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Single Issue: $1.00 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40030139 CATHOLIC JOURNAL Vol. 95 No. 13 September 13, 2017 Spirit of Sion Pope beatifies two clergy in Colombia Fifty years after Our Lady of Sion Academy closed in By Cindy Wooden 1967, more than 300 former students and teachers gath - VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia ered to honour the Sisters of (CNS) — If just one victim of Sion for their contribution Colombia’s civil war forgives his or her aggressor, it can set off a to Catholic education. chain reaction of hope for recon - — page 6 ciliation and peace, Pope Francis Christ in Me Arise said. Celebrating mass Sept. 8 in A celebra - Villavicencio, a city filled with those who fled their homes during tion of the the war and with former fighters beginning of trying to start over, Pope Francis the school pleaded for honesty and courage. year for At the beginning of the mass, he Greater held up two heroic examples of Saskatoon those who gave their lives to “rise Catholic Schools featured up out of the swamp of violence and singer and composer bitterness”: Bishop Jesus Emilio ValLimar Jansen. Jaramillo Monsalve of Arauca, who was murdered by Colombian Marx - — page 6 ist guerrillas in 1989, and Rev. Ecumenism for all Pedro Maria Ramirez, a priest killed at the start of the Colombian civil CNS/Paul Haring “It is all too easy to think war in 1948. Pope Francis beatified the two TWO BEATIFIED IN COLOMBIA — A devotee holds a banner showing Blessed Emilio Jaramillo that ecumenism is a matter at the mass, which was celebrated Monsalve as Pope Francis celebrates mass at Catama field in Villavicencio, Colombia, Sept. 8. The pope for professional theologians in the middle of a broad field, typ - beatified Blessed Jaramillo and Blessed Pedro Maria Ramirez. and leaders in the Vatican or ical of the area’s cattle ranching archdiocese,” writes Jason terrain. of war, many at the mass suffered exiles and grief,” he said. the pope said. “If it were, then it West, president of Newman In his homily, the pope ac - horrors. The Christian call to reconcili - Theological College in knowledged that, during 52 years “How many of you can tell of ation is not something abstract, — VICTIMS , page 19 Edmonton. But it is a daily task for all. Advocates turn up heat on poverty reduction strategy — page 14 Disappearing By Michael Swan want to see in a national poverty progress on poverty nationwide. director of the MacKillop Centre The Catholic Register reduction strategy, people like “We would like the govern - for Social Justice in Charlotte - journalists Mary Boyd are hoping to increase ment to use the term eradication town, P.E.I. TORONTO (CCN) — Now pressure on the Liberal govern - or elimination of poverty, rather Named after St. Mary Mac - Professional journalism is in that Canadians have had nine ment to fulfil its 2015 campaign than reduction. Reduction is a Killop, Australia’s first saint who trouble because almost no one months to tell Ottawa what they promise to set targets and measure weak word,” said Boyd, who is had many relatives on Canada’s has figured out how to make east coast, the MacKillop Centre money in the news business, Bishop appointed for Diocese of Saskatoon was sure to get its recommenda - writes Thomas Reese, SJ. tions on housing, the social safety Religion writers are especially net and indigenous poverty into By Kiply Lukan Yaworski youth ministry, and supporting with a number of programs and Employment and Social Develop - hard hit because of Catholic education. renovation projects,” he says. “We ment Canada before the Aug. 31 declining revenues. SASKATOON — The new Bishop Mark Hagemoen, 56, accomplished a fair bit this year, deadline. — page 15 bishop-elect for the Roman who has served for four years as after discerning and gathering “This is a moral question,” Liturgical changes Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon bishop of the northern Diocese of things up for a couple of years.” Boyd said. “We all know well that MacKenzie-Fort Smith, was named He describes Mackenzie-Fort Christ had a preferential option the eighth bishop of the Roman Smith as an Aboriginal diocese. for the poor. He did because the Pope Francis has decentral - Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon in “Most of the Catholic people poor are defenceless. They need ized authority over how the an announcement by Pope Francis here are Aboriginal. It has been a people to take their side, to go to texts used in the Catholic released Sept. 12, 2017. privilege and a learning for me, bat for them. They need the prob - Church’s liturgies are trans - The Diocese of Saskatoon has and I still have lots to learn,” he lem of poverty to be called what it lated from Latin into local been without a bishop since Oct. says of his experience as shep - really is — a moral, sinful prob - languages, moving