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This week’s By Michael Swan is still a hard place as the 109th nity, equality and basic decency Nearly 20 years ago, in 1999, The Catholic Register Prairie International Women’s Day dawns are never automatic. The church the very conservative Cardinal on March 8. The #MeToo move - has not been immune to the strug - Aloysius Ambrozic of Toronto Messenger Does the church belong to ment has demonstrated that even gle, which has to be seen through congratu - women? Can the church be led by for rich and powerful women, dig - the lens of faith. — BARRIERS , page 5 lates the women? From a young women’s newly perspective, those questions have appointed already been answered. bishop of “I can honestly say, through the Diocese my many years of attending of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, church every Sunday, being a stu - dent of two Catholic schools, Rev. Jon Hansen, CSsR. youth groups, etc., I have thor - — pages 10-14 oughly enjoyed my time and felt very included — never once dis - Prayer vigil missed or treated less because of my gender,” Windsor-Essex Cath- People of many faiths and olic District School Board student backgrounds came together trustee Grace Santin told The to pray for a community Catholic Register . struggling and divided after Though she doesn’t graduate two recent trials in from St. Joseph’s Catholic High Saskatchewan and Manitoba. School until next year, Santin is already a leader in a big and im - Events surrounding the portant Catholic institution. She deaths of two indigenous just naturally assumes that’s the young people and the subse - way it is, the way it should be and quent acquittal of those on the way it always will be. trial have caused pain, racial “I intend to continue in this tension, protests, and brought path and teach my children the calls for justice reforms. same ways I have learned,” she — page 3 wrote in an email. While Santin’s Catholic school CNS/Edgard Garrido, Reuters The lonely earth experience may be a foretaste of SHARING IN THE CHURCH’S VOICE — Indigenous women in Mexico City are seen during an the kingdom of God and its prom - International Women’s Day celebration in this 2016 photo. International Women’s Day is a chance to reflect “The earth is lonely for us,” ise of justice for women, the world on how women have grown in influence in the church. says Rev. Greg Kennedy, SJ, this year’s Bishops celebrate Catholica 200 in Western Canada Nash lectur - er at By James Buchok became the first bishop of the and vulnerable adults, relations assisted suicide and euthanasia, Campion Diocese of the Northwest, founded with indigenous peoples and efforts youth ministry initiatives to form College. WINNIPEG — The Assembly in 1847 in St. Boniface. at reconciliation following the leaders, social justice concerns rel - Caught up of Western Catholic Bishops held Two hundred years later, 25 Truth and Reconciliation Com - ative to the poor and the role of with mod - its annual conference in the neigh - bishops serving Canada’s west and mission, the difficulties for people ern technology that we use bouring Archdioceses of St. Boni - northwest came together Feb. 27 to of faith arising out of physician- — GAGNON , page 7 all the time but know virtu - face and Winnipeg this year, as the March 1 to mark the anniversary, gathering became one of many share brotherhood, and to discuss ally nothing about, we’re Catholics arrested as they ask events in the celebrations for issues of importance to the church “not spending enough time Catholica 200, undertaken by the and society. in the woods.” Archdiocese of St. Boniface. The current AWCB president, Congress to help ‘Dreamers’ — page 6 In 1818, Bishop Norbert Proven - Archbishop of Winnipeg Richard cher arrived at the Red River Settle - Gagnon, said that the deliberations By Rhina Guidos our nation’s wonderful, beautiful Eparchial pilgrims ment to establish the Catholic covered a range of topics, in clud - Dreamers,” said Garcia. “To our Church in the Canadian West and ing: safe environments for children WASHINGTON (CNS) — leaders in Congress and in the The Ukrainian Catholic Dozens of Catholics, including White House, I say ‘arrest a nun, Eparchy of Saskatoon’s men and women religious, were not a Dreamer.’ ’’ fourth annual pilgrimage to arrested near the U.S. Capitol Feb. She said she was there to sup - the shrine of Our Lady of 27 in the rotunda of a Senate build - port those like Daniel Neri, a Cath- Guadalupe in Mexico City ing in Washington as they called on olic from Indiana who was present recently concluded. The itin - lawmakers to help young undocu - at the event and would benefit from erary included cultural and mented adults brought to the U.S. any legislation to help the 1.8 mil - as minors obtain some sort of per - lion estimated young adults in the religious stops to help par - manent legal status. country facing an uncertain future. ticipants comprehend the Some of them sang and prayed, “What are we doing to the miracle on Tepeyac in 1531. and many of them — such as Body of Christ when are hurting — page 7 Dominican Sister Elise Garcia and families? When we are hurting Mercy Sister JoAnn Persch — people?” he asked. Doing harm said they had no option but to par - He also said, he wanted people ticipate in the act of civil disobedi - to know that “we are not crimi - “LifeSiteNews manages ence to speak out against the fail - nals, we are not rapists, we are only to prove capable of a ure of Congress and the Trump good people.” distorted, malevolent world - administration to help the young Young adults called “Dreamers” view that they peddle to a adults. — a reference to the DREAM Act, small, but noisy, fringe of “I have never been arrested in one of the proposed pieces of legis - Catholicism,” writes my life, but with the blessing of lation that could help them stay in James Buchok Michael Sean Winters. my community, I am joining with the country legally — have to go BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE — Archbishop of St. Boniface Albert — page 15 two dozen other Catholic sisters through extensive background LeGatt, Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi, Apostolic Nuncio to Canada, and and Catholic allies to risk arrest Archbishop of Winnipeg Richard Gagnon. today as an act of solidarity with — DREAMERS , page 19 2 Prairie Messenger INTERNATIONAL NEWS March 7, 2018 Advisers studying regional tribunals for abuse cases

By Junno Arocho Esteves often referred to as the C9, held its According to Vatican Insider, missionary outreach.” filed against him in Australia, was first meeting of the year Feb. 26 - the establishment of regional tri - Among other documents, Burke not in attendance. Monsengwo was VATICAN CITY (CNS) — 28 with Pope Francis. The pope bunals also would resolve the said, the Council of Cardi nals unable to attend the first day of the Pope Francis and his international appointed the council members complication of dealing with looked at St. John Paul II’s 1998 meeting because of a flight cancel - Council of Cardinals discussed five years ago to advise him on cases in various countries with apostolic letter on the theological lation due to a rare snowstorm that the possibility of establishing re - the reform of the Roman Curia different laws and customs, thus and juridical nature of bishops’ struck Rome Feb. 26, Burke said. gional tribunals around the world and on church governance. allowing for a faster process in conferences. that would judge cases of sexual During his flight to Rome from examining those cases. “It is a question of re- abuse allegedly committed by Fatima last May, Pope Francis Burke emphasized that, if es tab - reading the motu pro - clergy, a Vatican spokesperson spoke to reporters about the possi - lished, regional tribunals “would prio, Apostolos Suos , in said. bility of establishing regional tri - always be under” the authority of a spirit of healthy decen - Greg Burke confirmed a report bunals. The Congregation for the the doctrinal congregation. tralization that the pope published Feb. 27 on the website Doctrine of the Faith, the pope Burke said the council also dis - often speaks of (while) Vatican Insider that said the pope told journalists, was overwhelmed cussed the role of bishops’ confer - reaffirming that it is al - and his cardinal advisers were with “many delayed cases because ences and ways the conferences ways he who guards considering decentralizing the they have been piling up.” He could contribute to discussions on unity in the church,” role of the Congre gation for the added that discussions on the theological issues in a more colle - Burke said. Doctrine of the Faith in handling regional tribunals were “in the gial spirit. The Council of Car- cases, but would not diminish the planning stage.” Pope Francis, in his 2013 ex - dinals will meet again congregation’s authority. “For this, we are thinking of hortation, The Joy of the Gos - April 23 - 25. Its mem - “I can say that this is one of the providing continent-wide assis - pel , had written about the need bers are: Cardinals options. The pope himself spoke tance, one or two per continent. for a greater role for bishops’ Pietro Parolin, Vatican about this in one of his press con - For example — in Latin America conferences, asserting that “ex - secretary of state; Oscar ferences,” Burke told journalists — one in Colombia, another in cessive centralization, rather Rodriguez Maradiaga of Feb. 28. Brazil. They would be continental than proving helpful, compli - Tegu ci galpa, Honduras; The Council of Cardinals, pre-tribunals or tribunals,” he said. cates the church’s life and her Sean P. O’Malley of Boston; Francisco Jav- ier Erra zuriz Ossa, At mass, God accepts humble gifts retired archbishop of Santiago, Chile; Oswald By Carol Glatz Lord did at the Last Supper: takes grow in holiness, encounter oth - Gracias of Mumbai, In - up the bread and wine to give to ers with love and compassion, dia; Reinhard Marx of VATICAN CITY (CNS) — his disciples, saying “this is my and to “build the earthly city in Munich and Freising, God asks so little of people, and body, this is my blood. Do this in the light of the Gospel,” the pope Germany; Laurent Mon - yet he gives so much in return, memory of me,” the pope said. said. sengwo Pasinya of Kin - Pope Francis said. It’s good, he said, that the peo - After a summary of the pope’s shasa, Congo; George “He asks for our goodwill in ple of God present the priest with talk was read in Arabic, the pope Pell, head of the NS/Paul Haring daily life, he asks us for an open the bread and wine for consecra - asked everyone to pray for all the Secretariat of the Econ - MET EXHIBIT VATICAN TREASURES — heart, he asks us to be willing to tion because the elements repre - people of Syria and the Middle omy; and Giuseppe The mitre of Pope Pius XI is displayed during be better,” the pope said at his sent “the spiritual offering of the East — “a martyred land.” Bertello, president of a press presentation for the exhibit, Heavenly weekly general audience at the church.” At the offertory, all the “We have to pray for these the commission govern - Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Vatican Feb. 28. faithful are invited to present their brothers and sisters who are at war ing Vatican City State. Imagination, at Galleria Colonna in Rome Because of ice and unusual own lives as a spiritual offering and for the persecuted Christians Pell, who is on a Feb. 26. The Vatican is loaning 40 vestments freezing temperatures in Rome, together with the gifts brought to — they want to expel them from leave of ab sence while and sacred objects for an exhibit at the Pope Francis held the audience in the altar, he said. that land. Let us pray for our facing charges of sexual Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall. But the “The centre of the mass is the brothers and sisters,” he said. abuse that have been from May 10 - Oct. 8. Vatican also opened St. Peter’s altar and the altar is Christ. Always Basilica to accommodate the look at the altar,” which also repre - overflow. Giant screens were set sents the cross where Jesus made Court blocks Trump’s effort to end DACA up in the basilica so the people the ultimate sacrifice, he added. could follow the audience, and “To the altar of Christ, we By Rhina Guidos California, in an effort to bypass the Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Aus - later the pope went to the basilica bring the little (there is with) our process of an appeal going through tin, Texas, chair of the U.S. bish - to greet and bless those inside. gifts — bread and wine — and WASHINGTON (CNS) — The the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of ops’ Committee on Migration, said “It’s better to be here than in they become the plenty — Jesus U.S. Supreme Court has dealt a Appeals based in San Francisco. in a Feb. 27 statement that despite the cold, right?” he asked those in himself, who gives himself to us” blow to the Trump administra - That means the March 5 dead - the delay in ending DACA, “the the basilica. in the eucharist, the pope said. tion’s effort to end a program in line is essentially no longer of any anxiety and uncertainty that In his main talk, the pope con - “Of course, our offering isn’t March that protects young adults significance, and those benefiting Dreamers and their families face tinued his series on the mass, much, but Christ needs this tiny brought to the U.S. without legal from DACA can keep applying to remain unabated. . . . My brother focusing on the Liturgy of the amount. The Lord asks for little permission as minors. renew permits that protect them bishops and I continue to call upon Eucharist, which begins with the and he gives us so much.” On Feb. 26, the court declined from deportation and allow them Con gress to work toward a biparti - preparation of the gifts of bread Catholics should experience to hear and rule on whether the to have a work permit and other san and humane solution as soon and wine that are then consecrated the preparation of the gifts at administration has the right to documents, as long as they meet as possible.” and distributed to the faithful at every mass as an invitation to shut down the Deferred Action for certain criteria. He praised Catholics who took holy communion. offer their lives more fully to the Childhood Arrivals, or DACA In a brief, unsigned comment, part in the national call-in day. During the mass, the priest rep - Lord so that they would receive program. the court said it expected the “These faithful took action be- resents Christ and does what the from him the grace needed to In September, President Donald Court of Appeals “will proceed cause they recognize that protect - Trump announced expeditiously to decide this case.” ing these young people from his administration The decision was announced deportation is an issue of human was ending the pro - the day the U.S. Conference of life and dignity, and that a legisla - gram, giving law - Catholic Bishops called for a tive solution is necessary to make makers until March “National Call-in Day for the that protection durable,” Vasquez 5 to find a legisla - Protection of Dreamers,” encour - said. tive solution to pro - aging Catholics to call their repre - “Although the Supreme Court tect the young sentatives in Con gress to urge sup - decision buys Congress time to adults benefiting port for the young adults called address the situation of undocu - from DACA. “Dreamers.” mented youth, it should not give Two federal The name comes from the them an excuse to delay action,” judg es have DREAM Act — the Develop- said Kevin Appleby, senior director blocked the Trump ment, Relief, and Education for of international migration policy administration’s Alien Minors Act. The legislative for the Centre for Migration Studies efforts to end the proposal has explored allowing in New York. “These young people program, ruling the qualifying youth conditional resi - remain at risk and deserve perma - government must dency and permanent residency nent protection and a chance to plan continue to accept down the line, but it has been their futures. Catholic advocates renewal applica - repeatedly defeated in Congress. should continue to push Congress tions for DACA. In The court’s decision may delay and the president to grant them a turn, the administra - the end of the DACA program, path to citizenship.” tion asked the started in 2012 by President Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Supreme Court to Barack Obama via executive order, Los Angeles, in a statement and CNS/Aaron P. Bernstein, Reuters hear and rule on one but immigrant advocates continued via Twitter, warned Feb. 26 that GRAHAM FUNERAL CROWD — Mourners line up Feb. 28 to pay final respects to of those decisions, to urge action to provide the youth Rev. Billy Graham, lying in honour in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington. from a judge in with permanent relief. — PEOPLE’S LIVES , page 6 March 7, 2018 CANADIAN NEWS Prairie Messenger 3 Gender-based federal budget gets mixed reviews

By Deborah Gyapong “When you start talking about drinking water on reserves. “Those equal pay for work of equal value, are huge gaps in Canadian society,” OTTAWA (CCN) — The Lib - you have to ask the question of who Gunn said. “That is funding that eral government tabled Canada’s determines value,” he said. When has to be there.” first gender-based budget Feb. 27. the market determines value, it On the promised study of phar - While Citizens for Public reflects the individual decisions of macare, Gunn said the churches Justice, a Christian social justice people. Having government deter - have supported a drug program think-tank, applauded the move as mine the value of work in different for 20 years, but how it will roll a “step forward,” CPJ’s executive industries traditionally dominated out remains to be seen. Canada director Joe Gunn said the “ambi - by women or by men “ignores the Without Poverty (CWP), a coali - tion wasn’t huge in this case.” importance of the market,” he said. tion that CPJ belongs to, said the “There are many more things “It gives far too much power to the money is needed now. the government could do to make a government.” “One in 10 people in Canada gender-based budget really sing,” Both Cardus and CPJ applauded cannot afford their prescribed Gunn said. One key element would the expansion of the Working medications,” said Liz Majic in a be a universal daycare system, but Income Tax Benefit, now renamed CWP news release. “While an ad - CPJ’s budget analysis pointed out the Canada Workers Benefit. visory council on this policy area the $7.5 billion allotted over 11 Dijkema noted the idea for this ben - may be a step in the right direc - years “is far from the universal efit has had all-party support and it tion, we already know it makes access required to ensure that is in these programs that cross parti - financial sense to invest in phar - women with children face fewer san lines the budget does well. macare and we need action, rather barriers when returning to work.” The government recognizes it than more research.” CPJ also criticized the budget CCN/D. Gyapong is inherently good for people to be Another disappointment for for not putting a “down payment BUDGET DAY — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer chats with working, so it is helping subsidize CPJ is the lack of any action in on a Canadian Poverty Reduction Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Budget Day Feb. 27 on the set of work by not clawing back welfare reducing greenhouse gas emis - Strategy.” CTV Power Play with host Don Martin. benefits, Dijkema said. “The gov - sions, Gunn said. “We need to bite “This was not mentioned in the ernment will give you money to that bullet and move forward.” budget at all,” Gunn said. ment could look at cutting some of had to face the music on this.” top you up and help you over the Gunn noted an important part “There’s no question at all that the $25.5 billion that will be spent “One person’s debt is another welfare wall.” of the Canadian climate frame - the current government over- on National Defence in 2018 - 19. person’s asset,” Dijkema said, Gunn gave high marks to the work the Liberals announced in promises and under-delivers, so “Luckily our debt to GDP ratio noting government debt is held by large amounts of spending on in - 2016 involved provinces paying a Canadians beware,” said Gunn. (projected to be 30.1 per cent for private bondholders. “Those peo - digenous peoples in addition to the carbon tax. “This has not come Cardus, a think-tank based on 2018 - 19) is still falling. I think in ple want to get paid, and the more $11.8 billion previously announced into being,” Gunn said. It was Christian social teaching, ques - 2019, everybody’s expecting an money that goes to servicing the in 2016 and 2017. Included in this supposed to come into being in tions whether the goals the budget election budget, so that will proba - debt, the less money there is for budget is $5 billion over five years the beginning of this year, and sets out to achieve can be reached bly not end the deficit at all,” government programs.” to help give “indigenous children now it’s postponed to the begin - by government. Gunn said. Dijkema also challenged the and families an equal chance at ning of next year. The carbon tax “I think this budget overesti - “It’s not fiscally responsible,” Liberal government’s commitment life”; $1.4 billion over six years to will be a “revenue stream for the mates the power of government to said Mrozek. “Families are going to pay equity, which he stressed is help First Nations Child and government,” he said. He noted make change,” said Brian Dijkema, to end up paying for it eventually, different from equal pay for men Family Serv ices help at-risk fami - the government is still providing program director of Cardus Work perhaps generations down the road. and women doing the same jobs, lies and children; and an additional $1.6 billion in subsidies to the fos - and Economics, noting some of the There isn’t a country yet that hasn’t which is a matter of justice. $172.6 million to provide safe sil fuel industry. differences between men and women are genetic, or are based on cultural traditions developed over a Multifaith prayer vigil calls for healing and justice thousand years. Andrea Mrozek, director of By Kiply Lukan Yaworski and sented a reading from the Book of as those whom we rely on to oppression and unspeakable vio - Cardus Family, said she believed Myron Rogal Habakkuk, “written by a prophet maintain composure, fairness, and lence.” the gender-based analysis is really of God while living in the midst of a commitment to the common The assembly then prayed a code to cover government goals SASKATOON — People of a time of confusion and pain, good,” said Rogal. together: “Arise, O God, and de - of growing the GDP by getting many faiths and backgrounds when the people feared they had “We pray for healing in com - fend the cause of your heart. Raise more women into the workforce. came together Feb. 25 to pray for a been forgotten by God.” munities that “They want the GDP to go up, community struggling and divided Sarah Donnelly, pastoral assis - carry the weight so they’re going to use the power after two recent trials in Saskatch - tant at St. John’s Cathedral, led a of generations of of the state to cajole more women e wan and Manitoba. response after the reading: “Let us broken relation - into the workforce, basically The events surrounding the not rush to the language of heal - ships between allowing mothers fewer choices,” deaths of two indigenous young ing, before understanding the full - law enforcement Mrozek said. “Low-income wom- people — Colten Boushie and Tina ness of the injury and the depth of and the people en are going to suffer the most,” Fontaine — and the subsequent the wound. Let us not speak of rec - they are called to she said. “If you have money, you acquittal of those on trial have onciliation without speaking of serve. We la - can make a choice.” caused profound pain, fuelled racial reparations and restoration. Let us ment our coun - While GDP promotion is a tensions, prompted protests, and not be afraid to sit with the ugli - try’s history of “legitimate goal of government, I brought calls for justice reforms, ness, the messiness, and the pain racism and pray don’t like dressing it up in equali - said Rev. Scott Pittendrigh, dean that is life in community together.” for love in the ty language.” and rector of St. John’s Cathedral, Cecilia Rajanayagam of Em - face of vio - Mrozek said she would have no which hosted the event. manuel Baptist Church, and Seth lence.” problem with daycare programs “Much of this has, once again, Shacter of Congregation Agudas Lyndon targeted to support single moms, pointed to the larger story of the Israel both read selections from Linklater of the but she’s glad no new mon ey was history of colonization; of resi - the book of Lamentations. Office of the announced toward a universal dential schools and countless ex- Myron Rogal, co-ordinator of Treaty child care system. “With universal amples where indigenous people the Office of Justice and Peace in Commis sioner daycare you’re basically offering have been marginalized,” he said the Roman Catholic Diocese of offered a prayer middle- and upper-class families a in his opening remarks, citing Saskatoon, offered a prayer after after the second gift,” she said. The number of recent calls for justice, respectful the first of the readings from reading from spaces will always be limited, and dialogue, and concrete steps for Lamentations: “We mourn with Lamen tat ions: the higher-income families usually peace and reconciliation. those who are suffering the loss of “God of the get first in line, so “low-income Pittendrigh noted that commu - precious members of their family. reserve and the women can’t access the spaces.” nity leaders had been consulted We pray for those whose lives city, of the jail The government’s projected about the vigil, including Harry have been irrevocably changed — cell and the Sarah Donnelly budget deficit for 2018 - 19 is Lafond, executive director of the those residents of the Red Phea - street corner, of PRAYER VIGIL — Lyndon Linklater, cultural $18.1 billion, three times higher Office of Treaty Commissioner, sant and Mosquito communities, the classroom adviser and treaty presenter with the Office of the than the $6 billion the Liberals and Shirley Isbister, president of the communities of Biggar, and and the police Treaty Commissioner, was among those leading had promised in allowing modest the Central Urban Métis Federa- the Battlefords, and for all our car, look upon prayer at a vigil held Feb. 25 at St. John’s Anglican deficits of $10 billion for two tion. He acknowledged “the histo - communities, rural and urban, the world you Cathedral in Saskatoon. years; and $6 billion in the third ry, spirituality and culture of the who live with suspicion, tension, have made. See year. It has blown its budget pro - peoples with whom Treaty 6 was fear and racism.” how hatred and violence mars up in us the cries of outrage. Raise jections each of the last three signed and the territory and tradi - Prayers were also said for your creation. Gun shots ring out up in us commitment to the long budgets — also tripling the prom - tional lands where this cathedral those who serve the community under the heavens that declare struggle for justice. Raise up in us ised deficit to nearly $30 billion in resides — and our responsibility — teachers, social workers, police your glory, singing the destruc - the determination to drive out 2016, and again in 2017. as treaty members.” officers, health care workers, tion of your children. The clang - racism. Raise up in us the grief “It’s a question of priorities,” Mary Culbertson, Treaty Com - politicians and other leaders. ing of cell doors ring out, tolling said Gunn, who noted the govern - missioner of Saskatchewan, pre - “Give them wisdom and strength the lives stolen by systemic — SPEAK TRUTH , page 6 4 Prairie Messenger CANADIAN NEWS March 7, 2018 Neither side backs down on Summer Jobs controversy

