Single Issue: $1.00 Publication Mail Agreement No. 40030139 CATHOLIC JOURNAL Vol. 95 No. 5 June 14, 2017 Treaty Elder Series Pentecost calls us to share our gifts Several Treaty Elder Series events have taken place as a By Cindy Wooden unity in diversity desired by the partnership between the Holy Spirit by focusing on their Office of the Treaty VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The differences rather than on what Commissioner and the Holy Spirit continues to give they share. Roman Catholic Diocese Christians different gifts and to call “This happens when we want them to share those gifts with each to separate, when we take sides of Saskatoon. The initiative other in a community marked by and form parties, when we adopt stems from the final forgiveness and “unity in diversity,” rigid and airtight positions, when report of the Truth and Pope Francis said on Pentecost. we become locked into our own Reconciliation Commission “In a way both creative and un - ideas and ways of doing things, (TRC), in which churches expected,” the pope said, the Holy perhaps even thinking that we are were tasked to respond to Spirit “generates diversity, for in better than others,” he said. the TRC’s Calls to Action. every age he causes new and var - “When this happens,” the pope — page 3 ied charisms to blossom. Then he said, “we choose the part over the brings about unity: he joins to - whole, belonging to this or that Ecumenical gether, gathers and re stores har - group before belonging to the mony.” church” and taking pride in being covenant With tens of thousands of Cath - “Christians of the ‘right’ or the olic charismatics from around the ‘left’ before being on the side of The 2011 covenant signed world and with dozens of Pente - Jesus.” between the Regina Roman costal and evangelical leaders pres - The other temptation, he said, CNS/Paul Haring Catholic archdiocese and ent, Pope Francis celebrated Pente - is to seek unity without tolerating CHARISMATIC RENEWAL ANNIVERSARY — Pope Francis ges - the Anglican Diocese cost mass June 4 in St. Peter’s diversity. “Here, unity becomes tures as he attends a Pentecost vigil marking the 50th anniversary of the of Qu’Appelle appears Square and concluded a five-day uni formity, where everyone has to Catholic charismatic renewal at the Circus Maximus in Rome June 3. to be thriving. celebration of the 50th anniversary do everything together and in the Pictured next to the pope are Michelle Moran, president of International — page 6 of the Catholic charismatic renewal. same way, always thinking alike.” Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services, and Patti Gallagher Mansfield, In his homily at the mass, the a participant in the 1967 Pittsburgh retreat that marked the beginning Church dedicated pope said Christians can block the — FORGIVENESS , page 19 of the Charismatic renewal. Parishioners and elders from Questions remain after request for papal apology Moosomin First Nation and guests from neighbouring By Deborah Gyapong role in the residential school scandal. dard protocol calls for a formal Rene Leprise in an email. “That’s parishes in The Canadian Conference of invitation to come from a national all we have to report for now.” the Diocese OTTAWA (CCN) — Canada’s Catholic Bishops will not say bishop’s conference. CCCB president Bishop Doug - of Prince bishops are being tight-lipped re- whether it has issued a formal in - “For the invitation to the pope, las Crosby of Hamilton de clined Albert, along garding a possible papal visit in the vitation to the pope or may do so the issue has been discussed dur - to be interviewed for this story. with Bishop wake of Prime Minister Justin in the future. Although individual ing the ad limina visit of the bish - The Saskatchewan bishops Albert Trudeau’s request that Pope Francis or regional bishops, or govern - ops in the recent months,” said issued an invitation last December Thévenot, apologize in Canada for the church’s ments, may issue invitations, stan - CCCB communications director for the pope to make a pastoral M.Afr., and visit to their province in order to comply with the Truth and Rec - Chief Bradley Swiftwolfe, Real unity is foremost a work of God onciliation Commission’s call for cut the ribbon to officially a papal apology on Canadian soil. open St. Charles Borromeo By Kiply Lukan Yaworski Community Church, organized by start of a new commission for In March, following the Western Church on the Moosomin the Saskatoon Evangelical-Roman common witness and service. Canadian bishops’ ad limina visit First Nation on the feast of SASKATOON — A public lec - Catholic dialogue as part of cele - Dr. David Guretzki of Brier crest with Pope Francis, Regina Arch - Pentecost. ture on the doctrine of justification brations to mark the end of their Seminary presented “Justi fication bishop Donald Bolen told journal - — page 7 was held May 15 at Forest Grove five-year dialogue process and the and the Unity of the Churches: A ists the issue of an apology was Lecture on Evangelical-Catholic raised. The archbishop declined to Vatican welcome Relations,” with Dr. Brett Salkeld, be interviewed for this story. archdiocesan theologian for the Former CCCB president and Jamie Manson’s experience Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arch bishop-emeritus James Weis- at the Vatican last year Regina, offering a response. gerber said he thinks Pope Francis revealed there is “a radical Recently appointed vice-presi - would “want to have an invitation dent of the Evangelical Council of lack of hospitality or good - from the Canadian bishops as a Canada in Ottawa, Guretzki has will shown toward any whole,” because “that’s the diplo - also been a member of the nation - matic way of doing things.” person who dares to say that al Evangelical-Catholic dialogue, “This pope has such a high God calls women to ordained where he got to know the late regard and places such importance ministry in the church.” Arch bishop Daniel Bohan of on conferences of bishops and the — page 12 Regina — to whom he dedicated whole idea of subsidiarity of the the May 15 lecture. Guretzki also church,” he said. “So a conference Music for Liturgy gave the reflection at a joint wor - is that level of authority within a ship service May 16 at the Cathe - country. This week’s Prairie dral of the Holy Family to launch “We haven’t heard anything Messenger features music the new Evangelical-Roman Cath - official from the leadership of the selections for liturgy from olic Commission for Com mon church,” Weisgerber said. the 14th Witness in Saskatoon. Stressing that he no longer is Sunday in Different understandings about involved in the inside discussions Ordinary justification — or being made right of the conference, the archbishop- Time, July 9, before God — have long been emeritus said he thought a “con - cited as a central reason for the sulting process” was going on 2017, to Kiply Yaworski split between Catholics and among the bishops to examine all the 25th Sunday in Ordinary ON JUSTIFICATION — Dr. David Guretzki (left) presented a public lec - Protestants over the past 500 years, the aspects of a papal visit, includ - Time, Sept. 24, 2017. ture on justification and Evangelical-Catholic relations May 15 at Forest but the picture is more nuanced ing practical considerations. — pages 9 - 12 Grove Community Church in Saskatoon, with Dr. Brett Salkeld, theolo - than many realize, Guretzki said “Having the pope come to gian for the Archdiocese of Regina, giving a response. The event was part during the two-hour presentation. Canada is an exceedingly expens- of celebrations marking the establishment of a new Evangelical-Roman Catholic Commission for Common Witness in Saskatoon. — BAPTISM , page 6 — PAPAL , page 5 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS June 14, 2017 Pollution of oceans will have dire consequences

By Beth Griffin these present trends continue, this said countries that signed the ac cord century may well witness an un - were not moving fast enough to UNITED NATIONS (CNS) — precedented destruction of ecosys - meet their carbon dioxide emis sion If left unchecked, warming, pollu - tems, with serious consequences and temperature-reduction targets, tion, and acidification of the for all of us,” he said. although he acknowledged the tar - world’s oceans will have drastic The cardinal said the Vatican gets are ambitious. socio-ecological consequences, frames its perspective and action to Bjort Olafsdottir, Ice land’s particularly for people who de - minimize and address ocean acidi - minister for the environment and pend on the water for their liveli - fication and other environmental natural resources, said the recent hoods, according to speakers at issues on interconnected guiding decision by the United States to the June 5 - 9 Ocean Conference principles described in Laudato withdraw from the Paris accord at the United Nations. Si’ , Pope Francis’ en cyclical letter. was “deeply disturbing,” but she The high-level conference was It is a moral imperative to take care celebrated that U.S. “states and convened to support the imple - of the environment, which is a gift cities are still standing strong to mentation of the organization’s entrusted to our responsible stew - achieve the goals.” Sustainable Development Goal 14, ardship, he said. “Conserve and sustainably use the “Much of the decline in the oceans, seas and marine re sources health of the oceans is a result of for sustainable development.” emphasizing rights and autono - Sev en teen Sustainable De velop - mies to the detriment of personal ment Goals and the 2030 Agenda and collective responsibilities. for Sustainable Develop ment were CNS/Gregory A. Shemitz Effective regulatory frameworks unanimously adopted in 2015 by UN OCEAN CONFERENCE — A salmon sculpture created from to safeguard the health of our 193 UN member states. marine debris is seen outside UN headquarters in New York City June oceans are often blocked by those The conference drew more 6. The artwork was being displayed during the UN Ocean Conference who are profiting most from than 3,500 participants represent - June 5 - 9, an event coinciding with World Oceans Day June 8. marine resources and who are in - ing countries, UN agencies, inter - tent on maintaining or increasing governmental and non-govern - Oceans cover 72 per cent of the ing, polluted seas contribute to their advantages to the detriment mental organizations, and the pri - earth’s surface and serve as the migration, homelessness, hunger, of the poorer peoples and coun - vate sector. They examined myri - primary regulator of the global and poverty, especially in low- tries,” Turkson said. ad human threats to the oceans climate. They supply one-half of lying developing countries, speak - “Ethical considerations must and sought to mobilize urgent and the oxygen people breathe and ers said. be integrated in our scientific ap - tangible action to reverse the ob- absorb one-third of the carbon Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turk - proaches to environmental issues, servable cycle of ocean decline. dioxide they produce, as well as son led a Vatican delegation to the because environmental deteriora - Speakers repeatedly noted that almost all of the excess heat. conference and spoke at four tion and human and ethical degra - billions of the world’s people Nevertheless, oceans are threat - events. He is prefect of the Di- dation are closely linked,” he said. depend on the oceans for their ened by human activities that limit castery for Promoting Integral “Science can quantify the acidifi - main source of food and millions their critical ability to function as a Human Development. cation of oceans, predicting its of others draw their livelihood viable ecosystem. Detrimental At the “Partnership Dialogue on negative consequences and pro - from the seas. Tourism, trade and activities include over-fishing and Minimizing and Addressing Ocean posing remedies, but is cannot other major economic activities pollution from oil, sewage, fertil - Acidification” June 6, Turkson said pro vide the motivation for virtu - depend on healthy oceans, they izer, detergent, plastic and marine growing carbon diox ide emissions ous action. Technical solutions are said. debris. Rising, warming, acidify - increase the acidity of oceans. “If never enough.” Prince Albert II of Monaco co- chaired the session on ocean acid - Mystery of God’s love is revolutionary ification. He urged participants to CNS/Boys Town implement holistic local and glob - BOYS TOWN FOUNDER — Rev. By Junno Arocho Esteves have the courage of calling God conjugating the verb, ‘love,’ ’’ the al initiatives that focus on preven - Edward Flanagan, the Irish-born with the name ‘father,’ ’’ the pope pope said. “What an unfathom- tion of acidification and creation priest who founded Boys Town in VATICAN CITY (CNS) — said June 7 at his weekly general able mystery is a God that nour - of protected marine areas. Nebraska, is pictured in an undat - The mystery of God’s relationship audience in St. Peter’s Square. ishes this kind of love towards his Speakers supported the Paris cli - ed photo. The Vatican has taken a with humankind is revolutionary “This is the great revolution children!” mate agreement. Petteri Taalas of key step forward in the priest’s in that Christians can look to him that Christianity ingrains into the It is for this reason, he added, that Finland, secretary general of the sainthood cause, local officials without fear as children to a lov - religious psychology of man. The St. Paul chose not to translate the World Meteorological Orga niza tion, said May 15. ing father, Pope Francis said. mystery of God who always fasci - word “father” into Greek and instead In teaching the Lord’s prayer, nates us and makes us feel small uses the Aramaic word, “ ‘Abba,’ a Korean church calls for Jesus invites all Christians “to but no longer frightens us, he term that is even more intimate than doesn’t crush us, he doesn’t dis - ‘father’ and that someone may trans - tress us,” the pope said. late. The pope said that although peace treaty with North With temperatures in Rome men and women “can be far away, hovering slightly above 80 de - hostile or even profess ourselves as SEOUL, South Korea (CNS) been divided since Korea’s libera - grees, the hot and humid weather being ‘without God,’ ’’ God is never — A peace treaty is needed to tion from the Japanese at the end did little to keep the estimated far from humankind. replace the 64-year truce between of the Second World War. The 15,000 pilgrims from singing and “When we need help, Jesus North Korea and South Korea, Korean War, which lasted from waving as Pope Francis greeted doesn’t tell us to give up and close ending a situation where the two 1950 to 1953, made them bitter them on his popemobile. in on ourselves, but rather to turn countries remain technically at enemies. The pope occasionally stopped to the father and ask him with war, speakers at a symposium or - In recent months, tensions have to kiss several babies whose heads confidence,” he said. ganized by the South Korean bish - been high over North Korea’s nu - were draped in cloth to protect Before concluding, Pope Francis ops said. clear weapon and missile develop - them from the sun. asked pilgrims to contemplate on Hak-jae Kim, a researcher at ment program. In his talk, the pope reflected the difficulties they face in their the Institute for Peace and Uni - Peter Eul-chul Lim, a re - on the theme of God’s fatherhood lives before leading them in praying fication Studies at Seoul National searcher at the Institute for Far as a source of hope for Christians the “Our Father.” University, told the symposium in Eastern Studies at Kyungnam Uni - as conveyed in the prayer of the “Let us think about these prob - early June that a peace accord versity, said, “It will take long “Our Father.” lems and needs in silence. Let us would help usher in better rela - time to be reunified even if we set - While some may be more in- also think about the father, our tions with the North, ucanews.com tle the peace in the peninsula.” clined to refer to God with a title father, who cannot be without us reported. During one session, Bishop that is “more respectful of his and who is watching us at this Kim said it remains shocking Peter Lee Ki-heon of Uijeongbu, transcendence,” he said, the word moment,” he said. that Koreans continue to live un - South Korea, president of the “father” implies a trustful rela - Pope Francis also said he would der a truce put in place at the end bishops’ committee, said that the tionship “like a child to a father, participate in the “One minute for of the Korean War in 1953. The past two South Korean administra - CNS/Diocese Kaisiadorys knowing that we are loved and peace” initiative June 8, a moment truce was originally seen only as tions had suppressed the Catholic LITHUANIAN MARTYR — cared for by him.” of prayer starting at 1 p.m. on the temporary measure. Church’s activities for the recon - Arch bishop Teofilius Matulionis Referring to the parable of the third anniversary of the prayer “For a peace treaty, the first ciliation of the Korean people. is pictured in a 1957 photo. prodigal son, the pope said God service held at the Vatican with the thing we need to do is to recognize “We could do nearly nothing,” Matulionis, who was murdered in loves his children “not in a human late Israeli President Shimon Peres North Korea as an independent Lee said. “I hope the new govern - 1962 with a lethal injection after way because there is no father in and Palestinian President Mah - country,” Kim told participants of ment led by Timothy Moon Jae-in 16 years in prisons and labour this world who would behave like moud Abbas. the symposium, which was hosted solves the inter-Korean problems camps, was to become the first the protagonist in this parable.” “In our time, there is a great by the Korean bishops’ Committee very well.” Catholic martyr from the coun - “God is a father in his own need to pray — Christians, Jews for the Reconciliation of the Ko - The symposium commemorat - try’s communist era to be declared way: good, defenceless in the face and Muslims — for peace,” the rean People. ed the Month of National Rec - blessed June 25 in Vilnius. of man’s free will, capable only of pope said. The North and the South have onciliation and Unity. June 14, 2017 CANADIAN NEWS Prairie Messenger 3 New matching fund offers a chance to save lives

