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And we will look for for policies that offer opportuni- offer that policies for its natural end. We will ad end.Wewill natural its around the world, especially in the its most vulnerable beginning to beginning vulnerable most its tion threatening our fellow Chris- ties to all people, of all faiths, in all o okn wt President-elect with working to attention to the violent persecu- violent the to attention Trump to protect human life from iig u scrt. e il call will We security. our ficing our brothers and sisters who are who sisters and brothers our migrants and refugees can be hu- be can refugees and migrants manely welcomed without sacri- without welcomed manely in ad epe f te faiths other of people and tians he Oglala Centennial, page 21 Necrology,Diocesan pages 16-17 Moves Forward, pages 12-13 Plan Priority AshesFollowingHandling Cremation, page 5 Reconciliation, page 3 theNation on Getting Back Track, page 2 new new administration’s commit- 7 ov that re- solve our are firm in We life. of walks vocate Inside www.rapidcitydiocese.org nesses to the healing love of Jesus. with grace and courage.and grace with may And them to entrusted sponsibilities re- the to rise may they that life re o rcam n sae our shape and proclaim to free remain faith of people ensuring other be faithful and joyful wit- joyful and faithful be other each help Catholics as us of all ment to domestic religious liberty, lives around the truth about man about truth the around lives and woman,and bondunique the and eiv Gd il ie s the us give strength tohealandunite. will God believe Thr form. can that they of marriage ok oehr n flil the fulfill and together work promise of a more perfect union. perfect more a of promise wonder may whether the country can reconcile, Some ginning. Let us pray for leaders in public Every election brings a new be- ough the hope Christ offers, Christ I hope the ough 2 WRC How do we get theNo nation Greater Love back on the right track?November 2016 By the time most of to live as Jesus’ disciples and become the you will have read this, people whom God created us to be, our true the Jubilee Year of authentic selves. This call leads to seeking Mercy will have come our personal vocation and mission in and to an end and the 2016 for the world. We can’t transform the cul- Presidential Election ture if we’ve accepted the secular world’s will be over. Now Bishop distorted world view. Unless we receive and what? Where do we go Robert Gruss accept all that has been given us through from here? What is the church, we cannot be powerful wit- next? nesses in the world. There is no doctrine re- Diocese of What a wonderful Rapid City vealed that is not part of the Jubilee of Mercy it has message. We have a duty to live it all and been. I recall the words share it. of Pope Francis when Many Catholics received religious for- he first informed the world of the Year of mation in years past but have gone no fur- Mercy: “It is indeed my wish that the Ju- ther in the faith formation process and bilee be a living experience of the closeness brace our true identity. the Biblical world view — the world seen therefore have an elementary understanding of the Father, whose tenderness is almost As I write this monthly column the through the lens of divine revelation, the and knowledge of the Catholic faith. This is tangible, so that the faith of every believer presidential election is pending and I find divine and living Word of God. why Forming Disciples is our second pas- may be strengthened and thus testimony to myself still quite concerned about our Many people today have a world view toral priority. As written in the Diocesan be ever more effective.” It is my hope and country regardless of which candidate wins. that is informed by things other than our Pastoral Priority Plan: “We are called to a prayer that the Holy Father’s wish has be- The threats to human life and religious lib- Catholic faith, i.e. by secularism, by a cul- deep union with Christ — a relationship of come a reality all across the world. It is the erty remain, here and around the world. The ture that is profoundly un-Christian and love. We will work together for formation experience of mercy, both received and threats to traditional marriage and family becoming even anti-Christian. Intention- in the human, spiritual, intellectual and pas- given away, that will bring true peace and values are on the rise. The number of people ally or unintentionally, many Catholics have toral areas. This formation will empower us harmony. So where do we go from here as living in poverty remains. Immigration is- rejected the world view given to us by to grow as faithful stewards of God’s gifts, the Jubilee of Mercy ends? sues, healthcare issues, the national debt God’s revelation. living a Catholic way of life through hospi- This Jubilee has raised awareness for us issue all remain. The threat of violence from Catholics make up the largest Christian tality, faith and discipleship.” of mercy being at the heart of the church’s terrorism remains. The rise of secularism denomination in the world. Therefore, one According to the Priority Plan, renewed mission. Proclaiming and living the mercy continues. A new face in the White House would think that Catholics in numbers efforts in religious formation for all ages lay of God is at the heart of the church’s iden- doesn’t change these realities. could have a profound impact in helping to a firm foundation for Catholics to grow in tity and where she is most credible and au- So where do we go from here? Recent shape and transform our culture. There their union with Christ, to obtain adequate thentic. Therefore, though the official polls show that more than 70 percent of the would be great power to change the world knowledge of the Catholic world view and Jubilee of Mercy has ended, the clarion call people surveyed believe our nation is on the if Catholics wholeheartedly embraced the to develop the necessary skills to be able to to continue the works of mercy continues wrong track. How do we get the nation revelation given us by Christ in his church. carry on the work of Christ in the world, because it is at the heart of Catholic iden- back on the right track? What is the right Dr. Ralph Martin in a talk entitled “The each in one’s own way. tity. This is the reason why both mercy and track? There are probably as many different Attack on Religious Liberty and the Pope Francis in the “Joy of the Gospel” solidarity were specifically included as core answers as the number of people polled. I : The Spiritual Dynamics wrote: “To believe that the Holy Spirit is at values in the Diocesan Priority Plan. We would propose that the right track is a and Our Role” quoted noted scripture work in everyone means realizing that he will always be called to “be merciful, just as our Catholic world view. What is it? scholar Father Francis Martin: “The root seeks to penetrate every human situation (Lk 6:36). As I wrote in Father is merciful” The world view when this country was sin of the world is the refusal to believe in and all social bonds: ‘The Holy Spirit can ,’ “To Through Him, With Him, and In Him founded was from Judeo-Christian values Jesus and the place he holds next to the Fa- be said to possess an infinite creativity, be in solidarity with others is to see them brought from a Christian . A world ther as the revelation of the Father. The root to the divine mind, which knows as God sees them, to love them as God view is a lens through which we look at sin is to reject the truth.” And then he how to loosen the knots of human affairs, loves them, and to sacrifice for them as everything in life. It informs our laws and quoted John 3:36, Whoever believes in the son even the most complex and inscrutable.’ Christ has sacrificed for them. United to- policies. It helps determine how we think has eternal life. Whoever disobeys the son will Evangelization is meant to cooperate with gether, we are the . Every and act in all situations and circumstances. not see life but must endure God’s wrath. The this liberating work of the Spirit.” time we neglect others in the body, the An individual may not even be aware of wrath of God is not God getting angry at peo- Evangelization is the duty and responsi- whole body suffers (cf. 1 Cor 12:26). having a world view. ple, but is our experience of God’s holiness when bility of all baptized Catholics. Evangeliza- When we live in solidarity and charity, The Catholic world view is the view of we’re rejecting it. It’s the anguish of soul and tion shares the Catholic world view and will (and share mercy) the Body of Christ is the world and our response to it that has the darkness of mind that comes when we say lead others to true faith, living under the built up, there is , and the king- been given to us by Jesus Christ through his no to the testimony that God is giving to his Lordship of Jesus Christ and the Catholic dom of God is made manifest.” Continuing church. It is not something man-made, but Son. This is perhaps the situation in our Church rather than under the deceitfulness to seek ways in which these values are lived given to us by God — revealed to us. The world today. of the Evil One. So, that’s where we go from out among us allows us to more fully em- Catholic world view has its foundation in We need a Catholic world view if we are here! November 2016 WRC 3

Bishop’s Calendar — November 24-December 20, 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline Project Statement I have been asked to comment on the protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline November 24-25, Thursday-Friday Project. It is not the norm for a bishop in a diocese to make statements or Thanksgiving Holiday, Chancery Closed November 28, Monday comments regarding events which are happening in another diocese. It is also not 5 p.m. RCCSS Board Meeting, Cathedral Rectory basement the norm for the church to make public statements regarding political issues. November 29, Tuesday The rule of law is one of the cornerstones of the Constitution and reflects our 8:30 a.m. Investment Committee Meeting, Chancery Conference Room country’s commitment to an orderly and civil society. As members of this society, 9:30 a.m. Finance Council Meeting, Chancery Conference Room we are all bound by the enduring rules, principles, and values of our Constitution, 2 p.m. College of Meeting, Rapid City the supreme source of law and authority. December 1, Thursday Individuals, persons and government shall submit to, obey and be regulated by 6:30 p.m. Catholic Social Services Board Meeting, CSS office law, and not arbitrary action by an individual or a group of individuals. It is very December 2, Friday difficult for a nation to maintain the rule of law if authority does not uphold the law 11:15 a.m. Bishop’s First Friday Mass/Luncheon 6 p.m. Rapid City Catholic School System Fundraiser: Winterfest, Terra Sancta Gym and citizens do not respect the law. December 3, Saturday In regard to the protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline Project near the 10 a.m. Diocesan Pastoral Council Meeting, Chancery Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, protestors have a constitutional right to protest 3:45 p.m. Veritatis Splendor Institute, Terra Sancta peacefully, upholding the law in doing so. December 4, Sunday Law enforcement officials have a duty and responsibility to protect farmers, 10 a.m. Mass, Pastoral Visit, Immaculate Conception Church, Rapid City ranchers and other private property interests from any violence and destruction of 7:30 p.m. Mass, Dinner, Newman Center, Rapid City private property in the way they deem appropriate to the situation. December 6, Tuesday We pray for the safety of all involved and for a peaceful resolution to the 8 a.m. Diocesan Staff Mass/Breakfast, Terra Sancta situation on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. 9:30 a.m. Diocesan Staff Meeting, Terra Sancta December 8, Thursday Immaculate Conception 5:30 p.m. Mass, Cathedral December 10, Saturday +Bishop Robert Gruss 9 a.m. 5 Admin/Finance Workshop, St. Joseph Church, Faith 4-7 p.m. Open House, Rapid City December 12, Monday 10 a.m. Christmas Caroling/Brunch with Diocesan/Cathedral Staff, Cathedral Rectory/Hall Advent Group 5:30 p.m. Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass/Dinner, , Rapid City December 13, Tuesday Reconciliation 11 a.m. Western South Dakota Catholic Foundation Annual Meeting, Cathedral Hall December 16, Friday 1 p.m. Presbyteral Council Meeting, Chancery Conference Room Schedule 5 p.m. Bishop’s Christmas Dinner for Priests, Rapid City December 20, Tuesday 7 a.m. Mass/Breakfast, Jesuit Tertian Retreat, Terra Sancta Belle Fourche, St. Paul, Thursday, Dec. 15 — 7 p.m. Bison, Blessed Sacrament, Monday, Dec. 12 — 7 p.m. Bonesteel, Immaculate Conception, Wednesday Dec. 7 — 7 p.m. CT Subject to change without notice Buffalo, St. Anthony, Monday, Dec. 5 — 7 p.m. Burke, Sacred Heart, Friday, Dec. 9 — 6:30 p.m. Colome, St. Isidore, Tuesday, Dec. 6 — 6 p.m Dupree, Sacred Heart, Sunday, Dec. 18 — 4 p.m. WEST RIVER CATHOLIC Eagle Butte, All Saints, Sunday, Dec. 18 — 4 p.m. USPS 983-360 Faith, St. Joseph, Sunday, Dec. 18 — 7 p.m. newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Rapid City, published monthly. 