By Deborah Gyapong camps for disadvantaged children. appreciated the bishop has made a Divine Infant has hired one and the organization’s core man - In the Toronto archdiocese stand. Many people have written summer student a year for the past date respect individual human OTTAWA (CCN) — Neither alone, the shortfall could be more and phoned to lend their support.” 13 years, Lebane said. “We helped rights in Canada, including the the government nor parishes and than half a million dollars, accord - The diocese began a collection many who were in real financial values underlying the Canadian charities opposed to the required ing to communications director in parishes the third week of need, who needed this money to Charter of Rights and Freedoms, pro-abortion Canada Summer Neil McCarthy. February. “Already we have re- pursue post-secondary education.” as well as other rights.” Jobs attestation are backing down, McCarthy said parishes and ceived many generous donations,” Lebane said they are waiting to Bueckert said this is not a new leaving many scrambling to find groups in the diocese had followed Couto said. “People are identify - hear back from the government. requirement, since applicants al - alternative funding. the lead of the Canadian Council of ing with the bishop’s position.” A spokesperson for Employ - ways had to explain the core man - Christian Charities (CCCC) that “We hold that these programs ment and Social Development date or activities undertaken by had suggested to groups that had are important for our young peo - Canada said the number of applica - the organization. received letters giving them 10 ple and we don’t believe they tions received by mail or online for “Through the attestation, we are days to sign the attestation to send should suffer as a result of condi - the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is ensuring that applicants are both another letter requesting accom - tions required by the stand the not available yet, nor is the number aware of the new eligibility modation under the Charter on reli - government has taken.” that have been refused because the requirement for the CSJ program gious freedom, conscience rights “There’s a lot of excitement,” attestation was not filled out. and comply with it,” he said. “This and other grounds. Couto said. “A lot of people have In response to a question re - change helps to ensure that youth “We are waiting to see what the expressed their pride in their bish - garding whether the government job opportunities funded by the government response will be,” op.” will consider the request for ac - Government of Canada take place said McCarthy. “There is also a The Evangelical Fellowship of commodation by groups under in an environment that respects the need for us to begin looking at Canada (EFC) had also advised its Charter rights to religious freedom, rights of all Canadians. It also en - contingency plans should these members to follow the CCCC’s Josh Bueckert, senior media sures that federal funding supports applications be rejected. For par - suggested protocol in requesting spokesperson for the ministry, said: employment opportunities that ishes alone in the Archdiocese of accommodation under the Charter. “Faith-based groups are required to respect existing laws, including Toronto, we are talking about a “We’ve heard from many who meet the same eligibility criteria as human rights law and labour law, financial shortfall of $500,000 - have done this,” said Julia Beazley, any applicant to CSJ 2018.” to which public, private and not- $600,000.” the EFC’s director of public policy. “CSJ applicants will be re - for-profit organizations are already This will likely be a special “Yesterday, we were forwarded the quired to attest that both the job subject.” collection, though nothing is first example of how Service Can - “firmed up yet,” McCarthy said. ada is responding to these re quests, “There may be some communities which is to state: ‘Un for tunately, as that can absorb the hit but clearly the attestation has been altered, we CCN/D. Gyapong many can’t.” remain unable to assess project Patty Hajdu Bishop Ronald Fabbro of Lon- number ******,’ ” Beazley said. don instructed his diocese not to “There was no ac knowl edg ment in “We’re not seeking a war with apply for the Canada Summer Jobs the response of the request for the government or anything like grant under the new rules. Other accommodation.” that,” said Cardinal Thomas Collins dioceses had urged parishes to “This is just one example so of Toronto in a Feb. 23 interview in apply, but to send in a hard copy of far, but the previous responses Rome with Vatican Radio. the application with part of the from Service Canada seem to be “We didn’t start this controver - attestation struck out, or with an fairly standardized. I anticipate sy,” he said. “We’re trying to be co- attestation supplied by the diocese. this one will be as well.” operative, but we cannot check off “I believe that we need to take Barry Bussey, the CCCC’s the box” that says “I believe in abor - a stand against the position of the director of legal affairs, said some tion and a couple of other things, Government of Canada and say of their members have received because we don’t believe it.” that we will not be bullied into similar form letters. “No citizen should be asked to even the appearance of collusion “The government is simply not pass a faith test or an ideology on this issue,” said Fabbro, who backing down on this,” Bussey said. test,” the cardinal said, noting the then set up a special collection to Deacon Jeff Lebane said Divine government “seems to be dou - raise the $40,000 to replace what Infant Parish in the Archdiocese of bling down.” the diocese would have ordinarily Ottawa applied at first using an “We don’t want to get into a received from the summer jobs alternate attestation suggested by dispute, so we’re trying to give program to hire students to run the archdiocese. When that appli - The Diocese of Nelson them a way out,” he said, adding summer camps. cation was refused, they sent out a welcomes applications for the position of the groups would follow the laws “The response has been tre- letter “asking them for considera - of Canada. “If they still refuse us, mendous,” said Nelson Couto, tion” because “we have a funda - Diocesan Director of Faith Formation we’ll have to find a way” of fund - communications officer for the mental right to this under the ing the programs such as summer Diocese of London. “People have Charter.” The Director of Faith Formation is responsible to the Bishop in designing and implementing programs for adult faith CWL adds voice against attestation formation, children’s catechetics and sacramental preparation for use in the diocese and in supporting the ministry of the By Deborah Gyapong the new Canada Summer Jobs received a “form letter” saying, laity. The Office is based in Kelowna but will require travel to policy when it was first an - “this is what we’re going to do.” the various regions of the diocese. OTTAWA (CCN) — The more nounced in late December. “It looks like the government The Director works in collaboration with: G than 80,000 members of the Cath - Though individual League isn’t going to back down,” she The Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the faith olic Women’s League of Canada members had written their MPs, in said, noting the government’s development of staff. G (CWL) have added their official a recent meeting Jacobs said many resistance has fuelled the desire of Parish pastoral teams. G voice to the outcry against the of the women were “still con - League members to push back The Diocesan Religious Education and Adult Faith pro-abortion Canada Summer cerned” about the issue. even harder. Formation Committees. Jobs Attestation. “Some were in the position of “I can’t even imagine the vol - G The Diocesan Finance Office (Budgeting). “Canadian citizens, not just hiring summer students and they ume of responses they must be those with a particular set of reli - didn’t want to be in a position of getting,” Jacobs said. Requirements: G gious values, are outraged that the violating their conscience,” Jacobs “I don’t know what we do A Master’s Degree in Religious Education or Theology federal government would take said. The CWL is “in unison with except to continue to put pressure or equivalent G steps to force the people they rep - what the bishops have been say - on,” she said, adding she hoped A demonstrated commitment to the Church, her resent to conform to the belief sys - ing,” in speaking up against the members would continue to contact teachings and authority. G tem of those in power in order to required attestation. their MPs. “It’s our right and obli - Familiarity with children’s catechetics and adult models access services,” said a strongly “This whole thing is counter to gation as Catholics and a Catholic of faith formation. G worded Feb. 17 letter from CWL our beliefs as Catholics and as organization. We want that view - Steeped in the principles of The General Directory for National President Margaret Ann Canadian citizens,” Jacobs said. point to be out in the marketplace.” Catechesis and On Good Soil. Jacobs to Prime Minister Justin “We should have the right to make The CWL is also concerned G Evidence of effective leadership, communication and Trudeau, with a copy to Employ- decisions in accord with our con - that many employers and groups facilitation skills. ment Minister Patty Hajdu. “The science.” will choose not to hire summer G Proven ability to work collaboratively for a common vision. League implores you to understand “If we only have the right to students without the government G that to ask someone to deny their make an attestation in agreement help. “They won’t do the pro - Proficiency with technology, including Microsoft Office. faith or their beliefs in order to with a particular stance, we aren’t gramming and it’s going to harm Contact Fr. Bart van Roijen, [email protected] for receive funding from the govern - being able to express our own some of the most vulnerable seg - further information. ment is simply undemocratic, democratic rights,” she said. ments of our society,” Jacobs said. unconstitutional and unethical.” Jacobs said many of the “If we don’t stand up for them, Please submit resumé with three letters of reference (one In an interview, Jacobs said the League members who wrote the we’re not reflecting the Canada I from your Pastor) by March 31, 2018. The position will CWL has been concerned about government about the attestation want to be reflecting.” commence July 1, 2018. March 7, 2018 CANADIAN NEWS Prairie Messenger 5 Redemptorists leaving their Quebec monastery

By Philippe Vaillancourt Redemptorists to maintain a qual - ity pastoral service, the financial SAINTE-ANNE-DE- resources available for the life of BEAUPRE, Quebec (CNS) — the sanctuary and for the life of The Redemptorists are leaving confreres.” their Ste.-Anne-de-Beaupre mon - “This means that the number of as tery, where they have been liv - Redemptorists present in Sainte- ing since the 19th century. Anne-de-Beaupre will be very The monastery is adjacent to one small,” said Gauthier. “We contin - of Canada’s biggest shrines, both ue to be the guardians of the named after the mother of Mary. In shrine but we will work, in the a letter just sent to pilgrimage or - coming years, to have a team of ganizers and donors, the rector of Redemptorists, laypeople and the sanctuary, Redemptorist Father other religious.” This will be done Bernard Gauthier, said most mem - by collaborating with the diocesan bers of the community will now live authorities, he wrote. in various residences, mostly In December, the Redemp to- around Quebec City. rists met with the Archdiocese of He said the decision was made Quebec to make plans for the after “several months of studies future of the sanctuary. and reflections on the current state It should take less than two of the buildings, the ability of the years for the Redemptorists to move out of th eir m ona stery. Rev. Charles Duval, provincial Vaillancourt is editor-in-chief superior of the Redemptorist prov - CNS/Philippe Vaillancourt, Presence of Presence info, based in ince of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre, MONASTERY CLOSING — The monastery of the Redemptorists in Ste. Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, is seen Montreal. confirmed that this process is hap - in this 2014 file photo. The Redemptorists are leaving their monastery, where they have been living since the pening faster than they originally 19th century. thought. “We thought we could spread it better health to live with them, to land and buildings.” former Saint-Alphonse Seminary, KOBELSKY,OBITUARY Sister Helen over a longer period,” he said. He keep alive the spirit of communi - “The situation already shows next to the monastery, shows (formerly Sister Lucy) explained that several confreres ty. That’s what’s going to happen us that it would be irresponsible signs of wear and tear. School Sister of Notre Dame need medical care and that it right now,” said the superior. not to act. For example, the semi - “We must act quickly,” insisted Died at Notre Dame Convent on Jan. 31, became impossible to be able to Only 21 Redemptorists remain nary (Saint-Alphonse) is closed Duval. “It’s clear that we will not 2018, at the age of 92 and in her 67th provide them with care in the in the monastery. By May, only 10 since 2001, the museum and the keep these buildings. But at the year as a School Sister of Notre Dame. infirmary of the monastery. of them will still live in their large hostel are permanently closed, the monastery, we will have to keep a The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Helen was celebrated on Feb. 5, 2018, at “With relocation, what hap - home next to the shrine. monastery will become largely small place for the team that will Notre Dame Convent, Waterdown, Ont. pens is that we find it important to Duval said that the community unused,” wrote Gauthier. continue to operate the shrine.” The celebrant of the Mass was the Very build small communities where will not be able to keep the mon - The Museum of Ste. Anne was The sanctuary of Ste. Anne de Reverend Wayne Lobsinger, Episcopal these confreres are. Some have astery. closed last winter. The definitive Beaupre was founded in 1658. The Vicar for Consecrated Life and concele- already left the monastery, and we Gauthier’s letter specifies that closing of the Basilica Inn was Redemptorists have been there brants were the Very Reverend Monsi- gnor Murray Kroetsch, Vicar General and began to invite other members in the order will be selling “surplus announced at the end of 2017. The since 1878. Chancellor of the Diocese of Hamilton, and the Reverend Pablito Labado, Chap- lain, who was the homilist. Present in the Barriers to women in church leadership still exist sanctuary was the Most Reverend Dou- glas Crosby, OMI, Bishop of the Diocese of Hamilton who offered the Commenda- Continued from page 1 The primary perception that Vatican. Sister Gill Goulding was Optimism about the future of tion and Farewell Prayers. Predeceased plagues Catholic feminists is the there for the 2012 Synod on the women in the church doesn’t pre - by her parents, Ferdinand and Eva was asked to sum up what femi - notion it’s OK to dismiss them as New Evangelization. Canadian clude realism about the present. (Hiebert) Kobelsky, both emigrated from nism is saying to the church and just angry, power-seeking com - Cath olic Bioethics Institute director “I don’t think the barriers to Russia, her brothers, Edward, Em- inside the church. plainers, Kieser said. Moira McQueen sits on the 30- manuel, Nickolas, Leo, John, Paul and women have been completely re - her sisters, Agnes Leidl, Frances Scher- “Woman, like man, is a creature “When women speak powerful - member International Theological moved,” said Bergman. “But that’s mann, Philomena Schermann, Mary Sit- of God, made in his image and like - ly and with authority about their Commission which advises the not just a church thing. That’s a tler, Emilia Koblesky, Monica Bauml, ness,” he said during a meeting of faith and their church, that isn’t a Con gregation for the Doctrine of societal thing.” Elizabeth Stifter, Anne Schmidt, Angela bishops and theologians in San power grab. I don’t know any the Faith. The Vatican has sought Having worked in Rome for Lesmeister. Following her profession of Francisco. “The domination of woman whose ultimate goal is to be Sister Nuala Kenny’s advice on the vows in 1950, she moved back to her the Jesuit Refugee Service, having wom an by man is not part of the the pope — not one,” Kieser said. sex abuse crisis. But the women home province of Saskatchewan, teach- shaped policy for the Canadian Creator’s design but rather an ex - “For anyone who says, ‘They who concretely shape the church in ing in Leipzig until 1953. Again, in 1957 Catholic Organization for Devel - she returned to Leipzig. Here she taught pression and consequence of sin.” just want power,’ maybe we do. Canada are more likely to be op ment and Peace and now the many of the pupils she formerly had in The archbishop took time to Why do you have a problem shar - Catholic school board chairs, super - primary grades. From 1960 to 1971 Sis- point out to his fellow bishops ing that power?” intendents of education, union lead - boss at Canadian Jesuits Inter - ter Helen was both principal and teacher that, “The first Christian commu - This is something bigger than ers at the Ontario English Catholic national, Jenny Cafiso knows she in the following schools, St. Joseph, Fer- has been privileged. gus; St. Thomas Aquinas, Hamilton; nities included prophetesses and whether or not the church will ever Teachers’ Association, Catholic Canadian Martyrs, Hamilton; St. deaconesses, there were women ordain a woman. For St. Jerome’s hospital board members. “I’ve done and seen and had a Clement, Cambridge; Notre Dame, scholars and foundresses in the University associate dean of reli - “The growth of the importance life full of meaning thanks to the Kitchener; St. Mary, Owen Sound, and patristic period and the Middle gious studies Cristina Vanin, the of the laity in the church is help - church. I have been appreciated. I Sacred Heart, Walkerton. Her next teaching assignment was in Edmonton. Ages: in modern times there has women’s ordination question is far ing,” said St. Jerome’s University have been allowed to live out that Sister Helen then focused her attention been no shortage of women who too narrow. president Katherine Bergman. faith,” Cafiso said. on social justice issues. In preparation are religious and social activists “It’s time to shift the question,” “There’s not just this sole focus on At the same time, she knows for this she studied at Divine Word, Lon- and reformers.” she said in a phone interview from women as priests. If that’s what it’s still too rare for women in don and St. Paul University, Ottawa. we come down to as leadership in From 1978 - 1988 she was a member of More than a half-century past Waterloo, Ont. “There are women Cath olic institutions to be able to the Social Awareness Office in the Dio- the Second Vatican Council and sitting around the table, working the church, we’re really only talk - hire, fire and approve budgets. cese of Hamilton. On Oct. 21, 1988, she more than 100 years after the first and talking about issues facing the ing about a very small portion of For Cafiso, the search for a deep - was awarded a Certificate of Recognition International Women’s Day, the church and society with bishops, what Catholicism is and can be.” er Catholic feminism has to take the by the city of Hamilton for her contribu- progress of the women’s move - with priests, with people at the The young women who gradu - path through favelas, slums, barrios, tion to the Mayor’s Race Relations Com- ate from St. Jerome’s will be lead - mittee. In November 1992 Sister Helen ment within the church has not level of dioceses, women who drought-stricken villages and refu - was presented with the World Citizen been without its bumps. have responsibility.” ers in the church, Bergman said. gee camps — even the food bank Award in the city of Hamilton. This spe- “If I were to give you a litany of If you look at the church’s “We provide role models for lines in Toronto. cial recognition was for her years work- all the crazy I’ve had to deal with presence in health care, education, other young women who can see Early in her career, serving in ing for the poor and disadvantaged in my time in the church, I mean social services and culture you are leadership roles within the broad - especially in her efforts toward global un- impoverished villages in Peru, Ca- you would say, ‘Yes, I understand bound to find women labouring, er church,” she said. derstanding and world peace. She was fiso saw women organize them - why you’re angry,’ ” said Catholic serving and leading, said Vanin. Vanin, Bergman and Kieser all a member of several organizations ad- selves to protect and feed their vocating for social justice, human rights feminist theologian Doris Kieser of Over time women’s leadership has cherish their role forming the and world peace. She visited a refugee St. Joseph’s College in Edmonton. and will transform the church, she young women who will eventual - families. camp in Honduras, worked in poor sec- “There is a place for righteous said. ly take their places as leaders in “The feminist movement is al - tions in Bolivia and Peru. She valued this anger. If we are angry, I think we There are Canadian women of the church. ready there, whether they call first-hand experience. In 1995 Sister themselves that or not. It’s basical - Helen moved to Saskatoon where she have good reason for that.” influence who are consulted by the “To have some sense that I can was involved in prison ministry. She lived actually speak to what my experi - ly women who are fighting to live in Wilkie, Sask., before retiring to Notre ence is rather than have someone a life of dignity, having a voice in Dame Convent in 2005. Interment at St. www.prairiemessenger.ca tell me what my experience is how their lives develop. . . . We just Pascal’s Church Cemetery, Leipzig need to acknowledge it and join in, Saskatchewan at a later date. supposed to be — that’s where the power is,” said Kieser. rather than oppose it.” 6 Prairie Messenger LOCAL NEWS March 7, 2018 ‘The earth is lonely for us,’ says Nash lecturer