By Michael Swan A new government of Canada — Ottawa’s Famine Relief Fund istered by Global Affairs Canada. The Catholic Register matching fund which will double represents an opportunity to do Agencies such as Development and the value of charitable contribu - more in a woefully underfunded Peace — with contacts on the TORONTO (CCN) — There tions may give Canada’s Catholic emergency, said Development and ground and a history of working in are 20 million people on the edge aid organization a chance to save Peace emergency program direc - the affected countries — will then of starvation in just four countries some of those lives. tor Guy Des Aulniers. be invited to apply for grants from and Development and Peace Though the time frame is short “It’s good in a way. It will create the resulting fund. thinks we should do something — a June 30 deadline for contri - a momentum,” said Des Aulniers. Climate change, war, politics, about it. butions to be eligible for matching Since United Nations secretary incompetent local governments general António and corruption play a part in each Guterres declared of the four food emergencies tar - an emergency in geted by the Famine Relief Fund. February, the glob - If donors are looking for an un - al response to star - complicated, straight-up natural vation, drought and disaster to fund they won’t find refugee popula - one, said Des Aulniers. tions in South Su - “People ask the right ques - dan, Nigeria, So - tions: ‘If I give money, who is malia and Yemen going to use this money and for has been slow. As what?’ Those are really, really rel - of May 15, the evant questions. It’s really hard Catholic Register/Michael Swan UN’s World Food when you have to explain the situ - Luciano Moro Program reported ation, when it’s so complicated,” global funders had he said. Easter. He saw his farming family only committed 24 The politics behind the civil in despair, struggling to feed them - per cent of the $3.8 war in South Sudan may be com - selves and their children. billion needed to plicated, but the situation Luciano “They know how to manage head off starvation Moro’s 67-year-old mother faces their lives if given the opportunity in the four coun - as she waits in a refugee camp on to do so,” Moro told The Catholic tries. the South Sudan-Uganda border is Register . “Especially if the rains Ottawa’s new simple. She and her enormous ex - come and there is land available. matching fund tended family don’t have enough They can actually grow crops that gives independent food and can’t return home for will mature within three months charities such as fear of being killed by one army — three or four months — to alle - Development and or the other. Drought has wiped viate the hunger situation.” Annemarie Grudën Peace a month to out her family’s crops and made But there is also a war raging KITCHI BLANKET EXERCISE — An estimated 800 people participated in the Kitchi raise as much food scarce and expensive in and to complicate matters. When Blanket Exercise on June 2 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to mark the second anniver - money as they can. near the refugee camps. Moro’s relatives hit the road for sary of the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action. The For every dollar Moro, who works as outreach Uganda last year their crops were largest KAIROS Blanket Exercise ever, this event was presented by KAIROS Canada raised, the govern - co-ordinator at the Archdiocese of maturing. Some of the men tried and the Assembly of Seven Generations. The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is a participa - ment will add a dol - Toronto’s Office for Refugees, vis - sneaking back across the border to tory reconciliation event that tells the history of Canada from the perspective of indige - lar to its Famine ited his mother and scores of aunts, harvest vegetables their families nous peoples. Relief Fund, admin - uncles, cousins and siblings over desperately needed in the refugee camps. But wandering farmers were Treaty Elder Series a response to Calls to Action treated as spies by both govern - ment and opposition troops. By Myron Rogal missioner (OTC). Linklater, who “Growing up, I never knew that “she is grateful to be alive” “A few people got killed, did - serves as a member of the speak - that I had a culture, and if it had and hopes the Creator blesses n’t make it back,” said Moro. SASKATOON — Elder Agnes er’s bureau at OTC, “set the table” not been for my grandmother, I her “with another 30 years or “That is the desperation we are Desjarlais led a Treaty Elder Series for the event by sharing with wit might have never known.” more.” talking about — people trying to along with Lyndon Linklater May and humour the necessity of rec - Desjarlais described how she The hosting of this event in a find a way to get food to their 28, hosted by Sts-Martyrs-Cana- onciliation as a path to living out continued on to seek healing from Catholic francophone parish was families.” diens francophone Catholic parish our treaty relationship. a traditional medicine man in significant, as the French lan - The Canadian Catholic Orga - in Saskatoon. Linklater expressed the hope Alberta. It was a different First guage and culture along with reli - nization for Development and Marie-Jeanne Will of Sts- that treaty relationships bring in Nation than the one she was raised gious freedom have also at times Peace works with Caritas South Martyrs-Canadiens worked with breaking down divisions among in; however, this connection con - been victims of colonization and Sudan on a variety of food securi - the Roman Catholic Diocese peoples. Listeners were chal - tinued to change her life for the cultural imperialism, both in ty programs. Its current programs Office of Justice and Peace to or - lenged to view treaties as a mutu - better. Saskatchewan and abroad, partici - ganize the event. Several Treaty al relationship that leads to ac - Desjarlais ended by saying pants noted. — D&P , page 4 Elder Series events have now taken countability, growth and the suc - place as a partnership between the cess of each person. Office of the Treaty Commissioner The Treaty Elder Series serves and the diocese. as a means to receive gifts into the The initiative stems from the Catholic community, and for this final report of the Truth and Rec - to happen those present are asked onciliation Commission (TRC), in to set aside their urge “to help and which churches were tasked to to fix.” It was in that spirit that respond. Specifically, these dioce - Elder Agnes Desjarlais and the san events are designed to respond message she delivered were re - to Call to Action 59, which asks ceived as gifts to Sts-Martyrs- churches to develop ongoing edu - Canadiens Parish. cation strategies to help congrega - With her soft-spoken and hum - tions learn about the church’s role ble projection, Desjarlais shared in colonization, as well as the his - her experience of growing up in a tory and legacy of residential Catholic residential school in schools, and Call to Action 60 to southern Saskatchewan. She shared teach and respect indigenous spir - the whole of her experience with ituality in its own right. moments of deep hurt along with Rev. Jean Baptiste Murhumwa occasional joy. opened the event with words of Desjarlais then wove together welcome, expressing gratitude for how the familial trauma was lived the large crowd present and ac - out in her parents and herself, knowledging that the parish resides along with her siblings, and con - in Treaty Six territory. Traditional tinued in the experience of her Glen Berger gifts and words of thanksgiving own children. SPECIAL OLYMPICS — Some 400 Special Olympics athletes gathered May 24 at E.D. Feehan Catholic were then ex changed, recognizing “It was through discovering High School in Saskatoon for a track meet, marking the school’s 40th anniversary as host of the event. E.D. the willingness of the elder to par - that my people had spiritual prac - Feehan staff and the entire student body — some 550 people — run the event, officiating, timing races, keep - ticipate in this series. tices and traditions that were ing records, and escorting athletes. The athletes, who range in age from five to 75 years, participate in a vari - Lyndon then thanked the dio - healthy that caused me to seek ety of events, including ball throw, shot put, 50-metre and 100-metre races, and long jump. The Special cese for the rich partnership with out healing for myself,” said Olympics provides people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to realize their potential, develop the Office of the Treaty Com - Desjarlais. their physical fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience friendship through athletic participation.

4 Prairie Messenger CANADIAN NEWS June 14, 2017 Nonato first Filipino to command Canadian regiment

By Evan Boudreau tion to a certain extent.” was also a bridge into The Catholic Register The regiment’s history of active the hearts and minds service dates back to the pre- of the Afghan people. TORONTO (CCN) — While Confederation Fenian Raids and During Ramadan, No - some soldiers question their faith the 1885 Riel Rebellion. Its nato was part of a psy - when confronted by the horrors of infantry also served in both World chological operations war, Lt.-Col. Joseph Nonato found Wars, Korea and, most recently, in team that ar ranged for that military service affirmed him Af ghanistan, where Nonato served copies of the Qur’an as a Catholic. for seven months in 2008 in opera - to be distributed to the “Every single person has to tions support. poor. His group also undergo some kind of pressure so “When I was in Kandahar Air distributed dates, the you can confirm your faith,” he Field there were bombs coming food that tradition said. “Having to go somewhere down on us,” said Nonato. “One says the Prophet Mu - like Afghanistan, where you are time we were at mass, it was near hammad used to end having to live your faith in front of the consecration so our Lord was his fast, as Ramadan everybody else . . . that was mine.” already on the altar, and a rocket month came to an end. For the next three years Nonato attack happened. All the alarms “Since I am a per - will command the 250 men and went off . . . (but) the priest looked son of faith, I try to woman of the Royal Regiment of up at everyone and said ‘well I live my faith and I feel Canada. The reservist who teach - don’t know about you but I’m that this is a very com - es religion at Toronto’s De La going to keep going with the mass fortable way to try to Salle College is the first Filipino because if we are going to get bridge that gap” be - Canadian to command the regi - nailed this is the best place to be.’ tween Canadian sol - Photo courtesy of Sheila Nonato ment, which is one of the oldest in “That is the reality that is diers and Afghans, MILITARY SERVICE — Joseph Nonato poses with two young locals while on tour Canada, founded five years before around you.” said Nonato. “I could in Afghanistan. Confederation in 1862. Surrounded by death, Nonato say (to them) I’m a Nonato took command from found strength in faith. guy who believes in God, you’re a cadets while still a freshman at was obviously the only cadet that Col. Tom Payne at a ceremony June “If you are a person of faith, guy who believes in God, so let’s Cardinal Leger Catholic High had ever proposed that to him. 4 at Fort York Armoury attended by especially if you are a Catholic, work together. That was one of the School and began contacting mili - “He said we will make that hap - Canada’s first Filipino Senator, death is not something that you are main messages that we were trying tary academies, fully committed pen . . . (and) the good old padre Tobias Enverag. He called Nonato supposed to be afraid of, because if to put forward.” to becoming a soldier. He joined knew what the military duties “a trail blazer in our community.” you did what you are supposed to Volunteering to serve overseas the Canadian Armed Forces fresh were, so this guy for the next four “I am honoured by the fact that be doing in your life, then you are is also challenging for a soldier’s out of high school in 1991. years would meet me at like crazy they are giving me this and yet I going to get the reward,” he said. family. Nonato is married with “Joining the military was some - hours in order to have mass — feel the responsibility and the “Catholics really have to live with two daughters. thing I wanted to do when I was a 5:30 in the morning, 4:30 in the weight,” Nonato said. “It is with a that reality — that death is just a “It can be easy to forget the home kid,” he said. morning, 11 o’clock at night.” lot of dignity and a lot of gravity door or a portal to living our happi - front, but it’s also a very challenging The other commitment Nonato During the change in command, that I feel in my heart that I am ness. It is a part of existence here.” role to take care of . . . and to be a developed as a teen was to God. Col. Andrew Zalvin, commander getting this. It’s a vocation and I Not only did No nato’s faith strong support for my husband,” “I started the practice of going of the 32 Canadian Brigade, said do believe that it is a divine voca - give him comfort during war, it said Sheila Nonato. “It can be long to daily mass when I was in Grade much is expected of the regiment’s days and nights of taking care of the 8 and I kept that up through all of new commanding officer. kids (alone). It’s not always easy but high school,” he said. “Do well by this regiment, it D&P efforts go a long way it’s an important job.” Keeping that up proved chal - only deserves the best,” said Whenever her husband was lenging after he entered the Royal Zalvin. “We expect that of you Continued from page 3 Northeast Nigeria: pro moted, “he told me it is our Military College in Kingston, Ont. and you have my full confidence. — 8.5 million people in the achievement together as a fami - “It was an issue for me because Joe this is your command now.” have provided 5,330 households Chad Basin, including 1.9 million ly,” Sheila said. in the military . . . you are being As the new regiment com - with food, given secure access to displaced people, face starvation “It’s an honour to serve Canada immersed into a place where, 24 mander, Nonato said he is fulfill - clean water and sanitation for in the drought-stricken region. as the wife of a soldier.” hours a day, seven days a week. it is ing God’s will. 8,980 households and sheltered up — The drought has been the Growing up in Brampton, Ont., basically that your time is theirs,” “In Catholicism, our spiritual to 1,000 families temporarily in perfect recruiting tool for Boko the son of Filipino immigrants, he said. “After the recruitment life, you have to build that grace so church compounds. 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By Deborah Gyapong He recalled the arrival in March the number of private sponsor - “So we were able to get them family reunification program “so 2015 of the Al Dakhil family in the ships. Deogrades said Canada is into the very limited numbers that it doesn’t fall under those num - OTTAWA (CCN) — Holy wee hours of the morning at Ottawa only accepting 7,000 privately they have for this year,” she said, bers.” Redeemer, a parish in the Ottawa airport. “When you see something sponsored refugees from Syria noting Kholoud’s remaining fami - “We had to think outside the archdiocese, didn’t stop at bring - from beginning to end, and see your and Iraq this year. ly members are coming under a box,” Deogrades said. ing in only one Syrian refugee refugee families come, then seeing family — so far they’ve brought them start to flourish and make in three and plan to bring in three friendships in the parish, to me that more. is one of the most beautiful and In addition to the three original rewarding things,” Champoux said. families — all blood relations — “Of course, without God’s help, the parish has been instrumental nothing would be possible,” he said. in bringing in two young nephews “We’re doing this as a faith commu - of the families, who now have nity, Christians helping Chris tians. sponsors for their parents and sib - Husam Al Dakhil, 24, arrived lings. about 15 months ago with his The suburban parish refugee cousin Bahaa Hraiz. Holy Re deem - committee and its Knights of Co- er has found sponsors for both lumbus council have enlisted other young men’s parents and siblings. area churches, including an Angli- Husam’s family has been spon - can church, to sponsor additional sored by St. Mary’s Church in family members, though Holy Carleton Place. “It took us some Redeemer has helped with the time to prepare the application for paperwork, with topping up fund - them,” he said. “Their papers were ing and with other assistance. submitted to the Ministry of Immi- As well, the parish has re - gration on the 31st of December.” ceived significant monetary help After five months, their “appli - from fellow Knights in the United cation is now being processed,” States — in particular two parish he said. “They just got their med - councils in Georgia. icals.” On June 3, the Syrian refugees They have yet to be inter - prepared a banquet of Syrian food viewed by the Canadian embassy CCN/D. Gyapong as a thank you and a fundraiser to in Lebanon. bring in three more members of Husam has been working in FAMILY TO BE REUNITED — Husam Al Dakhil and his cousin Bahaa Hraiz serve a Syrian buffet. The the extended family. A film crew credit card sales at PC Financial. cousins came to Canada a little more than a year ago. Now Holy Redeemer Parish in Ottawa has found spon - from Chicago was on hand pre - He has completed an English sors for their parents and siblings. paring a video for the Knights course and plans to continue his 135th Supreme Convention in St. studies in banking and finance at Louis, Missouri Aug. 1-3. Algonquin College in January. Papal trips are costly undertakings Bob Near, who represents the Bahaa is still taking an English Knights Council 9544 on the par - course and working. Continued from page 1 gy was genuine, Weisgerber be - be tween Canadians and First Na - ish’s refugee committee, told the Mary-Lou Hakansson, co-chair lieves it was not heard as well as it tion peoples in Canada.” gathering it costs $12,600 to spon - of the parish’s refugee committee, ive affair,” Weisgerber said. He needed to be. Pierre Baribeau, a lawyer who sor one person. “We have 15 peo - said they were anxious to get recalled that when Pope John Paul “From the point of view of a represented the 50 Catholic Entities ple now,” Near said. “We want to Husam’s family to Canada as soon II visited in 1984, the church in new start, I think it would be good — dioceses and religious congrega - bring in three more to close the as possible because his brother is Manitoba was left with a $5-mil - if the pope would apologize.” tions — involved in the IRSSA, was loop.” 17. If he were in Syria, he will be lion bill. The CCCB had a deficit Fontaine said he was pleased also present at Pope Benedict’s The first family arrived in enlisted in the Syrian army, she exceeding $30 million after World that Trudeau made the request for 2009 apology. The only non-indige - March 2015. Kholoud Wakass, her said. “We felt it was really impor - Youth Day in Toronto in 2002. a papal apology when he met pope nous, non-clerical or religious per - husband Shadi Al Dakhil and their tant to get that young man out.” “The CCCB has no money,” so Francis in the Vatican on May 29. son present, he believes “the apolo - two children (Kholoud was preg - Husam joked that half of the that amount was “levied onto the “It would be a wonderful ges - gy has already been made.” nant with their third when she time he’s been in Canada “it has dioceses,” Weisgerber said. ture,” he said. “I wouldn’t say “I’m a bit flabbergasted that it arrived) came well before the Lib- been really cold!” “I suspect if (the papal visit) is anything to take away from the has become such a focus point, erals made a campaign promise “Other than that it’s really only for an apology, the church most recent effort to achieve one but politics is politics,” he said. later that year to bring in 25,000 nice,” he said. “You can plan for a would be responsible for most of of the 94 Calls to Action. (The “Mr. Harper already expressed Syrian refugees. Her sister Wedian, safe life. You can put goals and the costs,” he said. “If there were apology) is one of them.” his apologies on behalf of the who was married to Shadi’s broth - work towards achieving them, other kinds of events going on, Fontaine stressed the key role of Canadian public,” Baribeau said. er, arrived a year later with her hus - which is great. Personal safety is other people involved would be the AFN in the Indian Resi dential “Does that mean any new prime band, Wael, and two young daugh - threatened over there.” involved in paying for it. Schools Settlement Agree ment minister has to renew this apology? ters. A third sister, Claude, whose “We now have every member “Of course, it would be much (IRSSA), and the establishment of “Why not take action on what husband had died of cancer in of Kholoud’s family sponsored,” more dramatic if he came simply to the Truth and Recon ciliation Com- has been said and build upon it?” Syria, also came last year with her said Cathy Deogrades, co-chair of apologize,” he said. “There’s a lot mission. He said that, rather than he asked. two sons, aged 15 and 12. the refugee committee. “We’re of discernment involved in this.” Trudeau, it “might have been more As for whether a papal apology “What we are trying to do is just doing the paperwork now. The Prime Minister’s Office appropriate” if AFN National would open up new litigation bring over the fourth sister, who is It’ll probably be at least a year would not answer questions about Chief Perry Bellegarde had gone to against Catholic dioceses or reli - still in Damascus,” Near said. until they come.” whether the federal government the Vatican to ask the pope to come gious congregations, Baribeau “She is a deaf mute. She can’t Once the next three families would pick up the tab for a papal to Canada to apologize. said, “It’s impossible to say yes or hear the incoming shells, and if arrive, “then we’re done!” said visit, or require cost-sharing or “The Catholic Church is the no.” she got buried in the rubble she Deogrades. “We can retire. As far other arrangements. defendant in this whole matter,” “It would depend on the con - couldn’t cry for help.” as we know, these are the last of As CCCB president, Weis ger - he said, noting the government set tent (of the apology,)” he said. The Syrian banquet also raised the relatives who need or want to ber helped organize a private the residential schools policy, but “I don’t know much about all funds to bring in Kholoud’s moth - come to Canada at this point.” audience with Pope Benedict XVI the churches carried it out. “The those legal things,” Weisgerber er and brother as well. Deogrades stressed the collab - in 2009 for the Assembly of First aggrieved party was absent from said. “Some people are afraid of Rev. Pierre Champoux, the oration with the Knights of Nations (AFN) National Chief this very important discussion.” that. I don’t think those are things pre vious rector of Holy Re - Columbus in the United States as Phil Fontaine and about 30 indige - Bellegarde would not be inter - that concern the pope very much.” deemer, said the parish decided to well as the help of other area nous leaders. The pope apologized viewed for this story but issued a “Pope Francis does what Pope act after seeing news about Syria churches who have agreed to during the meeting for suffering statement that said the AFN Francis thinks he wants to do,” and the ISIS persecution of sponsor some of the refugees and and damage caused by the resi - “remains steadfast” in seeking a said Gerry Kelly, an expert advis - Christians. raise funds. dential schools. papal apology as well as a renun - er to the 50 Catholic Entities and “The biggest surprise was the As far as we know these are the While Weisgerber and Fontaine ciation by the church of the 15th former director of the Aboriginal speed at which everything came last of the relatives who need or do not wish to minimize Benedict’s century Doctrine of Discovery “as Affairs secretariat at the CCCB. “I together,” Champoux said. “We’ve want to come to Canada at this apology, they both say it occurred an illegal and racist doctrine.” think (the visit) is still possible.” all been part of meetings where we point, so I think we’re done before the Truth and Recon cilia- “We appreciate Prime Minister “It would be a real statement of talk about things and nothing gets “It’s wonderful to see churches tion Commission issued its final Trudeau asking Pope Francis to solidarity and support for him to done.” stepping up and wanting to do report in 2015. come to Canada to acknowledge make this gesture without all the In contrast, the first meeting of this,” Hakansson said. “This is At the time of Benedict’s apol - and apologize to residential school public celebration of the 150th the refugee committee, saw “within past the bringing the 25,000 over. ogy, the consciousness and knowl - survivors, something the Assem - anniversary,” he said. Kelly said five minutes,” people volunteering It’s not in the news anymore. To edge of the damage residential bly of First Nations has also he knows the issue of the papal to run the clothing drive, arrange add to that the fact the Knights schools had done was “fairly lim - requested of His Holiness,” said apology has been at the forefront food, find escorts to appointments from the States are sending money ited,” Weisgerber said. “The situa - Belgrade’s statement. “This will since 2015 when the TRC Calls to and offer them accommodation, he up to us, it’s just amazing.” tion has changed very much.” do much for healing and closure Action came out. “I know it was said. The government has cut back Though he believes the apolo - and will promote reconciliation conveyed immediately,” he said. 6 Prairie Messenger LOCAL NEWS June 14, 2017 Ecumenical covenant thriving and expanding

