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Part 2 I am a self-made man! Photos by Marjie Clarke We should pull ourselves up by our own boot Father Reggie Urban washes Karen Baird’s feet on Holy Thursday at straps! St. Dominic Church in Garden City. Although many parishes around She doesn’t need anybody – she is so independent! the world have included women in this traditi on for years, Francis offi cially made the practi ce to include women recently. Nonsense. These statements are lies. All false. Don’t Just aft er his electi on as Bishop of in 2013, Pope Francis believe them. said Mass at Rome’s Casal del Marmo juvenile detenti on center, On March 11, I had a successful brain surgery to where he washed the feet of 12 youth, including two women and remove a benign tumor. I am rapidly recovering, arishioners past and present, friends, two Muslims. thanks to the healing power of the Lord, my excellent Pand family gathered April 1 to cel- health care team, and your faithful prayers. As I lay ebrate the life, and to mourn the loss, in the hospital bed before the surgery, God revealed of Father Henry Hildebrandt, pastor of much to me about independence, interdependence, Sacred Heart Parish, Ness City, and St. Celebrating Holy Week and dependence: Aloysius Parish, Ransom, who succumbed Independence: to a heart att ack on March 26, 2016, his I tend to want to do things myself. At ti mes, I feel 61st birthday. asking for help is a sign of weakness. At ti mes, I don’t “I knew Henry as a 15- or 16-year-old want to risk rejecti on. My tendencies toward per- boy,” Bishop Emeritus Ronald Gilmore fecti onism and goal-driveness is also a problem. This said. “Even then he was obviously living a atti tude of independence does not work, and it is not rich inner life, no matt er what was going what the Lord asks of us. This was profoundly revealed on around him. As he grew, he developed as I lay helpless. What to do? “My help comes from the more of an eye for the invisible. In all the Lord, who made heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:2). We years I knew him, the invisible, the source trust in God. We open our heart to a bett er way, a of all things invisible, was breaking upon letti ng go of self and embracing our Loving Jesus and him....” each other. Father Henry was notoriously late for Interdependence: many engagements, Bishop Gilmore said God made us to depend on Him and each other. This to laughter. “But that was because he was is Christ’s teaching. “Now you are Christ’s Body, and running toward someone ... being att en- individually parts of it” (1 Corinthians 12:27). As we ti ve toward someone.” mature, we try to do our part to love, to make a bet- Even in his last moments, when he was ter world, to reach out to one another in mutual love, reviewing the sacraments and liturgy in giving and receiving, one with the other. My favorite preparati on for the Easter Vigil, he was passages from St. Paul refer to this interdependence, for called away. example: “Therefore, encourage one another and build “This Missionary of Mercy, faithful to one another up, as indeed you do” (1 Thes 5:11). the end, even then made ti me for a few Dependence: late confessions. He sat there to review At ti mes, we are totally dependent on another: as the vigil readings, turning pages, looking infants, while in the hospital, as diff erently-abled over divine words that he had long cher- persons, etc. This is a humbling experience. Here we ished. And then he had someplace to go. are called to receive. Jesus came to us as a poor boy, Then he had something to do.” depending on Mary and . He grew and taught The Lord was there when Father Henry us to love. “He humbled himself, becoming obedient took his fi nal drive, the bishop said, when to death, even death on a cross” (Philippians 2:8). And he collapsed. ... He was there in the pain. “he has been raised from the dead” (Matt hew 28:7) to He was there in the loss of consciousness. open the gates of paradise for us. We depend on our “He was there, deep, deep inside Resurrected Savior Jesus Christ. all those things. Because, he, the Lord Let us ask our Risen Jesus this Easter season for a deep- interdependence himself, he had lived through all of that in ening . God is with us – Emmanuel. Let us give and receive from one another. Let us build up saving us. How? Through his own dying. the Body of Christ. Let us encourage one another, ... He was the one Henry was going to Father Reggie Urban, pastor of St. Dominic Parish, Garden City, especially the least of our sisters and brothers. Jesus meet. I am the Resurrecti on and the Light. looks on as Thomas Keller, Austi n Greathouse, and Jasper Parti n is there for us: He loves us so much! Conti nued on Page 6 carry the cross into the church on Good Friday. + Bishop John B. Brungardt Another Way

Page 2 April 10, 2016 The Southwest Kansas Catholic Catholic Chariti es to host 15th Annual Charity Wine Tasti ng Event Premiere ‘oenophile’ experience benefi ts those in need REAT BEND -- Oenophile might Fowler. “We’ll cover the growing, including an aged-whiskey specialist, Gbe a fancy word for those who harvesti ng, fermentati on and color of will be on hand to answer questi ons. appreciate wine, but you need not be grapes, what causes wine to go bad, Tickets for the 15th Annual Charity fancy to enjoy Great Bend’s premiere how to protect wines, how to taste Wine Tasti ng Event are available in wine tasti ng event; in fact, with craft wines, and how to cook with wines.” person at the Catholic Chariti es offi ce beers and spirits to taste as well, you For those who want to know more, at 2201 16th Street in Great Bend, by really don’t even need to be a wine Fowler brings almost 30 years of ex- phone at 620-792-1393, or online at lover to enjoy this tasti ng. perience in the wine tasti ng industry. www.catholicchariti esswks.org/wine- on Friday, April 29th, 2016 from “I’m excited about our new loca- tasti ng-event/buy-ti ckets. 6 to 10 p.m., Catholic Chariti es of ti on at the Great Bend Events Cen- Catholic Chariti es of Southwest Southwest Kansas hosts the 15th ter,” said Event Coordinator Rebecca Kansas, a member of Catholic Chari- Annual Charity Wine Tasti ng Event Ford. “We sold out of ti ckets before ti es USA, has provided services for at the Great Bend Events Center, the invitati ons even hit the mailboxes people in need since 1965. The mis- 3111 10th St., Great Bend, to raise last year, so we knew we had to do sion of the agency is to honor human funds for those in need. Guests will something diff erent. We are expect- potenti al through service, advocacy be treated to a Wine 101 session ing about 400 guests this year from and invitati on, in the spirit of the with wine expert Roger Fowler from as far away as Dodge City, Salina and Gospel, so that every person can Standard Beverage Corporati on at 6 Hays.” A block of rooms is reserved experience hope and fulfi llment. With p.m. The tasti ng, which begins at 7 at the Best Western Angus Inn for offi ces in Dodge City, Garden City p.m., includes live entertainment by out-of-town guests who make their and Great Bend, the agency provides classical guitarist, Richard J. Falcon reservati ons by April 15. adopti on services, pregnancy and Jr., hors d’oeuvres and food/wine The Wine Tasti ng will showcase an teen mom support, healthy marriage pairings prepared by Stone Ridge array of wines that cover all of the and relati onship classes, counseling Country Club, and a live and silent major categories, from sweet to dry for addicti on and mental health; fa- aucti on led by Master of Ceremonies, and everything in between. Par- therhood, employment, and housing Photo by Myers Scott Donovan of Eagle Radio, and ti cipants include Glazers, Rosewood support; economic assistance, and A wine expert treats a parti cipant to a taste of fi ne Aucti oneer, T.R. Esfeld. Winery, Smoky Hill Winery, Standard disaster relief throughout southwest wine at a past Catholic Chariti es Wine Tasti ng Event “The Wine 101 session will be a Beverage, Western Beverage, and Kansas. Learn more at www.Catholic- in Great Bend. good basic introducti on to wine,” said Wyldewood Cellars. Professionals, Chariti esSWKS.org.

Help for farmers • Kansas Rural Family Helpline, toll free, 866-327-6578: Provides confi- Symbol of faith denti al, short-term emoti onal support, advice, and qualifi ed referrals directly to takes to the sky rural families struggling with an unmet emoti onal, medical, fi nancial, or legal arishioners at Holy Trinity need. PParish in Timken released • Kansas Agriculture Mediati on Ser- this balloon rosary as part of its vices, toll-free, 800-321-3276: Helps celebrati on in memory of Father farmers, agricultural lenders and USDA Emil Kapaun March 6. agencies resolve disputes in a confi den- The former pastor is currently ti al and non-adversarial setti ng outside being considered for sainthood the traditi onal legal process. aft er having saved the lives of • WORKs -- Work Opportuniti es for countless soldiers during the Rural Kansans, toll free, 866-271-0853: Korean War before dying in a Helps farmers, ranchers, and their fami- prisoner of war hospital. lies to make a transiti on from farming and ranching to non-farm employ- Photo by Don Erb ment.

PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN he Diocese of Dodge City requires all 786-5785 Temployees and volunteers who work Contact Person: Rachel Manley (620) with children to parti cipate in a Protect- 680-2119 ing God’s Children awareness session. Through the Diocesan Awareness Ses- sions and other educati onal eff orts of PGC HOTLINE the diocese, all people of the diocese can If you or someone you know may learn how to discuss diff erent aspects of have been a victi m of sexual abuse by abuse -- including sexual abuse -- with clergy, an employee or volunteer of the children and how to teach them to pro- Diocese of Dodge City, you are asked to 1 tect themselves. Currently scheduled contact Dave Snapp, Fitness Review Ad- sessions are as follows: ministrator: (620) 225-5051 work; (620) Ellinwood, KS 225-2412 home; dsnapp3@starrtech. Saturday, April 23, 2016 net. From: 9 a.m.-Noon You always have the right to directly St. Joseph’s Parish Center contact the Department for Children 214 N. Main St and Families/Kansas Protecti on Report Ellinwood, KS 67526 Center: Hotline number is 1-800-922- PGC Facilitator: Donna Staab (620) 5330. The Southwest Kansas Catholic April 10, 2016 Page 3 Franz Jagerstatter The story of a loving father who was killed for resisting the Nazis

enver, Colo., Mar 31, 2016 (Denver for the holiest solemnities and feast trying to convince him to fight. None DCatholic).- One theme unifies the days. Jagerstatter’s own pastor had of these visitors gave him a convincing stories of all the : Christians are been jailed for delivering an anti-Nazi argument against his moral convictions never alone. Even in the most isolated sermon. His bishop had dictated an about conscientious objection. Instead, circumstances, saints have a profound anti-Nazi letter to be read in all the par- they all tried to convince him that God union with God. This principle is dem- ishes several years earlier. That same would not hold him accountable for do- onstrated by the martyrdom of Franz bishop would declare, “It is impossible ing what his state ordered. Jagerstatter Jagerstatter, a father and martyr during to be both a good Catholic and a true was unconvinced. the Nazi occupation of . Nazi.” He was later replaced with a “Since the death of Christ, almost A peasant background bishop who spoke more cautiously. every century has seen the persecution Franz was no St. Therese. He was the The same pope who had blessed of Christians; there have always been illegitimate child of a maidservant in a Jagerstatter’s marriage, Pius XI, in 1937 heroes and martyrs who gave their lives tiny village in Upper Austria. His mother published the encyclical Mit brennender — often in horrible ways — for Christ married when Franz was 10. Sorge, on the strained relations between and their faith. If we hope to reach Franz was a wild child. He later was the Church and Nazi Germany. our goal someday, then we, too, must a womanizer, and even had a daughter Buoyed by these witnesses, Jagerstat- become heroes of the faith,” he said. born out of wedlock. Gordan Zahn, ter was still the only person in his whole His wife accepted his need to follow whose book, “In Solitary Witness” is town to disavow Anschluss, the German his conscience. He was also part of a the definitive work on Jagerstatter’s annexation of Austria. He was dismayed movement of Catholic martyrs who life, discovered that Jagerstatter was to see many Catholics support the Nazis. gave their lives to fight the Nazis. exiled from his community for several One cardinal even demanded that all St. Theresa Benedicta of the Cross years, during which time he stopped parishes fly the Nazi flag from their () had died the previous Au- attending Mass. churches on Hitler’s birthday. gust in Auschwitz, almost a year to the However, Jagerstatter received a pass- “I believe there could scarcely be a day after St. Maximillian Kolbe. Blessed able education in the village’s one-room sadder hour for the true Christian faith Marcel Callo was just beginning the un- school schoolhouse before becoming a in our country,” he wrote. dercover Catholic activities in his forced farmer. Then he met his wife. The prevailing idea at the time was labor camp that would eventually lead Marriage transformed him that a peasant layman should do what to his 1945 martyrdom for being “too He married Franziska Schwaninger on his country told him to do. By this obe- Catholic.” Holy Thursday 1936. On their honey- dience, the people who made the deci- Most impressively, Jagerstatter spent moon, they received a blessing from sions, and not the peasant, would hold May to August of 1943 in the same Pope Pius XI. moral responsibility for the actions. But prison as the renowned Lutheran pastor Franziska’s effect on her husband Franz couldn’t reconcile that worldview and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer. There was subtle but persistent. Jagerstat- with the fact that he had free will, and is not evidence that the two men ever ter became the sexton of the village that he could not call himself a met, or even realized they shared a church, meaning he assisted at all the if he bowed that will to a movement he prison with someone so similar in con- liturgies and maintained the building. viewed as satanic. He would not fight viction. Jagerstatter was able to learn, This led to him becoming a daily com- for the Nazis. though, of a who had been mar- municant. He began to memorize the At first it seemed that being a farmer tyred in the same prison for the exact Bible and learn the lives of the saints. would keep him from fighting–Ger- reasons he and so many others shared. In fact, he once told his wife, “I could many’s massive army required equally That conviction ultimately cost him have never imagined that being mar- massive amounts of food. Unfortunate- his life. He was taken to Berlin, where ried could be so wonderful.” ly, in 1943 the need for fighters grew, he was sentenced to death for sedition. Road to martyrdom and Jagerstatter was called to active His last recorded words before he met Jagerstatter and Franziska had three duty. He went to the induction center, the guillotine are, “I am completely girls together, and remained close to where he announced that he would not bound in inner union with the Lord.” his other daughter. In 1938, around the fight. He was summarily carted to the The Church agreed. During Vatican time their eldest daughter was born, military prison at Linz to learn his fate. II, Jagerstatter’s life helped shape the Germans invaded Austria. “I am convinced it is best that I speak section of Gaudium et spes that talks The in Austria had the truth, even if it costs me my life,” about conscientious objectors to war. warned against Nazi socialism for years. he wrote. He was beatified 50 years after his Catholics in Germany were facing se- Saints have saints for friends death. His daughters, grandchildren, vere restrictions, including the prohibi- Friends, family and even the local and great-grandchildren attended the tion of Mass outside of Sundays, even bishop visited Jagerstatter in prison, ceremony.