By Frank Flegel earning university degrees in phi - had heaters in them. He said he Quoting several studies, in - the present. It leads to depression losophy, theology and divinity. watched people through floor-to- cluding Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ and suicide.” REGINA — “There is a con - He began the lecture by asking ceiling windows on the second and his own experience as a spiri - He connected it to the environ - tradiction in our relationship with the audience to hold up their cell floor of a fitness club working out tual adviser to families and teens, ment — “not spending enough modern technology,” Rev. Greg phones and describe in a word or on treadmills and step machines, he showed how young people time in the woods,” as he de - Kennedy, SJ, said as he began to two their relationship with it: and in the next windows were especially are affected by their use scribed it. deliver the 38th annual Campion “connected,” “addicted,” “pain - people accessing the exercise of technology. He quoted the World Economic College Nash Lecture to a full ful” were some of the words that floor using escalators. “The more screen time, the less Forum that said in a report that by Riffel Auditorium on Feb. 28. came back from the audience. “What’s up with that?” he self-esteem they have. There is 2050 the seas will contain more “We have an attachment, an And how did they feel when asked, laughing. loneliness because we are not in plastic than fish. He also said that intimate connection to technolo - the phone is not with them? He admitted to a reputation of about 40 per cent of the earth’s gy, but we know nothing about it.” “Lost,” “out of the loop,” “discon - being long-winded and asked the animals have disappeared in the He was speaking primarily about nected” were some of the respons - audience to help him limit his talk 43 years since his birth. He talked the cellphone: “We don’t know es. to 45 minutes by setting their cell - about the spiritual peace people how it’s made, or how it works.” Kennedy pointed out some phone timers for 45 minutes, all experience by walking through The lecture was titled “Attached other contradictions in everyday together when he said “Go.” Sure and participating in the organic and Indifferent: Technological living and, with some humour, enough, 45 minutes later a cacoph - garden maintained by the Jesuit Living on a Lonely Planet.” Ken- described offices he had seen in ony of cellphone tones filled the community in Guelph, Ont. nedy’s youthful appearance and huge Toronto buildings that were auditorium. He begged for an ad - “The earth is lonely for us,” he jocular manner belied his 15 years air-conditioned to the point of ditional five minutes to finish his said. “We have to associate with as a Jesuit and the time involved in feeling cold, yet individual offices lecture, then he continued. other species.” He ended by inviting everyone to join him in singing “The Lord Book chronicles journey with cancer of the Dance” with the words pro - jected on a large screen. The audi - By Darlene Polachic partnering with individuals and board for Iosca-Pagnin to speak ence complied with exuberance, organizations in the community, about her experience and raise closing the lecture in the light - hearted atmosphere that Kennedy SASKATOON — In 2001, Iosca-Pagnin organized the city’s money and awareness for breast Frank Flegel had projected during his presenta - Francesca Iosca-Pagnin received first public walk for breast cancer. cancer initiatives in Sas katche wan. Rev. Greg Kennedy, SJ the news that the breast cancer Fundraiser walks of 1998 and 1999 With sponsorship, Iosca-Pagnin tion. she’d been treated for seven years were huge successes and unprece - had 3,000 books printed and 5,000 ‘People’s lives and families’ earlier had recurred. dented in terms of money raised, crystal-encrusted butterfly pins The initial cancer was eradicat - sponsors acquired and people par - (designed by her son Rob) manu - ed with a lumpectomy and a regi - ticipating. Some of the funds raised factured and sold, raising over futures hang in the balance’ men of chemotherapy and radia - from the 1998 walk were used to $600,000. The money was donated tion therapy. buy an apheresis machine for stem toward the purchase of a Mammo - Continued from page 2 country, too, voiced their support Not being a person to sit back cell transplants in Saskatoon. tome Vacuum Biopsy System, for the youth during the call-in and simply endure, Iosca-Pagnin In 2001, seven years later, Mam movision Elite CCD Digital the high court’s decision “does not day. embarked on a program of infor - Iosca-Pagnin was facing the same Imaging equipment, and a Mam mo - change anything.” In an opinion piece for The mation and education on the sub - challenge. She made the difficult sound Integrated Ultra sound De vice “It is long past time for mem - New York Times titled “If You’re a ject of breast cancer. “I felt I need - decision to have a mastectomy, for the Saskatche wan Breast Health bers of Congress to take their re - Patriot and a Christian, You ed to do something constructive to but in the meantime, a woman she Centre that was soon to open. sponsibilities seriously — serious - Should Support the Dream Act,” make sense of what had happened calls “a visionary with the gift of Iosca-Pagnin organized book ly enough that they are willing to Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of to me,” she says. healing hands” was praying for launches and fundraising events, act with courage to negotiate and Newark, N.J., wrote that “the her. and accepted invitations to speak seek compromises and resist the Gospel of Jesus Christ calls on us Iosca-Pagnin was all over the province. Her presen - temptation to keep using this issue to welcome and protect the healed from the tations of hope, love, healing, and for their political advantage,” he stranger. This should not be hard breast cancer, and she encouragement were eagerly em- said. “People’s lives and families’ to do when the stranger is young, knows exactly when braced by her audiences. futures hang in the balance.” blameless and working hard to it happened: March 8, “All the books sold,” she says, Without legislative protection, make this country a better place.” 2001. She was lying “and all the money was donated to “these young people will lose their On Feb. 27, the PICO National awake in bed at 4 breast cancer initiatives. It was a to- permission to work in this country Network, a faith-based communi - a.m. praying. “I felt tally non-profit venture. We es timate and face deportation. This is ty organization based in Cali - methodical, deliber - that for every one of the 3,000 books wrong and it is up to Congress to fornia, has helped co-ordinate the ate heat surging sold, 10 people read it.” make it right,” he said. “Catholic Day of Action with Reflections ‘NPink through my body Shortly after California’s Catholic bishops Dreamers” along with Faith in On the Wings of Love with movement so was pub - sent a letter to their state’s con - Public Life and a coalition of precise and calculat - lished, Iosca-Pagnin set up a web - gressional delegation. Catholic social justice organiza - ed, I knew intuitively site where people could learn about “Listen to these voices of rea - tions based in Washington. At that something not- her breast cancer journey. son this coming week. (The least one Catholic prelate, Bishop of-this world was tak - “Last year, in 2017, I decided Dreamers) are valuable members John Stowe of Lexington, Ky., ing place,” she says. I’d shut down the website,” she of our neighbourhoods, our work - will participate. It was the begin - says. “I figured it had outlived its places and our families,” the bish - “The groups are demanding a ning of a physical usefulness. But when I checked the ops said. “They contribute to the new policy which protects Dream - and spiritual journey numbers, I was amazed to find that common good and should be part ers while not harming their fami - that would change tens of thousands of people were of our common future as a nation.” lies and communities,” the groups Iosca-Pagnin’s world still visiting the site. I realized I Other bishops throughout the said in a Feb. 26 statement. forever and create an hadn’t finished telling my story.” awareness of God’s Instead of shutting down the presence and power website, Iosca-Pagnin had it up - in her life. dated to include her book, which Speak truth to power

Darlene Polachic Once again, she people can now read for free. determined that the “The book is a story of hope Continued from page 3 calling on the Creator to “be near REFLECTIONS ‘NPINK — Francesca Iosca- experience would not for anyone facing turbulent times, to us in our lament. We pray for all Pagnin poses with the book she wrote chroni - be wasted and that and if it gives someone a glimmer that cannot be comforted. Raise up communities of faith in our coun - cling her remarkable experience of healing she would “make of light at the end of a dark tunnel, in us the courage to speak truth to try, that we may be a voice of from breast cancer. Reflections ‘NPink on the lemonade” from the I’m happy. It’s amazing how power, and hope to hatred.” peace, a light of love, working for Wings of Love is now available to read for free lemons she’d been much it means when I can say to a After a time of silent prayer, reconciliation and unity, working on her website, reflectionsinpink.com handed. woman, ‘I’m a breast cancer sur - Kumar Balachandran of the Hindu for justice. May we stand in soli - A former educa - vivor.’ Her face lights up.” Society of Saskatchewan led a darity with our brothers and sis - Iosca-Pagnin prepared a pro - tor with the Saskatoon Catholic “I tell women that if they hang prayer for peace in Sanskrit and ters: all races, all skin colours, all posal entitled “Fighting Back school district, Iosca-Pagnin doc - in there with faith, they can stay English, followed by a reading ethnicities. May we stand against Through Education” and present - umented her breast cancer journey the course.” from the book of Micah by Sheila racism and injustice. May we ed it to the Cancer Society, the and her story of healing in a book In 2005 Iosca-Pagnin was Cameron-Hopkins of Calvin stand for love.” local Public Health Board, plus entitled Reflections ’NPink On given the Commemorative Medal Goforth Presbyterian Church. The assembly asked God for the Catholic and Public Boards of The Wings of Love . for the Centennial of Saskatch e- “And what does the Lord forgiveness, followed by a tradi - Education in Saskatoon. With the The book was an account of her wan, and in 2015 she was induct - require of you but to do justice, tional prayer song by Linklater. approval and endorsement of all journey taken from her recollec - ed into the Saskatoon Council of and to love kindness, and to walk At the conclusion of the vigil, these agencies, she began a sched - tions and the journal she kept Women Hall of Fame. humbly with your God?” she con - those in attendance were invited to ule of public presentations on the throughout her breast cancer ex- cluded. come forward and light a candle subject of breast cancer. perience. It was published in 2004 This article first appeared in Rev. Karen Fraser Gitlitz, a and to continue in silent prayer if After much networking and and became a tool and a spring - the Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Unitarian minister, led a prayer they wished. March 7, 2018 LOCAL NEWS Prairie Messenger 7 Eparchial pilgrims visit shrine in Mexico City

By Teresa Bodnar-Hiebert pointed out in his opening letter to Francis has a tradition he follows humble indigenous man spoke to Divine Liturgies at the Mirador the pilgrims that “St. Pope John when he makes a pilgrimage to a these different cultures, and led Room of the hotel, at Tulpetlac SASKATOON — The Ukrain - Paul II’s first pilgrimage as the country: he visits the icon of Our hearts to Christ. The image evan - Basilica (site of the fifth appari - ian Catholic Eparchy of Saska- Holy Father included the country Mother of the People of Rome, gelized the entire area, ending tion of Our Lady), and at the Tem - toon’s fourth annual pilgrimage and city of Mexico, where he ded - which is otherwise known as the Aztec blood sacrifices and uniting ple of San Francisco Acatepec and tour to the shrine of Our Lady icated his pontifical service in the World Youth Day Pilgrimage Latin America at a time when the Church in Cholula. of Guadalupe in Mexico City church to the Mother of God, Icon, before he leaves Rome and Reformation was dividing The group also explored the recently concluded for a group of entrusting to her protection the upon his return.” Western Christianity on the other underground ruins of the Metro - 15 pilgrims. new evangelization.” This year’s pilgrimage includ - side of the globe. politan Cathedral Zocalo and the Bishop Bryan Bayda, CSsR, Bayda also said that “Pope ed Bishop Mykhaylo Bubniy, During Divine Liturgy on the Bishop’s Crypt, visited the Great CSsR, from the Exarchate of first day of the pilgrimage, some Pyramid of Cholula, climbing to Odessa (Ukraine). swayed as they sang while others Our Lady of Remedies Church at The itinerary included cultural suddenly felt light-headed — then the summit. and religious stops to help partic - they realized that everybody was The group spent time with the ipants comprehend the magnitude swaying and so was the building. miraculous tilma of Our Lady of of the miracle on Tepeyac in An earthquake prompted the evac - Guadalupe, led after hours 1531. Pilgrims learned more uation of the hotel, until all had through the sacristy to the private about the Aztecs, Teotihuacans, settled and the pilgrims were room behind. The relic was rotat - Nahuatls and the Spaniards to un - cleared to return inside, where ed into the room for the group’s derstand the tremendous cultural they resumed the Divine Liturgy. private encounter. impact that the appearance and The pilgrimage continued with The pilgrims returned Feb. 24. message of Our Lady of Guada - many visits and prayer opportuni - The next eparchial pilgrimage and lupe had simultaneously on many ties. The pilgrims attended masses tour will be in 2020, after a break cultures. at the Basilica of Our Lady of in 2019 for World Youth Day in The layers of symbolism in the Guadalupe and at the Metro - Panama. See www.skeparchy.org image of Mary on the tilma of a politan Cathedral Zocalo, and for further information. Two mysteries define Christianity

