Single Issue: $1.00 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40030139 CATHOLIC JOURNAL Vol. 95 No. 9 July 19, 2017 Summer schedule U.S. Catholics set new course for church The Prairie Messenger pub - lishes every By Carol Zimmermann aspect of the gathering: closely second week examining what the church is in July and ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) — doing and where it can do more. takes a three- From July 1 - 4 the main floor of More than 155 bishops attend - week vaca - the Hyatt Regency Hotel in ed the gathering, sitting with their tion in August. Remaining Orlando was transformed into a delegations for meals and break - summer issues will be dated huge parish hall with places for out sessions. Cardinals and bish - Aug. 2 and Aug. 30. worship, prayer, discussion, and ops who spoke at keynote sessions Shared ministry even coffee and doughnuts during or in mass homilies encouraged the “Convocation of Catholic participants that this was their Saskatoon is a leader when Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in time, their moment, stressing the it comes to America.” urgency to bring God’s message of dialogue At the convocation 3,500 love to a divided world. between church leaders — men and women At the final mass, described as Catholics and religious, bishops and laypeople a “Mass of Sending,” Cardinal Evan geli cals. — gathered to set a new course for Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston- For the past the U.S. Catholic Church. Houston said the church is called Following a retreat format, to achieve great things in the face five years, each day started and ended with of the impossible — to unite peo - conversations have been group prayer. Mass was celebrat - ple together by going to the taking place be tween the two ed each day in the hotel ballroom, peripheries of society and sharing groups, and Pastor Harry and there were plenty of sched - the good news of Jesus through Strauss of Forest Grove uled times for the sacrament of action rooted in faith. Community Church has been reconciliation and private prayer “Sisters and brothers, we are in right in the middle of them. in a large room turned into an a very, very significant time in our “Much is to be gained through adoration chapel. church in this country,” said shared ministry,” he says. Many of the keynote sessions DiNardo, president of the U.S. — page 3 took the form of pep talks encour - Conference of Catholic Bishops, CNS/Bob Roller Ordinations aging delegates to share their faith and he urged the delegates to re- CATHOLIC CONVOCATION IN ORLANDO — Young people lift boldly with the world at large and ceive God’s grace for the work their arms in prayer as Catholic musician Matt Maher performs July 3 Regina Archbishop Donald within their own families and ahead. during the “Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in Bolen ordained three men to parishes. The numerous breakout America” in Orlando, Fla. Leaders from dioceses and various Catholic the priesthood at the end of sessions provided the working — CHURCH , page 15 organizations gathered for the July 1 - 4 convocation. June: Revs. Edward Gibney and Michael Yaremko for Poll reveals split, but advocates push for apology the Diocese of Saskatoon and Rev. Arpee Sacramento Urquico for the By Michael Swan nous Canadians with the immi - ject of the Cardus think-tank apology would be “very meaning - Archdiocese of Regina. The Catholic Register grant majority. But Aboriginal found half of Canadians are ful” and 21 per cent said “not — page 6 Catholics are certain an apology ambivalent on the subject of a meaningful at all.” TORONTO (CCN) — from the pope on Canadian soil papal apology for residential That kind of result just won’t Church weddings Canadians are sitting firmly on would mark a new beginning schools, saying it would be do for Aboriginal Catholics like on the decline the fence when asked whether a after a long, sad history of colo - “somewhat meaningful — it Deacon Rennie Nahanee, an elder papal apology for the sins of the nization, racism and neglect. would make a difference, but so of the Squamish First Nation in An alarming statistic from residential school era would do An Angus Reid Institute poll would a lot of other things.” British Columbia and head of the Vatican’s statistical year - any good in reconciling indige - for the Faith In Canada 150 pro - Another 29 per cent said an First Nations Ministry for the book of the church showed Archdiocese of Vancouver. a 71 per cent decline in Carters come to Winnipeg to work “Certainly to me as an indige - Canada’s Catholic marriages nous person, it would mean a from 1975 to 2008, more lot,” said Nahanee. than double the decline of By James Buchok those who may have most needed said Carter, who was in Winnipeg Nahanee did not attend a resi - weddings in general. his help. July 13 for the 34th Jimmy and dential school, but his parents and — page 7 WINNIPEG — Even as one of “I dealt with things like peace Rosalynn Carter Habitat for all his older siblings did. Their for - the world’s most powerful people, and human rights but I didn’t have Humanity Work Project. mation inside an institution whose Joan of ‘art’ former U.S. president Jimmy a chance to get directly acquainted After leaving the White House, purpose was to erase native Carter regrets he could not reach with people who were in need,” the Carters became involved with Canadian language, culture and Joan of Arc was young, illit - Habitat for Humanity, building tradition shaped his family life and erate and had power for less affordable homes for low-income his entire community. than two years. History — families. “Habitat gave me the Nahanee is well aware of the seldom interested in women best opportunity that I had as a many apologies offered in Canada and usually written by the tri - human being to break down the over the last 25 years by individual umphant — should have for - barriers between people like religious orders, dioceses, Catholic gotten her. But when she myself, who had almost every - institutions who ran the schools on died on a pyre in 1431, she thing I ever wanted, and those who behalf of the Gov ern ment of achieved an immortality in art were in need of a decent home,” Canada. But Aboriginal Catholics and literature that surpasses Carter said. The Carters have need to hear their church speak all of her contemporaries — worked alongside nearly 100,000 with one voice, Nahanee said. kings, popes, knights, priests volunteers in 14 countries to build, “So all these apologies come and courtiers. renovate and repair more than from separate areas,” said Nahanee. — page 8 4,000 homes. “Something from the Holy Father Summer films The Work Project took place in about that, spoken to the indige - cities across Canada from July 9 to nous people — and if he should Cool theatres have some hot 14 to build 150 homes for Can- come here — it would mean a films for the dog days of ada’s 150th anniversary. At the whole lot to those who have suf - summer. Gerald Schmitz Winnipeg site, in five days, 1,600 fered and died, and to those who volunteers built 15 permanent sin - are still suffering and living.” reviews five worth James Buchok gle-family dwellings, plus five In a 2009 meeting at the paying attention to. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY — Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter more ready-to-move structures. Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI apol- — page 9 (right) and wife Rosalynn were working at the Habitat for Humanity build site in Winnipeg July 13. — OWNERS , page 15 — APOLOGY , page 5 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS July 19, 2017 Reformed churches endorse accord on justification

By Tom Heneghan est step would “mark a new stage of fellowship and co-operation in PARIS (RNS) — Amid cere - the service of justice and peace in monies this year marking the 500th our human family.” anniversary of the Reformation, The process of reconciliation one of Protestantism’s leading between the Vatican, representing branches has officially said it now 1.2 billion Catholics around the agrees with the Vatican on the world, and the smaller international main issue at the root of its split federations of the leading Protes - from the Roman Catholic Church tant denominations has been slow. half a millennium ago. Lutheranism and the Reformed The World Communion of movement, based on the writings of Reformed Churches (WCRC), the French theologian John Calvin, holding its once-in-seven-years are two of the main branches of worldwide General Council in Protestant Chris ti anity. Luther Germany, signed a declaration July taught that eternal salvation is 5 endorsing the 1999 Catholic- attained by faith alone, while Calvin Lutheran agreement on how Chris - and other Reformed thinkers put it tians might be worthy of salvation in the wider context of God’s in the eyes of God. covenant with humanity. Lutherans The ceremony took place in WCRC/Anna Siggelkow have bishops while most Reformed Wittenberg, where in 1517 Martin HISTORIC AGREEMENT — Reformed, Catholic, Lutheran and Methodist leaders look on in St. Mary’s churches are less hierarchical. Luther unveiled the 95 Theses that City Church in Wittenberg, Germany, as Rev. Chris Ferguson, World Communion of Reformed Churches Dialogue among Protestant launched the Reformation and general secretary, signs the declaration expressing Reformed churches’ support for the Catholic-Lutheran and Catholic theologians led to a Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the Vatican’s with it centuries of dispute about general consensus in the “faith Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (second from left), read a statement from Pope Francis. It whether eternal salvation comes described the ceremony as “an eloquent sign of our commitment to walking together, as brothers and sis - versus works” debate as early as from faith alone — the position of ters in Christ, on a journey from conflict to communion, from division to reconciliation.” the 1980s, but it took longer for the new Protestant movement — the various church hierarchies to or if it also requires good works on The WCRC “now joyfully Holy Spirit, who renews our our member churches,” said reach official agreement. Earth as Catholics argued. accepts the invitation to associate” hearts while equipping us and WCRC spokesperson Philip Tanis. A second document signed at This decision by the WCRC — with the Joint Declaration, it said in calling us to good works.” A statement by the Vatican’s the prayer service, called the representing 80 million members of the document signed at an ecu - Historic though it is, the reso - Pontifical Council for Promoting Wittenberg Witness, might bear Congregational, Presby terian, menical prayer service. “We rejoice lution of this theological dispute Christian Unity said the Witten - fruit sooner because it was con - Reformed, United, Uniting and together that the historical doctrinal will not soon lead to changes that berg signing ceremony “must be cluded only between the WCRC Waldensian churches — marked differences on the doctrine of justi - people in the pews would notice, seen as another important mile - and the Lutheran World Federa tion. another step in a gradual but fication no longer divide us.” such as sharing communion be - stone on the journey toward the It stated that nothing theological remarkable reconciliation on this The Joint Declaration effec - tween Catholics and Protestants, full visible unity of Christians; separated the Reformed and issue among Christians who once tively closes the centuries-old or mutual recognition of each not yet the end of the road but a Lutheran churches and both sides fought wars and declared each other “faith versus works” debate by other’s ministers. significant stage on the way.” should do their best to promote heretics over just such questions. merging the Lutheran and Catho- “While it brings us closer with Pope Francis, who attended an unity, from their worldwide institu - The World Methodist Council lic views on salvation rather than the Catholics, Lutherans, Meth od- ecumenical ceremony in Sweden tions right down to the local level. formally endorsed the Catholic- setting them against each other. ists and Anglicans on this particu - last October launching the Lu - Among ideas for closer co- Lutheran accord, known as the “By grace alone, in faith in lar issue, it does not necessarily therans’ yearlong commemora - operation is for the WCRC and Joint Declaration on the Doctrine Christ’s saving work and not immediately move us closer in tion of the Reformation, sent a LWF to hold joint general assem - of Justification, in 2006. The because of any merit on our part,” concrete ways that will be felt in message saying he hoped this lat - blies rather than separate meetings. Anglican communion is expected its key passage said, “we are to do the same later this year. accepted by God and receive the Pope approves new path to sainthood West imposing abortion By Carol Glatz cal investigation and can authorize who willingly put themselves at their veneration as saints. risk and died of infection or dis - called ‘cultural supremacy’ VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While these three roads to ease because of aiding and serving Pope Francis has approved a fourth sainthood remain unchanged, others, he wrote. By Simon Caldwell especially in developing coun - pathway to possible sainthood — they were not adequate “for inter - Bartolucci wrote that the new tries,” said Cole, a Catholic, in a giving one’s life in a heroic act of preting all possible cases” of holi - provisions do nothing to alter MANCHESTER, England July email to CNS. “The constant loving service to others. ness, the archbishop wrote in the church doctrine concerning Chris - (CNS) — Western governments call for more contraception and, In a new apostolic letter, the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore tian holiness leading to sainthood are “spitting in the face” of where that fails, abortion . . . pope approved new norms allow - Romano , July 11. and the traditional procedure for African democracy by trying to makes no significant contribution ing for candidates to be considered According to the apostolic let - beatification. impose legal abortion against the to providing safe care during for sainthood because of the heroic ter, any causes for beatification wishes of most of the people in pregnancy and delivery. way they freely risked their lives according to the new pathway of such countries, said a Nigerian- “The real need worldwide is and died prematurely because of “offering of life” would have to born pro-life campaigner. for trained birth attendants sup - “an extreme act of charity.” meGet the following criteria: Uju Ekeocha, the founder of ported by midwives and obstetri - The document, given motu pro - Free and willing offer of Culture of Life Africa, a U.K.- cians,” he said. prio (on his own initiative) went one’s life and a heroic accep - based pro-life group, said wealthy Ekeocha, a biomedical scien - into effect the same day of its pub - tance, out of love, of a certain and nations pumping money into the tist who has lived in Worcester, lication July 11, with the title early death; the heroic act of promotion and funding of abor - England, since 2006, said Afri - Maiorem hac dilectionem , which charity and the premature death tions in Africa were behaving like cans are using western funds “to comes from the Gospel according areG connected. “old colonial masters.” bribe politicians.” to St. John (15:13): “No one has Evidence of having lived out “None of these countries has Abortion “is against the will of greater love than this, to lay down the Christian virtues — at least in asked for this ‘aid’ money,” she the people,” she said. “The polls one’s life for one’s friends.” an ordinary, and not necessarily told CNS in a July 10 telephone show overwhelmingly that Afri - Archbishop Marcello Bartolucci, heroic, way — before having interview. cans hate abortion, abhor abor - secretary of the Vatican Congre - offered one’s life to others and

“In all my work with African tion, both women and men. gation for Saints’ Causes, said the untGil one’s death. countries, I don’t know of any “By ignoring the will of the addition is meant “to promote hero - Evidence of a reputation for which is screaming, ‘Come and people, this is spitting in the face ic Christian testimony, (that has holGiness, at least after death. help us, we have this abortion cri - of the very type of democracy we been) up to now without a specific A miracle attributed to the sis,’ ’’ said Ekeocha, a Catholic are supposed to have in African process, precisely because it did not candidate’s intercession is needed who has dual citizenship in countries,” she said. completely fit within the case of for beatification. Britain and Nigeria. “But a lot of Ekeocha spoke as the British martyrdom or heroic virtues.” Bartolucci wrote that the new western countries, in this spirit of government co-hosted an interna - For centuries, consideration for norms arise from the sainthood cultural supremacy, are still trying tional Family Planning Summit in the sainthood process required that congregation wanting to look into to impose abortion in this way.” London with the Bill & Melinda a Servant of God heroically lived a the question of whether men and Her views were echoed by Dr. Gates Foundation and the UN life of Christian virtues or had been women who, “inspired by Christ’s CNS/Paul Haring Anthony Cole, chair of the Medi- Population Fund. martyred for the faith. The third, example, freely and willingly NAVARRO-VALLS DIES — cal Ethics Alliance, an umbrella The U.K. Department for less common way, is called an offered and sacrificed their life” Joaquin Navarro-Valls, who group for British medical organi - International Development said equivalent or equipollent canoniza - for others “in a supreme act of served as director of the Vatican zations that uphold Hippocratic the July 11 summit aimed to boost tion: when there is evidence of charity, which was the direct cause press office from 1984 - 2006, medicine. global commitment to “ensuring strong devotion among the faithful of death,” were worthy of beatifi - speaks during a Vatican press “The real need of women and women and girls have access to to a holy man or woman, the pope cation. For example, throughout conference in this 2014 file photo. their babies is for safer obstetrics, family planning services.” can waive a lengthy formal canoni - history there have been Christians He died July 5. July 19, 2017 CANADIAN NEWS Prairie Messenger 3 Safe Third Country Agreement going to court

