Single Issue: $1.00 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40030139 CATHOLIC JOURNAL Vol. 94 No. 14 September 21, 2016 Reject ageism Bellegarde acknowledges past, speaks of future Australia’s bishops recently called on individuals, com - munities and governments By Frank Flegel to reject rampant ageism that dehumanizes the elder - REGINA — He spoke for ly. “People are not com - about an hour, without referring modities, to be valued only to notes. He was animated and passionate, and easily quoted for their productivity or pur - dates, treaties, the Indian Act, and chasing power,” says Bishop milestones in Parliament impor - Vincent Long Van Nguyen. tant to First Nations. — page 2 Chief Perry Bellegarde, chief of the Assembly of First Nations Appeal launched (AFN), was the guest lecturer for the eighth annual Moving The Bishop’s Annual Forward Together lecture spon - Appeal was launched Sept. sored by the University of Regina 13 in the Diocese of and its federated colleges: Luther Saskatoon. The theme of the College, Campion College and appeal this year is “the face the First Nations University of of mercy,” echoing the mes - Canada (FNUniv). sage of the Extraordinary “It’s about bringing everyone Frank Flegel Jubilee of Mercy declared together and working collabora - by Pope Francis. tively,” he said of the lecture series. MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER — Chief Perry Bellegarde, chief of the Assembly of First Nations, was the guest lecturer for the eighth annual Moving Forward Together lecture sponsored by the University of — page 6 It was held Sept. 12 in the FNUniv Regina and its federated colleges: Luther College, Campion College and First Nations University of Prison ministry atrium. He was also the last speak - Canada. Shown above, from left: Dr. David Malloy, vice-president, U of R; Rev. John Meehan, SJ, presi - er in a three-day FNUniv 40th dent, Campion College; Chief Perry Bellegarde; Dr. Mark Dockstator, president, First Nations University; An experience that “began anniversary celebration: FNUniv Dr. Brian Hillis, president, Luther College. in fear soon was formerly the Saskatchewan gave way to Indian Federated College (SIFC). inquiry into missing and murdered He took his audience through “The biggest challenge is the Indian wonder” as The celebrations included indigenous girls and women; the various stages of federal and Act, but things are starting to move, volunteer speakers, workshops, an art pro - implementing the TRC calls for Crown actions that led to the slowly.” He briefly described the Teresa ject and an announcement of a action; removing the two per cent treaties and what the treaties controversy over his initial state - Hiebert capital fundraising project to con - funding cap; stressing education meant. He said he would ment not to vote but changed his and funding education properly; a acknowledge the past in his lec - mind after consulting with his peo - answered struct a memorial for every student federal law review; revitalizing ture but not dwell on it and; he ple. “I voted for the first time,” and the call to restorative who attended a residential school. indigenous languages and finding would talk about the future. he noted that some First Nations ran ministry in the Diocese Bellegarde’s talk emphasized seven points: implementing the ways beyond the Indian Act. He talked about resources: out of ballots and he warned the of Saskatoon. “We agreed to share this much government, “if you want to stay in — page 6 Pope hails slain French (showing about a foot deep) land power you have to listen to us.” Campion and no deeper than that,” and the Canada’s indigenous people Crown recognized Indian lands, have reason to celebrate Canada’s Controversies priest as a saintly martyr said Bellegarde. “99.8 per cent of 150th anniversary, said the land has been taken up and Bellegarde. “Despite colonialism, The eighth annual Campion By David Gibson of worshippers hostage, were later only about .02 per cent is left to residential schools, assimilation, Controversies Lecture series killed by police. The attack was First Nations.” Residential we’re still here,” he shouted, featured two speakers who VATICAN CITY (RNS) — the first committed in the name of schools and all that took place in which drew a round of applause work with indigenous Pope Francis has effectively the Islamic State group against a them was described and he asked from the audience. He ended with people in Washington state. declared the elderly French priest “do you really think you’re going a plea: “Make room in your heart, — page 7 slain by Islamic extremists while —POPE, page 8 to be healthy coming out of that?” your soul and your spirit for rec - From paranoia saying mass in July a The Indian Act and the residen - onciliation. The next 150 years saint, telling worship - tial schools really hurt us, he said. are going to be better.” to metanoia pers that Rev. Jacques Hamel stands “All of us harbour a true in a line of recent Refugee sponsors frustrated greatness within. But each Christian martyrs of us also has within us a killed for their faith. By Michael Swan But a year later Project Hope petty mind and a petty heart . At morning mass The Catholic Register sponsorship groups have been That’s the narcissistic part on Sept. 14 in the able to greet just 44 refugee fami - of us, the wounded part, the chapel at the Vatican TORONTO (CCN) — In just lies, 133 individuals, at Toronto’s paranoid part that turns self- guesthouse where he 100 days beginning last Sept. 8, Pearson International Airport. protective and immediately lives, Francis also the Archdiocese of Toronto raised That leaves 110 Project Hope begins to close the doors of pleaded for all reli - $3.7 million and formed 105 vol - sponsorship cases, representing warmth and trust whenever gious traditions to unteer groups in the hope of spon - 274 individuals, still waiting for we appear threatened,” say that “to kill in soring at least 100 refugee fami - their ticket to Canada. writes Ron Rolheiser, OMI the name of God is lies from the Middle East. Those The sponsorship committee at — page 11 satanic.” sponsorship committees actually Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Changes to The pontiff had launched 154 applications to in midtown Toronto launched invited some 80 pil - bring refugee families to Canada. three separate sponsorships and canon law grims from the A year later most of those refugee was ready to greet its first family Archdiocese of families are still living in limbo in as early as last Christmas. The Changes have been made to Rouen, where the 84- Lebanon and Jordan while their committee made special contin - 11 canons in the Latin-rite year-old retired priest paperwork piles up in Winnipeg. gency plans to ensure somebody Code of Canon Law that Pope had his throat cut at With a big push from Toronto would be available to greet the Francis approved in order to morning mass on July Archbishop Cardinal Thomas first family of seven if they harmonize the laws of the 26 by two attackers, CNS/ L’Osservatore Romano Collins, Project Hope helped arrived on Christmas Day. Latin and Eastern Catholic to attend his mass at MEMORIAL MASS — Pope Francis cele - parishes across southern Ontario “We were all dressed up and churches on several issues the Vatican. brates a memorial mass for Rev. Jacques channel their outrage after the ready to dance in December. We involving the sacraments of The attackers, Hamel in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae photo of tiny Alan Kurdi dead on were wondering what happened to baptism and marriage. radicalized young Marthae at the Vatican Sept. 14. Hamel, seen in a Turkish beach swept across our date,” said committee chair — page 15 Muslims who had the photo on the altar, was murdered while cel - newspaper front pages and social taken a small group ebrating mass in Rouen, France, July 26. media feeds in August of 2015. — NINE MONTHS, page 4 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS September 21, 2016 Legacy of 1986 peace gathering lingers in Assisi

By Junno Arocho Esteves he added, are “here to show that religion is not the problem but is ASSISI, Italy (CNS) — part of the solution to bring peace Religious leaders celebrating the and harmony in our societies.” 30th anniversary of St. John Paul “I hope that the spirit of Assisi II’s Assisi interfaith peace gather - may be deeply rooted in our ing in 1986 called on people from hearts so that it can keep enlight - around the world to continue its ening this world that is marked by legacy to combat today’s indiffer - the darkness of hatred and vio - ence and violence. lence,” he said. The event Sept. 18 - 20 was Mohammad Sammak, secre - sponsored by the Rome-based tary general of Lebanon’s Community of Sant’Egidio, the Christian-Muslim Committee for Diocese of Assisi and the Dialogue, stressed the need to Franciscan friars to reflect on the promote “the message of the spir - theme, “Thirst for Peace: Faiths it of Assisi to all nations” in order and Cultures in Dialogue.” for peace to prevail, particularly At the opening assembly, between Christians and Muslims. attended by Italian President Sergio While differences exist Mattarella, Orthodox Ecumenical between the two faiths, he said, CNS/Paul Haring Patriarch Bartholomew of “it does not mean that we have to Constantinople said, peace “starts 30th ANNIVERSARY — A worker helps prepare the stage for an interfaith peace gathering outside the be the enemy of one another.” from within and radiates outward, Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, Sept. 19. Pope Francis attended the Sept. 20 peace gathering marking On the contrary, the differ - the 30th anniversary of the first such gathering in Assisi. from local to global.” ences between religions can com - “Thus, peace requires an inte - plement and complete each other. rior conversion, a change in poli - “Any ecological activity will has treated migrants “with exclu - lenges,” particularly with new fears “And this process of common cies and behaviours,” he said. be judged by the consequences it sion and violence.” arising due to war and migration. belief and common respect is Humanity’s relationship with has for the lives of the poor,” he Echoing Patriarch Barthol - The “simple and profound” manifested in the spirit of Assisi,” creation “has a direct impact on said. “The pollution problem is omew’s sentiments, Andrea gesture of religious leaders stand - Sammak said. the way in which it acts toward linked to that of poverty.” Riccardi, founder of the ing together for peace, he said, Argentine Rabbi Abraham other people,” said the patriarch, Recalling his visit to the Greek Community of Sant’Egidio, said “gave witness to their respective Skorka, a longtime friend of Pope known for his decades of work on island of Lesbos with Pope the spirit of the 1986 Assisi meet - faithful that it was possible to live Francis, also addressed the panel the connection between Christian Francis, the patriarch said they ing is still alive, despite a “complex together.” and lamented that violence, hate spirituality and ecology. saw examples of how the world and fragmented time with its chal - “Dialogue is the intelligence to and uncertainty “has become live together: either we live togeth - more and more one of the charac - er or together we will die,” he said. teristics of human reality.” Reject rampant ageism, say bishops The meeting featured dozens He also denounced the “exac - of inter-religious panel discus - erbated egoism” prevalent in poli - By Robert Hiini beings in the fullest sense, precious life,” the bishops point to their sions on topics ranging from the tics today and racist overtones by in their own right, possessing a own efforts to give people peace environment and migration to individuals who “are holding SYDNEY (CNS) — dignity that was given them by of mind by creating their own dialogue and the media. leadership positions in well-estab - Australia’s bishops called on indi - God. Furthermore, their wisdom advanced care directives. Discussing the 30th anniversary lished democratic countries.” viduals, communities and govern - and lived experience are priceless “Consumerism promotes a of the 1986 peace gathering and its “Uncertainty about the future ments to reject rampant ageism treasures that can enrich our lives.” flawed and deceptive notion of relevance today, Bishop Miguel to come and no clear ethical rules and the toxic attitudes that often “Old age will come to us all family in which no one grows Angel Ayuso Guixot, secretary of respected by peoples and nations accompany concepts such as eventually, and we will need the old, there is no sickness, sorrow the Pontifical Council for Inter- build the best scenario for the rise “intergenerational theft.” help and support of others,” he said. or death,” they said. religious Dialogue, said, “The spir - of demagogic and corrupted lead - The bishops link Australia’s “We must never forget that the “Our society idealizes notions of it of Assisi is not a vague feeling, a ers,” Skorka said. treatment of the elderly with west - older person before us is a spouse, a youthfulness and vitality, and so the sentimentalism or nostalgic memo - However, despite humanity’s ern discomfort around dying and parent, a brother or sister, a friend, reality of the journey from an active ry,” but an example that “peace is worsening condition, he said, the point to the looming threat posed and most importantly, a son or lifestyle to one of dependence and not possible without prayer.” “voice calling for justice, peace by euthanasia and assisted dying daughter of God. All of us are creat - declining health is often glossed “Prayer is one of the means for and love” that emerged in1986 in a society that “idealizes notions ed in the image and likeness of God over or denied. Even the laudable implementing God’s design among “has not been silenced.” of youthfulness and vitality.” and are called to have our rightful notions of ‘active’ and ‘healthy’ people,” he said. “It is apparent “The spiritual fire lit then Calling for a “renewed solidarity place at the table he has prepared.” aging may mask the reality of our that the world cannot give peace; it gathers us today,” he said. “The among generations, young and old” “A Place at the Table” comes own death and dying,” they said. is a gift from God that we must ask hope of peace, which is the core — not only in wider society but several months after an Australian The bishops recalled Pope from him through prayers.” of Jewish, Christian and Islamic also in the church — the bishops Broadcasting Corp. report show - Francis’ warnings against phrases The religious leaders who faiths, continues palpitating in the point out a number of challenges ing candid footage of a caregiver like “quality of life,” which make were gathering to pray for peace, hearts of many,” he said. confronting Australia as a country attempting to suffocate an 89- people think that lives affected by with a rapidly aging population. year-old man with dementia at a grave illness are not worth living. Their 2016-17 social justice Japara Healthcare-owned nursing “ ‘Dying with dignity’ is one Catholics, Orthodox meet statement, “A Place at the Table: home in Adelaide. such insidious phrase. It claims to Social Justice in an Ageing Society,” Borrowing a quote from the be an act of compassion for those was released in anticipation of Council on the Aging, the bishops who are dying, but actually entails to discuss papal primacy Social Justice Sunday Sept. 25. refer to isolation as “the great the deliberate taking of a person’s This bishops point to recent sur - enabler of abuse,” noting that an life,” the bishops said. “Missing By Carol Glatz on the delicate question of the theo - vey data showing a quarter of peo - estimated 20 per cent of older altogether in this phrase is the logical and ecclesiological aspects ple over 50 had experienced some Australians are affected by social deeper human call to dignify those VATICAN CITY (CNS) — of primacy in its relation to synodal - form of age-based discrimination isolation and are vulnerable to ill who are dying by accompanying Leading Catholic and Orthodox ity in the life of the church or in calling for greater workplace treatment in family and institu - them in their final journey in life.” bishops were meeting in Italy to whether it will be necessary to con - flexibility for older people, and for tional settings. In a Sept. 14 statement to UN continue discussions on the key tinue to delve deeper into the issue,” increased training, particularly in “The marketization of the aged Human Rights Council in issue keeping their churches said the Vatican communiqué. lieu of increased automation. care sector brings some key chal - Geneva, Archbishop Ivan apart: the role of the bishop of Cardinal Kurt Koch, president The document also surveys the lenges; it is not simply a business, Jurkovic, the Vatican’s permanent Rome, the pope. of the Pontifical Council for consequences of caring for children and older people are not just anoth - observer to UN agencies in The Joint International Promoting Christian Unity, was on women’s retirement savings and er market,” the bishops wrote. Geneva, indicated the problem of Commission for Theological presiding over the plenary session grandparents’ emotional and finan - The document also calls on an aging population is worldwide. Dialogue Between the Roman together with Orthodox cial stress when caring for their governments to ensure the ade - “Living longer must never be Catholic Church and the Archbishop Job of Telmessos grandchildren, often out of their quacy of government entitlements seen as an exception, a burden or Orthodox Church was meeting in from the Ecumenical Patriarchate. own families’ financial necessity. to older Australians according to a challenge, but rather it must be Chieti Sept. 15 - 22. Two representatives for each of Writing in a summary message human dignity, calling for a recognized as the blessing that it Participants were to discuss the the 14 autocephalous Orthodox in the report, Bishop Vincent cross-community strategy for is. Older persons enrich society, draft document, “Towards a com - Churches and the same number of Long Van Nguyen, social justice “positive aging.” and their positive and construc - mon understanding of synodality Catholic representatives were council chair, said stereotypes of Addressing the church, the tive presence in society is valued. and primacy in the service to the attending the meeting. older people as “doddering, out of bishops called on young people to The elderly are a source of wis - unity of the church,” which was In 2006, talks began on the touch or (necessarily) dependent” recognize in older people a wealth dom and a great resource. The finished during a meeting in relationship between primacy — were “false and dehumanizing.” of experiences and wisdom, while quality of a society, of a civiliza - Rome in 2015, the Vatican press the authority of the lead bishop — “People are not commodities, to asking older Catholics, “What will tion, may also be judged by how office announced Sept. 15. and synodality, or the deliberation be valued only for their productivi - you bring to the table?” it treats its elderly and by the Participants were being asked “to of the College of Bishops in the ty or purchasing power,” Long said In a lengthy section titled place reserved for them in com - determine whether the draft accu - West and the synod of bishops in in the message. “They are human “Protecting people at the end of munal life,” he said. rately reflects the current consensus the Eastern churches. September 21, 2016 CANADIAN NEWS Prairie Messenger 3 School opening brings sense of normalcy to Fort Mac

