FLORIDAWWW.THEFLORIDACATHOLIC.ORG | June 2016 Catholic ARCHDIOCESE 2 CSS OF 2016 Catholic June 2016 Aquinas community unites after student tragedies munity, after the untimely loss of ‘Healing Hearts’ three young people in the past year, including a member of the class of walk promotes 2014 recently killed in a traffic ac- cident. awareness and “When you are a child and you lose your parents you become an support of grieving orphan; if you’re a spouse (and lose your loved one) you become a wid- parents ow or widower; but there was never TOM TRACY a name for when a family loses a correspondent child,” said Wendy Kalis, a junior Brie Totfalusi, a junior at St. class moderator and leadership Thomas Aquinas High School in teacher at Aquinas. Fort Lauderdale, hugs a fellow FORT LAUDERDALE | It’s She spoke about the situation at partipant at the May 21 charity been a challenging year for the St. the start of a May 21 charity walk in walk. Thomas Aquinas High School com- support of the Coral Springs-based Bobby Resciniti Healing Hearts Foundation. St. Thomas Aquinas High School students and faculty in Fort The Healing Hearts nonprofit or- Lauderdale participate May 21 in a Bobby Resciniti Healing Hearts ganizes events to raise support for Foundation walk to show support for local parents in the community family counseling and awareness who have suffered the loss of a child. During the last year, several of the needs of parents who lose a St. Thomas students and recent alumni have died. (PHOTOS BY TOM TRACY | FC) child. The students at St. Thomas Aquinas have hosted several Heal- ing Hearts charity events in recent for several hours on a hot Saturday Kylie, who was joined at the event by years. morning and mingle with some her niece, Ariana Rodriguez, a tod- “Unfortunately this has become of the high school community’s dler who joined the walk. a need, but it is in God’s glory that grieving families, who were also on Around the field were posted me- we are able to provide help for fami- hand. morial photos and poster reminders lies in a time of profound sadness,” Students Kylie Rodriguez and of other youthful loved ones not as- Kalis said, adding that “it has been a Briana Suarez helped organize the sociated with the high school whose very difficult year for Aquinas.” walk. lives ended prematurely. Several hundred students, par- “My mom lost her brother (when Jamie Baker, who works in the ents and other members of the she was young) and today is the an- restaurant business, lost her son, community gathered at the high niversary that he died, so it is nice to school’s track and field area to walk go to this event for everybody,” said PLEASE SEE AQUINAS, 9

Congratulations to the Class of 2016!

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Valedictorian Salutatorian Valedictorian Salutatorian Valedictorian Salutatorian Valedictorian Salutatorian Michelle Rios Corine Murat Gabriella Alexander Smith David Ignacio Nicolas Jose Elizabeth Marie Nicole Alexandra Rodriguez Fager Garcia Cordoves Mayo CARDINAL GIBBONS Class of 2016 IMMACULATA-LASALLE Numbers tell the story of more than 2,800 graduates’ achievements — so far

ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO r0OFGPS4U#SFOEBOJODIFFSMFBEJOH of the Florida Catholic staff One national championship r*OUIF/BUJPOBM4QFFDIBOE%FCBUF"T- Valedictorian Salutatorian MIAMI | The caps and gowns are put sociation’s tournament of champions, Eve Valedictorian Salutatorian Haley Scaggs Stephen Greep away and the books are closed on 12 years Moll of St. Thomas Aquinas earned the title Arianis Blanco Andrea Mercenari of school. The Archdiocese of Miami’s high for original oratory. school class of 2016 has penned its entry in Two Cappies OUR LADY OF LOURDES the history books. Their legacy? r For Archbishop McCarthy Maverick CHAMINADE-MADONNA Here are some numbers, based on in- Players Marisabel Correa, featured Actress formation provided to the archdiocesan in “The Crucible,” and Bella Miulescu, sup- Department of Schools by 12 of the 13 high porting actress in “The Crucible” (see story, schools and 1 ADOM Virtual School. Page 8). One Gates Millennium Scholar $180.3 million r.JDIFMMF3JPT "SDICJTIPQ$PMFNBO r*ODPMMFHFTDIPMBSTIJQT Carroll High School, Miami. 850,531 10 Silver Knights and r$PNQMFUFETFSWJDFIPVST 13 honorable mentions 2899 r'JWFXJOOFSTGPS4U5IPNBT"RVJOBTJO r5PUBMOVNCFSPGHSBEVBUFT Fort Lauderdale, four for Christopher Co- 1,112 Valedictorian Salutatorian lumbus High School in Miami, and one for r /VNCFS PG HSBEVBUFT XIP BUUFOEFE Valedictorian Salutatorian Alessandra Isabel Sofia St. Brendan High School, Miami. Catholic schools for all 12 years. Patrick Roberts Brandon Victoria Gonzalez r5IFIPOPSBCMFNFOUJPOTXFOUUP4U Three Williams Armengol Thomas (three), Columbus (two), Cardinal r4NBMMFTUHSBEVBUJOHDMBTT "%0.7JS- Gibbons (two), and one each to St. Bren- tual School. EDWARD PACE dan, Belen, Carrollton, Our Lady of Lourdes, 50 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Archbishop Coleman Carroll and Archbish- r4FDPOETNBMMFTUHSBEVBUJOHDMBTT "SDI- op Edward McCarthy (see story, Page 6). CJTIPQ$VSMFZ/PUSF%BNF .JBNJ 147 National Merit Scholar awardees 526 r*ODMVEJOHGJOBMJTUT TFNJGJOBMJTUT DPN- r-BSHFTUHSBEVBUJOHDMBTT 4U5IPNBT mended, Hispanic and special recognition. Aquinas. Ten state championships: After a summer of beach outings and va- r'PVSGPS4U5IPNBT"RVJOBTJOCPZTMB- cations, these graduates will start packing crosse, cross-country and football, and girls for college: a time for new beginnings and volleyball. adventures, more growth and more learn- r5XPGPS"SDICJTIPQ.D$BSUIZJOCPZT ing, bigger challenges and fresh legacies. volleyball and baseball. Congratulations and Godspeed, class of Summa Summa r5XPGPS#FMFOJOCPZTXBUFSQPMPBOETPD- 2016. Always remember that God walks be- Valedictorian Salutatorian Cum Laude Cum Laude cer. side you. Whatever you do, whatever hap- Brian Fenaughty Nestor Montejo Mia Bravo Daniel Labrousse r0OFGPS$BSEJOBM(JCCPOTJOHJSMTWPM- pens, keep the faith.  leyball. ARCHBISHOP CURLEY- NOTRE DAME ST. BRENDAN ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

Valedictorian Salutatorian Valedictorian Salutatorian Salutatorian Valedictorian Salutatorian Tracey Dominique Alexandra Francesca Caridad Nicole Del Risco Ryan Douglas Jim M. Koldada Laroche Callejas Dominguez 4 ARCHBISHOP WENSKI Florida Catholic June 2016 ‘Bitter zeal’ undermines Christian message

Pope Pius X, who served at the that no means is more efficacious elegendo, which could be rendered, those who fancied themselves as beginning of the 20th century, than charity.” He adds: “It is vain “Wretched but chosen.” It reminds “reformers.” began his pontificate under the to hope to attract souls to God by a us that we all are sinners; yet re- Yet a Church that embraces sin- motto of “Restoring all things to bitter zeal. On the contrary, harm deemed by Christ, we are called to ners will always be in need of re- Christ.” He is remembered for his is done more often than good by witness to the Gospel. form. And many of the problems resolute condemnation taunting men harshly Today in America, political dis- we face — the decline in Mass at- of the heresy of modern- with their faults, and re- course is increasingly filled with tendance, the crisis in vocations, FLORIDA ism but also for allow- proving their vices with shrill polemics that generate much the ignoring of Church teachings ing children as young asperity.” heat but little light. Oppositional on matters of morality, the “reli- Catholic as seven to take Holy Following the example research designed to uncover dirt gious illiteracy” among many of the ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI Communion. There was of Christ himself, we must about an opponent is seen as a faithful, not to mention the sexual no question about this love the sinner even while legitimate tactic in the “contact abuse crisis of recent years — all Vol. 77, No. 8 pope’s zeal for souls. In we hate the sin. St. Paul sport” that is today’s politics. Such underscore the need for what Pope fact, today he is invoked FROM THE advised his disciple, Tim- divisive partisanship perhaps is John Paul II called “a new evange- ARCHBISHOP 9401 Biscayne Blvd. as St. Pius X. othy: “Accuse, beseech, the way of the world; but it cannot lization.” Miami, FL 33138 One can draw many Thomas rebuke” but he adds “with be the way of the Church, for the St. Pius X wrote: “It is not priests 305-762-1131 Fax 305-762-1132 parallels between his in- Wenski all patience” (2 Tm 4:2). way of the Church must be, as St. alone, but all the faithful with- PUBLISHER augural encyclical, E Su- We will not be success- Paul told the contentious Corin- out exception, who must concern Archbishop premi, and Pope Francis’ ful in converting those thians, a “more excellent way,” the themselves with the interests of apostolic exhortation, Evangelii enslaved to sin and blinded by er- way of love (cf. 1 Cor 12:31-13:13). God and souls — not, of course, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Mary Ross Agosta Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel). ror unless we first love them. Such A “bitter zeal,” rather than wit- according to their own views, but Both were concerned with the Gos- was the pedagogy of Christ himself nessing to the Truth, will under- always under the direction and or- ARCHDIOCESAN EDITOR pel not being presented as an op- who came to call sinners. He called mine it. And instead of restoring ders of the bishops.” Ana Rodriguez-Soto pressive lists of “don’ts” but rather them to conversion, of course; but all things to Christ who prayed that However, without this direction [email protected] 305-762-1131 as it truly is: good news, a wonder- with great gentleness and compas- all his followers be one, bitter zeal from the bishops “who preside in ful, joyful invitation to mankind to sion. will fracture the unity of his Body, charity,” those who insist on “their find in Jesus Christ the authentic Mercy — a favorite theme of the Church. Indeed, the cause of own views” can easily become t"%7&35*4*/(Contact Jane Radetsky at vision of life and the path to true Pope Francis — does not deny the so many ruptures in the Body of consumed with a bitter zeal. And 407-373-0075 or freedom. And so, in E Supremi, reality of sin; for if there is no sin Christ that resulted in schisms no true reform or revitalization of jradetsky@thefloridacatholic.org Pius X wrote: “that Christ may be there would be no need for mercy. over the course of history can be Church life has ever been the fruit formed in all, be it remembered His papal motto is Miserando atque traced to such “bitter zeal” among of a bitter zeal.  t$-"44*'*&%"%4Contact Mike Carlock at 1-888-275-9953, or mcarlock@thefloridacatholic.org

