cleves was the homilist. and creating marketing plans to publicize events. Other Concelebrants were: Father Joshua Lange, Father Britton duties as assigned. Requirements include at least 1 year of Hennessey and Father Terrence Hamilton (of the experience in marketing, communications, nonprofit Archdiocese of Cincinnati). organizations, or related fields. Bachelor’s degree Sister Walter Ann will be remembered for her captivat- ing smile, her genuine heart and her passion to help the preferred. Familiar and proficient with Microsoft Office poor. May the love with which Sister Walter Ann served Suite including Publisher, social media and email market- her God give her eternal happiness with him forever. ing platforms, and design software such as Canva and Adobe Illustrator. Basic design skills highly desired. This position is full-time with attractive benefits. Some evening and weekend hours are required. Please submit resume, cover letter, writing sample, and salary history to: [email protected]. No telephone calls please. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Northern Kentucky is an equal opportunity employer. 18 August 2, 2019 Messenger ENTERTAINMENT

“Crawl” (Paramount) Gory horror flick, set in Florida, “The Lion King” (Disney) Director Jon Favreau’s upsetting to small kids. And some parents may not care traps a semi-estranged father and daughter in a basement remake of the 1994 animated musical uses a blend of live- much for the momentary gastrointestinal humor in which crawl space that’s rapidly being flooded by a hurricane and action techniques and computer-generated imagery to tell Nathanson dabbles. As for diehard fans of the original, pits them against a host of man-eating alligators. Those the story of a lovable young lion with a royal destiny. While they may find the whole project redundant. Considerable not put off by watching the main characters be gnawed on his birth is greeted with joy by most of the animals over stylized violence among animals, characters in peril, non- and the extras whom his parents benevolently rule, the evil uncle the scriptural rituals, fleeting scatological humor. CNS: A-II; devoured will discern young prince replaces as heir to the throne successfully MPAA: PG. Movie the glimmers of a schemes against family-solidarity him, eventually con- Capsule theme faintly gleam- vincing him to go New documentary looks at immigrants’ ing through the into self-imposed murky waters of exile. Two friends he integration into U.S. heartland director Alexandre Aja’s deliberately claustrophobic takes up with during WASHINGTON — Filmmakers Matthew chiller. But the desperate proceedings will strike most as his absence urge McGlinn and John Altman set out to, in more torturous than entertaining. Much explicit bloody him to pursue a care- McGlinn’s words, “elevate the conversation” violence, numerous gruesome sights, a vague sexual refer- free existence, but about immigration with their new documen- ence, occasional rough language, some crude terms. CNS: his best pal from tary, “Immigrants in the Heartland: Who Are L; MPAA: R. childhood, with We Following?” “I know that immigration, and whom he ultimately things under that umbrella, is a very divisive, shares a deeper contentious issue for a lot of people today,” bond, remains res- McGlinn said. “I felt that John and I could make For full reviews of each of these films — go to olute that he should a film that serves as the backdrop of how we as fulfill his weighty Catholics should be dealing with any issue in catholicnews.com and click on “Extras,” then responsibilities. our lives that might be divisive, contentious or choose “Movies.” Although the two confusing.” McGlinn and Altman will know Catholic News Service (CNS) classifications are: outlooks on life pre- soon enough to what extent they’ve succeeded, • A-I — general patronage; sented in Jeff as “Immigrants in the Heartland,” funded in • A-II — adults and adolescents; Nathanson’s script part by the U.S. bishops’ Catholic • A-III — adults; are strictly secular, it Communication Campaign, is to make its debut • L — limited adult audience (films whose is the more ethically online by early August. “Immigrants in the respectable view Heartland” features more than a dozen voices of problematic content many adults that prevails. The native-born and immigrant Americans. In a bit would find troubling); struggle to achieve a of a flip, the documentary will be available for • O — morally offensive. happy ending, rental and sale online first through whoarewe- though, involves ani- following.org. Then, after a year, it will be made mal combat that available for television. would likely prove SHOPPER’S GUIDE