he Catholic Diocese of Dodge City, tivities, participants will celebrate morn- social, or even political level?” Celebrate the Tin conjunction with the Diocese ing praise, the Stations of the Cross, and Misericordia en el Mundo Real of Salina and Newman University in Mass. Instructor: Father John Fahey Wichita, invite you to celebrate the Classes will include: “Buscamos el significado de la misceri- Jubilee of Jubilee of Mercy with a weekend retreat : Sacrament of Mercy cordia en el siglo 21.” (Searching for the experience at the Spiritual Life Center in Instructor: Father Frank Coady meaning of mercy in the 21st century.) Wichita. “In the Eucharist, we renew the gift Total cost: Mercy with a Discover the “Me in Mercy”, April 29- of the Body and Blood of Christ; our Commuters (no lodging) - $90. May 1, 2016. hearts are enlarged to receive and show Course cost for college credit is an ad- Choose to attend one of the three mercy.” ditional $50. weekend classes. Participants will spend the Works of Mercy-Essential Catholicism For more information, including costs weekend learning new insights about Instructor: Father Robert Schremmer for lodging, contact: the mercy of God. Besides enjoying time “In what new way could you practice Coleen Stein, [email protected] getaway together for meals and other social ac- one of the works of mercy on a personal, 620-227-1538. Page 4 April 10, 2016 Commentary The Southwest Kansas Catholic Farewell, Father Henry Channel of grace s we enter into this season of new life, he line is surprisingly short at Starbucks here Awe wish farewell to a friend, Father Tat the lower-level E gates in the Salt Lake Henry Hildebrandt, who has been born City airport. into a new life in Heaven. By Mary By Dave Surprising, I think, because the concourse is I imagine that God probably needed bustling this morning. And my flight from Eugene Sharon Moore Father Henry for some high-tech advice. Myers Editor had no coffee service, no hot water. Plus, this is Poor, Like Perhaps He has a new computer. You know Starbucks, synonymous with long lines. how confusing those things can be. And So I queue up with my thermos at the ready. Jesus the older you are, the more difficult new Annoyingly—at least to me—the person technology can be to understand. ahead of me is not stepping forward toward chosen by Pope Francis to be a Missionary You can see an example of Father the counter. She is talking on her phone. Clearly of Mercy. I researched the backstory on- Henry’s handiwork at Sacred Heart she is not paying attention. This drives me line. All I needed was a couple of quotes. I School in Ness City, where he was pas- nuts. She may be all of 30, and I glean from her The man continues to rummage, and was so busy. I had a super heavy schedule. tor. Several years ago–at a time when conversation that she is a realtor. now appears distressed. Seriously, I was like, really, really bogged I barely knew how to turn on my com- She sounds pretty sharp, and pretty confident. “We’ve got it covered,” the barista down. I was glad the story wouldn’t take puter–Father Henry had … well, he sort She looks, to me, like she is on top of her game. says to him loudly, holding the wad up a lot of time. of … um … (I’m having trouble because From the drift of her conversation I sense that of change from the twenty she has I’m technically illiterate) connected the So, I call Father Henry, and he’s like, she is closing a deal. received. “Someone has covered it for classrooms through an inter-television, “Well, I really think I need to come down The gap widens between her and the man you.” I-talk, you-talk thingy. And he …. and talk to you in person. There’s much ahead of her, who is stepping up now to the I choke up at the sight of it all. Well, rather than try to explain every- more to this than you can communicate counter to place his order. “Someone has covered it for you,” I thing he did, I’ll just say that I wouldn’t over the phone. Why don’t we have Some animated dialogue ensues between the hear. But what I understand is: The Lord have been surprised if one day the entire lunch?” man and the barista taking his order. Animated, I has covered you. school lifted up and flew off to Paris for Oh, c’mon, man! All I need is a few say, because the man, bent with age, is struggling The Lord has covered your shortcoming, a field trip to the Louvre, Father Henry quotes! Just a couple paragraphs! Don’t to express himself in English. His well-worn your inadequacy, your shame. He has smiling broadly as he steered the school you understand how busy a big newspaper backpack weighs down his diminutive frame. I covered you and made you whole. high above the ocean, his hands on a gi- editor like me is? imagine he has just flown in from China. What causes me to choke up? Is it the ant, old wooden steering wheel that he I hung up the phone, clicked off the The young realtor is wrapping up her phone unbidden kindness of strangers? Yet bought on eBay. Solitaire game, and jotted down some call. I aimlessly shift from one foot to the other. kindness, I want to believe, defines the When Bishop John was consecrated on questions. I reluctantly met Father Henry core of our humanity. Feb. 2, 2011, Father Henry oversaw the digi- the next day. We went to Wendy’s and The man who struggles with his English feverishly What causes me to choke up is this tal video-taping of the event. As he filmed, each had a bowl of chili. rummages through his backpack to find his smallness in my heart, the judgments he managed two additional, strategically- Prior to the interview, I had been afraid wallet. “It is in here somewhere,” I imagine him I so cheaply make. Realizing that this placed camera operators, whispering orders of having what psychiatrists’ term ME- thinking. I imagine him starting to sweat. young woman in line ahead of me, who is through a mic. I still find this hard to believe, CASQ, or “Moments of Embarrassment He glances apologetically at the young realtor but Father Henry edited the presentation Caused by Asking Stupid Questions.” This and me. talking on her phone, who is not moving as he went. By the time those gathered left is an anomaly I’ve had since I started my At last he pulls out a dollar, and holds it up in the line the way I think she should, the reception, dozens of completed DVDs career. triumphantly aloft toward the barista. this young woman who is smart and on were already available. This was challenged even more so “This is only one dollar,” the barista explains, top of her game, this woman becomes (It’s easier for me to believe that he used (as Bishop Gilmore explained at Father distinctly and rather loudly. the ready channel through whom the some sort of time machine. I bet that he Henry’s funeral) by Father Henry’s way of The man immediately appears confused. And Lord bestows mercy on a man who is had the DVDs made before the ordination staring quietly for a moment after having now embarrassed. He looks uncomfortably not at home and who feels embarrassed even took place. That would be just like been asked a question. Bishop Gilmore toward us again, his eyes communicating his in his effort to simply pay for a cup of Father Henry.) explained that this was Father Henry’s apology. coffee. Noting Father Henry’s busy schedule, way of “deep listening”, of “processing all Without skipping a beat, without batting “Justice,” I read recently, “is what love Bishop John later asked me to become that had been said, both by the speaker, a well-mascaraed eyelash, the young realtor looks like in the public places.” adept at the filming process, as well. I and by his God at the same time.” I always reaches into her purse and pulls out what I Yes. And mercy? gave him the same look a child might assumed he was in stunned wonder at the presume is a twenty-dollar bill. Mercy, I venture, is what love looks like give after being asked to split an atom. utter stupidity of my questions. She’s totally on it. She overrides the man’s in the hidden places. I explained to the bishop my theory: “I I needn’t have worried. For the next 90 embarrassment, his moment of inadequacy, and Today I stand in witness to someone could never hope to have Father Henry’s minutes, I sat mesmerized as Father Henry simply makes the problem go away. else, someone whom I have judged, success unless I could have access to his shared a very personal story of his experi- While the man peers deep into his backpack being a channel of hidden grace. time machine,” I explained. ence in Rome, and what being a Missionary in search of more cash for his coffee order, the (c) Mary Sharon Moore, 2016. All Bishop John asked if I was still taking of Mercy meant to him. young realtor waves her twenty into the hand Rights Reserved. my medication. Our lunch affected me on a deeply spiri- of the barista. Mary Sharon Moore writes and speaks Father Henry was known to dress up tual level (which I told him when I saw him “We’ve got it covered,” the young realtor nationwide on the nature of God’s as a biblical character when providing later at the Chrism Mass). It was difficult says. calling. Visit marysharonmoore.com. educational sessions at various functions. for me to see our lunch end. (See Page 6.) I once asked him if I could I wrote the story, and, with a few help out, but he insisted that Batman was changes, he approved. I’m so glad to know not a biblical character. I’m still checking he was alive to see the page devoted to up on that. (Wait ... that was Samson, not his new mission, and how much it meant Batman. Dang.) to the diocese. He was an excellent teacher (Father Father Henry had a brief time to be the Henry, not Samson. Nor Batman). I Missionary of Mercy Pope Francis chose always enjoyed attending his sessions, him to be before being called home. My even when he was in the interesting and prayer is that our diocese will long take pleasantly eccentric guise of Father Henry to heart the message Father Henry re- Hildebrandt. ceived, that “every baptized Catholic be About a month ago, I called Father a missionary of mercy, sharing the love Henry, hoping to get a few quotes to go and goodness of God with every person with a story I was writing about him being they meet.”

