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By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz who spent half of his life serving leprosy Hawaii Catholic Herald patients in Kalaupapa, , working side by side with the settlement’s two The Diocese of Honolulu has taken the , Damien de Veuster and Marianne first official step on the long and complex Cope. road to the possible canonization of an On June 23, Bishop Larry Silva American layman and Civil War veteran approved the statutes of the Joseph Dutton Guild, identified in church terms as a “Private Association of the Faithful with Juridic Personality,” with the mission of spreading knowledge of and devotion to Ira “Brother Joseph” Dutton, as well as addressing the financial and logistical needs for his cause for sainthood. The guild evolved from and replaces the less formal Joseph Dutton Committee, which the bishop had convened a few Continued on page 3

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JULY 31, 2015 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 3 Diocese moves toward possible canonization ‘Brother’ Joseph Dutton Continued from page 1 years ago with people interested in promoting the Dutton cause. Act of atonement Ira Dutton was born to Protestant parents in Stowe, Vermont, on April 27, 1843, and raised in Wisconsin. He fought in the U.S. Civil War, rising to the rank of captain with the 13th Wisconsin Volunteers. Discharged from the Army in 1866, Dutton endured several tumultuous years with a failed marriage and alcohol abuse. He worked difficult jobs to support himself, including the bringing the remains of soldiers back from Civil War battlefields to the common burial ground that is now Arlington National Cemetery. Dutton found solace in Catholicism and was baptized in the faith on his 40th birthday, April 27, 1883. He took Joseph as his baptismal name. As an act of atonement for his turbulent post-war years, he traveled to Molokai in 1886 to join St. Damien in his work with leprosy patients. St. Damien Photo courtesy SSCC archives affectionately called his American and then canonization. By relatives living in Kalaupapa. Brother Joseph Dutton, center front, with Kalaupapa boys and men assistant “Brother.” comparison, decades of work went Duarte has a master’s degree Dutton helped St. Damien into the causes of in public administration and until the priest’s death three years and Mother Marianne before they expertise in investigation and later in 1889, and remained in were declared saints in 2009 and research. Kalaupapa for an additional 42 2012, respectively. Maria L.V. Devera is a physician years, administering the Baldwin Bishop Silva noted that the at Schofield Barracks Army Health Lost soldier, redeemed Home for boys and men. St. creation of the Joseph Dutton Clinic. She has a deep devotion Marianne during that time cared Guild is only a first step for those to St. Damien and St. Marianne, By Cheryl J. Wilkinson for girls and women at Bishop anticipating Dutton as Hawaii’s and became interested in Dutton’s Special to the Herald third saint. potential for sainthood after Home. Cheryl J. Wilkinson, vice president of the Joseph Dutton At this point the cause of Joseph Dutton died in 1931. His grave visiting Kalawao in 2009. Guild, shared with the Hawaii Catholic Herald a Dutton is nowhere on the Vatican’s lies next to that of St. Damien Michael Warren, the guild’s testimonial about her personal devotion to Dutton. Here on the grounds of St. “radar screen,” he said. public affairs officer, works full- is an excerpt. Church in Kalawao. Damien and Marianne had time as a public affairs officer the backing and resources of for the Department of the Army I became involved when I was at Kalaupapa with Building a case for sainthood their religious orders — the Deputy at Fort Shafter. He is a my husband, Michael. I was standing by St. Damien’s The remarkable story of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts retired Army combat engineer gravesite, and Dr. Maria Devera came up to me and Dutton’s life, conversion and and the Sisters of St. Francis of who served 20 years on active asked me if I knew of Dutton. I told her no. I stood by service alongside Hawaii’s two the Neumann Communities — to duty. Warren is a parishioner at his grave, and she began to tell me his story. I swiftly saints has stirred discussions of his sustain their sainthood causes. St. Augustine Church in Waikiki began to fall in love with this veteran. own potential for canonization. A Promoting Dutton, a layman, and a member of the Knights of He was a Quarter Master, and towards the end of the path to sainthood, however, would will be a grassroots effort by his Columbus. war, he had to pick up the carcasses on the battlefields. require many intensive steps. devotees. Warren also works with his wife I know for me, during the Persian (Gulf) War and The Joseph Dutton Guild was Cheryl J. Wilkinson, the founder remembering Highway 1 after it was bombed, the created to be the hub of such A diverse, passionate group and CEO of Transitional Assistance aftermath of the bodies … was horrendous. I cannot efforts. Bishop Silva, in a June The 10 members of the Joseph Inc., a nonprofit that provides imagine having to pick up the remains of our heroes. 23 interview, said the purpose of Dutton Guild are eager to lend veterans with professional business (Dutton) talked about how at the end of the day the group is to do research, raise their time, skills and prayers to the and personal coaching. Wilkinson he had to start taking a nip of alcohol to get through funds, publicize Dutton’s life, and cause. is the guild’s vice president. She what he had to experience. He became an alcoholic. I compile testimonials of Dutton’s “Joseph Dutton is such a served in the Army Reserves and am certain, I, too, would have to look for some sort of spiritual intercession. fascinating figure to whom so with the Department of Defense. coping mechanism to deal with the horror of such an “They have to get the case many can relate,” said Lilia “We are fortunate to have such experience. together (demonstrating) that Draime, the guild’s assistant public a dynamic and energetic group Dutton was a lost soldier who, at the end of the war, there is widespread devotion to affairs officer. “The folks he has of people comprising the guild,” lost his marriage and struggled with alcoholism. So him, that he lived a saintly life, attracted thus far, both in the guild Draime said. many of our veterans meet such a crossroads. Today, that there is reason to believe he and otherwise, are so diverse, People who want to help the 22 veterans a day commit suicide. The other veterans should be declared a saint,” the interesting and passionate about guild “have several options,” she transition to their life’s next journey. bishop said. the work we are undertaking.” said. For Dutton, one day he decided to go into a Catholic The guild will eventually Draime is originally from Monetary donations are needed church. He found God. Later on, he heard of Father present its findings to the bishop, Warren, Ohio. As a student at the “to help get our activities up and Damien helping leprosy patients on the island of who then appoints a local tribunal University of Notre Dame, she running, to also pay for various Molokai. He knew that was his calling. It was a way to to assess the guild’s materials and did her senior history department experts, including historians and make his penitence, so to speak. officially make a case for Dutton’s honors thesis on Dutton. Draime notaries we will need to consult He managed to find his way to the island and cause to the Vatican. became involved with the guild as our efforts advance.” Volunteers dedicated the remaining 44 years of his life helping The bishop himself is not a after visiting Kalaupapa last year. can lend their time and talents to the Hansen’s disease patients. He treated them with member of the guild in order to She plans to continue her the cause as well. the tools he learned from the military, with dignity be able to evaluate its work more studies on Dutton as she pursues The guild also needs reports and respect. He used his leadership skills and was able objectively. her master’s degree in Catholic of “favors” attributed to Dutton’s to form a viable social organization on the island. He A postulator appointed by the studies at the University of St. intercession. To submit a report learned from the people of Molokai as well. Joseph Dutton Guild would work Thomas. or inquiry, email josephdutton@ Dr. Devera asked me if Michael and I would be directly with the Congregation Draime explained in emails to rcchawaii.org or connect to one of interested in spreading the word of Dutton. I was very for the Causes of Saints in the the Hawaii Catholic Herald the the social media sites. humbled and honored to have such an amazing task promotion of the cause. Among varied tasks and backgrounds of The guild manages pages asked of me. I would do whatever I could to help this the postulator’s tasks is creating a the guild members. The group, she about Dutton on Facebook veteran get recognized. “positio” or position paper, usually said, meets quarterly. Members (www.facebook.com/ We had St. Michael get us veterans through the war, about a thousand pages, on on Oahu gather in downtown JosephDuttonHawaii), Twitter and we needed a veteran to provide us such hope to Dutton’s cause to be reviewed by Honolulu and connect to those (@JosehDuttonHI) and LinkedIn get us through life after the war. I believe we can make Vatican theologians and cardinals. off-island via conference call. They (https://www.linkedin.com/ a difference, as hope has and does have a big meaning. These are the preliminary also regularly keep in touch “about company/joseph-dutton-guild). Dutton found that out by finding purpose in something phases a sainthood candidate how things are going.” “We are hopeful that we will greater than himself. must pass before he or she is Members include president draw more people to this great considered first for Brenda Duarte, who has two effort,” Draime said. 4 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JULY 31, 2015 Ewa Beach native Herald wins three awards at a member of new U.S.A. Marianist Catholic media conference The Hawaii Catholic Herald The Catholic Register of Canada. provincial council won three Catholic Press Associ- “Old cases,” which ran May ation writing awards June 26 at 23, 2014, also took first place in The 300-member Marianist the 2015 Catholic Media Confer- the best in-depth news/special Province of the in- ence in Buffalo, N.Y. The awards reporting category. The judges stalled its new provincial council, were for work done in 2014. wrote, “Superior writing and an eight-member leadership body, Two of the Herald awards clarity of thought. Every sen- last month. were for the story “Old cases,” tence flows cleanly into the next, The Marianists sponsor Chami- an analysis of clergy sex abuse conveying the authority of the nade University of Honolulu and lawsuits in Hawaii, the third for writer on this vital issue. A close Saint Louis School in Honolulu a personality profile. call, but this is the winner.” as well as St. Anthony Parish “Old cases,” by Patrick Placing second, third and hon- and St. Anthony Junior-Senior Downes, won first place for the orable mention in this category High School in Wailuku. The new Gerard E. Sherry Award for best were Our Sunday Visitor, The council includes Marianist Broth- Photo courtesy of the Marianists investigative/analysis news writ- Catholic Register, National Cath- er Dennis Bautista who is from in Marianist Provincial Council 2015-2018. Front: Father John Thompson, ing: best analysis/background/ olic Reporter and The Tidings of Ewa Beach. Father Martin Solma, Brother Joseph Kamis, Brother Thomas Giardino. Back: round up news writing. Of the Los Angeles. The leaders of the provincial Brother Charles Johnson, Brother Ronald Overman, Father William Meyer entry the judges wrote, “Very Winning first place for best council are as follows: and Brother Dennis Bautista. thorough analysis of a critical is- personality profile for diocesan „„ Father Martin Solma, 67, pro- sue facing the diocese. The writ- newspapers with a 17,000- vincial, or head, of the U.S. Prov- „„ Brother Thomas Giardino, 72, tional Catholic religious order of ing takes a measured, realistic 40,000 circulation was the Ha- ince, adding three more years to assistant for education. brothers and priests. In the Unit- tone — fitting for a topic that can waii Catholic Herald’s “Good , five years already served. „„ Brother Ronald Overman, 70, ed States, they sponsor the Uni- prompt emotional responses. The Gene,” a June 20, 2014, story by „„ Brother Joseph Kamis, 68, as- assistant for temporalities. versity of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio, analysis of the cases amounts to Downes about retiring St. Ste- sistant provincial, also adding „„ Brother Dennis Bautista, 42, St. Mary’s University in San Anto- a reality check about the state of phen Diocesan Center handyman three years to five years already councilor. nio, and Chaminade, as well as 18 the diocese on clergy abuse. Very Gene Pollock. served. „„ Brother Charles Johnson, 54, secondary and middle schools, six well done.” “Personal and environmental Other council members in- councilor. parishes and four retreat centers. In this category, “Old cases” details bring this story to life and clude: „„ Father John Thompson, 53, Blessed William Joseph Cham- beat stories by the Catholic Herald are really essential in this feature „„ Father William Meyer, 67, as- councilor. inade founded the Marianist or- Milwaukee, National Catholic Re- to show the subject’s hard work sistant for religious life. The Marianists are an interna- der in France in 1817. porter, Catholic News Service and and devotion,” the judges wrote.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO BISHOP LARRY SILVA on the 10th Anniversary of Installation as Bishop of Honolulu July 21, 2015