By Frank Flegel St. Mary’s Roman Catholic contin - Parishioners of Immaculate the Lord’s ruach — breath of life ued the practice of praying togeth - Con ception Roman Catholic — came upon the apostles to heal REGINA — The 2011 cove nant er that began in 2011, the year the Church in Qu’Appelle attended a broken world. “God said, ‘I’m signed between the Regina Roman covenant was signed. St Mary’s mass at St. Peter’s Anglican doing something new.’ That work Catholic Archdiocese and the Anglican Church in Regina held Church while their church under - that God is doing, the ongoing Anglican Diocese of Qu’Appelle compline (night prayers) every went extensive repairs. A schedule work of creation, never ends. It is appears to be thriving and expand - Friday evening during Advent with of services ac commodated both always in our midst. The work of ing. a group of Anglicans, Roman congregations. The co-operation the Holy Spirit, the work of A report presented by covenant Cath o lics and Lutherans who met of the churches was approved by Pente cost, continues,” said co-chair Susan Klein at a June 4 at a 2015 chant workshop. both bishops. Sinclair. ecumenical Pentecost vespers serv- Evangelical Lutheran Bishop A study evening about the Anglican Bishop Robert Hard - ice gave a few examples of how the Sid Haugan of British Columbia place of Mary in the Anglican and wick and Archbishop Donald two faith traditions are co-operat - was the preacher at a solemn Roman Catholic traditions was Bolen both spoke in glowing terms ing and worshipping together. eucharistic service held Jan. 29, held May 15 at St. Mary’s An gli - about the covenant and how it is While the initial covenant was 2017, at St. Paul’s Cathedral com - can Church in Regina. Klein’s being observed in other areas. Frank Flegel between the Archdiocese of Regina memorating the conversion of St. report opened the service held at “Something extraordinary is hap - Susan Klein and the Diocese of Qu’Appelle, Paul and the 500th anniversary of Holy Trinity Roman C atholic pening here,” said Bolen. several activities in 2016 and 2017 the Reformation. A delegation Church. Bolen’s presence was noted in deacons from both faith traditions included Lutheran participants. from Holy Rosary Cathedral led Homilist Michael Sinclair, Klein’s report as the principal participated in the service. A A prayer service in Moosomin by Deacon Barry Wood attended dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, architect of the covenant. Bolen, reception in the church hall fol - between St. Alban’s Anglican and the service. spoke about Pentecost and how Bishop Robert Hardwick, and lowed. At baptism/conversion we are transformed by the grace of God

Continued from page 1 our own: that is the ‘alien right - cil of Trent came along five years same thing: “the same individual on me, a sinner” — with Jesus eousness’ of which Luther and later it included the Catholic and corporate experience of the affirming that it was this man who Guretzki summarized the histor - Calvin both spoke,” he explained. Church’s decree on justification in God who extends his forgiveness went home justified before God, ical significance of the place of jus - “The Protestant teaching was 1547, which was firmly anti- to those who humbly come to him and not the self-righteous Phari - tification, the actions and under - that God accepts us as righteous Lutheran. in the midst of their sinfulness and see. standing of reformer Martin Luther, (what Protestants understand as jus - “It is my hope that we at least their failure.” “We must first and foremost and the roots of Evangelical Chris - tification) because Christ’s right - get a sense that disagreement Guretzki then moved from the affirm: justification is the action tian understanding of the doctrine. eousness is reckoned or im puted to between Catholics and Protestants academic and the theological into of God at work in us, doing and He also described a largely over - our account. That is, we are accept - on justification wasn’t just a the spiritual, by offering a reflec - accomplishing something in us; it looked short period of time in the able to God, not because of any - straight line from Luther,” said tion on the biblical substance of is first and foremost something early Reformation period when thing we have done, or even be - Guretzki, connecting the early con - the doctrine of justification that that God and God alone can do, Catholics and Protestants reached a cause of the change that God brings sensus of Regensburg to the his - both Catholics and Evangelicals even if it is we humans who ulti - consensus on justification, said about within us, but because of toric joint declaration on justifica - recognize: the parable of the mately benefit from it. God alone Guretzki. what Christ has done for us on the tion of 1999 between Lutherans Pharisee and the publican from justifies. God alone makes right. Generally speaking, for Cath - cross,” while the Catholic teaching and Catholics. Luke 18:9-14, which Jesus Christ God alone makes righteous.” olics, justification is the “imparta - is that justification is about God Guretzki also argued that addressed “to some who were con - Guretzki proposed that a com - tion of righteousness — it is putting “changing us by the Holy Spirit and Evangelical-Catholic relations fident of their own righteousness.” mon confession of our need for something real and actual there, thus making us acceptable to him - would benefit from focusing on Many among both Evan- God’s mercy should be the start - that was not there before,” while self. At baptism/conversion we are the actual experience of justifica - gelicals and Catholics are confi - ing point of common witness and for Protestants, justification is the transformed within by the grace of tion, rather than simply on the dent that they are right, noted service by Catholics and Evan - “im putation of righteousness — in God that brings about within us an doctrinal formations about it. Guretzki. “When it comes to the gelicals. reckoning on behalf of another, inherent (or imparted) righteous - “Most of us can point to an doctrine of justification, we are all “What if the world saw church - with a righteousness which is not ness.” event or an experience where we pretty confident that we all have it es — Catholic and Evangelical — The differ - knew, felt, or sensed the over - right. Evangelicals don’t under - together crying out for God’s ence “reflects a whelming mercy or grace of God stand why Catholics would want mercy on them?” he asked. “Too fundamentally in our lives despite our sinfulness to throw meritorious works into often the world thinks that the different way of and our failures,” he said. “We can the mix — we Evangelicals just church wants to pull judgment looking at how point to that experience of know - say we are justified by faith, not down on them, on the world. And God relates to ing the reality of God’s grace and by works. And Catholics can’t even when viewed more positively the world and to the reality that our sins are forgiv - understand how Evangelicals only it is assumed that the churches us as humans,” en, despite the fact that we are want to focus on forensic right - exist to ask mercy for the world, Guretzki sug - powerless to do anything to change eousness without addressing the on the sinners in the world, as if gested. it ourselves.” corruption in our lives. Catholics the need for mercy had been out - However, Doctrine matters, but some - may well say to Evangelicals, grown by the churches. What if the this division times “words can sometimes mis - ‘What good is justification if it is world saw churches — Catholics came only after lead us in very grave and danger - just a legal fiction and makes no and Evangelicals — crying out for a large ly over - ous ways,” Guretzki said. difference to the corruption of mercy on us sinners?” looked short pe - “As important as the frame - your soul?’ ” Unity between Catholics and riod of time in work of the doctrine of justifica - The parable Christ offers is Evangelicals exists completely the early Refor - tion is, it is secondary to the pri - precisely addressed to those who outside anything they can do or mation period, mary reception and the spiritual are confident in their righteous - accomplish together; rather, it when Catho lics knowledge that can’t always be ness, Guretzki reminded his audi - exists on the solidarity of broken - and Protestants expressed in language of this ence. ness and sin and on the power of came to a signif - divine action of justification by “Jesus goes on to tell us about God’s grace and mercy, Guretzki icant consensus our God; it is evident to me and I the Pharisee and his prayer,” he said. “There is only one true basis Kiply Yaworski on justification, hope to you that we should con - said. The Pharisee starts his for unity, and that is the Triune NETWORK — Dave and Donalyn Currie were the said Guretzki, template the extent to which we prayer by telling God what he is God,” he stressed. keynote speakers during a recent Weekend of pointing to an are speaking of a common experi - not — not like other people, not “We must beware of capitulat - Impact presented by the Saskatoon Marriage article of agree - ence and something wonderful like the tax collector. “To say, ing — whether subconsciously or Network. Originally from Saskatoon, the couple ment from the wrought by God: the justification ‘I’m glad that I am not like them’ unwittingly — to the notion that now live in British Columbia, where they founded Re gensburg and forgiveness of the sinner by a is already good evidence that we there is something that we can do Doing Family Right, a ministry that offers couples Colloquy held merciful and just God.” are un aware of who we really to bring about the unity of the and families resources, inspiration and counselling in Cologne in He pointed to St. Augustine’s are,” he said. “It is already a sign churches. God alone is God, and grounded in a relationship with God. At sessions 1541 as “an distinction between the res and that we are blinded to our own Jesus Christ alone is Lord and held at Circle Drive Alliance Church, the couple amazing synthe - the signa , saying, “Let’s keep weakness, and indeed our own head of the church, and the Spirit gave practical tools for making marriages thrive, sis of Cath olic working hard to clarify our lan - sinfulness.” alone is the Holy Spirit of our offering tips and insights on communication, com - and Prot es tant guage and our doctrine ( signa ) on The Pharisee goes on to make a communion.” panionship, conflict resolution, faithfulness, forgive - concerns.” justification, but let us also take to positive statement based on what Unity will not come from ness, sexual intimacy and spiritual unity. The It was a heart that perhaps Roman he has done, his good deeds and “low est common denominator Curries also presented a parenting session on deal - short-lived Catholics and Evangelicals might obedience to the law. “We can ecumenism,” from some form of ing with the challenges of raising children in a digi - agreement: be speaking of the same thing agree that what the Pharisee “non-doctrinal common service,” tal, online world. With extensive experience in min - although John (res ) using different language.” assumes as the basis for his justifi - from polite tolerance, nor from istry and counselling, Dave Currie also spoke to Calvin approved He called on Catholics and cation is misplaced,” Guretzki seeking common secular goals or local church leaders about achieving life/ministry of the synthesis, Evangelicals to “extend a signifi - pointed out. On the other hand, the shared political policies, Guretzki balance. The Saskatoon Marriage Network includes Martin Luther cant level of grace toward one prayer of the publican reveals the said. “The real theological unity a number of local Evangelical Christian congrega - did not, and another” and celebrate that both very substance of the doctrine of of the church is first and foremost tions and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon. when the Coun - are grasping after words for the justification — “God have mercy a work of God.” June 14, 2017 LOCAL NEWS Prairie Messenger 7 First Nation church dedicated

By Louis Hradecki those gathered to the apostles mass, a presentation of a blanket when Jesus came among them was made to Elvira Foronda, MOOSOMIN FIRST NATION saying, “Peace be with you.” Charitable Gift Planning Manager — Prince Albert Bishop Albert “That Jesus is offering that for Catholic Missions in Canada, Thévenot, M.Afr., along with same peace to us, asking us to in appreciation of the support Moosomin First Nation Chief come together, to reconcile and to received for the building of the Bradley Swiftwolfe; Rev. Fred - bring peace to our world. We also new church. erick Akah, MSP; band councillor receive a breath of life from the Kahpeaysewat, a retired Hilliard Kahpeaysewat; and Holy Spirit, and that breath be - armed forces member and a band church elders cut the ribbon to offi - comes a force as it enters into our councillor, related a story about cially open St. Charles Borromeo everyday actions, asking us to the land on which the new Church on the Moosomin First love one another and to forgive church is situated. On his return Nation on the feast of Pentecost, one another.” from active duty, Kahpeaysewat June 3. The eucharistic celebration went to visit his brother Jason, The reserve is located near included the anointing of the altar who was dying from cancer, at a Cochin, north of North Battleford, and the walls of the church with local hospital. Jason was the in the Diocese of Prince Albert. the oil of Sacred Chrism. Also, a owner of a dilapidated house on Among the faithful that gath - chalice was presented to the the property. He asked his broth - ered were parishioners from Moos- parish by the North Battleford er Hilliard to tear down the old o min First Nation and guests from Knights of Columbus on behalf of house and to build a church there neighbouring parishes. Akah, the one of their departed members. instead, and that is exactly what pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Local drummers and elders happened. Parish, and other visiting clergy from Thunderchild First Nation After mass, all were invited to concelebrated with Thévenot, with also participated in the celebra - the Moosomin First Nation band Louis Hradecki assistance from diocesan deacons. tion. hall to share in a feast and to con - CHURCH DEDICATED — Prince Albert Bishop Albert Thévenot, Thévenot in his homily likened Before the conclusion of the tinue sharing fellowship. M.Afr., and Chief Bradley Swiftwolfe cut the ribbon to open St. Charles Borromeo Church on the Moosomin First Nation on the feast of Pentecost, June 3. Jean Mahoney awarded St. Edmund Campion Medal

By Frank Flegel business, but a service. In each day and in many ways our hands touch REGINA — Jean Mahoney of the suffering body of Christ in Regina added another honour to those we serve. This is a great re- her list of honours as the third sponsibility, very worthy of your recipient of the St. Edmund Cam - consideration. Each of you has pion Medal, awarded to her at the received special grace, so like good annual convocation exercises held

Don Telfer June 8 at Campion College. The medal is awarded to an ORIGINAL HUMBOLDT — Saskatchewan Lt.-Gov. Vaughn Schofield (centre, front) unveiled a plaque and individual whose life and activi - art installation at Original Humboldt on June 8. She is flanked by Humboldt MLA Donna Harpauer, Chief ties have exemplified in an out - Darcy Bear of Whitecap Dakota First Nation, Humboldt Mayor Rob Muench, members of the Canadian standing way the service of faith Forces and the Governor General’s Horse Guards, and members of the Original Humboldt committee. The and promotion of justice ideals site of Original Humboldt, which is located approximately 10 km southwest of the present-day city of championed by St. Edmund Cam- Humboldt, was built as a telegraph station in 1878 on the Carlton Trail, the main overland route for Métis pion and embedded in the Jesuit Red River cart freighters linking Fort Garry to the east and Fort Edmonton to the west. Humboldt philosophy of education at Cam - Telegraph Station also served as a military camp during the North-West Resistance of 1885. The 80-acre site pion College. sits on what was once Whitecap Dakota land. Mahoney, a registered nurse, is well known throughout Saskatch - e wan for her many accomplish - Priest’s faith shaped many: Bolen ments and contributions to charita - ble and volunteer organizations By Frank Flegel “His ministry had a single turned around the altar so he faced locally, provincially and national - Frank Flegel focus,” said the archbishop, “and the congregation. He organized ly. She has held senior executive REGINA — Rev. Art Vanden - centred on a single proclamation: the first parish council and a folk positions in the Catholic Women’s Jean Mahoney driessche (Father Van), priest of God’s love.” group for mass at St. Peter’s League and the Catholic Health the Regina archdiocese, passed Following Vatican II, Vanden - Parish. Association, and currently serves stewards responsible for all those away May 26 at Santa Maria driessche wasted no time incorpo - He helped organize a priest on the board of directors for Santa different graces of God, put your - Senior Care Home. He was 89. A support group before it was en - Maria Senior Care Home. selves at the service of others.” mass of resurrection was held couraged by the archdiocese. After receiving the award, She urged them to look beyond May 29 at Holy Child Church, He was also a builder, and saw Mahoney addressed the graduands their own interests and be contrib - concelebrated by Archbishop both St. Peter’s and Holy Trinity and encouraged them to use their utors to society: “You each have Donald Bolen and fellow priests. churches built while he served gifts for the benefit of society. much to offer. I challenge you to Vandendriessche was born in there. Using her own experience as an take your place in community Weyburn, Sask., into a large fami - Rev. Ken Koep, a retired priest example, she told them that they enrichment.” ly. He attended St. Peter’s Semi- of the Regina archdiocese, said he would likely accomplish many Campion College is a federated nary in London, Ont., and was wouldn’t mind going to heaven more things than what their educa - college of the University of Regina. ordained priest May 30, 1953. His with Father Van’s portfolio. “He tion had prepared them for. All 72 Campion grads received entire vocation was served at var - was a fantastic parish priest all his “I encourage you to use some of their degrees and certificates from ious parishes throughout the Re- life.” your precious time to volunteerism. the University of Regina at the fall gina archdiocese. He once told an Archdiocesan director of Pas - It is a work of the heart — not a convocation exercises. interviewer that he always consid - toral Services, Bob Kowalchuk, ered himself a parishioner, and remembered Vandendriessche as a tried to serve in that way. man who loved people: “Even Bolen in his homily quoted though he was retired he contin - comments from several priests ued serving as priest and preach - who remarked on his humour, his ing on weekends.” Rev. Art Vandendriessche precise and sharp memory, and Vandendriessche received the how, regardless of how busy he pro ecclesia et pontifice , a papal was, he always managed to rating changes into the mass. He honour, for being a good and spend time with his family, espe - was one of the first in the archdio - faithful parish priest. Bolen noted cially his many nieces and cese to use the vernacular lan - that he was a man of prayer, a fine nephews. guage at mass, and the first who spiritual director and confessor, and a mentor to many. “His faith has profoundly shaped many of us Paul Paproski, OSB www.prairiemessenger.ca who have gathered to lift him into AFTERNOON SNACK — A robin enjoys an afternoon snack on the God’s merciful hands.” east lawn of St. Peter’s Abbey in Muenster, Sask. 8 Prairie Messenger CANADIAN FEATURE June 14, 2017 One year later: the reality of assisted death