By Evan Boudreau familiar faces no matter what The Catholic Register school they originally attended.” Although the extent of the Returning to the classroom damage to Father Beauregard and after four months away is provid - the Good Shepherd is still being ing a sense of normalcy to the assessed, superintendent George Catholic education community in McGuigan said the cost of getting Fort McMurray. the district’s other nine schools “It was such a warm day, lots operational for this September of hugs, lots of smiles, lots of was in the “millions of dollars.” reconnecting” when school All of the school materials left resumed on Sept. 6, said Leslie behind following the May 3 evac - McPherson, co-principal of uation notice — from unopened Father Turcotte Catholic School packages of pencils to binders in the northern Alberta city that bursting full of papers and posters was threatened with extinction in hanging on the walls — had to be the spring when a raging wildfire bagged, tagged and removed forced the evacuation of the city’s from the classroom due to expo - inhabitants. sure to contaminants from the “It’s allowed us the sense of fire. returning home even though it is Along with removing items Photo courtesy of Megan McKenny not our original building.” from the classrooms, the entire BACK TO SCHOOL — In Fort McMurray, Alta., the first day of school served as a sign that things were For this year staff and students insides of the schools — two high starting to get back to normal. from Father Beauregard Catholic schools and seven elementary Elementary School, where schools — required a thorough health counsellor will be avail - not back in the homes.” their lives to get back to whatever McPherson has been the principal cleaning. able to students and staff in each She estimated the homes of our new normal looks like.” since 2013, will be joining their “That was quite an undertak - of the nine opened schools. These every student who attended Re-establishing that sense of peers at Father Turcotte Catholic ing,” said McGuigan. “There was services come at no cost to the Father Beauregard last year were normal is something the schools School. The Abasand neighbour - quite a bit of smoke damage in individual and are available dur - affected by the fire, while about can help achieve. hood where Father Beauregard is our schools. Basically it was a top ing the school’s hours of opera - 60 to 70 families at Good “Now that the parents can put located remains off limits to the to bottom restoration.” tion. Shepherd last year faced the same their children back into the public due to the residual effects And with the two off-limits “We’ve added a mental health fate. For some families it will schools . . . it’s a huge weight off of the fire that cleared the city of schools in some of the hardest hit piece for our students and fami - likely be more than a year before their shoulders,” she said. “We’ve about 80,000. areas of the city, the work is far lies to ensure that we are looking they can return to their homes. still got a long way to go and Students and staff from anoth - from over. after them,” said McGuigan. “Our “We have families still living (families) still need support. It er of the scorched city’s elemen - Still, McGuigan said he has youth are pretty resilient, they in hotels,” she said. “Everyone is could be up to the next three to tary schools, the Good Shepherd been pleased with the progress bounce back pretty quick. It is we still suffering. Even the families five years before people are back Community School, will also be thus far. adults that sometimes have diffi - that are back home, they need to where they were before.” joining Father Beauregard as “Our schools are in great culties grasping and dealing with guests at Father Turcotte for the shape,” he said. “Students are issues.” D&P prepares to mark 2016-17 school year as its neigh - back in and excited and happy to And just because some fami - bourhood, Beacon Hill, is also be back.” lies are back in their homes and still off limits. To help ensure the students some children are back in their 50th anniversary milestone “We’ve been very lucky that remain positive, extra effort is schools, said McPherson, every - we’ve been able to bring all the being made within the Catholic one has settled back in. By Kiply Lukan Yaworski ability to help others. staff from all of the three school system to monitor mental “For many of our staff and stu - The quilt patch Hushagen cre - schools,” said McPherson. “That health. For the duration of the dents this isn’t over yet, they’re SASKATOON — The upcom - ated in May 2016 was made using has allowed the students to have school year a trained mental ing 50th anniversary of the the confetti method: tiny pieces of Canadian Catholic Organization each colour were cut and placed for Development and Peace in on the square, then held in place Kasun called to be a servant leader 2017 was highlighted during a by tulle. “When this process was diocesan Administration Day held completed to my satisfaction, the By Glen Argan and Ramon ordination, Kasun said he “felt English as a second language pro - Sept. 13 in Saskatoon, with a stipple quilting was done over Gonzalez the presence of the Holy Spirit gram for temporary foreign work - reflection during morning prayer all,” states the artist in an explana - Western Catholic Reporter during the prostration, during the ers, which enabled participants and a display of quilt patches on tion accompanying the display. Litany of the Saints. That was not only to learn more English, hand throughout the day. “When the patches complete EDMONTON (CCN) — very moving.” but also to reflect together on their Celena Komarnicki, youth min - their pilgrimage just before Easter Toronto’s newest auxiliary bishop But Kasun admitted he still ister at Holy Spirit Parish, intro - 2017, they will be sewn together was called to be a servant leader, can’t get in his head why Pope — KASUN, page 4 duced the display, which included to create a huge quilt, symbolic of “a man for others,” in his episco - Francis chose cloth art pieces created by dioceses efforts to promote justice, love pal ordination mass Sept. 12 at St. him. “I can’t in Western Canada for an anniver - and peace,” explained Joseph’s Basilica. imagine why sary quilt project. On a pilgrimage Komarnicki. “On behalf of Bishop Cardinal Thomas Collins, in he phoned me that began Ash Wednesday 2016, Don and Development and Peace his homily, told Bishop Robert or why he the quilt patches are making their we thank you for your generosity, Kasun that a priest must reject the appointed me. way across the country, with more and support during Share Lent and narcissism in which the leader’s I still think patchwork squares being added for the acts of solidarity you have personal agenda directs his they dialled along the way, created by Catholic carried out during our fall educa - actions. the wrong dioceses, youth groups and partner tion and action campaigns.” “A priest is called to give him - number.” groups around the world. Over the past 50 years about self completely to the service of However, The designs represent the way $600 million has been raised for the Lord and his people,” Collins Kasun said he that Canadians have acted in soli - Development and Peace, which has said. has begun to darity with the poor and marginal - supported some 15,200 projects This is doubly so for a bishop accept his call ized peoples of the world through around the world, she reported. who has received the fullness of and is more at the outreach of Development and “How many of you have the priesthood, he said. “The dili - peace. He said Peace, which was founded in prayed, fasted, educated, advocat - gent servant-bishop works tire - he is ready to 1967 by the Canadian Conference ed, donated, or raised funds, taken lessly to build up the community become the of Catholic Bishops in response to leadership, attended workshops, of faith so that they be vibrant best bishop Pope Paul VI’s encyclical letter signed postcards, or even just witnesses in this world.” that he can. Populorum Progressio , which made a pot of soup?” Komarnicki Kasun, 64, wept openly as he The new said that development is the new queried. “We give thanks to God distributed communion to the con - auxiliary bish - word for peace. for your compassionate and mer - gregation in the packed Edmonton op is clearly The Diocese of Saskatoon quilt ciful hearts, which have helped basilica where Collins served one prelate patch was created by Colleen our sisters and brothers around seven years as archbishop. who lives up to Hushagen of St. Peter’s Parish in the world to live in dignity.” Numerous parishioners from Pope Francis’ Muenster, featuring images of a The Canadian Catholic Kasun’s inner-city St. Alphonsus call for church tree, seeds, and a hand. The tree Organization for Development and St. Clare parishes were evi - leaders to have symbolizes the peoples of the and Peace is the official interna - dent in the congregation, while the smell of WCR/Ramon Gonzalez world as one family of God, tional development organization members of Kasun’s Basilian con - the sheep. JOYFUL CELEBRATION — Bishop Robert Kasun responsible for each other. The of the Catholic Church in Canada, gregation were out in force to wit - At St. greets the congregation in Edmonton after a joyful seeds are a reference to the and is the Canadian member of ness their brother’s ordination. Alphonsus, he celebration in which he was ordained auxiliary bish - growth and sustenance required to In an interview following his initiated an op for the Archdiocese of Toronto. live. The hand is a symbol of our — GRASSROOTS, page 7 4 Prairie Messenger CANADIAN NEWS September 21, 2016 Young refugees develop job skills, overcome barriers

By Jean Ko Din strange country. Through the pro - doing is building them back up organizations. support the work of CCIS. The Catholic Register gram, youth will be able to create again because that cultural Gallagher said finding partners “We’ve been responsible for more opportunities to make produc - change is a challenge.” for the program was not a chal - bringing the refugees to Calgary Refugee youth in Calgary are tive connections in their community. The Enhancing Refugee Youth lenge. In the past year, CCIS has well before the government learning essential job skills “The most dangerous thing Employment Outcomes project received overwhelming support announcement, but since the through a new program run by the that can happen is if you have will run over a period of 20 from the local community. Since announcement in November, we Calgary Catholic Immigration someone skilled sitting around weeks. Refugees will receive the Canadian government couldn’t move from all the phone Society (CCIS). and not doing anything . . . people eight weeks of in-class training announced its effort to resettle calls and the support,” said On Sept. 6, CCIS announced start to get discouraged,” said and 12 weeks of paid work expe - 25,000 refugees last year, many Gallagher. “There were many the launch of the program that Gallagher. “What we’re really rience in local businesses and local Calgarians stepped up to organizations that stepped up in will benefit young refugees in the Calgary to take on that challenge.” Archdiocese of Calgary. The Gallagher said for about six Enhancing Refugee Youth months, the phones were ringing Employment Outcomes project off the hook. The staff worked all will help 48 young refugees, ages hours of the day, answering calls 15 to 30, develop job skills and from many individuals who want - gain work experience. ed to donate clothes, food and Calgary Centre MP Kent Hehr other essential supplies. Gallagher presented CCIS with more than recalls a lawyer who called into $425,000 from the Canadian gov - the office to donate hundreds of ernment’s Skills Link Program brand new baby strollers. fund. “It was pretty outstanding and “The whole idea is to help pretty significant, the level of them broaden their skills and support we got from the city of knowledge in order to help them Calgary,” she said. participate in both the current and Gallagher said the new youth future labour markets,” said employment program is only one Patricia Gallagher, CCIS opera - aspect of how CCIS works to tions manager. support the refugee and immi - After fleeing their wartorn grant families in the city. It runs a countries and spending years in series of programs that helps fam - refugee camps waiting for a new ilies from the time of their arrival country to call home, Gallagher at the airport to their resettlement said the biggest challenge refugees and employment. face in Canada is integration. CCIS also provides a commu - Refugee families must overcome Photo courtesy of CCIS nity counselling support programs cultural and language barriers as JOB SKILLS — The Calgary Catholic Immigration Society has launched a new program to provide job for children and adult survivors of they build their new lives in a training for young refugees. torture and war-related trauma. Nine months later, the committee continues to wait for families