most 14, 2016, when former bishop herd of the geographically large lem in our society.” responsibility for the matter Donald Bolen was inaugurated as diocese that covers all the Boyd’s next turn at bat on the from the Vatican to national Archbishop of Regina. Rev. Kevin Northwest Territories, part of poverty question will be the Oct. McGee has been serving as dioce - western Nunavut, as well as the 17 Chew On This campaign co- bishops’ conferences. san administrator in the interim. Athabasca region of northern ordinated by the Catholic-Calvin - — page 20 The date for Hagemoen’s installa - Saskatchewan. ist organization Citizens for Music for liturgy tion as Bishop of Saskatoon has “In my whole way of approach - Public Justice and a national anti- not yet been announced. ing pastoral ministry, I have been poverty network called Dignity In an interview from his office shaped by walking with our This week’s PM features for All. Boyd and her friends will in Yellowknife, the new bishop- Aboriginal people here. In terms of be out on street corners handing music selections for liturgy elect said the unexpected appoint - how I pastor, and how I approach out lunch bags containing an from Oct. 1, ment is a bittersweet moment. things, that has been a real gift.” apple and a fact-sheet on poverty. the 26th Saying farewell to the people of Another passion for Hagemoen This will be the fifth year the Sunday in Mackenzie-Fort Smith diocese is is the need for a new evangeliza - Chew On This campaign has Ordinary going to be difficult, admits tion. This includes “the whole marked the International Day for Time, to the Bishop Mark Hagemoen Hagemoen, who says he was sur - issue of outreach to the People of the Eradication of Poverty. Last Feast of Christ the King. prised by Pope Francis’ decision to God, especially in the spirit of year 60 teams from coast to coast has a number of passions, includ - — pages 8 - 10 appoint him Bishop of Saskatoon. Pope Francis,” he explains. “What handed out lunch bags to 330,000 ing fostering a deeper relationship “It does come at a difficult time does it mean to go beyond the people. Boyd is hoping this year to with indigenous people, pursuing in the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort the new evangelization, furthering Smith, as we are just moving ahead — CATHOLIC, page 17 — VIOLATION , page 15 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS September 13, 2017 Catholics criticize Trump’s decision to end DACA By Kurt Jensen DACA youth live out Future plans for her group in - their daily lives with hope clude lobbying members of Con - WASHINGTON (CNS) — and a determination to gress to show “the root cause of Catholic church leaders, immigra - flourish and contribute to immigration, which includes tion officials and university presi - society: continuing to American policies that destroy eco - dents were swift and unanimous work and provide for nomic stability in other countries.” in their condemnation of President their families, continuing The Washington-based Francis - Donald Trump’s Sept. 5 decision to serve in the military, can Action Network’s statement to phase out Deferred Action for and continuing to receive compared Trump to Pontius Pilate: Childhood Arrivals known as an education. Now, after “Like Pilate, President Trump has DACA. months of anxiety and tried to wash his hands of responsi - “In the past, the president stat - fear about their futures, bility when he could have and ed that the Dreamer story ‘is about these brave young people should have kept DACA in place. the heart,’ yet (the) decision is face deportation. This God commands his people to care nothing short of heartless,” said decision is unacceptable for immigrants and treat them ‘no Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich. and does not reflect who differently than the natives born “The Dreamers are now left in a we are as Americans.” among you.’ ’’ (Lv 19:34) six-month limbo, during which Cardinal Joseph W. The Ohio-based Ignatian Soli - Congress is supposed to pass com - Tobin of Newark, New darity Network accused Trump of prehensive immigration reform, a Jersey, called the deci - undermining “the dignity of un - feat they have been unable to sion “malicious.” documented individuals,” adding, achieve for a decade,” he said in a “One can’t hide behind “As people of faith, we are called Sept. 5 statement. the term ‘legality’ in to uphold the inherent dignity of The rescission of DACA, an - rescinding DACA,” his our immigrant brothers and sisters, nounced by Attorney General Jeff CNS/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters statement added. “That is to stand with those marginalized Sessions, places an estimated WASHINGTON DACA DEMONSTRATION — Deferred Action for Childhood an abandonment of hu - by a broken immigration system, 800,000 undocumented immi - Arrivals supporters demonstrate near the White House in Washington Sept.