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March 20, 2014 | The offi cial newspaper of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, N.Y. | www.thecatholicsun.com Pope Francis A look back at his first year
• A year of reform and evangelization: page 7
• Lessons in style: page 8
• Pope’s refrain: ‘Go forth,’ evangelize, help the poor: page 9
• “Francis effect” not measurable yet in church attendance: page 10
• Local Catholics refl ect on pope’s infl uence: pages 11-12
• Trinity Catholic School students share what they think makes the pope special: page 12 CNS PHOTO | PAUL HARING
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ere we are on the threshold of angel announcing what he should do real sensitivity for God and His ways, spring! The weather outside, and where he should go; on his death can receive God’s message as Joseph Hhowever, does not look much bed with Mary and Jesus close at his did. He is deserving of the Gospel like spring. We are in the midst of side; and of course those that place him blessing bestowed on those “who hear what is being called “the storm of the in the stable at the birth of Jesus or on the word of God and act upon it” (Lk season.” Schools are closed all around the road to Egypt leading his family 11:28). May St. Joseph help us to listen us and we are told that travel conditions to safety and later returning to their to God’s word and act upon it. My Place in the Sun | will be hazardous as the day continues. homeland. There are no recorded words I often refl ect on Mary’s “fi at,” her Whatever the weather and my eagerness of Joseph in Scripture. The words “yes” to what God was asking of Bishop Robert J. Cunningham for the end of winter and the beginning about him in the Gospel, however, and her: “May it be done to me according of spring, I realized I needed to spend Christian art attest to his important role to your word” (Lk 1:38). Joseph some time on my article for the in God’s plan. also responded positively to God’s Catholic Sun. I think of St. Joseph as a quiet man invitation. He lived his “yes” to God’s In 2013 Pope Francis confi rmed the I decided to write about St. Joseph. who nonetheless offers us profound plan for him when he took Mary into decision originally made by Benedict Christian art pictures this venerable insights and striking examples of his home, accepted her mysterious XVI to insert Joseph’s name into man in a variety of ways. Among my Christian discipleship. In his book on pregnancy as God’s will, embraced Eucharistic Prayers II, III and IV. favorite pictures of St. Joseph are those the Infancy Narratives, Pope Benedict her Son and raised Him as their son, In recent years, Sister Madeleva, an which depict him as a young man with offers a number of descriptions of a migrated to a foreign land to protect his artist and a Sister of St. Joseph, has his family, Mary and Jesus; as a loving “just” man. He is one who sinks his family and uprooted them a second time contributed to St. Joseph’s legacy. I father holding the infant Jesus in his roots into the word of God, maintains to return to their homeland. Talk about have often seen her “Joseph Posters,” arms or tenderly holding Jesus’ hand living contact with this word and a having your life turned upside down created each year for the feast of St. as a young boy or teaching a teenager loving and personal openness to God. and your carved out plans unravel! To Joseph, displayed on walls or on cards the skills of a carpenter; as deep in His life is spent “in dialogue with God” all of this Joseph spoke his “yes” of that I have received. Allow me to share sleep receiving the message of the (Cf. The Infancy Narratives: Jesus of faith. May St. Joseph help us to say some of Sister Madeleva’s wisdom. Nazareth, Pope Benedict, p. 39, 40). “yes” to God’s plans for us. “Joseph was a parent. He knew the Bishop Robert J. Cunningham’s After Joseph learns that Mary is Joseph was a poor working man. ups and downs, the day to day way of schedule for the week of pregnant, knowing the child was not “Is this not Jesus, the carpenter’s son” love and letting go.” his, he interprets and applies the law (Mt 11:55). Though linked to the March 20 - 26 “Caught in the grip of fear, Joseph of God, the word of God, correctly. He house of David, Joseph is a carpenter came to rely on the presence that says: embraces Mary with love rather than in a Galilean town so miniscule that it Do not be afraid.” March 20: Cemetery Board meeting, giving her up to public shame. “He serves as the butt of jokes. “What good “Not much is known of Joseph. He 10 a.m. wishes her well, even in the hour of can come from Nazareth?” (Jn 1:46). was a husband, father, provider — his great disappointment. He lives the Joseph reminds us of Jesus’ humanity everyday and he had dreams. What March 22: Diocesan Pastoral Council law as Gospel, good news. He walks and humble origins. Joseph the worker, more can be said?” meeting, Bishop Grimes Jr./Sr. High the path that brings law and love into the provider and protector of the Holy “For Joseph it wasn’t a question of School, East Syracuse, 9 a.m.; Mass unity” (The Infancy Narratives, p. Family, stands as an example of one success — it was being faithful to the in celebration of the Feast of St. 41). May St. Joseph help us to live the dedicated to his calling as father, mix we call life.” Joseph, St. Joseph’s Church, Endicott, Gospel. husband and laborer. May St. Joseph “As a day laborer Joseph had little. 4 p.m. Joseph is a great example of one who help us to be committed to our calling Yet he had compassion and that was listens to God and does His will. This in life. everything.” March 23: Confi rmation, St. Mary/St. man of dreams, as he slept, had two For many centuries the Church paid Saint Joseph, protect the Church, Paul’s, Binghamton, 10 a.m.; signifi cant encounters with an angel. little attention to St. Joseph. Only in safeguard family life, assist the dying, Confi rmation, Immaculate Conception, In both instances Joseph needed to the sixteenth century did the Church strengthen our faith and journey with us Greene, with St. Joseph’s, Oxford, discern whether he was simply having offi cially encourage his cult, as St. as we make our way to eternal life. 2:30 p.m. a dream or whether the dream was Joseph began to fi gure as an ideal really the vehicle of God’s message. “provider and protector” of the Holy If you have a prayer intention you March 25: HOPE Appeal message He recognized God’s presence, listened Family. In 1870 Pius IX declared him would like me to consider during the taping, 9:30 a.m.; Presbyteral Council to the angel and acted on the message. Patron of the Universal Church. Besides weeks ahead, please mail it to my meeting, Christ the King Retreat The message conveyed to Joseph his feast day on March 19, an additional attention at 240 E. Onondaga St., House, Syracuse, 12 p.m. is overwhelming and demands an feast for St. Joseph the Worker was Syracuse, N.Y. 13202. extraordinarily courageous act of faith. assigned by Pope Pius XII to May 1. Only a man who is inwardly watchful Blessed John XXIII added his name for the divine, only someone with a to the fi rst Eucharist Prayer in 1962. 4 | LOCAL NEWS The Catholic Sun | March 20, 2014
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have not been baptized and are preparing for baptism, First Communion and Family of faith Confi rmation in the Church. Candidates are those who have already been baptized as By Katherine Long Catholics or in another faith tradition and Sun editor are preparing to come into full communion with the Church. inging the hymn “All are Welcome,” Catechumens and candidates participate hundreds gathered at the Cathedral in the rite after at least a year of prayerful Sof the Immaculate Conception discernment and catechesis. Both groups in Syracuse March 9 for the Rite of will come into full communion with the Election and the Call to Continuing Church during Easter Vigil Masses. Conversion, celebrated by Bishop Robert J. Here, some scenes from the celebration, Cunningham. as families and friends fi ll the Cathedral, During the celebration, 59 catechumens Bishop Cunningham greets candidates and 150 candidates from 51 parishes and catechumens and the candidates stand across the diocese took the next step while Bishop Cunningham reads the Act of toward full communion with the Catholic Recognition. Church. Catechumens are individuals who March 20, 2014 | www.thecatholicsun.com LOCAL NEWS | 5 Grant writing seminar Obituary On March 24, the St. Thomas More Foundation will be hosting a grant- Sister Ann Louise writing seminar at the Alibrandi Center at Syracuse University from 8:30 a.m. Beerhalter, OP to 4 p.m. for anyone who is interested in learning how to achieve this important Sister Ann Louise Beerhalter, OP, skill. The class will be taught by Jana of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, Hexter, an accomplished grant-writer and Ossining, N.Y., died at her home teacher, and will cost $120 per person in the Ossining Center of Hope at (lunch included). Discounts for multiple Mariandale on February 27, 2014. participants per organization and a limited She was 91 years of age. number of scholarships are available. Sister Ann Louise was born Feb. Visit www.grantschampion.com for more 21, 1923 in Munnsville, N.Y., and information. was the daughter of the late Martin and Anna Zimmerhockel Beerhalter. She entered the novitiate of the IC wins innovation award Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor Immaculate Conception School in on Jan. 15, 1945, and made her fi rst Fayetteville recently won an Innovations profession June 24, 1946. Her fi nal in Catholic Education award presented by profession was held June 24, 1949. Today’s Catholic Teacher magazine. Sister Ann Louise earned an RN The annual award in its 17th year was from Saint Catherine’s Hospital and given to a total of 12 schools throughout a BS in Nursing from the University the country for their innovation in fi ve of Dayton. Her ministry of nursing categories: marketing its Catholic school; with the Dominican Sisters of the promoting Catholic identity; curriculum Sick Poor took her to a number of and instruction; projects facilitated by cities throughout the U.S. In 1978, technology; and community involvement. Sister Ann Louise retired from her Awards will be presented to each school nursing ministry and volunteered her on April 23. services as Eucharistic minister at “We are very excited about winning the St. Augustine’s Church in Ossining award,” stated Immaculate Conception and as sacristan for the Dominican School Principal Sally Lisi. “I am Sisters Chapel in Ossining. very proud of the school, the school Sister Ann Louise is survived by commission and the staff.” PHOTO ABOVE LEFT BY TOM LOUGHLIN, JR.; PHOTO ABOVE RIGHT BY CHUCK WAINWRIGHT her brother, Martin Beerhalter. She is The school revised its mission predeceased by her sisters Margaret statement, logo, school communication Barton, Rose Marie McNamara, and colors and fonts to be simpler and Irish eyes were smiling Anna Beerhalter and her brother consistent. “I have heard nothing but good things about the new look,” stated Sister Maureen Denn, CSJ, (above left) and Dan Cummings (above right) served as William Beerhalter. She is survived grand marshals for St. Patrick’s Day parades in Utica and Syracuse, respectively, on Lisi. by numerous nieces, nephews and March 15. Visit www.facebook.com/syrcatholicsun and read next week’s issue for grand-nieces and grand-nephews. more photos from the celebrations. The Dominican Sisters of Hope “The Way of the Cross” celebrated the life of Sister Ann Louise Beerhalter, OP, with a Mass Lenten play of Christian Burial on March 7, 2014 OSWEGO — The Franciscan Mystery originally written and directed by Father for the players. For more information, call in the chapel of the Center of Hope Players will be performing “The Way Francis Pompei, OFM, a Franciscan friar (315) 686-4236. in Ossining, N.Y. Donations in Sister of the Cross,” a dramatic multi-media from Holy Name Province. Ann Louise’s name can be sent to presentation of the Passion and Death “The Way of the Cross” has no dialogue Dominican Sisters Development of the Lord, on March 28 at St. Paul’s and uses special lighting and inspirational Church, East 5th St., Oswego. Offi ce, 299 North Highland Avenue, music to let the audience mediate on this Ossining, N.Y. The performance is a living meditation prayerful performance. The event is free on the Stations of the Cross and was to the public but donations are accepted