By Frank Flegel of us in the Incarnation,” said the faith of which those two mysteries archbishop. “It speaks of God’s speak. We are grateful that the REGINA — Archbishop desire to be profoundly near, to be Holy Spirit has led you in this Donald Bolen told the catechu - where we are, to speak to us in a direction, and we are grateful for Teresa Bodnar-Hiebert mens gathered for the Rite of language that we can understand, those who have helped prepare you MIRACULOUS TILMA — Pilgrims from the Ukrainian Catholic Election Feb. 18 at Holy Rosary and it’s the language of being one for baptism and confirmation.” Eparchy of Saskatoon stand before the tilma of Juan Diego, on which Cathedral that the Word made with us and living with us.” He went on to describe the sea - is imprinted an image of the Blessed Virgin. The garment is hand flesh and the death and resurrec - The life, death, and resurrec - son of Lent in the church: “We are woven from the fibres of the Manguey cactus, and would normally tion of Jesus are the two central tion of Christ “is at the very heart reminded each year that God’s have lasted about 30 years. The miraculous imagine remains intact mysteries that define Christianity. of who we are as a Christian com - transformative work within us after more than 470 years. “God chooses to become one munity. Its the mystery of the isn’t finished yet. Lent is the last Word, the will to give everything, stage of a journey where you are even himself on the cross, in order invited to let the superficial things Gagnon prays for courage and wisdom to communicate the radical depth in life slide off to the side and of God’s love.” immerse yourself in what God Bolen said we are born into a desires for you: to name you as Continued from page 1 faithful in this great task. What God. My times are in your hand, mystery. “We do not really know one who is going to carry out Jesus teaches about service in the deliver me from the hand of my who we are or what we are here for, Christ’s work in the world so that Caritas Internationalis under the Gospel today finds a direct con - enemies and persecutors. Save me but we believe we were created for the world is transformed.” auspices of Development and nection with what we know and O Lord in your steadfast love.’ ” a purpose, loved by God, who The Rite of Election is usually Peace in meeting these needs, and, try to do through our ministry as Gagnon concluded: “We ask wants nothing more than to trans - held on the first Sunday of Lent. It Gagnon added, “regional concerns bishops. the Lord to bring much good fruit form us into his beloved children is the last step in the journey lead - from Winnipeg to Vancouver to the “We stand on the shoulders of through our gathering this week with whom he will spend eternity.” ing to the sacraments of initiation, Arctic were discussed at length. “ the missionaries who came before and to give us the courage and When you are baptized into the which the catechumens will Established in 1974, AWCB us, facing different hardships, dif - wisdom necessary for these faith, Bolen told the catechumens, receive at the Easter Vigil in their gathers the bishops of the Roman ferent challenges and yes, disap - times.” “you are being immersed in the home parishes. Catholic and Eastern Catholic pointments, but with the same call churches of the four Western Cana - to mission. After giving his teach - dian provinces, the Northwest Ter ri - ing on service, Our Lord also tories, Yukon and Nunavut. It serves reminds us that he will give his 18 Roman Catholic dioceses and life as a ransom for many. It is four Ukrainian Catholic eparch ies truly a humbling experience to (Roman Catholic: Calgary, Chur - read the historical accounts of chill-Hudson Bay, Edmonton, many of these early missionaries Grou ard-McLennan, Kamloops, — their witness through physical Keewatin-Le Pas, Mackenzie-Fort hardships, the difficulties they Smith, Nelson, Prince Albert, faced on the plains and in the Prince George, Regina, St. Boni - north, the triumphs and disap - face, St. Paul, Saskatoon, Van cou - pointments. So many of them ver, Victoria, Whitehorse and Win - served with great faith and gen - nipeg; Ukrainian Catholic: Edmon - erosity of heart, sometimes giving ton, New Westminster, Saskatoon up their lives for the Gospel so as and Winnipeg). to serve the many, before ever see - A mass at which St. Boniface ing the fruits of their labours. Archbishop LeGatt presided was “During this week of assembly celebrated at St. Boniface Cathe- we are sharing and dialoguing on dral Feb. 28 with all the bishops, many topics of concern, some of many clergy and religious and which are not only challenging laity. The homily was preached by but represent real difficulties and Gagnon. disappointments. There can even “This week has been a privi - be a fear in our hearts about the leged moment in the life of the future and what being faithful to church in the west of our country,” the Gospel might mean for us and Gagnon said. “It is a privileged the church. Yet the Psalms, which mo ment because we as bishops the Jews believe King David from the western and north-west - wrote, represent attitudes of faith Daryl Hasein ern part of Canada, gathered in in different circumstances. David KNIGHTS RAISE HOSPITAL FUNDS — At a celebration Feb. 18 with Bishop Mark Hagemoen at Our Lady assembly, have had the opportuni - was a sinner and he certainly had of Fatima Catholic Church in Landis, Sask., representatives of the Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus present - ty to reflect on our vocation to difficulties, but he remained a ed the Mount Carmel Knights of Columbus council with a commemorative plaque recognizing their contribu - serve the People of God and to remarkable man of faith. Today tion to a recent Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus celebrity dinner, held to raise funds for the Children’s collaborate with the ordained, the we hear him say, ‘But I trust in Hospital under construction in Saskatoon. Through the local Knights of Columbus council, the communities of religious men and women, and the you, O Lord; I say: You are my Landis, Handel and area raised $24,739 toward funding a Knights of Columbus room at the new hospital. 8 Prairie Messenger DEEPENING OUR FAITH March 7, 2018 In an interconnected world, global is now local

Al-Yahudu, or the City of the Jews, in southern Babylonia. acceptance of our oneness. Skin colour, language, religion, While exiled Israelite elites lived in Babylon, the common gender, class and a host of factors have divided us. Step by folk resettled in communities like Al-Yahudu. These Liturgy tablets provide documentation of the actual life and times of this Judean community during their and Life Babylonian exile. They describe the Judean exiles living peacefully with Arabs and other neighbours in a cosmopolitan atmosphere. They were tasked with Michael Dougherty rebuilding canals and the tablets document the busi - ness transactions key to their lives there. Cyrus the Great allowed the first Israelites to “I will put my law within them, and I will write it on return after his conquest in 539 BC. The temple in their hearts.” The prophet Jeremiah, writing in what were Jerusalem would be rebuilt. However, other external some of the darkest days in the early history of Israel, forces would intervene in their history. A Macedonian inspires hope. A covenant had been broken, punishment invasion, civil war, and Roman occupation all preced - brought down on a people’s collective house. Still the Lord ed the destruction of the second temple in AD 70. We said he would save them. Yes, their temple in Jerusalem see the repetition of a cycle of sin, suffering, reconcil - had been destroyed. Yes, they had been forced into their iation and redemption over and over again. As the long days of the Babylonian captivity. Still the Lord says, psalmist says, “Restore to me the joy of your salva - “I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no tion and sustain in me a willing spirit.” step barriers have been hurdled. more.” Suffer, of course they suffered, but yes they were Professor Horowitz noted that last remnants of that Slavery is no longer acceptable, though we know saved. Israelite community dating from the Babylonian exile human trafficking still exists. The ideal of gender parity is I have met Dr. Wayne Horowitz of The Hebrew sought repatriation to Israel from mounting strife in mod - taken for granted, but huge gaps in practice remain. The University of Jerusalem several times. Most recently just a ern Iraq in the 1950s. This movement continued up until “divine” right of one people to rule over another is seen as few weeks ago when I heard him speak twice. Normally he just a few years ago, some 2,500 years after the events ludicrous today, however, seemingly foreordained econom - teaches Assyriology to students working on Sumerian and Jeremiah experienced. The cycle continued leading them to ic systems condemn former colonies to a grinding poverty Akkadian texts and furthering the understanding of the tra - seek the semblance of a peaceful haven back in Israel. still benefiting the far-off privileged. ditions of these early Middle Eastern civilizations. He was Today is Solidarity Sunday. A national Share Lent col - here in the Yukon, though, exploring Athabaskan myth Jeremiah 31:31-34 lection will be taken as it has been for the last 51 years. The Fifth Sunday of Lent structures; how ancient tales are keep alive in the oral tra - Psalm 51 Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and ditions of our First Nations. Hebrews 5:7-9 Peace created by our bishops perceived the need decades March 18, 2018 Three years ago on an earlier visit I sat in on a presen - John 12: 20-33 ago to open our national church community to the world. If tation of some research he had then just completed. The we could recognize the global root causes of the pain and Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem had accessed a trove of a In the second reading from the Letter to the Hebrews, suffering afflicting our sisters and brothers in the Global couple of hundred cuneiform tablets dating from between which is attributed to Paul, we are offered another view of South, maybe the blinders would be lifted from our eyes to 572 and 477 BC. This marked a time following the destruc - the humanity of Jesus. “Although he was a Son, he learned the suffering in our own communities as well. tion of the first temple in Jerusalem in 587 BC by obedience through what he suffered; and having been made Thinking globally and acting locally has been a mantra Nebuchadnezzar and the time up to and following the end perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all for many. In our increasingly interconnected world we can - of the Neo-Babylonian Empire when Cyrus the Great con - who obey him.” Through his obedient acceptance of his tri - not escape the fact that the global now is local. We, of quered it. Jeremiah lived in the early part of this period. als, his suffering, he “was made” perfect. This glimpse of necessity, share responsibilities such as ensuring the health The archive of cuneiform administrative tablets came his humanity presents us with a model. How should we of our environment. War in a distant corner of the planet from an archaeological excavation of a town identified as respond to the suffering in our world today? eventually affects us all. People struggling to survive on $2 Over the millennia, I would like to believe that human - a day in South Sudan can no longer be ignored, nor can ity has grown in an awareness and understanding of the those without clean drinking water on a northern reserve. Dougherty is co-chair of the Social Justice Committee at salvific journey we are on. Albeit haltingly and with enor - In John’s Gospel Jesus speaks of his impending suffer - Sacred Heart Cathedral in Whitehorse, Yukon. mous pain, we struggle forward in the recognition and ing and also our salvation. In ache for earthly immortality we forget it is God who makes us special

whelmed by a sense of our own habitually feel dissatisfied at not with billions of others, would then mediocrity, anonymity, and mor - being special? contain enough to give us a sense of In tality and begin to fear that we’re Why our need to leave a mark? our preciousness, meaning, and sig - not precious, but are merely anoth - Why does our own situation often nificance. er-among-many, nobody special, feel so suffocating? Why can’t we Thomas Merton, on one of his Exile one of billions, living among bil - more easily embrace each other as less restless days, wrote: “It is lions. sisters and brothers and rejoice in enough to be, in an ordinary Ron Rolheiser, OMI When we feel like this, we are each other’s gifts and each other’s human mode, with one’s hunger tempted to believe that we are pre - existence? Why the perennial feel - and sleep, one’s cold and warmth, cious and unique only when we ing that the other is a rival? Why rising and going to bed. Putting on accomplish something that pre - the need for masks, for pretense, to blankets and taking them off, mak - We share the world with more the ultimate disease of mortality. cisely sets us apart and ensures project a certain image about our - ing coffee and then drinking it. than seven-and-a-half billion peo - Our madness comes when the pres - that we will be remembered. For selves? Defrosting the refrigerator, read - ple and each of us has the irre - sure is too great and we fabricate a most of us, the task of our lives The answer: We do all of these ing, meditating, working, praying. pressible, innate sense that we are vital lie to cover up the fact that we then becomes that of guaranteeing things to try to set ourselves apart I live as my Fathers have lived on special and uniquely destined. are mediocre, accidental, mortal. our own preciousness, meaning, because we are trying to give our - this earth, until eventually I die. This isn’t surprising since each We fail to see the glory of the Good and immortality because, at the selves something that only God Amen. There is no need to make one of us is indeed unique and News. The vital lie is unnecessary end of the day, we believe that this can give us: significance and an assertion of my life, especially special. But how does one feel because all the things we truly long is contingent upon our own ac - immortality. so about it as mine, though doubt - special among seven-and-a-half for have been freely given us.” complishments, on creating our Scripture tells us that “faith less it is not somebody else’s. I billion others? All of us know what those own specialness. alone saves.” That simple line must learn to live so as to gradual - We try to stand out. Generally words mean: we sense that we are And so we struggle to be con - reveals the secret: Only God gives ly forget program and artifice.” we don’t succeed, and so, as Allan extraordinary, precious, and sig - tent with ordinary lives of eternal life. Preciousness, meaning, Ordinary life is enough. There Jones puts it, “We nurse within our nificant, irrespective of our practi - anonymity, hidden in God. Rather, significance and immortality are isn’t any need to make an asser - hearts the hope that we are differ - cal fortunes in life. Deep down we we try to stand out, to leave a free gifts from God and we would tion with our lives. Our precious - ent, that we are special, that we are have the feeling that we are mark, to accomplish something be a whole lot more restful, peace - ness and meaning lie within the extraordinary. We long for the uniquely loved and specially extraordinary, and so ensure that ful, humble, grateful, happy, and preciousness and meaning of life assurance that our birth was no called to a life of meaning and sig - we will be recognized and remem - less competitive if we could believe itself, not in having to accomplish accident, that a god had a hand in nificance. We know too, though bered. Few things impede our that. A humble, ordinary life, shared something special. our coming to be, that we exist by more in faith than in feeling, that peace and happiness as does this divine fiat. We ache for a cure for we are precious, not on the basis effort. We set for ourselves the of what we accomplish, but rather impossible, frustrating task of on the basis of having been creat - assuring for ourselves something Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, ed and loved by God. only God can give us: significance Advertise in the and award-winning author, is But this intuition, however and immortality. Ordinary life president of the Oblate School of deep in our souls, invariably wilts then never seems enough for us, Theology in San Antonio, Texas. in the face of trying to live a life and we live restless, competitive, PrMaoinrdaiye - FMridaey 8s:3s0 -e 5n p.mg. er He can be contacted through his that’s unique and special in a driven lives. Why isn’t ordinary website: www.ronrolheiser.com. world in which billions of others life enough for us? Why do our Ph. 306-682-1772 Fax 306-682-5285 Now on Facebook: www.face - are also trying to do the same lives always seem too small and email: [email protected] book.com/ronrolheiser thing. And so we can be over - not exciting enough? Why do we March 7, 2018 ARTS & CULTURE Prairie Messenger 9 Some film choices that rise above meaningless fare

the three — Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, and Anthony Sadler — Screenings play themselves, re - prising what brought & Meanings them together on a European vacation, and re-enacting the Gerald Schmitz fateful moments when, aided by a British pas - A visit to the multiplex can be Hour , Three Billboards Outside senger, they were able depressing beyond the overpriced Ebbing, Missouri , Get Out . Best to subdue the attacker snacks and “entertainment” op- animated film nominees available who had 300 rounds of tions in the lobby. When bom - to rent include Coco and Loving ammunition. barded by multiple noisy trailers Vincent . Some films in other cate - Consistent with East - for meaningless “coming attrac - gories can also be found to rent, on wood’s spare film - tions” before the main feature, I Netflix, or online.) making style, sensitive want to cover my eyes and ears. Several new films in wide without being senti - There’s a lot to avoid. (You could - release are worth a look. One is the mental, it’s an effec - n’t pay me to see soft-porn dross latest from 87-year-old director tive approach to dra - like Fifty Shades Freed .) That’s Clint Eastwood, The 15:17 to matic recreation that Warner Bros. not to say that everything film fes - Paris (http://www.1517toparis. captures the heroism EASTWOOD’S LATEST — Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler and Spencer Stone tivals show is great. Sundance com/), referring to the incident on of these ordinary portray themselves in The 15:17 to Paris . While on a backpacking trip in 2015 premiered a buddy “comedy,” The Aug. 21, 2015, when, travelling on young guys faced with through Europe, their Paris-bound train was attacked by a terrorist and the three Long Dumb Road , that was, well, an Amsterdam to Paris train, three a life-altering choice. childhood friends were able to subdue him, saving the lives of the more than 500 long and dumb. But their high- young Americans stopped a heavi - Except for a few passengers on-board the train. quality selections give one hope. ly armed terrorist from carrying flashes that prefigure Where to turn? If you have not out a massacre. That real life-and- the struggle on the train, East - sequence that wins his character’s authorities her legal name is still yet seen the Oscar nominees (for the death situation contrasts with the wood builds up to it slowly heart. Daniel. Although Orlando’s broth - full list see: http://oscar.go.com/) contrived mayhem aboard trains through the backstory of the trio Peter followed Gloria to sunny er, Gabo, is sympathetic, she suf - check your local listings to see if of the recent Liam Neeson crime as boyhood friends who meet at a California, her funky beachside fers much worse treatment from any are playing. (A few of the best thriller, The Commuter . Christian school in Sacramento. abode the site of a delicious dinner the immediate family, especially picture nominees are available to Unusually, rather than casting Anthony is African-American. scene with Gloria’s mother (a ex-wife Sonia and son Bruno, rent on iTunes: Dunkirk, Darkest actors in the roles, Eastwood has Spencer and Alek are from single- cameo by the great Vanessa who demand to take back any - parent families. They love “play - Redgrave) and sharp-tongued sis - thing the couple shared (car, ing war” and sometimes get in ter. Then it was on to New York apartment, a beloved dog) and try trouble, though nothing too seri - City where, concealing a cancer to exclude her from any memori - ous. Spencer and Alek both join diagnosis from him, her rebuffs als. There’s even a demeaning the military. The chubby Spencer ended the relationship. Back in physical assault. especially grows up wanting to England in 1981, she collapsed Through all these indignities prove himself and to “save lives.” after a performance and was hospi - Marina maintains her dignity and It is he who will directly confront talized. Desperate for respite, she identity. She gets moral support in the shooter, Ayoub El Khazani reached out to Peter and his sup - a scene with her singing teacher in (Ray Corasani), in the line of fire. portive family (especially the no- which he cites from the prayer of Here is living proof of the movie’s nonsense mother played by Julie St. Francis. The power of love tagline that “in the face of fear Walters, who was also the mom in proves stronger than prejudice. ordinary people can do the extraordinary,” fully deserving of The 15:17 to Paris the concluding tribute by former (U.S.) French president François Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool (U.K.) Hollande in awarding the Ameri - A Fantastic Woman cans the Legion d’honneur . (Chile/Germany/Spain) Eastwood tends to be regarded The Party (U.K.) as a conservative icon, associated The Young Karl Marx with movies about masculine (France/Belgium/Germany) action, violence and war. But that Janice Weber is a superficial assessment that ignores the compassionate, soul - Billy Elliot ). They stayed by her There’s no visit to the falls but, as Winter’s Night ful quality with which this master side when the truth could no longer grace flows, Marina gets to say a filmmaker approaches his sub - be ignored. Gloria always wanted last goodbye. She will get some - to play Shakespeare’s Juliet, and thing back. She will be herself. My face pinched and tingling from a bitter cold jects. (See the fine appreciation by there’s a touching scene in this She will sing. A fantastic woman and footsteps crunching on this night’s crisp snow. Calum Marsh, “Compassionate machismo,” in The National Post , poignant romance when Peter as indeed. Under a sheer dark heaven, Feb. 10.) It’s no accident that her caring Romeo arranges a part - Writer-director Sally Potter’s the sounds of life echo sharp and clear. Eastwood twice has Spencer re - ing wish fulfilment that is indeed The Party (http://www.theparty - Again, in the midst of this night, cite the Prayer of St. Francis on such sweet sorrow. film.co.uk/), filmed in black and I ponder the road ahead, screen, and with obvious sincerity. Starting with the best of the white, is a brisk satirical romp that a pilgrim at a milestone. Paul McGuigan’s Film Stars following three features that pre - deftly skewers the elite London Don’t Die in Liverpool gets terrif - miered at the February 2017 trappings, foibles and conceits of Falling snow invites deep listening ic performances from Annette Berlin film festival is Chilean Britain’s political and chattering to the heart alone and adrift — Bening as the aging American director Sebastián Lelio’s multi - classes. The hosts are Janet (Kristin but still open, still open actress Gloria Grahame who, ple award-winning and Oscar- Scott Thomas), a rising politician to the vast spaces. while working the Liverpool stage nominated A Fantastic Woman celebrating being named shadow in England in 1979, attracted a (nominated for best foreign-lan - minister of health, and her arch aca - In the inner caverns, I quest much younger boyfriend, an guage film), which opens with a demic husband Bill (Timothy with my miner’s light aspiring actor named Peter Turner, stunning image of the Iguazu Falls Spall). Guests include April touching the walls of my soul played by Jamie Bell. Adapted I visited over 40 years ago. (Patricia Clarkson), a waspish old to secure each ginger step from Turner’s memoir, we can see Transgender actor Daniela Vega American friend of Janet’s who and all the while, led in trust why he was smitten by Grahame’s gives a brave, moving perform - shows up with flaky German by the glow in the deep. vivacious if chronically insecure ance as a young transgender boyfriend Gottfried (Bruno Ganz), persona. The four-times-married woman, Marina, who has entered several university acquaintances of Grahame was a screen beauty, into a loving relationship with an Bill’s — Martha (Cherry Jones) On this winter’s night best known for winning an Oscar older man, Orlando. and pregnant partner Jinny (Emily the cold refreshes my spirit for The Bad and the Beautiful in While pursuing a singing Mortimer) — and a cocaine-snort - and wakens me to life 1952, my birth year. The young career she waits tables. After cele - ing banker, Tom (Cillian Murphy), as snow leads me home Turner, in a vulnerable phase, brating her birthday joy turns to whose wife Marianne has yet to to rest by the fire bisexual and still living at home, grief when Orlando suffers an arrive. with old friends, was seduced by her charm. Bell is aneurysm, collapses and dies in The stage is set for this first- rum and eggnog at his best since his breakout role hospital. The bruises he suffered rate acting ensemble to deliver. in our hands. as a teenage ballet phenom in falling down stairs at their apart - Secrets are served up and the Billy Elliot By Michael Dallaire (2000) and still shows ment bring on a police investiga - he has the moves in a great dance tion. In the eyes of the brusque — NETFLIX , page 17 10 Prairie Messenger BISHOP’S CELEBRATION March 7, 2018 Reconciliation will be a priority