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National/World Migration. He made the comments in a July 25 statement and will be nothing more than a political machine.” Various addressing a new plan of action announced by the Trump news reports said Wen wanted to provide additional services administration in late June to remove migrants anywhere in such as mental health and substance abuse resources, but, the country who can’t quickly prove they’ve been in the U.S. for according to Americans United for Life, “anonymous Planned Rwanda Church seeks agreement two years or more and have a credible reason to fear being Parenthood employees referred to these treatments as ‘mission harmed or persecuted in their native countries. “This action is creep.’” In a July 19 op-ed in The New York Times, Wen wrote with state on contraception, abortion yet another escalation of this administration’s enforcement- that she has long believed that the most effective way to OXFORD, England — Rwanda’s Catholic Church said it only immigration approach, and it will have terrible human advance reproductive health is to be clear that it is not a politi- hopes to reach agreement with the government of President consequences,” said Bishop Vasquez. “The new policy will cal issue but a health care one.” Paul Kagame after senior officials accused the Church of ham- allow for the deportation of many more individuals without pering birth control policy by refusing contraception and abor- providing them an opportunity to seek legal counsel and have Mexican shelters tell of harassment tion at its hospitals and clinics. “What’s important is for people a hearing before an immigration judge.” Under the new to know we are in a dialogue. Once we are done with talks, approach, immigration officials now have a wider geographic since U.S.-Mexico deal on migrants we’ll come up with a clear agreement,” Bishop Philippe reach to apprehend and deport migrants suspected of being in MEXICO CITY — Soldiers appeared recently at the diocesan Rukamba of Butare, bishops’ conference president, told the country illegally less than two years — once limited to migrant shelter in the northern Mexican city of Saltillo and Rwanda’s The New Times daily July 22. “Under our current about 100 miles of an international border — and can curtail demanded to see the identifications of its guests. Shelter direc- accord, we have many provisions, from use of medicines to their right to legal processes such as immigration hearings tor Alberto Xicotencatl raced into the street to confront the sol- management of staff and infrastructure, and in these ongoing and the right to seek legal counsel by ordering their speedy diers July 23, according to video shared on social media. He talks, we will also discuss the provision of family planning removal. shouted that Mexican law forbids demanding immigration doc- services,” the bishop said. “Without dialogue, people start uments from any person at a migrant shelter or within a three- being confrontational, and that isn’t needed.” Bishop Rukamba Texas faith leaders say chaplains mile radius of such places. Xicotencatl attributed the army’s spoke after meeting government officials in the capital Kigali visit to stepped-up migrant enforcement since striking a deal to discuss accusations that Catholic teaching was impeding shouldn’t be banned from executions with the United States to increase immigration enforcement government attempts to restrict population growth. In a June WASHINGTON — More than 180 faith leaders in Texas, and avoid tariffs, a move the Mexican government says protect- 21 meeting at the parliament, Rwanda’s health minister, Diane including 18 Catholics, signed a statement sent to the Texas ed more than a million jobs at a time when the economy is Gashumba, said she had attempted to “educate the Church” Department of Criminal Justice July 23 asking the agency to showing signs of slowing. But in exchange, Xicotencatl said, about the need for “full family planning services,” including change its policy banning prison chaplains from execution “(Mexico) is pursuing and detaining migrants so they don’t get contraception, at all health facilities, but said the Church was chambers. “Clergy have the right to minister to those who have to the U.S. border.” He added, “There’s no other explanation” “frustrating efforts to control births” by “allowing only natural placed themselves in their care, up to and including the for the army’s visit — and one by the federal police three days contraception.” moment of death. The state cannot, and should not attempt to, earlier, when they, too, asked to check migrants’ documents. regulate spiritual solace,” the faith leaders said. The signers Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said July 22 that the migrant Cuban Cardinal Ortega, longtime representing several religious traditions, including flow through Mexico had diminished by 36.2%. He attributed Episcopalian, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, the reduced migrant flow to the application of Mexican immi- voice of Cuba’s poor, dies at 82 Presbyterian, Reform Judaism, United Church of Christ, gration laws and sending a militarized police force known as VATICAN CITY — A proud Cuban who pressed for greater United Methodist and Buddhist, urged the state agency’s offi- the national guard to Mexico’s northern and southern borders. freedom for his Church and