Continued from page 1 should be done,” Collins said in a Order of Canada laureate and or early in 2017. Syrian applica - Syria and Iraq is just a dotted line release issued on the anniversary author Joy Kogawa, Annick Press tions were put on a fast track tem - in the sand,” he said. “Friends of Larry Pick. of Project Hope’s launch. founder Anne Millyard, real porarily. mine who had organized (sponsor - Nine months later the commit - Toronto Ward 5 Councillor estate investor David Walsh and But the Syrian fast track has ship) groups in January of this tee still hasn’t been summoned to Justin Di Ciano can attest to the Senator Nancy Ruth. come to an end, according to year chose from the Syrian list and the airport for any one of the deep well of goodwill that Project But even that kind of clout Immigration officials. the family arrived, were in place, three families the parish had Hope tapped last year. In a short hasn’t been able to get Tobea’s “CPO-W (Centralized by April. The Iraqi Christians? hoped to sponsor. period he personally raised family out of the Winnipeg filing Processing Office in Winnipeg) Boy, talk about a back seat. . . . The first of those families let it $230,000 which the young politi - cabinet. has returned to normal process - These are the Christians sent out be known they thought they had a cian handed over to the Six months into the process, ing, which means that all private of Nineveh at the point of a gun.” better chance of going to Archdiocese of Toronto for on Feb. 8, a helpful Citizenship sponsorship applications are Canadian policy that favours Australia. That was enough for the refugee sponsorship. When peo - and Immigration employee was processed in the order in which Syrians along with Canadian Office of Refugees, Archdiocese ple asked Di Ciano how they able to write Walsh an email they are received,” spokesperson media that ignores Iraq drives of Toronto and the parish to decide could help, he didn’t hesitate to reporting her department was Nancy Chan wrote in an email. Tobea mad. around New Year’s to concentrate refer them to ORAT. then “working on files from “Syrian applications are no longer “Why this delay for Iraqis? efforts elsewhere. “There were a lot of people August/September 2015.” prioritized as there are other Why are you paying more atten - The second family actually did who reached out to me saying they “Everyone is so frustrated. I refugee populations that sponsors tion to Syrians and the Iraqis they go to Australia in April. were finding it difficult to sponsor hear it all across the land,” wish to help and those applica - put them to the side?” he asks. “After seven months with a family, to donate. There were Senator Ruth said in an email. tions also require processing.” “There is a war in Iraq. There is a Canada not having anyone read the groups set up so fast. They were “There seems to be systemic For private sponsors, such as war in Syria. There is ISIS in file, (Australia) scooped the fami - met with red tape,” said Di Ciano. blockages happening at places parish sponsorship committees, Iraq. There is ISIS in Syria. So ly,” Pick told The Catholic Register. “This is one of the great humani - within the immigration depart - and for refugees who don’t hap - what’s the difference between Parishioners at Our Lady of tarian crises of our time. . . . The ment,” said Walsh. “We need to pen to be Syrian, favouring Iraq and Syria? I just want to Perpetual Help were disappoint - most important thing is to get fam - ask for transparency.” Syrians over the past 10 months know about that . . . my family ed, but naturally happy the family ilies here.” The Ministry of Immigration, didn’t really help, said Pick. lost everything, just like those of four finally had a home. Still, Frustration at Our Lady of Refugees and Citizenship claims “In fact, the border between from Syria.” it left a bad taste. Perpetual Help is nothing com - the pace is picking up for Syrian “It’s a disappointment because pared to the toll perpetual waiting refugees. it’s a reflection of some harden - is taking on Behnam Tobea’s fami - “We are expecting an increase Kasun a friend to immigrants ing of the arteries in our system,” ly living as refugees in Zahle, in arrivals to begin in mid- said Pick. about an hour-and-a-half drive east September,” an Immigration, Continued from page 3 there in 1978 and taught at St. That’s left Pick’s brigade waiting of Beirut. Tobea has been trying to Refugees and Citizenship Canada Michael’s College School for for a brother and sister pair from get his brothers and their families spokesperson told The Catholic experiences of discrimination and many years. He came to Alberta Iraq’s Nineveh province — chased out since June 10, 2014, the day Register. exclusion. 28 years ago where he was a high out of their historic homeland by Islamic State forces swept into his Immigration expects 6,000 St. Alphonsus-St. Clare have school teacher in Calgary before Islamic State in 2014 and now lan - hometown of Bakhdida, 30 min - more government-assisted and also run an annual neighbourhood serving as a pastor in both Calgary guishing in Lebanon. The refugees utes drive from downtown Mosul, blended visa Syrian refugees to street barbecue, a collective kitchen and Edmonton. have had their physicals and inter - with their convert-or-die decree. arrive between mid-September for women and various forms of There he made his mark as a views and Our Lady of Perpetual Tobea came to Canada as a and the end of December, plus an outreach to Inner City Housing priest of the streets and friend to Help has been told to expect them refugee eight years ago and is unspecified number of privately Society residences. Further, the immigrants, experience that will within the next eight weeks. now a Canadian citizen. A single sponsored refugees whose cases parishes have run successful drives help him as he now serves the cen - For Collins, such delays are an man working two jobs as a bar - have already been finalized. for food, clothing and household tral region of the Toronto archdio - unsatisfying result. ber, Tobea didn’t have the con - Back in May, Immigration sent goods for other agencies. cese with its large population of “We also must reiterate our nections or the cash to mount a 40 people to the Middle East, A native of tiny Cudworth, immigrants from around the world. message to the government to sponsorship on his own. But his mainly Beirut, to push through Sask., Kasun attended St. Thomas Collins could have been speak - expedite the arrival of those who employer at a downtown salon the paper work. The government More College at the University of ing directly about Kasun when he have been left behind not only in knew some powerful, wealthy has promised to process all pri - Saskatchewan in Saskatoon where said, “The bishop needs to be for - the Middle East but in so many Torontonians. By last September vate sponsorship applications for he joined the Basilians. getful of self in serving all people, other areas of conflict. We there was a “Group of Five” Syrian refugees submitted before Sent to Toronto for further especially those who are most believe much more can and sponsorship group that included March 31 by the end of this year studies, he was ordained a priest wounded and vulnerable.” September 21, 2016 CANADIAN NEWS Prairie Messenger 5 To D&P, food is ‘At the Heart of the Action’

By Michael Swan be used to help small-scale family sions for us. We have The Catholic Register farmers. to decide what kind of The postcard and the cam - lives we want to lead, TORONTO (CCN) — For paign behind it asks our govern - what kind of economy almost 50 years solidarity with ment to: recognize the essential we want to have, what those in greatest need has been role of small family farming; help kind of global com - the central driving purpose of the small farmers get their products munity we want to Canadian bishops’ Catholic to market for a fair price; ensure live in. development agency. access to land for family farms; “There’s a huge But solidarity isn’t something and consult with small-scale movement toward broken off from daily life and farmers on trade, development urbanization,” Talbot daily necessity. For the 10,000- and climate change agreements. said. “By 2050 about plus members of the Canadian But Development and Peace 70 per cent of the Catholic Organization for never limits its campaigns to entire human popula - Development and Peace, the what government should do. The tion will live in urban struggle has always been to inte - Catholic agency believes ordinary areas. But we still grate solidarity and social justice citizens, parishes and families have to feed them.” into the ordinary everyday should contribute to the solution. A surprisingly high rhythms of life. In this case, that means making percentage of the food That’s why this year’s public Canadian Catholics more aware we eat originates on education campaign, under the of what they’re doing in the gro - small-scale family title “At the Heart of the Action,” cery store, in the kitchen and in a farms, said Talbot. wants to get people thinking restaurant. “Between 70 and about their food — where it “We need a cultural transfor - 80 per cent of the comes from, what it costs, who mation around the role of the world’s population is grew it and what the whole meal as a celebration,” said Catholic Register/Michael Swan being fed by small- process has extracted from the Development and Peace research D&P CAMPAIGN — Helping farmers get food to market is one of the things D&P scale farmers. When Earth. and advocacy officer Genviéve is asking of the federal government in its postcard campaign this year. you look at what big This year’s Development and Talbot. “We have to celebrate (corporate) agricul - Peace postcard to the prime min - when we eat, but also (celebrate) rite is the eucharistic meal, to ty food,” said Talbot. ture or monoculture will bring ister asks Justin Trudeau to put how it is produced.” treat eating as a chore or a soli - The world is complex, but we about, it’s not necessarily food. It agriculture at the heart of his gov - Talbot acknowledges it isn’t tary, guilty compulsion, Talbot can’t let the economy make deci - would be bio-fuels.” ernment’s efforts to slow climate easy for Canadians, most of said. Eating should be a shared change. Global food production is whom live in cities, to identify experience that connects us to our a major driver of climate change. with the struggles of small farm - human nature, to the Earth and to Lecture held on Vatican II It produces nearly half the ers in Latin America or Africa, or other people. world’s greenhouse gases. As even the farms and farmers who Development and Peace isn’t By Alicia Ambrosio said, adding all Catholics “are agriculture becomes more indus - lie just outside our own cities. trying to promote some snooty equally responsible for bringing trialized it drives up greenhouse Few of us are farmers or know upper-class food snobbery based VANCOUVER (CNS) — The about the reign of God.” gas production and drives small much about farming, but we all on local, organic fare found in the Second Vatican Council was an De Roo also shared memories of farmers off their land and into the eat. However, it seems the more most expensive corners of high- act of worship, said one of the the day-to-day work of the council. unsustainable urban slums of the we eat the less we value food. end grocery stores. Nor do they few living council fathers. Once the council fathers had world’s poorest countries, accord - The French spend an average of want to come down hard on farm - Retired Bishop Remi De Roo arrived at St. Peter’s, the eucharist ing to Development and Peace. 2.5 hours per day eating and ers who have to work hard to sat - made the comments during a pub - was celebrated by one of the bish - At the Paris climate summit in share 80 per cent of their meals isfy a market that constantly lic lecture about Vatican II at St. ops from a non-Latin rite. December, Trudeau committed with friends and family. In North demands more and cheaper food. Mark’s College at the University “It was my first exposure to a Canada to spending $2.65 billion America, we’ve got it down to 75 “The idea is neither to blame of British Columbia Sept. 15. bishop presiding according to the by 2020 on helping poorer minutes per day and we eat 60 the consumer (nor the farmer). De Roo said there were three African culture, or in an Eastern When you’re living paycheque to nations adapt to climate change. per cent of our meals alone. words that could summarize Vatican rite,” he said. Development and Peace is asking It makes no sense for paycheque food is important, but II: “ressourcement,” a French word “Vatican II was first and fore - that a substantial part of that fund Catholics, whose central religious it has to be available, good quali - meaning to return to the roots of most an act of worship,” taking something; “aggiornamento,” an place in the context of asking Italian word meaning to update “how can we best bring about the something; and “development.” reign of God,” he said. He said Vatican II was the first Asked about the participation of time the church asked itself “Who women at the council, De Roo am I?” but he believed the council recalled that at the first session of could have gone further with a the council, the wives of ecumeni - more rigorous academic look at cal observers were included along the early church. with their husbands. However, “It was important to have bish - Catholic women were not directly ops from other rites with different involved in the work of the council. ways of understanding things De Roo said that by the third according to their different cul - and fourth sessions, Catholic tures,” said De Roo, adding that by women began to be included in the 1960s the Italian culture had the council in various ways. come to dominate the culture of the However, he said only one Latin-rite church. He said the pres - woman, British economist Barbara ence of clergy from other rites at the Ward, addressed the council. council helped open the door to new “Her talk had to be rewritten ways of understanding the church. into Latin and read by a priest” he Collegiality and synodality said, adding “the issue of the role were themes at the forefront of of women did not get treatment the council for participants but, and it should have.” according to De Roo, subsidiarity Asked about the issue of — the idea that matters ought to women being ordained as priests, be handled by the smallest, lowest or least-centralized competent the bishop said the question of authority — was an even bigger ordination for women “is a super - theme at the council. ficial issue. The much deeper “Subsidiarity brought to the issue is the issue of ministries of forefront that the church is not a women in the church.” He added BE AT THE HEART pyramid but a circle,” he said. that any exploration of the role of Asked about the legacies of the women’s ministry in the church council, the bishop said he had would, in his view, require “dis - OF THE ACTION! found it painful to see collegiality cernment of the whole People of watered down over the years and God, not just the hierarchy.” The Become a member today! not understood as something that bishop said in his opinion a dis - applied to all members of the cussion on leadership in the church. “There are too many of us church would be more necessary devp.org | 1 888 234-8533 who are too ready to depend on today than a discussion on the other people to do something” he ordination of women. 6 Prairie Messenger LOCAL NEWS September 21, 2016 Bishop’s Annual Appeal launched in Saskatoon

By Kiply Lukan Yaworski marriages, walking with those who mourn and accompanying those SASKATOON — The Bishop’s who struggle, the Office of Annual Appeal was launched at a Marriage and Family Life is anoth - diocesan Administration Day Sept. er of the ministries supported by 13 in the Roman Catholic Diocese the BAA. This includes marriage of Saskatoon. preparation, Retrouvaille (helping Gifts to the Annual Appeal marriages in difficulty), Transitions meet needs across the diocese, for those dealing with divorce or providing outreach to those who separation, From Mourning to are sick, grieving, imprisoned or Dawn for those grieving the death in need and ensuring that min - of a spouse, and the Miscarriage istries such as faith formation, Awareness Committee. catechetics, youth ministry and Gifts to the BAA also support vocations are building up the the Lay Formation Program, church through the nurturing of which since 2007 has included an missionary disciples. Aboriginal Catholic stream that The appeal is possible because Kiply Yaworski offers Aboriginal, First Nations of the support of volunteers and ADMINISTRATION DAY — The launch of the 2016 Bishop’s Annual Appeal opened a diocesan and Métis people an opportunity leaders in parishes across the Administration Day Sept. 13. Parish leaders from across the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon gath - to deepen their Catholic faith Diocese of Saskatoon, says Cathy ered for the day of presentations, held to launch another ministry year. within their own cultural and spir - Gilje, development manager for itual traditions. Graduates of the the Diocese of Saskatoon Catholic ble thanks to the continuing gen - many important ministries support - your generosity.” Lay Formation program go forth Foundation. The goal remains the erosity of donors. ed by the BAA, points out Bishop Donations to the appeal sup - to serve their communities, live same as last year: $1.5 million. The theme of the 2016 Appeal Donald Bolen in this year’s BAA port such ministries as Catholic out their faith, and be the face of Gilje reports that the appeal is “the face of mercy,” echoing video. “Mercy begins and ends hospital chaplaincy, education of mercy for others, says diocesan slightly exceeded that goal last the message of the Extraordinary with God, but by his grace it pass - laity, adult faith formation, deaf co-ordinator Mona Goodman. year, and is encouraging parish Jubilee of Mercy declared this es through us — it passes through ministry, Aboriginal ministry, the Funded by gifts to the BAA, representatives to help spread the year by Pope Francis. our lives — as we are both recipi - Office of Justice and Peace, the diocesan Office of Justice and word about the work that is possi - Mercy is at the heart of the ents and bearers of God’s mercy.” prison ministry, Christian Peace supports many initiatives, With his upcoming installation Initiation and Catechetics, youth working with a range of communi - as Archbishop of Regina, Bolen and young adult ministry, voca - ty partners on advocacy, aware - Ministry supports justice notes that the BAA will go for - tions, the education of priests, ness and action related to many ward this year in Saskatoon with - communications, the Foundations issues, seeking justice and the pro - By Kiply Lukan Yaworski It is very personal, and its so touch - out the “B for Bishop.” program, and the Msgr. Michael tection of human life and human ing when you hear the guys con - However, Bolen stresses that J. Koch Resource Library, as well dignity at every age and stage. SASKATOON — Volunteer nect,” she says. “You see that spark the appeal has never been about as the diocesan Liturgy Information materials about Teresa Hiebert first heard about of the divine grow within them. And the bishop; rather, the it has been Commission, Ecumenical the appeal are being distributed prison ministry when she was tak - when you see the tears, you know about the initiatives and min - Commission, and partner organi - by parish volunteers, and the ing the Lay Formation program. that’s the Holy Spirit and you can istries that are carried out because zations, including Catholic Bishop’s Annual Appeal video Dianne Anderson, co-ordinator of see the change in them, the transfor - of the support of donors. Family Services, the Prairie will be shown in parishes this the Office of Restorative Ministry mation. I guess that’s the spark of The needs and the challenges Centre for Ecumenism and the fall, as well as being posted on for the Roman Catholic Diocese mercy. It shatters that shell — that remain, says Bolen, as do “the Saskatoon Friendship Inn. the Catholic Foundation website: of Saskatoon, came to a weekend hardened shell on the outside. That’s possibilities that flow from Strengthening families, healing http://dscatholicfoundation.ca session to speak to participants where the hope starts to come in.” about her work in the prison. “Another powerful prayer that “A little seed was planted and I Dianne says with them is the Youth ministry is funded by appeal thought, ‘I’d like to try that,’ ’’ prayer to St, Michael the says Hiebert. “I was really scared Archangel; that’s very powerful at first. You stereotype (prison - for them and that’s very real, By Kiply Lukan Yaworski FacetoFace Ministries. We have there is encounter, there is youth ers), and you don’t really want to because they live in so much many wonderful ministries of ministry,” he said. “One kid, 10 go into prison, but I signed up and chaos,” Hiebert says. SASKATOON — Helping people stepping up as disciples kids, 20 kids — it doesn’t matter. I got my clearance and I went in.” Hiebert believes that support youth encounter Christ, grow as to serve. We need to work with How are you loving the ones that Her first experience was praying for prison ministry makes a huge disciples, and reach out to trans - each other.” are in your life? As a pastor, as a the rosary and the Chaplet of difference in the lives of the men. form the world is the goal of Connecting with those provid - parent, as an aunt or an uncle, as Divine Mercy with a group of “It is such a time of grace and youth ministry in the Roman ing youth ministry in parishes and a lector, as an altar server co- inmates. “That was such a powerful opportunity to be able to connect Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon beyond is one of the roles of the ordinator? You all have a role to day,” she says. — and it is also the job of all the Youth Ministry Office, said play, and you can’t abdicate it, The experi - baptized, says Colm Leyne. Leyne. Regular meetings among you can’t resign, you can’t pass ence that began The co-ordinator of the dioce - those providing youth ministry the buck.” in fear soon gave san Vocations and Youth are held to connect, pray, and He offered a menu of ideas to way to wonder. Ministry Office in the Roman explore different themes and con - make youth ministry easier for The men seemed Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon cerns together. At the most recent those who do not have a paid so tough and spoke about the challenges and gathering the topic was school youth minister in their parish, or scary at first, but opportunities of youth ministry to ministry. who have limited time and prayer brings leaders from across the diocese “Part of my ministry is just to resources. Leyne identified a list forth new gathered for an Administration love the ministers,” added of upcoming “show-up events” insights. “They Day Sept. 13. Leyne, describing efforts to that might simply require paying a were so beauti - “Our young people are neces - affirm, empower and support registration fee and organizing ful, and so hon - sary. They are essential. In many youth ministers. “To do this min - some parents to help with trans - est. When they Tim Yaworski ways they are the life blood of istry is priceless. The least I can portation. got down on RESTORATIVE MINISTRY — Volunteer Teresa your community,” said Leyne. do is to take them out for a cup For instance, Youth Alpha pro - their knees and Hiebert stands in front of the Saskatoon “They are part of the church of coffee and say ‘well done, grams are happening this fall at St. you open your Correctional Centre, where she volunteers as part today; they are here now. Don’t good and faithful servant.’ ’’ Anne’s and Holy Family Cathedral eyes, and you of Restorative Ministry. ignore them. You need to see Supporting pastors, parents, in Saskatoon and are available see them down them, and you need to love and parish councils in their min - online to break open the basic on their knees, and praying, you with them one-on-one in a spiritu - them.” istry to youth is another role of truths of Christian faith, he sug - feel that power. You feel the Holy al environment.” Supported by the Bishop’s the diocesan youth ministry gested. Spirit in the room. It touches your She often reflects on the huge Annual Appeal, the diocesan office, Leyne said. This support Pure Witness Ministries holds heart,” says Hiebert. challenges facing men in prison, Youth Ministry office “exists to might include training opportuni - regular YEP (Youth “It was so touching, in fact, and trusts in the hope that encoun - empower, train, support and men - ties, resources, brainstorming Evangelization Program) monthly and I was so humbled (that) tears tering God can bring into their tor those serving young people in sessions, help in interviewing or events for youth from Grade 8 - started coming down my face. lives. our community,” Leyne summa - hiring a youth minister, discern - 12, and Challenge Girls Club and And it was so sweet — this one “A lot of them have grown up rized. ing gifts, or facilitating a discus - Conquest Boys Club are starting guy across the room saw me tear - so beaten up, they haven’t had a The diocese is blessed with a sion about the particular needs of up for another year of spiritual ing up, and he grabbed a box of home, they haven’t had the oppor - range of ministries, he noted. a parish. growth for those ages eight - 17. Kleenex for me,” she recalled. tunities — so you need to help “CCO (Catholic Christian Leyne added that he advo - Search retreats are again being Hiebert has also joined Anderson them realize that when they look Outreach) was founded here, we cates for youth ministry, while offered to youth in the Diocese of in offering sharing circles at the in the mirror, the face of mercy is have great campus ministry at assuring his listeners that it is Saskatoon, with the next one prison, where the men will open up right there, the divine is within. STM (St. Thomas More happening in every parish. scheduled for Oct. 21 - 2 3 about their lives and their struggles. That’s our chance to really con - College), we have Theology On “Where there are young people, “That’s a humbling experience. nect with them.” Tap, Pure Witness Ministries, there is youth ministry. Where — YOUNG PEOPLE, page 7 September 21, 2016 LOCAL NEWS Prairie Messenger 7 Campion speakers focus on indigenous issues