By Michael Swan Country Agreement to court. The This time the churches and gration, Refugees and Citi zenship and across the southern border The Catholic Register three organizations are bringing their allies will argue the United Canada spokesperson Nancy without referring them, as re - their suit in the name of a Sal - States can no longer be trusted as Chan told The Catholic Register quired under U.S. law and treaty TORONTO (CCN) — Canada’s vadoran woman and her daughters a partner in the safe and fair han - in an email. commitments, to asylum protec - churches and their allies are headed who were recently turned away at dling of refugees. But Harvard law professor tion screenings or immigration back to court to argue U.S. treat - the Canada-U.S. border. “It is time to raise the issue Deborah Anker, founder of the proceedings,” said a report issued ment of refugees has deteriorated In 2008, the Canadian Council again,” said Rev. Dr. Karen Harvard Immigration and Refu gee by the American organization under President Donald Trump to of Churches, whose membership Hamilton, Canadian Council of Clinical Program, questions how Human Rights First in May. the extent that the United States can includes the Canadian Confer - Churches general secretary. “We anyone could look at the U.S. sys - Even if a refugee can get their no longer be considered a safe ence of Catholic Bishops, won a have to say what is right in tem for refugees in its totality and case in front of an American im - country for all refugees. challenge to the treatment of Canada according to the Charter conclude refugees are being treat - migration court judge, “immigra - This will be the second time the refugees at Canada’s land bor - (of Rights and Freedoms). . . . ed fairly or that refu gees are not tion courts vary a lot,” said Anker. Canadian Council of Church es, ders, but the decision was over - How can it be that a refugee being returned to countries where At the Scalabrini Fathers’ Amnesty International Canada and turned on appeal because the approaches a safe, unguarded their lives are put at risk. Centre for Migration Studies in the Canadian Council for Refu- organizations challenging the law border point in the dead of winter “There’s a real breakdown of New York, lawyer Don Kerwin gees — with expert legal counsel were not themselves subject to and is turned away?” the rule of law in this country,” agrees there are problems, but he provided by the Canadian Asso- the Safe Third Country Agree- The Safe Third Country Agree - Anker said. “I’m sorry to have to questions whether Canada’s sys - ciation of Refugee Lawyers — ment and did not have standing ment, in place since 2004, re quires say that as an American citizen. tem is much better and whether have taken Canada’s Safe Third before the court. refugees to apply for asylum in the I’m sorry to have to say it as a the legal challenge will advance first safe country in lawyer. I’m very sorry to say it. the cause of refugees. which they land. There have been some longstand - “I’m not sure that, in practice, By designating the ing problems that have been tre - Canada’s system is substantially United States a mendously exacerbated under this better or more generous than the safe country for administration.” U.S. system,” he said. “I’m also refugees, Canada Long before refugees ever get a torn in the sense that I think this dramatically cut chance to plead their case for asy - strategy is playing into Trump’s the number of asy - lum in an immigration court, bor - hands. He wants to scare people lum cases it must der officers and U.S. immigration into leaving and show them it’s process inside officials are blocking their path — pointless to seek asylum in the Can ada. telling them the United States is not U.S., when it’s actually not. I feel The Canadian accepting refugees at this time, this kind of dramatic advocacy government does pressuring them to withdraw state - may accelerate that trend.” not want to change ments that they fear the conse - The Jesuit Refugee Service in the system. quences of return to their country, Canada has no doubts about the “Similar agree - Anker said. Executive orders is sued need to cancel the Safe Third ments are used by in the early days of the Trump pres - Country Agreement. JRS Canada countries around idency have emboldened Home - country director Norbert Piché the world to con - land Security, Customs and Border argues that increases in the num - trol pressures on Protection officers and Immigration ber of people walking across the asylum systems. and Customs En force ment person - border over the past winter, risk - The STCA (Safe nel to employ aggressive tactics to ing frostbite and possible death, Third Country prevent refu gees from claiming proves the Safe Third Country Agreement) asylum, she said. Agreement is endangering lives. remains an impor - These practices put in question Under the terms of the agree - CNS/Christinne Muschi, Reuters tant tool for Can - whether or not the U.S. is living ment, Canada is obligated to SAFE THIRD COUNTRY AGREEMENT — A man who told police he was from ada and the U.S. to up to its obligations as a signatory monitor the fairness and effec - Mauritania is taken into custody Feb. 14 by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers work to gether on to the United Nations 1951 Con - tiveness of the U.S. refugee deter - after walking across the U.S.-Canada border into Quebec. Canada’s churches and the or derly han - vention on Refugees, said Anker. mination system. their allies are headed back to court to argue U.S. treatment of refugees has deterio - dling of refugee “The United States is unlaw - The legal challenge will take rated under President Donald Trump to the extent that the United States can no claims made in our fully turning away some asylum years to work its way through the longer be considered a safe country for all refugees. countries,” Immi - seekers at official ports of entry courts, said Hamilton. Much to be gained through shared Catholic-Evangelical ministry

By Darlene Polachic other circles, including a small lics is that the church was built on place for a lively exchange with local group of four Catholics and Peter, and authority was granted to the saints who have already gone SASKATOON — Saskatoon is four Evangelicals who worked Peter and those who followed him to heaven. They petition those a leader when it comes to dialogue through the material. Another over the centuries,” Strauss says. saints (including Mary) to pray between Catholics and Evan - group, six Catholics and six Evan - “This is radically different from for them. This is foreign to gelicals. For the past five years, gelicals in their 20s spearheaded by Evangelicals, who believe our au- Evangelicals, who believe the orchestrated conversations have Sarah Denis from St. Anne’s thority comes from Scripture.” communion of saints is more been taking place between the two Catholic Parish, is also in conversa - Strauss contends the nature of about fellowship and interaction groups, and Pastor Harry Strauss tion. Strauss has been involved in the church is probably the most with the universal church.” has been right in the middle of those conversations as well. critical difference that exists be- The final topic in the discus - them. “I was at a conference in tween Catholics and Evangelicals. sion guide is “Missional En gage - Strauss, a pastor at Forest British Columbia recently and The third topic in the guide is ment, or Do We Have Sufficient Grove Community Church, has met people there who were inter - “Salvation.” Agreement To Work Together?” prepared a small group resource ested in the resource,” he says. “I “Evangelicals have been affect- “My answer is yes,” Strauss on the subject entitled Evan geli - spoke about the work in Saska - ed by the influence of Billy says. “In light of the secularism that cals and Catholics in Dialogue: A toon and presented the material, Graham and believe that salvation exists and is growing in society Small Group Discussion Guide . It and as a result, a number of comes at a specific point in time. today, there is great value in Cath - is intended to bring Catholics and groups in B.C. will be testing it.” Catholics believe it is a more pro - olics and Evangelicals working Darlene Polachic Evangelicals together in small Strauss’s goal is to collect re - gressive journey.” together. We’re already doing that in Pastor Harry Strauss group settings over seven topics sponses to the preliminary guide, The two camps also differ on Saskatoon in initiatives like the of conversation. make the necessary adjustments, the subject of baptism. Catholics Saskatoon Marriage Network and interaction and fellowship. Strauss says dialogues are al - then have the guide available as a believe salvation is effected Alpha programs, to name just two.” “Dialogue adds understanding ready happening internationally, resource in 2018. through baptism; for Evan geli - Strauss is looking for more and accesses the gifts resident nationally and locally but the The guide directs discussion to cals, baptism is largely symbolic. groups to test his discussion re - within each tradition,” he says. guide is aimed at also involving seven topics. Each begins with an Another topic of discussion is source. Anyone interested can “We can learn from one another, lay people — Catholics and introductory overview, then offers “The Eucharist,” or communion. contact him at strauss.harry@ enrich our fellowship, and live in Evangelicals — in what he calls seven pertinent questions for dis - “There’s a huge difference in un - gmail.com. He will provide a sync with John 17. “living room dialogue.” cussion. derstanding here,” Strauss says. study guide and be available as a “This is a big deal to me. The “I began working on this pro - The first topic is “Revelation” “Catholics believe the elements resource person, if desired. merit of working together in mis - ject two years ago,” he says. “In — is it Scripture alone, as Evan - become the very body and blood Strauss says he created the dis - sional engagement has always the spring of 2016, we field-test - gelicals believe, or is it Scripture of Christ, whereas Evangelicals cussion guide because he saw a been true, but perhaps it is even ed it with a small group my wife plus tradition, as Catholics be lieve? see them more as pointing to the need for something user-friendly more important today given the Judy and I lead. Our group of 10 Another topic addresses “The presence of Christ.” that would be suitable for living rampant secularization which Evangelicals invited 11 Catholics Church,” and explores the differ - “The ‘Communion of Saints’ room dialogue. He hopes the continues to marginalize the sig - to join us and work through the ent positions between Catholics is an interesting topic that always guide will enable the conversa - nificance of God in our society. resource.” and Evangelicals. generates energetic conversation. tions to be multiplied many times Much is to be gained through The guide has raised interest in “The understanding of Catho- For Catholics, the potential is in over and lead to more dialogue, shared ministry.” 4 Prairie Messenger CANADIAN NEWS July 19, 2017 Hospital volunteers bring hope to those in despair

By Agnieszka Krawczynski heart operations, including the Fawcus would take her to the pool The B.C. Catholic post-surgery stress. She recently for weekly swimming lessons. worked with a patient who was “She was always ready and VANCOUVER (CCN) — dealing with serious complica - always happy when I would When you’re a patient about to tions after surgery, as well as the come. She started to open up undergo heart surgery, a smiling tension of frequent family visits. more and more. She started to get face can help make the difference The visits, the complications, more comfortable.” between despair and hope. and the “arguments about best care Fawcus would guide her Alexandra Kalewska is one of for the loved one” were exhausting, through the lesson for a few hours those smiling faces. and the patient confided to and help her wash chlorine out of Kalewska has greeted many Kalewska the family drama was her hair. “She had a little bit of patients undergoing major overwhelming. He wanted to “leave sadness, because I don’t think her surgery at St. Paul’s Hospital’s the hospital and climb in a hole.” family was here,” but “she didn’t cardiac ward, and says the bene - Kalewska, then a health sci - have despair.” fits of those visits are apparent in ences student who would deliver Fawcus hopes visiting and vol - real time. tea and cookies and play videos unteer training programs will “To be present for these peo - about surgery and post-operation encourage more people to find ple” at their most vulnerable time care, became the light in his life. ways to reach out to the ill and is “a beautiful gift,” said the Christ “He enjoyed speaking to me dying, especially since the legal - the Redeemer parishioner. “I want and telling me what was on his ization of assisted suicide. to make sure these people have a heart. It was surprising to me to “Just the thought of somebody hope and a light, to know there are hear that just being there and lis - despairing so much” that they people who are there for them.” tening helped him cope with this would take their own lives out of The Christ the Redeemer emotional stress.” B.C. Catholic/Agnieszka Krawczynski loneliness or fear is “such a parishioner recently attended a Kalewska began visiting him BRINGING HOPE — Alexandra Kalewska believes hospital volun - tragedy,” she said. pilot event hosted by LifeCanada for conversation regularly and teers bring hope to those in despair. “If there is anything that can to train volunteers to visit the noticed his joy increasing, which help them through those difficult sick, lonely, or dying in hospital in turn eased the tense family sit - his will to live. That’s a tragedy deathbeds need to know they are times, that is the motive.” or hospice settings. uation. “Stress affects you post- for anyone, whether healthy or ill. loved and cared for. Kalewska agrees. “We can’t She has since stopped volun - surgery,” she said. “The hours “I want the sick and elderly to “People need somebody to heal the dying, but we can bring teering at the cardiac ward but you give could affect someone in never (reach the point of) wanting reach out. Human interaction can Christ to them through our pres - may soon start reaching out to the a monumental way.” to die. I want to make sure help,” said Fawcus. ence by giving comfort and hope ill through the St. Anthony’s The will to live has to be nur - nobody goes to that place where Like Kalewska, Fawcus has in a difficult time of transition.” Parish visiting program. tured, she said, recalling a family there is so much darkness.” also spent time helping the ill. She For more information about A willing listener or a helpful friend who recently died of breast Sylvia Fawcus, whose father befriended a woman in a wheel - LifeCanada’s Make Time for Life hand can go a long way in help - cancer, after which her husband died of colon cancer in 2006, chair who had serious seizures program, visit https://lifecollec - ing people recover from serious of 55 years admitted he had lost believes people on their and difficulty communicating. tive.io/mtfl For years of service, health care advocate receives national award

By Agnieszka Krawczynski around issues and find solutions government and to the senate on ing.” In response, the Minister of office and was “highly respected The B.C. Catholic and help to get the issues various health care issues over Health’s Spiritual Care Council for her advocacy in spiritual addressed,” said CHAC president the years and has been a strong developed recommendations for care in all hospitals.” She also VANCOUVER (CCN) — A Michael Shea. advocate for the catholicity of our spiritual care in B.C. House was a gave many educational presenta - Vancouver woman who fought “Her leadership at the provin - Catholic institutions.” member of that council. tions at various churches about for Catholic health care and the cial level, her engagement at the House was a key member of “Looking after a person’s ethics, health care, and human values of faith-based institutions national level, her international the Denominational Health Asso - spirit is vital to caring for the dignity. across the nation has received a involvement, and her many years ciation, a non-profit created to whole person,” she said. “A lot In her acceptance speech, prestigious national award. of dedicated service to Catholic negotiate an agreement with the of people equate spiritual care House also recounted a few loss - Susan House has spent dec - health care just needed to be rec - B.C. government to keep faith- with religion. One of the things es, including the closures of some ades working to keep Canadian ognized.” based health care institutions in I’ve always believed and contin - Catholic hospitals and the legal - religious hospitals in the hands of House told The B.C. Catholic the hands of the communities ue to believe is spiritual care ization of assisted suicide. their founding congregations, she was surprised she was chosen who founded them. The agree - could involve religion, but it House, a grandmother of four, raising awareness of the need for to receive the national award. ment was signed in 1995. doesn’t always. There are peo - retired as executive director in spiritual care in hospitals, and “I’ve always seen the work “The government guarantees ple who have no faith who also 2016, the same year she received discussing ethics and end-of-life that I’ve done in Catholic health certain autonomy: we have our need their spirits tended to. You the Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice , issues across Canada and in the care as a group effort. One person own administration, our own have to meet people where they the highest papal award a lay per - U.S. can’t take the credit for the good CEOs, our own boards, and we are.” son can receive. She continues to For her many efforts, the work that’s done.” are allowed to abide by our own Rossi said House was well- volunteer for the health associa - Catholic Health Alliance of Msgr. Bernard Rossi, episco - principles of our faith-based com - kAnown a t the h ealth m inister’s tion. Canada (CHAC) has granted her pal vicar for health care in the munities,” said Rossi. the Lifetime Achievement Award Archdiocese of Vancouver, said It was an important win for for 2017. House has made a tremendous House. “We have freedom of reli - Archangel Gabriel Eparchial Ministries (AGEMI) “She is a real leader and has an impact in the last 20 years. gion in this country and there are ability to bring people together “She made presentations to the people who believe that faith has Full-Time Executive Secretary a role to play in health care,” she said. “I honestly believe that 100 Archangel Gabriel Eparchial Ministries Inc., was established March per cent and I always fought for 2010. One of the objectives and purposes of AGEMI is to maintain that, no matter what faith you and manage various properties. AGEMI is looking for a full-time were.” executive secretary to control the day-to-day management of She was confident the agree - researching projects with minimal supervisory input that ment would not fail, since the encompasses both quantitative and qualitative research skills. Catholic Church has been in the Salary is $20/hr., with health benefits. Some travel may be required. health care business for hundreds of years. To view the details of the key responsibilities and requirements House is also on the Society for the position please visit: skeparchy.org Board for Providence Residential Application Deadline: Monday, July 31, 2017. and Community Care, was on the steering committee of the CHAC, Application Process: Please send your applications to one of the defended spiritual care, promoted following: palliative care, and collaborated G Email: [email protected] — please reference the job with professionals and govern - title in the subject line and ensure contact name and email ments across Canada and in parts are provided. of the U.S. She remembers when the G Mail: Archangel Gabriel Eparchial Ministries Inc. Fraser Health Authority cut a 214 Avenue M South dozen full-time spiritual care jobs Saskatoon, SK S7M 2K4 Catholic Health Alliance of Canada in 2009. “We worked really hard G Inquiries: Bohdan Popowych LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD — Susan House (centre) to make the health authority come Phone: (306) 272-4481 receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from Dan Lussier (left) and around to seeing that they had Jeremy Stevenson of the Catholic Health Alliance of Canada. been misguided in their think - July 19, 2017 CANADIAN NEWS Prairie Messenger 5 Millennial Summit affirms role of faith in Canada