St. Joseph’s Church, LET US PRAY FOR VOCATIONS Endicott, NY supports ***************** vocations and wishes THAT OUR BAPTIZED BROTHERS AND SISTERS all our Seminarians all WILL the very best of God’s HEED GOD’S CALL TO SERVE AS PRIESTS / RELIGIOUS/ OR blessings as they work IN LAY MINISTRIES out their way to the SO THAT GOD MAY BE PRAISED Altar of the Lord. AND LOVED BY ALL! *********************************** ST. FRANCIS XAVIER MARCELLUS, NY 6 | WORLD NEWS The Catholic Sun | March 20, 2014 Department of the Treasury; and each of de Soler, executive director of Caritas Catholic news from those departments. Venezuela, told Catholic News Service In brief around the world The array of plaintiffs are the Catholic March 10. Benefi t Association and its subsidiary, the Shortages of basic foods, rising Catholic Insurance Co., both incorporated infl ation, high crime and political Passage urged for tax appeal of Pope Francis’ message with this in Oklahoma; the Archdiocese of divisions have led to tense protests invitation,” he added. Oklahoma City; Catholic Charities of across Venezuela in the past month as credit to help New York Earlier in the day House Speaker the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City; All opponents of President Nicolas Maduro students, schools John Boehner, R-Ohio, issued a formal, Saints Catholic School in Norman, Okla.; and thousands of students have taken to open invitation to the pontiff to address Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore; the streets to demand changes. a joint meeting of the U.S. House of NEW YORK (CNS) — Labor, the Archdiocese of Baltimore; Villa St. Demonstrations on several occasions Representatives and Senate as a visiting business and religious leaders assembled Francis Catholic Care Center, Inc. in the turned violent, however, leaving at head of state. March 10 in New York to urge state Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kan.; and least 21 people dead and prompting the “[It] would honor our nation in keeping lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Good Will Publishers in Gastonia, N.C. bishops of Caracas to issue a letter calling with the best traditions of our democratic approve an investment tax credit that for calm. In the March 7 letter, Caracas institutions,” Boehner said in a statement. would benefi t schools and students. The Archbishop Jorge Urosa Savino and his “It would also offer an excellent Archbishop resumes public bill would increase charitable donations auxiliary bishops said, “We reject armed opportunity for the American people as to public schools and scholarships for ministry; police close attacks committed by any citizen.” well as the nations of the world to hear students from low-income and working The letter took issue with both his message in full.” investigation of claim families who attend Catholic and other the government’s response to the There has been speculation that demonstrations as well as the tactics used private schools. ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Pope Francis will come to the U.S. in by protesters who have also resorted to “The time to pass this bill is now,” said Archbishop John C. Nienstedt of St. September 2015 to attend the last day violence. New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan Paul and Minneapolis has returned to of the World Meeting of Families in “The bishops call attention to the during a news conference at Cathedral public ministry following a thorough Philadelphia, but there has been no need for the government to listen to High School. “With the support of so investigation by police of an allegation offi cial confi rmation the pope will be the protesters’ demands and effectively many of our state’s great labor unions that he had inappropriately touched a there. Past popes have attended the fi nal respond to their complaints,” the letter and business leaders, and so many of my male minor in 2009. day of the gathering. said. “Equally, the bishops make clear brothers and sisters in ministry, I think we The Ramsey County Attorney’s Offi ce that we also reject the violence, coming have a great chance to do so.” announced the evening of March 11 that from wherever it comes, as much from Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn Catholic organization fi les it has declined to fi le charges against the the protests as from the repression of described the bill as a top priority for the archbishop. He voluntarily stepped aside class-action lawsuit to those protests.” state’s Catholic bishops, stressing that from all public ministry in December good schools “lift children out of poverty, block HHS mandate while St. Paul Police investigated an and give them a chance. It is time to stop allegation that he inappropriately touched Pope names cardinals, lay playing politics with the families of our WASHINGTON (CNS) — A coalition a male minor on the buttocks in 2009 experts to new Council for state, and time to pass this necessary of nearly 200 Catholic dioceses, agencies during a group photo session after a bill,” he said, adding that he was “grateful and businesses has asked a federal court confi rmation ceremony. the Economy for the courage of so many of our union in Oklahoma to block enforcement of The allegation was brought to the police leaders for standing up for their members a Department of Health and Human Dec. 16, 2013. In a Dec. 17 letter to the VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope who have children in nonpublic schools.” Services mandate that it says would force faithful, Archbishop Nienstedt called the Francis appointed an international group The Education Investment Tax Credit its members to violate their religious allegation “absolutely and entirely false.” of eight cardinals — including U.S. would create a new tax credit for those beliefs. Archbishop Nienstedt said: “I am Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston- who wish to make a charitable donation Under the banner of the recently formed thankful to the St. Paul Police for their Houston — and seven lay experts in for educational purposes to public Catholic Benefi ts Association, the entities thorough investigation, as well as to the fi elds of business, management and schools, school districts and teacher- contended in a class action lawsuit fi led the Ramsey County Attorney’s Offi ce fi nance to be the fi rst members of the driven projects or to scholarships to help March 12 that the mandate’s requirement for their professional work regarding Vatican’s new Council for the Economy. low- and middle-income students attend that they provide health insurance this matter. I look forward to returning The new Council for the Economy was religious and other tuition-based schools. coverage for contraceptive drugs, to public ministry during this Lenten established Feb. 24 by Pope Francis to abortifacients, surgical sterilizations season, especially during Holy Week and consider the policies and practices of the U.S. lawmakers invite pope and related counseling is contrary to the great feast of Easter.” At the same Holy See and devise appropriate policies the First Amendment’s free exercise, time, he said, “I remain committed to and best practices. The members were to address joint meeting of establishment and free speech clauses. the ongoing work needed to provide safe announced March 8. Congress The mandate — under rules issued by environments for all children and youth.” The council is an independent “authority HHS — requires nearly all employers for policy decisions and not merely an to provide such coverage for their WASHINGTON (CNS) — A advisory organ” to the new Secretariat for employees in their company health Economic woes, violence bipartisan invitation to Pope Francis to the Economy, which will have authority plan. It includes a narrow exemption for address a joint session of Congress if he leave Venezuelan charities over all economic and administrative some religious employers that fi t certain comes to the U.S. in 2015 recognizes “the activities within the Holy See and Vatican criteria. short of food, meds importance of the qualities” the pontiff City State, the Vatican announcement The lawsuit said the regulations embodies that resonate with people said. The secretariat, headed by Australian under the Affordable Care Act are SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican around the globe, said Cardinal Donald Cardinal George Pell, implements the discriminatory because some religious Republic (CNS) — Deep economic W. Wuerl of Washington. policies determined by the council and entities and ministries are exempt while problems and violent demonstrations in Those qualities include “a desire for answers directly to the Holy Father. others are not. The lawsuit fi led in the Venezuela have left Catholic charities peace, care for the poor, and an ability The pope established the council and the U.S. District Court for the Western struggling to supply food and medical to bring people together to address the secretariat as part of efforts to simplify, District of Oklahoma seeks a preliminary supplies amid an increase in demand for needs of the suffering and marginalized,” consolidate, coordinate and oversee injunction to block the mandate as it services, said a top Catholic aid offi cial. the cardinal said in a statement March management structures throughout the applies to association members. “The situation has been getting worse 13, the fi rst anniversary of the pope’s Vatican and to improve the governance, Named as defendants were Kathleen over the last year, but now we’re at the election. “These are values that our control and reporting of the fi nancial Sebelius, HHS secretary; Thomas E. point where it has become very diffi cult broken world is so in need of at this activities of the Vatican’s different offi ces Perez, secretary of the Department of for us to even fi nd basic [food items] or moment in history. I am grateful to and bodies. Labor; Jacob J. Lew, secretary of the to buy medications,” Janeth Marquez Congress for acknowledging the universal March 20, 2014 | www.thecatholicsun.com POPE FRANCIS | 7 For Pope Francis, a year of reform and evangelization By Francis X. Rocca energy to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics Catholic News Service (and 5.9 billion others), while transforming the highly traditional bureaucratic culture of an enclave with fewer than 3,000 employees VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As leader of in Rome. the universal church, a pope must direct his The demands of governing the Vatican ministry in both of the ways traditionally have presumably played a role in Pope described by the Latin terms “ad intra” and Francis’ choice to spend little time away. “ad extra”: inwardly to the church itself, For a pope who stresses the need to and outwardly to the rest of the world. evangelize and serve those on society’s Pope Francis has accordingly spent the “peripheries,” he has spent far more time fi rst year of his pontifi cate pursuing two than either of his predecessors within the ambitious projects: revitalizing the church’s Vatican’s walls. efforts at evangelization and reforming the Blessed John Paul visited 129 countries church’s central administration. outside of Italy during his 26-year As he wrote in his fi rst apostolic papacy, pioneering the role of the pope exhortation in November, “Evangelii as globetrotting evangelist. Even the less Gaudium” (“The Joy of the Gospel”), peripatetic Pope Benedict XVI