By Michael Swan the tradition represented by the The Catholic Register Hippocratic oath. “In a healthy, liberal, pluralis - TORONTO (CCN) — In the tic, democratic republic, profes - year since state-sanctioned, med - sions have to have an autonomy to icalized suicide became legal on set their own ethical standards, June 17, 2016, doctors have delib - independent of popular opinion, erately caused the death of their the state and the market,” he said. patients at a rate of about three a “We do have a 2,500-year-old day. western tradition, with good rea - Health Canada hasn’t reported son, to be opposed to making this numbers since April, when it esti - part of medical practice.” mated assisted suicide deaths So far, all the major medical accounted for 0.6 per cent of all societies in the U.S. oppose any Canadian deaths between June 17 form of voluntary euthanasia, just and Dec. 31, 2016. There won’t be as the Canadian Medical Asso- another report until fall, but ciation had until 2015. But advo - extended for another six months, cates for medical suicide have it’s likely that last year’s 970 legal produced guides and handbooks assisted deaths may hit 2,000 over instructing friendly doctors on the past 12 months. how to get involved in medical Beneath the raw reality of the bodies and shift their positions numbers lies a medical communi - from opposed to neutral. ty that is still grappling with its Sulmasy wonders at the irra - own ethics and the changing Catholic Register/Michael Swan tionality of this politicized, false nature of the doctor-patient rela - EUTHANASIA STATS — The most current numbers won’t be out until the fall, but in 2016 alone, 970 argument for compassion. tionship, as well as a society that people chose medical assistance in dying in Canada. “It’s almost as if they are rail - must deal with its most vulnera - ing at the ominous and metaphys - ble. is now big business — and the talked to him about this, and he Court of Canada over the next ically unsurpassable reality of Ottawa psychiatrist Sephora dominance of the belief in tech - says, ‘You’re not going to try to couple of years, but it’s not about death, over which they have no Tang is certain the practice of eu- nology to relieve every one of our off me, are you doc?’ ” the legality of doctors injecting control,” he said. “They’re saying, thanasia is set to expand. She talks distresses, to provide every one of The question was offered as a patients with lethal doses of ‘I will get the better of you, I will about “when” and not “if” eligibil - our dreams, to provide assurance sort of joke, but not really. drugs. It’s just that last, little shred kill myself.’ They don’t even see ity for what is called medical assis - of the avoidance of even suffer - “Realistically, you have to ask of resistance from a few Evan - how pathetic that is in the face of tance in dying (MAID) includes ing,” Kenny said. “That is what that question, though,” said Mark. gelical and Roman Catholic doc - the enormity of the metaphysical psychiatric patients. She worries this is. It is the medicalization of “What if a doctor were to say to a tors who think they shouldn’t reality of death — to say that this about whether her patients are human suffering.” patient, ‘I think there’s nothing have to open that particular door is actually control. It isn’t.” already censoring out their dark Kenny, author of the upcoming else we can do. Why don’t you to death. In Ottawa, Tang thinks Can - thoughts of suicide when they talk Novalis book Rediscovering the explore this?’ ” South of the border, George - ada’s legal landscape now calls to her, if only because they believe Art of Dying , wants the world to Mark thinks assisted suicide is town University ethicist Dr. Daniel her to a higher, more exacting she could make it happen in a legal know that she’s a doctor. the easy way out — not for the Sulmasy looks at what’s happening standard. and socially acceptable medical “I am not a Wal-Mart clerk,” patient, but for the doctor and the in Canada and sees the gathering “For those people who affirm procedure in less than two weeks. she declares. health system. storm. the dignity of life at all stages, Her whole practice depends on The 73-year-old Sister of “Patients don’t really need “It’s terribly frightening to we’re just going to have to be real - patient trust. Is trust threatened? Charity is distressed by how read - medical assistance in dying. They me,” said Sulmasy. “I think it must ly, really good at our craft now and Tang isn’t primarily worried ily the medical profession rolled don’t need medical suicide,” Mark be frightening to you as well, just to take care of our patients as best about Ontario doctors being over and accepted a redefinition said. “They feel out of control and how rapidly this is expanding, and as possible,” said Tang. “Usually, forced by their College of Physi- of their ethics by political pressure they’re desperate. They’re fearful being carried out with a kind of if a patient sees that you care about cians and Surgeons to play a role groups and national media too and they don’t have a comforting secular vengefulness.” them and that you are working in a process aimed at causing their easily fascinated by the tale of person to help them through their Americans have long lived by your hardest to try to alleviate patient’s death, though that does high-achieving, strong-willed in - pain and through their worries and a code of personal freedom. their suffering and their symp - infuriate, frustrate and depress dividuals choosing the time and so on.” Arguments for patient autonomy toms, they are going to be given a her. Her first thoughts are for the manner of their deaths in defiance Referring for a MAID assess - will be massively seductive in new sense of hope. That will allow vulnerable. She sees patients who of moral codes. ment allows the doctor to move on the U.S., where euthanasia is you to work more with them, to don’t know their own mind, who “Irresponsible journalism,” she to the next patient. Whatever hap - legal in six states. As the debate give you a second chance. This have never experienced their lives calls it. pens next is somebody else’s re - wends its way from one state may help us to hone our skills for as anything valuable to them - But she’s even more worried sponsibility. For the broader health legislature to the next, Sulmasy those patients who want to contin - selves or to others. by Catholics who think there’s no system, assisted dying saves money. hopes somebody will speak up ue working with you and not have “As a community, we need to issue here. “We have to be realistic here. for the medical profession and their lives cut short.” be more embracing of those who “Medical assisted death is a Caring for people at the end of are vulnerable, who are isolated,” direct refutation of the Paschal life, that’s where the greatest costs she said. “The weak, the sick, the Mystery,” said Kenny. “It is the are. There would be huge cost frail among us — we have a call medical equivalent of Jesus at savings if these patients say, ‘OK, Self Adhesive Personal now to all people in the communi - Gethsemane saying, ‘I’m sorry that’s it. I want to pack it in now. Father, I’m not going to do it this Thank you very much. Let’s have Address Labels ty, not just doctors, to go out, to Order from: outreach, to show more love to way.’ ” a party for going away,’ ” said DESIGNER LABELS Dr. Doug Mark thinks of him - Mark. St. Peter’s Press these people.” 180 for $11.95 (colour) Box 190, Muenster, SK S0K 2Y0 For Tang, one certain result of self as an ordinary family doctor, in Just before legal assisted death Phone: 306-682-1770 practice 31 years. The problem he hits the one-year mark, the Fax: 306-682-5285 legalized medically assisted death email: [email protected] is that society can no longer safe - faces is the very idea of the remote, Christian Medical and Dental K 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 Cheque/Money order enclosed ly off-load its responsibility for lawyer-dominated, bu reau cratic Society of Canada will argue in an K VISA/MasterCard the least among us on a profes - College of Physicians and Sur - Ontario Divisional Court room Card No: ______geons intruding on the doctor- that they shouldn’t be forced by Expiry date: ______sional class of carers. However Signature: ______magical their powers may be, doc - patient relationship. He’s having the CPSO to provide an “effective 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 All label orders are sold in sheets Label order form: tors can’t bear that burden alone. conversations with patients that he referral” for MAID assessments. that fold for easy storage. never imagined. 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Hymn choices prepared by Bernadette Gasslein, Karen Koester, Heather Reid and Christina Ronzio. Please note that these selections are not meant to be prescriptive, but to help you in your choice of music that works for your community, with its resources and repertoire.

SUNDAY/ Part of the Mass CBW III Breaking Bread 2017 Glory and Praise (Green, 1997) Gather FEAST

July 9, 2017 Opening hymn 548 All the Ends of the Earth 548 All the Ends of the Earth 537 Come to Us 613 Praise My Soul the King of Fourteenth Heaven Sunday in OT CIS 6.34 Let Us Go the Altar of 570 This Day Was Made By the 683 All the Ends of the Earth God Lord 684 Come, Christians, Join to Sing

Preparation 481 Be Not Afraid 401 This Alone 281 Psalm 145: I Will Praise Your 724 I Heard the Voice of Jesus of Gifts Name Say CIS 6.26 All for Your Glory 677 The Lord Is My Light 406 Spirit, Come 647 Neither Death Nor Life

727 Come to Me Weary Traveler

Communion 482 Eye Has Not Seen 758 Taste and See 424 At the Name of Jesus 908 Take and Eat, This is My Body 13D Your Love is Finer than Life 361 Take and Eat 628 Come to Me, All Who Are Weary 950 Take and Eat CIS 6.10 Taste and See

Closing 542 Canticle of the Sun 560 Sing of the Lord’s Goodness 422 To Jesus Christ, Our 519 Sing to the Mountains Sovereign King CIS 6.23 Holy Is Your Name 375 The Spirit Sends Us Forth 615 Holy God We Praise Thy 622 Lord of All Hopefulness Name

July 16, 2017 Opening hymn 532 For the Fruit of All Creation 536 All Creatures Of Our God 537 Come to Us 610 Sing of the Lord’s Fifteenth and King Goodness Sunday in OT CIS 6.38 A Sower’s Seed Fell on 683 All the Ends of the Earth a Path 552 Sing Out Earth and Skies 856 This Day God Gives Me 684 Come, Christians, Join to Sing

Preparation 442 Praise to you, O Christ our 593 O Word of God 281 Psalm 145: I Will Praise Your 633 For the Beauty of the Earth of Gifts Saviour Name 390 Open My Eyes 805 Touch the Earth Gently 406 Spirit, Come

Communion 604 Seed, Scattered and Sown 353 Seed, Scattered and Sown 424 At the Name of Jesus 946 Let Us Be Bread

13D Your Love Is Finer than Life 774 How Lovely Is Your Dwelling 628 Come to Me, All Who Are 943 Bread of Life From Heaven Place Weary CIS 6.10 Taste and See

Closing 477 God of Day and God of 545 Glory and Praise to Our God 422 To Jesus Christ, Our 806 The Harvest of Justice Darkness Sovereign King 548 All the Ends of the Earth 734 Bring Forth the Kingdom 505 Disciples’ Song 622 Lord of All Hopefulness

CIS 6.23 Holy Is Your Name

CIS 6.40 Faith and Trust and Life Bestowing

July 23, 2017 Opening hymn 522 Blest Are They 419 For the Fruits of This Creation 537 Come to Us 596 Praise to You, O Christ Our Sixteenth Saviour Sunday in OT CIS 6.38 A Sower’s Seed Fell on 422 All the Earth 683 All the Ends of the Earth a Path 684 Come, Christians, Join to Sing

Preparation 474 Lord, You Search Me 330 Unless a Grain of Wheat 281 Psalm 145: I Will Praise Your 738 The Reign of God of Gifts Name 487 You Are Near 436 O God You Search Me 406 Spirit, Come

Communion 603 Gift of Finest Wheat 325 In the Breaking of the Bread 424 At the Name of Jesus 948 At the Table of Jesus

13D Your Love Is Finer than Life 324 Gift of Finest Wheat 628 Come to Me, All Who Are Weary CIS 6.10 Taste and See

Closing 433 The Voice of God (tune: 575) 421 I Sing the Mighty Power of 422 To Jesus Christ, Our 635 Let All Things Now Living God Sovereign King CIS 6.40 Faith and Trust and Life 734 Bring Forth the Kingdom Bestowing 560 Sing of the Lord’s Goodness 622 Lord of All Hopefulness

Gasslein holds a licence in sacred theology with specialization in pastoral catechetics from the Institut catholique de Paris. For the past 40 years she has been engaged in various liturgical and catechetical ministries, leading workshops around the country and is editor of Worship, a journal published by Liturgical Press. She and her husband live in Edmonton.

Koester is a member of the National Council for Liturgical Music, a group that advises the CCCB. She earned a bachelor of education with music major at the University of Alberta, and has a graduate diploma in religious education at Newman Theological College. She has been actively involved in parish music ministry for over 30 years as a singer, choir director and occasional trumpeter at her parish, St. Joseph’s Basilica, and in the Archdiocese of Edmonton.

Reid is the director of music for St. Basil’s Parish in Ottawa. She has an undergraduate degree in music (Western) and a master’s degree in liturgy from Notre Dame. Reid is a member of the music committee for the Ontario Liturgical Conference.

Ronzio is the director of the Liturgy Office for the Diocese of Hamilton. She holds an MA in liturgical studies from St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN. 10 Prairie Messenger June 14, 2017 ~ MUSIC FOR LITURGY ~

SUNDAY/ Part of the Mass CBW III Breaking Bread 2017 Glory and Praise (Green, 1997) Gather FEAST

July 30, 2017 Opening hymn 566 Sing a New Song to the Lord 315 Let Us Go to the Altar 414 Holy, Holy, Holy 839 As We Gather at Your Table Seventeenth Sunday in OT 568 Praise to the Lord 302 Gather Us In 536 Come, Worship the Lord 856 This Day God Gives Me

CIS 6.34 Let Us Go the Altar of God

Preparation 445 Earthen Vessels 485 God Is Love 349 Change Our Hearts 658 Seek Ye First of Gifts 549 We Praise You 593 Center of My Life 738 The Reign of God

719 Thy Kingdom Come

Communion 520 Blest Are They 627 Blest Are They 266 Psalm 119: More than Gold 937 Now in This Banquet

13D Your Love Is Finer than Life 324 Gift of Finest Wheat 520 Bread of Life

CIS 6.10 Taste and See

Closing 542 Canticle of the Sun 375 The Spirit Sends Us Forth 415 All Praise and Glad 736 The Kingdom of God Thanksgiving CIS 6.39 The Summons 374 Servant Song 807 We Are Called 608 Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God

August 6, 2017 Opening hymn 685 Splendor and Honour 727 Alleluia Sing to Jesus 421 All Hail the Power of Jesus’ 562 Come Now, Almighty King Transfiguration Name 400 Praise to God in Heav’n 657 Change Our Hearts 877 How Good Lord, To Be Here Above 423 The King of Glory

CIS 6.31 Christ, Be Our Light 676 Lift Up Your Hearts

Preparation CIS 6.35 O Christ, You Speak the 500 Transfigure Us 443 Transfiguration 878 Transform Us of Gifts Names Thanks, Dunstan of God 130 Transfiguration 456 Wade in the Water 434 O Light of Light, Love Given Birth 715 Lead Me, Lord

Communion 613 A Living Hope 506 Unless A Grain of Wheat 499 One Bread, One Body 941 Eat This Bread

608 Now In This Banquet 355 One Love Released 516 Seed, Scattered and Sown

516 Only This I Want

CIS 6.10 Taste and See

Closing 406 Sing with All the Saints in 609 Sing with All the Saints in 420 Crown Him with Many Crowns 686 Blest Be The Lord Glory Glory 422 To Jesus Christ, Our CIS 6.23 Holy Is Your Name 546 Praise, My Soul, The King Sovereign King of Heaven

August 13, 2017 Opening hymn 527 O Christ, the Great 624 Eternal Father Strong to Save 667 God, Beyond all Names 694 How Firm a Foundation Nineteenth Foundation Sunday in OT 665 Save Us O Lord 714 If God Is for Us 606 Glory and Praise 448 Forever I Will Sing

CIS 6.34 Let Us Go the Altar of God

Preparation 374 With Our God 484 Faith, Hope, Love 25 Psalm 85: Let Us See Your 825 O God of Every Nation of Gifts Kindness 504 Before the Sun Burned Bright 649 River of Glory 777 Here I Am 596 Hold Me in Life CIS 6.26 All For Your Glory

Communion 603 Gift of Finest Wheat 324 Gift of Finest Wheat 603 Be Not Afraid 932 One Bread, One Body

611 Take and Eat 364 I am the Bread of Life 630 Do Not Be Afraid

CIS 6.10 Taste and See

Closing 563 Sing a New Song 545 Glory and Praise to Our God 671 Glory and Praise to Our God 685 How Can I Keep From Singing CIS 6.26 We Shall Go Out 538 Praise God From Whom All 672 All Creatures of Our God and Blessings Flow King

August 20, 2017 Opening hymn 587 Gather Us In 315 Let Us Go to the Altar of God 687 Sing Alleluia 843 God is Here! As We His Twentieth People Sunday in OT 529: In Christ There Is No East 302 Gather Us In 691 Praise the Lord, My Soul or West (tune: 424 or 529) 839 As We Gather at Your Table

CIS 6.29 O God of Past and Present

Preparation 570 Laudate, Omnes Gentes 390 Open My Eyes Lord 639 There’s a Wideness in God’s 960 Healer of Our Every Ill of Gifts Mercy CIS 6.26 All For Your Glory 487 Dwelling Place 728 Eye Has Not Seen 722 In the Day of the Lord

Communion 610 Taste and See 336 Eat this Bread 652 Peace Prayer 47 The Cry of the Poor

13D Your Love is Finer than Life 317 Gather Us Together 669 Beautiful Saviour 943 Bread of Life From Heaven

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SUNDAY/ Part of the Mass CBW III Breaking Bread 2017 Glory and Praise (Green, 1997) Gather FEAST

August 20, 2017 Closing 477 God of Day and God of 383 City of God 599 Blest Be the Lord 604 All the Ends of the Earth continued Darkness 548 All the Ends of the Earth 670 Sing a New Song 593 O Praise the Lord, Sing Unto God

CIS 6.26 We Shall Go Out

August 27, 2017 Opening hymn 581 Church of God 418 The Church’s One Foundation 605 Though the Mountains May 644 There’s a Wideness in God’s Twenty-first Fall Mercy Sunday in OT 591 God Is Alive 414 Church of God Elect and Glorious 662 Praise to You, O Christ, Our 686 Blest Be the Lord 592 This Is the Day Saviour

CIS 6.34 Let Us Go to the Altar of God

Preparation 527 O Christ, the Sure Foundation 436 O God, You Search Me 601 O God, You Search Me 735 Blest Are They of Gifts 510 O Beauty, Ever Ancient 620 There Is a Longing 590 Christ Be Our Light!