By Deborah Gyapong and retained a sense of devotion yet also a posture of openness to OTTAWA (CCN) — Young the other delegates.” Canadians from many faith tradi - “It was quite encouraging to tions at the Millennial Summit see,” she said. “That was one of June 28 - 30 affirmed the impor - the main aims of the summit.” tant role religion has played in Delegates attended six semi - Canada and will continue to play. nar-style sessions during the sum - In an open letter to Canada on mit, each addressing questions the eve of the 150th birthday of regarding faith and pluralism in a Confederation July 1, the 75 dele - Canadian context and led by gates of the summit affirmed the Cardus’ Cabinet of Canadians, a role faith has played in shaping multifaith group of religious lead - Canada. ers chaired by former religious “It has shaped how we live our freedom ambassador Andrew lives; how we relate to our neigh - Bennett. bours; how we fulfil our social The themes of the sessions responsibilities; and, how we covered questions such as the role share a common life together as of faith in public life; the impor - Canadians,” the letter said. tance of religious freedom; and “We take this opportunity the nature of true pluralism, today to affirm our hope that Marazzi said. Canada’s next generation of faith - “When you begin to discuss ful leaders will move beyond tol - pluralism it becomes necessary to erance to cultivate a more vibrant address difference,” she said. “I Courtesy of Asad Chishti of Chairs and Tables expression of pluralism, founded think that our delegates did an ROLE OF FAITH — Delegates from the Millennial Summit in Ottawa June 28 - 30 affirmed the positive in the resolution to live peaceably excellent job of demonstrating role religious faith plays in Canada’s common life. in diversity.” that you can be honest about how “Such genuine pluralism you are different, and yet be time in interfaith dialogue. said. “I was surprised at how gen - with someone wearing a hijab or admits both public and private deeply convinced that the only “I think all of us felt a sense of uine it was. I anticipated some level a turban “because they remind the expressions of faith even when way forward is together.” relief that we didn’t have to con - of forced, clichéd kind of enc - public square about the public our beliefs differ from one anoth - “It’s a powerful thing to see a ceal that part of who we are, and ounter. I felt it was genuine and I’m nature of our commitment.” er and disagree,” the letter said. Christian say, ‘I am often written not be awkward about it,” he said. very happy it happened that way.” Richardsen also noted that “We affirm that we desire a gen - off from an intellectual point of “We could be ourselves, not try - Richardsen was struck by while many of his contemporaries uine respect for the inherent dig - view when I admit that I have ing to convert each other.” something Andrew Bennett said have drifted away from religion, nity of the human person regard - faith,’ and to see an imam and a “I think we had a common while leading one of the sessions those who remain in their respec - less of what faith or non-religious rabbi her age to step forward and agreement that faith is essential to about the common solidarity tive faiths are much more com - belief they profess.” stand in the gap and assist her in having a common life together,” he Protestants and Catholics have mitted. The millennials, born between the challenge that they not only 1980 and 2000, represented understand but seek to address Apology on Canadian soil holds significance young leaders from Christian, alongside her,” she said. Muslim, Jewish, Sikh and other “You don’t want to be in the religious traditions. The summit mushy middle,” she said. “You Continued from page 1 Benedict) say that he understands Graydon Nicholas. was part of Cardus’ Faith in want to be honest about the speci - and that he is sorry and that he “It didn’t just start a few years Canada 150 project ficity of your faith tradition, but if ogized to a delegation of native feels our suffering — and we ago,” said Nicholas. “You have to “I was struck by the generosity that doesn’t impel you outward leaders under Phil Fontaine, for - heard that very clearly.” go back to 1490 when the Pope of spirit that was present, that and encourage you to engage mer National Chief of the Assem - A papal apology on Canadian (Alexander VI) divided the world each brought to the table,” said with your neighbour, it becomes bly of First Nations, for the suf - soil would hold much more signifi - into two parts and generously Hannah Marazzi, 24, who was the difficult to take hold of the full - fering of native Canadians in cance among indigenous Canadians gave half to the Portuguese and Millennial Summit’s project lead ness of what it means to be the church-run residential schools. than Harper’s 2008 apology on half to the Spanish (the 1494 since January, and will continue Canadian community.” Fontaine had sought an apology behalf of Canada, said Nahanee. Treaty of Tordesillas). There was working out of Cardus’ Ottawa Daniel Richardsen, 31, a for - from the pope following one “I think they would believe the a very generous pope. Nobody offices. mer Anglican who grew up in issued by former prime minister Holy Father more than they did bothered to ask the indigenous “I was also struck by the high India and Brunei before coming Stephen Harper. (former) prime minister Harper,” people if this was all right.” degree of relational presence,” to Canada in 2004, called the “We were looking for a similar he said. Nicholas is amazed some said Marazzi who is originally summit “an amazing first step apology from the Catholic There’s much more to the his - Catholics question the need for a from Abbotsford, B.C., and a to ward real multifaith dialogue.” Church, and I was a witness to tory of Aboriginal Canadians, the papal apology on Canadian soil to member of the Mennonite Though Richardsen, who is now that today,” Fontaine said at the church and colonization than just Aboriginal Canadians but never Brethren Church. “Individuals a Catholic, has had lots of experi - time. Native leaders “heard what residential schools, said Malaseet questioned Pope Benedict XVI’s took care to share very articulate - ence in ecumenical exchanges with we came here for.” elder and former Lieutenant 2010 apology in Ireland for sexu - ly from their respective traditions other Christians, this was his first “We wanted to hear him (Pope Governor of New Brunswick al and physical abuse by clergy and religious. “There’s a double standard here,” Nicholas said. “You can do it for the Irish, but for us it’s, A Sacred Space in a Busy World ‘What more do they want?’ ” Residential schools and recon - ciliation between native and non- native Canadians was almost the August at Providence Renewal Centre only negative in a set of survey results that showed most Lay Chaplain INTEGRATING GOD’S LOVE THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION Canadians view faith as a positive Royal Alexandra Hospital Sunday, August 13 (7 p.m.) to Friday, August 18 (1 p.m.) Gerry Wiesner, OMI and Gisele Bauche in their communities. Asked We are looking for a professional Lay Chaplain who will serve as part of an $675 (suite) $550 (single) $375 (commute) whether local faith-based institu - integral team that offers a compassionate presence in providing emotional tions are a boon or a burden, the and spiritual care and pastoral counselling to patients and their families at JOURNEY TOWARD AN UNDIVIDED LIFE: A Circle of Trust® Program majority responded positively. the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton. Friday, August 25 (7 p.m.) to Sunday, August 27 (1 p.m.) Over half of survey respon - Dan Hines dents rated faith-based social ser - Principal responsibilities include initiating visits and responding to referrals $270 (suite) $230 (single) $185 (commute) for pastoral care; providing grief and bereavement support to families; creating vices “very positive,” compared patient lists for Eucharistic Volunteers from the community; participating in HEALING THE HEALERS – Introductory Workshop with just six per cent who ranked ethical decision making processes and attending family case conferences when Sunday, August 27, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. them “very negative.” appropriate; and general administrative duties. Richard Groves, Sacred Art of Living Centre for Spiritual Forma on When it comes to residential schools, only nine per cent of Qualifications: Bachelor of Theology or Masters of Divinity degree is preferred. $25 Must have at least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) as well as some Canadians regard church involve - For more informaon and to register visit ment as “very positive,” versus 58 related experience. A strong commitment to the Catholic faith, sound ethical www.providencerenewal.ca or call 780­701­1854. understanding and demonstrated commitment to pastoral care are required. per cent who say it was “very neg - Note: Applicants without the CPE credential may be considered and if selected, ative.” would be required to complete this formation requirement Providence Renewal Centre Angus Reid conducted its online 3005 119 St NW survey June 14 - 19 among 1,504 For the full job posting, please visit www.caedm.ca/careers. 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By Kiply Lukan Yaworski Rev. Stephen Hero described “When you got in touch with me, how Yaremko came to St. Joseph your message had been preceded by SASKATOON — Years of dis - Seminary in Edmonton with train - a couple of others, saying, ‘There is cernment and journeying in faith ing as a teacher and some five a fellow who is going to be coming culminated in the priestly ordina - years of formation with the to you about coming to the Diocese tion of Rev. Michael Yaremko and Legionaries of Christ before dis - of Saska toon; this is good news,’ ” Rev. Edward Gibney on the feast cerning a call to serve as a dioce - Bolen recalled. of St. Peter and St. Paul, June 29, san priest. “His years of previous Bolen urged Yaremko and at the Cathedral of the Holy formation had certainly helped to Gibney to trust that God will be Family in Saskatoon. With the dio - form a missionary heart in this there to support them, as God was cese still awaiting the appointment mature young man, and he there for St. Peter and for St. Paul. of a bishop, Regina Archbishop brought gifts of discipline and joy, “Trust God with your own broken - Donald Bolen returned to the city prayer and charity to our commu - ness, your own woundedness. Trust for the ordination. nity,” said Hero. God with your poverty. Let Jesus Archbishop Murray Chatlain of “Michael completed his Master minister to you there, as he minis - Keewatin-Le Pas, Bishop Bryan of Divinity degree this year in tered to Paul and to Peter there, and Bayda of the Ukrainian Catholic Edmonton, and his ministry at the let that be a source of compassion Eparchy of Saskatoon, Abbot seminary and at St. John the as you respond to others in their Peter Novecosky, OSB, of St. Evangelist Parish in Edmonton woundedness,” said the archbishop. Peter’s Abbey in Muenster, and again showed the maturity of this The rite of ordination continued some 65 priests joined Bolen in missionary disciple of Christ and Tim Yaworski with Gibney and Yaremko declar - blessing Yaremko and Gibney in his readiness to shepherd, teach ORDINATIONS — Regina Archbishop Donald Bolen confers ordina - ing their intention to care for the the presence of family, friends, and sanctify the people of God as tion upon Edward Gibney and Michael Yaremko by laying his hands Lord’s flock, promising to cele - and diocesan and parish represen - a priest, after the heart of Jesus on the head of each man — a gesture repeated by the many priests pre - brate the mysteries of Christ faith - tatives who filled the cathedral for Christ.” sent as a sign of unity and shared spirit. fully, to preach the Gospel and, the evening celebration. Canon Philip Gillespie of the uniting themselves to Christ, to Rev. Colin Roy, who serves as Pontifical Beda College in Rome the life of the college. . . . we Lord God and our Saviour Jesus consecrate their lives to God for diocesan Vocations Director along sent a letter in support of Gibney, believe that good foundations Christ, and we choose these men, the salvation of the people. Both with Rev. Daniel Yasinski, pre - read by Roy. have been laid and he has shown our brothers, for priesthood in the men then pledged obedience to the sented the candidates for priest - “As Ed comes to the end of his ample evidence of the talents and presbyteral order,” announced local bishop. hood, while rectors of the semi - four years at the Beda College, we the priestly heart necessary for Bolen, with the assembly respond - As a sign of surrender to God, naries where each man studied thank him most sincerely for the ministry within the diocese,” ing, “Thanks be to God,” followed Gibney and Yaremko lay prostrate provided testimony on behalf of warm and generous way in which wrote Gillespie. by a round of applause. on the floor in front of the altar the candidates. he has engaged with and enriched “We rely on the help of the In his homily, Bolen reflected while the assembly prayed for the on God as the potter who forms intercession of the saints and the and sculpts our lives, just as he outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Urquico ordained for Regina formed and sculpted the lives of The archbishop then conferred Sts. Peter and Paul. ordination by laying his hands on By Frank Flegel June 2013, and entered St. plained how God came to an utter - “We hear Paul tell us that we the head of each man — a gesture Joseph’s Seminary in Edmonton to ly unprepared Mary and Joseph are earthen vessels, we are clay repeated by the many priests pre - REGINA — There were few continue his studies. He spent a for this task of having God, the jars,” said Bolen, citing the second sent as a sign of unity and shared empty spaces in Holy Rosary year of internship at St. George’s Master of the world, placed in reading from 2 Corinthians. “As spirit. Cathedral the evening of June 30 Parish, Assiniboia, and was or - their hands. clay jars we are marked by the After a prayer of consecration, as the archdiocesan faithful turned dained to the transitional diaconate “God asked them to be them - things of the earth, by our wounds the newly ordained were vested out to witness the ordination to the in September 2016. selves and just do it,” said Bolen. and brokenness. But by God’s with the stole (a sign of priestly priesthood of Arpee Sacramento The ordination liturgy was a Likewise, he said, each priest has grace we hold something extraor - office) and the chasuble (the Urquico. multi-lingual affair, with readings to deal with the shocking intimacy dinary within us. This is who the eucharistic vestment). Each new Urquico’s journey to the priest - in English, French and Tagalog, the of God: “Arpee, you will hold the church is. This is who we are. We priest then knelt before the arch - hood began in the Philippines national Filipino language. The body and blood of Christ in your are fragile, but by God’s grace we bishop, who anointed their hands local Filipino choir hands, you will baptize in God’s carry a treasure. We live a mys - with the oil of Sacred Chrism. performed two Tag - name, you will forgive in God’s tery: God living and dying and ris - A chalice and paten were pre - alog hymns during name, you will anoint in God’s ing for us, God living and dying sented to each new priest, with the the ordination ritual. name. Trust that God will be there and rising within us.” words, “Know what you are doing The ritual began for you as you serve. Bolen described how when he and imitate the mystery you cele - with Deacon Barry “Mary was left holding the arrived as bishop of Saskatoon in brate: model your life on the mys - Wood calling Ur - baby, the incarnate word,” said 2010, Gibney was the State tery of the Lord’s cross.” Yaremko quico to come for - Bolen, “and you are to care for Deputy for the Knights of and Gibney then joined the bish - ward. Rev. John God’s people. You will hold the Columbus. When Gibney men - ops and priests at the altar to cele - Kohler of St. Jos - Lord in your hands and you will tioned in passing that he might brate the eucharist. eph’s Seminary pre - be you with all your gifts and your consider the seminary after his The celebration was followed sented the candi - foibles, your blessings, your temp - term was finished, Bolen by a reception, with long lines of date to Arch bishop tations, your struggles, your suc - “remembered that word” and those wishing to congratulate the Donald Bolen and cesses, your tendencies for sin — reminded Gibney of it later. Gib - new priests and receive their bless - then testified to his they are all going to be there ney’s uncle, Rev. Charles Gibney, ings. worthiness to be or - tomorrow morning. But it’s all had been a dained priest. Ur- about God’s radical embrace of the mentor to quico then respond - human condition and about God’s Bolen ed to a se ries of radical embrace of you as disciple. years ago, questions by the “There is something profound - “speak ing a archbishop regard - ly paschal about priestly life, being word” that Frank Flegel ing his prepared - brought from death to life, the opened the door to the URQUICO ORDINATION — Archbishop ness and de termi - mystery you will proclaim is cen - priesthood Donald Bolen congratulates the newly ordained nation to be priest. tred upon who God is, how God Rev. Arpee Sacramento Urquico at Regina’s Urquico’s respons - speaks to us, what God does and for him. Holy Rosary Cathedral June 30. es were positive the mystery of what God will Origi - and clear. work in your people and in you.” nally from where he entered a Dominican In his homily, Bolen had a few Following the ordination a Yorkton, seminary. His cousin, Rev. Gerard words of wisdom for the young reception was held in the cathedral Yarem ko Joy Montiague, living in Prince priest and for Christians in gener - auditorium, where several Filipino came to the Albert, convinced him to come to al: “You are being given a share in traditional foods were served. diocese Canada. He recommended Urquico the Lord’s mission. It is the mis - Urquico celebrated his first after years to the late Regina Archbishop sion of each Christian in one way mass the next morning in Holy of discern - Daniel Bohan who asked director or another to share in the Lord’s Rosary Cathedral, assisted by rec - ment and of personnel Rev. Danilo Rafael to own mission,” and he quoted from tor Rev. Lorne Crozon. At the end faith forma - meet with Urquico during a the readings to show how God of mass, Urquico stood in front of tion, with planned visit to Manila. shares his mission with everyone. the congregation and expressed his “gifts that Paul Paproski, OSB “I thought he was a good man “Jesus entrusts the church with his joy at being there and that he was had been BLESSING THE FIELDS — Abbot Peter Novecosky, so Archbishop Bohan asked me to mission, empowered by the Holy really looking forward to serve as growing, OSB, blesses the fields at the 95th annual Mount begin the process of getting him Spirit,” said Bolen. priest in the Regina archdiocese. that had Carmel Pilgrimage on July 16. Approximately 500 peo - the necessary papers to come to “There is something profound - His obvious pleasure was greeted been test - ple attended the celebration which recognized Rev. Canada,” said Rafael. ly incarnational about priestly with spontaneous, loud and sus - ed,” noted Lawrence DeMong, OSB, on his 60th anniversary of Urquico arrived in Canada in ministry,” he continued, and ex - tained applause. Bolen. monastic life. July 19, 2017 CANADIAN NEWS Prairie Messenger 7 Church deals with declining number of weddings