4UBUF0GmDFT50 E. Robinson St., Suite G, Orlando, FL 32801-1619; P.O. Box 4993; El “celo amargo” socava el mensaje cristiano Orlando, FL 32802-4993; 407-373-0075; Toll-free 1-888-275-9953; Fax 407-373-0087 El Papa Pío X, que sirvió a prin- con acritud los errores, reprender Unidos, el discurso político se estará en necesidad de reforma. Y &9&$65*7&&%*503*"-45"'' cipios del siglo XX, comenzó su con vehemencia los vicios, a veces llena cada vez más de polémicas muchos de los problemas que en- (FOFSBM.BOBHFSAnn Borowski Slade pontificado bajo el lema de “Ren- es más dañoso que útil”. estridentes que generan mucho frentamos —la disminución de la &EJUPSJBM0OMJOF%JSFDUPS Jean Gonzalez ovarlo todo en Cristo”. Se le recu- Siguiendo el ejemplo de Cristo calor, pero poca luz. 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(II Timoteo Tal parcialidad divisoria tal vez sea de los abusos sexuales de los últi- Michael Jimenez Papa por las almas. De hecho, hoy 4: 2). el camino del mundo, pero no pu- mos años — subrayan, todos ellos, "EWFSUJTJOH"TTJTUBOU Valerie Casko en día se le invoca como San Pío X. /P MPHSBSFNPT DPOWFSUJS B ede ser el camino de la Iglesia, pues la necesidad de lo que el Papa San end statewide news releases to news@ Es posible establecer muchos quienes están esclavizados por el el camino de la Iglesia debe ser, Juan Pablo II llamó “una nueva thefloridacatholic.org paralelismos entre su encíclica pecado y cegados por el error, a como dijo San Pablo a los conflic- evangelización”. inaugural, E Supremi, y la exhor- menos que primero les amemos. tivos Corintios, un “camino más San Pío X escribió: “trabajar por Our staff meets for prayer each work day at tación apostólica de Francisco, Tal fue la pedagogía del mismo excelente”, el camino del amor (cf. los intereses de Dios y de las almas 9 a.m. Send prayer intentions to prayers@ Evangelii Gaudium (“La alegría Cristo, que vino a llamar a los pe- 1 Cor 12: 31-13: 13). es propio no sólo de quienes se han thefloridacatholic.org del Evangelio”). Ambos estaban cadores. Los llamó a la conversión, Un “celo amargo”, en lugar de dedicado a las funciones sagradas, All contents copyright © 2016, The Florida preocupados por que el Evange- por supuesto; pero con gran dul- dar testimonio de la verdad, la sino también de todos los fieles: y Catholic Inc., except stories and photos from lio no se presentase como una zura y compasión. debilita. Y en lugar de “renovarlo ciertamente cada uno no de acu- Catholic News Service. lista de opresivos “no hacer”, sino La misericordia —un tema fa- todo en Cristo”, que oró para que erdo con su iniciativa y su talante, como lo que realmente es: una vorito de Francisco— no niega la todos sus seguidores fueran uno, sino siempre bajo la guía y las indi- buena noticia, una maravillosa y realidad del pecado; porque, si no el celo amargo fractura la unidad caciones de los obispos”. gozosa invitación a la humanidad hay pecado, no habría necesidad de su Cuerpo: la Iglesia. De hecho, Sin embargo, sin esta dirección a encontrar en Jesucristo la visión de misericordia. Su lema papal, la causa de tantas rupturas en el de los obispos, “que presiden en la auténtica de la vida y el camino Miserando atque elegendo (lo que Cuerpo de Cristo, que han dado caridad”, quienes insisten en “sus hacia la verdadera libertad. Y así, podría traducirse como “Miser- lugar a escisiones en el transcurso propios puntos de vista” pueden en E Supremi, Pío X escribió que able, pero elegido”), nos recuerda de la historia, se puede remontar a llegar fácilmente a ser consumi- para “ver a Cristo formado en vo- que todos somos pecadores; sin tal “celo amargo” entre quienes se dos por un celo amargo. Y ninguna sotros… nada es más eficaz que la embargo, redimidos por Cristo, es- consideraban a sí mismos como reforma verdadera, o la revital- caridad”. Y añadió: “Es un error tamos llamados a dar testimonio “reformadores”. ización de la vida de la Iglesia, ha esperar atraer las almas a Dios con del Evangelio. Sin embargo, una Iglesia que sido nunca el fruto de un celo ama- un celo amargo: es más, increpar Actualmente, en los Estados abarque a los pecadores siempre rgo. 

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FORT LAUDERDALE | St. Je- SPNF4DIPPMIBTEFDMBSFEJUTFMGi/P Place For Hate” — and can prove it in print. Just before the school year end- ed, the Anti-Defamation League honored the 275-student school with the banner for its year of inten- sive activities against bullying and for accepting diversity. St. Jerome School fifth-graders Olivia Mazzeo, left, and Apryl Meccia “You have joined hundreds of show off a heart made of thumbprints by children in the early schools across the country that say childhood program. (JIM DAVIS | FC) they respect everyone, regardless of who they are or what they believe,” the various projects that reinforced grounds of their makers. Kiesha Edge of ADL in Boca Raton the theme: The projects came from ADL’s said at the June 1 assembly. “That’s r "QBJOUFEIFBSUGPSNFECZ XPSLCPPLPO/P1MBDF'PS)BUF  something we need today.” multicolored thumbprints of pre- Lockard said later. She then unrolled the blue-and- schoolers. Principal David Revezzo recog- yellow ADL banner, marked “St. r " GMPPSUPDFJMJOH CBOOFS nized two pink-shirted members +FSPNF$BUIPMJD4DIPPMJT/P1MBDF QPTUFSUJUMFEi/P1MBDF'PS)BUF u of Aquinas Kindness, a club at St. for Hate.” The banner will go up bearing 270 student signatures. Thomas Aquinas High School in

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Nicole De Brigard Kelly Litts Sydney Boyd Amber Cartier Kristin Smalling Jordan Trumbore

Ryan Douglas Osmar Coronel Joseph Kass Marlana Armstrong Cesar Santalo William Reis Catholic schools amass 10 Silver Knights, 13 honorable mentions Herald sponsored by American Airlines GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP: phy and different cultures to the af- only female tuba section leader that awards and the John S. and James L. Knight KELLY LITTS, ST. ter-care students. Sydney’s parents St. Thomas has had. Though she Foundation. THOMAS AQUINAS instilled in her a love of geography, struggles with auditory and visual recognize Following are this year’s win- Hearing words of prejudice and when her father died, she found dyslexia, Amber received the AP ners with brief summaries of against her brother and others with she could keep his memory alive 4DIPMBS"XBSEBOEJTJOUIF/BUJPO- graduating seniors their achievements. These sum- disabilities, from a person she had by sharing poetry, music, cooking, BM)POPS4PDJFUZ /BUJPOBM5FDIOPM- maries are taken from The Mi- previously admired, changed the yoga and friendship. PHZ)POPS4PDJFUZBOE/BUJPOBM"SU for excellence in ami Herald’s report on the awards life course of Kelly. In ninth grade, An AP Scholar, she helped start Honor Society. ceremony. (http://www.miami- she created “Drawn Together” at Aquinas Kindness Club to visit mid- academics, service herald.com/site-services/miami- the Ann Storck Center for children dle school girls and teach conflict WORLD LANGUAGES: FLORIDA CATHOLIC STAFF herald-events/silver-knight/ with disabilities, and at Jack and Jill resolution. She is president of the KRISTEN SMALLING, article78529702.html.) Children’s Center for youth in low- 'SFODI/BUJPOBM)POPS4PDJFUZBOE ST. THOMAS AQUINAS income homes. has placed top five in more than As a little girl, Kristin remembers MIAMI | St. Thomas Aquinas ,FMMZJTQSFTJEFOUPGUIF/BUJPOBM five forensics speech and debate listening to her great-grandmother High School had five winners and Broward )POPS4PDJFUZBOE/BUJPOBM-BUJO tournaments. At Women in Politics, speaking French and wishing she Christopher Columbus High had Honor Society. She is in Quill and she worked with U.S. Rep. Frederica could understand what she was four in this year’s Silver Knight ATHLETICS: NICOLE Scroll, Mu Alpha Theta, and the Wilson in Washington, D.C., on her saying. When she got to high school, Awards sponsored by The Miami DE BRIGARD, ST. /BUJPOBM5FDIOJDBM)POPS4PDJFUZ campaign “Bring Back Our Girls.’’ she enrolled in French classes. She Herald. THOMAS AQUINAS 4IFJTB/BUJPOBM.FSJU4FNJGJOBMJTU is now taking an Advanced Place- St. Brendan High School added As president of her Future Busi- and an AP Scholar with Distinction. VOCATIONAL ment French language and culture one more winner, and six other ness Leaders of America chapter, She won first place in the Broward TECHNICAL: AMBER class and has maintained an A av- high schools also had honorable /JDPMFGPDVTFTPOFBSMZNPSOJOH County Science Fair and went on to CARTIER, ST. erage. She also serves as the histo- mentions, a total that surpasses, in balloon sales that raise funds for be a Florida state Science and En- THOMAS AQUINAS rian for the school’s French Honor depth and breadth, those of previ- students on financial aid. She initi- gineering Fair finalist for her proj- The abandoned children liv- Society. ous years. ated coffee sales, which raise funds ect to test for E. coli-contaminated ing in shelters who benefit from In her spare time, Kristen dedi- The annual awards recognize for tuition, books, clothing and water. She won the Sky’s the Limit Amber’s art supply program have cated time to Karriers for Kidz, an “the cream of the crop” of the high meals for students. national short-story competition helped her heal as much as she has organization she founded to pro- school graduating classes in Mi- /JDPMFJTTUVEFOUDPVODJMWJDF and has won the magna cum laude helped them. In middle school, vide car seats for parents who can’t ami-Dade and Broward counties. president, and a member of the /BUJPOBM-BUJO&YBNUISFFZFBSTJO as a competitive dancer, Amber afford them. She has raised over Students who are nominated for /BUJPOBM)POPS4PDJFUZBOEUIF/B- a row. was bullied and physically beaten $5,000 and bought dozens of seats Silver Knights must demonstrate tional English Honor Society. She so badly that she could no longer to donate to local hospitals. excellence in one of 15 academic coordinates food collections at the SOCIAL SCIENCE: dance. She took an art class and She has volunteered hundreds of categories along with exemplary St. Vincent de Paul shelter, helps SYDNEY BOYD, ST. that became her new passion. Am- hours to various organizations and community service. coordinate a 5K run for Wings for THOMAS AQUINAS ber founded “Creative Heart” while has managed to maintain a heavy The awards were presented May Warriors and serves as a senior Girl When Sydney witnessed frustra- in ninth grade and she provides art course load. She is also a member of 18 during a joint ceremony at the Scout ambassador. She is certified tion on the faces of children in after- supplies and instruction to abused the International Thespian Honor James L. Knight Center in Miami. as an extraordinary minister of holy school care at Westwood Heights children. Society, competes in yearly thes- Winners receive $2,000, a Silver Communion through the archdio- Elementary School, she decided She is head of her school’s film pian festivals and won three excel- Knight statue and a medallion. cese, is a Wendy’s Heisman Award to start Operation Take-Off. Every crew, live-streaming football games lence awards. Runners-up receive $500 and an winner and is a member of the var- Monday and Friday afternoon she and other events. She plays nine engraved plaque. The prizes are sity cross-country team. shares her love of history, geogra- musical instruments and is the PLEASE SEE KNIGHTS, 7 June 2016 www.thefloridacatholic.org CSS OF 2016 7

