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“I couldn’t tell you. I’m so happy,” said the $5 million project, which began in 2005 es.” Notre Dame d’Haiti Alice St. Jean, former office manager at the and picked up steam in 2011. During the Both Souffrant and the mission’s admission, as she waited for the Mass to begin. event, he could see the “fruits of that labor.” ministrator, Father Reginald Jean-Mary, Mission dedicates new “Every single person is happy.” “It never got easier to raise funds. But recall receiving donations from parishio- Jean Souffrant, who joined Notre Dame what did happen is that the community ners and non-parishioners, Catholics and church, first building d’Haiti when he came from Haiti in 1991 at began to realize what it means to erect a non-Catholics. The money came in dribs age 13, said he had been part of “every youth church like this in a corner of Little Haiti. erected by community group that you can think of.” He eventually This church is a symbol of what keeps the PLEASE SEE HAITI, 8 ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO served as events director and fundraiser for Haitian people together,” Souffrant said. of the Florida Catholic staff “This is not just the dream of a person. This became the dream of an entire community. Today, it’s an entire community that rejoic- MIAMI | Four walls could not contain the great joy in Little Haiti Feb. 1 — precisely because those four walls were the history- making, cream-colored, stained-glass-win- dowed walls of Notre Dame d’Haiti’s new church: the first new building erected by and for the Haitian community in Miami. Throngs of people arrived at 1 p.m. for the 7 p.m. ceremony, ushered into the church by young adults clad in white blouses and black skirts. The faithful pushed against the new church’s glass doors hoping for a seat, and crowded along windows for a peek inside. When the 1,200 ticketed parishioners and guests filled their new worship space and its 166-seat chapel, the overflow crowded into the old, 700-seat worship space and filled the outside lawn. They watched the dedi- Archbishop Thomas Wenski receives Father Reginald Jean-Mary shows the cation Mass on giant screens and lingered the traditional Haitian offertory gifts Haitian dancers prepare to return to keys to the new church at the start of long past its 10:30 p.m. conclusion, extend- presented by young adults as they sway their seats after taking up the offertory. the Mass of Dedication Feb. 1. (MONICA ing the party for as long as possible. gently to a hymn. (PHOTOS BY ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO | FC) LAUZURIQUE | FC) 2 YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY Florida Catholic February 2014

Alvaro Vega poses in front of a stained glass window at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach where he is studying for the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Miami. (JIM DAVIS | FC) Seminarian raps about Gospel in online videos JIM DAVIS life on the cross Florida Catholic correspondent And redeemed humanity without counting the cost. BOYNTON BEACH | Alvaro Vega I believe in the Bible and every has rapped at the Vatican. He’s ar- word that’s written gued for God before a glaring judge. And in the magisterium and Cath- He’s climbed a cliff and gazed at olic tradition.” heaven from the summit. The video on YouTube (http://bit. He did it all in his new video “I Be- ly/Jqdm4K) offers some evocative lieve,” a hip-hop number that he has images. In one, Vega gives his jacket also performed around the Archdio- to a poor man, who stretches out cese of Miami. “I Believe” puts him his arms to put it on — a form that in the very rarified ranks of rappers merges into a crucifix. Vega mean- who are also seminarians. while chants, “In every poor person The video blends his writing and is the face of Christ.” performance talents with the tech- Another sequence puts Vega in nological skills of his brother, Car- a dungeon, with shackled wrists. los. But his reasons for the video are An angel appears and dissolves the basic. shackles, and he raises his hands. “If “Nowadays, people are afraid to you believe in Jesus, put your hands say they believe in God,” said Vega, up in the air and sing,” he says. 31, who is studying for the priest- He also confronts social issues, hood at St. Vincent de Paul Regional waving off placards for abortion, Seminary in Boynton Beach. “So- atheism and homosexuality: ciety believes Christians are idiots “Babies are killed before reaching and fools. I wanted to be able to the carriage; stand strong and be proud of my Moral values nowadays are being faith.” disparaged. Walking the grounds of the semi- I believe that only love could over- nary — where he first showed the come hatred video in September — the smiling, And bring us to respect human life polite young man looks and acts which is sacred.” very differently from Communion, The video has the blessing of the black-shirted rapper with a Msgr. David Toups, rector at St. Vin- Christian fish symbol carved into cent de Paul. “We don’t go to every his hair, who belts out lines while generation like we went to the last,” gesturing broadly. he said in an interview. “And Alvaro 30983-0220 But the lyrics are very Christian is offering to the younger generation — and very Catholic: “I believe in the one who gave his PLEASE SEE RAP, 5 February 2014 www.thefloridacatholic.org YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY 3 11 religious mark jubilees FLORIDA CATHOLIC STAFF tional consultant to management Pa., after graduating from high moved up to fourth grade, but has lic. From there she returned to in the areas of planning, finance school, making her first profession spent most of her career teach- Mexico to serve as provincial sec- MIAMI | Archbishop Thomas and recruitment. Among many in June 1964. She has a bachelor’s ing math or science in seventh retary of her congregation. Since Wenski will celebrate the annual honors, she has received the True in theology and a master’s in biol- and eighth grades. She has taught June 2013, she has served as local Mass marking the World Day of Servant Leadership Award from ogy, and taught elementary school in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and superior of her community in Hia- Consecrated Life Saturday, Feb. 22, Kappa Delta Pi, the International for eight years and high school for Virginia, and at St. Rose of Lima leah. 5:30 p.m., at St. Mary Cathedral. Education Honor Society, and rec- 41 years in the dioceses of Phila- School, Miami Shores, for the past During the Mass, the archdiocese ognition by Phi Delta Kappa for her delphia; Camden, N.J.; Allentown 13 years. Sister Ana Iris Graña will honor 11 religious who are guidance, support and dedication and Harrisburg, Pa.; and Miami. Sisters, Servants of the marking 60, 50 and 25 years of re- to education. She lives at Barry and For more than 30 years, she has Immaculate Heart of Mary ligious profession. Following are remains committed to vocation been involved in different areas of SILVER — 25 YEARS Sister Graña was born in Hol- biographical sketches of those be- outreach while serving as a jus- high school administration. She is guín, Cuba, and grew up in Miami, ing honored. tice and peace promoter, spiritual currently the principal at Our Lady Sister Carmen experiencing director and member of various of Lourdes Academy in Miami, Teresa Fernandez the great faith boards. where she has served for a total of Sisters, Servants of the that her whole DIAMOND — 60 YEARS 18 years. Immaculate Heart of Mary family lived, Sister Adela de la Cruz Sister Fernández, the old- particularly Daughters of Charity of St. GOLD — 50 YEARS Sister Myra Jackson est child of Felipe and Margarita their great ex- Vincent de Paul Father Larry Doersching Adrian Dominicans Fernández, ample of help- Born in Victoria de las Tunas, Marianists Born in Zephyrhills, Sister Jack- has been a ing and loving Oriente, Cuba, Sister de la Cruz Born in Milwaukee, Father son grew up in Long Island, N.Y., member of one another, studied music at the International Doersching was educated by the and Miami, at- Epiphany especially in Music Conservatory of Havana, School Sisters of St. Francis and the tending public Parish since Sister Ana time of need. graduating as a Marianist Priests and Brothers. He schools until childhood. Iris Graña She gradu- teacher of piano, joined the Marianists after gradu- college, when She entered ated from the music and the- ating from high school, Aug. 21, she went to the Sisters, University of Miami in 1975 with a ory. She entered 1963, and made his first profession Barry College Servants of the degree in education and later ob- the Daughters of Aug. 22, 1964. He obtained a bach- (now Univer- Immaculate tained a master’s from Barry Uni- Charity in Ha- elor’s degree in mathematics and sit y). There Sister Carmen Heart of Mary, versity. She taught at Holy Family vana as a pos- theology from St. Mary’s University she met and Teresa Immaculata, School in North Miami and later tulant June 25, in San Anto- was positively Fernandez Pa., Aug. 14, at St. Rose of Lima School in Mi- 1954, taught mu- nio and taught Sister Myra i n f l u e n c e d 1987. She was ami Shores, which was her home Sister Adela sic at the Colegio high school for Jackson by the Adrian attracted to the congregation while parish and where she first met the de la Cruz Jesús María in Ha- three years. D o m i n i c a n at Epiphany School and Our Lady Servants of the Immaculate Heart vana, and made He then en- Sisters, whose community she of Lourdes Academy in Miami, of Mary. Impressed by their dedi- her first vows Sept. 27, 1959. In tered the Mar- entered Aug. 4, 1964, at the age of where she witnessed the sisters’ cation to education, she entered 1961, she was forced to leave Cuba ianist Ameri- 19 — along with 95 other young joy and passion for religious life the community in Aug. 14, 1987, along with other members of her can Seminary women. She made her first profes- and Catholic education. After pro- and made her first profession Aug. community. They traveled by ship in St. Louis, sion June 6, 1965. Her ministries fessing first vows Aug. 14, 1989, she 14, 1989. She worked in elementary to Spain. In 1965, she was assigned where he have included teaching in elemen- served as a teacher in the dioceses schools in Levittown, Pa., and Phil- to Puerto Rico, where she taught earned a mas- tary and middle school in Nassau, of Camden, N.J., and Philadelphia, adelphia, teaching fourth grade religion, choir and piano at Catho- Father Larry ter’s in moral Bahamas; and St. Petersburg, al- and as her congregation’s vocation and in a computer lab while work- lic schools in Santurce, Mayagüez Doersching and pastoral though most of her work has been directress. She currently serves as ing summers in the Spanish apos- and Ponce. In 1971, she was sent to theology from at Barry, where she started and ad- theology teacher and campus min- tolate. She returned home to St. Miami along with other sisters to the Divinity School of St. Louis ministered the human resources ister at her alma mater, Our Lady of Rose of Lima 11 years ago and now establish a house for the Daugh- University. After ordination in Nov. department. Most recently she has Lourdes Academy. serves as technology coordinator ters of Charity. Between 1976 and 17, 1973, he taught high school, did been serving in the School of Po- for both the parish and school. 2003, she returned to Puerto Rico, full-time retreat work and served diatric Medicine, assisting junior Sister Maria Genoveva and served as religion, music and in campus ministry at St. Mary’s and senior doctoral students in Gallegos Sister Silvia Martinez rhythmic band teacher. Since University. During that time, he finding clinical opportunities and Servants of Jesus of Charity Misioneras Corazón de María 2004, she has served at the Nation- also received a doctorate in minis- residency placement. Born in Encarnación, Mexico, (Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of al Shrine of Our Lady of Charity in try from Eden Theology Seminary Sister Gallegos entered the Ser- Mary, Spain) Miami, playing the organ at week- in St. Louis. He served on the staff Sister Mary Rita Logue vants of Jesus Sister Martinez was born in day and Saturday Masses. of the Marianist American Semi- Sisters, Servants of the o f C h a r i t y Cuba, but entered the novitiate of Sister Evelyn Piché nary in San Francisco before re- Immaculate Heart of Mary Oct. 16, 1988, the Misioneras Adrian Dominicans turning to St. Mary’s to teach the- Born in Clifton Heights, Pa., in Lagos de Corazón de Sister Piché, a native of Michi- ology. He then served as president Sister Logue attended 13 years of Moreno, Jalis- María in Mi- gan, entered the Adrian Domini- of Nolan Catholic High School in Catholic school during which she co, making her ami, June 11, can congre- Fort Worth, Texas, and since 2008 had only one first profession 1988, making gat ion Dec. has been president of Chaminade- lay teacher, Oct. 16, 1990. her first pro- 30, 1954, and Madonna College Preparatory in “quite a dif- She completed fession Dec. made her first Hollywood. ference from her novitiate 31, 1989. Hav- profession Catholic edu- Sister Maria in Mexico and ing obtained Dec. 31, 1955. Sister Kathryn Donze cation today.” Genoveva began serv- a bachelor’s She served Sisters, Servants of the Immacu- After graduat- Gallegos ing there as a in religious as dean of late Heart of ing from high nurse to the studies from t h e A d r i a n Mary school, on terminally ill in two homes for the Sister Silvia Florida Inter- Martinez Sister Evelyn D o m i n i c a n S i s t e r June 27, 1962, elderly. Six years later, she was put national Uni- Piché School of Edu- Donze was Sister Mary she entered in charge of promoting vocations versity as well cation at Barry born and Rita Logue the postulate of and overseeing the formation of as certification in elementary edu- University, Miami Shores, for 20 raised in Phil- the Sisters, Ser- postulants in Lagos de Moreno, cation, she has been a catechist in years (1986-2006), being awarded adelphia and vants of the Immaculate Heart of a ministry she carried out for 11 the Archdiocese of Miami for many the status of dean emerita in May entered t he Mary, then located in West Ches- years while also continuing her years. She currently teaches at St. 2006. Previously, she serving as a Immaculate ter, Pa. She made her first profes- education in nursing. In June 2007, John the Apostle School in Hialeah classroom teacher, assistant prin- Heart of Mary sion June 28, 1964, and began her she was named pharmacy supervi- and helps the young adult group at cipal, principal, associate superin- Sister Kathryn community in teaching career with a class of sor at the Plaza de la Salud General tendent, superintendent, and na- Donze Immaculata, 82 first-graders. She eventually Hospital in the Dominican Repub- PLEASE SEE JUBLARIANS, 5 4 YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY Florida Catholic February 2014

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RAP a call, he said. He talked with his tion animation as boys. They cast mother, Gloria, then with Father Colom and three children as singing JUBLARIANS: Sister Rosalie FROM 2 Edmond Prendergast, pastor of St. angels, plus two seminarians as the Bonaventure. He attended a voca- judge and the homeless man. Carlos Nagy celebrates 25 years tional awareness retreat at St. John Vega himself played a priest. the timeless message. It’s a gift that I Vianney College Seminary and “felt After taping against a green FROM 3 ing elementary and don’t have and Alvaro does.” a peace of the Lord.” screen, the two brothers gathered middle school in Cali- Vega goes way back with rap and His parents were delighted, said online images of clouds, rocks, St. Dominic Parish in fornia. She has served hip-hop, even as an avowed “cradle his father, Manuel Vega. He said fields, gates and a medieval-looking Miami. in Miami for 12 years: Catholic” attending St. Bonaventure they wanted one of their four sons city. They spent half the summer first as middle school Paris in upper-middle-class Weston. to become a priest, but didn’t know editing the video, Alvaro Vega said. Sister Rosalie Nagy language arts teacher, He especially admired Eminem, “a which one it would be. They even “We wanted to approach the job Carmelites of the director of religious ed- white guy in an African-American took in stride the fact that God’s with professionalism, to make it a Most Sacred Heart of ucation and principal arena. I’m a Hispanic guy in hip-hop choice was their rapper son. “I’m quality project for God.” Los Angeles at St. Theresa School culture.” very happy,” Manuel Vega said. And he’s already started follow- Born and raised in Coral Gables, and He started his own rapping at 17 “God has different ways to call peo- ups. One is a doo-wop parody of in Los Angeles, Sister since 2012 as principal years old. He performed for friends ple. Sometimes we don’t understand the song “White Christmas,” along Nagy obtained a de- Sister Rosalie at Archbishop Coleman and online, going by a name that he why.” with fellow seminarians. The gree and worked in Nagy F. Carroll High School won’t repeat because “it embarrass- Alvaro Vega entered the semi- “Right Christmas” video (http://bit. graphic arts/illustra- in Miami. n es me,” he said with a bashful smile. nary in 2009, setting aside hip-hop ly/1eSgCnF) has Vega rap an inter- tion for two years before enter- Meanwhile, he earned a degree in for two years. “I had to get my soul lude between solos by Chris Adams ing the Carmelite Sisters of the electrical engineering from Florida in order,” he explained. “But the and Mark Labelle. Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles LEARN ROSARY MAKING International University. music never left me. I started dab- Another follow-up is a music vid- Oct. 15, 1989. She made her first LEWIS & COMPANY Contact us for a catalog His change of heart came in April bling again, but using my talents to eo of “Creo en Dios,” which the Vega profession July 19, 1992, and has and introductory offer. 2008 when he read “The Imitation of preach the Gospel.” brothers hope to release very soon. served in a variety of apostolates, rosaryparts.com 30546-0220 Christ,” by Thomas à Kempis. Open- He wrote “I Believe” in 2010 in Vega is also working on two other including at the Carmelite Sis- ing the book at random, he learned Spanish as “Creo en Dios,” along pieces. One is “Jesus By My Side,” ters’ Medical Center and teach- 1-800-342-2400 four unnerving lessons. with a friend, Christopher Cerros. on God’s faithfulness through life’s First lesson: “I could die at any Family and friends praised the work troubles, and another is “Smile,” moment, and I wasn’t prepared to and urged him to translate it into with Colom singing about “how our see God. 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JIM DAVIS film chronicled the project and Florida Catholic correspondent the thoughts and feelings of those who ran it. As the workers threw MIAMI GARDENS | As the sun the switch and the cathedral lights set on St. Thomas University, 96 blazed, people both on film and in people celebrated light — not only Bobcat Hall applauded. in South Florida but in a cathedral Gusman, a member of St. Thom- in northwestern Haiti. as’ class of 2014, said later that she The “Night of Light” marked was gratified at the response. “I the success of a four-year project hope (the film) inspired people to to build a solar-powered lighting join us and bring light to more peo- system for the Cathedral of the ple,” she said. Immaculate Conception in Port- Project director Wendy Bour- de-Paix, the sister diocese for the gault offered a final reflection, Archdiocese of Miami. Those lights saying that the American team blazed forth in December, sparking was “exposed to the light that is a joyous celebration. our brothers and sisters in Port- The project likewise made hope de-Paix. We learn about dignity, shine for one of the poorest regions perseverance, patience, ingenuity, in the poorest nation in the Western commitment, community, love of Hemisphere, said Msgr. Franklyn neighbor and, perhaps most impor- Casale, president of the university. tantly, about having faith.” “Without hope, we die; with Besides the solar project, the hope, we have possibilities and night celebrated two other initia- dreams,” he said at the celebration tives brokered by St. Thomas’ Cen- held Feb. 4 at the Bobcat Hall of A crew smiles after installing solar panels on the roof of the cathedral rectory in Port-de-Paix. (COURTESY ter for Community Engagement Fame at St. Thomas University. “In | JUAN MIRABAL) and Amor en Acción, a lay mission- Haiti, I see a lot of hope. And this ary group in the archdiocese. project comes from the hopes and music, harkening to the people’s tor, then an electric car, then a food of Sun Electronics examined their One is Café COCANO, a “fair dreams of a lot of people.” African roots, filled the air dur- dehydrator, then a solar oven in work and gave a glowing report. trade” coffee-growing co-op that The solar project was a joint task ing the reception. Student Myriam Haiti, and finally the “photovoltaic “When you talk about passion, employs 2,000 people, who have between students and faculty with Lapierre sang “La Dessalinienne,” system” for the cathedral. these guys are the definition,” shipped more than 120,000 pounds St. Thomas’ Center for Community the Haitian national anthem. Af- One slide offered a startling stat: Loucks said. “From an of coffee in the last Engagement, along with young terward, guests were treated to In less than one hour, the sun pro- engineering standpoint, three years. The other electricians at Haiti Tec, a school Haitian pastries. vides as much energy as everyone it was a stand-up job. I’d initiative is the Atelier founded partly by Msgr. Casale. But the real star of the night was on Earth uses in a year. be honored to work with Thevenet Haitian Ar- Sun Electronics in Miami also took the system that began providing 18 “For me, this is not just science; Haiti Tec in the future.” tisan Initiative, which part in the task, which benefited kilowatts of pollution-free power it’s a real example of how we can Project workers said employs more than 200 from a $150,000 grant from the Jes- on Dec. 7, the eve of the feast of the work together to benefit a commu- the new power source women who make fabric se Ball DuPont Foundation. Immaculate Conception. nity,” Varela told his listeners. will aid not just the dolls and hand-painted “It’s been God’s grace working Physics professor Alberto Varela He and others also emphasized cathedral, but the sur- crosses and poinciana through all of us that made it pos- presented a slide show of the Solar a point: The installation was fin- rounding neighbor- seed pods. Both sets of sible,” said Anthony Vinciguerra, Energy Project that he began in ished by Haitian technicians, a true hood. Father Leonvil wares, crafts and cof- coordinator of the center. 2002: first powering the campus’ cooperative program rather than Canois, rector of the fee were available at the Haitian culture abounded in Chickee Hut, then a steam genera- mere benevolence. Adam Loucks Port-de-Paix cathedral, celebration for people to the auditorium. Rhythmic “racine” added that the power Father Leonvil peruse and purchase. would also run fans “to Canois Gusman was one of protect us from mosqui- several students who tos.” told how working with Haiti affect- More seriously, he said, “We ap- ed them. Giovanni Mentor, student preciate so much your sacrifices government president, said his trip and your generosity. The great- in 2008 “changed my life. I saw how est power is love. With love, noth- much I could do as a student.” ing is impossible.” He ended with, Both he and Krystle Douby, a 30980-0220 “Thank you, thank you, thank you,” communications major, said the and got a standing ovation. work returned them to their heri- François Guillaume II, Miami- tage. based consul general for Haiti, said “It reignited me and reconnect- the solar project aids the “energy ed me to Haiti,” said Douby. “I grew emergency” declared in 2012 by the up with salsa; then I went to Haiti island’s president, Michel Martelly. and heard kompa, and I relearned Guillaume said the program, which Creole.” explores wind and solar energy, Brunel Cherry, a computer sci- will cost $200 million. ence major, said working in Haiti “We don’t have that money,” he did at least two things: It gave said frankly. “It will take initiatives him hands-on experience, and it like this one. When you give light, showed how knowledge could be it is much more than light; you give used for service. life.” “When you take a class, you Attendees watched “Light in learn theory,” Cherry said. “With Port-de-Paix,” a documentary on this, I saw I could help a commu- the solar project. Produced and nity. For us, this is a Night of Light; directed by St. Thomas alumna for them, there will be many nights Xianelly Gusman, the 10-minute of light.” n February 2014 www.thefloridacatholic.org YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY 7