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Hamakua Catholic Churches Congratulations, Bishop Larry Silva! Immaculate Heart of Mary - Papaikou St Joseph Church and Parish School in Waipahu Good Shepherd Mission - Honomu extend our heartfelt gratitude and best wishes Saint Anthony - Laupahoehoe on your 10th Anniversary as our Shepherd in the Diocese of Honolulu. May the Lord bless you with eternal joy, peace, good health and wisdom The Hamakua parishes prayed for the intentions of Bishop Larry Silva at all the as you continue to shepherd in our beautiful Hawaii Nei. Masses over the July 18-19 weekend Our love and prayers follow you always. Me ke Aloha Pumehana from the Faith-filled community

of St. Joseph Parish in Waipahu “Blessed the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he has chosen for his own inheritance.” ~Psalm 33:12-13 JULY 31, 2015 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 7 Bishop Larry Silva celebrates his 10th anniversary: ‘It’s been fun’ By Patrick Downes ed to bring glad tidings to the Hawaii Catholic Herald poor … in this little corner of the world,” he said. “Many times, I School Street fronting the Co- have wondered why I had been Cathedral of St. Theresa the eve- chosen.” ning of July 21 was gridlocked “I can’t thank God enough for as cars, turned away from the being the shepherd of such won- already full church parking lot, derful people,” said the bishop, resorted to street parking at the who wore a maile lei intertwined permitted time of 5:30 p.m. with ilima. Bishop Larry Silva’s 10th an- He said the years ahead prom- niversary celebration was going ise “challenges, rejection, even to be a full house. persecution.” But he will contin- That evening, in the co-cathe- ue to “run in glorious witness to dral, the popular bishop marked Jesus.” a decade of service as Bishop of In a “renewal of commit- Honolulu with a glorious liturgy, ment” following his homily, he followed by dinner for all. asked the congregation for their Nearly half the church’s pews prayers “that I may be made day were reserved — for the bishop’s by day a living and more perfect family and friends, Hawaiian asso- image of Christ.” ciations, religious men and wom- Near the end of the hour-and- en, deacons’ wives, the Equestrian 40-minute ceremony, Bishop Order of the Holy Sepulchre and Silva, speaking off the cuff, re- others. Among the Mainland called his installation ceremony guests were the bishop’s brother 10 years ago at the Neal Blaisdell Frank and sister Trudy. Center. While waiting nervously Starting a few minutes after for that liturgy to begin, another the scheduled time of 6 p.m., the bishop, himself named to a “diffi- entrance procession lasted nearly cult assignment,” gave him some 15 minutes, through seven sung advice on how to approach his and three instrumental verses of new job. “All Creatures of Our God and “He told me, ‘Larry, you have King,” the majestic hymn based to decide you are going to have on St. ’s “Can- fun,’” the bishop said. ticle of the Sun,” the source of “Thank all of you for making the name of Pope Francis’ new these 10 years fun,” Bishop Silva encyclical. told the co-cathedral congre- Leading the procession were gation. “It has been a great de- more than 25 members of royal light, a great joy. Thank God for Hawaiian orders of men and the great privilege of being with women dressed in black and you.” wearing yellow feather leis and HCH photos by Darlene Dela Cruz After Mass, the congregation red and yellow shoulder capes, Scenes from a celebration: Clockwise from top left, Bishop Larry Silva celebrates the Eucharist July 21 at the Co- crowded in the parish hall for a and seven members of the Eques- Cathedral of St. Theresa on the 10th anniversary of his installation as Bishop of Honolulu; Hawaii’s permanent dea- catered dinner of chicken, pork, trian Order of the Holy Sepulchre cons attend the anniversary Mass; Bishop Silva’s cousin Carmen Kiyabu reads the first reading; comedian Frank De lechon, sushi, salad, pancit, an- in white floor-length cloaks and Lima as “Cardinal Vermicelli” gets a laugh out of Bishop Silva; Honolulu City Councilman Brandon Elefante presents dagi and more. Local comedian black velvet berets. a proclamation to the bishop; a smart phone captures Msgr. Terrence Watanabe in the priest procession. Frank De Lima, a former semi- Following them were 35 dea- nary classmate of the bishop, ap- cons and 93 priests, accompa- peared in character as the Vatican nied by seminarian acolytes and der-to-shoulder with clergy. The er Robert Mondoy. through a list of different kinds curial official Cardinal Francis X. a contingent of Knights of Co- Mass prayers followed a theme The bishop’s homily was a of feet — “youthful,” “lazy,” Vermicelli bearing “gifts” from lumbus. of stewardship and service. The contemplation of the Gospel “weary,” “soft,” “guilty,” “com- Rome, a “Smells Like Sheep” The church was packed. The music, rich and vigorous, was which recounted Jesus’ washing fortable” — which had stepped cologne set — a takeoff of Pope brightly-lit sanctuary, decorated dominated by the island-influ- of the feet of the Apostles. Speak- into challenging circumstances Francis’ descriptive admonition with arrangements of white and enced melodies, arrangements ing metaphorically, as Bishop and were in need of cleaning. to fellow bishop-shepherds to yellow flowers, was filled shoul- and adaptations of local compos- Silva is fond of doing, he walked “Ten years ago, I was anoint- work closely with their flocks.

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Talk story ACRY FORHELP OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY Membersand /ordonations for the Saying no to an economy of exclusion ST. VINCENT DEPAULSOCIETY “Let us say ‘no’ to an economy of exclusion and to work for changes that support family and com- To serve, to be served,pleasecall 456-7837 inequality, where money rules, rather than munity life in addressing the needs of the vulner- service. That economy kills. That economy able. To donate —pleasemailtoaddressbelow. excludes. That economy destroys Mother Earth.” Pope Francis says the Gospel calls for “a truly (100% directed to servingthe poor) (Pope Francis, Bolivia 2015) communitarian economy of Christian inspiration” constructed through the collaboration of “social Pope Francis delivered this strong message on SVDP Honolulu District Council poets, creators of work, builders of housing and his recent journey to Latin America. Soon he will producers of food, above all for people left behind St. John Vianney be in the United States where he will address the by the world market.” 920 Keolu Drive United Nations and the U.S. Congress. Bishop Lar- T. VINCE During the last several months, parishes all f S N Kailua, Hawaii 96734 o T ry Silva will lead a Hawaii pilgrimage to join the Y d e over Hawaii have been coming together to address T E P I A pope in Philadelphia in September for the World C U Pope Francis’ challenge of creating “One Ohana:

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CARDINAL WILLIAM W. BAUM | 1926-2015 Longest serving U.S. cardinal, witnessed history, made history By Mark Zimmermann James Gibbons, who had been a and therefore eligible to vote in a and to all the faithful of the arch- Washington he hosted St. John Catholic News Service cardinal from 1886 until his death conclave. diocese” and imparted his apostol- Paul II on his first pastoral visit to in 1921. The soft-spoken Cardinal Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, the ic blessing “as a pledge of strength the U.S., joining him for a Mass WASHINGTON — Cardinal Wil- Baum, whom some of the Vatican’s current archbishop of Washington, and consolation in the Lord.” He for 175,000 people at the National liam W. Baum, the archbishop of Swiss Guards called “the gentle said in a statement that Cardinal also expressed gratitude to Car- Mall and for a visit to the White Washington from 1973 to 1980, cardinal,” found no merit in his Baum would be “remembered for dinal Baum’s long service to the House with President Jimmy Cart- died July 23 at the age of 88 after longevity. “It’s a gift from God,” he his kindness and dedication to the church. er. a long illness. He was a cardinal said. ministry to which God called him.” Then-Archbishop Baum in One year earlier, the cardinal for 39 years — the longest such Services for Cardinal Baum will “Cardinal Baum was a joy-filled 1976 was named a cardinal, be- had participated in the conclaves tenure in U.S. church history. include a vigil from 3 p.m.-6:30 priest with a firm personal com- coming at 49 one of the world’s that elected Pope John Paul I and Cardinal Baum witnessed his- p.m., July 30, at St. Matthew’s mitment to serve the Lord, which youngest cardinals. Beginning in later Pope John Paul II. While the tory from the Second Vatican Cathedral in Washington, a vigil he did faithfully for 64 years of or- 1980, he served at the Vatican, public was surprised when the Council through the election of the Mass the same day at 7 p.m. and a dained life,” Cardinal Wuerl said. first as prefect of the Congregation new Polish pope appeared on the first Latin American pope, and he funeral Mass at the cathedral at 2 “With his death I have lost a long- for Catholic Education and then as balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Car- made history himself. p.m. July 31. Interment will be in time friend.” major penitentiary, or head of the dinal Baum said the world’s car- By the spring of 2011, he had the crypt of the cathedral. Pope Francis in a July 25 tele- Apostolic Penitentiary, one of the dinals were not surprised by his worn the red cardinal’s hat for His death leaves the College of gram to Washington’s archbishop Vatican’s three tribunals, until his election — they knew him well as nearly 35 years and surpassed Cardinals with 200 members, 120 offered his condolences and “the retirement in 2001. a man of great faith, intellect and the record of Baltimore Cardinal of whom are under the age of 80 assurance of my prayers to you In 1979, as the archbishop of courage.

CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via EPA Pope Francis uses a tablet to officially open online registration for World Youth Day 2016 in Poland at the Vatican July 26. Pope is first to sign up for 2016 World Youth Day By Carol Glatz Reflecting on the day’s Gospel Catholic News Service reading, St. John’s account of the multiplication of loaves and fish, VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis Pope Francis said the story shows was the first pilgrim to sign up how the disciples tried to find a for World Youth Day to be held “market”-based solution by cal- in Krakow, Poland, launching the culating how much money they opening of registration. would need to feed the large, Accompanied by two Polish hungry crowd that had gathered teenagers who wore World Youth by the Sea of Galilee. Day 2016 T-shirts, the pope had “But Jesus substitutes the logic to make a couple of attempts of buying with another logic, the pressing the screen of a tablet be- logic of giving” when he points to fore his online registration went the generous gift offered by the through. boy, Andrew, who offered to give “There. With this electronic de- all that he had: five small loaves vice I have signed up for the day and two fish. as a pilgrim,” he told thousands Even though people could not of people gathered in St. Peter’s see how such a small contribution Square July 26 for his Angelus could make a difference, “God is address. able to multiply our tiny gestures The pope said, “I wanted to of solidarity and let us participate be the one to open registration” in his gift,” the pope said. in front of everyone gathered for Jesus offers “fullness of life for the Angelus and in the company those who hunger. He satisfies of two teens on the day sign-ups not only material hunger, but also began July 26. that deeper hunger — the hunger The celebrations July 26-31, for meaning in life, the hunger for 2016, will come during the Holy God,” Pope Francis said. Year of Mercy, which Pope Francis Complaining does nothing to proclaimed to invite people to fol- solve the many problems in life, low the merciful example of God, “but we can offer that little we the Father. have like the boy in the Gospel,” World Youth Day “will be, in a he said. certain sense, a jubilee of youth” Everyone has some kind of during the holy year, as its theme talent or skill as well as time, is also about being merciful to- he said. “If we are willing to put ward others, the pope said. them in the Lord’s hands they will God’s merciful power through be enough so that there will be a Jesus “heals every ill of body and little bit more love, peace, justice spirit,” the pope said before pray- and above all joy in the world.” ing the Angelus. 10 WORLD HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JULY 31, 2015

CNS photo/courtesy of the Vatican Secret Archives The wax seal of the Count of Northumberland is seen on the Vatican’s copy of a letter from members of the English House of Lords, clergy and other nobility asking Pope Clement VII to annul the marriage of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.