By Jean Ko Din Catholic marriages from 1975 to The Catholic Register 2008, more than double the decline of weddings in general. In TORONTO (CCN) — A flow - the U.S., Catholic marriages ing white wedding gown is not an decreased about 54 per cent from everyday sight along the busy 1975 to 2010. streets of Rome. Moreover, the church is also So as Megan and Ben Turland challenged by a wedding reality walked to St. Peter’s Square in far different from the classic nup - full wedding attire for an appoint - tials of the 1950s and ’60s, with ment with the pope, they felt all many couples coming to the altar the city’s eyes were on them. It having lived together and perhaps was May 6, 2015, and they were already with children. about to join other newlyweds to receive a papal blessing just four Pope St. John Paul II began days after they had tied the knot the tradition of greeting and in Windsor, Ont. encouraging newlyweds early in “It was a like a sea of white,” his pontificate. Almost four said Megan, who estimated there decades ago he recognized that were about “30 or 40 couples” society was on the cusp of a mar - waiting to greet Pope Francis riage and family crisis. The prac - after his weekly general audience. tice was continued by Pope “He goes around and talks to each Benedict XVI and now Francis. couple for a minute or two.” The marriage crisis that Ben, 32, and Megan, 28, had alarmed St. John Paul is even registered to join the other newly - more apparent now. In the span of Laura-Anne Jensen weds who would meet the pope three pontificates, there has been MARRIAGE VOWS — Megan and Ben Turland got married in May in Windsor, Ont. Four days later they and personally offer their mar - a steep worldwide decline in were in Rome to join other newlyweds who would meet Pope Francis and personally offer their marriage to riage to the church. Ben planned weddings, including a sharp drop the church. to tell the pope about their work in Catholic weddings. as missionaries for the Catholic The Centre for Applied been noticeable change. the priest’s role is to journey with However, few people in their Christian Outreach (CCO) move - Research in the Apostolate “By number but also in kinds couples during their year of marriage prep course shared those ment in Canada. He wanted to (CARA) at Georgetown Uni - and backgrounds,” said Nardone. preparation, he said. sentiments. Maybe 80 or 75 per talk about the couple’s testimony versity in Washington, D.C., has “Quite often, we see mixed mar - cent of the couples already lived of faith and ask Pope Francis to been tracking the phenomenon riages among Catholics and other Although Ben and Megan’s together, said Megan, and many bless their crucifix which had with the Unites States Conference Christians, non-baptized, differ - families are not particularly reli - were not practising Catholics, so their marriage vows embedded of Catholic Bishops. World data ent cultures. The majority of them gious, the couple decided early in the courses were largely geared within. But he froze. they collected from the Vatican’s are not attending, they are not their engagement that their wed - toward those couples. “He came up and I just got statistical yearbook and other churchgoers. . . . There are more ding and marriage would be a tes - Rev. Santo Arrigo said that nervous,” said Ben. “I just said, sources indicate a 33 per cent couples that come and are already timony of their faith. because St. Patrick’s Catholic ‘Oh, we brought you a gift.’ ” decrease in Catholic marriages living together in common-law “My family doesn’t enter the Church in downtown Toronto is He handed over a small bottle between 1970 and 2015. marriage.” church very often,” said Ben. surrounded by condos in the of maple syrup and explained it Increasing numbers of young Nardone said although many “This was probably their first downtown core, the parish natural - was a sweet syrup from Canada to couples are choosing to live of these couples are non-church - time in maybe 15 or 20 years. For ly includes many young couples. use at breakfast. The pope smiled. together instead of tying the knot. goers, they have a desire to con - them to just have a positive expe - A majority of them either live “You can tell that he knew In Canada, overall marriage rates tinue their relationship with the rience (at church), you feel like together or already have a child what it was,” said Ben. “Then, fell about 22 per cent from 1981 church, and that is something to you’ve been intentional and together. However, as pastor, he he’s like, ‘Oh, it’s like the veg - to 2008, according to a 2011 celebrate. seized an opportunity to proclaim said it is his role to receive these etable in Canada,’ and he said it in Statistics Canada census. In 1961, “I am often tough with them,” Christ and show his love to peo - couples with a pastoral welcome. a grandfatherly, joking way. . . . It 90 per cent of Canadian house - he said. “This is the law of the ple in a new way.” “The question is if they don’t became this pastoral and personal holds were headed by married diocese, 12 months (engage - The couple chose to get mar - come to church, how well do you moment.” couples. In 2011, that figure had ment), to make them aware of ried at St. Anne’s Church in welcome them,” said Arrigo. “It’s But the meeting was more than fallen to 67 per cent. how important is the step they are Windsor, closer to Megan’s fami - not to grill them about why just an opportunity to shake the Rev. Amedeo Nardone doesn’t undertaking, to help them get to ly rather than Ben’s family in they’re not coming, it’s about see - hand of a famous figure. It was need statistics to confirm the phe - know each other, and also to get British Columbia. Although St. ing this as an opportunity to be the young couple’s testament to nomenon is happening in his them back to the church and they Anne’s isn’t the couple’s home that welcoming presence . . . that the Catholic vocation of marriage parish. St. Jane Frances in are made aware that they belong parish, Megan said she made it a St. Patrick’s, or the church, is not and to wedding vows that fewer Toronto will hold about 12 to 15 to a community.” point to invite the parishioners to a place that is like an ogre.” and fewer Catholic couples are weddings this summer, said Nardone has been a priest for their wedding mass. Like the rest of the world, the making. One alarming statistic Nardone. But only 14 years ago, 14 years. He said it is rare today “It was really important for us Archdiocese of Toronto, Canada’s from the Vatican’s statistical year - the church would host 20 wed - for church weddings to be well- to invite as many people as possi - largest diocese, has witnessed a book of the church showed a 71 dings per year. He said it hasn’t prepared with active participation ble, especially to the mass,” she decrease in Catholic weddings — per cent decline in Canada’s been a steep decline, but there has at the mass. However, a part of said. “For me, that was really down 28 per cent from 2006 to important because it’s not just 2016. Archdiocese spokesperson two of us. We need prayers and Neil MacCarthy said many couples support not just for that day, but today are unfamiliar with the we continue to need the prayers sacramental norms around wed - and support of our friends, family dings, and it is the role of the priest and community.” and the parish to educate them. Megan said they wanted to be “The church isn’t a facility to intentional in all aspects of their rent. It’s a spiritual home, a place ceremony. They were married by we hope will be a part of their life Rev. Paul Morris, a good friend together as husband and wife,” and spiritual guide who worked said MacCarthy. “That’s why it’s with them in CCO missions. important for a couple wanting a Together with Morris, they prayed Catholic marriage to have an active and discerned over which read - faith life — to pray together, to be ings to choose. They were inten - active in their parish, to have a tional in the liturgical songs, their relationship with their parish lectors and their vows. They also priest, to participate in a solid mar - prayed a novena to St. Joseph riage preparation program.” with friends and family prior to Despite the trend away from their May 2, 2015, wedding. marriage and, in particular church “I think, for me, marriage is weddings, Nardone remains opti - personal between the two of us, mistic. but also communal,” said Megan. “Quite often I meet couples I “The family is the domestic marry come back and when I see church and it’s like the building them together with children, I feel blocks of the larger church so it’s refreshed,” said Nardone. “That CNS/ L’Osservatore Romano important that the people that will happens quite often and it makes APPOINTMENT WITH THE POPE — Megan and Ben Turland present Pope Francis with a bottle of be supporting us in our marriage me happy. It gives you a kind of maple syrup after the pope gave the couple’s wedding a papal blessing. are included.” energy as a priest.” 8 Prairie Messenger ARTS & CULTURE July 19, 2017 Medieval mystic maintains hold on artistic imagination

By Kimberly Winston “I wanted to allow her to speak Kathryn as a saint and martyr, they find now in a way that makes her a lit - Harrison hope that others will someday rec - CHICAGO (RNS) — She was tle more real to people.” explored Joan’s ognize the beauty of their own art young, illiterate and had power Aurinko hopes her photo- allure in Joan and the truth of their calling.” for less than two years. History graphs will connect the viewer to of Arc: A Life Joan of Chicago — seldom interested in women what she considers essential Trans figured . and usually written by the tri - about Joan — her faith, her Asked what Aurinko was blindsided by umphant — should have forgot - strength and her sense of her own drew her — an Joan while on a 2013 European ten her. destiny. ac claimed nov - vacation with a friend. Alone with But when she died on a pyre in Joan of Arc elist and mem - her camera in a tower in France’s 1431, she achieved an immortali - oirist to pro - Château de Chinon, where Joan ty in art and literature that sur - Joan was born in the small duce a Joan petitioned Charles for an army, she passes all of her contemporaries French village of Domrémy-la- biography — was stirred by the sunlight drifting — kings, popes, knights, priests Pucelle in 1412 in the middle of she said in an through arrow slits in the wall and and courtiers. the Hundred Years’ War, a clash email, “once the sudden sound of many foot - She, of course, is Joan of Arc, between France and England over I’d heard that steps on the stone stairs. the French teenage country girl the French throne. Her parents voice, centuries When she looked, there was who, through her extreme faith, were farmers and loyal to Charles old, translated no one. Just her, the light and her mystic visions and what must have of Valois, the French dauphin, or through time camera. been an astonishing amount of prince. and culture and “It was a photographer’s par - personal charisma, led French Joan had her first vision when language, and adise,” she said. “I was in heav - troops to a string of glorious victo - she was 12, claiming Saints ‘watched’ as en.” ries against the invading English. Michael, Catherine and Margaret she nimbly out - She had no idea of the châ - She was eventually captured and told her she should drive out the witted scores teau’s association with Joan until tried for heresy. Her remains were English and see Charles en - of church doc - she hit its gift store and saw tossed in a river, like so much throned. tors bent on books about Joan. trash. “ ‘Daughter of God, go on, go Creative Commons executing her, I “I had been shooting the on, go on! I will be your was in love for - places she walked,” she said. “It JOAN OF ARC — “Joan at the coronation of help. Go on!,’ ” she is sup - was remarkable to be in a room Charles VII,” by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres in ever.” posed to have said of her 1854, a famous painting often reproduced in works Joan’s story she slept in, she dreamed in.” visions. “When I hear this on Joan of Arc. she concluded, She couldn’t shake the fascina - voice, I feel such great joy defies expla - tion and began searching for that I wish I could always Terry Pratchett, Thomas Keneally nation. Was she a mystic or a images of Joan on the Internet. hear it!” and Mary Gordon wrote books fraud? Was she di vinely inspired “There were thousands,” she At 16, she made her way about her. or delusional? said. “I think that is when the pro - to Charles’ supporters and Joan entered the political “We don’t need narratives that ject came to my mind, when I convinced them to give her a realm, too. During the First World rationalize human experience so realized we have no idea what she pair of men’s armour. She cut War, her image adorned posters, much as those that enlarge it with looked like.” her hair and led a band of fol - stamps and war bonds to rally the breath of mystery,” Harrison Aurinko made three more trips lowers to Charles. support for the Allies, even wrote in The New York Times . to France and visited every Joan- “I was born for this,” she beyond France. “For as long as we look to heroes related site she could find. She was reported to say. “I must “Joan of Arc saved France,” a for inspiration, to leaders whose hired models to portray Joan at be with the dauphin, even if I 1918 U.S. Department of the vision lifts them above our limited different ages in a few of the pho - have to wear my legs down Treasury poster reads. “Women perspective, who cherish their val - tos and shot every Joan statue she to my knees.” of America, save your country: ues above their earthly lives, the came across, trying to evoke an Joan whispered something Buy war savings stamps.” story of Joan of Arc will remain essence of a girl. She pored over in Charles’ ear — perhaps a Every French presidential can - one we remember, and celebrate.” Joan’s court testimony and incor - prophesy, perhaps a promise, didate, from Charles de Gaulle to Ann Astell, a professor of porated her words into the pho - that he would be king. Marine LePen, has evoked the Christian history at the University tographs. Courtesy of Susan Aurinko Whatever she said, it worked. name of Joan of Arc on the cam - of Notre Dame and the author of Back in the studio, Aurinko Susan Aurinko He gave her an army, which paign trail. Joan of Arc and Sacrificial layered the images, superimpos - she led to Orleans and lifted Her image has sold magazines, Authorship , has studied Joan’s ing statuary and models on empty While Joan has never entirely the English siege. cans of beans, blocks of cheese, pull on artists. staircases, in church sanctuaries, dropped out of the public imagina - The victory made Joan as and tickets to the circus. An old “They see her as someone beau - on castle walls. Everything is tion — the first poem about her famous as Charles himself. She postcard shows a depiction of tiful and inspired, a person of bathed in light — Joan said bright appeared in 1429 — she is experi - saw him crowned Charles VII in Joan saying, “Remember kids, genius, but also vulnerable, light accompanied the voices in encing a revival. The past year saw 1429. Joan of Arc says: ‘Please don’t because of that very giftedness, to her visions — and steeped in a a major production of George But in 1430, Joan’s fortunes smoke!’ ” misunderstanding, vilification, trial, warm palette of amber, gold, Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan in fell. While defending a town out - What about this once obscure and rejection by the public,” Astell burnt sienna and wheat. London, a new musical based on side Paris, she was wounded, teenage girl speaks across cen - said in an email. “In her final tri - her life in New York and a film thrown from her horse and cap - turies, crosses boundaries of art umph over death, her recognition — JOAN , page 12 about her childhood that premiered tured by English allies. She was and consumerism at the Cannes Film Festival. A imprisoned in a tower in Rouen as well as those of new, critically acclaimed novel, and tried for witchcraft and heresy. faith, culture and The Book of Joan , takes her story She proved such a match for language? into a sci-fi future. her prosecutors that Shaw used David Clayton, Now, a new photography show some of her testimony verbatim who oversees a at Loyola University tries to re - in his play. Asked if she knew she new masters in capture something of the real Joan was in God’s grace — a trap, sacred art at — or “Jehanne,” as she signed her since to be certain of grace was Pontifex Univer - name. Called “Searching for heresy — she replied, “If I am sity, said that as a Jehanne — The Joan of Arc not, may God put me there; and if Catholic, he can - Project,” it features 37 elaborately I am, may God so keep me.” not separate Joan framed photographs by Chicago- They burned her anyway. She from her faith. He based artist Susan Aurinko. was 19 years old. sees it as crucial to And while scores of creative In the late 1800s, transcripts of her enduring ap - types have crafted all sorts of Joan’s lengthy trial resurfaced peal among artists ideas of Joan (for Shakespeare she and a push for sainthood under - like himself. was a witch, for Bertolt Brecht taken. She was beatified in 1905 “Joan’s story she was a labour leader, and CBS and canonized in 1920 — and the shows the power made her a contemporary teen in intervening years saw Joan reborn of the grace of “Joan of Arcadia”), Aurinko has on the stage, on the page and God,” he said. her own version, drawn from beyond. “There is some - Joan’s actual words and the places Joan of art thing immensely she lived, fought and died. hopeful about this “I was not trying to solve the Joan was painted by Rubens, figure who is mystery of Joan; I was trying to Ingres and Gaugin, written into young, female and give it dimension,” Aurinko said music by Tchaikovsky, Leonard fighting in a man’s from her spacious work-live loft Bernstein, Madonna and Cradle world. It is a story Courtesy of Susan Aurinko west of downtown Chicago, her of Filth. Martha Graham danced that speaks to all A GIRL CAUGHT IN TIME — Artist Susan Aurinko hired models to portray Joan photographs arranged around her, her, Hedy Lamarr played her on of us of our own of Arc at different ages in a few of the photos and shot every Joan statue she came awaiting their trip to the museum. the screen, and Mark Twain, salvation story.” across, trying to evoke an essence of a girl. July 19, 2017 ARTS & CULTURE Prairie Messenger 9 Cool theatres have hot films for dog days of summer