took as Catholics must go out into the world to many as fi ve international trips in a single share their faith with “enthusiasm and year. vitality” — not “like someone who has just Pope Francis has taken one international come back from a funeral.” trip so far — to Brazil in July — and his He wrote that the church’s message “has planned pastoral trips for 2014 — to the to concentrate on the essentials, on what is Holy Land and South Korea — will be most beautiful, most grand, most appealing relatively short, only three and fi ve days and at the same time most necessary,” long, respectively. PHOTO BY JAKE ELACQUA namely, the “saving love of God made Yet, he has hardly cut himself off from Young people from the youth group at Holy Trinity Church in Utica enjoyed a papal audience in manifest in Jesus Christ who died and rose his global fl ock. With the highly quotable Rome, Italy, Feb. 19, especially when Pope Francis gave them a “thumbs up” as well as a warm from the dead.” smile. expressions and spontaneous gestures that With his affable, informal manner and have made him an instant television and simple language, Pope Francis has focused social media star, Pope Francis has proved on a message of mercy, forgiveness and he can grab the world’s attention without concern for the poor. He has taken largely leaving St. Peter’s Square. for granted those elements of church The pope’s ad intra and ad extra St. James Church teaching, including sexual and medical commitments are not merely compatible; ethics, that contemporary culture tends they actively reinforce each other. Syracuse, New York to reject as censorious and intolerant. He It is not hard to see how reforming the has thus elicited extraordinary levels of Vatican’s handling of money should bolster curiosity and good will far beyond the ranks St. James Church and the cause of evangelization, especially the of practicing Catholics around the world. ministry to the poor on which the pope has At the same time, the pope has carried St. James Emmaus Ministry placed such emphasis. out an all-but-explicit electoral mandate By the same token, much of Pope Congratulate Pope Francis on his to reform the Vatican bureaucracy. A Francis’ preaching — particularly his major topic of discussion at the cardinals’ warnings against clericalism, careerism and First Anniversary as Supreme Pontiff meetings before the March 2013 papal materialism among priests — obviously conclave was the previous year’s applies all the more urgently to his closest controversy over published revelations of collaborators in the Vatican. www.stjamessyr.org corruption and incompetence in the Roman Most effectively, with his simplicity Curia and Vatican City State. of life and extraordinary accessibility, St. James Church Pope Francis has moved swiftly in the pope himself serves as the foremost this area, launching investigations of the model of both the evangelical poverty and 4845 South Salina Street Vatican’s accounting practices and the the ecclesiastical service he preaches. In Vatican bank, expanding the reach of Syracuse, New York 13205 the process he is leading Catholics to a Vatican City laws against money laundering conclusion many will fi nd remarkable: that and the fi nancing of terrorism, establishing even the church’s most exalted institutions a new offi ce to supervise Vatican fi nances twitter.com/ facebook.com/ should be open to them. under an oversight board that includes stjamessyracuse stjamessyracuse laypeople and setting in motion a constitutional overhaul of the entire curia. 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Pope white cassock, stepped out on the balcony Benedict XVI’s morning Mass generally of St. Peter’s Basilica for the fi rst time and was more familial, including his secretaries, bowed, he signaled his pontifi cate would his butler and the women who ran the bring some style differences to the papacy. apartment. Pope Francis’ top 10 most quotable quotes of the year Some of the style changes are simply With a much larger chapel in the Domus a refl ection of his personality, he has Sanctae Marthae and more priests and explained. Others are meant to be a lesson. By Carol Glatz bishops in residence there, Pope Francis But sometimes the two coincide. Catholic News Service has had a larger congregation for his Answering questions from students morning Masses. Although the Masses are in June, he said the Apostolic Palace, VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In his formal documents, many speeches and unscripted considered private by the Vatican, Pope where his predecessors lived “is not that morning homilies the past year, Pope Francis has given the church a bounty of Francis has been inviting Vatican employees luxurious,” but he decided to live in memorable sound bites. Here’s a look at what could be the top 10 most quotable quotes. to attend, beginning with the garbage the Domus Sanctae Marthae, a Vatican collectors and gardeners. guesthouse, “for psychiatric reasons.” While transcripts of his morning homilies Living alone or in an isolated setting “Brothers and sisters, good evening. “The Lord never tires of are not printed in the Vatican’s offi cial daily “would not do me any good,” he said, You all know that the duty of the forgiving. It is we who tire of news bulletin, excerpts are provided by the because he’s the kind of person who prefers 1 conclave was to give a bishop to 2 asking for forgiveness.” (First Vatican newspaper and Vatican Radio. living in the thick of things, “among the Rome. It seems that my brother cardinals Angelus as pope, March 17, 2013) In the fi rst months of his papacy, people.” However, he added that he tries have gone almost to the ends of the earth especially as the weather warmed up, to live as simply as possible, “to not have to get him... but here we are.” (First he’d go for a walk, dropping in on Vatican many things and to become a bit poorer” words as pope: March 13, 2013) “This is precisely the reason for workers in the garage or the power plant. like Christ. the dissatisfaction of some, who And, when he has a request of a Vatican Unlike his choice of residence, his 3 end up sad — sad priests — in offi ce or wants to make sure something he decision to travel in Rome in a blue Ford some sense becoming collectors of requested is being done, he simply picks up “Ask yourselves this question: How Focus instead of one of the Mercedes antiques or novelties, instead of being the phone. often is Jesus inside and knocking at sedans in the Vatican motor pool was meant shepherds living with ‘the odor of the Every Vatican offi ce — not to mention the 4the door to be let out, to come out? sheep.’ This I ask you: Be shepherds, to be a message. Jesuits and other religious orders — has a And we do not let him out because of our Meeting with seminarians and novices with the ‘odor of the sheep,’ make it funny story about someone answering the own need for security, because so often in July, he said too many people — real, as shepherds among your fl ock, phone and thinking it’s a joke when they we are locked into ephemeral structures including religious — think joy comes fi shers of men.” (Chrism Mass, March hear, “This is Pope Francis.” that serve solely to make us slaves and from possessions, “so they go in quest of 28, 2013) But his phone calls go well beyond the not free children of God.” (Pentecost the latest model of smartphone, the fastest inner circle of the Vatican and the church. vigil, May 18, 2013) scooter, the showy car.” “Faith is not a light Pope Francis has called journalists and “I tell you, it truly grieves me to see which scatters all our people either he has read about or who have a priest or a sister with the latest model “Men and women are sacrifi ced to the idols darkness, but a lamp written to him with stories of suffering and 6 of a car,” he said. For many priests and of profi t and consumption: it is the ‘culture of which guides our steps desperation. His telephone calls, in some religious, cars are a necessity, “but choose waste.’ If a computer breaks it is a tragedy, but in the night and suffi ces ways, have taken the place of his Buenos 5 a more humble car. And if you like the poverty, the needs and dramas of so many people for the journey. To those Aires habit of riding public transportation beautiful one, only think of all the children end up being considered normal. ... When the stock who suffer, God does not and walking the streets of the poorer who are dying of hunger.” market drops 10 points in some cities, it constitutes a provide arguments which neighborhoods to stay in touch with how A few days after his election, Pope tragedy. Someone who dies is not news, but lowering explain everything; rather, people really live. Francis told reporters who had covered income by 10 points is a tragedy! In this way people his response is that of an While he will pose with pilgrims for the conclave, “How I would like a church are thrown aside as if they were trash.” (General accompanying presence, photos and “selfi es,” reciprocate when which is poor and for the poor.” audience, June 5, 2013) a history of goodness given a big hug, sign autographs for In October, he traveled to the birthplace which touches every story children and accept cups of “mate” — an of St. Francis of Assisi and met clients of suffering and opens up herbal tea popular in parts of Latin America “If someone is gay and is searching for the Lord of Catholic charities in the room where a ray of light.” (“Lumen — he learned in Argentina that there are and has good will, then who am I to judge him? St. Francis had stripped off his cloak and Fidei,” June 29, 2013) times when the ministry of an archbishop or ... The problem is not having this tendency, no, renounced his family’s wealth. The pope 7 pope can be used by the powerful, and he we must be brothers and sisters to one another. The said he knew some people were expecting has taken steps to make sure that does not problem is in making a lobby of this tendency: a lobby him to say or do something similarly happen. of misers, a lobby of politicians, a lobby of masons, so shocking with the church’s material goods. At his morning Mass and at his large many lobbies.” (News conference during fl ight from Living simply is important, he said, not “An evangelizer public liturgies, Pope Francis gives Brazil to Rome, July 28, 2013) just out of solidarity with the poor, but must never look Communion only to the altar servers and like someone who because it is so easy to get attached to “Gossip can also kill, because it kills the 8 deacons, then he sits down and prays. has just come back from worldly possessions, turning them into reputation of the person! It is so terrible to In a 2010 book written with Buenos Aires a funeral.” (“Evangelii idols. The church, he said in Assisi, “must gossip! At fi rst it may seem like a nice thing, Rabbi Abraham Skorka, Pope Francis said 9 Gaudium,” Nov. 24, 2013) strip away every kind of worldly spirit, that at large Masses for special occasions even amusing, like enjoying a candy. But in the end, which is a temptation for everyone; strip — Masses attended by government offi cials it fi lls the heart with bitterness, and even poisons us.” away every action that is not for God, and leading business people — “I do not (Angelus, Feb. 16, 2014) that is not from God; strip away the fear give Communion myself; I stay back and of opening the doors and going out to I let the ministers give it, because I do not encounter all, especially the poorest of “The perfect family doesn’t exist, nor is there a perfect husband or a perfect want those people to come to me for the the poor, the needy, the remote, without wife, and let’s not talk about the perfect mother-in-law! It’s just us sinners.” photo op. One could deny Communion to a A healthy family life requires frequent use of three phrases: “May I? Thank waiting.” 