CNS photo/Vatican Secret Archives Books are pictured in a cabinet in the Vatican Secret Archives. Pope Leo XIII founded the Vatican School of Paleography, Dip- lomatics and Archive Administration in 1884, just a few years after he opened the archives to the world’s scholars. Go to the source The Vatican Secret Archives teaches student scholars to decipher, transcribe and analyze ancient manuscripts

By Carol Glatz researchers who can decipher Catholic News Service huge ranges of writing styles, curious abbreviations and mar- VATICAN CITY — On exam ginal notations, ancient tongues day, geology students might be and dialects as well as weed out handed a mystery rock to study, a scribe’s mistakes and verify the scratch and peer at, looking for authenticity of the document it- clues to identify it and hypoth- self. It also calls for scientific rigor esize about its origins and com- and an objective, interdisciplin- position. ary analysis to make sense of the On exam day at the Vatican once-deciphered text, the bishop Secret Archives, student-scholars said. get handed an obscure medieval manuscript to decipher, tran- 80 miles of shelves scribe, analyze and hypothesize What makes the Vatican Secret about its origins and historical Archives’ school unique, he said, context. is it is the only school in this field “It’s an elite school” for highly that can offer hands-on study of specialized and difficult stud- so many original ancient docu- ies, said Bishop Sergio Pagano, ments from its archives and the prefect of the archives and the collections in the Vatican Library school’s director. — totaling more than 80 miles of It is so rigorous that only half shelf space. of those who make it through a CNS photo/Vatican Secret Archives The signature of astronomer Galileo Galilei from the records of his trial is seen on a document in the Vatican Secret “The good fortune of this highly selective admissions pro- Archives. Pope Leo XIII founded the Vatican School of Paleography, Diplomatics and Archive Administration in school is having an archival pat- cess actually finish the two-year 1884, just a few years after he opened the archives to the world’s scholars. rimony that is so close, cohesive program and pass the final ex- and can be used in the lessons,” ams, he told Catholic News Ser- he said. vice July 9. “Meanwhile, people who do writing; general and pontifical sorely mistaken when reading an Bishop Pagano said a whole The Vatican School of Paleog- not have these qualities, they diplomatics, which is the critical early work analyzing the archives’ different field of scholarship will raphy, Diplomatics and Archive don’t know how to read docu- analysis of documents; archive monthly income and expenditure have to be developed to study Administration was founded by ments, they don’t know how to science; the study of wax and reports during the pontificate of today’s growing digital-only ar- Pope Leo XIII in 1884, just a few assess them correctly and, there- metal seals; and codicology — the Boniface VIII. chives. years after he opened the Vatican fore, they often run the risk of study of books, manuscripts and The research book’s back index Just as stamps, seals and wa- Secret Archives’ unique collection misunderstanding” what they see, codices as objects and how they incorrectly listed the Latin term termarks helped prove a parch- to the world’s scholars. he said. are made. “leopardus,” that is, the American ment’s authenticity, digital trails He was looking to help experts The bishop enrolled at the continental puma — a very un- and “fingerprints” will need per- ‘It’s not easy to pass’ in their search for the truth — by school in the 1970s when he was likely pet in a 13th-century papal fecting to provide similar guaran- offering not just access to the Vati- studying liturgy at St. Anselm All course work is in Italian, menagerie. tees, he said. can’s immense wealth of histori- University in Rome. and there are two five-hour final Instead, the book’s text cor- The biggest dangers to a digi- cal materials, but also a chance to “I realized that if you’re not exams followed by an oral de- rectly transcribed the upkeep of a tal archive, he said, is the data’s improve their reading and critical able to read the codices, the old fense before a cardinal-led com- “leopardo” or leopard — a feline vulnerability to being corrupted, analysis of the treasures and mi- liturgical codices, it’s useless then mission. more easily fetched from Africa or deleted or tampered with and to nutiae they find within. to write a thesis, because you’re “We’re very strict. It’s not easy Asia. becoming unreadable, as formats Bare facts need to be comple- missing the actual substance” of to pass,” the bishop said. The leopard-related expendi- are rapidly rendered obsolete. mented with “tiring and patient what one’s trying to write about, Despite such focus on getting tures on the papal payroll includ- “All you have to do is change investigation,” Pope Leo wrote in he said. the historical record right, no re- ed a chain “pro leopardo” for the one word and a pope becomes a 1884, which means the right skills While the archives’ school was search publication is completely cat; a crate “ad portandum leop- heretic,” he said. “We no longer and a “maturity of judgment” originally meant for clerics, it is immune to typos and editing er- ardum” for its transport; a pay- have any guarantee when it is need to substitute the day’s reign- open to all people of any nation rors. ment to repair the possibly over- only electronic.” ing “carelessness of prejudice” and faith, as long as they are qual- During a presentation of a for- strained chain; and a purchase in “I’ll stick to paper because if it’s and “the caprice of opinion.” ified in their field. mer student’s book in 1984, a Je- July 1299 to buy it a large quan- written, I can see it, I can evaluate That mandate still holds true, Students can take a one-year suit archivist reminded research- tity of meat. it,” he said. today, Bishop Pagano said, in a program in archive administra- ers to avoid quick shortcuts and Accuracy about the historical His advice: Anything of impor- world that still risks sticking to tion or in Greek paleography, the always to go through the actual record, even of such small details, tance should “always be on pa- the superficial. study of ancient Greek and Byz- tomes themselves, no matter how becomes critical when dealing per” with multiple copies stored The Vatican school focuses on antine handwriting. dense, to get the real story. with sainthood causes, for exam- in separate locations. forming well-rounded profession- Only about 20 students a year For example, he said, if some- ple, or understanding controver- “Never trust just computer als who can conduct research “crit- get into the more difficult two- one were just to rely on scanning sial events like the Inquisition and technology to leave some kind of ically, seriously and solidly based” year program that walks them back-of-the-book indexes to gath- the trial of Galileo Galilei. trace. Only the written word re- on original sources, he said. through the study of Latin hand- er information, they would be Getting the story right requires mains,” he said. JULY 31, 2015 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD WORLD 11

Lessons from South America How to greet and understand Pope Francis (Hint: don’t rush him) By Cindy Wooden went next door to their Cristo Catholic News Service Rey School to meet with more than 300 students from Jesuit VATICAN CITY — People make schools. special preparations for welcom- „„ In South America, Pope Fran- ing a special guest, and watching cis specifically asked that his what worked and did not work meetings with the bishops be in Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay private, informal conversations may help people preparing for — similar to the way he handles Pope Francis’ visit to the United the regular “ad limina” visits of States in September. bishops to the Vatican to report Some of the plans, however, on the state of their dioceses. For will require common-sense ad- the “ad limina” visits, he hands justments, especially because the them the text of a rather general U.S. Secret Service is likely to look at their country and Catholic frown on certain behavior, like community, then begins a discus- tossing things to the pope — a sion. But when he makes a formal phenomenon that occurs much speech to a group of bishops, his more often with Pope Francis words can seem critical. But, in than with any previous pope. At fact, the tone tends to be one of the Vatican, the items tend to be addressing his “fellow bishops” soccer jerseys and scarves; in Ec- and his words are more of a col- uador, it was flower petals — lots lective examination of conscience of them. than a scolding. Watching the pope July 5-12 „„ Pope Francis’ speeches in gen- in South America it is clear: eral — whether to presidents, „„ Pope Francis loves a crowd. civic and business leaders, young He walks into events with little people or even, for example, the expression on his face, then lights prisoners in Bolivia — acknowl- up when he starts greeting, bless- edge what is going well and being ing, kissing and hugging people. done right, then seeks to build on Persons with disabilities, the sick that. It’s a combination of a pat and squirming babies come first. on the back and a nudge forward. „„ The pope does not mind being While Bolivia’s Palmasola prison embraced, but he does not like is notorious for its difficult condi- people running at him. As a nun tions and while the pope pleaded in Our Lady of Peace Cathedral in for judicial reform in the country, La Paz rushed toward Pope Fran- he also told the prisoners: “The cis July 8, the pope backed up way you live together depends to and used both hands to gesture some extent on yourselves. Suf- her to calm down and step back. fering and deprivation can make In the end, she did get a blessing us selfish of heart and lead to from him, though. confrontation.” „„ At Mass, Pope Francis tends „„ Since the days of the globe- to be less animated. His focus trotting St. John Paul II, the nun- and the focus he wants from the ciature stakeout has been a staple congregation is on Jesus present of papal trips. In fact, anywhere in the Eucharist. At large public a pope sleeps, people will gather Masses on papal trips, he sticks to — shouting and singing — in the the text of his prepared homilies, hopes that the pope will make although he may look up and re- CNS photo/Paul Haring a special appearance. St. John peat phrases for emphasis. Pope Francis walks with children of prisoners in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, July 10. Paul, retired Pope Benedict XVI „„ A meeting with priests, reli- and Pope Francis have all obliged gious and seminarians is a fixture on occasion. Although in Quito, on papal trips within Italy and place outside the context of for- cludes at least an hour of down America one of the meetings — Ecuador, it seems that Pope Fran- abroad; in Cuba and the United mal liturgical prayer, he never time. However, like his “free” af- in Guayaquil, Ecuador — was a cis was inspired at least partially States, the meetings will take follows the prepared text, even if ternoons at the Vatican, the pope luncheon formally included in by the complaints of neighbors place during vespers services, he may hit the main points of the often fills the breaks with private the itinerary. But he also spent about the noise. The three nights Sept. 20 in Havana and Sept. prepared text as he did in Bolivia meetings with friends, acquain- unscheduled time with Jesuits Pope Francis stayed there, he 24 in New York. At vespers, like July 9. tances or Jesuits. In fact, his trips at Quito’s Catholic university the came out to say good night. In- at Mass, Pope Francis tends to „„ Pope Francis has said he needs abroad have always included next day. In Paraguay, he made creasingly his tone was that of follow his prepared text. How- a 40-minute rest after lunch and private get-togethers with his Je- an unscheduled visit to 30 of his a dad who had already told his ever, when the gathering takes his official schedule always in- suit confreres, although in South confreres in Asuncion and then children five times to go to bed. The pope’s ‘staycation’: Correspondence, trip preparation fill his days By Cindy Wooden and happy,” said Msgr. Guillermo September trip was on the top of nations for extending a hand to South America with him that he Catholic News Service Karcher, an Argentine priest and his staycation to-do list. each other,” the monsignor said. found it helpful for dealing with close aide to Pope Francis. “Every Msgr. Karcher said, “this is While Msgr. Karcher said the the rigors of travel and with the VATICAN CITY — Returning to the morning I see him and he’s con- a beautiful year” because Pope pope’s lighter schedule has given altitude. Vatican in the midst of a heat wave tent,” the monsignor told Vatican Francis’ travels will “embrace” him time to catch up on corre- Msgr. Karcher told Vatican Ra- after an eight-day, three-country Radio July 24. all the Americas — from South spondence and paperwork, he dio it also “helps lower cholester- trip to South America, Pope Fran- The pope spends much of the America in July to Cuba and the also confirmed that Pope Francis ol and for those of us who eat a cis took the kind of vacation he day with “his hands occupied, full United States in the north in Sep- does miss his regular interaction lot of meat, it’s very healthy.” said he prefers: what has become of papers and correspondence,” tember. with groups. In Argentina, he said, drinking known as a “staycation.” he said. Personally responding “It is really important, especial- mate is a social event — sharing With the exception of a July 21 to letters, especially from friends ly because it can shape and make S. American tea helps traveler the same cup or at least sharing a meeting with a group of mayors and acquaintances, is something concrete and visible that which Vatican Radio also asked Msgr. mate break. People start drinking from around the world and the Pope Francis did as archbishop of was a very diplomatic and very Karcher, as an Argentinian, about it as children — usually lukewarm Sunday recitation of the Angelus, Buenos Aires and does as much a pastoral effort” of encouraging mate, the herbal tea that he, Pope and with milk. Pope Francis’ schedule was cleared spossible as pope, he said. Cuba and the United States to take Francis and millions of people in Also, he pointed out, the drink of meetings, audiences and public “Then there are the documents the steps necessary toward normal Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, is associated with the Jesuits, who appearances July 13-Aug. 4. and projects for events in the im- relations, he said. The presidents Brazil and Chile drink regularly. promoted its use among the indig- August is the heart of vacation mediate future,” Msgr. Karcher of both nations credited Pope The tea, often made in gourds enous peoples, including as a way time in Italy and at the Vatican, so said, including for Pope Francis’ Francis and the Vatican with help- and sipped through a metal straw, to combat alcoholism. Jesuit mis- the pope’s schedule will continue Sept. 19-27 visit to Cuba and the ing them with the negotiations. is made from the dried leaves of sionaries to South America in the to be lighter than normal, but he United States. The pope had told “I think this makes this trip the yerba mate shrub, which is mid-17th century domesticated will resume holding his weekly reporters traveling with him to much more interesting; in addi- a member of the holly family. It the yerba mate plant and began general audiences Aug. 5. Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay in tion to being a pastoral visit, it is does contain caffeine and Pope farming and selling it, expanding In the meantime, he is “serene early July, that “studying” for the almost a visit thanking the two Francis told reporters traveling to its use throughout the region. 12 WORLD HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JULY 31, 2015 Blessed Serra described as a missionary ‘on fire’ By Nancy Wiechec saint. He can point directly to him Catholic News Service as the person who brought Christ to his family. SAN FRANCISCO — To Andrew “That’s a momentous event,” Galvan, Blessed Junipero Serra said Galvan. “I can go into Mission is a stalwart of faith and mission Dolores right here and say, ‘It is worthy of the title “saint.” in this very room ... that my fam- “He was all wood and nails. He ily first became Christian.’ How was a tough dude. He fought, he many people have that joy and defended, he wrangled, he was pleasure?” frustrated and he was frustrating,” Galvan told Catholic News Service. No rose-colored glasses A descendant of tribal members Galvan, though, does not look from the San Francisco Bay region, back with rose-colored glasses. He Galvan traces his family roots to is acutely aware of the toll upon California’s first Christians, thou- the California native peoples by sands of whom were baptized and the missions, the colonial era and confirmed by the 18th-century the times that followed. Spanish missionary. He calls the encounter between Pope Francis will canonize Europeans and Indians an “unmiti- Blessed Junipero Sept. 23 in Wash- gated disaster.” ington. Galvan said he hopes to be “The colonization destroyed the there. native people along the California Long a promoter of Blessed Ser- coast because of the destruction ra, Galvan is the museum director of the native environment, the and curator of Old Mission Dolo- changing of lifestyle and the unfor- res, the sixth-oldest of California’s tunate introduction of European 21 historical missions. diseases.” He said Blessed Serra was “on After Blessed Serra’s death in fire” to heed Christ’s call to wit- 1784, mission populations rose ness, like Jesus’ apostles and St. and then sharply dropped. Closely Francis of Assisi. knit mission communities only “His goal in life, from the time worsened the spread of illness. he was a novice ... was to be a mis- Disease was rampant and deadly. sionary to Indians in the Americas, An interpretive sign in the to bring the Gospel message where graveyard of Old Mission Santa it had never gone before.” Barbara gives an idea of the loss: Galvan said the friar, who was “More than 4,000 Chumash Indi- beatified in 1988 by St. John Paul ans are buried in this cemetery.” II, never veered from that objec- Despite the harsh history, Gal- tive and went about it tirelessly, van said Blessed Serra deserves his foregoing any convenience for devotion. himself. “He loved my ancestors. He According to his biographers, loved Indians, He was in love with he slept little, traveled thousands the idea of being a missionary of miles by foot, quietly endured here. His descriptions of my ances- injury and pain, ate modestly and tors are fantastic,” he said. “I’m in spent long hours in prayer. When love with him and I’m devoted to Blessed Serra thought he was fail- him.” ing in his efforts to evangelize, he But not everyone shares that blamed such defeat on his own enthusiasm. sins. Galvan’s cousin and apprentice, “My God, I couldn’t live the life Vincent Medina, is of a younger he lived,” Galvan said. generation of California native Miquel Joseph Serra took the people promoting and teaching Franciscan habit at age 17. He their language and culture. He is chose the name Junipero, after a one of only a handful of people companion of St. Francis known who can speak and understand for his holy simplicity. Chochenyo, the nearly lost tongue Junipero Serra became an ad- of the East Bay Ohlone. ept student of philosophy and After studying his people from theology and was inspired by the before and after Spanish coloni- stories of saints and missionaries. CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec zation, Medina said he doesn’t Always looking outward, the friar Blessed Junipero Serra is depicted with a California Indian in a painting in early May at Mission San Fer- believe Father Serra should be left a successful and comfortable nando Rey de Espana in Mission Hills, Calif. among those the church names life as a professor to embark on saints. a missionary journey to America, “Society for Ohlone people be- knowing he would never return to fore colonization was good,” he Spain. said. “The world before us was In Mexico, he spent 17 years full of richness. It was full of com- building up Indian missions in the plexity, it was full of beauty, the Sierra Gorda and traveling far and language speaks to that, the songs wide, preaching popular missions. speak to that. In fervent sermons, he called on “There was ethnocide in the those who had fallen from faith to missions, there was a destruction return to God’s mercy. of language, there was a destruc- Blessed Junipero did not reach tion of culture.” upper California until he was 55. Medina told CNS Blessed Ser- And when he did, said Galvan, ra’s canonization will only further he jumped from his donkey and the resentment many Indians have kissed the ground. toward the church. “He’s on sacred ground, be- Additionally, Medina said he cause in his mind, being a student views saints as people who rise of (John Duns) Scotus, he is now above the iniquities of their time. entering this world that is com- He thinks Blessed Serra might pletely innocent,” he said referring have had better forethought and to the famed Franciscan priest-phi- a gentler approach to sharing his lospher of the Middle Ages. “And faith. he (Serra) is the one bringing the “He saw death, but he still kept Gospel where it has never been moving forward. To me, that’s not brought before.” CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec somebody who lived outside of An illustration dated 1816 depicts Indians and Franciscans at Mission San Francisco de Asis in San Francisco. Galvan has studied Blessed Ser- their era. To me, that’s somebody The image is part of the historical exhibit at the mission, which also goes by the name Old Mission Dolores. ra for 37 years and has a unique who’s going with the status quo of connection to the soon-to-be their time.” JULY 31, 2015 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD NATION 13 2nd video shows Planned Parenthood doctor talking fees for fetal parts By Abbey Jaroma Planned Parenthood, but press Catholic News Service secretary Josh Earnest said, “No.” According to 2013 data, the WASHINGTON — Amid an out- latest available, Planned Parent- cry from members of the GOP hood says abortions represent 3 demanding answers to questions percent of the total services its raised by a video of a Planned facilities provide. Parenthood physician talking Millions of women across the about preserving fetal organs country rely on Planned Parent- and tissue for researchers for a hood for contraceptive care, fee, a second video emerged July many who otherwise couldn’t af- 21 of a different physician from the organization talking about ford it. Planned Parenthood also the same topic. provides limited testing for sexu- Lawmakers and pro-life lead- ally transmitted diseases and cer- ers said the videos document the organization’s illicit activities in “This new video is as selling organs and tissue pro- cured in abortions. sickening, disturbing and Both videos were filmed un- callous as the last video” dercover and produced by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Center for House Speaker John Boehner Medical Progress. The new video shows a con- versation between Dr. Mary vical cancer screenings. Gatter, president of the Medi- U.S. Reps. Sean Duffy, R- cal Directors Council of Planned Wisconsin, and Ann Wagner, R- CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review Parenthood, along with two of Missouri, and 125 of their col- Bev Ehlen, state director of Concerned Women for America, holds a sign outside of a Planned Parenthood facility leagues in a letter to the chairs the California center’s workers in St. Louis July 21. She was among several pro-life supporters demonstrating after the release of two videos that posing as executives of a firm en- of the House committees leading showed Planned Parenthood officials discussing the method and price of providing fetal tissue obtained from investigations, thanked them for gaged in the collection and sell- abortions for medical research. ing of fetal organs to researchers. their swift action. Cecile Richards, president of “We greatly appreciate your the Planned Parenthood Federa- stick to using an IPAS (manual legal and ethical breeches for ward to their prompt and thor- announcement that you will be tion of America, released an of- vacuum aspirator) or something which Planned Parenthood must ough action,” said House Speak- launching an investigation and ficial video response saying that with less suction, or to increase be held accountable.” er John Boehner, R-Ohio. urge you to act swiftly to ex- the odds that it will come out as “This new video is as sicken- amine current federal laws and “allegations that Planned Parent- Unedited video posted hood profits in any way from tis- an intact specimen, then we’re ing, disturbing and callous as the regulations in your committee’s sue donation is not true.” kind of violating protocol that On the day the Gatter video last video,” he continued. “It’s jurisdiction, potential violations The eight-minute video, how- says to the patient, ‘We are not was released, however, the orga- now clear that Planned Parent- of current law, and identify areas ever, shows Gatter haggling over doing anything different in our nization said it could not confirm hood allows this horrifying con- where the law may be insuffi- prices for an “intact specimen” care to you.’ To me that’s kind of its authenticity, because of heavy duct to happen throughout its cient,” the letter read in part. and eventually settling on $100 a specious little argument and I editing, the producer’s pro-life organization.” Wagner took to the House per specimen, unless others in wouldn’t object to asking Ian, agenda and the fact the original Father Frank Pavone, na- floor to express her “continued the business, she said, are receiv- who is our surgeon, who does footage had not been made avail- tional director of Priests for Life, outrage at now two abhorrent ing higher compensation. the cases, to use an IPAS.” able. praised Boehner for his swift re- videos that have been released in “If it’s in the ballpark, then When asked how she felt According to David Daleiden, sponse and expressed solidarity the last week.” that’s fine, if it’s low we can bump about violating a signed contract who was the project leader, the with his actions. “Mr. Speaker, it is clear to me it up,” she said. “It has to be big with a patient, who is told a cer- full video has been posted on- “Priests for Life will be work- that there is a prevailing attitude line at www.centerformedical- enough that it’s worthwhile to tain procedure would be used ing closely with our friends on inside Planned Parenthood that progress.org and is more than an the Hill to advance measures to me,” she added, laughing about and then unknown to her the is so disgusting, so horrifying and procedure is changed, Gatter re- hour in length. He said anyone defund Planned Parenthood,” he wanting a Lamborghini. so disturbing it warrants a con- “Women who have been ex- plied, “They are both totally ap- can watch it and judge for them- said. gressional investigation and ac- ploited by Planned Parenthood propriate techniques, there is no selves if only the highlights were On July 22, Rep. Diane Black, tion,” she said. “We have a duty, and who now see this video are difference in pain involved, and chosen. R-Tennessee, and 80 co-sponsors as elected representatives to the unlikely to be laughing with her,” I don’t think the patients would GOP political leaders at the introduced the Defund Planned said Carol Tobias, president of care one iota.” federal and state levels have Parenthood Act of 2015, or H.R. United States, to stand up for the National Right to Life. In the first video, released July launched official investigations 3134, which would immediately most vulnerable among us, to The sale or purchase of human 14, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, senior into the actions of Planned Par- halt all sources of Federal fund- lend a voice to the voiceless and fetal tissue is a felony punishable director of Planned Parenthood enthood, calling for its defund- ing to Planned Parenthood and stand up for injustice.” by up to 10 years in prison or a Federation of America’s Medi- ing. So far in 2015, the organiza- its affiliates for a one-year pe- Added Wagner, “I will con- fine of up to $500,000, accord- cal Services, casually discusses tion has received $46 million in riod. tinue to fight for the day when ing to a provision in the Public ways the abortion procedure can federal funds; since 2012, it has Boehner also called on Presi- abortion and the atrocities asso- Health Service Act. be carried out to best preserve received $207 million from the dent Barack Obama to speak out ciated with it are not only illegal, Gatter began discussing pro- body parts requested for use in federal government. immediately and order Planned but unthinkable.” cedures that would allow for in- research. “Last week, I called on Con- Parenthood to stop such prac- Tobias said it is time to say tact tissue, which she admitted Troy Newman, president of gress to investigate these grue- tices. “enough is enough” and said all might be “a little bit of a problem Operation Rescue, who assisted some practices. The Energy and At a White House news brief- activists and public officials need ... but not too big of a problem.” in the production of the second Commerce and (the) Judiciary ing July 20, reporters asked if to make it a priority to end the “Our usual technique is suc- video, told LifeNews.com that committees have begun immedi- the Obama administration would public funding of the abortion tion at 10-12 weeks, and we “these represent some serious ate investigations and I look for- reconsider federal funding for industry.