NEWSbriefs Just in time for Lent: St. Katharine bus council in South Florida — the Miami Council — invites the Drexel dedicates community and all South Florida Knights of Columbus councils ‘Son of God’ premieres new church to participate in its 100-year an- Archbishop Thomas Wenski cel- niversary celebration, which also “It’s an honor to share ‘Son of help guide the process, give insight ebrated the Mass of dedication for marks the centurylong presence Film grew out of God’ with the world, and that’s the into telling the story and ensure that St. Katharine Drexel’s new church of the Knights of Columbus in great commission of all disciples — the productions were accurate and the morning of Feb. 16. This is South Florida. The celebration Bible miniseries to share the good news,” said Wolf- universal reflections of Jesus’ story. the first and only Catholic church will take place Sunday, March 30, ington, who volunteered to create a Burnett and Downey’s produc- in the City of Weston. The par- 10 a.m., at St. John Vianney Col- made by ‘Survivor’ marketing strategy, materials and a tion company, LightWorkers Media, ish was founded in 2001 and has lege Seminary, 2900 S.W. 87 Ave., website to promote the film. is also working with the U. S. Confer- been celebrating Mass since 2002 Miami. It will begin with morn- producer Mark “Many people haven’t had a ence of Catholic Bishops to promote in a 12,000-square-foot facility in ing prayer and Gregorian chants chance to read the Bible or go to use of the film as a teaching tool in an office park in Weston. The new with the seminarians, followed Burnett, ‘Angel’ star church, and what I love about this Catholic schools. church can accommodate 1,100 by Mass celebrated by Archbishop movie is that it brings all of the “There are many people who and is located at 2501 S. Post Road. Thomas Wenski, and a luncheon. Roma Downey above to them. It’s culturally rel- have extraordinary talent, but The pastor is Father Enrique Del- Tickets to the lunch are $35 per MELODY REGALADO evant, it’s accessible and attractive what’s beautiful to see with both gado. Look for coverage of the ded- person, payable to Miami Council- to a whole new generation,” Wolf- Mark and Roma is their extraordi- ication Mass on the archdiocesan Knights of Columbus, c/o Ottavio Florida Catholic correspondent ington said. nary intentions and how excited website, www.miamiarch.org, and Palucci, Treasurer, 6202 S.W. 98 “Son of God” grew out of “The they get to do things that can impact in the March edition of the Florida St., Pinecrest, FL 33156. For more MIAMI BEACH | After succeed- Bible” miniseries. It features never- other people’s lives for the better,” Catholic. information,email agallinal@ ing with “The Voice,” “Survivor” before-seen footage, a new theatri- said Wolfington. bellsouth.net. and “Shark Tank,” award-winning cal edit and music composed by He himself is no stranger to mov- All invited to producer Mark Burnett and his Oscar-winner Hans Zimmer. ie-making. One of his ventures is a Sign up now “Touched by an Angel” wife, Roma Burnett recalled how, when he production company he opened lobby legislators Downey, turned their talents to “The and Downey initially pitched the with other Catholic filmmakers Catholics from around the state for immersion Bible,” a 10-hour miniseries that idea for the Bible series, they got called Metanoia Films, which pro- will gather in Tallahassee March Spanish course aired in March 2013 on the History warnings from Hollywood that it duced the award-winning “Bella.” 25-26 to participate in Catholic Channel. amounted to “professional suicide.” He also was an executive producer Days at the Capitol. Participants The Southeast Pastoral Institute That project, in turn, gave rise The thinking was that viewers on “The Mighty Macs.” attend a legislative briefing on hu- (SEPI) is taking registration now to their new film “Son of God,” would not want to watch a religious As a national ambassador for man life and dignity issues prior for its June 15-July 3 immersion which will hit theaters nationwide program on primetime TV, no mat- “Son of God,” Wolfington has to meetings with elected officials. in Spanish language and culture Feb. 28. The two-hour feature film ter how well it was made. bought out 40 screenings in 13 the- Included in the activities is a lun- course. This unique three-week chronicles Jesus’ life from birth to “We strongly disagreed and felt aters in Miami-Dade and Broward cheon for participants, the bish- course is especially designed for resurrection. It stars Portuguese ac- there was a large audience who counties for parishioners, youth and ops of Florida and state legislators. priests, religious, laity and anyone tor Diogo Morgado as Jesus and the loved God and Jesus and would church groups to attend the movie Participants also are invited to the interested in Hispanic people and Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominat- enjoy their story on TV. Clearly on its opening weekend March 1-2. annual Red Mass of the Holy Spirit Hispanic ministry. Immersion in ed Downey — who is Catholic — as we were right because 100 million The tickets — a total of 12,000 — will concelebrated by the bishops of daily life situations, classes, cultur- Mary. watched,” Burnett said. “What is be distributed through the parishes Florida. Those who would like al experiences and presentations “Many people are thirsty for this an even better experience is watch- and schools. to attend along with members of allows students to reach a good story of Jesus and we are so glad to ing ‘Son of God’ on the giant movie “By supporting this film, it be- the Miami Archdiocesan Council level of communication and better be using our entertainment industry screen.” comes a beautiful opportunity to of Catholic Women should con- understanding of the culture. Dai- credentials to be able to bring ‘Son of The viewership numbers made be a missionary and to bring the tact Jean Harum at jmharum@ ly prayers and Mass are an integral God’ to movie theaters nationwide,” “The Bible” the third-most-watched good news to anyone who can have harumandharum.com. part of the course and the vocabu- said Burnett. cable TV series. It also garnered access to this movie, who may oth- lary selected focuses on what is He and Downey flew in from Los three Emmy nominations and sold erwise not know the Son of God,” Miami K of C needed for everyday conversation Angeles at the end of November to more than 500,000 DVDs in its first Wolfington said. n and pastoral work. For more infor- attend preview screenings in Miami week on the shelves. marks 100th mation, call 305-279-2333. Beach and Fort Lauderdale. They From the beginning of the proj- For more information on the film, The oldest Knights of Colum- have a local backer here in Sean ect, the producers established a visit www.SonOfGodMovie.com or Wolfington, an entrepreneur and team of advisers from across all de- follow them on Facebook and Twit- parishioner of St. Agnes in Key Bis- nominations — including Catholic, ter. cayne. 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St. John Bosco parishioner professes solemn perpetual vows Cloistered life puts joy on daughter’s face

ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO It was a life her parents at first knows what Father Paguaga was In fact, her mentor in the com- of the Florida Catholic staff rejected. But they came around thinking: “This one has a vocation.” munity, Mother Blanca Flor, the past when they saw the sheer joy in their In fact, the thought had first prioress, simply told her one day, “Go HIALEAH | As her parents tell daughter’s face, the same joy she ex- crossed her mind when she was 13, and ask the master of the house if he it, Marlyn Perez’s birth 28 years ago hibited at her final profession Feb. 8 but she had decided to wait. Her accepts you.” was pure miracle. in the tiny chapel of the nuns’ Hia- initial response to Father Paguaga Mother María Isabel went to the Her mother developed eclampsia leah monastery. also was, “No, Father. No. I was a bit chapel, knelt in front of the crucifix in her seventh month of pregnancy Mother María Isabel recalled afraid.” and asked. “And I felt like I was shak- and spent a week in a coma. Marlyn, what her father told her he prayed for Nevertheless, with his guidance, ing. I felt in my heart, ‘Yes.’” born weighing three pounds, did when she was born: “May God save she began visiting different religious She entered for good Nov. 11, 2008. not need an incubator and was sent whichever one he wants.” communities in the archdiocese. “I escaped. I left my mother crying,” home after three days. “And we both were saved,” she None seemed to be a good fit for her. she recalled. “They thought it was a “She wasn’t meant to be for us,” said. “When my father said that He finally suggested the Discalced difficult life. … But thank God I see said Perez’s mother, Marlyn Cen- prayer, I think the Lord took that as a Mother Maria Isabel Carmelites. that they are happy now.” teno, as her daughter professed sol- consecration and he began to guide de la Trinidad Again, she doubted. “But they’re Of course, said her mom. “Since emn perpetual vows as a member of me.” locked up and they don’t come out? she came here she has had that joy the Discalced Carmelite Nuns. Eventually, Mother María Isabel studying business administration at I told him I didn’t want that,” she re- in her face.” When she entered the cloister and her family — her father, Ronaldo Miami-Dade College and working in called. Mother María Isabel is the sec- six years ago, Perez took the name Perez, and a younger sister — arrived a store. But she tried it anyway. After liv- ond Discalced Carmelite to profess María Isabel de la Trinidad. Since in Miami from their native Nicara- She began speaking with St. John ing in the cloister for three months, solemn perpetual vows since the then, and forever more, she has only gua, and settled into the parish of St. Bosco’s pastor, Father Juan Carlos those who express an interest in the community arrived in Miami from been able to greet her parents from John Bosco. She was 15 and became Paguaga, also a native of Nicaragua. community are supposed to go back Querétaro, Mexico, in 2001. Eleven behind the white lattice that sepa- active in the youth group, as a lector, “She always had a very spiritual atti- out into the world for one month to nuns live in the cloister, including rates the nuns from the world. She and as an extraordinary minister tude with respect to the Church and discern some more. Marlyn Centeno one who is a novice. They are in the will never leave the cloister. She will of holy Communion. She attended the Eucharist. She was a woman of said her daughter never returned. process of raising funds for the con- dedicate her life to prayer: for the daily Mass. great silence and eucharistic devo- “Since I came here I felt some- struction of a permanent monastery Church, for its people and especially “I spent a lot of time in the tion,” he said. thing special,” Mother María Isabel on land they already purchased in for priests. church,” she admitted, even while Mother María Isabel said she said. Homestead. n HAITI: Building a new church was ‘just a crazy dream back in 2005’ From 1 No way this church — with an been associated with Miami’s Hai- the archbishop got a big hug from a $87,000 Italian marble altar, a sin- tian community since 1979, when Haitian whose art he had commis- of as little as 60 cents from a child gle stained-glass window that cost their meeting place was nearby St. sioned three decades ago: Alex Jean and gushes of as much as $7,777 — a $52,000, and a total of 25 stained- Mary Cathedral and Corpus Christi Altidor, currently of Coral Springs, biblically perfect number — from a glass window memorials, all paid Church. In 1981, after Notre Dame created the colorful mural that Baptist pastor’s son. Economically for — was going to be dedicated d’Haiti Mission was founded on adorns the old Notre Dame d’Haiti successful Haitian-American doc- with plastic chairs in the nave. the grounds of the old Notre Dame worship space — the former cafete- tors and lawyers donated, as did Having such a church is im- Academy for girls, then Father ria of the all-girls high school. working-class people supporting portant because of “the dignity it Wenski became its administrator. The mural depicts the mountains parents and children back home, brings to the community,” Father He remained until 1997, when was of Haiti and the shores of South and elderly pensioners subsisting Jean-Mary said. “It’s the first build- named auxiliary bishop of Miami. Florida with the sea, a plane and a on Social Security. ing that we have erected in Miami.” His concelebrants included Mi- boat in between. Above them all is “It was just a crazy dream” back Notre Dame is also Little Haiti’s ami’s Archbishop Emeritus John C. an image of Haiti’s patroness, Our in 2005, said Father Jean-Mary, who heart and soul, the priest said. Favalora; Port-au-Prince Archbish- Lady of Perpetual Help. arrived in Notre Dame just after his Many of its parishioners come from op Guire Poulard; its current and “We Haitians, we discriminate ordination in 2001, serving first as as far south as Homestead and as former auxiliary bishops, Quesnel (against) ourselves,” Altidor said, parochial vicar. He became admin- far north as Fort Lauderdale be- Alphonse and Joseph Lafontant; explaining that Haitians who had istrator in 2004. cause it’s the church they first called Congresswoman Frederica Gonaives Bishop Yves-Marie Pean; arrived by boat often were looked Groundbreaking for the new home. Wilson and Haitian Prime Bishop Guy Sansaricq, the Haitian- down upon by those who had ar- church took place in 2008. Then the “The church is a testimony of our Minister Laurent Lamothe bow born auxiliary bishop emeritus of rived by plane. economy went into a tailspin and faith and it is a symbol of our unity their heads in prayer. Brooklyn, N.Y.; and a surprise visi- “I want you to paint this on the an earthquake practically leveled as a nation. This is the living room tor from Rome: Archbishop Pietro wall,” Father Wenski had told him Haiti’s capital. of the Haitian community — Notre for it all. We worked hard. And it’s Marini, former master of ceremo- back then, to get the message across “I could not talk about money Dame d’Haiti. Good times and bad just incredible what they were able nies to Pope John Paul II and Bene- that “boat people, plane people, we in this church at all,” Father Jean- times, the community gathers at to achieve. The Blessed Virgin Mary dict XVI and currently president of are all refugees” — and that Our Mary said, describing it as “two Notre Dame,” Father Jean-Mary had a lot to do with it. She wanted it. the Pontifical Committee for Inter- Lady of Perpetual Help loves and years of deep suffering for me.” said. This is her church.” national Eucharistic Congresses. watches over everyone. He sought solace with Miami’s Even the church’s architect, Peter The historic significance of the There were also delegations of When he heard a new church had late Auxiliary Bishop Agustín Kosinski of Kosinski Architecture occasion was evident in the assem- Haitians from Boston, New York and been built, Altidor contacted Father Román, who told him, “‘Don’t wor- Inc., said he was impressed by the bled guests, who included Haitian Montreal, along with more than 60 Jean-Mary and offered to paint a ry. It will happen. Not in your time faith of Little Haiti’s Catholics. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, Haitian priests from throughout the similar mural on one of its walls. but in God’s time.’ That’s when I felt “Working with these people is U.S. Congresswoman Frederica U.S. and Haiti. Island TV carried the “I said, ‘Lord, would I see this?’ basically I let go and let God take so encouraging, starting with Fa- Wilson, Miami-Dade Schools Su- ceremony live and streamed it on its 32 years ago. It’s happening. That’s charge of this project,” Father Jean- ther Reggie who never gives up. He perintendent Alberto Carvalho, website. a blessing. Praise the Lord,” Altidor Mary said. just kept the family moving toward Miami-Dade County Commission- “This church has always been said. He began a prayer service every this point in time,” said Kosinski, a er Jean Monestime, and Pat San- a symbol” for the Haitian people, A boat is also depicted on one Tuesday and Thursday solely for Catholic who also designed St. Mark tangelo, who handles public affairs Archbishop Wenski told the press of the new stained-glass windows, the intention of the new church. in Southwest Ranches, St. Gregory for Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado. before the start of the Mass. “This some of which are still being com- And even when “God’s time” came in Plantation, St. Patrick on Miami Carvalho and Santangelo regularly church is like a light of hope. When pleted. “That was a big stigma to and the building was complete, he Beach and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton attend Notre Dame d’Haiti. they came here to Notre Dame, they people of Notre Dame,” explained relied on God’s providence for the in Coral Springs. No less joyous than the people felt at home.” Father Jean-Mary. “It’s the reason I finishing touch: $123,000 worth of “What you see is almost a small was the celebrant of the Mass, Arch- While walking through the put the boat there, to remind them pews. miracle,” Kosinski added. “We went bishop Thomas Wenski, who has church before the start of the Mass, of the journey.” n February 2014 www.thefloridacatholic.org FINANCIAL REPORT 9