Communion 601 Gather Us Together 364 I Am the Bread of Life 506 To Be Your Bread 942 Come and Eat This Living Bread 13D Your Love is Finer than Life 341 When We Eat This Bread 710 I Have Loved You 394 May We Be One CIS 6.10 Taste and See

Closing 533 Sent Forth by God’s Blessing 182 Go Make of All Disciples 665 How Great Thou Art 609 You Are the Voice

CIS 6.33 God, We Praise You 499 Go Make a Difference 699 Give Thanks to the Lord 765 The Church of Christ

Sept. 3, 2017 Opening hymn 373 Tree of Life 475 There’s a Wideness in God’s 444 Lift High the Cross 801 Take Up Your Cross Twenty-second Mercy Sunday in OT CIS 6.16 Glory in the Cross 586 Take Up Your Cross 848 Gather Us In (Easter text) 712 Glory in the Cross

Preparation 383 Alleluia! Give Thanks to the 498 Only This I Want 477 Holy Darkness 782 Only This I Want of Gifts Risen Lord 511 Come Unto Me 713 Rain Down 790 The Summons CIS 6.15 There is a Longing

Communion 610 Taste and See 627 Blest Are They 213 Psalm 63: My Soul Thirsts 946 Let Us Be Bread

611 Take and Eat 342 God’s Holy Gifts 485 In the Shadow of Your Wings

CIS 6.12 Gather Your People

Closing 435 Lift High the Cross 581 They’ll Know We Are 588 Sent Forth by God’s Blessing 807 We Are Called Christians 532 For the Fruit of All Creation 717 Beatitudes 615 Holy God We Praise Thy 713 Lift High the Cross Name CIS 6.32 God Our Author and Creator

Sept. 10, 2017 Opening hymn 581 Church of God 311 As We Gather At Your Table 530 Table of Plenty 851 Christ Has Promised to Be Twenty-third Present Sunday in OT 561 O God, Beyond All Praising 315 Let Us Go to the Altar 36 Come, Worship the Lord 844 Alleluia! Give the Glory CIS 6.29 O God of Past and Present

Preparation 595 Christians, Let Us Love One 591 Your Words are Spirit and Life 361 Jesu, Jesu 701 No Greater Love of Gifts Another 659 Turn to Me 364 Ubi Caritas 699 God is Love CIS 6.39 The Summons 645 Love One Another 707 The Call is Clear and Simple

Communion 473 God Is Love 341 When We Eat This Bread 528 Bread for the World 696 Ubi Caritas

13D Your Love Is Finer than Life 317 Gather Us Together 560 God of the Hungry 930 Taste and See

CIS 6.12 Gather Your People

Closing 650 This Day God Gives Me 440 How Can I Keep from Singing 608 Seek Ye First the Kingdom 759 God Sends Us Forth of God 534 Let All Things Now Living 595 We Are the Light of the 635 Let All Things Now Living World 690 Sing of the Lord’s Goodness CIS 6.31 Christ, Be Our Light

Sept. 17, 2017 Opening hymn 581 Church of God, v 2,4,7 381 The Summons 529 Gather Your People 964 The Master Came to Bring Twenty-fourth Good News Sunday in OT 483 For You Are My God 197 We Gather Together 686 Praise to the Lord 644 There’s a Wideness in God’s CIS 6.39 The Summons Mercy

Preparation 424 I Come With Joy 314 Give Us, O Lord 251 Loving and Forgiving: 653 There is a Longing of Gifts Psalm 103 CIS 6.22 Loving and Forgiving 507 Now We Remain 756 When We Are Living

646 Keep in Mind

Communion 473 God Is Love 363 Our Blessing Cup 344 With the Lord 942 Come and Eat This Living Bread 608 Now In This Banquet 774 How Lovely Is Your Dwelling 652 Peace Prayer

CIS 6.12 Gather Your People 12 Prairie Messenger FEATURE/MUSIC FOR LITURGY June 14, 2017 When women are ‘clear and present danger’ at Vatican

The following is from the National Catholic Reporter (ncronline.org), and subjected to a thorough search June 7, 2017, and is reprinted with permission. of our bags. I was carrying a small satchel By Jamie Manson er priests in their discernment with a fresh blouse inside. The about what might need to change. security officer whipped the shirt This is a story that should have Last year Francis declared an out, shook it violently in the air, been told a year ago. I’m not sure Extraordinary Jubilee Year of and then threw it back into my why I have hesitated to tell it. But Mercy, and many events were arms. It took me a moment to real - the strange alchemy of the fear held at the Vatican to celebrate it. ize that he wasn’t looking for a and suspicion generated by recent On June 1 - 3, 2016, the Vatican weapon; he was looking for a cler - terror attacks, combined with hosted a Jubilee for Priests, which ical collar. Pope Francis’ recent comments concluded with a mass led by the They confiscated our banners, about the “vocations crisis,” com - pope. flyers and buttons. They were pels me to recount an incident I In response, leaders at Women’s adamant about searching our bags was involved in one year ago last Ordination Worldwide and Wom - for priests’ stoles. week: the day that a small group en’s Ordination Conference de - “Whatever you do, you cannot of women and I become a clear vised an action called “A Jubilee wear a stole on St. Peter’s and present danger at the Vatican. for Women Priests” to run concur - Square,” the policewoman warned Before I tell the story, here is a rently with the Vatican’s Jubilee for Art Babych us. “It will be considered a provo - quick review of Francis’ words Priests. It involved a peaceful wit - WOMEN WHO ARE CALLED — Christine Mayr-Lumetzberger, one cation.” about the “vocations crisis,” ness in front of Castel Sant’Angelo, of the Danube Seven, the first seven women ordained in the Roman Two women, members of which he offered in a question- just blocks away from St. Peter’s Catholic Womenpriests movement in 2002, right, is seen in this file Roman Catholic Womenpriests, and-answer session with priests Square. Organizers had also se - photo. When leaders at Women’s Ordination Worldwide and Women’s had their stoles seized like contra - and religious during a one-day cured us tickets to the mass with the Ordination Conference devised an action called “A Jubilee for Women band. visit to Genoa, Italy, recently. pope. Priests” to run concurrently with the Vatican’s Jubilee for Priests last All of our confiscated items According to Crux’s Inés San Our message at the witness was year at the Vatican, they were told by police that priests in attendance were taken to the police station on Martín, Francis named a host of simple: God calls men and women would not be able to understand why a woman, who was a Anglican the square. We were told that we factors that are contributing to the to the priesthood. priest, was wearing a collar. could pick them up after the mass crisis. First, he blamed lower birth- With the help of an Italian citi - had concluded. rates. “When families had bigger zen, a permit was obtained for the just after our witness concluded. spoke to the media about our When the police were at last families, there were more (voca - protest in front of Castel Sant’ Looking at the tickets, she said, belief that women, too, have a satisfied that our threatening ma- tions),” he said. Now, it’s “easier to Angelo, a site that, we hoped, “Oh, you are pilgrims.” Suddenly vocation to the priesthood. terials had been neutralized, we live with a cat or a dog.” priests would be walking past on the police were keen to keep us in The nine of us were then were led through metal detectors He placed an even bigger blame their way to concelebrate the mass place, and insisted on “escorting” marched, two by two, up the Villa and shown to our seats. Francis on priests and religious who are at St. Peter’s. But it was the police, us to St. Peter’s Square. Our band della Conciliazione . Two police was visible in the distance, sur - joyless or too worldly. “A young rather than priests, who were there of nine women witnesses would officers led us at the front of our rounded by thousands of men in person will see them and say, ‘I to greet us that morning. not be permitted to walk to the line and two held up the rear. Two albs and stoles. don’t want to live like that.’ It Six members of the Roman Vatican on our own. police cars, one marked and one A member of the Vatican securi - pushes people away,” Francis said. Polizia interrogated our organiz - The most intensive negotiation unmarked, tailed us on either side. ty force was posted in front of us, “It’s a time to ask the Lord and ers, scrutinized our permit and surrounded a female Anglican The officers inside glared at us as and another on the aisle. Their eyes ourselves, what do we have to do? tried to find a reason to end our priest who had joined our witness they cruised along. were trained particularly on our What do we have to change?” the witness before it even started. The in solidarity. She is one of a hand - When we at last arrived at the Anglican priest supporter and her pope reflected. “Addressing the chief negotiator for the Roman ful of Anglican priests who serve Vatican’s barricades we were met collar. About 30 minutes into the prob lems is a necessary thing. police, a female officer, patiently in Rome and she was wearing a with a dozen new security offi - liturgy, the Anglican priest left the Learning from problems is man da - spoke to our organizers while five Roman collar, as she does most cials, some from the Roman mass to attend to her own church. tory.” male officers encircled them. days as an ordained minister. police, others from the Vatican’s The security guards, who perhaps The story I am about to recount She told us that normally her We explained in detail why she Gendarmeria , and still others who had gotten bored of watching us might qualify as joyless and cer - unit is charged with protecting the was entitled to wear a priest’s col - were unidentified men in black watch the liturgy, hadn’t noticed tainly involves being pushed away. Vatican from terrorist threats, but lar. “I understand who she is and suits. We were outnumbered two- her departure. When they realized But I tell it with the hope that it that day they had been assigned to why she can wear it,” the officer to-one by officers from various she was missing from our row, a might help the pope and his broth - watch us. Throughout the negotia - said, motioning with her arm security agencies, some of whom minor panic broke out. tions, she made several cellphone toward St. Peter’s Basilica in the spoke to us from behind a barrier One of the guards approached calls to the chief of the Corpo distance. “But they will not under - that separated us from St. Peter’s us demanding to know where she Jamie L. Manson is NCR books della Gendarmeria , the Vatican’s stand. It will make them uncom - Square. was. When we assured them she editor. She received her master of police and security force. fortable. They’ve never seen it While other pilgrims were had left to return to work, they divinity degree from Yale Divinity Our organizers told the police before.” herded onto the square with the searched for her among the crowd. School, where she studied Catholic that we also had tickets to the Our witness was allowed to most cursory glance at their be - theology and sexual ethics. papal mass, which was set to begin carry on. We prayed, sang and longings, we were held as a group — ‘CRISIS’ , page 14

SUNDAY/ Part of the Mass CBW III Breaking Bread 2017 Glory and Praise (Green, 1997) Gather FEAST

Sept. 17, 2017 Closing 439 The Master Came to Bring 384 The Servant Song 442 Blessed be the Lord 645 Amazing Grace Continued Good News (Tune: 438) 371 Go In Peace to Love and 691 Praise the Lord, My Soul 598 O God Beyond All Praising 552 Great God, We Lift Our Serve the Lord v 1 & 3 Hearts

CIS 6.30 Table of the World

Sept. 24, 2017 Opening hymn 561 O God, Beyond All Praising 663 Loving and Forgiving 351 Seek the Lord 610 Sing of the Lord’s Goodness Twenty-fifth Sunday in OT 574 We Will Extol Your Praise 615 The Cry of the Poor 702 Like Cedars 611 All Creatures of Our God and King CIS 6.29 O God of Past and Present

Preparation 516 Only This I Want 659 Turn to Me 553 Come with Me into the Fields 782 Only This I Want of Gifts CIS 6.26 All For Your Glory 498 Only This I Want 722 In the Day of the Lord 658 Seek Ye First

Communion 604 Seed, Scattered and Sown 473 Love One Another 508 In the Breaking of the Bread 783 Unless a Grain of Wheat

CIS 6.12 Gather Your People 478 Ubi Caritas 518 The Supper of the Lord

Closing 532 For the Fruit of All Creation 438 We Will Rise Again 546 God Has Chosen Me 832 In Christ There is No East or West 533 Sent Forth By God’s Blessing 385 Sent Forth By God’s Blessing 599 Blest Be the Lord

CIS 6.23 Holy Is Your Name June 14, 2017 ARTS & CULTURE Prairie Messenger 13 Focus on documentary highlights from Tribeca

U.S.-Cuba relations, directors Tim Golden and Ross McDonnell let father and now-adult son, both Screenings proud pro-Castro patriots, speak & Meanings for themselves. ACORN and the Firestorm (U.S./ India) Gerald Schmitz Writer-directors Reuben Atlas and Sam Pollard recount how the Some of the richest festival during a critical planetary align - progressive action group ACORN content can be found in the docu - ment 40 years ago in August (The Association of Community mentary programs. I have already 1977. Despite a computational Organizations for Reform Now), reviewed the superlative Intent to power that now seems primitive, which played a role in the election Destroy (PM, May 31). Among the their explorations sent back of Barack Obama, was successful - selections in competition, the images that greatly expanded our ly targeted by the right using devi - Tribeca jury gave its top award knowledge of the solar system, ous deceptive tactics, igniting a and several others to Elvira Lind’s and the human presence they scandal exploited by the “alt- Bobbi Jene (Denmark/Israel/U.S.), carry will continue travelling into right” including Breitbart Media. an extremely intimate observation the interstellar beyond for an ACORN was made a pariah but of the life and career of Iowa-born indefinite future. survived and, who knows, in the contemporary dancer Bobbi Jene resistance to Trumpism it may rise Smith who, after a stellar decade Hell on Earth (U.S.) again. with Israel’s renowned Batsheva Directed by Sebastian Junger dance company, left her lover, fel - and Nick Quested, this is the fifth True Conviction (U.S.) Gerald Schmitz low dancer Or Schraiber, to return feature documentary on the Syrian A special jury mention was TRIBECA PREMIERE — Water Warriors director Michael Premo with to the U.S. to embark on a solo crisis I’ve seen this year. (Tribeca awarded to director James Melt - Debbie Cyr at Tribeca Film Festival April 24, 2017. The short film is venture in San Francisco. The also showed City of Ghosts, which zer’s remarkable story of a trio of about water protectors determined to stop the plans of a Texas-based movie will appeal most to modern premiered at Sundance.) A Na tion - men, released after their wrongful company for natural gas fracking in unceded indigenous territory. dance enthusiasts and it’s certainly al Geographic production with the convictions were overturned, who not for the morally uptight as the subtitle “The Fall of Syria and the have formed a Dallas detective archive, shows the bizarre journey Tribe’s efforts to stop the route of camera intrudes on private mo - Rise of ISIS,” it is arguably the agency devoted to helping prison - that ended at Christmastime 2015 the Dakota Access Pipeline ments and follows Bobbi Jene’s most complete in offering a pene - ers in similar circumstances. They in a suburban Minnesota home (DAPL) — carrying fracked oil sensual movements, sometimes trating analysis of the conditions still struggle with their own de - with a murder-suicide as support - from the Bakken fields — going performed in the nude. that created the ongoing civil war mons and experience the toll of ive wife Komel and five-year-old under the Missouri River. Their and promoted the spread of ex- unjust incarceration in taking on daughter Raniya paid the price of cause attracted unprecedented soli - tremism, as well as critically some heartbreaking cases. The film his madness. darity from in digenous nations (see assess ing the contribution of out - notes that a record 166 men were http://standwithstandingrock.net) side interventions to the catastroph - exonerated in the U.S. in 2016 after No Man’s Land (U.S.) as well as many thousands of oth - ic consequences. Watch for a full serving an average of 15 years. Right-wing militants and mili - ers who came to join a large protest review at a future date. tias raging against a “tyrannical camp. As part of its N.O.W. (New Wasted! The Story of Food government” were also attracted Online Work) program, Tribeca Hondros (U.S./Iraq/Liberia/Libya Waste (U.S.) to the 41-day 2016 occupation of presented the world premiere of http://www.chrishondrosfilm.com/) Not only are our industrial the aptly named Malheur Wildlife Awake: A Dream From Standing Jake Gyllenhaal gave a passion - agri-food systems wasteful and Refuge in Oregon led by out-of- Rock (https://awakethefilm.org/), a ate introduction to the world pre - polluting, contributing to environ - state Mormon rancher Ammon collaboration by three directors — Bobbi Jene stood out for its miere of this moving tribute to the mental problems, but it is estimat - Bundy. These gun-toting God- Josh Fox, James Spione, and intensely personal approach to its life and iconic work of re nowned ed that globally one-third of what fearing “patriots” disputed federal Myron Dewey. For a limited time artistic subject, although Tribeca war photographer Chris Hondros is produced is discarded, a large control of public land and regard - the film has been available to also presented several engaging who was killed alongside fellow portion of which ends up in land - ed federal agents as the enemy. By watch online for a small donation, posthumous portraits — Shadow - photographer Tim Hetherington (a fills rather than being composted. getting close to them director and check the website for more man about New York street artist filmmaking partner of Sebastian Directors Anna Chai and Nari Kye David Byers obtained remarkable information about its continuing Richard Hambleton, and I Am Junger) during the Libyan civil war go beyond surveying this waste footage of the armed standoff that activist campaign. Heath Ledger about the rising in April 2011. Helmed by Greg and its ramifications to presenting divided the community. Many res - Awake shows the remarkable Australian film star. Raising topi - Campbell, a journalist companion palatable solutions from around idents felt threatened and a county support network that developed cal artistic challenges is When God and friend of Hondros since child - the world with executive produc - judge described the protesters as over a number of months during Sleeps , a U.S.-Germany co-pro - hood, it is a worthy recipient of the er, author and celebrity chef publicity-seeking “thugs.” When 2016 as protesters mobilized to duction that profiles exiled Iranian audience award for best documen - Anthony Bourdain as an engaging the FBI moved in, one vocal gun - block the pipeline’s progress to musician Shahin Najafi, who lives tary. guide. slinger from Arizona was fatally defend against the threats to under the threat of a fatwa. shot. Arrests were made and the indigenous territory, sacred sites, There were many compelling A River Below (Colombia/U.S.) The Last Animals (U.S. Bundys convicted of damaging and the potential contamination of docs raising broader societal issues. Director Mark Grieco embarks http://thelastanimals.com/) property but acquitted on the more water sources. These protest ac - Two of these, the feature-length on an investigation into the danger - Director Kate Brooks is a war serious charge of conspiracy. (The tions were both resolute and res - Awake: A Dream From Standing ous controversy over the kill ing of photographer who decided to turn PBS Frontline program “Ameri - olutely non-violent. As one or - Rock and short Water Warriors , endangered Amazon pink river her camera’s attention to the can Patriot,” first broadcast May ganizer insists, “We must remain address solidarity with indigenous dolphins — used as bait in a sub - ongoing slaughter of African wild 16, includes other details includ - peaceful and prayerful in every - peoples in struggles for environ - sistence fishery — that also probes animals, observing that 100,000 ing the history of the Bundy fami - thing we do.” Yet the police re- mental justice, about which more the motives and ethics of those elephants and 5,000 rhinos were ly’s confrontation with federal sponse was both massive and mili - below. behind the camera. Digging deeper killed during the making of her authorities in Nevada.) tarized. Protesters, including in - Among others that impressed leads into murky waters as the film. Documenting the efforts of digenous elders in prayer, were are the following: questionable methods of a pro- park rangers, conservationists and * * * shot at with rubber bullets and conservation Brazilian TV star biologists, it’s dedicated to those hosed with water cannons in sub- Get Me Roger Stone (U.S.) Richard Rasmussen stand in con - who have died combatting the Considering that the above zero conditions as winter set in. Yet This Netflix production by trast to the efforts of Colombian poaching crisis that (in addition to case of blatant illegality was tan - in the face of these heavy-handed writer-directors Dylan Bank, Daniel marine biologist Fernando Trujillo. the big game hunting for profit tamount to an armed insurrection, tactics serving the interests of the DiMauro and Morgan Pehme is the Do advocacy ends justify the shown in the Sundance film or at the very least an incitement powerful, the dream of a respectful year’s essential political film. Stone means? Trophy ) is driving iconic species to violence — one Oregon pro - sustainable future is undaunted. is an incorrigible right-wing liber - to the verge of extinction. tester is heard yelling “Don’t be Narrated in the voice of a young tarian zealot who styles himself a ELIÁN (Northern Ireland/Ireland/ afraid to shoot the FBI” — the indigenous woman, it closes with Machiavellian “agent provocateur.” U.S.) A Gray State (U.S.) response of the security forces an appeal to “join our dream.” For decades from Nixon to Trump When five-year-old Elián “Gray State” was the name of a might be said to have been very A short-lived reprieve in De - he has been a ruthless dirty-tricks González was rescued in 1999 libertarian anti-government film patient. It is interesting to com - cem ber 2016, when the Army operator. Stone has reason to blow after his mother drowned attempt - that was the project of Iraq war pare and contrast it to the aggres - Corps of Engineers held up a per - his own horn on his controversial ing a Cuba to Florida crossing, he veteran David Crowley who be - sive tactics deployed against mit, was quickly overturned by role in the latter’s road to the presi - became a pawn in a huge family came increasingly disturbed and indigenous peoples and support - the Trump administration, which dency. fight and propaganda war. The paranoid even as his initiative ers in peaceful protests aimed at bulldozed through the DAPL’s eventual return of the boy to his went viral, attracting fanatical fol - protecting the land, water, and en - completion. Still, Standing Rock The Farthest (Ireland) father in Cuba may have affected lowers on the “alt-right” alleging vironment from intrusive resource demonstrates a solidarity of resist - Writer-director Emer Reynolds the disputed 2000 presidential conspiracies by the sinister state development megaprojects. ance that is crucial to maintain as does a masterful job of relating election result, but the story then and global order. None has had a higher profile in these struggles continue. the story of the Voyager probes disappeared. In recalling these Director Erik Nelson, who had recent months than that of North into outer space first launched heated events in light of warming access to Crowley’s enormous Dakota Standing Rock Sioux — WATER , page 14 14 Prairie Messenger DEEPENING OUR FAITH June 14, 2017 Evaluate habits that interfere with relationships