10 public sinner who has not repented, but it is The fi rst year of Pope Francis’ pontifi cate you, and I’m sorry” and “never, never, never end the day without making peace.” very diffi cult to check such things.” also has been one of encounters. (Meeting with engaged couples, Feb. 14, 2014). March 20, 2014 | www.thecatholicsun.com POPE FRANCIS | 9 Top 10 things most people don’t know Pope Francis’ constant refrain: about Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When painful, very painful! I don’t wish it on ‘Go forth,’ evangelize, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran walked onto anyone!” the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, telling the crowds in Latin: “I announce 6. Was the strongest contender behind help the poor to you a great joy. We have a pope!” not then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in many people recognized the name of then- the 2005 conclave. If the Argentine had By Cindy Wooden the gift of being loved by God and the joy Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, been elected pontiff then, he would have Catholic News Service of salvation, not sharing it with others, Argentina. chosen the name John after Blessed John “we will become isolated, sterile and sick Christians,” he said in his message for Now, just one year since his March 13, XXIII and taken his inspiration from “the VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope World Mission Sunday 2013. 2013, election, there are still many things Good Pope,” according to Italian Cardinal Francis’ most frequent advice and “Each one of us can think of persons who most people do not know about the 265th Francesco Marchisano. exhortation to Catholics — from laypeople live without hope and are immersed in a successor of Peter. However, during the 2013 conclave, in parishes to bishops and cardinals — is Here is a list of 10 things people should Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes told profound sadness that they try to escape by “Go forth.” know about Pope Francis. He: the newly elected pope, “Don’t forget the thinking they can fi nd happiness in alcohol, In Italian, the phrase is even snappier: poor,” and that, the pope said, is when it drugs, gambling, the power of money, “Avanti.” 1. Has a way with birds: Pope Francis struck him to take the name of St. Francis promiscuity,” he told parish leaders from As the world’s cardinals gathered at the expertly handled a white dove and a green of Assisi, “the man of poverty, the man the Diocese of Rome in June. Vatican in early March 2013 to discuss the parrot during different general audiences of peace, the man who loves and protects “We who have the joy of knowing that needs of the church before they entered in St. Peter’s Square. According to the creation.” we are not orphans, that we have a father,” the conclave to elect a successor to Pope pope’s sister, Maria Elena Bergoglio, the cannot be indifferent to those yearning Benedict XVI, “avanti” was at the heart of future pope had a parrot when he was in 7. Starts his day at 4:30 a.m. “I pray the for love and for hope, he said. “With your a speech by then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio the seminary. And because he loved to play breviary every morning. I like to pray with witness, with your smile,” you need to let of Buenos Aires, Argentina. jokes, she said, “I wouldn’t put it past him the psalms. Then, later, I celebrate Mass. I others know that the same Father loves that he taught the little beast a swear word pray the rosary,” he has said. His workday The speech captured the imagination of them, too. or two instead of how to pray.” includes reading letters, cards, documents his confrere, Havana Cardinal Jaime Ortega Even in countries like Italy where the and reports as well as meeting cardinals, Alamino, who received permission to share majority of inhabitants have been baptized, 2. Has colorful work experience on his bishops, priests and laypeople. He eats it after Pope Francis was elected. most people do not practice their faith. resume: In addition to having worked lunch between noon and 1 p.m., then rests “Put simply, there are two images “In the Gospel there’s the sweeping fl oors in a factory and running for about 30 minutes before returning to of the church: a church beautiful passage about the tests in a chemical laboratory as a teenager, work. which evangelizes and shepherd who realizes that the pope also used to work as a bouncer. But his favorite part of the day is goes out of herself” by one of his sheep is missing, Later, when he was no longer kicking eucharistic adoration in the evening, when hearing the word of and he leaves the 99 to go troublemakers out of clubs, he taught high he often falls asleep in prayer. “Between 7 God with reverence and out and fi nd the one,” Pope school literature and psychology, which, and 8 o’clock, I stay in front of the Blessed proclaiming it with faith; Francis told the parish he said, helped him discover the secret to Sacrament for an hour in adoration. But I and “the worldly church, leaders. “But, brothers and bringing people back... to church. pray mentally even when I am waiting at living within herself, the dentist or at other times of the day,” he sisters, we have only one. of herself, for herself,” 3. Was a Jesuit Oskar Schindler: When said. We’re missing 99! We must go Cardinal Bergoglio told the then-Father Bergoglio was head of the out and fi nd them.” cardinals before they elected him Jesuit province in Argentina, he ran a 8. Can juggle a lot of plates: Jesuit Sheep metaphors are frequent pope. clandestine network that sheltered or Father Juan Carlos Scannone, the pope’s in Pope Francis’ speeches and homilies. He also used another image that has shuttled to safety people whose lives were friend and former professor of Greek and Urging priests and bishops to spend time become a frequent refrain during his fi rst in danger during the nation’s murderous literature, said the pope is “a one-man among people, he told them they should be year as head of the church: “In Revelation, military-backed dictatorship. band” who can juggle many different tasks “shepherds living with the smell of sheep.” Jesus says that he is at the door and knocks. According to witnesses, the future pope at the same time. In a morning Mass homily Feb. 14, the Obviously, the text refers to his knocking never let on to anyone what he was doing, “Once I saw him writing an article on feast of the great evangelists Sts. Cyril and from the outside in order to enter, but I and those who were helping him fi nd rides the typewriter, then go do his laundry, then Methodius, Pope Francis said Christians or temporary housing for “guests” never received someone who needed spiritual think about the times in which Jesus knocks always remember they are sheep in Christ’s realized they had been part of his secret guidance. Spiritual work, a technician and from within so that we will let him come fl ock. They must preserve their humility strategy until years later. a manual laborer all at the same time and out.” as they go into the world with the Gospel, with the same high quality,” the priest said. The need for the church to go out into the even if they fi nd themselves among wolves. 4. Is a homebody with missionary zeal: world with the Gospel also was the central “Sometimes, we’re tempted to think, ‘But Even though he has traveled extensively, 9. Travels light: When he boarded the theme of this fi rst apostolic exhortation, this is diffi cult, these wolves are cunning, the future pope considers himself “a papal plane for Brazil last July, people “Evangelii Gaudium” (“The Joy of the but I can be more cunning,’” he said. “If homebody” who easily gets homesick. were stunned the pope was carting around Gospel”), published in November. you are a lamb, God will defend you, but if However, he wanted to join the Society of his own carry-on bag. What’s inside? “It In the document, the pope called on you think you’re as strong as the wolf, he Jesus because of its image as being “on the wasn’t the key for the atom bomb,” he told Catholics to go out into the world, sharing won’t, and the wolves will eat you whole.” frontlines” for the church and its work in journalists. “There was a razor, a breviary, their faith “with enthusiasm and vitality” Celebrating Mass with an estimated 3 mission lands. an appointment book, a book to read, I by being living examples of joy, love and million young people at World Youth Day He wanted to serve as a missionary in brought one about St. Therese, to whom I charity. Japan, but he said his superiors wouldn’t have a devotion. I have always taken a bag in Rio de Janeiro in July, Pope Francis said, “An evangelizer must never look like let him because they were concerned about with me when traveling — it’s normal.” “Evangelizing means bearing personal someone who has just come back from a his past health problems. witness to the love of God, it is overcoming funeral,” he wrote. 10. Had his “Hog” help the homeless: our selfi shness, it is serving by bending Over and over during the fi rst year 5. Has an achy back: When the pope was Pope Francis briefl y owned what became down to wash the feet of our brethren, as of his pontifi cate, Pope Francis has 21, the upper half of his right lung was the most expensive 21st-century Harley- Jesus did.” asked practicing Catholics to realize the removed after cysts caused a severe lung Davidson motorbike in the world. Though The obligation to share the Gospel and grace they have been given and accept infection. While that episode never caused he prefers walking and cheaper car models, care for others comes with baptism, and no responsibility for helping others experience him further health problems, he said his Harley-Davidson gave him a brand new one is excused from the task, he said. the same grace — especially the poor, the current complaint is sciatica. Dyna Super Glide in June that the pope “Jesus did not say, ‘One of you go,’ but sick and others left on the “peripheries” or The worst thing to happen in his fi rst autographed and put up for auction, raising ‘All of you go.’ We are sent together.” month as pope was “an attack of sciatica,” a hefty $326,000 for a Rome soup kitchen margins of society. Pope Francis told the young people in Rio, he said. “I was sitting in an armchair to and homeless shelter. The health of the church depends on it, as he told others before and since: “Be do interviews and it hurt. Sciatica is very he has said. If Catholics jealously hoard creative. Be audacious. Do not be afraid.” 10 | POPE FRANCIS The Catholic Sun | March 20, 2014 Pope Francis’ appeal not measurable yet in church attendance