rages. Martha Farnsworth (Nicole Kidman) is the strong- Screenings willed headmistress of a Seminary for Young & Meanings Ladies who, with anoth - er teacher, Edwina (Kirsten Dunst), cares Gerald Schmitz for five girls of varying ages, isolated from the Summer tends not to be a time Another heist and Baby starts savage world of men in for prestige pictures to come out. imagining a different future when their Gothic sanctuary. Still, amid the usual crop of most - he meets and falls for Debora That is until one day the ly forgettable formula Hollywood (Lily James), a waitress at Bo’s youngest, Amy (Oona product — another Pirates of the Diner. He even goes straight and Laurence), finds gravely Caribbean, Mummy, Transformers becomes a driver for a pizza joint wounded Union soldier (dreadful), Despicable Me, Resi- called GoodFellas. But the dream Corp. John McBurney dent Evil, Spider-Man: Home - of escape on the open road is (Colin Farrell) while in coming (a surprisingly good rein - thwarted when Doc decides he the woods gathering Gerald Schmitz vention featuring Tom Holland) — still needs his driver. The choice mushrooms. McBurney A GHOST STORY — A Ghost Story director David Lowery chats with Robert there are a few screen gems worth is to be “behind the wheel or in a is rescued and nursed Redford at the Sundance Film Festival Jan. 19, 2017. The movie, with its spare the time to consider. wheelchair.” That’s when the back to health. Miss design and evocative moods, “becomes a profound soulful meditation on the Action thrillers can deliver. game turns increasingly murder - Martha decides to con - mortality and mystery of the human condition,” writes Gerald Schmitz. I’ve already praised the spy ous and chases, showdowns and ceal his presence from drama Atomic Blonde with shootouts follow at breakneck Confederate patrols and when sol - puter-generated creation). tragic and the supernatural. Charlize Theron in the title role, speed. diers come knocking. Grandad has kept the truth After C’s untimely death in a which had a high-profile premiere From start to finish the movie’s To my mind the first screen from her. So she’s shocked when car crash, he rises in spectral at the South by Southwest festival narrative pulse is scored to a killer version of The Beguiled by direc - squeaky-voiced carnival-like TV form, returning to watch over a in March. It’s releasing on July soundtrack, with the Simon and tor Don Siegel in 1971, starring zoologist Dr. Johnny Wilcox grieving M. His presence, invisi - 28. The hottest ticket at that festi - Garfunkel tune “Baby Driver” Clint Eastwood as McBurney and (Jake Gyllenhaal) arrives with a ble to her, appears absurdly sim - val was Baby Driver , which took accompanying the closing credits. Geraldine Page as Martha, stands crew to take Okja to Seoul, then ple — a white sheet with cutout as a classic. Still, Coppola’s os - America. Mija isn’t satisfied with eye holes like a Halloween cos - tensibly more feminist rendering a gold piglet keepsake as a substi - tume. But there’s nothing simple has its merits. The women are tute and runs after Okja. In the about what follows. As C inhabits certainly beguiled by the male ensuing wild chase scenes Mija the afterlife — sometimes with presence, competing for atten - meets masked members of the other spirits, possessing paranor - tions, especially Edwina and the Animal Liberation Front led by mal properties, bearing silent wit - oldest girl, Alicia (Elle Fanning). Jay (Paul Dano) and becomes Jealousies are aroused until an part of their plan to secretly re - Baby Driver incident causes a change of cir - cord what really goes on in Paris Can Wait cumstances. For McBurney and Mirando’s laboratories. Suffice it the women, Christian compassion to say that Mirando is deep into The Beguiled mixes with female passions and genetic mutation for profit (the Okja wiles. name similarity to Monsanto isn’t Also in the Cannes competi - coincidental). A Ghost Story tion was Korean director Joon-ho Watch this anti-corporate fable Bong’s Okja , a Netflix production past the closing credits for a last available online since June 29. scene of the animal liberators. ness — there are flashbacks to the (Grumbling about that resulted in One can enjoy the fantasy while couple’s life together, scenes of a Focus Features a rule change requiring all future wondering what kind of twisted distraught M coping with loss, THE BEGUILED — Nicole Kidman stars in The Beguiled , an atmos - competition titles to screen the - world this is. and then life moving on with time pheric thriller from acclaimed writer/director Sofia Coppola. atrically in France.) Last but definitely not least is passing as it must. Other charac - The movie opens in New York writer-director David Lowery’s ters enter the picture. Especially the audience award in the Head - The music, the mayhem and the with a razzle dazzle announce - haunting A Ghost Story , which memorable is a noisy scene in liners section. romance are in perfect sync with ment by Mirando Corporation’s wowed critics at Sundance. It which one played by Will Helmed by Brit writer-director the players. Forget The Fast and Lucy Mirando (Tilda Swinton, stars Oscar-winner Casey Affleck Oldham as Bonnie “Prince” Billy Edgar Wright, Baby Driver never the Furious . This is the year’s who was in Bong’s Snowpiercer ) as a Dallas musician known only delivers a rambling monologue. takes its foot off the pedal from fastest ride. of a 10-year competition to raise as “C,” who lives with his wife, The movie, with its spare the revved-up opening percussive Cinema is a family affair for the “super-piglets” in an “eco-friend - “M” (Rooney Mara), in a house design and evocative moods (shot beats. Wright memorably recast Coppolas. The Tribeca festival in ly, natural, non-GMO” way. They on the outskirts. Affleck and in a vintage 4:3 aspect ratio), the zombie movie with 2004’s April held a 45th anniversary are sent to 26 farms in 26 coun - Mara were also in Lowery’s Ain’t becomes a profound soulful med - Shaun of the Dead . Here he re - screening of The Godfather Parts I tries. Off we go years later to a Them Bodies Saints , subsequent itation on the mortality and mys - boots the car-chase crime spree and II followed by a discussion Korean farm where an orphan to which he made last year’s tery of the human condition, genre to great effect. Baby (Ansel with director Francis Ford Coppola girl, Mija (An Seo Hyun), lives Pete’s Dragon . Made on a much marked by the passage of lives Elgort, baby-faced except for two and surviving cast members. with her grandfather and dotes on smaller, intimate scale, A Ghost lived between past and future. scars) is the ace getaway driver Tribeca also presented Paris Can her giant hippo-like super-pig Story combines elements of the Hypnotic and poetic, this story for a hardcore bunch of robbers Wait by his 81-year-old wife, named Okja (a convincing com - fantastical and the fateful, the casts a lingering spell. working for a mastermind crime Eleanor. It’s a pleasing if slight boss named Doc (Kevin Spacey affair in which a middle-aged at his most ruthless), who favours woman, Anne (Diane Lane), business suits to their underworld whose marriage to movie producer style. The main gang figures are husband Michael (Alec Baldwin) Buddy (Jon Hamm), his squeeze has become rather stale, finds her - Darling (Eiza González), and the self beguiled if not seduced when trigger-happy Bats (Jamie Foxx). agreeing to a French road trip with Baby got into this racket by Michael’s charming, flirtatious stealing money and a Mercedes associate, Jacques (Arnaud Viard). from Doc. He needs to do one The locations are as alluring as the more job to square his debt with gourmet feasts they share (even Doc, who relies on his “devil more tantalizing than the food in behind the wheel.” Baby has tin - Michael Winterbottom’s latest, The nitus as a result of a tragic child - Trip to Spain ). Yet nothing serious hood accident. He’s always listen - develops. ing to music on an iPod to drown That is certainly not the case it out. He also carries a small tape with the encounter of the sexes in recorder to catch sounds he incor - daughter Sophia’s The Beguiled , porates into a collection of per - for which she won the Cannes fes - sonal mixtapes. Baby stashes his tival’s best director prize in May. share of the loot under the floor - It’s the second adaptation of boards in the apartment he shares Thomas Cullinan’s eponymous CNS/Sony with his foster dad, an elderly deaf 1966 novel set in 1864 Con fed - BABY DRIVER — Ansel Elgort and Lily James star in Baby Driver , “the year’s fastest ride,” writes Gerald mute African-American man. erate Virginia as the Civil War Schmitz.

10 Prairie Messenger DEEPENING OUR FAITH July 19, 2017 Rootedness in God important for making life decisions

need to place our trust in God as we try to find our way ditions for healthy human community. It is a font of wisdom within new circumstances. With God as the foundation of to help us make holy and life-giving decisions. It is meant to our decision-making, we are assured that we are not alone. be a path to communion with God who is infinite love. Liturgy King Solomon also knows that if he seeks God’s will, A love for the law, however, does not mean that we he will never stray too far from the right path. If we step park our consciences and intellects at the door. Here again, and Life back from the narrative of this week’s reading for a bit, we Solomon provides the template. He asks God for the gift realize that his process of discernment started even earlier. of a wise and discerning mind. And God praises him for The process started with Solomon’s prayerful awareness of this! He is praised because he is willing to engage the best Gertrude Rompré God’s desire to give him a gift. For, indeed, following God’s of his intellectual capacities to make wise decisions for his will is a gift. God’s will is not something imposed on us by a people. The wisdom of Solomon comes from his willing - capricious deity. Rather, God wills us to be the most fully ness to root his thinking and discernment in relationship, I recently finished watching the Netflix Original series alive, the most fully human, and the most fully capable of relationship with God and God’s people. Bloodline . It was painful to watch. The series tells the story love. As the prophet Jeremiah reminds us, God’s plans for us Perhaps the key difference between Solomon and the of the Rayburns, a family who consistently makes destruc - are for peace, and not disaster (Jeremiah 29:11). By seeking Rayburns, for example, is that he is willing to choose what tive choices in their misguided efforts to protect themselves. God’s will in our decision-making, we are opening ourselves best for the community. He asks for a gift that will help In essence, Bloodline is a cautionary tale, pointing out the up to God’s grace in our lives. We open ourselves up to gift. him better serve his people. He does not — and the Lord danger of self-interested and rudderless decision-making. Seeing God’s will as a gift is what enables the psalmist to commends him for this — allow himself to be motivated Fortunately, King Solomon, in this week’s readings, models purely by self-interest and self-preservation. The paradox, for us a different sort of discernment and helps us reflect on I Kings 3:5, 7-12 of course, is that choosing what is best for the community Seventeenth Sunday what holy decision-making looks like. Psalm 119 benefits the individual as well. This is true in our times in Ordinary Time We see in Solomon someone who is rooted in his rela - Romans 8:28-30 too. Working to ensure the common good, building social July 30, 2017 tionship with God. In God, he has a firm foundation. This Matthew 13:44-52 safety nets and attending to the needs of those on the mar - sort of rootedness is necessary when we face the some - gins creates healthier and safer communities for us all. times disorienting process of making life decisions. By proclaim his love for the law. The law of God is meant to We may not have the responsibilities of King definition, making a decision entails a choice that will lead guide us toward the will of God. As such, it is indeed “better Solomon, but we are each called to make decisions, big and us, and often those close to us, down a different path. It than thousands of gold and silver pieces” (Ps 119). The law is small, every day of our lives. These decisions will have an moves us into the unknown and into a place where we meant to free us and lead us toward the decisions that will be impact on the course of history, if only in the humblest the most life-giving. This is a rather different way to approach sense. We are assured that God is with us in our discern - the law. We often see the moral and ethical guidelines of our ment, that God’s will is gift, and that the law of God will Rompré is the director of Mission and Ministry at St. faith as impositions from a domineering institutional church. support us. Our decisions, rooted in relationship with God Thomas More College in Saskatoon. But the law, in the scriptural sense, is meant to create the con - and others, will indeed reflect the wisdom of Solomon! At all levels of our desires, we long for intimacy with the Divine