Breaking Open the Ordinary

Sandy Prather

I have a friend who likes to do an entertaining diversion had be- Sudoku puzzles. She started years come something more. ago when it was still a fairly new She decided to cut back to her fad. Each day, along with her original one puzzle a day. She was morning coffee, she would tackle unsuccessful. Within two days, the puzzle provided in the daily she was back doing multiple newspaper. She was good at it and Sudokus at all hours. She tried moved quickly beyond the easy fruitlessly over the next week to and medium levels to the difficult limit herself, but found she was and then expert ones. Usually still caught up with the puzzles. each only took about 20 or so With aching hands and a sore minutes to finish, so it was a fun neck, she realized she was power - and challenging way to start her less to control herself and, one day. morning, she deleted the Sudoku Eventually she began purchas - app. ing Sudoku puzzle books to do pri - It might seem like a trivial marily on holidays and occasion - matter, an obsession with a com - Design Pics ally during the evenings. When puter game, but to those familiar UNHEALTHY BEHAVIOURS — Some behaviours, for example, addiction to iPads and social media, she discovered there was a Sudoku with addictive behaviour, the become so compulsive that quitting them seems to be an all-or-nothing scenario, writes Sandy Prather. app to download onto her iPad, experience is not uncommon and “Gradual, part-way changes don’t work. The lure is too strong and we fall right back into our unhealthy she was delighted and soon had an the solution to it a wise one. Jesus habit.” unlimited supply of “challenging references it when he says, “If and ex pert” puzzles at her finger - your eye offends you, pluck it for us that the only way to deal obsessive computer gaming can They keep us from God and life, tips. out. If your hand or foot offends, with them is to pluck them out of be problematic and others identify Jesus says, and they do not belong But therein lay the problem. cut them off” (Mt 18:8), and our our lives completely, cut them out excessive use of social media as in us. Eradication is the only ave - Too soon, she discovered the 12-Step brothers and sisters un - entirely. harmful. Shop ping, working, ex - nue to victory. addictive nature of the pastime. derstand exactly what he means. What might those things be? ercising, almost anything can At first glance, an addiction to She’d finish one game and imme - Anyone who has ever tried to quit What can become so all-consum - become an unhealthy habit that Sudoku puzzles doesn’t seem like diately begin another. She would drinking or smoking gets it. The ing or damaging in us that it con - steals our time, affects our rela - a big thing. But when it begins to spend an entire evening playing alcoholic can’t have just one stitutes a threat to our physical, tionships, and harms our bodies. interfere with one’s normal life, without realizing the passage of glass; the smoker can’t seem to emotional or spiritual life? When Naming our own particular de - gets in the way of relationships, time and she’d stay awake late cut back to half a pack. Our own we ask that question sincerely, we mons, the seemingly inconse - meaningful tasks, prayer time, and into the night doing “just one experience teaches us: some be - see there are any number of quential and the clearly critical, healthy movement and sleep, it more.” She was surprised to dis - haviours become so compulsive behaviours that impede the life requires taking a searingly honest be comes something else. It be- cover her fingers and hands begin - that quitting them seems to be an God intends for us. There are look at our lives and is the first comes a threat and a barrier to ning to ache from holding the iPad all-or-nothing scenario. Gradual, obvious ones like compulsive step to change. fullness of life. For my friend, and her neck and back getting part-way changes don’t work. gambling, alcohol/drug abuse, Success in changing, though, if deleting the app, regaining con - stiff. She realized there was a The lure is too strong and we fall sexual misconduct, or the con - we listen to Jesus and the wisdom trol, was more than a trivial ges - deeper problem when, trying to right back into our unhealthy sumption of pornography, but of the 12-Step programs, lies in ture, it was a step toward spiritual sleep at night after marathon ses - habit. there are less obvious ones as spiritual amputation, cutting the freedom. What’s yours going to sions of puzzling, she saw the grid “If your eye offends, pluck it well. As my friend recognized, behaviour or habit out completely. be? lines of the puzzles super-imposed out. If your hand or foot does, cut on her eye lids and she dreamed of them off.” Jesus once again in- Sudoku numbers. What had been dulges in “shock talk,” where ‘Crisis’ one of sacramental imagination hyperbole and metaphor are used to awaken us to the utterly serious Continued from page 12 might somehow hear this ac- imagination on the part of the Prather, BEd, MTh, is a teacher consequences of our actions. The count and other women’s stories church’s hierarchy. and facilitator in the areas of faith eye stands for the way we see, the Their worry, it became clear, was like it. Francis has won legions of fol - and spirituality. She was executive hand symbolizes what we do, and that she was going to try to slip in Perhaps he will recognize what lowers precisely because he sees director at Star of the North the foot represents the path we among the male priests and create we learned that day in Rome: the presence of God in the bodies Retreat Centre in St. Albert, Alta., walk. We can, in our seeing, act - a disturbance. Or worse, try to con - There is a radical lack of hospital - of the sick, the suffering, the for 21 years and resides in ing, and choosing our path, take celebrate. They never found her. ity or goodwill shown toward any homeless and the destitute. Yet he Sherwood Park with her husband, up behaviours, get caught in When the time for communion person who dares to say that God still cannot see God’s presence in Bob. They are blessed with four habits, that are so contrary to the came, dozens of priests were dis - calls women to ordained ministry the women who long to serve and children and 10 grandchildren. fullness of life that God desires patched to give out the eucharist. in the church. lead the church and celebrate its When one of our organizers put Standing so close to the pope sacraments with God’s people. ‘Water protectors’ united out her hands to receive, the priest as he spoke in St. Peter’s Square, I Francis is right. The institu - rebuffed her. “I have to put it in wondered how this man, who tional church has contributed to your mouth and I need to see you washes the feet of female prison - the vocations crisis. But it isn’t Continued from page 13 this, or the divide and rule tactics to swallow it,” he said. ers, would have felt if he’d known worldliness or joylessness that of state-corporate promoters prom - When she refused, he walked that, just a hundred yards away, pushes people away from voca - The Tribeca shorts program ising jobs and revenue to an eco - away, denying her communion. A we were being treated like credi - tions. It is the institutional also presented an important 22- nomically depressed area. brief heated exchange ensued be- ble threats on a watch list. church’s rigid re fusal to hear the minute film, Water Warriors I had the privilege of interview - tween her and the priest. Another How would he have felt if he voices of women called to be (http://www.storyline.media/water ing Premo and Mi’kmaq activist priest, hearing the commotion, knew that, in his declared Year of priests and the voice of God who warriors), directed and produced Debbie Cyr in New York during the quietly placed a wafer in her Mercy, as thousands of priests calls them. by Michael Premo, co-founder of festival. They emphasized the im- hands. were being feted and forgiven, we Until the pope and his brother Storyline Media. Three years in the pressive solidarity that was forged It was an undignified conclu - were shown no compassion? In- priests can listen to women, rather making, Premo and his team between the indigenous and non- sion to a remarkably demeaning stead, we were regarded with sus - than silencing them, and see God gained the trust of the Mi’kmaq indigenous communities, its collec - day. Though it is unlikely that picion and derision. working sacramentally through First Nation and local New Bruns - tive decision-making and creation of those priests knew who we were, What would he have thought if women, rather than treating wom - wick community who formed a social capital. This broad resistance the symbolism of a woman stretch - he knew that, in the midst of the en as a threat to be controlled, common front of water protectors was ultimately successful in prevail - ing out her hand in a desire for culture of encounter that he was they will have little hope of learn - determined to stop the plans of a ing on the provincial government to communion, only to be degraded, trying to cultivate, we were being ing from a problem they them - Texas-based company for natural put in place a moratorium on frack - dictated to, and sent away empty handled like a clear and present selves have created or addressing gas fracking in unceded indige - ing activity. As Ms. Cyr ob served, seemed like an apt ritualization of danger? a crisis that they alone can fix. nous territory. As at Standing “People are hungry for success sto - our experience. Hearing our stories, perhaps *This account of these events is Rock, the protesters were un armed ries,” adding that “They (the film - A year after this incident, my the pope would have begun to purely my own and does not nec - and peaceful and sometimes faced makers) did such a wonderful job of hope is that as Francis contem - realize that there is, in fact, no essary reflect the experience of strong-arm tactics by security sharing our truth.” Sometimes that plates what can be learned from vocations crisis at all. There is, any of the other women with forces. They were not deterred by truth can make power listen. the supposed vocations crisis, he however, a crisis of sacramental whom I witnessed that day. June 14, 2017 DEEPENING OUR FAITH Prairie Messenger 15 ‘Be not afraid’ a radical Gospel stance we need to hear

The other day I had a conversation with a young man in the we need only turn to Jeremiah who reminds us that, even in wake of the terrorist attack in Manchester. He spoke of how his time, “terror was all around.” The power of his prophet - our world these days is “toxic.” And I can’t blame him for ic speech also lay in his claim that the Lord was with him Liturgy thinking along these lines. There are toxic elements of our through it all. Today, we too, are called to be such prophets human condition that seem to be all the more powerful at for our troubled world. and Life this time in history (though we need to also remember that Julian of Norwich, a 14th-century mystic, put it other times in history have been equally toxic). The chal - another way: “All will be well, all manner of thing will lenge for Christians, then, is to continue to believe and pro - be well.” It’s interesting to note that she was born just a Gertrude Rompré claim that God is with us through it all. The mystery of the few years before the bubonic plague decimated Europe. Incarnation tells us just this, that God is with us through In the midst of the turmoil of the Middle Ages, Julian, even our most desperate moments. too, was a prophetic voice reminding her peers to “be not There’s a powerful scene in the movie Dead Man Matthew’s Gospel reminds us to “be not afraid” since afraid.” Walking where Sister Helen Prejean sings the hymn “Be our God has counted even the number of hairs on our head. The Letter to the Romans reminds us that the “free gift Not Afraid” to the young man she befriended on death row. God knows us intimately, our deepest needs and desires. is not like the trespass.” The free gift of God’s providential On the night before Matthew Poncelet is scheduled to die, God knows us at our worst and at our best and, yet, is with care will always surpass the power of evil. Gratuitous love she proclaims God’s tender mercy and compassion by us always. It is our mission, as disciples, to proclaim this always renders sterile the forces of hatred and fear. Our singing: Christian faith calls us to enter ever more fully into the Jeremiah 20:10-13 Twelfth Sunday free-flowing river of God’s embrace so that we, in turn, can Psalm 69 Be not afraid. in Ordinary Time bring that embrace to those most in need. Romans 5:12-15 I go before you always; June 25, 2017 Proclaiming that we need not be afraid is a radical, Come, follow me, Matthew 10:26-33 prophetic stance. It’s completely countercultural. It flies in and I will give you rest. the face of the evidence we hear reported on the nightly truth to our broken world and our broken selves. That’s news. It runs counter to the consumerist message that tells This week’s readings call us to follow Sister Helen’s what trusting in God’s providence is all about. Providence us our security can be found in amassing material wealth. remarkable example of discipleship. They ask us to pro - is not so much about God making sure that our lives our It reminds us that our ultimate security is found in relation - claim God’s mercy and compassion to a frightened world. trouble free, but much more about how God is with us ship with our loving God, a God who whispers gently in This is a message the world desperately needs to hear. through it all — the highs and the lows, the joys and the our ear, “Be not afraid, I go before you always . . .” anguish — of our human condition. As we go forward this week, let us be inspired by the Scripture has an interesting side effect. It reminds us mystics, prophets and saints who have gone before us, pro - Rompré is the director of Mission and Ministry at St. that the human turmoil we face today is not new. If we’re claiming God’s providential care as an antidote to the ter - Thomas More College in Saskatoon. ever tempted to think that terrorism is a new phenomenon, rors of our troubled world. Those who are ‘pro-life’ must be consistent in all areas of morality

to protect life and foster justice in en more by poverty and lack of protect everyone who falls victim our world. The protection of life adequate support than by any liber - within our present way of living, In and the promotion of justice are al ideology. Hence, the struggle and that includes the unborn. all of one piece. We cannot be an against abortion must also focus on It’s all of one piece! There can authentic prophet and have a few the issues of poverty and support be no exempt areas, thus opposition Exile moral blind spots. for pregnant wom en. As well, to to the protection of the unborn is A huge consequence flows morally accept killing in one area not just antithetical to what’s cen - from this, namely, we cannot treat (capital punishment) helps sanc - tral within a social justice agenda, Ron Rolheiser, OMI issues like abortion, nuclear war, tion its acceptance in another area but it, perhaps more than anything lack of ecological sensitivity, the (abortion). Sexual morality must else, leaves liberal ideology and its plight of refugees, racism, sexism, also be addressed since abortion is political allies compromised in a John of the Cross teaches that highly moral person if you allow poverty and inequality, poor ac - the inevitable by product of a soci - way that allows many sincere peo - within spirituality and morality yourself a moral exemption or two. cess to health care, unequal access ety within which two people who ple to withhold their support. there are no exempt areas. Simply Thus, I may not allow myself to to education, sexual irresponsibil - are not married to each other have Clearly, of course, nobody is put, you cannot be a saint or a split off one moral flaw or sinful ity, and discrimination against the sex with each other. asked to give equal energy to every habit and see it as unimportant in LGBT community in isolation It’s all one piece, and any oppo - justice issue in the world. Accepting the light of my positive qualities from each other, as if these were sition to abortion that fails to ade - that none of these issues can be Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, and the overall good I do. For John wholly discrete issues. Whether quately recognize the wider per - effectively dealt with in isolation and award-winning author, is of the Cross, you cannot be a saint we admit it or not, these areas are spective that more fully de fines shouldn’t stop us from passionately president of the Oblate School of and have a moral blind spot, even all inextricably interconnected. To “pro-life” leaves many sincere working on one issue or another. Theology in San Antonio, Texas. if it’s a minor one. A bird tethered quote Cardinal Joseph Bernardin: people unable to support anti-abor - But knowing that these issues are all He can be contacted through his to a rock, he says, cannot fly irre - “The success of any one of the tion groups. of one piece does demand that we website: www.ronrolheiser.com. spective of whether the cord hold - issues concerning life requires a Conversely, those of us who always recognize that, however Now on Facebook: www.facebook. ing it is a cable or a string. concern for the broader attitude in are concerned with the issues of important our particular issue, we com/ronrolheiser The same is true for our efforts society about the respect for poverty, health care, capital pun - may not see it in simple black and human life.” That’s a strong chal - ishment, ecology, war, racism, white, without nuance, as an issue lenge for all of us, on all sides of sexism, and LGBT rights, need to that can be dealt with within one the ideological spectrum. accept that these issues cannot be ideological, political, or religious Thus, those of us who are con - effectively addressed without also silo. We must always be sensitive to cerned about abortion need to ac - addressing the issue of abortion. the whole, to the big picture, to the cept that the problem of abortion Again, the interconnection isn’t intricate interconnections among all cannot be effectively ad dressed just mystical, it’s empirical: Fail - these social issues. without at the same time address - ure to be sensitive to who is weak And, not least, we must be ing issues of poverty, ac cess to and vulnerable in one area deeply humble before and sensitive to our health care, sexual morality, and compromises one’s moral stand - own moral inconsistencies. even capital punishment. The ing on other issues that deal with We will, this side of eternity, interconnection here is not wholly the weak and the vulnerable. We always have them and we must mystical. It’s real. 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By Jonathan Merritt of authority. It was approved by That’s a common misconception. the Apostle in New York. But to me for spiritual counselling, ©2017 Religion News Service Martin’s Jesuit superiors and is Even the catechism talks about there are quieter ways of wel - confession and conversation. And endorsed by two Catholic cardi - welcoming them with “respect, coming LGBT people — men - they’ve told me the most appall - In 1992, the Vatican under Pope nals and a bishop. And Martin was compassion and sensitivity,” which tioning them in homilies; encour - ing stories of being ignored, ex - John Paul II published the Cate - recently appointed by Francis as is the genesis of the book’s subtitle. aging them to participate as lec - cluded and insulted — by priests chism of the Catholic Church , consultant to the Vatican’s Secre - More basically, LGBT Catholics tors, ministers of hospitality and and lay workers in their parishes. which stated, among many other tariat for Communication, which are baptized, and so they’re as in other parish ministries, and There is simply no group as mar - things, that “homosexual tenden - manages Vatican TV and radio as much a part of the church as the getting to know them personally. ginalized in the Catholic Church cies” are “objectively disordered.” well as the pope’s social media pope. Sometimes when LGBT And, above all, listening to them. as LGBT people. Sometimes One of the principal theologians presence. people tell me they feel like they’re they’re treated like lepers. So yes, who shaped the document was I sat down with Martin to dis - being pushed out of the church, I’ll A lot of Catholic leaders I understand their pain. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who cuss his message, and he told me say, “Don’t let anyone push you avoid using labels like “gay” and would succeed John Paul II as he isn’t the only person connected out. It’s your church too.” “lesbian,” opting instead for Recognizing that this is just Pope Benedict XVI. He too would to the Vatican who wishes to see terms like “same-sex attracted.” conjecture, how do you predict take a hardline stance against the church move toward LGBT Let’s assume you’re success - Why did you decide to use the the Catholic Church’s teaching homosexuality. inclusion. Here we discuss what ful and churches open their more common labels? on homosexuality will be differ - Two decades later, Pope Francis that looks like, how likely it is to arms to the LGBT community. Because those are the terms ent in 100 years? has signalled what many believe to happen and why he is putting his Is it even possible for LGBT that LGBT people use. People I hope the church would more be a softening on the matter. reputation on the line to fight for it. people to feel welcome in the have a right to name themselves. fully embrace Jesus’ call to reach In 2013, when asked about gay Catholic Church? It’s similar to the reason we no out to those on the margins, those priests, he famously replied, “Who You’re arguing for inclusion Yes, and many parishes show longer use terms like “Negro.” who feel excluded. In the past, am I to judge?” He has continued of LGBT in Catholic churches. what this means in practice. Of Why not? Because the African- when it came to the LGBT com - to call for the Catholic Church to How is it possible to include course, some parishes are more American community opted for munity, we led with condemna - treat LGBT people with dignity someone that your church be- forward-thinking and have terms like “African-American” tions. Which is not what Jesus and respect, and to fight discrimi - lieves is actively living in sin? LGBT support groups, like the and “black” over time. Catholics does. For Jesus it is, more often nation against sexual mi norities. Simply being LGBT is not sin - successful “Out at St. Paul” are supposed to treat LGBT peo - than not, a welcome first. Think of But the church may be on the ful, according to Catholic teaching. group at the Church of St. Paul ple with “respect,” and it’s disre - the story of Zacchaeus, the chief cusp of another baby step in this spectful in the extreme to continue tax collector in Jericho, who ongoing discussion with the pub - to use names that they not only would have been considered the lication of a new book by a popu - don’t use, but reject. chief sinner in the city. As he’s lar Jesuit priest, James Martin: passing through Jericho, Jesus Building a Bridge: How the The Catechism of the Catho lic sees him and says, “Tonight, I Catholic Church and the LGBT Church teaches that “homosexu - must dine at your house!” It’s a Community Can Enter Into a al acts are intrinsically disor - public sign of welcome. That Relationship of Respect, Com- dered.” Do you affirm and agree came first for Jesus, and that’s passion, and Sensitivity . with this teaching and lan - what should come first for the Martin argues the church must guage? church. move from a position of tolerance I’m no theologian, but I would to inclusion when it comes to say that some of the language used What kind of pushback do LGBT people. He criticizes the in the catechism on that topic you expect to receive? language of disorder from the cat - needs to be updated, given what Most likely some church lead - echism, calls on Catholics to stop we know now about homosexuali - ers will think I’ve gone too far, firing LGBT people from church ty. Earlier, for example, the cate - and some LGBT people will positions and frequently uses chism says that the homosexual think I haven’t gone far enough. terms like “gay” and “lesbian” that orientation is itself “objectively A few church leaders might find many Catholic officials avoid. disordered.” But, as I say in the the call to stop firing LGBT peo - The book carries with it a sense book, saying that one of the deep - ple in same-sex marriages a chal - est parts of a person — the part lenge, and some LGBT Catholics Tom McCarthy Jr., Catholic Review that gives and receives love — is might find my call to treat the RNS senior columnist Jonathan TOWARD INCLUSION — Rev. James Martin, SJ, argues the church disordered is needlessly hurtful. A hierarchy with respect a chal - Merritt writes the “On Faith and must move from a position of tolerance to inclusion when it comes to few weeks ago I met an Italian the - lenge. On the other hand, the Culture” column. LGBT people. ologian who suggested the phrase book has been endorsed by two “differently ordered” might con - cardinals, one of them an official vey that idea more pastorally. in the Vatican. So I think there’s Strength can be found in broke places an opening here. And the LGBT Can you understand the pain people who have read it have edgment that only God could be LGBT Catholics have felt? thanked me for writing it. So perfect. And yet the concept of Absolutely. Over the past 20 something is changing in the kintsugi seems much more acces - years I’ve done what you might church. Something new is hap - sible to the ordinary citizen, who call an “informal ministry” with pening. I think it’s the right time Figure of is surrounded by, and indeed who LGB T Ca th oli cs. They’ve co m e for a boo k li k e thi s. may embody, damaged goods. Speech Mr. Petersen’s apt analogy re- minds us that beauty not only WE CELEBRATE AT ACTIONMARGUERITE ST. BONIFACE, MANITOBA Dr. Gerry Turcotte exists in, but also is created by, the reality of our imperfections and our struggle to improve, rebuild, You shall break them with a rod prevalent such a culture of dispos - renew. “We have all experienced of iron and dash them in pieces al is today, especially in the west - brokenness: broken homes, trau - like a potter’s vessel. — Psalm 2:9 ern world. Everything, it seems, is ma, broken hearts, broken rela - expendable. If it’s broken, out it tionships, lost loved ones,” he At a recent panel presented goes! tells us. “None of us can escape by the remarkable Fresh Start In view of this, kintsugi pottery the pain of being broken.” But as Recovery Centre in Calgary, the is especially remarkable to be- he goes on to implore: “Reflect on executive director Stacey Petersen hold. It celebrates gold and silver your own life and notice how referred to the art of kintsugi — cracks tracing through otherwise every crack has made you more the Japanese practice of repairing meticulous images on previously beautiful, more resilient.” broken pottery using silver, gold shattered cups, bowls and plates. Kintsugi is a powerful meta phor or platinum seams — as a meta - It is a golden craquelure, or spider for the art of healing, and not just phor for an addict in recovery. web, that holds divided and un - for the noble and heroic journey that The word kintsugi means “gold - even pieces together. It is, of addicts and alcoholics undertake in en joinery” and this ancient tech - course, much more than simple recovery, but also for all of us who nique reflects the art of lovingly repair work. Done masterfully, the bring our own doubts, imperfec - An inter-congregational celebration was held at Actionmarguerite artist does not simply restore but tions and failures to the world repairing, rather than thoughtlessly (St. Boniface) on May 27, 2017, for our jubilarian sisters. discarding, damaged goods. If creates anew, often producing around us, and where, through faith, some struggled with a “philosophy something prettier, certainly more family and friendship, we some - From left to right, first row: Sr. Marie Philippe, Grey Nun, 70 years of replacement” centuries ago, we intriguing, and at times even times suture the chipped or broken of religious life; Sr. Juliette Robidoux, Ursuline of Tildonk, 75 years. stronger than it was originally. pieces of our lives into something can only imagine how much more Second row: Sr. Gabrielle Cloutier, Grey Nun, 60 years; Sr. Jean Ell, I have always loved the story stronger and more beautiful. As Grey Nun, 60 years; Sr. Claire Petit, Sister of the Saviour, 60 years. of the Persian carpet makers who Leonard Cohen once put it: “there is Turcotte is president of St. introduced a deliberate flaw into a crack, a crack in everything, that’s Sincere Congratulations! Mary’s University in Calgary. all their masterpieces in acknowl - how the light gets in.” June 14, 2017 CHURCH AT HOME Prairie Messenger 17 Main Centre and a Saskatchewan ‘Homer’ connection