Official Newspaper Bishop John B. Brungardt...President Published Semi-Monthly by the Catholic David Myers...... Editor Diocese of Dodge City. All material in this Tim Wenzl...... Advertising Manager newspaper is copyrighted 2015. Daniel Stremel, CPA....Business Manager The Southwest Kansas Catholic Mrs. Margaret Klenke...Editor Emerita P.O. Box 137, Dodge City, KS 67801 Service of Editors Phone: (620) 227-1519 Msgr. A.J. Felling 1966-1971 Facsimile: (620) 227-1570 Byron Hull 1971-1974 e.mail: [email protected] Margaret Klenke 1974-1990 website: www.dcdiocese.org/register Tim Wenzl 1990-2000 The Southwest Kansas Catholic Commentary April 10, 2016 Page 5 Torres Morales; 1870-1956 The difference between ccustomed to hardships and losses from Aher youth, Genevieve from Eastern Spain, gambling and problem lost her parents at age eight. She had to quit school to care for and support her brother. More pain came her way when she lost a gan- gambling is worth knowing grenous leg. Without anesthetic, she endured the operation. She had to use crutches and The following is provided had terrible pain the rest of her life. Because by Catholic Charities of of her disability, she was not allowed to be- Southwest Kansas. come a Carmelite. ambling is a popular Did Genevieve’s personal pain close her to Gform of entertain- the needs of others? Quite the contrary. Gene- ment for many Kansans. vieve became more attuned to the suffering of Planned expansion of ca- others. With two other women, she began her Holy Ones of sino gambling in Southeast mercy ministry by taking in homeless women. Our Time Kansas, with the fourth Her Spiritual Director encouraged Genevieve state owned venue, attests to make this her lifetime ministry. As other By Sister Irene to the continued appeal women decided to join the group, she formed Hartman, OP of gaming and allure of the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus upside economic impact it and the Holy Angels. Initially can bring to the host com- the women were allowed to munities. make only private vows. There is, of course, The ministry of the wom- another less appealing en became mainly involved outcome: the harmful con- and family may recognize the warning in helping poor, homeless, sequences for families when someone signs before the disordered individual and abandoned women. develops a gambling problem and the themselves. In either case, gamblers and The Congregation received detrimental effects on personal finances their families are encouraged to take a Papal recognition in 1953. and relationships, loss, criminal activ- moment for self--assessment that could Genevieve became the first ity, and even suicide. mean the difference between gambling Mother Superior. She died The stark contrast between those being an enjoyable form of recreation January 5, 1956. scenarios for communities and families and the distress brought on by problem St. Pope John Paul II can- warrants understanding the difference gambling. onized Genevieve in 2003. between responsible gambling and a The “CLiP”questions revolve around She was named an “instru- gambling problem. That’s the premise of problem gamblers’ obsession with ment of God’s tender love a statewide awareness campaign coordi- gaming and trying to stop, cut down, or for lonely people in need of nated by the Kansas Alliance For Respon- control their gambling; and lying about love, comfort, and physical sible Gambling and the focus of a tool for gambling behavior and losses. The NODS and spiritual care.” gamblers and their families that is highly CLiP questions and other similar diagnos- predictive of gambling behavior that can tics help gamblers understand if they’re put them at risk. in the zone of responsible gambling or The Kansas Alliance For Responsible are dealing themselves a losing hand. Gambling and Kansas Coalition For Prob- Among the resources is a website lem Gambling have partnered with the www.ksgamblinghelp.com where the State of Kansas Department For Aging diagnostic questions can be found as “Even if I must suffer greatly, thanks be and Disability Services to provide infor- well as links to statewide and community mation to Kansans who gamble, problem information and contacts for counseling. to God’s mercy, I will not lack courage.” gamblers, their affected and concerned At the center of those resources is the friends and family, and the community Kansas Problem Gambling Helpline 800- -- St. Genevieve Torres Morales coalitions devoted behavioral health pre- 522-4700 where trained professionals vention programs and problem gambling are available 24/7 to answer questions treatment services. about risks, treatment options, casino A self-assessment tool being promoted Voluntary Exclusion programs, and state Photo of in the campaign is referred to by behav- reimbursement policy and resources for ioral and mental health professionals as counseling professionals. the Week the NODS (National Opinion Diagnostic For those who choose gambling as Survey) CliP, three direct questions that a form of recreation and their families are highly predictive of whether a gam- it’s important to understand the warn- Early bler has crossed the line into a gambling ing signs that you or someone you care vocations disorder. Like other disorders, friends about might be at risk. Rome, Italy, 1929 -- Children dress up as National Opinion Diagnostic Survey their favorite saints for All Saints Day. You can Problem Gambling Self-Assessment venture a guess as to whom the boy repre- 1. Have you ever tried to stop, cut down, or control your sents, but as for the gambling? girl, it’s a good possibil- ity she is St. Therese of Lisieux, the “Little 2. Have you ever lied to family members, friends or others about Flower”. The had how much you gamble or how much money you lost on been canonized only four years prior, on gambling? May 17, 1925 by Pope Pius XI. (It also may be 3. Have there been periods lasting 2 weeks or longer when you that they are St. and St. spent a lot of time thinking about your gambling experiences, or Teresa of Avila.) planning out future gambling ventures or bets? Page 6 April 10, 2016 The Southwest Kansas Catholic Diocese mourns Father Henry Hildebrandt From Page 1 Ohio. Henry’s light is now hidden with him.” He was ordained to the priesthood on Henry Hildebrandt was born March 26, 1955 in Grove June 20, 1987, by Bishop Stanley G. Schlar- City, Pa., the son of Henry Ford Hildebrandt, Sr., and man at Sacred Heart Church, Pratt. He Dolores Dorothy Buehler. Before studying for the priest- served as an associate pastor at St. Rose hood, he served as pastoral minister at Sacred Heart of Lima, Great Bend (1987-1990), before Parish, Pratt (1976 to 1983). He took seminary studies at receiving his first pastorate at St. Anthony the University of Dallas (Holy Trinity Seminary) in Irving, of Padua, Liberal (1990 – 2001). Texas, and Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, During this assignment he also served in the following diocesan posi- tions: Director of Vocations and Director of Seminarians; Director of Pastoral Ministry Formation and the ITV Network; and Chair of the Building Com- mission. His pastoral assign- ments following his tenure at Liberal included: St. Lawrence, Photos by David Myers Jetmore, with St. Anthony, Bishop John Brungardt, seated, and children from Sacred Heart Hanston (2001 – 2004), with School, Ness City, surround the casket of Father Henry Hildebrandt. additional responsibility for St. purified, and live forever with Christ; and to pray for we , Spearville (2003 – 2004). who are sad. We miss Father Henry. We love him. He had served as pastor of the parishes at “Father Henry was a Missionary of Mercy, blessed Ness City and Ransom since July 1, 2004. He by Pope Francis in February to be a ‘living sign of God’s was a strong advocate of Catholic education love in the world’ (Father Henry). and made known his desire for assignments “Each of us can show mercy by doing the corporal and in parishes with schools. spiritual work of mercy. [Children distributed note cards Father Henry received a Papal mandate by to each parishioner listing the works of mercy]. Pope Francis in 2016 designating him a Mission- “Henry wrote: ‘The real goal is that every baptized ary of Mercy during the Extraordinary Jubilee Catholic be a missionary of mercy, sharing the love and of Mercy. In this capacity he was to be a goodness of God with every person they meet.’ visible symbol of the Father’s mercy and a “Let us be that person of mercy. Let us be strength- living sign of the Father’s loving kindness. ened by the Word of God, and by the Eucharist, Holy During a particularly moving part of the Communion at this Mass. Let us ask Mary, our Mother, funeral Mass, Bishop John Brungardt, still for her prayers: ‘Hail Mary, full of grace ....’” recovering from having a brain tumor removed In a recent article in the Catholic, Father Henry said March 8, called forward sixth, seventh, and in regard to being a Missionary of Mercy, “How can we eighth graders from Sacred Heart School, many live on a planet with people who are poor and who are in tears, who surrounded Father Henry’s cas- struggling in a multitude of ways, and not reach out ket. to them somehow? How can we live in a world where “Father Henry’s body is in this casket; he people are fleeing war, and not try to do something for doesn’t need it anymore,” Bishop Brungardt them? If we have experienced the love of our Father, gently told the children. “After Mass, we will how can we not share it?” put the casket in the cemetery: a place of A parish rosary was held Thursday, March 31. The prayer, a place of honor, a place of peace. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Friday, April 1, Father Henry’s soul is gone to the Lord. We with Bishop Emeritus Gilmore presiding. All were held pray that he sees the face of God soon. in Sacred Heart Church, Ness City. Burial took place at “This white cloth is called a ‘pall.’ It Sacred Heart Cemetery. helps remind us of our baptism, when we Father Henry is survived by several aunts and numer- wore white clothing. Father Henry was ous cousins in the western Pennsylvania and Washing- baptized when he was one month old; he ton DC areas. received First Holy Communion when he was Memories and words of support may be written in the 8; he was Confirmed when he was 10 years guest book at www.fitzgeraldfuneral.com. old; and Father Henry was ordained a priest Memorial contributions in the name of Father Henry at age 32. can be made to the Dechant Foundation and Sacred “Why do we have a Funeral Mass? To Heart School, Ness City, in care of Fitzgerald Funeral pray for the soul of Father Henry, that he be Home, Ness City, Kansas. Reaching across time and space, 1st Century Rabbi Johanan ben Zak- kai (Father Henry Hildebrandt) vis- ited the Cathe- dral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Dodge City, where his presentation became one of the highlights of the June 1, 2009 DRE Day. Father Hen- ry occasionally dressed as Biblical characters during educational pre- sentations. Photo by David Myers The Southwest Kansas Catholic April 10, 2016 Page 7

