Pentecost Calls Us to Share Our Gifts
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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.