Joshua Fonseca Alejandrina Noah Lopez Maria Mercado Isabel Gonzalez Joseph Chica Gonzalez-Reyes letes and their par- who cannot afford them. He is pres- ended sports activities in his fresh- ents about concus- JEFOUPGUIF4DJFODF/BUJPOBM)PO- NBOZFBS /PBIQPVSFEIJTFOFSHZ sions. He has raised ors Society and volunteers through into speech and debate. He founded $40,000 and the or- UIF/BUJPOBM)POPS4PDJFUZ “Helping Hands” to assist disabled ganization partners students so that they could partici- with the University DIGITAL & INTERACTIVE pate in extracurricular events, with of Miami Concus- MEDIA: ALEJANDRINA a focus on speech and debate. sion Program, the GONZALEZ-REYES, )F JT B /BUJPOBM 4QFFDI BOE Florida High School ST. BRENDAN Debate Association Academic All- Athletic Association Believing education should be American and has been a winner, and the University available for free to everyone is the finalist or semifinalist at tourna- of Tampa. As a result quest of Alejandrina Gonzalez- ments for Yale Invitational, Univer- of the group’s work, Reyes. As a recent immigrant from TJUZPG'MPSJEB#MVF,FZBOE/PWB Florida student ath- Mexico, she came to the U.S. know- Southeastern University. He record- James O’Connor Valeria Hansen Michael Cairo letes must take a ing little English and not a bit about ed a perfect score in every round concussion educa- programming. A field trip to a cod- against students from around the KNIGHTS ketball all his life but not making tion course. ing class got her started. By teach- world at the UC Berkeley California FROM 6 the team his sophomore year, he He is an academic All-American ing herself, she developed the edu- *OWJUBUJPOBM)FJTJOUIF/BUJPOBM  founded “Young Explorers of Art” and captain of the varsity lacrosse cational resources app Bozeman Spanish and English Honor Societ- to bring students together to share team. He is an AP Scholar with Dis- Science, which is part of the cur- ies and Rho Kappa Social Studies HONORABLE MENTIONS art around them in museums and UJODUJPO B/BUJPOBM.FSJU4DIPMBS riculum at schools from the Middle Honor Society. He will attend Johns Athletics: Jordan Trumbore, galleries. Semifinalist, and he received the East to Asia. Hopkins University. Cardinal Gibbons He also started playing golf and :BMF6OJWFSTJUZ/BUJPOBM4UVEFOU She was an Apple Worldwide De- Business:/JDIPMBT/BQPMJ 4U he volunteered with the First Tee Leadership Conference Pre-Law velopers Conference Scholar 2015. HONORABLE MENTIONS: Thomas Aquinas Miami to help young players learn Studies Best Witness and Best At- She was invited to Harvard Univer- Art: Maria Mercado, St. Brendan Journalism: Ryan Douglas, St. the game and life skills. An AP and torney awards. TJUZT8&$PEF/BUJPOBM$POGFSFODF General Scholarship: Isabel Thomas Aquinas; Osmar Coronel, honors student, he is founder and and the Yahoo Mobile Developer Gonzalez, Our Lady of Lourdes Archbishop Edward McCarthy president of the Art Honor Society BUSINESS: JOSHUA Conference. She is an AP Scholar Academy High and a campus ministry leader. He FONSECA, COLUMBUS BDUJWF JO UIF /BUJPOBM  4QBOJTI Mathematics: Christina Cruz, Speech: Joseph Kass, Cardinal volunteers for Liga Contra el Can- As a former foster teen removed and Business Honor Societies. As Carrollton School of the Sacred Gibbons; Marlana Armstrong, St. cer and is active in Squires service from an abusive, drug-addicted a triathlete, she has completed five Heart Thomas Aquinas club, student council and the roller mother, Joshua found a way to Miami Marathons and placed first Music and Dance: Joseph Chica, hockey team. heal himself by helping other fos- in the 2015 South Florida Triathlon. Columbus ter students at His House Chil- Science: James O’Connor, Co- Miami-Dade ATHLETICS: WILLIAM dren’s Home. He also leads retreats SPEECH: NOAH lumbus REIS, COLUMBUS through his school’s campus minis- LOPEZ, COLUMBUS Social science: Valeria Hansen, ART: CESAR SANTALO, A 200-page research thesis for try program. Playing and winning at football Archbishop Coleman Carroll High COLUMBUS the Mas Scholar program became He is founder and president of XBTBUISJMMGPS/PBI-PQF[ FT- School When a fire burned down his the foundation of PlaySmart, Stay- “Investors of Tomorrow,” which he pecially when opponents saw the Speech: Michael Cairo, Belen Je- home in fourth grade, Cesar drew Smart, founded by William, presi- started after interning with Total- student covering them had a left suit Prep and drew and discovered the heal- dent and CEO of the nonprofit. Bank. He started “Hand It Down” to arm that ended below the elbow. ing power of art. After playing bas- The group educates student ath- collect used uniforms for students When a severe fracture of that arm

BANNERS The assembly ended with 11 They also research facts about eighth-graders singing “Seasons UIF)PMPDBVTU UIFTZTUFNBUJD/B[J FROM 5 of Love,” the opening song to the attempt to exterminate Jews and Broadway play “Rent.” other non-Germans. The school ited St. Jerome this year and last, Tolerance has long been part even hosted a talk by a Holocaust spreading their message for friend- of St. Jerome’s curricula, but the survivor. ship and against bullying. school this year made a special Fifth-grader Vincent Alejo, a “I’m so proud of them,” junior emphasis on acceptance and op- member of the Cyber Allies, clearly Samantha Sanfilippo said in an position to bullying — especially saw the connection. interview about the St. Jerome stu- bullying based on prejudice and i8IFOUIF/B[JTUPPLPWFS UIFZ dents. “It takes a lot to recognize …” discrimination. Besides the high- bullied Jews,” Vincent said in an Sophomore Emily Petruska, a visibility projects, St. Jerome has a interview. “People bully because fellow Aquinas Kindness member, corps of students called the Cyber of race or color or religion.” finished the sentence: “… that bul- Ally Team. Revezzo said he hoped the les- lying is a major issue, and that they The 20 students specialize in sons of tolerance wouldn’t stay took steps to solve it.” opposing bullying online as well within the walls at St. Jerome. “Je- Father Curtis Kiddy, pastor of St. as offline. Their training includes sus always talked about love for Jerome, even made the theme part roleplaying, workbooks on signs one another. It’s a fundamental of his invocation. “In your Scrip- of bullying, and sharing their own part of Christianity. We need to go ture, you tell us to welcome the experiences as bullying victims — forward with it into the commu- Students Madison Adams, left, and Ana Troncoso show the “diversity stranger. May we treat each one as or perhaps onetime bullies them- nity.” quilt” made by St. Jerome students. Each index card has a word or our guest.” selves. picture that its creator considered important. (JIM DAVIS | FC) 8 CSS OF 2016 Florida Catholic June 2016 The scholarships go to … Profiles of the recipients of MACCW Lucy Congratulations to our 8th grade graduating class! Petrillo Scholarships We are so proud of your for high school girls many accomplishments and FORT LAUDERDALE | Since look forward to your many 1996, the Miami Archdiocesan endeavors in the future. Council of Catholic Women has awarded over $215,000 in scholar- Remember, God walks by ships to over 50 eighth-grade girls who need financial assistance to your side always. continue their education at local Catholic high schools. We love you, The MACCW sends applications each year to principals of elemen- Mother of Our Redeemer tary schools with an eighth grade. and MACCW Scholarship The applications contain a recom- Committee chairwoman Mary Weber, right, pose with scholarship Catholic School mendation from the principal that winners, from left, Katherine Alonso, Joanina Daphins and Sophia is to be signed by the pastor. Each Jaimes. girl also is asked to write about why a Catholic high school because she unsolved crimes. She also plans to !"" her education at a Catholic high wants to stay close to God and be re- attend Msgr. Pace High. school is important to her and her minded every day that God is there future goals. for her. She plans to attend Msgr. SOPHIA JAIMES, BLESSED Once the girls are selected by the Edward Pace High School in Miami TRINITY SCHOOL, MACCW’s scholarship committee, Gardens. MIAMI SPRINGS

35830-0616 their chosen high schools receive Her principal describes her as a the scholarship money to put to- JOANINA DAPHINS, wonderful example of hard work, ward their tuition. This year’s re- ST. JAMES SCHOOL, faith and trust. She is a good stu- cipients received $5,000 each from NORTH MIAMI dent, on the school volleyball team the MACCW Lucy Petrillo Scholar- Joanina and her family came to and an altar server. Her mother was ship. Here are brief biographies of Miami shortly after the earthquake diagnosed with cancer last year. the girls as relayed by Mary Weber, in Haiti. Her family lost everything Sophia said this taught her that life chairwoman of the scholarship and has struggled to make it here. is too fragile and too short to live it committee: Her principal said she has done very only for herself; she wants to live it well at St. James and highly recom- for someone else, Jesus. Her school KATHERINE ALONSO, mends her to attend a Catholic high community has provided hope, ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE school. Joanina said St. James took love and joy for her family during SCHOOL, HIALEAH her in and made her a part of its this time. Her dream is to become Her principal said Katherine family. She wants to attend a Catho- a doctor, exactly like the ones who comes from a hardworking family lic high school to better herself and are helping her mom. She plans to whose parents have sacrificed and others around her. She hopes some- attend Our Lady of Lourdes Acad- struggled to give her a Catholic edu- day to be a forensic anthropologist, emy in Miami.  cation. She would like to continue at to help families seek answers to Archbishop McCarthy High takes two Cappies for ‘The Crucible’

SOUTHWEST RANCHES | Archbishop McCarthy High School’s Maverick Players won two awards at the 14th annual gala of the South Florida chapter of the Critics and Awards Program (Cap- pies for short). Marisabel Correa won for fea- tured actress in a play and Bella Mi- ulescu won for supporting actress in a play. Both were honored for their work on “The Crucible.” Carbonell Award-winning actress American Heritage School in Archbishop McCarthy High’s Patti Gardner, right, presents Plantation and West Boca High Marisabel Correa receives her Archbishop McCarthy High’s School tied for the most awards award for featured actress in a Bella Miulescu with the award with six each. The nominees rep- play. for supporting actress in a play. resented 14 public and private high schools in Broward and Palm Beach a weighted peer review voting pro- at rival schools and write reviews, 35828-0616 counties. DFTT /PNJOBUJPOT BSF NBEF CZ which are then edited by theater Award winners are determined student critics from participating educators and published on Flori- by votes from the students through schools who attend productions daTheaterOnStage.com. June 2016 www.thefloridacatholic.org CSS OF 2016 9

CONGRATULATIONSCO NS CCLASS OF 2016!!

MAY GOD BLESS YOU TODAY, TOMORROW AND ALWAYS.

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St. Thomas Aquinas High School students and faculty in Fort Lauderdale participate May 21 in a Bobby Resciniti Healing Hearts Foundation walk to show support for local parents who have suffered the loss of a child. (PHOTOS BY TOM TRACY | FC) AQUINAS FROM 2