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When my daughter died, I could done as a sign of denial of the basic Chris- not afford to bury her, but I had her cre- tian belief in the resurrection of the dead. mated and her ashes will be buried with The permission was incorporated into me. I also had some ashes put in crosses the Code of Law in 1983 and the for her kids. I am distressed I did some- Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches thing very wrong.” in 1990. A.: Clearly you did that with good However, Cardinal Gerhard Muller, intentions, and weren’t aware of what the prefect of the congregation, told reporters church wants us to do with the mortal Oct. 25 that church law had not specified remains of our loved ones, so you exactly what should be done with shouldn’t burden yourself with guilt over “cremains,” and several bishops’ confer- this. Would it be possible now to find a ences asked the congregation to provide cemetery plot where you can bury her guidance. remains, and make arrangements so that That request led to Ad“ resurgendum your own remains can someday go into cum Christo” (“To Rise With Christ”), an the same location? If at all possible, the instruction “regarding the burial of the ashes in the crosses should also be buried deceased and the conservation of the ashes or interred along with them. in the case of cremation,” issued Oct. 25. An urn containing cremated remains is seen in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery mausoleum in Q.: Many people die and are never The document was approved by Pope Coram, N.Y., Nov. 2. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) buried properly. Perhaps they die at sea or Francis after consultation with other “wrong,” it wouldn’t permit it. Sometimes would depend a lot on his reasons for in an explosion or whatever. Why is the Vatican offices and with bishops’ confer- cremation can truly be necessary. How- keeping the remains and on his own per- Vatican worried about something like this ences and the Eastern churches’ synods of ever, the ancient custom and the prefer- sonal faith. Perhaps making him aware of when there are so many other problems in bishops. ence of the church is to bury the body, the church’s preference would be enough the world? Release of the new document has whenever possible. to convince him? Or the assurance that his A.: This instruction isn’t concerned prompted many Catholics to ask whether Q.: What should I do if I’ve already own earthly remains will one day be with those kinds of situations. Burial at it changes any regulations about crema- scattered the ashes? buried alongside those of his wife? Also, sea is necessary at times, as is cremation. tion. Catholic News Service provided A.: We can’t change the past, of course, the Vatican’s instruction itself articulates The main purpose for this instruction is to some of those questions to the staff of the and if you truly didn’t realize at that time some compelling reasons: “The reservation help foster a healthy respect for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ that it shouldn’t be done, then you of the ashes of the departed in a sacred human body, even after death, especially Secretariat of Divine Worship to have shouldn’t burden yourself with guilt. place ensures that they are not excluded in light of the move in recent years away them answered: Remember that what happens to a from the prayers and remembrance of the from traditional burial in favor of more Q.: The new document from the Con- person’s body after death has no bearing Christian community. It prevents the expedient and economical means. Where gregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on what happens when that person’s soul faithful departed from being forgotten, or contemporary culture today may well spells out regulations regarding cremation. meets the Lord on judgment day. their remains from being shown a lack of question what difference it makes, the Does it change anything in how the However, you might wish to offer extra respect …” (n. 5). church is reminding us to recall that the Catholic Church in this country has regu- prayers for the person’s happy repose. Q.: Entombment of ashes is expensive; human body is an integral part of the lated this issue? Q.: If I plan to donate my body to is there any ‘consecrated ground or conse- human person deserving of respect even A.: No, the new document from the science, after which it will be cremated, is crated place’ where Catholics can place after death. The earliest Christians buried CDF doesn’t change anything for us in that OK? What if the laboratory disposes ashes for free? the bodies of their dead, and this set them this country. For example, we already have of these ashes? A.: That would vary from place to apart from many of their contemporaries. permission to have a funeral Mass in the A.: This would seem to be a valid rea- place. There have been some Catholic We bury our dead out of reverence for presence of cremated remains. What the son for cremation. However, it would be dioceses and cemeteries that have even God our creator, and as a sign that we Instruction does do, however, is reiterate important to make sure that arrangements organized special opportunities for the look forward to the resurrection on the the church’s preference for the burial of are made for a funeral Mass, and that a interment of cremated remains for no cost last day. the body in normal circumstances, and, trusted relative or friend is able to receive at all, just as a way to encourage people when cremation is necessary, its insistence the remains and see to their proper burial. who might have been keeping the remains (Editor’s Note: The text of the instruction that the remains be properly interred. Q.: How do I convince my dad to let without a good idea of what to do with can be found at: Q.: If the document says that tradi- me bury my mother’s ashes, which he now them. You might wish to bring this http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/con- tional burial is preferred, does that mean has at home? question to the office of your local bishop gregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_d cremation is wrong? A.: Only you would know the best way — the people who assist him might be oc_20160815_ad-resurgendum-cum- A: If the church saw cremation as to approach a situation like that, and it able to help you find an appropriate place, christo_en.html) 6 WRC November 2016 Finding and experiencing God’s love through prayer in the Year of Mercy

“The Examen” was the topic of the God and his son Jesus in a deeply per- Father Christopher Johnson, SJ, was mercy in your life?” he asked. “Who has October 25 Deanery One Day of Mercy sonal way.” the featured speaker at the fourth acted mercifully toward you? Who has talk at Immaculate Conception, Rapid By regularly doing the Examen, he Pilgrimage of Mercy held in Pine Ridge, prepared you to receive the mercy of City. Father Peter Etzel, SJ, Howes, was said, one can come to know where God is October 22. His topic God, to see God as mercy? Can the featured speaker. in one’s life, to hear was “Rich in Mercy.” you open yourself up to “The Examen is and experience the “The relationship receive that grace and see known as many different voice of God, and between love and God’s mercy in your own life? things: examination of continue to build that justice is manifested as The way we open ourselves to consciousness, a review relationship. mercy,” he explained. mercy is through mercy. In of the day, or even FR. PETER ETZEL, SJ The five steps to “We come to know God these final months of the Year rummaging through my Examen prayer are: through acts of love. FR. CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON, SJ of Mercy let’s open ourselves day,” he explained. “It is thanksgiving, petition The greatest command- up to mercy through mercy. at the heart of who we for the Holy Spirit, ment Jesus gives is to Let’s share those gifts and are as Jesuits. review of the day, love one another. If one (Full videomak presentationse God present. available at “What is Jesuit spirituality? It is com- asking forgiveness, and finally resolve as reflects on one of the www.rapidcitydiocese.org/oct-mercy/“Mercy is not just a nice) ing to know God’s deep personal love in one looks ahead to the next day. oldest definitions of justice — giving one thing or a behavior — it is wrapped up our lives and our response to the loving “You may have missed something another his/her due — according to in the being of God.” God. The love we reflect on in this exer- where the Lord blessed you abundantly,” Jesus, what’s due is love. cises it not abstract. We come to know he said. “What have been the hints of God’s November 2016 Events Schedule WRC 7 November 18, Friday Cathedral Hall, talk by Bishop Robert adoration, Rosary for Life, Divine Mercy sWorldwide Marriage Encounter: Gruss. Lunch $6. Everyone welcome. Chaplet, and benediction at 9:30 p.m. Renew the commitment, intimacy and pas- sWorld Apostolate of Fatima: First Fri- Everyone welcome. sion in your marriage. Learn practical com- day Mass at 5:30 p.m. with prayers and de- December 14, Wednesday munication techniques and rediscover your votions. First Saturday, December 3, begins sAdvent Taizé: Experience the sacred hopes and dreams for your marriage. )John with prayers at 7:45 a.m. followed by 8 a.m. through song, silence, and scripture. Held and Dawn 605-359-1533 or 8applications Mass and exposition. Both in Our Lady’s at 7 p.m. in Holy Cross Chapel, Terra @sdwwme.org. Chapel, Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpet- Sancta. ual Help. Dr. Kopriva 605-343-6202. November 19, Saturday January 13, Friday sNatural Family Planning: Seminar for December 3, Saturday sHeart to Heart Retreat Weekend for engaged couples or anyone wanting to learn sBilingual Choir: The United in the Engaged: For engaged couples to more about natural family planning. To be Christ/Unidos en Christo bilingual choir will deepen their relationship with each other held at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, sing at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass. and God by exploring the Catholic Rehearsal at Blessed Sacrament Church, at Church’s vision of marriage. Attendance is Martin. Preregistration required. )Family  ! !  ! ! Life Ministries, 605-716-5214 x236 or 11:30 a.m. Other rehearsals are December required for marriage prep in the diocese. ! !   ! [email protected]. 10, 11 a.m.-2p.m. and December 11, 3:30- Ends January 15. Register at 8terrasancta. 5 p.m. Terry Schroeder 605-341-1143. November 20, Sunday ) org. )Amy 605-716-5214 x236. ! ""  " Everyone is welcome to sing with us/Todos sDivine Mercy Mini-Conference: Join January 20, Friday Worldwide Apostolate of Fatima as they estan bienvenidos a cantar con nostros. sRefuel: For all religious educators, "   ! Advent Prayerful Painting: Using a lec- close the Jubilee Year of Mercy at the s youth ministers, and anyone involved in    Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, tio format, prayerfully paint with the theme evangelization and catechesis. Speaker Jessi      Rapid City, from 1-5 p.m. Keynote address “Light to the World.” Held at St. Martin Kary, AO, national director of the Pro     by Dr. Bryan Thatcher from the National Monastery. $20 includes lunch. )Sr. Sanctity Movement in the U.S. The move-     Shrine of Divine Mercy. Day also includes Therese Marie 605-343-8011. ment is dedicated to spreading the universal music and prayers. )Stephanie Jacquot December 4, Sunday call to holiness through the formation of in- !!!"" " 605-939-8644 or [email protected] for sDay of Discernment for Young Men: ternal holiness. Register before December conference information. Held from 1-7 p.m. at Black Hills State 20, $50, after $65. Ends January 21. !!"  !"    !!  ! !  University Newman Center. Day includes 8terrasancta.org/refuel2017. November 30, Wednesday Mass, dinner, quiet time to pray, a hike, and sWRC Deadline for submissions. two talks designed to assist you hearing Paper mailed Tuesday, December 20. Christ and discovering God’s plan for your Terra Sancta Retreat Center Highlights )605-343-3541. life. No cost for the day. Pre-registration re- [email protected] or quired. Deadline to register, November 28. Each Wednesday until May: Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina 8 A question that is often on our hearts as Christians is how )Office of Vocations 605-716-5214 x233 [email protected] can we grow closer and in deeper relationship with our or [email protected]. 