‘God is ‘The Young Messiah’ greater Joseph highlighted in than moving film about our sin!’ the young Jesus By Hillary Mast At right, pilgrims Catholic News Agency wait March 30 for n his new film, “The Young Messiah,” the general audi- IDirector Cyrus Nowrasteh knew that ence with Pope he needed to break the mold when it Francis in St. came to depicting Jesus’ foster-father, St. Peter’s Square. Joseph. Daniel Ibañez/CNA “I think in other films that have been done over the years, he’s just kind of wallpaper, he’s just kind of hanging around and frankly, not distinctive at all,” Nowrasteh told CNA. “I thought to myself, ‘That could not be the case.’” od is greater than all the sins we our clothes. the pope, when we fall in sin, we can Even though Joseph has no recorded Gmay commit! God is greater than But “divine forgiveness is supreme- raise our hand to God who will pull us words in the Gospel, Nowrasteh sensed our sin!” ly effective,” noted the pope. Unlike up. that he “must have been strong and That’s what Pope Francis reminded the dry cleaner, however, “it doesn’t “God created man and woman to morally upright” given the “really heavy pilgrims at the General Audience hide the sin; it destroys it and cancels stand upright,” said the pope. responsibility” God gave him in raising the Wednesday, March 30. In his remarks it… God eliminates our sin from its “It is beautiful to be forgiven,” Son of God and being the husband to the in Italian, the pope said God’s infinite very roots – all of it!” stressed Pope Francis, “but you too, if Mother of God. mercy wipes away our sins like the Like a child who reaches up to his you want to be pardoned, you should In his new film that hit theaters March dry cleaner eliminates the stains from parents to lift him after a fall - noted also forgive. Forgive!” 11, Nowrasteh made sure that Joseph was a leading character and the strong deci- sion maker of the family. Mother of Mercy (MOM) retreat day for women The film is based on Ann Rice’s 2008 novel, “Christ the Lord,” and picks up when the Holy Family returns to Nazareth after having spent several years seeking refuge in Egypt. During this time, Jesus ( Greaves- Neal) begins to realize that he’s not quite the same as other children and naturally, Mary (Sara Lazzaro) and Joseph (Vincent Walsh) struggle with deciding whether or not to reveal what they know about him in the midst of political tensions threaten- ing to reach a boiling point. Despite the chaos surrounding their family, Joseph is shown as a leader with a tender devotion to his wife and son. omen of the tri-parish com- in developing nations around the day consecration retreat” by Father “I was very motivated to make sure Wmunity of Holy Trinity, Timken, world. That was followed with a prayer Gaitley. During the break, there was a very strong imprint of the St. Michael, LaCrosse, and St. Joseph, service for the individuals featured in participants helped fill and seal Easter Joseph character and his fatherly devotion Liebenthal were invited to spend a day each segment. eggs for the children’s Easter egg hunt to this child and his husbandly devotion in prayer, fellowship, and action on Vigil lighting and the song “Go Light (above). Participants (above, left), in- to Mary and to protecting the family in March 9 at the St. Joseph parish center Your World” led to a scripture study of clude (l-r, first row) Mildred Sauer, Ele- chaotic times,” he said. in Liebenthal. the Sunday Mass readings. Lunch was nora Moeder, and Joan Dreher; (2nd Of course, the story is largely a work of Focusing on the Year of Mercy provided by retreatants bringing food row) Judy Hoffman, Suzanne Sauer, artistic speculation and is based on a time and putting faith into action, the day to share. Louise Dechant, Carolyn Thompson, of Jesus’ life that is shrouded in mystery, included clips on how the funds from The afternoon session included Rita Oborny, Julie Hubert, and Father but it remains faithful to traditional under- “Operation Rice Bowl” are put to work two video presentations on the “33- Matthew Kumi. standings of Joseph as a husband to Mary and a loving father to Jesus. “We just know so little about Joseph Confirmation that he certainly piqued my curiosity,” Nowrasteh said. St. Par- The film has been so well received ish, Hoisington celebrated by Catholics that the Sisters of St. Paul Confirmation on Saturday, hosted a “cinema novena” to the Holy March 19. At left are (back Family ending on the Feast of St. Joseph. row): Ray Kuhlman, Catechist, Nowrasteh said that overall he hopes Warnken, Anthony audience members are “entertained,” Moshier, Jack Williams, Eric “moved,” and “transformed.” Barrett, Father Anselm Eke, “Whether they’re secular folks or faith- Prosser, Kaiden Jeffrey, based audience, I hope they come out Daegan Davis, Catechist Monica talking about Jesus, talking about what Warnken, and Sean Urban. went on during those turbulent times (Front row) Katherine Warnken, when a messiah was born and emerged,” Aurora Ingram, Brooke Reif, he said. Alexis Rubio, Jaci Schremmer and Alyssa Johnson. Page 8 April 10, 2016 The Southwest Kansas Catholic My faith journey and my son’s call to the priesthood By Helen Jones On a cold February morning, I me to pray for my son, Evan, to become Editor’s Note: Helen is the mother of found myself standing in line for rec- a priest. My first response was, “Lord, Seminarian Evan Jones of the Diocese of onciliation at Cathedral he’s not Catholic.” However, I quickly Columbus, Ohio. The following is reprinted in Columbus and attending the noon realized God was giving me a glimpse with permission from the Josephinum Mass. What a joy it was to receive into His will and inviting me to join Times. my precious Lord — body, blood, Him in prayer. Despite the fact that I s I entered the darkened church, I felt soul and divinity! Later that evening, told no one about this prayer, several Athe familiar sense of peace wash over I shared with my family that I was weeks later, my husband came home me. Kneeling in the quiet, early morning planning to take time during Lent and said, “I think our son is going to hours, I reflected on my deep love and to study about the Catholic Church. become a priest.” Needless to say, I was gratitude for the Eucharist. After all, only I knew I was finally home, but I still shocked—clearly the Holy Spirit was at a few years ago, it was the Eucharist that had many questions and teachings I work. We continued to pray, but agreed drew me back into full communion with did not understand. not to say anything to Evan, realizing we God. As I continued to study scrip- needed to allow the Holy Spirit to work Born during the Second Vatican Council, ture in light of Catholic teaching, in His own time. About six months later, I was raised in what many refer to as “the my love of God’s Word grew along Evan began attending Mass with me. lost generation.” Although my parents with a desire to share the beauty, Then, one day after Mass, he told me depth, and fullness of the Catholic he was interested in becoming Catholic; stressed the importance of attending Helen and Brian Jones with three of their chil- faith with my loved ones. I deeply and, he continued, “How do you know if Mass, little else was said about scripture dren: Evan, Courtney, and Alexis. Not pictured regretted not raising my children you’re being called to the priesthood?” or Catholic teaching. I regularly attended is daughter Kenley, who, at the time this photo in the Catholic faith. My constant It is impossible to describe the joy I felt religion classes through middle school, was taken, was serving as a Peace Corps volun- prayer for my children was for upon hearing those words! but sadly, I do not remember learning teer in Sierra Leone. anything of significance. them to love God with their whole It is a tremendous blessing to have my Starting in high school, a desire began to While a deep love for God’s Word grew, heart, mind, soul and strength, and son discerning the priesthood. However, grow in me to learn God’s Word; how- I felt something was missing. I was also for them to experience the Eucharist. what truly brings me joy is the fact that he ever, I had no idea how to begin. My Mass keenly aware that receiving communion This prayer was answered in a profound desires to love God with his whole heart, attendance continued throughout college in these Protestant churches was vastly way when, shortly after my return to mind, soul and strength. Looking back, I but after my marriage it was sporadic at different than receiving communion in a the Church, my 15-year-old daughter am amazed at the depth of God’s plan, best. We vacillated among my husband’s Catholic church, but I did not understand decided to join as well. which surpasses anything I could have Methodist church, my Catholic church, or why. Slowly, the Holy Spirit began to call Furthermore, I felt the Holy Spirit ask imagined. nothing at all. me back to the Catholic Church. Although Four children later, we began attend- I was hesitant to leave my Protestant life- ing a non-denominational church that style, the Real Presence in the Eucharist ‘Ask the Priest’ session offers a unique insight focused solely on teaching the Bible. was irresistible.

Father Terrance Klein an- swers questions posed by St. Joseph, Ellinwood PSR stu- dents at a recent class, “Ask the Priest”. At right is Cody Wondra and MaryBeth Thill. Below: More students attend- ing were Joanna Strecker, Myles Menges, Shaun We- ber, Sarah Hammmeke and Lauren Manley (in the stock- ing hat) and John Billinger.

By Raechel Manley happy moments and the sad mo- LLINWOOD -- On Feb. 15, Father Ter- ments. One minute you are holding back Erance Klein joined a group of St. Joseph tears at the bedside of a dying parishioner, Parish high school students. and the next minute you are holding back In addition to theological questions, laughter as a second grader tries to tell you which Father Klein is used to answering one of their corny jokes. due to his past teaching at the collegiate “So, my best day and my worst day could and seminary levels, there were ques- be the same day,” he said. tions that were a little more personal. “I like it when a priest can break it down They ranged from “Did you date before to our level,” said Lauren Manley, St. Jo- the priesthood?” to “What’s been your seph High School PSR student. “It is great worst day and what’s been your best day when you can see their humility and their as a priest?” humor.” “The wonderful thing about the priest- St. Joseph high school PSR hosts an an- hood is every day is different,” Father nual “Ask The Priest” session for students Klein responded. “You see the best in and to interact in a low key environ- people and the worst in people. The ment. The Southwest Kansas Catholic April 10, 2016 Page 9