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They dealt with hundreds of thousands Each Vatican congregation, council, of- of pilgrims who also descended on the Vati- fice and organization creates a summary of can and all was done “with order, interest its ongoing projects, original publications, and thoughtfulness,” their 23-page report new equipment and technology, and ma- said. jor renovations in the “Attivita della Santa Special “discreet and confidential Sede” (“The Activity of the Holy See”). technical operations” also were required, But whatever seemed like a big deal including security sweeps for hidden mi- other years — gardeners getting a new crophones, cameras and transmitters in wood chipper, Renaissance chapel frescoes the Sistine Chapel and the cardinals’ rooms being restored — in 2013, all of that paled before and during the conclave, it added. in comparison to Pope Benedict XVI sur- They also said they started placing “se- prisingly announcing his resignation and curity protection” on the Vatican-owned CNS photo/Paul Haring the world’s cardinals coming to Rome to buildings facing St. Peter’s Square during The helicopter carrying Pope Benedict XVI passes the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica as the retired elect a new pope. The normal workload pope returns to the Vatican May 2, 2013. Pope Benedict’s resignation and the election of Pope the pope’s Sunday Angelus. inside the Vatican suddenly was thrust into Francis are among the events of 2013 summarized in the Vatican’s annual report for that year. The Vatican press hall said in its report, overdrive and the 2013 yearbook, released “It really wouldn’t be an exaggeration early in 2015, provides plenty of details. to define 2013 as a historic year for the The first part of the hefty tome is devot- synthesis of what happened for the next 10 dinals was lived “with great intensity” and church and the press office found itself ex- ed to a day-by-day summary of everything months with Pope Francis’ pontificate. the Swiss Guard report said they succeeded periencing it on the front lines.” the pope did. Because the last half of the volume in letting the cardinals meet “without any Just three weeks before the start of For 2013, things start off routinely compiles reports written by each individual hitches or bungles.” the biggest news event of the year — the enough with Pope Benedict celebrating Vatican office or entity, the writing styles Discovering Pope Francis intended to period kicked off with Pope Benedict an- Mass Jan. 1 marking the feast of Mary, begin to vary: ranging from more of the live in the Vatican guesthouse he used dur- nouncing his resignation — the press hall Mother of God. same, “Just the facts, ma’am” tones to an ing the conclave and not the apostolic pal- had just added accrediting visual media Reading like a court reporter’s notes, exuberance more in line with a proud son’s ace marked another “important change,” reporters to its numerous responsibilities, the entry for Feb. 11 says the pope held letter to his mom, listing latest accomplish- requiring a 24-hour guard posting outside which already included accreditation for an ordinary public consistory at 11 a.m. ments, exciting plans and daily routines. his room and in the lobby. print media. concerning the canonization of new saints. The Pontifical Swiss Guard said its men “2013 was a year chock full of new de- More than 5,000 people from more After listing the soon-to-be saints, the book took “courses in personal defense and velopments,” the Vatican gendarmes stated than 1,000 news agencies in more than 65 unceremoniously adds — untranslated — emergency first-aid assistance as well as in their report’s introduction. nations requested temporary accreditation, the Latin words the pope unexpectedly Italian. Our shooting instructors took ad- They give a blow-by-blow account of meaning the press hall suddenly had to delivered, announcing his resignation. ditional courses, in collaboration with the their unexpected new role in protecting serve close to 6,000 media personnel be- The volume outlines the full slate of Swiss Army.” a retired pope and a new pope who kept tween Feb. 11 and April 1, it said. meetings and audiences for the rest of the But besides their new database and breaking protocol: returning to the Vatican The press hall extended closing time an month, and ends with Pope Benedict tak- starting the test phase of a new digital guesthouse by minibus; heading to St. extra hour — until 4 p.m. — and stayed ing a helicopter “a little after 5 p.m.” to the surveillance system, nothing stood out like Mary Major to pray; paying his bill at the open until “late afternoon” on a few key papal villa in Castel Gandolfo, where he learning about Pope Benedict’s resignation religious residence where he stayed before news days. then greeted the faithful gathered in the “the same way the rest of the world” did. the conclave; and heading out to a Rome However, a separate, larger media cen- square below “at 5:38 p.m.” “Immediately the entire corps began pre- clinic to visit a sick cardinal. ter with 320 workstations had been set up The rest of the daily logs give an ac- paring to tackle the ‘sede vacante’ period “On all these occasions, he was accom- in record time with longer hours, register- count of the “sede vacante,” facts about the and conclave,” said the report. panied, as is the praxis, by personnel of the ing its peak usage on “March 13, with the conclave, precise times smoke curled from Providing the ceremony and security gendarme corps, which takes care of his white smoke, when there were 2,200 en- the Sistine Chapel chimney, and then a needed to greet and guard the world’s car- security,” their report said. trances registered in 16 hours.” Scientific evidence shows the destructive nature of pornography By Abbey Jaroma impacts porn has upon society and how “Porn is about making hate to women,” often indisputable from those who are vic- Catholic News Service “pornography is one of the root causes of she argued. tims of violence.” sexual exploitation,” said Hawkins. Next up was Hilton, a neurosurgeon In discussing victims of violence, WASHINGTON — The Catholic Church’s While none of the presenters cited the from the University of Texas, who present- Layden, director of the sexual trauma and strong stance against pornography is based source of the statistics they presented, they ed evidence of the impact pornography can psychopathology program in the Center on church teaching that the human body all are considered experts in the field. have on the human brain. for Cognitive Therapy at the University of should be respected and every person has a Pornography seems to be everywhere. “Pornography is associated with shrink- Pennsylvania, spoke about college-age fe- God-given dignity. Dines, a professor of sociology and age in the brain’s key reward areas,” he male victims. But the fight against pornography is not women’s studies at Wheelock College in said. She stated that 25 percent of college unique to religious organizations. Boston, discussed the presence of Internet The more pronounced pornography us- women experience a rape or attempted “This is not a moral issue. We now porn. age, the more shrinkage occurs in that area rape, and that women who are exposed to have science to back this up,” said Dawn Thirty-six percent of content on the In- of the brain that occurs, he said, explaining porn as young girls are more likely to feel Hawkins, vice president and executive ternet is pornographic, she said, and online that the brain is the source of behavior, but negatively about their bodies, have less director of the National Center on Sexual porn brings in total revenue of $3,000 per it is modified by the behavior it produces. support for women’s equality, and are more Exploitation. second. On average, one out of every four Pornography isn’t merely harmful to likely to think that rapists deserve less time The center, an organization founded Internet searches is about porn. women and the brains of the users, but in prison. in 1962 whose mission is “to expose the also to children. Following the experts was a father seamless connection between all forms Public health crisis Cooper, who is CEO of Development — Ed Smart, whose daughter Elizabeth of exploitation,” held a symposium at the “Pornography is the public health crisis and Forensic Pediatrics, believes that there was abducted and raped at age 14. She U.S. Capitol exposing pornography as a of the digital age,” she said. are a lot of ways that porn can be harmful was held for nine months; the case made public health crisis, and how porn fuels sex Anderson, founder of Sensibilities Pre- to children. She connected the viewing of trafficking, child exploitation and sexual vention Services, a Minnesota-based train- porn to potential pedophilia. national headlines. He spoke about his violence. ing and consultation business, expressed “We see children harmed when adults daughter’s abductor, Brian David Mitchell, The room overflowed with Capitol Hill similar beliefs and explained why she and use child porn as a plan of action for abuse and how he had been first exposed to porn congressional staffers, reporters and the Dines believe there is a public health crisis. against children,” she said. at a young age by his own father. general public for an afternoon of speech- In the past 20 years, she said, there has Another way that children can be affect- “Porn provides the slippery slope to es. been a transition from soft porn and Play- ed, she said, was through forced viewing of abuse,” he said. “There is an overwhelming support for boy magazines, to graphic, violent Internet adult pornography. While porn has a vast array of negative us to address this issue,” Hawkins said porn, and the age group of those viewing “Sometimes adults show youth porn to effects on society, there are solutions, but in her opening remarks that kick-started porn has expanded to include younger and seduce them,” she said. the “solutions are tough,” said Ernie Allen, the day’s events. “The fact that this room younger children. “When content changes, Farley, executive director of Prostitution former president and CEO of the National is overflowing is a wake-up call for Con- as content has, and the reach changes as it Research and Education, thinks that “the Center for Missing & Exploited Children. “I gress.” has, we have the largest, unregulated so- sex industry also harms the rest of us,” am a lawyer, and I believe in free speech, The speakers — Ernie Allen, Dr. Sha- cial experiment ever,” Anderson stated. adding that “sexual entrepreneurs count on but this content is not protected under the ron Cooper, Melissa Farley, Gail Dines, Dr. Dines stated that everything associated our tolerance.” first amendment.” Donald J. Hilton, Mary Anne Layden, Ed with hate, disrespect and dehumanization She pleaded with the audience to “not Allen called upon Congress to pass leg- Smart and Cordelia Anderson — all dis- is why porn has taken the place of inti- mystify the sex industry. The real lives of islation to curb the availability of graphic cussed research conducted on the negative macy. those who are trafficked or prostituted are online pornography. JULY 31, 2015 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD FEATURES 15 Msgr. Owen F. Campion 18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Catechesis ‘I am the Father Kenneth Doyle bread of life’ QUESTION CORNER Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35 What songs may be sung at funerals? he Book of Exodus provides us with the first Recently, the funeral of Beau Biden (the vice is simply between them and their reading in this weekend’s Liturgy of the Lord? Word. president’s son) was televised nationally. The One is from another country, and As the name implies, this book of the hymns consisted mainly of show tunes and songs I understand that he left a wife and TBible traces the path of the Hebrews as they fled by popular artists. In our own parish, as well as in a son there. I know that he has been Egypt, under the leadership of Moses, and proceed- Q married twice here in the States, ed across the desolate Sinai peninsula en route to hundreds of others, the use of nonliturgical songs would with a child each time; right now the land God had promised them. not be permitted. Why are the politically elite given “pass- he is on another wife from his own A trip across Sinai today on a paved highway country and has two children by and in a modern vehicle is no delight. The land in es” that ordinary Catholics don’t merit? And doesn’t the her. I have been told that this habit general is unoccupied, arid and unappealing. When hierarchy realize how this disparity in treatment affects us is tolerated in other countries. What the Hebrews crossed this territory, the circumstances advice can you give me? (South were even more forbidding. Of course, they were all? (Suffolk, Virginia) Carolina) traveling on foot. They were exposed to the heat of the day and the chill of the night. The peninsula I believe it is inaccurate to say teered to sing at the Mass. My advice would be for you to offered little by way of food or drink. They had no A that the music at the Biden This was truly a generous ges- A focus on the state of your own compass to guide them, no path to follow. funeral “consisted mainly of show ture, very much appreciated by the soul, not on that of others. You Nevertheless, Moses urged them onward. Con- tunes and songs by popular artists.” Biden family, but I have searched in may not be privy to all of the cir- stantly, he reminded them that God had prepared a I have just reviewed the two-hour vain through that song’s lyrics for cumstances, e.g., whether someone place for them, a “land flowing with milk and honey.” taping of that liturgy, and I find any semblance of the “sacred.” might have received a church annul- Following Moses at times seemed to the Hebrews it replete with oft-used religious So I believe you are right that ment from a previous marriage. to mean that they were wandering farther and hymns. Among them, “My Shepherd this single song departed from the But I do agree that not enough farther away from civilization and from security. is the Lord,” “Ave Maria,” “Amazing Vatican’s 1967 decree “Instruction attention is given to the worthiness Deeper and deeper they marched into the unknown Grace,” “On Eagles’ Wings” and “Be on Music in the Liturgy” (“Musicam required for receiving the wondrous and the inhospitable. Not Afraid.” Sacram”), which says (in No. 43) gift of the Eucharist. So they grumbled. This reading from Exodus cap- I might point out, too, that the that “the introduction into the cel- So I think that an occasional tures some of their complaints. They were hungry. simple fact that a song takes its ori- ebration of anything that is merely reminder is in order — either from Moses challenged them even more to trust in gin from a Broadway musical does secular, or that is hardly compat- the pulpit or in a Sunday bulletin. God. Miraculously, they discovered one morning not make it a “secular” song. I’m ible with divine worship, under the Perhaps it might say something like that the ground was covered with a substance that thinking of the beautiful rendition at guise of solemnity should be care- this: indeed they could eat. They called it “manna.” With- the funeral of the song “Bring Him fully avoided.” “If anyone is living in a marriage out this food, they would have starved. Home,” which in Les Miserables was that has not been recognized by the Modern scholars do not know exactly what was a prayerful plea for God’s protec- What should I do about people Catholic Church, it would be wise to this substance suddenly found on the ground. Some