BECAUSE OF YOUR GENEROUS Financial Report SUPPORT IN FY 2013 2013 Fiscal Year • Archdiocese of Miami

In the Church, money follows mission seminarians continued Financial report is proof of their training to become 60priests of the Archdiocese archdiocesan commitment to responsible, transparent stewardship My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

The following report on the finances of the Archdiocese of Miami offers a snap- shot of the relative financial health of the various ministries sustained by the generous contributions of the faithful of this Archdiocese. It also shows my commitment — and the commitment of my col- infants and laborators in the governance of this local 11,175children and Church — to a responsible and transpar- adults received baptism ent stewardship of the resources entrust- and were welcomed into ed to us for the sake of the mission of the 492parish communities Church. The Church exists for no other purpose than to evangelize — to help the people of our times who live here with us in South Florida to encounter the living Christ. All the fundraising done in the name of the Church from the Sunday collection to a parish bake sale should serve ultimately, in one way or another, the mission of the Church. In other words, money follows the mission; the mission doesn’t follow the money. When this is clear, the People children received of God are capable of great generosity. their first holy Communion At the same time, I along with the pas- 10,583 tors and the various ministry directors and department heads of the Archdiocese must show ourselves to be responsible stewards. The monies and other support we receive are given for the sake of the mission. Therefore, we must be careful to use the always-limited resources of the Church in ways that are efficient, responsible and coherent with this mission of evangelization. While the occasion of this letter is the publication of the Archdiocese of Miami 2013 Financial Statement, it expresses far more than the accomplishments of financial performance. Lives are changed, people of all ages encounter Christ in the celebration of Mass and the sacraments, and respond with great love in the living of the Gospel here in South Florida. The financial report is good news, but the greatest news is the renewed vitality of this priests celebrated the local Church and the potential that awaits us as an Archdiocese. Eucharist in the As I wrote in the Pastoral Letter in the 2013 Pastoral Plan at the close of the Second General Synod in October 222 parishes, missions 2013: “We are called to grow in joy and confidence in our faith and to be missionary witnesses of Jesus’ love and and institutions of hope in society. It is with this same focus that we embrace and celebrate our plans for the next three years.” 107the Archdiocese Thank you for your continued support and prayers for this Archdiocese. Sincerely yours in Christ, Your support to the Archdiocese and to your parish makes possible the myriad good works of the Catholic Church in South Florida that together we might be Disciples in Faith and Missionaries in Hope. Archbishop Thomas Wenski 10 Florida Catholic February 2014 Archdiocese of Miami Financial Statement

BECAUSE OF YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT IN FY 2013 ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS • YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013, and 2012 (dollars in thousands)

PASTORAL MINISTRIES (Church and Radio Paz) EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES (Elementary and high schools, colleges and universities) Condensed Statement of Financial Position 2013 2012 Condensed Statement of Financial Position 2013 2012 Assets Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 81,149 $ 74,760 Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 88,591 $ 92,681 Investments 21,777 22,815 Investments 68,043 51,486 Other Assets 4,518 2,326 Other Assets 13,438 17,186 Land, Building, and Equipment 541,860 527,217 Land, Building, and Equipment 264,874 254,608 Total Assets $ 649,304 $ 627,118 Total Assets $ 434,946 $ 415,961

Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities and Net Assets deacons served Institutional Debt $ 99,390 $ 123,136 Institutional Debt $ 45,565 $ 51,280 in the parishes Archdiocesan Debt 6,966 2,757 Archdiocesan Debt 889 1,057 of the Archdiocese 148 Other Liabilities 4,529 5,337 Other Liabilities 39,695 37,902 Total Liabilities 110,885 131,230 Total Liabilities 86,149 90,239 Net Assets 538,419 495,888 Net Assets 348,797 325,722 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 649,304 $ 627,118 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 434,946 $ 415,961

Condensed Statement of Activities and Change in Net Assets Condensed Statement of Activities and Change in Net Assets Support and Revenue $ 109,507 $ 113,979 Support and Revenue $ 281,908 $ 273,458 Operating Expenses (90,036) (100,459) Operating Expenses (259,186) (255,646) Net Excess 19,471 13,520 Net Excess 22,722 17,812 Other Changes in Net Assets 23,060 32,712 Other Changes in Net Assets 353 2,728 Net Assets — Beginning 495,888 449,656 Net Assets — Beginning 325,722 305,182 Net Assets — Ending $ 538,419 $ 495,888 Net Assets — Ending $ 348,797 $ 325,722

lay ministry students benefit from Fiscal 2013 Support and Revenue by Ministry 148the educational program of the Archdiocese Pastoral (15%)

Educational (39%)

Health and Social (32%)

Administrative (14%)

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Pastoral Center) INTERENTITY ELIMINATIONS (All entities) couples were married 1,894 in the Catholic Church Condensed Statement of Financial Position 2013 2012 Condensed Statement of Financial Position 2013 2012 Assets Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 15,214 $ 13,960 Cash and Cash Equivalents $ (135,955) $ (119,410) Investments 176,536 165,642 Investments (12,456) (11,339) Other Assets 23,187 17,124 Other Assets (7,855) (3,814) Land, Building, and Equipment 26,562 27,667 Land, Building, and Equipment — — Total Assets $ 241,499 $ 224,393 Total Assets $ (156,266) $ (134,563)

Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities and Net Assets Institutional Debt $ — $ — Institutional Debt $ — $ — Archdiocesan Debt 143,118 126,200 Archdiocesan Debt (143,810) (123,224) Other Liabilities 45,844 45,496 Other Liabilities (12,456) (11,339) Total Liabilities 188,962 171,696 Total Liabilities (156,266) (134,563) Net Assets 52,537 52,697 Net Assets — — Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 241,499 $ 224,393 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ (156,266) $ (134,563) visits were provided to pregnant moms Condensed Statement of Activities and Change in Net Assets Condensed Statement of Activities and Change in Net Assets 15,647 and dads at the Support and Revenue $ 106,321 $ 95,561 Support and Revenue $ (86,195) $ (96,633) Respect Life Centers of the Archdiocese Operating Expenses (92,416) (81,277) Operating Expenses (86,195) (96,633) Net Excess 13,905 14,284 Net Excess — — Your support to the Archdiocese and to your parish makes possible the myriad good works of the Catholic Other Changes in Net Assets (14,065) (26,052) Other Changes in Net Assets — — Church in South Florida that together we might be Net Assets — Beginning 52,697 64,465 Net Assets — Beginning — — Disciples in Faith and Missionaries in Hope. Net Assets — Ending $ 52,537 $ 52,697 Net Assets — Ending $ — $ — 10 Florida Catholic February 2014 Archdiocese of Miami Financial Statement Archdiocese of Miami Financial Statement February 2014 Florida Catholic 11

BECAUSE OF YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT IN FY 2013 ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS • YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2013, and 2012 (dollars in thousands)

PASTORAL MINISTRIES (Church and Radio Paz) EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES (Elementary and high schools, colleges and universities) HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE MINISTRIES (Catholic Health Services and Catholic Charities) Condensed Statement of Financial Position 2013 2012 Condensed Statement of Financial Position 2013 2012 Condensed Statement of Financial Position 2013 2012 Assets Assets Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 81,149 $ 74,760 Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 88,591 $ 92,681 Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 49,052 $ 57,918 Investments 21,777 22,815 Investments 68,043 51,486 Investments 26,930 15,141 Other Assets 4,518 2,326 Other Assets 13,438 17,186 Other Assets 87,854 85,873 Land, Building, and Equipment 541,860 527,217 Land, Building, and Equipment 264,874 254,608 Land, Building, and Equipment 120,012 121,202 Total Assets $ 649,304 $ 627,118 Total Assets $ 434,946 $ 415,961 Total Assets $ 283,848 $ 280,134

Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities and Net Assets deacons served Institutional Debt $ 99,390 $ 123,136 Institutional Debt $ 45,565 $ 51,280 Institutional Debt $ 100,190 $ 103,954 in the parishes Archdiocesan Debt 6,966 2,757 Archdiocesan Debt 889 1,057 Archdiocesan Debt — — of the Archdiocese 148 Other Liabilities 4,529 5,337 Other Liabilities 39,695 37,902 Other Liabilities 64,646 66,136 Total Liabilities 110,885 131,230 Total Liabilities 86,149 90,239 Total Liabilities 164,836 170,090 Net Assets 538,419 495,888 Net Assets 348,797 325,722 Net Assets 119,012 110,044 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 649,304 $ 627,118 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 434,946 $ 415,961 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 283,848 $ 280,134

Condensed Statement of Activities and Change in Net Assets Condensed Statement of Activities and Change in Net Assets Condensed Statement of Activities and Change in Net Assets Support and Revenue $ 109,507 $ 113,979 Support and Revenue $ 281,908 $ 273,458 Support and Revenue $ 230,111 $ 228,526 Operating Expenses (90,036) (100,459) Operating Expenses (259,186) (255,646) Operating Expenses (218,986) (214,086) Net Excess 19,471 13,520 Net Excess 22,722 17,812 Net Excess 11,125 14,440 Other Changes in Net Assets 23,060 32,712 Other Changes in Net Assets 353 2,728 Other Changes in Net Assets (2,157) (2,057) Net Assets — Beginning 495,888 449,656 Net Assets — Beginning 325,722 305,182 Net Assets — Beginning 110,044 97,661 Net Assets — Ending $ 538,419 $ 495,888 Net Assets — Ending $ 348,797 $ 325,722 Net Assets — Ending $ 119,012 $ 110,044

lay ministry students benefit from Fiscal 2013 Support and Revenue by Ministry Fiscal 2013 Expenditures by Ministry 148the educational program of the Archdiocese Pastoral (15%) Pastoral (14%)

Educational (39%) Educational (39%)

Health and Social (32%) Health and Social (33%)

Administrative (14%) Administrative (14%)

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (Pastoral Center) INTERENTITY ELIMINATIONS (All entities) ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI (All entities combined) couples were married 1,894 in the Catholic Church Condensed Statement of Financial Position 2013 2012 Condensed Statement of Financial Position 2013 2012 Condensed Statement of Financial Position 2013 2012 Assets Assets Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 15,214 $ 13,960 Cash and Cash Equivalents $ (135,955) $ (119,410) Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 98,051 $ 119,909 Investments 176,536 165,642 Investments (12,456) (11,339) Investments 280,830 243,745 Other Assets 23,187 17,124 Other Assets (7,855) (3,814) Other Assets 121,142 118,695 Land, Building, and Equipment 26,562 27,667 Land, Building, and Equipment — — Land, Building, and Equipment 953,308 930,694 Total Assets $ 241,499 $ 224,393 Total Assets $ (156,266) $ (134,563) Total Assets $ 1,453,331 $ 1,413,043

Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities and Net Assets Institutional Debt $ — $ — Institutional Debt $ — $ — Institutional Debt $ 245,145 $ 278,370 Archdiocesan Debt 143,118 126,200 Archdiocesan Debt (143,810) (123,224) Archdiocesan Debt 7,163 6,790 Other Liabilities 45,844 45,496 Other Liabilities (12,456) (11,339) Other Liabilities 142,258 143,532 Total Liabilities 188,962 171,696 Total Liabilities (156,266) (134,563) Total Liabilities 394,566 428,692 Net Assets 52,537 52,697 Net Assets — — Net Assets 1,058,765 984,351 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 241,499 $ 224,393 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ (156,266) $ (134,563) Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 1,453,331 $ 1,413,043 visits were provided to pregnant moms Condensed Statement of Activities and Change in Net Assets Condensed Statement of Activities and Change in Net Assets Condensed Statement of Activities and Change in Net Assets 15,647 and dads at the Support and Revenue $ 106,321 $ 95,561 Support and Revenue $ (86,195) $ (96,633) Support and Revenue $ 641,652 $ 614,891 Respect Life Centers of the Archdiocese Operating Expenses (92,416) (81,277) Operating Expenses (86,195) (96,633) Operating Expenses (574,429) (554,835) Net Excess 13,905 14,284 Net Excess — — Net Excess 67,223 60,056 Your support to the Archdiocese and to your parish makes possible the myriad good works of the Catholic Other Changes in Net Assets (14,065) (26,052) Other Changes in Net Assets — — Other Changes in Net Assets 7,191 7,331 Church in South Florida that together we might be Net Assets — Beginning 52,697 64,465 Net Assets — Beginning — — Net Assets — Beginning 984,351 916,964 Disciples in Faith and Missionaries in Hope. Net Assets — Ending $ 52,537 $ 52,697 Net Assets — Ending $ — $ — Net Assets — Ending $ 1,058,765 $ 984,351 12 FINANCIAL REPORT Florida Catholic February 2014

BECAUSE OF YOUR GENEROUS BECAUSE OF YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT IN FY 2013 SUPPORT IN FY 2013

children at Centro Mater facilities COURTESY children 1,455benefited from participated child care provided by the Archdiocese 31,045 in religious education programs in their parishes

persons — adults and children — children 6,473 were served by enjoyed a the programs of Catholic Charities ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO | FC 33,445Catholic education in schools of the Archdiocese At top, students at St. Jerome School continue a centuries-old tradition when they perform the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in the parish church. Above, Mary Isabella Gonzalez, Joelyn Rodriguez and Sister Carla Valentini, of the Sisters of St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo, take up the offertory gifts during a Mass marking the 50-year history of the Marian Center School and Services. At left, Archbishop Thomas Wenski confirms Deena Llewellyn of Little Flower Parish, MARLENE QUARONI | FC Coral Gables. low-income senior citizens undergraduate, enjoyed the NATIONAL COLLECTIONS FISCAL 2013 2,681 graduate and law housing programs of the Archdiocese American Indian and Black Missions $ 82,917 721students graduated from the Archdiocese’s St. Thomas University Catholic Relief Services 105,498 Campaign for Human Development 93,053 Catholic Communications Appeal 74,711 Catholic Home Missions 94,881 Catholic University 71,128 Eastern Europe Collection 81,362 Holy Father’s Appeal 108,414 Holy Shrines 150,152 Latin American Church Appeal 110,816 persons World Mission Sunday Appeal 151,647 religious Sisters and benefited from Brothers served in schools 19,656Catholic Health Retired Religious Collection 158,226 295and charitable institutions Services facilities in the Archdiocese Seminarian Burse 125,695 Your support to the Archdiocese and to your parish Your support to the Archdiocese and to your parish makes possible the myriad good works of the Catholic Typhoon Relief, Philippines 463,452 makes possible the myriad good works of the Catholic Church in South Florida that together we might be Church in South Florida that together we might be Disciples in Faith and Missionaries in Hope. Total $ 1,871,952 Disciples in Faith and Missionaries in Hope. February 2014 www.thefloridacatholic.org YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY 13 Father James Murphy, 68, ‘gave love to everyone’ to everyone without distinction. He well, saying he wanted the whole His first assignments in South ish in Miami Springs after the sud- Irish-born priest gave himself completely to every- family involved in ministry. Be- Florida were as parochial vicar den death of its longtime pastor. one,” Father Paguaga said. cause he asked, Our Lady of at Annunciation Parish in Hol- He is survived by six brothers showed special Father Murphy also the Lakes has a veritable lywood, St. Louis in Pinecrest, St. and sisters and many nieces and cared for the poor, of- army of talented vol- Michael in Miami and St. Mary nephews, many of whom traveled preference for the ten taking money out of unteers — from fourth- Magdalen in Sunny Isles. From from Ireland for the funeral. Arch- his own pocket to help graders through grand- 2002 until his illness in 2009, he bishop Thomas Wenski celebrated sick and suffering people in need. An ama- parents — helping out at also served as chaplain of the his funeral Mass Feb. 15 at Our Lady ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO teur chef, he would cook Sunday Masses. University of Miami Hurricanes of the Lakes, and burial followed at “I know I’ve touched a football team. Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery in of the Florida Catholic staff dinner every Thanksgiv- ing for those who were lot of people very deeply For a few months at the start Doral. Donations in his name may alone, elderly or did not in my priesthood, which of 2013, Father Murphy was well be made to St. Mary Cathedral MIAMI LAKES | In life, he was have a place to go for the kind of has astounded me enough to serve as temporary ad- School, 7525 N.W. Second Ave., Mi- all about comforting the sick. In holiday. He also always as well,” Father Murphy ministrator of Blessed Trinity Par- ami, FL 33150. n sickness, he showed others how to made room in his recto- Father James said in an interview while die. ries for priests who were P. Murphy receiving treatment for Father James P. Murphy, 68, died ill or dying. his illness in 2009. “I Community Business Directory Feb. 8, nearly five years after being During his years as pastor, Our know that God has used me as an diagnosed with multiple myeloma Lady of the Lakes parishioners built instrument to touch these people. — a cancer of the blood — and more 10 Habitat for Humanity homes, set With a whole new experience, I’m than two years after retiring as pas- annual records for donating more sure I’ll touch people differently.” ACCOUNTING, TAXES HEALTH CARE tor of Our Lady of the Lakes, where than 1,000 pints of blood, and tithed Ultimately, Father Paguaga said, Gerri Lazarre, CPA, MsTax he had been assigned since 1996. 10 percent of the weekly collection “He taught others how to die by his TriMerge Consulting Since his diagnosis, he had kept — $500,000 over five years — to the own example.” Group, PA his parishioners apprised of the poorest of the poor in South Florida A native of Cork, Ireland, Father CPA and Consultants progress of his illness via emails and abroad. Murphy was born June 24, 1945, • Accounting and Tax Home Health Aide that would be printed and posted in Although he was painfully shy, one of seven children. He arrived • Audit and Assurance Ivanete Silva the church vestibule. The one dat- he was not bashful about asking his in South Florida in September 1970 • Business Advisory • Certified • Full Care Service ed Feb. 3 started with these words: parishioners to help others. In fact, after being ordained June 7 of that • Business Manager Services Deerfield Beach, Fla. “The finishing line is in sight and I he joked, “I not only ask for money, year in Waterford, Ireland, where • Outsourced Accountants 1444 Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 115-21 954-826-4142 hope to go through it with a smile I ask for blood.” But as he put it one he had entered St. John’s Seminary [email protected] on my face.” time in a homily, “If I didn’t ask, right after high school. Miami, FL 33132 It continued: “I suspect the fin- would you give?” Prior to Our Lady of the Lakes, 305-940-5344 ish line may be less than two weeks He asked children to take part he was pastor of St. Patrick on Mi- Fax: 305-940-5223 [email protected] away. Try not to be alarmed but in the Mass, not just as acolytes ami Beach from 1981 to 1996, and www.TriMergeCPA.com rather share in my peace. … I am no but as lectors, cantors and ushers. before that he headed the archdi- longer looking for a cure or even an He asked their parents to serve as ocesan Office of Youth Ministry. extension of this life. Pray that I may ATTORNEY REALTOR have a happy and peaceful death.” HOLY LAND FRANCISCAN A priest known for his hospital- Vincent J. Owoc, P.A. Ramon E. 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PARKLAND | Computer-sys- tems engineer Pierre Victor’s Ital- ian-made motorcycle is evidence that almost any hobby or special interest can be an intersection for faith-sharing and raising money for a good cause. Victor and a handful of cowork- ers from Coral Springs-based First Data company joined about 150 other motorcycle enthusiasts at the second annual Archbishop’s Poker Run held Feb. 9 to support Catholic Charities’ St. Luke Addiction Recov- ery Center, a residential program for drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Mary Help of Christians Parish was the starting place for the Poker Run George Gutierrez lets Carmelite and its opening Mass, both led by Archbishop Thomas Wenski blesses Marcos Hermanes of St. Maximilian Sister Madeleine Kreps sit on his Gilbert Crespillo of the Chrome Miami Archbishop Thomas Wen- Yolaine Montfort, grandparent of Kolbe Parish in Pembroke Pines bike during the stop at Archbishop Knights Motorcycle Association ski. a student at Archbishop Coleman gives a sign of peace during the Coleman Carroll High School in gets ready for the start of the Victor said the event offers the Carroll High School. (MONICA Mass at Mary Help of Christians Miami. (MONICA LAUZURIQUE Archbishop’s Poker Run. (TOM opportunity to be with other Catho- LAUZURIQUE | FC) Church. (TOM TRACY | FC) | FC) TRACY | FC) lic men — and women riders too. “It creates a brotherhood within the Church, being able to speak to each other, knowing that if you need someone to talk to you have a ministry brother there,” said the native of Haiti who is active in the Emmaus ministry at the parish and whose children attend Mary Help of Christians School. “One of our weaknesses as men is we don’t like to talk, and one of the things the ministry does is allows (you to) open up your heart and find (conso- lation) in Jesus Christ and know that there are other guys out there walking your same path.” This year’s Poker Run was a 72- mile ride from Parkland to Cutler Jose Napolitano of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Doral, left, and Archbishop Thomas Wenski poses with his custom riding vest, a gift Bay featuring several stops along Carlos Rivera, St. Boniface Parish in Pembroke Pines, kneel in prayer from the Knights of Columbus group Knights on Bikes, whose Florida the way — including Rick Case Hon- during Mass Feb. 9 at Mary Help of Christians Church. (TOM TRACY | FC) president, John Pesce, is at left. At right is Rene John Sardina of the da in Davie, Café 27 in Weston, and Chrome Knights Motorcycle Association. (TOM TRACY | FC) Archbishop Coleman Carroll High ami provided logistical help for the Davidson motorcycle that was given School in Miami — where partici- day, which began with a welcome to him last summer. ing men and women every Monday of other Christian denominations pants picked up a poker card toward reception and Sunday morning “Well, I’m trying to help a charity, afternoon at St. Luke’s. and of the Jewish faith, as well as a $500 gift card from Peterson’s Har- Mass. not by giving my bike away, but by “We are an ear to hear their sto- a range of longtime riders and less ley Davidson for the winning hand. In his homily, the archbishop using it to raise funds for the char- ry and we try as much as we can experienced bikers, according to Volunteers from local motorcycle told the gathering that Pope Fran- ity,” Archbishop Wenski said to the with each individual to evangelize Rene John Sardina, president of the associations, parishes and St. John cis recently raised a lot of money for congregation’s amusement. them and offer them the hope of Chrome Knights Motorcycle Asso- Vianney College Seminary in Mi- charity by auctioning off a Harley He also spoke of the futility of a Christ during their recovery,” Sierra ciation in Miami. At the start of the consumerist approach to religion said. “Many of them are hungry for day, he spoke to the 150 participants that won’t give God much glory nor Christ, from older teens to adults, about safety and rules for the event. bring much relief to the hungry and and they do have questions about The ride is based somewhat on the oppressed. Christ and ask us to pray with and well-established annual Key West “Jesus calls us to be salt and light for them and how a Christian life Poker Run motorcycle charity event. — not consumers of religion seek- can be intertwined with their re- Father Luis Rivera, archdioc- ing what God can do for us — but covery.” esan campus ministry director and practitioners of a faith that seeks Funds from the Poker Run will a Poker Run participant, said the to act justly, giving both God and assist St. Luke’s 32-bed facility, Poker Run was a contemporary ex- our neighbor his due,” Archbishop in part by helping pay for mental pression of Christian charity. Wenski said. “We can call ourselves health-related prescription medi- Wearing his custom leather ‘practicing Catholics’ because this cations for clients with no medical biker’s vest which read, “Ride with life is our one-time chance ‘to prac- insurance, according to Sandra Val- God,” Father Rivera brought his tice’ our religion until we get it right. des, program director at St. Luke’s. own father with him this year. But the point is, we must not just be She said patients in recovery there “People have been quoting the ‘consumers’ of our Catholic religion; often suffer other challenges and Holy Father who has talked about rather we must be practitioners.” need a comprehensive treatment getting out and ‘smelling like the Working behind the scenes at for mental health. St. Luke’s also sheep,’ and I think this is a wonder- the Poker Run was volunteer Elkin sponsors a fall walkathon annually ful opportunity to bring together