By Frank Flegel Paths of the Plateau Tribe and University where munity based research. Beginnings: A Meditation on she raises aware - Director of Pastoral Studies REGINA — Indigenous peo - Coast Salish Lifeways. ness about and chair of the Jesuit Vocations ple in the United States endured He described the difficulty as indigenous rights Committee Stephanie Molloy similar conditions as indigenous he began his ministry with the and building net - welcomed everyone and briefly people in Canada — residential coastal nations. “I knew nothing works of support explained the purpose of the lec - schools, discrimination — but in and I knew I knew nothing. I felt for Native tures. “We looked for a way to Canada we rarely hear about like a child.” His introduction to Americans. say who the Jesuits are and how them. That changed a little for an life with the tribes was for a “There is a they carry out their ministries.” audience who attended the eighth funeral of an eight-year-old boy chasm between The series was initiated to annual Campion Controversies who had been beaten to death. our worlds. I bring in Jesuits and their collabo - Lecture series held in the Riffel “That’s how I started.” hope we can rators from various areas of Auditorium, Campion College An elder sat him down and come together in expertise to talk about what they University of Regina Sept. 13. talked him through it. dialogue.” Her do and the impact they have. Patrick Twohy, SJ, and Roberts is a member of the research areas Campion College president Christina Roberts, both of whom Gros Ventre/Assinboine people, include 19th- Rev. John Meehan, SJ, introduced work with indigenous people in born in Butte, Montana. Her story century the guest speakers and briefly Washington state, described their is similar to that of people who American litera - described the Report of the Truth experiences: Twohy working and attended residential schools. ture, Native and Reconciliation Commission. living with coastal tribes and “I didn’t know who I was. I American litera - Local elders Noel Starblanket and Roberts raising awareness about moved to Seattle. I was lost.” She ture, ecofemi - Frank Flegel Robert Bellegarde opened the indigenous rights at Seattle showed a few slides of her family nism and com - Rev. Patrick Twohy, SJ, and Christina Roberts evening with a prayer. University. and described some of the vio - Twohy has worked among lence and the alcohol-fuelled coastal nations for about 40 years. problems they encountered. Her Middle school receives major funding He has written two books on the grandmother was a violent alco - life and spirituality of the coastal holic. Roberts’ mother was tribes: Finding a Way Home: abused and died at 46 in a fire. By Frank Flegel out to schools who competed in executive director Curtis Kleisinger Indian and Catholic Spiritual Roberts works at Seattle an Extreme School Makeover said the $1 million would be used REGINA — It was a banner Challenge to improve student for the graduate support program. week for Mother Teresa Middle nutrition. Mosaic, The “We will help our graduate students School (MTMS), which received Saskatchewan School Boards bridge the gap between Grade 8 Sisters hold gatherings in total $1 million from the Association and Breakfast for and Grade 12. Mosaic Company. Learning program partnered in The Makeover Challenge SASKATOON — The Sisters of Mission Service met in Saskatoon The million dollars is in the establishing the challenge in grant was celebrated Friday for three events over the summer. form of a social impact bond — 2006 to encourage student nutri - morning at the school, first with On July 16 they celebrated the 65th anniversary of their foundation the first time such a mechanism tion and healthy lifestyles. a walk around the local neigh - as a religious congregation. The community was founded in Battleford has been used in a Canadian The $1-million donation was bourhood followed by an invita - on July 16, 1951, by Rev. G. W. Kuckartz, OMI, and Catherine Cannon. school. The potash mining com - announced first at a Sept. 15 tion for guests to join the stu - August 16 - 19, the sisters met at Queen’s House for a retreat on the pany’s foundation will pay morning news conference at the dents for a nutritious breakfast. theme, “Love Is What Carries Us.” The retreat ended with the election MTMS $200,000 a year for five school, then at an afternoon Sarah Fedorchuk, senior direc - of a new leadership team. Both the retreat and the election process were years and if the school meets its reception held for invited guests tor of Public Affairs for facilitated by Sister Margo Ritchie, CSJ, from London, Ont. Judy graduation rates as set out by the atop the roof of the company’s Mosaic, said growing food is Schachtel was re-elected to the leadership team for a second term; also Ministry of Education, the gov - Regina headquarters in Hill very important to the company elected were Sisters Marie-Noelle Rondot and Olive MacInnis. ernment of Saskatchewan will Tower 3, downtown Regina. and the company is very proud The community gathered again at Our Lady of Lourdes Church to repay the company, including “The challenge in this case is of the Extreme School celebrate the 50th anniversary of religious profession of Mariette 1.3 per cent interest. If the grad - to improve education and Makeover Challenge program. Rivard, who presently resides in Winnipeg. uation rate is less than 75 per employment outcomes for disad - Fedorchuk announced that the cent, the company gets nothing. vantaged students,” said Bruce company is so pleased with the The advantage for the govern - Bodine, Mosaic senior vice-presi - 2016 results it will support it ment is that there is no money dent for Potash. again in 2017. up front and if the goal is met, it Paul Hill, CEO of the Hill Representatives of the is estimated the government group of companies, chair of the Saskatchewan School Boards saves about $1.7 million in MTS board of directors and the Association, Breakfast for social costs over the lifetime of driving force behind the estab - Learning and the Regina Catholic each graduate. lishment of MTMS in 2011, School Division all spoke highly The money the school praised Mosaic for its commit - of the Challenge program and received from Mosaic is one of ment to the province. thanked the company for continu - 10 awards the company has paid Mother Teresa Middle School ing it into 2017. Young people become the leaders

Continued from page 6 that the young people then become FacetoFace Ministries is one of the leaders. They become servers, the grassroots groups providing SMS at Bishop James Mahoney High and they get to share the gift.” youth ministry in the diocese. Jon LEADERSHIP TEAM — A Sisters of Mission Service leadership team School in Saskatoon, with infor - Other easily accessibly ideas Courchene of FacetoFace was chosen at a gathering of the sisters in Saskatoon over the summer. mation and registration at for parishes include hosting a Ministries described the parish They are (from left): Sisters Olive MacInnis, Judy Schachtel and www.saskatoonsearch.ca eucharistic adoration evening for retreat to leaders attending Marie-Noelle Rondot. “Like a live-in or a Cursillo, youth with music, offering a Administration Day. “Each session Search is a ‘come to know that youth Bible study, exploring the typically has praise and worship, Jesus loves you’ kind of week - new “Do-Cat” catechism has a keynote talk, sometimes a resource for youth about Catholic drama, and then a small group, Grassroots supported end,” Leyne explained. “These social teachings, or holding a where youth get together and dis - young people are going to sports night, listed Leyne. cuss a way to make it real for encounter the Lord in a powerful Continued from page 3 America and the Middle East. “Meet on a Saturday morning, them.” Funds support grassroots orga - way. And the beauty of Search is Bibles and bagels, or take this Retreat sessions include the Caritas Internationalis . It is a nizations run by people who little reflection, break open the proclamation of the word membership-led organization sup - know first-hand the issues facing word. There are lots of ideas,” he (exploring who is God and what ported by parish collections, indi - the developing world. These over - Are you suggested. “You want to do cate - he has done for us), a session vidual donations and government seas partners help determine the chesis? Take them to Chrism leading into the sacrament of grants. nature of Development and Moving? Mass and talk about it on the reconciliation, another on what Development and Peace seeks Peace’s involvement abroad. Please let us know a drive home.” life in Christ looks like, and ways to help people of all faiths Development and Peace also month in advance. Parishes are also welcome to finally, a closing session on how in the Global South break the solicits donations from Canadians Write to: invite Leyne to come out to pro - to live out faith and how to know cycle of poverty through commu - to provide emergency relief Circulation Dept. vide training or discuss ideas. “I God and love him very practical - Prairie Messenger nity based, sustainable develop - abroad for natural disasters, civil Box 190 can help you develop a plan,” he ly, described Courchene. The ment initiatives. Since 1967, disturbances and other human Muenster, Sask. S0K 2Y0 said. “We plan for everything in retreat also includes youth activi - Development and Peace supports tragedies, as well as raising [email protected] business, but we don’t plan how ties, prayer ministry, fellowship partners working to improve liv - awareness and calling for action Undeliverable papers cost twice to help young people encounter and eucharistic adoration, as well ing conditions in some 70 coun - through the fall postcard cam - as much to return. the Lord. We just try to wing it. as celebration of mass with the tries in Africa, Asia and Latin paign in parishes across Canada. We need to do better than that.” community. 8 Prairie Messenger CHURCH AT HOME September 21, 2016 A silent kitchen table, and musings on summer past