By Carol Zimmermann The survey, “Catholics View Pope Francis CARA to make comparisons with previous they want to do differently to attract people Catholic News Service as a Change for the Better,” also did not fi nd years without margins of error since the and not drive them away and also how they evidence that Catholics are volunteering numbers are directly from church records of can be more of a “fi eld hospital” after battle WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis’ or going to confession more often now baptisms, marriages, and other sacraments as Pope Francis has described the church. popularity began immediately after his than in the previous year but it did fi nd that and rites. But even as local parish leaders — and March 13, 2013, election when he walked seven in 10 U.S. Catholics see Pope Francis Some observers told CNS that the pope’s pollsters — try to fi gure out what the pope’s onto the balcony and humbly greeted the representing a major change in direction impact shouldn’t be measured in returning appeal means, church leaders don’t deny crowd in St. Peter’s Square. for the church. It also showed that during Catholics, but in the restored image of the that they have seen a ripple effect from the His appeal has been on a fast track ever the past year 26 percent of Catholics have Catholic Church since Pope Francis was pope’s example, which they say should since, causing many to speculate a possible become “more excited” about their Catholic elected and the number of Catholics who ultimately point to God. “Francis effect” of increased numbers of faith and 40 percent of Catholics have been feel proud of their faith again. Others say Bishop Rodolfo Wirz Kraemer of Catholics going to church. praying more often. the measurement of the pope’s impact Maldonado, president of the Uruguayan Although there has been anecdotal The poll, conducted by landline and will take at least another year, and might bishops’ conference, told CNS there has not evidence of a resurgence of interest in the cellphones, has an overall margin of error of be more noticeable after the synod on the been an automatic or immediate increase in church since the pope’s election, it may still plus or minus 2.6 percentage points. family this fall. Mass attendance since the pope’s election. be too early to see if this interest translates The margin of error in this poll and others Eileen Burke-Sullivan, associate theology “There is a growth but it is a slow process.” to new or returning members to the fold. is one factor that makes it diffi cult to fully professor at Creighton University in “What I have seen is a renewal ... a A Pew Research Center report released measure the “Francis effect,” according Omaha, Neb., said she has visited with greater interest of the people for the gospel, March 6, reiterates what most people likely to Mark Gray, director of Catholic polls Catholic lay leaders and deacons in recent for the church ... for Christ,” he added. realize: Pope Francis is immensely popular and a research associate at Georgetown parish presentations, where she has heard Bishop Guilherme Werlang of Ipameri, among U.S. Catholics — so much so that University’s Center for Applied Research in stories of adult children, inspired by the president of the Brazilian bishops’ eight in 10 have a favorable view of him. the Apostolate, or CARA. example o f Pope Francis, wanting to come commission for justice and peace, had a But according to the poll’s results, the He noted in a blog last December that back to the church. similar reaction. pope’s popularity has not brought more although Pope Francis’ popularity could be “I think there is a bounce right now,” but “I think it’s too early to state that there people to Mass or the sacraments. bringing people back to church, it may be in the key is what they will fi nd when they has been an increase in participation. What The polling — conducted Feb. 14- smaller numbers than would cause a poll to return: “Will it be different, or the same old we can say is that at this fi rst moment of 23 among 1,821 adults nationwide that fl uctuate. same old?” she told CNS March 4. enthusiasm, there has been a greater number included 351 Catholics — found no change In the blog, he said, it’s “really too early She said parishes can act on the momentum of people at Masses ... but we want people in the number of Americans — 22 percent to know anything more than anecdotes,” but generated by the pope by following his to return to the church because of Christ not — who identify themselves as Catholic he told Catholic News Service Feb. 27 that example of consultation. because of the pope.” now and those who did prior to the election CARA will have more evidence to measure Burke-Sullivan, who holds the Barbara of Pope Francis. The data also found no the pope’s impact on the pews once it Reardon Heaney Endowed Chair in pastoral Contributing to this story was Lise Alves change in self-reported rates of weekly receives the 2013 data on sacramental liturgical theology at Creighton, said in Sao Paulo. Mass attendance among Catholics, which practice from the Offi cial Catholic parishes should consider taking on serious the report said remains at 40 percent. Directory this summer. This data will enable studies and prayerful refl ections of what
creating “Nelson his company continually streamed the live For the love Woodcraft,” a video feed of the Vatican that would let framed art and them know when a new pope was elected. church furniture “The second we saw white smoke we of the pope business. Before went immediately in production mode. long, Nelson There were pre-orders from companies By Pat Shea Woodcraft became for prayer cards and portraits before the Sun associate editor a nationwide pope was even chosen, but once he was vendor to Catholic elected everyone, including the news ooking for a Pope Francis coffee bookstores, media, was scrambling to fi nd a photo of Lmug? How about a framed photo of churches, shrines COURTESY CATHOLIC TO THE MAX him,” laughed Nellis. The demand caused the pontiff for the offi ce or a giant stand and individuals. an instant spike in business. “We licensed up cardboard cutout of the Holy Father? In 2003, the quality products. “All our products are an image of him smiling and waving on All these things and more are available company launched Catholic to the Max, fun. None are disrespectful to the Holy the balcony and those [framed] images through Catholic to the Max, an online with the goal of providing evangelization Father,” explained Nellis. “We started out were out the next day. It was a humbling Catholic gift retailer in Steubenville, tools directly to the public. to honor the Lord and those who know us, experience to see this outpouring of love Ohio. Today, Catholic to the Max has grown love us.” for the new pope,” said Nellis. “He is The business started due to the lack of to include Catholic framed art, Catholic Today items such as coffee mugs a very well-liked pope. We found out availability of San Damiano Crosses, the gifts, prayer cards and more. The line with a prayer and a photo of the pontiff, pretty quickly he was like a rock star in kind of cross that St. Francis was praying is constantly changing, expanding and prayer cards or framed photos that can his home country and his simple lifestyle to when God instructed him to “rebuild adapting to rapidly meet the needs be displayed in offi ces are very popular. was compelling; it really was humbling my Church.” A local priest, Father Sam of evangelization. The ministry itself Nellis feels this is due to Pope Francis’ to see how quickly the Catholic world Tiesi, began carving crosses out of wood is entrusted to the patronage of St. initially requesting that the faithful pray responded with love to this new pope.” and sending them to friends and family. Maximilian Kolbe. Nelson models his for him. “People will often purchase the Nellis feels that all the merchandise Word spread about the hand-made crosses work after St. Max’s faith, innovative coffee mug with the prayer and the pope’s can continually be used as evangelization and before long the priest had a steady evangelization methods, tools and picture so they can pray for him as they tools to bring people to, or even back to, business requiring help. Mark Nelson, ultimate sacrifi ce for God. drink their morning coffee,” stated Nellis. the faith. who had spent years in pro-life ministry Kevin Nellis, sales and public relations “It seemed everyone fell in love with “The pope has reinvigorated the with his wife Gretchen, came to work director for the company, is quick to him immediately and they want to see Catholic faith,” stated Nellis. “His for Father Tiesi. Eventually, Nelson point out that the merchandise available his picture, be close to him and pray for presence and leadership will continue to purchased the woodshop and moved through Catholic to the Max is not him.” bless the Catholic world.” the production facility into his garage, “tchotchkes” or novelty items, but tasteful Prior to the pope’s election, Nellis and March 20, 2014 | www.thecatholicsun.com POPE FRANCIS | 11 The Francis factor
Compiled by Katherine Long, specifi c ministry and how has he affected Pat Shea and Claudia Mathis you personally? Sun staff “I am overwhelmed by this man. I think he’s wonderful. He is a master of simple; n the occasion of Pope Francis’ fi rst on that fi rst Sunday after his papacy was anniversary as pontiff, The Catholic announced and he was in St. Peter’s square OSun asked a number of individuals and hugged that child with cerebral palsy for their perspectives on how the pope has in his arms, there was such love in his affected them, their communities, their eyes. I was overwhelmed with emotion. ministries and their Church. By this simple action he was saying ‘This person counts. These people count.’ He has called the elderly ‘the treasure of society’ How has Pope Francis affected your and we discard the elderly. He is upping specifi c ministry and how has he affected the ante. As a civil society when we injure you personally? the elderly, we injure ourselves and we “He is my pope. [I feel] he was injure our souls. personally chosen for me. He is a real When he bowed his head and asked for pope. He is not up on a pedestal. People our prayers it was a game changer for me. can relate to him and I think so many of To have the humility to say, ‘I need your our visitors to the pantry, even if they are prayers’ and then wait with a bowed head not of the Catholic religion, also feel he is for the people to pray for him…I love their pope; he is a real person. He is a pope this man. He has had a deep and profound for the poor. I feel like he is part of my impact on my own faith.” family. Even if you never met him you still — Kathy Poupart, Development feel connected to him because of who he is Director, St. Joseph’s Nursing Home, Utica and what he stands for.” — Kathy Pfaffenbach, Supervisor of Emergency Services, Catholic Charities of How do you feel Pope Francis has Broome County affected you, the Church, your ministry — not just as a priest, but also as a fellow Jesuit? How do you think the pope has affected “The most recent Popes, since Paul the Church? VI, have repeatedly asked the Jesuits to “He’s a very humble man, but he’s on renew their apostolic endeavors ‘at the the same wavelength as everyone else. He frontiers,’ where others have not yet been loves everyone unconditionally. That’s the able to penetrate. And now a Jesuit Pope, CNS PHOTO | L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO VIA REUTERS plan of Our Father in Heaven. If all leaders Francis, is doing precisely that; but the Pope Francis holds a dove before his weekly audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican May would lead their lives like his, we would frontiers he faces are not at the edges of 15, 2013. be free from corruption.” the universe but within the Church itself. — Gemma Zeller, following Mass at the A renewal of the Church might be a much needed this! We needed this man.’” he publically speaks out for their rights Cathedral on March 13 more diffi cult task than travels to distant — Rosemary Costa, OSF without embarrassment. In performing the lands and cultures. May he be blessed as director of The Franciscan Place spiritual and corporal works of mercy in he continues this diffi cult journey.” imitation of Jesus, Pope Francis is showing How has Pope Francis affected your — Father George Coyne, SJ, Catholics, and the world, a radical vision specifi c ministry and how has he affected McDevitt Chair in Religious Philosophy How has Pope Francis affected you, as a of living out the Gospel of Jesus Christ. you personally? at Le Moyne College and former director current seminarian and a future priest? For myself as a seminarian and hopefully “He has been so well received due to his of the Vatican Observatory [submitted via “Pope Francis has let it be known, both someday as a priest, I believe Pope Francis common touch, his humility and his walk email] as the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio is showing the way to all of us — priests with the poor. He has captured the interest and now as Bishop of Rome, that he and lay people, including seminarians — of the world and all those who wish to wishes to lead the Church to the margins how to imitate Jesus in the preferential minister. No doubt he has caused those How has Pope Francis affected your of human existence. He has called for ‘a option for the poor. This option includes with a sense of vocation to look more specifi c ministry and how has he affected poor Church for the poor.’ Pope Francis the very young and the very old, the sick, carefully into their hearts as God calls you personally? wishes to minister to those on the fringes immigrants, and workers, especially the them. I have seen an increase in inquiries “One of the mottos of the Franciscans of society and wishes to be their father, unemployed and underemployed. Of and in applications to the diaconate and is going from the Gospel to Life and Life brother, friend and servant. In his former course among these groups the poorest, it is my hope that the Holy Father has to the Gospel, and Pope Francis does Archdiocese of Buenos Aires he had a the homeless, victims of violence, and the fostered that increase for the benefi t of that. Personally I love that fact that he special place in his heart for drug addicts abandoned are a top priority because they, our diocese. For myself, personally, I evangelizes and that is something that I and residents of those slums called Villas like the Eucharist, are Jesus himself. They have been inspired more deeply to my do all the time. It gives me a warm feeling de Miseria. He walked the Villas knocking bring God to us and show us the way to commitment and the call of the Vatican that someone who is the leader in our on doors and introducing himself as ‘Padre Salvation, giving us an opportunity to both council to serve in a leadership role and to community and of our Church supports us. Jorge’ in order to reach out to the poorest offer and receive God’s mercy.” be a light to the world; not just by being a He is just an amazing man and has given and the most abandoned. As the Bishop — Dan Zinger, seminarian for the priest, but by being a Christian. a boost to the younger generation and of Rome he wishes to do the same and Diocese of Syracuse [submitted via email] — Father Louis Aiello, diocesan lifted up the older generation. When he so he meets regularly with the disabled, diaconate formation director picked up [the child with cerebral palsy] the homeless, immigrants and victims of and held him, he had such compassion in the violence of war. He is not afraid to How has Pope Francis affected your his face, I thought, ‘Holy Mackarel, we show them sincere affection in public and CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 12 | POPE FRANCIS The Catholic Sun | March 20, 2014
works with immigrant families, how CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 has Pope Francis affected you and your How has Pope Francis affected your community? specifi c ministry and how has he affected “I feel a connection [to the pope] you personally? because of his Hispanic heritage and “People have often said to me, ‘You’re because in some ways he is an immigrant too young to make a difference,’ or ‘No — his family was from Italy and migrated one will listen to your opinion, because to Argentina… and now he has migrated it’s insignifi cant.’ Unlike the general all the way to Rome. This person speaks public, Pope Francis speaks directly to us our language and understands our history [youth] and instead of pushing us aside, he in some ways. Coming from Argentina, he encourages and believes in us. had seen a lot of distress and violence. I At World Youth Day in Rio, he declared think that allows him to relate to the rest to the young people that ‘the Church needs of the world, especially to us [immigrants] you.’ When I heard this I thought, Pope and our world, because we come from Francis did not say that the Church needs countries in development. the most powerful politician or the richest He lived a very simple life even man in the world, but that the Church though he was in power when he was in CNS PHOTO | PAUL HARING needed us, its young people. Argentina…. I think he’s a very down-to- Pope Francis is hopeful that my friends Pope Francis accepts a kiss from an elderly woman in a wheelchair as he leads his general earth person that is trying to see Christ in and I will protect the Catholic faith and audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 5. every person that he meets.” be Christ to the world — which is an — Martha Tamayo de Vergara, incredible responsibility. the Church? parish level? member of St. Vincent de Paul Church, He has deepened my desire to positively “He’s taking the church in the right “I would say there has been an amazing Syracuse, originally from Colombia infl uence the high school students that I direction. It’s so different from what we’ve feeling of hope among everybody. It work with through the Newman Center at seen — it’s his personhood. The poor, the seemed among many of us that the Church SUNY Oswego struggling to ‘swim against downtrodden and each individual, they’re was going in a direction that seemed Do you have a story to share about how the cultural tide’ with the same diffi culties all important to him.” to be making us a smaller Church for Pope Francis has affected you? Send it to that I had, and has given me different eyes — Jim Zeller, member of St. Francis of the orthodox rather than a big tent for [email protected]. with which to look at the poor and needy I Assisi Parish in Durhamville, following everyone. Although Pope Francis hasn’t encounter.” Mass at the Cathedral on March 13 changed doctrine in his fi rst year, which is — Sophia Elacqua, student [submitted not his role, he has highlighted the primary via email] doctrine of Christianity, and that is love, In your opinion, how has Pope Francis compassion, mercy, forgiveness and joy.” affected you personally, affected the As a gay man, did his words on the plane How do you think the pope has affected Church, affected the community you have an effect on you personally? the Church? minister to and in, as a priest and as the “Yes, certainly, as a gay person, those “Many [students] are witnesses to Pope leader of a parish committed to social words brought tears to my eyes. For so Francis’ actions though the social media justice? long it seemed that there was little room of Twitter. We share his tweets with our “It seems to me an amazing effect that for gay people within the Church. In my students. A lot of things he says and does, Pope Francis has had on the Church in this ministry I’ve seen so many gay people he brings in line with Catholic teaching. fi rst year of his papacy can be summed up feeling alienated and marginalized and He follows Jesus in every aspect of his in those fi ve words, ‘Who am I to judge?’, almost overnight it seemed a number life. His actions are heartfelt and genuine that he shared with reporters on his trip of gay folks [were] giving the Church a [and] lots of people view him as breath of home from the World Youth Day in Brazil. second chance. And, too, I’ve seen that fresh air.” To me that statement really summarizes with women, with those struggling with — Maggie Byrne, campus minister for so much of his words and actions that issues around various Church teachings the St. Thomas More Catholic Campus have really touched the hearts of not only — it seems that his vision has put things Ministry at Syracuse University, following Catholics, but everyone throughout the in perspective. As Pope Francis says, Mass at the Cathedral on March 13 world. To me it is promoting the Catholic sometimes it’s messy, but in that mess we Church at its best because it touches the all can see that we’re all created in God’s heart of the Gospel.” image and likeness.” — Father Fred Daley, pastor, All Saints Church, Syracuse How do you think the pope has affected What kind of effect has he had on the As a Catholic Hispanic woman who Celebrating over 60 years of service!
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Nyah Dawson, grade 3: He’s a nice guy because he’s the pope. Connor Morgia, grade 2: He is the best pope we ever had. He helps feed the poor. Thi Huynh, grade 2: He dresses in regular clothes and goes to help the poor. Edy Livingston, grade 2: He’s a really good role model and I look up to him. Freddy LeBlanc, grade 5: He teaches more about Jesus than other popes. He’s not afraid of the sick people with spots. Blake Carter, grade 5: He doesn’t care about all the fanciness. He didn’t want the golden chair, just a regular one. He pays more attention to the well-being of others than the well- being of himself. Manu Ignacio, grade 5: He goes to the jail and talks about God and washes the feet of poor people. He doesn’t live in the pope’s house or ride in the pope’s car. He wants to be a normal person.
Hailey Furlong, grade 6: He’s very kind, caring and giving. Ashley Finch, grade 6: He’s serious but he’s kind. He helps others. Amanda Nettles, grade 6: He’s wise, serious but lighthearted and helpful to the whole Catholic Church. 14 | POPE FRANCIS The Catholic Sun | March 20, 2014 Get a pocket Bible, read it during your commute, pope recommends By Cindy Wooden Preaching on the Gospel story of Jesus’ preparing for Catholic News Service transfi guration, Pope Francis focused on fi rst Communion the words the disciples heard when they or confi rmation. ROME (CNS) — If you get a seat on a were on Mount Tabor with Jesus: “This The pope also crowded bus, you should use your travel is my beloved Son, with whom I am well met with the sick time to read a few lines from the Bible, pleased; listen to him.” and people with Pope Francis told members of a suburban God tells the disciples and all followers disabilities and parish fi lled with people who commute to of Jesus to listen to his son “to nourish heard confessions Rome for work. our faith,” the pope said. “He makes our before Mass. “A Christian’s fi rst task is to listen faith more robust and stronger with his After the Mass, to the word of God, to listen to Jesus, word.” he went on to the because he speaks to us and saves us with People listen to the radio, to television rooftop terrace of his word,” the pope said March 16 during and to gossip throughout the day, but “do the church to greet a homily at the parish of Santa Maria we take a bit of time each day to listen to the hundreds of dell’Orazione on the northeast outskirts Jesus?” Pope Francis asked. people gathered The Church of Santa Maria outside. He asked of Rome. CNS PHOTO | STEFANO RELLANDINI, POOL VIA REUTERS Everyone should carry a small Bible or dell’Orazione, inaugurated in 2002, was them to pray for Pope Francis kisses a disabled child during a visit to the parish of Santa pocket edition of the Gospels and should packed for the pope’s Mass. Hundreds him that he would Maria dell’Orazione on the outskirts of Rome March 16. fi nd at least a few minutes every day to of people lined the streets leading to be a good bishop read the word of God, Pope Francis said. the church to watch the pope pass by, and not make too “This is important,” he said. “It’s Jesus The pope suggested a bus-ride reading and many residents went on the roofs of many mistakes. who speaks to us in the Gospel. Think of the Gospels, when possible, “because neighboring apartment buildings to get a Earlier in the day, leading the recitation about that.” many times on the bus we’re packed in glimpse of him. of the Angelus with visitors in St. Peter’s Pope Francis also asked people in the and have to maintain our balance and Pope Francis began his evening visit to Square, Pope Francis asked members square to pray for the passengers and defend our pockets” from pickpockets, the parish with the younger generation. of the crowd to commit to reading a crew members — and their families — he said. “But when you have a seat” on Father Francesco Bagala, pastor, told few lines of the Gospel each day. “Next of Malaysian Airlines fl ight that went the bus or a minute or so free somewhere the Vatican newspaper the parish has Sunday tell me if you’ve done this [and] missing March 8 after taking off from else, “pick up the Gospel and read a few more than 100 infant baptisms each year, if you have a little Bible in your pocket or Kuala Lumpur on the way to Beijing. words.” and 450 young people are in classes purse to read a passage during the day.”