30635-0220 Sierra, a junior at St. John Vianney to support their 200 patients. people from all walks of life to help College Seminary, who with other Poker Run participants this year people with addictions at St. Luke’s,” seminarians spends time counsel- included regional motorcycle riders the priest said. n February 2014 www.thefloridacatholic.org YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY 15 St. Maurice relocating to old Resurrection Parish site off Stirling Road just west of I-95. ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO Resurrection, founded in Febru- of the Florida Catholic staff ary 1958, is less than four miles away, just east of Federal Highway DANIA BEACH | After 44 years on Northeast Second Street. Both of wear and tear, “the church in the are within the city limits of Dania stable” is sagging and in need of re- Beach. pairs — repairs that will cost much St. Maurice parishioners will be more than the parish can afford. moving to the Resurrection Church Fortunately for the people of St. site after Easter. The first Mass in Maurice, a “beautiful church” sits their new home will be celebrated mostly idle less than four miles the weekend of April 26-27. That away — the church of what used to will allow them to celebrate Holy be Resurrection Parish. Week and Easter in the stable one Four years ago, Resurrection was last time, “and then we make our closed and merged into St. Mau- new beginning, come to a new life rice. After Easter of this year, St. at Resurrection Church,” Father Maurice’s parishioners will be cel- Holoubek said. ebrating Masses at Resurrection’s St. Maurice also runs a preschool church. In fact, the whole parish is and child care center that will re- relocating to the old Resurrection main open through the end of the site. school year. A decision will have As Father Roger Holoubek, pas- to be made after that on whether it tor of St. Maurice, put it, “Life is full can be relocated to the Resurrec- of surprises.” He announced the tion site, since the St. Maurice site move to his parishioners at all the ultimately will be put up for sale. weekend Masses Jan. 18-19. Father Holoubek said his pa- “We were never going to be able Father Roger Holoubek, pastor, stands at the front entrance to St. Maurice Church, which is closed off rishioners reacted to the news with to save up the money to build a new because the awning is sagging. (PHOTOS BY MARLENE QUARONI | FC) sadness but also acceptance. One church here. Never,” said Father of them came up to him after one of Holoubek, who has been St. Mau- trance, and its support beams are when the parishes merged in Octo- who used to be members (at Res- the Sunday Masses and quoted St. rice’s pastor since January 2000. disintegrating. ber 2009. The merger was part of a urrection) will come back because Julian of Norwich: “All shall be well, The parish was founded in June St. Maurice has a large debt and larger archdiocesan restructuring they’re the ones who built that and all shall be well, and all man- 1970 on a roughly six-acre site minimal savings. that year prompted by the financial church,” Father Holoubek said. ner of thing shall be well.” then known as Smith’s Stables. Its At the same time, the Archdio- crisis. St. Maurice has about 750 reg- “And I feel that that’s the truth,” church was, in fact, a converted cese of Miami has been unable to “My hope is that those people istered families and is located Father Holoubek said. n stable. The rectory was Smith’s sell the 10-acre site that had been family home and the chapel his old the seat of Resurrection Parish. The machine shop. site includes the church, a social “Stables don’t last forever,” said hall and the friary, or living quar- Father Holoubek. “They were built ters for the Augustinian priests who to be stables, to be barns, made staffed the parish since 1961. out of wood, and over the course of “I was disappointed again and NatioNal FuNeral Homes the years they begin to deteriorate. again when that property didn’t National Funeral Homes has been serving the South Florida area We’re just fortunate that we can sell. But God answers our prayers relocate to Resurrection Church, in many different ways — not al- for 20 years. We are the Preferred Funeral Homes because we are which is just a beautiful church.” ways the way we expect,” Father privately owned and offer all the services and merchandise for less The cost of repairing not just Holoubek said. than any other funeral home in town, we guarantee it. the church building, but all the He stressed that St. Maurice is other structures at St. Maurice, was “not merging with Resurrection. Our promise is that our merchandise, services and cemetery deemed too great by archdiocesan We are re-locating to the church spaces will be less than any other funeral home (same officials and experts in the build- and the property of Resurrection.” services and merchandise) in the South Florida ing department. Extensive stud- Parishioners have yet to decide ies found it would cost upwards of whether to change the parish name tri-county area or you can count on receiving the $800,000 to bring the church alone to incorporate a reference to Res- services free, gratis, for nothing! up to code: its sagging awnings had urrection. About 40 Resurrection forced the closing of the front en- parishioners joined St. Maurice Give us a call 305-910-4169 305-642-6234 Se habla español For more info visit our website at www.FuneralHomesMiamiFL.com Send self-addressed large envelope with $2 cash only for postage to: Funeral Home Locations in Miami Dade, Broward and The Palm Beaches in South Florida. P.O. Box 76 30208-0220 Naples, FL 34106 30337-0116 30336-0220 16 YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY Florida Catholic February 2014 ‘I do’ and a hug from Pope Francis BLANCA MORALES Melissa Ulloa prepared ahead of Florida Catholic correspondent time by writing for “sposi novelli” tickets to the papal audience. In the MIAMI | A honeymoon in Italy Archdiocese of Miami, the request and a personal blessing from Pope is submitted through Archbishop Francis: Seems like an awesome Thomas Wenski’s priest-secretary, way to start a marriage. Father Richard Vigoa. The tickets And that is exactly how the Ulloas grant access to a special area re- — Melissa, 28, and Ryan, 29 — be- served for newlyweds. gan their wedded life. Attorneys Arriving early to St. Peter’s working in Davie and Miami, re- Square, the Ulloas, dressed in their spectively, the Ulloas were married nuptial attire, presented their tick- at Our Lady of the Lakes in Miami ets and a copy of their sacramental Lakes Jan. 11. Two days later they marriage certificate to the Swiss were flying halfway around the Guards, who ushered them and a Melissa Ulloa smiles at Pope globe to meet with Pope Francis. dozen other sposi novelli to a sepa- Francis after giving him a hug. Connections? Not really. It just rate entrance, then led them near took some additional planning as the platform where Pope Francis Ryan Ulloa was able to say in Span- part of their honeymoon trip to Italy. would be giving his weekly reflec- ish. Every Wednesday morning in tion. His wife then chimed in and Rome, during the pope’s general It was a cold, rainy day, Melissa made the introductions, telling audience, white-gowned brides and Ulloa said. She and Ryan had to Pope Francis that they pray for him their tuxedo-clad grooms wait with share an umbrella with another and find him to be an inspiration. eager patience for the pontiff to walk couple, but she was mostly worried Seeming pleased to meet other His- toward them and extend a special that the pope would not greet them panics, the pope asked the couple “sposi novelli” blessing. on account of the weather. where they were from. “Sposi novelli” is Italian for “new- “But he came up to each one of us “We told him Miami but that our Ryan Ulloa hugs Pope Francis Jan. 15 as his new bride, Melissa, looks lywed couple,” and those who have anyway,” she said. families are Cuban to which he re- on. (COURTESY PHOTOS) been married within two months As Cuban-Americans, the Ulloas sponded with delight and excite- of that day’s general audience can wanted to greet Pope Francis in his ment,” Melissa Ulloa recalled in a couple, she said she called out, “¡Un have the privilege of greeting the native tongue, though it is not the “thank-you” email to Father Vigoa abrazo!” (A hug). Whether the exchange lasted a pope and having him bestow a language in which they are most afterward. “Si, niña, como no (Yes, child, of minute or just a few seconds, Me- special blessing for a life of wedded comfortable. After the pope blessed them course),” Pope Francis answered, lissa Ulloa could not say. “It was all bliss. “Hola, Papa,” was all starstruck and began to turn toward the next and he hugged them both. so surreal.” n

NEWSbriefs St. Thomas hosts sonally, such as her granddaughter; www.stu.edu/dorothyday. registration, call 305-822-2380. serving at Mass. The guild has three people who worked with her in New patrons: St. Pius X, St. Thomas More conference on Day York, such as Tom Cornell and Karl Camp Erin helps Guild of St. and St. Stephen, the first disciple to On March 7-8, Catholic Work- Meyer; and scholars such as the ed- be martyred. Upon induction, each ers and Catholic Worker scholars itor-in-chief of Orbis press, Robert kids grieve Stephen opens member is presented with a certifi- will gather at St. Thomas Univer- Ellsberg, who recently published se- The Moyer Foundation and For the first time, the British- cate and a medal that is hung from a sity in Miami Gardens to discuss lected sections of Day’s diaries; and Catholic Hospice will present Camp founded and St. Pius X-approved thick red cord symbolizing the mar- the legacy and sanctity of Dorothy Catholic historian David Obrien, Erin, a special camp for children Guild of St. Stephen, an organization tyrdom of St. Stephen. The medal it- Day, founder of the Catholic Worker who has described Day as the most who have experienced the death of for altar servers, has made its way to self includes the letters “XP,” for the movement and the Catholic Worker important American Catholic of the a loved one, the weekend of March Miami. Six altar servers who serve first two letters of the name Christ in newspaper, whose cause for canon- 20th century. Many of Day’s papers, 14-16 at Camp Owaissa Bauer, 17001 at Immaculate Conception Parish Greek, and includes the Latin motto, ization was unanimously approved including original letters and typed S.W. 264 St., Homestead. The camp in Hialeah were inducted into the “Cui servire regnare est” (“To serve by the U.S. bishops last November. sections of her diary, will be on is free for all children between the guild during a special ceremony last Christ is to reign”). Each server is Speakers at the conference will in- display during the conference. For ages of 6 and 17 in need of bereave- December. The goal of the guild is to presented with a guild prayer which clude people who knew Day per- information and registration, visit ment support. For information and raise the standards associated with they are encouraged to pray daily.

MARCH FOR LIFE IN MIAMI ... AND D.C. Isabel Rodriguez, left, and Elena Students from Our Lady of Plasencia of Lourdes Academy in Miami Immaculate hold up a banner in front of Conception Parish the Supreme Court during in Hialeah take the 41st annual March part in the Walk for Life in Washington, for Life Jan. 18 D.C. (DANIEL SOÑÉ | FC) at Msgr. Edward Pace High School. More than 100 people of all ages Above, Daniel Diaz, Iboni and from many Richards and Aisha Louis parishes took of Archbishop Curley Notre part. The walk Dame High School enjoy a was one of five snow day during the march held throughout in Washington. Some 120 the archdiocese students took part in the the weekends of annual Pilgrimage for Life Jan. 18 and 25. organized by the Respect (COURTESY) Life Office. (COURTESY) February 2014 www.thefloridacatholic.org YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY 17 Married, with children — and a priest had no services, such as Holy Former Anglican Thursday and Christmas Eve. “Liturgy played a big role in my Father Pedro Toledo movement from the Reformed Church to the Anglican. Then litur- is first in S. Fla. gy and ecclesiology made me move to the Catholic Church,” Father to join Anglican Toledo explained. After that it was simply a matter of saying to himself, ordinariate “This is what I believe. What am I ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO doing outside the Church?” He would have been content to of the Florida Catholic staff simply be a layman, he said, but his congregation urged him to explore PINECREST | It’s a claim very the ordinariate. “Because of them, few newly ordained Catholic priests I’m in the priesthood,” Father To- can make: They celebrated their ledo said. first Mass on their wedding anni- There are three Anglican or- versary. dinariates worldwide: in the U.S. But that is just what Father Pe- and Canada, in England and dro Toledo did Feb. 16 at St. Louis Wales, and in Australia. Each is Church in Pinecrest, celebrating headed by a former Anglican bish- his first Mass on his 34th wed- op who, because he is married, ding anniversary with his wife, cannot be ordained a bishop in Betsy, daughters Lina and Eilyn, the Catholic Church — and there- sons-in-law Ruben and Victor, and fore has to rely on the local Roman 17-month-old granddaughter Olivia Catholic bishop to ordain priests. in attendance. The only one miss- Father Pedro Toledo, left, takes part in the Mass of ordination alongside his wife, Betsy, daughter Eilyn, However, the heads of ordinari- ing was his son Andres, who is away and her husband, Victor Molina. Archbishop Thomas Wenski ordained him a Roman Catholic priest for the ates function much as bishops do. at college. Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter at St. Louis Church, where he has ministered as a deacon since They carry the title of monsignor As Archbishop Thomas Wenski January and where he has been attending for more than a year. (PHOTOS BY ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO | FC) and are called ordinaries, Father said while ordaining Father Toledo Vuturo said. Feb. 15, his is “the exception that along with his family and 21 mem- from the Roman Catholic one, Fa- formed Church. In 2008, he joined “It’s like a different diocese,” he proves the rule (of priestly celiba- bers of his Reformed Episcopal con- ther Vuturo explained, but there is the Anglican Church. explained. Father Toledo “is not cy).” gregation, Rey de Gloria (King of no separate rite in Spanish. He said that finding “inconsis- part of our diocese” and does not The 56-year-old Venezuelan Glory) in Miami Springs. They had “St. Louis has become our moth- tencies and problems” in the Prot- receive an assignment from Arch- became the first former Anglican been meeting at St. Louis Church er,” said Father Toledo. estant and Evangelical churches bishop Wenski but from his ordi- priest in the Archdiocese of Miami in Pinecrest for more than a year to His conversion to Catholicism is prompted him to “review more nary, Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson. to be ordained Roman Catholic un- study the Catechism of the Catholic really a return to the faith he was deeply my beliefs.” Nevertheless, Father Toledo der the Personal Ordinariate of the Church. raised in until age 10. That’s when He began reading Church Fa- said, “Every priest from the ordi- Chair of St. Peter. The ordinariate “We were letting them use our his parents became Pentecostal thers such as St. Thomas Aquinas nariate is living within a diocese was created by Pope Benedict XVI chapel Sunday afternoons for their Evangelicals. He continued along and St. Augustine. He also got to of the Catholic Church. We have to in 2012 to allow members of the Episcopal services,” said Father that path and came to the U.S. in know St. Louis Parish while attend- work together. I will assist Father Anglican community to enter into Paul Vuturo, pastor of St. Louis. 1991 to study for the ministry. After ing retreats next door, at what was Paul with the church, saying Mass full communion with the Catholic Once they decided to join the obtaining his Master of Divinity, then known as the Dominican Re- or wherever he needs me.” n Church while retaining their litur- Catholic Church, they simply joined he headed a Christian Reformed treat House and is now Morning- gical traditions. the Spanish-speaking community Church in Orlando from 1997 to Star Renewal Center. In fact, he and For more information on the An- Father Toledo was received into at St. Louis. The Anglicans have an 2002. In 2003, he moved to Miami his family began attending Mass at glican Ordinariate in the U.S., the Catholic Church Sept. 15, 2013, English-language rite that differs to start a Hispanic Christian Re- St. Louis on days when their church visit www.usordinariate.org.