Table. Through the editors’ gen - erosity, I’m not even required to quote Scriptures or repeat prayers Around the — though sometimes I may wish to, being the incurably religious Kitchen Table animal I am. Here are some thoughts from the summer past. Lloyd Ratzlaff 1) You, Big Banger, who spewed stars and sent them spin - ning, what can a little firecracker There wasn’t much talk sisters and I with our parents say to such unfathomableness? around the kitchen table when I took turns reading out verses for Not much. Here we are, making was growing up. Except for the the day, which we chose at ran - light of each other’s dark. Was days we had company, all our dom from cards grouped by there something more to add? meals were eaten there, and colours of the rainbow. After 2) Five watches with dead before each one we bowed our we’d read, Dad usually was the batteries lying on the dresser. heads for a prayer, then got one who prayed, but sometimes Now there’s all that recycling of down to the eating. What talk he’d call on one of us instead. hazardous waste to do, and still I there was concerned mainly the These were not to be memorized don’t know the right time. What work that needed doing that prayers such as little children was so wrong anyway taking five day. repeated, but extemporaneous seconds a day to wind a watch, or Breakfast was the most addresses to God himself. Dad’s a minute for grandfather’s clock? uncomfortable meal. Unless we own prayers were predictable — 3) Old ump’s belly nearly were in some great hurry, my bless the missionaries, may they touches the catcher’s back as he father first passed around a little win many souls for Thee; help us leans over her where she crouch - box of Scripture cards — they be good witnesses today — any es behind home plate in this all- were about the size of the fortune of us could have repeated the girl ballgame. Strike One! Ball in a Chinese cookie — and my words for him. Still, I dreaded One! Wild swings one and two. A my turn coming because it felt hit with a safe on first and a run - awkward to pretend being on ner brought home. The catcher Ratzlaff is the author of three such familiar terms with Deity squats again, old umpire tucks books of literary non-fiction pub - when our own family hardly himself in. L. Ratzlaff lished by Thistledown Press: The knew what to say to each other 4) I keep asking for their per - IMAGES OF SUMMER PAST — These two little ones have a place Crow Who Tampered With Time when prayers ended and we start - mission to do what they don’t “under” the Ratzlaff kitchen table. Puppy Finnegan, left, is Ruby’s (2002), Backwater Mystic Blues ed on the “eats” — it was less want me to do, so I can hate them new companion, and together they have added to the joyful memories (2006), and Bindy’s Moon (2015); dining than shovelling. when they refuse to indulge me, of a summer just past. and editor of Seeing it Through, an It sounds harsh, but that’s the and hold them responsible for anthology of seniors’ writings pub - way it felt. what I never became. Like Hesse, truth, that their allure should be 7) Who ever saw a robin lished by READ Saskatoon. So I imagine you’ll under - I have increased the anguish and resisted. So I’ve tried to love in bopping in the treetop all day Formerly a minister, counsellor and stand my joy that for sixteen guilt of the world by doing vio - dead earnest, implying even that long? Not enough worms up there university instructor, he now makes years the Prairie Messenger has lence to myself. I was taught that love, being a cross, will draw to stuff a gizzard, or a nestful of his living as a writer in Saskatoon. offered me a place at the Kitchen bodies interfere with faith and blood. open mouths. 5) Take heed when eating 8) Old woman leans into the your raspberries, or they’ll all dumpster like a dabbling duck, Pope exhorts people to see Hamel as saint taste the same. rear end in the air, cane for a 6) After 30 years, a re- beak, plastic bag like a white Continued from page 1 the pope gave you permission.’ ’’ at beginning of Christianity.” reading of Lawrence wing on her left arm. At mass the pope also exhort - Hamel, he continued, “is a part Ferlinghetti’s Her : “We’re so 9) An unbroken double rain - church in the West. ed the congregants to see Hamel of this chain of martyrs. The brave and blowing scorn out of bow and the beginnings (or ends) “Father Jacques Hamel had his as a saint, saying: “We must pray Christians, who suffer today — our horn when we’re all well of a third hang on the brink of the throat slit on the cross, at the to him — he is a martyr!” be it in prison, in death or by tor - and wailing like a young dog river. Am I quite certain there are exact moment he was celebrating Such veneration is normally ture — for not denying Jesus barking at a bear behind a safe - only seven colours? Now the six the sacrifice of Christ’s cross,” reserved for those the church has Christ, show the very cruelty of ty fence, but when the fury ends move down to the water, Francis told the congregants, launched on the lengthy process this persecution. And this cruelty falls then who’s the first to run where the pots of gold are buried including Hamel’s sister and the of canonization to formally rec - that asks for apostasy, we can say, away telltale between his legs and we can’t get at them. Pelican archbishop of Rouen. ognize them as saints. is satanic.” and who’s the first to grovel floats under the bows, white ark “A good man, meek, brotherly But martyrs, or those killed for Francis noted that even as he dad to pray hail mary mother I on water. A duck flies by more and who always sought to make their faith, are automatically con - was about to have his throat slit, want you.” propeller tha n wing. peace, was murdered as if he were sidered among the “blessed” in the priest “did not lose the lucidi - a criminal. This is the satanic line heaven, and Francis’ gesture was ty to accuse and clearly say the of persecution,” the pope said, characteristic of his desire to cut name of his murderer. He clearly according to reports by Catholic through ecclesiastical red tape said, ‘Be gone, Satan.’ ’’ The Prairie Messenger News Service and other outlets. and encourage grassroots witness “This example of courage, as When Francis entered the and devotion. well as the martyrdom of his own invites you to advertise chapel for the daily 7 a.m. service Some have called for the pope life when he gave himself to help in our upcoming special issue — which was shown on Vatican to immediately declare Hamel an others, to help create brother - television for the first time — he official saint, which the pope can hood, helps us to go forward in honour of bowed before the altar, which had do in very rare cases. without fear,” the pope said. a photo of Hamel in front of two While his statement to Lebrun Hamel’s murder quickly Most Reverend Donald Bolen lit candles. did not rise to that level, it certainly prompted a passionate debate about on his installation as Archbishop Dominique provided encouragement to those whether he was a martyr or Lebrun of Rouen later explained who hope Hamel’s killing under - whether his death would be exploit - Archbishop of the he had brought the picture with scores the plight of persecuted ed to single out Islam for blame. the intention of asking the pope to Christians and also those who want Francis indicated both that Archdiocese of Regina. sign it and write a note for three a stronger campaign by the West Hamel was a martyr and that his nuns who had been with Hamel at against radical Islamists who are murder should promote peace, not This congratulatory issue will be dated: mass that day. behind much of that persecution. conflict. The sisters care for the sick Francis has always been out - In a news conference after the and were not able to join the pil - spoken in defence of persecuted mass, both Lebrun and Hamel’s October 5, 2016 grimage to Rome. Christians, especially at the hands sister, Roselyn, stressed that point. Deadline for advertising is: September 23. According to CNS, instead of of Muslim extremists in the Roselyn Hamel said that nei - signing the photo before mass, the Middle East, while at the same ther her brother nor Francis was Contact Prairie Messenger advertising: pope “immediately told me to put time forcefully rejecting any blaming Islam. “God is love,” she email: [email protected] it on the altar” where it had been, association between genuine said, according to CNS. Those " the archbishop told reporters later. Islam and such violence. who killed her brother “did so in Phone: 306-682-1772 Fax: 306-682-5285 “At the end of mass, when he In his homily Sept. 14, Francis the name of a god who is not the was greeting everyone, he signed reflected on the many martyrs God of Islam nor the God of it and said to me, ‘You can put that are part of the history of the Christianity.” this photo in the church because church and he said, as he has in “The assassins, I think, acted www.prairiemessenger.ca he is ‘blessed’ now, and if anyone the past, that “there are more under the influence of the devil, says you aren’t allowed, tell them Christian martyrs than there were of Satan,” Lebrun added. September 21, 2016 ARTS & CULTURE Prairie Messenger 9 A look at humanity in age of World Wide Web

Angeles (UCLA) when computer diapers. Whether rejecting the dreams of itself?” scientist Leonard Kleinrock sent web or being controlled by it, Where indeed is the World the first computer-to-computer human beings prove to be end - Wide Web headed? There are Screenings message: a simple “Lo,” for the lessly fascinating subjects. nightmare scenarios as well as first two letters of “login.” From Chapter 5 speculates on the dreams. The last three chapters & Meanings these humble beginnings arose “end of the net.” The web explore the future of robotics and today’s World Wide Web in depends on a vast critical elec - artificial intelligence for good or which every single day the tronic infrastructure that could be ill. Would an “Internet of Me,” of Gerald Schmitz amount of data transmitted is vulnerable to major global disrup - mind-melding invisible total con - equal to that stored on a stack of tions such as solar storms. The nection, be “the worst enemy of It’s worth reflecting on how /), which premiered at Sundance CDs reaching to Mars and back. worst in the cyberspace has so thoroughly had in January, was released last It’s an arresting metaphor as industrial era an impact on our lives. What has month. Herzog introduces us to concepts occurred in changed as a result of the ubiquity Divided into 10 chapters, the underlying this exponential September of personal computers, the film provides both an insightful growth, such as the efficiencies of 1859. Known expanding networks and the law as the Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World of large numbers, and to the ideas “Carrington of Internet pioneers and philoso - event” it dam - (U.S. 2016) phers like Ted Nelson. aged many Chapter 2 on “The Glories of telegraph lines the Net” shows how the massed sparking con - Internet, smartphones and instant interrogation into and a critical collective power of huge numbers siderable global communications? What are meditation on how this techno - of web-connected players can be alarm. (A 2008 the implications for the human logical revolution has come applied to solve puzzles that National prospect? There’s no more engag - about, its consequences and supercomputers could not. Academy of ing and enlightening guide to such future possibilities. There’s been an explosion of Sciences questions than master German Chapter 1, “The Early Years,” online learning rivalling the best report estimat - filmmaker Werner Herzog whose goes back to the birth of the universities. Looking ahead to the ed the cost of a documentary Lo and Behold: Internet beyond its U.S. military potential of artificial intelligence similar event Reveries of the Connected World origins. It was 1969 in a lab of we can foresee self-driving cars to current (hQttp://w w w.loandbehold fil m.com the Uni v e rsity of Cali forn ia Lo s and perhaps autonomous robots power grids doing things thought unimagin - and communi - able outside of science fiction. cations sys - But alongside the impressive tems at $1-2 possibilities there is a dark side as trillion.) explored in chapter 3. The so- Modern civi - called “dark web” has become a lization haven for illicit transactions of all wouldn’t nec - Retreats & Workshops kinds. Think of the sharing of essarily col - Moving to Higher Ground: Conversations in a New Key pornographic and violent images lapse, but the Gerald Schmitz Marie-Louise Ternier-Gommers, MDiv. Saturdays, Sept. 24, Oct. 29 & Dec. 3, gone “viral,” shaming through impact would FILM DIRECTOR — Lo and Behold director 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., and Thursdays, Oct. 6, 20, Nov. 10, 24, 7 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. social media, the spread of hate - be enormous. 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10 Prairie Messenger DEEPENING OUR FAITH September 21, 2016 Of the many names for God, mercy is the best

Breaking Open the Ordinary

Sandy Prather

Without a doubt, it is an irrev - politely. Barefoot before the burn - erent juxtaposition: whatever ing bush, Moses hears God’s reply: could Popeye the sailor man and “I Am who I Am” (Ex 3:14). the Old Testament God of Moses It’s a great answer, I Am who I have in common? Or, in other Am , but, for persons of a certain words, what’s in a name? The age, it irreverently calls up a cer - answer it seems is, a lot. tain tattooed cartoon character The irreligious connection with enormous arms and an ever- between Popeye and God arose for present can of spinach. This char - me recently when reading Cardinal acter responds to questions about Walter Kasper’s book Mercy: the his identity with the quip, “I yam Essence of the Gospel and the Key who I yam,” and Popeye the to Christian Life. This is the book sailor man thus entered the imagi - CNS/Paul Haring of which Pope Francis remarked, nations of children everywhere. WHAT’S IN A NAME? — German Cardinal Walter Kasper signs his book Mercy: The Essence of the “(It) has done me so much good.” Popeye notwithstanding, I Am Gospel and the Key to Christian Life in this file photo. For Sandy Prather, one of the compelling parts of Arguing that traditional theology who I Am is not only a good an - Kasper’s book concerns the understanding of one of God’s names. hasn’t paid enough attention to the swer, it’s a wonderfully transcen - divine virtue of mercy, Kasper re - dent one, reflecting a certain phi - ship, having revisited Hebrew am with them, and I will deliver present to you; I am the one turned visits Scripture and tradition to losophical worldview which, thought, points to a different under - them.” The subsequent actions of to you in compassion.” It allows us provide a compelling argument while not likely in the minds of standing of “being” than that found God in what we call salvation his - to trust that we may always turn to that mercy is a defining feature of the cartoon illustrators, certainly in classical Greek philosophy. In tory confirm the revelation of a this God, knowing we will be wel - God, not simply one descriptor was in the minds of the original biblical thought, “being” is essen - God whose heart is moved with comed with mercy and kindness, among many. Pope Francis, clearly biblical translators and subsequent tially relational and means, “con - compassion, who does not remain knowing that God is always God- influenced by Kasper’s reasoning, commentators. crete, active and powerfully effec - indifferent to people’s suffering but with-us. has made mercy a defining feature The answer comes to us from tive presence” (Mercy, 48). who moves powerfully to remedy It has implications for the way of his papacy. For me, a particular - the Greek Septuagint (circa 200 Thus, we have new insight into it. This is God’s mercy: God’s lov - we understand the church’s mis - ly attractive argument from BC) as a translation of the four-let - understanding God’s name as re - ing-kindness and care, God’s mis - sion. If God looks with mercy and Kasper’s book concerns the under - ter Hebrew tetragrammaton for vealed to Moses. Rather than a ericordia, heart for the poor. For loving-kindness, are we not to do standing of one of God’s names. God’s Holy Name, a name so wholly self-sufficient I Am , God’s Israel, it is a defining trait, not sim - the same? Pope Francis has called I first learned about the variety sacred that in the Jewish tradition, name must convey this “concrete, ply one attribute among many. It is upon the church’s ministers and and importance of God’s names it is not pronounced aloud or even active and powerfully effective revealed in God’s name and then in members to be the face of mercy when studying the Old Testament spelled completely. Christian com - presence.” It has been translated God’s actions. within the world, to be a church years ago. Among the most promi - mentators translated the tetragram - variously as, “I am ‘the One who I To know that God is first and that heals wounds, warms the nent was God’s name as revealed to maton variously as, “I Am who I am there,’ ” (as the keeper of foremost a God of mercy has im - hearts of the faithful and reaches Moses in the book of Exodus, Am,” or, “I Am the One who Is.” God’s promises) or, in existential - portant implications. It comes first out in compassion to everyone, chapter 3. We all know the story: In doing so, they drew on the ist Mart in Buber’s words, as, “I as great comfort, challenging all especially those in deep est need. God appears to Moses in the form Greek philosophy of the time: God will be present as the One who is our mistaken images of God as We are, indeed, to be merciful as of a burning bush and recruits is best named and described as pure there” (47-48). fearsome judge, punishing avenger our heavenly Father is merciful. Moses to free the enslaved Is rael - and essential Being, whole and What these names have in com - or even indifferent observer. It What’s in a name? As Popeye ites from Egypt. In reluctantly complete within God’s very self. mon is the promise of God’s active answers our questions when, in the and God can attest, Greek philos - accepting the mission, Moses paus - Theologically, over time, de - and powerful presence. The con - midst of suffering and distress, we ophy gives us one answer, and es to ask God’s name. “Whom shall scribing God within these meta - text, after all, is the enslavement of call out, “Where are you, God?” biblical Hebraic thought, another. I say has sent me?” he inquires physical categories came to domi - God’s people and God stating to The answer comes swift and sure, I favour the latter: God, thy name nate the tradition and other attrib - Moses, “I have heard their cries; I as it did to Moses: “I am the One is mercy. 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vant today as when they were first proclaimed. Habakkuk, environmental crises and destruction, we have a choice. like us, had to struggle with how to respond to his violent We can either let those news stories define us, reaffirming times. He, like us, had come to terms with what it means our silent, hidden conviction that we’re going to hell in a Liturgy to be people of faith in times of fear. handbasket anyway, or we can claim the treasury of our Every generation has had to learn how to cope with the faith. We can choose to give an account of our hope. We and Life turmoil of their times. The prophet Habakkuk’s frustration can voice our conviction that God listens to our lament. actually points to a very healthy way of dealing with this We can behave like the saved people we proclaim our - human experience. He enters into the mode of lamenta - selves to be. This does not mean that, as Christians, we are Gertrude Rompré tion. He voices his fear and angst to God, even to the point naive. Rather, it bears witness to the deeper reality in of accusing God of abandoning his people. He cries out to which we our rooted — the salvific present of God-with- God and, most importantly, God responds. us in all times and turmoil. If there was a scale to measure global anxiety, I suspect We see this pattern over and over again in Scripture. Paul writes to Timothy, “Guard the good treasure humanity would be in the red zone these days. We can all Humans suffer, they cry out to God, and God listens. Our entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in create a litany of the things that worry us: terrorism, belief in a listening God — a God who is present to us” (2 Tm 1:14). We are wise to remember these words as racism, war, pollution. . . . Just watching the daily news is human suffering and who does not merely watch us from a we watch the daily news. Yes, the bad news is real. Yes, it enough to cause a rise in blood pressure. So what are we distance — is the most radical claim we make as must call us to action. But, the bad news does not have the called to do, as Christians, in these times of turmoil? This last word. It does not define who we are as humans. We week’s readings provide us some vital clues. Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4 are capable of more. It takes the spirit of courage and self- Twenty-Seventh Sunday First of all, the readings give us perspective. We only Psalm 95 discipline to believe this, to avoid letting ourselves be in Ordinary Time need to listen to Habakkuk’s lament to realize that we 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14 defined as creatures by the worst things of which we are October 2, 2016 don’t have a monopoly on violent times. Indeed, I think Luke 17:5-10 capable. the prophet Habakkuk must have penned the words of the The disciples in the gospel ask for an “increase in first reading after listening to the evening news! “O Lord, Christians. It is truly the scandal of the cross. God is cruci - faith.” We do well to do the same. We can turn the evening how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or fied in God’s desire to be present to us in the depth of our news into a spiritual discipline and use it as an occasion to cry to you ‘Violence!’ and you will not save?” (Hab 1:2). pain, suffering and sinfulness. It is this belief in a God ask for an increase in faith. Rooted in faith, we can Habakkuk’s pointed questions to the Lord are just as rele - who gets intimately involved in the messiness of our exis - become the antidote to the bad news that streams toward tence that constitutes the Good News! us. We can continue to trust in God and engage in relation - The challenge for Christians, then, is to continue to ships with those the evening news paints as fearful. By the Rompré is the director of Mission and Ministry at St. faithfully proclaim the Good News in light of the 24-hour grace of God, through the action of the Holy Spirit, we can Thomas More College in Saskatoon. news cycle. When we hear stories of terror and violence, be the co-creators of the Good News in our world today! Abandon paranoia, embrace metanoia, and learn to live in trust