By Bishop-elect Jon Hansen, ing. These are important and fun - CSsR damental steps. But in order to truly get to the heart of reconcilia - In a few short days I will be tion it is necessary to take the next ordained as the seventh bishop of step, which is about relationship. the Mackenzie-Fort Smith diocese. This is not an easy step because There have been many prepara - building and restoring relation - tions to consider, one of which was ships can be messy and the out - coming up with a “coat of arms” come of our efforts is not entirely and its accompanying motto. The in our control. We may get bruised motto is meant to be a mission and battered along the way, but statement in brief, signifying what the pains will be more than worth it is that I see as the most salient it. issue as I begin my work in the dio - In my two years as a pastor in cese. For me, that would be the the Arctic region of the diocese I ongoing work of reconciliation have seen some wonderful steps between the church and the indige - being made toward relationship nous people of Canada. building. One example was a My motto, “Truth and Recon- young missionary family moving ciliation,” is the same as the name into the rectory in Tsiigehtchic to given to the commission organized look after the church for a year. by the parties of the Indian Resi - The relationships between them dential Schools Settlement Agree- and the community formed first ment. The work of this commission and most quickly through their five inspired me but there is so much children who made friends at the more to reconciliation and what it school. As the children of the com - means for our diocese. munity came over to play, the par - Since the time of the commis - ents soon followed and the rectory sion there have been great strides became known as a place of joy toward justice and personal heal - and a safe place to be and where good memories could be made. Bishop Jon Hansen’s Coat of Arms Reconciliation is made known by its fruit which is sometimes Hansen has a background in Galero. The ecclesiastical hat, called a galero, was originally a pilgrim’s hat like a sombrero. A bishop’s visible: when the phone is ringing, restoring buildings. galero is green with six tassels on each side. or people are knocking at the door looking to come in and visit. More come and visit the church on Processional Cross The display of a cross behind the shield is used to denote a bishop. The cross of an often the signs of reconciliation Sunday but expect that the church ordinary bishop has a single horizontal bar or traverse, also known as a Latin cross. are subtle and hard to quantify. It will also come and visit you. is like beautiful art which is hard The church will help you to Shield The shield is the normal device for displaying a coat of arms. In this case Bishop Hansen has chosen to describe, but you know it when share your faith with your chil - the profile of a Norse shield as an homage to his Scandinavian ancestry. you see it. There will also be dren in a way that honours both effects of our reconciliation God and the culture in which you Tincture Tinctures constitute the palette of colours and patterns used in heraldry. On Bishop Hansen’s efforts which only God will know. were raised. At the same time, I shield, Silver (White) indicates the vast land of the Canadian north, frozen even in the height of summer. Reconciliation is not some - hope that you will share your cul - In heraldry silver represents Peace and Sincerity. Blue calls to mind the waters of the Deh-cho (Mackenzie thing that we can put on a timeline ture with me too. River) and the Arctic ocean, the furthermost extent of the Mackenzie-Fort Smith diocese. In heraldry blue and schedule but, rather, it re - The church will walk with you represents Truth. quires patience and perseverance as you journey through your life on our part. It is also not some - sharing the gift of the sacraments Symbols The symbols on the shield point to unique identifying characteristics of its bearer such as fami - thing that we do through our will and will also join with you joyful - ly of origin, accomplishments and personal interests. alone, but it requires God’s grace ly in your own family celebrations and the inspiration of the Holy and milestones. O Julehjerte The Danish Christmas Spirit. We don’t control the out - The church will be there to cel - Heart is a handmade, paper ornament tra - come but can only make ourselves ebrate with you at weddings, bap - ditionally hung on the Christmas tree and open and available to God’s help tisms and feasts and will also suf - filled with candies for children to find on and the people around us. fer alongside you at funerals and Christmas morning. The Julehjerte repre - As I make the transition from at the bedsides of your sick and sents Bishop Hansen’s Danish heritage. a pastor to a bishop I am already elderly. The red and white bands mimic both the very encouraged by the signs that The church will continue to colours of the Danish national flag as I see, the first being the gracious - build with you as we restore be - well as the Canadian flag, which is the ness and welcome that has been loved old churches and, where nec - country of Bishop Hansen’s birth. In her - shown to me by so many people essary, build new ones so that there aldry the heart is a symbol of deep affec - in the diocese. It will be my joy will always be a place of welcome tion. to continue working on strength - and worship in the communities. ening these relationships and There is much to be done but it O Cross The stylized cross, flanked by forming new ones in my role as is a work of love and meaning that the instruments of Christ’s passion, is bishop. will serve us now as well as future taken from the seal of the Congregation of I will do this to the best of my generations. Let us continue this the Most Holy Redeemer and represents ability by going out to meet with the work together moving forward Bishop Hansen’s lifelong connection to people wherever they are. Please do with hope. the Redemptorists. The Redemptorists are a missionary order founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori dedicated to preaching the Gospel to the most poor and aban - doned. O Umbo The Umbo or shield boss is multivalent representing the Midnight Sun of the Arctic summer solstice. During this time the sun never sets, like the heavenly city “that has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and there will be no night there.” (Rev 21:23, 25) As a symbol of light, it also ties Bishop Hansen to the papacy of Pope Francis, referencing the Holy Father’s first encyclical Lumen Fidei , which describes the Light of Faith which leads to truth. From the umbo water flows referencing the river flowing from the temple where everything, “will become fresh; and everything will live where the river goes.” (Ez 47)

Motto Bishop Hansen’s motto translates into English as “Truth and Reconciliation.” It was inspired by the commission organized by the parties of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. The commis - sion was part of a holistic and comprehensive response to the abuse inflicted on indigenous peoples through the Indian residential school system, and the harmful legacy of those institutions. The commission was offi - cially established on June 2, 2008, and was completed in December 2015. The motto is a reminder that, though the commission has ended, the Calls to Action must not be forgotten and the ongoing work of recon - ciliation must continue in the North and across Canada. This work continues the labour of Christ who said of himself, “I am the way, the truth and the life.” (Jn 14:6) and through whom “God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.” (Col 1:20) Baptism makes us “living stones” in God’s building. March 7, 2018 BISHOP’S CELEBRATION Prairie Messenger 11 Reflections on gaining, and then losing, a new pastor

By Sheila O’Kane ing mission communities which (reminiscent of the old missionar - are also included under the Inuvik ies who embraced local cultures

Our pastoral lives were turned pastor’s pastoral care. As someone andG built intercultural bridges); upside down by an announcement said, “He fit like a glove.” Again, the way in which he quietly from Rome: “His Holiness Pope and again, members of our local slipped into the rhythm of the Francis today named Father Jon parish and the missions remarked communities, gardening at the Hansen, CSsR, Bishop of the on how quickly Fr. Jon adapted to local community greenhouse (we Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith.” the people and the land. Everyone won’t go into detail regarding At the time of his appointment, he was awed by the fact that Fr. Jon almost infesting the local post was pastor of Our Lady of Victory had actually journeyed north two office with escaping, mail- parish in Inuvik, Northwest Terri - years earlier, driving the length of ordered, composting worms), dis - tories. the Dempster Highway, up and playing his Arctic photos at the Our Lady of Victory is a small back, with his father. It is said that Image Festival, visiting camps (he little parish situated on the east as he stood at the ferry crossing at made good use of his kayak and bank of the “big” or “great” river Tsiigehtchic, he looked up at Our new-to-him Ski-Doo), advising at (“The Mackenzie” “ Kuukpak ” in Lady of Grace Mission Church the local Emergency Warming Inuvialuktun and “ Nagwichoonjik ” perched on a bluff overlooking the Centre, visiting Elders in their in Gwich’in). We mostly have had Arctic, Red and Mackenzie Rivers homes and at the Inuvik hospital’s the benefit of a resident pastor — and voiced his desire to return — long-term care unit, maintaining a but not always — which means which he did — and now he is parish Facebook account and we’ve grown to be an independent leaving. parGish website; and self-reliant little faith commu - We recognize the hand and his help with, and support of, nity, as have those living in the grace of the Great Almighty is our weekend community lunches neighbouring missions of Paulatuk, leading Fr. Jon to a higher, wider (Saturday and Sunday lunches for Tsiigehtchic, and Tuktoyaktuk. calling — and we give thanks for those without kitchens or homes In the summer of 2015, we being blessed to have him as our of their own). We’ll especially were on our own again as our bishop. But, oh, are we ever going misGs his potato salads! most recent pastor, Fr. Magnus Our Lady of Victory Parish, Inuvik, Northwest Terri tories to miss him as our pastor! Let me his help with, and support of, Chilaka, was reassigned to St. “coGunt the ways”: our local Saint Vincent de Paul Joseph’s Cathedral Parish in Fort manner . . . driving a modest little yard sale bargains, and coinciden - his friendly smile, his kind - initiatives, doing the “heavy lift - Smith. Then we heard that a cer - vehicle with a qajaq , or more tally meeting the new Roman ness, his warm and accepting ing” — manhandling the heavy tain Fr. Jon Hansen, from St. specifically a qajavialuk , (transla - Catholic pastor. wayGs, his sense of humour; doors of the sea cans, building Mary’s Parish in Saskatoon was to tion: kayak) strapped to its roof. In preparing to write this arti - his sermons — mentioned storage shelves within the sea be our new pastor. Some of us My first impression, past the cle, I contacted a good percentage fre quently and described as cans; lugging bins in and out of immediately Googled as much as kayak, was “Wow, this fellow sure of the parish and missions faithful, “heartfelt,” “inspiring,” “mean - theGse same sea cans; we could about both this Fr. knows how to live minimally.” He and to a person everyone com - ingGful,” “practical,” “reflective”; his fundraising initiatives, Hansen and his Saskatoon parish. immediately connected with many mented on how they were immedi - his commitment to the whole which really helped the parish pull Fr. Jon (“Fr. John” for those of of the local citizenry via our local ately struck by Fr. Jon’s easy-go - region as evidenced by his regular back from the brink of financial us whose anglo-tongues have dif - “Inuvik Buy Sell Trade” Facebook ing, friendly manner (and while contact with the mission commu - distress. ficulty navigating Danish sounds) page and held a yard sale. A good everyone is happy to have him as a nities, and the way he brought In summary, “Fr. Jon was a arrived early in August 2015 in way to “downsize stuff” and raise bishop, everyone ex pressed how many of his Redemptorist con - true gift to the church and the what has become a legendary a little money for the parish and much they will miss him). frerGes to help in this regard; community. He will certainly be also a novel way to meet the local As a parish we very quickly set - the way in which he so im - missed, but we know he will do a citizenry. For several days the rec - tled into a comfortable relationship mediately embraced the land and great job in his new position as O’Kane is a parishioner and tory yard was full of cars and pick- with our new pastor. Same for the people, walking about, visit - bishop for the Mackenzie-Fort neighbour. up trucks with local folk seeking members of our three neighbour - ing and having tea, visiting camps Smith diocese.” Vocational background to newly appointed Bishop Hansen

By M.C. Havey, archivist, Hansen described the annual Great munity Connections” in 2015. Lutheran presence in Edmonton-Toronto Northern Arts Festival, which “What these communities their area. Redemptorists encompassed painting, carving, share is the friendliness and wel - The family at tend - music and dance performances, coming attitude of the people. ed the Redemptorist Since moving to Inuvik as pas - noting that the Inuvik church, While there is a real sense of inde - parish of St. Joseph’s, tor of Our Lady of Victory Parish known as the “Igloo Church,” pendence and self-reliance, it does where Jon remem - in 2015, Fr. Jon Hansen has raised hosts many music concerts due to not hinder the desire for relation - bered a young Re - the awareness of the missions of the seating capacity and domed ship and community-building. . . . demptorist Fr. Dino western Canadian Arctic on many ceiling. The arts scene in the north, There is also pain here. Social Benedet and Brother aspects. he wrote, “truly is multi-hued can - issues and addiction are evident. Leo Insell, visiting Through superb photographs vas influenced both by and in reac - The legacy of the residential school talking about and captivating updates, he has tion to the extremes of nature school system is a memory that is vocations. Jon attend - chronicled lyrically about the mis - found here. . . . Through creativity not very distant and although ed the local schools sion territory, describing glimpses of our imaginations and the work there is deep spirituality among of St. Gerard’s, St. of daily life, the contrasts of of our hands we bless God through the people, resistance and a cau - Patrick’s Junior High scenery, weather and the culture, the beauty of our art.” tious attitude toward the church is School and St. intertwining the contemporary Besides Inuvik, he provided care sometimes apparent. Joseph’s High School social, environmental, political for the missions of Tsiigehtchic, “Ministry here requires more before enrolling in a issues with spirituality. Tuktoyaktuk and Paulatuk. Of these listening and less talking, more pre-med program at From the July 2017 update, Fr. communities, he wrote in “Com - time spent being present with and Grande Prairie Re - less presiding over, more consol - gional College and ing and less cajoling, taking the working at Sports time to first listen, learn and dis - World and the Stuart cern what the Spirit is asking Olsen Construction while I am in this magnificent Co. In the spring of land among these wonderful peo - 1986, he attended a ple.” vocation retreat led His profound passion, appreci - by Fr. David Purcell ation and understanding of the at the Redemptorist North may be rooted in Danish Clement House in ancestry and a childhood in Edmonton. Northern Alberta. Although born For the next eight in Edmonton at Misericordia years, he experi - Hospital on Feb. 18, 1967, Jon enced different Archbishop Arthe Guimond ordained Fr. Jon to grew up in Grande Prairie, where aspects of life as a the priesthood on April 24, 2004. the family moved for his father’s philosophy student work in commercial construction. at the University of Alberta while Flint Engineering Co., and of His parents, Paul Hansen and living at Clement House, a student McLean-Young Construction Karen Falkenberg-Anderson, both and graduate of Building Con - (1990 - 1993), where his father immigrants from Denmark and struction Engineering Technology also worked, and a traveller on a Lutherans, converted to at the Northern Alberta Institute of Hansen was part of the Redemptorist novitiate class of 1997 - 98. Catholicism in the absence of the Technology, an employee of the — LONG HISTORY , page 14 12 Prairie Messenger BISHOP’S CELEBRATION March 7, 2018 Hansen spent six years at St. Mary’s in Saskatoon

By Eileen Provost, Saskatoon walked with us and among us. He was a good shepherd caring for I shared parish ministry with Fr. each one as needed. Jon for six years at St. Mary’s Parish As time went on Fr. Jon’s many in Saskatoon. Together, we prepared “gifts” continued to reveal them - children and older students for the selves. One had to listen and watch sacraments of initiation, reconcilia - because he taught by personal tion, confirmation and eucharist. St. example. In this sense Fr. Jon was Mary’s had the honour of being one a teacher and one could miss that of the parishes to pilot the “New due to his humble and honest Restored Order” of these sacra - approach and because of that ments. As a catechist, Fr. Jon made approach it was easy to work with sharing the “good news” joyful and him. Additionally, Fr. Jon was a easily understood for the children. man of few words, and the few They loved his stories and his stead - words that were spoken, compelled fast faithfulness by being present to one to think, and to re-examine sit - them, their parents and sponsors. We uations in the light of his insights. created a small community within Many parishioners and guests our larger parish community. to our parish often remarked on the After settling into his new uniqueness of Fr. Jon’s homilies; home, I invited Fr. Jon to speak and, like Jesus who inspired and with the children at our “Welcome guided his chosen, Fr. Jon was able Celebration.” One could tell the to take the “good news” and relate children were drawn to him as he it to life and daily living. We loved shared with us how he discerned his storytelling, especially when he through prayer, and the guidance of shared his own experiences. the Holy Spirit to say “yes” to the In his pastoral ministry, there call to come to St. Mary’s. That were always “elements” of sur - reflection and personal sharing told prise and the “unexpected,” which me that God had called a “diamond never allowed us to “label” him or — albeit a bit “in the rough” — into put him in a box. I remember one our midst. We were indeed blessed. day looking for Fr. Jon to review Hansen poses with the confirmation class at St. Mary’s Parish, Saskatoon. We were drawn to Fr. Jon be - and prepare our next celebration cause of his expression of joy in for the children and there he was walk, discussing with the mainte - he would do it! He was a man of sel. Many friends shared with me serving us. This made it so easy to on the roof of the church repairing nance committee what to do about action. how his homilies, his conversations approach him. Being an attentive a leak. Another time I found him the puddles of water in our base - Being a lover of silence, one felt with them and his reflections at listener, Fr. Jon was a person who busy rebuilding an enclosure on ment or just “hanging out” with a peace in Fr. Jon’s presence. He retreats helped them heal as they the back entrance of the rectory. the “homeless” at the back of the was at home and very in tune with walked their own personal jour - But it didn’t stop there. He could church. himself so there was no doubt in neys. I have often thought to my self Provost is catechist at St. be found chopping and removing Bottom line, Fr. Jon would see my mind that he was a man of that to touch people, like Jesus did, Mary’s Parish, Saskatoon. trees that were blocking a side - something needing to be done and prayer. Out of this came good coun - one must pray because “Chris tian discernment” and “decision-mak - ing” are not possible without prayer Overview of the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith as their foundation and it was emi - nently clear that prayer was the By Jim Lynn, chancellor of the instructing the faith and celebrat - diocesan priests) and five religious substance of Fr. Jon’s work. Mackenzie-Fort Smith diocese ing the sacraments. women. Pomp, formalism and parades In 2018 there are two Polish An important fact to be noted is were not his style. At times, he To truly appreciate the long and Oblates, one Oblate brother, one that some 40 missionaries died in would be “playful” and “full of momentous history of the Diocese Redemptorist (our bishop-elect), tragic circumstances (lost in storms, fun” and this brought out the beau - of Mackenzie-Fort Smith one real - one priest on loan from New drowned, shot or frozen) since the tiful child in him. We loved that ly has go to back to Fr. Alexandre Brunswick and three priests from early days of the northern church. side of him too especially when he Taché, OMI, who in 1847 made the Nigeria (one religious and two Just as the church has changed, was with the children. trip from Saint Boniface, Man., to so have society and the people the In 2015, Fr. Jon was called to a Fort Chipewyan Northern Terri - church serves. Life in the north has new mission in Inuvik. While tory. After three weeks of intensive gone from isolated remote commu - there may have been sadness in religious instruction, some 194 nities where everyone lived off the our hearts we knew that he was baptisms were celebrated. land to today, where many are needed elsewhere, and God was These first fruits led many native working two weeks out at one of calling him, perhaps “preparing” people of Northern Canada to adopt the mines and then home for two him, for a new mission that he the Catholic faith. Hun dreds of mis - weeks. This new environment and had yet to reveal. That Fr. Jon has sionaries (priests, sisters and broth - lifestyle is taking a toll on faith and been missed as St. Mary’s is an ers) would follow Fr. Taché in family life. understatement, but we celebrate crossing lakes, rivers, forests and The church continues to adapt with him as he embraces this new tundra, in all conditions, to as far as to these “changing times.” Vatican undertaking God has called him the Arctic Circle by 1857. II clearly acknowledged the place to. These priests, brothers, and reli - and role of ordinary lay Catholic. In closing, Fr. Jon, please know gious served under a number of In the late 1980s Bishop Denis that we will always carry within bishops as the boundaries of the Croteau wanted to hear from the our hearts the richness that you Vicariate transformed with the people what their needs were. A brought to our St. Mary’s Parish “changing of times.” They estab - Diocesan Synod was envisioned community. Specifically, your spir - lished many missions throughout and over three years Croteau lis - it of “wisdom” which enabled us to the territory, building churches, tened with his heart to the needs Bishop Paul Piché, OMI make good decisions; your spirit of hospitals and schools and bringing and wishes of those he served. As “understanding” in helping us love people to the Lord. a result, at of the conclusion of the making a visit every three or four one another (especially those less In 1967, the Vicariate of Mac - Diocesan Synod in July 1991, months. This is hardly the ideal for fortunate then ourselves); your kenzie became the Diocese of many — mainly Aboriginal people a church, where the role of the sense of “right judgment” and Mackenzie-Fort Smith. Under the — stepped forward to assume lead - priest (eucharist and reconcilia - “leadership” that helped us remain leadership of Bishop Paul Piché, ership roles as pastoral leaders. tion) is so essential. It is, however, strong in our Catholic values and OMI, it was clear “these times they These pastoral leaders were good that the church has recog - our faith, and your “spirit of are a changing.” Mis sion schools trained and supported to lead the nized and encouraged the laity to courage” that helped us to remain and hospitals were now govern - Sunday liturgy of the Word and exercise the priesthood of their brave when sharing the “Good ment-run and there was a lack of communion services. Many of own baptism. News.” vocations to the priesthood and reli - these same pastoral leaders contin - Where to from here in the life of You reminded us also to carry gious life. ue today to gather the faithful on the northern church? More of the our everyday crosses proudly. Fr. In 1960 the diocese was com - Sundays and assist with sacramen - same may be the case for some Jon, you shared with us the “spirit posed of 60 Oblate priests, 40 tal preparation as well as marry time. However, this commitment to of knowledge” as you taught us to brothers and 112 Grey Nuns. These and bury members of their com - faith and community becomes love, and learn, and how to better religious men and women did munity. more difficult as many young peo - imitate Christ. Thank you for these everything from running hospitals, Most of the 35 native missions ple do not have the same dedication and for sharing your gift of “awe to building and maintaining mis - have a lay-led celebration every and wonder” and your love of sion buildings and institutions to Fr. Alexandre Taché, OMI Sunday, with the bishop or priest — CREATOR , page 13 God’s great creation. March 7, 2018 BISHOP’S CELEBRATION Prairie Messenger 13 Redemptorists celebrate ordination of Hansen