John Baker, a student at Aquinas, last fall after a boating accident. She came out to the event after learning about it through the school’s staff. “John would be very pleased; he walked this same event for three years here at St. Thomas Aquinas,” New Beginning said Baker, whose family are mem- New Journey bers of St. Anthony Parish in Fort Lauderdale. New Endeavors “John had a sister, Chloe, who is New Challenges a freshman this year, so all of the kids here have totally embraced her and made her comfortable,” Baker May God’s graces be with you as you added. Lauren Hirsch, left, a parent at St. Thomas Aquinas High School step ahead towards your dreams! Scott Sfiorilli, a South Florida who lost a child earlier this year, was on hand May 21 for the Bobby resident and Publix manager who is Resciniti Healing Hearts Foundation walk. With her is Brie Totfalusi, active in the Healing Hearts Foun- a junior at St. Thomas Aquinas. dation, was also on hand. “It is a way to help the parents son Wesley Spano died at the begin- heal,” Sfiorilli said. “There are thou- ning of this year. Brie credits him for sands of places out there to go and performing a random act of kind- grieve but there wasn’t anything out ness on her behalf one year ago. there to help parents to heal, and Brie was so distraught by Wes- there are people in different stages ley’s passing that she created a web- of this or a month into it who may site called “W.H.Y. Wesley Helping think their life is going to end. You” to encourage young people to “Through others I have watched seek help for themselves or others and can attest that it does get better when in a depression or suicidal A sign promotes Bobby Resciniti over time and you are able to heal as mindset. Healing Hearts Foundation walk. long as you open yourself up to get “She started out doing bake sales, healed,” Sfiorilli said, noting that bracelet sales, and she has T-shirts from a tragedy like this,” she con- he has not personally lost a child, coming so that we can raise funds tinued, “and if we can all band to- but learned about grieving though to bring education on mental health gether perhaps we can avoid future Saint Anthony other families. into places that we have noticed Healing Hearts ‘angels’ and keep CATHOLIC SCHOOL “The hardest part for me is the after Wesley’s passing is lacking, our angels here on earth.” stories that go behind each of these such as high schools and colleges With concern rising about youth- Accredited by the Florida Catholic Conference pictures, whether it is a car accident, — especially college freshmen and ful bullying and misuse of online a tragic murder, or it could be a sui- sophomores at colleges and even in social media, Brie said that social Building Character Since 1926 cide,” he said. “Sadly to say there the middle school,” Hirsch said. media has a potential to be both seems to be a spike in suicides, and “Everybody seems to be afraid very beneficial when used correctly Located in historic Victoria Park with that the parent maybe doesn’t of the word ‘suicide’ or ‘depression,’ but also to ruin a young person’s life. Downtown Fort Lauderdale feel that they should be able to go and Brie is out there putting out the “I am trying to start a club and out here and grieve their child.” word on a daily basis, giving words have someone come in once or 35921-0616 Brie Totfalusi, a junior at St. of encouragement and how impor- twice a month and talk about self- Thomas Aquinas High School, took tant life is and what a special gift life confidence, self-awareness and to advantage of the walk to reunite is,” Hirsch added. talk about mental health and sui- with parent Lauren Hirsch, whose “We all need to learn kindness cide,” she said.  10 CSS OF 2016 Florida Catholic June 2016 Archbishop Carroll High looks back on excellent sports year 48UI"WF 'U-BVEFSEBMF '- Boys basketball Congratulations to all team reaches state of our Graduates!!! semifinals, baseball and softball reach districts May God Bless You in VICTORIA SILVERA Archbishop Coleman Carroll High’s basketball team won at regionals High School and Always Special to the Florida Catholic to reach the 4A-2A state semifinals in 2016. (COURTESY) From your St. Jerome Family 2A Boys Basketball First team. the school hosted its athletic ban- MIAMI | Archbishop Coleman “We really became like a family quet at the end of April, with Frank Learning in faith to define the future. Carroll High School’s basketball, and it definitely improved the way Martin, head coach of the men’s XXXTUKFSPNFTDIPPMDPNt baseball and softball teams enjoyed we played,” said junior basketball basketball team at the University

36030-0616 a fabulous 2016 season, playing for player Daniel Cordero. of South Carolina, as the keynote a state championship in one sport, Basketball was not the only win- speaker. as well as having one athlete named ning team this year at the school. Martin is a Miami native who to the district’s first team, and two Andres Blanco, head baseball coached the Miami Senior High coaches honored as Coach of the coach, was named High School team to back-to-back state cham- Year. #BTFCBMM/FUXPSL.JBNJ%BEFBOE pionships in 1996 and 1997. He is a Juan Hernandez, athletic director Monroe 2016 3A-8 Coach of the Year graduate of Florida International and head basketball coach, was rec- after leading the Bulldogs to a dis- University. His talk motivated the ognized as Coach of the Year for the trict championship. athletes by explaining the mean- 4A-2A District. He led the Bulldogs The girls softball team also made ing of sacrifice, determination and to their first-ever state champion- it to the district championship af- teamwork. ship semifinal in Lakeland — the ter working hard all summer to At the banquet, the school’s ath- farthest the school’s basketball team improve their skills with drills and letes were recognized for their hard has ever gone — and a 26-5 record QSBDUJDFT$BQUBJO/JDPMF,P[BL work with pins, medals and tro- overall, the best in school history. said, “We are going to work even phies.  The team scored high against top harder than we already have been to teams from throughout Florida and make sure next season is even better Victoria is a student at Archbish- in South Carolina. Player Christian than last season.” op Coleman Carroll High. Anglada also was named to the 4A- To congratulate all the athletes, A ‘heart and soul’ kind of coach Sts. Peter and Paul’s ‘legend,’ William Oharriz, retires after 46 years at the school CRISTINA CABRERA JARRO Florida Catholic correspondent

MIAMI | The roar of students cheering for their coach put a well- deserved exclamation point at the end of William Oharriz’s 46-year career at Sts. Peter and Paul. Students, teachers, faculty and alumni paid tribute to him earlier this year by playing a basketball game in his honor. But even though he was referee and not coach at the game, Oharriz followed every move of the players with characteristic intensity. He might be retiring from work but not from his work ethic, noted the school’s principal, Carlota Mo- Wearing his personalized Miami Heat jersey, retiring William Oharriz rales. thanks faculty and students for his unforgettable 46 years of coaching She recalled that Oharriz even at Sts. Peter and Paul School. (CRISTINA CABRERA JARRO | FC) came to work on his wedding day, and was back at school the Monday of many of the sports of the Arch- that it had to be done right because after. His work ethic and commit- diocese of Miami because he has if not, you had to hear it.” ment are among the things Morales served in many positions,” said Mo- His student-athletes described said she will miss the most. rales. “But all of that means noth- him as tough and demanding, but “For 46 years he has been the ing if he weren’t a man of integrity, also understanding and compas-

35865-0616 heart and the soul of the sports pro- a man of fear, and fear of the Lord, sionate, a teacher who strived to in- gram of Sts. Peter and Paul, and I because he wanted everything want to say that the heart and soul done right, and you better believe it PLEASE SEE COACH, 16 June 2016 www.thefloridacatholic.org CSS OF 2016 11 ‘Deo gratias, Deo gratias’ Marian Center celebrates patron saint, dedicates basketball court CRISTINA CABRERA JARRO Florida Catholic correspondent

MIAMI GARDENS | “Deo grati- as” translates to “thanks be to God.” The phrase of praise was cheered by students, faculty and the communi- ty of the Marian Center recently as they celebrated Mass in honor of the feast day of their patron, St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo. Marian Center students, from Born in 1786 in the Piedmont left, Sulfredo Bellot and Wuiner region of Italy, the saint dedicated Joseph thank the benefactors much of his life to the poor and the who made the basketball court sick during a time when civil war possible. was tearing his country apart. In- spired by the life of St. Vincent de “We work very hard on trying to Paul, he opened the House of Provi- get the word out to the people of the dence which served the sick, elder- community about what we’re trying ly, mentally ill, blind and others af- Toni Acocella, left, president of the PTA, cuts the ribbon inaugurating the new basketball court at the to do because we would like some flicted by poor health. He died April Marian Center. She was joined by Father Curtis Kiddy, who blessed the court, and Sister Fausta Rondena. benefactors to help us,” she said. 30, 1842. His feast day is April 28. (PHOTOS BY CRISTINA CABERRA JARRO | FC) Until then, the Marian Center For more than 170 years, the Sis- students look forward to shooting ters of St. Joseph Benedict Cotto- throughout the world with many wants to do this kind of journey in ent Teacher Association at the Mar- hoops and playing in the new area. lengo have carried on their patron’s people collectively embracing the the spirituality of St. Joseph Bene- ian Center, cut the ribbon. And what’s a sport without work throughout the world, includ- spirituality of St. Joseph Benedict dict Cottolengo can do the jour- “Today we’re celebrating the cheerleaders? Before leaving the ing at the Marian Center, where Cottolengo.” ney,” said Sister Lidia. “It’s a step. hard work of the PTA raising money court, a squad of Marian Center aided by teachers and volunteers, The sisters’ work at the Mar- You want to be involved in the life of for the Marian Center and giving students carrying blue pompoms the sisters assist people with intel- ian Center has inspired two of their prayer, in the life of service, of dedi- them the basketball court,” said led the crowd in a cheer of joy and lectual disabilities. volunteers, Shirley Moye and Rita cation, volunteer work, everything Acocella. gratitude, the first on the new bas- “In this birthday celebration, if Chiofalo, to join the Laity Aggregate that has been taught by St. Joseph But her PTA board and other ketball court but certainly not the you will, we celebrate St. Joseph’s Association of the Sisters of St. Jo- Benedict Cottolengo and anything parents are already looking at ex- last. goodness of life,” said Father Curtis seph Benedict Cottolengo, founded that we sisters are sharing with you panding the project to include a As Father Kiddy noted, “We cele- Kiddy, pastor of St. Jerome Parish in in 2012. here at the Marian Center.” large shaded canopy over the court brate each other here at the Marian Fort Lauderdale, during his homily Sister Lidia Valli, principal of the At the conclusion of Mass, the and surrounding playground area, Center because we make a differ- at the Mass. “We celebrate that not Marian Center, described it as a festivities continued outdoors as ev- which would greatly benefit stu- ence. We make a difference in our only are our sisters here because new adventure in the women’s faith eryone gathered at a new basketball dents during the summer months. lives, we make a difference in each of St. Joseph, and us and their love journey. court for a dedication ceremony. To do that, Acocella said, will other’s lives, we make a difference for us, we also celebrate that the “Anyone, ladies, gentleman, Father Kiddy blessed the court and require more fundraising and help in our world and in our community Benedict family is expanding itself married couples, anyone that Toni Acocella, president of the Par- from the community. here in Miami.” 

COACH coach, same great attitude. I loved /PX IFJTHSBUFGVMUPIBWFNPSF playing for him. I love the dedica- than enough hands to help with FROM 10 tion he asks from all the kids, in PE, coaching, though he admits he has in teamwork.” enjoyed the hard work. still sportsmanship, discipline A native of Puerto Rico and a life- “If you love your job, if you like and life lessons. long athlete and sports enthusiast, doing it, it is not a job, it’s just some- “He taught me how to shoot Oharriz attended Miami Jackson thing that you like,” said Oharriz. layups,” said Dmitri Enriquez, High, then Miami Dade College and “It’s been a pleasure working here an eighth-grader at Sts. Peter and West Virginia University. Although at Sts. Peter and Paul. It’s been a Paul. “He taught me how to be he shined in gymnastics, he also pleasure having these students, good at what I like to do. He taught joined the swim team as a diver, and some of their parents that I me how to participate, even though and ran track and field. had as students many years ago. I don’t get along with everyone. He His time as a gymnast actually I’ve had great administration, so taught me how to stand in line cor- sparked the idea of coaching. they made it possible. And when rectly if I have to stand in the mid- “When I was doing gymnastics you have great bosses, you enjoy dle of the field. And he taught me I wanted to be a gymnastics coach, yourself.” the basics of how a teacher should but I started working and there was Although Coach Oharriz hung teach a student.” no gymnastics, so I had to adapt it Eighth-graders, from left, Julian Carballena, Dmitri Enriquez and up his whistle and clipboard at Sts. Peter and Paul teachers Vicki to the other sports that I like and Gabriel Xirina give Coach William Oharriz a thumbs-up, a four, a the end of the school year in June, Alvarez and Jose Velazquez were the other programs. But I always six, and a clipboard to commemorate his 46 years of coaching at he promised he’d be back. In the once Oharriz’s students. wanted to be a gymnastics coach. Sts. Peter and Paul School. A “blue v. gold” basketball game was meantime, he will be missed but “When I was here, back in the That was my sport. Gymnastics is played in his honor. not forgotten. ‘70s, Coach was young, full of ener- my favorite sport, even though I like “I wish one day we could build gy and I’m happy to say that he’s still all sports,” Oharriz said. ter college. At the time, he was the for every sport: baseball, basketball, a gym here and name it after him,” full of energy; maybe not young, but He began working at Sts. Peter only coach and physical education track and field, volleyball, softball, said Alvarez. “He really is a legend full of energy,” said Alvarez. “Same and Paul in 1970 at age 23, just af- teacher at the school, responsible and more. here at Sts. Peter and Paul.”  12 CSS OF 2016 Florida Catholic June 2016 35806-0616 June 2016 www.thefloridacatholic.org CSS OF 2016 13 35805-0616 14 CSS OF 2016 Florida Catholic June 2016 36002-0616 June 2016 www.thefloridacatholic.org CSS OF 2016 15 36003-0616 16 CSS OF 2016 Florida Catholic June 2016 36020-0616 June 2016 www.thefloridacatholic.org CSS OF 2016 17 35870-0616 18 CSS OF 2016 Florida Catholic June 2016 35343-0616 June 2016 www.thefloridacatholic.org CSS OF 2016 19 35917-0616 36031-0616 20 CSS OF 2016 Florida Catholic June 2016