tion of a young man facing danger unworthy to receive Communion? consult with a priest to see whether scholars have suggested that it was the secretion of in war. I am very concerned about that situation might be rectified. It insects. Indeed, other scholars note that a species of Also, the fact that Andrea Bocelli Q those who receive Communion could be as simple as repeating your insect migrates to the south from Europe, and that and Sarah Brightman popularized when they are living outside the marriage vows quietly in front of indeed these insects secrete a substance suggestive “A Time to Say Goodbye” doesn’t bounds of church law. I see people a priest and receiving the church’s of the ancient manna. disqualify a song whose lyrics deal every Sunday taking the body and blessing. In that way, one would In any case, the vital point for the Hebrews was with death and love’s power over it. blood of Christ who are on their become eligible to receive the sacra- that this substance arrived precisely when they Where I do agree with you is second (or even third) marriage. As ments of the church, especially the needed food and precisely after they had prayed for with the inclusion of the song “’Til a devout Catholic, what am I sup- Eucharist.” food. God provided for them. God works through Kingdom Come,” sung at the funeral posed to do? Look the other way nature. The fact that the manna had natural origins by Chris Martin, a member of the and pretend that it’s all right? I feel Questions may be sent to Father Ken- in no way diminishes the fact of the miracle. musical group Coldplay. Upon hear- as though I am sinning by saying neth Doyle at askfatherdoyle@gmail. For the second reading the church offers the ing that Beau Biden had been a fan nothing, yet I don’t want to be an com and 40 Hopewell St., Albany, N.Y. Epistle to the Ephesians. This epistle calls upon the of the group’s music, Martin volun- “informant.” Is the reality that this 12208. Christians of Ephesus to recognize Jesus the Lord as the source of all wisdom. He is the source of all goodness. St. John’s Gospel offers the last reading. As was Beatitudes the case with the Hebrews in the story from Exodus, the contemporaries of Jesus looked for signs and Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. wanted salvation on their own terms. In this reading, the Lord presents salvation as God’s gift. Jesus bears this salvation. Indeed, the Lord bears the bread of life to a people otherwise vulnerable to starvation. Then Jesus makes a startling statement. “I am the bread of life,” the Lord declares. Reflection The church in these readings reminds us once more that we are humans. First, we are vulnerable to death. We can die physically if we are deprived of material food long enough. We also may die spiritu- ally if we are left to ourselves and without God. Part of our human limitation is our exaggerated trust in ourselves and our ignorance of the genuine dangers before us. These readings remind us not gloomily of our plight but, with excitement and hope, they recall the fact that again and again God is with us and has answered our needs. God’s greatest and most perfect answer is in Je- sus. Jesus is the revelation of God. If we live as Jesus lived, we will be near God. Most importantly, Jesus is the “bread of life.” If CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St. Louis Review we worthily consume this bread in the Eucharist, Pro-life supporters protest outside of a Planned Parenthood facility in St. Louis July 21 after the release of videos showing officials Jesus is part of us. He lives in us. We live in Jesus. of Planned Parenthood discussing the method and price of providing fetal tissue obtained from abortions for medical research. 16 FEATURES HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JULY 31, 2015

Father John Catoir Spiritualife Letting worry out the door while trusting in God he kingdom of God is within you. We’ve all heard this truth, but few of us fully un- derstand it or make an effort Tto put it into practice when we need it. In signing off my letters to friends and others, I often write, “May the Lord be your strength and your joy.” For me, it is a way of reminding people that they can rely on the Holy Spirit to do their heavy lifting. In order to protect yourself from needless worry, you have to know how to en- joy the present moment. I recall this quote attributed to Thornton Wilder: “My advice to you is this, don’t ask freeimages why or wither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate. That’s my philosophy.” And I tend to agree with that sentiment. Father Ron Yes, God wants us all to carry our cross, but with courage. We need to banish needless Rolheiser worry. A holy person is one who listens to the words of Jesus and strives to obey them. If you have trouble with this, begin with the simple statement: Yes, Lord, I want to be holy. Once you say yes to God, your main task is The God of our desires to trust him. Trust is the purest way to show your love. Keep in mind that the enemy of hat lies deepest inside authentic faith is the woman, man, or sexual image on earth. We don’t ordinarily think that trust is doubt. Doubt can cloud your best in- truth that God is the object of all human de- or believe this about God, but those tentions and weaken your spirit. It is basically sire, no matter how earthy and unholy that statements are as much dogma as a fear that you may be a fool for believing in are the strictest church-doctrines on the supernatural or in something that can’t be desire might seem at times. This implies that record. Everything that is alluring explained. Weverything we desire is contained in God. We see this ex- on earth is inside of God, in even a Don’t be taken in by those who urge you to doubt everything unless you can prove it richer form, since God is its author. pressed in the Psalms, which tell us that God is the object scientifically. Remember that as Catholics, we However, that does not take believe in mysteries. And keep in mind that of our desires, and in Jesus, who tells us that it is in God away the power of earthly things others have never been able to prove scientifi- to allure, nor should it. Countless that our deepest hungers and thirsts will be satiated. And cally that God does not exist. It’s not for you to so we pray, without perhaps ever really being conscious things can overwhelm us with their ask why they pretend to be so sure that there stunning reality: a beautiful person, is no God. of what we are saying: My soul longs for you in the night. a sunset, a piece of music, a work of What you can and should do is take re- You, Lord, alone, can fill my heart. You, O Lord, are my art, youthful exuberance, a baby’s sponsibility for your holiness and happiness. innocence, someone’s wit, feelings Train your mind to believe and to trust God all. But is it really God that we are longing for in the night of intimacy, feelings of nostalgia, a with your whole heart. Don’t live in the men- and aching for in our desires? glass of wine on the right evening, tal swamp of doubt and guilt. If you do, I can a stirring in our sexuality, or most Do we really believe that God is side of eternity, virtue often envies guarantee you that you’re always going to feel deeply of all, an inchoate sense of the real object of our desires? When sin and, truth be told, this is particu- miserable and unworthy. the uniqueness and preciousness we look at all that is beautiful, full larly true regarding sexuality. Strive for a clean conscience and be active of life, attractive, sexually alluring But partly this is natural and a of our own lives. We need to honor about your holiness. To do this, renew your and pleasurable on earth, do we sign of health, given that the brute those things and thank God for the good intentions, go to confession. And then really think and believe that this is reality of our physicality and the gift, even as we make ourselves begin the process again, even if you stumble a contained in an infinitely richer way pressures of the present moment aware that all of this is found more- few times. inside of God and inside the life into which naturally impose themselves richly inside of God and that we lose Never say, “Why do I have to go to Mass?” which God invites us? Do we really on us in a way that can make the nothing when virtue, religion and That’s the equivalent of saying, “Why do I believe that the joys of heaven will things of God and spirit seem ab- commitment ask us to sacrifice these have to thank God?” surpass the pleasures of earth and stract and unreal. That is simply things for something higher. Jesus, Remember that God has given you every- that, already in this world, the plea- the human condition and God, no himself, promises that whatever we thing: your life and your ability to love and sures of virtue trump the sensations doubt, understands. You would have give up for what is higher will be be loved. Attending Mass is the best way to of sin? Do we really believe that to be a true mystic to be above this. given back to us one-hundredfold. say thank you to God. The Mass is a ritual of faith will give us what we desire? However, it can be helpful to Knowing this, we should live our thanksgiving, which comes naturally when It would seem not. We, and most tease out more explicitly something lives fully enjoying what is earthy you let go of worry, when you learn to trust in everyone else, struggle to turn our we profess in faith, namely, that all and earthly. The beauties and plea- what the Creator has in store for you. attention toward God. We find reli- that we find attractive, beautiful, sures of this life are a gift from God, God wants you to live gladly because of his gious practice and prayer more of a irresistible, erotic and pleasurable meant to be enjoyed. But, by being love. Put on the will to take charge of your disruption to life than an entry into here on earth is found, even more aware of their source, we can also thoughts and be more positive, more uplifting, it, more a duty than an offer, more fully, inside of its source, God. God then be free enough to accept the more trusting. I promise, the reward will be an asceticism than a joy, and more is better looking than any movie very real limits that life puts on our great. as something that has us missing star. God is more intelligent than the desires. And, better still, we need out on life than entering into its brightest scientist or philosopher. not fear death since what we lose depths. In most of us, if we are hon- God is more witty and funny than will be trumped one-hundredfold by est, there is a secret envy of those the best of our comedians. God is what we gain. who recklessly plumb sacred energy more creative than any artist, writer for their own pleasure, that is, we or innovator in history. God is more Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, doggedly do our duty in committing sophisticated than the most-learned teacher and award-winning author, is ourselves to something higher, but, person on earth. God is more exu- president of the Oblate School of Theol- like the older brother of the Prodigal berant than any young person. God ogy in San Antonio, Texas. He can be Son, we mostly serve God out of is more popular than any rock star. contacted through his website www. obligation and are bitter about the And, not least, God is more erotic ronrolheiser.com. Now on Facebook fact that many others do not. This and sexually attractive than any www.facebook.com/ronrolheiser. _ JULY 31, 2015 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD FEATURES 17 Kathleen T. Choi Myfaith IN LITTLE WAYS Father Patrick Thomas The new and McDaid, Marianists improved Hell VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING e’ve seen so many cartoons of tiny flames and cute little devils with pitchforks Aspiring that it’s hard to fear dam- Wnation anymore. However, Satan may to be a saint have upgraded since the Bible was writ- Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP that time, when I was in spiritual boot camp, that I met ten. Maybe Hell is more like this: Hawaii Catholic Herald him. He was about 4 foot 2 inches, but what a saint, a “Morning, folks, it’s Old Nick with today’s weath- positive holy man. He was willing to share his experi- er report. It’s a typical day for Perdition. Tempera- hen I look over my life and meditate on all ences of living the vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, ture 110 degrees, humidity 100 percent, precipita- the gifts I have been given by God, it is truly stability, and living in a third world impoverished nation. tion 0 percent, air quality index 300. We’ll have high amazing. In prayer, I can only thank the He also shared how to teach and find joy in everything winds, and lava continues to destroy all vegetation. Lord for all I have received because I don’t from grade school, to middle to high school. Because of Satellite maps indicate no relief in sight.” Wdeserve any of it; none of it was earned by myself. But Brother George’s holy model, I also aspire to be a Marian- “This is Lucifer with the KHLL traffic report. We’ve the doors that have been opened by our Catholic faith are ist saint like him. got sinners backed up on the H-1 from the arrival tangible and real. Another interesting point of his life is that he grew gate through all the circles of Hell. Revving engines Last year, I came across the opportunity to work with up in Columbus, Ohio, speaking German during World the students at Saint Louis School. I had visited Hawaii War I. He recalled that suddenly one day the whole fam- and burning rubber make air quality poor in Lust. We previously and was very impressed on seeing how the ily switched to speaking English. From that example, I see widespread grease fires in Gluttony. All parking students interacted with their teachers, respected their learned the part of the Marianist charism that speaks of spaces in Greed are occupied, and gridlock prevents parents and exuberated great love. They were just so adaptation and change. I learned that when you struggle anyone from leaving. Every horn in Anger is blaring. amazingly in touch with their faith and the aloha spirit. I from moving from one language to another, or from one Ignore road signs in Heresy; there is no access to know Saint Louis graduate Marcus Mariota has received culture to the next, or in any transition in life, that the higher elevations. Radios in Violence are all broad- national attention, but I found all kinds of examples of Blessed Mother Mary is there to help embrace us in the casting gangsta rap at 200 decibels. Those in Fraud the students making a difference in the world that didn’t tough times, in the loss of one to the rich gain of another. should remember that the AC doesn’t work here, and reach the front pages of the newspaper. I was only an When I prayed over leaving Texas, there were many windows don’t roll down. Watch out for the oil slicks outsider then, a teacher from Texas. But I said that I positives to let go. Coming to Hawaii has been blessed in Treachery. This is Lucifer, never signing off.” wanted to be a part of that school family. I received the with even more positives. George helped me learn that “Hello, is this John Doe? Hi, John, this is Beel- added bonus of being able to reside in Hale Malia Com- transition. So a lot of times in my prayer, I leave it to the zeub with Everlasting Fire Company. How are you munity to be with our younger Marianists in religious Blessed Mother who knew what it was like to go into ex- today, John? Miserable? That’s good to hear. Now formation. ile when Joseph said, “We are leaving.” She knew what it John, have you ever thought about eternal life? No, There is a holy and saintly Marianist