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By Pat Shea 27, 1952 in Middleburgh, N.Y. and came to heaven. “During a festive meal Sun associate editor made his solemn profession of vows when we would all be talking about what on September 17, 1955 in Rensselaer, we believed heaven was like, Gus would e was a simple man with a big, N.Y. Father Kapinus was ordained to always say a phrase in Latin…translated hearty laugh who enjoyed singing the priesthood in Washington, DC, on it means, ‘totally different,’” explained Hharmony and telling jokes, and February 8, 1958. Father Keltos. “He is experiencing that the Binghamton community where he “Gus was ordained [to the priesthood] bit of wisdom now and enjoying a totally was raised, lived and later ministered in 1958, and I followed in 1962,” said different life beyond our imagination.” will miss one of its favorite sons. Friar Father Keltos. When the funeral concluded, friends Augustine “Gus” Kapinus, OFM Conv., Father Kapinus’ easy manner and jovial and family gathered outside the church to 82, went to his eternal rest on March 6, nature served him well as both a minister remember Father Kapinus. “I loved his 2014. and a teacher in Trenton, N.J., Staten laugh,” said Kathleen Jablonski of the Father Kapinus was born on April 17, Island, N.Y., and Callicoon, N.Y. Church of the Holy Family in Endwell. 1931 in Jermyn, Pa., to the late George He was thrilled when he had the “He very much lived the life of Christ. and Mildred Kapinus. His family moved opportunity to return to his old There was nothing artifi cial about him. to Binghamton when he was a child and neighborhood in Binghamton in 1973, He was a very sweet man.” he was enrolled in Catholic school and and was appointed associate pastor at Lorraine Kessler nodded in agreement. SS. Cyril & Method Church. He also “We always had a lot of fun with Father became a parishioner at SS. Cyril & PHOTO PROVIDED served as associate pastor at Immaculate Gus. His humor was contagious. He was Method Church. Father Augustine “Gus” Kapinus, OFM Conv. The funeral Mass was held on March 11 Conception, Trenton, N.J.; Our Lady of the head of our Altar Rosary Society and in Binghamton and celebrated by Bishop Perpetual Help, Seaside Heights, N.J.; he always made us laugh,” she said Robert J. Cunningham and Father Justin St. Francis, Bridgeport; and St. Mary’s, Mrs. Cyril Keltos, sister-in-law to The burial followed at the Slovak Biase, OFM Conv. Father Adam Keltos, Minoa, He was also appointed pastor of Father Adam Keltos, smiled sadly as she Catholic Cemetery in Binghamton. OFM Conv., a childhood friend of Father Sacred Heart Church, Tribes Hills, N.Y. shared her thoughts on Father Kapinus. Donations can be made in memory Kapinus, gave the homily. and St. Ann’s Church, Northville, N.Y. “I told my son he had died and he of Father Kapinus to the Franciscan He reminisced with the crowd of family, For the past two years, Father Kapinus remembered as a kindergarten student that Friars’ Retirement Fund, PO Box 629, friends and parishioners about growing was a respected member of the Franciscan Father Gus had come in and sang with the Rensselaer, N.Y. 12144. up with his brother and Father Kapinus community of St. Francis Friary in children. He taught them the humanity of in Binghamton. “We were called the Bridgeport, and at the time of his passing, a priest by singing with them. He was a Binghamton boys, a gang that included he was a resident at Central Park Nursing man of total warmth that loved people of Gus, and the two Keltos boys,” said Home in Syracuse. all ages. “ Father Keltos with a smile. Father Kapinus was also a beloved It was no surprise to his family or the brother to Edward and Richard; brother- community that Father Augustine chose in-law to Barbara and Kathleen; and The Parish Community of to join the Franciscan order, as did Father a devoted uncle to many nieces and Keltos. nephews. St. Ambrose Church, Endicott “At the time, there was a mystique As Father Keltos looked out over the surrounding the Franciscan friars and crowd, he mentioned how certain priests holds Exposition, the rosary many boys were interested in joining are remembered for certain things. “Gus and Benediction for vocations every the friars…. When we enrolled as was fun-loving and had a laugh that was seminarians we were part of the largest contagious. He loved the friars and he First Friday beginning at 10:30a.m. enrollment the Franciscans ever had.” loved the people he served,” he said. Father Kapinus professed as a Father Keltos also remarked on Father 203 Washington Ave. • Endicott, NY, 13760 Conventual Franciscan Friar on August Kapinus’ theological insight when it
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Funeral Services March 20, 2014 | www.thecatholicsun.com ENTERTAINMENT | 17 Movie review: ‘The Wind Rises’ By Joseph McAleer the skies. In his dreams, he visits his hero, Catholic News Service famed Italian airplane designer Giovanni Caproni (1886-1957), who becomes the inspiration for his life’s work. NEW YORK (CNS) — Master Japanese The wind is a metaphor for change — and director Hayao Miyazaki takes to the the perseverance required to survive it. skies in what has been announced as his Caproni (voice of Stanley Tucci) quotes the fi nal animated fi lm, “The Wind Rises” French poet and philosopher Paul Valery: (Touchstone), a historical drama set in the “The wind is rising! We must try to live!” turbulent years before World War II. But he also warns his young protege: Miyazaki, whose anime style is “Airplanes are beautiful dreams. They are showcased in such fi lms as “Spirited Away” not meant for war.” CNS PHOTO | DISNEY (2001) and “Howl’s Moving Castle” (2004), Caproni learned that lesson the hard way Animated characters appear in the movie “The Wind Rises.” wrote the screenplay for this more complex when his airplanes were used as bombers and grown-up picture — the subject in World War I. Now Jiro’s bosses have matter and tone of which may offend some two-dimensional cartoon characters seem Catholic News Service classifi cation is A-III the same idea. Jiro and his engineer friend at odds. Behind that visual tension, the — adults. The Motion Picture Association viewers. Honjo (voice of John Krasinski) pack up At once a fi ctionalized biography of the movie’s shifting sympathies seem to move of America rating is PG-13 — parents and visit Japan’s ally, Nazi Germany, to uncertainly between good and evil, peace strongly cautioned. Some material may be aeronautical engineer Jiro Horikoshi (1903- learn from master aircraft designers there. 1982) and a history lesson, “The Wind and war. inappropriate for children under 13. (Regrettably, the Germans, both good The fi lm contains historical themes Rises” seeks to put a human face on the and bad, are animated in a style that freely rise of militarism in 1930s Japan. But the requiring mature interpretation, action McAleer is a guest reviewer for Catholic incorporates ethnic stereotypes.) sequences and a few disturbing images. The News Service. overall effect is a whitewash. Jiro isn’t necessarily torn between Miyazaki prefers to honor creativity and pacifi sm and militarism; he just wants to technological achievements such as Jiro’s design the best and fastest aircraft in the “Zero” fi ghter airplane, rather than dwell on world, which he does. Nor is he indecisive the consequences: hundreds of thousands of about his feelings for chance acquaintance- lives lost, including those of the victims at turned-love-interest Nahoko (voice of Pearl Harbor. Emily Blunt), though their bond is tested Throw in a weepy love story, and (period- by a series of disasters, both natural and accurate) cigarette smoking in nearly every man-made. scene, and what you’re left with is no “The Wind Rises” covers a lot of ground ordinary cartoon. but moves at a leisurely pace. At times From a very young age, Jiro (voice of the lush backgrounds and the static, Joseph Gordon-Levitt) has been looking to
ACROSS 47 It has a white part (Job 6:6) 30 Poetic open 38 Natives of old Peru Catholic Crossword 1 Wear down 49 Rush 33 Mount of God (Ex 3:1) 41 Mongrel 6 Act ashamed (Ezra 9:6) 50 Good king of Judah (2Ch 14:1) 34 Spanish friends 44 Foot covering (Isa 20:2) 11 “They — their tongues” 51 Blunder 35 It’s made from grapes (Num 45 Coastal city (Isa 23:5) (Rev 16:10) 53 Swaps 6:3) 48 Acquired 12 Resurrection day 55 Direct 36 Place to cook (Gen 18:6) 50 Fuss (Mark 5:39) 14 Hwy. 56 Evil tetrarch (Luke 3:19) 37 “Orpah — her 52 Exist 15 First Hebrew month (Esther 3:7) mother-in-law” (Ruth 1:14) 54 Moab’s capital (Num 21:28) 17 Affi rmative vote 18 Either’s partner DOWN ANSWERS - March 13 issue 19 “Thine arrows — fast in me” 1 Catch (Psa 38:2) 2 Actress Charlotte 20 Washington’s locale (Abbr) 3 Toe stubber’s yell A R C M U F F M E L 21 Homeless child 4 Places for beasts (Job 37:8) O M O O A T O J A D E 24 Biblical city (1Ch 8:12) 5 Blue pencil user L I A M N E R A X I S 25 Shammah’s father (2Sam 6 Mountaintop feature (Isa 30:17) 23:11) 7 Slender D A M M E D C U B I T S 27 More nimble 8 You and me A G E E S E 29 Wandering people 9 Hog bog W R O N G L Y E S S E N 31 Noah’s boat 10 Paid attention 32 La — , Bolivia 11 Expands O D E D A I R H I L O 33 Gretel’s companion 13 Speed contests W A R M S P I L G R I M 36 Biblical son (1Ch 8:17) 16 Transgression of God’s law E T A T O I 39 Leave out 22 Tehran native 40 Frozen stuff 23 Many of these will be last (Mat S T O N E D H U L D A H 42 Ireland, poetically 19:30) C O A T D I M E A S E 43 Providence’s St. 25 Astound A R K S E R A A V O N 44 Crouch 26 Biblical city (2Sam 5:25) 46 The Palmetto State (Abbr) 28 — out a living R N S A D A H D E N 18 | OPINION The Catholic Sun | March 20, 2014 What dark nights do for us fter Mother Teresa died, her diaries said here it can be helpful to contrast create God in our own image and likeness, revealed something that shocked Mother Teresa, both in the barrenness of her and that we then use that image of God for Amany people, namely, during experience of faith and the effect this had our own benefi t. For them, all religious the last 60 years of her life, from age 27 on her life, with countless popular religious experience is ultimately self-created for until she died at age 87, she struggled fi gures, past and present, who, sadly, too our own benefi t. In their view, inside of Everyday spirituality | to imagine that God existed and had no frequently radiate the exact opposite. all religious experience there is always an Father Ron Rolheiser affective experience of either the person or They boast of a robust, affective faith, element of manipulation, rationalization and the existence of God. Yet, during all those declaring again and again how real God is dishonesty, although the person having the years, everything in her life incarnated and in their lives and how deeply they sense experience is blind to that fact. He or she is While we continue to somehow “know” radiated an exceptional, one-in-a-hundred- the presence of Jesus. And indeed there convinced that God is somehow dictating God at a deeper level, our imaginations and million selfl essness, altruism and faith is no reason to doubt their sincerity and what is happening inside his or her soul, our emotions run out of gas, completely. commitment. honesty; a genuine fervor does fl ow out of when in fact it is mostly self-interest that And when this happens, we fi nd ourselves On the surface this might seem them. But, unlike Mother Teresa, both their is dictating what is happening inside