Around the Kitchen Table

Lloyd Ratzlaff

I felt an inordinate glee one day — Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie, in 1999 discovering that Homer Abe, Bart (said to be an intention - Groening, the father of Matt who al misspelling of brat) — come creates the hugely successful car - from Matt’s own family, while toon series The Simpsons , was Chief Police Wiggum bears his born in Main Centre, Sask. This mother’s maiden name. And even hamlet is still on the map today, if Matt himself is not aware of it, with five sturdy souls comprising his great-grandfather preacher its population. Abram certainly would have Then to learn further that known that in the Bible a homer is Homer’s family belonged to the a Hebrew unit of capacity, equal to Krimmer Mennonite Brethren, about 10 bushels or 100 gallons. this only heightened my joy, for I Who’d have guessed that a too had been reared in the KMB, a genuine court jester like Matthew tiny denomination of just 26 Abram Groening would rise from churches worldwide which had these prairie roots? Countless CNS photo/Fox broken from another Mennonite flocks of birds roosting in his group in the Crimea in 1869. And great tree, ten thousand gallons in SASKATCHEWAN CONNECTION — Maggie, Marge, Lisa, Homer and Bart are pictured in the animat - it happens that my own church, his homer — the longest-running ed Fox TV series The Simpsons. Lloyd Ratzlaff was delighted to learn that Homer Groening, the father of Salem, was situated in a district TV series, billions of T-shirts sold, Matt who creates the hugely successful cartoon series, was born in Main Centre, Sask. named Springfield, halfway be - every week new political and cul - tween the North and South Sas - tural satire coming to bite us in the good-hearted sinners who rely on don’t behave like Homer.” Centre, Lloyd from Springfield, katchewan Rivers. rump, with religion a more fre - their faith — but only when In Brazil, there is a pigeon- Matthew Abram from Portland, All this delighted me back then, quent theme in The Simpsons than absolutely necessary.” Very much sized creature called a bell-bird. It Ding-dong , here we go again. and still does today. But why? in any other series. “ Daut’s oba like the rest of us, selfish, hopeful, puffs itself up into a big ball, So please keep on pulling our I think it has something to do wundawaut ,” his Manitoba kin or sometimes funny without know - opens its beak, and with a shrill noses, Matt, and make us laugh. with the biblical parable of the the folks in Main Centre might ing it, and Matt himself proving sound of DONG! returns to its It’s powerful good medicine. mustard seed. In the familiar (to say, “That’s but a wonderwhat.” our perennial need for the Office normal size. Over and over again. (And here’s a wave to the good me) idiom of the Authorized King In 1999 the Witchita Eagle of the Court Jester. To his critics, I suppose this is a parable of its people of Main Centre, Sas katch - James Bible, the little kernel is summed it up by calling The he has only this to say: “If you own, for isn’t the world as small ewan, https://www.youtube.com/ described as “the least of all Simpsons “quintessentially weak, don’t want to have a brat like Bart, as it’s large? Homer from Main watch?v=l2xerYxMMqU) seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds There is strength in numbers — especially number 40 of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.” Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the famiglia a Roma was all right. tle G-bodies, I claimed as my Homer Groening had moved to glory of God. Thankful and relieved they were own, the cliché lyrics from Dean Portland, Oregon, where he mar - — Romans 15:7 (ESV) safe, I told her I’d pray for those Martin’s “You’re Nobody Till ried Margaret Wiggum. I was six families who had not been spared. Somebody Loves You.” years old at the time Matt was By Irene Lo Scerbo roamed the property squirting In a later message I complained to Our 40th anniversary celebra - born, and while he was growing each other with water guns. her about Tony’s winning spree at tion boldly reinforced the truths of into the huge tree he was to be - Replies, in. Caterers, booked. “What’s it like,” the friend asked, the casino — found myself con - that old song, not just because the come, I moved to southern Mani - Banquet tables, set. I’d scrubbed “living with one guy for forty fessing to her that, though I’d spent event was a success in all the toba where I did some growing up and vacuumed, washed and dried, years?” She said forty as if I’d most of my holiday poolside, I had, usual ways with its elegant meal myself, and for a time was teach - polished and pressed everything reached the outer limits of a love- for a short period, foolishly played service, background music, and ing psychology classes at a Bible in sight over the last two weeks life gone stale. “Don’t you get the machines and lost what little guests a-plenty. To be roasted by college to some of Matt’s relatives until the house beamed its own bored listening to the same old money I’d brought along. Maria- your own daughters, now that’s in that area. All the down-home welcome. Next? Design 32 per - man-stories again and again?” Stella emailed back in her best unforgettable. I never laughed so names of the Simpson characters sonalized place cards. Ah, how Dearest daughter rolled her English, “Do not worry! Zio hard in all my life — at myself, chic they would look against their eyes, a sure sign that she and our Antonio may be a big winner, but and at my husband — as we are backdrop of luxurious damask, so near-perfect son-in-law had sung you, Zia Irene, are lucky in love.” seen through the eyes of those Ratzlaff is a former minister, clean and white and crisp. the all too familiar Ho-hum, She was right. Forty years ago I who love us and whom we love counsellor, and university lecturer. But I felt limp as a dishrag. Honeymoon’s over Blues . I was bet everything I had — all or noth - back, however inefficiently. He has authored three books of lit - Enough of this rushing about in bursting to proclaim that husbands ing — on the man I chose to While our girls jokingly por - erary non-fiction published by the heat of the day! I abandoned can mellow with age, and that marry. He was my one big gamble. trayed us as The Odd Couple , they Thistledown Press, and edited an my anniversary party preparations sometimes the plural of spouse is And what a payoff! Tony’s been kindly hinted that Tony and I had anthology of seniors’ writings and headed outdoors to relax with indeed spice. Wild shrieking chil - hard-working, generous, faithful found the right person in each published by READ Saskatoon. He my daughter and her girlfriend dren and the relentless honking of and caring — even when I was too other, and that we try to be the has been short-listed for three who lay sunning themselves on a car alarm on the front driveway foolish to realize it. Our kids reas - right person for each other. They Saskatchewan Books Awards, won the deck while their offspring quickly robbed me of my big sure me, saying, “You’ve got to put it this way: “Mom, you two two Saskatchewan Writers Guild chance to calm their wifely fears. understand, Mom — with Dad, are like Rocky Balboa and Adrian literary non-fiction awards, and I would have told the girls that life is pretty basic: what you see is — remember the movie? Rocky served on local, provincial, and Lo Scerbo lives and writes her my Tony has changed over the what you get.” In fact, Tony’s no- said, ‘She’s got gaps, I got gaps. national writing organization life from Winnipeg, the place she years — from a smoker to a non- nonsense approach to loving Together, we fill gaps.’ ” boards. calls home — for now. smoker, from a non-swimmer to a resembles that of Mother Teresa My sparring partner and I have swim-the-length-of-the-pool kind who said we must love each other, put on the gloves — often. We’ve of guy, from an occasional buyer not necessarily the entire world. also done plenty of gap-filling, as of lottery tickets to a Friday-night Our Maker created us to do small have our cheerleading family and player of slots. things with great love. friends. For keeping us in the ring That last change worried me. Tony gave me our first-born and supporting us, we thank them. Then, two things happened: an who, with his toothless, drooly For adding oomph to the grey pre - Advertise in the earthquake shook the southern smile, taught me that love keeps dictability of our married life, we Italian city of l’Aquila near the growing in its capacity to include applaud them. home of Tony’s young niece; not an other besides my man. Soon, One of the worst diseases is to Prairie Messenger long after, a tour bus (with Tony two baby others joined in — girl- be nobody to anybody. Tony has Monday - Friday 8:30 - 5 p.m. and me in it) crossed the border flavoured with God-given grace. been, and still is, everybody to into the U.S. — to take its Cana - Our kids were the first best three me; I know I am his precious Ph. 306-682-1772 Fax 306-682-5285 dian passengers gambling. things that ever happened to their somebody. And if God so wills it, Upon hearing a newscast about dad and me, and years later, when, I look forward to loving and being email: [email protected] the disaster overseas, I frantically with the help of our sons-in-law, loved by many bodies for another emailed Maria-Stella to ask if l a we became G-parents to three lit - 40 years. 18 Prairie Messenger EDITORIALS June 14, 2017

The month of Ramadan “As believers, our relationship with God should life across the globe, in ways we may not be aware of. be increasingly shown in the way we relate to the For example: G Ramadan is a sacred month for Muslims world - world around us,” Tauran and Ayuso wrote. oceans cover 72 per cent of the earth’s surface; G wide. This year it started May 27 and will end 30 days Pope Francis’ encyclical, they noted, was oceans serve as the primary regulator of the later, on June 25. It is observed as a month of fasting addressed “to the whole of humanity” and drew atten - global climate; G to commemorate the first revelation of the Qur’an to tion “to the harm our lifestyles and decisions are caus - oceans supply one-half of the oxygen we Muhammad, according to Islamic belief. Its annual ing to the environment, to ourselves and to our fellow breathe; G observance is regarded as one of the five pillars of human beings.” oceans absorb one-third of the carbon dioxide Islam. “What is needed,” they said, “is education, spiri - we produce; G While fasting from dawn until sunset, Muslims tual openness and a ‘global ecological conversion’ to oceans absorb almost all of the earth’s excess refrain from consuming food, drinking liquids, smok - adequately address this challenge.” heat; G ing, and engaging in sexual relations. Muslims are Since Christians and Muslims make up a major oceans are the main source of food for billions also instructed to refrain from sinful behaviour that part of the world’s population, implementing this mes - of people; and G may negate the reward of fasting, such as false speech sage would make a major difference to our global millions of people gain their livelihood from the (insulting, backbiting, cursing, lying, etc.) and fight - future. — PWN seas. ing except in self-defence. Food and drinks are served Media reports warn us of the dangers of warming, daily, before dawn and after sunset. Oceans are unhealthy pollution and acidification of the world’s oceans. Each year, the Pontifical Council for Inter-reli - Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson, head of the gious Dialogue publishes a message to Muslims in On July 1 Canada will celebrate its 150th anniver - Vatican delegation, noted that the oceans’ ecosystem preparation for the celebration of the end of Ramadan. sary of Confederation. Our motto is: “ A mari usque health will depend on a change in our attitude. Christians and Muslims, believers in one God, have ad mari .” In English this is broadly translated as “Much of the decline in the health of the oceans an obligation to safeguard the world God created, said “From sea to sea to sea.” is a result of emphasizing rights and autonomies to this year’s message. Yes, Canada is bordered by three oceans: the the detriment of personal and collective responsibili - “Our vocation to be guardians of God’s handi - Atlantic to the east, the Pacific to the west and the ties,” he told the conference. “Effective regulatory work is not optional, nor is it tangential to our reli - Arctic to the north. frameworks to safeguard the health of our oceans are gious commitment as Christians and Muslims: It is an On the Canadian Prairies we are not as affected often blocked by those who are profiting most from essential part of it,” said Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran by climate change on the oceans as are the coastlands marine resources and who are intent on maintaining and Bishop Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, respectively of our continent or islands surrounded by water. or increasing their advantages to the detriment of the president and secretary of the pontifical council. However, there are less obvious consequences when poorer peoples and countries.” The council chooses a theme annually to promote oceans are not healthy. Canada experienced the loss of its cod fish indus - dialogue by “offering insights on current and pressing Some of these were spelled out at the June 5 - 9 try a decade ago, but that seems to be correcting itself issues.” The theme chosen for 2017 is “Caring for Ocean Conference at the United Nations. It attracted after some severe restrictions were put in place. Let’s Our Common Home,” which echoes Pope Francis’ more than 3,500 participants from around the world. hope the same kind of measures and responsibility encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’ . Speakers pointed out that the world’s oceans affect can restore the health of our oceans. — PWN Kindness proves to be a powerful force and increases our value