‘The shenanigans’ ‘Unwavering faithfulness to the Lord’ at Mother Angelica’s orn Rita Rizzo on April 20, 1923, healed. Bfew would have predicted that “That was the day I became the girl from a troubled family in aware of God’s love for me and be- first vows Canton, Ohio, would go on to found gan to thirst for him,” said Mother not only two thriving religious Angelica. “All I wanted to do after Editor’s Note: Mother Mary Angelica of the orders, but also the world’s largest my healing was give myself to Je- Annunciation, founder of the Eternal Word religious media network. Her life sus.” And give herself to Jesus she Television Network (EWTN), passed away on was one marked by many trials, but did. Easter, March 27 after a lengthy struggle with also by a profound “Yes” to what- On Aug. 15, 1944, at the age of the aftereffects of a stroke. She was 92 years ever she felt God was asking of her. 21, Rita entered the Poor Clares of old. “My parents divorced when I Perpetual Adoration in Cleveland was 6 years old. That’s when hell and took the name by which the rondale, Ala. (CNA/EWTN News) - If you began,” Mother Angelica said in world would come to know her Ipicture a nun’s first profession of vows, you a Register interview published — Sister Mary Angelica of the An- probably picture a serene, peaceful affair with in 2001. “My mother and I were nunciation. the sisters singing harmoniously and every- desperate — moving from place In 1981, Mother Angelica thing running joyfully and smoothly. to place, poor, hungry and barely launched Eternal Word Television But the day of Mother Angelica’s first vows Catholic News Agency, among other surviving.” Network, which today transmits was anything but. publishing ventures. The seeds of Mother’s vocation 24-hour-a-day programming to “Mother has always and will always Outside, a blizzard spit snow and ice, snarl- were in a healing she received more than 264 million homes in personify EWTN, the network that ing roads and delaying the guests and the when she was a teenager. She 144 countries. What began with God asked her to found,” said EWTN presiding Bishop James McFadden. suffered from severe stomach pain approximately 20 employees has Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Inside, different storms were brewing. when she and her mother went to As then-Sister Angelica knelt behind the now grown to nearly 400. The Michael Warsaw. “Her accomplish- visit Rhoda Wise, a Canton local religious network broadcasts grille, trying to pray before taking her vows, to whom people had attributed ments and legacies in evangelization terrestrial and shortwave radio the organist sister and the choir director miraculous healings. Wise gave Rita throughout the world are nothing around the world, operates a reli- (with whom Sister Angelica had sparred in the a novena to St. Thérèse of Lisieux. short of miraculous and can only be past), began arguing about musical technique, After nine days of prayer, Rita’s gious goods catalog and publishes attributed to Divine Providence and her within earshot of the already-arrived guests. pain disappeared: She had been the National Catholic Register and unwavering faithfulness to Our Lord.” As the incident is recalled in her biography: “Voices slowly escalated. Suddenly the two nuns were at each other: the organist refusing to play, [the other Sister] threatening to throw her into the snow if she didn’t. “And I’m sitting there trying to re-collect Cathedral statue brings back memories myself for my vows,” Mother Angelica re- called. “The people must have thought we Editor’s Note: The following is reprinted with were nuts.” permission from the Catholic Advance of the Then came the bug, scampering across the Diocese of Wichita. wooden floor in front of the sisters. early six decades have passed since Ro- A Sister rose up, lifted the kneeler with Nberta Seiwert Lampe was able to behold both hands, and pounded it on the ground, the Pieta in the Vatican, but she recalls her trip attempting to annihilate the insect. Like a with joy and wonder. madwoman with a jackhammer, she repeat- Lampe was a member of the U.S. Army sta- edly wielded the priedieu (kneeler), hurling it tioned in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in the and herself at the crawler. The organist, think- late 1950s when – knowing only five words in ing the display an underhanded critique of German and none in Italian – took a train on her her playing, pounded the keys all the harder. second trip to Rome to see her cousin, Father Sister Angelica could not believe what she Leroy Linnebur, where he was studying for the termed “the shenanigans.” Then the bishop priesthood. On her first trip to the Eternal City, walked in. which was with a tour group, she missed him by Wet and cold from walking several blocks 10 days. where he had to leave his stalled car, Bishop She didn’t miss the Pieta, however, on the Photo courtesy of the Catholic Advance McFadden requested a fresh pair of socks, second trip. Her five days in Rome were incred- which Sister Mary of the Cross sent Sister ible, she said. Roberta Seiwert Lampe was overjoyed that the Diocese of Wichita Angelica to get. “I spent every day there, totally in awe of the was able to get an exact duplicate of the Pieta that is in the Vati- When it came time to place the profession magnificent basilica. And, many times, hovering can. She shared her story about seeing Michelangelo’s work when ring on Sister Angelica’s fingers, the bishop right up next to the Pieta. I also walked around she was in the U.S. Army in Europe. couldn’t fit it past her knuckle – her hand was the city to renew being in the presence of other swollen from a shower handle in the convent historical wonders. But being in the presence of ful time in the life of the Blessed Mother and Jesus [is won- that had crumbled and cut her hand several the Pietà melted a place in my heart.” derful],” Lampe said, sitting next to the statue in the cathe- days prior. At that time visitors were able to get very close dral. “How she cradles Jesus in her lap and in her arms and “With everything going on there, I’m think- to Michelangelo’s work, which was completed the look on her face is of pure wonder – sorrow – at what has ing, Oh, Jesus doesn’t love me. You know?... when he was 25-years-old – the only piece he happened.” I mean, it was a real spiritual experience!” ever signed. The statue, which took the artist Lampe’s daughter, Ramona, said her mother over the years Mother Angelica said. “But that’s the way God two years to sculpt, is now kept many yards shared stories about her trips to Rome. works with me. As I look back, before anything away from visitors and behind bulletproof glass, “I feel like this is such a gift, especially for those of us, who for big that was coming, something happened to after it was severely damaged in 1972 by a man whatever reason, can no longer travel,” Ramona said, adding me.” with a hammer. It took 10 months to restore it. that she is touched by the statue’s beauty. Despite “the shenanigans” of the day, Sister To have an exact duplicate of the Pieta at the Lampe is a member of St. Parish in Garden Angelica took her vows seriously, writing in a Cathedral of the “is Plain. letter to her mother that “the espoused” and beyond comprehension,” Lampe said. Want to help with the diocese’s Pieta? “royal couple” (herself and Jesus) “wished “To be able to marvel that Michelangelo Funding for the Pieta in the Cathedral of the Immaculate to express their gratitude to their friend and could bring to life such impeccable beauty, so Conception is growing. The amount raised thus far is about 66 member of their personal court...The spouse realistic that one can almost see it breathe,” she percent of the $300,000 needed to keep the statue in the Dio- has asked the Bridegroom to fill you with his said. cese of Wichita. Those who wish to help purchase the statue peace and consolation.” “To come and be in the presence of this may call Ann at (316) 440-1717 or visit give.CatholicDioceseOf- She signed the letter: “Jesus and Angelica.” beautiful reenactment of this most meaning- Wichita.org. Page 10 April 10, 2016 The Southwest Kansas Catholic Diócesis de luto por la pérdida repenti na del Padre Henry Hildebrandt

eligreses del pasado y presente, amigos, y capacidad el debería ser un símbolo visible de Ffamilia estaban sorprendidos con la noti cia la misericordia del Padre y una señal viva de la de que el Padre Henry Hildebrant, pastor de bondad del Padre. las Parroquias de Sacred Heart, Ness City y “La palabra ‘misericordia’ en Latí n signifi ca St. Aloysius, Ransom, sucumbió a un ataque más que ‘misericordia.’ El Padre Hildebrant cardiaco el 26 de marzo. le dijo al Catholic recientemente, siguiendo Tenía 61 años de edad. su viaje a Roma para recibir el mandato del Henry Hildebrant nació el 26 de marzo, Papa Francisco. “Es traducida como bondad 1955 en Grove City, Pa., el hijo de Henry Ford amorosa. Así que, no es solamente sobre Hildrebrant , Sr., y Dolores Dorothy Buehler. perdonar; son todos los aspectos de la bon- Antes de estudiar para el sacerdocio, sirvió dad amorosa del Padre hacia Su creación, el como ministro pastoral en la Parroquia Sacred máximo sueño que el Padre ti ene en nuestra Heart, Pratt (1976 a 1983). Hizo sus estudios creación, es de rodearse por toda la eternidad como seminarista en la Universidad de Dallas de una raza de seres que son imágenes de Su (Seminario Holy Trinity) en Irving, Texas, y amor… el Ponti fi cal College Josephinum, Columbus, “¿Cómo podemos vivir en un planeta Ohio. con personas que están pobres y que están Fue ordenado al sacerdocio el 20 de junio, luchando de múlti ples formas, y no extender 1987, por el Obispo Stanley G. Schlarman en la mano de alguna forma? ¿Cómo podemos la Iglesia Sacred Heart, Pratt . Sirvió como el vivir en un mundo donde las personas están pastor asociado en St. , Great escapando de la guerra, y no tratar de hacer Bend (1987-1990), antes de recibir su primera algo por ellos? Si hemos experimentado el asignación como pastor en St. Anthony of amor de nuestro Padre, como no compar- Padua, Liberal (1990-2001). ti rlo?” Durante esta asignación también sirvió en El rosario de la parroquia se llevó acabo las siguientes posiciones diocesanas: Direc- el jueves, 31 de marzo. La Misa Funeral se tor de Vocaciones y Director de Seminaristas; celebró el viernes, 1 de abril, con el Rever- Director de Ministerio de Formación Pasto- endísimo Obispo Ronald M. Gilmore, obispo ral y el Sistema de ITV; y como Director de emérito de la Diócesis de Dodge City, presidi- Comisión de Construcciones. Sus asignaciones endo. Todo se llevó acabo en la Iglesia Sacred siguiendo su estadía en Liberal incluyen: St. Heart, Ness City. El enti erro se llevó acabo en Lawrence, Jetmore, con St. Anthony, Hanston el Cementerio de Sacred Heart. (2001-2004), y con responsabilidad adicional Lo sobreviven al Padre Henry varias tí as y Fotos/Dave Myers de St. John the Bapti st, Spearville (2003-2004). numerosos primos en las áreas del oeste de La Misa Funeral se celebró el Había servido como el pastor de las parro- Pennsylvania y Washington D.C. viernes, 1 de abril, con el Rev- quias en Ness City y Ransom desde julio 1 del Pueden escribir memorias y palabras de erendísimo obispo Ronald M. 2004. Fue un fi rme defensor de la educación aliento en el libro de la funeraria en www. Gilmore, obispo emérito de la Católica y dejaba claros sus deseos de recibir fi tzgeraldfuneral.com. Diócesis de Dodge City, presidi- asignaciones a parroquias con escuelas. Contribuciones de conmemoración en endo. Padre Henry Hildenbrandt El Padre Henry recibió un mandato Papal por el nombre del Padre Henry Hildebrant se murió el 26 de marzo. el Papa Francisco en el 2016 designándolo un pueden hacer a la Dechant Foundati on y la Misionero de Misericordia durante el Extraor- Escuela Sacred Heart, Ness City, a cargo de la dinario Jubileo de la Misericordia. Enesta Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City, Kansas. Madre Angélica cambió la forma en la que hablamos de Dios ATICANO (ACI).- Hoy el gozo” de haber conocido a la religiosa En el transcurso de la reunión VL’Osservatore Romano publicó un hace varios años en Birmingham (Esta- “alguien me llevó al santuario para sa- artí culo del CEO de EWTN, Michael dos Unidos). ludar a la Madre”, añadió el portavoz. Warsaw, ti tulado “Hasta luego a la La Madre Angélica era “un gran Además aseguró que su breve en- Madre Angélica: Ella cambió la forma testi go y apóstol misionero,” dijo el P. cuentro con la religiosa le sirvió como en la que hablamos de Dios”. Lombardi en diálogo con ACI Prensa, “prueba de que la fe y el amor a Dios Warsaw destacó la labor de la reli- y expresó su deseo de “que ella ore son el verdadero motor que impulsa giosa como “un milagro de la evange- más por nosotros que lo que nosotros nuestra comunicación, incluso más que lización” y agregó que “sólo de esta oramos por ella”. la técnica y el profesionalismo”. manera puede uno defi nir el legado de- El sacerdote expresó que “tuvo la El P. Lombardi confi rmó su presencia jado por la Madre Angélica, fundadora alegría” de conocer a la Madre Angé- en una Misa organizada por la ofi cina de la red católica EWTN internacional”. lica brevemente en persona en una de de EWTN en Roma que se realizará en Después de enterarse del falleci- las primeras reuniones de las esta- la parroquia Santa Ana en el Vati cano miento de la Madre Angélica el Domin- ciones de radio católicas organizadas el 1 de abril a las 6:00 p.m. el mismo go de Pascua, el P. Federico Lombardi, por EWTN en la sede de Birmingham, día del funeral de la Madre en Birming- portavoz del Vati cano, recordó “el Alabama. ham a las 11:00 a.m. (Estados Unidos).