did their healing, a healthier per - metanoia stands in contrast to closes those doors. spective returned, and the doors paranoia. In essence, metanoia is Some of the early church In that had slammed shut at that “non-paranoia,” so that Jesus’ fathers suggested that all of us meeting opened again and opening words in the Synoptic have two minds and two hearts. metanoia replaced my paranoia. Gospels might be better rendered: For them, each of us has big mind Exile It’s significant that the first Be un-paranoid and believe that and a big heart . That’s the saint in word out of Jesus’ mouth in the it is good news. Live in trust! us, the image and likeness of God Synoptic Gospels is the word Henri Nouwen, in a small but inside us: the warm, generative, Ron Rolheiser, OMI metanoia . Jesus begins his min - deeply insightful book entitled and empathic part of us. All of us istry with these words: “Repent With Open Hands , describes won - harbour a true greatness within. (metanoia) and believe in the derfully the difference between But each of us also has within us Sometimes we’re a mystery to happening. I was in good spirits, good news.” That, in capsule, is a metanoia and paranoia. He sug - a petty mind and a petty heart . ourselves, or, perhaps more accu - generative, and looking for places summary of his entire message. gests that there are two funda - That’s the narcissistic part of us, rately, sometimes we don’t realize to be helpful. Then, shortly But how does one repent? mental postures with which we the wounded part, the paranoid how much paranoia we carry before the meeting ended, one of Our English translations of the can go through life. We can, he part that turns self-protective and within ourselves. A lot of things my colleagues made a biting Gospels don’t do justice to what says, go through life in the pos - immediately begins to close the tend to ruin our day. comment that struck me as bitter Jesus is saying here. They trans - ture of paranoia. The posture of doors of warmth and trust when - I went to a meeting recently and unfair. Immediately a series late metanoia with the word paranoia is symbolized by a ever we appear threatened. and for most of it felt warm, of doors began to close inside me. repent . But, for us, the word closed fist, by a protective stance, Such is our inner complexity. friendly toward my colleagues, My warmth and empathy quickly repent has different connotations by habitual suspicion and distrust. We are both big-hearted and and positive about all that was turned into hardness and anger from what Jesus intended. In Paranoia has us feeling that we petty, open-minded and bigoted, and I struggled not to obsess English, repentance implies that forever need to protect ourselves trusting and suspicious, saint and about the incident. Moreover, the we have done something wrong from unfairness, that others will narcissist, generous and hoarding, Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, feelings didn’t pass quickly. For and must regretfully disavow our - hurt us if we show any vulnera - warm and cold. Everything and award-winning author, is several days a coldness and para - selves of that action and begin to bility, and that we need to assert depends upon which heart and president of the Oblate School of noia lingered inside me and I live in a new way. The biblical our strength and talents to which mind we are linked to and Theology in San Antonio, Texas. avoided any contact with the man word metanoia has much wider impress others. Paranoia quickly operating out of at any given He can be contacted through his who had made the negative com - connotations. turns warmth into cold, under - moment. One minute we are will - website: www.ronrolheiser.com. ments while I stewed in my nega - The word metanoia comes standing into suspicion, and gen - ing to die for others, a minute Now on Facebook: www.face - tivity. from two Greek words: meta , erosity into self-protection. later we would see them dead; book.com/ronrolheiser Time and prayer eventually meaning above; and nous , mean - The posture of metanoia, on one minute we want to give our - ing mind. Metanoia invites us to the other hand, is seen in Jesus on selves over in love, a minute later move above our normal instincts, the cross. There, on the cross, we we want to use our gifts to show into a bigger mind, into a mind see him exposed and vulnerable, our superiority over others. that rises above the proclivity for his arms spread in a gesture of Metanoia and paranoia vie for our self-interest and self-protection embrace, and his hands open, hearts. Small packages which so frequently triggers feel - with nails through them. 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By David Gibson one of the more aristocratic and fuzzy of popes, he knew the trend ©2016 Religion News Service distant figures to sit on the throne line is clearly toward more hu - of Saint Peter, had a crush on a manity, more humour, more “nor - The big news out of the girl when he was a teenager. If malcy,” as they say — a trend Vatican recently was the publica - she had reciprocated his affection Francis has also pushed ahead. tion of a book-length interview “there would be no Pope Pacelli “The pope is a man who with Pope Emeritus Benedict today,” as his parish priest told a laughs, cries, sleeps peacefully, XVI in which the former pontiff reporter in St. Peter’s Square on and has friends like everyone reflects — the first to do so, as the evening Cardinal Eugenio else. A normal person,” as he said popes almost always die in office Pacelli was elected pope in 1939. in a 2014 interview. “To depict — on his controversial eight In these days of great anxiety the pope as a kind of superman or years as pope. in the church about the role of a star seems to me offensive,” In the volume, poignantly gays and gay rights, leaking sto - Francis added. titled The Last Conversations, the ries about papal crushes can also Indeed, at heart the issue is not 89-year-old Benedict told his fel - be useful for signalling that a just about whether a pope can fall low German, the journalist Peter pope is straight, and not just in love, or out of love, but about Seewald, that he was shocked straight but also virile and seri - whether the popes as people are when he was elected pope in ously attractive to women, an so sacred as to be immune from 2005. He also said that while attraction he naturally must the spiritual and even physical administration was not his strong renounce. challenges that afflict humanity. suit, “I don’t see myself as a fail - But it’s still a balancing act — The more important message is ure” and he took credit for break - trying to advertise a pontiff’s that they are men, and Christians, ing up a “gay lobby,” or clique, shared humanity with the flock not religious robots. that he said operated inside the while not encouraging prurient In this latest, and apparently

Vatican. CNS/ L’Osservatore Romano speculation. last, interview, the aging Benedict But the revelation that had Benedict, with his characteris - said that was a central lesson he NORMAL PEOPLE — Retired Pope Benedict XVI talks with Pope tongues wagging was not in the tically wry sense of humour, hoped people learned from his Francis during a meeting at the Vatican in this 2015 file photo. “Even book. if Benedict was not known as the most warm and fuzzy of popes, he seemed to understand that. In his shocking decision to retire in Instead it came in a magazine knew the trend line is clearly toward more humanity, more humour, first book-length interview with 2013 — the first pope in six cen - interview with Seewald in which more ‘normalcy,’ as they say — a trend Francis has also pushed Seewald, published back in 1996, turies to do so. he said that Benedict — who was ahead,” writes David Gibson. the journalist asked then-Cardinal “I think it is also clear that the born Joseph Ratzinger — “fell in Ratzinger if he had ever fallen in pope is no superman and his mere love . . . in a very serious way” as — a beautiful Jewish girl named ized, a development that paral - love. The future pope said existence is not sufficient to con - a student and struggled “very Ginka Beer. leled the Catholic Church’s demurely that he was “touched by duct his role, rather he likewise much” with the idea of taking a Earlier this year a potentially broader pivot to a more open and friendship” in that regard but “my exercises a function,” Benedict vow of celibacy when he became more explosive revelation pastoral style — and a style that plans never progressed as far as a said in explaining his reasons for a priest. emerged in correspondence that had to be modelled by more open clear desire for a family.” resigning. “He was really a very smart- John Paul, who died in 2005, car - and pastoral, and human, popes. A year later, asked at the “If he steps down, he remains looking guy, a handsome young ried on with a married Polish- Part of that “humanizing” launch of his memoirs why the in an inner sense within the man, an aesthete who wrote poet - American woman over the course trend was to let it be known that extensive account of his youth responsibility he took on, but not ry and read Hermann Hesse,” of their adult lives. There was popes could also fall in love — at mentioned no girlfriends, the in the function. In this respect one Seewald told the German news never any suggestion in the least in an innocent way, and future pope quipped: “I had to comes to understand that the weekly Die Zeit in a story pub - exchange that John Paul ever always in their pre-ordination keep the manuscript to 100 office of the pope has lost none of lished Sept. 8. “A fellow student broke his vow of celibacy, and the lives. pages.” its greatness, even if the humanity told me he had quite an effect on pontiff was known to have close Hence the promulgation of the Even if Benedict was not of the office is perhaps becoming women, and vice versa. The deci - friendships with women and men. story that even Pope Pius XII, known as the most warm and more clearly evident.” sion to choose celibacy wasn’t But the intimacy of the letters easy for him.” created a frisson of scandal, as if The news brought to mind some boundary had been crossed. other stories in that vein, such as In a sense it had. Centuries the confession by Argentine ago, of course, the love lives of Catholic Family Services Regina Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio the popes — and cardinals and — which emerged the week after various powerful prelates — Open hearts. Open minds. Open doors. he was elected Pope Francis in became a source of constant fas - 2013 — that he was “dazzled” by cination and scandal, and the tales a young woman he met at a rela - of a bed-hopping Renaissance EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR tive’s wedding while he was a pontiff like Alexander VI can still (permanent full time) young man in seminary. make for remarkable reading. Key Responsibilities: “I was surprised by her beauty, As if in reaction to such Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for the overall coordination her intellectual brilliance . . . and, episodes, however, popes in fol - and supervision of the activities of the Catholic Family Services Society in accordance with the vision, well, I was bowled over for quite lowing centuries became virtual mission, values and beliefs upon which the organization was founded. The Executive Director’s a while. I kept thinking and think - ciphers, regal monks who seemed broad duties include overseeing the administrative and organizational management, finances, ing about her. When I returned to to be spiritually and physically in program planning and evaluation, public relations and communications, human resources the seminary after the wedding, I another realm, above and beyond management and development of Catholic Family Services. could not pray for over a week real life. They were encased in because when I tried to do so, the piety and stripped of passion, The ideal candidate will be an experienced leader as well as: girl appeared in my head. I had to especially of the romantic kind. G an energetic individual with high ethical standards rethink what I was doing.” The teaching on papal infalli - G a team player Francis decided to continue bility — which only pertains to G an excellent communicator who can relate to people at all levels the path to the priesthood, but solemn declarations by the pontiff G have an appropriate professional image said “it would be abnormal for and the bishops, not the pope’s G a strategic visionary with good judgment and strong operational focus this kind of thing not to happen.” personal conduct — was elaborat - G have knowledge of the non-profit sector Similarly, one of the most ed in the 19th century and added G be well-organized and self-directed affecting stories about Saint John more degrees of papal separation G be ready emotionally and physically to perform duties Paul II was about how he appar - from the flock. Qualifications: ently had at least one flirtation as But by the middle of the last G Master’s degree in business administration, social work, psychology or other human service a young man growing up in century there was also a sense discipline with 5 to 10 years’ experience in a leadership role Poland, with the apparent object that the popes had become too G a clean criminal record and vulnerable sector check of his attention — or he of hers remote and needed to be human - G a valid driver’s licence and a reliable vehicle; and G a cellphone G a basic understanding of the teachings of the Catholic Church will be considered an asset Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Please submit letter of application, resumé and references by 5 p.m., September 30, 2016 to: Advertise in the Executive Director Search Committee Catholic Family Services Regina Prairie Messenger 160 McIntosh Street Monday - Friday 8:30 - 5 p.m. Regina, SK S4R 4Z4 Ph. 306-682-1772 Fax 306-682-5285 email: [email protected] We thank all applicants for their interest however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. email: [email protected] No phone calls please. September 21, 2016 FEATURE Prairie Messenger 13 When we hate the prisoner, we engage in self-harm