By Gerry Chidiac, his ability as a player and his cor - more likely to be taken advantage Why, then, would anyone be their right to express their opin - Prince George, B.C. diality toward others. Opponents of, research shows they’re actually unkind? ions. In a democratic society, this talk of how he would walk up to more effective. And Jeter was ar- According to social psycholo - is dangerous. The ancient Chinese philosopher rookies who had just made it to guably the best player of his gener - gist Nathan Heflick, “Insecurity Being kind to others doesn’t Lao Tzu said, “Kindness in words second base and say, quietly and ation. Practising kindness leads to over ourselves drives much of the mean we agree with what they say creates confidence. Kind ness in inconspicuously, “Nice hit, kid.” better performance. Students who cruelty in the world.” When indi - or do. It means we’re confident in think ing creates profoundness. To those new in their role as regularly volunteer, for example, viduals feel threatened, they tend who we are and aren’t threatened. Kindness in giving creates love.” major league players, this meant have better grades. Companies that to respond with unkindness. The It means we understand the big Kindness is indeed a powerful the world. It also set a precedent. gave assistance after the Indian same holds for groups of people. picture. force. Regardless of how talented If one of the greatest in the game Ocean tsunami in 2004 saw unex - Perhaps this explains the rise Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, we may be, kindness increases our could be gracious, why couldn’t pected rises in their stock prices. of militancy among “social justice “The arc of the moral universe is value. everyone? People who are good to others also warriors.” These are people who long but it bends toward justice.” Former New York Yankees There are tremendous benefits tend to have better health, better sincerely want to see positive When we comprehend this truth, shortstop Derek Jeter is bound for to being kind. While we may think relationships and overall happier change in the world but respond we know we can stand firmly for the Baseball Hall of Fame — for that those who act this way are lives than those who don’t. with anger to those who have con - what we believe is right and yet flicting views, even threatening listen to the views of those who Junk food ads put teens at risk don’t agree with us. We’re aware that the outcome of respectful dia - Chidiac is an award-winning logue will “bend toward justice.” By Tom Warshawski alone and exposed in a brutal mar - Against this backdrop of per - high school teacher specializing It’s the same on an individual and Mary Lewis, Vancouver ketplace. vasive marketing is the fact that in languages, genocide studies level. As a teacher, I know the first Failing to set our youth on a and work with at-risk students. We shield our children and path to a healthy relationship with — FAST FOODS , page 19 www.troymedia.com — PEOPLE NEED , page 19 young teenagers from many food is leading to significant things: overt portrayals of sex and health problems now — and prom - violence on TV and in movies, ising shorter and sicker futures. drinking alcohol, smoking, own - Since 1979, the number of ing guns and signing contracts, to Canadian children with obesity name a few. has tripled, with almost one in The reasons are sound: we three children now having excess hope to keep our youth from phys - weight. Increases have been high - ical and psychological harm, pre - est among youth aged 12 to 17. vent them from falling into bad Evidence shows that obesity habits or taking actions with long- rates are influenced by the amount term consequences they may not of marketing kids are exposed to. fully understand. It puts them at risk for many We protect them so they can health problems, including heart have the best possible future. disease, stroke and diabetes. Yet we let them down in one Marketing is big business and vital area: a healthy relationship it’s sophisticated. Millions of dol - with food. We leave our youth lars are spent targeting children and youth through multiple channels, including TV and social media. Warshawski is an expert with New Canadian research reveals that EvidenceNetwork.ca and chair of over 90 per cent of food and bever - the Childhood Obesity Foundation age product ads viewed by kids and and an associate clinical professor teens online are for unhealthy prod - of pediatrics at the University of ucts. The most frequently adver - British Columbia. Lewis is VP tised products on sites frequented CNS/Andy Rain, EPA Research, Advocacy and Health by teens include cakes, cookies and LONDON ATTACK TRIBUTE — A woman weeps as she looks over floral tributes June 7 to victims of a Promotion, Heart & Stroke. ice cream, cereal, restaurants and terrorist attack on London Bridge. Christine Archibald, a 30-year-old Canadian Catholic, was one of eight www.troymedia.com sugary drinks. victims killed in the June 3 attack. June 14, 2017 LETTERS Prairie Messenger 19

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The Editor: Let me thank you nourishment has been harder to I’ll miss the PM great ly. Though for the excellent work you and find. The Prairie Messenger has there are online alternatives I sup - your staff have done in publishing been a major influence in keeping pose, I’m a read-and-think kind of the Prairie Messenger. Your paper me on track and focused on what is person who digests it all while has meant “the world” to my wife important — and encouraged that munching my cornflakes — and and I for many years. there is a future for our church. rereading articles when I’m sup - We retired to central B.C. in The articles by the columnists posed to be lighting the morning 2003 after 30 years in Yellowknife inspire deeper interiority and out - fire. where we raised our family. The ward action in the com muni- I wish I could do something last 10 years in Yellowknife were ty. The focus on social justice can definitive to keep you publishing, spent in the employ of the Diocese be found nowhere else. The news but your losses of $200k a year of Mackenzie through which we of the global church and of Pope are well beyond me. I would be were engaged primarily with the Francis is essential but hard to willing to pay much more for a native people. We had a rich spir - find elsewhere. I even read the subscription, however. itual life there among an active editorials to see what you think I’ll just leave it by saying that Catholic community, engaging about issues that trouble me. for my wife and I, your labours with the Oblates whose example I have bought subscriptions for have been well worthwhile. We of humility and simplicity and Catholic friends who were giving thank you, and we wish you many holiness is our inspiration. up hope and needed to see that there blessings in your life ahead. — Einstein Here in B.C. though, spiritual was still much life in the church. Peter Hart, Canim Lake, B.C. Even the most hardened hearts can be converted He did tinker with his The Editor: Praying for mem - actually killed anyone; but regard - compel us to let Christ chisel out a relatives; speed boggles bers of ISIS and those drawn to its less of that, the man had blood on place in our stony souls whereby a the mind as energy and mass horrid ways presents a daunting his hands. candle can be placed and lit for equate. challenge. To some it may seem We all know what happens people whether they be persons in By Seb Koh foolhardy. afterwards and how Christ uses ISIS or members of respectable I think of the account of Saul of him to help us find ourselves as groups in society. Tarsus going around zealously sinners to face the truth that we all We don’t need to know where rounding up people in order to have blood on our hands. it will end; or how it will end. All Fast foods add extra calories persecute and kill them all in the Dorothy Day powerfully point - we need to know is that we have a paranoid fear of what seemed to ed out that we all have the root of role however great or small. Come Continued from page 18 consume more of it than children. him and his companions to be hor - every sin in our souls. Her trou - Holy Spirit. — Kevin Jozef The actions and reactions of teen - ribly evil. We do not know if he bling and yet consoling words Krofchek, Regina less than half of Canadian youth agers are often guided by the parts ages 12 to 19 eat the recommend - of the brain connected to emotion ed minimum of five servings of and reward/gratification; this makes First gift of the Spirit was forgiveness fruit and vegetables daily. teenagers very susceptible to un - Children who view TV fast- healthy impulses — which will sur - Continued from page 1 Catholic? No. It was born ecumeni - simultaneously grow in love for food ads are approximately 50 per prise no parent. Research also cal,” with similar results in many one another. cent more likely to eat fast food. shows teens can critique advertise - When the Holy Spirit descend - denominations and with Pente cos - “The movement of the Holy Regular consumption of fast food ments when prompted, but on their ed on the disciples at Pentecost, he tals providing support and educa - Spirit, also known as the Pente - is associated with ingesting an own are likely to believe advertising said, the first gift the Spirit brought tion to new Catholic charismatics. costal movement, has in its DNA extra 800 calories a week for boys and accept misleading claims. was forgiveness for their sins and “It was born ecumenical be cause — its life in the Holy Spirit — the and 660 calories for girls, translat - In a survey of 128 international the grace to forgive others. it is the Holy Spirit who creates vocation to build Christian unity,” ing into a possible weight gain of experts on food, nutrition and obe - “Here we see the beginning of unity,” the pope said. The Holy Spirit he said. 4.5 kg (10 pounds) or more a year. sity, most respondents recommend the church, the glue that holds us drew Catholics and Pente costals Pentecostals and Catholic char - Quebec saw the light years ago. restrictions on food and beverage together, the cement that binds the together to profess that Jesus is Lord ismatics have not always gotten Since 1980, that province has advertising until at least until age bricks of the house: forgiveness,” and “to proclaim together the along, Traettino said. But “the banned all commercial advertising 16, and more than half recom - he said. Father’s love for all his children.” election of Pope Francis clearly directed at children under age 13. mended an age 18 restriction. Forgiveness “preserves unity de - In ancient Rome, Pope Francis opened a new season, especially Legislation before Canada’s When we want a young person spite everything, prevents collapse said, Christians were martyred in in relations with us.” Senate similarly proposes a ban on to grow up with certain values and and consolidates and strengthens,” the Circus Maximus “for the en - Capuchin Father Raniero Can- the advertising of food and bever - behaviours, we ensure that’s what he said. “For give ness sets our hearts tertainment of those watching.” He ta lamessa, preacher of the papal ages to Canadian children under they’re taught, see consistently free and en ables us to start afresh.” urged the crowd to remember how household, offered a reflection also 13. The proposed legislation is an from role models and experience Pope Francis began his Pente- many Christians are being killed for focusing on the ecumenical voca - excellent first step. But it needs to themselves. It’s called good par - cost celebrations at an ecumenical their faith today and to recognize tion of the charismatic renewal. be amended to protect children up enting and good education. vigil June 3 with some 50,000 that their murderers are not asking How many of the divisions to age 16. We need to give healthy So why do we allow our young Cath olic charismatics and Pente- them their denomination, just among Christians “have been due eating habits a fighting chance. people to be continuously bombard - costals from more than 125 coun - whether or not they are Christian. to the desire to make a name for Other countries, like the United ed with the opposite of good eating tries gathered for praise and wor - If those who want to kill Chris - ourselves or for our own church Kingdom, have similar restrictions messages and then expect them to ship at the site of the ancient tians believe they are one, he said, more than for God,” he asked. “A on food and beverage advertising grow up with healthy eating habits? Roman Circus Maximus. it is urgent that Christians be renewed outpouring of the Holy to children up to 16. It’s time we added food and Although less exuberantly, the “united by the work of the Holy Spirit will not be possible without There’s increasing evidence that beverage advertising to the list of pope, too, sang with his hands Spirit in prayer and in action on a collective movement of repen - teens are particularly vulnerable to protections we afford our children cupped open or with his hands behalf of those who are weaker.” tance on the part of all Christians.” food and beverage marketing and and teenagers. raised. He stood between Michelle “Walk together. Work together. Moran, president of the Inter - Love each other,” Pope Francis national Catholic Charismatic Re - told them. People need to feel safe in order to learn newal Services, and Patti Mans- Being baptized in the Spirit field, who was present when the and knowing how to praise God, Continued from page 18 secure, it establishes a precedent, This self-assurance also allows us Catholic charismatic renewal was he said, “are not enough” if Chris - much like Jeter’s presence on a to be kind. It’s a beautiful cycle. born. In February 1967 Mansfield tians don’t also help those in ingredient in an effective class - baseball field, and it allows learn - There will always be those was one of the Duquesne Uni ver - need. room is a positive relationship ing to take place. who feel threatened and try to hurt sity students, who experienced an An Italian Pentecostal pastor, with my students. People need to When we know we’re loved others. Each of us will feel inse - outpouring of the Holy Spirit dur - Giovanni Traettino, a friend of feel safe in order to learn. Effec- unconditionally, we have the confi - cure from time to time. Our mis - ing a retreat. Pope Francis’ since they met at an tive routines, rules and logical dence to try, like a baby who falls takes, however, don’t define us. The charismatic renewal is “a ecumenical charismatic gathering consequences are essential in es- down a thousand times in learning We’re at our best when we’re current of grace,” Pope Francis told in Buenos Aires in 2006, told the tablishing this environment, but to walk. Confidence rises out of kind and it’s our kindness that the crowd at the Circus Maximus. crowd that as Christians grow in so is kindness. The way that I treat kindness from others, as well as moves the world forward in a pos - “It is a work that was born — their love for God, they should others not only helps them to feel benevolence toward ourselves. itive light.

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LOS ANGELES (CNS) — As homeless,” said Archbishop José “Personally, I am worried about of climate change, especially as what we do not, with no regard for reaction swirled around President H. Gomez. the quality of life here in Los An - they affect the poorest and most the health of our communities or Donald Trump’s June 1 decision “Each night in the county of geles. Every day, it seems the dis - vulnerable people.” the needs of future generations,” to withdraw the country from the Los Angeles — nearly 58,000 tance grows wider between those “But,” he added, “there remain he said. Paris climate accord, Los Angeles people have no place to call who have what they need for a sharp debates — scientific, tech - Like the debates over how to received a report on “the dramatic home,” the archbishop wrote June dignified life and those who do nological, economic and political address climate change, opinions increase in the numbers of our 6 in Angelus, the online news site not,” he said, adding that the lack — about how severe the crisis is differ on the causes of homeless - brothers and sisters who are of the Los Angeles archdiocese. of affordable housing “is directly and how best to address the chal - ness and how best to respond, related to ‘the lenges created by carbon dioxide Gomez said. Both issues require human ecology.’ ’’ emissions.” “prayer and thoughtful action,” he “Human life Gomez noted that Pope Francis emphasized. and human nature in his encyclical Laudato Si’ “The lack of affordable housing must be protected strongly criticizes the ‘cap and is directly related to ‘the human and cared for — trade’ policies used by states like ecology,’ ’’ he said. “This is true in our rights and dig - California and also the federal gov - the poorest nations of the world, nity, the needs of ernment. The pope says buying but sadly it is also true here in the our bodies, minds and selling ‘carbon credits’ is ‘a wealthiest.” and spirit,” the ploy’ the wealthy use to pursue “In many of our neighbour - archbishop said. their economic self-interests and hoods we now see makeshift Trump’s action their habits of ‘excessive consump - ‘tent cities’ being established on on the Paris accord tion.’ ’’ sidewalks and boulevards and “provoked deep He added: “Many authorities other public spaces,” Gomez said con cern every - believe the world is already well of Los Angeles. “It is sad to see where about the on its way toward the goal of a people living in these tents and future of the earth global economy that will be far all around them to see the signs we live on,” Gomez less dependent on carbon-generat - — clothing, furniture, bikes and said. “Concern ing energy sources.” Others point toys — that once these people about global warm - to progress in the areas of “green” had a home, but now they do ing and climate jobs and the already-declining not.” change is real. The costs of renewable energy sources, He said he worries “we are get - CNS/Paul Jeffrey U.S. bishops have he added. ting accustomed to these sights in DISPLACED CHILDREN IN SOUTH SUDAN — Sister Josephine Murigi, a member long supported the “The natural environment must our city. We cannot allow ourselves of Our Lady of the Missions and Solidarity with South Sudan, walks with children in a need for prudent also be protected and cared for. to accept a Los Angeles where side - camp for more than 5,000 displaced people in Riimenze. Families here were displaced in action and dialogue We are not put here to consume walks become permanent resi - late 2016 and early 2017 as fighting between government soldiers and rebels escalated. about the impacts what we need and throw away dences for our neighbours.” Uphold a woman’s right to contribute fully to society, pope says

By Carol Glatz prove necessary,” he said June 9. pope, quoting from Nostra Aetate , quently the victims of “blind vio - the whole community, the commu - The pope was speaking to the Vatican II declaration that lence,” he said. nity ends up “transformed” in a VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The members, consultors and guests of addressed the Catholic Church’s Whenever “hatred and violence positive way, the pope said. more women are involved in and the Pontifical Council for Inter- relations with other religions. have the upper hand, they tear “Therefore, it is a beneficial contribute to communities, poli - religious Dialogue, which was Pope Francis told the assembly apart families and society, prevent - process — that of having the tics, economics and the church, the holding its plenary assembly in that unfortunately the important ing women from easily and effec - growing presence of women in more positive changes will come Rome June 7 - 9. Participants had ability of women to teach these tively carrying out their mission as social, economic and political life about, Pope Francis said. discussed the role of women in values is “obscured and often un- educators,” joining with men to on the local, national and interna - “Women are fully entitled to teaching universal fraternity. recognized because of the many promote common aims and efforts. tional levels, as well as in eccle - actively take part in all settings, “We cannot truly call on God, evils that afflict this world and More must be done to recog - sial life,” he said. and their rights must be affirmed the father of all, if we refuse to treat that, in particular, damage wom - nize women’s gifts and their abili - He also urged all groups in - and protected, including through (others) in a brotherly way,” en’s dignity and their role.” ty to find new ways to welcome volved in inter-religious dialogue legal instruments wherever it may Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran told the Women and children are fre - and respect others in a multicul - to invite women to participate in tural, globalized world, he said. It all aspects of their discussions, is also important to take advan - not just when a topic or a gather - Pope tells Nigerian priests to accept bishop tage of “their conviction that love ing is about women. is the only power that can make “Many women are well pre - the world habitable for everyone.” pared to address very high-level By Cindy Wooden a short communiqué on the meet - because “we all must share this When women have the oppor - meetings on inter-religious dia - ing with the pope, describing the common sorrow.” tunity to fully share their gifts with logue,” he said. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — situation in the diocese as “unac - Each priest’s letter, he said, Pope Francis is giving priests ceptable.” The protests were moti - “must clearly manifest total obe - belonging to the Diocese of Ahiara, vated by the fact that Okpaleke is dience to the pope” and indicate a Nigeria, 30 days to write a letter not a local priest. willingness “to accept the bishop promising obedience to him and “The Holy Father, after a care - whom the pope sends and has accepting the bishop appointed for ful evaluation, spoke of the unac - appointed.” their diocese; priests who do not ceptable situation in Ahiara and “The letter must be sent within write will be suspended, according reserved the right to take appro - 30 days, from today to July 9, 2017. to Fides, the news agency of the priate measures,” the Vatican said Whoever does not do this will be Congregation for the Evangeliza- in the communiqué. ipso facto suspended ‘ a divinis ’ and tion of Peoples. According to the pope’s re- will lose his current office,” the The papal text in English was marks posted by Kaigama, Pope pope said, according to the posts. posted June 9 on the blog of Arch- Francis said, “I think that, in this “This seems very hard, but why bishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos, case, we are not dealing with trib - must the pope do this?” Pope president of the Nigerian bishops’ alism, but with an attempted tak - Francis asked. “Because the people conference, and Fides posted it in ing of the vineyard of the Lord.” of God are scandalized. Jesus re - Italian. The Vatican press office The pope also referred to “the minds us that whoever causes scan - could not immediately confirm its parable of the murderous tenants” dal must suffer the consequences.” authenticity, although Cardinal in Matthew 21:33-44. When Okpaleke was appointed John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of “Whoever was opposed to to the diocese, the announcement Abuja, who also was present, told Bishop Okpaleke taking posses - was met by protests and petitions Catholic News Service they were sion of the diocese wants to de- calling for the appointment of a CNS/ L’Osservatore Romano the remarks of the pope. stroy the church. This is forbid - bishop from among the local clergy. FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE PEACE — Pope Francis greets people A day earlier, the Nigerian den,” the pope said. Nevertheless, he was ordained as he arrives June 9 to inaugurate the new Vatican office of the Scholas church leaders met Pope Francis to Pope Francis said he even had a bishop in May 2013, although Occurrentes Foundation, which promotes the interface of education, discuss the situation of Bishop Peter considered “suppressing the dio - the ordination took place not in art and sport to create a “culture of encounter for peace.” Ebere Okpaleke, who was appoint - cese, but then I thought that the the Ahiara diocese, but at a semi - ed bishop of Ahiara by then-Pope church is a mother and cannot nary in the Archdiocese of Owerri. Benedict XVI in 2012, but who has abandon her many children.” Ahiara is in Mbaise, a predomi - been unable to take control of the Instead, he said, every priest of nantly Catholic region of Imo State Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. diocese because of protests, appar - the diocese, whether residing in in southern Nigeria. Okpaleke is Without them humanity cannot survive. ently by the majority of priests. Nigeria or abroad, is to write a let - from Anambra State, which bor - — Dalai Lama The Vatican June 8 issued only ter to him asking for forgiveness ders Imo to the north.