Congratulations Christopher Columbus High School Another Stellar Year! (2015-2016)

Five National Merit Finalists More Than Any Other Miami-Dade Catholic School (Nestor Montejo, Michael Tonarely, William Reis, Brian Fenaughty, Tomas de la Casas) Four Silver Knight Awards More Than Any Other Miami-Dade School Cesar Santalo (Art), William Reis (Athletics), Class of 2016 Will Attend Joshua Fonseca (Business), Noah Lopez (Speech), Joseph Chica (Honorable Mention Music), Ivy League and Top James O’Connor (Honorable Mention Science) National/Local Colleges and Universities

Football Team

Key Club Wins CCNN Live Key Leader Award Named #1 High School Broadcast Journalism Honored at the 2016 Florida District Program in the Nation for 2nd Year of Key Club Convention for their distinguished work in service

STEM Club President Simon Tsaoussis ’16 in the Intel Science Talent Search (1 of 300 Students Worldwide); Wins Award for Debate Team Best Computer Engineering Project at the Ranked #1 in Miami-Dade County Baseball Team International Science Fair and in Top 5% in the Nation State Runner-Up (9A)

Where Success Begins A Catholic School for Young Men in the Marist Tradition since 1958

HEEEML   HHFKJ%www.columbushs.com 36018-0616 June 2016 www.thefloridacatholic.org CSS OF 2016 21 35860-0616 22 CSS OF 2016 Florida Catholic June 2016 Farewell after five decades Sisters and who graduated from St. Jerome as Sisters of St. former sisters did her older brother, a doctor, and of St. Philip her younger sister, a lawyer. Philip Neri finish Neri who “These women taught us (that) taught at St. the secret to living is giving and their tenure at St. Jerome pose helping one another,” Ghurani, a for a photo. specialist in gynecologic oncology, Jerome School Top row, said in a speech. from left, are Later, in an interview, she JIM DAVIS Sister Paulina Florida Catholic correspondent praised the sisters also for helping Montejo, her through a difficult period as her Maria Nieves parents divorced. “They would al- Alvarez, Sister FORT LAUDERDALE | Dr. Rich- Maria Cartaya ways ask if we wanted to talk about ard Childs helped wipe out an Ebola and Mercedes anything. They made it easier to plague in Africa last year. But it was Fuentefrias. cope.” nothing compared to what the Sis- Middle row, But age has caught up with the ters of St. Philip Neri did at St. Je- from left, women: Sister Vivian is the young- rome School, he said. are Sister est at 73, and the oldest, Sister Ana “I get deployments of three to Maria Victoria Maria Campo, is 105. 12 months,” said Childs, assistant Ortega, Sister “And unfortunately, their or- U.S. surgeon general and St. Jerome Lourdes Gross, der, like most, is not attracting graduate. “But the sisters here today Sister Nilda young women,” said Father Kiddy. were on a 55-year mission. Garcia and “They’ll be going into a retirement “I declare to the sisters, ‘Mission Sister Vivian scenario.” well done’ and ‘Mission accom- Gomez. Front He first consulted with the or- plished,’” he concluded, his words row, from left, der’s Madrid-based mother general, drowned out by applause. are Eugenia Nieves Alonso Leon, who decided Childs was one of nearly 550 peo- Bulnes and the sisters would move elsewhere. ple who packed St. Jerome Church Sister Ofelia The plan is for them to live in Mi- at the end of May to thank the sis- Roibas. (JIM ami along with two other St. Philip ters who taught, prayed, played, DAVIS } FC) Neri sisters who serve at Belen Je- danced and laughed with them and suit Preparatory School. They will their children. draw from a retirement fund into Honorees included 10 sisters and which St. Jerome has been paying former sisters who had served the for years. They’ll also be eligible for parish and school for more than five show on the sisters’ arrival from for photos with one former student fifth grade at St. Jerome. Social Security. decades — a tenure spanning those , their aid to those fleeing after another. “Best decision we ever made, Sister Vivian, however, plans to of 13 pastors, four , six Castro’s regime, their fundraising “All my memories are so beauti- for its spirituality and academics, rent a duplex in Fort Lauderdale to popes and 10 U.S. presidents. activities, the night in 1974 when ful — both good and bad — because and because it’s a small school,” care for an old friend from Spain, “The Sisters of St. Philip Neri Mother Teresa slept over, and how we were working together as a com- Bill Ritchie said of enrolling their whom she has been helping for have been full of love and laugh- they helped the parish recover from munity,” she said. “They will fill me daughter there. “The sisters sort of three years. ter and wit,” said Father Curtis Hurricane Wilma in 2005. up for the rest of my life.” raised our daughter.” Jorge Egues of the alumni asso- Kiddy, St. Jerome’s current pastor. But more than all that has been Knots of people gathered to talk Sister Vivian Gomez, former ciation has opened a GoFundMe “They raised men and women with the personal impact of the sisters, about their lifelong friendships with teacher and principal, did much webpage to help her, with a goal of Catholic values. And they spent 55 Murray said. other alumni. Typical was Elizabeth to cement that relationship. She $100,000. years preaching the Gospel of Jesus “Take a moment to think of the Alejo with friends Renee Ferraro keeps in touch daily with numerous Of those in Miami, some intend Christ.” first time you met a Sister of St. Phil- and Maria Colotti, who attended St. alumni, such as Childs. to serve surrounding parishes, School personnel, students and ip Neri,” she said. “And when you do Jerome School, then enrolled their “I love them all like they’re my such as teaching young children or alumni proclaimed the readings, that, I challenge you not to smile.” children there. own children,” she said in an inter- driving the frail elderly, said Sister read the petitions and presented Each sister was escorted to the “The Sisters of St. Philip Neri are view. “St. Jerome has always been a Lourdes Gross, 75. the gifts at the Mass. Also attending chancel by members of the Knights the foundation of this school,” Alejo beautiful family.” She confessed that she cried were two former St. Jerome pastors: of Columbus. Each then received said. “They put their heart and soul when she heard she’d be leaving the Father Michael Grady, now at St. a small award for her service to St. into the school and forged a family CLIMATE OF PRAYER school she served for 34 years. Then Anthony in Fort Lauderdale; and Jerome. unit.” She and others also fostered a she turned philosophical. Msgr. Kenneth Schwanger, now at Carolina Ritchie, a 1977 gradu- “climate of prayer” with the faculty “We’re older and more tired,” Sis- Our Lady of Lourdes in Miami. RECEPTION ate, said her mother and grand- on Fridays, she said. They also in- ter Lourdes said. “Younger people As the Mass ended, the memo- After the Mass, well-wishers mother — also named Carolina — stilled the principle of “solidarity” will come in, and we’ll go help oth- ries revved up. crowded into the reception hall. were taught as children by Sisters of and social service in the students. er people. We want to get the good School media specialist Kathy Sister Nilda Garcia, who came to St. St. Philip Neri in Havana. Now her That’s what happened to Dr. news to everybody. That’s what Je- Murray narrated a 71-picture slide- Jerome in 1968, smiled as she posed daughter, a fourth Carolina, is in the Giselle Ghurani of Coral Gables, sus wants.”  Carroll High senior wins Gates Millennium Scholarship FLORIDA CATHOLIC STAFF brary science, mathematics, public to identify cation,” and give them the means But Michelle is no stranger to health or science. “potential to complete college. academic awards. She is the class MIAMI | Selected from among Archbishop Carroll’s first Mil- leaders, Michelle was very excited to of 2016 valedictorian, as well as an 53,000 applicants, Michelle Rios lennium Scholar was a member especially hear the news of her award and AP Scholar. During her senior year just became one of only 1,000 Gates of the class of 2014. Another arch- those drawn said, “The rigor of my classes at alone, she served as president of Millennium Scholars for 2016, and diocesan high school, Archbishop from groups ACC helped prepare me for the Rho Kappa Honors Society, vice the second Archbishop Coleman Curley-Notre Dame in Miami, also that have rigor of the application process and president of Sociedad Honararia, Carroll High senior to receive has had two Gates Millennium tradition- of college.” The application alone secretary of Mu Alpha Theta Hon- one. She will receive a full college Scholarship recipients, in 2012 and ally and required eight essays. Michelle ors Society, and historian of the scholarship, and possible gradu- 2008. historically said that she could not have done National English Honors Society. ate-school funding if she pursues The program is funded by a $1 been denied it without the consistent writing She plans to attend Florida Inter- post-graduate degrees in computer billion grant from The Bill and Me- access to Michelle Rios drills provided by her AP English national University.  science, education, engineering, li- linda Gates Foundation. Its aim is higher edu- teacher, Lauren Castaneda. June 2016 www.thefloridacatholic.org YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY 23

OBITUARY Father Harry Ringenberger, 73

Father Ringenberger also de Paul Regional Seminary in In 1978, he was named parochial A priest for 46 served 24 years as parochial vicar Boynton Beach. He was ordained vicar at St. Catherine of Siena, Mi- at St. Pius X in Fort Lauderdale. He May 24, 1969, one of 11 men or- ami. years, founding died May 23 after a brief illness, dained that year for the Archdio- From 1979 to 1983, he served surrounded by family and friends. cese of Miami. as parochial vicar at St. Bar- pastor of St. Born April 16, 1943, in India- He served as parochial vicar tholomew Parish in Miramar. In napolis, the second oldest of four at St. Clement, Fort Lauderdale, June 1983, he was named found- Maximilian Kolbe siblings, Father Ringenberger and St. Mary Cathedral, Miami, ing pastor of St. Maximilian, later moved to South Florida with before being named to the fac- where he served until September in Pembroke Pines his family. They joined Our Lady ulty of Archbishop Curley (now 1989. FLORIDA CATHOLIC STAFF Queen of Martyrs Parish in Fort Curley-Notre Dame) High School Since July 1990, and until he Lauderdale, and he graduated in Miami, where he served from retired in 2014, he served as pa- from St. Thomas Aquinas High 1972 to 1976. rochial vicar at St. Pius X in Fort Father Harry Ringenberger FORT LAUDERDALE | Father School. He was then named supervis- Lauderdale. Harry Ringenberger, a priest for He immediately entered St. ing principal of Msgr. Edward Auxiliary Bishop Peter Bal- remains will be interred at Our 46 years and founding pastor of St. John Vianney College Seminary Pace High School in Miami Gar- dacchino celebrated the funeral Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery Maximilian Kolbe in Pembroke in Miami, completing his studies dens, and parochial vicar at Our Mass May 27 at St. Pius X. Fa- in North Lauderdale.  Pines, has died at the age of 73. for the priesthood at St. Vincent Lady of the Lakes in Miami Lakes. ther Ringenberger’s cremated Lay ministers commit to helping others 52 graduate from School of Ministry, 49 others re- commissioned MARLENE QUARONI Florida Catholic correspondent