mate motivation, of which this is a “And then last night I began to myself after a lifetime betrothal.” symptom. At a deeper level, of think that dying is making love with She puts it as well as Rahner In which he is not consciously aware, God, the consummation after a life - and the philosophers, though her he’s still longing for the bread of time of flirtations, encounters, meet - words are more direct. She too, in life, for God alone. His soul is still ings in the dark, and constant yearn - analyzing her desire, points out Exile that of a deer, longing for clear ing, longing, and sense of loneliness there are levels, explicit and im - flowing streams, except that on that does make one insane for the plicit , conscious and unconscious. Ron Rolheiser, OMI this given night another stream is light. I reflected on the Song of Yes, our lives, with all their ten - promising him a more immediate Songs and thought that it could be sions, restlessness, youthful imma - tonic that he can have right now. an analogy of how I see dying, not turities, adult depressions, cold Recently I taught a course on necessarily as the body’s disintegra - lonely seasons, times of doubt, Sometimes, while praying the This discrepancy, between what the spirituality of aging and dy ing. tion and demise, but rather as the times of desperation, breakdowns, Psalms, I’m caught looking quite we’re aware of on the surface and Stealing a line from Goethe’s entire transition that I was born des - and occasional irresponsible exu - uncomfortably into a mirror reflect - what’s sensed only in some dark, poem “Holy Longing,” I entitled tined to make. I think of my life as a berance, will surely be marked by ing back to me my own seeming inchoate way at a deeper level, is the course poetically: “Insane for love story with its ups and downs flirtations and encounters that seem dishonesty. For example, we pray what’s captured in a distinction the Light.” In a term paper, one of like any love story, but always to exhibit desires that are not for these words in the Psalms: My soul philosophers make between what’s the students, a woman, reflecting going in the direction of God with the bread of life. But, they are, ulti - longs for you in the night. . . . Like explicit in our awareness and what’s on her own journey toward aging the finality of death being the wed - mately, and one day they will find a deer that yearns for flowing implicit within it. The explicit refers and dying, wrote these words: ding of the love between God and and know their full consummation. streams, so my soul longs for you to what we are aware of conscious - my God. . . . For you alone do I ly (“I want this particular thing!”); PRAIRIE MESSENGER PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY long! For you alone do I thirst! whereas the implicit refers to the If I’m honest I have to admit unconscious factors that are also in that, a lot of times, perhaps most play but of which we are un aware. MCKERCHER LLP BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS times, my soul longs for a lot of These we only sense, vaguely, in KAPOOR, SELNES, & things that do not seem of God. some unconscious part of our soul. KLIMM SASKATOON: John Schachtel How often can I honestly pray: For For instance, Karl Rahner, who Barristers & Solicitors (306) 653-2000 L.J.(Dick) Batten, QC 1201 - 8th St. East you, God, alone do I long. For you was fond of this distinction and who W. Selnes, B.A., LL.B.; G. Klimm, B.A., LL.B.; Michel G. Thibault Saskatoon, Sask. alone do I thirst! In my restlessness, puts it to good use in his spirituality, David M.A. Stack,QC (306) 978-5200 Phone (306) 752-5777, P.O. Box 2200 Curtis J. Onishenko my earthy desires, and natural offers us this (crass though clear) Melfort, Saskatchewan S0E 1A0 Galen R. Richardson   
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By Mark Pattison Britain that would allow Prime Ireland to its south. Ob servers say Min ister There sa May’s party to Brexit will result in passport and WASHINGTON (CNS) — If remain in power. Talks regarding customs checks, and some kind of Martin McGuinness and Rev. Ian the British exit, or “Brexit,” from barrier along the 500-kilometre Paisley can wage peace instead of the European Union, remained in border between the two countries war, anyone can, according to TV a state of suspended animation. would be needed. and movie director Nick Hamm. Also a major demonstration of “The last thing anybody wants Like the Catholic McGuinness, the summer “marching season” is a wall,” Hamm declared. long linked to Sinn Fein and the was nearing in Northern Ireland. And the political piece of it has Irish Republican Army, and the Protes tants parade through Catho - its own idiosyncrasies. “If Sinn Presbyterian cleric who founded lic sections of Belfast and other Fein decided to take its seats in the the Democratic Unionist Party in cities to commemorate long-ago House of Commons, it would can - Northern Ireland, Hamm is from Protestant vic tories over their cel out (British Prime Minister) Northern Ireland. The Protestant Catholic neighbours. Teresa May’s majority,” as the filmmaker, 59, said he saw July 12 is the traditional seven Sinn Fein seats would de - enough of the Troubles to beat a “Orange man’s day,” commemorat - prive the Tory-Democratic Union- hasty retreat to Manchester, Eng - ing the 1690 defeat of the Catholic ist Party coalition of a governing land, and then to London when he King James II by the Prot estant majority, Hamm said. was old enough. Prince William of Orange that But Sinn Fein would never CNS/IFC Films But he returned to Northern definitively installed Protestantism allow its elected representatives to Ireland to film The Journey , a THE JOURNEY — Rev. Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall) and Martin as the religion of the British monar - be seated, he added, because to do McGuinness (Colm Meaney) star in a scene from the movie fictionalized telling of how The chy. “I never did think much of so would, in their view, recognize , a fictionalized telling of how McGuinness and Paisley came to McGuin ness and Paisley came to Journey parade season,” Hamm told CNS. a political solution in 2006 in Northern Ireland to bring decades of England’s dominion over Northern a political solution in 2006 to Christian-on-Christian sectarian violence to a halt. “All that banging on the drums.” Ireland, which Sinn Fein would be bring decades of Christian-on- The Brexit situation is stickier, loath to admit. Even in The Christian sectarian violence to a Agreement was brokered 11 years Of course, timing is every - because Northern Ireland voted to Journey , McGuin ness (played by halt. ago, “no one seems to be rising thing. Now on the docket is the stay in the EU. In a worst-case sce - Colm Meaney) retorts “Alleged - Hamm referred to the pair as through the ranks” to succeed overture from England’s Tories, or nario, a wall could be erected ly!” to Paisley’s (Timothy Spall) “an odd couple,” but it was their either man on needed peace ini - Conserv a tive party members, to between Northern Ireland, which is description of him as an IRA lead - similarities that broke down the tiatives around the globe. Paisley the Demo cratic Unionist Party to still part of the United King dom, er. “McGuinness would never ad- barriers: “Both were very reli - died in 2014, and McGuinness form a coalition government in and the independent Re public of mit he was IRA,” Hamm said. gious, both were teetotallers, and died March 21. both loved their family.” “Politicians can take the lead In Washington to promote The on this,” Hamm said, but it need There’s a difference between faith and belief Journey before its July 7 U.S. not be politicians who get it start - premiere, Hamm told Catholic ed. “There are likely thousands of the confinement of ego states News Service it should be in - acts every day between Hindu (“saved!”), yet that doesn’t save structive to longtime enemies in and Muslim, between Jew and us from having to grow out of other regions of the world that Arab, between Protestant and Outlooks from externalized, literal, dichotomous, peace is possible. Catholic, pure human kindness class-bound, role-playing, one- Hamm said some audiences between Shia and Sunni, and the Inner Life dimensional structures and grow found it hard to believe that “both these things don’t get recognized into self-aware, symbolic, dialec - these men were Christian” and that the way Northern Ireland does.” tical, universal, synthetic, and McGuinness and Paisley “hated The Journey premiered in Cedric Speyer multi-dimensional expressions of each other more than any Jew could Northern Ireland earlier this year faith (see Jim Fowler). hate any Palestinian, more than any and got a rapturous reception. Sam Keen romanticizes the Hindu could hate a Muslim,” yet “Everyone was there, Sinn Fein, “What Christ came to teach was faith.” — Hazrat Inayat Khan psycho-spiritual stages involved they found the way to peace. DUP, ex-IRA. They loved it. as the Child (embedded, depen - B Eve n though the St. A ndrews Th ey l i ved i t,” Hamm told CNS. “While the old-fashioned religion, or let us say dogmatic religion, dent); the Rebel (able to doubt, gave out certain directives, the new religion feels that these directives resist); the Adult (coping confi - have to mature within a person. They have to be part of the character dently, yet conforming); the of the person. Ideas need to grow from within instead of being simply Outlaw (individuated adventur - accepted from without. You cannot say to somebody to love thy neigh - er); and the Lover (childlike sage bour and have that person really and essentially love his neighbour, equally responsive to polis, eros, BOSCO FOUNDATION unless he or she has gone through a certain stage of development.” and cosmos). John Bosco — Maurice Speyer (1899 - 1957) If all that sounds too theoreti - Child & Family Services Foundation cal, I refer you to a brilliant satir - The Sufi master quoted above, Real faith is certainly not a sta - ic scene in the movie Ted , which The John Bosco Child and Family Services Foundation (Bosco and my father, who was a Jewish tic state, nor simply a matter of is about a boy’s teddy bear com - Foundation) is a public foundation dedicated to the provision of humanist (as much as he would es - upholding a belief system. In fact, ing to life and becoming more buildings and facilities used for the treatment, education and chew the limitations of that label), beliefs can often be a defence cynically “adult” as the boy ma - were both getting at something still against the trust it takes to move tures . . . and doesn’t, due to the housing of children, adolescents and adults who are in need of not widely understood. Belief and out of our comfort zones when “inordinate attachment” to his support. faith, although they may support called to soul growth. Faith can cute, cuddly though now foul- Bosco Foundation believes in assisting non-profit and charitable each other, are very different. Be - also shake the foundation of solid - mouthed and hedonistic compan - Ted organizations who provide vital services which aid vulnerable lief is often a matter of re ceived ified religious structures, as Jesus ion. (Google “ — alley scene” wisdom, whereas faith is a deep demonstrated in his time, was one to see the clip.) people in our society. We do this by providing our facilities to form of trust. When the two are in - sign of a truly free inner journey. In short, there’s arrested devel - various non-profit and charitable agencies at below market level tegrated, one knows through trust - As Sam Keen said, “It takes an opment all round. One subplot has rental rates. ing and trusts through knowing. abnormal amount of trust to go a more pathologically regressed Our facilities are used for social services group care, foster beyond the culture’s crust.” And character starting to stalk Ted. The as Alan Watts told us long ago: scene takes place in an alley where care, adult mental health care, the St. Francis Food Bank, two Speyer is a Benedictine Oblate belief is concerned with holding Ted is trying to dissuade the psy - AA groups and a NE Edmonton cadet core among others. as well as an author, subject mat - on . . . faith is about letting go. chopathic loner from making Ted In addition, we provide volunteer services to assist two small non- ter expert for e-therapy, clinical Then there’s maturity. Just as the object of his obsession. When consultant and director of profit organizations working with low income seniors and victims we are not born with maturity, but asked if he is alone in the alley, InnerView Guidance International go through a number of develop - Ted responds with, “You know, of stroke with fundraising and volunteer recruitment assistance. (IGI). Connect with Cedric on mental stages to achieve it, we are you’re never alone when you’re The Bosco Foundation is currently working with a large service https://www.facebook.com/cms94 not “born again” into full growth. with Christ. So no, I’m not alone.” organization on a joint project with the aim of providing or via [email protected] We can be suddenly lifted out of And toward the end of the scene, affordable housing for low-income seniors. “Thank you for creeping up my night and Jesus be with you . . . in 100% of donations go toward charitable purposes. Christ.” Administrative expenses are covered by other sources. 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By Irene Lo Scerbo eggs, and six days into her incu - air, Pop Merlin sensed the futility bation period was killed and of his efforts and flew off to tar - I’ve always been a bit of a eaten by the neighbourhood fox. get a less agile victim. Yet, judg - birdbrain. I come by it honestly, This spring another feisty duck ing by the ever-increasing num - having been trained in my youth chose Momma’s old nesting site. ber and variety of bird-bits deco - by a sharp-eyed, bird-watching Day after day, lovesick Mam’selle rating our yard, we deem that father. Even without binoculars, Mallard and her mate swam in crow fortunate to have escaped Dad could spot the tiniest fly - our ditch, cavorted in our pool, the powerful, scythe-like talons catcher — better yet, he could see and pooped on our deck. Like and razor sharp beak of its the fly in its beak. poor Momma D. before her, she assailant. (Merlins decapitate and And so it was that my little sis - lost 11 eggs. Perhaps it was that pluck their prey before eating.) ter and I were taught to amuse our - same rascally fox who ate them, To the best of my recollection, selves by competing for the high - but at least Mam’selle lived to my dad never introduced us girls to est red-winged blackbird count as quack about it. She laid another a bird so devilish. Thus, not want- Dad’s old Pontiac zipped past ditch nine, mourned after they, too, ing to waste my newfound knowl - after bird-filled ditch on the long were destroyed, and grimly edge about this fascinating species, drive to Twin Lakes Beach. joined the ranks of the childless. I emailed my sister a video clip of Swampy cottage country be - Both Mam’selle and Monsieur Pop Merlin pulling apart his fresh - came my private wonderland for qualify as finalists for the Lo ly caught prey. Afraid she might be two weeks every summer, and Scerbo family’s esteemed Back - offended by this uncensored act of there I would fill my senses to yard Bird of the Year Award, but violence, I was pleasantly sur - overflowing with the eerie, inces - they won’t win. We’ve decided in prised and honoured when she sant humming, the relentless favour of five soon-to-be-famous replied, “You think you could send shrieking, and the frequent explo - feathered friends (or fiends, if your merlin over here to eat our Irene Lo Scerbo sion of wings in the dense, still you’re counting Tony’s vote). stupid grackles?” Those squawk - air. Soon enough, though, I’d In early April, as Tony and I ing pests were so abundant in her FLURRY OF FEATHERS — A merlin falcon has “brunch” near Irene Lo Scerbo’s yard. leave behind the intense heat and watched Mam’selle and Monsieur area that residents would do any - humidity of my favourite marsh dipping and dunking a few feet thing to get rid of them. unlucky bundle of birdlife, it was down on the merlin-stained roof, and run to the beach where Dad from our kitchen window, we But how do you tell a falcon ripped to shreds by a hideous hurri - just long enough to declare peace and my sister and many bird became aware of unfamiliar, but where to go? Tony ignored my sis - cane of claws, wings and beaks that and have its picture taken. The friends had already found relief in indisputable bird action — bold ter’s plea and persisted in cleaning spewed fleshy debris in every dove’s act of bravery has not been the cool, clean wide-openness of screeching, plunging, and flapping out eaves troughs, birdbaths and direction. I saw three — no, four — repeated. the great grey lake. But that was — overhead, in the trees, and on flowerbeds, whichever location no, five merlins — Mom and Pop Our little birdie friends are then and this is now. the peak of the neighbours’ roof. served as a dumping ground for plus three rough and tumble row - gradually returning to the garden, It’s no longer my father, but For two decades, birds of all the next stray head or body part. dies. The young had fledged. the fence and the feeder. How my husband, Tony, who keeps me species managed to share that As for me, I bought a new camera From that day on, the new kids refreshing to watch them eke out out of trouble, right here in the roof amicably. Not this year, not and spent the next month aiming it on the block set about terrorizing a slightly more peaceful exis - city. He’s got me looking and lis - since a pair of raptors blew onto at Pop and his mate, who went the neighbourhood, continuing tence. tening for birds, photographing our street. about their bloodthirsty business their reign of carnage until early Tony and I have entertained a birds and writing about birds. One look through my binocu - as if I were invisible. August. They then left the breed - strange array of backyard visitors Apparently, Somebody Up There lars, a quick web search, and I One July evening, the merlins ing area to establish territories of of all sizes, plumage and colours, is intent on helping me comply soon determined who the noisy put on a suppertime performance I their own. My sister noticed a each with its unique beauty and with Tony’s agenda. intruders were and what they were won’t forget. Expecting Pop to young merlin in her vicinity. One singular voice — none, quite so If it flies and has feathers, up to. Merlin falcons: small, com - drop off some fast food for his hun - of ours? Perhaps it will feed on magnificent as the prairie mer - we’ve had it, got it, or you can pact birds of prey; females slightly gry mate, I steadied myself, those pesky grackles. lins. I wish Dad were here to be bet we’ll soon be getting it. Want larger/heavier than males; both focused my camera on Mom, who With the young ones gone and dazzled by their magic, and to be to meet the comical crow who led sexes equally aggressive, but male was doing her feed-me-now-or-I’ll- fewer mouths to feed, Mom and charmed, as we have been, by the me through a honeysuckle bower does most of the hunting; a threat bite-you dance up on the roof. Out Pop have stopped monopolizing antics of our various other swift- buzzing with bees? Or weep at to songbirds . I’m no au thority on of the blue, Pop swooshed down the bird world as we know it — winged guests. pictures of Willy the warbler, medieval magicians, but the name with a tasty treat in his talons, but which may explain why a lone But then, I suspect he’s had a who once could sing, but now she Merlin was a dead giveaway. before Mom could grab the mourning dove recently touched bird’s-eye view all along. can’t? And then laugh because a Whenever an unsuspecting bird dozen of Willy’s relatives bom - took to the air, we’d hear a loud ki- barded our house on the first ki-kee , a whoosh and a swoop. anniversary of her fatal collision Bye-bye, tweety birds. with my office window? And if We’re not sure where the mer - you ask nicely, I’ll tell you a duck lins nested, but for five months tale or two. our neighbours’ rooftop was Year before last, Tony and I alien-occupied territory, staked became landlords to a mallard out by the merlin clan as its pri - hen. Momma D. hatched 11 fuzzy mary mating station, preening ducklings under our cedar bush, post, outhouse and lookout tower. waddled away with them, re - To top it off, these nasties estab - turned last spring, laid another 11 lished their home base as a no-fly zone. Admittedly, some birds did get Lo Scerbo lives and writes her past them. One morning Tony life from Winnipeg, the place she looked on as, after two attempts calls home — for now. to knock a sassy crow out of the At the end, Joan just a child