8 loving God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Sacred reading December 2, Friday December 8, Thursday (Lectio Divina) with Scripture and intentional prayer time sBishop’s Mass and Luncheon: 11:15 sNational Night of Prayer for Life: Held for listening to God in the silence of our heart are essential a.m. Mass, Cathedral of Our Lady of Per- at Blessed Sacrament Church, Rapid City. for nurturing intimacy with God. In both Lectio Divina and petual Help, Rapid City. Noon lunch in Begins with Mass at 7 p.m. followed by Centering Prayer we come to God in the silence of our heart with intention and desire for letting God fill us with his love. Gregory the Great called contemplative prayer "resting in God.” You are all invited every Wednesday to Terra Sancta from 5:15–6:15 p.m. for Lectio Divina and Centering Prayer in the solarium. You need not have any experience with either practice as they are both simply led prayers. We use the Gospel reading for the upcoming Sunday for our lectio time which helps prepare us for Saturday/Sunday Mass. Your desire to grow and your openness to the Holy Spirit speaking in your heart is all that is needed. Come join us any Wednesday and bring a friend. All are welcome. December 6: Fundraiser for Passages PASSAGES WOMEN'S TRANSITIONAL LIVING is a Christ-centered transformational program for women recently released from prison who are Diocesan Masses for Life Matching Grant committed to turning their lives around. At Passages Transitional Living we Prayer is essential to ensuring a culture of life in South Dakota and throughout the replace the lies and fears in a woman's life with the truth that she is a valued nation. Again this year, the Diocesan Social Justice Commission will match total human being, and help provide her the guidance and tools to reach her life's donations made for the Diocesan Masses for Life project, up to a total of $250. The potential. The program is a nonprofit group that provides a safe and nurturing Masses are coordinated by the Blessed Sacrament Pro-Life Committee, but are environment for women through housing in a faith-based home. Like the offered daily at parishes throughout the diocese. This is the ninth year the diocese has Chrysalis program in Boise, Passages is entirely funded through private matched funds for these Masses for the protection of all life. Please send donations to: donations and fundraisers. Diocesan Masses for Life, c/o Mary Mitchell, 113 Berry Pine Rd., Rapid City, SD December 15-31: Christmas Lodging Rate 57702. Donations must be postmarked on or before December 31, 2016. Family Style Rooms are discounted to $75 (includes lodging taxes). 8 WRC A Catholic Way of Life November 2016 Let prayer be the seeds of vocations in your parish During the first Diocese of Rapid City as well. life. part of November we Jesus said to his disciples “The harvest is ‘...parish communities will As Msgr. Richter reflects on this phe- celebrated National abundant but the laborers are few; beg the take it upon themselves to nomenon of having eight seminarians from Vocations Awareness master of the harvest to send out laborers to one parish, he says it has to do with an Week, a celebration to gather his harvest” (Mt 9:36-38). We should fervently pray for a vocation environment, a culture where vibrant faith promote vocations to pray fervently, pleading to Jesus constantly boom — not only in their is experienced and lived out on a daily the priesthood, and relentlessly, to send more priestly and own parishes, but in the basis. He shared that they have 150 to 200 Fr. Mark diaconate and conse- religious vocations to our diocese. entire diocese...’ people who attend daily Mass. The priests McCormick crated life through I am not sure how well we do this in our in the parish offer over nine hours of con- prayer and education. parishes and in the diocese as a whole. fession weekly, plus 55 hours of adoration. Director In our diocesan prior- Every weekend at parish Masses through- Christian and want to guide my children These things are setting this parish on fire Office of ity plan, under the out the diocese we pray the vocation prayer, always to do what is right, so that I may — a fire that is contagious to those who Stewardship and foundational ministries but has it become too rote for us? Do we receive the grace, O God, to be allowed to experience such a vibrant faith. Vocations of Vocations and just say the prayer instead of truly praying give you a holy priest! Amen.” Bishop Gruss, reflecting on the core Evangelization, Bishop the prayer? Do we pray the vocation prayer Through their trusting and confident value of prayer in the diocesan priority MMcCormick Robert Gruss speaks and leave it at that? prayers, the mothers of Lu inspired other plan, says, “Prayer is the encounter of God’s @diorc.org about dioceses in the There is an amazing story of a village in parents to pray for the same desire for their desire for us united with our desire for United States where northern Italy called Lu. From this village, children. Together they created an atmos- God.” vocations are flourish- with a population of about 1,800, has come phere, an environment, a culture of voca- This desire seems to be at the heart of ing. 323 vocations: 152 priests and male reli- tions and of deep joy, which made it much the mothers of Lu and the group of parish- In these places, he says, “There resides a gious and 171 nuns belonging to 41 differ- easier for their children to pray, discern and ioners who have been praying for some 20 culture that has created an environment for ent congregations. In 1881, the mothers of recognize their own vocations. This envi- years at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, young men and women to view the priest- Lu made a decision that literally changed ronment inspired them to lay down their fervently, consistently, begging and plead- hood and religious life as a viable way of life the face of this village community and its own lives at the service of God’s plan. ing that the Lord be faithful to his promise and to view sacramental marriage as a families forever. Msgr. Thomas Richter, rector of the we hear in the Gospels: “The harvest is vocation centered in Christ. Such an envi- The mothers of Lu had a deep desire Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck, abundant but the laborers are few; beg the ronment has, in some way, awakened the that one of their sons would become a shared with me recently a similar experience master of the harvest to send out laborers to hearts of these young people. (Through Him, priest and one of their daughters would in his parish. The Bismarck cathedral has gather his harvest.” With Him and In Him, p. 121). become a religious sister, placing their lives not yet seen the fruit that is born by the fer- As we put our diocesan priority plan One of the goals in the pastoral priority completely in God’s service. The mothers of vent desires and prayers of the mothers of into action, perhaps in our parishes across plan, under Vocations and Evangelization, Lu, under the direction of their parish Lu, but nonetheless is seeing abundant fruit the diocese there will be mothers, fathers, is that each parish or parish grouping will priest, Msgr. Alessandro Canora, would from the seeds planted in fervent prayer, families and parishioners inspired to gather form a vocation committee to encourage gather every Tuesday for adoration of the desire and petition for vocations to priest- in front of the Blessed Sacrament with the and promote a culture of vocations. It is Blessed Sacrament asking the Lord for hood and religious life. firm desire — a firm intention — to pray within this environment young men and vocations. Right now, the Cathedral of the Holy for vocations to priesthood and religious women will be emboldened to pray and to The mothers of Lu received holy Com- Spirit has eight seminarians studying for life. May the Lord lead them with wisdom discern God’s plan and desire for them in munion on the first Sunday of every month the priesthood for the Diocese of Bismarck into creating a strong culture of vocations more intentional ways, and it will be an en- with the same intention. After Mass, all the alone. Msgr. Richter said that there has in their homes and parishes, and may our vironment in which parish communities mothers prayed a particular prayer together been a group of parishioners that has been diocese be the next diocese where vocations will take it upon themselves to fervently imploring vocations to the priesthood: “O meeting every Tuesday for the last 20 years to priesthood and religious life are flour- pray for a vocation boom — not only in God grant that one of my sons may become for adoration and rosary, praying fervently ishing and booming. their own parishes, but in the entire a priest! I myself want to live as a good for vocations to the priesthood and religious November 2016 The Catholic Difference WRC 9 Catholicism embodied: The Pivotal Players Looking for some uplift after this Catholic history appeared throughout the common besides the passionate intensity tillating part of “Piv- tawdry election cycle? Some inspiration original series to illustrate this truth of the of their Catholic faith: each lived at a time otal Players”) en- for tackling what faith or that facet of the Catholic experi- of crisis for the church, and each helped riched the lies ahead? A ence. Now, with “Pivotal Players,” six of the church address that crisis creatively classically-inspired good way to the most striking personalities in Catholic while remaining true to itself. humanism of his day enrich Advent? history take center stage, the adventure of Francis of Assisi and Catherine of by marrying it to the Examples of sanc- their lives serving to deepen our under- Siena lived at times when institutional biblical account of George tity to help you be standing of the “faith once delivered to the Catholicism had become complacent, the human person. Weigel the missionary saints” (Jude 1:3). losing its evangelical edge. By creating Newman and disciple you were The six are Francis of Assisi, Catherine something utterly new in Catholic life — Chesterton, closer to Senior fellow baptized to be? of Siena, Thomas Aquinas, John Henry the mendicant religious order dedicated to our moment, were Ethics and Then let me rec- Newman, G.K. Chesterton, and evangelization — Francis inspired in the key figures in crafting Public Policy ommend Bishop Michelangelo Buonarroti: the reformer, church a new Gospel radicalism centered a Catholic response Center in Robert Barron’s the mystic, the theologian, the convert, the on the joyful experience of salvation. By to the scientific revo- Washington, D.C. Bishop Robert E. new DVD series, evangelist, and the artist. Two are doctors persuading (perhaps better, shaming) Pope lution and the other Barron, an auxiliary “Catholicism: The of the church — and a third may be one Gregory XI to return to Rome from his dramatic changes that were reshaping bishop in the Pivotal Players.” day. Several of them inspired successors of political exile in Avignon, Catherine of how we think about things — and imag- Archdiocese of Los Pivotal Players St. Peter; another told a pope off in no Siena made it possible for the papacy to ine our place in the scheme of things — Angeles, has a DVD is a follow-up to uncertain terms. Two were Englishmen be again the center of unity for the entire during the nineteenth and twentieth cen- series, “The Pivotal Bishop Barron’s and converts from Anglicanism: one, will- Catholic world, as Christ intended it to turies. That each of them did so in won- Players.” He immensely suc- o-the-wisp slight and the other gargan- be. derfully winsome prose helped selected Francis of cessful, ten-part tuan; one the quintessential Oxford don, Thomas Aquinas, for his part, grafted demonstrate the continuing vitality of the Assisi, Catherine of mega-series, the other, the quintessential Anglo-eccen- the “new learning” of Aristotle into Siena, Thomas Catholic mind and spirit in an increas- Aquinas, John Catholicism, the tric genius. One grew up a wannabe in a creative synthesis ingly skeptical age, even as they Henry Newman, most compelling knight errant before his abrupt turn into that gave the church conceptual tools that bequeathed to the 21st-century church G.K. Chesterton, presentation of radical evangelicalism. Still another was remain powerful today. In doing so, he models of apologetics that remain cogent and Michelangelo the symphony of arguably the greatest genius in human his- helped create what we know in the West at a time like ours, when skepticism has Buonarroti for the Catholic truth tory, his extraordinary talents ranging as higher education, even as he showed often hardened into cynicism, or just plain new series. ever created for across sculpture, painting, architecture, po- the church how to incorporate the best of boredom. (CNS photo/J.D. modern media. etry and other fields. Four were Italians (if the “modernity” of his time into its intel- There are important things to be Long-Garcia, Key figures in you’ll permit the anachronism for an Um- lectual and spiritual life without losing learned from each of these God-touched The Tidings) brian, a Sienese, a sort-of Neapolitan, and touch with the truths it had long pos- human personalities for the challenges a devout Florentine). Each of them was sessed as a bequest from the Lord. Catholicism faces in the post-modern the human analogue to what astrophysi- Michelangelo lived during that world of the twenty-first century. Kudos cists call a “singularity,” someone to whom moment of sometimes-brash human to Bishop Barron for bringing those the old rules of spiritual gravitation didn’t assertiveness we call the Renaissance; his things to our attention in a gripping way. apply. theologically-driven art (which Bishop And they shared something else in Barron explains in perhaps the most scin-