By Peter Oliver powerful symbol of life, springs “Our life is emptied, drained by for Corrections Canada. Federal a criminal on his right and left up from the depths — sparkling, malice and spite, by malice and prisons are the hands that deal side. God-with-us is not just a Symbols and signs converse bubbling and cheering those in its spite, by the malice and spite of out justice in our country and the message saying, “I am with you with one another. A crucifix purview. The fountain at RPC has the merciless.” justice system is a body repre - in all your heartache, hilarity and adorning a baptismal font com - been shut down and boarded up. This little tale will likely pro - senting the Canadian people. The humdrum tediousness.” “I am municates that “death and new The demise of the fountain voke any number of questions, limb is our own and the message with you” is also a mirror. These life are found in this place.” This was, in part, related to a barbecue but one is of particular impor - is, when we hate those who are people crucified with me are you. back and forth is a mystical, that got out of hand. Photos of a tance. In the story the fountain in prison, we are engaged in an Your malice is a monstrous act of sometimes haunting exchange nude prisoner bathing in the foun - says, “I am a slashed arm,” but act of self-loathing and self- self-harming. In effect Jesus is that can reveal our graced and tain made their way to the press to whom does this limb belong? harming. saying, “I am with them-who-are- grace-less nature. The conversa - who decried RPC for pampering The fountain at RPC is the cen - Surely this was the message of you to demonstrate that loving tion of two such symbols rever - rapists and murders. What can tral symbol of a federal prison Jesus when he, who is Emmanuel those who are accused and con - berates from one of our prisons in one say about that? Well spinning that is, in many ways, a flagship (God-with-us), was crucified with demned heals the whole body.” Saskatoon. a story is fairly easy where pris - The Regional Psychiatric ons are concerned. Very few of us Centre (RPC) is a forensic hospi - spend time in our prisons and, tal. Its mission is the treatment of like convents and monasteries, mentally ill federal prisoners. In the unknown lends itself to con - the course of the several years I jecture and yarns of all sorts. spent as chaplain at the centre I What interests me is the malevo - came to know many of the lence that is the axis on which patients who live there. An these story spin. astounding number of these peo - By malevolence I mean the ple had, at some point, slashed permission we give each other to their arms with any number of hate those who are accused and sharp objects from razor blades to convicted of crimes. This permis - glass. With time, slashed arms sion to hate rails against the came to symbolize a deeper reali - thought that an inmate might, on ty, but what message did they occasion, have a good time. The convey? From a psychiatric view - prospect of a courtyard with a point, I knew that slashing one’s fountain in a prison offends the arm can communicate self- oh-so-righteous heart. loathing and it is often a cry for If you will, indulge a little help but, in itself, this diagnosis is imaginary exercise. Picture a very disconnected from our public sen - large brick fountain with a cir - timent concerning prisoners. cumference of more than 12 The psychiatric centre is built metres and a column-like spire in the form of a hexagon. In the that is about nine metres high. middle of the hexagon there is a Boards cover its base forming Micah Mission courtyard and at the centre of the something of a platform or a courtyard there is a fountain. stage. In the quiet of the court - CRY FOR HELP — An astonishing number of inmates slash their arms, writes Peter Oliver. It can com - municate self-loathing and it is often a cry for help but, in itself, this diagnosis is disconnected from our Everyone from Carl Jung to yard, the fountain speaks lovingly public sentiment concerning prisoners. It is our malevolence toward prisoners that is in need of healing. William Wordsworth looks to those who have slashed their favourably on a fountain. Water, a arms in prisons all over Canada. It says, “I . . . am a slashed arm.” Then in one voice hundreds of Religiosity sometimes a mask for intolerance Oliver works in chaplaincy prisoners reply, “we are a foun - and development for The Micah tain, boarded up.” Then in a kind tual bypass, or high-level denial. Mission in Saskatoon. of mantra they speak together, Much personal imbalance and interpersonal destructiveness is Outlooks from the result. We are invited to be still, step the Inner Life down from our high horses, and live in the bigger story of our faith BOSCO FOUNDATION journey. Does that mean an abused John Bosco Cedric Speyer wife of an alcoholic husband Child & Family Services Foundation doesn’t draw the line with firm limit-setting and leave-taking if “Fear him, do not sin; ponder on your bed and be still. Make justice the domestic violence continues? The John Bosco Child and Family Services Foundation (Bosco your sacrifice and trust in the Lord.” — Psalm 4 Foundation) is a public foundation dedicated to the provision of Does a corporate employee harassed by a boss not file a griev - buildings and facilities used for the treatment, education and “Nothing is apt to mask the face of God as religion.” — Martin ance? Does a team manager not housing of children, adolescents and adults who are in need of Buber charge out of the baseball dugout support. Once upon a time two aunts closed that during services when to “get in the face” of an umpire Bosco Foundation believes in assisting non-profit and charitable lived together on top of an emo - he would look up and catch sight over a bad call? No, of course not. tional volcano of mutual hostility. of one of the more preciously As well as practising mercy, organizations who provide vital services which aid vulnerable At dinner, one aunt so belittled pious brethren in the pews, he forgiveness, and compassion with people in our society. We do this by providing our facilities to the other that there was a scene. would feel literally nauseous with others, we also have to be able to various non-profit and charitable agencies at below market level She demeaned her sister to the disgust. stand up to them and stand apart rental rates. point that her sibling threw the “The shadow knows . . .” from them when necessary. Our facilities are used for social services group care, foster contents of a glass of water in the when religiosity serves to mask So what does it mean, then, to offending sister’s face. Dripping underlying perfectionism, ambi - make justice our sacrifice? First of care, adult mental health care, the St. Francis Food Bank, two with water and indignation, she tion, and intolerance (in both all, that line is from the night prayer AA groups and a NE Edmonton cadet core among others. walked over to the piano and monks). High moral principles to help let go of worldly cares and In addition, we provide volunteer services to assist two small non- began to play and sing at the top combined with righteous vindic - get to sleep! Secondly, we are profit organizations working with low income seniors and victims of her voice: “Jesus loves me this tiveness is a particular toxic equa - responsible for our Spirit-led dis - I know, for the Bible tells me so!” tion that can lead to the kind of cernment, not how it fits into the of stroke with fundraising and volunteer recruitment assistance. I once knew an otherwise abuse or cruelty we see perpetuat - divine plan. Thirdly, as soon as we The Bosco Foundation is currently working with a large service mature monk who bravely dis - ed by “believers.” adopt modern consciousness and organization on a joint project with the aim of providing These examples illustrate a acknowledge more than one Bible affordable housing for low-income seniors. basic mistake made in the name or holy book as truthful, we are Speyer is a Benedictine Oblate of conversion and spiritual sur - working with pieces of the puzzle. 100% of donations go toward charitable purposes. as well as clinical supervisor of e- render: the effort to abdicate the We understand that our picture of Administrative expenses are covered by other sources. counselling for a major employee ego instead of demoting it to an justice or any other absolute will & family assistance program. 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Helping the homeless a Capitol Hill briefing Sept. 15. whether an individual agrees to receive services or “The key takeaway is that . . . we want to address treatment. this one-time emergency so that they stay on their Housing First stands in direct contrast to “treat - Social safety nets have become an accepted, and feet, don’t fall under this downward spiral and then ment-first” models. It does not require participants to necessary, part of today’s society. Some people focus they don’t fall into homelessness again in the future,” receive treatment or services before they receive on how these systems can be abused; others focus on he said. “This evidence suggests that that’s in fact housing or take steps to become “housing ready.” In how we can improve and strengthen them to help what is happening.” the Housing First model, clients can receive rent sup - people in need. Researchers in the study found it costs about plements, support obtaining an income, basic life A recent study about homelessness for low- $10,300 overall per person to prevent a period of skills, and community integration. income people in the United States has similar find - homelessness. For very low-income families, the cost Thousands of individuals and families have been ings and recommendations to our situation in drops to about $6,800. Both are far below the esti - housed under Housing First programs in Canada. Canada. mated $20,000 it costs to meet the needs of someone Housing retention rates are consistently more than 75 A University of Notre Dame study published in who becomes homeless. per cent. A fundamental principle of Housing First is the August issue of Science magazine says that small In Canada, similar programs have also proved cost that people are more successful in moving forward in sums of financial assistance can help stabilize hous - effective in helping people down on their luck. their lives if they are first housed. ing for low-income people and stave off homeless - According to Raising the Roof website, One support worker explains how the Housing ness and its slew of related social problems. 235,000 Canadians experience homelessness each First program is beneficial: “I have a participant that Targeted emergency financial assistance of a few year. And one in five of all rental households in went to jail, went to court, fought to get her daughter hundred dollars for rent, security deposits, utility Canada spend 50 per cent of their income on rent. back out of care and won. . . . She got her daughter payments or another cash emergency can save tax - In 2014, 841,191 Canadians visited food banks in back and started school and is on her way to becom - payers $20,000 or more each time homelessness is March. ing an electrician within like six months. Seeing prevented, according to the study. Housing First is an effective and successful safety those success stories is what makes the job worth it.” Cash assistance can keep people off the street for net program of early intervention for families experi - Taxpayers who object to spending their hard- two years or more, said James Sullivan, co-director encing chronic homelessness. It has shifted the earned money on the homeless will be glad to learn of Notre Dame’s Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic homelessness sector toward a more humane, rights- that these homeless are being helped to become tax - Opportunities and one of the study’s authors, during based approach where housing is not contingent on payers themselves. — PWN Praying the rosary gets student through her hardest summer

have been meditating on the struggled with the image of being assumed to the place she Assumption of Mary, it has put a Mary as someone who was so needed to be. new spin on things. Just think of perfectly in tune with the As I continue to make my way Mary, sitting there, minding her Father’s will that she never around the rosary, I pray that I Building a own business, and then suddenly doubted or worried about her will be able to receive that same she’s floating up into the sky. future. The older I get, the more grace. Life seems to be one big Culture of Life What was she doing beforehand? strongly I feel that Mary’s grace opportunity to be moved into Was she looking forward to an was not about being blind or places we never could have imag - episode of Jeopardy? Did she unaware of the dangers she and ined. We can go kicking and Mary Deutscher panic when she started floating her son faced. She must have screaming, or we can let go and up? Or, at this stage in her life, experienced worries as she sure - focus on new ways to foster life This summer was the hardest reminded me that Jesus will do did she have the grace to let go ly experienced great sorrows. wherever we may be. That’s the summer of my life. I won’t go anything his mother asks. Now and just let it happen? However, she received the grace only real choice we have been into details, but I will say it that I have spent four months liv - Throughout my life I have she needed to trust that she was given. involved a cancer diagnosis in my ing at home again as an adult, my family, getting my PhD, and thoughts have evolved and I real - preparing for a move across the ize that Jesus just wanted Mary to Social support a predictor of happiness country. As these challenges get off his back. He’s an adult, began stacking up, I went through and he doesn’t need anyone By Gerry Chidiac cent — were negative. which conducted the survey, it’s something quite common: I found micromanaging him in the How can that be? Don’t we when we challenge ourselves and I was having difficulty praying. kitchen! A recent survey asked partici - want to avoid unpleasant situa - ask questions that these negative Luckily this wasn’t my first time But I digress. pants to list five pivotal points in tions? events begin to become beneficial. through prayer-paralysis and, like Looking back on the past four their lives that made them what Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche In sports, when a team loses a any good Catholic, I knew exact - months, I notice that the biggest they are. The vast majority of and pop singer Kelly Clarkson tell game they could say, “We just ly where to turn: the rosary. change in my reflections concerns these incidents — roughly 80 per us, “What doesn’t kill you makes stink” and simply disband. After years of relying on imag - the mysteries of the Ascension of you stronger.” While this can be Effective coaches know, however, inative Ignatian prayer, a few Christ and the Assumption of true, what doesn’t kill us still has that for teams to be their best, months ago my mind became so Mary. In the past, I had always Chidiac is an award-winning the potential to destroy us. they need to face challenges. They cluttered I couldn’t even day - lumped these two mysteries educator from Prince George with The key is in our response. have to play teams that are better, dream. So I started to pray the together. Both of them concern a more than 30 years of experience. According to motivational and rosary because, quite frankly, it body and soul journey into heav - Troy media.com research organization GoodThink, — WE LEARN, page 15 was easier to recite the Our en, and generally my meditation Father and Hail Mary than to do focused on what it would take to anything else. You can’t go go on this journey. Several wrong moving around and around rosaries into the summer, I found the beads, and although some myself focusing on the nuance prayer times were more produc - between these two decades and tive than others, I was inevitably settled on a thought: while Christ left feeling more relaxed (or at ascended into heaven of his own least less overwhelmed) than volition, Mary was assumed when I went in. under a power other than her As my days of dependency on own. the rosary turned into weeks and Perhaps because my own life then months, I began to notice is in a period of transition, this that the decades were a way to thought stuck with me. Am I check in with my prayer life. As I ascending, or am I being meditated on each mystery, I was assumed? Looking back on other able to reflect on how I had transitions in my life, I can think changed since the last time I had of plenty of moments when I thought about that particular thought I was in complete control moment in the life of Mary. of my fate, but now realize just For example, when I first start - how grace-driven these moments ed praying the rosary daily, I felt really were. Now I am facing a a strong connection to the transition bigger than anything I Wedding at Cana because it have ever experienced, and I feel CNS/Simon Bruty, EPA completely powerless. Or is it just RIO PARALYMPICS — More than 1.9 million tickets were sold for the Rio Paralympics, which would that I am finally aware of how make it the second-most attended Paralympic competition ever, after London in 2012. A global campaign Deutscher holds an MA in powerless I have been all along? called #filltheseats encouraged charities to buy tickets for Brazilian schoolchildren to attend the Games, Public Ethics from St. Paul These are by no means unique and families with children have been enjoying the events, reported CBC News. Canadian athletes say the University in Ottawa. She recently musings. In fact, I think the nearly sold-out venues have added a lot of excitement to the competition. “People who see Paralympic sport attained a PhD in public policy at theme of powerlessness is usually change their attitudes towards those with disabilities and that is the IPCs goal,” said Craig Spence, the University of Saskatchewan. Christianity 101. However, as I spokesperson for the International Paralympic Committee. Closing ceremonies were held Sept. 18. September 21, 2016 Prairie Messenger 15 Changes to canon law have impact

By Cindy Wooden the changes made by Pope request it.” Francis involve rules for situa - The changes to the Latin code VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In tions that the Latin code never also decree that a Latin-Eastern a change to church law, Latin-rite envisioned, but that the Code of couple are free to decide in which Catholic deacons may not preside Canons of the Eastern Catholic church to enrol their child; if they at a wedding when one or both of Churches, published in 1990, did. cannot agree, the child becomes a the new spouses are members of With the large number of Eastern member of the father’s church. If an Eastern Catholic church. Christians — both Catholic and both parents are Eastern The new rule is one of the Orthodox — who have migrated Catholics, even if the baby is bap - changes to 11 canons in the to predominantly Latin territories tized in a Latin-rite parish, the Latin-rite Code of Canon law that since 1989, Latin-rite pastors baptismal registry must note that Pope Francis approved in order need guidance, he said. the child is an Eastern Catholic to harmonize the laws of the The changes regard practices and specify the church to which it