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Conserva escuelas, el períodico Southwest Kansas Register y la siempre su derecho de comunicarse directamente a 800.522.4700 página electrónica de la Diócesis. www.dcdiocese.org/ Social Relief Services, 1-800-922-4453. protectingchildren. ksgamblinghelp.com The Southwest Kansas Catholic April 10, 2016 Page 11 Diócesis de luto por la pérdida repenti na del Padre Henry Hildebrandt Mi tumor cerebral cuaresmal, nuestra alegría pascual (Parte 2) y a la orientación a los objeti vos es también un Dependencia: ¡Soy un hombre que me hice a mí mismo! problema. Esta acti tud de independencia no A veces, somos totalmente dependientes ¡Debemos hacer un esfuerzo y levantarnos a funciona, y no es lo que el Señor nos pide. Esto unos de otros: cuando somos bebés, o estamos nosotros mismos! me fue revelado profundamente mientras yacía en el hospital, como personas con capacidades Ella no necesita a nadie; ¡es tan indefenso. ¿Qué hacer? “El auxilio me viene diferentes, etc. Esta es una experiencia de independiente! del Señor, que hizo el cielo y la ti erra” (Salmo humildad. Aquí estamos llamados a recibir. Jesús 121,2). Confi en Dios. Abrimos nuestro vino a nosotros como un niño pobre, dependiendo Disparates. Estas declaraciones son corazón a un camino mejor, al abandonarse a de María y José. Creció y nos enseñó a amar. “Se menti ras. Todo falso. No les crea. uno mismo y a abrazar a nuestro amado Jesús humilló, se hizo obediente hasta la muerte, y a los demás. una muerte en cruz” (Filipenses 2,8). Y “ha re- El 11 de marzo, tuve una cirugía cerebral exi- Interdependencia: sucitado” (Mateo 28,7) para abrirnos las puertas tosa para exti rpar un tumor benigno. Me estoy Dios nos hizo para depender de Él y entre del paraíso. Dependemos de nuestro Salvador recuperando rápidamente, gracias al poder cura- nosotros. Esta es la enseñanza de Cristo. “ Jesucristo Resucitado. Ustedes son el cuerpo de Cristo, y cada uno en ti vo del Señor, el excelente equipo de atención + Reverendo parti cular, miembros de ese cuerpo” (1 Corinti os Pidamos a Jesús resucitado en este ti empo de médica que me atendió y la fi delidad de ustedes John B. Brungardt 12,27). A medida que maduramos, tratamos Pascua una interdependencia cada vez mayor. Di- en la oración. Mientras yacía en la cama del hos- Opispo de Dodge City pital antes de la cirugía, Dios me reveló mucho de hacer lo que nos toca para amar, para hacer os está con nosotros - Emanuel. Vamos a dar y sobre la independencia, la interdependencia, y un mundo mejor, para llegar a los otros en el recibir el uno al otro. Vamos a edifi car el Cu- la dependencia: amor mutuo, dando y recibiendo, el uno con el erpo de Cristo. Animémonos unos a otros, sobre Independencia: otro. Mis pasajes favoritos de St. Paul se refi eren todo los más pequeños de nuestros hermanos y Tiendo a querer hacer las cosas yo mí mismo. A a esta interdependencia, por ejemplo: “Por tanto, hermanas. Jesús está presente para nosotros: veces siento que pedir ayuda es un signo de anímense y fortalézcanse mutuamente, como ya ¡Él nos ama tanto! debilidad. A veces no quiero correr el riesgo del lo están haciendo” (1 Tes 5,11). + Mons. John B. Brungardt rechazo. Mis tendencias hacia el perfeccionismo Así evangeliza el fútbol este entrenador brasileño ÍO DE JANEIRO (ACI) - Alexi “Cuca” Sti val no En 2014 sucedió algo similar durante el Mundial Rsolo es un conocido entrenador brasileño de de Clubes en Marruecos, aunque explicó que no fútbol sino también un devoto de la Virgen María, solo pedía la ayuda de la Virgen para ganar ese cuya imagen suele tener en la camiseta que usa campeonato sino en general, para la vida: “creo durante los parti dos. tanto en la Virgen María que no tengo vergüenza Devoção a Nossa Senhora na China pelo técnico de usar la camiseta en la calle, en el juego o en el Cuca.O técnico que é conhecido por sua devoção à trabajo”, manifestó. Mãe de Deus ao usar uma... Cuca proviene de una familia católica. De niño Posted by Homens Católicos on martes, 15 de era muy devoto y siempre iba a la Iglesia. Su marzo de 2016 madre declaró al diario brasileño UOL que “cu- En una reciente conferencia de prensa, Cuca ando bauti cé a mi hijo lo entregué a la Virgen. Ella recordó una experiencia que lo marcó hace dos años lo está cuidando”. en China mientras dirigía al Shandong Luneng Tais- Durante su carrera como jugador y entre- han. Un día uno de los jugadores miró con curiosidad nador ha mantenido su fe católica. Antes de su camiseta de Santa María. “Él me preguntó quién cada partido se arrodilla para orar delante de era aquella mujer bonita. Yo le respondí que es la la imagen de la Virgen, que está en un altar de Madre de Jesús”, relató. los vestuarios y cuando sale a la cancha hace la El entrenador dijo luego que en una ocasión Alexi “Cuca” Sti val señal de la cruz. ganaron un parti do gracias a un gol que “ese juga- supersti ción”, afi rmó. Actualmente es entrenador del Palmeira de Sao dor, que era defensa, anotó en el minuto 48 del segun- El técnico recordó además que en 2013, cuando Paulo y afi rmó que como católico ti ene la obligación de do ti empo”. “Yo llevaba puesta la camiseta y cuando él entrenaba al Atléti co Mineiro y ganaron la Copa Liberta- “llevar la imagen de la Virgen a la juventud”. me abrazó la señaló y dijo: ‘My mother’ (mi madre). Eso dores, también llevaba puesta la camiseta con la imagen Traducido y adaptado por María Ximena Rondón. me estremeció”, recordó. de la Virgen “no para que me dé suerte sino porque ella Publicado originalmente en ACI Digital. “Esa es una misión como católico: llevo mi fe y no me fortalece”. Asesinan en Escocia a un musulmán tras felicitar por Pascua a los cristi anos Las investi gaciones policiales apuntan a un “crimen por prejuicios religiosos” ADRID (ACI/Actuall).- Un ten- Según informa El Mundo, sus Mdero de 40 años, musulmán y vecinos se sienten conmocionados de origen pakistaní, fue asesinado por la muerte de este musulmán. por dos desconocidos a cuchilladas Así, este viernes se ha llevado a en Glasgow (Escocia) horas después cabo una vigilia en su ti enda de de colgar en su cuenta personal de ultramarinos situado en el barrio de Facebook un mensaje que rezaba: Shawlands en la que los ciudadanos “Deseo una feliz Pascua a mi amada donaron más de 7.000 euros para la nación Cristi ana”. familia de Asad. La policía local, que ha detenido El joven tendero consideraba a sí a un hombre de 32 años y también mismo como un “musulmán de- de origen musulmán, parte de la voto” y en su cuenta de Facebook hipótesis de que el asesinato de interpolaba imágenes de él mismo Asad Shah ha sido un “crimen por en oración con mensajes de liber- prejuicios religiosos”. El tendero tad religiosa. Un ejemplo de esta vivía desde hace muchos años en la tolerancia fue el mensaje que emiti ó (Shopkeeper Asad Shah was killed in a brutal att ack outside his shop in Glasgow recently by segunda ciudad escocesa, aunque el Viernes Santo: “Sigamos los pasos an extremist Muslim, allegedly upset that Shah belonged to a sect of Muslims that preaches era nati vo de la ciudad pakistaní de del amado Jesucristo y tengamos un peace and tolerance. Shah had recently posted a happy Easter wish to all his Christi an friends Rabwah. éxito real en los dos mundos”. on Facebook.) Asad Shah. 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t cuadrado 3x3 debe S contener los números a parti r la 1 a 9. The Southwest Kansas Catholic April 10, 2016 Page 13 Obituaries Anna Marie (Wondra) oberle, 80, of 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchil- Parish, Hugoton, died March 21, 2016. Tina Briseno; sister, Mary Jane Esquibel; Immaculate Conception Parish, Claflin, dren. Father Terrence Klein presided. She is survived by her husband, Donald L. four grandchildren; and a great grandson. died March 17, 2016. She was a member Anna Christi ne Ridder, 91, of St. Mary Olinger; a son, Chad Olinger; a daughter, Father Aneesh Parappanatt u presided. of the Altar Society and was a church Parish, Marienthal and St. Anthony of Dawnel Newton; a sister, Judy Cantrell; Joseph R. Weis Jr., 78, of Mary, Queen sacristan for many years. She is survived Padua Parish, Leoti , died March 22, 2016. three grandchildren; and six great-grand- of Peace Parish, Ulysses, died April 3, 2016. by her husband of 58 years, Paul Oberle She belonged to the St. Mary Altar Society children. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; sons, and three children; Kathleen Miller, Paul and Daughters of Isabella. Anna’s surviving Evelyn Gertrude Demuth, 86, of St. Michael and Mark; daughters, Tamara Oberle, Jr., and Karla Fimple; four broth- family includes fi ve children: Dan Ridder, John the Bapti st Parish, Spearville, died Dieker and Kimberly McGaughey; brother, ers, Bernard Wondra, Wondra, Jim Ridder, Chuck Ridder, Mary Sue Lueb- March 26, 2016. Survivors include sons James Weis; sister, Margaret Witsken; 15 Wondra, and Norbert Wondra; bers, and Bonnie Pfannensti el; fi ve siblings: Kenneth, Timothy, and Edward; daugh- grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Mary Rose Oberle, Leona Clarence Betzen, Cleta Jasper, Gertrude ters Janilla Ghafoori, Regina Murray, and and 12 nieces and nephews. Father Peter Canfi eld, Theresa Schremmer, and Doris Weinzerl, Linda Giachino, and Joe Betzen; Lorett a Knorr; one sister, Marie Dowell; 14 Fernandez presided. Morgan; three great-grandchildren and eleven grandchildren, and 13 great- grand- grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Danek, 90, of a great-grandson. Father Terrence Klein children. Father Benjamin Marti n offi ci- one great-great grandchild. Father John Prince of Peace Parish at St. Rose of Lima presided. ated. Forkuoh presided. Church, Great Bend, died April 3, 2016. She Beverly Joan Zink, 76, of Immaculate Isabelle A. Befort, 98, of Prince of Peace Manuel H. Lopez, 87, of the Cathedral was preceded in death by her husband, Concepti on Parish, Clafl in, died March 20, Parish at St. Patrick Church, Great Bend, of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Dodge Joseph. Father Don Bedore presided. 2016. She was also a member of the Altar died March 25, 2016. She was a member City, died April 4, 2016. He served in the Society and the Daughters of Isabella. She of the Altar Society, and a former member United States Army during the Korean Editor’s Note: Listings for Lewis John is survived by her husband of 55 years, of the St. Rose of Lima Altar Society. Survi- War att aining the rank of Private First Stanley, 58, of Satanta, Doris Arlene “D.A.” Donald Zink; five children, Daniel Zink, vors include two sons, Robert J. Befort and Class. He was a 3rd Degree and Life (Thiesing) Orem, 86, of Pratt , and Geraldine Mark Zink, Susan Zink, Janet Klug, and Joni Eugene L. Befort; nine nephews and eight Member of Knights of Columbus Council Hoff man, 91, of Ashland, will be among Haines; brother, John Henry Lichter; two nieces. Father Ted Stoecklein presided. 2955. Survivors include his wife, Priscilla; those obituaries included in the next is- sisters, Imelda Riedel and Mary Lou Schenk; Nancy Sue olinger, 80, of St. Helen son, Greg; daughters, Sandra Lopez and sue.