Knights of Columbus Monthly Message From Our Lady On the 25th of each month, Our Lady 34th Annual Prayer Intentions of appears to the Medjugorje visionary Thanksgiving Dinner the Holy Father Marija to give us her message Our Lady of Perpetual Help to the world Council 1489 December “Dear children! Today I am calling you: Universal: End to Child-Soldiers pray for peace. Leave selfishness and live the November 24 That the scandal of child-soldiers messages which I am giving you. Without 11 a.m. – 1 p .m. may be eliminated the world over. them, you cannot change your life. By living St. Thomas More High School prayer, you will have peace. By living in peace, Corner of 5th Street and Evangelization: Europe you will feel the need to witness, because you Fairmont Street That the peoples of Europe may will discover God whom you now feel to be Rapid City rediscover the beauty, goodness, far away. Therefore, little children, pray, pray, and truth of the Gospel which gives pray and permit God to enter into your hearts. Please join us. All are welcome! joy and hope to life. Return to fasting and confession so as to over- Meal is free of charge come the evil in you and around you. Thank For more information, go to: you for having responded to my call.” All volunteers please report to APOSTLESHIPOFPRAYER.ORG 10/25/16 St. Thomas More Cafeteria at 10:15 a.m. 10 WRC November 2016 Be gentle, patient, andIn Exile forgiving in that struggle

There’s nothing But he meets discomfort and resistance, sensitivity. Why do I say this? simple about being a ‘...he meets discom- clearly voiced by Peter who simply tells Why is something that seems to block human being. We’re a Jesus: “Never! You will never wash my feet!” us from moving towards the very essence of mystery to ourselves fort and resistance, Why? Why the resistance? Why resist- life not a sign that there’s something fun- and often our own clearly voiced by Peter ance in the face of the fact that, no doubt, damentally wrong inside of us? I suggest worst enemies. Our more than anything else, what Peter most that it’s not a flaw but rather a healthy Fr. Ron inner complexity be- who simply tells Jesus: deeply desired was exactly that Jesus should mechanism inside us because narcissistic, Rolheiser fuddles us and, not in- “Never! You will never wash his feet, that he would enjoy this kind boorish, and insensitive persons are often frequently, stymies us. wash my feet!” of intimacy with Jesus? immune to this discomfort and resistance. President Nowhere is this truer Answering the question of our struggle Their narcissism shields them from shame Oblate School of than in our struggle Why? Why the with intimacy in this context provides one and their callousness allows them an easy Theology with love and intimacy. clue for why we sometimes become uncom- and brute ease with intimacy, like someone San Antonio, TX More than any- resistance?’ fortable and resistant when we are in the who is sexually jaded enough to be comfort- thing else, we hunger actual face of what we desire so deeply. Our able with pornography or like someone who www.ronrol for intimacy, to be feet are too-intimate; they’re a part of our takes intimacy as something to be had by heiser.com touched where we are bodies where we worry about dirt and right, casually or even aggressively. In this most tender, where we smell, not a part of ourselves that we feel case, there’s no shame or discomfort because are most ourselves, comfortable having others touch. There’s an there’s no real intimacy. where all that’s most precious in us lies, vul- at the source of their discomfort. innate vulnerability, a discomfort, an Sensitive people, on the other hand, nerable and yearning. Yet, in the actual face Among other things, he points out that, inchoate shame, attached to having some- struggle with the rawness of intimacy of intimacy, sensitive people often become ironically, what they are uncomfortable with one else touch and wash so intimate a part because genuine intimacy, like heaven, is disquieted and resistant. is what lies at the very center of life and at of us. Intimacy demands an ease which our not something that can be glibly or easily We see two powerful instances of this in the very center of their deepest desires, vulnerability sometimes renders impossible. achieved. It’s a lifelong struggle, a give and the Gospels: The first in a story, recorded in namely, the pure giving and receiving of And so this text speaks to one kind of take with many setbacks, a revealing and a all four Gospels, where a woman enters a love and affection. It’s this, Jesus affirms, resistance to intimacy, to a particular unease hiding, a giving over and a resistance, an room where Jesus is dining and, in a series for which we are alive and it’s this experi- within certain circumstances. ecstasy and a feeling of unworthiness, an ac- of lavish gestures, breaks an expensive bottle ence which prepares us for death. It’s what But Peter’s resistance here speaks too of ceptance that struggles with real surrender, of perfume, pours the perfume onto his feet, we are alive for. It’s also what we most yearn something else, something more salient: If an altruism that still contains selfishness, a washes his feet with her tears, dries them for. So why our discomfort and resistance we are healthy and sensitive, we all will nat- warmth that sometimes turns cold, a com- with her hair, and then begins to kiss his when we actually face it in life? urally experience a certain discomfort and mitment that still has some conditions, and feet. What’s the response of those in the The second instance occurs in John’s resistance in the face of raw gift, before raw a hope that struggles to sustain itself. room, save for Jesus? Discomfort and resist- Gospel where, at the , Jesus intimacy, before raw gratuity. And, while It is like the kingdom. Thus, like the ance. This shouldn’t be happening! Every- tries to wash his disciples’ feet. As John this is something to be overcome, it’s not a kingdom, both the road and the gate to- one shifts uncomfortably in their chairs in records it, Jesus got up from the table, fault, a moral or psychological flaw on our wards it are narrow, not easily found. So be the face of this raw expression of love and stripped off his outer robe, took a basin and part. On the contrary, in its normal expres- gentle, patient, and forgiving towards others Jesus, himself, has to challenge them to look towel, and began to wash his disciples’ feet. sion, it’s a sign of moral and psychological and self in that struggle. November 2016 Summit aims at inspiring lively faith WRC 11 want to be receptive.” He gave several ex- StoryMore and Photos than 200by Laurie participants Hallstrom attended amples of encountering God in his own life. The Summit 2016, held at Terra Sancta, Beckman also spoke on considering leav- Rapid City, Oct. 28-29. The event was ing the Catholic Church in high school to hosted by Fr. Mark McCormick, director of become a Baptist. the Office of Stewardship and Vocations. Instead, at the urging Father McCormick took over for of his parents he at- Bishop Robert Gruss, who was unable to tended the Franciscan attend. In a statement prepared by the University of Steuben- bishop it said, “Three years ago, in 2013, we ville, Ohio, where he as a diocese began to implement a steward- explored a calling to ship process. As you know, we did so using the priesthood. different lenses than the common ones of To see Beckman’s presentations go to ‘time, talent and treasure.’ We wanted to www.rapidcitydiocese.org/stewardship/ (Top) Randy Vette, director of Youth and give stewardship in our diocese a new look, Summit 2016. Young Adult Ministry, was one of eight a new vision, a different way of looking at The fast paced schedule also featured vendors displaying materials. (Below) Susan this important dimension of living the local speakers offering nine workshops. Safford, director of Faith Formation, had the Catholic faith. ...we created and embraced topic, Be Still! Practical advice for Daily the lenses of hospitality, faith and disciple- Prayer. ship.” Last year’s 2015 inaugural Summit ad- dressed hospitality, one of the three com- ponents. This year’s conference, “Awaken Your Heart! Come Climb the Hights with Us!” focussed on inspiring lively faith. Keynote speaker, Jim Beckman from Colorado, gave three keynote addresses that laced family stories with his inspirational messages. He recalled the formal living room in the Iowa farm he grew up on. It had plastic furniture covers to keep the couches clean and it was rarely used. He said hearts are like that. “Jesus is not going to be satisfied with the formal living room. He wants to (Left) The Summit keynote speaker — Jim go into every space ... Are there areas in Beckman director of the Leadership Institute your life you haven’t let him into? You can’t under the Lay Division of Formation of St. (Top) Escape the Frantic Pace of Life: Giving pretend with God, he desires to encounter John Vianney Theological Seminary for the God Your Time, by Shawna Hanson, Office of us. He knows everything about us. He loves Archdiocese of Denver. Vocations and Stewardship. She said, “Don’t let good things get in the way of the best us to the depths of our being.” things.” (Middle) Michael McNeely, of the He encouraged the people to pay atten- Abby Group, addressed Gracious Giving. (Bot- tion to God’s movements in their lives. Service Night tom) Fr. Jonathan Dillon spoke to a packed “God speaks to us through the surges in our Our Lady of the Black Hills, room, #TorchIt! Great stories from the Lives heart — thoughts, feelings and desires. You Piedmont, held an intergenerational of the Saints. service night Oct. 15. More than 100 parishioners worked on the works of mercy.Their work included: 100 sandwiches and deco- rated water bottles for distribution in Roosevelt Park; cut up jeans to be made into shoes for children in Africa; blessing jars for the homebound, bookmarks for the jail ministry and small decorated pumpkins for a loved one’s grave. (Photo courtesy Jenny Scherr) 12 WRC, November 2016 —Reconcile—Make Disciples—Live the Mission— November 2016, WRC 13 Fr. Joncas Honored by Liturgists The Diocesan Priority Plan — What is happening? Father Jan Michael Joncas, a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, has composed more than 300 liturgical songs, but he is widely known for the one that tops a list of favorites: "On Eagles Wings.” (Editor’s note: All page and chapter refer- reassigned from the cathedral to McLaugh- is to be completed by March 30, 2017. above goals. share with our parish leadership our own attention so that we know the plan and The Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions has named him as lin. The move and settling into a new parish ences are from the bishop’s pastoral letter, Among the first tasks of the Liturgical Have you noticed anything about recon- thoughts, hopes and prayers for reconcilia- have internalized the vision and mission of the recipient of the 2016 Frederick R. McManus Award. The award was “Through Him, With Him and In Him”) community required him to focus on pas- Commission will be to consult parishioners ciliation going on in your parish? Fr. Steve tion. Visit and pray with our own family the diocese, these mere words can shape all formally presented at the federation’s annual meeting in Albany, NY on toral matters this summer. about their experience of Mass in their Biegler used his October 9 bulletin cover to members about reconciliation. of the work that we do for the sake of the October 6. He is a prolific composer, author, and lecturer. Father Joncas With less time for Fr. Mulloy to focus parishes. The delay in establishing the call for a week of prayer for reconciliation If the pastoral plan is merely a nice idea Gospel, and together we can “create” a has penned more than twenty collections of liturgical music and his By Teresa Spiess on the Office of Worship and with other Commission necessitated the adjustment of in the cathedral parish from October 12- left tucked inside an attractive book on a healthy, vibrant diocese that will continue compositions are used by countless parishes across the United States priorities in the diocese over the summer, this goal (p. 108). The new due date for this 18. Many priests have reflected in their shelf in the corner, it can accomplish noth- building the Kingdom of God for years to and abroad. His rich and accessible music has emblazoned sacred Scripture into the hearts Have you read the book? the timeline for this goal was no longer and minds of believers. (CNS photo/courtesy Catholic Spirit) As we unpack the pastoral plan and the goal is October 30, 2017. That will allow on reconciliation in its various ing. However, if we give it the time and come” (p. 6). realistic, and the Bishop, with counsel from spiritual guide provided by Bishop Robert time for the Commission to research and forms and among individuals and groups, the Envisioning Team, changed the due Gruss in his pastoral letter, Through Him, develop the process for consultation and as- as well as the Sacrament of Reconciliation. date to November 30, 2016. The work With Him and In Him, many of us have sessment of current liturgical practices, to In his on October 23, Fr. Brian Liturgical leaders gather in New York includes the following: been struck with how much work the plan communicate the plan for assessment to the Lane reminded parishioners that a simple outlines. The question for many of us is, •The commission itself will need diocese, conduct the survey and tabulate re- and effective Act of Contrition can be Bishop Seitz ministers near the border be- “Where do we start?” to be formed – mission, vision, val- sults for the Bishop for further communi- quoted directly from the Sunday Gospel From: Federation of Diocesan tween the United States and Mexico and Actually, much of the work has already ues, goals, priorities – and formalized cation. reading: “O God, be merciful to me, a sinner” LiturgicalLeaders Commissions from eighty-five dioceses gath- has testified before Congress on the plight begun. Many plan-directed activities are with a charter. What is expected of me? (Lk 18:13). Other homilies in the past few ered in Albany, New York, on October 5- of immigrant families and children. happening. Over the coming months, this •The members will need to be While all of that is going on at the months have emphasized reconciliation 7, for the forty-seventh annual national He reminded the participants that “The space will outline some of those activities. formed: to read and reflect on diocesan level, each of us can participate by within our personal relationships, between meeting of the Federation of Diocesan liturgy cannot be seen in an individualistic Prayer is always a great place to start. Church documents and scripture, to spending some time reflecting on our own family members and within communities. Liturgical Commissions. Their focus was way as the place where we retreat and our Therefore, in addition to encouraging study the liturgical environments in encounter with Jesus Christ in the sacra- To become a reconciling community, we “Open Wide the Gates of Justice: Praise individual consciences are formed and from everyone to read the book, pastors are now this diocese, to prayerfully discern ments and by making an extra effort to be might begin by carefully reading Chapter 9 God within Them.” Specifically, they exam- which we depart to engage in private activ- including an intention in the Prayers of the how the liturgy of the Church can be engaged in prayer, especially when we are at of the Bishop’s pastoral letter. To go further, ined the relationship between the celebra- ity on behalf of justice in the ‘real world.’ In Faithful (Universal Prayer) each Sunday for most completely the “summit toward Mass. As Bishop Gruss reminds us in his we can look at the Sunday readings and tion of the church’s liturgy and its impetus a certain sense, that would be to apply the some aspect of the plan. Have you noticed? which the Church is directed” and pastoral letter, “Full, conscious and active study them for God’s message of reconcil- to promote social justice. logic of consumerism to the liturgy. The The goals in the Diocesan Priority Plan “the fount from which her power participation in our liturgical celebrations is iation. “It is appropriate that this should be the Eucharist is not consumed for the private included due dates. Who is going to make flows.” Sacrosanctum( Concilium 10) foundational to this encounter. As we are Parishes have been asked to host theme of our meeting in this Year of benefit and edification of the individual. sure that the plans are moving forward? Are •The commission will need to be transformed by what we celebrate, so we evenings of prayer and reflection on Mercy,” noted host Bishop Edward Schar- Here it would be too easy to separate daily we supposed to be doing something? carefully selected. Those who serve become more fully the Body of Christ, the Reconciliation, to dream about what a rec- fenberger, “since it so closely aligns with living from the Liturgy, to render the litur- Pastoral Planning is a living work, and it will need to be able to give of time Church” (p. 108). onciling parish would look like and to as- Pope Francis’ call to be missionaries of gical act a comfortable escape from its own sess the availability of reconciliation and mercy.” implications. Rather, the true power of the relies on the human efforts of many people. and attention to this work. They PASTORAL PRIORITY The process has to allow for some adjust- need to be open to the working of the need for further reconciliation in their The FDLC’s Executive Director, Rita liturgy is that it actually inaugurates a new ment when the situation shifts. Already we the Holy Spirit and to the authority RECONCILIATION GOALS parish communities. Thiron, concurred in her opening remarks social reality. are seeing some shifts, although the move- of the Church. They need to be able (Chapter 9) By December 1, pastors are to report to the assembled liturgical experts: “This The liturgy is the real world; indeed it is •Identify areas where reconcil- ment is always forward toward a goal. to approach this work without a pre- that assessment to the Bishop. Then pastors past year, we have seen tensions and tri- the really real world. It is an entrance into conceived agenda. The members will iation and unity are strong and and parish leaders will use the assessment umphs in race relations. We have watched the heart of reality, a revelation of life’s true FOUNDATIONAL MINISTRY be asked to travel for meetings and areas where reconciliation is and resources on reconciliation to make a mothers, fathers, and children fleeing from meaning. ... The liturgy is subversively in- SACRAMENTS AND WORSHIP to serve for a number of years. needed for each parish or group of parish reconciliation plan aimed at making their homes — seeking some refuge, troducing a new logic of communion and The first due date for a goal in the plan parishes by December 1, 2016. each parish a reconciling parish, where for- drowning at sea, or rejected at borders. We self-giving service capable of transforming was the formation of a liturgy commission, •Each parish or group of giveness, healing and unity are promoted have mourned the loss of life in hate-filled the world, making the world what it was al- The selection of commission members is which was originally slated for completion parishes will submit to the Bishop and nurtured. The plans are scheduled to be terrorist attacks in Orlando, San ways meant to be. The liturgy is not prima- well under way. Pastors have nominated by September 1 (pp. 104-108). a plan which engages and pro- in place in parishes by March 1, 2017. Bernardino, Belgium, and elsewhere. We rily our action or response to God; that will parishioners to serve on the diocesan litur- Background: Our Office of Worship has motes reconciliation and includes have gathered our shaken communities and always be feeble and imperfect. But the gical commission. Father Mulloy has been a one-man operation for many years. an implementation process by How should I participate? offered them the truth of the Gospel mes- liturgy is first and foremost the action of reviewed the nominations and made his Fr. Michel Mulloy has served as the director March 1, 2017. Meanwhile, we as individuals can make sage and its promise of hope and resurrec- God and the formation of a new people. recommendations to the Bishop. Member- of the office since 1994, working alone for Parishes have begun their work on the our own assessment. Accept the challenge! tion.” Since its founding in 1969, the FDLC Na- ship will be established by November 30, most of that time. After the goals for Sacra- Pastoral Priority of Reconciliation. In Reflect on the questions included on page Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El tional Meeting has been co-sponsored an- when meetings will begin to charter the ments and Worship were published, he was August, Bishop Gruss provided pastors 84 in the pastoral letter, participate in our Paso reminded the participants that Christ nually by the organization and the Bishops’ Diocesan Liturgical Commission. All this with an action plan to accomplish the parish’s discussions on reconciliation, and came “to make all things new” (Rev. 21:5). Committee on Divine Worship. 14 WRC Social Justice November 2016 Miami archbishop praises Life Issues Forum: Girl on a train new EPA initiative on environmental justice By KimberlyA few days Baker ago, I was in a crowded young woman explaining that she was She looked back at me, curious. I gently metro car during early morning rush hour. both homeless and pregnant, her words explained how it was a place that could WASHINGTON (CNS) — The At one stop a rather , but nervous faltering as she looked around at the help her out. I saw a sense of longing well federal Environmental Protection young woman boarded. As the train many faces ignoring her. Her entire up in her, and something else: a flicker of Agency’s new environmental justice started moving again, she braced herself appearance expressed, in a striking way, hope in her eyes. I smiled at her and nod- initiative, known as EJ 2020, was and then spoke aloud to everyone. someone who was both trying to contain ded reassuringly. She smiled in return, praised in a Nov. 4 statement from She tried to project her voice, with a her fear yet summon the courage to and thanked me quietly. Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of controlled self-consciousness as she did express her urgent need. That brief encounter was very power- Miami, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ so. She explained, haltingly, that she had A few people came forward, holding ful. It was a small connection, with few Committee on Domestic Justice and recently become homeless, had nowhere out $20 bills, which she accepted with words exchanged; but I’ll never forget the Human Development. The 66-page to go, and would be grateful for any trembling hands. I felt compelled to do look of hope in the girl’s eyes. I pray that EPA document, issued Oct. 27, has as money or help offered. She hesitated, and more, to give her something beyond the she was able to reach the maternity home one of its primary goals deepening the then added that she had just learned she expectation that she would have to live in so she will not have to spend nights on “environmental justice practice within was pregnant. When finished, she looked the streets and the subway, day by day, the streets, alone and vulnerable. EPA programs to improve the health down at the floor, eyes clouded with un- begging for money. I grabbed some paper As it gets colder and we approach the and environment of overburdened certainty. and jotted down information about a local holidays, let us especially keep in mind all communities.” I’ve been riding the metro for several maternity home. who are homeless and all women facing “The concern for the good of people, years. This was the first time I have seen a I offered her the piece of paper. She unexpected pregnancies, especially young especially the poor and vulnerable com- was startled, then took the paper and read. unmarried pregnant women who feel munities, is one of the central messages they have nowhere to go, no one to trust. in Pope Francis’ encyclical on the envi- If you know of any women in these cir- ronment,” said Archbishop Wenski, cumstances, there are pregnancy help referring to Laudato Si, on Care for Our centers and maternity homes that can Common Home. The EPA defines offer resources and support. Some homes “overburdened” communities as have special programs to help mothers “minority, low-income, tribal or indige- finish their education and get a job. nous populations or geographic loca- Check with your parish or diocesan pro- tions in the United States that life office about local resources. potentially experience disproportionate The more we educate ourselves about environmental harms and risks. ... The what help is available to women in crisis term describes situations where multi- pregnancies, the more we can be a light ple factors, including both environmen- to others in dark situations. Even for the tal and socioeconomic stressors, may act stranger we encounter, it is always possi- cumulatively to affect health and the ble to offer a bit of hope, no matter how environment and contribute to persist- small. ent environmental health disparities.” Farmworker protection also is Kimberly Baker is Programs and Projects covered in EJ 2020. “EPA is imple- Coordinator for the Secretariat of Pro-Life menting stronger protections for the Activities, U.S. Conference of Catholic nation’s 2 million agricultural workers Bishops. For more information on the In Your Prayers and their families ... protections that are bishops’ pro-life activities, please visit already afforded to workers in other In Your Prayers is designed to help us remember the birthdays, ordination and death www.usccb.org/prolife. anniversaries of the priests who serve us. Ordinations: December 13, Edmund Yainao, SJ; industries,” the document said. December 16, 1984, Fr. Godfrey Muwanga. Birthdays: December 7, Fr. Ron Garry; December 13, Fr. Kerry Prendiville; December 27, Fr. Brian Lane; December 28, Fr. Bryan Sorensen. Necrology: December 1, 1958, Robert Dube; December 2, 1975, Robert Ready, OSB; December 6, 2014, James Michalski, SJ; December 7, 1925, Joseph Spangemacher, SJ; December 7, 1953, Vincent Christie; December 8, 1957, Matthew Connell, SJ; December 9, 2002, James Becht; December 12, 1936, Matthias Schmidt, SJ; December 13, 1987, Bishop Harold J. Dimmerling; December 14, 1955, John Groell; December 17, 1989, Michael Roach; December 18, 1967, Albert Grueter, SJ; December 19, 1946, Francis Besendorfer; December 20, 1899, Joachim Huwylet, OSB; December 20, 1946, Louis Gall, SJ; December 20, 2001, Richard Plante; December 22, 1924, Charles Weisenhorn, SJ; December 23, 1931, Florentine Digmann, SJ; December 24, 1968, James Walsh; December 24, 2000, William Philbin; December 28, 1948, James Creahen; December 29, 1978, Ralph Muldoon; December 30, 1980, Cornelius Meade; December 31, 1922, John Jutz, SJ; December 31, 1936, James Sampon. November 2016 Making Sense of Bioethics 15 WRC Cryogenics creates orphans in liquid nitrogen Some humanitarian tragedies occur they make provisions for a more extended that can be licitly pur- quietly and “in the background,” only period, say several decades, there is a sued.” Certain sinful gradually coming to light years or decades ‘They are perplexed and greater likelihood that their embryonic acts like IVF, sadly, after serious harm has already occurred, even tormented about children might be “rescued” if new can provoke irrevoca- like nerve damage in infants exposed to what to do with these scientific technologies for growing ble and irresolvable lead paint, or cancers in patients who were embryos outside the body end up being consequences. exposed to asbestos. More recently, the “spare” human embryos developed in the future. A few years ago, I Fr. Tadeusz humanitarian tragedy of hundreds of who really are their This may indeed become possible one had a conversation Pacholczyk, thousands of embryonic human beings day, even though there are real questions with a divorced Ph.D. frozen and abandoned in fertility clinics cryogenic children.’ about whether such an “artificial womb” or woman who had has come to light — “orphans in ice” “baby in a bottle” approach to gestation seven frozen children Director of arising from the decades-long practice of be kept frozen as a way of protecting them would be ethical, even with the praisewor- in storage. She in vitro fertilization (IVF). and respecting their life and integrity. As thy intentions of saving lives and releasing described how she Education The National As a priest and ethicist at the National the discussion continues, I may also rec- orphaned embryos from their perpetual agonized daily over Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia, ommend that they consider setting up a Catholic hibernation. the plight of her Bioethics trust fund, so that after they pass on, their I have seen an increasing number of Others hope that one day “embryo babies, and how it felt Center, Catholics who regret having engendered frozen children will be provided for. These adoption” — the transfer of “spare” em- like an open wound Philadelphia. human life in this way, and regret that children, clearly, cannot be educated, bryos to another woman who implants, that could never quite they ignored or weren’t informed about clothed or fed, but they can be afforded a gestates, and raises them as her own — heal. She shared how www.ncb the teachings of the church on IVF and measure of protection in their frozen state, might end up being recognized as morally each year, on the center.org infertility. They are perplexed and even with fresh liquid nitrogen continuing to be allowable by the church. This unusual anniversary of the tormented about what to do with these provided, at least for a time. Arranging to form of adoption is still morally debated, embryos’ creation — “spare” human embryos who really are cover this expense of a few hundred and Dignitas Personae, the most recent their “birthday” of sorts — she would their cryogenic children. dollars a year is one of the few ways that church document addressing the matter, place a call to the fertility clinic and When I am approached with this parents can concretely indicate their raises serious concerns about the idea, as inquire about their status. She would ask question, I stress that there are no easy concern for their orphaned children. have a number of philosophers and the staff to look up and verify how many answers. Human embryos can never just The suggestion to set up a trust fund bioethicists, myself included. When were stored at the facility. Fearful that be thawed and discarded, as that would be sometimes results in an awkward moment confronted with the absurd fate of having something might have happened to her morally indistinguishable from the case of of surprise where parents may ask: “Well, embryos trapped in a state of suspended children, or that they might end up being discarding a newborn or an infant in a how long would I do that for? Obviously, I animation indefinitely, few or no alterna- abandoned or forgotten, her annual call dumpster to die. In fact, the step of merely can’t do it forever.” Parents will have to tives really seem to exist. The future Pope served as a reminder to herself and to thawing out human embryos exposes decide for themselves whether setting up a Benedict XVI, in another important those at the clinic that they were still them to great risk, with as many as half trust fund in the first place makes sense as church document called Donum Vitae, ref- there, that somebody still cared, despite not being able to survive the process. a kind of good-faith sign of their love and erenced this “absurd fate” when he sum- the callousness of a world that seemed I usually suggest to parents that, for care for their own offspring, and if so, for marized how there was “no possibility of only too ready to ignore this ongoing the time being, embryonic children should how long to maintain the arrangement. If their being offered safe means of survival humanitarian tragedy ... 16 WRC November 2016

9/11/16 Crystal Red Owl McLaughlin, St. Bernard (Allen) St. John of the Cross 1/4/16 Robert Lawrence Born to Eternal Life 12/3/15 William Whirlwind Horse 3/28/16 Daniel Kraft 1/2/16 Sammi Jo Gotheridge 6/4/16 Cecilia Volk These names are a list of family and friends we lost 5/2/16 Albert Lee Sharp, Jr. from October 1, 2015, to September 30, 2016. Midland, St. William Lead, St. Patrick 5/25/16 Rock Gillaspie Names and dates were furnished by the parishes. 2/26/16 Irene Kennison 3/9/16 Lucene Carsten Mission, St. Thomas 8/11/16 James Dunn 10/9/15 Dezmond Redday 11/25/15 Barbara Jones Eagle Butte, All Saints 1/16/16 Lillian Ziegler Lemmon, St. Mary’s 12/16/15 Myron Bordeaux 12/4/15 William Pothast 1/17/16 Maxine Vrbka 2/23/13 Darrell Giannonatti* 8/25/13 Pansy Bordeaux Schmidt 5/4/16 Geraldine Zazher 1/25/16 William “Bill” Paul 8/31/15 William Giannonatti* 4/15/16 Bonnie Sully 8/3/16 Desiree Gray 2/16/16 Glenda Reder-Lorenz 10/25/15 Beverly Giannonatti* 4/25/16 Ronald Pru Belle Fourche, St. Paul 8/7/16 Gerald LeBeau 2/23/16 Zabie Pudwill 10/25/15 Gregory Giannonatti* 4/25/16 Bonnie Pru 10/17/15 Maurice Hanify 8/29/16 Carl Pritzkau 4/24/16 Joseph Simmons *Family Burial 5/9/16 Pat Bruce 10/21/15 Kenneth Clyde 9/11/16 Lane Lawrence 5/10/16 James Stokes 12/5/15 Mary Pat Ottman 5/11/16 Byron Sully 11/5/15 Frances "Frankie" Latham 9/28/16 Ivan “Hank” LeCompte 5/16/16 Anna Davis (Alliance, NE) 12/15/15 Susan Ellison 6/3/15 Samuel White Lance 2/16/16 Teresa Smith 5/22/16 Glenda Gilmour 12/18/15 Rosella Dobitz 6/6/16 Darlene Valandra 4/18/16 Robert Reyes Fairfax, St Anthony 6/21/16 Emma Shaw 1/4/16 James Duncan 6/17/16 Katie LaPoint 9/1/16 Tracy Monier 10/29/15 Patricia Koenig 6/27/16 Richard Jenniges 1/7/16 Bob Schiley 8/29/16 Jesse Farmer 1/16/16 Albert Cahoy (Gillette, WY) 2/21/16 Denise Gossman Bison, Blessed Sacrament 4/19/16 Donna Raterman 6/29/16 Duane “Dewey” Novice 4/9/16 Arletta Lynch Morristown, Sacred Heart 11/4/15 Bernice Kari Fallang 7/20/16 Keith Hoffman 12/3/15 Barbara Westphal 2/28/16 Mary Helen Clark Fort Pierre, St John the 8/31/16 Marvin Arnold 1/7/16 Edna Maher 4/7/16 Randy Kolb Evangelist Kadoka, Our Lady of Victory 2/23/16 Georgene Goeres 4/17/16 Berny Rose 10/4/15 Vic Mahutga 10/25/15 Francis VanderMay Manderson, St. Agnes 8/6/16 Julie Pazie Donner 11/19/15 Lucille Stoeser 1/28/16 Roy Buckmaster 10/22/15 Henry Jumping Eagle Bonesteel, Immaculate 12/1/15 Wynn Bergeson 4/25/16 Jerry Stilwell 12/21/15 Theresa Corbal Hollow Murdo, St. Martin Conception 12/26/15 Evelyn Wooten Horn 10/25/15 Kent Ora 10/4/15 Andrew Beardsley 1/12/16 Delores Melvin Kenel, Assumption 12/31/15 Paul Plume 4/26/16 Linda Kessler 2/7/16 Logan Thoene 3/27/16 Hunter Stoeser 4/10/16 Laurel Claymore 1/3/16 Rebecca Jumping Eagle 6/25/16 Frank Davenport 5/8/18 Darren Loans Arrow 1/11/16 Aloysius Black Bear Newell, St. Mary Bullhead, St. Aloysius 7/21/16 John Duff 8/10/16 Mary Jane White Bull 1/31/16 Tre Bad Milk 11/16/15 Marjorie Hafner 1/5/16 William McLean 8/24/16 Bob Rasmussen 9/17/16 Lisa Thompson 2/20/16 Andre Janis, Jr. 3/28/16 Marcella Forde 9/25/16 Helen Beckwith 9/28/16 Loretta Silk 3/5/16 Marvin Mesteth 5/22/16 Madonna Alley Burke, Sacred Heart 3/16/16 Cora Shoulders 11/11/15 Gerald Drey Gregory, St. Joseph Keystone, Our Lady of 3/25/16 Loren Shoulders Oglala, Our Lady of the Sioux 11/24/15 Margaret Duerfeldt 11/1/15 John Zimmerman Mt. Carmel 4/11/16 Regina Ladeaux 10/15/15 Valerie Brings Yellow 3/18/16 Leslie Labahn (Pickstown) (Omaha, NE) 5/20/16 Franklin Zwetzig 5/22/16 Riley Thunder Horse 11/11/15 John Stewart 3/21/16 Blanche Steward 1/4/16 Vera Adkinson 6/1/16 Phoebe Red Elk 11/16/15 Sandra Jealous of Him 7/19/16 Mary Hill 2/1/16 Ruth Taggart Kyle, Our Lady of Sorrows 7/23/16 Orlando Shoulders 11/22/15 Nicolette McLaughlin 3/16/16 Iris Krysl 10/6/15 Merle Palmier 8/16/16 Althea Runs Against 11/30/15 Martin Lone Elk Colome, St. Isidore 4/27/16 Richard Steffen 11/11/15 Mae Clifford 8/29/16 Claudia Runs Against 12/3/15 Lucinda Guettero 3/8/16 Tonna Rae Cox 6/20/16 Veryl Wagaman 11/10/15 Lyle Bull Bear 9/4/16 Rose Ladeaux 12/5/15 Sylvester Tobacco 4/24/16 Gregg Schwartz (White Lake) 11/28/15 Tia Handley 9/16/16 Efrem Domiguez 1/8/16 Peter Blacksmith, Jr. (Denver, CO) 10/16/16 Abraham Shedeed 12/4/15 Colleen Zephier 1/17/16 Imogene Eagle Bear 5/29/16 Ervin “Bunny” Borland 12/12/15 Ira Briggs, Sr. Martin, Our Lady of the 2/3/16 (Infant) Benton Ten Fingers 6/1/16 Lucy Krumpus Hermosa, St. Michael 12/27/15 Rhonda Thunder Hawk Sacred Heart 2/15/16 Jorma Blindman 6/1/16 John Wranek 6/11/16 Lena Volk 1/9/16 Karen Top Bear 10/3/15 Vanessa McConaughy 2/18/16 Marilyn Bores A Hole (St. Paul, MN) 1/11/16 Marcella Byrne 2/20/16 Melissa Shields Custer, St. John the Baptist Hill City, St. Rose of Lima 1/11/16 Marilyn Zephier 4/4/16 Wyman Babby 3/18/16 Beatrice Weasel Bear 10/12/15 Cable Eide 12/6/15 Patricia Chaulk, 1/16/16 Carolyn Hunter 4/8/16 Lavonne “Sis” Ward 3/18/16 Debra Myers-Hudspet 11/11/15 Marjorie Tennyson (Vancouver, WA) 1/18/16 Jonathon Bull Bear 4/8/16 Jimmie O’Neill 3/27/16 Rodney Jealous of Him 12/13/15 Kathy Herrlein 12/19/15 Mark Tyler 1/19/16 Jodon Shangreux 4/17/16 Wendell Johnson 4/10/16 Earl Black Feather 12/29/15 LeRoy Anderson (Columbia, SC) 2/22/16 Virgil “Jimmy” Iron Crow 5/20/16 Iris McCue 4/15/16 (Infant) Lester Siers 3/3/16 Nancy Kistler 1/31/16 James Barr 3/2/16 Constance Old Horse 7/13/16 Irvin Moffitt 4/23/16 Norman New Holy 7/6/16 Rose Wendell 3/24/16 Stephen Blowers 3/5/16 Cecilia Frazier 7/27/16 Samuel Saunders 5/2/16 Donald Titus, Sr. 4/23/16 Justin Burke 5/12/16 Andrew Burch 3/7/16 Rhonda Shots 9/7/16 Harold Koenig 5/3/16 Delores Yellow Bull 7/25/16 Gordon Kury 6/9/16 Margaret Motta (Rapid City) 3/24/16 Francine Charging Crow- 9/19/16 Mike Davis 5/11/16 Ronald Saucier 6/14/16 Ronald Glowcheskl Poor Bear 9/23/16 Jeramy Ward 6/13/16 Shanna Lesser Deadwood, St. Ambrose (Rapid City) 4/3/16 Tanya Loafer 7/3/16 Robert Blacksmith 1/24/16 Martin Philip 6/28/16 William Beaudette 4/20/16 Doris Brave Hawk McIntosh, St. Bonaventure 7/21/16 Michael Tobacco 7/15/16 Virginia Grenstiner 5/14/16 Carl Garnette, Jr. 8/24/16 Carla Yellowbird 7/28/16 Jamar Iron Horse Hot Springs, St. Anthony 6/3/16 Jamie Brave Heart 8/14/16 Roderic Crow Dupree,Sacred Heart 12/27/15 Walda Simmons 6/24/16 Darrell Yellow Hawk 9/1/16 Eugene Fast Wolf 7/24/16 Fran Eulberg 1/9/16 Grace Bradley 6/28/16 Everette Janis November 2016 WRC 17