I lived with, was like to leave behind and start anew, especially in the of course you haven’t. If you had, you wouldn’t be whose story I would like to share. Brother George Dury loss of her son. hearing from me. Don’t try to hang up, John. You was a teacher who taught for 50 years in our Marian- can’t disconnect this call. Now, John, let’s talk. What ist schools. After that milestone, he volunteered to go Father Patrick T. McDaid is a Marianist priest who grew up we at Everlasting Fire do for you, John, is continu- to Malawi, Africa, where he spent another 20 years in Adrian, Michigan. He took his first vows in 1996 and was ally remind you of all the opportunities you had to planting over a million trees. In his late 90s, he again ordained in 2008. He is the chaplain of Saint Louis School love God and your neighbor. We’ll ask you why you volunteered to offer his service in the novitiate. It was at and resides at Hale Malia on the slopes of Kalaepohaku. let them all pass by. Of course, your explanations won’t change anything, but we’ve got an infinite amount of time here, John. Wait, don’t say anything or agree to better terms. That is a yet, John. First, it won’t do any good. Second, we Tony dangerous illusion. There is no better will also spend several millennia reviewing every deal on the horizon.” single sin you ever committed in detail. Interested, Magliano The Arms Control Association ex- John? No? Too bad. Let’s begin.” MAKING A DIFFERENCE plains that the Joint Comprehensive “This is a Gehenna Security Announcement. The Plan of Action will establish long- current punishment level is Red. Sinners should stay term, verifiable restrictions on Iran’s in touch with their sins at all time. Do not attempt sensitive nuclear fuel activities. For to pass your sins to other sinners. If you smoked in life, smoking now is prohibited. If you didn’t smoke example, Iran’s plutonium path to Praise for nuclear agreement then, you must begin now. The GSA reminds you the bomb will be eliminated. And of that no liquids are permitted from this point on- ommitted to a negotiated earlier statement by Pope Francis: equal importance, the International ward. Please remove all pleasures and comforts and settlement over the real pos- “I express my hope that a definitive Atomic Energy Agency will be al- sibility of armed conflict, six agreement may soon be reached be- place them on the conveyor belts. All sinners will re- lowed to send international inspec- ceive a full body scan and thorough pat down. Since world powers and Iran have tween Iran and the P5+1 Group.” tors to check any Iranian facility of Cdecided to give peace a chance. In his letter Bishop Cantú added, your heart was locked in life, no exemptions are giv- concern — including military sites. After 20 months of patience and “The United States and its interna- en for pacemakers (or any other disability). When The association is concerned that you have completed your security hard work, the P5+1 Group (the tional partners have taken a remark- if Congress manages to block imple- five permanent members of the U.N. able step with Iran in reaching this scan here, join the end of the next mentation of this hard-won deal, All parking Security Council: China, France, agreement. … We encourage Con- security line. Keep in mind that you the U.S. will have broken from its Russia, the United Kingdom and the gress to support these efforts to build will be in these lines forever.” European allies, and the necessary spaces in United States, plus Germany) have bridges that foster peace and greater “Thank you for choosing Hell as reached a nuclear agreement with understanding. In the words of Pope international support for Iran-related Greed are your final destination. Please listen Iran that is nothing short of historic. Francis, may the negotiated frame- sanctions will be lost. Iran would carefully, even though our list of According to the Arms Control work ‘be a definitive step toward a then have the incentive to quickly occupied, options has never changed. Press 1 Association, “The agreement estab- more [secure] and fraternal world.’” and significantly expand its capacity if you wish to continue in English. lishes a strong and effective formula But unwisely some members of to produce bomb-grade material. and gridlock Thank you for refusing salvation. for blocking all of the pathways by Congress have signaled their oppo- Please urge your congressional If you are a new arrival, press 2. which Iran could acquire material sition to the “Joint Comprehensive delegation to fully support the Joint prevents Thank you for sinning gravely for nuclear weapons and promptly Plan of Action.” Comprehensive Plan of Action. against God and your neighbor. If detecting and deterring possible While this agreement is not per- The alternative to this accord anyone from you feel you have reached Hell in efforts by Iran to covertly pursue fect — very few agreements are — it is a likely nuclear arms race in the error, press 3. Thank you for being nuclear weapons in the future.” is a good agreement for the U.S. and Middle East, and probably war. leaving. too proud to repent. If you wish to Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, its negotiating partners, Iran, the The Arms Control Association leave Hell, press 4. All demons are director of the Holy See Press Office, Middle East and the world. wisely puts it this way: “This is the busy assisting other sinners. Hold for the next avail- said “The Holy See views the new According to the Arms Control time to seize — not squander — the able demon. You may not leave a message. You may agreement on the Iranian nuclear Association, “Some critics of this deal chance to put in place an effective, not hang up. Your estimated wait time is eternity.” program in ‘a positive light.’” in the United States may still believe long-term, verifiable deal that blocks Scared now? Then all together, “I confess to Al- In a letter to members of Con- that by rejecting the agreement and Iran’s pathways to nuclear weapons.” mighty God….” gress, Bishop Oscar Cantú, chairman increasing sanctions pressure on of the Committee on International Iran, the United States can some- Tony Magliano is an internationally Kathleen welcomes comments. Send them to Kathleen Justice and Peace of the U.S. Confer- how coerce the leaders in Tehran to syndicated social justice and peace col- Choi, 1706 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo 96720, or email: ence of Catholic Bishops, quoted an dismantle Iran’s nuclear program umnist. [email protected]. 18 FEATURES HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • JULY 31, 2015 Saints Lydia first century Diversions Aug. 3 Lydia’s name is taken from her place of origin, Thyatira in the province of Hawaii Catholic Lydia (now Turkey). Paul’s first convert in Philippi, Lydia is men- tioned once in the Bible: Acts 16:13-15. Luke calls her Harold’s Quiz “a dealer in purple cloth” and “a worshipper of God.” After listening to Paul, she and her household were Are you savoring your summer, quiztas- c) Mark September, is slated to be the first pontiff to baptized. One of the few women in Luke to speak, tics? I sure am. Here’s my latest Catholic d) Matthew speak before the U.S. Congress. she says to Paul and his companions, “If you con- trivia quiz for you, another way to en- a) True sider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my lighten this season of ease. 3) Terminology b) False home.” Luke adds that “she prevailed on us.” This pa- What is the term for the square piece of tron saint of dyers may have been a merchant in lux- 1) Saints linen used to cover the Communion chalice 6) Church in Hawaii ury goods or a former slave working in a textile guild, Which of the following is NOT true about to prevent impurities? Kalikonani Church of the Ascension is a but her household’s income could support guests. St. John Vianney, whose feast day is Aug. 4? a) Pall mission on which island? b) Corporal Image © The Crosiers, © Catholic News Service a) He is a patron for parish priests a) Molokai c) Purificator b) He is the subject of Pope John XXIII’s b) Big Island encyclical, “Sacerdotii nostri primor- d) Lavabo c) Kauai dia” d) Lanai c) He had a great devotion to St. Philo- 4) Mariology mena “Munificentissimus Deus” is the title of the 7) Religious orders d) He was bishop of the French diocese apostolic constitution written by Pope Pius of Ars XII on which Marian dogma? “Ligourian,” a magazine that recently cel- Schwadron a) Mary’s divine motherhood ebrated its 100th year of publication, was 2) Scripture b) Mary’s perpetual virginity founded by which religious order? The popular “HE > i” slogan was inspired c) The Assumption a) Jesuits by the Bible verse “He must become great- d) The b) Redemptorists er; I must become less.” In which Gospel c) Benedictines can this scripture be found? 5) Current events d) Franciscans a) John True or false: Pope Francis, during his b) Luke upcoming visit to the United States in Answers: 1) d, 2) a, 3) a, 4) c, 5) a, 6) b, 7) b

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The words 34 Third of IHS of “Family Circus” 5 Wharton book, 35 Number of 47 Papal residence, can be found in all directions in the puzzle. ___ Frome apostles, in ___ Gandolfo 10 Son of ___ CAPERNAUM RABBI SAW SIGNS Roman numerals 50 Note well 13 Diocese of 36 “…the ___ he 55 Obstacle to a YOU ATE LOAVES FOOD Honolulu home has sent away sacrament PERISHES ENDURES ETERNAL 14 Spring up empty” (Lk 1:53) 57 Above 15 Garfield’s friend SEAL ANSWERED HE SENT 37 Soviet forced- 58 It was touched 17 “Turn Back, ___” labor camp to ’s mouth BELIEVE MANNA WRITTEN (“Godspell” song) 38 Breathe hard (Isa 6:6–7) HEAVEN BREAD GIVES LIFE 18 Biblical garden 39 Son-gun 59 Prize won by NEVER HUNGER THIRST 20 Fiascoes connector 22 Shudder 40 One of the seven 60 Rowing 23 “…be ___ and deadly sins implements NEVER AGAIN your no…” (Jas 41 Light wood 61 Parisian 5:12) 42 Busts possessive W J S E H S I R E P E L 24 Shepard in space 44 Reader at Mass 62 Farm bird 25 Doubting apostle 45 , in the 63 Grow together E C E O H E A V E N D I 29 Sparkles Douay D E A S E V A O L A B G Answer to previous puzzle DOWN original 32 Lute of India 47 One less than 200 E O L P S T C H E B M I 1 ___ Friday 12 El ___ 34 Connected series in ancient Rome 2 “…hallowed be R L O N E V E R A D A V thy ___.” 16 Permanently, in of rooms 48 He answered poems Amaziah, “I am E W K F N R B R E N H E 3 Evil king of Israel 37 Exhausting 19 Muse of lyric not a prophet” 4 Charlie is one 38 D.C. lobbying W R I T T E N A N A T S poetry 49 Foretell 5 “I will raise group S D E H L G J A D A O L you up on ___ 21 Greenish blue 40 Sat 50 Mount from wings…” 24 Pond scum 41 Catholic horror which Moses saw N H B I G N M F U N L I 6 “Then let all the 25 Hurl actor Lugosi Canaan A D E R O U I O R M L F ___ of the forest 26 Seaport in Israel 43 Lodgings 51 Bible section rejoice” (Ps 96:12) 27 Killer whales 44 St. Theresa, the 52 Designer Piccone F V O S E H Y T E N H E 7 Strikes 28 ___ Jongg ___ Flower 53 St. Philip’s E F T T S N G I S W A S 8 ___ Wednesday 29 Coats with gold 46 “…of my ___ surname 9 Young bird 30 Elevate and flesh of my 54 Formerly, © 2015 Tri-C-A Publications www.tri-c-a-publications.com 10 Instant 31 Aptly named flesh…” (Gen formerly 11 He was an laundry soap 2:23) 56 Sound of a cow Hope • Confidence • Expectation NEWS Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop-to-be for the boasts media skills young adult FRI WASHINGTON — In an era 7/31/2015 19 where Catholics are largely an Catholic afterthought on television, the Mana'olana sight of any cleric on the small screen almost immediately evokes Capsule reviews thoughts of “the next Bishop Sheen” — the 1950s prime- By Catholic News Service time inspirational program host Archbishop Fulton Sheen. “Ant-Man” (Disney) But in most past cases, those The diminutive superhero of the clerics weren’t bishops themselves. Marvel Comics universe is an ex-con But now Father Robert E. Barron, (Paul Rudd) who shrinks to bug size a media-savvy priest, has been by means of a special suit, acquires named an auxiliary bishop for the super-human strength, and possesses Archdiocese of Los Angeles and a nifty ability to control his fellow ants. will be in the heart of the televi- The suit’s inventor (Michael Douglas) sion industry. and his scientist daughter (Evangeline Bishop-designate Barron, Lilly) enlist Ant-Man’s help to stop the appointed July 21, may be best technology from falling into the wrong known to TV viewers for having hands of a megalomaniac (Corey Stoll) hosted “Catholicism,” a 10-part — code name Yellowjacket — bent DVD series. The series earned him a on world domination. Director Peyton Christopher Award and the Clarion Reed keeps tongue firmly in cheek as Award the following year from the he downsizes the usual over-the-top Catholic Academy of Communica- NS photo/Sony violence of a Marvel film in favor of tions Arts Professionals. Michelle Monaghan, Sandler and Josh Gad star in a scene from the movie “Pixels.” a clever heist picture, seasoned with In an interview with The plenty of humor and nice messages Tidings, newspaper of the Los about honor and redemption. Car- Angeles Archdiocese, Barron said Movie review | Pixels toonish but bloodless violence, brief his main responsibility will be to innuendo and a few mild oaths. The serve as auxiliary bishop. “I have Catholic News Service classification is to be present to the people of the A-II — adults and adolescents. The archdiocese,” he said. (Catholic Saving the world from Pac-Man Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 — parents strongly News Service) By Joseph McAleer Alien baddies intercept, “Pac-Man’s a bad guy?” gles an uneasy mix of shtick cautioned. Some material may be Pope: Good pastors Catholic News Service misinterpret the video games Sam asks in amazement. And and schlock. Regrettably, “Pix- as attack plans, and decide even the cuddly Smurfs are els” is short on fun and long inappropriate for children under 13. NEW YORK — All those mis- guided by heart to turn the tables, using suspect. on tasteless humor, making “Paper Towns” (Fox) spent hours of youth, spend- monster (and mean-spirited) Game on, big time, and what should be a wholesome VATICAN CITY — A good pas- ing quarters on mindless In this faithful adaptation of John tor always sees what people are interpretations of the day-glo Donkey Kong, Galaga, Cen- kids’ movie questionable for video games, are finally put even mature teens. Green’s young-adult novel, a mysteri- going through, feels compassion characters. tipede, and Space Invaders to use in “Pixels” (Columbia), By the time tennis star ous girl (Cara Delevingne) sends five and then nourishes them with Thirty years later, after lay waste to much of London, a manic comedy about an Guam is attacked by a swarm Washington and New York. Serena Williams and domestic friends on a cross-country road trip as God’s Word, Pope Francis said. alien invasion of Earth by 3-D of cartoons, U.S. President The president calls in backup, diva Martha Stewart make they explore the meaning of their lives Seeing and being moved to pity characters from the arcade. Will Cooper (Kevin James) in the guise of a comely their appearance, viewers will on the cusp of heading off to college. “have always been associated with This inane mash-up of must come up with a plan to weapons specialist, Violet wish for “Game Over.” As directed by Jake Schrier from the Jesus,” the Good Shepherd, he said “Revenge of the Nerds” and rescue the planet. Who better (Michelle Monaghan). The film contains bawdy screenplay by Scott Neustadter and July 19 before reciting the Angelus “Wreck-It Ralph” envisions to vanquish evil than his boy- Smitten, Ludlow