It is with mixed emotions that Jon has always been a person of part of an effort called, “Becoming bishop to be a natural consequence rists, we know that we and Jon will the Redemptorists of the Edmon- a simpler life and style. It is one of Neighbours” which helped refu - of this most recent call, and of his always be bound together by the ton-Toronto province celebrate the the reasons why he resonated with gees settle and find community in Redemptorist heart. Alphonsian charism we share. ordination of their brother, Fr. Jon the religious life shaped by the vow a new city and country. His time as And so we let go of him with, To the people of Mackenzie- Hansen, CSsR, as bishop of the of poverty. Jon’s quiet way showed pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in yes, a sense of sadness, but it is Fort Smith, we entrust our brother Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith. us that a simpler, un complicated Saska toon saw him care for the consoled by the joy of knowing that to you and we know that you will However, those mixed emotions attitude in a complex world is a poor of the parish in the many he is following the call of God and be as blessed by his presence flow for the very best of reasons! strength and blessing. It has guided ways that parish does. But it was the call of Alphonsus to this next among you, as we were while he We celebrate with joy the him in his own life and it helped us his call north that perhaps stands chapter in his life. As Redemp to - was among us. choice of Jon for this office; as the in the many Redemp torist min - out above all. church has discerned his qualifi - istries that Jon participated in dur - Jon has al- cations and called him forth, we ing his years with our province. For ways had a deep Redemptorists — our ordained those who know Jon, you have love for northern members, lay missionaries and come to learn that his quiet simplic - Canada, its land, our associates — take great pride ity brings with it not only confi - its waters, and its that one of our own is entrusted dence in him, but also wisdom. We people. When he with the episcopal ministry to Redemptorists can say with sincer - sought to minis - serve as shepherd, brother, com - ity, this confidence and wisdom ter up there, we panion and friend the people of will now serve the people of Red emptorists Mackenzie-Fort Smith. Mackenzie-Fort Smith well. sent him there However, in truth, we are sad - We have also seen Jon’s great with our support dened to see him depart from love for the poor and the marginal - and blessing be - among us Redemptorists in the ized. It was for the poor and margin - cause we saw in way we have known him. Jon will alized in the hills of Scala, Italy in this effort our always be a Redemptorist in his 1732 that the Redemp to rist founder, own charism, as heart as well as ours. As Re demp- St. Alphonsus Liguori, founded the well as hearing a torists we have studied, worked Redemptorists. Since we have come call from within and lived with him for the past to know Jon, he has heard and treas - Jon that had to few decades, and it has been a ured that same charism. be followed. We blessing to share life and ministry When Jon was at St. Patrick’s see that in a real with him. We will miss him be - Church in Toronto, he became way, Jon has cause his presence with us has closely involved with Out of the found his home been a true gift; however, it is the Cold program hosted by our parish among the land nature of a gift that it be shared. to provide a hot meal and a warm, and peoples of We have shared in the gift of Jon, safe shelter to people who lived on northern Can - and now the people of his diocese the street during the winter ada. We see his will share in that same gift. months. Also in Toronto he was call to serve as Tuktoyaktuk Drum Dancers at a community feast. For untold generations, native peoples had relationship with Creator

Continued from page 12 have been no vocations or ordina - out and open the doors and prayer - “For untold generations, you the tions to the priesthood in the near - fully foster vocations from our native peoples have lived in a rela - to the Lord and church as did ly 175 years of church presence in Aboriginal people, who are a very tionship of trust with the Creator, their elders. The culture of the the territory. spiritual people. seeking the beauty and the rich - Dene people considers a man in - As other rites in the Catholic In summary, the words of St. ness of the land as coming from com plete without the companion - faith, and now our rite accepts mar - John Paul II, speaks to the back - his bountiful hand. . . . In contact ship of a woman. For this signif - ried priests from our Anglican ground and history of the diocese with the forces of nature, your icant reason and others, there brothers, maybe it is time to reach as well as the hope for the future. ancestors learned the value of prayer, silence, fasting patience and courage. . . . When the faith was first preached among the native inhabitants of this land, the worthy traditions of the Indian tribes were strengthened and enriched by the Gospel message. Your forebears knew by in stinct the Gospel, far from de stroying their authentic values and cus - toms, had the power to purify and uplift the cultural heritage which they had received.” Such is the dream, vision and hope of the diocese as we move forward in “these times which are a Bishop Denis Croteau, OMI changing.” We move forward un- der the guidance of the Holy Spirit northern people of God exercising and the shepherding of the Most their priestly role as bestowed by Rev. Jon Hansen, CSsR, with the baptism.

Bishop Croteau, left, retired in 2008. Bishop Murray Chatlain, right, replaced him in 2008 and was transferred in 2012 to the Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas, Bishop Mark Hagemoen, centre, replaced him in 2013 and was transferred in 2017 to the Diocese of Saskatoon. 14 Prairie Messenger BISHOP’S CELEBRATION March 7, 2018 The Jon that the family knows

By Gerry Marcotte As he was explor - ing his paths, Jon It is a great opportunity as a always had the incli - family member to share a few nation, or an inner memories, stories and life events voice, telling him to that will give a bit more insight ex plore his faith side into the Jon that we know. We a bit deeper. What have been blessed to enjoy having was this calling he Jon as a very integral part of our was feeling and family life. He is a great brother, a hearing? Apparently great brother-in-law and an even the only way to find better uncle to our children. His out was to quit the family would echo the same com - day job and cycle ments as Jon loves to immerse across Can ada. What himself in family and friends. better way to hear Jon’s calling to his ministry and discover your - goes way back to when he was self! still in a high chair at the kitchen He allowed his table. He was devoutly holding inner voice to per - potato chips while saying “the colate and started to body of Christ, Amen.” And then explore the call to promptly eating them. Yes, strong his ministry. His parental examples do come home theological studies to roost. took him to To - After high school Jon followed ronto, Phila delphia Cycling across Canada helped Jon discern his vocation. a diverse exploratory path that and Chicago and took many unique twists and turns Jon as a cowboy. end ed with his ordi - Caution to all, one must be as he was discovering his many nation in Toronto in wary of Jon’s conniving ways passions. While Jon had many exciting exploits that I could delve 2004. Without a doubt Jon will we discovered. Our kids were into, space limitations necessitate always listen first, think second wishing for a DVD player but restraint. His major pursuits start - and respond with insight and we had many other priorities as ed with attending post-graduate wisdom that, coupled with his a growing family so it wasn’t science studies but he did not find natural compassionate virtue, happening. Sub sequently he that satisfying or, truth be known, leaves me both humbled and came to visit at Christ mas and any academic success. He then inspired. Jon is also a very hands with a big smile he gave our kids undertook surveying for a stint, on and practical individual and a DVD movie. Guess where we and then on to NAIT for construc - this quality will lend itself per - went on Boxing Day? Know that tion technology studies and fol - fectly with his northern ministry when he approaches with that lowed that up with working in the vocation. nice warm congenial smile of construction trade alongside his Jon is and always has been an his, be wary. dad for a couple of years. adventurer at heart: epic cycling Meshing all the above traits Jon has always been keen to trip, hiking, kayak adventures and events together give us an helping people wherever possible, and skiing to name a few. Jon is idea of who Jon is, but doesn’t with one of his favourite being that very well suited for the Far yet complete the Jon we know. of applying his talented carpentry North. On one of our hikes in The most important side of Jon is skills of which we have been a Banff National Park climbing his truly felt compassion and sen - grateful recipient many times. He Mt. Chephren he found the day sitivity to the underprivileged, likely developed this passion by rather warm, where as I was quite the destitute and the homeless. watching and helping his dad who comfortable. On the descent Jon This is his longed-for environ - worked in construction. With a and his brother Colin ran and ment, his true calling and we keen eye and visionary mind Jon plunged into the glacier-fed lake wish him every success as he will gladly hoist a hammer and and luxuriated in the nice freez - continues walking down the saw and get the project done to ing water. Yes, the North is for many paths, and he is always Jon as a child perfection. Jon! open to paths. Jon the construction worker. Hansen has a long history of working with marginalized people

Continued from page 11 and returned to Clement House Patrick’s church, Toronto. While and to the University of Alberta studying for a master of divinity cross-Canada bicycle trip, where on scholarship, graduating with a degree at the University of St. he decided on a Redemptorist bachelor of arts degree in 1997. A Michael’s College, he also volun - vocation. few months later, he entered the teered at the parish’s winter Out of In the spring of 1994, Jon Redemptorist North American the Cold program for the home - worked on the Redemptorist novitiate in Chicago, making first less in the inner city, at L’Arche in SERVE program in Edmonton profession on Oct. 16, 1998, in St. Richmond Hill, Ont., and on the SERVE team at Gerard House. Besides taking a unit of clinical pastoral education at Vancouver General Hospital in 2001, he also lived at Sarnelli House, Phila - delphia, where the students worked with street people, living on the edge. After completing the graduate degree in 2003, a diaconal ap- pointment followed at Holy Re - deemer Parish in Sudbury, Ont. Newly ordained Fr. Jon giving communion to his mom, Karen Hansen. On April 24, 2004, he was ordained by Grouard-MacLennan students as well as participating migration and justice and peace. Archbishop Arthe Guimond in his in Becoming Neighbours, which Upon his episcopal ordination home parish of St. Joseph’s, assisted immigrants. and installation in 2018, the new where a day later he celebrated his Returning to Western Canada bishop will bring his wisdom first mass. as pastor at St. Mary’s, Saskatoon and experience to guiding the Redemptorist assignments have (2009 - 2015), Fr. Hansen bal - second-largest diocese of over been varied, including postings as anced the care of a ethnically 1.5 million square kilometres associate pastor at St. Teresa’s, St. diverse parish and its outreach ini - with its boundaries from the John’s (2004 - 2005) and St. tiatives with service on the Alberta border in the south with Hansen was ordained to the priesthood on April 24, 2004. From left, Rev. Patrick’s, Toronto (2005 - 2009), Saskatoon diocesan Truth and parts of northern Saskatchewan, Michael Brehl (present general superior of the Redemptorists), Paul where he also directed the Out of Reconciliation Commission, the Nunavut to the east, the Yukon Hansen (Jon’s dad), Jon, Karen Hansen (Jon’s mom) and Archbishop the Cold program and the forma - bishop’s council of priests and to the west and north to the Guimond. tion program for Re dem ptorist with the diocesan offices of Canadian border. March 7, 2018 FEATURE Prairie Messenger 15 LifeSiteNews does harm with extremist stories

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The event was co- not prevent pushed a story about a “new Vati can chest-thumping at the end of both sponsored with the Catholic Uni - him from financial scandal,” one that would sentences, no? I thought once you versity business school that bears achieving “raise serious questions about” gave to a charity, the money was his name. Roberts reported: success in Pope Francis’ reputation as a “pope no longer really yours, but theirs. In introducing Koch, whom he the world of for the poor.” They claimed to have Silly, working-class way of think - described as an inspiration, business. leaked documents that proved there ing I suppose. If the person quoted Busch said the “nearly $50 mil - I do not was some kind of malfeasance had gone into politics, he would lion” gift that he and Koch helped mean to afoot. And, they repeated the allega - have a Louis XIV, “ L’etat c’est arrange had “re-energized the suggest that tion in one of the documents that the moi! ” air about him. Catholic University of America. all CEOs Papal Foundation and its chair, The second thing that tipped me We made it great again. We are are creeps Cardinal Donald Wuerl, had failed off to the reality that this story was the Catholic University of Ameri - like our to exercise due diligence in the mat - nonsense was the suggestion that ca and we have educated half of president or ter. the Papal Foundation’s chair, Car - the bishops in this country. whichever To which I reply: Bosh! As a dinal Donald Wuerl, had failed in “We can be the teaching pulpit member of columnist, it is difficult to know his duty to conduct due diligence. for the American church, but also the board of whether to even call attention to this People who know Cardinal Wuerl the teaching pulpit for the Vatican the Papal kind of nonsense. You hope it will will tell you that he conducts due and for the global church,” he Foundation be seen for the ludicrous ranting diligence on his breakfast. He is said, without distinguishing wheth- is leaking that it is. But, then you see people one of the most hands-on bishops er he was referring to the Napa In- documents, like Samuel Gregg, research direc - in the country. Wuerl is not only a stitute, the university or both. “We and giving tor of the Acton Institute, retweeting stickler for detail, he is the kind of can be that. And we will be that a distorted an article in the increasingly fringe- churchman whose reputation for going forward, especially on the story, to prone Catholic Herald , and you thoughtful, deliberative interven - issues and topics of business.” LifeSite. I realize that someone has to expose tions at the bishops’ conference QED ( quod erat demonstran - do suggest this fraud for what it is. makes our job as journalists easier: dum — that which was to be dem - that the cul - The allegations surround the When Wuerl goes to the micro - onstrated). No one should be sur - ture of decision of the Papal Foundation to phone at a USCCB meet ing and prised that the man who thinks — mega-mil - award an unusually large grant to recommends the body go down a and says publicly — that his insti - lionaires CNS/Matthew Barrick the Holy See for purposes of help - particular path, it is almost always a tute or his school would “be the easily sup - TARGETS — Pope Francis greets Washington Cardinal ing a church-owned hospital in safe bet that his brother bishops fol - teaching pulpit for the Vati can” is ports politi - Donald W. Wuerl outside the Basilica of the National Rome through a difficult transition low his direction. LifeSiteNews has a man capable of creating difficul - cal candi - Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington in period. I would not be able to con - long written disparagingly of ties at a foundation established to dates who this 2015 photo. In perpetuating fraud, LifeSiteNews duct a site visit of a U.S. hospital, let Wuerl’s leadership. In fact, he has help the pope, especially when we want recipi - “manages only to prove capable of a distorted, malevo - alone an Italian one, but the “leaked been a voice of sanity at the confer - have a pope whose views on eco - ents of food lent worldview that they peddle to a small, but noisy, documents” indicate Sister Carol ence for 30 years. Those two facts nomic and business matters are stamps to fringe of Catholicism,” writes Michael Sean Winters. Keehan, president of the Catholic are linked: Being attacked by just a tad different from those of undergo Health Association, conducted such LifeSiteNews is a badge of honour Busch, Koch, and their ilk. mandatory drug tests before quali - that they peddle to a small, but a visit and if Sister Carol gives for the sane. The other reason none of us fying for assistance but does noth - noisy, fringe of Catholicism. They something the thumbs up, that’s Now, I do not entirely want to should be surprised at this boorish ing, absolutely nothing, to restrain cause harm, and people have lost good enough for me. Despite the let the bishops off the hook here. behaviour by these rich folk is that outrageous behaviour by those their jobs on account of their charge in the LifeSite story that this You assemble a bunch of zillion - the last year we have all had a with enough money to join their witch hunts. They are not going grant was made without proper doc - aires (you need to promise a mil - chance to learn something about clubs. away. It is time the bishops stood umentation, they also report that lion-dollar donation to join the the world of CEOs and uber-rich Just as Hannity and Ingraham up to them more forcefully. Sister Carol presented a two-and- Papal Foundation), people whom one-half-inch binder of information the Zeitgeist tells that they are that one member of the foundation masters of the universe, you let My short-lived career as an altar boy described to me as looking “like the them select some of their own as Gutenberg Bible it was so big.” board members, you allow those out of me. “For goodness sake, Which is it? same board members to publicly knock it off!” he said. I stared up When I first read this “breaking revel in an anti-Christian ideology at him through watery eyes. “But news” I smelled a rat, and not just — free-market libertarianism — you said . . . ,” I began. any rat but a very wealthy, self-sat - at the university you bishops own, Figure of “Shh!” he whispered, slipping isfied one. The quotes from a an ideology that helps these rich briefly into Latin, and then, cor - member of the Papal Foundation folk confuse their material worth Speech recting himself, repeating the who objected to the grants and re- with their moral worth, you show words in English. He nudged me portedly quit the foundation in- up at their conferences and appear Dr. Gerry Turcotte again, gently this time, and I let clude sentiments like this: “Had we to bless their every effort. What forth with another tremendous allowed such recklessness in our could possibly go wrong? ring of the bells that he cut short personal careers we would never When LifeSite started pushing . . . with many golden bells all of serving mass, I looked out at with such a sharp jab of his foot have met the requirements to join this story with a flood of emails, I round, to send forth a sound the four people in the congrega - that I let out a yell. Make up your The Papal Foundation in the first called a bishop who related that — Ecclesiasticus 45:9 tion. Two of these were my par - mind, I thought angrily. place.” And, “And on this data, our when he was a young priest, his ents, who had fought their way Later, because of my unfamil - archbishop explained that there When I turned nine I became through the worst snowstorm of iarity with the vestments, I found were three types of Catholic do- an altar boy at the local church. I the year to watch their son’s great that I was the last one in the Michael Sean Winters covers nors. The first, and largest, group remember the lovely uniform I got triumph. They were smiling up at change room. The priest seemed the nexus of religion and politics consisted of those Catholics who to wear, and the exquisite smell of me, waving surreptitiously. I was pleased to find me there. He for NCR. love the church and simply want to the incense in the change rooms. about to wave back when I felt the moved in and poked his flushed assist in its mission. The second On my first day the priest ex- priest’s foot poking me in the ribs. face in my vicinity. He seemed group is more or less interested in plained that I would lead the pro - I looked up at him and he stood terribly uncomfortable. I watched the church’s mission, but they real - cession out into the church, carry - with the oversized host raised in his mouth, as he said, “Well, that Are you ly value the acclaim that philan - ing the gold crucifix on a long sil - his hands. He was looking up wasn’t so bad,” and then only half thropy confers, the picture with the ver pole. “Hold it up proudly,” he toward the ceiling but his mouth understood as he explained that Moving? bishop, their name on some build - said, but he forgot to warn me was angled down. perhaps I wasn’t cut out for this. Please let us know a ing. They, too, are not really prob - about the low archway. “Now, boy. Ring the bell!” I Years later, when I thought about month in advance. lematic. The third group does not I was demoted to the bell started ringing for my life. The this time, I wondered insecurely if Write to: actually seek to give, it seeks to ringer. “Don’t worry,” he said, sound was magical. It reminded me I was the only altar boy ever to be Circulation Dept. buy. They want control. They will “I’ll tell you when you’re meant of Christmas — of sleigh bells. I fired. At the time, though, I only Prairie Messenger make a bishop’s life hell. to ring them.” lowered my head and shut my eyes felt relief. Box 190 And so it is. The LifeSite story At the altar, during the most so tightly that I actually saw stars. Outside the church, in the blis - Muenster, Sask. S0K 2Y0 did not mention which foundation sacred ceremony on my first day And I rang those bells. I thought to tering winter air, my mother [email protected] board members started this ruckus. myself, “No one will ever ring hugged me tightly. She was cry - Undeliverable papers cost twice Smart money would attend to one these as well or as loudly.” ing. “You were so good,” she said. as much to return. of the board members of the Papal Turcotte is president of St. The priest kicked me sharply in “I’m sure you could hear those Foundation: Tim Busch. The found - Mary’s University in Calgary. the ribs and knocked the breath bells all over town.”