(Ogala Continued) Rita Strand Rapid City, St. Isaac Jogues Spearfish, St. Joseph 7/13/16 Owen Herrera-Little Killer 9/3/16 Tasheena Running Enemy Barry Stoick 10/25/15 Irene Lebeau-Wilson 10/10/15 Timothy Barrett 7/24/16 Frank Gay (Rapid City) Charlotte Kading (Tucson, AZ) 11/20/15 Joseph Lien 9/15/16 Eugenia Witt-Bettelyoun 9/8/16 Benita Swift Bird Joie Robinson 10/30/15 Andrea Torres-Martinez 1/1/16 Mary “Katie” Weiser 9/16/16 Clayton Warrior Ladimir Burgr 11/13/15 Stacey Hayes 1/14/16 Roberta Colhoff Watauga, St. Michael 9/24/16 Patrick Crow Anthony Reando 11/16/15 Dorothy Hudson 1/20/16 Margaret Lewis 7/9/16 Joseph Nehl (Minneapolis, MN) Dallas Dietrich 11/17/15 Denise Chips-Dismounts 2/5/16 Robert Meisel Thrice (Sioux Falls) 2/25/16 Joseph Langer White Horse, St. Therese Philip, Sacred Heart Rapid City, Cathedral of Our 11/29/15 Patricia “Patty” Fritz 3/4/16 William Ohnemus 10/5/16 Dorothy Ducheneaux 12/25/15 Edmund “Sonny” Lady of Perpetual Help 12/11/15 Cheryl McCloskey 3/21/16 George Huck, Sr. Baye, Jr. 10/12/15 Velna “Bee” Tiezen 12/15/15 Leah “Sing” Bradford 3/23/16 Donna Seykora White River, Sacred Heart 6/26/16 James Moriarty (Longmont, CO) 1/13/16 Leonard Novak 4/22/16 John R. Waldron 5/7/16 Susan Wright 10/19/15 Roseada Rasmussen 2/11/16 Bernadette Whiting 5/21/16 Joseph Kane 7/23/16 Mary Wacek Piedmont, Our Lady of the (Mesa, AZ) 2/25/16 John Ghost Dog 6/14/16 Emil Wingenbach Black Hill 10/27/15 Benjamin Enterman 3/1/16 Robert Burley 7/14/16 Paul Baker Winner, Immaculate Conception 10/13/15 Charles Desmond (Waterford, ND) 3/3/16 Helen Yellow Bear 7/24/16 James Stanage 10/17/15 Floyd Heilman 11/6/15 Mark Storms 11/2/15 Helen Bakken Thompson 8/9/16 Kaela Pridie 11/12/15 Frances Novotny 11/26/15 Wesley Welsh 11/9/15 Donna Moler (Philip) 3/8/16 Pearl Herman (Kyle) 11/12/15 Anna Stoeser 2/22/16 Margaret “June” Smith 11/11/15 John “Jack” Welch 3/22/16 Ronald Oney Sturgis, St. Francis of Assis 11/24/15 Mavis O’Bryan 3/5/16 Alyce Lenore Mariner 11/18/15 Raymond Widner 4/1/16 Agnes Jazek (Kingman, AZ) 10/11/15 Irenen Munoz 12/9/15 Rose Diez 3/31/16 Michael Kirkham (Tuscon, AZ) 4/22/16 Phylls Engleman 10/15/15 Marilyn Nona 12/10/15 Maurice Kramer 7/29/16 Richard Garrity 12/14/15 Mary Jankord (Exeter, M0) 11/11/15 Patricia Bachand 12/10/15 Nancy Meister 8/4/16 Mary Hathaway 12/29/15 Bruce Skeie 5/6/16 Melvin Jackson 12/7/15 Duane Lindquist (Elk Point) 8/21/16 Sharon Long 1/8/16 Carlos Beatty 6/5/16 Mary Louise Bordeaux 12/7/15 Cheryl Flemming 12/14/15 Jack Docken, Sr. 9/24/16 James Mittleider 1/16/16 Robert Whalin Brown Wolf Clarke 12/26/15 Lauren Fernan 12/23/15 Robert Waters (Sioux Falls) 1/18/16 Linda Parsons (Custer) 6/7/16 Joyce Janis 1/7/16 Lucille Sundstrom 12/29/15 James Mann, III 1/24/16 Helen Mielke 6/10/16 Dean Patton 1/17/16 Evelyn Anderson (Santa Rosa, CA) Porcupine, Christ the King 2/1/16 John “Rollie” Johnson 7/5/16 Edwin Hawkins 1/25/16 Teresa “Ramona” LeBeau 1/2/16 Virginia Meyer 11/3/15 John Mousseau 2/5/16 Pauline “Polly” Meister 8/29/16 Sanda Long 3/14/16 Juanita ‘Jennie’ Kotak 1/13/16 Donald Deffley 11/30/15 Hank Tuttle 2/16/16 Helen Bracken 4/1/16 Robert Schummer 3/15/16 Fern Jorgensen 1/15/16 Michael Whiting 2/21/16 Karen Carroll Rapid City, St. Therese 5/8/16 Mary Burke 5/9/16 Joseph Assman 1/29/16 Katherine Pourier 2/24/16 Inez Perli 10/10/15 Mary Ellen Fitzpatrick 5/10/16 (Infant) Elsie Pitella 6/26/16 Moyra Pospisil Martin 2/15/16 Alice Lone Elk 2/25/16 Gerald Urban (ICC) 10/10/15 Dorothy Schulte 5/11/16 Robert Daane (Gregory) 8/17/16 Sherry Wounded Foot 3/5/16 Mary Burns 10/16/15 Germaine “Geri” 6/4/16 Richard Kopp 7/3/16 Ryan Petersek (Platte) 9/7/16 Robert Brewer 3/7/16 John Wells Holmgren 6/4/16 Barry Donovan 7/5/16 Richard “Dick” O’Bryan 3/8/16 Elizabeth “Liz” Rau 10/13/15 Frances Hedrick 6/13/16 Francis Hanzlik 7/13/16 Kathryn Allibone Presho, Christ the King 3/9/16 Delton Snyder 10/18/15 Aaron Sumner 6/16/16 Duane Lewis (Sioux City, IA) 10/20/15 Bernice Leichtnam 3/13/16 Cleo Rounseville 10/22/15 Wilma Keene 6/25/16 Joseph Kribell 7/18/16 LeRoy “Pee Wee” Foltz 10/27/15 LeRoy Authier 3/23/16 Joseph “Joe” Herrera 11/19/15 Deacon Clodoald 7/2/16 Florence Karrels 8/31/16 Lawrence “Larry” Kauer 3/27/16 Rock Whalin “Claude” Sauer (Denver, CO) 7/4/16 Joyce Medley 9/5/16 Melba Schilling Rapid City, Blessed Sacrament 4/3/16 Joseph Gillen 12/9/15 Alfred “Al” Winland 7/29/16 Shirley Krammerer 9/11/16 Vernice Pederson Ray Novak 5/3/16 Joan Stahnke 12/11/15 Leota Sidel 8/8/16 Steve Bestgen (Sioux Falls) Everett Reindl 5/25/16 William “Bill” Escott 12/27/15 Kayla Price 9/9/16 Esther Eschenbaum Gina Schweitzer 5/26/16 Robert “Bob” Bowers 12/30/15 Leo “Bud” Grebner 9/11/16 Nickie Johnson Wood, Our Lady of Good Elaine Wick 5/28/16 Mary Beth Moser 1/8/16 RoseAnne Cartney Council Marjorie Sesso 6/2/16 Thomas Jarding 2/17/16 Loretta Timber Lake, Holy Cross 5/4/16 Adeline Stands And Monte Brandner (Hot Springs) 3/6/16 Richard “Dick” Fraser 11/25/15 Leo Aberle Looks Back June LaCroix 6/6/16 Harry Petrick (Chatham, VA) 12/12/15 Charles Mulloy Elvira Hoff 7/7/16 Scott Haberstroh 3/9/16 Calvin Neiss 1/16/16 Paul Schweitzer William Mitchell 7/22/16 Richard Kirsch 3/13/16 Gary Mansfield 5/3/16 Alfred Biegler Mary Love 7/26/16 George Kick 3/18/16 Connor Hardy 7/13/16 Jim Brockamp (Rapid City) Judith Hondl 8/13/16 John Swaby (New Orleans, LA) 6/12/16 Teresa LeBeau Annette Mullin 8/18/16 Phyllis Geibel 3/24/16 Troy Goetz 9/12/16 Hilda Ducheneaux Betty Holliday 8/28/16 Murle Breen 3/24/16 Mary Scott Joseph Ziegler Jr. 9/4/16 José “Joseph” Roybal 3/26/16 Betty Wilson Trail City, Holy Rosary Peter Anderson 9/9/16 Deacon Thomas “Tom” Lane 4/12/16 Berniece Timmons 6/14/16 Severina Kraft Jack Dimock 9/12/16 Rita Larson (Lake Itasca Township, MN) Elaine Dimock (Chesterton, IN) 4/18/16 Eileen Sauer Wall, St. Patrick Walter Joynt (Denver, CO) 9/21/16 Nicholas “Nick” Feller Richard Smith Rapid City, Immaculate 5/7/16 Alice Schumacher Willard Weber Conception 9/17/16 Joyce Quinn Wanblee, St. Ignatius Loyola Kevin McDonald 10/14/15 Rita Recker 10/10/15 Lenny Chief Bear Tyler Soulek 1/29/16 James Whalen Red Scaffold, Sacred Heart 1/31/16 Wilbur Between Lodges Donna Ziegler 9/13/16 Mary-Lou Burdsal 9/16/16 Marvin White Wolf 2/20/16 Mystic Rose Bad Cob Claudette Lewis 9/25/16 Phyllis Collins 3/1/16 George Bettelyoun, Sr. Margaret Brant 5/20/16 Margaret Long Soldier Carter Davis Thorson (Philip) Michelle Novak 5/27/16 Leonard Sitting Up 18 WRC Strengthening Family Ties November 2016 The gift of two infants in less than two years is unusual

joyful noise of four children, two of whom MARY GARRIGAN were adopted through Catholic Social Services. The couple has two biological CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES daughters, Alexa, 9, and Leighton, 7. They In three short years, Eric and Jenny lost Blakely Anne to a fatal genetic disorder Scherr have lost one baby and welcomed in September 2013. Seventeen months ago, two more into their lives. they added a son, Matthias, and welcomed That journey of love and loss, grief and a second baby boy, Blaise, two months ago. joy, has strengthened the couple’s faith and Since the average wait time for a domes- left them fearless about the adoption tic infant adoption in the United States can process. “As a parent, you want to think be anywhere from one to three years, the you’re in control. That if you do everything gift of two infants in less than two years is right ... everything will work out perfectly. unusual, according to Natalie Lecy, director We did all that, and then Blakely came into of Family Services at CSS. The Scherrs were our lives, and she was only here for five one of just two families actively seeking to short months,” said Eric. “After Blakely, we adopt through CSS in 2016. CSS placed realized nothing is certain and to not let the two infants by August and currently has no Eric and Jenny Scherr with their children, Alexa, Matthias, Blaise and Leighton. The Scherr fear of uncertainty stop you from adoption.” adoptive families on its waiting list. home is filled with the joyful noise of four children, two of whom were adopted through Today, the Scherr home is filled with the “Right now is a great time to get on our Catholic Social Services. (WRC photo) adoptive family list, since we currently have “She did a great job working with the birth fear get in the way. no waiting families,” said Lecy. parents,” Jenny said. Blakely’s life and death enabled her par- The Rapid City couple, members of Our The Scherrs battled infertility for three ents to reach out to two birth families fac- November National Lady of the Black Hills Church in Pied- years and had already begun the adoption ing their own fears and sense of loss. “It was Adoption Month: mont, was initially drawn to CSS because process when they got pregnant with almost like we shared a special connection. The 2016 National Adoption Month of their Catholic faith. But they soon came Blakely. Following her devastating diagno- While I don’t know what it’s like to make website, along with the “Why Not to appreciate the expertise of adoption spe- sis and death, they were even more certain an adoption plan; I do know what it’s like You?” coalition of Rapid City adoption cialist Lisa Spielmann and the experience they wanted to grow their family through to lose a child. We know what that feels agencies that includes Catholic Social of a local agency that has finalized 388 adoption. “Blakely living in our lives for five like,” he said. Services, works to identify more adoptions in the last 40 years. months lit us on fire to adopt,” Eric said. Through CSS, the Scherrs also know the adoptive and foster homes for “Lisa was always very realistic with us children. The theme for this year’s She also filled them with peace about all hope of adoption. “The hope of new life. It’s website is: We Never Outgrow the and very knowledgeable about the process.” the “what ifs” that make adoption an emo- just an amazing gift. You can’t even imagine Need for Family – Just Ask Us Despite completely different birth fam- tional roller coaster. “After going through it,” Jenny said. “I remembering holding https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/ad ily situations with Matthias and Blaise, that process with Blakely, I had no fear of Matthias and saying, “I can’t believe that option/nam/ Spielmann arranged open adoptions that any of those things,” Eric said. Their daugh- you’re here.” were in the best interests of the children. ter taught them to trust in God and not let To learn more, contact CSS adoption specialists Natalie Lecy or Lisa Spielmann at Nov. 11, two reasons to rejoice: Feast of St. Martin and Veterans Day 348-6086. about the Benedictine Way of Life is of- about a month to assist with the ministry soldier in the Roman army. The story tells BY SR. FLORENCE MCMANAMEN, OSB fered. The person joins the community in there. The refuge serves teenage unwed us that Martin cut his Roman cloak in lThe annual Oblate Retreat was held at personal and communal prayer, meals, and mothers who are sent to the refuge by the half and gave it to the man. That night the St. Martin Monastery on Oct. 14-15. Sis- discussions. legal courts of Chile. Sister Yvette arrived message was given to Martin that it was ter Ramona Fallon, OSB, a Benedictine lEach year Sister Yvette Mallow visits in Santiago on October 29. really Jesus in the form of the beggar Sister from Mother of God Monastery in Refuge of Mercy in Santiago, Chile for lHospitality is an important part of whom he had served. Christians believe Watertown, led the group during these both the diocesan and Benedictine life. that Jesus is present in each person and peaceful and prayerful days. The retreat We are given good examples of hospitality that in serving another we also serve the concluded with the reception of Terri in the Old and New Testaments. It is also divine. Recently Pope Francis wrote, “To- Brockmeyer as an oblate novice with the shown in the life of St. Martin of Tours gether let us implore the grace to accept Community at St. Martin’s. whose feast day, and Veterans Day, is cele- this call (hospitality) with joy and to join lOn October 14-16, several women brated on November 11. A beautiful in bringing it to fulfillment.” attended the Benedictine Weekend at St. stained glass window above the entrance lOur monastery name, St. Martin, was Martin Monastery. The focus of the week- to Holy Cross Chapel depicts the story of chosen in honor of Bishop Martin Marty, end is to give the person time to discern Sr. Mary Wegher, prioress, Terri Brockmeyer St. Martin and the poor man beside the OSB, who invited our Benedictine Sisters where God is calling her. Information a new oblate, and Sr. Lorane Coffin, oblate road. At that time, young Martin was a to come from Melchtal, Switzerland to director. Sturgis, then Dakota Territory, in 1889. November 2016 WRC 19

Job Opportunity Diocese of Rapid City: Due to continued growth, applications are being accepted for a full time Accounting Clerk position in the Parish Financial Services Accounting Office. Duties include providing bookkeeping services to parishes in the diocese. Applicants should possess high level of accuracy and attention to details. Education, training, and/or experience in the accounting field are desired. Interested individuals should submit a letter of application and a resume to: Accounting Manager, PO Box 678, Rapid City SD 57709-0678 www.rapidcitydiocese.org/accounting-clerk/. Questions? Please call or email Linda Stepanek at 605-343-3541 or [email protected]