MIAMI | Ernestine Raad found that by helping others she could help herself. “There is so much need, the journey of life is dif- ficult,” she said after receiving her lay ministry certificate from Archbishop Thomas Wenski at St. Mary Cathedral June 4. Raad was one of 52 people to graduate from the School of Min- Holding certificates, Maria Arguello and Nancy Reyes, newly Newly commissioned youth ministers Maxine Mitchell Alvarez istry. Another 49 graduates were commissioned ministers from St. Joachim Parish in Miami pose with and Siulin Kang from Little Flower Parish, Coral Gables, watch as commissioned or re-commis- friends after Mass. (PHOTOS BY MARLENE QUARONI | FC) Archbishop Thomas Wenski processes out of the cathedral after Mass. sioned to serve as lay ecclesial ministers in a specific ministry the program. Raad’s sentiments in his hom- Eleonora for a period of five years. She said she has three min- ily at the Mass. “Faith in Jesus Zelaya, from the Spanish When her husband’s failing istries in mind: helping single Christ is the antidote to the ‘glo- class that retail business and infidelity led mothers, helping young adults balization of indifference,’ to use met at St. to a marital separation, Raad, 55, discover who they are in God’s a phrase that is often on Pope Brendan reached out to God for help and eyes before entering a relation- Francis’ lips, an indifference that Church, guidance. “The pain was unbear- ship, and helping the sick and el- closes us within ourselves and receives able,” she said. “I wanted to get to derly to liberate their souls from within our own little worlds,” her School know the Lord more and more. I resentments. he said. “Experiencing the joy of of Ministry read the Bible. I went to several Raad said that through the knowing ourselves loved by God certificate retreats. I started to go to daily ministry program she learned to allows us to draw nearer to those from Mass. I was left with three chil- forgive her husband. “I was able who are suffering and alleviating Archbishop dren to care for on my own. We to pray for him, without an apol- their pain.” Thomas had to move from a luxury home ogy from him,” she said. “Forgive- He thanked the lay ministers Wenski. in Miramar’s Sunset Lakes to a ness was especially good for my for their commitment and said small efficiency apartment. In ad- children, now 16, 18 and 20 years that he prayed that their service dition, my mother and sister both old. would be a joy, a grace, a treasure sonal recommendations — one ments of $28 per person plus a were diagnosed with intestinal “The program teaches you to received and shared. “Whatever from their pastor and one from a nonrefundable registration fee. cancer.” become less self-oriented and particular ministry you are en- layperson. The two-year program Candidates for the Pastoral Raad, who is an elder-care pro- more Christ-like,” she added. gaged in, it is a call to you to be requires students to attend class- Ministry Certificate must also be vider, signed up for the School “Every Catholic should take the people who bother about other es once a week in the evening, fully initiated Catholics, complete of Ministry but had to drop out program. It teaches you about the people as Jesus did. Thank you for one weekend overnight retreat a ministerial project during the because of car troubles. On her early Church and that leadership your generosity,” the archbishop and one enrichment day. Classes last six months of their formation second attempt, she dropped out is not about being powerful, but said. are offered in English and Span- and be willing to serve at a spon- because of her father’s death. The about guiding people.” Applicants to the School of ish, both in person and online. soring parish for five years while third time around she completed Archbishop Wenski echoed Ministry must receive two per- Tuition can be paid in 20 install- attending ongoing formation. 

24 YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY Florida Catholic June 2016 Did Pope Francis OK women deacons?

tion.” In fact, in addition to giving feminism and clericalism. deaconesses would also serve as the fact he was only speaking on No, but he did call a brief summary of a deaconesses’ In the question on deaconesses, an aide to the bishop in determin- the basis his conversation with duties in the ancient Church, the the sister asked why the Church ing the authenticity of domestic the Syrian professor, Pope Francis for study in order pope suggested that in modern doesn’t include women in the per- abuse, he said. said, “I think that I’ll ask the Con- times, nuns perhaps already fill manent diaconate, since they al- The pope recalled how the Syr- gregation for the Doctrine of the to ‘clarify’ the the role. ready work with the poor and sick, ian professor told him that “when Faith to refer me to the studies on “(The question) touches the and, in some cases where there is there was a matrimonial judge the issue.” ancient practice of problem of the permanent diacon- no priest, distribute Communion, because the husband beat the He also voiced his desire “to ate. One could say that the ‘per- lead prayer services and even give wife and she went to the bishop to establish an official commis- the Church manent deaconesses’ in the life of the equivalent of a small homily. complain, the deaconesses were sion to clarify this point. I am in CNA/EWTN NEWS the Church are the sisters,” he said “What stops the Church from in charge of looking at the bruises agreement, and I will speak to do May 12, with a laugh. including women from being per- on the woman’s body from her something of this kind. … To me it “What were these deaconesses? manent deacons, like in the an- husband’s beatings and informed seems useful to have a commis- VATICAN CITY | Pope Fran- Were they ordained or no?” he cient Church? Why not form an the bishop.” sion that clarifies this well, above cis raised eyebrows around the asked, noting that the Council official commission to study the “This, I remember,” he said, all regarding the ancient times of world last month when, during a of Chalcedon in A.D. 451 spoke question?” the sister asked. Part noting that while the Church has the Church.” meeting with religious women, he about the topic but was “a bit ob- of the Church’s sacrament of holy already published documents on In her question, the sister also declared his openness to estab- scure.” It is because of this obscu- orders, the diaconate is currently the topic of the permanent dia- asked the pope to give an example lishing a commission to study the rity that the pope said he wanted only open to men. conate which touch on the topic of where he sees “the possibility of female diaconate. But despite the to form a commission to study the of deaconesses, including a 2002 a better insertion of women and headlines, a careful look at his full topic. SYRIAN THEOLOGIAN document from the International women consecrated in the life of response is less of a shocker and Pope Francis said the topic of Theological Commission, the the Church.” points to nothing new. RESPONSE TO the female diaconate was some- conclusion for modern times was While concrete areas of inser- In fact, Father Federico Lom- QUESTION thing that interested him a lot still “unclear.” tion didn’t immediately come to bardi, head of the Holy See press The pope’s comments came in when he came to Rome for meet- The document, which gave a his mind, the pope said that “con- office, issued a statement a day response to a question posed by a ings. He usually stayed at the Do- thorough historical context of secrated women must participate” later in which he clarified: “One sister and member of the Interna- mus Paolo VI residence on these the role of the deaconess in the in consultations and assemblies must be honest: The pope did not tional Union of Superiors General, trips, and he met a Syrian theo- ancient Church, overwhelmingly with religious, “this is clear.” say he intends to introduce the who met with the Pope as part of logian who was an expert on the concluded that female deacons Women, he said, see things “with ordination of female deacons and their May 9-13 plenary assembly. topic of the permanent diaconate. in the early Church had not been a different originality than that even less did he talk about the or- The assembly focuses largely on After asking the man, whom equivalent to male deacons, and of men, and this enriches: both dination of women as priests. In the role of women in the Church he described as “a good professor, had “no liturgical function,” nor in consultations and in decisions actual fact, talking about preach- and obstacles hindering it. wise, a scholar,” about the role a sacramental one. It also main- and in concreteness.” ing during the eucharistic cel- Pope Francis’ lengthy discus- of female deacons, Pope Francis tained that even in the fourth The work consecrated women ebration, he let them know that he sion with the sisters consisted of said the answer he got was that century “the way of life of deacon- carry out with the poor and mar- was not considering this question four questions that touched on their role in the early Church was esses was very similar to that of ginalized, in teaching catechesis at all.” the lack of consecrated and lay- “to help in the baptism of women, nuns.” and accompanying the sick and Father Lombardi added that “it women in decision-making roles in the immersion … for decency,” the dying, “are very maternal is wrong to reduce all the impor- in the Church, how to better insert and to anoint women’s bodies. In NEED FOR CLARITY works, where the maternity of the tant things the pope said to the women into the life of the Church, addition to assisting with the full- However, given the lack of clar- Church can be expressed more,” religious women to just this ques- as well as the temptations of both immersion baptisms of women, ity on the issue today and due to he said.  Pope creates new Vatican office for the family, laity and life

CNA/EWTN NEWS proper functions both within the ing to its competence. and “its mission, according to God’s “establish aggregations of faithful Church and society.” Last October, at the end of the design, to support human life,” ac- and lay movements which have an VATICAN CITY | Pope Francis The Vatican department — Synod on the Family, Pope Francis cording to statutes approved by the international character, and will has approved the institution of a which is also known as a dicastery announced his intent to create the pope. approve their statutes.” new Vatican department dedicated — will also pay “special attention new dicastery, and his creation of The heads of the dicastery for Another focus will be the “deep- to the family, the laity and life. Ac- to the particular mission of the lay a special commission tasked with family, laity and life will include a ening of the doctrine of the family,” cording to a set of statutes released faithful to permeate and perfect the canonically delineating its compe- prefect, who will be assisted by a and promoting it through cateche- June 4, the new department will order of temporal reality,” the stat- tencies. secretary which, the statutes say, sis, especially with regard to the promote “the pastoral care of the ute continues. The new dicastery Pope Francis approved the stat- could be a layperson, along with spirituality of marriage and the family, maintain the dignity and on the family, laity and life will take ues for the newest dicastery “ad three lay undersecretaries. Mem- family. Other programs will include basic good of the sacrament of effect Sept. 1, 2016, at which point experimentum” on the proposal of bers of the department will include formation of engaged couples and marriage, and favor the rights and both the Pontifical Council for the the Council of Cardinals in charge laypersons, men and women, celi- young people, supporting adoption, responsibilities of the Church in Laity and the Pontifical Council for of the study of the reform of the bate and married, working in dif- and care for the elderly. civil society.” the Family will be dissolved. The Roman Curia, according to a state- ferent fields of activity and coming In addition, the department will This will be so “that the fam- Pontifical Academy for Life will be ment from the Holy See press office. from different parts of the world. support and coordinate “initiatives ily institution may always fulfill its connected to the new entity accord- The new Vatican body will deal One of the tasks will be to pro- to encourage responsible procre- with matters regarding the promo- mote the analysis of doctrine on ation, as well as for protection of hu- tion of life, the apostolate of the la- themes and questions pertaining to man life from its conception until ity, the pastoral care of the family, laypersons. The dicastery will also its natural end, taking into account the needs of the person in the dif- ferent evolutionary phases.” These initiatives will include efforts to of- fer support to women experiencing LEWIS difficult pregnancies so they do not & COMPANY resort to abortion, as well as pro- grams for post-abortive mothers. Learn Rosary Making The dicastery for family, laity, and life will be directly linked to the 35039-0616