Father Pedro Toledo poses with Archbishop Thomas Wenski after his ordination Feb. 16. Father Pedro Toledo greets his wife, Betsy, during the sign of peace at his ordination Feb. 16. 18 AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY Florida Catholic February 2014

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Archbishop Thomas Wenski and Jack Seiler, mayor of Fort Lauderdale, sign the declaration officially consecrating the city of Fort Lauderdale. (JONATHAN MARTINEZ | FC) Fort Lauderdale ‘puts God first’ hold. It is a bond of love and protec- Archbishop tion.” In Florida, the community of Key consecrates city to Biscayne was consecrated to God the Father at an ecumenical cele- Sacred Hearts of bration at St. Agnes Church in 2011; in 2012, the city of Doral was conse- Jesus and Mary crated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus JONATHAN MARTINEZ and the Immaculate Heart of Mary at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Florida Catholic correspondent Biblia de Jerusalén Latinoamericana In 2013, Archbishop Wenski consecrated the city of Miami, placing it FORT LAUDERDALE | Join- under the protection of God. ing more than 57 cities/states and “Today’s act of consecration six countries worldwide, the city brings together citizens to pray ¡Aprovecha ¡Precio regular $29.99! ¡Ahora disponible por tan solo $17.99! of Fort Lauderdale has now been for their city — that we do so is a esta oferta! consecrated to the Sacred Heart of particular expression of our rights Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of guaranteed by the First Amend- Mary. ment of our nation’s Constitution,” The Mass of consecration took said the archbishop during his place Jan. 31 at St. Anthony Parish, homily. “Praying for our city, pray- Por primera vez una Biblia de Jerusalén the oldest Catholic church in Bro- ing not for any partisan advantage con tu lenguaje. ward County. Archbishop Thomas or cause, but for the common good Wenski celebrated the Mass along- is certainly an expression of civic Características: side other archdiocesan priests. responsibility on the part of those • Pasta dura a cuatro colores Mayor John P. Seiler of Fort Lauder- who do believe that God does mat- dale and county commissioners ter. But, at the same time, today’s • Incluye introducciones, notas y paralelos were among those in attendance. consecration is, for us Catholics, an y separadores “It’s a tremendous blessing for opportunity to renew and deepen the city, for our citizens, especially our baptismal consecration as a re- Adapted to a Latin American audience, the for the men and women who serve sponse to the love of Jesus and his Jerusalem Bible is easy-to-use — and it’s the public and work every day to try mother, Mary, for each one of us.” available for $17.99! to make this the best city to work, Honor guards from Fort Lau- play and raise a family in; and to derdale’s Fire & Rescue and Police ISBN: 9788433-026910 have those blessings we got today is Department led the procession into 15 x 21 - 1.866 páginas pasta dura a wonderful feeling,” said Seiler, a the church, followed by the Knights Catholic who attended St. Anthony of Columbus. The Pledge of Alle- School, Cardinal Gibbons High giance preceded the Mass and at School and the University of Notre its conclusion, Seiler presented St. Dame. Anthony’s pastor, Father Jeremiah The consecration was arranged Singleton, with a plaque com- by the Mission for the Love of God memorating the consecration. The Worldwide, an organization that celebration ended with the hymn seeks to restore an awareness of “God Bless America.” God as the center of the daily lives “I feel very happy that the mayor of people throughout the world. accepted to do this ceremony and The mission’s founder, John Rick I’m grateful to God for this oppor- Miller, explains consecration this tunity,” said Lillian Peirce, South way on the group’s website: “When Florida director of the Mission for we consecrate ourselves to God, a the Love of God Worldwide. “I pray Para más información o para hacer un pedido, llama al pact is established between the Fa- that this serves as an inspiration 29791-1219 800.325.9521 o visítanos en nuestra página web Liguori.org. 29790-0220 ther and his child. It is an act that to other leaders and mayors to put will never be broken by God, but God first in their lives, family, busi- one that is our responsibility to up- ness or government.” n Segunda época

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Informe El P. Reginald Jean-Mary muestra fi nancero la llave de la nueva iglesia de Notre Dame d’Haiti antes de la de dar inicio a la Misa de Arquidiócesis Consagración de Miami del templo.

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por el Instituto Pew, a la que fueron so- aprender el catecismo de memoria, se re- entablar una amistad con Él. metidos un sinnúmero de católicos sobre emplazó por uno más empírico. Los niños ¿Por qué ser católico?, un programa el conocimiento de su fe, se encontró una aprendieron que Jesús los amaba, pero no desarrollado por Renew International, pluralidad inquietante de “analfabetismo podían nombrar los Diez Mandamientos comienza este mes en la mayoría de nues- religioso”, o sea, que no entienden, no ni los siete sacramentos. tras parroquias. Este programa responde comprenden o no les preocupa entender Sin embargo, la intuición de los propo- a la necesidad de una mejor formación de lo que ellos, como católicos, se supone nentes de una “catequesis empírica” no los adultos, identifi cada durante el Sínodo que crean. necesariamente estaba del todo mal. El Arquidiocesano. Encuestas de Pew anteriores también mismo Papa Benedicto XVI insiste en que ¿Por qué ser católico? se basa en los Arzobispo Thomas Wenski han documentado el el cristianismo no es pri- cuatro pilares del Catecismo de la Iglesia número de católicos que mordialmente una creen- Católica: el Credo, los sacramentos, la “La Fe de nuestros padres, aún vive, a se ha alejado de la Iglesia “¿Por qué cia en una serie de propo- vida de fe y la oración del creyente. ¿Por pesar del calabozo, el fuego y la espa- —algunos hacia sectas siciones o ideas, sino que qué ser católico? promete —por medio da…” Este himno basado en Hebreos evangélicas y otros hacia ser católico?, nace del encuentro con de reuniones de pequeños grupos de 11:1-2 todavía se canta en nuestras igle- una cómoda apostasía de un programa una persona: Jesucristo. feligreses— no sólo ayudar a comunicar sias y es una alabanza a la supervivencia una cultura crecientemen- Sin embargo, el encuentro el contenido de nuestra fe, sino también del cristianismo, a pesar de las persecucio- te secularizada, donde las desarrollado por con Cristo, si es auténti- facilitar un encuentro más profundo con nes que han tratado de suprimirlo desde creencias religiosas son Renew International, co, no puede ser sólo una Cristo, presente “donde dos o más estén los tiempos de los emperadores romanos. motivo de indiferencia. creación de nuestra propia reunidos” en su nombre. La fe católica no se ahogó en la sangre De hecho, los católicos comienza este subjetividad: también ne- Nuestros padres mantuvieron la fe a pe- de sus mártires; al contrario, más bien se inactivos —aquellos a los mes en la mayoría cesita del “contenido de la sar de las persecuciones sufridas; nuestros fortaleció, tanto en su intensidad como en que llamábamos “caí- revelación” que se encuen- padres nos trasmitieron la fe, muchas veces su alcance. El estribillo del himno, “Fe dos”— si tuviesen hoy día de nuestras tra en las Escrituras y por superando numerosos obstáculos para ha- de nuestros padres, sagrada fe, hasta la su propia denominación, parroquias.” intermedio de la Iglesia, cerlo. ¿Por qué ser católico?, al ofrecernos muerte te seré fi el”, dicho por los labios serían el grupo religioso para que sea posible expe- “una explicación para cualquiera que nos de los santos, no era un alarde vano. más grande en los Estados —Arzobispo Wenski rimentar a Cristo como en pregunte el motivo de nuestra esperanza…” Sin embargo, mientras todavía muchos Unidos. Sin embargo, realidad es. (1 Pedro 3:15), ayudará a los que participen aún se unen para cantar este estribillo, su ¿la mayor parte de estas En la década de 1990 en el programa a ser más “religiosamente compromiso con la fe católica es mucho personas hubieran dejado la Iglesia si la Iglesia realizó, con el Catecismo de la instruidos” y, por lo tanto, a mantener y a más vacilante. Muchos, moldeados por en verdad entendieran lo que realmente Iglesia Católica, una síntesis de las en- trasmitir la fe con más efi cacia. su experiencia en la sociedad de consumo creemos como católicos? señanzas del Vaticano II que era también en la que vivimos, son, como algunos Algo de la culpa se puede atribuir a las una continuidad de “la fe de nuestros “Fe de nuestros padres, los catalogan, “católicos de cafetería”: catequesis fallidas de dos generaciones Padres”. Este catecismo universal sirve Lucharemos por ganar todas las naciones piensan que tienen la libertad de seleccio- de católicos que maduraron durante la como referencia tanto a los creyentes para ti; nar y elegir cuáles dogmas de la fe van a confusión que acosó a la mayor parte de como a aquellos que buscan conocer a Y por medio de esa verdad que viene de mantener, y que de hecho van a practicar. la Iglesia luego del Concilio Vaticano Jesús y lo que éste, a su vez, exige de Dios, En una encuesta hecha hace unos años II. El programa más bien didáctico de nosotros si aceptamos su invitación de Entonces seremos verdaderamente libres.”

Esta edición fue a imprenta el 17 de febrero Regulaciones de Cuaresma y Triduo www.miamiarch.org Éstas son las regulaciones de la Cuaresma NOTAS LITÚRGICAS Estas celebraciones deben tener lugar an- y el Triduo del 2014 emitidas por la La Cuaresma va desde el Miércoles tes del Triduo Pascual, y no precederán de Ofi cina de Culto de la Arquidiócesis de de Ceniza hasta la Misa de la Cena del manera inmediata la Misa Vespertina de Arquidiócesis Miami. Señor, el Jueves Santo. El Triduo Pascual la Cena del Señor. Donde haya una verda- se celebra desde el Jueves Santo por la dera necesidad pastoral, el sacramento de de Miami AYUNO Y ABSTINENCIA noche hasta la oración vespertina del la penitencia puede celebrarse el Viernes 9401 Biscayne Blvd. El santo tiempo de Cuaresma comienza Domingo de Pascua. Santo y el Sábado Santo. Miami, FL 33138 el Miércoles de Ceniza, 5 de marzo. El Aleluya no se dice ni se canta desde Tanto el Miércoles de Ceniza y el Viernes el comienzo de la Cuaresma hasta la Vigi- Phone: (305) 762-1130 Santo, 18 de abril, son días de abstinencia lia Pascual, ni se canta el Te Deum en los Fax: (305) 751-6227 de carne para todos los que sean mayores domingos de Cuaresma. de 14 años. También son días de ayuno Durante la Cuaresma el altar no debe (una comida completa y dos comidas ser decorado con fl ores, y los instrumen- Publisher: Archbishop Thomas Wenski Director of Communications: Mary Ross Agosta pequeñas y sin nada entre las comidas) tos musicales deben utilizarse para apoyar Executive Editor: Ana Rodríguez-Soto para los adultos de 18 a 59 años de edad. el canto comunitario, respetando la nece- (305) 762-1131 - [email protected] Todos los viernes de Cuaresma son días sidad de silencio y refl exión durante otros Editor of La Voz Católica: Emilio de Armas [email protected] de abstinencia de carne para los mayores momentos de la liturgia. En el cuarto Production Manager: Manuel Villaverde de 14 años. domingo de Cuaresma (Laetare) y en las Staff Writer: Rocío Granados (305) 762-1130 VIGILIA PASCUAL solemnidades y fi estas, los instrumentos FAX: 305-751-6227 - [email protected] Advertisement: Maritza Álvarez El Sábado Santo se celebra el 19 de musicales pueden utilizarse y el altar (305) 979-9603 - [email protected] abril de este año. La celebración de la puede ser decorado con fl ores. Webmaster: atimo.us Vigilia Pascual debe comenzar después de Si hay matrimonios durante la Cuares- caer la noche (8:00 p.m.) y terminar antes ma, se debe recordar a las parejas que los LA VOZ CATÓLICA Is a monthly newspaper of the del amanecer del Domingo de Pascua. planes de bodas deben respetar la natura- Archdiocese of Miami, 9401 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL Esta regla debe observarse estrictamente leza especial de este tiempo litúrgico con 33138. ©2013 La Voz Católica — Emmanuel Publisher, Inc a fi n de manifestar el pleno signifi cado su simplicidad.

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María y Luis Navarro llevaban 13 años de casados por lo civil. “Nuestra hija iba a hacer la primera comunión y quisimos poder comulgar con ella”, dice Luis. “Mi mamá llevaba tiempo diciendo que su deseo antes de morir era casarse por la Iglesia”, dice María. Luis le propuso una idea a su suegro y éste dijo que sí. “Fuimos todos juntos a Matrimonio 2000 y nos casamos el mismo día, los cuatro, en una boda pequeña en St. Brendan”, agrega Luis. Matrimonio 2000 es el programa de preparación para el matrimonio que ofrece la Arquidiócesis de Miami para parejas que viven juntas por varios años, y sienten el interés de casarse por la Iglesia Católica. Surgió por iniciativa de un grupo de parejas que trabajaban en Camino al Matrimonio (curso de preparación para parejas que se casan por primera vez), al ver a un gran número de parejas que no podían comulgar ni Fotos de Rocío Granados participar de la vida católica por no haber Izquierda: Diego Álvarez y Sandra Gómez, ambos colombianos, llevan siete años de matrimonio civil. Aunque no tienen fecha para su recibido el sacramento del matrimonio. boda, quieren renovar sus votos para darle un buen ejemplo a su hijo de siete años. Asistieron al curso n. 57, el 27 de octubre de 2013. “Teníamos el deseo de hacer las cosas Derecha: El logotipo que representó el evento. como Dios manda y queríamos participar de la vida católica”, agrega Luis. Los matrimonio, les decimos nuestras Gómez, quien asistió con su esposo, llegó a tener hasta 100; se realizaban Navarro y los padres de María asistieron experiencias, las difi cultades que hemos Diego Álvarez, al curso Matrimonio 2000 de 18 a 20 cursos al año. Hoy en día el al primer curso del programa en el tenido, y cómo las hemos podido superar; el pasado 27 de octubre. A pesar de los promedio de parejas por charlas es de 30 año 2000 y desde entonces colaboran no todo es liso, tenemos piedras en el problemas de inmigración y económicos, a 35 y se dan 14 Caminos al año”. voluntariamente, cada vez que pueden, en camino que hay que quitarlas”, dice Gómez dice: “Nunca dejé que mi fe En el caso de Matrimonio 2000 el la parte logística. Margarita Acosta, quien junto a su católica se resquebrajara y todo salió número de participantes, un promedio El curso, de un día de duración, está esposo, Roberto, es auxiliar de mesa. Los bien, por eso queremos renovar nuestros de 60 parejas por curso, se ha mantenido dirigido a parejas que llevan más de siete Acosta son una de las parejas fundadoras votos”. Ellos llevan siete años de casados más o menos igual. “Las parejas que años de convivencia. Se realiza en la del programa con más experiencia, y y aunque aún no tienen fecha para su participan son más maduras”, dice Nilda Parroquia St. Timothy, en Miami, cuatro ayudan voluntariamente. boda, porque todavía no reúnen todos los Freire. veces al año. “A las parejas que tienen Margarita, de 82 años, y Roberto, de requisitos, Álvarez dice: “lo queremos El próximo Matrimonio 2000 tendrá menos tiempo de vida matrimonial se 83, se conocieron alrededor de los 18 y hacer por nuestro hijo, para darle un buen lugar el domingo 27 de abril, de 8:15 a.m. les trata de mandar a Camino, donde la se casaron a los 19 años de edad, y llevan ejemplo”. a 5:30 p.m., en la parroquia St. Timothy, preparación es un poco más amplia: dura 63 años de matrimonio. Margarita dice El testimonio de la gente al fi nalizar las en 5400 SW 102nd Ave., Miami FL dos días”, dice Pedro “Papucho” Peláez, que para mantener un matrimonio tan charlas “nos dice lo que estuvo bien o qué 33165. fundador y coordinador del programa. duradero “hago lo que a él le gusta, y él no les gustó y cómo podemos mejorar”, Matrimonio 2000 es un programa en Las parejas reciben charlas que les hace lo que a mí me gusta”, y “en casa, dice Rubén Arango, quien junto con su español. Los demás, a continuación, se ayudan a fortalecer su relación. “En es él quien dice la última palabra”, entre esposa, Mónica, participa hace diez años, ofrecen en inglés y español: Camino se habla de cosas que ya no se risas. Roberto responde: “te amo”, ella se dando charlas y coordinando el programa. Camino al Matrimonio, Castos hablan aquí, como la primera noche de ríe, mueve la cabeza y dice: “está bien, mi En sus 13 años de existencia, Por Amor, Encuentros Familiares, bodas”, agrega Peláez. amor”. Matrimonio 2000 ha dado 58 cursos y ha Movimiento Familiar Cristiano, Casa Dirigido básicamente por parejas Cuando cumplieron 50 años de capacitado a 2,177 parejas. El promedio Caná, Pre-Caná, Impactos de Cristiandad voluntarias, “la mayoría han pasado el matrimonio, “tuvimos un regalo muy de edad de los asistentes es de 40 años. y Matrimonios en Victoria, entre otros. curso y tienen el deseo y el interés de lindo: Juan Pablo II nos dio la bendición Pero, a pesar de los esfuerzos de los “Las clases de preparación por internet ayudar”, dice Peláez. Para ser auxiliares personalmente”, agrega Roberto, mientras voluntarios de programas como éste por son una opción para parejas que de de mesa y presentar charlas, reciben una saca de su billetera la fotografía que les promover el vínculo del matrimonio y la ninguna manera pueden tomar su curso capacitación de 14 semanas en la Ermita recuerda ese día. familia, mucha gente ha dejado de creer en vivo”, dice Marta Vargas, directora de de la Caridad; además se autoeducan “Hemos sido padrinos de bautizo, en el matrimonio. programas de la Ofi cina de Vida Familiar como José Freire, encargado de dar la confi rmación y matrimonio de varias Según los informes fi nancieros de la de la Arquidiócesis de Miami. “Es una charla “Jesús y su Iglesia”. Freire utiliza parejas que llegaron sin ningún Arquidiócesis de Miami, el número de herramienta no sólo para las parejas que el Catecismo, páginas web católicas, sus sacramento, y hoy en día trabajan con parejas que se casaron por la Iglesia se casan o se van a casar, sino también experiencias personales, y las noticias. nosotros”, agrega Roberto. Católica en el año 2010 fue de 2,093. En para las que están comprometidas”, Él y su esposa, Nilda, tienen 48 años de “A los 45 años yo no tenía ningún el año 2013 fueron 1,834. Esta reducción agrega Vargas. casados y llevan más de 20 presentando sacramento ni ella tampoco”, dice se debe a que “las parejas jóvenes “Catholic Couple Checkup” es una charlas en Camino al Matrimonio. “Las Pedro Ponce, quien junto con su esposa, empiezan sus relaciones pensando en alternativa de internet para quienes charlas se han actualizado con el Carmen, ayuda a otras parejas que están hacer una prueba y si les va bien se casan, no pueden asistir a la preparación en tiempo; ahora son más dinámicas, y más en situaciones similares. Ellos estaban no tienen fe desde el principio”, dice persona. actuales”, dice Nilda. casados por lo civil desde 1994, asistieron Peláez, quien lleva casado con Martha (o Miamifamiylife.org es la página de Las parejas son organizadas en mesas al curso de Matrimonio 2000 en el 2008 “Mamucha”) 56 años. internet donde aparecen todas las clases de trabajo. Una pareja auxiliar les va y luego se casaron por la Iglesia Católica. Estos datos se confi rman con la que los interesados pueden tomar. Son guiando en las actividades de todo el día. “Lo que aprendí fue a crecer, a hacerla reducción de participantes, sobre todo cursos muy completos, con materiales Se dan dos charlas antes del almuerzo y feliz”, dice Pedro. en el programa Camino al Matrimonio, didácticos impresos basados en la dos después. “Tuvimos una crisis y empezamos a dice José Freire. “Antes se inscribía un Teología del Cuerpo, del Beato Juan “Como tenemos tantos años de asistir a grupos cristianos”, dice Sandra promedio de 60 parejas por curso y se Pablo II. 4 La Voz Católica NUESTRA COMUNIDAD febrero de 2014 “Somos la etiqueta pegada a la botella”