the powerless to manipulate our experience incongruous, even contradictory; but those preaching and their own lives often exhibit soul, and that is why we so commonly see of God in any way — and certainly not two things — her feeling that God was far too much ego, narcissism, projection that distressing discrepancy between the to work it for our own benefi t. God can absent and her exceptional selfl essness — and manipulation of God and religion for religious fervor inside so many of us and then fl ow into us purely, with our egos, are not unconnected. The opposite. The their own benefi t. Without being cruel, it the self-interest that is ultimately served by narcissism and selfi shness now unable to latter depends precisely upon the former; is fair to say that we, and indeed the whole that religiosity. color the experience. her inability to feel God affectively, the world, never much confuse many of our What’s to be said about this? My guess is Leonard Cohen coined this now-famous dryness of her faith experience, the dark popular religious preachers and writers with that Nietzsche and Feuerbach are 95 percent line: There is a crack in everything, but night that enveloped her, were precisely the Mother Teresa. We see in their religious correct. However they are 5 percent wrong that’s how the light gets in! Since we cannot reason her faith was so pure and her actions fervor far too much of themselves and how and that 5 percent makes all the difference. resist habitually manipulating our faith and were so selfl ess. In short, with all affective their religious experience benefi t them. The The evidence suggests that 95 percent of religious experience to make it work for our feelings gone and with her imagination irony is that they, so many popular religious the time we do manipulate our experience own benefi t, God eventually puts a stop to helpless to create images of God and a preachers and writers boast of a much of God to serve our own interests. However it. As he did with Mother Teresa, God sends concept of God’s existence, she was no stronger faith than did Mother Teresa, but God arranges things so that we cannot us crushing dark nights that purify us, in longer able to manipulate her experience of their experience of God translates far less do this all the time. God corrects our spite of ourselves. God and reshape it to fi t her own needs. She altruistically into their lives. proclivity to create a God who works for had to receive God on God’s own terms, not Ludwig Feuerbach and Friedrich our self-interest by sending us, as he did to Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, on her terms. The very dryness of her faith Nietzsche have written perhaps the most Mother Teresa, crushing dark nights of the teacher and award-winning author, is was what made it so pure. The seeming penetrating critique that has yet been soul, namely, periods of imaginative and President of the Oblate School of Theology absence of God also helped assure the written on religion and religious experience. affective dryness within which we simply in San Antonio, Texas. absence of her own ego. Their theory is that all religious experience are unable to imagine and affectively feel To more fully appreciate what is being is ultimately human projection, that we either God’s existence or God’s love for us. Pope Francis: Style, substance and a man for others
t seems as if it has been far more The pope pays his own hotel bills, makes of commerce. It is a delight to see the than a year since the election of Pope his own telephone calls and resides principles restored once again to the Consider this | IFrancis. In fact, for me, since I was in a guesthouse. He shakes hands and forefront. Stephen Kent educated by Jesuits, it feels like being embraces people in motorcades and There is more to charity than writing a back in the classroom. becomes Time magazine Person of the check or donating to food drives, he says. What has surprised and delighted much Year after about nine months on the world Poverty is not an abstraction. Followers faith that doesn’t get you involved, isn’t of the world about Pope Francis seems stage. of Christ must have direct contact with faith,” he said. “It’s words and nothing so familiar to me. In his public remarks, The benefi t of Pope Francis as a media the needy, even when that may make more than words.” formal or informal, he tells us what he star is that he has a big platform and he them feel uncomfortable. Recently, the pope said. “Jesus did not is going to teach, then does so, and then uses it to preach the Gospel of Christ In January, Pope Francis said priests come to teach a philosophy, an ideology concludes by reviewing what we should focusing on the world’s responsibility to must have “real contact with the poor” ... but rather a ‘way,’ a journey to be have learned from that particular lesson. the poor. That is substance. and the marginalized. undertaken with him, and we learn the The process is so ... Jesuit. His remarks — critical of the “This is really very important to me: the way as we go, by walking.” I’m a “Jesuit boy.” I graduated from a “throwaway culture” and his skepticism need to become acquainted with reality This Jesuit pope tells us what we high school, college and graduate school about “trickle-down economics” ever by experience, to spend time walking on are going to learn, he teaches it and he run by Jesuits. I still recall the fi rst hour reaching the poor — have captured the periphery in order really to become reviews what he has taught. And then he of my fi rst day in a Jesuit high school headlines, as has his demand for a direct acquainted with the reality and life demands that these teachings go from when the black-robed scholastic entered encounter with the poor. experiences of people,” he told heads of head to heart in order to be a person for the room, slammed down his books on the None of this is new. They are basic religious orders of priests in a meeting others. He is a capable leader for that desk and proclaimed: “I’m Leonard Sitter, principles of Ignatian spirituality. For last November. walk. SJ. I am going to teach geometry and you centuries, Jesuit education has been “If this does not happen, we then run guys are going to learn it.” That really intent on producing “a man for others.” the risk of being abstract ideologists or Kent is a columnist with Catholic was the keynote for the next 11 years of What Pope Francis says today is part of fundamentalists, which is not healthy,” he News Service and the retired editor of my classroom experiences. Catholic social teaching. said. archdiocesan newspapers in Omaha and Pope Francis, in this sense, is Jesuit to However, in the past few decades, the Understanding God’s commandments Seattle. Contact him at considersk@ his core. preferential option for the poor has been and church doctrine is useless if those gmail.com. This fi rst year of his papacy has been sidelined by those who would prefer truths aren’t put into practice, Pope amazing in the amount of positive news. a pope to be a chaplain for a chamber Francis said. “A faith without works, a March 20, 2014 | www.thecatholicsun.com WORD OF THE LORD | 19
Scripture readings For the week of March 20 to 26 Thurs., March 20: 233 Jer 17: 5-10 Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Fri., March 21: 234: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45- 46 Sat., March 22: 235: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sun., March 23: 28: Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-15, 19- 26, 39, 40-42 Mon., March 24: 237: 2 Kgs 5:1-15; Pss 42:2-3; 43:3-4; Lk 4:24-30 Tues., March 25: 545: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Wed., March 26: 239: Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19
Necrology The following are diocesan clerics who died between March 20 and 26. Please remember them in your prayers.
Father Joseph I. Ritchie: 18, 1964 Father John J. Butler: 23, 1972 Father J. Robert Long: 18, 1992 Father Bernard W. Goossens: 24, 1917 Father Francis R. Dempsey: 19, 1977 Father Philip Leo Finley: 24, 1956 Father William Gaffney: 19, 1991 Father Ambrose J. Ruppert: 24, 1989 Msgr. Jerome F. McCarthy: 20, 1952 Msgr. Bernard Janczewski: 25, 1986 Father William Bishop: 21, 1985 Father Walter Babula: 26, 1955 Father William J. Glynn: 22, 1947 Deacon Frank Winslow: 26, 1999 Msgr. James M. Shanahan: 23, 1967 Father Robert E. Brennan: 26, 2003
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O’Connell International Dispute Resolution at Notre on the United States [for example], then law and just war, and now we just have will present “Attack Drones, Cyber- Dame’s Kroc Institute for International the United States is permitted under to ‘get them before they get us.’ That’s Weapons and Autonomous Robots: Law and Peace Studies. She has studied, taught international law to respond in kind with consequentialist thinking, utilitarian — that Morality.” and published widely on international a signifi cant military attack,” she said. is certainly not appropriate to a Church that O’Connell’s presentation is part of a Le law concerning the use of military force, Military force can also be used if the United believes in divine power and the afterlife. Moyne initiative to “work with both our particularly on the U.S.’s use of armed Nations Security Council authorizes it or The ends don’t justify the means. Most students and the local community to raise drones — remotely piloted aircraft armed if a government that is facing a civil war of these arguments, trying to get around awareness around the connections between with missiles — to kill suspected terrorists requests assistance to fi ght that civil war, international law, are neither consistent faith and the service of social justice,” abroad. she added. with international law nor with fundamental said Father David McCallum, SJ, director O’Connell said her lecture will “Consistent with just war teaching, moral teaching, especially the teaching of of mission and identity at the college. expand broadly on several topics: what international law also says you have to the Catholic Church, where human dignity, The New York province of Jesuits has international law requires with regard to the do some further investigation, even if human life — God’s creation in general — four priorities, which include addressing use of military force; the development and you have one of those three bases: Is it is the most precious legacy that we have domestic poverty, immigration reform, proliferation of new military weapons, such necessary? Have you tried everything else? from our maker. We need to strive in every peace and environmental justice, Father as drones and cyber weapons; the Obama Will it do more good than harm? Would way to protect it and to strive to be ever McCallum said. Aiming to present topics administration’s arguments for using such you be able to keep the amount of killing more peaceful and create a world in which with both local and global signifi cance, weapons; and her argument that the U.S. is that you do proportionate to its lawful greater peace is always possible.” previous lectures in the series have not in compliance with international law in and ethical purpose?” she said. Just war addressed hydrofracking and neighborhood regard to its use of those weapons outside teaching and international law also stipulate O’Connell’s lecture will be held in the revitalization. O’Connell was chosen to areas of armed confl ict. 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