16 Prairie Messenger FEATURE March 7, 2018 Prairie Messenger goes through conversion in 1960s

This is the fifth of seven articles on the Prairie Messenger and the church members, Christian unity Messenger underwent a facelift, was embraced wholeheartedly by past 100 years of journalism by the Benedictine monks of St. Peter’s and world peace. Pope John made and he became editor several Gray who, in his editorials, en cour- Abbey. a dramatic gesture to Christians, months later. Gray expressed his aged the clergy and laity to dia - asking both Catholics and non- support for Pope John’s call for re - logue and re-examine their rela - By Paul Paproski, OSB ings that were sent by readers. And Catholics to pray for the council’s newal and change in the church and tionships and roles in the church. readers could now express their success. He welcomed visits from world. He embraced the pope’s in - Gray went against the tradition of St. Paul is famous for going opinions in a new Letters to the Protestant leaders and told Jewish vitation to the clergy and laity to re- previous editors by boldly criticiz - through a conversion on the road Editor column next to the editorial leaders he was their brother. Pope examine their roles in the church, ing officials in the curia who were to Damascus where he made a page. The page included book John had been elected pontiff in and their relationships among opposed to change, reminding dramatic change in his way of reviews. 1958 and was transforming the Chris tians and non-Christians. He them that the Vatican offices do not thinking. The Prairie Messenger Columnists provided insight way the church looked on the encouraged laity to become have a monopoly on the guidance went through a transformation in into church teachings, family life world. He was ecumenical, a pro - involved in the church. of the Holy Spirit. The church was its Jan. 25, 1962, edition, a special and issues affecting community ponent of church unity, peace and The Prairie Messenger made becoming visionary thanks to its feast day of St. Paul. and rural life. A bishop and two social justice. Other church lead - everyone aware of the prepara - openness to renewal, he noted. “The feast of the Conversion of clergy provided regular submis - ers shared the pope’s openness to tions for the ecumenical council A strong proponent of social St. Paul marks the conversion of sions on spiritual and moral is sues. church unity. through its stories and in-depth ar - justice and peace, the editorial The Prairie Messenger also,” edi - Two laypersons were among the Headlines in the Prairie Mes - ticles on the history of church page became a voice for the poor, tor Augustine Nenzel, OSB, said columnists and both were women. senger featured Pope John appeal - councils and preparations of the forgotten and exploited. Closer to in the headline story. “And almost One wrote about traditional family ing to the nations to embrace peace upcoming council. New papal en - home, Gray supported the concept as radical a conversion, at least so life and another answered questions and co-operation to end hunger and cyclicals and documents were dis - of universal health care, co-opera - far as outward appearances go!” on the Youth page. Bro. Ben an - unemployment. Pope John ex - cussed or published. tives, justice and reconciliation. The weekly went from an eight- swered letters of children on the pressed these desires in his ground - The attitude of the Catholic He was outspoken against those in page broadsheet to a trim 16-page Junior page. Noted columnist Grant breaking encyclical, Mater and weekly toward the new face of the power who used their positions tabloid. The pages, once seven Maxwell gave a layperson’s per - Magistra (Mother and Teacher). papacy was expressed when John for selfish purposes. Headline sto - columns wide, were now five col - spective on church life. A columnist Pub lished a year earlier, it spoke of XXIII died in June of 1963. The ries brought forth the social condi - umns. The decision to change the wrote about rural issues while the dignity and rights of all persons headline story and front-page edi - tions of the poor and exploited, newspaper came after much discus - movie and television reviews were and the importance of carrying out torial spoke of the pontiff as “the and the suffering caused by the sion and careful preparation, and submitted by another. social progress in a Christian spirit. people’s pope” and “a man who evils of communism and atheistic “some pressure from within the The change in the look of the His next encyclical, Pacem in had won the hearts of all.” He was socialism, dictatorships and unbri - Benedictine community,” Nenzel Prairie Messenger was the second Terris (Peace on Earth), issued in praised for his mission of justice, dled capitalism. wrote. The change in appearance most important story for the news - 1962, reiterated his desire for truth and fraternal charity. The The 1960s ushered in a new was approved to help the newspa - paper in 1962. The first edition on peace. The encyclical illustrated the election of Pope Paul VI was age of renewal and optimism and per better serve the readership and Jan. 4 announced that Pope John pope’s desire for ecumenism by greeted with enthusiasm, since he the Prairie Messenger became make it easier to read, he said. XXIII was convoking the Second reaching out to not only Catholics, was a progressive who would con - part of that, in 1966, by revamp - Abbot Jerome Weber urged readers Vatican Council. The pope, in but “all men of goodwill.” tinue in the mission of his prede - ing its masthead. It dropped the to support The Prairie Messenger , announcing the council, spoke of Rev. James Gray, OSB, was cessor. religious symbols on the P and M which was modified, he said, to his desire for the sanctification of associate editor when the Prairie “Renewal” was in vogue and it and en larged its name to Prairie present the newspaper “in a more Messen ger , Saskatchewan Catho - pleasing form, and with a content lic Weekly. which will help your knowledge Everyone in the church was and love for your Catholic faith affected by change and the most increase.” notable change was in the celebra - The new look gave a new tion of mass, which was now in appearance to the masthead where the vernacular, and invited public the article (“the”) was dropped participation. The laity were invit - from Prairie Messenger and the ed to have leadership in church letters P and M were transformed. ministry and administration. A The “P” became a monogram for new rite was adopted to accom - Christ and “M” a symbol for modate mixed marriages. In 1969, Mary. The Catholic weekly was the first “ecumenical wedding” at dedicated to Christ and his St. Augustine Parish, Humboldt, Blessed Mother. Sask., took place. Many expressed The Archdiocese of Regina, the their surprise that such a wedding Diocese of Saskatoon and the was possible. Abbacy of St. Peter were given Along with the optimism of the their own separate pages, and the era were new challenges and strug - dioceses of Prince Albert and gles. Traditional moral values were Gravelbourg shared a page. Nenzel being rejected by a new generation announced that a new columnist that was losing interest in religious was added to the “already rather institutions. The priest, once looked imposing list of good columnists.” upon as a moral leader, now had an Among the columnists were Rev. uncertain future as the value of the Leander Dosch, OSB, who an - celibate, all-male priesthood began swered questions on church teach - to be questioned. Church atten - Paul Paproski, OSB dance was dropping and vocations PM HAS CONVERSION — The Prairie Messenger underwent a conversion in its Jan. 25, 1962, edition, the to religious life and the priesthood Paproski is a monk of St. feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. The weekly went from an eight-page broadsheet to a trim 16-page tabloid. were on the decline. Current voca - Peter’s Abbey, pastor, archivist The pages, once seven-columns wide, were now five-columns. Rev. Augustine Nenzel, OSB, editor, said the tion trends pointed to a future short - and historian. newspaper was reduced in size to make it easier to read. age of clergy. PRAIRIE MESSENGER PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

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Around the Kitchen Table

Maureen Weber

When my children were small as though we shared an inside one of our favourite songs to sing joke. was “Wheels on the Bus.” I even I was disappointed when she remember it from when I was lit - got off. The thin man on the other tle. side of me asked where I was My kids grew up in a small from, and when I said Saskatch- town, so they could only imagine ewan, he said he was originally what it might feel like to ride on a from Manitoba, but had been bus, but since I’d spent a year liv - through Saskatchewan some years ing in a city when I was in Grade ago. “I hated it. Nothing to see.” I 2, riding the bus was a regular part was going to express my sympa - of my existence. I even took trips thy for his blindness, but I didn’t alone that no parent would allow want to provoke another negative M. Weber today. response, so I kept my feelings to THE WHEELS ON THE BUS — Small children have the power to command the attention of an orchestra I love the jostling that happens myself. of commuters. on a big-city bus route, and the If you enjoy people watching, challenge to stay upright during there is no better place than the tively looked at her. On the bus “baby,” as well as music, is the When Anissa wants “more” — turns or when the driver unexpect - bus. Even better, though, is watch - Anissa smiles at everyone. She is universal language. more of anything — she says, edly puts on the brakes. On one ing people on the bus watching a a conductor, her hands waving in “Tween” girls in the commuter “encore!” I could imagine the Ottawa morning in January I baby. During my January trip to the air, commanding the attention orchestra were the most dynamic, players on the bus, now spectators found myself standing on a Ottawa, I would take the 3 p.m. bus of her orchestra of commuters. leaning close to Anissa with stac - as we exited, wishing for an crowded bus in the midst of the from home to pick up my now 17- Some are reserved and speak to cato questions and exclamations. “encore” from this joyful little one early commute. When someone month-old granddaughter Anissa at her softly. Sotto voce. Elderly peo - “She’s so cute!” was the refrain. who has the power to hold a got off, a woman who took up a the Montessori school where she ple are particularly attentive, As is the case with any orches - diverse audience in rapt attention little more than her own seat goes when her parents are at work. speaking to Anissa in the flowing tra, some players don’t pay atten - with only a wave and a smile. motioned for me sit down beside It was the same routine every cantabile of those who know the tion or are easily distracted — “ . . . and a little child shall her. I was sandwiched in-between day. After I reached the school I’d score most intimately, because especially those with their phones. lead them ” (Is 11:6). If only such her and a skinny weathered man pack Anissa into her stroller and they have been practising it for They’re always the ones who miss harmony among people could last with a sharp face. walk over to the bus stop a block years. the beat. longer than a city bus ride. The woman said she was from away. My granddaughter loves the One man was so attuned to his Haiti, and her robust presence bus. When she sees it coming conductor that he actually called Two docuseries on Netflix took up as much room as her down the street, she throws her out, from a few rows back, to ask girth. She launched into a spirited arms into the air: “Bus! Bus!” if I was her grandmother and then conversation, only snippets of Seats fold up at the front to allow shared comments about his own are worth consideration which I could understand given for a stroller, and when manoeu - grandchild, which I could barely her pronounced accent. All I vred into the space, Anissa faces hear above the roar of the engine. Continued from page 9 Marx could also be arrogant and could do was nod and smile as the rest of the riders. During a red light he got out of his short-tempered. Watching the un - she spoke with gusto, punctuat - On the first trip with her, and seat to show me a picture of her repartee turns fast and furious as ruly passions of Marx and Engels ing her story with laughter and every one thereafter, I noticed on his phone. In a multicultural, the proceedings come to a boil as twenty-somethings, it seems the occasional elbow to my ribs, immediately how people instinc - multigenerational environment, with black-comic touches to elicit unbelievable that they would be - laughs and gasps. come secular saints (or bogeymen) Another 2017 Berlin festival and their ideas warped into next- selection finally arriving in North century totalitarian ideologies America is Raoul Peck’s The imposed on much of hu man kind. Young Karl Marx , which captures Surely they would be appalled at the revolutionary icon’s stormy the prospect. early years from 1843 as an atheist- Haitian-born Peck’s sympathet - socialist critic and political fugitive ic treatment never hints at that from reactionary authorities, sup - while sketching a complex intel - ported by his fortunate relationship lectual evolution hard to translate with Friedrich Engels, rebel heir to in a few minutes onscreen. The a Manchester textile empire em- result is still engaging, if less com - ploying Irish labour, including chil - pelling than his acclaimed Oscar- dren, under the slave-like condi - nominated 2016 documentary, I tions of the industrial revolution. Am Not Your Negro , which ex - The Marx (August Diehl) and plored the influence of American www.cnewa.ca U 1-866-322-4441 Engels (Stefan Konarske) partner - African-American author and crit - ship emerges amid a ferment of ic James Baldwin. often disputatious encounters in *As a final note, let me recom - radical circles with the young mend two excellent docuseries CNEWA Canada Hegelians, phi losopher-publisher streaming on Netflix. In Worm - Arnold Ruge, renowned French wood master filmmaker Errol anarchist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Morris delves into the murky cir - (Olivier Gourmet), Christian com - cumstances surrounding the 1953 munist Wilhelm Weitling (Alex - death of defence scientist Dr. ander Scheer), and the members of Frank Olson with links to biologi - the League of the Just which Marx cal weapons development. Was it T YYes, es, I wantI towant help tto help and Engels succeeded in having suicide or a CIA execution? An - Syrian Christians! renamed the Communist League, other renowned documentarian, Name and for which they penned their Alex Gibney, is the force behind most famous pamphlet, commonly Dirty Money with episodes on: T$35 T $50 T$100 T$______Address known as The Communist Mani - corporate cheating; predatory pay - festo , released just before the 1848 day loan scams; Big Pharma and Mail oury hequec to: revolutions broke out across outrageous drug pricing; bank Catholic Near WelfarelfarEastW e WAssociation Europe. involvement in money laundering; Telepheelephone Email Marx was chronically short of producer monopolies and black- 1247 Kilborn Place money with a young family to market thefts (Quebec maple Ottawa, ON K1H 6K9 Charitaabble Registration #86775 7502 RR0001 11834 support, his devoted wife Jenny syrup!); above all, the skinny on (Vicky Krieps, excellent more Donald Trump as the ultimate recently in Phantom Thread ) hav - shamelessly self-promoting busi - ing cut ties to her wealthy family. ness conman. 18 Prairie Messenger EDITORIALS March 7, 2018

New bishop ordained is expensive, and personnel and resources are limit - resource development. for Mackenzie-Fort Smith ed. The dioceses of the north have limited The first missionary outreach to the area of the resources, so they rely on support from southern dio - Mackenzie-Fort Smith diocese was by Oblate Father ceses, for both finances and personnel. In 2014, for This week’s Prairie Messenger is pleased to Alexandre Taché who went to Fort Chipewyan in example, the archbishop of Edmonton and the bish - focus on a northern diocese that is about to receive northern Alberta from St. Boniface, Man., in 1847. op of Mackenzie-Fort Smith signed a covenant to new leadership. Ten years later, missionaries had reached as far north formalize a relationship between the two dioceses, On March 16, Redemptorist Father Jon Hansen as the Arctic Circle. with the goal of sharing their mutual gifts and needs. will be ordained the seventh bishop of Mackenzie- In 1960, the diocese had 60 Oblate priests, 40 This helps support positive projects that build the Fort Smith in the Northwest Territories. He replaces brothers and 112 Grey Nuns. They did everything spiritual health of the community, whether it’s build - Bishop Mark Hagemoen who was installed as bishop from staffing hospitals and schools to helping build ing or restoring churches, training and supporting of Saskatoon on Nov. 23, 2017. the infrastructure of northern towns and celebrating pastoral leaders, or helping to fund programs that Hansen has two year’s experience in the their faith. bring young people, families and communities Territories as pastor of Inuvik, Paulatuk, Tsiigehtchic Today, there are two Polish Oblate priests, one together. and Tuktoyaktuk. It is clear that he loves the north and Oblate brother, two Canadian priests, three from As well, Catholic Missions in Canada raises its people. Readers of the PM know him from his Nigeria and five religious sisters. There are 35 Native money to support programs and personnel in monthly articles about life in communities above the missions in the diocese and most have a lay-led cele - Canada’s northern dioceses. The CMIC website Arctic Circle. bration every Sunday, with the bishop or a priest notes that costly utility bills, leaky basements, mould The Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith is one of being able to celebrate with them only every three or infestations, and clearing massive amounts of snow the world’s largest in geographical area (1,523,400 four months. are just some examples of how CMIC funding is square kilometres). It is home to about 28,000 However, the beauty of the land and sky (see the needed. Catholics — more than half the Northwest picture of northern lights on page 11) can be over - Bishop-elect Hansen has chosen reconciliation Territories population — primarily Dene, Métis and whelming. It is the land of the midnight sun in sum - and building relationships as his priorities. The Inuvialuit peoples. Distances in the diocese are mer and a month of near-total darkness in winter. It is Prairie Messenger wishes him well and a fruitful great, as can be seen in the map on page 13. Travel also a territory threatened by climate change and ministry. — PWN Building a passion for STEM studies among women and girls