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“Algunos me preguntan si no estoy aburrida de estar casada tanto tiempo con la misma persona. Les respondo que estoy muy enamorada y que todavía no le he encontrado el aburrimiento”, dice Martha Peláez, mientras acaricia en su brazo las 56 pulseras, símbolo de los 56 años que lleva de casada con Pedro Peláez. Para los que pasaron los cursos de preparación Camino al Matrimonio y Matrimonio 2000, Pedro y Martha Peláez (apodados, afectuosamente, “Papucho” y “Mamucha”) son bien conocidos. Su par- ticipación en cada una de las charlas los ha convertido en una pareja emblemática y en un ejemplo de que la vida matrimonial plena y feliz sí es posible. Pedro y Martha llegaron a Miami en 1962 desde Cuba, a los pocos años de casarse, cuando él tenía 24 años y ella 21, con dos de sus tres hijos en brazos. “Éste no era mi álbum de bodas”, dice Martha, “el mío era musical, muy bonito, tallado”. Cuando llegó al aeropuerto de Cuba se lo tuvo que dejar a su abuela, quien poco a poco le fue mandando las fotos. “Éste fue el día de mi boda”, recuerda Martha, mientras revisa su álbum. Cuando se conocieron, “yo trabajaba en el negocio de mi tío y él era fabricante de barcos en Varadero. Papucho me acompañó dos o tres veces en la guagua [el ómnibus], y cuando llegábamos a la esquina de mi casa, yo me bajaba y él seguía”, cuenta Martha. Un domingo, “mi papá me preguntó Rocío Granados quién era el muchacho que había ido a Pedro y Martha Peláez (“Papucho” y “Mamucha”) llevan 56 años de vida matrimonial, y dicen: “Somos la etiqueta pegada a la botella”. preguntarle si podía ser mi novio. Cuando lo describió dije: ¡Ése debe ser Papucho! No sé si tú le diste permiso; yo no le he dado; pero así empezamos”, recuerda “¿Qué pasa?”, le preguntó Martha a quiero, porque quiero que sea parte de la Somos la etiqueta pegada a la botella”. Martha. su madre. “Y me pregunta mi mamá: historia”. “Yo no iba a ninguna iglesia, era “Nuestro noviazgo no fue el ¿Qué ha pasado? Yo quiero saber qué han Como todos los matrimonios, Pedro católico a mi manera”, dice Pedro, mejor”, dice ella, hija única de padres hecho; dice que se van a casar. Le dije: y Martha dicen que el suyo ha tenido refi riéndose a la época en que llegaron a divorciados. “Mi mamá era difícil. Ay mamá, está enfermo, está jugando, y también difi cultades, pero las han podido Miami, hace mas de 50 años. Hasta que Papucho y yo sentados aquí, y mi madre le dije a él: Papucho no superar, ya que las un día le hablaron de la “Misa guajira” en el medio. No salíamos a fi estas”, dice la mortifi ques más, por charlas que presentan en la parroquia Sts. Peter and Paul. “En Martha. El horario de visitas era muy favor. Pero él insistía les han servido también esa Misa tocaban la guitarra y cantaban: estricto: de 8 a.m. a 10 a.m. “Si Papucho en que se quería casar “Tengo el gran regalo a ellos en su vida me gustó”, añade. Empezó a asistir llegaba a las 8:05 a.m. porque la guagua el 22 de diciembre. Y que Papá Dios matrimonial. “Todas con frecuencia y se dio cuenta de que se podía haber demorado, se tenía que ir, mi mamá, dramática, las personas que tenía todos los sacramentos, pero no porque el horario de visitas había pasado. diciendo que algo había me dio: tres hijos, con vienen son diferentes comulgaba. “Era falta de orientación”, Era una época de chaperonas: no se nos pasado”, dice Martha. dos nueras, un y todas tienen una agrega. Buscó al sacerdote, se confesó y permitían muchas cosas”, agrega. “No me casé el 22, vida y una experiencia en la Misa siguiente comulgó. Después de año y medio de relación, sino el 23 de diciembre, yerno, siete nietos y una diferente. Algunas te “Estaba loco por hacer algo”, dice, y Martha y su mamá fueron a visitar el día del cumpleaños bisnieta.” ayudan a valorar lo comenzó a trabajar en el bingo y después a Pedro, que estaba enfermo, y éste de mi mamá”, continúa que tienes, y otras te asistió al Cursillo de preparación número le dijo a Martha: “¿Qué dices si nos Martha. Ella tenía 18 —Martha Peláez ayudan a ser humilde. 100 de Miami. “Y de allí para adelante casamos el día de mi cumpleaños, el años y él 21. “Mi tía Te enriqueces de la me puse los motores y no paré ni un solo 22 de diciembre?”. Ella le dijo que sí, me dijo: Para casarte cantidad de cultura y de día”, agrega Pedro, quien junto con su pensando que bromeaba, ya que era 28 de no necesitas ni seis sábanas, ni 12 toallas; las diferentes formas de amar y de llegar esposa ha dedicado su tiempo y esfuerzos noviembre. “Yo me pensaba casar con él, si ustedes se quieren, no necesitan tantas a Dios”, dice Martha. a promover el sacramento del matrimonio pero no estaba preparada; además, tenía cosas”. “Tengo el gran regalo que Papá Dios y la vida de pareja como ejemplo de vida que hacer el ajuar de novia”. Al salir de “Y así fue”, agrega Martha. “No me me dio: tres hijos, con dos nueras, un cristiana. su habitación, él le pidió que llamara a su faltó nada en mi matrimonio; me casé por yerno, siete nietos y una bisnieta”, “Mi esposa: ella se envolvió [involucró] mamá y ella pensó que era para darle las la Iglesia y tuve despedida de soltera”. continúa ella, y agrega: “Yo sé quién soy; sola”, dice Pedro. Después del cursillo, gracias por la visita. Las fotos que su abuela le mandaba las en mi casa hay espejos; sé que soy una participaron en Encuentros Familiares “Y de pronto sentí unos gritos”, fue pegando para que no se echaran a reina para él; él me respeta y yo a él; él y después vino Camino al Matrimonio, continúa Martha. “¡Esto no puede ser! perder. “He podido cambiarlo [el álbum] no es yo, y yo no soy él; él no trata de hace 40 años, y Matrimonio 2000, en el ¡Esto es un engaño! ¿Qué ha pasado?” por una cosa bonita y buena; pero no cambiarme y yo no trato de cambiarlo. año 2000. febrero de 2014 NUESTRA COMUNIDAD La Voz Católica 5 “Sí, acepto”… Y un abrazo del Papa Francisco Recién casados residentes de Miami recibieron bendición papal mientras pasaban su luna de miel en Roma.

Blanca Morales Corresponsal de The Florida Catholic

La luna de miel en Italia y la bendición personal del Papa Francisco: todo esto parece una excelente manera de comenzar un matrimonio. Y es exactamente como los Ulloa —Melissa, de 28 años, y Ryan, de 29— comenzaron su vida de casados. Abogados ambos, trabajan en Davie y Miami, respectivamente. Los Ulloa se casaron en la parroquia Our Lady of the Lakes, en Miami Lakes, el 11 de enero, y dos días después estaban volando a través de medio mundo para reunirse con el Papa Francisco. ¿Conexiones? No, realmente. Sólo necesitaron un poco de planifi cación adicional para su viaje de luna de miel a Italia. Cada miércoles por la mañana en Roma, durante la audiencia general del Papa, novias vestidas de blanco y sus novios vestidos de etiqueta esperan Fotos cortesía ansiosos a que el Pontífi ce se acerque Arriba: Melissa y Ryan Ulloa durante su a ellos y les dé la bendición de “recién charla en español con el Papa Francisco. casados”. Derecha: Melissa Ulloa sonríe al Papa “Sposi novelli”, en italiano, signifi ca Francisco después de darle un abrazo. “pareja de recién casados”, y aquellos que tengan menos de dos meses de casados el día de la audiencia general pueden tener el privilegio de saludar al Papa y recibir quisieron saludar al Papa Francisco en su una bendición especial para una vida lengua materna, aunque el español no es matrimonial plena. el idioma que ellos dominan. Melissa Ulloa pidió por escrito y “Hola, Papa”, fue todo lo que el anticipadamente entradas para los “recién emocionado Ryan Ulloa pudo decir en casados” en la audiencia papal. En la español. Arquidiócesis de Miami, la solicitud se Su esposa intervino inmediatamente. envía a través del secretario del arzobispo Después de presentarse, le dijo al Papa Thomas Wenski, el P. Richard Vigoa. Las Francisco que ellos rezaban por él y entradas dan acceso a un área especial que lo ven como fuente de inspiración. reservada para los recién casados. Expresando su alegría por encontrar a Los Ulloa llegaron temprano a la otros hispanos, el Papa le preguntó a la Plaza San Pedro, vestidos con sus trajes pareja de dónde eran. nupciales. Presentaron sus entradas y una “Le dijimos que de Miami, pero que copia de su certifi cado de matrimonio nuestras familias son cubanas, y él sacramental a los guardias suizos, que los respondió alegre y emocionado”, recordó dejaron pasar junto con una docena más Melissa Ulloa en un correo electrónico de de otros “sposi novelli” a una entrada agradecimiento que envió al P. Vigoa. independiente. Luego los condujeron Después que el Papa los bendijo y se cerca de la plataforma donde el Papa dirigía hacia la siguiente pareja, ella dice Francisco daría su refl exión semanal. que gritó: “¡Un abrazo!” Era un día frío y lluvioso, dijo Melissa “Sí, niña, cómo no”, contestó el Papa Ulloa. Ella y Ryan tuvieron que compartir Francisco, y los abrazó a los dos. un paraguas con otra pareja, pero lo que No podría decir si el abrazo duró un más les preocupaba era que el Papa no los minuto o unos segundos, dijo Melissa saludara debido al mal clima. Ulloa. “Todo fue espléndido”. “Pero él se acercó a cada uno de Melissa espera que otras parejas nosotros”, dijo Melissa. puedan experimentar la bendición de tal Como cubanoamericanos, los Ulloa oportunidad. 6 La Voz Católica NUESTRA COMUNIDAD febrero de 2014 Tercera Semana Social Católica de Miami-Dade

Raúl León Otro de los temas tratados El primer conferencista fue Corresponsal de La Voz Católica durante la semana fue el que el P. Santiago Matheu, director desarrolló el Dr. Santiago espiritual del Movimiento Diversas parroquias del Cárdenas acerca del pensamiento Cursillos de Cristiandad, de Condado Miami-Dade sirvieron de John Locke, (1632-1704), la Arquidiócesis de Miami, de sede a las actividades de la ﬁ lósofo empirista británico a quien ofreció una detallada Tercera Semana Social Católica, quien se considera el precursor relación sobre la fundación del celebrada en la Arquidiócesis de la teoría moderna de la CELAM (Consejo Episcopal de Miami del 2 al 8 de febrero. identidad personal y el padre Latinoamericano) y un recuento El evento fue organizado por un del liberalismo clásico europeo. de las conferencias continentales grupo de laicos encabezados por La conferencia fue impartida organizadas por esta institución. el Ing. Helio J. González y el en la parroquia Immaculate Carmelo Mesa-Lago, profesor Dr. Santiago Cárdenas, quienes Conception, en Hialeah, el emérito de la Universidad contaron con el apoyo del martes 4 de febrero. de Pittsburgh, ofreció la arzobispo Thomas Wenski y de La manera en que los conferencia “Reformas sociales la Unión n. 4 de los Caballeros principios de la Doctrina Social en Cuba y sus efectos”, en la Católicos, con la participación de la Iglesia son llevados a la que habló sobre las políticas de personalidades del mundo práctica por la Orden de los económicas del actual gobierno de la política, empresarios, Caballeros de Colón, sus jóvenes cubano. economistas, intelectuales Escuderos y la rama femenina Una de las más esperadas y eclesiásticos residentes en de éstos, las Damas Colombinas, Raúl León intervenciones tuvo lugar al ﬁ nal nuestra comunidad. fue ampliamente divulgada en la Participantes en una de las sesiones. Una amplia y atenta concurrencia de la mañana, en presencia de El domingo 2 de febrero, con Sala Coscuyuela, del Colegio de caracterizó la Tercera Semana Social Católica de Miami-Dade. Mons. Wenski, con la conferen- una Eucaristía presidida por el P. Belén. cia del Ing. Dagoberto Valdés, José Quijano en la parroquia St. Con la presencia del P. Pedro quien habló sobre la “Misión John the Apostle, en Hialeah, se Suárez, SJ, presidente de la e importancia de la sociedad dio inicio a la Jornada. institución educativa, se expuso dado a Harold Cepero en la Democrático Cubano, expuso civil en el futuro de Cuba según Al concluir la Misa tuvo la labor caritativa realizada por parroquia de Corpus Christi la trayectoria de la vida de la enseñanza social de la Igle- lugar la primera sesión del la orden de los Caballeros de durante la noche del jueves 6 Cepero y dio lectura a la carta sia”. El compromiso cristiano programa en la escuela Colón, desde su institución en de febrero, con una conferencia que éste dirigió al decano de la de anunciar la primacía de la aledaña a la parroquia, con 1882 hasta la fecha. Los jóvenes acerca de la vida de este joven Universidad de Camagüey al persona y denunciar todo lo que un panel integrado por el Dr. Escuderos expusieron algunas laico cubano que murió el 22 de ser expulsado de ésta por sus la viole, el concepto de sociedad Nelson Amaro, el economista de las acciones que llevan a julio de 2012 junto a Oswaldo actividades cívicas. civil y la primacía de ésta sobre y politólogo Gerardo E. cabo a favor de la comunidad. Payá, fundador del Movimiento La clausura de la Tercera la comunidad política, fueron Martínez y Rafael A. Sánchez, Yoana Todoro, presidenta de las Cristiano Liberación. Con la Jornada Social se llevó a cabo en ampliamente desarrollados por el y moderado por Eduardo Mesa. Colombinas, habló acerca de presencia de Ofelia Acevedo, el Salón P. Félix Varela, adjunto conferencista. Se abordó la temática de La la labor que realizan las 13,300 viuda de Payá, y de otros a la Ermita de la Caridad, el Al concluir esta jornada, Economía Social de Mercado mujeres que integran la rama miembros del movimiento sábado 8 de febrero en horas de Mons. Wenski elogió esta según la Doctrina de la Iglesia, femenina de la Orden. en el exilio, Janisset Rivero, la mañana, con un programa de iniciativa y dio gracias a los entre otros aspectos. Un emotivo homenaje le fue directora ejecutiva del Directorio tres conferencias magistrales. organizadores por su realización.

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Año Fiscal 2013 • Arquidiócesis de Miami

seminaristas continuaron su formación para ser sacerdotes de 60 la Arquidiócesis. En la Iglesia, el dinero apoya la misión

El informe ﬁ nanciero es una prueba del compromiso de la Arquidiócesis con una administración responsable y transparente.