Latin and Eastern Catholic for ministering not only to Eastern- belongs. M. Weber churches on several issues rite Catholics, but also to members The Eastern Catholic churches involving the sacraments of bap - of the Orthodox churches when a include, among others, the Children’s Laughter tism and marriage. priest of their church is not avail - Ukrainian, Ruthenian, Melkite, After more than 15 years of able, Arrieta said. Such ministry Romanian, Maronite, Armenian, study and worldwide consulta - was foreseen in the canons of the Chaldean, Syriac, Syro- The children’s laughter . . . tion, the conflicting rules were Eastern Catholic churches, which Malankara and Syro-Malabar resolved by adopting the Eastern often minister in places with a churches. most beautiful sound of all: code’s formulations for the Latin strong Orthodox presence. The Latin and Eastern codes church as well, said Bishop Juan “The Eastern code had a “respect, as they must, different Music to the world! Ignacio Arrieta, secretary of the greater sensitivity in its ecu - juridical traditions, although By Jeanette Martino Land Pontifical Council for Legislative menical aspects,” the bishop obviously they give the same Texts. said. For example, one of the response to essential questions The bishop spoke to journal - Eastern canons adopted for the regarding the faith of the church,” ists Sept. 15 after the publication Latin church says that when an Arrieta wrote in an article for the of an apostolic letter published Orthodox priest is not available, Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore motu proprio (on his own initia - a Catholic priest can baptize a Romano. St. Hildegard inspires sisters tive) in which Pope Francis baby whose parents are mem - Conflicting rules in the two ordered the changes to the Latin bers of an Orthodox Church and codes were evident from the time By Katie Breidenbach “springerle,” a traditional German Code of Canon Law, the 1983 plan to raise the child Orthodox. of the publication of the Eastern cookie embossed with a design. text governing the majority of the In such a situation, Arrieta said, canons, he said. And as more FERDINAND, Ind. (CNS) — Set atop a hill overlooking the world’s Catholics. the baptism would not be recorded Eastern Catholics migrated to The aroma of fresh-baked spice small town of Ferdinand, the In the Eastern Catholic and in the Catholic parish’s baptismal predominantly Latin Catholic cookies fills the monastery bakery Monastery of the Sisters of St. Orthodox traditions, the blessing of registry; the parents would receive lands, a need to clarify the practi - in Ferdinand. Benedict was founded in 1867. The a priest is necessary for the validity a formal certificate and would reg - cal matters involving baptism and The Sisters of St. Benedict sisters began making Hildegard of a marriage. In the Latin-rite ister their child’s baptism later at marriage became clear. claim this scent is truly “heaven - cookies when they discovered the church, a deacon can preside over an Orthodox parish. The changes approved by ly,” and with good reason. A saint recipe nearly 20 years ago. the sacrament. The new law speci - The additions to the Latin Pope Francis, Arrieta wrote, wrote the recipe. In addition to her cookie, St. fies, “Only a priest can validly Code of Canon Law also specify “respond to a desire to facilitate “It is attributed to St. Hildegard wrote hundreds of other assist at the matrimony of two that Latin-rite bishops may give the pastoral care of the faithful Hildegard,” explained Sister Jean medicinal remedies. In many, the Eastern parties or between a Latin priests “the faculties to bless the especially in the so-called dias - Marie Ballard, manager of the medieval saint attempts to cure ail - and Eastern Catholic or non- marriage of Christian faithful pora where thousands of Eastern bakery. “She says, if you eat three ments that she believed were caused Catholic,” meaning a member of from an Eastern church not in full Christians who have left their to five of these cookies on a daily by man’s failure to live in harmony an Orthodox Church. communion with the Catholic homelands live amidst a Latin basis, it creates a cheerful counte - with nature. Her assurance of inter - Arrieta said that in most cases Church if they spontaneously majority.” nance, lightens a heavy heart and dependence predates the “integral reduces the effects of aging.” ecology” found in Pope Francis’ St. Hildegard of Bingen was a Laudato Si’ encyclical. We learn more by losing than by winning Benedictine abbess born in “My background is in chem - Germany at the end of the 11th istry,” explained Higgins, “(so) century. She penned a recipe for what really strikes me about her is Continued from page 14 agile, however. If we could keep dictor of long-term happiness.” “Cookies of Joy” in her medical her study of the medicinal proper - the ball away from the basket, we We all need help in figuring work “Physica” sometime ties of herbs and elements.” and they know players often learn would minimize the effectiveness things out. Because I was not the between the years 1151 and 1158. St. Hildegard also is hailed as a more by losing than winning. of the other team’s size. We found most brilliant and creative basket - Today, the Ferdinand sisters mystic, prophetess, composer, The first question to ask is, that our speed served us very well ball coach, I discussed my team’s use that very recipe to create their poet and theologian. In 2012, “What can I learn here?” in running a full-court defence, and situation with others who knew a bestselling product. In the last fis - Pope Benedict XVI formally In the case of a sports team, our passing and ball-handling skills lot more than me. I borrowed cal year alone, they baked 71,488 declared Hildegard a saint and the players and coaches often allowed us to keep the ball away their playbooks and I took their of the thin, golden-brown treats named her a doctor of the church. meet to discuss this. Was the from the opposition. As a result, advice. and shipped to buyers across the This title, which recognizes that a defence effective? How was our this group of players spent little If we want to learn how to country. person contributed significantly to conditioning? Did we run our time under their own basket. Most effectively deal with our chal - “The Hildegard is one of my church teaching, has been plays well? What did the other of our games were low scoring but lenges, we need to talk to people favourites. It makes you think of bestowed on only four women. team do that we were unable to we also had a winning season. who are where we want to be. home,” said Sister Lynn Marie A few changes have been made respond to effectively? When individuals focus on What challenges have they faced Falcony, a novice and one of the to the saint’s original prescription. On a personal level, we can ask their strengths, the results are and what lessons did they learn bakers. “Spelt,” an ancient grain common ourselves similar questions. We similar. It doesn’t matter if we along the way? It’s vital that we The newest member of the in the Middle Ages, is replaced by can also look upon past challenges caused the negative situation we realize that we are never alone. kitchen, postulant Roxanne a combination of wheat and bar - we’ve faced and acknowledge are in, we control our response The bottom line is that chal - Higgins, adds, “They’re just ley flour. But though the technol - how we benefited in the long term. to it. The key is to simply lenges are good — what doesn’t flavourful because of all the spices, ogy has changed, the Benedictine GoodThink says we must then become bigger than the problem. kill us can make us stronger. The the cinnamon, the cloves, the nuts.” tradition of prayer remains. focus on our strengths. If we lost our job, we can train key is in responding the right The sisters sell baked goods to “We try and keep a pretty quiet A basketball team I coached for a better job. If a relationship way. help support 144 community mem - atmosphere in our bakery so that had very small players. If we tried ended, we can learn from the We always have a choice. bers and a dependent monastery in our work and our prayer meet,” to out-rebound other teams and experience and create better When we ask the right questions, Peru. The product line includes Falcony said. beat them under the basket, we relationships. focus on our strengths and find “Prayerful Pretzels” and eight other For more information, see the wouldn’t have much success. My GoodThink points out that the supports we need, amazing kinds of cookies, including short - sisters’ website, www.monastery - players were extremely quick and “social support is the greatest pre - things happen. bread, ginger snap and the giftshop.org/bakery.html

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By Paul Jeffrey Duterte. Feloni said the killings Duterte’s campaign against drugs. you need psychosocial interven - began in the days leading up to “It has to be crystal clear that tion to cure it,” he said. “If killing MANILA, Philippines (CNS) Duterte’s inauguration June 30. the church is 100 per cent behind isn’t a solution, neither is surren - — As the body count rises in the Since then, between three and five the president on this campaign der. It’s just the beginning. Unless Philippines’ war on drugs, a people in his parish have been against drugs, because drugs are you offer something, people can - Catholic priest is trying to create killed every week. One victim was destroying the country. I come not really change.” a space where healing takes shot in front of the parish church from Latin America and I know Any successful intervention precedence over killing. immediately following mass. how it looks when drugs destroy must also help users develop new On Sept. 1, 20 drug users sur - “I know the numbers because a place. But at the same time, we sources of income. rendered to police under the we said the funeral mass for are against the killings,” he said. “Almost all the users are also watchful eye of Rev. Luciano them. Almost all were killed in The Philippine National Police small-scale pushers. They get their Feloni, an Argentine priest who is the same way: a motorcycle announced Sept. 4 that more than portion free, but at the same time pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes would come up with two people, 1,000 alleged drug users and deal - sell to others to get a little income. Parish in Caloocan City, on the and one would get off and pull a ers have been killed in police oper - If you stop their business, they edge of Manila. Another 20 were gun and kill the person, then they ations since Duterte took office have no way to survive, no way to expected to surrender under a would ride away. No one ever and encouraged police to not feed their children,” the priest said. program the parish has dubbed gets caught or convicted,” Feloni worry about due process. “My Feloni said that as the program “Healing, not killing.” told Catholic News Service. order is shoot to kill you. I don’t took shape, he had some very The mass surrender — which Feloni’s parish and the local care about human rights, you better CNS/Paul Jeffrey frank discussions with the police. Feloni orchestrated in co-ordina - government are currently accompa - believe me,” Duterte said Aug. 5. Rev. Luciano Feloni “I was also honest with them and tion with the police and local nying the newly surrendered drug Nearly 1,400 killings of said, ‘Don’t kill them afterward,’ ’’ political leaders — comes as drug users through a process of detoxifi - alleged drug users in the same ravage his parish, he talked with he said. users and pushers are being killed cation and rehabilitation, as well as period were characterized as his parish council, which agreed The priest, who said he and throughout the country in response providing food in exchange for “deaths under investigation,” that something had to be done. local police are “on the same to an all-out assault on drugs by work in the neighbourhood. many of them reportedly carried “We agreed that killing is not a page,” said he worries about the newly elected President Rodrigo The priest said he supports out by killers hired by drug gangs solution to our problems,” Feloni effect the killings are having on worried that those who turn them - said. “And we asked what we Philippine society. Pope highlights sanctity of selves in to police will reveal the could do. The church has been “A lot of people are really tak - names of their suppliers in a denouncing the killings and get - ing the president’s ideas very life in Year of Mercy visits criminal enterprise, which by ting feedback from the people that seriously, and that’s dangerous. many accounts stretches high into we are meddling. They say we’re People make decisions about each the upper echelons of the govern - talking and talking and talking other’s lives, and they put an By Cindy Wooden migrants, the aged, at a recovery ment and police. and doing nothing. The message addict on the same level as a drug community for former drug Senior Superintendent Joel that we were totally in favour of lord. We are not very far away VATICAN CITY (CNS) — addicts and at a shelter for women Napoleon Coronel of the Manila the campaign against drugs wasn’t from becoming like ISIS. It could Pope Francis donned a green hos - rescued from human trafficking Police District told Catholic coming across properly. So we be people drinking or having a pital gown over his white cassock and prostitution. News Service Aug. 29 that many began to ask what we could do long beard, or having an extra - and entered the neonatal unit of a Pope Francis stopped by the of the killings are the result of proactively, more than just stating marital relationship or playing Rome hospital, peering in the incu - emergency room of San Giovanni internal tensions within and that we’re against the killings.” cards. At the end, everybody bators, making the sign of the cross Hospital before going to the between drug gangs facing a col - Working with local govern - should be killed,” Feloni said. and encouraging worried parents. neonatal unit, where 12 little lapsing market. ment officials and the police, “We are becoming a much The trip to the babies’ ward of patients were being treated. Five In response to the unprece - Feloni garnered commitments to more violent society. . . . As the Rome’s San Giovanni Hospital of the newborns, including a pair dented wave of killings, tens of get help for users who were will - church we have to do something. and then to a hospice Sept. 16 of twins, were in intensive care thousands of drug users — most - ing to turn themselves in. They were asking me today about were part of a series of Mercy and were intubated, the Vatican ly addicts of shabu, a local form “There is no real program what could happen to any of us Friday activities Pope Francis has said. The pope also went to the of methamphetamine — have being offered by the government. who are working on this. . . . And been doing once a month during maternity ward and nursery turned themselves in to police, Once you surrender, you go home I said that the biggest danger is the Year of Mercy. upstairs, greeting new parents and taking a chance on life in over - and it’s assumed you’ll stop being that we as a church do nothing. By visiting the ailing newborns holding their bundles of joy. crowded jails rather than risk get - an addict. That is not real think - We will face God and God will and the dying on the same day, the At the neonatal unit, the ting gunned down on the streets. ing. You cannot stop addiction ask us what we have done beside Vatican said, Pope Francis “want - Vatican said, the pope was “wel - As Feloni watched the killings just by fear. It’s a sickness, and funerals,” he said. ed to give a strong sign of the comed by the surprised personnel” importance of life from its first and, like everyone else, put on a moment to its natural end.” gown and followed all the hygiene New bishops told: don’t be ‘charming liars’ “Welcoming life and guaran - procedures. teeing its dignity at every moment Leaving the hospital, he drove By Josephine McKenna might say, of ‘trendy’ priests or especially those in difficulty. of its development is a teaching across town to the Villa Speranza bishops,” Francis said. Be like the Good Samaritan, he Pope Francis has underlined many hospice, which hosts 30 terminally VATICAN CITY (RNS) — “People can sniff out — the said, who accompanies the many times,” the statement said. With ill patients. The hospice is connect - Pope Francis told a group of People of God have the perceptive - people who are “wounded” by life the September visits he wanted to ed to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. recently appointed bishops that ness of God — and run away when and in need of a helping hand. put “a concrete and tangible seal” Pope Francis went into each of the world “is tired of charming they recognize narcissists, manipu - Church leaders today often “ask on his teaching that living a life of the rooms and greeted each patient, liars” and that they should lators, defenders of their own caus - too much fruit of trees that have mercy means giving special atten - the Vatican said. “There was great embody mercy in their dioceses es and hawkers of vain crusades.” not been sufficiently cultivated,” tion to those in the most precari - surprise on the part of all — and not be whiners who promote Trust in the mercy of God, let and he said bishops should accom - ous situations. patients and relatives — who expe - their own “vain crusades.” mercy “form and inform” every pany their priests and their people During the Mercy Friday visits, rienced moments of intense emo - The pontiff also told them to diocesan structure, he said, and with patience in every difficulty. Pope Francis has spent time with tion with tears and smiles of joy.” be wary of seminarians “who take don’t give up in frustration and “I urge you be among them refuge in rigidity” of practices. “invent bitter speeches” to justify with discernment and understand - “There’s always something ugly “laziness.” ing,” the pope said. behind it,” he said. “The complaints of a bishop The pope referred to his Jubilee Francis made his remarks Sept. are ugly things,” he said. Year of Mercy as an opportunity 16 in a speech to newly appointed With many bishops struggling for “a personal experience” of bishops who have been taking part with a shortage of priests, Francis gratitude and reconciliation. in an annual Vatican orientation also warned them not to be “The most precious richness course on their new job. “tempted by numbers and quanti - you can bring from Rome at the In his address, the pope ty” of vocations but rather to beginning of your episcopal min - focused mostly on the approach focus on “quality.” istry is the awareness of the they should take as pastors, say - He added that they should help mercy with which you have been ing in effect that attitude would priests-in-training to be prepared seen and chosen,” he said. do more to build up the diocese for the rigours of their vocation. Earlier this week Francis and than any special management In conclusion, the pope members of his nine-member techniques. reminded the new bishops of the Council of Cardinals discussed “Be bishops who are able to need to “make mercy pastoral” by ways to improve the process of enchant and attract,” Francis said. using “prudence and responsibili - identifying the best priests to “Make your ministry a symbol of ty” in staying close to families, become bishops. mercy, the only force able to seduce and attract the human heart in a permanent way.” Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their But, he warned them, don’t differences, but by those who with open minds CNS/ L’Osservatore Romano , via EPA make it all about yourself. and hearts seek out connections. MERCY VISITS — Pope Francis holds a baby during a Sept. 16 visit “This is a danger! The world is — Katherine Paterson to the neonatal unit at Rome’s San Giovanni Hospital. tired of charming liars. And, I