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ST. LOUIS | The Florida Catholic took top honors at the 2016 Catholic Media Conference June 1-3, includ- ing two first-place awards and four other awards. The Catholic Press Association awarded a first place for best cov- erage of the papal visit to Cuba and the U.S. The winning package in- cluded six articles, written by staff members Jean Gonzalez and Linda Reeves, along with correspondents Laura Dodson, Ana Rodriguez-Soto and Angelique Ruhi-Lopez. Reeves penned a profile on Sale- sian Brother Salvatore “Sal” Sam- The Florida Catholic newspaper received a first-place award in the category best coverage of the papal visit to the U.S. and Cuba. The marco, a religious brother serving story package included stories from Florida Catholic Miami editor Ana Rodriguez-Soto, and Florida Catholic Miami contributing writer St. Philip Benizi Parish in Belle Angelique Ruhi-Lopez. (FILE PHOTOS) Glade, who was selected to lead construction of the chair Pope “Our staff beat out larger dioc- prefer?” as it highlighted the choic- migrants, priest stereotypes, what clear message,” and a “good logical/ Francis used when he celebrated esan newspapers that were in the es of the printed paper, its electronic seminary did not prepare them for, emotional blend and a good call to Mass at Madison Square Garden. heart of the papal visits,” said Ann edition or both. what one question would they ask action.” Along with a story on seminarians’ Borowski-Slade, managing editor. Two editorial awards focused on God, their most spiritual moment. The paper’s newest writer for experiences traveling to Washing- Second, third and honorable men- the paper’s excellence in coverage Read the stories to get the ‘A’ part.” Sunday Word, Father Brian Camp- ton, D.C., to see the pope, Gonza- tions in this category went to the of vocations. Jim Davis, a contribu- The paper also took an honorable bell, parochial vicar of Our Lady lez also wrote a story chronicling a diocesan newspapers of Brooklyn, tor of the Palm Beach and Miami mention in the same category for its Queen of the Apostles in Royal White House staffer who grew up in N.Y.; Washington, D.C.; and New editions, was recognized with a “Priest Jubilarians” special section, Palm Beach, was awarded third Lakeland whose infant daughter re- York City, respectively. “It displays third-place award for a popular se- which offers profiles of 25-year and place for a series of his columns ceived a papal blessing in the hall- our commitment to offer the best ries with readers — Who’s who in 50-year jubilarians of the Orlando, that appeared in September 2015. ways of the U.S. Capitol. Rodriguez- stories possible for our readers, the . In the series, Palm Beach and Venice dioceses. One judge wrote, “I think the writer Soto offered a first-person account most of whom could not be physi- which has appeared in the paper Writers of those profiles included makes nice connections between of returning to her native Cuba for cally present for the visits.” for the past two years, Davis offers staffer Gonzalez, along with Davis everyday life experiences and the the papal visit, and both Dodson For the second straight year, the a question and answer with a local and correspondents Marjorie Du- Scriptures. Conversational and and Ruhi-Lopez offered stories whole Florida Catholic staff took priest or woman religious. rante and Linda Caldwell in Or- easy to understand and enjoy.” chronicling the Meeting of Families home first-place honors for its print In the third-place win of best lando. “We couldn’t be more proud of in Philadelphia. circulation promotion campaign. coverage of vocations to the priest- Designer Michael Jimenez’s our editorial, advertising and busi- Judges described the package as: The judges said the campaign was hood, religious life or diaconate, “Priest Retirement Collection” ad ness teams,” Borowski-Slade said. “Very well-done pieces that find the an “outstanding submission” that judges applauded Davis’ format. won honorable mention for best “We are not a large staff, but we local story in an international event. “demonstrated a complete docu- “The key to a Q & A is the strengths single color ad originating with the are a talented one. And it is always Pieces are well written and well mented strategy for print circula- of the ‘Q,’ and this series of articles publication. The judges said the ad humbling and uplifting to receive paced, giving readers a window on tion campaign.” The campaign comes through. Questions like the had a good use of color, imagery national kudos for our hard work.”  the emotions of the event.” featured the question “What do you challenges to the Church from im- and space that provided a “clean, Pope: Negligence in abuse cases enough to oust a bishop

CNA/EWTN NEWS from office. In other cases, a “very and Societies of Apostolic Life. a whole.” the entire Church to protect minors grave” lack of diligence is neces- If, after investigations, this team For this reason, the pope writes, and vulnerable adults, bishops, ep- VATICAN CITY | Pope Francis sary for a bishop’s removal. Canon of congregations determines it is the Church pays “vigilant attention archs and those with responsibili- has issued an edict on the pro- law already makes provisions for necessary to remove the bishop, to the protection of children and ties in a particular Church must be tection of minors and vulnerable the removal of bishops “for grave they will decide whether to remove vulnerable adults.” extra diligent, Pope Francis wrote. adults, in which he said that neg- reasons,” as is noted in the motu him immediately or give him 15 While it is the responsibility of  ligence on the part of a bishop can proprio. days to resign. If the bishop does constitute removal from office. The document states that dioc- not resign in the allotted period, Titled “Like a loving mother,” esan bishops and eparchs, whether the congregations can decree his the edict — officially called a motu permanent or temporary, can be removal from office. The decision proprio and issued June 4 — con- subject to removal on account of made by the congregation must be tributes to existing norms regard- negligence — either through “com- submitted for approval to the pope, ing abuse cases. It particularly mitted or omitted acts” — if such “who will be assisted by a special pertains to bishops, eparchs or re- failure resulted in “physical, mor- college of lawyers, duly assigned.” ligious superiors who are deemed al, spiritual or patrimonial” harm The Congregation for the Doc- guilty of negligence in such cases. to an individual or a community as trine of the Faith will not be in- In a statement, Father Federico a whole. volved in these cases because they Lombardi, the Holy See’s press of- Investigations into the conduct pertain to negligence, not abuse, fice director, drew attention to two of bishops will be carried out by the statement said. points. The first is that a bishop can four “competent congregations,” “Like a loving mother,” Pope be guilty of lacking in diligence Father Lombardi’s statement said. Francis writes, in reference to 34730-0616 even in the absence of “grave moral The congregations charged with the title of the motu proprio, “the culpability on his part.” investigations are: the Congrega- Church loves all her children, but The second is that, in cases tion for Bishops, the Congregation cares for and protects the smallest pertaining to the abuse of minors for the Evangelization of Peoples, and most defenseless with a very and vulnerable adults, “it is suffi- the Congregation for Oriental particular affection: It is a task cient for the lack of diligence to be Churches, and the Congregation which Christ himself entrusted to grave” for a bishop to be removed for Institutes of the entire Christian community as 26 YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY Florida Catholic June 2016

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Reconciliación con struggling relationships who noon, St. Brendan, Miami. t#BTLFUCBMM+VOF +VOF el dolor de la pérdida de un FAITH EDUCATION Instituto Pastoral del want to save their marriages. 27-July 1, July 11-15, July 18-22, TFSRVFSJEP FYU Sureste (SEPI), Post sessions take place at St. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., $200 . 3010. 7700 S.W. 56 David, Davie. 352-274-4614, School of Ministry, classes t'PPUCBMM+VMZ BN Unbreakable412, Thursdays, St., Miami. Para inscripción: retrouvaille.org. begin in September. Enrollment 305-279-2333, sepimiami@aol. noon, $150. 7:30-9:30 p.m., Our Lady of Our Lady of Florida open through Aug. 31. Two- com, www.sepi.us: t4PDDFS+VOF +VOF the Lakes Library, 6600 Miami year program for lay men and Spiritual Center, 1300 U.S. July 1, July 11-15, July 18-22, 9 t4FNJOBSJPEF-JEFSB[HP Lakeway N., Miami Lakes. 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TWO SISTERS PROFESS VOWS

Two women professed their first vows with the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary during a ceremony May 13 at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Miami. Left, Mother Adela Galindo presents the new habit to, from left, Sister Josephine Marie of the Pieta and Sister Guadalupe Magdalena of the Loving and Merciful Gaze of Jesus. Center, Sister Guadalupe poses with members of her family after her profession, from left, cousin Juan Hermosillo, sisters Cristy Hermosillo and Andrea Hermosillo, mother Celeste Hermosillo and father Sergio Hermosillo. Right, Sister Josephine poses with members of her family after the ceremony, from left, brother Eric Lundstrom and mother Joan Lundstrom. Bishop , emeritus of Pueblo, Colo., presided at the Mass which was concelebrated by a number of archdiocesan priests and attended by most of the other Servants of the Pierced Hearts as well as family and friends of the two new sisters. (PHOTOS BY JUAN BELTRAN | FC)

er at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs St. Thomas U opens program is designed to provide a NEWSbriefs School, is one of 24 winners na- comprehensive understanding of tionwide. Her artwork, along with downtown campus cybersecurity management and the Enroll now in Owen’s, will be featured on the So- St. Thomas University is expand- major functional activities related cieties’ children’s website, www. ing into a new downtown campus to the protection of information and School of Ministry MCAKids.org, beginning the first located at the Bayfront Executive technology assets of an organiza- The Office of Lay Ministry invites week of Advent 2016. Both entries Center, 100 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite tion. For more information, visit the faithful to enroll in the Archdi- will be displayed at the Basilica of 3180. Starting in the fall, the new lo- www.stu.edu/cyber. ocesan School of Ministry, a two- the National Shrine of the Immac- cation will house the Gus Machado year formation program for lay men ulate Conception in Washington, School of Business’ cybersecurity Correction and women who desire to grow in D.C., throughout the Advent and management, and trade and lo- The article, “Divine Mercy their understanding of the Catholic Christmas seasons. Mass for the gistics management graduate pro- Apostolate hopes to build house of faith and their ability to serve the children and their families also will grams — two of the most in-demand mercy,” which appeared in the May Church. Classes focus on spiritual- be celebrated at the basilica Dec. 2. fields in South Florida. The build- edition of the Florida Catholic, Mi- ity, theology and pastoral ministry, ing’s position in downtown also pro- ami, gave the impression that only and are a must for anyone already vides many professionals working in $600,000 remained to be raised for engaged in ministry. Pictured is artwork by seventh- Learn natural the area with a convenient location the entire project. That amount is Students can opt for traditional grader Owen Liu, which to further their education. what remains to be raised for the classroom format or online courses was a grand-prize winner family planning The trade and logistics manage- first phase of the project, the con- in both English and Spanish. Class- in the Missionary Childhood Natural family planning is a mor- ment program is a specialized de- vent. The second phase will cost es meet once a week: on Tuesday Association’s Artwork Contest. ally acceptable and highly effective gree that includes coursework in an additional $2.3 million, and the evenings, in English and Spanish, method to postpone or achieve managerial decision-making; de- third phase another $1.3 million, at St. Brendan High School, Miami; a.m.-1 p.m., at Our Lady of Guada- pregnancy. A three-part series of in- mand planning; purchasing; strate- all of which remain to be raised. on Wednesday evenings, in English, lupe Parish, 11691 N.W. 25 St., Doral. troductory classes (one per month) gic supply-chain management; and Construction will not begin on any at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, West This year’s exhibition will focus on will be offered by the Couple-to- supply, inventory and transporta- phase until all the money for each Kendall; and on Thursday evenings, resources for children with special Couple League beginning July 23 tion management. For more infor- phase is on hand. in Spanish, at St. Bartholomew Par- needs. Catechetical teams repre- and continuing Aug. 27 and Sept. 17. mation, visit www.stu.edu/trade. ish in Miramar. senting parishes around the archdi- The classes will take place at Little The cybersecurity management Students interested in learn- ocese will be in attendance to share Flower Parish, 2711 Indian Mound ing more about their faith receive a their experiences. For information, Trail, Coral Gables. For information, Catholic Studies Certificate; those visit www.miamicatechesis.org. call 786-302-2116 or visit https://ccli. interested in serving in a particular org. ministry receive a Pastoral Minis- Local students win try Certificate. Participants must missionary Academy tackles be recommended by their pastor. human trafficking Courses for the 2018 graduating art contest class begin this September. Tuition St. Thomas University will offer is $560/individual or $1,020/couple, The artwork of two Fort Lauder- its summer 2016 Human Traffick- plus a nonrefundable registration dale students has been selected ing Academy Aug. 1-5, 9 a.m.-4:30 fee of $25 by July 31 or $50 after from among thousands of others as p.m., either online or in person at Aug. 1. Enrollment ends Aug. 31. winning entries in the Missionary the Law School Moot Court, 16401 For application forms, visit www. Childhood Association’s 2015-16 N.W. 37 Ave., Miami Gardens. The miamiarch.org/layministry and Christmas Artwork Contest. academy is sponsored by the pro- click on the School of Ministry tab, Seventh-grader Owen Liu, a re- gram in intercultural human rights or email [email protected] ligious education student with the of the university’s School of Law. or call 305-762-1184. Chinese Apostolate at St. Jerome The academy is designed to accom- Parish, is one of two grand-prize modate professionals at all levels Catechetical exhibit winners. His illustration will be of knowledge in the field of human featured in the official Pontifical trafficking. Participants will be able focuses on children Mission Societies’ Christmas card. to attend 15 courses taught by top with special needs Owen won the archdiocesan Mis- experts nationwide, both academ- sion Kids Art Contest as well, and ics and practitioners with longtime The archdiocesan Office of Cat- his entry was featured on the cover experience in combating trafficking echesis will sponsor its second pub- of the Florida Catholic’s December in persons. For information, visit

lisher exhibition for religious educa- 2015 edition. www.humantraffickingacademy. 35327-0616 tion programs Tuesday, June 28, 9:30 Christian Beasley, a third-grad- org or call 305-623-2320. 28 YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY Florida Catholic June 2016