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OglalaIn 1916, with a parishioners of $750 from a and pine bough. celebrateThe buffalo was the In- 100 years woman named Elizabeth, a frame church dian’s way of life giving food, implements, was built called St. Elizabeth. The church weapons clothes and coverings for tents. was built next to a meetinghouse that pre- The horse depicted their transportation. viously served as the church. Parishioners Man alone is missing. traveled by horse and wagon and camped Another image was the water bird. The the night before and to attend the monthly bird comes down through the black chaos 8 a.m., Mass and breakfast. and the water to scoop up the earth to take The following year, strong winds blew so it to the Great Spirit — man made out of hard the church was blown part way off its the slime of the earth. The story represents foundation but left the church intact — God the Father. A cross represents God the even the statue of the Sacred Heart did not Son. The twelve tongues of fire represents move. the Holy Spirit. The Blessed Trinity is in the By 1962, the church was too small for work of creation, redemption and sanctifi- the congregation. The building was moved cation. north of the new highway, and was used as A parishioner tanned a deer hide for the During the meal that followed Mass, the parish council presented a star quilt to the Jesuit a meeting hall. St. Anne Church from Red , and also did the beadwork on Community for serving Our Lady of the Sioux for 100 years. Robin Crow (left) and Lupe Bear Camp was moved 24 miles and placed the antependium with the words WAKAN Hudspeth (right) presented the star quilt to Fr. George Winzenburg, SJ, Br. Mike next to the St. Elizabeth Church meeting (Holy), and the white elk skin tabernacle Zimmerman, SJ, Fr. Joseph Daoust, SJ, and Fr. Tom Lawler. (Photo courtesy Ryan Hauck, hall. In order to move St. Anne Church, the with beaded trim design. Red Cloud Indian School) tower had to be removed. The inside of the Other additions included a steeple in hearts of the people of the entire diocese go tures, which was just 6 years old, also sur- church was torn out including the high 1983, and in 1985 a parish hall was built out to all those at Oglala.” vived the devastation. Two years later, on peaked roof and choir loft leaving only the called St. Elizabeth Hall dedicated to the Br. Denny Hall was the first building re- June 2, 2001, Bishop Cupich dedicated the outside shell. Local Lakota families did the memory of the St. Mary and St. Joseph so- built with the help of the Mennonite new parish. work — adding sheet rock on the walls and cieties. Church. This building served as a place of On September 18, parishioners cele- ceiling and constructing a flat 11-foot ceil- In 1999 a tornado destroyed the church, worship and meeting hall until the church brated the 100th anniversary of the church ing. Due to the narrowness of the church, meeting hall, and trailers for the sisters and and Br. Rene Hall were built. Funds for the with a blessing, prayer and song at the for- the was placed in the center against the brothers living there and serving the church. new parish included a grant from the mer site, followed by a short walk to the sidewall with the pews facing each other on Shortly after the tragedy, then-Bishop Blase Catholic Extension and a check from the new church to continue the Sunday Mass each side allowing everyone to see what was Cupich sent a letter to all parishes in the diocesan collection for $80,653.42. ending with a final prayer and blessing out- happening on the altar. diocese asking that a special collection be Parishioners were part of the designing side. Fathers Tom Lawler, SJ, (Provincial The paintings on the inside of the taken up to help rebuild. and planning of the church. The circular Superior of the Wisconsin Province of the church were Lakota Catholic. The tipi told “We want to do everything we can to shape for the Circle of Life — windows Society of Jesus), Joseph Daoust, SJ, (Sacra- the story of creation with night and day, help, but also we want to give assurance of facing the east to greet the day and win- mental Priest) and George Winzenburg, SJ, rain and snow, and rainbow. The thunder- our solidarity with the people of Oglala as dows facing the cemetery where their an- (president of Red Cloud Indian School) bolts gave power to the thunderbird for war they rebuild their parish and community,” cestors are buried — are just a few of the were the concelebrants. Three elders who and peace symbolized with the arrowhead he said in the letter to all parishes. “The elements in the present church. had prayed in the old St. Elizabeth Church, A few items survived the tornado: the Elizabeth Makes Him First, Mary Mer- deer hide antependium was badly water rival, and Catherine Looking Elk brought damaged, the beadwork was cut off and up the gifts at Mass. sewed onto new hide, and the altar remains the same. A four-and-a-half foot wood (Sr. Barbara Bogenschutz, OP, Parish Life carving of the Holy Family with native fea- Coordinator, contributed to this article) 22 WRC November 2016

Sister Marmion Howe, OSB, entered St. Martin Monastery 77 years ago. Her varied ministries included working in the lab, X-ray, the blood bank, and teaching at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. She served as executive director of Catholic Social Services for several years and was Oblate Director for twenty years. She currently resides at the monastery and Little Saints still leads Centering Prayer groups. St. Francis of Assisi in Sturgis held its Annual Trunk or Treat event the weekend before Halloween. This year there was a costume contest for best saint costume. The winners were Kira Lingwall aka St. Joan of Arc; Gracie Sauer aka St. Theresa of Calcutta; and Deacon Special Collection December 10-11 Wilkins aka St. Paul of the Cross. There were lots of trunks for the children to visit and the Knights of Columbus provided pizza. Pictured: Kirian Neill, Katie Wilkins, Deacon Wilkins, For more information contact: Kira Lingwall and Gracie Sauer. (Photo courtesy Kim Wilkins) Teresa Spiess PO Box 678, Rapid City, SD 57709 l 605-343-3541 [email protected] A Safe Environment for Children and Young People

The Catholic Diocese of Rapid City is firmly committed to creating and maintaining the safest possible environment for our children and young people. To report allegations of sexual abuse by church personnel, contact the Victim Assistance coordinator, Barbara Scherr. To ensure confidentiality in her outreach to victims, she can be contacted privately at 1-605-209-3418 (cell). Her phone has caller ID and messaging features. All information will be treated confidentially. Alleged victims are advised of their right to report alleged abuse to civil authorities. In accordance with diocesan policy, all allegations of sexual misconduct involving children or young people and priests, , lay employees, or volunteers serving the Diocese of Rapid City will be investigated. The diocesan sexual misconduct policy and the code of conduct are posted on the diocesan website at www.rapidcitydiocese.org. November 2016 WRC 23 Employment Opportunity Catholic Social Services has an immediate opening for a full-time Outpatient Therapist, with offices in Rapid City & Ft. Pierre. Masters Degree is required, license is preferred. Travel is required. Salary DOE & benefit package. Send resume to: Catholic Social Services, 529 Kansas City Street, Suite 100, Rapid City, SD 57701 or [email protected]. Closing date is December 15, 2016.

Nun Run 2016 (Back row) Jackie Kuhn, Sister Amata, Sister Mary Catherine, Father Mark McCormick, (front row) Laura Wickham, Samantha Wickham, Grace Mutchler, and Hannah Dillon pose for a photo during the 2016 Nun Run. The group visited the Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus, New Ulm, Minn., October 20-22, and spent time in prayer and recreation with the sisters. (Courtesy photo) 24 WRC Young Adults November 2016 Bishops Mass  helping raise money for SDSM&T Newman Center students The FOCUS conference, according to the website, BY NANCY HAUGEN helps college students strive “to live the Catholic faith DIRECTOR OF SSM&T NEWMAN CENTER in the midst of the secular world.” We hear from Have you ever wondered what the Bishop’s Lunch- speakers who encourage and challenge us. The con- eon at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual ference is five days long with more than eight thou- Help is all about? Once a month, during the school sand college students attending from around the year, students at the Newman Center plan and put United States. The conference offers fabulous speak- together the luncheon for the bishop’s Mass. As a ers, amazing worship and great artists. All topics are fundraiser for the center, all the proceeds assist our geared to impact our young adults. students in registration fees and travel expenses to “Focus is a great opportunity for college students the Fellowship of Catholic University Students conference that occurs every other year. to deepen their faith with many other students at a The bishop’s luncheon is an opportunity to hear, time in their life where it’s easier to forget about the in a small group setting, Bishop Robert Gruss. Topics church,” said James Morris, a mechanical engineering vary from month to month and offer great insight to graduate. “The talks and activities of focus engage you true Catholic teachings from politics to daily living. and you’ll leave with a new understanding of God. The luncheon usually falls on the first Friday of each FOCUS was a great booster in my faith, and even month, but this date may vary due to holidays. Make two years later, my daily prayer life is a direct result Samuel Carroll, Mindy Castle, Gretchen Berg, and Cheldon Coughlen of Focus.” sure you check out the West River Catholic newspaper were part of the Newman center crew that prepped, served and or the diocesan website — www.rapid The Newman Center students encourage you to cleaned-up after the Bishop’s Mass and Luncheon in November. The citydiocese.org — to verify the date. It begins with attend the Bishop’s Mass and Luncheon. It will luncheon serves as a fundraiser for the Newman students attending the brighten your day as our university students from the Fellowship of Catholic University Students conference in January. Mass at 11:15 a.m. and lunch is served at noon. (WRC photo) Bishop speaks from 12:30-1 p.m. Cost for meal is $6. Newman Center serve you. First ‘Gold Mass’ for scientists to be celebrated at MIT Nov. 15

cators and students, were encour- Members of the Society of ology from MIT and another in way is exploring God’s work. “We BY CHRISTINE M. WILLIAMS aged to attend. Catholic Scientists, incorporated moral theology from the Univer- are trying to explore God's cre- CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE The group is in the process of in the Archdiocese of Philadel- sity of Fribourg in Switzerland. ation, and I think God reveals CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — St. planning another Gold Mass in phia this summer, say that St. Al- He is a professor of biology and of himself through all his works,” she John Paul II wrote about faith and Providence, Rhode Island, and bert the Great and other gifted theology at Providence College in added. science, “Science can purify reli- hopes that the tradition will Catholic scientists prove that Rhode Island, the only university MIT’s Catholic chaplain Fa- gion from error and superstition; spread throughout the country there is no conflict between the in the United States administered ther Daniel Moloney said that St. religion can purify science from and all over the world. two disciplines. They also cited by the Dominican friars. His sci- Albert the Great and other idolatry and false absolutes.” The Mass follows in the tradi- Father Georges Lemaitre, a Bel- entific research focuses on the rea- Catholic scientists have long un- Contrary to the belief that tion of special Masses for mem- gian priest, astronomer and pro- sons why cancer cells do not die. derstood that God added a ration- faith and reason are at odds, the bers of a particular profession. The fessor of physics who first Karin Oberg, associate profes- ally discernible order to the late pope believed that the two are oldest, the Red Mass for proposed what would sor of astrophysics and astrochem- universe. necessary partners. Together they and lawmakers, later be called the big- istry at Harvard University, agreed “Lots of people assume that if can enrich, nourish and challenge was introduced in the bang theory. with Father Austriaco that young you are a religious believer, you're each other to be fully what they 13th century. The “Faith and rea- scientists in particular need en- either stupid or that you turn off are called to be, he wrote to the di- first White Mass son are both gifts couragement. Both are members your rationality when it comes to rector of the Vatican Observatory for health care pro- from God. Science is of the Society of Catholic Scien- the questions to which religion is in 1988. fessionals and Blue jjust one expression of tists board. the response,” he said. “Very often He referred to Catholic scien- Mass for law enforce- how the human person Young scientists are often scientists work in an environment tists as a “key resource” in uniting ment began in the 1930s. u s e s reason to interrogate real- bombarded with the message that today that is almost always indif- science and religion. Catholic scientists chose the ity,” said Dominican Father they must choose between their ferent but sometimes even hostile A group of American color gold because it is the color of Nicanor Austriaco, who will cele- Catholic faith and their field of to their faith.” Catholics have recently united to the hoods worn by those graduat- brate the inaugural Gold Mass. “I study. Catholic scientists are often “The Gold Mass is an oppor- form the Society of Catholic Sci- ing with a doctorate in science and think a lot of young people think in the minority and do not work tunity for Catholic scientists to entists. Their first event was an because the patron saint of scien- they have to choose between sci- with other Catholics. The new so- ask for God’s blessing on their evening Gold Mass for scientists tists, St. Albert the Great, was an ence and their faith, and we want ciety can show them that they are work,” he said, adding, “Catholic celebrated in Cambridge at the alchemist who worked to turn to show them that it is not an ei- not alone, she told The Pilot, scientists can be a bridge between Massachusetts Institute of Tech- base metals into gold. The first ther/or situation.” Boston’s archdiocesan newspaper. the world of faith and the world nology’s chapel Nov. 15. Catholic Gold Mass was celebrated on his Father Austriaco holds two Any person of faith who ap- of science.” scientists, including science edu- feast day. doctorates — one in molecular bi- proaches science in a respectful