Continued from page 8 she is depicted by a model as a girl who might have just walked “I was moulding my own out of the local high school — in Joan,” Aurinko said. “I thought of a full coat of mail. her in three ways — Joan the war - Aurinko had no connection to rior, Joan the maid, and Joan the Catholicism before encountering child. It is very important people Joan. She was raised in the Con - understand her sweetness and vul - gregational tradition, but convert - nerability. She was not this big- ed to Judaism in her 20s. shouldered warrior girl. She was a “Where all this fascination with child when she died and was as Catholicism is coming from, I confused by those voices as any - have no idea,” she said with a one who heard about them.” laugh and wave of her hands. “But Aurinko’s Joan in these im ages it extends beyond Joan. I have is a girl caught in time — but always been interested in spiritual - which time? There she is cut in ity, to people’s relationship to their stone, a medieval maiden; there higher power. And Joan, clearly, she is cast in bronze, the Victorian had a very deep connection with ideal of a woman at prayer; there her higher power.” July 19, 2017 FEATURE Prairie Messenger 13 Jesus is present, even in the absence of wheat

By Kendall Vanderslice substantiation turns the elements ©2017 Religion News Service into the literal body and blood. To Protestants, the specifics of the Bread tells a story of death and sacrament vary; still, most agree resurrection. It is at the heart of that Jesus is present in the break - Christian tradition — the staple ing of the bread. of the meal eaten to remember But just as the physicality of Jesus’ self-sacrifice. So what does the bread and wine can draw a this mean for the gluten-free? community together, it can work According to the Vatican, if powerfully to divide as well. To you can’t eat wheat, then the keep those who cannot eat gluten Body of Christ is not for you. from consuming the Body of Recently the Roman Catholic Christ limits them from participat - Church reaffirmed its stance that ing fully in the life of the church. bread used for holy communion While those who study the must contain enough gluten that it chemistry of bread can appreciate can be made without the use of the symbolic beauty of gluten, the additives. symbolism means little if Jesus’ Even as a bread-loving baker presence does not actually break whose arm is tattooed with two down the divisions that keep stalks of wheat, I cannot agree. Chris tians from joining in com - Materiality matters. The story munion with one another. Jesus of Genesis reveals a God who blessed and broke the bread carefully crafted the physical because of its ability to draw his world, forming the “adam” (human followers together. And so the being in Hebrew) out of the tension of gluten could teach us, “adamah” (soil). From dust we Paul Paproski, OSB too, that for the sake of those with humans came and back to dust we OF HOSTS AND HEARTACHE — “Bread tells a story of death and resurrection. It is at the heart of allergies, we can look for Jesus’ will return. Christian tradition — the staple of the meal eaten to remember Jesus’ self-sacrifice,” writes Kendall presence even in the absence of When water hydrates the dry Vanderslice. “So what does this mean for the gluten-free?” wheat. dead dust of flour, proteins and Only by resting in the tension starches in wheat immediately acids form bonds, tension builds asks his followers to remember Communion loses the symbol - of our differences — our desire come back to life. Enzymes un coil between the dough’s desire to be him in the breaking of bread, he ic depth of its material makeup for the plastic and the elastic, for starches, releasing sugar for the both plastic and elastic. Over the asks them to honour the tension when taken using gluten-free law and abounding grace, for tra - yeast to eat. Glutenin and gliadin, course of a few hours, the soupy of the plastic and the elastic. The bread. Of course, unleavened dition and the full communion of the amino acids that make up mass begins to strengthen into tension of following a God of bread fails to capture the beauty sinners and saints — will the gluten, weave together to build a stretchy dough. This tension cap - both law and abounding grace. of fermentation too; yet Jesus’ church continue to grow. powerful net. Yeasts feast on the tures carbon dioxide gas and Materiality matters because lack of yeasted dough is rarely There is no barrier to walking sugars in wheat and fill the bread allows the dough to grow. the narrative of God’s work in the questioned. This is because for with Christ — especially not an with the breath of life. As the The dough must die in order to world is woven into the touch - Catholics and liturgical Protes - allergy to gluten. We must let go become bread, giving itself up to able, edible aspects of creation. tants, the ritual is never merely an of the symbolic beauty of wheat the flames of the oven. But in its But part of that narrative is that act of symbolism. in lieu of the deeper beauty of Vanderslice is the head baker death, it has become the staff of right now this world is broken It is the mystical and the phys - full, physical communion. at Simple Church in Grafton, life. The most basic food through - and separated from its initial ical communion of Christians Jesus abides in the breaking of Mass. She blogs about the inter - out all of human history. intent. This world is one where with one another and with God. bread, even among the gluten- section of food, faith and culture When Jesus calls himself the allergies are real. To Catholics, the process of tran - free. and is writing a book on dinner bread of life, he means that the churches and embodied theology story of bread directly mirrors the to be published by Eerdmans. story of his own life. When Jesus Of ‘Dumpus’ dreams and definitions Q Work For You Too! bu-KAK.” 3) Axolux: (American) a combo guitar/vacuum-cleaner used by Around the stagehands to clean up messes after rock concerts. “’Geez,’ said one Kitchen Table guy, ‘I’m sure glad we gots an Retreats & Workshops axolux to make the job easier.’ ’’ 4) Papooster: (Narraganset) a Conspire Webcast —. Richard Rohr & Friends. 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Another step to church unity ences were due to misunderstandings and polemics. around the world. Now a common agreement has been reached because Lutheranism and the Reformed movement (based on It is worth noting that a significant ecumenical event churches have come to new shared insights. the writings of the French theologian John Calvin) are took place this month. Symbolically, it occurred during the The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification two of the main branches of Protestant Christianity. 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, the split was first agreed to by the Pontifical Council for Luther taught that eternal salvation is attained by faith in the Western church initiated by Martin Luther in 1517. Promoting Christian Unity and the Lutheran World alone, while Calvin and other Reformed thinkers put it On July 5 in Wittenberg, Germany, the city where Federation on Oct. 31, 1999. It declares that the church - in the wider context of God’s covenant with humanity. Luther posted his “95 Theses” that marked the beginning es now share “a common understanding of our justifica - Lutherans have bishops while most Reformed churches of the Reformation, the World Communion of Reformed tion by God’s grace through faith in Christ.” are less hierarchical. Churches signed a declaration endorsing the 1999 A key passage says: “By grace alone, in faith in Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the Pontifical Catholic-Lutheran agreement on how Christians might be Christ’s saving work and not because of any merit on Council for Promoting Christian Unity, commented: “One worthy of salvation in the eyes of God. our part, we are accepted by God and receive the Holy of the crucial issues of dissent between the Reformers and Five hundred years ago, this sort of theological dis - Spirit, who renews our hearts while equipping us and the authorities of the Catholic Church in the 16th century cussion was very much in the air. If there had been calling us to good works.” is thus being diffused and overcome, making further Twitter or Facebook at the time, a lively discussion by The World Methodist Council adopted the growth in spiritual and ecclesial communion between the engaged lay Christians would have filled the digital Declaration on July 18, 2006. The World Communion of Protestant and Catholic churches possible.” media. Today, the theological discussion around the doc - Reformed Churches has now followed suit and the Over the past 500 years each church community trine of justification is largely of interest to academics. Anglican communion is expected to do the same later evolved its own traditions. Hopefully further dialogue Yet, the doctrine of justification has remained an his - this year. The Reformed churches represent an estimated can clarify what is essential for full unity and what can torical wedge between Protestants and Catholics. 80 million Christians in Congregational, Presbyterian, be continued to be practised by each one differently. — Historical research has shown that many of those differ - Reformed, United, Uniting and Waldensian churches PWN Artists gather in Inuvik for annual Great Northern Arts Festival

1961, and he encouraged Life In prospective artists particu - Canadian larly in print making. With Arctic the change of the community name the Jon Hansen, CSsR Holman Eskimo Co-operative was renamed Summer is now at its peak in remarked. “At first, I thought my the Ulukhaktok the western Canadian Arctic. wife would be mad if I sold it, but Arts Centre. Around Inuvik the greenery is then I realized she could sew Of course, lush and the ditches and open many more parkas for the money the arts scene in areas of the delta are painted with that was being offered.” He ended the north en - the brilliant fuchsia of Fireweed his story by saying he walked compasses and the crimson of Paintbrush. home in his socks and T-shirt in much more Fluffy white blossoms of Arctic the freezing weather and that his than painting Cotton fill the low lying wet areas wife was very happy. and carving. and little blue and pink blossoms While some of the styles of Each night of cover the tundra as far as the eye indigenous art have been evolving the festival Hansen can see. It would take a master in the culture for many genera - there were cele - Artists from across Northern Canada showcase their work at the Great Northern Arts painter to conjure a palette with tions, others are more recent and brations Festival at Inuvik. such an endless variety of colour. have been influenced by outsiders marked by per - It is perhaps to mimic nature’s who have come to the communi - formances by dancers and drum - ing of cultures and the fiddle, Church” has become known in finery that artists gathered in ties. In Ulukhaktok (formally mers sharing the rhythm of the which was introduced by whalers the area as a good venue for live Inuvik during these two weeks in Holman), on Victoria Island, Rev. native music which also reflects and fur traders from Europe, has music performances due to our July for the annual Great North ern Henri Tardy, OMI, was looking for the organic strains of nature, per - become a favourite instrument seating capacity and excellent Arts Festival. This festival, which a project that would bring econom - haps best exemplified in the beat - and square dancing a lively pas - acoustics, thanks to the domed was first established in 1989, pro - ic benefits to his Inuvialuit parish - ing of the sealskin drum. time at community functions. ceiling. It has been our good for- vides artists from across the north ioners. He helped establish the Here again traditional music Our Lady of Victory Church, an opportunity to come together to Holman Eskimo Co-operative in has been influenced by the mix - better known as the “Igloo — NORTHERN , page 15 showcase their work in a variety of styles and media as well as to learn and teach through daily work - ACE is a common-sense approach to care for elderly shops. Northern art is coveted around By Donna Thomson, Montreal and put them on a safe and the ACE approach. The Queens - patients in a way that identifies and the world by discerning collectors healthy fast track back home. The way-Carleton Hospital ACE unit in respects their abilities and limita - and is distinguishable by its use Dr. Samir Sinha is Canada’s approach, called Acute Care for Ottawa has elaborated on the model tions, speeds healing and promotes of natural materials, simplicity of guru on aging. We should listen Elders (ACE), is being rapidly by creating an overnight HUSH safe discharges home — all good form, and the natural themes that carefully to his ideas because 42 adopted by hospitals across time (Help Us Support Healing). outcomes for the whole family. are often highlighted. Artists per cent of all hospital patients in Canada and beyond. Lights are dimmed and staff phones I asked Sinha what he thought make use of materials they find in our country are over 65 and they Enabling people to age at home are set to vibrate. Natural care is would accelerate the growth of their local areas which might account for 60 per cent of all hos - by returning older patients to their supported by flexible visiting hours ACE units and the broader include bone, antler and horn, pital days. Senior patients con - own homes more quickly with and family members are welcome approach across Canada. leather, fur, stone, natural dyes sume 60 per cent of acute-care fewer complications is the ultimate to stay over night. “Transforming our care for and fibres and many others as the budgets and almost half of all goal of ACE. Many older patients Most importantly, families are older adults and their families possibilities are limited only by health care spending. will be discharged quickly after recognized as valued members of begins within our medical and an artist’s imagination. Sinha is head of geriatrics at treatment, but for those admitted, the treatment team. Nurses invite nursing schools,” he said. “Right The work is in such demand Toronto’s Mount Sinai and Uni- the differences between a tradition - calls to check in on a loved one now in Canada, a rotation in pedi - that one man recounted the story versity Health Network Hospitals al hospital ward and an ACE unit any time of the day or night. This atrics is required in our training, of a cruise ship full of tourists and a frequent contributor on are striking. ACE units are care has led to patient satisfac - but geriatrics remains an option. arriving in his community for the issues related to aging on CBC’s designed to care for frail older tions rates consistently as high as Given our demographics of aging, first time. He went down to greet The National Politics of Health adults and that eases the burden of 99 to 100 per cent over the past I believe every graduating physi - the passengers dressed in his best Care Panel. care for families. year, especially with more older cian and nurse should have expe - mukluks, parka and fur mitts, all Sinha is the creator of a unique Uncluttered hallways offer non- patients able to return home. rience in geriatrics. That would handmade by his wife. When the approach to hospitalization for slip, low-glare floors and handrails, Over the next 20 years, the help change the focus of health visitors pulled ashore the first seniors — one that’s proven to as well as occasional padded chairs population of Canadians over 65 care to better serve those who thing he was asked was how much heal older people more quickly for resting. These design features will double and the number of actually use it the most and are money he wanted for his clothing. encourage patients to maintain over 85 will quadruple. The cur - amongst the most vulnerable “I wasn’t sure what to do,” he strength and mobility by keeping rent hospital treatment model patients in the system.” Thomson is a caregiver, author active. Large clocks and informa - makes the frail elderly sicker and Sinha’s approach to eldercare and activist. She wrote “The Four tion boards help keep people ori - more dependent. There’s an urgent makes sense for older adults and Hansen is a Redemptorist Walls of My Freedom: Lessons ented. Low beds and easy-access need for innovative approaches for natural caregivers. We can all priest and pastor of Our Lady of I’ve Learned From a Life of bathrooms promote mobility and that lead to better outcomes in pri - get behind it by asking for an Victory Parish, Inuvik. See his Caregiving” (2014). www.troy - reduce the risk of falls. mary care for seniors. ACE unit and approach in every website: www.jonhansenccsr.com media.com Quality sleep is a key element of ACE is designed to treat elderly Canadian hospital. July 19, 2017 LETTERS Prairie Messenger 15