By Senator Art Eggleton and uate were alive today, almost 100 are finding even more inequities ada can im prove its STEM gender STEM paths due to math anxiety, Senator Raymonde Saint- years later, would she be im pressed that go unnoticed. TD Bank deficit. discovered Ismael Mourifié, assis - Germain that 20 per cent of Canada’s post- chief economist Beata Caranci, tant professor of Economics at the secondary STEM (science, tech - in Women and STEM: Bridging 1. Girls need more active University of Toronto. This springs We recently celebrated Inter - nology, engineering and mathe - the Divide, found that while female STEM role models at a from gender stereotyping, not lack national Day of Women and Girls matics) students are female? Or more women are getting STEM much younger age. of math ability. in Science — and there’s much to would she wonder why the ratio de grees, they’re still dispropor - Anjali Agarwal, professor and How to fix this? celebrate. But there’s much work wasn’t better? tionately slotted into their com - associate chair of Electrical and “We need to invest in our ele - to be done, as well. We think MacGill, the under- panies’ lower-paying technical Computer Engineering at Con cor- mentary teachers’ abilities and It’s a day to celebrate just how sung “Queen of the Hurricanes,” roles, rather than professional dia University, maintains that Asia love of math to energize girls at a far we’ve come since Elsie would be shaking her head, along - roles. is ahead of North America be cause very young age. We must also MacGill, aircraft designer and side many Canadians, at our dis - The reasons for the disparities families encourage both boys and show children that math ability is Canada’s first female engineer, couraging stats. are myriad and complex. But in girls into STEM fields for the not innate: it’s just hard work,” was asked to leave the University While jobs in STEM-related the interest of action, let’s focus on promise of higher wages, security says Mourifié. of British Columbia in 1921 be - domains are growing three times solutions. A recent open caucus in and prestige. “It starts at home, cause of her gender. faster than other parts of the econ - Canada’s Senate included pan - with our parents,” says Agarwal. 2. Public elementary schools If that accomplished entrepre - omy and paying 12 per cent high - elists who are business leaders, And it continues in the earliest must do even more to fuel young neur and eventual Massachusetts er, fewer than 25 per cent of those academics and teachers. They grades. Statistically, girls tend not Institute of Technology PhD grad - who hold these jobs are women. pointed to three main ways Can - to choose the more math-intensive — CHILDREN , page 19 Only 13 per cent of professional engineers are female. Eggleton is a member of the And while a broadening swath Mental health programs help students Canadian Senate from Toronto. of industries demand STEM He serves as chair of the Standing knowledge, only 20 per cent of By Mike May began in October. Anxiety is the de Paul, Mary Our Queen, Com mittee on Social Affairs, Can ada’s post-secondary STEM number one problem,” Swoboda Roncalli Catholic High School Science and Technology. Senator students are female. Meanwhile, OMAHA, Neb. (CNS) — told the Catholic Voice, Omaha’s and Duchesne Academy of the Saint-Germain was appointed to other countries surge ahead: in Catholic schools in the Omaha archdiocesan newspaper. Sacred Heart, all in Omaha. the Senate in 2016, after two terms India, 33 per cent of STEM stu - archdiocese are taking seriously In addition to the demands of In addition to the counselling as the Quebec ombudsman and a dents are female; in Jordan and the problems of student anxiety, school, students may struggle with services, Duchesne Academy distinguished career in public Tunisia, 38 per cent. depression and other mental health family problems or divorce, and the makes mental and physical health administration. More alarmingly, new reports issues. impact of increased social media information part of the curriculum One effort to activity. through healthy living classes, help is a pilot pro - “Since 2008, the youth suicide said Laura Hickman, principal. gram providing rate has continued to increase, cor - “We want to provide (students counselling to stu - relating pretty closely with the with) deeper education on what a dents at six increasing availability of smart - healthy lifestyle looks like, signs Omaha-area phones and social media,” she said. of depression in themselves and Catholic schools. An on-site therapist eliminates their peers and ways to deal with Through a part - barriers to access and makes anxiety,” she said. nership with arch - available the specialized coun - The school also created a diocesan schools, selling that school counsellors are Facebook page to inform parents Catholic Charities unable to provide. about youth mental health issues of the Archdiocese “Research shows that students’ and foster an exchange of infor - of Omaha is sup - mental health, social and emotion - mation. plying a licensed al balance, and academic perform - Duchesne also helps students mental health thera - ance improve if you can go to the find time for quiet reflection pist to provide kids in their own environment,” through prayer services and guid - direct therapy serv - Swoboda said. “And students ed meditation during classes, and ices at each school don’t have to leave school to see a is considering small-group ses - one half-day per therapist.” sions with adult moderators, week, said Theresa Catholic Charities also has now Hickman said. Swoboda, clinical begun an outreach to rural schools “For students to learn, their nurse manager and through a tele-health option with basic needs have to be met, but co-ordinator of the online resources, she said. when we have students dealing program. Swoboda said Catholic Chari - with debilitating anxiety, depres - “Our intent was ties hopes to obtain funding to sion or other emotions they don’t to begin this for expand the program, making it know how to express, learning the second semes - available to any Catholic school in becomes difficult,” she said. CNS/Brian Snyder, Reuters ter, but there was the archdiocese that requests it. “Everything we can do as a WORLD MEETING FAMILIES — A woman reacts to Pope Francis’ final words dur - so much need Schools involved in the pilot school to help students feel healthy ing the closing mass of the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in this 2015 file expressed by the program are St. Mary in Bellevue, and in control of their emotions photo. The next meeting will take place Aug. 21 - 26 in Dublin. schools, that we and Ss. Peter and Paul, St. Vincent makes a difference.” March 7, 2018 LETTERS Prairie Messenger 19

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The Editor: The Feb. 2, 2018, It was most interesting to read the editor of the day was not issue of the Prairie Messenger how the PM was started and the afraid to confront those who criti - was one of the most informative publication fought for, to support cized the Catholic Church, and and interesting to read since I the cause of the Catholic faith. It even the politicians. have received the paper. was also interesting to read how Again, I’m sorry that the PM cannot find a way of maybe cut - Proud to be a lifelong subscriber ting back the number of issues it produces, and increasing the The Editor: With the upcoming the following story. amount for subscriptions and con - close of your paper, it is good to Boss: “Young man, you should tinue to print the newspaper. remember some of the highlights of have been here at nine o’clock!” Unfortunately I don’t think the the past 100 years or more. New employee: “Why, what younger generation realizes the Your paper was recognized by happened?” — Prairie Messenger benefits of the PM . many great publications. For in- I’m proud to have been a life - In the meantime, God bless stance, in the January 1989 issue of long subscriber. Wishing you you for the years you provided us the Reader’s Digest under the title the best. — Walter Sarauer, with the PM . — Gerry Gauvin, “Laughter, the Best Medicine” was Humboldt Swift Current Swallows at Our House

Their wings glisten like salesmen’s shoes, Show children math ability not innate but unencumbered, itinerant swallows have nothing to sell. Continued from page 18 can connect modern western ence. But in another 100 years, knowledge with the cultural con - we hope this day will continue No need to keep a hand on your wallet people’s STEM understanding tributions of ancient technology to be a celebration of success - when they come around. In fact, and passion. and architecture, healing botany, es, because Sophia, her daugh - their bright song scatters coins Caranci, who had one female original mathematics and astrono - ters and her granddaughters professor in her six years of post- my, we’ll be able to show our stu - will be free from gender biases that some of us disdain, secondary economics education, dents the interconnectedness of and barriers, doing what they too proud to pick up a penny, wants to see public schools light the physical world of science with love and accomplishing great STEM passion. the human.” things in the fields of science, but others gather, eager as children. With much of our STEM inter - When STEM education can technology, engineering and By Don Thompson ventions based in camps that are embrace a wider world view, it math. too expensive for many Cana - will interest a broader range of dians, Caranci is concerned that students, including indigenous these efforts may be creating more women and girls. ‘Dreamers’ plight a moral, justice issue inequity. Placing them within the The youngest participant in public school system would help the Senate’s open caucus on Continued from page 1 a prophetic voice,” she said. “That backs. Police placed plastic hand - all children see the arc and possi - Feb. 7 echoed these three rec - is a challenge to every person who cuffs around their wrists and the bilities of an education and career ommendations. Nine-year-old checks, he said, and they wouldn’t says they are a Catholic, a Chris - protesters were led away, some in in STEM fields. Sophia, an entrepreneur and pass those checks if they were trou - tian, a person of faith. And this prayer, some singing. They were girls-in-STEM advocate, won - blemakers. applies to Paul Ryan as well as all charged with disorderly conduct, 3. We need to examine and dered what we adults could do Jesuit Father Thomas Reese said those in Congress.” crowding, incommoding and change how we teach STEM for her generation and what they he was representing Jesuits from the House Speaker Ryan, R-Wis- obstruction. topics. could do for us. Then she gave West Coast and other Jesuits, who consin, is Catholic and many said The 40 or so who were arrested Agarwal wants to see engineer - us old folks a hint: “The prob - know exactly who “Dreamers” are. they took issue with what they see as paid a $50 fine and all were released ing education embrace more so - lem is bigger than we think. “They are our students, sitting in his lack of action on several issues by late afternoon. Just as those who cial aspects like the human factors Young girls need more active our classrooms, they are our parish - involving immigrants. At various were arrested at the Capitol were and societal benefits of good role models who can take down ioners, kneeling in our churches,” moments, including one near the stepping out of their comfort zones, design. the barriers for us.” he said. “They are our friends, they U.S. Capitol, the crowd chanted, so, too, the young adults they were Doug Dokis, senior adviser in The International Day of are our colleagues who have invit - “Paul, Paul, why do you persecute advocating for are facing an even the National Indigenous Youth in Women and Girls in Science is ed us into their homes.” me?” referring to the speaker. greater discomfort, the bishop said, STEM Program at the national an opportunity to take a stand Pointing to the U.S. Capitol In the rotunda, many of those as they face their greatest moment cAh arity Act ua , ag rees. “When we f or all w ome n a nd gi rls in sci - building, where lawmakers gath - who risked arrest, began by join - of uncertainty. er, he said, “it is time for the peo - ing hands, singing hymns ple who work in that building to and praying “Hail Mary.” A message to our subscribers . . . realize that this is a moral issue. It They in cluded Reese, along is a justice issue, and the political with Garcia and Persch. U.S. As most readers of the Prairie Messenger are aware, we gamesmanship must stop.” Capitol police be gan warn - will cease publication in May 2018. Persch said she was there, too, ing them repeatedly to stop to support Dreamers. She took part or be arrested. Of the 30 or For those subscribers who would normally receive a in what was billed a “Catholic Day 40 arrests, eight were Mercy renewal notice during the months of February, March of Action With Dreamers,” organ - Sisters. and April, we wish to assure you that you will continue ized by the PICO National Net- Bishop John Stowe of to receive your copy of the Prairie Messenger. Renewal work, a faith-based community Lex ing ton, Ky., ex tended notices will not be sent out. 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By Carol Glatz don’t work with a contract, that they are there for good, that con - VATICAN CITY (CNS) — ditions are not stipulated,” Sister Misunderstanding the generous Marie said, creates situations service and obedience of women marked by “ambiguity and often religious leads to their being ex - great injustice.” ploited and underappreciated, ac - The long history of religious cord ing to an investigative report congregations built on the spirit of in a Vatican magazine. freely serving and giving oneself for “Sisters are seen as volunteers others has created for some people that one can have available as one in the church the belief that com - wishes, which gives rise to gen - pensation has no place “in the natu - uine abuses of power,” said a nun ral order of things for whatever identified only as Sister Cecile. service we offer,” Sister Cecile said. Her testimony appeared in the The lack of financial compen - monthly magazine, Women Church sation is a real and urgent prob - World , published March 1 in con - lem, Sister Paule said, because junction with the Vatican newspa - how else are women religious per, L’Osservatore Romano . communities to find the resources Sister Cecile was one of three needed to support their members, women religious interviewed — their formation and health care. and given pseudonyms — by a Even priests ask the sisters for French journalist based in Rome a nominal donation for saying for the exposé titled, “The mass at their chapel, Sister Cecile CNS/Sivaram V, Reuters (almost) free work of nuns.” said, noting she now specifically ABUSES OF POWER — A group of sisters stands on a beach in Cochin, India, in this photo. The article described how requests compensation for speak - Misunderstanding the generous service and obedience of women religious leads to their being exploited and religious women often are cho - ing engagements. underappreciated, said an investigative report in a Vatican magazine. sen to provide the domestic serv - A lack of recognition or respect ices of cooking, cleaning and is also a problem, the three wom- “Is our consecration not the everything while a sister is noth - Women religious from poorer laundering for cardinals, bish - en said, as it often seems their same as theirs,” she wondered, ing in the church. Clericalism kills countries may be afraid to speak ops, parishes and other church work is considered less valuable noting how consecrated women the church,” Sister Paule said. up, Sister Marie said, if they feel structures, but with little or no or appreciated than that of conse - and nuns “almost always” end up She recalled a sister who indebted to their community for financial com pensation to their crated men. as the domestic workers for con - served one place for 30 years and its support of them or family religious orders, no contractual Sister Marie asked how a priest secrated men. when she fell ill, “not one of the members back home. arrangements and no formal can let a woman religious serve “Behind all of this, unfortu - priests she served went to visit “Sometimes people criticize work schedule like lay people him his meal at a table and then nately, there is still the idea that her,” adding that often the women religious women, they look closed would have. “let her eat alone in the kitchen women are worth less than men are moved around “as if we were off, their personality. But behind “The idea that religious women once he has been served.” and, especially, that a priest is interchangeable.” all of that are many wounds,” Assignments also may not take Sister Cecile said. advantage of a woman’s qualifica - Sister Marie said it can be a Pope visits group home of women prisoners tions, Sister Paule said, explaining spiritual struggle for some women that she knew sisters with doctor - because “Jesus came to free us and By Cindy Wooden allows children to live in prison once their sentences are completed. ate degrees in theology who were we are all children of God in his with their mothers until the age of Lillo Di Mauro, a Rome city assigned cooking and cleaning eyes.” ROME (CNS) — Listening, six, although the law allows the official, read Pope Francis a letter jobs “without explanation.” “But some sisters don’t live playing and having an afternoon use of house arrest or group homes describing the horrors to which The women’s orders them - this in real life and they experi - snack, Pope Francis spent time for mothers of small children. children of detainees, whether in selves can contribute to the prob - ence great confusion and deep dis - March 2 at a group home for wom - Pope Francis’ visit was part of jail with their mothers or just vis - lem, Sister Marie said. For exam - couragement,” she said. en prisoners with small children. an ongoing “Mercy Friday” initia - iting, are subjected: pat-downs, ple, she said, mother superiors The author said some religious He also left as a gift for the tive he began in the 2015 - 16 Year searches of their undergarments, sometimes keep a sister from women think their vows of pover - kids large, hollow chocolate eggs, of Mercy. their stuffed animals and toys for advancing in a particular profes - ty and obedience could become a each with a surprise inside. They Casa di Leda currently is home contraband. sion as a way to head off an richness for the church only if are a standard part of Italian to five mothers and their children. “We are fragile flowers in the emphasis on an individual and “the male hierarchy would see this Easter celebrations. Volunteers help staff the home, and desert of bureaucracy and security reinforce the importance of the as an occasion for a true reflection The pope left the Vatican about other prisoners sentenced to com - measures,” the letter said. community. about power.” 4 p.m. and “without any advance munity service work there as well. notice” arrived at the Casa di After playing with the pope, Leda in Rome’s EUR neighbour - the Vatican said, the children in- Women need to make decisions in church hood, the Vatican press office vited him to have a snack with said. The group home is located in them. By Junno Arocho Esteves would not totally agree that “he the Vatican March 8, although the a building confiscated from the The mothers talked to him has not tried and is not bringing conference had been held for the mafia un der an Italian program to about the opportunities that come ROME (CNS) — The fuller par - women into positions of authority past four years in the Casina Pio turn former mafia properties into with being able to raise their chil - ticipation of women in decision- in the church.” IV , a villa located in the Vatican socially beneficial enterprises. dren in the home, the Vatican said. making in the Catholic Church is a Some dicasteries once led by gardens. Casa di Leda is the first group Even though there are limits on continuing process that still needs cardinals are now led by bishops Organizers of the conference home in Italy for incarcerated what they can do, they are allowed time, Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell said. and priests and, thus, pave the said they had to change locations women with small children. The to accompany their children to Speaking during a question-and- way for more participation by after the cardinal rejected the partic - Vatican press office said some school in the morning and pick answer session in Rome March 1 laypeople, especially women, in ipation of several speakers, includ - 4,500 Italian children have a moth - them up in the afternoon, and they after the presentation of the book, A church decisions, said Honduran ing former Irish President Mary er in prison; some 90,000 have a have opportunities to learn skills Pope Francis Lexicon , Farrell said Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez McAleese, an advocate of gay mar - father incarcerated. Italian law that will allow them to get jobs that a greater role for women in the Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa, who riage and women’s ordination. church “is going to take more than also spoke at the conference. Events held within the Vatican, just issuing a decree.” “Every day, more and more, the Farrell explained, are “presumed “It’s a question of changing a presence of the laity is taking to be sponsored by the pope” and culture, and I believe that will take place,” the cardinal said. “It’s a people assume that “the pope is in time, but I think that Pope Francis process of changing the culture, but agreement with everything that is — more than anybody — has tried I can assure (you) it’s taking place.” said.” and continues to try and continues Maradiaga, a member of Pope After being told “what the to bring about that change each Francis’ international Council of event was about, it was not appro - and every day,” he said. Cardinals, also was a contributor priate for me to continue to spon - The book features a collection to the book, writing an essay on sor such an event,” he said. of essays edited by Cindy reform. However, Farrell said that Wooden, Catholic News Service Farrell also was asked about while he could not sponsor the Rome bu reau chief, and Joshua re ports that he prevented a confer - event, the church is “always open McElwee, Vatican correspondent ence on women in the church, to listening and we are always for Na tional Catholic Reporter . Voices of Faith, from meeting in open to dialogue.” Responding to a question re - garding an essay written by Tina CNS/Vatican Media Beattie, a theologian, in which she Faith is taking the first step even when you don't POPE VISITS WOMEN PRISONERS — Pope Francis visits the Casa di noted the exclusion of women Leda , a group home for women prisoners and their young children, in see the whole staircase. “from many offices of Catholic — Martin Luther King Jr. Rome March 2. The visit was one of the pope's Friday works of mercy. teaching,” Farrell said the pope