El siguiente informe sobre las fi nanzas de la Arquidiócesis de Miami ofrece una imagen instantánea de la relativa salud fi nanciera de los diversos ministerios sostenidos por las generosas contribuciones de los fi eles de esta Arquidiócesis. Muestra también mi compromiso —y el compromiso de mis colaboradores en el gobierno de esta Iglesia local— con una gestión responsable y transparente de los recursos confi ados a nosotros para bien niños, y 11,175 de la misión de la Iglesia. La Iglesia no existe para ningún otro adultos, fueron bautizados y bienvenidos en las propósito que el de evangelizar —para 492 comunidades parroquiales. ayudar a las personas que conviven aquí con nosotros, en el sur de La Florida, a en- contrarse con el Cristo viviente. Toda recaudación de fondos que se hace en nombre de la Iglesia, desde la colecta de los domingos hasta una venta de pasteles en la parroquia, debe servir en última instancia, de una manera u otra, a la misión de la Iglesia. En otras palabras, el dinero sigue a la misión, la misión no sigue al dinero. Cuando esto está claro, el pueblo de Dios es capaz de una gran generosidad. Al mismo tiempo, yo, junto con los párrocos y los

Las fotos que aparecen en este trabajo fueron tomadas por: Ana Rodríguez Soto/FC, Marlene Quaroni/FC, Jenny Gamito/FC, Jonathan Martínez/FC, Tom Tracy/FC y algunas se recibieron por cortesía. Tracy/FC Tom Ana Rodríguez Soto/FC, Marlene Quaroni/FC, Jenny Gamito/FC, Jonathan Martínez/FC, Las fotos que aparecen en este trabajo fueron tomadas por: distintos directores de ministerios y jefes de depar- tamento de la Arquidiócesis, debemos demostrar- nos a nosotros mismos que somos administradores responsables. El dinero y cualquier otro tipo de apoyo niños recibieron su que recibamos, se reciben por el bien de la misión. Por primera sagrada 10,583 comunión. lo tanto, debemos ser cuidadosos al utilizar los siempre limitados recursos de la Iglesia de una manera que siempre sea efi ciente, responsable y coherente con la misión de la evangelización. Aunque el motivo de esta carta es la publicación de los Estados Financieros de la Arquidiócesis de Miami en el 2013, ella expresa mucho más que los logros de los resultados fi nancieros. Las vidas cambian, las personas de todas las edades se encuentran con Cristo en la celebración de la Misa y de los sacramentos, y respon- den con gran amor en la vida del Evangelio en el sur de La Florida. El informe fi nanciero es una buena noticia, pero la noticia más importante es la renovada vitalidad de esta Iglesia local y el potencial que nos espera como Arquidiócesis. sacerdotes celebraron la Eucaristia en las Como escribí en mi Carta Pastoral del Plan Pastoral 222 del 2013 para la clausura del Segundo Sínodo General, parroquias, misiones en octubre del 2013: “Estamos llamados a crecer en e instituciones de la la alegría y la confi anza de nuestra fe, y a ser testigos 107 Arquidiócesis. misioneros del amor y de la esperanza de Jesús en la Su apoyo a la Arquidiócesis sociedad. Es con este mismo enfoque que abrazamos y y a su parroquia ha hecho posible la miríada celebramos nuestros planes para los próximos tres años”. de buenos trabajos de Gracias a todos por su permanente apoyo y oraciones la Iglesia Católica en el sur de La Florida por esta Arquidiócesis, que es de ustedes. y juntos podemos ser Discípulos en la Fe y + Mons. Thomas Wenski Misioneros en la Esperanza. Arzobispo de Miami 8 La Voz Católica ARQUIDIÓCESIS febrero de 2014 ARQUIDIÓCESIS La Voz Católica 9 Gracias a su generoso apoyo Estados Financieros condensados no auditados de la Arquidiócesis de Miami • Años 2013 y 2012, terminados el 30 de junio (en miles de dólares) en el Año Fiscal 2013

diáconos sirvieron en las 148 parroquias de la Arquidiócesis.

estudiantes de los ministerios laicos se beneficiaron de los programas educacionales de 148 la Arquidiócesis.

parejas contrajeron matrimonio en la Iglesia 1,894 Católica.

visitas fueron hechas a madres embarazadas y a padres, en los centros 15,647 de Respeto a la Vida, de la Arquidiócesis.

Su apoyo a la Arquidiócesis y a su parroquia ha hecho posible la miríada de buenos trabajos de la Iglesia Católica en el sur de La Florida y juntos podemos ser Discípulos en la Fe y Misioneros en la Esperanza. 8 La Voz Católica ARQUIDIÓCESIS febrero de 2014 ARQUIDIÓCESIS La Voz Católica 9 Gracias a su generoso apoyo Estados Financieros condensados no auditados de la Arquidiócesis de Miami • Años 2013 y 2012, terminados el 30 de junio (en miles de dólares) en el Año Fiscal 2013

diáconos sirvieron en las 148 parroquias de la Arquidiócesis.

estudiantes de los ministerios laicos se beneficiaron de los programas educacionales de 148 la Arquidiócesis.

parejas contrajeron matrimonio en la Iglesia 1,894 Católica.

visitas fueron hechas a madres embarazadas y a padres, en los centros 15,647 de Respeto a la Vida, de la Arquidiócesis.

Su apoyo a la Arquidiócesis y a su parroquia ha hecho posible la miríada de buenos trabajos de la Iglesia Católica en el sur de La Florida y juntos podemos ser Discípulos en la Fe y Misioneros en la Esperanza. 10 La Voz Católica ARQUIDIÓCESIS febrero de 2014 Gracias Gracias a su generoso apoyo a su generoso apoyo en el Año Fiscal 2013 en el Año Fiscal 2013

niños en las instalaciones del niños participaron 1,455 Centro Mater se 31,045 en prograqmas de beneficiaron de los educación religiosa servicios de atención para niños en sus parroquias. ofrecidos por la Arquidiócesis. Arriba: estudiantes de la escuela St. Jerome siguen una tradición centenaria, al esceniﬁ car en la capilla de la parroquia el Oratorio de St. Philip Neri.

A la izquierda, arriba: Mary Isabella González, Joelyn Rodríguez y la Hna. Carla Valentini, de las Hermanas de St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo, llevan los regalos del Ofertorio durante la Misa por el 50º aniversario de la Marian Center School and personas —niños niños disfrutaron y adultos— fueron Services. de la educación 6,473 atendidas por los 33,445 Católica en programas de Caridades Católicas. A la izquierda, abajo: el arzobispo Thomas escuelas de la Arquidiócesis. Wenski conﬁ rma a Deena Llewellyn, de la parroquia Little Flower, en Coral Gables.

personas mayores estudiantes no de bajos ingresos licenciados, graduados y disfrutaron de los estudiantes de derecho 2,681 programas de 721 se graduaron en St. alojamiento de la Thomas University, de la Arquidiócesis. Arquidi;ócesis.

personas se religiosos, Hermanas beneficiaron de los y Hermanos, Servicios Católicos sirvieron en escuelas 19,656 de Salud en la 295 e instituciones Arquidiócesis. caritativas. Su apoyo a la Arquidiócesis Su apoyo a la Arquidiócesis y a su parroquia ha hecho posible la y a su parroquia ha hecho posible la miríada de buenos trabajos de miríada de buenos trabajos de la Iglesia Católica en el sur de La Florida la Iglesia Católica en el sur de La Florida y juntos podemos ser Discípulos en la Fe y juntos podemos ser Discípulos en la Fe y Misioneros en la Esperanza. y Misioneros en la Esperanza. febrero de 2014 La Voz Católica 11 12 La Voz Católica NUESTRA COMUNIDAD febrero de 2014 Una aplicación para “enamorarse de la Misa” Un diseñador gráﬁ co de Miami invirtió dos décadas en hacer “La Misa Explicada”

Ana Rodríguez Soto “Si la gente entendiera la experiencia a un sacerdote The Florida Catholic Misa, no abandonaría la Iglesia”, franciscano de la Brown dice con total naturalidad. “Una University, cerca de donde vivía “¿Quiere aprender más vez que usted entiende la Misa —y donde él solía asistir a la sobre la Misa?”. Según dice como San Pedro lo dijo, —¿a Misa. El sacerdote le habló sobre el anuncio: pues hay una quién deberíamos ir? — no la verdadera presencia de Jesús “aplicación” para eso. ¡Y qué puedes ir a ningún otro lugar”. en la Eucaristía. aplicación! Fue la propia experiencia de “¿Realmente creemos eso?”, Se llama “Mass Explained” o González en la universidad lo le preguntó González. “Nunca “La Misa explicada”, y fue crea- que provocó su búsqueda de había oído eso antes. En ese da por Dan González, un católi- respuestas. Natural de Miami, momento, dije, necesito aprender co de nuestra comunidad, que la González nunca había visto la todo lo que se pueda sobre la hizo totalmente interactiva, con nieve, se encontraba terminando Misa”. imágenes, sonidos y enlaces al su licenciatura en diseño gráfi co González empezó en 1993, Catecismo Católico, documentos en la Escuela de Diseño de consultando a sacerdotes y de la iglesia y Rhode Island, religiosos, leyendo libros de mucho más. después de liturgistas y teólogos. Aprendió ¿Quiere graduarse de la que “hay un signifi cado histórico escuchar la escuela New para cada oración, para cada bendición judía World School gesto, para todo lo que hacemos que precede “Puedo escribir dos of the Arts. en la Misa. El entendimiento es la división páginas sobre cómo En medio lo que hace que la Misa cobre del pan, una de la nieve vida”. bendición que suena el Canto y el choque La investigación le ha tomado encuentra ecos cultural, se la mayor parte de su tiempo libre en el primer Gregoriano, o usted hizo amigo de y su dinero durante las últimas rezo dicho por puede hacer click en un compañero dos décadas. “Algunas veces, las el sacerdote de estudios que cosas salían rápidamente, otras durante la un botón y oírlo.” no era católico. veces iban a paso de caracol”, Liturgia de la González dijo González. Eucaristía? —Dan González provenía de Originalmente, se imaginó un Toque el enlace una familia libro de 23 capítulos. El volumen en la aplicación. católica, 1 —sobre la primera parte la O haga girar había asistido Misa, la Liturgia de la Palabra— una imagen de a escuelas tenía más de 400 páginas. 3 dimensiones públicas y “Tomé solo la Misa y de una cruz bizantina del siglo había recibido la educación la dividí, eso me dio los Fotos de cortesía VI. O escuche el Kyrie (“Señor, religiosa en su parroquia —pero títulos de los capítulos”, Dan González, feligrés de la parroquia Our Lady of the Lakes, se ten piedad”) al son de la música nada más que eso. explicó González. Pero dedicó durante los últimos 20 años a desarrollar la aplicación “La Misa de Bach y Haydn. O haga un “Nunca había estado la autopublicación de un Explicada”, una cruzada que fue motivada por su propia ignorancia del acercamiento para explorar en involucrado con mi fe en tomo tan grande resultó detalle “La Cena en Emaús”, de absoluto. Asistía a la iglesia “escandalosamente costosa”. profundo signifi cado del “origen y la cúspide” de la vida católica. Caravaggio. porque mi madre lo quería”, Cuando salió el iPad, pensó: A fi nales del año pasado, La recordó. “Éste es el medio perfecto para Misa Explicada se convirtió en Por otro lado, su amigo sabía reproponer el contenido del Apple en la Educación a un muy informativa, con lo último la primera aplicación en recibir todo sobre la Biblia. Él podía libro”, y además agregar vídeos precio reducido de $11-$12 por de la tecnología, lo que será un Imprimatur —un sello que citar capítulos y versículos y “lo y música y otros enlaces. Tomó estudiante. atractivo para todas las edades”, certifi ca que está libre de error que decía era muy interesante inspiración del History Channel “Mi objetivo principal es dijo Mons. Hogan. doctrinal — del arzobispo para mí”, agregó. y de DK Books, un editor la educación y tenerlo en las Eventualmente, González Thomas Wenski, así como el González comenzó a asistir a británico conocido por sus libros escuelas parroquiales”, dijo quiere crear una versión para visto bueno del Comité de Culto sesiones no católicas de estudio educativos, “muy visuales”. González, casado y padre de dos Android, pero las imágenes Divino de la Conferencia de de la Biblia, y a los servicios “Puedo escribir dos páginas hijos, de 5 y de 4 años. tridimensionales no son posibles Obispos Católicos de los Estados de los domingos, con su amigo. sobre cómo suena el Canto “Esta nueva aplicación sobre aún en esa plataforma. Y si Unidos. Recuerda que la prédica era muy Gregoriano, o usted puede la liturgia será muy útil, no sólo vende el volumen 1, espera Está a la venta en internet buena. Por tres meses, dejó de hacer click en un botón y oírlo”, en las escuelas secundarias, sino completar el volumen 2, que será por App Store para descargar a asistir a Misa. explicó González. “Traté de también para quienes se ocupan “La Liturgia de la Eucaristía”. cualquier iPad de versión IOS v6 Pero en su interior, sentía que hacerlo lo más visualmente de la formación religiosa para “Este proyecto es el fuego que o superior. algo le faltaba. Una noche tuvo posible.” adultos”, dijo Mons. Terence me saca de la cama cada mañana González, un feligrés de un sueño. González tiene una audiencia Hogan, director de la ofi cina de y da un propósito a mis días”, Our Lady of the Lakes, en “Nunca había tenido un sueño en mente: las personas como él: culto arquidiocesano. escribió en un correo electrónico Miami Lakes, y artista gráfi co como ése ni antes ni después. “Yo quiero que los adolescentes A pedido del arzobispo hace un tiempo. “Realmente, de profesión, ha dedicado los No estoy loco”, dijo González. y los adultos jóvenes se Wenski, Mons. Hogan pasó tres espero que, debido a que se trata últimos 20 años de su vida a “El sueño le decía: ‘La razón enamoren de la Misa”. meses revisando la aplicación en de un iPad, tenga un eco en un este proyecto “profundamente por la que no te sientes cómodo De hecho, la aplicación La cuanto a la precisión doctrinal. público más joven, y quizás personal”, que creció de su es porque yo no estoy allí en Misa Explicada se venderá “Está bien documentada y en algunos de los que se han propia ignorancia y búsqueda de cuerpo’”. individualmente en App Store presenta la historia y la teología alejado de la Iglesia o ven poca respuestas sobre la Misa. Asustado, le contó su por $24.99, y a través de de la Santa Misa de una manera relevancia en la Misa”. febrero de 2014 VIDAS EJEMPLARES La Voz Católica 13 Mons. Eduardo Boza Masvidal: Obispo del exilio cubano, Siervo de Dios