Scripture Readings Readings for the Week of April 17, 2016 Sunday: Acts 13:14, 43-52/Ps 100:1-3, 5/Rv 7:9, 14b-17/Jn 10:27-30 Readings for the Week of April 10, 2016 Monday: Acts 11:1-18/Ps 42:2-3; 43:3-4/Jn 10:1-10 Sunday: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41/Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13/Rv 5:11-14/Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/Ps 87:1-7/Jn 10:22-30 Monday: Acts 6:8-15/Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30/Jn 6:22-29 Wednesday: Acts 12:24--13:5a/Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8/Jn 12:44-50 Tuesday: Acts 7:51--8:1a/Ps 31:3-4, 6-8, 17, 21/Jn 6:30-35 Thursday: Acts 13:13-25/Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27/Jn 13:16-20 Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8/Ps 66:1-7/Jn 6:35-40 Friday: Acts 13:26-33/Ps 2:6-11/Jn 14:1-6 Thursday: Acts 8:26-40/Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20/Jn 6:44-51 Saturday: Acts 13:44-52/Ps 98:1-4/Jn 14:7-14 Friday: Acts 9:1-20/Ps 117:1-2/Jn 6:52-59 Next Sunday: Acts 14:21-27/Ps 145:8-13/Rv 21:1-5a/Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35 Saturday: Acts 9:31-42/Ps 116:12-17/Jn 6:60-69

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L + EVE + L = LEVEL = L + EVE + L FIRST: Father Wesley Schawe • (620) 227-1533 • [email protected] Page 16 April 10, 2016 The Southwest Kansas Catholic Survivor of Brussels terror attack writes letter of hope to unborn baby

Sneha Mehta, pictured at right, wrote a lett er to her unborn baby soon aft er she and her husband, Sameep, right, were nearly killed in the terrorist explosion at the Brussels airport. At bott om is part of the lett er she wrote to her child.

russels, Belgium, Mar 29, 2016 (CNA) --“...I just in,” Sneha told CNN. the cab driver who not only brought them to the Bwant to tell you that life is a wonderful thing, Amidst all the uncertainty, Sneha said that she hospital, but talked to them the whole way there. and the world is really full of remarkable people.” knew one thing “for sure” - that she would survive She thought of the traumati zed victi ms scatt ered So starts a lett er writt en by one of the survivors for the sake of their unborn baby. along the highways who were helped by random of the bomb att acks at the Brussels Zaventem Sneha and Sameep fl ed the airport and ran drivers. internati onal airport last week, according to CNN. straight to the highway, where a cab driver “People are sti ll coming together, regardless of The author of the lett er, Sneha Mehta, penned stopped to take them to the Sint-Augusti nus hospi- race, color or background,” Sneha said, according those words to her child, who was only 16 weeks tal. to CNN. old in utero. Despite the traumati c chaos of the day, the Now that she is a survivor, and safely back home When Sneha and her husband Sameep Mehta ultrasound exam showed the Mehtas’ baby peace- in Antwerp, Sneha decided to write a lett er to her arrived in Brussels from Abu Dhabi, they were fully sucking its thumb - almost unaware of the unborn baby as a reminder of all that had hap- abruptly greeted with screams and chaos as the terror happening outside the womb. pened. ceiling of the airport started to collapse. Unlike many memories from that day, Sneha CNN reported that Sneha might give the sealed The couple was faced with the split-second deci- recalled not the hatred and violence that broke lett er to their child at age 16, or they may wait un- sion to either remain in the shambles of the arrival loose upon the city, but rather the kindness she ti l a later ti me. Either way, Sneha wants her child secti on, or try to leave for the hospital to check on encountered from complete strangers. to know that love is victorious over hatred. their baby. She remembered the police and rescue crews “It’s a very unfortunate event. But it’s sti ll largely “I absolutely didn’t know which directi on to run who were quick to aid the wounded. She recalled a beauti ful world.”

“Hi Sweetheart, I don’t know if we already acknowledged this with you in person, but when you were 16 weeks old, mum and dad were in an explosion at Brussels Airport. And no matter where humanity is today, I just want to tell you that life is a wonderful thing, and the world is really full of remarkable people. You didn’t just give mum and dad faith and reason to live, you gave the awareness and presence of mind like never before. I felt more alive than I ever have, and I knew I had to protect you, so I was calm, com- posed and fully aware that we will survive. When we reached Sint-Augustinus emergency, and we saw you oblivious and sucking at your thumb at the ultrasound, and doing your general acrobatics, all the mistrust, hate and angst for the terrorist attack vaporized. I do hope with all my heart that you are born into a better world, and if not, then you do your absolute best to make it that. You are absolutely precious to us, and have already been a hero today. I guess the world has sent so much love and hope your way, you owe your life to recipro- cating that goodness. May you always be brave and healthy. We love you beyond words, Mum and Dad.”