for an end to the U.S. embargo on cials to reconsider a policy it adopted this spring. Women reli- his homeland, Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino, retired arch- gious, priests, deacons and laity were among the Catholic sign- Salvadoran bishops express concern bishop of Havana, died July 26 at the age of 82. Serving as head ers. The group acknowledged that they have differing opinions of the Archdiocese of Havana for almost 35 years pushed the on the death penalty but said they are “united in recognizing over treatment of migrants cardinal into a prominent role as a spokesman for Cuban that the right of condemned people to spiritual comfort at the WASHINGTON — For weeks, Salvadoran bishops have Catholics on national and international issues, but he also moment of death is a long-standing and widely recognized reli- remained largely silent about the deaths of a little girl and her devoted much of his energy to supporting the island’s active gious practice. Each faith tradition marks this sacred moment father, both natives of El Salvador, who drowned in the Rio Catholics and encouraging them as missionaries to their in different ways, including anointing, singing, praying and Grande River in late June trying to cross the border from neighbors. He spent eight months in a communist-government chanting, and laying on of hands. These rituals, stemming Mexico into the United States. But a heartfelt letter issued July labor camp in 1966-67, but he went on to become a cardinal and from sincerely held religious beliefs, often require the direct 21 shows the two have been clearly on the minds of the to welcome St. John Paul II to Cuba in 1998, Pope Benedict XVI assistance of clergy. The significance of the physical presence Catholic bishops of the country as they used the pair’s death to to the island in March 2012, and Pope Francis in September of a chaplain at a condemned person’s last moment is difficult express sorrow over the fate of migrants and their suffering. 2015 and again, briefly, the following February. Cardinal Ortega to overstate,” the statement said. The photo of the nearly 2-year-old Valeria clinging to her used every opportunity possible to plead with the U.S. govern- father, Oscar Martinez Ramirez, 25, lifeless on the banks of the ment to end its economic blockade of his country, echoing the Pro-lifers say Wen’s firing shows abor- Rio Grande, is “evidence of the painful drama of migration,” position of successive popes that the blockade was keeping said a statement issued by the Salvadoran bishops’ conference. thousands of people poor while doing little to pressure the tion is Planned Parenthood priority “This young father and his little daughter symbolize the count- Cuban government to expand freedoms and human rights. WASHINGTON — Following the news Dr. Leana Wen was less number of our brothers and sisters who suffer inhumane fired by Planned Parenthood as its president, several pro-life situations including, in some cases, death,” said the statement, Immigration policy ‘will have terrible leaders remarked that the organization was upset the physi- which also was read at a news conference July 21 by cian had emphasized the need to expand Planned Parenthood Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador in the human consequences,’ bishop says services beyond abortion. “Leana Wen entered Planned country’s metropolitan cathedral. The image of the father and WASHINGTON — An immigration policy that seeks to speed Parenthood to great fanfare. As a physician, it was anticipated daughter, they wrote, is “a silent and heartbreaking cry that up the deportation process has the potential to trample on a that she would evolve the organization, long seen as a partisan moves us deeply.” Using the plight of the Martinez family, they person’s legal rights, stoke fears among immigrant communi- platform, into a health care institution,” said Catherine Glenn called attention to the mistreatment of migrants, particularly ties and lead to more widespread family separation, said a U.S. Foster, president and CEO of Americans United for Life. “And children. They offered solidarity to Salvadorans making the Catholic bishop who deals with national immigration issues. “I when Dr. Wen tried to do precisely that, she was fired. She immigration journey and those who have already made it and call on the Department of Homeland Security to reverse its refused to allow abortion to dominate Planned Parenthood’s are worried about being deported, and they spoke against the decision to expand its policy of expedited removal,” said agenda, all the way from the very top down to every talking causes that have forced their fellow Salvadorans to flee: vio- Bishop Joe S. Vasquez, of Austin, Texas, who is chairman of point,” she added in a July 18 statement. “Dr. Wen’s termina- lence, lack of opportunities at home, corruption. the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on tion is emphatic proof that Planned Parenthood has been, is

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