Cub Scouts get ready to pray at the Catholic Scout Awards Mass June Baptism, Communion, and Confirmation items. 4 at St. John Vianney College Seminary. (COURTESY PHOTOS)

We specialize in religious jewelry medals, crosses, and crucifixes. Our NEW location is: Sacred Family, Nativities, Blessed Mother, 10174 West Flagler St. Scouts’ honors Divine Mercy, Saints imported from Spain, Miami, Florida 33174 ceived an age- and program-appro- Italy, Peru, Ecuador, and other countries. Troop members priate Catholic Scouting Award that from 20 different they had completed this year. In all, Hours: Monday-Saturday 83 Scouts from 20 different parishes 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 305-663-0075 parishes receive participated. 34454-0616 The Girl Scouts receiving the Spirit Register your email with us at: [email protected] Alive, their highest award, were: Ma- religious awards at ria Pardo and Samantha Romero of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Doral; annual Mass Elsie Gomez of St. John Neumann BARRY EKLE in Miami; and Michaella Beecher Special to the Florida Catholic and Lourdes Lopez from St. Mark in Southwest Ranches. The highest award for the Boy MIAMI | Brownies, Cub Scouts, Scouts, the Pope Pius XII Award, was Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Sea presented to Nathaniel and Zachary Scouts: An ocean of green, blue and Anzalone of St. John XXIII in Mira- brown filled the pews of St. John Vi- mar. anney College Seminary as Scouts The committee also presented and their leaders from across the the St. George, its highest adult Boy archdiocese gathered June 4 for the Scout award, to Lawrence Hribar of 2016 Catholic Scout Awards Mass. San Pablo Parish in Marathon. The annual recognition program During his homily, Father Capó is conducted by the Archdiocesan shared his experience attending the Catholic Committee on Scouting. last World Youth Day in Rio de Ja- The committee operates under neiro, where Catholic Scouts from the auspices of the Office of Youth around the world were represented. Ministry and is chaired by Barry Ekle The Scouts also received a sur- of St. Rose of Lima parish. Piarist Fa- prise quiz on the Gospel reading as ther Rafael Capó — himself a Scout Father Capó relayed that Sunday’s chaplain — celebrated the Mass, as- Gospel in a Scouting context. sisted by the committee’s chaplain, For more information on Catho- Deacon Emilio Blanco. lic Scouting in the Archdiocese of Father Capó directs the U.S. bish- Miami, please visit: www.catholic ops’ Regional Office for Hispanic scoutsonline.com or email adom Ministry and its educational branch, [email protected].  the Southeast Pastoral Institute (SEPI). Ekle chairs the Catholic Scouting During the Mass, each Scout re- Committee for the archdiocese. 35757-0616 Scouts and their leaders pose with Piarist Father Rafel Capó, front left, before the start of the Mass. June 2016 www.thefloridacatholic.org YOUR MIAMI COMMUNITY 29 Schott Communities celebrates ‘30 years and counting’ Special-needs clients star in fundraising fashion show on 30th anniversary STAFF REPORT

WESTON | Schott Communi- ties celebrated for a double reason last month: Its special-needs clients starred in its annual Models of In- spiration fashion show and lun- cheon May 4, and the center for the Schott Communities’ Ana Cano deaf and disabled marked 30 years models a dress. of existence. “There was lots of cheering for the clients and not a dry eye in the house,” said Jerry Cohen, director of annual funds and stewardship for Schott Communities. “This inspir- Schott Communities’ Gabriel Grove models an outfit at the communities’ annual Models of Inspiration ing event celebrated the determina- fashion show and luncheon May 4 at the Weston Hills Country Club. The sold-out event raised much- tion and positive outlook on life of needed funds for the center for the deaf and disabled. Schott Communities is also celebrating its 30th anniversary. (COURTESY PHOTOS) the Schott Communities special- needs clients.” The sold-out event drew 200 guests to the Weston Hills Coun- ticipants in developing skills for nity also has two residences on the ing a renaissance like never be- try Club and raised much-needed independent living, promote self- grounds: a group home and apart- fore,” said Cohen. “We have new funds for Schott Communities’ sufficiency, and provide social, rec- ments for the deaf or disabled. programs and a renovated facility mission. The show featured 41 reational and spiritual opportuni- Mass for the deaf, blind and dis- that is ready to welcome those who models wearing spring fashions ties that enhance their quality and abled is celebrated every Sunday at seek its services. It is with a sense of provided by Dillard’s of Pembroke enjoyment of life. 9:30 a.m. in St. Jude Chapel, located gratitude and joy that we celebrate Pines. ASM Beauty World Academy Schott offers art classes for dis- at 6591 S. Flamingo Road, Cooper the vision of our founders, now a provided complimentary makeup abled adults; socials for the blind, City, on the grounds of Schott Com- reality for 30 years and counting.”  application and hair styling for the deaf or disabled; Sign Language munities. Schott also offers reli- models. classes; counseling services; and gious education for children with For more information, go to www. Schott Communities was found- Welcome to My World, a sensitiv- special needs, including autism. schottcommunities.org. Schott Communities model Osvin ed in 1986. Its programs assist par- ity training program. The commu- “Our community is experienc- Salguero walks the runway.. Sacraments  FIRST HOLY COMMUNION  CLASSIFIED ADS

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MIAMI | A dream team of death penalty abolitionists has been tour- ing the state this past year to squash myths about its cost, effectiveness and morality. Their visit to South Mark Elliott, executive director of Floridians for Alternatives to the Ingrid Delgado, associate for social concerns/respect life for the Florida in mid-May marked the end Death Penalty, speaks with Joan Crown, archdiocesan director of Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, leads the panel discussion of a 75-stop tour with appearances the Respect Life Ministry. (PHOTOS BY ANA RODRIGUEZ-SOTO | FC) on the death penalty. in five of Florida’s seven dioceses. They have spoken to Catholics and is showing us what is really in the death row,” Elliott said. non-Catholics, attorneys and col- Scriptures. We can’t morally justify “There’s a better way forward lege students. taking the life of the offender,” Re- than the unnecessary killing of cap- The tour is a warm-up for a cam- cinella said. tive prisoners,” he added. paign set to launch this fall that Neither can the death penalty be And although he is not Catholic, aims to abolish the death penalty justified from a legal standpoint, Elliott paraphrased the words of St. in Florida, and to do so by bring- noted the former partner with John Paul II in his 1995 encyclical ing together all the different groups Greenberg Traurig in Miami. Reci- Evangelium Vitae. “We have life in currently working toward that end. nella said 85 percent of all the ex- prison without parole. So why are “We’ve done it in silos for a long, ecutions in the U.S. during the past we killing captive prisoners?” long time,” said Ingrid Delgado, as- four decades “have been in the for- sociate for social concerns/respect mer slave states and the states bor- A DETERRENT? life for the Florida Conference of dering the slave states. It’s basically Like Recinella, Kain describes Catholic Bishops, the bishops’ lob- the death penalty from slavery.” himself as a convert to the anti- bying arm in Tallahassee. “Success Death row inmates have been death penalty view. A 32-year vet- will happen once we unite all of exonerated as many as 30 years af- eran of law enforcement who also these efforts.” ter sentencing, he added. The death teaches justice and law administra- The dream team attacks the penalty “is an absurd and embar- tion at Western Connecticut State death penalty on all fronts: moral- Dale Recinella, a Catholic chaplain on Florida’s death row, rebuts the rassing disaster.” University, he said he “wrongly ity, practicality and fairness. The myths that certain Bible passages permit the death penalty. believed the death penalty kept me members who spoke in South Flor- WORST OF THE WORST? safe” until he started studying the ida included: Elliott, of Floridians for Alterna- facts. r(FPSHF,BJO B$POOFDUJDVU r$BSMP4BOUPSPPGUIF$PNNV- THE BIBLE SAYS … tives to the Death Penalty, agrees. 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So how much chaplain who has been on “death brought back to Rome from the America’s Death Penalty.” for the “worst of the worst” offend- of a deterrent is that?” watch” — accompanying inmates Greek island of Lesbos. Their Cities “It’s not possible to support the ers. “The death penalty is much As for the argument that the scheduled for execution until it is for Life campaign, begun in 2002, American death penalty by using harder on victims’ families than death penalty saves the taxpayers stayed or carried out — 33 times. He urges churches and public build- the Bible. It just can’t be done,” he a sentence of life in prison,” Elliott money, “nothing could be further has witnessed 16 executions. ings around the world to light up said. To cite one example: “What said, because the appeals go on for from the truth,” Kain said. Keep- r.BSL&MMJPUU FYFDVUJWFEJSFDUPS Nov. 30 as a sign of support for the does God do with the first cold- decades. “Most of (the families) just ing someone on death row can be of Floridians for Alternatives to the abolition of the death penalty. blooded, first-degree murderer in want this terrific roller coaster ride anywhere from four to eight times Death Penalty. Santoro cited “a good trend of Scripture after Genesis?” Recinella to end.” more expensive than life imprison- abolition all over the world,” with asked, referring to Moses’ pre-med- He added that “no one’s ever ment because of the cost of the legal only 58 nations out of 140 retaining itated killing of the Egyptian over- been released from life in prison appeals, which in some cases have FIND OUT MORE the death penalty. “I think that God seer. without parole” — a realization that stretched for 50 years. is working.” He stressed that “to “In any state in the U.S. that has led some to call it “death by im- “It’s far cheaper to put someone To find out more about what be against the death penalty is to has the death penalty, Moses is on prisonment.” in prison than to try a capital case,” the Catholic Church teaches about be against any kind of murder, any death row,” he said. But rather than Elliott also pointed out that Kain said. “It’s so important that we capital punishment, as well as facts kind of violence.” take “a life for a life,” God sends Mo- Florida has executed 92 death row have a truly educated electorate, about the death penalty itself, visit: Recinella admits he didn’t get ses into exile and after seven years inmates and exonerated 26. That that people really know the ups and t$BUIPMJD.PCJMJ[JOH/FUXPSL that at first. A cradle Catholic who makes him the leader of his chosen adds up to “almost one exoneration the downs — and most of it’s down DBUIPMJDTNPCJMJ[JOHPSH spent four years in the seminary, he people. of an innocent person on death row — about capital punishment.” t'MPSJEB$POGFSFODFPG$BUIPMJD was a pro-life youth organizer while “The way we send people into for every four people we’ve killed.” The campaign to end the death Bishops: flaccb.org. in college and helped raise funds for exile in our day and age is prison,” Most of the people on death row penalty in Florida will launch in Oc- t%BMF3FDJOFMMBTOFXTMFUUFS the first March for Life in Washing- Recinella said. do share some traits, he said. They tober with visits to every diocese by www.iwasinprison.org. ton, D.C. When Christians use Scripture couldn’t afford a lawyer at the time Sister Helen Prejean of “Dead Man t'MPSJEJBOT"HBJOTUUIF%FBUI “I didn’t realize that capital to support the death penalty, “who’s of their arrest and/or they couldn’t Walking” fame. Penalty: www.fadp.org. punishment was a life issue until got it backwards, God or us?” speak English. “It’s not the worst As Santoro put it, “The death t%FBUI1FOBMUZ*OGPSNBUJPO much later,” he said. “The Church He added that he is astounded of the worst (who get sentenced to penalty doesn’t work. We will do Center: www.deathpenaltyinfo.org. changed my mind and my heart when Catholics quote Protestants, death). It’s who can afford the best our best to finish with this machin- on capital punishment based on instead of the pope, while talk- lawyer. You don’t see wealthy peo- ery of death that is not human.”  Church teaching.” ing about the issue. “The Church ple with high-priced attorneys on 32 ADVERTISEMENT Florida Catholic June 2016 35844-0616