El 8 de septiembre de 1961, un mensajero tocaba con exagera- da insistencia a las viejas puertas de la casa parroquial. Sabía que debía asegurarse de que el telegrama llegara a las manos de Mons. Eduardo Rogelio Zelada Boza Masvidal, obispo auxiliar de La Habana y párroco de la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad. Con toda la mala intención del mundo, el Ministerio del Interior revoca- ba los contenidos del permiso concedido para la tradicional procesión de la Virgen de la Caridad, que ese año debía reali- zarse el domingo 10 de septiembre. No podría ser a las 5 de la tarde, sino a las 7 de la mañana. Querían mostrar un acto religioso deslucido, al que hubieran asistido poquísimas personas, ya que la Iglesia no tenía acceso alguno a los medios de comunicación para informar del cambio de horario. Una imagen de una procesión muy poco concurrida, que sería presentada como una evidente falta de apoyo popular a la Iglesia. Que el obispo suspendiera la procesión, Fotos cortesía de Rogelio Zelada nada resolvió. La maquinaria del poder se Mons. Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt Arriba: Mons. Eduardo Boza Masvidal con encontró con una muchedumbre exaltada lo ordenó presbítero el 27 de febrero de un grupo de Boy Scauts cubanos, durante y molesta, que no sólo gritó “¡Libertad!”, 1944, en la Catedral de La Habana, y ce- la década de 1950. lebró sus dos primeras Misas en la capilla sino que de todas maneras intentó llevar Derecha: Mons. Boza Masvidal junto a una a cabo la procesión. Esa tarde la Iglesia de las Esclavas del Sagrado Corazón y en la de las Religiosas de María Reparadora, pequeña imagen de cubana contó con un joven mártir, Arnal- la Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, do Socorro, abatido por los disparos de porque en ambas comunidades tenía una los milicianos cuando, sobre los hombros hermana religiosa. Patrona de Cuba. de un amigo, llevaba en alto un cuadro Como joven sacerdote trabajó pastoral- de la Virgen de la Caridad. A partir de ese mente en la parroquia del Cerro, enseñó momento se multiplicaron los atropellos, Historia en el recién construido Seminario suave la lejanía de la tierra. Él nunca dejó vejaciones, intimidaciones; prolifera- del Buen Pastor, fue párroco de Madruga solo a su pueblo, nunca dejó de predicar ron las detenciones injustas, verdaderos y fi nalmente de la centenaria parroquia de el Evangelio de Cristo, de iluminar las atentados contra la dignidad y el decoro Nuestra Señora de la Caridad, en la calle conciencias con fi rmeza y claridad, y su de sacerdotes y religiosos; se procedió al Salud, entonces el único templo dedicado ideario sigue siendo fuente de inspiración desmantelamiento de todas las estructuras a la Patrona de Cuba en la Arquidiócesis para todos los que hemos tenido que dejar educativas y sociales de la Iglesia. La de la Habana. la patria para comer en el exilio el pan de salida de casi todas las religiosas y la ex- En enero de 1959, el P. John Kelly la libertad. Para unir y fortalecer la fe y la pulsión de cientos de sacerdotes dejaban lo invitó a sustituirlo como rector de la cubanía de los exiliados, fundó la Unión a los católicos cubanos en la más absoluta Universidad de Santo Tomás de Villanue- de Cubanos en el Exilio (UCE), organiza- pobreza y desamparo espirituales. va, regentada por los Padres Agustinos, ción que permanece viva todavía. Junto con los 131 sacerdotes sacados a cuando comenzaban grandes tensiones y Su vida consistió en desgastarse sala fuerza de sus parroquias y obligados a presiones por parte del gobierno comunis- cerdotalmente en todos los campos del El obispo Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor embarcar en el vapor español Covadon- ta de Cuba. apostolado y del servicio; recorrió cada Suárez presidió la ceremonia ofi cial que ga, subió, como último pasajero, Mons. Recibió el episcopado, junto con Mons. uno de los países donde había grupos de abrió el proceso de beatifi cación de Mons. Eduardo Boza Masvidal. José Domínguez, el 15 de mayo de 1960, cubanos y pasó a servir a la iglesia de Eduardo Boza Masvidal, que ya puede El obispo había nacido en Camagüey, y su lema fue: “No he venido a ser servi- Venezuela como obispo auxiliar de Los ser llamado Siervo de Dios. Comienza el 18 de septiembre de 1915, el decimo- do, sino a servir” (Mt. 20, 28). Teques, diócesis donde falleció el 17 de así un largo y complicado camino, que tercero de catorce hermanos. Para que Hombre de palabra clara y valiente, septiembre de 2003. fi nalmente elevará al honor de los altares los hijos mayores pudieran asistir a la luchó incansablemente para defender la A petición de los obispos de Venezuela a este gran obispo del exilio cubano, una universidad, en 1922 la familia se trasladó libertad y el derecho de todos, especial- se acaba de abrir el proceso canónico de sus voces más valientes y claras, el que a La Habana, donde Eduardo Boza cursó mente de los creyentes, y por eso tuvo de la causa de beatifi cación de este gran nos convocó a conservar nuestra fe, nues- la enseñanza primaria y la secundaria con que sufrir hostigamiento, prisión y la obispo cubano. La Congregación para la tra identidad, nuestros valores y nuestro los Hermanos de la Salle. humillación de verse exiliado a la fuerza. Causa de los Santos concedió el 31 de amor por Cuba, por la Iglesia, y por la Mientras estudiaba Filosofía y Letras Su expulsión fue un drama para la enero de 2013 el Nihil Obstat para que Virgen de la Caridad. en la Universidad de La Habana, ingresó Iglesia cubana y una bendición para los la Conferencia Episcopal Venezolana Un faro de Dios por su palabra y por el en la Agrupación Católica Universitaria y católicos que tuvimos que abandonar pudiera iniciar este proceso, que comen- testimonio de santidad de su vida. en 1935 entró al Seminario de San Carlos nuestro país. Su presencia, su testimonio zó ofi cialmente el 14 de diciembre de ese Director Asociado de la Oficina de y San Ambrosio, como alumno externo, de vida santa, su pasión por Cuba y por mismo año, en la diócesis de Los Teques, Ministerios Laicos. hasta terminar sus estudios universitarios. Cristo nos iluminaron y nos hicieron más en cuya catedral reposan sus restos. 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23 de febrero de 2014. VII Domingo Ordinario Lectura del Santo Evangelio según como una manera de vencer y cortar en panes. Pero Él le contestó, diciendo: nosotros, sufre el acoso de la tentación San Mateo (5:38-48). En aquel tiempo, valientemente con la espiral del confl icto Está escrito: No sólo de pan vive el del “milagrismo”, del poder y del dijo Jesús a sus discípulos: Ustedes y la violencia, ya que el que ama de hombre, sino de toda palabra que sale poseer. Pensar que Dios tiene que han oído que se dijo: Ojo por ojo, verdad debe buscar voluntariamente el de la boca de Dios. Entonces el diablo intervenir clamorosamente para que diente por diente. Pero yo les digo: No bien del otro, aunque éste sea su enemigo. lo lleva a la ciudad santa, lo pone en el se cumplan nuestros deseos, que no hagan resistencia al hombre malo. Si Es una forma heroica y radical de vivir el alero del templo y le dice: Si eres Hijo de se puede evangelizar sin controlar alguno te golpea en la mejilla derecha, Evangelio, ya que amar a Cristo implica Dios, tírate abajo, porque está escrito: las estructuras de poder o sin poseer preséntale también la izquierda; al que amar a aquellos a los que Él ama y ser Encargará a los ángeles que cuiden de ti, grandes recursos quiera demandar en juicio para quitarte misericordiosos como el Padre de los y te sostendrán en sus manos, la túnica, cédele también el manto. Si cielos es misericordioso. para que tu pie no tropiece alguno te obliga a caminar una milla, Para pensar: con las piedras. Jesús le acompáñale dos; a quien te pide, dale,  El amor a Dios no está en competencia dijo: También está escrito: y al que te pide prestado, no lo rehúyas. con el amor al otro. El amor verdadero No tentarás al Señor, tu Han oído ustedes que se dijo: Ama a consiste en buscar el bien del otro y no Dios. Después el diablo tu prójimo y odia a tu enemigo. Yo, en el mío. lo lleva a una montaña cambio, les digo: Amen a sus enemigos,  Todo lo que Dios tiene nos lo da a altísima y, mostrándole hagan el bien a los que los odian y todos abundantemente, generosamente, los reinos del mundo y rueguen por los que los persiguen y gratuitamente. Él hace salir el sol y caer su gloria, le dijo: Todo calumnian, para que sean hijos de su la lluvia sobre todos sus hijos, por eso, esto te daré, si te postras Padre que está en el cielo, que hace salir cuando Cristo nos pide que obremos y me adoras. Entonces le su sol sobre malos y buenos, y manda su como su Padre actúa, nos dice que no dijo Jesús: Vete, Satanás, lluvia sobre justos y los injustos. Porque, hay otro camino para el creyente que la porque está escrito: Al si ustedes aman a los que los aman, misericordia, el perdón y la búsqueda Señor, tu Dios, adorarás ¿qué recompensa merecen? ¿No hacen de la reconciliación. y a Él solo darás culto. eso mismo los publicanos? Y, si saludan  Amar, en tiempos de Jesús no era un Entonces lo dejó el diablo, sólo a sus hermanos, ¿qué hacen de sentimiento favorable que se podía sen- y se acercaron los ángeles extraordinario? ¿No hacen eso mismo los tir, sino la fi delidad debida a una perso- para servirle. paganos? Por tanto, sean perfectos, como na que se traducía en actos positivos y Refl exión: su Padre celestial es perfecto. desinteresados en favor de ella. La tentación nos Refl exión: Para profundizar: espera a la vuelta de El camino de Jesús nos invita a resistir  ¿Hasta qué punto soy capaz de aceptar cada esquina, o lo que a toda forma de violencia. No como el tremendo desafío que Cristo me es peor: en los lugares expresión de debilidad o pacifi smo, sino lanza en este evangelio? más insospechados de nuestra conciencia. Tener 2 de marzo de 2014. VIII Domingo Ordinario. Ciclo A tentaciones es parte Lectura del Santo Evangelio según San Pero el Padre celestial ya sabe que cotidiana de nuestra Mateo (6:24-34). En aquel tiempo, dijo ustedes tienen necesidad de ellas. naturaleza, que es débil Jesús a sus discípulos: Nadie puede estar Por consiguiente, busquen primero el y a veces poco dada a la al servicio de dos amos. Porque despre- Reino de Dios y su justicia, y todas esas fi delidad. La tentación nos muestra hasta fi nancieros, puede ser una peligrosa ciará a uno y querrá al otro; o, al con- cosas se les darán por añadidura. No se dónde puede llegar nuestra confi anza tentación muy semejante a la de Jesús trario, se dedicará al primero y no hará preocupen por el día de mañana, porque Al cuidado de Rogelio Zelada en el poder de Dios. Jesús las vence, no en el desierto. caso del segundo. En resumen, ustedes no el día de mañana traerá ya sus propias porque sea una especie de superhombre, Para profundizar: pueden servir a Dios y al dinero. preocupaciones. A cada día le bastan sus sino porque es totalmente fi el a su Padre.  En esta Cuaresma, ¿qué cosas debo Por eso les digo: No estén agobiados propios problemas Para pensar: purifi car para clarifi car la imagen de por la vida, pensando qué comerán o Refl exión:  La Iglesia, lo mismo que cada uno de Dios en mi vida? beberán, ni por el cuerpo, pensando con Desde la sinceridad se nos invita a po- qué se vestirán. ¿No vale más la vida que ner en una balanza lo que realmente nos 16 de marzo de 2014. II Domingo de Cuaresma. Ciclo A el alimento, y el cuerpo que el vestido? interesa, lo que constituye nuestro tesoro. Lectura del Santo Evangelio según San nube, la voz del Padre afi rma que sólo Miren a las aves del cielo: ni siembran, No se puede ser fi el a Dios sirviéndolo Mateo (17:1-9). En aquel tiempo, Jesús debemos escuchar la autorizada voz del ni siegan, ni almacenan y, sin embargo, a medias; poniendo en su lugar falsos tomó consigo a Pedro, a Santiago y a su Hijo. Jesús aparece como la gran fi gura el Padre celestial las alimenta. ¿No valen dioses como el dinero, las posesiones, el hermano Juan y se los llevó aparte a una central, enmarcado por Moisés, símbolo ustedes más que ellas? prestigio, el poder, la apariencia personal montaña alta. Se transfi guró delante de de la Ley, y por Elías, símbolo de los ¿Quién de ustedes, a fuerza de o el prestigio social. El verdadero creyen- ellos, y su rostro resplandecía como el profetas. La voz de Cristo es, a partir de agobiarse, podrá añadir una hora al te conoce la superfi cialidad de todas esas sol, y sus vestidos se volvieron blancos ese momento, el único y privilegiado tiempo de su vida? cosas y pone en el centro de su vida los como la luz. Y se les aparecieron Moi- árbitro para leer y entender toda la ¿Por qué se preocupan por el vestido? valores del Reino de Dios. Es lo único sés y Elías conversando con él. Pedro, tradición de Israel. Se trata de escucharlo, Miren cómo crecen los lirios del campo: seguro, sólido y duradero. Todo lo demás entonces, tomó la palabra y dijo a Jesús: aceptarlo y seguirlo. En eso está la ni trabajan ni hilan. Pues bien, yo les se acaba, se agota, se termina. Señor, ¡qué bien se está aquí! Si quieres, salvación. aseguro que ni Salomón, en el esplendor Para pensar: haré tres tiendas: una para ti, otra para Para pensar: de su gloria, se vestía como uno de  Cuando el creyente busca los valores Moisés y otra para Elías. Todavía estaba  El ahora transfi gurado se convertirá ellos. Pues, si a la hierba, que hoy está del Reino, todo lo demás se vuelve hablando cuando una nube luminosa los en el Cristo desfi gurado colgado de la en el campo y mañana se quema en relativo. El que cree de verdad, confía cubrió con su sombra, y una voz desde cruz. Los momentos de luz sirven para el horno, Dios la viste así, ¿no hará plenamente; porque el que confía sabe la nube decía: Éste es mi Hijo, el amado, afrontar las horas de oscuridad. mucho más por ustedes, gente de poca en manos de quién ha puesto toda su mi predilecto. Escúchenlo. Al oírlo, los  Vale la pena escuchar a Jesús, sobre fe? No se inquieten pues pensando ¿qué vida discípulos cayeron rostro en tierra, llenos todo si se escuchan todas y cada una de comeremos, o qué beberemos, o con qué Para profundizar: de gran temor. Jesús se acercó, los tocó y sus palabras. nos vestiremos? Los que no conocen a  ¿Hasta dónde llega tu confi anza en les dijo: Levántense y no teman. Al alzar  A veces nos es fácil y emocionante Dios se desviven por todas esas cosas. Dios? ¿Qué esperas de Él cada mañana? los ojos, no vieron a nadie más que a Je- subir al monte Tabor, pero la subida que sús, solo. Cuando bajaban de la montaña, descubre nuestra autenticidad, nuestra 9 de marzo de 2014. I Domingo de Cuaresma. Ciclo A Jesús les ordenó: No le cueten a nadie lo verdad y nuestra fi delidad, es la del Lectura del Santo Evangelio según San de ayunar cuarenta días con sus cuarenta que han visto hasta que el Hijo del hom- monte Calvario. Mateo (4:1-11). En aquel tiempo, Jesús noches, al fi n sintió hambre. El tentador bre haya resucitado de entre los muertos. Para profundizar: fue llevado al desierto por el Espíritu se le acercó y le dijo: Si eres Hijo de Refl exión:  ¿Hasta donde estoy dispuesto a tomar la para ser tentado por el diablo. Y después Dios, di que estas piedras se conviertan En medio del fuego luminoso de la cruz, si ésta llega a mi vida? 16 La Voz Católica NUESTRA COMUNIDAD febrero de 2014 La alegría se desborda en Little Haiti Ana Rodríguez Soto The Florida Catholic

La alegría era tan grande en Little Haiti el 1º de febrero que no se podía contener dentro de cuatro paredes —sobre todo si esas paredes de color crema, con sus vitrales de colores, eran parte de la historia, pues son las paredes de la nueva iglesia Notre Dame de d’Haiti: el primer edifi cio nuevo construido por y para la comunidad haitiana de Miami. Jóvenes acomodadoras, vestidas con blusas blancas y faldas negras, se esforzaban por contener a las multitudes que comenzaron a llegar a la 1 p.m. para la ceremonia, a las 7 p.m. Cuando los 1,200 feligreses que tenían boletos de entrada y los invitados llenaron el nuevo espacio de adoración y su capilla de 166 asientos, la multitud se aglomeró en los 700 asientos del antiguo espacio de adoración; y después llenaron los jardines del exterior. Los feligreses siguieron la Misa de consagración en pantallas gigantes y se quedaron hasta después de las 10:30 p.m., extendiendo lo más posible la celebración. “No sé cómo decirlo. Me siento muy feliz”, dijo Alice St. Jean, ex administradora de la misión, mientras esperaba a que empezara la Misa. “Todos se sienten felices”, agregó. Monica Lauzurique/FC “He sido parte de cada grupo juvenil Una decena de obispos, más de 60 sacerdotes y cerca de 3,000 personas llenaron Notre Dame d’Haiti para celebrar la consagración de que pueda imaginarse”, dijo Jean la nueva iglesia de la parroquia, el primer edifi cio construido por la comunidad haitiana de Miami. El arzobispo Thomas Wenski, antiguo Souffrant, quien se unió a Notre Dame párroco de Notre Dame, presidió la jubilosa Misa, que duró más de tres horas. d’Haiti cuando llegó de Haití en 1991, con 13 años, y después se convirtió en el director de eventos y logró recaudar $5 millones para el proyecto. capital de Haití. iglesias locales. Dame, ellos se sienten en casa”. “Ahora estoy viendo el fruto de ese “No podía hablar en absoluto de dinero “Lo que se ve es casi un milagro”, dijo Mientras caminaba por la iglesia antes trabajo”, dijo al describir la recaudación en esta parroquia”, dijo el P. Jean-Mary, Kosinski. “Fuimos con todo. Hemos de comenzar la Misa, el Arzobispo recibió de fondos y el proceso de construcción, describiendo ese momento como “dos trabajado duro. Y es increíble lo que ellos un abrazo de un artista haitiano cuya que comenzó en el 2005 pero tomó fuerza años de profundo sufrimiento”. lograron. La Santísima Virgen María ha obra había sido comisionada por Mons. en el 2011. Buscó consuelo con el fallecido obispo tenido mucho que ver. Ella lo quiso. Ésta Wenski hace tres décadas: Alex Jean “Nunca fue fácil recaudar fondos, pero auxiliar de Miami, Mons. Agustín A. es su iglesia.” Altidor, actualmente de Coral Springs, la comunidad comenzó a darse cuenta de Román, quien le dijo: “No te preocupes. El valor histórico de la ocasión creó el colorido mural que adorna el lo que signifi ca erigir una iglesia como Pasará. No en tu tiempo, sino en el tiempo se evidenció con los invitados, que antiguo espacio de adoración de Notre ésta en una esquina de Little Haiti. Esta del Señor”. incluían al Primer Ministro de Haití, Dame d’Haiti, la antigua cafetería de la iglesia es un símbolo de lo que mantiene “Fue cuando dejé todo y dejé que Dios Laurent Lamothe, y a la congresista escuela secundaria para niñas. al pueblo haitiano unido”, dijo Souffrant. se encargara de este proyecto”, dijo el P. estadounidense Frederica Wilson. El mural representa las montañas de Souffrant y el administrador de la Jean-Mary. No menos alegre que el resto de la Haití y las costas del sur de La Florida misión, el P. Reginald Jean-Mary, Incluso cuando llegó “el tiempo de gente estaba el celebrante de la Misa, el con el mar, un avión y un barco en recuerdan haber recibido donaciones de Dios” y el edifi cio estaba terminado, él arzobispo Thomas Wenski. Cuando la medio. Encima de todo está la imagen de feligreses y no feligreses, de católicos confi ó en la Providencia de Dios para el Misión Notre Dame d’Haiti fue fundada la patrona de Haití, Nuestra Señora del y no católicos. El dinero llegó en gotas toque fi nal: los $123,000 para los bancos. en el terreno de la antigua Academia Perpetuo Socorro. de 60 centavos de un niño, y a chorros Tener una iglesia así es importante, para niñas Notre Dame, en 1981, él “Nosotros los haitianos nos discrimi- de $7,777 —un número bíblicamente porque “trae dignidad a la comunidad”, se convirtió en su administrador y lo namos a nosotros mismos”, dijo Altidor, perfecto— del hijo de un pastor bautista. dijo el P. Jean-Mary. “Es el primer siguió siendo hasta 1997, cuando fue explicando que los haitianos que llegan en Donaron haitiano-americanos exitosos, edifi cio que hemos erigido en Miami”. nombrado Obispo Auxiliar de Miami. Sus barcos a menudo son menos apreciados médicos y abogados, y también personas Y añadió: “La iglesia es un testimonio concelebrantes incluyeron al Arzobispo por aquellos que llegan en avión. de la clase trabajadora que apoyan a de nuestra fe y es un símbolo de nuestra Emérito de Miami, Mons. John C. “Quiero que pintes esto en la pared”, sus padres e hijos en Haití, y ancianos unidad como nación. Ésta es la sala de la Favalora, y a una media docena de le dijo el entonces P. Wenski, para jubilados que sobreviven gracias a sus comunidad haitiana: Notre Dame d’Haiti. obispos haitianos. comunicar el mensaje de que “la gente de pensiones del seguro social. En tiempos buenos y en tiempos malos, la Hubo también delegaciones de barco o avión, todos somos refugiados”. “Era sólo un sueño loco” allá en el comunidad se reúne en Notre Dame”. haitianos de Boston, Nueva York y Cuando supo que se había construido 2005, dijo el P. Jean-Mary, quien llegó Incluso el arquitecto de la iglesia, Peter Montreal, junto con más de 60 sacerdotes una nueva iglesia, Altidor se ofreció para a Notre Dame justo después de su Kosinski, de Kosinski Architecture Inc., haitianos de Estados Unidos y Haití. pintar un mural similar en uno de sus ordenación en el 2001. Sirvió primero dijo que estaba impresionado por la fe La televisión haitiana transmitió la muros. La fi gura de un barco también está como vicario parroquial y después fue de los católicos de Little Haiti. “Trabajar ceremonia en vivo. representada en una de las ventanas del nombrado administrador en el 2004. con estas personas es muy alentador, “Esta iglesia siempre ha sido un nuevo templo. Se colocó la primera piedra para la empezando con el P. Reggie, que símbolo” para el pueblo haitiano, dijo el “Aquel fue un gran estigma para la construcción de la nueva iglesia en el nunca se rinde. Él mantuvo a la familia Arzobispo Wenski a la prensa antes de gente de Notre Dame”, explicó el P. Jean- 2008. Luego la economía cayó en picada moviéndose hasta este punto”, dijo iniciar la Misa. “Esta iglesia es como una Mary. “Es por eso que puse el barco, para y un terremoto destruyó prácticamente la Kosinski, católico que ha diseñado otras luz de esperanza. Cuando vienen a Notre recordarles la travesía”.