tells her, humor, some sexual innu- Michael H. Weber, no one becomes with visitors gathered in St. Peter’s former players, now grown hood nerdy pals: Sam (Adam “You smell so nice, like the endo, and a few mild oaths. smarter, and everyone’s obsessively Square. up, drafted by the govern- Sandler), Ludlow (Josh Gad), Book of Genesis,” one of the The Catholic News Service focused on their upcoming prom. classification is A-III — adults. “In fact, his gaze isn’t the gaze ment to defeat the enemy at and Eddie (Peter Dinklage)? script’s many non sequiturs. Mentions of sexual activity, teenage of a sociologist or a photojournalist their own games (literally). As kids in the 1980s, Actually, Violet only has The Motion Picture Asso- ciation of America rating is sexual banter, fleeting rear male because he always looks with ‘the The trouble starts in 1982, this quartet saved the world eyes for Sam, as he unleashes nudity, fleeting crude language and eyes of the heart,’” he said. when NASA sends a probe thousands of times — at 25 his inner hero with proclama- PG-13 — parents strongly cautioned. Some material profanities. The Catholic News Service With the Sunday recitations of into outer space, containing cents a game in the arcade. tions like, “We got this! If we classification is A-III — adults. The samples of human culture. may be inappropriate for the Angelus prayer scheduled to Now rebranded as the “Arcad- don’t, the world ends.” Motion Picture Association of America Why include “Pride and ers,” they face their pixelated Director Chris Columbus, children under 13. be Pope Francis’ only public events rating is PG-13 — parents strongly Prejudice” when you can send friends in real time, with a famous for “Home Alone” and in late July, visitors flocked to St. McAleer is a guest reviewer for cautioned. Some material may be “Pac-Man,” you may wonder? few modifications. two Harry Potter films, jug- Catholic News Service. Peter’s Square. The pope congratu- inappropriate for children under 13. lated those who stood on the black cobblestones and under the hot midday sun, saying, “I see you are courageous with this heat in the square — good job!” (CNS) Abortion rates are down. Is it time to rejoice? By Gabriella Muñoz declined significantly over the years. able over the counter for everyone, stage of life. Archdiocese gets Special to the Herald Still, something does not add up. and anyone over the age of 13 can So what can we take away from legal help Having just finished my first year be prescribed birth control without this news? Last month, the Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — A public inter- in college, I know the “hookup” cul- parental consent. We should take comfort in know- released surprising news for the pro- ture still runs rampant. Seen as casual Therefore, because of our sexual- ing that fewer women are choosing est law firm has filed a federal case life community. According to a survey encounters, hookups range from ized and contraceptive culture, Catho- to have surgical abortions. We should on behalf of the Archdiocese of it conducted, abortion rates since make-out sessions to intercourse. lics and pro-life advocates should continue our work in spreading Newark challenging a New Jersey 2010 have dropped an average of 12 In her 2013 New York Times story, stop and think twice when they read awareness about the dangers of abor- law that bars church-run cemeter- percent across the country. Even more “Sex on Campus — She Can Play headlines that report “Dropping Abor- tion, the alternatives mothers have, remarkable is the fact that, among all ies from selling headstones. That Game, Too,” Kate Taylor quotes tion Rates.” and the humanity of the unborn. We the states, Hawaii is leading the way The Arlington, Va.-based Insti- sociologist Elizabeth A. Armstrong While news about fewer abortions should recognize the reality of contra- with an almost 30 percent reduction. tute of Justice offered to litigate who said, “women at elite universities is positive, it can also be misleading ceptive use and educate more people Is it finally time for the pro-life the case without charge after New were choosing hookups because they about this possible form of abortion. community to rejoice? Jersey Gov. Chris Christie enacted saw relationships as too demanding Most importantly, we should It is clear that a number of factors legislation last year barring the and potentially too distracting from While abortion rates have continue to be open and talk about could have contributed to the drop in 11 archdiocesan cemeteries from their goals.” sexuality and what our faith teaches, abortion numbers. dropped, the hookup selling headstones to parishioners. Several people I met this past year especially with younger generations. Some who advocate for unborn life Christie and Attorney General John shared that sentiment. Hookups were culture is as popular as ever. As Catholic families, friends, and par- have attributed it to a shift in society’s a way to have fun without having to ish leaders, it is our duty to have this Hoffman are defendants in the attitudes. The president of Americans settle down. The hookup culture, in conversation from the perspective our action. United for Life, Charmaine Yoest, in its vague nature, is so widely acknowl- because it generally refers to surgical faith — one that is accepting of faults, The law was passed at the several news articles has suggested procedures and not abortions that are edged that my school has required but true to church teaching, and most behest of the New Jersey Monu- that people today are more informed freshmen to take an online course drug-induced. of all embodying God’s love. ment Builders Association, after about the true nature of abortion. about hooking up, alternatives and Hormonal contraceptives target the trade group lost a 2013 chal- “There’s an increased awareness of resources. ovulation and fertilization to block lenge in state court that upheld the humanity of the baby before it is While abortion rates have dropped, conception from occurring. However, Gabriella Muñoz is a sophomore at the rights of the archdiocese’s born,” she said. Georgetown University in Washington, the hookup culture is as popular as some forms of contraception can D.C., where she is a board member and cemeteries ministry under long- On the other side of the debate, ever. It would be naïve to ignore how contain abortifacient elements, which vice president of the Georgetown Right to standing state law, according to pro-choice advocates give much of contraceptives contribute to that. kill the living embryo by preventing Life Club. She is from Our Lady of Good the suit. (CNS) the credit to sex education and easier In Hawaii, the Plan B pill — a the new life from implanting in the Counsel Parish in Pearl City and was access to contraceptives. They cite contraceptive drug taken after sex that uterus wall. Without implanting, the valedictorian for Mililani High School’s reports that teen pregnancy rates have may act as an abortifacient — is avail- embryo cannot move past this first class of 2014. Hope • ConfidenCe • expeCtation Hawaii Catholic Herald

for the young adult FRI Mana'olana CatholiC 7/31/2015 20 Arleen Spenceley can’t remem- pated: explaining her mystifying Quote Christina ber the last time she went on a virginity to National Public Radio, “It is a pity. We Capecchi date. It must’ve been 2014, she coping with cruel comments from have never reached says without a trace of panic. readers, blogging voraciously TWENTY SOMETHING Even though she’s in the thick at ArleenSpenceley.com, writ- this level of vio- of wedding season and nearing ing her 2014 book “Chastity is lence. We preach, her 30th birthday, the fact that for Lovers: Single, Happy, and we hope, we weep. she’s still single doesn’t seem to (Still) a ” and reporting on bother Arleen. She’s not freaking celibate singles. (A researcher at In all of the Middle out. She’s not losing sleep. She’s the National Center for Health East it is not a not pulling back-to-back novenas Statistics admitted that she hadn’t normal life.” | Latin for a husband. When she prays, bothered gathering data on the Fouad Twal of Jerusalem, she can hardly bring herself to 2 to 3 percent of Americans ages discussing the challenges Christians ask God for anything, she feels so 25 to 44 who are virgins. “It’s just face in the Middle East at the hands Waiting richly, wildly blessed. so rare,” she told Arleen. “I don’t of Islamic State militants. (Catholic Arleen Spenceley, the girl even know what their prognosis News Service) for a husband, keeping the faith with the bouncy hair and bouncy would be.”) name, the cradle Catholic from Making the case for chastity — IN THE NEWS Tampa, Fla., with the large Twit- which, Arleen is quick to clarify, is Reaching out to ter following, has much to be the church’s call to all Catholics, thankful for: a dynam- married and single alike — feels millennial ‘nones’ ic journalism career, an important. “I consider this a CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A broad award-winning book, privilege and The cover a bustling speaking digital media project to coincide of Arleen ‘If I don’t do also a responsi- with Pope Francis’ visit this fall to schedule, friends who bility,” she said. Spenceley’s are like family and fam- the United States aims to recruit book this, nobody “I know virgins and interact with young people, ily who are friends. else will.’ exist who feel particularly those who do not “God has given me so alone, and I think of themselves as religious. many awesome opportu- —Arleen Spenceley want them to nities,” she said. These “nones,” as researchers know they’re In the summer of have called them, are espe- not. I know people are saving 2009, back when Arleen cially found among the millennial sex from now on who aren’t sure was 23, the spirited generation, generally defined as it’s possible, and I want them to brunette made a gutsy those who came of age around the know it is.” decision: She outed herself A national speaking campaign year 2000. as a virgin, writing in Flori- This youthful, religiously unaf- would seem like a sure-fire way da’s biggest newspaper, the to change Arleen’s single status, filiated demographic presents a Tampa Bay Times, about golden opportunity for the Catho- introducing her to like-minded her faith-based reasons for men and aspiring grandmas. lic Church’s new evangelization, saving herself for marriage. No, she says, that simply isn’t said Kathleen Hessert, founder It was a terrifying move, the case. “The men aren’t lining of Charlotte-based Sports Media one that she tried to back up.” Challenge. Hessert is leading a out of at the last minute, but Occasionally Arleen throws national digital evangelization her editor pushed for. And herself a pity party or lets herself initiative by the global Catholic ultimately, her convictions dabble on wedding-themed network Aleteia.org in conjunction compelled her to act. “There Pinterest boards. But even when with the pope’s Sept. 22-27 trip came a point where I decided, her heart aches, she’s pretty to Philadelphia, New York and ‘If I don’t do this, nobody good about keeping her head on Washington. else will.’ Because I know the “Engagement is our top prior- truth. I know chastity is what straight. “When we feel unhappy,” ity,” Hessert told the Catholic News equips us to love authenti- she writes in her book, “is it be- Herald, newspaper of the Diocese cally.” cause we’re single or is it because of Charlotte. “It’s key to instigate Half an hour after the of what we say to ourselves about conversation, not just broadcast column was published, Arleen’s being single?” information.” (CNS) phone began ringing. The calls, For now, she’s working on her- emails and tweets continued self — managing her time and her SaintS undeR 40 pouring in for two years. messes, practicing forms of sacri- Faithful Arleen realized she had hit a fice, whether it’s forgoing sugar nerve. She had not just written or Facebook for a year. She wants suffering a column; she had inadvertently to be her very best at the ultimate St. Fina’s brief life was marked launched a chastity campaign and vocation — love — which is by tremendous pain and illness, rendered herself its poster child. something she can imagine for but she bore her afflictions joyfully With grace and humility, tomorrow and live out today. and with great she has embraced that mission, Christina Capecchi is a freelance writ- faith in God. letting it carry her on a series er from Inver Grove Heights, Minn., St. Fina was of adventures she never antici- and the editor of SisterStory.org. born in 1238 into a poor yet devout family in San Gemi- LiSa’S CateCHiSM CoRneR MAKANA’S HELPFUL HINTS niano, Italy, and suffered from Church teaching explained to you Exciting ways to enhance young adult ministry a weak constitution at an early age. She grew into a beautiful young woman, but illness left her Is the confessional confidential? Explicit disfigured and bedridden. YOUCAT*: The secret of the confessional is sacred. It cannot be I was informed that my recent columns haven’t been explicit ministry “tips.” Pre- It is said that rather than lie in vious columns have stated, “My tip today is …” or “My tip for you this week is …” violated for any reason, however weighty. [2490] comfort, she chose an oak plank on However, the last few did not, which most likely caused the confusion. which to rest. Forced by her illness Come on, you know you’ve thought about it — will the priest So I felt it would be best to clarify things. to lie on one side of her body, she share my confession with his buddies, or worst yet, people who The title of this column is “Makana’s Helpful Hints: Exciting ways to enhance developed horrible sores yet never know me? As a teenager, it did cross my mind. My friends and I were young adult ministry.” Its aim is to help leaders expand, focus, and/or re-focus their complained — instead, she gave always worried that the priest would tell our parents what we were understanding of young adult ministry as seen through the eyes of the Bishops’ thanks to God. confessing. Yikes! Committee on the Laity, the group that produced the guiding document for ministry St. Fina passed away on March The “secret of the sacrament of reconciliation” can never be bro- with young adults, “Sons and Daughters of the Light.” 12, 1253, the feast day of St. ken or dishonored. It is forbidden for a priest to betray, in any way, The dedication of this document states, “We realize the tremendous gifts that Gregory the Great, to whom she what you say in confession. It has to be kept sacred. they [young adults] bring to church life. As single people or married couples, with or without children, their presence enriches our society and our church. We hope was devoted. When her body was So no worry about that — go confession — you’ll be happy you lifted from the oak plank, white this plan will be an effective tool to connect young adults with Jesus Christ and his did. violets were discovered where she challenge to bring the Gospel — with its message of hope — to society.” “Never repeat a rumor before you have verified it. And if it is true, lay. Thousands of miracles per- These columns will not always offer tangible action items or tips, but they will formed through her intercession hold your tongue all the more.” (Selma Lagerlof) support a “culture change” of seeing young adults as gifts ready to enhance the were reported thereafter. (www. *Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church church’s ministry with young adults to society. loyolapress.com) Lisa Gomes is the director of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry Makana Aiona is the diocesan coordinator for Young Adult Ministry.