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I best. — Carolyn (Lynn) Smart, Toronto Continued from page 1 ing time to be an evangelist” but Two homilies during the con - myself am willing to pay $75 per that they also should pick up their vocation specifically quoted the None of the homilists or key - game to evangelize effectively. pope’s admonition in Evangelii note speakers sugarcoated the Throughout the convocation Gaudium that Catholics shouldn’t Owners help build homes challenges for the modern church Pope Francis was pointed out as a be “sourpusses” but should reflect and more than once speakers model for modern Catholics to joy. Continued from page 1 years with Habitat for Humanity pointed out that Catholics are follow in inviting others, especial - Washington Cardinal Donald that families that are in need are leaving the church in greater num - ly those on the peripheries, to W. Wuerl acknowledged that The homes will by occupied by the sometimes underestimated by those bers, particularly young adults, Christ. Speakers also were quick Catholics are not always comfort - end of 2017 and early 2018. of us who have, you might say, than those joining the church. to quote his 2013 apostolic exhor - able with the idea of evangeliz - Habitat for Humanity Inter- everything in life. And we get to But as Auxiliary Bishop tation, Evangelii Gaudium (The ing, but said they need to be will - national CEO Jonathan Reckford know those people and see how Robert E. Barron of Los Angeles Joy of the Gospel), which lays out ing to step out of themselves and made clear that Habitat does not hard they work and how worthy pointed out: “The saints always a vision of the church dedicated to talk with people about their faith give homes away. People living in they are and we come to realize that loved a good fight and we should evangelization — or missionary as part of an encounter the pope Habitat homes help build their Habitat families were underestimat - like a good fight too.” discipleship — in a positive way, speaks about. own houses, and pay an affordable ed because, we think, ‘Why don’t The bishop, who addressed the with a focus on society’s poorest Part of this simply involves lis - mortgage geared to their income. they have a decent home if they crowd through a video hookup and most vulnerable, including the tening to people, caring for them Habitat helps low-income working worked as hard as I did?’ But Habi - July 4, told them it was an “excit - aged, unborn and forgotten. and leading them to Jesus, said families break the cycle of poverty tat families are just as hard-working speaker Sister Miriam James by allowing them to move out of as we are, they’re just as ambitious Northern artists bless God Heidland, a sister of the Society of social housing, freeing up space as I am, they have family values the Our Lady of the Most Holy for those on waiting lists. same as mine. Habitat is a mecha - Trinity. The Carters — Jimmy is 92 nism by which we can equalize the through their art’s creativity Delegates were repeatedly and Rosalynn 89 — came to relationship between us. encouraged to reach out to the Winnipeg in hard hats and boots, “Habitat has expanded greatly Continued from page 14 Greyson Gritt who just won a peripheries especially to immi - ready to work. Rosalynn Carter my ability to put my faith into Juno award for Indigenous Music grants and the poor but also to all started the day saying the future practice. So don’t forget that every - tune to host many music concerts Album of the Year. members of the church’s diverse home owners are blessed by the thing we have in life is given to us highlighting the talents of both The arts scene in the north truly family — people of all races, many helping hands, “but the by God. We are given talents and northern artists as well as travel - is a multi-hued canvas influenced women and young people. blessing is as much ours who ability to do anything we want to ling musicians from the south. both by and in reaction to the Hosffman Ospino, associate work for you as it is yours.” and God lets us make the decision Currently one of our own pa - extremes of nature found here. As professor of theology and reli - Jimmy Carter, a Baptist and a about what kind of person I’m rishioners, Abe Drennan, is re - we read in the canticle of Daniel, gious education at Boston deacon, led a short devotional ser - going to be, so that gives us a great cording a new music album using College, said it is time for the vice but first invited all to Marantha responsibility but also a great Cold and chill, bless the Lord the church as a studio. Abe’s church to start building a “lan - Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia, opportunity, and building Habitat Dew and rain, bless the Lord music is a modern blend of folk guage of communion” rather where he teaches Bible classes. “We homes is an opportunity we have to Frost and chill, bless the Lord and rock with very positive than dividing the church commu - have about 30 members and hun - put into practice whatever our Ice and Snow, bless the Lord themes about life and love so it is nity into different groups and dreds of visitors who come to hear a moral and ethical values might be.” Light and darkness, bless the Lord a perfect compliment to the individually responding to those politician teach the Bible, which is According to Habitat for Hu - church and its message of Good Through the creativity of our needs. kind of a curiosity. You’re all wel - manity, one in seven households in News. Abe is collaborating on the imaginations and the work of our “It’s the church serving the come to come — not all on the same Canada, including 735,000 chil - project with other northern musi - hands we bless God through the church,” he said. “We all are the Sunday, but you’re all welcome. dren, “do not have a safe, decent cians including Yellowknife’s beauty of our art. church.” “We have found out after 36 and affordable place to call home.”

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By Catherine Pepinster and mostly a world which is quite Now the diocese says it will try “It’s not inconceivable that new clerical dressing down will change disconnected from present experi - and attract more by bringing youth generations could be attracted back that. LONDON (RNS) — After ence and values. advocates to work with the clergy, to Christ i anity, centuries of wearing flowing “It confirms for many the im - recruit special youth ministers and but it will re - robes, cassocks and other vest - pression of a church irrelevant to provide them with specialist train - quire radical ments, Anglican priests can final - modern questions, contained in its ing, plant special youth-oriented change in the ly dress down. own bubble of self reference. And congregations, and set up youth nature of the Under canon law, clergy have in its hierarchical understanding missions fo cused on the gospel. church es them - to wear traditional robes when of authority, it is a culture of The aim is also, says the diocese, selves rather holding communion services, which contemporary society is be - to find a way of “amplifying the than yet anoth - baptisms, weddings or funerals. coming less and less tolerant.” voice of young people.” er recruitment But following a vote this week at The issue of young people’s Linda Woodhead, one of drive,” she a gathering in York of the General churchgoing is a disputed one for Britain’s foremost sociologists of said. Synod, the Church of England’s the Church of England, with religion, said that while fewer chil - Her re search ruling body, Anglican priests can many surveys showing a marked dren are socialized into Christian has showed that now wear lay garments such as a decline in membership of Chris - faith by their parents — and even the churches’ suit instead, so long as their tian churches among people of those that are, around 40 per attitude toward parochial church council agrees. below the age of 25. For some cent reject that identity — gay people is The reasons given for the years now, the average age of a “younger people are not identify - the kind of ap - CNS/Steven Saphore, Reuters change included a more informal churchgoer has been over 60. ing as ‘secular’ either.” proach that de - CHINESE NOBEL WINNER LIU DIES — A mem - outlook in British society as a Recently the Diocese of Lon- “Many are open-minded about ters young peo - ber of the Australian Tibetan community places a can - whole, but there is particular con - don launched new programs to religion, and appreciative of church ple from tradi - dle near a banner during a candlelight vigil for the cern about young people being get young people involved in the buildings and other aspects of tional institu - Chinese Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu alienated by ornate accoutrements. Anglican Church. Its research Chris tian heritage but suspicious of tional religion, Xiaobo July 12 outside the Chinese consulate in One member of the Archbishop’s shows that there are fewer than institutional religion,” she said. and for them Sydney. Liu, who was recently released from a prison Council — the archbishop of 2,000 people between the ages of Woodhead said church initia - no amount of in China’s northeast, died July 13 at age 61. Canterbury’s cabinet — also wants 11 and 18 attending services in tives over many decades aimed at the abolition of bishops’ mitres. the diocese, which has 500 attracting young people, mostly by Ian Paul, who writes the blog churches and serves a population way of targeted missions and youth U.S. fundamentalists criticized Psephizo wrote: “To most, and I of 3.6 million people. work, have failed spectacularly. would suggest especially the By Carol Glatz world views adopted by evangeli - young, the sight of bishops in Laziness, vices prevent seeds cal fundamentalists and some mitres puts them in another world. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — U.S. “militant” Catholic hardliners. It is a world of the past, a world of politics have become in creasingly More specifically, it also looks nostalgia, a world of deference — of Gospel from taking root coloured by an apocalyptic world at how this rhetoric and mindset view, promoted by certain funda - have seeped into U.S. culture and By Carol Glatz he said. mentalist Christians, that fosters politics, including in some elec - A superficial heart that lacks hatred, fear and intolerance, said an toral campaigns and government VATICAN CITY (CNS) — depth welcomes the Lord, “wants influential Jesuit magazine. administrations, such as that of God proposes — not imposes — to pray, love and give witness, but In fact, this world view shares U.S. President Donald Trump. his Gospel and offer of salvation, it does not persevere, it gets tired some similarities with Islamic fun - One feature of this “ecume nism putting the responsibility of being out and never takes off.” The roots damentalism since “at heart, the of hate” is a clear “Manichean” open to and moved by his mes - of faith can never sink deep narrative of terror shapes the world delineation between absolute good sage on the listener, Pope Francis because there are too many “stones views of jihadists and the new cru - and evil, it said, and a confident said. of laziness” in the way and “love is saders” and is drawn from well - sense of who belongs in which camp Jesus doesn’t draw people to fickle and fleeting,” the pope said. springs “that are not too far apart,” as could be seen with U.S. President him by conquering them, but by A seed tossed among thorns will said La Civilta Cattolica , the Jesuit George W. Bush’s list of nations in giving himself, like a sower, choke new growth, he said, and the journal reviewed by the Vatican an “axis of evil” and President spreading “with patience and gen - thorns represent a heart filled with before publication. Trump’s “fight against a wider, erosity his word, which isn’t a “worldly anxiety and the lure of The article, appearing in the mid- generic collective” body of those cage or a trap, but a seed that can riches”; they are “vices that come July/August edition and re leased who are “bad” or even “very bad.” bear fruit” if people welcome it, to blows with God,” suffocating his online July 13, was written by the The authors briefly examine the the pope said before praying the presence, the pope said. journal’s editor, Jesuit Father An- origins and spread of evangelical Angelus July 16. If people spend more time culti - tonio Spadaro, and Marcelo Fi gue- fundamentalist thought and influ - Speaking to people gathered in vating “the idols of worldly rich es, roa, an evangelical Christian, who is ence in the United States and how St. Peter’s Square, the pope living greedily — for themselves, the director of the Argentine edition groups or movements become tar - reflected on the Sunday reading for possession and for power,” he of the Vatican newspaper, L’Os - geted as a threat to “the American from the Gospel of St. Matthew, said, then “we choke off the growth servatore Romano . Written in Ital - way of life” and demonized. Kiply Yaworski in which Jesus speaks to the of God in us.” ian, an English version was re leased While in the past those threats CONSECRATION TO MARY — crowds about the parable of the People must reflect on their on www.laciviltacattolica.com included modernist mindsets, the Saskatoon diocesan administrator sower. heart’s condition and, like a gar - Titled: “Evangelical Funda- defence of slaves’ rights, “the hippy Rev. Kevin McGee led a prayer The parable, the pope said, dener, reclaim and work their land mentalism and Catholic Integra - movement” as well as communism consecrating Canada to the speaks more about the soil than — their hearts — by eliminating lism: A surprising ecumenism,” and feminism, today the enemies Immaculate Heart of Mary July 1 the sower because the quality of the weeds and stones of vices and the article looks at the growing are “migrants and Muslims,” the as part of a national initiative to the terrain is critical for whether a weaknesses. similarities in the rhetoric and authors said. mark the 150th anniversary of seed will eventually bear fruit. confederation. The Canadian In Jesus’ parable, the seed that Conference of Catholic Bishops Bishop wants improvement in health bill invited dioceses and parishes falls on rich soil produces fruit, across the country to join in the while seed that falls on hard or initiative on the Canada Day week - rocky ground or among the thorns WASHINGTON (CNS) — brothers and sisters living in The U.S. Senate must reject any end. The first time the country as a does not. The Senate Republicans’ latest poverty and to ensure that essen - health care reform bill that will whole was consecrated to Mary The pope said the parable is effort to overhaul the Affordable tial protections for the unborn “fundamentally alter the social was in 1947 during the National like Jesus taking a “spiritual X- Care Act is “unacceptable” and remain in the bill,” he said July 13. safety net for millions of people,” Marian Congress in Ottawa. As ray” of the different conditions of shows little improvement over the Dewane said the USCCB “is re - he said in the June letter. “Re - part of the 1954 Marian Year, dur - the heart that reveal how receptive lawmakers’ first attempt to reform viewing carefully the health care bill moving vital coverage for those ing a celebration at the National it may or not be to God’s Word. the federal health care law, said introduced by Senate leadership.” most in need is not the answer to Shrine of Our Lady of the Cape, If a heart is hard and impene - the chair of the U.S. bishops’ Senate Majority Leader Mitch our nation’s health care problems, near Trois-Rivières, Que., the trable, it’s like asphalt or cobble - country was also consecrated to domestic policy committee. McConnell, R-Kentucky, intro - and doing so will not help us build stones, he said, because the seed the Immaculate Heart of Mary. “On an initial read, we do not duced the Senate’s Better Care toward the common good.” The 2017 prayer concludes: “Mary of the Gospels “bounces off” and see enough improvement to Reconciliation Act. The measure Dewane also said in that letter our Mother, we place our country doesn’t sink in. change our assessment that the needs 50 votes to pass. the U.S. bishops valued the lan - Canada in the sanctuary of your A weak, “superficial heart,” is proposal is unacceptable,” said In his July 13 statement, guage in the earlier Senate bill Holy Heart for we know that there like rocky ground with little soil; Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Dewane referred back to his June that recognizes “abortion is not we will find Jesus, who lives and a seed may sprout, but the tender Venice, Florida, chair of the U.S. 27 letter to senators that said any health care,” and that it at least reigns with the Father in the unity plant is vulnerable to harsh condi - Conference of Catholic Bishops’ health care reform bill must up hold partially succeeded on conscience of the Holy Spirit, one God.” tions because of a lack of roots, Committee on Domestic Justice several moral principles: affordabil - rights. But he said it had to be and Human Development. ity; access for all; respect for life; strengthened to fully apply “the “We recognize the incremental and protection of conscience rights. long-standing and widely sup - It’s better to walk alone, than with a crowd going improvement in funding the fight The bishops also have stressed the ported Hyde Amendment protec - in the wrong direction. against opioid addiction, for need for U.S. health care policy “to tions. Full Hyde protections are — Diane Grant instance, but more is needed to improve real access” to health care essential and must be included in honour our moral obligation to our for immigrants. the final bill.”